{"1": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3182", "width": "2074", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0001.jp2"}, "2": {"fulltext": "SWs\\n1-^\\nf\\n.0 o\\nW\u00c2\u00a5^ ^0 -^4^\\nS o Ao^\\nyfm-y i\\n5 s\\no V\\n^v\\nK. \u00e2\u0096\u00a0\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^ms\\ns\\n/\\\\-m\\nM\\\\\\\\/\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2.*5\\n,^j^ii#;.\\n^\u00e2\u0080\u00a21\u00c2\u00b0.\\n.,/m^- c, C Svv.,", "height": "3083", "width": "2048", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0002.jp2"}, "3": {"fulltext": "c,^^^\\noT\\ny.. a;-X \u00c2\u00b0*,-as;t^\u00c2\u00b0- .A ^.X\\nId\\nmc-\\nv*-\\nj^\\n,^^:\u00c2\u00a3v.\\nr^ WW:\\n^-0^\\n^Mp;^\\n^^m^:\\n^o\\nV\\n-v-^V v--^- %^^/.V---\\nn^ ,0 -^o\\n-0^\\ncN^\\n:mMl\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0\u00e2\u0080\u00a2^Sft%", "height": "3151", "width": "2074", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0003.jp2"}, "4": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3083", "width": "2048", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0004.jp2"}, "5": {"fulltext": "CONTENTS.\\nMEERIMACK COUNTY,\\nGENERAL HISTORY.\\nI. ORGANIZATION AND STATISTICAL 1\\nII. BENCH AND BAR 2\\nIII. STATE-HOUSE 3\\nIV. THE NEW HAMPSHIRE ASYLIM FOR THE INSANE 47\\nTOWN HISTORIES.\\nCONCORD 57\\nBOSCAWEN 160\\nBRADFORD ISA\\nCANTERBURY 221\\nCHICHESTER. .^.._. 235\\nBANBURY 269\\nDUNBARTON. J^TTT 29l\\nFRANKLIN 310\\nANDOVER 328\\nHENNIKBR 340\\nHOOKSETT 361\\nHOPKINTON 391.\\nNEWBURY\\nNEW LONDON\\nLOUDON 477\\nNORTHFIELD 51B\\nHILL 647\\nPEMBROKE\\nPITTSFlELD.\\nSALISBURY\\nSUTTON\\nWARNER.\\nWEBSTER\\nWILMOT,\\nBELKISTAP COUNTY.\\nORGANIZ.^TION OF COUNTY\u00e2\u0080\u0094 BENCH AND BAR\\nTOWN HISTORIES.\\n.\\\\LTON\\nBARNSTEAD\\nBELMONT\\nCENTRE HARBOR\\nGILFORD\\nAPPENDIX\\nLACONlA\\nMEREDITH\\nNEW HAMPTON\\nSANBORNTON\\nTILTON", "height": "3131", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0005.jp2"}, "6": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0006.jp2"}, "7": {"fulltext": "ILLUSTRATIONS.\\nAbbot, J. Stephe;\\nAbbott, Williaiu.\\nAiken, Walter\\n231\\nAmes, JasouH 212\\nAmsden, Charles H 168\\nBailey, Oliver 308\\nBaker, Aaron W 2S6\\nBarnard, Daniel 31\\nBartlett, Levi 676\\nBatchelder, Joseph 610\\nBean, Abraham 159\\nBickford, H. C 441\\nBickford, Nathan 476\\nBlanchard, Hiram 215\\nCarter, Solon A 44\\nCarpenter, Charles H 253\\nChilds, Horace 359\\nCilley.J. M 418\\nCTough, Colonel D. M 234\\nCogswell, Thomas, Sr 793\\nCogswell, Thomas, Jr 807\\nCogswell, P. B 89\\nClongh, Bev. J 509\\nCoc, John 728\\nCole, B. J 773\\nConn, G. P 162\\nConnor, Abel 355\\nCouch, Enoch 694\\nCummings, George A 156\\n-Crane, John S., residence of 781\\nCrane, J. S 780\\nCrockett, S. C 827\\nDaniell, Warren F 324\\nDavis, Curtis 219\\nDavis, Hon. Walter S 413\\nDeering, Major Arthur 260\\nDoe, Charles C 474\\nDowning, Lewis 140\\nDrake, Oliver 256\\nDurell, David 217\\nDurrell, Thomaa 806\\nEaton, Joshua 211\\nEaton, Frederick 651\\nEla, Robert L 162e\\nEla, Richard 162d\\nEla, Joseph 865\\nKIh rieorge W 162b\\nPACE\\nFife, Captain William 685\\nFowler, Asa 15\\nFowler, Winthrop 582\\nFowler, TrueworthyL 682\\nFowler, Winthrop, Jr 683\\nFrench, D. J 612\\nGage, Converse 649\\nGale, N. B 830\\nGallinger, J. H 160\\nGault, Hon. Jesse 389\\nGeorge, Paul K 410\\nGerriah, Enoch 158\\nGilnian, James 808\\nGillingham, Moody 419\\nGoss, William 470\\nGutterson, John 358\\nHall, Rev. K. S 777\\nHall, Dr. A. B 542\\nHart, George 216\\nHartwell, H. H 167\\nHaynes, Martin \\\\....i::. 779\\nHead, Nathaniel 385\\nHead, William F 388\\nHill, James E 104\\nBenjamin\\nHoitt, Thomas L 715\\nHolden, Daniel 154\\nHolmes, H 218\\nHowe, Calvin 152\\nHumphrey, Moses 101\\nHunt, Lucian 540\\nJewell, D. L 576\\nKeneson, Randall S 729\\nKenrick, Stephen 321\\nKimball, B. A 146\\nKimball, John 144\\nKimball, John P 233\\nKnight, Elijah 163\\nKnowltou, Hosea C 255\\nKnowles, William V 546\\nLadd, Seneca 858\\nLang, Joseph W 862\\nLane,Robert 647\\nLarabee, George H 581\\nLittle, George P 580\\nJjittle, George P., residence of 668\\nLittle, T.D 623\\nLovering, Samuel B 511\\nMap Outline Merrimack and Belknap Counties I\\nMarshall, Anson S .34\\nMarshall, John W 213\\nMaitin, Noah, M. D 408\\nvii\\n.1", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0007.jp2"}, "8": {"fulltext": "ILLlSniATIONS.\\nHHItill Snniilil\\nMeserity 1U\\\\ A B\\nMoore J C\\nMooro McCuiiii 1\\nMoore felcj hen\\nMornll U\u00c2\u00ab id\\nMoree John W\\nMors Jowph\\nMoulton Hon J hii C\\nMoulton Jolin 11\\nKesmitli Gtorgo w\\nNew Himiwliire j1m\\nNorris, J b\\nNutti r b S\\nOsgood \\\\dUi(jon N\\nI Hgo Lnoch\\nPeabod) Siilviin U\\nPease Simeon D\\nPembroke Vciilimy\\nPbiltruk D M\\nPillsburj Gt ipt\\nPlumni r (ihrauii\\nPrescott D S\\nPiituej Truman\\nRolft H iir I\\nBjIHiik, Amos 1\\nSanborn Ctipt A\\nSaudi rs Gtorge Jr\\nSand re O S Keti kn\\nSanduK O s lortr it\\n3.irgent J crett\\nSarg DI Mos e\\nvargcnt ^terling 106\\nSa\u00c2\u00bbage MiyorGeorge D 708\\nSmj r H 710\\nShdw CharlesC 2.H\\nSiiiilair John G 714\\n\u00c2\u00abmil J James R RW\\nsmith D 230\\nSmith Jeremiah 543\\nstark Viyor Caleb 302\\nstate House 4(1 b\\nStearns Onilow 138\\nStevens Colonel E 863\\nStevens, LjmanD 40a\\nStinson Cai tain Charles 307\\nStmson Jolin 306\\nSullo a\\\\ Honorable A. W 322\\nTapiran Mason W 22\\nThotr W F 92\\nTilton W \\\\anderH 890\\nliltoii C E 887\\nTruinUIl Edmund E 579\\nluttk Hon Hiram A 697\\nWill gh Judge Benjamin, Jr 643\\nW wll ij.h Frastus 644\\nWall igh feneral John 857\\nall or Joseph B.,\\nWcbst r Daniel\\nViuU Stephen\\nWtntworth Joseph\\nWhite \\\\-ithanii-I\\n\\\\M ittinure Aaiim\\nWiodiiili Edgar U..\\nW Hirl Frank K..", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0008.jp2"}, "9": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHICAL.\\nAbbot, J. Stephens 142\\nAbbott, William 154\\nAiken, Walter 326\\nAll)in, John H 26\\nAlexander, Enoch 287\\nAmes, Lorenzo 231\\nAmes, Ja\u00c2\u00abon H 212\\nAmsden, Charles H 168\\nBailey, Oliver 307\\nBaker, Aaron W 286\\nBarnard, Daniel 31\\nBartlett, Levi 676\\nBartlett, William H 10\\nBatcheldcr, Joseph 610\\nBean, A 159\\nBellows, Henry A 9\\nBickford, Hezekiah C 441\\nBickford, Nathan 475\\nBlanchard, Hiram 215\\nBrown, John 218\\nCarpenter, Charles H 253\\nCarter, Solon A 44\\nChilds, Horace 369\\nCilley, James M 418\\nClough, Col. David M 233\\nClough, Rev. Jeremiah 609\\nClough, Joseph 915\\nCogswell, P.B 89\\nCogswell, Thomas, Sr 793\\nCogswell, Thomas, Jr 807\\nCoe,John 728\\nCole, B. J 773\\nConn, Granville P 162\\nConnor, Abel 355\\nCouch, Enoch 694\\nCrane, Johns 780\\nCrockett, Col. Seldon C 827\\nCummings, George A 155\\nCurrier Family, The 414d\\nDaniell, Warren F 324\\nDavis, Curtis 219\\nDavis, Walter S 413\\nDeering, Major Arthur 2tiO\\nDoe, Charles C 474\\nDowning, Lewis 140\\nDrake, Oliver 266\\nDurell, David 217\\nDurrell, Thomas 806\\nEastman, Ira A 39\\nEaton, Frederick 651\\nEaton, Joshua 211\\nEla, George W lU2b\\nEla Joseph 865\\nEla, Richard 162 d\\nEla, Robert L 162e\\nEmerson, Benjamin 600\\nEvans, Bei^amin 675\\nFife, Captain William 683\\nFogg, George G 869\\nFoster, W. L 27\\nFowler, Asa 15\\nFowler, Truewoithy Ladd 681\\nFowler, Winthrop 582\\nFowler, Winthrop, Jr 683\\nFrench, DavidJ 612\\nGage, Converse 649\\nGale, Napoleon B 830\\nGallingor, Jacob H 169\\nGault, Hon. Jesse 389.^\\nGeorge, John H 28\\nGeorge, Paul R 410\\nGerrish, Enoch 157\\nGillingham, Moody 419\\nGilman, James 867\\nGoss, William 470\\nGutterson, John 368\\nHall, Dr. A. B 542\\nHall, Rev. K. S 777\\nHart, George 216\\nHartwell, Rev. Henry H 166\\nHaynes, Martin A 779\\nHead, Governor Nathaniel 385\\nHead, William F 388\\nHill, James R 103\\nHodgson, Samuel 860\\nHoitt, Thomas L 715\\nHoldcn, Daniel 163\\nHolmes, Rev. Hiram 218\\nHowe, Calvin 152\\nHumphrey, Moses 101\\nHunt, Lucian 54C\\nJewell, Col. David L 676\\nJones, John F. (See Currier Family) 414 d\\nKeneson, Randall S 729\\nKenrick, Stephen 321\\nKimball, Benjamin A 146\\nKimball, John 144\\nKimball, J. P 233\\nKnight, Elijah 163\\nKnowles, W. F 546", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0009.jp2"}, "10": {"fulltext": "BIOGRAPHICAL.\\nPAOE\\nKnowlton, H. C 255\\nLadd, Seneca A 858\\nLane, Dr. Robert M\\nLang, Joseph W 8G2\\nLarabee, George H 580\\nLittle, ThoniM D 02a\\nLittle, George P 580\\nLovering, S. B 511\\nMarshall, Anson S 3*\\nMarshall, John W 213\\nMartin N 408\\nMartin, Samuel *69\\nMeservey, A. B 874\\nMoore, Joseph Cliffoni 83\\nMoore, McConnel 584\\nMoore, Stephen 513\\nMorrill, David 232\\nMotso, John W 209\\nMorse, Joseph 420\\nMoulton, JohnC 825\\nMoulton, Col. John H V27\\nKorriB, James S 161\\nNesmith, George W 30\\nNuttor, E. S 151\\nOsgood, Addison N 583\\nPage, Enoch 048\\nPeahody, S. B 891\\nPeii\u00c2\u00bb, SimeonD 867\\nPliilbrick, David Morrill 475\\nPillsbury, George A 147\\nPillsbury, Oliver 45\\nPitman, Joseph P 831\\nPlummer, Ephraira 184\\nPrescott, David S., M.D 829\\nPutney, Truman 04G\\nRolfe, Henry P 624\\nRollins, Amos L 709\\nSanborn, Capt. W. A 775\\nSanders, George, Jr 473\\nSanders, Orren Strong 471\\nSargent, J. Everett 18\\nSargent, Moses 782\\nSargent, Major Sterling 106\\nSavage, George D 708\\nSaw-j-cr, Alonzo H 709\\nShaw, C. C 254\\nSinclair, John G 714\\nSmilh, Alpheus D 231\\nStark, Caleb 302\\nStark, Caleb, Jr 308\\nStearns, Onslow 138\\nStevens, Lyman D 40\\nStinson, Charles 307\\nStinson, Col. John .30fi\\nSmiley, James R., M. D 650\\nSmith, Jeremi.ih 543\\nStevens, Col. Ebeii./.] 863\\nSulloway, Hon. A. W 322\\nTappan, Mason W 22\\nTenuey, Dr. R. P. .1 5US\\nThayer, W. F 92\\nTilton, Alexander II 890\\nTilton, Charles E 887\\nTruesdell, E. E 579\\nTuttli-, Ilinm A 597\\nUpl.i.in. ,:l 5\\nWii.ll. I J. r. u B-u\\nWadl.i-li. i:n,.tu 044\\nWadlcigli F.iniily, Tli..- CIS\\nWadleigh, General John 8.57\\nWalker, Joseph B 33\\nWalker, Rev. Timothy 2\\nWalker, Hon. Timothy 05\\nWebster, Daniel 9\\nWeelts, Stephen 509\\nWentworth, Joseph 157\\nWhite, Nathaniel 136\\nWhittemore, Aaron 585\\nWoodman, Edgar H 40\\nWoodward, F. B 558", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0010.jp2"}, "11": {"fulltext": "HISTORY\\nMERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nCHAPTEK I.\\nORGANIZATION AND STATISTICAL.\\nBY DANIEL F. SECOMB.\\nMerrimack Couxty was formed, in 1.S2; from\\ntowns in the northerly parts of Hillsborough and\\nRockingham Counties, to which have since been\\nadded towns from Grafton County and a portion of\\nSanbornton, in Strafford County, and it now contains\\nportions of four of the five counties into which the\\nprovince was divided in 1769.\\nIt is now the second county in the State in popu-\\nlation, and the third in the valuation of taxable prop-\\nerty. Its i)opulation, as given in the United States\\ncensus, has been as follows In 1830, 34,614 1840,\\n36,253; 1850, 40,337; 1860, 41,408; 1870, 42,151; 1880,\\n46,300. It includes the city of Concord and twenty-\\nsix towns, as follows\\nAUeiistown, taken from Rockingham County in\\n1823; incorporated, 1831; population in 1830, 483;\\nin 1880, 1708.\\nAndover, from Hillsborough County, 1823 first\\nknown as New Breton incorporated, 1779 popula-\\ntion, 1830, 1324; 1880,1204.\\nBradford, from Hillsborough County, 1823; first\\nknown as New Bradford; incorporated, 1787; popu-\\nlation, 18.30, 1285 1880, 950.\\nBoscawen, from Hillsborough County, 1823; for-\\nmerly called Contoocook incorporated, 1760 popu-\\nlation, 1830, 2093 1880, 1380.\\nBow, from Rockingham County, 1823 chartered,\\n1727; population, 1830, 1065; 1880, 734.\\nCanterbury, from Rockingham County, 1823 char-\\ntered, 1727 population, 1830, 1663 1880, 10.34.\\nChichester, from Rockingham County, 1823; char-\\ntered, 1727 population, 1830, 1084 1880, 784.\\nConcord, from Rockingham County, 1823 incor-\\nporated, 1765 formerly known as Penacook and\\nRumford; adopted a city charter, 1853; population,\\n1830, 3727 1880, 13,845.\\nDanbury, from Grafton County, 1874; incorporated,\\n1795; population, 1830, 785; 1880, 760.\\nDunbarton, from Hillsborough County, 1823 in-\\ncorporated, 1765 formerly called Starkstown pop-\\nulation, 18.30, 1067 1880, 708.\\nEpsom, from Rockingham County, 1823 chartered,\\n1727; population, 1830, 1418; 1880, 909.\\nFranklin, from parts of Andover, Northfield and\\nSalisbury, in Merrimack County, and Sanbornton, in\\nStrafford County incorporated, 1828 population,\\n1830, 1870 1880, 3265.\\nHenniker, from Hillsborough County, 1823 incor-\\nporated, 1768 population, 1830, 1725 1880, 1326.\\nHill, from Grafton County, 1868 incorporated,\\n1778; formerly called New Chester; name changed,\\n1836; population, 1830, 1090; 1880, 667.\\nHooJcsett, from Hillsborough County, 1823; incor-\\nporated, 1822, and included parts of Goffstown and\\nDunbarton, in Hillsborough County, and Chester, in\\nRockingham; population, 1830, 880; 1880, 1766.\\nHopkinton, from Hillsborough County, 1823; incor-\\nporated, 1765 formerly called New Hopkinton pop-\\nulation, 1830, 2474; 1880, 1836.\\nLondon, from Rockingham County, 1823; incorpo-\\nrated, 1773; was originally a part of Canterbury;\\npopulation, 1830, 1642; 1880, 1221.\\nNewbury, from Hillsborough County, 1823 incor-\\nporated, 1778; formerly known as Fishersfield; name\\nchanged, 1836; population, 1830, 798; 1880, 590.\\nNew London, from Hillsborough County, 1823; in-\\ncorporated, 1779; formerly called Dantzic; popula-\\ntion, 1830, 913 1880, 875.\\nNorthfield, from Rockingham County, 1823 incor-\\nporated, 1780 was originally a part of Canterbury\\npopulation, 1830, 1169; 1880, 918.\\nPembroke, from Rockingham County, 1823 incor-\\nporated, 1759 formerly called Suncook, and granted\\nby the General Court qf Massachusetts, in 1727, to\\nCaptain John Lovewell and his associates in the fight\\nat Lovewell s Pond in 1725; population, 1830, 1312;\\n1880, 2797.\\n1", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0011.jp2"}, "12": {"fulltext": "Ill.STOKY OF MERllIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nPittsfield, from Rockingham County, 1823; incor-\\nporated, 1782 formerly a ])art of Chichester pop-\\nulation, 1830, 1271 1880, 1974.\\n.SalUbiiri/, from Hillsborough County, 1823 incor-\\nporated, 17G8; formerly known as Stevenstown pop-\\nulation, 1830, 1379 1880, 795.\\n,Su(ton, from Hillsborough County, 1823 incorpor-\\nated, 1784; formerly called Perrystown population,\\n1830,1424; 1880,923.\\nWarner, from Hillsborough County, 1823; incor-\\nporated, 1774; formerly known as New Almsbury\\nand Jennistown, and includes what was formerly\\ncalled Kearsarge Gore population, 1830, 2221 1880,\\n1537.\\nWebster, formerly West Boscawen, taken from Bos-\\ncawen, 1860; population, 1870, 689; 1880, 647.\\nWi/mot, from Hillsborough County, 1823; incor-\\nporated, 1807 formerly called Kearsarge popula-\\ntion, 1830, 934; 1880, 1080.\\nOf the 46,300 inhabitants of the county in 1880,\\n46,133 were whites, 158 colored, 1 Chinese and 8\\nIndians 40,521 were natives of the United States,\\nand 5779 of foreign birth; 34,808 were natives of\\nNew Hampshire, and 5713 of other States; 5116\\nmales and 5075 females were from five to eighteen\\nyears of age 14,286 males were above twenty-one\\nyears of age 9380 males were between the ages of\\neighteen and forty-five years, and one-half of the\\nentire pdimlatioii was abiive twenty-six years of age.\\nAgricultural Statistics of Merrimack County,\\nfrom the Uuiteil States census of ISSO, were as fol-\\nlows: Number of tarms, June 1, 1880, 4334; number\\nof acres of improved land, 305,282 value of farms,\\nbuildings and fences, $11,392.721 value of farm im-\\n[)loments and machines, $426,083 estimated value\\nof farm products for the year 1879-80, $1,878,149.\\nLive stock and some of its products for the year end-\\ning June 1, 1880 Horses, 5998; working oxen, 4121\\nmilch cows, 1 1,800 other cattle, 17,296 sheep, 27,756\\nswine, 8138. Gallons of milk produced, 586,662;\\npounds of butter made, 908,728 pounds of cheese\\nmade, 190,809. Vegetable products, 1879: Barley,\\n6279 bushels; buckwheat, 2976 bushels; Indian\\ncorn, 229,877 bushels oats, 7503 bushels rye, 4932\\nbushels; wheat, 25,403 bushels; hay, 75,713 tons;\\nhops, 3219 lbs.; Irish potatoes, 375,653 bushels.\\nOi-rluird products valued at $117,382.\\nManufacturing Statistics. Number of manufac-\\nturing c^liiblisliiucnts, June 1, 1880,449; males above\\nsixtr, II vcai Ml a,i;e employed, 3580; females, 1477;\\nclnMivn :in,l ,,utli, 628.\\nOf the population of the county in 1880, there\\nwere 22,751 males and 23,549 females 40,521 were na-\\ntives of the United States, and 5779 of foreign birth;\\n5116 males and 5075 females were from 5 to 18 years\\nof age, 9380 males were bet^veen 18 and 40 years of\\nage, and 14,286 males were 21 years of iige and\\nabove, and one-half of the whole population was over\\n26 years of age.\\nCapital invested, $6,089,215; value of materials\\nused, $4,974,224 value of products, $8,742,560.\\nVAI-IATIOX ASD TAXATION.\\nValuation of the county, April 1, 1879 $24,882,580\\nValuation of real estate 18,522,356\\nValuation of personal property 6,300,194\\nState tax asBessed 568,552\\nCounty tax assessed 78,000\\nCity, towu and school taxes 257,873\\nWhole amount of taxes 393,925\\nTotal $50,169,025\\nIndebtedness of the county, city, towns and school districts in the\\ncount} June 1, 1880.\\nBonded debt $956,400\\nFloating debt 158,602\\nAggregate debt $1,116,002\\nNumber of poBt-ofBces in the county July 1, 1883, GO compensation\\nof postmasters the preceding year, $18,515.94.\\nCHAPTER II.\\nBENCH AND BAR.\\nThe first term of the Superior Court of Judicature\\nin Merrimack County was held in Concord in January,\\n1824. This was the first time that Concord had\\nenjoyed the presence of a duly established court of\\nlaw. The members of the bar of the county at this\\nterm convened and were duly organized as the Merri-\\nmack County bar, and during one of the first evenings\\nof the session a bar supper was celebrated at the inn\\nof J. P. Gass, which was located near the present site\\nof Sanborn s block, on Main Street. The venerable\\nGeorge W. Nesmith, of Franklin, is the only surviving\\nmember of those present on that occasion.\\nPeter Green, son of Nathaniel Green, was one\\nof the earliest lawyers in the State. He was born in\\nWorcester, Mass., 1746 opened an office in Concord,\\n1767. He was chosen State councilor in 1788 and 1789.\\nHe died March 27, 1798, aged fifty-two.\\nHon. Timothy Walker was the only son of\\nRev. Timothy Walker, and was born upon the\\npaternal fiirm in Rumford, June 27, 1737. He is\\nsaid, when a boy, to have been a great favorite of\\nthe Indians living in the vicinity. Entertaining\\na deep reverence and affection for his father, they\\nnaturally inclined to him, and, as tradition says,\\nwere wont to take him on visits to their wigwams,\\nassuring his mother, who did not altogether relish such\\ncivilities, that Indians no hurt minister s pappoose.\\nThis promise was never broken, and he was always\\nreturned in safety, although oftentimes modified much\\nin appearance, from the Indians having painted his\\nface in glowing colors, and garlanded his head with\\ngaudy feathers.\\nHis father gave early attention to his education, and\\nsent him, when fifteen years of age, to Harvard Col-\\nlege. He remained there during the regular course\\nand graduated in 1756. The two years ensuing he\\nspent in teaching school .at Bradford, Mass. Upon", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0012.jp2"}, "13": {"fulltext": "BENCH AND BAK.\\nleaving Bradford, having in the mean time chosen the-\\nology as his profession, he commenced a course of\\nstudy and pursued it most probably with his father.\\nHaving completed his theological studies, he was ex-\\namined at the association meeting in Haverhill, Mass.,\\nand licensed to preach September 11, 1759.\\nMr. Walker was never a settled pastor, but preached\\noccasionally for about six years. During the last ab-\\nsence of his father in England, in 1762-63, he sup-\\nplied his jmlpit in Kumford. He preached many\\ntimes from 1761 to 1764 in Kludge, where he received\\na call to settle, which he declined. In the summer of\\n1765 he preached six Sabbaths at Pigwacket (now\\nFryeburg), Ble., which seems to have been about the\\nlast of his preaching, soon after which he relinquished\\nthe profession of the ministry.\\nFrom his diary it appears that on the 25th of No-\\n\\\\ember, 1765, he concluded a partnership agreement\\nwith Colonel Andrew McMillan, and engaged with\\nhim in trade in Eumford, in the southerly part of the\\nvillage. They continued in business together but for\\na single year. Soon after their separation Mr. Walker\\nopened a store near the residence of his father, and\\nthere continued his mercantile pursuits until about\\nthe beginning of the Revolution. During this period\\nhe was also engaged in the manufacture of potash,\\nwhich was disposed of in the lower towns of the prov-\\nince. Some portions of the works erected for this\\npurpose remained until within a recent period, the\\nwell, stoned up from the bottom, being in good condi-\\ntion to-day.\\nMr. Walker was married, some time previous to\\n1764, to his cousin, Susannah Burbeen, daughter of\\nRev. Joseph Burbeen, of Woburn, Mass., who died in\\nConcord, September 28, 1828, at the age of eighty-two.\\nThey had fourteen children, ten of whom lived to\\nmature life.\\nUpon the commencement of hostilities with Great\\nBritain, Mr. Walker, like his father, warmly espoused\\nthe patriot cause, and seconded with zeal the meas-\\nures adopted for the security of American liberty.\\nHis whole time seems now to have been devoted to\\ntlie service of his country. The town of Concord\\nchose him a delegate to the Fourth Provincial Con-\\ngress, which assembled at Exeter, on the 17th of May,\\n1775, and he took an active interest in the very im-\\nportant measures which came before that body.\\nOn the 20th of May he was appointed a member of\\nthe Committee of Supplies, constituted to act in con-\\njunction with the Committee of Safety, and procure\\nsupplies for the New Hampshire troops, at this time\\nin the vicinity of Boston. On the 20th of August he,\\nwith Ichabod Rawlings, Esq., was sent to the army to\\nascertain the losses sustained at the battle of Bunker\\nHill by each of the officers and soldiers of the New\\nHampshire forces, and in behalf of the province to\\nmake them compensation, as well as to secure to them\\nsupplies and advance a month s pay to such as had\\nenlisted in the Continental service. The action of\\nthe Provincial Congress upon the report subsequently\\nmade of their doings aflbrds evidence that those du-\\nties were performed to their acceptance.\\nAbout the 1st of September of this year the New\\nHampshire Congress passed an act creating four reg-\\niments of Miuute-Men equal in number to about one-\\nfourth part of the then existing militia of the province.\\nThese were to meet to drill once in every two weeks,\\nand to be ready for service at a moment s warning.\\nMr. Walker was commissioned colonel of the Third\\nRegiment September 5, 1775, and exerted himself to\\ntrain and fit for duty the forces under his command.\\nFrom the 4th to the 16th of October we find him\\nacting as paymaster of the New Hampshire troops at\\nWinter Hill, commanded by Colonels Stark, Poor and\\nReid, and again, on the 27th of December, he was\\nappointed by the Fifth Provincial Congress paymas-\\nter of the same forces.\\nThe Fifth Provincial Congress was succeeded, Jan-\\nuary 6, 1776, by the first House of Representatives,\\norganized under the temporary constitution and com-\\nposed of the same members. Its journal shows\\nColonel Walker to have been one of the committee of\\nthree appointed by the House to make a draft of the\\ndeclaration of this General Assembly for independ-\\nence of the United Colonies. The committee re-\\nported a draft June 15, 1776, which was at once\\nadopted and a copy of it sent to the Continental Con-\\ngress, then in session at Philadelphia.\\nAt a date not long subsequent to this event Colonel\\nWalker was made one of the committee to devise a\\nsystematic plan of finance, by means of which the\\npayment of the debts of the State might be provided\\nfor and funds raised for present and future purposes.\\nWhen, on the 14th of March, 1776, the Continental\\nCongress sent out the Association Test, to be signed by\\nall friendly to the patriot cause. Colonel Walker most\\ncheerfully signed the copy sent to Concord, and it was\\nthrough his influence, in part at least, that, of the one\\nhundred and fifty-six to whom it was presented for\\nsignature in that town, not one declined subscribing\\nto it his name.\\nColonel Walker was this year a member of the\\nCommittee of Safety and served in that capacity until\\nthe 20th of June, 1776. During the next three years\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094viz., from December 18, 1776, to December 15, 1779\\nhe was a member of the Council, associated with\\nMeshech Weare, Josiah Bartlett, Nicholas Gilman\\nand others of like character, men of the purest pa-\\ntriotism, whose names New Hampshire will ever cher-\\nish. On the 26th of March, 1777, he was chosen by\\nthe Legislaturea delegate to the Continental Congress,\\nand again, at three subsequent times, in 1778, 1782\\nand 1784, but it is not certain that he ever attended.\\nHe was sent from Concord a delegate to each of the\\nNew Hampshire Constitutional Conventions of 1778\\nand 1781, and also to that of 1791, to revise the con-\\nstitution.\\nIn 1777 he retired from the more stirring scenes", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0013.jp2"}, "14": {"fulltext": "HISTORl OF MERRIMACK COUiVTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nconnected with the war, and accepted the office of a\\njustice of the Court of Common Pleas, which he con-\\ntinued to liold until 1809, being for the last five years\\na chief justice. The courts were held alternately at\\nExeter and Portsmouth, and Judge Walker made his\\njourneys to and from those places on horseback.\\nUpon the organization of the Republican party in\\nNew Hampshire, in 1798, Judge Walker was selected\\nfor its fii-st candidate for Governor, and was run against\\nJohn Taylor Oilman, who had already been the in-\\ncumbent of the office in previous years, and was one\\nof the strongest men of the Federal party, at that time\\nin large majority throughout the State. Governor\\nGilraan was the successful candidate, receiving nine\\nthousand three hundred and ninety-seven votes out of\\nthe whole number of twelve thousand one hundred\\nand fifty-three thrown, and Judge Walker seven hun-\\ndred and thirty-four. Twice afterwards viz., in 1800\\nand 1801\u00e2\u0080\u0094 he was the Republican candidate for Gov-\\nernor, receiving the former year six thousand and\\nthirty-nine, and the latter five thousand two hundred\\nand forty-nine votes, the whole number of votes cast\\nbeing between sixteen thousand and seventeen thou-\\nsand.\\nAlthough mingling largely in State affiiirs, Mr.\\nWalker did not withhold himself from a participation\\nin the management of the more limited business of\\nhis native town. In this sphere he was also promi-\\nnent. He was moderator of the annual town-meeting\\nin 1779 and every year.afterwards, with the excep-\\ntion of ten, until 1809, serving in that capacity no\\nless than twenty-one years. He was also town clerk\\nfrom 1769 up to and including 1777, and one of the\\nselectmen of the town for tweuty-five years between\\n1769 and 1802, beiug chairman of the board every\\nyear during this period except four.\\nHe ever took a lively interest in everything tending\\nto advance the prosperity of Concord. Being a rep-\\nresentative to the Legislature, which was holden at\\nExeter in 1781, and finding some dissatisfaction among\\nthe members relative to accommodations furnished\\nthere, he proposed to them that ifthey would adjourn\\nto meet at Concord, they should be as well served\\nand at one-half of the expense. The proposal was\\naccepted, and upon his return home he informed his\\ntownsmen of the manner in which he had committed\\nthem, and they at once pledged themselves to make\\ngood his engagement to the best of their several abil-\\nities. The next year the Legislature assembled in\\nConcord for the first time, meeting first at the meet-\\ning-house, but adjourning, immediately after coming\\ntogether, to a hall prepared for them in a building\\nnow standing near the southwest corner of Main and\\nPenacook Streets.\\nIn 1798 we find him greatly interested in the im-\\nprovement of the sacred music of the town, and the\\nrecords of the Concord Musical Association show\\nhim to have been its first i)resident. Indeed, Judge\\nWalker seems to have been intimately connected with\\nmost of the Concord enterprises of his day. He was\\none of the original proprietors of Federal bridge,\\nwhich was incorporated in 1795, and crossed the Mer-\\nrimac at East Concord village. Three years after, he\\nbecame one of the members of The Proprietors of\\nthe Concord Library.\\nIn 1806 the Concord Bank was incorporated by the\\nLegislature, and irreconcilable differences of opinion\\narising at the meeting of the grantees for organiza-\\ntion, two banks with different officers, but bearing the\\nsame name, were organized under the same charter,\\none located at the north end and the other at the\\nsoutherly end of Main Street. Each did a successful\\nbusiness for twenty years, at the expiration of which\\nperiod they were organized under separate charters.\\nOf the upper bank Judge Walker was the first presi-\\ndent, and continued for several years. Upon most, or\\nall, of the old subscription papers for procuring money\\nfor local purposes, which have been preserved, his name\\nstands prominent, evincing his constant interest in\\nthe public enterprises of his native town.\\nIn 1774, largely through his influence and effi)rts,\\na township of land upon the Androscoggin River, in\\nMaine, was granted by the General Court of Massa-\\nchusetts to the proprietors of Concord or their de-\\nscendants, to indemnify them, in part, for expenses\\nand losses incurred in consequence of the long con-\\ntroversy with the alleged proprietors of Bow. This\\ngrant affi)rded good lands upon favorable terms to the\\nchildren of the original settlers of Concord, and many\\nemigrated to that locality and established the present\\ntown of Rumford. Of these lands Judge Walker\\neventually became a large proprietor and afforded\\nsubstantial aid to many young fiimilies of limited\\nmeans in establishing themselves in life. Some of these\\nlands descended to hLs children and to his children s\\nchildren, while some are still held by his great-grand-\\nchildren, who are to-day among the prosperous fann-\\ners of Rumford.\\nNotwithstanding his multitudinous avocations of a\\nmore or less public character, Judge Walker always\\nkept and managed with care the large farm left him\\nby his father. He increased, rather than diminished,\\nits original area. Situated, as this was, upon the\\nvery edge of the village, it afforded him a convenient\\nresidence, and at the plain mansion which sheltered\\nhim and his family he dispensed, for a long series of\\nyears, a plain hospitality to multitudes of friends\\nand acquaintances who sought his society.\\nMy son, you must not pull down the old barn in\\nmy day, he said, on one occasion, to his youngest\\nson and successor upon the farm. You can build\\nas many new ones as you like. That was Parson\\nWalker s barn it has never failed to afford shelter\\nand feed to the horse of the visitor who has knocked\\nat our door let it stand as long as I last. And a\\nnew barn went up, but Parson Walker s barn re-\\nmained standing until the worthy judge had rested\\nfrom his labors a half-score of years and more.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0014.jp2"}, "15": {"fulltext": "BENCH AND BAR.\\nIn person, Judge Walker was of medium size,\\nbeing about five feet ten inches in height and having\\nrounded and well-developed limbs. In later life he\\nwas a little inclined to fulness. He hud a placid,\\noi eii countenance, a nose somewhat prominent and a\\nfull, blue eye. His walk was erect and his bearing\\ndignified. He possessed an active, vigorous mind\\nand a well-balanced judgment. He had keen per-\\nceptive faculties, which, aided by the experience\\ngained by long intercourse with men, enabled him to\\nform quickly correct opinions of the characters and\\nmotives of those with whom he came in contact.\\nWhile cautious, he was yet of a sanguine tempera-\\nniCMit hopeful, also, when others despaired, and\\nrarely given to despondency. He had a cheerful dis-\\nposition; he was reasonable in his expectations and\\ncharitable in his judgments. Careful in the choice\\nof his plans, as well as patient in their execution, he\\nwas generally successful. Democratic and affable, he\\nwas on familiar terms with all about him. Rejoicing\\nin the welfare of his townsmen, he was ever ready to\\ndo them kind services. He manifested a particular\\ninterest in the young men of the town, and not a few,\\njust starting in life, received from him counsel or en-\\ncouragement or pecuniary aid, which assisted them\\ngreatly in overcoming first obstacles and nerved\\nthem to exertions which secured the foundations of\\nfuture prosperity.\\nWhen at length old age came upon him, he met it\\ncheerfully and manfully. For several years previous\\nto 1822 he had been somewhat infirm, but still en-\\njoyed life in a good degree. His children were pros-\\nperously and respectably settled in their different\\navocations, a part of them near about him. He had\\nfrequent evidence of the respect entertained for him\\nby his fellow-citizens he had an inward conscious-\\nness of having done what he could to be useful in his\\nday and generation he hart entire confidence in the re-\\nvelations of the Sacred Sniplur.s and an humble hope\\nthat the infinite atoncnnni nf tln Son of God might\\nattach to him. On the itli of .Miiy, 1822, in the bosom\\nof his family, he died, a virtuous and a happy old\\nman, in the eighty-fifth year of his age. Truly,\\nThe hoary head is a crown of glory if it be found in\\nthe way of righteousness.\\nEdward St. Loe Livermore, son of Hon. Samuel\\nLivermore, born in Londonderry, 1761, entered upon\\nhis profession in Concord, 1783 solicitor for Rock-\\ningham County, 1791-93 judge in the Superior\\nCourt of Judicature, 1797-99; then resided at Ports-\\nmouth. He was also member of Congress from\\nSlassachusetts. He was the father of the celebrated\\nHarriet Livermore, born in Concord April 14, 1788.\\nHe died at Tewksbury, Mass., September 15, 1832,\\naged seventy-one.\\nThomas W. Thompsox, son of Deacon Thomas\\nThompson, of Boston, born March 10, 1766 graduated\\nat Harvard University, 1786; was tutor in college,\\n1789 aid to General Lincohi at the time of Shav s\\nRebellion commenced the practice of law at Salis-\\nbury, 1791 representative from that town in the State\\nLegislature chosen representative to Congress, 1805-\\n07 in 1810 treasurer of the State, when he moved\\nto Concord speaker of the House in the State\\nLegislature, 1813 and 1814; Senator in Congress,\\n1814-17 elected trustee of Dartmouth College in\\n1801, which office he held till his death. Mr. Thomp-\\nson was an accomplished gentlemsin, distinguished for\\nthe dignity and urbanity of his manners, for integrity\\nand piety. He held the office of deacon in the First\\nChurch in Concord from 1818 till his death. He died\\nof pulmonary consumption, October 10, 1821, aged\\nfifty-five years.\\nArthur Livermore, judge, brother of Edward\\nSt. Loe Livermore, opened an office in Concord in\\n1792 soon moved to Chester, thence to Holderness.\\nHe died July, 1853, aged eighty-seven years.\\nSamuel Green, judge, son of Nathaniel Green,\\nborn March 7, 1770, read law in the office of his\\nbrother, Peter Green, Esq. commenced practice in\\nConcord, 1793 associate justice of the Superior\\nCourt from 1819 to 1840, when he retired on account\\nof the constitutional limit of age. He was then ap-\\npointed to a clerkship at Washington, where he con-\\ntinued till his death, March, 1851, aged eighty-one\\nyears.\\nPhilip Carrigain, son of Dr. Philip Carrigain, was\\nborn in Concord in 1772, and graduated at Dartmouth\\nCollege in 1794 studied law with Arthur Livermore,\\nEsq., and settled in practice in his native town. He\\nwas Secretary of State, clerk of the Senate and was\\noften employed in public business. He died March\\n15, 1842, aged seventy years.\\nMoody Kent, son of Joseph Kent, was born in\\nNewbury, Mass., May 22, 1779; graduated at II:uvai-.l\\nCollege, 1801 admitted to the bar in 1804 pra.ticr.l\\nin Deerfield nearly five years; came to Couidnl in\\nSeptember, 1809, where he remained in practice till\\n1832, when he withdrew from business.\\nIsaac Gates, graduated at Harvard College, 1802\\nwas in Concord a short time in 1814; died in Harvard,\\nMass., in November, 1852.\\nLyman B. Walker, from Gilford, while Attorney-\\nGeneral of the State, from 1843 to resided in Con-\\ncord.\\nSamuel Fletcher, born in Plymouth, July 31,\\n1785; graduated at Dartmouth College, 1810; opened\\nan office in Concord, 1815 trustee of Darmouth Col-\\nlege; trustee and treasurer of Phillips Academy and\\nTheological Seminary, at Andover, from 1841 to 1850.\\nNathaniel Gookin Upham was born in Deer-\\nfield, N. H., .lanuary 8, 1801. His parents removed\\nto Rochester the following year. He pursued his\\nstudies {preparatory to college at Exeter Academy;\\nentered Dartmouth in 1816 was a faithful student,\\nand graduated with honor in 1820.\\nImmediately after his graduation, Mr. Upham com-\\nmenced the study of law. After being admitted to", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0015.jp2"}, "16": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nthe bar, he practiced his profession in Bristol until\\n1829, when he removed to Concord.\\nFour years later Mr. Upham was appointed one of\\nthe associate justices of the Superior Court of New\\nHampshire. This honor was the more complimentary\\na-s he was only thirty-two years of age. With the\\nsingle exception of Hon. Levi Woodbury, he was the\\nyoungest man who had been placed upon the bench\\nof New Hampshire. He discharged with faithfulness\\nand ability the duties devolving upon him until 1848,\\nwhen he resigned and was appointed superintendent\\nof the Concord Railroad. Some years later, the\\nbusiness of the road liaving greatly increased, he\\nrelinquished the superintendency and was made\\npresident. In the management of its affairs for\\ntwenty-three years he used great wisdom and judg-\\nment, giving to it liis best thoughts, his legal know-\\nledge and experience, ever planning wisely and suc-\\ncessfully for the enlargement of its business, with\\nremarkable prudence, foresight and perseverance.\\nHe held the office of president till 1866, when his\\nconnection with the railroad ceased.\\nIn 1853, Judge Upham was appointed commissioner,\\non the part of the government of the United States,\\nto confer with a similar commissioner appointed by\\nthe English government, and to decide upon certain\\nclaims brought by citizens of either country against\\nthe government of the other. These claims had been\\ngrowing in number and amount for forty years. This\\ncommission met in London in September, 1853, Ed-\\nmund Hornby, Esq., acting on the part of Great\\nBritain. They considered all claims presented, pro-\\nnouncing upon each a deliberate and final judgment,\\nand in accordance with these decisions the claims\\nwere paid by the respective governments, amounting\\nin the aggregate to many millions of dollars.\\nIn 1862, Judge Upham was called to act in a similar\\nservice, that of umpire in the commission appointed\\nby government for the .settlement of claims between\\nthe United SijI.s mimI \\\\ew Granada.\\nIn politir^ .lihl jr I pliain was a Democrat for many\\nyears. Tliouj;h duel Jed in his political principles, he\\nwas not a politician. His influence was exercised\\nrather by private suggestions and the weight of his\\ngeneral character.\\nIn 1850 he was chairman of the business committee\\nof the convention called to amend the Constitution\\nof New Hampshire.\\nIn 1865 and 1866 he was a member of the Legisla-\\nture, and earnest in advocating the proposed amend-\\nment of the National Constitution. He was also at\\nthis time chairman of the committee to remodel the\\nState-House.\\nIn the struggle between the North and the South\\nJudge Upham took an open and decided stand at\\nonce on the side of the government, in the exercise\\nof all the influence he could exert, by addresses\\ndelivered on public occasions, as well as by letters\\nand essays published in the leading newspapers. He\\naccepted heartily the emancipation proclamation,\\nboth as to its expediency and constitutionality as a\\nwar measure.\\nThere was in Judge Upham, beneath all the busi-\\nness and professional life, a strong literary taste.\\nHe wrote with ease, and wrote much. His style was\\nclear and forcible, at times eloquent, and many valua-\\nble articles from his pen were published.\\nFor more than forty years he resided in Concord,\\nand his name is associated with the growth and pros-\\nperity of the city. He was interested in all wise\\nmeasures for the public good, and his was a leading\\nmind in devising methods of improvement, and very\\netticient in carrying them into effect. His fellow-\\ncitizens learned to place great confidence in his\\njudgment, acknowledging his prudence and foresight,\\nknowing that his opinions were given after a careful\\nconsideration of the subject. He was a man of up-\\nrightness, true to his engagements, faithful to every\\ncontract, doing what he regarded as right in the sight\\nof God and man. He was a leading member of the\\nSouth Congregational Church from its organization,\\nand did much for its stability and prosperity.\\nJudge Upham was twice married, first to Miss\\nBetsy W. Lord, of Kennebunkport, Me. She died\\nin Concord, August 17, 1833, leaving two children,\\nboth of whom survive, Eev. Nathaniel L. Upham, of\\nPhiladelphia, and Mrs. Joseph B. Walker, of Concord.\\nHis second wife was Miss Eliza W. Burnham, of Pem-\\nbroke. The children of this marriage are not living.\\nAn infant daughter died in 1844, and Mr. Francis A.\\nUpham, April 3, 1867, aged twenty-nine years. Mrs.\\nE. W. Upham died April 14, 1882.\\nBut the ihost honored life must come to a close.\\nNever a strong or robust man, yet with prudence anil\\ncare he was ever able to perform well the duties of the\\nhour. A few days illness terminated a useful life,\\nand Nathaniel Gookin Upham died December 11,\\n1869, aged sixty-nine.\\nStephen C. Badgee, a native of Warner, born\\nApril 12, 1797 graduated at Dartmouth College, 1823\\nadmitted to the bar, 1826 came to Concord from\\nNew London, 1833 was clerk of the courts of Merri-\\nmack County from 1834 to 1846 police magistrate\\nseveral years previous to the adoption of the city\\ncharter.\\nDavid Pillsbi-ry, born in Raymond, whence his\\nfather soon removed to Candia a graduate of Dart-\\nmouth College, 1827; practiced law in Chester from\\n1830 to 1854, when he opened an office in Concord.\\nSeveral years was a major-general in the New Hamp-\\nshire militia.\\nHamiltox Hutchins, A.m., son of the late Abel\\nHutchins, born July 10, 1805; graduated at Dart-\\nmouth College, 1827; admitted to the bar in Concord,\\n1880; was highly esteemed for his amiable temper\\nand liciillniianly manners.\\n(!i i;^,i Mix.n-, born in Bristol; graduated at\\nDarliiioutli nil, -e, 1828; admitted to the bar, 1881", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0016.jp2"}, "17": {"fulltext": "BENCH AND BAK.\\npracticed in his profession at Gilmanton, Bristol and\\nConcord. He was cashier of the Mechanics Bank in\\nConcord.\\nCalvin Ainsvvorth, a native of Littleton, born\\nAugust 22, 1807 admitted to the bar, 1835 came to\\nConcord from Littleton, 1843 register of probate for\\nMerrick County five years, and first police justice of\\nthe city of Concord, 1853.\\nEphraim Eaton, a native of Candia graduated at\\nDartmouth College, 1833 studied law with Samuel\\nFletcher, Esq., and opened an office in Concord, 1837,\\nwhere he continued in business until 1853.\\nNehemiah Butler, born at Pelham, February 22,\\n1824 studied law with Asa Fowler, Esq., of Concord,\\nand at the Law School in Harvard University com-\\nmenced practice at Fisherville, 1843 was appointed\\nclerk of the Superior Court and Court of Common\\nPleas for the county of Merrimack, and removed to\\nConcord, 1852, where he resided until his death.\\nHon. Ezekiel Webster, elder brother of Daniel,\\nwas born in Salisbury, April 11, 1780. The first nine-\\nteen years of his life were spent on his father s farm,\\nand it was settled in the mind of Judge Webster that\\nhe was to remain at home and be a farmer, while\\nDaniel, who had less physical strength in childhood,\\nwho seems to have had little inclination for farming,\\nwas to be educated to one of the learned professions.\\nDaniel entered college in 1797. It troubled him,\\nhowever, to think that Ezekiel was at home plodding\\non the farm while he was obtaining an education.\\nHe says in his autobiography,\\nI soon began to grow uneasy at my brother s situation. His\\nprospects were not promising, and he himself felt and saw this, and had\\naspirations beyond his condition. Nothing was proposed, however, by\\nway of change of plan, till two years later.\\nIn the spring of 1799, at the May vacation, being then a sophomore,\\nI visited my family, and then held serious consultation with my brother.\\nI remember well when we went to bed we began to talk matters over,\\nand that we rose after sunrise without having shut our eyes. But we\\nhad settled our plan.\\nHe had thought of goint:- ill! u.- n-u |mi l r I|p. i -unti Tlmt\\nbroke up, or, rather, got up. ii- f -nli M,,t I i .ri!.i |,i..] i my\\nfather that he, late as it was, sliould U_- sc-Tit tu s.hool, and also to .-olloge.\\nThis we knew would be a trying thing to my father .and mother and two\\nunmarried sisters. My father was growing old, his health not good and\\nhis circumstances far from easy. The fai\u00e2\u0084\u00a2 was to be carried on, and the\\nfamily taken care of and there was nobody to do all this but him who\\nwas regarded as the main stay, that is to say, Ezekiel. However, I ven-\\ntured on the negotiation, and it was carried, as other things often are, by\\nthe earnest and sanguine manner of youth. I told him that I was un-\\nhappy at my brother s prospects. For myself I saw my way to knowl-\\nedge, respectability and self-protection, but as to him, all looked the\\nother way that I would keep school, and get along as well as I could\\nbe more than four years in getting through college, if necessary\u00e2\u0080\u0094 pro-\\nvided he also could be sent to study.\\nHe said, at once, ho lived but for his children that he had but lit-\\ntle, and on that little be put no value, except so far ae it might be useful\\nto them that to carry us botli through college would take all he was\\nworth that for himself he was willing to run the risk, but that this was\\na serious matter to our mother and two unmarried sisters that we must\\nsettle the matter with them, and if their consent was obtained, he would\\ntrust to Providence and get along as well as he could.\\nThe father laid the case before the mother. The\\nfarm is already mortgaged, and if we send Ezekiel\\nto college, it will take all we have but the boys think\\nthey can take care of us, he said.\\nIt did not take the strong-hearted, sagacious wo-\\nman long to decide the matter We can trust the\\nboys.\\nThe question was settled. Daniel went back to\\nHanover, while Ezekiel went, bundle in hand, to\\nDr. Wood s, and began the study of Latin. He spent\\ntwo terms at a school kept at Salisbury, South Road\\nvillage, and returned again to Dr. Wood s, where his\\nexpenses were about one dollar per week.\\nWhile thus studying and taking recreation be-\\nneath the magnificent beeches that stood before the\\nhouse, he kept up a frequent correspondence with\\nDaniel at Hanover. Ezekiel distrusted his ability to\\nget on. Daniel made this reply to him, in a letter\\nwritten April 25, 1800,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nYou tell me that you have diffl ulti\\nthingof. Whatdoyoumean, E/i 1,1- I I\\nbecome you. Or do you tbirik n r\\nties? If so, be assured you l i-\\nsay in your letters to me, I am -ii[ i\\nI should not resent the language, I should be very well pleased in\\nhearing it but be assured, as mighty as you are, your great puissance\\nshall never insure you a victory without a contest.\\nWith such words Daniel endeavored to cheer the\\nstruggling elder brother.\\nIn November, 1802, Daniel was at home in Salis-\\nbury, while Ezekiel was struggling with poverty at\\nHanover. Funds were getting low in the Webster\\nhomestead. Daniel writes under date of November\\nto flatter? That don t\\nme in natural abili-\\nii- refore, in the future\\nI natural endowments\\nand more in six than\\nNow, Zeke, you will not read half a sentence, no, not one syllable\\nbefore you have thoroughly searched this sheet for scrip but my word\\nfor it, you ll find no scrip here. We held a sanhedrim this morning on\\nthe subject of cash ull hi liii ii[Mjn any way to get you any. Just\\nbefore we went aw ;i\\\\ i I i through disappointment it came\\ninto our heads tiial h- m i The truth is, father had an\\nexecution against Hull :U I, -f N i Ir.-lrr, for about one hundreddollars.\\nThe money was colleitiug and jiist ready to drop into the hands of the\\ncreditors, when Hubbard s\\\\iddenly died. This, you see, stays the execu-\\ntion till the long process of administering is completed.\\nI have now by me two cents in lawful federal currency. Next week\\nI shall send them, if they be all. They will buy a pipe with a pipe\\nyou can smoke smoking inspires wisdom wisdom is allied to fortitude\\nfrom fortitude it is but one step to stoicism and stoicism never pants for\\nthis world s goods so perhaps my two cents, by this process, may put\\nyou quite at ease about cash.\\nWe are all here just in the old way, always behind and lacking.\\nBoys digging potatoes with frozen fingers, and girls washing without\\nTwo days later Ezekiel writes to Daniel. It is\\nnot an answer; the letters doubtless passed each\\nother on the way. Ezekiel, after giving a just criti-\\ncism on the writings of Horace, thus closes his\\nepistle,\\nThese cold, frosty mornings very sensibly inform me that I want a\\nwarm great-coat. I wish, Daniel, it might be convenient to send me\\ncloth for one otherwise I shall be necessitated to purcha,se one here. I\\ndo not care what color it is, or what kind of cloth it is anything that\\nwill keep the frost out. Some kind of shaggy cloth, I think, would be\\ncheapest. Deacon Pettingill has written, ofiering me fourteen dollai-s a\\nmouth (to keep school). I believe I shall take it.", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0017.jp2"}, "18": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nMoney, Daniol, money As I wa8 walking doivn to the office after\\na letter, 1 happened to have one cent, which is the only money 1 have\\nbaa since the second day after I came on. II is a fact. Dan, that I was\\ncalled on for a dollar where I owed it, and borrowed it, and have bor-\\nrowed it four timeii since to pay those I borrowed of.\\nFrom a paragraph in a letter written by Daniel to\\nhis classmate, Bingham, of Lemp.ster, it would ap-\\npear that Ezekiel taught school in Sanbornton in\\nDecember, 1803,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nZeke is at Sanbornton. He comes home once in a while, sits down\\nbefor\u00c2\u00ab the kitchen Arc. begins to poke and rattle the andirons. I know\\nwhat is coming, and am mute. At length he puts his feet into the\\noven s mouth, place his right eyebrow up on his forehead, begins a\\nvery pathetic lecture on the evils of poverty. It is like church service.\\nHe does all the talking, and I only say Amen amen\\nEzekiel s funds failed in the spring of 1804, and by\\npermission of the faculty he left Dartmouth, went to\\nBoston, where he purchased the good-will of a pri-\\nvate school, which he taught with great success till\\nAjiril, 1805. He was graduated at Dartmouth mean-\\nwhile, in 1804, having s])ont but three years in col-\\nlege.\\nWhile earning a livelihood by teaching, he studied\\nlaw with Governor Sullivan, then Attorney-General\\nof Massachusetts. In 1806 he studied with Parker\\nNoyes, Esq., of Salisbury, next door to Judge Web-\\nster s house. Daniel having decided to leave Bosca-\\nwen and take up his residence in Portsmouth, turned\\nover his practice to Ezekiel, who entered upon his\\nIirofession as a lawyer in Boscawen in the month of\\nSeptember, 1807. His legal knowledge and moral\\nworth soon become known, and acquired for him an\\nextensive busine.ss. He was not ambitious to excel\\nas an orator, and it was only the urgent appeal of\\nduty or the imperative obligation to his profession\\nthat overcame his instinctive aversion to a crowd, and\\ncalled forth his highest powers of eloquence. He\\nnever encouraged litigation, but always used his\\npersonal influence to bring about a private adjustment\\nof most of the contested matters originating in the\\ntown. He repeatedly represented the town in the\\nLegislature. He was educated a Federalist by his\\nfather, a Whig of 1776. He was old enough to\\nremember the administration of Washington, and be-\\nlieved with all his heart in the political principles\\nadhered to by the Federal party, which was in a\\nminority in the State after he came into public life.\\nThis adherence to political principles prevented his\\nelection to Congress, and from holding other offices\\nill the gift of the )ieo])le. i\\nAlthough devoted to his i)rni cssi(in, he loved agri- I\\nculture, and retained the liomestead at Salisbury\\nafter his father s death, which occurred in 1806. He\\nwas one of the projectors and an active member of\\nthe Merrimack Agricultural Society, and was active\\nin advancing imi)roved methods of husbandry.\\nHe was simple in his tastes, kind, genial, polite,\\nand a perfect gentleman. He attended to all the\\ndetails of life, served as assessor in the religious so-\\nciety, and as committeeman for the school district.\\nHe looked upon Dr. Wood as a loving child looks\\nupon a devoted parent. A member of the bar spend-\\ning a Sabbath with Mr. Webster, and hearing I ir.\\nWood, took occasion to disparage the sermon. Mr.\\nWebster replied, pointedly and with spirit, that he\\ndoubted the gentleman s ability to appreciate the\\nperformance. He was ever Dr. Wood s confidential\\nfriend and adviser. Together they planned the es-\\ntablishing of Boscawen Academy. Mr. Webster\\ncontributed fully three hundred dollars to the insti-\\ntution, and by his heartiness and zeal .stimulated his\\nfellow-town.smen to carry on the project, while\\nDaniel, then almost in the zenith of his fame, con-\\ntributed the bell.\\nHe was an exemplary member of the church, and\\nhis influence was ever on the side of right. He was\\na con.stant attendant upon religious services, and\\nalways maintained religious devotions in his home.\\nOn the 10th of April, 1829, he was making a plea\\nbefore the Merrimack bar at Concord. He was stand-\\ning erect. The court-room was crowded, for when-\\never the lawyer from Boscawen made a plea the\\npeople flocked to hear him. The court, jurors, law-\\nyers and audience were listening to his words, and\\nnoticing the play of his clear-cut features and the\\nmanly dignity of his commanding presence. He was\\nspeaking with vigor and earnestness. His periods\\nwere rounded as usual, his utterance clear, his enun-\\nciation perfect. He closed one branch of his argu-\\nment, uttered the concluding sentence and the final\\nword distinctly and with his accustomed cadence, his\\nform erect as ever, his eyes clear and bright, his\\narms hanging naturally by his side, and then, with-\\nout a murmur, a groan, a lisp, raising not a hand,\\nclutching at nothing, with no bending of a joint or\\nquivering of the eyelids, he fell backward upon the\\nfloor dead With the quickness of the lightning s\\nflash, from the full vigor of a manly life, at the age\\nof forty-nine, he died one of the most remarkable\\ndeaths on record.\\nHis funeral was attended on the following Sunday\\nby a vast concourse of people, and he was mourned\\nby the entire community.\\nA writer in a public journal describes his appear-\\nHe was nearly six feet in height, finely proportioned, with a very\\ncommanding presence. His was a magnificent form, crowned with a\\nprincely head, that in his last years was thickly covered with snowy hair.\\nHis complexion was Just the opposite of Daniel s. His countenance was\\nojien iis tlie day his heart was wann aud affectionate; his manners\\nliinil and courteous.\\nDaniel, in a letter written in 1846, thus spoke of\\nhim,\\nHe appeared to me the finest human form that ever I laid eyes on.\\nI saw him in his coffin, a tinged cheek, a complexion clear as the heav-\\nenly light.\\nOne who saw him at church, on a cold day the\\nwinter before, speaks of his appearance. It was be-\\nfore the introduction of a stove. Mr. Webster came\\nin, wearing a jacket, or Spencer, as the garment", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0018.jp2"}, "19": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0019.jp2"}, "20": {"fulltext": "DANIEL WEBSTER.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0020.jp2"}, "21": {"fulltext": "BENCH AND BAR.\\nwas called, over his coat, bringing a foot-stove in\\nhis hand, which, with princely politeness, he placed\\nat the feet of Mrs. Webster, and then took his seat,\\nand joined reverently in the worship.\\nHe held important trusts: was trustee of Dart-\\nmouth College from 1819 till his death, and repeat-\\nedly represented the town in the Legislature.\\nDaniel Webster, whose fame is world wide, lived\\nthe earlier half of his life in New Hampshire. The\\nson of a Kevolutionary patriot, Capt. Ebenezer Web-\\nster, and of New Hampshire descent for four genera-\\ntions, he was born in Salisbury, January 18, 1782. A\\nfeeble constitution pointed him out as fitter for edu-\\ncation than for the sturdy labors of the farm, and with\\nself-denial on the part of his parents, and struggle on\\nhis own part, he accomplished his wishes, and gradu-\\nated at Dartmouth College in 1801 with honor. His\\nlegal studies he completed under the direction of Hon.\\nT. W. Thompson, of Salisbury, and Hon. Christopher\\nGore, of Boston, where he was admitted an attorney in\\n1805. He took up his residence at once in Boscawen,\\nand remained two years a close student of his pro-\\nfession and of general literature. In 1807 he made\\nPortsmouth his place of abode, and lived there until\\n1816, when he removed to Boston. While a resident\\nof New Hampshire he served two terms as representa-\\ntive in Congress.\\nMr. Webster acquired a high reputation as a lawyer\\nand a statesman (for he never was a politician) before\\nhe quitted his native State. When he went to Ports-\\nmouth, at the age of only twenty-five years, he was a\\nmature man, armed at every point for the battle of\\nlife. Mr. Mason, then in the prime of his unrivaled\\npowers, descrit)es his first encounter with Webster.\\nHe had heard of him as a formidable antagonist, and\\nfound on trial that he was not over-estimated. Young\\nand inexperienced as he was, Webster entered the\\narena with Mason and Sullivan and Bartlett, and bore\\naway his full share of the honors. And before he\\nquitted his New Hampshire home his reputation as\\na lawyer and as an advocate of eloquence and power\\nranked with the very highest in the land.\\nThose who heard his addresses to the jury in his\\nearly prime testify that none of his later great efforts\\nsurpassed them if, indeed, they equaled them as\\nexamples of earnest, impassioned forensic oratory.\\nThere was a youthful brilliancy and bloom about\\nthose earlier productions that is not found in the\\nstately works of his maturer years.\\nIn those days, when practitioners made reputations\\nby special pleading and sharp practice, Mr. Webster\\nrelied little upon mere technicalities or adroit man-\\nagement. He tried his causes upon their merits, and\\nwith his logical power and eloquent tongue made\\nshort work of trumped-up claims and dishonest de-\\nfenses. Many traditions attest his commanding in-\\nfluence over court and jury at this period of his career.\\nWithout being authentic in all particulars, they all\\nconcur in deiuoii-,lr:itiiiL: tliiiton no legal practitioner\\nof his time \\\\v:i- ih. |h,|iii1iii- confidence and admira-\\ntion so univiTsiilly li. sK.wrd as on Webster.\\nThe events in the life of Mr. Webster from the time\\nhe re-entered Congress from Massachusetts are too\\nfamiliar to require special repetition here. He con-\\ntinued in public life, with the exception of very brief\\nintervals, up to the time of his decease in 1852. He\\nwas a senator in Congress for seventeen years. He\\nwas twice Secretary of State, and died in possession\\nof that office. Every public position that he held he\\nadorned and dignified by eminent patriotic service.\\nNow that nearly a generation has passed since Mr.\\nWebster s death, his character is beginning to be es-\\ntimated more justly, and the value of the work he did\\nfor the country has been tested. We see that his sa-\\ngacity and foresight were far beyond those of his\\ntime and his apprehensions for the safety of the\\nUnion were well founded; that his exhortations to his\\ncountrymen to stand by the flag were honest, neces-\\nsary, and vitalizing to the patriotism of the people.\\nThe petty assaults that seemed temporarily to ob-\\nscure his fame have had their brief day, and poster-\\nity will recognize the true grandeur of the man, and\\nvalue at their just worth the great deeds of his life-\\ntime. As a statesman and a diplomatist, as a vindi-\\ncator of the Constitution, as a lawyer and an orator,\\nand, most of all, as a patriot, the country will be for-\\ntunate if the future shall furnish his peer.\\nSylvester Dana graduated at Dartmouth Col-\\nlege in 1839. He is son of the late Rev. Sylvester\\nDana, and is a native of Oxford. He studied law with\\nPierce Fowler and at the Harvard Liiw School, and\\nwas admitted to the bar in 1842. He soon after\\nopened an oflice in Concord, where he has since re-\\nsided. He is the present police justice of Concord.\\nJosiAH MiNOT graduated at Dartmouth College\\nin 1837. He studied law and was admitted to the bar\\nin 1840, and opened an office in Concord. He was\\nappointed, in 1852, judge of the Court of Common\\nPleas, which he resigned, in 1855, to .accept the ap-\\npointment of commissioner of pensions. He is still\\nin practice in Concord.\\nArthur Fletcher was a native of Bridgewater.\\nHe graduated at Yale College in 1836, and was ad-\\nmitted to the bar in Concord in 1840, where he re-\\nmained in practice until his death.\\nHenry P. Rolfe is one of the older attorneys of\\nConcord. He is asonof Benjamin Rolfe, and was born\\nin Boscawen, February 12, 1823. He graduated at\\nDartmouth College in 1848, and in 1851 commenced\\nthe practice of law in Concord, where he has since re-\\nsided.\\nHenry Adams Bellows,- chief justice of New\\nHampshii e, was born at Walpole, N. H., October 25,\\n1803, and died at Concord, March 11, 1873.\\nBy Daniel F. Secomb.", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0021.jp2"}, "22": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nOn the paternal side he was descended from Gen.\\nBenjamin Bellows, one of the first settlers of Walpole,\\nand on the maternal side his immediate ancestors\\nwere members of the Adams and Boylston families of\\nJIassachusetts, his grandfather. Rev. Zabdiel Adams,\\nof Lunenberg, Mass., being a double cousin to Presi-\\ndent John Adams.\\nHis father dying, the care of the family devolved\\nupon him at the age of sixteen years, and for two\\nyears he was engaged in teaching, after which he read\\nlaw in the office of Hon. William C. Bradley, of West-\\nminster, Vt., and commenced practice in Walpole\\nshortly after, removing to Littleton in 1828 and thence\\nto Concord in 1860, where he continued in active\\npractice until he was appointed an associate justice,\\nin 1859, and on the resignation of Judge Perley, in\\nSeptember, 1869, he succeeded him as chief justice,\\nwhich office he held at the time of his death.\\nHe represented Littleton in the legislature in 1839,\\nand was one of the representatives of Ward 5, of Con-\\ncord, in 1856-57. While occupying a seat on the\\nbench he received the honorary degree of LL.D. from\\nDartmouth College.\\nJudge Bellows was a sound lawyer and an excellent\\njudge. He was one of the purest-minded men who\\never held public office in the State a large-hearted\\nman in thoughts and deeds, taking an active interest\\nin benevolent enterprises. A public-spirited citizen,\\ngenial and courteous in his intercourse with men, he\\nenjoyed the respect and esteem of his associates of\\nthe bar and bench and the community at large.\\nWilliam Heney Bartlett. -Beneath the\\nshadow of Kearsage Mountain, in the historic town of\\nSalisbury, the home of the Websters and Eastmans\\nand Bartletts and Pettingills,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William Henry Bart-\\nlett was born, August 20, 1827. He was the youngest\\nchild of Samuel Colcord and Eleanor Pettingill Bart-\\nlett. His father was noted for his vigorous mind, his\\ngreat activity and strict integrity his mother for the\\nsweetness of her character, her gentleness and dignity\\nof manner, and strong, womanly sense both for their\\npure Christian lives and characters. He was the\\nnephew of Ichabod Bartlett, of Portsmouth, the co-\\ntemporary at the bar of Mason and Smith and Web-\\nster, and the peer of either in learning and eloquence.\\nThe son of such parents could not fixil to receive the\\nimpress of their virtues and characters. He was rec-\\nognized by all as an interesting child, and a boy of\\ngreat promise, both in mind and character. Without\\nprecocity, he was singularly quick of apprehension,\\nand equally patient and painstaking. While in the\\ncommon school, and afterwards at the academy, he\\nwould come with his arithmetic or algebra, and, of\\nhis own accord, sit by the hour working at his prob-\\nlems, till it was found necessary to send him to his\\nsports. He never lost that habit of protracted toil to\\nFrom an eulogy delivered by Hon. Isaac W. Smith, before the\\namni of Dartmouth CoUege at commencement, June 23, 1880.\\nthe end of his life. Perhaps the end was hastened by\\nthe excess. Meanwhile, from his childhood, his\\nscholarship was of the highest order. In his earlier\\nschool-days he was associated in classes with much\\nolder persons than he, and proved himself fully their\\nequal. But neither then nor afterwards did his pro-\\nficiency create in him the slightest aspect of arro-\\ngance or conceit; but he remained to the end as mod-\\nest as he was bright and strong.\\nHis childhood and boyhood were marked by an ex-\\ntremely kind, obliging and winning disposition. At\\nhome he was helpful and uniformly cheerful and\\nobliging. It was a marked and peculiar trait in his\\ncharacter, and steadily deepened into that thoughtful\\nkindness which, in after years, gained him such un-\\nbroken and universal love.\\nYoung Bartlett entered Meriden Academy at the\\nage of thirteen, and at fifteen had completed his prep-\\naration for college. His friends considered him too\\nyoung but not seeing how else to occupy him, con-\\nsented, and in the fall of 1842 he entered the fresh-\\nman class in this college. The modest and diffident\\nBartlett the youngest member, with possibly a sin-\\ngle exception soon became, by universal and cheer-\\nful acknowledgment, the leader of his class in point\\nof scholarship. We were classmates and I have no\\nhesitation in saying, I do not know that I ever met a\\nfiner scholar, and seldom have I encountered a\\nbrighter or stronger intellect. He had a singular\\nquickness to perceive, a powerful memory to retain,\\nand a breadth and grasp that subordinated every de-\\ntail to the whole, and extracted order out of compli-\\ncation. The modesty with which he bore his academic\\nhonors was only equaled by the sincere affection with\\nwhich he was regarded by his classmates.\\nAt the request of his brother Samuel, he left college\\nduring his sophomore year, and pursued his studies\\nwith him at Monson, Mass. There he remained\\nnearly a year, applying himself with his usual dili-\\ngence, and endearing himself in the community, so\\nthat the pleasant memory of him there has not been\\nlost to the present time. He entered the next college\\nclass, graduating in the first rank in 1847. The\\nProphetic Power of Genius was the subject of his\\noration at commencement. Those who knew him\\nbest felt that no prophet was needed to estimate his\\nmaturer character or to anticipate his eminent suc-\\ncess in whatever calling he might pursue.\\nAt the time of his graduation his brother Samuel\\nfilled a professor s chair in Western Reserve College\\nand, as he was still quite young, it was thought best\\nthat he should spend a year of more general study\\nbefore entering upon his professional career. He\\naccordingly joined a class of graduate students in that\\ncollege, and spent a highly profitable year in the\\nstudy of history, the German language and the\\nGreek dramatic poets. Here again his scholarship\\nand personal qualities made a deep and permanent\\nimpression on his teachers and associates, so that", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0022.jp2"}, "23": {"fulltext": "BENCH AND BAR.\\n11\\nthey ever remembered him with a warm personal\\ninterest.\\nHe entered upon the study of the law in Concord\\nin the office of Chief Justice Perley in 1848, and re-\\nmained with Judge Perley till he went upon the\\nbench, in 1850, and afterwards completed his course\\nof preparation with Chief Justice Bellows, then in\\npractice at Concord, and was admitted to the bar in\\nMerrimack County July 9, 1851. How he impressed\\nthose eminent jurists by his fine scholarship, studious\\nhabits, ingenuous disposition and legal attainments is\\nbest told in the language of Judge Perley, written\\nsoon after the death of Judge Bartlett: Few men,\\nwrote Judge Perley, have excelled him in quick-\\nness of apprehension and this was a general trait of\\nhis mind, observable in whatever he undertook, in\\nhis classical and mathematical studies, in the law,\\nand even in any amusement or recreation in which\\nhe might be led to indulge. There was a playful\\nease in his way of doing the most difficult things,\\nwhich made them look more like an amusement or a\\npastime than an irksome labor. With all his dis-\\npatch, he was distinguished for accuracy and correct-\\nness. It was very seldom that he fell into any mis-\\ntake or blunder. His memory was also tenacious\\nand exact. In the law he united two things which\\nare not often found together in the same individual,\\na perfect mastery of principles, with great and\\nready recollection of points and authorities.\\nHis relations to Judge Perley were most intimate\\nand delightful,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 in some respects the relation of\\nequals in others, almost of father and son.\\nHis admirable collegiate training, supplemented by\\ntwo years of special instruction under the immediate\\neye of his learned brother, and his study of the law\\nunder two such eminent legal minds as Judges\\nPerley and Bellows, prepared him to enter upon the\\npractice of the law with success assured. We are not\\ntherefore surprised to find him at once taking his\\nplace in the front ranks of the profession, and en-\\ntrusted with a business important not only in the\\namounts involved, but especially because of the legal\\nprinciples to be examined and applied. From the\\nstart he gave promise of becoming eminent in the\\nprofession, and his subsequent career demonstrated\\nhow well he was appreciated and understood by those\\nwho watched his entrance upon professional life. For\\nseveral years he held the office of city solicitor of\\nConcord, and with what acceptance is best shown by\\nrepeated re-elections without substantial opposition.\\nThe rugged discipline of ten years practice in the\\ncourts of New Hampshire afforded him an admirable\\nschool of training for the faithful and honorable dis-\\ncharge of his subsequent duties upon the bench. In\\n1857 his health, until then apparently perfect, be-\\ncame impaired, and thenceforward to his death, ten\\nyears afterwards, his work at the bar and upon the\\nbench was done while struggling against the inroads\\nof unrelenting disease. His overtasked physical\\nframe was shattered, but his intellect shone un-\\nclouded to the end.\\nWhile his success in the profession was assured, it\\nis not claimed that he did or would have taken the\\nfirst rank as an advocate. As Judge Perley puts it,\\nIt is not impossible that he might have been found\\nwanting in a certain boldness and confidence of\\nmanner and style which would now seem to be\\nthought requisite in those who aspire to take the lead\\nin that turbulent and noisy department of our pro-\\nfession.\\nOwing to the logical cast of his mind, he appeared\\nto best advantage in matters of special pleading, in\\nthe preparation of briefs and in the investigation and\\nargument of questions of law before the court in banc.\\nThe more difficult the question, the greater delight\\nhe seemed to take in its solution. He was often con-\\nsulted by his brethren upon questions in regard to\\nwhich they were in doubt, and frequently wrote\\nopinions for their guidance.\\nHis high sense of professional honor led him to re-\\ngard the profession as an office, and not as a trade.\\nAccordingly, to witnesses he was fair and respectful\\nto the bench he was deferential without being obse-\\nquious; and to his professional brethren he wes\\ndignified and courteous. As Judge Curtis said of\\nEufus Choate, He showed that forensic strife is\\nconsistent with uniform personal kindness and\\ngentleness of demeanor; that mere smartness, or ag-\\ngressive and irritating captiousness, has nothing to do\\nwith the most effective conduct of a cause; that the\\nbusiness of an advocate is with the law and the\\nevidence, and not in provoking or humbling an op-\\nponent that wrangling, and the irritations which\\nspring from it, obstruct the course of justice, and are\\nindeed twice cursed, for they injure him who gives\\nand him who receives.\\nJudge Bartlett was a lawyer of great research. He\\nseemed to have an instinctive clinging to authorities.\\nHe could find readily what others could not. He had\\na great mastery of cases, such as few ever have but\\nhe was not a case lawyer. He had a legal instinct or\\ngenius by which he could extract, from what to\\nothers seemed a chaos of conflicting decisions, the\\ntrue legal principle, and put it in the smallest\\npossible compass. He distilled the spirit from the\\ndilution, appropriating the gold and rejecting the\\ndross.\\nIt must not be inferred that he was not positive in\\nhis opinions, or was not sufficiently firm in maintain-\\ning opinions deliberately formed. We have on this\\npoint the testimony of Judge Perley, that lie had\\nnothing of that facility which yields in substantial\\nmatters to importunity and over-persuasion. He was\\nvery firm in his opinions and judgments when once\\nformed, and perfectly fearless in acting on them\\nwhen duty appeared to require it.\\nI We come now to the period when he put of! the\\nI gown of the bar to assume the more graceful and", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0023.jp2"}, "24": {"fulltext": "[ISTOllY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nreverend ermine of the bench. In 1861 a vacancy\\noccurred upon the bench of the Supreme Court of\\nNew Hampshire. Tlie foremost lawyers of the State\\nrefused to be candidates, because they understood\\nthat he might be persuaded to accept the appoint-\\nment. In obedience to the united voice of the pro-\\nfession, he was at once (February 23, 1861) appointed\\nassociate justice. The court at that time consisted of\\nBell, chiefjustice, and Sargent, Bellows, Doe and\\nNesmith, associate justices. No change occurred in\\nthe composition of the court while Judge Bartlett\\nlived, except the reappointment of Judge Perley as\\nchief justice upon the resignation of Judge Bell in\\n18(54. At no period in the history of the State has\\nthere been a stronger court. Five of the six .judges\\nwith whom he was associated have held the office of\\nchiefjustice. His selection from a bar containing so\\nmany lawyers of established reputation, to be the as-\\nsociate of judges of such eminent ability, shows in\\nwhat estimation his legal attainments and qualifica-\\ntions were held.\\nRufus Choate thus describes the qualifications of\\nthe good judge In the first place, he should be\\nprofoundly learned in all the learning of the law, and\\nhe must know how to use that learning. In\\nthe next place, he must be a man not merely upright,\\nnot merely honest and well-intentioned, this, of\\ncourse, but a man who will not respect persons in\\njudgment. And, finally, he must possess the\\nperfect confidence of the community, that he bear\\nnot the sword in vain. To be honest, to be no re-\\nspecter of persons, is not enough. He must be be-\\nlieved such. We shall see how well Judge Bartlett\\nanswered these requirements.\\nHis legal learning was profound. He had an ex-\\ntraordinary genius for learning everything quickly\\nand accurately, and remembering it during life, and\\nwithout effort. We have shining and encouraging\\nexamples of what can be done by men of moderate\\nabilities. Judge Bartlett was not of that class, and,\\ntherefore, as an example, he is worth far less than\\nmany others. As a brilliant legal scholar, a brilliant\\nlegal thinker and practical logician, capable of ap-\\nplying ancient legal principles to the facts of new\\ncases, and working out for the benefit of modern life\\nthe best results of that common law that has been\\nconstantly growing out of the last thousand years of\\nEnglish and American civilization, he was not sur-\\npassed by any one judge who has sat upon the bench\\nof New Hampshire. It is not uncommon for a man\\nof intellect to succeed in mastering much of the\\nspecial doctrine and general theory of the law, and to\\nfail as a practicing lawyer and working judge from a\\nlack of ability rightly to apply his learning to the\\nvarying and novel circumstances that constitute most\\nof the cases that are carried to the office of a lawyer\\nand to the courts of justice. Nearly infallible as\\nJudge Bartlett was in his opinion on an abstract\\nquestion of law, he equally excelled in perceiving\\nwhat rule was applicable to each case. His remark-\\nable powers were equally accurate in theory and\\npractice.\\nAll great lawyers are naturally conservative so\\nwas Judge Bartlett. Generally inclined to follow\\nprecedents, he was strong enough to disregard them\\nwhen they disregarded fundamental principles.\\nWitness his opinion in Bansett v. Salisbury Manufac-\\nturing Company, 4.3 N. H. 569. The action was case\\nfor maintaining a dam, thereby causing water to per-\\ncolate through the plaintiff s meadow. On the fifth\\njury trial, the present chief justice presided, and\\nruled the law in accordance with the English case of\\nActon V. Blundell, 12 M. W. 324, and numerous\\ncases that followed in its train. The cause was\\ncarried to the full bench on exceptions, and an\\nopinion prepared affirming the ruling of the court\\nbelow, which received the assent of a majority of the\\ncourt; but the judge who drew up the opinion re-\\nsigned, and the cause was continued for further ex-\\namination, and assigned to Judge Bartlett, who suc-\\nceeded him upon the bench. Few cases have re-\\nceived such careful consideration (50 N. H. 444).\\nFour opinions were drawn up by different members\\nof the court, of which three sustained the English\\ndoctrine. The opinion published in the reports was\\ndrawn up by Judge Bartlett, at the seashore, when\\nin feeble health and hardly able to be about. It re-\\nversed the English authorities, those of a majority of\\nthe States, the decision of the court below and the\\nopinions of all his associates except one; yet, when\\nread in consultation, every judge yielded his objec-\\ntions and assented to the opinion, because it was\\nfound unanswerable. But for him, the contraiy er-\\nroneous doctrine would have been established in New\\nHampshire. The logic of the opinion, and its clear\\nand precise style, are only equaled by the modesty\\nwhich marked his dissent from the English and\\nAmerican authorities.\\nAs illustrating his way of summing up a case and\\ninstructing a jury, I might cite Hayes v. Waldron, 44\\nN. H. 580, where his charge is fully reported, and so\\nadmirably and clearly did it set forth the law of the\\ncase, that little was left for the judge who delivered\\nthe opinion in banc except to adopt the reasoning\\nand substance of the charge.\\nThe decisions of the court, written and delivered\\nby him, will be his lasting monument. Models of\\nbrevity, of perspicuous statement and logical deduc-\\ntion, of legal thought, and literary, unornamented\\nstyle, they will endure. But they are very brief\\nThose that are published are but a small part of his\\nwork, and will carry to other generations a very in-\\nadequate idea of how much was lost at his decease.\\nHis associates at the bar and on the bench, who en-\\njoyed the benefits of a personal acquaintance with\\nhim, and felt the refreshing power of his fellowship,\\nwill never lose the benefit of his personal influence,\\nnor cease to grieve that he did not live to lead them", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0024.jp2"}, "25": {"fulltext": "BENCH AND BAR.\\n13\\nto the end of their labors. It was not an uncommon\\nthing for him, whether he delivered the judgment or\\nnot, to cause a decision to be put upon ground not\\nthought of by other members of the court or by\\ncounsel. His learning was so complete, and his\\ngrasp of the hiw and facts so comprehensive, that\\nwhile he seldom changed in consultation an opinion\\nhe had formed in his library, other members of the\\ncourt not infrequently found occasion to correct theirs\\nby the light of his expositions.\\nJudge Perley says of him, When he went upon\\nthe bench, his high qualifications for the otHce were\\n;it once recognized by the legal profession. His\\nyouthful appearance, his unpretending manners and\\nhis easy and rapid way of dispatching business\\nmight have led a careless observer to fear that he\\nwould be found wanting in solidity and soundness of\\njudgment; but the character of his mind was emi-\\nnently judicial. His examination of authority in\\ncases which required it was faithful and exhaustive.\\nHe weighed conflicting arguments and reasons with\\nequal impartiality. He had great sagacity in per-\\nceiving the practical bearing of any question under\\nconsideration, and its connection with the whole\\ncomplete system of the law and his opinions and\\nrulings were received with the greatest respect and\\ndeference by the legal profession throughout the\\nState. In presiding over trials, I never learned that\\nhe was known, in the most irritating circumstances,\\nto lose the sweetness and equanimity of his own\\ntemper, and he often had the rare felicity of winning\\nfrom both sides the commendation of perfect fairness\\nand impartiality.\\nJudge Bartlett never failed to show that he had the\\ncourage of his convictions whenever the occasion\\ncalled for it. Witness his action upon the Soldiers\\nVoting Bill, so called, introduced in 18 53in the midst\\nof political excitement, when he united with three\\nother members of the court in an opinion which set\\naside the act as a violation of the constitution.\\nIn 1866 was passed, under similar circumstances,\\nan act disfranchising deserters from the army, the\\nconstitutionality of which was brought before the\\nfull bench. Not long before his death he drew up an\\nopinion setting aside this act, also, as a plain viola-\\ntion of the fundamental law of the land. The fact\\nin some way came to the knowledge of the Legisla-\\nture, which forthwith did itself and him the honor to\\nrepeal the law before the opinion could be read in\\ncourt.\\nHistory tells us that the celebrated court of the\\nAreopagus, when Athens was at the height of its\\ncivilization, sat in the dark, that the judges might\\nnot see or know who were the suitors, and so be en-\\nabled to dispense impartial justice. I suppose for the\\nsame reason the Goddess of Justice is represented\\nwith eyes blindfolded, that her hand may feel the\\ntrepidations of the balance, uninfluenced by the\\npresence or appearance of the contending parties.\\nAll systems of judicial tenure suppose judges to be\\nimperfect because mortal. The constitution recog-\\nnizes this in that clause which secures the right to\\nthe subject to be tried by judges as impartial as the\\nlot of humanity will admit.\\nBut I do not hesitate to say, that if there ever was\\na judge who was a living personification of the blind-\\nfold goddess one who watched not the faces of his\\nsuitors, to inquire who they were, or what their\\nstanding or influence, but only the movements of the\\nscales held in an even band; one who, unlike his\\nancient brethren of Athens, had no need to sit in the\\ndark, because wholly oblivious to all surrounding\\ncircumstances one who, when a whole city. Athens-\\nlike, came to demand that the cup of hemlock be\\nput to the lips of the wisest of men, would deliver\\nhim if he believed he had not corrupted the youth,\\nnor omitted to worship the gods of the city, nor\\nintroduced new divinities of his own, such an one\\nwas Judge Bartlett.\\nHis good-fellowship placed him on terms of inti-\\nmacy with his brethren of the bar but no one\\npresumed, on the strength of former intimacy, or\\nof close and friendly relations, to influence his rulings\\nor decisions; or, if any one did so far forget himself,\\nthe success of the attempt was not such as to encour-\\nage its repetition.\\nIt must not be inferred that, while he was noted\\nfor his patient, courteous and urbane manners, he\\nwas tolerant of fraud, or failed to rebuke chicanery or\\nimproper interference with the course of justice. On\\nsuch occasion he\\nCarried anger as the flint bears fire,\\nWhich, much enforceii, shows a hasty spark,\\n.\\\\nd straight is cold again.\\nThe testimony of one of his associates upon the\\nbench aflbrds a fitting close to this review of Judge\\nBartlett s judicial life,\\nHis career wa.s brief, but it was long enough to satisfy those who\\nknew hitii best, and whose judgment was trustworthy, that, with life and\\nhealth, he would have become the great American jurist of his generation.\\nNo mental or moiul weakness impaired the operation or influence of his\\ngreat powere.\\nThere have been great men who were not loved, and did not deserve\\nto be loved. There have been good men who were not great. Here was\\na man equally great and good equally superior by nature on the intel-\\nlectual and on the morat side. Incapable of selfishness, envy or any\\nmeanness, whole-souled in the best sense, incapable of uttering an un-\\nkind word or entertaining an unkind feeling, he would have had only\\npity for his enemies, if it had been possible for him to have an enemy.\\nHe had neither a single enemy, nor a single cold or indifferent friend.\\nHe involuntarily held all whom he met, bound to him by those ties of\\naffection which draw all men to a character the most amiable and lovely\\nas well as by those ties of reverence which draw all men to mental su-\\npremacy. With health and life, what a judge he would have become!\\nAnd, what is so much more to be said, with health and life, what a\\nteacher and leader of youth what a head of an educational institution\\nhe would have been Where he presided, there was no thought of legal\\npower provided for the maintenance of judicial dignity. In him all nien\\nrecognized the unconscious majesty of tlie law, and the unconscious\\nmajesty of whatever is greatest and best in human nature. With such\\nas he in many places of government and personal control, it would not\\n1 Hi ief Justice Doe.", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0025.jp2"}, "26": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUxVTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nbe too much to hope that the word discipUn\\ndisagreeable and offensive, might become ob8(\\n1 the sense that is often\\nThere is another aspect of Judge Bartlett s char-\\nacter wliich, although already considered to some\\nextent, because so closely interwoven with his intel-\\nlectual character, yet remains to be spoken of. I\\nallude to his moral and Christian virtues. He was\\nvalued more for his character than for his intellect.\\nHe was witty, bright and genial, faithful and judi-\\ncious; a thoughtful friend, a self-denying brother, a\\nmost affectionate son and husband. His professional\\nlife was passed in the near vicinity of his native town\\nand, in their declining years, the hearts of his parents\\nturned much and constantly to him for .sympathy and\\nkindly care, and never were they disappointed. He\\nvisited and wrote to them often and for years, what-\\never were his engagements, almost never did a Mon-\\nday pass without bringing them an affectionate letter.\\nAnd during the last months of his life, it was an\\noccasion of almost uncontrollable grief to him that he\\nhad been frustrated of being present to comfort the\\nlast hours of his father not long before.\\nIn his own home he seemed to be whatever a host\\nand a husband ought to be.^ So warmly was he at-\\ntached to his home, and to her who was its star and\\nits light, that he was loath to leave it, even when\\ncalled away by professional engagements. The one\\ntrait that fixes itself most deeply in the memory of his\\nfriends is the kindly spirit that, in his maturer years,\\nfollowed him in all his relations, and made him always\\nconsiderate of the feelings, and actively attentive to\\nthe wants, of all around him. It was a pleasure to\\nhim to make others happy; and he loved to do a kind\\noffice to those who could not repay. It seems, as we\\nlook back upon it, the practical benevolence of the\\ngospel. He became a diligent and deeply-interested\\nreader of the Scriptures and to those who knew him\\nbest, he seemed to exemplify the spirit of the gospel\\nin a most important aspect.\\nAt the close of the summer of 1867 he returned to\\nhis home from the sea-shore, without having been\\nbenefited by the invigorating air of the ocean. For a\\nfew days he struggled cheerfully against physical\\nweakness and disease, more for the sake of others,\\nperhaps, than for himself, his pallid countenance\\nillumined as with the lustre of a beautiful spirit. On\\nTuesday, September 24th, as gently as a child falls\\nasleep, without pain or a struggle, consciousness pre-\\nserved to the last moment, that life, which had been\\nso noble and beautifiil, changed its course, as a river,\\nto a smoother channel, and put on immortality.\\nThree days later, on a bright and beautiful day in\\nearly autumn, his professional brethren, representing\\nnearly every county in the State, and the surviving\\nmembers of the court, with his inconsolable relatives.\\n1 May 8, ISrjG, he was married to Miss Caroline Baker, daughter of the\\nlate Abel Baker, Esq., of Concord, and sister of the late ex-Governor\\nNathsniol B. Baker. Mrs. Bartlett siirvives her husband anil still re-\\nsides in Concord.\\nin tenderness committed to his mother earth all that\\nwas mortal of him who had been a dutiful child, a\\nquick and ready scholar, a profound lawyer, an up-\\nright magistrate, an affectionate brother and devoted\\nhusband, to rest till the resurrection morning.\\nIra Perley was born in Boxford, Mass., No-\\nvember 9, 1799. He graduated from Dartmouth Col-\\nlege in the class of 1822 and was tutor in that insti-\\ntution from 1823 to 1825. He read law with Benjamin\\nJ. Gilbert, of Hanover, and commenced practice in\\nthat town in 1827. Here he remained until 1834.\\nwhen he removed to Concord, where he resided until\\nhis death.\\nUpon his removal to Concord he soon acquired a\\nlarge practice, and ranked among the leadere at the\\nMerrimack bar. In July, 1850, he was appointed a\\njustice in the Superior Court of this State, which\\nposition he held until October, 1852, when he resigned\\nand resumed the practice of law. In 1855 he was\\nappointed chief-justice of the Supreme Judicial\\nCourt, and held the position until 1859, when he\\nresigned and again resumed the practice of law. In\\n1864 he was appointed chief justice of the same court,\\nand held the position until September, 1869.\\nJudge Perley had no taste for political office, but\\nserved at three dift erent times as a member of tlie\\nHouse of Representatives, first from Hanover in 1834\\nand from Concord in 1839 and 1870. He received\\nthe degree of LL.D. from Dartmouth College in\\n1852. He manifested an interest in historical matters,\\nand for several years was an active member of the\\nNew Hampshire Historical Society and was vice-\\npresident of the New England Historic Genealogical\\nSociety at the time of his death.\\nAs a scholar. Judge Perley ranked among the fore-\\nmost in the State and in New England. He kept up\\nhis interest in classics to the day of his death, and\\nread German, French and Italian mth readiness. In\\nsocial life he was modest and unassuming, but was\\nnevertheless a rare conversationalist.\\nIn January, 1840, he united in marriage with Mary\\nL. Nelson, of Haverhill. Judge Perley died February\\n26, 1874.\\nJohn Y. Mugridge was born in Laconia, N. H.,\\nthen a part of Meredith, April 15, 1832. He received\\nhis preparatory education at the Gilford Academy\\nand commenced the study of the law in the office of\\nColonel Thomas J. Whipple, iu Laconia. He con-\\ncluded his studies with the late Hon. Asa Fowler, of\\nConcord, with whom he formed a copartnership for\\nthe practice of his profession soon after his admission\\nto the bar, in 1854. He was subsequently in partner-\\nship with Hon. .losiah Miuot and later with Hon.\\nMason W. Tappan, but at the time of his death was\\nalone in practice. Mr. Mugridge never sought polit-\\nical preference, but devoted himself almost entirely\\nto his profession. He served as city solicitor from\\n1861 to 1868, was a representative in the Legislature\\nin 1863 and 1864, Senator from the old Fourth Dis-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0026.jp2"}, "27": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0027.jp2"}, "28": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0028.jp2"}, "29": {"fulltext": "BENCH AND BAR.\\n15\\ntrict in 1868 and 1869, being president of the Senate\\ntlie latter year, and again representative in 1875.\\nAs a lawyer Mr. Mugridge held a commanding\\nposition at the Merrimack bar, and probably enjoyed\\nH more extensive practice than any other man in the\\ncounty, especially excelling in criminal cases. He\\nwas a man of great personal popularity, had a large\\nheart, full of generous impulses, and he gave them\\nfree course in all the relations of life. He was a\\nRepublican in politics.\\nHon. Asa Fowler. The origin of the name and\\nthe antiquity of the family of Fowler in England\\nhave never been ascertained. It is probable, from\\nthe large number of families of that name known to\\nhave existed in various sections of that country early\\niu the sixteenth century, and the high standing of\\nsome of them, that the name was adopted soon after\\nsurnames came to be used. Edward Fowler, eldest\\nson and heir of Sir Richard Q. Fowler, is said to have\\nentertained Queen Catharine of Arragon at his\\nmanor, near Buckingham, in September, 1514.\\nFroude, in his History of England, vol. v. pp. 129\\nand 131, mentions John Fowler, a member, iu 1547, of\\nthe household of King Edward VI., who was so influ-\\nential with that young monarch that he was em-\\nployed by Lord Seymour to secure the royal assent to\\nhis contemplated marriage with the Princess, after-\\nwards Queen, Elizabeth, and subsequently the royal\\napproval of his already secretly accomplished mar-\\nriage with Catharine Parr, widow of Henry VIII.\\nChristopher Fowler, an English clergyman, born in\\n1611, left the Established Church in 1641 and joined\\nthe Presbyterians, among whom he became eminent,\\nand died in 1676. John Fowler, a learned printer,\\nborn in Bristol, removed his press to Antw-erp more\\nefl ectually to aid the Catholics, and died in 1579.\\nEdward Fowler, born at Westerleigh in 1632, was\\ndistinguished as a divine, published a discourse on\\nThe Design of Christianity in 1676, which Bunyan\\nattacked, and another on Christian Liberty in 1680\\nwas made bishop of Gloucester in 1691, and died in\\n1714. William Fowler, born about 1560, died in\\n1614, was one of the poets that frequented the court\\nof James VI., whose works have been preserved.\\nHe was a lawyer and clergyman, as well as a poet.\\nThe Fowlers in this country, now quite numerous,\\nas their namesakes were in England three centuries\\nago, and are still more so at the present day, sprang\\nfrom several different pioneer ancestors who emigrated\\nto America from various parts of England at different\\nperiods, and, so far as known, were iu no way related\\nto each other. The subject of this sketch is of the\\nsixth generation in lineal descent from one of the\\nfounders of New England, the common ancestor of\\nthe great majority of the Fowlers in Massachusetts,\\nand of most, if not all, of those in Maine, New\\nHampshire and Vermont.\\nI For a sketch of tlie ancestorsof Judge Fowler we are greatly indebted\\nPhilip Fowler, Si:, born about 1590 in the ancient\\ntown of Marlborough, in the county of Wiltshire,\\nEngland, where no less than five families of Fowlers\\nare shown by the records to have been living contem-\\nporaneously early in the seventeenth century, came\\nfrom thence with his family to Massachusetts in 1634\\nin the ship Mary and John, of London, having\\ntaken the oath of allegiance and supremacy to qualify\\nhim as a passenger at Southampton on the 24th of\\nMarch. He must have embarked in February, since,\\nby an order of Council, dated February 24th, the ves-\\nsel was detained in the Thames until the captain\\ngave bond in one hundred pounds, conditional,\\namong other things, that the service of the Church of\\nEngland should be read daily on board and attended\\nby the passengers, and also that the adult male pas-\\nsengers should take the oath of allegiance and su-\\npremacy. All this having been done, the ship was\\nallowed to proceed on her voyage, but did not reach\\nNew England until May. September 3, 1634, he was\\nadmitted freeman at Boston obtained a grant of\\nland in Ipswich the same year, on which he settled in\\n1635, and where he resided until his death, on the\\n24th of June, 1679, at the age of eighty-eight. Dur-\\ning his long life he made a variety of records, but\\nnone that any descendant need blush to read. It is\\nremarkable that his homestead in Ipswich has ever\\nsince been, and still is, occupied by one of his de-\\nscendants bearing the family name. His wife, Mary,\\nmother of his children, died August 30, 1659, and he\\nagain married, February 27, 1660, Mary, widow of\\nGeorge Norton, early of Salem, afterwards Repre-\\nsentative from Gloucester. There came over in the\\nsame ship with Philip Fowler, Sr., and family, his\\ndaughter, Margaret, and her husband, Christopher\\nOsgood, whom she had married the jjrevious year,\\nand who was the common ancestor of most of the\\nOsgoods of Massachusetts and New Hampshire.\\nJoseph Fowler, sou of Philip, Sr., born in England,\\ndate unknown, married, in Ipswich, Mass., Martha\\nKimball, who came over from Ipswich, England, in\\n1634, iu the ship Elizabeth, with her parents, and\\nis stated to have been then five years of age. Her\\nfather, Richard Kimball, settled in Ipswich, Mass.,\\nand is believed to have been the ancestor of nearly\\nall the Kimballs in this country. His wife, Ursula\\nScott, was the daughter of the widow Martha Scott,\\nwho came over with the Kimballs at the age of sixty,\\nsupposed to have been the wife of Hon. John Scott,\\nof Scott s Hall, Kent County, England. Joseph\\nFowler was killed by the Indians near Deeriield,\\nMass., May 19, 1676, on his return from the Falls\\nfight. He was a tanner by trade.\\nPhilip Fowler (second), eldest son of Joseph, was\\nto Matthew A. Stickney, Esq., of Salem, Mass., author of the admirable\\ngenealogy of the Stickney family, who is preparing for publication the\\ngenealogy of the Ipswich family of Fowlers, from which he is de-", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0031.jp2"}, "30": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nborn in Ipswich, Mass., December 25, 1648. When\\nonly two or three years of age, he was adopted, with\\nthe consent of his parents, by his grandfather, Philip,\\nSr., who made him his heir by deed dated December\\n23, 1668. He received the rudiments of his educa-\\ntion at the famous school kept by Ezekiel Cheever.\\nHe was a man of superior ability, and as a merchant,\\ndeputy marshal and attorney quite distinguished.\\nHe acquired a large landed estate, which he divided\\nby deeds of gift among his four sons, a valuable farm\\nto each. He married, January 20, 1674, Elizabeth\\nHerrick, born about July 4, 1647. He died Novem-\\nber 16, 1715. His wife died May 6, 1727. She was\\nthe daughter of Henry and Editha (Laskin) Herrick.\\nHenry Herrick, born at Bean Manor in 1604, was the\\nson of Sir William Herrick, and came from Leices-\\nter, England, to Salem, Mass., where he arrived June\\n24, 1629.\\nPhilip Fowler (thud), ninth child of Philip (second),\\nwas born in Ipswich, Mass., in October, 1691 mar-\\nried there, July 5, 1716, Susanna Jacob, daughter of\\n.Toseph and Susanna (Symonds) Jacob, and great-\\ngranddaughter of Deputy Governor Samuel Symonds,\\nof that town. He is reported to have fitted for Har-\\nvard College, but did not enter, engaging instead in\\ntrade and carrying on the tanning business, until he\\nsold out and removed to New Market, N. H., in May,\\n1743, where he died May 16, 1767. His widow died\\nthere in 1773. Before removing to New Market he\\npurchased of his brother-in-law, Joseph Jacob, for\\nthe consideration of two thousand pounds, two hun-\\ndred and thirty-six acres of land in New Market,\\niu the township of Exeter and province of New\\nHampshire, with two houses and two barns thereon.\\nThe deed is dated February 14, 1737. For fifty-six\\nacres of this land, including the homestead, he was\\nsued by Josiah Hilton in 1760, and after two trials,\\none in the Common Pleas and the other in the Su-\\nperior Court, both resulting in verdicts in Fowler s\\nfavor, Hilton appealed to the Governor and Council,\\nsome of whom were directly interested in the event\\nof the suit as lessors of the plaintiff, and they, in\\n1764, rendered judgment in favor of Hilton, from\\nwhich the defendant appealed to the King in Council\\nand furnished bonds to prcsecute his appeal in Eng-\\nland. The Governor and Council granted this appeal,\\nwhich vacated their judgment, and then at once\\nissued a writ of possession founded thereon, upon\\nwhich Fowler was turned out of the land and com-\\npelled to pay costs. He had executed bis will May\\n22, 1754, therein devising his large landed estate to\\nhis three sons, Philip, Jacob and Symonds, and re-\\nquiring them to pay legacies to his daughters. The\\nland in controversy with Hilton was devised to the\\ntwo former sons. The appeal was prosecuted in Eng-\\nland by the father and these devisees until after the\\nDeclaration of American Independence, and in 1777\\nthe Legislature of New Hampshire passed an act\\nauthorizing these devisees to bring an action of re-\\nview in the Superior Court for Rockingham County\\nto determine the title to this land, Such action was\\nbrought by them, and at the September term, 1778,\\nof that court, they recovered judgment for the land,\\ncosts of court and costs of former litigation. On the\\n14th of September, 1778, the sheriff put them into\\npossession of the property from which their father\\nhad been wrongfully ejected fourteen years before.\\nSarah, daughter of Philip, one of these sons, wa.s the\\nwife of Governor William Plumer and the mother of\\nhis children.\\nSymonds Fowler, the tenth of fourteen children of\\nPhilip (third), born in Ipswich, Mass., August 20,\\n1734, removed to New Market, N. H.,with his father,\\nin 1743, where he married, July 12, 1756, Hanniili\\nWeeks, born in the old brick house in Greenland,\\nN. H., August 12, 1738. By the will of his father he\\ninherited a farm adjoining the station at New Mar-\\nket Junction, on the Concord and Portsmouth and Bos-\\nton and Maine Railroads, upon which he lived un-\\ntil he removed, in 1778, to a farm in the western part\\nof Epsom, N. H., upon Suncook River, where he re-\\nsided until his death, April 6, 1821. His wife, Han-\\nnah, died there December 9, 1807.\\nBenjamin Fowler, the sixth of eleven children\\nof Symonds, was born at New Market, N. H., June\\n16, 1769; removed with his father to Epsom, N. H., in\\n1778; married in Pembroke, N. H., January 15, 1795,\\nMehitable Ladd, only child of John and Jerusha\\n(Lovejoy) Ladd, of that town, and granddaughter of\\nCaptain Trueworthy and Mehitable (Harriman)\\nLadd, of Kingston, N. H. He settled in Pembroke,\\nafter his marriage, on a farm he purchased, and died\\nthere July 24, 1832. His widow survived him until\\nSeptember 9, 1853.\\nAsa Fowler, the ninth of eleven children of Benja-\\nmin and Mehitable (Ladd) Fowler, was born in Pem-\\nbroke, N. H., February 23, 1811. His childhood\\nwas spent on his father s farm, his means of educa-\\ntion after he was seven or eight years of age being\\nlimited to eight or nine weeks of winter school, his\\nservices after that age in summer being required in\\nfarm-work. There were very few books to which he\\nhad access, except the Bible and ordinary school-\\nbooks, and his early reading was confined to these.\\nAt the age of fourteen he had a very severe attack of\\ntyphoid fever, which left him in such enfeebled con-\\ndition as to be incapable of severe manual labor. Un\\nder these circumstances he was sent to the Blanchard\\nAcademy, in his native town, then under the charge\\nof Hon. John Vose, but with no other intention than\\nthat he might become qualified to instruct a com-\\nmon district school. But with opportunity to learn\\nand to read, a desire for a liberal education was\\nawakened, and, by alternately working upon his\\nfather s farm in the spring and summer, attending\\nthe academy in the fall and teaching school in win-\\nter, he succeeded in not only fitting himself for col-\\nlege, but in preparing to enter the sophomore class.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0032.jp2"}, "31": {"fulltext": "BENCH AND BAR.\\n17\\nhaving attended school only sixty weel^s after he\\ncommenced the study of Latin. With so meagre and\\ndefective a training, he entered the sophomore class\\nat Dartmouth College at the opening of the fall term,\\n1830, and although he taught school every winter,\\nwas able, nevertheless, to maintain a highly respect-\\nable standing until hts graduation, in 1833, when,\\namong the parts assigned to the graduating class ac-\\ncording to scholarahip, an English oration was given\\nhim. He was never absent or unprepared at any re-\\ncitation during his three years course. In his junior\\nyear he was elected a member of the Phi Beta Kappa\\nSociety, as being in the first third of his class. He\\nhas never sought or received any honorary degree\\nfrom his Alma Mater. After leaving college he\\ntaught the academy at Topsfield, Mass., for a single\\nterm in the fall of 1833, thereby raising sufficient\\nfunds to liquidate all indebtedness incurred to defray\\nhis college expenses, over and above what he received\\nfrom his father s estate. Immediately upon leaving\\nTopsfield, having determined to adopt the legal pro-\\nfession, he entered his name as a student in the office\\nof James Sullivan, Esq., then in practice in Pem-\\nbroke, occupying the ottice of the Hon. Boswell Stev-\\nens, disabled by a paralytic attack, from which he\\nnever recovered. He continued to read books from\\nJlr. Sullivan s library through the following winter.\\nIn March, 1834, he came to. Concord, N. H., where\\nhe has since resided, and entered the office of Hon.\\nCharles H. Peaslee, then a rising young lawyer, and\\ncontinued with him until admitted to the Merrimack\\nCounty bar, in February, 1837. While a .student in\\nGeneral Peaslee s office, he and Hon. Moody Currier,\\nthen a teacher in Concord, undertook the editorship,\\nas a matter of amusement and with no hope of pecu-\\nniary reward, of a small literary paper, called the\\nLiterary Gazette. It was published weekly for six\\nmonths, and then once a fortnight for another six\\nmonths. After Mr. Currier retired from the editor-\\nship, Cyrus P. Bradley, a youth of wouderful preco-\\ncity, and the author, when a mere boy, of a Life of\\nGovernor Isaac Hill, became associated with Mr.\\nFowler in the management of the Gazette. During a\\nconsiderable portion of the period in which he pur-\\nsued the study of the law, Mr. Fowler supported him-\\nself by writing for other papers. In June, 1835, he\\nwas elected clerk of the New Hampshire Senate,\\nwhich office he continued to hold by annual elec-\\ntions for six successive years, discharging its duties to\\nuniversal satisfaction. In 1846 he was appointed by\\nthe Hon. Levi Woodbury United States commis-\\nsioner for the district of New Hampshire, which of-\\nfice he held at the time of his death. In 1845 he was\\na member of the New Hampshire House of Repre-\\nsentatives from Concord and served as chairman of\\nthe judiciary committee. Again, in 1847 and 1848,\\nhe was one of the Representatives of Concord in that\\nbody and served upon the same committee in both\\nyears. In 1855 he was nominated by the Independ-\\nent Democrats, or Free-Soilers, as their candidate for\\nGovernor, and was frequently assured by prominent\\nKnow-Nothings that if he would join their order he\\nmight and would be made their candidate, also; but\\nhe was deaf to all such suggestions. After that party\\ncame into power and decided to change the judiciary\\nsystem of the State, he was engaged to draft the bill\\nfor that purpose, which subsequently became a law.\\nAfterwards, at the earnest and repeated solicitation\\nof Governor Metcalf, although at first he absolutely\\ndeclined to do so, he accepted a position on the\\nbench of the Supreme Court as associate justice,\\nwhich he continued to hold, at a great pecuniary\\nsacrifice, from August 1, 1855, to February 1, 1861,\\nwhen he voluntarily resigned it. During this period\\nof five and a half years he performed his full share of\\nthe arduous labors of a judge of our highest judicial\\ntribunal, and gave general satisfaction to the bar and\\nthe public. If his opinions at the law terms as re-\\nported are not so labored as those of some of his asso-\\nciates, they are more numerous and not less sound\\nand clear.\\nImmediately upon his resignation. Judge Fowler\\nwas appointed by the Governor and Council a dele-\\ngate from New Hampshire to the Peace Congress,\\nwhich met in Washington in February, 1861, for the\\npurpose of averting, if possible, the threatened se-\\ncession of the Southern States from the Union, and\\ncontinued its sessions through the entire month. His\\nassociate delegates were Hon. Levi Chamberlain, of\\nKeene, and Hon. Amos Tuck, of Exeter. In 1861 he\\nwas appointed solicitor for the county of Merrimack,\\nand held the office until he resigned, in 1865, upon his\\nbeing appointed one of the commissioners to revise\\nthe statutes of the State. He was associated in that\\ncommission with Hon. Samuel D. Bell, of Manchester,\\nand Hon. George Y. Sawyer, of Nashua. Upon it he\\nlabored diligently and successfully, alone superin-\\ntending the printing of the commissioners report,\\nand, subsequently, the printing of the General Stat-\\nutes as finally adopted by the Legislature of 1867.\\nHe also attended almost constantly, during the whole\\nperiod of that Legislature, upon the sessions of the\\njoint select committee to whom the report of the\\ncommissioners was referred, and greatly aided in\\nprocuring the speedy action of that committee, and\\nthe final adoption of the report of the commis.sioners,\\nas amended by the General Court, without protract-\\ning the session beyond its usual length. In 1871 and\\nagain in 1872, Judge Fowler was a member of the\\nHouse of Representatives from Ward Six, in Concord,\\nserving on the judiciary committee in 1871, and pre-\\nsiding over the deliberations of the House, as Speaker,\\nin 1872, with dignity, impartiality and complete\\nsuccess.\\nJudge Fowler was one of the most diligent, labori-\\nous and successful lawyers in the State, and the ex-\\ntent of his practice for many years has rarely been\\nexceeded. In September, 1838, after practicing alone", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0033.jp2"}, "32": {"fulltext": "18\\nHISTOllY OF MERRIMACK COUiNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nfor a year and a half, lie formed a co-partnership with\\nthe late President Pierce, which continued until April,\\n1845. During this period of six years and a half,\\ntheir practice was probably as extensive .as that of j\\nany individual or firm in the State. General Pierce\\nengaged in the trial of causes as an advocate in nearly\\nevery county, while Judge Fowler attended chiefly\\nto office business, the preparation of causes for trial\\nand briefs for argument at the law terms of court.\\nHon. John Y. Mugridge completed his preparatory\\nstudies in Judge Fowler s office, and upon his ad-\\nmission to the bar, in 1854, Judge Fowler formed a\\nbusiness connection with him for one year, which\\nexpired about the time of Judge Fowler s appoint-\\nment to the bench. Soon after his resignation of the\\njudgeship, in 1861, he entered into partnership with\\nHon. William E. Chandler, which continued until\\nMr. Chandler s appointment as Solicitor of the yj,\\nin 1864.\\nDuring his long residence in Concord, Judge Fow-\\nler was quite familiar with the form.s of legislation,\\nand probably drafted more bills for our Legislature\\nthan any other man, living or dead. He originated\\nmany laws and procured their enactment, when not a\\nmember of the Legislature. Among those thus orig-\\ninated and procured to be enacted may be mentioned\\nthe statute authorizing school districts to unite for\\nthe purpose of maintaining High Schools, and that\\nauthorizing towns to establish and maintain public\\nlibraries. He worked zealously with General Peaslee\\nto secure the establishment of the Asylum for the\\nInsane, was very active and persistent in securing\\nthe establishment of a Public Library in Concord\\nand a High School in Union District. He always\\n.showed a deep interest in the cause of public educa-\\ntion, and for more than twenty successive years\\nserved as prudential committee or a member of the\\nBoard of Education in Concord. He was always fond\\nof literary pursuits, and has an extensive and well-\\nselected miscellaneous library. For the last three or\\nfour years of his life he belonged to a class in\\nEnglish Literature, whose weekly meetings, during\\nthe winter season, were devoted, with much pleasure\\nand profit, to reading the works and discussing the\\nlives, character and times of English and American\\nauthors of reputation. He was more or less connected\\nwith various moneyed institutions. He was a director\\nof the State Capital Bank from its organization under\\na State charter until his appointment to the bench,\\nwhen he resigned. He was a director and president\\nof the First National Bank from its organization until\\nhe lost confidence in its cashier, when he disposed of\\nhis stock and resigned. He was for many years a\\ndirector of the Manchester and Lawrence Railroad,\\nand for several years its president. In his religious\\nsentiments he was a liberal Unitarian, and took a\\nprominent part in the work of the society in Concord,\\nserving for several years as the superintendent of its\\n.Sunday-school, and showing his interest in it by\\nleaving it a legacy of one thousand dollars in his will,\\nthe interest on which sum to be devoted to the support\\nof liberal preaching. Educated a Democrat, but with\\nstrong anti-slavery convictions, he acted with tht-\\nDemocratic party until its devotion to the e.xtensicm\\nof slavery compelled its abandonment in IMti, ami\\nfor the next ten years he acted as an lndcpiii leiit\\nDemocrat. Upon the formation of the Republican\\nparty he joined it, and continued in its ranks until, in\\n1875, he resumed his connection with the Democracy.\\nIn the spring of 1877, forty years from his admis-\\nsion to the bar, Judge Fowler determined to retire\\nfrom active practice. A severe illness in the fall ol\\nthat year confirmed his resolution. Before his full\\nrecovery, by the advice of his physician, he decided\\nto visit Europe. Accompanied by his wife, daughter\\nand third son, he left Boston on the 13th of April.\\n1878, and returned to New York on the 17th of Oc-\\ntober following, having, during his absence, visited the\\nprincipal points of interest in England, Scotland,\\nIreland, Italy, Switzerland, Bavaria, Austria, Bohe-\\nmia, Saxony, Prussia, Hanover, Holland, Belgium.\\nGermany and France. He returned home with re-\\nnewed strength and energy, and passed the next four\\nyears in the full enjoyment of health and happiness,\\nin the quiet of his pleasant home in Concord and his\\nbeautiful cottage by the sea, near Rye Beach.\\nIn October, 1882, the great sorrow of his life came\\nupon him in the loss of his dearly-beloved wife, after\\na long and painful illness. He had been peculiarly\\nfortunate in his domestic relations. On the 13th of\\nJuly, 1837, he married the daughter of Robert and\\nPolly Dole (Cilley) Knox, of Epsom, N. H., and\\ngranddaughter of Gener.al Joseph Cilley, of the Rev-\\nolution, Mary Dole Cilley Knox, by whom he had\\nfive children, four sous and one daughter, all now-\\nliving.\\nIn the winter of 1882-83, Judge Fowler had :i\\nsevere attack of ga.stric fever at Richmond, Va.,whi li-\\non his way to Florida for his health. After a long-\\nconvalescence at St. Augustine, Fla., he fully re-\\ncovered his health and spent the entire winter and\\nspring in the South.\\nIn November, 1883, he again went abroad, spend-\\ning six delightful months in Nice, Mentone and Italy,\\nreturning in May to New Hampshire after a month s\\nsojourn in Paris and London.\\nAgain, in November, 1884, he went aw-ay from his\\nConcord home, and sought the warmer climate of\\nCalifornia, spending the greater part of the winter at\\nMonterey. Here he again suffered from attacks of\\ngastritis, and, after a trip down to Santa Barbara, was\\nvery ill at San Francisco, and died at San Rafael,\\nCal., on the 26th of April, .^.i)., 1885. His re-\\nmains were embalmed and brought to Concord, and\\nwere buried. May 9th, from his residence.\\nHox. J. Everett Sargeut, LL.D. Judge Sar-\\ngent, now of Concord, has been well known through-\\nout the State for more than a quarter of a century.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0034.jp2"}, "33": {"fulltext": "V (^2^ ^2^c^^(S~t7", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0037.jp2"}, "34": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0038.jp2"}, "35": {"fulltext": "BENCH AND BAH.\\n19\\nBesides an extensive legislative acquaintance, lie has,\\nas judge of the ditlerent courts and iis chief justice\\nof the State, held terms of court in every shire-town\\nand half-shire town in every county in the State.\\nHe has been emphatically the architect of his own\\nfortune, and by his energy and perseverance has\\nreached the highest post of honor in his profession\\nin his native State. He is genial and social with his\\nfriends; he loves a joke, and belongs to that small\\nclass of men who never grow old. He loves his\\nhome, his family and his books. No man enjoys the\\nstudy of history and of poetry, of philosophy and of\\nfiction, better than he, while law and theology come\\nin for a share of attention. He is a kind neighbor,\\na respected citizen, a ripe scholar, a wise legislator,\\nan upright judge and an honest man.\\nIn the year 1781, Peter Sargent, the grandfather\\nof the subject of this sketch, moved from Hopkinton,\\nN. H., to New London, at that time equally well\\nknown as Heidelberg. This locality had been known\\nby this latter name for a quarter of a century or\\nmore. It was granted by the Masonian proprietors,\\nJuly 7, 1773, to Jonas Minot, and others as the Ad-\\ndition of Alexandria. It was first settled in 1775,\\nand was incorporated as a town by the Legislature,\\nJune 25, 1779. Peter Sargent, who thus moved into\\nthe town two years after its incorporation, was one of\\nten brothers, all born in Amesbuiy, Mass., who settled\\nas follows: Amasa, Ezekiel, Thomas and Moses al-\\nways lived at Amesbury James settled in Methuen,\\nMass. Peter, Nathan and Stephen came to Hopkin-\\nton, N. H., and settled there and Abner and Eben-\\nezer came to Warner, N. H., and settled there. These\\nten brothers, with four sisters, were the children of\\nDeacon Stephen Sargent, of Amesbury, Mass.\\n(Christopher Sargent, an older brother of Deacon\\nStephen, graduated at Harvard, entered the ministry\\nand was the first settled minister of Methuen, Mass.\\nHis eldest son, Nathaniel Peaslee Sargent, graduated\\nat Harvard, practiced law at Haverhill and was for\\nmany years a judge of the Supreme Judicial Court of\\nMassachusetts, and was chief justice of the State in\\n1790 and 1791, when he died, aged sixty.)\\nStephen Sargent was the son of Thomas (second),\\nwho was the son of Thomas (first), who was the sou\\nof William Sargent. Stephen married Judith Ord-\\nway, of AVest Newbury, Mass., September 26, 1730,\\nwas chosen deacon of the Second Congregational\\nChurch in Amesbury, May 10, 1757, and died Oc-\\ntober 2, 1773, aged sixty-three.\\nWilliam Sargent was born in England about 1602,\\nand was the son of Richard Sargent, an officer in the\\nroyal navy. William came to this country when a\\nyoung man, married Judith Perkins for his first wife,\\nwho died about 1633, when he, with several daughters,\\nwas one of the twelve men who commenced the settle-\\nment at Ipswich that year. He soon after went to\\nNewbury, and helped form a settlement there. Soon\\nafter, about 1638, he, with several others, commenced\\na settlement at Hampton, and about 1640 he re-\\nmoved to Salisbury, and was one of the eighteen\\noriginal proprietors, or commoners, who settled in\\nNew Salisbury, since known as Amesbury. His\\nsecond wife s name was Elizabeth, by whom he had\\ntwo sons, Thomas and William. He had several lots\\nof land iissigned him at different times, and was one\\nof the selectmen of the town in 1667. He died in\\n1675, aged seventy-three.\\nThomas Sargent, son of William, was born April\\n11, 1643, at Amesbury; married Rachel Barnes, Jan-\\nuary 2, 1667-68, and had children, among whom was\\nThomas, Jr., born at Amesbury, November 15, 1676,\\nwho married Mary Stevens, December 17, 1702, and\\nwas the father of Stephen, whose family has been\\nmentioned, and who was born at Amesbury, Sep-\\ntember 14, 1710.\\nPeter Sargent, son of Stephen, married Ruth\\nNichols, of Amesbury, and moved to Hopkinton,\\nN. H., about 1763, where they lived some eighteen\\nyears and raised a large family, and, when he went\\nto New London, took them all with him. His chil-\\ndren were Anthony, Abigail, Ruth, Judith, Peter,\\nEbenezer, Amasa, John, Molly, Ezekiel, Stephen,\\nWilliam and Lois. These all came from Hopkin-\\nton to New London in 1781, except Lois, who was\\nborn subsequently in New London.\\nEbenezer (the son of Peter), the father of the\\njudge, was born in Hopkinton in 1768, and was, of\\ncourse, thirteen years old when he came to New\\nLondon with his father s family. After becoming of\\nage he procured him a farm, and, on the 25tli of No-\\nvember, 1792, he married Prudence Chase, of Wen-\\ndell (now Sunapee), the daughter of John and Ruth\\n(Hills) Chase. They had ten children, as follows:\\nAnna, Rebekah, Ruth, Seth Freeman, Aaron Lea-\\nland, Sylvanus Thayer, Lois, Laura, Jonathan Kit-\\ntredge and Jonathan Everett. Jonathan Kittredge\\ndied young the other nine lived to mature age, and\\nfive of them three sons and two daughters still sur-\\nvive. The parents had only a very limited educa-\\ntion, having been taught to read and to write a\\nlittle, the schools of those early times only furnish-\\ning instruction in these two branches. They always\\nlived upon a farm, securing what was then considered\\nas a competence, and both died in New London, hav-\\ning lived together more than sixty-five years.\\nThe following, then, is the order of descent\\n1. Richard Sargent, of England.\\n2. William, son of Richard, born in England, 1602.\\n3. Thomas, son of William, born in Amesbury,\\nApril, 1643.\\n4. Thomas. Jr., son of Thomas, born in Amesbury,\\nNovember, 1676.\\n5. Stephen, son of Thomas, Jr., born in Amesbury,\\nSeptember, 1710.\\n6. Peter, son of Stephen, born at Amesbury, No-\\nvember 2, 1736.", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0039.jp2"}, "36": {"fulltext": "20\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\n7. Ebenezer, son of Peter, born at Hopkinton,\\nN.H., April 3, 17t)8.\\n8. Jonathan Everett Sargent was born at New\\nLondon, N. H., October 23, 181G. He lived at home,\\nworking upon the farm until he was seventeen years of\\nage, and, being the youngest child, his fether had\\narranged for him to live at home and take care of\\nhis parents, and have the farm at their decease.\\nWhile living at home his advantages for schooling\\nwere very limited, being confined to eight weeks\\nwinter school each year, the farm affording too\\nmuch work to allow of his attending the summer\\nschool after he was nine or ten years of age. He\\nattended one term at Hopkinton Academy and one\\nterm at a private school at home before he was seven-\\nteen. For years he had been thirsting for knowledge,\\nand had resolved that, if any way could be provided\\nfor taking care of his parents in their old age, he\\nwould obtain an education. When about sixteen\\nhis youngest sister was married, and she, with her\\nhusband, made an arrangement with her parents\\nunder which they moved upon the homestead farm\\nand assumed the care of her parents for life. So, at\\nseventeen, Everett, as he was always called, arranged\\nwith his father that he was to have the remaining\\nfour years of his time till twenty-one, instead of the\\nsum which his older brothers had received upon\\narriving of age. He was to clothe himself aud pay\\nhis own bills, and call for nothing more from his\\nfather.\\nThis arrangement was made in the summer of 1833,\\nand that fall he worked in the saddler s shop near\\nhis father s and taught school the next winter and\\nin the spring of 1834 he went to Hopkinton Academy,\\nthen under the charge of Mr. Enoch L. Childs, where\\nhe remained through the season. He taught school\\nthe next winter, and then went, in the spring of\\n1835, to Kimball Union Academy, at Meriden, where\\nhe remained, under the instruction of Mr. Cyrus S.\\nRichards, until commencement in 1836, when he\\nentered Dartmouth College. After he had thus,\\nwithout assistance, fitted himself for and entered\\ncollege, his father, very unexpectedly to him, gave\\nhim fifty dollars to pay his expenses the first term,\\nand offered to loan him a few hundred dollars, if he\\nshould need, in his college course, but that it must\\nbe considered as an honorary debt, to be repaid, with\\ninterest, after graduation.\\nBut, by teaching school every winter and two fall\\nterms in Canaan Academy during his course, he\\nearned enough to pay all his expenses in college with\\nthe exception of two hundred dollars, which he bor-\\nrowed of his father, and gave him his note for the\\nsame, with interest, which he adjusted within a few\\nyears after graduation. Though out of college two\\nterms, besides winters in teaching and another term\\non account of sickness, yet he was always ready at\\neach examination to be examined with his class in all\\nthe studies they had been over, and always took a\\nhigh stand at these examinations. He was elected a\\nmember of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, and grad-\\nuated in 1840 among the first in his class.\\nHe had long betbre this made up his mind to turn\\nhis attention to the law as a profession, aud he ac-\\ncordingly began the study of the law at once with\\nHon. Wm. P. Weeks, of Canaan, and remained with\\nhim till the spring of 1841, when he ^vas advised by\\nhis physician to go South for his health. He went\\nfirst to Washington, soon after to Alexandria, D. C,\\nwhere he taught a High School, then to Maryland,\\nwhere he remained a year in a family school, when,\\nhaving regained his health, he returned to New\\nHampshire in September, 1842. He had, upon his\\narrival in Washington, entered his name as a law\\nstudent in the ofiice of Hon. David A. Hall, of that\\ncity, and continued the study of the law under his\\ndirection while engaged in teaching, and he was ad-\\nmitted to the bar in the courts of the District of\\nColumbia in April, 1842, only about twenty months\\nafter leaving college. By the rule of that court, any\\none might be admitted upon examination without\\nregard to the length of time he had studied. So he\\nwas examined in open court by Chief Justice Cranch\\nand his associates upon the bench, and was admitted.\\nAfter returning home he continued his legal studies\\nwith Mr. Weeks until the July law term, in Sullivan\\nCounty, in 1843, when he was admitted to the bar in\\nthe Superior Court of Judicature in this State. He\\nthen went into company with Mr. Weeks at Canaan,\\nwhere he remained till 1847, when he removed to\\nWentworth, and opened an office there. He had\\nbeen appointed solicitor for Grafton County in No-\\nvember, 1844, while at Canaan, and he at once com-\\nmenced a lucrative business at Wentworth was re-\\nappointed solicitor, in 1849, for five years more, thus\\nholding the oflice for ten years, to 1854, performing\\nthe duties to the entire acceptance of the count and\\nthe people. He declined a reappointment.\\nIn 1851 he was first elected a member of the Legis-\\nlature from Wentworth, and served as chairman of\\nthe committee on incorporations. The next year he\\nwas re-elected, and was made chairman of the judi-\\nciary committee, and in 1853 he was again a member,\\nand was nominated with great unanimity, and elected\\nas Speaker of the House of Representatives. He\\nserved with ability and impartiality, and to the\\ngeneral acceptance of all parties.\\nThe next winter a new man was to be selected as a\\ncandidate for Senator in his district, and at the con-\\nvention he was nominated with great unanimity, and\\nwas elected in March, in a close district, by about\\nthree hundred majority. When the Senate met, in\\nJune, there was some discussion as to a candidate for\\npresident, but at the caucus he was nominated upon\\nthe first ballot, and was duly elected as president of\\nthe Senate in 1854. He was renominated in the\\nspring of 1855, but the Know-Nothing movement\\nthat year carried everything before it, and he was de-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0040.jp2"}, "37": {"fulltext": "BExNCH AND BAR.\\nfeated, with nearly all the other Democratic nomi-\\nnees in the State.\\nOn the 2d day of April, 1855, he was appointed a\\ncircuit justice of the Court of Common Pleas for the\\nState. But in June of that year there was an un-\\nwonted overturn, and the old courts were abolished,\\nmainly upon political grounds, and new ones or-\\nganized, and new judges appointed. Judge Sargent\\nwas making his arrangements to go into practice\\nagain at the bar, when he received a request from\\nGovernor Metcalf that he would accept the second\\nplace on the bench of the new Court of Common\\nPleas. This ofl er had not been expected, but, upon\\nconsultation with friends, it was accepted, and Judge\\nSargent was appointed an associate justice of the\\nCourt of Common Pleas.\\nHe acted as judge of the new Court of Common\\nPleas for four years, until 1859, when, by a statute of\\nthat year, that court was abolished, and the Supreme\\nJudicial Court was? to do the work of that court in\\naddition to its own, and one new judge was to be\\nadded to that court, making the number of Supreme\\nCourt judges six instead of five, as before. .Judge\\nSargent was at once appointed to that place on the\\nSupreme bench. He was then the youngest member\\nof the court in age, as well as in the date of his com-\\nmision. He remained upon the bench of that court\\njust fifteen years, from 1859 to 1874. In March, 1873,\\nupon the death of Chief Justice Bellows, Judge\\nSargent was appointed chief justice of the State,\\nwhich place he held until August, 1874, when the\\ncourt was again overturned to make room for the\\nappointees of the prevailing political party. Chief\\nJustice Sargent, at the time of his appointment as\\nchief justice, had become the oldest judge upon the\\nbench, both in age and date of commission, so fre-\\nquent had been the changes in its members since his\\nappointment to that bench, less than fourteen years\\nbefore. He was distinguished for his laborious in-\\ndustry, his impartiality and his ability. His written\\nopinions are contained in the sixteen volumes of the\\nNew Hampshire Reports, from the thirty-ninth to\\nthe fifty-fourth, inclusive, numbering about three\\nhundred in all. Many of these are leading opinions\\nupon various subjects, and show great learning and\\nresearch.\\nAfter the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, and\\nthe attempt to make Kansas a slave State, Judge\\nSargent acted with the Republican j)arty.\\nUpon leaving the bench, in August, 1874, he was\\nsolicited to go into the practice of the law in Con-\\ncord with Wra. M. Chase, Esq., whose late partner,\\nthe Hon. Anson S. Marshall, had recently been sud-\\ndenly removed by death. He left a very extensive\\nand lucrative practice, more than any one man could\\nwell attend to alone, and into this practice, by an\\narrangement with Mr. Chase, Judge Sargent stepped\\nat once, and the business firm thus formed continued\\nfor five years.\\nIn 1876 he was elected a member of the Constitu-\\ntional Convention of this State. In this convention\\nhe acted a prominent part. He received a large\\ncomplimentary vote for president of the convention,\\nbut that choice falling upon another. Judge Sargent\\nwas made chairman of the Judiciary Committee, the\\nsame place held by Judge Levi Woodbury in the\\nconvention of 1850. He took an active part in the\\ndebates and discussions of that body, and wielded\\nan influence probably second to no one in the con-\\nvention.\\nHe was also elected by his ward a member of the\\nHouse of Representatives for the years 1877 and\\n1878. It was evident from the first, so numerous and\\nimportant had been the changes in the constitution,\\nthat there must be a revision of the general statutes of\\nthe State. Early in 1877 steps were taken for this re-\\nvision, and Judge Sargent was appointed chairman\\nof a committee, with Hon. L. W. Barton, of New-\\nport, and Judge J. S. Wiggin, of Exeter, to revise\\nand codify the statutes of the State.\\nThis committee at once commenced their work,\\nand with so much dispatch was it prosecuted that\\nthey made their report to the Legislature of 1878,\\nwhich report was, with various amendments, adopted\\nby that Legislature. There was also much new legis-\\nlation enacted that year, which the committee were\\ninstructed to incorporate with their own work, and\\nthis was all to go into effect the 1st day of January,\\n1879.\\nThe committee revised their work, making the re-\\nquired additions, superintended the printing of the\\nwhole, and had their volume ready for distribution\\nbefore the day appointed. It is the largest volume\\nof statutes ever printed in the State, and it is be-\\nlieved not to be inferior to any other in any im-\\nportant particular.\\nIn the fall of 1878 Judge Sargent was invited- by a\\ncommittee of the citizens of New London to prepare\\na centennial address, to be delivered on the one hun-\\ndredth anniversary of the incorporation of the town.\\nHe at once accepted the invitation, and set about the\\nwork, and on the 25th day of June, 1879, he de-\\nlivered his address to a large assembly of the present\\nand former citizens of the town and others, the occa-\\nsion being distinguished by a larger collection of\\npeople, probably, than ever met in the town upon\\nany former occasion. Being a native of New Lon-\\ndon, he took a peculiar interest in looking up its\\nearly history and in tracing the lives of its promi-\\nnent men. The address was published in the\\nGranite Monthly in the numbers for July, August\\nand September, 1879, and has been favorably noticed\\nas a work of great labor and research.\\nAbout the 1st of September, 1879, at the end of\\nfive years from the commencement of his partnership\\nin business, the question arose whether he should\\ncontinue for five years more or retire. Having spent\\nnearly forty years of his life in toil, he concluded to", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0041.jp2"}, "38": {"fulltext": "22\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\ntake some portion of the remaining time for enjoy-\\nment, wliile he liad health and strength and capacity\\nto enjoy. He retired from tlie practice of the law,\\nfinding that it was vain to hope for rest and recrea-\\ntion while engaged in that profession. The judge\\nhas one of the finest residences in the city, and is\\nenjoying life with his friends and his books. He has\\nalso traveled extensively in his own country, and\\nbeen a close observer of men and things.\\nIn 1864 he was elected Grand Master of the Grand\\nLodge of Free and Accepted Masons for the State of\\nNew Hampshire, and was re-elected the next year.\\nAfter this he declined a re-election.\\nDartmouth College conferred on him the degree of\\nMaster of Arts, in course, three years after gradua-\\ntion also, the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws,\\nat its centennial commencement, in 1869.\\nHe has for many years been an active member of\\nthe New Hampshire Historical Society, and for the\\nlast ten or twelve years has been one of its vice-\\npresidents.\\nFor many years past he has been connected with\\nthe National State Capital Bank as one of its direc-\\ntors. The Loan and Trust Savings-Bank, at Con-\\ncord, commenced business August 1, 1872, and in the\\nthirteen years since then its deposits have increased\\nto over one million seven hundred thousand dollars.\\nJudge Sargent has been president of this bank and\\none of its investment committee since its commence-\\nment, and has given his personal attention to its\\naffairs.\\nIn 1876 the New Hampshire Centennial Home for\\nthe Aged was organized and incorporated, and, Jan-\\nuary 1, 1879, a home was opened in Concord at\\nwhich some ten to twenty aged ladies have since\\nbeen supported. The funds of this institution are\\ngradually increasing, and its work is being well done.\\nFor the last eight yeai-s Judge Sargent has been\\npresident of this institution, and has taken a deep\\ninterest in its prosperity and success.\\nIn compliance with a request from a committee of\\nthe trustees, he prepared and delivered, at the com-\\nmencement at Dartmouth College, in 1880, a me-\\nmorial address upon the late Hon. Joel Parker, for-\\nmerly chief justice of this State, and afterwards\\nprofessor of law in Harvard College. This duty\\nJudge Sargent performed in a manner creditable to\\nhimself and satisfactory to the friends of the late\\nJudge Parker. His address was printed, with other\\nsimilar addresses in memory of other deceased judges,\\ngraduates of Dartmouth, by other distinguished sons\\nof the college.\\nHe married, first, Maria C. Jones, of Enfield,\\ndaughter of John Jones, Esq., November 29, 1843,\\nby whom he had two children. John Jones Sargent,\\nthe elder, graduated at Dartmouth College in 186G,\\nand died in Oshkosh, Wis., October 3, 1870, just as\\nhe was ready to commence the practice of the law.\\nThe second, Everett Foster, died young. For his\\nsecond wife, he married Louisa Jennie Paige, daughter\\nof Deacon James K. Paige, of Wentworth, September\\n5, 1853, by whom he has had three children, Marie\\nLouise, Annie Lawrie and George Lincoln. The\\nsecond died young; the eldest and youngest survive.\\nSince he commenced the practice of the law, in\\n1843, his residence has been as follows: In Canaan\\nfour years, to 1847 in Wentworth twenty-two years,\\nto 1869; and in Concord sixteen years since.\\nAs a lawyer. Judge Sargent was always I aithful\\nand true to his clients, a safe counselor and an able\\nadvocate. As a legislator, he has been conservative\\nand safe. As a judge, he always studied to get at\\nthe right of the case, to hold the scales of justice\\nevenly, to rule the law plainly, so that the party\\nagainst whom he ruled might have the full benefit\\nof his exception to the ruling, and to get the ques-\\ntions of fact and the evidence, as it bore upon them,\\nclearly and distinctly before the jury. Any one who\\nattended the courts where he presided as judge\\ncould see at once that he was patient and pains-\\ntaking, industrious and persevering, vigilant and\\ndiscriminating, impartial and fearless; and any one\\nwho reads his written opinions will see that they\\nexhibit great research, learning and ability.\\nMason Weare Tappas was born October 20,\\n1817, in the village of Newport, Sullivan County. His\\nfather, the late Weare Tappan, being a strong admirer\\nof Jeremiah Mason, who, at that time, was in full prac-\\ntice at the bar, named his son after him, and gave him\\nalso his own name and the name of his mother, who\\nwas one of the descendants of the celebrated old\\nWeare family.\\nWeare Tappan was a man of note and ability, prom-\\ninent as a lawyer, and a main pillar in the com-\\nmunity in which he lived. He was born in the town\\nof East Kingston, Rockingham County, and early\\nsettled in the town of Newport. He read law with\\nthe late Judge Ellis, of Claremont, who was one of the\\nablest and most accomplished lawyers in the State.\\nMr. Tappan was one of the marked men of his time.\\nTaking an early position on the subject of slavery, he\\nwas an old pioneer in the cause. His house was the\\nrendezvous of the anti-slavery lecturer and the home\\nof the fugitive slave. A patriarch of the olden time,\\nstrong in his convictions when answering to his con-\\nscience, hehad determined that he was right; he died\\nin 1866, but not till he had seen the fulfillment of his\\nhope and prayer, that the curse of slavery might be\\nblotted out and the authority of the government\\nrestored.\\nThe mother of Mason W. Tappan died only a few\\nmonths after the decease of his father. The Concord\\nMonitor, in noticing her death at the time, paid her\\nthe following tribute The deceased was a fine spec-\\nimen of the old school of ladies, who maintained a\\nlively interest in the present, which, added to her\\nWalter C. Harriman.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0042.jp2"}, "39": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0045.jp2"}, "40": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0046.jp2"}, "41": {"fulltext": "BENCH AND BAR.\\ngreat intelligence, rare conversational jjowers, keen\\ninsight of persons, a strong moral nature and a cath-\\nolic spirit, bounded by no creed or color, made her\\nju-eseuce a benediction and her life a pleasant recol-\\nlection.\\nAt an early age Mason removed with the family to\\nBradford, Merrimack County, and here he spent his\\nboyhood days, and here has he always resided. In\\nhis youth he displayed many of those strong traits of\\ncharacter which became prominent in after-life. He\\nearly formed a resolution to abstain from the use of\\nintoxicating drinks, and that resolution has never\\nbeen broken. In addition to the regular course of\\ninstruction which he received from his parents, he\\nattended old Father Ballard s school, in Hopkinton,\\nand the Hopkinton Academy, which was a noted\\nschool in those days. He also became a student at\\nthe Meriden Academy.\\nHaving chosen the profession of the law, he pursued\\nthe study of the same with his father and with the\\nHon. George W. Nesmith, of Franklin, who for a long\\ntime was one of the judges of the Supreme Judicial\\nCourt. He was admitted to the bar in 1841, and soon\\nacquired an extensive practice in Merrimack and\\nSullivan Counties. In the eminent an ay of legal\\nability that adorned the bar in those dayi-, by his\\npower as an advocate, he shortly obtained a promi-\\nnent place.\\nDown to the year 18.5.3 he had given his undivided\\nattention to the law. His practice and his reputation\\nas a lawyer were constantly on the increase. He had\\nlielonged to the Whig, Free-Soil and American par-\\nties. Although his first step aside from his profession\\nwas only to represent his town (which was largely\\nDemocratic) in the Legislature, to which he was\\nsuccessively elected in 1853, 1854 and 1855, by his\\npersonal popularity among his townsmen, it was\\napparent, from the position that he occupied and the\\ncharacter of the times, that he would drift into broader\\nfields. To turn from his profession and enter the\\narena of party strife, although a matter largely con-\\ntrolled by force of circumstances, was a step not to be\\ntaken without due deliberation. In Sullivan County,\\nwith always a formidable array of counsel against him,\\nhe had achieved some of his greatest triumphs, and\\nhad never failed to secure a verdict before a jury. It\\nwas with some misgivings that he turned from the\\ncertain pursuits of his professional career to tread the\\nuncertain paths in the field of American politics.\\nIn the legislative session of 1854, Mr. Tappan was\\na candidate for Speaker of the House, and, notwith-\\nstanding there was a Democratic majority of about\\ntwenty, he came within two votes of an election. In\\nthe same year, forgetting past contentions, and moved\\nby the prominent stand he had taken in the Legisla-\\nture, the Whigs, Free-Soilers, Independent Democrats\\nand Americans came to his support and nominated\\nhim a member of Congress from the old Second Dis-\\ntrict, and he was elected. He was twice re-elected.\\nbreaking for the first time the long-established rule of\\ngiving a member of Congress only two terms, and\\nserved in the Thirty-fourth, Thirty-fifth and Thirty-\\nsixth Congresses with distinguished ability, and es-\\ntablished for himself, in those eventful times when\\nmadne.ss ruled the hour, a reputation as an able and\\nfearless champion of the cause of the Union and the\\ngreat principles of the Republican party. In July,\\n1856, Mr. Tappan made a speech upon the subject of\\nthe extension of slavery into Kansas, the House be-\\ning in a committee of the whole on the state of the\\nUnion. It was a rich treat, to use the language of\\nthe Jfezv York Tribune at the time, and made some\\nof the Southern chivalry rise to a point of order,\\nand ask questions and squirm, and look very uncom-\\nfortable. It was a speech produced by deep research\\nand much labor. In conclusion, Mr. Tappan said\\nMr. Chairman, let me say that we seek no quarrel\\nwith our brethren of the South. This is an issue ifiet/\\nhave forced upon us, and, with God s blessing, we will\\nmeet it as becomes worthy descendants of patriotic\\nsires You sometimes tell us that you want to be let\\nalone. That is precisely what we intend to do we\\nwill interfere with none of your rights whatever is\\nnominated in the bond that we will yield. In turn,\\nis it too much for us to make the same request of\\nyou that you will let s alone? If slavery be a\\nblessing, to you shall inure all its benefits. If it be a\\ncurse, do not ask to place it on our soil to involve us\\nin its guilt. We desire to cultivate the relations of\\npeace and fraternal kindness with the people of the\\nSouth.\\nThe storm of secession was rising, and all political\\nelements were warming to the contest that was fast\\ncoming on. No State in the Union had more reason\\nto be proud of any of its delegation in Congress than\\nhad New Hampshire of Mr. Tappan. As was\\nsaid by one of the leading newspapers in the State at\\nthe time, he was active, enthusiastic and always\\nconciliatory where conciliation is needed. With a heart\\nforced by its very nature to hate falsehood, oppression\\nand wrong, he is just the man whom a free people\\nshould delight to honor, and in honoring whom they\\nmust honor themselves.\\nMr. Tappan, in March, 1858, delivered an able\\nspeech in the House upon slavery agitation, nullifica-\\ntion and the Lecompton Con.stitution, in which he said\\nthat he wished to put on record the protest of New\\nHampshire of what he conceived to be the most stu-\\npendous political fraud that was ever before attempted\\nto be perpetrated upon any people. In the winter of\\n1860-61, in the Thirty-sixth Congress, the celebrated\\nselect committee of thirty-three one from each State\\nwas constituted, to which was referred so much of\\nthe President s annual message as related to the then\\ndisturbed state of the country. Mr. Tappan was\\nplaced upon this committee, and joined with Mr.\\nWashburn, of Wisconsin, in a minority report.\\nA report on the part of the majority had been agreed", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0047.jp2"}, "42": {"fulltext": "IIISTOIIY OF MElllUMACK COUxNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nto and submitted, recommending amendments to the\\nConstitution, by which the South would acquire all,\\nif not more, than it had demanded for its institution\\nof slavery. This minority report was a strong docu-\\nment, and recommended the adoption of the following\\nresolution\\nHaohtd, That the provisions of the Constitution are ample for the\\npreservation of the Union, and tho protection of the material interest* of\\ntlie country that it needs to be obeyed rather tlian amended and our\\nextrication from present dilBculties is to be looked for in efforts to pre-\\nserve and protect the public property and enforce tho laws, rather than\\niu new guarantees for particular interests, or compromises, or conces-\\nsions to unreasonable\\nOn the 5th of February, 1S61, the minority report\\nwas submitted, and Mr. Tappan immediately arose in\\nhis seat and addressed himself to the issues involved.\\nHe began by saying that he was opposed to the rais-\\ning of this committee at the outset, not because he\\ndid not fully understand the perilous condition of the\\ncountry, but because he believed that the appointment\\nof such a committee would lead to some sort of a com-\\npromise, when any compromise, under the circum-\\nstances, would be humiliating to the North, and\\nhe did not believe that any measures that might be\\npassed would be productive of good, and would only\\nadd fuel to the flame. He was not unwilling, at the\\nproper time, to make reasonable concessions to any\\nportion of his countrymen that had grievances to be\\nredressed. But he contended that that portion of\\nthe American people who had just succeeded in elect-\\ning their President, in the modes and forms recog-\\nnized by the Constitution, had done nothing that re-\\nquired apology, he did not, for one, go into that\\nelection to have the principles for which he con-\\ntended abandoned at the first howl of those that were\\ndisappointed at the re-sult. Other parties went into\\nthe election, and all must abide the result. But no\\nsooner was the election of Mr. Lincoln declared than\\nthe fires of revolution broke out. With most indecent\\nhaste, the disunionists of the country, who, by their\\nown confessions, had been plotting its overthrow for\\nthirty years, seized the public property, insulted the\\nAmerican flag and, with jeers at the government\\nwhich had protected them so long, declared\\nthemselves out of the Union. Under these cir-\\ncumstances, he was for postponing all other ques-\\ntions until it was ascertained whether we had a gov-\\nernment or not. He declared that if this government\\nwas a mere cobweb, with no power for its own preser-\\nvation, it would be utterly useless to attempt to patch\\nit up with compromises. He was for narrowing the\\nissue to the question of Union or no Union, govern-\\nment or no government, and maintained that, if this\\nposition had been lioldly taken from the start, they\\nwould have stood stronger. Every time the people of\\nthe free States have wavered, every time her repre-\\nsentatives have evinced a disposition to fall back one\\nstep from their po.sition, the Secessionists, with fiercer\\nyells, have advanced two. At the first dawn of trea-\\nson in its borders, the great Nation retires before\\nit, and is crumbling to pieces without an eSbrt to\\nmaintain its integrity or a finger raised to protect its\\nflag! The enforcement of the revenue laws, the de-\\nfense of the capital and the protection of the public\\nproperty does not necessarily involve war. He pro-\\nceeded at length on this line, and in course of his\\nmasterly effort uttered the following sentiments:\\nSir, I will indulge in no threats of what would be\\nthe result in such an event [in the event of war]. I\\nwill make no boasts of the prowess of any particular\\nsection of the country. I desire to say no word that\\ncan exasperate or inflame, but simply to plant myself on\\nthe side of my country and the integrity of its govern-\\nment, whose Constitution I have sworn to support.\\nSir, the Union is dear to the people of the Northern\\nStates they would sacrifice much to preserve it as it\\nis; but a Union founded on the protection of slavery\\nas its chief corner-stone is not the Union for which\\nour fathers fought, and is not the precious boon which\\nthey supposed they had transmitted to their posterity.\\nThe speech was widely circulated, and many of the\\ncongratulations that were called forth by it were con-\\ntained in private letters from leading citizens, not only\\nin New England, but throughout the free States. By\\nthis heroic maintenance of the Union as it is and\\nthe Constitution as our fathers made it, there were\\naccorded to him an ability and statesmanship which\\nthose troublesome times so much demanded in the\\nhalls of Congress.\\nMr. Tappan s course throughout, as a member of\\nCongress, was characterized by a conscientious regard\\nfor the right and the true spirit of independence.\\nOver him there was no unworthy control and with\\nhim there was no unworthy alliance. The part he\\nbore as a member of the committee of thirty-three\\nreceives high commendation in the first volume of\\nMr. Blaine s .book, Twenty Years of Congress.\\nHis action in the celebrated Judge Watrous case and\\non the admission of Oregon as a State was not with-\\nout criticism. But that criticism was fully disarmed\\nand his course vindicated. On the 5th of March, 185;),\\nat a great Kepublican meeting in the citi|- of Concord,\\nthe people of every shade of political opinion gath-\\nered to hear him and listen to an explanation of his\\nposition in the Oregon affair. In a candid and able\\nmanner he reviewed his action thereon, and concluded\\nby saying that he would not have taken a different\\nposition if every man, woman and child in the State,\\non bended knees, had implored him to do it; but\\nwould have resigned and come home and delivered to\\nhis constituents the trust which had been confided\\nto him. A press report says That the speaker\\nwas interrupted here by loud and continued applause\\nsuch as was never before heard in the city, while\\nthree tremendous cheers were given, which showed\\nemphatically that the hearts of the people were with\\nhim.\\nDuring his Congressional life, which closed with the\\nThirty-sixth Congress (not being a candidate for re-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0048.jp2"}, "43": {"fulltext": "BENCH AND EAll.\\n.lection), he had served on the judiciary committee\\nand was chairman of the committee of claims, and at\\nthe time of his appointment as such chairman, the\\nfollowing appeared in the New York Tribune The\\nHon. Mason W. Tappan was conspicuous in the Thirty-\\nfifth Congress as a member of the committee of the\\njudiciary, and during the protracted examination of\\nthe charges preferred against Judge Watrous, Mr.\\nTajipan was untiring in the discharge of his delicate\\nduties. His selection now, as the head of the com-\\nmittee on claims, was a coiiipliment due, as well to his\\npast services in Congress, as to his distinguished abil-\\nity as a lawyer and integrity as a man.\\nHe was also a menber of the vigilance committee,\\ntlie chief duties of which were to watch the Black\\nHorse Cavalry.\\nWe had reached the period of civil war. Armies\\nwere gathering, and the principles he had enunciated\\niu the national House of Representatives he was\\nready to defend in the field. Abraham Lincoln called\\nfor seventy-five thousand volunteers for three months,\\nand Colonel Tappan was one of the first men to enlist\\nin the State. The command of the First Regiment\\nnaturally went to him, and he was accordingly ap-\\npointed and commissioned by Governor Berry. The\\nregiment was mustered into the service of the United\\nStates from the 1st to the 4th of May, 1861, and on\\nthe morning of the 25th left for the seat of war. The\\nregiment received one continued ovation as it moved\\nto the front. In New York City it was presented with a\\nsilk flag, by Judge Bo wney, and its passage through the\\nstreetsof the great metropolis on the day of the fun-\\neral of Colonel Ellsworth created a scene never to be\\nforgotten. It was the first regiment that had entered\\nthe field fully equipped, with field and staff officers\\nmounted, and with seventy-five horses and twenty-\\none baggage-waggons. It wheeled into line behind\\ntlie funeral cortege and marched down Broadway.\\nBaltimore was reached in the afternoon of May 27th.\\nThe men disembarked from the cars, and, with loaded\\nmuskets and fixed bayonets, marched to the tune of\\nYankee Doodle unmolested through the city that\\nhad shed Union blood. On reaching Washington, the\\nregiment marched up Pennsylvania Avenue and on\\nto Kalorama, where it went into camp. As soon as\\nthe column had passed the White House, President\\nLincoln sent for Colonel Tappan, and, complimenting\\nhim highly on the appearance of his men, said, taking\\nhim by the hand, Colonel Tappan, your regiment\\nlooks more like war than anything I have seen. On\\nthe 10th of June the regiment was joined to a brigade\\ncommanded by Colonel Charles P. Stone, and marched\\nto Rockville, Md. At this time the Confederate army\\nwas skirting the right bank of the Potomac, and at\\nno time during the war was the national capital in\\ngreater peril.\\nOn the 14th of June the regiment moved towards\\nPoolesville, the object of this movement being to\\nguard the river against the enemy, who were in large\\nforce at Leesburg, Va. On the 17th the enemy opened\\nfire on a portion of the regiment with rifles and six-\\npound cannon, and while Colonel Tappan was mov-\\ning with the remaining portion of the regiment to the\\nscene of action, he was ordered back to guard against\\nan anticipated attack from another direction. He was\\nplaced in command at Poolesville, and established a\\nline of pickets for a distance of fourteen miles, from\\nhis camp, at Poolesville, down to Concord Ferry, thence\\nup the Potomac to the mouth of the Monocacy. On\\nthe 6th of July a detachment, under command of Col-\\nonel Tappan, moved to Sandy Hook, the reserve to\\nbe sent there by rail on the 7th, and that night\\nmoved up the river on the Maryland side twelve miles,\\narriving at Sharpsburg at two o clock in the morning,\\nand at Williamsport, twelve miles farther, in the af-\\nternoon, where they forded the river and stood on the\\nsacred soil of Virginia. Here they joined the\\nbrigade, which moved forward to Martinsburg, where\\nthey joined the command of General Patterson, who\\nhad his running fight with Johnston, called the\\nbattle of Falling Waters. July 14th the regiment,\\nwith the rest of the division, moved on towards Win-\\nchester. The enemy fled at their approach. They\\nreached Bunker Hill in the afternoon of the same\\nday. The troops were anxious for battle, but instead\\nof marching on Winchester, a retreat was ordered to\\nCharlestowu. On the day of the battle of Bull\\nRun, the 21st, the division marched to Harper s\\nFerry and went into camp on Bolivar Heights. July\\n21st found the regiment again in camp at Sandy\\nHook, and August 2d, their term of enlistment having\\nexpired, they embarked on board the cars for New\\nHampshire, being mustered out of the service at Con-\\ncord, the 12th of August, 1861.\\nThe men of Colonel Tappan s regiment were a\\nportion of the time wretchedly clad, and endured\\nmany hardships. Owing to the reputation the regi-\\nment had acquired since entering the field, it was\\nplaced as the leading regiment on the right of the\\narmy in its extended operations in Maryland and\\nVirginia. Of Colonel Tappan, New Hampshire in\\nthe Rebellion says As a commander he was pa-\\ntriotic, brave and thoughtful of and kind to his offi-\\ncers and men, and respected by all.\\nColonel Tappan was appointed colonel of the\\nFourth Regiment upon the resignation of Colonel\\nWhipple, but declined the appointment, feeling that\\nit would be doing injustice to the brave ranking offi-\\ncers of that regiment. He was, subsequently, unani-\\nmously elected colonel of the Sixteenth Regiment by\\nits soldiers but Colonel Tappan, as well as the Gov-\\nernor of the State, thought it advisable that the\\ncommission should go to another.\\nFor the last twenty-five years Colonel Tappan has\\nbeen engaged in the constant practice of the law.\\nHe has always maintained a large practice in his\\ncounty, and in many noted trials in other parts of the\\nState he has been engaged. In the celebrated Paul", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0049.jp2"}, "44": {"fulltext": "26\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nR. George will case he was associated with the late\\nCaleb Gushing at his particular request.\\nBy a close application to the study of the law\\nthrough a period of five years, Colonel Tappan was\\nadmitted to the bar, after a thorough examination by\\nsuch a lawyer as the late Judge Perley, with no com-\\nmon knowledge in all its branches, and i)trhaps\\nfitted, had he so inclined, to become what is popu-\\nlarly known as a technical lawyer. But rather than\\na strict adherence to the mere technicalities of the\\nlaw, but taking a broader and more comprehensive\\nview of what the law is and what the practice of it\\nought to be, it is more in accordance with his nature\\nto rely on the merits of each individual case and the\\ngreat law of reason and common sense as applicable to\\nthem.\\nIn 1876, Colonel Tappan was appointed Attorney-\\nGeneral of the State by Governor Cheney, which\\nposition he now holds. The administration of his\\noffice, and the manner he has conducted the large\\nnumber of State and capital cases that have fallen to\\nhim, has been characterized by ability and a faithful\\ndischarge of its varied and important duties.\\nAs an advocate, he goes to his work with great as-\\nsurance, moulds his thought into shape with stalwart\\nstrength, is clear and convincing, and the conviction\\nthat he is sincere in the cause he presents is impressed\\nupon those that hear him.\\nDuring the time that he has been thus actively en-\\ngaged in his profession he has, in many heated polit-\\nical campaigns, for which the State is so much noted,\\ntaken the stump in behalf of the cause of the Repub-\\nlican party, and what he deemed to be for the welfare\\nof the whole country. In the great contest of 1868,\\nin Warner, the home of his friend and the nominee\\nof the Republican party. General Walter Harriman,\\nhe made a speech of four houi-s duration, in reply to\\nRichard Vaux, of Pennsylvania, who had spoken\\nthere the day before, and had taken the ground that\\nin the reconstruction of the Southern Slates the ad-\\nministration had acted outside of the Constitution.\\nColonel Tappan, taking as his text the clause in the\\nConstitution that the United States shall guarantee\\nto every State in this Union a republican form of\\ngovernment, proceeded with heavy blows to destroy\\nthe argument of the day before. The impression that\\nthis speech made upon the writer, as well as upon the\\nminds of all that heard him, still remains, and it was\\nthe opinion, regardless of party, that the object of it\\nwas accomplished.\\nIn the national campaign of 1872, Colonel Tappan\\njoined the Liberal Republican movement, and sup-\\nported his life-long friend, Horace Greeley, for the\\nPresidency. Between these two men the strongest\\nties of friendship existed. Colonel Tappan believed\\nthat, more than any other man, Horace Greeley was\\nthe framer and builder of the Republican party. He\\nwas in Washington, as a member of Congress, during\\nthe great contest for the Speakership of the House of\\nRepresentatives. Horace Greeley was there, and he\\nregarded him as the master-spirit that directed the\\njarring and discordant elements, and, uniting them on\\nGeneral Banks, secured his election as Speaker. The\\nwar being over, and the people of the North and\\nSouth being citizens of one common country, he be-\\nlieved that the desired era of peace and reconciliation\\nwould be brought about by the election of Horace\\nGreeley, and preferred that it should come under the\\nleadership of such a Republican than under a reign\\nof the Democratic party. He therefore supjiorted\\nHorace Greeley, and while this course subjected him\\nto adverse comment and criticism no one doubted his\\nsincerity or the motives by which he was actuated.\\nNor did it imply that he had renounced any of the\\nprinciples of the Republican party, to which he had\\nadhered from the day of its birth, and with which, in\\nthe course of events, he again found himself in full\\naccord.\\nColonel Tappan has been three times married. His\\nfirst wife was Emeline M. Worth, of Sutton, by whom\\nhe had one son, Frank M. Tappan, Esq., who resides\\nnear his father, in Bradford. His second wife was\\nMary E. Jenkins, of Boston, and his present wife was\\nMiss Imogene B. Atwood, of Lisbon, by whom he has\\na little daughter, Helen L. Tappan.\\nOf Colonel Tappan, as a man and a citizen, the\\nwriter concludes this sketch by quoting from a letter\\nof a neighbor, as follows Mr. Tappan s kindness to\\nthe poor and afllicted, his fidelity as a friend, his\\nsensitiveness of heart and his honor in his profes-\\nsion are proverbial among his most intimate ac-\\nquaintances.\\nJohn Henry Albix was born October 17, 184.\\nat West Randolph, Vermont. He is the son of John\\nand Emily (White) Albin. At the High School in\\nConcord, N. H., he prepared for college, and entered\\nDartmouth at the fall term of 1860, and graduating\\ntherefrom in 1864, he commenced the study of the\\nlaw with the late Hon. Ira A. Eastman of Concord,\\nwho was a prominent lawyer and at one time one of\\nthe judges of the Supreme Judicial Court. He pur-\\nsued his legal studies assiduously, without interrup-\\ntion, until October, 1867, when he was admitted to\\nthe bar. In April, 1868, he became a partner of Judge\\nEastman. In December of the same year, Samuel B.\\nPage, Esq., removed from Warren, N. H., and became\\na member of the firm. They did a large business and\\nit was one of the leading firms in the State. It wa.s\\ndissolved in 1874, at which time Mr. Albin became\\nassociated with the writer of this sketch, and by rea-\\nson of whose appointment as Attorney General of the\\nState, the relation was for a short time disstdved, as\\nunder a statute the Attorney-General was disqualified\\nfrom practice, except in cases wherein the State was\\na party. This statute being repealed, the association\\nwas renewed.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0050.jp2"}, "45": {"fulltext": "//2/\\n-IC-C^", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0051.jp2"}, "46": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0052.jp2"}, "47": {"fulltext": "BENCH AND B2VR.\\nMr. Albin formed a partnership witli Nathaniel E.\\nMartin, Esq., of Concord, under the title of Albin\\n:Martin. This firm has an extensive legal business.\\n.Mr. Albin was a member of the Legislature from\\nCuiuv.rd, ill ISTi^-;:;. 1 ii ri 11, ii bis first term he served\\niinc.n the .lucliciarv \u00e2\u0096\u00a0uiuniittrr, ami in 1873 was chair-\\nIn 1875 be took up hisresidei\\nut continued his business i\\nlected to represent the town\\nce in Henniker, N. H.,\\n1 Concord. He was\\nin the Legislature of\\n187(5, (hirinu; which session he was a member of the\\nJudiciary Co]nmittee,and of several important special\\nconiniittccs be was made chairman.\\nMr. .Vlbin has given much time and attention to\\nOdd-Fellowship, and takes great interest in the mys-\\ntic l)r()therhood. He has held all of the official posi-\\ntions in the Grand Lodge of the jurisdiction, and at\\nits annual session in 1879 was elected Grand Master.\\nIn September, 1881, he represented the Grand Lodge\\nin the Sovereign Grand Lodge at its session in Cin-\\ncinnati, and in that at Baltimore in September, 1882.\\nAt the session held in Cincinnati, September, 1881, a\\ncommittee was appointed to prepare a Degree of Uni-\\nformed Patriarchs, which consisted of William H.\\nCrocker of Chicago, Theodore B. Elliott of Milwaukee,\\n,Iobn H. Albin, C. B. Colledge of Washington, B.C.,\\nand John Heeseman of Charleston, S. C. The labo-\\nrious duty of preparing the work contemplated, fell\\nto Mr. Albin, and was performed with great care he\\nreported a Degree which was accepted by the commit-\\ntee and almost unanimously adopted by the Sovereign\\nGrand Lodge, at its session in Baltimore in September\\n1882. This committee was continued in existence,\\nwith full power over the Degree until it was dis-\\ncharged by the grand body at its session held in\\nProvidence, in September, 1883. At the September\\nsession of 1884, at Minneapolis, Minn., Mr. Albin was\\nmade chairman of the Committee of the Patriarchal\\nBranch of the Order, and at the same session a special\\ncommittee was appointed for the purpose of making\\nany revision that might be deemed necessary so far as\\nthat Degree was concerned, and also to report such\\nlegislation as might be necessary to carry it into full\\neffect. That committee was composed of Mr. Albin,\\ne.x-Governor John C. Underwood of Covington, Ky.,\\nand Edward A. Stevens of Minneapolis, Minn., with\\ninstructions to report at the session of the Sovereign\\nGrand Lodge, at Baltimore, September, 1885.\\nTo those who know Mr. Albin it is not too much to\\nsay, that he is one of the most active, industrious and\\nwell-read lawyers in the State, and, notwithstanding\\nhis constantly increasing business, he keeps himself\\nthoroughly read up in the latest legal decisions, and\\nmakes it a point to provide himself with the best and\\nnewest text-books in the profession. No case comes\\nto his hands but is first thoroughly investigated in all\\nits legal aspects and in preparing and presenting his\\ncases to the court, jury, or whatever tribunal are to\\nhear the same, in fact, in the whole conduct of a trial,\\nhe takes high rank at the New Hamp.shire bar. No\\npains are spared and no labor is shirked which be\\nconsiders will in any way tend to ailvancc the ciuise\\nor the interests of his clients.\\nAlthough actively engaged in his profession, Mr.\\nAlbin takes great interest in agricultural pursuits,\\nand upon his farm in Henniker he spends many days\\nof pleasant recreation.\\nHe was married, September 5, 1872, to Miss Georgie\\nA. Modica, of Henniker. They have two children,\\nHenry A., born February 5, 1875, and Edith G., born\\nAugust 5, 1878.\\nWilliam La whence Foster is the only son of\\nJohn and Sophia (Willard) Foster. His father was\\none of thirteen children of the Rev. Edmund and\\nPha?be (Lawrence) Foster.\\nEdmund, the grandfather of Judge Foster, was born\\nat Groton, Mass., in 1754. He graduated at Yale\\nCollege, studied for the ministry and became quite\\nprominent as a preacher. He was settled over the\\nchurch in Littleton, Mass., and continued to be its\\npastor until his death, in 1825, a period of more than\\nforty years. He was at one time a member of the\\nMassachusetts State Senate. In 1783 he married\\nPha be Lawrence, of Littleton. She was the daughter\\nof Colonel William Lawrence, of Littleton. Through\\nhis paternal grandmother Judge Foster traces his\\ndescent from Robert Law-rence, of Lancashire, Eng-\\nland, who was born about the year 1150. Attending\\nhis sovereign, Richard Coeur de Leon, in the war of\\nthe Crusades in the Holy Land, he so distinguished\\nhimself in the siege of Acre that he was knighted Sir\\nRobert, of Ashton Hall.\\nThe sixteenth in descent was John Lawrence, who\\ncame to America in 1635, and settled at Watertown,\\nMass.\\nThe great-grandfather of Judge Foster was Abra-\\nham Foster, whose father came from England about\\nthe middle of the seventeenth century, and settled\\nin Groton, Mass., where Abraham, Edmund and John\\nFoster, the ninth child and third son of Edmund, was\\nborn. John Foster, in early life, removed to West-\\nminster, Vt., where he married Sophia Willard, and\\nwhere his only son, William Lawrence Foster, was\\nborn, June 1, 1823.\\nJohn Foster removed to Fitzwilliam, N. H., in 1825,\\nand from thence to Keene, N. H., in 1834, where he\\ndied February 7, 1854. He was a captain in the\\nold New Hampshire Militia, and was for many years\\nhigh sherifi of the county of Cheshire. While resid-\\ning in Keene, John Foster was many years a trader,\\nand his son assisted him in his store.\\nJudge Foster, when a boy, attended the common\\nschools and afterwards studied in the Keene and\\nWalpole Academies. When about seventeen years of\\nage he commenced the study of the law in the office\\nof Levi Chamberlain, Esq. In 1844 and 1845 he at-\\ntended the Law School at Cambridge. In 1845 he\\nwas admitted to the bar in Keene, and for a short", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0053.jp2"}, "48": {"fulltext": "HLSTUKY ur iMElllUiMACK CUUNTV, .NKW JIAMPSHIHK\\ntime sustained a partnership with John N. Baxter,\\nand afterward with Mr. Chamberlain. From 1845 to\\n1849 he was postmaster at Keene. From 1849 to\\n1853 he was clerk of the New Hampshire Senate.\\nHe was a member of Governor Dinsmore s staff, with\\nthe rank of colonel, by whom, in 1850, he was ap-\\npointed State reporter, holding that office till 1856.\\nDuring his terra of office he edited Vols. 17-19, 21-\\n31 inclusive, of the New Hampshire Rei)orts.\\nIn January, 1853, he married Harriet Morton,\\ndaughter of Hon. Hamilton E. Perkins, of Hopkinton,\\nN. H., and in April of that year he removed from\\nKeene to Concord, where he entered into partnership\\nwith Colonel John H. (icorge. Hon. Charles P. San-\\nborn subsequently became a member of the firm, and\\nupon Colonel George s retirement therefrom, in 1867,\\nthe partnership was continued by Messrs. Foster\\nSanborn till October, 1869.\\nIn 1854, Colonel Foster was appointed commis-\\nsioner of tlic Circuit Court of the United States, which\\noffice he held until his election to the New Hamp-\\nshire House of Representatives, in 1862. He was a\\nmember of the Legislature in 1862 and 1863. In\\n1863 he received from Dartmouth College the hon-\\norary degree of Master of Arts.\\nHe was appointed a judge of the Supreme Judicial\\nCourt October 1, 1869, and held that office till October\\n1, 1874, when, upon the reorganization of the courts,\\nhe was appointed chief justice of the Circuit Court,\\nwith the late Judges Stanley and Rand as his asso-\\nciates. October 1, 1876, he was appointed a judge of\\nthe Supreme Court. He resigned that office July 1,\\n1881, and resumed the practice of the law. In 1884\\nhe was reappointed an United States commissioner.\\nJudge Foster was very highly esteemed while a\\nmember of the court, and, as a lawyer, is noted ior\\nhis legal attainments. He is a graceful writer and an\\neloquent orator, and has frequently been called upon\\nto preside at public meetings and to deliver commem-\\norative addresses. His post-prandial speeches have\\nbeen especially happy. He is a strong advocate before\\na jury.\\nJohn Hatch George. The man who makes his\\nway to the front rank at the bar and in politics, and\\nholds his position without dispute for more than a\\nquarter of a century, must be a person of ability,\\nenergy and sagacity. Especially is this true in New\\nHampshire, which, from the earliest period of our na-\\ntional history, has produced some of the ablest law-\\nyers and the keenest politicians known to the country.\\nSuch a man is Colonel John Hatch George, of Con-\\ncord, whose name has long been a household word at\\nevery Democratic fireside in the State, and whose\\neminent legal position is recognized throughout New\\nEngland.\\nHe was born in Concord, where he has ever since\\nesided, November 20, 1824. His parents\\nJohn\\nMy H. H. Mctcalf, in Clarke 8 Succcseful New HampBhilo Men.\\nand Mary (Hatch) George, the former a prominent,\\nrespected and energetic citizen, who, though a native\\nof Hopkinton, located in Concord in early manhood\\nthe latter, a daughter of Samuel Hatch, a leading\\ncitizen of the town of Greenland, among whose grand-\\nchildren are included the Hon. Albert R. Hatch and\\nJohn S. H. Frink, Esq., both also known as eminent\\nlawyers and leading Democrats.\\nGaining his preliminary education in the excellent\\npublic schools of his native town and in the old Con-\\ncord Academy, Colonel George entered Dartmouth\\nCollege in 1840, being then fifteen years of age, where\\nhe diligently pursued his studies for about three years.\\nuntil the death of his father compelled his return\\nhome and the non-completion of his college course.\\nThe faculty subsequently conferred upon him his\\ngraduating degree, which was followed by that of\\nMaster of Arts. Among his classmates at Dartmouth\\nwere several who became prominent at the bar and in\\npublic life, including the late Hon. Harvey Jewell,\\nand Hons. A. A. Ranney and Horatio G. Parker, ot\\nBoston, and ex-Governor Charles H. Bell.\\nIf young George was unfortunate in the loss of his\\nfather, and in the failure to complete the college course\\nconsequent thereon, he was especially fortunate in\\nbeing favored v/ith the kindly regard of that brilliant\\nson of New Hampshire, General Franklin Pierce,\\nwho, as a friend of the family, had become conversant\\nwith his qualities and characteristics, and readily dis-\\ncerned the line of action best calculated for the de-\\nvelopment and successful exercise of his powers.\\nFortunate as he was, however, in the enjoyment of\\nthe friendship of General Pierce at this time, it may\\nsafely be assumed that he never would have been the\\nrecipient of such favor had he not given evidence of\\nthe possession of abilities above the common order.\\nThe really great lawyer has a lofty regard for his pro-\\nfession, and will never be found influencing any one\\nto enter upon its pursuit who is not likely to honor\\nthe profession and bring credit to himself. When,\\ntherefore, upon the invitation of General Pierce,\\nyoung George entered upon the study of the law in\\nthe office of the former, as he did soon after leaving\\ncollege, and at the time when that distinguished man\\nwas in active practice, it was under circumstances\\nevery way propitious to that ultimate success credit-\\nable alike to each. During his three years of legal\\nstudy under such tutelage, he made that rapid progress\\nwhich characterizes the advance of the ambitious and\\nenthusiastic young man, well equipped, mentally and\\nphysically, for the work in hand, thoroughly in love\\ntherewith, guided by wise counsel and inspired by\\nbrilliant example and when, in 1846, he was ad-\\nmitted to the bar, and entered upon the practice of his\\nprofession in his native city, it was with unusual\\nthoroughness of preparation.\\nAt the opening of his professional career, Colonel\\nGeorge was again particularly fortunate. General\\nCharles H. Peaslee had long ranked among the most", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0054.jp2"}, "49": {"fulltext": "BENCH AND BAR.\\n29\\ncareful lawyers of the State, and had acquired an ex-\\ntensive practice. He was a warm friend of General\\nPierce, professionally and politically, and, like him,\\nan intimate friend of the George family. Entering\\nlargely into public life, its engrossing duties withdrew\\nhis attention more and more from professional en-\\ngagements, rendering desirable a partnership alliance\\nwith some active and competent young man. Such\\nalliance was offered to and promptly accepted by\\nyoung George, who thus auspiciously commenced his\\nprofessional career.\\nThe limits of this sketch will not permit a detailed\\naccount of the progress and success of its subject;\\nbut it may be stated, that from his entrance upon legal\\npractice to the present time, all his energies and facul-\\nties have been heartily devoted to the labors and\\nduties of his profession, in whose performance he has\\nwon a high measure of fame, as well as a fair amount\\nof that substantial reward which the world largely\\nregards as the prime object of human effort. His con-\\nnection with General Peaslee continued about five\\nyears, and was followed by a professional alliance of a\\nsimilar character with Sidney Webster, Esq., then a\\nyoung lawyer of fine abilities and brilliant promise,\\nwho has since become distinguished in legal and dip-\\nlomatic circles. This partnership continued till Mr.\\nWebster left Concord to become private secretary to\\nGeneral Pierce, upon the accession of the latter to the\\nPresidency, in 1853. Soon afterward. Colonel George\\nformed partnership relations with Hon. William L.\\nFoster, who subsequently became, and long remained,\\na judge of the Supreme Court of the State, and with\\nthem Hon. Charles P. Sanborn was also for a time\\nassociated.\\nNot only in behalf of an extensive private client-\\nage have the professional services of Colonel George\\nbeen employed, but for many years, also, in behalf of\\nthe public, he having been appointed solicitor for\\nMerrimack County in 184U, and re-appointed in 1854,\\ndischarging the duties of the oflSce until 1856, when\\nhe was removed for partisan reasons, the Republican\\nparty signalizing its ascendency by a clean sweep of\\nDemocratic ofiicials. From 1853 to 1858 he was\\nUnited States attorney for the district of New Hamp-\\nshire, appointed by President Pierce.\\nThere are, undoubtedly, many men at the bar, in\\nthis and other States, as well grounded in legal prin-\\nciples as tJolonel George, and even more familiar with\\nthe text-books, who have fallen far short of the suc-\\ncess he has attained. It is one thing to be able to\\nstate abstract legal principles, and quite another cor-\\nrectly to apply those principles to the facts in any\\ngiven case. It has ever been the habit of Colonel\\nGeorge, in the conduct of a cause, to thoroughly fam-\\niliarize himself with all the facts and circumstances\\nconnected therewith. The mastery of the cause itself\\nleaves little difficulty in the determination of the law\\nbearing thereon, and it is the strongest guaranty of\\nsuccess in its management before a jury; and It is in\\nthe conduct of jury causes tliat Colonel George has\\nwon the greater measure of his success. Gifted with\\ngreat perceptive powers and a ready knowledge of\\nmen, and familiar as he ever is with the cause in\\nhand, in all its bearings, he is never taken at a disad-\\nvantage, no matter how able or alert the opposing\\ncounsel. In handling witnesses, and especially in\\ncross-examination, he has shown unusual tact and\\nability. He reads the mind of a witness almost intu-\\nitively, and understands bow to bring out the essen-\\ntial facts even from the most reluctant, and to do so\\nin the manner best calculated to make the desired\\nimpression upon the minds of the jury. As an advo-\\ncate, he is equaled by few and excelled by none of\\nour New Hampshire lawyers; yet his power in this\\nregard consists in the systematic, logical and intensely\\nearnest presentation of all the facts which go to make\\nup and strengthen his cause, and to destroy or weaken\\nthat of his opponents, rather than in the oratory\\nwhich abounds in eloquently rounded periods and\\nimpassioned appeals. In this connection may well\\nbe quoted the words of one who, knowing Colonel\\nGeorge from youth, has written of him as follows:\\nIntense earnestness, and a faculty of an Immediate and ixiwerful\\nconcentration of all bis mental faculties on any subject which interested\\nhim, were the predominant peculiarities of the early manhood of Mr.\\nGeorge. When he came to the bar, he manifested a power of felicitous\\nlanguage, and a largeness of vocabulary, which were rarely to be seen\\neven in the most practiced speakers. He never prepared beforehand the\\nwords of his spoken utterances, either at the bar\\nor on the stump. Whatever he could see and understand at a\\nand understood clearly. The strength of his feelings, the\\npower and range of his vocabulary, added to this c\\nmade mere verbal preparation unnecessary for hit\\nmade up of a clear perception of the turning-point of his case, and then\\nof pungent epigram, sparkling parado.\\\\, rattling attack, vivid repartee,\\nhearty humor and, when occasion called for, of a fearlessness of denun-\\nciation of what he believed to be wrong or unjust or unfair, which made\\nhim, even at the outset of bis brilliant career, a dangerous antagonist\\nfor the most practiced and powerful members of the New Hampshire\\nThough not retiring from general practice, Colonel\\nj George has devoted his attention largely to railroad\\nj law for many years past, having accepted, in 1867,\\nthe position of solicitor for the Boston and Lowell\\nRailroad, and established an office in Boston for the\\ntransaction of business in connection with that posi-\\ntion. He retired from this position in 1884. For\\nnearly twenty years previous to that date he had\\nserved as clerk and counsel of the Concord Railroad\\ncorporation, and had already become famiiiar with\\nthe law of railways and their general relations to the\\npublic. To-day there is no higher living authority\\nupon railroad law in New England than Colonel\\nGeorge, no man who understands more thoroughly\\nor can state more clearly the respective rights, duties\\nand obligations of railroad corporations and the peo-\\npie in relation to each other, a general understanding\\nof which is becoming more and more essential to the\\nfullest measure of our national prosperity. His pub-\\nlic addresses upon the subject, his arguments before\\nlegislative committees, courts and juries, are models", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0055.jp2"}, "50": {"fulltext": "30\\nHISTOKY OF MEKRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nof clearness and cogency, admirable in construction\\nand convincing in eftect.\\nNotwithstanding bis uninterrupted devotion to the\\nlaw. Colonel George is no less generally known in\\npolitics than at the bar. Wei) grounded in the faith\\nof the Democratic party in his youthful years, his\\nintimate association with Pierce, Peaslee and other\\ndistinguished leaders of that organization in his early\\nmanhood served to intensify his feelings and convic-\\ntions in that regard; so he has ever been a ready and\\nzealous exponent of Democratic principles and a\\nchampion of the Democratic cause, contributing his\\nservices without stint in conventions, in committee\\nwork and upon the stump, doing able and brilliant\\nservice in the latter direction in all parts of the State,\\nand in almost every campaign for the past thirty-five\\nyears. He long since came to be regarded as one of\\nthe most powerful and effective political debaters in\\nthe State. His efforts upon the stump are character-\\nized by the same earnestness, the same sledge-hammer\\nlogic and the same comprehensive array of facts as\\nat the bar. His mode of warfare, political as well as\\nlegal, is of the Napoleonic order. He never assumes\\nthe defensive, and if placed in such jiosition by any\\ncombination of circum.stances, he soon transforms it\\ninto one of active aggression.\\nFrom 1851 to 1853, inclusive, Colonel George served\\nas chairman of the Democratic State Committee, and\\nagain in 1856. In 1852 he was also selected as the\\nNew Hampshire member of the Democratic National\\nCommittee, and he was especially active in the cam-\\npaign, both in the State and the country at large,\\nwhich resulted in the election of his friend, General\\nPierce, to the Presidency. His service upon the\\nNational Committee continued until 1860. He was a\\nmember of the Democratic National Convention in\\n1856, and chairman of the State delegation in the\\nNational Convention at Cincinnati, in 1880. At the\\nStale Convention of liis party, in September of that\\nyear, he presided, delivering, upon assuming the\\nchair, one of the ablest addresses ever heard upon a\\nsimilar occasion.\\nHis party having been in the minority in New\\nHampshire for the past twenty-five years, he has been\\ncomparatively little in public ofiice. Aside from the\\nnon-partisan positions heretofore mentioned, he was\\nfor three years in 1847, 1848 and again in 1850\\nclerk of the State Senate. In 1853 he was chosen a\\nmember of the Legislature, but resigned his seat to\\naccept the office of United States attorney. In this\\nconnection it may be mentioned that in 1855 he was\\ntendered, by President Pierce, the office of sec-\\nretary of the Territory of Minnesota, which he at\\nfirst was inclined to accept, but, after deliberation,\\ndetermined to forego the chances for political pro-\\nmotion ordinarily involved in an appointment of that\\ncharacter, and remain with his friends and his law\\npractice in his own State. In 1859, Colonel George\\nreceived the Democratic nomination for Congress in\\nthe Second District, and again in 1863, when he made\\na vigorous canvass, and was defeated by a very close\\nvote. In 1866 he received the votes of the Demo-\\ncratic members of the Legislature as their candi-\\ndate for United States Senator. Had he deserted his\\nparty and allied himself with the majority when the\\nRepublicans came into ascendency, he might readily\\nhave commanded the highest honors in the gift of the\\nState, as others less able than himself have done but\\nhis position in the honest regard of the people, irre-\\nspective of party, is far higher to-day for having\\nremained true to his convictions and steadfast and\\nactive in their maintenance.\\nHis military title comes from his service as chief\\nof the staff of Governor Dinsmoor from 1848 to 1850.\\nHe was also for several years .commander in the\\nbrilliant and popular organization known as the\\nGovernor s Horse-Guards. As a popular orator,\\noutside the domain of law and politics. Colonel\\nGeorge also takes high rank. His oration upon\\nDaniel Webster, at the centennial celebration of the\\nbirth of that most illustrious son of New Hampshire,\\nunder the auspices of the Webster Club of Concord,\\nis surpassed in power and felicity of expression by\\nnone which the event anywhere called forth.\\nColonel George was united in marriage, in Septem-\\nber, 1849, with Miss Susan Ann Brigham, daughter\\nof Captain Levi Brigham, of Boston, who died May\\n10, 1862, leaving five children, three sons and two\\ndaughters, viz. John Paul, Charles Peaslee, Ben-\\njamin Pierce, Jane Appletou, Anne Brigham. In\\nJuly, 1864, he married Miss Salvadora Meade Graham,\\ndaughter of Colonel James D. Graham, of the United\\nStates engineers, by whom he has one child, Charlotte\\nGraham.\\nThe family residence of Colonel George is the old\\npaternal mansion on North Main Street, in Concord,\\nwherein he was born. He has also an excellent farm\\na few miles out of the city, in Hopkinton, where he\\nmakes his summer home, and where, in his little\\nleisure from professional labor, he indulges a fond-\\nness for rural pursuits, and especially for the breeding\\nand care of domestic animals, which was one of the\\ncharacteristics of his boyhood. Incidental as this\\nmay be, his farm is known as one of the most highly\\ncultivated in the section where it is located, and his\\nhorses and Jersey cattle are the admiration of all\\nlovers of good stock.\\nAs a citizen. Colonel George is public-spirited, and\\nfreely devotes his time and energies to the further-\\nance of every movement and the advocacy of every\\nmeasure which he believes calculated to promote the\\nmaterial or educational welfare of the community.\\nNo man in Concord has done more than he to advance\\nthe prosperity of the city in every essential regard.\\nThe efficiency of the public schools has ever been an\\nobject of deep interest to him and as a private\\ncitizen, as a member of building Committees and in\\nthe Board of Education, he has given his services", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0056.jp2"}, "51": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0057.jp2"}, "52": {"fulltext": "y^\u00c2\u00a3U Q^ ^y^^^?^^", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0058.jp2"}, "53": {"fulltext": "BENCH AND BAR.\\nfreely in perfecting the admirably-equipped public-\\nschool system, which is far from the least of the at-\\ntractions which render our capital city one of the\\nmost desirable places of residence in New England.\\nThe general extension of the railway system of\\nthe State, to which most that has been accomplished\\niu the development of its material resources for the\\nlast twenty-five years is due, has ever found an en-\\nthusiastic supporter in Colonel George, who has been\\nand still is directly connected with several railroad\\nenterprises in different sections, which have proved of\\ngreat local and general advantage.\\nFew men have more or warmer friends than Colo-\\nnel George. A man of positive opinions, frankly\\naud honestly delared, he commands the sincere re-\\nspect of those with whom he comes in contact in all\\nthe relations of life, private, social, public and pro-\\nfessional. Formidable as an opponent, he is never-\\ntheless fair and honorable, as he is true and faithful\\nas a friend and ally. He is a prominent member of\\nthe Masonic order, having attained the rank of Sove-\\nreign Grand Inspector-General of the Thirty-third\\nDegree, and a member of the Supreme Council of\\nthe Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of the North-\\nern Jurisdiction of the United States.\\nThis brief sketch can, perhaps, be no more appro-\\nately concluded than in the following language of the\\ngentleman (Sidney Webster, Esq.) heretofore quoted:\\nwhile they have diniiiiiBhed somewhat the\\nenergetic temperament and the exuberant animal spirits of Colonel\\nGeorge s youth, and hare naturally softened his once blunt and almost\\nbrusque manner in debate, have not diminished the real force and strength\\nof his genuine character, for character is just what Colonel George haa\\nalways had. As the ripples of his experience spread over a wider and\\nwider area, he may have less and less confidence iu the infallibility of any\\nman s opinions, and less belief in the importance to society .of any one\\nman s action; but Colonel George has reached and passed his balf-cen-\\ntury with his mental faculties and his moral faculties improving and\\nstrengthening year by year. New Hampshire has to-day very few\\namong her living sons better equipped to do triumphant battle for her\\nin the high places of the world.\\nHon. Daxiel Barnard. 1. John Barnard was\\namong the earlier settlers of Jlassachusetts. He\\ncame to this country in 1G34, in the ship Elizabeth,\\nfrom Ipswich, England, and settled in Watertown.\\n2. John Barnard, son of the pioneer John Barnard,\\nhad two sons, Jonathan and Samuel.\\n3. Jonathan Barnard, inn-holder in Amesbury, who\\nkept The Lion s Mouth in provincial days, was a\\ncaptain in the colonial militia, and was prominent in\\nthe affairs of the town in which he lived. His name\\nheads the list of the sixty original grantees, in 1735,\\nof the township of New Amesbury, or Number\\nOne, which was afterwards granted, in 1767, by the\\nMasonian proprietors, as Warner.\\n4. Charles Barnard, son of Jonathan, was a soldier\\nin the patriot army of the Revolution, and settled in\\nWarner.\\n5. Thomas Barnard, son of Charles Barnard, wa.s\\nborn in Warner in 1782; married, first, Ruth East-\\nman, of Hopkinton second, Phebe, his first wife s\\nsister. In the fall of 1826 he removed, with hLs fam-\\nily, from Warner to Orange. He died January 29,\\n1859. His wife, Phebe, died June 30, 1845.\\n6. Daniel Barnard, son of Thomas and Phebe Bar-\\nnard, was born in Orange, N. H., January 23, 1827.\\nThis town, though it received some settlers under\\nits original name of Cardigan as early iis 1773, was in\\n1826, for the most part, still an unbroken wilderness.\\nWhen Thomas Barnard went up there and planted\\nhis home on his lot of three hundred acres on the\\nhighlands dividing the waters which flow into the\\nPemigewassett from those which flow into the Con-\\nnecticut, the whole territory was still covered by the\\nprimeval forest. The church and the district school\\nstood together more than three miles ofl and so con-\\ntinued till the subject of this notice, the fifth child of\\nthe family, was fourteen years old, no regular school\\nbeing established nearer till he was eighteen years old.\\nBut the father being a man of sense and intelligence,\\nand the mother an uncommonly bright, capable\\nwoman, they not only made the utmost exertion to\\ngive their children the full benefit of the meagre\\nchances of the district school, but also systematically\\nsupplemented these opportunities with regular study\\nand teaching in the long winter evenings at home.\\nThe father, a good mathematician, managed the flock\\nin arithmetic, and the mother handled them in other\\nbranches. At the age of seventeen Daniel was at\\nthe academy in Canaan, several miles from home,\\nduring the winter, and subsequently continued to\\nwork on the farm iu the summers and study at the\\nacademy in the winters till he became of age.\\nDuring this time he was anxiously endeavoring to\\nsecure the advantages of a college education, and\\nwith this end in view, pursued his preparatory studies\\nat the Canaan and Boscawen Academies, and at the\\nNormal Institute at Reed s Ferry, under the tuition\\nof Professor William Russell, teaching during the\\nWheu he arrived at man s estate he took his stand\\nwith the Free-Soil Democrats, and was elected to rep-\\nresent the town of Orange in the popular branch of\\nthe Legislature in the years 1848, 49, 50 and 51.\\nMr. Barnard was well known in the House from his\\nfirst appearance iu that body, not merely because so\\nyouthful in appearance, but because, also, of the un-\\ncommon capacity, the sincerity and sagacity with\\nwhich, in unassuming, almost diffident ways, he met\\nall his duties and in the latter sessions of the four\\nyears service he became a leader of the Independent\\nparty in the House, an influential member of that\\nbody. At home during the same period he was sleep-\\nless in his vigilance contriving by sagacious manage-\\nment to hold the little band of Free-Soil Democrats\\nin a solid column, and annually to carry the town till\\nhe left, in the autumn of 1851.\\nHis legislative experience causing him to materially\\nchange his plans for the future, he decided to enter\\nat once upon the study of law, and at the close of the", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0063.jp2"}, "54": {"fulltext": "32\\nHSTORY OF MKRRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nlegislative session of 1851 lie entered the law-office of\\nNesmith Pike, in Franklin.\\nIn 1854, on admission to the bar, he became at once\\nthe junior partner with Mr. Pike in the office in\\nwhich he had read his profession, Mr. Nesmith at\\nthat time retiring from the office and extensive busi-\\nness which he had so honorably founded and built\\ninto its large proportions. In 18()3, Mr. Barnard\\nwithdrew from the firm and established himself alone\\nin his profession in the same village, rapidly rising\\ninto the very large, wide and lucrative business which\\nfor more than fifteen years has allowed him not so\\nmuch as a week or scarcely a day of vacation in the\\nyear. During this period he has had as many stu-\\ndents in his office constantly as the circumstances of\\nhis office would admit, and has nearly all the time\\nhad a partner in a temporary way. His partner now\\nis his eldest son, who was graduated at Dartmouth\\nCollege, with superior rank, in 1876, at the age of\\ntwenty years, studied his profession in his father s\\noffice and at the Boston Law School, and was admitted\\nto the bar and into partnership with his father in 1879.\\nIn relation to tite business of the office, it is perfectly\\nsafe to add that there has been no time within the\\nlast ten years in which there has not been a formida-\\nble amount of business piled up awaiting attention,\\nnotwithstanding the most sleepless, indefatigable in-\\ndustry which Mr. Barnard has brought to his duties.\\nFor many years he has not only regularly attended\\nall the courts in the counties of Merrimack, Belknap,\\nand the Plymouth sessions of Grafton, but has con-\\nstantly attended the United States Circuit Courts,\\npracticing in bankrupt, patent and revenue cases.\\nThe reports of the courts fully support the statements\\nhere made on this subject.\\nThe esteem in which Mr. Barnard is held by the\\nimmediate community in which he lives has been\\ncasually mentioned. Though never seeking office,\\nhe has been often chosen to places of responsibility\\nby his townsmen. In 1860 and 1862 he represented\\nthe town in the Legislature, and in all political con-\\ntests in the town in which he has been candidate for\\nthe suffrages of his townsmen he has always run\\nmuch ahead of the party ticket. In 1865 and 1866\\nhe was a member of the State Senate, jiresiding over\\nthat body in the latter-named year in 1870 and 1871\\nhe was a member of the Governor s Council, and in\\n1872 was a member of the National Republican Con-\\nvention at Philadelphia. He was solicitor of Merri-\\nmack County from 1867 till 1872, when he declined a\\nreappointment, again declining the position in 1877.\\nHe was a firm, earnest supporter of the homestead-\\nexemption law of 1850, which was opposed by most of\\nthe legal profession in the Legislature, and introduced\\nthe resolution in the House which first gave the\\nmembers a daily paper. As a member of the Senate\\nin 1867 he took a profound interest in the amendment\\nof the Federal Constitution prohibiting slavery,\\nmaking an able and effective argument, which was\\npublished at the time, in its support in that body.\\nIn the cause of education he has always been a\\nforemost friend in Franklin and throughout tlu-\\nState. His own early struggles have doubtless con-\\ntributed to make him peculiarly a friend of the com-\\nmon school, and his experience as a teacher in his\\nearly years gives him practical wisdojn in the cause.\\nWhile studying his profession in Franklin he was,\\nfrom year to year employed in the teachers institutes,\\nwhich did a large work in awakening higher ideas of\\nthe mission of the common school in New Hampshire\\nduring that period, and in that business he was in\\nnearly every county of the State. Sensible of his own\\npersonal misfortune in having so little early chance for\\nschooling, his voice and his open hand are always on\\nthe side which aims to give enlargement to the edu-\\ncation of the masses of the people, and in his own\\nfamily is seen his appreciation of the higher grades\\nof education. In 1867 the honorary degree of Master\\nof Arts was conferred upon him by Dartmouth Col-\\nlege.\\nMr. Barnard has been prominently identified with\\nall the leading industries which have been established\\nin Franklin, and which have so remarkably built up\\nthe town within the last twenty years. He procured\\nthe charters and helped organize all the large cor-\\nporations; has been a continuous trustee of the\\nFranklin Library Association since its establishment,\\nmore than fifteen years ago, and a trustee of the\\nFranklin Saviugs-Bank since its establishment, in\\n1865; legal counsel of the Franklin Falls Company\\nfrom its organization, in 1864, and for many years\\nits local agent, and is, and has been from the\\nfirst, a director and vice-president of the Franklin\\nNational Bank, organized in that town in 1880.\\nAs a lawyer Mr. Barnard ranks very high in the\\nprofession, his advice being eagerly sought by all clas-\\nses, but no person, however poor, with a meritorious\\ncause was ever turned away from his office to make\\nroom for a richer or more powerful client. His\\nclient s cause becomes his, and his whole energy is\\ndirected to winning for him what he believes he\\nshould have. His terse and logical arguments are\\nespecially powerful before a jury, and his eloquent\\nvoice has often been heard in legislative halls, leading\\nand guiding the law-making assemblies, and in po-\\nlitical meetings sustaining the motives and policy of\\nhis party\\nIn the social, humane and religious work of the\\ncommunity he has always been active and efficient,\\ngenerous almost to a fault in every good enterprise,\\nand in these spheres of duty he has ever had the\\nefficient co-operation of a cultivated and, it is not too\\nmuch to add, a model Christian wife, Amelia, only\\nchild of Rev. William Morse, a Unitarian clergyman,\\nof Chelmsford, Mass., at the time of the marriage,\\nto whom he was married November 8, 1854. Mr.\\nMorse, now deceased, was one of the pioneer clergy-\\nmen of the Unitarian faith in this country, was many", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0064.jp2"}, "55": {"fulltext": "BENCH AND BAR.\\n33\\nyears pastor of the Callowhill Street Church, Phila-\\ndelphia, and an able and excellent minister. His\\nwife was Sophrouia, daughter of Abner Kneeland, of\\nBoston, an able and upright man, whose trial on the\\ntechnical charge of blasphemy, but really for the\\npublication of heretical religious doctrines, was a\\nmost noted episode in New England forty years ago.\\nMrs. Morse was a noble woman. Mr. Morse and his\\nwife resided during the last years of their pleasant\\nlives in Franklin, near their daughter, who watched\\nwith singular tenderness over the closing years of the\\nparents to whom she is indebted for superior train-\\nings, as well as superior ability.\\nTheir union has been blessed with seven children,\\nsix of whom four sons and two daughters are now\\nliving.\\nWilliam Morse, the eldest son, has been mentioned.\\nJames Ellery, the second son, entered Dartmouth\\nCollege, but left at the end of his sophomore year,\\nand is in business in Boston.\\nCharles Daniel and Frank Eugene are both at\\nschool, the former being a student at Phillips Exeter\\nAcademy.\\nEmma Sophronia, the elder of the two daughters,\\nis married to Captain Samuel Pray, of Portsmouth,\\nN. H.\\nMary Amelia was graduated at Smith College in\\n1881, and lives at home.\\nJoseph B. Walker is the son of Captain\\nJoseph Walker, and the great-grandson of Eev.\\nTimothy Walker, the first minister of Concord. He\\nwas born on the paternal farm June 12, 1822. He\\nwas fitted for college largely at Exeter, and graduated\\nat Yale in 1844. He studied law in the office of Hon.\\nCharles H. Peaslee, of Concord, and at the Harvard\\nLaw School, and was admitted to the New Hampshire\\nl)ar in March, 1847.\\nA year or two after liis admission to the bar he re-\\nlinquished his profession, and has since been devoted\\nto general business.\\nHe inherited the family farm, one of the largest in\\nConcord, which he has greatly imjjroved by working,\\ndraining, fertilizing, etc., thereby trebling its produc-\\ntiveness.\\nFrom 1845 to 1866, when its third charter expired,\\nJlr. Walker was a director of the Merrimack County\\nBank. This was a State institution, and its managers\\nnot caring to continue it as a national bank, its exis-\\ntence ceased with its third charter, after a successful\\ncareer of sixty years. In 1865 he was elected presi-\\ndent of the New Hampshire Savings-Bank, in Concord,\\none of the oldest institutions for savings in New\\nHampshire, and remained at its head until 1874.\\nUpon its organization in 1880 he was elected one of\\nthe directors of the Mechanics National Bank, and\\nis still a member of that board.\\nAbout 1847 he was elected clerk of the board of\\ndirectors of the Northern Railroad and, a few years\\nlater, a director, which two offices he held for several\\nyears. Some twelve or fifteen years ago he became a\\ndirector of the Concord and Portsmouth Railroad, a\\nposition which he still holds.\\nMr. Walker took an early interest in the New\\nHampshire Asylum for the Insane, and became one\\nof its trustees in 1847 and its secretary in 1848.\\nThese positions he still occupies, having held them\\nfor nearly forty years. Being a resident trustee, he\\nhas had much active service in connection with the\\noutside business of that institution. Since his con-\\nnection with it, its accommodations for patients have\\nincreased from those for ninety-six patients to ample\\nones for three hundred and fifty.\\nHe has ever taken an active interest in the New\\nHampshire Historical Society, of which he became a\\nmember in 1845 and has since served it in various\\nways, acting as its librarian from 1845 to 1850, its\\nrecording secretary from 1849 to 1853, its second\\nvice-president from 1860 to 1861, its first vice-presi-\\ndent from 1861 to 1866, and its president from 1866\\nto 1868. He was also active in the successful efforts\\nto procure for it a permanent habitation of its own\\nand in fitting this to meet the wants of the institu-\\ntion.\\nHe also took a deep interest in the founding of the\\nNew Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Me-\\nchanic Arts. He was chairman of the special com-\\nmittee of the House of Representatives, in 1866 to\\nwhom this subject was committed, drew and reported\\nthe bill establishing it, which, with some modifica-\\ntions, passed both branches of the Legislature, and\\nafter its organization was for a year or two one of its\\ntrustees. His name now stands upon its catalogue as\\nlecturer to its students upon the subjects of drainage\\nand irrigation.\\nMr. Walker has always felt a deep interest in the\\nwelfare of his native city. Twice in 1866 and 1867\\nhe has represented it in the Legislature, and for\\ntwo years he was a member of its Board of Aldermen.\\nThe educational interests of the city have also\\nreceived his earnest support. Up to about 1850 the\\nschools of Concord had been as poor as those of any\\nother large town in the State. The consolidation of\\nthe three districts in the central part of the city into\\none, since known as Union School District, was\\nthe first important step in their improvement. The\\nsecond was the establishment of a Board of Education\\nin this district. These two steps subsequently secured\\na new interest on the part of its people in the welfare\\nof their schools. A systematic grading of the schools\\nand a rebuilding of all its school-houses, with such\\nadditional buildings as the wants of the schools re-\\nquired, were the third and fourth in this important\\nwork, which required large expenditures of money\\nby the district and large expenditures of time, skill\\nand patience on the part of the Board of Education.\\nThe result has been the elevation of the schools to a\\nlevel with that of the good schools of New England,\\nand the placing within the reach of all the children", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0065.jp2"}, "56": {"fulltext": "34\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nof this district tlie means of attaining a respectable\\nEnglish or classical education.\\nMr. Walker was one of the original members of\\nthis Board of Education, and by successive elections\\nwas continued such for thirteen years, at the expira-\\ntion of which period he felt that he had contributed\\nhis share of work in this direction, and retired.\\nMr. Walker was one of the original members of\\nthe committee appointed by the city for the purchase\\nof a new cemetery, and took an active part in laying\\nout the grounds of Blossom Hill Cemeter)-, in 1860,\\nand in securing a proper ordinance for the regulation\\nof its aflairs. After a service of ten years he retired\\nfrom this position, in 1870.\\nHe has ever been a good deal interested in agricul-\\ntural and liistorical subjects from time to time has\\nwritten papers, and on various occasions has delivered\\naddresses upon these. All the fourteen volumes of\\nReports of the Secretary of the Board of Agricul-\\nture contain one or more of these, with the excep-\\ntion of the thirteenth. Before the New Hampshire\\nHistorical Society and the New England Historic\\nGenealogical Society he has repeatedly read papere\\nupon historical and biographical subjects many of\\nthese latter have been printed.\\nAnson Southard Marshall was born in Lyme,\\nNew Hampshire, December 3d, 1822, and died\\nin Concord on the morning of July 5th, 1874. His\\nfather was a farmer, and young Anson s boyhood\\nwas passed on the farm, wbere his naturally delicate\\nconstitution became strong and vigorous and thus en-\\nabled him, in the succeeding years of his busy life, to\\nbear its fatigues and worriments without seriously\\nafl ecting his health. At an early age he inclined to-\\nwards reading and study and, although he did not\\nneglect the sports incident to his gleeful disposition,\\nyoung Marshall found time to indulge iu a course of\\nreading somewhat unusual for one of his years. With\\nan ambition like this, it was but natural that he\\nshould turn his eyes towards that venerable seat of\\nlearning only a few miles distant from his father s\\nhomestead.\\nAccordingly, he entered Dartmouth College at the\\nage of twenty-one, having fitted himself in the space\\nof eighteen months while at the academy at Thetford.\\nAmong his classmates were the Hon. James W. Pat-\\nterson, now superintendent of State instruction, the\\nHon. Henry P. Rolfe, Albert H. Crosby, M.D., and\\nmany others since distinguished in their various\\nwalks of life. He was graduated in the class of 1848,\\nand, like many a young graduate of that time, sought\\nhis immediate livelihood in the vocation of school-\\nteacher. In this he was singularly fortunate. About\\nthe year 1849 the town of Fitchburg, Mass., estab-\\nlished a High School, and the committee having the\\nselection of teachers in charge chose Mr. Marshall\\nfrom a large number of applicants. To the wisdom\\n1 By Charles R. Corning.\\nof this choice the old people testify to this day, ami\\nhis name is held in most affectionate regard by thosi\\nwho attended the school during his principalship.\\nAs a teacher, he was remarkably successful; his\\nmethod of instruction was such as to interest tin\\nscholar without the tediousness of an unchanging\\nroutine.\\nAs an illustration of his originality as a teacher. In\\nonce dismissed his class and went with it to a circus,\\nin order, as he said, that his scholars might see the\\nexceeding suppleness and perfection of the human\\nbody as shown by the performers. As a practical\\nlesson in anatomy, this deviation from the truly or-\\nthodox regulation may have proved productive l\\nmuch good.\\nWhile in Fitchburg, Mr. Marshall entered hi-\\nname in the law-ofiBce of Wood Torrey, but Ui\\nschool duties must have prevented any serious or\\ndeep researches in the literature of that professiim,\\nto which he afterward dedicated his life.\\nHe often referred to the time he spent in Fitcli-\\nburg as one of the pleasantest of his life, and when-\\never, in after-years, business called him in its neigh-\\nborhood, he was sure to visit the old scenes and to\\nreceive the hearty welcome of those of his old friends\\nwho yet remained.\\nIn 1851 he left Fitchburg and came to Concord,\\nwhere he lived to the day of his death. Entering\\nthe law-office of President Pierce and Judge Josiah\\nMiuot, he made good progress in his studies, and tlu\\nnext year was admitted to the bar.\\nA partnership was formed with his former cliuss-\\nmate, Mr. Rolfe, which continued until 1859, and\\nwas then dissolved, Mr. Marshall remaining alone\\nuntil 1863, when AVilliam M. Chase, Esq., became\\nassociated with him under the name of Marshall\\nChase.\\nThere is, probably, no State in the Union where\\npolitics are more assiduously cultivated than in New\\nHampshire, and especially by the lawyers; so, when\\nMr. Marshall found himself again in his native\\nState, his active mind inevitably turned to party\\nquestions. He came from a stanch Democratic\\nfamily, and his later associations were of the same\\npolitical faith. One of the eminent lawyers with\\nwhom he had studied was President of the United\\nStates, the other was one of the wisest counselors in\\nthe Democratic camp, and it is not surprising that\\nthe young man just entering into life should take an\\nactive part in the management and detail of the\\ncampaigns.\\nHe was elected assistant clerk of the House of\\nRepresentatives, and, later, was appointed district\\nattorney by President Buchanan, which office he\\nheld until the advent of the Lincoln administration.\\nThe fascination of politics never wore off, and he\\ncontinued to render his party efficient service on the\\nstump and in the council-room.\\nIn 1867 he was chairman of the Democratic State", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0066.jp2"}, "57": {"fulltext": "ifu/rrtJ\\n7r.A\\nA^C", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0069.jp2"}, "58": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0070.jp2"}, "59": {"fulltext": "BENCH AND BAR.\\n35\\nCommittee diirinji; one of the most exciting cani-\\npaigns ever waged. Andrew Johnson had broken\\nwith the Republican party, and as New Hampshire\\nthen held its election in March, the great eye of the\\nnation was fixed on the Granite State to see if she\\nwavered in the fidelity to those principles which had\\nso long guided her.\\nThe fight was bitter and hotly contested, but Mr.\\nMarshall and his party were beaten. His genial\\nnature, however, did not suffer from the defeat, his\\ncheery ways were not lessened, and there lurked in\\nhia generous mind no feeling of resentment or of\\nrevenge either toward his own party or his opponents.\\nIn the spirited contestbetweenthe Northern and the\\nConcord Railroads Mr. Marshall was an active factor,\\nand about 1870 was elected clerk of the latter corpo-\\nration, a jiosition which he held at the time of his\\ndeath.\\nBut law was, most truly, Mr. Marshall s forte, and\\nto it he devoted the best years of his life.\\nHe was not a learned, nor was he even an unusu-\\nally well-read lawyer, but few, indeed, excelled him in\\ngetting at the pith of the case or in applying the\\nnecessary legal principles. He possessed a confidence\\nand courage that helped him to conquer difficulties\\nwhich otherH might have deemed insurmountable,\\nand, above all, a tact which never failed him. He\\nwas uniformly polite not only to the bench and to\\nthe bar, but to the witnesses arrayed against him.\\nNor was his manner of cross-examination severe\\nexcept when he knew the truth was held back and\\neven then he depended more on worrying the wit-\\nness than on vehement denunciation.\\nHis knowledge of human nature was large, and he\\nknew almost by intuition which juryman needed his\\nl)articular attention.\\nBut it was as an advocate that Mr. Marshall attracted\\nthe public notice, for he so invested his arguments\\nwith wit and humor that the court-room was sure to\\nbe filled whenever it became known that he was to\\naddress the jury. His manner of speech was quiet,\\nbut he never failed to indulge in invective and sar-\\ncasm if the cause demanded it, and with these\\nweapons he was counted a most dangerous adversary.\\nHe rarely, if ever, wrote out and committed his\\nspeeches, either political or forensic but he care-\\nfully thought them out as he walked the streets, and\\nthis, together with bis exceeding readiness, both of\\nwords and of apt illustrations, often misled his\\nhearears as to the method of his preparation.\\nOne element that distinguished him was his habit\\nof putting himself in his client s place he seemed\\nto feel his cause and to make it his own.\\nHis law practice increased year by year, and at\\nthe time of his death had become one of the largest\\nin the State.\\nMr. Marshall was one of those happily organized\\nmen who enjoyed life and its blessings to the utmost\\nhe could lock law cases in his office and go forth\\namong society with a seeming forgetfulness of his\\nmorrow s labors, and it was in this way that he found\\nthat temporary recreation so indispensable to the\\nbrain-worker.\\nHe was exceedingly fond of nature and loved to\\nroam round the beautiful drives of Concord, whose\\nbeauty he so keenly appreciated. Indeed, it was the\\nlove of such outings that led him to his terrible death.\\nHe was one of the most charming conversational-\\nists that ever lived, for his vast reading had made\\nhim a full man, and there was no subject upon which\\nhe could not entertain his hearers. His quick wit\\nand readiness at repartee gave his conversation a\\nsparkle and lustre that never failed to delight even\\nthose whose opinions were at variance with his own.\\nBut one of his most beautiful traits was his liking\\nfor boys and young men. They were attracted to\\nhim by his politeness, for Mr. Marshall made it his\\nhabit to bow to everybody, no matter how humble,\\nand aside from this, he often paused in his walks to\\ninquire of them about their studies or their pas-\\ntimes. He took much pleasure in recommending\\ncourses of reading to the young, and willingly lent\\nhis own books to encourage them.\\nHis taste in reading was excellent, and his library\\ncontained the works of the great writers and poets.\\nIt may not be out of place to say that his favorite\\nauthor was Scott, and his favorite poem Gray s\\nElegy.\\nHe had a strong memory, and oftentimes, while\\nin his company, I have heard him quote long passages\\nfrom Shakespeare, Milton and others, and so accu-\\nrately that he seldom halted for a word.\\nIn religion Mr. Marshall entertained very liberal\\nviews of man s duty and man s reward, although for\\nthe last years of his life he was an attendant at the\\nSouth Congregational Church, and his funeral ser-\\nvices were conducted by its minister.\\nHe retained the respect of his fellow-citizens, for\\nhe was active and full of public spirit, and it was\\nwith heaNy hearts that those with whom he had lived\\nso long learned of his tragic death.\\nOn the bright morning of July 4, 1874, he drove\\nwith his wife and young son to the grove at the head\\nof Lake Penacook, where he intended to lunch. A\\nmilitia company, encamped on the grounds not many\\nrods away, suddenly began firing at a target. Mr.\\nMarshall heard the bullets whistle near and called\\nout to the men to be careful. He then rose to his feet\\nand was instantly shot in the abdomen. The wound\\nwas mortal, and death ended his agonies a few hours\\nlater.\\nHis funeral was largely attended by all classes of\\nsociety the bench and the bar and the State gov-\\nernment were all represented.\\nHe lies in Blossom Hill Cemetery, on the ridge\\nfacing the north, and near him lie his friends Ira\\nPerley, Charles C. Lund, George G. Fogg, John Y.\\nMugridge and Asa Fowler.", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0071.jp2"}, "60": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nAt the next term of the Supreme Court after his\\ndeath the following resolutions were entered upon\\nthe records\\nItaolved, That in the recent sudden and untimely death of Anson S.\\nMarehali, Esq., a prominent membev of tliis bar, struck down in the\\nvigor of life and the full possession of all his powers, tliroiigh the culpable,\\nif not criminal, carelessness of others, we regret the loss of a frank and\\ncourteous gentleman, a kind and genial associate and companion, a gen-\\nerous and public-spirited citizen and an active, zealous and able lawyer,\\nalways untiring in his devotion to the interesta of his clients and ever\\nlaborious and patient in the practice of his chosen profession.\\nBaolved, That we tender to the family of our deceased brother our\\nsincerest sympathy in the afflictive dispensation which has deprived\\nthem of an aifectionate husband and indulgent father.\\nResolved, That these resolutions be presented to the Court, with a re-\\nquest that they be entered upon the records, and their clerk instructed\\nto transmit a copy of them to the family of the deceased.\\nMr. Marshall was married to Mary Jane Corning\\nApril 9, 1861. Anson Southard Marshall, Jr., was\\nborn March 29, 1863, and is now studying law in the\\noffice of Chase Streeter.\\nHon. George Washington Nesmith, LL.D.\\nOne of the most aftable and genial gentlemen of the\\nold school is Judge Nesmith, of Franklin, or, more\\nwidely, of New Hampshire. His years sit lightly\\nupon him. An honorable man,a just judge, a kindly\\nneighbor, a good citizen and a ripe scholar, he can\\ncalmly sit in his well-appointed library, surrounded\\nby his well-loved books and mementoes of the past,\\nand review a well-spent life, crowned with honors.\\nHe is of pure Scotch-Irish descent. In him are\\nunited the families of the old Covenanters, the de-\\nfenders of Londonderry, the hardy pioneers of New\\nEngland, the heroes of Bunker Hill and the strict\\nPresbyterians the Nesmiths, the McKeans, the Dins-\\nmores and the Dickeys. He comes of a brave and\\ncultured race.\\n(lnmd(i iii? 1. James Nesmith was born in county\\nAntrim, Ireland, in the valley of the Bann, in the\\nyear 1692, about two yeare after his parents, coming\\nfrom Scotland, had settled there. In 1714 he married\\nElizabeth, daughter of James and Janet (Cochran)\\nMcKean, who was his companion for nearly half a\\ncentury. James Nesmith was one of the signers of\\nthe memorial to Governor Shute, March 26, 1718, one\\nof the proprietors of Londonderry and one of the\\noriginal sixteen who made the first settlement of that\\ntown, April 22, 1719. James Nesmith was a strong\\nman, respected and honored by his associates, and an\\nelder in the church. He died in 1767.\\n2. James Nesmith, Jr., son of James and Elizabeth\\n(McKean) Nesmith, was born in Ireland in 1718,\\nshortly before the embarkation of his parents for\\nAmerica. He married Mary Dinsmore, and settled\\nin Londonderry. Although beyond the military age,\\nhe took an active part in the struggle for indepen-\\ndence, and was present at the battle of Bunker Hill,\\nunt is taken from the History\\nat the siege of Boston and at Bennington. He died\\nat home, July 15, 1793.\\n3. Jonathan Nesmith, son of James and Mary\\n(Dinsmore) Nesmith, was born in Londonderry in\\nAugust, 1759. At the age of sixteen he commenced\\nto clear a lot in Antrim, and permanently settled\\nthere in 1778. He was one of the leading spirits of\\nthe town, an elder of the Presbyterian Church from\\nits formation, a selectman for eleven years and a rep-\\nresentative four yeare, commencing with 1796. For\\nfifty years he missed but one communion. He was\\ngenial, jolly, good-natured and enjoyed a joke was\\nvery hospitable and benevolent anxious for the pub-\\nlic welfare stoutly in earnest to maintain the faith\\nof his fathers. He was a man of strong ability, good\\njudgment, irreproachable character and an honor to\\nthe town he helped to establish. He married Elea-\\nnor, daughter of Adam and Jane (Strahan) Dickey, of\\nLondonderry, and granddaughter of John and Mar-\\ngaret Dickey, of Londonderry, Ireland. She was\\nborn January 1, 1761, and died September 17, 1818.\\nHe died at the age of eighty-six, October 15, 1845.\\n4. George Washington Nesmith, son of Jonathan\\nand Eleanor (Dickey) Nesmith, was born in Antrim,\\nOctober 23, 1800.\\nLife. His father s residence in Antrim was situate\\na mile from the district school-house, and the dis-\\ntance and his lameness interfered with his early\\nattendance. Miss Katherine Miller, a sister of Gene-\\nral James Miller, later wife of John Caldwell, of\\nAntrim, led him through the rudiments as found\\nin Noah Webster s spelling-book. She was an ami-\\nable and kind woman, well calculated to gain the\\naffections of children. The other teachers who helped\\nto mould his character were Miss Lucinda Lawrence,\\nof Ashby, Mass.; Miss Fanny Baldwin, afterwards\\nwife of Dr. Israel Burnham and Miss Anstress Wood-\\nbury, a sister of Hon. Levi Woodbury, who in later\\nyears married Hon. Nehemiah Eastman, and who\\nbecame the early friend and patron of Henry Wilson\\nin his boyhood. In the winter of 1810 he received\\ninstruction from J. Miltimore, of West Newbury,\\nMass.; in 1811, from Joshua Holt, of Greenfield,\\nN. H.; and in 1812, 13 and 14, from Daniel M.\\nChristie, of Antrim, afterwards of Dover, N. H. In\\nearly life, in the school-room, Mr. Christie gave evi-\\ndence of superior ability as an instructor, and ranked\\nas a model schoolmaster. He was an able mathe-\\nmatician, and could lead a class through the intrica-\\ncies of figures with consummate tact.\\nIn May, 1814, the boy was sent from home and\\nplaced at Jaff rey, under the instruction of Henry\\nCummings. His companions were Luke Woodbury\\nand Samuel Dakin, of Utica, N. Y., the former for\\nmany years judge of Probate, while the latter lived\\nto see his five sons take degrees from his own alma\\nmater, Hamilton College. To Rev. John M. Whiton,\\nminister at Antrim, was he chiefly indebted for his\\nprogress in the classics and his early preparation to", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0072.jp2"}, "61": {"fulltext": "^co.Wr JfcJyrru/Pfo,", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0075.jp2"}, "62": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0076.jp2"}, "63": {"fulltext": "BENCH AND BAR.\\n37\\nenter Dartmouth College. His course of four years\\nembraced the stormy, threatening period when the\\nLegislature of the State attempted to establish the\\nDartmouth University, and deprive the trustees of\\nthe college of their jurisdiction.\\nIn the class of 1820, with Judge Nesmith, were\\ngraduated Hon. Nathan Crosby, of Lowell, Hon.\\nGeorge P. Marsh, Judges Uphara and Woodbury,\\nHon. H. Williams and James W. Parker, and Rev.\\nDavid Goodwillie, D.D., now of Trumbull County,\\nOhio, who yet survives.\\nAfter graduation he taught school at the north\\nend of Concord Street four months, and at the\\nacademy at Bradford, Vt., eighteen months\\nHe commenced the study of the law with Parker\\nNoyes, Esq. (then of Salisbury, N. H.), August 14,\\n1822. Parker Noyes was the brother-in-law of Hon.\\nThomas W. Thompson, and his law-partner from a.d.\\n1801, continuing to 1807, when the firm was dis-\\nsolved, and Mr. Noyes succeeded to the whole busi-\\nness of the late firm.\\nHe commenced the study of the law under the de-\\npressing influence of poor health, but by adopting a\\nrigid system of out-door exercise and manual labor,\\nand strictly adhering to it for nearly two years, he\\nregained his accustomed strength and vigor. The\\nlaw business of Mr. Noyes was quite extensive, and\\nrequired more than the ability and strength of one\\nman to attend to it, so that the hearty co-operation of\\nthe young law student was duly appreciated and\\nhandsomely recompensed. Mr. Nesmith was ad-\\nmitted to the bar in August, 1825, and immediately\\nformed an equal partnership with Mr. Noyes, which\\ncontinued until the end of one year, when the senior\\nmember of the firm withdrew from professional labor,\\non account of sickness, and surrendered the whole\\nbusiness to Mr. Nesmith. The kindness and liber-\\nality of Mr. Noyes to the young lawyer, on the\\nthreshold of his business life, has ever been rightly\\nappreciated by the recipient.\\nThe old law-office stood in the lower village of\\nFranklin (then Salisbury, now known as the Webster\\nPlace). It was originally built and occupied about\\n1790, by Thomas W. Thompson. Its situation, near\\nthe point where four of the five great counties of the\\nState then cornered, was well .selected for legal busi-\\nness. Mr. Thompson was a good lawyer, but not a\\ngreat advocate. His students acquired good, indus-\\ntrious habits and correct principles. They were\\nMoses Eastman, Daniel Webster, Ezekiel Webster,\\nDaniel Abbot, Jeremiah H. Woodman, Jacob Mc-\\nGaw and Parker Noyes. Ichabod Bartlett, D. C.\\nAtkinson, John A. Harper, Josiah Houghton, Pea-\\nbody Rogers and William C. Thompson studied with\\nMr. Noyes. To the last- named, Mr. Nesmith owed his\\ninvitation to leave his school in Bradford, Vt., and\\nenter the office consecrated to legal lore as a student.\\nIn April, 1829, Mr. Nesmith gave up the office at\\nthe lower village and removed to the upper village.\\nwhere he has ever since resided. The old office is\\nstill in existence, reduced i rom its lofty station, and\\nnow doing duty as a neglected back kitchen, the law-\\ntomes being replaced by the more humble pans and\\nkettles.\\nMr. Nesmith at once took an active part in the\\naffairs of his adopted home, and entered eagerly into\\nthe scheme to incorporate the territory from the four\\ntowns of Northfield, Sanbornton, Andover and Salis-\\nbury into a township, when there would be a com-\\nmunity of interest, the town of Franklin. The first\\npetition was presented in 1824. The following year\\na viewing committee, consisting of William Plumer,\\nJr., Caleb Keith and Abel Merrill, examined the ter-\\nritory, and reported favorably in 1826. The Legisla-\\nture of that year rejected the application on the\\nground that a majority of the inhabitants within the\\nterritory in question were not in favor of the new\\ntown. In June, 1828, there was more union and con-\\nsequently more strength, and the petition was pre-\\nsented under more favorable auspices. Although\\nopposed by the strenuous efforts and influence of\\nthree towns, the charter was granted in December,\\n1828. Judge Nesmith wrote the charter and gave\\nthe town its name. The three opposing towns, at the\\nJune session, 1829, asked that the several tracts of\\nterritory taken from them should be restored. An\\norder of notice was obtained for a hearing of this\\nsubject, returnable at June session, 1830. To the\\nLegislature of that year Mr. Nesmith was elected to\\nrepresent the young town, and advocate the inviola-\\nbility of its territory. The struggle came on in June.\\nThe first hearing was before the committee on- towns\\nand parishes, of which Hon. Franklin Pierce was\\nchairman. The committee, by a majority of one, re-\\nported adversely to the towns but their report, after\\na long and well-contested debate, was rejected by the\\nHouse by two majority. The teri-itory taken from\\nNorthfield was restored to her on a final vote, the\\nmatter being settled by the casting vote of the\\nSpeaker. Twenty-six years afterwards this disputed\\nterritory, with more added, was quietly ceded to\\nFranklin. His first legislative experience was ardu-\\nous and repulsive to Mr. Nesmith, and by the division\\nof the town he saw his majority fade away. How-\\never, he entered into the canvass of 1831 with vigor,\\nand had the satisfaction of being re-elected by a ma-\\njority of fifty an increased majority over that of the\\nprevious election. Judge Nesmith also represented\\nFranklin in the Legislature in 1832, 1834, 1835, 1836,\\n1838, 1839, 1844, 1845, 1846, 1847, 1854, 1871 and\\n1872, and was a member of the Constitutional Con-\\nvention in 18.50 and 1851.\\nFrom the first he took advanced grounds on the\\nsubject of extending the .system of railroads through\\nthe State and in granting to them the right of way,\\nwhich was for a long time bitterly contested. From\\nits organization, in 1845, he has been actively inter-\\nested in the Northern Railroad, having been a director", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0077.jp2"}, "64": {"fulltext": "HISTOlli OF MEIIKIMACK COUiNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\non every board and for eight years president of the\\ncorporation. In 1852 and 1853 he became interested\\nin manufacturing in the village of Franklin, and wa.s\\nan owner and director in the woolen-factory, de-\\nstroyed by fire in 1858.\\nDecember 31, 1859, he was appointed one of the\\njudges of the Supreme Judicial Court, which respon-\\nsible trust he exercised until October, 1870, when,\\nhaving reached the age of seventy years, the consti-\\ntution of the State relieved him from farther duty.\\nThe last term of court over which he presided he\\nbrought to a close on the day before his seventieth\\nbirth-day.\\nIn the cause of education, and especially in Dart-\\nmouth College, his alma mater, in all its departments,\\nhe has ever been deeply interested. Since 1858 he\\nhas been a trustee of that venerable institution since\\n1870 a trustee of the New Hampshire Agricultural\\nCollege; since 1877 its president.\\nFor the last fifty years of his life Judge Nesmith\\nhas owned and occupied real estate that has required\\ncultivation. He has therefore taken a deep interest\\nin the measures adopted to improve the condition of\\nthe agriculture of our State. He has been enrolled\\namong the practical farmere of the State. He lent\\nhis aid in organizing our New Hampshire State\\nAgricultural Society in 1850-51, and acted as its\\npresident during those years.\\nIn 1871 Dartmouth College conferred upon him\\nthe degree of LL.D. The incorporation and estab-\\nlishment of the New Hampshire Orphans Home, in\\n1871 (of which institution he has been president since\\nits organization), and its maintenance since, has oc-\\ncupied much of Judge Nesmith s attention of late\\nyears, and he tak s a paternal interest in every little\\norphan received there. He has attended to the pur-\\nchase of the property and its daily support since, to\\nthe employment of the labor necessary for carrying\\non the farm and the other departments of the insti-\\ntution, disbursing all the money from the treasury.\\nIn politics Judge Nesmithv was a Whig, and has\\nbeen a Kepublican from the organization of the party.\\nFor many years he has been a member of the Con-\\ngregational Church of Franklin, and is a consistent,\\nif not an active, member. As a lawyer, he has the\\nreputation of closing many lawsuits and .stopping\\nmuch litigation. His clients have always reposed\\nthe utmost confidence in his judgment. During his\\nconnection with the bar of Merrimack County he\\nhas been engaged in many heavy lawsuits. Among\\nthe students who have studied with him are Hon.\\nAsa P. Cate, Hon. Stephen G. Nash, Hon. Austin\\nF. Pike, Hon. Daniel Barnard, John Bell Bouton,\\nDaniel A. Clark, Walter P. Flanders and Frederick\\nBartlett. One of the most pleasant reminiscences of\\nhis life is his friendship aud intimacy with the\\nGreat Expounder, Daniel Webster.\\nFriendly relations witli Mr. Webster had existed\\nfor a number of years. As one of the Whig dele-\\ngates from this State, elected for the purpose of\\nnominating a President in 1848, when Zachary Tay-\\nlor was finally nominated. Judge Nesmith gave his\\nvote for Mr. Webster. He also supported him at tlic\\nWhig National Convention at Baltimore, in June,\\n1852, as his favorite candidate for the same office,\\nhaving cast for him, at the several (fifty) ballotings\\nthere made, his vote. About one week s time was con-\\nsumed in making a choice at this memorable contest,\\nwhen General Scott was nominated, and without\\nmuch chance of an election.\\nSeptember 26, 1826, he was joined in marriage to\\nMary M., daughter of Samuel and Annie (Bedel)\\nBrooks, granddaughter of General Timothy Bedel, of\\nEevolutionary fame. Mrs. Nesmith was born in\\nHaverhill, July 8, 1799, and died, much lamented.\\nMay 31, 1885. Of their children, but one survives.\\nGeorge Brooks Nesmith, born February 13, 1831,\\ndied October 26, 1852, while a member of the junior\\nclass of Dartmouth College. Arthur Sidney Nesmith,\\nborn March 30, 1833, served the State during the War\\nof the Rebellion in the quartermaster s department,\\nholding the rank of captain married Mary E.\\nMoulder, of Washington, D. C; served as represent-\\native in the Legislature for the town of Franklin for\\nthe years 1868 and 1869, and died, deeply lamented,\\nAugust 18, 1877, from the result of disease contracted\\nin the army, leaving two daughters, who still survive,\\naged, respectively, fifteen and twelve years. Annie\\nNesmith, born July 24, 1841, resides with her father.\\nIn closing this imperfect sketch of Judge Nes-\\nmith s life, I will quote the summing up of his\\ncharacter in Rev. W. E. Cochrane s History of An-\\ntrim: He is a man of noble principles and hon-\\nored life, enjoying, in his old age, the highest confi-\\ndence and esteem of men; a lawyer of sound\\njudgment, of good sense, a safe counselor and an\\nhonest man.\\nAs a sequel to the words of Mr. McClintock, we\\nwould add that Judge Nesmith has now arrived to a\\ngreen old age, having nearly reached the age of\\neighty-five years.\\nFrom the experience and lessons of his early life\\nhe was taught the benefits of active out-door exercise.\\nBy the observance of the general rules laid down\\nfor preserving good health, and under the power of\\na kind Providence, he has realized much enjoy-\\nment in his latter days. Though Cicero did not die\\nat a very advanced age, yet, in his treatise on ol l\\nage, he knew how to prescribe correct rules for the\\naged (page 157),\\nYou see, that old age not only should not be slug-\\ngish and inactive, but also industrious, and always\\ndoing something. No doubt the steady, active em-\\nployment of all our faculties tends to pndong our\\nlives and give a zest to old age.\\nAmid the enjoymentsof the protracted life of .ludge", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0078.jp2"}, "65": {"fulltext": "BENCH AND BAR.\\n39\\nNcsiuith, still there have been mingled in his cup\\nmany of the trials and sorrows incident to the death\\nof many intimate friends. The loss of these friends\\nand the certain termination allotted to all earthly\\nlife now serve as faithful monitors that but a few\\ndays at best remain for the accomplishment of life s\\nworlc here, and that much diligence is required to\\nperfect it.\\nHon. Is.\\\\ac N. Blodgett wiis born in the town of\\nCanaan, November 6, 1838. His father was the late\\nHon. Caleb Blodgett, a prominent citizen of Grafton\\nCounty, who served many years in the Legislature,\\nand was also a member of the Senate and of the\\nExecutive Council. Hon. Jeremiah Blodgett, of\\nWentworth, is his uncle. He received a thorough\\neducation at the Canaan Academy, read law with\\nHon. William P. Weeks and Anson S. Marshall, and\\ncommenced the practice of his profession at Canaan\\nin December, 1862. In 1867 he removed to Franklin,\\nand was a partner of Hon. Austin F. Pike until March,\\n1879.\\nHe was four years a meml)er of the House of\\nRepresentatives from Franklin, taking a leading\\nposition upon the Democratic side, and was an active\\nmember of the Constitutional Convention of 1876. He\\nhas taken strong interest in political afl airs, and was\\nchairman of the Democratic State Committee in 1876\\nand 1877.\\nHe was appointed an associate justice of the Su-\\npreme Court, November 30, 1880, a position which\\nhe still occupies.\\nIn June, 1860, he was united in marriage to Sarah\\nA., daughter of Kev. M. Gerould. They have one\\nchild, a daughter, now a member of Wellesley Female\\nC lUege.\\nE. B. S. Sanborn was born in Canterbury, N. H.,\\nAugust 11, 1833. He graduated at Dartmouth Col-\\nlege in 1855 and read law with Nesmith Pike, and\\nw;is admitted to the bar in 1857. He settled in\\nFranklin in 1868, where he has since resided. He\\nhas represented the town several terms in the Legis-\\nlature and is at present one of the railroad commis-\\nsioners of the State.\\nAarox Whittemore, Jr., son of Hon. Aaron\\nWhittemore, was born at Pembroke in 1849. He was\\neducated at Pembroke Academy and Harvard Law\\nS.hool, read law with Hon. John M. Shirley, of An-\\ndover, admitted to the bar in 1870, at the age of twenty-\\none, and commenced practice in Pittsiield, where he\\ncontinued until his death, May 4, 1885. He was a mem-\\nber of the last State Senate and judge-advocate on the\\nstaff of Brigadier-General White, commanding New\\nHampshire National Guard, and was also captain of\\nWeston Guards, of the Third Regiment. He was iden-\\ntified with the best interests of Pilt-sliiM, and was a\\nworthy and highly-respected citizen and lawyer.\\nJohn M. Shirley was born in what is now East\\nTilton November 16, 1831. He was admitted to the\\nbar in 1854, and soon after commenced practice in\\nAndover, where he has since resided. He has asso-\\nciated with him in Andover Mr. George W. Stone,\\nunder the firm name of Shirley Stone he has also\\nan oflice in Concord, in partnership with Colonel John\\nH. George, under the firm name of George Shirley.\\nMr. Shirley is also deeply interested in historical\\nmatters. He is a Democrat in politics.\\nHon. Ira A. Eastman was born at Gilmanton,\\nN. H., January 1, 1809. He was the sou of Captain\\nStephen and Hannah Eastman. He was graduated\\nat Dartmouth College in 1829, at the early age of\\ntwenty. He immediately commenced the study of\\nlaw with the late Judge John Willard, of Troy, N. Y.,\\nin which city he commenced the practice of his pro-\\nfessi m in 1832. His love for his native State and\\ntown, however, induced him to return to Gilmanton\\nin 1834, where he continued his practice. He was\\nclerk of the New Hampshire Senate in 1835. As\\nevidence of the esteem and confidence his townsmen\\nreposed in him, they sent him to the Legislature in\\nthe years 1836, 1837, 1838, over which body he was\\nthe presiding oflicer the two last years. From 1839\\nto 1843 he was representative in Congress. He was\\none of the circuit judges of the Court of Common\\nPleas from 1844 to 1849, and a judge of the Supreme\\nJudicial Court from 1855 to December 1, 1859, at\\nwhich time he resigned the office. He had also been\\none of the justices of the Superior Court of Judica-\\nture from 1849 to 1855.\\nJudge Eastman was a thorough and industrious\\nstudent, and by his diligence became learned in the\\nlaw. His attention to his profession always gave him\\nplenty of clients, and he never lacked business while\\nhe was in active practice. He was an eminent jurist,\\nas his opinions in many volumes of the New Hamp-\\nshire Reports abundantly testify. Judge Eastman\\nwas trustee of Dartmouth College at the time of his\\ndeath, and that institution conferred the degree of\\nLL.D. upon him in 1858. He died at Manchester\\nin March, 1881.\\nAustin F. Pike, of Franklin, N. IL, was born\\nOctober 16, 1819; received an academic education;\\nstudied law and was admitted to the bar of Merrimack\\nCounty in July, 1845, and has been in active practice\\nsince was a member of the New Hampshire House\\nof Representatives in 1850, 51, 52, 65 and 66, and\\nSpeaker of the House the last two years was a mem-\\nber of the New Hampshire Senate in 1857 and 58,\\nand President of the Senate the last year was chair-", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0079.jp2"}, "66": {"fulltext": "40\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nman of the Republican State Committee in 1858, 59\\nand 60; was delegateto tlie Pliiladelpliia Convention\\nwhich nominated General Fremont in 1856; was\\nelected a Representative to the Forty-third Congress,\\nserving from December 1, 1873, to March 3, 1875, and\\nwas elected to the United States Senate as a Repub-\\nlican, to succeed E. H. Rollins, Republican, and took\\nhis seat December 3, 1883. Mr. Pike is in practice\\nin Franklin in company with F. N. Parsons.\\nFrank N. Parsons, was born September 3,\\n1854; graduated at Dartmouth College in 1874; read\\nlaw with Hon. D. Barnard, of Franklin, and G. C.\\nBartlett, of Derry, N. H., and was admitted to the\\nbar March, 1875. The firm is Pike Parsons.\\nHon. Edgar H. Woodman, the present (1885)\\nmayor of the city of Concord, dates his ancestry in this\\ncountry to Edward Woodman, who arrived at New-\\nbury, Mass., from Malvern, England, in 1635, and from\\nthat time to the present the Woodman name has\\nbeen honorably and prominently identified with the\\nprofessional and business interests of New England.\\nHon. E. H. Woodman, son of John Kimball\\nWoodman and Mary Jane (Drew) Woodman, was\\nborn in Gilmanton, N. H., May 6, 1847. He was\\neducated at the Gilmanton and Boscawen Academies,\\nfitting for college at the latter. He finally decided,\\nhowever, not to enter for a collegiate course, but\\nwent to Poughkeepsie and attended Eastman s\\nBusiness College, the representative institution of\\nits kind in this country. After receiving the degree\\nof Master of Accounts he came to Concord, and in\\nFebruary, 1866, entered the employ of Colonel C. C.\\nWebster as book-keeper, with whom he remained\\nuntil July, 1868, when he accepted a position in\\nthe adjutant-general s office, tendered him by Gov-\\nernor Nathaniel Head, then adjutant-general of the\\nState. October 27, 1868, while gunning in Gilman-\\nton, he received an accidental gun-shot wound which\\nresulted in the loss of his right arm. He had gone\\nto his native town to cast his first vote, and was tak-\\ning a vacation for a few days when the accident\\noccurred. Possessed of a good constitution, his arm\\nhealed rapidly, and in the following December he\\nreturned to this city and spent the winter learning to\\nwrite with his left hand at the Commercial School in\\nManchester. In April, 1869, as assistant superin-\\ntendent of construction and paymaster, he entered\\nupon the work of building the Suncook Valjey Rail-\\nroad, and continued therein until the road was com-\\npleted, in December of the same year.\\nJanuary 1, 1870, Mr. Woodman commenced his\\nlegal studies in the office of Minot, Tappan Mu-\\ngridge, where he remained until 1872, when the\\ntreasurer s office of the Northern Railroad was re-\\nmoved to Boston, and Judge Minot appointed him\\nassistant treasurer of the Boston office. While dis-\\ncharging his duties here he attended law lectures at\\nthe Boston University, and, in 1873, was admitted to\\nthe New Hampshire bar. He, however, remained in\\ncharge of the Boston office of the railroad until its\\nremoval to this city, April 1, 1876, and continued\\ntherein until April 1, 1878, when the office was again\\ntransferred to Boston. He then resigned his position\\nin the treasurer s office, and at once entered upon the\\npractice of his profession in this city, opening an\\noffice in the Board of Trade buildings. July 1, 1879,\\nhe removed to his present office in the Governor\\nHill block, which is the same office in which he\\ncommenced the study of law. He brought to the\\npractice of his profession a good knowledge of law,\\nsound judgment, quick perception and an indomita-\\nble will, which have borne legitimate fruit in the\\nsecuring of a good practice, which is constantly\\nincreasing.\\nThe citizens of C(mcord, recognizing his ability\\nand integrity, in 1882, tendered him the nomination\\nfor mayor, an honor which came to him unsought\\nand while he was absent from the city. He was\\nelected by a large majority, and re-elected in 1884,\\nand is the present mayor.\\nMayor Woodman is a prominent member of the\\nMasonic fraternity; has been recorder of Mount\\nHoreb Commandery since 1877, and was also secre-\\ntary of Eureka Lodge and Trinity Chapter; secretary\\nof Concord Masonic Association, and is the present\\ntreasurer. He is treasurer of the Peterborough and\\nHillsborough Railroad, and of Saint Paul s Episcopal\\nparish. He is also a director in the First National\\nBank and president of the Webster Club. May 6,\\n1878, he married Georgiana Hodges, of Boston,\\nMass., and they had one child, George Edgar, who\\ndied in infency. Mrs. Woodman died January 8,\\n1879.\\nGenial and courteous by nature, he has won hosts\\nof friends; he is an able and ready speaker, and an\\nexecutive officer of marked ability.\\nLyman Dewey Stevens, a leading member of the\\nMerrimack bar, was born in Piermont, N. H., Sep-\\ntember 20, 1821. His father, Caleb Stevens, was\\nborn in Hampstead, N. H., November 27, 1782, and\\ndied March 29, 1870; his mother, Sally Dewey, was\\nborn in Piermont, .January 2, 1793, and died Janu;\\\\ry\\n9, 1879.\\nMr. Stevens pursued his preparatory studies at\\nHaverhill (N. H.) Academy. He graduated at Dart-\\nmouth College in 1843. He then became principal\\nof the Stanstead (C. E.) Academy, where he remained\\ntwo years, and later assisted Jonathan Tenney, for a", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0080.jp2"}, "67": {"fulltext": "7fe^^- ^(rV C", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0083.jp2"}, "68": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0084.jp2"}, "69": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0085.jp2"}, "70": {"fulltext": "2^i^^^XJu^\\nUvcJ", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0086.jp2"}, "71": {"fulltext": "BENCH AND BAR.\\n40a\\nshort time, as principal of the academy at Pembroke,\\nN. H. While in Stanstead, he decided upon the\\nlegal profession as his life-work, and began his studies\\nin the office of E. C. Johnson, Esq., of Derby, Vt.\\nHe subsequently continued his studies with Hon. Ira\\nPerley in Concord, N. H., and was admitted to the\\nbar in October, 1847. He at once opened an office\\nin Concord, where he has remained to the present\\ntime in the successful practice of his profession.\\nMr. Stevens has ever manifested a lively interest in\\nhis adopted city, and all measures tending to advance\\nits welfare have found in him an able and fearless\\nadvocate. He was elected mayor of Concord in 186f\\nand re-elected in 1869. During his mayoralty he\\ninstituted various reforms and improvements, the\\nmost notable being the adoption of the present sys-\\ntem of sewage. This was almost the first real and\\nsubstantial improvement that the people had been\\ncalled upon to make, and it is not surprising that he\\nmet with determined opposition in this needless out-\\nlay of expenditure, as many deemed the movement.\\nHe paused not, however, to listen to the words of\\nopposition, which, in many instances, were exceed-\\ningly severe, but proceeded fearlessly to carry on the\\nimprovements which the health and beauty of the\\ncity demanded. The wisdom of his course soon be-\\ncame apparent, even to the most strenuous opponent.\\nHe is now, and has been for a long series of years,\\nidentified with various leading interests of the city.\\nHe has been a director in the National State Capital\\nBank since 186S, and president of the Merrimack\\nCounty Savings-Bank since its organization. He is\\nalso president of the Board of Trade, and a director in\\nthe Page Belting Company.\\nHe was appointed by Governor Gilmore to adjust\\nthe suspended war-claims of New Hampshire against\\nthe United States accruing prior to May, 1863, and\\nalso to attend the dedication of the National Ceme-\\ntery at Gettysburg, November 19, 1863, as commis-\\nsioner from New Hampshire.\\nHis interest in charitable objects has led to his\\nappointment as vice-president and treasurer of the\\nNew Hampshire Home Missionary Society. He was\\nalso a trustee in the Kimball Union Academy and\\nBoscawen Academy. He has served on the school\\ncommittee, and been a member of the city Board of\\nEducation.\\nPolitically, Mr. Stevens is a Republican, and has\\nbeen since the organization of that party. He has\\nbeen called to various positions within the gift of his\\ntownsmen and fellow-citizens. He was city solicitor\\nin 1855 and 1856; a member of the House of Repre-\\nsentatives in 1860, 61, 66 and 67, and was elected\\nSenator in 1884. He was one of the Presidential\\nelectors in 1872, and was also a member of Governor\\nBell s Council.\\nMr. Stevens is a member of the South Congrega-\\ntional Church and one of its most active and ener-\\ngetic supporters.\\nAugust 21, 1850, he united in marriage with Ach-\\nsah Pollard, daughter of Captain Theodore French,\\nof Concord, by whom he had two children, Margaret\\nFrench and Henry Webster. Mrs. Stevens died July\\n2, 1863. January 20, 1875, he married Frances Child\\nBrownell, of New Bedford, Mass., and they have two\\nchildren, Fanny Brownell, born January 10, 1876,\\nand William Lyman, born April 5, 1880.\\nThe present members of the Merrimack bar are as\\nfollows\\nJohn H. Albin.\\nBenjamin E. Badger.\\nBingham Mitchell (Harry Bingham, John M.\\nMitchell).\\nChase Streeter (William M. Chase, Frank S.\\nStreeter).\\nWarren Clark.\\nC. E. Clifford.\\nCharles R. Corning.\\nSylvester Dana.\\nDaniel B. Donavan.\\nSamuel C. Eastman.\\nGeorge M. Fletcher.\\nWilliam L. Foster.\\nJohn H. George.\\nJohn P. George.\\nFred. H. Gould.\\nS. G. Lane.\\nLeach Stevens {E. G. Leach, Henry W. Stevens).\\nWells H. Johnson.\\nNathaniel E. Martin.\\nLuther S. Morrill.\\nA. F. L. Norris.\\nHenry Robinson.\\nHenry P. Rolfe.\\nCharles P. Sanborn.\\nHarry G. Sargent.\\nEverett J. Sargent.\\nArthur W. Silsby.\\nLyman D. Stevens.\\nReuben E. Walker.\\nEdgar H. Woodman.\\nWillis G. Buxton.\\nDavid F. Dudley.\\nC. E. Carr.\\nShirley Stone.\\nM. W. Tappan.\\nA. F. Pike.\\nIsaac N.", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0089.jp2"}, "72": {"fulltext": "IILSTOIIY OF iMKKRIJIACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nDaniel Banianl.\\nE. G. Leach.\\nG. W. Nesmith.\\nG. R. Stone.\\nW. M. Barnard.\\nF. N. Parsons.\\nJ. B. Hazclton.\\nGeorge S. Blanchard.\\nA. F. Burbank.\\nT. H. Thonuiike.\\nA. W. Bartlett.\\nE. A. Lane.\\nSamuel Davis.\\nA. P. Davis.\\nS. K. Paige.\\nW. W. Flanders.\\nWalter C. Harrinum.\\nCHAPTER IIL\\nTHE NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE-HOUSE.\\nliY IS.\\\\.VC W. HAMMONn.\\nThr first session of the Legislature that was held in\\nConcord convened in March, 1782. Prior to that time,\\nand subsequent to the commencement of the Revolu-\\ntionary War, legislative sessions, with two exceptions,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2were held in Exeter those two exceptions being the\\nSeptember session of 1777 and the October session of\\n1 780, which were held in Portsmouth.\\nFrom 1782 to 1808 the Legislature was a movable\\ninstitution, and held its sessions in Concord, Exeter,\\nPortsmouth, Charlestown, Dover, Hanover, Hop-\\nkinton and Amherst, -at whichever town the\\nmembers of the next preceding Legislature voted\\nto have it held. The matter of deciding at what\\nplace the next Legislature should sit came up\\nat every session, and often occasioned consider-\\nable strife among the members. A vote in favor\\nof one town was occasionally reconsidered and\\nanother town finally decided upon, in consequence,\\nprobably, of some of the members having been seen\\nand persuaded that a change would be for the best in-\\nterest of the State.\\nSince 1808 all legislative sessions have been held in\\nConcord, although not permanently located here un-\\ntil the completion of the State-House, in 1819. In\\n1814 the matter of having a permanent habitation\\ncame up in the Legislature, and the members wisely\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2concluded that the wandering life theretofore led by\\nthe honorable body and the exposure of its records\\nto loss in consequence of frequent removals, as well ;us\\nto dcstrurtion by fire for want of ]iroper vaults, was\\nnot conducive to the best interests of the State, and\\naccordingly, on the 6th day of June of that year,\\na committee was appointed by the Legislature to\\ntake into consideration the expediency of building a\\nState-House, and report where, and the time when,\\nit will be expedient to commence the building, etc.\\nSaid committee reported that, so far as they could\\nlearn, all of the States in the Union, except New\\nHampshire, had provided themselves with a State-\\nHouse and located a seat of government and also,\\nThat it is justly considered derogatory to a respect-\\nable and independent State to sutler the officers of its\\ngovernment to sit and transact the business of the\\nState in a building mean in its appearance and desti-\\ntute of suitable accommodations. That your commit-\\ntee are deeply impressed with a sense of the propriety,\\nexpediency and even necessity of providing fire-\\nproofrooms for the safe keeping of the public rec-\\nords, etc. The committee further reported that a\\nState-House might be built upon reasonable terras,\\nand advised the appointment of a committee of three\\npersons to sit during the recess of the Legislature,\\ndesignate a location, prepare plans, ascertain the\\nprobable exjieuse and receive proposals for erecting\\nthe building, and report to the next Legislature. The\\nreport was accepted, and a committee, consisting of\\nHon. John Harris, of Hopkinton, Benjamin Kimball,\\nJr., of Concord, and Andrew Bowers, of Salisbury,\\nwas appointed.\\nOn the 13th of June, 1815, said committee re-\\nported that they had prepared a plan and ascertained\\nthat the probable expense would be about thirty\\nthousand dollars if built of stone; that Stuart J.\\nPark had made a proposal to complete the building\\nfor thirty -two thousand dollars that a majority of the\\ncommittee had designated a location in Concord west\\nof the court-house and also reported that the inhabit-\\nants of Salisbury had otfered to contribute seven\\nthousand dollars if the Legislature would locate the\\nbuilding in that town.\\nThe report was accepted, and another committee\\nwas appointed to inquire whether any donations\\nwould be made by the town of Concord or its citi-\\nzens if the building was located in the place desig-\\nnated by the committee. The citizens of Concord\\nwere agreed as to the propriety of having it in their\\ntown, but were not agreed as to the lot upon which\\nto locate it. Subscription papers were circulated by\\neach faction the people at the north end favored\\nthe site of the present court-house, and tho.se resid-\\ning at the south end ftivored the Green lot, which\\nwas the one finally selected. A sufficient amount of\\nmoney was pledged by each party to meet the re-\\nquirements of the legislative committee; but the disa-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0090.jp2"}, "73": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0091.jp2"}, "74": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0092.jp2"}, "75": {"fulltext": "THE STATE-llOUSE.\\ngreement as to location and the lack of funds, par-\\ntially in consequence of the then late war with\\nGreat Britain, carried the matter over to the next\\nJune session.\\nOn the 21st day of June, 1816, the matter came up\\nin the House of Representatives, and the following\\nresolution was passed\\nResolved, That a State-Houae, agreeably to the plan communicated by\\nStuart J. Park at the last June session, be erected in the town of Con-\\ncoi-d and county of Rockingham the spot of ground to be selected, and\\nthe place on which to erect said State-House to be located by his excel-\\nlency, the Governor, and the Honorable the Council.\\nThat board was also authorized to appoint a com-\\nmittee to make the necessary contracts and superin-\\ntend its erection and said committee was to be in-\\nstructed to commence, as soon as practicable, and to\\nemploy the convicts in the State Prison in preparing\\nthe stone. By the same resolution, the sum of three\\nthousand dollars was appropriated to commence the\\nwork, and it also contained a provision by which it\\nwas not to take eflect unless the town of Concord, or\\nits inhabitants, would donate the land, level and\\nprepare it to the acceptance of the committee, give\\nall the stone needed for its construction and convey\\nthe same to the lot free of charge.\\nThe inhabitants residing at the north end were\\nready to give a bond to comply with these require-\\nments, providing the Stickney lot (site of the present\\ncourt-house) was selected and those residing at the\\nsouth end would do the same, providing the Green\\nlot (site of the present State-House) was decided\\nupon. The advocates of the north end location\\nclaimed that the Stickney lot was elevated and dry,\\nand had been selected by the committee of the Legis-\\nlature as being the more eligible of the two; that the\\nGreen lot was low and wet, and that it would cost a\\nlarge sum to put in a substantial foundation. The\\nother side urged that the Green lot was more central,\\nand for that reason the most eligible.\\nWilliam Plumer, of Epping, was Governor, and\\nBenjamin Pierce, of Hillsborough, Levi Jackson, of\\nChesterfield, Samuel Quarles, of Ossipee, Elijah Hall\\nand Enoch Colby composed the Council. Messrs.\\nPierce, Jackson and Quarles fevored the Stickney\\nlot the Governor, with Messrs. Hall and Colby,\\nfavored the Green lot. Consequently, with all pres-\\nent acting in the capacity of a committee of the\\nLegislature, as some of them subsequently claimed\\nthey did, the result would have been a tie. On the\\n2d day of July, Colonel Quarles asked leave of\\nabsence until the 4th, to attend to some matters of\\nhis own, and went away, as he afterward stated, with\\nthe understanding that the matter of locating the\\nState-House should not be decided until his return.\\nOn the following day, July 3d, at a meeting of the\\nGovernor and four members of the Council, the mat-\\nter was brought up, and they proceeded to examine\\nthe two locations, and then returned to the Council\\nchamber. The Governor then asked the councillors,\\nseverally, if they were ready to proceed in selecting\\na plot of ground for said house. Mr. Colby an-\\nswered that he was ready, but asked whether it\\nwould not be best to wait until the return of Colonel\\nQuarles.\\nAccording to the statement of Mr. Colby, no one\\nelse expressed any desire for postponement, and a\\nballot was taken, which stood three in favor of the\\nGreen lot and two in favor of the Stickney lot, the\\nGovernor voting with the Council. Had all of the\\ncouncilors been present, and acting in the capacity\\nof an executive board, as I think was the intention\\nof the Legislature, the vote would have stood three in\\nfavor of the Stickney lot and two in favor of the\\npresent location, in which case the Governor could\\nhave used his privilege of negativing the vote of the\\nmajority of the Council, thus leaving the matter un-\\ndecided. It was, therefore, fortune for the friends of\\nthe Green lot location that Colonel Quarles was\\ncalled away at that time.\\nOn July 4th, Colonel Quarles having returned,\\nthe Governor and Council held a meeting, the\\nproceedings of which were recorded in the Coun-\\ncil records in the same manner as were those of\\nthe 3d, or any other meeting of that board, the\\ncaption of the record being as follows: At a\\nmeeting of His Excellency, the Governor, and\\nthe Hon Council, July 4, 1816, The whole board\\npresent, etc. At that meeting some one moved\\na reconsideration of the vote of yesterday, select-\\ning a lot of land whereon to erect a State-House.\\nThe question being put, the vote stood three for re-\\nconsideration Messrs. Quarles, Pierce and Jackson,\\nand three against, the Governor voting with the\\nCouncil, as before, and claiming subsequently, in\\nvindication of his action in so doing, that they were\\nacting in the capacity of a committee of the Legisla-\\nture. If that was the case, and so understood at the\\ntime, it is not quite clear why they convened as a\\nmeeting of His Excellency, the Governor and the\\nHon Council, or why their proceedings in that\\nmatter were recorded in the Council records, with\\nother acts done at the same meeting, which could not\\nhave been legally done by any body of men except\\nthe Governor and Council iu executive session.\\nOn July 5th the Governor and Council met and ap-\\npointed Albe Cady, William Low and Jeremiah\\nPecker, all of Concord, as a committee to superintend\\nthe erection of the State-House. Messrs. Hall, Colby\\nand Jackson acted with the Governor in making the\\nappointment, a record of which was made by the\\nSecretary of State in the same book and manner as\\nthe record of any executive appointment. The board\\nthen adjourned and did not meet again until Septem-\\nber 18th.\\nThe Legislature adjourned on the 29th of June, to\\nmeet on the third Wednesday of November following.\\nDuring the recess the work of construction progressedi\\nas also did the strife between the north-enders and\\nthe south-enders. Charges of unfairness, on the", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0093.jp2"}, "76": {"fulltext": "42\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\npart of the Governor and Council, were made by the\\ndefeated north-enders, the principal charges being\\nthat the matter was acted upon in the absence of\\nColonel Quarlcs, contrary to an agreement to delay it\\nuntil his return, and that the Governor voted with j\\nthe Council, as he had no right to do, if they were\\nacting in their official capacity as an Executive\\nCouncil. j\\nThe Legislature assembled on the twentieth of No-\\nvember, 1816, and the State-House matter was taken I\\nup on the ninth of December, at which time a com-\\nmittee waa appointed to request such information\\nof the Governor as he possesses relative to the location\\nof the State-House, and report to the House of Rep-\\nresentatives. Said committee called on the Governor,\\nmade the request verbally and on the following day\\nhe communicated in writing a statement of the action\\nof the board in making the selection of a lot, etc.\\nThis not proving satisfactory to the House of Repre-\\nsentatives, the committee called again on the evening\\nof the thirteenth, and requested copies of all the\\nvotes and proceedings of the Governor and Council\\nrelating to the matter, which request he complied\\nwith by furnishing attested copies from the Council\\nrecords, covering said proceedings, and suggested, in\\nhis letter of transmittal, that if either branch of the\\ngovernment considered it necessary to make any\\ninquiries of the other, whether it would not bet-\\nter comport with the dignity of both that the inqui-\\nries and answers should be in writing. Whereupon\\nthe House of Representatives formulated several\\nquestions, and sent a copy to the Governor, and one\\nto each of the councillors. The substance of the\\nGovernor s answers was That on the third day of\\nJuly, 1816, Charles Walker, Esq., presented a bond\\nto furnish a lot and the required amount of stone,\\nprovided the building was located on the Stickney lot\\nthat William A. Kent and Isaac Hill, Esqrs., pre-\\nsented a bond to do the same, provided it was located\\non the Green lot that in the afternoon of that day,\\nhe and four of the councilors examined all lots that\\nany one requested them to see, and then returned to\\nthe Senate chamber and made the selection, as here-\\ninbefore stated. The Governor also stated, that lie\\ndid not understand that any agreement had been\\nmade to wait until the return of Colonel Quarles\\nbefore making the selection. Mr. Pierce, Mr. Jack-\\nson and Mr. Quarles stated that there loas such an\\nagreement. The Governor further stated that, in\\nmaking said selection, they acted as a committee\\nappointed by a resolve of the Legislature, and not in\\ntheir executive capacity and in this his answer was\\nsustained by a majority of the Council. But no\\nattempt was made to explain why their transactions\\nas a committee were acted upon in a meeting of\\nHis Excellency, the Governor and the Honorable\\nCouncil, at which meeting executive appointments\\nwere made, and the proceedings of which were embod-\\nied in one record, by the Secretary of State, in the\\nsame manner as was the record of any meeting of the\\nGovernor and Council.\\nDecember 20th the investigating committee re-\\nported in full, from which report I extract the follow-\\ning: Your committee would further report that, in\\ntheir opinion, the general location of the lot whereon\\nto erect the State-House never was made agreeably\\nto the true meaning and provisions of the resolve\\naforesaid, inasmuch as that they have never seen any\\nevidence that a majority of that Honorable board ever\\ndid agree to such location.\\nDecember 25th the investigating committee re-\\nported a resolution repealing the resolution of June\\n22, 1816, which placed the appointment of a commit-\\ntee to superintend the erection of the State-House in the\\nhands of the Governor and Council, which failed of a\\npassage. On the same day a resolution appropriating\\nfour thousand dollars toward the erection of the\\nbuilding passed, ninety-one to seventy.\\nDecember 27th the investigating committee re-\\nported a resolution providing that the committee to\\nsuperintend the building should consist of one man,\\ninstead of three, and that Albe Cady should be that\\nman. As no complaint had been made by the com-\\nmittee against any of the men composing the build-\\ning committee, the presumption is that the resolution\\nwas introduced for the purpose of taking the matter\\nfrom the control of the Governor and Council, by\\nmaking the building committee an appointee direct\\nof the Legislature. The resolution passed the House,\\nbut was defeated in the Senate.\\nAt the June session, 1817, the sum of thirty thou-\\nsand dollars was appropriated to continue the work,\\nin accordance with a report and recommendation of\\nthe building committee, who stated that they desired\\nto complete the outside that season.\\nI In 1818 an appropriation was made for necessary\\nfurniture, and the building was first occupied by the\\nLegislature at the June session of 1819, but the build-\\ning committee was not discharged until June, 1820.\\nThe building as completed was one hundred and\\ntwenty-six feet in length, including the wings, and\\nforty-nine feet in width, with a projection of four feet\\nin the centre of each front, and cost as follows, in-\\ncluding fencing and furniture Amount appropriated\\nfrom the State treasury, $67,372.44; stone-work done\\nat the State Prison by convicts, $10,455.16 lot and\\nmaterials given by citizens of Concord, $4,000,\\ntotal, $81,827.60. The building, as thus erected, was\\noccupied without any material change until remod-\\neled, in 1864-66.\\nIn 1854, Governor N. B. Baker, in his address to the\\nLegislature, at the June session, called the attention\\nof that body to the insecure manner in which the pro-\\nvincial and State records. Revolutionary War rolls\\nand other valuable documents belonging to the State,\\nwere kept, stating that they were liable to destruction\\nby fire at any moment and advi.sing the construction\\nof fire-proof rooms in the State-House, or of a separate", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0094.jp2"}, "77": {"fulltext": "THE STATE-HOUSE.\\nfire-proof building for their safe keeping. A com-\\nmittee of the Legislature, appointed to investigate the\\nmatter, reported a resolution providing that the\\niovernor be requested to employ some suitable per-\\nson to estimate the expense and make necessary\\nphins for erecting a fire-proof building of sufficient\\ncapacity to accommodate the Secretary of State, State\\ntreasurer, State Library and the standard weights and\\nmeasures.\\nThe resolution passed, as also did another calling\\nfor a plan and an estimate of the cost of enlarging the\\nRepresentatives Hall, and, iu accordance therewith, a\\nreport was made to the Legislature of 1855, plans pre-\\nsented and the expense estimated at $37,000 for en-\\nlarging the State-House and hall, and $17,500 for a\\nseparate fire-proof building. That report not being\\nacceptable to the Legislature, the matter was post-\\nponed to the next session, and no material progress\\nwas made until 1863. At the June session of the last-\\nnamed year the Legislature passed a resolution setting\\nforth the fact that the largely increased business of\\nthe State government imperatively required an en-\\nlargement of the State-House that the city of Con-\\ncord derived considerable benefit from the location\\nand should contribute materially to the expense of en-\\nlarging the capital. The resolution authorized the\\nGovernor and Council to cause new plans and esti-\\nmates to be made, receive propositions from the city\\nof Concord or any other city or town having necessary\\nrailroad facilities and desirous of having the State-\\nHouse established therein. In other words, the lo-\\ncation of the capital was again for sale to the highest\\nbidder, regardless of the fact that it had once been\\nsold, paid for and delivered. Bids were to be made to\\nthe Governor and to be by him presented to the Legis-\\nlature of 1864. The city of Manchester submitted a\\nproposition to erect and complete a building without\\nexpense to the State, providing it should be located\\nin that city.\\nConcord, by action of the City Councils on the 23d\\nday of May, 1864, voted to raise and appropriate\\n$100,000 to the work of enlarging the building then\\nin use, and subsequently raised $50,000 more in the\\nprecinct. These propositions were transmitted to the\\nLegislature by the Governor, June 6th, and referred to\\na select committee of one from each county. A sharp\\ncontest between the two cities ensued the citizens of\\nManchester used every means in their power to obtain\\nthe prize, and the citizens of Concord as earnestly strug-\\ngled to retain it, believing that, as they had once pur-\\nchased the location, it ought not to be taken from\\nthem without cause and believing also that no cause\\nexisted to warrant its removal, as Concord was nearer\\nthe centre of the State than Manchester, and had\\nequal railroad facilities. A majority of the Legisla-\\nture decided in favor of Concord, and the location of\\n1816 was confirmed by an act approved July 16, 1864,\\nthe act requiring Concord to bear the entire expense\\nof the work, which amounted to nearly $200,000.\\nA contest of this kind between neighboring muni-\\ncipalities is much to be regretted; the placing of\\ncitizens in hostility to each other creates enmities\\nwhich time alone can allay; and in this case, the\\ntwenty years that have elapsed have failed to oblit-\\nerate the scars caused by that menKjrable contest.\\nThe proposition made by the Legislature of 1863 was\\nwrong in principle, and should never be repeated.\\nWhen a public building is needed for the use of the\\nState, let the Legislature decide upon its location at\\nsuch place as in their opinion will best accommodate\\nthe majority of the people, and then cause the same\\nto be erected, and paid for from the State treasury.\\nA new steam-heating apparatus was placed in the\\nbuilding in 1879, and valuable improvements were\\nmade in the basement in 1883, and the State-House,\\nas it now stands, is an artistic and substantial edifice.\\nThe halls and offices are well lighted and roomy, with\\nthe exception of the room used for the library, and,\\nas a whole, the structure is a credit to the State.\\nThe porch on the east front is two stories in height,\\neach story being supported by eight granite columns\\nof massive proportions, which present a fine appear-\\nance as viewed from Main Street. The Council-room\\ncontains the portraits of all the Governors of the\\nState, except the first, of whom no likeness is known\\nto exist. Portraits of many presidents of the Senate\\nare hung in the Senate chamber, and the Represent-\\natives hall contains portraits of Revolutionary offi-\\ncers and other eminent New Hampshire men. Doric\\nHall contains the battle-scarred flags of the regiments\\nfrom this State who participated in the late war, some\\nportraits, a bust of Hon. Amos Tuck, and a raised\\nmap of the State. In (he Secretary s office are\\nportraits of two Provincial and two State Secre-\\ntaries. In 1876 a fountain was placed in the front\\nwalk of the park, but proving to be a nuisance\\nthere, it was removed, in 1879, by order of the\\nLegislature, to the southeast quarter of the grounds.\\nA statue, in bronze, of New Hampshire s most\\ngifted son, Daniel Webster, presented to the State by\\nBenjamin P. Cheney, is soon to be placed in the park,\\non the side adjoining Main Street. It will be seven-\\nteen feet in height, including the pedestal, which will\\nbe of granite. Mr. Cheney was a native, and for\\nmany years a resident, of this State, and the gift\\nwhich he is able to make from the abundant accumu-\\nlations of an honest, sagacious and industrious life is\\na credit to himself, an honor to his native State and\\nthe renowned Webster, whose reputation as a states-\\nman is second to that of no other man, and whose\\nname will be familiar to future generations, when\\nthis statue shall have crumbled to dust.", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0095.jp2"}, "78": {"fulltext": "IIISTOIIY 01 MEllRIMAl K COUiNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nCOLONEL SOLON A. CARTER.\\nSolon Augustus Carter (7) was born in Leominster,\\nMass., June 22, 1837 seventh generation from Rev.\\nThomas Carter (1), who was born a.d. 1610, graduated\\nat St. John s College, Cambridge, England, in 1629,\\nand came from St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England,\\nin the Planter, embarking April 2, 1635. On his\\narrival in this country he was admitted an inhabitant\\nof Dedham, Mass. thence he removed to Watertown,\\nMass.\\nHe was ordained the first minister of the church in\\nWoburn, Mass., November 22, 1642, which office he\\nfilled to the acceptance of his people until his death,\\nwhich occurred September 5, 1684. Johnson, in his\\nWonder- Working Providence, says, He was a\\nreverend, godly man, apt to teach the sound and\\nwholesome truths of Christ.\\nTlu subject of this sketch traces his descent from\\nEev. Thomas (1), born 1610; Rev. Samuel (2), born\\n1640; Samuel (3), born 1677-78; Josiah (4), born\\n1726-27; James Carter (6), born 1768; Solon Carter\\n(6), born 1801 Solon A. Carter (7), born 1837.\\nJosiah (4), his great-grandfather, married, at the age\\nof eighteen, Tabitha Howe, aged sixteen, and settled\\nin Leominster, Mass., clearing the homestead where\\nthe three succeeding generations were born and\\nreared. He served in the Revolutionary War, attain-\\ning to the rank of lieutenant-colonel. He was with\\nthe army under General Washington in the disas-\\ntrous campaign in New Jersey, previous to the retreat\\nacross the Delaware. He died at the ripe age of\\neighty-four, on the farm his own hands had cleared,\\nand in the house his own hands had reared. At the\\ntime of his death he had living more grandchildren\\nthan he was years old, several of the fourth degree\\nand one or two of the fifth, so that he could without\\nfiction say, Arise, son, go to thy son, for thy son s\\nson has born unto him a son.\\nJames Carter (5) reared and educated a family of\\neleven children. James G. (6), the eldest son, gradu-\\nated from Harvard in 1820, and was engaged in educa-\\ntional enterprises, being contemporary with Horace\\nMann and a co-worker with him in educational\\nmatters, notably the establishment of the system of\\nNormal Schools in Massachusetts.\\nSolon (6), the second son, succeeded to the home-\\nstead farm, which he cultivated successftiUy until his\\ndeath, in 1879. He was an active participant in the\\nsocial, religious and civil affairs of his town, being\\ncalled upon at different times to fill the various town\\noffices within the gift of his fellow-citizens.\\nSolon Augustus Carter (7), the eldest son of Solon\\n(I)) and Lucretia (Joslin) Carter, was born upon the\\nfarm cleared by his great-grandfather, educated in the\\nl)ublic .schools of his native town, completiui;- his\\neducation in the High School at the age of seventeen,\\nworking upon the homestead farm hetween terms, and\\nalso during term-time. The winter succeeding his\\nseventeenth birthday he taught a district school in\\nLeominster. The superintending committee, in his\\nreport of the school, said of the teacher, It is evident\\nhe does not need to learn to teach it is in him. The\\nnext winter he taught in the neighboring town of\\nLancaster. The summer of 1857 he spent in Chicago,\\nin the employ of an uncle engaged in the lumber\\ntrade but the panic of that year had such a depress-\\ning effect upon business in general that a commercial\\nlife had few attractions for him and he returned to\\nthe farm, teaching during the winter months.\\nHe entered the employ of the Keene Gas-Light\\nCompany as its superintendent in December, 1859,\\nand has since that time considered Keene his resi-\\ndence. In August, 1862, he enlisted in the Fourteenth\\nRegiment New Hampshire Volunteers, and was com-\\nmissioned captain of Company G, serving with his\\ncommand until July, 1863, when he was ordered upon\\nrecruiting service at Concord, where he was assigned\\nto duty as acting assistant adjutant-general upon the\\nstaff of Brigadier-General Edw. W. Hinks. In the\\nspring of 1864, General Hinks was assigned to the\\ncommand of a division of colored troops near Fortress\\nMonroe, and Captain Carter was, at General Hinks\\nrequest, by a special order from the War Department,\\ndirected to report to him for assignment to duty.\\nCaptain Carter was announced in General Orders as\\nacting assistant adjutant-general of the Third Colored\\nDivision, Eighteenth Army Corps, and remained on\\nduty with that organization until the close of the war,\\nhaving received a commission from the President as\\nassistant adjutant-general of volunteers, with the\\nrank of captain (July 25, 1864). He participated with\\nhis command in all the skirmishes and battles in\\nwhich it was engaged before Petersburg, on the nortli\\nof the James, at Deep Bottom, Newmarket Heights\\nand Fort Harrison, and in both expeditions to Fort\\nFisher and the subsequent campaign to Raleigh. Ht\\nwas subsequently breveted major and lieutenant-\\ncolonel for gallant and meritorious services during the\\nwar.\\nBrevet Major-General Charles J. Paine, in recom-\\nmending him for brevet commissions, wrote,\\nCaptain Solon A. Carter, late assistant ailjutant-general United States\\nVolunteers, served as assistant atyutant-general of the division which I\\ncommanded for about a year, from the beginning of August, 1864.\\nFirst, in front of Petersburg, under constant fire day and night; then\\nacross the James, in front of Richmond, taking part in a very severe and\\nsuccejssful assault by the division on the enemy s lines on the Newmarket\\nroad, September 29, 1864, and in other engagements later, in both Tort\\nFisher expeditions. At the taking of Wilmington and in the march in\\npursuit of General Johnston s command, never for a moment away from\\nhis post, and never neglecting his duties, which often were quite as\\nsevere as those of any officer of the division.\\nHe was a brave and faithful offirer of great merit, and I always ex-\\nceedingly regretted that he was not promoted. There is not, within my\\nknowledge, an instance of equal desert without greater reward.\\nI After his discharge i rnm the service he returned to", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0096.jp2"}, "79": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3020", "width": "1971", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0099.jp2"}, "80": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0100.jp2"}, "81": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0101.jp2"}, "82": {"fulltext": ".J^\\n//-rc^\\n.(j/^/ M.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0102.jp2"}, "83": {"fulltext": "TlIK STATE-HOUSE.\\n45\\nKecne and engaged in tlie furniture trade. He was a\\nmember of the House of Representatives from Keene\\nin 1869 and 1870.\\nIn June, 1872, he was elected State treasurer,\\nwhich office he has held since that time, with the\\nexception of oneyear (1874-75), receiving the nomina-\\ntion by acclamation, and without opposition, in nine j\\nsuccessive re-elections, and also the commendation of\\nsuccessive auditing committees for the satisfactory\\nmanner in which the duties of the office have been\\nperformed. He is an active member of the Unitarian\\norganization, having been for several years president\\nof the State association, and is also identified with the\\nMilitary Order of the Loyal Legion of the United\\nStates and the Grand Army of the Republic.\\nHe has taken an active part in Masonic organiza-\\ntions, having passed the chairs of the Blue Lodge,\\nRoyal Arch Chapter and Commandery, and also the\\nchairs of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, serving\\nas Most Worshipful Grand Master for two years\\n(1878-79), and as Right Eminent Grand Commander\\nof the Grand Commandery in 1875.\\nHe was married, December 13, ISfiO, to Emily A.\\nOonant, of Leominster, Mass.\\nHOX. OLIVER PILLSBUEY.\\nWilliam Pillsbury, from whom most and probably\\nall of the Pillsburys of this country have descended,\\nemigrated from Dorchester, England, in 1631, and\\nsettled in old Newbury (now Newburyport), Mass., in\\nthe year 1641.\\nIt will be seen that the family belonged to that\\nbrave old Puritan stock that had been ground and\\nsifted in the mills of God for generations, and had\\nbeen prepared to go forth in the fulness of time and\\ntake possession of a continent in the name of liberty\\nand truth. In such mysterious ways the progress of\\ngovernment, church and society is evolved from the\\nseed of the dead ages, and we move upward by the\\nprovidence of Him who works within us to will and\\nto do of His own good pleasure. The families that\\nplanted our nation were not the sport of fortune,\\ndrifted by an accident of history to these shores, but\\nwere preordained and guided to their destiny.\\nOliver Pillsbury, the subject of this sketch, sprung\\nfrom this line. He was born in Henniker, N. H.,\\nFebruary 16, 1817. His parents, Deacon Oliver\\nPillsbury and Anna Smith Pillsbury, were both per-\\nsons of unusual physical and mental strength. The\\nwriter recalls distinctly, after a lapse of more than\\nthirty years, the amiable expression and serene dig-\\nnity of Mrs. Pillsbury, and the masculine thought\\nand deep, solemn voice of the deacon, as he led the\\ndevotions of the religious assemblies of the people.\\nHe was one of the strong men of the town and a\\npillar in the church. Others might veer and drift,\\nbut we all knew that the deacon was anchored within\\nBy Hon. J. W. Patterson.\\nthe vail, and was as sure to outride the storm as the\\nhill upon which he had fi.\\\\ed his home. He was a\\nmau of strong powers, a stern will and constant de-\\nvotion to the great ends of life as he saw them. The\\nqualities of both parents were transmitted in large\\nmciisure to their children. Our State has produced\\nbut few men who were the peers in intellectual\\nstrength and moral courage to their first-born, Parker\\nPillsbury. Not many men in our country, indeed,\\nin the years that preceded the Civil War, struck\\nheavier blows for, or clung with a more courageous,\\nself-sacrificing devotion to, liberty than he. Those\\nof us who knew him could hear the deep undertone\\nof the deacon s voice in his, and knew he would\\nconquer or die. In the roll-call of the imperishables\\nin the great struggle for liberty his name will be\\nheard among the first.\\nThe subject of this sketch, during the first seven-\\nteen years of his life, experienced the usual fortune\\nof the sons of New England farmers, a maximum\\nof hard work and a minimum of schooling but at\\nthat time, having been overtaken by a lameness\\nwhich threatened to be permanent, he was sent to\\nthe academy that he might prepare for duties suited\\nto his prospective infirmity. He entirely recovered,\\nbut this circumstance gave a new drift to his life.\\nFor nearly five years he pursued his studies with\\nunabated interest and industry, giving thoroughness\\nand a practical character to his acquisitions by teach-\\ning during the winter months. Mr. Pillsbury had\\nfew equals and no superiors among those who taught\\nat that time in our public schools. He was master\\nboth of his school and his studies, and had the\\nfaculty of inspiring his pupils with his own spirit.\\nMany who have since done good work in life look\\nback with gratitude to those years of pupilage.\\nj In 1839, Mr. Pillsbury left New England and went\\nto New Jersey, where he opened a tuition school,\\nj there being no free schools in the State at that time.\\nThere, though an entire stranger, he gained the con-\\nfidence of the community and held it during eight\\nyears of successful work. During the last six years\\nof this time he taught the academy at Bound Brook,\\nSomerset County. While there he married Matilda\\nNevius, who died in 1847, leaving a young daughter,\\nan only child. The position which Mr. Pillsbury\\nacquired among the educators of New Jersey may\\nbe learned from the fact that he was prominent among\\nthe few gentlemen who held the first school conven-\\ntion at the capital, over which he presided, and which\\nwas followed by similar conventions in other cities.\\nThe movement thus begun resulted in the establish-\\nment of pul)lic instruction in that State.\\nAt the end of this time, Mr. Pillsbury s health\\nhaving become impaired, he returned to his native\\nplace, where he purchased the paternal homestead\\nand entered again upon the work of his boyhood.\\nFor seventeen years he followed the life of a farmer,\\nbut did not move in iu old empirical ruts. He ap-", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0105.jp2"}, "84": {"fulltext": "46\\nHISTOKY OF MJ]11RIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nplied the knowledge and improved methods which\\nmodern investigation has given to agriculture, and\\nin a little time doubled the productive power of his\\nfarm. The successl ul factor in every industry is\\nbrains, and in this case even New Hampshire farm-\\ning proved no exception to the rule.\\nMr. Pillsbury contracted a second marriage, in\\n1850, with Miss Sarah Wilkins, of Henniker.\\nThough assiduous in the pursuits of agriculture,\\nhis benevolent instincts led him to take an active\\ninterest in the causes of temperance, anti-slavery\\nand whatever else the public welfare seemed to de-\\nmand. His efibrts in this direction, in co-operation\\nwith those of others, produced a change in the poli-\\ntics of the town, which resulted in his introduction\\nto public life. He was elected to various town offices\\nand to the Legislature three times. As a legislator,\\nhe did not seem anxious merely to shine, but to be\\nuseful and to advance the interests of the State.\\nSuch qualities and service commended him to public\\nfavor, and in 1862 he was elected a councilor for the\\nlast year of Governor Berry s administration, and\\nre-elected to the Council of Governor Gilmore. This,\\nit will be remembered, was while the hardships and\\nhorrors of the Civil War were upon us, and when\\nquestions that could not be settled by precedent,\\nand that tested the authority and resources of the\\nState, were brought daily before the Governor and\\nhis Council for decision. The exigencies of the gov-\\nernment would not sutler delay. Not only great\\npermanent interests, but the very life of the nation\\nwas in peril, and large and frequent demands were\\nmade upon the States for supplies of men and money,\\nwhen every resource seemed exhausted. In such\\ntimes means must be invented and resources created.\\nCriticism becomes silent, and waits for the return of\\npeace to awaken into unreasoning activity. Under\\nthe pressure of such events, weak men are likely to\\nbe paralyzed, avaricious men corrupt and bold men\\nto abuse power.\\nThe qualities which Mr. Pillsbury developed in\\nthese trying circumstances ought to make his name\\nhistoric. The writer has received communications\\nfrom two gentlemen who were associated with him in\\nthe Council, and whose services to the State are uni-\\nversally acknowledged, and, jis they express more\\nforcibly than any words of mine can do the part\\nwhich the subject of this sketch took in that event-\\nful period, I take the responsibility to publish such\\nportions of their respective letters as bear specially\\nupon the subject of this paper. The known char-\\nacter of the writers will give additional weight to\\ntheir strong language of encomium.\\nHon. John W. Sanborn, of Waketield, writes as\\nfollows\\nLearning that you are to prepare a biographicivl sketch of Hon.\\nOliver Pillsbury, I take pleasure in saying that I formed acquaintance\\nwith him in 1803, being then associateil with him in Governor Gilmore s\\nCouncil. His great executive ability, patriotism, honesty and integrity\\nwon the respect and admiration of all his associates. At that time the\\ncountry was engaged in that terrible war for the support of the govern-\\nment and its own salvation, and grave questions came before us relative\\nto the prosecution of the same. Although an ardent Eepublican, lie\\nnever let partisan feeling warp his judgment in his official acts, lie had\\nstrong convictions of riglit, but was always ready to discuss aU questions\\nwitli frankness and fairness, and ho fully appreciated the opinions of\\nhis opponents. I had the honor to serve with him on the military com-\\nmittee of the Council, which had important matters to consider, ques-\\ntions involving tho rights and interests of the soldiers, their families,\\nand the State. The duties of this committee were arduous and often\\ndiflicult, but 1 can attest to the fidelity and untiring energy with which\\nhe performed his part. He took great interest in the welfare of the sol-\\ndiers, particularly the sick and wounded, and was ever ready to min-\\nister to their wants. In a word, he a\\nin which he served, and the future hi\\nL model councilor for the t\\nHon. John W. Noyes, of Chester, who was also in\\nofficial association with Mr. Pillsbury, says\\nI was with him a very considerable portion of the time for two years,\\nwhile we were members of Governor Gilmore s Council during the war.\\nHe was the most important member of the Council, on account of his ex-\\nperience and familiarity with the duties of the situation in fact, his in-\\nformation and good judgment were exceedingly valuable to the Governor\\nand all the other members of the Council.\\nI regard Mr. Pillsbury as one of the best informed and most compe-\\ntent business men in this State. I hardly think there is another man in\\nthe State that could fill his present position as well as he does. I said to\\nGovernor Stearns, before he made the appointment, that, if he knew Mr.\\nPillsbury as well as I did, he would not need recommendations, but wuiild\\nurge his acceptance of the place.*\\nIt would be idle to add anything to such commen-\\ndations.\\nIn 186!\u00c2\u00bb, Mr. Pillsbury was appointed insurance com-\\nmissioner by Governor Stearns, for a period of three\\nyears, and has been reappointed, from time to time,\\nto the office which he still holds. Soon after his\\nappointment he drafted and secured the enactment of\\nthe present law of the State relative to insurance\\ncompanies of other States and other countries. This\\nlaw cstrililisliiil I he department of insurance, and has\\ngiven iM ilu |iii.|ile a degree of protection against the\\nfrauds ;iri.l impositions of unreliable companies never\\nbefore enjoyed in this State, and has brought into its\\ntreasury, by tax on insurance premiums, nearly\\none hundred and thirty-eight thousand dollars, in\\naddition to the compensation of the commissioner.\\nDuring the whole term of his office Mr. Pillsbury\\nhas worked quietly, but a.ssiduously, to eliminate un-\\nreliable companies from our borders, and has care-\\nfully avoided the admission of all such as are not\\nregarded as perfectly trustworthy. It is universally\\naffirmed, by men familiar with the insurance busi-\\nness, that the commissioner of this State has admin-\\nistered his office with unusual skill and success, and\\nhis reports are much sought for and often quoted and\\nreferred to as authority in other States, The State may\\nwell congratulate itself on having had the continued\\nservices, for sixteen years, of one so able and experi-\\nenced in an office so intimately connected with the\\nmaterial interests of the people.\\nIn 1871, Mr. Pillsbury moved to Concord, and the\\nestimation in which he is held in the community is\\nattested by the fact that, during the fourteen years of\\nhis residence at the capital, he has twice been elected", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0106.jp2"}, "85": {"fulltext": "THE insanh: asylum.\\n47\\nto represent one of its wards in the Legislature, and\\nhas been a member of its Board of Education for\\nseven years, and was president of the board at the\\ntime he tendered his resignation. When a member\\nof the LegisUiture, Mr. Pillsbury was eminently\\npractical, and whenever he spoke, was listened to with\\nmarked attention, for he only addressed the House on\\nsubjects that he had thoroughly considered, and it\\nwas understood that his remarks were likely to aid\\nthe members in reaching wise and just conclusions.\\nAs one of the supervisors of the educational inter-\\nests of Concord Mr. Pillsbury was exceptionally\\nintelligent, conscientious and pains-taking. His\\nviews on the general subject were comprehensive,\\nand he kept himself informed as to all real improve-\\nments in methods of instruction. He discountenanced\\nshams and superfluities, and labored faithfully to\\nmake the schools sources of knowledge, of discipline\\nand of virtue. To the other public trusts so honor-\\nably held by the subject of this sketch we may add\\nthat of president of the board of trustees of the\\nState Industrial School. He has had a deep and\\nabiding interest in this institution since its found-\\ning, and has given to it an active and efficient sup-\\nport.\\nWe can only realize how pure and unselfish his\\nlabors of this character have been when we reflect\\nthat Mr. Pillsbury has no children of his own to\\nkindle and feed his sympathies, but that they spring\\nfrom a general benevolence toward all children, of\\nwhatever condition in life. His only child was a\\ndaughter of rare mental activity and attainments, and\\nof unusual sweetness of temper. She married Mr. J.\\nS. Eveleth, of Beverly, Mass., where, after a residence\\nof nearly two years, she died of consumption, in the\\nflower and promise of early womanhood, leaving two\\nhomes stricken and desolate.\\nIn this brief sketch we have unconsciously drawn\\na model citizen, a man in all the relations of life\\nfaithful to the claims of duty in the family, society\\nand the State, blameless; benevolent without osten-\\ntation, patriotic without the claim of reward and\\ntrue to every trust.\\nCHAPTER IV.\\nTHE NEW HAMPSHIRE ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE.\\nAbout the year 1830 the condition of the insane of\\nNew Hampshire began to awaken a deep interest in\\nthe hearts of philanthropic persons in all sections of\\nthe State. The feeling rapidly increased that some-\\nthing should be done for their benefit, and that, too,\\nupon a scale commensurate with the magnitude of\\ntheir numbers.\\nBut what, by whom and in what way? This was\\na question of difficult solution. As the public inter-\\nest in the subject deepened, a settled conviction was\\nformed in leading minds that the State should take\\nthe initiative in whatever measures might be adopted.\\nInfluenced in part, perhaps, by this general senti-\\nment, but feeling deeply the importance of the\\nenterprise. Governor Dinsmore, in his message to the\\nLegislature, in June, 1832, thus called attention to\\nthe condition of the insane,\\nI feci no apology need bo mi:.^1. in .n,., li liiisuished forits pub-\\nlic and private charities, for rail. I I I d to a subject which\\nhas so much reason and huiii;iiiii i-asure for the secur-\\nity ami recovery of the lunatit i n,- 111. I,r-irtlature of the state\\nhas never yet recognized these iinlL rtnu;tt.- li.-iiit,^s as entitled to any\\nspecial favor from government.\\nAfter alluding to the belief once entertained of\\nthe incurableness of insanity, he contrasts the en-\\nlightened and humane treatment afforded by well-\\nregulated hospitals with that in use throughout the\\nState. He then asserts the curableness of the\\nmalady, in a large percentage of cases, under proper\\nand timely treatment, and cites, in proof thereof,\\nstatistics gathered from the reports of some of the\\nbest-managed institutions in England and the United\\nStates, thereby showing the importance of having,\\nin some convenient part of the State, a place where\\npatients of this description can be received with as\\nlittle delay as possible after the commencement of\\nthe disease and before improper management shall\\nhave aggravated its character and lessened the\\nchances of cure. He also recommended, as a pre-\\nparatory step, the institution of an inquiry to\\nascertain, with as much exactness as practicable, the\\nwhole number of insane within the State, distin-\\nguishing paupers from others, the number which have\\nbeen committed to jail within a given time by\\nauthority of court or by their friends or others with-\\nout the order or sanction of judicial proceedings, and\\nthe length of their respective terms of confinement\\nand to ascertain, in like manner, the actual or proba-\\nble amount of costs of court and jailer s fees and\\nexpenses of their support and maintenance in cases\\nof confinement.\\nIn accordance with this recommendation, the Gov-\\nernor was directed, by a resolution introduced by Mr.\\nHugh Miller, of Peterborough, and passed on the\\n22d day of June of that year, to take proper means\\nto ascertain the number of insane persons in the\\nState.\\nIn his message at the opening of the winter session,\\nin November following. Governor Dinsmore further\\nsaid,\\nI addressed letters of inquiry, containing copies of the resolution, to\\nthe selectmen of the several towns in the State, requesting them to fur-\\nnish me seasonably with the information desired. In one hundred and\\nforty-one towns, being all from which returns have been received, the\\nwhole number of insane is one hundred and eighty-nine,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 ninety males\\nand ninety-nine females,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 one hundred and three of whom are paupers.\\nThe whole of those now in confinement is scventy-si;!, of whom twenty-\\nfive are in private houses, thirty-four in poor-houses, seven in cells and", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0107.jp2"}, "86": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\ncages, six in chains and irons and four in jails. Of those not now in\\nconfinement, many were stated to have been at times secured in private\\nhouses, some have been handcuffed, others have been confined in cells\\nand some in chains and jails.\\nIn pureuance of the Governor s recommendation, a\\nbill was introduced into the House of Representa-\\ntives by Mr. Samuel C. Webster, of Plymouth, on\\nthe 26tli day of December, providing for the es-\\ntablishment of the New Hampshire Asylum for the\\nInsane. This was read twice, laid upon the table,\\nand on the 28th of December, on motion of Mr.\\nSamuel E. Cones, of Portsmouth, indefinitely post-\\nponed by a vote of one hundred and thirty-nine to\\n.seventy-eight.\\nUpon the assembling of the next Legislature, in\\n1833, Governor Dinsraore again alluded to the sub-\\nject in his message, and said, in relation to the es-\\ntablishment of an asylum for the insane,\\nAlthough your predecessors did not feel prepared to sanction the\\nmeasures recommended, I have never lost the hope of seeing at an early\\nperiod a zealous co-operation of the several branches of the government\\nwith the friends of suffering humanity, in promoting a charity so phiinly\\nrecommended by the principles of our religion and by every considera-\\ntion of justice and philanthropy.\\nOn the 20th day of June of this year a resolution\\nwas introduced into the House of Representatives by\\nMr. Arthur Livermore, of Campton, authorizing the\\nappointment of an agent to examine and inspect\\nsundry asylums for the insane and report a plan\\nfor an asylum in this State. The resolution passed\\nto its third reading, when, on the 2.5th day of June,\\nits indefinite postponement being moved by Mr.\\nJohn L. Hadley, of Weare, the yeas and nays were\\nrequired by Mr. Hadley, and its postponement was\\nlost by a vote of fifty-four yeas and one hundred\\nand five nays. The resolution was then passed and\\nsent to the Senate, where, a few days afterwards,\\nJuly 1, 1833, on motion of Mr. Cyrus Barton, its\\nfurther consideration was postponed to the next\\nsession of the Legislature. A resolution was also\\npassed by the House That each member of this\\nLegislature instruct their respective towns to report\\nby their members at the next session the number of\\ninsane, and their wishes in relation to the State\\nbuilding an hospital for the use of the insane; but,\\non the 4th day of July, this, on motion of Mr. War-\\nren Lovell, of Meredith, was also indefinitely post-\\nponed by the Senate. On the 26th of June still\\nanother resolution was introduced to the House by\\nMr. Charles H. Peaslee, of Concord, appropriating\\nten thousand dollars for the erection of an insane\\nhospital, the further consideration of which was, on\\nthe 3d day of July, on motion of Mr. Zenas Clement,\\nof Claremont, postponed to the next session of the\\nLegislature by a vote of one hundred and eight yeas\\nto eighty-seven nays.\\nThe use of the Representatives Hall was granted\\nto Dr. William Perry, of Exeter; on the evening of\\nthe 20th of June, for the delivery of a lecture upon\\nthe subject of the insane.\\nUpon the opening of the session of 1834, Governor\\nBadger warmly urged in his message the importance\\nof taking some measures for alleviating the existing\\ncondition of the insane, and on the 11th of June\\nso much of the Governor s message as related to the\\ndeaf, dumb and insane was referred to a special com-\\nmittee of the House, consisting of Messrs. Charles\\nH. Peaslee, of Concord; John L. Perley, of Mere-\\ndith; Hugh Bartley, of Londonderry; John Sulli-\\nvan, of Exeter; William Gordon, of Charlestown\\nOtis Amidon, of Chesterfield; and Gideon L. Tirrell,\\nof Shelburne.\\nOn the 24th, Mr. Peaslee, for the committee, pre-\\nsented to the House an able report, accompanied by\\na resolution for an appropriation, by the State, of the\\nsum of twelve thousand five hundred dollars for the\\nerection of an asylum for the insane, which, on the\\n30th of the same month, on motion of Mr. John\\nRogers, of Exeter, was postponed to the next session\\nof the Legislature. The resolution authorizing\\nthe appointment of an agent for the inspection of\\ncertain asylums for the insane, which was postponed\\nin 1833 to the next session of the Legislature, was\\nreported, on the 18th day of June, to the Senate\\nfrom the committee on unfinished business, and the\\nsame day, on motion of Mr. Austin Corbin, of New-\\nport, was indefinitely postponed. Twelve days after-\\nward, however, a resolution, introduced to the House\\nby Mr. Jacob Taylor, of Stoddard, was passed, which\\nrequired the selectmen of the several towns to make\\nreturn to the Secretary of State of the number and\\ncondition of the insane in their respective towns\\nand districts. Further evidence of the activity of\\nthe friends of the insane is found in the fact that the\\nHouse granted the use of their hall a second time to\\nDr. William Perry for the delivery of a lecture upon\\nthe condition and wants of the insane of the State.\\nOn the 29th of June the next year (1835) a resolu-\\ntion was introduced in the House by Mr. Charles H.\\nPeaslee, of Concord, appropriiiting twenty-five\\nbank shares for an asylum for the insane, which\\nsubsequently, on the 2oth of June, on motion of Mr.\\nJohn Woodbury, of Salem, was postponed to the\\nnext session of the Legislature. The next day,\\nhowever, the House passed a resolution, introduced\\nby Mr. George W. Kittredge, of New Market, provid-\\ning for the appointment of a commission, to consist\\nof one from each county, to ascertain the number\\nand condition of the insane in the several counties of\\nthe State and make report to the next Legislature.\\nAt the next session of the Legislature (1836) the\\nsubject of an asylum for the insane was again brought\\nforward by Governor Hill in his message, and on the\\n7th day of June a select committee of ten was\\nappointed on so much of the Governor s message as\\nrelates to insane persons in this State, the memorials\\nand petitions praying for the establishment of an\\ninsane asylum and the statistical returns from the\\ntowu.s of the number :md condition of the iusane.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0108.jp2"}, "87": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0109.jp2"}, "88": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0110.jp2"}, "89": {"fulltext": "THE INSANE ASYLUM.\\n49\\nThis committee consisted of Messrs. Charles H.\\nPeaslee, of Concord Luther V. Bell, of Derry\\nThatcher Bradford, of Hancock Augustus Jenkins,\\nof Portsmouth; Benjamin F. Folsoni, of Guilford;\\nBenjamin Pettingill, of Salisbury Cyrus Frost, of\\nMarlborough; James Breck, of Newport; Henry\\nH. Lang, of Bath and Aaron Potter, of Milan.\\nTo this committee were referred the petitions of\\nsundry inhabitants of the towns of Richmond, Fitz-\\nwilliam. Nelson, Winchester, Gilsum, Keene, Exeter,\\nSullivan, Dover, Roxbury, Portsmouth and Clare-\\nniont, besides others of individuals whose residences\\nare not mentioned. At the autumn session other\\npetitions of like purport to the foregoing were in-\\ntroduced and similarly referred. On the loth, Dr.\\nLuther V. Bell, for the committee, made to the House\\nof Representatives an able report, whereupon the\\nHouse postponed the further consideration of the sub-\\nject to the next session of the Legislature. Immedi-\\nately after, on motion of Mr. Joel Eastman, of\\nConway, the clerk was ordered to procure one thou-\\nsand printed copies of this report for the use of that\\nbody.\\nEarly in the June session Samuel E. Cones, of\\nPortsmouth, was granted the use of Representatives\\nHall for the delivery of a lecture upon insanity and\\nthe insane. A few days later, on the 15th, a resolu-\\ntion of the previous Legislature appropriating twenty-\\nlive bank shares belonging to the State for the erec-\\ntion of an asylum for the insane was referred to the\\nselect committee above mentioned. Upon the same\\nday Mr. John L. Hadley, of Weare, introduced to the\\nHouse a joint resolution, which soon afterwards\\npassed both branches of the Legislature, that the\\nGovernor be requested to issue his precepts to the\\nselectmen of the several towns, to take the sense of\\nthe qualified voters upon the question, Is it ex-\\npedient for the State to grant an appropriation to\\nbuild an insane hospital\\nAt the opening of the November session Governor\\nHill, in his message to the Legislature, remarks, in\\nrelation to the returns made in conformity to this\\nresolution, that less than one-half of the legal\\nvoters of the State have expressed any opinion, and\\nthe official returns, so far as received, would indicate\\nthat the vote had been nearly equal for and against\\nthe proposition.\\nIn 1837 neither the message of the Governor nor the\\nproceedings of the Legislature contain any allusion\\nto the subject of an asylum for the insane. Great\\nfinancial depression, extending throughout all parts\\nof the country, may possibly have discouraged efforts\\nin this direction, which, under other circumstances,\\nwould have been active.\\nThe friends of the enterprise, however, were not\\ndisheartened, nor were their efforts abandoned, as\\nthey cherished a belief that these efforts must ere long\\nbe crowned with success. And in this anticipation\\nthey were not disappointed. On the 21st day of\\nJune, 1838, a bill was reported to the House from the\\nselect committee, to whom had been referred so much\\nof the Governor s message as related to insane persons\\nin this State, and petitions praying for the establish-\\nment of an insane asylum. This passed to a third\\nreading, when a motion was made by Mr. Reuben\\nWyman, of Albany, to iJostpone it to the next session\\nof the Legislature, and that the Secretary of State\\nbe required to notify the selectmen of the several\\ntowns in this State to insert an article in their war-\\nrants for holding the annual March meetings, to take\\nthe sense of the qualified voters upon the subject of\\ngranting an appropriation for building an asylum.\\nUpon the yeas and nays being called for by Mr.\\nWarren Lovell, of Meredith, it was found that the\\nmotion did not prevail, the yeas being eighty-five and\\nthe nays one hundred and forty-four. The bill was\\nthen passed, and in a few days its passage was con-\\ncurred in by the Senate.\\nThus, after a severe struggle of six years, during\\nwhich period they encountered a most obstinate op-\\nposition, its advocates at length succeeded in obtain-\\ning for the asylum a charter. We would be glad to\\nrecount the names of these early and devoted friends\\nto whose protracted and unwearied efforts the insti-\\ntution owes its existence, but our limits forbid. But\\nfor their efforts in its behalf in the Legislature, the\\npulpit, the lecture-room, by the way and wherever\\nan opportunity offered, it might not have been erected\\nto this day. In its success they afterwards had proof\\nof the correctness of their early foresight of its im-\\nportance, and in its usefulness, their reward.\\nBy its charter the New Hampshire Asylum for the\\nInsane was constituted a corporation, with power to\\nhold real and personal property in any amount neces-\\nsary for its maintenance and support, provided that\\nits annual income from real and personal estate should\\nnot exceed thirty thousand dollars. The institution\\nwas placed under the management of a board of twelve\\ntrustees, the offices of three of whom should become\\nvacant annually, eight to be chosen by the corpora-\\ntion and four by a board of visitors, consisting of the\\nGovernor and Council, the President of the Senate\\nand the Speaker of the House of Representatives, for\\nthe time being. It also provided that when the sum\\nof fifteen thousand dollars should be secured to the\\nasylum by individuals, then the State should make\\nover to it, in aid of its benevolent aims, thirty shares\\nof New Hampshire bank stock, worth at that time\\nabout eighteen thousand dollars.\\nSome six months after the passage of this act a\\ncontroversy arose between the corporation represent-\\ning the subscribers to the voluntary fund and the\\nboard of visitors representing the State, relative to\\ncertain powers of control assumed by the former, and\\ndifferent interpretations of the act were urged. The\\nquestions involved were settled not long after by an\\nact of the Legislature, in amendment to and ex-\\nplanatory of the incorporating act, which provided", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0111.jp2"}, "90": {"fulltext": "50\\nHISTOKY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nthat the direction, management and control of all\\nthe property and concerns of the asylum should be\\nvestnl in llif trustees, without power of interference\\nl y till .i|..ii;iiiiHi. And it was ere long thought best\\ntliat tlic irisliiiition should be placed entirely under\\ntlic control of tlie State, which, in accordance with an\\nact passed l)y the Legislature in 1840, assumed its\\nsole management through a board of twelve trustees,\\nto be appointed by the Governor and Council. An-\\nother act, jiassed the same year, pro\\\\ ided that all\\ncontributions by private individuals, previously made,\\nshould be refunded to them if claimed within a speci-\\nfied time.\\nThe location of the asylum at some point in the\\ntown of Concord was left to the trustees, who, on the\\n21st day of January, 1841, selected that which it now\\noccupies, the town of Concord having previously\\nvoted to give to the asylum the sum of nine thousand\\nfive hundred dollars, provided it should be located\\nwithin its limits private citizens of the town having\\njjreviously pledged a considerable amount in addition\\nupon the same condition.\\nA building committee, previously appointed, now\\nentered upon the discharge of their duties and pro-\\ncured the completion, in October, 1842, of the front\\nportion of the present centre building and the adjoin-\\ning north and south wings, which afforded accommo-\\ndations for ninety-six patients. From the trustees\\nreport of 1844 it appears that the whole amount ex-\\npended in the erection of the hospital, barn and out-\\nbuildings, for the farm, consisting of one hundred and\\ntwenty-one acres, supply of water, furniture, farming\\ntools, stock and other property was $35,266.70 and\\nthat of this sum, nineteen thousand dollars only had\\nlicen ijaid by the State, the balance having been re-\\nceived from contributions by the town and citizens of\\nuncord, the Society of Shakers and other benevolent\\nindividuals or realized from the board of patients.\\nA few years later an additional building was\\nerected in the rear of the main structure, for the use\\nof excited patients, which, upon the completion of\\nthe original Peaslee building, in 18o-5, was converted\\ninto a laundry.\\nThe asylum was opened for the reception of patients\\non the 29th day of October, 1842, under the superin-\\ntendence of Dr. George Chandler, who, in June follow-\\ning, reported to the trustees the admission of seventy-\\nsix patients during the previous seven months. Dr.\\nChandler remained at the head of the institution for\\nabout three years, and to him it is largely indebted\\nfor the initiation of a wise routine of management.\\nHe was succeeded in 1845 by Dr. Andrew McFarland,\\nafterwards superintendent of the Illinois Asylum for\\nthe Insane, who discharged the duties of superintend-\\nent for about seven years, and resigned in the summer\\nof 1852. In 1849, three years before he retired from\\nhis office, the Chandler wing was built.\\nHe was succeeded by Dr. John E. Tyler, who helil\\nthe office for a period of about four years and a hali\\nDuring his superintendency the first portion of the\\nPeaslee building was erected in 1854, steam fixtures\\nfor warming the, halls and other parts of the house\\nwere introduced in 1855, and, in consequence of in-\\ncreasing applications tor admission, the Rumford wing\\nwas erected the same year, thereby increasing the\\nlimit of accommodations to two hundred and twenty-\\nfive patients.\\nIn consequence of impaired health. Dr. Tyler re-\\nsigned in 1857, and was succeeded by Dr. Je.sse P. Ban-\\ncroft. His period of service was a long one, extending\\nfrom 1857 to 1883. It was also an active one, during\\nwhich no less than seven important buildings were\\nadded to those previously in use.\\nThe first of these, in the order of construction, was\\nthe Kent building, erected in 1867. This is the cor-\\nresponding building, on the female side of the asylum,\\nto the Peaslee building, on the male side. It embod-\\nies most of the advanced ideas pertaining to the cus-\\ntody of highly-excited patients prevailing at the time\\nof its erection, and is still well abreast of the present\\nperiod in this respect.\\nThe very greatly-enlarged number of patients in\\n1868 rendered necessary a new kitchen, bakery,\\ncellar, dining-room for employes, sewing-room and\\nchapel. These wants were aU supplied in the present\\nchapel building, which was built this year and de-\\nsigned to meet them.\\nThe ventilation of the old buildings proved more\\nand more defective as time elapsed and numbers in-\\ncreased. In 1869, Dr. Bancroft devised a new system\\nfor the halls and rooms in these, and from time to\\ntime, as fast as practicable, it has been introduced\\nwith gratifying success.\\nThe enlargement of the asylum structure on the\\nsouth brought into very objectionable contiguity the\\nbarn and stable of the institution. The necessity for\\nlarger structures of this character, better planned and\\nmore remotely located, was met, in 1871, by their\\nremoval and reconstruction upon the sites which they\\nnow occupy.\\nIn 1874 the Peaslee building, originally occupying\\na foremost rank among buildings of this description,\\nwas found to have become of insufficient capacity\\nand wanting in some important conveniences, which\\nthe experience of the period following its erection\\nhad suggested. Its accommodations having become\\ninsufficient rather than unsuitable, it was enlarged to\\ndouble its size and furnished with such additional\\nconveniences as the most advanced treatment of\\nhighly excited patients required.\\nThree years later it became apparent that the asylum\\nhad outgrown its boiler-house and repair-shops, and\\nthat a new structure to meet these wants had become\\nimperative. After a careful consideration of these\\nand of the most desirable way of providing for them,\\nthe present boiler-house and work-shops were con-\\nstructed in 1877.\\nTwice since its erection has the central building of", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0112.jp2"}, "91": {"fulltext": "THE INSANE ASYLUM.\\n51\\nthe asylum been enlarged. Its accommodations were\\nlirst increased, in 1860, by an addition of some thirty-\\nsix feet upon the west. The greatly-enlarged num-\\nber of employes calling ere long for still more room,\\nan additional story was put upon it in 1879. These\\nadditions have doubled its original capacity.\\nThe last addition made to the asylum structure\\nwas that of the Bancroft building. This was sug-\\ngested partly by the need of additional room on the\\nfemale side of the asylum, and partly by a desire, on\\nthe part of the friends of a somewhat limited class of\\npatients in the State, for more ample accommoda-\\ntions and a more private life than is usually found\\npracticable at institutions for the insane. To meet\\nthis want the comely structure designated as above\\nwas erected in 1882.\\nSuch has been the growth of the asylum structure\\nup to the present time (1885). Its accommodations\\nhave been increased from those at first provided for\\nninety-six patients to those which can now more\\namply accommodate three hundred and fifty.\\nThe whole amount expended upon this structure,\\nfrom first to last, by the State has been but two hun-\\ndred and fourteen thousand dollars, or, considering\\nthe character of the accommodations afforded, the\\nvery low sum of six hundred and eleven dollars per\\npatient. Whatever the asylum has cost beyond this\\namount has come from sources other than the State\\ntreasury.\\nIt is located in the very heart of the city of Con-\\ncord, upon a tract of ground, highly improved, of about\\none hundred and twenty-five acres. Some twenty-\\nfive acres of this are occupied by the various build-\\nings and airing courts; the remainder by the pond,\\nfarming areas, groves, avenues and paths. In addi-\\ntion to the ground about the house, the asylum owns\\na pasture, about a half a mile distant, of fifty acres.\\nOne of the greatest boons enjoyed by the institution\\nis that of an unlimited supply of purest water. This\\ncomes from a well sunk by Dr. Bancroft upon the\\npremises in 1880, which has a diameter of fifty feet\\nand a depth of fifteen. It is drawn upon daily for\\nabout fifty thousand gallons, and is capable of yield-\\ning a much larger supply. Never since its construc-\\ntion has it shown the slightest indications of failure,\\neven during the severest droughts.\\nIn 1855, as before stated, the furnaces, which had\\nbeen previously employed, were discarded, and ap-\\npliances for warming the buildings by steam were\\nintroduced. Up to 1870 wood was the fuel used.\\nBut this growing more and more dear in price and\\nits supply more and more uncertain, it gave way to\\ncoal, and for the last fifteen years the steam for heat-\\ning, washing, cooking, etc., has been made by this.\\nAfter an active service of twenty-five years. Dr.\\nBancroft resigned the superintendency in 1882, and\\nhas been succeeded by his son. Dr. Charles P. Ban-\\ncroft. Familiar with all the traditions of the insti-\\ntution and thoroughly equipped by education and\\nexperience for the high responsibilities of his post,\\nhe is maintaining its usefulness and continuing it in\\nthe front rank of American asylums for the insane.\\nIts success thus far hils been due very largely to the\\nentire absence of partisanship in its boards of visi-\\ntors and of trustees, to the patient and devoted\\nefforts of able superintendents, to the liberal benefac-\\ntions of earnest friends of the insane, to timely aid\\nfrom time to time rendered by the State and to the\\nfull reports made annually to the public of its con-\\n.dition and operations.\\nIt is an interesting fact in its history that devoted\\nfriends of the insane have ever watched the i rogress\\nof the asylum, and made, from time to time, liberal\\ncontributions to its funds. It has been deemed just\\nand proper to put on record here the names of these\\ngenerous patrons.\\nBefore its opening, even, in 1837, Miss Catharine\\nFisk, of Keene, a lady of high culture and benevolent\\nimpulses, bequeathed to it alegacy of nearly six thou-\\nsand dollars, charged with certain temporary an-\\nnuities, since terminated. By the terms of her will,\\nthis bequest was not to be paid to the asylum until\\nthe expiration of fifty years from the time of her\\ndecease, and, consequently, no part of this has yet\\nbeen received. At present, held by the State as\\ntrustee, it is increasing by the annual addition of the\\naccruing interest, and now (1885) amounts to twenty-\\nthree thousand four hundred and seventy-six dollars\\nand seventy-one cents. It will become payable to the\\nasylum in the year 1887.\\nIn 1846, and at subsequent times, the State, as\\ntrustee for the Jisylum, received, in partial payments\\nfrom the estate of Jacob Kimball, of Hampstead, a\\nlegacy amounting to six thousand seven hundred and\\nforty-three dollars and forty-nine cents, the interest\\nof which is annually paid by the State treasurer to\\nthe asylum.\\nAgain, in 1847, the Hon. Samuel Bell, of Chester,\\nmade to the asylum generous donations of money, to\\nbe expended in the purchase of books for the use of\\nsuch patients as might be benefited by the perusal\\nof them. With this some two hundred and fifty\\nvolumes of standard works, well suited to the purpose\\nintended, were procured. These formed the nucleus\\nabout which the present asylum library has grown\\nup. The important additions since made have re-\\nsulted from numerous smaller and later gifts. This\\ncollection of books, now containing about eighteen\\nhundred volumes, is of great value as a curative\\nagency in the treatment of large numbers of con-\\nvalescent and mildly affected patients.\\nTwo years afterwards, in 1849, the institution re-\\nceived, as a contribution to its fund, the sum of two\\nhundred dollars from John Williams, Esq., of\\nHanover.\\nAbiel Chandler, q., of Walpole, the founder of\\nthe Chandler Scientific School at Hanover, who died\\nin 1851, bequeathed to the asylum two legacies, one", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0113.jp2"}, "92": {"fulltext": "52\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUxNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nof six hundred dollars, charged with the life-estate of\\na niece, and another of one thousand dollars, at the\\nsame time making the institution his residuary lega-\\ntee. The several sums paid to its treasurer and\\nfinancial agent, from time to time, by bis executors\\namount to twenty-seven thousand six hundred and\\nthirty-one dollars and fifteen cents. The ultimate\\namount of this fund, which bears the name of its\\ndonor, has been fixed by the trustees at thirty thou-\\nsand dollars, and already, increased by the addition to\\nit of interest, stands upon the books of the institu-\\ntion at twenty-nine thousand eight hundred dollars.\\nThe Countess of Kumford, who died at Concord in\\nDecember, 1852, was also a benefactress of the asylum.\\nFeeling a deep interest in this and other benevolent\\ninstitutions in her native State and elsewhere, at her\\ndecease she left to such a very large proportion of\\nher estate. To her kindness the asylum is indebted\\nfor a legacy of fifteen thousand dollars, which was\\npaid to its treasurer in 1853.\\nMrs. Mary Danforth, of Boscawen, who also died\\nin 1852, after making other specific bequests, left to\\nthe asylum the residuum of her estate. From this\\nthe sum of three hundred and forty-seven dollars and\\nninety cents was realized by the institution.\\nOne of the early trustees of the asylum was Mr.\\nWilliam Plumer, of Londonderry, who ever mani-\\nfested a deep concern for its welfare. It was found,\\nafter his decease, that, retaining this interest to the\\nlast, he had left to it a legacy of five hundred dollars,\\nwhich was paid to its treasurer in 18G3.\\nStill another benefactress of the asylum was Mrs.\\nPeggy Fuller, of Francestown, from whose estate it\\nreceived, in 1862-63, the sum of eighteen hundred and\\nfourteen dollars and forty-two cents.\\nIn 1862 the institution received from the executors\\nof the will of Mrs. Fanny S. Sherman, of Exeter, a\\nlady of great excellence of character, a legacy of five\\nthousand dollars, the annual income of which is, by\\nher direction, given to indigent patients, to assist\\nthem in paying the necessary expenses of their sup-\\nport, and is the first bequest ever received by the\\nasylum to which any particular direction has been\\nattached by the donor. Some five years later the\\nsum of two hundred and two dollars and ten cents\\nwas paid to the asylum, by his executors, as a legacy\\nof Mr. Horace Hall, of Charlestown.\\nThe largest bequest ever made to the asylum was\\nthe munificent one of Mr. Moody Kent, who died in\\n1866. Having watched its progress with great interest\\nfor a long series of years, he left to it, at his decease,\\nthe residue of his property, after the payment of\\nnumerous legacies to relatives and friends. From his\\nestate the institution received one hundred and forty-\\nnine thousand four hundred and fourteen dollars, which\\nsum, increased by a small addition derived from ac-\\ncrued interest, now constitutes the present Kent\\nfund of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.\\nThe Rev. Dr. Charles Burroughs, of Portsmouth,\\nwho, for about thirteen years, had held the office of\\npresident of the board of trustees, left at his decease,\\nin March, 1868, as an evidence of his deep interest in\\nthe asylum, a bequest of one thousand dollars, to be\\npaid to the institution at the close of the life of Mrs.\\nBurroughs.\\nIsaac Adams, of Sandwich, after having served the\\ninstitution for several years with signal ability as\\none of its trustees, upon retiring from the board, in\\n1868, accompanied his resignation with the liberal gift\\nof one thousand dollars, requesting that the interest\\nmight be expended in aflx)rding means of in-door\\nrecreation to male patients so situated as to be de-\\nprived of it in the open air. This fund, which has\\nbeen accumulating, will be used at an early day as\\nthe foundation of active measures to secure the im-\\nportant result suggested by its donor.\\nIn 1872, John Conant, of Jaffrey, the constructing\\nagent of the first asylum building, for many years a\\nmember of its board of trustees, and for six years its\\npresident, gave expression to a deep interest long en-\\ntertained for the institution by a generous donation\\nof six thousand dollars, as an addition to its per-\\nmanent funds.\\nThe third on the list of female patrons of the insti-\\ntution stands the name of Miss Arabella Rice, of\\nPortsmouth, who died in 1872 and left to it a legacy\\nof twenty thousand dollars as a proof of her deep\\ninterest in the welfare of the asylum and of the un-\\nfortunate class to whom it ministers.\\nHon. Isaac Spalding, of Nashua, for many years a\\nmember of the board of its trustees and from 1868 to\\n1875 its president, died the latter year, leaving to the\\nasylum a legacy of ten thousand dollars as his con-\\ntribution to its permanent funds.\\nIn 1883 the asylum received a legacy of one\\nthousand dollars from the estate of Miss H. Louise\\nPenhallow, of Portsmouth, being the last whii h li:is\\ncome into its treasury.\\nThe whole amount of the asylum s permanent\\nfunds on the 1st day of June, 1885, was two hundred\\nand seventy thousand three hundred and eighty-four\\ndollars and five cents.\\nThe settled purpose of the trustees as to each of\\nthese, and to every other fund which may hereafter\\nbe given to the asylum amounting to one thousand\\ndollars or over, unless otherwise ordered by the\\ndonor, is to maintain the principal thereof intact,\\nand so to expend the income, from time to time\\naccruing, as the greatest good of the patients and of\\nthe asylum shall suggest. The following votes of the\\ntrustees, regulating their action in this regard, will\\npresent more in detail the rules by which they are\\ngoverned\\nToted, That the several fundR that have been, or may hereafter be,\\ngiven to the New Hampshire Asylum for the Insane, unless otherwise\\nordered by the donors, be entered upon the books of the aaylum as per-\\nmanent funds, be set apart with the names of said donors attached to\\neach, to be forever kept intact, and that the income thereof be expended\\nIn accordance with the conditions upon which they are given, or, in the", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0114.jp2"}, "93": {"fulltext": "THE INSANK ASYLUM.\\n53\\n.bseuce of 8uch, in auch manner as the trustees shall deem most for the\\nntereat of the asylum and its patients.\\nVoted, That if, at any time, the principal of any fnnd be impaired,\\nhe income thereof shall be at once devoted to its restoration and continue\\nbe thus appropriated until the said fund shall attain its original\\nFrom the foregoing sketch of the rise and progress\\nof the New Hampshire Asylum it appears that, from\\nthe first, there have been successive demands for ad-\\nditional buildings and other facilities for the care\\nand treatment of the insane. This demand has\\narisen, in part, from the constant increase in the\\nnumber of persons requiring hospital care but this\\nhas not been the sole cause of the demand. There\\nhas been, as the result of experience, an advancing\\nidea of the requisites for the proper treatment of in-\\nsanity, and, as a result, there has been, from time to\\ntime, demands not only for new buildings, but for\\nradical changes of old ones. Experience has been\\nconstantly bringing to light the insutficiency and de-\\nfects of the earlier ideas and usages, and calling for\\nfacilities for utilizing the fruits of that experience,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 a\\ncommon fact in all fields of progress. The history of\\nthe asylum has been one of progressive develop-\\nment, which has found uo resting-place.\\nIt germinated in sympathy for the insane, the\\ndepth of which was shown in the patience and per-\\nsistency with which the first movers in the enterprise\\nresisted the obstacles thrown in their way, and re-\\nnewed their determined efforts from year to year.\\nThe results of their efforts have been an emphatic\\nvindication of the soundness of their judgment as\\nwell as of the benevolence of their sentiments. It\\nwould be impossible to form a just estimate of the\\nbenefits which have followed, unless by a comparison\\nof the condition of the insane prior to the founding\\nof the institution and that at the present time. A\\nfew words in regard to the old notions of insanity\\nmay be allowable here in contrast with present\\nviews, as illustrating the amount of good accom-\\nplished. Before the opening of this century the in-\\nsane were regarded and treated as outcasts, looked\\nupon with horror, as culprits or possessed with evil\\nspirits. Execution or imprisonment was their por-\\ntion. Those who escaped these were subjected to\\nmeasures for the expulsion of demoniac possession,\\nincantations or vile compounds supposed to possess\\nvirtue against demons. Holy water, to which salt\\nwas added, was a famous prescription for this pur-\\npose, on the theory that the devil abhorred salt.\\nBinding the subject to a cross was another remedy\\nsupposed to possess great efficiency.\\nAn old medical writer records this as the treatment\\nof a case of active mania, which he witnessed: A\\npriest entered the room of the person and said,\\nThou devil of devils! I adjure thee by the potential\\npower of the Father and the Son, our Lord Jesus\\nChrist, and by the virtue of the Holy Ghost that\\nthou do show me for what cause thou dost\\nthis woman.\\nRecovery was the result reported. Prior to the\\nyear 1797 almost no rational and scientific provision\\nfor the insane had been attempted. The few institu-\\ntions then existing differed little from prisons. Pinel,\\nwith an insight deeper than others, saw that disease,\\nand not the devil, wjis the cause of insanity and his\\nlogical inference was that treatment of it as of other\\ndiseases was the remedy, rather than binding to a\\nholy cross or the expulsion of the devil.\\nAfter much effort, and against violent opposition,\\nhe obtained the reluctant permission of the authori-\\nties to try the experiment of treating insanity as dis-\\nease, but only on condition that he be held personally\\nresponsible for any harm which might ensue to the\\npublic from this supposed hazardous measure. He\\nremoved the insane from dark and foul prisons into\\nhospital care, much to their relief and joy. This was\\nthe first step in rational and scientific treatment.\\nOut of this germ has grown the grand results of the\\npresent period. But the hospital of to-day was not\\nthe immediate product of this radical change of\\ntheory. For a long time after this there was no in-\\nstitution seen which could compare favorably with\\nthe hospital of the present. Even Pinel himself had\\nlittle conception of the possibilities lying in the di-\\nrection of liberal usages in the care of the insane.\\nThe best practice of that day would now be regarded\\nas crude and insufficient, affording little worth copy-\\ning.\\nThe way out of the strange vagaries in opinion\\nand practice, so long entertained, was not short or\\nsudden, but, of necessity, through a long series of\\ncautious observations and careful practical trials.\\nOld traditions and hereditary prejudices, however\\nabsurd and unreasonable, are never quickly eradi-\\ncated. But one great advantage was immediately\\nrealized: insanity at once begun to be studied and\\ndealt with from a new poiat of departure. Pinel had\\ntransferred it from demonology and crime into the\\ncategory of disease, to be henceforth investigated as\\nother bodily affections. This was an immense gain.\\nHenceforward the sciences tributary to general medi-\\ncine were to contribute in explanation of the intri-\\ncate mental phenomena dependent on cerebral le-\\nsions. Physiology and pathology came at once to be\\nconsulted, rather than the changes of the moon. In\\nthe light of these, careful observation of the phenom-\\nena of insanity as disease has been the increasing\\npractice.\\nFrom this point progress has been uninterrupted,\\nbut especially rapid during the last half-century.\\nThe breaking away from old traditions and prejudices\\nhas been much more apparent in this period, as\\nshown in changing hospital architecture and the\\nadoption of a vastly more liberal type of organiza-\\ntion. If the progress seems, at first thought, slow,\\nit is to be considered that, in the nature of the case,\\nthe full extent to which it is now found that liberal\\nand common-sense methods can be safely applied in", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0115.jp2"}, "94": {"fulltext": "54\\nIIISTOUV OK .MKKIU.MACK COUNTV, NKW 11 A. Ml\\npriictico with the insane could be only gradually\\napprehended. It wns only by cautiously conducted\\ntrials, even at some supposed risks, that the now\\ngenornlly accepted conviction became established\\nthat the insane, as a class, could be intrusted with\\na larger liberty and controlled more by moral influ-\\nences than had, in earlier times, been deemed safe.\\nThese resnlt.s of experience explain the great dif-\\nference apparent between the architectural features\\nof the old and the later structures of the New\\nHampshire Asylum. These latter show that much\\nmore self-control ia expected on the part of the\\npatient than wns supposed possible when the former\\nwere constructed and also provide a larger latitude\\nfor the exercise of independent volition and the free\\nexercise of personal tastes. A careful examination of\\nthe features of the series of buildings, in the order of\\nthe time of their erection since the first, will attord a\\nvery correct illustration of the gradual evolution\\nof ideas and methods of practice with the insane.\\nThis evolution is most gratifying to philanthropy,\\nand, by the most intelligent alienists, is not believed\\nto have yet reached its limit. They look confidently\\nforward to that hapiiy adjustment of residences and\\nother auxiliary inlluenccs which shall reduce to a\\nminimum the real sacrifices inviilvc l .in hospital\\ntreatment, as also the dread with xvbicli so many\\nliave regarded its necessity.\\nThe New Hampshire Asylum has, from its organ-\\nization, been in fullest sympathy with others in this\\nprogressive work, and has never been satisfied with\\nan inferior rank. Each new move, whether in build-\\ning or in administration, has embodied the gleanings\\nof the past, both in the literature of the subject and\\nof experience, whether its own or that of othei-s.\\n.So tiir as its resources would allow, it has ever fol-\\nlowed the most progressive ideas, regulated by a\\nrigid, but not suiciiliil, economy. Its trustees and\\nphysicians have always regarded buildings and sur-\\nroundings as important co-factors in successful treat-\\nment, and have therefore siiared no pains to embody\\nin these i\\\\s much of remedial force sis possilile. It\\nwas not the first in the field. Enough had been done\\niu England and in this country to afford solid hope\\nand promise to our sagacious and whole-hearted\\npeople, by whose unwearied ctl orls the first organiza-\\ntion was secured.\\nThe i.ractical work ;ucomplislu d l y the asylum\\ncould not be fairly appreciated vvilhoul taking into\\naccount the condition of the insane in the Stalcwhcn\\nit commenced operations, a conditicm which it is dif-\\nficult to realize at this day. It cannot be described\\nmore briefly or better than by Dr. Hell, in his report\\nmade to the Ijogislature in .lune, 1830, to which refer\\nonce has already been n\\\\ade. He says,\\nTlio conimiltoo fwl tlint iioltlior Iho tiino nor llio ocowlon iwiniro\\ntliom to ulUulo to iuiitniu ivi of tho tiggmvHtpil aud aliiioat iiicixhI bio\\n\u00c2\u00bbuiroliligs of tlio lne uii iwor wlilcli Imvo conic to tlvcir kno\\\\vlc l(si tllcy\\nui-c convinced tltnt the LoglttlHturu require no\\n(lie vari\u00c2\u00bbtlona of hitouse mloery to which the\\noxtomling fVoni the time of his incurcoration iu tho cold, narrow, sunlesij,\\nlireleta coll of tho almshouse to the scarcely moro human dl\u00c2\u00abiK\u00c2\u00bbnl ol\\nhini by soiling at auction, as it is called, by which ho fell Into the\\ntender niorciiw of tho moot abjoct and worthless of society, who alone\\ncould bo excited by cupidity to such a revolting charge, Sultlce it to\\nmiy, on this point, that your comudttoo are Batisllod that the horrors of\\nthe present condition of tho inMino in New Hamiwhiro aro far from\\nImving been exiiggeratcd. Tliey have found that public officers auil\\neitixens of towns have naturally twon unwilling that tho extent and\\nparticulars uf wluit many of thoin doubtless sincoix-ly believe a noceesary.\\nor at leju\u00c2\u00bbt, .ni hum i I il t. v.iify, should be blazoned forth to the\\npublic; tiK 1.1^1 I t iiiKjxne fViends have been found often\\nunwilling \\\\ri. 1 I II :i uuiliulies, still less to speak of the treat-\\nment and coiiiiiti ill wln.li ili. ronscieutiously think nmvvoidable in\\ntheir circumstnn.es In view of this immense mass of unmitigated\\nand nndilutod misery, tho (|ueation will spontaneously occur, what can\\nbe done for its alleviation and prevention\\nThe enacting of the law founding the asylum was\\nthe manner in which the Legislature answered this\\ngrave question of their committee. The same com-\\nmittee thus set forth the results to be secured by this\\nlegislation,\\nThat these objects have been secured, in an emi-\\nnent degree, can hardly be questioned at this day by\\nany one who has intelligently watched the progress\\nof the institution from its foundation. But the full\\nmeasure of relief from suffering which it has secured\\nto the objects of its care, as well as the amount of\\nmisery it has saved by its preventive measures, can\\nbe known only to those who have been personally\\nconversant with, or interested in, its personiil\\nhistories.\\nA brief review nf the histi.iical rcccrd of its work.\\nas derived tnun its statistics, will be gcrniaiii to the\\nobjects of this article. From the time of the adnii.s-\\nsion of the first patient, October 29, 1842, to March\\n31, 1885, a period of forty-two years, five months and\\ntwo days, four thousand seven hundred and fifty-two\\npersons were admitted to the asylum and received its\\ncare. Of this number, seventeen hundred and thirty-\\nfour went forth restored to reason, prepared to resume\\ntheir places and trusts in society. This fact alone\\nhas much significance when taken in connection with\\nthe statement of the committee already quoted from,\\nthat We found no more than an occasional instaiui\\nof amendment under the common treatment.\\nIt further appeai-s that eleven hundred and se\\\\ en\\npel-sons, under care and treatment, but who did not\\nfully recover mental health, lelt the institution so\\nmuch improved as to render life among friends prac-\\nticable, safe, and generally more or less useful. Of\\nthis class, a considerable number were convalescent\\non leaving, and fully recovered afterwards. The rec-\\nords show only eight hundred and thirty-eight dis-\\ncharged whose diseases were not either removed or\\nmitigated. But even with those whose maladies ilid", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0116.jp2"}, "95": {"fulltext": "THE INSANE ASYLUM.\\nnot admit of relief, tlie ministrations of the institu-\\ntiim were by no means of little value. This will be\\nli 111 11(1 emphatically true when the hospital life of\\nsiuli persons, with its systematic regulation of things\\nami its sanitary provisions, is compared with any pos-\\nsible life without a hospital. The incurable insane,\\nwhose lives, to a great extent, could otherwise be only\\nmisery, are here brought within the reach of every\\ndomestic comfort, and even convenience, and the\\nmoderating and steadying influences existing secure\\nandthrn iii;ill\\\\ II ii impn c.l, I h. re .1 I Ii..m- who\\n(lied. Of Ibis chiss, from the oi.ening of the asylum\\nto April, 1, ISS iliere were seven hundred and forty-\\neight. The attentions diie and rendered to these have\\nnot been among the least of the benefits accruing to\\nthese .sutlerers. Kind ministrations to the hopeless\\nand the helpless are ever held among the highest and\\nbest of human acts. They exalt and dignify human\\nnature. We think only with a shudder of the hope-\\nless victims of disease dying in lonesome neglect. It is\\na bright feature of Christian civilization that it tenderly\\ncares for tiiose who fall in the race it is the trait of\\nthe savage to abandon to their fate those who can no\\nlonger do service in the ranks. To bring to the bed\\nof the dying all suitable tokens of respect, and to\\nmake the last days of these as far as possible from\\nsolitude or neglect, has ever been the studious effort\\nof the management of the institution.\\nWhat these ministrations may have been worth\\nto the immediate objects of them, and to the sorrow-\\ning homes to which they belonged, it is not the\\nprovince of words to show, their full bearings can-\\nnot be made written history.\\nThis glance at the statistical records of the work of\\nthe asylum from its foundation is only a naked out-\\nline. To bring the extent and value of this work to\\nthe full apprehension of the reader would be to re-\\nview, in detail, the busy, laborious and oftiii painful\\nhours of forty-two years.\\nThrough these years all plans and all work have\\naimed at one object, and that, to make the treatment\\nof mental disorders rational, thoroughly human and\\nfree of all superstition and all needless interference\\nwith the rights and privileges of the patient. Fol-\\nlowing, in the adoption of plans, this principle, the\\nhistory of tiie institution has been one of evolution.\\nOut of what, at first, bore great resemblances to im-\\nprisonment there have been evolved conditions of life\\nfor the insane lacking none of the necessaries and\\ncomforts, and few of the privileges and even the\\namenities, of ordinary domestic life.\\nTlie space allowed for this article will not admit of\\nremark upon the medical treatment of insanity, fur-\\nther than to say that mental derangement, in some\\ninstances, is the reflex effect of disorder in some\\nbodily organ other than the brain, and that in such\\ncases treatment is directed to that organ. What re-\\nmains to be said must have reference to the general,\\nor so-called moral, treatment, having reference\\nlargely to those influences which address themselves\\nto the mind, and involve such a regulation of hos|)i-\\ntal life and activities as best to antagonize morbid\\nprocesses, restore normal habits of thought or to\\nyield the largest benefits where restoration is impos-\\nsible. The same general system of measures contrili-\\nutes to both these ends. In other words, expcricnci-\\nhas shown that, in adjusting surroundings and shaping\\ndomestic and social influences for the average of the\\ninsane, the usages and methods most agreeable to the\\nsane are most conducive to the recovery of the cur-\\nable, and most congenial to the iiiiiids of those who\\ncannot recover. This is eqiiivah m :is m^; that in-\\nsanity introduces no new ami spiiial ilcincnts of its\\nown requiring the suspension of ordinary customs.\\nTastes, personal proclivities and the conditions of\\npleasure and pain remain unchanged in kind, even\\nwhen modified in action by disease; and are respon-\\nsive to the same stimuli. The recognition of this fact\\nhas been a modern achievement, and is in agreeable\\ncontrast with older ideas and practice. The latter made\\nthe insane some unreal being, endowed with exception-\\nal traits not amenable to ordinary influences, and\\nhence to be treated as an exception. This error led\\nto every absurdity and wrong in ])ractice, the most\\nconspicuous of which were inactivity, repression and\\nconfinement, shutting out most of the health-giving\\nremedial stimuli. Comparatively speaking, this was\\nthe practice at the opening of the asylum, when hospi-\\ntal life, as compared with that of the present, was a\\ngloomy monotony, embracing little calculated to arrest\\nthe morbid currents of thought and feeling, and invite\\nthem into healthy channels. The institution, during\\nits forty years of activity, has been steadily illustrating\\nthe incorrectness of those ohlcr iioiions, ami making\\nits cautious way towards thooppn-iic iImoiv and prac-\\ntice. This later method is cspei i.illy rharac-lerized by\\nvaried activities and the least practicalde departure\\nin the same from the style of social intercourse, and\\nthe usages and rules of ordinary life.\\nThe study and effort, in the direction of affairs, has\\never been and is, to make the institution in the smallest\\ndegree possible a peculiar place, but, on the other\\nhand, to give it the aspects of home-life, and to fur-\\nnish it with attractive and pleasant activities, calcu-\\nlated to arrest the attention and draw the thoughts\\nfrom self and morbid themes. This end has been\\nsteadily kept in view in all the movements of the\\nmanagement, whether in building new or reconstruct-\\ning old, in furnishings or equipments, or in invent-\\ning the various methods of occupying time and atten-\\ntion. All have sought this one object till scarcely\\nany resemblance could be traced between the original\\nand the later institution life. Attractive surround-\\nings, associations and occupations have come to take\\nthe place of the gloomy and depressing monotony, in\\nthe ways of living, which characterized the first stages", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0117.jp2"}, "96": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nof the enterprise. The application, in detail, of the\\nunderlying principle could not be the work of a day\\nor a year, but the result of long-continued study of\\nthe symptoms, tastes and wants of many individual\\ncases, and of the effects of these agencies upon them.\\nThis has shown that, next to a natural and attrac-\\ntive domestic adjustment, occupation is the great de-\\n.sideratum of successful treatment. This applies both\\nto body and mind, and should be varied almost with-\\nout limit to adapt it to individual capacities and tastes.\\nTo provide such occupation in sufficient variety is\\nat once the foremost and the most difficult of the\\nduties of the administration. It lays under contri-\\nbution every practicable agency within reach, the\\nfarm, the shop, the laundry, the kitchen, the sewing-\\nroom, the carriage-drive and the walk in the coun-\\ntry and in-doors, the library and various public ex-\\nercises of instruction or entertainment. All these\\nare drawn upon with increasing diligence, to the ex-\\ntent of available resources, so that none, except the\\nfew who, from bodily weakness, require absolute rest,\\nare left without an external stimulus designed to an-\\ntagonize the morbid introversion ever present in men-\\ntal disease. It requires no argument to show the rea-\\nsonableness of this practice, even if ample experience\\nhad not faithfiilly demonstrated it and it may be af-\\nfirmed that, aside from strictly medical treatment,\\nthe value of hospital residence is now largely meas-\\nured by the ability of the institution to provide these\\nagencies. With a view to multiply and vary these, a\\nlarge shop is now being fitted up, to be supplied with\\nfacilities for introducing many forms of light, safe, and\\nattractive mechanical work. These forms will be so\\nchosen as to meet the largest practicable variety of\\ntastes and qualifications for work on the part of the\\npatients, with a view, at the same time, to being as\\neasily conducted and as inexpensive as possible.\\nThe income of the Adams liind is available for the\\n.support of this department. Our limits will not allow\\nus to extend remarks on this subject.\\nAnother, and the last we shall notice, of the pro-\\ngressive steps taken to render the treatment of the in-\\nsane as liberal and complete as possible was the erec-\\ntion of the Bancroft building in 1882-83. In its\\nplan of construction, this was an advance on all the\\nothers and not simply to increase accommodations,\\nbut also to occupy new ground in treatment. Previ-\\nously, the more agitated and irresponsible classes had\\nbeen amply provided for in the older buildings, but\\nnot so amply the convalescent and those not needing\\nrestraints. The partially self-sustaining patients have\\nhitherto been associated with more or less incompat-\\nible classes for lack of sufficient variety in apart-\\nments. So, also, persons with ample means, and need-\\ning no other than moral restraints, have not found, in\\nthe older buildings, sufficiently liberal accommoda-\\ntions to satisfy their habits and tastes. Both these\\nclasses have been provided for in the construction of\\nthis building.\\nThe trustees, seeing no reason why tte tastes of the\\ninsane should not be recognized in their treatment,\\nhave here prepared to do so by furnishing the facili-\\nties for individualizing attentions Without incon-\\nvenience to others, a patient can have one, two or three\\nrooms, and such private attendance and service as\\nmay be desired, with all the privacy and independence\\nof private residence. At the same time those not able\\nto provide so liberal an outfit, or not desiring it, can\\nhave single rooms, with the general attendance, and\\nsecure all the benefits of the retired and quiet situa-\\ntion without burdensome expense. The practical\\nworking of this detached and retired building has\\nalready been most gratifying, and has done much to\\nremove any real objection to hospital residence,\\nsince it has done away with almost the last vestige\\nof departure from the forms and usages of private\\nlife, at the same time that it has retained all the sus-\\ntaining and remedial influences of hospital organiza-\\ntion.\\nSufficient has been said to give the reader an idea\\nof the tendencies and most prominent characteristics\\nof the hospital care and treatment of the insane at\\nthe present time. When this method is compared\\nwith the confinement, the inactivity and monotony\\nwhich characterized the earliest usages, it is not diffi-\\ncult to form some adequate estimate of the influence\\nthe New Hampshire Asylum has had upon the con-\\ndition of the insane, or to see how far it has realized\\nthe hopes of its early advocates and proved a suc-\\ncess and an inestimable blessing to the State.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0118.jp2"}, "97": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CONCORD.\\nCHAPTER I.\\nGeographical iDdian Occuiiation The Penacooks \u00e2\u0080\u0094Original Grant,\\n1725\u00e2\u0080\u0094 First Meeting of Proprietors\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Pioneers\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Enrly TJvilcs and\\nRegulations Grant of Bow The Controversy Tli. T\\\\i I tdrrnnitf;\\nList of Proprietors and Settlers Tncorporatimi l: i i-\\nporation of Concord Parish The Firat Parish M i\\nted\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Indian Troubles\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Garrisons in 17i6\u00e2\u0080\u0094Th.- il i i In l.i l-\\nley Monument.\\nCoscouD, the county-seat of Merrimack County,\\nand capital of the State of New Hampshire, lies in\\nthe soutliern part of the county, and is bounded as\\nfollows\\nNorth by Webster, Boscawen, Canterbury and Lou-\\ndon East by Loudon, Chichester and Pembroke\\nSouth by Pembroke and Bow West by Dunbarton,\\nHopkinton, Webster, Boscawen and Canterbury.\\nThis territory was originally occupied by the Pena-\\ncooks, a powerful tribe of Indians, who, when first\\nknown by the English, had their headquarters here,\\nand numbered four or five hundred men. Their chief\\nwas named Passaconaway, the child and the bear,\\nand was regarded with the highest veneration by the\\nIndians, filling the office of chief, priest and physi-\\ncian, and, as they believed, having direct communi-\\ncation with the Great Spirit.\\nThe township was granted January 17, 1725. The\\npetition for the grant was as follows\\nTo the Hont* Wm. Dnmmer, Esq Lieut. Governor, and Commander\\nin Chief in and over His Majesties province of y\u00c2\u00ab Massachusetts Bay,\\nin New England, to the HonWe His Majesties Council and House of\\nRepresentatives in Gen. Court or Assembly convened at Boston, June\\nlY 1726.\\nThe petition of Beiy Stephens, Andrew Mitchel, David Kimball,\\nEbenezer Eastman, John Osgood and Moses Day, a Committee ap-\\npointed by and in behalf or the petitioners formally for a Tract of\\nLand at a place called Pennycook,\\nHumbly Sheweth, That whereas y petioners have at two sev\u00c2\u00abi\\ntimes petitioned the Great and Geu\u00c2\u00abi Court for a grant of the aforesaid\\ntract of Land at Pennycook, with resolutions fully inclined to make a\\nspeedy settlement there, wb they conceive, under the divine protection,\\nthey are able to go on and through with and the Hon^ e House of Rep-\\nresentatives having been pleased twice so far to take their petition under\\nconsideration as to grant the prayer under such conditions as by y vote\\nof the s HonWe House may more fully appeitr, which conditions, though\\nthey be expensive, yet y petitioners have well weighed the same, and\\nwould willingly have undertaken the settlement, if it had been the pleas-\\nure of the HonWo Board to have concurred in the aforesaid vote. But as y\\npetitioners are informed it did not meet with a concurrence Wherefore,\\ny petitioners are emboldened, with great submission, to renew their pet\u00c2\u00bb\\nto y Honour, and this Great and Gen Court, that you would please to\\ntake the premises again into y wise and serious consideration and as the\\nbuilding a Fort there will undoubtedly be a great security within and on\\nMerrimack River, and y your petitioners are still willing to build and\\nmaintain it as afore proposed, at their own cost, yt they may have the\\ncountenance and authority of this Court therefor, and that they woud\\npledge to make them a grant of it accordingly.\\nYf petit wou d also suggest to y Honnours, that many applications\\nhave been made to the Government of New Hampshire for a grant of the\\ns i Land, which, though it be the undoubted right and property of this\\nProvince, yet it is highly probable that a parcel of Irish people will ob-\\ntain a grant from New Hampshire for it, unless some speedy care be\\ntaken by this great and HonWe Court to prevent it. If that Government\\nshould once make y^ a grant, tho the pot conceive it wou d be without\\nright, as in the case of Nutflcld, yett it wou d be a thing attended with\\ntoo much difficulty to pretend to root y\u00e2\u0084\u00a2 out, if they shou d once gett\\nfoot bold there. Tour petitioners therefore pray that the vote passed by\\nthe HonWe House may be revived, or that they may have a grant of the\\nLand on such other terms and conditions as to the wisdom of this Court\\nshall seem best. And for y Hon^*, as in duty bound, y petitioners shall\\never pray, etc.\\nHenja. Stephens.\\n.\\\\NnREW Mitchell.\\nDavid Kimbel.\\nEbenr. Eastman.\\nJohn Osgood.\\nMoses Day.\\nIn the House of Representatives, June 17 1725.\\nRead, and the question was put whether the House wou d revive\\ntheir vote above refer d to,\\nResolved in the affirniiitive.\\nCopy examined per\\nJ. WiLLARD, Sec I/.\\nThe first meeting of the proprietors was held at the\\nhouse of Ebenezer Eastman, in Haverhill, for the pur-\\npose of admitting settlers.\\nAt a meeting of the proprietors, held at Andover\\nFebruary 7 and 8, 172G, the following settlers drew\\nlots:\\nEnoch Coffin, John Peabody, Richard Trann, Andrew Mitchell, Mr.\\nSamuel Phillips, Samuel Ayer, John Grainger, Henry Holfe, John San-\\nders, Jr., Thomas Page, William Barker, Isaac Walker, Joseph Davis,\\nJohn Coggin, Benjamin Parker, Edward Claike, Stephen Osgood, Benja-\\nmin Gage, Moses Day, David Kimball, Benjamin Stevens, John Chand-\\nler, Ebenezer Virgin, John Pecker, Moses Hazzen, William Gutterson,\\nJoseph Hale, Ephraim Davis, John Wright, Jacob Eames, Jacob Abbott,\\nChristopher Carlton, Nathaniel Page, Samuel Kimball, Nathan Simonds,\\nDavid Dodge. Robert Pcaslee, Richard Coolidge, right drawn by Samuel\\nJones, Thomas Wicomb, Robert Kimball, John Saunders, Nathaniel\\nClement, Ebenezer Lovejoy, John Osgood, Zerobbabel Snow, Ebenezer\\nEastman, .Tonathan Shipley, John Austin, Edward Winn, Ebenezer\\nStevens, Joseph Page, Samuel Davis, Ephraim Hildreth, James Parker,\\nNathan Lovejoy, Samuel Reynolds, John Foster, James Simonds, Joseph\\nParker, Nathan Fisk s right drawn by Zech. Chandler, Zebediah Bar-\\nker s right drawn by Edward Abbott, John Bayley s right drawn by\\nSamuel While, William Whittier, .Tosbua Bayley, Ammi Bhuhamah,\\nWilliam White, Nathaniel Peaslee, Thomas Colman, John Jaques, Oba-\\ndiah Ayer, Abraham Foster John Mattis, John Merrill, Thomas Pearley\\nfor Nathaniel Cogswell, David Wood, Nathaniel Abbott, John Ayer, Na-\\nthan Blodgett, Benjamin Carlton, Jonathan Ujibbard for Daniel Davis,\\nEphraim Farnum, Stephen Emerson, Timothy Johnson, Nathaniel Bar-\\n57", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0119.jp2"}, "98": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERUBLYCK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nker 6 right drawn by Solomon Martin, Nebemiah Heath, Nathaniel\\nSandere, Nathaniel Jonps, Samuel Grainger, Thomas Blancbard, Nicholas\\nWhite, Jonathan Pulscpbcr, Kichard Hazzcn, Jr., Samuel Toppan, Moses\\nItordman, Bezaliel Toppan, Tbouias Learned, Joseph Hall, Nohemiah\\nCarlton, Benjamin Niccols, Minister s lot. Ministerial lot. School lot, N.\\nAt this meeting it was also,\\nAgreed niui Foferf, That a Wock-Iiouse of tueutj-live feet in breadth\\nand forty feet in length be built at Penny Cook, for the security of the\\nArgeeil and Voted, That John Chandler, Moses Hazzeu, Nehemiah\\nCarlton, Nathan Simonds and Ebenezer Stevens be a committee, and they\\nare hereby empowered to build, either by themselves, or to agree with\\nworkmen to build, a block-house of twenty-five feet in breadth, and\\nforty feet in length, as in their judgment shall be most for the security\\nAgreed and Voted, That Beniamin Stevens, Esq., bo treasurer for the\\nAgreed and Voted, That Timothy Johnson, John Osgood and Moses\\nDay be chosen, appointed and empowered to examine the charges that\\nshall arise in building a block-house at the place called Penny Cook, or\\nany other charges that shall arise in the bringing forward the settlement\\nand to allow, as in their judgment shall be just and equal, and also to\\ndraw money out of the treasury for the defraj-ing of said charges.\\nAgreed and Voted, That the sum of one hundred pounds be raised and\\npaid by thesettlers into the hands of Benjamin Stevens, Esqr., treasurer,\\nfor defi-aying the charges that are past, or that shall necessarily arise in\\nbringing forward the intended settlement, to be paid in to said Beiijamin\\nStevens, Esqr., by the first day of March next, in equal proportion.\\nEnoch Coffin dissented.\\nAgreed and Voted, That a committee of five pei-sous on oath, three\\nwhereof to be a quorum, be chosen out of the number of the intended\\nsettlers, to lay out the remaining part of the interval at the place called\\nPenny Cook, that is not yet laid out, so that the whole of the interval\\nalready laid out, or to be laid out to the settlers, shall be equal in quan-\\ntity and quality.\\nAgreed and Voted, That John Chandler, Heniy Kolfe, William White,\\nRichard Hazzen, Jnnr., and John Osgood be a committee, chosen and\\nempowered to lay out the interval at the place called Penny Cook, that\\nis not yet laid out, so that the whole of the interval already laid out or\\nto be laid out to the settlers shall be equally divided among them as\\nto quantity and quality.\\nAgreed, That Jonathan Hubbard be admitted a settler in place of\\nDaniel Davis, who was admitted a settler of Penny Cook by the Honora-\\nble General Court s Committee, appointed to admit pei-sons to settle\\nPenny Cook.\\nAgreed and Voted, That three pence per tail for every rattlesnake s\\ntail, the rattlesnake being killed within the bounds of the township\\ngranted at Penny Cook, be paid by the intended settlers the money\\nto be paid by the settlers treasurer, uponsight of the tail.\\nWhile thi proprietors were thus arraDging the\\naftairs of the new plantation. May 20, 1727, the\\ngovernment of New Hampshire made a grant of\\nthe town.ship of Bow, which covered a large por-\\ntion of the Penacook grant, and these conflicting\\ngrants led to a length)- and expensive controversy,\\nwhich was carried to the Court of St. James by the\\nHon. Timothy Walker, as agent for the Rumford\\nproprietors, and decided in their favor by the King\\nin Council, December 27, 1762.\\nRev. Timothy Walker. More than any other\\nperson, Rev. Timothy Walker is entitled to the ap-\\npellation of Father of Concord. He was the son of\\nDeacon Samuel Walker, of AVoburn, Mass., was born\\nJuly 27, 1705, and graduated at Harvard College in\\nthe class of 1725, of which the Rev. Mather Byles\\n1 This sketch of the life of Hcv. Timothy Walker was prepared by Mr.\\n.1. B. Walker, though derived largely from the sketch of Mr. Walker by\\nBev. Dr. Bouton, in his History of Concord.\\nwas the most eccentric and perhaps the most distin-\\nguished member. After his settlement, in 1730, he\\nfirst lived in a log house which stood on the brow of\\nHorse-shoe Pond Hill, but in 1733-34 built the two-\\nstoried gambrel-roof house in which he afterwards\\nresided until his death. The house, with some modern\\nimprovements, overshadowed by the stately elm-trees\\nwhich Mr. Walker set out in 1764, is well represented\\nby the fine engraving in this volume.\\nMr. Walker was of full middling stature and size,\\nnot corpulent, but portly in form and of dignified\\nmanners. He had blue eyes and a light comple.xion.\\nNaturally, his temper was quick, but well restrained\\nand governed. If, at any time, he wa.s betrayed into\\nhasty expressions or acts, he was prompt to acknowl-\\nedge the fault and ask the forgiveness of any one\\ninjured. He was exact and precise in all his domestic\\narrangements and business transactions, keeping a\\ndiary in a little book done up in the form of an al-\\nmanac. Though not talkative, he was agreeable in\\nsocial intercourse and occasionally facetious. Accord-\\ning to the custom of the times, he wore a large pow-\\ndered wig and a three-cornered cocked hat, short\\nclothes and shoes with large buckles. He was held\\nin high regard by all his parishioners. After service\\non the Sabbath, both morning and afternoon, the whole\\ncongregation stood until Mr. Walker went out, he\\nrespectfully bowing to those on each side as he\\npassed down the broad aisle.\\nMr. Walker served the town as a wise counselor in\\nrelation to every matter of public interest, and, in\\nconnection with Benjamin Rolfe, Esq., who married\\nhis eldest daughter, drew up the first petition for help\\nagainst the Indians addressed to the governments of\\nboth Massachusetts and New Hampshire, and also\\nmany of the papers in the long controversy with the\\nproprietors of Bow. As fully related in Dr. Bouton s\\nHistory of Concord, he thrice visited England as\\nagent of the town in that vexatious litigation, and\\nthrough his judicious and persevering eftbrts and his\\npersonal influence with his counsel, Mr. William\\nMurray (afterwards Chief Justice Mansfield), secured\\nforever the rights of the proprietors of Rumford (now\\nConcord).\\nAs a preacher, Mr. Walker was instructive and\\npractical, dwelling more on the duties than on the\\ndoctrines of religion. He was calm and moderate in\\nhis delivery his sermons, of which a few still exist,\\nwere written out in full on sheets of paper, folded in\\nthe 18mo form, and would occupy about thirty\\nminutes each in their delivery. His style was good,\\nperspicuous and didactic, with but few illustrations,\\nbut well supported w^ith quotations from Scripture.\\nIn his theological views Mr. Walker was orthodox,\\naccording to existing standards. He received the\\nWestminster Assembly s Catechism, which was then\\nalso used in the families and schools of the town. In\\ndistinction, however, from the preachers who, in his\\nday, were called new lights, he was accused of", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0120.jp2"}, "99": {"fulltext": "being an Arminian, but called himself a Moderate\\nOalvinist. He was highly conservative as regarded\\ninnovations and new measures. Hence, in the period\\nof the great reformation, under the preaching of\\nRev. George Whitefield and others, Mr. Walker was\\namong those ministers who did not favor the excite-\\nment which was generally awakened. In January,\\n1743, he preached and published a sermon to his\\npeople entitled, The Way to fri/ all Pretended Apostles,\\nfrom the text Rev. ii. 2. In this sermon he dwelt\\nat length on the evils produced by itinerant preach-\\ners, especially the divisions they caused in established\\nchurches and societies. Hence, he warned his people\\nnot to go after them or hear them preach. Nothing,\\nhe says, I am well satisfied, has so much contributed\\nto the evils that do so cloud the present day and look\\n\\\\vith such a direful aspect upon us as the indulging\\nan unmortified itch after Novelties, and having the\\nPersons of Strangers, whom we know nothing of, in\\nAdmiration, and setting them up above the Place of\\nInstruments. If, therefore, you would not become\\naccessory to the guilt of those who are endeavoring\\nthe subversion of our religious constitution, keep out\\nof the way of temptation as much as may be ponder\\nwell the first step that leads to a comjiliance with\\nthese errors.\\nAt this time all of Mr. Walker s hearers were of one\\nway of thinking in religious matters, and his object\\nwas to keep them together and make them steadfast\\nin the religion and church order which was very\\ndear to our forefathers. Conscious of the power he\\nhad over his people, he not only charged them not to\\ngo after or to hear these pretended apostles preach,\\nbut, said he, if any of you think yourselves un-\\nable to manage a controversy with them, invite them\\nto accompany you to my house, and I will gladly\\nundertake this, or any other service I am capable of,\\nfor the benefit of your souls.\\nIn 1771, Mr. Walker felt called on to give his\\npeople another warning against innovations and what\\nhe called disturbers of the peace and order of the\\nchurches. .V Baptist elder, Hezekiah Smith, had\\npreached in the vicinity, and awakened much interest\\nin his peculiar views. To counteract this influence, Mr.\\nWalker preached a discourse, May 12, 1771, entitled,\\nThose who have the form of godliness, but deny\\nthe power thereof, described and cautioned against.\\nThe text was 2 Timothy iii. 5. The sermon was\\npublished at the desire of many of the hearers. It\\nis dedicated to the church and congregation under\\nthe author s pastoral care, having been composed and j\\ndelivered solely for your benefit, without the most\\ndistant view of its farther publication, is now respect-\\nftiUy inscribed by him who esteems it his highest\\nhonor and greatest happiness to serve your best in-\\nterest.\\nTimothy Walker.\\nDuring his ministry of fifty-two years there is no\\nregular record of church proceedings after 1736 but\\nin his memoranda there a\\nwho owned the covenant,\\nj munion, baptized, married and died, togeth\\nnotices of private affairs, the weather, jc\\ne entries made of those\\nwere admitted to com-\\nther with\\njourneys,\\nFrom the memoranda kept by Mr. Walker,\\nit appears that his interest in his people did not cease\\nI upon their removal from Concord. About 1764-65,\\nconsiderable numbers of them became first settlers of\\nConway and Fryeburg, in the Pigwacket country, on\\nSaco River. These he was in the habit of visiting\\nuntil they had established religious teachers, preach-\\ning to them, giving them pastoral counsel and bap-\\ni tizing their children. Many of them were members\\nj of his church, many of them he had married, many of\\nthem he had known from infancy. His big heart\\nyearned after them, and he considered them a portion\\nofhis own home-flock until he had seen them securely\\nestablished in the care of another shepherd.\\nMr. Walker was largely dependent for the support\\nof himself and family upon the farm given him by\\nthe proprietors of the township as an encouragement\\nI to his settlement with them in the wilderness of Pena-\\ncook. His salary as pastor was at one hundred pounds\\nper annum, to rise forty shillings per annum until it\\ni comes to one hundred and twenty pounds, and that to\\nbe the stated sum annually for his salary. Mr. Walker\\nj was twenty -five years old at the time (November 18,\\n1730) of his settlement, and the prudence and fore-\\nsight of his people is clearly seen in the farther pro-\\nvision relative to his salary, that anything to the\\ncontrary above mentioned notwithstanding, that if\\nMr. Walker, by extreme old age, shall be disenabled\\nfrom carrying on the whole work of the ministry,\\ni that he shall abate so much of his salary as shall be\\nrational.\\nMr. Walker was an ardent patriot as well as a de-\\nvoted Christian minister. Upon the breaking out of\\nthe Revolution it was a great grief to him that\\ncircumstances be3 ond the control of either compelled\\nhis son-in-law. Major Benjamin Thompson, after-\\nwards Count Rumford, to join the royal cause, in\\nOctober, 1775, and retire within the British lines at\\nI Boston. But it was at the same time an exalted\\ngratification that his only son, Timothy, afterwards\\nJudge Timotliy Walker, was intensely earnest in his\\ndevotion to American interests. His family, like\\nmany others of that period, was represented in the\\nranks of the patriots and royalists both. But this\\nfact never abated in the least degree his own patriotic\\nzeal and activity. And it is a fact, of which all his\\ndescendants feel proud, that in all contests from that\\ntime to the present in which their country has been a\\nparty, they have ranged themselves instinctively and\\ndeliberately on the side of its friends.\\nThe news of the battle of Lexington reached Con-\\ncord in the evening and spread like wild-fire through-\\nout the town. The next morning, before daylight,\\nhis neighbor, Esq. John Bradley, seeing a bright light\\nin the pastor s study, went at once to learn the occa-", "height": "3136", "width": "1940", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0121.jp2"}, "100": {"fulltext": "60\\nIIISTOKV OF MKKUIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nsion of it. As he approached the house, through the\\nuncurtained windows he saw his venerable pastor\\nstriding back and forth across the room, apparently\\nabsorbed in deepest mental anxiety. As he entered\\nthe room he was immediately accosted with the re-\\nmark, There is no other course left us but to fight,\\n.lohn. Yes, John, we must fight, we must fight. It\\nis unnecessary to say that the good parson voiced the\\nspontaneous sentiment of the province, which did\\nfight, losing more soldiers in the Revolution than it\\nhad male cliildren born while it lasted.\\nOne Sunday in .July, 1777, when in church and in\\nthe midst of his afternoon sermon, his quick eye ob-\\nserved the unexpected entrance of Colonel Gordon\\nHutchins, Concord s representative in the General\\nCourt, which had just adjourned at Exeter. Pausing\\nabruptly in his discourse, he turned to him and said,\\nAre you the bearer of tidings. Colonel Hutchins?\\nUpon learning that forces were wanted immediately\\nto check the progress of Burgoyue and his army, he\\nremarked at once to his congregation, Those of\\nyou who can go had best retire and get ready to\\nmarch to-morrow morning; upon which a portion\\nof the audience went out, while with the remainder\\nthe service went on to its conclusion. The following\\nnight was a busy one in Concord, and in the early\\nmorning of the next day their aged minister invoked\\nGod s blessing upon a well-equipped band of brave\\nmen, and dismissed them to Bennington and to vic-\\nJlr. Walker possessed a quiet humor, accompanied\\nby a strong common sense, which manifested itself\\non not infrequent occasions, -some of which have\\nbeen remembered. As an instance of these, tradition\\nsays, that, going out to work one day, with John\\nEvans, his hired man, and with an ox-team and cart,\\nthey had to pass a very wet and muddy place. In\\npassing it John sat on the cart-tongue while Mr.\\nWalker sat on the rear end of the cart. When about\\nmidway of the slough, John slily pulled out the pin\\nwhich held down the front end of the cart and\\ndropped it, to make his employer think it worked out\\naccidentally up went the cart and out went the\\nworthy minister into the mud and water. Getting on\\nto dry land, he said to his man, John, this is a\\nbad accident; but never mind, drive on and I will go\\nback. A few days after, he went, late one afternoon,\\ninto the field where John was at work. When it be-\\ncame time to go home, he told John that he would\\ndrive the team home. Upon coming to the slough,\\nhe quietly seated himself upon the cart-tongue while\\nthe unsuspecting John took to the seat formerly oc-\\ncupied by the minister. Upon reaching the spot\\nwhere the mud and water was deepest, Mr. Walker\\npulled out the before-mentioned pin, up went the\\ncart and John was suddenly unloaded. When he had\\nstruggled through to hard ground, his master, hold-\\ning up the pin, quietly said to him, John, John,\\nhere is the pin I didn t throw it away a.s you did.\\nTradition furnishes another instance of the display\\nof mild humor and sagacity on his part. A worthy\\nyoung couple, who were members of his church and\\nwhom he had recently married, happened to be\\nblessed with an increase of family at an earlier day\\nafter that solemnity than was deemed decorous.\\nSome worthy church brethren, whose sense of duty\\nsurpassed their charity, immediately reported the\\nfact to the pastor, in painful anxiety as to what\\nmeans should be taken to protect the fair fame of the\\nchurch at the same time inquiring what was to be\\ndone about it The pastor, seeing atonce the situation\\nof afiairs, and knowing well the previous good char-\\nacter of the parties, quietly replied to his zealous\\nbrethren, This fault of our young friends gives me\\ngreat pain but, as we all know, it is their first\\noflense. I think, therefore, we should forgive them\\nthis time. Should it be repeated, I should advise\\ntheir summary expulsion from the church. The\\ntradition is that it never was.\\nAs another specimen of his prudence and good\\nsense, it is related that the Rev. Elijah Fletcher, of\\nHopkinton, once requested an exchange with him on\\nthe Sabbath, and that he would preach upon the\\nsubject of witchcraft, which at the time was making\\ntrouble with some of Mr. Fletcher s parishioners.\\nMr. Walker accordingly prepared a sermon for the\\noccasion and preached. He told the people, that\\nthe most they had to fear from witches was from talt-\\ning about them that if they would cease to talk\\nabout them, and let them alone, they would disap-\\npear. The hint had the desired efiect.\\nBut, underneath all this bonhomie, was a quiet so-\\nlemnity of purpose.which was never absent, and always\\napparent. His dignified deportment and manners\\nwere such as to command universal respect. Ephraim\\nColby, Concord s noted fighter and champion of that\\ntime, who worked much for him upon his farm, used\\nto say that Parson Walker was the only man the\\nAlmighty ever made that he was afraid of.\\nDuring the intervals of peace between the French\\nand Indian Wars Indians frequently called at his\\nhouse and were hospitably entertained. On one oc-\\ncasion a number of the warriors encamped near by, and\\nwere to have a powwow the night succeeding. Mr.\\nWalker being absent, Mrs. Walker was under great\\napprehensions of injury. Upon learning this the\\nIndians remarked, Minister s wife afraid, at the\\nsame time delivering into her possession all their\\nguns, as an assurance of her safety. They called for\\nthem the next day, having kept in fidelity the promise\\nmade to her. From first to last, he seems to have been\\nhighly respected by his wild neighbors of the woods,\\nand in no instance to have received personal injury\\nat their hands.\\nDuring his long ministry of more than half a century,\\nMr. Walker enjoyed remarkable health. Tradition\\nsays that he was able to preach every Sabbath except\\nthe one i)revi(ius to his death. This, there is reason", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0122.jp2"}, "101": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\n61\\nto believe, is not quite correct, but is doubtless true\\nin the main. For convenience, in his old age, he\\n.slept in the north, lower front room of his house,\\n:iiid his hired man, Philip Abbot, was near by, to\\nassist him when necessary. On Sunday morning,\\nSeptember 1, 1782, he woke early and asked that his\\nfire be built, for he was tired of lying and wished to\\nget up. Shortly after he arose, and having partly\\ndressed himself, sat down in a chair. Mr. Abbot,\\nseeing him slide forward in bis seat, went immedi-\\nately to assist him and found him dead. Just as the\\nmorning sun began to mount the heavens his spirit\\nrose to the presence of Jehovah, whom he had served\\nlong and faithfully. If a long and successful dis-\\ncharge of the duties pertaining to the station in which\\none is placed entitles him to the commendation of\\nhis contemporaries and of his posterity, Mr. Walker,\\nby his protracted service, clearly earned it.\\nThe first settlements were made in 1727 by Eben-\\ne/.er Eastman and others.\\nThe spring of 1728 (says Br, Bouton in his History of Concord,\\nopened upon the new plantation with most favorable auspices. Eager\\nto fulfill the conditions of their grant, and to become settled in their\\nhosen home, a large number of the proprietors were early engaged in\\nIjuilding houses, clearing, fencing and plowing their lands. The block,\\n111 meeting-house, was finished; canoes constructed for navigating the\\nriver; the new way to Pennycook from Haverhill was improved, and\\ntlui First Division of interval ordered to be completely fenced by the last\\nif May. Messrs. Joseph Hale and John Pecker were chosen a commit-\\nti. f* to agree with a minister to preach at Pennycook, to begin the 15th\\n,f May, biit they were not to assure the gentleman more than after\\nthe rate of one hundred pounds per annum for his service.\\nIn answer to a petition presented by John Osgood, in behalf of the\\nttlers, praying that an allowance might be made them for the five\\nhundred acres formerly laid out to the right of Goveror Endicott,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the\\n(iimeral Court, on the 6th of August, this year, authorized them to ex-\\ntend the south bounds of the township one hundred rods, the full\\nlireadth of their town, and the same was confirmed to them as an\\nequivalent for the aforesaid five hundred acres.\\nArrangements were also made for building a saw-mill within six\\nmonths, a grist-mill within one year, and to establish a ferry at the most\\nconvenient place. The first ffrist-mill stood at or near the bark-mill now\\nowned by Robinson Morrill, in the East Village, and the saw-mill, on\\nthe same stream, about half a mile above. The mill-crank was brought\\nupon a horse from Haverhill. Soon after commencing operations the\\ncrank was broken. How to remedy the evil they knew not, as there\\nwas no blacksmith nearer than Haverhill. One of the men, who had\\nonce been in a blacksmith s shop and seen them work, undertook to\\nmend it. Collecting together a quantity of pitch-pine knots for a fire,\\nthey fastened the crank with beetle rings and wedges, and then welded\\ntlie disjointed parts. The crank was afterwards used many years. For\\nthe grist-mill fifty pounds were allowed, and fifty acres of land granted\\nto Nathan Symonds, as near to the mill as was convenient.\\nThe following is a list of the proprietors and early\\nsettlers\\nNathaniel Abbot was about thirty years of age\\nwhen he came to Penacook. His house lot was\\nwhere the North Congregational Church now stands.\\nHe was the first constable of Penacook (1732-33),\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nan efficient, enterprising, useful citizen, and member\\nof the church. At the commencement of the French\\nWar (1744) he entered the service, and joined the\\nrangers under Major Robert Rogers. He held a\\nlieutenant s commission in 1755, in Captain Joseph\\nEastman s company, in the expedition against Crown\\nPoint, and was a lieutenant in Captain Richard\\nRogers company of rangers, in Fort William Henry,\\nat the time of the massacre, 1757. In 1746 he had\\ncommand of a company in defense of the town against\\nthe Indians. He died in 1770, aged seventy-four.\\nEdward Abbot, cousin of Captain Nathaniel, was\\none of the first selectmen of Rumford. In 174(3 his\\nhouse was a garrison. Edward, his son, was the first\\nmale child born in Penacook (7th of January, 1731),\\nand Dorcas the first female child.\\nJacob Abbot, cousin of Nathaniel and Edward,\\ndied in the French War, 17GU.\\nJohn Austin, probably a descendant of Thomas\\nAustin, from Andover, where was Samuel Austin\\n(1714), who died 1753, aged eighty-three.\\nObadiah, Samuel and John Ayers, or Ayer, were\\nfrom Haverhill. Obadiah was a graduate of Harvard\\nCollege, 1710 was employed to examine the General\\nCourt s records, to see if there be any former grant\\nof the township was one of the principal inhabitants\\nof Haverhill. Samuel and John were of the same\\nfamily, and were among the most active and enter-\\nprising settlers.\\nThomas Blanchard, the proprietor of Penacook,\\ndied in 1759, aged eighty-five.\\nWilliam, Nathan and Zebediah Barker came from\\nAndover.\\nCaptain Joshua Bayley is named in the proprietors\\nrecords as one of the principal inhabitants of Haver-\\nhill.\\nMoses Boardman unknown.\\nNathan Blodgett was probably from Woburn.\\nNathaniel Clement was from Haverhill.\\nJohn Chandler was a leading and influential man\\nwas a powerful, athletic man, of great muscular\\nstrength and cool, indomitable courage.\\nThe Carltons^Benjamin, Nehemiah and Christo-\\npher were relatives, probably from Andover and\\nHaverhill.\\nRichard Coolidge.\\nJohn Coggin is believed to have been of Woburn.\\nEdward Clark was from Haverhill.\\nRev. Enoch Coffin accompanied the honorable\\ncommittee of the court and surveyors when they came\\nto Penacook to lay out the land, in May, 1726, and\\npreached twice on the Sabbath after their arrival, in\\na tent on Sugar Ball Plain. The first settlers of the\\nname in Concord, after the death of Rev. Enoch, were\\nWilliam and Peter, sons of John, of Newbury. Peter\\nafterwards settled in Boscawen, from whom those of\\nthat name there have descended.\\nThomas Coleman was of Newbury, probably a\\ndescendant of Thomas Coleman. Coleman forfeited\\nhis lot, by not paying, to Henry Rolfe, Esq.\\nNathaniel Cogswell s right was drawn and carried\\non by Thomas Perley.\\nMoses Day was trom Bradford. One of the same\\nname was deacon of the church in the west parish of\\nBradford 1730 and also 1750. Probably one of them\\nwas the proprietor in Penacook.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0123.jp2"}, "102": {"fulltext": "62\\nHISTORY OF MEllKIMACK COUNTY, XKW HAMl SllIRE.\\nEphraira, Joseph aud Samuel Davis were from\\nHaverhill. Ephraim was the only one who finally\\nsettled in Concord.\\nDavid Dodge\u00e2\u0080\u0094 not known from whence he came.\\nCaptain Ebenezer Eastman was from Haverhill;\\none of the most enterprising and useful of the pro-\\nprietors. He settled on the east side of the river.\\nHis house was a garrison in 1746.\\nJacob Eames was from Andover.\\nStephen Emerson was from Haverhill.\\nJohn and Abraham Foster were from Andover.\\nEphraim Farnum, from Andover, was son of Eph-\\nraim, son of Ralph Farnum, who married Elizabeth\\nHolt in 1658. He died in 1775, aged about eighty.\\nJohn and Samuel Granger were brothers from\\nAndover.\\nBenjamin Gage was from Bradford.\\nWilliam Gutterson Wiis from Andover.\\nNehemiah Heath was from Haverhill.\\nEphraim Hildreth was probably from Chelmsford.\\nJoseph Hale was troni Newbury.\\nMoses and Richard Hazzen, Jr., were from Haver-\\nhill.\\nDeacon Joseph Hall, from Bradford. He was\\ndeacon of the church in Concord more than forty\\nyears, a benefactor to the poor and an example of\\nChristian virtues. During the hostilities of the\\nIndians his house was a garrison. He died April 8,\\n1784, aged seventy-seven.\\nTimothy Johnson, of Haverhill.\\nJohn Jaques is believed to have been iiom Brad-\\nford.\\nNathaniel Jones unknown.\\nRobert, Samuel and David Kimball were from\\nBradford. Probably the latter only finally settled in\\nConcord. He wsis the father of Captain Reuben\\nKimball. He died November 20, 1745.\\nNathaniel and Ebenezer Lovejoy were brothers,\\nand sons of John Lovejoy, of Andover.\\nThomas Learned was probably from Woburn.\\nJohn Jlerrill, deacon, is believed to have come\\nfrom Haverhill.\\nJohn Mattis. His origin is not known.\\nAndrew Mitchell was from Newbury.\\nBenjamin Nichols. His origin is not certainly\\nknown.\\nJohn and Stephen Osgood were cousins, from\\nAndover.\\nBenjamin, .James and Nathan I arker were brothers,\\nfrom Andover.\\nNathaniel Page was from Haverhill, and, probably,\\nThomas and Joseph also.\\nNathaniel and Robert Peaslee were from Haverhill.\\nRev. Samuel Phillips was minister of the South\\nParish Church in Atidover. His right in Penacook\\nwas carried on by William Peters.\\nJonathan Pulsipher s origin is not known.\\nJohn Pecker is believed to have come from Haver-\\nhill. He was a leading and useful man in town.\\nJohn Peabody was probably from Salisbury, Mass.\\nSamuel Reynolds\u00e2\u0080\u0094 unknown.\\nHenry Rolle, Esq., was from Newbury was one of\\nthe commission appointed by Massachusetts in 1737,\\non the question of the boundary line between Massa-\\nchusetts and New Hampshire.\\nJohn Sanders, John Sanders, Jr., and Jonathan\\nSanders the two former, father and son, were from\\nHaverhill probably also Nathaniel Sanders. John\\nSanders was one of the Committee of the Great and\\nGeneral Court for the settlement of Penacook.\\nBenjamin and Ebenezer Stevens were brothers,\\nfrom Andover.\\nJames and Nathan Simonds were probably from\\nWoburn.\\nZerobbabel Snow. From whence he came is un-\\nknown.\\nJonathan Shipley. Whence from not known.\\nBezaleel and Samuel Toppan were from Newbury.\\nRev. Bezaleel Toppan was born March 7, 1705.\\nBezaleel preached a while at Penacook.\\nRichard Urann, it is believed, was from Newbury.\\nEbenezer Virgin, probably from Salisbury.\\n.John Wright.\\nNicholas and William White were from Haver-\\nhill.\\nRuhamah Wise.\\nIsaac Walker was from Woburn a relative of Rev.\\nTimothy Walker, from the same place. Isaac\\nWalker was father of Isaac, Jr., grandfather of Abiel,\\nlately deceased, who lived on the spot where his\\ngrandfather built bis log house. Isaac Walker, Jr.,\\ndied on the same day that Rev. Timothy Walker\\ndied. In 1746 the house of Timothy Walker, Jr.,\\nwas a garrison. He was a son of Isaac Walker, Sr.\\nDavid Wood. This is a Newbury name.\\nWilliam Whittier was from Haverhill.\\nThomas Wicomb.\\nEdward Winn, from Woburn.\\nAbraham Bradley was not an original proprietor,\\nbut came to Penacook as early as 1729.\\nStephen Farrington, not an original proprietor, Mu\\nan early settler, from Andover.\\nJacob Sbute came to Penacook with Captain Eben-\\nezer Eastman.\\nJeremiah Stickney came from Bradford about 1731\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094not an original proprietor, but became a valuablt-\\ncitizen.\\nRumford Incorporated. The town was incor-\\nporated by Massachusetts February 27, 1733, under\\nthe name of Rumford, and was a new town within\\nthe county of Essex, at a plantation called Penny\\nCook. This civil organization continued until June\\n7, 1765, when it was incorporate! as a parish with\\ntown privileges, by the name of Concord, probably\\nwith a hope that thereafter the inhabitants might\\nlive in peace and concord with their neighbors in Bow.\\nThe following is the petition for the incorporation\\nof the town", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0124.jp2"}, "103": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\nTo His Excellency Benning Wentworth Esq Capt\u00c2\u00bb Geutsral Governor\\nind Commander in Chief in and over His Majesty s Province of New\\nHampshire, The Honble His Majesty s Council and House of Repre-\\nsHntatives in General Assembly Convened.\\nApril 11th 1764\\nThe humble Petition of Timothy Walker on behalf of himself and\\nthe Inhabitants of Kumford (so Called) in said Province She\\\\velh\u00c2\u00bb That\\nthe Affairs of the said Inhabitants (so far as relates to Town matters),\\nhave been in great Confusion Ever since the Year 1749, for want of the\\nPower which tliey had till .then Enjoyed ever since the year 17-11 by the\\nDistrict Act (so called) which this Honble Court say in July 174(1 when it\\nwas received had been found Convenient both for the Government of\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2his Province in General, and also the Inhabitants incorporated thereby\\nu particular.\\nThat altho* it has been pretended that they might still have Enjoyed\\ntlie same priviledges (as Inhabitants of Bow) yet they never understood\\nMattel s in that Light And for this their Opinion and Practice conse-\\nquential thereupon, they humbly conceive they could give reasons which\\nwo-i be satisfactory to this Court, were they permitted. But to pass over\\nuU this\u00e2\u0080\u0094 This Power or the Exercise of it has been lost to them (if Ever\\n(hey had it) Ever since March 1756, for want of a first Meeting\\nThat by the Year 1760 they were so heai tily tired of such an unsetr\\ntied State that they would have been glad to have acted Even under the\\nncorporation of Bow, if they could (altho highly inconvenient for\\nlum as it blended part of three Towns together whose Interests had al-\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0s.iyn been separate, and would Consequently be apt to create Strife and\\nThat this Court was apprized of their utter Incapacity of doing any\\nipurate Act (Even as Bow) by a Letter signed Jeremiah Stickney,on\\nImlf of himself and others, now on File, together with their dutiful\\ni.iy disposition to Comply with every motion of this Court to the ut-\\nN.\u00c2\u00bbt of their Powers.\\nThat thesaid Inhabitants conceive themselves greatly aggrieved by a\\nitt- Act of this Government, imposing a heavy Tax on the Inhabitants\\ni Bow as Arrears c a Tax which Nobody has Power to assess and\\nll -ctatyf Time when y^ s^ arrears became due and which if now done,\\nMKst be laid in many Instances on wrong Pei-sons.\\nThat what they suffered for want of the Powers they had Enjoyed by\\nthe first mentioned District Act, was unspeakably more to their Damage,\\nthan to have paid their Proportion of the Province Expence.\\nThat the Incapacity complained of all along, still continues and yet\\nthe people are subjected to pay their part of the Current Charge but no-\\nbody has power to assess or Collect it.\\nThey therefore most humbly Pray That your Excellency and Hon-\\nours will take the Matters complained of under Consideration, and either\\nrevive the said District Act so far as relates to Kumford, or (which wo i be\\nmuch more satisfactory to the said Inhabitants) Incorporate them by\\na :itanding Act, and by their former known Boundaries That the said In-\\nhabitants may Be abated at least one half part of said Arrearages, And\\nthat with respect to their part of the Current Charge of the Province,\\nthey may be subjected to pay no more than their just proportion with\\nthe other Towns in this Province, or grant them such other Relief as in\\nyour great Wisdom and Goodness you shall see meet.\\nAnd your Petitioners as in Duty bound shall Ever Pmy c\\nTiJiOTHY Walker\\nThe first parish meeting was held January 21, 176t),\\nwhen the following ofiicers were chosen Moderator,\\nLieutenant Richard Hasseltine; Clerk, Peter Coffin\\nSelectmen, Joseph Faruum, Lot Colby, John Chand-\\nler, Jr.; Constable, Benjamin Emery; Tithingmen,\\nLieutenant Richard Hasseltine, Amos Abbot; Sur-\\nveyors of Highways, Jonathan Chase, Robert Davis\\n-and Nathaniel Eastman; Sealer of Leather, Deacon\\nGeorge Abbot Sealer of Weights and Measures,\\nLieutenant Nathaniel Abbot.\\nIndian Troubles-\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The little settlement rapidly\\nincrensed in populaTion and importance, and no dan-\\nger from Indian incursions was apprehended by the\\nenterprising pioneers until 1739. In that year, how-\\never, the town voted that a garrison should be built\\nround the house of Rev. Mr. Walker, and that five\\npounds should be granted to Barachias Faruum, to\\nenable him to build a flanker, in order to defend his\\nmills on Turkey River.\\nThe following account of the Indian troubles is from\\nDr. Bouton s History of Concord, and is a faithful\\nnarrative of this trying period:\\nAbout the year 1742, according to tradition, the wife of Mr. Jona-\\nthan Eastman\u00e2\u0080\u0094 who resided ou the Hopkinton road, opposite the house\\nof Mr. Aaron Shute~was taken by a party of Indians and carried tv\\nCanada. She was, however, soon redeemed by her husband, and restored\\nThe opening of the French war, in 1744, greatly increased the alarm\\nand anxiety which pervaded the colonies and, particularly, the frontier\\ntowns which were most exposed. As one means of removing or allaying\\nthese fears, the expedition against Louisburg, on Cape Breton\u00e2\u0080\u0094 which\\nwas the stronghold of the French\u00e2\u0080\u0094 was projected, and triumphantly ex-\\necuted by the daiing enterprise of the New England coloniee. In this\\nexpedition Capt. Ebenezer Eastman wafi commander of a company raised\\nin these parts, and was engaged in the assault made on that stronghold\\nthe following year. Before he set out he signed a petition, with sixty-\\ntwo others, to the General Assembly of New Hampshire, for assistance\\nagainst the French and Indians. This petition was drawn up by Rev.\\nMr. Walker.\\nIn the company which Capt, EuBtman commanded were Nathaniel\\nAbbot, Isaac Abbot, Obadiah Peters, one Chandler, and probably others\\nwhose names are not known. The late aged Joseph Abbott said he al-\\nways understood that his uncle Isaac was killed at Cape Breton, and that\\none Mr. Chandler from this town also died there. Capt. Eastman\\nwent to Cape Breton twice. He first set out from Rumford, March 1,\\n1744-45, and returned November 10th, the same year. The next year\\nhe went again, and returned home July 9, 1740.\\nThe reduction of the fortress at Louisburg only changed the scene of\\nwar. The Indians, the more instigated by the French, poured forth\\nfrom Canada upon the frontier towns, and, with horrible barbarity, car-\\nried on the work of destruction. The inhabitants of Rumford felt the\\ngeneral shock, and sought for means of defense and safety. At each\\nparish meeting, from 1744 to 1747, they chose some person to represent\\nto the government, either of New Hampshire or Massachusetts, or both,\\nthe deplorable circumstances they were in, on account of their being\\nexposed to imminent danger, both from the French and Inilian enemy.\\nThe language which they instruct their agents to use is\u00e2\u0080\u0094 We request\\nof them such aid, both with respect to men and military stores, as tu\\ntheir great wisdom may seem meet, and which may be sufficient to en-\\nable us, with the Divine blessing, vigorously to rejtel all attempts of our\\nIn answer to these petitions, early in 1745 two s\\nscouts were raised by authority of Gov. Wentworth, under the direction\\nof Col. Benjamin Kolfe, of which Capt. John Chandler, of Rumford,\\nhad command ot one, consisting of ten men, and Capt. Jeremiah Clough,\\nof Canterbury, of the other, consisting of five men. The Massachusetts\\ngovernment also sent a small detachment of men from Andover, and an-\\nother from Billerica, who were stationed here in 1745. In 174G precau-\\ntionary measures were taken by the proprietors for the preservation of\\ntheir records. Under authority of Gov. Wentworth, garrisons were es-\\ntablished at different points in the town, and men, with their families,\\nassigned to them, as was most convenient.\\nThe garrisons, or forts, were built of hewed logs, which lay fiat uj)-\\non each other the ends, being fitted for the purpose, were inserted in\\ngrooves cut in large posts erected at each corner. They enclosed an area\\nof several square rods were raised to the height of the roof of a com-\\nmon dwelhng-house, and at two or more of the corners were placed\\nboxes where sentinels kept watch. In some cases several small buildings\\nerected for the temporary acconunodation of families were within\\nthe enclosure. Houses not connected with garrisons were all deserted\\nby their owners, and the furniture removed. In the day-time men went\\nforth to their labor in companies, always carrying their gims with them,\\nand one or more of the number placed on guard. If the enemy wen*\\ndiscovered approaching, alarm guns were fired, and the report answered\\nfrom fort to fort. On the Sabbath the men all went armed to the house\\nof worship, stacked their guns around a post near the middle, and sat\\ndown, with powder-horn and bullet-pouch slung across their shoulders,\\nwhile their revered pastor\u00e2\u0080\u0094 who is said to havo had the best gun in the\\nparish\u00e2\u0080\u0094 prayed and preached with his good gun standing in the pulpit.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0125.jp2"}, "104": {"fulltext": "64\\nHISTORY OK MKKRIMACK COUNTY, NEW\\nHABIPSHIRE.\\nThe following document presents an exact view of\\nthe state of the settlement in the summer of 174G:\\nGARUISONS IS 1746. PKOVIKCE OF NEW HASIPb.\\nWe, Uio sutacribcni, beiug appoinlcd a Coinminee of Militia fur\\nKRIing tho CaiTiKon! in the fronUer Town* and PlaDtaUons in tlio sixlli\\nIt\u00c2\u00a3giiuenl of Militia In lliU Province, by lii\u00c2\u00ab Excellency, Bonning Went-\\nworth, Esq., Governor, Ac., having viewed tho situation and enquired\\ninto the circuuuitancca of tho District of Kumford, do hereby appoint\\nand state the following Garrisons, viz.\\nTho GarriBOn round tho house of tho Reverend Timothy Walker to\\nbe one of the Garrisons in s^ Rumford, and that the following inlmbi-\\nlanls, with their faniilys, viz.: Capt-John Chandler, Abraban. Bradley,\\nSamuel Bradley, John Webster, Nathaniel Rolfe, Joseph Pudney, Isaac\\nWalker, jun., 01\u00c2\u00abdiah Foster, be, and hereby are, ordered and stated at\\nhat Garrison.\\nAlso, the Garrison roun.l the House of Capt. Ebenczer Eastman, on\\nthe east side of the river, to be one Garrison, and that the following in-\\nhabitants, with their familys, viz. Ebcnezcr Virgin, Eben Eastman,\\njun., Philip Eastman, Jeremiah Eastman, Timothy Bradley, Jeremiah\\nI)re\u00c2\u00ab\u00c2\u00abr, Philip KiniUll, Nathan Slovens, Judah Trumble, Joseph East-\\nman, jr., Nathaniel Smith, Daniel Annis, William Curey, be, and hereby\\nare, ordered and staled at said Gairison.\\nAlio, thai the Garriiion round the house of Jlr. Henij- Lovigoy, in\\nWest Concord, bo one Garrison, and that the following inhabitants,\\nwith their fanulys, viz. Henry Lovejoy, James .^blwt, James Abbot,\\njun., Keuben Abbot, Amos Abbot, Ephraim Faruum, Zebediah Far-\\nnum, Joseph Farnura, Abiel Chandler, James Peters, be, and hereby\\nare, stated at said Garriiion.\\nAlso the Garrison round tho house of 3Ir. Jonathan Eastman, at\\nMillvillo (on lands owned by St. Paul s School), be one Garrison, and that\\nIhe following inhabitanls, with their familys, viz. Jonathan Eiustman,\\nAmos Eastman, Jeremiah Bradley, Seaborn Peters, Abner Hoit, Jacob\\nHoit, Timothy Burbauks, Isaac Citizen, be, and hereby are, ordered and\\nSlated at said Garrison.\\nAlso that the Garrison round the house of Lieut. Jeremiah Stickney\\n(on premises now owned by J. H. Stickney), bo one Garrison, and that\\nthe following inhabitants, with their familys, viz. Jeremiah Stickney,\\nNathaniel Abbot, Ephi-aim Carter, Ezral arter, Joseph Eastman, .Samuel\\niiistman, Joseph Eastman (3d), William Stickney, Thomas Stickney, Na-\\nthaniel Abbot, jun,, Joseph Carter, Edward Abbot, Aaron Stevens,\\nGeorge Hull, Edward West, Sampson Colby, James Osgood, Timothy\\nClemens, Jacob Pillsbury, Stephen Uoit, be, and hereby are, ordered and\\nslated at that Garrison.\\nAlso, that the Garrison round Joseph Hall s house, at South End,\\nl e ono Garrison, and that Ihe following inhabitants, with their familys,\\nviz. Col. Benjamin Rolfe, Joseph Hall, Elienezer Hall, David Foster,\\nIsaac Waldron, Patrick Garvin, Joseph Pudney, William Pudney, Henry\\nPudney, John Morrill, Thomas Merrill, John Merrill, jun., Moses\\nMerrill, Lot Colby, Jacob Potter, be, and hereby are, ordered and stated\\nAlso, that the Garrison round Timothy Walker, jun. s, house, be\\none Garrison, and that the following persons, with their familys, viz.\\nTimolhy Walker, jun., David Evans, Samuel Pudney, John Pudney, jun.,\\nMatthew Stanly, Isaac Walker, Abraham Colby, Jacob Shute, Daniel\\nC huse, Daniel Chase, jun., Abraham Kinil)atl, Richard Hazelton, George\\nAbbot, Nathaniel Uix, Boiyamin .A.bbot, Stephen Farrington, Nathaniel\\nWest, William Walker, Aaron Kimball, Samuel Gray, James Kodgers,\\nSamuel Rodgcrs, 1)0, and hereby are, stated at that GaiTison.\\nAnd, inasmuch as the inhabitants who resido in the Garrison round\\ntho house of Mr. George Abbot, tho Garrison round the house of Mr.\\nEdward Abbot, and the Garrison round the house of Mr. James Osgood,\\nhave, as yet, made no provision for house-room and conveniences iu the\\nrespective Garrisons where they are placed, for themselves and familys,\\nand the season of tho year so much demanding their labor for their neces-\\nsary support that rendere it dilticult to move immediately\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Therefore\\nthat they, for the pres* nt, and until January next, or until further or-\\nder, have leave, and bo continued in the several Garrisons in which they\\nnow are, and so long as there stated to attend the ueccessary duty of\\nwatching, warding, ic, equally, as if tho same had been determined\\nRumford, May l .th, 1740.\\nSuch w:u\u00c2\u00ab the state of the settlement\\nof 1746. Indians were now in the vicinity, and an\\nattack was daily feared. At the earnest solicitation\\nof the inhabitants, a company of soldiers, under com-\\nmand of Cai)tain Daniel Ladd and Lieutenant Jona-\\nthan Bradley, had been sent by the Governor, from\\nExeter, for the defense of Rumford and the adjacent\\ntowns. This company had been ranging in the\\nwoods and scouting in the vicinity about three weeks\\nprevious, and a part of them were in Eumfordon the\\nSabbath, August 10th. On that day it appears that\\nthe Indians had meditated an attack upon the inhab-\\nitants while engaged in worship, and the night pre-\\nvious had secreted themselves in the bushes adjacent\\nvo the meeting-house, to await the favorable moment.\\nOne party of them was concealed in a thicket of\\nalders back of the house where Dr. Samuel Morril\\nnow lives; another was hid in the bushes, northwest,\\nbetween the meeting-house and where Ebenezer S.\\nTovvle, Esq., now lives. Some few of the Indians,\\nit is said, were seen in the time of worship by a\\nlittle girl, Abigail Carter, sister of the first Dr.\\nEzra Carter, but she did not make known the dis-\\ncovery until the meeting closed, when the people\\nmarched out in a body with their guns. The pres-\\nence of Captain Ladd s company, it is believed, pre-\\nvented the Indians from making the designed attack.\\nThus thwarted in their bloody purpose, they retired\\nand lay in ambush till next morning, in a deep\\nthicket, about a mile and a half southwest of the\\nmain village, in the valley, a few rods beyond where\\nthe Bradley monument now stands.\\nThe Massacre, August 11, 1746.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 For the par-\\nticulars of the tragic scene which now follows we\\nare indebted to the journal of Abner Clough, clerk\\nof Captain Ladd s company, which is published in\\nfull in the fourth volume of the Collections of the\\nNew Hampshire Historical Society, and to the story\\nrelated by the aged Reuben Abbot, five years before\\nhis death, which was taken down in writing by Hon.\\nSamuel A. Bradley and Richard Bradley, Esq., grand-\\nsons of Samuel Bradley, who was one of the killed.\\nThe manuscript is now in the hands of Richard\\nBradley. It was taken August 29, 1817, when Mr.\\nAbbot was in the ninety-fifth year of his age.\\nFROM ABNER CLOUGH S JOURNAL.\\nwhen they had gone .ibuut a mile and a half, they were shot upon by\\nthirty or forty Indians, if not more, as it was supposed, and killed down\\ndead Lieut. Jonathan Bradley and Samuel Bradley, John Luf kin and\\nJohn Bean [and] this Obadiah Peters. These five men were killed down\\ndead on the spot, and the most of them were stripped. Two were strip-\\nped stark naked, and were very much cut, and stabbed, and disfigured\\nand Sergeant Alexander Roberts and William Stickney were taken cap-\\ntive. It was supposed there was an Indian killed whore they\\nhad the fight for this Daniel Oilman, who made his escape, saith that\\nho was about sixty rods before these meni when they were shot upon,\\nto shoot a hawk, and th e", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0126.jp2"}, "105": {"fulltext": "nnd, he says, the Indians shot three guns first. He says he thought our\\nmen shot tit a deer he says that he run back about forty roils upon a\\nhill, so that he could see over upon the other hill, where the Indians lie,\\nand shot upon the men and, he says, as ever ho came upon the hill\\nso as to see over upon the other hill, he heard Lieut. Jonathan\\nBradley speak and say, Lord, have mercy on me :^Figltt In a\\nmoment his gun went off, and three more guns of our men s were shot,\\nand then the Indians rose up and shot a volley, and run out into the\\npath, and making all sort of howling and yelling, and ho did not stay\\nlong to see it, he saith. It was supposed that John Luf kin was upon the\\nfront, and Obadiah Peters on the rear and they shot down this Luf kin\\nand Peters the first shot, as they were in the path, about twelve or four-\\nteen rods apart and they shot Samuel Bradley, as he was about twelve\\nfeet before where this Obadiah Peters lay, and wounded [liim] so that the\\nblood started every sti p lu- tonk. He went about five rods right in the\\npath, and tliey ^1 1 I impi luljr ili .ii_-li his powder horn, as it hung by\\nhis side, and .-^u til, ,i, i luii there lay these three men, lying\\nin thepath\u00e2\u0080\u0094 ;.Ti I I I uii out of the path, about two rods,\\nrightin amoiii. i 111. Id-iMn 1 1, was shot through his wrist. It was\\nsupposed he killed tlit Indian it was supposed that he fought (as he\\nstood there in the spot where he was killed) till the Indians cut his\\nhead almost all to pieces and John Bean run about six rods out of the\\npath, on the other side of the way, and then was shot right through his\\nbody so that there were none of these men that went one or two steps\\nafter they were shot, excepting this Samuel Bradley that was shot as\\nabove said. And there seemed to be aa much blood where the Indian\\nwas shot as there was where any one of the men were killed. It was\\nsupposed the men laid there about two hours after they were killed, be-\\nfore any body came there. We did not go till there came a post down\\nfrom the fort, three quarters of a mile beyond where the men lie and\\nwere killed. The reason we did not go sooner, was because we did not\\nhear the gtins. I suppose the reason that we did not hear the guns, was\\nbecause the wind wa nt fair to hear. We went up to the men, and ranged\\nthe woods awhile, after these captives, and then brought the dead down\\nto town in a cart, and buried the dead men this day. These men, when\\nthey went away in the morning, said they intended to be at home\\nabout twelve o clock, in order to go to Cauterbuiy in the afternoon, or,\\nat least, to get fit to go. It was supposed that these men, some of them,\\nrid double on horses when they were killed. On the twelfth day, early\\nin the morning, went up and took the blood of the Indian, and followed\\nalong by the drag and blood of the Indian about a mile, very plain, till\\nwe came within about fifteen rods of a small river, and then we could\\nsee no more sign ot the Indian but we ti-acked the Indians along the\\nriver, about twenty or thirty rods, and there were falls where they went\\nover. It was supposed there could not be less than fifty or sixty\\nIndians.\\nThe initials of those massacred were inscribed on a\\nlarge tree standing near the spot, which remained a\\nnumber of years. August 22, 1836, a monument was\\nerected on the site of the massacre, bearing the fol-\\nlowing inscription\\nOb.idiah PETEns,\\nJohn Be.\\\\n .vnh\\nJohn Lufkin,\\nWho wtre massacred .\\\\ug. 11, 1V4\\nby the Indians.\\nErected, 18.i by Richard Bradley,\\nof the Hon. John Bradley, and\\ngrandson of Samuel\\nadley.\\nCHAPTER TI.\\nCONCORD\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Cmitinuet/].\\nECCLESIASTICAL niSTORY.\\nFirst Congregational Church\u00e2\u0080\u0094 ^South Conprefiatinnal church\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Congrega-\\ntional Church, East Coiirm-.l rn\u00e2\u0080\u009e.-n :-,ifi, Tiril I l,.;;, 1,, West Concord\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094Congregational Ohurrli, i ,i, ..i h-St. Paul s\\nChurch\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Universalist I lm^ n l.i i ^i Iji .,|,al Church-\\nBaker Memorial Method!- 1 I |.i- d ii m I, ^l. :m ii^i rburch, Peu-\\nacook\u00e2\u0080\u0094 First Baptist Chur.li\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Pl.;u\u00c2\u00abaMt St reel liaptist Church\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Free-\\nWill Baptist Church- Baptist Church, Penaconk\u00e2\u0080\u0094 St. John the Evan-\\ngelist Roman Catholic Church\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Catholic Church, Penacook.\\nFirst Congregational Church. The history l\\nthe First Congregational Church in Concord runs\\nparallel with that of the town. At a meeting in\\nAndover, Mass., February 8, 1726, the proprietors of\\nthe town voted to build a block-house, which should\\nserve the double purpose of a fort and a meeting-\\nhouse. The first public assembly in the township\\nwas one for public worship, held May 15, 1726, and\\ncomposed of a committee of the General Court, sur-\\nveyors and some of the proprietors who had arrived\\ntwo days before. Eev. Enoch Coffin led the service\\nin their camp. Early in 1727 the first family moved\\ninto town and Rev. Bezaleel Toppan was employed to\\npreach one year.\\nRev. Messrs. Toppan and Coffin, both proprietors\\nof the town, were employed to preach till October 14,\\n1730, when it was resolved to establish a permanent\\nministry. Eev. Timothy Walker was at once called\\nto be the minister of the town. A council met No-\\nvember 18, 1730, in a small log building in this\\nremote part of the wilderness, and organized a\\nchurch of nine members, and Rev. Timothy Walker\\nwas installed its pastor.\\nThe church was orthodox and stable in its faith,\\nand during the ministry of Mr. Walker fifty-two\\nyears it was united and prosperous. Strong in the\\nconfidence and aflection of the people, the pastor\\nactively opposed anything that threatened division\\nin the church or the town. It is not possible to state\\naccurately the growth of the church during this\\nperiod, a.s the records are incomjilete. No continuous\\nrecord is found after 1736, and the names of those\\nwho owned the covenant are gathered, only in part,\\nfrom entries made in his diary. The names of only\\none hundred and twenty-seven who united with the\\nchurch are known, though many more must have\\nbeen received, for at the pastor s death one hundred\\nand twenty members were living.\\nRev. Timothy Walker was a native of AVoburn,\\nMass., and was graduated at Harvard College in the\\nclass of 1725. His salary at settlement was one\\nhundred pounds, to increase forty shillings per annum\\ntill it reached one hundred and twenty pounds; also\\nthe use of parsonage. He died suddenly, Sunday\\nmorning, September 1, 1782, aged seventy-seven\\nvears.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0127.jp2"}, "106": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MKURIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nThe deep impress of this early ministry has never\\nbeen efl aced, and the influence of Mr. Walker, to a\\nlarge degree, decided the moral tone and habits of\\ntlie town. For more than half a century his clear\\nconvictions and hold utterances directed the thought\\nof the early settlers. He served the town as well as\\nthe church. His wise counsel and judicious action\\nin relation to every matter of public interest were of\\ngreat benefit to the people and made him their\\nleader. Three times he visited England as agent for\\nthe town to confirm its endangered rights, and was\\nenabled to make secure forever the claims and privi-\\nleges of the settlers.\\nNearly seven years now passed without a stated\\nministry. Rev. Israel Evans was called by both the\\nchurch and the town to settle as minister September\\n1, 1788, and wiis installed pastor July 1, 1789. His\\nministry continued eight years. No records of the\\nchurch for this period can be found. There were one\\nhundred and twenty-four members of the church at\\nthe close of this ministry.\\nMr. Evans was a native of Pennsylvania, and was\\ngraduated at Princeton College, 1772. He was or-\\ndained chaplain in the United States army at Phila-\\ndelphia in 177t He resigned his pastorate July 1,\\n1797, but resided in town till his death, at the age of\\nsixty years, March 9, 1807.\\nThe church, without delay, chose to the pastorate\\nRev. Asa McFarland, and the town concurring in the\\nchoice, he was installed March 7, 1798.\\nThe growth of the church was, from this time,\\nrapid and steady. Seasons of deep religious interest\\nblessed it, and four hundred and twenty-nine were\\nadded to the membershiji. His ministry continued\\ntwenty-seven years and closed March 23, 1825.\\nRev. Asa McFarland, D.D., was born in Worcester,\\nMass., April 19, 1769. He was graduated at Dart-\\nmouth College in 1793. He died, by paralysis, Sun-\\nday morning, February 18, 1827, in the fifty-eighth\\nyear of his age. He possessed a vigorous mind, was\\nsound in judgment and diligent in action. His perso-\\nnal character and position secured to him a wide influ-\\nence in the State, and eighteen discourses, delivered\\nby him on public occasions, were published.\\nThe council which di-smissed Dr. McFarland,\\nMarch 23, 1825, installed as his successor Rev.\\nNathaniel Boutou. Bible classes and Sunday-schools\\nwere organized in diflereut parts of the town, and the\\na.ssembly of the people in the single place of worship\\nwas large and united in spirit.\\nIn connection with the meeting of the General\\nAssociation of New Hampshire in 1831, a deep work\\nof grace began. Soon the whole people felt its power\\nand more than a hundred were added to the church.\\nIn the following years protracted meetings were\\nfrequently held and always useful. Large accessions\\nwere received in 1834, 1836, 1842 and 1843. During\\nthe forty-two years of Dr. Bouton s ministry seven\\nhundred and seventy-two were added to the church.\\nFor years the church grew with the town, but in\\n1833 it was called to a new experience. The very\\nprosperity and growth of the town, the religious\\nhabits of the people, the great spiritual harvests that\\nhad been gathered made necessary the provision of\\nnew and other accommodations for worship.\\nThe residents of the West Parish, living on an\\naverage nearly five miles from the meeting-house,\\ndecided that they ought to seek greater conveniences\\nfor worship and build a house unto the Lord. A\\nhouse was built and eighty-eight members of this\\nchurch were dismissed and organized into the West\\nParish Church, April 22, 1833.\\nThe old house was soon full again and the church\\nmembership five hundred and thirty-nine. The vil-\\nlage growing towards the south, the brethren thus\\nlocated erected a church edifice and sixty-seven\\nmembers were dismissed. Bearing with them letters\\nand the love and prayer of the mother-church, these\\nwere organized into the South Church February 1,\\n1837.\\nMarch 30, 1842, forty-four n\\\\embers having been\\ndismissed, were organized into the East Church.\\nAll these were dismissed and the churches organ-\\nized, prompted by love to Christ and His cause, and\\nthe mother-church gave many of her devoted and\\nuseful members with regret at the parting, but every\\none with her blessing. True were the words of the\\npastor, that the church history of New England\\ndoes not furnish a parallel to this experience of three\\nchurches going out from a single church within ten\\nyears without so much as a ripple of discord.\\nBesides these losses, a large number was dismissed\\nto the churches of other denominations which were\\norganized here, and thus began to be realized the\\nchange that had come over the community, as from\\none great congregation, gathered weekly at the same\\nplace from all parts of the town, there were now\\ndifferent congregations, and the people were no longer\\none assembly in the delightful service of worship.\\nAll this had aftected the strength and relations of the\\nchurch, but in harmony and under the favor of God\\nit went on prospering and continued to be a positive\\nand aggressive power for good.\\nRev. Dr. Bouton resigned his pastorate at his forty-\\nsecond anniversary, March 23, 1867. He did this\\nunder the conviction that the changes in the people\\nand in all about the church might be met best by a\\nchange in its ministry, and that he might accept\\nanother oflice. His love to the people, as their love\\nto him, was unabated. Few men have been permitted\\nto fill a pastorate so happy and useful as was this;\\nfew have transmitted one to a successor under such a\\nwealth of affection as, from this whole city, had been\\nwon by the years of faithful Christian labor.\\nRev. Nathaniel Bouton, a native of Norwalk,\\nConn., was graduated at Yale College in 1821. Not\\nonly was he a faitliliil minister, but a citizen of\\nvalued infliieuci wlio Imre for more than a genera-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0128.jp2"}, "107": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\n6?\\ntion an active part in all that advanced the weal of\\ntlie people, both at home and abroad.\\nHe was a friend of learning and its institutions, and\\nperformed an amount of intellectual work that alone\\nwould have marked his long life as busy. Thirty-four\\nof his sermons and addresses were published, and\\nmany articles written for periodicals. In 1856 he\\npublished the History of Concord. Five other vol-\\numes are from his pen. He was appointed to the\\noffice of State historian in 1866. To the duties of\\nthis office he devoted himself with fidelity and zeal\\nfor eleven years, and compiled ten volumes of the\\nProvincial and State Papers.\\nIn the ecclesiastical bodies of the State and the\\nbenevolent organizations of the land he bore an\\nactive part. Industry, fidelity, system were his.\\nWith the completion of his historical work his labor\\nseemed done. He attended church service on the\\nfifty-third anniversary of his settlement, but was una-\\nble to preach, as had been his annual custom. He died\\nJune 6, 1878, aged seventy-nine years.\\nSoon after the resignation of Dr. Bouton a call to\\nthis pastorate was extended to Rev. Franklin D.\\nAyer, a native of St. Johnsbury, Vt., a graduate of\\nDartmouth College, 1856, and of Andover Theological\\nSeminary, 1859. He was installed pastor by the\\ncouncil that dismissed Rev. N. Bouton, D.D., Sep-\\ntember 12, 18G7.\\nThe church, so long used to the ways of the vener-\\nable pastor, welcomed the new one, and have labored\\nunitedly with him. The church has been blessed\\nwith seasons of revival, and during the present pas-\\ntorate two hundred have been added to the church,\\nmaking the total number uniting to the present time,\\none thousand six hundred and fifty-three.\\nThe one hundred and fiftieth anniversary was\\nobserved November 18, 1880. Historical Discourse,\\nby Rev. F. D. Ayer History and Description of our\\nFour Meeting-Houses, by Hon. Joseph B. Walker\\nHistory of the Sunday-School, by John C. Thorn\\nHistory of Music, by William G. Carter, M.D.\\nThis church has taken a positive and decided part\\nin all the great moral reforms of the past years. It\\nhas lived in peace at home, in hearty fellowship and\\nco-operation with churches of other denominations,\\nand has exerted, both in this community and the\\nState, a controlling influence. From its location, its\\npastors and its efficient membership have had much\\nto do with the ecclesiastical gatherings and the benev-\\nolent societies of the State and the land. It has\\nborne its full share in the great benevolent enter-\\nprises of the day, and its contributions have been\\nconstant and generous.\\nIt has given to benevolent objects during the past\\nfifty years $48,000, for the support of worship not less\\nthan $85,000, and more than $80,000 for houses of\\nworship and parsonage.\\nThe Sunday-school was organized in 1818, and has\\nalways been well attended.\\nThe houses of worship demand a separate notice.\\nThe first meeting-hou.se was built of logs in 1727, and\\nwas occupied twenty-seven years. The second was that\\nso long known as the Old North. The main body\\nof the house was built in 1751. In 1783 it was com-\\npleted with porches and spire, and in 1802 enlarged\\nso as to furnish sittings for twelve hundred people,\\nand a bell was placed in the tower. Central in its\\nlocation, it was for a long time the only place for\\npublic worship in town, and was used by this church\\nfor ninety years. It served the State also. In this\\nhouse the Convention of 1778 met to form a perma-\\nnent plan of government for the State. The first\\ntime the Legislature met in Concord, March 13, 1782,\\nit assembled in this house, and not less than fifteen\\nsessions of the General Court was held here. Here,\\nwith religious services, in 1784, the new State Consti-\\ntution was first introduced and here, too, in June,\\n1788, the Federal Constitution was adopted, by which\\nNew Hampshire became one of the States of the\\nUnion. This being the ninth State to adopt the Con-\\nstitution, that vote made it binding upon the United\\nStates. Many of the political gatherings, historic in\\nthe State, were held in this house. After another\\nchurch was built, 1842, this was used by the Method-\\nist Biblical Institute till 1866. When it was de-\\nstroyed by fire, on the night of November 28, 1870,\\nthere passed from sight the church building which\\nhad associated with it more of marked and precious\\nhistory than with any other in the State.\\nAs the church was about leaving the Old North\\nas a house of worship, it was voted to invite all the\\nchurches formed from this to unite in a special\\nreligious service. These farewell services were held\\nThursday and Friday, October 27 and 28, 1842. On\\nFriday afternoon, after a sermon by the pastor, about\\nfive hundred and fifty communicants of the four\\nchurches sat down at the table of the Lord. It was\\na season of tender and affectionate interest. Many\\nwept at the thought of separation from the place\\nwhere they and their fathers had worshiped.\\nSo happy was the effect of this meeting that the\\nnext year one of like character was held in the New\\nNorth Church on November 18th. Since that time an\\nannual meeting of the Congregational Churches in\\nConcord has been held, and the meetings have been\\nprecious seasons of Christian union and fellowship.\\nThe third house of worship, situated on the corner\\nof Main and Washington Streets, was dedicated No-\\nvember 23, 1842. It was enlarged in 1848, and de-\\nstroyed by fire June 29, 1873. A chapel was erected\\nin 1858, and enlarged in 1868.\\nThe fourth and present house of worship was erected\\non the site of the third, and dedicated March 1, 1876.\\nIt was paid for as built, and is a beautiful and com-\\nmodious church building. The total cost of it was\\n$50,883.36. A new chapel, connecting with the\\nchurch, was completed and opened with appropriate\\nservices January 20, 1884.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0129.jp2"}, "108": {"fulltext": "68\\nIILSTOUY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nIn grateful memory of the relation of his parents\\nand family to this church, William Abbott, Esq., gave\\ntwo thousaiiil five hundred dollars towards the erec-\\ntion of this building, which is called Abbott Me-\\nmorial Chapel, and the people promptly added to\\nthis fum five thousand dollars more, which com-\\npleted it.\\nThe present otlicers of the church are Pastor, Rev.\\nFranklin D. Ayer, installed September 12, 1867;\\nDeacons, John Ballard, Edward A. Moulton, Andrew\\nS. Smith, Robert G. Morrison.\\nThe things to be noted in this history of more than\\none hundred and fifty years are 1. That there have\\nbeen but five pastors, and that all but the surviving\\none have died and been buried among this people.\\nThe church has not been without a pastor for an hour\\nsince 1798. 2. The church has lived in peace and\\ngrown. It has never had a serious misunderstanding\\nor called for the advice of council on account of diffi-\\nculty. It has called but one council for sixty years.\\n3. It has paid its bills as it went on, and kept free\\nfrom debt. 4. The Lord hath been mindful of us.\\nSouth Congregational Church.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The first meeting\\nof individuals iVir ilic purpose of forming a religious\\nsociety was held at the house of Mr. Asaph Evans,\\nMay 9, 1835. Samuel Fletcher was chairman and\\nAmos Wood secretary. At this meeting a committee\\nwas appointed, who purchased a lot of land at the\\ncorner of Main and Pleasant Streets, for twelve hundred\\ndollars, as the site for a meeting-house. At an ad-\\njourned meeting it was voted to form a religious body,\\nto be known as the South Congregational Society.\\nAlso a constitution and by-laws had been prepared,\\nand a committee of seven had been procured, who\\nwere to build the church edifice. On the l.st day of\\nAugust, 183.5, the constitution and by-laws were\\nadopted, and thirty names were signed thereto as\\nmembers of the new society.\\nIn the summer of 1836 a new church builiiiiifj; was\\nerected on the lot purchased for that i)urpose by the\\ncommittee of seven. It was of wood, seventy-seven\\nby sixty- four feet, with two stores and a vestry on\\nthe first floor, with the church edifice on the second\\nfloor, and cost, with the land, about ten thou.sand\\ndollars. The house was dedicated on the 1st day of\\nFebruary, 1837, in the afternoon. The pews were\\nsold in the afternoon. In the evening of the 1st day\\nof February, 1837, the South Congregational Church\\nwas organized with sixty-seven members, all from the\\nFirst Congregational Church in Concord, as follows\\nThomiw Chailbourne, Cliiriesa [Green] Cliadboi.i-iio (Thon.iu)), John B.\\nChandler, Sarah Chandler (Timothy) Ilnth [Wilson] Chickcring (El-\\nliott), Abigail Clement (Joshua), Esther W. Cnrrier (Ira U.), M. A. H.\\nEatal.rook (Wm. W.), Asaph Evans, Almira B. Evans (Asaph), Samnel\\nEvans, Sarah C. Evans (Samuel), Samuel Evans, Jr., Henry Farley,\\nMary T. [Farley] Colburn, Martha 0. Farrand, William Fisk, Margaret\\n0. risk (William), Samuel Fletcher, Nancy B. Fletcher (Samuel) Ituth\\nW. Fletcher, Eliza M.Fletcher (Daniel H.), Lydia French (Theodure),\\nHannah Gould (Xalhan), Oecrgo Hutchins, Sarah B. [Tucker] Hutchins\\n(George), Bets) Holt (William), Charlotte M. [Hurd] Davidson. Georse\\nKent, Lueia A. Kent (George), David Kimball, Elizabeth E. Kimball\\n(David), Marj Ann Kimball, Fanny A. Low (Joseph), Grace O. Low\\n(William), Clarissa J. [Chase] McFarland (Asa), Mary Mills (Charles),\\nEmily Moore (.r. W.), Asa Morrill, John Nilcs, Olive Niles (John), Betsy\\n[Kobinson] Osgood (David), Caleb Parker, Abigail D. Parker (Caleb),\\nLucy Robinson (Josiah), Mercy G. Robinson, Benjamin Kolfe, Sarah H.\\n[Sargent] Pill6bui7 (Parker), Samuel Shute, M. H. Tenney (David),\\nRoswell W. Turner, Elyah Tuttle, Hannah S. Tuttle (Elijah), Zurviah\\nTuttio (Jesse C), Mary J. [Tuttle] Tarlton (John), Sarah S. Tnttle,\\nNiitbaniel G. fpham, Eliza W. [Burnham] I pham (Nathaniel i;.), Ilati-\\nnah Upham (Ephraim), Philip Watson, Mary W. Watson (Philij,), Snw.u\\nWeeks (John), James Weeks, Mary L. Weeks (James), Sarah S. Wil\u00c2\u00bbuu\\n(Thomas), Amos Wood, Louisa W. Wood (Amos).\\nIn March, 1837, the church and society extended a\\ncall to Rev. Daniel J. Noyes, then tutor in Dartmouth\\nCollege, to become pastor. This invitation was ac-\\ncepted, and Mr. Noyes, a graduate of Dartmouth and\\nof Andover Theological Seminary, was ordained and\\ninstalled May 3, 1837, sermou by Rev. Dr. Bouton,\\nof the North Church. Mr. Noyes had a very\\nsuccessful pastorate of twelve and a half years, to\\nNovember, 1849, when he resigned to accept a profes-\\nsorship in Dartmouth College.\\nRev. Henry E. Parker, of Keene, who was then\\npreaching at Eastport, Me., commenced his pastorate\\nin April, 1850, but was not installed until May 14,\\n1851,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 sermon by Rev. Nathan Lord, D.D., president\\nof Dartmouth College. In 1857 the meeting-house\\nwas repaired and improved, but in 1859 (June 12th) it\\nwas totally consumed by fire, with no insurance.\\nPublic services were held in PhcEuix Hall uutil No-\\nvember, 1860. After much discussion, the society\\npurchased the property on Pleasant Street, many\\nyears occupied by the Hon. William A. Kent, as the\\nsite for their new house of worship. A building com-\\nmittee was appointed, and work was commenced on\\nthe foundations in the fall of 1859. The corner-stone\\nwas laid, with appropriate exercises. May 3, 1860,\\nand the house was completed and dedicated Novem-\\nber 27, 1860. The house, land, furnaces, stoves and\\nbell cost twenty-four thousand five hundred and\\nforty-five dollars. Mr. Parker s pastorate of nearly\\nsixteen years was attended by the most salutary\\nresults. He had leave of absence on two occasions,\\nfrom June, 1861, to August, 1862, when he was\\nchaplain of the Second New Hampshire Volunteers,\\nand from September, 1865, to February, 1866, when\\nhe went on a European excursion. He resigned\\nwhile abroad, and a council held in March, 1866,\\nafter his return, dissolved his relation with the church\\nand society.\\nThere was no installed pastor of the. church from\\nMarch, 1866, to January, 1869. Rev. William F. Y.\\nBartlett, of Brooklyn, N. Y., was called, and accepted\\nconditionally but his health failing, he was not in-\\nstalled, though he preached for more than a year, up\\nto May, 1867. In 1868 an invitation was extended\\nto Rev. Mr. Hamilton, of North Andover, Mass., and\\na little later to Rev. John V. Hilton, of North Bridge-\\nwater, Mass., both of whom declined.\\nBut the society was not inactive in the mean time.\\nThe house of worship, as first constructed, had noJ\\nIn 1867 all the slips were occupied, andj", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0130.jp2"}, "109": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\nthere seemed to be a call for more room. To provide\\nthis additional space, the plan of erecting galleries\\nwas suggested. The consent of the society being ob-\\ntained, galleries containing forty slips were built by\\ntwenty-five gentlemen, members of the society known\\nas the Gallery Association. There was no organ\\nin the church until 1868, but in the summer of that\\nyear the society purchased the one now used, at an\\nexpense of four thousand dollars. About twelve\\nhundred dollars more was expended in repairs and\\niniljrovements on the house and chapel.\\nIn December, 1868, the church and society ex-\\ntended a call to Rev. Silas L. Blake, of Pepperell,\\nMass., to become pastor. This call was accepted,\\nand the services of the pastor-elect commenced the\\nfirst Sabbath of January, 1869. He was installed on\\nthe 27th of the same month, the sermon being de-\\nlivered by the Rev. Professor Park, of Audover Theo-\\nlogical Seminary. Mr. Blake s pastorate of nearly\\nnine years proved very successful. Sunday, February\\n4, 1877, was observed as the fortieth anniversary of\\nthe formation of the church. In the morning the\\npastor preached a sermon giving an historical sketch\\nof the material growth and prosperity of the church\\nand society, and in the afternoon he gave a history\\nof the spiritual growth and progress of the church\\nduring these forty years. In the morning he was as-\\nsisted by Rev. Dr. Noyes, of Hanover, the first pastor,\\nand Rev. Dr. Bouton, of Concord and in the after-\\nnoon Rev. Mr. Ayer, of the North Church, Concord,\\nwas also present, and assisted. In the evening Dr.\\nNoyes and Dr. Bouton occupied the time in most in-\\nteresting and profitable personal reminiscences. The\\nhouse was crowded, and the occasion was one of great\\ninterest. In the fall of 1877 Mr. Blake, having re-\\nceived a call to become pastor of a church in Cleve-\\nland, Ohio, resigned, and he was dismissed by\\ncouncil October 14, 1877.\\nRev. Dr. Wallace, of Manchester, was employed to\\npreach regularly in the church for some six months\\nafter Mr. Blake s departure, and continued until\\nanother pastor was called. At the close of his\\nservices the church jiassed resolutions expressive of\\ntheir deep appreciation of his faithful services, and of\\ntheir affectionate personal regard.\\nIn the spring of 1878 the church and society in-\\nvited the Rev. Charles E. Harrington, of Lancaster,\\nN. H., to become their pastor, which call was ac-\\ncepted. He began bis labors in March, and was in-\\nstalled by council April 18, 1878, Professor William\\nM. Barbour, D.D.. of Yale College, preaching the\\nsermon\\nApril 19, 1882. Brother Franklin Evans gave the\\nchurch two hundred dollars as a nucleus for a\\nfund to aid the needy members of the church and\\ncongregation. This was in memory of his late wife,\\nMrs. Sarah E. Evans. The church took action on\\nthis subject, and the result was that a society was\\nformed of the members of the church, known as the\\nSouth Church Relief Society, for the purpose of\\naccumulating a fund, the income of which should be\\napplied to the aforesaid charitable object.\\nMr. Harrington s pastorate, although short, was a\\nprofitable one. He resigned his charge as pastor,\\nand was dismissed by council August 31, 1882.\\nRev. William H. Hubbard, of Merrimack, Mass.,\\nwas called to be pastor in the spring of 1883, which\\ncall was accepted, and he was installed June 4, 1883,\\nRev. William J. Tucker, D.D., of Andover Theologi-\\ncal Seminary, preaching the sermon. His resignation\\nhas been accepted to take effect September 30, 1885.\\nIn October, 1883, the National Council of Congre-\\ngational Churches for the United States was holden\\nin the South Congregational Church in Concord, the\\nNorth Church uniting in making the arrangements\\nand in entertaining the delegates. The council con-\\ntinued nearly a week. The meetings, day and even-\\ning, were well attended, and were very interesting\\nand profitable.\\nThe interest of the Gallery Association has now\\nbeen purchased by the society, so that now the\\nsociety owns all those pews, and many others in the\\nbody of the house.\\nFor nearly twenty years past the pew-holders have\\nvoted to assess a tax upon the pews to defray the\\nlarger part of the expense of supporting the gospel,\\nbut at their annual meeting in January, 1885, they\\nrefused to assess any tax upon the pews, so that\\nhereafter all moneys for the support of the gospel\\nmust be raised by subscription until some better way\\ncan be devised.\\nPresent membership of church, three hundred and\\neighty-four.\\nDE.\\\\CONS.\\nSamuel Fletcher, elected May 25, 1837.\\nJohn Nilea, elected May 26, 1837.\\nAiuos Wood elected August 16, 1830.\\nDavid Kimball, elected March 3, 1842.\\nEpps Burnham, elected August 31, 1843.\\nNathaniel Evans, elected August 31, 1843.\\nAsa McFarland, elected August 31, 1843.\\nCaleb Parker, elected August 31, 1843.\\nJoseph French, elected July 18, 1850.\\nGeorge B. Chandler, elected November 4, 1852.\\nGreenough McQuesten, elected October 29, 1857.\\nLevi Lisconi, elected December 31, 18.57.\\nHazen Pickering, elected December 3(1, 18G3.\\nGeorge G. Sanborn, elected December 30, 1863.\\nWilliam H. Allison, elected July 5, 1872.\\nCharles W. Harvey, elected July 6, 1872.\\nCharles Kimball, elected January 28, 1875.\\nAlbert S. Hammond, elected May 5, 1876.\\nFrank Coffln, elected January 31, 1879.\\nHenry A. Mann, elected January 25, 1884.\\nWilliam A Stone, elected February 8, 1884.\\nThe South Congregational Church, Concord, has\\nsustained a Mission Sunday-school near Richardson s\\nMills, about five miles east of the city, since 1870, a\\nperiod of fifteen years, contributing some one hun-\\ndred dollars per year, besides supplying them with\\nteachers and a superintendent. It is called the Me-\\nmorial Sabbath-School. This .school is in a prosper-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0131.jp2"}, "110": {"fulltext": "70\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\n0U9 condition, having an average of about one\\nhundred members. There is a Union Church con-\\nnected with this Sabbatli-school, wliicli was formed\\nsome ten or twelve years ago. The cliurch has always\\nbeen small, and numbers only about from twelve to\\nfifteen monibers.\\nCongregational Church, East Concord.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Thi.s\\nchurch WHS organized March SO, 1842, with forty-two\\nmembers. Its history is thus related by Dr. Bouton\\nIn the year 1841 a new house for public worship\\nwas erected on the east side of the Merrimack River,\\nprincipally by members of the First Congregational\\nChurch and Society there residing. In March, 1842,\\na request was presented to the First Church, signed\\nby forty-four members residing in that part of the\\ntown, requesting letters of dismission and recommen-\\ndation, for the ])urpose of being organized into a new\\nchurch, which request was granted. The East Con-\\ngregational Church was organized by a council of\\nneighboring churches on the 30th of March, 1842,\\nand Rev. Timothy Morgan, from the Theological\\nSeminary at Gilmanton, was engaged to supply the\\npulpit. Mr. Morgan continued his labors about a\\nyear. Rev. Hiram Freeman was next invited to\\nsettle, and was ordained September 27, 1843, and was\\ndismissed in .lune, 1845. March 24, 1847, Rev. Win-\\nthrop Fifield was installed pastor. Mr. Fifield con-\\ntinued his services about three years. June 25, 1851\\nRev. Henry A. Kendall was installed pastor, who\\ncontinued until May 1, 1858. His succe. -sors as pas-\\ntors and acting pastors have been as follows Revs.\\nE. O. Jones, A. 0. Baker, Norton Smith, George\\nSmith, H. R. Hawes, A. Burnham, W. G. Schoppe,\\nC. L. Tappan, A. F. Dunnels and James T. Pyke.\\nThe lattiT wa.s installed [.nstor Ortcher Iti, 1874.\\nCongregational Church, West Concord.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The first\\nchurch editice was coinidctiMl ami dedicated January\\n15, 1833. The building was of wood, sixty-three by\\nforty-three feet, with a projection of three feet in\\nfront, and cost two thousand dollars.\\nThe formal organization of the church occurred\\nApril 22, 1833. with eighty-nine members dismissed\\nfrom the North Congregational Church for the pur-\\npose. On the same day Rev. Asa P. Tenney was\\ninstalled pastor and so continued until his death,\\nMarch 1, 18G7, a term of thirty-three years and eight\\nmonths. During his pastorate three hundred and\\neleven were added to the church. His salary ever\\nremained at four hundred and fifty dollars per year.\\nAfter the death of Mr. Tenney the jmlpit was supplied\\nfor one year by Rev. Dr. Bouton.\\nMr. Hiram B. Putnam supplied the puli it from\\nAugust 9, 1868; was installed October 28, 18(i8; re-\\nsigned and dismissed December 15, 1873.\\nRev. Irving D. Adkinson supplied the pulpit from\\nMarch 1, 1874; was installed May 6, 1874, and con-\\ntinued until his death, February 25, 1875.\\nMr. John W. Colwell supplied the pulpit from\\nJune, 1875; was ordained September 22, 1875; iii-\\nstalled February 28, 1877; dismissed April, 1879, and\\nI during his pastorate fifty-seven were added to the\\nchurch.\\nRev. Cyrus M. Perry supplied the pulpit as acting\\npastor from July, 1879, to July, 1882.\\nI Mr. Charles B. Strong was ordained as pastor Sep-\\nI tember 6, 1882; resigned July 13, 1884, and dismissed\\nMarch 30, 1885.\\nThe church is at present (April, 1885) supplied by\\nC. H. Roper, of Andover Theological Seminary.\\nDeacons.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Abiel Rolfe, from 1833 until his death,\\nin 1840 held the same office in North Church pre-\\nviously, from 1811 to 1833. Ira Rowell, from 1833 to\\n1875; resigned on account of extreme feebleness; died\\n1876; held same office in North Church previously,\\nfrom 1829 to 1833. H. Runnels, from 1840 until\\nhis death, in 1859. From 1859 until 1875, Deacon\\nRowell was the only deacon. Stephen Carleton, from\\n1876 until his death, in 1884. Edward S. Barrett,\\nfrom 1876 to present time. Cyrus Runnels, from 1876\\nto present time.\\nThis first church was burned September 21, 1879,\\nafter having been thoroughly repaired, at a cost of\\nfiteen hundred dollars. A new church was imme-\\ndiately commenced, built of granite and cost fifteen\\nthousand dollars, and was dedicated June 14, 1871.\\nPenacook Congregational Church. The Con-\\ngregational Church in Penacook was organized No-\\nvember 6, 1850. Rev. Mr. Knight and other ministers\\nwere employed as preachers till 1857, when Rev. Albert\\nWilliam Fiske was installed pastor May 20th, and re-\\nmained in that relation till October 16th, 1836.\\nThe second pastor, Rev. William R. Jewett, was\\ninstalled September 16, 1863, and dismissed Septem-\\nber 10, 1874.\\nThe third pastor. Rev. Marvin D. Bisbce, was\\ninstalled September 10, 1874; dismissed April 10,\\n1877.\\nRev. John H. Larry was installed December 21,\\n1882; dismissed May 15, 1883.\\nIn 1876, Hon. John Kimball and Benjamin A.\\nKimball presented a bell to this church, which bears\\nthe following inscription\\nMEMORIAL BELL\\nPRESENTED TO\\nTHE CONUREG.\\\\TIONAL SOCIETY\\nJuly 4th, 1876,\\nBV\\nJohn anb Benjamin Ames Kimball,\\nTHE LATE BENJAMIN KIMBALL\\nLet him that Jieayelh my, Come.\\nBenjamin Kimball, whose name is inscribed thereon,\\nwas a native of Canterbury, born December 27, 1794,\\nand remaining most of the time on the old home-\\nstead, with his father, until he was about twenty-five\\nyears old. He resided for a time in Nortlifield,\\nwhence, in the spring of 1824, he removed with his\\nfamily to Boscawen, and settled on High Street.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0132.jp2"}, "111": {"fulltext": "71\\nBeing inclined to mechanical rather than agri-\\ncultural pursuits, and having made the acquaintance\\nof Mr. John Clark sometimes called Boston\\n.Tohn while at work on the new State-House in\\nConcord, and other places, resolved to abandon his\\nt arni, and devote more of his time to mechanical\\nlabor. In 1824 he was employed by the late Nathaniel\\nRoll c to build a saw-mill on the site now occupied by\\nMr. Blanchard s Excelsior Factory, which was the\\nonly saw-mill ever erected on that spot.\\nIt was here that he became acquainted with, and\\nsaw the advantages of, the great water-power on the\\nContoocook River. His means were small, but after\\nthe failure of Mr. Varuey, who had commenced to\\nimprove the water-power here by building the upper\\ndam, he sold his farm, and in the winter of 1829-30\\nbought of Hon. Jeremiah Mason, agent for the United\\nStates Bank, the property owned by Mr. Varney,\\nwhich comprised all the water-power formerly and\\nnow owned by the Contoocook Company, the farm of\\nCaptain John Sawyer and the dwelling-house and\\nlands now owned by the heirs of the hite Ephraim\\nPlummer and others.\\nHe removed here with his family in November,\\n1830, and commenced immediately to make further\\nimprovement of the water-power by erecting a dam\\nand building a grist-mill, which was successfully ac-\\ncomplished at the close of the next year. He was a\\nmember of the Congregational Church at Boseawen\\nPlain, and always took an active part in all that was\\nessential to the general and religious welfare of the\\ntown. He died July 21, 1834, aged thirty-nine.\\nUnitarian Church. Early in the year 1827\\nseveral citizens of the town, who were dissatisfied\\nwith the Calvinistic doctrine preached in the churches\\nof the place, met together, and, after consultation\\nwith each other, on the 4th day of April of that year,\\nassociated themselves together, agreeably to the laws\\nof the State, under the name and title of the Second\\nCongregational Society in Concord.\\nThe formal organization took place, as we learn\\nfrom the records, on the 8th day of August, 1827, at\\nwhich time Richard Bartlett, INIoses Eastman, Wil-\\nliam Kent, Sampson Bullard, Stephen Brown, John\\nLeach, Woodbury Brown, William M. Virgin, Elijah\\nMansur, Joseph Manahan, Washington Williams,\\nJames Wilcomb, Joseph C. West, Timothy Chandler,\\nBenjamin Grover and William Francis met at the\\ncourt-room in the old town-house, and organized by\\nthe election of Major Timothy Chandler as chairman,\\nand William Kent clerk. Moses Eastman, Richard\\nBartlett and Jacob B. Moore were chosen a com-\\nmittee to prepare by-laws and regulations for the\\nsociety, and report at some subsequent meeting.\\nVofed unanimously, That this society assume the\\npowers and privileges of a corporation, under and\\nfrom an able historical\\nprepared by Daniel F.\\npursuant to an act of the Legislature passed July 3^\\n1827, entitled An act empowering religious associa-\\ntions to assume and exercise corporate powers.\\nThe clerk was directed to give public notice of the\\nformation of the society, in the usual form. At an\\nadjourned meeting, held August 25, 1827, a code of\\nby-laws was reported by the committee chosen to pre-\\npare them, and accepted. At an adjourned meeting;\\nheld September 4, 1827, Moses Eastman, William\\nKent and Stephen Brown were elected a prudential\\ncommittee, and Captain Jeremiah Pritchard treasurer.\\nThus the organization of the society was conipUlcd.\\nIt being deemed desirable to secure preaching of\\nthe liberal faith so far as the means of the society\\nwould allow. Colonel William Kent visited Ports-\\nmouth, and arranged with Rev. Dr. Parker, of that\\nplace, to come to Concord and preach two Sundays\\nduring the session of the Legislature in June. The\\nuse of the Representatives Hall was secured for the\\nservices, and there, on the 17th day of June, 1827,\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0was preached the first professedly Unitarian sermon\\never delivered in Concord. The services (says Colonel\\nKent) were highly appreciated, and the audience was\\nhighly respectable in numbers. Dr. Parker preached\\nat the same place on the following Sabbath.\\nA wish being expressed to hear more of the liberal\\npreaching. Colonel Kent visited Boston, and secured\\nthe services of several pastors of Unitarian Churches\\nin that city and the adjacent towns for a Sunday each,\\nthe court-room being secured as a place of meeting.\\nRev. Dr. Barrett, of Boston, commenced under this\\narrangement July 8, 1827, and was followed by Rev.\\nMessrs. Gannett, Pierpont, Tuckerman, Whitman and\\nWare. Messrs. Christopher T. Thayer, Ralph Waldo\\nEmerson and Moses G. Thomas then preached with\\nreference to settlement.\\nApril 3, 1828, the society voted to raise three hun-\\ndred dollars, by tax on the members, for the support\\nof preaching the ensuing year. Rev. Moses G.\\nThomas was ordained pastor February 25, 1829. On\\nthe same day, previous to the ordination, a church\\nconsisting of eight members was formed.\\nA minister having been secured, the want of a\\npermanent place of worship was felt. To encourage\\nthe effort to erect a church, Hon. William A. Kent\\nproposed, if a sum of money sufficient for its erection\\ncould be raised, to donate a piece of land to the\\nsociety on which to build it.\\nAfter a thorough canvass, three thousand dollars,\\njust one-half of the amount needed, was secured, a\\nliberal subscription for those times in a society few\\nin numbers and of limited pecuniary means. In this\\nemergency, Colonel William Kent was dispatched to\\nBoston to solicit aid from the wealthy friends of the\\ncause in that place. Spending a fortnight in the\\nwork, he succeeded, to his great satisfaction, in raising\\nthe amount required. This being done, measures\\nwere at once adopted to secure the accomplishment\\nof the object so much desired.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0133.jp2"}, "112": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, XEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nJohn Leach, Esq., a member of the society, was\\nemployed as master-builder, and under his direction\\nthe work went rapidly forward. The corner-stone\\nwiiB laid May 2, 1829, with appropriate services, and\\non the 11th of November followinj? the church was\\ndedicated to the worship of the one living and true\\nGod. On this occasion the introductory prayer was\\noffered by Rev. Ralph Waldo Emerson, the dedi-\\ncatory prayer by Rev. Mr. Parknian, and a discourse\\nwas delivered by the pastor, Rev. Moses G. Thomsis.\\nThe house thus dedicated stood on the spot occu-\\npied by the present ediiice. After doing service as a\\nplace of religious worship for the space of nearly\\ntwenty-five years, it was destroyed by fire on the\\nevening of November 2, 1854.\\nMeasures were at once taken to replace the church\\nedifice. Plans having been procured, the services of\\nHenry M. Moore, as builder, were secured. The\\nfoundation was laid under the direction of Luther\\nRoby, Esq., and the work went forward. In eighteen\\nmonths, lacking one day, from the time of the fire,\\nthe new house was completed and dedicated.\\nJanuary 14, 1834, Voted, That the sum of seven\\nsocietv for\\nchosen\\nhundred dollars annually be raised\\nthe next five years.\\nApril 1, 1834, Jeflerson Nov.\\nbrarian.\\nApril 4, 1837, Simon Brown, since Lieutenant-\\nGovernor of Massachusetts, was elected clerk of the\\nsociety, in place of Colonel William Kent, who had\\nfilled the office from its first organization. Mr. Brown\\nleft town shortly after, and at the annual meeting,\\nheld in April, 1838, Colonel Kent was again elected,\\nserving until April 1.5, 1841. At the same meeting,\\nVoted, That R. H. Sherburne be requested to take a\\n.seat in the gallery a few Sundays, and apply a\\ncorrective to the boys. Voted, That Mr. Thomas be\\nreleased from his duties to the society for the term of\\nfour Sabbaths for the year 1837, at such time as he\\nmay desire, and that the society supply the desk\\nduring said term.\\nyir. Thomiis resigned January 28, 1844,\\nMay 15, 1844.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 At a special meeting held this day,\\nVoted, That the society are .so well pleased with Rev.\\n:Mr. Tilden, of Norton, Mass., as a preacher, as to en-\\ngage him to supply the desk for three or six months;\\nand the standing committee were directed to visit\\nhim and secure his services for the coming month of\\nJune.\\nApril 1, 1845, an article having appeared in the\\nCoDrjregational Journal, entitled Parkerism in Con-\\ncord, reflecting somewhat severely on the opinions\\nheld and preached by Mr. Tilden, a series of resolu-\\ntions expressing the confidence of the society in him\\nas a preacher was introduced by Lewis Downing, Esq.,\\nand i assed by a unanimous vote.\\nApril 25, 1845, the prudential committee were\\nauthorized to procure the services of Rev. Mr. Tilden\\nI year from the 1st of Julv next.\\nfor \u00e2\u0080\u009ei\\nApril 7, 1846, Mr. Tilden having expressed a wish\\nto terminate his connection with the society at the\\nend of his present engagement, the society, believing\\nthat a misapprehension existed on his part in regard\\nto the true state of feeling existing towards him.\\nVoted unanimously, that it is their earnest desire that\\nhis resignation be withdrawn, and that he continue\\nwith them for the coming year.\\nRev. Mr. Tilden s services as pastor, which com-\\nmenced in 1844, of the society closed July 1, 1847.\\nHe was never formally installed.\\nFrom this time forward, for more than two years,\\nthe desk was filled by various clergymen. Rev. Mr.\\nPutnam officiating for several months, by temporary\\nengagements.\\nMr. Augustus Woodbury was ordained August 1,\\n1849.\\nJuly 27, 1851, Voted, That an alteration be made\\nin the gallery, and a committee was appointed to raise\\nthe money necessary to defray the expense of the\\nsame. At the same time, Voted, That Mr. Wood-\\nbury s salary be increased to eight hundred dollars\\nper annum. Mr. Woodbury s connection with the\\nsociety closed August 1, 1853.\\nRev. Artemas B. Muzzey was installed ^lart h 29,\\n1854 The pastorate of Mr. Muzzey occurred during\\na time of trial to the society, the destruction of the\\nchurch edifice in the month of November following\\nhis settlement, and the building of the present one\\ntaxing their resources severely. But in all their\\nefforts they met with the cheerful and hearty co-oper-\\nation of the pastor and the members of his family,\\nwhose services deserve a lasting and grateful remem-\\nbrance.\\nOctober 18, 1857, the prudential committee were\\nauthorized to invite Mr. Silas Farrington to preach to\\nthe society for one year and the invitation being\\naccepted, he was ordained early in the month of\\nDecember following.\\nOctober 3, 1858, Mr. Farrington was requested to\\ncontinue his services another year.\\nOctober 5, 1858, a legacy left the society by the\\nlate Timothy Walker, Esq., of twenty-one shares of\\nstock in the Northern Railroad corporation, was\\naccepted, and Benjamin Grover was appointed agent\\nto receive and manage the same.\\nApril 25, 1859, the society voted that the treas-\\nurer be directed to sell and convey the railroad stock\\nleft the society by the late Timothy Walker, Esq.,\\nand invest the proceeds in the purchase of pews num-\\nbered 21, 23, 30, 56, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71 and 73, in the\\nchurch, the same to be owned by the society, and the\\nrents received therefor tn be approijriated annually to\\nthe support of preaching, agreeably to the provisions\\nof the will of Mr. Walker.\\nDecember 25, 1859, Sir. Farrington was requested\\nto continue as pastor another year.\\nNovember 25, 1860, Mr. Farrington resigned the\\noffice of pastor, the resignation to take efiect January", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0134.jp2"}, "113": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\n73\\n1, 1861, and his resignation was accepted by the soci-\\nety at a meeting held December 2, 1800.\\nFor some time after the withdrawal of Mr. Farring-\\nton the desk was filled by such supplies as could be\\nobtained, Rev. Liberty Billings among the number,\\nwho, without formal installation, officiated as minister\\nfor about two years, until, having received an appoint-\\nment as chaplain in the Fourth Regiment New Hamp-\\nshire Volunteers, he resigned, and the desk was again\\nleft to be supplied by candidates.\\nDecember 27, 1863, Rev. T. J. Mumford received\\nan invitation to take the pastoral charge, which he\\ndeclined.\\nFebruary 7, 1864, Rev. Junius L. Hatch was in-\\nvited to become the minister of the society, which invi-\\ntation was accepted, and he was installed in the\\nmonth of June following.\\nJune 24, 1865, difficulties having arisen between\\nMr. Hatch and the society, it was voted that the rela-\\ntion existing between them be at once terminated,\\nand the committee were directed to notify the minister\\nof this action of the society.\\nJanuary 23, 1866, the society voted that Rev. J.\\nF. Lovering be invited to become their pastor, which-\\ninvitation he accepted. The formal services of instal-\\nlation took place February 27, 1866.\\nMr. Lovering s labors with the society closed April\\n1, 1875, after having continued nine years. At that\\ntime the society voted him the use of the parsonage\\nfor the term of three months, free of rent. The resig-\\nnation of Mr. Lovering opened the way for the\\nemployment of temporary supplies and candidates\\nfor a long time.\\nJanuary 24, 1876, Voted, That the committee be\\ninstructed to extend an invitation to Rev. W. G. Todd\\nto become the pastor for one year. The call was\\naccepted, and Mr. Todd entered upon the duties of\\nhis office without any formal introduction. During\\nthis season the church was repainted, and some neces-\\nsary repairs were made.\\nMarch 1, 1877, Mr. Todd retired.\\nNovember 24, 1877, an invitation was extended\\nto Rev. Samuel C. Beane, of Salem, Mass., to assume\\nthe pastoral care of the society. The invitation was\\naccepted, and the services of installation took place\\nJanuary 9, 1878, and he is the ])resent pastor.\\nThe church organized February 25, 1829, and re-\\nceived gradual accessions to the number of its mem-\\nbers, from the first of whom. Miss Ellen Louisa\\nTucker, afterwards Mrs. Ralph Waldo Emerson, it\\nreceived a present of a set of vessels for the commun-\\nion service.\\nOn the 19tli day of July, 1829, the first communion\\nservice was observed, prior to which, as we learn from\\nthe records. Brother William Kent was elected dea-\\ncon, and accepted the oflSce. Although his resignation\\nwas once offered, its acceptance was refused by the\\nchurch, and he remains to this day its senior deacon.\\nHis services in the formation of the socictv and\\nchurch entitle him to the grateful regard of the pres-\\nent members.\\nA Sunday-school connected with the society was\\norganized by Colonel William Kent and others prior to\\nthe building of the first church edifice. Colonel Kent\\nwas for a long time its superintendent.\\nThe Concord Female Benevolent Association was\\nformed by ladies of the society, January 5, 1835,\\nfor the purjjose of doing something towards relieving\\nthe wants and multiplying the comforts of the indi-\\ngent and suffering members of the community.\\nOf the good done by these organizations, those who\\nhave been taught, and those whose wants have been\\nrelieved by them, can bear witness. Of the ladies who\\nplanned them, and by whose exertions they have been\\nsustained, it may be truly said, their works praise\\nthem.\\nBy the will of Lewis Downing, Esq., dated Decem-\\nber 27, 1872, the society after his death became, after\\ndeducting some small legacies, the recipient of one-\\nsixth of the income of his estate annually, the same\\nto be appropriated to the support of the preaching of\\nthe Christian religion as taught by the late Dr. Chan-\\nning, the amount of the legacy being increased from\\ntime to time as the deaths of his children should\\noccur, until at last the society should receive the\\nincome of two-thirds of the estate the balance, over\\ntwo thousand dollars annually, to be devoted to the\\nsupport of a minister-at-large of the Channing-Unita-\\nrian f\\\\iith, and in aiding and strengthening feeble\\nsocieties of that faith in the State of New Hampshire.\\nSt. Paul s Church. The first meeting of individ-\\nuals friendly to the organization of the Protestant\\nEpiscopal Society was held at the house of Albe Cady,\\non the 5th of January, 1817. At this meeting the\\nbasis of an organization was presented by a commit-\\ntee appointed for the purpose, which was subscribed\\nby thirteen gentlemen, among whom were the Hon.\\nSamuel Green, Albe Cady, the Hon. Isaac Hill and\\nJohn West, Jr. They gave the organization the\\nname of St. Thomas Chapel. On the 24th of March,\\n1818, Rev. Charles Burroughs was chosen rector. It\\ndoes not appear whether or not Mr. Borroughs ac-\\ncepted the rectorship. He, however, frequently offi-\\nciated here, giving to the new parish whatever of\\nservice he could bestow in connection with his minis-\\ntrations in St. John s Church, Portsmouth, of which\\nhe was rector, and in many ways, by advice and in-\\nfluence, contributed greatly to encourage and sustain\\nthe infant parish in Concord.\\nDuring 1817 and the three succeeding years the\\nRev. Messrs. Andrews, Searle, Herbert and Marshall\\nheld occasional services here, but the greater part of\\nthe time the services were conducted by lay readers.\\nIn April, 1821, the Rev. John L. Blake was cho-\\nsen rector, and for more than two years officiated\\nhistorical sketch prepared", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0135.jp2"}, "114": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OK MEKRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nhere, at the same time serving St. Andrew s Church,\\nHopkinton.\\nFor a part of the first year after the formation of\\nthe parisli the services were held in Masonic Hall, over\\nthe Conrord Bank, the present location of the First\\nNational Bank. Subsequently the town hall wa.s oc-\\ncupied by the parish as a place of worship for about\\ntwo years. Afterwards the services were held in a\\ncommodious hall, fitted up by Hon. Isaac Hill, in the\\nupper part of a store occupying the present site of\\nthe opera-house.\\nThis hall was used during the week by the Rev. Mr.\\nBlake as a school-room.\\nSeveral ineftectual attempts were made during\\nthese years to build a church. As far back as 1819 a\\nsubscription was commenced for this purpose. The\\ncost of the edifice was not to exceed six thousand\\ndollars, and one-half of this sum was subscribed by\\ntwelve individuals. In the spring of 1823 the Rev.\\nMr. Blake resigned the rectorship and removed from\\ntown, and for about twelve years services of our\\nchurch were only occasionally held in Concord, Rev.\\nMoses B. Chase, of Hopkinton, now and then sup-\\nplying a single service.\\nIt appears that divine worshi]) according to the\\nforms and rites of the Protestant Kpiscopal Church\\nwas conducted here, almost without interruption,\\nfrom the beginning of 1817 to the spring of 1823, a\\nlay reader being employed when the ministrations of\\na clergyman could not be procured.\\nIn 1819 a committee on the state of the church in\\nthe Diocese of New Hampshire, appointed by the\\nDiocesan Convention, reported thirteen families and\\nten communicants in this parish. During its con-\\ntinuance as St. Thomas Chapel the rite of con-\\nfirmation w;is administered to seven persons, and there\\nwere about twenty bajjtisms.\\nOn the 13lh of July, 1835, St. Paul s parish was or-\\nganized, and the Rev. Moses B. Chase was chosen\\nrector. Mr. Chase held services once each month in\\nthis parish, from May, 18.35, to March, 1836, and each\\nSunday evening during July and August of the latter\\nyear. He resided in Hopkinton, and was rector of St.\\nAndrew s Church.\\nRev. Petrus S. Ten Broeck became rector in Novem-\\nber, 1836. The services at this time were held in the\\ncourt-hou.se, which occupied the site of the present\\ncity hall. At this time there were ten communi-\\ncants.\\nIn the summer of 1S36, John West, a gentleman\\ndevotedly attached to the church, set himself about\\nobtaining, by subscriptions and donations, funds to\\nbuild a church, but had hardly more than made a be-\\nginning when sudden death brought his earthly\\nlabors to a close, and one of the first offices which\\nthe new rector was called upon to discharge in the\\nparish was the sad duty of consigning to the dust the\\nmortal remains of this warm and active friend of\\nthe church.\\nThe first church edifice was completed near the\\nclose of the year 1839, and on the 1st of January,\\n1840, it was consecrated to the worship of Almighty\\nGod by the venerable and beloved Bishop Griswold,\\nbishop of the Eastern Diocese, of which New Hamp-\\nshire was a part. Bishop Griswold also, on the fol-\\nlowing day, instituted the Rev. Mr. Ten Broeck rector\\nof the parish.\\nJuly 16, 1843, Albe Cady, for many years senior\\nwarden of the parish, deceased. Mr. Cady was among\\nthe first to move for establishing the church here and\\nlabored earnestly and faithfully for its success.\\nIn October, 1844, Rev. Mr. Ten Broeck, on account\\nof failing health, resigned his charge of the parisli\\nand removed to Danvers, Mass., where he resided till\\nhis decease, in 1849. He was a faithful minister. The\\nnumber of communicants at the close of his labors in\\nthe parish was about forty, as against ten at its com-\\nmencement.\\nRev. Darius R. Brewer succeeded Mr. Ten Broeik,\\nhaving been elected the 25th of November, 1844. Mr.\\nBrewer reported to the convention, the following\\nJune, forty-five communicants, thirty families, and\\nthe number of persons attending public worship from\\none hundred to one hundred and fifty. After two\\nyears of faithful and devoted service, he resigned to\\ntake charge of Trinity parish, Newport, R. I. He\\nhas since died.\\nMr. Brewer was succeeded immediately by the Rev.\\nThomas Leaver, from the Diocese of Rhode Island.\\nMr. Leaver s ministry in the parish was very brief.\\nHe commenced his labors here on the first Sunday in\\nDecember, 1846, and conducted his last service on\\nthe first Sunday in December, 1847. After a severe\\nillness of a few days, he died on the 23d of\\nthe same month. Daring the brief period of his\\nministry Mr. Leaver proved himself a faithful shep-\\nherd, and his death was a deep afHiction to the\\nparish.\\nOn the 27th of February, 1848, the Rev. Newton E.\\nMarble, of the Diocese of Massachusetts, was\\nelected to the rectt)rship, and soon after entered upon\\nits duties. At this date the number of communicants\\nwas forty- four, the number of families thirty. During\\nMr. Marble s ministry, of a little more than nine\\nyeai-s, the parish had a steady growth in numbers\\nand a correspondingly widening influence in the com-\\nmunity.\\nMr. Marble resigned the rectorship of the parish\\nApril 1, 1857, and soon after moved to Newtown, Dio-\\ncese of Connecticut, to assume charge of Trinity par-\\nish, which relation he sustained during the remainder\\nof his life. He died about three years since, much\\nbeloved by the people of his charge and by every one\\nwho knew him.\\nFrom Easter, 1857, to Easter, 1858, the parish was\\nThe buiWing rommittee consisted of Albe CaJy, L. C. Virgil nnd", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0136.jp2"}, "115": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\nwithout a rector. For the first two months or more of\\nthis time the Rev. Dr. Henry A. Coit, either by him-\\nself or by the Rev. Francis Chase, his assistant at St.\\nPaul s School, kindly supplied oneserviceonSundays.\\nFor the balance of the year the Rev. Edward Ballard,\\nthen residing at Hopkinton, filled the position of\\nminister of the parish, accepting therefor, without\\nstipulation, such compensation as the parish could of-\\nfer. The ministrations of these clergymen, as well\\nas their helpfulness in many ways, is gratefully re-\\nmembered by the church people of those days.\\nRev. James H. Eames, D.D., entered upon his\\nduties as rector on Easter Day, 1858, and continued\\nuntil his death, which occurred December 10, 1877.\\nThe parish had granted Dr. Eames leave of absence for\\nthe winter, and, December 7th, in company with Mrs.\\nEames, he started from New York for the Bermudas,\\nand died on the 10th of the same month, just as the\\nvessel dropped anchor in the harbor of Hamilton.\\nVery soon after Dr. Eames began his work here\\nsigns of a new and deepening interest in the church s\\nwork were visible, and soon it became evident that the\\nlittle church would not long accommodate the congre-\\ngation. The following appears on the parish records\\nAt a meeting duly notified, and held in the church, May 24, 1858, a\\ncommittee was appointed, consisting of Rev. J. H. Karnes, David Davis,\\nE. Symmes, A, V. Pierce, John M. Hill, William L. Foster and Charles\\nP. Gage, to take into consideration the expediency of enlarging the old\\nchurch or building a new one, to report at an adjourned meeting to be\\nheld in one week.\\nIt was finally decided to build a new church, and\\nthe following were appointed a building committee:\\nEbenezer Symmes, Augustine C. Pierce, George\\nMinot, John M. Hill and Abel Hutchins. Of these\\ngentlemen, John M. Hill survives.\\nOn Wedne,sday, the 2oth day of May, 1859, Ihe cor-\\nner-stone of the new church was laid. Two excellent\\naddresses were delivered on the occasion, one by the\\nRev. Dr. Burroughs, of Portsmouth, the other by Hon.\\nJosiah Minot. Under the watchful supervision of the\\nbuilding committee the new church went on to com-\\npletion, and on the loth day of December, 1859, was\\nconsecrated to the worship of Almighty God by the\\nRt. Rev. Bishop Carlton Chase, of this diocese, the\\nRt. Rev. Bishop Clark, of the Diocese of Rhode\\nIsland, preaching the consecration sermon.\\nThe cost of the church and furnishing was about\\nseventeen thousand dollars.\\nA chime of nine bells was placed in the tower of\\nthe church in 1868, through the liberality of members\\nof the parish. Three of these bells were given by the\\nladies of the parish the others were personal gifts\\nfrom John H. Pearson, Mrs. Eliza C. Davis, Edward\\nL. Knowlton, Edward A. Abbott and Mrs. William\\nButterfield. They werefirst rung on Easter morning,\\nApril 12, 1868.\\nIn the summer of 1877 extensive repairs of the\\nchurch were made. While these repairs were going\\non services were held in Rumford Hall, kindly offered\\nbv Jlr. Franklin Low, junior warden.\\nIt had been arranged, by vote of the parish, ])re-\\nvious to the departure of Dr. Eames, that the bishop\\nof the diocese should have charge of the matter of\\nsupplying the services during his absence. This ar-\\nrangement continued till the 24th of the following\\nApril, when, at the annual parish meeting, it was\\nVuletl, That the Kt. Kev. the Bishop of the Dioccsu be invited to ac-\\ncept the rectorship of St. Paul s parish.\\nAt a subsequent meeting the bishop nominated the\\nRev. Daniel C. Roberts, of Brandon, Diocese of Ver-\\nmont, to be vice-rector, and the clerk was directed to\\nnotify the bishop that the wardens and vestry ap-\\nprove of the nomination, and that he is desired to\\ncommunicate with the Rev. Mr. Roberts accordingly.\\nThe Rev. Mr. Roberts, having accepted the vice-rec-\\ntorship, entered upon its duties in .lime of the same\\nyear.\\nOn the 2d day of December, 1879, the ceremony of\\nunveiling the beautiful window to the memory of the\\nRev. Dr. Eames, which had been procured by the\\nparish and placed in the front end of the church, was\\nheld. John M. Hill, in behalf of the committee ap-\\npointed to procure the memorial, made an appropri-\\nate address and unveiled the w indow, after which\\nBishop Niles and the Rev. Mr. Roberts also made\\naddresses.\\nAt a meeting of the wardens aud vestry, held No-\\nvember 14, 1882, the subject of a chapel, which had\\nbeen discussed at the previous annual meeting of the\\nparish, was further considered, and the Hon. Josiah\\nMinot made a proposition that, with money then in\\nthe savings-bank belonging to the ladies of the parish,\\nand designed originally for a like purpose, amounting\\nto about $1000, he would agree that a chapel should\\nbe built, the cost not to exceed $3000. The wardens\\nvoted to accept the offer of Mr. Minot, and the follow-\\ning summer the chapel was completed at a cost of\\n$3,926.86, Mr. Minot contributing $2,233.75 Mr.\\nJames R. Hill, for land, $300; Mr. John H. Pearson,\\nfor steam-heating, $.300 Mr. John M. Hill, for gas-\\nfixtures, etc., $147.50 ladies fund in savings-bank,\\n$945.61. Other individuals have contributed for set-\\ntees for the chapel, and recently Mr. and Mrs. H. W.\\nStevens have contributed a beautiful lecturn.\\nDuring all these years the parish has had, without\\nstint, the services of members of the congregation in\\nthe important department of music. We have avoided,\\nas far as possible, mentioning names, particularly\\nthose now living, who have contributed in their\\nseveral ivays to the church s work and worship, and\\nthat restraint is upon us now. But they are gratefully\\nremembered by those who have witnessed their faith-\\nfulness and profited by their unselfish devotion.\\nIn the latter part of the summer of 1883 a choir of\\nboys was organized, under the direction of Mr. Frank\\nE. Brown. The cost of the necessary changes in the\\nchancel was defrayed by special gifts from generous\\nfriends, notably that of Mr. Henri G. Blaisdell, who\\ngave the avails of an entertainment given by him with", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0137.jp2"}, "116": {"fulltext": "76\\nHLSTOIU- UF MEKKIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nhis orchestra, assisted by ladies and gentlemen and\\nchildren of the parish. On the Eighteenth Sunday\\nafter Trinity, September 23, 1S83, the choir of three\\nmen and twelve boys, vested in cassocks and surplices,\\ncame into church at morning prayer, singing the\\n232d hvmn,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nOnward, Chrial\\nThe choir was formally presented by the vice-rector,\\nand received by the bishop of the diocese, the same\\nbeing also rector of the parish, with a short service of\\nbenediction. From that date to the present time they\\nhave continued the good work with augmented num-\\nbers, increasing interest and zeal on their part, and\\ngrowing favor on the part of the congregation. This\\nservice is rendered without salary, and has been given\\nwith enthusiiism and constancy.\\nDuring the last twenty-five years there have been\\nthree hundred and ninety-five baptisms, two hundred\\nand sixty-six infants and one hundred and twenty-\\nnine adults. Three hundred and six persons have\\nbeen confirmed. Present number of communicants\\nin the parish, two hundred and sixty.\\nThe contributions of the people for missions,\\nthrough the offertory and otherwise, have been\\n$.5054.07, distributed as follows: Diocesan, S3851.61;\\ndomestic, $848.60 foreign, $353.86. There has also\\nbeen given within the twenty-five years, for other\\nobjects, about $50,000.\\nOf the latter sum, probably about seven thousand\\ndollars was devoted to objects within our own parish,\\nsuch as the chime of bells and church repairs the bal-\\nance has been given to church and charitable work, for\\neducational purposes. Orphans Home and sufferers\\nl)y fire and flood, etc. This sum includes very little,\\nif anything, for the maintenance of public worship\\nhere during these years.\\nHon. Horace A. Brown, the senior warden of the\\nchurch, was born in the town of Cornish, X. H., near\\nWindsor, Vt., October 3, 182,3, and is consequently fifty-\\nfour years of age. When but a few months old, his\\nparents moved to Windsor (now West Windsor), Vt.,\\nwhere he lived till he was nine years old. At this\\nearly age he started out in life, working on a farm for\\nhis board and clothes for several years. Undoubtedly\\nbecoming imbued with the idea that agricultural pur-\\nsuits were not adapted to his tastes and a desire to\\nlearn a trade, he first entered the office of the Demn-\\ncrnlic Statesman, at Windsor, in January, 1837, as\\nchore-boy. Peing of an industrious turn of mind, he\\nalso learned the art of type-setting, and acquired such\\nother information about the business as the facilities\\nof the office presented. In September, 1838, he be-\\ncame a printer s devil in the office of the National\\nEuijk, published at Claremont, X. H., by Weber\\nWarland, where he served an apprenticeship of four\\nyears, remaining two yejirs longer as a journeyman in\\nthe same offi.-e. In September, 1844, we find him in\\nthe employ of the Claremont Manufacturing Company\\nas compositor, and occ:tsionally running power-presses.\\nIt was in this office that he first gained an insight in\\nthe most important branch of the art preservative,\\npress-work, which subsequently became his constant\\nemploj-ment. In November. 1847, he commenced, in\\nconnection with Joseph Weber, Esq., the publication\\nof the Northern Intelligencer, but remained only a feu\\nmonths in that cai)acity. The following year he lit-\\ncame foreman, for a short time, of the Granite Stat-\\n^nig, after which he printed for the proprietor the\\nPhilharmonic Journal, a semi-monthly musical quarto.\\nIn September of the same year he became employed\\nin the office of the National Eagle, where he remained\\nthree years. During the winter of 1851-52 he engaged\\nhimself as pressman for the Claremont Manufacturing\\nCompany, running an Adams press. In June, 1852.\\nhe entered the employ of McFarland Jenks, former\\nproprietors of the New Hampshire Statesman, and in\\nAugust of the same year was appointed foreman of\\nthe press department, in which capacity he has been\\nconstantly employed up to the present time, a period\\nof more than a quarter o/ a century.\\nMr. Brown long ago acquired the reputation of\\nbeing one of the best pressmen in the State, and at\\nthe completion of twenty-five years service receive*!\\nmany flattering notices from the press of New Eng-\\nland. A conscientious workman, of noble aspiration?\\nand character, he has won the confidence and esteem\\nof all with whom he is intimately associated. Hi-\\nhasbeen a prominent member of the Protestant Epis-\\ncopal Church for many years, and was elected secre-\\ntary of the Diocesan Convention in 1857, which office\\nhe has since held. An Odd-Fellow and Mason, high in\\nthe respective orders, he has done much to elevate\\nand promote the interests of these organizations.\\nMr. Brown is well-known to the public as a high-\\nminded citizen they have shown their appreciation\\nof his many accomplishments by electing him, from\\ntime to time, to many positions of trust and honor\\nin the city government. He was elected mayor in\\n1878 and re-elected in 1879, and discharged his duties\\nwith eminent ability. He long acted as secretary of\\nthe Republican City Committee, and was elected to\\nthe State Legislature in 1875-76. By strict economy\\nin business relations, combined with untiring industrj-,\\nhe has acquired a reasonable competence, which will\\nsmooth the downward path of life, and afford rest and\\ncomfort in his declining years.\\nThere is an Episcopal Church Mission, which wor-\\nships in Merrimack Hall, on East Penacook Street.\\nRev. Mr. Roberts is rector in charge, and Colonel J.\\nS. Pecker, warden.\\nTJniversalist Church. \u00e2\u0080\u0094The Universalist society\\nwas organized January 5, 1842, although there wiis\\noccasional preaching by clergymen of this denomina-\\ntion, the services being held in the old court-house\\nroom, the building then standing near the site of the\\npresent city hall. Among the earliest of the preachers\\nByBev. A. P. SeiD.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0138.jp2"}, "117": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\nwere Eev. J. G. Adams, now residing in Melrose,\\nMass., Rev. Thos. J. Whitemore, late editor of the\\nTrumpet, one of the earliest religious papers of the\\nNew England Universalists Eev. Hosea Ballon, Rev.\\nMessrs. N. R. Wight, G. W. Anderson and William\\nBell.\\nIn 1841 a vigorous attempt was made to sustain\\nregular preaching services all the time, a thing then\\nnot easy to do, as there at this time were not many\\nprofessed Universalists in Concord. Success, how-\\never, attended the effort, and Rev. N. R. Wight and\\nRev. G. W. Anderson supplied the society for one\\nyear.\\nIn June, the first Sunday, Rev. Dr. Ryder, now of\\nChicago, 111., then a student at the Gymnasium\\nAcademy, in Pembroke, preached for the society.\\nSubsequently, and because of the impression then\\nmade, Mr. Ryder was settled as permanent pastor.\\nThe following article may be regarded as the basis of\\nthe society\\nArticle 2. The object of this Societj- shall be the promotion of truth\\nand nioralitj among its members, and also in the world at large and as\\nthe gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ is calculated above all truth to in-\\nspire the heart with the emotions of benevolence and virtue, this Society\\nshall deem it one of its main objects to support the preaching of the\\nGospel, according to the Society s abilitj-, and to aid in any other\\npracticable manner in spreading a knowledge of it among men.\\nAmong the most active and efficient of the early\\nlay members of the society were S. S. Sweet, who\\nwas the society s first moderator J. C. Danforth, the\\nfirst clerk; A. B. Currier, Chase Hill, Aaron Carter,\\nW. H. Wyman, J. Fox, Nathaniel White and others.\\nThe wives of these gentlemen were equally active\\nand efficient in every good word and work.\\nDecember 28, 1843, under the ministry of Rev. Mr.\\nRyder, the church organization was formed, with\\nabout thirty members.\\nRev. Ezekiel Dow, for a short time prior to Mr.\\nRyder s regular pastorate, served the society as a sup-\\nply. Simultaneously with the organization of the\\nsociety was a movement to secure the erection of a\\nmeeting-house. The first meeting-house was erected\\non the site of the present church edifice, and com-\\npleted and dedicated in October, 1842, the dedica-\\ntory services occurring October 6th, Rev. Otis A.\\nSkinner, of Boston, preaching the sermon. The new\\nmeeting-house cost four thousand dollars. Later, the\\nsociety outgrowing its church-home, the building was\\nsold to the Free-Will Baptist society, a new brick edi-\\nfice taking the place of the frame one sold, at a cost of\\nthirty thousand dollars. The clergymen who served\\nthe society as supplies and as pastors were Rev.\\nMessrs. N. R. Wight, G. W. Anderson, E. Dow, J. F.\\nWhitherell, Rev. W. H. Ryder (1843, the first\\npastor), Thompson Barron (1846), John Moore (1850),\\nfamiliarly known as Father Moore. He was suc-\\nceeded, in 1855, by his son, J. Hawly Moore, whose\\npastorate continued for eight years. In order, Rev.\\nA. J. Canfield, 1862 Rev. Rowland Connor, in 1865\\nRev. F. E. Kittridge, 1867 Rev. E. R. Sanborn, 1869;\\nRev. E. L. Conger, 1873; Rev. A. P. Rein, the present\\npastor, who began his settlement January, 1881.\\nIn 1841, Mr. and Mrs. Joel C. Danforth organized\\na Sabbath-school with but six members. The school\\nnow has grown to be oue of the most efficient in the\\ncity.\\nIn 1869, at the lime of holding the annual meeting,\\nan important departure was made in the management\\nand membership of the society, ladies then, for the\\nfirst time, being allowed to become eligible to mem-\\nbership in the parish and society organizations, Mrs.\\nArmenia S. White, wife of Nathaniel White, be-\\ncoming the first lady member of the prudential\\ncommittee.\\nThe Universalist society has always been an active\\nand influential factor in the life of Concord, and its\\npastors, or the most of them, had many friends out-\\nside of their immediate parish and church associates.\\nRev. John Moore, who suddenly died in the street,\\nof heart-disease, was a man highly respected and\\ndearly beloved, and when his funeral w;is held, the\\ntrustees of the Baptist society offered the use of their\\nchurch edifice in which to hold the funeral services,\\nthe auditorium of this church being larger than that\\nof the Universalist Church.\\nDuring the anti-slavery agitation, and during the\\nprogress of the Rebellion, the friends of this society\\nwere loyal friends of the North, and advocates of the\\nrights and helpers of the enslaved and unfortunate.\\nRev. J. H. Moore took an active part in the work of\\nadvocating the rights of the enslaved.\\nThe Universalist society is at present in a most\\nhealthy and prosperous condition. The church edifice\\nhas just been remodeled at an expense of four thou-\\nsand dollars, the improvements giving a chapel, a\\nladies parlor, kitchen and dining-room and other\\nnecessary rooms, all of which have for some time been\\nneeded to keep pace with the wants and activities of\\nthe society. The parish at present contains many\\nwho are active in the commercial and active pursuits\\nof life. Its church and Sunday-school organizations,\\nand its Ladies Aid Society, incorporated early in\\nthe history of the society, as well as its minor bodies,\\nare large, active and efficient.\\nThe First Methodist Episcopal Church.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The first\\nMethodist services in this vicinity were held on the east\\nside of the river as early as 1816. In 1822 the first\\nclass was formed on Stickney Hill by Jotham Horton\\nand E. Stickney. March 12, 1825, the first Method-\\nist society in Concord was formed, and among its\\nfirst members were Stephen Webster, A. Webster,\\nPhilbrick Bradley, Timothy Bradley, B. H. Weeks,\\nJohn Sherburne, James Goodwin, Richard Flanders,\\nJohn Johnson, John Clough, David Culver and J.\\nAbbott. Meetings were held only occasionally, how-\\never, until 1830, when S. Kelley was appointed\\npastor, who was the first Conference preacher sta-\\ntioned here. He was chaplain of the prison, and\\nreceived for his services one dollar per week.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0139.jp2"}, "118": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF .MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nIn 1831 the first church edifice was erected on\\nthe site occupied by the present building. It was\\ndedicated December 1, 1831, and was about tbrty-two\\nby fifty-lour feet in size, with sixty pews. The\\nchurch has .several times been repaired and improved.\\nThe following is a list of the pastors from its or-\\nganization to the present time Revs. Samuel Kelley,\\n1830-31 (D. C. Robinson, 1831, supply) John G.\\nDow, 1832; George Storrs, 1833-34; S. Hoyt, 1835;\\nJ. W. Mowry, 1836 J. M. Fuller, 1837-38 W. H-\\nHatch, 1839-40; John Jones, 1841-42; C. L. Mc-\\nCurdy, 1843; E. Smith, 1844; C. C. Burr, 1845; E.\\nPeaslee, 1846-47; Charles Adams, 1848-49; F. A.\\nHews, 1850-51; W. F. Evans, 1852-53; S. Kelley,\\nJ854-55 (Professor S. M. Vail, supply, 1855); S.\\nBeedle, 1856-57; Elisha Adams, 1858-59; O.H.Jasper,\\n1860; J.H. McCarty, 1861-62; D. P. Leavitt, 1863-65;\\nS. Holman, 1866; E. Adams, 1867-68; E. A.Titus.\\n1869-70; A. E. Drew, 1871-73 M. W. Prince, 1874\\nLeon C. Field, 1875-76 O. W. Scott, 1877-78 E.\\nC. Bass, 1879-80 L. C. Field, 1881 J. H. Haines,\\n1882-84, present (Febraary 26, 1885) incumbent.\\nThe present membership is about two hundred and\\nfifty.\\nBaker Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church.\\nThe organization of a Christian Church in any com-\\nmunity is an event worthy of note. The good in-\\nfluences it may exert in the formation of the charac-\\nter of the people in the place where it is located, the\\nelevating power of the pulpit, together with the\\nteachings of a Sunday-school in the giving of correct\\ntone and purpose to the young, will be found salutary\\nin every part of the world; truly radical in its op-\\nposition to vice, immorality and sins against the life\\nand property of the individual, and strongly con-\\nservative in all things pertaining to faith and doc-\\ntrine, such a church will materially assist in giving\\npermanence, stability and peace to all.\\nFor several years previous to the organization of\\nBaker Memorial Church it had been manifest to all\\nthat something must be done to give additional church\\nfacilities to the increasing Methodist element in this\\ncity the old church was small, the vestrj- accommo-\\ndations bad and insufficient and the location of the\\nchurch was loo far from the centre to accommodate\\nthe Methodist families iti the south part of the city.\\nSeveral attempts were made by some of the zealous\\nfriends of Methodism to have repairs made, enlarge-\\nment of the old house, or a new church built in a\\nmore central part of the city. To this end the Rev.\\nAlfred E. Drew, then preacher in charge, by a strenu-\\nous effort, obtiiined a subscription of thirty thousand\\ndollars for a new church, and many felt that relief\\nwas at hand. But some of those who opposed the\\nmeasure sought to show that the subscription was\\nfaulty in many particulars, and so earnest and per-\\nsistent was the opposition on the part of the minority.\\nLutlier P. Durgin.\\nthat the whole scheme failed, and all other efforts in\\nevery direction met a like fate. But early in the\\nautumn of 1874 the following agreement was drawn\\nup and circulated among the people\\nWe, the umlcrstgned, incmbfra of the Methodist Kpiecopal Churcli\\nin the (it}- of Concord, believing that the cause of Christ and Ihe liesi\\ninterests of Methodism in our cit}-, as well us the pointinjis uf I rovi-\\ndonee, demand that a new Methodist Society he established in i V.ijciir.l,\\nand in order to test the feelings of our people in some tangible fonu, k\u00c2\u00ab\\nagree that when one hundred or more of the membership of the churcli\\nnow existing, twenty-live of whom shall be adult male members, shall\\nsign this agreement, we will ask for letters of dismission from the\\nfirst Methodist Episcopal Church for the purpose of forming a new\\nThe requisite one hundred was obtained, and on\\nthe evening of October 30, 1874, they met in Rumford\\nHall for the purpose of being organized. At this\\nmeeting. Rev. Theodore L. Flood, presiding eider of\\nConcord District, officiated, making some appropriate\\nremarks, setting forth the wishes of Bishop Janets,\\nafter which the people assembled, by a vote, accepted\\nthe conditions, and the church organization com-\\nmenced by the appointment of Maurice W. Prince as\\npreacher in charge, and he appointed Luther P.\\nDurgin class-leader.\\nImmediately the first Quarterly Conference was\\nheld, Present, Theodore L. Flood, presiding elder;\\nM. W. Prince, preacher in charge; Rev. John W.\\nMerrill, D.D., a superannuated Methodist preacher\\nand Luther P. Durgin, class-leader. L. P. Durgin\\nwas chosen secretary, when the following board of\\nstewards was nominated and confirmed Rensselaer\\n0. Wright, George W. Marden, Robert Ramsdell,\\nJacob B. Gage, Henry C. Sanborn, Luther W. Durgin,\\nA. C. Nash, Charles T. Wason, Hinman C. Bailey.\\nThe following board of trustees were also nominated\\nand confirmed Jacob B. Rand, George L. Reed,\\nDaniel Widmer, Osmore R. Farrar, Charles H. Rus-\\nsell, Daniel E. Howard, Peter W. Myers, William E.\\nHood, Timothy R. Elwell. Additional class-leaders,\\nFrederick Ruggles, William S. Davis, Alexander\\nLane treasurer and district steward, Henry C.\\nSanborn recording steward, George W. Marden\\nand the usual church committees.\\nAt this first meeting it was voted unanimously to\\ntake the name of The Baker Memorial Methodist\\nEpiscopal Church, in commemoration of the la-\\nmented Bishop Osmon C. Baker. We think it not\\nonly proper but important to this history to speak\\nbriefly of the life of Bi.shop Baker. Osmon Oleander\\nBaker was born in Marlow, N. H., July 30, 1812.\\nHis father, Isaac Baker, M.D., was eminent in his\\njtrofession. The bishop entered the academy at Wil-\\nbraham at the age of fifteen Middletown in 1830\\nwas principal of Newbury Seminary entered the\\nministry; preached at Rochester and Manchester,\\nand, after one year s service as pre.siding elder, was\\nmade professor at the institute in Concord, N. H.\\nIn 1852 he was elected bishop at the session of the\\nGeneral Conference, held in Boston, being the\\nyoungest of the Board of Bishops. For nineteen", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0140.jp2"}, "119": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\n79\\nyears he filled the office of superiutendent in the\\nchurch. Great in head, good in heart, pure in life,\\nliigh in position, but humble in spirit, wise in counsel,\\nyet modest and childlike, not given to show or ego-\\ntism, he was dearly beloved most where he was best\\nknown ^at home. On Wednesday, December 20,\\n1871, he quietly fell asleep in Him whom lie fully\\ntrusted.\\nAnd it seemed just, appropriate and timely that a\\nMethodist Church, organized so soon after his decease,\\nin the city where so many years of his life had been\\nspent, the home of his now bereaved family, should\\nhave the privilege of perpetuating his memory by a\\nmemorial church, which, it is hoped, will endure\\nlonger than monuments of brass or marble to bless\\nand gladden the world.\\nIt was voted to organize a Ladies Benevolent\\nSociety.\\nThe first public service was held in Phoenix Hall\\non the Sunday following the organization (November\\n1st), at 10.30 A.M., and at the close of the morning\\nservice all persons desirous of forming a Sunday-\\nschool were invited to remain. Rev. M. W. Prince\\ntook the chair, and the following pei-sons were elected\\nofficers of the school President, Maurice \\\\V. Prince\\nSuperintendent, Luther P. Durgin Assistant Super-\\nintendent and Chorister, Robert Ramsdell Secretary,\\nEzra B. Crapo Treasurer, Rensselaer O. Wright;\\nLibrarian, Timothy R. Elwell. The persons present\\nwere organized into classes and the work of a Sunday-\\nschool begun.\\nNovember 30, 1874, a committee was appointed to\\nsecure a lot, looking to the building of a church. On\\nthe 28th of December of the same year it was voted\\nto secure the lot on the corner of State and Warren\\nStreets, the same that is now occupied by the chapel\\nand parsonage.\\nIn January, 1876, the church received the offer of\\nthe free use of the chapel on Green Street, the prop-\\nerty of Theodore H. Ford, Esq., and immediately\\ntransferred its place of worship to that house. This\\nwas the first of very many helps, counsels and finan-\\ncial assistance received from the same Christian gen-\\ntleman.\\nIn the spring of 1876 the board of trustees chose\\na building committee, and proceeded to erect a chapel\\non the lot on the corner of State and Warren Streets,\\nand on December 21, 1S76, the house was dedicated\\nby suitable services, the Rev. Bradford K. Pierce, of\\nBoston, preaching the dedication sermon; and the\\ndedicatory prayer was offered by the venerable Rev.\\nJohn W. Merrill, D.D., of this city.\\nSome incidents of encouragement are worthy of\\nmention in connection with the history of this\\nchurch\\nAs the stated occasion for the celebration of the\\nLord s Supper came for the first time, the church\\nwas without a communion service, and the Unitarian\\nsociety, through one of their officers, kindly volun-\\nteered the use of theirs and at the service persons\\nfrom nearly all tlie Christian Churches in the city\\nwere present, making it truly the Lord s table, to\\nwhich all that love him were invited. Subsequently\\nJ. B. Stanley, Esq., a member of the Unitarian\\nChurch of Concord, volunteered and did present to\\nthe church a valuable communion service as a memo-\\nrial of his mother, who was of the Methodist faith.\\nA fine pulpit Bible and hymn-book were the gift of\\nMrs. Jacob B. Rand. The pulpit was made by John\\nB. Watson, Esq., and presented to the church. The\\naltar-chairs were the gift of the children of the Sun-\\nday-school.\\nThe money to meet the various obligati(ms of the\\nchurch have all been voluntary offerings. In the\\ndark days when financial difficulties arose, when\\ndoubt and uncertainty met the church officials\\non every hand, friends were raised up, the needed\\nfunds provided and the good hand of the Lord was\\nplainly visible.\\nAmong the valuable contributions in aid to the\\nwork was the gift of the frescoing of the chapel, by\\nRev. M. W. Prince, the preacher in charge.\\nAt the close of the Conference year, in 1877, came\\none of those occurrences usual to a Methodist Church,\\na change of the pastorate. The relations between\\nRev. M. W. Prince and this people were very tender,\\nand it was with feelings of deepest regret that they\\nsurrendered to the inevitable rule, and bade good-bye\\nto one that had labored with and watched over this\\nlittle branch of God s church very zealously and effi-\\nciently, and left it growing and prosperous, with a\\nmembership of one hundred and sixty-one, in full,\\nand fifteen probationers.\\nAt the beginning of the Conference year the society\\nwelcomed its new pastor. Rev. William Eakins, who\\nfor two years filled the pastorate very acceptably.\\nDuring his labors a very profitable revival occurred,\\nand a goodly number were added to the membership\\nof the church.\\nIn April, 1879, the church was fortunate in secu-\\nring the appointment of Rev. Charles E. Hall as their\\npastor.\\nDuring the two years of his work on the charge the\\nSunday-school was reorganized, and a reduction of\\ntwo thousand dollars on the church debt was secured.\\nAt the close of the Conference year, in the spring\\nof 1881, Rev. C. E. Hall gave notice of his intention\\nto make a change in his relations to this church,\\nmuch to the regret of a large portion of the church\\nand congregation.\\nThrough the effort of Presiding Elder John W.\\nAdams, Rev. Charles Parkhurst, of the Vermont\\nConference, was transferred and stationed with this\\nchurch. Mr. Parkhurst brought many excellent\\nqualities of head and heart to bear upon the work.\\nThe congregation was enlarged, the Sunday-school\\nincreased, two thousand five hundred dollars of the\\nchurch debt canceled and a good spiritual inter-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0141.jp2"}, "120": {"fulltext": "so\\nHISTORY OF MEKKLMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nest manifested. But the sickness of his esteemed\\ncompanion caused a breaking up of the pleasant\\nrelations that were then existing, and in August,\\n1882, Mr. Parichurst removed to Washington, D. C,\\nfor the benefit of his wife s health. For twelve\\nweeks the church was without a regular preacher.\\nIn the latter part of October the Rev. W. M.\\nSterling, of Minneapolis, was appointed to sujiply\\nthe remainder of the Conference year, and did re-\\nmarkably good work for the time given him. But\\nfeeling called to return to his old Conference (Maine),\\nMr. Sterling declined a very decided vote to remain\\nanother year. On the first Sunday in May, 1883, the\\nRev. George W. Norris commenced his labors with\\nthis people. He came with an excellent reputation\\nas a preacher and man of God, and during his two\\nyears stay here hisprevious reputation was more than\\nrealized in building up the spiritual life and power\\nof the church. In the spring of 1885 he was called\\nto the office of presiding elder, and Rev. David E.\\nMiller was transferred from the Vermont Conference,\\nand is now preacher in charge.\\nThe present condition of the church is as follows\\nChurch property appraised at sixteen thousand dol-\\nlars, upon which there is an indebtedness of five\\nthousand dollars church membership, one hundred\\nand eighty-five in full, nine probationers; a Sunday-\\nschool of two hundred members, with a good and\\nincreasing congregation.\\nThe location of the church property is good, its\\nfield for usefulness large, and with God s blessing it\\nwill fulfill its mission.\\nThe system of voluntary contributions by the peo-\\nple, for current expenses of the church, was among\\nthe earliest measures adopted, and hiis been main-\\ntained to this day, making it as truly a free church\\nas any can well be.\\nA building fund association was organized Fel)ru-\\nary 26, 1884, to aid in the erection of a prospective\\nchurch edifice.\\nDuring the entire history of Methodism woman\\nhas held a prominent place in points of privilege and\\nduty in her churches, materially assisting in the car-\\nrying on of all her great enterprises and endeavors to\\nChristianize the world.\\nIn the department of missions this church has not\\nbeen behind her sister churches. October 16, 1877,\\nthe women of Baker Memorial Church united in\\nforming an auxiliary to the Women s Foreign Mission\\nSociety, which luis been increasing in numbers and\\nefficiency until now.\\nMrs. Rachel O. Badger has filled the responsible\\nposition of teacher of the juvenile class in the Sun-\\nday-school for nearly eleven years. Mrs. Emily H.\\nMerrill filled the place of class-leader for a long time.\\nThe Ladies Benevolent Society has been an im-\\nportant factor in the various financial enterprises of\\nthe church, and in the promotion of tlie social ele-\\nment in the society.\\nWomen have been very efficient as collectors of\\nfunds in times of emergency, and foremost in the\\nvarious enterprises for spiritual growth and seasons\\nof revival.\\nThe First Methodist Episcopal Church in Pena-\\ncook, N. H., was organized October 28, 1847, under\\nRev. Silas Quimby as presiding elder and Rev.Eben-\\nezer Peaslee preacher in charge, he being the first\\nregularly appointed Methodist preacher in the place.\\nFor several years after the church was supplied by\\nstudents from the Concord Theological Seminary,\\nafter which the following persons have received ap-\\npointments to this charge: Revs. Ebenezer Peaslee,\\nJohn McLaughlin, Mr. Knapp, H. Loud, W. D. Cass,\\nMr. Sanborn, D. J. Smith, James Pike, J. C. Emer-\\nson, D. C. Babcock, Samuel Roy,N. P. Philbrook,N.\\nCulver, S. P. Heath, W. H. Jones, L. E. Gordon, L.\\nP. Cushman, H. Woodard, E. R. Wilkins, C. W. Tay-\\nlor. Of its early members, many have passed away.\\nThey were earnest, faithful men and women, who\\ndared stand for the truth as they believed it. Its\\npresent membership is about one hundred and sixty.\\nWith a full board f stewards and trustees and a good\\nchurch property, they are considered a prosperous\\norganization, with future years of usefulness. Pastor,\\n1885, Rev. C. W. Taylor.\\nFirst Baptist Church. On the 20th of May.\\n1818, a number of persons residing in Concord, and\\nbelonging to different churches, met at the house of\\nRichard Swain, iu said town, for the purpose of ascer-\\ntaining what degree of fellowship existed among them\\nin the faith of the gospel, and also to consider what\\nthe prospects were of forming a church agreeable to\\nthe principles and practices of the Apostles of our\\nLord.\\nAfter a free and full consideration of the first object\\nbefore them, the following persons gave to each other\\nan expression of their Christian fellowship, viz.\\nJames Willey, John Holt, Sarah Bradley, Deborah\\nElliot, Sally Swain and Nancy Whitney.\\nSoon after others joined them in fellowship and by\\nthe advice of brethren from the church in Bow, they\\nbeing present by invitation, and having well con-\\nsidered the subject, unanimously recommended the\\nsmall band of disciples, fourteen in all, to embody\\nand organize.\\nAccordingly, an ecclesiastical council, composed oi\\nmembers from neighboring churches, assembled at the\\nhouse of Rev. William Taylor and there effected the\\norganization.\\nThe council was composed of the following Pas-\\ntors, Ottis Robinson, of Salisbury; John B. Gibson,\\nof Weare Henry Vesey, of Bow. Deacons, Gate\\nand Severance, of Salisbury Wood and Barnard, of\\nWeare; Bryant, of Bow. Brethren, Kensington and\\nF ifield, of Salisbury Samuel Gale, of Weare; Cains\\nand Gile, of Bow.\\nJ A. J. Preiicc.tt.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0142.jp2"}, "121": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\n81\\nPrayer was offered, and the articles of faith adopted\\nby the brethren seeking recognition, being read and\\nconsidered, were approved by the council, and the\\nbody was unanimously declared to be a Church of\\nChrist duly formed.\\nThe public services were as follows: Sermon, by\\nRider John B. Gibson hand of fellowship, by Elder\\nOtis Robinson prayer, by Elder Henry Vesey.\\nThe church has settled seven pastors. Rev. Win.\\nTaylor served for seven years, to 1825, during which\\nhe received thirty into fellowship. The records prove\\nhim to have been a good minister, a self-sacrificing\\nman, the very kind needed to lay broadly and strongly\\nthe foundation of a new enterprise. Rev. Nath. W.\\nWilliams followed and served the church five and a\\nhalf years, taking in the goodly number of fifty-four.\\nIt was said and recorded He was a man of God, dis-\\ncreet, humble and spiritual. Rev. E. E. Cummings\\nfollowed in 1832 and continued for eighteen years,\\nduring which nearly five hundred came into member-\\nship. The long continuance and abundant fruits ol\\nthis pastorate must be regarded as especially favored,\\nas one revival followed another through the very\\nfaithful efforts of all, with God s blessing, and the\\ncommunity around rejoiced indeed. As many enter-\\nprises of the church were carried forward under the\\nleadership of Dr. Cummings, it must be a great pleas-\\nure to him, still living in his chosen home in Concord,\\nat the age of eighty-four, to recall the past and con-\\nteni|ilutc llie prisinl r( s|MTily of his long-time charge.\\n]\\\\r\\\\, W. I liiinl. 1^ -IK (1. .Ir.l !is fourth to minister\\nto the chiiich |irnii;inriitly in 1 S remaining sixteen\\nyears, and for the most j)art they proved to be years\\nof the right hand of the Lord in our Zion. Revivals\\nwere enjoyed by the church at intervals not distant\\nand souls saved through his faithful appeals from the\\npulpit, and in his pastoral ministrations, tender and\\ntimely, many will rise up in the sanctuary above and\\ncall the dear, good man blessed, while there remain\\nothers here below who yet cherish his memory with\\ntrue and deep affection as their spiritual father, their\\nready and tender comforter in affliction.\\nThe fifth. Rev. D. W. Faunce, D.D., present pastor\\nof the E Street Baptist Church, Washington, D. C,\\nand the sixth, Rev. W. V. Garner, retiring in July,\\n1884, had each of them about nine years of efficient\\nservice with this church, and are regarded by their\\nbrethren as among the abler preachers in our Baptist\\nranks to-day. Rev. Garner has good reports from\\nhis present field of labor at Bridgeport, Conn.\\nAt the present time this church are listening with\\nattention to the instructions and rejoicing in the min-\\nistrations of Rev. C. R. Cram, D.D., late of the First\\nBaptist Church, Boston, with every token of favor\\nand success in a happy and useful pastorate. The\\nchurch has buried eight good and faithful deacons:\\nWilley, Gault, Crockett, Damon, J. O. Gault, Pres-\\ncott, Winkley and Elwell, the first in 1853, the last in\\n1872. The five living and serving during the last\\n6\\nfive to thirty years are Brethren Flanders, Norris,\\nHumphrey, Prescott and Fairbanks.\\nNumber of members reported at last association,\\nthree hundred and two, September, 1884. Whole\\nnumber received in sixty-six years, eleven hundred\\nand ninety.\\nIn conchision, we sliould state the fact that the\\nPleasant Street Church was formed in 1853, embracing\\nthirty members dismissed from the parent church,\\nand if a fair and full report should be made of all that\\nhas been sacrificed and accomplished through the\\nDivine aid in sixty-seven years, we should have fresh\\ncourage and patience in laboring according to the\\nplan set forth in Christ s Sermon on the Mount,\\n(Matt. V. 16) Let your light so shine before men\\nthat they may see your good works and glorify your\\nFather who is in heaven.\\nPleasant Street Baptist Church. This church\\nbegan its career in the spring of 1853. The original\\nmembers had formerly been identified with the First\\nBaptist Church, of which Rev. E. E. Cummings had,\\nfor years, been the successful and beloved pastor.\\nThese brethren, from various causes, feeling that the\\ntime had come for the formation of a new Baptist\\ninterest within the city proper, undertook the arduous\\ntask of erecting a new house of worship. This work,\\nbegun and carried on in the midst of peculiar diffi-\\nculties, was at length completed in January, 1854.\\nRev. E. E. Cummings was, at this time, preaching\\nin Pittsfield. So successful had his labors proved,\\nand so strong a hold had he secured upon the hearts\\nof the people in Concord, that they very naturally\\nand unanimously turned toward him as the man who\\nshould be invited to the pastoral charge of the new\\nchurch. Accordingly, an invitation was extended\\nand accepted, the new house opened, and Mr. Cum-\\nmings publicly installed January 11, 1854, at which\\ntime the church, consisting of thirty members, was\\npublicly recognized. Great prosperity followed the\\nchurch under the leadership of Dr. Cummings. For\\nthirteen years he labored with untiring energy in\\nthis, his second pastorate in the city of Concord. His\\nwise counsel, his faithfiil preaching and his devotion\\nto the people whom he served marked this second\\nchapter in his history as a minister of the gospel in\\nNew Hampshire as most eventful. Dr. Cummings\\nresigned October 6, 1867 but the resignation was not\\naccepted until April 12, 1868.\\nOn the 18th of May following. Rev. H. G. Safford,\\nof Amesbury, Mass., received from the church an\\ninvitation to become pastor in the field lately occu-\\npied by Dr. Cummings. Mr. Safford s pastorate be-\\ngan June 7th, and continued seven years and six\\nmonths. During his labors, which were highly effi-\\ncient, the church increased considerably both in\\nnumbers and influence. Sound and logical as a\\npreacher, thoughtful and sympathetic as a pastor,\\nBy Rpv. Jame,", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0143.jp2"}, "122": {"fulltext": "82\\nHISTORY OF MKRRIMACK COUNTY, NEW IIAMI SIIIUM.\\nMr. Safford made for himself a host of friends not\\nonly in his own society, but throughout the entire\\ncommunity. His piistorate ended October 31, 1875.\\nFollowing his resignation was an interim of eight\\nmonths, when, in March, 1876, a call was extended\\nto Rev. E. C. Spinney, of the Newton Theological\\nInstitution. Having accepted this call, Mr. Spinney\\nentered upon his labors in June following. His pas-\\ntorate continued four years, and was eminently suc-\\ncessful, ailed to the church when the membership\\nnumbered one hundred and fifty-five, he succeeded\\nin greatly augmenting its numerical strength, and\\nleft it, at the close of hLs pastorate, numbering two\\nhundred and fifty-eight. Mr. Spinney labored ar-\\nduously during his four years residence with this\\npeople, and greatly endeared himself to a large circle\\nof friends. During his pastorate the house of worship\\nwjis thoroughly renovatc^d and beautified, and ren-\\ndered more attractive and comfortable.\\nMr. Spinney resigned April 31, 1880, to take effect\\non June 1st following.\\nOn the 11th of July, of the same year. Rev. L. G.\\nBarrett received and accepted a call to the pastorate.\\nMr. Barrett, who had previously preached in Massa-\\nchusetts and New York, entered upon his labors Sep-\\ntember 1, 1880, and, after a pastorate of four years,\\nresigned July 12, 1884, to take effect September 1st\\nfollowing. Mr. Barrett was an able preacher and an\\nardent advocate of temperance reform. He left a\\nmembership of two hundred and seventy-five, the\\nchurch having been built up and enlarged in its\\nefliciency during his term of service.\\nThe present pastor. Rev. James K. Ewer, entered\\nupon Ills labors in tliis field January 1, 1885.\\nFree-Will Baptist Church.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (See appendix).\\nBaptist Church, Penacook.^iSce appendix).\\nSt. John the Evangelist (Eoman Catholic). It is\\nimpossible to give the exact date when Mass was first\\nsaid in this city, but it was probably in about the\\nyear 1845. It was visited occiisionally by various\\nl)riests, among whom were Rev. Father McDonald, of\\nManchester, and Rev. Father O Donnell, of Nashua.\\nVery Rev. Father J. E. Barry, V. G., the first resi-\\ndent priest, came to Concord in September, 18G5, and\\nhas remained to the present time. Services were first\\nheld in Ph(enix Hall. Father Barry at once started\\nthe movement for the erection of a church building,\\nwhich was rapidly pushed forward, and March 13,\\n1868, the present large and substantial brick struc-\\nture was dedicated. The church now numbers about\\ntwo thousand souls.\\nVery Rev. J. E. Barry, V. G., was born in East-\\nport, Me., in August, 1836. He wiis educated at Holy\\nCross College, Worcester, Mass., and spent nine years\\nat Sulpician College and Seminary, at Montreal. The\\nfirst year of his service in the priesthood he was as-\\nsistant at the Cathedral in Portland, Me., under Rt.\\nRev. D. W. Bacon, D.D., bishop of Portland. Upon\\nthe death of Dr. Bacon, Father Barry became the ad-\\nministrator of the diocese. June 10, 1875, he was\\nappointed vicar-general by Rt. Rev. J. A. Healey,\\nbishop of Portland. At the time of Father Barry s set-\\ntlement here there were no Catholic Churches in New\\nHampshire north of Manchester, and his labors prac-\\ntically extended over the entire northern portion of\\nthe State. Father Barry is untiring in his church-\\nwork, and his sterling qualities and genial, courteous\\nbearing have won for him hosts of friends, and he is\\none of Concord s most honcjred citizens. He has a\\ncommodious and pleasant residence, adjoining the\\nchurch, which is tastefully furnisiu d and lepktc\\nwith all the conveniences of the age.\\nSt. John the Evangelist Church (Catholic), at\\nPenacook, was organized in 1S.)4, and the present\\nchurch was dedicated in 1868.\\nCHAPTER III.\\nCONCORD\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (Co ,(/\u00c2\u00abi,e\\nTUE PRESS.\\nTlie Concord Herald and New Hampshire Infelli-\\ngrencer, commenced by George Hough, January 6, 1790,\\nwas the first paper printed in Merrimack County. It\\nwas on paper of bluish cast, twenty by fourteen\\ninches. It was in a year or two enlarged, and ap-\\npeared as the Courier of New Hampshire. It was dis-\\ncontinued October 30, 1805. Mr. Hough was one of\\nthe most accurate printers who ever lived in New-\\nHampshire. He died February 8, 1830, aged seventy-\\nthree.\\nThe Mirrour, by Elijah Russell, was commenced\\nOctober 29, 1792. Moses Davis was soon after asso-\\nciated with Russell in its publication. No. 130, now\\nbefore the writer, is styled The Federal Mirror. May\\n13, 1799, the paper appeared as The Mirror, the word\\nFederal being discarded. It was soon after discon-\\ntinued.\\nThe Republican Gazetteer, by Moses Davis, made its\\nappearance November 29, 1796. Its dimensions were\\nseventeen and a half by twenty-three inches. March\\n14, 1797, it appeared as Russell Davis s Republicun\\nGazetteer. It probably continued but a short time.\\nThe New Star, neither a large nor brilliant luminary,\\nwas issued a short time by the same publishers, in\\nthe year 1797. It was published only from April 14\\nto October 3, 1797.\\nThe Republican Gazette, by Elijah Russell, made its\\nappearance February 5, 1801. Tlie name was after-\\nwards changed to the American Republican Gazette.\\nIt was the first paper in Concord to advocate the\\nviews of the Jefl ersonian Republicans. Mr. Davis,\\nwho was associated with Russell in publishing the\\nGazette, was at the same time publisher of the Bart-\\nTliB ortitof acknowledges his iudcbtedness in the preparation of this\\nchapter to the late Asa McFai-land, also to D. F. Secomb, P. B. fugs-\\nwell, H. H. Metcalf and George E, Jenks.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0144.jp2"}, "123": {"fulltext": "mouth Gazette, ill IImmumt. mm.I csiiouscmI tlir l- rderal\\niilo, Russell stvliiii;- l avis iIh rll\u00c2\u00bbiw-cliiiir\\neditor.\\nT/ir Conrrn;! (Inzelle, by Hoit Tiittle, was com-\\nmoneefl July \\\\i, 1806, and discontinued with the\\nthirty -seventh number. Mr. Hoit resided in Concord\\nmany years, but finally died in Pembroke, December\\n24, 1854, aged seventy-one. His body was brought to\\nt oMcord, and buried in the Old tVmotory, where a\\no|- this city.\\n.luiic 11, I.SIJT, Jesse C. Tuttle rcsuiijcd thr imblica-\\ntion (if the Concord Gazette, omA continued Ihr |i.i|iri\\nuntil alter the close of the war with iMmland, in IslTj,\\nwhen it passed into the hands of VV. S. Spear, and\\nthence to Spear Thayer, who continued it until\\n1S19, when it ceased to be published. Mr. Tuttle\\ndied in Concord, December 10, 1834, aged fifty -five.\\nAfter leaving the Gazette, Mr. Hoit commenced the\\nAmerican Patriot, October 18, 1808, which he pub-\\nlished until Aprill8,1809, when Isaac Hill, who, twelve\\ndays before, had completed a seven years apprentice\\nship in the office of The Farmers Cabinet, at Amherst,\\nbecame its proprietor, and changed the name to Nev\\nHampshire Patriot. Walter R. Hill and Jacob B.\\nMoore, brother and brother-in-law of Mr. Hill, were\\nat times associated with him, but Mr. Hill was at all\\ntimes its controlling spirit. He was a vigorous writer,\\nan earnest Democrat, an honest man, who stamped\\nhis character upon the columns of the paper, and\\nmade it a power in the State as an exponent of the\\nprinciples of Jeffersonian Democracy. Its patronage\\nincreased and its influence extended until it excelled\\nall other papers in the State, and was recognized\\nthroughout the country as one of the ablest advocates\\nof Democratic Republican doctrines.\\nIn March, 1829, he received an appointment in the\\nTreasury Department at Washington, and the paper\\npassed to Horatio Hill Co., and April 27th, that year,\\ntheir names appeared as publishers, Dudley S. Pal-\\nmer being editor. July 6, 1829, Cyrus Barton, of\\nNewport, became a member of the firm, and finally\\nthe editor. October 6, 1834, Horatio Hill retired,\\nand Colonel Barton became sole proprietor. Novem-\\nber 21, 1840, Henry H. Carroll became associated\\nwith Colonel Barton in the ownership and manage\\nment of the Patriot. December 9, 1841, Colonel\\nBarton retired from the establishment, having sold\\nhis interest to Nathaniel B. Baker, who, with Mr.\\nCarroll, conducted the paper until November 6, 1845,\\nwhen Mr. Baker retired, and his associate continued\\nalone in the paper till his death, August 4, 184(3.\\nDecember 3d, same year, William Butterfield became\\nproprietor of the establishment. May 27, 1847, HiWs\\nNew Hampshire Patriot was united with the New\\nHampMre Patriot, and William Butterfield and John\\nM. Hill became the proprietors. May 18, 1853, Mr.\\nHill retired, leaving Mr. Butterfield as the owner\\nuntil September 2, 1857, at which time Joseph W.\\nMerriam became associated with him. This arrange-\\nment continued until August 17, 1859, when Mr.\\nMerriam retired, and Mr. Butterfield was alone until\\nMay 6, 1868, when Mr. Hill re-entered the firm, and\\nthe firm-name was Butterfield Hill until February\\n20, 1873, when Edwin C. Bailey purchased the estab-\\nlishment and continued as proprietor until October,\\n1878, when it was purchased by the proprietors of\\nThe People, and the two papers were united under the\\nname of the Peop/e and Patriot.\\nIn March, 1888, upon the death of Charles C.\\nPearson, who had been the active manager of the\\neslal.lislnaent, the paper passed to the proprietorship\\nand control of John H. Pearson and Lewis C. Pattee,\\nby whom it was conducted nnlil April l(i, 1885, tlu^\\ndirect management being in the bands of Mr. Pear-\\nIt then passed into the hands of the New Hamp-\\nshire Democratic Press Company, by whom it is now\\npublished.\\nThe People, mentioned above, was establislied here\\nJune 10, 1868, by John H. and Charles C. Pearson,\\nunder the firm-name of Charles C. Pearson Co.\\nThe New HampMre Magazine, probably the first\\nmagazine published in this State, was commenced\\nJune, 1793, in Concord, and discontinued the follow-\\ning November. It was a small octavo, each number\\ncontaining sixty-four pages. Rev. Martin Ruter,\\nthen a resident of Canterbury, is said to have been\\nthe editor.\\nHill s New Hampshire Patriot was commenced\\nAugust 14, 1840, and conducted with the zeal and\\nability so obvious in the New Hampshire Patriot\\nduring the entire period that journal was in charge\\nof its founder, Hon. Isaac Hill. In May, 1847, Hill s\\nNew Hampshire Patriot was united with the New\\nHampshire Patriot.\\nThe Farmers Monthly Visitor, commenced by Isaac\\nHill, January 15, 1839, and conducted by that gentle-\\nman several years, was an interesting and usefid pub-\\nlication, in pamphlet form. Its publication in Con-\\ncord ceased with the number for December, 1849,\\nwhen it was transferred to Manchester.\\nThe New Hampshire Courier was commenced by\\nPalmer Odlin, December 14, 1832,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Dudley S.\\nPalmer, editor. August 8, 1834, it appeared as the\\nCourier and Inquirer, printed and published by Odlin\\nChadwick, D. S. Palmer, editor. This paper was\\ncontinued under various proprietors until May, 1842,\\nwhen it was discontinued; but was revived October\\n4, 1844, by Augustus C. Blodgett, who had been for a\\ntime one of the proprietors of the New Hampshire\\nStatesman. January 9, 1846, the Courier was united\\nwith the Concord Gazette, a journal then recently\\ncommenced by Charles F. Low. The connection of\\nMr. Low with the paper ceased October 21, 1846, and\\nthenceforth, until its union with the Independent\\nDemocrat, May 6, 1847, Mr. Blodgett managed the\\npaper.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0145.jp2"}, "124": {"fulltext": "84\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nThe New Hampshire Observer was commenced in\\nConcord, January 4, 1819, by George Hough, and\\nwas then entitled Concord Observer. March 25, 1822,\\nit passed into the hands of John W. Shepard, who\\nchanged its name to Kew Hampshire Repository. Rev.\\nJohn M. Putnam succeeded Mr. Shepard, changing\\nthe name of the paper to New Hampshire Observer.\\nJuly 12, 1827, Mr. Putnam sold out to Tobias H.\\nMiller, of Portsmouth, and the paper was transferred\\nto that town. It was printed there and at Portland,\\nMe., under several publishers and editors, until May,\\n1831, when Edmund S. Chiidwick purchased a half-\\ninterest in the paper and returned it to its birth-place.\\nJune 11, 1831, ex-Governor David L. Morrill became\\nhalf-owner. August 4, 1833, Charles H. Little pur-\\nchased the interest of Governor Morrill, and the\\nObserver was published by Chadwick Little until\\nFebruary 6, 1835, when, Mr. Little having died, Rev.\\nDavid Kimball became a.ssociated with Mr. Chad-\\nwick, who retired March 25, 1836. January 4, 1839,\\nthe name was changed to Christian Panoply. Jan-\\nuary 1, 1841, the paper became the property of\\nDavid Kimball and Henry Wood, Congregational\\nclergymen, and the name was changed to Congrega-\\ntional Journal. After several changes, during which\\nRev. Benjamin P. Stone and Benning W. Sanborn\\nwere pro])rietors, December 25, 1862, its subscribers\\nwere transferred to The Omgregationalist and Boston\\nRecorder. Mr. Stone afterwards issued a small\\nmonthly publication, and continued it two years,\\nwith the title Christian Reporter.\\nThe first number of the Abolitionist, published by\\nD. D. Fisk and E. G. Eastman, appeared January 24,\\n1835. After four numbers it was published by Albe\\nCady, George Storrs, George Kent and Amos Wood,\\nand issued as the Herald of Freedom, the first number\\nbeing dated March 7, 1835. Joseph Horace Kimball\\nbecame editor and Elbridge G. Chase printer. The\\nconnection of Mr. Kimball with the Herald continued\\nuntil disease forbade his longer continuance. His\\nvaledictory appeared March 24, 1838, and he died on\\nthe 11th of the following April. N. P. Rogers then\\nassumed the editorial management, and remained in\\nthat position until, in 1844, a misunderstanding arose\\nbetween him and the managers of the New Hamp-\\nshire Anti-Slavery Society, in regard to the property\\nin the concern, which resulted in the appointment ol\\nParker Pillsbury as editor and Jacob H. Ela publish-\\ning agent. Their first paper appeared December 20,\\n1844, and this arrangement continued about one year.\\nIn the mean time Mr. Rogers started another herald\\nof freedom, with a prefix, The Herald of Freedom.\\nIn this sheet he su.stained his side of the controver.sy.\\nThis paper he continued until near the time of his\\ndeath, which took place October 16, 1846.\\nAugust 13, 1841, the first number of the People s\\nAdvocate made its appearance, Alanson St. Clair,\\npublishing agent; G. J. L. Colby and A. St. Clair,\\neditors. This was the organ of the political anti-\\nslavery party in New Hampshire, and in those years\\nmet small encouragement. It seems to have been\\nprinted some time in Hanover, by J. E. Hood for in\\nthe report of the Liberty Party State Convention,\\nheld June 5, 1844, it was stated that Mr. Hood had\\nreceived no compen.sation, and was liable for debts\\ncontracted by former publishers to the amount of\\nthree hundred dollars. Nearly two hundred dollars\\nwas contributed at that meeting to discharge this\\nliability. I he paper was probably discontinued in\\nJanuary, 1844. A little sheet the Family Visitor\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nwas commenced at Hanover by Mr. Hood, February\\n7, 1844, and continued a short time in its place. Mr.\\nHood also started the Granite Freeman, a political\\nanti-slavery paper, June 20, 1844, and continued the\\nsame until May 1, 1847, when it was united with the\\nIndependent Democrat.\\nIhe New Hampshire Stalesmnn was founded\\nby Luther Roby, who moved from Amherst, N. H.,\\nto Concord, and became its printer and publisher.\\nAmos A. Parker, in practice of law at Epping, was\\nengaged to conduct it. The first number bears date\\nConcord, January 6, 1823. Mr. Roby published the\\npaper until June, 1823, when his connection with it\\nceased. He continued many years in the business of\\nbook-printing, until he abandoned it and engaged in\\ndeveloping the granite quarrying interest in Concord,\\nin which he was the pioneer. In the later years of\\nhis life he engaged in the manufacture of glasswares\\nin Lyndeborough, N. H. He returned to Concord,\\nwhere he died February 22, 1883. He was born\\nJanuary 8, 1801.\\nJune 1, 1823, the Statesman became th property of\\nAmos A. Parker, its conductor during the five months\\nof its infancy.\\nJune 1, 1824, George Hough commenced and pub-\\nlished the Concord Register, which was edited by\\nGeorge Kimball. Mr. Parker, October 17, 1825,\\ntranferred the Statesman property to George Kimball,\\nto which he united the list of the Register, and\\ncontinued the publication of a paper under the united\\nname of the New Hampshire Statesman and Concord\\nRegister, the first publication bearing date October\\n22, 1825. Mr. Parker still lives, and resides in Glas-\\ntonbury, Conn., at the age of eighty-nine.\\nDecember 3, 1825, Thomas G. Wells, publisher of\\nthe Amherst Herald, purchased an interest in the\\nStatesman and Register, to which he united the sub-\\nscription list of the Herald, and the paper was [lub-\\nlished by Kimball Wells. February 11, 182(3, Mr.\\nWells sold his interest in the paper to Asa JIc Far-\\nland and Moses G. Atwood, and the publishers were\\nKimball, McFarland Atwood. July 29, 1826, Mr.\\nKimball disposed of his newspaper property to George\\nKent, and the publishers were Kent, McFarland\\nAtwood. July 28, 1827, Mr. Atwood conveyed his\\ninterest in the paper to Kent McFarland, who con-\\nBy George E. Jenks.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0146.jp2"}, "125": {"fulltext": "tinued its publication until May 21, 1S31, on which\\ndate a paper called the Xew Hampshire Journal,\\nestablished September 11, 1.S26, by Henry E.\\nJacob B. Moore, was consolidated with the Statesmmt\\nand Register. These papers, united, assumed the\\ntitle of The New Hampshire Statesman and State Jour-\\nnal, and became the property of Asa McFarland and\\nGeorge W. Ela, who were its publishers until Janu-\\nary 1, 1834. The paper bore this title for twenty\\nyears. George Kent died at New Bedford, Mass.,\\nNovember 8, 1884, in the eighty-ninth year of his age.\\nJanuary 1, 1834, Mr. McFarland sold his interest\\nin the Statesman and Journal to George W. Ela, who\\nbecame sole proprietor and publisher from said date\\nto May 0, 1888. Mr. Ela then entered into a part-\\nnership with John W. Flanders, which existed until\\nJuly 11, 1840, when Mr. Ela again became sole pub-\\nlisher to August 14, 1841. From August 14, 1841, to\\nMay 1, 1842, the Statesman and Journal was published\\nby George W. Jacob Hart Ela. From May (J to\\nJune 25, 1842, the names of George W. Ela and\\nAugustus C. Blodgett appeared as its publishers.\\nFrom July 1, 1842, to April 14, 1843, the names of\\nGeorge W. Ela, Augustus C. Blodgett and John P.\\nOsgood appeared upon the paper as its publishers.\\nFrom the last date, for three numbers, no names ap-\\npeared on the paper as publishers. From May 5, 1843,\\nto February 23, 1844, the names of John P. Osgood\\nand Frank S. West appeared as publishers and A. C.\\nBlodgett as editor. From March 1 to July 18, 1844,\\nthe firm-name of Blodgett Osgood appeared as\\npublishers. Mr. Ela is understood to have retained\\nan interest in the paper from April, 1843, to July 19,\\n1844, when it was by him conveyed to George W.\\nOdlin Co. Mr. Ela, now at the age of seventy-seven,\\nis an active business man, and holds a residence in\\nConcord.\\nThe firm of George O. Odlin Co. (John C. Wil-\\nson and John R. Osgood being the company) began\\nthe publication of the Statesman July 26, 1844, and\\ncontinued it until July 4, 1851. Mr. Osgood remained\\none of the firm about three years. Asa McFarland\\nwas its political editor to July, 1850, and corresjiond-\\nent, while making a five months trip in Europe, to\\nJanuary, 1851.\\nIn July, 1851, Asa McFarland and George E.\\nJenks (firm of McFarland Jenks, book and job\\nprinters) purchased the Statesman and assumed its\\npublication under the title as above, Asa McFar-\\nland, editor. The first publication under said pro-\\nprietors bears date of July 12, 1851. January 1,\\n1858, Henry McFarland became associated with the\\nsaid firm. January 1, 1868, Asa McFarland retired\\nfrom the editorship of the paper, and January, 1869,\\nthe name was changed to The Republican Statesman.\\nJanuary 1, 1870, Rossiter Johnson purchased Asa\\nMcFarland s interest in the establishment, and the\\npaper continued to be published under the firm-name\\nof McFarland Jenks, to October 1, 1871.\\nThe paper was then purchased by a corporation\\nknown as the Republican Press Association, who\\nconsolidated with it the weekly Independent Demo-\\ncrat; the same purchase included the Concord Daily\\nMonitor. The weekly issue of the paper from the\\npress of this corporation has, since October 1, 1871,\\nborne the title of the Independent Statesman. Rossiter\\nJohnson, P. B. Cogswell, George G. Fogg, William\\nE. Stevens, Allan M. Jenks and Edward N. Pearson\\nhave been members of its editorial corps since Octo-\\nber, 1871, and Edward A. Jenks has been its business\\nmanager.\\nOf those the longest idenlilied with [he Slulesmnn,\\nAsa McFarland was the veteran. His iHiblication ol\\nthe paper dates from February 11, 1S26, to January\\n1, 1834, and from July, 1851, to January 1, 1868,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nabout twenty-five years. To this term of service may\\nbe added six years as political editor and correspon-\\ndent while the paper was published by George O.\\nOdlin Co. After retiring from active service, he\\nwas a frequent contributor to the columns of the\\nStatesman to the time of his death, December 13,\\n1879, in the seventy-sixth year of his age.\\nGeorge E. Jenks was for more than twenty years a\\npublisher of the Statesman, and Henry McFarland\\nfourteen years. George W. Ela was a proprietor of\\nthe Statesman thirteen years, and George O. Odlin\\nand John C. Wilson each seven years.\\nOf the men who have, at various times, been en-\\ngaged in the earlier publication of the Statesman,\\nthere are living, a.d. 1885, Amos A. Parker, now of\\nGlastonbury, Conn., aged about eighty-nine; George\\nW. Ela, Concord, seventy-seven and George O. Od-\\nlin, Union Grove, 111.\\nThe Statesman came into existence after the decease\\nof the Federal party, and espoused the cause of Levi\\nWoodbury as an independent candidate for Governor\\nagainst Samuel Dinsmoor. Mr. Woodbury was suc-\\ncessful against his rival. Subsequently it supported\\nthe Whig party, -and became the leading exponent of\\nits principles; and later, an effective supporter of the\\nRepublican party, when it came into existence in\\n1856 from the wreck of the old Whig and Free-Soil\\nparties, and since.\\nThe Independent Democrat was commenced at Man-\\nchester, May 8, 1845, by Robert 0. Wetmore. Subse-\\nquently it was transferred to Concord, where George\\nG. Fogg, State Secretary, engaged in its editorial\\nmanagement, and May 6, 1847, the New Hampshire\\nCourier, published by A. C. Blodgett, and the Granite\\nFreeman, published by J. E. Hood, with their sub-\\nscription lists, were merged with the Independent\\nDemocrat, and Mr. Hood became one of the editors\\nand publishers of the consolidated journal, under the\\nname of Tlie Independent Democrat and Freeman.\\nJuly 29, 1847, Mr. Wetmore retired therefrom, and\\nthe paper was published by J. E. Hood Co. Feb-\\nruary 22, 1849, Mr. Hood retired from the paper, and\\nJames J. Wiggin became a partner, when the paper", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0147.jp2"}, "126": {"fulltext": "UISTOllV OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NKW HAMPSHIRE.\\nagain assumed the name of The IndependeHl Democrat,\\nand appeared ul)lislied by Fogg Wiggin.\\nJanuary 1, 1S; )2, Cyrus Barton, a former publisher\\nof the New JliimpMre Pntrivt, commenced tlie publi-\\ncation of a semi-weekly paper, called the State Cap-\\nital Itepnrler. Jlay 20, 1853, Amos Hadley became\\nassociated with Colonel Barton. A weekly edition of\\nthe Reporter WAS commenced July 10, 1S. )3, and the j\\nsemi-weekly Reporter was discontinued September 5,\\n1854. Colonel Barton died February 17, 18.55, and j\\nMr. Hadley conducted the establishment until Jan- j\\nnary 8, 1857, when the paper was merged in The\\nIndepenilrnt Democrat, which Wiis thereafter jiublished\\nand edited by (reorge G. Fogg and Amos Hadley.\\nMay 1864, Parsons B. (Cogswell and (Jcorge H.\\nSturtevant commenced to publish the Concord Daily\\nMonitor. October 14th a weekly edition of the Monitor\\nW1U5 published, and continued until Jaiiuiiry 5, 1867;\\nbut January 20, 1867, The Independent Democrat and\\nthe Monitor establishments were united, and the Con-\\ncord Daihi Monitor and The Independent Democrat\\nwere published by the Indejiendent Press Associa-\\ntion until October, 1871, when The Independent Dem-\\nocrat and Repnhllcnn iStatesman establishments were\\nconsolidated. The combined weekly paper ajipeared\\nunder tlie name of the Independent Statesman, and the\\ndaily issue continued under the name of the Concord\\nDaili/ Monitor. The new business combination was\\nincorporated under the style and title of the Re-\\npublican Press Association.\\nSuch have been the changes and affiliations of half\\na century, through which the Independent Statesman\\ncame into existence October 6, 1871. From this date\\nthere has been no change.\\nAs connected with The Independent Democrat, Inde-\\npendent Statesman and Daili/ Monitor, (reorge G. Fogg\\nheld a service of twenty-seven years. He died October\\n5, 1881. P. B. Cogswell s service with these papers has\\nbeen continuous since May, 1864. Amos Hadley had a\\nten years connection with the liepoi fer a.nd Democrat.\\nThe Independent Democrat was established to pro-\\nmulgate the i)rinciples of the Free-Soil party. Sub-\\nsequently, from the consolidation of the o])ponents ol\\nthe Democratic organization into the Republican\\nparty, in 1856, it gave firm supjiort to the new organ-\\nization, which embraced the principles of the Free-\\nSoil party. These two leading papers, the Slatemian\\nand the Democrat, having accomplished their separate\\nwork, are now consolidated in one, to represent the\\ngreat principles for which the two .so long battled,\\nside by side, in the city of Concord. T.,ong may its\\nname be a synonym for the rights of all mankind\\nJanuary 5, 1832, the Olive Branch, a small quarto,\\nissued once a week, made its appearance. It bore\\nthe name of Jacob Perkins, but was discontinued on\\nthe 21st of the following June.\\nNovember 21, 1832, Hill Barton, proprietors of\\nthe yein HamjJshire Patriot, commenced issuing that\\npaper in semi-weekly form, which, after trial of a\\nyear and a half, ceased to appear as a semi-weekly\\nsheet.\\nThe Star in the East and New Hampshire UniversalM\\nwas first issued on April 12, 1832, by Kimball\\nAdams. It was conducted by Rev. John G. Adams\\nuntil August 5, 1837, when it was merged in The\\nTrumpet, a Universalist paper, published in Boston,\\nby Rev. Thomas Whittemore; Rev. Moses Ballon, of\\nPortsmouth, was assistant editor.\\nThe Balm of Qilead and Practical I liifrmilixt \\\\v:is\\ncommenced July, 1842, and continued two years or\\nmore, J. F. Witherell, publisher; C. Philbrick,\\nprinter. It was a small weekly quarto paper, and\\nadvocated the principles of ibc nligicius denomina-\\ntion whose name it bore.\\nOn March 1, 1831, Henry 1 and John W. Moore\\ncommenced the Concord Adrrrliser, but the pa])er\\nwas soon abandoned, and J. W. Moore, May 10, is;{4,\\ncommenced a semi-monthly called The Chameleon,\\nbut that also was short-lived.\\nMoses Eastman and Albert G. Chadwick, June 16,\\n1833, commenced, and published more tluui a year, a\\npaper styled The Spirit of Enqmrii.\\nThe New Hampshire Baptist Reijisfer, Rev. Edmund\\nWorth, editor; Eastman, Webster Co., publishers,\\nwas issued here several years before and after the year\\n1834.\\nPriestcraft Exposed, a semi-monthly publication,\\nwas issued here in 1833, 1834 and 1835 by Hayes\\nKimball, a part of which time it was published in an\\nenlarged form as The Expositor.\\nThe Literary Gazette, published weekly by D. D.\\nFisk, Asa Fowler and Moody Currier, was commenced\\nAugust 1, 1834, and published about two years.\\nCyrus P. Bradley was also associated fur a liiiic with\\nthe paper.\\nTemperance Herald was the name of a paper pub-\\nlished by the New Hampshire Temperance Society,\\nat Concord, and furnished free one year to every\\nfamily in the State in 1834 or 1835. E. S. Cha.hviek\\ncontinued the publication of the paper one year after\\nthe State society relinquished it. Mr. Chadwick also\\npublished the White Mountain Torrent, a triii|.ii;nice\\n.sheet, about three years prior to July l o, IS4i;, when\\nit was united with the Massachusetts J n/ij rrmirr S/.md-\\nard, and published in Boston.\\nThe Loco-Motive, a small semi-weekly papi r, was\\ncommenced May 20, 1842,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John K. I r( iieh, pul)-\\nlishcr; George Kent, editor. Only ;iIhiiiI Iwciily\\nnumbers were issued.\\nThe Crusader of Reform, commenee.I .hnuiary, 1S52,\\nwas published al)0ut two years by Rev. Daniel Lan-\\ncaster.\\nRev. Daniel Lancaster and Charles L. Wheeler com-\\nmenced, early in 1853, and published a few numbers\\nof a paper bearing the name Northern Indicator.\\nThe Undercurrent, a monthly paper, was commenced\\nNovember 1, 1848, by Lewis Tower, but was soon\\ndiscontinued.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0148.jp2"}, "127": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\n87\\nThe Democratic Standard was comnienced .Time,\\n1856, by John B. Palmer, and continued until August,\\n1861, when, on account of its alleged disloyalty, the\\n(itfioc was assailed by a mob, and the printing material\\ndestroyed. Its publication was not resumed. Ed-\\nmund Burke, of Newport, was understood to have\\nbeen a frequent writer for tlie Standard.\\nThe Mnnifar, the organ of the Unitarian dc liiia-\\ntion in New Hampshire, eommeneed at Duvrr in\\n1881, was removed to Concord Blay 7, 1834. It was\\nconducted until May 6, 1835, by a committee of the\\nI nitarian Ministerial Association. Rev. Moses G.\\nThomas occupied the editorial chair at that tiiuc, ami\\nconducted the paper until it was discontiniud, jirnli-\\nably with the close of Vol. 5, May 20, 1886.\\nThe Xew Hampshire Phwnix, a temperance sheet,\\nconducted by D. J. Lancaster, was commenced\\nJanuary 7, 1854. February 10, 1855, E. H. Cheney\\nappeared as editor and proprietor. It was finally\\nunited with the Weekly Chronicle, at Portsmouth, and\\npublished there by Miller Gray.\\nCampaign Papers. These have been issued by\\nseveral concerns, especially previous to the establish-\\nment of daily papers in Concord. These sheets had\\nvarious titles, of which the following are specimens:\\nSpirit of the JiepiMican Press, from the office of the\\nPatriot, in 1829, D. S. Palmer, editor; The Concord\\nPatriot, by S. O. Dickey, 1835; The Tramcript, 1835;\\nThe Adfocdie of Democracy, from the office of Hill s\\nJS ew Hiiiiipxliii-r I idriot, 1843, Joseph Kidder, editor;\\nThe True WIti.j. 1). S. Palmer, editor, 1847; The Wil-\\ninot Vrof IMS, Frank Barr, publisher; the Rvuyh\\nand Readji. i ir H fiih Osgood, publisher; the\\nConcord 7 i i, i, Wheeler, publisher the\\nVoice of th l.y E. E. Sturtovant, 1855;\\nand the T\u00e2\u0080\u009en,,k ,u,d Slmdy, to match tlie l, n,n/h and\\nReady.\\nOctober 6, 1828, Moore Patch commenced, but\\niniblished only a few weeks, a paper entitled Time s\\nMirror. Mr. Moore afterwards published a paper at\\nMeredith Bridge (now known as Laconia). He died\\nin Amherst, his native place, February 13, 1837, aged\\ntwenty-eight.\\nThe Keiv Hampshire Workman, devoted to Labor\\nand Political Reform, was commenced at Concord,\\nMarch, 1870, and continued a short time. No names\\nappeared as publishers.\\nS. G. Noyes publishes a weekly paper in Fisher-\\nville, entitled Rays of Liyht.\\nThe Veterans Advocate was established January 1,\\n1884, and is devoted to the interests of the Grand\\nArmy of the Republic. H. F. W. Little and Ira C.\\nEvans, editors Ira C. Evans, publisher.\\nAmateur s Monthly Magazine, 16 pages. Edited and\\npublished by Frank A. Knight; commenced January,\\n1873, ceased April, 1S74.\\nThe Daily Press of Concord. The history of tlie\\n1 By P. B. Cogswell.\\ndaily press of Concord must necessarily include llic\\npapers which have been published during the sessions\\nof the Legislature, and in political campaigns, cover-\\ning short periods of time usually. Files of most of\\nthese are preserved in the newspaper oilices of the\\ncity, and an examination of them will well re])ayany\\nperson inlcreslcil in the progress of typography and\\nlIiM. s Daily Patimot.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The first prospectus f\u00e2\u0080\u009er\\na daily paper in Concord was issued by William P.\\nJohn M. Hill, publishers of Hill s Mew Hampshire\\nPatriot, May 12, 1841. It provided for the publica-\\ntion of a paper during the session of the Legislature.\\nsix days in a week, to contain the i)roceedings of the\\nLegislature as reported by Governor Hill, assisted by\\nthe publishers, and also the proceedings of Congress,\\nthen in session, having been called together in con-\\nsequence of the death of President Harrison. Its\\nterms were two cents a copy, delivered by stage-\\ndrivers and mail-carriers. The first number was\\nissued June 3d, with a printed page measuring eleven\\nby seven and a half inches, and presented a neat\\ntypographical appearance. It was continued until\\nthe close of the session, July 3d, making a volume of\\ntwenty-eight numbers. Vol. 2 wa.s published in\\n1842, beginning January 1st and ending June 24th,\\nthe day of the close of the session, making twejity-\\none numbers.\\nThe Daily Patriot was first issued ,)une 2. 1841, by\\nBarton Carroll, and was continued through the ses-\\nsion of the Legislature every morning, except Friday\\nand Sunday. It was a small folio, the jniges twelve by\\neight and one-half inches, with three columns of mat-\\nter, and the subscription price was twenty-five cents for\\nthe session. The volume closed July 3d with the 24th\\nnumber. The volume for 1842 is missing, but it was of\\nthe same size as Vol. 1, and published by Carroll\\nBaker. There were two sessions of the Legislature\\nthat year, the first beginning June 1st aud ending June\\n24th, and the second beginning November 2d and end-\\ning December 23d. Vol. 4 (probably a mistake) begau\\nJune 8, 1843, and ended July 1st, with the 21st num-\\nber\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Carroll Baker, publishers. The volume for 1844,\\nby the same publishers, is numbered Vol. 4, and\\ncovers two sessions of the Legislature, the first be-\\nginning June 6th and ending June 19th, with the 12th\\nnumber, and the second beginning November 21st and\\nending December 28th, with Nund)er 33. Vol. 5, by\\nthe same publishers, beginning Jnne 5, 1845, and\\nending July 3d, contains twenty-five numbers.\\nVol. 6, beginning June4, 1846, aud ending July 10th,\\ncontains thirty-one numbers, and was published by\\nH. H. Carroll. Vol. 7 appeared in an enlarged form,\\nfour columns to a page, and the pages sixteen by\\ntwelve and one-half inches. It began June 3, 1847,\\nand ended July 5th, with the 27th number\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Buttertield\\nHill, publishers. In 1848 there were two sessions\\nof tlie Legislature and two volumes of the paper,\\nVol. 8, beginning June 8th and ending June 24th, con-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0149.jp2"}, "128": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OK MKKKIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMl SHTRE.\\ntaining fifteen numbers, and Vol. 9, beginning No-\\nvember 23d and ending January 5, 1849, containing\\nthirty-two numbers\u00e2\u0080\u0094 HutterHeld iS: Hill, publishers.\\nIn 1849 the paper took the name ut Let/istative He-\\nporter, and was published by N. H. Baker, as Vol. 1,\\nbeginning June 7tli and ending .July 7tli, willi the\\n2. )th number.\\nVol. 10 of Th,! Dai/;/ I alrwt began .fuiie tJ, 1S 0,\\nand ended July 13tli, containing thirty-one numbers,\\nand was publishe.l by IJutterlield Hill. During\\nthis year the Consiitulional Convention was held, and\\nthe iaily is numbered Vol. 12, beginning November\\n7, 1850, and ending .January 4, 18.51, with the SCtli\\nnumber. This volume appears in enlarged form, the\\npages mciisuring nineteen and one-fourth by thirteen\\ninches, and five columns to a page.\\nVol. 13 began June 5, 18.51, and ended July 5th, with\\nthe 24th number, with no change in publishers.\\nVol. 14 began June 3, 1852, and ended June 19th, with\\nthe 13th number. This w:is a Presidential election\\nyear, and the nomination of Franklin Pierce for tlie\\nPresidency necessitated better facilities than a weekly\\npaper afforded for conducting tlie campaign at his\\nhome, and, therefore, Messrs. Butterfield Hill de-\\ncided to i.ssue a daily through tlie campaign for one\\ndollar, and Vol. 15 began July 12th and ended Novem-\\nber 3d, the day after the election, making ninety-seven\\nnunibers. It was the first pai)er printed six days in\\na week, in this city,e.Kcept during legislative sessions.\\nA second ses.sion of the Legislature was held the same\\nyear, and Vol. 1(5 began November 18th and ended\\nJanuary 10, 185. making thirty-seven luimbei-s.\\nVol. 17, beginning June 2, 1853, and ending .July\\n2d, with the 24th numlier, was published by William\\nButterfield, as were the seven succeeding volumes,\\nviz.. Vol. 18 began June 8, 1854, and ended July\\n5th, comprising twenty-five numbers. Vol. 19, a cam-\\nl)aign paper, published si.x times a week, began\\nNovember 9, 1854, and ended March 10, 1855, com-\\nprising eighly-si.v numbers. Vol. 20 began June 7,\\n1855, and ended July 14th, with the 27th number.\\nVol. 21, published as a campaign paper, began\\nJanuary 9, 185f), and ended March 8th, comprising\\nforty-three numbers. Vol. 22 began June 5, 1856,\\nand ended July 12th, with the 24th number. Vol. 23\\nwas published as a Presidential campaign paper from\\nSeptember 11, 1856, to November 1st, of the same year,\\nmaking thirty-three numbers. Vol. 24 began June\\n4, 1857, and ended June 27th, making only sixteen\\nnumbers.\\nVol. 25, beginning June .3, 1858, and ending .liuie\\n26th, comprising seventeen numbers, was published by\\nButterfield Merriam, as also was Vol. 27, beginning\\nJune 2, 1859, and ending June 28th, with seventeen\\nnumbers. We find no file of Vol. 26, and presume\\nthere was an error in numbering Vol. 27.\\nVol. 28, beginning June 7, 1860, and ending July\\n.5th, comprising twenty numbei-s, was published by\\nWilliam Butterfield, as also was Vol. 29, beginning\\nJune 6, 1861, and ending July 4th, comprising twenty\\nnumbers.\\nThe publication of Tlie Daily Patriot regularly\\nthrough the year was begun January 3, 1868, by But-\\nterfield Hill, the volume being numbered 30, and\\nwas continued by them to February 1, 1873, when\\nE. C. Bailey became its proprietor and publisher, and\\ncontinued its publication to November 1, 1877, when\\nit was stopped. During the legislative session of\\n1878 the paper was published by F. P. Kellom, with\\nWilliam P. Bailey, editor, beginning June 5th and\\nending August 19th, making si.\\\\ty-four numbers.\\nDuritig the legislative session of 1879 the People\\nmd Patriot, Vol. 1, was published by C. C. Pearson,\\nbeginning June 5th and ending July 21st comprising\\nforty numbers. December 1, 1879, the publication of\\nthe paper, under the same title, six issues a week, was\\nresumed by C. C. Pearson, and continued until Sep-\\ntember 3, 1881, when it was discontinued. The\\nPeople and Patriot was re-established by the Demo-\\ncratic Press Association, 1885.\\nDaily People. Another legislative paper was\\nthe Daily People, published by Charles C Pearson\\nCo., a folio sheet, with pages twenty-one by four-\\nteen inches. Nine volumes were issued, as follows\\nVol. 1, from June 1, 1870, to July 1st, comprising\\ntwenty -three numbers. Vol. 2 from June 7, 1871, to\\nJuly 18th, twenty-seven numbers. Vol. 3, from June\\n6, 1872, to July 9th, seventeen numbers. Vol. 4, from\\nJune 5, 1873, to July 3d, seventeen numbers. Vol. 5,\\nfrom June 3, 1874, to July 10th, twenty-six numbers.\\nVol. 6, from June 2, 1875, to July 3d, twenty-three\\nnumbers. Vol. 7, from June 8, 1876, to July 21st,\\nthirty-two numbers. Vol. 8, from June 7, 1877, to\\n.luly 21st, thirty-two numbers, and Vol. 9, began June\\n6, 1878, ending August 20th, with fifty-three numbers.\\nDaily De.mocrat and Frkeman. During the\\nlegislative session of 1847 a daily was published by\\nWetmore Hood, called the Daily Demnn-at and\\nFreeman. It vva-s a small sheet, eleven by fifteen and\\none-half inches, four columns to a page. The first\\nnumber was dated June 3, 1847, and the last number\\nJuly 5th, and twenty -six numbers were issued.\\nDaily Independent Democrat. Dailies were\\nissued from the Independent Demoa-at office dur-\\ning the sessions of the Legislature, as follows Vol.\\n3 began June 7, 1855, and closed July 14th, with prob-\\nably twenty-seven numbers. We do not know that a\\nfile of it is in existence, but the files of the weekly\\nedition contain the proceedings of the Legislature\\nquite fully, which were taken from the daily. Vol.\\n4 began .lune 4, 1857, and ended June 27th, comprising\\nseventeen numbers. It was published by Fogg\\nHadley. Vol. 5 began June 3, 1858, and ended June\\n26th, comprising seventeen number.s. Vol. 6 began\\nJune 2, 1859, and ended June 29th, comprising seven-\\nteen numbers. Vol. 7 began June 7, 1860, and\\nended July 5th, comprising twenty numbers. The\\nsize of the pages was twelve and three-fourths by", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0150.jp2"}, "129": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0151.jp2"}, "130": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3005", "width": "1918", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0152.jp2"}, "131": {"fulltext": "Tiiiii teni :incl ono-half inches. Vol. 8 began June 6th,\\nisdl, ami oiiiliil .luly 5th, comprising twenty numbers.\\nDaii.v Statesman. Vol. 1 of the Daily States-\\nnidii was begun by McFarlaud Jenks, June 2, 1852,\\nand ended June 19th, comprising only fit teen nuni-\\nImts, the session being a short one. Vol. 2 began\\n.lune 8, 1854, and ended July 15th, comprising twenty-\\nsi X numbers. Vol. 3 began June 7, 1855, and ended July\\n14th, comprising twenty -seven numbers. Vol. 4 began\\n.lune 5, 1856, and ended July 12th, comprising twenty-\\nlour numbers. Vol. 5 began June 4, 1857, and\\nended June 26th, comprising sixteen numbers. Vol.\\n6 began June 3, 1858, and ended June 26th, comprising\\nseventeen numbers. Vol. 7 began June 2, 1859, and\\nended June 28th, comprising seventeen numbers. Vol.\\n8 began June 6, 1860, and ended July 5th, comprising\\ntwenty numbers. Vol. 9 began June 6, 1861, and\\nended July 5th, comprising twenty numbers.\\nIjEGISLATive Reporter. In 1862 a joint arrange-\\nment was made by William Butterfield, of the Patriot,\\nMcFarland Jenks, of the Statesman, and Fogg\\nHadley, of the Independent Democrat, for the publica-\\ntion of one daily during the session of the Legis-\\nlature, under the title of Legislative Reporter. Vol.\\n1 began June 5, 1862, and ended July 10th, comprising\\ntwenty-five numbers. Vol. 2 began June 4, 18C3,\\nand ended July 1st, comprising twenty-four numbers.\\nVol. 3 began June 3, 1864, and ended July 16th. Vol.\\n4 began June 8, 1865, and ended July 3d, comprising\\nseventeen numbers. Vol. 5 began June 7, 1866, and\\nended July 9th, comprising twenty-one numbers. This\\nwas the last volume issued, the Daily Monitor and\\nDaily Patriot being published regularly, rendering it\\nunnecessary for the weekly papers to continue the\\npublication of a daily solely for the purpose of giv-\\ning the legislative proceedings.\\nThere may have been other legislative dailies pub-\\nlished, but no files of them are in existence to our\\nknowledge. In 1846 the Granite Freeman and New\\nHampshire Courier announced that dailies would be\\nissued by their publishers for the session, but whether\\nthe promise was fulfilled is more than we know.\\nConcord Daily Monitor. Early in the spring\\nof 1864 several gentlemen of this city, who felt the\\nneed of a permanent daily paper at the capital of\\nthe State, took steps looking to the securing of that\\nobject. Estimates of expense for an evening paper\\nwere obtained, and a guaranty fund of three thousand\\ndollars was subscribed by some forty or more gentle-\\nmen interested in the movement, chiefly through the\\nsolicitation of the late Governor Joseph A. Gilmore.\\nA contract was made with P. B. Cogswell and George\\nH. Sturtevant, book and job printers, under the firm-\\nname of Cogswell Sturtevant, to print and publish\\nan evening daily, for a fixed compensation, for a\\nspecified number of copies, they to have no editorial\\nresponsibility. On May 23, 1864, the Concord Daily\\nMonitor made its appearance from the office of Cogs-\\nwell Sturtevant, and bearing their names as pub-\\nlishers. The services of the late William S. Robinson,\\nthen clerk of the Massachusetts House of Repre-\\nsentatives, were secured for a few weeks as editor,\\nand J. M. W. Yerrinton as legislative reporter. The\\npaper published full telegraphic reports, and made a\\nspecial point of giving news from the New Ilamj)-\\nshire soldiers in the field, which helped to increase\\nits circulation.\\nIt is perhaps needless to say that all the verbal\\nconditions of the contract for publishing the pai)er\\nwere broken almost from the start, and the promised\\nwritten contract was never furnished. The local\\neditorial work fell at once upon the senior publisher,\\nand at the end of six or seven weeks Mr. Robinson\\nreturned to his home, and J. Henry Gilmore, the\\nprivate secretary of his father. Governor Gilmore,\\nassumed the editorial work in part, and continued his\\nconnection with the paper about one year. Of the\\nsubscribed guaranty, only about one-half was ever\\ncollected, and not a dollar of it was ever received by\\nthe publishers. Near the end of August, 1865, the\\npaper and its accounts were turned over to Cogswell\\nSturtevant, in part payment of their claim for\\nprinting, and they assumed its editorial and busiuess\\nmanagement, which they continued until January 2,\\n1867. During the falls of 1865 and 1866, George A.\\nHarden, now of the Lowell Courier, and Speaker of\\nthe Massachusetts House of Representatives, was\\nemployed in editorial work on the Monitor, and Wil-\\nliam B. Smart, now of the Boston Post, for a short\\ntime in the fall of 1864 had charge of the local work.\\nOn January 2, 1867, the Monitor and Independent\\nDemocrat offices were merged under the name of\\nThe Independent Press Association for the term\\nof five years. The association was composed of\\nGeorge G. Fogg, Amos Hadley, P. B. Cogswell and\\nGeorge H. Sturtevant, and they continued the publi-\\ncation of the Monitor and the Independent Democrat,\\nthe Weekly Monitor, which had been published for\\nfifteen months, being united with the latter paper-\\nMr. Hadley retired from the paper after a few\\nmonths, and part of his interest was taken by S. C.\\nEastman. On January 1, 1868, the Monitor was\\nenlarged, to accommodate the increasing advertising\\npatronage. In 1870, IMr. Sturtevant sold part of his\\ninterest to John W. Odlin, and the association con-\\ntinued without further change until October 1, 1871,\\nwhen the Republican Press Association was formed.\\nParsons Brainard Cogswell was born in Hen-\\nniker, N. H., January 22, 1828. His parents were\\nDavid and Hannah (Haskell) Cogswell, who removed\\nfrom Gloucester, Mass., to Henniker early in 1815,\\nand he was the eighth in a family of twelve children.\\nHe was also of the eighth generation of descendants\\nof John Cogswell, ancestor of the Cogswell family,\\nwho settled in Old Ipswich, Mass., in that portion\\nnow known as Essex, in 1635. His early life was\\nspent in farming principally, occasionally helping in\\nhis lather s blacksmith-shop. His education was ob-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0155.jp2"}, "132": {"fulltext": "IIISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW IIAMl SHIRE.\\ntaincd in the common school and an occasional term\\nof a few weeks in the academy, until nearly nineteen\\nyears old, when he attended Clinton Grove School\\neight months, under the instruction of Moses A.\\nCartland, a noted teacher and cousin of John G.\\nWhittier. In the fall of 1847 an opi)ortunity occurred\\nfor hiiu to gratify a long-felt desire to learn the\\nprinter s trade, and November 29th he entered the\\nIndependent Democrat office, then owned by Hon.\\nGeorge G. Fogg (afterwards minister to Switzerland\\nand United States Senator) and Joseph E. Hood (after-\\nwards on the editorial stafl of the Springfield Repub-\\nlican for many years). In the spring of 1849 he was\\nemployed in the New Hampshire Palriol office, and\\ncontinued there for three years, with the exception of\\nsix weeks in the Gloucester Telegraph office at the\\nclose of 1849. In 1852 he entered the employ of\\nTripp Osgood lus a book comi)ositor, and so con-\\ntinued for two years. Later, in March, 1854, in com-\\npany with A. G. Jones, he purchased the printing-\\noffice of Tripp Osgood, and the partnership con-\\ntinued for some four and one-half years, when he\\nconducted the business alone for several years. May\\n23, 1864, in company with George U. Slurtevant, he\\nstarted the Concord Daily Monitor, which was the\\nfirst permanent daily i)aper published in Concord,\\nand has been connected with it ever since, as local,\\nassociate and managing editor, holding the latter\\nposition at the present time. The weekly issue is the\\nIndependent Statesman, and the papers are owned and\\npublished by the Rei)ublican Press Association, he\\nbeing the second largest owner in the stock of the\\nsame. He wiis elected a member of the superintend-\\ning school committee of Union School District,\\nwhich embraces the compact part of the city of\\nConcord, known as the State-House Precinct, in\\nMarch, 1858, and when the Board of Education of\\nthe district was created, in August, 1859, he was cho-\\nsen for a two-years term, and has been successively\\nre-elected since for nine terms of three years each.\\nFor eighteen years lie served as financial agent of\\nthe board, and is president of it at the present time,\\nit being his fourth year of service in that capacity.\\nHe was elected a Representative to the Legislature\\nfrom Ward Four in 1872 and 1873, and State printer\\nin 1881 and 1883, and served as one of the State audi-\\ntors of printers accounts and trustee of State Library\\nfor several years. He has been a member of the New\\nHampshire Historical Society for many years, four of\\nwhich he wiis its secretary is a member of the New\\nHampshire Antiquarian Society; was president of\\nthe New Hampshire Press Association in 1872, 73,\\n74, 75, and recording secretary of the same since\\n1876; and is a charter member of the Appalachian\\nMountain Club, Boston. He spent nearly a year in\\nthe Old World in 1878-79, and his letters to his\\npapers were published in an octavo volume of four\\nhundred and fifty-five pages, under the title of\\nGlints from Over the Water.\\nThe Repi-blican Phess Associ.\\\\tiok which wa\\nformed Oct. 1, 1871, bought the papers and business ul\\nthe Independent Press Association and of the Repub-\\nlican Statesman proprietors, and consolidated tlie\\ntwo offices. The publication of the Concord Daili;\\nMonitor has ever since been continued by the Repulj-\\nlican Press Association, and its circulation has yearl\\\\\\nincreased, and bids fair to continue to do .so in tlu-\\nfuture.\\nAt the time of the consolidation of the papers,\\nGeorge G. Fogg was chosen political editor, Rossiter\\nJohnson managing editor and P. B. Cogswell local\\neditor, with Edward A. Jenks business manager.\\nEarly in 1872, Mr. Fogg retired from editorial labor\\nand from the association, and in October 1st of the\\nsame year Mr. Johnson also retired. No one was\\nselected to fill his place for a few months, Asa\\nFowler, then president of the association, perform-\\ning considerable editorial work. In January, 1873,\\nWilliam E. Stevens became managing editor, and so\\ncontinued until the middle of August, 1882, when he\\nretired to accept the United States consulship at\\nSmyrna. Allan M. Jenks was local editor during\\nthe absence of Mr. Cogswell in 1878-79, a period of\\nmore than a year. At the present time the editors\\nare P. B. Cogswell, who has been connected with the\\npaper from the first number, and Edward N. Pearson.\\nThe Monitor was enlarged for the second time March\\n28, 1882, and a third time March 15, 1884, when it\\ncommenced a morning edition, also, which was con-\\ntinued till November 15, the same year.\\nOf the struggles of the paper during its early\\nyears it is not necessary to speak in detail. Com-\\nmenced, as it was, when war prices ruled in every-\\nthing, white paper costing from twenty-seven to\\nthirty cents a pound, and composition by the piece\\nreaching a higher price than ever before or since,\\nnothing but hard work and a great deal of it carried\\nit through successfully, and made it the first perma-\\nnent daily paper in Concord.\\nConcord Dah,y Blade was started by the Blade\\nPublishing Company September 1, 1880, and discon-\\ntinued December 7, 1880. Subsequently, the Weekly\\nBlade was published by\u00c2\u00bbE. P. Gerould, lor some time,\\nwhen it was suspended, and afterwards resuscitated as\\nthe Concord Tribune, since which it has been pub-\\nlished in Canaan and Concord.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0156.jp2"}, "133": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\n91\\nCHAPTER\\nCONCORV~(C mt!,u,e,t).\\nBA\\nET(,\\nThe C\\nState\\nHiiTik\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Jleehanics Niitional Bank\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Nal\\nCapital Hank\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Fii-st National Bank The New Hampahire Savings-\\nBarik\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The iMerriniaek (Vmnly Savings-Bank- Loan and Trust Sav-\\nings-Bank\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Penaeuok Savings-Bjink\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Count Runifurd Countess of\\nEumtoiJ\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Uc.lfe and Kunifold Asylum- The New Hampshire\\nBihlc S.tcicly\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Physicians City Hospitjil\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Fire Department Water\\nWorks\u00e2\u0080\u0094 r.Miacuok\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Concord Horse Rjiilroad\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Centenarians- Slavery\\nin t onconl\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Manufacturing Interests Misceltaneons.\\nThe first banking institution in this town was the\\nConcord Bank, which was incorporated June 18, 1806.\\nTimotliy Walker, Caleb Stark, John Bradley, John\\nMills, Robert Harris, Ebenezer Peasley, Richard\\nAyer, William Whittle, William A. Kent, Jo.shua\\nDarling, Thomas W. Thompson, Aquila Davis, John\\nChandler, Baruch Chase, Joseph Towne and Joseph\\nClough and their associates were incorporated by\\nthe name of the President, Directors and Company\\nof the Concord Bank.\\nIn proceeding to organize for the transaction of\\nbusiness under their charter, special difficulties were\\nencountered, growing chiefly, it is said, out of ques-\\ntions of location and management. Already there was\\na north end and a south end interest. In the\\nformer was Hon. Timothy Walker, and in the latter\\nColonel William A. Kent, with whom, respectively,\\nothers took sides, according to their own ideas of\\ninterest. The result, however, was, two banks went\\ninto operation under the same charter, one called the\\nUpper Bank and the other the Lower Bank, each\\nclaiming exclusively to be the Concord Bank. 01\\nthe Upper Bank, Timothy Walker was first president\\nand Samuel Sparhawk, from Portsmouth, cashier. 01\\nthe Lower Bank, Joseph Towne, of Hopkinton, was\\npr sident, and William A. Kent cashier. For several\\nyears a disagreeable competition existed between\\nthem. On the part of the Upper Bank a run was\\nmade upon the Lower, for the payment in specie of\\ntheir bills. By the Lower Bank, or by persons inter-\\nested therein, suits were commenced against the other\\nfor issuing bills contrary to law and hence a litiga-\\ntion as to which was the lawful Concord Bank was\\ncontinued for a considerable time. In 1808 one\\nNehemiah Jones commenced a suit against Timothy\\nWalker, containing more than a hundred counts,\\nwhich embraced all the questions at issue. In these\\nsuits the late Jeremiah Mason was employed as\\nJones counsel. Tradition says that, after a while,\\nMa-son, perceiving the difficulties of the subject, and\\ndisposed to adjust the matter between the parties,\\nsignified to his client that as he had got into gentle-\\nmen s company he must expect to pay a gentleman s\\nprice. Soon after, the rival banks came to an\\nagreement, at least so far as to cease from vexing one\\nanother; both obtained credit with the public, and\\ncontinued to do business under one charter till the\\nexpiration of twenty years; then the Upper Bank\\nobtained a new charter and took the name of Merri-\\nmack County Bank.\\nThe Lower Bank obtained a modification and exten-\\nsion of its charter in 1826, and continued to do busi-\\nness till 1840, when it failed.\\nThe Mechanics Bank was incorporated July Ti,\\n1834, and charter extended June 22, 1853. Incor-\\nporators: Peter Renton, Abner B. Kelley, Horatio\\nHill, Joseph M. Harper, Nathaniel G. Uphara, Abel\\nBaker, Benjamin Evans, William Low, Joseph Low,\\nCyrus Barton, Ralph Metcalf, Nathaniel Curtis,\\nJames Minot, Arnold Carroll, Moody Kent, Ezra\\nCarter, William Richardson, Isaac F. Williams.\\nOriginal officers: Nathaniel G. Upham, president;\\nGeorge Minot, cashier. Original directors: N. G.\\nUpham, Peter Renton, Horatio Hill, J. M. Harper,\\nN. Curtis, A. B. Kelley. Original capital, .$100,000.\\nClosed its affiiirs, 1865. Last officers: Josiah Mi-\\nnot, president; Charles Minot, cashier.\\nMinot Co., bankers (Josiah and Charles Minot)\\ncommenced business .January, 1866.\\nReorganized as Mechanics National Bank January\\n3, 1880. Capital, $100,000. Officers: Josiah Minot,\\npresident; B. A. Kimball, vice-president; James\\nMinot, cashier. Directors: Josiah Minot, Benjamin\\nA. Kimball, Joseph B. Walker, Edward H. Rollins,\\nChas. H. Amsden, John M. Hill, Sargent C.Whitaker.\\nOfficers, 1885: B. A. Kimball, president; Joseph\\nB. Walker, vice-president; James Minot, cashier.\\nDirectors: B. A. Kimball, Joseph B. Walker, Josiah\\nMinot, Charles H. Amsden, Edward H. Rollins, John\\nKimball, John M. Hill.\\nNational State Capital Bank wa.s originally or-\\nganized as State Capital Bank January 26, 1853.\\nThe first directors were Samuel Butterfield, Abram\\nBean, R. N. Corning, Hall Roberts, Ebenezer Symmes,\\nAsa Fowler, Enos Blake. Hon. Samuel Butterfield,\\npresident; Edson Hill, cashier. Capital stock, $100,-\\n000 increased to $150,000 August 28, 1854.\\nPresidents.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 QanvxeX Butterfield, to 1860; Hall Rob-\\nerts, from 1860 to 1862; John V. Barron, from 1862\\nto 1865.\\nC \u00c2\u00ab4-/jiVri-.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Edson Hill, to 1858; Jonas D. Sleeper,\\nfrom 1858 to 1859 P. S. Smith, from 1859 to 1865.\\nJanuary 1, 1862, the capital stock wiis reduced to\\n$120,000 January 1, 1863, to $100,000.\\nThe bank was reorganized as National State Capi-\\ntal Bank January 2, 1865, with the following direc-\\ntors John V. Barron, Robert N. Corning, James\\nPeverly, Jonas D. Sleeper and James S. Norris.\\nPresident, John V. Barron Cashier, Preston S.\\nSmith. Capital stock, $100,000; increased to $150,-\\n000 April 17, 1865; to $200,000 May 31, 1872, by\\npurchase of bonds and right of circulation of Carroll\\nCounty National Bank, at Sandwich, N. H.\\nJohn V. Barron, president to 1878; Lewis Down-\\ning, Jr., from 1878 to present time.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0157.jp2"}, "134": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nP. S. Smith, cashier to 1872 Henry J. Crippen,\\nfrom 1872 to 1882; Josiah E. Fernald, from 1882 to\\npresent time.\\nThe present directors are as follows: Lewis Dow-\\nning, Jr., James S. Norris, Lyman D. Stevens, J.\\nEverett Sargent, John H. Pearson, John Jones,\\nHenry J. Crippen.\\nThe First National Bank of Concord was or-\\nganized in March, 18G4, with Asa Fowler, Enos\\nBlake, Edw. H. Rollins, William Walker, Benning\\nW. Sanborn, (ieorge A. Pillsbury and Moses Hum-\\njdirey as directors.\\nThe first president wjjs Asa Fowler, who continued\\nin office until 1867, when George A. Pillsbury was\\nelected as his successor.\\nIn March, 1878, Mr. Pillsbury being about to leave\\nthe State for a permanent residence at the West,\\nresigned his office and A. C. Pierce was elected to fill\\nthe vacancy, which position he occupied until Decem-\\nber, 1882, when, at the advanced age of eighty-two\\nyears, he resigned, and William M. Chase was elected\\nand held the office until January, 188. when William\\nF. Thayer was chosen his successor.\\nWoodbridge Odlin, the first cashier, held his posi-\\ntion but one month when he resigned to accept the\\nappointment of assessor of internal revenue. William\\nW. Storrs was elected to the office, and filled the\\nposition until January, 1874, when he was succeeded\\nby William F. Thayer.\\nThe present board of directors are Thomas Stuarl,\\nWilliam M. Chase, Solon A. Carter, Charles H.\\nRoberts, AVilliam F. Thayer, William 1 Fiske and\\nE. H. Woodman.\\nThe bank has a capital stock of one hundred and\\nfifty thousand dollars, and a surplus of nearly the\\nsame amount after having paid dividends of over\\nthree hundred and twenty thousand dollars. The\\nreport of the comptroUor of the currency shows this\\nbank to have the highest per cent, surplus of any\\nbank in the State.\\nWilliam F. Thayer, one of the leading financiers\\nof New Hamjishire, wiis born in Kingston, N. H.,\\nMarch l.S, 1846. His grandfather, the Rev. Elihu\\nThayer, D.D., was pjistor of the church in Kingston\\nfor a period of more than thirty years, and was a\\nleading and influential citizen of that portion of\\nRockingham County. The parents of William F.,\\nCalvin and Sarah Wheeler (Fiske) Thayer, removed\\nto Meridan, N. H., in about ISSf). William F. re-\\nceived his education at Kimball Union Academy, and\\nin 186.5 came to Concord and accepted a position as\\nclerk in the post-office, Robert N. Corning being at\\nthat time ])ostmaster. He soon became chief clerk,\\nand remained in that position four years. He then\\nspent a few months in the West, and upon his return\\nto Concord entered the counting-room of the Elwell\\nFurniture Company, where he continued about eight\\nmonths. He then became a clerk in the First\\nNational Hank in this city, ami his strict integrity.\\nconservatism and financial ability won for him rapid\\npromotion in this institution. He was appointed\\nassistant cashier in 1873, and cashier in 1874. He\\nremained in this position until January, 1885, when\\nhe was chosen president.\\nMr. Thayer is clerk and director in the Contoocook\\nValley Paper Company director, clerk and treasurer\\nof the Concord Cattle Company; director in the\\nLombard Investment Company treasurer of the city\\nof Concord since 1879; and treasurer of the Concord\\nShoe-Factory and of the Hospital Association. He\\nis a Republican in politics, and a member of the South\\nCongregational Church. Mr. Thayer is a member of\\nthe Masonic fraternity, belonging to Blazing Star\\nLodge and Mount Horeb Commandery.\\nOctober 20, 1874, Mr. Thayer united in marriage\\nwith Sarah Clarke Wentworth, daughter of Colonel\\nJoseph Wentworth, brother of Hon. John Wentworth\\nof Chicago, and their family consists of two children,\\nMargaret and William Wentworth.\\nMr. Thayer s career as an officer and manager of\\nthe leading discount bank in the city and State (the\\nFirst National) has been remarkable and highly cred-\\nitable to his ability as a financier. Entering the in-\\nstitution in 1871, in the subordinate position of clerk,\\nhis faithful and efficient service led to his promotion\\nto assistant cashier, in 1873, and to the responsible\\nposition of cashier the following year.\\nHis industry, good judgment and pleasing address\\nwon for him the favor of his employers and the patrons\\nof the bank, and under his management, as its execu-\\ntive officer, the institution soon attained a leading\\nposition among the national banks of the State.\\nAfter ten years service as cashier he was, in Janu-\\nary, 1885, elected to the presidency of the bank, in\\nrecognition of his great ability and eminent fitness\\nfor the position.\\nThere is probably no other instance in the history\\nof similar institutions in New Hampshire where so\\nyoung a man as is Mr. Thayer has won such a position\\nas he occupies at present, solely upon his merits,\\nwhich are universally acknowledged by his associates\\nand thei-oinnmiiity where he luis made his reputation.\\nThe New Hampshire Savings-Bank was organ-\\nized in July, l,s;iO, the iiieorporalors being Samuel\\nGreen, Timothy Chandler, Joseph Low, Nathan Bal-\\nlard, Jr., Samuel Morrill, Nathaniel .Miliott, William\\nLow, Jonathan Eastman, Jr., Nathaniel liouton,\\nMoses G. Thomas and David L. Morril.\\nAt a meeting held the 21st day of July, 1830, the\\nbank organized with Hon. Samuel Green as presi-\\ndent, and Samuel Morrill clerk, with a board of\\neighteen trustees, viz. Timothy Chandler, Nathan\\nBallard, Jr., Samuel Fletcher, Francis N. Fisk,\\nSamuel A. Kimball, Jonathan Eastman, Jr., Nath-\\naniel G. Upham, Isaac Hill, Richard Bradley, Wil-\\nliam Low, Robert Ambrose, Ezekiel Morrill, Hall\\nBurgin, William Gault, Stephen Brown, David\\nGeorge, William Kent and Richard Bartlett.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0158.jp2"}, "135": {"fulltext": "r", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0161.jp2"}, "136": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0162.jp2"}, "137": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\nThe bank has had six presidents Samuel Green,\\nJoseph Low, Francis N. Fisk, Samuel Coffin, Joseph\\nB. Walker and Samuel S. Kimball and four treasu-\\nrers, Samuel Morrill, James Moulton, Jr., Charles\\nW. Sargent and William P. Fiske.\\nThe present organization is as follows: President,\\nSamuel S. Kimball; Treasurer, William P. Fiske;\\nTrustees: Samuel S. Kimball, Joseph B. Walker,\\nJesse P. Bancroft, Francis A. Fiske, Seth Eastman,\\nEnoch Gerrish, Sylvester Dana, Moses H. Bradley,\\nJohn Abbott, John H. George, Mark R. Holt, Charles\\nT. Page, John H. Stewart. George H. Marston, Par-\\nsons B. Cogswell, Oliver l*illslmi-y, William G. Car-\\nter, John C. Thorn.\\nThe deposits of the bank amount to $2,350,000, with\\nsix thousand one hundred and twenty de})ositors a\\nguaranty fund of $125,000, and an undivided surplus\\nof $118,000. The bank has paid its depositors, during\\ntlie fifty-five years of its existence, $1,343,09. 30 in\\ndividends, and $156,321.32 in extra dividends, the\\nrati of interest being .it four and five per centum per\\nThe Merrimack County Savings-Bank was in-\\ncorporated .luly 2, 1867, and organized May 3, 1870.\\nThe first oflicers were as follows: President, Lyman\\nD. Stevens Vice-President, David A. Warde Sec-\\nretary and Treasurer, John Kimball Trustees: John\\nM. Hill, Abel B. Holt, Woodbridge Odlin, George A.\\nCummings, Calvin Howe, Moses T. Willard, E. W.\\nWoodward, William M. Chase, Henry McFarland,\\nGeorge W. Crockett, Daniel Holden, Isaac A. Hill,\\nBenjamin A. Kimball. Lyman D. Stevens is the\\nonly president, and John Kimball the only treasurer,\\nfrom the organization to the present time.\\nThe first deposit was made June 1, 1870, by Isaac\\nAndrew Hill, of Concord. The amount of deposits,\\nJune 1, 1885, was $797,6(55.17; the amount of sur-\\nplus, June 1, 1885, was $60,000.\\nThe present board of trustees are Lyman D. Ste-\\nvens, William M. Chase, John Kimball, John M.\\nHill, Woodbridge Odlin, George A. Cummings, James\\nL. Mason, George W. Crockett, Daniel Holden, Isaac\\nA. Hill, Leland A. Smith, Lysander H. Carroll, Ben-\\njamin A. Kimball, Henry W. Stevens, Charles H.\\nAmsden.\\nThe present offieers are President, Lyman D.\\nStevens Vice-President, William M. Chase Secre-\\ntary and Trea-surer, John Kimball Teller, Frank P.\\nAndrews.\\nLoan and Trust Savings-Bank was incorporated\\nat the June srssion nf 1^72, witli the following incor-\\nporators: J. Kverett Sargent, As:i. Fowler, George G.\\nFogg, William Butterfield, John V. Barron, James\\nPeverly, Nathaniel White, James 3. Norris, Calvin\\nHowe and others.\\nHon. J. Everett Sargent was elected president at\\nthe first meeting of the bank, and has held the\\noffice ever since. John V. Barron was first treasurer,\\nholding the office till 1878.\\nCJeorge A. Fernald treasurer from 1878 to present\\ntime.\\nThe present trustees are J. liverett Sargent, James\\nS. Norris, Lewis Downing, Jr., John F. Jones, Silas\\nCurtis, Howard A. Dodge, John H. Barron, George\\nA. Fernald, Leander W. Cogswell, William K. Mc-.\\nFarland, Paul R. Holden and Howard L. Porter.\\nCommittee of investment, Sargent, Norris, Down-\\ning, Jones and Dodge.\\nThe amount of deposits May 2, 1885, wiis $1,564,-\\n828.17.\\nThe amount of assets, same date, was $1,689,758.25.\\nThe Penacook Savings-Bank was incorporated\\nin ISl! The original incoriiorators were Isaac K.\\ntiage, Henry H. Brown, Calvin Gage, Henry H. Ams-\\nden, John S. Brown, Nehemiah Butler, William H.\\nAllen, John C. Gage, David A. Brown, Ezra S.\\nHarris, John Sawyer, Austin G. Kimball, Moses H.\\nBean, John S. Moore, John A. Holmes, Healy Morse,\\nSamuel F. Brown, George Hepler and David Putnam\\nand associates.\\nThe following were the first board of trustees\\nNehemiah Butler, Henry H. Amsden, Henry H.\\nBrown, Isaac K. Gage, John C. Gage, John A.\\nHolmes, John Sawyer, John S. Moore, Ezra S. Harris,\\nW. H. Allen, Enoch (i. Wood, John C. Linehan,\\nDavid Abbott, Moses II. Bean, John S. Brown.\\nThe first meeting to organize was held August 14,\\n1869. Henry H. Brown was chosen president, and\\nheld the office until his death, in September, 1873.\\nIsaac K. Gage was chosen president October 13, 1873,\\nand is the present incumbent.\\nSamuel F. Brown was chosen treasurer and secre-\\ntary at the organization of the bank, and has con-\\ntinued in that capacity to the present time.\\nThe present board of trustees are Isaac K. Gage,\\nJohn S. Brown, Charles H. Amsden, Charles E.\\nFoote, Thaddeus O. Wilson, John A. Coburu, Rufus\\nD. Scales, Charles H. Sanders, William H. Allen,\\nJohn C. Linehan, Nathaniel S. Gale, Charles M.\\nRolfe, John E. Rines, Abial W. Rolfe.\\nIn December, 1878, on account of losses by a\\nfailure in the place, also a law-suit pending, the court\\nordered a scale down of deposits of thirty per cent.\\nIn July, 1881, fifteen per cent, of scale down was re-\\nstored to the depositors.\\nDepositors continued still to withdraw their\\ndeposits, so that in April, 1884, the bank commis-\\nsioners petitioned the court to appoint an assignee to\\nclose up the bank. The court appointed E. H. Wood-\\nman and S. F. Brown assignees.\\nAfter the scale down of the old account in\\n1878, a new account was opened to those who\\nwished to deposit, which is operated by the officers\\nof the bank at the present time this new account\\nhas never been large, never exceeding thirty-five\\nthousand dollars, and is gradually being withdrawn,\\nthe depositors receiving their principal and interest\\nin full.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0163.jp2"}, "138": {"fulltext": "94\\nHISTOllV (IF MHllRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nCount Komford, A history of this town would not\\nbe complete with the name of Major Benjamin\\nThompson (afterwards Count Rumford) omitted.\\nIn 177 the spirit of liberty ran high, and Major\\nThomp.son seems to have fallen under suspicion ol\\nToryism, which finally resulted in his flight from the\\ntown. He was a native of Woburn, and in 177; had\\nbeen in Concord about three years engaged in teach-\\ning school. He married Sarah, widow of Colonel\\nBenjamin Rolfe, and daughter of Rev. Timothy\\nWalker. In 1774 he received a commission as major\\nin the New Hampshire militia from Governor\\nJohn Wentworth but as Governor Wentworth was\\nknown t i favor the cause of the crown, the people\\nbecame suspicious of Major Thompson because lie\\nheld a commission under him. Other slight causes\\nincreased the feeling against him in the minds of his\\nfellow-townsmen, and he finally left Concord and\\nplaced himself under the protection of General Gage,\\nin Boston.\\nHis subsequent fortunes (says Dr. Bouton, in speak-\\ning of this remarkable personage) are the most\\nremarkable that ever attended any person whose name\\nis recorded in our history. Driven by unreasonable\\nsuspicions from his home, his wife and infant child,\\nforsaking his native country for a foreign service, he\\nbecame the associate of princes, the honored favorite\\nof kings and the commander of armies. As the\\npromoter and founder of public institutions of learn-\\ning and beneficence, his genius shone resplendent\\namong the Hternli and philosophers of Europe. His\\nname, invested with honors which royalty alone can\\nconfer, is transmitted to posterity as that of the friend\\nof mankind.\\nIn January, 1776, he was entrusted by General\\nGage with dispatches to Lord Germaine, in England,\\nthen Secretary of State for the department of the\\ncolonies. In 1780 he was appointed under-secretary\\nin that department. Toward tlie close of the Revo-\\nlutionary War he obtained the commission of lieuten-\\nant-colonel, and was sent to New York in command\\nof a regiment. In 1784 the King conferred on him\\nthe honor of knighthood. Subsequently he went to\\nGermany, and atStrausbourg was introduced to Prince\\nMaximilian, and then to Hia Serene Highne.ss,\\nthe Elector Palatine, reigning Duke of Bavaria.\\nFrom the Elector he received all the honors that\\ncould be conferred, and, among others, that of Coimt\\nof the holy Roman Empire, to which Mr. Thompson\\nadded the title, Rumford, in remembrance of his for-\\nColonel BuiOamin Rolfo wub one of the most opiiletit and influential\\nof Concord s earliest citizons. Ho wa\u00c2\u00ab born in Xewbury, Ma\u00c2\u00ab8., in 1710,\\nand WU8 gnuliiatfid at Harvard College in 1727. Ho camo to Concord\\nsoon after itn Bettlement, and from 1731 to 1770 was clerk of tbo proprie-\\ntary. In 17:n be waa made clerk of tbo Massachusetts and Now Uauip-\\nshire l ouudar.v cumniisaion, appointed to detormine the line between the\\ntwo provinces. Ue was also for many yeara town clerk, a colonel of the\\nprovincial nlililia and a representative in the General Assembly. He\\nI larpo business capacity, and was over active nut only in bis own\\nthose of his town and proviuce as well.\\niner residence. Under the patronage of the Elector.\\nCharles Theodore, he introduced great improvements\\nin the condition and discipline of the army. At\\nMunich, in 1790, he suppressed the system of men-\\ndicity which widely prevailed, and provided houses\\nof public industry, in which beggars were supported\\nand required to labor. Two thousand and six hun-\\ndred of this class were put in in a single week, and\\nthe industrial establishment for them, which at first\\nwas supported by voluntary contributions, camo to\\nyield to the State a net income of one hundred thou-\\nsand florins. In grateful remembrance of his ser-\\nvices and benefactions, a monument is erected in\\n.Munich to his honor. Inscribed beneath his bust is\\nthe following\\nTo him\\nWho rooted ,itil (1,.- -1. al,..sl \u00e2\u0080\u009ef public evils,\\nOn the other front is inscribed,\\nStay, Wanderer\\nAt the creative fiat of Charles Theodore,\\nUUMFORD, the Friend of Mankinrl,\\nBy Genius, Taste and Love inspired,\\nChanged this once desert place\\nInto what thou now liehoUIest.\\nHe became almost the object of idolatrous regard\\nby the poor. At one time, when dangerously ill, they\\nformed processions, and went to the church to pray\\nfor his recovery. When sick at Naples they devoted\\nan hour each evening to join in supplications for his\\nrestoration to health. About 1794 he sent to this\\ncountry for his daughter, who met him in England,\\naccompanied him to Munich, and for several years\\nafterwards shared his fortunes. For his services in\\nBavaria the Elector settled on him a pension for life\\nof nearly two thousand dollars, one-half of which\\ndescended to his daughter, as Countess of Rumford,\\nduring her life. Returning to England, he assisted\\nin putting in operation the .society known as the\\nRoyal Institution, in London, about 1799. He after-\\nwards located himself at Paris,- married the widow of\\nthe celebrated chemist, Lavoisier, and with her resided\\nat Auteuil, on the estate of bci Ibriner husband,\\nwhere he died of fever, Augu.st ll. 1814, in the sixty-\\nsecond year of his age.\\nHe bequeathed the annual sum of one thousand\\ndollars to Harvard College, with other reversions, to\\nfound the Rumford professorship. To the American\\nAcademy he also made a liberal bequest.\\nSarah, Countess of Rumford, was born in Con-\\ncord, October 18, 1774. A portion of her early life\\nwas spent with her paternal grandmother, at Wo-\\nburn. After the death of her mother, in 1792, she\\nPerhaps as early aa 1792.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0164.jp2"}, "139": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\nwent to Europe, at her father s invitation, and was\\nintroduced into the polite and fashionable circles of\\nI5avaria, of Paris and of London. Between the death\\nof her father and her own decease she visited this\\ncountry two or three times but her principal resi-\\ndence was at Bromptou, near London, in a house\\nwhich she inherited from her father. A portion of\\nher time she spent in Paris, where she had funds\\ninvested. In 184; she returned to the spot where she\\nwas born, to live and to die. Occasionally the\\ncountess attended public worship at the North\\nChurch, and visited her family relatives and friends,\\nliut spent most of her time in adorning the grounds\\nuliout her house. By her habits of strict economy\\nthe |iin|ierty she inherited, together with her pension\\nof al nut lie thdUsaiKl d ll;ii had accumulated to a\\nvery cdiisidcriiMe sum at the lime of her decease, all\\nwhich she disposed of by will, partly to family con-\\nnections, but mostly for charitable objects, as follows:\\nTo the Rolfe and Rumforil Asylum, in Concord,\\nwliicli slie foinidrd, s:,oO0 with all her real estate,\\nappraisr.l :il s. .oiio; i,, the New Hami)shire A.sylum\\nfor till liisaiii sl. i.iKMi to the Concord Female Char-\\nit al.lr S.M i, ly s2(iOO to the Boston Children s Friend\\nS..ii.i\\\\, si^ for the Fatherless and Widows So-\\ni.t\\\\, I .ostol,, SL ()IJO.\\nSeveral rare paintings, which she inherited from\\nher father, were given to Josejdi B. Walker, Esq., of\\nthis city.\\nThe Rolfe and Rumford Asylum was opened for\\nthe reception of beneficiaries January 15, 1880. Its\\nbenefits are confined to native female children of\\nConcord.\\nThe (germinal idea of this institution may probaldy\\nbe found in a circumstance which occurred more\\nthan eighty years ago at Munich, in Bavaria, where\\nCount Rumford, then in the service of the reigning\\nElector, was living with his daughter.\\nOne of the most important enterprises which the\\ncount had originated, and carried to full success in\\nthat country, was the establishment of an institution\\nknown as the House of Industry. Through its\\nagency large numbers of idle beggars had been con-\\nverted to respectable and self-supporting citizens. It\\nbecame very popular, and excited much interest in\\nall Europe.\\nTo pay her respects to her father, on his forty-\\nfourth birth-day, the countess called upon him on the\\n26th of March, 1797, accompanied by a dozen boys\\nand girls from the House of Industry. The count\\nwas so much affected by this incident that he re-\\nsolved that it should not be forgotten. He made the\\ncountess a present of two thousand dollars in three\\nper cent, stock of the United States, the income to\\nbe appropriated to clothe, annually, October 23d, for-\\never, twelve poor and industrious children. The\\ncount and countess decided that the place for the\\nbestowal of this charity should be the town of Con-\\ncord.\\nSome correspondence took place with the selectmen\\nof Concord in relation to the subject, but nothing\\nfurther was done during the life-time of the count.\\nHis daughter cherished through life the purpose\\nof ultimately carrying into ctl ect the original design\\nof her father, or of establisliing some er|uivalent\\nsubstitute for it.\\nBy her will, she gave to it all lu-r real estate ajid a\\ncash endowment of fifteen thousand dollars. The\\nlatter, deemed inadequate for the support of the in-\\nstitution contemplated, has been carefully cared tor,\\nand now forms a fund affording an income sufiieient\\nfor its support.\\nThe building thus far used was tormerly the man-\\nsion-house of the Rolfe and Rumtbrd families. In\\nit the founder was born, October 18, 1774. In it,\\nafter a long and varied life in this country and in\\nEurope, she died, December, 1852.\\nAbout 1764, Colonel Benjamin Rolfe erected on\\nthe west bank of the Merrimack, at the Eleven Lots,\\nthe house now occupied by this institution. For that\\ntime and this locality it was an elegant nnmsion, and\\nthe best, doubtless, in this section of New Hampshire.\\nSoon after its completion, wearied of his bachelor\\nlife, he married Sarah, eldest daughter of the town\\nminister, Rev. Timothy Walker, and set up therein\\nhis household gods. At the time of their marriage\\nhe was some sixty years of age, and his wife about\\nthirty. They had lived together but two or three\\nyears when Colonel Rolfe died, leaving to his widow\\nand their only son, Paul, the largest landed estate in\\nConcord.\\nThe asylum was incorporated as the Rolfe and\\nRumford Asylum, July 3, 1872, the following per-\\nsons being named a body corporate: Joseph B.\\nWalker, Ebenezer S. Towle, Enoch Gerish, Jesse P.\\nBancroft and Francis A. Fisk.\\nNew Hampshire Bible Society. The suggestion\\nto form a Bible Society for the State of New Hamp-\\nshire was first made at the meeting of the General\\nAssociation of Congregational Ministers, at Exeter,\\nin 1810.\\nThe next year, at the meeting of the same body, at\\nDunbarton, it was decided to form such a society. A\\ncommittee was appointed to prepare an address to\\nChristians of all denominations, inviting them to\\nunite in such an organization, to draw up a constitu-\\ntion and to call the first meeting of the society.\\nThis meeting was held in Concord, June 3, 1812.\\nThe constitution reported was adopted, and the fol-\\nlowing officers were chosen: Hon. John Langdon,\\npresident; Rev. Seth Payson, D.D., vice-president;\\nRev. John H. Church, secretary Jonathan Wilkins,\\nEsq., treasurer; Daniel Emerson, Esq., Rev. Joseph\\nSmith, Major John Mills, Rev. Reed Page, directors.\\nThe object of the society was to promote the\\nmore extensive distribution of the Holy Bible. This\\nBy Rev. F. D. Ayer.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0165.jp2"}, "140": {"fulltext": "96\\nIlISTOKY OF MKiailMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nwas to be pursued by distributing, gratuitously,\\namong tlie destitute and needy, and by selling at re-\\nduced price to all, Bibles and Tcstiinients.\\nThe ineth() l of work adopted, wiis to carry copies\\nof the Bible to every liome in the State, and offer,\\nby sale or gift, these to every family.\\nThe conviction from which the work stsirted has\\ncontinued it, viz., that every individual, every family,\\nneeded the Bible, and, in some way, should have it.\\nThe feeling was that the home and the State could\\nbe safe only jis the people were familiar with, and\\nobedient to, the truths of fiod s word.\\nThis widespread feeling gave the society at once\\nthe hearty support of the different denominations,\\nand of the great body of the peojile. In four years\\nfrom its formation, four thousand six hundred Bibles\\nand one thousand five hundred Testaments had been\\nplaced in the homes of the State. This was more\\nthan it now seems, for the greater part of the State\\nwas new and books expensive.\\nIn ISir) a young man in New Ipswich printed an\\nedition of the New Testament, five thousand coi)ies,\\nand the society purchased one thousand copies, which\\ncost, when bound, fifty cents a copy.\\nThis year Hon. Timothy Farrer received a com-\\nmunication from the president of the New Jersey\\nSociety, proposing a union of the Bible Societies of\\nthe country. There were then one hundred and\\nthirty local societies.\\nAccording to this suggestion, the Aiuciicaii liiblc\\nSociety was organized May 8, 1816, in New York.\\nOf this society Hiblcs were purchased, and to it\\nsurplus funds donated by the State Society.\\nRev. Nathan hord, in the report of this society in\\n1824, suggested that Ladies Bible Societies should be\\norganized, and in a few years there were more than\\none hundred in the State, the contributions from\\nwhich were not far from (me thousand dollars a year.\\nCounty Bible Societies were formed as early as 1828.\\nThe American Bible Society voted, in 1829, to\\nfurnish every destitute family in the United States\\nwith a copy of the Hible within two years. This\\nsociety heartily joined in that work, and pledged\\ntwelve thousand dollars to aid it. In 183G it was re-\\nported that this society, in the twenty years since the\\norganization of the American Bible Society, ha l paid\\ninto its treasury 5 16,i)22.18 ;is donations, and $1,S,-\\n949.(J6 for books.\\nIn 1845, Rev. Henry W. Adams was appointed\\nagent of the American Bible Society for New Hamp-\\nshire and Maine.\\nIn 18r)0, Rev. Isaac Willey was chosen secretary,\\nwith instructions to watch over the interests of the\\nsociety, and to present its claims at the various pub-\\nlic meetings of the different denominations in the\\nState. Rev. .Joseph Lane, the secretary for ten years\\npreceding, had, by great fidelity and industry, pre-\\npared the way for the work which Mr. Willey took\\nup with devotion and energy.\\nThe annual meetings were held in connection with\\nthe General Association of Congregational and Pres-\\nbyterian Churches without dissent till 1852, when it\\nwas propo.sed to hold them, as mass-meetings, at\\niroposii\\nnot adopted till ten\\n;aii his work iis agent\\ni agent and superin-\\nConcord. The\\nyears later.\\nDeacon William (1. lirow\\nfor the society in 1852, an\\ntendent has continued in it\\nRev. Isaac Willey accepted an appointment as\\nagent of the American Bible Society for New Hamp-\\nshire, and began work April, 1853.\\nThis society entered heartily into the second gen-\\neral canvass of the whole country, by the American\\nSociety in 1856, and entered vigorously into the sup-\\nply of the Slate, and contributed to the general fund.\\nThis year it was proposed to form county societies\\nwhere none existed, and reform such as were ineffi-\\ncient. Rev. Isaac Willey entered earnestly into this\\nwork, presenting it to the people and arranging for\\norganization. The plan was to unite all denomina-\\ntions, organize the work, report methods and the\\nwork done, awaken interest by discourse and discus-\\nsion and thus give efficiency to the work, and raise\\nmoney to carry it on. Fifteen of these societies were\\norganized, and they continue to be of great aid in\\nthe work, aud the meetings are now, often, gather-\\nings of great spiritual blessing and power.\\nThe work of supplying the State by visiting every\\ntkniily in it is steadily pursued. About one-third of\\nthe State is visited yearly, and all the destitute who\\nwill, by purchase or gift, accept a Bible are supplied.\\nEach canvass of the entire State reports about seven\\nhundred Protestant families destitute. This work is\\nnow under the charge of the efficient superintendent.\\nDeacon William Brown, who has had ftiU care of it\\nsince the resignation of Rev. I. Willey as agent in\\n1873. The faithful labor of Mr. Willey for so many\\nyears in all parts of the State is still fruitful of good,\\nand the work for years to come will be largely upon\\nfoundations which he laid. He died at Pembroke,\\nOctober 25, 1883, aged ninety years. The report of\\n1871 records the death of Rev. Benjamin P. Stone,\\nD.D., who was treasurer and depositary of the\\nsociety for sixteen years.\\nThe third general canvass of the country, in 1866,\\naud the one began in 1882, were accepted, as were\\nthe preceding, and this society not ouly eared for the\\nState, but generously aided in the general sup})ly.\\nIn this last canvass of this State, just completed,\\nthe superintendent reports: 246 towns visited; 76,760\\nfamilies called upon 704 Protestant families found\\nwithout a Bible; 4143 copies given away; 18,356\\ncopies sold.\\nAt the seventy-third annual meeting, held in Con-\\ncord June, 1884, it was reported that the receipts of\\nthe society since its organization amounted to 1310,-\\n()67.I3. It has distributed about five hundred and\\ntwenty-five thousand copies in this State.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0166.jp2"}, "141": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\n97\\nThe ])reseut officers are President, Hon. Edwiircl\\nSpalflin i;, Nashua; Vice-Presidents, Hon. J. E. Sar-\\npMit, Rev. Sihis Curtis, Rev. Sullivan Holman\\nl i rectors, Rev. G. W. Norris, John C. Thorn, Moses\\nH. Smith, A. J. Prescott; Secretary, Rev. F. D.\\nAver; Treasurer and Depositary, Hon. John Kim-\\nhall; Superintendent, Deacon W.G.Brown; Andit-\\n.irs, W,K,(lliridge Odlin, Hon. L. T Stevens.\\nPhysicians. The iirst physician in what is now\\nConcord was Dr. Ezra Carter, who settled here in\\nabout 1740. In 1742 he married Ruth, only daughter\\nof (\u00e2\u0096\u00a0aptain Ebenezer Eastman, who, at the time of\\nher marriage, was but thirteen years of age. Accord-\\ning to family tradition, their first child was born\\nbefore she was fourteen years old. After marriage\\nRuth retained her love for childish sports; and, on\\none occasion, the doctor, on returning home, found\\nhis wife playing with other children on the hay-mow.\\nA Dr. Emery resided here a short time, and\\nmoved to Fryeburg, Me.\\nDr. Ebenezer Hander Goss, of Holton, Mass.,\\nsettled in Concord about 1770, and married a daugh-\\nter of Rev. Timothy Walker. He lived at the north\\nend of Main Street, where Mr. Charles Smart resides;\\nset out the elm-trees before the house held important\\noffices in town; was surgeon in the army under Gen-\\neral Stark; a man of eccentric habits; tall, and of\\nstrongly-marked features. He moved to Brunswick,\\nMe., where he died at an advanced age.\\nDr. Philip MacCarrigain, of Scotch descent,\\nborn in the city of New York, 174(5 studied medi-\\ncine in Haverhill, Mass.; came to Concord, 1768;\\ndied August, 1806. He married a daughter of the\\nlate Thomas Clough, Esq., of Canterbury. Dr.\\nCarrigain had an extensive practice, and was famous\\nfor surgical skill.\\nDr. Peter Green came to Concord in 1772.\\nDr. Samuel Adams, from Lincoln, Mass., was a\\nresident in Concord about 1796.\\nDr. G. Gridley was in Concord about 1798; mar-\\nried a daughter of David George, Esq.\\nDr. Zauok Howe, from Franklin, Mass., wiis in\\npractice in Concord about twelve years prior to 1814,\\nwhen he relinquished his business to his partner, Dr.\\nThomas Chadbourne, and moved to Boston. He was\\ndistinguished for scientific skill.\\nDr. Thomas Chadbourne, son of the late Dr.\\nWilliam Chadbourne, of Conway, came to Concord,\\n1814; married a daughter of Dr. Peter Green.\\nDr. Benjamin ParIvER, from Bradford, Mass.,\\nwas in Concord a short time not far from 1818. He\\nlived in a house on Pleasant Street, afterwards owned\\nby Samuel Fletcher, Esq., where the Baptist Church\\nstands.\\nDr. Alexander Ramsey, a native of Scotland,\\ndelivered lectures on anatomy and physiology in\\nConcord and other places in New Hampshire from\\n1808 to 1823. He died at Parsonsfield, Me., 1824.\\nDr. Moses Loxc, a native of Hopkinton, N. H.,\\ncommenced practice in Concord Riist village, in\\n181.3. He moved from Concord, 1824.\\nDr. Henry Bond was a native of Livcrmore,\\nMe.; graduated at Dartmouth College, 1818; was\\ntutor, 1815; received his medical degree in 1817.\\nHe practiced in Concord from 1816 until 1820, when\\nhe removed to Philadelphia.\\nDr. Moses Chandler, a native of Fryeburg,\\nMe., commenced practice in Concord, 1816 wiis a\\nsurgeon on board of a privateer that sailed out of\\nPortsmouth in 1813. He was a tall, stout, athletic\\nman, and devoted to his profession. He died Sep-\\ntember 2, 1825.\\nDr. Peter Renton came (Vom Sculhiml ami set-\\ntled in Concord, 1822. His practice soon liecarae\\nvery extensive, both in Concord and neighboring\\ntowns. He removed to Boston in 1843 or 1844,\\nwhere he has an extensive and lucrative practice.\\nDr. Samuel Morrill, a brother of Hon. David\\nL. Morrill, came to Concord, 1819, from Epsom,\\nwhere he had practiced nineteen years, and held\\nimportant offices. In 1826 he received the honorary\\ndegree of M.D. from Dartmouth College; was ap-\\npointed justice of the Court of Sessions for the\\ncounty of Rockingham, 1821 register of deeds for\\nthe county of Merrimack, 1823, which he held till\\n1828, when he was elected State treasurer. In 1829\\nhe was chosen treasurer of the New Hampshire\\nBranch Education Society; in 1830, treasurer of the\\nNew Hampshire Savings-Bank. He was a deacon of\\nthe First Congregational Church.\\nDr. Richard Russell resided in Concord about\\nthree years previous to 1824, but spent most of his\\nlife in practice in Wakefield and Somersworth, at\\nwhich latter place he died. May 22, 1855, aged about\\nseventy.\\nDr. Eli.tah Colby, son of Isaac Colby, of Hop-\\nkinton, N. H., born June 18, 1798; graduated at the\\nMedical College in Hanover, 1823, and the same\\nyear commenced practice in the East village of Con-\\ncord. In April, 1838, he moved to New Bedford, Mass.\\nDr. Ezra Carter received the medical degree of\\nM.D. at Bowdoin College in 1824; commenced prac-\\ntice in 1825, in his native town; next year he\\nremoved to Loudon; returned to Concord in 1828,\\nwhere he has remained in large practice till the\\npresent time. Representative in 1836 and 1837.\\nHe was commissioned justice of the peace in 1837\\nin 1844 and 1845 was president of the Centre District\\nMedical Society, and in 1852 president of the New\\nHampshire Medical Society. He was father of Dr.\\nWilliam G. Carter.\\nDr. Edward B. Moore, of Lancaster, practiced\\nin Concord about six months, in 1828.\\nDr. Joseph Reynolds came to Concord in 1828.\\nDr. Nathaniel Wheat came from Candia to\\nConcord in 1834, and remained till 1837.\\nDr. Josiah Kittredge came to Concord in 1837,\\nremaining a year or two.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0167.jp2"}, "142": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIiMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nDr. Rohekt Lane, of Sutton, csime to Concord\\nabout 1837, hut remiiined only a short time. His\\ndaughter married (ieorge W. Eia, Esq.\\nDr. Tho.mas Brown was in practice in Concord\\nfrom 1S:51 till 1837.\\nDr. Timothy Hayses, a native of Alexandria,\\nX. H., horn September 5, 1810; took his medical\\ndegree at the Jeflcrson Medical College, in Philadel-\\nphia, 1836, and immediately after commenced the\\npractice of medicine and surgery in Concord, where\\nhe resided until his death, a short time since.\\nDr. Chaki-es Pixckney Gaue, born in Hopkin-\\nton April 5, 1811; took his degree at the Medical\\nCollege in Cincinnati, Ohio, 1837, and remained in\\nthat city a year, when he came U Concord, where he\\nstill resides in active practice, and is the oldest physi-\\ncian in the city.\\nDr. Henry 0. Stone, from Salem, Mass., had an\\noffice in Concord in 184. a!id remained f(mr or five\\nyears.\\nDr. Damki. .1. lliiVT studied mclirinc with Dr.\\nPeter Reiitoii, and n.niiiiciucd pructi C in Concord\\nin 1840; next year he removed to Maiuhcster, where\\nhe died July 13, 1847.\\nDr. Isaac Coi.uy came to Concorcl in the fall of\\n1839, and remained about one year and a half. In\\n18.54 he returned to Concord.\\nDr. Mose. Carter came to Concord, in iioor\\nhealth, 1842. He had a large experience in small-\\npox, and was usually emph)yed as town physician for\\npersons in that disease. He resided in Concord till\\nlSo4, when he moved to Sanbornton Bridge.\\nDr. Jonathan C. Prescott came to Concord in\\n1843. He died, after a most distressing sickness, of\\ndisease of the kidneys, February 13, 1844, in the\\nforty-ninth year of his age.\\nDr. Ekesezer (i. Moore, a native of Dorchester.\\nN. IL, came to Concord in 1S44, where he resided\\nuntil his death.\\nDr. George Ciiamh.ek came to Concord, from\\nWorcester, Mass., in October, 1842, jis the first super-\\nintendent of the New^ Hampshire .\\\\sylum for the In-\\nsane, and continued in charge of that institution\\nuntil 1845, when he was appointed superintendent of\\nthe State Lunatic Hospital of Massachusetts.\\nDr. Ben.tamin H. Thii-p came to C -ord in 1843.\\nHe left in 184!).\\nDr. William Phescott, born in Sanbornton\\nDecember 29, 1788. He came to Concord in 1845.\\nDr. Moore Russell Fletcher opened an office\\nin Concord in 1845. Here he remained two years.\\nDr. Andrew McFarland was appointed superin-\\ntendent and physician of theNew Hampshire Asylum\\nfor the Insane in August, 1845. In 1850 he made a\\ntour in Europe, and after his return published an\\nentertaining volume, called The Escape. Dr. Mc-\\nFarland resigned his office at the a.sylum in 1852,\\nand in 18.54 was appointed superintendent of the\\nState Lunatic Hospital of Illinois, at Jacksonville.\\nDr. James F. Sargent, born in Warner July 4,\\n1810 came to Concord 1847.\\nDr. ErHHAiM F. Wilson came to Concord East\\nvillage, 1849. In 1854 he removed to Rockville,\\nConn.\\nDr. Willia.m H. S.mart was born in Hopkintcjii\\nApril 8, 1810 came to Concord 1849.\\nDr. Edward H. Parker, son of Isaac l :nkcr,\\nI ^q., of Boston, opened an ollice in Conconi IS.M);\\nremoved to New York.\\nDr. Alpheus Morrill, a native of Canterbury,\\ncame to Concord 1849. He was the father of Drs.\\nShadrack and Ezekiel Morrill.\\nDr. Benjamin S. Warren, a native of Peacham,\\nVt. graduated at the Medical College in Cincinnati,\\nOhio came to Concord in 1849, and is still in prac-\\ntice.\\nDr. John Eugene Tyler was superintendent of the\\nNew Hampshire Asylum for the Insane, at Concord\\nwas born in Boston December 9, 1819.\\nWilliam H. Hosmer graduated from Dartmouth\\nCollege in 1838; has practiced in Fisherville thirty-\\nseven years.\\nC. A. LOCKERBY, Dartmoiitli Medical College, set-\\ntled here in 1864.\\nJ. P. Bancroft graduated lioni Dartmouth ^Medi-\\ncal College in 1845 wassupciinicndciit of the State\\nInsane Asylum for years.\\nC. C. ToPLlFF, Fisherville, since IS is.\\nH. G. McIntire graduated from ILirvard .Medical\\nCollege settled here in 1860.\\nJ. H. Gallinger graduated from Ohio .McdicMl\\nCollege in 1858 settled here in 1862.\\nS. C. Morrill graduated from Harvard Medical\\nCollege in 1862, and ha.s practiced here since.\\nG. P. Conn graduated from Medical College in\\n1855 settled in 1863.\\nA. H. Robin.son graduated from Yale Medical\\nCollege in 1863 practiced here since.\\nA. H. Crosby graduated from Dartmouth Medical\\nCollege in 1857 settled here in 1864.\\nH. B. Tebbets, Harvard Medical Cidlege in 1835\\nnot in practice.\\nJ.C. W. Moore graduated from Bowdoin Jledicnl\\nCollege in 1865, and has practiced here since.\\nR. W. Abbott has been here about twenty years.\\nMoses W. Russell graduated from Dartmouth\\nMedical College in 1863 settled here in 1867.\\nJ. W. Varney graduated from University of N cr-\\nmont in 1841 settled here in 1869.\\nWilliam G. Carter graduated from llaivard\\nMedical College in 1869, and has practiced here\\nsince.\\nE. H. Foster graduated from Bowdoin Jlcdiial\\nCollege in IsilC, settled here in 1872.\\nF. A. SrtiiiM.- -r;eliiated from Dartmouth Medi-\\ncal College ill 1N7II; located here in 1872.\\nE. Morrill graduated from Castleton (Vt.) Medi-\\ncal College in 1857 settled here in 1874.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0168.jp2"}, "143": {"fulltext": "COxXOOIlD.\\n(iEOK(iE Cook graduated from Dartmouth Medical\\nCollegf in 18()8 located in Concord in 1875.\\nB. R. Ben.neu graduated iroiii College of Physi-\\ncians and Surgeons, New orlc, in lX7. i; was assistant\\npliysieian at Insane Asylum.\\nH. I)K,M;n(il!X graduated IVom It,, wdoin Medi-\\ncal College; settled here in lS7i;.\\nC.R.Walker graduated from llarvanl Mediial\\nCollege in 1877, and settled here soon alter.\\nD. E. Harriman graduated from Dartmouth .Medi-\\ncal College in 1877.\\nCharles I. Lane graduated from Hahnemann\\nMedical College, Philadelpliia, in 1878.\\nE. O. Piersons graduated from Dartmouth Medi-\\ncal College in 1878 was assistant physician at asy-\\nA. E. Emery graduated fr,,m Ihiiv,Tsily ,,f er-\\nmont in 180.5; located in Fisherville in ISTlt, where\\nhe is still in practice.\\nHenry M. French graduated rr,,m I)arlm,,utli\\nMedical College in 1878; settled in (\u00e2\u0080\u00a2,,n,-,,rd in 1882.\\nThe following is a complete list the present\\nphysicians\\nE. W. .Abbott, Anson C. Ale.\\\\ander, Jesse P. Bancroft, William G. Car-\\ntel, Joseph Chase, Jr., A. P. Che.sley, G. P. Conn, George Cook, A. H.\\nCrosby, Herbert C. Cummings, Alfie.l E. Kmery. K,hv\u00e2\u0080\u009er,l JK F.\u00c2\u00abtL-r,\\nIleni-y M. French, C. P. II i Im i: .i,t,i,,-y,\\nE. E. Graves, Mrs. Lncinil:, II nl i: i i II. I: i II W II.\\nHosnier, S. U. Marden, H;ii M hir i i w I -l^i. l\\nMorrill, S. C. Morrill, N. C. \\\\hii,i,, M.i.H, l.m Wal-\\nlace Russell, M.ises W. Rosscll, F. Stillilins, lli,a\u00e2\u0080\u009ei 11. I .liheta,\\nCharles R. Walker, Benjamin S. Warren, Irving A. Watson.\\nCity Hospital. The first meeting of the citizens\\nof Concord interested in the establishment of a hos-\\npital was called July 3, 1884. At a subsequent\\nmeeting the Hospital Association was organized, a\\nboard of officers elected and a committee appointed\\nto find a suitable location or house for a hospital.\\nThe house situated on the corner of Allison and\\nTurnpike Streets was eventually leased for that pur-\\npose, for a term of two years from October 1, 1884,\\nwith the privilege, during that time or at the expira-\\ntion of it, of buying the house and land for six thou-\\nsand dollars.\\nEarly in October work began upon the premises,\\nand changes and improvements have been made\\nsince, from time to time, as the necessities of the\\nhospital required.\\nThe hospital opened October 20th, and nine pa-\\ntient.s have been treated since that time.\\nThe present oflicers are as follows: Oliver Pills-\\nbury, president; Francis L. Abbot, clerk; William\\nF. Thayer, treasurer. Trustees r For the term ending\\nJanuary, 1886, Henry J. Crippin, P. B. Cogswell,\\nMrs. Elizabeth P. Schiitz; for the term ending Jan-\\nuary, 1887, John A. White, Joseph C. A. Hill, Mrs.\\nF. C. Stevens; for the term ending January, 1888,\\nSamuel C. Eastman, Mrs. Mary Stearns, Mrs. Lydia\\nP. Lund.\\nFire Department\u00e2\u0080\u0094 In about the year 1825 the Fire\\nDepartment was managed by what were called fire\\nwards, appointed by the town, who, on occasions of\\nfire, bore aloft the distinguishing badge of tliciroliice,\\na staff five feet long, painted red and headeil with a\\nbright spire six inches long, with a blue ril,l\u00e2\u0080\u009e,n\\nstreaming from the apex. In 1825, and lor s,,iii,\\nyears later, there were only tw,, siikiII lir,-engines in\\nthe main village, one of them ,all, ,l tli, Literary,\\nwhich was worked by a brake, six men on each side,\\nwith a hose from twenty to thirty feet in length,\\nwithout any suction hose. Among the engine-men of\\n1827 were Francis N. Fisk, John George, John\\nNast, Dr. Moses Chandler, Jeremiah Pecker, Orlando\\nBrown, Richard Bradley, Robert Davis, Samuel Collin,\\nCharles Herbert, Richard Herbert, Ltitlier Boby\\n(chief engineer, 1827), James Busliiu ll am! ,S. A.\\nKimball.\\nThe present Fire Department is one of the most\\nefficient in the State. It is under the management of\\nthe Hon. John M. Hill, than whom there is no more\\ncapable or eflScient fire officer in New Hampshire.\\nThe force of the department is as follows: In the\\nprecinct, at the Central Station, two second-class\\nAmoskeag steamers, Kearsarge, with Kearsargc\\nHose (sixteen men), and Governor Hill, relief\\n.steamer, with Eagle Hose (thirteen men). The\\nhose-carriages are both of Amoskeag manufiictnre,\\nfirst-class, and drawn by horses. Hook-and-ladder\\ncarriage, City of Concord (twenty men). All the\\nmen in these companies are call men. The perma-\\nnent employes are steward, assistant steward and\\nthree drivers. There are six horses, besides the\\nsteward s horse, always held within reasonable dis-\\ntance to respond to an alarm.\\nThe Alert Hose (twelve men), at the north end,\\nand the Good- Will Hose (twelve men), at thesouth\\nend, are each provided with a horse, kept constantly\\nat a hack-stable adjoining the hose-houses. The\\nAlert uses a modern department wagon, and the\\nGood- Will a second-class Amoskeag four-wheel\\ncarriage. Each has the swinging harness. The men\\nare all call men.\\nThe Pioneer steamer, at Penacook (thirty men),\\nis a fourth-class Silsby, with a second-class Amoskeag\\nhose-carriage. The steamer can be drawn by horses\\nor by hand, as necessity may require. Horses are\\nheld available.\\nThe Old Fort, at East Concord, and the Cata-\\nract, at West Concord, are baud-engines, with jump-\\ners for hose. Their complement of men is thi rty each\\nThe board of engineers consists of chief and three\\nassistants in the precinct, and one assistant each at\\nPenacook, East C!oncord and West Concord. The\\nentire force numbers one hundred and seventy-five\\nmen.\\nThe following is the list of officers of the depart-\\nment for 1885\\nChief Engineer, John JL Hill. Assistant Engineeis l ,vci,\u00e2\u0080\u009et, Jc-\\nseph S. Slerrill, Baniel B. Newhall, Benjamin F. Tnck.-r Ward 1,", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0169.jp2"}, "144": {"fulltext": "HISTOKY OF iMKIUUiMACK COUNTY, NKW HAMPSHIRE.\\nWiUium W. AUon WnnI 2, John K. Kryo Wiird :l, Hurrisuii I artridgo\\nD. B. KewbuU, clork of boord Kbon F. ItichanUon, steward Central\\nFire Station and 9ii|jerintendent Sro alarm George I,. Osgood, oaslstaiit\\nat Ceutnil Station.\\nKeursarge Steam KIro-Engine and Hose ComiJiiiiy, Ko. i.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jolin J.\\nMcNulty, foreman diaries 0. lllanchani, ossUUiiit forcnmn William\\nC. Green, clork; Jamoe II. Sandora, engineer and treoanrer. Steamer\\nKearaarge i\u00c2\u00bb a sccond-claas Amoskeag, drawn by double liorsca\\nBoae.carHoge in a four-wheel flr\u00c2\u00abt-cla\u00c2\u00ab8 Amoskeag, drawn by single\\nEagle HoM Comiiuny, No. 1.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Relief steamer Governor Hill, No. 1,\\nis assigned to this company, Charles H. Sanders, engineer. John II.\\nToof, forenun George W. Johnson, acsietant foreman James Hoit,\\nclerk and treasurer. Steamer Governor Hill is a second-class Amos-\\nkeag, drawn by double hoisos. Hose-carriage is a four-wheel flrst-cliuis\\nAmoskeag, drawn by a single horse.\\nAlert Hoeo Company, No. 2.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Charles A. Davis, foreman Henry\\nTucker, assistant foreman Fred. Leighton, clerk Fred. S. Johnson,\\nfrcasurer; Fred. Earl, steward. Ilosowagon is a modern department\\nwagim of Concord monufacturc,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 W. S. Davis Son. It is drawn by\\nGood-Will Hose Comiany, No. ;t. William A. Bean, foreman John\\n0. Mills, ossistant foreman Frank II. Blanchard, clerk Samuel D.\\nMcOloughlin, treasurer. Hose-carriage is a four-wheel second-class\\nAmoskeag, drawn by a single horse.\\nCity ot Concord Hook-and-Laddi-r r,,N; 1 ,1 in N i vmImuI i.au.-,\\nforeiuan; Napoleon B. Burleigh, us^-i i i I I m.\\nclerk Frank T. Bean, treasurer, II i nl\\nmanufacture,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Abbett-Bowning Coiiiiui li i. Iium, li ,l,,iil.l..\\nPioneer, Steam Fire-Engine Company, No. 3, Penacook. John II.\\nRolfe, foreman D. Warren Fox, assistant foreman John B. Dodge,\\nclerk and treasurer John Powell, foreman of hose George S.\\nLocke, engineer Enoch E. Kolfe, steward. Steamer Pioneer is a\\nfourth-class Silsby hose-carriage is a four-wheel Amoskeag; both drawn\\nby hand or horse.\\nOld Fort Engine Company, No. 2, East Concnnl T |,1, V rl,, ,.r,\\nforeman; Harrison H. Carpenter, assistant for. lu .i I I\\ninson, clerk; John C. Hutchins, treasurer; hi mi. -l.\u00e2\u0096\u00a0\\\\^.\\nard. Huunemann five-inch cylinder hand-en^ iin v\\\\itli Imm nnuini\\nCataract Engine Company, No. :i, West Concord. James M. Grossman,\\nforeman .Simeon Partridge, assistant foreman John E. Gay, clork\\nand treasurer Williau) A. Martin, foreman of hose Abial C. Abbott,\\nsteward, llunnenmnn six-inch cylinder hand-engini-, with hose Jiimiicr\\ndrawn by band.\\nSUMMARY OF MEMBERS.\\nEngineers 4\\nSteamer an\\nHose meml\\nHook-and-loilder members 20\\nSteward, assistjint steward and regular drivei-s (:i) i\\n82\\nEngineers :i\\nMembers at Penacook ;i(i\\nMcmbera at East Concord ;;o\\nMembers at West Concord ;10\\n;i;!\\nTotal 17.\\nFisherville (or Penacook, as it is now calleil) is a\\nthriving village, about six miles from the eity, and is\\nnamed in lionor of tlie Fishers, who erected the first\\nmill at this point. It was on an island near here\\nwhere Mrs. Hannah Dustin, in 1G97, killed and\\nscalped ten Indians. The following account of this\\ndaring exploit is tlius related by Dr. Pouton\\nMrs. Hannah, wife of Mr. Tliomas Dustin, was\\nconfined to her bed with an infant child, seven days\\nild, and attended by a nurse, Mary Ntlf. Hearing\\nMr. Dustin ran from the field, where he was at work,\\nto his house, and ordered his children scmm in\\nnumber to flee; while he .seized his gun, and finding\\nit impossible to remove his wife and infant, indunti d\\nhis horse and rode after his children\u00e2\u0080\u0094 defending tluni\\nagainst the savages, who were in pursuit. Supposing\\nit impossible to save them all, liis first thought was\\nto catch up one of them even the one that he k)ved\\nthe most and save that; but he was unable to maki\\na choice, and, keeping in their rear, he retreated and\\nfired, sometimes with ftital effect, till the Indians gave\\nover their pursuit.\\nIn the mean time a small party of Indians entered\\nthe house, took Mrs. Dustin and nurse prisoners and\\nset the house on fire. The babe was snatched from\\nthe hands of the nurse, and its brains dashed out\\nagainst an apple-tree. Feeble, and with but one shoe\\non, Mrs. Dustin was compelled to travel through the\\nwilderness, in this inclement season, till they reached\\nthe home of her Indian captors, on the island above\\nnamed. The Indians on the island were twelve in\\nnumber, two men, three women and seven children,\\nand with them an English boy, named Samuel Lan-\\nnardson, who was taken prisoner about a year befori\\nat VV^orcester.\\nAfter a few days the women were informed by the\\nIndians that they would soon .start for a distant settle-\\nment, and when they arrived there would be obliged\\n(o submit to Indian customs, of which one was to\\nrun the gauntlet, naked, between two files of Indians.\\nOn learning this, Mrs. Dustin formed her deadly plan.\\nShe told the boy Lannardson to ask his master where\\nhe would strike a man if he wished to kill him in-\\nstantly, and how he would take off a scalp. The\\nIndian laid his finger on his temple. Strike em\\nthere, said he, and then instructed the boy how to\\nscalp. Engaging the nurse and the boy in her plot,\\nIhey waited the midnight hour for executing it.\\nWith tomahawks in hand, they struck the fatal blows\\non the heads of the Indians as they lay fast aaleeij.\\nTen were killed at once. Mrs. Dustin killed her\\nmaster, and Samuel Lannardson dispatched the very\\nIndian who told him where to strike and how to take\\noff a scalp. A favorite Indian boy wits spared, and\\none of the squaws whom they left for dead jumped\\nup and ran into the thicket. Mrs. Dustin, gathering\\nup what provisions there were in the wigwam, taking\\nthe gun of her dead master and the tomahawk witli\\nwhich she killed him, and, to prevent pursuit, scutt-\\nling the Indian canoes, except one, she embarked in\\nthat, with the nurse and boy Lannardson, on the\\nwaters of the Merrimack, to seek their way to Haver-\\nhill. They had not proceeded far, however, when\\nMrs Dustin, perceiving that they had neglected to\\ntake the scalps, and fearing lest her neighbors\\nshould she ever arrive at her home would not credit\\nher story, hastened back with her companions to the\\nscciic of death, took off the scalps of the slain, put\\ntlicin into a bag, and, with these bloody witnesses", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0170.jp2"}, "145": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0171.jp2"}, "146": {"fulltext": "a^o-e^", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0172.jp2"}, "147": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\nlUl\\nof their feat, hastened again on their downward\\ncourse to Haverhill. There they safely arrived.\\nOn the 21st of April following, Mrs. Dustin and her\\ntwo attendants went to Boston, carrying, as proofs of\\ntheir exploit, the gun, tomahawk and ten scalps, and\\nreceived, as a reward from the General Court, fifty\\npounds, besides many valuable presents from others.\\nThe Dustin Memorial. On the island at the\\nmouth of the Contoocook River stands the granite\\nmemorial erected to commemorate this achievement.\\nThe statue was erected mainly through the eftbrts ol\\nRobert B. Caverly, of Lowell, and E. S. Nutter, of\\nConcord. The first step to that end was the convey-\\nance, by Messrs. John C. and Calvin Gage, to\\nRev. Nathaniel Ronton, E. K. Nutter and R. B.\\nCaverly, in trust, all of the land lying east of the\\nNorthern Railroad, upon the island, for the purpose\\nof establishing a memorial. Funds to the amount of\\nsix thousand dollars were raised by subscription. The\\nstatue and pedestal are of Concord granite, after a\\ndesign by William Andrews, of Lowell. The sculptors\\nwere Andrew Orsolini, James Murray and Charles H.\\nAndrews the builder. Porter E. Blanchard.\\nThe monument was unveiled June 17, 1874, with\\nappropriate ceremonies. There was a large gathering\\nof people. Addresses were made by Rev. N. Bouton,\\nof Concord; R. B. Caverly, Esq., of Lowell; Hon. G.\\nW. Nesmith, of Franklin Major-General S. G. Griffin,\\nof Keene D. O. Allen, of Lowell Hon. B. F. Pres-\\ncott, of Eppiug Colonel J. H. George, of Concord\\nRev. Ellas Nason, of Billerica Charles C. Coffin, of\\nBoston Rev. W.T. Savage, of Franklin ex-Governor\\nOnslow Stearns, of Concord, and others. Governor\\nJames A. Weston accepted the deed, in trust, IWr tlic\\nState.\\nThe Concord Horse Railroad.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 This road was or-\\nganized in 1880, and was running in April, 1881. The\\nroad was started with five cars, and now has ten. In\\n1885 the company added to their stock two steam\\nmotors, which are designed to supersede the use of\\nhorses. The line extends from South Main Street, or\\nthe South End, as this part of the town is called,\\nthrough West Concord to Penacook. Hon. Moses\\nHumphrey is president and superintendent.\\nHon. Moses Humphrey, ex-mayor and one of Con-\\ncord s leading citizens, was born in Hingham, Mass.,\\nOctober 20, 1807; son of Moses Leavitt and Sarah\\n(Lincoln) Humphrey, who were descendants of the\\nfirst settlers of that ancient town. He attended the\\ncommon schools of his native town until 1821, when\\nhe commenced following the sea, at that time a lead-\\ning branch of industry of Southeastern Massachusetts.\\nHe continued in this occupation twelve years, seven\\nof which he was master of the schooners Ann and\\nClimax, of Hingham, and other vessels. He then,\\nin company with his brother, engaged in commerce,\\nowning a number of vessels, the mercantile business\\nand cooperage on an extensive scale, and the |)racti-\\ncal management of the business devolved upnu Mr.\\nHumphrey. He was the originator of the manufac-\\nture of kits by machinery, and upon his removal\\nto Croydon, N. H., in 1843, commenced their manufac-\\nture, which was continued there until 1851, when he\\nremoved the business to Concord, where he hits con-\\nducted it to the present time, and from that time to\\nthe present htvs been prominently identified with the\\nprogress of the city. He was a member of the first\\nCity Council in 1853, and in 1854 was elected presi-\\ndent of the Council; in 1855 was elected to the\\nBoard of Alderman, and during Mayor Clnncnt s\\nsickness for several months, Mr. Humphrey was\\nchairman of the board and acting-mayor. He was\\nre-elected in 1856. In 1857 was a memljcr of the\\nHouse of Representatives, and chairman of the com-\\nmittee on towns and parishes. In 1860 was elected\\n|)resident of the Merrimack County Agricultural\\nSociety, and held the position several years. He\\nwas chosen a director in the First National Bank in\\n1864.\\nIn March, 1861, Mr. Humphrey was elected mayor,\\nand, in March following, upon the eve of the break-\\ning out of the Rebellion, was sworn into office. Presi-\\ndent Lincoln s first call for troops occurred soon\\nafter, and Mayor Humphrey at once suggested to\\nCaptain Sturdevant, a jirominent police officer, that\\nhe recruit a company for immediate service, which\\nwas done, and mustered into the United States ser-\\nvice as Company A of the First Regiment of New\\nHampshire Volunteers. Concord subsequently be-\\ncame the headquarters of the army for the State,\\nand was also the general recruiting station. Here were\\nrendezvoused the First, Third, Fifth, Ninth, Elev-\\nenth, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth and\\nSixteenth Regiments. This brought together different\\nelements of society, and devolved great responsibility\\nujjon the head of the city government. The June\\nsession of the Legislature in 1861 passed an act\\nauthorizing cities and towns to pay State aid to vol-\\nunteers. The cities generally appointed agents to\\ndisburse this fund, but in this city the duties were\\nassumed by Mayor Humphrey, who paid out the\\nsum of $23,330.29. He discharged the duties of this\\ntrying period with courage and to the welfare and honor\\nof his adopted city. In addition to the duties which\\nthe war devolved upon him, he was also overseer of\\nthe poor, superintendent of highways and bridges,\\netc. He was, also, the city s authorized agent for\\nfilling the quotas in 1861, 62 and 65, and, at the\\nclose of his administration in 1862, he had eighty-\\ntwo men credited to the city above the quotas. He\\nwas also chairman, in 1S63, of the High School\\nbuilding committee. He was re-elected iimyor in\\n1865.\\nHe was foremost in the movement which resulted\\nin the rebuilding of the State-House in 1865, and\\nin the following year he was appointed by Governor\\nSmyth one of a committee to build the State-House\\nfence, beautify the grounds, etc. The labor of this", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0173.jp2"}, "148": {"fulltext": "102\\nHISTORY OK MERlilMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMI SHIRE.\\ncommittee, however, chiefly devolved upon Mayor\\nHumphrey. He was a member of Governor Stearns\\nCouncil in 18()!\u00c2\u00bb, and was an earnest advocate of the\\nmovement for building the new State Prison, and\\nalso for changing the method of appointment of the\\nwarden, transferring the power from the Legislature\\nto the Governor and Council. He has also repre-\\nsented Ward Five in the Legislature, and has been\\nchairman of the Board of Agriculture since 1870.\\nMayor Humphrey is the present president and super-\\nintendent of the Concord Horse Railroad, and the\\nsucce-ss of this enterprise is largely due to his untir-\\ning elforts. Although beyond the scriptural age of\\nthree-score and ten, he still retains the vigor and\\nelasticity of youth. He is a Republican in politics,\\nand a member of the Universalist Church.\\nIn 1831, Mayor Humphrey united in marriage\\nwith Lydia Humphrey, and they had one daughter,\\nwho died in 1850. Mayor and Mrs. Humphrey cele-\\nbrated tluir golden wedding in 1881.\\nCentenarians. The following is a list of centen-\\narians who have died in Concord:\\nElizabeth (Abbott) Haieltine, died February 25,\\n1834; daughter of Nathaniel Abbott, one of the\\noriginal proprietors of Concord (then Penacook),\\nwhere she was born July 1, llii i.\\nMrs. Willey died in Concord April 14, 1847, aged\\none hundred yeare, three months and seventeen days.\\nTheodosia Smith died in (Vnudrd, IS.lii, aged one\\nhundred and one years.\\nLydia (Goodwin) Elliott died .fuMc 24, 1856, aged\\none hundred and three years, four months and twenty-\\nfive days born in Newton, Miuss., January 30, 1753.\\nOne of her brothers died at the age of ninety-seven\\none sister at ninety-nine years and eight months, and\\none at ninety-.seven another wiis living in Janu-\\nary, 1853, at the age of ninety-six four of her chil-\\ndren, seventy grandchildren, one hundred great-\\ngrandchildren, and at least eight great-great-grand-\\nchildren were living at her centennial.\\nJIargaret (Sargent) Evans died March 28, 1877,\\naged one hundred anil one years, eight months and\\ntwenty-one days. She was born in Chester July 7,\\n1775 of her eight children, four survived her, two\\nof the number being over seventy years of age. She\\nbad lucn a resident of oncord nearly eighty years.\\nSlavery in Concord.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 In the early days slavery was\\nnot unknriwn in this section, as the following docu-\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Ilncoheiluf AnJiow McMil\\nCoNcORu, March 4, 17G7.\\nlie wuin of forty-sevon poundy ten\\niileratton for my Negro Boy slave\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0s, wliicli Xegro Hoy I liave tliij^\\nomtHo to warrant ami ilefeiid thi\\ntliu said McMillan, and hig heire\\nt.f any other person or jjersons\\nIn witne\u00c2\u00bbFt whereof 1 iiave heren\\nand date atwve meiitione I.\\n(Pail BiimiKRN,\\nKiioic all Men bij Ihae PraeiiU,\\nThat I, Patrick c;ault, of\\nII i\u00c2\u00bb Mujfi\\natlon of the Burn I I i. i.i i n i l.iv^ini i m ii.nnl\\nbefore the delivrl l ni l \\\\i|.|(.^^ \\\\|.Ml[l;ll(,\\nof Concord, in lli I l-^n Imi.-dI, 1 iIh- 1...1111 \\\\,i,,i.Mi 1 do\\nhereby acknowledge, Imve luirgaiiied and sold, and by tliese ^M\u00e2\u0096\u00a0e(^eJlt^\\ndo bargain and sell unto hint, the said Andrew McMillan, my Hegi\\nOarl, named Ditiali, aged about eight years, to have and to hold th.-\\nsaid Negro Garl Dinah, by these presents, to him,- the said Andrew\\nMcMillan, his heit\u00c2\u00bb, adniinistratora and assigns and 1, the said I lil\\nrick Gault, for myself, my heirs and administrators, shall and will\\nwarrant, and forever defend her, the said Negro Garl, unto him, th.-\\nsaid Andrew McMillan, his heirs, administrators and assigns, agaiusc\\nall the claims and demands of any person or persons \\\\\\\\li. iii i-r\\\\.r\\nand have put her, the said Negro Garl, into his, the said Andr. u\\nMcMillan s, possession, by delivering her unto him, the said I,-Mil\\nIan, at the time of sealing hereof. In witness whereof I have her.-\\nunto set my haiid and seal, this 24th day of May, and in the eighth\\nyear of His Majesty s reign, A.D. one thousand seven hundred and\\nsixty-eight.\\nBII.I.F.K1C-A, May 2, 1761.\\nKnow ,tlt Mm l y time. I resetils, That I, Hannah Bowers, of Bil-\\nlerica, widow, have sold unto Lot Colby, of Uumford, in the Province\\nof New-Hanii shire, a mulatto Negro Boy, named HoJem, and have\\nreceived forty-five shillings sterling, in full consideration for the said\\nboy, as witness my hand.\\nHannah B.iweks.\\nThe Negro Garl Dinah lived to an advanced\\nage, and was known as Mother Osgood.\\nThe Boy Ctesar died in 1847 or 1848, in the\\nninety-second year of his age.\\nAaron Stevens had a negro man who was the town\\ndog-whipper, it being his office to scourge dogs\\nout of the meeting-house on the Sabbath, for which\\nhe received a few pennies from such as were dispose l\\nto pay him. The faithful discharge of his office\\naffi: rded fine ainuseiiiciit for tlie children during Sab-\\nbath hours.\\nCaptain John Roach also owned a negro woman.\\nDeacon Joseph Hall, Sr., had a slave womau who\\nhad two children, one named Lois and the other John\\nBrown. John was given to Deacon Jonathan Wil-\\nkins, who married a granddaughter of Deacon Hall.\\nJohn was tion compos, and gave the deacon so much\\ntrouble that at last he threw him on the town for\\nsupport.\\nAt one time John was put to hoeing potatoes\\nalone; but it was found he skipped over every other\\nhill. Being asked what he did it tor, he said, So as to\\nkeep up. He was once sent to turn out calves from\\nthe stall, but, not succeeding in unfa.stening their\\nyokes, the deacon s hired man turned the calves out\\nand yoked John up.\\nOf other slaves in Concord about this time, tradi-\\ntion has preserved some interesting reminiscences.\\nEphraim Farnum, grandfather of Moses H. Farnum,\\nand living on the same spot, owned a black boy\\nnamed Cwsar.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0174.jp2"}, "149": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\nAbraham Bradley had a negro slave named Pompey\\ncommonly called Pomp for whom he paid\\ntliirty bushels of corn. Pomp was quite a favorite\\nill the family. He was the attendant and sort of life-\\nfiuard of John Bradley in his boyhood. In his last\\nwill Mr. Bradley gave Pomp to his grandson, John,\\nand ordered his executor to take especial care that\\nmy said negro be not wronged by my aforesaid grand-\\nson in any ways, and if he should wrong him, I give\\nhim power to do him justice. Mr. Bradley also gave\\nPomp the use and improvement of one-lialf acre of\\nl;inil, near his dwelling-house, during his natural\\nolonel Benjamin Rolfe owned a negro, who, in\\n1772, wlieu the inventory of Colonel Rolfe s property\\nwas taken, was valued at fifty-five pounds, lawful\\nWilliam Coffin, the grandfather of Samuel Coflin,\\nEsq., owned a negro woman named Lucy. Samp-\\nson, a negro belonging to Archelaus Moore, of\\nCanterbury, wanted her for his wife, and there was an\\nagreement that Sampson should work one year for\\nMr. Coflin to pay for her. A man s wages at that\\ntime were about forty dollars a year, or the price of a\\nyoke of oxen. Sampson was a famous fiddler, and\\nfor many years afforded fine fun for frolicsome fellows\\nin Concord with his fiddle on election days.\\nRev. Timothy Walker had three .slaves, a man\\ncalled Prince and two women. Luce and Violet.\\nLieutenant Richard Herbert had a slave named\\nNancy, who was said to have been born in Boston\\nabout 176G, and when nine days old was given to a\\nman resident in Bow, who, wishing to remove from\\nthe vicinity, brought her to Rumford, and, in 1768,\\nsold her to Lieutenant Herbert for about five dollars.\\nManufacturing Interests. The Page Belting\\nCompany is a representative establishment. The\\ngoods manufactured by this company have taken\\nhigh rank in the commercial world, and branches\\nfor the sale of the goods are now established in\\nBoston, St. Louis, New York and Chicago. This\\ncompany was incorporated in 1872, and has a\\ncapital of two hundred thousand dollars. The offi-\\ncers are as follows: George F. Page, president;\\nCharles T. Page, treasurer; George F. Page, Charles\\nT. Page, Theodore H. Ford, Lyman D. Stevens, John\\nAbbott, Benjamin A. Kimball, E. G. Wallace, direc-\\ntors Daniel Barnard, clerk of corporation L. D.\\nStevens, clerk of the directors.\\nPorter Blanchard s Sons make the celebrated\\nBlanchard Chuck, which has been manufactured\\nsince about the year 1855. The business of chuck-\\nmaking, however, has been carried on by the Blan-\\nchards, fiither and sons, since 1818.\\nJa.mes R. Hill, a man who, entirely by his own ef-\\nforts, rose from the humbler rank of an apprentice\\nto affluence and social position, and through all the\\nchanging events of an active business life preserved\\nhis integrity unimpeached, well deserves the pen of\\nthe biographci-. The lilc il the late James R.\\nHill is a wcll-roin.dcd c.NampI,. of such a career.\\nWithout the advantages of inherited aid, he worked\\nthe problem of his own fortune and lived to enjoy\\nthe fruition of a successful business career.\\nMr. Hill was born in Stratham, N. H., December\\n17, 1821. He remained in his native town until\\n1836, when he came with liia parents to oncord. He\\n.soon after entered the employ of Abbot Downing,\\nand later served an apprenticeship with Greeley\\nMorrill, harness-makers. In 1842, in company\\nwith Oliver Greeley, he commenced the harness busi-\\nness under the firm-name of Greeley Hill. A few\\nyears later he purchased Mr. (ireeley s interest, and\\ncontinued the business as sole proprietor until 1865.\\nSeveral times during this period his establishment\\nwas destroyed by fire, but with characteristic energy\\nthe buildings were immediately rebuilt. In the\\nmean time Mr. Hill had become interested in variou.-i\\nenterprises in the city, which necessarily demanded a\\nlarge share of his time, and he was forced to relin-\\nquish the active management of the harne.ss business,\\nwhereupon the firm of James R. Hill Co. was\\norganized, in 1865, consisting of Mr. Hill, George H.\\nEmery and Josiah E. Dwiglit and the fame of the\\nConcord harness, through Mr. Hill s wise finesight\\nand characteristic energy, became almost a household\\nword throughout the civilized world, Mr. Hill speml-\\ning a large portion of his time daily in the ni:inul :ic-\\ntory, giving his personal ;itt( iiti iii lo tlic Imsincss un-\\ntil his decease.\\nIn 1849 he made the first shipment of liaiiios to\\nCalifornia from the East, and in 1853 he made a ship-\\nment to Chili.\\nBut it was not solely as a manufacturer that Mr.\\nHill made his influence so largely felt in this city.\\nHe amassed a fortune, which was expended almost en-\\ntirely in the building up of the city, thereby adding\\nlargely to its past, present and prospective growth and\\nadvancement. To him, more than to any other man,\\nthe city is probably indebted for its substantial busi-\\nness blocks. Among the blocks erected by him were\\nthe State, Columbian and Centennial Blocks, etc., and\\nhe purchased the Phoenix Hotel property in 1866, and\\nat the time of his death owned more real estate in this\\ncity than any other person who has ever lived in Con-\\ncord. For several years previous to his death Mr.\\nHill was proprietor of the Phoenix Hotel, and the\\npresent reputation for excellence of this popular hos-\\ntelry is largely due to his judicious management.\\nAlthough a Democrat in polities and actively inter-\\nested in the success of his party, he was not a politician\\nand never sought oflicial recognition at the hands of\\nhis fellow-citizens. He was emphatically a business\\nman, and his life was one of steady and active ilcvotiori\\nto business, and his success was the natural resull of\\nhis ability to examine and readily comprelund any\\nsubject presented to him, power to decide promptly\\nand courage to act with vigor and persistency in ac-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0175.jp2"}, "150": {"fulltext": "104\\nHISTORY OF MKHRTMA( K COUNTY, NEW HAMrSHIRE.\\ncordance with his conviitioiis. At tlie time of his\\ndeath he was a member of the Hoard of Water Com-\\nmissioners and of Bliizing Star Lodge of Masons.\\nMr. Hill w!i.s twiee married, hissecoiid marriage being\\nto Mis.s Sopiiia L. Pickering, in ISo-i, who survives\\nliim. Also live children survived him,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mrs. .Josiah K.\\nDwight, by his first wife, and the following by hissee-\\noud wife, viz. Eds(m .1., manager of the I ho-ni.x\\nHotel, Solon P., .Iose])h C. and Cora,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 all residents\\nof this city. The death of Mr. Hill was a peculiarly\\nsad one. September 2, 1884, he was thrown from\\na carriage in Main Street, Concord, receiving injurie.s\\nwhich, ten weeks later (November 10th), resulted in\\ndeath.\\nThe business men of Concord subsdHicntly luld a\\nmeeting, to express their respect for the memory ol\\nMr. Hill, and Mayor Woodman was chosen to pre-\\nside. Upon taking the chair he spoke as follows\\nFellow-Citizens,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The occanion wllicb drawn us togetlicr is one of\\nexireroo Mdniwi. Our cilj- mourns llic lo\u00c2\u00bb of one of licr foremost citi-\\nzens, and one wliose place cannot well bo tilled. It is fitting tliat at\\nuucli a time we should withdraw from the ordinary routine of business,\\nand give a few words in perpetuation of the memory of one to whom\\nour city and our citizens are so much indebted, and whose death is\\nThe comparative suddenness of tlic d. iitli of Jaiii.s li. Hill iinik.-- il\\nimpo\u00c2\u00abaihle for us fully to realize tb.- iTii|. I :l. j iiin uli\\nhe occupied in this community. Itis ii^\\nus, attending to his customary avociitiMi. n;,,! i_ i ,i\\nness for which he was particularly n..t, a i .l,.^ I- -i,.|,-ii,, .l,.| il h\\nHis life was no exception to the rule that nothing comes without\\nolforl, and to his persistout labor and indomitable will we may largely\\naccredit his IniKincss |.r..spiTitv. lln was. in truth, a scll-inade man,\\nand his success Im- i-ll.-l tui.f.i i.iiu ri tip- .uii, .ui.i -.I i hjmii\\nonrcity. Th.- v..n-.i 1..i-h,, n... k, l,\u00e2\u0080\u009e IMi.a 1 _-l,\\nThe resolutions were seconded by several gentle-\\nmen, the first of whom was Hon. J. E. Sargent, who\\nspoke as follows:\\nMr. Chainnau,-! reccive.l an invitati.Mi from yuur .ommittee to be\\npresent this evening, and have gladly accepted the invitation. We meet\\nfor the purpose of expressing our respect for the memory of the late\\n.lames B. Hill, who died on the lOtli day of November instant, at his\\nhome in this city. With the circumslances of |ieculiar sadness to his\\nfamily and to the public, whirli nitrfirlr,] hi^ -t -Mth. we are all familiar.\\nWe have seen and read a lui i i i i in the daily papers,\\nwhich I am informed is buIim i li v. ,pt that when he was\\nasiuall b v, liis fiitlier ;in I filing in I In I A.I. -r, N. H., where they\\nlived sum. .i. II .1 i i n I 1 I there to Concord in\\n1830 IT I I .11 i\\\\i.-. n yeara old. He has lived in\\nConcoKl I I III I 11 Ii;i*. been doue here. Ue learned\\nthat he was not at I\\nself useful.\\nOne additional\\nHill has had six childrec\\nThe one not n]entioned\\nfiret wife,\\nshop, looking after the business and I\\nhis first wife and four by the second,\\niiper was one of the daughters by the\\nlincp, the wife of Mr. H. J. Eaton, of\\nished by all who take an interest in our city.\\nWhen we consider how few of our rx\u00c2\u00abidents are likely to continue so\\nlargely a local investment of tli.ir capital, in the direction followed by\\nour lamented townsman, w I .-i .in I i- .ilniost irreparable. But\\nit is not alone for his actual 1. 1 n i lii i.nl.li.- that he is mourned\\nby those who know hiiu .i- i Jii...i and a friend. They\\nappreciate his many virtiii.- :ni.l ;iii-. in- north as a man of strung\\nconvictions, earnest purposes and ..yoll.-iit .judgment. Ho was quiet\\ndemanded his full attention, he did not seek office, but he had the iiuali-\\ntie\u00c2\u00ab which would have made him a valuable assistant in the adniiuistra.\\ntion of i ublic affairs. His keen perceptions, unyielding courage, busi-\\nness sagacity ami untiring energy fitted him for any duty which be\\nJames B. Hill.\\nJohn M. Hill, Esq., odered the following resolu-\\ntions\\nBok^erf, That we arc deeply sensible uf th.- luss l, this cum lity\\nof our late associate, Mr. .Tanies H, Hill, wl.us.. .unii., ii,.ii with the busi-\\nness interests of Conconi lui ii...i ..t m.. t. ili,.ii i..ii\\\\ y.-iiiv, has been\\nmarked with great iudusti i.i ilnv m. I ni. i |.i i ..ni \\\\\\\\li.i, struggling\\nunaided through the advn^ili. .1 ,iil hi., li\\\\ l..i.. and energy of\\ncharacter, initiated and ilevvluptnl a lai^ luiiuuraclutin^ business of\\nwtdespr !ad reputation, bringing to himself a fortune which ho e\\\\-\\nliended almost entirely in the building ui ()f our city, thereby adding\\nlargely to its jMLSt, present and prosiiective growth and advancement.\\n/fciwtrcd. That the chairman anil secretary of this meeting he di-\\nthe family of the deceased with the\\nympathy and regard.\\nowes him for her substantial busin\\nIs main business street, and too m\\nI those particulare. But I do not p\\nOne suhjecl I think is particularly worthy of mention, and Ihal\\nthe relations that Mr. Hill always maintained with his help in Ilu- sin\\nHe knew what good work was, and when he found a man that iiM\\ngood work and undeintood bis business, he kept him. lie \u00c2\u00abas willi\\nto pay him siudi a price that he could alTord to stay, and his re;^iilai in\\nbecame attached to him and ho always treated them with great kiiidii.\\nand respect. There were no strikes among his men. A man lliat i\\nnot suit him ho discharged at once, but if a man suiteil him, he was i\\ning to make it for his interest to stay with him. 1 am told that I\\nrelations between him and his workmen have always been of the m.\\nfriendly ami iulimate kind, and this accounts for the fact that such m\\nthe last fifteen years, since 1 am. 1. 1 .m .n I l. In 1. n \\\\...u- n-.. I I\\nto occupy an oflice in his t.l... i,. n ml ..niu in- j.iui. i..\\nyears, was hiscounsel in 8ev,.|.il imi .uu -m]- .lu.l li.iv. i\\non terms of intimacy witli lum. W i- iu-m-i e.\\\\clian;;cil an iini-U\\nwoi-d. I always found him prompt and ready to do everything\\nagreed, and nothing would make him more angry than to have h\\nwhom ho had trusted deceive him and forfeit his word and his h\\nMr. Hill had his faults, otherwise he would have been more\\nThe young men and youth of to.day nuiy profit by his exam\\nthis, that any calling or trade is honorable if it is honest and useful,\\ncA er laboiions, and whother mechanical or agricultural. II is m\\ntrade or occupation that makes the man honorable, l.ur IIh- iiianii\\nwhich ho follows his occupation.\\nande\\nWhen Mr. Hill entered the shop as an apprentice to learn his trad,\\nhow iminy of the boys and young men of his ago here in Concord w(nil\\nhave been willing to have done the same They look for sometbin\\nthat they call highei-, because it was less laborious, forsooth. But ho", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0176.jp2"}, "151": {"fulltext": "/I, M:^", "height": "2945", "width": "1918", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0179.jp2"}, "152": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0180.jp2"}, "153": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\n105\\nII ii lohn Kinihil! I I ili i jiti m \u00c2\u00bbIii Ii\\nI Iml htlil with Mi Jlili isliiuiuL)li lUichoiil\\nIII \\\\V iiiei Cijiiiuiissiuucis, Kir Heveiai years. He was a\\nvaluable member, taking active and earnest interest\\nill the business of the board. When it wjis found\\nnecessary to increase the water-works of the city, lie\\nwas among the first to give his support to the en-\\nlargement. Mr. Hill s aim was to build up the city\\nrather than break it dowu. He was in favor of the\\nliest thing to be had at a fair and reasonable expense.\\nJle had strong ability to make business, even from\\nsmall beginnings, to overcome difficulties and win\\nsui-iess where many other men with the same oppor-\\ntuiiities would fail. He had a love for construction\\nof luiililiiisjs and of making improvements, and in\\ngiatityiiiir this love he did not remove good buildings,\\nliut built up waste places with new blocks. We are\\nindebted to his ability, industry and strength of char-\\nacter for many of the beautiful buildings that adorn\\nour .Alain -Street.\\nMr. Lewis Downing, .Ir., said,\\n.Ml*. Chairman,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 I cull ;iild only a w.inl tu wliat h.os .alreatly beonsaiii,\\nami from which the city ot i Ih i- ^h 1 1\\\\. .1 miii li hcuefit. The\\nbusiness in which I have Iicn jii-,i,-. 1 lui i1k j.i^l lurly-.^cven years has\\nliccn more or less connected itli .llr. Hills, and pcrhaiw it may not be\\nunjust to say, that in all probability, but for the success of the one, the\\nother would never have dovelnpeil itself as it has, as the interests of\\nboth were iiiiitii:il. Tli. fiiiii.l, i ,.f tli. ,r i,f \\\\M .iMlowuiuE Com-\\npany \u00c2\u00ab.tv, ,,l\u00e2\u0080\u009e- .,:1.- -M.- Where car-\\niie cxprciw our appnriiitioii ol, and grati-\\nnferred on us by our lioparled friend, .Fames\\nily join in jiassing the resolutions offered\\nWilliam M. Chase, Esq., spoke of his relations with\\nMl-. Hill for a period of nearly twenty-one years,\\nliming which time he had occupied his present law-\\niillice, as Mr. Hill s tenant. He had seen a good deal\\nof the man, and he desired to call attention to one\\nimportant trait of his character, and that was that\\nwhile he was attentive to the greater interests of\\nbusiness, he was also attentive to the little things.\\neiiU mom to nijit. Kvcrything received it.s due\\nittLiition Irom him. lie has bciidited this city not\\nonly b\\\\ buildin^ up line busimss blocks, but even\\nmore by cstiblishing and continuing the firm of J. K.\\nHill iV. Co thus bringing men to our city and giving\\nIhmi unpl.nnunt whereby the city was the gainer.\\n\\\\\\\\[iiiv\\\\[ 1 I OHD Co., iron founders, manu-\\nluturt stovts 1 mges and agricultural implements, etc.\\nJ OKP iV IviMi Vi.L, bniss and iron foundei-s, are\\ndoing a Luge business. This establishment was\\nfounded in 1865. The firm consists of Theodore H.\\nFord and Henjamin A. Kimball.\\nConcord Machine-Wobks, Colonel .John\\nWhite, proprietor, were established in 1S77. .Manu-\\nfacture wood-working machinery.\\nOther iron founders are Clapp Co., Concord\\nA.xle Company, Hobbs, Cxordon Co., N.P. Stevens.\\nThk Prescott Orcjan Company was incorporated\\nin .January, 1880, with a capital of thirty thousand\\ndollars. This business is one of the oldest established\\nof its kind in the United States. It originated in\\n1836, although the founder had made musical instru-\\nments as early as 1814. The present officers of the\\ncompany are A. J. Prescott, president George D. B.\\nPrescott, treasurer D. B. Corser, superintendent.\\nThe Concord Axle Company, located at Pena-\\ncook, was organized in 1880 with a capital of\\nfifty thousand dollars. Its oflicers are as follows\\nC. H. Amsdeu, president D. Arthur Brown, treas-\\nurer Edmund H. Brown, clerk Charles H.\\nAm.sden, D. Arthur Brown, E. H. Brown, John\\nWhittaker, J. C. Pearson, directors. This company\\niiianiirai tures (he nriuiiiial Concord axle.\\n(\u00e2\u0096\u00a0|i\\\\ii.i:i. Ci.AMii: i,M \\\\i:ries.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The quarries of\\nthe eeleliiaieil (_ i me. in 1 granite are located on Rattle-\\nsnake Hill, which is literally one vast bed of granite.\\nThe superior value of this granite is due to its free-\\ndom from all mineral impurities, which so often mar\\nthe beauty of this stone.\\nAmong those engaged in this business are Concord\\nGranite Company, Patrick Crowley, Crowley\\nQuiun, Donogan Davis, Fuller Co., Asa L. Gay,\\nGranite Railway Company, Abijah Hollis, M. H.\\nJohnson, Lyman Knowles, Putney Nutting, Sargent\\nSullivan.\\nThe Concord MANUi ACTURiNG Company, of\\nWest Concord, was incorporated in 1873. Capital,\\none hundred thousand dollars. Manufacture all-\\nwool flannels and heavy twilled goods. Cajtacity,\\neighteen thousand five hundred yards per week. A.\\nW. Sawyer is president; G. F. Blake, clerk; Daniel\\nHolden, treasurer and agent; P. R. Holden, superin-\\ntendent.\\nThe Contoocook Manufacturing and Me-\\nchanic Company is located in Penacook manufac-\\nturers of print cloths. Cotton used annually, ;{il(),-\\n000 pounds; numberof yards of cloth made, 1, )0I),0I)((\\nnumber of looms, 163 number of spindles, 0200\\nnumber of bands employed, about 100.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0181.jp2"}, "154": {"fulltext": "106\\nHLSTOIU- Ul MEIUIDIACK COUNTY, xNEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nThe Penacook Mill is located in East Canal\\nStreet, Penacook John S. Brown, proprietor; manu-\\nfactures print cloths. Number of pounds of cotton\\nused per year, 525,000 number of yards of cloth\\nmade per year, 3,000,000; number of looms, 330;\\nnumber of spindles, 13,064 number of hands em-\\nployed, 190.\\nWiLi.i.xM B. DCRGIN, manufacturer of solid silver-\\nware, commenced this business in 1854, and it has\\ngrown from small proportions to rank among the\\nrepresentative establishments of the city.\\nThe Concoud Shoe-Factoky has a capital of\\ntwenty-five thousand dollars. Its officei-s are George\\nCummings. president; W. F. Thayer, treasurer\\nN. E. Martin, clerk Oscar V. Pitman, W. G. Shaw,\\nL. D. Brown, Edward Dow, directors.\\nThe Co.vfoui) Cattle Com i-axy was incorporated\\nin February, 1883.\\nThe Concord Gas-Liciit Comtaxy was incor-\\nporated in 1854. Capital, one hundred thousand\\ndollars. John Kimball, president; Sylvester Dana,\\nclerk; John M. Hill, treasurer and agent; William\\nBadger, superintendent; Seth Eastman, John Kim-\\nball, John H. George, Josiah Minot, Edward H.\\nRollins, Sylvester Dana, Josiah B. Sanborn, directors.\\nThe company has laid more than seventeen miles\\nof main-pipe. There are about eleven hundred con-\\nsumers and one hundred and ninety street lights.\\nTown Accounts.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The following are extracts from\\naeeuunts from 1771 to March, 1775:\\nl.\\nTo AbiL-l CliuTuller, fur keeping school iiiul suivi .viug for\\nthe iKirish 55 14 ilii\\nTo Jo. Eiiier.v, for keeping school )1 10 C.\\nPatrick Guinlon, for keeping school 31 17\\nJohn Blancluu-d s order for boarding a school mistress 7 fi\\nKobert Hogg, for keeping scliool two years at \u00c2\u00a330 60 II\\nDaniel Abbot, for a woirs head 10\\nl)r. E. H. Goes, for taking caro of Jacob Pilsbury and\\nwife 2 7 S\\nRev. Sir. Timo. Walker, for procuring the incorporation\\nof Concord 5 5 10\\nJoseph Eastman, jr., for a wolf 8 head 4 o\\nTimo. Walker, jr., for a set of measures, 53 crows heads,\\narticles supplied Pilebury, and his service as select-\\nman and clerk 7 1 fj\\nAbiel Chandler, for surveying G\\nBciU Emery s order for carrying out a lame man, and bis\\nservices as selectman 2 8\\n1772. To the Rev d Mr. Timo. Walker, for preaching\\nfrom 2Cth day of Jan y, 1772, to 2Cth Jan y, 1773 .47 1\\nTo John Kimball, for making 5 staves for the tything\\nTo sundry articles supplied Elizabeth Buss and Samuel\\nWalker 1 7 3\\nTo Noah Parker, for one now weight, and scaling the\\nTo Gilman West, for making nails for the meeting-house 5 5\\nFbom 1774 TO 1775.\\nTo .\\\\liiel Chandler, for sun-eying riMile and taking th**\\nnumtK r of the people 3 10 r\\nJohn Kimball, for mending the meeting-house, and for\\nnails for do 13\\n,\\\\ndrcw Mc:Millan, Esq., for petitioning the General\\nCourt, and assisting in settling Sir. Walker s salary. 6\\nJohn Kimball, for a cofliu for the body of Samuel\\nTimothy Walker, jr., for his bill against the parish the\\nyear past\\nDo. for journey to Exeter, to alteud the Congress, 5 days\\nat 5\u00c2\u00ab., travail 13\u00c2\u00bb. 4rf 1 1\u00c2\u00bb\\nTo cash paid John Giddinge, for the support of the dele-\\ngates at the Continental Congress, as per rec t G 4\\nRev d. Mr. Walker, for three journeys to Exeter, to attend\\nthe Congress IG\\nTo cash paid John Giddinge, for the support of the dele-\\ngale\\nTo a hoi-sti the above four journeys, at G\u00c2\u00ab 1 4\\nTo cash paid Mr. John Eowle, for taking care of Dr.\\nCarrigin, when sick of the small pox, as per rec t 3\\nTo 711 feet of plank for bridges i I n\\nAbated Nath l Chandler .\\\\bbot\\nIn 1762 the principal merchant in the new town\\n(then Rumford) was Andrew McMillan, whose store\\nwas located on the corner of Main and Pleasant\\nStreets. Illustrative of the price of various com-\\nmodities at that date, the following charge-s from his\\nledger are subjoined\\n-Ben. Mr. Timolhji Walker, jtiiim; r.\\nTo 1 lb. of Coffey\\n1 scain of silk\\nyd. of bear-skin, at 8s.\\ngall, of wine, at Os.\\nH gall- f W. I. rum\\n1 lb. of coffee, by John Co\\nI [iHii -I iMiilv, li_\\\\ .lohu Colby, 2-\\nI a y\\\\. nf lous Uiwn, by Judith\\n1 baiiilkcrchief, by Judith\\nI pint W. I. rum\\n1 gall. W. I. rum, by John Colby\\n1., m. i.r ptpwihT, by John Colby\\nllmaiH Farimm, I r.\\nI o Sundries brought from olil ledger, p.\\n14 gall, and pint of N. E. rum\\n1 lb. of colToy, at 26s\\n04\\n1 glass o\\nIqt. ofwiue,af25\u00c2\u00ab\\n}4 gall, of brandy\\n1 pint of brandy\\n1 glass of brandy 03\\n2 lbs. of brown sugar, at 14b 1 08\\n1 gliiss of brandy 04\\nli.^gall. of brandy, at lis 4 10\\n14 n of raisons 1 00\\n5 pare of men s gloves, at 50b 12 10\\n2 pare of woman s black do., at 50*. 5 (to\\n1 pare of woman s white do 2 13\\n3 yds. of hat crape, at 50b 10\\nItumford, January 15, 1703. Cr.\\nf sundries brought from old ledger 150 08 8\\nralker, Jr., was licensed to preach, September 1\\nConcord, and wa. iawhilc in company with .\\\\udre", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0182.jp2"}, "155": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\n107\\nJan. 22. gall, of brandy 4 in\\nits. i^gall. of brandy 4 iii\\n27. 14 f brandy 4 HI\\n28. J,^ gall, of brandy 4 10\\n20. y^ gull, of brandy 4 U)\\n31. 1^ gall, of brandy (for medicine 4 10\\n5 lbs. of sugar 2 Ifi\\nFeb. 4. ^gall. of brandy 4 lo\\nS. 5 nots of thread, at 3s n l.-i\\nC, slu-i-ts of |a|\u00c2\u00bbM-, at 1\u00c2\u00ab. lirf 09\\nII- _ I -I t nnn 3 00\\n.-ll I I T 3 15\\nJohn ClmmlUr. br.\\n.lunil?,. To4 buttons 1 mo\\nbowl of tody o OT\\nJlar 11. II4 yds. of blue broail cloth, ITs 2.i 10\\n2 doz. buttons, at 30ii 3 00\\n8 jacket do lo\\nV/i yds. of blue camblet C (mi\\n1 qt. of rura, at 24s., and 2 bowls of tody 2 12\\nJuly 22. Igall. of W. I. mm, 6\u00c2\u00bb (1 00\\nRev. Timothy Walker, Dr.\\n1703.\\nDec. 9. To the balance of your account 26 15\\n3 yds. of red shoe-binding, by Judith 09\\nDec. 8. 1(4 lb. of chalk, at 40s 2 10\\n2 qts. rum 3 00\\nJan y 2. J lb. of pepper, 18s IS\\nFeb y2. 1 c|uart of W. I. rum, 1 l. i\\n\\\\i buckram 12\\n10. 1 gall, of W. I. mm, by Mr. Tim. IKI\\nJune 2. yd. of cambrick, by Judith, at 11 1 OS\\n1 punch bowl, at 158 15\\nV^ yd. of gauze, and to 34 skeiu of silk. 1 04\\n.\\\\ug. 9. sundries paid Mr. Paul Burbeen. .50 Ou\\nConcord Railroad, The first passenger depot of\\nthe Concord Railroad was erected in 1849. The pre-\\nsent depot building was completed in 1885, and is a\\nlarge and commodious brick structure, and is supplied\\nwith all the modern improvements.\\nThe Penacook Academy was established in ISOG.\\nHon. William H. ttage generously contributed a\\nlarge lot of land, and the .school was opened No-\\nvember 6, 186(5, the same year. The first board of\\ninstruction consisted of M. Weed, A.M., Mrs. Mary\\nA. Weed and Miss Eliza T. Moore.\\nThe New Hampshire Historical Society was\\nformed at Portsmouth, May 20, 1S23. The number\\nof original members was thirty-one, of which George\\nKent, Esq., the last survivor, died at New Bedford,\\nMass., in the winter of 1884-85.\\nAn act of incorporation was passed by the Legis-\\nlature June 13, 1823, and the first meeting of the\\nmembers under its provisions was held in the council\\nchamber in the State-House on the evening of the\\nsame day, when a constitution was adopted. A code\\nof by-laws was adopted at a meeting held at Exeter\\nSeptember 17, 1823.\\nThe object of the society is to discover, procure\\nand preserve whatever relates to the natural, civil,\\nliterary and ecclesiastical history of the United\\nStates in general and the State of New Hampshire\\nin particular.\\nJohn Farmer, Esq., the noted antiquarian, historian\\nand genealogist, was one of its original members,\\nand to his exertions as its corresponding secretary\\nmuch of its early success is due.\\nHon. William Plumer was its first president; his\\nsuccessors have been Levi Woodbury, in 1825; Icha-\\nbod Bartlett,1826; Salma Hale, 1830; Matthew Har-\\nvey, 1832; Charles H. Atherton, 1834; Joel Parker,\\n1838; Nathaniel Boutou, 1842 Nathaniel G. Uphani,\\n1844; Samuel D. Bell, 1847; Charles Burroughs,\\n1849; Levi Chamberlain, 1852; William Phimer, Jr.,\\n1854 Chandler E. Potter, 1855 Edwin D. Sanborn,\\n1857; Joseph Dow, 1860; William H. Y. Hackett!\\n1861 Joseph B. Walker, 1866; Charles H. Bell, 1868.\\nThe semi-centennial of the society was celebrated\\nMay 22, 1873, at which time the society s building\\nthen recently purchased and fitted up\u00e2\u0080\u0094 was dedicated\\nto its use. A dedicatory address was delivered by\\nJoseph B. Walker, Esq. Addresses were also made\\nby other honorary and resident members, and an ode\\nwritten by George Kent, Esq., of Washington City,\\nwas sung.\\nThe semi-centennial address was delivered by the\\npresident of the society, Hon. Charles H. Bell, and a\\npoem written by Edna Dean Proctor was read.\\nEight volumes of valuable historical matter have\\nbeen published by the society, and a ninth is in\\ncourse of publication.\\nThe library now contains about eight thousand\\nvolumes, twelve thousand pamphlets, one hundred\\nthousand newspapers, a valuable collection of manu-\\nscripts and a large number of ancient and curious\\narticles, which are kept at its rooms, 212 and 214\\nNorth Main Street.\\nThe present number of resident members is about\\none hundred and fiftv.\\nCHAPTER V.\\nCONCORD\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (Ponfiniicrf).\\nuited States Court-ITouse and Post-Ofhce\u00e2\u0080\u0094 School\\n1 By D. F.\\nState Prison. The old State s Prison, on Main\\nStreet, was erected in 1811 or 1812 on land given by\\nJoshua Abbot. The location was thought to be se-\\ncluded, quite out of the way of business and of popula-\\ntion. It was erected under the supervision of Stuart\\nJ. Park, and was built entirely of granite, quarried\\nfrom Rattlesnake Hill. It contained originally thirty-\\nsix cells. Its cost was about thirty-seven thousand\\ndollars. It was subsequently greatly enlarged and\\nimproved.\\nSee appendix.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0183.jp2"}, "156": {"fulltext": "niSTOKY OK MKIUUMACK COUNTY, NEW I1A3IPSIIIKE.\\nThe present prison is locatwl about two miles\\nnorth of the State-House, on the road to Penaeook,\\nand was eonipleted in 1878 at a cost of al)out two\\nhundred and thirty tliousand dolhirs. It is a mas-\\nsive and imijosiiig structure. It was erected under\\nthe supervision of Prison Commissioners John Kim-\\nball. Albert M. Shaw and Alpha .1. Pillsbury.\\nThe whole number of convicts in i)rison is 127,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094116 white and 11 black, ISO males and 1 female.\\nOnly 35 persons were committed to the prison during\\nthe past year, being the smallest luiiulicr for twelve\\nyears.\\nThe earnings of the institution for the year were\\nJ!18,7. )4.24, and the e-xpenses have been $20,34i).2r),\\nleaving a balance against the prison of $],i 9! .0l.\\nThe number of prisoners discharged during the\\nyear was 48,-7 being pardoned, 36 released on ac-\\ncount of the expiration of their terms of sentence\\nand 5 died.\\nOf the 127 inmates, April .^0, 1885, 43 were jnar-\\nried and 84 single 33 claimed to be temperate, and\\nthe remainder admitted themselves to be intemper-\\nate; 12 were under 20 year^i of age when committed,\\nbetween 20 and 30, 31 between 30 and 40, 8 be-\\ntween 40 and 50, and 10 over 50 109 can read and\\nwrite, 11 can read only and the remainder are unable\\nto do either 23 were convicted in Rockingham\\nCounty, 10 in Stratford, 5 in Belknap, (5 in Carroll, 4\\nin Merrimack, 33 in Hillsborough, 7 in Cheshire,\\nin Sullivan, 7 in Grafton, 5 in Coos and 18 in the\\nUnited States Courts; 4 are serving time for murder\\nin the second degree, 4 for numslaughter, 5 for at-\\ntempt to kill, 2 for rape, 3 for arson, 1 for liighway\\nrobbery, 29 for burglary, 11 for horse-stealing, 3 for\\nstealing cattle, 3 for forgery, 4 for breaking and\\nstealing, 9 for breaking and entering, 28 for stealing,\\n1 for stealing from jierson, 1 for obtaining goods by\\nfalse iiretences, 1 for poisoning cow, 7 for robbery,\\n3 for attempt to rape, 1 for assaulting officer, 1 for\\nrobbing iiosl-oflice, 3 for being tramj)s, 1 for false\\nentry in bank ledger, 1 for false affidavit to obtain\\nmoney and 1 for falsely personating another to ob-\\ntain money.\\nNinety-eight are nativ. s oC the I liilc.! States, 11\\nof Ireland, 4 of England, 1 of Scotland, li of Canada,\\n2 of Nova Scotia, 2 of Sweden and 3 of Germany.\\nFour were sentenced for 30 years, 1 for 25, 4 for 20,\\n1 for 15, 1 for 13, 5 for 10, 1 for 9, 4 for 8, 7 for 7, 1\\nfor 6, 15 for 5, 2 for 4.5, 13 for 4, 35 for 3, 3 for 2i, 20\\nfor 2, 1 for U, 1 for 1] and 7 for 1 year and a day.\\nThe smallest number committed during any twelve-\\nmonth was 1 in 1812, and the largest li, in 1878.\\nTiie total commitments aggregate 230(i, of whom 1211\\nwere discharged, (533 pardoned, 14!) removed to the\\nasylum for the insane, 189 died and 20 escaped. The\\nlast escape was in 1870.\\nThe financial statement is as follows: Earnings,\\nlabor of convicts from May 1, 1884, to May 1, 1885,\\n$17,456.75; visitors fees, $302.10 rent, $202; board.\\nUnited States prisoners, $392.31 gain in inventory,\\n$401.08. Total, $18,764.24.\\nE.xpcnses, deputy warden s salary, $1000; jdiy-\\nsician, $500; overseers, $9764.17 clothing, $1 ri:!ii.23\\ndi.scharged convicts, $126; furniture, $154.(i:; miK-\\nsistence, $39(Ki.36 light, fuel and water, \u00c2\u00a511 Ml-\\nhospital supplies, $261.09; funeral expensi s.;s\\nrepairs, $867.87 incidentals, $(J90.88. Total, $20,-\\n349.25 excess of expenses over earnings, $1595.01.\\nThe officers of the prison are as follows: Warden,\\nFrank S. Dodge; deputy warden, Thomas A. Pills-\\nbury physicians, H. M. French, M.D., C. R.\\nWalker, M.D. chaplain. Rev. E. R. Wilkins over-\\nseer of cook-room and hall, V. L. Robinson over-\\nseers of shops, F. J. Sanborn, David Sanborn, M. B.\\nSmart, J. B. Greaton, W. H. Stevenson, Fred. Peas-\\nlee; guards, S. N. Allen, Fred. L. Sabin, J. E. Mor-\\nrison, J. A. Pillsbury, Joseph Martin, George M.\\nColby night watchman, J. L. Jones, N. W. Mi-\\nMurphy.\\nUnited States Court House and Post Office.\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nJune loth, 1SS2, Congress made an appropriation of\\ntwo hundred thousand dollars for an United Stales\\ncourt house and post office at Concord, N. H.\\nOwing to vexatious delays in securing a satisfactory\\nsite and acceptable plans, very little visible progress\\nhas been made at the present writing (August 27,\\n1885). A lot satisfiictory to all the citizens of Con-\\ncord was secured. It embraces an entire square, and\\nis two hundred and twenty-three by two hundred\\nand sixty-seven feet. It fronts on State Street, and\\nis bounded on the north by Park Street, on the west\\nby Green Street, and on the south by Ca|)itol Street.\\nThe building is designed to be Gothic in style ot\\narchitecture, with pitch roof and dormer windows.\\nIt will have a frontage of one hundred and seventeen\\nfeet. Giles Wheeler, of Concord, is the superinten-\\ndent, and received his appointment from Secretary\\nManning. An excavation for the cellar has been\\nmade, and a ccmcrete floor laid. The contiaits Inr\\nthe building arc not yet awarded.\\nPublic Schools. The history of the public schools\\nof Concord for the first century of its existence as a\\ntown is not unlike that of other towns of its popula-\\ntion and wealth. Up to 1805 there was no such or-\\nganization as a school district known to our statutes.\\nThe several towns, by their selectmen or by com-\\nmittees, had been divided into sections for sclmnl\\npurposes, as convenience required, and the school\\nmoney raised by law was parceled (lilt to lluiii. In\\n1805 an act was passed which authorized the division\\nof towns into school districts, to be accurately defined\\nand bounded, and empowered to hold meetings and\\nraise money for the purchase, repair and erection of\\nschool-houses.\\nThe first school established in Concmil was in 17;ll,\\nand its support was assumed by the town in 1733. it\\nwas taught by a master hired by the selectmen, and\\nfor many years was kept in four different sections of", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0184.jp2"}, "157": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\n109\\nWrsl\\n,1, llop-\\nIviiiloii i-oa.l uiiil :\\\\l:iiii Slioct. Altor iniil uiiitw\\nwliodls were suppoiti d in each of tliose localities.\\nThe first school -liouse in Concord was built in 1742,\\nand stood at a point near the northeast corner of the\\nSlate-House park. There it remained until near the\\nclose of the last century, and at the beginning of the\\n[irescnt century there were only about nine school-\\nhouses in Concord owned by the town.\\nAs early as 1800 an unsuccessful edort was made by\\nthe town to divide the territory of Concord into\\n-cliool districts and to raise money for the building\\nit school-houses iu such districts. This ettort was\\nsuccessfully renewed in 1807. The town appointed a\\ncommittee of twenty, with the selectmen, to divide\\nthe town into school districts, in accordance with the\\nlaw passed two years before, and that committee re-\\nported sixteen districts definitely described.\\nThe first committee to visit schools, appointed by\\nthe town, was in 1818, and the report of such com-\\nmittee was first ordered to be printed in 1827, for\\ndistribution among the inhabitants.\\nIn 1845 the Legislature passed a law for the estab-\\nlishing of High Schools, and in 1848 the Somersmith\\nAct. In the compact part of the town there were at\\nthat time three school districts, numbered nine, ten\\nand eleven, and the school-house accommodations\\nwere very limited. An unsuccessful attempt was\\nmade, in 1847, to unite the tin. .lisiri( is for the sup-\\nport of a High School. In 1 sM I n-i 1 1, t No. 10, the\\ncentral one, adopted the Sniiiiisiulth Ait, and estab-\\nlished a High School in a brick building erected in\\n1846, on the site of the present High School building,\\nSchool Street, and which was taken down in 1863.\\nIn 1866 the eflbrt to consolidate the three district.s\\nproved successful, and the result was the e-stablish-\\nment of\\nUnion School Districts, from which date there\\nwas rapid improvement in our schools and school build-\\nings. At that time the management ofthe schools was\\nplaced in the hands of a prudential and superintending\\nschool committee. In 1859 an act was passed by the\\nLegislature authorizing the election, by the district,\\nof a Board of Education, to consist of nine persons,\\nthe terms of office of three of whom should expire\\neach year. The object of this was to secure more\\npermanent management of the schools, and avoid\\n.sudden change in teachers and methods of in-\\nstruction. The Board of Education ilisiliari;eil the\\nduties of both prudential and suiiiiiiiliiiiliiiu coni-\\nraittees, through a financial agent ami suli-cniiiiiiittee.\\nTheir duties becoming onerous with the increase of\\nschools, two attempts were made to place a large\\nshare of the work in the hands of a superintendent\\nof schools. In the fall term of 1862 and winter term\\nof 1863, Henry E. Sawyer, principal of the High\\nSchool, was directed to spend part of his time in the\\nlower grades of school, and did so, pertVirming efficient\\nservice in the grading of these schools. In the fall\\nterm of 1873, Amos Hadley, a nu-mber of the Board\\nof Education, was elected as principal of the gram-\\nmar schools, with power to supervise the schools of\\nother grades, and continued in that position until\\nMarch, 1874. In July, 1874, an act was passed au-\\nthorizing the appointment of a superintendent of\\nschools, and the office has been filled by Daniel\\nAllen and Warren Clark, respectively, to August 1st,\\nthis year, when Louis J. Rundlett entered upon tlic\\ndischarge of the duties of superintendent.\\nThe following gentlemen have served u|iiiii the\\nBoard of Education since its creation, the first nine\\nnamed being elected September 10, 1859, and having\\ntheir terms of oflice determined by lot:\\nHenry E. Parker, David Patten, Josiah P. Nutting,\\nCaleb Parker, John P. Bancroft, Peletiah Brown, P.\\nB. Cogswell, Asa Fowler, Joseph B. Walker, Samuel\\nC. Eastman, Hazen Pickering, John V. Barron,\\nLyman D. Stevens, Abraham J. Prescott, Amos\\nHadley, Elisha Adams, William M. Cha.se, Henry J.\\nCrippen, Albert H. Crosby, Oliver Pillsbury, Charles\\nP. Sanborn, Samuel B. Page, Daniel C. Allen, Warren\\nClark, J. C. A. Hill, A. B. Thompson, S. C. Whitcher,\\nJohn H. George, Everett L. Conger, (xeorge W.\\nCrockett, Daniel B. Donovan, John C. Thorn, Charles\\nR. Corning.\\nThe present memluis of tin- Imard are P. B. Cogs-\\nwell, Henry J. CripiH-iL, Williaia j\\\\I. Chase, George\\nW. Crockett, Charles R. Corning, Daniel B. Donevan,\\nJ. C. A. Hill, A. B. Thompson and John C. Thorn.\\nThe oflicers are P. B. Cogswell, president, and Daniel\\nB. Donevan, secretary.\\nSince the creation of Union School District there\\nhas been almost a total revolution in the school-\\nhouses of the district. At the present time only\\nthree rooms are occupied which were in existence\\nprevious to 1856, two on Union Street and one on\\nSpring Street. In 1858 the Merrimack and Rumford\\nGrammar School-houses were erected in 1863-64 the\\nHigh School building and the Bow Brook house; in\\n18t 5 the Franklin Street house; in 1870-71 the\\nPenacook house; in 1873 the Plains and Fair-Ground\\nhouse; in 1873-74 the Walker house; in 1878 the\\nChandler house. The cost of these houses has been\\nabout one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, all of\\nwhich has been raised and paid by the district, so\\nthat it is free of debt.\\nThere were 32 schools in (he district the |iast year,\\nviz. 1 High, with 4 teachers lu grammar, 9 inter-\\nmediate, 11 primary and one mixed, with one\\nteacher each. There was also also employed 1 teacher\\nof drawing and 1 of music. The High School has\\nthree courses of study, English of three years, and\\nacademic and clerical of four years each. The number\\nof pupils in the several grades the past year were,\\nHigh, 199; grammar, 495; intermediate, 447; pri-\\nmary, 675; mixed, 26,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 total, 1842, which is about\\nnine-elevenths ofthe whole number of pupils attend-\\ning the public schools in the city. The graduates of", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0185.jp2"}, "158": {"fulltext": "no\\nI11SH)UV OF MKKKl.MACK COHNTV, NEW IIAMl SHIRK.\\nthe 1 1 ifrli Schools take ami liold guod lead in the\\ncolleges and other institutions of learning which they\\nenter, and the school is steadily increasing in rei uta-\\ntion for thoroughness of instruction. Nearly two-\\nthirdaofthe teachei-s now employed in the district\\nare graduates of the High School. The average\\nexpenditure for the stdiools, exclusive of free text-\\nbooks, is about twenty-five thousand six hundred dol-\\nlars a year, of whieli sum the district raises one-fourth\\nor more by extra tax l eyond what (lie law requires.\\nIt also furnishes text-books free to th. [.uiiils of liir\\nschool.\\nOut.side of Union School Di.strict tluTc arc llircc\\ndislri ts, with Boards of Education and graded\\nscliciuls, viz.: No. 3, at West Concord, with primary,\\ninlerMifdiate and grammar schools; No. 12, at East\\nConcord, with primary and grammar schools No.\\n20, at Penacook, with primary, intermediate and\\ngrammar schools. There are also fourteen outlying\\ndistricts, with from one to three terms of school a year,\\nand with from three to twenty -seven pupils each.\\nThe appropriation of the city for schools is twenty-\\ntwo thousand two hundred and twenty-five dollars\\nyearly, to which is added extra tax raised in three\\ndistricts, literary fund, etc., making altogether about\\nthirty-one thousand six hundred dollars.\\nSt. Paiti. s Sniiooi, is one of the best known of\\nall church classical schools, as distinguished from\\ncolleges like Trinity, Hobart and Racine. It was\\nfounded and partially endowed by a distinguished lay-\\nman of Boston, Mass., George CheyneShattuck, M.D.,\\nwho has so generously used his wealth for the benefit\\nof the church, not only in New England, but also in\\nMaryland, Minnesota and other dioceses.\\nSt. Paul s, whose buildings are now about twenty\\nin number, presenting, as one approaches, quite the\\nappearance of a little village, is situated in a charm-\\ning and salubrious region about two miles from the\\ncentre of the city. There, in a lovely, picturesque\\nvalley, by the borders of a pretty little lake, sur-\\nrounded by lofty hills, Dr. Shattuck founded his in-\\nstitution. From small and modest beginnings it has\\ngrown in less than thirty years not only to take iti\\nplace in the front among church schools, but also, as\\nthe honor lists in our leading colleges and univei-siti s\\nshow, it sends out, year by year, pupils who rank uot\\nbelow those who come from Exeter, Andover or any\\nof the oldest and most famous academics of the\\ncountry.\\nDr. Shalluck wms uliriii believer in Ihe ehiiicli as\\nan educator; to liiiii eiiiieation meant charuclcr, and\\nincluded something far beyond mere book-learning.\\nHis desire was that the spirit of the Book of Common\\nPrayer should be the foundation of the work to be\\ndone, and that the sort of tone which we understand\\nby the word gentleman, in its best and highest sense,\\nshould pervade the establishment and insensibly\\nBy Rev. HaU Harrison, M. A., i\\nmould all wlio came under its influence. In short, a\\npublic school of the same general character as Eton,\\nHarrow, Rugby and Winchester was in his mind,\\nthough he was too wise to have any idea of extem-\\nporizing any of those growths of centuries under such\\ntotally different social and political circumstances.\\nHis purpose was admirably expressed by the follow-\\ning words in the deed of gift:\\nThe founder is desirous uf endowing h school of the hif^hest cln^s\\nfor hoys, in wiiich they may obtain an education which slmU fit tlicni\\nfor coIl.-;;i. ,.r l u\u00c2\u00abinr-ss, including thorough inlrll.ri\u00e2\u0080\u009e.il 1v-ii.iin_- in llic-\\nU) |.r.-s.-rv.- hi-iillli HM.lslMMi^ th 111. pli.VKirnl o.ii.lii .1 u 1 11 iil-\\nThis brief statement is itself worth a passing no-\\ntice lor its modesty and reticence. There are not a\\nfew occasions when the unsaid is better than the\\nsaid. There are here no grandiloquent promises (so\\neasy to make on paper) of the great results that are\\ngoing to be accomplished; no baits thrown out to en-\\ntice parents and pupils. The church (which was to\\nbe the corner-stone of all) is not only not thru.st\\nprominently forward, it is not even mentioned. Only\\nsuch matters are spoken of as all judicious parents\\nwould agree upon as desirable. In short, it is implied\\nthat deeds, not words, are the only lest, lor every\\ntree is knowna by his own fruit.\\nWith these general views. Dr. Shattuck, in the year\\n1855, devoted what had previously been his country-\\nseat to be the nucleus of the school which he con-\\ntemplated. But it need hardly be said that no build-\\nings, however costly or commodious, can make a\\nschool. There can be no school without a master,\\nand the master is useless unless boys coiue to be\\ntaught and trained. After several attempts to satisfy\\nhimself, the founder at length succeeded in securing,\\nto preside over the first organization of the scheme,\\nthe Rev. Henry Augustus Coit, M.A., now Doctor in\\nDivinity, by diploma from Columbia College, New\\nYork. This gentleman, the present head-master or,\\nas he is called, rect jr of St. Paul s School, a South-\\nerner by birth, and educated by Dr. Muhlenberg at\\nCollege Point, may, with strictest propriety of speech,\\nbe considered the second founder, and, in a true sense,\\nthe veritable creator of the institution which Jias be-\\ncome so celebrated. Though then only about twenty-\\nsix years of age, he was already a fine classical and\\nbelles-lettres scholar. He fully entered into the en-\\nlightened views of Dr. Shattuck, and brought to the\\nwork even a more enlarged conception of what such a\\nschool, rightly and cautiously conducted, might event-\\nually become. This conception was, perhaps, in-\\ncreased or intensified by a visit to England made by\\nDr. Coit in 1868, during which some of the English\\npublic schools were inspected. St. Paul s opened in\\n185G with some five or six boys, sons or relations, and\\nfriends of the founder. It was from the first an in-\\ncorporated institution, and the act of the Legislature\\nof New Hampshire bears date June 29, 1855. No", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0186.jp2"}, "159": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\nIll\\nadvertisement setting forth tlir i-liiiins nr sii|p|iosed\\nmerits of the school ever uii|n. ai c il. I hi ir was at the\\nvery beginning a simple statement in tlie cluireli\\npapers of its title, its situation, and the names of the\\nrector and members of the board of trustees. Among\\nthese there have always been some names well known\\namong churchmen, such as Bishops Chase, Niles and\\n\\\\cely. Judge Redfield, E. N. Perkins, Esq., Dr.\\nSamuel Eliot, Richard H. Dana, Esq., C. P. Gardner,\\nEsq., John H. Swift, Esq., of New York, etc. The\\nfounder himself was not a member of the board, and,\\nwith his usual modesty, never aUowcd his name to lie\\nprominent, though ever ready to j;ivc his advice and\\nassistance.\\nAmong these trustees it will not be considered in-\\nvidious to name specially Dr. Samuel Eliot, formerly\\npresident of Trinity College, Hartford, and more re-\\ncently superintendent of public schools in the city\\nof Boston, whose zeal for the cause of sound education\\nis equaled only by his profound knowledge of the sub-\\nject and his practical acquaintance with the best\\nmethods to be pursued. His reports, as superintend-\\nent, are written in the choicest English, and will be\\nfound full of wise suggestions to parents and teachers.\\nThey are worth keeping for reference.\\nThe rector was aided at first by only one or two\\nmasters, and everything was necessarily on the small-\\nest scale, while the first foundations were carefully\\nlaid. But the boys who left him showed so manifestly\\nthe good results of their education in the large sense\\nof the term, as well as the soundness of their instruc-\\ntion in the various branches of the curriculum, that\\nthe reputation of the school rapidly spread applica-\\ntions for admission began to pour in, and these chiefly\\nfrom families of culture and good standing in varitms\\nsections of the country. These applications have\\nkept up without break ever since, to a degree almost,\\nif not quite, unprecedented. The writer has fre-\\nquently heard of parents who woidd enter the names\\nof sons only seven or eight years old, that they might\\nbe ready to secure expected vacancies five or six years\\nlater. There has never been the least occasion to so-\\nlicit scholars, the buildings, after the first two or three\\nyears, being always filled to their utmost capacity.\\nThere was a nameless something about the tone and\\nmanners of the pupils a bracing influence about the\\nmoral atmosphere which the boys breathed that was\\nvery taking with people of culture and refinement\\nand the more the pupils were known, the more eager\\ndid the parents of others become to secure these same\\nadvantages for their sons. In a word, the boys them-\\nselves became, unconsciously, the very best advertise-\\nment, and no other ever was needed.\\nWhat special principles of management have pro-\\nduced these happy results it would not be easy, and\\nwould certainly take too long to tell. When Dr. Ar-\\nnold introduced his quiet, but still almost revolution-\\nary reforms, upon taking charge of Rugby in 1828,\\nthe boys used to say, It is a downright shame to tell\\nor one thing,\\nboy is trusted\\nthe grounds.\\nArnold a lie, for he believes it.\\nit may be said that at St. Paul s\\nfrom the moment that he sets loot upon the\\nIt is quietly assumed that he will conduct himself as\\nmight be expected of a gentleman s son, and there is\\neverything in this assumption as a power in govern-\\ning. Saving the necessary mapping out of the day\\nfor study, and the requirement of strict punctuality,\\nthere are probably nut many lidincs wluai lliirc are\\nfewer arbitrary rules than siillirc Inr Ihc St. Paul s\\nboys.\\nThe writer well rcnuaiilicis slamling amongagroup\\nof visitors in 1865, on Ihr ..ccasidn of Dr. Muhlen-\\nberg s first and only visit t(i St. Paul s. Dr. Kerlbot,\\nthen president of Trinity, and Dr. Coit were .slamling\\nby. Dear old Dr. Muhlenberg (whose name can never\\nbe mentioned without reverence) called liimsilf the\\nschool-father of Di-s. Kerfool .and (.it, and surveyed\\nSt. Paul s with no little pride and .alUvtion. At last\\nhe broke out with this: Henry, I have been walking\\nall around, watching the boys, and talking with a\\ngood many of them, and I want you to explain some-\\nthing. I have seen a good deal of boys at iild College\\nPoint, but I appeal to you ami Kerlbnt if we ever had\\nanything like this. Why, 1 had some very hardcase^\\nthere really troublesome fellows; but your boys are\\nall gentlemen. Now, how do you manage it? What s\\nyour secret? The reply 1 have forgotten. It was\\nprobably a.-. mle sii,i^esiion that Ihe .dd -enlleman,\\niu the kindri. -s ul In,, li, :iii, was lakiu,;;: too tavoialile\\na view of what In ^a\\\\\\\\ noi uilhstamlinn lliat lie in-\\nsisted that he knew how to look below the surface.\\nSuch, however, was the impression marie on Dr.\\nMuhlenberg as he walked over the grounds and freely\\nmingled, in his inimitable way, with the boys, walelied\\ntheir sports and overheard their eanless talk with one\\nanother.\\nOn St. Peter s Day, 1858, the corner-.stone of a\\nchapel was laid the gift of the founder and on St.\\nPaul s Day, in the year 1859, the building was conse-\\ncrated by the bishops of New Hampshire and Con-\\nnecticut. This chapel has ever been the centre, .so to\\nsay, of the holy and peculiar influence of the jdace.\\nThe services have always been reverent and beautiful,\\nthe music (under the charge of Mr. James C. Knox,\\na graduate of the school), in which the boys naturally\\ntake great interest and delight, has been church-like\\nand elevating, and the Sunday sermons of the rector\\n(who, like the late Dr. De Koven, is a pre.aelicr of\\nrare power) have been peculiarly ada| lid lo iiis|iire\\nhis hearers, older and younger, with a love of irtue\\nand religion and an ardent desire to reach the highest\\nexcellence in all things. There never was any\\napproach in the chapel services to excess in wdiat is\\nnow called Ritualism, but there was always the\\ntruest reverence and dignity, and a hearty obedience\\nto the spirit of the Prayer-Book. The Church Cate-\\nchism was the basis of all the religious instruction.\\nWith a rare perception both of the desirable and the", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0187.jp2"}, "160": {"fulltext": "112\\nHISTORY OF MERHIM.\\\\(^K COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nattainable, the rector seems to liave felt that, while a\\nlarge company of loyal anil iinprtssionable hoys could\\nhe very easily made ritualistic, it was a harder and\\na far worthier task to try to make them moral and\\nreligions manly and healthy in their piety. Nor\\nwill those who understand the character of hoys doubt\\nfor a moment that his instinct was an eminently wise\\none. The original chapel was intended to accommo-\\ndate about forty boys; it was enlarged to more than\\ndouble its former capacity in 18(58, and being now\\n(1884) wholly inadequate, preparations are making by\\nthe alumni to build an entirely new and e.xtremely\\nbeautiful structure at a cost of seventy-five thousand\\ndollars. This amount is already raised, but the sum\\nof twenty-five thousand dollars in aildllion is needed\\nfor the endowment of the chapel, to provide for heat-\\ning, lighting and repairs.\\nIn the year 18(v5, after the breaking up of St. James\\nCollege, in Maryland, Dr. Coit was happily joined by\\nhis brother, the Rev. .Foseph Howland Coit, M.A.^\\nwho had been profe.\u00c2\u00absor of mathenuitics and natural\\nscience in that institution. A teacher of the very\\nfirst order, of wide and varied culture and of the\\nsame general educational views as his brother, he\\nbecame vice-rector, taking charge of the scientific side\\nof the school, and proving an invaluable addition to\\nthe corps of masters, as well as a judicious adviser on\\nthe board of trustees. At this period the school\\nnumbered between seventy and eighty in the chapel\\nthe boys had overflowed into the seats designed for\\nthe neighboring population, who loved to attend the\\nservices, while for additional dormitories various\\nadjoining houses were gradually ijurchased and added\\nto the school property. In 18(j9 the Upper School, a\\nhandsome three-story granite building, was erected,\\nwith kitchen, dining-room, matron s apartments, etc.,\\nin a separate house near by. To this were added the\\nLower School for the youngest boys, in 1870; the\\nRectory, in 1871 or 1872 the large school-house, with\\nschool-room and recitation-rooms, in 1873; the In-\\nfirmary or Sanatarium in 1877. The last large edifice,\\ncalled The School, in which the vice-rector resides\\nwith the main body of the boys, is pronounced by\\ncompetent judges to be one of the most complete\\nschool buildings to be found anywhere in the country.\\nThis takes the place of the original house of Dr. Shat-\\ntuck, which was destroyed by fire in 1878.\\nThe funds for these numerous and costly structures\\nhave been, to some considerable extent, given by the\\nfounder and other generous friends of St. Paul s, but\\nthey have also been in large mciisure derived from the\\nincome of the school itself, which the rector hits ex-\\npended, as far as possible, for the permanent improve-\\nment and growth of the institution. The salaries of\\nthe various masters, several of whom are married,\\nand their rooms and houses, arc probably larger and\\nmore comfortable than in many other schools and\\ncolleges. But, obviously, St. Paul s could not have\\ngrown to such a size in so short a time without the\\nwisest financial management for the fortune of the\\ngenerous founder was not at all one of those colossal\\nones by means of which, in some few instances, a\\nschool or university has been launched into life with\\nevery material equipment, including a sufficient en-\\ndowment to pay the salaries of professors and teachers.\\nSt. Paul s has been built up rapidly, indeed, but still\\ngradually, by the wise economy and unceasing labor\\nof the rector and his able assistant.s.\\nThe course of study includes six lorms, of wliiib\\nthe sixth is the highest, and a preparatory or shell,\\nthus covering in all seven years. The students are\\nprepared to enter the freshman and sophomore classes\\nin Harvard or in any American college. Not a i\\\\\\\\y.\\nafter completing the extended course, enter upon\\nbusiness without proceeding to college. There is also\\na fine gymnasium and all the usual athletic sports,\\nespecially the famous English exercises of cricket and\\nrowing have been encouraged from the very start.\\nA stranger is generally much struck with the hajjpy\\nhome-like life of the place, and the healthy, manly,\\ningenuous appearance of the boys as he sees them\\ngathered in the chapel or engaged in sports upon llie\\nspacious playgrounds.\\nThe daily routine is, generally speaking, an follows\\nRise at 6.30 (a little later in winter) breakfast at 7\\nshort morning prayers in the chapel for the whole\\nschool at 8 school-work until 12 12 to 1, recreation\\nI, dinner 2 to 4, recreation 4 to 6, school-work\\nsupper, followed immediately by short evening prayers\\nafter which the boy is free to use his time as he\\npleases (except one hour of study) until bed-tinu-\\nwhich is 9 o clock for most, and 10 or 10.30 for the\\noldest pupils. Immediately before bed-time, at .i\\no clock, a short space of some ten or fifteen minutes,\\nknown as Bible-hour, is invariably devoted to the\\nsilent reading of the Holy Scriptures generally the\\nappointed (lospel lesson of the day. This custom was\\nprobably inherited from Dr. Muhlenberg s school, at\\nCollege Point, Long Island, where Dr. Coit received\\nhis earliest school education, from which i)lnie liishop\\nKerfoot also had previously transplanted the usage t j\\nthe College of St. James, in Maryland.\\nThere are three separate refectories or dining-rooms\\nOne at the Upper School, one the largest at The\\nSchool, and a third at the Lower School. This\\narrangement, while considerably increasing the ex-\\npense, contributes greatly to the comfort and home-\\nlike character of the daily life. The dormitories are\\nadmirably arranged, each alcove being practically\\na small private room, while the older boys in the sixth\\nform have bed-rooms combined with their studies\\nin the Upper School. The Anniversary Day, also\\ncalled Founder s Day, is celebrated early in June\\nevery year. It is a great fete-day for the boys, their\\nparents and their friends; there is a grand cricket-\\nntatch and feast, and a special sermon and service in\\nthe chapel. The old boys assemble in force, tlui\\nkcei iug up their ow n love lor the happy hills,", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0188.jp2"}, "161": {"fulltext": "113\\nWhere once their careless childhood strayed\\nA stranger yet to pain,\\nand encouraging in the younger generation a proper j\\nand pleasing pride in their Alma Mater, the ett ect of\\nwhich is every way beneficial.\\nThe present number of pupils is about 280, the 1\\nnumber of masters 20, many of them graduates of\\nthe school. Among the masters now resident at St.\\nPaul s, and who have for many years past been iden- i\\ntified with its history and prosperity, may be men-\\ntioned the Rev. Robert A. Benton, M.A., of Trinity,\\nHartford; the Rev. T. G. Valpey, M.A., of Yale;\\nMr. Charles S. Knox, M.A., of Columbia College,\\nXew York the Rev. Charles A. Morrill, M.A., of\\nHarvard; the Rev. Thomas J. Drumm, M.A.; Mr.\\nJames C. Knox, M.A. the Rev. John Hargate, M.A.\\nMr. James Miluor Coit, Ph.D. the Rev. Edward M.\\nParker, M.A. (Keble College, Oxford) Mr. Augustus\\nM. Swift, M.A. The last five of these are graduates\\nof St. Paul s. The terms of admission were originally\\nthree hundred dollars per annum then four hundred\\nthey are now, and have been for some years, five hun-\\ndred. There are a few scholarships (which the authori-\\nties are anxious to increase), the holders of which\\nreceive all the benefits of the school free of charge.\\nThe terms for board and tuition are not considered\\nexcessive by the families from whom the scholars are\\ndrawn, and, considering the comfortable s .yle of living\\nwhich is both expected and maintained, it is really\\nmoderate. The average cost of a boy s education at\\nEton may be safely put down as not less than one\\nhundred and seventy-five pounds, or eight hundred\\nand seventy -five dollars. At schools like Marlborough\\nand Wellington (where there is a common hall for\\nmeals), the cost more nearly approaches, but still j\\nsomewhat exceeds, what has been mentioned as the\\ncharge at St. Paul s.\\nIt has been said that no school ought to be regarded\\nas a well-established public institution until it has\\nbeen tried long enough to see whether its own pupils,\\nwhen they become fathers, retain their attachment\\nand their belief in the methods pursued, so far as to\\nsend their own sons to the old place where they\\nthemselves were educated. This final test St. Paul s\\nhas already met. For some time past there have been\\non its roll pupils whose fathers were themselves old\\nSt. Paul s boys twenty years ago and more, and the\\nnumber is certain to increase as each year goes by.\\nThe long list of its alumni, moreover, includes the\\nnames of not a few of the rising young lawyers, physi-\\ncians, clergymen and business men in most of our\\ngreat cities.\\nLooking, then, at these various and really remarka- j\\nble results, and calmly weighing the excellencies of\\nthe system of St. Paul s, there is every reason to hope 1\\nand believe that Dr. Shattuck and Dr. Coit have suc-\\nceeded in founding in the United States a distinctively\\nchurch school, which gives every promise of enduring,\\nand will prove, in time, worthy to be compared with i\\nthose famous English schools which enter so deeply\\ninto the very heart of the national life and character.\\nThe foundations have been so well laid that, under\\nthe protection of a good Providence, it seems that\\nthey cannot easily be overthrown. Xo doubt in this\\ncase, as in all similar undertakings, it may be truly\\nsaid much must be due io the personal influence and\\nmagnetism of the present and first head master, which\\nseems, in its way, to resemble that of the celebrated\\nDr. Arnold at Rugby. It is plain enough that lie\\nmust be a man -of peculiar gifts and powers, and not\\nonly such as impress and charm the young. To\\nbring St. Paul s to its present high efficiency and\\ncelebrity, the rector must necessarily have been able\\nto work harmoniously with a large corps of masters,\\nthemselves men of culture and acquirement, with the\\ndistinguished gentlemen who are the trustees of the\\nschool, and with the numerous parents of the pupils,\\nnot a few of whom are known among the most inllu-\\nential people of the land. But after making all due\\nallowance for these personal ciualifications, which it\\nmight indeed be diflicult to replace, it is quite certain\\nthat if anything like the wise judgment and unselfish\\nlabor of the past quarter of a century shall mark the\\nadministration of Dr. Coit s successors, St. Paul s,\\nConcord, will more and more take a leading rank\\namong those noted places of education which, af er\\nall, are the true glory of our country, because they are\\nthe best security that we have for the cultivation of\\nthose virtues which lie at the foundation of the safety,\\nhonor and welfare of our people.\\nConcord Water-Works. The supply of water for\\nConcord, previous to 1873, was obtained from springs\\nnear the base of Sand Hill. As early as July 2,\\n1829, William Low, Jacob B. Moore, Stephen Brown,\\nJoseph Low and associates were constituted a corpo-\\nration, with a capital of two thousand dollars, called\\nthe Concord Aqueduct Association, empowered to\\ntake water from the springs before mentioned and\\ndeliver it to takers on Main, State and other streets,\\nand charge such price as they deemed expedient. It\\nis not now known that the association ever did any\\nbusiness.\\nSoon after, Mr. Amariah Pierce supplied water,\\nthrough an aqueduct made of logs, to the distillery\\nwhich was located near the iron-store of Walker\\nCo., and to other customers. Mr. Nathan Call suc-\\nceeded Mr. Pierce, and being desirous of extending\\nhis works, and needing more capital, he obtained a\\ncharter, July 7, 1849. incorporating himself, George\\nHutchins and others under the name of the Torrent\\nAqueduct Association, with a capital of twenty thou-\\nsand dollars. Mr. Call was made agent and treasurer\\nof the company, and, being a man of great energy, he\\nmade the enterprise successful. After his death the\\naffairs of the association were conducted by his son,\\nHorace, until the stock, owned by his heirs was sold\\n1 By John Kimball.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0189.jp2"}, "162": {"fulltext": "114\\nHISTOKY OF MERKIMAC-K COU-VTY, X\u00c2\u00a3W HAMPSHIRE.\\nto James R. Hill, who carried it on for several years,\\nwhen he sold his interest to Xathaniel White. HenrTi-\\nM. Robinson had commenced to supply water fium\\nwhat is now White s Park. After his decease. Mr.\\nWhite purchased the rights of the heirs, and thus be-\\ncame the owner of nearly all the water property- in\\nthe city. Mr. While increased the capacity of the\\nworks by adding more springs, but the demand for\\nwater being more than he could supply, he sought to\\nincrease the amount by pumping from Merrimack\\nRiver, but, on account of the expense, the plan was\\nDnsuccessful.\\nAfter the great fire of ISol there was an increased\\nanxiety among the people in regard to the limited\\nsupply of water, so much so that the City Council ap-\\npointed Joseph B. Walker, John .\\\\bbott and Benjamin\\nGrover a committee to inquire as to the feasibUiiy\\nand cost of abundantly supplying the compact part of\\nthe city with water for fire and other purposes.\\nThis committee made a report December 16, 1859,\\nin which they say that they have endeavored to ascer-\\ntain\\nFlrit, The wants of this part of the city in respect\\nto water.\\nSecond, The best means of securing a fiill supply\\nof it.\\nUnder the first head they say that Our popnlarion\\nis at present supplied in pan from wells, and in part\\nby several aqueduct companies, the two principal of\\nwhich are the Torrent Aqueduct Association and\\nthat of Xathaniel White. In addition to these, are\\nseveral others of more limited capacities, each sup-\\nplying from one or two to forty families.\\nUnder the second head they say Five different\\nsources of supply have been examined and consider-\\ned, viz. Merrimack River. Horse-Shoe Pond, Ash\\nBrook, Little Pond and Long Pond, and they give the\\nlast the preference.\\nLong Pond is distant three and one-half miles\\nfroai the State-House, has an area of two hundred\\nand sixty-five acres, and is, in some places, seventy-\\nfive feet deep. Several small brooks enter it, but it\\nis fed principally by springs. The land about it is of\\na granite formation, and rises pretty rapidly to a\\nheight of from three to four hundred feet, and is mostly\\ncleared. The pond is surrounded by a water-shed of\\nsome three thousand acres in extent. Its bottom is\\nof white sand, overstrewn with granite boulders, and\\nis free from sediment and aquatic weeds. There are\\nno boggy meadon-s on its shores. Its water is soft,\\npure, perfectly transparent and abundant in quantity.\\nIt is one hundred and twenty feet higher than Main\\nStreet in front of the State-House.\\nThey estimated the ccBt of the introduction and\\ndistribution at $172,475.35. and say The most serious\\nobjection that presents itself to the immediate accom-\\nplishment of this project is the cost of its execution.\\nEleven years passed. The War of the Rebellion\\nhad besiun and ended. The population and woilth\\nof the city had increased. The people had become\\naccustomed to a high rate of taxation, and the de-\\nmand for an abundant supply of water was imperarive.\\nJuly 30, 1870, the City Council appointed Lyman\\nD. Stevens, Josiah Minot and fifteen others, known\\nas the Committee of Seventeen, to report to the City\\nCouncil the proper coarse to be taken to seciue the\\nearly introduction of an adequate supply of pure,\\nfresh water fiDm the Long Pond. This action of the\\nCity Council was supplemented by a mass-meeting of\\ncitizens at I^le Hall. October 1, 1870, at which they\\nEeioked that the safety, health, prosperity and growth\\nof onr city absolutely demanded a greater and better\\nsupply of water than it now has. The report of the\\nCommittee of Seventeen bears date October 29, 1870.\\nThey recommended that measures be taken, on behalt\\nof the city, to obtain the necessary legislation at the\\nnext session of the Legislature, and that in the mean-\\ntime plans and details be prepared ready for the work\\nwhen the proper lime came for commencing it.\\nTheir recommendarion was referred to a special\\ncommittee, consisting of Josiah Minot, Benjamin A.\\nKimball, John M. Hill and David A. Warde.\\nAugust 10, 1871, the special committee repyoned that\\nthey had procured from the L^islature An Act to\\nauthorize the city of Concord to establish water- works\\nin said city, approved June 30, 1871. The same\\ncommittee submitted the form of an ordinance, which\\nwas adopted by the City Council December .30, 1871,\\nproviding that the management and direction of the\\nwater-works in the city shall be vested in a Board of\\nWater Commissioners, consisting of six citizens and\\nof the mayor for the time being.\\nJanuary, 1872, the mayor and aldermen appointed\\nJohn M. Hill, Benjamin A. Kimball. Josiah Minot,\\nDavid A. Warde. Benjamin S. Warren and Ed-\\nward L. Knowlton, commissioners. The board was\\norganized by the elecrion of Josiah Iinot president,\\nand Edward L. Knowlton clerk. James A. Weston,\\nof Manchester, was appointed chief engineer and\\nCharles C. Ltind, of Concord, assistant engi-\\nneer. The organization having been completed,\\nnecesary steps were taken, as required by the en-\\nabling act, by virtue of which there was obtained\\nfrom the owners of the water-power at West Concord\\nthe right to draw fix)m the pond one million gallons\\ndaily, for which the city paid sixty thousand dollars.\\nContracts were made with the American Gas and\\nWater-Pipe Company, of Jersey City, to construct, in\\nall respects, complete for operation, the main Une from\\nForge Pond to the northerly end of State Street,\\nand of all the pipes for the distribution of the water\\ntherefit)m throughout the city, together with the\\nsetting of gates, hydrants and other appendages.\\nThe amount paid was $143,882.74. The stock of the\\nTorrent Aqueduct Association and all the water-\\nrights owned by Xathaniel White were purchased\\nby the city, October 1, 1873, for \u00c2\u00a720,0 :K); also the sum\\nof \u00c2\u00a716,311.21 was paid tor other water-rights and for", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0190.jp2"}, "163": {"fulltext": "hmJ damages. The total cost of the works, Decem-\\nler 31, 1874, was $351,293.45.\\nMr. Vincent C. Hastings, who had been employed\\nan inspector during the construction of the works,\\n.1- elected superintendent, and is still in office.\\nWater was admitted into the pipes January 14,\\n1 7? being only eight months from the time the con-\\nii.iitors commenced work. The commissioners, in\\neir report for 1875, say,\\nWe are gratifled to state that the expectations of the Boaixl, as ex-\\n^l in our last anQual report, hare be\u00c2\u00abD realized. The deiuand for\\nr supply has gradually iucreased, which gives assurance that the\\nis not far distant when the receipts will be sufigcient to pay the in-\\non the funded debt (S350,000) and the expense of maintenance.\\n1 !i their report for 1877 they say,\\nKive years have elai^ed since water was supplied through these\\nk^, and the test of time has been exceedingly favorable to both the\\nand character of the work,\\nthe residence of Joseph\\nI n their report for 1879 they say,-\\nof the works that\\nAfter an experience of eight years, it was found\\nI that the demand for water had so increased that the\\nf urteen-inch main-pipe was not .sufficient to furnish\\nontinuous supply of water to the higher points of\\nPrecinct. The board, after a thorough investiga-\\nII and careful consideration of the subject, voted\\nlay a second and larger main-pipe of eighteen\\nlies in diameter from the dam to State Street.\\nI ontracts were immediately made, and the pipe\\n:ii])leted, ready for use, during the summer of 1882,\\na cost of forty-seven thousand dollars.\\nI ther additions and improvements have been made\\nI from time to time, and the water-works are nearly\\ny complete, at a cost of about four hundred and twenty-\\nlive thousand dollare, supplving two thousand two\\nr.dred and fifty families.\\n-ince the settlement of the town no improvement\\n-.hin its limits has been made that has brought to\\nitizens greater blessings than this. Pure water\\nn Long Pond now flows in abundance to almost\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2c cry dwelling, not only supplying their necessities,\\nbut fiirnishing the means of beautifying their sur-\\nri.undings.\\nThe following mayors have held the office of water\\ncommissioner: Abraham G. Jones, John Kimball,\\nGeorge A. Pillsbury, Horace A. Brown, George A.\\nCummings, Edgar H. Woodman.\\nThe following citizens have been appointed com-\\nmissioners by the mayor and aldermen Josiah\\nMinot, Benjamin A. Kimball, John M. Hill, David\\nA. Warde, Edward L. Knowlton, Benjamin S.Warren,\\nJohn Abbott, Abel B. Holt. John S. Kuss, Samuel\\nt. Kimball, Luther P. Durgin, John Kimball, William\\nM. Chase, James L. Mason, James R. Hill, Joseph H.\\nAbbot and George A. Young.\\nThe following have been the officers of the Board\\nJcsiah Minot (president), two years Benjamin A.\\nKimball, three years; John Kimball, nine years; Ed-\\nward L. Knowlton (clerk), three years B. A. Kimball,\\nI one year John M. Hill, two years William M.\\nChase, eight years; V. C. Hastings (superintendent),\\nthirteen yeiirs.\\nThe Walker House,\\nB. Walker.\\nIn the Concord Directory for 1850, Mr. David Wat-\\nson says that this house is the oldest two-storied dwell-\\ning-house now standing in the Merrimack Valley\\nbetween Haverhill, Mass., and Canada. It was erected\\nby Rev. Timothy Walker, on the house-lot drawn to\\nthe first minister, in the year 1733-34, the town hav-\\ning generously voted him fifty pounds for building\\na dwelling-house in Pennycook. Its dimensions\\nwere twenty by forty feet, two stories in height, with\\nan ell adjoining on the east of one story, both parts\\nbeing covered by a gambrel roof. The chimneys were\\nvery large. One of them, which remained as origin-\\nally built until 1847, was found, upon its removal, to\\nbe about five feet square and constructed of flat ledge\\nstone.*, laid in clay mortar and plastered on the in-\\nside with a composition of clay and chopped straw.\\nAnother, of brick, was still larger.\\nOnly the ell was entirely finished at first, and con-\\ntained but three rooms on the first floor. The front\\npart remained in an unfinished state until 1757, when,\\nwith the assistance of Lieutenant Webster, of Bradford,\\nMass., a joiner of higher repute in those days, it was\\nalso completed. Then arose, as appears from a letter\\ndated September 9, 1757, addressed by Rev. Mr.\\nWalker to his son Timothy, then teaching school at\\nBradford, a grave question as to the propriety of\\npainting ye outside. The decision arrived at is not\\nnow known, but either at that time or a few years sub-\\nsequent, it was painted alight yellow, which continued\\nto be its uniform color for at least seventy years. The\\ninterior was finished in a style similar to that found\\nin the better class of dwelling-houses of that period.\\nMost of the partitions were of wooden panel-work\\nthe front hall was dadoed with paneling, and the front\\nstairs were in three short flights, conducting to broad\\nlandings, being guarded by a moulded rail supported\\nupon curiously-wrought balusters.\\nThe rooms were painted in various colors, the north\\nparlor and south parlor chamber being green, the\\nsouth parlor blue, the north parlor chamber and the\\nold people s bed-room white and the kitchen red.\\nThus constructed and finished, it remained without\\noutside alteration, with the exception of an enlarge-\\nment of the ell, until 1848, when it was modified in\\nsome particulars, both outside and within, and thor-\\noughly repaired by its present proprietor. A few\\nother alterations have been made at subsequent dates.\\nWith the exceptions above mentioned, it remains as\\noriginally built.\\nThe timbers of this ancient house, now one hun-\\ndred and fifty -one years old, are mainly of white oak\\nand pitch pine. The posts, sills and first-story floor-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0191.jp2"}, "164": {"fulltext": "116\\nHISTOKY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, xNEW HAMPSHIRE.\\ntimbers were dressed by the broad-axe. The oak floor-\\njoists of the second story afford evidence of the exist-\\nence of good saw-mills in Pennycook at this early day.\\nThe outside was covered with wide, feather-edged\\nwhite pine boards, such as our forests no longer sup-\\nply. The clapboards, riven from the logs and shaved,\\nwere laid about four inches to the weather and with\\nscarfed joint.s at the ends. Both boards and clap-\\nboards were held in place by wrought-iron nails, made,\\ndoubtless, by a local blacksmith of approved skill. The\\ncracks between the boards of the roof were battened\\nby strips of birch bark before it was shingled. These\\nare still in position, and in ;i jin.i.l iin(Iitir,n. npp.ir-\\nentlv. as when tir^t tnni h\\nthan the other. The lire-places, with one of which every\\nimportant room was furnished, were of exceedingly\\ngenerous proportions, and must have aided largely in\\nthe important work of reducing the forest area of the\\ntownship. The old granite hearth-stone of the kitchen,\\nstill in constant use, is nine feet and nine inches long\\nby two feet and six inches wide.\\nIn 1746 this house was appointed a garrison-house,\\nand fortified at the town s cost by the erection about\\nit of a wall of timbers lying in contact, one upon another,\\nand held in position by tenoned ends let into perpen-\\ndicularly grooved posts set in the ground. Smaller\\ntrmporarv dwellintrs were at the same time built with-\\nin ,1,;- l,,-!i,.^ ri-I.I r:n, ,ilir-l,r i,]r. ^Ir. Walk.-rs\\nrl ij\\nCONCORD, N. H.\\nThe panel-work of the niinierous partitions, doors\\nand window-shutters of the interior was all made by\\nhand, and represented the faithful labor of many men\\nfor many days. The door fastenings and hinges were\\nall imported from the fatherland, where the dutiful\\ncolonists of George II. were expected to procurethem.\\nIf strength were the only standard of excellence re-\\nquired, these were surely first-class.\\nStone quarrying was little understood in the Merri-\\nmack Valley a century and a half ago,and the stones\\nof the cellars of this house of the first minister were\\nbroken fragments of the upper sheets of the Rattle-\\nsnake ledges. They bear no marks of drill. The\\nchimney bricks, so far as used, were thinner than the\\nbricks of the present period, and thicker on one edge\\nwere assigned to this garrison, viz.: that of Cap-\\ntain John Chandler, of Abraham Bradley, of Sam-\\nuel Bradley, of John Webster, of Nathaniel Rolfe,\\nof Joseph Pudney, of Isaac Walker, Jr., and of Oba-\\ndiah Foster. These occupied it more or less of the\\ntime until the close of the second French War. When,\\nin 1782, the Legislature met in Concord for the first time\\nand held its sessions in the hall over the store lielong-\\ning to Judge Walker, which was near by, the Pre. sident\\nof the State, with his Council, occupied the north par-\\nlor of this house, while the south parlor served as a\\ngeneral committee room, and the room above it as the\\noffice of the Treasurer of State.\\nMany prominent persons have, from time to time,\\nenjoyed the hospitalities of this old mansion. In early", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0192.jp2"}, "165": {"fulltext": "days General John Stark and Major Robert Rogers\\nwere frequent visitors to its inmates. So was Benja-\\nmin Tliompson, afterwards known as Count Rumford,\\nwho married Rev. Mr. Walker s oldest daughter, Sarah\\nas was also, at a later date, Professor S. B. F. Morse,\\nof electric telegraph fame, who married his great-\\ngrimddaughter, Lucretia Pickering Morse. Passing\\nclergymen and men in official life often stopped there;\\nwhile to the humblest of its neighbors occupants,\\nits iloors were always open and a welcome awaited\\ntheir approach.\\nThis plain house, now rendered venerable by past\\nanil passing years, which presents a type of many of\\nthe better class of dwellings orf the middle colonial\\nperiod, was occupied by the Rev. Mr. Walker until\\nliis death, in 1782, a period of forty-eight years. It\\nwas the home of his son. Judge Timothy Walker,\\nduring most of his life, and of his widow, who sur-\\nvived him until 1828. During the next twenty years\\nits tenants were parties not of the Walker family, but\\niince 1849 it has been in the occupancy of Joseph B.\\nWalker, a great-grandson of its builder, and its pres-\\nent proprietor. For reasons obvious to the reader\\nfurther mention is forborne of the condition of its in-\\nterior, of its library, paintings and various historic me-\\nmorials. The round flat-stone, about eight feet in\\ndiameter, just seen within the yard, is the old horse-\\nblock of the First Congregational Society, which\\nwas used by the early fathers and mothers of Concord\\nin alighting from and mounting their horses at the\\nmeeting-house, when the roads of the township were\\nindifferent and carriages were rarely used. Tradition\\nsays that it was procured from subscriptions made by\\nthe good women of the parish of a pound of butter\\neach. It was presented to its present owner by the\\nsociety.\\nThe elms in front of the house were transplanted\\nfrom the intervale by Rev. Mr. Walker, May 2, 1764, as\\nappears by his diary of that year. The largest repre-\\nsented in the cut herewith apjjended, measures sixteen\\nfeet and eight inches in circumference at three feet\\nfrom the ground. It was sixteen feet in 1856, and\\nhas increased eight inches during this intervening\\nperiod ofjwentynine years. It is still in good health,\\nalthough, during the period just named, the circum-\\nference of its top, unlike that of its trunk, has some-\\nwhat diminished.\\nIt is an interesting fact that the life of a single, un-\\npretending, wooden dwelling should span so important\\najiart of our colonial and all of ourRevolutinnuiy and\\nmodern history.\\nOdd-Fellowship\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Grand Lodge I. 0. 0. F.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The\\nfollowing is a list of Grand blasters nf the (irand\\nLodge of Odd-Fellows\\nDavid Philbrick, Granite Lodge, No. 1, Jfashua, seasion of 1844-45.\\nSamuel 11. Parker, i Wecohamet, Xo. 3, Dover, session of 1845-4G.\\nNathaniel B. Baker, White Mountain, No. o, ronconi, session of\\n1846-47.\\nGeorge W. Towlo, Piscata.iua, No. G, PoitamoiUli, Bosaion of 1847-48.\\nJohn C. Lyford, Mechanics No. 13, Manchester, session of 1848-l:i.\\nTimotliyG. Sentcr, 1 Piscalaf|un, No. n, Poil\u00c2\u00bbin.iiith,He.sHion..f ls.| .i-5ii\\nJohn T. Stevens, 1 Watnti. X.. i i, i; -m i,, ,\u00e2\u0080\u009e\u00e2\u0080\u009e,i .i i i.\\nJohn Peabody,^ Slonad I l: M. li i. i i- i ,j\\nStephen Bro vn,i Whitf -M:. i,. i. .i..:,\\nBei^Huii\\nM. Pttik\\nNn I,iiiirii\u00c2\u00abtcr,\u00c2\u00abi\u00c2\u00abMonof 1\u00c2\u00ab.M-.W.\\ns, Franklin, session of 18S5-56.\\nManchester, session of 185G-. )7.\\nMiK I, \\\\u. ;i, Dover, session of 1857-58.\\nNo. I, N.ishna, session of 1858-r U.\\nuntain. No. 5, foncord, session of 1850-00.\\n.is No. l:!, Manchester, session of 1800-01.\\nk, No. 28, Kranltlin, session of 18G1-G3.\\niNscataqua, No. G, Portsmouth session ot\\nWilliam P. Bucll, i Granite, No. 1, Nashua, session of 18g:)-04.\\nJolin S. McFarland, White Mountain, No. 6, Concord, session of\\n18G4-0.1.\\nIra Doe, Motolinia, No. IS, Kocbester, session of 1805-66.\\nJohn L. Spring, Custos Morum, No. 42, Milford, session of ISC0-G7.\\nTrue Osgood, 1 Wliite Mountain, No. 5, Concord, session of 181.7-68.\\nCharles H. Brown, Mechanics No. l:i, Manchester, session of 1868-Git.\\nJoseph U. Gardiner, New Hampshire, No. 17, Portsmouth, session of\\n1869-70.\\nOrlando P. Smart, Granite, No. 1, Nashua, session of 1870-71.\\nAmos Jones,i Mascoma, No. 20, Lebanon, session of 1871-7 2.\\nThomas L. Tibbltts, i Wecohamet, No. 3, Dover, session of 187-2-73.\\nMarvin T. Tottingham, Beaver Brook, No. 36, Keene, session of 187.3-74.\\nSamuel J. Osgood, i Winnipiseogee, No. 7, Laconia, session of 1874-75.\\nHon. George A. Commings, White Mountain, No. 5, Concord, session\\nof 1875-76.\\n.\u00e2\u0080\u00a2llonzo F. Craig, 1 Pifcataqua, No. C, Portsmouth, session of 1870-77.\\nHenry A. Farrington, Wildey, N o, Ht, Manchester, session of 1877-78.\\nRev. Luther F. McKinney, Fraternity, No. 50, South Newmarket,\\nsession of 1878-70.\\nJohn H. Albin, Crescent, No. 60, Henniker, session of 1879-80.\\nGeorge A. Robie, Friendship, No. 19, Hooksett, session of 1880-81.\\nFrank A. Rawson, Sugar Hiver, No. 55, Newport, session of 1881-82.\\nJames W. Odlin, Sagamore, No. 9, Exeter, session of 188-2-83.\\nHon. Horace A. Brown, Eumford, No. 40. Concord, session of 1883-84.\\nKev. Lewis Malvern, Winnipiseogee, No. 7, Laconia, session of 1884-85.\\nThe following is a list of Grand Secretaries of\\nGrand Lodge of Odd-F ellows:\\nGeorge H. H. Silsby, -White Mountain Lodge, No. n, Concord, session\\nof 1844-03.\\nJoseph B. Smart, White 3I iMit.-:ii, V i,. .i I, -.i .i: l r.::.\\nMitcliell Gilmore, White II i\\nJoel Taylor, Hillsboroimli M l\\nJoseph Kidder, Hillsborou_-l:. N J M n i i I\\nPenacook Encampment, Xu. 3, was instituted Xo-\\nvember 26, 1844.\\nWhite Mountain Lodge, Xo. 5, was instituted Feb-\\nruary 7, 1844.\\nTahanto Encampment, Xo. IS.\\nContoocook Lodge, No. 26, was instituted in 1846.\\nRumford Lodge, No. 46, was instituted December\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a02H, 1867.\\nMerrimack County Odd-Fellows Relief Asso-\\nciation.\\nU. 0. of P. F.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Carver Colony, No. 10, was\\norganized February, ISSO.\\nKnights of Pythias. Concord Lodge, No. 8, was\\niii.stitutcd November 18, 1870.\\nEndM-.vnicnt Rank, Section No. 11.\\nAncient Order of Hibernians.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Concord Lodge.\\nA. 0. of U. W.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Equity Lodge.\\nI Dvrejiseil.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0193.jp2"}, "166": {"fulltext": "118\\nHISTORY OF .MKllRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nKnights of Honor. Granite Lodge, No. 225, K. of\\nH., was (irfrani/Aii Jliirch 2.3, 187G.\\nKearsage Lodge, No. 270, was organized May, 187-j.\\nGrand Army of the Republic\u00e2\u0080\u0094 E. E. Sturtevant\\nPost, No. 2.\\nWilliam 1. Brown Post, No. 31, Penacook, was\\norganized May, 1875.\\nDavis Post, No. 44, Wost Cjncord, was organized\\nJuly 3(1, 18711.\\nTemperance. Woman s Christian Temperance\\nUnion.\\nState Capitol Lodge, I. 0. G. T., No. 42.\\nWest Coneord Temperance Reform Club.\\nCrystal Fount Division, No. 16, 8. of T.\\nMerrimack Division, No. 20, S, of T., was organ-\\nized April 22, 1872.\\nPenacook Division, No. 58, S. of T., was organized\\nSeptember 8, 1878.\\nConcord Commandery, No. 84, U. G. C, was\\ninstituted November 14, 1879.\\nDustin Island Lodge, I. O, of G. T.\\nPenacook Lake Lodge, No. 10, I. of G. T.\\nSt. John s Catholic Total Abstinence Society.\\nOther Societies.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Centre District Medical Society.\\nConcord Female Charitable Society was estab-\\nlished in 1812, and is the oldest benevolent associa-\\ntion in Concord. The officers are elected for three\\nyears, with a board of twelve directors, four of which\\ngo out each year.\\nEastman Association.\\nConcord Female Benevolent Association was or-\\nganized in 1835.\\nConcord Y. M, C, Association.\\nFisherville Library Association was organized\\nin August, 1865.\\nPenacook Y. M. C. Association was organized in\\n1875.\\nNorthern Mutual Belief Association\\nrated in November, 1863.\\nThe Rolfe and Rumford Asylum was founded in\\n1852 by the Countess of Rumford, and was opened\\nfor the reception of inmates January, 1880, It is\\nsituated on Hall Street, near Water. This asylum is\\nfor destitute native female children of Concord.\\nJoseph B. Walker, president; S, S, Kimball, treas-\\nurer; Enoch Gerrish, secretary; Francis A. Fisk,\\nJoseph B. Walker, Jesse P. Bancroft, Enoch Gerrish,\\nSamuel S. Kimball, trustees.\\nNew Hampshire Dental Society was organized in\\nNew Hampshire Pharmaceutical Association.\\nProvident Mutual Relief Association was incorpo-\\nrated in July, 1878,\\nNew Hampshire Honireopathic Medical Society.\\nNew Hampshire Medical Society.\\nOrphans Home is situated on Dutibarton road near\\nMillville.\\nNew Hampshire Centenai il Home for the Aged\\nwas incorporated in 187G.\\ncorpo-\\nNew Hampshire Home Missionary Society was\\ninstituted in 1801 and incorporated in 1807.\\nWomen s Auxiliary Society.\\nNew Hampshire Branch Concord Auxiliary of\\nWomen s Baptist Missions.\\nMinisters and Widows Charitable Fund of New\\nHampshire wsis organized in 1813.\\nSt. Patrick s Benevolent Society was incorporated\\nJune, 1873.\\nFrench Canadian 8ocietv.\\nCHAPTER VI.\\nCO^COB.r)\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (Continued).\\nflVIL HISTORY,\\nThe Firet Town-Hmise\u00e2\u0080\u0094 City Hall\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jail\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Plantation, Pni-ish and Town\\nClerks from 1732 to 1885\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Representatives from 17T5 to 1885\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Incor-\\npoi-ation of the Cit.v\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Fii-st Charter Election\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Officers Chosen- dr-\\nganixation of City Government\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mayors, Aldermen and Memhevs of\\nCommon Council from 18.5a to 1885,\\nCivil History, Etc. The old town-house and\\ncourt-house was built in 1792 and enlarged in 1823.\\nA county building of brick was erected in 1844.\\nThese were occupied until the erection of the present\\ncity hall, in 1854 and 1855, for the joint use of the\\ncity and county. The north wing is used for the\\ncounty and the south wing for the city. It is a large\\nand commodious brick structure, located on the north\\nside of Main Street.\\nThe present jail was erected in 1852 at a cost of\\nabout eleven thousand dollars. It is located near the\\njunction of Pleasant and Washington Streets. Prior\\nto this time the county used the Hopkinton jail,\\nwhich, previous to the organization of Merrimack\\nCounty, had been the county prison of Hillsborough\\nCounty.\\nThe following is a list of plantation, parish and\\ntown clerks from 1732 to 1885:\\nBanj. Kolfe, 1732 to 1747, and in 1766, 07 and 08.\\nEzra Carter, 1747-48.\\nTimothy Walker, Jr., 17G0, 70, 71, 72, 7:1, 74, 75, 76, 77.\\nJohn Kimball, 1778 to 17S6.\\nCaleb Chase, 1787 to 1795.\\nJohn Odlin, 1790 lo 1819.\\nFrancis N. Fisk, 1819 to 1829.\\nJohn West, 1829 to 1833.\\nSamuel Coffin, 183:i to 1830.\\nJonathan E. Lang, 1836-37.\\nRobert E. I ecker, 1838-:J9.\\nJacob C. Carter, 1840, 41, 42.\\nJohn P. Johnson, 1843, 44, 45, 40, .10, 5. -53.\\nGeo. H. H. Silsby, 1848-49.\\nWm. D. Robinson, ISnl.\\nThe following is a list of Representatives from\\n1775 10 1885:\\nTimothy Walker, 1775, 76, 78, SI, 82, SA, 84.\\nColonel Thos. Stickney, 1777-79.\\n1 About this time the rights and privileges guaranteed by the District\\nAct ce\u00c2\u00ab\u00c2\u00abed, and Rumford, already involved in controversy with the pro-\\nprietors of Bnw, was destitute of government. There is a chasm iu the", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0194.jp2"}, "167": {"fulltext": "COiNCORD.\\nliilgf l)iiiion Siihiu\\niiry S. Sliattiick, Duv\\nDan\\nIt, 17\\nISOI\\nJucob AblMt, 171IS, JIl, 18011.\\nSamuel Greeu, Isoij, 07, 08.\\nSteven Ambrose, IS.ll, 10, U, 12, 13.\\nThoma. W. Thompson, 1813-14.\\n1815.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Itichai-d Ayer and George Hough.\\nlsir George Hough and John Odlin.\\n1-^lT.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Odlin and William A. Kint.\\nIMS. T. W. Thompson and William A. Kent.\\nl^l .i.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 .\\\\bial Walker and Nathan Ballard, .)i\\nl -j i,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 St -plien Ambrose and Nathaniel .\\\\bl\u00c2\u00bbut.\\nl^JI- Stephen -Ambrose and Nathauiel .\\\\bbot.\\nl^L. ^r, pluii Ambrose and Samuel Fletcher.\\n1--I. ill I i li 1 and Eichard Bradley.\\nIs. 1: I I; I and lYancis N. Fisk.\\nIsj. I I and Isaac Hill.\\nIs.::. J..:.jm;aU 1Vi,Uli-, Nathan Ballard, Jr., and George Kent.\\n1S2S.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jacob B. Moore, Richard Bradley and Samuel Herbert.\\nls:^0. Richard Bradley, Samuel Herbert and Robert Ambr.ise.\\nls;in, -Robert .\\\\mbrnse. Richard Bartlctt and Theodore French.\\n1S3I T^il, ,i r.iiil. 1, Ti l.L Fi. in I, and David George.\\n1 I w I lu.nel A. Kimball.\\nIs ;1 I l\u00e2\u0080\u0094 I! ,^1 I. I In; ii. 1. 1 and Joseph P. Stickney.\\n1S3).\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Cliarbs H. I t-aslef, .Icivniitili I lrker and Isaac Emery.\\n1S36.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Charles H. Peaslee, Ezra Carter, William Doiv and Ebeuezei\\nEastman.\\n1837.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ezra Carter, Ebenezer Eastman, William ro\u00c2\u00ab- and Luthei\\nBoby.\\n1 38.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph Low, George Kent, Cyrus Robinson and Abiel Rolfe.\\n1839.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Abiel Rolfe, Cyrus Robinson, William Kent and Im Perley.\\n1840.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Moses Shute, .\\\\biel C. Carter and Jacob Hoit.\\n1841. Joseph Robinson, Moses Shute, .\\\\biel C. Carter and Jacol\\nHoit.\\n1842\\n-No cho:\\n1843.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 No choice.\\n1844.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 No choice.\\n1845.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jacob Carti\\nand William Page.\\n1S4G.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jacob Carti\\n1847.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Edmund W\\nJoel C. Danforth ant\\ne, Asa Fowler, Cyr\\nCharles ir. Herbert, Henry S. Shatti\\nLyman D. Stevens, Benjamin Green.\\n1802.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Whittaker, William Pecker, Ira Rowell, John Y. Mug-\\nridge, William L. Foster, Enos Blake, William E. Chandler, Charles\\nSanborn, Heniy T. Chickering, Benjamin Green.\\n1803.- Samuel Mcrriam, William Pecker, Hiram Farniim, John Y.\\nMngridge, William L. Foster, William E. Chamller, Henry P. Rolfe,\\nCharles P. Sanl i II. nn T n,i,Uering, James Thompson.\\n1S04.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Samuel M n I I 111. ichins, Hiram Karnum, Isaac El-\\nwell, Cyrus w. r I w h, I .handler, Henry P. Rolfe, Stephen\\nWebster, Charl.s w |i,im.. lim Thumpson.\\nisfki.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John BatelieM.r. .Samuel Hutchius, Daniel Holden, Isaac El-\\nwell, Cyrus W. Paige, Henry C. Sherburne, ^alhaniel G. Upham, Charles\\nW. Davin, Lewis Downing, Daniel Knowlton.\\n1800.- John Batchelder, Sylvester Stevens, Daniel Holden, Joseph B.\\nWalker, Ezra Ballard, Nathaniel G. Ujiham, David A. Warde, Lewis\\nDowning, Lyman D. Stevens, Daniel Knowlton.\\n1807.- John S. Brown, Sylvester Stevens, Stephen Carlton, Joseph B.\\nWalker Ezra Ballard, David A. Warde, James E. Larkin, Lyman D.\\nStevens, George Hutchius, Robert Hall.\\n18US.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 ,Tohn S. Brown, Cliarles Smith, Stephen Carlton, John A. West,\\nBenjamin E. Badger, James E. Larkin, Augustine C. Pierce, George\\nHntchins, Joseph W. Prescott, Robert Hall.\\n18G!).\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William B. Allen, Charles Smith, Henry Farnum, John A.\\nWest, Benjamin E. Badger, .\\\\ugustine C. Pierce, Ephraim W. Wood-\\nward, Joseph W. Prescott, Calvin C. Webster, George F. Whittredge.\\n1870. William H. Allen, Harrison Bean, Henry Farnum, Ira Perley,\\nJames N. Lauder, Samuel M. Griffin, Ephraim W. Woodward, George\\nA. CummingS; Calvin C. Webster, Bet^aiuin Kimball, George F.\\nWhittredge.\\n1871.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Robert B. Hoit, Stephen C!ark, Benjamin F. Holden, James N.\\nLauder, Samuel M. Griffin, Benjamin S. Warren, George A. Cummings,\\nGeorge Pillsbuiy. Asa Fowler, Sanmel B. Page, Lyman T. Flint.\\n1872.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Robert B. Hoit, John A. Holmes, Albert Stevens, Benjamin F.\\nHolden, Benjamin S. Warren, Jacob H. Gallinger, George W. Emerton,\\nGeorge A. Pillsbury, Parsons B. Cogswell, John H. Albin, Asa Fowler,\\nGeolge E Todd, Charles P. Virgin, Lyman T. Flint.\\n1873. lohn A. Holmes, David A. Brown, Albert Stevens, Jacob H.\\nGallinger, George W. Emerton, Charles P. Blanchard, Pal-sons B. Cogs-\\nwell, John H. Albin, George E. Jenks, George E. Todd, Charles P.\\nVirgin, Henry Sturtevant, Daniel Wyman.\\nIsTl ,11; ,11 I 1, ,11. II. \u00c2\u00abil.,.i,i H.Bell, Charles W. Blake, Augus-\\ntii... Ill ,1.1. Luther P. Durgin, Ebenezer S.\\nT.iul. !_ I I i. w. ids, Heui7 C. Sturtevant, Charles\\nnth, AsaFoiv\\niRobii\\nI Chase Hil\\n1840.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Luther Eoby, Perley Cleaves, Cyrus Hill, Charles H. X..rt..ii\\nand William Page.\\n1850.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Perley Cleaves, Cyrus Hill, Charles H. Norton, John L. Tal-\\nlant, George F. Sanborn, Nathaniel B. Baker and Ebenezer Symmes.\\n1851.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Nathaniel B. Baker.\\n1852.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Nathaniel White, Shadrach Seavey, Benjamin F. Gale, Nathan\\nChandler, Joseph Eastman and Caleb Parker.\\n1853.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jeremiah S. Soyes, John H. George, John Sawyer, William H.\\nPage, James Frye, .lames Moore, Henry P. Rolfe and Benjamin F. Dow.\\n1.H. .4.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 .Jeremiah S. Hui iiin. .lames Frye, Joseph Eastman, Shadrach\\nSea\\\\ II II I, l; i.il N i,,i,i. I.avid M. Dearborn, Caleb\\nPari,. _ I\\n1- I 11.. George W. Brown, E.l-\\nwar.l 11 l: ^^llll^,, l.,l!it.i l; i,i,\\\\ .ruing, Lucius B. Morrill,\\nGeorge Clougb, I .-ter ^anb,,rn, James M. I His.\\n1856.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Abiel Rolfe, .Abraham Bean, George W. Brown, Edward H.\\nRollins, W^illiam Ballard, Lucius B. Morrill, Henry A. Bellows, Peter\\nSanborn, Joseph L. Jackson, James M. Otis.\\n1857.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Abiel Rolfe, Abraham Beart, Moses Humphrey, Edward H.\\nRollins, Charles Smart, Henry A. Bellows, James Sedgley, Joseph L.\\nJackson, Napoleon B. Bryant, William G. Whitney.\\n1858. Albert H. Drown, s,,,,,,; j i T,,il.ii., Moses Humphrey, Asji\\nMacFarland, Reuben G. W i l^Iey, John Kimball, Na-\\npoleon B. Bryant, Geo. j;. r I J.Whitney.\\n1859.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Albert H. Dnnvi., I I; I lui, Elbridge Dimonil. Asa\\nMacFarland, Reuben G. Wvn.an. J..|.n Kimball, Gilbert Bull..ck. Xa-\\npoleon B. Bryant, George B. Wallace, Charles E. Thompson.\\nW\\nF. .M...\\nBlake, Daniel\\nBrown, Dutton\\nV. Moore, Samuel\\n.nnimin F. Gale.\\nI Charles P.\\nw Jiickermau,\\n1870.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 David Putnam, William II. n :i\\nHollis, Horace A. Brown, John Hi.ll...\\nSanborn, Moses Humphrey, Stillman ll,...!\\nJoseph C. A. Hill, John C. Kilbun., l;ei..iai\u00e2\u0080\u009eiu t. t.alc, John H.\\nLamprey.\\n1877.- Rufus Cass, Timothy C. Rolfe, Cyrus R. Kobinson, Wyman\\nW. Holden, Oliver Pillsbury, George A. Young, WiUiani E. Stevens,\\nStillman Humphrey, Jonathan E. Sargent, Edward Dow, Moses W.\\nDickerman, Joseph C. A. Hid, John C. Kilbnrn, John H. Lamprey, An-\\ndrew S. Smith.\\n1878.-TimothyC. Rolfe, William W. Allen, Henry F. Campbell, Wy-\\nman W. Holden, George A. Young, William E. Stevens, Jonathan E.\\nSargent, E.iward Dow, Joseph Wentworth, Charles C. Lund, Jonathan\\nL. Pickerin;;, Andrew S. Smith, Moses Critchett.\\n187!l-80.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William W. Allen, Henry F. Campbell, John Thornton,\\nWilliam D. Ladd, Henry Robinson, Charles C. Danforth, Edgar H.\\nWoodman, Charles C. Luud, George E. Lawrence, John B Flanders.\\n1881-82. Nathaniel S. Gale, Rufus Virgin, Henry Robinson, Enoch\\nGerrish, Howard A. Dodge, William E. Chandler, Walter Harriraan,\\nLeland A. Smith, Jeremiah S. Abbott.\\n1S83-84.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John P. Locke, Moses H. Farnum, Frank E. Brown,\\nSiimuel C. Eastman, Charles U. Jones, Charles R. Corning,\\nWentw orth G. Shaw, John H. Carr, George Ckiok, Ebenezer B. Hutch-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0195.jp2"}, "168": {"fulltext": "120\\nHISTORY OF MKKKIiMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nTallsDI, Clmriea L. Ruwe, J. I erry Kittrodge,\\nFrank S. Strwter, Charles T. Huntoon, Lyman Jackman Prescott F-\\nStevens, George CTougli, Henry W. CSapp, Kobeit A. Kay, Leonidas H.\\nClougli.\\nConcord was incorporated as a city July 6, 1849.\\nbut the ciiarter was not adopted until March 10,1853.\\nThe first charter election was held March 26, 1853,\\nwith three candidates for mayor in the field, Richard\\nBradley, Asa Fowler and Joseph Low. The vote\\nwas as follows: Bradley, 644; Low, 749; Fowler, 126.\\nLow not having a majority, a second election was\\nheld April 5th, when he was chosen by a majority of\\n192, his opponent being Mr. Bradley. The following\\nofficers were chosen at the March election\\n.l feni.\u00c2\u00ab.i.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Wai-d 1, JoUn liatcheldor Ward 2, John L. Tallant\\nWard 3, Joseph Eautnian Ward 4, Bohcrt Davis Ward 5, Edson Hill\\nWard C, Matthew Harvey Ward 7, Josiab Stevens.\\n(Vminoii CounciV.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ward 1, Jcrcmiuh S. Durgin, Kben F. Elliot;\\nWard 2, hamuel B. Larkin, Henian .Sanborn; Ward 3, George W-\\nBrown, Moses nnmplirey Ward 4, tzra Carter, George Minot; Ward\\n6, William U. H. Bailey, Cyras Barton Ward C, Ebcnezer G. Moore,\\nThomas Bailey Ward 7, Moses Shute, Giles W. Ordway.\\nAtKuort md J)fo i T itor\u00c2\u00bb.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ward I, Nathan Chandler, assessor Jere-\\nmiah S. Durgin, moilerator. Ward 2, William Pecker, assessor;\\nTimothy W. Emer} moderator. Ward 3, John Abbot, assessor; Daniel\\nHulden, moderator. Ward 4, Jonathan E. Laug, assessor; John H.\\nGeorge, moderator. Ward 5, Nathan Call, assessor John L. Hadley,\\nmoderator. Ward 0, William M. Carter, assessor N. B. Baker, modera-\\ntor. Ward 7, Jeremiah S. Noyes, assessor; Josiah Stevens, moderator.\\ntVerU\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ward 1, James D Pago; Ward 2, John M. Dearborn; Ward\\n3, Elhridge Dimond Ward 4, J. B. Smart Ward Mitchell Gilmore\\nWard G, John F. Brown Wanl 7, James M. Otis.\\nSelectmen. -Ward 1, Albert H. Drown, Siinmiil V. Diowii, liiifiis D.\\nScales; Ward 2, Thos. D. Potter, Iwuir n _i i nl n -imi ii w n 1\\nSimeon .\\\\bbot, Hiram Farnum, Jerfnn.i I i nA.\\nW.ilker, Thos. A.Ambrose, Jas. H. 11^. i _ \u00e2\u0080\u009ei,\\nBenj. Coffin, Jr., George A, Pillsbur^ \\\\v i mi i I mi ,l .m|i1i\\nH. Mace, Caleb Parker; Ward 7, Atkinson -WebstLi, Isajn- Abbott,\\nSchool i?o(ir(l.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ward 1, Edmund Worth Ward 2, Henry A. Kendall\\nWard 3, Asa V. Teiiney Ward 4, Eleazer Smith Ward 6, Chas. P.\\nCage; Ward 11, Jas. W. Sargent Ward 7, Josiah Stevens.\\nThe city government was organized April 6, 1853.\\nThe oath of office was administered to the mayor by\\n]iou. Josiah Minot. Cyrus Barton was chosen presi-\\ndent of the Common Council and W. H. H. Bailey\\nclerk pro fern. At an adjourned meeting, held April\\n9th, John F. Brown was elected city clerk, Wm. H.\\nBartlett city solicitor, and Amos Hadley clerk of the\\nCommon Council.\\nThe following is a list of mayors, aldermen and\\nmembers of the Common Council, prepared expressly\\nfor this work by Deacon Daniel F. Secomb:\\nMAYOBS.\\nlga:i. .loseph Low, died August 28, 18. )li, aged sixtj -nine years.\\n185.5.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rufus Clement, died Januaiy 13, 1850, aged fifty years.\\n18.iO.-.Iohn Abbott\\n1859.-Moacs T. Willard, died May 30, 1883, aged e\\nISCI.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Moses Humphrey.\\n1803. Buiijamin F. Gale, died December, IH79, ay\\n1865.- Moses Humphrey.\\nI800.-John Abbott.\\n1868.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Lyman D. Stevens.\\n1871).\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Abraham G. Jones.\\n1872.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Kimball.\\n1870.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 George A Pillsbury.\\n1878.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Horace A. Brown.\\n18811.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ceorce A. Cuniniings.\\nIS82.-E.lgiii II. W.mdman.\\n1799 died October 21),\\ndied December C,\\n1853.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Batchelder, bom September\\n1870, aged seventy years.\\n1854.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Henry H. Amsdei\\n1855.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Albert H. D.own.\\n1867.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 David A. Brown.\\n1859.- Jacob B. Band.\\n1801.- Samuel Merriam.\\n1803.- John A. Holmes.\\n1807. Jeremiah S. Durgin, died January, 18G8, aged fifty-seven yeai-s\\n18G8. David Putnam, died 1870.\\n1809.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William H. Bell.\\n1871.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Whittaker.\\n1872.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John S. Brown.\\n1874. Charles H. Amsden.\\n1870.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Whittaker.\\n1877.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John C. Lineham.\\n1878.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Franklin A. Abbott.\\n1879.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Nathaniel S. Gale (resigned) and John H. Rolfe.\\n1880.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Carter.\\n1882.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. E. Marden.\\n1884.- Henry F. Bnnvn.\\nW.IED 2.\\n1853.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John L. Tallant.\\n1855.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Samuel ClilTord, died Febniary 6, 1879, aged eighty-si.\\\\ years.\\n1856. Ebenezer Eastman.\\n1858.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jacob A. Potter, died April 28, 1865, aged sixty-six years.\\n1860. Samuel Eastman.\\n1862.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Thomas D. Potter, died March 2, 1873, aged seventy-sevei\\n1804.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Timothy W. Emery, died May 29, 1875, aged sixty-one years.\\nI860.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John P. Locke.\\n1868.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Thompson Tenney.\\n1870.-^o8eph T. Clough.\\n1872.- George H. Curtis.\\n1874.- John B. Curtis.\\n1870.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John G. Tallant.\\n1878.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John T. Tenney.\\n1879.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Cyrus B. Robinson.\\n1880.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Josiah S. Locke.\\n1882.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Charles H. Clough.\\n1884.-Charles H. Sanborn.\\n1853. Joseph Eostman.\\n18.i4.-John Abbott (mayoi-, 1856).\\n1855. Moses Humphrey (mayor, 1861).\\n1857.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Elhridge Dimond.\\n1859. Ira Rowell. died .Tuno 14, 1870, aged seventy-nine years.\\n1861.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William D. Colby.\\n1863.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Henry Martin.\\n1865.- John V. Aldrich.\\n1867.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 George W. Flanders.\\n1809.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William H. Brown.\\n1871.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Alfred C. Abbott.\\n1873.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Daniel Hnlden.\\n1875.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Andrew J. Holmes.\\n1877.-Jehiol D. Knight.\\n1878.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Benjamin T. Putney.\\nRobert Davis, died March 19, 1861, aged seventy-one yeai-s.\\nI. Samuel Coffin, died September 27, 1805, aged seventy-one yea\\nWilliam Prescott, died October IS, 1875, aged eighty-six yeai\\nr.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Moses T. Willard (mayor., 1859).\\nShadrach Seavey, died January 31, 1880, aged seventy-t\\nEzra Ballard, died May 7, 1872, age.l sixty-nine years.\\nI.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joshua B. Merrill.\\nCharles H. Heibert.\\nS.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Horace A. Brown (mayor, 1878).\\n;i.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Luther P. Durgin.\\nJoseph B. Walkei-.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0196.jp2"}, "169": {"fulltext": "CONCOKD.\\n121\\n1874.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Aimer C. Holt.\\n1876.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Samuel \\\\V. Shattuck.\\n1878.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Samuel M. Griffin.\\n1880.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Emory N. Shepard.\\n1882.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Oliver Pillsbury and John C. Thorn.\\n1884.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Bichai-d M. Ordwayand Frank L. Sanders.\\nWaeu o.\\n1853.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Edson Hill.\\n1S,-|4.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 True Osgood, born January 21, 1814 died February 24, 1884,\\naged seventy yeai-s.\\n1855. John Brown, died March 4, 18G3, aged sixty-two yeai-s.\\n1857. -Eno9 Blake.\\n1859.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Hobert N. Corning, died June 13, 1866, aged forty-seven years.\\n18C0.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Bradbury Gill, died December 13, 1881, aged seventy-five years.\\nISM.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Wcntworth G. Shaw.\\n18i;:).\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Nicholas Quimby, died August II, 1873, aged seventy-seven\\nyeare.\\n1,S65.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 C \\\\U tis White.\\n1SC7.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Abraham G. Jones (mayor, 187()),\\n1809.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Daniel F. Secomb.\\n1S71.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Stillman Humphrey.\\n1873.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 George A. Pillsbury (mayor, 1876).\\nCummiugs (uiayor, 1S8U).\\nCochran.\\n1879.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William H. Buntin.\\n1880.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Edward Dow.\\n1882.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Heury A. Mann.\\n1884.- Albert B. Woodivorth and Irving S. Ring.\\nWard 6.\\n1853.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Matthew Harvey, died .\\\\pril 7, 1800, aged eighty-four yeai-s.\\n1854.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 George B. Chandler, died at St. Josephs, Mich., October 28,\\n1878, aged seventy-five years.\\n1856.- William Kent.\\n1858.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ebenezer G. Moore, died March 2, 1870, aged seventy-three\\n1859.-Caleb Parker, died January 18, 1874, aged sixty-three years.\\n1861.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Benjamin F. Gale (mayor, 1803).\\n1803.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Abraham J. Prescott.\\n1865.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Edward P. Prescott.\\n1867.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Henry T. Chickering.\\n1870.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John D. Teel.\\n1871.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Enoch L. Childs.\\n1873.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Albe J. Hall.\\n1874. James L. Mason.\\n1876.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Byron G. Merrill.\\n1878.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Henry W. Clapp.\\n1880.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John T. Batchelder.\\n1882.- Joseph H. Lane and Gardner B. Enimoiis.\\n1884.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Loland A. Smith.\\nWard 7.\\n1853.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Josiah Stevens, died April 17, 1869, aged ievcnty-four yeai-s.\\n18. )4.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Moses Shute, died March 13, 1858, aged sixty-eight years.\\n1855.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Samuel Pease.\\n1857.- George F. Whittredge.\\n1859.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph Hazleton, died December 31, 1880, aged eighty-ono\\njeare.\\n1861.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Josiah Cooper.\\n1863.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William Walker, died November 22, 188i, aged seventy-two\\n1865.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Daniel S. Webster.\\n1867.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Isaac Clement, died May 30, 1875, aged seventy-one years.\\n1869.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Nathan W. Gove, died August 8, 1871, aged fifty-four years.\\n1871.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Andrews. Smith.\\n1873.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jacob E. Hutchius.\\n1875.- Isaac X. Abbott.\\n1877.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Henry Churchill, born in Brookficld, N. H.,\\ndied March 18, 188.\\n1879. ^Charles E. Thompson.\\n1880.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John H. Lamprey.\\n1884.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Daniel B. Smith.\\nCITY CLERKS.\\n1853.- John F. Brown, died July 26, 1878, aged sixty-three years.\\n18.54.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 David Watson, died March 26, 1867, aged seventy-eight years.\\n1862.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William A. Hodgdon.\\n1865.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Charles F. Stewart, died October 14, 1869, aged sixty-four years,\\n1879.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph A. Cochran.\\n^34,\\nCOMMON COUNCILMEN.\\nWa\\nin 1867) aud Ebeu F. Elliott.\\n.\u00e2\u0096\u00a0I C. Elliott.\\nRand, 1856 (alderman 1859).\\nniber7, 1884, aged sixty-six years)\\n1 October 9, 1808, aged forty-four\\n18.53.- Jeremiah S. l uri;\\n1854.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rufu.s n s il.^ ,1\\n18.55.- Robeil l; M II\\n18,57.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Timolliv I I, i\\nHud Jeremiah F. 1; u,\\nyears).\\n1859.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Andrew P. Bennett and Cynis W. Lincoln.\\n1861.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Alfred A.Eastman (died September 3, 1861, aged tweiit.v-ciKlit\\nyears) and Hiram Simpson (resigned) and Nathaniel Rolfe.\\n1802.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 George P. Meserve.\\n1803.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Harvey Chase.\\n1804.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amos Holt (died February 3, 1876, aged seventy-six yea?-si anil\\nIlazen Knowlton.\\n1806.- Edward Runnels and Hezekiah S. Durgin (alderman 1807).\\n1867. Hiram F. Simpson (died September 5, 1807, fifty-four yeai-s) and\\nJohn Whittaker (alderman 1871).\\n1868.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William A. Bell (alderman 1869) and Cyrus Runnels.\\n1809.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Cephas A. Fowler.\\n1870.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Job S. Davis.\\n1871.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Franklin A. Abbott (alderman 1878) aud Daniel G. Holmes.\\n1872.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John 0. Linehan (alderman 1877).\\n1874.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rufus Cass.\\n1875.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Andrew P. Bennett.\\n1876.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Frederick G. Chandler.\\n1877.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Edward Runnels.\\n1878.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Carter.\\n1879. Jerome S. Runnels.\\n1880.- Henry Rolfe and Sherwin P. Colby.\\n1882.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John W. Powell.\\nlS8i.-David F. Dudley.\\n1863.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Samuel B. Larkin (died August 8, 1863, aged sixty-fi\\nand Heman Sanborn.\\n1855.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Charles Sanborn and Ephraim S. Colby.\\n1856. James Locke and William Pecker.\\n1858.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Timothy W. Emery (alderman 1864) aud Isaac Virgil\\n1860. Zebulon Smith and William Abbott.\\n1862.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sylvester .Stevens and John B. Curtis (ald.-nnan 1874\\n187:\\nA. Ilea\\n1873.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John G. Tallant (alderman 1876).\\n1874.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Zebina C. Perkins.\\n1875.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Elbridge Emery.\\n1876.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John T. Tenney (alderman 1878).\\n1877.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John T. Batchelde.-.\\n1878.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John E. Frye.\\n1879. John B. Sanborn.\\n1880.- Charles H. Sanborn and John N. Hil\\n1S82.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Fales E. Virgin.\\n1884.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Samuel L. French.\\nWard 3.\\nuphrey (alderman 18.55).\\naged sixty-eight\\n1853.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 George W. Brown and\\n1855.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Moses M. Davis and Hiram Farnuni.\\n1857.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Benjamin F. Holrten (died November 5\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0ears) and Henry Farnum.\\n185!).\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Stephen Carleton and William D. Colby (alderman 1861).\\n1861.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Moses H. Farnum and Henry Martin (alderman 1863).\\n1803.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 George W. Flanders (alderman 1807) anil John V. Al\\nalderman 1805).\\n1805.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Henry Farnum.\\nI860.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Harrison Partridge.\\n1867.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jacob N. Flanders.\\n1868.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Thornton.\\n18o9.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Beiyumin Farnuni and Reuben K. Abbott.\\n1870.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Charles H. Farnum.\\n1871.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Franklin J. Emerson and Jehiel D. Knight (alderman 18\\n1872.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Charles H. Farnum and Daniel C. Tenney.\\n1873.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Andrew S. Farnum.\\n1874.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Lyman Sawyer.\\nIgT.i.\u00e2\u0080\u0094Charles H. Merrill.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0197.jp2"}, "170": {"fulltext": "U18T011V OK .Mi;iaa.\\\\IA( K COLMV, new IIAMl SHIRE.\\nISOI, ngoil im.v-\\n187n.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ik qjiunln T. Putney (aMornuui 1H78).\\n1*77.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sloplicn W. Kdlom and ImC. lMillll|w.\\n1878.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 An crt Sallmareli, 1870, and AMiil C. Alil\\nI8e\u00c2\u00abl.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J\u00c2\u00bbniM Franc-Is iiml George B. Dinic.nd.\\n1882.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jcronilali Ijuinn.\\nl8.Vt.-E2raCnrlornndGuurKoMinut (dUd .March\\nfour yoATB).\\n1854.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph P. Slickney (dieil April 1!), 1877, aged eighty jcard) un l\\nJoxpli French (Jd).\\nISM.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 nnfiisMerrill.\\n1857.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 lllcharil Bradley (died Jnne 6, 18r.l uged seventy-nine years)\\nand yniB W. Pago.\\nIS-W.-John I .BrigKS. 1859, dii-d .llay lin, ISCS, iigiKl forty-one yeors.\\n1869.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John C. Pillsbnry.\\nISliC-Eura Ilallui-il (alderninn 18 -2).\\n1801.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Moses A. Bradley.\\n1802. -Jefferson Noycs, dieil April, 1877, ageil sevcnty-foin- yeiiin.\\nisn.-).\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Banlol A. Hill, died June 7, 187s, aged si.vty.iieven yeai-K,\\nIBM John A. West and John Ilallurd.\\n186fi. George \\\\V. Euicrton.\\n18c7.-Danlel Farnuni.\\nI8(j\u00c2\u00ab.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Iloyt, dlo l Angiist 24, ISnft, aged fifty eight yiura.\\nISUO.-Lulhor P. Dnrgin (uldennan 18711).\\n1871).\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Abner C. Holt (alderninn 1874) and Charles P. Blaruhard,\\nhorn March 4, 1812; died April 25, 1885, age l soventy-thiee ycuin.\\n187 J.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Daniel E. Howard, 1873, and Clmrli-s H. Critchett.\\n187:i.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Richard JI. Ortlivay.\\n1874.-Charle\u00c2\u00ab W. Moore, 1875.\\n1875.-GeorBO H. IIlll.\\n1870.- John V. Thorn, 1877 (aldernjan l.ss. i.\\n1877.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Emory N. Sheimrd {aldennnn I8Sij).\\n1878.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Nathaniel H. Shiittucli.\\n1870.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Frank L. Sanders, 188;).\\n1880.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Oscar V. Pitman.\\n1882 James F. Roouey, Klwilrd A. Moillton nii.l Hanisoii licil.y\\nIS84.-\\\\Villi\u00e2\u0080\u009en, II. Keuney and James K. Kennclv.\\nWabd 6.\\n1853.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William H. H. Bailey (died at Jancsville, Wis., March 18, 1872,\\naged flfty.nve years) and Cyrns Barton, 1853 (died at London, Fobmnry\\n17, 1855, aged tlfty-eight years).\\nIS.M.-Silas 0. Sylvester (died at Vlnoland, N. J., July 19, 188;i, aged\\nseventy-onc years) ond Peter Dudley (died Angust 13, 1871, aged sixty-\\neight years).\\nl.\u00c2\u00ab5r.._Jnnie8 Sedgleyand John Kimball, 1857 (mayor 1872).\\nl\u00c2\u00bb. .7.-\\\\,illin 1 n. Walker,\\n1 III i.liun (.,11 .alderninn 1800).\\nMi Mjuw, 1800 (alderman 18nl).\\nl iiiin,18Bl (alderman 1879).\\nI 11 ;ii!iiiliy inldcnnan 1803).\\nl.sr.J.-Al.niliiiiu G. Jones, 1803 (mayor 1870).\\nISOS.-CharlesT. Lane.\\nI8fi4.-r,irti\u00c2\u00bb White (nldermnn 1805).\\nisilj _\\\\\u00e2\u0080\u009e,\\\\,,,nj,.| I Mnnde and Emery T. Staniels.\\nISOn, and Daniel F. Seconib (alderman 1809).\\niiiK-ys, 1870 (nldermnn 1871).\\n1872, died September 17, 1.S82, ngod seveiity-\\n187 i\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Cyrus N. Corning.\\n1873.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph A. Cochran (alderman 1877).\\n1874.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Moses B. Critchett.\\nI87S.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 George A. Foster.\\n1870.- George F. Uuderhill.\\nIS77.-A. B. Smith.\\n1878.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Homy A. Mnnn (alderman 1882).\\n1879.-rrank J. Batchelder.\\nI88u.-Irvin S. Ring and Benjamin F. Caldwell.\\n1882.-Franklin S. Abbott.\\nI88-I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Fa eborn S. Abbott and Warren II. Coriiii\\nI8.Vt.-KlK.nezer G. Moore (alderman 1858) and Thonins Dailey\\n18,M.-Willl\u00e2\u0080\u009em P. Hardy (di\u00c2\u00abl November 1, 1850, nged fifty-flie\\n1865.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Nathan Farley (died May 16, 1809, aged eighty years)\\nDovid Winklcy (died June 29, 1870, aged sixty-tht\u00c2\u00abe years).\\nISilC\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William Hart.\\n1857.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Stephen Webster.\\n1868.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Thomas II. Newhull, died Jnnuniy 21, 1800, aged flfly.\\nyonni.\\n1859.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Benjamin Rolfe.\\nISiiO.- Abraham G. Jones (mayor 1870 j.\\n1801.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John D. Tcel, 1802 (alderman 1870), and I.oreuzu K. Pcaco.\\n1803.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Charles P. Virgin and Thomas W. Stewart.\\n1805.- Henry T. Cliickering, 1800 (alderman I8(i7) and Edward\\n(alderman 1880).\\n1807.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Lewis L. Slower, 1808, and Nathan H. Haskell.\\n1809.- Cliarles H. Abbott.\\nI870.-Proscott F. Stevens.\\n187l.^IoshuaT. Kendall.\\n1872 John L. T. Brown and Moses B. Smifli, 1871.\\n1874.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Alonzo Downing, died July 3, 1877, aged fifty-four veaix.\\n1875.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Calvin C. Webster.\\n1870. Lewis B. Hoit.\\n1877.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Timothy Colby, died December 19, I8811, aged 6i.vty-four vm\\n1878.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph C. A. Hill.\\n1879.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph 11. Lane and George H. l-:moiy. 1882.\\n1882.- Horaces. Fairbanks, Leonard W. Hinii, Hiram Marsh\\nFrank J. Batchelder.\\nWard 7.\\n1853.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Moses Sliute (alderninn 18.54) and Giles W. Oidway, died Ma\\n20, 1873, aged si.\\\\ty-one ycara.\\n1854.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph S. Lund (died December i7, 1882, agedeiglity-twoy.-i\\nand Isaac Abbott.\\niai5.- James Thompson and Charles A. Reed.\\n1.8. 7.-Jo8iah Cooper and Isaac Clement (alderman 1807).\\n18.50.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John B. Flanders and Moses B. Abbott.\\n1800.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jedcdiah C. Abbott.\\n1801.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Isaiah Robinson, died .lanuary 25, 1875, aged scventy-.i\\nyenre.\\n1807, died August 4, 1,S75, aged i-\\n1809.- Andrews. Smith (alderman 1, *71.)\\n1870.-.lacob E. Hutchins.\\n1871.- George W, Chesley.\\n1872.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 James B. Fellows.\\n1873.- John Hazeltine.\\n1874 .lames Thompson.\\n1875.- William Stevenson.\\n1870.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Henry Churchill, 1870 (aldcnnan 1877).\\n1877.- E. A. F. Hammond and James W. Lane.\\n1879.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Charles H. Peacock and Jeremiah S. Abbott.\\n188li.-Hcnry F. Evans (resigned) and Daniel B. Sm\\n1884.-Ceargc H. Mills.\\nCLERKS OF COMMON COUNCIL\\n1853.-Amo8 Hadley.\\n18119.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Lewis L. Mower.\\nThe present city govcinmciit\\nlows\\nrgaiii\\niV/nyor.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Edgar H. Woodman.\\n^Wermc.-Wanl 1, John E. Marden Ward 2, Charles H. dough\\nWard 3, Albert Saltmnrsh; Ward 4, Emory M. Shepard, Oliver Pillsbuiy\\nand John C. Thorn Ward 6, Edward Dow and Henry A. Mann Ward\\n6, John T. Batchelder, Joseph H. Lace and Gardner B. Emmons Ward\\n7, John 11. Lamprey.\\nCUg C(eit-.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph A. Cochran.\\nOmmon Coiuidf.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 President, George H. Emery Ward 1, John W\\\\\\nPowell Ward 2, Fales P. Virgin Ward 3, Jeremiah Qninn Ward 4,\\nJames F. Roonoy, Edward A. Moulton and Harrison A. Roby Ward 5,\\nIrvin S, Ring and Freeborn S. Abbott Wardfl, George H. Emery, Hor-\\nace S. Fairbanks and Leonard W. Bean; WanI 7, Daniel B. Smith.\\nncil, Lewis L. Mower.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0198.jp2"}, "171": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\nUij TretiMurer.-\\nof.\\nk illiani F. Thayer.\\nIlritird lylucitmi.\u00e2\u0080\u0094Vnion School Dtotrict Jolin C. Thorn, term\\nxi.ire\u00c2\u00ab Slarch, 1885; Parsons B. CogBwell, term enpirM March, 1885\\nIlf nry J. Crippen, term expiree March, 1885 Ai B. Thomiison, term ex-\\nires March, 1886 William .M. Chase, term expiree March, 1880 George\\nW. Crockett, term expires March, 1886 Joecph C. A. Hill, term cx-\\n|.ir.s March, 1887 Daniel B. Donovan, term expiree March, 1887\\nhiirles K. Coming, term expires March, 1887.\\nSuperinleitdenl of *oo/\u00c2\u00bb.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Warren Clark.\\nSuperinUnding School (VymmiMeen.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Weet Concord, Sietrict No. 3 Ella\\ni;. llolden, term expires March, 1885; Frederick A. Eastman, teim ex-\\njiiff H March, 1886; George R. Parmenter, term expires March, 1887.\\nKast Concord, District No. 12 George H. Curtis, term expires March,\\n1 8. Elbridgc Emery, term expires March, 1880.\\nI enacook, District No. 2 William W. Allen, term expires March,\\n1 Alfred E. Emery, term expires March, 1886 Edmund H. Brown,\\n.1, expires Mar;h, 1887.\\nlher Districta William W. Flint, Charles B. Str.ing,t Abial Rolfc,=\\nrge H.Curtis.\\nTritaat Offictri. John Connell, James E. Rand, Charles H. .Tonee.\\nPOBUC LtEEAEV.\\nTVujArCT.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ward 1, Ahial Rolfe Ward 2, Joseph T. Clongh Ward 3,\\nPaul R. Holden Ward 4, William L. Foster; Ward .5, Henry W. Stevens\\nWard 6, JamesS. Norris; Ward 7, Rev. Thomas G. Valpey and William\\nW. Flint.s\\nLibrarian. Daniel F. Secomb.\\nASSE^SOBS.\\nWard 1, Abial Rolfe; Waul 2, John G. Tallant Wards, Harrison\\nPartridge Ward 4, Gilbert H. Seavey Ward 5, Curtis White Ward 6,\\nGeorge S. Dennett Ward 7, Jonathan B. Weeks. Chainnan, Gilbert H.\\nSeavey Clerk, Abial Rolfe.\\nCiTT Water-Works.\\nCharles C. Danfortli Ward 0, George O. Dickerman Wiu.l 7, Harry G.\\nSargent.\\nS(!(ec/m\u00c2\u00ab;i.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ward I, William H. Jloody, Martin Solan, Ikuic I Kur.\\ngin Ward 2, Isaac F. Potter, Edward J. Lyie, William P. Curtis Wnr.l\\n3, George Trickey, George B. Little, Alvin C. Powell WnnI 4, Cliarl.-\\nH. Jones, George F. Eelley, Nathaniel Bond; Ward Augustus II.\\nWiggin, Warren H. Corning, Charles T. Lane Ward 0, David I,. N.iil,\\nGeorge L. Theobald, George L. Reed Ward 7, Joaeph E. Hutchiiison\\nAlfred Clark, Charles H. Critchett.\\nWard Cfert..\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Waul 1, Frederick M. Morse Ward 2, Frank P. Ciirti-\\nWard 3, Fred. A. Eastman Ward 4, Charles A. Davis Ward 5, George\\nW. Lincoln Ward 6, Howard M. Cook Ward 7, George B. Whit\\ntrcdge.\\nSTATISTICAL.\\nPopulation of the city (census ISSfJ) 1.1,84)\\nValuation of the dty S J,877.S74.00\\nTax assessed for the year 8148,200.20\\nBate of taxation 81.15 per SlOO\\n.11 per 811)0 additional for Union School District.\\n.3U per 8100 additional for precinct tax.\\n-Edgar H. Woodman, mayor, tr-officio Samuel\\nS. Kimball, term expires March 31, 1885 Luther P. Dorgin, term ex-\\npires March 31, 1885 John Kimball, term expires March 31, 1886; Wil-\\nliam M. Chase, term expires March 31, 1886 James L. Slaeon, term\\nexpires March 31, 1887 Joseph H. Abbott,2 term expires March 31, 1887.\\nPresident, John Kimball Clerk, William M. Chase.\\nSaperinlendad of Water-Worl!t.\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\\\ Charles Hastings.\\nFiBB Department.\\nChief Bnj.nwr.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John M. Hill.\\nAmsUuit Engineert.\u00e2\u0080\u0094ToT Precinct Daniel B. Xewhall, Joseph S. Mer-\\nrill, B. Frank Tucker. For Penacook William H. Allen. For East\\nConcord John E. Frye. For West Concord Harrison Partridge.\\nSteaard Cenlral Fire SUiUon. \u00e2\u0080\u0094TSben F. Richardson.\\nAuUianl Steward Central Fire StaCion George L. Osgoo\u00c2\u00abI.\\nof Fire Alarm.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Eben F. Bichardson.\\nPOllS, VALUATION,\\nI on the real au l jier^fjnal es-\\nPoLicR Department.\\nPolice JuViM.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sylvester Dana.\\nSpecial Police Jvtlice. Benjamin E. Badger.\\nCilg S.ficitor.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Robert A. Kay.\\nCTeri of Police Court.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rufus P. Staniels.\\nCity Jl/orjAa;.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Connell.\\nAteittaid City iforsfcrf.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 George W. Corey.\\nStreet Department.\\nCommistioner of HiyAicaj*.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Edgar H. Woo.lnmn.\\nSuperintendent of Streets. James H. Rowell.\\nOverseers of the Pooh.\\nFor Ward 1 J. Edwin Mardcn, Penacook. For Ward 2: liark-8 H.\\nClongh, East Concord. For Wards 3, 4, 5, and 7 Joseph A. Coihran.\\nCOj) Phynctan.\u00e2\u0080\u0094Vr. George Cook.\\nAmiitanl City Phyncian.\u00e2\u0080\u0094Di. .\\\\lfrcd E. Emerj-.\\nHealth Officfn.\u00e2\u0080\u0094iohn Connell, George C xik, .ilfred E. Emcrj-.\\nWard Officers.\\n3Io fcra/\u00c2\u00bbr\u00c2\u00bb.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ward 1, James H. French Ward 2, John B. Curtis\\nWard 3, George R. Parmenter Ward 4. Benjamin E. BaJger Ward 5,\\nYear.\\nNo. of Polls.\\nValuation.\\nTax.\\n81,307,192\\n4,423,936\\n1801.\\n2,407\\n40,290.48\\n1862.\\n2,354)\\n4,308,568\\n50,946.01\\n1803.\\n2,454\\n3,77.5,m\\n60,293.82\\n18M.\\n2,539\\n3,832,800\\n89,931.97\\n1865\\n2,405\\n5,.549,002\\n158,787.29\\n1806.\\n2,762\\n4,934,082\\n116,192.97\\n1867.\\n2,822\\n5,000,774\\n14.5,172.49\\n1868.\\n3,120\\n5,378,365\\n126,889.71\\n.3,2\u00c2\u00ab.i\\n5,581,459\\n146,791.61\\nI87ft\\n3,187\\n5,751,928\\n13.3,05.3.94\\n1871\\n3,3.38\\n5.891,993\\n5,917.054\\n137,844.70\\n1872.\\n3,767\\n141,122.97\\n1873.\\n3,613\\n9,012,650\\n158,281.13\\n3,941\\n9,216,195\\n175,234.68\\n1876.\\n3,911\\n9,222,625\\n163,708.29\\n1877\\n4,015\\n9,406,117\\n9,241,485\\n10,\u00c2\u00abH,465\\n177,040.27\\n3 869\\n102,038.53\\n1870.\\n3,536\\n1.55,961.99\\n1880.\\n.3,672\\n10,1.W,686\\n172,831.12\\n1881.\\n3,305\\n10,062,894\\n163,28.5.55\\n1882.\\nPolls.\\nValnation.\\nTax.\\nWard 1\\n402\\n8816,5.52\\n810,373.39\\nWard 2\\n210\\n439,108\\n4,811.94\\nWard 3\\n239\\n439,868\\n4,913.00\\nWard 4\\n907\\n2,299,970\\n35,356,97\\nWard 5\\n690\\n3,206,2 K!\\n49,3.50.47\\nWard 6\\n8-20\\n2,462,667\\n38,094.06\\nWard 7\\n393\\n613,881\\n7,715.17\\n1883.\\nWard 1\\nWard 2\\nWard 3\\nWard 4\\nWard 5\\nWard\\nAVard 7\\nNon-reeident\\n1884.\\nWard 1\\nWard 2\\nWard 3\\nWard 4\\nWard\\nWard 6\\nWard 7\\n8811,471\\n811,279.32\\n420,500\\n5,.316.36\\n442195\\n5,803.32\\n2,176,700\\n38,845.05\\n3,129,413\\n3.5,244.56\\n2,393,461\\n42,509.03\\n64!l.476\\n8,899.85\\n1,604.46\\nSKl,fr2:{,216\\n8169,498.95\\nValuation.\\nTax.\\n8805,023\\n810,338.78\\n414,798\\n4,568.81\\n463,839\\n6.009.11\\n2,147,933\\n33,742.35\\n3,045,000\\n47,839.59\\n2,350,193\\n36,624.04\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2151,088\\n7,S(\u00c2\u00ab.81\\n1,362.77", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0199.jp2"}, "172": {"fulltext": "IIISTORV OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nIPAL rUNDED UEBT.\\ndi p iyabU at /olhtct\\nof int. l \u00c2\u00ab.vaLlc.\\nJunuiir? 1, 18M.\\nApril l 1S85.\\nXoTember I, 188. i\\nJaiiiuiry I, ISST.\\nOctoUtT 1, 1887.\\nJanuary 1, 1S88.\\niPcloberl, I8\u00c2\u00ab(.\\nJanuary 1, 188lt.\\nOctober I, 18S J.\\nJanuary 1, 1890.-\\nOctober 1, 1800.\\nJanuary I, isai.\\nOctober 1, 1891.\\nNovember 1, 1891.\\nOctober 1, 1892.\\nKoToniber 1, 1892.\\nOctober 1, 189.1.\\nNoTeniber 1, 1893.\\nOctober 1, 1894.\\nNoremberl, 1894.\\nannually.\\n1,500\\nBomi-annually.\\n10,000\\nannually.\\n1,000\\n10,000\\nannually.\\n2,000\\nsemiannually.\\n10,0(W\\nannually.\\n2,000\\nBomi-annually.\\n8,500\\nannually.\\n1,000\\nsemi-annually.\\n0,250\\nsemi-annually.\\n6,000\\nsemi-annually.\\n2,000\\nsemi-annually.\\n10,(X10\\nsemi-annually.\\n4,250\\nsemi-annually.\\n8,000\\nof park and Capitol 8\\nBond^ OTerdue, not pre8eDte l S500.00\\nCoupons overdue, not presented 397.50\\nInterest accrued, not yet due 2,286.67\\nDue school distiicia 2,244.41\\n$5,428.58\\nFunded lel.t 135,0(\u00c2\u00ab.1.00\\nTotal city debt S140,428..-)8\\nCash in treasury $23,923.35\\nCollectible taxes, 1882 1,280.13\\nCollectible taxes, 1883 12,998.93\\nCollectible taxes, 1884 22,672.21\\nDue from county of Merrimack 2,173.43\\nBalance on sale city farm, due 18f 5 2,500.00\\n865,548.07\\nIndebtedness al)Ove assets\\n74,880.5\\nCUy precincl hou(U (SUite-Hovse) loan, payable ns follow\\nWhen dn\\nRate of\\nnt. In. payable.\\nAmount.\\nDecember 1\\n1885.\\n6\\nsemiannually.\\n$1,500\\nDecember I\\n1886.\\n6\\nsemi-annually.\\n2,500\\nDecember r\\n1887.\\n6\\nsemi-annually.\\n3,000\\nDecember 1\\n1888.\\n6\\nsemi-annually.\\n3,500\\nDecember 1\\n1889.\\nC\\nsemi-annually.\\n2,000\\nDecember 1\\n1890.\\n6\\nsemi-annually.\\n3,000\\nDecember 1\\n18U1.\\nsomi-annually.\\n2,000\\nDecember 1\\n1892.\\nC\\nsemi-annually.\\n2,000\\nDecember 1\\n1893.\\n6\\nsomi-annually.\\n2,0(10\\n1894.\\n6\\nsemi-annually.\\n3,000\\nDecember 1\\n1895.\\naemi-annually.\\n10,000\\nDecember 1\\n1896.\\n8emi.annually.\\n7,000\\nSrtter Precinct Nolet.\\n188.-,.\\n6\\nannually.\\n88,000\\nll ufer Precinct Bomb.\\nApril I, 1892 C semi-annually. $200,000\\nApril 1, 1894. 6 semi-annually. 130,000\\nApril 1, 1895. 6 semi-annually. 20,00(1\\nOctober 1, 1912. 4 semi-annually. 45,(i(Xl\\nS452,.iOU\\nPEECINCT S DEBTS NOT rUXDKD.\\nBonds overdue, but not presented 8100.00\\nCoupons overdue, but not presented 523.(;0\\nInterest accrued, but not yet due 224.17\\nS\u00c2\u00bb47,17\\nPrecinct s funded debts 452,600.0(1\\nPrecinct s debts S463,.147.17\\nLess water-worltH bonds on hand 2,(100.00\\nNet precinct debt* 8451,347.17\\nBECAPITI-LATIOX.\\nNot city debts above assets 874,880.51\\nNet precinct s debts above assets 451,347.17\\nAggregate indebtedness of city and precinct over\\navailable assets\\n$526,227.68\\nAggregate city and precinct indebtedness, January\\n1, 1884 553,649.75\\nDecrease for the ypdl- SJ7,422.07\\nCHAPTER yil.\\nCONCORD\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (Conitnued;\\nMILITAEY HISTORY.\\nThe Heroes of Four Wars\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The French and\\nSoldiers\u00e2\u0080\u0094 War of the Revolution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Associat\\nof Peter Green \u00e2\u0080\u0094Concord Men at Cambridge-\\nSoldiers\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Bounties Paid\u00e2\u0080\u0094 War of 1812\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Soldiers Names\u00e2\u0080\u0094 War of the\\nRebellion\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Concord a Recruiting Station and Military Rendezvous\\nFirst Company Raised\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Captain E. E. Sturdevant\u00e2\u0080\u0094 List of Soldiers.\\nThe French and Indian Wars,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 In the struggle\\nknown as the French and Indian Wars this town\\ncontributed its full share of men and money. The\\nfollowing is a list of those who entered the service\\nJohn Chandler, Joseph Eastman, captains; Nathaniel Abbot, lieu-\\ntenant David Copps, Moses Eastman, sergeants Nathaniel Morse,\\nclerk David Evans, corporal Obadiali Maxfield, Phineas Virgin, Moses\\nEastman, Edward Abbot, Jai i I I.m] Kimball, John Hoyt,\\nJonatban Fifield, Thomas l;ix, Jonathan Chase,\\nEbenezer Copps, Asa KimlMll I i i \\\\i^in, Ebenezer Simonds,\\nJames Farnum, Judah Trunil l 1-.^ n w Jk. i, John Webster, Reuben\\nSimonds, Joseph Eastman, Josliua Aliln.t isunof Lieutenant Nathaniel\\nAbbot), John Shute, Daniel Abbot, Benjamin Hannaford, Amos East-\\nman, Nathaniel Eastman, Benjamin Bi-adley, Stephen Hoit, David\\nEvans, Stilson Eastman and Philip Kimball, sentinels.\\nWar of the Revolution.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The record of Concord\\nduring the War of the Revolution is one in which\\nher citizens may justly feel a patriotic pride. The\\nnews of the battle of Lexington had scarcely reached\\nthe town before Captain Abiel Chandler had raised a\\ncompany of thirty-six men and marched to Cam-\\nbridge. There were three companies from this town\\nin the battle of Bunker Hill. These were commanded\\nby Captains Gordon Hutchins, Joshua Abbot and\\nAaron Kinsman.\\nAt the meeting in March, 1776, Philip Eastman,\\nColonel Thomas Stickney, Timothy Walker, Jr.,\\nJoseph Hall, Jr., and Richard Harbut were chosen", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0200.jp2"}, "173": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\n125\\na committee of safety for the parish of Couconl for\\nthe year 1776.\\nThe foUowiug citizens of Concord signed the As-\\nsociation Test\\nWe, the subscribere, do hereby soleiuDly engage aud promise, that\\nwe will, to the utmost of our power, at the ris iue of our lives and for-\\ntunes, with arms, oppose the hostile proceedings of the British fleets and\\naruiies against the United American Colonies.\\nReuben Kimball, John Kimball, Thomas Stickney, Peter Green,\\nTimy Walker, jr., Benjamin Emery, John Bradley, Nathan Chandler,\\nAaron Stevens, James Walker, Robert Davis, Benj. Hanniford, Daniel\\nGale, David Hall, Simon Danforth, Nathaniel Abbot, Nathaniel Rolfc,\\nStephen Greenleaf, Samuel Thom)\u00c2\u00abon, John Gage, Moses Eastman, jr.,\\nJacob Carter, John Fowle, Levi Ross (his X mark), Jeremiah Bradley,\\nPeter Green, jr., Amos Abbot, Timothy Bradley, Ephraim Farnuni,\\nCornelius Johnson, Philip Eastman, Daniel Abbot, Richard Flandei-s\\nJoseph Farnum, Richard Haseltine, Joseph Hall, jr., Beni;imin Fitield,\\nReuben Abbott, Lot Colby, Jonathan Eastnuiir I n i l iMvid\\nGeorge, John Stevens, John Virgin, Phineas Si. i r., n-\\njamiu Abbot, Ebenezcr Hall, Henry Martin, Tin: N^uh.iia\\nFifield, Reuben Abbot, jr., Samuel Buttei-s, TiTiin Will,! I; i jl.iiry\\nBeck, Benjamin Rolfe, Oliver Hoit, Theodore Farnum, Ebemzer Far-\\nnum, Ephraim Farnum, John Steven Moses Eastman, Chandler\\nLovejoy, Samuel Kinkson, Caleb Buswell, Richard Eastman, Solomon\\nGage, Ezekiel Dimond, jr., Amos Abbot, jr., William Coffin, Joseph\\nAbbot, Jonathan Merrill, James Mitchell, Ezra Carter, Asa Kimball,\\nJonathan Emerson, Timothy Bradley, jr., Joseph Eastman, Phiueas\\nVirgin, William Currier, Ebonez.T Simond, Dan Stickney, Josj^ Far-\\nnum, jr., Elisha Moody, 1 :,:.i ri-iiuin. Jacob Green.-^eujamin\\nFarnum, Ebenezer Vir::iii 1 r Edward Abbott, Jonathan\\nStickney, Eph m Farnuui, v. _iii, Obadiah Hall, George\\nAbbot, Jusi.ib Farnum, .1- I ;,.ii Kiuil.all, Daniel Hall,\\nAbim I!.: I N i! 1- Alibot, Ephraim\\n.\\\\bli. I, 1 I ...111, Daniel Far-\\nnum. I l i I, i .li.seph Clough,\\nRich.ii II, I i ir^ I jIu: !i:i,-. ,1 i; I 1 1 i-. 1. 1 h. w 1 Ilium Haseltine,\\nSinion Trumbi-1, John Chase, John Shiite, Jacob Sliute, Joseph Hall,\\nJohn Trumble (his X mark), Joseph Colby, Ephraim Fisk, Kathaniel\\nGreen, Thomas Wilson, Isaac W^alker, Ezra Badger, Richard Flanders,\\nTimothy Farnham, Ezekiel Dimond, Joseph Haseltine, Phineas Kimball,\\nRobert Ambros, Benjamin Sweat, Abiel Blanchard, Benjamin Elliot,\\nJames Stevens, Joseph Eastman, jr., Richard Potter, Timothy Symonds,\\nPhilip Kimball, Timothy Kimball, John Farnum, Ezekiel Carter,\\nRichard Hood, Henry Lovejoy, Lemuel Tucker, Jacob Goodwin, George\\nGraham, Jeremiah Wheeler, Zephaniah Pettey, Zebediah Farnum,\\nSamuel Gootlwin, Abuer Farnum, Thomas Eaton, 156.\\nNot a single name was returned as disaffected;\\nstill, as will appear from the proceedings next year,\\nsome were suspected, and, whether justly or not,\\nwere severely dealt with on that account.\\nMany of the soldiers in service at Bunker Hill\\nenlisted for eight mouths, and marched this year to\\njoin the Continental army in New York. Captain\\nJoshua Abbot and Captain Benjamin Emery had\\ncommand of companies. Captain Gordon Hutchins\\nwas promoted to lieutenant-colonel in Colonel Na-\\nhum Baldwin s regiment. On their march to New\\nYork many of his soldiers were taken sick, and no\\nmedicines being provided in the public stores, Col-\\nonel Hutchins purchased a quantity for the use of\\nhis soldiers at his own expense, being moved, as he\\nsaid afterward, in a petition to the General Assembly\\nfor remuneration, with pity and humanity towards\\nthe unhappy sufferers, aud also actuated from zeal\\nfor the public service.\\nMarch 4, 1777, Messrs. John Kimball, Thomas\\nStickney, Reuben Kimball, Benjamin Emery and\\nRichard Harbut were appointed a Committee of\\nSafety. Colonel Gordon Hutchins was chosen rep-\\nresentative, and a vote was passed to reconsider tlie\\nformer vote of the parisli, passed March 7, 1775, for\\nleasing the eighty-acre lot belonging to the school-\\nright to Oliver Hoyt for nine hundred years, lie\\npaying the parish six dollars annually; and it was\\nvoted, that instead of said Hoyt paying six dollars\\n^ITnually, the selectmen are directed to receive of\\nhim one hundred dollars, in full consideration for\\nsaid lot; and that the selectmen be directed to\\nlay out the one hundred dollars which they shall\\nreceive of Oliver Hoyt for the eighty-acre lot for a\\ntown stock of ammunition.\\nAbout this time certain prominent individuals\\nwere suspected of disaffection to the American cause,\\nnotwithstanding they had signed the Association\\nTest. Hence the following votes were passed\\nMarch 4th:\\nToted, That this Parish will break off all dealings with Peter Green,\\nEsq., Mr. John Stev.n~, Jlr. Xatljiinicl Gn-iii and Dr. I liilip Caragaill,\\nuntil theygive sail.] u iinn ii,, i-,,,,], t ,i,,.,, ;,.,i ..M.lm-t and that\\nthey be adverti^. I l ,i i i I nited States\\nof .\\\\inerica, uul. I i i n i in thirty days\\nfrom this date .mliii ri. ,i r, h- i, .i,-, 1 l.y the Committee\\nof Safety until tliey give satisfactiou to the Public.\\nVoted, That the Committee be directed to instruct Col. Gordon\\nHutchins to apply to the Courts of Judicature of this State to dismiss\\nPeter Green, Esq., from all Business henceforth and forever.\\nVoted, That if any Persons have any Dealings with PeterGreen, Esq.,\\nMr. John Stevens, Mr. Nathaniel Green and Dr. Philip Caragain, before\\nthey give satisfaction to the Public, that they be looked upon as Enemies\\nto their Country by this Parish.\\nVoUd, That the Committee of Safety be directed to instruct C ul\\nGordon Hutchins to apply to Capt. Parker, the Sheriff for the County of\\nRockingham, to dismiss Mr. Jacob Green from the office of Deputy\\nSheriff.\\nA true copy\\nExamined by Timothv Walker, Jr., Clerk\\nIn accordance with the spirit of the above votes,\\nsome of the zealous liberty-men of the west part of the\\ntown meditated somethiugalittlemore^crso\u00c2\u00aba?. About\\nnine o clock one morning Colonel Timothy Walker\\nhad just mounted his horse to ride away on business,\\nwhen he observed a considerable number of West\\nParish men walking with quick steps by the meeting-\\nhouse, towards Main Street; and behind them, at\\nsome distance, John Bradley, Esq., with a more\\ndeliberate step, and apparently in deep thought.\\nMeeting at the corner, by Mr. Hanniford s house.\\nColonel Walker said, Good morning, Esq. Bradley\\nwhat s going on I thought I would walk down\\nand see, said Mr. Bradley. They followed on, and\\nfound the West Parish men at Mdther Osgood s\\ntavern, in high excitement, threatening to go at once\\naud pull down Esq. Peter Green s house. On the\\narrival of Colonel Walker and Mr. Bradley, they\\nentered into a discussion with the West Parish men\\non the merits of the case, and detained them from\\nexecuting their purpose till near sun-down. Then,\\ninviting them all into Mother Osgood s tavern,\\nthey called for bowls of punch, and treated the com-\\npany liberally. All being by this time in a better\\nmood, Colonel Walker made a brief speech, which he", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0201.jp2"}, "174": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nclosed by saying, Every man to his tent, O Israel\\nand they quietly dispersed without tearing down Esq.\\nGreen s house\\nHowever, soon after this, Peter Green, Esq., John\\nStevens and others were arrested, carried to Exeter\\nand confined in jail. Liberty was granted them to\\ntake the oath of allegiance, as a condition of release,\\nwhich all did except John Stevens. He swore he was\\nas good a friend to his country a.s any who had caused\\nhis arrest, and he never would take the oath required.\\nHe was finally discharged from jail, by special order\\nof the Legislature, in 1778. The town also voted,\\nMarch 4, 1783, to consider the vote formerly passed\\ntu break off all dealings with Mr. John Stevens, and\\nthat said vote be made null and void.\\nJlay 22d a committee was chosen to carry into exe-\\ncution an act for regulating prices of sundry\\narticles.\\nJuly olh, Lieutenant-Colonel Gerrish, of Boscawen,\\nraised a company in Concord and adjacent towns\\nfor the relief of the garrison at Ticonderoga. News of\\nthe evacuation of the fort soon arrived, and the com-\\npany was disbanded.\\nThe year 1777 is memorable on account of the\\nbattle of Bennington, in which General John Stark,\\nwith his New Hampshire volunteers, defeated Colonel\\nBaum, and thus ultimately led to the defeat and cap-\\nture of (Jencral Burgoyne.\\nBelonging to Stark s brigade, at Bennington, were\\ntwenty-eight men from Concord. They did not, how-\\never, all arrive in season for the fight, which i.ssued\\nin so glorious a victory. Colonel Thomas Stickney,\\nLieutenant Richard Herbert, Jesse Abbot, John\\nAbbot, Elias Abbot, Abner Flanders, Samuel Kink-\\nson, John Peters and Timothy Johnson were in the bat-\\ntle. Col. Stickney particularly distinguished himself.\\nColonel Gordon Hutchins, who raised a volunteer\\ncompany of about thirty men in Concord, hastened\\nas fast as possible towards Bennington, but did not\\narrive in time to share in the battle. The names of\\nthe volunteers in his company cannot be definitely as-\\ncertained.\\nCaptain Joshua Abbot had command of a company\\nin Colonel Gerrish s regiment, which company\\nmarched from Concord and towns adjacent to rein-\\nforce the Northern Continental army at Saratoga,\\nSeptember, 1777.\\nOn the 8th of September, this year, the selectmen,\\ntngether with Lieutenant Joseph ILall, Timothy\\nWalker, Jr., and Ezekiel Dimond, were appointed a\\ncdinmittee to settle with all persons who have done\\nservice in the array. It was voted, that the ex-\\npense of the Continental soldiers raised by the Parish\\nof Concord shall be paid by the Parish, and that\\nthe sum of four hundred and sixty pounds, lawful\\nmoney, be raised upon the ratable polls and estate\\nof the inhabitants for Ihat purpose.\\nThe lollowing i a list of Kevolulionary soldiers\\nIn Captain Joshua Abbot s company i\\n1775,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nJoshua Abbot, captain Abiel Chandler, Hecond lieutenant Jeremiali\\nAbbot, .Samuel Davis, sergeants; Nathaniel C. Abbot, Stephen Abbot,\\nEcuben Abbot, Amos .\\\\bbot, Jonathan Bradley, Ephraim Colby, Ezekiel\\nDimond, Moses Hall, Stephen Hall, William Mitchell, Richard Flood,\\nWilliam Straw, Peter Chandler.\\nHutchins company at Bunker\\nIn Captain Gordo\\nHill,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nGordon Hutchins, captain Daniel I.iverniore, ensign Beiyamln\\nAbbot, sergeant Suneon Danfoith, William Walker, corporals Robert\\nLivingston, Isaac Johnson, Abraham Kimball, Thoniss Chandler, Joseph\\nGrace, Peter Johnston, Samuel Straw, Levi Hutchins, flfer; Michael\\nKlandors, drummer Ezra Badger.\\nIn Captfi\\nHill,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nAaron Kinsman s comoanv at Bunker\\nlieutenant Samuel\\nNote.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Most of Captain Kii\\nConcord, February 26, 1776,\\nA return of those men who were in the Continental army last year,\\nand have engaged to tarry the present year, etc. Signed by Timothy\\nWalker, Jr., and Benjamin Emery, selectmen viz. Jeremiah Abbot,\\nNathaniel C. Abbot, John Kinkson, \\\\Villiam Straw, Andrew Stone.\\nWilliam Walker, Nathaniel Eastman, Jr., Moses Hall.\\nIn Captain Benjamin Sias company (of Loudon),\\n1776, of Colonel David Oilman s regiment, des-\\ntined for New York, and mustered by Colonel\\nThomas Stickney, muster-master and paymaster of\\nsaid company, were,\\nPhilbrick Bradley, Peter lilanchard, Amos Abbot, Jr., Daniel Carter,\\nRichard Flood and Stephen Suttou. The latter perhaps of Canterbury.\\nIn the Continental service, under Captain Joshua\\nAbbott, 1776,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nAbiel Chandler, lieutenant Ephraim Colby, ensign Timothy Hall,\\nJonathan Haseltine, Philip Page, Amos Barnes, Florence McColley,\\nBeriah Abbot, Stephen Hall, Peter Chandler, John Merrill, Seth Spring,\\nJohn Blanchai-d, Benjamin Powell, Hezekiah Colby, William Walker,\\nPhineas Stevens, Jonathan Johnson, Samuel Worthen, Moses Abbot,\\nMoses Hall, Peter Carey, Jonathan Bradley, Ephraim Fisk.\\nIn Captain Benjamin Emery s company (Colonel\\nNahum Baldwin s regiment, of which Gordon Hut-\\nchins was lieutenant-colonel), to reinforce the Con-\\ntinental army in New York, 1776,\\nBeiyamin Emery, captain Aaron Kinsman, ensign Israel Glines,\\nEzra Badger, John Carter, Jonathan Currier, Simeon Colby, Ephraim\\nKinsman, William Stickney, Ezekiel Stickney, Jacob Carter, Solomon\\nGage, Benjamin Elliot, Bruce Walker.\\nThe following men served in Colonel Timothy\\nBedel s regiment and Captain James Osgood s com-\\npany, and were at Fort Cedars, Canada East, May\\n19, 1776, some of whom were taken prisoners, stripped\\nof most of their clothing and all their equipments\\nand utensils for the camp or field\\nRichard H. Osgood, Hubbard Carter,\\nsergeants Joshua Dauforth, corporal Nathaniel C. Abbot, Nathaniel\\nWalker, Joseph Lund, Joseph Giles, Ezra Abbot, Elias Abbot, Philip\\nAbbot, Benjamin Fifield, Ezekiel Eastman, Nathan Kinsman, Benjamin\\nKenniston, Daniel Chandler, Samuel Danford, William Siinonds.\\nIn Captain Ebenezer Green s company,\\nI\u00c2\u00abrael Glinoe, Ebenezer Hall, Joseph Chandler.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0202.jp2"}, "175": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\nAmoug those who were taken prisoners at Fort\\neilars were Elias Abbot, Ezra Abbot, Philip Abbot\\nand Benjamin Fifield.\\nIn Captain Daniel Livermore s company, 1777,\\nThird New Hampshire Regiment, who enlisted for\\nthree years, or during the war,\\nK..tMit Livingston, sergeant; Amos Floixi, corporal Abner Uogg,\\nriiiij.M M.\\\\uu8, Daniel Chandler, Philip Rowell, Samuel Wortheu,\\nAIiilI Mi.\\\\cns, Solomon Fisk, Obailiah Kimball, Abner Farniim, Boriuli\\nAl.liot, William Kastniau, Jacob Eastman, John Straw, Ebenezer Far-\\niium, Samuel Colby, who enlisted for one year.\\nIn Lieutenant-Colonel Gerrish s regiment, raised in\\ntlio town of Concord, and towns adjacent, which\\nmarched July 5, 1777, for the relief of the garrison\\nat Ticonderoga, on the alarm, and marched seventy\\nmiles when the news of the evacuation of the fort\\narrived, were from Concord,\\nl;-.li,u.l ll-!i.rTi, li. 111. .n; WiliiiiM -11.11,:, Tiiiiothy Bradley,\\nI I ,1 II-. ,l:i III I I 1. 1. Abbot, Joseph\\nI .-III, I., I I- I I II \u00e2\u0096\u00a0.III. I III. r N.I rlianiel Eastman,\\nLL..:u.:z.:i r.ii niini. 1 ^.l 1 1 .1 1 ii i I i-K,.li \\\\1.|. I H.ill, I -.i.i.rhandler, Israel\\nGliues, John Eastmau, Phimra^i Stevens, Stilsuu Eastman, Ezekiel Di-\\nmond, Benjamin Rolfe, Jacob Heath Stephen Haines John Cross\\nPeter Blanchard\\nThis company marched July 5th were discharged\\nthe 12th.\\nIn General Stark s brigade, at Bennington, Colonel\\nThomas Stickney, 1777,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nRichard Herbert, lieutenant; Jesse Abbot, John Abbot, Timothy\\nJohnson, Ephraim Abbot, Ezra Abbot, Stephen Abbot, Benjamin Am-\\nbrose, Philbrick Bradley (was wounded), Simeon Danibrth, Reuben\\nDimond, Benjamin Elliot, Theodore Farnnm, Richard I^lood, Elias\\nAbbot, Abner Flanders, Samuel Kinsman, John Peters, Ephraim Fisk,\\nEphraim Fisk, Jr David George, Solomon Gage, Israel Glines, Abial\\nHall, Anthony Potter, Phineas Stevens, William Symonds, Simon Trum-\\nbull, Gilman West.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0A return if the man s Xaiiifs belonging to my Company, in Coll.\\ni ,1 .1 I I .1 I vl ,,t, Kubeu Blanchard, Eph-\\nenirii I 1-1., .1. liM li.w, ,l..-..|.!i r.l HI. h ii.l, K..\\\\e3 Bradley, Josier Flanders,\\nEheuezer r;ray, Heii.ianiin lirailley, Eliaha Virgin, William Eastman.\\nAaeon KiNSM.lN, Capt.\\nConcord, July, 11, 17811. [Copied from the original.]\\nConcord, July 17, 1781.\\nWe, the subscribers, do voluntarily Inlist ourselves as Soldiers in the\\nservice of New Hampshire for the Parish of Concord, for the term of\\nthree months after our arrival at the place of rendezvous, unless sooner\\ndischarged and we promise obedience to our officers, and to be subjects\\nto the Rules of the Army during said term. As Witness, our hand,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\njEEEMIiH VlKGlN.\\nJeeemiah Chandler.\\nMosES Read.\\nPhineas Ayer.\\nJoseph Blanchard.\\nDavid Eastman.\\nMiLlEN Kimball.\\nAt Ticonderoga, 1777, Colonel Thomas Stickney s\\nregiment. Captain Ebenezer Webster s company\\n[Captain Webster was the father of Daniel Webster]\\nRichard Herbert, lieutenant; William Symonds, Timothy Bradley,\\nSimeon Danforth Isaac Abbott, Elias Abbott, John Abbott, Ezra Abbott,\\nPhineas Stevens, Ezekiel Dimond, John Peters, Nathaniel Eastman,\\nEbenezer Farnnm, Ephraim Fisk, Jr., Abial Hall, Isaac Chandler, Israel\\nGlines, John Eastman, Stilson Eastman, Beiyamiu Rolfe.\\nIn Captain Joshua Abbott s comininy of volunteers\\nthat marched to reinforce the norlherii army in Sep-\\ntember, 1777, were,\\nReuben Kimball, lieutenant; James Mitchell, Moses Abbot, sergeants\\nAmos Abbott, corporal Jacob Carter, drummer John Farnum, Moses\\nEastman, Stilson Eastman, Jonathan Eastman, Ezekiel Dimond, Phineas\\nVirgin, Joseph Eastman, Daniel Farnum, Chandler Lovejoy, Enoch\\nCoffin, James Johnson, Reuben Abbot, Ezekiel Stickney, Philip Abbot,\\nTimothy Ilall, John Peters, Michael Flanders, Isaac Dimond, John Sill-\\naway, Benjamin Rolfe.\\nIn Colonel Stickney s regiment, raised for the de-\\nfense of Rhode Island, 1779,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nPeaslee Eastman, Jacob Flanders, Jtisiah Fl\\naised in 17.S0, and\\nNew\\nmonths.\\n1 Chaudlei\\nabout a\\n-III 1 1 .I 1 1 I -ventoen; Thomas Carr, age twenty- three; Dan-\\niel ti I I. I I I .11 Aaron Eastman, age twenty John Peters,\\nat I I I I I Wyman, ago twenty Benjamin Thompson, age\\nei^ht. II I 11 .III .11 M.iulton, age Peaslee Eastman, age\\nIn Captain ^Yebster s company of Rangers, for the\\ndefense of the frontiers, 1782,\\nAbner Flanders, sergeant, engaged July 9th, dismiased November\\n11th Henry Eastman, private, engaged July 9th, dismissed November\\n8th.\\nThe following persons were ;tl-M in 111.- .service\\nDavid Davis, flfer Moses Cha-. I .1 -.dj.uel Walker,\\nThomas or Benja. Powell, Salem Cm] I., I i i i ii-nvell, Nathan\\nShead, Thomas Pitts, Jos. Hale, Eplu.um ll.jji, -N.uh.m Stevens, Timo-\\nthy Abbot, David Blanchard, Jonathan Chase, Peter Manual, Joshua\\nAbbot (of Hooksett), Beiyamin Chase, Enoch Badger, Moses Reed.i\\nBOUNTIES PAID 10 SOLDIERS FROM CONCORD.\\nMen. .\\\\mount.\\nLexington, Capt. Abiel Chandler s com-\\npany, 1775 36 \u00c2\u00a3:Vi 3 li\\nWingateaud Wyman s regiments, in 177G, 18 108 U\\nContinental, 1777 29 442 14 C\\nStark s brigade, 1777 28 252 14 6\\nRangers, Coos, 1782 2 33 14 6\\nSaratoga, 177.7 27 243 14\\nNew levies, 1780 .I 159 U\\nNichols regiment, 1780 12 264 10\\nFrontiers, Co6s, 1780 2 46 12\\nReynold s regmient, 1781 7 73 10\\nNew levies. 1781 4 82 10\\nContinental, 17S1 r, 101 18\\nContinental, 1782 5 296 11 3\\n244\\nDeduct for depreciation\\nFlorence McCauley, paid Ja\\nJohn Merrill, paid Dec. 7, 1\\nThe following are the names of soldiers\\ncord who lost their lives:\\nWilliam Mitchell, killed at Bunker Hill, June 17, 1T7.\\nLieutenant Abiel Chandler, died of small-pox at Ci..\u00c2\u00ab n P.\\n1776.\\nPeter Chandler, died June 25, 1776.\\nAbiel Stevens, died of wounds, October 20, 1777.\\nPhineas Stevens, died .April 21, 1778.\\nObadiah Kimball, killed in battle, October 7, 1777.\\nSolomon Fisk, died of yellow fever at Horaeneck, August\\nSamuel Worthen, died November 10, 1778.\\nTimothy Hall, died of fever and dysentery.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0203.jp2"}, "176": {"fulltext": "128\\nHISTORY OF MKKllIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nJeremiah Abbot was in the battle of Bunker Hill,\\na sergeant in the company of his brother Joshua, and\\nlieutenant in the service at Ticonderoga and in the\\nexpedition against Canada. After the close of the\\nwar he married Elizabeth Stickney. She died Sep-\\ntember 10, 1836, aged eighty-four years. He moved\\nto Conway, N. H., about 1787, and there endured\\nmany hardships and privations by frost and flood. He\\nkept a house of entertainment, where the few travel-\\ners who visited that part of the country found a home.\\nThey were industrious and energetic, beloved and\\nrespected by all who knew them and kind and hos-\\npitable to all who had claims on their benevolence.\\nThey were early supporters of religious worship and\\norder.\\nJohn, born June 23, 1756, died August 31, 1779.\\nJohn Abbot was six feet seven inches without shoes,\\nand said to be the stoutest young man ever raised in\\nConcord, though not quite so tall as Samuel Baker,\\nuncle of the Governor, Nathaniel Baker. He received\\na ball at the battle of Bennington, on his breast-bone,\\nwhich fell harmless at his feet. He died aged twenty-\\ntwo, weighing two hundred and thirty pounds.\\nWar of 1812.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 In 1812 Concord was designated as\\na military rendezvous, and the number of soldiers\\nhere in 1812 and 1813 was about five hundred. At\\nthe town-meeting in 1813 a number of soldiers\\nattempted to vote, contrary to the decision of Colonel\\nWilliam A. Kent, who was moderator. This proce-\\ndure created some excitement at the time, and is thus\\nreferred to in the records:\\nVoUd, That the conduct of one McCoy, a volunteer in the service of\\nthe United States, and not belonging to this town, iu attempting, yoster-\\ndaj*. iu defiance of the moderator of the meeting, to vote for State and\\nCounty officers, desePi-es severe censure but his act of coltarimj the\\nmoderator while in the exercise of his ofHcial duty- we consider an out-\\nntge of the most destructive character.\\nVoUd, That tlio thanks of this meeting be given to William A. Kent,\\nEsq., the modenitor, for his temperate, resolute and judicious conduct\\nupon that occasion.\\n)f the soldiers who died of scarlet fever\\nin 1813, as recorded by the late John\\nwere,\\nThe names\\nin this town\\nFarmer, Esq.,\\n-March 6th. .T.isliiia Il.lknap :\\\\r;ir(li Ictli, KcMidriiU M,.\u00c2\u00bbglit..Ti Starch\\n17th, John r. _i f \\\\|.nl nil, .i.-liii l,,j_iil .f lh!:-i. I. I..:!; \\\\|,ril\\n7th, Samuel H.i 1; M :i N;,.\\nthan Stearns, I mI iI i w.-... ,-|i,)\\\\is,\\nBow April Iltli. -u .1 \\\\y-.\\\\\\\\ :.ih, \\\\l.\\\\.,.,i.i w til., i -[..,nii,\\nBridgewater; April ICilh, Isiuic Smitli. (insliiMi April ITlli, Williiiiu\\nGage, Wendell April 18th, Ebenozcr Woodbury, Dunbarton, Robert\\nCrawford, Bridgewater, April 19th, Whitney, Henniker.\\nDavid Patch, Sew Boston, David Hart, Goffslown.\\nOf soldiers belonging to Concord who marched to\\nthe northern frontiers, the following were in Captain\\nFlanders company, P orty- fifth Regiment, of which\\nMarshall Baker, of Concord, was first lieutenant:\\nEbenezer Frye, James Emerson, John Uran, Daniel\\nArlin, Jonathan Uran, Jonathan B. Worth, Na-\\nthaniel Parker, James Elliot, Samuel Emerson.\\nIn the Fourth Regiment were John Elliot, Jonathan\\nUran, John Dunlap, .lolm Virgin and .lames Duiilap\\nwho died.\\nJames Elliot re-enlisted in the Fourth Regiment\\nAsa Hardy served in both the Forty-fifth and Fourth\\nJonathan Elliot was on the peace establishment, and\\ndied at Rock Island, in the Mississippi River, Illi-\\nnois. Timothy Abbot, of Andover, was a Concord\\nrecruit.\\nIn 1814, August 29th, the selectmen were author-\\nized to hire all soldiers which may be called for in\\nlieu of drafting. In March, 1815, they were di-\\nrected to pay four dollars per month to each soldier\\ndetached for the defense of Portsmouth in the service\\nof the United States. As Portsmouth, the only sea-\\nport in New Hampshire, was in peculiar danger from\\narmed vessels of the enemy, public attention was\\nparticularly directed to that quarter.\\nCaptain Peter Robertson s volunteer company of\\nartillery, that was in service twenty days, from Sep-\\ntember 10th to 29th, marched from Concord on the\\nSabbath, passing the old North Church, over Fed-\\neral bridge, thence on the turnpike to Portsmouth.\\nBut the spirit of patriotism was not confined to the\\nmen who actually marched to the field of danger.\\nVenerable, aged men, some of whom had served in\\nthe War of the Revolution who were exempted from\\nactive service, offered themselves for the defense of\\ntheir country.\\nSome time in September, 1814, at the instance of\\nJohn T. Oilman, the then Governor of New Hamp-\\nshire, a public call was made for volunteers of that\\nclass of citizens who were by law^ exempt from mili-\\ntary duty, in the ranks of the militia, to form them-\\nselves into companies for the purpose of home\\ndefense, in case of necessity from invasion. Some of\\nthe most respectable citizens of Concord immediately\\nresponded to the call, held a public meeting, and\\norganized a company for that purpose, numbered the\\nSixth Company of volunteers. The officers chosen\\nby the company were Stephen Ambrose, Esq.,\\ncaptain; Samuel Sparhawk, Esq., first lieutenant,\\nthen Secretary of State; Nathan Ballard, Esq.,\\nsecond lieutenant; Ezra Hutchins, ensign; Moses\\nLong, first sergeant, orderly and clerk G. W. Rogers,\\nex-captain, second sergeant; William Davis, West\\nPari.sh, ex-captain, third sergeant; Samuel Runnels,\\nfourth sergeant. Corporals not recollected. There\\nwere some over an hundred privates enrolled in the\\ncompany, many of whom had held offices, both civil\\nand military, as the secretary of the State and treas-\\nurer, seven justices of the peace, one colonel, one\\nlieutenant-colonel, one major and nineteen captains.\\nQuite a majority of the company were made up of\\nsome of the most respectable citizens and yeomanry\\nof the town, among whom were the elder Esquire\\nBradley, Esquire Charles Walker, William Stickney,\\ninn-keeper. Captain Richard Ayer, Major Timothy\\nChandler, Captain Edmund Leavitt, Captain Charles\\nEastman, Captain Jacob Eastman, Jeremiah Pecker,\\nMillen Kimball, Asa Kimball and Asa Graham.\\nThe meeting preliminary to forming the above", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0204.jp2"}, "177": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\ncompany was held September lOtli, at Stickney s Hall\\nColonel William A. Kent, chairman Seth Tucker,\\nclerk. A committee, consisting of Colonel William\\n.V. Kent, Stephen .\\\\mbrose, Jonathan Eastman, Isaac\\nDow and John George, reported the following pre\\nanihle and resolution, which were adopted\\nir/jcrctw. In defousti of uur altars aud firc-sidcs, uur property ami our\\nr.iiiiitry, Americans can have but oue opinion,\\n/u That it is expedient to form a military assouiatiun iu the\\nl.^Mi t I imtrd, of such persons OS are not enrolled iu tho militia, to be\\n111 iiaiiiiii^s. ;it a moment s warning, to act under the direction of the\\ni;.iiiini;iii.I.T-iii-Chief, for the defense of the State.\\nCaptain Richard Ayer, Captain John Eastman,\\nHon. William A. Kent, Mr. Isaac Dow, Mr. Phil-\\nl)rick Bradley, Mr. Daniel Clark, Ballard Hazeltine,\\nEsq., Mr. John Garvin, Captain Samuel Runnels,\\nNathan Ballard, Jr., Timothy Carter, Esq., aud Cap-\\ntain Pearl Kimball were appointed a committee to\\ngive information and form a plan, etc., for the as.so-\\nciation, which was duly organized.\\nThis company of venerable men, fully armed and\\nequipped, paraded in town October 1st, and marched\\nthrough Main Street. Their appearance was ac-\\ncompanied with the proud conviction that this nation\\ncan never be conquered when such defenders shoulder\\nthe musket.\\nA squad, or small company, of volunteers was also\\nformed in East Concord, in consequence of a rumor\\nthat the British intended to destroy the United\\nStates seventy-four gun ship Washington, then on\\nthe stocks at Kittery, Me. This company was also\\nunder drill by Dr. Moses Long, and consisted of about\\ntwenty men, of whom General Isaac Eastman, Gen-\\neral Simeon Stevens and Colonel Robert Ambrose are\\nrecollected.\\nNames of Soldiers. In Captain Leonard s com-\\npany of artillery, 1812, who served from August 17th\\nto November 30th, were,\\nKeyesB. Powell, sergeant; Samuel Powell, corporal; Solomon Maun,\\nEbenezer Tlanders, musicians Jonathan Stevens, coriwral James Fos-\\nter, Abiel Bradley, Jonathan E. Elliott, Jonathan Elliott, Jr., Benjamin\\nC. Waldron, Ebenezer Frye, Francis K. Powell.\\nIn Captain William Marshall s company, 1814,\\nwho were stationed at Portsmouth, and served from\\nAugust 6th to November 11th,\\nNathan Carter, Frederick Elliott, Ebenezer Flanders (sergeiiut), Jede-\\ndiah Frye, Samuel Kimball, Josiah Robertson, Thomas B. Sargent, John\\nStevens, Benjamin C. Waldron, John Whitney, William Shute (lieuten-\\nant from July 3Uth to November 10th).\\nIn Captain Nathaniel G. Bradley s company, 1814,\\nwho served from September loth to November\\n12th,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nNathaniel G. Bradley, captain Amos .\\\\bbot, Benjamin Bradley,\\nEnoch E. Bradley, Hazen B. Elliott, Robert Hayncs, Joseph Hutchinson,\\nElijah Munsey, Keyes B. Powell (sergeant), Loammi Reed, Willey\\nTasker.\\nIn Captain Edward Fuller s company, 1814, who\\nserved from September 29th to November IStli,\\nEphraim Abbot, John Blanchard, Ja\u00c2\u00abeph F. Dow, Baruaril C. Elliott,\\nJoseph Glinoe, William Hoit, Jr., Jeremiah N. Howe, David Knowles,\\n9\\nllnzen Kimball, Reuben Osgood (corporal), Epiimlm Pottingill, Peter\\nPowell, Isaac Runnels, Joseph Tusker, Jerry .\\\\bbot, John Famham.\\nIn Captain Peter Robertson s company, artillery,\\nvolunteers, 1814, from September 10th to September\\n29th, or twenty days. I his company marched from\\nConcord on the Sabbath,\\nPeter Robertson, captain Samuel Herbert, firet lieutenant Cliandler\\nEastmiin, second lieutenant Walter R Hill. Jacnli ITdsiimn, John Rob-\\nSamu.-I llliinclianl, Jun.li Carlc-r, JI.jbm lli.k.inian. J..bn Gould, Josiah\\nKnowles, Robert Rogcre, John Stanyan, John Wheeler, Charles Wait,\\nCharles Wniipple, Charles Herbert, privates.\\nWar of the Rebellion.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Immediately upon Presi-\\ndent Lincoln s first call for troops, Moses Humphrey,\\nat that time mayor of the city, after consultation with\\na number of citizens, suggested to Captain E. E. Stur-\\ndevant, a prominent police officer of the city, that he\\nrecruit a company for the service. His response was,\\nI am ready, and immediately commenced recruit-\\ning a company which was soon filled, and became\\nCompany A. of the First Regiment of three months\\nmen. The second company was recruited by Captain\\nLeonard Drown, of Fisherville, which was attached\\nto the Second Regiment of three years men.\\nDuring the war Concord was not only the head-\\nquarters of the volunteers from this State, but was\\nalso the general recruiting station. Here were en-\\ncamped on the fair-grounds the First, Third, Fifth,\\nNinth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth,\\nFifteenth and Sixteenth Regiments, besides cavalry\\naud sharp-shooters.\\nThe following is a list of soldiers from this town,\\nfrom August, 1862. There is no recorded list prior to\\nthat date:\\nOliver B. Abbott, Seventh Regiment mustered in August 21, 1862.\\nGeorge W. Abbott, Seventh Regiment mustered in August 2li, 1862.\\nMichael Arnold, Seventh Regiment; mustered in September 15, 1862.\\nCharles E. Austin, Sixteenth Regiment mustered in October 2o, 1862.\\n.\\\\lvah Atwood, Sixteenth Regiment; mustered in October 25, 1862.\\nLevi C. Abbott, Sixteenth Regiment mustered in October 25, 1S62.\\nJames H. Anderson, Second Regiment mustered in September 10,\\n.1863.\\nJohn Adams, mustered in September 23, 186;i.\\n.\\\\ndrew .\\\\nderson, Heavy Artillery mustered in September 21, 1863.\\nJohn .\\\\-.vman, mustered in September 28, 1863.\\nImri Arlin, Third Regiment mustered in January 19, 1864.\\nWarren S. Abbott, Third Regiment mustered in March 27, 1864.\\nDaniel Anderson, Second Regiment mustered in March 24, 1864.\\nFi-auk W. Alden, Second Regiment mustered in in 1864.\\nJohn Allard, Fourteenth Regiment mustered in August .5, 18( 4.\\nWilliam Anderson, United States Cavalry mustered in .\\\\uguBt 12,\\n1864.\\nJames Anderson, United States Navy mastered in December 1, 1864.\\nCharles S. Abbott, mustered in February 4, 1865.\\n.Tames Allison, Post Band mustered in February 10, 1863.\\nJames Anderson, Eighth Regiment mustered in November 18, 1863.\\nCharles Anderson, Second Regiment mustered in November 18, 1863.\\nHenry Anderson, Second Regiment mustered in November 2. i, 1863.\\nCharles Adams, Eighteenth Regiment mustered in October 1, 1864.\\nAbial 0. Abbott, Heavy Artillery mustered in September 7, 1864.\\n.Mbert Aspinwall, mustered in September 23, 1864.\\nAmos S. Abbott, Second Company Sharpshooters.\\nJoseph M. Abbott, Eighth Regiment.\\nHorace Ames, Fifth Regiment.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0205.jp2"}, "178": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nLouis C. Avory, Fourth Kegimcnt muetcred in May 18, 1804.\\nE. C. Babb, Nintb BegiuieDt niuslored in August 16, 1802.\\ncmiirlca H. Illaisdell, Nintli Begiinuiit mustered Id August 10, 1802.\\nThomas Boyd, Fifth Kegimont mniil\u00c2\u00abr\u00c2\u00abl in August 18, 1862.\\nSloeni W. Illanchard, Kinth Regiment; mustered in August 19, 1862.\\nWilliam II. Ilarllett, Tenth Regiment musteofd in August 21, 1802.\\nJohn Breonahan, Fourth Regiment musterixl in September 16, 1862.\\nCharles Duckloy, Tenth Regiment\\nSewall I), llniley, Ninth Regiment\\nAlrin B. Ilatchelder, Sixth Reginii-\\nJusiah ftilchelder, Siith Rcgimiiii\\nGeorge Durus, Thirteenth Renhii-r\\nGeorge F. Butters, Thirteenth K.\\nHeavy An\\na Septemlwr 16, 1862.\\n1 .September 20, 1802.\\n^t.r,-,l ill .September 23, 1802.\\nM.I Ml ,....,iiI..t23, 1802.\\nI |Miilier23, 1802.\\nmuM. 1 ill September 23,\\nipluiul..! 0, 1,^04.\\nmustered in Soptorabcr 26,\\nmustered in September 26,\\nAlbert A. Baker, Fourteenth\\n1862.\\nWilliam H. Baker, Fourteenth Regiment\\n1862.\\nGeorge W. Brown, Fifteenth Regiment\\nJusi ph R. Boucher, Sixteenth Reginiei\\nSamuel N. Brown, Sixteenth Regiment mustered in October 25, 1802.\\nJuflerson Barnes, Sixteenth Regiment mustered in October 2.% 1862.\\nReuben D. Buswell, Sixteenth Regiment mustered in November 1,\\nGeorge Brown, nmsteiei! in miIh i I l^i;.;.\\nJohn BUset, mustered in i\\nHenry Burnham, muet-r. i l-, Isixt.\\nJohn Benny, mustered iu (.uiui^^i 1-,,;\\nJnmos Butler, mustered in October j, ISG-i.\\nThomas Bush, mustered in October 6, 186:i.\\nGeorge W. Boyden, Ninth Regiment mustered in October 20, l\u00c2\u00ab6;i.\\nJohn Bresnahau, Jr., Tenth Regiment mustered in April 5, 1861.\\nTliuiniis I*. Bean, mustered in July IS, 1864.\\nJtdin Bnisson, Heavy .\\\\rtillery mustered in .\\\\ngust 17, 1863.\\nGeorge J. Barnes, United\\n2.-I, 1863.\\nJohn .1. Burke, Seventh Regimen\\nThomas B. or James It. Bary, Sixth Regit\\n.liiiiii-ii liiinira. Nintli l:. i i. .1 m .\\\\iij-u8tl8, ISG-l.\\n.lumes Hell, i irtli UetniiH iil i,,n,hi,.| September 1. 1S04.\\nRobert A. Bnnvn, Seventh Kegiiii.nl niinitered in September, 180:).\\nOrland C. Bryant, Eleventh Regiment Heavy Artillery mustered in\\nAugust 11, 1864.\\nFrancis Burnes, United States Navy mustered in September 19, 1804.\\nGeorge F. Batcheldor, Eighteenth Regiment mustered in December 3,\\n1864.\\nWilliam Barnes, mustered in December 3, 1804.\\nGeorge Brown, mustered in December 13, 1804.\\nSamuel C. Bruce, Eighteenth Regiment mustered in January l. i, 1865.\\nEdwin 0. Brooks, United States Navy nnistered in February 1, 1865.\\nHenry Boyle, Eighteenth Regiment; mustered in February 11, 1805.\\nStephen C. Bailey, Eighteenth Regiment mustered in February 9,\\n1865.\\nLeander C. Barnes, Ninth Regiment.\\nThomas A. Brickley, Eighth Regiment mustered in November 12,\\n1803.\\nJobe Butler, Second Regiment mustered in Novemt er 18, 1863.\\nJoseph Bickford, Second Regiment mustered in November 20, 1863.\\nWilliam Burnett, Eighteenth Regiment mustered in November 21,\\n1803.\\nThomas Baker, Third Regiment mustered in November 21, 1863.\\nJohn Brown, Second Regiment mustered in November 23, 1863.\\nJohn II. Brown, Second Regiment; mustered in November 23, 1803.\\nJohn Brown (Ireland), Second Regiment mustered in November 23\\n1863.\\nThomas Burke, Second Regiment mustered in November 24, 1803.\\nJames lioyham, or Bryhcn, Eighth Regiment mustered in November\\n24, 1803.\\nWilliam Boyor, Second Regiment mustered in November 2.5, 1803.\\nLewis Bronson, Ninth Regiment mustered in August 6, 1804.\\nJames Burns, Cavalry mustered in August 6, 1864.\\nJohn Bradford, Cavalry mustered in August 5, 1864.\\nJohn Belmont, Cavalry mustered in August 9, 180-1.\\nElbridge Barr, Veteran Reserve Corps; mustered iu August 18, 1 04.\\nLucius D. Burunell. Fifth Invalid Cor])s mustered in September 5, 1864.\\nHenry J. Brackett, Heavy Artillery mustered in September 7, 1864.\\nSnmuel N. Brown, Sixteenth Regiment mustered in September 17,\\n1864.\\nNathaniel E. Baker, Eighteenth Regiment; mustered in September i:i\\n1804.\\nWilliam Bennett, Second Regiment; mustered in September, 1804.\\nSamuel H. Ballon, Heavy Artillery; mustered in September 7. 1864.\\nJames C. Brown, Veti niu Reserve Corja mustered in September i\\n1804.\\nThomas Bailey, Heavy .Artillery mustered in September 27, 18C4.\\nEnoch W. Bradley, Heavy Artillery mustered in September 27, 18l 4.\\nGeorge A. Brown, Heavy Artillery mustered in September 27, 1804.\\nWilliam Burt, or Burke, Eighth Regiment mustered in October 12,\\n1804.\\nGeorge W. Batchelder, Eighteenth Regiment mustered in Septeml er\\n28, 1864.\\nJohn W. Bateman, Eighteenth Regiment mustered in September 28,\\nFrank Balsch,\\nJoseph y. Brui\\nGeorge W. Be.\\nGeorge F. Bet\\nSidney T, ILilr\\nISOl\\nber 3,\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0tober 17, 1804.\\nSeptember 7, 1804.\\nnnistered in Augupt 1\\nDarias K. Bean, Veteran Reserve Corps mustered in August 29, 1804\\nSamuel F. Bl-uwn, Tost Band mustered in April 6, 1803.\\nJohn Bickfonl, First Cavalry mustered iu February 15, 1804.\\nFreeman D. Batchelder, Tenth Army Corps Brigade Band mustered\\nin February 1(1, 180:i.\\n.lames Bush, mustered iu October 5, 1803.\\n.lohn Ureniner, mustered in November 21, 1803.\\n.Iiilin liyne.\\nJaeub II. look. Fifth Regiment niiisteiea in .UiL ii t i:., 1S02.\\n.Niilli un l Colivereo, Se.Mu.l I:. .:nu. m iMu. I in \\\\u-iist 12, 1,S62.\\nHenjaniiu I uoU, Fifth Kr- i.,..l n, \\\\nM,-i n, isi;;;.\\nI liiiiiesCui-tel-, Fifth i.-e^ ni -I, lin \\\\.i..i.| Im;2.\\nIlaniiltdll Cariienter, Nililli j:.^iiii.iir nin-t-i.,! ni An-ljst 19, 18t .2.\\nRichard Culleu, mustered in .\\\\ugut t 21, ISO J.\\nLorenzo F. Comer, Seventh Regiment mustered in August 21, 1802.\\nCharles H. Currier, Third Regiment mustered in August 21, 1802.\\nHiram P. Caldwell, mustered in August 21, 1862.\\nWilliam W. Critchett, Eleventh Regiment mustered in August 21, 1802.\\nSamuel H. Chilsc, mustered in September 0, 1802.\\nThomas C. Cross, mustered in September 0, 1802.\\nJeremiah Callahan, Tenth Regiment; mustered in September 10, 1862.\\nJohn Callahan, Tenth Regiment mustered in September 16, 1802.\\nHorace D. Carter, Thirteenth Regiment mustered iu September 23,\\n1802.\\nLJideon CassavainI, Thirteenth Regii\\nin\\n1802\\nCarter, Thirteenth Regiment mustered in September 23,\\nSejitember 23,\\nMichael Cassavaiut, Thirteenth Reginu\\n1802.\\nMichael Callahan, Eiijhteenth Regiment; mustered in September 23,\\n1802.\\nJohn 0. Corner, hm.l.in.i in uirnlier 14, 1802.\\nGeorge W. Cru.iiin.ii, iinei. i,.l m iietoherio, 1802.\\nJoel A. Cushon, .sivh, mli l;. unnenl mustered in l.tctober 25, 1802.\\nGeorge H. Cushon, .sixteenth Itegiment mustered in October 25, 1862.\\nFrederick J. Carter, Eighteenth Regiment mustered in September 9,\\n1863.\\nJohn Clark, mustered in Sei.lenil.er 111, ISlB.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0206.jp2"}, "179": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\nIIS II. CIkiim:. III!, l:. _ I 1 Ill iiiiryas, 1864.\\nI Campl\u00c2\u00bb;i;, Nii.Ui K. ^iiu. Ill UMi,,l. i.,l II. .lull, .1, lf,r,i.\\nles Clark. Cavalry luili^turud iu J uiie 2, 1804.\\nCross, First Qivalry mustered ia June 27, 18G4.\\nk-aH. riiir.v, Eiglitli Ri-giincnt; mustered in January 4, 1804.\\nH l,,i\\\\. I ..liili i:.-iMiPiit mustered in January 4, 18))4.\\n,1 r I I in ,liiK 1, 1864.\\nCliiiil. I I I ml i: .11\\nE.hv,,r,| Ink, I l;,.. ,,i\\nGeurge Campliell, Secoiiil H.-n\\nJohn F. Cunimings, Fifth l:. i i i..I in January 1, 1864.\\nDennis Curran, Eighth Iti^iiiii 111 nni-i.ii.liii November 12, 18l\u00c2\u00ab.\\nJames M. Cross, Veteran Kesciie r.-ii-s nmateied in August 9, 1864.\\nMark Chase, Heavy Artillery nuititered in September 7, 1864.\\nJackson Crosby, Heavy Artillery nnistered in September 7, 1864.\\nWalter Crockett, T liit.-.I stiil.s Xm v imisti.red in August 19, 1864.\\nDaniel Cuttiii-. II. m \\\\iiill n iihih. in September 7, 1864.\\nJohn Curran, Ii_ I, i i .1 in October S, 1864.\\nJames A ill.,. I 1. nn.lin October 1, 1864.\\nAndrew J. Clall..\\\\. Ii_iiih I; im m iiin.i..i..il iu October 1, 1864.\\nWilliam H. Collins, Il.nvy Artill.ry niust.-ml in September 27, 1S64.\\nGeorge E. Crumnictt, Heavy Artillery mustered in September 24, 1864.\\nJohn H. Clark, Eighteenth Regiment; mustered in October 11, 1864.\\nWilliam Campbell, Heavy Artillery mustered in October 15, 18fi4.\\nMichael Callahan, Eighteenth Regiment mustered in September 30,\\n1.S64.\\nJohn H. Caswell, Heavy Artillery mustered in September 7, 1864.\\nGeorge H. Chesley, United States Navy mustered in August 3(i, 1864.\\nH. R. Clough, Heavy Artillery mustered in September7, 1864\\nWilliam J. Cheney, United States Navy mustered in August :il, 1864.\\nCyme C. Currin, Second Brigade, Tenth Army Corps.\\nJame.s dishing, Sixth Regiment mustered in May 31, 1864.\\nAlbert P. Davis, Ninth Regiment uiustercd in August 19, 1862.\\nWilliam E. Dciw, Seventh Rigini.nt mustered in August 21, 1862.\\nAlbert H. Davis, Ninth l;..L-iin..|it mustered in August 22, 1862.\\n(^harles A. liirw I, i.:l I; _ m. m mustered in September 16,1862.\\nDaniel Driscol 1 I I: nnistered in September 16, 1862.\\nCornelius Dri-i ill I I: i ni mustered in September 16, 1862.\\nWilliam S. D;iM- I i m,, iit musteredinSeptember2.3, 1862.\\nNathanM. D.i^^, I ml l: i i 1 1 1 mustered in October 24,1862.\\nNathaniel W. Ill ,i I j i ment mustered in October 24, 1862\\nOilman H. Dii I, -im- I. .munt; mustered in October 25, 1862.\\nJames Durgin, mii\u00c2\u00bbc.T..il iii is -ptinitifr 8, 1863.\\nJohn F. Delany, mustered in September 10, 1863.\\nLewis Dow, mustered in September 21, 1863.\\nHenry Dale, mustered in September 25, 1863.\\nJames Dillon, mustered in September 26, 1863\\nJohn Davis, muBleifd in Oituboi .V I.Mi;;i.\\nDani.-l li.m I. .mill l:._ nt 1 1 in M;,r -hS\\nGeorge W. ll.iw. Heavy Aitilleiy miml.n-.l in .lunii 8\\nWilliam A. Dow, Heavy Artillery mustered in .Inly 1\\nGeorge W. Drew, Heavy Artillery mustered in July\\nCharles Dubois, Eleventh IteL^imeiit iinist,.r..,l in .Inl,\\nSamuel Dunn, Kill). Iti.nn.iit inni.T.,! m \\\\i,..| I I\\nRodney Dodge, Nimli l: ii n i, i, ,i .n\\nRoberts. Davis, 11. .i, \\\\iiiil. i I m\\nFreeman F. Day, Second Regiment mustered in Novi\\nFrank Davis, nmstered in January 2, 186. j.\\nGeorge S. Davis, mustered in Jaiiiiiirv l !I, Isi i.\\nArch. Douglass, mustered ill r. I. mil i ^i\\n.Tames L. Downing, First I .n.ii I nii-i iiuM.utI\\nLewis W. Dorr, nmstered ill \\\\|.iil I. I\\nCharles A. IIi.iil Iuss, First i i i i i. I m Ki-lir\\nlary 20, 1865.\\nI I n \\\\.iveuibor20, 1863.\\n1 III Noveiulior 20, 1863.\\nliii ^ul ember 21, 1863.\\niiu.stured in November 25, 1863.\\nmustered in October 16, 1863.\\n1861.\\n1864.\\nu November 16, 1863.\\n.1. Siott lliirgili, Eiglite.-\\nNovember 12, 1863.\\nGilman 11. Dimoii, Heav\\nn November 13, 1863.\\nllaviill Ililiiliiii, Ileavv\\nNovember 12, 1863.\\nPain.. I nil.. 1I...I, \\\\i\\nHeiiM II h M 1\\niu November 18, 1S63.\\n.lai I l 11. 1\\nN.iveiiilier 24, 1863.\\nTimi.llii iMw.. li. 1.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0ii 1 Jl, 1.S63.\\nEdwin F. Pe.vt.r, Eiglitl\\n1 1 J... 1863.\\nFrank P. Drew, Heavy A\\nn,l\u00e2\u0080\u009e.r2.5, 1863.\\nThomas Darnly. Cavalry\\n\\\\..|inil.r|. 1S63.\\nCnrtev. lie Irish. IlenVV A\\nII Nux ember 2, 1863.\\nNelsi.hi; I.I 1 III\\nHall F. KUuitt, Sixteenth Regiment; mustered in October 30, 18G2.\\n.lohii H. Elliott, Sixteenth Regiment mustered in October 30, 1862.\\n.Asa Kuii.iy, mustered in October .ill, 18112.\\nJam..- I I. H,-iM..iiii l:. .1 nt nin-l.i.il in November .3, 1862.\\nI,.-\u00c2\u00abi- I. I I, I ,1 ml ill Novembers, 1862.\\nKeiili..n ,1 1 ,i.|in,Hi,r,lili K, _ ii .1 i n October 12, 1863.\\nJames W. Khvards, luiislered in i;i. t..l\u00c2\u00bbr s, lsr,:\\nP. Chandler Ea.stman, Second Regiment mustered in March 29, 1864.\\nAaron G. Estabrook, First Cavalry mustered iu August 17, 1864.\\nRobert L. Ela, Sixth Regiment; uinstere.l in No\\\\eiiil,ir ;io, 1864.\\nEdson Eastman, Eighteenth Regiiin III -ii i im i, unary, 1865.\\nAsa Enny, United States Navy must.. I. I I I ii i ivn,-..\\nJohn Edwards, Second Regiment niii,-i ...i i jii, 186.3.\\nJohn Eipper, Eleventh Regiment niiislei..-,l m N-.i.-mii.-i 2ii, 1863,\\nJohn Egin, Second Regiment mustered in November 23, 1863.\\nJohn Ericson, Second Regiment mustered in November 24, 1863.\\nCliarles Edwards, Second Regiment mustered in November 25, 1863.\\nRandall Eastman, Eighteenth Regiment mustered in October 20, 1864.\\nIsrael L. Emerson, United States Navy; mustered in August 19, 1864.\\nCurtis W. Elkins, United States Navy mustered in .\\\\ugust .30, 1864.\\nOren A. Edgerly.\\nWilliam H. Eaton, First Cavalry mii.-ti I I III Mh h I-. 1 sr,4.\\nAsa Folsom, Fifth Regiment; must.-i .I i i i i i\\nFreeman Ferren, Seventh Regiment im, i i jl, 1862.\\nJohn A. or Joseph Flanders, Seventh Ii. m ni-i ml in September\\n15, 1862.\\nRobert K. Flanders, Thirteenth Regiment mustered in September 23,\\n1862.\\nRotheus E. Flanders, Fifteenth Regiment mustered in October 13,\\n1862.\\nAndrew S. Faruum, Sixteenth Regiment\\n1862.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0207.jp2"}, "180": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MKRKIMAOK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nn September 18, 1803.\\nHenry or Thomafl Klynn, Eightta Regiment miistorcd in October 10,\\n1803.\\nMark Floyd, HeaTj Artillery mustered in August 2.1, 1SC3.\\nJames S. French, Soveutli Regiment mustered in April 29, 1SG4.\\nJames Fnwer, mustered in May 23, 1864.\\nJohn C. French, Eighth Regiment miwtered in January 4, 18C4.\\nJohn Ferguson, Eighth Regiment; mustered in January 4, 1804.\\nPatrick Fitzgerald, Fifth Regiment mustered in August 22, 18G4.\\nJohn Forrest, United States Navy mnstorod in November 10, 1804.\\nJohn Foster, Eighteenth Regiment mustered in December 0, 1864.\\nOwen Fagan, Heavy Artillery mustered in February 18, 1805.\\nHenry A. Flint, Oivalry mustered in Fobniary4, 1865.\\nThomas Flinn, mustered in November 12, 186.X\\nGarrat Flen, Third Regiment mustered in November 20, 1803.\\nWilliam Fox, Second Regiment; mustered in November 20, 1863.\\nAmos Fuller, Second Regiment muelcred in November 23, 1803.\\nRichard E. Foster, mustered in August 2, 1804.\\nJohn S. Farnum, Heavy Artillery mustered in September 0, 1804.\\nA. C. Forren, United States Navy mustered in August 19, 1804.\\nW. H. French, Heavy Artillery mustered in September 7, 1804.\\nCyrus F. Fletcher, Heavy Artillery mustered in September 7, 1861.\\nHenry H. Farnum, Heavy Artillery mustered in September?, 1804.\\nHiium B. Frost, Seventh Regiment mustered in October 1, 1S04.\\nSidney A. Foster, Heavy Artillery mustered in October 18, 1804.\\nPatrick Finell, Eighth Regiment; mustered in October 1, 1864.\\nJames E. Ford, Heavy Artillery mustered in October 18, 1804.\\nCharles W. Fifield, Eighteenth Regiment mustered iu Soptomlier 23,\\n1804.\\nEdwin R. Farley, Eighteenth Regiment mustered in September 3(1,\\n1804.\\nCharles C. Fernald, mustered in September l. i, 1804.\\nJ. L. French, Heavy Artillery; mustered in September 7, 1804.\\nEdward W. Forrest, Second Regiment; mustered in February 19, 1801.\\nEdwin C. Gilmore, Fifth Regiment mustered in August 5, 1802.\\nGeorge Gordon, Ninth Regiment mustered in August 18, 1802.\\nAndrew Goodwin, Seventh Regiment; mustered in August 21, 1802.\\nEdwin Green, Ninth Regiment mustered in August 21, 1862.\\nMichael Gannon, Tenth Regiment mustered in September 10, 1802.\\nJames Gallagher, Thirteenth Regiment mustered iu September 23,\\n1802.\\nCharles F. Glover, Thirteenth Regiment mustered in September 23,\\n1802.\\nAugustus L. Gale, Fourteenth Regiment mustered in September 20,\\n1802.\\nJohn S. Griffin, Fifteenth Regiment mnstei-ed in September 22, 1802.\\nEdward Gerald, Sixteenth Regiment; mustered in Novembers, 1802.\\nWilliam Gibson, niusl. r..! in September 10, 1803.\\nWilliam n.i:r:i luu i.i.i i.tcinber 2.3, 1803.\\nLuke Garv.- h I: ptember 26, 1863.\\nEdward Gill.-, m,, i 1. i tl, 1802.\\nWilliam G. l^ovu, i.i\u00e2\u0080\u009ehil. i:. \u00e2\u0080\u009e.aiiiit; mustered in November 10, 1803.\\nFlunk E. Gerald, Third Regiment; mustered in April 4, ISOi.\\nCharles H. Gove, Third Regiment mustered in March 28, 1804.\\nCharles Goo lwin, Seventh Regiment mustered in March 2^i, 1804.\\nEdward Green, First Artillery Corps; mustered in February 7, 1806.\\nCharles H. Gray, United States Navy mustered in October 8, 1864.\\nJowepli A. Graves, mustered in October 8, 1864.\\nNjitliaii 1. Ocvi-, r.ist Band mustered in February 10, 1863 re-enlisted\\nill; 1 first Cavalry mustered in February 28, 186. j.\\nKir 1 I !i Cavalry mustered in March 28, 1804.\\nW I I, 1 K.giment; mnsleied iu November 17, 1803.\\nn, I ::i l:. jitii. 1,1 mil. 1.1. iuNovember 12,1863.\\nI.. 1 I I 11. r.tlin November 11, 186\\nn. 1 1 1 1.1. il in November 2;j, 1803.\\nWilliam George, l^ocond Itegimeut mustered in November 24, 1803.\\nGeorge Guild, Eighth Regiment mustered in August 6, 1804.\\nRichard K. Gatley, United States Navy mustered in August 19, 1804.\\nAlbert G. Gardner, Heavy Artillery mustered in September 27, ISH.\\nEdwanl H. Grimes, Eighteenth Regiment nuistored in September 3i\\nClinrlos Goodwin, mustered in October 17, 18(j4.\\nDennis GriiTm, Heavy Artillery mustered in October 17, 1\\nNathan W.Gove, Eighteenth Regiment; nniatered in\\nJohn Hanson, Second Regiment mustered in August 12, 1862.\\nCharles H. Hayes, Second Regiment mustered iu Augiurt 12, 1862.\\nGeorge H. Hill, Second Regiment mustered in August 12, 1862.\\nFrancis S. Hoyt, Second Regiment mustered in August 12, 1862.\\nRufus R. Haselton, Ninth Regiment mustered in August 18, 1862.\\nMoses C. Heath, Fifth Regiment musterod in August 18, 1862.\\nDaniel B. Hill, Ninth Regiment mu-tu.l in \\\\112nct n, isiv.\\nFrancis Hall, Sixteenth Regiment lim A.i 11 s] l. ic.-.\\nFrank Harivell, Eighth Regiment: 111 1 1 1. l.siij.\\nFrank E. Haines, Eleventh Reginu-Jii 11-. i. I m |.li nil-ir 111, lsr,2.\\nByron C. Hill, Twelfth Regiment; musteroil iu .September 11, 1802.\\nThomas B. Heath, Seventh Regiment; mustered in September 15, 1862.\\nJames Haley, Tenth Regiment mustered in September 10, 1862.\\nIlufus H. Haselton, nine months; mustered in October 14, 1862.\\n.r.din H. Heath, Fifteenth Regiment; mustered in October 20, 1802.\\nKnink P. Hall, Seventh Regiment mustered in October 25, 1802 n-\\nenlisted in Eighteenth Regiment.\\nCharles J. Hall, Sixteenth Upsrim,-iit mu\u00c2\u00bbt,ie.l iu October 2.5, 1862.\\nSamuel E. IIoIdon,Sixto.iiMi 1.. m 1 i.r.-.l in October 2.1, 180J.\\n.lames Helsly, mustered in i 1\\nFrank Howard, mustered 11. ji ...i.i ,1., 1,-1..;.\\n.Alfred Halleday, mustered ii. .\u00e2\u0080\u00a2mi.i.iuIhu :;i.. l,M,:i.\\n.fohii Harrell, mustered in September 29, ISO^J.\\nCharles Hall, mustered in October 8, 1863.\\nRobert Hart, Third Kegiuieiit imistcrecl in O.tobc-r 11. 1SC3.\\nWilliam Hix, Third Regiiii. 1.1 nm im \\\\|.iil 1, I-.. I.\\nGeo. H. Hoyt, Fourth KcMiii iiii: im,4.\\nWilliam Ii. Hook, Fifth lii- 1 1.1 1 1; 1 1, l.si;4.\\nPeter Hughes, Heavy Artill i imi-ii. im \\\\ii.ii.rt, isi,:;.\\nWilliam H. Horner, musteiid in .Iiiiii- 11, lisol.\\nJoseph Harris, Sixth Regiment mustered in June 3, 1864.\\nJames Harland, Seventh Regiment; mustered in August 8, 1864.\\nAustin W. Hadley, mustered in September 9, 1804.\\nburies F. Hosmer, Heavy Artillery mustered iu September 21, 1804.\\nHenry L. Harris, Eighteenth Regiment mustered in September 24, 1864.\\nRalph Hayes, mustered in November 30, 1864.\\nCarls Haaselyren, mustered in December 5, 1864.\\nPeter Hon-o, mustered in December 5, 1864.\\nFrancis Hanrutty, Third Regiment mustered in December 10, 1804,\\nGeorge Harvey, Third Regiment; mustered in December 17, 1864.\\nDavid Hardrick, Heavy Artillery mustered in December 2:), 18m.\\nJames R. Happenney, Eighteenth Regiment mustered in December 28.\\n1864.\\nCharles M.Hayden, Eighteenth Regiment mustered in January 20, 1805.\\nCharles Hagan, Third Regiment mustered in Becember 15, 1804.\\nFrank S. Hunt, Eighteenth Regiment mustered iu February 21, 18(h5.\\nJiirikson liillou {or Hilton), Eighteenth Regiment mustered iu Itlarch\\n7, 180,5.\\nWilliam Haines, mustered in April 1, 180.1.\\nClijirles Hiliker, Second Regiment mustered in November 17, 1803.\\nHenry Holt, Second Regiment; mustered in November 17, 1863.\\nPeter Iloyt, Sixth Regiment; mustered in November 17, 1803.\\nSamuel Home, Eighth Regiment mustered in November II, 1803.\\n.lull 11 Hendrich, Second Regiment mustered in November 19, 1803.\\n.Vuios Holt, Second Regiment; mustered in November 18, 1803.\\n.lames Howes, Second Regiment mustered in November 19, 1863.\\nCharles Howard, Eighth Regiment mustered in August 8, 1864.\\nWilliam Hide, First Regiment Cavalry mustered in August 5, 1864.\\nCharles Hanks, First Company Sharpshooter mustere l in August 19,\\n1864.\\njseph E, Ham, Heavy Artillery mustered in Atigust 19, 1804.\\nihu H. Hickman, Heavy Artillery mustered in September 27, 1864.\\nathan P. Hancock, Eighteenth Regiment; mustered in October 22.\\nCharles E. Hanscom, Heavy Artillery mustered in October 17, 1804,\\nFrederick Hoffman, Post Band mustered in September 20, 1864.\\nSolon M. Howe, Heavy Artillery mustered in September 7, 1804.\\nK lwin Hill, Heavy Artillery.\\nJohn Howry, United States Navy mustered in October 8, 180-1.\\nJoseph Hopkins, United State. i Navy mustered in October 8. 1804.\\nWilliam Ireland, United Sfiit-Xivy; nin^t-rrdin Januarys, I8(;5.\\nM. L. IngallB, Heavy Ail il: 1 1. 1 1 in s,.|,tember 7, 1804.\\nG. W. Ingalls, Post Buni 1 1 I 1. I 1 muy 10, 1863.\\nThomius James, Fifth Uv^ 1 u. 1.1.1 m .\\\\iigust 11, 1802.\\nWilliam Jordan, Ninth EeKiiiieul luuBteieil iu August 22, 1802.\\nLewis Jackson, mustered in October 7, 1803.\\nThomas Jones, mustered in October 8, 1863.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0208.jp2"}, "181": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\nSamuel P. James, Seveuth Regiment mustered Id May 3, 18G4.\\nHenry Jones, Fifth Keglmeut; mustered in August 11, 1864.\\nAbniliam Jnnes, United States Cavalry mustered in August 20, 1KG4.\\nJames Jones, Eighteenth Regiment mustered in January (i, ISU i.\\nMichael Judd, Second Regiment mustered in Novemher 17, I8ti;i.\\nCharles H. Johnson, Heavy Artillery mustered in November 12, 18G3.\\nHenry Johnson, Eighth Regiment; mustered in November 11, 1863.\\nGeorge L. Jennings, Heavy Artillery mustered in October 17, lS(i4.\\nJohn KcUey, mustered in October 7, 1863.\\nJohn Kelley, Seventh Regiment mustered in October 21), lsr :j,\\nAlb-n F K.-ni, K..ortli liegimeut mustered in .\\\\pril 11, l,sii4.\\nJiini. II t:.-iment; mustered in Augusts, 1864.\\nJ, ,1,1, I ,1, August 20, 1864.\\nN;,lh.i,,, i Ki ,1,, l.ighteeuth Regiment mustered in February IS,\\nHenry A.-Klemier, Second Regiment mustered in November I J, 1863.\\nMartin Kelley, Eighth Regiment mustered in August 5, 1864.\\nPeter Kenney, mustered in August 19, 1864.\\nWillis G. C. Kimball, Eighteenth Regiment mustered in October 1,\\n1864.\\nJohn A. Kendall, United States Navy mustered in August 31, 1864.\\nWilliam H. Kenny, United States Navy mustered in August 30, 1S64.\\nCharles Kerley, United States Navy mustered in in 1864.\\n.\\\\ndre\\\\v C. Libbey, Thirteenth Regiment mustered in .luly 2il, 1863\\nrc-enlisled in Fourth Regiment.\\nCharles F. Libbey, Fourth Regiment mnste)-ed in July 2il, 1863.\\nGeorge A. Lear, Third Regiment mustered in August 11, 1863.\\nGilman Leavitt, Ninth Regiment; mustered in August 19, 1863.\\nRob.rt K. I.ungci\\\\ Ninth Regiment mustered in August 2,S, 1863.\\nBlaini I,:,i,,|iii r.Mitli Regiment; mnstered in September 4, 1863.\\n1 Septendier 23, 1863.\\nRegiment\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2nibcr 16, 1803.\\nII November 11, I86;i.\\nNovemlter 1 2, 186:1.\\number 19, 1863.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0096\u00a0inber 18, 180:).\\nuvend)cr 24, I86:i.\\n11 November 24, 1863.\\nAndri l.eng.iin, Kightb l;\\nJohn Lang, Second Regin,,\\nAlfred Lee, Second Rcgiii,, 1,1\\nJohn Lynch, Second Rc^mti,\\nWilliam Laeltey, Second K, ,i\\nJoseph Loalhers, nmstered ii. ml\\nSimeon N. Lascombo, Kighteunth Iteginient mustered in (ictober 2!\\n1864.\\nJohn Lindscy, mufctercd in October 19, 1864.\\nRob.rt l,I,,y,l, II, ,t\\\\ \\\\rlillery; mustered in October 17, 1864.\\nAnius s 1.,,, k, 1 i,i,, ,1 siutes Navy mustered in September 15, 1864.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2lonall,-,!, I I ,11,, l..,,,,l mustered in September 2;t, 1864.\\nl)i,zu 11 1,111. 111, ll.,,vj .\\\\rtillcry mustered in September 8, 1,S(U.\\nE. S. Liiuoln, liriivy .Vrtillery; mustered in September 7, 1864.\\nJohn Leary, Heavy .\\\\rtillery.\\n.\\\\ndrew L. Lane, Second Brigade Rand, Tenth Army Cor])s mustere\\nin February 10, 186:i.\\nAddison S. Martin, Second Regiment nioslcred in August II, 1862.\\nNathan Mansm-, Fifth Uegilnerit; mustered in August 11, 1862.\\nCharles T. Mucli, Soron.i licKiniciil mustered in August 12, 1862.\\nAlfred L. Miinlin, 1 li. ,-iin.iit mustered in August 12, 1862.\\nWilliam E. 51,1 i: it mustered in August 12, 1862.\\nDaniel S. Marin,, i l: ,,i mustered in August 12, 1862.\\nPeter L Morri,,,n \\\\,i.,i, i; i,i mnstered in August 16, 1862.\\nCharles A. Ml, in;: ,i,l; t mustered in August 21, 1862.\\nAsa A. McKii,-i, 1, ,,,ii.4 23, 1862.\\nCharles Malm-, 1 i. ,i mustered in September II. 1862.\\nMichael Moran, I, i,i1, mustered in September 13, 1862.\\n.Fohn Murphy, Tenth Higiin.iit mustered in September 15, 1862.\\nPatrick Mctjuade, mustered in September 1.5, 1862.\\nHenry W. McSIichael, Thirteenth Regiment mustered in September Z\\nMistered in Februarj 25,\\nJohn McMa\\nAugustus Marx, mustered\\nJohn Main, must. nd in\\n^1 ptember 12, 186:1\\nWilliam H. Libbey, Thirteenth Regimen\\nCharles W. Lang, Sixteenth Regiment mustered in October 24, 1863.\\nMateland C. Lamprey, Sixteenth Regiment mustered in October 25,\\n180:i.\\nEdward Lnseay, mustered in Seiit.-inlier 17, 1.S63.\\nLndwig Lucht, mustere, t in pi. i,,),, j,,, l r,:i.\\nWilliam D. Locke, mu.st. i, i i,m3.\\nE. A. Larkin, mustered in i i\\nJohn Lewis, mustered in s, ii, i,,i\u00e2\u0080\u009e i 1-,,,\\nWilliam Lotter, mustered in O.tulier 7, 1Sg:i.\\nWalter E. Lougee, Second Regiment of Sbarjishooteiy mustered in\\nApril 1.5, 1864.\\nJohn L. Lear, Heavy Artillery mustered in April 22, 1864.\\nGeorge M. Leavitt, Heavy Artillery mustered in October 15, 1863.\\nStephen Lamprey, Sixth Regiment; mustered in in 1864.\\nJohn Laughton, United States Navy mustered in November 16, 1864.\\nJohn Landress, mustered in Novendjer 18, 1864.\\nHenry Leaman, or Leonard, Seventh Regiment mnstered in November\\n17, 1864.\\nCharles Leroy, Seventh Regiment mustered in November 19, 1864.\\nCharles Louis, mustered in December 2, 1864.\\nClarence S. Lamprey, Eighteenth Regiment mustered in Decemher 28,\\nJonathan D. Leavitt, mustered in January 23,\\nThomas M. Lear, Eighteenth Regiment nmst\\nJoseph W. Lowell, Eighteenth Regiment m\\nl,,,il, P ip\u00e2\u0080\u009e ,,i,,-t, ,l ,1, -.1,1, inl.,.| -J,-,, 1863.\\nJubii J. Mondl, llcavv Aililliiy mn.stered in September 17, 1863.\\nFrancis Martin, Eighth Regiment mustered in November 19, 1863.\\nJohn E. Mitchell, Eighth Regiment mustered in November 10, 18ti3.\\nGeorge H. Mills, Third Regiment mustered in April 4, 18fi4.\\nGeorge A. Mitchell, Heavy Artillery; nmstered in May 4, 18f\u00c2\u00bb4.\\nIJeorge E. Sloore, Sixth Regiment mustered in May 23, 1864.\\nJohn T. ~M. Main, II, miistere.l in July 20, 1801.\\nJ, .1,11 Ar, G,,i,, Pirn, t:, _i i nn.-i, ,i i,, .Vngust 8, 1864.\\n20, 1864.\\nncs Mu\\nmustered in November 17, 1864.\\nJosi-ph Jlarrh, mustered in II. ti.bi-r 20, 1804.\\nJohn JIcDonnell, .Seventh Itegiiiient mustered in November 18, 1864.\\n.lohn Melville, Seventh Regiment mustered in November 29. 1864.\\nJames McKeeue, or McKeever, Twelfth Regiment mustered in No-\\nvember 25, 1864.\\n.lohn Macarion, mustered in Decembers, 1864.\\nDavid Mardin, Eighteenth Regiment mustered in December 26, 1804.\\nThorana Martin, Eighth Regiment mustered in December 31, 1804.\\nWilliam McEwen, Fourth Regiment; mustered in January 5,1865.\\nTliomafiBIc.\\\\loon, Eighteenth Regiment; mustered in February 13, 186.5.\\nThomas McGee, mustered in March 22, 1805.\\nJames McDonnell, Fourth Regiment; mnstered in January 7, 1865.\\nRiiel G. Morrill, United States Navy mustered in February 9, 1865.\\nWilliam H. Moody, First Regiment Artillery mustered in February 28,\\n1865.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0209.jp2"}, "182": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF iMERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nJacob C. Slaiiio, Rigbtecntli Regiment; mustered in Febniarj 7, 1S05.\\nSuiiuel McC\u00c2\u00bbir\u00c2\u00bbe, Ninth Rcgimont niuBlcred in Moy 20, 1804.\\nJ.\u00c2\u00ab.|iiin Martin, United States Nary miutered in October, 18\u00c2\u00ab4.\\nTiiiiolliy c;. M.\u00c2\u00ab 9, Second Regiment; mustered in August D, l\u00c2\u00bbi;2; re-\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Milialt-d in Kighteontli Regiment February 24, ISCJ.\\nDaTi I or K., Mareton, mustered in February 24, 1804.\\n.lanie\u00c2\u00ab O. Mally, Second Regiment mustered in November 13, 18K).\\nOwen, iirOrvlllo, McDonougb, Second Regiment; mustered in Novem-\\nber 17, I8\u00c2\u00ab:t.\\nPaul SIcNeil, Second Regiment nmstered in Noveinber 17, 180.\\nNiles Minimis, mustered in NovemlKr 17, WH.\\nThomas Martin, Fourth Regiment mustered in November 11, 18(a.\\nAurolius McGuire, Eighth Regiment mustered in Novemlwr n 1863.\\nDaniel B. McKinnon, Second Regiment; mustered in November 21, ISC!.\\nAdallwrt 3Ior\u00c2\u00bb)ricy, mustered in November 19, 18C3.\\nJohn McLean, Eiglith Regiment ninstered in November24, 18\u00c2\u00ab).\\nPeter Mullen, Second Regiment; mustered in November 23, 1803.\\nAbraham Myers, .Second Regiment mustered in November 24, 1863.\\nWilliam Slarks, Second Regiment; mustered in November 24, 1804.\\nAndren P. Jlerrill, Eighth Regiment mustered in November 25, 1803.\\nGeorge Blareh, or March, Heavy Artillery mustered in Septemlwr 7,\\nCharles H. Merrill, Cavalry mustered in August 9, 1804.\\nGuy, or George, McAlister, United States Nary mustered in October2a,\\n1804.\\nJohn Slarshall, mustered in August 10, 1804.\\nPeter McCoy, Eighth Regiment mustered iji August 16, 1804.\\nWilson E.Morton, Eighteenth Regiment; mustered in September 24,\\nJohn 11. Murphy, Eighteenth Regin\\nmustered\\nSeptember\\nL September 2!l, 1864.\\nI in October 18, 1804.\\nWilliam C. Mahuran, Heavy Artillery mustered\\nJ. P. JIv\u00c2\u00ab\u00c2\u00bbr, mustered in September 16, 1804.\\nIVt.r W. Jlyers, Eighteenth Regiment; mustered in October 4, 1804.\\nHenry C. Minot, mustered In October 4, 1864.\\nJames E. Mosher, Heavy Artillei-y mustered in September 27, laot.\\nThomas Murphy, Heavy Artillery mustered in September 7, 1804.\\nJoseph F. Merrill, Heavy Artillery mustered in September 7, 1804.\\nFrank Mitchell, Heavy Artillerj mustered in September 7, 1864.\\nWilliam D. Moores, mustered in August .30, 1804.\\nJohn H. Nichols, Second Regiment mustered in August 12, 1802.\\nHenry B. Nealy, Thirteenth Regiment mustered in September23, 1802\\nGeorge Noycs, Sixteenth Regiment mustered in October 25, 1862.\\nIIoTiry Ni.rlnn, ii.iiBl. ivd in Su|il.-mlK!r 22, 1803.\\nW. ii.-iiry NViil. KiHirtcrntli K -j:iinent mustered in October 27, 18G;i.\\nWilliiiiii K. Xorloii, F-iurtli Itefiiinent mustered in April 0, 1804.\\n.leinmy Nudd, Si.xth Itegimcnt mustered in June 3, 1804.\\nDaniel B, Newhall, Eighth Regiment mustered in January 4, 1S64.\\nDaniel E. Nichols, Eighth Regiment mustered in January 4, 1804.\\nThomas Nathans, Seventh Regiment mustered in November 30, 1864.\\nLewis Naffiewus, mustered in November 12, 1803.\\n.\\\\ndrew Neil, Eighth Regiment mustered in November 11, 1803.\\nWilliam Nash, Third Regiment mustered in November 2P, 1803.\\nFrank Norton, mustered in November 19, 1803.\\nCharles Newman, Second Regiment mustered in November 24, 18011.\\nCharles Nash, Second Regiment mustered in November 24, 1803.\\nWilliam H. Orne, Si.xteenth Regiment mustered in October 25, 1802.\\nThomas O Nalley, mustered in N. veml) r 17, 1H03.\\nPatrick Owens, Eighteenth i;. m hn, i, i.d in September 21, 1863.\\nAlverton B. Osborne, EIl-Ii i nu^tered in October 3,1804.\\nPeter Olsen, Ninth Hegini. i. i i i i inly 14, 1804.\\n.lames Price, Fifth Regiiii.nl i i n^ust 11, 1802.\\nSimeon Partridge, Second K.giiii.-nl muslcivd in August 12, 1802.\\nJames Prindebell, Ninth Regiment mustered in August 16, 1802.\\nDaniel Pottcngill, Seventh Regiment mustered in August 21, 1802\\nAlfred D. Powell, Tenth Regiment mustered in September 10, 1802.\\nJohn C. Palmer, Thirteenth Regiment mustered in September 21, 1802.\\nJerould Perkins, Sixteenth Regiment mustered in October 25, 1862.\\nOliver C. Powell, Sixteenth Regiment nmstered in October 25, 1862.\\nSylvester H. Powell, Sixteenth Regiment; mustered in October 25, 1802.\\nBenjamin Pevier, Jr., mustered in September 12, 1803.\\nBenjamin F. iviors, mustered in Septemlwr 14, 1863.\\nJohn Paul, mustered in September 30, 1863.\\nl- lgar V. Parsons, mustered in October 8, 1863.\\nCharles B. Prentis, Cavalry mustered in April 11, 1804.\\nRobert H. Potter, Sixth Regimout mustersd in December 19, 186;!.\\nWilliam Philli|i8, Eleventh Regiment mustered in July 19, 18G4.\\nJohn Proronchor, Eighth Regiment mustered in January 4, 1804.\\nJoseph P. B. Pope, Sixth Regiment mustered in in 1864.\\nBourdeau Pierre, Eleventh Regiment mustered in July 23, 1804.\\nAlfred W. Parker, United States Navy mustered in August 31, 1804.\\nGeorge Price, Second Regiment; mustered in December 2, 1804.\\nCharles Perry, United States Navy mustered in October 1 1864.\\nThomas F. Powers, Eighteenth Regiment mustered in January 6, 1865.\\nSevere Pelren, Eighteenth Regiment mustered in January 3, 1805.\\nCharles Porter, mustered in February 7, 1805.\\nHenry Pearson, Cavalry mustered in February 25, 1805.\\nGeorge Perkins, Second Regiment; mustered in November 23, 1863.\\nJoseph Pierce, SecoudRegimcnt mustered in November 24, 186:).\\nGeorge Parker, Second Regiment mustered in November 24, 1803.\\nJohn Powell, Second Regiment mustered in November 25, 1803.\\nLeonard L. Perry, Veteran Reserve Corps mustered in August 8, 1804.\\nWalter Perry, mustered in August 11, 1864.\\nJames H. Parks, mustered in September 8, 1804.\\n.\\\\lvah K. Potter, Eighteenth Regiment mustered in September 20,\\n1864.\\n.Foeepli Pidgeon, mustered in .\\\\ugust 19, 1864.\\nCharles W. Piper, Eighteenth Regiment mustered in September 30,\\n1804.\\nCharles Pace, Heavy Artillery mustered in September 22, 1804.\\nRobert A. Packard, United States Navy mustered in August 31, 1864.\\nCharles H. Peiffer, Heavy Artillery mustered in September 7, 1804.\\nFelix Proroncher, Heavy .\\\\rtillery mustered in February 15, 18r,5.\\nJohn Parker, Sixth Regiment; mustered in May 23, 1805.\\nWalter Perley, Cavalrj- mustered in March 1, 1865.\\nRansom S. Quimliy, Tenth Regiment mustered in September 1, 1802.\\nMoses M. Quimby, Tenth Regiment; ninstered in September 16, 1802.\\nP. D. Quimby, Heavy .\\\\rtillery mustered in September 7, 1804.\\nPeter (Juinn, Fifth Regiment mustered in September 26, 1803.\\nHiram M. Uuimby, Heavy Artillery mustered in August 25, 1863.\\nJeremiah Quinn, Heavy Artillery mustered in Septembers, 1864.\\nElisha L. QuiiTiby, Veteran Reserve Corps mustered in August 8, 1864.\\nParkhurst Quiniliv. ~^;m ifi i; Jin.-iit: mustered in October 2.% 1602.\\nHorace Rolfe, Xiiiil I i ,l.n-d in August 10, 1862.\\nCharles D. Row 1 1 l. i mustered in August 21, 1862.\\nGeorge A. Bunisrv I I mli I: j iiifiit mustered in August 21, 1802.\\n.foseph Ray, mustored in Se|.tenil.i-r 111, 1803.\\n.lames Reid, mustered in September 10, 1863.\\nTliomas Ratray, Third Regiment mustered in April, 1864.\\niiarlesE. Robinson, Fourth Regiment; mustered in April 2, 1804.\\nilscarF. Kankin, Cavalry; mustered in April 0, 1804.\\nGeorge H. Robinson, Eighth Regiment mustered in January 4, 1804.\\nCharles Bunnells, Ninth Regiment mustered in July 8, 1864.\\nCharles Robbins, Eighth Regiment; mustered in January 4, 1804.\\n.fohn Ryne, Fifth Regiment; mustered in August IS, 1804.\\nHenry M. Robinson, Veteran Reserve Corps mustered in September 23,\\n1804.\\nWilliam Robinson, Eighteenth Regiment mustered in November 20,\\n1864.\\nJohn Russell, Seventh Regiment mustered in November 30, 1804.\\nJohn F. Rankon, mustered in Dec-ember 13, 1864.\\nJoht) N. (or M.) Reed, Third Regiment mustered in December 13,\\nAlfred Rushlow, Heavy .\\\\rtillery muiitered in February 23, 1805.\\nCharles F. Roby, Eighteenth Regiment mustered in January 7, 1865.\\n.loseph Randall, Second Regiment mustered in November 17, 1803.\\nJohn Risley, Eighth Regiment; mustered in November 12, 1863.\\nCharles Robinson, Eighth Regiment mustered in November 11, 1803.\\nGeorge Russell, mustered in November 20, 1863.\\n.lohn Rutter, mustered in November 21, 1863.\\nGeorge Ring, mustered in November 21, 1803.\\nThomas Riley, Second Regiment mustered in November 21, 1803.\\nJoseph F. Rc.w, S.veiith Regiment mustered in November 24, 1803.\\n1 u iment mustered in November 24, 1803.\\n1 I in.nt mustered in November 25, 1803.\\n1 .^.ll^y: mustered in Novemtier 14, 1863.\\nII, ,,nd Regiment mustered in November 18,\\nJames Riley, Eighth Regiment mustered in August 6, 1804.\\nJames Ryan, Eighth Regiment mustered in August 10, 1804.\\nPatri.l, i;", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0210.jp2"}, "183": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\n135\\nTlioiiias Kyaii, Eighth Regiment; niuslorod in Auguat 10, 18G4.\\nDavid B. Rowe, Votemn Reserve Corps; niugtered in Augiiiit 31, 1864.\\nWilliam H. Rubintjun, Kighteenth Regiment mustered in Soptoniher 2,\\n1.SG4.\\n.lames Robinson, Eighteenth Regiment; mustered in September 28, 18U4.\\nCurtis B. Kobyi-tson, Eighteenth lEegimont;\\nChail I l:utuient mustered in August 2, 1862.\\nFrank 1 i: imeut; mustered in August 12, 1862.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Willuuii .-l V, i.., n, Mii.l Regiment mustered in August 12, 1862.\\nDo Witt V. Sanburu, Second Regiment mustered in August 12, 1802.\\nCarroll Simborn, Ninth Regiment mustered in Atigust 19, 1862.\\nGeorge P. Sylvcstrr, Ninth Ht-simi-nf miistorr-d in August 20, 1862.\\nEdwin Sanborn, Tliin. nil, K, ,i, I nni-t-r. in ]t,-mher23, 1862.\\nEdward Shank-, T-: .1; ii- i i nii.er 23, 1862.\\nFrankSargenI, 111 I i. I; m i mlifr 23, 1862.\\nLeroySniith, l-L l: i :ini...i .-I m -M M l\u00c2\u00bb-r 2.% 1862.\\nCliail.- I i i unist(;red irKAtol.er 24, 1802.\\nAll 11 11 I I lit mustered in October 25, 1802.\\nn October 25, 1862.\\nn October 25, 1862\\nn-. iihsi.-.l II.LH V ArtilliMj Septembers, 18C|.\\nDavid \\\\V, Sarmnt, sixteeuth Regiment mustered in October 26, 1862.\\nJoseph E. Sargent, Fifteenth Regiment mustered in October 27, 1862.\\nDavid Stevens, Sixteenth Regiment mustered in November 4, 1862.\\nHiram Stevens, Sixteenth Regiment mustered in November 5, 1862.\\nJohn Smith, Heavy Artillery mustered in September 9, 1803.\\nThomas Smith, mustered in September 9, 1803.\\nVictor Stunan, mustered in September 10, 18(a.\\nJohn W. Swair, mtistered in September 14, 1863.\\nJohn Stevens, mustered in September 21, 1863.\\nPeter Spellman, mustered iu Septeuiljer 1.SG3.\\nCharlesSmith, mustered ill I iinit. j. I^i\\nNortouStoddard, nmsterril 111 i l-^l.\\nPeter Smith, mustered iu i i i\\nJames Scott, mustered iu .^.I hMilM I j i, l-.\\nCharles Stevens, Seventh Regiment niiistcrej in September 26, 1803.\\nDaniel J. Sanders, Fifth Regiment mustered in October 2, 1803.\\nJohn Snow, mustered in October 7, 1803.\\nThomaa Smith, mustered in October 8, 1863.\\nAndrew Saltniarsh, Fifth Regiment mustered in September 30, 1863.\\n(Charles Smith, mustered in October 7, 1863.\\nAbel H. Stone, Fifth Regiment mustered In October 3, 1863.\\nJohn W. Shepard, Cavalry mustered in March 30, 1864.\\nMatthew Storin, Third Regiment; mustered in April 4, 1864.\\nJohn Scott, Heavy Artillery mustered iu July 2, 1863.\\nMorris Sullivan, Heavy Artillery mustered in October 17, 186.3.\\nLeonard speed, mustered in December 2,5, 1863.\\nWilliam F, Speed, mustered in March 22, 1864.\\nCharles Stevens, Seventh Regiment mustered in February 28, 1864.\\nJohn Shejiard. Sixth Regiment mustered in June 9, 1864.\\nJohn H. Sexton, Eighth Regiment; mustered in January 4, 1864.\\nMedad Strong, Fifth Regiment mustered in in 1804.\\nFrederick D. Sprague, Eleventh Regiment mustered in July 27, 1804.\\nRobert J. Smith, Fifth Regiment mustered in August 13, 1864.\\nEdward P. Smith, Fifth Regiment mustered in August 8, 1864.\\nHenry Sweet, United States Navy mustered in September 19, 1804.\\nJames Smith, Seveutli Rep imeut mustered in December 2, 1804.\\nJoin. 1\\nCliiiil 1 I 111 I. ,:i[iient mustered in January 6, 1865.\\nJo~i.l, i -I I I.I. iitli Regiment mustered in January 7, 180.5.\\nWilli., I l:_-iment; mustered in Februarys, 1805.\\nGeoij. 1 ...iistered in February 13, 1805.\\nRalpli ~li nil. I ,_M iith Regiment; mustered in March 20, 1865.\\nWilliam Smith, Second Regiment mtistered in November 20, 1803.\\nPrudent St. Pierre, Second Regiment mustered in November 24, 186;i.\\nGeorge W. Small, Second Regiment mustered in November 24, 1863.\\nWilliam Sullivan, Second Regiment mustered in November 23, 1863.\\nJoseph Simpson, Second Regiment nmstered in November 24, 1863.\\nCharles Seymour, Second Regiment mustered in November 24 1863.\\nTh-M.i I 1 I -nth Regiment; nmstered in September 28,\\nJului Miiiili li^hili I,. ,;Hiieut; mustered in August 5, 1804.\\nJohn Sniitli, Heavy Ariillci^ mustered in .September 7, 1864.\\nDaniel E. Smith, Eighteenth Regiiuent mustered inSepU-mbor 30, 1804.\\n.\\\\lbert W. Smith, Eighteenth Regiment mustered in September 30,\\n1804.\\nBenjamin Severance, Thirteenth Regiment mustered in July 18, 1804.\\nLeroy A. Sweatt, Heavy Artillery mustered in September 7, 1864.\\nFrank Stevens, Eighteenth Regiment luustered iu September 17. 1804.\\nJames M. Shepard, Eighteenth Regiment mustered in September 27,\\n1804.\\nEdward Sanders, Eighteenth Regiment mustered in September 29, 1864.\\nJames H. Stevens, Heavy Artillery; mustered in September 7, 1804.\\nJoseph I. Shallis, mustered in September 7, 1861.\\nCharles T. Summers, Sixteenth Regiment mustered in September 10.\\n1864.\\nJ. .Sidney Sargent, Heavy Artillery nmstered in September 7, 1864.\\nA. L. Sanborn, Heavy Artillery nmstered in September 7, 1864.\\nBenjamin Severance, Veteran Reserve Corps.\\nWilliam Sanborn, mustered in September IU, 1864.\\nGeorge Stearns, mustered in October 8, 1864.\\nFranklin L. Tandy, Fourth Regiment mustered in August 12, 1862.\\nJosiah Tandy, Fourth Regiment mustered in August 1.5, 1862.\\n.losiah Teel, Ninth Regiment; mustered iu September 23, 1862.\\nGeorge W.Tucker, Fourteenth Regiment; mustered in September 24,\\n1862.\\nGeorge S. Tufts, mustered in September 14, 1803,\\nRobert Trimble, unister.jd in Se])tei.il..T LSO!,\\nJohn\\n.lohii\\nI October 23, 1803,\\nin April ,5, 1804,\\nd in July 26, 1864.\\nI Decembel\\nThompson, mustered\\nThoiij.i^ 1... I I I ,1 I. I i I 111 November 16, 1864.\\nHeini 1 I. I ill November 26, 1864.\\nWilliam l.il..i, l.i\u00e2\u0080\u009ehr,...ulii ll.-\u00e2\u0080\u009eiui l 111 \u00e2\u0080\u00a2I in Decembers, 1804.\\nThomas Ta\\nW illiam H\\nJoseph Thompson, United States Cavalry mustered in .January 3, 1865.\\nElisha Thomas, Navy mustered in November 14, 1803.\\nEdward Trayuor, Second Regiment mustered in November 19, 1863,\\nEdward Tobin, Second Regiment nmstered in November 17, 1863.\\nFrancis Turner, Second Regiment mustered in November 17, 186:1.\\nJames Tryou, Second Regiment mustered in November 13, 181^1.\\nJoseph P. Thompson, United States Navy mustered in August l;i, 1804,\\nCharles Thompson, mustered in October 19, 1804.\\nCharles H. Tallant, mustered in September 2, 1864.\\nWilliam S. Thurstou, Cavalry mustered in December 21, 1803.\\nWilliam Tilton, Heavy Artillery nmstered in October 2,5, 1803.\\nJames Thomas, Fifth Regiment mustered in August 11, 1802.\\nCharles W. Underbill, Niuth Regiment mustered in August 16, 1862.\\nWilliam W. Virgin, Thirteenth Regimcut mustered in September 23,\\n1862.\\nJohn S. Vogler, United States Navy mustered in September 3, 1864.\\nJohn White, Fifth Regiment mustered in August .5, 1862.\\nWilliam D. Wallace, Fifth Regiment; mustered in August 11, 1862.\\nWilliam Woods, Ffth Regiment mustered iu August 12, 1862.\\nWilliam B. Wadleigh, Seventh Regiment; mustered in August 21, 1862.\\nGeorge W. Worthen, Eleventh Regiment mustered in August 21, 1802.\\nJames H. Walker, mustered in August 23, 1862.\\nHarrison Webber, Eighth Regiment mustered in September 5, 1862.\\nGeorge H. Weeks, Thirteenth Regiment mustered iu September 23,\\n1862.\\nGeorge A. Wilder, Thirteenth Regiment mustered in Septcnibor 2:1,\\n1802.\\nWilliam Williamson, Thirteenth Regiment mustered in Septcmlier 23,\\n1862.\\nCharles W. W ilson, Sixteentli Regiment mustered in Octulicr 25, 1S02.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0211.jp2"}, "184": {"fulltext": "HSTORY OF MKKKIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nOorliM Wheeler, Fifth RegiDlont mustcn-d in October 1, 1863.\\nCharlea E. Wmiam^ mustered in Septemlier 23, ISKi.\\nJolin B. White, mustered in ScptonilKT 10, 18(a.\\nSamuel Wiitson, mustered in October 7, 1803.\\nGeorge E. Watson, Third K.^gliiiont niusterod in February 11, isnl.\\nThomas C. Weeks, Fourth Uegimcut musteie.! in April 8, I8IH.\\nCliarles B. Wallace, Seventh Regiment mustered in April 30, ISM.\\nJohn Ward, Ninth Regiment; niustcreil in .June lSO-1.\\nThomas E. Wilder, Sixth Regiment mu tercd in in 1801.\\nJames While, Cavalry mustered in October 0, 1802.\\nGeorge Winston, United .States Cavalry mustered iu August 18, 1804.\\nJeremiah Williams, niiiBlered in September, 1804.\\nRensellaer Wright, Heavy Artillery mustered in September 15, 1804.\\nHenrj- Walsh, Cuviilry mustered in November 11, 1804.\\nAlfred Wells, Seventh Regiment mustered iu November 2. 1804.\\nRobert Williams, Navy niuslercd in Deieniber 0, 1804.\\nThuiu;i NNiird, mustered in Ilecetnlwr 9, 1804.\\n\\\\\\\\il]i;uh \\\\Mlm)n, Thinl Regiment; mustered in December 14, 1864.\\nK.hcir.l U ilker. Heavy Artillery mustered in December 24, 1804.\\nWilliam li. Webb, Kiglitli Regiment; mustered iu January 2, 1865.\\nFrank Warren, Third Regiment mustered iu in ISM.\\nWalter A. Webster, Tnited Stales Navy mustered in January 3, ISO...\\nIlenrj- Wilson, Fourth Regiment mustered in January 5, 1805.\\nJohn or Joseph Walch, Eighteenth Regiment mustered in February\\nISCi.\\nPeter Woods, Eleventh Regiment mustered in March 1, 1S0,\\nJohn Wilson, Fifth Regiment; mustered in Fehrniiry 7, ISiI. i.\\nWilliam F. Wallace, Eighteenth Kegimont mu ii i 1 in Mm li i. isr,:\\nCeirrpj A. Whitlier, Tenth Regiment musleiv. I i ,,i,. iv isi,\\nCliark-s Wood, Second Regiment mustered ill N I i\\nNelson Whitney, Fourth Resiment mustei. l n l-i,;.\\nGeorge Wallace, Kiglilh Rejrinient riiustereii in i, l_ 1\\nCharles W. Woods, Sernn.l U.-iiii.-iil \u00c2\u00abl.-i.,l \\\\\u00e2\u0080\u009e.i.-i j, Im.i.\\nJohn W. Wilson, Heav.v.\\\\:i-llM 1,1,1.1., .-I ii.:\u00e2\u0080\u009el\u00e2\u0080\u009eL, IfiiA.\\nClarion F. Whittier, Eij;l,l, ,,il, 1; l 1, ,,1 n, n,-loI,er 1, ISO-\\nWilliam F, Winn, Heavv Aii,li., -1- 1..I 1,, i.u.r 17, 1804.\\nRichard K. Welsh, Heavy Arlill.-iy niiislen^.i in .Si.|,teiiiber 24, 1864\\nGeorge H. Wilkins, Heavy Artillery mustered iu September 7, ISC4,\\nHorace G. Wyman, United States Navy mustered in August 24, 18M.\\nFrederick J. WUloughby, Cavalry mustered in October 0, 1803.\\nFrank Walker, Fourth Regiment mustered in January 2, ISO.\\nThomas Young, Seventh Regiment mustered in November 2.3, 1864.\\n3Iichael York, Second Regiment; mustered in November 17, 1803.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nNiithaiiiel White, oldest eliild of S;iimiol and\\nSarah (Kreemau) White, was born in Liineaster, Feb-\\nruary 7, 1811. His childhood was passed under a\\ntender mother s care, and to her striet religious train-\\ning was Nathaniel White indebted for his noble\\ncharacter, which led him untainted amid the tempta-\\ntions of youth, and unspotted through a long career\\nof usefulness. At home were those i)rinciplcs of\\nintegrity, honesty, temperance, philanthroi)y and\\ngenerosity inculcated which led to a long life rounded\\nby Christian virtues, adorned by humanitarian graces\\nand free from vices.\\nAt the age of fourteen years he went into the employ\\nof a merchant in Lunenburg, Vt., with whom he\\nremained about one year, when he accepted employ-\\nment with General John Wilson, of Ijanca.ster, who\\nwas just entering upon his duties as landlord of the\\nColumbian Hotel, in Concord. His parents the more\\nreadily consented to his taking this step on account of\\nthe many noble qualities of Mrs. Wilson. To her\\nCHre he was entrusted by his solicitous mother. In\\nthe employ of General Wilson, Nathaniel White com-\\nmenced life in Concord at the foot of the ladder. He\\narrived in Concord, August 25, 1826, with one shilling\\nin his pocket. For five years, or until he came of\\nage, he continued at the Columbian, rendering a\\nstrict account of his wages to his father, and saving\\nthe dimes and quarters which came as perquisites,\\nuntil by his twenty-first birthday he had a fund of\\ntwo hundred and fifty dollars.\\nThis may be understood from the fact that he com-\\nmenced life with certain virtues and with no vices.\\nHe was prudeitt, economical, temperate. He never\\nused intoxicating drinks as a beverage, nor tobacco\\nin any form nor did he gamble or bet with dice or\\ncards. Business success he preferred to pleasure,\\nand to his work he carried enterprise, energy and\\nwill.\\nIn 1832 he made his first business venture, negoti-\\nating the first and last business loan of h s life, and\\npurchased a part interest in the stage-route between\\nConcord and Hanover, occupying the box himself\\nfor a few years. In one year he was free from debt.\\nSoon after, he bought into the stage-route between\\nConcord and Lowell. In 1838, in company with\\nCaptain William Walker, he initiated the express\\nbusiness, making three trips weekly to Boston, and\\npersonally attending to the delivery of packages,\\ngoods or money, and other business entrusted to him.\\nHe was ever punctual he never forgot. In 1842,\\nupon the opening of the Concord Railroad, he was\\none of the original partners of the express company\\nwhich was then organized to deliver goods throughout\\nNew Hampshire and Canada. The company, under\\nvarious names, has continued in successful operation\\nto the present day, and to Nathaniel White s busi-\\nness capacity has it been greatly indebted for its\\nremarkable financial success.\\nIn 1846, Mr. White purchased his farm, and has\\ncultivated it since that date. It lies in the s iuth-\\nwestern section of the city, two miles from the State-\\nHouse, and embraces over four hundred acres of\\nland.\\nFor his adopted home he ever felt and evinced a\\nstrong attachment, and to him Concord owes much\\nof her material prosperity and outward adornment.\\nBeautiful structures have been raised through bis\\ninstrumentality, which render the capitol and the\\nState-House park such attractive features of the city.\\nIn 1852 he made his first step in political life, being\\nchosen by the Whigs and Free-Soilers to represent", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0212.jp2"}, "185": {"fulltext": "^^1\\nWkm", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0215.jp2"}, "186": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\n137,\\nConcord in the State Legislature. He was an Aboli-\\ntionist from tlie start, a member of the .Vnti-Slavery\\nSociety from its inception. His hospitable home was\\nthe refuge of many a hunted slave, a veritable station\\n(in the Underground Railroad, where welcome, cure,\\nfood and money were freely bestowed, and the refu-\\ngees were sent on their way rejoicing, The attic of\\nhis house and the hay-mows in his stable were the\\nhavens of rest for the persecuted black men.\\nIn all works of charity and philanthropy Mr. White\\nwas foremost or prominent. He was deeply interested\\nin the establishment of the New Hampshire Asylum\\nfor the Insane and the State Reform School in the\\nOrphans Home, at Franklin, which he liberally\\nendowed and the Home for the Aged, in Concord,\\nwhich was his special care.\\nThe Reform Club of Concord, though not an elee-\\nmosynary institution, received substantial benefits\\nfrom his generosity, and to him, in a great measure,\\nit owed its very existence, during the reaction which\\nfollowed the first enthusiasm.\\nBesides his extensive interest in the express com-\\npany, his farm which is one of the most highly\\ncultivated in the State his charming summer retreat\\non the borders of Lake Sunapee and his real estate in\\nConcord, he wa.s interested in real estate in Chicago,\\nin hotel property in the mountain districts, in rail-\\nroad corporations, in banks, in manufacturing estab-\\nlishments and in shipping. He was a director in the\\nManchester and Lawrence, the Franconia and Profile\\nHouse and the Mount Washington Railroads, and in\\nthe National State Capital Bank a trustee of the\\nl,(nin and Trust Savings-Bank of Concord; also of\\nthe Reform School, Home for the Aged and Orphans\\nHome, and of other private and public trusts.\\nIn 1875, Nathaniel White was the candidate for\\n(lovernor of the Prohibition party, and he had a vast\\nnumber of friends in the Republican party, with\\nwhich he was most closely identified, who wished to\\nsicure his nomination for the highest honor within\\nthe gift of a State by the Republican party. In\\n1S76 he was sent as a delegate to the Cincinnati Con-\\nvention, which nominated Mr. Hayes for President,\\nand cast every ballot for the gentleman of his choice.\\nDuring the summer of 1880 he was placed by his\\nparty at the head of the list of candidates for Presi-\\ndential electors.\\nWith all these honors thrust upon him, Nathaniel\\nWhite was not a politician, although firm in his own\\npolitical convictions. The ofiice sought the man, not\\nthe man the office.\\nNathaniel White was blessed in his marriage rela-\\ntions. His history is incomplete without a narration\\nof the perfect union, complete confidence and mutual\\ntrust and assistance between him and his wife during\\na married life of nearly half a century. November 1,\\n1836, he was married, by Rev. Robert Bartlett, of\\nLaeonia, to Armenia S., daughter of John Aldrich, of\\nBoscawen, who survives him. Mrs. Armenia S. White\\nis of good old Quaker stock, descending in the sixth\\ngeneration from Moses Aldrich, a Quaker preacher\\nwho emigrated to this country in the seventeenth\\ncentury, and settled in Rhode Island; and on the\\nmaternal side, from Edward Doty, a Pilgrim who\\nlanded in the Mayflower. She was born Novem-\\nber 1, 1817, in Mendon, Mass., her parents removing\\nfrom Rhode Island at the time of their marriage. In\\n1830 she went with her parents to Boscawen, where\\nshe lived until her marriage. Mrs. White has been\\nher husband s companion and abettor in every good\\nwork.\\nTheir children are John A. White Armenia E.,\\nwife of Horatio Hobbs; Lizzie H., wife of C. H. New-\\nhall, of Lynn Nathaniel White, Jr. Benjamin C.\\nWhite, who survive. They lost two children Annie\\nFrances and Seldon F. and adopted one, Hattie S.,\\nwife of Dr. D. P. Dearborn, of Brattleborough, Vt.\\nIn early life Mr. White joined the Independent\\nOrder of Odd-Fellows, but his interest was soon gone.\\nFor several years he continued his connection with\\nthe society by paying his dues, without actual attend-\\nance, until at last he dropped from their ranks. He\\nbelonged to no other secret socieey. Anti-slavery\\nsocieties, temperance societies, charitable and benev-\\nolent societies, woman sufl rage and equal rights\\nsocieties, and the Universalist society, in all of\\nthese both husband and wife were deeply and equally\\ninterested. Hand-in-hand they have been in every\\ngood work, save where the charities of one were\\nunknown to the other. During the first four years of\\ntheir married life, on account of Mr. White s occupa-\\ntion, they boarded for eight years they lived on\\nWarren Street since 1848, until the death of Mr.\\nWhite, in their residence on School Street. Here\\nthey have meted out generous and refined hospitality\\nto the humble slave, the unfortunate and to the most\\nillustrious guests who have honored Concord by their\\nvisits.\\nNathaniel White died Saturday, October 2, 1880,\\nhaving nearly completed the allotted span of three-\\nscore years and ten. He was stricken down suddenly,\\nalthough, with his usual business foresight, he seems\\nto have been prepared for the change. The family\\nin their bereavement had the sympathy of the com-\\nmunity and State. The sense of a great loss pervaded\\nthe city. The funeral was held in the church which\\nowes so much to his fostering care, and was the occa-\\nsion when a great multitude bore witness to the depth\\nof their sorrow. His remains lie in the lot in Blossom\\nHill Cemetery which his filial love prepared as the\\nresting-place for his parents.\\nWhat were the traits that so endeared Nathaniel\\nWhite to all who knew him, or could appreciate him\\nHe was thoroughly good he had a great heart. Of\\nactive sympathies, of warm feelings, he was ever\\nready to listen to the call of suffering, and answer it.\\nHis heart and purse were always open for worthy\\nobjects. His assistance was freely given for the", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0217.jp2"}, "187": {"fulltext": "138\\nHISTORY OF MKRIUMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nfurtherance of good enterprises. lie was an ardent\\nand persevering worker for reform. He was a con-\\nsistent temperance advocate. He was a modest man\\nwithal, not fluent as a speaker, but listened to as an\\noracle. Deeds, not words, made up his life. He was\\nblessed with good judgment and common sense. He\\nwas practical and successful. To him a man was a\\nbrother, a woman a sister. He loved his fellow-men.\\nMr. White embodied and e.xemplified in his life\\nthose qualities of mind and heart which distinguish\\nwhat we love to call our self-made men. He Wius\\nessentially progressive, courageous and a moving\\nforce among his associates. Life was to him full of\\nopportunities, which he had the nerve to seize and\\nthe capacity to improve and then force of character,\\nguided by high moral instinct and sterling honesty,\\nmade him a power in the business and social com-\\nmuuity, and won for him his high position. And it\\nwas no covetous hand that gathered up this harvest\\nof wealth and influence and strength of resource. He\\ngathered it and disi)ensed it with equal munificence.\\nIt went to help the poor, tn encourage enterprise, to\\npromote all good works and to make the community\\nbetter and happier. He made his impress on the\\nworld about him, not by what he gained from it, but\\nby what he gave it and his works live after him,\\nand si)eak continually of a life that was a rich bless-\\ning, and is still a treasure to the community to which\\nit peculiarly belongs.\\nThe Builij Monitor, under date of October 2, 1880,\\nsaid,\\nIn the death of Nalhanifl While this community eiustains an iiTep-\\narable !o\u00c2\u00ab8. Large-hearteii, humane, liberal and\\ntoevery good work, local and gciK nil, liir; earnest, iitist\\nDevoted to the welfare of Concord, li ill I In \u00c2\u00ab.ii\\nhancement of its prosiwrity. His iml I il\\nand he wti\u00c2\u00ab foremost in cnto^^^^is^-^ t i ii\\nA good man has gone to his rewar.l. ml it ..m I. (nil\\nworld is better for the jmrt he bore in it.\\nMr. White s marital relations were ula n\\ncharacter, and Mr. H. P. Rolfe truly said,-\\nIn alt liis aspinitiona to make himself an honorable ni\\ngood to his kindred, his friends, his country and his race, Mr. WTiite\\nwas mo.st fortunate and happy in that ho had the early suggestion, the\\nprompt encouragement, the ready co-operation and the ardent sympathy\\nof her who, for nearly half a century, kept his homo constantly blooming\\nwith the sweet-scented flowers of affection.\\nHON. ONSLOW STEARN.S.\\nA large pro| ortion of the men who have been elected\\nto the chief magistracy of our State were, to a greater\\nor less e.\\\\tent, engaged in political life during a con-\\nsiderable period of their existence. The men of essen-\\ntially business tastes and occupation, who have been\\ncalled to the gubernatorial chair, have been excep-\\ntions to the general rule. Nor is our State different\\nfrom others in this regard. Everywhere, as a rule,\\nthe public otlices which the people have at their\\ndisposal are conferred upon men who have devoted\\ntheir time and attention to poliliis and partisan\\nmanagement. Among the more conspicuous excep-\\ntions to this rule in this State is the case of the late\\nex-Governor Stearns, who, although a man of de-\\ncided political convictions, was, in no sense of the\\nword, a politician, and was never in any degree\\nconcerned in party management. Mr. Stearns was\\na business man in the full sense of the term; and,\\nthoroughly identified as he was with the railroad\\ninterest of the State from its inception till the day of\\nhis death, he was unquestionably, from first to last,\\nthe mo.st conspicuous representative of that interest\\nin New Hampshire.\\nOnslow Stearns was born in Billerica, Mass.,\\nAugust 30, 1810. The farm upon which he was\\nreared, and which still remains in the family, being\\nnow owned by an older brother, Franklin Stearns,\\nwas the property and homestead of his grandfather,\\nHon. Isaac Stearns, a prominent and influential\\ncitizen of Middlesex County, and a soldier in the\\nold French War, who was, at one time, a member of\\nthe Executive Council of the State, and held other\\nhonorable and responsible offices. His father, Jtdin\\nStearns, w ho was also a farmer, and succeeded in\\npos.session of the homestead, was killed in the prime\\nof life by a railroad accident at Woburn. William\\nStearns, a brother of John and uncle of Onslow, was\\na soldier in the Kevolution, and fought at the battle\\nof Lexington. Onslow Stearns remained at home,\\nlaboring upon the farm, and availing himself of\\nsuch educational privileges as the public schools\\naflorded, until seventeen years of age, when he went\\nto Boston and engaged as a clerk in the house of\\nHowe Holbrook, afterward J. C. Howe Co.,\\nwhere he remained about three years, and then left\\nto join his brother, John O. Stearns, since famous\\nas a railroad contractor and builder, who, then in\\nVirginia, was engaged in the construction of the\\nChesapeake and Ohio Canal. Subsequently he be-\\ncame interested with his brother in contracts for the\\nconstruction of various railroads in Pennsylvania,\\nNew York and New Jersey, upon which he was\\nengaged until the summer of 1837, when he returned\\nto Massachusetts and engaged in contracts upon the\\nCharlestown Branch and Wilmington and Haverhill\\nRailroads, now, respectively, portions of the Fitch-\\nburg and Boston and Maine roads. Soon after, he\\nengiiged in the work of completing the Nashua ami\\nLowell Railroad, then in process of constructi(]ii\\nfrom Lowell to Nashua. This road was completed\\nin the fall of 1838, when Mr. Stearns was made its\\nsuperintendent, holding the position until July,\\n1846, when he resigned to become agent of the\\nNorthern Railroad Company of New Hampshire,\\nfor the purpose of constructing its road from Concord\\nto White River Junction. His first efforts in the\\ninterest of this road were directed toward obtaining\\nthe necessary legislation for securing a right of way\\nfor the road over the land where it was to pass, tlii\\nlaw of 1840 having reudered it impossible. This", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0218.jp2"}, "188": {"fulltext": "/St* ^^^i.\\ncy--^.-^-^,\u00c2\u00a3^*-^^ iLZ-^-jai^,.^^^^", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0219.jp2"}, "189": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0220.jp2"}, "190": {"fulltext": "13!\\nk jiishitidii was secured in 1844, by which the State\\nwus ciniiowered to talce the hind of the owners,\\nmaking them compensation for damages, and leiusing\\nthe same to raih-oad corporations, tliey repaying to\\nthe State the amount paid for damages.\\nUnder the personal supervision of Mr. Stearns,\\nthe roa l was hieated, and the work of construction\\nvigorously carried forward and completed, the\\nBristol Branch included. After its completion he\\nbecame manager of the road, which position he held\\ntill May, 1852, when he was chosen president of the\\nNorthern Railroad Company, continuing in that\\nollice until the time of his death. He was also gen-\\neral superintendent of the Vermont Central Railroad\\nfrom 18. )2 till 1855, a director in the Ogdensburgh\\nRailroad for some time, and for nearly twenty years,\\nup to 1875, a director in the Nashua and Lowell\\nRaili-oad corporation.\\nWhile president of the Northern Railroad Com-\\npany, Mr. Stearns was also president of the Sullivan,\\nthe iiiitiincddk Yulley and the Concord and Clare-\\niiiiiiii Kailr.i.iii Cniiipanies, which were connected in\\niiitriist uilii tlif Northern Railroad, and, under his\\ndirection, the Concord and Claremont Railroad was\\nexten(le l from Bradford to Claremont, being com-\\npleted in 1872. The success of Mr. Stearns in the\\nmanagement of these various railroad enterprises\\ncaused his services to be sought by those interested\\nin otlier railroads, and he was frequently solicited to\\ntake charge of railroad interests in Massachusetts\\nand other States. These offers he uniformly declined\\ntill July, 1866, when he was induced to take the\\npresidency of the Old Colony and Newport Railway\\nCompany, in Massachusetts, which position he held\\ntill November, 1877, when he resigned on account of\\nfailing health. During this time the Old Colony and\\nNewport Railway Company and the Cape Cod Rail-\\nroad Company were consolidated under the name of\\nthe Old Colony Railroad Company, and the South\\nShore and Du.Kbury and Cohasset Railroads, with\\nothers, were added to it. The Old Colony Steamboat\\nCompany was also formed, and purchased the boats\\nof the Nairagansett Steamship Company, thus form-\\ning, with the Old Colony Railroad, the present Fall\\nRiver Line between Boston and New York. In\\n1874, Mr. Stearns was elected president of the Con-\\ncord Railroad, and continued to manage the atfairs\\nof this corporation till his death.\\nThe eleven years during which Mr. Stearns was\\npresident of the Old Colony Railroad were years of\\nthe most intense and constant labor on liis part.\\nFor two years of the time he was Governor of New\\nHampshire. He was president of the Northern\\nRailroad and the other roads connected with it dur-\\ning all that time and for -three years he was also\\npresident of the Concord Railroad and of the Old\\nColony Steamboat Company, besides being a director\\nand interested in the management of various other\\ncorporations. Mr. Stearns gave an active, personal\\nsupervision to all the corporate interests under his\\ncharge, embracing not only their general relations\\nwith other corporations and interests, but extending\\nto the most minute details of their management.\\nHe was never idle. No man was ever more pains-\\ntaking and faithful in the discharge of his duties.\\nHis papers and figures were carried with him, and\\nstudied as he journeyed between his home in Con-\\ncord and the railroad offices in Boston and when in\\nBoston his labors almost always extended far into\\nthe hours of night. He lived in labor, and thought\\nno plan complete till, by execution, it had psisscd\\nbeyond his power to labor upon it. His knowledge\\nof the practical management of railroads was com-\\nplete and perfect to the smallest details; and this,\\ntogether with his unwearied industry, sound business\\njudgment and foresight and his knowledge and\\ncontrol of men, contributed to a success such as few\\nrailroad managers have attained. At his death he\\nwas the oldest railroad president in continuous\\nservice in New England, having been president of\\nthe Northern Railroad for twenty-seven years.\\nAlthough in no sense a politician, as has been\\nstated, Mr. Stearns was a man of fixed political con-\\nvictions, acting heartily with the Whig party from\\nearly life until the dissolution of the party, when he\\nbecame a Republican. In 1862 he accepted the\\nnomination of his party as candidate for State Sen-\\nator in the Concord District, and was elected, serving\\nupon the committees upon railroads, elections, and\\nmilitary affairs. He was re-elected the following\\nyear, and was chosen president of the Senate, faith-\\nfully and acceptably discharging the duties of his\\nresponsible position. In legislation, as in business\\nlife, he was eminently a practical man. During his\\nterm of legislative service the War of the Rebellion\\nwas in progress, and his efforts iis a legislator, as well\\nas a citizen, were freely and fully exerted in behalf\\nof the Union cause. He was one of the prime\\nmovers in the formation of the New Hampshire\\nSoldiers Aid Society, an organization which con-\\ntributed largely to the encouragement of enlistments\\nand the assistance of the needy families ol soldiers\\nin the field.\\nIn 1864, Mr. Strains was a .Ich galr-at-lai-v Ironi\\nNew Hampshire in the UcpiiMican National Con-\\nvention, and was one of the vice-presidents of that\\nbody. Many prominent Republicans and personal\\nfriends had, for some time, urged his candidacy for the\\nRepublican nomination for Governor of the State, and\\nin 1867 he received a large vote in the convention\\nwhich nominated General Harriman for that office.\\nSoon after the convention he was besought by a num-\\nber of his friends and political associates, who were\\ndissatisfied with the action of the convention, to\\nallow the use of his name as an independent candi-\\ndate, but declined to accede to their wishes.\\nIn the Republican State Convention of 1867 no\\nname but that of Mr. Stearns was presented lor the", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0221.jp2"}, "191": {"fulltext": "140\\nHISTORY OF iMHRllIMACK COUNTY, NKW llAMl SIIIRE.\\ngubernatorial nomination, which was conferred upon\\nhim by acclamation, a circumstance of rare occur-\\nrence in a case of a first nomination. He was\\nelected by a decided majority, over General John\\nBedel, the Democratic candidate, and was renomi-\\nnated the following year. He sent a letter to the\\nconvention declining the renomination, on account\\nof the state of his health and the pressure of busi-\\nness cares; but the convention refused to accept the\\ndeclination, and a committee was appointed to wait\\nupon him and urge its withdrawal, wliicli was finally\\nsuccessful in its efforts. His re-election followed,\\nand for another year he devoted no small share of\\nhis attention to the interests of the State, notwith-\\nstanding the varied demands of the extensive cor-\\nporate interests under his management. To the\\nfinancial affairs of the State his care was especially\\ndirected, and during his administration the State\\ndebt was reduced nearly one-third, while the State\\ntax was also reduced in still greater proportion. He\\nalso took a lively interest in the management of the\\nState Prison, and was instrumental in effecting great\\nchanges therein, securing more thorough discipline\\nand putting the institution upon a paying basis,\\nwhereas it had long been run at a pecuniary loss to\\nthe State.\\nIn the discharge of ;ill his imlilii- ihitics :\\\\lr.\\nStearns always sought to treat the matter in hand in\\na thoroughly practical and business-like manner,\\nexercising the same judgment and discrimination as\\nin the management of his private and business\\naffairs. Although firmly attached to his party, he\\nwas less a partisan in the exercise of his official\\nfunctions than many of his predecessors had been,\\nand was the first Republican Governor of New\\nHampshire to nominate a Democrat to a position\\nupon the Supreme Bench, which he did in 1870,\\nwhen Hon. Wm. S. Ladd, of Lancaster, was made an\\na.H.sociate justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, to\\nfill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Judge\\nNesmith. This action, although denounced by\\nmany of his Republican friends, is now regarded by\\nall as having been wise and judicious, inasmuch as\\nthe ultimate outcome has been a thoroughly non-\\npartisan judiciary in our State and a universal desire\\nand determination to maintain the same.\\nThe cause of education found in Mr. Stearns a\\nwarm friend, and in the welfare of Dartmouth Col-\\nlege, which institution, in 1857, conferred upon him\\nthe honorary degree of Master of Arts, he took\\nspecial interest. His first ])ublic address after\\nassuming the gubernatorial office was upon the\\noccasion of the college centennial, wherein he took\\ndecided ground in favor of such liberal aid from the\\nState as might be necessary to make the institution\\npermanently effective for the public good.\\nIn religious sympatlues and convictions Mr.\\nStearns was a Unitarian, and was an active and\\ninfluential member of tlic Unitarian Society of\\nConcord during his long residence in the city, con-\\ntributing liberally for the support of public worship,\\nupon which he was a constant attendant, and for all\\nits auxiliary purposes and objects. Thoroughly\\npublic-spirited, he never failed to give material sup-\\nport to all measures which seemed to him calculated\\nto advance the interests of his adopted city, as well\\nas the State at large, nor were his social duties in the\\nlea-st neglected, notwithstanding the |)ressing cares\\nof public and business life.\\nThe long and arduous labor of his life was not\\nwithout its substantial reward, and he became the\\npossessor of an ample fortune, enabling him to dis-\\npense a liberal hospitality. Among the many dis-\\ntinguished per.sons entertained in his elegant mansion\\nwere two incumbent.s of the chief magistracy of the\\nUnited States, General Grant and Mr. Hayes, each\\nof whom became his guest when visiting our State\\ncapital.\\nMr. Stearns was united in uuirriage, June 2(), 184. i,\\nwith Miss Mary A. Holbrook, daughter of Hon.\\nAdin Holbrook, of Lowell, Ma.ss., and with her\\nestablished a home in Concord the following year, in\\nthe location where he continued to resid making\\nnumerous improvements from time to time through-\\nout his life. Five children a son and four daugh-\\nters are the fruit of this union. The son, Charles U.\\nStearns, is engaged in railroad business in Boston.\\nThe eldest daughter, Mary, is the wife of Brevet\\nBrigadier-General John R. Brooke, of the United\\nStates army; the second daughter, Margaret, is now\\nMrs. Ingalls, of North Adams, Mass. the other\\ndaughters, Sarah and Grace, remain with their\\nmother at the family residence in Concord, where\\nthe husband and father, after a brief illness of a few\\ndays, quietly departed this life, December 29, 1878.\\nLEWIS DOWNING.\\nSamuel, father of Lewis, was of English extraction,\\nborn in 1757, and moved to Lexington, Mass., in\\n1777. He married, fir.st, Susanna, daughter of Ben-\\njamin and Sarah (Reed) Brown, of Lexington. The\\nchildren of this marriage were Polly, born Octo-\\nber 21, 1783; Oliver, born March 10, 1785; Samuel,\\nborn October 30, 1787 Susanna, born November 20,\\n1788; Sally, born November 23, 1790; Lewis, born\\nJune 23, 1792; William, born September 20, 1790.\\nThe latter was a soldier in tlic \\\\V:ir 1812, and wms\\nmortally wounded at thi liallK i\\\\\\\\ Linidv s Lane,\\n,Iuly 25, 1814.\\nSamuel married, second, Eunice Bridge, of Lex-\\nington, and the children from this union were Emily,\\nborn January 24, 1801 Charles, born July 9, 1802\\nGeorge W., born February 22, 1804; Andrew J.,\\nborn October 81, 1815, and Fanny, who died in in-\\nfancy. Samuel was a carriage-maker by trade, and\\ntaught the same to his son Samuel, who, in turn,\\ntaught it to his brother Lewis, and the shop where", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0222.jp2"}, "192": {"fulltext": "c^.Z^^^T JJ^ ^jy v^", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0225.jp2"}, "193": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0226.jp2"}, "194": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\nthey all worked still stuniis as then, in tlif town of\\nLexington and just below the celeluatcd Miinroe\\nTavern.\\nlu the year 1800 Samuel removed from Lexington,\\nMass., to Newburgh, N. Y., and thence to Montgom-\\nery, intending to continue his occupation as a car-\\nriage-maker at that place. Owing to the bad state of\\nhis health at Montgomery he returned to Newburgli,\\nwhere he established, on the corner of Broad and\\nLiberty Streets, about the commencement of the\\nresent century, a shop for the manufacture of\\nwagons and carriages. WMiile yet in the early stages\\nof this undertaking failing health led him to engage\\nin the more healthful business of market gardening\\nand the cultivation of a nursery, which he planted\\non the property adjoining his shop. As early as\\n1810, he offered for sale, trees grafted or inoculated of\\napples, pears, peaches, apricots and cherries, and\\nwas the first to conduct the business with such suc-\\ncess as to secure its continuance. He led an indus-\\ntrious and sober life, and died in Newburgh November\\n1, 1822. Of the children by his second marriage,\\nCharles and Andrew J. were very celebrated for\\ntheir knowledge of horticulture and landscape gard-\\nening, having published various works, among\\nwhich are Downing s Fruits and Fruit-Trees o(\\nAmerica, Downing s Country Houses, and also\\nLandscape Gardening.\\nAndrew J. Downing, as an architect, has no su-\\nperior. His creations were always appropriate to,\\nand compatible with, their surroundings. So much\\nso, that one was often fain to wonder whether the scen-\\nery was made to fit the edifice, or the edifice to crown\\nand ennoble the scenery. As a horticulturist, flori-\\nculturist add pomologist he had no equal his knowl-\\nedge in each of these departments was profound and\\nexhaustive, and his taste both exquisite and unerring.\\nAs an author, he was prolific, genial and attractive;\\nalways at his ease, and always a perfect master of his\\nsubject and the English language. He was for many\\nyears editor of the HoHiculturist, a monthly magazine\\nof large circulation. It is very rarely th.at a man of\\nsuch varied talents, each so perfect in its kind and\\nall capable of combination to a certain and practi-\\ncable end, appears in this world of ours. He laid\\nout the grounds of the Smithsonian Institute, in\\nWashington in 1851, and a monument was afterwards\\nerected on them to his memory. He perished in the\\nburning of the steamer Henry Clay, on the Hudson\\nRiver, July 28, 1852, while on his way to superintend\\nthe erection of some villas at Newport, R. I.\\nCharles Downing was always in complete sympathy\\nwith his gifted brother, Andrew J., and had many\\nqualities in common with him. He devoted his life\\nto his favorite pursuits of horticulture and pomology,\\nand re-edited Andrew s Work on Fruits and Fruit-\\nTrees of America, adding much new matter, the\\nresults of his own observation and experiments, finally\\ncompleting a work which is considered the highest\\nauthority on this subject both in England ami\\nAmerica. He died at Newburgh, N. Y., .Jannary IS,\\n1885, at the age of eighty-two years. On the nia-\\nternal side they are of the same lineage as the late\\nPresident Garfield, the common ancestor being .lohn\\nBridge, the Puritan, one of the earliest settlers of\\nCambridge, whose statue in lnon/.e stands on Cam-\\nbridge Common.\\nLewis, the subject of this sketch, son of Samuel\\nand Susanna (Brown) Downing, was born in Lexing-\\nton, Mass., June 23, 1792 married Lucy Wheelock,\\nonly child of Jonathan and Lucy (Beaman) Wheelock,\\nat Concord, Mass., May 25, 181 5. Jonathan Wheelock\\nwas a soldier in the Revolution, doing service for his\\ncountry, from Bunker Hill to Yorktown, especially\\nsharing in the sufferings of the American army at\\nValley Forge. He was for many years a noted stage-\\ndriver between Boston and Concord, Mass., spending\\nthe last years of his life with his daughter, dying at\\nher home, September 5, 1 845, at the age of eighty-\\nsix years.\\nThe children of Lewis and Lucy (Wheelock)\\nDowning, all born in Concord, were, Lucy Maria,\\nborn September 19, 1818; Lewis Downing, Jr., born\\nDecember C, 1820 Alonzo, born December 28, 1822;\\nMary Ann, born January 25, 1826 Emily and Ellen,\\nborn July 28, 1828. Lewis moved from Lexington,\\nMass., to Concord, N. H., in May, 1813, and com-\\nmenced the carriage business, first at the north end of\\nMain Street, but in 1816 purchased the Duncan Es-\\ntate, at the south end, and moved his shops there,\\nwhere they remain at the present time. For the first\\nfew years he only made the Concord Wagon, w^th\\nsome freight-wagons, used at that time for freighting\\ngoods from Boston to towns in New Hampshire and\\nVermont, and the two-wheel chaise, used extensively\\nthen instead of the four-wheel buggy, as at the pres-\\nent time. The first wagon made was in November,\\n1813, and the first chaise he made w.is .=old to the\\nRev. Dr. Bouton, and was used by him a great many\\nyears. In the year 1826, Mr. Downing, foreseeing\\nthat there must eventually be a great demand for\\nstage-coaches, concluded to commence the manufacture\\nof them, and with that in view, he went to Salem, Mass.\\nand arranged with J. Stephens Abbot to come to\\nConcord and build three coach-bodies. Mr. Abbot\\nwas then at work for Mr. Frothingham, a celebrated\\ncoach-maker in Salem, but left and arrived in Con-\\ncord on Christmas eve, and made the first coach-\\nbodies ever built in New Hampshire during the\\nspring of 1827. The first coach was completed, and\\nwent out of the shop in July, 1827, and was sold to\\nJohn Shepherd. From that time on, the demand for\\ncoaches increased, and before the advent of the rail-\\nroads they could be found in all parts of the world.\\nIn 1828, Mr. Downing took Mr. Abbot in with him\\nas a partner, and the firm-name was Downing\\nAbbot until September, 1847, when it was dissolved,\\nand Mr. Downing and his two sons built new shops", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0227.jp2"}, "195": {"fulltext": "H::\\nHISTOHV\\n[KIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\noil -Miiiii Street, opposite the I lienix Hotel, con-\\ntinuing business under the nanie of L. Downing\\nSons, wliile Sir. Abbot and his son Edward A. carried\\non the same at the old shops. January 1, I860, Mr.\\nDowning, Sr., retired from the business, and a new\\nfirm was formed under the name of Abbot, Downing\\nCo., consisting of J. Stephens, Edward A. and\\nJoseph 11. Abbot, Lewis Downing, Jr., and Alonzo\\nDowning, and the works at the soutli end greatly en-\\nlarged for the i)Urposo. January 1, 1873, they pur-\\nchased the works of Harvey, Morgan Co., and\\nreorganized under the general laws of New Hamp-\\nshire asthe Abbot-Downing Company, and so continue\\nat the present time, with a cajjital of four hundred\\nthousand dollars, a force of two hundred and seventy-\\nfive men, their shops occupying about six acres of\\nground and their carriages sent in all directions. In\\nthis connection it may not be improper to say that it\\nis a very remarkable circumstance, probably without\\na parallel, that from the time Samuel Downing com-\\niiiciKiil li-arning his trade, in 1772, until the present\\ntime, 1.S8. it will be one hundred and thirteen con-\\nsecutive years of service in the same business by the\\nfather, son and grandson, and a total of one hundred\\nand forty-four yeai-s active service by the same per-\\nsons, viz.: Samuel Downing from 1772 until 1810,\\nthirty-eight years; Lewis Downing from 1807 until\\n1865, fifty-eight years; and Lewis Downing, Jr., from\\n1837 until 1885, forty-eight years. The latter is still\\nin active business and president of the Abbot-Downing\\nCompany. The original shops, established by Lewis\\nDowning seventy-two years ago, occupy the same\\nground they have occupied the past sixty-nine years.\\nMr. Downing visited California twice in connection\\nwith his business, and wiis well-known on the Pacific\\ncoast, where he had a large market for his carriages,\\nso celebrated the world over. He earned and main-\\ntained a high reputation for skill, sagacity and in-\\ntegrity, probably doing sis much as any other man for\\nthe prosperity and growth of Concord. The Concord\\nDaily Monitor, in an interesting sketch of his career,\\nJanuary, 1865, says: Mr. Downing, Sr., retires from\\nbusiness, after active participation in it for nearly\\nfifty-eight years, and we think we express the general\\nsentiment of the community when we say that during\\nthat time, his integrity having never been questioned,\\nhe is entitled to be called Concord s best benefactor.\\nMr. Downing, though not an active politician, was\\na thorough-going Republican, and represented Ward\\n6 in the State Legislature in 1865-66. He not only\\nsought to build up a business for his own advantage,\\nbut he was keenly alive to whatever afl ected the pub-\\nlic welfare. So far as his influence could avail any-\\nthing, he endeavored to have the business afl airs of\\nthe community and State conducted on principles of\\nstrict justice to all concerned. Po.sitive and self-re-\\nliant in his own convictions, he opposed, with blunt\\nsincerity, whatever seemed to him ill-considered and\\nblamable. No one had a more thoughtful concern\\nfor whatever tended to strengthen public character\\nand elevate public life, and his personal integrity in\\nbusiness gave character to the whole community and\\nmade the city of Concord famous. His coaches being\\nknown the world over, are regarded as fair represen-\\ntatives of the average moral worth of her citizens.\\nIn religion, so far as any creed is concerned, he was\\na strong Unitarian, being one of the founders of that\\nsociety in the city of Concord, and in his will gives\\nhis entire estate, at the decease of his children, to\\nthat society, the income of which is to be expended\\nby them annually for the spread of liberal Chris-\\ntianity, as represented in the writings of William\\nEllery Channing. After a long and severe illness \\\\u-\\ndied, March 10, 1873, in the eighty-first year of his\\nage. His life was faithful, just and true; his death\\npeaceful, serene, full of faith and longings for the\\nbeyond.\\nJ. STEPHENS ABBOT.\\nIn the beautiful town of Andover, Mass., situated\\non the bank of the Merrimack River, is the cemetery\\nin which may be seen a cenotaph bearing the follow-\\ning inscription\\nGEORGE ABBOT,\\nboru in England,\\nwas one of the firet settlere\\nThus it appears that the ancestors of th* subject of\\nthis sketch were of that sturdy and valiant race of\\npioneers who laid the foundation of this great Vnglo-\\nSaxon nation.\\nJ. StephiMis Abbot was b(.ni in Albany, Me., on\\nthe 22d of February, 1804. While yet an infant he\\nwas deprived of both his parents, and his uncle,\\nGeneral Abbot, took him to old Salem to his aunt,\\nMrs. Cliasf, liy wlinin lir w:is ;i(liipted, and for whom\\nhe alwiivs rhcrishiW I he iimsi alli-ctionate regard.\\nAt Salc-iii Ik i-iijiiycd siii;b I lliirational advantages\\nas generally fell to the lot of boys destined to earn\\ntheir own living in a new country at that eai ly period\\nof the present century. His school-days over, he was\\napprenticed to Frothingham Loring, of Salem, who\\nwere then celebrated chaise-builders, and some years\\nafterward he was induced by Mr. Lewis Downing, Sr.,\\nto accompany him to Concord, N. H., to aid in the\\nintroduction and manufacture of the now famous\\nConcord stage-coach. It was here that he built the\\nfirst eoaeh-bodies which were ever constructi-d in the\\nState of New Hampshire.\\nIn 1828 he became associated with Mr. Downing as\\na partner in the firm of Downing Abbot. Together\\nthey planted, with skillful hands, that tree which has", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0228.jp2"}, "196": {"fulltext": "-K.\\nfS^ifS.\\n^^^^m^9^", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0231.jp2"}, "197": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0232.jp2"}, "198": {"fulltext": "143\\ntaken such deep root in thesoil that, to-day, hundreds\\nof industrious families find sustenance and shelter\\nunder its vigorous branches.\\nMany an old man in New England and the Canadas\\nI an well remember the first yellow, oval-shaped, Cou-\\n(iird stage-coach which came rattling into his native\\nvillage, creating more excitement than the train of\\nrailroad cars does now, rushing into the depot with\\nits ponderous engine. A description of the running\\njiart of the Concord stage-coach would he supertluous,\\nbecause the saying has become proverbial that the\\nConcord running parts do their own talking. The\\nsuperiority in the running parts was a peculiarity in\\ntlie Concord staije-eoach that called for the exercise\\nof the utnicis^i iiitclliiiriHe, combined with no small\\ndegree of inai iir;il ami scieutilic knowledge. The\\nsame ailmiralilr .lualitiiations were displayed by Mr.\\n.\\\\hbot in the construction of those old-fashioned om-\\nnibuses then in vogue.\\nFor several years the business continued to enlarge\\nand prosper, until, in 1847, Mr. Downing retired from\\nthe firm, leaving Mr. Abbot to carry on the business\\nin his own name, and in lSo2 he took his son, E. A.,\\ninto partnei-ship, under the firm-name of J. S. E.\\nAbbot, who brought out the justly-celebrated\\nAmerican ambulances, which rendered such priceless\\nservice in our Civil War and also in the conflict be-\\ntween France and Prussia. So greatly were they\\nappreciated by the French nation that the provisional\\ngovernment decorated with the Cross of the Legion\\nof Honor three enterprising Americans who intro-\\nduced these humane accompaniments of war into\\nFrance.\\nIt is thus that at all times, especially when great\\nemergencies arise, the genius of New England in the\\nmechanic arts finds so vast a field of usefulness at\\nhome and abroad.\\nIn I860 the firm-name was changed to that of\\nAbbot, Downing Co., by the introduction of Lewis\\nDowning, Jr., the sou of Jlr. Abbot s old partner.\\nThe new firm turned their attention to the manufac-\\nture of the celebrated Concord wagons, which manu-\\nfacture soon became remarkably successful. There\\nare very few on this continent who do not know what\\nis meant by the expression a Concord express-\\nwagon. Besides the various specialties of their\\nown invention here manufactured, they built lor the\\nNew York Transfer Company fifty of Dodd s Patent\\nCrystals for use in New York City.\\nriie whole establishment is so admirably arranged\\niliat the extensive business at Concord contributes\\nsimultaneously to the prosperity of the firm and the\\ni;eneral comfort and happiness of the employes and\\ntheir families. Indeed, Mr. Abbot was remarkably\\nsuccessful, not only in commanding their respect, but\\nin gaining their affectionate good-will. Possessing a\\nfine figure, a noble j)resence and a countenance at\\nonce beautiful and beaming with goodness and benev-\\nolence, they regarded him as a friend a benefactor,\\nrather than as an employer, in the ordinary accepta-\\ntion of the word.\\nIf proof of this were called for, wc have it in the\\nfact that no such thing as a strike was ever liearcf of\\nin the factory at Concord, and whenever dilliculties\\noccurred among tlie workmen his word and look were\\nsuflieient to remove them, while his friendly counsel\\nrarely, if ever, failed to effect the object for which it\\nwas given. He was, es.sentially, a master-workman,\\nbeing thoroughly conversant with every branch of\\nthe manufacture and every detail of the business.\\nOften have the hands been astonished to note with\\nwhat judgment and skill he could walk into the forest,\\nand at a glance, as if indued with intuitive perception,\\nselect and blaze the trees which were best adapted for\\nhis purpose.\\nIn all the relations of life the deceased was con-\\nfided in and beloved, while a word of praise from his\\nlips exercised the same magic power in his Imnn\\ncircle as in the work-shop.\\nHe attended the Episcopalian Church and adorned\\nits doctrines in all things, and was more a Christian,\\nand less a sectarian, than many who make a louder\\nprofession of religion. In politics he was an Old-\\nLine Whig, one of the Daniel Webster school. He\\nenjoyed the intimate friendship of some of the best\\nand foremost statesmen in his adopted State; was a\\nwarm, personal friend of the late ex-President\\nFranklin Pierce, and a member of the old Salem\\nCadets, at whose reunion, in 1870, he was present\\ncontributing to the general enjoyment on that happy\\noccasion. With the ample means at his disposal, he\\nwas never backward in promoting, as fitting occasion\\npresented, the welfare of his relatives and friends.\\nHe had never known sickness until the illness over-\\ntook him which, in three short weeks, terminated his\\nearthly career, March 16, 1871, in the sixty-eighth\\nyear of his useful and honorable life.\\nIt is pleasing to know that he bore his sufl erings\\nwith Christian patience and with manly fortitude.\\nWhen the spirit left its tenement of clay to return\\nto the God who gave it, the clock had just struck the\\nhour of six, and as the signal of work was sounded\\nfor others he received the summons to rest forever\\nfrom his labors. But no sooner had the tidings of his\\ndeparture reached the factory than the implements of\\nlabor fell from every hand, every arm was relaxed,\\nevery heart was saddened and every eye was dimmed,\\nH hile the widowed wife and mother, with her sorrow-\\ning children, relatives and friends, felt that a cloud\\nhad overshadowed their happiness. The cloud, how-\\never, was not without its silver lining, for was there\\nnot something of the chastened joy of grief in\\nthe thought that the loss thus mourned by the living\\nwas the great and eternal gain of the dead How\\ntruly doth the good Book say The memory of the\\njust is blessed!\\nDecember 15, 1829, Jlr. Abbot married tTrace,\\ndaughter of Sherburne and Margaret (Sargent)", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0233.jp2"}, "199": {"fulltext": "111.^\\n)I!V OF MKIiKIMACK COTTNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nWiggiii, who was born October 6, 1806, and still sur- j\\nvives. Their family consisted of five children, viz.\\nEdward Augustus, Margaret .Vnn, .Io,se| h Henry,\\nFrancis Lewis and Mary.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2lUll.X KIMHAl.L.\\nAn honorable ancestry is a source of gratification,\\nif not of merit, and from it noble traits of character\\nare undoubtedly often inherited. It is therefore to\\nbe noted in considering biography.\\n1. Richard and Ursula Kimball, with seven chil-\\ndren, came from Ipswich, England, April 10, 1634\\n(0. S.), and settled in Watertown, but in 1637 moved\\nto Ipswich, Mass. He died June 22, 1675, having\\nhad eleven children. From this Puritan family have\\nsprung most of the Kimballs of New England.\\n2. Their son, Richard, was born in England in\\n1623 settled in Wenliam, Mass., as early as 1656\\nmarried Mary Gott, had eight children, and died May\\n26, 1676.\\n3. His son, Caleb, was born in Wen ham April 9,\\n1665. He was of E-teter, N. H., having moved there\\nfrom Wenham. He married Sarah had eight\\nchildren, and died in Wenham January 20, 1731-32.\\n4. His son, John, was born in Wenliam December\\n20, 1699; settled in E.\\\\eter, and married Abigail\\nLyford, February 14, 1722-23, who was the mother of\\nsi.x children, and died in Exeter February 12,\\n1737-38. He married Sarah Wilson, of Exeter, Sep-\\ntember 18, 1740, who had nine children.\\n5. His son by his first marriage, Joseph, was born\\nin Exeter January 29, 1730-31. After an early mar-\\nriage, the wife and two children of which died, he\\nmarried Sarah Smith, who gave birth to nine children,\\nand died March 1, 1808, and he died November 6,\\n1814. He had moved to Canterbury as early as 1788,\\nand settled on a farm just north of the Shakers. He\\nhad the misfortune to lose his eyesight before he left\\nExeter consequently he never looked on the town of\\nCanterbury, where he resided twenty-six years, and\\nsix of his children were born after he became blind.\\n6. His son, John, was born in Exeter November 20,\\n1767; married Sarah, daughter of Benjamin Moulton,\\nof Kensington, November 21, 1793 moved to Canter-\\nbury February 14, 1794, and settled on their home-\\nstead, north of Shaker village, where they resided\\nnearly sixty years, having nine children, the wife\\ndying April 30, 1853, and he February 26, 1861, at\\nthe age of ninety-three years, three months and six\\ndays. To farming he added the business of a wheel-\\nwright and manufacturer of agricultuiMl iiiiplcnu iits,\\nand occasionally that of a builder.\\n7. His son, Benjamin, was born in Ciuitcrlmry De-\\ncember 27, 1794; married Ruth, daughter of David\\nAmes, February 1, 1820. After continuing two years\\nwith his father on the farm, and two vears on a farm\\nIBy WiUiam E. Clinmlloi\\nin Northfield, he settled in Boscawen in the spring of\\n1824, on the farm known as the Frost place, on High\\nStreet; but in November, 1830, having pureha.sed of\\nHon. Jeremiah Mason, of Portsmouth, attorney for\\nthe United States Bank, its land and water-power at\\nthe south part of the town (now Penacook), he moved\\nthere, and resided in the house he had bought, situ-\\nated next eiist of the hotel, where he died July 21,\\n1834. Although dying at the age of forty, he had\\nbecome an active and influential business man. In\\n1831 he erected the dam across the Contoocook River,\\nand the brick grist-mill standing near the stone fac-\\ntory. He also engaged in manufacturing lumber.\\nHe took ati active part in all that was essential to\\nthe general and religious welfare of the town, and\\nwas elected to the Legislature in the March preceding\\nhis death.\\nRuth Ames was the ninth of the ten children of\\nDavid Ames and Phebe, daughter of Thomas Hoyt, who\\ndied in 1777, in the War of the Revolution. David,\\nborn May 27, 1749, was one of four children of\\nSamuel Ames, one of the first settlers of Canterbury,\\nwho was born February 13, 1723-24, and died January\\n16, 1803. Ruth Ames was born in Canterbury July\\n29, 1797, and died in Concord October 22, 1874. She\\nwas a fine type of the strong but liberal New England\\nwoman.\\nJohn Kimball, son of Benjamin Kimball and Ruth\\nAmes, was born in Canterbury April 13, 1821. \\\\Vhen\\nhe was thirteen years of age his father died, leaving,\\nalso, a daughter (Elizabeth) nine years old, and an-\\nother son (Benjamin A.) less than a year old. The\\nwidowed mother had already buried two children in\\ninfancy, and six years later lost the daughter; but\\nshe lived forty years longer, and enjoyed the highest\\nfelicity of a mother, seeing her two stalwart sons grow\\nprosperously to man s estate, achieving riches and\\nhonors, unblemished in life and character. The\\nearly home duties and experiences of the elder son\\nnaturally aroused in him tender devotion to a mother\\nand brother so dejjendent upon him, animated him to\\nearnest and persistent effort, developed in him strong\\nself-reliiuice, and laid broad and deep the fbundatinns\\nof those qualities of heart and mind which now dis-\\ntinguish him.\\nHe attended the town schools of Boscawen, and\\nduring the year 1837 the Concord Academy. In 1838\\nhe was apprenticed as a machinist to William Moody\\nKimball, his father s cousin, then engaged in con-\\nstructing mills and machinery at Boscawen, and in\\nfour years he mastered his trade. His first work after\\ncoming of iige was, in 1S42, to rebuild the grist-mills\\nin the valley near the north end of Boscawen Plain,\\nwhich are still in use, and he worked at his trade in\\nSuncook, Manchester, Lowell and Lawrence.\\nIn 1848 he took charge of the new machine and\\ncar-shops of the Concord Railroad, then building at\\nConcord, and in 1850 became master mechanic ol that\\ncorporation, continuing in the position until 1858.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0234.jp2"}, "200": {"fulltext": "^i\\naAi Mpfn^^/tJ.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0237.jp2"}, "201": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0238.jp2"}, "202": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\n145\\nTwenty years of unreinitting work in mechanical\\nconstruction had hrought him to tlic summit of his\\nvocation, possessing thorough, practical skill, having\\nac(|uired an unusual share of common sense in human\\naffairs, and with habits of industry, temperance and\\nself- reliance, sure to give him a fair measure of suc-\\ncess in any new calling which he might choose.\\nHenceforth his life s work was to be in different\\nliclds. His neighbors and friends had discovered his\\ninirgrity anil caiiuc-ity, and they commenced to utilize\\nlliciii in [Uililic employment.\\nIn 185(j, Jlr. Kimball had been elected a member of\\nthe Common Council of the city of Concord, and re-\\nelected in 1857, and chosen president of the Council.\\nIn Is. iK he wa.s elected to the State Legislature, was\\nrr-clcotcd in 1859, and served as chairman of the\\ncommittee on the State Prison. In 1859 he relin-\\n([uished other employment to serve as city marshal of\\nConcord and collector of taxes, from which olKce he\\nwas, in 1862, appointed by President Lincoln to the\\npost of collector of internal revenue for the Second\\nDistrict of New Hampshire, consisting of the counties\\nof Merrimack and Hillsborough, and served until he\\nresigned, in 1869. His collections, wdiich included\\nthe ta.x on manufactures from the mills of Man-\\nchester, were very heavy for a country district, and\\namounted in the seven years to nearly seven millions\\nof dollars. No revenue district in the country estab-\\nlished a better reputation. His methods of collection,\\nwiiilv lliorough, were quiet, and gave no offense, and\\nhis administration was in all respects faultless. In\\nthe office of the commissioner of internal revenue, at\\nWashington, his record has always been referred to\\nas one of the very highest.\\nIn 1870, Mr. Kimball was elected treasurer of the\\nMerrimack County Savings-Bank, then first organized.\\nHe has held the office ever since, and now conducts\\nits business, for which he has been largely respon-\\nsible, the bank being a profitable and successful in-\\nstitution.\\nMr. Kimball was elected mayor of the city of Con-\\ncord in 1872, and re-elected in 1873, 1874 and 1875.\\nThe duties of this honorable, responsible, but per-\\nplexing office he discharged with zeal and firmness,\\nand to the satisfaction of the citizens. It fell to his\\nlot to construct an unusual number of public works,\\nwhich will long endure to testify to his capacity and\\nfidelity. A freshet having carried away or rendered\\nimpassable five of the seven wooden bridges spanning\\nthe Merrimack and Coutoocook Rivers, the work of\\nrebuilding devolved on him as the superintendent of\\nroads and bridges. The new structures are of the\\nmost substantial character, two, the Federal Bridge\\nand that at Penacook, being of iron, of modern de-\\nsign. The central fire station, built by him, is also\\nan edifice attractive as well as commodious and con-\\nvenient. Complaints of the cost of Mr. Kimball s\\ncon.structions as mayor have long since ceased, in\\nview of the universally admitted integrity of all ex-\\n10\\npenditurcs upon thera, and their solidity and per-\\nmanency, as well as of the credit which they have\\nbrought to our beautiful city. During his adminis-\\ntration the Long Pond water-works were constructed,\\nbringing to the centre of Concord a copious supply of\\nthe purest water, at a cost of four hundred and\\ntwenty-five thousand dollars, economically and skill-\\nfully expended. He became cx-officio one of the water\\ncommissioners, and in 1878 president of the board, in\\nwhich position he has ever since been kept. Blossom\\nHill Cemetery was doubled in size, the streets of the\\ncity were improved in accordance with modern re-\\nquirements, the system of sewerage was enlarged, new\\nand attractive school-houses were constructed, and,\\nwithout any discredit to other mayors, it may be\\nclaimed that it happened to him to render more im-\\nportant and lasting service than any other official\\nfrom the adoption of the city charter, in 1853, to the\\npresent time. For his success he must have been\\nlargely indebted to the skill acquired during his long\\nand laborious experience in the practical business of\\nhis youth and early manhood.\\nIn 1877, unexpectedly, and without solicitation or\\nsuggestion from any one. Governor Benjamin F.\\nPrescott and his Council appointed Mr. Kimball as\\nchairman of the board of commissioners to build\\nthe new State Prison at Concord, with Messrs. Albert\\nM. Shaw and Alpha J. Pillsbury as his associates.\\nIn 1880 the edifice was completed within the limits\\nof the moderate appropriation of two hundred and\\nthirty-five thousand dollars, a model in its design and\\nconstruction, remarkable for the honesty and cheap-\\nness which had characterized the establishment of a\\npenitentiary superior, all things considered, to any\\nprison of other States. No more than just praise was\\nuttered concerning the chairman of the commission,\\non the ceremony at the opening of the prison, by the\\nspeaker of the occasion, one of Concord s most de-\\nvoted and public-spirited sons, Colonel John H.\\nGeorge, who said,\\nIt is a matter of further and wami congratulation that its erection\\nlias been intnisted to a competent commiK ian that good judgment\\ncessful pcrforiiiaiirf ut the thiti s Iiis ullit\\nmechauical skill, and large expriencc in the\\nRepeated nominations and elections of any citi-\\nzen by his friends and neighbors to local offices, not\\nin any way improperly procured, but conferred solely\\nfrom popular esteem and desire, must be taken to\\nindicate ability and true excellence. Mr. Kimball\\nnot only held the elective offices already mentioned,\\nbut was, by the most intelligent local constituency in\\nthe State, that of Ward 5, Concord, for eleven suc-\\ncessive years, from 1861, elected moderator of their\\nmeetings, and wa.s elected a member of the Consti-\\ntutional Convention of 1876, in which he was chair-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0239.jp2"}, "203": {"fulltext": "140\\nHISTOKV OF -MKKUIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nman of the committee on finance. He was, in\\nNovember, 1880, chosen State Senator by the larger\\nconstituency comprised within the princi])al wards in\\nConcord and at the meeting of the Legishiture, in\\nJune, 1881, he wjis, by general consent of his party\\nassociates, selected for president of the Senate, in\\nrank the second officer in the State. The duties of\\nthis high position he jterformed creditably, with coiir-\\ntesy and dignity, and to the satisfaction of his\\nfeliow-members, as indicated by their unanimous\\nresolution and their speeches of approval of the 18th\\nof .\\\\ugust, which were accompanied by an appropri-\\nate testimonial of their good-will.\\nAdditional trusts reposed in him have been the\\npresidency of the Concord Gas-Light Company his\\nappointment, by Mr. Chief Justice Doe, as one of\\nthe trustees of the Manchester and Keene ^ilroad\\nthe treasurerships of the New Hampshire Bible So-\\nciety and the Orphans Home the settlement and\\nmanagement of many estates of persons deceased, and\\nof beneficiaries of all kinds, the amounts now in his\\ncare reaching several hundred thousand dollars. The\\ntrusted citizen, banker and friend, to whom is so\\nfreely committed the property of widows and orphans,\\ncan possess no higher evidence of integrity and worth.\\nIn person, Mr. Kimball is tall, erect and of com-\\nmanding presence, well preserved at the age of six-\\nty-four, in perfect health, and with good prospects for\\nlongevity. His modes of life are regular, and he is\\na total abstainer, through conviction and habit.\\nWhile firm and decided in his views, he is genial\\nand courteous in personal intercourse. His mind has\\nbeen well cultivated. He is a careful reader, with an\\ninclination for genealogical and historical research,\\nand he writes and speaks with precision and effect.\\nHe is faithful in every relation of life, public and\\ndomestic, and is valued and beloved by his neighbors\\nand friends.\\nIn 1843 he joined the Congregational Church in\\nBoscawen, has continued his connection with that de-\\nnomination and is now^ a member of the South\\nCongregational Church in Concord. He is free from\\nbigotry, pretense and intolerance, is a just and good\\nman, serving his God faithfully according to the light\\nhe possesses, performing his every duty and bearing\\nhis every burden without complaint.\\nIn politics, Mr. Kimball has had no violent changes\\nto make. .\\\\c(iufring Whig principles from his\\nfather and grandfather, the latter being a great ad-\\nmirer of Governor John Taylor Gilman, he became\\na Republican in 1856, and has always been an active,\\ntrusted and honored member of his party, serving\\nsince 1863, twenty years, as treasurer of the Repub-\\nlican State Committee.\\nMay 27, 1846, at the age of twenty-five, Mr. Kim-\\nball married Maria H. Phillips, of Rupert, Vt. Their\\nonly child, Clara Maria, born March 20, 1848, mar-\\nried, June 4, 1873, Mr. Augustine R. Ayers, a suc-\\ncessful merchant in Concord. Six children Ruth\\nAmes, John Kimball, Helen McGregor, Joseph Sher-\\nburne, Josiah Philips and Augustine Haines have\\nbeen born to them. All are now living except\\nJoseph Sherburne and Josiah Phillips.\\nMr. Kimball has lived during an eventful period\\nin the history of his country and the world, and has\\nseen wonderful changes in human affairs. Commenc-\\ning life during the first quarter of the century, he has\\nalready almost reached the middle of the hist quarter\\nand may hope to survive to its end. He began in\\nthe poor and primitive days of the republic; he now\\nsees it abounding in wealth and the means of luxuri-\\nous living. Marvelous progress has been made\\nunder his eyes in all forms of human knowledge\\nand in all departments of human endeavor. When,\\nin 1834, he and his widowed mother took counsel\\ntogether how to meet the necessities of life for them-\\nselves and the dependent sister and brother, they\\nsaw no telegraphs, railroads, steamships nor power\\nprinting-presses. Before that mother died, in 1874,\\nthese four wonderful inventions alone had revo-\\nlutionized all civilized life. Progress in human-\\nity has been no less striking. As late, even, as 1852\\nthe public conscience was proved to be dead concern-\\ning American chattel slavery, which was a most foul\\nStain. on, the nation s honor, whose extinction almost\\nno man dared predict or hope for but another decade\\nsaw slavery annihilated, and freedom universal in\\nAmerica. Fortunately, Mr. Kimball has had nothing\\nto unlearn or retract of opinions on .slavery. He has\\nwitnessed and participated in the whole anti-slavery\\nstruggle, and now, in the fulness of his manhood,\\nrejoices that he can enjoy the worldly prosperity\\nwith which he has been blessed, as the citizen of a\\nnation exalted by righteousness and sustained and\\nguided by the highest national honor.\\nBEX.IAMIX A. KIMBALL\\nThe subject of this sketch received his preparatory\\neducation at the High School in Concord, and sub-\\nsequently at a school in Derry under the special in-\\nstructions of Prof. Hildreth (who at that time was\\nregarded as one of the ablest teachers in the State).\\nHe entered the Chandler Scientific Department of\\nDartmouth College at the opening of that department\\nof the college, in 1851, to fit himself for his chosen\\nprofession of mechanical engineer. He accjuitted\\nhimself with credit in all the branches prescribed in\\nthe course of study, and was especially excellent in\\nmathematics and draughting. His class was small,\\nbut it was composed of men who entered college with\\nthe purpose of making the most of themselves, and\\nthey worked with a will. He graduated with honor,\\nJuly 27, 1854, receiving the degree of Bachelor of\\nScience.\\nAn incident, known to but few now living, occurred\\nat the time of his graduation which revealed the\\nspirit and purpose of his clas--.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0240.jp2"}, "204": {"fulltext": "N\\nI", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0241.jp2"}, "205": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0242.jp2"}, "206": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0243.jp2"}, "207": {"fulltext": "ll^d^^", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0244.jp2"}, "208": {"fulltext": "147\\nConsidering the smallness of the number that was\\nto graduate, the trustees thought the department\\ncould not well afford to have a steel plate engraved\\nfor the diploma at that time. From this decision the\\nclass appealed tlirough its principal instructor, then,\\nas always, a firm friend of tlie doinirtment, John S.\\nWoodman, to the board of visitors, John A. Dixwell\\nand Francis B. Hayes. The visitors saw at once that\\nthe class, having completed the prescribed course,\\ncould demand all they claimed, and that to withhold\\nit might injure the department, and tiiey said to Prof.\\nWoodman This department shall not be behind\\nother departments of the college in honoring its\\ngraduates.\\nThe diplomas were conseiiuently ordered and ex-\\necuted with a pen on parchment by N. D. Gould, of\\nHarvard College, and were fine specimens of artistic\\npenmanship and faithful testimonials of the justice\\nthen secured and since maintained for the Chandler\\nDepartment by the board of visitors.\\nAugust 1, 1854, Mr. Kimball entered the employ of\\nthe Concord Railroad as draughtsman and machinist,\\nand was promoted, April 1, 1856, to be foreman of\\nthe locomotive department. January 1, 1858, he suc-\\ncoedid his brother as master-mechanic at the age of\\ntwenty-six yeare. A suggestion was made to the\\ndirectors as to the propriety of appointing him, on\\naccount of his age and limited practical experience,\\nto an office involving responsibilities so important,\\nbut from their knowledge of him in his previous em-\\nployment by the company they did not hesitate to\\nmake it, and by his untiring energy and application\\nhe soon proved his fitness for the position and con-\\ntinued successfully to occupy it until April 1, 1865,\\nwhen he resigned. At this time he became a member\\nof the firm of Ford Kimball, manufacturers of car-\\nwheels, etc., which business is still successfully car-\\nried (m by them. In 1870 he was elected a member\\nof the House of Representatives from Ward Con-\\ncord, but declined a re-election in 1871.\\nHe was a member of a special committee appointed\\nby the City Council of Concord, in 1871, to procure\\nplans and specifications for an aqueduct to bring a\\nsupply of water from Long Pond, and, in January\\nfollowing, was appointed a member of the Board of\\nWater Commissioners to construct the works sub-\\nstantially upon the plan and under the ordinance\\nsubmitted by said committee. He continued an ac-\\ntive member of the board for six years and was its\\nIiresident for three years. In 1876 he was elected a\\nmember of the Constitutional Convention to revise\\nthe Constitution of the State, and proved an eflicient\\nand valuable member of that assembly.\\nHe has been connected with the banking interests ot\\nthe city for many years. He was trustee and president\\nof the Concord Savings-Bank until comiiellcd to\\nresign by ill health, and is a trustee of the Merrimack\\nCounty Savings-Rank at this time. He has been a\\ndirector in the Mechanics Xational P.:ink from its\\norganization, and is now its president. January 11,\\n1879, he was elected to fill the vacancy in the board\\nof directors of the Concord Railroad caused by the\\ndeath of Hon. Onslow Stearns, and has since been\\nclosely connected with it,s system of roads. In No-\\nvember, 1884, he was chosen councilor for the Second\\nDistrict and accepted the office June 4, 1885.\\nThis is the brief, but honorable record of one whose\\nlife has been devoted to industries and enterprises\\nwhich are the source of general prosperity. He has\\nnot coveted official stations, but, quietly mastering\\nthe principles and details of his business, has ad-\\nvanced by the force of personal merit to stations of\\nlarge public responsibility, and has always proved\\nequal to the demands which have been made u)ion\\nhim. His mind naturally and easily grasps the\\nreasons of things, and hence he is thoroughly practical\\nin his work and affairs. He is a good example of\\nthat honorable and valuable cla-ss of our citizens\\nwhose natural abilities, cultivated and imjiroved by\\nstudy and practical experience, make them successful\\nin business for themselves and influential and useful\\nmembers of society in the communities in which they\\nlive.\\nIn an age distinguished for mechanical skill and\\nthe application of force to the development of material\\nresources, men of the quality of Mr. Kimball are\\nindispensable and appreciated. Metaphysicians and\\ntheorists are relegated to seclusion, and practical\\nthinkers and doers are advanced to leadership. The\\nright of the subject of this sketch to a foremost place\\nin this class has been clearly recognized and his place\\nassigned at the front in the line of social progress.\\nThe people have learned that he is not one\\nTo cozen fortune,\\nAnd be honorable without the st.inip of merit.\\nHON. GEORGE A. I lLLSBlR Y.\\nThe prosperity of the great West, a subject almost\\ntoo vast for comprehension, certainly too extensive\\nto be treated of in these pages, is one in which all\\nsections of the country must, necessarily, be deeply\\nconcerned. Particularly is the proposition true as re-\\ngards New England, for there are binding ties of\\nrelationship and identities of interest that render\\nseparation or indifference upon the part of the latter\\nimpossible. New England has claimed, justly, it is\\nconceded, to have contributed very largely in men and\\nmoney to build up the West to its present flourishing\\ncondition, but certainly no State h.is done more, pro-\\nportionately, towards accomplishing this end than\\nNew Hampshire. National or sectional prosperity is\\nas much due to the energy and enterprise of men as\\nto capital, and to-day, there is not a State in the wide\\nWest that does not show the fruits of the luck and\\niny sn.w n.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0247.jp2"}, "209": {"fulltext": "118\\nHISTORY OF MHIirvIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nperseverance of New Hampshire men. A glorious\\ninheritance was the energy, industry and self-reli-\\nance which seem to have been transmitted from the\\nsettlers of the Granite State to their descendants;\\nfor it is to these traits of character that the State\\nowes tlie credit reflected upon her by the success of\\nher sons. Well may the State regard with pride the\\nroll of names that have achieved distinction abroad,\\nfor it is as bright as a constellation, and, iis a New\\nHampshire statesman and scholar recently said, as\\nlong as the milky way. Not alone in literature,\\nthe professions and politics, but in industrial pursuits,\\nand, in fact, all the walks in life, have they become\\ndistinguished. Hardly a village in the common-\\nwealth but boasts of some representative abroad who\\nhas won honor and distinction. High in the list of\\nhonored names, in this and other States, is that of\\nPillsbury, and in the subjoined it is attempted to\\nsketch, briefly, the life of a member of this family,\\nwho recently left New Hampshire to make hi.s home\\nin Miiuiesota. Brief and unsatisfactory, in point of\\ndetail, as it is rendered by limited space, the writer\\nfeels assured that the facts will be read with interest\\nby the many friends of the gentleman mentioned.\\nThe branch of the family to which this sketch\\ndirectly relates has been traced back to William\\nPillsbury (sometimes spelled Pillsberry and Pills-\\nborough), who was born in the county of Essex,\\nin England, in 1615. He came to Dorchester,\\nin the colony of Massachusetts Bay, in 1640, where\\nhe married Dorothy Crosby. In 1651 he settled on a\\nfarm in Newbury, Mass. (now a part of Newburyport).\\nThe same property has remained in possession of the\\nPillsbury family from 1651 to the present time. In\\nEngland the coat-of-arms of the Pillsbury family\\nis described in heraldic terms thus Per Jesse sable\\nand azure on an eagle displayed argent three griffins\\nheads erased of the second. Crest, an esquire s hel-\\nmet; motto: Labor Omnia Vineit. William Pills-\\nbury died at Newbury, June 19, 1686, leaving ten\\nchildren, seven soils and three daughters. Moses\\nPillsbury, second son of William and Dorothy (Crosby)\\nPillsbury, was born in Dorchester, Mass., and in 1668\\nmarried Mrs. Susanna Whipple, of Newbury. To\\nthem was born six children. Caleb, second .son of\\nMoses and Susanna, was born in Newbury in 1681,\\nand married Sarah (Moras), in 1703. Caleb, son of\\nCaleb and Sarah (Morss) Pillsbury, was born in New-\\nbury, January 26, 1717; he married Sarah Kimball,\\nof Amesbury, Mass., July, 1742 to them were born\\nseven children. Caleb Pillsbury, Jr., was, for several\\nyears, and at the time of his death, a member of the\\nMassachusetts General Court. Micajah, fourth son\\nof Caleb, Jr., and Sarah Kimball, was born in Ames-\\nbury, Mass., May 22, 1761, and in 1781 married\\nSarah Sargent, of Amesbury. Sarah Sargent was\\nborn in 1763. To them were born eight children,\\nfour sons and four daughters. MicHi;ili Pillsbury and\\nfamily moved from Amesbury, Mass., tu Sul Ion, N 1! I\\nin February, 1795, where he remained until his death,\\nin 1802, occupying various offices of town trust. His\\nwife survived him several years. Stephen, the oldest\\nson, Wiis a Baptist clergyman the other brolluis, in-\\ncluding John, the father of thesubjcct of this sketch,\\nwere all magistrates of the town of Sutton, N. H.\\nJohn Pillsbury, who died in Sutton in 1856, aged\\nsixty-seven years, was a {prominent man in that town,\\nhaving held the office of representative and select-\\nman, and filled other positions, always acceptably.\\nHe held a captain s commission in the militia, ami\\nwas known as Captain Pillsbury. On the 2d of Apri 1,\\n1811, he married Susan, youngest daughter of Ben-\\njamin Wadleigh, of Sutton, who settled in that town\\nin 1771. She was born March 23, 1793, and died in\\n1877, at the age of eighty-four years. She was a de-\\nscendant of Captain Thomas Wadleigh, of Exeter, a\\nson of Robert Wadleigh, of the same place, who was a\\nmember of the Provincial Legislature of Massachu-\\nsetts.\\nThe maternal grandmother of the Pillsburys was\\na daughter of Ebenezer Kezar, whose father hid the\\ngirl he afterwards married under a pile of boards at the\\ntime of Mrs. Duston s capture in Haverhill, Mass., in\\n1697. Ebenezar Kezar, the great-grandfather, lived\\nin Eowley, Mass., in 1752, where he was a black-\\nsmith, .shoemaker, tavern-keeper, wig-maker and\\ndealer in earthenware and other merchandise. The\\nold wig-box and implements, which have been in\\ndisuse for more than a century, are now in the town.\\nEbenezer is said to have been a relative of Cobler\\nKeyser, referred to in one of Whittier s poems as\\npossessing the magic stone. He was of German\\norigin, probably. InHarriman s History of Warner,\\nMr. Kezar is spoken of as being moderator of a\\nmeeting held in that town, in 1778, for the choice of\\nrepresentatives from the classed towns of Fishers-\\nfield, Perrystown, New Britain and Warner. He\\ncalled the first meeting of Sutton, after its incorpora-\\ntion, in 1784, and presided over it. He went to Sut-\\nton in 1772, and worked as blacksmith, shoemaker,\\nfarmer and trapper. The first bridge in Sutton f)f\\nwhich there is any record was built by him. His\\ndescendants, who are numerous there and elsewhere,\\nown most of the pond in the town mentioned, which\\nbears his name, and nearly a thousand acres of land\\nin its vicinity, extending to and embracing the upper\\nfalls and mills above Mill village.\\nBoth John and Sarah Pillsbury were professors of\\nreligion, and lived exemplary lives. They had four\\nsons and one daughter, viz. Simon Wadleigh Pills-\\nbury, born at Sutton, June 22, 1812 George Alfred,\\nborn at Sutton, August 29, 1816 Dolly W., born at\\nSutton, September 6, 1818 John Sargent, born at\\nSutton, July 29, 1827; Benjamin Franklin, born at\\nSutton, March 29, 1831.\\nAll the brothers had a good common-school educa-\\ntion. Simon W., the oldest, was a remarkable young\\nman, both phy.siciilly and mentally. He was a supe-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0248.jp2"}, "210": {"fulltext": "rior scholar, being considered one of tlie best matlie-\\nniatitians in tlie State at the time of liis deatli, whicli\\noccurred in January, 183(5, and wliicii was superin-\\n(Uiced by dose application to study. When attacked\\nby the sickness that caused his death, lie was pre-\\n[lared to enter college two years in advance. He\\ni;nve the first public lecture on temperance in an old\\nMhool-house in Sutton, it being considered, fifty\\nyiiirs ago, sacrilegious to use the ineeting-house for\\nsuch a purpose. His success was most marked, for\\nnearly every sober man was ready to sign the pledge.\\nAt the age of sixteen, John Sargent Pillsbury went\\nto Warner as a clerk for his brother, George Alfred,\\nwho was then engaged iu business in that place. He\\nremained there till about the year 1848, when he en-\\ntired into a business partnership with Hon. Walter\\nllarriman in the same town. He was subsequently\\nill trade at East Andover and Concord. In the year\\n1 854 he visited the West, spending nearly a year in\\nMichigan, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota. He\\nfinally established his home at the Falls of St. An-\\nthony, and at once went into the hardware trade, and\\nby his energy and honorable dealing he succeeded\\nin building-up the largest hardware trade in the\\nState. He took an active interest in the prosperity\\nof the then Territory of Minnesota and the city\\nof his adoption. From 1863 to 1875 he served as\\nSenator from his district, notwithstanding the fact\\nthat the politics of a majority of the district did not\\naccord with his. In 1875 he was elected Governor\\nof the State, was re-elected in 1877 and again in 1879.\\nThe elections in Minnesota occur biennially, and\\nthis is the only instance in which a person has been\\nelected to the office of Governor for a third term.\\nDolly W. Pillsbury married Enoch P. Cummings,\\nand their son, Charles P. Cummings, was recently\\nsergeant-at-arms of the New Hampshire House of\\nRepresentatives.\\nBenjamin F. Pillsbury remained in his native town\\ntill 1878, when he removed to Granite Falls, Minn.,\\nwhere he is conducting an extensive business in build-\\ning and dealing in real estate and lumber.\\nDuring his residence in Sutton he filled many\\noffices of trust and responsibility. He was select-\\nman and town treasurer quite frequently, and in 1877-\\n78 he was a Representative to the General Court.\\nHe has always been an active business man, and is\\na highly- respected citizen in his adopted home.\\nThe subject of this sketch, George Alfred Pills-\\nbury, a son of John and Susan (Wadleigh) Pillsbury,\\nwas born in Sutton, Merrimack County, N. H., on\\nthe 29th of August, 1816. He received a thorough\\ncommon-school education in his native town, and be-\\ning of an active temperament, manifested a desire to\\nenter business at an early age. Accordingly, at the\\nage of eighteen years, he went to Boston and ob-\\ntained employment as a clerk with Job Davis, who\\nwas doing business at that time as a grocer and fruit-\\ndealer under the Bovlston Market. He remained\\n149\\nin Boston but little more than a year, when he re-\\nturned to Sutton, and engaged in the manufacture of\\nstoves and sheet-ironware in company with his cousin,\\nJohn C. Pillsbury. He continued there lor a few\\nyears, doing an extensive business.\\nOn the 1st of February, 1840, Mr. Pillsbury went\\nto Warner as a clerk in the store of John H. Pear-\\nson, in which capacity he served till July of the same\\nyear, when he purchased the business and from that\\ntime, through nearly eight years, he was actively en-\\ngaged, eitheronhisownaccountor in partnership with\\nothers. His partners during this time were Henry\\nWoodman and H. D. Robertson.\\nIn the spring of 1848 he went into a wholesale\\ndry-goods house in Boston, and in 1849, having leased\\nthe store of Ira Harvey, iu Warner, and bought his\\nstock of goods, he returned to that town and engaged\\nin business, where he remained till the spring of\\n1851, when he sold back his interest to Mr. Harvey,\\nand went out of mercantile business entirely.\\nIn 1844 he was appointed jiostmaster at Warner,\\nand held the office till 1849, there being at that time\\nbut one office in the town. In 1847 he served the\\ntown as selectman, in 1849 as selectman and town\\ntreasurer, and in the years 1850 and 1851 he was\\nelected Representative to the General Court.\\nDuring the session of 1851 Merrimack County de-\\ncided to build a new jail at Concord, the old one at\\nHopkinton having become dilapidated and unfit for\\nuse. The convention appointed Mr. Pillsbury chair-\\nman of a committee with full authority to purchase\\nlands, perfect plans and erect the building. The\\nsite selected by the committee was that occupied by\\nthe jail in present use. This lot contained ten acres.\\nThe general superintendence is given to Mr. Pills-\\nbury by the other members of the commitee, and he\\ndevoted his whole time to the work, which was not\\ncompleted till the spring of 1852. At the time of\\nits erection it was considered one of the best build-\\nings of the kind in the State, and the thoroughness\\nof its construction is shown by the fact that now,\\nafter twenty-eight years of service, it will compare\\nvery favorably with other like institutions.\\nIn November, 1851, Mr. Pillsbury received from\\nthe Concord Railroad corporation an appointment as\\npurchasing agent for the road, and entered upon the\\nduties of the position in December of the same year,\\nhaving, meantime, moved his family to Concord.\\nHe occupied this position continuously until July,\\n1875, a period of nearly twenty-four yeai-s. During\\nhis administration of the office, which wiis always\\nmost satisfactory, his purchases amounted to more\\nthan three millionsof dollars, and hesettled more cases\\nof claims against the road for personal injury, result-\\ning from accident and fire, than all other officers\\ncombined. In all his long term of office his relations\\nwith the oflicers of the road were of the most agree-\\nable character no fault was ever foutid or com-\\nplaint made of his transactions by the management.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0249.jp2"}, "211": {"fulltext": "150\\nHISTORY OF MKRRIMACK COUNTY, NEW IIAMI SIIIRE.\\nDuring a residenccof nearly twenty-seven years in\\nConcord Mr. Pillsbury was called upon to fill many\\nimportant positions of honor and trust, and he did\\nmuch toward building up and beautifying the city.\\nHe was one of the committee appointed by Union\\nSchool District to build the High School buildingand\\nseveral other school buildings that now stand monu-\\nments of credit to the enterprise of our people. He\\nwas interested in the erection of several of the hand-\\nsome business blocks upon Main Street, and several\\nfine residences in the city were built by him.\\nIn 1864, Mr. Pillsbury, with others, organized and\\nput iuto operation the First National Bank of Con-\\ncord. He W!is elected a member of the first board\\nof directors, and in 186() became its president, and\\ncontinued in that oflice until his departure from the\\nState. He was also instrumental, more than any\\nother person, in securing the charter and getting\\ninto operation the National Savings-Bank, in\\n1867. He wa.s the first president of this institution and\\nheld the position till 1874, when he resigned. Dur-\\ning his connection with the First National Bank that\\ninstitution became, in proportion to its capital stock,\\nthe strongest of any bank in the State, and its stand-\\ning is equally good to-day. Up to December, 1873,\\nwhen the treasurer was ilisd.s.nMl t.i I ir a defaulter\\nto a large amount, the \\\\;itioMil Suvinii^-liank was\\none of the most prosperous iiistilutimis of its kind\\nin the State; but the defalcation, coupled with a\\ngeneral crash in business, necessitated its closing up.\\nDuring the first year of its existence it received on\\ndeposit nearly seven hundred thousand dollars, and\\nat the time of the defalcation of its treasurer it had\\nnearly one million six hundred thousand dollars\\non deposit; its total deposits during the first five\\nyears of its existence, up to the time mentioned,\\namounted to more than three millions of dollars.\\nThe bank eventually paid a large percentage of its\\nindebtedness.\\nWhile a resident of Concord, Mr. Pillsbury was\\nidentified with most of the benevolent and charitable\\ninstitutions of the day, and he was always ready to\\nassist, by his advice and contributions, all organiza-\\ntions that had for their object the relief of the unfor-\\ntunate and suffering. He was ever a liberal supporter\\nof all moral and religious enterprises.\\nTo his generosity is the city of Concord indebted\\nfor the fine bell which hangs in the tower of the\\nBoard of Trade building, and for this donation he\\nwas the recipient of a vote of thanks from the City\\nCouncil.\\nThe large, handsome organ in the First Baptist\\nChurch was a gift from Mr. Pillsbury and his son,\\nCharles A., both gentlemen being at the time mem-\\nbers of that church.\\nHe was actively engaged in instituting the Cen-\\ntennial Home for the Aged, in Concord, made large\\ncontributions to aid in putting it into operation and\\nwas a n\\\\ember of the board of its trustees. He also\\ncontributed largely to the Orphans Home, in Frank-\\nlin, and was one of its trustees from the time of its\\nestablishment till he left the State. Mr. Pillsbury\\nwas, for several years, a member of the City Council\\nof Concord; was elected mayor in 1876, and re-\\nelected the following year. During the years 1871-\\n72 he represented Ward Five in the Legislature, and in\\nthe latter year was made chairman of the speci:il\\ncommittee on the apportionment of public faxe.s.\\nIn 1876 the Concord City Council appointed hijii\\nchairman of a committee of three, to appraise all ol\\nthe real estate in the city for the purposes of taxation,\\nand in the discharge of the duties thus devolving\\nupon him he personally visited every residence with-\\nin the limits of the city. The position is a very\\nresponsible one, requiring the exercise of sound\\njudgment and great patience, and the report of the\\ncommittee gave very general satisfivction.\\nIn the spring of 1878 he determined to leave Con-\\ncord and take up his residence in Minneapolis,\\nMinn., where, with his two sons and brother, he was\\nextensively engaged in the manufacture of flour.\\nProbably no person ever left the city who received\\n.so many expressions of regret as Mr. Pillsbury.\\nComplimentary resolutions were unanimously pa.ssed\\nby both branches of the city government and by the\\nFirst National Bank, the latter testifying strongly to\\nhis integrity, honesty and superior business qualities.\\nResolutions passed by the First Baptist Church and\\nSociety were ordered to be entered upon the record.i\\nof each organization. The W^ebster Club, composed\\nof fifty prominent business men of Concord, passed a\\nseries of resolutions regretting his departure from\\nthe State. A similar testimonial was also presented\\nto Mr. Pillsbury, which was subscribed to by more\\nthan three hundred of the leading professional and\\nbusiness men of the city, among whom were all the ex-\\nmayors then living, all the clergymen, all the members\\nof both branches of the city government, all of the\\nbank presidents and officers, twenty-six lawyers,\\ntwenty physicians and nearly all the business men in\\nthe city. On the eve of their departure Mr. and\\nMrs. Pillsbury were presented with an elegant bronze\\nstatuette of Mozart. Such tributes, however worthily\\nbestowed, could but afford great gratification to the\\nrecipient, showing as they did the great esteem in\\nwhich he was held by his fellow-citizens.\\nMr. Pillsbury is now very pleasantly located in the\\nbeautiful city of Minneapolis, having built one of\\nthe most elegant residences in the city, and during\\nthe short time that he has been there he has fre-\\nquently been called upcjri to fill places of honor and\\ntrust.\\nMr. Pillsbury is a nicnihcr of the firm of Charles\\nA. Pillsbury Co., of Minneapolis, Minn., the largest\\nflour manufacturing firm in the world. This firm\\nhave in operation three mills, with a capacity\\nof nine thousand barrels of fiour per day. One of\\nthese mills has a daily cai acity of six tbcjusand", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0250.jp2"}, "212": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0251.jp2"}, "213": {"fulltext": "f\\nS^./h/T^", "height": "3030", "width": "1762", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0252.jp2"}, "214": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\n151\\nbarrels, and manufactures more flour each clay than\\nany other two mills on the globe. The three mills\\ngrind each day forty-four thousand bushels of wheat,\\nwhich is equal to the production of about three\\nthousand acres of land. The annual consumption\\n(if these mills is eleven million bushels of wheat,\\nwhich is equal to the production of one million\\nacres of land. It requires about two hundred cars\\neach day to take wheat into, and flour and oflal out of\\nthese mills. The firm has a world-wide reputation\\nas honorable and fair-dealing men, and their brands\\nof flour are well known in all the markets of the\\nworld.\\nThe following extract, taken Ironi the January,\\nISSo, number of The Northicest, a popular monthly\\nmagazine published at St. Paul, Minn., will perhaps\\nbest show the estimation in which the subject of this\\narticle and the Pillsbury family are held in Min-\\nneapolis and in the State of Minnesota\\nThe Mayor of the City. Slore than a year ago, the writer said in\\nthe columos of The Northwest, that if any man in Minneapolis wasasliecl\\nto whom the city chieliy owed its prosparity, there wonld be no hepita-\\ntion in his answer\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the I lllsburys. Since then the people of Minne-\\napolis have had no cauae to change their opinions, while last spring they\\ngave a somewhat emphatic utterance to them by electing one of the\\nmembers of this remarkable family\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the Hon. George Alfred Pillsbury\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nto the mayoralty of the city by an overwhelming vote. A liking for hard\\nwork and a belief in its virtues seem to have been early rooted in the\\nPillsbury family, for, in England, more than two centuries and a hall\\n!Lgo, they bore for their motto the words Labor Omnia VincU, But in\\nall the generatiniis lit rillsl.iir.vs fiinf tlu-u wli,. have lived and\\nworked from Kn-h-h I x i- \\\\l i-i, Ih,-, u^ N,,^ 1 1 unpstiire and Min-\\nnesota, it uia.\\\\ I- I i .1 r li.-tter deserved\\nto bear the iiinii. M i, n- It was Lord\\nBrougham lii. ,i ^l\\\\ i i^ i i n. ni i iIhk I -.If, if possible, to\\nthe work of live ordinary men; lint his tuil-lovinj^ lordship himself\\nmight have been envious of the amount of downright hard work which\\nMr. Pillsbury has got through in his life. Setting his early life aside\\nfor the present, the mayor has only been in Minneapolis six years as yet.\\nPuring that time he has been president of the Minneapolis Board of\\nTrade, of the City Council, of the Homoeopathic Hospital and the Minne-\\nai olis Free Dispensary and is still president of the Chamber of Com-\\nmerce, of the Pillsbury Hulhert Elevator Company, of the Board of\\nWater- Works, of the St. Paul and Minneapolis Baptist Union and the Min-\\nnesota Baptist State Convention vice-president of the Minnesota Loan\\nand Trust Company member of the Board of Park Commissioners di-\\nrector of the Northwestern National Bank, the Manufacturers National\\nBank, the Minneapolis ElevatorConipany and a trustee of institutions\\ninnumerable. AW Ilii.-J besides mayor of the city Here s a small triRe\\nof work Eleven trusteeships and nine presidencies is a simple coming-\\nin fur one man. Ami in spite of the diversity of his duties, there bae\\nnot been one jiost among all those wliicli hf has filled wherein he has\\nbrought into connection witli him. The niuie ditticult kinds of work he\\nhas to do, the more he appears to be able to give his umlivided attention\\nMr. Pillsbury has shown a cupat-ify, almost a genius, for hard and\\nhonest work almost incnmii h^ ii-!l I. t ~l men. This alone would\\ncompel the respect of tii- i v m tar, by his generosity, his\\nwarm-heartedness aud i m[\\\\, he has also won theii\\naffection. No stranger can i li I hi- inlli -id without atlmiring the\\nman who could live such a life Imt it is a sIi.m- i ii Mii. i !ii--iiar-\\nacter that no acquaintance can see the details Mt i. i fhunt\\nhis admiration growing to something warnn r i i.\\\\rt\\nonly sixty-eight years of age, and it is safe to pi- li i (Kh m .i) .lis\\nwill yet be grateful to him for much good work t! fui Ini ami many\\nbenefits received at his hands.\\nMr. Pillsbury married Margaret S. Carleton, May\\n9, 1841. To them were born three children,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Charles\\n.Vpril\\n.2. Mil\\nA., born October 3, 1842 Mary Adda, Ix\\n1848; Frederick C, born August 27,\\nAdda died May 11, 1849.\\nBoth sons are now associated with him in busi-\\nness, and are excellent business men. Charles,\\nthe elder son, graduated at Dartmouth College in\\nthe class of 1863, and basliecii it member of the Min-\\nnesota State Senate.\\nGeorge A. Pillsburj is a gentleman of great per-\\nsonal maguetism, genial and all able in manner and\\npossessed of entertaining and attractive conversa-\\ntional powers. Warm-hearted and generous, he was\\never ready to respond to calls of distre,ss, not only\\nwith good counsel, but with more substantial aids, as\\nmany an unpublished charity in Concord will attest.\\nAll who approached him were sure of a kindly greet-\\ning, and any petition for favors received a patient\\nconsideration and a courteous reply. With tiie young\\nhe was very companionable, and with his conserva-\\ntive and liberal views of life, he was able to impart\\nmuch valuable advice and information. His mind\\nwas well disciplined and evenly balanced, and his\\nhabits very systematic. He was possessed of sound,\\npractical judgment and great executive ability, (^uick\\nto grasp a point he seldom erred in action, and by a\\nfaculty of reading character, he seemed always ready\\nto meet any emergency that might arise. In early\\nlife he received a thorough business training, and in his\\ndealings with men he was straightforward and lib-\\neral. In his enterprises he looked beyond the present,\\nand results seldom disappointed him. In public\\nlife his administration of affairs was most satisfac-\\ntory aud able, and won for him the esteem of all with\\nwhom he came in contact.\\nELIPHALET SIMKS Nl TTER.\\nEliphalet Simes Nutter was born in Bariisteail,\\nN. H., November 26, 1819, being the second son of\\nEliphalet and Lovey (Locke) Nutter. His grand-\\nfather, John Nutter, settled in Barnstead in 1767,\\nand served in the Eevolution as major of Colonel\\nGeorge Beid s regiment. Major John Nutter s son\\nEliphalet father of the subject of this sketch\\nwas a farmer, living in the southeast part of the town,\\nand owning a large amount of real estate. Like his\\nfather, he was an influential citizen, prominent in\\ntown aftiiirs, and held various oflices conferred by the\\nconfidence of his townsmen. He was, in his time,\\nthe principal trial justice at Barnstead, and, with\\nclear head, pious heart and upright intention, adjusted\\nthe controversies of his neighborhood. In 1807 he\\nmarried Lovey, daughter of James Locke, one of tlie\\nfirst settlers of Barnstead. The worthy pair left, at\\ndecease, a large family.\\nTheir son, Elijjhalet S., spent his boyhood on his\\nfather s farm, where he was trained to those habits of\\nindustry and thrift which were to characterize so\\neminently his maturer years. He enjoyed the advan-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0255.jp2"}, "215": {"fulltext": "15:i\\nHISTORY OF MKRKIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\ntages of the common school, and improved them so\\nwell that he became an efficient and acceptable\\nteacher.\\nHe inherited military tastes, and, at the age ol\\neighteen\u00e2\u0080\u0094 in the year 1837\u00e2\u0080\u0094 he received from Gov-\\nernor Isaac Hill his commission as lieutenant of a\\ncompany, under the militia system of the period, and,\\nin 1830, from Governor John Page, that of captain.\\nIn 1844, he commenced that active business career,\\nin which he still continues, by opening a country\\nstore at Barnstead Parade, where he carried on a\\nprosperous trade for eleven years. During eight oi\\nthese years he was postmaster. In 1855 he moved\\nto Concord, which has ever since been his place of\\nrasidence. In course of the time since his removal to\\nthe capital of the State he has been five years in\\nbusiness in New Y ork City; has owned, for seven\\nyears, a leading grocery-store in Lawrence, Mass.;\\nhas been engaged five years in the drug business in\\nConcord, and also has had a store in Boston. He\\nwas formerly president of the New Hampshire Central\\nRailroad. He is now (1885) engaged in several im-\\nportant business enterprises: being one of the direc-\\ntors of the Francouia Iron Company, with capital\\nstock of $200,000 a large owner in the Atlantic and\\nPacific Railway Tunnel Company, Denver, Colorado,\\ncapital stock, $7,000,000; president of the New Hamp-\\nshire Democratic Press Company, capital stock,\\n$25,000 president of The National Railway and Street-\\nRolling-Stock Company, capital stock, $500,000.\\nThrift has not failed to follow wisdom, energy and\\nperseverance in the prosecution of his varied busi-\\nness ventures. He now enjoys the fruitful accumula-\\ntions of well-directed industry in a home blessed with\\nthe presence of a worthy wife, to whom, as Sylvania\\nM. Blanchard, of Lowell, he was united in marriage\\nin 1845. Years ago their happy home was darkened\\nby a great sorrow, when their only child, a lovely\\ndaughter, Ada, was, at the age of seventeen, snatched\\naway Ijy death.\\nMr. Nutter has found (.jiiMirtiiiiity, amid other\\nengrossing cares, to manifest piihlic spirit in devoting\\ntime and effort to assisting in the commemoration ol\\nevents pertaining both to the history of the State in\\ngeneral and to that of his beloved native town in\\nparticular. His patriotism begins where it should\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nat home. To the erection of the monument in mem-\\nory of Hannah Duston and her heroic deed of rescue\\nfrom cruel captivity, on the little island at the mouth\\nof the Contoocook, his generous and untiring exer-\\ntions were a prominent and essc?ilial contribution.\\nUpon his call was held the meeting of the sons and\\ndaughters of Barnstead living in Concord which\\nresulted in the reunion held at Phtenix Hotel, Febru-\\nary 28, 1878, at which he presided. That reunion\\npaved the way for the Barnstead Reunion, held August\\n30, 1882, to which he generously contributed, and the\\npublished proceedings of which are a valuable con-\\ntribution to the history of the State.\\nIn the foregoing statements are summarized the\\nleading events, doings and characteristics of a busy\\nand useful life, a life whose fruitage of success is the\\nhonorable reward of sagacious, earnest, persevering\\nactivitv.\\nCalvin Howe was born in Enfield, N. H., March\\n20, 1806. His boyhood was passed in his native town,\\nfrom whence, early in life, he went to Kingston, as\\nclerk in a store. He quickly developed a taste for\\nmercantile pursuits, and from this time until his\\ndeath was identified with the mercantile interests\\nof the community wherein he resided. From Kings-\\ntoir he went to North Barnstead, in the store of\\nSamuel Webster, and later went into trade on his\\nown account at Lower Gilmanton, where he rriiKiiiud\\nseveral years. He was also agent of the (iilniniilun\\nMills, in what is now Belmont. He removed to un-\\ncord in 1855.\\nUpon his removal to this city he entered the\\nemploy of Warde Humphrey, as book-kee|)er,\\nwhich ])osition he occupied until 1862. In that year\\nhe engaged in the fiour and grain business as a\\nmember of the firm of John V. Barron, Dodge\\nCo., and later of Howe, Moseley Co., and of John\\nH. Barron, Moseley Co., retiring from business in\\nJuly, 1881, with a handsome competency, acquired\\nthrough long years of faithful devotion to business\\nand upright dealing. He was an excellent financier\\nand business man, of sound judgment, prudent, cau-\\ntious and reliable, and his advice was niucli sought\\nafter by his fellow-citizens.\\nMr. Howe was identified with the banking interests\\nof the city for a long series of years. He w-as a direc-\\ntor in the old Union Bank, also in the National State\\nCapital Bank, and was vice-president of the Loan\\nand Trust Savings-Bank, being one of the finance\\ncommittee. Although a life-long Democrat, Mr.\\nHowe never sought political honors he was pre-emi-\\nnently a domestic man, enjoying home and fi-iends.\\nHe was a member of the South Congregational\\nChurch, and was one of its most active and generous\\nsupporters. July 26, 1836, he united in marriage\\nwith Miss Eliza H. Judkins, of Gilmanton, and their\\nfamily consisted of one son. Mrs. Howe died while\\nthey were living in Gilmanton, and the son after Mr.\\nHowe removed to this city. May 2! 1850, be mar-\\nried Mrs. Clara N. Evans, dau-htcr of William Fisk,\\nof Concord, who survives him.\\nMr. Howe Wiis an earnest supporter of the move-\\nment which resulted in the founding of the Home for\\nthe Aged, and was one of the first, if not the first, to\\noft er substautial aid for its establishment. He gave\\nfive hundred dollars towards the purchase of the\\nhouse, and by will bequeathed an additional sum ol\\nfive hundred dollars to its permanent fund. He was\\na trustee of the Home from its inception to the day\\nof his death, tiuiet and unostentatious in the be-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0256.jp2"}, "216": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0259.jp2"}, "217": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0260.jp2"}, "218": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0261.jp2"}, "219": {"fulltext": "W^\\nS^ r^A ^J^2i^.^\u00e2\u0082\u00acr^", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0262.jp2"}, "220": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\n153\\n^towal of his charities, and an upright business man,\\nalvin Howe died as he had lived, a consistent Chris-\\ntian :iiid (iiu- (irCiiiK-ord s most honored and esteemed\\nnli/rii.s. llc.liid August 13, 1882.\\nThe subject of this sketch\u00e2\u0080\u0094 a son of lienjuiiiiii and\\nLucy (I-.aker) Knight\u00e2\u0080\u0094 was hnni in Haiieoek, lliUs-\\nhoroii-h ouuty, N. H., March Hi, ISV,. (See town\\nhist.iry of Hancock.)\\nHis father was a farmer, and Elijah worked ul home\\nuntil eighteen years of age, where the incidents of his\\nboyhood were such as were common to the sons of\\nfarmers of that lime, assisting in the farm-work in\\nsummer ami atlnnliiit; llic district school in winter.\\nHis educational advaiila.nes, in addition to the district\\nschool, were one term in the academy at Stoddard\\nand one in Hancock. At the close of his school-life,\\nbeing of a mechanical turn of mind, he spent two\\nwinters at the trade of clock-making, returning in the\\nsummer to assist in farm-work. He then taught\\nschool two winters, one in Alstead, N. H., the other\\nin Hancock, his native town, his object mainly being\\nto improve his own mind. Attaining his majority, he\\nwent as a journeyman clock-maker to Goflstown,\\nNashua, Charlestown and Boston, Mass., in each of\\nwhich places he worked at his trade for some time,\\nduring which he became etiicient as a clock-maker\\nand also learned to repair watches. In July, 1837,\\nhaving, by prudence aud economy, saved some money,\\nhe was prepared to realize, in a small way, the hopes\\nof earlier years, by going into business on his own\\naccount as a jeweler, at Amoskeag, a small village on\\nthe opposite side of the river to the present site of\\nthe city of Blanchesler. In 1839 he moved across\\nthe river to Manchester, at a time when there were\\nonly three buildings on Elm Street. Here he re-\\nmained two years, doing a successful business, and in\\nthe fall of 1841, having a touch of the Western\\nfever, he sold out aud took a trip West, but, liking\\nthe Ea.st better, soon returned to his native State and\\nsettled in New Market, went iuto business, where he\\nrenuiined twelve years, the only jeweler there, and\\ndid a prosperous business. He has always continued\\nin this business, hits worked diligently and faithfully\\nat it, and, being a good workman, hsis earned a good\\nliving. August 28, 1842, Mr. Knight married Mary\\nJane, daughter of James and Jerusha (Palmer)\\nGriffln, of Manchester, N. H. From this union there\\nwere two children. Mr. Knight was commissioned,\\nby Governor Martin, a justice of the peace, and also\\nwas solicited to act as trial justice, but declined to\\nact in the petty disputes between his townsmen. He\\nwas recommissioned and hold the office for ten or\\nmore years. He had the honor of being chosen a\\nmember of the convention which assembled in Con-\\ncord, December, 1850, to revise the constitution of\\nthe State. He also held a commission of major in\\nM,\\nthe New Hampshire State militia. Tin\\nKnight, while in New Market, was a diligent and\\npeaceful one, and he enjoyed the coiifiilence and\\nrespect of the community. Of robust and nigged\\nconstitution and of temperate habits, Mr. Kiiight has\\nalways had good health, and is particularly blessed\\nwith a happy disposition. Desiring to be nearer the\\nold friends and acquaintances of himself and wife, he\\nsold out his business in New Market in 1854 and\\nmoved to Concord, N. H., where he purchased a\\nbusiness which he h;is carried on successfully for\\nthirty-one years in one location, and thoroughly en-\\njoyed life while amassing a very comfortable property\\nand maintaining a happy home. Mr. Knight has\\nalways been just, open and frank in his dealings with\\nall, nuiintaining an uutaruislied re|)utation. He has\\nalways been a stanch Democrat, and has ever taken\\nan active interest in political afl airs, always an.\\\\ious\\nthat right principles should triumph. He has been\\nthe candidate of his party for various ottices since\\ncoming to Concord but the party being in the\\nminority he was never elected. He has been a close\\nobserver of men aud events, both in public and\\nprivate life, keeping well informed of current events.\\nHe has formed his own opinions and is always ready\\nto maintain them by argument. He was brought up\\nunder the teachings of the Presbyterian faith and has\\nalways attended worship with that church. In 1844\\nhe became a member of the fraternity of Odd-Fellows,\\nand was prominent in the order, liolding all the\\nvarious offices in the subordinate lodge and eneamp-\\nluent. He is also a member of the Masonic fralmiity,\\nhaving taken the degrees to that of Royal Arch Ma^on.\\nHe is a good citizen, social and genial, possessing\\nsound qualities of mind and heart, and is truly one\\nof nature s noblemen, and this modest sketch pays\\nbut a faint tribute to the real worth of the man as a\\nkind neighbor, a valued citizen of sound judgment,\\nhaving the best interests of the community at heart\\nand blessed with an extended circle of appreciative\\nfriends.\\nDANIEL llOLDEN.\\nDaniel Holden, the subject of this brief sketch, was\\nthe sou of Asa and Nancy (Wyman) Holden, and was\\nborn in IJillerica, M:iss., April 20, 180! Being one\\nof a family of nine children, he went away from home\\nat the tender age of nine, as was the custom in those\\ndays, to work for Dr. Sylvanus Plymiitou, of Woburn,\\nMass. Up to that time he had been to the district\\nschool regularly for several years, liut, after leaving\\nhome, was only allowed to attend during the winter\\nterms, until he was thirteen, which finished the\\nmeagre education then furnished to boys who had\\nto earn their own living. Harsh treatment and\\nscanty fare were the fate of such youth, aud there\\nwas no exception in this case; indeed, so utterly\\nWritten by a friend.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0265.jp2"}, "221": {"fulltext": "HISTOlty OF MKKKIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\ndid the boy despise the position which he held\\nin the venerable doctor s family, that, when thir-\\nteen years old, he ran away to his home, and\\nno amount of persuasion could induce him to re-\\nturn and finish out the period which had been\\nagreed ujjon for him to stay. After this he was em-\\nployed for several years by various farmers in his\\nnative place. Having a great desire to own a farm,\\nhe came to the conclusion that the easiest manner in\\nwhich to obtain the money nece. ^ary therefor would\\nhe by working in a mill; so, with the intention of\\nreturning to agricultural i)ursuits very speedily, he\\nagain left his home, being at th is time twenty years\\nold, and began work in the flannel mill of H. (t. Howe,\\nin Belvidere, Tewksbury (now a part of Lowell, Mass.),\\nMay 19, 1829.\\nHe engage l to serve as watchman for one year, at\\neight dollars per month and board, but, proving very\\nfaithful at his task, his pay was increased to twelve\\ndollars per month for thelast half of the year, without\\nany solicitation on his part.\\nHe soon became familiar with the various pliases\\nof the woolen business, and three years after coming\\nto Belvidere, he engaged to run the mill by contract.\\nIn 1837, having been in Belvidere eight years, he\\nwas employed by the Chelmsford Company as super-\\nintendent of their mill in Dracut, which place is also\\na part of Lowell at the present time.\\nThe young man had apparently forgotten liis old-\\ntime ardor for agriculture, as he remained in Druiiit\\nuntil January 1, 1847, where he conducted a very\\nsuccessful business for nearly ten years. Severing bis\\nconnection with the Chelmsford Company at this\\ntime, he removed to West Concord, N. H., and began\\nthe manufacture of woolen goods, in company with\\nan older brother, Benjamin F. Holden, which part-\\nnership continued twenty-seven yeaK, until the death\\nof the latter, November 29, 1874. A joint-stock com-\\npany or corporatiou was then formed under the name\\nof Concord Manufacturing Company, of which Daniel\\nHolden was elected tre;isurer and general agent,\\nwhich position be holds at the present date (1885).\\nIn the autumn of 1853, Mr. Holden was induced to\\ntake the superintendence of the Saxonville Mills, in\\nFramingham, Mass., where he remained as agent\\nfor three years, returning in the autumn of 1856 to\\nConcord, his interest there and business connections\\nwith his brother having remained the same during his\\nabsence. In the early years of their business they\\nmanufactured all grades of blankets in addition to\\nvarious styles of flannels. For a number of years they\\nalso did quite a business in wool hosiery; but, for\\nthe past twenty years, the production of the mills has\\nbeen confined almost exclusively to a variety of all\\nwool flannels.\\nMr. Holden has never had any jjolitical asj)irations\\nwhatever, but has faithfully executed every duty\\nwhich luus devolved upon him. He has served in nidsl\\nof the minor ward offices, and represented Ward Three\\nin the Board of Aldermen of Concord in 1874, and in\\nthe Legislature in 1865, 1866 and 1875.\\nMr. Holden has been twice married,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 in 1834, tu\\nMiss .Sarah Haynes, who died in 1843, leaving four\\nchildren; in 1844, to Roxanna Haynes, who has had\\nseven children, making in all a family of eleven\\nchildren, ten of whom grew to manhood and woman-\\nhood. The two wives were sisters, and daughters of\\nReuben Haynes, a successful farmer of 8udbury,\\nMass.\\nMr. Holden has seven children now living, two\\ndaughters and five sons. Four of the latter are en-\\ngaged in the same business as their father, one in\\nGaysville, Vt., another in Lowell, Mass., and the twi,\\nyoungest in West Concord.\\nAlthough Mr. Holden s educational advantages\\nwere very limited in his youth, yet an exceeding\\ndesire for knowledge has made him a great reader and\\nhas rendered him familiar with almost every subject ol\\ninterest at the present time. His business has re-\\nquired so much energy and application that, until\\nthese later years, he has taken very little time for rest\\nor travel.\\nHis life has been useful and honorable and full of\\nactivity, and if we have seemed to lack in speaking\\nwords in his praise, it is not because he deserves them\\nless than others, but dislikes them more.\\nWILLIAM ABBOTT.\\n\\\\Vi\\nMmiII was born in Andover, Mass., Sep-\\ntember 7, I SOI. lle\\\\va.s uamed for his father, the\\nlate William Abbott, who removed from Andover,\\nwhen his sou William was nine years of age, to Con-\\ncord, N. H., having purchased the farm of Joseph\\nCarter at the old iron-works, in the southwest part of\\nthe town. On this farm William, Sr., who died\\nin 1856, spent his days as an honest and thrifty tiller\\nof the soil, and here William lived till he arrived at\\nabout the age of twenty-one. No pleasanter spot\\nthan this can be found in all the region, and it was\\nhere that the poet, Nathaniel H. Carter, son of\\nJoseph Carter, spent his youthful days, and here, it is\\nunderstood, he was born in 1787. Through this farm\\nruns the Turkey River, and the lines of our poet,\\nwritten on one of his pilgrimages to his old home,\\nhave cast about the place a peculiar charm,\\nWith solitary step ouce nioro\\nt treud tliy wild and 8}-lvau sliore.\\nWhat if 110 lofty classic iiaiiio\\nGive to thy peaceful waters fame,\\nStill can thy rural haunts iujiiart\\nA solace to this saddened heart.\\ntt, Sr., married Rebecca Bailey in\\nin 1863. Besides William they hud", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0266.jp2"}, "222": {"fulltext": "^^2i^^\\nV 6S-/^", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0269.jp2"}, "223": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0270.jp2"}, "224": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0271.jp2"}, "225": {"fulltext": "4i/?/i ,,v Motr", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0272.jp2"}, "226": {"fulltext": "155\\nfour children, Isaac, born in 1803, died 1859; lio-\\nbecca, born in ISOfi, died 1873 Moses B., born in\\n1815, died 1876; and Phebe E., wife of the late\\nJoseph S. Lund, who was born in 1817, died 1875.\\nWilliam Abbott, the subject of this sketch, at the\\nasje of twenty-one, was em|il(iyed by the Londonderry\\nTurn|iikc oiii|iuiiy in tlic ((instruction of a turnpike,\\nfor a period of six months, when lie went to Billerica,\\nMass., and learned the carriage manufacturing busi-\\nness. He remained there engaged in this business\\nfor three years. He then returned to Concord, and\\nshortly thereafter purchased a farm of the late\\nAlbert Ord way, married Desdemonia Fisk VVatkins,\\nof Warner, N. H., and settled down in life. As an\\nextensive and industrious farmer Mr. Alibott kept\\nthe even tenor of his way till within a few years,\\nwhen, feeling compelled by reason of failing health\\nto retire from active pursuits, lie purchascil :i pleas-\\nant home on South Street, in the rity pro|pi r, wluii\\nlie now resides.\\nMr. Abbott has ever been known as a most worthy\\ncitizen, as one whose course in life has been that of\\nan honest and upright man. He has been noted for\\nhis generosity, and has often contributed to many a\\nworthy cause. He gave quite a large sum to the\\nNorth Church in Concord for the purpose of build-\\ning a chapel, which has been completed, and bears\\nthe name of The Abbott Memorial Chapel.\\nA great deer-chase occurred in Mr. Abbott s early\\ndays, when he was about fifteen years old, which has\\noften been related and should be mentioned here. A\\ndeer appeared within the limits of the town, and a\\nlarge party of young men was immediately in hot\\nursuit. The deer was tracked to what is now known\\nas Horse Hill Bridge, and from there into the\\ngreat swamp woods, as that region through which\\nnow runs the Bog road was then called. Mr. Abbott,\\ncatching a glimpse of the deer through the tangled\\nbushes, blazed away with his flint-lock, and the deer fell\\ndead. It was dragged home, dressed and three quarters\\nwere divided among the crowd and cooked at the farm\\nof Moses Carter. The other quarter was exchanged\\nfor West India rum. At this feast people gathered\\nfrom iar and near, and at the Carter homestead\\nthere were heard the sounds of revelry by night.\\nMr. Abbott s first wife died in 1867, and he has\\nsince been twice married. His second wife wa.s Mrs.\\nBetsy Jones Davis, of Warner, N. H., who died in\\n1876, and his present wife was Mrs. Vasta Morrison\\nDolby, of Pembroke, N. H., widow of the late\\nAlbert T. Dolby.\\nMr. Abbott lias no children, and willi bis death\\nthis l.raucli of the Abbott family will bec,)nie extinct.\\nfiEORfiE A. CTIMMINGS.\\nMuch has been said and written of the success of\\nmen who were born in affluence, wlio, by their care-\\n1 By Charles E. Cummings.\\nfill management and good judgment, have retained\\nthe fortunes left them by their kindred. Such men\\nare entitled to much praise but if they should re-\\nceive the approval of their fellow-men, how much\\nmore should those who started life with nothing for a\\ncapital but a brave heart, an honest purpose and a\\nstrong determination to overcome all obstacles in\\ntheir pathway to success in life The subject of this\\nsketch is among the latter class.\\nGeorge A. Cummings is the fourtii son of Alvali\\nand Polly (Grout) Cummings, born in Acw( rth,N. 11.,\\nJune 13, 1833. His grandfather. Rev. David Cum-\\nmings, a descendant from Scotch ancestry, was born\\nin Swanzey, N. H., February 20, 1775; moved to\\nAcworth in 1814 was a Baptist preacher, well versed\\nin Scriptural knowledge, and an earnest advocate of\\nhis chosen calling. His maternal grandfather, Colo-\\nnel Ebeuezer Grout, was born in Watertown, Mass.,\\nand moved to Acworth in 1782. The family were\\nnoted for their military fame. He was colonel of his\\nregiment in the State militia, his brother William\\nwas an officer in the War of the Revolution, and his\\nson Benjamin was an officer in the War of 1812.\\nColonel Grout also held many offices of trust and\\nresponsibility in his town, having been elected several\\ntimes to the Legislature. He wa.s one of tlu^ iiioiuer\\nsettlers of Acworth, making his way tbiduuh the\\nwilderness by the aid of marked trees.\\nHe was a man of great ability and much respected\\nby his fellow-townsmen, and they named that part of\\nthe town where he settled Grout Hill. Alvah\\nGumniings, father of the subject of this sketch, was\\nborn in Sullivan, N. IL, January 22, 1799. He\\nmoved with his father to Acworth in 1814, where, in\\n1825, he married Polly Grout, daughter of Colonel\\nEbenezer Grout, and settled in that part of Acworth\\ncalled Grout Hill, and engaged in farming, and they\\nlived together thirty-six years. His wife died in\\n1866, having reared a family of eight children, five\\nboys and three girls,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Dr. A. R. Cummings, Clare-\\nmont; Dr. E. G. Cummings, Concord; Oscar Cnm-\\nmings (deceased) George A. Mrs. Mary J. Young,\\nConcord Mi-s. Sally Ann Young, Acworth Mrs.\\nLaura Smith, Acworth and Milon D. Cuminiiigs,\\nConcord, each of whom have been successful in lile\\nand blessed with comfortable homes.\\nAlvah Cummings was a man of strong and vigor-\\nous constitution, and, with his prudent and faithful\\nwife, succeeded in .securing and maintaining a com-\\nfortable home for themselves and their large family,\\nand he continued to manage his entire farming bu.si-\\niiess until about two years ago, being now eighty-\\nseven years old, hale and hearty.\\nGeorge A. Cummings youth was s|ient at the old\\nliomestead, and the active duties of farm-life did\\nmuch to strengthen and mature liini for the struggles\\nof future years. He remained at home until twenty\\nyears of age, enjoying the advantages of the district\\nschool, and subsequently attended the academy at", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0275.jp2"}, "227": {"fulltext": "15C\\nHISTORY OF MKUIU.MAOK COUNTY, NKW HAMPSHIRE.\\nSouth Acworth. While at home he received from\\nhis faithful mother early instructions in Cliristianity,\\nand he is largely indebted to her careful training for\\nthus early forming a Christian character. His father,\\nby precept and example, impressed upon his mind\\nthe importance of a life of industry and integrity.\\nIn 185.3, at the age of twenty, he left his native\\ntown and went to Franklin, N. H., where he and his\\nbrother Oscar formed the co-partnership of O. G.\\nA. Cummiugs, marble dealers. Then it was that the\\nstruggle of life began having no capital, and his\\nbrother but little, it w;is with great effort that they\\nestablished themselves in business, being strangers in\\nthe place. But by i)erscverance and strict applica-\\ntion to their duties, they succeeded in gradually\\nbuilding up a large business, which exceeded their\\nexpectations, and it became necessary to estaldish a\\nbranch at Lebanon, and after conducting the business\\nin these sections of the State and a part of Vermont\\nfor several years, it was thought best to establish a\\ncentral business at Concord, which was done in March,\\n18G1, and they took up their residence there. This\\nwas about two weeks prior to the opening of the\\nCivil War, and the financial crisis which came, placing\\ntlie business of the country in a very trying and crit-\\nical condition, did not seriously affect them, and they\\nwere successful in carrying their business through.\\nIn November, 18(i4, his brother Oscar died. He be-\\ning a man of sterling business qualifications, his\\ndeath was a great loss to the business interests of the\\nfirm, thus leaving George to assume the rejsponsibili-\\nties and conduct the business of the firm. This he\\nsucceeded in doing, and the bu.siness increa.sed so that\\nin 1868 he took his brother Milon as partner, and the\\nfirm was established as Cummings Brothers, and con-\\ntinues the same at the i)resent time. During this\\nperiod llie firm have conducted a large and flourish-\\ninj; liusiness throughout Central New Hamp.shire and\\nK.i^lcrii Vermont, and in this time having opened an-\\nother l.rancli in Pittsfield.\\nIn ISTii he and his brother. Dr. E. G. Cummings,\\npurcliased the Williams estate, on the corner of Main\\nand Freight Streets, and erected a fine brick block, the\\ntwo lower stories of which, being fitted for the marble\\nand granite business, and being very large and conven-\\nient, are tlie best arranged and furnished memorial\\nmarble-works in the State. In 188.5 they erected on the\\nadjoining lot one of the finest business blocks in\\nConcord. Cummings Brothers monumental business\\nhas increased and extended throughout New Hamp-\\nshire and to many towns in the adjoining States.\\nThe subject of this sketch has been in the marble\\nbusiness for over thirty-two years, and is one of\\nthe oldest in it, there being no firm in existence\\nto-day that was doing business when he began.\\nMr. Cummings is a Baptist and a liberal .supporter\\nof his church, but he is very charitable to those of\\nother denominations; is a firm believer that a cor-\\nrect life is what makes the Christian more than a be-\\nlief in any particular creed. He became a member\\nof White Mountain Lodge, I. O. O. F., March 2, 1866;\\nwas elected Noble (Jrand of his loilge in 1870; is a\\nmember of Pennacook Encamjjraent, and served as\\nChief Patriarch. He is a member of the Grand\\nLodge of New Hampshire, and served as G. W. and\\nD. G. M., and was elected Cirand Miister in 1875-76,\\nand representative to the S ivereign Grand Lodge in\\n1877 and 78. During his term as Grand Master he\\nvisited every lodge in the State, and the order was\\nvery prosperous under his administration. He took\\na great interest in the work and did as much to ex-\\ntend the order as any member in the State. He is\\nalso a member of the Masonic fraternity. In 187il\\nhe was elected to the Legislature from Ward 5, Con-\\ncord, and re-elected in 1871. Serving upon import-\\nant committees and taking an active part in the de-\\nbates in the House, he proved himself an able\\nlegislator. He served two yeai-s as alderman, and in\\nNovember, 1880, he was elected mayor of Concord\\nby a very large majority, receiving many votes from\\nhis political opponents his term expired Jan., 1888.\\nHis administration was an honest and .successful one.\\nMr. Cummings has been chosen to many places of\\nhonor, trust and responsibility, being a trustee of Mer-\\nrimack County Savings-Bank, a trustee of the Orphans\\nHome, at Franklin, vice-president of the Odd-Fel-\\nlows Home and director of the Concord Horse\\nRailroad. In 1884 the citizens of Concord formed a\\nstock company for the purpose of erecting a building\\nand establishing a shoe manufactory here, and elected\\nMr. Cummings one of the directors and subse^juently\\nhe was elected president of the corporati(ni. The\\nbuilding erected is the best in the State, and much\\ncredit is due Mr. Cummiugs for his untiring efforts in\\nmaking this new industry a success, for it was largely\\nthrough his efl orts that the enterprise was acccmi-\\nplished. In 1854 he married Mary Lizzie, daughter\\nof the late Frederick P. Smith, then of the firm of\\nSmith Johnson, dry-goods dealers, of Manchester,\\nN. H. Mr. Smith had four sons, each of whom\\nserved in the War of the Rebellion, two of whom\\ngave their lives to save their country. Mrs. Cum-\\nmings is a superior woman, possessing energy and\\nability, and by her economy and good judgment has\\nperformed well her part in .ssisting her husband in\\nhis life-work. Two children have been born to them,\\na son and daughter. Frank G., the eldest, is a part-\\nner in the firm of C. H. Weeks Co., marble and\\ngranite dealers, Haverhill, Mass., a young man of\\nintegrity and rare business ability, having inherited\\na share of his father s good judgment and business\\nqualifications. Ida E., who died in 1876, at the age\\nof nineteen years, attended the High School at Con-\\ncord, and entered the Female Academy at Bradford,\\nMass., in 1874, and would have graduated in about a\\nyear, had her health permitted. She wiis a young\\nlady of culture and refinement, and of great promi.se,\\nmuch beloved, uol only by her own family, but by all", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0276.jp2"}, "228": {"fulltext": "c^^l", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0279.jp2"}, "229": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0280.jp2"}, "230": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0281.jp2"}, "231": {"fulltext": "^^\u00c2\u00a3y ^M-^^.u^o^/ A^^", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0282.jp2"}, "232": {"fulltext": "CONCORD\\nwho knew her, and her early ilealh was iiicmnuil liy\\na large circle of friends.\\nCteorge A. Cumniings is a soll-mailc man. Ho ln-\\nLiaii life with nothing and gradually worked his way\\nto a position of respect and influence, and he is\\ntrusted and honored by his fellow-citizens. He is a\\nmail of noble qnalities of mind and heart; no worthy\\n|it i-son soliciting aid was ever refused assistance. He\\ni-i ever encouraging and helping others in the strug-\\nuli of life. Given to hospitality, guests are always\\nwiU-ome. Now in the prime of manhood, it is hoped\\nlliat his life may be spare.l for other fields of useful-\\nu.-ss and h.mor tliat he mav vet be called to Hll.\\nJOSKl H WENTWORTII.\\nJoseph Wentworth was born in Sandwich, Carroll\\nCounty, N. H., January 30, 1818, taking his first\\nItsson in life among the hardy sons of that moun-\\nlaiuous region. He was educated at the academy at\\nNew Hampton in 1835, at Hopkinton in 1836 and\\nSouth Berwick in 1837. He was a successful mer-\\ni hunt thirty years in his native town, not only con-\\nliii liiii: :i general country store, but dealing largely in\\nrati li and horses. He was town clerk, selectman and\\nii-pie^ jntative to the State Legislature in 1844\u00e2\u0080\u009445.\\nHe was also a delegate from Sandwich, in 1850, to\\nthe convention called to revise the constitution of the\\nState, and from Concord to the Constitutional Conven-\\ntion in 1876. He was aid to Governor John Page,\\nwith the rank of colonel, and quartermaster several\\n\\\\ears in the New Hampshire Horse Guards. Mr.\\n\\\\V entworth was register of deeds for Carroll County\\ntwo years, high sherifl of same county five years,\\nand was for fifteen years postmaster. He was also\\nlor many years president and chief owner of the\\nCarroll County National Bank. In 1870 he gave the\\nold homestead to his son, Paul, and removed to Con-\\ncord, N. H., where he was elected, two yeai-s, a.ssessor\\nof taxes, from Ward 6, and also representative to the\\nState L.-islature in 1878. He married. May 7,\\nIs4. i, Sarah I ayson Jones, of Brookline, Mass. They\\nhad lioiii, ill Sandwich, six children, two -sons and\\nfour daughters, all of whom survive. The two sons,\\nPaul and Moses, entered Harvard College the same\\nday; graduated the same day, in 1868, just one hun-\\ndred years after the graduation of their great-grand-\\nfather from the same college, and from their high\\nrank in their class both were assigned a part on\\ngraduation day, the records of the college showing no\\nother such case of two brothers. The daughters are\\nSarah C, Lydia C, Susan J. and Dolly F. Mr.\\nWentworth s parents, Paul and Lydia C. Wentworth,\\nwere both descendants of Ezekiel, son of Elder\\nWilliam Wentworth. His maternal grandfather,\\nC olonel Amos Cogswell, served through the entire\\nWar of the Revolution. His paternal great-grand-\\nfather. Judge John ^Veiitwoith, presided at the Revo-\\nlutionary Convention in New Hampshire. His\\nWelitw.\\nongrcss.\\nThe name of Gerrish has been i roniinently identi-\\nfied with Merrimack County, and particularly with\\nthe town of Boscawen. Captain Stephen Gerrish was\\none of the original proprietors of Boscawen and one\\nof the leading spirits in the new settlement. His\\neldest son. Colonel Henry Gerrish, was a distin-\\nguished citizen and held many jiositions of trust and\\nresponsibility. He Wiis chosen the first grand juror\\nto His Majesty s Superior Court, 1773; delegate to\\nthe convention for the choice of members to the First\\nContinental Congress in 1774; the same in 1775;\\nrepresented tlie towns of Boscawen and Salisbury in\\nthe General Court in 1779, and Boscawen in 1790.\\nHe was captiiin in the militia at the breaking out\\nof the Revolution, and marched with the Minute-Men\\nto Medford upon the receipt of the news of the battle\\nof Lexington. He w.is lieutenant-colonel of Stick-\\nney s regiment at the time of the Bennington cam-\\npaign, but, having been detailed to other duty, was\\nnot in the battle. He wjus present at the surrender\\nof Burgoyne, being on the left Hank of Burgoyne at\\nBattenkill, where he acted as clerk at the sale of\\nsome of the plunder taken from the British. The\\nme.ss-book used on that occasion is still in existence.\\nHe often acted as the town s agent during the Revo-\\nlution, performing the duties assigned him with the\\nsame care and energy that characterized the manage-\\nment of his private affairs.\\nMajor Enoch Gerrish, third son of Captain Stephen,\\nwas born in Boscawen, June 23, 1750. When eighteen\\nyears of age he built his log cabin on the east side of\\nthe road now called High Street, where he cleared\\nfive acres of land, being part of the homestead where\\nhe and his posterity have since resided. He had a\\nlove for military parade, as his title indicates. Dur-\\ning his life he was chosen to fill the offices of moder-\\nator, selectman and representative to the General\\nCourt nine years. A man strictly religious, he joined\\nDr. Wood s cluirih in 1781, and w;\u00c2\u00bbs elected deacon\\nin 1783, an ollicc wlihli he luhl until his death, May\\n1,1821.\\nHis son, Isaac Gerrish, father of Colonel Enoch,\\nwas born in Boscawen, November 27, 1782. He was\\nan honored citizen and a leading member of the\\nchurch in that town.\\nColenel Enoch Gerrish, the subject of this sketch,\\nonly son of Isaac and Caroline (Lawrence) Gerrish,\\nwas born at the old homestead, on High Street, July\\n28, 1882. He obtained his education at the acade-\\nmies in Boscawen, Franklin and Meriden. On the\\ndeath of his lather he inherited a large portion of his\\nestate, and with it, at the age of twenty, came the care\\nand management of an extensive farm. .Vn addition\\nof more than one hundred acres made it one of the", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0285.jp2"}, "233": {"fulltext": "15S\\nIIISTOKV OF iMKllUIMACK COUNTY, NEW llAMrSHIRE.\\nlargest in MerrimiiL-k- County. For twenty years ho\\nflevoted his lime to the cultivation and improvement\\nof his soil, successfully developing its resources by\\nraising live-stock, liay and wool, when its heavy\\ngrowth of wood and timber attracted tlie attention of\\nthe lumber manufacturer, to whom it was sold in 180\\nPossessing a love for military parade and drill, ho\\nwas promoted from the lowe-st rank to that of colonel\\nof the Twenty-first Regiment New Hampshire IMilitia.\\nHe was often elected to fill the various offices in\\ntown, the dutie- of which were well iierformcd. A\\nfriend to the church whore liis ancestors worshiped,\\nand to religious institutions generally, he manifested\\nan interest in all mea.suros that cMutrilinted t i fhoir\\nusefulne.s.s.\\nHe moved to Concord after the sale of his farm,\\nwhere his sound judgment, particularly iu matters of\\nfinance, was duly appreciated, as is shown by his ap-\\npointment as one of the trustees of the New Hamp-\\nshire Savings- Bank, in Concord, anil of the Rnlleand\\nRuniford Asylum.\\nHe also represented Ward Four, of Concord in the\\nLegislature of 1881-82. He married Miranda O.,\\ndaughter of Joseph S. and Harriet N. Lawrence,\\nMay 23, 18.54.\\nTheir children arc Frank Lawrence, born May\\n19, ISSf) Lizzie Miranda, born June 14, 18tj0.\\nC11.\\\\K1,KS II. .^MSDKN.\\nIsaac Amsden, the first of the Amsden name re-\\ncorded ill this country, appears in Cambridge, Mass.,\\nwhere he was married, June 8, 1054, to Frances Per-\\nriman. He is supposed to have come from England.\\nHe died in Cambridge April 7, 1059, leaving two\\nchildren.\\nIsaac (2), their son, was born at Cambridge in 1655;\\nmarried Jane Rutter, May 17, 1677. He died May 3,\\n1727. She died November 22, 1739, leaving six\\nchildren.\\nJohn (3), third son of Isaac(2), bornatMarlborough,\\nMass., December 28, 1683, died at Southborough, Mass.,\\nNovember 12, 1761. Ho married Hannah, daughter\\nof Isaac and Frances (Woods) Howe, of Marlborough,\\nMass., who was born June 17, 1688, and had twelve\\nchildren.\\nJesse (4),son of Joliii (3), was born at Southborough,\\nMass., May 31, 1729. Ho married Bettie Ball, of\\nSouthborough, November 10, 1748, and bad twelve\\nchildren.\\nJonas (5), son of Jesse (4), born at Southborough,\\nApril 24, 1749, married Hannah Rice, August 9, 1770.\\nHe died at Mason, N. H., March 20, 1802. She died\\nat Mason February 27, 1 809. They had nine children.\\nHubbard (6), son of Jonas born 1790, died Sep-\\ntember 16, 1817. He married Annie Saunders, of\\nMason, N. H., March 8, 1814, had two children.\\nHenry Hubbard (7), son of Hubbard (6), born Sep-\\ntember 14, 1816, married Mary Muzzey, of New Ips-\\nwich, N. H., August 6, 1840. He died at Fisherville\\n(now Penacook), N. H., December 6, 1869.\\nChildren of Henry H.and Mary Amsden, Georgo\\nHenry, born July 7, 1841, died January 16, 1872;\\nCharles Hubbard, born May 20, 1846, died October\\n29, 1847; Charles Hubbard, born July 8, 1848 Kd-\\nward, born December 10, 1853, died June 9, 1858.\\nCharles Hubbard (8), son of Henry (7), Hubbaid\\n(6), .Tonas (5), Jesse (4), John (3), Isaac (2), Isaac I\\nand Mary (Muzzey) Amsden, the subject of tliis\\nsketch, was born in Boscawen, N. H., July 8, 1848.\\nIn early life he attended the public schools, and in\\nAugust, 1863, went to New Ipswich, N. H., where lie\\nattended the Appleton Academy, remaining there\\nuntil the spring of 1865.\\nOn returning home he entered the employ of Cald-\\nwell it Amsden, furniture manufacturers, and con-\\ntinued with them until December, 1868, when the\\nfirm of 11. H. Amsden Sons succeeded to Caldwell\\nAmsden, the same being composed of Henry H.\\nand his two .sons, George H. and Charles H.,^aiid\\nCharles H. Allen, of Boston.\\nDecember 6, 1869, the senior member of the firm\\ndied, and the remaining partners continued the busi-\\nness until the death of George H., which occurred\\nJanuary 16, 1872. After that the two remaining part-\\nners conducted the business until January 1, 1880,\\nwhen Charles H. bought the interest of Mr. Allen,\\nand since that time has conducted the same alone\\nunder the same firm-name. Mr. Amsden is also\\nassociated with John Whitaker, Esq., in the lumber\\nbusiness, they having one of the best mills in tlie\\nsouthern jiart of the State, the product of which is\\nu.sed by Mr. Aiiisdoii in the manufacture of lur-\\nniture.\\nBeing of ibo opinion that New Hampshire is a\\ngood State for manufacturing, it has been his policy\\nto encourage and aid it all he could, and to this end\\nhas engaged with associates in other branches oi\\nbusiness, being at the present time the president of\\nthe Concord Axle Company, also a director iu the Con-\\ntoocook Manufacturing and Mechanic Company, of\\nPenacook, the B. W. Hoyt Company, of Eppinn,\\nN. H., and the Mechanics National Bank, of Con-\\ncord, N. H., and also State director of the Portland\\nand Ogdensburg Railroad. Nothing of a public\\nnature but that has his encouragement and assist-\\nance so far as possible, and he is a liberal contrib-\\nutor to benevolent objects. In religious views he is a\\nBaptist, having become a member of that church and\\nsociety at an early age. and is to-day one of the most\\nliberal supporters of tlic cluinli with wliicli bo is\\nconnected.\\nOctober 29, 1870, he married Helen A., daughter of\\nDavid A. and Martha A. (Daggett) Brown, of Pena-\\ncook. Of this union there were born to them, July\\n15, 1872, a son, Henry Hubbard, who is now living;\\nalso, January 31, 1878, a daughter, Mary Ardelle, who\\ndied October 20, 1883.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0286.jp2"}, "234": {"fulltext": "C^e^ CT-a^ t^^^^-^-^^-s//^^", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0289.jp2"}, "235": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0290.jp2"}, "236": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0293.jp2"}, "237": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0294.jp2"}, "238": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0295.jp2"}, "239": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0296.jp2"}, "240": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\n159\\nBeing of a retiring disposition, and having his\\ntime so much taken up l)y business cares, lie has\\nnever sought public honors to any great extent. He\\nrepresented his ward in the Board of Aldermen of\\ntlie city of Concord in the year 1874, and was unani-\\nmously returned in ISJo; was also a member of the\\nState Senate in 18s;!.\\nMr. Anisden is now in tlie prime of life, ami owing\\nto force of circumstances, his business career has\\nalnady been m. ic extended than the average of men\\nat his aire. filling various po.sitions of trust and\\nresponsibility with commendable acceptability, it has\\nbeen his peculiar aim to merit and receive the es-\\nteem and confidence of his associates and constitu-\\nents.\\n.VBK.iH.^M BE.iN.\\nAbraham Bean was born March 14, 1789, in Lou-\\ndon, X. H. His father, .John, was a farmer in\\nGilmanton, who, shortly before the birth of the sub-\\nject of this sketch, moved to Loudon, and there\\ncontinued as a farmer. Abraham had very limited\\nopportunities for obtaining an education, as his\\nfather lived two miles from the school, and his atten-\\ndance being only during the winter terms; he often\\nhad to break his own path through the deep snows\\nibr the entire distance. He was a hardy boy and\\ngrew rapidly, so that at twelve years of age we find\\nhim leaving his home and engaging with Esquire Jon-\\nathan Eastman, of Concord (then a small farming\\ntown), as a farm hand. Here he remained tor several\\nyears and became known as a trusty and competent\\nworkman, and commanded the highest wages paid at\\nthe time.\\nDecember 17, 1810, he married Sally, daughter\\nof Ezekiel and Mary A. (Sanborn) Clough, of Lou-\\ndon. From this union there were two children,\\nMary Ann, born July 1(5, 1812 (who married Herman\\nSanborn, of Boscawen, and had four children), and\\nSarah Jane, born October 12, 1818, who married John\\nL. Tallant, of Canterbury, January 21, 1835 they\\nhad thirteen children, seven of whom are now living.\\nMr. Bean, early in life, became interested in civil\\naffairs, and was called to positions of trust and honor\\nby the citizens of the town. He was for over twenty\\nyears the collector of taxes for Concord. He repre-\\nsented the town of Concord in the General Court\\ntwo years. He also held the positions of deputy\\nsheriff and constable for over twenty years, and be-\\ncame greatly interested in the growth and prosperity\\nof Concord. In these various positions Mr. Bean\\nshowed himself to be a man of good sense, was ener-\\ngetic and ftill of enterprise, and in the collection of\\nthe revenues of the young city wa.s peculiarly suc-\\ncessful. In politics Mr. Bean was a Democrat, and\\nacted with that party with but one exception during\\nhis life, the exception being his favoring the election\\nof his friend, John Quincy Adams.\\nMr. Bean was a member of the Congregational\\nChurch at East Concord, and it was largely through\\nhis influence that the first church there was built.\\nHe was one of the original grantees of a charter for\\nthe State Capital Bank, and one of its board of direc-\\ntors for many years. He was an earnest advocate of\\nthe temperance cause, a mac of great deci.sion of\\ncharacter, and a valued citizen who was ever ready to\\nlend a helping hand in any good cause. He led an\\nactive life, and died April 7, IStil, beloved and rc-\\nspectc(l.\\nHON. JACOB H. (iALLINGER.\\nDickens remarks, in one of his novels, that it is not\\nlikely to be forgotten that Alexander wept because\\nthere were no more worlds to conquer, the circum-\\nstance having been somewhat frequently mentioned.\\nFor the same reason, there is little danger that the\\nreading public will forget that New Hampshire is a\\ngood State to emigrate from. Let us for once amend\\nthis tiresome and unpatriotic old proverb, and rejoice\\nthat at least one highly successful man has found\\nNew Hampshire a good State to immigrate into.\\nAnd may not the honors which the old State has\\nbestowed upon the child of her adoption suggest, if\\nnot a rebuke, at least a wholesome lesson, to her own\\nrecreant sons who have wandered from her side?\\nJacob H. (lallinger, the subject of this sketch, was\\nborn in Cornwall, province of Ontario, March 28,\\n1837. He was the son of a farmer and the fourth in\\na family of twelve children. His parents were of\\nGerman descent and were possessed of but moderate\\nmeans. Like so many others who have achieved\\nhigh success in afler-life, he was forced, at an early\\nage, to rely upon his own resources. At the age of\\ntwelve lie entered that incomparable political train-\\ning-school, a newspa|)er-otfice, served an apprentice-\\nship of four years and made himself master of the\\nart preservative. Afler working at his trade for\\n(me year, in Ogdensburgh, N. Y., he returned to\\nCornwall, and, for a year, edited and published the\\npaper on which he had served his ap2)renticeship.\\nDuring this time he was under the charge of a\\nprivate instructor, and endeavored, in such spare\\nmoments as a country editor may snatch from his\\nnumberless duties, to supply the deficiency caused by\\nthe unfortunate lack of educational advantages in his\\nearly boyhood.\\nIn 1855 he began the study of medicine in Cincin-\\nnati, Ohio. During the vacations he eked out his\\nscanty means by working in the office of the Cincin-\\nnati Gazette as reporter, proof-reader or compositor.\\nHe completed his medical course iu May, 1858, grad-\\nuating with the highest honors of his chiss. He\\npracticed his profession in Cincinnati for one ye:\u00c2\u00bbr,\\ndevoted the next year to study and travel, and then,\\nin July, 18()0, came to New Hampshire. A year later\\nhe associated himself in practice with Dr. W. B.\\n1 By Allcu J. Hackelt.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0299.jp2"}, "241": {"fulltext": "160\\nHISTOKV Ol-^ ISIKRIUMACK COUxNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nChamberlain, at Keene. About this time he joined\\nthe homreopathic school of medicine, to which he has\\nsince adhered. In the spring of 1862 he removed to\\nConcord, where he has since resided and where he\\nha.s built up a large and lucrative practice. As a\\nmedical practitioner he stands in the front rank of\\nhis profession in this State. For seven years he was\\npresident of the New Hampshire Homceopathic Med-\\nical .Society, in 1868 he received an honorary degree\\nfrom the New York Honueopathic Medical College,\\nand he has been elected an honorary member of\\n.several medical societies. He hits also been a fre-\\nquent and valued contributor to medical periodicals,\\nand was surgeon-general of the Stati uitli the rank\\nof brigadier-general, on the stall of (iuvciiinr lltad,\\nduring the years 1879 and 1880.\\nBut it is in political life that Or. Gallinger is best\\nand most widely known. To use a homely and hack-\\nneyed expression, he is a born politician. He\\npossesses, in an unusual degree, the executive capa-\\ncity, the iinickness of perception, the promptness in\\naction, the courage, the conibativeness and the shrewd\\nknowledge of human nature, which are the most\\nimportant requisites to success in political life. Such\\na man having entered the field of active politics, it\\nwas inevitable that he slimild work liis way to the\\nfront.\\nHe has always been an active Republican, and has\\nlong ranked among the leaders of his party in this\\nState. He was first elected to the House of Repre-\\nsentatives in 1872, and served as chairman of the\\ncommittee on insurance. He was re-elected the\\nnext year and was appointed to the chairmanship of\\nthe committee on banks, and also as chairman of an\\nimportant special committee.\\nHis service in the lower braiiili of the Ijcgislaturt\\nwas characterized by iiidiistry,\\nbusiness and ilistiiiiruished abili\\ndebate.\\nIn 187() he was elected a member ol the Constitu-\\ntional Convention. This convention will always be\\nhistoric by reason of the large ntnnber of able men\\nthat it contained and the iiiipurtanl refornis (hat it\\ninaugurated.\\nDr. (jallinger took a prominent part in liie debates,\\nand wiis a valuable and intluential im iiilur.\\nHis plan for representation in llie l,e;;islatnn on\\nthe basis of population, although op]ii)sed liy many of\\nthe older members of the convention, was adopted by\\na large nuijority. The very general satisfaction with\\nwhich the system is regarded sulliciently attests the\\nwisdom of its author.\\nIn March, I87S, be w:is eleeleil In the Slate Seriate\\nfrom the old Fourlli Distriel, and served as eliairman\\nof the comiuittoe on eiluealion. lie w.-is re-eleeled\\nin the following November, and U|.nn llie ennvening\\nof the Legislature, wa.s eliosen to the pre-sidency of\\nthe Senate, an ollice whose duties his rare parliamen-\\ntary ability enabled him to discharge to the entire\\nLegisl\\nattentii\\nreadin.\\nsatisfaction of the Senators, as was attested by the\\nexceedingly complimentary resolutions unanimously\\npassed at the close of the session, accompanied by a\\nvaluable testimonial.\\nDr. Gallinger had long been an active and influen-\\ntial member of the Republican State Central Com-\\nmittee, and in September, 1882, he was made its\\nchairman. The campaign which followed was one ol\\nexceeding bitterness and beset with exceptional ditli\\nculties. Republican disaffection was rife throughout\\nthe land. The tidal wave which, two years later,\\ncarried the Democratic party into power in the\\nnation, had already set in. New York, Pennsylvania\\nand even Massachusetts chose Democratic Governors,\\nand a Democratic Congress Wius elected. In addition\\nto these general discouragements, the Republicans of\\nNew Hami)shire were called upon to face serious\\nobstacles of their own, which are well known to all.\\nand which, therefore, need not be discussed here. It\\nis only just to say that, with a less adroit manager at\\nthe head of the Republican organization, the Re|mb-\\nlican victory which followed would have been impos-\\nsible. Dr. Gallinger was re-elected to the chairman-\\nship in 1884, and again demonstrated his especial\\nfitness for the place.\\nIn the Second District (convention, held at Con-\\ncord, September 9, 1884, Dr. Gallinger was nominated\\nIbr member of Congress, receiving on the first ballot\\none hundred and seventy-one out of a total of three\\nhundred and twenty-nine votes. The nomination\\nwas subsequently made unanimous. His competitors\\nwere Hon. Daniel Barnard, of Franklin, and Hon.\\nLevi W. Barton, of Newport two of the ablest men\\nin the State. He was elected in November following,\\nrunning several hundred votes ahead of his ticket,\\nlie will take his seat at the opening of the first\\nsession of the Fiftieth Congress, in December next.\\nDr. Gallinger has been prominent in politics other-\\nwise than in an official capacity. He is one of the\\nmost popular and successful campaign orators in the\\nState. As a speaker, he is rapid, direct and practical,\\nhas an excellent voice and always commands the\\nclose attention of his audience. He is also a facile\\nand effective writer. He has frequently prepared tlu\\nresolutions for State and District Conventions, and\\nhas written, to a eonsider.able extent, for the daily\\njiress. He has also perlnnned eonsiderable literary\\nlabor of a general cbaiaeler. lie lias frequently lec-\\ntured before lyceums and other literary soeicties, and\\nDartmouth College has conferred upon liim tlie licm-\\norary degree of Master of Arts.\\nIn August, 1860, he married JIary Anna Bailey,\\ndaughter of Major I.saac Bailey, of Salisbury, N. H.\\nOf their six children, four are living, Alice M.,\\nKate C, William H. and Ralph E., aged respectively\\ntwenty-four, nineteen, sixteen and thirteen years. In\\nreligious faith be was reared an Episcopalian, but for\\nmany years has been identifud with the liaiilist\\ndenomination.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0300.jp2"}, "242": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0303.jp2"}, "243": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0304.jp2"}, "244": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0305.jp2"}, "245": {"fulltext": "J", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0306.jp2"}, "246": {"fulltext": "CONCORD.\\nIGl\\nDr. Gallinger is slightly above the medium height,\\n:iud is somewhat portly. He has always been strictly\\ntemperate iu his habits, and the happy results of his\\nabstemious lite are apparent in his cheery and health-\\nful countenance. He has a fine presence, a cordial,\\nhearty manner, and a pleasing, winning address. His\\nrare social qualities, abundant good-nature, keen sense\\n(if humor and excellent conversational powers make\\nhim a most agreeable companion, and few men in the\\nState enjoy a higher degree of personal popularity.\\nHis many friends rejoice in his advancement and will\\nwatch his future with interest and sympathy.\\nIn the prime of manhood, in the full tide of health\\nand .strength, about to abandon State aflairs for the\\nwider arena of national politics, a sketch of Dr. Gal-\\nliuger s life, written at this date, is necessarily incom-\\nplete. The record of the most important and event-\\nful part of his life-work must be left to the pen of\\nsome future biographer. If the achievement of the past\\nmay be taken as an index of the probabilities of the\\nfuture, he has before him a career of eminence, honor\\nand usefulness.\\n.TAJtES SHEPARD NOERIS.\\nAmong the families whose names are prominent in\\nthe colonial history of New England, and who have\\n.shown energy, force of character, business acumen and\\npersistent industry, which have impressed themselves\\noil the present era by the perpetual labor of several\\ngenerations, must be particularly mentioned the\\nNorris family. The name appears frequently in the\\nannals of Epping, N. H., showing them to have been\\nactive in the pioneer, colonial, Eevolutionary, civil\\nand religious history of that town.\\nIn 1741, as signers to a petition to His Excel-\\nlency, Benning Wentworth, HLs Majesty s Council, for\\nincorporation into a separate parish, are found the\\nnames of James Norris, James Norris, Jr., and\\nSamuel Norris. As members of a Committee of\\nSafety are found the names of Joseph, John and\\n;\\\\Ioses Norris.\\nThe town of Epping was incorporated February 12,\\n1741, and the first town-meeting was convened at the\\nfarm-house of James Norris.\\nIn the War of the Revolution James Norris was a\\nsoldier, and in 1775 was promoted to rank of captain.\\nIn 1779, Josiah Norris was chairman of the com-\\nmittee to audit the accounts of the town, and to pay\\nto the soldiers the sums raised as bounties.\\nIn the list of representatives to the General Court,\\nin the ecclesiastical history of the town and in the\\nvarious records of public acts the name of this\\nfamily frequently appears. These men were tillers of\\nthe soil, and became owners of large tracts of land,\\nwhich have been handed down from father to son,\\neach succeeding generation leaving thereon its im-\\npress of improvement and increased fertility. The\\nlife of a plain farmer, with no startling events or\\n11\\nfamous acts, is apt to be uneventful so far as the pur-\\nposes of a biographical sketch are concerned, and yet\\nthese lives are the foundation and superstructure of\\nsociety. The line of descent is from John (1), James\\n(2), Thomas (3), James D. (4), to James Shepard (o).\\nThomas (3) was born February 14, 1743, and died\\nin 1840. His son, James D. (4), was born in Epping\\nApril 23, 1785, and married Mary Pike Norris, who\\nwas born in Epping July 2, 1785, and died October 6,\\n1828. The children of this union were Maria H.,\\nborn June 16, 1809; James Shepard (5), born Decem-\\nber 4, 1812 Mary E., born August 22, 1825.\\nJames D. (4) succeeded to the farm of his father,\\nThomas (3), and became one of the successful farmers\\nof the town, besides carrying on the lumber business\\nand the manufacture of barrels and shoe-boxes. He\\nwas active in doing good, greatly interested in educa-\\ntional and religious matters, was a regular attendant\\non public worship and lived a useful and exemplary\\nlife. In his family relations he was tenderly affec-\\ntionate, as a friend and citizen was trusted and true,\\nand justly meriting the good opinion of all. He died\\nat his residence in Epping, August 9, 1857, and was\\nburied on the old homestead.\\nJames Shepard (5), the subject of this sketch,\\npassed his boyhood on the old homestead farm, where\\nhis lot was much like that of the farmer-boy of that\\ntime, assisting in farm-work in the summer and\\nattending the common school in winter. His educa-\\ntional advantages were such as were afforded by the\\ndistrict school, supplemented by two terms of private\\ninstruction. At the age of twelve years young\\nNorris had become useful in general farm-work, and\\nas time progressed also went into the woods with his\\nfather for timber, which was converted into lumber\\nat the saw-mill, owned partly by his father. Being\\nactive in business, he was soon entrusted with the re-\\nsponsibility of hauling and marketing lumber, which\\nwas tran.sported by ox-teams to Newburyport, Mass.,\\ntwenty-five miles distant. The teams were loaded\\nand ready for the start at three o clock in the after-\\nnoon, the journey being kept up through the silent\\nhours of the night and the journey s end reached\\nabout sunrise the following morning. The lumber\\nwas marketed during that day and the return journey\\ncommenced after the load was sold out, and ordinarily\\nthe arrival home would be in the afternoon of the\\nthird day. Such was the routine during the lumber\\nseason. In addition to these duties, he took charge of\\nthe manufacture of lumber at the saw-mill, and,\\nduring the absence of his father, was intrusted with\\nall the responsibilities incident to this varied busi-\\nness.\\nAbout the year 1838, Mr. Norris commenced the\\nmanufacture of shoes in Epping, which he continued\\nuntil 1847, when, by reason of the business, which\\nwas too confining, his health failed. He came to\\nConcord and entered the employment of Ebenezer\\nSymmes, as salesman in the bread, cracker, pastry", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0309.jp2"}, "247": {"fulltext": "162\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUxNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nand confectionery business, at a salary of twenty\\ndollars per month. This out-door occupation was\\nbeneficial to his health, and in a short space of time,\\nhaving become thoroughly familiar with the selling\\ndepartment of this business, and more or less con-\\nversant with the general business, he, in 1850, pur-\\nchased the business of Mr. Symmes and carried it on\\nso successfully that in the course of a few years it\\nbecame necessary to put up additional buildings,\\nwhich were, when completed, supplied with modern\\nimprovements for the economical transaction of the\\nbusiness on a large scale.\\nIn 1859, Mr. Xorris sufi ered the loss of his build-\\nings by a disastrous conflagration. Transferring the\\nlarger part of his business to an unoccupied bakery\\nat Warner, N. H., he at once, with characteristic\\nenergy, set about rebuilding, and in the brief space of\\nsix months completed the work, and relinquishing\\nthe Warner bakery, opened anew in Concord.\\nIn May, 1864, Mr. Norris took into partnership Mr.\\nGeorge W. Crockett, of Sanbornton, N. H., and con-\\ntinued under the firm name of J. S. Norris Co. until\\n1875, when Mr. Crockett retired, disposing of his in-\\nterest to Mr. Norris, who, the same year, transferred\\nit to his son, James C. Norris, and they continued un-\\nder the firm of J. S. Norris Son for three years.\\nHaving thus been actively and continuously engaged\\nin this business for thirty-one years, the unremitting\\ncares of which had undermined his health and made\\nrest and quiet imperative, Mr. Norris sold his interest\\nin the business to Mr. Crockett, his former partner,\\nand retired, and the firm since that date (1878) has\\nbeen Norris Crockett.\\nMr. Norris, during his successful business career,\\nhas acquired valuable real estate in Concord, and is\\nnow passing the evening of life surrounded by com-\\nforts and conveniences that are the legitimate fruits\\nof his careful and prudent business habits. Mr.\\nNorris has never been active in politics nor a seeker\\nafter place or position, but since his first vote has\\nacted with the Democratic party. In religion he is a\\nBaptist, a member of the First Baptist Church of\\nConcord, and for many years one of its deacons. In\\nthe improvement of this church building he made a\\nvery liberal gift, and also contributed to the churches\\nin Epping and Suncook.\\nMr. Norris is a valued member of the I. O. O. F.\\nand is also a Free-Mason, being a member of Blazing\\nStar Lodge, of Concord.\\nA man so successful in the management of his own\\natl airs would naturally be sought for counsel in the\\nfinancial affairs of his community, and we find him\\nacting as a director in the State Capital Bank, to\\nwhich position he Wi(s elected February 10, 1863.\\nHe was also elected director of the National State\\nCapital Bank January 2, 1865, which position he has\\nheld continuously to the present time. He is a\\ntrustee and vice-president of the Loan and Trust\\nSavings-Bank, of Concord, and one of its investment\\ncommittee, and a trustee of the Centennial Home for\\nthe Aged, the existence of which institution is largely\\ndue to his exertions. He has done much for the im-\\nprovement of Concord, and has been ready to assist\\nin every good work, and has ever been a true friend\\nto the poor. He has been interested in education\\nand liberal in support of schools.\\nSuch a life, unostentatious though it be, has a value\\nnot to be easily measured, and the world is nuuh\\nbetter for such living.\\nIn November, 1840, Mr. Norris married, first, Caro-\\nline M., daughter of Dr. Timothy and Sarah Hillard.\\n(if Northwood, N. H., who died June 27, 1847, aged\\nthirty-one years, leaving a daughter, Ellen G., born\\nMay 1, 1844, who married George W. Crockett.\\nSeptember 24, 1850, Mr. Norris married, second,\\nMary E., daughter of Wesley and Harriet Palmer, of\\nConcord. She was born January 23, 1829. From\\nthis union there was born James C. (6), April 3, 1854,\\nwho has succeeded to the business of his father and\\nis now at the head of the firm, and stands as one of\\nthe flourishing and intelligent young business men of\\nConcord.\\nJuly 5, 1876, James C. (6) married Minnie Parker,\\ndaughter of Augustus and Mary Jane Wiggin, of\\nConcord. She was born May 13, 1856. From this\\nunion there have been Mabel Parker, born February\\n9, 1877; Orra, born November 24, 1878; Ethel, born\\nFebruary 13, 1881; and James Shepard (7), born No-\\nvember 20, 1884.\\nOf the first wife of Mr. Norris (5) it may fittingly\\nbe said that she was a help-meet, frugal and indus-\\ntrious, and with untiring devotion and Christian love\\naiding to the utmost in establishing a home in its\\ntruest sense. She was devoted to her husband, her\\nchild and her Saviour.\\nIt was at the time when Mr. Norris (5) started out\\nfor himself in the wider field at Concord that he\\nmarried Mary E. Palmer, and of her it may be said\\nthat, while attending to the manifold duties of the\\nhousehold, she has aided and encouraged her husband\\nin his struggle from poverty to affluence, and now\\nshares with him the confidence and love of a large\\ncircle of friends. She is a tender, loving wife, a true\\nChristian mother and a member of the First Baptist\\nChurch of Concord.\\nGRANVILLE P. OONN.\\nGranville P. Conn, A.M., M.D., Concord, w;is born\\nin Hillsborough, Hillsborough County, January 25,\\n1832, and was the youngest of eight children of\\nWilliam and Sarah (Priest) Conn. The paternal\\nancestry was of Scotch-Irish origin, while on the\\nmaternal side it was of English descent. His father\\nbeing a farmer, he resided at home until sixteen, at-\\ntending the common schools and in doing farm-work.\\nAfter this a few months at Francestown and Pem-\\nbroke Academies was followed with two years at", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0310.jp2"}, "248": {"fulltext": "^^z^^r^//^ ^r w^^-^i^iJ", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0313.jp2"}, "249": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0314.jp2"}, "250": {"fulltext": ":i[it;aM Aldeii Partridge s Military Institution, at\\nNorwich, t., with an occasional term of teach-\\niiii; common and select schools in New Hampshire\\nami Vermont. At this time, and until 1852, he de-\\nvoted his attention principally to fitting for the pro-\\nfession of civil engineering, which myopia and\\nncMcral ill health compelled him to relinquish.\\nFrom this time until 1850 he read medicine in the\\nollice of Dr. H. B. Brown, of Hartford, Vt., and\\nleaching mathematics several months during this\\nperiod at the academy in that village. After attend-\\ning two courses of medical lectures at Woodstock,\\nXt., and a third course at Dartmouth Medical Col-\\nlege, he received the degree of M.D. from the latter\\ninstitution in the class of 1856, with the late Professor\\nA. B. Crosby, of Hanover.\\nIn 1880 Norwich University conferred the honorary\\ndegree of A.M.\\nIn 1856 he located at Kast Eaudolph, Vt., and re-\\nmained there until 1861, when he sold out and re-\\nmoved to Kichmond, Chittenden County, Vt.\\nHe was commissioned assistant surgeon of the\\nTwelfth Eeginient Vermont Volunteers, August 19,\\n1862, and was ordered to rendezvous at Brattleborough\\nat once, and, in connection with the late Surgeon\\nPhelps, of Windsor, Vt., instituted a United States\\nhospital of one thousand beds. A month later his\\nregiment came into the field, and with it he served in\\nVirginia during its nine mouths service, first in the\\nTwenty-second Army Corps and afterwards with the\\nSecond Vermont Brigade, was transferred to the First\\nArmy Corps and was mustered out of the service\\nwith the regiment at Brattleborough, Vt., July 14,\\n1863.\\nIn the fall of 1863 he came to Concord, locating in\\nWard 4, on North Main Street, where he has re-\\nmained ever since. For several years he was a\\npartner of Dr. Charles P. Gage, of Concord, and a\\nmember of the local Board of Health. Afterwards,\\nfor five years, he was city physician. Very soon\\nafter commencing the practice of medicine he be-\\ncame firmly convinced that a great many deaths\\noccurred from preventable causes, due in many in-\\nstances to ignorance of the laws of health, and that\\nphysicians were often disappointed in obtaining\\nsatisfactory results, by reason of ineflicient nursing\\nand lack of attention to the hygiene of the sick-room.\\nBelieving the State owed to the people a care of their\\nhealth, as well as of their morals, he commenced, in\\n1866, to agitate the question of cleaning up the city,\\nand there being an epidemic of cholera in Europe at\\nthe time, he brought the matter to the attention of\\nthe city ofiicials, who passed an ordinance, drafted by\\nhim, that secured a house-to-house inspection, the\\nfirst in the State. This was made under his direc-\\ntion, and a full record of the sanitary condition of\\nevery building in the compact part of each ward in\\nthe city was made early in the season, which resulted\\nin a general cleaning of courts, alleys, streets and\\nyards. The city at once took an advanced position\\nin sanitation, which it has always maintained, for\\nwith the introduction of a water supjjly in 1873 came\\nthe necessity for a system of sewers, that was\\npromptly met by the city borrowing a large sum of\\nmoney to practically complete the system in 1876.\\nWhile city physician, circumstances occurred to\\nshow that more care should be exercised in the burial\\nof the dead, and, in company with the city solicitor,\\nhe advocated that a burial permit be reijuired from\\nthe city registrar before a body could be lawfully in-\\nterred.\\nThe City Council passed an ordinance to that\\neffect, and since then substantially the same ordi-\\nnance has become the law of the State, and New\\nHampshire undoubtedly secures quite as accurate\\nregistration of deaths as any State in the Union.\\nHis intimate connection with the hygiene of the city\\nof Concord rendered him more and more convinced\\nthat the State should have and maintain an eflective\\nsupervision over the lives and the health of its citi-\\nzens, and that a State Board of Health was fully\\nas necessary an adjunct of the executive department\\nof New Hampshire as a bank, railroad, insurance or\\nfish commission for, while it is acknowledged by all\\nthat the material interest of the State should be fostered\\nand pushed forward to compete with the industries\\nof other municipalities, yet, unless the causes of\\nsickness are reduced to the minimum, but little pro-\\ngress will be made therefore the watchful care of a\\nhealth department becomes a necessity in order to\\nrender good health possible to the greatest number,\\nwhose energy, vitality and working capacity become\\nthe capital stock of the State, whose par value and\\ndividends can only be attained by having a sound\\nmind in a vigorous and sound body. For many years\\nhe labored, with others, to secure for the people of\\nNew Hampshire a State Board of Health, and to this\\nend he read papers on sanitation before the medical\\nprofession, as well as contributed articles to the news-\\npapers on the necessity of hygienic reform for it was\\nevident to his mind that the State must be progres-\\nsive in matters pertaining to the health of her citi-\\nzens, else it would be impossible to retain her prestige\\namong other commonwealths, and in 1881 he had the\\ngreat pleasure of having the Legislature pass an act\\ngiving his native State a Board of Health.\\nThe bill establishing the board was drafted by him.\\nand is in many respects a model for any State of the\\npopulation and diversified interests that characterize\\nNew Hampshire, while the few years the board has\\nbeen in existence proves that the whole subject was\\nthoroughly and carefully considered before being\\npresented to the Legislature for, while there is but\\nthe slightest appearance of arbitary power, which is\\nso distasteful to a free and enlightened people, yet,\\nwith the statute law then existing in the State and\\nthe enactment of the bill establishing a Board of\\nHealth, it is doubtful if there is another State in the", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0315.jp2"}, "251": {"fulltext": "1G2 b\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nUnion whose health department creates less friction\\nin its practical work tlian it does in New Hampshire.\\nThis is largely accomplished by taking it entirely out\\nof the domain of politics, and in making the secre-\\ntary a permanent officer so long as his efficiency con-\\ntinues.\\nHe was at once appointed a member of the board\\nfor four years, and upon its organization was elected\\nits president, which office he now holds.\\nAlthough in active practice of his profession, he\\nhas, by his industrious and systematic habits, done\\neousiderable work for the board, contributing articles\\nupon ventilation and other subjects intimately con-\\nnected with hygiene, and lie has represented the\\nboard several times in conferences with sanitary au-\\nthorities and public health meetings.\\nAt this time it may be considered an endorsement\\nof his work on the board, that he has received a re-\\nappointment for four years.\\nAV hile a resident of Vermont he became an active\\nmember of its State Medical Society, and a few years\\nsince he was elected an honorary member of the same\\nassociation. He became a member of the New\\nHampshire Medical Society in 1864, and in 1869 was\\nelected its secretary, which office he has, by the un-\\nanimous vote of the association, held ever since,\\nexcept in the years 1880-81, when he was vice-presi-\\ndent and president of this venerable society, which\\nwas organized in 1791.\\nIt is well known that in voluntary associations of\\nthis kind very much of their prosperity and efficiency\\ndepend upon the executive ability and energy of its\\nsecretary, and it is a matter of satisfaction to all who\\nknow him that since he became its secretary the New\\nHampshire Medical Society has increased in the num-\\nber of its active members from sixty to over two hun-\\ndred and twenty-five, with an annual average attend-\\nance of one hundred and twenty-five in place of less\\nthan fifty in 18C5. He is a member of the Centre\\nDistrict and an honorary member of the Straffiard\\nDistrict Medical Society, as well as a member of the\\nAmerican Public Health and the American Medical\\nAssociations. He is also a member of the var-ious\\nMasonic associations in Concord, and of Post E. E.\\nSturtevant, G. A. R., of New Hampshire.\\nIn 1877, and again in 1879, he was elected by the\\npeople on the Board of Railroad Commissioners for\\nNew Hampshire, this being the only time he has\\ntaken any active part in politics.\\nWhile railroad commissioner he made two reports\\nto the Legislature, in which he strongly advocated re-\\nforms in the commission and in the manner of the\\nroads making returns, that have since been adopted.\\nHis early education as a civil engineer has always\\nmade the construction and management of railways a\\nmatter of interest to him, and he has always believed\\nthat tlie progressive spirit of our country will yet ad-\\nvance American raihvnys until tliey will become an\\ncxiimpU to the world of Viusiiu s prnsi.ciitv. In this\\nconnection it may be mentioned that, believing that\\nthe prosperity of the State and its railroads depends\\nvery much upon its being a summer resort for the\\nwhole country, who come here for the purpose of\\nhealth and recreation, he has instituted a system of\\nrailway sanitation and inspections that the manage-\\nments of the roads nobly second, and which, by the\\nwatchful care of the State Board of Health over the\\nrailway stations, cars and hotels, will increase the\\nconfidence of the traveling public in assuring them\\nthat it is the desire of the people of New Hampshire\\nto keep the hills and valleys of the Granite State free\\nfrom the contaminating influences of waste and eft ete\\nmatter, in order that the summer visitor may return\\nto his home with firm health and renewed vitality in\\nreturn for the pecuniary consideration of a few days\\nor weeks in the State.\\nIn 1858, while a resident of Vermont, he married\\nMiss Helen M. Sprague, of East Randolph, in that\\nState, and has two children.\\nGEOKGE W. ELA.\\nGeorge W. Ela, a native of Portsmouth, N. H.,\\nborn January 18, 1807, was the third son of Joseph\\nand Sarah (Emerson) Ela, and the sixth of a family\\nof nine children. The first sixteen years of his life\\nwere spent at his paternal home, occupied, when not\\nattending the town schools, on his father s farm and\\nin the tannery which his father carried on as a reg-\\nular occupation. This period of his life was without\\nnoticeable incident, if we except what he insists was\\nthe foundation-stone of his future, when, in his\\nfifteenth year (1822), he was taken from school, and,\\nby an arrangement of his father with other land-\\nowners in Grafton County, was sent to Lisbon, with\\nhis surveying instruments, to confirm or correct the\\nlines of the original survey, involving titles to lands\\nin that town, and, to some extent, the boundaries of\\nthe adjacent towns of Littleton and Lyman. The\\nobject was accomplished alter much labor, and in\\nthat season a plan made and returned to the pro-\\nprietors, much to their satisfaction and their entire\\napprobation and their flattering praise of his per-\\nseverance and success gave him confidence in his\\nown powers and secured theirs in his executive ability,\\nwhich never abated while they lived.\\nIn that year, by an arrangement with Hill\\nMoore, publishers of the Ne\\\\o Hampshire Patriot, at\\nConcord, the famed Republican organ of that day,\\nafterward more famous as the organ of the Jackson\\nportion of that party, Ela was to enter their office\\nas an apprentice in the printing trade. The latter\\npart of that year the copartnership of Hill Moore\\nwas dissolved, Isaac Hill retaining the Patriot and\\nJacob B. Moore establishing a new printing-office\\nsubsequently establishing tlie New Hampshire Journal,\\nas the organ of the Adams wing of the Republican\\nparty of that day. In .January, 1823, Mr. Ela entered", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0316.jp2"}, "252": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0319.jp2"}, "253": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0320.jp2"}, "254": {"fulltext": "!(;\u00e2\u0080\u00a2_ c\\ntlic office of Jacob B. Moore as au apprentice and\\ncontinued there during his niinorily, excepting a\\nlew months of the last of his term, wlien, by an\\narrangement of all parties interested, he went to\\nDover, N. H. He then started the Dover Enquirer,\\nwhich the supporters of Mr. Adams in the na-\\ntional political contest, then beginning to be inter-\\nI sting, had determined to establish in that locality.\\nAfter a few months Mr. Ela became, by degrees, the\\n|iroprietor, publisher, printer and editor, continuing\\nill that relation the latter part of the time in con-\\nnection with the late lamented George Wadleigh\\nfor a period of about three years. Many of the present\\ngeneration of politicians will remember the influence\\nwhich that paper exerted in political circles in the\\nState, which was well maintained by Mr. Wadleigh,\\nwho succeeded Mr. Ela and continued in its manage-\\nment for a long series of years. Mr. Ela then re-\\nturned to Concord for the purpose of consolidating\\nUie Statesman and Concord Begutcr and the New\\nHampshire Journal, as a political measure, and, in the\\nyear 1831, commenced the publication of the States-\\nman in connection with the late AsaMcFarland, who\\nretired after about two years. Mr. Ela continued the\\npaper, as sole proprietor, for several years, and sub-\\nsequently in connection with the late Hon. Jacob H.\\nEla, who had, in the mean time, served an apprentice-\\nship in the Statesman ofBce, which was commenced\\n:iiid continued while he remained a member of Mr.\\nIlia s family. Thus Mr. Ela was brought into the\\nlorties, after unremitting labors of more than twenty\\nyears in the printing-office, with all the duties and\\ncustoms connected with the public press and political\\nparties before the days of the last two generations.\\nHe commenced with these duties when the printers\\nlevil was expected to know everything, do everything,\\nknow everybody and be everywhere to be stoker,\\nmessenger, newsboy and, perhai)s, caterer to his mas-\\nter s table. It was a substantial relief to advance a\\njieg to the position of compositor or pressman or any\\niither labor in the office, when, too, the last called\\nfor the most muscular and expert workmen, for at\\nthat time a power press was not known in New\\nEngland, the work being all done on that wonderful\\nscrew arrangement, the invention of Adam Eamage.\\nEven the ink-spreading process was accomplished\\nwith balls, the composition roller, which subsequently\\ntook their place, being then unknown. The Wells\\npress the lever was invented a short time previous,\\n:il)out 1820. Few of the craft of the present day have\\nniiy definite idea of the mode of printing of that time.\\nIn this connection Mr. Ela mentions the foot that all\\ntlie paper then used was made in that primitive mode\\n(if dipping from the vat on a hand-screen, sheet by\\nsheet, the pulp of which they were formed, and that\\nthe revolutions which have succeeded from time to\\ntime in that line are as wonderful as the many other\\nadvances in art and science and mechanical inven-\\ntions.\\nMr. Ela, while yet an apprentice, became acquainted\\nwith many of the business men and politicians of the\\nState, and more especially in the county of Merri-\\nmack. Mr. Jacob B. Moore, with whom he was ap-\\nprenticed, was a publisher and bookseller, as well as\\neditor of the New Hampshire Journal, and, a few\\nmonths after the formation of the county of Merri-\\nmack (1823), was appointed register of deeds, and con-\\ntinued in that office, by subsequent elections, several\\nyears. Mr. Ela much of the time was acting as clerk\\nin the book-store and in the registry, often, in the\\nabsence of the principal, in the entire charge of the\\nwhole concern. Business, custom and convenience\\nmade the place a resort of the active men visiting the\\ncapital of the State and the shire of the county. While\\nyet in his minority he was frequently employed as\\nreporter of the proceedings of the Legislature, which\\nposition he afterward continued for a period of some\\nfifteen years. These employments, incident to his\\nearly situations and continued while proprietor and\\neditor of the Enquirer and Statesman, gave hira an\\nextensive acquaintance, most of whom, in the early\\npart of his life, were fully twenty years his seniors\\nnotably so with the politicians. He was a Whig in\\npolitics, as may reasonably be inferred from his po-\\nsitions, active, energetic and influential, acting in\\nresponsible positions often, at times as chairman of\\nthe State Central Committee. He was prominent in\\nthe campaign which seated General Harrison in the\\nPresidential chair, as also in that which so nearly\\nelected Henry Clay. Mr. Ela s position brought him\\nin contact with many public men of fifty years ago of\\nnational fame as well as of local distinction,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 with\\nsome in a formal way and as a matter of ceremony,\\nbut with many in a more sociable and intimate rela-\\ntion. He relates many interesting and valuable\\nreminiscences which an attentive observation has se-\\ncured and an active mind treasured, and this charac-\\nteristic has brought him to be regarded as an author-\\nity in matters of history in his time. He was present\\nin the procession of school-boys in Portsmouth when\\nJames Monroe, then President of the United States,\\nvisited that ancient town, and he has known every\\nPresident from that time down to Garfield. A winter\\nin Washington, forty-five years since, secured him the\\nacquaintance of most of the prominent men there at\\nthat time. With the press and its managers he had\\na more intimate acquaintance, which extends back to\\nwhen Boston was a town of some thirty thousand in-\\nhabitants, more or less, with its Board of Selectmen,\\nholding its town-meetings and transacting its town\\nbusiness in Faneuil Hall, electing its fifty or sixty\\nrepresentatives to the General Court; when it had\\nnot a single daily, and Nathan Hale, of the Advertiser,\\nBenjamin Russell, of the Centinel, and Joseph T.\\nBuckingham, of the Courier, were the guides of public\\nopinion and maintained the dignity of the common-\\nwealth. The New York celebrities were Nathaniel\\nH. Custer, of the Statum; Mordecai M. Noah, of the", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0321.jp2"}, "255": {"fulltext": "162 d\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nNew York Enquirer; William L. Stone, of the Com-\\nmercial Advertiser; and, subsequently, Jaixics Gordon\\nBennett, of the Herald; James Watson Webb, of the\\nCourier; Horace Greoley, of the Tribune; James\\nBrooks, of the with all of whom he was more\\nor less intimately acquainted.\\nMr. Ela, finding his health foiling, in 1844, on the\\nadvice of his physician, abandoned his connection\\nwith the press. Since then he has spent much of\\nhis time on his farm at Allenstown, an acquisition\\nwhich he made a few years previous, and has devoted\\nmuch attention to agricultural pursuits. And now,\\nas the traveler passes along the highway over his ex-\\ntensive domain, covered with a growth of pine tim-\\nber, the equal of which is rarely to be found in this\\nState at least, he may often see the tall, straight form\\nof the proprietor, clothed in rustic garb, alone or\\nwith workmen, or with company, as it may happen,\\nattending to the interests connected therewith\\nsometimes in the corn-field, then examining the\\nherd, perchance among the hay-makers, or directing\\nand participating in whatever may be on hand at the\\nmoment showing the evidence of age, yet with an\\nalacrity perplexing to the stranger when told that the\\nobject of his observation is so closely approaching\\nthe age of eighty years, having endured forty years\\nof active life since condemned as an invalid without\\nhope of recovery. He is ever active, rising with the\\ndawn, attending to whatever duties are in hand,\\nwhether it leads him to the stock-yard or the office-\\ntable. He is not confined to his farm in his labors\\nhe has other interests, somewhat extensive, and other\\nlabors call him on frequent journeys, although it is\\napparent that his activity and his power of endur-\\nance have, in some degree, abated.\\nMr. Ela married Mary Adelaide Lane, of Sutton, by\\nwhom he had three children, two sons and a daugh-\\nter. The latter died in infancy. Major Robert L.\\nEla served in the War of the Rebellion, in the Sixth\\nRegiment New Hampshire Volunteers. He was se-\\nverely wounded in the second battle of Bull Run and\\nagain in the crater at Petersburg, into which he led\\nhis regiment, commanding. He recovered to some\\nextent and served throughout the war, and now re-\\nsides in California.\\nCaptain Richard Ela also served his country in the\\nWar of the Rebellion, and was killed at Drury s\\nBluff, on the James, below Richmond, while leading\\na charge on the enemv s works.\\nCA1\u00c2\u00bbTAIN KICIIARD ELA.\\nThe most costly sacrifice New Hampshire made for\\nthe preservation of the Union was that of her young\\nmen. From her cities and towns, colleges and\\nschools they came, strong and brave, to fill and refill\\nher regiments, and they fell by hundreds. Captain\\nRichard Ela was one of these. He was twenty-one\\nyears old when he entered the army, and he was\\nkilled in battle three months before his term of\\nservice would have expired. Brief as was his life,\\nthe story of it is worthy to be told, for it was well\\nlived. He possessed an even temperament and a dis-\\nposition cheerful almost to gayety. To his passing\\nfriends he may have seemed to take life carelessly\\nbut beneath the jovial surface was ii grave and earnest\\nelement which governed his character, and when the\\ntime which tried men s souls came, it was shown that\\nhe was controlled by an abiding purpose to accept\\nthe work that fell to him, and do it well.\\nRichard was the second son of George W. and\\nAdelaide Lane Ela, and was born at Concord Feb-\\nruary 12, 1840. His mother died when he was three\\nyears old, and his childhood was spent partly with his\\nfather and partly with his grandfether. Dr. Robert\\nLane, of Sutton. After the public schools, the most\\nof his school-life was spent at the academy at Frank-\\nlin, although he attended, for shorter periods, the\\nacademies at Pembroke, New Loudon and Meriden,\\nand graduated from the latter in the summer of 1858.\\nHe determined to begin at once the study of his pro-\\nfession, and accordingly entered the law-oflSce of\\nGeorge Foster, at Concord, with whom he com-\\npleted his professional studies also attending lectures\\nat the Harvard Law School.\\nHe was physically strong, vigorous and active, and\\nnaturally an adept in athletic sports. He had a\\nspecial liking for military exercise.\\nWhen the war cloud broke, and the call to arms\\nwas sounded, it was impossible that he should prove\\nindifferent. Patriotism and military ardor alike\\nurged an immediate response, and, August 22, 1861,\\nhe was mustered into the service as first lieutenant of\\nCompany E, Third Regiment New Hampshire\\nVolunteers.\\nAbout this time he was admitted as a member of\\nthe Merrimack County bar. He entered the service\\nwith enthusiasm but events proved that he was also^\\nmoved by a profound faith in the righteousness of\\nhis cause, and a steadfast purpose to do his every\\nduty. His introduction to real soldiering was as\\nofficer of the guard while the regiment was on the\\nway from Concord to Camp Sherman, Long Island,\\nN. Y. While at this camp he was appointed judge\\nadvocate of the regiment.\\nThe Third was with General Sherman at Hilton\\nHead, and was among the first to land.\\nLieutenant Ela was in command of two companies\\nwas detached and ordered on an expedition to the\\nplantation of General Graham, the rebel commander,\\nfor the purpose of securing the person of that officer\\nand the papers at headcpiarters.\\nThe general was not to be fouTid. In other respects\\nthe expedition was successful.\\nFor many months the regiment remained at Hilton\\nHead. Sickness visited them, and this, with some\\nbeing detailed for duty elsewhere, so reduced the\\nnumber of officers that for six months, with few ex-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0322.jp2"}, "256": {"fulltext": "\u00e2\u0080\u0094^IT/ ZyL( ^-T^^ /a^-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0325.jp2"}, "257": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0326.jp2"}, "258": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0327.jp2"}, "259": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0328.jp2"}, "260": {"fulltext": "162 e\\nceptions, he was the ouly officer with his company.\\nThe monotony was at length broken by an expedition\\ntowards Savannah. It amounted to but little, how-\\never, save to plant the first Union flag on Georgia\\nsoil.\\nSoon after, in an expedition to the mainland,\\nLieutenant Ela was ordered to cut off and capture\\nthe enemy s pickets at a certain station, which was\\naccomplished. The next day the regiment moved\\nfurther inland, and his company, deployed as skir-\\nmishers going up and rear-guard in returning, had\\n-i lrae sharp skirmishing with the enemy. This, he\\n.-.lys, was the first time we had heard the whistle of\\nrebel bullets.\\nDuring April, 1862, the regiment was doing guard\\nduty on Edisto Island, and on the 15th of the month\\nLieutenant Ela was promoted to a captaincy and\\nassigned to Company G. Three months later he was\\ngiven command of his former company (E). The\\nfollowing June he participated in the battle of Seces-\\nsionville, and being knocked down by a passing shell\\nwas reported killed, but he was soon able to contra-\\ndict the report.\\nAbout the 1st of July the regiment returned to\\nHilton Head, and he was assigned to the command\\nof the forces on Pinckney Island.\\nIn September he returned to Hilton Head. Sick-\\nness prevailed to such a degree that for atiniebutone\\ncaptain, besides himself, was on duty. His health\\nsuffered severely, and in November he was given\\nleave of absence for twenty days, the most of which\\nhe spent in Florida.\\nIn March, 1863, he was assigned to duty as second\\nin command of provost guard at Hilton Head, where\\nhe continued until April, when he returned to his\\nregiment.\\nHe was with the first expedition against Charles-\\nton, and participated in the fighting on Morris Island\\nin July. When the siege of Fort Wagner was begun\\nCaptain Ela was detailed to organize and command a\\nbattalion of sharpshooters. He was stationed at the\\nfront and held the post of danger throughout the\\nsiege, doing effective and important work towards the\\ncapture of the tort.\\nIn March, 1864, the regiment returned to Hilton\\nHead to be reorganized as mounted infantry. It was\\nthen sent to Florida and there dismounted, and sent\\nto Virginia to join in the operations against Rich-\\nmond. The forces were gathering for the last great\\nstruggle with the Eebellion. Captain Ela felt that\\nserious work was ahead. His last letter to his father\\nwas dated at Gloucester Point, Va., April 30, 1864,\\nand says We are crowded dovi^n to the lightest pos-\\nsible marching order. You need not expect to hear\\nfrom me again until I find an opportunity to write\\nfrom Richmond.\\nThirteen days later he fell in the charge which\\ncaptured the first of the outer defenses of Richmond.\\nIn the desperate charge at Drury s Bluff he led his\\nmen to within twenty paces of the enemy s breast-\\nworks and died.\\nThe adjutant-general s report says. The fighting\\nlasted but twenty minutes but in those twenty\\nminutes more than two hundred of New Hampshire s\\nbravest and best fell dead or wounded. Among the\\nforemost fell the gallant Captain Richard Ela, while\\nin advance of his men, leading them in the charge.\\nHe was shot through the brain, and expired almost\\ninstantly. His body was buried on the field of\\nbattle, where it lies awaiting the last reveille.\\nCaptain Ela was a brave and faithful soldier. He\\nhad few opportunities to distinguish himself in bat-\\ntle; but in a less conspicuous way his merit was even\\ngreater. Although just across the line from boyhood\\nand fresh from student-life, he performed the work of\\none or more other ofiicers besides his own during\\nalmost the whole of his time of service. From the\\ntime of entering active service the complement of\\nofficers was never full he was always on duty, and\\nwork of absent ones therefore fell upon him. Much\\nof the time, also, he was detailed for special work in\\naddition to his regular duties. Officers and men\\nalike bore testimony to his ability, his faithfulness\\nand kindly thoughtfulness of others. He bore the\\nhardships and disappointments of his. lot without\\ncomplaint, and seemed only anxious to do his work\\nwell.\\nWith the exception of leave of absence at one time\\nof twenty days, he. was never away from his post, and\\nthough sometimes sufl ering from ill health, he was\\nnever marked off duty. At the end of two years and\\na half of service he was the only one of the original\\nofficers who had not been home.\\nWhen on the march to the fatal battle-field a com-\\nrade found him usually so cheerful now sober and\\nthoughtful In response to a question, he replied\\nthat he had a presentiment of death. They were\\ngoing into a fierce battle, and he felt that he should\\nbe numbered with the slain. The comrade urged\\nhim not to go into battle if such were his feelings.\\nHe replied, If it comes to that, I never shrank from\\nduty, and though I know this to be my last battle, my\\nduty to my country shall be well done.\\nThat was the key-note of his character. Had he\\nlived, it would have made him a useful and honored\\ncitizen dying, it made him a hero.\\n1 R. ROBERT LAKE ELA.\\nDr. Robert Lane Ela, the eldest son of George W.\\nand Adelaide L. Ela, was born at Concord, N. H.,\\nApril 17, 1838. When he was five years old his\\nmother died. His childhood was spent in part with\\nhis grandfather. Dr. Robert Lane, at Sutton, and in\\npart with his father at Concord. He was educated at\\nNew London, Pembroke and Meriden Academies.\\nOn completing his studies at these schools, he was\\nemployed on his father s farm at Allenstown, and", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0331.jp2"}, "261": {"fulltext": "162 t\\nHISTOllV OF BELKiVAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nsubsequently went to Stoneham, Mass., wlicre he\\nengaged in the manufacture of boots and shoes,\\nwhich he continued until the spring of 18G1.\\nWhen the War of the Rebellion broke out he\\nresponded to the President s call for volunteers, and,\\nreturning to Concord, recruited a company for the\\nSixth New Hampshire Kcgimeut. He was com-\\nmissioned a captain, and, joining the regiment at\\nKeene, was mustered into the United States service\\nNovember 30, 1861. He went with his regiment to\\nWashington, D. C, where they remained in camp a\\nfew weeks, and early in January, 1862, they joined\\nBurnside s expedition to Hatteras, Roanoke Island\\nand Newbern, N. C. In July they were transferred\\nby water to General Pope s command in Virginia.\\nThey participated in the battle of Cedar Mountain\\nand the second battle of Bull Run, August 29, 1862,\\nwhere Captain Ela was severely wounded in the right\\narm. He went home on a furlough, and remained until\\nhe had partly recovered the use of his arm, rejoining\\nhis regiment in March, 1863, while it was on the way\\nto Kentucky. He was with the regiment through the\\nKentucky campaign, and went with it to Vicksburg,\\nwhere he was present during the siege and at the sur-\\nrender of that stronghold, and also in the operations\\nagainst Jackson, which resulted in the capture of that\\nplace. The regiment then returned to Kentucky and\\nwas stationed at Frankfort, where Captain Ela acted\\nas provost-marshal. On the reorganization of the\\narmy under General Grant, in 1864, he went with his\\nregiment to Virginia, and participated in the Wilder-\\nness Ijattlos of May r)th and Gth the battles of Spott-\\nsylvania, May 12th and 18th; North Anna River,\\nMay 20th Cold Harbor, June 3d and 4th then\\nmoving across the James River to the front of Peters-\\nburgh, and engaging in the battles of June 17th and\\n18th, and being under fire every day until the explo-\\nsion of the mine, .luly 30th. Captain Ela was in\\ncommand of the regiment at this time, and, the Sixth\\nNew Hampshire being one of those selected to charge\\nthe enemy after the blowing up of the mine, he led\\nit into the crater, and in the fight which followed was\\nwounded by the explosion of a spherical case shot in\\nfront of him. Both legs were partially paralyzed,\\ncausing injuries from which he has never fully re-\\ncovered. He was afterwards detailed for duty as\\nacting adjutant quartermaster, at Camp Gilmore,\\nConcord, N. H. He returned to his regiment and\\nwas promoted to the rank of major before the close of\\nthe war. He was mustered out of the service with his\\nregiment July 17, 1865.\\nMajor Ela was popular with the men under his\\ncommand, for he was thoughtful of their comfort and\\nwatchful of their interests. He was intimate with\\nbut few of his brother officers, but with those he was\\nespecially friendly and always ready to give them a\\ncordial greeting. As an officer, he was prompt and\\nfaithful in the discharge of duty and performed well\\nhis part in the War for the Union.\\nAfter his return from the army he studied medicine\\nand surgery with Dr. Crosby, of Concord, and at the\\nDartmouth Medical School and Bellevue Hospital,\\nNew York, taking degrees from both schools. For\\nthe past ten years he has resided in California.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0332.jp2"}, "262": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF ALLENSTOWN.\\nCHAPTER I.\\nGeographical\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Original Grant\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Named in Honor of Gen. Samuel Allen\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094Incorporation of Town\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Copy of Charter\u00e2\u0080\u0094 First Town-Meeting\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nOfficers Elected\u00e2\u0080\u0094 First Settlements\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Names of Pioneers\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Indian Depre-\\ndations-Capture of Robert Buutin and Others\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Documentary History\\nFirst Justice of the Peace Roman Catholic Church.\\nThe town of Allenstown lies in the southeastern\\np art of the county, and is bounded as follows\\nOn the North by Epsom East by Eockingham\\nCounty South by Hooksett and West by Pembroke.\\nThis town was originally granted, May 11, 1722, to\\nthe children of Governor Samuel Allen and to their\\nheirs. It was described as follows: A tract of land\\nfour miles .square, adjoining to Chester side line, and\\nNottingham head line. A portion of this tract was\\nincorporated with Pembroke in November, 1759. It\\nwM named Allenstown in honor of Governor Allen.\\nIn June, 1815, a tract of land lying east of the Mer-\\nrimack River, which had jireviously belonged to\\nBow, was annexed.\\nAlthough this town was early granted, it was not\\nincorporated as a town until July 2, 1881. The fol-\\nlowing is the act of incorporation\\nState of New Hampshire\\nIn the year of our Lord one thousand eight\\nluindred and thirty-one.\\nAn act to incorporate a town by the name of Al-\\nlenstown.\\nSection 1.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Be it enacted by the Senate and House\\nof Representatives, in general court convened, that\\nall that tract of land situated in the county of Merri-\\nmack, in said State, that is now known by the name\\nof Allenstown, be and the same hereby is incorporated\\ninto a town by the name of Allen.stown, with all the\\npowers, privileges, incident to other towns in this\\nState.\\nProvided, however, that no person whomsoever,\\nthat would not have gained a settlement in said Al-\\nlenstown by the laws of this State, if said Allenstown\\nhad been incorporated into a town on the first\\nWednesday in June one thousand eight hundred and\\ntwenty-eight, shall gain a settlement in said Allens-\\ntown in virtue of this act, any law to the contrary\\nnotwithstanding.\\nSection 2.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 And be it further enacted, that Ichabod\\nClark, James C. Emery, James Piper and Mark Til-\\nton, or any three of them, are hereby authorized to\\ncall the first meeting of the legal voters of said Al-\\nlenstown by posters of notification in two of the most\\npublick places in said Allenstown, expressing the\\ntime, place and purpose of said meeting, fifteen days\\nprevious to the day of meeting, which meeting shall\\nbe holden on the last Monday of November next.\\nSection 3. And be it further enacted that the\\nofficers that were chosen at the last annual meeting\\nof the legal voters of said Allenstown shall continue\\nin office during the term for which they were chosen.\\nFranklin Pierce,\\nSpeaker of the House of Bepresenfatives.\\nSamuel Cartland,\\nrrcsidmt of the Senate.\\nApproved July 2, 1831.\\nSamuel Dinhmore, Governor.\\nAt this time Ralph Metcalf was Secretary of State,\\naud A. O. Evans town clerk of Allenstown.\\nThe first town-meeting under this act was held\\nFebruary 2, 1822, and Charles Bodwell was chosen\\nmoderator. The first meeting for the election of\\ntown officers, under this act, was held March 13,\\n1832. Daniel Batchelder was elected representative,\\nAndrew O. Evans town clerk and John Perkins, A.\\n0. Evans and John Tennant selectmen.\\nAmong the first settlers of the town were John\\nWolcutt, Andrew Smith, Daniel Evans and Robert\\nBuntin.\\nMr. Buntin and a son ten years of age and one\\n.lames Carr, while at work on the west bank of the\\nMerrimack, were attacked by Indians, who killed\\nCarr and captured Buntin and his son and marched\\nthem as prisoners to Canada. Here they were sold\\nto a Frenchman residing in Montreal. After a cap-\\ntivity of eleven months they escaped and returned\\nto their home. The son was Andrew Buntin, who\\nserved in the Revolutionary War until his death,\\nwhich occurred at White Plains October 28, 1776.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0333.jp2"}, "263": {"fulltext": "164\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nDocumentary History.\\nCertificate of Three I i oldiers liable to have tlieir Tax\\nabated.\\nAllenston.\\nthis is to searty that george wins John Jcdkins\\nand Jeams megoy [McCoy] was in the Continentle\\nserves agrebel to the vote of thes province psist in the\\nyear 1775 should be tcaken of John heyes By us\\nthat the pole tax is Benj matthes\\n4 6 p head Select men\\nto the state\\n13-0 8w()rn to June 12, 1777, before\\nW Pakkee Jus. Peace.\\n.loSEPH Demxet Constable for 1776.\\nReturn of Number of Ratable Polls, 1783.\\nIn obedience to the Order of the Hon General\\nCourt we the subscribers Select Men of Allenstowu\\nhave made the Following to be the Exact Number\\nof Rateable polls from Twenty one years old up-\\nwards in the bounds of said AUenstown viz. thirty\\nPolls\\nGeorge Evans Select\\nSamuel Webster men\\nAUenstown\\nDecember 9 A. D. 1783.\\nTo the Hon the General Court of the State of\\nNew Hamp.shire at Concord.\\nThe above was sworn to before Samuel Daniell, of\\nPembroke, justice of the peace.\\nPetition for Abatement of Tax.\\nState of New 1 To the Hon the Senate and House\\nHampshire J of Representatives in General\\nCourt Convened the 14 day of June A. D. 1786.\\nThe Petition of the Selectmen of AUenstown in\\nthe County of Rockingham.\\nHumbly Sheweth That said AUenstown in the\\nyear 1781 was called upon by the authority of said\\nState to raise one man to serve in the Continental\\nArmy three years or during the war between Great\\nBritain and the United States of America at which\\ntime it was supposed by s^ Town that there was then\\nserving in the Army aforesaid a Man for said Town,\\nwhich if it had been true would have prevented said\\nDemand, but on trial before the Committee of safety\\nit was determined against them, by means whereof\\ns Town lost a large sum of money which was paid\\nhim for engaging as aforesaid. Your Petitioners\\nafterwards hired one Samuel Kennistown and went\\nwith him to the Muster Master, who Informed them\\nthat a few days before he was ordered not to Muster\\nany more\u00e2\u0080\u0094 since which an Extent hath been issued\\nagainst the Select Men of said Town by the Treasurer\\nfor Seventy two pounds twelve shillings, and is in an\\nofficers hands to execute\u00e2\u0080\u0094 As the said Town has ever\\nprocured their quota of Men during the late War, tho\\nbut an Handful compared with the greatest part of\\nthe Towns in the State, and were unfortunately de-\\nGeorge Evi\\nprived of a Man they supposed that they had a right\\nto, and who they paid for his Service, beg this Hon\\nCourt would take their case under their Consideration\\nand relinquish the whole or part of said sum.\\nAnd your Petitioners as in duty bound shall ever\\npray.\\nj one, and in be-\\nhalf of the other\\nSelectmen of\\nJ said Town\\nIn answer to the foregoing petition, the Legislature\\nabated forty-two pounds.\\nPetition for Justice of the Peace.\\nState of New Hamp To his Excellency John\\nRockingham ss i Sullivan Esq and the\\nhonourable Privy Council for said State. Humbly\\nshews that the Inhabitants of AUenstown in said State\\nThat your Petitioners tho small in Numbers Con-\\nsider themselves Entitled To Common Privileges with\\nother Towns in general in said state, that Ever\\nsince the settlement of said Town, the Inhabitants\\nthereof have been destitute of a Civile Magistrate\\nTo Transact the Nessary business of said Town, and\\nhave ever been Obleged annualy To apply at least\\nsix miles and some times more Distance from said\\nTown To a magistrate To qualify Town officers, and\\nfrequently upon other business which Proves very\\ninconvenient, and as they humbly Conceive that\\nthere is a Person who is a Reputable free holder in\\nsaid Town, well quallified To sustain such a Commis-\\nsion and the most likley To give general satisfaction\\nas a magistrate, therefore humbly Pray that Capt.\\nGeorge Evins may be appointed a Justice of the\\nPeace in and for the County aforesaid, and your\\nPetitioners as bound c.\\nAUenstown Nov. 1787.\\nRobert Bunten, Samel Kinstone, Clement M Coy,\\nDanel Daves, Ede Hall Bergin, Samuel (his X mark)\\nfisk, Josiah Allen, Jacob Gay, John Trefethen, Moses\\nLeavett, farik Luces, Samuel webster Junr., Philip\\nSargent, Zablon Davis, Josiah Johnson, Riley Smith,\\nRoger Dugan, Leonard Harrington, Ichabod Clark,\\nJames kinniston, John Tomson, Jerimiah Jonson,\\nJohn Hayes, Nathaniel Smith, Garshom Dugan, Icha-\\nbod Clark, Charles Bamford, Samuel Rowe, Hall\\nBergin, Samuel kinneson. Samel york, John Jonson,\\nJohn Robinson.\\nThis petition was not granted.\\nPetition for Authoritij to Tax Tand fur Bqiairing\\nHighways, etc.\\nJ To the Hon General Asscml)ly for\\nState of g.^jj g^^j^ convened at Exeter Jan-\\nNew Hamp u^\u00e2\u0080\u009ey7 1789.\\nHumbly Shew the Inhabitants of AUenstown in\\nsaid State That from the first settlement of said\\nTown, the Inhabitants thereof (who are very few in\\nnumber, not exceeding forty rateable polls) have", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0334.jp2"}, "264": {"fulltext": "ALLENSTOWN.\\n165\\nbeen at the sole expense of maintaining all public\\nroads in the same that from the roughness of the\\nland, the many streams running through said Town,\\n:uul the small number of Inhabitants, they find it\\nexceedingly burdensome to keep the roads and bridges\\ni.scjme of which are long and very often carried away\\n!iy freshets) in barely passable repair that unless\\nsaid Inhabitants can have some assistance from the\\nNon-resident Proprietors or owners of lands in said\\nTown, (who are by far the greatest part of the pro-\\npriety,) they cannot possibly keep said roads\\nl)ridges in proper repair, they therefore pray your\\nHonours to take this their petition under your wise\\nconsideration, and alleviate their distress by granting\\nthem liberty to assess one penny per acre on all the\\nlands in said Allenstown improved and unimproved\\nfor the term of three years, for the purpose of repair-\\ning and making passable and convenient the roads\\nand bridges in said town, and as bound c.\\nSelect Men for and\\nJohnLeoxaed I in behalf of the\\nJosiAH Allex j- Inhabitants of\\nNathaniel Smith J Allenstown.\\nThe foregoing petition was before the Legislature\\nJanuary 7th, and a hearing ordered for their next\\ni s-iion. June 18, 1789, an act passed granting the\\nii .|uest.\\nFirst Justice of the Peace.\\nTo His Excellency the President of the State of\\nNew Hampshire and the Honorable Privy Council\\nConvened at Exeter May 1790.\\nThe petition of the Inhabitants of the Town of\\nAllenstown in said State Humbly Shews\\nThat your petitioners are desirous that a Justice\\nof the peace may be appointed in said Allenstown\\n(as they never have as yet had the privilege of hav-\\ning one in said Town) and they beg leave to recom-\\nmend to your Excellency Honors Capt. George\\nEvans as the most suitable person in said Town for\\nthat office and we pray that your Excellency\\nHonors would take the matter under your wise Con-\\nsideration appoint him ye\u00c2\u00b0 said Evans a Justice of\\ntlie peace in and for the County of Rockingham.\\nAnd your petitioners as in duty bound will ever\\nliray.\\nAllenstown 5 Feby. 1790.\\nEde Hall Bergin, Josiah Morse, John Clark, John\\nWoodward, John Bergin, John Leonard Juner. Na-\\nthaniel Smith, John Johnson, Benjamin Mathies, Ze-\\nbilon Daves, .Joshua Cates, Samuel Kinneson Sr, Icha-\\nbod Clark Jr, Walter Bergin, Hall Bergin, Amos Carl-\\nton, Capt. Staren Sargent, John Leonard, John Hayes,\\nJohn Hartford, federch Luies James Hartford,\\nSamuel york, Daniel Daves Jr, Ichabod Clark Sr, Jo-\\nseph Y. Bergin, Robert Bunten, Philip Sargent, Theod\\nShackford, Josiah Allen, Samuel webster. Samel fisk,\\nSamuel gooken, Nathaniel Smith, Charles Bamford,\\nSamuel Kinneson Jr.\\nThis petition was granted, and Evans became Al-\\nenstown s first magistrate.\\nCaptain George Evans was a prominent citizen of the\\ntown and held various offices. He was born May 31,\\n1755, and died November 2 A, 1804. Plis wife, Louisa\\nWilliams, was born October 17, 1757. They had four-\\nteen children, viz.: John, Daniel, Andrew O., Nancy,\\nEleanor, Betsey, George, Alfred, Samuel W., Robert,\\nAsenath, Sophia, Alfred and Lucy P.\\nCaptain Robert Buntin was also a prominent citizen.\\nHe was born December 1, 1767, and his wife (Betsy\\nHutchinson) was born January 20, 1770. Their first\\nchild, Mehitable, was born June 15, 1791, at six\\no clock in the forenoon.\\nThe following petition relative to building bridges\\nover Suncook River was presented in 1798:\\nTo the Hon* the Senate and House of Representa-\\ntives in General Court convened at Hopkinton, on\\nthe first Wednesday in June, A.D. 1798.\\nHumbly Shews The Inhabitants of Allenstown\\nin the County of Rockingham that in the year 1759 a\\nTownship was incorporated in said County by the\\nname of Pembroke bounded westerly by Merrimac\\nSowcook Rivers, Northerly upon Chichester\\nEpsom, Easterly Southerly by Suncook River:\\nthat when said Pembroke was incorporated, about\\none mile was taken off from the Westerly part of\\nAllenstown included in Pembroke That the Inhabi-\\ntants of Pembroke have unreasonably refused and\\nstill neglect and refuse to build or keep in Repair any\\npart of the Bridges over Suncook River under pre-\\ntence of their not being liable by Law to build said\\nbridges nor any part of the same, said Town being\\nbounded by Suncook River in the act of Incorporation\\nby reason whereof your petitioners are in danger of\\nbeing Compelled to build keep in Repair all the\\nBridges across said Suncook River, a burthen which\\nyour petitioners in their present situation are wholly\\nunable to bear on account of the fewness of their\\nNumber the great expence of maintaining keep-\\ning in repair the other Roads Bridges through their\\ntown that the public have a long time suffered much\\ninconvenience and Danger for want of good Bridges\\nover Suncook River, and that said Bridges are now in\\na Ruinous Condition, the lives of passengers being\\ndaily endangered in passing the same: Your peti-\\ntioners further shew that if that part of Pembroke\\nwhich was taken oft from Allenstown with the In-\\nhabitants was to_be Re-annexed to said Allenstown it\\nwould not be more than their Just proportion of the\\nHighway tax of said Town to Build and keep in\\nRepair the Bridges over Suncook River\\nWherefore your Petitioners Humbly pray that that\\npart of Allenstown with the Inhabitants thereof,\\nwhich is included within Pembroke, by said Act of\\nIncorporation, may be Disannexed from Pembroke,\\nand Joined again to that Tract of land known and\\ncalled by the Name of Allenstown, That they nuiy", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0335.jp2"}, "265": {"fulltext": "16G\\nHISTOKY OF MEllKIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nThereby be Enabled to build and keep in repair the\\nEoads and Bridge-s aforesaid,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 or that such other re-\\nlief in the premises may be afforded to your peti-\\ntioners as your Honors shall think just and Proper,\\nAnd they as in Duty bound will ever pray\\nAllenstown June G 1798.\\nIsrael Harden, John Leonard, Samuel Webster,\\nSamuel Fisk, Philip Sargent, John Johnson, Robert\\nBunten, John Leonard, Jr., Moses Lcavitt, Theod.\\nShackford, Jr., Simon Johnson, David Webster, George\\nEvens, John Hayes, Theod. Shackford, John Fisk,\\nJames Bunten, John Hartford, James Clark, Daniel\\nKinneson, Nathaniel Smith, John Gate, Samuel Daris,\\nNathaniel Smith, Junr., Hall Burgin, Samuel Wells,\\nJur.\\nThe result of this petition was an act extending\\nthe easterly and southerly line of the town of Pem-\\nbroke to the eiisterly and southerly bank of Suncook\\nRiver. This act was approved December 24, 1798.\\nThe Now Hampshire Gazetteer, published by\\nFarmer Morse, in 1823, says There is no settled\\nminister in Allenstown their meeting-house is open\\nto all religious sects, and they occasionally have\\npreaching. Population, 433.\\nRoman Catholic Church. There is but one\\nchurch in Allenstown, the Catholic Church in the\\nvillage of Suncook. The church building is a large\\nand elegant edifice, beautifully located, and was\\nerected at a cost of about forty thousand dollars.\\nThe church is under the care of Father J. H. C.\\nDavignon, who is energetic in all efforts to advance\\nthe welfare of his people. He is a popular pastor,\\nand his influence is widely felt.\\nBTOCxRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nMA.IOR STERLING SARGENT.\\n-Major Sterling Sargent was born in Allenstown\\nMarch 20, 1794. He was the son of Philip and Sally\\nPeirce Sargent. He early manifested a great interest\\nin music, and became quite proficient as a drummer.\\nWhen only sixteen years of age he wasstationed, with\\nothers, at Fort Constitution, in the War of 1812, and\\ncommissioned drum-major. He always resided in\\nthe town of his birth, and for many years was chosen\\nto represent the same in General Court, and to fill\\nvarious other offices in the interests of his fellow-\\ncitizens. He was born on and inherited the farm\\nnow owned by the China Manufacturing Company.\\nHe made the brick and built the house in which\\nColonel D. L. Jewell, the agent, now resides.\\nIn 1843 he sold this place to the Pembroke Mills\\nComi)any, moving a short distance to land he owned,\\nwhere he built a house and fitted uji a home, in which\\nhe lived and died.\\nMr. Sargent was always a decided Democrat, and\\nwas intensely loyal to the government. He lived to see\\nthe triumph of the Federal army over the Rebellion,\\nand died in the hope of peace and abounding pros-\\nperity to every section of our fair country. He was\\nfor many years an honored member of the Methodist\\nEpiscopal Church, contributing freely for the build-\\ning of the late chapel in Suncook village, for the\\npurchase of the organ, and for the support of the\\nvarious institutions of religion. His democracy and\\npiety were always well illustrated in his liberality\\nand justice. Being for many years an esteemed mem-\\nber of the Masonic fraternity, he met all men on\\nthe level, and parted with them on the square. He\\nwas married, in 1815, to Sally Gault, of Hooksett.\\nShe proved to be a woman of uncommon domestic\\nability, and every way well qualified to preside over\\na family and a home. She died May 10, 1863. He\\ndied June 4, 1868. They lived together nearly fifty\\nyears. There were born to them eleven children,\\nseven sons and four daughters. Three sons died in\\ninfancy, and two became young men and then de-\\nceased. Six children are now living, two sons and\\nfour daughters. Philip Sargent, the eldest son, re-\\nsides in the finest brick mansion in the town, which\\nhe has erected close by the place where he was born.\\nWarren Sargent inherits, and now occupies, the old\\nhomestead, which is regarded as one of the best\\nfiirms and pleasantest situations in Allenstown.\\nThese brothers are known as the firm of P. W.\\nSargent, brick-makers, Suncook, N. H.\\nSallie S., the eldest daughter, first married George\\nHirsch, who soon after died, and she married\\nRev. H. H. Hartwell, a Methodist minister and mem-\\nber of the New Hampshire Conference, and now\\nowns and dwells in a fine cottage home, near the\\nplace of her birth.\\nElsie K. is the esteemed wife of Henry W. For-\\nbush, Esq., a merchant in Philadelphia.\\nMary H. is the honored wife of W. F. Head, Esq.,\\nof Hooksett, a brother and a life-long partner in\\nbusiness, and now occupying the .splendid residence\\nof the late ex-Governor Natt. Head.\\nAbbie H. is the true and faithful com))anion of\\nNatt. B. Emery, one of the long-known firm of Emery\\nBrothers, and has a palatial residence in Suncook\\nvillage.\\nThese six children all revere the memory of their\\ndeparted parents, and in talent and character are\\nliving to honor the family name.\\nREV. HENRY II. HARTWET.L.\\nRev. Henry H. Hartwell was born in Hillsborough,\\nN. H., October 18, 1819. He was the eldest son of\\nWilliam and Betsy Wilkins Hartwell. They had\\nnine sons and two daughters. Of these, six died\\nill infancy, while five lived to reach manhood.\\nThe family was poor, and at times destitute. When", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0336.jp2"}, "266": {"fulltext": "xw", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0337.jp2"}, "267": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0338.jp2"}, "268": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0339.jp2"}, "269": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0340.jp2"}, "270": {"fulltext": "ALLKNSTOWN.\\nlie was about eight years old, young Heury was sent to\\nVermont to live with a friend (iu order to lighten the\\nl urden of family expenses), where he remained for\\nmore than four years without seeing his mother, to\\nwhom he was greatly attached. He then returned to\\nIds native town, and found employment in ditterent\\nplaces, working during the summer and utlcndiug\\nschool in the winter-time.\\nWhen fourteen years of age he commenced to learn\\nthe carpenter s trade, working, as before, in the busy\\nseason, and attending school or teaching in the fall\\nMiicI winter. At the age of eighteen he made a pro-\\nlosiori (jf religion and united with tlie Methodist\\ni;iiiscnpul Church.\\nImmediately becoming very active in all the social\\nmeetings and interests of the church, he was greatly\\nimpressed that it was his duty to take upon himself\\nthe work and oiBce of the Christian ministry. He\\nfound two barriers in the way the opposition of his\\nfather and friends, and his deep consciousness of\\nunfitness for such an important work. Still, he kept\\nsteadily on in the discharge of what he felt to be his\\nduty, and in the improvement of every opportunity,\\nuntil in the spring of 1840, his zeal having\\ndaily increased and his father being less opposed to\\nit, he gave up all, and, leaving home and friends,\\nsttirted on horseback, with saddle-bags, to carry the\\nAnd tidings to lost men.\\nHe joined the New Hampshire Conference in 1841,\\nand for thirty-five years performed effective work in\\nthe ministry. His educational advantages were lim-\\nited, but he was a ready extempore speaker, very\\noriginal, always selecting some object in nature\\nor some fact in history with which his hearers were\\nfamiliar, that he might more clearly illustrate and\\nforcibly apply the truth he sought to inculcate. He\\nwas full of what is called mother wit, and has ever\\nbeen regarded as a good student of human nature.\\nHe inherited a peculiar eccentricity, which added not\\na little to his popularity as a preacher. During his\\nactive ministry he filled many of the best positions\\nin the Conference, and was always happy in his charge\\nand his work. Under his ministry thousands have\\nbeen converted and added to the Church of Christ.\\nPhysically he was perfect, and the early muscular\\ntraining he received was of much benefit at times\\nduring his ministry. He was assailed, when in his\\nprime, by three men who had taken offense at some-\\nthing he had said in a temperance-meeting, and with\\nmuch profanity they informed him of their intention\\nto thrash him. He replied solemnly, Boys, I don t\\nwant my ministerial coat soiled allow me to take it\\noflT and I am ready. When his coat dropped from\\nhis hand, the better of the three went to the ground\\nalso, and the second was treated in a like manner.\\nMr. Hartwell then said to the third, David, if I\\nstrike you, you will never rise without help I And\\nDavid gave him his hand, and the two together got\\nthe others up, washed off the blood and assisted them\\nto their homes. This c.\\\\pcrience was to the tluve in\\nafter-years a source of merriment wlien tlicy met\\ntogether.\\nWhen Mr. Hartwell was pastor of the Methodist\\nEpiscopal Church in Nashua, in 1858, one night, iu\\nthe midst of a powerful revival, some one made a\\ndisturbance in the back part of the congregation. He\\ncalled upon an officer to still or remove the offender.\\nThe officer went to the man while Mr. Hartwell de-\\nlayed reading the hymn. At length he came back to\\nthe pulpit without his man. Mr. Hartwell then said,\\nThe officer informs me that this is a desperate fel-\\nlow that he has a revolver and swears he won t go\\nout. Now let all be perfectly quiet, and, turning\\nhis hymn-book upon the Bible, he walked decidedly\\nup the aisle and said, Jack Burns, will you go with\\nme quietly out of this house? The reply was,\\nYes, Henry, I will but there ain t another man in\\nthis crowd that can take me out! He led him out\\nand down into the street, and returning to the pulpit,\\nsaid, Now let us worship God.\\nMore than thirty years ago Mr. Hartwell was Jour-\\nneying from New Market to Concord iu a sleigh with\\nhis wife and little daughter. In the town of North-\\nwood he saw three young men from the leading fami-\\nlies in Concord coming driving at a break-neck speed,\\nand their sleigh lapped his about three inches.\\nThe driver said, What now? my horse won t back.\\nMr. Hartwell said, My horse will back if I want\\nhim to. After a moment one of them said, What\\nare you going to do? Mr. Hartwell replied, I\\nwill show you if you like to see, and, stepping out\\ninto the snow, he took hold of their sleigh aad tipped\\nit, with the men, into the ditch and then drove on.\\nThese are only a few of the many reminiscences of\\nhis life. He was never a bigot, but was an outspoken,\\nold-fashioned Methodist minister.\\nHe spoke of heaven and hell and called things by\\ntheir proper names. He was of a very positive na-\\nture, making many warm friends and some bitter\\nenemies. He cast his first vote in 1840 with the then\\ndespised Anti-Slavery party. His father wept and\\nsaid to him, I should rather have buried you than\\nhave you vote the nigger ticket But he replied,\\nin his own peculiar style, Old man, you have al-\\nways told us boys never to be anything because your\\nfather was, but investigate and then act as you con-\\nscientiously believe to be right. That I have done.\\nAnd his father never said anything more to him on\\nthat subject. Mr. Hartwell always seemed sanguine\\nin the belief that he should live to see the doing\\naway of American slavery, as the sum of all vil-\\nlainies. After the abolishing of slavery he drifted\\ninto the Eepublican ranks, and for many years has\\nbeen an earnest worker on that line. He has always\\nbeen a most decided temperance advocate has been\\nassociated with nearly all the temperance organiza-\\ntions for the last fifty years, believing that all of them\\nhave done good. But his great stress has been on", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0341.jp2"}, "271": {"fulltext": "16S\\nHISTOllY OF MEHKIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nprohibition. He has always believed, preached,\\njirayed and voted with the hope, and only hope, of\\nthe full and final suppression by law of this great\\ncurse. On account of his outspoken opposition to\\nthis traffic he has suffered in person, reputation and\\nproperty. He has been greatly slandered, waylaid,\\nhorse-sheared, wagon and harness mutilated and an\\nattempt lias been to burn his house by night. But\\nfor his faithful dog, he and his family might have\\ngone through the flames of his own dwelling to the\\nrest promised to the people of God. For a few years\\npast he has been so wounded with the duplicity of\\nprofessed temperance men, and so disgusted with\\nsome of his brethren in the ministry who have\\npreached temperance and voted for rum, that he has\\nnot taken as prominent a part in public demonstra-\\ntions as formerly.\\nA now prominent man has said: To be duly ap-\\npreciated he must be thoroughly known. I have\\nknown Mr. Hartwell for fifty years intimately, and\\nwould trust him with uncounted thousands of dollars.\\nHe was married, in May, 1842, to Flora Ann Sweatt,\\nof Webster, N. H., who proved every way worthy of\\nhis hand and heart. They toiled together for sixteen\\nyears, and she died November, 1858, leaving three\\nsons and one daughter. The sons are all living. The\\ndaughter was Jlrs. Charles T. Daniels, of Lawrence,\\nMass., who, with her only son, nineteen years of age,\\nwas lost on the ill-fated steamer City of Columbus,\\noff Gay Head, January 18, 1884.\\nIn April, 1861, he married Mrs. Sally Hirsch, a\\nwidow, and the eldest daughter of Major Sterling\\nSargent, of Allenstown. They have one daughter,\\nMrs. Pork Mitchel, now of Manchester. He has\\nbeen for more than a quarter of a century a member\\nof the Masonic fraternity and of the I. O. O. Fellows,\\nhaving regularly passed the chairs and been Grand\\nChaplain of the Grand Lodge of the State in both of\\nthese orders.\\nIn 1868 he became a citizen of Allenstown, where\\nhe now resides. Although he has never acted or\\nvoted with the predominant party, he h:is been kept\\nin office most of the time, showing the respect for\\nand confidence reposed in him by his fellow-towns-\\nmen. He is now a man of sixty-six years, hale and\\nhearty, and weighs two hundred pounds.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0342.jp2"}, "272": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BOSCAWEN.\\nCHAPTER I\\n-Firet Sottlere\\nlau Troubles\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nof thu Pence\\nThe town of Boscawen is located near the centre\\nof the county, and is bounded as follows\\nNorth by Salisbury East by Northfleld and Can-\\nterbury South by Concord and West by Webster.\\nThe original grant of this town was made to John\\nCoffin and eighty others, by the government of Mas-\\n:ichusetts Bay, June 6, 1733. It was named Contoo-\\ncook, and bore that name until it was incorjiorated as\\na town, April 22, 1760, for a term of two years, by\\nthe government of New Hampshire, and given its\\npresent name in honor of Admiral Edward Boscawen,\\nof the British navy. This charter was continued for\\nan indefinite term, by the same authority, October 7,\\n1763. The first proprietors meeting was held in\\nNewbury, Mass., in 1733, and thirty-three of the\\nproprietors commenced settlements in the town tlu\\nfollowing spring.\\nMr. Richard Hazen, an experienced surveyor, who\\nhad been employed by the proprietors of Penacook\\nto survey that plantation, was engaged to make the\\nfirst survey of Contoocook. The original plot, as laid\\nby him, is on file in the archives of the Secretary of\\nState, Boston.\\nDuring the year 1734 thirty-three settlers came to\\nContocook, to begin, as it were, life anew in the wil-\\nderness. Rev. Mr. Price has handed down the names\\nof twenty-seven only but from a deposition made\\nby Moses Burbank in 1792 the number is stated as\\nbeing thirty- three, as follows David Barker, Sinkler\\nBean, John Bowen, Josiah Bishop, Andrew B ihon-\\nnon, Moses Burbank, Philip Call, Thomas Cook,\\nJohn Corser, William Dagodon, William Danforth,\\nNathaniel Danforth, Joseph Eastman, Edward Em-\\nery, Edward Fitzgerald, Jacob Flanders, Richard\\nFlood, John Fowler, Stephen Gerrish, Ambrose\\n1 The following history ie condensed from Charlft\\nHistory of Boscawen and Webster, an excellent wt\\nand sixty-six pages, published in 1878\\nGould, Richard Jackman, George Jackman, Joel\\nManuel, Nathaniel Meloon, William Peters, Nathan-\\niel Rix, Daniel Rolfe.\\nIt is not probable that many of the settlers fami-\\nlies came in the spring, but most, if not all, were\\nthere before the close of the year.\\nNovember 8, 1734, a meeting of the proprietors\\nwas held at the house of Arehelaus Adams, in New-\\nbury. It was voted tliat a saw-mill .should be built\\nat the charge of the proprietors, and Daniel Hale,\\nJoseph Gerrish and Thomas Thoria were chosen a\\ncommittee to attend to the matter. The same com-\\nmittee was empowered to rectify any mistake made\\nin the laying out of lots, and John Brown, the sur-\\nveyor, was engaged to go to Contoocook to show the\\nproprietors the location of the lots.\\nFive of the proprietors Joseph Luni, John\\nCoffin, Thomas Thoria, Benjamin Lunt, Benjamin\\nCoker, and Edward Emery entered their dissent in\\nregard to the power of the committee.\\nDecember 18th another meeting was held. It was\\nvoted that the intervale should be fenced by the\\n15th of May of the following year, at the expense\\nof the owners of the lots, and any proprietor neglect-\\ning to build his proportion should make satisfaction.\\nIt was also voted that Joseph Tappan should obtain\\na grindstone for the common use of the proprietors.\\nAt this meeting further action was Uiken towards\\nbuilding a saw-mill.\\nIt was put to vote by the moderator where [whether] there should\\nbe a grant of [land] made to those men hereafter named, of the little\\nsfieani [Mill ItomU] at Ccul- onk iifar tlu- upper end of the lots or\\nU.un H..1 i.Ui (1.- riMi.l I, 111 iMir. 1i itiing to the mill for rom-\\niw I r I I uiil alf^o one whole right\\ntill. M r I l iirinii they build a saw-mill\\nrli.i. l\\\\ til. Ill f- ]i.iiiii! iiiM I! iiim;; the (late hereof, and a\\ngun.i u li^f-iiiill Bu (?o. n as tliriH is srtti-d twenty families on the said\\npliintation in case tln3re is water enough to acconmiodate both mills\\nand the mills be built, and iu the length of time by clearing the land or\\nany other way it shall be judged that there is not water to answer the\\ncud for said mill or mills or that the men an obliged to niiwj the dam\\nso high to save water to saw or grind so as to be judged hurtfull: then\\nthe proprietors shall pay the men that built the mill or mills for tliem\\nihe price of what they shall then lie accounted worth, or else procure\\nfor the men that built the mill or mills the stream coumionly called or\\nknown by the name of [Mill brook] Conl\u00c2\u00abiocook i the privileges thereof\\nas was reserved as by record may appear\u00e2\u0080\u0094 they taking the laud as it\\nwas reserved by each [of the] falls for couveniency of the mills for part\\nof their righu. (from Uie Becords.)\\n169", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0343.jp2"}, "273": {"fulltext": "170\\nIIISTOKV OF MKKKIMACK COUNTY, NEW IIAMI SIUU\\nThe above, evidently, was not drawn by the clear-\\nheaded clerk, Joseph Coffin.\\nThe year o[)ened auspiciously to the settlers, for,\\non January 7th a daughter was born to Nathaniel i\\nDanforth, the first birth in the plantation. The j\\ninfant was named Abigail, grew to maidenhood and\\nmarried Thomas Foss, whose name frequently appears\\nin the records of the town.\\nFrom action taken in regard to the discharge of the\\nbond given by the fifteen who obligated themselves to\\nbuild the saw-mill, the evidence is conclusive that the\\nmill had been erected.\\nValtd that Uie bonds of (ho ineu, which have built the saw mill be\\ndelivered to lay out the bonds for building eaid mill acrording to vote\\nIt was the pioneer mill of this section of the Mer-\\nrimack Valley. The saw-mills of that period were\\nsuch as any carpenter might construct. This mill\\nhad no nigger wheel to move the carriage back\\nafter the saw had passed through the log that labor\\nwas done by a man treading upon the cogs of the\\nratchet-wheel, labor exceedingly fatiguing. For\\nmany years it was the only saw-mill in the town, and\\n.several of the houses now standing on King Street are\\ncovered with boards which were .sawn in this first mill.\\nThe First Fort. It was voted that a fort should\\nhe erected at the expense of the proprietors, the in-\\nclosuie to be one hundred feet square, built of hewn\\nlogs, seven feet high and eight inches thick when\\nhewn, to be built three feet above the logs with such\\nstuft as shall be agreed upon by the committee.\\nFrom this record it may be inferred that there was\\nan upper work, a chevaux-de-frue of jjointed, pro-\\njecting timbers, designed to prevent the enemy from\\nclimbing over the wooden walls, which undoubtedly\\nwere loop-holed for the use of musketry.\\nIt was voted to locate the fortification on the\\nschool lot. The probabilities are that it was\\nerected a few feet south of that lot, near the spot upon\\nwhich the first framed house was subsequently erected\\nby Rev. Robie Morrill.\\nIt being found that the iiiclosure was not large\\nenough to accommodate the entire community,\\nanother fortification was erected during the winter.\\nNo record has been preserved in regard to the dimen-\\nsions of this garrison, but it probably was somewhat\\nsmaller, and designed as a retreat for the settlers on\\nQueen Street in case of sudden surprise.\\nThrough the years of trouble with the Indians\\nthese garrisons served to protect the resolute men\\nwho, during the most exciting times, when other fron-\\ntier settlements were abandoned, never thought of\\nyielding the ground to the foe.\\nThe first attack of the Indians ujjou Contoocook\\nwas made about 1744, though the exact date is un-\\nknown. Josiah Bishop, who was at work in his field\\nat the lower end of King Street, was surprised by a\\nparty of Indians. They took him into the woods,\\nprobably up the rocky hill west of the lower end of\\nKing Street. He made an outcry, and quite likely\\npreferred death to captivity. As was subsequently\\nlearned from the Indians, he resisted bravely, and\\nthey dispatched him with their tomahawks. The\\ncapture naturally threw the settlement into com-\\nmotion but the citizens having located their homes,\\ndetermined to defend them. The summer was one of\\ngreat anxiety. The families took refuge in the gar-\\nrisons, while sentinels were ever on the watch while\\nthe citizens were at work.\\nThe chief item of interest in the call for the annual\\nmeeting of the proprietors in 1752 was the erection\\nof a second fort. The meeting was held May 20th, and\\nthe followinL vntp \\\\v:is i :isscd\\nlit- laid out in building a garrison or\\ni =.-1 on Samuel Gerrieh s lot which\\n1 tireenough, said fort to be one hun-\\ning said building to cover the land.\\nThis second fort was erected on the hill. Messrs.\\nStephen Gerrish, Jacob Flanders and Richard Jack-\\nman were placed in charge of the work. It is prob-\\nable that this fortification stood on the site of the\\nsmaller fort, erected during the previous troubles.\\nWe have not been able (says Mr. Coffin) to ascer-\\ntain what citizens of Contoocook enlisted in the war\\nagainst the French and Indians. It is not likely that\\ntheir names would be found on the proprietors rec-\\nords. It is known that Philip Flanders was killed\\nat Crown Point. He was a ranger in Major Rogers\\ncompany. He was the son of Jacob Flanders, one of\\nthe first settlers, and lived at the south end of Water\\nStreet. He was brother of Deacon Jesse Flanders,\\nwho was in one or more of the campaigns against the\\nFrench and Indians.\\nAndrew Bohonon, one of the first settlers of Con-\\ntoocook, also served in one or more campaigns. He\\nwas brother-in-law of Philip and Jesse Flanders,\\nhaving married their sister, Tabitha.\\nThe First Town-Meeting. The first town-meeting\\nwas called by the proprietors clerk, Joseph Coffin.\\nThis may inform the Free holders other inhabitants of the plan-\\ntation, formerly called rontoncoMk, Tc now l y his e\\\\.._-llency Benning\\nWentworth, ilsq.. Govern. r, a. i i, m i II i m ,i v I mvinceof New\\nHampshire made and Inc.r[ m I v n privileges\\nand the nominees thereof ir^ I- H l i ji Lll.ii Boscawen,\\nthe said Freeholders and IiihUitiii 1: i n tij.. I t^ meet at the\\nMeeting-House in said Town on the third Wednesday In June at Sine\\nof the clock, before noon, to choose a town clerk, assessors and all other\\nTown officers for the year ensuing as the Law Dil^cts. By order of His\\nExcellency.\\nJoseph Coffin.\\nApril 30, 1760.\\nJune 18th, at the meeting thus called, Joseph\\nCoffin was chosen moderator, George Jackman, Jr.,\\ntown clerk; John Webster, Ensign John Fowler and\\nCaptain Joseph Eastman, selectmen and assessors;\\nBenjamin Eastman, constable Andrew Bohonon,\\nsurveyor of highways; and Deacon George Jackman\\nand Moses Burbank, fence-viewers.\\nIt was voted that the selectmen furnish a town\\npound.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0344.jp2"}, "274": {"fulltext": "BOSCAWEX.\\nThe First School.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 At the first annual meeting\\nafter the organization of the town an appropriation\\nof thirty pounds was made for a school, to be kept\\ntwo months. The teacher employed was Mr. Varney,\\nwho had preached for a short time after the death of\\nRev. Mr. Stevens. He was the first teacher employed\\nin the town. If a school was taught prior to this\\ndate, it was a private aftair. Probably none was\\ntaught, and the instruction received by the children\\nwas given by their parents. The hardships had been\\ntoo great, and the country too much disturbed by the\\nfrequent Indian alarms and the marchings to and\\nfrom Ticonderoga and Crown Point, to admit of any\\norganized eflbrt in educational matters. It is gratify-\\ning to know that almost the first appropriation of the\\ntown w-as for public instruction. It was a significant\\nindication of its future prosperity.\\nThe first action in law, in which the town was a\\nparty, occurred in 1765. At the regular town-meet-\\ning, which was held on this day, besides choosing\\nofficers, a committee was appointed George Jack-\\nman, Jr., and Thomas Carter to answer to the\\naction commenced by Major Samuel Gerrish against\\nsaid proprietors, also for any other suita that may be\\nbrought. What the question in dispute may have\\nbeen does not appear.\\nIn Rev. Mr. Price s history it is stated that George\\nJackman, Jr., was appointed justice of the peace in\\n1760, by His Majesty s authority, George II. We\\nhave not been able to verify the statement. George\\nIII. was now op the throne, and from the petition\\ngiven below, it would seem that George Jackman re-\\nceived his appointment under George III., in 1766\\nTu His Excellenct/, Benniiig WenitBorth^ \u00c2\u00a3c.\\nIVIiereas the Town of Boscavven, in aaid Province, has, evur since its\\nfirst settlement, been destitute of a commissioned Jiis(i.-L- of the peace,\\nsuch an office being often needed (more esperi:ill\\\\ -In.. ..m I,. it. \\\\\\\\i\\\\ot\\nable Incorporation by your excellency), we tin -ni. r ,t i n -i h.li.il.ir-\\nunta of aaid town pray your excellency tu i i i, u. ^ll li. r^.-\\nJackman, junior, of said Town, to be justice i l ilii (m Iki\\\\ III- de-\\nserved well for several years Last past in the accejilnl.K- discharge nf\\npublic Trust to him committed and your petitioners will ever pray for\\nthe granting of their prayer.\\nUoscaweu, January 20, 17li6\\nEziu Carter. Thomas Cui ser.\\nJohn Fowler. Eplfa Woodbury.\\nThomas Carter. Jesse Flandei^,\\nJohn Webster. Stephen Call.\\nJohn Flanders. Moses Foster petitions,\\nWilliam Emery. tho nut an Inhabitant\\nJohn Corser. of Boscawen.\\nITEMS FROM THE SELECTMEN S ACCOUNT\u00e2\u0080\u0094 ITiiC.\\ns. a.\\nPaid to the selectmen for perambulating the line between Bos-\\ncawen and Almsbury [Warner] II 4\\npaid Nathan Coiser for wolf s head 1 4\\nPaid Capt. Eastman for entertainment for the council at M.V.\\nMorrill s Dismission 1 4\\nPaid Mr. Thomas Foss the Sum of Savin shilling for his Sarvice\\ntoward Laying out highways perambulating between Bos-\\ncawen hopkintou 7\\nPaid mr. William Jerome for preaching two Days 2 h u\\npaid Capt. fowler to expense of town In thehouso(\u00c2\u00bblr Fowler s) 3\\nat another time paid him for two how Is of punch 1 8\\nat another bowl of punch for the Justice \u00c2\u00abu o\\npaid Capt. fowler for entertaining UevJ mr. ware after preach-\\nK -.i\\npaid him for keeping mr, morrill s horse some time 4\\nalso paid Capt. Fowler for entertaining Som of the Committee\\nthat ware chosen to appoint a place for a meeting-houao .Coo\\nRemaining on his Book not settled Savrill person s Rates who\\ncall themselves churchmen, the whole of the money being 9\\nITEM FROM CUNSTAHI.I TIIiiM.\\\\S I AllTKU S ACCOUNT.\\nd.\\nPopulation in 1767.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 A census of the province\\nwas taken during the year,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the first, so far as is\\nknown. The population of Boscawen is thus given\\nUnmarried men between sixteen and sixty 17\\nMarried men 45\\nBoys under sixteen 77\\nMen si.xty and above g\\nFemales unmarried 83\\nWidows ;i\\nMale staves\\nFemale slaves (I\\nTotal 28S\\nOther towns in tlie vicinity population:\\nConcord 752\\nSalisbury 210\\nCanterbury yo:i\\nDnnbartou 271\\nNow Boston 29(i\\nHillsborough Hi\\nCanaan 19\\nPlymouth 227\\nNewport 29\\nHaverhill 172\\nThe First Physician.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 During the year Dr. Daniel\\nI l tiTsoii took up his residence in Boscawen the first\\nifsiileiit physician in the town. He built tlie house\\nnow standing the firat building north of the\\nacademy, on the Plain.\\nThe growth of the State anil the development of\\nnorthern section indicated that sooner or later the\\ncapital would be moved from Exeter to some more\\ncentral locality. The matter was strongly agitated\\niluring the year 1802-3. Pembroke, Concord, Bos-\\ncawen, and quite likely other towns, took measures\\ntoward securing it. The citizens of Boscawen took\\nliold of the subject zealously, as the following docu-\\nment shows\\nWe, the .111 1. I I I j I ill! 1.1 pay the sums set against out names\\nfur thepiirpii- m. tor the Legislature of New Hamp-\\nyround will ailiiiiH 1, t..ivv.. n r..l Joseph Gerrish and Mr. Somei-sby\\nPearson, by a coiiiiiiittt-e that shall hereatler be appointed to compleat\\nthe said house, provided the General Court of New Hampshire shall en-\\ngage to hold their sessions in said Boscawen in seven or ten years, as\\nDecember the 2IJ i, 18l\u00c2\u00ab.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0345.jp2"}, "275": {"fulltext": "HlSTOllY OF MKRRIMACK COUNTr, NEW HAMl SHIKE.\\nlioack Cl.ai.dlM-\\n75\\nCaleb Putiioy\\n200\\nDeni.ison Boweia\\n100\\nSathai. rnrlcr\\nISO\\nSiimonibv l i\u00c2\u00bbnii.n\\n100\\n.w\\nJoBfp). II. M..rrill\\n30\\nJereli.ii.l. .Moirill\\n20\\nJolin Cill\\n2:,\\nJi..i\u00c2\u00ab Hnl.l.iiison\\n26\\nSimp.... Il,ii.f..rll.\\n-1\\nW\u00c2\u00bb Ci. Kmoii\u00c2\u00bbM\\n10\\nEnoch Oeriish, Jr.\\n10\\n10\\nJoshuii Carlton\\n10\\nTimothy Dix\\nso\\nSanil. Pcteraon\\n6\\nJames L ran\\n10\\nJohn S.Abbott.\\n20\\nWinthrop Carter\\nHumphrey Webater\\nTho Carter\\nQftorge Perkins.\\nCharles Kastman\\nJoseph Atkinson\\nEnoL-h Danford\\nHenry Gerrish\\n8ila\u00c2\u00bb Iltilfc\\nBeuj. UiAfe, Jr\\nSamuel Burbank\\nJosiah Burbank\\nJulin Flanders, J\\nDavid Biirbank\\nve Subscribei-b, du hereby engage tn pay the\\nnaiuetj in case the Gen Court should adjourn\\nonly.\\nHenry GelTish. Benj. Rolfe, Jr.\\nCaleb Putney. John Gill.\\nTin- i\u00e2\u0080\u009eil,li.- wh,,.,\\ntavern. The ..iily i\\nan olfender nceurred\\nCHAPTER II.\\niMILlTAEY HISTOKV.\\nIn 1744, at the outbreak of the French War,\\nRichard Flood served the provincial government in\\nsome capacity in the expedition to Canada. It is\\nnot known that he went as a soldier. The only rec-\\noril of his service is a notice of his petition for aid\\nfrom the government, in the reec.nls of tlie provin-\\ncial committee, for service rendered in the expedition\\nto Canada.\\nThe same year Philip Call served as a scout in\\nCai.tain .leremiah Clough s company, from .lanuary\\n21st to March ISth, reccivins two pounds ten sliil-\\nlings. Captain Clough lived in I aiiterlmiy, and was\\na leading citizen of that town.\\nCaptain John Clough connnaiided a emniiaiiy in\\nPenacook at the same time, of which Nathaniel Rix\\nwas a scddier.\\nIn 1746, Captain John tiolfe, of Bedford, com-\\nmanded a company of scouts, in which Joseph East-\\nman, Jr., Deacon Jesse Flanders, his brother, John\\nFlanders, Jr., and William Corser served as privates\\nthirty-seven days, having been called out by the\\nattacks of the Indians on Penacook and C ontoocook,\\nkilling Thomas Cook and capturing Caesar, Rev. Mr.\\nStevens negro.\\nLater in the season Captain Ladd arrived with a\\ncompany, in which Philip Flanders, Joseph Eastman\\nand Jacob Flanders enlisted. In this company was\\nRobert Rogers, afterwards the celebrated ranger.\\nAt the same time Philip Call was doing duty in\\nCaptain Clough s company, being out one hundred\\nand fifty-four days, receiving \u00c2\u00a38 13\u00c2\u00ab. Sd.\\nIn 1747, Captain Clough, of Canterbury, was out\\nfrom the f)th of January to the 12th of November.\\nPhilip Call and John Manuel served under him, re-\\nceiving \u00c2\u00a31() 10s. lOrf., besides provisions and ammuni-\\ntion. Upon the return of this company, Captain\\nEbenezer Eastman, of Concord, began a winter cam-\\npaign, being out with his company from November\\n14, 1747, to May 9, 1748. Rev. Phineas Stevens\\nserved as a private. In all probability he preached\\non Sunday to the soldiers in camp.\\nIn 1748, Captain Goffe was scouting the frontier\\nwith a company in which William Corser served as a\\nprivate. At the same time, Captain Moses Foster, of\\nSuncook, was ranging the frontier with a company, of\\nwhich Rev. Mr. Whittemore, minister of Pembroke,\\nwas lieutenant. Ezekiel Flanders, killed in 175( at\\nNewfound Lake, by the Indians, served in this eom-\\n|iany one month, from June 6th to July 7th.\\nPeace having been made between England and\\nFrance, there was no further need of military service\\ntill 1754, when the Indians again began their depre-\\ndations, killing William Stinson, and taking John\\nStark and Eastman prisoners on Baker s River, cap-\\nturing the Meloon family of Salisbury, and killing\\nMrs. Philip Call and Timothy Cook, in Stevenstown.\\nMilitary service was no longer confined to the\\n.MerrimackValley, the theatre of war was transferred\\nto the Upper Hudson and the lakes. Colonel\\nBlanchard commanded a regiment, in which Benjamin\\nEastman, of Boscawen, enlisted under Captain John\\ntroffe, .serving from April 24th to October 28d.\\nOne company was commanded by Captain Thomas\\nTash, of Durham, in which John Corser enlisted.\\nCajitain Josej.h Eastman commanded another com-\\npany, in which Winthrop Carter, Moses Manuel,\\nSamuel Manuel, Joseph Eastman, Andrew Bohonuon,\\nWilliam Jackman and John Fowler served.\\nAnother regiment was commanded by Colonel\\nXathaniel Folsom. Upon the muster-roll is the\\nname of Nathaniel Meloon, son of the first settler of\\nthat name in C ontoocook.\\nIll the Crown Point expedition John Fowler, Joel\\nMiiiuel and Jo.seph Eastman served, under Captain\\n,lohn Oofte.\\nIn 1758, Daniel Shepherd and Philip Flanders\\nserved in Captain Ladd s company, Colonel Hart s\\nregiment, sent to Crown Point. Nathaniel Meloon\\nserved in Captain Todd s company.\\nIn Rev. Mr. Price s history, it is stated that Philip\\nFlanders was killed at Crown Point in 1756, which is", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0346.jp2"}, "276": {"fulltext": "BOSCAWEN.\\n173\\nmanifestly an error, his name appearing on the\\nmuster-roll from April 24th to November 1, ]7/)S, on\\nwhich day he probably was killed.\\nThere is no record to show the military organiza-\\ntion ill the town from the close of the FrenchWar, in\\n1760, to the beginning of the Revolution, in 177. 5.\\nThe law required all able-bodied men, between six-\\nteen and sixty, to be enrolled in the train-bands. A\\ntown containing thirty-two men liable to do military\\nduty could have a military organization of its own.\\nThere being more than that number of soldiers in the\\ntown, it hail a train-liaiid.\\nWar of the Revolution. The news of the attack\\nof the British at Kexington reached Boscawen on\\nthe 20th, and on the 21st sixteen men were on the\\nmarch under Captain Henry Gerrish. They were,\\nHenry GeiTish, captain Silns Call, lieuteuaut Winthiop Carter,\\ngergeaut Samuel Fowk-r, Esq., Edmund Cbadwick, Jolin Flanders,\\nJohn Stephens, Nathaniel Burliank, Samuel Jackman, David Flanrtora,\\nCharles Greenfield, Peter Roawell .Stevens, Israel Shepard, Isaac Davis,\\nEdward Gerald, Nathaniel Atkinson.\\nWe may think of them as assembling at Fowler s\\ntavern, at the lower end of King Street, with their\\nguns and powder-horns, and possibly, here and there,\\na citizen carried a knapsack. They fill their canteens\\nwith rum at Mr. Fowler s bar, and take a parting\\ndrink with their neighbors. We see them crossing\\nTown-house Brook, and hear the tramp of their\\nmarching as they pass over Coutoocook bridge.\\nThe news must have reached town on the morning\\nof the 20th. Captain Peter Coffin saddled his horse\\nand started for Exeter, where we find him on the 21st,\\nin consultation with sixty-eight other delegates to\\nconsult what measures shall be thought most expe-\\ndient to take in this alarming crisis.\\nAt a meeting of the town the following votes were\\npassed\\nVoted to buy one barrel v\u00c2\u00bbf Gunpowiler, one hundred wiMKht of lead\\nand one hundred flint**.\\nVoted that Capt. Stephen Gerrish buy the stores at as reasonable\\nprice as may be, for the use of the ttvwn.\\nVoted to adhere strictly to advice of the Continental Congress.\\nA committee was appointed to see if the afore-\\nsaid laws of Congress be obeyed.\\nThe Committee of Safety consisted of Benjamin\\nJackman, Joseph Atkinson, Ebenezer Hidden, John\\nElliot, Captain Henry Gerrish, Lieutenant Moses\\nCall, George Jackman and Ensign Peter Kimball.\\nMarch 14th a committee was appointed to procure\\na preacher, and was instructed to apply to Mr. Levi\\nFrisby.\\nTwenty-five pounds was voted for school inuposes,\\nand it was also voted to employ Mr. Morrill (Mr.\\nRobie Morrill) as teacher.\\nTwenty pounds was voted for jn-eaching.\\nThe Association Test. Every citizen of Bos-\\ncawen, with one exception, signed what was known\\nas the Association Test. From this document, we\\nhave the name of everv male adult in town in the\\nspring of 1776, not\\nmilitary service,\\n;luding those who were doing\\nGerrish, .Samuel III\\nephen Gerrish,\\nStevens, Willi, dn I nii.ii.i Ni. i ,..i\\nNathaniel Aikm ..n i, i, i mi. ,i,\\nFowler, John ll.il. j r. lii lilliu. iM,, liul.i .Lilm Howley, John\\nBowley, Jr., John Corser, Jr., George Jacknuin, Saniuel Agaton, John\\nUran, George Jackman, Jr., Cutting Noyes, John Elliot, Joseph East-\\nman, total, one hundred and eight.\\nTo the honorable Council and Ilnn.,. if n. r ni^uivra for the Col-\\nony of New Hampshire, or Comiiiiit. I .1 IIm limy certify that\\nthe within Declaration have Been i.n I. I I ih I I. ii jiiiiLiof Bosciiweu\\nI the\\nJune 3, 177(i.\\nGeorge Jackmaa\\ncuttino noyes,\\nIt is probable that Mr. Flanders refusal to sign\\nwas not from any hostility to the cause of liberty, nor\\nfrom fear of consequences, but from his temperament\\nas an individual. He wa.s a peraon who found pleas-\\nure in being on the side opposite the majority, no\\nmatter what the question. It is not known that his\\nfellow-citizens abated their confidence in his loyalty\\nfrom his refusal to sign this declaration of indepen-\\ndence.\\nMarch 29th the citizens deliber; l\u00c2\u00abd on the state of\\nthe country, and ].ms-.im1 llic follinNiiiL |i;iiiiiiilr \\\\otes:\\nThii\\nK,ii,\\nI.ieut lielij Jacknmn, Ml .l-liii I 1 .ml, i .v i l\u00c2\u00ab a\\nconiniittec to propose a pliui .iiiil l.i) l.iluU ih^- l\\\\uiiJ..i pi... uiiii^ liie\\nmen to go into the service of thu United States of Auieriut agreeable to\\nonler of Court.\\nVoted, That the war for time past for future be maintained by\\ntax on the Inhabitants in the same manner as the Law directs for Prov-\\nince Tax, allowing a man no more for four months service on his credit\\nin the Southern army than for three monUis in the Northern army and\\nVoted, To give fifty dollars as a bounty or hire from this Town to\\neach iiiiiii Willi shall engage to go into the service of this Town for three\\n1 the sel e\\nshall enlist.\\nApril 2. )th the citizens again assembled to take\\nmeasures to push on the war,\\nVoted, To carry on the war by a tax in equal proportion, on the in-\\nhabitants according to interest in the same manner as for their town\\nA committee was api ointed, consisting of George", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0347.jp2"}, "277": {"fulltext": "174\\nIILSTOHV OF MP^RRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nJackman, Captain Peter Kimball, John Elliot, Lieu-\\ntenant Enoch Gerrish, Mr. John Flanders, Samuel\\nMuzzy, Captain Samuel Atkinson anil Isaac Pearson,\\nto enquire into the state of service already done in\\nthe war, and make a just and equitable e.stiinate of\\neach TiMiu that has been done and make report.\\nlil.\\\\RY OF f.\\\\PT. HENRY GERRISH.\\nSi t out for CHinlirirlgn vrith Lieut. Call, Sarn.iii i .n.i i:-i Kmw-\\nler, Etlmuml Cliiulwick, Jolin Flanilcre, John Si. .1. .1 r.ui\\nbank, SaluuclJuokmnn, naviil FUndera, Charlf I I:.,\\nwell Slovens, Israel Sheimi l, I* lUvis K.hva.l i ,1 uio-.lnt\\nCauil)riilgeonSnndn.v i :ill 1 iMi.l Mil 1 n. 1 ii, 1 luwlersot\\nAtkin:\\nj,ii,\u00e2\u0080\u009e.,| \\\\i ,1,1 inng William Forrest, Timothy\\nJV,,, ,i, I In II ii n. lilt, John Been, John Rains, Abra-\\nham VMi. M .1 It. i Mil -^l\u00e2\u0080\u0094 W.-lsh.\\nThese la.sl were probably citizens of Salisbury.\\nSome of the Boscawen soldiers, in common with\\nthose of other towns, soon returned home, while\\nothers hastened to Cambridge to fill their places.\\nThose from Boscawen enlisted in Captain Joshua\\nAbbott s company. Colonel Stark s regiment. Cap-\\ntain Abbott was a citizen of Concord, well-known to\\nthe Boscawen men. He had served in the French\\nWar, and was a brave and gallant officer. Samuel\\nAtkinson was elected lieutenant, and Samuel Corser\\nand Nathan Davis corporals. They had all confi-\\ndence in their colonel, John Stark, who had seen\\nhard service in the last war against the French and\\nIndians.\\nRoll of honor at Buxker Hill.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Those en-\\ngaged ill the battle of Bunker Hill from Boscawen\\nwere,\\nOj^cert. Lieut. 1 1 k ms.jn, Lieutenant Moses Call, l^or-\\nporal Samuel i- i. I 1 i 1 1. .n Davis.\\nPrivates. PiiM.i r.ii n.i. u-.tii.-l Burbank, Moses Burbank, Jr.,\\nJohn Bowley. Eiiuuu.J i 1..i.iuj._l, W illiam Comer, Asa Corser, Isaac\\nDavis, Joshua Danlorlh, John Eliot, John Flanders, DaviJ Flanders,\\nDeacon Jesse Flanders.\\nIn Captain Aaron Kinsman s company, John Man-\\nuel, who was killed in Captain s company, Jos-\\neph Crouch, who was wounded on the retreat by a\\nspent cannon-ball.\\nThe following receipt is in possession of Luke Cor-\\nser, Esq.\\nBoscawen May W 1775\\nUecieved of Duvid Coi-ser of Boscawen a Gun nmrked on the Britch\\nW. C. B. which Gun I have Recieved for the use of the soliera Now in\\nthe County Sarvice who wont from Boscawen under the connnand of\\nCapt Abbott in order to Defend the country against the Troops under\\nGeneral Gage Now at Boston. Recievsd by me\\nW. C. B. undoubtedly means William Corser,\\nBoscawen. He was an uncle of David Corser, who\\ngave him one hundred acres of land, on Pleasant\\nStreet, for the gun.\\nIn September volunteers wore called for to join\\nArnold s expedition to Quebec up the Kennebec\\nRiver an e.Kpedition attended by terrible hardships,\\nresulting in failure, the capture of nearly all of\\nArnold s command and the death of General Mont-\\ngomery.\\nDeacon Jesse Flanders, John Flanders, Jr., and\\nNicholas Davis enlisted in Captain Henry Dearborn s\\ncommand, and were captured in the attack upon\\nQuebec. They were kept in irons a short time, liber-\\nated on parole in Augu.st, 177G, and reached New\\nYork by sea September 25th.\\nIn December, 1775, additional soldiers were called\\nfor, and Nicholas Elliot, Moses Burbank, Benjamin\\nWebster and David Carter served during the winter\\nin the siege of Boston.\\nDuring the year 1776 soldiers were called for for\\nthe defense of Ticonderoga from the threatened attack\\nof Sir Guy Carleton, and twenty-three men enlisted,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nLieutenant Enoch Gerrish, Thomas Carter, Daniel Carter, John\\nJackman. James Gerald (diedl. J.iseph IV-aisun. J-.lm Muz/.y, John\\nFlandei- 1 ii.ii.l l.iiil.. 11 1,,- li.,,.il.. .1.,,. |,l. Ml.ii,..,i., Nathaniel\\nHale, tiiiiNuil ,1.1. kiM\u00e2\u0080\u009ei,. Ili.i,,,!- Mul..,.- ..lii.l,, .N,,il\u00e2\u0080\u009ei,,el Burbank,\\nJoseph Couch.\\nUpon the evacuation of Long Island by General\\nWashington the militia were called out in the eastern\\ncolonies. Boscawen sent eight soldiers,\\nCaptain Peter Kimball, Lieutenacit Benjamin Jackman, Ensign Sam-\\nuel Ames, Bitfield Plummer, Moses Morrill, Daniel Richards, Samuel\\nJackman, Cutting Noyea.\\nBoscawen furnished three soldiers for the winter\\ncampaign on the Hudson, Lieutenant Winthrop\\nCarter, John Urau and Samuel Burbank.\\nColonel Henry Gerrish was in the service of the\\nState obtaining supplies.\\nBoscawen February 1, 1770.\\nReceived of Henry Gerrish one Hundred sixty six Blankets, Fifty\\nseven tin Kittles one Barrel of spirits which I promise to Deliver M^j\\nCavis of Ruiuney for Col Israel Moi-ey.\\nElisha Bean.\\n**Reced of Coll Henry Gerrish one TTundred and eighty one pounds\\nfourteen shillings L ni [la\u00c2\u00ab fill m. 1. 1 1. 1 Thirty Three Men which\\nI am ordered to raise out ol 11. I ni ice the army at New\\nYork their advance pay an.! 11 i.i. 1, are to serve till the\\nfii-st day of March next unl.-^. 1 .ii, 1. u .i\\nDecember lO* 1770.\\nThomas Stickney.\\nAt a town-meeting held the last Monday in May,\\n1777, voted to raise sixty pounds to pay the four\\nmen hired by said town to serve in the Continental\\nArmy for the term of three years.\\nA committee was appointed to join the military\\nofficers in making draughts of men its may be wanted\\nfrom time to time for the Continental service.\\nThe selectmen addressed a letter to the Committee\\nof Safety,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nBosr.\\\\wEN May 17, 1777\\nGenttemen\\nIn consequence of Express orders, the Town of Boswacen is this Day\\nassembled He called on by the Capt of said town that each man be imme-\\ndiately a tiuipt according to law and as there is found wanting a Number\\nof Fire Arms Ammunition ic we have Imployed Capt Samuel Atkinson\\nand Mr. Joseph Gerrish to procure the same. We Desire your favor if", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0348.jp2"}, "278": {"fulltext": "BOSCAWEN.\\n175\\nrliarf^ be any guns in store to be purchased that you would give Capt At-\\nkinson your advice assistance also a quantity of lead. Mr. Atkinson\\nwill be able to inform you of the Number of arms Quantity of leml\\nHuted to a Quip fnid Town A your Favor herein will Greatly oblige\\nTo the Comuiitteo of Safety at Exeter.\\nOrders from Colonel Thomas Stickney, who lived\\nin Concord, reached Captain Kimball July 1st, to\\n1)6 ready with his company to march at a minute s\\nwarning to oppose General Burgoyne, who was ad-\\nvancing from Canada to Lake Chainplain. Captain\\nKimliall s company marched July 4th.\\nr\\\\PTAIS KIMBALL S DIAKY.\\niiih 1. 1 I ,7 (l.i^came fr- m Gol. Stickney to me, to muster and\\nsaterday we marcht to perrytown [Sutton J, and Loged thare.\\nSunday 6, we marcht to Unity and Loged thare.\\nMonday 7, we marcht to iso. 4, and Loged thare drawd 4 Pay\\ntu.-s biy .s, we marcht to Cavendysh aud Loged thare.\\nW.-iid -^y 0, we marcht to No. 4 again.\\nIhurwlay lotb, we marcht to Tnity and Loged.\\nfryday 11, we marcht home.\\nThe men engaged in this service\\nlere,-\\nPeter Coffin,\\nColonel Henry Gerrisli, Captain Peter Kimball, Captaii\\nLieutenant Enoch Gerrish, Lieutenant Moses Call, Nathan Corser. Sam-\\nuel Clifford, Deacon Je^e Flanders, Enos Flanders, Nathaniel Atkinson,\\nSimeon Atkinson, George Jackman, Jr., John Morrill, Deacon Isaac\\nPeai-son, Daniel Clark, Daniel Shepherd, John Manuel, Michael Sar-\\ngent, James French, Benjamin Sweatt, Moses Jackiuan.\\nMen were called for to go to Coos and six men sent\\nas the town s quota,\\nCaptain Samuel .\\\\tkinson, Jeremiah Hidden, Muses Morse, William\\nPanforth, Jedidiah Iianforth, George Jackmau.\\nA full company consisted of\\nKimball marched from Boscawen with twenty-two,\\nbut four others joined him, making twenty-six from\\nBoscawen. The Concord soldiers, under Lieutenant\\nRichard Herbert, joined him on the march. The\\ncompany was thus organized,\\nCaptain Peter Kimball, Boscawen Lieutenant Richard Herbert, Con-\\ncord Ensign Andrew Pettengill, Salisbury Sergeant Jesse Abbot and\\nSergeant .\\\\bner Flanders, Concord; Sergeant William Danforth and\\nSergeant Nathan Davis, Boscawen Corporal Richard Flood, Concord\\nCorpornl Richard Burbank, Boscawen Corporal John .\\\\bbot. Corporal\\nTheodore Farnum and Fifer Elias Abbot, Concord Drummer Asa Cor-\\nser, Boscawen.\\nP,ii-. Stephen Abbot, Ezra Abbot, Benjamin Ambrose, Jonathan\\nAmbrose and Peter Blanchard, Concord Wells Burbank and Thomas\\nBeedle, Boscawen Philbrick Bradley, Concord Jonathan Corser, David\\nCorser, Daniel Carter, Nathan Carter and .\\\\bner Chase, Boscawen\\nSimeon Danforth, Concord Elknah Danforth and Timothy Danforth,\\nBoscawen Reuben Diamond and Betgamin Elliot, Concord James\\nFrench and Jesse Flanders, Boscawen Ephraim Fisk, Jr., Israel Glines,\\nSolomon Gage and David George, Concord Charles Greenfield and John\\nIlutchins, Boscawen Samuel Hickson and Abial Hall, Concord Jedi-\\ndiah Hoit, Timothy Jackman, William Jackman and John Jackman,\\nBoscawen Timothy Johnson, Concord Benjamin Little, Friend Little,\\nSamuel Morse and Isaac Pearson, Boscawen John Peters, Anthony Pot-\\nter, Phineas Stevens, W illiam Symonds and Simon Trumbull, Concord\\nDaniel Cran, Boscawen Gilman West, Concord,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 fifty-seven.\\nContinental Soldiers.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Three regiments were\\nraised by the State at the beginning of the war for\\nthe Continental service. The muster-rolls of v ^tark\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094the first\u00e2\u0080\u0094 give the names of six citizens of Bos-\\ncawen, with the date of enlistment and discharge,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nm. 1777, Di\u00c2\u00bb 1 Jan. 178.1.\\ndied 8 Aug. 177H. Ho wa.\\niken to Canada.\\n7, Discharged 1 Dec. 17SI.\\n77, Discharged 1 Jan. 17H;i\\n1777, Deserted 9 July, 177-\\nin. 1777, Discharged 1781.\\nThese, with the exception of Halcomb, took part in\\nthe battle of Stillwater, September 19th, and of Sara-\\ntoga, October 7th. In the first battle three New\\nHampshire regiments and Dearborn s battalion of\\ntwo hundred aud fifty New Hami)shire troops were\\nattached to Morgan s riflemen, and with them did all\\nthe fighting from one o clock till nearly four in the\\nafternoon, sustaining the brunt of the battle. The\\nSixty-second British Regiment of six hundred men\\nwas nearly annihilated by their withering fire.\\nThe call for troops during the year was for the de-\\nfense of Rhode Island. Below are the names of the\\nsoldiers who served in that campaign\\nFROM THE SELECTMEN S BOOKS.\\nThe Men Hereafter Named have Received the Savrill siuiis set\\nagainst each of thare Names in Consequence of thare going to Rhode\\nIsland at the request of the Committee of Safety,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nEnoch Gerrish lu li\\nJoseph Gerrish 10\\nDaniel Shepard 10 (1\\nJoseph Flanders lu o\\nMoses Burbank 10\\nThomas Gordon 10\\nNathau Davis 10\\nJohn Flanders 10\\nIsaac Pearson 10\\nWells Burbank In I)\\nHumphrey Jackman In\\nSamuel Morrill 10 u\\nJedidiah Hoit 10 U\\n\u00c2\u00a3130\\nTotht I r ensure)- of the Stale of Neie Hampshire\\nSir, please to alow Winthrop Carter, Constable for Boscawen, the\\nabove sum of one hundred A thirty pound nut of the State Tax for Bos-\\ncawen, assessed to order of the committee of safety.\\nGF.oRfjK. ,I,\\\\CKM,\\\\s, I SeUctmen\\nClTTl.Nu NoYES, i for Boecatren,\\nBoscawen, Sept, 3, 1778.\\nThe war having been transferred to the Southern\\nStates, there was no further call for the militia. Sev-\\neral citizens enlisted in the Continental service, but.\\ntheir names are not known, except those serving in\\nthe First Regiment.\\nIn 1798, in consequence of the interference of\\nFrench war-ships with American merchantmen, seri-\\nous trouble was apprehended between the United\\nStates and France. Congress established a provisional\\narmy of eighty thou.sand men, and appointed Wash-\\nington lieutenant-general.\\nNathaniel Green, Esq., was commissioned a cap-\\ntain, with Moses Sweat, of Concord, first lieutenant,\\nand Israel W. Kelley, of Concord, second lieutenant.\\nEight citizens of Boscawen enlisted,", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0349.jp2"}, "279": {"fulltext": "HISTOUV OF MKIIRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nSergeant Joseph Flandere, MimiS Jackman, Daniel Colby, Ite^jamin\\nFisk, MoecB Coreer, NaMian Daiifurtli, Bernard Young, Joshua Sawyer.\\nThe company assembled at Concord, having their\\nquarters for a few days at Csgood s tavern, and from\\nthencem;ir( lied to Ox ford, Masss., the rendezvous for the\\nNew Entxhind Imops, Nc-gotiations were entered into\\nand a \\\\v:ir iivirtcil, :iiiil I lie soldiers discharged.\\nWar of 1812. t ,ul Timothy Dix commanded\\na United States regiiiiciil on the frontier, and died in\\nthe service.\\nSeveral British shijis of war made their aijpoaiancc\\non the coast, and it was supposed that Portsmouth\\nwould be attacked. The militia was called out to\\ndefend it. There were two drafts, one for three\\nand the .second for two months.\\nThose serving under the tirst draft were,\\nm SIoliL Muses Call, Kuoch Burbn\\nStejihc n Uanfurtli, Johu Eastuiau, .la\\nJoseph 91 1.!\\nEusifu Kicliard\\nSamuel Btirhank, Mi\\nFlanders, Jusiah Gale, Nicholas Gookin, Simeon Jackl\\nDaniel Shepard,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 fourteen.\\nUnder the second draft for two months,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nCaptain Silas Call (who died in service), Eleazer Burbatik, Jesse Sweal.\\nBenjamin Severance, AniosKolf, William Haines, Ouy C. Flandere, Abc|\\nEastman, .Samuel Watson, Ephraim Noyes, James Noyes, Theodore\\nGeorge, Ebeuezcr Moody, Amos Sawyer, Samuel Jackman,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 fifteen.\\nOf those enlisting in the regular service, the names\\nof a few only are known,\\nBenjamin Jackman, Moses Jackman, Edmund Day, killed; Benjamin\\nFisk, died Fisk, died Chellis Eastman, died George liittlelield,\\ndied Eliphalel Burpee, died.\\nMilitary Record, 1861-65.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The following is a\\nlist of the soldiers from Boscawen who served in the\\nWar of the Rebellion\\nFisher Ames, enlisted in CnmimTiy E. Seventh Regiment.\\nHenry H. Ayer, .\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Ti i t. m r |,,nv i- Tlm.l It.ginicnt.\\nDaniel C. Abl cl I i 1 .i), Kcgimenl.\\nEdmund W. All -ivteenth Regiment.\\nJames W. Bent, 1.1 I, i li,\u00e2\u0080\u009ejters.\\nWilliam H. Brmni p i i ii F..iirth Regiment.\\nJonas T. Boyntmi, i. i, -i\\nJohn H. Brown, ..I. I. i I N ...rl, lu-imeut.\\nfyrus B. Bidwell. i,l,-...l m r r. .v. ,..,,,i, Regiment.\\nGeorge F. Bidwell, pnliste.l ni Coiiiiiany E, Seventh Regiment.\\nLieutenant Henry W. Baker, enlisted in Company E, Seventh Regiment\\nLieutenant William W. Ballard, enlisted in Company B, Second Regi-\\nThomas Brannan, enlisted in the navy.\\nSamuel Chandler, enlisted in Company E, Seventh Regiment.\\nJohn Clancy, enlisted in Company E, Seventh Regiment.\\nPatrick Clancy, enlnl..) m i; \\\\ii.,i, Regiment.\\nAlonzoChase, enli i i r I i:. uiment.\\nEdwin H. Chadu. i i,\\nGeorge Coffin, CI. I.. i ...i ili Regiment.\\nGeor^i. .11 1. 1 I II l.iirterntii Regiment.\\nHale I. I. r. Seventeenth Regiment.\\nAlbfii I I d Massachusetts Regiment.\\nsylvanuK f,. |i.iiil..itl., enlisted lu Company A, Fifth Regim\\nGeorge Damon, enlisted in Company B, Second Kegimeiit.\\nGeorge Day, enlisted in Second Heavy Artillery.\\nWilson Day, enlisted in Second Heavy Artillery.\\nIsaac C. Evans, enlisted in (^mipnny E, Seventh Regiment.\\nCorUe Flanders, enlisted in Company I, Tenth Regiment.\\nDavid A. Flanders, enlisted in Company E, Tenth Regiment.\\nFrederick If. Fav.ir, enlisted in Third Regiment.\\nJr\u00c2\u00abi:.li ir Vliiii.l.i. ...ti-l. cl in the cavalry.\\nDa\\\\i.l I i I ,,r. ,1 in the navy.\\nHiniii riipany B, Third Regiment.\\nJohn M I 1.1 it .1 Ml r\u00e2\u0080\u009em| any C, Seventh Regiment.\\n.lohn Mitihi II, .idi-d.! in Third Regiment.\\n.luhn .Muzzey, eiili, ted in Company E, Second Regiment.\\nCharles Moi-se.\\nIJiraiii J. Morrill, enlisted in the Heavy Artillery.\\nCharles Moulton, enlisted in the nary.\\nDaniel Morse, enlisted in the Sliariishooters.\\nHerbert .McEvely, enlisted in Company H, Tenth Regiment.\\niiliy E, Seventh Regim\\nC, Fourth Regiment.\\nCitizens liable to do military duty April ;10,\\nTotal quota nnder all calls\\n.Soldiers in service, volunteers and suhstitn\\nSurplus\\nCHAPTER III.\\nBiographical\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Bosoawe\\n-Pop.\\nBiographical.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Charles Carleton Coffin.\\nAmong the emigrants from England to the western\\nworld in the great Puritan exodus was Joanna\\nThember Coffin, widow, and her son Tristram and\\nher two daughters, Mary and Eunice. Their, home\\nwas in Brixton, two miles from Plymouth, in Devon-\\n1 Condensed from\\nMmilhly.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0350.jp2"}, "280": {"fulltext": "BOSCAWEN.\\n177\\nshire. Tristram was entering manhood s prime\\nthirty-three years of age. He had a family of five\\nchildren. Quite lilcely the political troubles between\\nthe King and Parliament, the rising war-cloud, was\\nthe impelling motive that induced the family to\\nleave country, home, friends and all dear old things,\\nand become emigrants to the New World, (iuite\\nlikely Tristram, when a youth, in 1620, may have\\nseen the Mayflower spread her wliite sails to the\\nbreeze and fade away in the western horizon, for the\\ndeparture of that company of pilgrims nnist have\\nbeen the theme of conversation in and around\\nPlyniouth. Without doubt it set the young man to\\nthinking of tlie unexplored continent beyond the\\nstormy Atlantic. In 1632 his neighbors and friends\\nbegan to leave, and in 1642 he, too, bade farewell to\\ndear old England, to become a citizen of Massachu-\\nsetts Bay.\\nHe lauded at Newbury, settled first in Salisbury\\nand ferried peojile across the Merrimack between\\nSalisbury and Newbury. His wife, Dionis, brewed\\nbeer for thirsty travelers. The sherifi had her up be\\nfore the courts for charging more per mug than the\\nl)rice fixed by law, but she went scot free on proving\\nthat she put in an extra amount of malt. We may\\nthink of the grave and reverend justices ordering the\\nbeer into court and settling the question by persona!\\nexamination of the foaming mugs, smacking their\\nlil)s satisfactorily, quite likely testing it a second\\nlime.\\nTristram Cdlliu became a citizen of Newbury and\\nbuilt a house, which is still standing. In 1660 he re-\\nmoved with a portion of his family to Nantucket,\\ndying there in 1681, leaving two sons, from whom\\nhave descended all the Coffins of the country a\\nnumerous and widespread family.\\nOne of Tristram s descendants, Peter, moved i roni\\nNewbury to Boscawen, N. H., in 1766, building a\\nlarge two-storied house. He became a prominent\\ncitizen of the town, a captain of the militia com-\\npany, was quick and prompt in all his actions. The\\nnews of the affair at Lexington and Concord April\\n19, 1775, reached Boscawen on the afternoon of the\\nnext day. On the 21st, Peter ColHn was in Exeter\\nanswering the roll-call in the Provincial Assembly,\\nto take measures for the public safety.\\nCharles Carleton Coffin, was born on the old\\nhomestead in Boscawen, July 26, 1823, the youngest\\nof nine children, three of whom died in infancy.\\nThe boyhood of the future journalist, correspondent\\nand author was one of toil rather than recreation.\\nThe maxims of Benjamin Franklin in regard to idle-\\nness, thrift and prosperity were household words.\\nAside from the district school, he attended Boscawen\\nAcademy a few terms. The teaching could not be\\ncalled first-class instruction. The instructors were\\nstudents just out of college, who taught for the\\nstipend received rather than with any high ideal of\\nteaching as a profession. A term at Pembroke\\n12\\nAcademy in 1843 completed his acquisition of knowl-\\nedge so far as obtained in the schools.\\nThe ftiture journalist was an omnivorous reader.\\nEverything was fish that came to the drag-net of this\\nNew Hampshire boy\u00e2\u0080\u0094 from Sinbad to Miltcm s\\nParadise Lost, which was read before he was eleven\\nyears old.\\nThe household to which he belonged had ever a\\ngoodly sujjply of weekly papers,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the New Hampshire\\nStatesman, the Herald of Freedmii, the New Hampshire\\nObserver, all published at Concord.\\nWithout doubt, the love for historical literature\\nwas quickened by the kind patronage of John Far-\\nmer, the genial historian, who was a visitor at the\\nBoscawen farm-house, and who had delightful stories\\nto tell of the exploits of Kobert Rogers and John\\nStark during the French and Indian Wars.\\nIn 1845, Mr. Coffin accepted a position in the en-\\ngineering corps of the Northern Railroad, and wassub-\\nsequently employed on the Concord and Portsmouth\\nand Concord and Claremont Railroad.\\nIn 1846 he was married to Sallie li. Farmer, of\\nBoscawen. Not wishing to make civil engineering a\\nprofession for life, he purchased a farm in his native\\ntown; but health gave way and he was forced to\\nseek other pursuits.\\nHe early began to write articles for the Concord\\nnewspapers, and some of his fugitive political contri-\\nbutions were republished in LitteWs Living Age.\\nMr. Coffin s studies in engineering led him towards\\nscientific culture. In 1849 he constructed the tele-\\ngraph line between Harvard Observatory and Boston,\\nby which uniform time was flrst^given to the railroads\\nleading from Boston. He had charge of the con-\\nstruction of the telegraphic fire alarm in Boston, un-\\nder the direction of Professor Moses G. Farmer, his\\nbrother-in-law, and gave the first alarm ever given\\nby that system April 29, 1852.\\nMr. Coffin s tastes led him toward journalism.\\nFrom 1850 to 1854 he was a constant contributor to\\nthe press, sending articles to the Transcript, the Bos-\\nton Journal, Congregationalist and New York Tribune.\\nHe was also a contributor to the Student and School-\\nmate, a small magazine then conducted by Jlr. Adams\\n(Oliver Optic).\\nIt is impossible in this brief article to sketch in de-\\ntail the career of Mr. Coffin from that time to the\\npresent. During the Rebellion he was the war corres-\\npondent of the Boston Journal, and in 1866 visited\\nEurope as the correspondent of the same paper.\\nAfter spending a year and a half in Europe, Mr.\\nCoffin visited Greece, Turkey, Syria, Palestine, Egypt,\\nsailing thence down the Red Sea to Bombay trav-\\neled across India to the valley of the Ganges, before\\nthe completion of the railroad, visiting Allahabad,\\nBenares, Calcutta, sailing thence to Singapore, Hong\\nKong, Canton, Shanghai. Ascending the Yang-tse\\nsix hundred miles, to Wuchang, the Governor of the\\nprovince invited him to a dinner. From Shanghai he", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0351.jp2"}, "281": {"fulltext": "178\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nsailed to Japan, experiencing a fearful typhoon upon\\nthe passage. Civil war in .Japan prevented his trav-\\neling in that country, and he sailed for San Francisco,\\nvisiting points of interest in California, and in No-\\nvember made his way across the country seven hundred\\nmiles riding five consecutive days and nights be-\\ntween the terminus of the Central Pacific road, at\\nWadsvvorth, and Salt Lake, arriving in Boston, Jan-\\nuary, 1869, after an absence of two and a half years.\\nDuring that period the Boston Journal contained\\nevery week a letter from his pen.\\nIll the lecture field, and for several years, he was one\\nof the popular lecturers before lyceums. In 1869 he\\npublished Our New Way Eound the World, fol-\\nlowed by the Seat of Empire, Caleb Crinkle (a\\nstory), Boys of 76, Story of Liberty, Old Times\\nin the Colonies, Building the Nation, Life of\\nGarfield, besides a history of his native town. His\\nvolumes have been received with marked favor. No\\nless than fifty copies of the Boys of 76 are in the\\nBoston Public Library and all in constant use.\\nThe degree of A.M. was conferred upon him by\\nDartmouth College in 1870. He is a resident of Bos-\\nton and was a member of the Legislature in 1884.\\nHon. Daniel Webster, America s greatest states-\\nman, prepared for college and began his public life\\nin Boscawen. He was a citizen of the town for about\\nthree years, identified himself with its interests, voted\\nat town-meeting, paid taxes, enrolled himself as a\\nmember of the religious society and took part iu the\\ndistrict school meetings. It was ever a pleasure to\\nhim to return to the place, not alone to visit his\\nbrother Ezekiel, but to renew his acquaintance with\\nthe people.\\nGovernor John Adams Dix wiis born in Bos-\\ncawen, N. H., on the 24th day of July, a.d. 1798.\\nHis father. Colonel Timothy Dix, Jr., was one of the\\nmost enterprising citizens of the town. His grand-\\nfather, Timothy Dix, was an upright and intelligent\\nman, and was postmaster for many years. His great-\\ngrandfather, Jonathan Dix, died in the village at the\\nage of ninety-four.\\nCaptain Petek Kimball moved from Bradford,\\nMass., about 1765, and settled on Queen Street. He\\nwas a man of strong character. Rev. Mr. Price says\\nof him: Possessing great self-command, a sound\\njudgment and unwavering integrity, he soon came\\ninto public notice, and was elected selectman in 1768,\\nin which office he served nine years. In our Revo-\\nlutionary struggle he manifested a truly patriotic\\nspirit, readily accepted those appointments with\\nothers which involved the dearest interests of indiv-\\niduals and of the public. He contributed to the\\nsecurity of our independence, not merely by his as-\\nsiduous services at home, but endured the privations\\nof four campaigns in defense of his country. In one\\nof them he volunteered as a private soldier but in\\nKur Bkotch of Kzckiel Webster, see chapter on Beuch ami Bar.\\nthe other three he bore a captain s commission, and\\nat Bennington received a wound at the head of his\\ncomi any, -a precious memento of that signal battle.\\nCaptain Kimball was a valuable citizen, a much-\\nesteemed neighbor and consistent man.\\nThe diary kept by Captain Kimball in the cam-\\npaign of 1776 and at Bennington, is given iu the\\nbody of this volume, in connection with the events of\\nthe Revolution, from which it will be seen that he\\nwas a prompt, efficient and brave soldier. He barely\\nmentions that he was wounded in the battle of Ben-\\nnington, leaving it to others to speak of his bravery.\\nHe moved from Queen to Water Street after the\\nRevolution, and continued till his death, at the age\\nof seventy-two, a useful and honored citizen. It may\\nbe said that Captain Peter Kimball and Colonel\\nHenry Gerrish were leading spirits in the town dur-\\ning the Revolutionary period. Both were military\\nofficers; and the promptness with which they ordered\\nout their commands, when called upon, attests their\\nefficiency.\\nBenjamin Thurston Kimball, the youngest son\\nof Captain Peter Kimball, was born in Boscawen,\\nMay 4, 1784. He had no opportunity for educa-\\ntion except the meagre instruction of the district\\nschool. He resided on the homestead where he was\\nborn, and built the house now occupied by Mr.\\nWade. He was an influential citizen, and a member\\nof the Congregational Church and society. He was\\nan early advocate of anti-slaverv, and cast his influ-\\nence and his vote in its behalf. He longed for the\\nday when the slave would be a freeman, a consum-\\nmation he was not jiermitted to see. He died July\\n9, 18u2. He was ho.- i)itable, kind to the poor and\\ncharitable U\\\\ tlmse who differed from him in opinion.\\nThe Boscawen Academy was organized in 1827,\\nwent into operation in April, 1828, with Miss Sarah\\nCrocker preceptress. Joseph Chadwick gave the land\\nupon which the building was erected, conveying it to\\nthe following-named gentlemen Rev. Samuel Wood,\\nRev. Ebenezer Price, John Greenough, Henry Gerrish,\\nIsaac Gerrish, Thomas Coffin, Hezekiah Fellows,\\nSimeon B. Little, John Farmer.\\nAcademy building was erected in 1827. Rev. Dr.\\nWood, besides making a generous donation, gave the\\nshingles covering it, shaved by his own hands.\\nThe bell was the gift of Daniel Webster. Ezekiel\\nWebster gave liberally to aid in the construction of\\nthe building, which was erected by Captain William\\nAbbot.\\nFebruary 11, 1829, the trustees voted that the com-\\nmittee proflfer an instructor one hundred and fifty dol-\\nlars and the tuition of the male department.\\nJanuary 19, 1829, the trustees voted unanimously,\\nthat the thanks of the Board be presented to the\\nHon, Daniel Webster for his very generous donation\\nof a .suitable bell for our academy, aiid that the Presi-\\ndent communicate the same in the manner he shall\\ndeem the most respectful.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0352.jp2"}, "282": {"fulltext": "BOSUAWEN.\\nThe trustoes, in 1856, voted to loan the building to\\nMr. Jonathan Teiiney for a term of twenty years, the\\nlessee having the right to make such alterations in the\\nl uilding as he might deem necessary. E.\\\\tensive al-\\nterations were made, and the school became widely\\nknown as the Elmwood Institute. In 18(;S the lease\\nwas canceled by mutual agreement.\\nIn 1872, Voted to sell the bull. ling ;ui(l gmunds for\\n$21)00, with the condition that the bell .shall not be\\n(lis|iiiscil (if, liut kept in the building as at present.\\nCons^regational Church. The Congregational\\nChurch in this town was organized October 8, 1740.\\nOne of the conditions of the grant to the proprietors\\nof Contooeook was that one eighty-fourth part of the\\nland should be set aside for a parsonage, and one ad-\\nditional eighty-fourth for the minister, and that a\\nlearned and Orthodox minister should be settled\\nAt their Miireh meet iiii;-, I7: ii. the pi-o|irietors voted\\nthat .I.wc.pb (ieirish, Henry Holfe and .Joseph Stick-\\nney be a eoniniittee to treat with some suitable man\\na Christian learned to preach at Contooeook the\\neumniing summer, and in order to settle the aforesaid\\nGentleman, if he can be rationally agreed with, to serve\\nus in the ministry. Two hundred pounds were raised\\nfor preaching, and the assessors were directed to make\\nthe town-house convenient for the use of the minister\\nand people ou the Sabbath.\\nThe committee secured the services of Eev. Phineas\\n.Stevens, who remained pastor fifteen years, and had\\ntaken an active part in all of the affairs of the Plan-\\ntation.\\nThe expenses at the ordination of Mr. Stevens were\\nas follows:\\nAn .\\\\cconipt of the Expenses for the Oidiniition of the Rev. Mr.\\nPhineas Stevens at Contooeook Oct 29, 17411, For which Charge tlie Pro-\\nprietors are indebted\\nTo Mr. Edmird Emery,\\nFor live Busjiels of Wheat at 12 per Imsli 3\\nn; Ihs Porlc at IS i I 4\\n2 11\u00c2\u00ab Susar II 4\\nfor Craiiibuirys Cabbage turnips 10\\nKggs 1 64 Trouble of his house 3ll\u00c2\u00bb 1 11 C\\nCharge he has been at 20 Trouhle 12 1 18 U\\nFor liriugiug up the Boat 1\\nThe query arises, How a boat could be used at an\\nordination? The answer is plain. There was no bridge\\nacross the Merrimack. The ministers from the lower\\ntowns would come by the road leading up the east\\nside of the Merrimack hence the need of a boat.\\nTo Mr. George Jtichmav.\\nFor Edward FitzGerald sService 1 C\\nfor 2 women 2 da.vs each (I 12\\naBushelof wheat 12\u00c2\u00ab a Bushel of Indian f,\u00c2\u00ab 18\\nHis Trouble 3ii\u00c2\u00bb CabbagesuSi Turnips 5 1 l. i u\\nTo .ln,tpl, Gcn-Wi Fmi\\nFori niioils ifOidor4l-12 42(l forhi\u00c2\u00bbtroul.le r. 12 (I\\nl\\\\ir.i.V2 lh..i,.n!uorat r,p Ill\\n.ill llis of Pork at 12P I Id ii\\n27 IbsSalt roik4() C,rA3nll)8 0flmtti r2 u i;\\nIVihiinheliiof Wheat lS TurniiM4c.V 1 ,s ii\\nS Turkies at .f, at .IP pir III 42 Unliving\\nthe Boat 2li :i 2 n\\nCarting IOC His trouble :lii- II in ii\\nTo Mr .Mm CoJJin\\nKorllH ll,,.i\u00e2\u0080\u009en,utterG0 4bu8l|lof l\\\\lalt4ll II ll\\n411^^ lbs Sail I ork GU .IP 211 lbs of clieuae\\nat 2S\u00c2\u00ab2P 4 S 11\\n8 Oeeso .ii;4 at 8P 34 ll A Ins trouble ,k\\ncharge 0U 4 14 4\\nfl4 3 3\\nTo Mr John Noifet Jun\\nFor2l iisesor Knives 40 for 10 liis Sugar 20-\\none lb pepper 9\u00c2\u00bb 3\\nTo Mr Daniel Ooilhi\\nFor 111 11)8 of liaisins 35 lbs Currentn l. i 11 Iha\\nof loaf Sugar 4 b l\\n3ii lbs of Flower 10\u00c2\u00bb (i Drinking glasses 8 1 8\\nBiscake2ll8, Idoz Mugs 1*2 Carting Stores 12 2 4\\n111 Gallons Khum at 10 per Gal 8 10\\nflO 17\\nTo Mr John Admm\\nFor 20 lbs Sugar 30 SP Chocolate IVj lb 21\u00c2\u00ab|JP 2 18 5\\nNutmegs 5\u00c2\u00ab Op. Allspice 4 Pipes 4 doz S 17 C\\n\u00c2\u00a33 15 11\\nTo Mr Join, IlolfJ,,,,\\nForone half barrel full hound a 4 gallon Cask 12\\nTo John Broiim\\nFor Spices 9 Pipes Tobacco 12\u00c2\u00abep 1 1 li\\nFor a .50 gallon cask a 4 gall bottle il 7\\nFor bis trouble charge 3\\nTo Mr Ehen r Chonle\\nFor Wine 1 10\\nTo Mr. Moses Gerrvh\\nFor 5 lbs of Sug.ar II HI\\nTo CuUinij Lmit\\nFor four Gallons of Molasses 1 S\\nTo Ilkhards Tttcowh\\nFor Carrj ing lip their Fanils Each 20 2\\n.tlll4\\nA inie Acconipt Errors Excepted Newbury No\\\\ r,a 1740\\nJohn Brown.\\nHe died January 19, 1755. The following is an in-\\nventory of his estate\\nWethe Subscribers lieiiic appointi ila I ciiMiMitlie to apprize the Eb-\\nt.ate real personal of th- l;, i i M llmi. h Si, n-. late of tlie Place\\nrailed Contooeook within I. 1 i N W Ilanipsliire,\\nClerk Deceased, being 111 i i ,i :.ii ,i I lnngo of the said\\nTrust have taken the I ..Uo\\\\ iu^ iii.i iih i,v I tin .iul L.^late.\\nOf personal Estate\\nImprimis. To Books\u00e2\u0080\u0094 E. d.\\nM Pool s Synopses Criticorum in five volumes\\nin Folio 7 10\\nother books the whole of them 1 5\\nItem, To a Swivel Gun 2 10\\nitem. To Beds, Bedding Bedsteads 4. 12 6\\nItem, To Pewter 12 10\\nitem, To two warming pans 3 2 6\\nitem, To two Brass Kettles 4", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0353.jp2"}, "283": {"fulltext": "IIISTOKV OF MKUi;i.MA( -l COUNTY, NEW HAMI SHIIIK.\\nitem. To a toaeliTig-Ii-oii A Gridiron\\nItem, To a Spit\\nTo\u00c2\u00abSl oo! wheel\\n:t8m. To a Culilwanl\\ntem, T.ilwo Cuggs\\ntein, To a groat Wheel\\ntorn, To Andirons\\nteni. To Tongs\\nteni, To another JMir of Tongs fire sliovel\\nTo an iron Kettle\\nitem. To two iron Tmminels\\ntern. To a little Tot\\ntom, To two Box irons Heater\\ntern. To five Chairs at 3 DP apiece\\ntem, To a Frying Pan\\ntern. To an iron Pot\\ntern, To a pair of liund-Bcllows\\ntem, To a Ijitws Skillet tfc Fmmc\\nTo three tables at 5 ap;\\nTo a Cradle\\nTo hay at the Meddeo\\nTo 2 Tobes\\nChaffing Dish\\nTo a CiMt\\nTo a great Coat\\nTo a pail of Leather Hre\\nTo a Jacket\\nTo a Hat\\nTo a p;iir of Boots\\nTo Shoes\\nTo a Morter Pestel\\nTo a Razor\\nTo Shirts\\nTo a half Bnshel Sive\\nTo one old Siuidle Bri.l\\nTo Tea Furuilure\\nTo two Chests\\nTo an old I ortniantle\\nTo Salt\\nTo Glass Bottles\\nTo ft Mare\\nitem, To two Cows\\nitem, To a Heifer\\nitem. To a Calf\\nitem, To five Sheep\\nitem. To three Swine\\nImprimis, To the Uonse-Lot, Honae H.irn\\nitem, a House in the Garrison\\nitem, To a iive acre Intervale Lot\\nitem. To a House Lot adjoining to Ensign Jos-\\neph Eastman s\\nitem. To one eighty acre Lot, half an eighty acre\\nLot, A two House-Lots all joining together 1\\nitem, To one hundred acre Lot\\nitem. To one common Right\\nitem, To half a hundred acre lot, half a com-\\nmon Right\\nitem. To one eighty-acre-Lot in the Township of\\nbrd\\n62\\nMr. Stevens was succeeded by Rev. Robie Merrill,\\nwho was ordained December 29, 17G1. He was dis-\\nmissed December 9, niUi. Rev. Nathaniel Merrill\\nwxs ordained [lastor )(-t(ilier 19, 1768, and resigned\\nApril 1, 1774. Ivev. Sannu l Wood, of honored mem-\\nory, was ordained pastor of this church October 17,\\n1781, and for more than half a century his life was\\nidentified with the history of the church and town.\\nDr. Wood s civil contract with the town wiis dis-\\nsolved May 7, 1802, though his pastoral relation with\\nthe church still continued. In 1804 the Second\\nChurch was organized in the western section of the\\ntown, and Rev. Ebenezer Price settled as its pastor.\\nRev. Mr. Wood, during these years, prejjared a\\nnumber of young men for college. Among them was\\nDaniel Webster.\\nFrom 1809 he was actively engaged in promoting\\nthe cause of education, and acted as visiting com-\\nmittee for twenty years.\\nAs early as the year 1797 he endeavored to secure\\nthe establishment of an academy, but, failing in that,\\nwas the means of starting a library. Thirty years\\nlater the project of an academy was revived, and\\nthrough the energy and liberality of Hon. Ezekiel\\nWebster, and the hearty co-operation of the citizens,\\nDr. Wood had the gratification of seeing the realiza-\\ntion of his early plans. He contributed liberally to\\nestablish the institution, giving the shingles, which\\nhe had shaved with his own hands.\\nThe Boscawen Church, nominally, was Presbyte-\\nrian till 1828, when Dr. .John Rogers was appointed\\nto see what its relations were to the Presbytery. He\\ncould find no such organization, and the church\\npassed a vote readopting the Congregational polity.\\nOn October 17, 1831, Dr. Wood completed a half-\\ncentury of ministerial labor, and noticed the event\\nwith appropriate services. He stated that he had re-\\nceived into the church, by profession, four hundred\\nand eighty, of whom one hundred had severed their\\nrelation, one hundred and nineteen had died, thirty\\nhad been excommunicated, leaving a church at that\\ntime of two hundred and thirty-eight members. He\\nremained pastor until his death, 1836.\\nIn December, 1832, Rev. Salmon Bennett was in-\\nstalled as junior pastor. By the terms of settlement,\\nMr. Bennett was to have a salary of three hundred\\ndollars and one-fourth part of the time for service\\nelsewhere, which, proving inadequate for his sup-\\nport, resulted in his dismissal, October 25, 1836.\\nThe death of Rev. Dr. Wood occurring soon after,\\nthe church e.xtended a ca,ll to Rev. Caleb B. Tracy.\\nHe was installed September 12, 1837. Large additions\\nwere made to the church in 1842-43.\\nThe organization of the church in Fislierville re-\\nsulted, however, in the transfer, about this time, of\\nthirteen members to that body.\\nMr. Tracy remaineil jiastor till IS when he was\\ndismissed by mutual coiisiut.\\nDuring the year l.s. )2 the church was under the\\ncharge of Rev. Mr. Slocum.\\nOn June 15, 1853, Rev. Ambrose Smith was in-\\nstalled pastor, remaining till his death.\\nRev. Milton L. Severance was installed February\\n16, 1864, dismissed December 22, 1S68.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0354.jp2"}, "284": {"fulltext": "BOSOAWEN.\\nRev. Joseph A. Freeman installed June SO, lS7r),\\ndismissed July 3, 1877.\\nRev. Frank Haley installed Ue-tober 11, 1S82, dis-\\nmissed June 11, 1885.\\nThe first meeting-house was built of logs, forty feet\\nlong and as wide as Rumford (Concord) meetiug-\\nhouse, only two feet higher. This was occupied\\nuntil 1767, when it was therefore voted that a new\\nmeeting-house should be erected, and a committee\\nwas appointed to select a site.\\nIt was voted that, pending the erection of the\\nmeeting-house, the meetings should be held half the\\ntime at the linuse of Jesse Flanders.\\nThe committee appointed to select a site reported\\nas follows:\\nBosciWEN, Sep. 8. 1767.\\nWe ilo liereb.v deliver it as our boiicst and impartial judgment that\\nit be erected on that saplingpine land about ten or twelve rods from the\\nroad towards Jesse Flanders, from that knowl above Ephraini Wood-\\nbury s, which was the last voted place, and that this meeting-house be\\nplaced for those only that live on the Easterly side of Battle street, so\\nrailed, and that those who live on the Westerly side of said street be ex-\\nI lnpted from any cost in building said house.\\n.\\\\s witness our hands,\\nKZEKIEL Morrill,\\nThe site finally selected for the new meeting-house\\nwas near the northwest corner of the cemetery, west\\nof Woodbury s Plain. It was\\nVoted To Raise two hundred fifty pounds old tenor Toward De-\\nfraying the charges already arisen in building the meeting-house frame,\\nto be paid in Labour at fifty Shillings a Diiy, and whoever Don t La-\\nbour when Notified, or pay Stuff fit for the use of the house, to pay\\nVoted To begin Go on with the finishing said meeting-house as far\\nJL-; the pew privileges will go, together with the money as above voted.\\nGeorge Jackman, Jun., Mr. Joseph Atkinson, Ens. Peter Kimball,\\nMr. Benjamin Eastman Deacon Jes.se flanders ware chosen and fully\\nluipowered as a committee to carry on the finishing said Meeting-\\nThe old tenor currency had so far depreciated that\\nfifty shillings was only equivalent to about forty-two\\ncents lawful money, a shilling being less than one\\ncent.\\nThe committee appointed to appraise the pew privi-\\nleges reported the apprai.sal and articles of sale as\\nfollows\\nIs The pews to be sold to the highest bidder,\\n2 The money bid is to be understood, Hampshire s old tenor.\\n3 That no person bid less than 20 shillings a bid. [About sixteen\\nThat every purchaser shall pay one-fourth part thereof in money\\nthe remainder in labor or lumber, as said committee purchaser shall\\nagree, ^/jrow Wed the same be at Cash price when wanted for the use\\nof said house.\\n5\u00c2\u00bb*\u00c2\u00bb That Each pew be forfeited unless the purchaser pay the sum for\\nwhich the same was bid off at in the following manner, viz.\\nThe money to be paid in three months from the time said pew was\\nbid off and the other to be paid when called for by the committee for tliu\\nuse of said house.\\n6. That every person shall forfeit his pew privilege except that the\\npurchaser have the same well finished within twelve months from the\\ntime said pew was bid off.\\n7. That any purchaser shall pay down or give security for one-tenth\\npart of the value of what said pew was bid off at\u00e2\u0080\u0094 which sum shall be\\nforfeited unless the articles are fulfilled\\nVoted by the town, that no wall pew bo raised more than 12 in.heH\\naliove the meeting-house Door, that no body pew lie raised more than\\nThere is no writing that sets forth the dimensions\\nof this first framed meeting-house. It was nearly\\nsquare and had a gallery, which was not finished till\\n.several years later, even if it was ever wholly fin-\\nished. There was a pile of boards in one corner of\\nthe gallery, behind which the boys used to secrete\\nthemselves!, greatly to the annoyance of the tithing-\\nman. The present town-house in Webster was\\nmodeled after this house. Tbere was a porch at each\\nend and a front-door. It was built after the prevail-\\ning style of the time, a bo.x-like edifice.\\nThis meeting-house was subsequently burned, and\\nthe next house was erected on King Street.\\nPopulation. The first census of the town was that\\nof 1767,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 285 inhabitants. In 1783, when the first\\ncensus after the Revolution was taken, the number\\nwas 756. The first census of the general government\\nwas in 1790. The returns are as follows 1767. 285\\n1783, 756; 1790, 1108; 1800, 1414; 1810, 1829; 1820,\\n2116; 1830, 2093 1840, 1965 1850, 2003; 1860, 1458\\n1870, 1637 1880, 1380.\\nCivil History.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The men who have been selected\\nto represent the town have been citizens of high\\ncharacter. Colonel Henry Gerrish, George Jackman,\\nCaptain Joseph Gerrish, Major Enoch Gerrish and\\nCaptain Benjamin Little were the representatives of\\nthe last century. These five men represented the\\ntown from 1760 to 1801.\\nDuring the first quarter of the present century such\\nmen as Timothy Di.v, Caleb Knight, Ezekiel Web-\\nster, Joseph Little, Jeremiah Gerrish, Major Enoch\\nGerrish and Colonel Isaac Chandler acted as legis-\\nlators. Their successors in the next quarter were\\nsuch men as Hezekiah Fellows, Colonel John Farmer,\\nCaptain Joseph Ames, John Greenough, Moses Fel-\\nlows, Thomas Coffin, William H. Gage, Benjamin\\nKimball, Nathan Plummer, Abraham Burbank, Rich-\\nard Gage, Simeon B. Little, Joseph Morrill, Rev.\\nEberiezer Price, Elbridge F. Greenough, Abiel R.\\nChandler, Nathan Pearson, Jr., Thomas Gerrish,\\nLuke Corser, Caleb Smith and Calvin Gage.\\nTOWN OFFICERS.\\n1700. Joseph Coffin, moderator George Jackman, clerk John\\nFowler, .lohn Webster, Joseph Eastman, selectmen.\\n1761. lohn Webster, moderator; John Welwter, Knos Bishop, George\\n1762. Joseph Eastman, moderator; George Jackman, John Flanders,\\nJoseph Hoit, selectmen.\\n17r,rt. John Fowler, moderator; Joseph Iloit, Ephraim Plmnmer,\\n1764.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Fowler, moi\\ntlliver Fowler, selectmen.\\n1765.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Fowler, luo\\nJesse Flanders, selectmen.\\nr George Jacknn\\nJesse Flanders,\\nFrom 1760 to 1796 he was i", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0355.jp2"}, "285": {"fulltext": "IIISTORV OF MEKKIMACK COUiNTV, NKW IIAMI SIIIIIK\\nOSes Burbaiik, Moses Call,\\n182\\n17GC.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joeeph Eaatmun,\\nHenry Gorrisb, eelectiiieu.\\n17fi7._Jea8o Flnnders, moderator; Henry Gerrish, George Jackman,\\nJease Flanders, Bclf* tmeii.\\n17B8._John RnvltT, iuod\u00c2\u00abnitui Henry lierrisli, Peti-r Kimball,\\nOliver Fowler. sflrctiiK-u.\\n1769.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Moses Murst-, motienitor Captain Henry Uerrit^h, Moses\\nMorse, George Jackuiun, seleclmen.\\n177()._Ilev. Robio Morrill, moderator; Moses Morse, Henry Gerriali,\\nPeter Kimball, selectmen.\\n1771.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Moses Morse, moderator; Winthrop Carter, Moses Call, Moses\\n1772.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Captain Henry Gerrish, moderator George Jackmau, Deacon\\nJeaw Flandew, Samuel Muzzy, selectmen.\\n1773. \u00e2\u0080\u0094Henry Gerrish, moderator; Ebenezer Hidden, Samuel Gerrisb,\\nGeorge Jackman, seleetmen.\\n1774._Peter Cortin, moderator; Samuel Muzay, Peter Kimball, Jesse\\nFlanders, selectmen Henry Gerrish, delegate to State Convention.\\n1775._Stepheu Webster, moderator; Moses Call, Enoch Gerrish,\\nGeorge Jackman. selectmen Henry Gorrish, delegate to State Conven-\\ntion.\\n1776.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Robie Morrill, moderator; George Jackmau, Cutting Noyes,\\nJohn Eliot, selectmen.\\n1777.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Henry Gerrish, moderator George Jackman, John Eliot, Cut-\\nting Noyee, selectmen.\\n1778. Henry Gerrish, moderator George Jackmau, Lieuteuant Enoch\\nGerrish, Cutting Noyes, selectmen George Jackman, delegate.\\n1779._Ueury Gerrish, moderator George Jackman, Enoch Gerrish,\\nSamuel Muzzy, selortiiu-n fit-i ig.- Jackman, Henry Gerrish, delegates.\\n1780.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Peter Kimi ,11. i,i.,.i, i n r iirovge Jackman, Stephen Webster,\\nCutting Noye^, 1 1 \u00e2\u0096\u00a0iiiflh, representative.\\n1781.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Haury i i i i Ueorge Jackman, Cutting Noyes,\\nCaptain Peter Kni ,;l i n,,.\\n1782. Peter Collin, mmlcf.itnr Georgo Jackman, Joseph Jackmau,\\nDavid Corsor, selectmen.\\n1783.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ebenezer Hidden, moderator; George Jackman, Isaac Pearson,\\nDavid Corser, selectmen.\\n1784.- Peter Kimball, moderator Enoch Gerrish, Peter Kimball,\\nGeorge Jackman, selectmen.\\n1785.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ebeuezer Hidden, moderator Lieutenant Enoch Gerrish, Ben-\\njamin Sweatt, George Jackman, selectmen George Jackman, represen-\\n1786.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Samuel Fowler, moderator George Jackman, Benjamin\\nSweatt, Lieutenant Benjamin Jackman, selectmen George Jackman,\\nrepresentative.\\n1787.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Henry Gerrish, moderator; Joseph Gerrish, Peter Kimball,\\nBei^amin Little, selectmen.\\n1788.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Henry Gerrish, moderator; Joseph Gerrish, Cutting Noyes,\\nPeter Kimball, selectmen George Jackman, representative Heni-j\\nGerrish, delegate to Convention.\\n1789.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Peter Coffin, moderator Joseph Gerrish, Peter Kimball, Ben-\\n.ny\\nt John Chandler, selectmen\\nliii LKtle, Enoch Gerrish,\\nli i ;,iij^|i, i.-jiresentative.\\nI iiiamin Little,\\ni;imin Little,\\njioch Little,\\nGeorge Jackman, h Mm. n i n... i, i.,\\n1795.-^osfi li\\nGeorge Jackiiini.\\n1796.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Thoiu:,- I I,.., I,, iM.-i. ,.,i..,\\nCai-ter, Thonnm Tlmrbi, lOnoili Littl.\\nresentative.\\n1797.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Thomas Tliorla, moderator Tristmm Noyes, clerk Winthrop\\nCarter, Thomas Thorla, Daniel Shepard, selectmen Enoch Gerrish,\\nI7;)S. Enoch Gerrish, moderator; George Jackman, clei k; Enoch\\nGerrish, Timothy l ix, Jr., Joseph Little, i\\nrepresentative.\\n1799.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Major Enoch Gerrish. moderator\\nEnoch Gerrish, Timothy Dix, Jr., Joseph Little, selectmen Major\\nJoseph Gerrish, representative.\\n18(X Thomas Thorla, moderator Samuel Choate, clerk Benjamin\\nJackman, Joseph Couch, Caleb Knight, selectmen Enoch Gerrish,\\nrepresentative.\\n1801.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Nathaniel Green, moderator Samuel Clioate, clerk Bei^ nmin\\nJackman, Joseph Couch, Caleb Knight, selectmen Timothy Dix, Jr.,\\nrepresentative.\\n1802.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Nathaniel Green, moderator Fhinehas Bailey, clerk Joseph\\nConch, Nathaniel Green, Samuel Muzzy, selectmen; Timothy Dix, Jr.,\\nrepresentative.\\nISlKl\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Enoch Gerrish, moderator; Joseph Couch, clerk; Nathaniel\\nGreen, Nathan Davis, Benjamin Jackman, selectmen Timothy Dix, Jr.,\\n1SU4.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Nathaniel Green, moderator Joseph Couch, clerk; Benjamin\\nJackman, Isaac Chandler, Joseph Little, selectmen; Timothy Dix, Jr\\nrepresentative.\\n1805.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Colonel Joseph Gerrish, moderator Caleb Putney, clerk Ben-\\njamin Jackmau, Joseph Little, Major Isaac Chandler, selectmen Caleb\\nKnight, representative.\\n1806.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph Gerrish, mmlerator Samuel Choate, clerk; Joseph\\nLittle, Daniel Pillsbury, Joseph H. Morrill, selectmen Benjamin Little,\\nrepresentative.\\n1807.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph Gerrish, moderator Joel French, clerk; Daniel Pills-\\nbury, Joseph Little, Captain Somersby Pearson, selectmen Benjamin\\nLittle, representative.\\n1808.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph Gerrish, moderator; Joel French, clerk; Captain\\nSomersby Pearson, Ezekiel Morse, Stephen Gerrish, selectmen Enoch\\nGerrish, representative.\\n1809.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph Gerrish, moderator Joel French, clerk Stephen Gei-\\nrish, Joseph H. Morrill, Peletiah Peasley, selectmen Enoch Gerrish.\\nrepresentative.\\n1810. Joseph Gerrish, moderator Samuel W. Lang, clerk Stephen\\nGerrish, Joseph Little, Thomas Coffin, selectmen Ezekiel Webater,\\nJ811.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Colonel .Toseph Gorrish, moiierator Samuel W. Lang, clerk\\nThomas Coffin, Benjamin Little, Joel Frencli, selectmen Ezekiel Web-\\nster, representative.\\n1812. Isaac Chandler, moderator Samuel W. Lang, clerk Nathan\\nChandler, Joseph Ames, Captain Moses Gerrish, belectmeu Ezekiel\\nWebster, representative.\\n1813.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ezekiel W*ebat\u00c2\u00a9r, moderator Samuel W. Lang, clerk Captain\\nMoses Gerrish, Joseph Ames, Nathan Cliandler, selectmen Ezekiel\\nWebster, representative.\\n1814.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ezekiel Webster, moderatoi Samuel W. Lang, clerk; Captain\\nflloses Gerrish, Joseph Ames, Isaac Gerrish, selectmen Ezekiel Web-\\n1815.- Ezekiel Webster, moderator Samuel W. Lang, clerk Isaac\\nGerrish, Jesse Little, Joseph H. Morrill, selectmen Joseph Little, rep-\\nresentative.\\n1816.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ezekiel Webster, moderator; Samuel W. Lang, clerk Major\\nMoses Gerrish, Daniel Pillsbury, Nathan Chandler, selectmen Josei)h\\nLittle, representative.\\n1817.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Enoch Little, moderator Hozekiah Fellows,! dprk Major\\nc JackmanjS Moses Gerrish, Daniel Pillsbury, Nehemiah Cogswell, selectmen Jere-\\nlerator Colonel Moses Gerrish, Nehemial\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0lectmen Jeremiah Gerrish, representative\\nNo.l.ijitur Xelwniiiili Cogswell, Josepl:\\nIsaac Pearson, sri. i w i,-\\n1823.- Ezekiel WM.-i.,^ n,...|. ,,,i.., c.i,.!,.! M. lim-ish, Julin\\nFarmer, Thomas Geniwli, sel.iiiiirii K/,iki.-l Webster, lepiesenUtive.\\n1824.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ezekiel Webster, moderator; John Farmer, Nehemiah f oggs-\\nwell, Moses Fellows, selectmen Ezekiel Webster, Hezekiah Fellows,\\nrepresentatives.\\n1825. \u00e2\u0080\u0094Ezekiel Webster, moderator John Farmer, Moses Fellows,\\nWilliam H. Gage, selectmen Ezekiel Webster, Hezelciah Fellows, rep-\\nFrom this date to 1854 he was re-elected.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0356.jp2"}, "286": {"fulltext": "BOSCAWEN.\\nEzekiel Webster, moderator Moses Follows, William II. Gage,\\nCouch, Jr., selertmen Ilozekiah Follows, Joseph Amos, repro-\\n1 Farmer, moiierator; Moses FpHowb, William H. Gago,\\nJr., selectmeu Ezekiel Wobstcr, John Fai*mer, ropreseu-\\n1 Webster, moderator Moscs Fellows, lieuben Johnson,\\nselectmen Ezekiel Webster, John Farmer, represeu-\\niz.-kifl Webster, moderator; Moses Fellows, Simeon B. Little,\\nerrish, selectmen John Farmer, JohnGreonongh, ropresonta-\\nJohn Farmer, moderator Moses Fellows, Simeon H. T^ittle,\\nas Gerrish, selectmon John Groenougb, Moses Fellows, represen-\\nJohn Farmer, moderator Closes Fellows, Simeon B. Ijittle,\\nas Gen-ish, selectmen Moses Fellows, Thomas f oftin, representa-\\n1853.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Simeon B. Little, moderator\\nrish Hale Atkinson,\\nresentativrs.\\nisse.\u00e2\u0080\u0094ftloses Fellows, moderator; Sii\\nCogswell, selectmen Nathan Plumi\\nI Little, Bloses Fellows, John\\nWilliam 11. Gage, represen-\\n1837.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Moses Fellows,\\nJohn C. Cogswell, selectmeu Natli\\nrepresentatives.\\n1838.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Moses Fellows, moderator; Simeon B. Little, .feremiab Noyes,\\nWilliam M. Kimball, selectmen; Abraham Burbank, Richard Gage,\\nrepresentatives.\\n18;i9.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Simeon B. Little, moderator William M. Kimball, Moses Fel-\\nlows, Thomas Little, selectmeu Richard Gage, Simeon B, Little, repro-\\nThomas Little, Wyatt Boyden,\\nJ. Little, Joseph Morrill, repre-\\n1H4I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Simeon B. Little, moderator Wyatt Boyden, Abiel Chandler,\\nNathan Pearson, selectmen Joseph Morrill, Rev. Ebenezer Price, rep-\\n1812.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Simeon B. Little, moderator Abiel B. Chandler, Nathan Pear-\\nson, Wyatt Boyden, selectmen Rev. Ebenezer Price, Elbridge F.\\nGreenough, representatives.\\n184.J.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Simeon B. Little, modei-ator Benjamin F. Kimball, Tbomjis\\nKlliot, William H. Gage, selectmen Abiel K. Chandler, Natlum Pear-\\nson, Jr., representatives.\\n1844.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Simeon B. Little, moderator Caleb Smith, Samuel M. Durgiu,\\nFriend L. Burbank, selectmen Nathan Pearson, Jr., .\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Vbiel R. Chan-\\ndler, representatives.\\n1845. Moody A. Pillsbury, moderator; Caleb Smith, Thomas Elliot,\\nEliphalet Kilburn\\n1847.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Simeon B. Little, moderator; Hale Atkinson, Samuel M. Dur-\\ngin, Calvin Gage, selectmen; Abraham Bm-bank, Caleb Smith, represen-\\ntatives.\\n1848.- Caleb Smith, moderator; Eliphalet Kilburn, Abiel R. Chan-\\ndler, Friend L. Burbank, selectmen Abraham Burbank, Caleb Smith,\\nrepresentatives.\\nI840.-Simeou B. Little, mod.-r;ii..f 11*1. \\\\fk-M-..n, \\\\t.i.l i: fh. Mi-\\ndler, Albert Danforth, selectmen 1 1 r i\\n1S50.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Simeon B. Little, mod-iH. ii, m:\\nSimeon B. Little, selectmen; Calvin v,i^^ I ml r. m p,, i. i i nf u\\n1851.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Simeon B. Little, moderator; Simcuu B. Litilc, l_iauirl 8.\\nBalch, Daviil A. Gerrish, selectmen Paul Pearson, Abiel Gerrish, rep-\\nresentatives.\\n1852. Simeon B. Little, moderator; Simeon B. Little, David A. Ger-\\nrish, Hale Atkinson, selectmen; Abiel Gerrish, Fii.-ml L. Itiirbiuik,\\nI l I M h liih I r David E. Burbank, clork Enoch\\nc-Tii-h. .i.irtrii.ili w.hin.i, MiiiMTi Hiim s, sclectmen Moses Whjt-\\n18G1.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Isaac K. Gage, moderator Isaiah H. Arey, clerk .\\\\lmon Har-\\nris, Francis S. French, Halo Atkinson, selectmen Luther Gage, repre-\\nsentative.\\n18G2.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Nathan B. Greene, moderator Isaiah H. Arey, clerk Almon\\nHarris, Francis S. French, Peter Coffin, selectmen Luther Gage, repre-\\neeniatives.\\n1863.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jonathan Tenney, moderator Isaiah U. Arey, clerk Nehe-\\nmiah Butler, Peter Coffin, George Knowles, aelectmeu Almon Harris,\\nrepresentative,\\n1864, Franklin C. Morrill, moderator Isaiah H. Arey, clerk Nehe-\\nmiah Butler, George Kuowles, Samuel Choate, selectmen Almon Har-\\nris, representative.\\n1865.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Franklin C. Morrill, moderator; Calvin M. Chadwick, clerk\\nNehtniiah Huth^r. Gt-orge Knowles, .Samuel Choate, selectmen David\\n|M I I MMirill, moderator; Charles Smith, clerk Enoch\\n(i. W 1 II I V \\\\i I .lames H. Gill, selectmen David A. Gerrish,\\nl.SC,7._Isn(tc K. Gage, moderator; Charles Smith, clerk Enoch G.\\nWood, Healey Morse, James H. Gill, selectmen Franklin C. Morrill,\\nrepresentative.\\n1868.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Franklin C. Morrill, moderator Charles E. Chadwick, clerk\\nNehemiah Butler, Ezra S. Harris, Bradley Atkinson, selectmen\\nFranklin C, Morrill, representative.\\nISfiy.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Franklin C. Morrill, moderator; Charles E. Chadwick, clerk\\nEzra S. Harris, Luther Gage, Bradley Atkinson, selectmen Nehemiah\\nButler^ representative.\\n1870.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Thaddeus 0. Wilson, moderator Charles E. Chadwick, clerk\\nNehemiah Butler, Hamilton P. Gill, Joseph G. Eastman, selectmen\\nNehemiah Butler, representative.\\n1871.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Thaddeus 0. Wilson, moderator; John Seavoy, clerk; Calvin\\nGage, John E. Rines, Enoch G. Wood, selectmen; Enoch G. Wood, rep-\\nresentative.\\n1872.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 David F. Kimball, moderator; Charles E. Chadwick, clerk\\nDavid F. Kimball, Marcus K. Howser, Samuel B. Chadwick, selectmen\\nDaniel Y. Bickford, representative.\\n1873. \u00e2\u0080\u0094David F. Kimball, moderator Charles E. Chadwick, clerk\\nDavid F. Kimball, Marcus K. Howser, Samuel B. Chadwick, selectmen\\nDaniel Y. Bickford, representative.\\n1874._David F. Kimball, moderator; Charles E. Chadwick, clerk\\nNehemiah Butler, Marcus K. Howser, Samuel B. Chadwick, selectmeu\\nMarcus K. Howser, representative.\\n1875.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 David F, Kimball, moderator; Charles E. Chadwick, clerk\\nN.-lieiiiiali Butler, Joseph G. Eastman, Austin G. Kimball, selectmen\\n\\\\l II. II- l\\\\ Howser, representative.\\nI ilwn Gage, moderator; George\\nI ii c. Wood, Caleb C. Hall, sclectnn\\nIsTT.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Thaddeus O. Wilson, moderator Charles E. Chadwick, clork\\nJohn Gage, Caleb C. Hall, Luther Gage, selectmen Nathaniel S.\\nWebster, representative.\\n1878.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 David F.Kimball, moderator; Charles E. Chadwick, clerk\\nLuther Gage, Charles W. Hardy. Manus K. IloMser, Hclectmen Peter\\nCoffin,", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0357.jp2"}, "287": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUiNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\n1879.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John C. Poarson, niwlcnilor Charles E. Chadwick,\\nLuther Gage, Charles W. llarily, Marcus K. Howser, selectmen.\\n186().^ohn Pearson, mralenitor; Charles K. Chadwick,\\nJohn C. Peanwn, Samuel Choate, Frank L. Gerrish, selectmen\\nChoatc, roprcsenlatlvc.\\n1881. John C. Pearson, moderator; Charles E. Chadwick,\\nJohn C. Pearson, Samuel Choate, Ftsnk L. Gorrish, selectmen.\\n1882.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John C. Pearson, umderator Charles E. Chadwick,\\nJohn C. Pearson, Frank L. Gorrish, William P. Abbott, sole\\nCharles J. Kllsworlh, renrcseutative.\\n1883.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 .John V. Pearson, luoderul.ii \u00e2\u0096\u00a0linl. I iKulwick,\\nJohnC. Pearaou, Frank I,. Gurrisli, W 11: M I mi i -rl,,lmeii\\n1881.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John 0. Pearson, moder^it. I i liuinick,\\nWilliam P. Abhutt, Sanniel B. C1kmI\u00c2\u00abi I., 1 n, ,l..hu O.\\nrepresentative.\\n18g.f,._johu C. Peai-son, moderator Charles K. Chadwick,\\nJohn C. Pearson, Samuel It. c:hadwick, William P. .\\\\bl\\nBIOGH A PHIC AL BK ETCH\\nEPHRAIM PIATMMER.\\nThe ancestors of Ephraim Plummer came from\\nEngland in 1663 and settled in Newbury, Mass.\\nHis grandfather, Bitfield Plummer, was one of the\\nearly settlers of Boscawen married Priscilla Rich-\\nardson, of Chester, N. H., October, 1769. He was a\\nsigner of the People s Declaration of Independence\\nbefore that of the Continental Congress was issued,\\nand upon the evacuation of Long Island by General\\nWashington responded to the call for additional\\ntroop.s and served for a time in the Continental army.\\nHis son Ephraim was horn 1771; married Rachel\\nChoate Cogswell, May, 1792; lived on the homestead\\nand died May, 1793, three months before the birth of\\nhis son Ephraim, the subject of the present sketch.\\nThe mother of Ephraim was a native of Essex,\\nMass, relative of Rufus Choate, a woman of rare\\nqualities of character, of discriminating mind and\\nmarked executive ability. To the future of her only\\nchild she bent all her energies. With the heritage\\nof toil, the son had the benefits of a better education\\nthan sometimes falls to the lot of boys in his con-\\ndition. The years of his childhood were uneventful.\\nSo, too, the earlier years of manhood; only as the\\nexternal influences and processes of thought, de-\\nveloped the man, of a logical turn of mind, a sincere\\nrespecter of law, loyal to his convictions, of un-\\ndoubted integrity. He was a person of quick sensi-\\nbilities, frank and hospitable. He gave with liberal\\nhand for school and church. Unassuming, he never\\ndesired place, nor influence in public affairs.\\nHis time was devoted to the cultivation of the\\nfarm.\\nHe married Lucy Gerrish, of Boscawen, who was\\nthe efficient counterpart to whatever of success that\\ncame to him. His death occurred on the 20th of\\nJuly, 1872.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0358.jp2"}, "288": {"fulltext": "^mH-far77x (J Ci r", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0361.jp2"}, "289": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0362.jp2"}, "290": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BKADFOKD.\\nBY M. HAWKS, M.I).\\nC H A P T R I\\nThe ideal chapter of a coiiiity history wnuM lie an\\nepitome of an ideal history of a town. I .iiL us r.o\\nsuch town history has yet been written, we must still\\nlook for the eoming of the model.\\nAs the art (which we may set down as one of the\\nfine arts) of writing town histories improves, more at-\\ntention will be given to personal records, and prob-\\nably an entire new feature will be added, viz. a de-\\nscription of every house and farm in the town, giving\\ntlie particulars as to who first settled on a farm, who\\nbuilt a house and who have owned or occupied these\\nsince. The more interesting such histories are to the\\ngeneral reader the better, provided the great practical\\nlessons of history are not lost sight of. One of these\\nlessons is tliat the law of human progress has its con-\\nditions. According to the way we meet those con-\\nditions, we may as a community progress, stand still\\nor slide back.\\nAs a means of self-preservation, the future town\\nmust see that insanity, idiocy, crime and pauperism\\ngrow less and less from generation to generation.\\nThe first step toward any reform is to feel the need\\nof it and the assurance of its practicability, then the\\nmeans will be discovered and adopted.\\nThe work going to press a month earlier than the\\nwriter expected will account for the unfinished con-\\ndition of some of the matter and the omission of\\nmuch that was considered important.\\nThe thanks of the writer are due and hereby\\ntendered to Hon. M. W. Tappan, Wm. M. Carr, Hon.\\nJohn W. Morse, Mrs. J. P. Marshall and many others\\nfor special assistance in procuring lists of business\\nand professional men. The list of lawyers was\\nhanded in complete as printed, with the exception of\\nthe little word Hon. which the compiler had\\nmodestly omitted from before his own name.\\nUnlike our neighbor Warner, we have no con-\\ntroversy as to how or for whom our town was named,\\nbut the old stereotyped sentence, Bradford was first\\nsettled in 1771 by Deacon Wm. Presbury, is being\\ncalled in question. Some of the descendants of Isaac\\nDavis believe that he wai-\\nas 1762. A little search\\ning\\nin this town as early\\nrhboriiiir town\\nrds\\nwill readily settle the question. It is to be regretted\\nthat no more histories of homesteads and families can\\nbe furnished for this chapter.\\nBoundaries. Bradford is bounded on the north\\nby Newbury and Sutton, east by Warner, south by\\nHennikcr and Hillsborough and west by Washington.\\nThe north, south and west lines are straight. The\\ntown is longest east and w^est. If about one-fourth\\nof the eastern portion were cut off, it would leave the\\nremainder an exact square.\\nAll these adjoining towns were settled before Brad-\\nford, and have contributed of their citizens from time\\nto time towai-d building up our little commonwealth.\\nThis movement has not been one-sided, however. A\\nsort of reciprocal movement has taken place, in\\nwhich every town has exchanged its citizens with\\nevery other town in the neighborhood. But in the\\nlong run, Bradford has come off second best in\\nthese exchanges, she having given more than she has\\nreceived. When the towns along the Atlantic coast\\nof New Hampshire and Massachusetts were a hun-\\ndred years old most of the country a hundred miles in\\nthe interior was a dense forest. Men who were am-\\nbitious to acquire homes and farms of their own very\\nnaturally moved back from the old into the new\\ntowns. Those who had money bought lands on\\nspeculation those who had none bought their lands\\non credit, and with their own hands carved their\\nfarms out of the primal woods. The same process\\nhas been going on ever since in the newer regions\\nfarther west and south.\\nNatural History\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Geological Formation.\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nAs New Hampshire is the Granite State, so Brad-\\nford is a granite town. The backbone and ribs of all\\nher hills are of the primitive rock, just as it crystal-\\nized and cooled when the world was bekig made.\\nThe soil of the hill-sides and the plains is composed\\nof this same kind of rock, disintegrated by frosts and\\ncrushed and ground to powder by the slow-melting\\navalanches that traversed this part of the continent\\ntoward the close of the ice period. The progress of\\nthe ice-sheet is shown by stria;, or scratches and fur-\\nrows plowed across the smoothed face of ledges of\\nrock in Bradford and the surrounding towns. One\\nof tliCKC, mentioned in Hitchcock s (icology of\\n185", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0363.jp2"}, "291": {"fulltext": "186\\nHrSTOKY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nNew Hampshire, is on a ledge near the Baptist\\nChurch in Bradford others are mentioned in Hen-\\nniker.\\nThese ancient records on the pages of geology fur-\\nnish a fine play-grouud for the imagination. It is an\\naccepted theory of scientific men that the northern\\npart of the continent was once covered with ice\\nthousands of feet thick; that it began to melt, and\\n.streams of water to flow from it on the south and\\nsoulheiist sides, and that a general movement of the\\nslieet was in the direction of southeast. Thus, at the\\nsuggestion of science and by the aid of fancy, we can\\nsee the huge avalanches or mountains of ice melting\\nand sending olf large rivers that filled the valleys\\nalong which our brooks now so tamely flow. It was\\nindeed a great freshet that piled up the Moody\\nGilliugham farm and other similar places along the\\nvalley of Todd s Pond. And what a flood of water\\nthere was when the Burying Hill was washed into\\nits present place and Bradford Plains The same\\nthing is true in relation to the moraines and sand\\nheaps along the valley of Warner River.\\nVVhen those sand-hills were formed on Cummings\\nPierce s land, at the north end and east side of Massa-\\nseecum Lake, and on Fred. Cheney s, on the west\\nside, the waters of the innocent-looking Pond Brook\\nwere surging along with irresistible and terrible fury\\nfrom the side of Cheney s Hill, clear across to the\\nGoodwin Hill, and were fifty feet deep or more, all\\nover the intervale. Imagine, then, the mighty rush\\nof waters along the swollen valleys of Warner River,\\nthe Contoocook and the Merrimack at the time that\\nConcord claims and similar tracts of land were de-\\nposited along all the valleys of the New England\\nrivers.\\nOur highest spring freshets, from long rains and\\nsudden thaws of the snow, are but very feeble imita-\\ntions and faint reminders of those early floods. Slight\\nas they are, these modern spring freshets bring down\\nevery year small portions of the hills and mountains,\\nmaking the water turbid or soily. It is estimated that\\nthis process, if continued, will bring all the eleva-\\ntions of land to a level of the sea in two hundred\\nmillion years.\\nDuring the melting of the ice-sheet, and its\\nmovement across the country, fragments of rock that\\nhad been imbedded in the ice were carried many\\nmiles, acting as the upper mill-stone, while the lower\\none was composed of the solid ledges of the hills. In\\nthis mighty mill rocks were ground to sand, gravel,\\ncobble-stones and smooth boulders. Every acre of\\nour town went through this mill, was, in fact, a part\\nof the mill.\\nWhatever metals and gems of value may have\\ndrifted within our borders, they were buried so deep\\nthat they have not yet been discovered. Every acre of\\nland in town bears testimony in some manner to the\\npart it took, whether active or passive, in smoothing\\noff the angular ledges of the hill-tops, and with these\\nbroken or crushed or ground to powder, filling up\\ndeep chasms and valleys, laying the foundations for\\nfertile intervales and making sterile plains, and scat-\\ntering boulders for the farmers to make their stone\\nwalls with.\\nVegetable Productioss. These are about the\\nsame as prevail in this latitude across the State. Of\\nthe forest-trees, the evergreens are a marked feature\\nthe whiteand pitch pines, the hemlock, the spruce, the\\ncedar and the fir lend their aid in beautifying almost\\nevery landscape. The oaks are here in variety, the\\nwhite and red principally. The maples, from the\\ndwarf striped variety known as Moosewood to the\\nlarge red and white varieties, which delight in a moist\\nand generous soil, to the towering rock or sugar ma-\\nple, that grows on nearly every kind of soil, and fur-\\nnishes quite a large portion of the sugar and sirup\\nused in town.\\nOf the ash, the brown grows in swamps, and is used\\nfor basket stuff and chair-bottoms; the white grows\\non dryer land and is used in carriage-making. The\\nelm seems to be a half-domesticated tree, delighting\\nin intervales and along the borders of streams; this,\\nhowever, is a second growth. Beech selects the hill-\\nsides. Of the birches, the gray prefers good land, but\\nthe white is contented almost anywhere. The bass-\\nwood prefers a moist soil and is not very common.\\nChestnut hardly grows wild in the town. Several\\nfarmers have planted them in their pastures, and a\\nfew small ones are growing along the roadside north\\nof the Pond meeting-house, planted there by some\\nthoughtful person. Of the sassafras, it has Ix cn saiil\\nthat a few bushes once grew on the south side of Ouilcs\\nHill. The black cherry can hardly endure the competi-\\ntion of tree-life in the forest here, but it grows well in\\nold fields and pastures; but the small wild red cherry\\nis thankful for a foothold anywhere, and is rather a\\nnuisance everywhere. The sumach grows mostly\\nabout the ledges of the sides and tops of hills. The\\nbutternut, or oil-nut, so common and wild in Vermont,\\nonly grows under cultivation here. The tamarack, or\\nlarch, is confined to swamps.\\nThe mountain ash is grown for ornament. The\\npoplar is more common in second-growth forests, while\\nits cousin, the Balm of Gilead, requires to be jilanted,\\nand grows readily from cuttings, as does also the wil-\\nlow the latter is a rapid grower. A tree at the road-\\nside below Cummings Pierce s, at fifty years old, was\\nfour feet through. The locust is an imported tree.\\nThe alders grow along the brooks, and furnish a\\ngreat many temporary fish-poles. Of the bushes and\\nshrubs, the button-ball likes to have its feet in the\\nwater; the high cranberry bush is not plenty it\\ngrows about six feet high along the edges of brooks\\nthat run through meadows or swamps blackberry,\\nraspberry, red and black blueberry and huckleberry\\nbushes are quite common. On rocky hill pastures the\\nground savin, or cedar, forms a low-spreading shrub;\\nthe ground hemlock is confined to moist, shady woods", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0364.jp2"}, "292": {"fulltext": "BRADFORD.\\nit is a trailing shrub. Grape-vines are common.\\nOf all our native trees cultivated for shade and or-\\nnament, perhaps the augUr maple is most preferred\\nthe elm stands next in public estimation, while a few\\nliave spruce and larch. The one specimen of red oak\\nin town, as an ornamental tree, at Sharron Jameson s,\\nfurnishes an example that should be followed. The\\nil(l Lombardy poplar seems to be dying out of public\\nlavor, as well as dying as a family of trees. The most\\nricitalilc planted groves of evergreens are those of J. P.\\nMarshall and Dr. Ames, both at the Corner. Mr.\\nMarshall has a large number of imported trees.\\nHon. M. W. Tappan has the finest grove and\\ngrounds in town, and probably the finest in the coun-\\nty. It is nature embellished with art.\\nAt the saw-mills an observer would notice that\\nthere are but few large pine logs. The pine is mostly\\nsecoiul growth some spruce logs are there but the\\nmost of them are hemlock, from which the bark has\\nbeen peeled for the use of the tanuerias. Now and\\nthen a farmer hauls iu a rock maple to have some\\ndrag-plank sawed, or sled runners. Shingles are\\nmade from spruce, hemlock, red oak aud pine.\\nAt the wood-piles of the farmers one finds a va-\\nriety, including every kind of tree named above, the\\ntops and limbs of logs that have been hauled to mill\\nor got out for railroad tics old trees that are ripe\\nan l beginning to decay others that have blown down\\nin the woods and old apple-trees from the orchards.\\nFeuit-Trees! and Shruu.s. Of these, the apple\\nstands at the head. Of the varieties there are many.\\nThose which take the lead are the Baldwin, russet,\\ngreening, blue pearmain, for winter the Williams,\\nthe Porter and orange sweet, for fall. Crab apples are\\ngrown for ornament and use.\\nIn riding through the town, the apple orchards all\\nseem to be past the meridian of life, and no new ones\\ncoming on to take their places. It is to be hoped\\nthat this industry will not be allowed to die out.\\nBarberry. This shrub, that grows wild all along the\\ncoa-st of New Hampshire and Massachusetts, only\\ngrows here under cultivation. Half a dozen families\\nhave it. It may be grown along the pasture wall, but\\nis hardly worth a place in the garden.\\nCkernj. The most common is the red the fine va\\nrieties that grow fifty miles south donot flourish here.\\nCurrant. The red, black and white all thrive here.\\nThe skunk currant grows wild, and is so common as to\\nsuggest that this is a good latitude for this species of\\nfruit-bearing shrubs. The red currant is found in\\nalmost every garden.\\nGooseberry can be made to do well, but is not a\\ngeneral favorite here.\\nPeach is grown to a limited extent.\\nPlum does well.\\nPrunes do well in the garden of Mrs. Geo. Hart.\\nPear does fairly well, several varieties.\\nQuince is occasionally grown.\\nField Crops. The most common are barley.\\nbeans, corn, oats, peas, potatoes, rye and wheat.\\nPumpkins, squashes, turnips are also grown in the\\nfield. Small patches of tobacco are grown. Buck-\\nwheat and India wheat seem to be rather neglected.\\nFlax, which was commonly grown fifty years ago, is\\nforgotten, and our young people would not recognize\\nthe plant any more than they would be able to use a\\ntow comb or a linen wheel.\\nGarden Vegetables.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Beans, a large variety the\\nbeet, cabbage, carrot, cives (rather rare), cucumber,\\nhorse-radish, melon (both musk and water), mustard,\\nonions, parsnip, radish, squash (every variety, winter\\nand summer), tomato and turnip. A mess of greens\\nmay consist of any of the following vegetables, while\\nyoung and tender: beets (the root and top), inustai-d,\\nturnips from the garden, or the wild cowslips I nuii\\nthe meadow or dandelions from the field.\\nShrubs and Plants.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Many of our forests, road-\\nsides, gardens and fields are\\nUiinli witli what tlu ilnll, incurious woeds account,\\nbut which, on further acquaintance, prove to possess\\nmedical qualities of more or less value. Many of\\nthese plants have several English or common names\\nhence the only way to identify them with certainty is\\nby their scientific names, which are here arranged in\\nalphabetical order\\nAchillea millifoliuin, yarrow acorns calamus, sweet flag actca alba,\\nroot arbutus uva ui-si, bear berry arctiiuu lappa, bnrilock arteinisia\\nabrotanum, southernwood A. absinthium, wormwood A. vulgaris,\\nmugwurt arum tryphyllum, Indian turnip n^anim Canadense, Ver-\\nmont snake-root asclepiafi incaniata, white Indian hemp A. syriaca,\\nmilk-weed asparagus ofiicinalLS, asparagus aster puniceus, cociish or\\nfrost-weed; baptisia tinctoria, wild indigo berberis vulgaris, barberry;\\nbetonia officinalis, wood betouy botula lenta, spice birch calendula\\nofficinalis, marigold celastrus scandens, bitter-sweet chelidoniuni iiia-\\n,jus, gariiiMi celaiiiiine clielotic glabra, balmony chenopodium, pig-\\nwi tvl .1 ,i|.Im|1.i mill. II II I [iiticc s pine; chrysanthemum parthe-\\nanada thi\\nclematis erecta,\\nstaphisagria, larkspur digitalispui]iiii i i i j. .i n-jn-us, trail-\\ningarbutvifl erigeronCanadense, Hfa-tMii II II i i liliiitiiiii, tlm-\\nrough-wort E. purpureum, queen of the iiiimiIiiv\\\\ I Nhiw-\\nberry galium aparine, cleavers gaulthoria pi riy;\\ngeranium maculatum, cranesbill geumrivul--, it _:i i limm\\njHjlycephaluni, cud-weed G. uliginosum, mous u liim li-\\\\ n^iiina,\\nwitch ha/.fl hedeoma pulegioides, pennyroyal h lianthug ainnuis,\\nsnritluwt-r; H. tuberosus, artichoke hepatica Americana, noble liver-\\nwort; lu-iai-iumvenosura, hawk-weed hamulus lupulus, hoi)8 hyssop-\\niiH i-tliciiiiilis, hyssop impatiens pallida, wild celaudino inula helenium,\\nelecampane iris versicolor, blue flag kalmia latifolia, lamb-kill lac-\\ntuca elongata, garden lettuce L. sativa, wild lettuce laurus sassafras,\\nsassafras (south side of Guiles Hill) leontodon taraxacum, dandelion\\nleonurus cardiaca, mother-wort leucanthemum vulgaro, ox-eye daisy\\nligusticum levistieum, lovage lobelia cardinalis, red cardinal flower;\\nL. inflata, Indian tobacco lycopus Europa;uB, bitter bugle malva ro-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0365.jp2"}, "293": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUxNTY, NEW HAMrSIIIRE.\\ntundifoUa, low mallowa marrubium vulgnre, horchound iiiolissa offlcl-\\nnalU, lomon bulm moiitUa piperita, peppermint M. viridis, siioirniiiit\\nHitcbella repoiis, squaw-vinc monania punctivia, boraomiut inyrica gale,\\nmeadow fern nepeta cataria, catnip nuphar atlveua, cow-lily nyni-\\nphcea odorata, white pond-lily Oenothera biennis, scabish orobanclie\\nVirginiana, beeeli-dropx osmunda regalis, bucklu.i ii braki- osinnnlii/a\\nlongistyliu, sweet cicely oxalis acetosella, sourl |^.lll^ imIhih. f..-\\nlium, ginseng papaver somnifonim, poppy I ft I\\nBlcy Phytolacca decandria, garget; phmUigo 111 n I |i i I\\nni-iiiM- !i: ;.i I \\\\,i I iiKuia, wild black cherry;\\npiiliii, L !i i: :i V I .l;! nmbcllata, pipsissewa\\nruiium lilu- .iL n^, I liti i. Ill ihn^ ;^,l,i In iini -iiiiiach rhus toxicoden-\\ndron, poison oak rosa, ruse rubiui slligosiis, nispbori-y R. trivialis,\\ndewberry B. occidcntalis, thimblcberry riimex acetoua, sbiusp surril;\\nR. agrcaticus, water dock B. crispus, yellow dock ruta gniveoliMis,\\nsalix alba, white willow S. nigra, pussy willow salvia\\ni Canadensis, sweet elder satnreja bortensis,\\nsummer savory Scutellaria lateriflora, skull-cap sempervivum tecto-\\nnim, house leek sinapis, mustard solidago, golden rod spiram to-\\nnientosa, hardback Symphytum officinalis, comfrey tanacotum, tansy\\nthymus, thyme trifolium, clover, red and white trilliuni, betb-rool\\ntussilago, coltsfoot; veratrum, Indian poke vorbascum, mullein.\\nOrasses. Clover, herdsgrass and red-top are most\\ncommon on uplands, both for liay and for pasture.\\nOn the low grounds are foul meadow, blue-joint and\\nother varieties that are apparently native. An excel-\\nlent custom of growing corn in drill for forage is very\\ngenerally followed. Meadow hay is made up of a\\nvariety of wild grasses, brakes and polypods, with\\noccasionally stray stalks from the cultivated fields.\\nEvery farmer has his little spot of switch-grass.\\nWeeds. These are plants that have strayed away\\ninto fields and garden-bedSj or road-sides, where they\\nare troublesome or unsightly pests. The pests of old\\npastures are in part rather shubs than weeds. These are\\nsweet fern, hardback, mullein and brakes. The pests\\nof the fields are thistles, yellow dock, sorrel, white-\\nweed and burdock. In the garden we find pusly,\\n(purslain), rag-weed or Roman worm- wood, all the up-\\nland grasses and pests of the fields. May-weed and\\nplantain, catnip and mother-wort keep close to the\\nhouse and barn. A new weed, the chicory, has with-\\nin a few years become quite common about our houses\\nand along the roads.\\nDomestic Animals.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 None are natives. They\\nare horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, dogs and cats. Of the\\nvarieties of fowl, every farmer keeps hens, probably\\none in fifty keeps turkeys, and one in two hundred\\nkeeps ducks and geese.\\nWild Animals. The largest of these that lives\\nhere is the fox then, as to size, come the raccoon,\\nwoodchuck, rabbit, the muskrat, skunk, gray squirrel,\\nhedgehog, mink, red and striped squirrel and weasel.\\nIt is, perhaps, seventy-five years since wolves in-\\nhabited our woods and beavers the brooks, and, more\\nthan that, about a hundred since deer and bears felt\\nat home in these forests. Tradition has it that a\\nmoose was slain in town.\\nBiiuw. Of the birds, the partridge is the great\\ngame-bird the quail is sometimes, tiiough more\\nrarely found. Tlic woodcock is comnum. Several\\nvarieties of the b:i\\\\vk niid owl aie native, also the\\nkingbird, bluebird, blue-jay, marten, sparrow, lark,\\noriole, wren, pewee and robin, the most common of\\nall. Ducks often stop overnight, and wild geese\\nsometimes do on their journey south. The name\\nLoon Island, in Mstssasecum Lake, is evidence\\nthat the great northern diver once frequented the\\nwaters of that lake. It is now occasionally seen\\nthere.\\nFish are not numerous. The pickerel, perch,\\nchub, horned pout, sucker, pond-shiner, flatside and\\nspeckled trout nearly make up the list. Eels are\\nfound with tlie pouts on muddy bottoms, trout in the\\nmountain brooks and falls of the rivers. The\\nblack bass is a modern imported novelty that\\npromises well.\\nReptiles. The green and striped snakes, the\\nspeckled or water-adder, and the water-newt, toads\\nand frogs are most common. None are ])rol)ably\\npoisonous.\\nInsects. The house-fly is universal and rather on\\nthe increase, so that it is quite common for farmers,\\nas well as town-people, to guard their doors and\\nwindows with wire screens. The blue or maggot-fly\\nis always on hand when there is a chance to spoil a\\npiece of fresh meat or fish gnats or black flies are\\nmost troublesome in the spring; mosquitoes stay\\nnear moist grounds, by the borders of ponds, brooks\\nand marshes. There is a good supply of horse-flies\\nin their season ants are not entirely unknown, but\\nthey are not numerous. The borer threatens to kill\\nthe ap])le-trees a worm ruins the fall sweet apples\\nthe Colorado beetle, unless prevented, will destroy the\\npotato crop. Arsenic, in the form of paris-green, is\\nvery eflfectual, and is generally applied. Spiders are\\nnot numerous or hurtful. A sort of beetle, known\\nlocally as the daw-bug, has, within a year or two,\\nmade sad havoc with the hay-fields by eating the\\ngrass roots. Caterpillars build their houses in our\\napple-trees, and of grasshoppers the supply is never\\nshort. The hornet builds a large, round nest, sus-\\npended from the limb of a tree or bush. The yellow-\\njacket wasp builds a cheaper house than the hornet,\\nbut he is always ready to defend it, whether a boy\\ninjures it by accident or design. The mud-hornets or\\ndirt-daubers, build their mud cabin, deposit their\\neggs and the food for the young when they hatch\\nout.\\nThe bumble-bees are insects of more importance\\nand value they use for a hive a deserted rat s nest,\\nand contrive to have on hand about a tablespoonful\\nof honey to console the lad who gets a thick upper\\nlip while storming the fort and capturing the honey.\\nThe common honey-bee deserves mention among\\ndomestic animals. Very few investments pay as well\\nas tliose made in bee-keeping, but that industry has\\nnot made much headway in this town, perhaps not\\none farmer in twenty keeping bees, although a native\\nof this town now in Florida counts his colonies by\\nthe hundred and markets his honey by the ton.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0366.jp2"}, "294": {"fulltext": "BRADFORD.\\nCivil and Political History.\\nIlilliiborouKh\\nriON t OK AN Al l (11.- INl i\\nVow Haiiipahiro, 1 T. I\\n5. May y 3()th, Roin-csvi,\\nJ be coiiv\\nfour Ho\\niirs IKstitionorsinosi liniiit.l,\\\\ ii..\\\\v.iii It.-ing\\niuhubitante of said State in tlie towiisliip of New Hrinilord, Bo-called,\\nliiliniiring tindor many and great inconvenioncetj for want of being\\nincorporated into a town, we, yonr Honours^ humble petitionortt,\\nI iii-nestly desire that said township of New Bradford, together\\nMitii a part of the town of Washington, and a part of Washington\\n_iore, BO called, be incorporated into a town by the name of Bradford,\\nwitli all the privileges and immunities of a town, iiml be iiniiexnl to Iln\\nC.uut.vof Ilillsborougli, ci nt4iining all the hiii.l- iililn M,, f.llMuin^\\nbi.ujuls: IVfiiiniiig at ii l.cfch-trcoun Ilill^li-i. I\\nI iRbty-fciur rods til a lii-iulofk-tiw thoui-e, thv s I\\nto the southwest corner of Warner thence north st^vi-nteen dcgn-.-s west\\nby said Warner four miles and two hundred and thirty-one rods to Sutton\\nsouth line thence westerly by said Sutton line to Fishersfield east line\\nsixty rods from said Sutton southwest corner, being a white-oak tree\\nmarked thence by Fishersfield line to a beech-tree marked, being the\\nnortheast corner of Washington Gore thence north seventy-eight de-\\ngrees west three miles three hundred and ten rods to a small beech\\nmarked on Fishersfield line thence south two degrees west two miles one\\nli iindred and fifty rods to a black ash-tree marked thence south twenty-\\nseven degrees east two miles and one hundred rods to the beech first men-\\n(ioned, And in granting these, our desires, your Honours will much\\noblige your Hononre humble petitioners, and we, as in duty bound, sh.-ill\\nEbenezer Katon, Ebenezer Colby, Daniel Cressey, .Toseph Prosbnry,\\nStephen Ward, Nathaniel Presbury, Jr., James Presbury, John Brown,\\nAbram Smith, Nehr. How, Peter How, Nathaniel Presbury, Enoch\\nHoyt, William Clements, Daniel Eaton, John Stanley, Isaac Davis,\\n.loshua Andrews, Abner Ward, Moses Bailey.\\nMay y\u00c2\u00ab 30th, 1787.\\nWe, the subscribers, being inhabitants of that part of Washington\\ninchided in the witbiu petition, desire the prayer thereof may be\\ngranted.\\nSanmel Crane, Martin Brockway, Uzziel Batchelder, Asa Brock-\\nway, Simeon Hildreth.\\nThe act of incorporation was passed by the Legis-\\nlature September 27, 1787. No time was lost before\\norganizing the town government under the act of\\nincorporation, as the warrant calling for a town-\\nmeeting was issued in eight days after the act was\\npassed.\\nFiR.sT Town-Meeting after the Incorpora-\\ntion OK the Town.\\nTHE WARRANT.\\nStiite of New Hampshire, llillsb.iro [Co.].\\nAgreeable to an Act of the General Coui-t, at Charleston, Sept. 27tli,\\n1787, for the incoiiwration of New Bradford by the name of Bradford,\\nI, the subscriber, do notify and warn all the freeholders and other in-\\nhabitants of Bradford to meet at the house of Nathaniel Presbury, in\\nsaid town, on Monday, the 22nd day of this instant October, at ten of\\nthe clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following arti-\\ncles, to wit\\nlstly. To choose a town clerk.\\n2ndly. To choose a constable.\\n3rdly. To choose three selectmen and all other necessary and cus-\\ntomary town oflicers.\\n4thly. To see if the town will raise money to repair the highways.\\n5thly. To act on any article that is thought proper when met.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Wm. Peesburv,\\nBradford, Oct. 5tli, 1787.\\nBy order of the General Court.\\nTHE TOWN-MEETING.\\nBradford, Oct. 22n(l, 17S7.\\nling of Wm. Presbury, appointed by the Gen-\\nl Court.\\nPROCEEDINGS\\nVoted, Ebon^ Eaton town clerk.\\nVoted, Daniel Cresey constable.\\nVoted, Ebeu Eaton, James Presbury and Si\\nVoted, to choose all other town oilicers by liaii\\nVoted, Dea. Presbury, Reuben Whitcomb, I,i\\nSimeon llildretlt sinvevors of liigliwa.vs.\\nIsaac Davis i\\nhighways, twenty pounds.\\n1-0 to lay out roads for the town,\\nurried to the quarter sessions by\\nyear 178(i one pound.\\nVoted, That all the highway rates be worked out by the l;wt day of\\nNovember next\\nThe foregoing warrant, or legal public notice\\nof a town meeting, and the town clerk s report of the\\nproceedings of the meeting held pursuant to the\\ncall, being the first work done under the new town\\ncharter, is of historic interest. These documents are\\ngiven as types of their class, samples of hundreds of\\nothers similar in form, which make up the bulk of\\nthe records of this and other New England towns.\\nThe New England town is a pure democracy. There\\nevery citizen has a right to speak and to be heard on\\nthe business affairs of the little coniraonwealth.\\nThe town is the unpretentious foundation on which\\nthe more showy political structures of county, State\\nand national governments are all built; the super-\\nstructures might be wrecked and destroyed, and the\\nfoundation still remain. In copying from these old\\nrecords, the writer has thought it best to correct all\\ngrammatical errors. The custom very generally\\nprevails of copying all the bad spelling in these and\\nother ancient records and documents. This is bad\\ntaste. The rule should be, in copying an ancient\\ndocument, not to attempt to modernize the sense or the\\nspelling in the slightest degree, but to follow the\\nauthor exactly in his expression of his statements,\\nbut spelling his words correctly for the age in which\\nhe wrote. Bad spelling was not a peculiarity of any\\npast age. It is probable that the samples of war-\\nrant and record of proceedings given above are suffi-\\ncient for the general reader, and that a copy of a\\ntown ordinance under the title of voted will be as\\ninteresting as the whole proceedings would be.\\nUnder the head of annals will be given the most\\nimportant incidents of each year from the incorpora-\\ntion of the town to the year 1800.\\nAnnals.-\\nCENSUS OF 178fi.\\nNewBrj\\nI return of the number of souls in New Bradford, so-called. State i\\nHampshire, County of Hillsboro The whole number, one hui\\nand twenty-eight of white (128), 2 negroes.\\nJames Pray, 1 Selectmeti\\nEnoch Hoyt, I of\\nIsaac Davis, lirudford.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0367.jp2"}, "295": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nPETITION FOR ALTHOKITY TO EAISE MONEY TO BUIM)\\nROADS, 1788.\\nTo tlie Honorable Soimte and Hoiisc of Representatives in General\\nCourt convened at Concord on the finst Wednesday of June, 1788. The\\npetition of the inhabitants of Bradford, in the state of New Hampshire\\nand county ..I llillsli.ini humbly showetli that they being but few in\\nnunili. r. Hill II I I IV extremely bad, notwithstanding they have\\ndonr nil, ihiTefore, the prayer of your petitioners is,\\ntlintviH I I 1 1 1 ity to tax all the land in Bradford one penny\\nperan. I r tin ji. 1 line years, which money shall be laid out for\\nthe purpose uf repairing iind making roads in Bmdford, and we, as in\\nduty Iwund, shall ever pray.\\nKnocu Hoyt, for Bmilford.\\nBradford, June 2ud, 17SS.\\nThe above was granted by an net passed January\\n20, 1789.\\nTlie first mention of Federal money in the town\\nreeords occurs thi.s year in the records of the annual\\nmeeting, March Uth. At that meeting a bounty of\\nfour dollars was voted for every wolfs pate caught\\nwithin this town. At an adjourned meeting in\\nMay the width of the public roads was estiiblished\\nat two and a half rods. It was also voted That\\npeople who have bars or gates across the roads be\\nallowed to keep them till the last day of October\\nnext. It was voted to build a pound near the\\ncorner of James Presbury s land, near the long\\ncassey, so called, James Pre4sbury having agreed to\\ngive the land for said pound.\\nAt the annual meeting, March 10, 1789, the votes\\nfor President of the State (John Pinkney) numbered\\ntwenty-five. Nehemiah How was elected clerk of\\nthe market, which seems to have been a new town\\noffice. The appropriation of roads was thirty-five\\npounds.\\nThe wages allowed for working out taxes on the\\nroads was three shillings per day until the last day of\\nSeptember, then two shillings per day.\\nVottd to divide the districts for schooling the\\nsame as for highways work. The annual appro-\\npriation was nine pounds. It was Voted to build\\nthe pound thirty feet square. The contract for\\nbuilding was given to Nathaniel Presbury, at two\\npounds twelve shillings. Mr. Presbury also elected\\npound-keeper.\\nIn 1790 it was Voted to raise eight pounds for\\nschooling. Voted that the selectmen provide rum\\nfor raising a bridge, and that the men give their time\\nat the raising. Voted to raise money for preach-\\ning. Voted to raise two shillings on a single poll\\nand estates accordingly. Voted that the people in\\nthis town shall have liberty to hear such preaching\\nas suits them best, and pay when they have their\\nproportion of the money raised. Voted, Stephen\\nHoyt, Simeon Hildreth, Ebenezer Eaton, committee\\nto hire preaching the present year.\\nIn 1791 it was Voted, that the money to hire\\npreaching the present year be in grain, at four shillings\\nper bn.shel. Voted, that the selectmen should see\\nthat the town is centered, and provide a place for\\nililic meetings the present year. Mr.\\nholdi\\nJosiah Carpenter s name as a minister appears for the\\nfirst time in the town records. He began this year to\\nhold public meetings at the house of Daniel Cressey.\\nAt a town-meeting held July 1st, it was Voted to\\nhire Mr. Carpenter longer on probation.\\nTown appropriations for the year 1792 were: For\\nschools, twelve pounds; for repairs of roads, forty\\npounds; for town charges, four pounds; to build\\nschool-houses in the several districts, thirty pounds.\\nVoted, that each district should be centered.\\nIn 1793 there was appropriated for repairs of\\nhighways, fifty pounds; schooling, fifteen pounds;\\nfor finishing the school-houses, fifteen pounds for\\npreaching, ten pounds, to be laid out in hiring a\\nyoung candidate on probation.\\nAt a special meeting called at the school-house near\\nthe pound, January 1, 1795, it was Voted, to make\\nup the soldiers eight dollars a month, when called\\ninto service, until their return. Voted, to give each\\nsoldier one dollar bounty when they list.\\nAt a special meeting, held October 5th, Voted, the\\nspot for the meeting-house be on the hill, a little east of\\nthe school-house, in the Center District. It was also\\nvoted to build a meeting-house, and that Eben\\nEaton should draft a subscription-paper, and get as\\nmany signers as possible. This meeting adjourned\\nto November 2d, when it was Voted, to build the\\nmeeting-house 42 feet wide, 50 feet in length, with\\ntwo porches, and that the timber fit for framing\\n.should be collected the following winter. The\\nselectmen were instructed to hire Mr. Wood to\\npreach. At a special meeting, December 1st, it was\\nVoted, to give Mr. Benjamin Wood a call to settle\\n.as a minister in this town, and to pay for his first\\nyear s salary 40 pounds, and to increase the sum an-\\nnually 3 pounds until it reaches 70 pounds. The\\ncommittee for the meeting-house consisted of Isaac\\nDavis, John Brown and Simeon Hildreth.\\nMarch 8, 179(5, the collection of taxes was bid off\\nby Enoch Hoji;, at four pence half-penny per pound.\\nTwenty pounds were appropriated for the purpose of\\nraising the meeting-house. The voters of Fishersfield\\nunited with those of Bradford in the latter town to\\nchoose a representative for the two towns. Ebenezer\\nEaton, Esq., was unanimously chosen.\\nAugust 20th it was Voted, to have a county road\\nlaid out througli Bradford to Henniker, from Fishers-\\nfield.\\nAugust 29th, Voted, to give drink and victuals to\\nthe raisers and spectators at the raising of the meet-\\ning-house on the town s cost.\\nAt the annual meeting, March 14, 1797, Voted,\\nnot to clear the Baptist Society from the minister\\ntax. Voted, to raise 40 pounds for schooling.\\nVoted, not to raise money for preaching. Voted,\\nthat the selectmen lay out a road petitioned for by\\nJosiah Melvin and others. July 3d a committee of\\nthree was appointed to build a pound with stone walls,\\nnear the meeting-house, in a convenient place, the", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0368.jp2"}, "296": {"fulltext": "BRADFORD.\\npound to be two rods each way, the walls six feet\\nhigh and four feet thick at the bottom.\\nMarch 13, 17!)S, the first town-meeting in the new\\nmeeting-house was held. Humphrey Jackman, of\\nI?radford, was elected as the representative of Fishers-\\ntield and Bradford. March 20th, at an adjourned\\nmeeting, Voted, to fence the burying-yards. Voted,\\nto have Brown s district fence their own burying-\\nyard. At a called meeting, on April 18th, Ebenezer\\nEaton was elected to serve as a grand juror, and\\nHumphrey Jackman and Captain Nathaniel Eaton\\nwere drawn to serve as petit jurors. Voted, to\\nVendue fencing the burying-yards, and that the\\nboards should be 15 inches wide and 16 feet long,\\nand three boards high, and the posts within 8 feet of\\neach other. Struck oft to Nathaniel Presbury, Jr.,\\nat 3 shillings 3 pence per rod. A part of the fence\\naround the burying-yard on Burying Hill, near\\nBradford Corner, answers the above description, and,\\nbeing considerably decayed and covered with moss,\\nis the original structure referred to above, and is now\\n(1885) eighty-.- oven years old.\\nApril 20th the selectman laid out a road Begin-\\nning at the main road, about two rods southerly of\\nMr. Daniel Young s house thence easterly to the\\nbrook that runs out of the pond thence to the\\nbounds between Mr. Marshall s and Mr. Melvin s, on\\nthe west end of their lot thence easterly on the line\\nbetween sd. Marshall and Melvin to Warner line;\\nsaid road to be three rods wide, and to remain a bridle-\\nroad till paid for. This is the road that leads from\\nNathan R. Marshall s old place, on Bible Hill,\\ndown by Cummings Pierce s to Pond Brook, and\\ncrossing the brook at Massasecum Bock, leads up\\na sandy hill to the Henniker road, called in the town\\nrecords the Main road. A cart-road across the\\nfield of Frederick Cheney, near the junction of these\\nroads, leads to where Mr. Young formerly lived.\\nAt the annual meeting, March 12, 1799, it was\\nVoted that there shall be a new district for school-\\ning where Capt. Eaton lives.\\nAt a meeting held July 15th it was Voted to lay\\nout the remainder of the minister money on Mr.\\nColton.\\nFederal money seems to have been more fully\\nadopted in 1800, as at a sale of land for taxes the\\namounts are carried out in dollars and cents.\\nVisit of General L.^fayette. The account\\nof this visit is well told in the following letter of the\\nlate Captain Miner Hawks, of this town, written for\\na Manchester paper\\nEditor of the Budr/el\\nThinking that some of my comrades would like to learn a little more\\nabout that visit of General Lafayette to Bradford, this State, in the early\\ndays of the century, a brief sketch of which has been the rounds of tlie\\npress, I interviewed Attorney-General Tappan recently upon the subject.\\nHe was present at the reception -in Bradford and related to me the scene\\nas he recalled it. I give it nearly in his own words, and will only add\\nthat lineal descendants of the gallant Corporal Blood now reside in Man-\\nchester I was of just the right age to receive an indelible impression\\nfrom an excitement of that nature. You have no idea what a furor\\nthere was. It seems as though the people loved the French general even\\nmore than they did our own Washington. Lafayette waa driven from\\nConcord in the most elegant turnout the country could boast. The\\ndriver, a man of splendid physique, was named Norton, and he fully\\nappreciated the honor of his position. It was known about what time\\nthe honored guest would arrive and everybody was in waiting. A line\\nof couriers was platted along tli.. Wain,-r r.)ad from the hotel to the top\\nof the hill, to give noti.. .r lit. 1, I rescntly word was passed\\ndown the line, He s. m^ II, and everybody yelled,\\nThe bustle now was tu I,., lu, -,,i ,iiz,.us along the roiul. Cor-\\nporal Blood, commonly r:,ll ,1 .Ml c ,1 lt|\u00e2\u0080\u009eod, by way of compli-\\nment, a hero of Monnu.nili m-l 1;. .n.h vMn.-, became so elevated and\\nelated at the idea of niw-iin^ lu- .11 .,i,i\u00e2\u0080\u009ei,,inlcr after a lapse of forty\\nyeani, that the combin.-.I -iLir^fh il,,.,. \u00e2\u0080\u009eien was reqiured to keep\\nAs Lafayette approached, Blood, with a teniblc struggle, broke from\\nhis attendants and rushed into the centre between the lines in front of\\nthe house, dressed in a full suit of the old regimentals, swinging his old\\ncocked hat. Norton pulled up the horses, when Blood called out at the\\ntop of his voice, General Lafayette (with a sban) accent on the last\\nsyllable) see my old cocked hat at tli.i siHii lim,. ibniwing the hat,\\nwhich struck Lafayette fair in tli. I... .i.l i. i .m...] l,y him till hi-\\nentered the hall. In the centre oi il, ii n i \u00c2\u00ab.i.. seated on a\\nplatform, where the presentations i ,.iji.,ng the fii it,\\nand being a child, he took me un III i i l. ilin.ugh much of\\nthe ceremony. I shall ij..\\\\.i l..i_ i .i i... wh.-n old General Blood\\nwas presented. Lafayeti. i I il i.iun with both hands, and\\nthe two men broke iii|.. i i l.s as they were mutually\\nreminded of the old dark .1.1.1- ..I ih. I.. i..liiii\u00e2\u0080\u009en. The utmost silence\\nprevailed in the hall, wliih. many a Imle incident and reminiscence of\\nthe scenes of courage and privatiuus they had shared were culled to\\nmind. M. H.\\nOccupations and Industries\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Farmers. Brad-\\nford is a farming town. Whatever other occupations\\nmen may follow here, for profit or for pleasure, a part\\nof their time is taken up on the farm or in the gar-\\nden. From the first settlement of the town the\\ncitizens have been industrious, economical and gener-\\nally thrifty. Some of their fields have been twice\\ncleared, first of the original growth of forest-trees,\\nand again of rocks that covered the surface of the\\nground. These rocks are piled up in walls that sur-\\nround or partition ofi the farms, or lay in great\\nheaps on the hillside fields. These huge stone piles\\nand walls will long remain as monuments of the in-\\ndustry and energy of the builders, and, perhaps, to\\nexcite the wonder of some future race of people that\\nmay come here, after our own race and nation, with\\nour literature and traditions, shall have passed into\\noblivion. These farmers are the most independent\\nclass of men. The first of our race must have been\\nfarmers, and the last will be the same. The farmers\\nmay have enougli to eat, though there be not enough\\nto go clear round for they sit at the first table\\nat nature s feast, and help themselves to whatever\\nthey like best. What they leave is sent to market\\nto spread the second table for the rest of the world.\\nMany privileges and luxuries of city life the farmer\\nis deprived of; but many of these he can aftbrd to do\\nwithout. He need not care for paintings of domestic\\nanimals or landscapes with sunset views, for the best\\nof such paintings are but copies on canvas, dead\\nand cold. Their animals, their light and shade, do\\nnot move their clouds never change shape or color.\\nBut out on every farm one can see the grand originals", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0369.jp2"}, "297": {"fulltext": "192\\nHlSTOliY OF MEKIUMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nof these fine paintings. There are the horses, cattle\\nand sheep cropping the honeysuckle, drinking at\\nthe brook, lying down in the shady woods. No\\npainting of scenery or of landscape can equal these.\\nThe best of paintings look very tame compared with\\nnature s grand panorama of dissolving views, which\\nshe puts on exhibition in the country every day.\\nThe stars of the night slowly fade through the dawn,\\nuntil they are lost in the glory of the opening day.\\nThe many-shaped and many-tinted clouds of sunrise,\\nmore brilliant than gold or diamond, give way to\\nthe fervor of noon, and high noon hastens down-\\nward to the clouds that are trimmed with hues of\\nsilver and gold and precious stones. These sparkle\\nand dazzle the beholder, take on more sombre shades,\\nfading into the gray twilight, and the stars look\\nout again. These sublime forms and hues no limner\\ncan portray.\\nBesides this, the farmer owns a slice of the great\\nround world, for his farm is the base of a pyramid,\\nthe apex of which touches the centre of the globe\\nitself The farmers are no middle men. They are\\na deputy Providence, standing nearest to the Divinity\\nwho makes agriculture possible they plant and tend\\n:nid gather the harve,sts of bread and fruit and meat,\\nthe iiitton and wool, that feed and clothe mankind.\\nAltbuugh farming is the only occupation that is\\nabsolutely necessary to support life, there are a great\\nmany trades necessary to support our present civili-\\nzation. In nearly all of these the demand will regu-\\nlate the supply, and we may safely trust the matter\\nto regulate itself But it is not so in the so-called\\nlearned professions, especially those of law and medi-\\ncine.\\nDoctors and lawyers should be p:iiil :i siiitcd salary,\\nand not by fees. This would immedinii ly Iiaii^r the\\nduties of the doctors,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 they would l)ir .iiic -unitary\\ninspectors and advisers, and in this way they would\\nlessen greatly the amount of sickness and premature\\ndeath in the community. Comparatively few would\\nbe required the others could find some other employ-\\nment, and so many would not crowd into the profes-\\nsion. Lawyers would in this way become peace-\\nmakers, and the number of lawsuits grow beauti-\\nfully less. Will Bradford lead off in this matter, and\\nthus take a long step ahead of the rest of the country\\ntowards the millennium?\\nLawyers in Bradford. Weare Tappan came\\nto Bradford in 1818, and was in the active practice of\\nhis profession until within a few years of his death,\\nwhich occurred at Bradford in 18G8, at the age of\\nseventy-eight. He was a graduate of Dartmouth\\nCollege in the chiss of 1811.\\nHon. Mason W., son of Weare Tappan, was born\\nat Newport, N. H., October 20, 1817. Fitted for\\ncollege, but was not a graduate, j)referring to enter\\nupon the study of his profession without a college\\ncourse, which study he pursued for five years, and\\nwas admitted to the bar in 1841. He was a member\\nof the New Hampshire House of Representatives in\\n1853, 54 and 55. He was elected from Second District,\\nand served in the Thirty-fourth, Thirty-fifth and\\nThirty-sixth Congresses of the United States; colo-\\nnel of the First Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers\\nin the War of the Rebellion, and has been Attorney-\\nGeneral of the State since 1876. He has received\\nthe degree of A.M. from Dartmouth College.\\nLawrence D. Bailey, born in Sutton, read law with\\nM. W. Tappan, and was his law-partner from 1855 U)\\n1857. He afterwards went to Kansas, where he was\\nfor some years one of the judges of the Supreme\\nCourt, where he still resides, publishing a newspaper\\nand practicing law.\\nMoses K. Hazleton, born in Lisbon, commenced the\\npractice of law in 1857, and was a partner of M. W.\\nTappan until he went to the war with Colonel Tap-\\npan, in 186L He was appointed paymaster in the\\nregular army, and died in the service.\\nE. B. S. Sanborn was law-partner of M. W. Tappan\\nfrom 1863 to 1868. He removed to Franklin, N. H.,\\nwhere he is still in the active practice of his profes-\\nsion. He has been frequently in the Legislature\\nfrom that town, and is at present one of the railroad\\ncommissioners of the State.\\nRobert M. Wallace was born in Hennikcr, N. H.\\nread law with M. W. Tappan, and was his law-part-\\nner from 1868 to 1871. He is now a rising young\\nlawyer in Milford, N. H. has been in the Legisla-\\nture and is at present county solicitor for the county\\nof Hillsborough.\\nBartlett G. Cilley, of Andover, N. H., was in com-\\npany with Colonel Tappan in the practice of the law in\\n1861 and 1862, and until his death, which occurred at\\nBradford.\\nHon. Bainbridge Wadleigh, son of Evans Wad-\\nleigh, of this town, read law with Colonel Tappan.\\nHe commenced the practice of his profession at Mil-\\nford, N. H., where he still resides, was frequently ;i\\nmember of the Legislature from that town, and after-\\nwards United States Senator.\\nPhysicians. The first physician in town was Dr.\\nLyman, a skillful and noted surgeon. He came from\\nWarner and returned there.\\nDr. Jason H. Ames was Dr. Lyman s successor.\\nHe came to the Corner, settled there and ha.s lived\\nthere ever since. (See genealogical notes.\\nDr. David Mitchell, of Peterborough, settled at the\\nMiddle of the town, built a house aud lived there,\\nand practiced about ten years and died there. He\\nmarried Hoyt, and had three children one\\nwas drowned in the well at Hoyt s.\\nDr. Frederick Mitchell came to town soon after the", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0370.jp2"}, "298": {"fulltext": "BRADFORD.\\n193\\nilt Hth of his brother David; family riune witli iiim.\\nlie did not remain very long.\\nDr. Harvey Stiidley came soon altir Mitehell\\nleft, and lived and died in the first liouse west of the\\nUncle Bill Sawyer place. He was in practice,\\nprobably, ten years. He died October 1 18;{0, aged\\nforty-one years.\\nDr. Colby, of Henniker, came to (lie sann part of\\ntown and lived a year or two in the Eben C^ressy\\nhouse.\\nDr. Weston was the next. He lived there in the\\nressy house about ten years. His family came and\\nwent away with him. He was succeeded by Dr.\\n(Jeorge H. Hubbard, of Sutton. He married Sally,\\ndaughter of Samuel Jones, of Bradford. They had\\none son, George, a druggist in Manchester, N. H.,\\nwhere he died.\\nDr. Hubbard was a graduate of the Vermont Medi-\\ncal College. He was a skillful surgeon and a success-\\nful and popular physician. He removed to Manches-\\nter, and for some time edited the New Hampshire\\nJournal of Mcilicine. He went into the army as surgeon\\nof a New Hampshire regiment, and was soon promoted\\nto the position of a brigade surgeon. After the war\\nhe had charge of a hospital on the Hudson, above\\nTroy, N. Y., where he died from the result of an\\ninjury sustained while alighting from a street-car.\\nDr. Daniel F. Hale died at Bradford December 7,\\n1848, aged twenty-nine years.\\nDr. Morgan lived a year or two iu the Mrs. West\\nhouse. Dr. Stickney also practiced a short time in\\nthis town.\\nDr. Fisk lived at the IMills fifteen or twenty\\nyears and practiced his profession. He sold out to\\nDr. Clark, who sold out to Dr. Raines, who still re-\\nsides at the Mill village.\\nDr. Carleton, from Webster, practiced a while here\\nbefore going to Salem, Mass.\\nDr. Fitz lived at the Corner, and owne l a share in\\nthe hotel with Reynolds Rogers.\\nDr. Martin was in practice for a few years.\\nDr. Ebenezer Harriman Davia, son of Samuel\\nDavis, of this town, read medicine with Dr. G. H.\\nHubbard, graduated at the Vermont Medical College,\\nand settled in Manchester, N. H., where he became\\none of the most successful and popular physicians of\\nthat city. He was twice married died in Manchester\\nhad one son, who lives in Florida.\\nDr. John Milton Hawks removed from this town\\nand began practice in Manchester.\\nDr. Samuel Woodbury Jones, son of Sanuiel Jones,\\nfitted for medical college under the instruction of Dr.\\nG. H. Hubbard, graduated at the Vermont Medical\\nCollege, and entered the practice of his profession at\\nManchester, N. H., as a partner of Dr. E. H. Davis,\\nand continued with him several years. He then be-\\ncame one of the proprietors of the National Hotel at\\nWashington, D. C, where he made a fortune and\\nretired to private life in Boston. His wife was\\n13\\nHarriet Wadleigh, of Bradford. They had one son,\\non account of whose health they removed to Orange\\nCounty, Fla., where Dr. Jones wiis drowned.\\nDr. Diamond Davis, uncle of Dr. E. H., above\\nmentioned, son of Daniel and Mary (Brown) Davis,\\nlived and died in Sutton.\\nDr. Seth Straw Jones, brother of Samuel Woodbury,\\ngraduated at the same college.\\nDr. Farley studied with Dr. Lyman at the Corner.\\nDr. C. A. Carleton practiced at the Corner.\\nDr. Reuben Hatch lived at the Mills in the Buswell\\nhouse. He came from Hillsborough in May, 1837;\\nand removed to Newport in October, 1838.\\nDr. Davis lived first where Wm. A. Carr now lives.\\nDr. Doton was the first to occupy the house where\\n1 )r. Raynes now lives was there six years, and then\\nremoved to Manchester.\\nDr. Fisk succeeded Doton the next was Dr.\\nNathaniel T. Clark, then J. H. Martin, then Dr.\\nJohn B. Raynes, who came here in November, 1882.\\nStores.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the Centre. Eben Cressy, Albert\\nCressy, Walter Stone, Joshua Jewett, Robert Hale,\\nB. F. Hill, Dana Brown and William C. Hoyt kept\\nstore, successively, at the Centre village, that of Mr.\\nHale being the last.\\nAt the Mill Village. The veteran merchants (jf the\\ntown are Daniel Carr and Jno. W.Morse; the latter has\\nbeen in business here about fifty years. Ira Cochrane\\nhad a store and residence, fronting the bridge, half a\\ncentury ago. Blanchard, formerly of the firm of\\nBaxter Blanchard, was in business under the firm-\\nname of Morse Blanchard. Mr. Buswell dealt in\\nclothing, and Lund in saddles and harness.\\nAmong others in business here were Samuel\\nJones, Weare Tappan, John Cochrane, Enoch Dar-\\nling, Isaac Darling, Seth Straw, Rogers, Perley\\nHow, Rufus Eaton, John D. Wadleigh, William\\nRobbins, John B. Bailey, Josiah Morse and Wm. A.\\nCarr (now in trade).\\nAt the Corner. Among the early store-keepers at\\nthe Corner were Joel Gay, from Francestowu he kept\\nhis store in the old school-house. Jeremiah Page, of\\nDunbarton, kept store in the building now occupied\\nby the Marshalls as a tin-shop. A Mr. Stickney\\ntraded there; also Albert Cressy and Hiram Davis.\\nJust across the street, on the corner of the Warner\\nand Sutton roads, was the well-known firm of Farley\\nChase, which succeeded a Mr. Dodge. Page Kim-\\nball s stove-shop was the next building, since occu-\\npied by Bates for the same purpose. Baxter\\nBlanchard were in the store on the corner, as were\\nalso Martin Ames, Lyman Brockway, Ira French,\\nSamuel Wells and Amaziah Carter, and the last to do\\nbusiness there were Watkins Sawyer. There came\\nto be a demand for a store near the depot, and J. P.\\nMarshall built one, which was first occupied by Saw-\\nyer Martin, who were succeeded by Dan. R. Mar-\\nshall, who kept a cash store and had charge of the\\nBradford Library, which is still kept in the rear of", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0371.jp2"}, "299": {"fulltext": "19 1\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nthe store. Marshall sold to A. B. Jenny, who still\\ncontinues in the trade there. Just across the railroad\\ntrack is the store of the Colby Brothers.\\nAmong others in business here were Samuel Jones,\\nMoore, John Kimball, Bard P. Page. Dr.\\nFarley, Albert M. Oha.se, Iliram Blanchard, Moses E.\\nBaxter, Robert Wallace, Henry Ames, Horace K.\\nJIartin, Freeman Brockway, George Oscar Sawyer,\\n(t. B. R. Watkins, Hiram Davis, Nat Davis and\\nWadleigh.\\nSome of the above-named men were in trade as\\npartners, at least a portion of the time, Page\\nKimball, Farley Chase, Baxter Blanchard, Ames\\nMartin.\\nHotels.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Raymond, for whom the Corner\\nwas named, was probably the first landlord in that\\nquarter of the town. Then followed, somewhat in\\nthe order named, a Mr. Roby, Daniel Cressy,\\nNichols, William Carter, Lyman Brockway, Pearce\\nSweatt, Nevins, Dudley Kendrick, Dudley\\nDavis, Langdon Littlehale, West, Reynolds\\nRogers, Dr. Fitch, Chadvvick and the present\\nproprietor, Charles Gillis.\\nAt The Mills Samuel Jones built and kept a ho-\\ntel. The brick hotel was built by him about 1815.\\nLevi Morrill has twice been its proprietor and popu-\\nlar host. A Mr. Stevens once kept there, and half a\\ncentury ago Amaziah Hall held sway for a while\\nalso, Jeremiah Silver, Seth Straw, Watson, Way\\nTewksbury, Barber, John L. Nevins, Lyman\\nBrockway and M. C. Bartlett, present incumbent.\\nThe Presbury House a fine hotel stood nearly op-\\nposite the new town hall. It was built for, and occu-\\npied first by, Dudley Davis, of Warner. It was\\ndestroyed by fire, and with it the records of the Ma-\\nsonic lodge, containing the autograph of Lafayette,\\nwritten when he visited the lodge iu 1824. The fol-\\nlowing persons also kept the house Silas Wilkins,\\nGeorge Hook, Thatcher and Langdon Little-\\nhale.\\nGeneral Stephen Hoyt built a hotel at the Centre,\\nwhich was some years afterwards moved to the Mills\\nand used for other purposes. The hotel was also kept\\nby William Hoyt.\\nEdward Cressy, father of William, once kept a tav-\\nern on the Warner road, on the edge of the Cressy\\nplain, in the two-story house since known as the Stan-\\nley House.\\nThe old Tom Cheney tavern-stand, now occu-\\npied by Ward, is on the west side of the Henni-\\nker road, at the south end of the pond, or Massa-\\nsecum Lake. This and the Cressy House, being on\\nmain roads to Boston, probably entertained real live\\nVermont and Boston teamsters; but it is many a\\nyear since those teamsters, shod with no-heeled slip-\\npers, told stories and toasted their shins before the\\nbar-room fires.\\nThe Bradford Springs Hotel, built by General Wil-\\nson, is mainly for summer guests. It is pleasantly\\nlocated and surrounded by some of our finest land-\\nscape views and forest roads.\\nMills. General Stephen Hoyt built and oper-\\nated a saw and grist-mill west of the centre of\\nthe town. The ruins of this mill may still be seen a\\nfew rods from the road. Isaac Davis had a mill on\\nhis brook, near the pond. The saw-mill now owned\\nby Lucius AVood was built by Eb. Spaulding. The\\ngrist-mill has been owned by Maxfield, the An-\\ndrews Brothers and now by Butman. The full-\\ning and carding-mill, built and first owned by San-\\nders, then by Adams Wadleigh, was burned a few\\nyears ago and never rebuilt.\\nJacob and Edwin M. Bailey have a large shop for\\nmanufacturing doors and blinds, next-door to the\\ngrist-mill. Frank Brown has a small mill and chair-\\nfactory on the road from the Mills to the Fair-\\nGround.\\nBefore the common use of steam as a motive-power\\nit was necessary to locate mills on a stream of falling\\nwater. It is now known to be about as economical\\nto run machinery by steam-power, and that fact will\\nch.ange the location of mills, shops and, consequently,\\nvillages. New industries and new villages may yet\\narise, that will repeople our deserted faims and fill\\nagain the old district school-houses.\\nSocieties. The Free-Masons and Odd-Fellows\\neach have their lodges at the Mill village.\\nChurches and Ministers. In the early history\\nof the town Congregationalism was in the ascen-\\ndency, and dissenters were obliged to p.ay a minister\\ntax, although they might not like the preaching. It\\nwas considerable of a step toward liberalism when\\nthe town voted that the Baptists might hfive their\\nshare of the public money, and that people may\\nhave such preaching as suits them best. Rev. Mr.\\nCarpenter was, perhaps, the first minister settled in\\ntown. Rev. Lemuel Bliss was one of the early min-\\nisters in town. He had no children, and his wife\\ntaught the district school. He lived several years at\\nthe middle of the town, and died there. Then Hosca\\nWheeler was taken on probation. Rev. Robert\\nPaige was settled there several years; he died, and\\nwas buried near the town-house. Rev. Mr. Kent\\nalso preached there. Rev. Orlando Thatcher lived\\nand died there. He had one son. The next minister\\nwas the Rev. Mr, Rogers. While he was there, the\\nnon-resistant doctrine was preached in town in con-\\nnection with anti-slavery. This took away from the\\nchurch the families of John Brown, Albert Chase,\\nJames Farrington and others, and consider.ably weak-\\nened the church. Religious services were held in\\nthe town-house until, about forty-eight years ago, the\\nnew church or meeting-house was built near the\\nold town-house.\\nThe Baptist meeting-house is located between the\\ntwo villages, the Mills and the Corner. This church\\norganization was tried as by fire in 1843, during\\nthe Miller excitement. The Second Advent lecturers", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0372.jp2"}, "300": {"fulltext": "BRADFORD.\\n195\\nwere allowed the use of the church in which to hold\\ntlieir meetings; the inside walls of the church were\\nhung with great charts, some covered with figures,\\nliy which it was ciphered out, in various ways, that\\nthe dreams of Daniel, the prophet, and the visions of\\nJohn, the evangelist, all pointed to 1843 as the time\\nfor the end of the wicked world. Other charts were\\nembellished with paintings of monstrous and fright-\\nful dragons with numerous heads and horns. With\\nthese api)liances, aided by fluent and sensational lec-\\ntures, it is no wonder that Elder Weston raised a\\nstorm of excitement; no wonder that emotional\\nwomen lost their strength and fell on the floor;\\nan l in the emotional brains of many women and men\\nreason reeled and trembled on her throne. The spell\\nwas broken by the charts being stolen and destroyed,\\nand the town breathed freely again.\\nThe Baptists (Free-Will) have a church in the\\nHowlet neighborhood, known as the Bush Meeting-\\nHouse, perhaps from the fact that it is in the\\nbush, or woods. Elder Holmes preached there\\nabout the year 1841. Elder Jonathan Rowe and\\nElder Isaac Peaslee, of Sutton, have preached there.\\nThere is no preaching there now, and the unused\\ndoor-steps and untrodden, grassy door-yard have a\\nneglected look that is depressing to the feelings of\\nthe passer-by.\\nThe Pond Meeting-House is a peculiar institu-\\ntion. It is sometimes called a union church. It was\\nerected two or three years after the building of the\\nBush meeting-house, by voluntary subscriptions,\\nprincipally by Moses Colby, of men of various modes\\nof faith, with the understanding that the house is\\nnot to be locked, and that anybody can preach there\\nwho wants to. Any man or woman, desiring to be\\nheard on temperance, woman s rights or points of\\ndoctrine, has only to give out word that there will\\nbe such a meeting at such a time, and an audience\\nwill be there at the api\u00c2\u00ab)inted time. The sparring\\nbetween Elder Holmes and Moses Colby was worth\\ngoing a long way to hear.\\nSchool Districts. We learn from Mr. Davis re-\\nport for the year ending March 1, 1885, that there are\\nin town twelve school districts, or, perhaps, more ac-\\ncurately, eleven, counting Nos. 7 and 9 as one dis-\\ntrict. Each of these districts is a little republic by\\nitself. Its boundaries are not so definitely defined\\nand fixed as those of a town, for they vary to suit the\\nconvenience of even a single family.\\nA school-meeting is a type of every deliberative\\nand legislative body, from the primary or caucus to\\nthe Congress of the United States. The history of\\neveryone of these school districts properly told would\\nbe more interesting than the general run of town his-\\ntories. The inhabitants of a school district are more\\nnearly related to one another than to citizens of the\\ntown in general, some of whom they rarely meet,\\nand to many of whom they are strangers.\\nOut of a dozen such histories, covering our whole\\nterritory, a history of the town could be coiiipiUd\\nthat all our people would want.\\nDistrict No. 8 is united with District No. 17 in\\nWarner. Their temple of learning has been famous\\nfor more than half a century, and is known as the\\nCalico School-house from a fancied resemblance\\nthat the dotted door and window-shutters bore to\\ncalico.\\nAfter the consent of the towns which are interested,\\nthis district was formed by the tax-payers signing an\\nagreement dated October 10, 1825. The signers in\\nBradford were Ebenezer Bagley, Colburn Hawks,\\nN. E. Marshall. Ebenezer Cheney, Daniel Pierce,\\nCummings Pierce. Those in Warner were, Timothy\\nFlanders, Enos Collins, Moses Collins, Newel Brown,\\nJohn Simmons, Thomas J. Flanders, Samuel Brown,\\nDavid Bagley, Enos Collins, Jr., Asa Sargent. Of\\nthis list of men, only Cummings Pierce survives.\\nIn the Bradford portion of this district there have\\nat times been twenty or more attending school now\\nthe town report shows but two. Well, it is ebb-tide\\nnow; let us not be discouraged, the tide will turn.\\nThere are live men and brave souls in the old district\\nyet. In the dark hours of the nation s peril, when\\nshe called the roll of her defenders, sixteen men who\\nhad been schooled here responded to their names.\\nBoads and Drives. In the reports of town-meet-\\nings and in the proceedings of the selectmen may be\\nfound the history of the laying out of most of the\\npublic roads. The most important of these are the\\ncross-roads at Raymond s Corner and at the west part\\nof the town and the Henniker road. The north and\\nsouth road at the middle of the town is known as\\nthe Old County road. That from the Corner\\ntowards Melvin s mills is the Warner road that\\nfrom the Corner to the Lake Massasecum and along\\nits west shore is the Henniker road. These roads\\nare intersected by others at all angles, and running in\\nall directions, so that every farm-house, whether\\nlocated on a hill-top or in a valley, has a public road\\nleading close to its door-yard. As the settlements\\nchange from one part of town to another, or as one por-\\ntion declines and another advances, the roads show\\nthe movement of the population. In and near and\\nbetween the villages the roads are wide and smooth\\nand clear of stones, and kept in good repair. Out\\ntwo or three miles over the hills, where the dwellings\\nare farther apart, the roads become narrowed down\\nto a single wagon-track, bordered with grass and\\nweeds, prominent among which, near the farm-houses,\\nare the plantain and may-weed. Looking along these\\nneighborhood roads, oneseeslonglinesof this verdure\\ndividing the horse-track from the wagon-ruts. It is\\na struggle for mastery between nature and art. The\\nsmooth, wide road is artificial the grass and weeds\\nare natural. A good road may be kept open thousands\\nof years, as they have been in Rome; but art is tern-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0373.jp2"}, "301": {"fulltext": "196\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW IIzVMPSHIRE.\\nporary and nature eternal, and she will win at last.\\nIn our roads it is interesting to watch nature in the\\nprocess of reclaiming her own, and gaining a foot-\\nhold where she had temporarily been thrust aside.\\nAs the travel is gradually discontinued, the toe-path\\nand the wheel-rut.s grow narrower, and the weeds and\\ngrass taller; and here and there blackberry bushes,\\nsumachs and birches come up close to the track, as\\nthough their roots had been there all the time waiting\\nand watching for their opportunity to assert them-\\nselves. Modest little bushes of all kinds, that had\\nstood almost unnoticed for years along the stone walls\\nat the roadside, become trees, and afford a pleasant\\nshade to those who pass along occasionally in summer.\\nRank-growing vines cover up the stone walls grass,\\nweeds, bushes, trees cover the roadway, and very soon\\nnature half denies that man has ever spent his labor\\nthere. But there are signs of civilization not so easily\\ncovered up. Where the homestead of the sturdy set-\\ntler stood, the old cellar and the old well remain.\\nThere, too, holding their own for a time against the\\nforest-trees, are the old apple-trees, where the orchard\\nwas, and the lilac-bushes that we know stood near the\\ndoor-way.\\nThere are several pleasant drives out of town. That\\nto the top of Kearsarge Mountain is rather tiresome,\\nbut it gives fine views; a visit to Sunapee Lake,\\nwhere several of our citizens have summer cottages,\\nis always refreshing. But we have pleasant drives\\nwithin our own borders. One good drive, rich in\\nvaried scenery, exhibiting our hills, valleys and\\nplains dotted over with pastures, fields and gardens,\\nfarm-houses, school-houses and meeting-houses, also\\nrich in historic interest, is as follows Starting at\\nthe new town-house, which stands on the highest\\nland on the road between the Mills and the\\nCorner, In sight of the railroad, and just across it\\nColby s and Jenny s stores; diagonally across the\\nsquare is the Baptist meeting-house, by the door of\\nwhich hung so long the little box with glass front\\nin which marriage intentions were published.\\nHere, at the church, is a road leading up to Deacon\\nMarshall s old place. On this road, across from the\\nchurch, lives Joseph Currier. Then, between the\\nmeeting-house and Carr s store, we should pass on\\nthe right the residences of Silas Colby, Ward Day,\\nSmith Gillingham, Ai Hall, H. Colby, Gillingham,\\nthe Andrew place, Daniel Carr, Buswell and Carr s\\nstore. One may almost truly say Carr s post-office,\\nhe has held it so many years.\\nNext is the old Tappan place, with its law-office\\nand its tall poplars, whicdi have been a land-mark\\nlor miles around for two or three generations. Then\\nthe road that leads back to the Samuel Jones place,\\nJolin W. Morse s store and Wood s grist-mill finisl:\\nup that side to the bridge.\\nOn our left, as we leave the town hall, and close\\nby it, is Dr. Peaslee a drug-store then Patch s house\\nthen across tiie valley Mrs. Farley s, Mrs. Emerson s;\\nthen Woodside, the fine estate of Colonel M. W.\\nTappan then the residences of Moses Gould, Frank\\nTappan, Mr. Wood, William M. Carr, the Buswell\\nstore, with Msjsonicand Odd- Fellows halls overhead,\\nBartlett s brick hotel, Hadley s house and black-\\nsmith s shop; then the bridge across the outlet to\\nTodd s Pond, which pond stretches away to the right\\ninto Newbury.\\nWhile the horse is drinking at the public fountain,\\njust across the bridge, there will be time to observe\\nthat here is a public square that above the foun-\\ntain are several sign-boards with fingers pointing\\ntoward various towns, the names of which are plainly\\npainted, and the distances told in figures.\\nHaving decided to go nearly straight ahead up\\nCochrane s Hill, we may take time to glance along\\nthe street to our right, and see on the right-hand side\\nBailey s huge, barn-like shop a little beyond which,\\nand up a gentle grade, is Dr. Eaynes office a few\\nrods farther on once stood the hall in which the\\nHigh School was held. A little beyond is the\\npleasant residence and fine garden of Mrs. George\\nHart. The next house, a few rods away, is Mrs.\\nRowe s, the last in Bradford, so near is our pleasant\\nvillage to the edge of the town. Across the street\\nfrom Mrs. Hart s are the houses of Mr. Wiggin,\\nBlood, Wm. A. Carr and the Deacon Hadley place,\\noccupied by Jesse Marshall. Here lived for a while\\nand died one of our noted men. Rev. John Gilling-\\nham, a preacher of the Christian sect. He was\\nsympathetic and emotional, with a gift of language\\nand tone of voice with which he could make one s\\nnerves tingle from head to foot. On the hill facing\\nthe bridge live Edwin and Jacob Bailey.\\nAt the left and close by the bridge is the residence\\nof John W. Morse; and just across the street from\\nthese are the three great houses of the Wadleigh\\nbrothers, Evans, Moses and John D., the former the\\nfather of Bainbridge, the United States Senator.\\nPassing up over the hill, the first house seen on\\nthe right was occupied several years by David\\nHawks and family. Next on the left is the Enoch\\nSweat place; then the house of Levi Morrill, the\\nretired hotel-keeper the next is a large, old house\\non the right, in the Ashby place, now occupied by\\nWalter Abbott. Jim Taylor lives next, in a\\nsmall cottage on the left. The road bears to the left,\\nnear a brook, and we come to the Jonathan Peaslee\\nplace on the right.\\nThen, without crossing the brook, we go close to\\nthe small saw-mill and chair-shop of Frank Brown.\\nLooking up the road over the hill, first on the right\\nis the house of E. Ring. Near the top of the hill,\\non the right, lives Albert Brown, the barn close to\\nthe road on the left. This little hill is avoided by\\ntaking a new road that bears to the left near the\\nmill.\\nAt tlic I ool (,r the hill, licyond Brown s, is the\\nKldor Slech- phicf. Alciiii: :i more level and sandy", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0374.jp2"}, "302": {"fulltext": "BRADFORD.\\n197\\nroad we soon come to the Fair-Groiiiul, wluic the\\nsister towns of Bradford and Newbuiy hold their\\nannual fair and cattle show.\\nLeaving the FairGround on our right, we pass over\\nan undulating, wild and woody country to and across\\nthe West meadow, near General Hoyt s old mill-site,\\nthe Durrell farm, one of the best in town. Not far\\nlieyond, an old road, closed by a gate, leads up a long,\\nsteep hill to Oliver Sawyer s (father of Oscar). He\\nhas lived there some fifty-five years.\\nMore woods and rocks and miles bring us to the\\nBradford Springs, noted for their medicinal and\\nhealing waters. After the sight-seeing, water-drink-\\ning, rest and refreshment here, we can return through\\nthe middle of the town, first passing the house ol\\nMrs. Elbridge G. Hoyt, which is the old General\\nlloyt place. The old burying-ground, with its moss-\\ncovered inscriptions, is worthy of a call. The stone\\nwalls around the pound are in good repair, and\\nmust look very much as they did when Nathaniel\\nI resbury built them, in 1789, for two pounds twelve\\nshillings.\\nThis is all sacred ground. Here stood the old\\ntown-house here were the annual March elections\\nhere spread out the ring of athlete wrestlers; while\\ninside the house our fathers voted for town officers,\\nthe minister among the rest, for President of New\\nHampshire, and, every four years, for President ol\\nthe United States. But we must drive straight back\\nto the Mill village, and study the history of the set-\\ntlers at another time.\\nAnother pleasant drive is from the Corner to the\\nCentre then easterly along over the long range\\nof hills where Offin French, the Sawyers, Jewett\\nand Hale lived. On this high road one gets fine\\nviews of Lake Massasecum, Guiles Hill and the\\nWarner hills and old Kearsarge. Looking across to\\nthe left, the old Bush meeting-house and its neighbor-\\nhood seems to be in a valley.\\nContinuing over rocky hills and a pebbly road,\\nbut little used, past the untenanted houses of Deacon\\nand of Silas Abbott, the Lyman Cheney place, the\\nschool-house in District No. 5, well-nigh untenanted,\\ndown the hill, through a mass of blackberry bashes;\\nthen up over a short but steeper hill to the Moses\\nColby place, now owned and occupied by Prescott\\nColby and a sister. Here Stephen Ward and his\\nfather lived they sold to Colby, and moved to\\nwhere Warren Ward now lives. Then on down\\nlonger and steeper hills to the Henniker road, near\\nHow s old tavern-stand, in the edge of Warner.\\nHere, taking a turn to the left, one soon crosses again\\nBradford line, and comes to the Sharron Jameson\\nplace, first settled by Moses Baley, one of the signers\\nto the petition to have the town incorporated.\\nA few rods farther, and the same side of the road\\n(the west) at the left in going toward Bradford\\nvillages, stands the Pond meeting-house, the in-\\nevitable grave yard being by the road-side south of\\nthe house. A few rods down the sandy hill a road\\nbranches ott to the right, leading past the Shepard\\nDavis and the Samuel Davis places. Close by, on\\nthe left, is the old Tom Cheney tavern, with its barn\\nhard by the road on the right. Here, at the right, is\\nthe south end of old Bradford Pond, now Lake Mas-\\nsasecum. It is here half a mile wide, and fringed\\nby a beautiful open grove of pines, making as fine\\na place as could be wished for in which to hold picnic\\nand |)leasure-parties. The shore is a white, rather\\ncoarse sand. Beaver Dam Brook comes into the jjond\\nnear by. Looking north, one can see the whole\\nlength of the lake, about two miles, with Great\\nIsland on the left and Loon Island on the right.\\nBeyond the Hay-Stack Rock Guiles Hill rises from\\nthe east side of the lake, with an almost perpendicu-\\nlar side of granite ledges thinly covered with stunted\\ncedars, oaks and blueberry bushes. This hill, by\\nthe way, is a famous berrying-ground. As to the mode\\nof spelling this hill, Giles would be preferred; but\\nthat would allow it to be pronounced as if written\\nJiles.\\nThe east side of the lake is wild woods, excepting\\nFrank Davis pasture at the south end and Cummings\\nPierce s field at the north end but along the west\\nmargin of the lake runs the new Henniker road,\\nthe old road being a few rods farther west, running\\nalong over hills and high ridges. This was called\\nthe stage-road, because stages carried the United\\nStates mail over it before the railroad came to\\nBradford.\\nBefore starting up the road, it is only fair to say\\nthat the thanks of many readers of this are due to\\nMr. Ward, at the Cheney place, for the loan of boards\\nfor the temporary construction of tables and seats for\\nthe use of pleasure-parties in the pine grove.\\nNow, starting along, one may notice that the road is\\nexcellent and considerably shaded. Within half a\\nmile or so a road leads up the hill on the left to\\nWarren Ward s, where Proctor and Stephen once\\nlived. Here the road turns to the left almost at a\\nright angle, and leads still up the hill. At the high-\\nest point in the road a pair of bars shuts up a\\nprivate road that leads up on a higher hill to the\\nSylvester Wai d place, where Sumner Ward lived.\\nFrom these bars the larger road leads down a\\ngentle slope, through a little valley, the ro,ad ail the\\nway deeply shaded until near the other road where\\nwe saw the School-house No. 5. Perhaps there\\nis nothing finer in town than these few rods of\\nretired, quiet shade. At the point where this road\\nleaves the Henniker road a guide-board is marked\\nHillsborough.\\nDescending to the valley and crossing it a few yards,\\nwe have, on our left, the old homestead of the Davis\\nfamily, first cleared by Isaac, the great-grandfather of\\nCharles F., the present owner and occupant, and\\ncrosshig the brook, on which once stood a mill, we\\nsoon pass the old cellar of Lyndon Ward on the right", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0375.jp2"}, "303": {"fulltext": "198\\nlllsroKV Ol MHHIUMACK COUNTY, N KW II AMI SIIIKK.\\nthen about a half-mile to a road that leads oil on tlic\\nleft, which passes the Bush meeting-house and on to\\nthe Centre. A little way up this road stands the\\nPond School-house, one of the old institutiRns of the\\ntown. Here, at the angle of the road, is the Dnniel\\nSargent place, first settled by William Young, ol\\nWarner, who niterwards built and lived north ol\\nFred. Cheney s. Carlos Abbott has lalcly conie inti\\nposse-tsion of this farm and has made a tiiurowgli ren-\\novation of the old buildings.\\nThe next place worthy of note is the ro.ad on tin\\nleft, with stone walls on each side, leading up to True\\nPipers, twenty rods or so, the former home of Nathan.\\nThe ne.xt house is Frederick Cheney s, on the lefl,\\nand very near the shore of the lake. Here a road\\nleads up to John Ilowlet s, intersecting the one thai\\nbranches olf at Carlos Abbott s. Here the road is\\nsandy and heavy a brook crosses the road under a\\nbridge, where the cardinal flowers can always be seen\\nin their season. A few rods of deei saiuly road\\nacross the valley or intervale brings the traveler to\\nAdoniram .Tameson s on the riglit. This is a new\\nplace, and seems like an intruder amongst the old\\nveterans. From here the road ascends a sandy bill\\nnot steep hill, though probably the hardest (or teams\\non the whole road. At the top of the hill a road\\nbranches off on the right, labeled Melvin s Mills,\\n2 miles. This is the road that was laid out by the\\nselectmen in 1787, and ordered to remain a bridle-\\nroad till paid for. It crosses the bridge over the\\nPond Brook, and pas.ses up by Cninniings Pierce s,\\nNathan 11. Marshall s old place, wliicli lic partly in\\nWarner; here, turning iiorlbrrly, niiiiiing over\\nBible Hill by the Hawks homestead, and down the\\nhill to Melvin s mills. On Bible Hill the town line\\nruns along in the road, and the houses of the lute\\nEnos Collins (now Herbert Evving s), Moses (now\\nFrank Collins Mrs. John H. Brown and Mrs. Harvey\\nBrown arc all on the Warner, or east side of the road.\\nAs soon as the road crosses the Pond Brook at Massa-\\nsecum Rock, a branch leaves to the left and passes\\nthe Timothy Dowlin, or Nathan Pierce, or Leonard\\nJameson place on the right, and on up to the top ol\\nthe hill to the old T. L. Dowlin homestead, since\\nowned and occupied by Amaziali Hall; then down\\nthe hill to the Samuel Wheeler place, on the left,\\nacross the bridge over the united streams from Todd s\\nPond, Presby s Brook and the Pond Brook, which\\nsomewhere along here must begin to wear the name\\nof Warner River, and out on to the Warner road, at\\nEdward Cressey s old tavern-stand. All this, from\\nthe top of the hill near Add. Jameson s, is a digres-\\nsion we are on the Henniker road, at the top of a\\nsand-hill, at the north end of the lake. Did a great\\navalanche, checked in its progress by the firm ledges\\nof Guiles Hill, melt away there, and scoop out the\\ndeej) basin of the lake and pile up the sand, making\\nthis hill? The second hou.se that William Y oung\\nbuilt in town stood west of the Main road, and ou\\nthe old llcniiiker road. Descending the hill, and\\npassing a peat-bog on the left, and the field and in-\\ntervale of Cumniings Pierce on the right, we soon\\nreach the houses of George and Pierce Sargent, near\\ntogether on the left. Down a slight incline and\\npa.s8ing a narrow woods on the right, we come out to\\nJohn H. Collins place, on the right, a well-kept and\\nproductive intervale farm. Close by, on the same\\nside of the road, lives Mr. Woodbury; then Collins\\niiarn on the intervale at the left then the covered\\nl)ridgc over Presbury Brook. At the bridge, before\\ncrossing, the road forks, and one branch goes up to A n-\\ndrcw Jones place and to the old Deacon William\\nPresbury place, said to be the first place settled in\\nBradford. A little beyond the bridge the road crosses\\nthe track of the Concord and Claremont Railroad,\\nthen the Hiram Davis house, then Mrs. Dane s, Bard\\nP. Page s and Marshall s tin-shop, at the Corner,\\nand on a corner of the Warner road. This is the\\nvillage square. Gillis* Hotel stands at the left sis v,e\\nentered. Across the street, in front, is the old Farley\\nChase store, now finished olf into a dwelling-house,\\nowned by J. P. Marshall, occujiied by John French.\\nNext is the old Kimball stand, the stove-shoj), now\\nowned by Bates. A little farther along, guarded by\\nan iron fence, is the fine residence of J. P. Marshall,\\non the old Raymond estate. The old brick schocd-\\nhouse has been changed to a residence. On the same\\nside of the street (the right) is the fine old residence\\nof Dr. Ames, with its grove of evergreen trees near;\\nthe house and grounds have been attractive and jironi-\\ninent I ealures in the village lor aliimst lil ly years.\\nPersonal History and Genealogical Notes. Dii.\\n.Fason H. Ami;s, born Decendjcr Iti, \\\\TM, in Fairlee,\\nVt. He was a pupil of the famous Dr. Lyman, who\\nlived awhile in Bradford in the house next to the tin-\\nshop at the Corner. Dr. Ames married, December\\n20, 1827, Clara George, of Warner, and settled in\\nBradford, taking Dr. Lyman s business and living in\\na house purchased of David Brown, and built the\\nhouse where he now resides in 183(i. Dr. Ames was\\ntor many years the only physician in town. Hun-\\ndreds of men and women, now past middle life, re-\\nmendier that when sick how much better they felt\\nwhen the doctor s white horse was reported iu sight.\\nHe heard the last dying groan of a lai;;e portimi of\\nthree gener.ations of our people, and the wiledinc\\nbirth-cry of as nuiny more.\\nHe was an active and leading member of the\\nDemocratic party. He was selected by his townsmen\\nto deliver the address of welcome to Lafayette when\\nthe general visited Bradford, in 1824. His wile died\\nDecember 5, 18(58. Their children were,\\n1. George, horn Septendier ID, I82.S; died Septem-\\nber 8, 1834.\\n2. Henry (jeorge, burn t eliriiary (1, IS. iii; mairied\\nMary G. Stoddard, of Perry, N. Y., in I,S,-)4, and\\nsettled at Mt. Morris, JM. W, where he now resides.\\n3. Martha Jane, born June 30, 1832; married, June", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0376.jp2"}, "304": {"fulltext": "nUADrOHD\\n8, 1862, Bartlett G. Cillcy, of Andover, N. H., who\\nwas born January 4, 1835, died August 21, 1867. He\\nwiw a law-partner of Hon. M. W. Tappan. Children:\\n(ieorge Ames, born November 24, 18()3; Winfred B.,\\nborn October 18, 1865.\\nDaniel Cakr, son of Moses Carr, of Newbury,\\nAlass., born August 2, 1801. He nuirried, first, Febru-\\nary -M, 1827, llhoda, daughter of Joseph, a desccnd-\\nHiil of Kichard Bartlett, who came from England to\\nNewbury, Mass., in 1635. They had one son, Wil-\\nliam A., born January 10, 1828. Mr. Carr came to\\nBradford in the latter part of the year 1836 and en-\\ngaged in the business of a dealer in general mer-\\nchandise. He married the second time, January 1,\\n1839, Caroline L., daughter of VVcarc Tappan, of this\\ntown. Their children were,\\n1. Frank Tappan, born October 28, 1811. He\\nmarried, September 10, 1872, Helen Frances, daughter\\nof John H. and Esther Pierce Collins, of this town,\\nand engaged in trade with Wm. A. for awhile.\\n2. Kate Elizabeth, born November 2, 1846 mar-\\nried, December 25, 1872, Dr. Charles Augustus Carle-\\nton, who settled in Bradford, but soon removed to\\nSalem, Mass., where he has become a noted and very\\nsuccessful physician. They have one son, Frank\\nCarr, born June 10, 1879.\\nWilliam A., son of Daniel Carr, iiiairi( l, .laiiiiaiy\\n10, 1856, Harriet Maria Martin. Tlunr cliiMrcii\\n1. William M., born May 4, 1857 married, February\\n22, 1882, Mary L. Hartshorne.\\n2. Mabel M., born June 28, 1859 married, June 26,\\n1884, Henry C. Bartlett.\\n3. Charles B., born October 9, I860; died June 6,\\n1864\\n4. Frank M.,b( ni .May 10, ISCi ,li,.,| June 6, 1K(;4.\\nMrs. Carr died July 30, lS(i.5. He married, second,\\nMary E. Proctor, of East Washington, N. H., June\\n21, 1876. In July, 1854, Mr. Carr was admitted as a\\npartner iu business, under the firm-name of D.\\nW. A. Carr. This firm continued until July, 1875,\\ntwenty-one years, when the elder member retired and\\nthe business was continued by William A. Carr, who\\nhas been postmaster about twenty-eight years.\\nJonathan Cheney came from Londonderry and\\nsettled toward the east part of the town. His chil-\\ndren were Daniel, Stephen (a famous fox hunter, who\\nlived on the Hcnniker road, on the west side of\\nMa.ssasecura Lake, where his son Frederick now\\nlives), Lydia, Jonathan, Eben, Hannah, Calvin Ly-\\nman and Simon.\\nRichard Cressy was born in Beverly, Mass., Sep-\\ntember 5, 1737. He removed from Hopkinton to\\nBradford February 11, 1794. He married Susan\\nEvans, of Methuen, who was born .lanuary 28, 1741.\\nMr. Cressy was a soldier in the War of the Revolu-\\ntion. A pass from General Stark is still in possession\\nof Addison Cressy. He died September 9, 1797. His\\nchildren were,\\n1. Jabez, born Seiitcmbcr 3, 17 i2; died .Inly 30,\\n1778.\\n2. Hannah, b.,rM Noviinl.er 8, 1764; died July 30,\\n1778.\\n3. Susannah, born .hniuary 27, 1767; died July 27,\\n1778.\\n4. Mary, l)iini April 1, 1770.\\n5. Ebenczcr, born Fclirnary 25, 177. i; died young.\\n6. Richard, born November 10, 1775 died May 20,\\n1852.\\n7. Hannah, born August 9, 177.S; died .lulv II,\\n1784.\\n8. William, b.irn .May 25, 17.S1.\\n9. Cyrus, born June 4, 1786. lie married Hannah\\nSawyer. Their children were,\\n1. Hannah, born February 7, 1812.\\n2. William Sawyer, born June 3, 1813.\\n3. Jabez Woodbury, born August 16, 1815.\\n4. (ireeley Miller, born February 22, 1819.\\n5. Cyrus Miller, born October 15, 1822.\\n6. Addison Searl, born Decendier 20, 1825.\\n7. Antoinette, born March 15, 1834.\\nRichard Cressy wa.s a Revolutionary soldier, and\\nprobably settled in Hopkinton, N. H., immediately\\nafter the war. Of his nine children, Cyrus, the\\nyoungest, was eight years old when the family moved\\ninto I .radlbrd, in 1794. Richard settled on the place\\nwhere his son Cyrus lived, and where his grandson,\\nGreeley, now resides. Richard was a gunsmith in\\nthe army, and he did good service in kee])ing the old\\nHint-locks in repair. A small vise and screw-driver\\nwhich he used in the army arc kept as relics in the\\nfamily of his grandson, Addison Cressy, of this town.\\nMr. Cressy has also another interesting relic of the\\nRevolution; it is a twenty-four-pound cannon-ball\\nthat was dng out of Bunker Hill at the time the\\nfoundation for the monument was laid. Cyrus\\nCressy was present when the workmen found the\\nball they told him he might have it, if he would\\ntake it out of the city without being discovered by\\nthe authorities. He put it on his arm and laid his\\nhandkerchief over it, and walked off unmolested.\\nThe originals of the following copies of military\\npasses are held by the same family as choice relics\\nof those dark days. The first is a week older than\\nthe battle of Bunker Hill,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\n.(OlIN Stabk, Coll.\\nCamp on Wintf.k Hiu,, Nov. lOth, 177.\\nKirhanl Crfissy has leave of abiieiice for ton duys.\\n.IomnStahk, Cull.\\nThe following relic of the old first town-house in\\nBradford is also interesting: the door-latch, made\\nby Richard Cressy. The handle was i)lated with brass.\\nTwo angels are carved on the thumb-piece, and an\\nangel s head and wings are engraved on the handle.\\nJust above this last- mentioned is engraved this senti-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0377.jp2"}, "305": {"fulltext": "200\\nHISTORY OF MKRRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nment: While Truth and Benevolence reign within,\\nthe Angels keep the door, a very pretty sentiment.\\nLet us believe that our forefathers in council here\\nalways deserved and enjoyed the protection of invisi-\\nble door-keepers.\\nIsAAf Davis came from Plaistow probably settled\\nin Bradford, as his descendants claim, about 1760.\\nHe came three summers in succession and made im-\\nprovements on his land before he brought his wife\\nhere, so says a local tradition. The fire of 1859,\\nwhich destroyed the buildings at the old homestead,\\ndestroyed nearly all the old records. Mr. Davis was\\nprobably in Bradford some five years before the grant\\nto John Pierce and George Jaflrey, in 1765.\\nHe built near the pond, now called Lake Massa-\\nsecum. The house was in the style of those days; it\\nhad no cellar it had seats running the whole length\\non each side, and for seven or eight years it answered\\nthe purpose of a country store and a hotel.\\nMr. Davis had a mill a few rods above the house,\\non the brook that runs near and discharges into the\\nlake. The old road ran much nearer the house\\nthan the present Henniker road. Mr. Davis married\\nKaturia Woodward she died in or about 1811. He\\ndied about 1808. All their children were born here,\\nwith the possible exception of the first. Their child-\\nren were,\\nI. Betsy, born December 2 17( 0 married\\nStephen Ward; lived in Bradford.\\nII. Molly, born May 31, 1762; married Abner\\nWard, of Bradford.\\nIII. James, born February 24, 1704.\\nIV. Daniel, born February 4, 1706; married Mary\\nBrown.\\nV. John, born December 21, 1768 died young.\\nVI. Susan, born January 7, 1770 married Moses\\nBailey, who settled on the farm now owned by Shar-\\nron Jameson. Mr. Bailey afterwards removed to\\nWashington, Vt.\\nVII. Sally, born April 17, 1772; lived with her sis-\\nter Betsy unmarried.\\nVIII. John, born August 14,1774; bad his name\\nchanged to John Washington Davis; married Sally,\\nsister of Stephen and Abner Ward. Their children\\nwere John S., Gardner, Harrison, Calvin, Hannah,\\nJulia, Fanny and Preston.\\nJames, son of Isaac, born February 24, 1764; mar-\\nried Brown. Their children were,\\n1. Daniel, married Betsy Davis, of Charlestown,\\nN. H.\\n2. Polly, married Samuel Jackman, of P^ufield.\\n.3. Catharine, married Isaac Ward, son of Abner.\\n4. Betsy, unmarried.\\n5. Sally, married John Ward; settled in Clare-\\nmout.\\n6. Dolly, married Heman Burpee, of Enfield, N. H.\\n7. James, married Lucy, daughter of Joshua Davis,\\nof Charlestown.\\n8. Stephen. He was one of (Jencrul Scott s staff of-\\nficers in the Mexican War. He was in the Union\\narmy in the War of the Rebellion, and lost his life\\nthere.\\n9. Sophronia, married Benjamin, son of .Joshua\\nDavis, of Charlestown, Mass.\\nDaniel, son of Isaac, born February 4, 1766 mar-\\nried Mary Brown. She died January 11, 1851. He\\ndied November 6, 1842. They had,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nI. Samuel, born March 19, 1790.\\nEnoch, born August 22,\\nd March 22,\\n3. Enoch, born January 6, 1793; removed to Cam-\\nbridge, Mass. Soap manufacturer there. Died Sep-\\ntember 17, 1832.\\n4. Dorcas, born January 23, 179r); died February\\n28, 1876.\\n5. Eliphalet, born December 16, 1796 removed to\\nCambridgeport, Mass., in 1811 he was a soap manu-\\nfacturer, and acquired a fortune and a world-wide re-\\nnown in that business.\\n6. Lydia, boni January 4, 1799; died August 20,\\n1821.\\n7. Dimond, l)orn A| ril 2. 1802; died in .Sutton,\\nDecember 5, 1861. He was a noted and successlul\\nphysician there.\\n8. Hiram, born I^ebruary 24, 1.S07 died in Febru-\\nary, 1872.\\n9. Lyman, born October 11, ISO died .April 1,\\n1860.\\n10. Isaac, born June 18, 1811. Successful soap\\nmanufacturer in Cambridge, Mass.\\n11. Curtis, born February 11, 1814. Sueeessful\\nsoap manufacturer in Boston. The only survivor of\\nthe family.\\nThe marriage of Daniel Davis, who was born in\\n1766, to Mary Brown, born in 1771, was an unusually\\ngood combination of the physical and mental forces.\\nOut of eleven children, ten grew up to mature age,\\nand were, as a family, remarkably intelligent, indus-\\ntrious, honest, economical, and consequently prosper-\\nous citizens of the various communities where they\\nlived. Of the sons who remained in Bradford, Sam-\\nuel lived at the south end of Lake Massasecum, near\\nthe Warner town line. His children were Ebenezer\\nHarriman (mentioned among the physicians ^of Brad-\\nford), Gilbert, Lydia, Elizabeth and Franklin, who\\ninherited and occupied his father s farm.\\nEliphalet is represented in this town by his son,\\nCharles Frederick Davis, who owns and occupies the\\noriginal homestead of Isaac Davis, mentioned else-\\nwhere. Charles P rederick was born in Cambridge-\\nport, Mass., January 30, 1837. He married, January\\n29, 1860, Frances Sawyer, daughter of William and\\nJeannette McKeith Wilson George, who was born in\\nTopsham, Vt., December 7, 1838. Their children are\\n1. Clara Jeannette Allen, born in Cambridge,\\nMass., March 26, 1861 she died March 19, 1868.\\n2. Florence Bartell, born in t!ambridge, Mass.,\\nAugust 7, 1863.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0378.jp2"}, "306": {"fulltext": "BRADFORD.\\n201\\n3. Lewis Warner, born at Deer Isle, Me., August\\n21, 1865.\\n4. .Arthur Wilsoii, iMini in lar. iiiunt, N. II.,\\nJIareh 7, 1867.\\n5. Ida Carleton, Ixirn in UrMdlonl, A|iiil 6, lS(;i\u00c2\u00bb.\\n6. Marian Frances, born May 29, 1871.\\n7. Sarah Wentworth, born March 28, 1878.\\n8. Marshall Graham, born February, 1882.\\nThe last-montioned three were born in Bradford.\\nHiram Davis, born February 24, 1807; married,\\nNovember 28, 18:^2, Marietta Ferrin, who was born\\nDecember 27, 1809. Children,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\n1. Caroline Salome, born September 6, 18;!.S; mar-\\nried, November 8, 1858, Frederick Martin.\\n2. James Warren, born December 28, 18;i4 died\\nFebruary 5, 1835.\\n3. Mary Jane, born February 1, 1830; married\\nJacob Jones.\\n4. Harriet Newell, liorn Febiuarv 17, l.SHil; mar-\\nried, March 8, 1858, Ira Sargent, of Bradford.\\nLyman Davis, born October 11, 1809 married,\\nJanuary 20, 1841, Mary Eliza Palmer, who was born\\nAugust 11, 1826. Mr. Davis was named for the cele-\\nbrated Dr. Warren Lyman. His children are,\\n1. Curtis, born August 6, 1842; died November 11,\\nrn November 27, 1845;die(\\n2. Homer Elipli\\nJuly 12, 1865.\\n3. Dorcas Jane, born February 14, 1848.\\n4. Walter Farsons, born June 6, 1850.\\n5. Caroline Elizabeth, born October 20, 1852.\\n6. Samuel Dimond, born December 31, 1854.\\n7. Joseph Hiram, born March 28, 1857.\\n8. Lydia Frances, born March 5, 1859.\\nWilliam Dowlin was born in 1720, and came to\\nNew England in 1753. He married Sarah (probably\\ndaughter of John) Norris, of Epping, N. H. He died\\nFebruary 24, 1811. His children were,\\nI. Anne, born November 16, 1755.\\nII. Timothy Leavitt, born February 4, 1762.\\nIII. Elizabeth, born May 15, 1764; died November\\n22, 1768.\\nTimothy Leavitt, son of William Dowlin, was\\nborn February 4, 1762. He married, July 24, 1790,\\nElizabeth Collins, and lived on the farm lately occu-\\npied by Amaziah Hall. He was a thrifty farmer and\\nlarge land-owner. He gave his sons each a farm and\\nhis daughters money instead of land. They had tvi elve\\nchildren,\\nThe first (born December 14, 1791) and the second\\n(born March 11, 1793) lived but a few days.\\n3. Samuel, born I^ebruary 11, 1794; had a farm on\\nGoodwin Hill.\\n4. Deborah, born March 25, 170(5.\\n5. Dolly, born March 17, 1798; died Decemlier 30,\\n1798.\\n6. Timothy, born October 8, 1799 married, June\\n7,1824, Catharine, daughterofFarrington Hawks. He\\nsettled on the farm since owned by Nathan Pierce,\\nnear the Pond Brook. Afterwards the family lived\\nwhere William Cressey now lives. He died there\\nMarch 24, 1844. His wife died March 30, 1872. They\\nliad nine children,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nI. Elizabeth Collins, born January 3, 1826 she\\nmarried, February 10, 1848, Moses E. Gould, of War-\\nner. They settled at Mill village. One son, Fred.,\\nattorney-at-law, Concord, N. H.\\nII. Timothy Leavitt, born February 17, 1828; he\\nnnirried, November 17, 1868, Sarah Jane Ingraham,\\nand first settled in Warner.\\nIII. John Hawks, born July 17, 1829; married, De-\\ncember 14, 1853, Ella Frances Colby, of Warner, and\\nsettled and now resides in that town.\\nIV. Sarah Jane, born March 2, 1831; married, March\\n3, 1851, Alfred Colburn Smith, and settled at Robin-\\nson s Ferry they afterwards removed to Barnstead,\\nwliere Mr. Smith died. They had three children,\\ntwo of whom reside at Pittsfield, N. H. The other,\\na son, perished in a snow-storm on the Western\\nplains.\\nV. Mary Ann, born August 20, 1832 married\\nFlanders, of Manchester, N. H., and settled there.\\nI, Alil)y Hawks, born August 24, 1834 married,\\nDecember 31, 1854, Ezra Dow Cilley, of Manchester,\\nN. H. She died there May 3, 1869. One son, who\\nlives with John H. Dowlin, of Warner.\\nVII. George Washington, born September 23, 1836\\nhas been a miner in various States beyond the Rocky\\nMountains also saddler and collar-maker in Con-\\ncord, N. H.\\nVIII. Marshall Richardson, born September 15,\\n1839; married Sophia Ann Magoon harness-maker\\nand saddler, Westfield, Mass.\\nIX. Louisa Catharine, born November 11, 1841\\nmarried Bradstreet, and resides in Rowley,\\nMass.\\n7. (Resuming the list of William s children) a child\\nborn January 20, 1803.\\n8. William, Jr., born April 9, 1805. He removed to\\nLempster, N. H.\\n9. A child born March 23, 1807.\\n10. Polly, born February 14, 1.S09 died March 5,\\n1810.\\n11. Caroline, born May 11, 1811 married Cum-\\nmings Pierce.\\n12. Irene, born September 9, 1813. She was a very\\nsuccessful teacher of the winter and summer terms of\\ndistrict schools. She was a pious and active Christian\\nworker, and an earnest exhorterin religious meetings.\\nShe married Patrick Scully and lived at Mill village.\\nJohn Feloh, born in Weare, N. H., June 27, 1794.\\nHe married, March 18, 1818,Sally Clark, of Hopkin-\\nton, who was born January 6, 1789. He settled on\\nthe farm adjoining that of John Brown, near the Cor-\\nner. He had an excellent farm and managed it well.\\nHe died May 22, 1858. His wife died November 17,\\n1870. Their children were,\\nI. Horace C, born April 28, 1824. He married, in", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0379.jp2"}, "307": {"fulltext": "202\\nlUSTOKV OF MKIUUMAOK COUNTY, NEW IIAxMPSIIIKE.\\n1856, Helen H. White, of Stanstead, P. Q., and settled\\nin Bradford. Have two children,\\n1. Fred. R., born July 15, 18G0 married, Decem-\\nber 25, 1884, Jennie L. Lund. He is an attorney-at-\\nlaw and resides at Derry Depot, N. H.\\n2. Emma B., born October 18, 1870.\\nOffin Fkencu was a soldier in the War of the\\nRevolution. On his return from the army he mar-\\nried and moved to Bradford, making the journey on\\nhorseback. He bought a lot of wild land and cleared\\na farm, and built the house where he spent the re-\\nmainder of his days, and where all his twelve children\\nwere born. The ftirm is a little east of the centre of\\nthe town, next beyond that of Joshua Jewett, and is\\nnow owned by the widow of Elder Holmes. Some\\nof his neighbors were Timothy Emerson, Captain\\nSawyer, Josiah, father of Rial Rowe, Nehemiah\\nColby and Mr. Hale. Ten of his children lived past\\nmiddle age; two died young. His children were,\\n1. Offin, married Phebe Eaton lived awhile in\\nCanada; removed to Newbury had four children.\\n2. Ruana, married Jonathan Muzzy, of Weare; they\\nliad three children.\\nPaskey, died unmarried.\\n4. Sceera, married James Gilmore, of Hillsborough\\ndied there.\\n5. Daniel, married Abigail, daughter of John\\nCressy, of Bradford; lived on his father s farm till\\n1833. He then bought a farm of Hazeltine, who moved\\nto Ohio. He afterwards sold this farm to Eben Wright,\\nand moved into the village. His children were,\\nMary Jane, married Joshua P. Marshall.\\nIra, married Hester Goewey, of Lansingburg, N. Y.\\nwas engaged in trade in Bradford several years\\nremoved to Lansingburg, and died there in May, 1883.\\nHis only daughter, Hattie, was born in Bradford.\\nSabria A., married Frederick, son of Stephen Che-\\nney they live on the west side of Massasecum\\nLake.\\nChristina P., married Thomas Little settled in\\nBradford.\\nJohn, married Emma, daughter of Ward Day live\\nat the Corner.\\n6. Phebe, became second wife of Jonathan Muzzy,\\nof Weare.\\n7. Susan, married Jonathan Peaslee, of Weare.\\n8. James, married Hannah Eaton settled in Alex-\\nandria; afterwards removed to Michigan, and died\\nthere.\\n9. Judith, died in Hillsborough unmarried.\\n10. Aaron, at the age of twenty-one, removed to\\nCharlestown, Mass.; removed from there to Provi-\\ndence, R. I., where he deals in honey unmarried.\\nFarrington Hawks, sou of David and Sarah\\nColburn, of Dunstable, Mass., was born in that town\\nApril 21, 1770. He married, first, Sarah, a sister of\\nDavid Knowlton, of Newburyport, Mass., by whom\\nall his children were born. He first settled in Hud-\\nson, N. H., where his oldest children were born. In\\n1796 he removed to Warner, having purchased of\\nReuben Gale, of Almesbury, lot No. 7, in the\\nsecond division of 80-acre lots. This is probably\\nthe Shepard Davis place, near Massasecum Lake.\\nHere he lived in a log house, procuring water from a\\nspring near by, and threshing out his grain on a\\nsmooth, flat ledge of rock, still known as the thresh-\\ning-rock. He probably lived there about two\\nyears, sending his two oldest children to the Pond\\nschool-house, near the Daniel Sargent place. He\\nthen purchased an eighty-acre lot of wild land in the\\nwesterly edge of Warner, next to the Bradford line.\\nOn this tract he had cut down fourteen acres of the\\nforest, when he sold the whole lot to Enos Collins,\\nof Warner. In April, 1802, he bought half of lot 43,\\nin Bradford, of Richard Marshall, the half lying\\nsouth of the road to the pond, and west of the Bible\\nHill road. The next purchase made by Mr. Hawks\\nwas the place where he spent the remainder of his\\ndays. The deed was given by John Pierce, of Ports-\\nmouth, December 4, 1802, in which the tract is de-\\nscribed as follows\\ncertain lot of laud in Bradford, containing one hundred acres,\\nmore or less, and is lot number forty-two in the original town as first laid\\nout, and was drawn and recorded to the right of .loshna Pierce, as may\\nbe found by the records uf tlie Masonian Proprietors, reference there-\\nThe price paid was three hundred and fifty dollars.\\nMr. Hawks built and occupied a log house on the\\nnortheast corner of his lot, near where the present\\nhouse stands on Bible Hill. Mr. Hawks was tall,\\nerect, strong and healthy he was in his day a cham-\\npion mower and wrestler. He was very fond of hunting,\\ntrapping and fishing. His first wife had a good edu-\\ncation for a woman at that time. She died in August,\\n1829. He married, second. Widow Sarah Young, of\\nPelham, N. H., April 12, 1831. He died November\\n15, 1859. His children were,\\nI. Abigail, born May 5, 1792 married Nathan R.\\nMarshall. She died March 11, 1867.\\nII. Colborn, born April 14, 1794.\\nIII. Farrington, born June 5, 1796 removed to\\nCambridgeport, Mass., where he died March 31, 1832.\\nHis widow and sou Henry still live there (1885).\\nIV. Catharine, born August 11, 1798 married, June\\n7, 1825, Timothy L. Dowlin she died March 3(1,\\n1872.\\nV. John, born October 26, 1801 removed to New\\nYork married, and removed to Ohio. He was a\\nfarmer. He died November 20, 1868. His children,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nAbigail, born August 11, 1834, and Elhanan Win-\\nchester, born July 8, 1836\u00e2\u0080\u0094 lived in Norwalk, Ohio, in\\n1885.\\nVI. David Knowlton, born May 7, 1804.\\nVII. Daniel, born August 25, 1806. He was a\\nfarmer and worked in Massachusetts. In the Mexican\\nWar he was a member of Company K, New England\\nRegiment. lie died in hospital in tjan Angelos\\nunmarried.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0380.jp2"}, "308": {"fulltext": "BRADFORD.\\n203\\nVIII. Moody, born February 25, 1809. He was a\\nfanner worked in West Cambridge, Mass. married\\nthere and removed to Kirtland, N. Y. He was in the\\nsame regiment with Daniel in the Mexican War. He\\ndied September 11, 1849. His wife died October Ki,\\n1848. Their children were Frederick Henry, Abigail\\nLamira, Albert Winn, Sarah Hall. Albert was killed\\nin battle in 1862.\\nColburn, son of Farrington, born April 14, 1794, in\\nHudson, N. H. He married, March 7, 1826, Clarissa,\\n(laughter of Dudley Brown, of Wilmot. He died July\\n26, 1869. He was of slight frame and below the\\nmedium in stature, his usual weight being one\\nhundred and ten pounds. He was a farmer, industri-\\nous, economical and fairly successful. He bought\\nhis father s farm, and built the house now standing in\\n1823. From this homestead can be seen Kearsarge,\\nSunapee and Lovell s Mountains, and hills in Warner,\\nSutton, New London, Newbury and Washington.\\nMr. Hawks had surrounded and partitioned oft his\\nrocky hillside farm with several miles of stone walls,\\nsome of them of great thickness.\\nHis widow still survives (1885). Fully half the\\ncredit of acquiring and saving a competency is due to\\nher prudence and economy. Their children were all\\nburn and reared on the homestead above mentioned,\\nare,\\nI. John Milton, born November 26, 1826. Educated\\nin the district school and at the High School at\\nthe Mill village. He taught school in New\\nHampshire, New York and Georgia. Read medi-\\ncine with Dr. G. H. Hubbard, of Bradford Centre;\\nattended lectures at Woodstock, Vt., and gradu-\\nated at Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1848. He practiced\\nmedicine in Manchester, N. H., from 1848 to\\n1861, having, in the mean time, visited Florida twice\\nand the West Indies once. In March, 1862, he went\\nout to the Sea Islands of South Carolina as a physician\\nto the freedmen. From July till October, 1862, he was\\nacting assistant surgeon United States army on\\nGeneral Saxton s stafl In October was commissioned\\nassistant surgeon in the First Regiment of South\\nCarolina Colored Infantry. This was the first colored\\nregiment ever mustered into the United States service,\\nand was afterwards numbered Thirty-third United\\nStates Colored Infantry. In October, 1863, Dr.\\nHawks was commissioned as surgeon of Twenty-first\\nUnited States Colored Infantry, where he served until\\nDecember, 1865, when he resigned, since which time\\nhe has lived most of the time in Florida. He married,\\nOctober 4, 1854, Esther Hill, of Brentwood, N. H.\\nShe graduated at the Boston Female Medical College\\nin 1857; assisted in the military hospitals at Jackson-\\nville, Beaufort and Charleston is a successful prac-\\ntitioner in Lynn, Mass.\\nII. Bartlett, born March 3, 1828 died young.\\nIII. Robert Bartlett, born October 16, 1829 a\\nfarmer. On the old homestead he salts the sheep and\\ncattle on the same granite ledges where his father\\nand grandfather salted them, and cultivates the same\\nfields they first cleared and then cultivated. Invalid\\nunmarried.\\nIV. Helen Maria, born June 26, 1832; married,\\nNovember, 1853, Prescott Colby, of Bradford, and lives\\non the Moses Colby farm. They had four children.\\nThe first, a daughter, was poisoned in infiincy by\\nchewing friction matches; the second. Belle, married\\nJ. Currier, of Bradford, and settled on the David\\nDurrell farm, and now live near it; the third, Jesse\\nPrescott, married Clara, daughter of Moody (Jilling-\\nham, and first settled on the Gillingham place; re-\\nmoved to Danvers, Mass. the fourth, Flora, resides\\nwith her parents.\\nV. Sarah Knowlton, born September 17, 1835 in-\\nvalid lives on the homestead.\\nVI. Miner, born January 28, 1845 married, first,\\nGeorgia, daughter of Edwin Bailey, of Bradford\\nthey had one son, Ralph, born July 30, 1869 died\\nOctober, 1883. She died of consumption. Second,\\nMedora, daughter of Wellman George. They had\\nMertie, who lives in Manchester. Mrs. Hawks died of\\ninternal tumor. Miner died June 22, 1884.\\nThe following biographical sketch is copied from\\nthe Manchester Daily Mirror\\nCaptain Miner Hawks, of Bradford, whose death, on the 23d of June,\\nwas mentioned in this paper, has an excellent, and, in some respects, an\\nexceptional military history. He enlisted as a private in Co. K, 1st\\nRhode Island Cavalry, Oct. 31, 1861, when but little over 16 j-eare old,\\nand served with that regiment until his discharge from a general hospi-\\ntal in Washington, Dec. 21, 1862. A part of the next year he attended\\nthe academy of New London but on the invitation of the surgeon of the\\n3d Keg t S. C .Colored Infantry he left his studies and enlisted as hospital\\nsteward in that regiment, then stationed at Hilton Head, S. 0. On M:iy\\n24, 1864, he was promoted as 2d lieutenant in Co. D, 34th Keg t, U. S.\\ncolored troops, commanded by the noted Col. James Montgomery of\\nKansas, and June 17, 1865, he was commissioned a^ Ist lieutenant Nov.\\n6, 1865, as captain of Co. E, in the same regiment. For a portion of the\\ntime till the muster out of his regiment, Feb. 28, 1866, Capt. Hawks was\\ncommander of the post at Palatka, Fla. At the expiration of his mili-\\ntary service Capt. Hawks, then but 21 years old, commenced the study of\\nlaw in the office of Cooper Bisbee, Jacksonville, Fla. Having lost his\\navailable funds in an unfortunate investment, he entered the employ-\\nment of a company at Port Orange, which failed soon after, and Capt. H.\\nreturned to Bradford, where he married a daughter of E. M, Bailey, and\\nremoved to Council Bluffs, Iowa. In 1864 he returned to Bradford,\\nwhere his wife died the next year. In 1873 he engaged in the druggist s\\nbusiness in Allston, Mass., and afterwards in Manchester, where lie re-\\nsided until the death of his second wife.. For the last five years he has\\ncarried on the farm of his aged mother. Capt. Hawks was a fluent and\\n.graceful speaker and writer. He was at various times rt iM rtor for the\\nMirror and American and the Union. He wrote sketches of tnivel in\\nFlorida for the Saturday Timet and has contributed articles to the Holclen\\nRule, I oiKA j Companion and other Boston periodicals.\\nDavid Knowlton, son of Farrington Hawks, born May\\n7, 1804; a competent cabinet-maker. He married,\\nabout 1825, Susan Straw, and lived a while at the old\\nhomestead on Bible Hill. Then for several years in\\nthe Farrington house, which he built at Ray-\\nmond s Corner then several years at the Mill village,\\nwhere his wife died of cancer, October 10, 1854. Mr.\\nHawks enlisted in the Seventh New Hampshire Vol-\\nunteers at the age of fifty-six. His children were,\\nI. Emeline, born about 1826; married Orlando\\nBailey died in Manchester, N. H.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0381.jp2"}, "309": {"fulltext": "204\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nII. John, a hatter by trade, died in Derry, N. H.,\\nApril 18, 1855.\\nIII. Hartwell, a teamster, died in Boston.\\nIV. William, a seaman, married an English wo-\\nman lost at sea.\\nV. Frederick was in the United States navy during\\nthe Rebellion; married; has a daughter; lives in\\nNew Y ork.\\nVI. Esther, worked at Manclicstcr; removed to\\nBoston.\\nVII. Helen, married Burke Belknap, of Newport.\\nThey live in Lawrence, Mass. One son, Lawrence.\\nJohn Howlet, of Henniker, married Phebe John-\\nson, of that town. Their children were,\\n1. Mary, died unmarried.\\n2. Betsy, married Nehemiah Knight.\\n.3. Enoch, married, second, Hannah Metcalf, and\\nsettled in Freedom, N. Y., where his family still\\nresides.\\n4. Sally, married Benjamin Flint, and lived in\\nHillsborough.\\n5. Thomas, married Eunice, daughter of Enos\\nCollins, of Warner. Their children were John,\\nPerley, Enos, Elizabeth and Sarah.\\n6. John, born July :i2, 1793 married Phebe Cressy.\\nMr. Howlet is probably the oldest living ni:in in\\ntown.\\n7. Alice, married Israel Andrews.\\n8. Stephen, removed to Sutton and married there.\\n9. George, married Marinda Cram died on the\\nhome farm.\\n10. Perley, died at twenty years of age.\\n11. James, married Dorcas Stevens lived and died\\nin the next house to John; no children.\\n1 2. David, died young.\\n13. Benjamin, died at twenty-one unmarried.\\n14. Caleb, died at two years of age.\\n15. Phebe, died an infant.\\nStephen Hoyt was born in Hopkintou, N. H.,\\nAugust 30, 17()9 he married Phebe, daughter of\\nDeacon William Presbury, born July 20, 1772. She\\nwas the first white child born in the town of Brad-\\nford. She died July 29, 1847. General Hoyt, as he\\nwas usually called, was a man of marked ability and\\nactivity. He built and operated mills, cleared up\\nfarms, built houses and in various ways left the im-\\npress of his energetic spirit on the social and busi-\\nness life of the town. His children were,\\n1. William P., born April 4, 1794; -lied .laiuiary\\n19, 1867.\\n2. Stephen, Jr., b.)rn August 27, 179. died No-\\nvember 10, 1859.\\n3. John, born October 3, 1797 died at sea Sei tem-\\nber 28, 1851.\\n4. Hiram, born l)eceml)er 17, ISOO; died October\\n26, 1825.\\n5. George W., Iiorn January 12, 1803; died October\\n10, 1826.\\n6. Olive P., born May 18, ISOG.\\n7. Elisha E., born October 12, 1808.\\n8. John Raymond, born September 2, 1811 died\\nDecember 24, 1858.\\n9. Elbridge Gerry, born September G, 1814; he\\nmarried, December 20, 1843, Mary Anne Spauldiug,\\nof Warner, who was born November 30, 1814. He\\nlived on his father s homestead died August 29,\\n1879.\\nSAMtTEL Jones, son of John Jones, was born in\\nHopkinton May 12, 1786. He came to Bradford\\nabout the year 1809, and taught a district school\\nthere. He married Elizabeth Andrews, of Sutton,\\nApril 17, 1810, and had seven children. His wife\\ndied March 23, 1849. He married, second, Amanda\\nEaton, of Bradford, April 10, 1851. He died\\nFebruary 12, 1867. Esquire Jones, as he was\\nfamiliarly called, was one of the leading men of the\\ntown in his day. He represented the town in the\\nState Legislature for several years. He was also a\\nmember of the State Senate and of the Executive\\nCouncil. He rei^resented the town in the State Con-\\nstitutional Convention of 1850, and the year following\\nwas one of the Presidential electors. He built, and\\nfor a while kept, the hotel at the Mill village.\\nThe children of Samuel .and Elizabeth (Andrews)\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Jones were,\\nI. George, born April 9, 1811 died May 3, 1882.\\nThe following biographical sketch appeared in a Con-\\ncord paper at the time\\nCoNCOKD, May 3, 1882. Hon. George Jones, whose death from paral-\\nysis occurred at his home in North State Street this morning, was born\\nin Bradford, April 9, 1811, and vras a son of Hon. Samuel .Tones, who\\nwas president of the State Senate in 1838. The deceiued had held various\\nlocal offices aud represented the town two years in the Legislature. lie\\nwas chosen register of deeds of Merrimack County in 1848 and subso-\\n\u00c2\u00abiuently re-plect\u00c2\u00abd for several terms. During the administration of Pres-\\nident Pierce, Mr. Joues was connected with the postal service, and was\\ncashier of the old Warner Bank many years. Wliib- leaiditi;.: in that\\nplace he represented the Eighth District in the St;df mtii ii..nil-TI ti.\\n1873. IIo removed to this city in 1874 and wu- i i i..l\\ntreasurer of the National, afterward Concord Sa\\\\ifi- r i i.\\nlion he lilled most acceptably for over two yeart!. i I ,i -imiI-\\nnership, March Ist, with John E. Robertson and Cluirlvs P. 1!. \\\\vl11, fur the\\npurpose of conducting an cvtensive wood, coal and ice business, and was\\non his way hoTrie from his office last evening when he was attacked with\\nthe fatal illnea*. Atr -I.-iii--^ um^ n. .\u00e2\u0096\u00a0i,t.T[.rUiri and public-spirited\\ncitizen, honest ;in. I i- i m i i,,,) highly esteemed for\\nhis sterling -worl h u i i i i i i i i i haracter He leaves a\\nwidow aud two d.niLl.i I I, 1. 1. i.i ii. I Ho.iiliy P. Jones, of Brad-\\nII. Timothy Peaslee, born April 15, 1813; married,\\nApril 4, 1839, Mary, daughter of Nicodemus Watson,\\nof Warner, and settled in Bradford, where he spent\\nnearly his whole life. He took an active interest in\\nthe welfare of the town and took part in the manage-\\nment of town affairs, having many times held offices\\nof trust. He represented the town in the State Legis-\\nlature in the years 1874 and 1875. His children\\nwere Wilbur Fisk, born July 24, 1840, died Novem-\\nber 9, 1841; Prudence Elizabeth, born November],\\n1842, died October 19, 1869; Mary Augusta, born\\nAugust 6, 1842, married, November 15, 1876, George\\nHarvey, son of Elder Eleazer Steele, of Bradford;", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0382.jp2"}, "310": {"fulltext": "BKADFOKD.\\nSamuel Nicodeinus, born January 1, 1850, died No-\\nvoinber 8, 1852; Frank Woodbury, born February 19,\\n1854, died June 20, 1873.\\nIII. Fanny, born April 28, 1815 married\\nFrancis lived at the Corner; she died June 7, 1807;\\nhiicl two cbil lrni, who removed to Massachusetts.\\nI\\\\ I .li/a. I.nrn April 10, 1817; married Edward\\nii\u00c2\u00bby uihI xuled in this town, near Melvin s Mills.\\nOf her three children, James, the eldest, married, for\\nsecond wife, Antoinette, daughter of Savory Cheney,\\nand lives near the centre of the town. Mariette, mar-\\nried George Denny, lives in Gloucester, Mass., six\\nchildren Elizabeth, married Edward Richardson,\\nlives at Contoocook, no children.\\nV. Seth Straw, born April 4, 1819; died June 23,\\n1.S56. He fitted for his profession under the direc-\\ntion of George H. Hubbard, M.D., of this town\\ngraduated at the Vermont Medical College in 1847,\\nand settled in Effingham, N. H., in June, 1848, where\\nlie resided until 1854, when he was obliged by his\\nfailing health to leave his large circle of friends in\\nthat place. Few men have in so short a time acquired\\nso strong a hold on the confidence of the commu-\\nnity as did Dr. Jones. He was eminently the good\\n|)hysician. New Hampshire MedicalJonrnal, July,\\n1858.\\nVI. Samuel Woodbury, born December 21, 1821\\ndied Julv 11, 1878. (Biographical notice under the\\nbead of Physicians).\\nll. Sally Martin, born September 27, 1825 mar-\\nried Dr. (iciirue H. Hubbard, of Sutton, and first\\nsettled at Bradford Centre. One son, George, a suc-\\ncessful druggist in Manchester died there.\\nRichard Marshall married Esther Pierce, and\\ncame to Bradford probably with Josiah Melvin before\\nthe year 1787. He bought the land and cleared most of\\nthe farm where Cummings Pierce now lives, and re-\\nmained on it twenty years.\\nIn 1787 he owned the land on the south side of the\\nroad that leads up the hill from C. Pierce s and\\nMelvin on the north side. He afterwards bought a\\nlot at the top of the hill in Warner and built a house\\non the edge of that town, southeasterly from where\\nthe old buildings of Nathan R. now stand. This\\nhouse was probably afterwards moved down to Na-\\nthan s, but the site of the old house can still be\\ntraced. Bill Sargent may have lived first in that\\nhouse, or possibly north of Nathan s, near the old\\nwell at the side of the road. He lived in that im-\\nmediate neighborhood before Marshall did. The hist\\nyears of his life he lived in a small house close to\\nNathan s. His children were\\nRichard, who spent most of his life in Ma.ssachu-\\nsetts, but died in Bradford has no descendants in\\ntown.\\nEsther, married Josiah Melvin.\\nSarah, married Asa Sargent, of Warner.\\nNathan Richardson, born June 10, 1792.\\nNathan Richardson Miirihall, son of Richard, born\\nJune 10, 1792, probably in Bradford, purchased his\\nfather s farm and maintained his parents in their old\\nage. He married Abigail Plawks, of Bradford. He was\\nintelligent, thoughtful and progressive. He examined\\ninto the claims of phrenology and became a believer\\nin its doctrines. He was a methodical and systematic\\nfarmer; a subscriber to and reader of HiWs Farmers\\nFrsifor for many years. He kept a daily journal for\\nhalf a century. He and his neighbor, C. Pierce,\\nwere the first farmers in that locality to substitute\\nhot coffee for rum in the hay and harvest-field and at\\nhuskings. He and his wife were patterns of in-\\ndustry, economy and kindness toward neighbors, and\\nthe world is better for their having lived.\\nBefore he gave up work he left the old homestead\\nand fitted up a comfortable residence, where his\\ndaughter Esther and her husband, John H. Collins,\\nnow live. A neat monument marks their last rest-\\ning-place, not far from the house, at the foot of the\\nGoodwin Hill. She died March 11, 18(57. He died\\nDecember 6, 1872.\\nTheir children were,\\nI. Sarah Knowlton, born February 2, 1812: mar-\\nried. May 8, 1849, John Furnald and settled in Lou-\\ndon. One son died at twenty. She lives in Boston.\\nII. Catharine, born December 19,1814. Invalid;\\nlives at John H. Collins\\nIII. Mary, born June 1, 1815; m.arried Sumner\\nKittredge and lived several years in Massachusetts;\\nthen on the Captain Hoyt farm in Warner. They\\nnow live at the Corner. One son, Everett, who owns\\nand lives on the John Felch farm, has two chil-\\ndren. His wife died in June, 1885.\\nIV. Joshua Pierce, born February 18, 1818; mar-\\nried Mary Jane French lived several years in Ma.ssa-\\nchusetts, carrying on a wholesale glassware store in\\nBoston. Residence at Bradford Corner, on the Ray-\\nmond place. Their children were,\\n1. Daniel Richard.son, married Vilona L. Simonds,\\nof Washington, N. H. He entered business near the\\ndepot in this town. Now lives in New York City.\\n2. William, died in the West.\\n3. Addison Joseph, dealer in general merchandise,\\nand is postmaster at Hawks Park, Fla.\\n4. Mary, died in Bradford.\\nV. Betsey B., born September 28, 1818 died June\\n28, 1824.\\nVI. Esther, born April 18, 1820 died .hily 23, 1821.\\nVII. Esther Pierce, born August 19, 1821; married\\n,fohn Harriman, son of Enos Collins, of Bible Hill,\\nWarner, and settled on the Collins homestead. This\\ncouple have had a rare and remarkable experience in\\ntaking care of the father and mother of both. They\\nfirst lived with his father and mother; then, some\\nyears after the old people died, John and Esther\\nmoved over to her parents home and took care of\\nthem. Twochildren, Abigail, married Blaisdell,\\ndied in Sutton, leaving one son Helen Frances, mar-\\nried Frank Carr, of Bradford. They live at the Mills.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0383.jp2"}, "311": {"fulltext": "206\\nIIISTOUV OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW IIAMI .SIIIKE.\\nVIII. Joseph Addison, born July 7, 1826, married,\\nfirst, Mariette C.Page; second, Sarah M. Chapman. He\\nfirst settled on the old homestead, his father moving\\nover to his new place on the Ilenniker road. After\\nthe death of his wife he left the farm and engaged\\nsuccessfully in trade in Sulfolk Market for several\\nyears. He was in a large wholesale business with\\nhis brother, J. P., on Congress Street, Boston, on the\\nsite of the new city post-office, and was burned out\\nthere in the great fire of 1872. The business wils\\nafterwards carried on in John Street, lastly undei\\nthe firm-name of Marshall Wanchard. Ill health\\nhas compelled him to retire from active business.\\nWhile living in Bradford he was several times a\\nmember of the Board of Selectmen. He died in Brad-\\nford, July 12, 1885. His last work was to make out\\nthe list of soldiers from Br.adford, in Ihe late civil\\nIX. l^uella, born March 2i ISiiS; niurricd Kdwin\\nM. Bailey; lived at Mill village; died October 2;i,\\n1854, leaving two daughters, Georgia and Florence.\\nX. Farriiigton Hawks, born August 23, 1829; mar-\\nried a Miss Farrington, and resides in Boston, where\\nfor several years he has been a wholesale dealer in\\ncountry produce. They have three children, Walter,\\nmarried, lives in East Boston Minnie and Fred.\\nJosiAH Melvin came to Bradford before the year\\n1787, at about the same time with Richard Marshall,\\nwhose daughter Esther he married. Their farms,\\neast of Bradford Pond, were adjoining. But Mr.\\nMelvin s fame was acquired not as a farmer, but as a\\nmiller. He owned and operated the grist-mill at the\\nMill village for several years, living in the house\\nsince owned by Samuel Jones. He removed just\\nover the town line into Warner, and bought the grist\\nand saw-mills that had been built by Lieutenant\\nHoyt and owned by Simmons and others, and run\\nthem successfully many years, instructing his five\\nsons in the same business; all have tended those\\nmills, and they well deserve the name Melvin s Mills,\\nin honor of which the post-office and railroad station\\nare named. To every one who knew the Old\\nJudge, as he was latterly called, the sight or men-\\ntion of his name will bring up a crowd of pleasant\\nmemories. Since the death of Nathan Melvin the\\nmills have changed owners several times, and have\\nworn rather a doubtful, not to say dilapidated, look.\\nBut they are all right now. In 1884 the old mills\\ncame into the possession of Weare Tiiiipnn. y.puiii^r^i\\nchild of Josiah Melvin, and he has niii.\\\\;iiiJ (i^ix\\nthing from the dam foundation to llu saiMI. lioanU;\\nnew outsides, new insides. The hand ol the nuist .r\\nis there; the mills are good for another century at\\nlesist, aud they will add ten per cent, to the comfor\\nand health of the neighborhood for miles around.\\nFrom the old family Bible, Miss Ellen M. Straw, o)\\nClaremont, N. H., a granddaughter of Josiah, kindly\\nfurnishes the following record of the family, giving\\nno other particulars only dates of birtlis;\\n1. Esther, born October 11, 1795.\\n2. Richard, born October 5, 1797.\\n3. Mary M., born December 19, 1799.\\n4. Sarah P., born June 25, 1802.\\n5. Hartwell, born August 9, 1805.\\n(i. Nathan R., born January 15, 1807.\\n7. Susan M., born October 4, 1808.\\n8. Lucy M., born May 22, 1811.\\n9. Ruth, born November 9, 1815.\\n10. Jonah Galusha, born November 1817.\\n11. Weare Tappan, born June 22, 1820.\\nRichard Melvin was the only one of Josiah s\\nchildren who settled and remained in this town. He\\nwas a miller by trade. He built the house now\\nowned and occupied by Parker S. Whitcomb, near\\nthe Cheney bridge which spans the Warner River,\\nwithin one-third of a mile of his father s mill. Ho\\nmarried Betsy Straw. Their children were,\\n1. Proctor Darling, born November 5, 1817; rail-\\nroad builder and contractor. Married, March 25,\\n1845, Harriet, daughter of David Bagley, and settled\\nat Melvin s Mills. He died March 4, 1865. Four\\nchildren, Margaret F., born 184(), married Holmes\\nand settled at Melvin s Mills; Ricliard Edson, born\\nOctober 25, 1849; Betsy A., born December 14, 1854,\\ndied young; Walter, born October 18, 1856.\\n2. Grosvenor Stickney, born August 29, 1819; died\\n1826.\\n3. Harriet Maria, born November 13, 1821; mar-\\nried, July 25, 1844, Clark Whitcomb, of Hillsborough,\\nand settled there; lived several years in Lake village.\\nIn May, 1882, they bought the Ebenezer Cheney\\nfarm, near Melvin s Mills, and have removed\\nthere. Of their three children, two daughters died\\nunmarried. Frank Lawton, born June 7, 1851; mar-\\nried Ida .lennett, of Rockport, Mass.; engineer; lives\\nin Concord, N. H. has four children.\\n4. Benjamin Franklin, born February 15, 1824;\\nmarried, Febi-uary 7, 1850, Hannah D. Colby, of\\nWarner, who was born February 11, 1827. They\\nlived in Warner. He died February 10, 1873. Chil-\\ndren, Frank Otis, born January 26, 1857; Celia\\nAddie, born September 4, 1860 died July 23, 1863\\nMaud Muller, born August 19, 1866.\\n5. Elizabeth, born July 31, 1827; married. May,\\n1853, Eben Wright, engineer, and settled in Bradford;\\nremoved to Concord.\\n6. A son, born July 29, 1829; died young.\\n7. Sl.ny Ann, born 1831; died 1832.\\ns. INilii r Maria, born October 18, 1835; married\\nll.iMir (iiliMan, of Hillsborough. She died March 3,\\n1869.\\n9. Henrietta, born September 3, 1838; married\\nGeorge W. Page; lives in Nashua.\\n10. Josiah, born March 3, 1841 conductor Concord\\naud Claremont Railroad has been twice married; lives\\nin Contoocook.\\nNathan Pierce, bom September 7, 1765, probably\\nin Hudson, N. H. He married Phebe Cummings", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0384.jp2"}, "312": {"fulltext": "BRADFORD.\\n207\\n(born July 8, 1768). He removed from Hillsborough\\n1(1 Antrim, where he remained about a year; then, in\\n1820, he removed to Bradford, and settled on the\\nfarm near the pond, where he died. Several fam-\\nilies, among whom was that of George Maxfield, had t\\nlived on the farm. Riehard Marehall cleared most\\nof the farm, and lived on it twenty years. The main 1\\nfront of this farm lies along on the east side of the\\nHenniker road, from the land of Frederick Cheney to\\nthat of J. H. Collins. Extending easterly, the farm\\nincludes the north end of Massasecum Lake and a\\npart of Guiles Hill. Probably no other farm in town\\nhas such a variety of landscape scenery and soil.\\nIts sheep pasture on Cheney s Hill and its noted and\\nlar-famed blueberry patches at the top of Guiles Hill\\nall overlook the Lake Massasecum and the great val-\\nley on the west. Its soil embraces every variety from\\nthe strong, disintegrated granite of the hill-sides to\\ntlie tine sand of the pine land and the rich intervale\\nand cranberry meadows along the pond brook.\\nIk fore the country was settled by white men, this\\nregion was a favorite resort of the Indians. Several of\\ntheir concave fire-places, lined with stones and con-\\ntaining bits of charcoal, have been found on this farm.\\nCuriously-wrought stone implements have also\\nbeen plowed up near the lake, such as axes, gouges,\\nmortar-pestles and flint heads of arrows and spears.\\nTradition says that a moose was slain at the brook\\nbelow the barn by Deacon Presbury, the first settler\\nin town.\\nMr. Pierce s children were as follows:\\nI. Nathan, born August 15, 1787 married Abigail\\nGraves, of Washington. During the latter years ol\\nhis life he lived on the farm first occupied by T. L.\\nDowlin. He had two children, Benjamin Franklin\\nand Cynthia. The former lives in Stoughton, Mass.;\\nthe latter married Leonard Jameson, and lives on\\nthe farm.\\nII. Susan, born May 23, 17112; died Sei.tembcr 13,\\n1797.\\nIII. Mary, born July 12, 1794 died unmarried.\\nIV. Cummings, born December, 179(); died Decem-\\nber, 1801.\\nV. Susan, born February 7, 1799 late in life she\\nbecame the second wife of Enos Collins, of Warner.\\nShe was a tailoress by trade, and for many years she\\nworked in families, cutting and making men s and\\nboys clothes. She worked for twenty-five cents a\\nday and board, and usually worked fourteen hours a\\nday. She was very economical as well as industrious,\\nand out of her earnings she purchased the farm for her\\nbrother, Nathan also the lot and house w^here she died,\\nnow (1885) occupied by Charles Burrill. She possessed\\na vigorous intellect and clear moral perceptions.\\nShe was a warm advocate of emancipation, and\\nfor many years a subscriber to Garrison s Liberator.\\nShe was also a free and fearless thinker and speaker\\non religious subjects and a reader of the Boston Iti-\\nvestigator and Free Religious Index. On giving up\\nwork, she gave her property to Parker Whitcomb for\\nthe support of herself and husband during the re-\\nmainder of their lives. She died January 8, 1873.\\nVI. Daniel, born July 17, 1801; married and lived\\nin Eden, Vt. died August 26, 1848.\\nVII. Cummings, born May 22, 1803; married,\\nFebruary 14, 1833, Caroline Dowlin, of Bradford,\\nand lived on his father s farm, taking care of his par-\\nents. He has been, for several years, one of the se-\\nlectmen of the town. He has been one of the earliest\\nrisers and most industrious and frugal of farniei-s, and\\nconsequently he has been very successful and pros-\\nperous. His children are,\\n1. Lucetta, born May 12, 1838; married John Her-\\nbert Ewins, of Warner, farmer.\\n2. Anna, born August 18, 1849; married iMccman\\nH. Gillingham, of Bradford, who carries on the Pierce\\nhomestead.\\nVIII. Stephen Chapin, born November 4, 1807;\\nmarried Martha, daughter of Enos Collin.s, of War-\\nner, and first settled in the Timothy Flanders house\\nat Melvin s Mills. He was a skilled mechanic and\\nan ingenious inventor. He has had some very nar-\\nrow escapes from making a fortune. His inventions\\nhave made other people rich but thus far he has\\nsteered clear of such worldly incumbrances. He has\\nbeen through life a free thinker on theological\\nsubjects. He has one son, Daniel, a mechanic, who\\nlives in Warner.\\nNathan Piper, of Hopkinton, married Hannah\\nSmith, of Bradford, and for a time lived in Bridge-\\nwater, N. H. They came to Bradford about 1808, and\\nbought fifty acres of wild land on the west shore of\\nBradford Pond. He was a carpenter by trade and\\nbuilt the house where his son Trueworthy now lives.\\nHe also framed most of the houses in that locality.\\nHe died in 1821, in the thirty-ninth year of his age.\\nHis wife was over ninety-six years of age at her death,\\nand was the oldest person in town. She died in 1877.\\nTheir children were Trueworthy, born in Bridgewater,\\nN. H., in 1805; (he took care of his parents and in-\\nherited the homestead) Sally, born in Bradford in\\n1809; Keziah, born about 1812, died about 1814;\\nHenry, born 1816.\\nElijah West, blacksmitb, came fnim Henniker\\nin 1808. His children were,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\n1. Betsy, married Joseph Shattuck.\\n2. Polly, married James Presbury.\\n3. Timothy Kendall, born March, 1800.\\n4. John, born 1802 died 1817, of .spotted fcv. r.\\n5. Sally, born 1804; died at same time and fmni\\nsame disease as John.\\n6. Emily, born 1806; married Joshua Wright, of\\nWarner.\\n7. Leonard, born 1808 married Mary Ayers.\\n8. Elijah, born 1810; married Jane Albe, of Ver-\\nmont.\\nTimothy Kendall, son of Elijah West, had the fol-\\nlowing children", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0385.jp2"}, "313": {"fulltext": "niSTOKY OF MEUHLMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\n1. Daniel F.,bom March 6, 1824 died April 22, 1825.\\n2. Abigail Eaton, born December 19, 1825.\\nRufus Fuller, born January 26, 1828.\\ni. Timothy Kendall, Jr., born August 22, 1830;\\nmarried Polly Wright; died June, 1874.\\n5. Mary Elizabeth, l.orn July 18, IS;^2 married\\nAddison Cressy.\\n6. Daniel Fuller, born October 11, 18;i4.\\n7. John, born November 4, 1830 died July 31, 1880.\\nEaton. The ancestors of the Eaton families ii:\\nthis town came from Hopkinton. There were foui\\nbrothers, as follows\\nI. Ebenezer, born April 1, 1757; married, Decem-\\nber 7, 1780, Hannah French, born October 12, 1759,\\ndied June 29, 1823. PJe died January 5, 180(j. Theii\\nchildren were Abigail, born April 1, 1783 married\\nNovember, 1804; died September 8, 1839. Samuel,\\nborn June 1, 1785; married 1810; died August 1,\\n1864. Elisha, born April 11, 1788 married Octobei\\n20, 1811 died March 24, 1862. Hannah, born April\\n4, 1792; married November 25, 1816 died Septeiiibii\\n21, 1824. E. H. Eaton, son of Elisha, born Septembei\\n22, 1816 married, March 17, 1840, Roena F. Ayer.\\nborn December 22, 1818. She died December, 1882.\\nII. Nathaniel, born March 20, 1761 married No-\\nvember 9, 1786; died January 24, 1837. He came to\\nBradford March 22, 1792, and returned to Hopkinton\\nFebruary 20, 1805, and was probably the first of his\\nname in this town.\\nIII. John, born July 14, 17(15; nuuried I hebi\\nBrockway, born April 29, 1770; died February 12,\\n1851. He died January 19, 1844.\\nIV. Joshua, born February 25, 1768 married, first,\\nSarah Hoyt; she died April 17, 1815. He was\\ncaptiiin of the Fifth Company, Thirtieth Regiment\\nNew Hampshire Militia. The commission, now in\\npossession of his son Joshua, is dated July 22, 1806,\\nand signed by John Langdon, (iovernor of the State\\nof New Hampshire. A commission a.s major of tlu\\nFirst Battalion in the same regiment is dated June 1,\\n1809. The family moved to Bradford about 1795.\\nTheir children were,\\n1. Moses, born April 9, 1793 married Polly Pres-\\nbury, born 1796, died July 1, 1868. He died Novem-\\nber 23, 1858,\\n2. Mary, born June 5; 1795 married, April 6, 1815.\\nJohn Brockway, born June 18, 1793 died Decembei\\n27, 1874; he died November 24, 1870.\\n3. William A,, born April 2,1800; married Han\\nnah Morse he died July 5, 1874,\\n4. Sarah, born February 16, 1805; married Simeoi,\\nShattuck; she died January 14, 1831,\\n5. Martha, born December 7, 1808 married, March\\n14, 1833, Osman Bailey, born September 6, 1806; sht\\ndied December 12, 1878.\\nJoshua married, second, January 23, 1817, Anna\\nBlaisdell Hill, of Amesbury, Mass., born February 7,\\n1788, died January 15, 1861; he died Ajnil 11, 1850.\\nThcv had,\\nI. Joshua, born December 22, 1817; married, first,\\nFebruary 20, 1840, Alzina E. Gillingham, of New-\\nbury, born April 17, 1823; she died October 6, 1851.\\nHe has served as one of the selectmen of the town\\nfor eleven years wa.s re|)resentative in the State\\nLegislature in 1856 and 1857; has been one of the\\njustices of the peace in Merrimack County since 1859.\\nHe was captain of Second Company of riflemen in\\nThirtieth Regiment New Hampshire Militia for four\\nyears. Their children were Alzada, born January 5,\\nl841; married, April 1, 1866, B. F. Hoyt. Alzina,\\nborn .fanuary 5, 1841 died February 26, 1841. Al-\\nverton, born July 27, 1843; died July 2, 1846.\\nAlzina, born April 10, 1848; married, July 4, 1870,\\nF. G. Greeley.\\nJoshua married, second, October 28, 1852, Louisa\\nA. Niel Plumer,of Weare, born October 17, 1823, and\\nhad Joshua Willis, born December 24, 1856 married,\\n.March 18, 1877, Nettie E. Boyce, born November 10,\\n1858. They have one daughter,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ethel E., born\\nAiiril 7, 1S78.\\nII. .lohu Hill, burn November 22, 1819; married,\\nfirst, April 8, 1841, Hannah T. Twiss, of Newbury,\\nborn August 29, 1823 she died September 8, 1850.\\nTheir children were,\\n1. Roxana B., born ,Alay 27, 1846; died July 25,\\n1865.\\n2. Ellen M., Ijurn Febru:iry 20, 1848; married,\\nAugust ]8. 1880, Charles E. Palmer.\\n3. Hannah M., born August II, 1S. )0; married,\\nAugust 3, 1879, Frederick A. Messer.\\nJohn Hill, married, second, February 24, 1852, Mary\\nJ. Lawrence, born at Alstead May 8, 1823, and had,\\n1. Martha J., born March 11, 1853; married,\\nMarch 26, 1879, Lawrence E. Davis.\\n2. Louisa L., born December 2, 1854; married, No-\\nvember 1, 1881, Dolman C. Hoyt.\\n3. John Henry, born October 31, 1858.\\nHI. Roxanna B., born March 20, 1823; died Janu-\\nary 31, 1842.\\nIV. Daniel, born September 24, 1S27 died ,lune\\n7, 1828.\\nV. Albert, born April 22, 1830; married, Novem-\\nber 22, 1851, Augusta Colby, of Sunapee, born July\\n2, 1832, died August 15, 1882; he died March 2,\\n1885. They had,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\n1. Joshua A., born August 21, 1854; died August\\n15, 1855.\\n2. .Mary J., born July 17, 18. )t).\\n3. Ardell, born December 6, 1862; died Alarcli 22,\\n1880.\\nJohn W. MoRSii, born in Henniker, August 10,\\n1806 married, August 16, 1835, Lucy Ann Gove, of\\nAcworth, boru November 21, 1812. Mr. Morse\\nworked on a farm until he was seventeen years old,\\nthen learned the clothiers trade and followed it until\\n1833. In that year commenced trade at Weare and\\nrenuiined three years llicn sdid nui nti l l)ought in\\nHenniker, where he lived about a year, and in 1837", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0386.jp2"}, "314": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0387.jp2"}, "315": {"fulltext": "vC, Ir.4,", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0388.jp2"}, "316": {"fulltext": "BRADFORD.\\nremoved to Bradford, where he still resides jiiid cou-\\ntinues iu business. He luis been the longest in trade\\nof any individual in town; but the Carrs father and\\nson together beat hira about a year. Although Mr.\\nMorse is not a radical, as we generally understand\\nthis term, yet he believes in progress and thought it\\ngood economy to have a stone bridge, and to move\\nthe town-house, aud to purchase Pleasant Hill Ceme-\\ntery. He has been in town business considerably, and\\nwas postmaster under Pierce s administration. He\\nrepresented the town in the State Legislature iu 1858\\nand 1859, the old Eighth Senatorial District in 1SG5\\nand 1866, and member of the Constitutional Conven-\\ntion in 1876. His children are,\\nI. John G., born June 7, 1836, in Henniker;\\nwholesale grocer in Boston.\\nn. Charles W., born February 11, 1839; married,\\nNovember 21, 1865, at Plymouth, Josephine P. Mer-\\nrill; lives in Boston; wholesale grocer there; two\\nchildren, Alice J., born October 6, 1866 Florence,\\nborn February 26, 1869.\\nIII. Mary E., born July 14, 1843; married, Octo-\\nber 1, 1877, Nathaniel T. Lund.\\nJoseph Ha RTSHORNE, .son of John and Hannah\\n(Prince), was born in Amherst, N. H., May 12, 1791;\\nmarried, March 30, 1817, Mary Ellsworth, of Deering,\\nwho was born November 3, 1791, and died January\\n30, 1862. He died in Concord, N. H., June 27, 1884.\\nHe was a non-commissioned officer in the Twenty-\\nninth Infantry in the War of 1812. He was one of\\nthe quota of Amherst men that marched to the de-\\nfense of Portsmouth in September, 1814, and was the\\nlast survivor of Amherst men who served iu that war.\\nThey lived in Hillsborough till April 6, 1839, when\\nthey moved to Bradford. Their children were,\\nI. David Henry, born May 27, 1823 married, Feb-\\nruary 14, 1853, .\\\\manda Forsaith; died in Bradford,\\nApril 18, 1874. He had four children, George\\nHenry, born October 25, 1853 Joseph Albert, born\\nMay 31, 1855 Sarah Maria, born February 8, 1859,\\ndied May 24, 1860 Mary Lizzie, born July 26, 1861.\\nII. Mary Antoinette, born January 17, 1826 died\\nJanuary 9, 1841.\\nIII. Ann Maria, born June 29, 1827; married\\n(first), April 16, 1854, Henry Canfield; married (sec-\\nond), June 25, 1856, Hiram P\\\\irrington resides in\\nConcord.\\nIV. Sarah Dutton, born January 24,1829; died\\nSeptember 26, 1854. An adopted daughter, Elizabeth\\nAdaline Gibson, was born in February, 1820 mar-\\nried (first), December 9, 1841, Caleb Knight mar-\\nried (second), Emery Bailey.\\nEleazer Steele, born August 22, 1784, in Tol-\\nland, Conn. married, at Dover, N. H., June 24, 1826,\\nEunice Hodgdon. He was ordained elder of the\\nMethodist Episcopal Church at Bath, Mc., June 30,\\n1822. After spending some time in Canaan and\\nother New Hampshire towns, be located iu Bradford,\\nabout 1828. Their children were,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\n14\\nMa\\nlied Dccem-\\nI. Julia Miiier\\nber 3, 1829.\\nIL Eliza S., born October 19, 1828; died June,\\n1829.\\nIII. Julia M., born January 24, 18.30.\\nIV. Emily M., born Sei tenibcr 9, 1831.\\nV. George, born August 31, 1833; died August 12,\\n1834.\\nVI. George, born April 13, 1835; died in infancy.\\nVII. Ellen Ophelia, born March 31, 1837; died\\nMay 2, 1837.\\nVIII. George Harvey, born May 24, 1839 married,\\nNovember 15, 1876, Mary Augusta, daughter of Timo-\\nthy Pea.slee Jones, of this town, and lives at the Mill\\nvillage. He is the only one of the elder s family\\n(five of whom are living) who remains iu Bradford.\\nIX. Eliza Ann, born July 5, 1841 died July 23,\\n1856.\\nX. Caroline Kimball, born August 28, 1844.\\nXI. Harriet Clara, born October 11, 1847.\\nMilitary Record\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Hrvoutkinary War.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The\\nfollouiiin-nuiiieil men of liriidford were in the Ameri-\\ncan army in the War of tlic Kcvolution Private An-\\ndrew Aiken, Corporal Abel Blood, Richard Cressy,\\nJohn Eaton, Offin French, Jonathan Knight, Abra-\\nham Sweatt, Abrani Currier.\\nWar op the Rebellion.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The following are the\\nnames of soldiers who enlisted in our late Civil War\\nfrom the town of Bradford, Merrimack County,\\nN. H.:\\nO.iInii.I W. r. T.ii.iuui, Pr, OyniR M. FisI;, Moses .1. Soavey, Willis\\nCr( .-.sr\\\\, I..I111 I nil. i1i,u ^1 c.iiM, M.iii I 1 IMMv Hiir.ioe Benton,\\nHa.il.-y, Ai\\nLi Vi Ward,\\nHoyt, Fniiiklin ri.^rc-, W il! 1 I 1\\nHaU, Peter Craig, Charli- T I 1\\nHawlcs, Minor HawltB, Gil-\\nCnrtis Davis, Albert \\\\V,,i.li.nv II iii l:- 1 iini^ e Dm\\nWoodbury Barnes, Timothy Z. Sniitli.\\nWar of 1812.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The following is a partial list:\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nJOHN W. MORSE.\\nTo no man is the community more indebted than\\nto the one who, by diligence, attention to business\\nand years of labor, has risen by his own inherent\\nforce from poverty to competency, and is acknowl-\\nedged a self-made man. Perhaps no one is more\\nentitled to this appellation in Bradford than John W.\\nMorse. Certainly no man has done more during his\\nnearly fifty years residence in the town to help its\\nadvancement.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0391.jp2"}, "317": {"fulltext": "210\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nPrior to 1635, Anthony Morse was a resident of\\nNewbury, Mass., and one of his lineal descendants,\\nJosiah, married, February 18, 1773, Lois Webster, of\\nChester, N. H., a member of the same family which\\nproduced America s statesman and orator, Daniel\\nWebster. Their son Josiah, on reaching his majority,\\nwent to Henniker, where he settled, and married,\\nDecember 2, 1798, Betsey, daugliter of Thomas and\\nPersis (Gibson) Brown. Mr. Morse was a saddler,\\ntanner and currier. He died December 15, 1833,\\nand his wife died June 12, 1856.\\nJohn Webster Morse, their son, was born August\\n10, 1806, at Henniker, N. H. From the straitened\\ncondition of his father s family, John was forced to\\nlabor from his earliest years, worked for neighboring\\nfarmers while very young, and the most of his small\\nwages went to defray the family expenses and pay\\nthe debts of his father. Concluding, when about six-\\nteen, that he could not gain anything by this manner\\nof working, he learned the trade of wool-carding and\\ncloth-dressing, and when twenty-one years old found\\nhimself possessed of what was then a good trade and\\na capital of fourpence half-penny. A year after he\\nwas able to attend school for a term at Derry and\\npart of a term at Hopkinton Academy, and made\\ndiligent use of these advantages. He worked at his\\ntrade in Weare for six years, in the mean time keep-\\ning up his studies, and taught school four winters, in\\nWeare, Henniker, N. H., and Essex, Mass. At the\\nage of twenty-eight, in 1834, Mr. Morse had accumu-\\nlated six hundred dollars, and he commenced his\\nmercantile life in Weare with James Wallace, under\\nthe firm-name of Wallace Morse, and continued for\\ntwo years, when he sold out his interest and returned\\nto Henniker and established himself in trade, where\\nhe remained for a year, and in 1837 came to Bradford.\\nBIr. Morse married, August 16, 1835, Lucy Ann,\\ndaughter of Hon. Jonathan and Polly (Fisher) Gove,\\nof Acworth, N. H. Jonathan Gove was the grand-\\nson of Jonathan, brother of Edward, member of the\\nGeneral Assembly of the province of New Hamp-\\nshire, who was imprisoned in the Tower of London\\nfor three years for heading an attempted revolution\\nagainst the arbitrary proceedings of Governor Cran-\\nfield in 1682. Hon. Jonathan Gove settled in Ac-\\nworth in 1808, and was widely known on account of\\nthe many public offices which he held, and also for\\nhis high reputation as a skillful and accurate land\\nsurveyor. He was elected treasurer of the county of\\nCheshire when Sullivan was a part of the county he\\nwas several times a representative to the Legislature,\\ntwice a member of the Governor s Council, and was\\noffered the office of judge of Probate. His abilities\\nwere of a superior order, and his sterling common\\nsense, affability and genial nature made him very\\npopular in all the public positions he filled.\\nThe children of John W. and Lucy Ann (Gove)\\nMorse are John G., born in Henniker, June 7, 1836,\\nan energetic and successful business man (whole-\\nsale grocer) in Boston, firm name Morse Bros.\\nCo. Charles W., born in Bradford, February\\n11, 1839, is in business with his brother (he mar-\\nried, November 21, 1865, P. Josephine Merrill, of\\nPlymouth. Their children are Alice, born October 6,\\n1860, and Florence, born February 26, 1869); and\\nMary E., born July 14, 1843, married N. F. Lund.\\nMr. Morse has been engaged in merchandising in\\nBradford for nearly half a century, dating back to\\n1837. The country stores in those days were the\\nexchange bureaus of the farmers. There the produce\\nof the farm was exchanged for the necessary articles\\nof clothing and household supplies, and the enter-\\nprise of the merchant was the factor tending most to\\nincrease the wealth and prosperity of the section,\\neven while enhancing his own prosperity. To deal\\nwith men year after year, to keep their custom and\\ngood-will, required not only a high degree of business\\nability, but honesty of purpose and integrity, and also\\na facility in reading character, combined with a prac-\\ntical common sense, that would insure success in a\\ndifferent sphere of activity, and when we say that Mr.\\nMorse was successful, we endow him with all the\\ncharacteristics of a good country merchant.\\nMr. Morse is a Democrat in politics, and his first\\nPresidential vote was in 1828, for Andrew Jackson.\\nHe has always been of independent thought, decided\\nin his views, acting up to the full standard of his con-\\nvictions, and has given his most active energies to\\nthe support of the Constitution and the principles he\\ndeemed founded in truth, and for many years kuew\\nevery voter in town and how he voted. During his\\nbusy and laborious life he has creditably filled many\\npositions of trust and honor, having held every office\\nin the gift of his town. He was town clerk for many\\nyears, and re-elected until he resigned, selectman and\\ntown treasurer; was appointed postmaster by Frank-\\nlin Pierce, and served eight years again appointed\\nby President Cleveland this present year (1885);\\nrepresentative to the General Court; in 1865 and 1866\\nhe represented the Eighth Senatorial District in the\\nState Legislature, receiving more than his party vote,\\nand when nominated for counselor, twice in succes-\\nsion, in a district of more than two thousand majority\\nagainst him, he ran far ahead of his ticket, even in a\\nheated political campaign, thus showing the respect\\nand confidence in which he was held in the com-\\nmunity he was a member of the State Constitutional\\nConvention in 1868 attended the National Democratic\\nConvention in 1880, as alternate with John H. George.\\nMr. Morse is a public-spirited man, always inter-\\nested in anything of advantage to the citizens. He\\nwas the first person to advocate the building of the\\nstone bridge at the Corner, the moving of the town\\nhall from the Centre to its present location, and\\nthe laying out of the beautiful Pleasant Hill Ceme-\\ntery. The town is indebted to Mr. Morse and\\nColonel Tappan for the movement which resulted in\\nbringing the railroad to Bradford.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0392.jp2"}, "318": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0393.jp2"}, "319": {"fulltext": "VJ\\n/t_ t c(, u e A", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0394.jp2"}, "320": {"fulltext": "BRADFORD.\\n211\\nHe is prudent, practical and honest, and has al-\\nways lived within his income, and, as he says, has\\nhad the satisfaction of being able to pay one hundred\\ncents on a dollar of all claims presented him. He is\\na sound and safe adviser on any subject, and his ad-\\nvice ha.s often been called for and found of much\\nvalue.\\nDuring this long period of successful labor Mr.\\nMorse has been aided and blessed by his industrious\\nand faithful wife. After having completed a full\\nhalf-century of happy married life, they are now\\npassing down the declivity of age with the esteem of\\na large circle of friends, and leading lives that their\\ndescendants may worthily emulate.\\nJOSHU.i EATON.\\nAmong the one hundred and two passengers of the\\nM.iyflower, which arrived in Cape Cod harbor two\\nhundred and sixty-four years ago, were Francis Eaton,\\nSarah, his wife, and Samuel Eaton. Hence the Eaton\\nfamily is one of the earliest in America, and Francis\\nwas one of the signers of the first compact in the\\nnature of a constitution of government. That Puritan\\nl)and were strong and religious men with undaunted\\ncourage and bold hearts, and New Englanders of to-\\nday are justly proud of their ancestry. Francis Eaton\\ndied in Plymouth, 1633. Samuel Eaton was among\\nthe twenty-six men who purchased what became the\\nFirst Precinct in Middleborough, of the Indian sachem,\\nWampatuck. Said purchase was made in the month of\\nMarch, 1662, and said Samuel also became one of the\\npioneer settlers of Middleborough, Mass., where he\\ndied in 1684, leaving descendants. Some of the family\\nsettled in other parts of Massachusetts. Previous to\\n16.50, Thomas Eaton came to Haverhill, and was the\\nancestor of the Eatons of Hillsborough aud Merri-\\nmack Counties of New Hampshire. Thomas Eaton\\nmarried, for his second wife, a Massachusetts lady,\\nEunice Sangletery, of Salisbury, December 16, 1658.\\nThey had nine children, of whom Job, born April 22,\\n1671, married Mary Simons, January 10, 1698. Of\\ntheir four children, the second was Thomas, born Feb-\\nruary 20, 1701. He married Mehitable They\\nhad three children, John, born June 18, 1733; Tim-\\nothy and Mehitable. John married, first, Abigail\\nPeasley. She was born September 16, 1734, and died\\nFebruary 23, 1772. The children of this marriage\\nwere Ebenezer, Mehitable (Mrs. Daniel Cressey),\\nNathaniel, Daniel, John and Joshua. He married,\\nsecond, Sarah Clarke, and had three children,\\nThomas, Abigail (Mrs. Benjamin Colby) and Eliza-\\nbeth (Mrs. Nathaniel Gould). He died January 10,\\n1823.\\nNathaniel Eaton was the pioneer of the family in\\nBradford. He came here in the spring of 1792, settled\\non the old Sawyer place, and continued until Feb-\\nruary of 1805, when he returned to Hopkinton, his\\nformer place of residence. Ebenezer, the oldest, emi-\\ngrated here about the same time, and made a i)er-\\nmanent settlement. Joshua, born February 25, 1768,\\nin Haverhill, Mas.s., came with his wife and two chil-\\ndren to Bradford in the spring of 1795, and settled on\\nland which is now occupied by his descendants. Mr.\\nEaton s first wife was Sarah Hoyt. The children of\\nthis marriage were Moses, Mary (Mrs. John Brock-\\nway), William A., Sarah (Mrs. Simeon Shattuck) and\\n.Martha (Mrs. Osman Bailey). He married, second,\\nMrs. Anna (Blaisdell) Hill. Their children were\\nJoshua, John Hill, Roxana (deceased), Daniel and\\nAlbert (deceased).\\nJoshua Eaton, Sr., was admirably fitted by nature\\nand temperament for the hardy life of the early settler,\\nhaving a rugged constitution and a well-developed\\nphysique. He devoted himself to the cultivation of\\nhis land and the raising of stock, and became one of\\nthe prosperous farmers of the town. In 1810 he built\\nthe house which is now occupied by his son, John\\nHill, and at the time of its erection was the best\\nhouse in Bradford. Industrious and frugal, he man-\\naged his affairs with discretion and always had corn\\nto sell and money to lend to a neighbor in an emer-\\ngency. When the first Orthodox church was erected,\\nhe was one of the first purchasers of the pews, of\\nwhich he owned three. For several years he took an\\nactive part in the military organizations of the State,\\nand was commissioned captain of militia in the Thir-\\ntieth Regiment, July 22, 1806, and major of the First\\nBattalion of the same regiment, June 1, 1809, by\\nGovernor John Langdon. His resignation was ac-\\ncepted September 13, 1814. Mr. Eaton s politics were\\nof the Jeffersonian school. He was a man of influence,\\ngood judgment, not given to many words, deliberate\\nin forming his conclusions. His death occurred April\\n11, 1850.\\nJoshua Eaton was born at Bradford, N. H., Decem-\\nber 22, 1817. His educational advantages were more\\nliberal than many of the farmer s sons, he having had\\nopportunities of supplementing his district school\\nattendance by High School and academic instruction\\nat Bradford, Henniker and Franklin. He was brought\\nup a farmer s boy and was early accustomed to labor,\\nand continued on the home place with his father until\\nafter his marriage, February 20, 1840, to Alzina,\\ndaughter of James and Elizabeth Gillingham. (See\\nbiography of Moody Gillingham, Newbury, for an-\\ncestry.) In 1842 he purchased the place which has\\nsince been his home. At his father s death he in-\\nherited some fifty or more acres of the old home-\\nstead farm, and at present he owns about two hun-\\ndred and twenty acres of land.\\nThe children of Joshua and Alzina (Gillingham)\\nEaton were Alzada and Alzira, born January 5, 1841\\n(Alzira died Februarj 26, 1841. Alzada married Ben-\\njamin F. Hoyt; has Frederick G., born January 10,\\n1867; Warren A., born September 2, 1868; Nettie A.,\\nborn November 8, 1870 Carrie A., born October 27,\\n1873 and Chester F., born January 26, 1879) Alverton,", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0397.jp2"}, "321": {"fulltext": "212\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW UAMPSdlRE.\\nborn July 27, 1843, died July 2, 1846; Alzina, born\\nApril 10, 1848. Mrs. Eaton died October tj, 1851, and\\nMr. Eaton married Jlrs. Louisa A. Plunier, daughter\\nof Samuel and Lois (Clark) McNeil. She was born\\nin Weare, N. H. They have one son, Joshua Willis\\nEaton, bom December 24, ISriG. He married Nettie\\nE. Boyce they have one child, Ethel E., born April\\n7, 1878.\\nMr. Eaton has inherited many qualities from his\\nPuritan forefathers, and is a man of weight and in-\\nfluence in the town. He is a Democrat in politics, and\\nas such represented Bradford in the Legislature of\\n18.56 and 1857. Since 1849, when he was first elected\\nand served jis selectman, he has been connected with\\npublic aft airs,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 been selectman twelve years and first\\nselectman ten years, and filled many other official\\npositions. He was commis-sioncd justice of the peace\\nas follows: June 17, 1859, by Governor Goodwin;\\nJune 9, 1864, by Governor Gilmore; June 9, 1869, by\\nGovernor Onslow Stearns May 19, 1874, by Governor\\nStraw May 20, 1879, by Governor Prescott April\\n29, 1884, by Governor Hale.\\nHe has also been interested in the militia, and when\\nquite a young man he was employed as marker or\\nguide. In February, 1837, he was appointed sergeant,\\nand in the June following received a commission as\\nlieutenant in Second Company of Riflemen from Gov-\\nernor Isaac Hill, and afterwards that of captain of\\nthe same company, which position he held for several\\nyears, when he resigned.\\nMr. Eaton is a man of integrity, sound judgment,\\nenergy and efficiency, and to him hjis been entrusted\\nimportant affairs, the settling of estates, probate busi-\\nness and other mattere requiring a cautious, careful,\\nconservative man. He is a good and useful citizen,\\na kind husband and father, and stands high in the\\nconfidence of the community. Like his father, he is\\na pronounced liberal in religion.\\nJASON HOWARD AMES, M.D.\\nHardly two decades had pas.sed after the landing of\\nthe ship Mayflower on Plymouth shores when\\nWilliam Ames emigrated to this country and settled\\nin Braintrce, Mass., 1638. Of his many descendants\\nwas David. The exact date of his birth is unknown,\\nbut it was near the close of the seventeenth century.\\nHe married Mary Penniman, and resided in Braiutree\\nsome years after his marriage, then emigrated from\\nMassachusetts, and his death occurred at Cardigan\\n(now Orange), N. H. They had three sons,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 David,\\nJohn (probably father of Hon. Oliver Ames, of Eiiston,\\nMiiBS.), Elijah and two daughters.\\nDavid, the oldest, was born at Braintree, Mass.,\\nApril, 1726, and married Irene Waldo, who was born\\nat Scotland, Conn., April 18, 1738. He died at Roy-\\nalton, Vt., April 11, 1821, and his wife died August\\n18, 1811. Their children were (1) Thaddens, born at\\nNorwich, Conn., May 18, 1755, married Judy Clark\\n(2) John, born at Norwich, Conn., September 11, 1756\\n(3) David, born at Norwich, Conn., October 11, 1758,\\nmarried Ruth Anin; (4) Nathaniel, born at Scituate,\\nR. I., April 25, 1761, married Sally Anin (he died in\\nOregon, Wis., in 1863, at the age of one hundred and\\ntwo years. He was a soldier in the Revolution, having\\nenlisted when seventeen years old, and consequently\\nlived at the time of the three great wars of our coun-\\ntry. When one hundred years old he attended a\\nFourth of July celebration in Madison, Wis., going\\nfifteen miles for that purpose); (5) Susanna, born at\\nKilliugsly, Conn., October 8, 1763, married Joseph\\nDaniels; (6) Abigail, born at Killingsly, Conn., August\\n14, 1766, married Nathaniel Briggs; (7) Anna, born at\\nKillingsly, Conn., March 28, 1769, married Peter Per-\\nkins; (8) Jesse, born at Killingsly, Conn., February 12,\\n1772, married Patty Howard, of Munson, Mass. (he\\ndied at Mt. Morris, N. Y., March 10, 1862) (9) Ebene-\\nzer, born at Cardigan, N. H., March 23, 1775, married\\nChloe Osborn, and died at Hamburgh, N. Y., Feb-\\nruary, 1862. The children of Jesse and Patty (How-\\nard) Ames were Jason H., Polly, Pamelia, Roxanna\\nM., Ruth, Cynthia, Martha L., Lyman I), and\\nLoren J.\\nJason Howard Ames, M.D., son of Jesse and Patty\\n(Howard) Ames, was born December 16, 1796, at\\nFairlee, Vt. He is a descendant, paternally and ma-\\nternally, from families of consequence in the Old\\nWorld and the New, and inherited, in an unusual de-\\ngree, qualities which made him pre-eminently a man\\nof mark. After pursuing his medical studies until he\\nobtained his M.D., he commenced the practice of his\\nprofession, in company with Dr. Lyman, in Warner,\\nN. H., where he continued for a few years, and then,\\nwith Dr. Lyman, removed to Bradford. Dr. Ames\\npurchased the David Brown place, and soon after\\nmarried Clara George, December 20, 1827. Mrs.\\nAmes was of a prominent Miissachusetts family. She\\nwas born in Warner, N. H., June 25, 1798, and died\\nDecember 5, 1868, at Bradford. (For ancestry, see\\nGeorge family of Hopkinton.) She bore him three\\nchildren,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (1) George, born September 19, 1828, died\\nSeptembers, 1834; (2) Henry George, born February 6,\\n1830, died June 7, 1885 (he married Mary Graves\\nStoddard, of Perry, N. Y. Their children are Clara\\nGeorge Ames, born March 12, 1860, and Harry Stod-\\ndard Ames, born May 21, 1861, at Mt. Morris, N.Y.);\\n(3) Martha Jane, born January 30, 1832, married Bart-\\nlett G. Cilley, of Andover, N. H. (he died August\\n21, 1867. They had two children, George Ames,\\nborn November 24, 1868, and Winfred Bartlett, born\\nOctober 18, 1865, at Bradford).\\nDr. Ames has been a resident of Bradford for nearly\\nsixty years, and for half a century his life was that\\nof the faithful, hard-working physician. The work of\\na medical man fifty years ago was nearly double that\\nof the present time. Almost all able practitioners\\nmade and compounded their medicines, and visits to\\n|)atients were generally made on horseback, with well-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0398.jp2"}, "322": {"fulltext": "^:^^-a^ c^^^^ ^1^^^;?^ ^i^", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0401.jp2"}, "323": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0402.jp2"}, "324": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0403.jp2"}, "325": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0404.jp2"}, "326": {"fulltext": "BRADFORD.\\n213\\ntilled saddle-bags, traveling late at night and great\\ndistances. As learned and skillful men of the medi-\\ncal fraternity were few, Dr. Ames labors extended to\\na circuit of many miles. In addition to his large\\npractice and earnest studies in the directi(m of medi-\\ncal science, he was interested in the public att airs of\\nthe town, and this, of course, claimed time, which\\ndeprived him of his much-needed rest and recreation.\\nWhen comparatively a young man, scarcely thirty\\nyears of age, he delivered the semi-centennial oration,\\nJuly 4, 1826, at Bradford, in an able and fitting man-\\nner. The document is preserved, and the power,\\npatriotism and piety it contains must have stimulated\\nthose who listened to it to good thoughts, good deeds\\n:nid good conduct. Dr. Ames ability was recognized\\nby the citizens, and they elected him to the Legisla-\\nture and, if his profession had permitted, or inclina-\\ntion had led him into the arena of public and political\\nlife, he would have ranked high as a legislator. He\\nwas one of the first presidents of the Warner Bank,\\nand filled other official positions.\\nMany of the old inhabitants remember Dr. Am s first\\nadvent among them, and describe him :us a gentleman\\ndignified and courteous, of few words, and yet social\\nwith those with whom he wa.s personally connected\\nin family or medical relations, of rare intelligence\\nand a most successful physician.\\nBut his life-work is accomplished. Some five or\\nsix years since, this venerable gentleman, after a long\\nand u.seful career and unremitting professional duties,\\nsuccumbed to the infirmities of age, and now, at\\nthe age of four-score and ten, he, who for so many\\nyears cared for others, receives the loving care and\\nattention so well deserved.\\nDr. Ames has done enough to keep his memory\\ngreen, while the record of this laborious life remains,\\nand we continue to e.steem and honor the men who\\nhave devoted themselves physically and mentally\\nfor the good of humanity.\\n.lOHN W. MARSHAL!,.\\nThe study of human life is a study of the deepest in-\\nterest. No one liveth to himself, and no one dieth to\\nhimself. Each is a vital part of the history of the\\nworld but there is an infinite divereity in the kind\\nand degree of individual action. Even in the nine-\\nteenth century we have not fathomed the occult in-\\ntiuences controlling the destinies of each child of\\nmortality, and it is well to place upon the pages of\\nhistory, for the perusal, instruction and advancement\\nof coming generations, what we may secure of the\\nenvironment, characteristics and education of those\\nwho have worthily lived lives of usefulness, and who\\nhave shown marked traits of character, and who, out\\nof the lowest and poorest conditions, by diligence,\\npatience and untiring labor, have constructed a life-\\nedifice of more than ordinary value. In this record\\nthe peculiar educational influences and advantages the\\nindividual may have had should be most clearly\\nshown. The world has other schools than those of\\nscholastic renown and moneyed endowments, schools\\nwhere the influence of wealth is never known and\\ncould never bring advantage. Many are educated by\\npoverty, self-denial and stern necessity, and, in spite\\nof their environments, the graduates of this school\\nhave oftentimes outstripped those of the most famed\\nschools of liberal culture.\\nAmong those that New Hampshire has just\\nreason to claim as worthy sons of the last half-\\ncentury is John Webster Marshall. He was born in\\nSalisbury, N. H., February 9, 1835, and was the .son of\\nJohn Webster and Judith (Jackmau) Marshall. At\\nthe early age of seven yeare he was left motherless,\\nand the lad began his years of accountability with\\nlittle to cheer or elevate him. Poverty hung around\\nhis father s house, and the surroundings were illy\\ncalculated to bring content. Before John was thir-\\nteen years old he had had two stepmothers, and the\\nboy had never known maternal care or love since his\\nown mother was carried to the grave. In the fall of\\nthe year, when he was scarcely thirteen, he obtained\\nhis father s consent to earn his own living, and with\\nbarely clothes enough to serve as a covering, and not\\neven underclothing, he went out into the world. Com-\\ning to Bradford, he secured a jdace with his uncle,\\nBenjamin Marshall, to work for his board and attend\\nschool. He was more than an ordinary boy, quiet\\nand retiring in his manner, kind in disposition and\\npossessed of a strong will. He early showed a fond-\\nness for machinery and an aptness for tools. He\\ngave diligent attention to his studies, developed a\\ntaste for mathematics and made rapid progress. He\\nlabored in the summer for his uncle and other\\nfarmers of the neighborhood to acquire a respectable\\nwardrobe, and after two years thus passed he en-\\ntered the employ of G. W. Wadleigh, of Fisherville,\\n:is clerk in his store. After a year of hard work in\\nthe store and on the farm, John went to Manchester,\\n;ind for another year was engaged in the gun-shop of\\na Mr. Fogg. His natural inclination for mechanics\\n\u00c2\u00abas fostered by this avocation, and it decided his\\nlife-work. Determined to become a machinist, he\\nsecured a situation in the Manchester Locomotive-\\nWorks, where he was employed for about six years.\\nHere life was pleasant, his occupation was congenial,\\nand in the intervals of labor, and during the long\\nwinter evenings, he continued his studie.s of mathe-\\nmatics and drawing, never wasting his time in\\nfrivolity or idleness. He had even then marked out\\ntor himself a career of steady and persistent prog-\\nress, and knew that to accomplish it he must be an\\nunceasing laborer and student. In view of this, his\\nthoughts were turned to Boston as the place where a\\nwidening sphere of opportunity would be revealed\\nto him, and removing to that city, he worked a year\\nfor the Boston Locomotive- Works, and after another\\nyear in the employ of a Mr. Osborne, in a locomotive", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0407.jp2"}, "327": {"fulltext": "214\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nrepair shop, he engaged as a machinist in the Atlan-\\ntic Worlis, at $1.50 a day. The same devotion to his\\nstudies he liad sliown in Manchester was continued\\nin Boston. The alhirements of the great city had no\\ncharm for him his evenings were consecrated to im-\\nprovement. He became proficient in mechanical\\ndrawing and engineering. He was ready for a higher\\nposition, and it came unsought, and as a most pleas-\\nant surprise. One day the machinists of the shop\\nwen- asked to vote for one of tlieir number to bec-ome\\ntlie superintendent of the drafting department. Mr.\\nMarehall cast his vote for one he deemed qualified,\\nand little dreamed that he would be the chosen one.\\nThis was a fortunate financial change, the salary\\nbeing twelve hundred dollars a year. Exercising the\\nsame diligence and studiousness which had so sig-\\nnally changed his life, he thoroughly qualified him-\\nself for the post of mechanical engineer, to which\\nposition he was advanced in about two years time,\\nwith a salary of two thousand five hundred dollars.\\nHis patience and assiduity, his modest and unassuming\\nway.s and the painstaking accuracy and promptitude\\nwith which everything which came in the line of\\nhis duty was done, early won the approval and es-\\nteem of hLs employers. This was strengthened with\\npassing time, and, as a further proof of their confi-\\ndence, he was appointed superintending engineer,\\nand sent to Europe to study the construction of iron\\nvessels, and he passed three months in the leading\\nshipyards of England, Scotland, Belgium and France,\\nadding much to his store of information. Nine\\nmonths after his return to Boston, the famous firm\\nPeter Wright Co., Philadelphia, who had learned\\nof his abilities, engaged him to superintend the con-\\nstruction of the vessels which should constitute the\\nRed Star Line, at a salary of three thousand dollars\\nand expenses. He remained in England two years\\nand ten months, his wife visiting him in the mean\\ntime, and during this time the three pioneer vessels\\nof the line\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Vaderland, Nederland and Swit-\\nzerland were constructed at Jarrow-on-Tyne. The\\nvessels demonstrated that Mr. Marshall thoroughly\\nunderstood the principles underlying an intelligent\\nknowledsre of his work, and he took the final step in\\nthe ladder he had started to mount by being made\\nsuperintendent of the two lines of steamships owned\\nby his employers, the Red Star and American.\\nThus had diligence and application, coupled with\\nenergy and improvementof opportunities, and unfail-\\ning cheerfulness under all circumstances, brought\\nthe unknown youth of poverty to a high position in\\nthe great world of business, and to competency and\\nhonors, with strong and influential friends.\\nIn 1878 he again went to England to personally\\nsuperintend the building of the Belgenland and\\nRhyneland, of the Red Star line, at Barrow-in-\\nFurness. This occupied him about one year. The\\ncontiiuied api)lication and overwork for so many\\nyears had worn upon a delicate pliysieal organism.\\nand only an indomitable will kept him up. Return-\\ning on the Rhyneland to America, he tendereil\\nhis resignation as superintendent, which was not\\naccepted, and this was repeated three times in the\\ncourse of a few months. The firm valued his ser-\\nvices too highly to dispense with them, and he was\\nin their employ until his death, which occurred .Janu-\\nary 6, 1882, in Boston, after an illness of two years\\nand a half. Up to the hist the plans and specifica-\\ntions of the vessels under construction were sub-\\nmitted to him for approval, and it is noticeable that\\nhe had just concluded the examination of the last set\\nof papers of the last vessel he had designed when\\nhe was seized by the hemorrhage which preceded his\\ndeath.\\nMr. Marshall married, February 11, 1864, Martha\\nJ., daughter of Benjamin E. and Olive (Chandler)\\nVVadleigh, of Bradford, a descendant of two early\\nand honorable New Hampshire families. She was a\\nschoolmate of his in his early school-days at Brad-\\nford. Both were proficient in the same studies, both\\nworked the hard examples, both spelled down the\\nschool but the nature of each was so retiring that\\nthey never formed a personal acquaintance until\\ntwelve years after, when their congeniality of taste\\nsoon drew them together. She was especially adapted\\nto be his companion, entering heartily into his labors\\nand a.spirations, and was a true adviser and frien l.\\nTheir children are Elmer Wadleigh and John Edgar,\\nwho, it is to be hoped, have inherited a share of their\\n.ather s ability.\\nMr. Marshall was one of the most unostentatious of\\nmen. In forming acquaintances he was reserved and\\nreticent; but he was genial and social to those who\\nwon his confidence. He lived a regular and exem-\\nplary life, never drinking liquor or using tobacco, and\\nilevoted the time so many waste to useful investiga-\\ntions in science. He was not a church member, but\\na truly religious man, who lived a remarkably pure\\nlife. A lover of nature and an admirer of its works,\\nhe looked through nature up to nature s God, and\\nbased his life and actions on the golden rule. His\\nintegrity and honesty were as clear as the noonday\\nsun, and though millions of dollars passed through\\nhis hands, his disposition of them was made in all\\ncases to the best interests of his employers. He was\\ncharitable; but, in accordance with the Scriptural\\nadmonition, he let not his left hand know what his\\nright hand did, and this was in harmony with his\\nentire character. Modest and unselfish, he was in\\nthis respect a marked contrast to many self-made\\nmen. He was ever thoughtful of others, their wel-\\nfare and comfort, and in the closing hours of his\\nlife occupied himself with instructions to his wife\\nconcerning the happiness of those depending upon\\nhim.\\nMay many who read these pages find an instructive\\nlesson in this story of a life, and be encouraged to new\\naspirations and endeavors to attain a higher and more", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0408.jp2"}, "328": {"fulltext": "I", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0409.jp2"}, "329": {"fulltext": "^-i-^,^^\\nz:^^^*^\\nf^-^^", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0410.jp2"}, "330": {"fulltext": "RUADFOIU)\\n115\\ntlinii f ato or cirt-mnstaiKc In\\nIllHAM BLANt HAKD.\\nFniiii (lie History of Acworth we liiiil that\\n(u urye Blauchartl, who was born ou English soil,\\nemigrated to Andover, Mass., and among his goodly\\ndescendants was Nathaniel, who had three sons,\\nJoseph, Aaron and Lemuel. Aaron was a soldier in\\nthe War of the Revolution, settled in Acworth,\\nN. H., but afterwards removed to Barnard, Vt.\\nLemuel also took part in the struggles of the colo-\\nnists and was at the burning of New London. Joseph\\nwas born in Shutesbury, Mass-, in 1755, and came to\\nAcworth in the early years of its settlement (1790),\\nmarried Relief, daughter of Aaron Osgood, a\\ndescendant of John Osgood, of Andover, Mass.\\nDavid, bis second son,, born in 1788, married\\nBetsey, daughter of John and Lydia (Melvin)\\n(ircgg, of Acworth. The Greggs were among the\\npioneers of Londonderry, N. H., and possessed the\\nstrong and resolute spirit of those enterprising men,\\nthe inlluence of whose characters has left a strong im-\\npress upon the town and community in which they\\nmade their home. To David and Betsey (Gregg)\\nBlanchard were born seven children, of whom Hiram\\nwas the oldest.\\nHiram Blanchard belongs to that class of New\\nEnglanders who, while unostentatious and unpre-\\ntending, are yet the true benefactors of the commun-\\nity in which they live, in that they add to the ma-\\nterial prosperity of their respective localities and\\nleave behind them tangible results of their life s\\nwork. He had his birth in the quiet, rural town of\\nAcworth, N. H., October 21, 1816, attended the pub-\\nlic schools in Acworth and Hancock Academy, and\\nthoroughly assimilated the instruction to his intellec-\\ntual betterment. He at the same time improved his\\nphysical health by laboring on his father s form.\\nThis was his life till he became of age, when he went,\\nfirst to Boston, then to Bellows Falls and other places\\nbut after the passing of a few months he located in\\nmerchandising at Bradibrd Corner, as a partner of\\nHon. John W. Morse and M. E. Baxter, under the\\nfirm-title of Baxter, Blanchard Co. This was in\\n1842, and from that time to his death, November 19,\\n1872, he was one of the most energetic of the busi-\\nness men of the town and a component factor of its\\nusefulness. He continued in trade at Bradford Cor-\\nner for about ten years, with various partners, and\\nestablished a reputation for sterling integrity and\\nhonesty of purpose that his whole after-life but con-\\nfirmed. He afterwards formed a partnership with\\nMr. Morse, at Mill village, under style of Morse\\nBlanchard, and until 1870, when, on account of fail-\\ning health, Mr. Blanchard was forced to retire, they\\ncontinued in trade, each week and each month but\\nrendering stronger the bonds of friend.ship uniting\\nthe two men. Their business interests were large\\nand diversified, and while Mr. Morse attended to the\\noutside part, Mr. Blanchard was the merchant\\nwho daily was at his post in the store, and it is not\\ntoo much to say that the unfailing courtesy which\\ngave a pleasant greeting and a kind word to every\\none added much to the popularity of the firm and t i\\nits success.\\nMr. Blanchard niarrinl, Ocliil)cr IS, l.slli, l \u00e2\u0080\u009e|ly K.,\\ndaughter of Hon. Jonallian and Folly (Fisher) Oovc,\\nof Acworth. (For Gove ancestry, see biography of\\nHon. John W. Morse.) For nearly thirty years of\\npassing time were their joys and sorrows cheered by\\nmutual sympathy, and, while Mrs. Blanchard was a\\ntrue helpmeet to him, his unfailing tenderness made\\nthe home circle a more than ordinarily happy one.\\nHe prized his home dearly after the wearisome\\nduties of the day were over, here he found a rest for\\nhis fatigue and a solace for the discomforts incident\\nto every life. The same qualities which made him\\nthe successful merchant and husband and father,\\ncaused him to have the respect and esteem of the en-\\ntire community. He was remarkably winning in his\\nmanners, speedily securing the interest of a stranger,\\nwhich was usually increased and consolidated into\\nfriendship by further acquaintance, and, throughout\\nhis long and active business career, never dared sus-\\npicion to breathe one word against his integrity, nor\\ndid a single action of his cause him to be lowered\\nfrom the high position he occupied in the minds of\\nthe better element of the people among whom\\nhe had made his home. He was always unassuming,\\nnever giving himself full credit for the abilities he\\npossessed, and never boasted of his achievements nor\\nwhat he could accomplish. A man not given to idle\\ntalk, he had great command over his feelings, which\\nwere naturally impetuous. He was firm iu his Iriend-\\nships, generous to the unfortunate and suti ering, but\\nhis good deeds were never found out from him he\\nleft others to reveal them if they ever came to the\\nlight only his wife would know of his benefactions,\\nand she cordially shared them with him. He pre-\\nferred the quiet, domestic enjoyments of home to the\\nturmoil of public strife, and consequently never\\nsought political or official distinction, although sup-\\nporting, with all his strength, the Democratic princi-\\nples of the Father of the Constitution, and of wide\\ninfluence in the community. He served as post-\\nmaster at one time, and was representative to the\\nState Legislature in 1866-67, the only public positions\\nhe could be induced to accept. Of an earnest and\\npositive character, whatever he undertook he would\\naccomplish, and this, with his scrupulous fidelity to\\nany trust confided to him, caused him to be almost\\nrecklessly unsparing of himself. Hence he was led\\nto a really unjustifiable excess of labor, which weak-\\nened a system never vigorous, and brought on con-\\nsumption, that, after long months of suffering, ended\\nhis useful life. He had one son, George II., born in\\n1848, who resides in Lowell.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0413.jp2"}, "331": {"fulltext": "216\\nHISTORY OF fi:RRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nMrs. Blanchard survives her husband and has the\\nesteem and friendship of a large circle for her ster-\\nling worth.\\nBy the reading of this memorial sketch many striv-\\ning youth may see what may be accomi lished by dili-\\ngence, good habits and an honest, manly life. Better\\nthan column.s of stone and monuments of marble are\\nthe records of such a life.\\nGEORGE HART.\\nGeorge Hart, the grandson of Nicholas Lawrence\\n(a native of Weston, Vt., who was a very prominent\\nman, and one of the veteran heroes of the Revolu-\\ntionary War), and son of George and (Lawrence)\\nHart, was born at Landgrove, Vt., May 23, 1811. As\\nso many New Englanders had done before him, early\\nin life he was obliged to earn his bread, get his edu-\\ncation and wrestle with the world. The condition of\\nhis parents was humble. The incessant toil required\\nin a new and sterile land had but served to provide\\nthe barest necessities of life, and from his earliest\\nyears he struggled with adverse circumstances. His\\nboy-heart yearned to know something of the great\\nworld of books in which so many found enjoyment\\nbut he had no money, nor could his parents meet this\\ndemand so he went into the \\\\voods, gathered dry\\ntrees, stumps, brush, etc., and burning them, he se-\\ncured the ashes to exchange for the much-desired\\nschool-books. But the rains descended, and the\\nprospective capital was lost, as George thought, when\\nhis mother came to his relief, dried the ashes in the\\noven, and his first school-books were purchased. He\\nimproved his time in labor and study, and, with the\\nassistance of. his brother, while yet a young man, had\\nthe satisfaction of seeing his parents in a home which\\nthe two boys had provided. Thinkingto find a larger\\nfield of labor, and one more remunerative, in a man-\\nufacturing place, he left his native town and went to\\nLowell, Mass., where he took a contract for the heavy\\nstone-work required in one of the mills, and thus found\\nemployment for a time. He then went to Tewksbury\\nami became the foreman on a farm, and resided in\\nDracut for a short period. But Mr. Hart s ambition\\nfor a better position and advantages for adding to his\\nstock of learning soon carried him to Boston, where\\nhe engaged in one of the tide-mills for manufacturing\\nlead pipe. Here he continued diligent in business\\nand saving his earnings, when a desirable opportunity\\noffered, and he invested his little capital, and went\\ninto partnership with Messrs. Crosby Cannon in\\nthe trucking business. He remained in Boston for\\nmore than three years, when he removed to Mt. Ta-\\nbor, Vt., purchased a farm and devoted himself to\\nagriculture for the next five years, and became a\\ngood citizen of the town, interesting himself in its\\npublic affairs, serving as town clerk, selectman and\\nalso held a commission as justice of the peace. He\\nthen removed to Boston, resumed his old luisiness,\\nwas financially successful, and having sold out his\\nentire interest, he came to Bradford about 1850, and\\nwas a resident here until his death, in the last night\\nof the year 1879.\\nMr. Hart married, April 5, 1835, Louisa, daughter of\\nCyrus and Martha (Millet), Bailey, native of Salem,\\nN. H. Mrs. Hart has been a resident of Bradford since\\nher third year, and is a Christian lady of intelligence\\nand refinement. Their children were Louisa A.,\\nborn at Mt. Tabor, Vt., January 11, 1838, married\\nArthur T. Morse, of Newbury, N. H., and has two\\nchildren, George H. and Arthur A. Almendo, born\\nat Mt. Tabor November 7, 1840, died in infancy;\\nGeorge A., born at Mt. Tabor December 17, 1841, died\\nin Boston, aged eleven months George Herman, bom\\nat Boston April 17, 1S44, died aged two years ami\\nfour months; Edwin A., born at Boston July 12,\\n1849 (he married Eugenia 0. Delaplaine, and has an\\nadopted daughter, Bertha, now living at Minneapolis,\\nMinn.); William S., born at Bradford September 25,\\n1851, now living in Florida, is engaged in bee cul-\\nture, in connection with orange-growing, in which he\\nis successful.\\nAbout 1860, Mr. Hart left his Bradford matters in\\ncharge of his wife and a trusty man, and went to\\nEnniskillen, Canada, and engaged in boring for oil\\nand dealing in oil lands quite extensively, and this\\nenterprise resulted profitably, as also other business\\ntransactions.\\nWe have written thus far concerning Mr. Hart as a\\nbu.siness man, and we will now speak of him in the\\nwords of a friend, who knew him as friend, citizen\\nand neighbor, of one who saw him in his home,\\nwhich he had made so beautiful by his own care and\\nartistic taste.\\nHe was a man of grand presence, reserved in his\\nmanners, of few words, carrying on conversation for\\nthe purpose of gaining or imparting knowledge, but\\nnever condescending to trivial details, but when the\\noccasion demanded, his influence, means and friend-\\nship were offered freely kind, sympathetic and be-\\nnevolent, but always choosing the objects of his\\ncharity unostentatious and unassuming, yet bold\\nand fearless in the cause of the oppressed a strict\\npartisan, but never intrusive or arrogant impatient of\\nshams, but a firm friend of all philanthropic under-\\ntakings; of a strong and positive will, as is often the\\ncase with self-made men; refined, cultured and with\\na taste for the beautiful in nature, of which he was a\\ngreat lover, iis was evidenced by the adornment and\\ncultivation of his home-place, much of which was\\nthe labor of his own hands a strong temperance\\nman and a zealous worker in the cause, ready with his\\nadvice and financial aid an Abolitionist at the time\\nwhen to openly avow those sentiments almost\\namounted to social ostracism. When Garrison was\\nmobbed in the city of Boston, Mr. Hart was one of\\nthe foremost to stand forward and oiler his strong", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0414.jp2"}, "332": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0415.jp2"}, "333": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0416.jp2"}, "334": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0417.jp2"}, "335": {"fulltext": "lllaAru/.(l}c.^u/l", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0418.jp2"}, "336": {"fulltext": "21-;\\nlectured in the chuixli at Bradford in tlie interest of\\ntlie anti-slavery movement, and, at the elose, asked\\nfor some one to take up a collection, and waited for a\\nresponse, not a person in the whole congregation re-\\nsponded until Mr. Uart, with his dignified and cour-\\nteous mien, arose, and complied with the request, ile\\nwas a keen observer of human nature and had a won-\\nderful power in reading cliaracter. He had a strong\\nsense of justice and was no respecter of persons. In\\npolitics he was a Republican, and his being twice\\nI lected selectmen in a town largely Democratic shows\\nthe esteem in which he was held. He was thought-\\nful and tender of his wife and family, even to the\\nMTV la.st, when pain and suflering had claimed him\\nfor their own.\\nMr. Hart was not a professor of (Uiristianity, but\\nhis wife was a member of the Baptist Church, and he\\n.\u00e2\u0080\u00a2ontributed liberally for the support of the cause she\\nloved. But he was a believer in God, read the Bible\\ncarefnlly and had been heard to remark that all\\nnature gave evidence that there was a God. A few\\ndays previous to his death, on bidding farewell to a\\nfriend, he said, Good-bye, I hope we shall meet in\\na better world, if there is one, and I believe there is.\\nAll in all, Mr. Hart was an honest, upright, con-\\nscientious and moral man, and the world was better\\nfor his having lived in it.\\nDAVID DURKEI.t..\\nThe Durrells are of English descent, and the he\\nof the family is a knight, who lived in a\\nhouse, whose erection dates back to the fourteenth\\ncentury. (See biography of Thomas Durrell.) Among\\nthe men of note in America bearing the name may be\\nmentioned Judge Daniel M. Durrell, of Dover, N. H.,\\nand the yet more famous Judge Durrell, of Louisiana,\\nwho are nearly related to the branch th.at settled in\\nBradford.\\nNicholas Durrell was born in those days, just sub-\\nsequently to the Revolution, when the depreciation\\nof Continental currency had caused a stringency of\\ntimes and a shrinkage of values of which we now\\nhave not the faintest conception.\\nThe young lad was reared in the midst of the diffi-\\nculties incident to a pioneer life. He came to Brad-\\nford with his young wife, Polly Batchelder, of North-\\nwood, on horseback, over the rough roads, in which\\nrocks, logs and swamps caused slow and tiresome\\nprogress, and with brave hearts they set themselves\\nto make a home out of the wild piece of land on\\nwhich they settled. Not idle were they, but coura-\\ngeously and industriously they devoted themselves to\\nthe task before them, and, as the result of their\\nlabors, there was developed a splendid farm the\\nfinest in many miles. He was a model farmer, with\\nan eye for a good animal, and took pleasure and pride\\nin his flocks and herds, his fields and his buildings,\\nand many remember the time when no one raised\\nso good produce, no one drove so fine horses, no one\\nowned such broad lands as Nicholas Durrell.\\nThe old homestead is near Bradford t. cutre; it has\\nnow (1885) passed into other hands, and his descend-\\nants are scattered but Nicholas, his wife and others\\nof his race now sleep in the small iron-picketed\\ngrave-yard on the opposite side of the road, and no\\nmale of the name resides in the town.\\nNicholas Durrell was an old-time Whig, a man of\\nfine appearance, of social ways ami courteous bearing,\\nesteemed by his acquaintances, loved by his family,\\na happy, honest, successful agriculturist, and, although\\nunable to write his name, left the impress of his\\nstrong character, which cannot be effaced. He was a\\nprominent member of the First Congregational\\nChurch, for which he did and gave much. He died\\nin September, 1844, at Saratoga, N. Y., aged sixty-\\nfive. His wife survived him many years, dying at\\nthe advanced age of ninety-two. Their children were\\nSamuel, David, Levi (now living in Surry, N. H.)and\\nMary (Mrs. Levi O. Colby).\\nDavid Durrell, son of Nicholas and Polly (Batchel-\\nder) Durrell, was born July 20, 1807, on the home-\\nstead of his father in Bradford, and was a life-long\\nresident of the town. He had a good common-school\\neducation, his quick mental powers making such\\nrapid advancement that when only sixteen years old\\nhe was qualified to teach school, and for ten consecu-\\ntive years he taught winter terms with flattering results\\nand great popularity. Inheriting in an intensified\\ndegree his father s love of agriculture and fine stock,\\nhe remained on the home place until he was of age,\\nand purchased the farm, which became his home, for\\nsix hundred dollars; married Elvira French, who\\ndied, leaving one daughter, Lavinia (Mrs. George\\nBaker). He married, November 15, 1836, Polly P.\\nColby, daughter of Samuel and Sally Patch. They\\nhad three children,^ Lizzie S. (Mrs. Walter S. Leach,\\nof Methuen, Mass., whose only child, Lizzie Etta,\\nmarried William W. Spalding, resides in Lawrence,\\nMass., and has two children Helen D. and .John\\nW.), Mary Elvira (deceased) and Helen F. G. (Mrs.\\nJ. J. Crippen, now residing in Salina, Kan., having\\nthree children Henry D., J. J., Jr., and Helen E.).\\nMr. Durrell was an enthusiastic laborer in his favorite\\nandchosen field, agriculture; worked withall theardent\\nenergy of the Durrell nature to e.Kcel, made a specialty\\nof raising fine stock, added acre after acre to his orig-\\ninal small possessions, until, in a very short period of\\ntime, he had acquired much real estate, and owned\\nand gave his name to Durrell s Mountains. He\\nhad at one time in his possession as many as seventy-\\nthree blooded cattle, was noted for having one of the\\nbest stock farms in the State, and had many fine\\nhorses, whose reputation for speed and quality stood\\nin high favor among Bosttin horsemen, who highly\\nvalued the Durrell breed. In all his operations, so\\nsuccessfully conducted as to make him wealthy when\\nonly in the prime of life (for when his death oiinrred,\\n3 generally spel", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0421.jp2"}, "337": {"fulltext": "218\\nIIISTOliV OF MMltRnrACK COUNTY, NKW HAMPSHIRE.\\nSeptember 15, IHTA, at the iige of forty-seven years,\\nhis property inventoried about twenty-four thousand\\ndollars), he was not an idle spectator of public af-\\nfairs. The same qualities shown in his private busi- i\\nness were called by the citi/.ens to administration of\\ntown nnittcrs he w:ls school committeeman, select-\\nman and filled other offices for various and continued\\nterms, and was one of tlie ablest and strongest men in j\\nBradford, whose advice and counsel was sought and i\\ngladly received, and he was often selected as an ad-\\nministrator, guardian smd for other weighty trusts. I\\nHis opcrati(ms wore large; he employed many men,\\nand the oversight of them in the various departments\\nof his labor made liim the busiest man in town. Mr.\\nDurrell was social, warm-hearted, tender and kind in\\nfamily and neighborhood relations, generous to all\\ndeserving charities, but so quiet in his benefactions\\nthat many of them were unknown to all save the\\ngiver and the recipient. A load of hay would be sent in\\nthe long winter to the poor man whose fodder had\\nfailed a cow would be driven to the house where\\nmany children played around the door, and its use\\ngiven for the season. In these and similar ways was\\nhis liberality scattered, like sunbeams, bringing glad-\\nness and light to many destitute homes, and when he\\nwas called away by death the hearts of many were\\nshrouded in gloom.\\nThe vigorous constitution of Mrs. Durri/ll, in spite\\nof her active labors of many years, has preserved her\\nintellect unimpaired, and her sallies of wit and ap-\\npreciation of humor would do credit to a much\\nyounger person. Her appearance does not indicate\\nthat she has attained her age of seventy-lour years,\\nand, blessed with the care and sympathy of three\\ngenerations of worthy descendants, she is passing\\ndown towards the twilight of life reverenced and\\nbeloved.\\nThere h;us been no stronger type of character shown\\namong the settlers of Bradford than that exhibited by\\nNicholas and David Durrell, and none of its inhabit-\\nants have done better service in the develop-\\nment of the town, or left more sub.^tantial tokens of\\ntheir existence, or whose memory is, to-day, more\\nsincerely cherished.\\nREV. HIRAM HOLMES.\\nRev. Hiram Holmes, for many yeare a useful and\\nfaithful minister of the gospel, was born in Rochester,\\nN. H., October 3, 1806. He was tlie son of Joshua\\nand Polly (Cater) Holmes, and the circumstances of\\nhis birth only afl orded him the benefit of the edu-\\ncation that could be acquired at the common schools\\nof his native town. At a very early age he was deeply\\nimpressed with the importance of ivli-iciis inlcrests,\\nand at the at e of twenty-one he jiiir ilic stivunt\\nofC lirist.uml An.t(list:i, ISiS, w:lsb;i|.liz..|alSli:i(i;,nl\\n(Cn.wn Point) l)y Kev. E. I liiee, and jdincl tlie I ree-\\nWill Unplist Ohureli. 8o(,m ari.r he was ecnvinced\\nthat he should become a religious teacher, and, with a\\nfew others, established a prayer-meeting, which in a\\nshort time bore good fruit and much awakening of the\\nspirit. He now felt that preaching was the vocation\\nto which he was called, and henceforward his life-\\nwork was that of a preacher of the Word. In 1829 he\\ncommenced holding meetings, and, in January, 188(1,\\nthe New Durham Quarterly Meeting gave him\\napprobation to improve as a licentiate, and Feb-\\nruary 8, 1831, his ordination took place in Strafford,\\nRev. B. S. Manson preaching the sermon. Previous\\nto this, and afterwards, he traveled in various towns,\\nholding meetings and going from house to house, and\\nhis heart was made glad in that many turned to the\\nLord. He made Wolfborough his home at this time,\\nand in that place did much of his work. He was\\nclerk of the Wolfborough (Quarterly Meeting from its\\norganization, August 6, 1831, to 1835, when he re-\\nmoved from the town. He perceived a change and a\\nquickening in religious interests while a resident\\nthere, and baptized thirty-seven in Wolfborough and\\nthe neighboring towns. He then went to Hopkinton,\\nremaining there from June, 1835, until the following\\nFebruary. His next field of labor was Wearc, in\\n1836, afterwards supplying the church in Epsom for\\na year. In October, 1837, Mr. Holmes married Su-\\nsanna, daughter of Josiah and Lydia Brown, of Weare,\\nthe marriage ceremony being performed by the Rev.\\nDavid Moody, the well-known Baptist clergyman.\\nHis next pastorate was in Raymond, where lie con-\\ntinued for a year or more. His final settlement was\\nin Bradford, which lasted from 1839 until his death,\\nwhich occurred suddenly May 1, 1863, a period of\\ntwenty-four years. On coming to Bradford, Mr.\\nHolmes purchased the French farm, ami niaile it\\nhis home during his life here, and hi- wiiiow -lill re-\\nsides there. Jn all these years he supplied Sun.ipee,\\nNewbury, Wilraot Flat, and did much pastoral work\\nin many places, and was also appointed by the Weare\\nQuarterly Meeting an itinerant to visit the desti-\\ntute churches. His health, however, was feeble, and\\nhe was unable to preach constantly but whenever or\\nwherever an opportunity occurred he fought the\\ngood fight and labored zealously for Zion s cause.\\nHis activity, zeal and persevering endeavor caused\\nhim to be respected and esteemed by the people of\\nBradford, and, in 1860, the Congregational Chureli\\nbeing without a pastor, he was invited to fill the pul-\\npit, which he did alternate Sabbaths, to good con-\\ngregations and to much acceptance. He was a dele-\\ngate to the Sixth General Conference, held at Mere-\\ndith, N. H., 1832; the Seventh, at Strafford, Vt.,\\n1833 and the Eighteenth, at Hillsdale, Mich., 18(i2.\\nMr. Holmes was a public-spirited citizen, interested\\nin reform movements of the day, and in all enter-\\nprises tending to further and promote the welfare of\\nthe community. The most ai)propriate and fitting\\ntribute to this good man is that of his frieml ami\\nChristian bmther, .luscpli Kiill.mlou -luall his", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0422.jp2"}, "338": {"fulltext": "/;n.^", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0423.jp2"}, "339": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0424.jp2"}, "340": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0425.jp2"}, "341": {"fulltext": "XjP C^(-^i^i^\u00c2\u00b1", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0426.jp2"}, "342": {"fulltext": "BKABFORD.\\n219\\nministry he answered well the qualifications Paul sets\\nforth as requisite in a minister of Christ A lover of\\nhospitality, a lover of good men, soher, just, holy,\\ntemperate. He was firm in his convictions of right,\\nconscientious in all his duties and of strict integrity\\nin all his business concerns. His heart wiis in the\\nbenevolent enterprises of the age, and in all proper\\nways he labored to promote them. Coming forward\\nwithout the benefits of the schools, as many have\\nsince enjoyed, he developed preaching talents of good\\nquality. He labored by sound doctrine to convince\\ngainsayers and to persuade the sinful to turn to God.\\nHe presented the great truths with such clearness\\nthat all could understand and in all his work he gave\\nthe impression that love to God and love to men con-\\nstrained him to make earnest efforts to win the way-\\nward and perishing to Christ, and with such earnest-\\nness, deep feeling and evident sincerity that good\\nresults followed. God s people were instructed and\\ncomforted, the desponding encouraged and the sin-\\nful directed to the Lamb of God. His ministry was\\nsuccessful, and he has entered upon a glorious in-\\nheritance in heaven. The memory of the just is\\nblessed.\\nJOHN ISROWX.\\nJohn Brown was born in Heuniker, N. H., in the year\\n1777, and, when a child, removed to Bradford, where\\nhe ever afterwards resided. He married Sarah Gregg,\\nof New Boston, N. H. was a farmer, and died March\\n27, 1866. His wife died October 14, 1849. They had\\nsix children, viz. Hannah, Jerusha, Livonia, Joel\\nH., Jeremiah and Nancy. Hannah married Erastus\\nF. Brockway, lived in Bradford for many years, and\\nafterwards removed to Boston and died there in Feb-\\nruary, 1869, at the age of sixty-two. Her husband\\nis still living. She never had any children.\\nJerusha died, unmarried, May 8, 1838, at the age\\nof twenty-nine.\\nLivonia married Francis T. Simpson, lived many\\nyears in Manchester, N. H., but afterwards returned\\nto Bradford and died there May 18, 1854, at the age of\\nforty-two. She had no thildren. Her husband died\\nbefore her.\\nJoel H. graduated from Dartmouth College in the\\nclass of 1841, and became a physician and settled in\\nNewton, Mass., where he died March 18, 1865, aged\\nfifty-three. He married Sarah R. P. Richmond, of\\nBoston, who survives. They had one child, a daugh-\\nter, who died in childhood.\\nJeremiah graduated from Dartmouth College in\\nthe class of 1842, was a lawyer, and practiced for\\nmany years in Boston, where he died December 26,\\n1881, aged sixty-seven. He married Mary H.\\nTalbot, who died before him. They had no children.\\nNancy married Ambrose S. Brackett, and resided\\nin Bradford, where she died May 14, 1862, aged forty-\\nfive. Her husband died in Bradford July 23, 1878,\\naged sixty-three.\\nJ. Q. A. Brackett ia their only child, and the only\\nliving descendant of his grandfather, John Brown.\\nHe was born in Bradford June 8, 1842; graduated\\nfrom Harvard University in the chiss of 1865, and\\nfrom the Harvard Law School in 1868 wsis admitted\\nto the bar in Boston the same year and has been en-\\ngaged in the practice of his profession in that city\\never since. Ho married Angeline M. Peck, of Ar-\\nlington, Mass., June 20, 1878, and has one son, John\\nGay lord Brackett, born April 12, 1879. He was a\\nmember of the City Council of Boston four years^\\nand president of that body in 1876 has been a mem-\\nber of the House of Representatives seven years, and\\nat present is its Speaker.\\nCURTIS DAVIS.\\nThe prosperity of New England is largely indebted\\nto its self-made men, who have continually added to\\nthe wholesome wealth of the community by their\\npersistent and unwearied efforts, have been workers,\\nproducers, and not mere consumers, obeying the an-\\ncient law of our race, By the sweat of thy brow\\nshalt thou gain thy bread. Conspicuous among\\nthese, and worthy of mention, is Curtis Davis, the soa\\nof Daniel and Mary (Brown) Davis. He was born in\\nthe beautiful farming town of Bradford, N. H., Feb-\\nruary 11, 1814, and was the grandson of Isaac Davis,,\\nwhose eight children were Betsey, born December\\n29, 1760; Mollie, born May 31, 1762; James, born\\nFebruary 24, 1764; Daniel, born F ebruary 4,1766;:\\nJohn, born December 24, 1768 (died young) Susan,,\\nborn January 7, 1770 Sally, born April 17, 1772\\nand John, born August 14, 1774. Daniel married\\nMary Brown and had eleven children, Samuel, born\\nMarch 19, 1790 Enoch, born August 27, 1791 (died\\nyoung) Enoch, born January 6, 1793 Dorcas, born\\nJanuary 25, 1795 Eliphalct, born December 16,.\\n1796; Lydia, born January 4, 1799; Diamond, born\\nApril 25, 1802; Hiram, born February 24, 1807;\\nLyman, born October 11, 1809 Isaac, born January\\n18, 1811; and Curtis.\\nCurtis Davis was the youngest of eleven children,\\nand although his father was a well-to-do farmer, yet\\nwith such a large family to support, frugality, ecoi-\\nomy and industry were essential characteristics for\\nthe development of the resources of the farm, and\\nthe children were well grounded in the principh s\\nwhich lead to success, and formed those habits of\\nperseverance and diligence that have ever been their\\nprominent traits. In 1832, Curtis left his plensant\\nhome, a poor boy and unacquainted with the ways of\\nthe world, his education being that afforded by the\\ncommon schools of the period but his courage and\\ndetermination were strong, and his ambition was to\\nengage in some business and follow it. He went to\\nCambridgeport, Mass., then comparatively a small\\nplace, and engaged for a ven, moderate compensation\\nwith a firm in the soap business, of which his brother", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0429.jp2"}, "343": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nEHphalet was a partner. He continued in their em-\\nploy for a short time, and then returned to Bradford,\\nwhere he remained for a year, and in tlie fall of 183.3\\nhe removed to Cambridgeport and resumed his for-\\nmer position, where he worked faithfully and devoted\\nhimself to acquiring the details of the manufacture,\\nwith a view to establishing himself on his own ac-\\ncount, which he carried into effect in 1834 by pur-\\nchasing the business of Hiram Davis. This estab-\\nlishment he sold in 1835, when he bought another\\nfactory of greater capacity, and, in 1837, took into\\npartnership Alexander Dickinson, with whom he was\\nconnected until 1851. Mr. Davis then bought and\\nenlarged the buildings he now occupies, and at pres-\\nent (1885) the entire plant covers about one acre of\\nground, and is the most noted factory in Cambridge,\\nand, also, the largest one of the kind in New Eng-\\nland. In tlie main building are sixteen kettles or\\nboilers, twelve of which are for the stocking and fin-\\nishing of soap, and have a holding capacity of over\\ntwo hundred and fifty tons, and still the increasing\\ndemand for their manufacture calls for more space,\\nand an enlargement of the works is in contemplation.\\nThe soap manufactured by Mr. Davis is a pure article,\\nand the Peerless, Welcome, Extra and Gold Dust\\nbrands are used throughout the country, and their\\nquality and superiority are too well known to need\\nfurther mention. In 1864, Mr. Davis received into\\nhis business, as partner, his son-in-law, James Mellen,\\nwho has the superintendence of the sales-rooms in\\nBoston. They avail themselves of all the new ideas,\\nare progressive, and their manufactory is provided\\nwith the best and most improved machinery. They\\nhonestly aim to make a good article, and conse-\\nquently, are successful.\\nMr. Davis married, November 29, 1835, Martha\\nKemp, a native of Pomfret, Vt. She was born April\\n1, 1818. Their five children were Christina Van\\nNess, born April 15, 1840, married James Mellen, Jr.\\nErmina Frances, died December 25, 1854, aged twelve\\nyears; Curtis Rockwell, died February 24,1876, aged\\nthirty-one years Mary Lizzie, born December 7,\\n1846, married Samuel Noyes, Jr. Edwin Alberto,\\ndied July 8, 1851, aged twenty -two months.\\nMr. and Mrs. Davis have passed nearly fifty years\\ntogether, and have experienced many joys and many\\nsorrows yet amidst them all each has been cheered\\nand encouraged by the sympathy of the other, and\\nnow, at the twilight of life, they can look back to duties\\nwell performed and forward to the bright beyond.\\nWith all his devotion to business, Mr. Davis has\\nnot neglected his civil relations towards the place\\nwhich has been his home from boyhood. He has\\nkept pace with the growth of Cambridgeport, hav-\\ning been identified with its manufacturing interests\\nfor half a century, and is one of the solid men of\\nthat city. High-minded and honorable, he possesses\\nthe respect and esteem of the citizens. Unassuming\\nand retiring in his manners, he has never sought\\noflice, but the office has sought him. His integrity\\nand honesty of purpose have been shown in his meth-\\nods of business, and as director in the Citizens Insur-\\nance Company, and also in one of the Cambridge\\nbanks for several years, he has proved himself qual-\\nified for important trusts.\\nHis political aflSliations from boyhood have been\\nwith the Democratic party, and the Jefiersonian and\\nJacksonian principles and methods as indorsed and\\ncarried out by President Cleveland find in him hearty\\nsupport. He has been a member of the Common\\nCouncil, served as alderman for two years and for\\nthree terms represented Cambridge in the State Leg-\\nislature.\\nMr. Davis embodies and exemplifies those qualities\\nwhich distinguish what we call our self-made men.\\nHe commenced life with no vices he was prudent,\\neconomical and temperate business success he pre-\\nferred to pleasure, and to his work he carried enter-\\nprise, energy and will. He was essentially a moving\\nforce in his work, and this review of his life is of\\nvalue to our young men, who can see from what Mr.\\nDavis has achieved what can be accomplished by in-\\ndustry, fidelity and an honest purpose.\\nIn all these years his heart has held a firm grasp of\\nhis native town, and the home of his parents has ever\\nbeen tenderly cherished. He has a pride in its scen-\\nery, its associations and in the noticeable men it has\\nproduced, and Bradford has never had a native who\\nmore loyally prized its worth, or who, in the far-reach-\\ning realm of business, has done her greater honor.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0430.jp2"}, "344": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CANTERBIIKY.\\n,.\u00c2\u00abm, hi\\n\u00c2\u00ab1\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2iginal Grant-Towu\\nrrivilcgea\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Fii-st Si-KUmiiiii(s~\\nr I i,\\nR-is Tii.liiin Tn.-ui-si\\nHIS Cnplure of .Inrkmaii ami\\nlii li^iii Trading Post-War of\\nM.li-~ I ompany -Captain James\\nThI town of Canterbury lies in the eastern jiart of\\nthe tiiunty, and is bounded as follows:\\nNorth, by Northfiekl; east, by Helknap County\\nand Loudon; south, by Loudon and Conrord wvsi,\\nby Boscawen.\\nThis town was granted. May 20, ^727, to Richard\\n\\\\Valdron and a large number of associates, and em-\\nIjraccd, in addition to its present territory, the present\\ntowns of Loudon and Northfiekl.\\nMarch 19, lr41, an act was passed granting the\\ninhabitants town privileges. The original area of\\nthe town was increased, by an addition on the south-\\nwest side, June 13. 1765. It retained this area until\\nJanuary 23, 1773, when Loudon was set off, and June\\n1! 1780, it was still further decreased by the incor-\\nporation of the northwesterly part of the town as\\nNorthfield, Rockingham County. A small portion\\nof the town was annexed to Concord, June 2, 1784,\\nand a small portion was also annexed to Loudon,\\nJanuary 7, 1853.\\nSettlements were made here soon after the granting\\nof the town, in 1727; but in consequence of its ex-\\nposed condition on the frontier, it was slowly settled.\\nAmong the early settlers were James Scales, Thomas\\nClough, Thomas Young, James Gibson, William\\n(tlines, Ezekiel Morrill, Samuel Ames, Joseph Sy-\\nnionds, John Moor, Richard Blanchard, Jeremiah\\nClough, Josiah Miles, Ephraim Clough, Samuel Shep-\\nherd and Samuel Sias.\\nIndian Incursions.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The early settlers of Canter-\\nbury were not exempt from Indian depredations.\\nFor a long series of years the country was in a con-\\nstant state of alarm, and various towns, or settlements,\\nand Canterbury among the number, erected garrison-\\nhouses, where the whole settlement would gather in\\nlime of danger. In 1757 five Indians appeared near\\n(he house of Thomas Clough, which they entered,\\nand took from it a small quantity of meal Imt their\\nobject being to take captives, they concealed them-\\nselves behind a log fence. They soon perceived a\\nyoung lad, mimed Moses Jackman, a neighbor of Mr.\\nClough, and Dorset, Mr. Clough s negro man. They\\ngave chase and captured them. They were taken to\\nCanada. After a tedious cajitivity, Jackman was\\nreleased in 1761, and returned. The colonel man was\\nredeemed for a sum of money paid by Mr. Clough.\\nWhile returning from captivity he lost both his feet,\\nbut was comfortably supported by Mr. Clough till his\\ndeath, which occurred at an advanced age.\\nAt the time of the capture of these young men\\nMrs. Clough, also, came near falling into the hands\\nof the Indians. On that same day she went from the\\ngarrison to her house to bake and prepare for the\\nreturn of the family. Going directly to her meal-\\nchest, she discovered traces of Indians. She stepped\\nto the door and called loudly for the boys. She fled\\nto the garrison, screaming as she ran, and gave the\\nalarm. All exertions to recover the captives, how-\\never, were in vain.\\nDuring another incursion Shepherd and Blanchard,\\ntwo of the settlers, were surprised a short distance\\nfrom the garrison-house by a party of seven Indians\\nwho rose from behind a log within a few feet\\nof the whites. Both parties fired. Shepherd\\nescaped, but Blanchard was mortally wounded.\\nDuring the hostilities this garrison-house, or fort,\\nwas garrisoned by a company of volunteers and\\nwiis the headquarters for the various scouting-\\nparties who ranged in search of the enemy be-\\nyond the line of settlements. This company was\\n(\u00e2\u0080\u00a2ommanded by Captain Jeremiah Clough. There\\nwas a trading-post in this town in the early days for\\ntraffic with the Indians, and the following, concern-\\ning this traffic, was voted by the (ieneral ourt, in\\n1743:\\nIn the House of Eeiir9si-ntativc5 X the i2 i 1713\\nVoted That M Jotham Odioin J M Ilunking Wentwoith lie a\\nConiittcc to Pnrcliase tbii-ty iKnnuis wortli of Goods to Send u,i to Cnn-\\nterbury for a Sujiply to Trade with the Indians which Shall bo laid out\\nin the following Manner viz\\nfor Rum :i 15\\nfor Blankets In\\nfur Cloth Suitable for Indian Stoekiugs :i ir.\\nfor Linen for Shirts n\\n221", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0431.jp2"}, "345": {"fulltext": "MACK COUNTY, NEW HAMl SHIRK\\nAnd that thp Treasurer pay the gaid Sum of thirty\\nSaid Coniittee for tlie Ends afuresiid out ut ll.. M. ri.-y ih:\\ntlio TnyiBury for Contingencii s aftei lli. in-t il,(\\\\ nt i\\nAnd whi-n Slid Comittee imve purchiis.il _ .1 ih. v ^tv\\nSame to the Town of Canterbury A It ll* I Un-m i M\\nthe Pay in furs .Vr ;.i ^k. Ii I n.-- ^i- -Ik. II i- i i i\\nthat the Comitl..- I i.ii...l n. Il.iiiiu ih. I-\\nPrices that are S. I h Ih- M.i--... ..i- ii- i. i i\\nThe following is the roll of Cnptaiii James 8hep-\\nScales, Johu P. Sweat, Abraliaui T. Sweat, JttuieB Urali, Jolui Kuberl^on,\\nKnocli *i8Uop, Jolm Lapi\u00c2\u00bbli, Stephen ISctUcl, Joseph Farnum, lienj\\nHeath, liSiaf Fitts, J.:.l.-.liali Pnnf.ii-.I .I.is.iih Mc-ko.\u00e2\u0084\u00a2,-, Epbraiiu Davia,\\nWar of the Revolution.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The town of Canterbury\\nrespoiitleil promptly to the colonial cause, and the\\nrecord of its soldiery during that arduous struggle is\\nan honorable one. In the first two years of the war\\nthere were thirty-one from this town in the service.\\nThe officers were Captain Jeremiah Clough, Captain\\nJames Shepherd, Lieutenant Joseph Soper, Lieuten-\\nant Laban Morrill and Dr. Josiah Chase. Most ot\\nthose from this town were under command of Captain\\nClough, who first dared to lace tlie English troops\\nin the vicinity of Boston. Captain Shepherd ami\\nhis command were iu the battles of Bennington ami\\nSaratoga.\\nThe whole number of soldiers from this town was\\nabout seventy. Of these, one was killed and six died.\\nThe following is the roster of Captain Clough s\\ncompany, August 1, 1775:\\nLieu .loBiah Ii:.s.-, I i.nt i^ I i i..![im. ~,!..i.i i,.i.,ii,...\\nHeath, SorjenI ..h i l\\n.Foseph (llougti, t ..I |.i ,.ii.ih I ll.\\\\ir \\\\.ii., I K.t ..(J\\nTayl.\\nl);ui\\nT. I i\\nmt 1/\\nWard, Tone Boston, Privaten.\\nCaptain Clough was of :i\\nSanborn of SaMbornloi, and I\\nNorthficld.\\nAmong other soldiers from this town were Edmund\\nand David Colby, Samuel Danford, Phineas Fletcher,\\nNathaniel and William Glines, William- Rhines,\\nMicliael Sutten, Merrill Shcjijiard ami William\\nWalker.\\nLovit Clough, Ueury Clough, iloiekiali young, I\\nI. laclier, .Iu\u00c2\u00bbeplt Sanborn, Jeremiah Ladd, Ben.):\\nWidier, Edniond Kizer. Br-ii.inui.ui Siiuboni,\\nwealis, Williaui V. I ,i i i 1. -i:! i\\nurry, Jonathan w i i w r. i i\\nUlancliard, Jo.l I n i M\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0l ..il I :..ii;,l SticUuey\\nReguujii l.ik u li,\\\\ U-, .i.iiu ^li._|Mi.l, ..i.i l.jii. I! iii.jMjIl, Ijivt James\\nGlines, Li\\\\ I JureuLiah ILnket, Eji\\nthe Number of Guns in the Second Company is y6 iu Number.\\nI ANTKTiBriiY TRATX -HAND ASP AT.ARM LIST.\\nWitche\\nDavid\\nSoyor, Nathaniel\\nw illl.ini Glinee, Benjmin Blauchard, Lieu Charls\\n.1 I .1. lI Mtli, Shubal Derhon, Ensi .\\\\rchehiU8 mile^.\\nI!..|urn F er Me, Ebwakd Bl,.4NcH Rn. r\u00e2\u0080\u009e,,)\u00e2\u0080\u009eii,.\\nENLISTMENTS. 1776.\\nCanterhury, September y* is ITTti.\\n3 .Sul\u00c2\u00abcriberB tio hereby Ingago our selves In the C(.nt[rii.|ilal\\n1 forthwith to March to New York and joyn the C..iitiMciital\\ne ami Ciuitinue therein untill the first day of Deeciiili.r .N. ,\\\\t\\niner Discharged.\\nSaiiiM.-l (Jerrish, Joshua W. elis,", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0432.jp2"}, "346": {"fulltext": "r ANTKKlUTRY.\\n223\\nA i;.tii[ii Ml ilh N.iiiu sot tlio Coutiueiitiil ijolUiore litlisk-d fur Hit-\\nw ri r.MiirHMir_\\\\ III (hu State of Now Hamiis for the IVnn of Thrcf\\nJmIiii MoMiii, uf Ciiuterbtiry (Tho Capi irnknown). 1\\nHlkiiis Mnort- (rupt iiobbenson) 1\\nI ai-sMii Kiisliriiiri I\\niJ. orj^i! Slu iH-nl (in i ap StouesCompmiy) I\\nKobort Hastings I\\nJame^Uastingt) f I\\nNichoIaH Hall I\\nJoliu Ko\u00c2\u00abinp (ill CaptOrnys Company) 1\\nAn.livw liouiii- 1\\nAl.mrKnul.T T*\\nTlinrii:i,s ll..it iiii apt Livermoro sComiMtiiy) 1\\nWnltcr Mains (in apt Frye s Company) 1\\nPrince Tboinpson 1\\nEbeni x Vaniuni of Conway (in CaptLivennorc- sCuniijanj) 1\\nPratt Chase, of Concord 1\\nLoyd Jones 1\\nWilliam Walker (in Capt Fryi s Company) I\\nAaron Habt,of BoBcawen (the Captuiu ITnUnuwn) 1\\nJohn Mills, of Nottingham 1\\nX.VTii GUNES, CaI I Fa\\\\K, Cump Cuntin.-ntiil Sol.li.-rs\\nSami kl Danpord, Buscnwen IMili-\\nPursuant to the precept from the Honomail I i im i i i\\nVv do hereby make a true Return of the Ai M hn i i\\nIwy bcin^ Inlistt-d for theTnwn of Canterbmy uit-l .ni,,!, ,.i N, ILunp\\nJames Shei-aud, i\\nEdward Blanciiarp, i^\\nCANTEunuitv, .Inly 4 ITSO.\\nWe the BubBcribers hereby acknowledge to have Voluntarily onlistod\\nserve the United States of America for three Months from the time c\\nluill Join the Army of the s^ Unitetl States at the pla e aptiointed for\\nLendesvoUB by the Currimamier in I hief t)f wiid Anny.\\nWitness onrllamie-\\nCastehbiky, 24 Jxily, 1781.\\nWe whose Names are underwritten hereby acknowledge to have\\nlentarily inlisted to serve as Militia in tlie Continental Army for the\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0m of three IMcnths from the time of our joining said Army On the\\ncouragement given by the Town of Canterbury at a Muster for the\\nrptise of raisings Men, And engage to equip, and march whenever\\nshall rereive ordei-s.\\nCHAPTER II.\\nCANTERBURY\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (C o\u00c2\u00ab(/,i,,\u00e2\u0082\u00ac./).\\nTuwn-House\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Vote for Organization of Loudon I ariBli\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Petition for\\nSame\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Town-Meeting of 177:)\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Officers Elected\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Various Resolutions,\\netc. Northlield Incorpoi-ated- Petition to lie annexed to Hills-\\nborough County\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ratable Polls in 17R7\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ivln.aticmal Interests\u00e2\u0080\u0094Phy-\\nsicians\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Longevity Pojndation-\\nThe Town-House.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 As the history of the Canter-\\nburv town-house is a record of the historic first\\nmeeting-house, it is deeineil advisable to treat it in\\ndetail. The following sketch of this historic build-\\ning is from the pen of Miss Mary E. Clougli, being\\nail able address delivered by her at the (Icdicadoii nf\\nthe present town-house, in l i 1\\ntluin they kn\\n-house is done, viz.\\nri A I I n.i ti for the inside finishing. The pew-\\npiil.lh I. 11. hi, i:,i. I, yu, 1,,,-ri, iniisl. witliin Iwo y,-ar8, build his pew\\niu alinjiilsonie and worlilnan-lilie n.:iiiii. i I iihi,_ i 1.. IliiB he forfeited\\nIlls pew-ground, or if he neglected I 1 i Lzronnd at tlH-\\nspfcifiod time, it becanic again the i i I I I I Mr. in*.\\nThe house was ready for occuparn_\\\\ in t),, nnin i IT fortherec-\\nords give, under date of .\\\\ugust 0, the folio i if^\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2The committee to receive the meeting-house, having first viewed\\nand found it finished according to a vote of said proprietors, at said Can-\\nterbury, the 21st of September, 1743, have this day received the same for\\nthe 1\\nof the proprietors and inhabitants of said Canlerbur\\nJ.\\\\MES TilNDSKV, 1\\nSigned,\\nThomas Ct.oitou, OommiUM.\\n.loiiN Gibson, j\\nThe house asthusfiuishedseems to have served the double purpose of\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0hurcli and town-house, without change, up to the year 17S. i, at which\\ntime tlie matter of repairing or Imildinp new wju* brought up. We will\\nmy, in passing, that this was not the first meeting-house in town the", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0433.jp2"}, "347": {"fulltext": "HIS I OHV (\u00c2\u00bbF MKi;i!IMA( K OUNTY, XKW II AM I SHIKE.\\ncarliust uuc, built in 17m, stood un tlio hill bu^uiid wlioru Juliu I*. Kim-\\nbull now livetj, was mado of logH and was duubtlegg a riidc atfair.\\nTbc tKM. Oiid and tliinl articles ju the town-meeting warrant of Febru-\\nary 1,1785, are to (tee if tho inhabitants will take any measures for repair-\\ning the niet-ting-houtic, and if so how much thoy will do towards repair-\\ning ami nnishing it, and if not, see if they will take it down and build a\\nnow one. At tho meeting called by this warrant it was voted t\u00c2\u00abi raise\\nmoney for repairing also to move it across the road northerly, jiruvided\\nit be done by subscription.\\nThe orisiual site waa within the present limits of the burying ground.\\nAlso voted to shingle and clapboard the fireside of the meeting-house,\\nami clupboiird the west end and i-epair the oast end and lay tho gallery\\nItoor and jxit rai Is on the breast of the galleries and put pillars under the\\ng.illery girths.\\nThe wurk do ^s ti ,t iji r,i t Iim, l.ecn effected at this time, for again,\\npew-holdors shall jwy\\nhe same year money that came from the sale of pew-\\ndisposed of, and from the sale of several pews, was voted\\nr hvM pnnhea, one at each end. Again, the 22d day of the\\nit^ M [K.uiuis was voted for reiiaiiB. This seems to have\\n1 Ml 1 i!j then old bouse was not disturbed again by\\nu, i iMtiii.i.T for uvtT thirty years.\\neffect. Latere\\npow-hold\\ntown-house and adopt i\\nin a committee was apiwintt^d to confer witli\\nwhat tonus they will relinquish their right as\\npew-hol.l. t- .\\\\I;in h J Mil, the same year, it was voted that the tuwn-\\nhouisc Ik- I .1 1. I M nil III 1 1 II ity rods of tho old meeting-house, that the ul l\\nmeetiii--ii n~. i ut 1 u u tu one stoi-y, moved and finished lor a town-\\nhouB .iiri iiui.iiti ii 111, It _ Mr. Grecnough, (ItlchardGreenough),\u00e2\u0080\u0094 after\\nthe timber nrc\u00c2\u00bb.-! s:iry for silling and drawing said house shall be provid-\\ned by the town, and .also after tho lower part of said house slmll he\\ncleared out by the town\u00e2\u0080\u0094 shall cut said house down to one story, new\\nthe place where the com\\nexpense, which\\nough jilso votod*thatacommitteeofsi\\n.\\\\nd HO it would.seem as if the matter\\nnot 60 ;a petition of thirty \u00e2\u0096\u00a0iimi n _\\niug the 18th of the following; il\\nalso to sec if the town will I i\\nwork until the committee to locate shall report. We\\nthe town clerk ever attended to this duty or that the y\\ni thought I\\nengaged in\\nJMr. I atrick was great-giandfuther of the Cody\\nabout the year 1823, when tho building was\\nJ the meeting-house, the south meeting-house and the\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0ed to the youn;; people that rcligie\\ncords of fire-wood.\\na Sunday.\\nluiv i|. Ni tu twenty-hvo cents),\\nIl I 1 in- .uws pastured and his\\nt .-.iljiy was seven hundred\\ni\u00c2\u00bbL- ui tlie itarsonago and thirty\\nhad six bushels of Indian corn\\n11- fur ihr last I\\nNty\\norder to lit it for town purposeM called out pr*.\\nspecial meeting upon special meeting. The more\\nspare it tho radicals tear it down. The matter\\near8 before anything deflnifi m-ivs ncr-ntuplislind\\nin couree of building,\\n(luaint^ old-fash iiu led\\nil from hehiud the rml", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0434.jp2"}, "348": {"fulltext": "CANTKUBUKY.\\nmuutiiigslux;ks for another lilty yean* j the spsicc uiKh-riiualh wi\\nnitth u waim md con eiucnt hI oltcr foi howps thio igh tho long i\\nolourUeak wmtcre (wo will 1 onoiahly t\\\\cojt I tl\\nThiirwl i o\\\\ L unj; t irnishe 1) It m ruw I ui 1 I\\nof u 1 1 joctiig v\\\\ 8ti\\\\eit II o loin nil\\n;s siis[ cioumI} gold n\\nof tho b \\\\^xi id H1 1\\ni iits of history may form a truer idea of its ageand\\nl I I I I. in walls and fresh paint if we glanco briefly at\\n111 I i iK 11 place in our nation since its heavy timbt-ra were\\nlii-t III ill i.l riation, bnt yoH will observe that we were Uritish\\nsnl.j. 1^ I II; ii; luiiity years of its oxistfnco. Tt aviis a youthful\\n.sii.xi.itor ii, (lu 1 1. iicliaiid Indian V. ^\\\\v Tf ^il.-ntlv witnessed the up-\\nrising when the odious Stump Act U.I I I II t t laidonteaand\\nglaas, and it saw seventy brave men II i nlrd town leave\\ntheir homes and families to tight til. i; n, Imp nn^ i iiil.-s. Tt was past\\ntho age for doing military service wli.-n tin- \\\\V;n ni isi.i took other strong\\nmen to the defense of imtiunal rights. Again, in 1861, when our nation\\nwas startled by tiie report of bloodshed at Fort Snmter, it was worn and\\nwas made after another, nnlil it saw about one hundred and forty of our\\ngallant sous go forth to quell the civil strife. It has taken part in twenty-\\nseven exciting Presidential campaigns. It stood here in silent wonder\\nwhile all the world talked of the first locomotive and steamboat, of the\\ntelegraph, the ocean cable and the telephone.\\nHistory repeats itself, and human nature will be human nature to the\\nend of all time so in onr town-house story, tliero came another year,\\nlS;t3, when some thought tho house needed repairing again, and the fol-\\nlowing year there began a war, which, in tho to-be-wiitten history of\\nCanterbury, may be known as the third town-liouse war. The active\\nbi-ains of active men set to work devising the best plan for getting a sub-\\nstiintial house. These timbers were examined and found firm and sound,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094good for another half century,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 so, as twice^before, the old fnuue was\\nspared. Now for the repairs. One party would have the outside made\\nrnin-in-oof and the inside remain intjict a sr-cond tbouLjht it hvUw to re-\\nnew both outside and inside, letting; rh^ i-nillMi- -i.nul .n ih. unr tV-uu-\\ndation; some wouldraise it a few Ir. I, iii :i; i i .mlon\\naline with the church; the part li i i \\\\|Mri-ill\\noriginating the plan) wouldruiscit ii i:_li I Miin i ii i il under-\\nneath, and put the whole building in gou l cuiiditiun.\\nThe work is done, and all now seem inclined to adopt the spirit of the\\nproverb, All s well that ends well,* and so amiable and sensible a way\\nhave our people of submitting to the inevitable that the current of good-\\nwill seems now to flow on as smoothly as if nothing had ever disturbed\\nA good word for our now building will not, we trust, bethought out\\nof place here. You remember how the early chroniclers use l to ride on\\nhorseback from town to town and snatch history as it was making and\\nwrite it down while it was yet in the heat of action and taking shape\\nl efore their eyes. It would have been indeed a cheerful task in this\\nway to have watched the progress of the work, but, unfortunately, we had\\nno saddle-horse, and home duties prevented uafrom acting on the before-\\nconnnittee, so our opportunity to view the building came last week, when\\nwe took an hour from the study of musty record-books for this purpose.\\nWe were firet shown to the basement. Hero the foundation appears\\nfirm and solid enough to resist the effects of rain and frost and March\\n^1 I li I\\nass irL o Noh oc th it t ire st\\nL VI il 01 bricis re ins igj\\n.r\\\\ii\u00e2\u0080\u009e ts 1 1 nl to coi i cct the\\nWith tl e I resent -tl e 11 vtith tl\\nc with I istory m I with tho [last fur this cion\\nMany who have been actors in this work have toiled up the eastern\\nslope, the meridian sun has shone on them and now they are fast de-\\nscending the westward side of life. The young men are coming to the\\nWould that it were in the jwwer of pen and voice to speak to-night words\\nthat should echoand re-ecbodown theyeara. They would urge you to copy\\nonly the virtues of the men whoso work we have been reviewing. They\\nwould entreat you to form correct ideas of truth, of honor, of honesty, of\\ntemperance, of morality and of religion. Tboy would stsk yun, with all\\nearnestness, to banish from political contests bribery and evtM ytlitiig\\ndishonest and dishonorable. They would beg you to regard tho motto,\\nso fitly chosen, Peace be within thy walls, jis a prophecy of a new and\\nbetter day, for the fulfillment of which you are indiviilually responsible.\\nWould that it were urn- t- ni-hi i- .iji ,,i. ih, ^^:^]\\\\s to pure po-\\nlitical sentiment and actimi i IJ i i I, i n ut iunnKemenls,\\nto social intercourse (divr-t. I i m m i: ;ni -h, tolii;, b inU-l-\\nlectual culture, to what.v.i i-im. .kiI ll. u, l _ I :ind true and,\\nif ever tho house goes back tu its piiinitivc use, t.. tli.- tiiic :ind revi-ivnt\\nworship of God\\nThe first move for the dismemberment of the old\\ntown was the following vote in 1722\\nAt a Regular Town Meeting held at the Meeting House in Canter-\\nbury on Monday y* 5^*^ day of October 1772 Then Agreable to the\\nfourth article in the above Warrant\\nVoted that the Southeasterly end of the Town of Cauterbnry be Set\\noff as a distinct Parish, begining at the corner of tho Town, at tho bucks-\\nhorn beach tree, then runing Southwest acrost the Easterly end of\\nSaid Town to that corner bound\u00e2\u0080\u0094 then Northwest upon the line between\\nCanterbury and Bow, five Miles\u00e2\u0080\u0094 then Northeast to Gilmantown Line-\\nthen southeast to the first bounds mentioned.\\nA True Coppy taken from Canterbury Town Records\\nPer Me Arcuelaus Moore Toirn Clei-k.\\nCauterburj December y\u00c2\u00ab 26tJ\u00c2\u00bb 1772.\\nThe following ia the petition for the parish\\nTo his Excellency John Wentworth Esq Governor and Commander in\\nchief in and over his Majesty s Province of New Hampshire The\\nHonorable his Majesty s Council and House of Representatives in\\nGenei-al .\\\\ssembly convened the 5*^ day of January, 1773\\nThe Petition of the Subscribers Inhabitwnts of the North Eiiift part\\nof Canterbury in siiid PiovIikl- Imnibly -^iMweth\\nThat your r, i in.ii. i li\\\\ n ili. li-i,,-,. i ,.r ton and twelve Miles (as\\nthe Roads n i; i I ^l i i m -aid Town That the Roads\\nare very bad ;ui I I i i ii -reat ditTicuUy attend the\\npublic worshii. .1 I til. 1 n i .hmhU. .ii.iii-; of the Town for which\\nreason tht^y have pcti(i. ind lb- sai.l T.-wn for their leave to be set off\\ninto a distinct parish inconsequence of which the said Town have voted", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0435.jp2"}, "349": {"fulltext": "HISTOllV OK MKKKIMACK COUNTY, NEW llAMPSHIKE.\\nat public Town iiieotiug as follows viz*. ^Vot\u00c2\u00abd that tlio South Easterly\\nend or the Town of Ciutterbui-y be set off as a distiuct pariah bcgining\\nttt the Corner of the Towu at the Buckshorii Beech Ti-e\u00c2\u00a9 then nuining\\nSouthwest acroai the liaaterly end of said Town to that corner Bound\\ntlien Northwest upon the Line between Canterbury and Bow, five Milu\u00c2\u00ab\\nthou Xoilh EaBt ti. Gilniautou Liue then South Ka it to tlio th-st Bunnds.\\nWli. ur.M yu\\\\ P tiiloiit-rs humbly pray Ihiil _\\\\iiiii Mm i 1I -im y jiimI\\nII I i.ii -IV. v i t- titioners liberty to iinic- m r.iii im n.ii\\nill- ,1 .ii-iiiL I i ,,M-h uiih the Privilegesof otln-i i .Mi-ip- in (Ik. I l.iv\\nill. \\\\Mii,ir, !Im I I. ml- .1 1. .ix said. And your p. tiii-n.i v;!-- in ilui.v i -iiiiii\\nMl, II 1 Ill Hi, hiiiti.d BacheMor, Ezokiel MorrUI, Jun Marston\\nM.n.il I iii 1 ;.l. I K iliriH, Nath Batchehler, Sainuel Banforth, licnrv\\nVoted to give tlie Collector Six S\\nProprietors i ui\\njidjourned tc tin\\nof August next two oclock after-\\nly on the forth Bay of August tht-\\nuui^e according to nfUournmcnt i^\\nAugnst S oclock the forenoon at\\n(\u00e2\u0080\u00a2tors be further adjourned t(\\nI- oclock affernoon\u00e2\u0080\u0094ou the f\\ns of Canterbury i\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2lied to the tirat Wednesday of Jiinowary Ne\\nChurles Sias,\\nify d\\nII. II., 11 1 I, ,1 r -iirw no Cause why the South Easterly\\nICihl 1 I iiii 1,1 I t Mff iia a Distinct Parish according\\ntu tlic I liiii ii 1- 11 I I t. 1. yniL 11, Hours for that pmimse\\nJohn Hoyt.\\nWilliam Ellison,\\nJonathan Clovoh, J Oanterburv.\\nCanterbury, Jan. 12* 177:t.\\nThe parish was set off by an act of the General\\nAssembly, passed January 23, 1773, and erected into a\\nparish by the name of Loudon.\\nTowii Meeting in 177^.\\nAt a Meeting of the Proprleiors of Canterbury Huld at the Meeting\\nhouse In Canterbury on Day of may 1773\\nM Ezekiol Morrill chosen Moderator for s Meeting David Furster\\nChosen Clerk to s^ Proprietors\\nVoted Tn Chus.! a Committee to Serch thf Pn pri.tois I^.u.ks ..f\\nKotorda to Sft^ if tluTc be iiiiy oiiiissiuii ur Mistak. s in (Ij. n, a r., i \\\\,Mi i\\nlay uf January the X roprietore afoi* i mot according U\\nutud iw folio weth\\nlur Ilov-i Abiel Forster bo a committee man or agent to\\nun to the General Court to lay their Proprietors Books\\nt the\\nThu nii;uting aijjourned to the iirat Wednesday of April Next at o\\noclock afternoon\\nA True Coppy Test Daviu FoRSTEa Prop elk\\nPower of Attorney gi atited to John Meloutj.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Whei-em an advertisement has appeared in the Now Ilampshi\\nGazotti- of the ridU uf July 177:J N-difyinj, the Pruj.ii.-toi-w r aiiterl.ii\\nTherefure Wi; do appoint John Melony of uulti\\nto be our Lawful Attorney in our Uehalf stead t\\nand there to vote according to our Interest (in tht\\nmitteu apply to the General Court if it shall be tound Necessary lor\\nPower to Kecord any of 8*^ Proprietors Papers which have heretofore\\nbeen neglected\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nVoted Colo John Gage Archelaus Moore m Asa Forster Committee\\nfor that purpose\\nVoted Jeremiah Clough Esq Cap John Gage ni Asa Forater be a\\nCommittee to Settle accompts with any person or Persons who have\\nTraiisai^twl any business for s Proprietore which liave not yet been\\nSettled with\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nThe meeting adjourned to SecomI wednesdiiy in June Next at one\\nut a meeting of the Proprietors of Canterbury held by adjournment\\nat the meeting house in s^ Canterbury on Wednesday 0* of June the\\nfollowing Votes ware pas\\nVoted that John Grirje Jtm Esq be Ctioson a Committoo man in the\\nRoom of his li.ur r iMj. i I .T.I.ii Cage who is unable to attend the\\nVoted\\nCharges of til\\nto Itnisc the iibu\\nVoted that ii\\nmentioned Kate\\nr rit Asa Forster David Forster be a\\niiM-H for the future\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\n|.ii.-loi-s Shall be Called upon Aplica-\\n-lins Shall be Published in the New\\nMilting house in s l auterbury\\n,M \u00c2\u00ab-ach original Right to Defray the\\niiH;ile8into Execution\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nbilling meetings bo also\\none tho\\nand\\nwitness for Jon* Warner\\nChas. K. Warner\\nNo riglits\\nTho Davis 1\\nSeth Jacobs for Nath Loniex 1\\nright\\nSam Emerson 1 right\\nKphraim Davis! right\\nGeo JaftVey 1 right\\nH Weutwoith -1 Itiu bts\\nJonallniii \\\\\\\\:u.,. 1 1 Ki^hls\\nJoin. rrnl,.,il..u 1 i;,_l,N\\nWn\u00c2\u00bb Appletou right\\nN rights\\nJames Davis 1\\nSamuel Davis 1 D\\nSarah Hicks\\nJoseph Hicks PKightB\\nJohn Woodman 2 iJ Rita\\nJonathan Woodman IJ^ rights\\nSmith Emei-son 1 right\\nSimon Rondel one Kit a ball\\nBenj Jones three Rights\\nW\u00c2\u00bb Jenkins one Kit\\nRichd Jenness one Right\\nRobert Leathera 1 Right\\nJoseph Stevens I Right\\nProvince ot\\nNewhampshiri\\nStraflbrd ss\\naugust y loih 1773 Then Jam Davis Sami Davie Thoi\\nDavis Seth Jacobs Sam Kniei-son Ephraim Davis Wh\\ndow Sarah Hicks Joseph Hicks all above and Witln\\nAppeared Before me the Suliscriber and Acknow\\nedged the Within Written Instrument t\\naug*t iti^ 1773 Thou John Woodman, Jonatlum\\nWoodman, Smith Emerson, Simon Rendell, Benjamin\\nJones, and William Jenkins acknowledged tlie ahu\\\\ e\\niiHul to be their free act and deed\\nBefore Ebenezek Tuomi-son Jus Peace", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0436.jp2"}, "350": {"fulltext": "F\\nCANTEKBURY.\\n227\\nw Hamp I Russell\\nLiDgbam ss befon-\\nbefore 1\\nDaniel Rogers J\u00c2\u00ab\\nTlion Jonathpvn Wai-ner and Peter Gilmau Esci aud Wm Appleton\\npvisoiially appeared before me aud acknowledged the witbin Instru-\\nliiunt by them Subscribed to bo their free act Deed\\nDaniel Rogers Just Peace\\nProvince of\\nNew Mamp J Augt20, 17 ;i then Richard JeneBS and Robert Leathei-s\\niil^teared Before me and acknowledged their Instrument to be their free\\n:u t and Deed\\nJoseph Atkinson* Jus Peace\\nProvince of 1 August the 21 1773 Then m Joseph Stevens pereon-\\nNew Hampr L ally appeared acknowledged the foregoing Instrument\\nStrafford ss I to be his act and Deed\\nbefore me Js Sullivan Jus* peace.\\nPi-omedinge of Towii-Meeling, 1773.\\nOn the Twenty fifth day of August instant the Proprietorsof Canter-\\nbury being Legally Woi iied Met at ye meeting house in Said Town and\\nPasM the following Votes Viz\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nr. (f.(/ That John Gage Esq bo Moderator for s^ meeting\\nVo/ti/ To Prosecute a writ of Review in the Action originally Brought\\nby RiL-h d Mclony of the County of Clare in the Kingdom of Ireland\\nagainst George Kezzer of Uampstead in the County of Rockingham for\\nTwo forty acre Lots in Canterbury So far as Sixty Dollars will go\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nVoted To Raise Sixty Dollars Toward Defraying Charges of the above\\nLawsuit\\nV:Ud that John Gage Esq be a Committee man or agent to Prosicute\\nthe above said action to take Care of the above s*i money\\nVoted that John Gage Esqf hire said Money aud the Proprietors pay\\nhim the Interest for the same till it Can be Uais d\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Then the Meeting\\nad.iourued to Wednesday the Sixth Day of October Next two o clock\\nufleruoon\\nThe Same Day John Melouy Objected To the Foregoing Proceedings\\nin Behalf of himself and a number of\\nPropritorB absent as Illegal\\nCanterbury august y\u00c2\u00ab 25 1773\\nA True Coppy\\nP uie David Fobster Prop Clk.\\nOn the Sixth Day of October the Proprietors affor 511 Meet at the\\nmeeting house aforesaid according to adjournment and Voted as foUoweth\\nVoted that LotN\u00c2\u00bb5in the forty acre Lots shall be Returned to Daniel\\nDavis for his first Division Lot\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nVoted To Establish Confirm the Transactions of former Votes and\\nformer Committees Except those Imployed in Chichester Lawsuit\\nVoted That Ephraim Clough be a Collector to gether the above\\nRates\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nCanterbury October y 6 i 1773\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nA true Coppy P^ me\\nDavid Forster Prop. Clerk.\\nReport of Committee ReUttic\\nletic\\nCanterbury and Chichester^\\nThe return of the division Line between Canterbury old Town a\\nParish proposed to be set off at the North west part of s^ Town, run by\\nthe Subscribers a Committee chosen for that purpose. Begining at a\\nBeech Tree standing by the southeast corner bound of a hundred acre\\nLot in the second hundred acre division laid out to Joseph Dearborn\\nnumbered forty two runing south seventy seven degrees west, to a\\nWhite Pine spotted standing by the turn of the River above Gerrishes\\nCanterbury June 24* 1779\\nEdward Blanchard\\n5 Coppy s\\nArckelaus Moor Town Clerk.\\nAbstract of Abner Miles Petition, Soldier, 1778.\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nIn a petition dated November 2, 1778, Abner Miles,\\nof Canterbury, yeoman, state.s that he Turned nut\\nas a Voluutier in the service of his Country on the\\nExpedition to Rliode Ishind under the command of\\nCapt. Benj Sias served there untill tlio Company\\nCame otr the Island was taken sick and confined\\nat the house of Joseph Goffe, at Rehoboth, and re-\\nmained there until September 24, 1778. lie asks\\nthat the bill of said Goffe, amounting to \u00c2\u00a339 14\u00c2\u00ab.\\nlawful money, and the bill of Dr. Joseph Bridgeham\\nof \u00c2\u00a39 6s., may be paid by the State, and the said bills\\nwere allowed by the committee on sick and wounded\\nsoldiers. Miles also states that he lost a horse valued\\nat two hundred and fifty dollars in the service at\\nRhode Island, and Captain Sias certifies to said loss\\naud Miles introduces the following to prove the\\nvalue thereof, which was sworn to before Archelaus\\nMoore\\nCANTERBt RY March y\u00c2\u00ab 8 1779\\nWe Jeremiah Ilacket aud Obcdiah Clough both of Canterbury being\\nappointed by the select men of said Canterbury, to apprize a Horee which\\n.\\\\bner Miles of said Town Rode to Rhode Island ajid Lost Last august\\nwhen he went a Volenter in Cap Siases Company under Col Moses\\nNichols in Gen Whiples Brigade\u00e2\u0080\u0094 We therefore agreeable to the trust\\nReposed in us do truly honestly and Impartily apprize Siiid Horse to tho\\nbest of our Judgment at \u00c2\u00a375, Lawful Money as witness our hands\\nJeremiah Hacket\\nAt i\\n1779-\\nCanterbury.\\nAnnual Meeting held at Canterbury on tho ISib of March\\nUpon application of the Inhabitants of the Northwest part of the\\nTown to be set off as a separate Parish\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Voted to set off the s l Inhabitants\\naccordingly, and that Cap Josiah Miles, David Foster, Cap Edward\\nBlanchard En Archelaus Miles be a Committee to run a Lino of\\ndivision, make return to the Town at the adjournment of this Meeting\\nfor their acceptance\\nA true Coppy attes\\n.4.RCiiELAi s JIooiiETown Cleik.\\nying\\nFor ST PR J\\nThe Number of Polls in Canterbury 21 years old\\n;homselvcB a Poll Tax for 1783\u00e2\u0080\u0094143\\nSelectman for\\nCanterbury.\\nNORTHFIELD INCORPORATED.\\nPetition for a Dimion of the Town.\\nState of Now Hamp Rockingham ss. Canterbury March SO A. I).\\n1781) The Humble Petition of y Subscribers Inhabitants of y\u00c2\u00ab North\\npart of s Canterbury to y\u00c2\u00ab Honourable y\u00c2\u00bb Presidant and members of\\nCouncil house of Representatives of Said State, we your Humble Pe-\\ntitioners Living at a great Distance from Center (.fy^- Town Some of us\\nat nine or ten Miles, Consequently at a i \\\\^i. u li i, .mlage in Join-\\ning with them in all Publick Town aftaii i I _ ll artlybyour\\nLiving in that Part of ye Town that wa I was called y\u00c2\u00a9\\nupper Parish Partly by ye Kind Rcc.-i.tin i;i I:. ,i;. i initi with which\\nwe made to ye Town for adismission but more Particularly by our Confi-\\ndence in your Honours desire to Promote ye Happiness of every part of\\nthis State Humbly Pray that your Honours would take our Case into\\nyour Serious Consideration and grant that we togatber with all who Live\\nin 8^ upper Part may be Erected Incorporated into a body Politick .fe\\nCorporate to have Continuance by ye name of Nolthfield\u00e2\u0080\u0094 with all such\\nPowers Authorities Privileges Immunities and Franchises which other\\nParishes or Towns in this State in General hold Enjoy which your Pe-\\ntitioners as is duty bound Shall forever pray\\nWillin Kenistone, James Blanchard,\\nDaniel, Ben\u00c2\u00bb Blanchard, Tho Clomrb\\nBlanchard, Simon Sanborn, Tho Giliua-i, u, John Dear-\\nborn, Joseph Levitt, Shubal Dearborn. 1 r hubalDear-\\nborn, Jacob Morrill, Aaron Stevens, Jun -mi l;i I ,[i[i Forrest, Nat\\nwhitcher, Tho Clough, John Cross, Jon W a.ll.i.ulj, .\\\\lmor .Miles, Jacob\\nHeath, George Hancock, John Simons, Joseph Hancock, Benj Collins,", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0437.jp2"}, "351": {"fulltext": "HSTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nAbra Dearborn, Will Hancock, Nat Perkins, James Lid Perkins,\\nArchelus Miles, Edward Blanchard, Will ad Perkins, David Blanchard,\\nAaron Stevens, Reuben Whitchor, Will s Sanborn, Job u M\u00c2\u00abDauiel, Eben\\nKimball, Gedeon Levitt, Matbiaa Ilaius.\\nThe petition was granted. The northwest part of\\nthe town was set off, and incorporated by the name of\\nNorthfield.\\nPtiition to be ameied to HilUborough County.\\nState of 1 To the Hon i\u00c2\u00ab the Senate House of Representatives\\nKew Uanipshire. j of said State in General Court convened.\\nThe petition of the Subscribere being Inhabitants of the town of Can-\\nterbury iu the county of Rockingham humbly shews that they labour\\nunder great disadvantages, by reason of their distance from Portsmouth\\nExeter where the Courts are held publick records kept for said\\nCounty\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Wherefore they pray that the town of Concord in said County\\ntogather with the said town of Cauterbuiy may be annexed to the Coun-\\nty of Ilillsboro, k and that for the future half the Courts for said County\\nof Hillsboro may be held at said Concord, and your petitioners, as in duty\\nbovnd shall ever pray c\\n.T.i.iiniili rluiifli, ArchelauB Moore, Thomas Clough, David Morrill,\\n;,n, 1 II, I li M I :i, .ii 1 Bartlett, John FoiTest (bis X mark),\\nIii\\\\ I I h 11 .Sutton, Ezekiel Moore, John moore,\\nJ 1^ 1 I i.imin Sanborn, Zebadiah Sargent, Shu-\\nIhihI ^iii!,, I II, I ill, ill ,iij. )ii, .li hn Carter, William Hazeltinc, Obadiah\\nHall, .Simuu KiiiiK s, Jubn B.jiin, Joseph Clough, John Moore, jr.,\\nWilliam Foster, Jonathan Bradley, Hasten Morrill, Jesse Stevens.\\nOrders from several Soldiers, 1781 to 1785.\\nCaxterbi rv March 7 i 1781.\\nTo Nicholas Oilman Esq Treasurer for the State of New Hampshire.\\nS plase to pay the Select Men for Canterbury the Sum Total of what\\nshall be made up to Us in the pay Roll as Soldiers in the Six Months Ser-\\nvice the Summer past and their Receipt shall Answer the same to the\\nSubscribers.\\nThomas Hoyt,\\nEbenezer X Chandler\\nBenjamin Glines Ebenezer foss\\nThos. Hoit \u00c2\u00a30.17. t) order granted Roll signed by A Foster T\\nPlease to pay thi- ballance of the within order to Abiel Foster Es i\\nDavid Foster) Select Men\\n0. MooNEY j for Canterbury\\nJohn Sutton, of Canterbury, in a similar order,\\ndirects his wages to be paid to Captain Laban Morrill,\\namount \u00c2\u00a35 5s. 2d.\\nCasterburt, March y\u00c2\u00ab 31 1783\\nTo the Honorable Nicolas Oilman Esq State Treasurer for the State\\nof New Hampshire, Sir Please to pay my Honoured father John Olines\\nof Loudon the wages Doe to me on muster Role made up by Cap* Eben-\\nezer Webster of Solsbury, for five months sen-ing as a Soldier under him\\nat Coass, in the year A. D. 1782, and this Indorsed shall be a Discharge\\nfor said wages p yours to Serve\\nEu Glines.\\nSamson Bates orders the amount due him for three\\nmonths service in Captain Nathaniel Head s com-\\npany to be paid to James Norris. Date, January\\n15, 1785 amount, \u00c2\u00a34 16s. 4d.\\nThomas Curry orders the amount due him for three\\nmonths service in 1781 to be paid to David Foster.\\nDate, November 7, 1785 amount, \u00c2\u00a35 15s. 5d.\\nIn a petition dated June, 1786, Noah Sinkler, of\\nCanterbury, states That when he was in the Con-\\ntinental Army at St. John s in June, 1776, he re-\\nceived two musket Balls through his wrist, by means\\nof which he then lost the use of his hand. He\\nasks the Legislature to grant him such relief as a\\nfaithful soldier mav dare lo ask, or his ill fortune\\nThe committee reported that he be enrolled at the\\nrate of fifteen shillings per month from the time his\\npay ceased, which report wa.s accepted.\\nAbiel Foster petitions, December, 1788, to have\\nthe wages of William Ervine, who was three months\\nin the service as a ranger, in Captain Ebenezer Web-\\nster s company, at Coos, in 1782, and who had de-\\ncea.sed, paid to him for the benefit of the town of\\nCanterbury. Amount, \u00c2\u00a38 19s.\\nPaper Money.\\nAt a Legal Town Meeting of the Freeholders and Inhabitence of the\\nTown of Canterbury held at the Meeting House in said Towuon Munday\\nthe fourth Day of September A. D. 1780, Proceeded as follows Viz\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nVoted M Gideon Bartlet moderator for the well Regulating Said\\nMeeting\\nThen it was put to Vote to See Wheather or no they would have a\\nPaper Currancy Made or not, and better than two Thurds of the people\\nVoted in the affirmative to have a paper Currancy made on Such footing\\nas the General Court in there Wisdom Shall think best,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 and the other\\npart in the negative not to have a paper Currancy.\\nA True Copy attest.\\nAechelavS Mooee Town Clerk\\nNumber of Ratable Polls in 1787.\\nThese may Certify whom it may concern that the Number of Polls,\\npaying Taxes in the Town of Canterbury being carefully Numbered by\\nus the Subscribers do find the Amount Thereof to be Two Hundred and\\nSis as may more fully Appear by the Inventory of said Town for the\\nObadiah Mooney\\nurv Feb 9\u00c2\u00bb 17!\\nSchools. Previous to the year 1781 schools were\\nkept in private houses. In that year the first school-\\nhouse was built, but it was not until 1793 that the\\ntown was divided into school districts. From this\\ndate educational matters received much attention,\\nand before the year 1833 fifteen persons from this\\ntown had graduated from college, viz. William\\nRolfe, graduated at Dartmouth in 1799; Ebenezer\\nGreenough, Harvard, 1803 Samuel Haines, Dart-\\nmouth, 1803; Jonathan Kitteredge, Dartmouth, 1813;\\nCharles G. Haines, Middlebury College, 1816 David\\nAmes, Dartmouth University, 1817; Asa E. Foster,\\nDartmouth, 1822; Abiel Foster, Dartmouth, 1823;\\nHenry Clough, Dartmouth, 1823 Cyrus Parker,\\nDartmouth, 1824; Alfred Kittredge, Dartmouth,\\n1827; Josiah Emery, Schenectady College, 1828;\\nAdam Shepherd, Middlebury College, 1826; Galen\\nFoster, Amherst, 1831; William P. Haines, Dart-\\nmouth, 1831.\\nHenry Parkinson, A.B., spent the latter part of his\\nlife in this town. He was a graduate of Princeton\\nCollege, in 1765. He was a quartermaster in the\\nRevolutionary War; died in May, 1820, aged sev-\\nenty-nine.\\nPhysicians.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The first physician in Canterbury\\nwas Josiah Chase, who located in about 1762, and\\nremained here about fifteen years. He was in the\\nWar of the Revolution, and was surgeon s mate\\nunder Colonel Stark at Bunker Hill in 1775. He\\nmoved to Maine, and was drowned in the Saco River.\\nJonathan Kitteredge commenced practice here iu", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0438.jp2"}, "352": {"fulltext": "CANTERBURY.\\n229\\n1788, and continued until 1810. He subsequently\\nremoved to Salisbury.\\nJoseph M. Harper commenced practice here in\\n1810. He was a prominent citizen and held various\\nofficial positions. He was several years a member of\\nthe Legislature, and in 1831, while president of the\\nSenate, he was acting Governor of the State, Gov-\\nernor Harvey having resigned. He was a member of\\nthe Twenty-second Congress, and re-elected in 1833.\\nOther physicians have been Thomas Cobbett, R. S.\\nilorrill, etc.\\nNumerous cases of remarkable longevity in thi.s\\ntown are mentioned. Captain John Palmer died\\nhere in 1846, aged one hundred and two years, and\\nthe last remarkable case was thatof the late Mrs. Lovey\\nGlover, who lived to a very advanced age, some claim\\none hundred and three years and others one hundred\\nand eight.\\nJ or more than twenty years she prayed every\\nmorning and night that God would not allow her to\\nbecome a pauper or be buried as one, and the intelli-\\ngence of her death had no sooner got abroad in the\\ntown than the good people of Canterbury contributed\\na generous sum, which paid all the burial expenses,\\nwith some remaining over for the son.\\nPopulation. The population in 1790 was 1038\\nin 1800, 1114; in 1810, 1526; in 1820, 1702; in 1830,\\n1663; in 1840, 1643; in 1850,1614; in 1860,1522;\\nin 1870, 1169 in 1880, 1034.\\nCHAPTER III.\\n\\\\NTERBURY\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (Co7,(;\u00c2\u00ab,,erf).\\nECCLESIASTICAL HISTOKY.\\nCougregational Cliurch\u00e2\u0080\u0094 First Free-Will BBptist Church\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The\\nCongregational Church. The first appropriation\\nby this town for religious purposes was made in the\\nyear 1735. In 1742 the proprietors were taxed three\\nshillings and nine pence each.\\nThe Rev. James Scales seems to have been the\\nfirst minister of whose preaching at Canterbury there\\nis any account. He graduated at Harvard College in\\n1733 he removed to Canterbury, from Concord, about\\n1743, in which year the town voted him twenty pounds\\nfor ministerial services. It is uncertain how long Mr.\\nScales preached in Canterbury, probably but a few\\nyears he was afterwards ordained the first minister\\nof Hopkinton, where he died July 26, 1776. He was\\ntown clerk of Canterbury for several years, and seems\\nto have taken a great interest in the affairs of the\\ntown.\\nSome time about the year 1755 or 1756, the Rev.\\nRobert Cutler preached in the town as a candidate,\\nand received a unanimous call to settle there. In\\n1 Bj- Hon. Lucien B. C lough.\\nthe convention of ministers, held at Newmarket,\\nSeptember 28, 1756, this call was considered by a\\ncommittee of the convention. This committee re-\\nported that we utterly disapprove of your choice of\\nMr. Cutler for your minister, and with this disap-\\nproval gave five reasons for it, either of which was\\ngood and sufficient. Mr. Cutler had previously been\\ndismissed from the charge of the church in Epi)ing.\\nThe result was that Mr. Cutler was never settled\\nover the church in Canterbury.\\nMr. Timothy Walker, of Concord, a graduate of\\nHarvard College, in 1756 was employed as minister\\nat intervals until 1760. Mr. Walker was licensed to\\npreach at the association meeting held at Haverhill,\\nMass., September 11, 1759. It does not appear that\\nhe was ever settled over a church, but preached occa-\\nsionally for about six years, supplying his father s\\npulpit in Rumford (now Concord) in 1762, while his\\nfather visited England, and also supplying other\\nvacancies in the neighboring towns. Mr. Walker\\ndid not preach much after 1765, and in 1777 he was\\nappointed justice of the Court of Common Pleas. He\\ndied in 1822.\\nA call was extended, in 1760, to Abiel Foster,\\nanother graduate of Harvard College, a native of\\nAndover, Mass., born August 8, 1735, and graduated\\nin 1756, who was ordained at Canterbury January\\n21, 1761, and preached there until 1779 he married.\\nMay 17, 1761, Hannah, daughter of General Joseph\\nBadger, of Gilmanton. She died January 10, 1768.\\nHis second wife was Hannah Rogers, of Ipswich,\\nMass. In 1779, Mr. Foster retired from the ministry\\nand entered on public business he was chief justice\\nof Rockingham County, and Representative to Con-\\ngress from 1783 to 1786, and re-elected in 1789.\\nHe was a member of the first, fourth, fifth and sixth\\nsessions. He was a man of acknowledged ability and\\nrendered important service to the town and State\\nhe died February 6, 1801. From this time, 1779 to\\n1791, the church appears to have been without a\\nsettled minister several candidates preached to the\\npeople, but no one was selected until January 5,\\n1791, when the Rev. Frederic Parker was ordained\\nand installed over the church. He was born in\\nShrewsbury, Mass., May 4, 1762, and was graduated\\nat Harvard College, 1784. After graduating he was\\nemployed as teacher in Portland, Me., for about\\ntwo years, during which time it is said that he read\\nthe service in the Episcopal Church in that city. He\\nafterwards became attached to the Congregational\\nform of worship, and was ordained at Canterbury as\\nabove stated. His successor, the Rev. William\\nPatrick, said of him, that his religious sentiments\\nwere moderate Calvinism. He died at Canterbury\\nsuddenly, April 21, 1802.\\nThe Rev. William Patrick, the next settled minis-\\nter, son of John Patrick, was born in Weston, Mass.,\\nJuly 4, 1773, and graduated at Williams College,\\nSeptember, 1799. He read divinity with Rev. Charles", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0439.jp2"}, "353": {"fulltext": "230\\nHISTORY OF MERKDIACK COUNTY, NKW HAMPSHIRE.\\nBackus, of Somers, Conn. was licensed to preach in\\nJune, 1801 ordained and installed over the church in\\nCanterbury, October 26, 1803. He was dismissed at\\nhis own reijuest November 22, 1843; he, however,\\ncontinued to preach a part of the time for some years\\nafter his dismissal. He died at Boscawen, October\\n25, 1862. His first wife was Mary Gerrish, daughter\\nof Colonel Joseph Gerrish, of Boscawen his second\\nwife wiisMary Mills, of Dunbarton.\\nThe successor of Mr. Patrick was the Rev. Howard\\nMoody. He was born in York, Me., May 4, 1808.\\nUntil he became of age he pursued his studies in the\\ncommon schools and with the educated ministers in\\nhis neighborhood. He commenced teaching in 1829\\nand pursued this occupation for ten years entered\\nthe Gilmanton Theological Seminary, and graduated\\nin 1843. Rev. Corban Curtis, who died at Tilton,\\nJanuary 19, 1881, was a classmate of Mr. Moody at\\nthe Theological Seminary.\\nMr. Moody was ordained and installed over the\\nchurch November 22, 1843. He was dismissed at his\\nown request December 19, 1860. After his dismissal\\nhe sujiplied the pulpit for two years. In 1862 he\\nwent to Ohio and supplied the churches, in Amherst\\nand Vermillion one year. He took charge of the\\nchurch in Canterbury again in 1864, and continued\\nacting pastor until 1869, when he commenced preach-\\ning at East Andover.\\nRev. Josiah L. Arms, who supplied this church as\\npastor during the time Mr. Moody was in Ohio, was\\nborn in New Salem, Mass., January 22, 1811. He\\npursued his academical studies at the Leicester\\nAcademy and Hamilton College, New York. His\\ntheological studies were pursued under the Rev. Dr.\\nBlake, of Mansfield, Mass. He was settled over the\\nchurch in Plymouth, Mass., in June, 1841, and after-\\nwards over the church in Wilmot. He commenced\\nhis labors in Canterbury April 1, 18G3, and closed\\nApril 1, 1865.\\nRev. James Doldt was settled over this church in\\nFebruary, 1870. Mr. Doldt was born in Groton,\\nMass., September 30, 1809, where he acquired his\\nearly education in the district school and at the Gro-\\nton Academy. In 1827 he went to Lexington, Mass.,\\nand was engaged in mechanical employment for three\\nyears. He removed to Nashua about 1831, and in\\n1833 united with the Olive Street Church. He then\\nimmediately commenced his studies preparatory to\\nthe ministry at the Pembroke Academy, and with\\nProfessor Daniel Crosby, of Nashua, entered Gilman-\\nton Theological Seminary in 1838, and graduated in\\n1841. He supplied the church at Ossipee Centre\\nthree months in 1841, after which he preached at\\nEtiiugham for a year and a half. He was ordained\\nand installed over the church at North Wolfeborough\\nSeptember 21, 1843, and in May, 1848, was dismissed\\nat bis own request, and in the same month took\\ncharge of the church in Milton, where he remained\\ntwenty-one years and eight months. At the close of\\nhis labors in Milton he took charge of the church in\\nCanterbury, as before stated, in February, 1870, where\\nhe still continues.\\nFirst Free-Will Baptist GhurcL Few churches\\nhave struggled into being through greater conflicts\\nthan the one in Canterbui-y. The old church in\\n1779, was the first to declare free-will and free salva-\\ntion. Some years after the Shakers belief was ac-\\ncepted by pjistor and a large part of the members,\\nleaving only a small remnant who remained true to\\ntheir faith. After this followed the Osgoodites, who\\ndrew large crowds after them, so that popular senti-\\nment was decidedly against this little baud, making\\nit disrespectable to attend their meetings otherwise\\nthan from curiosity. As a sect they were regarded as\\nreligious outlaws, and their meetings were disturbed\\nwith impunity, making it necessary for the appoint-\\nment of officers to keep order when gathered for\\nworship.\\nJune 29, 1796, a council from the Yearly Meeting,\\nconsisting of Whitney, Buzzell, Randall and Boody,\\nassisted by Aaron Buzzell and John Shepherd as\\nruling elders, ordained Winthrop Y^oung, who was,\\nat this time, thirty-three years old he was born in\\nStraflbrd, taught school in early life, removed to Can-\\nterbury in 1787 and remained pastor of the church\\nthirty-five years.\\nIn 1819, Obadiah Morrill was received as minister\\nof Christ, a revival following.\\nIn January, 1821, Samuel Hill was ordained as\\nruling elder.\\nMay 8, 1823, Jeremiah Clough, Amos Cogswell,\\nMark Davis and their associates formed into a\\nchurch, to be known as the First Church of Christ\\nin Canterbury.\\nMarch, 1829, Elder John Harriman was received\\nas minister to baptize and receive members, and as\\nan assistant to Elder Young.\\nApril 10, 1838, Joseph M. Harper, Jeremiah\\nClough and Joseph Clough were set apart as evan-\\ngelists; good revival interest and prosperity attended\\nthe church for a number of years, the members\\nnumbering nearly a hundred. We find on the\\nchurch record items of interest, showing the church\\nto be alive and active on the subject of temperance,\\npassing strong resolutions against, and exercising\\nrigid discipline of some of its members who did not\\ncount it sinful to traffic in .spirituous liquors.\\nIn 1842 and 1843 a great revival followed, and u).-\\nwards of one hundred and fifty were added to the\\nchurch.\\nSeptember, 1848, Jeremiah Clough was appointed\\npastor over the whole church, which consisted of\\nthree Sabbath Meetings and four Monthly Meetings.\\nIn 1851 arrangements were made for building a\\nnew church; the following May the old church was\\nsold at auction to John Keze for thirty-five dollars", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0440.jp2"}, "354": {"fulltext": "j2/^ ^^zz^^-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0443.jp2"}, "355": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0444.jp2"}, "356": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0445.jp2"}, "357": {"fulltext": "^^byAHna\\n^^^-^--^^6", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0446.jp2"}, "358": {"fulltext": "(lANTKRBURY.\\n231\\nit was moved a short distance and usod for worship\\nuntil the new church was completed.\\n.1 une 22, 1852, the new Frce-Will Baptist Church was\\nr:u: ed; Kev. Jeremiah Clough made appropriate re-\\nmarks and offered prayer. February, 1853, the first\\nmeeting was held in the new house.\\nSeasons of revivals alteruatini^ with times of de-\\n.lension, prosperity and trials, have been experi-\\nneed.\\nRev. Jeremiah Clough continued pastor until his\\nleath in 1879; during the last few years he wna\\nunable to preach, and the labors of others were se-\\ncured as needed-\\nRev. A. Di. Smith commenced his labors in April,\\n1874, and has continued until the present time.\\nThe Shakers. In 1774, Ann Lee, the founder of\\na religious denomination called Shakers, came to this\\ncountry from England, and a branch of the denomi-\\nnation was established in this tow^n in 1792. Their\\nfirst minister was Elder Job Bishop, who occupied\\nthe position many years. They are a frugal, indas-\\ntrious and temperate people, intelligent and success-\\nful tillers of the soil and breeders of stock, and are,\\nat present, a prosperous community.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nREV. ALPHEUS O. SMITH.\\nRev. Alpheus D. Smith, sou of Dr. Alpheus and\\n:Mehitable (Foster) Smith, was born in Lebanon,\\nX. H., August 25, 1813. Dr. Alpheus Smith, of Rhode\\nI: land, was educated in Providence, and practiced\\nmedicine in Rhode Island some time previous to mov-\\ning to Lebanon. He practiced medicine here about\\ntwelve years was the physician to the Shakers. In\\nJune, 1813, he went with a New Hampshire regiment\\nas assistant surgeon, and died in November of the\\nsame year at Chateaugay, near Plattsburg, N. Y. Mrs.\\nSmith was born in Saulsbury, N. H., and died June\\n17. 1827. There were four children by this union\\nFoster, who left home in December, 1837, and was\\nnever heard from afterward Solomon K., went to\\n)regon in 1832, lived and died there, (he was\\nState Senator and president of the State His-\\ntorical Society); Josephine, who died young; and\\nRev. Alpheus D., the subject of this sketch, was\\nletl fatherless when but two mouths old, and re-\\nmained with his mother until eight years of age,\\nfrom which time until he was fourteen years old, the\\ntime of his mother s death, he found a home with va-\\nrious families A short time previous to her death she\\niii;ide a contract for her son to remain at his then pre-\\n-iiit home until he was of age. He found, as was cus-\\ntomary in those days, plenty of work and but little op-\\nportunity for an education. He remained there until\\ntwenty years of age, when he made some little prepa-\\nration for the ministry. On the evening of November\\n5, 1834, he preached his first discourse from the text\\nFor many are called and few are chosen. He was\\nlicensed the May following, after which time he si ent\\na few months at N. Parsonfield s seminary, under the\\ninstruction of Rev. Hosea Quimby, U.D., holding meet-\\nings on the Sabbath several miles away was ordained\\nJune 22, 1837, at Corinth, Vt., where he held his first\\nmembership. In July following became pastor of the\\nFirst Free- Will Baptist Church in Dover, N. H. A\\nprecious revival followed more than one hundred\\nwere baptized and united with the church. Mr.\\nSmith s health failed the second year of his pastor-\\nate, and he returned to the hills of Vermont to recup-\\nerate, but he was soon able to resume his work.\\nJuly 2, 1838, he married Emily B.True, of Corinth,\\nand they had two children, Josephine E., who mar-\\nried S. W. Sanders, of Laconia, N. H., and Alpheus\\nD., a practicing physician of Manchester, N. H. In\\n1839, Mr. Smith became pastor of the Second Free-\\nwill Baptist Church of Corinth, which relation con-\\ntinued until 1844. He then spent one year in East\\nRandolph, Vt. then returned to Dover, N. H., and\\ncontinued his labors for four years. Spent a few-\\nmonths at Farmington from there he went to Con-\\ncord, N. H., where he remained two or three years\\nassisted in raising a church-debt of twelve hundred\\ndollars; from there he went to West Fairlee, Vt., where\\na new church was organized and he remained in charge\\nfor about two and a half years from here Mr. Smith\\nwas called to Lyndon from there he went West for\\nsome time, but not liking the climate, returned to New\\nEngland, and was called to Laconia, N. H., the second\\nSabbath in July, 1857, where he remained nearly four\\nyears. Next to East Tilton for three years; but re-\\nturned to Laconia, where he resided until April, 1873.\\nMrs. Smith died in October, 1872. Mr. Smith\\nfound, after traveling for some time and supplying\\ndestitute churches, the need of a regular home and\\nplace of service. He married, for his second wife,\\nMrs. Mary E. Clough, of Canterbury, in January,\\n1874, and since that time he has supplied the First\\nFree-Will Baptist Church of the town, with the\\nexception of one-fourth part of the centre of the\\ntown. In 1883 his health fidled and would not\\nadmit of his preaching, but he has been able to re-\\nsume his labors in the last year. He is now inter-\\nested in the Kezer Seminary, with a fund of fifteen\\nthousand dollars to build the institution and pay\\nexpenses of running the same. Mr. Smith has ever\\nhad the esteem and confidence of those with whom\\nhe has been brought in contact, always trying to do\\nall within his power to promote the welfare of his\\nfellow-men.\\nLORENZO AMES.\\nAmong the early settlers of Canterbury, and of its\\nhardv stock of tillers of the soil, was (1) Samuel, the", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0449.jp2"}, "359": {"fulltext": "232\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\ngreat-grandfather of the subject of this sketch. The\\ntime of his arrival is not known, but it was probably\\nabout the year 1745. He became the possessor of a\\nlarge farm near the meeting-house, and was noted for\\nthe thrift and energy displayed in the management\\nof his business. He was born February 13, 1723-24,\\nmarried Hannah Daloff, and died in Canterbury\\nJanuan,- 16, 1803. His wife, Hannah, was born Jan-\\nuary 18, 1728-29, and died January 23, 1804. From\\nthis union there were four children. (2) David, the\\ngrandfather of Lorenzo, Wiis born May 27, 1749, and\\nsucceeded his father in the possession of the large\\nfarm in the borough. He married Pha?be, daughter\\nof Thomas Hoyt, who was a Revolutionary soldier,\\nand they had ten children,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 three sons and seven\\ndaughters. David died in Canterbury September\\n22, 1812, and Phrebe in 1836. (3) Samuel, the father\\nof Lorenzo, was born at the old homestead July 29,\\n1784. He married Myra, daughter of Jonathan Ayres,\\nof Canterbury, and lived on the homestead inherited\\nfrom his father until his death, June 30, 1870. His\\nwife, Myra, died October 14, 1873. From this union\\nthere were seven children, the eldest of whom was\\n(4) Lorenzo, who was born at the homestead May 22,\\n1814. His boyhood was spent at home, assisting in\\nfarm-work in summer and attending the district school\\nin the winter. That he might assist his father more\\neffectually, and having a taste for trade, he, at an\\nearly age, went to Boston, and engaged in the whole-\\nsale mercantile business. Remaining there for a few\\nyears, during which time he developed a capacity for\\nbusiness, he returned to his native State, and was for\\na short time in business in Concord. In 1845 he\\nwent to Albany, N. Y., and with his brothers, Sam-\\nuel F. and Jeremiah F., engaged extensively in the\\nflour and grain business. They were successful, and\\nwon an enviable reputation for thrift and honesty. A\\nlocal writer ha-s recently said of this firm: Some\\nforty years ago there came over from New Hampshire\\nthree brothers of the name of Ames, and settled in\\nAlbany, where they have been carrying on an exten-\\nsive produce business. They have well maintained\\nthe name of honest Yankees in an honorable and\\nsuccessful business. They are among the land-marks\\nof the capital city, where they have made records\\nwhich would form pleasant reading, not only for the\\nyoung, but for men of every age. Business integrity\\nand enterprise, fairly and fully established, insured\\nsocial position in the city of their adoption.\\nLorenzo was deacon of the Congregational Church\\nthere, of which Rev. Ray Palmer, D.D., was pastor,\\nand was interested in religious, educational and civil\\nmatters.\\nMr. Ames has retired from the active business at\\nAlbany to his farm in Canterbury, where he is dea-\\ncon of the Congregational Church and a much es-\\nteemed and highly-valued citizen.\\nOctober 14, 1852, Mr. Ames married Lydia Page,\\ndaughter of Hon. Ezekiel Morrill, of Canterbury.\\nFrom this union there are four children. The young-\\nest, (5) Samuel Patten, born May 29, 1865, alone\\nDAVID -MORRILL.\\nIn the early history of Canterbury few names are\\nmore conspicuous than that of Ezekiel Morrill, who\\ncame from South Hampton to this place about the\\nyear 1750. He was a deacon of the Congregational\\nChurch, his name appears many times on the old\\nrecord-books as town clerk, and he often served on\\ncommittees appointed by the town to attend to mat-\\nters of importance. To this Ezekiel Morrill, David,\\nthe subject of this sketch, traces his ancestry in di-\\nrect line. Ezekiel was the father of fifteen children.\\nHis second child was David. David s eldest son was\\nReuben, who married Miriam Smith. These were\\nthe parents of Captain David, as he is familiarly\\ncalled. He was born in Canterbury August 12, 1798,\\non the place where he now lives, and was the third of\\nnine children. His education was obtained in the\\ndistrict school, which he attended till he was twenty-\\none years old. At this time he began to teach win-\\nters. His first school was in Northwood here he\\ntaught two terms, then two winters in Pittsfield, one\\nin Madbury, one in Londonderry, and three terms in\\nDistrict No. 1, Canterbury. In 1828 he built a saw-\\nmill. The management of this and of his large\\nfarm have occupied him through his long life. He\\nhas a fine set of buildings his farm is well situated^\\nand by care and industry he has brought it to a good\\nstate of cultivation. Mr. Morrill is in many respects.\\na man of the old school, a working and thinking\\nfarmer. Without doubt, many a business problem has\\nbeen thought out while his hands have been occupied\\nwith the hoe and scythe. In town matters the cap-\\ntain has always been on the side of progress and\\nreform. He has held the office of selectman several\\ntimes. In 1859 he represented the town in the Leg-\\nislature. In 1860 and 61 he was a member of the\\nSenate. While here his opinions were respected and\\neven sought for by his colleagues. He is a Republi-\\ncan in politics, though not a partisan. He was early\\nin the anti-slavery movement, being associated with\\nStephen S. Foster and his co-workers. He has al-\\nways taken an active interest in the educational\\naffairs of the town. Ahhough a scholar of the olden\\ntime, he adheres only to what is good in the old\\nmethods. He is a Congregationalist in religious\\nfaith, having united with that denomination when a\\nyoung man. Mr. Morrill has been twice married,\\nin 1825 to Comfort, daughter of Marsten Morrill, and\\nin 1843 to Mrs. Sally Kimball. By the first marriage\\nhe had seven children, six sons and one daughter\\nby the second, two sons. Three of his sons were in\\nthe Civil War. He is a man of strict integrity, of\\nsound judgment, of great firmness and of practical\\ncommon sense. 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They\\nmoved to Boscawen the next day and settled on the\\nKolfe farm, near his brother Benjamin, where they\\nresided until Mr. Kimball s death, which occurred\\nSeptember 30, 1829. Their only child, John Peverley,\\nthe subject of this sketch, was born in Boseawen\\nDecember 23, 1827. After the death of his father he\\nmoved with his mother to his grandfather Peverley s,\\nwhere he resided until he married Mary Eliza,\\ndaughter of Samuel Hill, of Canterbury, June 3,\\n1852, and settled on the homestead of her father, near\\nthe centre of the town. Here he resided until her\\ndeath, November 6, 1874. Deprived of a father at\\nthe early age of three years, young John experienced\\nmany of the difficulties of other boys in like circum-\\nstances. At the same time there were advantages.\\nHis mother was a judicious, energetic woman, and he\\nbecame industrious, persevering, resolute and self-re-\\nliant. These elements of character, thus early\\nformed, have done much toward making him success-\\nful in all his business affairs. His education was\\ngained mostly in the common school. After leaving\\nthis he attended Gilmanton Academy and the New-\\nHampshire Conference Seminary two terms. During\\nhis partnership with his father-in-law, they devoted\\nthemselves chiefly to agriculture, and the fine ex-\\nhibits of corn, grain and vegetables made annually\\nat the town and State fairs were good proof of their\\nsuccess. Mr. Kimball has in recent years made\\nstock-raising a specialty, and his excellent Herefords\\nhave attracted much attention. He has made great\\nefforts to improve and multiply this stock in Canter-\\nbury and in neighboring towns. For several years\\npast he has sent fine herds to the State and New\\nEngland fairs. He has always been a fancier of good\\nhorses, and several of his own raising have made a\\nvery creditable record on the turf at the county and\\nState fairs. With a view to comfort and convenience,\\nthe homestead buildings were, some years ago, put in\\nexcellent condition. A large barn was built, having\\nmodern improvements, and the house was made com-\\nmodious and attractive. Mr. Kimball has always\\nshown a good degree of interest in the educational\\naffairs of the town, and has at all times advocated\\ngood schools. His disposition is social, he is prompt\\nto do a kindness, and has many warm friends. He is\\na prominent member of the town and State Grange,\\nand a member of other societies that have for their\\nobject social and educational improvement. He has\\ncontributed much to make Canterbury s annual fair\\nsuccessful and creditable to the town. He is a Re-\\npublican in politics, and a Congregationalist in his\\nreligious sympathies. Mr. Kimball had, by his fir-st\\nmarriage, four children. The eldest, George Edwin,\\ndied at the age of six years. The second and third,\\nFrank Edwin and Ida Grace, were born May 13, 1859.\\nThe youngest, Georgianna Eliza, was born October\\n10, 1867. He married for his second wife Mrs. Mary\\nA. Kilton.\\nMr. Kimball traces his paternal ancestors back to\\nthe eighth generation. His grandfather s name was\\nRichard. Richard s father s name was Caleb, then\\nJohn, Joseph, another John, and still another, this\\nlast John making the eighth.\\nCOLONEL DAVID MORKILL CLOUGH.\\nA town depends more upon the character of its in-\\nhabitants for fame than upon its natural advantages.\\nCanterbury was originally settled by strong men, who\\nhave left their impress on the present generation. They\\nwere the Cloughs, Gibsons, Fosters, Blanchards, Mor-\\nrills, Kimballs, et al., of the present generation. Col-\\nonel David M. Clough is one of the most energetic,\\nenterprising, successful and noted farmers within the\\nGranite State, and has deservedly earned the title of\\nthe Corn King of New Hampshire. The colonel\\nis the great-grandson of Jeremiah Clough, who set-\\ntled in Canterbury in 1727 and built the old garrison.\\nHere the hardy pioneer raised a family of five boys\\nand three girls. He was a man of superior ability\\nand great physical force and energy. The children\\nall became prominent, and were noted for building\\nlarge two-story houses, carrying on large farms\\nand having much influence in their day. The oldest\\nboy, Jeremiah Clough, succeeded to his father s home\\nfarm. Henry Clough joined the Shakers and became\\na leading man in that denomination, being one of the\\nfounders of Lebanon (N. Y.) Community. Thomas\\nClough settled on Bay Hill, in Northfield, and left no\\nissue. Abner settled on Clough Hill, in Loudon,\\ngiving name to that section of the town, and has left\\nnumerous descendants. Joseph Clough settled on the\\nfarm now owned by Colonel Clough he married a\\nLawrence, from Epping; had no children, but adopted\\nhis wife s niece, who married a Gerrish and be-\\ncame owner of the farm. Leavitt, the grandfather of\\nthe colonel, settled on the farm lately owned by Ed-\\nward Osgood. One of the sisters married a Gerrish,\\nof Boseawen, and left a numerous progeny. Leavitt\\nClough married, first, Hannah Fletcher, of Loudon\\nsecond, Peggy Mason, of Chichester. Leavitt was a re-\\nmarkable man powerful physically, strong intellectu-\\nally, energetic, prompt to keep his engagements, trusted\\nby the community, a devout Christian, a successful and\\nwealthy farmer. Sally, his oldest daughter, married\\nAbner Clough, of Loudon Hill. Hannah, another\\ndaughter, married Josiah Haines, of Canterbury, and\\nSusan, the third daughter, married Jeremiah Clough.\\nLeavitt, Jr., was their only son. Leavitt Clough, Jr.,\\nwas born October 30, 1778 married, October 27, 1800,\\nAbigail Morrill, the youngest daughter of Deacon\\nDavid Morrill, and aunt of Hon. David Morrill, a\\nprominent citizen of Canterbury. She was born\\nFebruary 8, 1779, and died May 10, 1853. He was\\nheld in high esteem by his townsmen, was a justice of\\nthe peace, selectman and representative when he died,\\nAugust 13, 1825. She was a woman of great natural\\nability and skill, and took great interest in all that", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0455.jp2"}, "365": {"fulltext": "234\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, xNEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nwas happening in tlie outside world. Like his father\\nand grandlatlier, Leavitt Clough was orthodox in\\ncreed and carefully attended to religious observances.\\nToward the close of her life Mrs. Clough was liberal\\nin her views. The children of this couple were (1)\\nHenry Clough, born September 17, 1801, graduated\\nfrom Dartmouth College in 1823, and died in Mary-\\nland August 28, 1824; (2) William Patrick Clough,\\nborn October 25, 1802, married and settled first in\\nCanterbury, but later in life moved to Andover, and\\nfor many years lived with his only daughter, Cornelia,\\nwho married the late Rev. Howard Moody (3) Mary\\nAnn Clough, born January 8, 1804, married, .in April,\\n1825, Deacon Jonathan Brown, of Gilmanton; (4)\\nDavid M. Clough (5) Merinda Clough, born February\\n14, 1 SOS, married Jonathan Prescott, of Gilmanton\\n(6) Leavitt Morrill Clough, born September 10, 1809,\\nwho went South and disappeared about the time of a\\nnoted steamboat explosion, and never having been\\nheard from, was supposed to have been lost (7)\\nThomas Carmel Clough, born February 16, 1812, a\\npromising young man, who married Martha Emery,\\nof Concord, and was one of the first settlers on the\\nWestern Reserve (Ohio), he died in early manhood,\\nand left one daughter; (8) Daniel Webster Clough,\\nborn August 17, 1814, is unmarried and lives in Hill.\\nColonel David M. Clough was born on his grand-\\nfather s farm June 9, 1805, and succeeded to the home-\\nstead on coming of age. His education was received\\nat the district school, supplemented by three terms at\\nGilmanton Academy. What he was taught he\\nwas able to impart to others, for at the age of eighteen\\nhe was engaged in teaching winter schools at the\\nage of nineteen he was commissioned in the State\\nmilitia, promoted to captain at twenty-one, and to\\nthe rank of colonel after five years service. At his\\nfather s death it devolved upon him to help settle\\nthe estate, and thus early in life he became immersed\\nin business. In 1832 he settled in Gilmanton, re-\\nmaining there ten years, when he returned to the\\nneighborhood of his old home. In 1848 he took a\\ntrip of inspection and discovery through the States of\\nOhio, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa, and after an absence\\nof several months returned with the firm conviction\\nthat New Hampshire offered as many inducements to\\nthe farmer as any State in the Union, and accordingly\\npurchased a small farm near his early home, which he\\nbrought to a higher state of cultivation and sold in\\n1856. He bought, that very fall, the farm he now\\nowns on the Merrimack Intervale, between the Can-\\nterbury and Boscawen stations, paying four thous-\\nand six hundred dollars, it being the same farm\\nthat his great-uncle, Joseph Clough, formerly owned.\\nTo this farm of some five hundred acres he gave\\nwork and capital. In thirteen years he brought its\\nmarket value up to seventeen thousand dollars, and\\nits supporting capacity from twelve cattle to that of\\nover one hundred. He has added outlying pieces as\\nthey have come into the market, until he now owns\\nabout twelve hundred acres of land. His average\\ncrop of corn on the ear is some three thousand bush-\\nels. He has now one hundred and twenty head of\\ncattle, one hundred and fifteen sheep and six horses.\\nHe has served the town of Canterbury as selectman\\nfor four years, and as representative two years. Three\\ntimes he received the nomination of the Democratic\\nparty for member of the Governor s Council, and was\\nelected during Governor Weston s first term. During\\nhis term in the Legislature he was a strong advocate\\nfor the establishment of the Agricultural College and\\nwas one of the board of trustees for several years. In\\npolitics the colonel has been a Free-Soil Democrat,\\nattending the National Convention which nominated\\nJohn P. Hale. After the abolition of slavery he\\ngravitated into the Democratic party. In agricultural,\\nrather than in political circles has Colonel Clough been\\nmost prominent. He was a charter member of the\\nMerrimack River Grange and a charter member of the\\nState Grange, of which he was treasurer for six years\\nand for a long time one of the executive committee.\\nHe is a member of the Merrimack County Agricul-\\ntural Society, for two years its president, and a life-\\nmember of the New Hampshire Agricultural Society.\\nA great aim and ambition of his life has been to\\ngive dignity to the farmers vocation, and, by experi-\\nment, to develop the science of farming in his native\\nState. By precept and example he has been a cham-\\npion of the farmers rights and a pioneer in every ad-\\nvance. He has been a prosperous and successful\\nfarmer; he has made two blades of grass grow where\\none grew before.\\nIn 1832 he, with his wife, joined the Free-Will\\nBaptist Church of Canterbury, and for many years\\nwas clerk of the society. He has always been a tem-\\nperance advocate, abstaining from cider as well as\\nfrom stronger drinks, and also from tobacco all his\\nlife.\\nAs a citizen in his neighborhood, in his town, in\\nthe county and in late years throughout the State, he\\nhas enjoyed the respect and confidence of his fellou-\\ncitizens. He has been thoroughly upright in all liis\\ndealings, scorning dishonesty in politics and in busi-\\nness, and in his ripe old age is surrounded by com-\\nforts and luxuries well earned and well deserved.\\nHe married, first, October 25, 1828, Almira Batchrl-\\nder, daughter of Ebenezer Batchelder, of Canterbury.\\nShe was born June 7, 1805; was the mother of five\\nchildren; died November 5, 1851. He married,\\nsecond, June 17, 1856, Mrs. Caroline (Gibson) Tal-\\nlent. His children are as follows\\n1. Ann Maria, born in 1830 died August 9, 1838.\\n2. Henry Leavitt, born February 17, 1834 has been\\nprominent in business and political circles of Con-\\ncord; a candidate for high-sheriff of Merrimack\\nCounty, and now resides with his father unmarried.\\n3. Mary S., born in 1836 died August 2, 1838.\\n4. Edwin Davis, born October 5, 1843; married\\nEliza Couch, daughter of Elder Couch, of Concord\\nhas had two children (one of whom is living), and is\\na member of the firm of E. D. Clough Co., of Con-\\ncord.\\n5. Charles Newell, born January 15,1849; married\\nEmma T. Morrill, and has one child,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the colonel s\\nonly grandson, David Morrill Clough, Jr.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0456.jp2"}, "366": {"fulltext": "2).\\n-y^", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0457.jp2"}, "367": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0458.jp2"}, "368": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CHICHESTER.\\nCHAPTER I.\\nChichester, Jlerrimack County, is bounded on\\nthe north by Pittstield, on the east by Pittsfield and\\nEpsom, on the south by Pembroke and on the west\\nby Loudon. It is about six miles long and three miles\\nwide, and contains about eleven thousand nine hun-\\ndred and seventy-eight acres. Distance from Concord\\nto centre of town, eight miles. It is watered by the\\nSuncook River, which forms its eastern boundary for\\nabout one mile, atibrding excellent water-power at\\nseveral points, only one of which is at present util-\\nized. Another small stream, known as Lynxfield\\nKrook, flows out of a pond by the same name, sit-\\nuated in the southwesterly part of the town, and fur-\\nnishes the power to drive Sanders board, shingle and\\nluth-mills, and flows into the Suncook in the easterly\\n[lart of the town. Another small stream flows through\\nthe northeasterly part of the town, known as Gilman-\\nton Brook, and furnishes the power to drive Fellows\\nmills, and also flows into the Suncook. It was upon\\nthis stream that the first saw-mill in Chichester was\\nerected by the early settlers. There are no mountains\\nin town, and the only hills of note are Bear Hill, situ-\\nated in the westerly part of the town, and Garvin s\\nHill, situated in the southerly part of the town, from\\nthe top of which, on a clear day, the White Mountains\\ncan be seen. The original growth of wood is pine,\\nhemlock, chestnut, beech, birch and maple. When\\nthe town was settled, a large proportion of its surface\\nwas covered with a very heavy growth of wood and\\ntimber. For the first fifty years after its settlement\\nthe original owners devoted a considerable portion of\\ntheir time to cutting down and burning up the growth\\nof wood and lumber, preparatory to breaking the soil\\nand fitting it for cuhivation and within the last\\ntwenty-five years, more especially, the lumbermen of\\nthis and other towns have invaded our forests, and\\nare making sad havoc with the original growth of\\npine, hemlock and chestnut until, to-day, there is but\\nlittle of it remaining in town. Looking from the\\nsummit of the surrounding hills, the surface of this\\ntown appears to be much broken and uneven still,\\nthere are many highly-cultivated farms, especially\\nthat of Charles H. Carpenter, Esq., lying on both\\nsides of Suncook River, which is one of the largest and\\nmost productive farms in Merrimack County. The\\nsoil is generally good, and in some parts is very fer-\\ntile. Farming is almost the only employment\\ntrade, manufacturing and mechanic arts are carried\\non to a very limited extent. Population, seven hun-\\ndred and eighty-four; number of polls, two hundred\\nand sixty-four.\\nORIGIS.\\\\L GR.\\\\ST OF TOWN.\\nGeorge, by the Grace of Hod, of Great Brituine, Fmnce and Ire-\\nland, King, Defender of the Faith, Ac.\\nTo an People to whom these Presenta thall come. Greeting Know ye\\nthat we of our Special Knowleidge and mcer motion for the Dew En-\\ncouragement of Setling a new Phintation By and with the advise and\\nConsent of our Councill have Given and Granted and by these PresenU\\nas far as in us Lies do Give and Grant in Equall Shares unto Sundry of\\nour beloved subjects whose Names are Entered in a Schedule hereunto\\nanexed that Inhabit, or Shall Inhabit, within the Said Grant within-\\nour Provence of New Hampshire all that tract of land within the fol-\\nlowing bounds, viz. To begin on the South west Side of the Town of\\nBarnsted, and from thence Riming South westerly on the head of the\\nTown of Nottingham uutill Eight miles be accompiished. and then North\\nwest Eight miles, and then North East Eight miles, and then South East\\nby the said Town of Barnstead to the Place where it first began, and\\nthat Ye same be a Town Corporate by the Name of Chichester to the\\nPersons affore Said for Ever. To Have and To Hold the Said land to the\\nsaid Grantees and their heirs and assigns for ever, and to such associates\\naa they shall admitt upon the following Condition (1) that the Pro-\\nprietors within three years Buld, or Cause to be Bult, Sixty Dwelling\\nHouses and Settle families in the Same, and Cleare three acres of Ground\\nFitt for Planting or mowing, and that Each Proprietor Pay his Propor-\\ntion of the Town Charges when and so often as occasion shall Require\\nye same. (2) That a meetting house be Built for ye Publick Worship of\\nGod within the Tearm of four years. (3) That upon Default of any Per-\\nticular Proprietor in Complying with the Conditions of this Charter\\nupon his Part, such Delinquent Proprietor Shall forfeit his share of ye\\nsaid land to the other Proprietors, which shall be disposed of according\\nto the major vote of ye Said Proprietors att a Legall meetting. (4) That\\na Proprietor s share be Reserved for a Parsonage, and another for ye fil-st\\nminister of the Gospell that Shall be there settled and ordained, and\\nanother Proprietors Share for ye Bcnnifitt of a Scoole in ye Said Town,\\nprovided nevertheless that ye Peace with ye Indians continue for ye\\nSpace of three years, but if itt Should happen that a warr with ye In-\\ndians Should Commence before the E.-ipiration of the affore Said Tearm\\nof three years that then ye Said Terme of three years Shall be\\nallowed the Proprietors after ye E.\\\\piration of tlie warr for ye\\nPerformance of ye affore Said Conditions Hendring and Paying there-\\nfor to UB our heirs and Successors, or Such officer or officers 06\\nShall be appointed to Receive the Same, the anuall Quitt Rent or\\nAcknowledgment of one Pound of Hemp in ye Said Town on ye last\\nwendsday in march yearly for Ever if Demanded. Reserving also unto\\nus our heirs and Successors all mast Trees Growing on Said Tract of land\\naccording to acts of Parliment in that case made and Provided and for\\nye beetter order Rule and Goverment of ye Said Town we do by these\\nPresents and for our Selves, onr heirs and Successors, Grant unto the\\nSai.l men Inhabitants, or those that Shall Inhabitt Said Town, that\\n235", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0459.jp2"}, "369": {"fulltext": "IILSTORV OF MEKllIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nyearly and every yeare upon tlio Second Wondsday in march for Ever\\nShall meott to Elect and Chuse by the major part of the Proprietors then\\nPresent, Constable, Selectmen and other Town officers according to ye\\nLaws and ujeages of our afloresaid Province with Power, li u. 1. il^.\\nand authority as other Towns and Town ofllcers within ..in i.i -...I\\nProvince have and Enjoy, and for ye Notifiing and Cullii.-^ i.i-\\nTowumectting we do hereby appoint Peter Woure, Esq .I..I.1. S..iiti. rn\\nand Jacob Freese to be the first Selectmen, and thay to Continnr; in .S.ii.l\\nBespeclive office as Selectmen untill ye Second Wcndsday in ye month\\nof march, which Shall be in ye yoaro of our Loid one thosand Seven\\nhundred and Twenty Eight, and untill other Select men Shall be Chosen\\nand appintcd in thare Stead in Such manner as is in these Presents Ex-\\npresed. In Testimony where of wee have Caused the Scale of our Said\\nProvince to be hereunto affixed.\\nWittncss, John Wentworth, Esq our Liueftenant Governor and\\nCoraandcr in Cheife in and over our Said Provence att our Town of\\nPortsmouth, in our Said Provence of New Hampshire, ye Twentieth Day\\nof may, in the thirtenth of our Keigne, anno Dominc 1727.\\nBy order of his honour the Leifteuant Governor with the advice of\\ntheCounsell.\\nJonx Wentworth.\\nRlcuARD M ALbON, Clerk of ye ComiselL\\nOn the 13th day of March, 1728, the original pro-\\nprietors of the town of Chichester held their first\\nannual meeting at the house of Captain Wingate, in\\nHampton, and elected William Stanford clerk, and\\nBenjamin Perkins, Benjamin Lambrc and Jethro\\nTilton selectmen, chose Peter Gilman, Captain John\\nOilman and Nathaniel Healey surveyors, and Deacon\\nWeare, John Sanborn, Peter Gilman, John Robinson\\nand Samuel Martin a committee to lay out the town.\\nFor some reason this committee did not act. They\\nheld other meetings, and chose other men w-ith no\\nbetter success, until December 24, 1728, when they\\nheld a meeting at the house of Captain Wingate, and\\nchose Simeon Martin, Samuel Martin, Jeremiah San-\\nborn, Captain Tilton and William Stanford a com-\\nmittee to lay out the town, and Ichabod Roby a\\nsurveyor the committee to have ten shillings per\\nday, and the surveyor fifteen. This committee, it\\nseems, attended to the business assigned to them im-\\nmediately; for we find them back to Hampton again\\nJanuary 28, 1729, when another meeting of the pro-\\nprietors was held at the house of Captain Wingate, to\\npay them for services rendered. Their pilot, William\\nHill, received five pounds, seventeen shillings. Cap-\\ntain Tilton six pounds, Simeon Martin six pounds,\\nSamuel Martin six pounds, Jeremiah Sanborn and\\nWilliam Stanford six pounds each. This committee\\nrun what they supposed to be the line between what\\nwas then Nottingham and Chichester, and Pembroke\\nand Chichester. Beginning at a birch-tree at the\\nsouth corner of Barnstead, which they found marked\\nwith B and other letters, they run eight miles\\nsouthwest to a beech-tree; this tree they also marked.\\nThey then run eight miles northwest to a white oak\\ntree; having marked this tree and others near by,\\nthey returned. This running, although according to\\ntheir grant, took in a part or all of Epsom. We can\\naccount for this only in this way: When the county\\nwas mostly covered with forests, grants were made\\nwithout any definite ideas of exact locations. Char-\\nters often overlapped each other or left irregular strips\\nof land between them. In this case it seems that the\\nsame territory was granted to Epsom and Chichester;\\nbut as the grant to Epsom antedated that of Chiches-\\nli T by a few days, Chichester lost, and Epsom gained\\nI 111- laud in dispute. It seems by the record that the\\npniprietors of Chichester did not willingly relinquish\\ntheir claim to this portion of the territory embraced\\nwithin their grant; but it was the source of a great\\ndeal of perplexity and vexation, if not of actual liti-\\ngation, and committee after committee were chosen\\nto settle the matter with Epsom, and finally a com-\\nmittee was chosen to represent their situation to the\\nGovernor, and, if possible, get him to grant them new\\nterritory equivalent to what Epsom took from them\\nbut their efforts in this direction seem to have been\\nfruitless, as there is no record of any territory being\\nannexed to Chichester afterward.\\nAt their annual meeting, held March 12, 1729, a\\ncommittee was chosen to lay out a bridle-path\\nthrough the town of Nottingham to Chichester, and\\nalso select some desirable site for a settlement. This\\ncommittee employed a surveyor, and reported as fol-\\nlows They took their departure from the end of\\nBow Street, in Nottingham, at a great white pine\\ntree; thence running northwesterly through Notting-\\nham; thence northwest about two miles to little\\nSuncook River (now Epsom); here they concluded\\nwas a desirable place for a settlement. Soon after\\nthe return of this committee the proprietors held a\\nmeeting, and appointed a day upon which to come\\nup through the way just laid out, and fell the trees,\\nand clear up the rubbish, and prepare a bridle-path,\\nand those men who went were to receive six shil-\\nlings, and those who remained were to pay six shil-\\nlings. After the bridle-path had been prepared,\\nPeter Weare, Jabez Smith, Ichabod Robey, Josiah\\nMoulton and Jasper Blake were chosen a committee\\nto fix upon a spot for a settlement, lay out house-lots\\nand highways to accommodate them, locate a block-\\nhouse, etc. This committee came uj) and laid out\\nthe following road:\\nBeginning at the Suncook River, about forty rods below where little\\nSuncook runs into tho main river, and run east-southeast three hun-\\ndred rods, thence southeast one hundred rods, thence east two hundred\\nand forty rods, thence southeast one hundred and seventy rods, thence\\neast-southeast four hundred and twenty rods.\\nThey then selected a spot for a centre, or meeting-\\nhouse lot, about one mile upwards, on the fifth\\ncourse of the above highway. They then laid out\\naround this centre twenty-acre lots, one for each\\nproprietor, and numbered them. This location for a\\nsettlement was in Epsom, but probably made before\\nthe proprietors Were aware of the fact. The commit-\\ntee then returned to Hampton, made a plan of the\\nhighways and house-lots, with the numbers of each\\nlot, submitted their plan to the proprietors, who ac-\\ncepted it, and immediately drew their lots; but none\\nwere allowed to draw their lots until they had paid\\ntheir proportion of the expenses incurred in paying\\nthem out. At a meeting held at Hampton, March\\n11, 1730, it was voted that ye proprietors build a", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0460.jp2"}, "370": {"fulltext": "CHICHESTER.\\n237\\nmeeting-house thirty-five foot long and twenty-five\\nfoot wide, and to be eleaven foot stud; said house\\nto be uonipleted on or before the last day of Novem-\\nber next. Vo/ed, that Daniel Weare, Captain Win-\\ngate and Nathaniel Healey l)e a committee to let\\nout ye meeting-house. January 30, 1731, it was\\nvoted that the meeting-house should be twenty-five\\nfoot long and sixteen foot wide, with nine foot stud,\\nlicing built with timber six inches thick, and shall be\\n.ailed a log house. The price to be paid for this\\nli use was fifty pounds. The proprietors found no\\ndifficulty in finding men who, for pay, would come\\nn\\\\) and survey house-lots and highways, locate meet-\\ning-houses and forts; but when they looked for men\\nwho were willing to leave their comfortable homes in\\nHampton and vicinity, and come up here into the\\nforest to fell the huge trees, and break the untried\\nsoil, and build for themselves rude log houses, through\\nthe ci-acks and crevices of which the snows of winter\\nand rains of summer would beat, surrounded, in\\nmany cases, by hostile savages, and endure all the\\nprivations and hardships of the frontier settlers, they\\nwere not very plenty. So we find them holding\\nmeeting after meeting and taxing their inventive\\nfaculties to the uttermost to devise some plan wdiich\\nshould offer suflicieut inducement to families to settle\\nin the new town.\\nAt one of the meetings they voted that if sixty\\nmen of the proprietors, or men procured by them,\\nshould forthwith settle in said town of Chichester,\\nand continue here for the space of three years, they\\nshould receive two hundred pounds the first year, to\\nbe paid upon their first settlement, and one hundred\\nand fifty pounds yearly for the next two years. May\\n3, 1733, it was voted that if fifteen men, or under,\\nwould go and speedily settle in Chichester, they shall\\nliave a full Proprietor s share throughout ye town of\\nChichester. There is no evidence that any one ac-\\ncepted this otter of the proprietors. For several years\\nwe find them holding their annual and other meet-\\nings and discussing different plans for settling the\\ntown, also the difticulty with Epsom in relation to\\nthe dividing line between the towns. Finally a com-\\nmittee was chosen to petition the General Court to\\nestablish the line. The committee carried the matter\\nto the court, and the line was established, which gave\\nthe original twenty-acre house-lots, meeting-house\\nlot and highways which the proprietors laid out soon\\nafter the grant of the township to Epsom. This made\\nit necessary for the proprietors of Chichester to start\\nagain; hence we find them, with characteristic zeal,\\npushing ahead and making preparations for another\\nsurvey and on the 26th day of June, 1749, they\\nchose Obadiah Worth, James Prescott, Jeremiah\\nSanborn, Nathan Clough and Jonathan Swett a com-\\nmittee to come up and lay out a fifty-acre lot for each\\nproprietor. The committee employed a surveyor, came\\nup and laid out the first division of lots in Chichester\\nasfolli.ws:\\nmii\\n1 each of Said\\nl uiu Nuillnvfst from a\\nNo. Olio. Then from\\nsaid trees, which trees are four rods distant ooch from tlio otlier, on u\\nNorth East and by North and Southwest and hy Soiitli Point of tlio com-\\npass, which ia tlie course that divides one lot from tlio otliei- lliron^li tlio\\nwhole division, Wo run Northwest and half of one point mure Nurlh-\\nerly up said Canterbury road, That Ijcing the courec of mm] r.juil\\nnciiresi, mid when w.- lind sj luii lifty rods, then we nuirki-d ii tm- tlmt\\nsto.-J f li-: ,1 N. Mil. 1 I iii.t Ity North from the aCun-Huid North\\n-i I iiiiinT one again, aud then four imlB\\nAinl.i,, I I i II South west and by Soiitli w.. mini-\\nfifty roils and iiKirliod a tr.-.- tliiil stood two rods distant from said North-\\nwest half North Hue with number two, and over against said tree, two\\nrods from said line, we numbered another tree with number two, and\\nthen fifty rods and numbered two other trees standing, in course and dis-\\ntant as tlie trees as before described, with number three on each of said\\ntrees, all the numbers are in figures, and we layed out seventeen lots on\\neach side of said Oanterbm-y road, The numbers inrroasiiiK friini one to\\nmentioned in this return, and run South weal nil I :i i, mlr.il\\nand sixty six rodsand there marked a tree Willi ii in^li-\\nway, then four rods for said way, then measuiiil li l Ii. I h.i si\\\\ty\\nsix rods, and then marked a tree again with the letlei-s II. W., imd thim\\nrun up North west half North a tree before we began to run North west\\nhalf North with the numbers one, two, both numbers on one tree, the\\nnumber one on the North East side of said tree, and number two on tlie\\nSouth west side of said tree, and then run fifty rods and marked another\\ntree with one, two, as before, then fifty rodsand marked anotlier tree w ith\\nthe numbers three, four, then fifty rods and marked a tree five, six, and\\nso on to number thirty four, and the road hereof four rods wide, it lays\\non the South west side of the numbered and spotted trees, aud then we re-\\nturned again to the trees first mentioned in this return standing on Can-\\nterhiu^ road, and from the tree that stands on the North East side of\\nsaid Canterbury road, we run North East and by North one hundred\\nand sixty six rods, and marked a tree with the letters H. W., and then\\nmeasured four rods on the road all the roads that are upon the North\\nEast side of Canterbury road, which is the road bct\\\\v,-,.|i tlif third and\\nfourth range, lays on the North East side of tin n lui.l ininihi-n d\\ntrees. .411 the eight ranges begin their nuinb.i- mil i i i .ml\\nthereof and increase their numbers as they v m. i The\\nfifth range are all eaven numbers from two to Dm u im I h -..mid\\nfrom number one to thirty three all odd numbers. R,iiii, e tin- third is\\nnumbered from one to seventeen, both even and odd nnmbei-s. Range\\nnumber four is likewise. Range number five is numbered from two to\\ntwenty-eight, all even numbers. Range number six is numbered from\\none to twenty seven, all odd numbers. Range number seven is num-\\nbered from two to twenty eight, all even numbers. Range number\\neight is numbered from one to twenty seven, all odd ntunbers. All the\\nlots are numbered at each end, and are one hundred and sixtj six rods\\nlong and fifty ro Is wide The ranges aie numbered from the Southwest\\nto the North Ei\u00c2\u00bbt K^nge numbei one is the South westerly range\\nThen next IS range numl ei fu Tl n \\\\t i i n\u00e2\u0080\u009e thre \u00c2\u00abhirh li s\\non Cantiiburj load, on tl 1 I 1 r N rth\\nEistn ud The first cr I\\nturn the sjuthtdstcih 1\\ncross I id which IB foil I s\\nfoul lods broad tndwheresuli il ti s ii t iliir\\\\ i I tl i is a\\ncentei squaie of about foul acres, which takes olf a cornoi fuiii ta h )1\\nthe foui lots adjoining to said loads the center square is ti exttii 1\\ntwenty five rods on the end of each of the four lots, and twenty five rods\\non the side of each of s.aid four lots adjoining to said roads, and then ex-\\ntending a straight line from the end of said twenty five rods, in a tri-\\nangular form. The third and last cross road is four lots distant Norlli\\nWestward from the last mentioned four rods road, and is two rods\\nbroad, and in all of this return we have regard to a Plan of said division\\ndrawn by Walter Bryant and received this day.\\nWalter Brjant, Obcdiah Worth, James Prescott, Nathan Clough,\\nJeremiah Sanborn, .Tonathan Swett, committee.\\nThe following ia a list of the original pmprietors\\nand the lots which they drew\\nJohn Odliii, range G, lot 25 Chris-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0461.jp2"}, "371": {"fulltext": "238\\nHISTORY OF MEKIUMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nfopher I agc, ninge 8, lot 3 Peter Weaie, range 5, lot 20 Edward West.\\nrange 2, lot 21 Nathaniel Healey, range S, lot 12 Jabez Smith, range\\n6, lot 17 Josiata Bachelder, range 1, lot 32 Jonathan Fifield, range 1,\\nlot 24 Pain Wingale, range 3, lot 17 Nicholas Gilinan, range 8, lot 21\\nNathaniel Locke, range 4, lot 12 William Stanford, range 2, lot 25 Shu.\\nball Sanborn, range 7, lot 24 John Webster, range 8, lot 11 Benjamin\\nThomas, range 4, lot 1 Joseph Taylor, range 2, lot 5 Samuel Martin,\\nrange I, lot 4 Mathias Plant, range 3, lot 11 Jonathan Garland, range\\n2, lot 33 Jacob Freese, Jr., range 2, lot 16 Beiyamin Sanborn, range\\n4, lot 15 Daniel Wcare, range 1, lot 22 John Prescot, range 2, lot SI\\nMinister Whipple, range 2, lot 13 Joshua Wingate, range 6, lot 13\\nNathaniel Weare, range 8, lot 27 John Sherburn, range 6, lot 11\\nJonathan Philbrook, range 1, lot 28 Beiyamin Perkins, range 7, lot 2\\nCharles Steward, range 4, lot 16 Charles Treadwell, range 5, lot 4\\nNathan Longfellow, range 6, lot 7 John Swett, range 5, lot 14 Mosea\\nBlake, range 7, lot 26 Jacob Freese, range 3, lot 15 Abram Drake,\\nranges, lot 25 John Rodman, Jr., range 3, lot 11 Nathaniel Drake,\\nrange 5, lot 24 Samuel Thyng, rauge 1, lot 2 Samuel Oilman, range 1,\\nlot 20 Thomas Webster, range 1, lot 12 Peter Gilman, range 8, lot 5\\nJames Leavitt, range 7, lot 12; Joseph Dearborn, range 3, lot C;\\nJohn Robinson, range 5, lot 18 Beiyamin Lambre, range 6, lot 19 Jo-\\nsiah Moulton, Jr., rauge 7, lot 6 John Bachelder, range 6, lot 21\\nSamuel Palmer, range 5, lot 16 Bezalcel Tappan, range 2, lot 31 Jarius\\nRinge, Jr., range 4, lot 14 Eben Weare, range 6, lot 15 Thomas Perce,\\nrange 2, lot 11 Winthrop Hilton, range 2, lot 29 Joseph Redman,\\nrange 1, lot 18 James Jaffrey, Jr., range 4, lot 11 John Redman, range\\n3, lot 14 Thomas Cram, range 4, lot 6 John Dearborn, Jr., range 4,\\nlot 17 Henry Russ, range 6, lot 5 John Gilman, Esq., range 8, lot 15\\nAndrew Wiggin, range 7, lot 8 Captain John Gilman, range 1, lot 2\\nJohn Downing, range 8, lot 17; William Fellows, range 5, lot 20;\\nSamuel Tibbets, range 8, lot 1 Epraham Dennis, range 4, lot 3 Wil-\\nliam Odion, range 3, lot 4 William Peperell, range 1, lot 34 Joseph\\nFrost, range 3, lot 16 John Tuck, range 7, lot 4 Colonel Mark Hunk-\\ning, range 1, lot 8 David Currier, range 3, lot 7 Cyprym Jeffrey, range\\n8, lot 9; Benning Wentworth, range 1, lot 14; Hunkin Wentworth,\\nrange 4, lot 13 John Wentworth, range 7, lot 18 William Wentworth,\\nrange 5, lot 6 Jeremiah Sanborn, range 8, lot 19 Jethra Tilton, range\\n5, lot 8 Batholomew Thyng, range 4, lot 5 John Cram, range 1, lot\\n12 Bradstreet Wiggin, range 6, lot 27 Steven Sanborn, range 6, lot 1\\nBenjamin Cram, range 7, lot 28 Richard Wibbard, Jr., rauge 6, lot 3\\nGeorge Jeffrey, range 3, lot 10 Richard Waldron, Jr., range 3, lot 3\\nBeiyamin Gaudin, range 8, lot 13 Jonathan Chusshing, range 2, lot 17\\nJohn Bradford, range 4, lot 7 John Jennis, range 7, lot 10 Hezekiah\\nJennis, range 3, lot 2 John Gerrish, range 2, lot 23 Peter Weare, Esq.\\nrange 3, lot 1 John Piaster, range 5, lot 10 James Davis, range 4, lot\\n4 Theodore Atkinson, range 1, lot 26 ^Eben Stevens, range 2, lot 19\\nCaptain Paul Gerrish, range 6, lot 9 Richard Jennis, range 7, lot 14\\nJames Jeffrey, range 4, lot 2; John Sanborn, range 1, lot 6; George\\nFrost, ranges, lot 23; Col. Shattuck Walton, range 7, lot 16 George\\nJeffrey, range 5, lot 2 Richard Wibeud, range 2, lot 27 Colonel\\nThomas Westbrook, range 1, lot 16 Archibald Mackphedus, range 8,\\nlot 7.\\nJohn Frost, lot 30, first range Jothani Odiorn, lot\\n7, second range; Henry Sherburn, lot 20, range?;\\nGovernor Belcher, lot 10, range 1 each a proprietor s\\nshare, with a home lot and five hundred acres to Hon.\\nSamuel Sbute and Governor Wentworth.\\nThe proprietors seemed anxious to know how much\\nland they possessed up here so, on the 19th day of\\nMarch, 1750, they chose Jeremiah Sanborn, James\\nPrescott, Jonathan Swett, Samuel Drake and Jo-\\nsiah Shaw a committee to run the line around the\\ntown, and also lay out two fifty-acre lots to each of\\nthe proprietors. This committee employed Simeon\\nDearborn as surveyor, who came up and laid out the\\nsecond and third division of lots but as this land,\\nwith the exception of one range in the third division,\\nis now in the town of Piitsfield, it is not proper that\\nI should give an account of the doings of this com-\\nmittee. A large proportion of the township was now\\nsurveyed and lotted off, but as yet no permanent\\nsettlement had been made, although the proprietors\\nhad offered, what seemed to them, very flattering\\ninducements. The Indian wars in which the people\\nhad been engaged and other causes no doubt pre-\\nvented an early settlement. But in 1756, Paul Mor-\\nrill, for five hundred acres of land, was induced to\\ncome up into the woods and commence a clearing,\\nand make for himself and his posterity a home and\\na name. The tract of land which he selected was in\\nthe southwest corner of the town, and has ever since\\nbeen known as Morrill s Grant. He cleared up a\\npiece of land and built a house near the residence of\\nJohn F. French. At the Horse-Corner Mr. M.ir-\\nrill cleared up a farm, upon which he spent the\\nremainder of his days, He settled several of his sons\\nnear him, one upon the place where John F. French\\nnow resides, another upon the place where James F.\\nTowle lives, and still another on the C. H. Staniel s\\nplace.\\nJohn Morrill, one of the sons of Paul Morrill, was\\nborn about the time his father settled in Chichester,\\nand is supposed to be the first child born in the town,\\nas we find that the proprietors gave fifty acres of land\\nto the first child of Paul Morrill, born in Chichester.\\nThe proprietors continued for several years their\\nefforts to induce others to settle here, and thereby\\ncreate a demand for their land, but very little was\\naccomplished in this direction until about 1770, when\\nJohn Cram, for a grant of land and the water-power\\nwhich he had discovered on the great Suncook Eiver,\\nin what is now Pittsfield, built a saw-mill, an institu-\\ntion of great importance in those days, and without\\nwhich no extended settlement could be made.\\nThe rich soil, favorable location and heavy growtli\\nof timber induced the ambitious young men of Hamp-\\nton and vicinity to emigrate; and soon we find the\\nDows, Sanborns, Drakes, Davis Hilliard.s, Browns,\\nHooks, Lakes and many other young men of pluck\\nand strength coming up here, and settling in diflerent\\nparts of the town to hew peaceful homes and fruitful\\nfarms from the wilderness, and provide a competency\\nfor themselves and families by arduous toil and rigid\\neconomy. Those of the original proprietors who had\\nnot already sold or lost their shares in consequence of\\nnot paying their taxes still remained in Hampton,\\nselling their lands as they had o portunity, and hold-\\ning their annual meetings from year to year for the\\nelection of town officers, in accordance with the terms\\nof their grant.\\nColonel Simeon Hilliard came up and settled on\\nBrown s Hill, near the residence of the late Abner P.\\nBrown. He had a large family of children, but none\\nof their descendants remain in town now. About the\\nsame time came Jonathan Leavitt, Esq., who ]jur-\\nchased a large tract of land situated on both sides of\\nCanterbury road, a portion of which isowned and occu-\\npied by his grandson, Hazen K. Leavitt. Captain\\nJohn Langmaid settled on the farm now owned and\\noccupied by Samuel W. Langmaid, and the farm has", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0462.jp2"}, "372": {"fulltext": "CHICHESTER.\\n239\\nbeen in the possession of the Langmaicl family ever\\nsince. About the same time came David Brown, who\\nbought the farm now owned and occupied by David\\nT. Brown, who is the fourth generation from the orig-\\ninal settler. Thomas Lake settled ou the farm where\\nJ. T. Lake now resides, Irom which the large family\\nof Lakes descended. Joseph Dow and his brother\\nsettled on Loudon road, the former on the farm now\\nowned by Thomas Berry and sons, and the latter near\\nKelley s Corner.\\nJoseph Dow was proprietors clerk and afterwards\\ntown clerk, and thereby acquired the name of Clerk\\nDow. Soon after, Joshua Lane, Esq., and Jeremiah\\nLane purchased land in north part of town, and\\nerected houses where Arthur Deering and S. R. Wat-\\nson now reside. Captain Dyer Hook and Peter Hook\\npurchased the intervale farm now owned and occupied\\nby Charles H. Carpenter, Esq. The house, which Mr.\\nCarpenter moved from its original location a few\\nyears ago, before building the new and elegant resi-\\ndence which he now occupies, was built by Captain\\nDyer Hook, and is thought to be the first frame house\\nbuilt in town. Deacon Ebenezer Lane came to Chi-\\ncheister in 1790, and settled on a part of the Governor\\nAVentworth grant, in the southerly part of the town.\\nGeorge W. Lane, his grandson, still owns and occu-\\npies the farm. Joshua Lane, another grandson, resides\\nnear by, upon the farm formerly owned and occupied\\nby his father, Eben Lane.\\nBut in 1797, John Hilyard, Joseph Dow, Joshua\\nLane, Jacob Sanborn, John Bickford, Thomas Lake,\\nTimothy Prescott, Asa Lane, Daniel Tilton, James\\nDrake, Robert Tebbetts, Jonathan Perkins, Joshua\\nBerry, Abram Greene, John Cram, William Chase,\\nEnoch Butler, Joseph Sanborn represented to Abram\\nTrue, a justice of the peace, that they were pro-\\nprietors, owners and grantees of more than one-\\nsixteenth part of the township, and requested him to\\ncall a meeting for the election of proprietors officers\\nat the house of Lieutenant John Hilliard, in Chi-\\nchester. This meeting was held the 25th day of\\nJuly, 1797. Joseph Dow was chosen clerk, and\\nRobert Tebbets, Esq., and Abram True, Esq.,\\nwere chosen a committee to bring the record-book of\\nthe proprietors up to Chichester. It was accordingly\\nbrought up by this committee on the 4th day of\\nDecember following. Another meeting was called by\\nAbram True, Esq., agreeable to a petition of pro-\\nprietors, on the 29th day of May, 1800. A board of\\nofficers was chosen and an attempt made to raise a\\ntax to pay up the indebtedness of the proprietors,\\nbut not much was accomplished, except to adjourn\\ntheir meeting from day to day until they had ad-\\njourned nine times the last adjourned meeting was\\nnever held. These adjourned meetings occupied\\nabout three years time, during which a large part of\\nthe proprietors rights had been sold to pay taxes and\\nclaims. Governor Shute s five hundred acres included.\\nThus ends the recorded doings of the original propri-\\netors of our town. We have followed them from\\nthe time they obtained their grant, in 1727, to 1803,\\na period of seventy-six years, and given an epitome\\nof their votes and transactions relative to the set-\\ntlement of Chichester. We would be glad to give\\na more extended and particular account of thenu\\nbut the limited space allowed us in this work forbids.\\nWe are fortunate in having in our possession the\\ncomplete records of all meetings of the proprietors,\\nwritten in a legible hand and in a good state of\\npreservation.\\nHaving said all that our limited space allows about\\nthe original proprietors, we will now go back several\\nyears and take up the original settlers and we\\nfind that on March 18, 1773, they presented a peti-\\ntion to John McClary to call a meeting of the legal\\nvoters for the election of town officers. General Mc-\\nClary issued the following order\\nPeovince of New Hampsuibe, Rockinqiiam, SS.\\nWhei-eas, applicatioa ib made to me, the Subscriber, one of hU Majes-\\nties Justices of the Peace for the County aforesaid, in a petition signed by\\na number of the freeholders and inhabitants of the township of Chiches-\\nter, to call a town meeting as soon as may be, at some convenient place\\nIn Said Town, to Choose Town officers as the law Directs. Therein they\\nComplain of never having had the advantage of any legal meeting in\\nSaid Town heretofore. Pursuant to the aforesaid application, I Do\\nhereby notify and warn the freeholders, and other Inhabitants of the\\ntownship of Chichester, qualified by law to vote at Said Meeting, to\\nmeet at the Dwelling house of John Loverin, in Said Chichester, on\\nThursday, the first day of April next, at ten of the clock, forenoon, then\\nand there to Choose a Moderator to govern Said meeting, also Town\\nClark, Selectmen, Constable and all other town officers as the law di-\\nrects, and to pass votes for the same.\\nJohn McClary, Justice PeacL\\\\\\nAgreeable to the above order, the citizens of Chi-\\nchester held their first town-meeting and elected\\nJohn McClary moderator and John Cram town clerk\\nJohn Cram, Samuel Davis, Ebenezer Barton, select-\\nmen Samuel Prescott, Jonathan Leavitt, assessors\\n.Tohn Worth, constable or collector together; Ed-\\nward Sargent, Edmon Rand Leavitt, John Blake and\\nElijah Ring, they all surveyors of highways. The\\nsettlers had scarcely got started in the new town\\nwhen the difficulties which had for a long time ex-\\nisted between the colonies and the British government\\nassumed such formidable proportions that war seemed\\nalmost inevitable.\\nAlready people in the lower towns ofthe State were\\nalmost driven to overt acts, but were restrained by the\\nprudence of leading patriots. The settlers, though\\nfar removed from these scenes, caught the spirit and\\nbegan to make preparations for the coming storm\\nfor, early in 1775, they voted to enlist four Minute-\\nMen to be ready at a moment s warning for any emer-\\ngency, and to pay each man two shillings per day, and\\nraised one pound, six shillings to purchase pork and\\nbread, and store it in town for the use of the Min-\\nute-Men. January 23d of this year Elijah Ring was\\nchosen as a deputy to go to Exeter to choose dele-\\ngates to represent this province in a Continental\\nCongress proposed to be held in Philadelidiia in\\nMav next. On the 8th of May, John Cram was chosen", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0463.jp2"}, "373": {"fulltext": "240\\nHISTORY OF MKRRTMACK COIT.XTY, NP^W HAMPSHIRE.\\ndeputy to represent the town in the Provincial Con-\\ngress to be held at Exeter on the 17th instant, with\\nfull power to act and adopt everything according\\nto a letter from the Provincial Committee. In 1776\\nthe town chose Simeon Milliard, Jonathan Stanyan,\\nThomas Johnson, David Knowlton, Israel Hook a\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Committee of Safety, and in 1777 voted to give thirty\\npounds, lawful money, to each man who enlists into\\nthe Continental army for three years, and chose Jon-\\n.athan Leavitt, Jeremiah Sanborn and Jeremiah Gar-\\nland a committee to hire the men. They also chose\\nJohn Cram, William Chase, Elijah Ring, John Lang-\\nmaid,Simeon Hilliardto regulate the prices of articles\\nin town, so as to correspond with prices in other towns.\\nThey also voted to purchase a good supply of gun-\\npowder, lead and flints, and store them at the house\\nof Captain Dyer Hook for the use of the Minute-Men.\\nIn 1778 the town raised one hundred and fifty pounds,\\nlawful money, to hire men to fill the quota of the town\\nin the Continental army, and chose James Cram, Jon-\\nathan Leavitt, Edward Sargent a committee to look\\nafter the families of those who had gone into the\\narmy, agreeable to a resolve of the General Assem-\\nbly.\\nIn 1779 a convention of delegates was held at Exe-\\nter to draw up a new system of government, and\\nJohn Cram, Esq., was chosen to represent the town.\\nThis convention met and proposed a new form of gov-\\nernment, which was submitted to the people and re-\\njected. This year a convention was held at Concord to\\nregulate the price of articles, and Ensign Elijah Ring\\nwas chosen as a delegate from Chichester, who received\\ntwelve i)Ounds, lawful money, for his services. In\\n1780 the people were thoroughly aroused, and deter-\\nmined to do all in their power to aid the Continental\\narmy and secure the independence of the colonies.\\nThey chose Captain Jonathan Leavitt and Ensign\\nElijah Ring a committee, with instructions to furnish\\nall the men that may be called for during the year,\\nfrom this town, as soldiers in the army; and the\\nselectmen were also instructed to furnish the commit-\\ntee with the money to pay them and to assess a tax\\nupon the ratable polls to raise it. It was no easy\\ntask for farmers, at this period, with but very little\\nof their land under cultivation, with a distant market\\nand the difticulties attending transportation, to raise\\nmoney; yet they did raise it to the extent of their\\nability, and when they could not raise money, they\\nfurnished beef and corn, and conveyed it to Hampton\\nwith horses and oxen. The town furnished this year\\nsix thousand five hundred and twenty pounds of beef\\nand delivered it. In 1781 the Continental Congress\\nasked them to furnish eight thousand one hundred\\nand fifty pounds of beef and forty-eight gallons of\\nrum for the army, and it was raised and forwarded.\\nThey also voted to raise all the men wanted from this\\ntown for the army during the year, and passed the\\nfollowing very singular vote, which not only shows\\nthe ingenuity of the people, but shows to what ex-\\njust cause had driven\\ntremity poverty and zeal\\nthem\\nVoted to go to raidug young stock, and that each and every citizen\\nof tlie town who enlisted for the term of three yeani, or during the war,\\nand actually went iuto the service, should receive, at the expiration of\\nhis term of service, twenty three-ycAr-old heifers, and chose Jeremiah\\nSanhorn, Captain Jabez Uaskel and Joshua Berry a committee to hire\\nthe soldiers, and voted to pay this committee forty dollars per day for\\ntime spent in furuishing the men, and thirty dollars per day for use of\\nhorse.\\nWe do not know liuw many men accepted this\\nofier and received the heifers; but we find the town,\\nsome time after, taking measures to procure them.\\nThis was the last vote passed by the town, as no more\\nsoldiers were called for after this year. The people\\nof Chichester should ever remember that their ances-\\ntors performed well their part in the great struggle of\\nthe colonies for liberty, and that no town rendered\\nmore willing and eflScient aid. If men were wanted,\\nshe furnished them without a murmur. If the fam-\\nilies of volunteers needed help, their wants were sup-\\nplied, and everything that the circumstances of the\\npeople would allow was done to bring about the glo-\\nrious consummation of the war. The Revolutionary\\nWar left the country deeply in debt. Congress had no\\npower to establish a system of imports consequently\\nheavy taxes were levied on polls and estates. This,\\nin connection with other circumstances, produced a\\nseason of distress and suffering, from which Chiches-\\nter did not escape. The war over, the settlers began\\nto talk about dividing the town for John Cram and\\nhis numerous friends, aided by that great civilizer,\\nthe saw-mill, had already built up quite a settlement\\naround the water-power (now Pittsfield village). Paul\\nMorrill and his family and friends had settled in the\\nextreme southerly portion of the town so, when an\\nattempt was made to fix upon a centre for a church,\\netc., a difficulty. arose which they could not surmount.\\nThe people at the north part of the town wanted it\\nthere, and those at the south wanted it there. So, on\\nthe 26th day of December, 1781, they voted to divide\\nthe town as follows That the second division of land\\nbelow Suncook River in Chichester, with that part of\\nthe third division below the river, and the six nor-\\ntherly ranges above said river in the third division,\\nwith all the privileges and proportion of public land\\nbelonging to said divisions, may be incorporated into\\na town or parish by themselves, with all town priv-\\nileges as other towns in this State. And John Cram,\\nWilliam Chase and Jonathan Leavitt were chosen a\\ncommittee to petition the Legislature to confirm the\\nabove vote. This was done, and in 1782 the General\\nCourt created the town of Pittsfield, in accordance\\nwith the previous vote of the town. During this\\nyear the town business of both towns was carried on\\ntogether; but in 1783 they divided their books. The\\ntown of Pittsfield took the law-book, which had\\nbeen the guide of the town officers hitherto, and Chi-\\nchester took the record-books of the selectmen and\\ntown clerk. These books are in the town clerk s", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0464.jp2"}, "374": {"fulltext": "CHICHESTEll.\\n241\\noffice in Chichester, and are iu a good state of preser-\\nvatiou. In 1784 the town voted to purchase lot\\nNo. 3, in sixth range and first division, for a town\\ncentre and parsonage, upon which to build a house\\nfor the transaction of town business and public wor-\\nship on the Sabbath. This lot was purchased, and\\ntwenty acres of trees were felled preparatory to build-\\ning but they afterwards decided to build elsewhere,\\nand sold all but two acres, which they reserved for a\\ntown cemetery.\\nIn 1785, Simeon Hilliard was chosen as a represen-\\ntative to represent the towns of Pittsfield and Chi-\\nchester in the General Assembly. In 1788 the new\\nConstitution, which had been formed at Philadelphia\\nthe year before, was presented to this State for adop-\\ntion. Considerable opposition was manifested toward\\nit. A convention was called at Exeter to consider it,\\nand Benjamin Sias was chosen as a delegate to repre-\\nsent this town. This convention, after considerable\\ndiscussion and delay, ratified it. New Hampshire\\nbeing the ninth State to accept it. Thus the number\\nnecessary to put it into operation was complete. We\\nhave now brought our Historical Sketch down to\\nthe adoption of the Federal Constitution. From\\nthis time onward, for many years, the town steadily\\nprogressed in wealth and population and all that\\nadds to the comforts of civilized life, though we are\\nsorry to say that there were then, and have ever\\nbeen, those who were unable to support themselves\\nand families. We think that the first man to apply\\nto the town for help was Daniel Perkins. The town\\nimmediately held a meeting and chose a committee\\nto aid him at the expense of the town. Other appli-\\ncations followed. The town, for several years, either\\naided them at their own homes or furnished small\\nfarms for them to live upon. Afterwards, for several\\nyears, they were set up at auction, and their board\\nfor the current year struck off to the lowest bidder.\\nIn 1839 the town voted to purchase a town farm,\\nupon which to support their paupers, and chose a\\ncommittee to select a suitable one. This committee\\nrecommended a farm on Canterbury road, now owned\\nby James B. Towle Son. The farm was pur-\\nchased by the town, and fitted up for the convenience\\nof the poor. An agent was employed annually by\\nthe town to carry on the farm and take care of the\\npaupers. This custom was continued until 1866,\\nwhen the town farm was sold to its present owners,\\nsince which time the town has had but very few pau-\\npers, and these few have since then been boarded in\\ntown.\\nIn 1845 the town voted to build a town-house, the\\nold meeting-house having become ruinous and unfit\\nto hold meetings in, but for a long time were unable\\nto agree upon a location. Several meetings were\\nheld, and considerable excitement engendered. It\\nwas finally voted to locate it on the centre lot,\\nnear the Methodist Church. A committee was\\nchosen, and the building framed and erected but\\nbefore it was finished, the people at the north part\\nof the town rallied the voters and got the former\\nvote rescinded, and the location changed to where it\\nnow stands. Accordingly, it was taken down, moved\\nback, erected and finished, and has ever since been\\nused for town purposes.\\nThe next event of importance in the history ot the\\ntown is the War of the Rebellion, and on the 14th\\nday of December, 1861, the town passed the first vote\\nin relation to soldiers, viz.: Voted to aid the wives,\\nchildren or parents of any inhabitants of the town\\nwho have enlisted into the military service of tlie\\nUnited States agreeably to an act of the Legislature\\nof New Hampshire, authorizing towns and cities to\\naid the families of volunteers, and also instructed the\\nselectmen to pay a bounty of two hundred and fifty\\ndollars to each volunteer who may enlist up to Sep-\\ntember next, to fill the quota of this town under the\\ncall of the President for volunteers. At a meeting\\nheld September 21, 1862, the town voted to pay a\\nbounty of three hundred dollars to all those who may\\nhereafter enlist to fill U]) old regiments, and l\\\\v(y\\nhundred and fifty dollars to all those who may enlist\\ninto new regiments prior to September 15th, and one\\nhundred dollars to those enlisting for nine months to\\nfill the quota of the town. September 20, 1862,\\nVoted to raise twelve thousand dollars to encourage\\nvoluntary enlistment, aud voted to pay a bounty of\\ntwo hundred dollars to those who may or have en-\\nlisted for nine months to fill the quota of the town\\nunder the last call of the President. September 12,\\n1863, Voted to raise a sum of money to pay a bounty\\nof three hundred dollars to those who may be drafted\\nto serve in the military service of the United States,\\nor to his substitute who shall be mustered into the\\narmy of the United States, and that the selectmen\\nbe authorized to borrow, on the credit of the town,\\nthe sum of five thousand dollars therefor.\\nDecember 8, 1863, Voted to raise six thousand\\ndollars to encourage voluntary enlistment in the town\\nof Chichester, and that the selectmen are authorized\\nto apply the same, or such parts thereof as they may\\nthink proper, to pay bounties to soldiers to fill any\\nquota that may be assigned to this town.\\nJune 14, 1864, Voted to raise the sum of ten thou-\\nsand dollars to encourage voluntary enlistment in this\\ntown, to fill any quota of the town under any call of\\nthe President during the present political year, and\\nthat the selectmen pay such bounties as they think\\nproper to each volunteer who may, at any time during\\nthe year, enlist into the military service of the United\\nStates, and also that the selectmen pay a bounty of\\nthree hundred dollars to all persons who have been,\\nor may be, drafted or conscripted into the military\\nservice from this town, during the existing rebellion,\\nor to any substitute for such conscript. Voted to\\nraise fifteen thousand dollars in addition to the sum\\nalready raised, and that the selectmen be authorized\\nto enlist twenty men immediately, and put them into", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0465.jp2"}, "375": {"fulltext": "242\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nthe service, for a reserve to fill any quota of the town\\nduring the current year.\\nAugust 24, 1864, Voted to raise twenty-five thou-\\nsand dollars to encourage voluntary enlistments in the\\ntown of Chichester, and that the selectmen be author-\\nized to pay a bounty of one thousand dollars to each\\nand every man who shall enlist from this town, and\\nbe mustered into the service of the United States for\\nthe term of one year, to fill the quota of the town\\nunder the call of the President of July 18, 1864.\\nSixteen men of the town enlisted under this vote, and\\nreceived one thousand dollars each.\\nDecember 10, 1864, the town passed its last vote\\nin relation to raising men for the army. Voted that\\nthe selectmen be authorized to pay a bounty of three\\nhundred dollars to any one who has been since the\\ndate of this warrant, or may be hereafter, mustered\\ninto the military, naval or marine service of the Uni-\\nted States for three years, as a substitute for any\\nenrolled man in the town of Chichester.\\nIn accordance with the above vote, Jacob S. San-\\nborn, David T. Brown, S. W. Langmaid, C. C. Shaw,\\nJohn Shaw, James B. Clifford, Thomas B. Lane, Ho-\\nsea B. Langley and James Hook furnished substi-\\ntutes. Drafted men who furnished substitutes, Geo.\\nM. Munsey, Abram M. Drake, Stephen P. Perkins,\\nJohn Y. Lane, Freeman H. F^gg, Moses E. Lake,\\nEdward Langmaid, Jr., Franklin O. Kelley, George\\nW. Towle, James P. Hook, John W. Severance, Ira\\nSanborn and Nathaniel S. Edmunds.\\nCitizens of the town who enlisted and were mus-\\ntered into the service of the United States during the\\nRebellion,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nGeorge S. Sanders, Elbridge G. Locke, James McGuire, .\\\\lbert Hook,\\nWilliam H. Jackson, John P. Haines, Hiram E. Locke, William Spiller,\\nJoseph C, Munaey, Frederick Brown, William Buzzell, Chellis E. Call,\\nCharles H. Edmunds, Joseph C. Perry, Samuel M. Perry, Ira B. PeiTy,\\nHenry M. Sanborn, James Stanyan, Charles H. Towle, Cyrus Sanborn,\\nJames H. Haines, Thomas Haines, Peter Mebier, Thomas Ames, Wil-\\nliam Stanley, Hugh Burns, Alfred Langmaid, Charles Robey, Charles H.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Staniels, John A. West, Hiram Hook, Levi Hook, James M. Meserve,\\nJoseph Cilley, Warren Langmaid, Jonathan H. Leavitt, William San-\\nborn, Hiram Stanyan, Edward West, George H. Haines, Herbert T.\\nSanborn, Charles L. Brown, Charles H. Greene, Alonzo P. Hall, James\\nP. Hook, George P. Haines, Charles H. Johnson, James Bachelder,\\nGeorge A. Lear, Sewel B. Bailey, John M. Haines, James J. Locke,\\nJoseph M. Walker, Tnie Sanborn, Jr. (enlisted September 20, ISM,\\nFourth Regiment, second lieutenant promoted to first lieutenant\\nJune 12, I8G2 promoted to captain November 1864), Jonathan P.\\nLeavitt.\\nThe following is a list of men who were hired by\\nthe selectmen to fill the quotas of the town, under\\ndifferent calls of the President, and substitutes for\\ndrafted and enrolled men,\\nW^illiam Walker, George U. Pearson, John Ames, Thomas Eagan, John\\nFriar, Edward Morris, Joseph Miller, William Robertson, James Noble,\\nWiliiani K. FhMuiiiLi. Charles Hogan, John Smith, James Johnson, John\\nTli.in-,. riiiL. I, -A, in I lA, ml Anster, Joseph 0. Perkins, Charles\\nH. M I I II L. Carr, George Johnston, Joseph\\nJuli:, M ,1 ]ih G.Johnston, Lewis Woodbury,\\nJohn w 11, i;;ii 11. w-ko, William Sinclare, George W. Dwinnel,\\nPatrick U. Garitis, Joseph Murry, Minor Smith, Peter White, Andrew\\nJ. Oilman, James Wilson. Martin Johnson, James Smith, Richard Rod-\\ngers, Charles Anderson, John Rodgers, Thomas Williams, Nathan\\nMunsey, George W. Fitch, Francis Bolan, William D. Locke, William\\nCook, John Cats, John .\\\\mcs, John F. Stanyan.\\nThe town responded to every call of the President\\nof the United States for men to go into the Union\\narmy, and promptly filled every quota assigned to it,\\npaying bounties ranging from one to ten hundred dol-\\nlars to each man. To do this, the town borrowed the\\nmoney from year to year, as it was needed, and at the\\nclose of the war had incurred a debt of thirty-six\\nthousand six hundred dollars. This amount was in\\nnotes, ranging from fifty to three thousand dollars.\\nThe interest and part of the jwincipal was paid each\\nyear until 1881, when it was found that about sixteen\\nthousand dollars of the original indebtedness of the\\ntown remained unpaid. The town, this year, voted\\nto fund the town debt, and authorized the selectmen\\nto issue bonds bearing four per cent, interest annually,\\nwith one thousand dollars payable each year until the\\ndebt should be paid. The bonds were issued and\\nsold hence, in about twelve years the war debt of Chi-\\nchester will become extinct.\\nSchools and School-Houses.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The people of Chi-\\nchester early turned their attention to the subject of\\neducation. We find, that a few years after the settle-\\nment of the town, when there were but few houses,\\nand these very much scattered, that a few pounds\\nwere appropriated for schooling. There were then\\nno school-houses in town, and the scholars met at\\nprivate houses, and were taught to read, write and\\ncipher by Joseph Dow, one of the first settlers of\\nthe town, who also filled the office of town clerk for\\nmany years, and is now remembered by the old peo-\\nple of the town as Master Dow and Clark Dow^ It\\ndoes not appear that the subject of education was ever\\nlost sight of, though the poverty and distress of the\\npeople, occasioned, or at least increased, by the heavy\\ntaxes imposed upon them to raise men for the Conti-\\nnental army during the memorable struggle of the\\ncolonies for independence, prevented the full accom-\\nplishment of their laudable design. In 1788 the\\ntown built four school-houses, one near the mouth of\\nLoudon road, one on Bear Hill, one on Canterbury\\nroad and one near the settlement of Paul Morrill.\\nThe school-house last mentioned was burned in 1840,\\nand the present one in that section of the town (Dis-\\ntrict No. 5) was erected in 1841. A school-house in\\nthe Lane District was built about 1790, which was\\nburned in 1815, and the present house erected in\\n1816. In 1842 a union district of Chichester and\\nEpsom was formed, and in 18 a union district of\\nLoudon and Chichester was formed, and a school-\\nhouse located on Pleasant Street. Another union\\nschool district of Chichester and Loudon was formed\\nand a school-house built on Canterbury road, making\\neight school districts with as many school-houses.\\nThe money appropriated for the support of schools is\\ndivided among the several districts, according to\\nthe appraised value of property in each district.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0466.jp2"}, "376": {"fulltext": "CHICHESTER.\\n243\\nThe Revolution.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The following men were fur-\\nnished by the town for the Continental army\\nJosiiili Harton, Epliraim Garvin, .Tonatban Locke, John Itickfoni,\\nNathaniel Martin, James .\\\\hearu, Bei^aiuiu Brown, Bot\\\\jHlnin G. Berry,\\nJacob Abbott, Ephraim Conner, Daniel Paige, Neil Cate, Joacph Morrill\\nDaniel ?ieavey, Joseph Brown, Joseph Dow, Joseph Goes, Jeremiah\\nAbbott, Eliphalet Conner, Simeon Lovering, Dudly Swain, Joshua\\nSmith, Kiel, rd Smith, John Chase, John Maxfleld.\\nWar of 1812. The following men were furnished\\nby the town for the War of 1812:\\nJoseph Dearborn, Isaac Stanyan, Samuel Drake, Theophilus Mason,\\nChristopher Page, Jonathan Maxfield, Benjamin W. French, David P.\\nShaw, Edward Edmunds, David M. Carpenter, Mathew Sanborn.\\nPOPILAK VOTES OF THE TOWN.\\nIn IStXI.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 For Eepresentatives to Congress Abel Foster, 33 Michael\\nWcCTary, 40 Samuel Tenney, 40 George B. Toppan, 36.\\nISIO.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jonah Bartlett, 80 Samuel Dinsmore, 80 John A. Harper,\\nSO: David Morrill, 80 ObedHall, 80; George Sullivan, 33 William\\nHale. 33 James Wilson, 33 Roger Vose, 33 Daniel Blaisdell, 33.\\n1820.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 For Governor Samuel Bell, 173. For Counselor; John Bell,\\n173. For Senator: Isaac Hill, 87 Ezekiel Morrill, 83 John McClary,\\n1. For Treasurer: SVilliani Pickering, 173. For Register: Seth\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Walker, 173.\\n1830.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 For Governor: Mathew Harvey, 136; Timothy Upham, 36.\\nFor Counselor; Francis N. Fisk, 137 John W. Parson, 36. For Sena-\\ntor Joseph M. Harper, 135 Samuel Morrill, 37. For Treasurer Jona-\\nthan Eastman, 136 John Wilson, 37. For Register of Deeds Samuel\\nCofBn, 133 John West, 34.\\n1841.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 For Governor: John Paige, 147 Enos Stevens, 34 Daniel\\nHoyt, 10. For Counselor; Moses Norris, 146; Arthur Breams, 35;\\nFrederick Sanborn, 9. For Senator: Peter Renton, 144; Simeon B.\\nLittle, 36 Samuel Forrest, 9. For Treasurer Caleb Morrill 147 D.\\nK. Foster, 35 Samuel Morrill, 9. For Register of Deeds Mitchel Gil-\\nmore, 147 Joseph Morrill, 35 John T. Morton, 9.\\ni 1850. For Governor Samuel Dinsmore, 133 N. S. Berry, 37 Levi\\nChamberlin, 16. For Counselor Greenleaf Clarke, 133 Edmund\\nWorth, 33. For Senator: Samuel Montgomery, 133 John S. Fumald,\\n15 Charles E. Bartlett, 16.\\n1860.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 For Governor Asa P. Cate, 143 Ichabod Goodwin, 88. For\\nRailroad Commissioner Frederick Vose, 143 Jeremiah C. Tilton, 88.\\nFor Counselor James Butler, 143 Reed P. Clarke, 88. For Senator\\nHenrj- P. Rolfe, 142 David Morrill, 88.\\n1 187U.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 For Governor; John Bedell, 70 Onslow Stearns, 74 Lorenzo\\nBurrows, 5 Samuel Felm, 73.\\ni 1880.- For Governor Frank Jones, 137 Charles H. Bell, 90 George\\nDodge, 1.\\nI Congregational Society. From the settlement of\\ni the town until 1791 but little is known concerning\\nthe preaching of the gospel in Chichester. We find\\nthat before and after the Revolutionary War appro-\\npriations of a few pounds were made occasionally at\\ntheir annual meetings to hire a gospel minister to\\npreach a part of the year, but who was employed or\\nwhere they preached .we have no means of knowing;\\nbut as the business meetings of the town were held\\nalternately at private houses in different parts of the\\ntown, the presumption is that the religious meetings\\nwere held in the same way. But during the memor-\\nable struggle for independence through which the\\ncolonies passed, although the subject was brought\\nup at almost every annual meeting, the people were\\nso much engaged in furnishing men for the military\\nservice, and were taxed so heavily to raise funds to\\nprocure these men, that no appropriation was made\\nfor the support of the gospel. In 1791, Kev. Josiah\\nCarpenter, a Congregational minister, came here from\\nVermont and preached a part of the time, and the\\ntown raised fifteen pounds to pay him for his services;\\nand on the 7th of June of this year the people, who\\nfor several years had contemplated building a house\\nfor public worship, but could not agree upon a loca-\\ntion, decided to build a meeting house, which should\\nbe used for the preaching of the gospel and the busi-\\nness meetings of the town the house to be forty feet\\nwide and fifty feet long, and fixed upon a spot a few\\nrods east of where the town-house now stands for a\\nlocation. The building committee were Abram True,\\nCaptain James Marden and Jeremiah Sanborn.\\nThe records do not tell us just when the house was\\ncompleted, but they do tell us that the pews were sold\\nat auction in 1794 to the highest bidders, at prices\\nranging from two to fifteen pounds.\\nAt a meeting held at the barn of Captain John\\nLangmaid, July 23, 1791, it was voted to set apart\\nAugust 3, 1791, as a day of humiliation and prayer to\\nAlmighty God for his direction and presence\\nwith them in all their undertakings; also, to call a\\ncouncil of neighboring ministers to establish a church\\nin this town, in order to have an ordained minister,\\nand Jonathan Leavitt, Hillyard Shaw and Joseph\\nMorrill were chosen a committee to call the council\\nand make preparations for their entertainment.\\nThe council convened August 3, and was held in\\nconnection with the exercises of fast-day. This council\\nestablished the Congregational Church in Chichester.\\nOn the 3d day of September following, the town\\nvoted to extend a call to Rev. Josiah Carpenter to\\nsettle with them in the gospel ministry upon the fol-\\nlowing terms: Salary for the first year, fifty pounds;\\nfor the second year, fifty-five pounds; for the third\\nyear, sixty pounds; for the fourth year, sixty-five\\npounds, and that the last-named sum of sixty-five\\npounds should be his stated salary each year during\\nthe time he should remain with them in the\\ngospel ministry said salary to be paid yearly, as\\nfollows: One-third part in specie, computing six\\nshillings to the dollar the other two-thirds in beef,\\npork, corn and grain at the following rates: Good\\ngrass-fed beef, at seventeen shillings nine pence per\\none hundred pounds stall-feed beef, at twenty-five\\nshillings per hundred pork weighing from nine to\\ntwelve-score, four pence per pound, from twelve-score\\nupwards, five pence per pound corn, three shillings\\nper bushel rye, four shillings and wheat at six shil-\\nlings per bushel. That until the parsonage lot should\\nbe cleared and put in condition to produce grass suf-\\nficient to winter and summer two cows, one horse, six\\nsheep, the town would furnish Mr. Carpenter annually\\nand every year with six tons of good English hay and\\npasturing sufiicient and convenient for the above\\nstock then he was to cultivate the parsonage lot\\nhimself and to have all of the income. They also\\nagreed to fiirnish him annually with twenty-five cords\\nof good birch-wood, delivered at his house also to\\ngive him boards, shingle and clapboards to the amount\\nof fifteen pounds and labor to the amount of forty", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0467.jp2"}, "377": {"fulltext": "241:\\nHISTORY OF MERKIMACK COUxNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\npounds, towards building him a house. Mr. Carpenter\\naccepted the call and was soon ordained, and re-\\nmained in the gospel ministry about thirty-five years.\\nDuring these thirty-five years a tax was assessed an-\\nnually, and in a majority of cases cheerfully paid, to\\npay his salary, but from the start there had been dis-\\nsenters, some on account of the location of the meet-\\ning-house, and some on account of conscientious\\nscruples, not believing in compulsory support of the\\ngospel; these dissenters became more numerous as\\ntime rolled on. The town had been accustomed to\\nabate the minister tax of those people who furnished\\ncertificates from Kev. Ebenezer Knowlton and Eev.\\nBenjamin Sargent, Free-Will Baptist ministers of\\nPittsfield, that they were regular attendants upon\\ntheir meetings.\\nAfter the law was passed by the State allowing\\nindividuals to form religious societies, with power to\\nadmit members, make rules and by-laws for their\\ngovernment.\\nand collect taxes of its\\nibers\\nthe support of a minister of their own denomina-\\ntion, it became exceedingly diffcult to collect the taxes\\nassessed for the support of Mr. Carpenter, some posi-\\ntively refusing to pay their taxes, and there is a\\ntradition that in several cases the goods and chattels\\nof delinquent tax-payers were taken by process of law\\nand sold to pay their proportion of the minister s\\nsalary. It now became evident to the people that\\nsomething must be done to dissolve the contract made\\nin 1791 between the town and Rev. Josiah Carpenter,\\nas his salary was still going on and the town already\\nin arrears with him. Consequently, the town, in 1826,\\nchose a comnuttee to make a final settlement with\\nhim. The committee attended to their duty, and on\\nthe 11th day of December of this year the following\\nagreement was signed by both parties\\nu;,-,\u00e2\u0080\u009e 1! 7 .f-c prfseiife; That I, Josiali Carpenter, of Chi-\\ngl,^^,,., ^I .tck, and State of New Hampshire, Minister,\\nfor;,i,,l li, .1 live hundred dollars paid by the Selectmen of\\nCl,i, l,,.,t. ,1 _ni M|., relinquish and forever abandon the\\nmade with iin-, tht said ,r.,siah Carpenter, and the town of Chichester\\nthe year 1791, being in full for my support for the term that I have\\nmaiued the minister of said towu of Chichester.\\n.^BEAM Drake,\\nThus ended the long and successful pastorate of the\\nRev. Josiah Carpenter in this town. Of the particular\\nresults of his public and private ministrations we\\nknow but little, as our ancient records of the church\\nare supposed to have been burned in 18-10 but we have\\nno doubt that the religious sentiment that has existed\\nin our town during the present century is largely\\nattributable to the pure life and wise counsels of this\\ngodly man, who for so many years went in and out\\nbefore the people. During these years the popula-\\ntion of the town nearly doubled, and we have no\\ndoubt that the number of church-going people corre-\\nspondingly increased. It is said that the people came\\nfrom all sections of the town to attend church on the\\nSabbath, some of them coming four or five miles, and\\nas there were no carriages in those days, they eithei\\nwalked or rode on horseback, not unfrequently two or\\nthree upon the same horse, and in winter to sit all\\nday in a cold house, without any fire or any other\\nmeans of artificial warmth, except in some cases the\\nladies carried a little tin stove, about ten inches,\\nsquare, in which were deposited a few coals, which\\ndiffused a little heat in their respective family pews.\\nThose of our people who ride to church in richl\\\\\\nupholstered sleighs, to sit only half a day upon a nicely-\\ncushioned seat, in a warm room, hardly realize the\\nhardship and physical endurance it cost ourancestor^\\nto attend church.\\nThe contract between the town and Rev. Josiah\\nCarpenter being dissolved, and universal taxation to\\nsupport the Church done away with forever, we trust,\\nthe people of dift erent religious proclivities were left\\nfree to form societies of their own, admit members,\\nadopt rules and regulations for their government,\\nassess and collect taxes for the support of a miuistci\\nof their own denomination, build and repair churches,\\netc. Consequently, a few individuals, who were in\\nfavor of forming a Congregational society in Chiches-\\nter, met at the hall of David M. Carpenter, in said\\ntown, on the 20th day of December, 1826, and chose\\nNathan Harden, Benjamin Emery and Nathaniel\\nSherburne a committee to designate a title by which\\nthe society should be known. At a subsequent meet-\\ning the committee reported, and the meeting adopted\\nthe following title The Union Congregational Soci-\\nety of Chichester, in the County of Merrimack.\\nAt this meeting John Chandler was elected clerk,\\nAbraham Drake, Nathaniel Sherburne and Abijah\\nLane were elected assessors. For several years the\\nchurch was without a settled pastor money was raised\\nby the society almost every year, and expended by\\nthe committee in supplying the pulpit in the old\\nmeeting-house. Although duringthistime several can-\\ndidates were tried, it was not until 1832 that a call\\nwas given to any one to settle in the ministry. This\\nyear Rev. Rufus A. Putman preached for a while,\\nand the church and the society were so much pleased\\nwith him that the church, on the 30th day of July,\\n1832, voted to give him a call to settle with them in\\nthe gospel ministry, and chose Deacon Enoch Tilton,\\nDeacon Ebenezer Lane and Joshua Lane, Esq., to\\npresent the call. On the same day the society voted\\nto concur with the church in regard to giving a call\\nto Eev. E. A. Putman and settling him in the min-\\nistry, and chose D. K. Foster, E. K. Webster and\\nJohn Slarden to act in unison with the committee\\nchosen by the church.\\nOn the 6th day of August following, the Rev. Ru-\\nfus A. Putman accepted the call, and remained the\\nsettled pastor of the church and society for twelve\\nyears, and with the exception of his illustrious\\npredecessor, Mr. Carpenter, the longest pastorate any\\nminister ever had in Chichester. Mr. Putman is", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0468.jp2"}, "378": {"fulltext": "CmCHKSTKR.\\nremembered by the old people of the town as a man\\nof sterling qualities and undoubted piety, and noted\\nmore for his depth of thought than for brilliancy of\\noratory. The old edifice, which had been used for so\\nmany years as town-house and church, was now in\\nrather a dilapidated condition, and must either be\\nrepaired or a new church built. As is always the case\\nunder such circumstances, the society were divided in\\nopinion, some being in favor of repairing the old\\nhouse and others in favor of building a new one\\nfinally, the latter class triumphed, and David M. Car-\\npenter, J. N. 0. Leavitt and Simeon Stevens were\\nchosen as a building committee. But here again the\\nquestion of location, which had disturbed the fathers\\nso much almost a half-century before, when contem-\\nplating building the old church, presented itself\\nagain but after holding several meetings and discus-\\nsing the matter thoroughly, Stephauus Kelley, Chas.\\nH. Staniels, Jonathan Mardeu, Benjamin Farring-\\nton and Samuel S. Moultou were chosen a committee to\\nselect a location for the new church. This committee,\\nafter considerable delay, reported in favor of the spot\\nwhere the Congregational Church now stands. A\\nplan was procured and estimates made, and the con-\\ntract to build awarded to Newell Sanborn for one\\nthousand eight hundred dollars. The house was\\nfinished the latter part of 1838, the majority of the\\npews sold, the bills paid, and from that day to this\\nthe society have had no debts of any amount existing\\nagainst them. Although the church has had new\\nblinds and been several times painted and otherwise\\nrepaired, the bills have always been paid by the soci-\\nety.\\nIn 1843, the people no longer desiring the services\\nof Rev. Rufus A. Putman, he was dismissed. In\\n1844, Rev. Ezekiel Dow preached a part of the year,\\nand on September 1st of that year Rev. Chas. Willey\\ncommenced preaching, and preached one year on trial,\\nwhen the church and society gave him a call to settle\\nwith them in the gospel ministry. He accepted the\\ncall, and on October 15, 1845, he was ordained, and\\ncontinued to preach and labor among us until Decem-\\nber 3, 1860, when a council was called and he was\\nregularly dismissed. The church and society were\\nwithout a settled pastor for several years. During\\nthis time several candidates were employed, among\\nthem Rev. Thomas Kidder, until, in 1853, Rev. Silas\\nBlanchard commenced preaching, and preached for\\nabout four years. In 1858, Rev. Joshua Gay com-\\nmenced preaching, and preached for five years. The\\nsociety was without a pastor for some time. In 1865,\\nRev. Mark Gould commenced preaching and preached\\nuntil 1872. In 1873, George A. Foss preached for a\\nwhile, when the church and society, on January 26,\\n1874, voted to give him a call to settle with them in\\nthe gospel ministry. He was ordained February 24,\\n1874, and preached for about three years, when a\\ncouncil was called to convene at Chichester Septem-\\nber 7, 1877, and dissolve the pastoral relations exist-\\n16\\ning between pastor and people. The church was\\nwithout regular preaching for a time, during which\\ntime several candidates were tried, when the assessors\\nsecured the services of Rev. John F. Aiken, who\\ncommenced preaching in 1879 and preached until\\nAugust, 1880, when, after a brief illness, he died.\\nThis was a sad day for the Congregational Society in\\nChichester, for, within my recollection at least, no\\nman in our town ever had the respect and love of the\\npeople, which amounted almost to adoration, that was\\nmanifested for Rev. John F. Aiken. The church was\\nwithout a pastor until 1882,when Rev. H. W. L. Thurs-\\nton commenced to preach, and remained until the fall\\nof 1884, when he resigned and went away.\\nFree Baptist Society.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 In 1824 and 1825 an ex-\\ntensive revival of religion prevailed in Chichester, as\\nthe result of a series of meetings held in difl erent\\nsections of the town by Rev. William Swain, a Free-\\nwill Baptist minister from Pittsfield. Up to this time\\nthere had been no Baptist society in town, although\\nthere were many favorable to that denomination, who\\nhad attended meeting at the Baptist meeting in Pitts-\\nfield, at which Rev. Ebenezer Knovvltou and others\\npreached. During this revival, at the meetings and\\non other occasions, the expediency of forming a Free-\\nwill Baptist Church in Chichester was discussed.\\nFinally they laid the subject before the Eldere Con-\\nference of the New Durham Quarterly Meeting, held\\nat Loudon in May, 1825. The Conference, after duly\\nconsidering the matter, decided in favor of forming\\na church, and appointed Elders Winthrop Young,\\nSamuel Dyer, Ebenezer Knowlton, Arthur Caverno\\nto organize the church. On the 27th day of May the\\nabove-named elders, with the exception of Elder\\nDyer, met the people at the house of Benjamin Kaime\\nand organized by choosing Elder Winthrop Young\\nas moderator and Elder Arthur Caverno as clerk. A\\nchurch was here formed, consisting of the following\\nbaptized members: Benjamin Kaime, Ebenezer Fel-\\nlows, Stephen Robey, John Fellows, Samuel B. Miller,\\nDearborn Mason, Levi Staniels, Sarah Fellows, Mary\\nMiller, Sally Kaime, Rhoda Page, Mary Mason. xVt\\nthis meeting Benjamin Kaime was chosen clerk of the\\nchurch.\\nThe church was now organized and ready for\\nChristian work, but had no church edifice in which\\nto hold their meetings. So the next thing to claim\\ntheir attention was the raising of funds for this\\npurpose. They set about it with characteristic zeal.\\nBenjamin Kaime gave the land upon which to set the\\nchurch, and many others contributed generously ac-\\ncording to their means, so that in 1826 the house was\\nbuilt and dedicated, Elder Caverno preaching the\\ndedicatory sermon. Jeremiah Lane, Joshua Lane,\\nStephen Perkins, Stephen Robey, Benjamin Kaime,\\nSimon Mason, Edmund Mason, Nathaniel Bachelder,\\nJosiah Page, Obadiah Marston, Eben(^zer Fellows,\\nJohn Fellows, Henry Robey, John Berry and Amasa\\nKelley were the principal tontributors. The church", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0469.jp2"}, "379": {"fulltext": "IllSTOllY OF MEKKIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIKE.\\ncompleted, they then set themselves to work in earnest\\nto procure a minister, but it was not until December,\\n1827, that they succeeded in obtaining one. Then\\nElder William Swain, of Pittsfield, was settled as\\npastor, who continued to preach and labor among\\nthem for six years, at the close of which, although he\\nceased to be their pastor, he continued to preach\\noccasionally in the church during the remainder of\\nhis life, and also attended many funerals of former\\nparishioners and friends, and to the close of his life\\nwas always deeply interested in the [jrosperity of the\\nB:i|itist hurch in Chichester. He spent the last years\\nil his lili. on a farm on Canterbury road, now owned\\nby William Carroll, and died September, 1865. For\\nthe next four years the church was without a pastor,\\nalthough they had preaching occasionally. But in 1837,\\nElder Silas Bean was engaged to preach one-half of\\nthe time he remained with them until some time in\\n1840, since which time there has been no settled\\npastor, although every year there has been more or\\nless preaching at the church. Elders Garland, Mc-\\nCutchins, Knowles, Holmes, Quimbj% Brown, Mack,\\nHarvey and others have preached there from time to\\ntime during the last forty years. Elder Joseph Har-\\nvey has held more meetings in the church and at\\nprivate families, and preached more funeral sermons\\nin that section of the town, than any other minister;\\nin fact, he seems to have had the general supervision\\nof the church and society for the last forty years.\\nIn 1883 the old church had become so much out of\\nrepair, and assumed such an old and antiquated look,\\nthat the good people, not only of that section of the\\ntown, but others who did not worship there and some\\nformer residents, children of those who built the\\nhouse, determined that the old church should not, in\\ntheir day at least, crumble and fall, but be put in\\ncondition to compare favorably with other buildings\\nin that locality. James W. Smith, and others\\ntook hold of the matter, clapboarded and painted\\nit, projected the eaves, put in new windows and\\ndoors. Charles H. Carpenter, an active mem-\\nber of the Congregational Society in Chichester,\\ngave the windows, so that the old Baptist Church\\nnear Kelly s Corner and the new school-house stand-\\ning near by give the neighborhood a thrifty look.\\nMethodist Episcopal Society.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The first germ of\\nMethodism seems to have been planted in 1819 by\\nRev. John Lord, who visited the town and preached\\nin different localities. The subsequent history of\\nMethodism in Chichester proves how faithfully he\\ndid his work. For the next nine years there seems\\nto have been no material progress made, though of what\\nefforts were put forth to establish a Methodist Church\\nin Chichester, or by whom, we know but little. But\\nin 1829 another movement was made to continue the\\nwork already begun. This year Rev. Ezekiel Stickney\\npreached half of the time. Chichester then, and for\\nmany years after, formed a circuit with the surround-\\ning towns. The class which existed at that time in 1\\nI Chichester was composed of the following members\\nj John Mason, leader Hannah Winslow, Nancy Bach-\\nelder, John Morrill, Betsey Seavy, Hannah Drake,\\nJosiah Knowles, Deborah Marston, Amos Barton and\\nMehitable Barton. At the session of the New\\nHampshire and Vermont Conference held at Barre,\\nVt., June 23, 1830, Rev. Orlando Hinds was ap-\\npointed to Pembroke Circuit, in which circuit Chi-\\nchester belonged. Mr. Hinds then came to Chiches-\\nter and spent the remainder of his long and useful\\nlife among the people. In 1830 a great revival took\\nplace in the Methodist class under the ministrations\\nof Mr. Hinds a four days meeting was held in the\\nOld Congregational meeting-house and many were\\nconverted. In November of this year a meeting was\\nheld in the Centre School-house to see how many\\nwished to join the church, and as the result, about\\nsixty persons of both sexes united with the churcli,\\nwhich was then in reality formed, for that which\\nexisted before was a class and not a church. The\\nmembers were divided into three classes, and the\\nleaders were Elijah Sanders, John Baily and Hiram\\nChase.\\nIn 1831 no special interest was manifested among\\nthe people, yet the church was becoming more and\\nmore firmly established. The circuit of this year\\nembraced Pembroke, Epsom, North wood, Loudon\\nand Chichester. In 1832, Mr. Hinds was a supernu-\\nmerary preacher, but was still pastor of the church,\\nthough he preached in Chichester but half of the time.\\nThe church now began to feel the need of a church\\nedifice, and steps were taken to erect one, for previous\\nto this they had had no stated place for public worship,\\nbut the school-houses in town had been used for this\\npurpose. The foundation for the new church was this\\nyear put in, and some of the building material secured\\nand a sufficient sum of money raised so that work upon\\nthe church could be commenced. In the spring of\\n1833, Rev. Mr. Hinds went to Boston to solicit fiinds\\ntowards building, and obtained from Hon. Lee Claflin\\none hundred dollars. Rev. Amos Binney also con-\\ntributed something this, with what the citizens of\\nthe town paid themselves, enabled them to complete\\nthe house that year without incurring any debt of\\nthe society. The building committee were Abraham\\nDrake, Elijah Sanders and Cheney Reed; the con-\\ntractors were True Sanborn and Hiram Chase the\\nmaster-workman was Caleb Beede, a local preacher.\\nAccording to tradition, the house was dedicated No-\\nvember 23, 1833. The Rev. George Stores preached\\nthe dedicatory sermon. With the close of 1833\\nended the pastorate of Mr. Hinds, and it is safe to\\nsay that no minister of this church ever had a\\ngreater public respect or a deeper personal aflection.\\nNext came Rev. William S. Locke, who remained\\none year from 1835 to 1836, Rev. William S. Kid-\\nder; from 1836 to 1837, Rev. Warren Wilber; from\\n1837 to 1839, Rev. Arnold Adams; from 1839 to\\n1840, Rev. B. D. Brewster; from 1S40 to 1841, M. A.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0470.jp2"}, "380": {"fulltext": "CHICHESTER.\\n247\\nHowe; from 1841 to 1842, Eev. Rufus Tilton from\\n1842 to 1843, Rev. Lewis Howard; from 1843 to 1844,\\nEev. J. G. Gale; from 1844 to 1845, A. H. Worthing;\\nfrom 1845 to 184(), Rev. C. F. Bailey from 1846 to\\n1848, Rev. F. A. Hewes; from 1848 to 1849, Rev. A.\\nFolsom from 1849 to 1850, Rev. A. Heatli from\\n1850 to 1852, Rev. G. W. T. Rogers from 1852 to\\n1854, James Adams from 1854 to 1855, Elijah Wil-\\nkins from 1855 to 1857, John Gould from 1857 to\\n1858, Rev. A. Kidder from 1858 to 1860, J. Fawcett;\\nfrom 1860 to 1862, Rev. William D. Cass; from 1862\\nto 1864, Rev. M. T. Cilley from 1864 to 1866, Rev. C.\\nH. Smith; from 1866 to 1868, Rev. S. F. Lougee;\\nfrom 1868 to 1869, Rev. H. H. Hartwell from 1869\\nto 1872, Rev. George Beebe from 1872 to 1874, Rev.\\ntfamuel Bedle; from 1874 to 1875, Rev. Lorenzo\\nDraper; from 1875 to 1876, no preacher; from 1876\\nto 1878, Rev. A. R. Lunt from 1878 to 1881, Rev. A. A.\\nCaswell from 1881 to 1882, Rev. S. Holman sup-\\nplied; from 1882 to 1883, Rev. A. Twiehel; from\\n18S3t(i iss:), J. W. Bean.\\nAdvent Society. We hardly know when, or un-\\nder what circumstances, the Advent Society in Chi-\\nchester came into existance but since 1843, the time\\nfixed by the Advents, generally, for the final con-\\nsummation of all terrestrial things and the end of the\\nworld, there have been a few of these people in town,\\nwho held meetings occasionally, in school-houses, un-\\ntil 1864, when Mr. Eneas Ordway, one of the most\\nenthusiastic of the sect, determined to erect an Ad-\\nA ent chapel in which to worship but not being able\\nto bear all of the expense himself, solicited aid from\\nthose who favored the enterprise. Several responded\\ncheerfiilly to his call, and a small sum was subscribed\\nand paid to Mr. Ordway, who built the chapel and\\npaid the balance of the expense himself, and in\\n1864 the house was dedicated with appropriate cere-\\nmonies, and the following very singular notice posted\\nin the vestibule All seats free, and no polities or\\nslavery to be preached in this house. The society\\nhas never had a settled pastor, although there has\\nbeen more or less preaching in the house every year\\nsince by ministers of different denominations of this\\nand other towns. In 1884, Mr. Ordway died, and in\\n1885 the chapel was sold by his administrator to Mr.\\nGeorge H. Haines, who proposes to use it as a store-\\nhouse for carriages and sleighs, of which he is an ex-\\ntensive manufacturer and dealer. As the leading\\nmembers of the society are either dead or removed\\nfrom town, and the church turned into a carriage\\nmart, the Advent Society is in a fair way to become\\nextinct in Chichester at no distant day.\\nPhysicians. Amasa Kelley, the first physician in\\nChichester, was born at Amesbury, Mass., in 1766\\nstudied medicine with Dr. Cogswell, of Atkinson\\npracticed medicine in Pittsfiebl from 1795 to 1799\\ncame to Chichester in 1799 and settled at Kelley a\\nCorner, the place subsequently occupied by his son,\\nDaniel R. Kelley, Esq., who died upon the old home-\\nstead. Dr. Kelley practiced medicine forty years in\\nChichester, and died April 7, 1847, at the age of\\neighty-two.\\nDr. Kelley was considered a very successful phy-\\nsician, and universally respected by all. In his re-\\nligious belief he was decidedly orthodox, and held\\nfirmly to that doctrine. He was conscientious and\\nupright in all his dealings, constant in his attendance\\nupon public worshii) while his age and strength\\nwould permit, and an example of temperance, faith\\nand charity.\\nDr. James A. Tilton was born in Canaan, N. H.,\\nDecember 1815 graduated at Dartmouth College;\\nentered the Medical Department and graduated Oc-\\ntober 26, 1841, and soon came to Chichester and com-\\nmenced the practice of medicine. While here he\\nw^is married to Miss Sarah T. Stanyan, daughter of\\nAbram Stanyan, who died at Newburyport, Mass.,\\nApril, 1881. After practicing here for several years\\nhe removed to Pembroke, N. H., and thence to Ames-\\nbury, Mass. remained there twelve years and estab-\\nlished a good reputation as a physician. From Ames-\\nbury he removed to Newburyport, where he remained\\nin successful practice until his death, which occurred\\nin 1861. Dr. Osborn came here in 1793 and practiced\\na while. Dr. Samuel Sargent commenced to practice\\nin 1818 and died in 1851. Dr. Wilder also practiced\\nhere a while. Dr. W. A. Mack was born at Haver-\\nhill, N. H., October 3, 1824 fitted for college at Gil-\\nmanton Academy and graduated from the Academic\\nDepartment of Dartmouth College in 1844 entered\\nthe JMedical Department and graduated from there in\\n1847; practiced medicine in company with the late\\nDr. Tenney in Pittsfield two years; he then came to\\nChichester, where he was in active practice for seven\\nyears he then removed to Pittsfield, and practiced\\nmedicineseveral years; he then gave up thepracticeof\\nmedicine and went into the apothecary business, in\\nwhich business he still remains.\\nDr. Moses Hill was born at Warner, N. H., May 5,\\n1805 graduated from Dartmouth Medical College in\\n1831 began the practice of medicine in Chichester\\nthe same year; removed to Xorthwood, thence to\\nManchester, and in 1849 went to California; returned\\nin 1852, then removed to Louisiana, where he died\\nin 1875.\\nDr. John Fellows came to Chichester in 1862 and\\npracticed medicine several years, also held the office\\nof town clerk one year he then removed to Concord,\\nwhere he also practiced medicine until his death.\\nDr. Bradley H. Bartlett was born at Grantham,\\nN. H.. March 18, 1829; removed to Pittsfield when a\\nyoung man served in the Union array in the War of", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0471.jp2"}, "381": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MKRIUMACK COUNTY, xNEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nthe Kebellion studied medicine graduated at the\\nPhiladelphia Medical University February 21, 1866.\\nCommenced the practice of medicine in Chichester\\nin 1868; remained nearly two years; he then removed\\nto Amherst, where he had an extensive practice until\\nhis death, whicli occurred December 29, 1878.\\nDr. Whidden came to Chichester in 1869; practiced\\nmedicine a short time and died.\\nDr. George Beebe came to Chichester in 1870, and\\npracticed medicine three years, and also preached to\\nthe Methodist Church and society; also held the\\noffice of superintending school committee.\\nOrrin Strong Sanders, M.D., was born in Epsom,\\nN. H., September 24, 1820. He is the son of\\nColonel Job and Polly Sanders, being the eldest of\\nfour sons. He was educated at the district school in\\nhis own town, and at Gilmanton and Pembroke\\nAcademies in New Hampshire, paying his expenses\\nby teaching schools in his own and neighboring towns,\\nand it is said of him that, as a teacher, he was emi-\\nnently successful. He commenced the study of medi-\\ncine with Dr. Hanover Dickey, of Epsom, and in\\n1841 he attended his first course of medical lectures\\nat Dartmouth Medical College. He afterwards con-\\ntinued his studies with Dr. Haynes, of Concord,\\nN. H., and also with Drs. Chadbourne and Buck. In\\nthe spring of 1843 he went to Lowell, Mass., and\\ncompleted his studies with Drs. Wheelock, Graves\\nand Allen. In the fall of 1843 he graduated at the\\nCastleton Medical College, Vermont, and commenced\\nthe practice of medicine in Effingham, where he re-\\nmained until 1847, when became to Chichester; he\\nremained here about a year and a half in successful\\npractice; he then moved to Boston, Mass., and fnmi\\nthat time to the present Dr. Sanders has followed his\\nprofession in Boston, and has been from the first con-\\nspicuous among the physicians of that city for his\\nextensive and lucrative practive and his successful\\ntreatment of disease.\\nCivil List. The following is a list of the pro-\\nprietors town\\n1728.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William Stanford, clerk Bt-njamiu Perkius, Benjiimin Lnm-\\nbre, Jetbro Tilton, selectmen.\\n1729.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William Stanford, clerk .Jabez Smith, Charles Stuart, Jacuh\\nMoulton, selectmen.\\n1730.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William Stanford, clerk; David Weare, .Tonathan Garland,\\nNathan Longfellow, selectmen.\\n1731.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William Stanford, clerk Jabez Smith, .losiah Moulton, .losiah\\nBatchelder, selectmen.\\n1732. William Stiinford, clerk Benjamin Lambre, Charles Treadwell,\\nKdmiiiKl Rand, selectmen.\\n1733.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William Stanford, clerk Ichabod Koby, Nathaniel Drake,\\nCiiriBtopher Page, selectmen.\\n1734.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William Stanford, clerk John Sherbourn, Jonathan Cram,\\nJoseph Freese, selectmen.\\n1735. William Stanford, clerk Rodger Shaw, Abrara Dmke, Beiyamin\\nMoody, selectmen.\\nI73i;. WiUiamStanford, clerk Rodger Shaw, .\\\\bram Drake, Benjamin\\n.Moody, selectmen.\\n1737.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William Stanford, clerk Shubal Sanborn, John Dearborn,\\nWilliam Stanford, selectmen.\\n173S.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William Stanford, clerk John Batchelder, Benjamin Uilliard,\\nSamuel Palmer, selectmen.\\nchabod Koby, Jonathan Garland,\\nDearborn,\\n1739.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William Stanford, clerk;\\nBei^aniiu James, selectmen.\\n1710.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William Stanford, clerk Christopher Page,\\nBenjamin James, selectmen.\\n1741.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William Stanford, clerk Joseph\\nEdmund Rand, selectmen.\\n1742.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William Stanford, clerk Thomao Cram, Jonathan Garland,\\nSamuel Martin, selectmen.\\n1743.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William Stanford, clerk Thomas Cram, Jonathan Garland,\\nKdmund Rand, selectmen.\\n1744.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William Stanford, clerk William Stanford, Xatban Tilton,\\nJosiah Moulton, selectmen.\\n174o.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William Stanford, clerk Josiah Moulton, Abram Drake,\\nWilliam Stanford, selectmen.\\n174(3. William Stanford, clerk Christopher Page, Kdmund Rand,\\nSolomon Page, selectmen.\\n1747.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William Stanford, clerk Edmund Rand, Jabez Smith, William\\nStanford, Eeloctmeu.\\n1748.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 W illiam Stanford, clerk Christopher Page, Josiah Moulton,\\nWilliam StanI\\nJacob Moultuii,\\nDrake, Thomas\\n1750.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William Stanford, clerk; John Sherl\\nAbram Drake, selectmen\\n1751.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William Stanford, clerk Jabez Smith,\\nRand, selectmen.\\n1752. William Stanford, clerk Abram Drake, Jeremiah Sanborn,\\nObediah Worth, selectmen.\\n1753.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William Stanford, clerk Edward Shaw, Jeremiah Sanborn,\\nObediah Worth, selectmen.\\n1754.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William Stanford, clerk William Stanford, Jonathan Leavitt,\\nNathaniel Drake, selectmen.\\n1755. AVilliam Stanford, clerk Joseph Johnson, Jonathan Towie,\\nObediah Worth, selectmen.\\n1756. William Stanford, clerk Joseph Johnson, Jonathan Towle,\\nJonathan Cram, selectmen.\\n1757.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jonathan Leavitt, clerk S.amuel Garland, .Foseph Johnson,\\nBenjamin Moulton, selectmen.\\n1758.- Jonathan Leavitt, clerk Joseph Johnson, Samuel Garland,\\nJonathan Towle, selectmen.\\n17.59. Jonathan Leavitt, clerk Joseph Johnson, Jonathan Towle,\\n1760.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jonathan Leavitt, clerk Jonathan Leavitt, Jonathan Shaw,\\nJoseph Wood, selectmen.\\n1761.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jonathan Leavitt, clerk Jonathan Leavitt, Jonathan Towle,\\nSamuel Garland, selectmen.\\n1762. Jonathan Leavitt, clerk Jonathan Leavitt, .Tonathan Towle,\\nSamuel Garland, selectmen.\\n176:j. Jonathan Leavitt, clerk Jonathan Leavitt, Jacob Moulton,\\nJonathan Towle, selectmen.\\n1764.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jonathan Leavitt, clerk Jonathan Leavitt, Joaiah Moulton,\\nJonathan Towle, selectmen.\\n1765. Jonathan Leavitt, clerk Josiah Moulton, Joseph Johnson, John\\nMoulton, selectmen.\\n1766.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jonathan Leavitt, clerk John Moulton, Josiah Moulton, Jon-\\nathan Leavitt, selectmen.\\n1767. John Moulton, clerk; Jonathan Leavitt, John Moulton, Josiah\\nJloulton, selectmen.\\n17G8. John Moulton, clerk Josiah Moulton, Jonathan Leavitt,\\nThomas Rand, John Moulton, Joseph Johnson, selectmen.\\n1769.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Moulton, clerk Josiah Moulton, Jonathan Leavitt,\\nThomas Rand, John Moulton, Joseph Johnson, selectmen.\\n1770.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Moulton, clerk Josiah Moulton, John Moulton, Thomas\\nRand, John Lamprey, Cotton Ward, selectmen.\\n1771. John Moulton, clerk; John Moulton, Jonathan Leavitt, John\\nMoulton, selectmen.\\n1772.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Moulton, clerk Christopher Tappan, Micajah Morrill,\\nJohn Lamprey, selectmen.\\n1773. John Moulton, clerk John Moulton, Josiah Moulton, .lolm\\nLamprey, selectmen.\\n1774. John Moulton, clerk John Moulton, Josiah Moulton, John\\nLamprey, selectmen.\\n1775. John Moulton, clerk Josiah Moulton, John Moulton, J. ihn\\nLamprey, selectmen.\\n17T6.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Moulton, clerk John Lamprey, Samuel Drake, .luim", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0472.jp2"}, "382": {"fulltext": "CHICHESTER.\\n249\\n1777.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Moulton, clerk John Lauiprey, Samuel Drake, John\\nMoulton, selectmen.\\n1778.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Moultoti, clerk John Lamprey, John Moulton, Edward\\nSbaw, selectmen.\\n1779.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Moulton, clerk John Lamprey, John Moulton, Edward\\nShaw, selectmen.\\n1780. John Moulton, clerk; John Lamprey, Kdward Shaw, John\\nMoulton, selectmen.\\n17Sl.^ohn Moulton, clerk John Moulton, Joshua James, John\\nLamprey, selectmen.\\n17S2. John Moulton, clerk; John Moulton, Joshua James, John\\nLarnjirey, selectmen.\\n17S3.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Moulton, clerk; John Moulton, Jushua James, John\\nLamprey, selectmen.\\n17S4.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Moulton, clerk John Moulton, Joshua James, John\\nLamprey, selectmen.\\n178j. John Moulton, clerk John Moulton, Joshua James, John\\nLamprey, selectmen.\\n17S(j.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Moulton, clerk; John Moulton, John Dearborn, Joshua\\nJames, selectmen.\\n1787.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Moulton, clerk John Moulton, John Taylor, Beii.iamin\\nSauborn, selectmen.\\n17S8. John Moulton, clerk John Moulton, Joshua James, Jeremiah\\nLane, selectmen.\\n1789.^ Tohn Moulton, clerk John flioulton, Joshua James, Jeremiah\\nLaue, selectmen.\\n17 M\u00c2\u00bb. John Moulton, Joeiah James, David Bachelder, selectmen.\\n1701. John Moulton, clerk William Chase, Johu Moulton, Joshua\\nJames, selectmen.\\n1702. John Moulton, clerk John Dearborn, John Moulton, Joshua\\n1793. John Moulton, clerk; John Dearborn, Johu MouUmi, Joshua\\nJam s, selectmen.\\n1794.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Dearborn, John Moulton, Josliua James, selectmen.\\n179o. John Moulton, Benjamin Sanborn, Joshua James, selectmen.\\n179G.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph Dow (firat proprietors clerk in Chichester), John Bil-\\nliard. Samuel Brown, Ebenezer Prescott (proprietoi-s first Board of\\nSelectmen in Chichester).\\nThe following is a list of the first town officers\\n1773.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Cram, town clerk Ebenezer Barton, Samuel Davis, John\\nCram, selectmen.\\n1774.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Johu Cram, town clerk Ebenezer Barton, Samuel Davis, John\\n1775.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Cram, town clerk John Cram, David Knowlton, Jonathan\\nStanyan, selectmen.\\n1776.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Cram, town clerk; Jonathan Leavitt, John Browu, Jere-\\nmiah Sanborn, selectmen.\\n1777. John Cram, town clerk Jeremiah Sanborn, Jonathan Leavitt,\\nJeremiah Garland, selectmen.\\n1778.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Cram, town clerk; Jonathan Leavitt, Dyer Hook, Samuel\\nPhilbrick, selectmen.\\n1779.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Cram, town clerk Dyer Hook, Jonathan Leavitt, Samiiel\\nPhilbrick, selectmen.\\n1780. John Cram, town clerk Simeon Hilliard, James Cram, select-\\n17S1.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Dyer Hook, town clerk Simeon Hilliard, James Cram, Elijah\\nRins, selectmen.\\n1782.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Simeon Hilliard, town clerk Benjamin Jackson, Jeremiah\\nSanborn, selectmen.\\n1783.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Simeon Hilliard, town clerk William Seavey, Junatlian Leav-\\nitt, Dyer Hook, selectmen.\\n1784.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Simeon Hilliard, town clerk Elijah King, Simeon Hilliard,\\nBenjamin Jackson, selectmen.\\n178^.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Simeon Hilliard, town clerk Elijah King, Edmund Leavitt,\\nSimeon Hilliard, selectmen.\\n17SG.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Simeon Hilliard, town clerk Elijah Ring. Eduiund Leiivitt,\\nSimeon Hilliard, selectmen.\\n17S7. -Joseph Dow, town clerk Elijah Ring, E.lmund Leavitt, Simeon\\nNathaniel Morrill, Zobu\\nMwn clerk Jonathan Leavitt, Abram True, Na-\\nr .\\\\vn clerk; Abram True, Nathaniel Morrill,\\ntown clerk; Simeon Hilliard, Abram True, Na-\\n1791.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph Dow, U\\nIon Hilliard, solectmon.\\n1792.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph Dow, town clerk; Abram True, Nathuuiel Morrill,\\nZebulon Hilliard, selectmen.\\n1793.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph Dow, town clerk Dudly Sanborn, Joshua Lane, Ed-\\nnmnd Leavitt, selectmen.\\n1794.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph Dow, town clork Edmund Leavitt, Joshua Lane, Moses\\n1795.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph Dow, town clerk Edmund Leavitt, Joshua Lano, Moses\\nSeavey, selectmen.\\n1796. Joseph Dow, town clerk Moses Seavey, Abram True, Joshua\\nLane, selectmen.\\n1797.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jaseph Dow, town clerk Moses Seavey, Abram True, Joshua\\nLane, selectmen Nathaniel Morrill, representative.\\n1798.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph Dow, town rieilc Moses Seavey, Abram True, Joshua\\nLane, selectmen \\\\L(i,;iiti.i \\\\|mi,,ii, representative.\\nI709.^osepli I ii I ^Ima Lane, MosesSeavey, Abraham\\nTrue selectmen .Ni, ;,.ii,i. M m i representative.\\n1800. ^Joseph Duu, iu\u00c2\u00abu.rli-iK; Joseph Dow, Jonathan Leavitt, Asa\\nLane, selectmen Nathaniel Morrill, representative.\\n1801.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph Dow, town clerk Moses Seavey, Abram True, Moses\\nLane, selectmen; Nathaniel Morrill, representative.\\n1802. Joseph Dow, town clerk George Seavey, Enoch Tilton, Jere-\\nmiah Lane, selectmen Nathaniel Morrill, representative.\\n1803.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph Dow, town clerk; George Seavey, Jonathan Stanyan,\\nJoseph Dow, selectmen Nathaniel Morrill, representative.\\n1804.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph Dow, town clerk Enoch Tilton, George Seavey, Jere-\\nmiah Lane, selectmen Nathaniel Morrill, representative.\\n1805. Moses Seavey, town clerk John Marden, Asa Lane, Joseph\\nSanborn, selectmen Nathaniel Morrill, representative.\\nISOG.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Moses Seavey, town clerk George Tilton, Moses Seavey, Joseph\\nDow, selectmen Nathaniel Morrill, representative.\\n1807. MnsesSfttVPy. town clerk; EbenezerCate, Joseph Sanborn, Asa\\nLane, Miifn t liniiiel Morrill, representative.\\nM 1 \\\\vn clerk; Ebenezer Gate, Joseph Sanborn,\\nAsii I. Ill I III ;im True, representative.\\nisiii \\\\i,.~,~ tnun clerk; Joshua Lane, Jacob Moulton, Jacob\\n.Sanborn, s.irrtiii ii Abram True, representative.\\n1 SI II. \u00e2\u0080\u0094Muses Seavey, town clerk Joshua Lane, Moses Seavey, Jacob\\nS. Moulton, selectmen; Abram True, representative.\\n1811. Mu.^i-.s S.avey, town clerk Joshua Lane, Jacob Moulton, John\\nManli II, I III. 1, \\\\Ki,nnTrue, representative.\\n1 I- 1 u n clerk selectmen same as previous year;\\nAlinni. mim-.\\nUS],: ^1 I l^vii clerk; selectmen same as two previous\\nyears; Moses f^ -iivf^, representative.\\n814. Jacob Moulton, town clerk JosephSanborn, Jacobs. Moulton,\\nJohn Marden, selectmen Moses Seavey, representative.\\n1815.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jacob Moulton, town clerk; selectmen same as last year Moses\\nSeavey, representative.\\n1816. Jacob Moulton, town clerk; Joshua Laue, Asa Lane, John\\nMarden, selectmen Moses Seavey. representative.\\n1817. Joshua Lane, John Marden, James Hook, selectmen Samuel\\nLangley, representative.\\n1818. Jacob Moulton, town clerk; selectmen same as previous year\\nSamuel Langley, representative.\\n1819. Jacob Moulton, town clerk Joshua Lane, Enoch Tilton, Moses\\nSeavey, selectmen Joshua Lane, representative.\\n1820. D. M. Cari enter, town clerk Joshua Lane, James Hook, James\\nBlake, selectmen no representative.\\n1821.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 D. M. Carpenter, town clerk Josiah Mason, Jacob S. Moulton,\\nNathaniel Sherburne, selectmen Joshua Lane, representative.\\n1822.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 D. M. Carpenter, town clerk; Henry Robey, James Batchel-\\nder, Ephraim Leavitt, selectmen David M. Carpenter, representative.\\n1823.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 D. BI. Carpenter, town clerk Henry Robey, James Batchelder,\\nJohn Marden, selectmen D. M. Carpenter, representative.\\n1S24.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 D. M. Carpenter, town clerk selectmen same as previous\\nyear D. M. Carpenter, representative.\\n182; D. M. Carpenter, town clerk Henry Robey, James Batchelder,\\nCal. b Parker, selectmen D. M. Carpenter, representative.\\n1826.- D. M. Carpenter, town clerk; Joshua Lane, James 1\\nJohn Marden, selectmen D. M. Carpenter, representativi\\n1827. Cheney Reed, town clerk Benjamin Emery, Jan\\nDaniel Kelley, selectmei\\n1828.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Cheney Reed, t\\nCarpenter, representatii", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0473.jp2"}, "383": {"fulltext": "250\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NE\\\\V HAMPSHIRE.\\n1829.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 D. JI. Carpenter, town clerk Henry Robey, James Batcbelder,\\nDavid Drake, selectmen .Samuel Sargent, representative.\\n1830.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 D. M Carpenter, town clerk David Drake, John True, Uenry\\nRobey, selectmen Samuel Sargent, representative.\\n1831.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 D. M. Carpenter, town clerk; Benjamin Kaime. James Bntcli-\\nelder, Abrani Drake, selectmen Henry Robey, representative.\\n1832.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Satlianiel Sb.Tl.iii n. t n Irk: \\\\brani Drake, John True,\\nBeryainin Kaiiiii seltTlijj. I, II I: i-ii-sentative.\\n1833.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Niitlianivl Sli.rin:: 1 1. tiry Robey, John True,\\nAbram Drake, seiectnit-ii .N.^rljnn. 1 ^Ij^ it iuji. i-epresentative.\\n1834.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Nathiiniel SllcH.iirn, lovm .UtK J. N. C. Lcavitt, James\\nBatcbelder, Henry Robey, selectmen Nathaniel\\nISi).\\nI siiirbnrn, town clerk; D.R. Keiley, D. M. Carpen-\\nr rtmen John True, representative.\\ne as previous\\nl,s,;7 Niih. I -h. 1 1. Tiro, town clerk D. K. Foster, G. S. Mason,\\nWilliam ^Wiiii), sclectiin-n James Batcbelder, representative.\\n18.38.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Nalhiiuiel Slierburu, town clerk selectmen same as previous\\nyear James BatchcUIer, representative.\\n1839. Nathaniel Shorburn, town clerk Nathaniel Sherburn, John\\nBaily, H. C. Knowltou, selectmen J. N. C. Leavitt, representative.\\n1840.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 E. Langnmid, town clerk selectmen same as previous year,\\nJ. N. C. Leavitt, representative.\\n1841.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 E. Langmaid. town clerk D. R. Keiley, James Batcbelder, H.\\nC. Knowlton, selectmen John Bailey, representative.\\nn clerk D. M. Carpenter, Nathaniel Seavey,\\nD. R. Keiley, seleclnni\\n1843.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 E. L:nip .1\\nC, Knowlton, ^-l, i,,\\n1844.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 E. Liiii,\\nI Hail\\nMiison, D. M. Carpenter, H.\\nI .1 esentative.\\nI I ni^iiil, D. M. Carpenter, G.\\nI ivii iwlton, Malachi Haines,\\nKi u- 11, representative.\\n1 i Hi^iiiaid. Malachi Haines,\\nlijw ,l_ij, representative.\\ni. i E. Langmaid, D. E. Keiley, J.\\nN. C. Leavitt, selectmen George S. Mason, representative.\\n1848. H. C. Knowlton, town clerk selectmen same as previous year\\nGeorge S. Mason, representative.\\n1849.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 H. C. Knowlton, town clerk H. C. Knoivlton, Peter J. Hook,\\nG. S. Mason, selectmen Edward Langmaid, representative.\\n1830.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 H. r. Kiwwlton, t,.vvn clnrk 11. C. Kiu.wUmd, P,.ter .F. Hook,\\nGeorge S. Mason, select n li\\n184C.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 H. C. Knowlton, i\\nG. S. Mason, selectmen ll ^-.-i\\n1847.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 H. C. Knowlton, town\\nJ. C.\\nJoshua Laue. Thomas\\nThomas Berry, John\\n1853.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 E. Langmaid, t iM. I 1\\nBerry, selectmen; John l,:tl. i i\\n1854.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 E. Langmaid, tcvvnlil, I:\\nS. Durgin, selectmen John Lake, n-i ieseiitative.\\n1855. E. Langmaid, town clerk; H. C. Knowlton, James Blake,\\nBeixjamin F. Leavitt, selectmen Charles H. Carpenter, representative.\\n1856.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 E. Langmaid, town clerk H. C. Knowlton, B. F. Leavitt,\\nHiram Bachelder, selectmen Charles H. Carpenter, representative.\\n1857.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William F. Locke, town clerk; Charles H. Carpenter, Hiram\\nBachelder, JIadison Bailey, selectmen Benjamin F. Leavitt, represen-\\ntative.\\n.9.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William F. Locke, town clerk J. N. C. Leavitt, J. L. Bachel-\\nL harles H. Carpenter, selectmen Joshua Lane, representative.\\nIII.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Fellows, town clerk J. N. C. Leavitt, J. L. Bachelder, J.\\nerburn, selectmen Joshua Lane, representative.\\n18C1.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Fellows,\\nStephen Perkins,\\n1862.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 David T. Brown,\\nStephen Ferkins, selectmen\\n1863.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 David T. Brown, i\\n1805.-\\nclerk J. N. C. Leavitt, J. S. Sherburn,\\nhomas Berry, representative,\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0n clerk J. L. Bachelder, Amos Hoyt,\\nhomas Berry, representative,\\nn clerk J. L. Bachelder, C. H. Carpen-\\nter, Amos Hoyt, selectmen Moses R. Lake, representative.\\n18C4.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 David T. Brown, town clerk C. H. Carpenter, G. S. Mason,\\nD. A. Farrington, selectmen Moses R. Lake, representative.\\nCharles Lake, town clerk C. H. Carpenter. D. A. Fnninston,\\nion, Keleetnien MatU-\u00c2\u00bbon Bi\\n1866.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Charles Lake, town clerk D. A. Farrington, David T. Brown,\\nC. 8. Stevens, selectmen Madison Baily, representative.\\n1867.- Charles Lake, town clerk David T. Brown, C. S. Stevens,\\n-Augustus Lea\\\\itt. selectmen Hiram Bachelder, representative.\\n1868.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Charles Lake, town clerk; A. Leavitt, Charles C. Shaw, John\\nFellows, selectmen Hiram Bachelder, representative.\\n1869. John C. Leavitt, town clerk selectmen same t- s previous year j\\nJohn S. Sherburn, representative.\\n1870.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John C. Leavitt, town clerk; A. Leavitt, Charles Lake L. W.\\nTowie, selectmen; John S. Sherburn, representative.\\n1871.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 G. W. Lane, town clerk Augustus Leavitt, Charles Lake.\\nLewis W. Towle, selectmen no representative.\\n1872.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 G. W. Lane, town clerk Charles Lake, James S. Greene, L.\\nW. Towlo, selectmen Samuel Langmaid, representative.\\n1873.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 George W. Lane, town clerk Augustus Leavitt, S. Ambrose\\nBrown, Asa F. Hutchinson, selectmen Samuel W. Langmaid, represen-\\n1874.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 G. W. Lane, town clerk S. Ambrose Brown, Asa F. Hutchin-\\nson, Jeremiah L. Perkins, selectmen John Fellows, representative.\\n187S\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Charles Lake, town clerk David T. Brown, Hiram Bacheliler,\\n.lacob S. Sanborn, selectmen John Fellows, representative.\\n1876. Charles Lake, town clerk J. S. Sanborn, John Shaw, George\\nM. Warren, selectmen Carpenter S. Stevens, representative.\\n1877,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 C. A. Langmaid, town clerk .John Shaw, George 51. Warren,\\nHorace Carpenter, selectmen Charles Lake, representative.\\n1878,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 C. A. Langmaid, town clerk D. T. Brown, G. Munsey, Horace\\nCarpenter, selectmen Charles Lake, representative.\\n1879.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 C. A. Langmaid, town clerk D. T. Brown, George Munsey,\\nStephen R. Watson, selectmen George W. Lane, representative.\\n1880. C. A. Langmaid, town clerk A. Leavitt, .\\\\lbert Sanborn, Jacob\\nS. Sanborn, selectmen Geo. W. Lane, representative.\\n1881.- C. A. Langmaid, town clerk .\\\\ugustus Leavitt, Jacob S. San-\\nborn, .\\\\lli..-rt Sanhi.rn, seliTtmeu David T. Brown, representHtive.\\nis.^j 1,11,^111 111, town clerk G, M. Warren, Noah Eihnunds,,\\nBen.|:iiiii M DavidT, Brown.\\nIN-: i: -M.T, town clerk George M. Warren, Noah G^\\nEdniuiil-, C,ii,,.i:iiiu --li,i\\\\\\\\, selectmen; Hiram Hook, representative.\\n1884.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Nathaniel Bachelder, town clerk Noah G. Edmnnds, Benja-\\nmin Shaw, Nathan Fitts, selectmen Hiram Hook.\\n1885.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Walter S, Langmaid, town clerk N. G. Edmunds, John S.\\nSherburn, ,\\\\brain 31, Drake, selectmen Charles C. Shaw, repiescnta-\\nManufacture of Carriages and Sleighs.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 .A.bMit\\n1857, Mr. Eeubeii Locke and four sons, all journeymen\\ncarriage-painters, came here from Gilmantowu ami\\nerected a commodious shop for the manufacture of\\ncarriages and sleighs, and for some five years carried\\non quite an extensive business in that line, especially\\nin the department of carriage-painting but the war\\nfor the suppression of the Rebellion coming on, the\\nsons all enlisted into the Union army the father,^\\nleft alone, soon sold out and left town. Not much\\nwas done in the carriage business for several years,\\nbut, in 1867, Mr. George H. Haines, a Union soldier,,\\nbegan the carriage business in a small way in the\\nshop formerly occupied by the Lockes. From the\\ncommencement Mr. Haines business steadily in-\\ncreased, so that in 1869 it became necessary to occupy\\nmore commodious and convenient buildings; he there-\\nfore erected his main shop, the lower story of which\\nhe uses for a wood-shop and the upper story for a\\npaint-shop and trimming-room also erected a black-\\nsmith-shop, and soon after built a large two-story\\nbuilding for storing stock and finished carriages, in\\nwhich can be found at all seasons of the year a large\\nvariety of carriages and sleighs of different styles and\\nvalues. A few years ago Mr. Haines built a second\\nblacksmith-shop, and more recently purchased the\\nold Advent Chapel and fitted it up for a salesroom", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0474.jp2"}, "384": {"fulltext": "CHICHESTER.\\nfor his wares, making in all five large buildings, all\\nof which are used to their uttermost capacity in his\\nincreasing business. Mr. Haines not only has a\\nhome trade, but is shipping his goods to Boston and\\nother cities of New England.\\nTurnpike. The construction of a turnpike road\\nfrom Concord to Piscataciua bridge, in Durham,\\ntlirough the town of Chichester, was one of the\\ngreatest events of the eighteenth century to the\\noriginal settlers. For, previous to the building of\\nthis turnpike, Canterbury road had been the great\\ntlioroughfare upon which the people traveled, who\\nhad occasion to pass through the town. The road\\nwas very cheaply built, and without sufficient bridges,\\nso that at times it was almost impracticable for\\ntravel. This was the first constructed turnpike in\\nNew Hampshire. The company building it was in-\\ncorporated in 1797. Upon its completion and for\\nmany years afterward there was an extensive travel\\nupon it. Merchants from Central New Hampshire\\nand Vermont transported their goods from Ports-\\nmouth up over this road, and immense (juantities of\\nlumber, beef, pork and farm- produce was carried\\ndown to exchange for goods. Toll-gates were estab-\\nlished at different points along the line of the road,\\nand gate-keepers appointed to collect toll of travelers\\nusing the road.\\nThe extensive travel upon the road made a demand\\nfor hotel accommodations. Consequently one was\\nerected in Chichester, and kept by John T. Leavitt,\\nwho did a flourishing business. This house is still\\nstanding and owned by Charles C. Drake. After\\nLeavitt, Benjamin Emery and John Langly kept the\\nhouse. In 1817, when President Monroe passed down\\nthe turnpike from Concord to Dover, he halted here\\nfor a while to rest his horses; and many were the\\ncalls made by Daniel Webster and other distinguished\\njurists and public officials when going to and from\\nPortsmouth. Creneral Lafayette, when he visited this\\ncountry (1824), passed over this road. In 1807, Gen-\\neral James Blake erected a hotel and blacksmith-\\nshop, and carried on an extensive business until 1838,\\nwhen he left, and his son, James M. Blake, contin-\\nued the business until 1844, when he closed up. The\\nlucrative business which hotel-keepere and toll-gate\\nkeepers had done on the turnpike was now at an\\nend; for other routes and means of transportation\\nhad been discovered. The railroad and steam-engine\\nwere already taking the place of the turnpike and\\nhorses and oxen. The company that built the turn-\\npike gave it up the town took it up, and have ever\\nsince kept it in repair. A. J. Sherburn kept a hotel\\nhere, on the Blake place, from 1862 to 186S-, when\\nhis hotel was burned.\\nCountry Stores.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The first store was kept on the\\nturnpike by a Mr. Bradley, in 1800. Next came\\nBenjamin Emery, in 1817, who remained for several\\nyears. Then Jonathan Pierce and Olive Smart com-\\nmenced keeping store in 1825, and did business four\\nor five years, who were succeeded by Philip Kodgors,\\nwho also remained tour or five years. Then Jon-\\nathan Pierce again, from 1833 to 1839. Benjamin\\nLeavitt Son kept a grocery-store for a while about\\n1870. Nathaniel Seavey commenced keeping store\\nin 1833, and did a successful business until December\\n4, 1851, when he was suddenly seized with violent\\nhemorrhage in his store and died. Mr. Seavey was\\na man who carried into the business transactions of\\nevery-day life all the Christian virtues, and was\\nknown, far and wide, as the honest merchant.\\nMessrs. Fisk Fellows kept a grocery-store at .he\\nPine Ground from 1830 to 1835. Mr. Charles Hop-\\nkinson also kept a store a while there. Henry Robey\\ndid business for several years; then Sumner Spaul-\\nding traded a while, when Joseph Morse purchased\\nthe store and goods in 1863, and has kept a country\\nstore since. George P. Haines commenced trading\\nat the Pine Ground in 1847, and carried on the man-\\nufacture of matches, in connection with his store for\\nseveral years; then kept hotel for a while; he also\\ncarried on quite an extensive shoe manufacturing a\\nnumber of years, since which time he has continued\\nhis store only. Mr. Haines is a veteran merchant,\\nhaving been in trade longer, and sold more goods\\ntlian any of his cotemporaries or predecessors, and\\nis celebrated throughout this section of the county\\nfor honesty and fair dealing.\\nIn 1857 a union store building was erected at\\nChichester Centre, near the Methodist meeting-house,\\nand Carter Wilder kept a country store for several\\nyears, when John S. Drake bought the goods and\\ncontinued the business for three or four years, when\\nhe sold out to Jonathan H. Leavitt. Mr. Leavitt\\nremained in the grocery business several years, when\\nCharles L. Brown purchased the stock of goods and\\ncontinued the business for a while. Next came Jon-\\nathan Kendall, Jr., son of Jonathan Kendall, of\\nLowell, Mass., who remained several years in trade,\\nwhen Augustus Sheldon purchased the goods and\\nleased the store building. Mr. Sheldon kept a gro-\\ncery-store and also the post-office for two or three\\nyears, when Herbert T. Leavitt, son of Hazen K.\\nLeavitt, came here from Tilton, N. H., where he had\\nbeen in successful business for several years, and\\npurchased the stock in trade of Mr. Sheldon, filled\\nup the store with a choice line of groceries and dry-\\ngoods, and has ever since done a flourishing business\\nfor a country merchant. Mr. Leavitt is quite an\\nextensive dealer in corn and flour, having last year\\nleased a building erected for the purpose, at the Chi-\\nchester railway station, for storing his corn, flour,\\ngrain and other heavy goods which he is constantly\\nreceiving from the West by the car-load.\\nCemeteries. There are five public cemeteries,\\nbesides several private ones, in town. For the first\\nfifty years of the town s history the dead were buried\\nupon their own land or that of their neighbors, or,\\nin some cases, several families would unite in inclo-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0475.jp2"}, "385": {"fulltext": "252\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nsing a small piece of ground for a cemetery. Due of\\nthese is located on Brown s Hill, in the north part of i\\nthe town, in which many of the early settlers in that\\nsection of the town are buried. We find that one\\nhundred or more are buried in tliis cemetery. Many\\nof these graves will forever remain unknown, as no\\nmarked stone has been erected. In fact, we find i\\nupon no grave-stone in town an earlier date than\\n1804, and this ui on the grave-stone of Jonathan j\\nLeavitt, Esq. Another cemetery is located near the\\nhearse-house, on Canterbury road, in which were\\nburied several of the early settlers of the town. The\\nfirst settled minister of the town, and several mem-\\nbers of his family, including Hon. David M. Carpen-\\nter, were buried here, and a fine marble monument\\nmarks their final resting-place. Very few persons\\nhave been buried here during the past forty years.\\nAnother cemetery is located near the former resi-\\ndence of H. C. Knowlton, Esq., in which were buried\\nthe early settlers of that section of the town, the\\nLeavitts, the Lanes, the Staniels and othens. The\\nyard has recently been enlarged and improved. The\\ntown cemetery, situated at the Pine Ground (so\\ncalled), containing two acres, was set apart by the\\ntown for a public burial-place, and is one of the most\\nsuitable locations for such a purpose to be found in\\ntown. There are over one hundred aud fifty persons\\nburied here, a large proportion of whom have died\\nwithin the last twenty-five years and about a dozen\\nmarble and granite monuments are erected. Among\\nthe most expensive and beautiful, are the granite\\nones erected by Charles H. Carpenter, Esq., and\\nCharles C. Shaw, Esq. Reuben Lake and the Hook\\nfamily have fine marble monuments.\\nThe new cemetery, situated on a beautiful swell of\\nland, a few rods west of the Methodist Church in\\nChichester, was built by a stock company incorpo-\\nrated at the session of the Legislature in 1854. The\\noriginal stockholders were Hazen K. Leavitt, Solo-\\nmon Leavitt, Jacob P. Leavitt, Benjamin F. Leavitt,\\nG. W. West, Moses W. Page, Richard Locke, True\\nSanborn, True Sanborn, Jr., and Benning Sanborn.\\nThis company purchased several acres of land, in-\\nclosed it with a neat and substantial fence, constructed\\na beautiful drive-way across a valley to it, divided it\\nofl into lots, set out shade-trees and otherwise im-\\nproved it. Many of the lots have been sold, and one\\nhundred and thirty persons of all ages are buried here.\\nSome very fine monuments have recently been\\nerected, notably those of Hazen K. Leavitt and\\nBenning Sanborn.\\nThe following persons paid taxes tci the amount of\\nten dollars and over in 1812:\\n.lohn MaxSeld\\nEbenezer Lane\\nDavid Miller\\nMiciOali Morrill\\nJohn Borry SUI.97\\nPeter Hook 19.40\\nJames Hook 15.40\\nMalachi Haines 11.00\\nJoshua Lane 12.7(i\\nJeremiah Lane n.fiO\\nWilliam Lake 13.03\\nMmund R. Leavitt\\nSamuel Sargeut\\nAbram True\\nSamuel Langley\\nJohn T. Leavitt\\nten dollars and upwards in\\n.\\\\bram True S10.27\\nMoses Soavey 10.61\\nJohn Stanyan 11.49\\nStephen Perkins 10.90\\nJohn T. Leavitt 10.41\\nThomas Lake 12.65\\nSimeon Lane 11.20 1\\nJoshua Lane 13.74\\nAmaaa Kelley 10.33\\nJames Hook 11.26\\nDavid Brown 11.78\\nJames Blake 12.03\\nCaleb Peai^on\\n.S10.66\\nJacob Stanyan\\n10.47\\nJosiah Shaw\\n11.27\\nJohn Stanyan\\n12.73\\nDavid Brown\\n12.34\\nid taxes to the\\n1820\\namount of\\nBenjamin Shaw\\n.511.20\\nJeremiah Sanborn\\n11.00\\nCaleb Parker\\n10.27\\nSamuel Langley\\n10.19\\nJonathan Leavitt\\n11.32\\nWilliam Lake.\\n18.48\\nJeremiah Lane\\n14.35\\nPhilip C. Kelley.\\n13.74\\nMalachi Haines\\n11.27\\nPeter Hook\\n12.35\\nJames Brown\\n10.72\\nThe following persons paid taxes to the amount of\\nten dollars and over in 1830\\nJami S Blake\\nDavid M. Carpenter\\nSamuel Langley\\nPeter Hook $20.12\\nWilliam Lake 13.97\\nStephen Perkins 14 61\\nJacob Perkins 13.33\\nThe following persons paid taxes to th\\nten dollars in 1840\\nJohn Berry\\nJames H. Blake\\nDavid M. Carpenter\\nAbram Drake\\nL C. Greenough\\nS13.39\\n15.06\\n19.54\\n13.75\\nPeter Hook\\nJeremiah Lane\\nIsaiah Lane\\nJoh.\\nJohn Lake (2d) 10.99\\nDavid P. Shaw 11.09\\nThe following persons\\namount of ten dollai-s\\nJames Brown $11.58\\nThomas Berry 11.32\\nNathaniel Bachelder 10. ,57\\nJames Blake 12.76\\nCharles H. Carpeuter. 12.42\\nAhram Drake 1U.86\\nEdward Edniumis 12.17\\nNathaniel lidgerly\\nJoshua Lane\\nMoses G. Lane\\nIsaiah Lane\\nEdward Langmaid.\\n10.11\\n11.85\\n22.13\\n23.06\\n1231\\n14.37\\nn Kaime 10.27\\nPerkins, Jr 24.32\\nShaw 20.70\\niw 10.04\\nitauyau 12.66\\nStevens 10.50\\nJohn Lake\\nTrue Lake\\nJ. N. C. Leavitt\\nRichard Locke\\nHarris Marden\\nNathan Marden\\nDaniel P. Maxfiel\\nRobert Munsey\\nNathaniel Messer\\nJacob Perkins\\nStephen Perkins\\nWilliam Swain\\n.\\\\bram Stanyan\\nThe following persons p;\\nin 1860:\\nThe following persons paid taxes to the amount of\\nfifty dollars in 1870:\\nL. A. Foster S.M.SI\\nS. Ambrose Brown\\nThomas Berry\\nCharles H. Carj^enter\\nChandler Hutchinsou\\nE. Langmaid\\nSamuel \\\\V. Langmaid\\nJohn Shaw\\nJ. S. Sanborn\\n$56.07\\n104.24\\n272,50\\n50.50\\n52.12\\n00.80\\n69.55\\n64.01\\nWilliam Lake 72.07\\nM. R. Lake 78.64\\nJosiah Lake 65.50\\nNathan Marden 50.85\\nOliver Messer .5.5.90\\nStephen Perkins 139.40\\nBenjamin Shaw 60.05", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0476.jp2"}, "386": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0477.jp2"}, "387": {"fulltext": "^iM\\nLe", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0478.jp2"}, "388": {"fulltext": "CHICHESTEK.\\n253\\nThe followiug persons paid taxes to the amount of\\ntifty dollars in 1880:\\n1 h-iiia- lli iry $73.0(1 Charles H. Car|ieiiter .5:100.42\\nI I I 60.18 Charles Lake 12:!.2G\\nI kins 99.40 JohuShaw nsi.3r,\\nI -hjw 55.40 J. S. Sanborn ,3.(i(i\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0I ^-il.-Muure 68.96 Samuel \\\\V. Langmaid ,0.4G\\nl-.ilali Laue 50.60\\nISM.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amount of money tax, Sl;i7. i.l;i school mone.v, S3G3.22 poll\\ni;.\\\\, 51.T:; salaries of town officers, S;i4.18.\\n1 iiiMunt of money ta.\\\\es, Slo:i2.54 school money, S370.83\\n1 :r. salaries of town offlcere, Sni.:J7.\\n\\\\:ijuunt of money taxes, S1S87.03 school money, S626.32\\nI j; ux. ;l.o J salaries of town officers, $123.06.\\n1 ~T0.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amount of money ta.tcs, $5934.76 school money, $CO4.80\\nI U tax, S3.00 salaries of town officers, $283.70.\\n1 SJO.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amount of money taxes, $4867.86 school money, $726.38\\n1 .11 tax, $1.6-2 salaries of town officers, $356.75.\\n18S4.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amount of money taxes. $3833.43 poll tax, $1.26 salaries of\\ntnwn officers, $279.92 amount of school money, $907.03, divided among\\nttie several school districts as follows: District No. 1, $127.77 No. 2,\\n1 .:j.l8 No. 4, $115.24 No. 5, $105.76 No. 6, $178.31 No. 7, $63.03\\nXm. S, $139.16 No. 9, $52.58.\\nTuwn property Town-house at cost, $475 hearse-house and hearse,\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nCHARLES H. fARPENTEK.\\nCharles H. Carpenter was born in Chichester, De-\\nmber 18, 1818. He had an illustrious and patri-\\ntii- ancestry, which is traced in a direct line to Wil-\\nImih Carpenter, who emigrated from England in\\nlo3S, and settled in Weymouth, Mass. From his son\\nJoseph the line of descent is easily traced to Josiah,\\nthe grandfather of the subject of this sketch, who was\\nborn in Stratford, Conn., October 6, 1762. Though\\nbut fourteen years of age at the breaking out of the\\nWar of the Revolution, himself and three brothers\\nserved in the patriot army, and one of the brothers\\nwas killed at Rosbury Neck. After the war Josiah\\nentered Dartmouth College and graduated in the class\\nof 1787. He then studied for the ministry, and on\\nNovember 2, 1791, he was installed as pastor to the\\nfirst organized Congregational Church in Chichester,\\nwhere he remained for nearly forty years, when he\\ndied, beloved and respected by all. He ever labored\\nearnestly and diligently for the public good, and was\\nhighly esteemed as a citizen and minister of the gos-\\npel. He married, April 13, 1790, Hannah Morrill, of\\nCanterbury. They had six children, David Morrill\\nbeing the second one. He was the father of Charles\\nH.\\nDavid Morrill Carpenter was born in Chichester\\nNovember 16, 1793. He received a good academic\\neducation and commenced active business in his na-\\ntive town as a country merchant, and followed it,\\nwith much success, for a number of years. He then\\nturned his attention to agriculture, purchased an exten-\\nsive farm and cultivated it for several years in a most\\nsuccessful manner. Nothwithstanding the constant de-\\nmands of his private occupation, his services were con-\\nstantly claimed by his fellow-citizens, and fortweuty-\\nfive years he held one or more of the various town offi-\\nces and for several years represented his native town in\\nthe State Legislature. He discharged all his official\\nduties with ability and fidelity. He also held county\\noffice as one of the commissioners for Merrimack\\nCounty. He was for a long time one of the directors\\nof the Mechanics Bank of Concord, and for more\\nthan thirty years one of the trustees of the Merrimack\\nCounty Savings-Bank, in the same city, and rarely\\nfailed to attend the weekly meetings of the boards of\\nboth institutions. He was married, J:inuary 13, 1818,\\nto Mary Perkins, daughter of Jonathan Cliesley Per-\\nkins, who settled in Loudon in 1788, where he cleared\\na large farm and became a prosperous and influential\\ncitizen. The children of David M. and Mary (Per-\\nkins) Carpenter were Charles H., Josiah, Clara A.,\\nSarah L. and Frank P., besides two daughtere, who\\ndied in early life. Subsequently, Jlr. Carpenter re-\\nmoved to Concord, where he died December 9, 1873,\\nhis wife having died seven years before, on November\\n4, 1866, at the age of sixty-eight years. He was a\\nman of wide influence and univereally respected in\\nthe community where he was known.\\nCharles H. Carpenter, whose engraving appears on\\nanother page, received a common-school and academic\\neducation. When he was ten years of age his father\\ngave up his store and bought a farm at Chichester\\nCentre, where young Carpenter remained till he was\\nof age, working on the farm summers, attending\\nschool at other seasons, and teaching school for sev-\\neral winters. The homestead where he was born\\nhas since been used as a parsonage. Young Carpen-\\nter possessed the military, patriotic spirit of bis an-\\ncestry, and became actively interested in military af-\\nfairs while yet a young man. He received a lieuten-\\nant s commission at the age of nineteen, and was\\nsubsequently commissioned a captain in the Thirty-\\neighth Regiment. He had his company uniformed,\\nand it became an object of much pride to the young\\ncaptain as well as to the whole regiment. When he\\nbecame of age he went to live with his uncle, Jacob\\nPerkins, a brother of his mother, who lived on the\\nlarge farm that, as it happened. Rev. Josiah Carpen-\\nter moved to in 1791, and where he lived until the\\nparsonage had been erected. Mr. Carpenter has al-\\nways continued to reside there.\\nMr. Perkins was one of the wealthiest and most influ-\\nential citizens of the town or county. He was an active,\\nenergetic business man, and accumulated considerable\\nproperty for those times. Although he carried on a\\nlarge farm, his principal business was in connection\\nwith trading and financial matters, and he largely\\nengaged in the cattle business, buying in Northern\\nNew Hampshire and Vermont and driving them on\\nfoot over the Indian trail by Baker s River and the\\nvalley of the Pemigewassett and along the turnpikes\\nand highway.s to a market at Brighton. Behind large", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0481.jp2"}, "389": {"fulltext": "254\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\ndroves of cattle, young Carpenter would walk from\\nbeyond Montpclier to Boston, gaining health and\\nstrength with every day s exertion, and strengthening\\nand improving a naturally good constitution.\\nWhen the Pittstield Bank was formed, in 1851, Mr.\\nCarpenter was chosen its cashier and acceptably held\\nthe position for about five yeare, when Mr. Perkins\\nfailing health compelled him to resign his position\\nand devote a larger share of his time to the duties at\\nhis home in Chichester. He has always maintained\\na connection with the Pittsfield Bank, either as cash-\\nier, director or president, having held the latter office\\nsince 1870.\\nFor the last thirty years Mr. Carpenter has been\\nplaced in responsible positions in the interests of the\\ntown. He was called to represent the town in the\\nState Legislature in the years 1855 and 1856, and ac-\\nquitted himself with honor and credit. He is a life-\\nlong Democrat, and has ever taken a deep interest in\\nnational affairs, always anxious that true men should\\ntriumph and right measures prevail. During the\\ntrying days of the War of the Rebellion he stood\\nmanfully at the helm in directing the afl airs of the\\ntown, providing the town s quota of troops and meet-\\ning the extraordinary burdens which the war pro-\\nduced. During nearly al^ those years he served as\\nchairman of the Board of Selectmen and town treas-\\nurer, and received all the money paid into the town,\\nand disbursed the same with rigid honesty and\\ncorrectness. He was one of the projectors of the\\nSuncook Valley Railroad. He contributed of his\\nmeans to the first survey of its route, was actively\\ninterested in locating and building it, and contributed\\nfive hundred dollars of his private means towards its\\ncompletion, and has served on its board of directors\\nsince its organization, where his judgment and busi-\\nness experience have proved of value to the interests\\nof the corporation.\\nMr. Carpenter has a model farm in the rich valley\\nof the Suncook, the homestead farm, consisting of\\nseven hundred broad acres in one body, with over\\none thousand acres in woodland and pasturage out\\nlying. He cuts one hundred and fifty tons of hay\\nand winters one hundred head of choice cattle. For\\nthe past twenty years a cross between the Devon and\\nDurham has been his favorite breed of stock, and his\\nbeef animals find a ready market at good prices.\\nThough he has carried on farm operations extensively,\\nhe is largely engaged in financial matters and in\\ntrading in live stock, besides doing a large lumber\\nbusiness, buying on the stump and manufacturing\\nand handling annually large amounts of lumber.\\nHe has large interests in Pittsfield, where he has in-\\nvested considerably in real estate. He was actively\\ninterested in starting the Pittsfield Aqueduct Com-\\npany, and holds much of the stock, and he is part\\nowner of the New @pera-House Block. He was one\\nof the promoters of the Farmers Savings-Bank of\\nPittsfield, chartered in 1883, and is one of its trustees.\\nHis farm buildings are models in their way, being\\namong the finest in the State. His residence is newly\\nerected, spacious and elegant, commanding a fine\\nview. With all his business and multitudinous cares\\nhe finds time to entertain his friends and give valu-\\nable advice and counsel to many who often seek it\\nfrom a man of his large business experience and\\nripened judgment.\\nMr. Carpenter is an active member of the Congre-\\ngational Society, though he has never connected\\nhimself with the church. He takes a deep interest\\nin its affairs, and contributes liberally for preaching\\nthe gospel and forwarding its philanthropic works.\\nMr. Carpenter married Joanna Maxfield, the\\nadopted daughter of his uncle, on October 28, 1841.\\nShe died July 5, 1882. She was noted for her gener-\\nosity and hospitality. She was an exemplary wife,\\nan efficient help and adviser to her husband and a\\ntender and loving mother to her children, of whom there\\nwere five, viz. John T., Mary J., Electa A., Sally P.\\nand Clara A.\\nThe Carpenter family has been prominent in the\\npolitical, social and business circles of Chichester and\\nthe county of Merrimack for three generations.\\nThey have been the leading citizens of the town,\\nstrong, energetic and successful.\\nCharles H. has done his full share towards heliiing\\nachieve this reputation for the family name.\\nCH.4.ELES C. SHAW.\\nThe first of the Shaw family in Chichester was\\nBenjamin Shaw, who was born in Hampton, N. H.,\\nDecember 25, 1766, and came to Chichester when a\\nyoung man. He was twice married first to Abigail\\nPaige, who was born 1773 and died January 17, 1831.\\nShe had two children John and David P. John\\ndied March 6, 1819. Benjamin married as his second\\nwife Ruth Sherburne. She died May 4, 1849, leaving\\nno issue. In politics Mr. Shaw was a Democrat.\\nHe was a member of the Congregational Church of\\nChichester.\\nDavid P. Shaw was born May 27, 1797 was edu-\\ncated at the common schools of Chichester and at\\nPembroke Academy. He married Clarissa, daughter\\nof Rev. Josiah and Hannah (Morrill) Carpenter, of\\nChichester.\\nRev. Josiah Carpenter was a native of Connecticut\\nborn October 6, 1762. He came to New Hampshire\\nand was installed first pastor of the First Congrega-\\ntional Church of Chichester, and retained that pas-\\ntorate for a period of nearly forty years. He married\\nHannah Morrill, of Canterbury, April 13, 1790.\\nDavid P. Shaw was much interested in militia mat-\\nters, and was appointed, April 17, 1826, captain of mi-\\nlitia in the Thirty-eighth New Hampshire Regiment.\\nHe also served in the War of 1812, and was stationed\\nat Portsmouth. He was like his father, a member of\\nthe Congregational Church and a Democrat.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0482.jp2"}, "390": {"fulltext": "r^, ^i.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0483.jp2"}, "391": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0484.jp2"}, "392": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0485.jp2"}, "393": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0486.jp2"}, "394": {"fulltext": "CHICHESTER.\\n255\\nHe married Clarissa Carpenter, October 16, 1823.\\nTheir children were: John, Josiak C, David C,\\nCharles C. and Benjamin. Josiah C. and David C.\\nlive in Concord, while John, Charles C. and Benja-\\nmin own large farms in Chichester, on which they\\nreside.\\nCharles C.the fourth son of David P. and Clarissa,\\nwas born at the old Shaw homestead in Chichester\\nMay 4, 1830. He received his education at common\\nschool and at New Hampshire Seminary, at Sanborn-\\nton Bridge (now Tilton), N. H.\\nHe learned the trade of machinist and was em-\\nployed in that capacity in the Concord Railroad shops\\nnine years. Previous to this in the years 1851 to\\n1853, inclusive he was employed as a machinist in\\nSandusky, Ohio. Returning to Concord, he remained\\nthere until 1862, when the declining health of his\\naged parents induced him to return to the ancestral\\nhome and assume their care ^a duty which he faith-\\nfully performed to the close of their lives. Mrs.\\nShaw died November 9, 1881, and Mr. Shaw, April 2,\\n1884.\\nCharles C. married Sophia F., daughter of Hon.\\nAaron and Arieannah S. (Barstow) Whittemore, of\\nPembroke, N. H., June 2, 1861. They have one\\n(adopted) son, John Langdon.\\nMr. Shaw is one of the most prosperous farmers\\nand most highly respected citizens of Chichester.\\nHe is a large owner of real estate, and, in addition to\\nhis farming operations, has been engaged several years\\nin lumbering. He has served as justice of the peace\\nseveral years was selectman of his town in 1869 and\\n1870, and November 4, 1884, he was elected from\\nChichester to represent the town in the State Legis-\\nlature. In politics he has not departed from the\\nfaith of his fathers, but is an earnest Democrat. He\\nattends the Congregational Church. He is of an\\nearnest, sanguine temperament, active, pushing and\\nenterprising, and is one of the solid, successful men\\nof his town.\\nHOSEA CHASE KXoWLTOX.\\nHosea Chase Knowlton, whose portrait, which\\naccompanies this sketch of his life, was taken when\\nhe was in the eighty-seventh year of bis age, was\\nborn in Northwood, county of Rockingham, State of\\nNew Hampshire, March 31, 1799. He comes of a\\nhardy, long-lived family was one of nine children,\\nhimself being the seventh, and on the paternal side\\nis of English descent. His grandfather, Thomas\\nKnowlton, came from England to Portsmouth and\\nsettled in Hampton, afterwards in Kensington, and\\nin 1769 moved with his family to Northwood, where\\nhe was one of the first pioneers and settlers that\\nregion, until his day, being a wild, unbroken forest.\\nEbenezer, the father of the subject of this sketch,\\nat the time of this removal to Northwood, was about\\nten years of age, and fittcen years hiter, in 1784, then\\nat the age of twenty-live, he married Elizabeth Raw-\\nlins, of Vermont, built a log cabin on his fifty-acre\\nlot of wild land in Northwood, a short distance from\\nhis father s, commenced clearing, and in time had it\\nconverted into a productive farm, with improved and\\nsubstantial buildings. Upon this farm Hosea C. was\\nborn, and here he worked as a farm-boy until the age\\nof sixteen, receiving in the meantime the facilities and\\nprivileges of the district school, which, at this early\\nperiod, was limited to yearly terms of but three\\nmonths. He then desired of his father aid in ac-\\nquiring an academical education. But his father\\nrefused all help, though he gave him liberty to go\\nand try his fortunes at any institution he pleased on\\nhis own responsibility. Hosea readily accepted this\\ncondition, and on the morning of April 10, 1816, with\\nhis little pack of clothes and not a dollar in cash nor\\npromise of help from any one, he started afoot and\\nalone to Hampton, a distance of thirty miles, and\\nthere procured a boarding-place with Mr. Simeon\\nShaw, and entered the academy. Being penniless, he\\nborrowed money of his new-found friend, Mr. Shaw,\\nwith which to purchase books and pay his tuition,\\nand this money, together with his board-bill, was due\\nMr. Shaw when Hosea was through at the institution.\\nSoon after this academical term at Hampton he com-\\nmenced teaching school in the town of Brentwood,\\nwhere he taught four months at twelve dollars per\\nmonth, eagerly pursued his private studies in his\\nspare time, received his forty-eight dollars, returned\\nto Hampton and applied it in payment of his obliga-\\ntions to his kind benefactor, Mr. Shaw.\\nIn the month of April, 1817, he commenced teach-\\ning in the town of Kensington a term of ten months,\\nand at the close of his school entered the Academical\\nInstitution at Newmarket, under the care and tuition\\nof Martin Renter as principal and Closes White as-\\nsistant, and there completed his English studies,\\nattending especially to trigonometry and the art of\\nsurveying.\\nIn the following April, 1818, he returned to Kens-\\nington, where he resumed and followed teaching for\\ntwo years, a calling for which, by natural gifts and\\nacquirements, he was eminently adapted and fitted.\\nHe then engaged himself for one year as clerk in the\\nstore of Ebenezer Coe, of Northwood but he loved\\nthe school-room, and in the ne.xt two years was en-\\ngaged in teaching in his native town of Northwood.\\nFor one year, about 1823-24, he was employed as\\nbook-keeper and clerk with Captain Obadiah Wright,\\na retired sea-captain, in a wholesale store of general\\nmerchandise, on Long Wharf, Boston, where he gave\\nthe highest satisfaction to his employer, and could\\nhave remained at increased wages but he returned\\nto Northwood, where for some years he followed\\nschool-teaching and farming.\\nFor two years 1832-33 he was employed as head\\nclerk in the counting-room of Hon. Isaac and Horatio\\nHill, editors and publishers at Concord. Here, aside", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0487.jp2"}, "395": {"fulltext": "256\\nHISTORY OF MEKia.MACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nfrom his official hours in the counting-room, he edited\\nand compiled Welch s Revised Arithmetic, which,\\nin the vastly improved edition, found great accept-\\nance with the best teachers of New England.\\nMay 2(j, 1820, he married lietsey Seavey, daughter\\nof Moses Seavey, Esq., of Chichester, and resided at\\nKorthwood (except his two years counting-room ser-\\nvice at Concord) till the autumn of 1834, when he\\npurcha.sed the right and interest of the heirs to the\\nestate of his father-in-law, in Chichester, and moved\\nupon this farm with his family that same fall of 1834.\\nHere he not only actively and successfully worked\\nhis farm and improved his home, but for a number of\\nyears taught school winters, and in all public and\\neducational matters ever took a prominent, active in-\\nterest.\\nIn 1832, while in the employ of the Hill Brothers,\\nat Concord, he was duly appointed justice of the\\npeace, and by regular renewals of his commission\\nhas held this office continuously to the present\\nwriting, a period of fifty-three years. His services\\nas a most reliable and accurate surveyor of land were\\nlargely sought, not only in Chichester, but also in all\\nthe adjacent towns. He served twelve years on the\\nBoard of Selectmen and as town treasurer, five years\\nas town clerk, two years as representative in the State\\nLegislature and two years as county commissioner.\\nBesides these positions of public trust and confidence,\\never most faithfully and ably filled, he executed a\\ngreat many deeds, wills and other public and private\\ndocuments, was executor and administrator of nu-\\nmerous estates, and all to the entire satisfaction of\\nall his patrons. He had born to him four children,\\nEben, Melissa, Alonzo and Sallie S., only the latter\\ni{ whom survives.\\nHis estimable wife, Betsey, died December 1, 1861,\\nand on January 1, 1863, he married Adaline B. Sher-\\nburne, relict of Uriah Sherburne, late of Chichester.\\nBy energy, economy, fidelity and perseverance he\\nlias acquired a very respectable competence, the com-\\nforts and benefits of which he lives to enjoy in a good\\ndegree of health, at the advanced age of nearly eighty-\\nseven years.\\nReligiously, he is of the Congregational faith, and\\na professor a Democrat politically. His first Presi-\\ndential vote was cast for James Monroe, and every\\nDemocratic candidate for the Presidency since, to the\\nelection of Grover Cleveland, has unwaveringly re-\\nceived the aid of his vote. Y et,\\nI am not old, tliougb my friends and my foes\\nAlike bave gone to their graves\\nAnd left me behind to my joys and my woes.\\nLike a ship in the midst of the waves.\\nFor youthful memories round me throng,\\nOlcit\\n^8 I look away on my journey so lonj;\\nOf near four-score y ars and ten.\\nlook back oVr the past and my life sef\\nA strange, sweei dream forsooth,\\nFor old as 1 am and old a3 I seem,\\nMy lienttU full of youth.\\nOLIVER DRAKE.\\nThe family of Drake is of Saxon origin and one of\\ngreat antiquity, extending back previous to the time\\nof the Norman conquest of England.\\nAdown the centuries some references to the name\\nhave survived the general wreck of time.\\nAs early as the year 1272 one John Drake is re-\\ncorded as holding lands by grant from Edward I. of\\nEngland. In 1313, Edward II. gave permission to\\nJohn Drake to go beyond sea. Other ancient mem-\\nbers of the family by the name of John are men-\\ntioned in history.\\nThe name of Robert was also a very prominent one\\namong the Drakes. On April 23, 1556, one Robert,\\nminister of Thundersby, in Essex, England, with five\\nothers, suffered martyrdom by burning at the stake\\nin Smithfield, in the reign of Mary. His memorable\\nreply to the bishop, when exhorted to renounce his\\nheresy, was in these decisive words, As for your\\nchurch of Rome, I utterly deny and defy it, with all\\nthe works thereof; even as I deny the Devil and all\\nhis works.\\nHe then had laid nearly a year in prison, and im-\\nmediately thereafter was ordered to execution.\\nEnglish records also contain various titled names\\nof Drake, as Sir John Drake, of Ashe, in 1360; and,\\nin later years. Admiral Sir Francis Drake, who cir-\\ncumnavigated the globe when English navigation was\\ncomparatively in its infancy. His father s name was\\nRobert, Sir Francis being one of twelve brothers,\\nmost of whom followed the sea and died in foreign\\nparts. Several other Drakes have also been named\\nRobert.\\nAmong the illustrious Drakes of England may be\\nmentioned Samuel Drake, D.D., of eminent literary\\nattainments, who died in 1673, and whose equally\\neminent son edited Archbishop Parker s works also\\nR ger Drake, D.D., of St. Peter s, London, an author\\nand most excellent man, who sutfered much for his\\nnon-conformity Francis Drake, M.D., surgeon of\\nYork, F.R.S., and who was a great antiquary\\nNathan Drake, M.D., of Hadleigh, in Suff olk, the\\nwell-known essayist and most skillful and successful\\nannotator and biographer of Shakspeare and before\\nhim in point of time was Dr. James Drake, F.R.S.,\\nwhose discoveries in anatomy are not surpassed in\\nimportance to those of Hervey.\\nFrom this old English stock, notably a branch of\\nthe family of Ashe, came John Drake, a member of\\nthe Council of Plymouth, England, who was one of\\nthe original company established by King James, in\\n1606, for settling New England, and from whom\\nsprang most, if not all, the earlier families of Drake\\nin America. Several of his sons came to this coun-\\ntry. It is known that one of them, John, reached\\nBoston in 1630, with two or more sons, who fin-\\nally settled in Windsor, Conn.\\nAlso, Robert, brother of John, with two or more sons\\nand one daughter, who was settled in Exeter sometime", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0488.jp2"}, "396": {"fulltext": "Cu^uJi^^. ^ytJ (M^.Ka", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0489.jp2"}, "397": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0490.jp2"}, "398": {"fulltext": "CHICHESTEK.\\nprior to 1643 for that year the name of Abraham\\nI rake, sou of Robert, with twenty others, was signed\\nti) a petition to tlie General Court of Massachusetts\\nagainst the encroacliments of settlers, and it is therein\\nset forth that tliose people knew we long since pur-\\nchased these lands and quietly possessed them.\\nWe can learn but little of Kobert Drake s personal\\nhistory, except that he was born in Devon, England,\\nin 1580 came to this country before 1G43 (possibly,\\nwe think, with his brother John in 1G30, or with Rev.\\nJohn Wheelwright s company in 1638); that March\\n15, 1650, he bought of Francis Peaboddie hou.se and\\nlands lying and being within the bounds of Hamp-\\nton, and removed thereto from Exeter early in 1651,\\nand acquired in Hampton a considerable estate that\\nhe wiis then called auld Mr. Drake; that he left a\\nwill a full copy of which is extant dated May 5,\\n1663 that he was a man of eminent piety and highly\\nrespected, and departed this life January 14, 1668, at\\nthe great age of eighty-eight years. His son, Abraham,\\nalready mentioned, was also a very prominent man of\\nhis time, capable of any business, a good penman and\\nforward in all public service. In 1663 he was chosen\\nto lay out four thousand acres of land west of Hamp-\\nton bounds and away to the great pond; and in\\n1668-69 was chosen to run the town lines also in\\n1673 was appointed marshal of the county of Nor-\\nfolk, in which office he probably continued till the\\nseparation of New Hampshire from Massachusetts, in\\n1679. He lived to a very advanced age, being alive\\nin 1712 and at that time eighty-four years old. But the\\nyear of his death is not definitely known.\\nDim and distant as this early period of New Eng-\\nland may seem, it is known that most, and probably\\nI all, the Drakes of New Hampshire are the direct de-\\nscendants of Robert Drake (1), of Hampton, N. H.,\\nthrough his son, Abraham (2), already named, and so\\non in the generations that have followed to the pres-\\nent time. Many members of the family name have\\nbeen very prominent and leading citizens of their\\ntimes, in the varied affairs of church, military and\\ncivil life.\\nThe generations of one branch of the Drake family\\nin New England have descended, as shown by the in-\\ndices, in the following order Robert (1), Abraham (2),\\nAbraham (3), Abraham (4), Thomas (5), Josiah (6),\\nThomas (7), Oliver (8).\\nPassing over the third and fourth generations, of\\nwhom much could be laudably written, we have to say\\nI if Thomas (5) that at some period of his life he was\\nM-ttled in Epping, N. H., where he owned lands ad-\\njoining the farm of his brother Simon butfinally re-\\nmoved to Chichester,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 though in what year the writer\\nhas been unable to determine,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 where he owned a\\nfarm and lived some years, and where he died August\\n16, 1816, aged eighty-three years.\\nJosiah (6), grandfather of Oliver, was a life-long\\nresident of Chichester, and succeeded to the fiirm of\\ni his father in the southeasterly quarter of the town,\\nwhere he led an exemplary life and died August\\n1832, aged seventy.\\nThomas, Jr. (7), Oliver s father, was born in Chi-\\nchester October 12, 1796, and reared to farm-life,\\nwhich in his day, even more than now, implied hard,\\npersevering labor and the closest economy. A few\\nyears, however, in his early manhood he worked at\\nlast-making and nail-cutting in Maiden, Mass. He\\nfixed the Jr. to his name, and was so known by\\nhis townsmen, because of another Thonnis Drake (a\\nsenior cousin of his), who also lived in Chichester.\\nHe was a careful, painstaking man in all he did, and\\nwithal of a mechanical, ingenious turn of mind was\\na great lover of music, an excellent player on the\\nvioloncello and had a rare musical voice, with which\\nhe ever loved to aid in the services of the sanctuary.\\nHe was an upright, public-spirited citizen, ever ready\\nwith his share of effort in the furtherance of any good\\nobject or purpose. About the year 1829 he ijought\\nthe farm next south of his father s in Chichester (now\\nowned by Mr. Wilder Hall, in School District No. 4),\\nand soon had his future home improved by the erec-\\ntion of the good buildings which have since been\\nfurther improved and are still thoroughly preserved.\\nHe married Mehitable Seavey, youngest daughter of\\nDaniel Seavey, of Chichester, of Welsh extraction\u00e2\u0080\u0094 a\\nman of less than medium stature, but possessing a\\ngenial, happy spirit, and of a tough, hardy constitu-\\ntion, which prolonged his years in general soundness\\nof health to the end of his life, which occurred\\nDecember 27, 1853, at the great age of ninety-two\\nyears and eight months. They soon moved to\\ntheir new home referred to, where they spent the re-\\nmainder of their lives, devoted to their young and\\ngrowing family, which, in 1839, when all were living,\\nconsisted of three sons and three daughters, and in\\nwhose young minds they sought, by precept and ex-\\nample, to inculcate truthfulness and rectitude of con-\\nduct and character. The parents lived and died con-\\nsistent members of the Congregational Church. In\\nthe midst of his days the father came to his death by\\nquick consumption, April 11, 1844, aged forty-seven\\nyears and six months and on November 5, 1 847, the\\ndevoted mother died of pleurisy fever, also at the age\\nof forty-seven and one-half years.\\nOliver Drake was born in Chichester, Merrimack\\nCounty, N. H., August 18, 1830, and, as already shown,\\nis of the eighth generation of the family name in this\\ncountry. His brothers were Simon S. and Francis,\\nthough the latter in his adult years is called Frank\\nhis sisters were Samantha T., Sallie and Joanna M.\\nTwo of the family are no longer of earth, Sallie, who\\ndied in 1839, aged two years, and Simon S., a most\\nestimable man, who died February 22, 1885, at his\\nhome in Vallejo, Cal., in the fifty-fourth year of his\\nage, lamented by all who knew him.\\nBy the death of their parents the children were\\ncalled to meet the stern realities of life at an early,\\nuntried age. Up to the death of his father, young", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0491.jp2"}, "399": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUxNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nOliver, then thirteen, had been raised a farm-boy and\\nso was inured to toil. By his comrades he was called\\na strong boy, and was seldom sick or ailing. The lit-\\ntle farm, at his father s deatli left to his mother, was\\nindeed a precious home for the family. His brothers\\nmainly did the work at home with their mother and\\nyoung sisters till the mother s decease, while for two\\nyears Oliver worked out at farming, except winters,\\nwhen he was at home attending the district school.\\nIn the spring of 1847, the year of his mother s death,\\nin November, he apprenticed himself to Deacon Jacob\\nS. Sanborn, of Chichester, with whom he faithfully\\nworked and learned the trade of shoemaking, intend-\\ning to set up shop for himself at the old home with\\nhis mother, when through with his apprenticeship,\\nfor this was in an age of shoe manufacturing, when\\nlittle single and double-handed shops were scattered\\nall about this part of the State, with Lynn, Mass., as\\nthe head-centre, and not, as now, merged into the gen-\\neral factory system of manufacture with machinery. It\\nwas then a leading, lucrative trade for many hundreds\\nof young men at their homes in the country. But\\nthe death of his mother shattered the fond hopes of\\nOliver s coming home, and so the little family was\\nsoon scattered, and to Oliver, the oldest of the family,\\nthere came a burden of solicitude and care not often\\nexperienced by one of his age.\\nContinuing his residence in Chichester, he followed\\nhis trade steadily till December, 1849, when he went\\nin search of a better education than he had as yet had\\nthe privilege of obtaining and his aim was to do so\\nat as small expenditure of his limited means as possi-\\nble. December, 1849, found him at the Walnut Grove\\nBoarding-School of the veteran teacher, Moses A.\\nCartland, in Lee, N. H., a most excdlent school,\\nwholly unsectarian, though rather of the Quaker per-\\nsuasion, where the willing mind was led and vastly\\naided in broader, deeper channels of thought than\\nthose contained in the text-books. Here Oliver\\nobtained board and tuition till the following\\nMarch, paying his way by all sorts of work nights and\\nmornings, while in all respects making good progress\\nwith hi.s studies.\\nReturning to Chichester, he worked at his trade till\\nDecember, ISoO, and then took up his studies again\\nat Walnut Grove School, in Lee, where he remained\\ncontinuously till August, 18.51, working, as before, for\\nhis board and tuition to the full amount, excepting\\nfour dollars, which he thankfully paid in cash. Octo-\\nber, 1851, he commenced his first school as teacher in\\nStraflbrd, N. H., in what was known as the Caverly\\nDistrict, a term of nine weeks and while here he\\nwas engaged by Prof. J. C. Cram (the veteran singing-\\nschool teacher) to take the school of his district, in\\nDeerfield,N.H. He commenced teaching on Monday\\nfollowing the close of the school at Strafford, the Friday\\nprevious, and taught the winter term of eleven weeks,\\nthus making for him a continuous run of twenty\\nweeks. In both of these schools he met withthe hap- I\\npiest success. Immediately following these, he taught\\na private school at the Pine Ground (so-called), in\\nChichester.\\nA few weeks later, while on a visit to friends in Lee,\\nOliver received by letter, from his old Walnut Grove\\nSchool chum and esteemed friend, Benjamin\\nChase, Jr., of Auburn, who now for many years has\\nbeen an active citizen and prosperous manufacturer\\nin Derry, K. H., a proposition thatthey take a voy-\\nage at sea. They had together read Dana s Two\\nYears Before the Mast, and in their young enthusi-\\nasm had discussed many an ocean tale, till, with\\ntheir natural love for adventure, they felt a strong de-\\nsire to be upon the rolling wave and tread another\\nshore across the ocean blue.\\nThe proposal of his friend was readily accepted. As\\na matter of business combined with their pleasure\\nsought, and also to learn about real sea-life, they\\nplanned to go as part of some ship s crew. It would\\nhave seemed too tame to have gone otherwise at all\\nevents, one object of the two adventurers was to meet\\nexpenses. An able seaman s pay was then fourteen\\ndollars per month.\\nGoing to Boston and donning their young sailor\\nrig, they at last succeeded in shipping as boys, at\\nten dollars per month, before the mast, on the noble,\\nsquare-rigged, one-thousand-ton ship William Wirt,\\ncommanded by Captain Erastus Samson one of na-\\nture s noblemen and one of the best officers that ever\\ntrod a quarter-deck. The points of destination were\\nnot fiiUy known to the men before sailing, only to\\none or more southern ports of the L^nited States,\\nthence to one or more European ports.\\nThey set sail April 27, 1852, and the voyage proved\\nto be to Mobile, Ala., loading there with cotton,\\nslave cotton, no doubt,^ thence to Liverpool, Eng., and\\nthen returning to Boston with a load of two hundred\\nand eighty-seven immigrants, in the old shipping line\\nof Enoch Train, arriving in Boston, Oct., 1852. The\\nboys duties of course, were those of common sailors\\nbefore the mast, with whom they lived in the fore-\\ncastle and worked the voyage through. It was to them\\na new phase of life with but slight embellishments.\\nResolutions repeatedly formed, however, during the\\ntrip, not to follow the sea as a calling, alone or\\nchiefly, resisted the fascination of making, as sailors\\nsay, one more voyage. The voyage was devoid of\\nserious accident, but replete with many a lively in-\\ncident. Lying six weeks in the docks of Liverpool,\\nthough living and working aboard ship during the day,\\nthe privilege of evenings and Sundays, and now and\\nthen a liberty day ashore, gave fair opportunity for\\nseeing much of English life and considerable of its\\nscenery.\\nReturning to Chichester from his sea-voyage, Oliver\\nwas soon called by hisold teacher, Moses A. Cartland, to\\nassist him in a school that he had recently opened in\\nNorth Weare, N. H. Here Oliver remained most of\\nthat winter (1852-5S) and spring, pushing on with his", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0492.jp2"}, "400": {"fulltext": "CHICHESTER.\\n259\\nown studies as well as acting as tutor in the school.\\nWith an aptness for learning, a great love of study\\nhas been a marked feature of his life. The following\\nMay (1S. )3) he became a student at the New Hamp-\\nshire t l inference Seminary, at Northfield (since moved\\nacross the river to Tilton), and continued here till the\\nclose of the fall term, November 9, 1S58, when he took\\na very creditable part in the examination exercises.\\nHe was a member of the V. A. S. Association (a lit-\\nerary society of the seminary), and was ever an earn-\\nest factor in promoting its welfare, New Hampshire s\\nfuture United States Senator, Henry W. Blair, being\\nat the same time an active brother member, whose\\ntalents and sterling qualities gave bright promise of\\nhis future career.\\nEeturning from the seminary, Oliver taught a pros-\\nperous private school in his native district, No. 4, in\\nChichester, and continued his services with the win-\\nter term of the district and then immediately fol-\\nlowed with the school in the adjoining district, at the\\nHorse Corner (so called) after which, and run-\\nning into the spring of 1854, he taught the term in\\nthe Union District of Chichester and Loudon, on the\\nChichester north road.\\nTeaching was to him a pleasure, and the best of\\nsuccess rewarded his efforts. But as a business, he de-\\nsired some more lucrative calling.\\nDuring these years of 1852, 58, 54 the Northeast Pro-\\ntective Union stores were having their day. One wasor-\\nganized in Chichester in 1854, and opened in thepresent\\nstore building on the corner opposite the Methodist\\nmeeting-house. Oliver Drake was chosen its agent. But\\norganizations of this class all through New England,\\nthough for a time popular, were waning, and in some\\ntwo years after, or a little longer, had all gradually\\npassed into private hands. As agent, he conducted the\\naffairs of the store to the best advantage possible, under\\nthe impracticable circumstancesthatprevailed, till the\\nspring of 1856, when he resigned.\\nWith regrets to himself and many friends, he then\\nleft his native town to try his fortunes in a broader\\nsphere. For a year thereafter he was employed as\\nbook-keeper by the large teaming firm of Critchett\\nOilman, in Eiist Boston, Mass.\\nThe three following years, 1857, 58, 59, he was vari-\\nously engaged in the grocery and provision trade in\\nBoston, where for a time he worked in Faneuil Hall\\nMarket.\\nIn 1860 and 61, till spring of 62, he was employed\\nas first accountant in the wholesale grocery business\\nof John G. Kaulback, Jr., 196 Water Street, Boston.\\nHere, fi om the sedentary confinement of the counting-\\nroom, his health became much impaired, for which\\nreason, as a more physically active employment, he\\nbetook himself again to the market.\\nBut that autumn (1862) he was taken down with a\\nslow, lingering fever, from which the following spring\\ndid not find him fully recovered. He then accepted\\na situation as book-keeper for the ship-building firm\\nof Curtis Tilden, of East Boston, actively en-\\ngaged at that time in building war steamers for the\\nUnited States government. He remained here till the\\nautumn of 1863, and then became proprietor of the\\nWest Lynn Market, in the city of Lynn, Mass., and at\\nonce entered upon this branch of trade, which he\\nsteadily and successfully followed for the succeeding\\nsix years.\\nJust at this period (1868-69) the White I ine min-\\ningexcitementof Nevada was atfever heat,8uch, prob-\\nably, as the world before never saw. The famous\\nEberhardt, in which his brother Frank was a fifth\\nowner by location, was turning out its hundreds of\\nthousands of silver. Naturally of an active, hopeful\\ntemperament, Oliver was thus drawn westward. Sep-\\ntember 1, 1869, he sold out his West Lynn Market,\\nand soon completed arrangements for an inspection\\nof the Nevada mining business. He reached Trea-\\nsure City, Nev., where his brother was, on No-\\nvember 5, 1869, and from that date to the present has\\nbeen actively connected with mining interests, shar-\\ning with others some of its vicissitudes as well as its\\nfortunes.\\nWhite Pine was first the name of the mining dis-\\ntrict, but has since become the name of the county in-\\ncluding the district. Except a three months visit home\\nin the fall of 1870, Oliver remained at White Pine\\ntill November, 1871, when, with his family, he moved\\nto Greenville, Plumas County, Cal., where he soon be-\\ncame superintendent of the Indian Valley Gold Mine,\\nhaving in that vicinity also mining interests of his\\nown. He was thus engaged till September, 1875, when\\nhe was called to become secretary and cashier of the\\nEberhardt Mill and Mining Company, which was ex-\\ntensively and prosperously engaged in silver-mining\\nat Eberhardt, White Pine County, Nev., his brother\\nFrank having been appointed the company s mana-\\nger, positions of great responsibility and trust in\\nwhich the two brothers have been retained continu-\\nously to the present writing (August, 1885,)except the\\nyears 1879-80, when Oliver had withdrawn himself\\nto engage in an extensive milling enterprise of his\\nThe Eberhardt Company (Limited), with which the\\nDrake brothers so long have been connected, is an\\nEnglish incorporation, with its directors and head of-\\nfice in London.\\nAugust, 13, 1862, Oliver Drake married Sallie S.,\\nyoungest daughter of HoseaC.Knowlton, Esq., of Chi-\\nchester, whose likeness and sketch of life are given in\\nthis book. Four children have been born to them,\\none son and three daughters,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the youngest of whom,\\nAlma K., born in California, alone survives. Save in\\nthe loss of children, his domestic life has been emi-\\nnently a happy one. Keligiously and constitutionally,\\nhe is a Congregationalist, regarding the polity of this\\nchurch as possessing the very spirit of genuine de-\\nmocracy. Whether East or West, he has ever allied\\nhimself in some way with church life, so long as it", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0493.jp2"}, "401": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE^\\nvisibly existed in his community. Music has been to\\nhim one cherished source of recreation and delight.\\nOf a cheerful, social turn of mind and heart, and in all\\nrespects of correct and abstemious habits, his gener-\\nally excellent health through life hjw been but little\\ndisturbed, and his near associates and warm friends\\nhave been of the good and true.\\nThough politically an ardent Republican, he is no\\npartisan. His only votes for a Democratic candidate\\nfor the Presidency were for Stephen A. Douglas, who\\nwas defeated, and James Buchanan, which vote he has\\never since regretted. Political office he never desired,\\nsought nor accepted, though repeatedly urged to con-\\nsider it.\\nAs inculcated by his venerated parents, one trait\\nand motto of his life has been, that whatsoever thy\\nhand findeth to do, do it well.\\nThe amities of life, with strict fidelity in all posi-\\ntions of trust, have brought their reward in the confi-\\ndence and respect of his fellow-men, which he long\\nhas largely shared.\\n5[AJ0R ARTHUR DEERIXG.\\nThe origin of the Deering family was English as\\nfar back as the French and Indian War two brothers\\ncame from England, from whom have descended all\\nthe Deerings in this country. The elder brother in\\nall English families inherited the estate, and it often\\nhappened, as in the case of these two brothers, that the\\nyounger brothers came to this then new country to\\ncarve out a fortune for themselves. One of these\\nbrothers was killed during the French and Indian\\nWar, and a son of the other, by the name of Isaac,\\nsettled in Scarborough, Me., at Blue Point.\\nThis son had a son named after himself, who was\\nthe father of the subject of this brief history. Isaac\\nDeering, the father of Arthur Deering, married Sarah\\nSawyer, whose ancestors came from Scotland, and\\nwere descendants of the old Marr family, of whom\\nLady Helen Marr was one. To Isaac and Sarah\\nDeering were born eleven children, three girls and\\neight boys, of whom Arthur was the youngest, who\\nwas born March 24, 1820, the year the State of Maine\\nwas admitted into the Union.\\nMr. Deering had a common-school and academical\\neducation, and then graduated at the Free Baptist\\nTheological School, at Whitestown, N. Y. He\\nentered the gospel ministry at the early ageof twenty,\\nand preached his first sermon at East Parsonsfield,\\nMe., and had his first settlement at Bath, Me. From\\nBath he went to Central New York and preached in\\nseveral places he was ordained in Philadelphia, Jef-\\nferson County, N. Y., June 18, 1853, after being re-\\nfused an ordination three times on account of more\\nadvanced views on moral and natural depravity and\\non the atonement. He did not believe that moral de-\\npravity, or sin, could be transmitted from parent to\\nchild, or charged upon any human being before com-\\ning to years of intelligence and human accountability;\\nbut sin is an intelligent, voluntary, intentional viola-\\ntion of a known moral law, and that sin, or moral de-\\npravity, can never pertain to man s nature, but to his\\ncharacter. And as to the atonement, he did not believe\\nthat Christ suttered any penalty of any law in our\\nstead did not believe that He died to help God out\\nof any diihculty in which Adam s transgression had\\ninvolved Him but that all that Christ did and suftered\\nwas wholly and entirely for man s benefit. He be-\\nlieved that God always was able to pardon penitent\\nsinners, and that He was always willing to pardon\\npenitent sinners, and all the reason He did not pardon\\nthem was because they would not repent and that\\nChrist s mission into the world was to be a mighty\\nmoral power to induce men to repent.\\nAfter spending some nine years in New York he\\nreturned to Maine, and settled with a church in\\nChina; he afterwards preached in West Waterville,\\nRichmond and several other places in Maine, and in\\n1871 came to Pittsfield, N. H., and preached with the\\nFirst Baptist Church there three years, and in 1871\\npurchased the old Foster farm in Chichester, where he\\nnow resides.\\nMr. Deering has always taken an active part in\\npolitics; when but eighteen years of age he embraced\\nthe anti-slavery cause and often addressed public\\nmeetings upon that question. In 1840 he took the\\nstump for James G. Birney, who was the candidate of\\nthe Liberty party for President, and in 1841 cast his\\nfirst ballot there being no candidates at that election\\nin his town, he wrote upon his ballot Abolition and\\nput it in the ballot-box. He often attended the Lib-\\nerty party County and State Conventions, was fre-\\nquently on their committees on resolutions, and\\nalways kept well posted upon the question of slavery,\\nand was one of their able and popular speakers.\\nIn 1848 he was a delegate to the Free-Soil National\\nConvention at Buffalo, and earnestly advocated a\\nunion of all the anti-slavery elements into one party\\nto oppose the extending of slavery into free territory\\nand, with other members of the old Liberty party,\\nassisted in the organization of the Republican party\\nin Maine in 1855. He took an active part in the\\nPresidential campaign in 1856, and spoke with Josiali\\nH. Drummond and A. P. Morrill for Fremont and\\nDayton. And again, in 1860, when he was president\\nof the Republican Club in Richmond, Me., his club\\naccepted the challenge of the Democratic Club,\\nand chose him to meet their speaker in public dis-\\ncussion of the political issues, the result of which,\\nas freely admitted by his opponent, was the changing\\nof twenty-five votes to the Republican ticket. In the\\nfall of 1863 he was elected to the Legislature by the\\ntown of Richmond, where he was several times called\\nto the Speaker s chair in his temporary absence, and\\nwas appointed Speaker to conduct the proceedings of\\nthe mock session. Being at home from the army\\nin 1864 on a short furlough. Governor Coney vohui-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0494.jp2"}, "402": {"fulltext": ".^^-1 M^UA. 3(\\n^-M^^^-T^Z-^^.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0495.jp2"}, "403": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0496.jp2"}, "404": {"fulltext": "CHICHESTER.\\n2(11\\ntiirily obtained from Secretary Stanton an extension of\\nhis furlough for twenty days, that he miglit talse part\\nin tlie September election and a few days after he\\nwas requested by Hon. J. G. Blaine, then chairman\\nof the Republican State Committee, to take the stump\\nuntil election; which he did, with other speakers\\nand on his return to Philadelphia, where he was or-\\ndered on detached duty as member of a military\\ncourt, he was made an honorary member of the Union\\nLeague, and as his military duties occupied but a\\nfew hours of his time during the day, he was on the\\nstump most of the time until the November election.\\nHe spoke in Philadelphia, Reading and other places\\nin Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Mr.\\nDeering acted with the Republican party until 18G8,\\nwhen he became satisiied that all of the political diffi-\\nculties growing out of the war had been settled, and\\nthat the next great question before the American\\npeople was the liquor traffic he left the Republican\\nparty and helped organize the Prohibition party in\\nMaine, since which time he has been an earnest ad-\\nvocate of its principles. In 18G8 he was appointed by\\nthe Grand Lodge of Good Templars in Maine as\\nState lecturer, and during the year spoke in every\\ncounty but Washington in the State, in doing which\\nhe traveled more than eight thousand miles, speak-\\ning every evening from one and a half to two hours.\\nHe was again employed in 1869. In 1870 he was em-\\nployed by the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire, and\\nlectured some time in that State, moving to Pitts-\\nfield, N. H., in March, 1871. In 1874 he commenced\\nthe publication of the Pittafield Times, a local non-\\npartisan papei and in 1875 he took charge of editing\\nand publishing the Prohibition Herald, which had\\nbeen published and edited by Rev. Mr. Millen, and\\ncontinued their publication until Feb., 187(3, when bis\\noffice was burned and their publication discontinued.\\nIn 1875, Mr. Deering was nominated by the Prohi-\\nbition party for Senator in the Fourth Senatorial Dis-\\ntrict, and again in 1876, which resulted in a great\\ndeal of political trouble in the State. He received\\nvotes enough to defeat an election in the district, but\\nthe Democratic candidate had a plurality of the votes\\ncast, and it was soon ascertained that the law required\\nthat a man, to be eligible to serve as Senator, must\\nhave been a citizen of the State seven years, and that\\nMr. Deering had only been in the State a little over\\nfive years. This fact coming to the knowledge of the\\nGovernor by the affidavit of Mr. Deering, which the\\nGovernor caused to be taken, the Governor and Coun-\\ncil threw out Mr. Deering s votes and thereby gave the\\nelection to Mr. Proctor, the Democratic candidate,\\nand by Mr. Proctor s election the Senate was Demo-\\ncratic. At that time many of the county offices were\\nappointed by the Governor, and removed by an ad-\\ndress of the Senate and House. The Governor dur-\\ning 1876 was Mr. Weston, a Democrat, who had filled\\nmany of these offices with Democrats, who, unless re-\\nmoved by address of the Senate and House, would\\n17\\nhold over, and in that case the money and whiskey\\nspent by the Republican politicians in the several\\ncounties to carry the election would be lost. And\\nthis was the only issue in the case, and, although Mr.\\nDeering was entirely innocent, knowing nothing of\\nthe provisions of the State Constitution, yet unlimited\\nabuse was poured upon him because of this affiiir.\\nThe Bonton Journal said that he did it knowingly, in-\\ntending to defraud the voters of their votes. But no\\nman who knew him ever supposed that he would do\\nsuch a thing intentionally.\\nMr. Deering then told his enemies, jokingly, that\\nhe would steal the whole government next time;\\nand fulfilled the prophecy in the fall of 188-1, in go-\\ning to New York and speaking for the Prohibition\\nparty, which rolled up a vote of twenty-five thousand\\nfor St. John, taking a large majority from the Rei)ub-\\nlican party, and thereby giving the State to Cleve-\\nland and making him President.\\nHe was the only Prohibition speaker who canvassed\\nJeflerson County, which only gave Dow thirty -six votes\\nin 1880, and gave St. John six hundred and thirty-\\nsix in 1884.\\nWhen the war broke out it found Mr. Deering at\\nRichmond, Me. As he had been an earnest opposer\\nto the extension of slavery, so he was now ready to\\nmeet the result of that opposition he had been ready\\nto pray, preach and vote against American slavery,\\nand as slavery had now arisen in arms to rend the\\nUnion asunder, so he was just as ready to fight\\nagainst the extension and existence, even, of slavery,\\nif need be, as he was to talk against it. In August of\\n1862 he held patriotic meetings in the towns of\\nRichmond, Dresden, Bowdoinham and Topsham, and\\nenlisted one hundred men for a company in the\\nTwenty-fourth Maine Regiment, and was by them\\nelected captain. When the regiment was first\\norganized he was the ranking captain of it. The\\nregiment left Augusta, Me., in November went to\\nEast New York and remained there until January,\\n1863, when it went to New Orleans. Remaining in\\nthe city a few weeks it then went to Bonnet Carre,\\nforty miles up the river, to form a part of the outer\\ndefenses of the city, between the river and Lake\\nPontchartrain. The regiment remained here until\\nJune, when it marched to Port Hudson and took an\\nactive part in the siege of that place, after which it re-\\nturned, by the way of Cairo and Chicago, to Maine.\\nWhile the regiment was at Port Hudson, Corjjoral\\nWilliam Lancaster, of his company, being some-\\nwhat deranged by sickness, stabbed and killed\\nLieutenant Newell, of Captain Deering s company,\\nand was tried the day the regiment left for home, so\\nthat no testimony could be presented in his behalf.\\nAfter the regiment returned to Maine, Captain Deer-\\ning gathered the facts in the case and personally laid\\nthem before Vice-President Hamlin, and secured his\\npardon. Some years afterward this same William\\n1 They said\\nstole the Senate.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0497.jp2"}, "405": {"fulltext": "262\\nIILSTOKY OF MEEIUMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nLancaster saved the son of Captain Deering, William\\nA. Deering, from drowning in the Kennebec River at\\nRichmond.\\nAfter tlie regiment returned, and was mustered out\\nof service, Captain Deering was ai)poiuted recruiting\\nofficer and enlisted recruits for the old regiments.\\nDuring his term of service in the Legislature, in the\\nwinter of 1864, another call was made by the Presi-\\ndent for more men, and two more regiments were or-\\nganized, the Thirty-first and Thirty-second, and Cap-\\ntain Deering was commissioned a major in the Thirty-\\nsecond Regiment. At the close of the session of the\\nLegislature he went into camp at Augusta and took\\ncommand of the six companies then formed, as no\\nother field officers could be commissioned with that\\nnumber of companies.\\nThe regiments then raised in New England were\\nassigned to General Burnside, and their destination\\nwas then expected to be to North Carolina. In April,\\nMajor Deering received orders to take the six com-\\npanies and report to General Burnside at Annapolis,\\nMd., but when he reached Baltimore his destination\\nwas changed to Washington, as General Burnside had\\nbeen ordered to report with the Ninth Corps to Gen-\\neral Grant, in Virginia. On arriving at Alexandria\\nthe Thirty-second Regiment was assigned to Second\\nDivision, Second Brigade, Ninth Army Corjjs, and\\nreached the Wilderness on the second dav of the\\nfight.\\nThe regiment was not much exposed the next day,\\nwhich was Saturday, and at night started for Chan-\\ncellorsville, which it reached Sunday morning, and\\nMajor Deering was detailed brigade oiBcer of the day,\\nand had charge of the picket line, and turned it over\\nto Geuei-al Pararro, who had charge of the Third Di-\\nvision of the Ninth Corps, which were colored troops.\\nThe regiment was severely dealt with at Spottsylvania,\\nwhere it was exposed to the rebel fire all day without\\nany protection, and fifty out of three hundred were\\neither killed or wounded and in the second attack\\non the enemy s left fiank, sixteen more were killed\\nand wounded.\\nThe regiment was under severe fire at the Tolopot-\\nomy, where Major Deering only escaped death by the\\nnarrowest chance. In the evening he went to the\\nfront to push out the picket line, which was sta-\\ntioned too near the main line, and as he was returning,\\nwhile but a few rods in front of his breast-works, firing\\ncommenced upon the left and soon came down the line,\\none regiment after another joining in the rapid firing,\\nwhich soon reached his own regiment supposing\\nthat an attack had been made upon the line, they\\ntoo opened fire, and in a moment the air was full of\\nwhistling bullets some of the picket line were\\nkilled, but, as fortune would have it, ho escaped\\nunharmed.\\nAt another time two men were shot down, one on\\neach side of him, as he led his men into the fight. lie\\nwas hit once on his spur and once on the scabbard of\\nhis sword, but finally came out of every fight without\\na soar. He was in all of the fights, from the Wilder-\\nness to Petersburg, in which his corps, the Ninth,\\nwas engaged and so much had his regiment be-\\ncome reduced by killed, wounded and sick, that when\\nit mustered, on the 1st of July, 1864, in frontof Peters-\\nburg, there were but fifty men for duty. The col-\\nonel, Mark F. Wentworth and the lieutenant-colonel\\nJ. M. Brown, joined the regiment at the North Anna,\\nbut soon after it arrived at Petersburg, one was\\nwounded and the other was sick, so the command\\nagain devolved upon Major Deering. But constant\\nworking and fighting, the climate and the unwhole-\\nsome water, by the middle of July, brought on the di-\\narrhoea, and after remaining a while at the front hospi-\\ntal, he was sent to the oflicers hospital at Philadelphia.\\nBy the last of August becoming able to do light\\nduty, he was detailed on court-martial duty, where he\\nserved for six months, trying during that time one\\nhundred and ten cases and, what was unprecedented\\nin any other court in the army, every finding and\\nsentence in each case was approved by the com-\\nmanding general of the department. The court was\\nthen dissolved, and Major Deering received notice\\nthat some two mouths before his regiment had been\\nconsolidated. with the Thirty-first Maine Regiment,\\nand all of the field and a part of the line ofiicers had\\nbeen mustered out of service, and this order made\\nhim a private citizen again, and he returned home.\\nSince his return he has spent his time in the ministry,\\non his farm and in the lecture field.\\nHe was employed during the Presidential campaign\\nof 1884 by the Prohibition party in Jefferson County,\\nNew York, where the vote of the party was increased\\nfrom thirty-six to six hundred and thirty-six, and the\\nvote was carried in the State up to twenty-five thou-\\nsand, which determined the result of the i", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0498.jp2"}, "406": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BOW\\nBY HARRISON COLBY.\\nCHAPTER I.\\nHistory satisfies the desire which naturally arises\\nin every intelligent mind to know the transactions of\\nthe country or town in which he lives. Facts interest\\nour curiosity and engage our attention. The early\\nhistory of Bow is an anomaly in the history of New\\nHampshire towns it is a triune township, Bow,\\nPennacook and Suncook, three in one. Prior to the\\nsettlement of New England by the English, Passa-\\nconaway, the powerful chief of the Pennacooks, held\\nabsolute sway over the country bordering on the\\nMerrimack, from Lake Winnipiseogee to Pawtucket\\nFalls. In 1631 they were estimated at about five\\nhundred men, having been greatly reduced by sick-\\nness about twenty years before. The Mohawks were\\nhostile to them, and tradition says they had a terrible\\nfight near Sugar Ball, on the east side of the river,\\nnortheast of the main village of Concord. Passa-\\nconaway was regarded with the highest veneration by\\nhis tribe as chief, priest and physician. He died\\nabout 1665, supposed to have been nearly one hun-\\ndred years old. He left four sons and two daughters.\\nAVonalancet, his second son, succeeded him as sachem\\nof the Pennacooks. In 1670 he moved to Pawtucket,\\nnear the south line of the State, and built a fort\\nthere. He embraced the Christian faith under the\\ninfluence of Elliot, the Indian missionary, in 1674.\\nDuring King Philip s War, in 1675, he withdrew to\\nthe woods in the northern part of New Hampshire to\\navoid being involved in any way in the war, and it\\nbeing good hunting-ground for moose, deer and bear,\\nhe remained there all winter at this time there was\\nnot over one hundred of the Pennacook and Naum-\\nkeag Indians, whereof he was chief.\\nWonalancet returned from his retreat in 1676,\\nbringing from captivity a Widow Kimball and her\\nfive children, whom he was the means of saving alive\\nafter they had been condemned to death and fires\\nmade ready to burn them. We last hear of him in\\n1697, placed under the care of Jonathan Tyng, of\\nDunstable, and the General Court allowed twenty\\npounds for keeping him. The time and place of his\\ndeath is unknown. The last sagamore of the Penna-\\ncooks was Kaucamagus, or John Hawkins, as the\\nEnglish called him, a grandson of Passaconaway.\\nHe, with the Pennacooks, went to the eastward in\\n1685. The last we hear of him is in a fort on the\\nAndroscoggin, which was destroyed by Major Benja-\\nmin Church, September 12, 1790, and a sister of\\nKaucamagus was slain. On the 29th of November,\\n1690, a treaty of peace was made by the government\\nof Massachusetts and the eastern sagamores, among\\nwhom was John Hawkins, and this is the last we\\nknow of him. The Pennacooks existed as a distinct\\ntribe for many years, and, finally, it is supposed those\\nhostile to the English mixed with the Penobscots in\\nMaine, and others with the St. Francis in Canada,\\nand some remained here until 1725 and after, and\\nwere useful citizens. Wattanumon was the name of\\nthe Indian chief that cultivated the field near Horse-\\nshoe Pond when the Pennacook settlers arrived there.\\nIt is quite probable that portions of the alluvial lands\\non the banks of the Merrimack have been cleared of\\nthe growth by fires, for the cultivation of Indian\\ncorn and grass for grazing of deer and moose, for a\\nlong period of time.\\nBy virtue of her original charter, obtained in 1628,\\nMassachusetts claimed all lands lying between three\\nmiles northward of Merrimack River to the source,\\nand three miles to the southward of Charles River,\\nand in length of the described breadth from the At-\\nlantic Ocean to the South Sea. Men were sent to\\ndiscover its source in 1638, who found it to extend\\nnorth of forty-three and a half degrees. In 1652 the\\nGeneral Court of Massachusetts ordered a survey to\\nascertain their northern boundary and appointed\\ncommissioners for that purpose, who, with Indian\\nguides and a nineteen days voyage in a boat, found\\nthe head source of the Merrimack to be in latitude\\nforty -three degrees and forty minutes at a place now\\ncalled the Weirs the whole expense of the expedition\\namounted to eighty-four pounds. The General Court\\nof New Hampshire claimed that the said territory\\nwas within their patent and jurisdiction, founded on\\na grant from the Council of Plymouth to John\\nMason, dated November 7, 1629, which conveyed the\\nland fi-om the middle part of Merrimack River to\\nthe Piscataqua, along the sea-coast, and up said rivers\\nto the fiirthest head thereof; and to extend sixty\\n263", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0499.jp2"}, "407": {"fulltext": "IILSTOIIY OF MERIUMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIKE.\\nmiles up into the land westward from the sea coast,\\ntogether with all islands within five leagues distance\\nof the premises.\\nIn 1641, there being but few settlements in New\\nHampshire, for their better defense and security\\nagainst the Indians, agreed to place themselves under\\nthe jurisdiction of Massachusetts, which continued\\nuntil 1C80. Edward Hilton, of Exeter, a friend of\\nGovernor Winthrop, favored the usurpation and was\\nmade a magistrate. Hence, being under one govern-\\nment, in 1659 inhabitants of Dover and Newbury\\npetitioned the General Court at Boston for a town-\\nship at a place called Pennacook, which was granted\\non certain conditions. In 1663 inhabitants of Chelms-\\nford and Salem were granted a plantation six miles\\nsquare on condition of getting twenty families on it\\nin three years. The conditions not being fulfilled,\\nthe foregoing grants were forfeited.\\nIn June, 1714, the people of Salem again peti-\\ntioned that the grant to them at Pennacook in Octo-\\nber, 1663, be confirmed to them. In 1679, Charles\\nthe Second commissioned John Cutt, of Portsmouth,\\nto be the first president of the Council, saying,\\nWliereas, our Colony of the Massachusetts have taken upon them-\\nselves to organise a government and jurisdiction over the iuiiabitants of\\nthe towns and lands in the Province of New Hampshire, not having any\\nlegal right or authority to do so, now be it known that We, by and with\\nthe advice of our Privy Council, have thought fit to appoint a President\\nand Council to take care of the said Tract of land called The Province\\nof New Hampshire and the inhabitants thereof, and to order, rule and\\ngovern the same, and do hereby appoint Our trusty and well beloved\\nsubject, John Cutt, Esq., of Poi-tsmouth, to be first President of said\\nCouncil, to continue in office for one year, or untill We or our successors\\nappoint some other person to succeed him.\\nA question may arise in the minds of some whether,\\nif Massachusetts had no legal right over the lands in\\n1679, had they in 1663, or subsequently?\\nIn May, 1721, over one hundred of the inhabitants\\nof the county of Essex, claiming to be straitened\\nfor accommodations for themselves and their pos-\\nterity, petitioned the honorable Council and House\\nof Representatives of the Massachusetts Bay for a\\ngrant for a township extending southerly seven miles\\nfrom the mouth of the Coutoocook and three miles\\neast of Merrimack River. June 9, 1724, a committee\\nwas ordered to view the land, which had been previ-\\nously surveyed. June 17, 1725, a petition, signed by\\nBenjamin Stephens and others, a committee appointed\\nby and in behalf of the petitioners formerly for a\\ntract of land at a place called Pennacook, was pre-\\nsented to the Hon Wm. Dummee, Esq., Lieut.\\nGovernor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His\\nMajesties province of the Massachusetts Bay in New\\nEngland, to the Hon His Majesties Council and\\nHouse of Representatives in Gen. Court convened at\\nBoston, Humbly Showing That they had at two\\nseveral times petitioned for the aforesaid grant of\\nsaid tract of land at Pennacook, and are informed it\\ndid not meet with a concurrence, wishing to renew\\nour petition, hoping you will please to take the\\npremises again into your wise and serious considera-\\ntion, and make them a grant of it accordingly; and\\nsuggesting that applications had been made to the\\nGovernment of New Hampshire for a grant of the\\nsaid Land, which undoubtedly belonged to Massa-\\nchusetts; yet it is probable that a parcel of Irish\\npeople from Nutfield, who have built a fort there,\\nwill obtain a grant from New Hampshire for it, un-\\nless speedy care be taken by your Hon Court to\\nprevent it. If New Hampshire should make them a\\ngrant, which we conceive would be without right, yet\\nit would be attended with much difficulty to pretend\\nto root them out if they should get a foot hold there.\\nWe therefore pray that a grant of the land may be\\nmade to us on such conditions as to the wisdom of\\nthis Court shall seem best. The petition was favor-\\nably received and was successful. The court decided\\nit would be for the interest of the province that lands\\nseven miles square be set apart for a township, be-\\nginning where the Contoocook empties into Merrimac\\nriver, and to extend east seventeen degrees, north\\nthree miles, and west seventeen degrees, south four\\nmiles, to be the northerly bounds of the said townshiji\\nand from the extreme parts of that line to be set oil\\nsoutherly at right angles until seven miles shall be\\naccomplished from the said north bounds.\\nA committee was appointed to see that the rules\\nand conditions of the grant be punctually observed\\nby those admitted settlers,\\nThe tract to be divided into one hundred and three equal shares\\nthat one hundred persons or families be admitted, such as the commit-\\ntee supposed to be able to pui-sue and biing to pass the settlement of\\ntheir lands within three years, five pounds to be paid by each settler to\\nthe committee for the use of the province at the time of drawing his\\nlot to build a comfortable dwelling for his family, and to break up and\\nAs soon as one hundred accepted persons a\\nare to notify a meeting to make such rules as they may think best to\\ncarry forward the settlement, the whole Charge of the Committee to be\\npaid by the settlers, and the committee to execute deeds in behalf of the\\nCourt to all admitted settlers for the aforesaid tract, for the sole use\\nof them, their heii-s and assigns forever, saving of former grants.\\nRead and concurred January 17, 1725.\\nA meeting was held February 7th, at which the\\nsettlers unanimously agreed to fulfill the conditions\\nand orders of the court respecting the settlement\\nand having a .strong prejudice against the Irish peo-\\nple, they agreed that no alienation of any lot should be\\nmade without the consent of the community. Sur-\\nveyors, with chainmen, were appointed to proceed to\\nPennacook to lay out the land in to lots.\\nMay 12, 1726, they started from Haverhill, sur-\\nveyors and chainmen, with a number of the admitted\\nsettlers, attending them, to proceed to lay out their\\ntown. They arrived there on the 13th, about five\\no clock, and encamped on Sugar Ball Hill, east of\\nthe river. They organized their number the next\\nmorning into two divisions, one to survey the west\\nside of the river, the other the east side. About\\ntwelve o clock on the 14th, a committee, consisting of\\nMessrs. Nathaniel Weare, Richard Waldron, Jr., and\\nTheodore Atkinson, appointed by the Lieutenant-\\nGovernor and Council of New Hampshire, came to", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0500.jp2"}, "408": {"fulltext": "their camp, attended by about half a score of Irish-\\nmen, who kept some distance from the camp. The\\nNew Hampshire government, being then a wealc\\ncommunity, were very attentive to the Scotch-Irish\\njieople of Londonderry, and did much to please and\\nencourage them, for which they were very grateful.\\nThe aforesaid committee informed them that the\\ngovermeut of New Hampshire, being informed of\\ntheir business here, had sent them with a request not\\nto proceed to appropriate their lands, for they lay in\\nthe province of New Hampshire, and Massachusetts\\nmaking a grant might be attended with very ill con-\\nsequences to the settlers, and ordered them in an\\namicable way to withdraw themselves forthwith from\\nthe said land and their pretentions to it by virtue\\nof the vote of the General Assembly of Massachu-\\nsetts, and assured them that their proceedings were\\nhighly displeasing to the government of New Hamp-\\nshire, and that they might depend upon it, when the\\nboundary between the two provinces should be de-\\ntermined, the poor, misled people who might be in-\\nduced to settle there under the color of a Massachu-\\nsetts grant would be dispossessed of the said lauds or\\nsuffer some other inconveniences equally grievous\\nand that the message on which they were sent, and\\nthe fair forewarning they had given them, would\\ntake away all occasion of complaint when they\\nshould be compelled to leave the said lauds, and lose\\nthe benefit of their improvement. The Massachu-\\nsetts people were pleased to reply, that as they were\\nsent by the government of New Hampshire, so were\\nthey sent by the government of Massachusetts, and\\nthat when they returned home they should lay be-\\nfore their General Assembly the order of Council of\\nwhich they had delivered them, who would, without\\ndoubt, pass thereon as they, the General Assembly,\\nshould think proper.\\nLieutenant-Governor Wentworth, in his speech to\\nthe General Assembly, held at Portsmouth, April 11,\\n1726, says, The Massachusetts are daily encroach-\\ning on us. A late instance we have in voting a\\ntownship should be erected and settled at Pennycook,\\nwhich will certainly be in the very bowels of this\\nprovince, and which will take in the most valuable\\npart of our lands. Pursuant to which, the afore-\\nsaid committee was appointed to immediately report\\nto Pennacook, and forewarn them from laying out or\\ntaking possession of or settling at that place. They\\nstill persisted in making the survey of their grant.\\nIt was ascertained, on making the survey, that a\\nfive hundred acre grant to Governor Endicott, east\\nof the river, at Sewell s Falls, afterwards known as\\nthe Sewell farm, came within their township. The\\ncommittee appointed to look after the settlement\\npetitioned the Great and General Court of Massa-\\nchusetts that a like number of acres of the unappro-\\npriated lands joining the township might be granted\\nto the settlers as an equivalent therefor.\\nAugust 6, 1728, the General Court of Massachu-\\nsetts, Besolved, That in consideration of the 500\\nacres of land formerly granted to Governor Endicott,\\nwhich falls within their boundaries, the settlers are\\nallowed to extend the south bounds of that township\\none hundred rods the full breadth of their town, as\\nan equivalent for the aforesaid five hundred acres,\\nwhich was read and concurred in Council. The de-\\ntermination of the Massachusetts government to\\nestablish their claim to all that part of New Hamp-\\nshire west of a line three miles east of Merrimack\\nRiver is apparent in the above proceedings they\\nhad located a township on territory that had been\\ncoveted by people of old Essex for three-score years.\\nA cart-path had been cut through the forest, a sur-\\nvey of lots had been made sufficient to accommodate\\nthe admitted settlers, and preparations were being\\nmade to inhabit the township within the next two\\nyears.\\nMay 20, 1727, the New Hampshire government, in\\norder to maintain their claims to the territory on\\nboth sides of the Merrimack River, granted to Jona-\\nthan Wiggin and many others, including the mem-\\nbers of the Council and the Governor s friends, the\\ntown of Bow, to be nine miles square, covering over\\nthree-quarters of Pennacook and the territory imme-\\ndiately south to below the mouth of the Suncook\\nRiver.\\nAugust 6, 1728, in answer to a petition of volun-\\nteers, under the command of Captain John Ijovewell,\\nthe Massachusetts government granted a township\\non both sides of the Blerrimack, to begin where\\nPenacook new grant ends, which is 100 rods to the\\nsouthward of their first Grant, and thence to extend\\nthe lines of the East and West bounds on right an-\\ngles untill six miles square of lands shall be com-\\npleted, which extended nearly one and a half miles\\nbelow the junction of the Suncook River wdth the\\nMerrimack, taking in the Gault and Head farms,\\neast of the river, in what is now Hooksett.\\nTradition says the first permanent settlers in the\\nSuncook parish, in Bow, were Francis Doyne and\\nwife, who built a log hut north of the road lead-\\ning from Pembrook Street to Garvin s Falls, in 1728.\\nJames Moore made a purchase there in 1729, and it\\nis supposed Samuel Gault and others, whose descend-\\nants afterwards settled west of the Merrimack, were\\nthere about that time. The first meeting of the\\nSuncook proprietors was held at Chelmsford De-\\ncember 10, 1729. It was voted that a committee of\\nfive, with an able surveyor, should view the lands of\\nthe township, and lay out sixty lots of not less than\\nforty acres each, and an additional lot for the first set-\\ntled minister. These lots were east of the river, ex-\\ntending from Garvin s Falls to the southern limits of\\ntheir township. April 10, 1733, Voted to build a\\nlog meeting-house, twenty-four by thirty, as soon as\\nmay be. The house was built and answered the\\npurpose for several years.\\nIn the fall of 1734 money was raised in Rumford", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0501.jp2"}, "409": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nfor building a bridge across Suncook River, one-third\\npart of the expense to be at the cost of the town,\\nand appointed a committee to take care that the\\nbridge over the Suncook be well done. The next spring\\nthe Suncook proprietors voted thirty pountls for the\\nsame purpose.\\nThe first meeting of the proprietors at Suncook\\nwas held at the meeting-house September 17, 1735.\\nA bridge was built across the Suncook in 1737, near\\nwhere the Concord railroad bridge now is, and a road\\nlaid near the river to the great bend, where a ferry\\nwas established in 1738.\\nA minister was to be settled. The Presbyterian\\nelement predominated; but the organization being\\nin the hands of the Orthodox party, Rev. Aaron\\nWhittemore was given a call, which was strongly\\nprotested by the Presbyterians of the town, some\\nfifteen in number. The Orthodox Church was in the\\nminority at the time.\\nIn 1739 the proprietors clerk not having taken the\\noath of office before a qualified olEcer, a committee\\nwas chosen to lay the case before the General Court of\\nMassachusetts, and ask that their acts be legalized.\\nThe favor was granted. On March 5, 1740, the pres-\\nent southern boundary of New Hampshire was estab-\\nlished, and Suncook and Pennacook was found to be\\noutside of the province that had granted their charter.\\nAs before stated. Bow was granted by Lieutenant-\\nGoverner John Wentworth, with advice of Council,\\nMay 20, 1727, in the following words, viz.\\nGeorge, by the Grace of God of Great Britaine, France and Ireland,\\nDefender of the faith, 4c.\\nTo all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Know\\nye that we, of our special Knowledge and nieer motion, for the Due\\nEncouragement of Settling a new Plantation, By with the advice\\nConsent of onr Councill, have given granted, and by these Presents, as\\nfar as in us lyes, do give and Grant in Equal Shares unto Sundry of\\nour beloved Subjects, whose names are Entered in a Schedule hereunto\\nannexed, that Inhabit or shall Inhabit within sM Grant within our\\nProvince of New Hampshire, all that Tract of land within the follow-\\ning Bounds, viz. Beginning on the South East side of the town of\\nChichester running nine miles by Chichester and Canterbury, and\\ncarrying that Breadth of nine miles from each of the aforesaid Towns\\nSouthwest nntill the full Complyment of Eighty-one square miles are\\nfully made up, that the same be a Town Corporate by the name\\nof Bow to the Persons afores d, and their associates forever. To have\\nto hold the said Land to the s d Grantees and to such associates as\\nthey shall admit for ever upon the Conditions following;\\n1. That the Proprietors build, or cause to be built, seventy-five\\nDwelling- Houses on S d Land, settle a family in each House, clear\\nthree acres of Land fitt for mowing or plowing within Three years,\\nand that Each Proprietor pay his Proportion of the Town Charge when\\nso often as occasion shall require.\\n2. That a meeting-Houso bee built for the Public Worship of God\\nwithin the Term of four years.\\n3. That upon Default of any Particular Proprietor in Complying\\nwith the Conditions of the Charter upon his part, such Delinquent\\nProprietor shall forfeit his share to the other Proprietors, which shall\\nbe Disposed of according to Major vote of the s d proprietors at a Legal\\nTown meeting.\\n4. That a Proprietor s share be reserved for a Parsonage, another for\\nthe first settled minister of the Gospel which shall be ordained in S d\\nTown Provided, nevertheless, that the Peace with the Indians continue\\nDuring (he space of three years but if it should so hai)pen that a war\\nwith the Indians shall commence before the Expiration of the S d\\nThree yeare, then the term of Thl-ee years shall be allowed the Proprie-\\ntors after the Expiration of the war for the Performance of the aforesaid\\nConditions. Rendering Paying, therefore, to us, our heirs succes-\\nsors, or such officer or officers as shall be appointed to receive the same,\\ntheannual quit rent or acknowldgement of one ear of Indian Corn in\\nthe s d Town on the first Friday in December, yearly, forever (if De-\\nmanded), reserving also unto us, our heirs and successoi-s, all the Mast\\nTrees growing on s d Land, according to acts of P.irliament in that case\\nmade Provided, for the better order, nile Government of the s d\\nTown, We do, by these Precepts, for ourselves, our heirs successors.\\nGrant unto the s d men Inhabitants, or those that shall Inhabit the\\n8 d Town, That yearly, every year, upou the first Thursday in ApM,\\nfor ever, shall meet to elect choose, by the major part of the Proprie-\\ntors then Present, Constables, Selectmen and other Town Officers ac-\\ncording to the Laws and usages of our S d Province, we do appoint\\nAndrew Wiggin, Esq., George Veasy and William Moor to be Selectmen\\nour s d Town until the first Thureday in April, which will be in the\\nyear of our Lord 1728, with full Power authority, as other Town select,\\nmen have, to call a Town Meeting or meetings as there may be occa-\\nsion, and to continue untill other Selectmen shall be chosen in their\\nstead in such manner as in these Presents expressed. In Testimony\\nwhereof, we have caused the seal of our s d Province to be here-\\nunto affixed. Witness, John Wentworth, Esq our LieutenantGover-\\nnor and Commander-in-Chief in and over our s d Province, at our Town\\nof Portmouth, in our s d Province, the Twentyeth Day of May, in the\\nthirteenth year of our Keign, Anno Domine, 1727.\\nJ. Wentworth.\\nBy the The Lt. Gov., Concured with advice of the Council.\\nKlCBAEn Waldkon, Clerk of the Council.\\nA Schedule of the Proprietors of the Town of Bow.\\nJonathan Wiggin, Thomas Wiggin, Samuel Piper, Thomas Veasey,\\nGeorge Veasey, William Moore, Edward Fifield, William French, James\\nPalmer, Jonathan Chase, Moses Leavitt, Joshua Hill, Thomas Rollings,\\nRichard Crockit, Isaac Foss, Thomas Piper, Richard Kelly, Saninei\\nGoodhue, Joseph Mason, John Hannaford, Joseph Rollings, Satchel\\nRandlet, John Mead, Joseph Morrill, Nathaniel Stevens, David Robin-\\nson, Jonathan Dearborn, Joseph Morril, Jr., John Piper, Samuel Vea-\\nsey, James Thompson, J.iljn Sinclair, Say^usi^csjj, William Burley,\\nBenjamin Hn;i- I [iiii,[,. \\\\|,;ih. I hi uijison, Benjamin Palmer,\\nOwen Runii. I-, i in h Nathaniel Piper, Joseph\\nJewett, Jolin 11 I i i .1,1,1111 Sti.ckbridge, Richard\\nColley, Jr., T I .;!i Mi-.n, Jr., Edward Fifield, Jr.,\\nWilliam French, Jr., Epluuim Lc-aviit, Beuja. Veasey, Thomas Veasey,\\nJr., Nathan Taylor, Jon a Clark, George Veasey, Jr., John Leavctt,\\nTymon Wiggin, Sanmel Stevens, John Sachel, John Speed, Thomas\\nWiggin, Jr., Saml. Piper, Jr., Chace Wiggin, Thomas Wiggin (3d),\\nBeiya. Mason, .loshua Keniston, Walter Wiggin, Caleb, Rollins, Joseph\\nPalmer, Edward Taylor, Benja. Norris, John Green^. Joshua Stevens,\\nThos. Piper, Jr., Nathan l Folsom, Hc iiry ATfrJin, Joseph Peavey,\\nJeremiah Folsom, John Palmer,\\nWiggin, Theoph. Smith, Stephen\\nJoseph Hoey, Benja. Taylor, Jr.,\\nning Wentworth, Hunking\\nWentworth, Richard Wibbard,\\nCyprian Jatfrey, Ebe\\nSheaf, George Long, Richard Waldn\\nI, \\\\l r, 11 Morgan, Brad st\\nv John Avery,\\niiM White, Ben-\\nMl iiitworth, Mark\\nJ:il)V.,y. Jr., Henry Rust,\\nBobt. JVuchmuty, John Reed, .\u00c2\u00abamson\\n1 Jr.\\nAdmitted\\nHis Excellency and Hon r\u00c2\u00ab Samuel Shute, Esq. and John Went-\\nworth, Esq., Each of them 500 acres of land and a home lot. Col.\\nMark Hunking, Col. Waldron, George Jaffrey, Rich d Wibbard, Col.\\nTho s Westbrook, Archibald McPhedris, John Frost, Jonathan Odiorno\\nEsquires, Each a Proprietor s Share. Peter Wear, John Plaisted,\\nJames Dnvis, John Oilman, Andrew Wiggin, Capt. John Downing,\\nCnpt, I liii liliiiiii. Siml. Tibbets, Paul Gerrish, Ephraim Dennett, John\\nSaul, I Mkiiison, Eben r Stevens, Capt. Wm. Fellows,\\n.full,. I .1 i I,.,verin, Daniel Loverin, Zachr. Hannaford, Jos-\\nthe Lt. Govn r and Council.\\nClerk of Cwn.ril\\nah Iliiker, George Clark, Daniel\\n1 I: Hin^. Benjamin Tyler, Ilold-\\nluiir., Abigal Powell, Mary\\nNi. hihts Wiggin. These six-\\ntill schedule added By order of\\nRlcu D Waldron, Clr. Council.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0502.jp2"}, "410": {"fulltext": "267\\nJ Copy taken off the Proprietors Book.\\nAttest Moses Leavit, Propr s. Clk.\\nliy TiiEODonE Atkinson.\\nPeunacook was granted by Massachusetts January\\n17, 1725. Bow was granted May 20, 1727, by New\\nHampshire. Suncook was granted August 6, 1728,\\nby Massachusetts. Bow included nearly all of both\\nMassachusetts grants, which was to have the suprem-\\nacy. If New Hampshire s claim sixty miles inland\\nwas valid, the Bow proprietors were the rightful\\nowners of the territory; if Massachusetts claim three\\nmiles north of the Merrimack extended to Lake Win-\\nnipiseogee, then the Pennacook and Suncook propri-\\netors were included in the province of their choice.\\nTheir first meeting, at Pennacook, was October 14,\\n1730, at the meeting-house.\\nMarch 29, 1731, the conditions of the original\\ngrant of the plantation being complied with, the pro-\\nprietors petitioned to the General Court of Massachu-\\nsetts for the rights and privileges of a town. The\\ncourt ordered a meeting to be called for the choice of\\ntown othcers. Nathaniel Abbot was authorized by a\\njustice of the peace of Essex County, Mass., to call\\na meeting to be held at the meeting-house, September\\n14, 1732, for the choice of a clerk, and to transact any\\nbusiness they should think best, which was done, and,\\nFebruarj 27, 1733, Pennacook, in the county of Es-\\nsex, Mass., was incorporated as a township by the\\nname of Eumford, the inhabitants having equal\\npowers, privileges and immunities of other towns iu\\nMassachusetts. They had thrown off their plantation\\ngarb and were permitted to assume the responsibili-\\nties of a town, but they were fearful they might not\\nbe subjects of the Massachusetts government, which\\ncould not be known until the line was established be-\\ntween the two provinces. Massachusetts claimed the\\nlands from three miles north of Merrimack Eiver,\\nthence running parallel with the river as far as the\\ncrotch at Franklin, and thence due west to the sea.\\nOn the other hand. New Hampshire claimed that\\ntheir southern boundary should begin three miles\\nnorth of the middle of the channel of the Merrimack\\nwhere it empties into the Atlantic Ocean, and from\\nthence should run on a straight line west up into the\\nmainland until it met His Majesty s other govern-\\nments, or New York. An appeal was made to the\\nKing, who appointed a commission to settle the con-\\nflicting claims as to the boundary between the two\\nprovinces.\\nAugust 1, 1739, this commission met at Hampton.\\nTheir decision was unsatisfactory to both parties, and\\nthe subject was, by means of agents, referred to His\\nMajesty s Council in England, who decided, March 5,\\n1740, the present southern boundary of New Hamp-\\nshire, viz. a similar curve line pursuing the course\\nof the Merrimack River at three miles distance to\\nPawtucket Falls, thence due west till it met with\\nother governments.\\nIn accordance with the above decision of the King,\\nNew Hampshire extended her jurisdiction over all\\nthe inhabitants within her bounds, and Rumford and\\nSuncook were henceforth no longer subjects of the\\ngovernment of Massachusetts Bay. The inhabitants\\nof Eumford being strongly attached to the Jlassachu-\\nsetts government, petitioned to the King praying to\\nbe annexed to Massachusetts, but to no purpose.\\nThey found they were living on territory belonging to\\nindividuals instead of the State; that the title to their\\nlands, which they had received from Massachusetts,\\nwas disputed by the proprietors of the town of Bow.\\nThey could get no redress from New Hampshire\\ncourts, for judges and juries, and nearly all govern-\\nment officials, were among the Bow proprietors, and\\nhad warned them at their peril to desist in their at-\\ntempts to establish a town at Pennacook under a\\nMassachusetts grant, as it might be attended with\\nvery ill consequences to the settlers.\\nApril 28, 1742, the proprietors of Suncook parish\\nvoted not to urge the demand for town privileges, but\\nwished their rights to be respected, without the sac-\\nrifice of their homes, lands and the labor of years.\\nA committee was appointed to look after the inter-\\nests of the proprietors against the claims of the in-\\nhabitants of New Hampshire in the province courts,\\nor in the courts of Great Britain, and undivided lands\\nwere sold to pay the expense of defending their prop-\\nerty. In 1744 a committee was empowered to come\\nto an absolute agreement with the Bow proprietors, if\\nit could be done on reasonable grounds. Many of the\\nsettlers being of the Scotch-Irish stock of London-\\nderry, whom the Lieutenant-Governor had cherished\\nand defended from encroachments that would have\\ndisturbed their settlement, they were permitted to go\\non with their parish as best they could under con-\\nflicting titles and plans. The Bow proprietors were\\nwilling that those who had made improvements should\\nenjoy them. The court was called upon to remove\\nthose impediments, to annul the survey of the home\\nlots of Bow so far as they interfered with the Sun-\\ncook survey as far as executed, and a new survey of\\nthe undivided land to order. The call was favora-\\nbly received and answered they got all they asked\\nfor, and the inhabitants became, for the time being, cit-\\nizens of Bow.\\nThe war between France and England had extend-\\ned to their respective provinces in America. The\\nFrench in Canada had instigated the Indians in that\\nregion to make depredations on our frontier. Block-\\nhouses or garrisons had become necessary for a refuge\\nfor the inhabitants in most every town. Several\\nwere established iu Eumford in 174G, and men with\\ntheir families were assigned to their respective garri-\\nsons for protection from the Indians. Scouting-par-\\nties were organized, one at Canterbury, an extreme\\nfrontier; one at Runilord, under Captain .John", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0503.jp2"}, "411": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MP:RIIIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nChandler; and Captain Ladd s company was scouting\\nin Pembrook and vicinity to warn the people of the\\napproach of Indians that they might fiee to theirgarri-\\nsons. The New Hampshire government looked upon\\nRum ford and Suncook as outlaws, and were slow to pro-\\ntect them but Canterbury was the favored town on this\\nfrontier, not merely on account of its position, but\\nbecause it was a New Hampshire town, settled by\\nNew Hampshire people and granted by the New\\nHampshire government. In the spring of 1747, and\\nin the course of the summer, the Indians made fre-\\nquent attacks. On the 20th of May they made an\\nattack on the people of the Suncook parish, in Bow.\\nRobert Buntin, with his son Andrew, a lad of ten\\nyears, and James Carr, were plowing near the west\\nbank of Merrimack River. Towards night Indians\\nthat had been concealed in a thicket rushed on them.\\nCarr, in attempting to run to the river, was shot, and\\nfell dead on his back. As they ran up to scalp him\\nhis large dog attacked them, but was stunned by a\\nblow of a tomahawk and left for dead. The people\\nin garrison at Suncook heard the firing, but it being\\nnear night, did not venture an immediate pursuit for\\nfear of being taken by the ludians. The dog, having\\nrevived during the night, was found the next morning\\nwith his nose laid in the hand of the corpse of his\\nmaster; nor would the faithful animal permit any\\none to touch the body without flattery and some\\nforce. Carr is said to be the only person killed by\\nthe Indians in Bow. Buntin and his son offered no\\nresistance, and were hurried into captivity through\\nthe wilderness to Canada and sold to a French ti ader\\nin Montreal. The father purchased his freedom in\\nabout eleven months, but the son was a captive nearly\\nthree years, when he returned safely home. The\\nGeneral Court of New Hampshire soon ordered a gar-\\nrison of eight men to be stationed at Suncook for the\\nprotection of the inhabitants. Owing to the dual\\ngovernments of Rumford and Suncook (two Massa-\\nchusetts towns included in a New Hampshire town),\\nthe collector was unable to collect the minister tax;\\nthe New Hampshire government would not interfere.\\nThe Massachusetts government, that gave them their\\ncharter, was petitioned for authority to compel each\\none to pay his share towards the support of the minis-\\nter, which was granted in the case of Suncook, it hav-\\ning two churches nearly equal orthodox and Presbyte-\\nrian; but Rumford, being unanimously orthodox,\\nneeded no compulsion.\\nAlthough the attacks of the Indians were less fre-\\nquent, the government did not relax its efforts for de-\\nfense, as they sent out scouts and reinforced garrisons.\\nEbenezer Eastman had a company of fifteen men on\\nduty at Pennacook in the winter of 1747-48, and\\nCaptain Moses Foster had a company of twenty-six\\nmen guarding the fortress at Suncook in 1753. In\\n1754, John Chandler had a company of nine men\\neight days scouting in the neighboring towns.\\nFebruary 7, 1749-50, George Veasey and Abram\\nTilton, selectmen chosen by the proprietors of Bow,\\nremonstrated to Governor Benning AVentworth and\\nCouncil against a petition of inhabitants on a tract\\nof land, called Pennacook, to be incorporated with\\ntown privileges, as the bounds mentioned make\\ngreat infringement on land belonging to the town of\\nBow. Walter Bryant, of New Market, who, with\\neight assistants, was employed by the New Hampshire\\ngovernment to mark the boundary between New\\nHampshire and Maine, perambulated the town line\\nof Bow about the year 1749. He says in his report,\\nI began at the Eeputcd Bound of the town of Chichester at the\\nhead of Xotingham, and from thence Bun northwest four miles to the\\nhead of Epsom, there marlied a maple tree with the word Bow and Sun-\\ndry Letters, and from the said tree, which I called the Kast Corner of\\nsaid Bow, I Run northwest four miles to the west corner of Chichester,\\ntlien north east one mile to Canterbury South Corner, then north west\\nfive miles on said Canterbur} then South west nine miles, whicli Runs\\nto North west of Rattlesnake Hill and most of the Pond that Lays on\\nthe north west side of said hill, and said Line Crosses Hopkinton Road,\\nso called, and takes part of said town in then we marked a tree and\\nRun South East five miles and marked a tree, then one mile South west,\\nthen South East four miles, then north east nine miles to where we be-\\ngan. I Crossed Merrimack River within two mile of Canterluirj- Line\\nand found all the Inhabitance to the South of Canterbury and East of\\nthe Merrimack, which are in Rumford to bo in Bow.\\n1752. \u00e2\u0080\u00a2Wii.TZK Bkyast.\\nSeptember 23d a committee of the Suncook pro-\\nprietors divided into lots of about twenty acres each\\nthe intervale on the west side of the Merrimack River,\\nextending from the southerly line of Bow to the head\\nof Garvin s Falls.\\nVexatious law-suits were instituted by the jiro-\\nprietors of the common and undivided lands in the\\ntown of Bow. A suit in an action of ejectment against\\nDeacon John Merrill, who occupied a tract of eight\\nacres of land, with buildings, at the lower end of Main\\nStreet, which was claimed by them to be in Bow.\\nThis suit was brought to test the right of the pro-\\nprietors of Bow to the lands included in the Penna-\\ncook grant.\\nThe Rumford settlers were united in their j)urpose\\nto maintain their right to their township. Common\\nlands were sold to meet the expenses of the suit.\\nImpartial trials were impossible in New Hampshire\\ncourts, as judges, juries, councilors and all were in the\\ninterest of the proprietors of Bow.\\nMay 30, 1753, the selectmen of Bow were ordered\\nto raise and levy, upon the ratable polls and estates\\nwithin said town, the sum of sixty pounds in new\\ntenor bills of credit on this government, and, July\\n26th, a further levy of thirty-one pounds, four shil-\\nlings was ordered, both to be paid before the last of\\nDecember; a list to be committed to the constable\\nfor collection in bills of credit, or in the products of\\nthe soil at stipulated prices. The selectmen ]ictition\\nto the Governor and Council, saying,\\nThey are ready to obey every older of Government, yet are at a\\nloss as to the boundaries of Bow. One of the purchasers of Capt. Tufton\\nMason s right is of the opinion that their South East side line should be\\ncarried up about three quarters of a mile further towards the north\\nwest. The Pennacook sottlcra allege that they do not lay in Bow, and\\nmany would refuse to pay their tax, and consequently they should be\\nthrown into many Law suits that would irobably ruin them as to llieir", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0504.jp2"}, "412": {"fulltext": "estates, asking tliut the Boumliiiies bo tixed, or to give such iliix^clions as\\nthey shall think proper, which, if followed by them, they may obey the\\ncommands laid by the court without the least detriment to themselves.\\nSigned by\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nMoses Fostek,\\nJohn Cokiin,\\nRichard Easua\\nSekclmeii\\nI of Dow.\\nThe persons on whom those taxes were to be as-\\nsessed were, with three or four exceptions, inhabitants\\nof the Kumford and Suncook settlements. They\\ndeputed Rev. Timothy Walker to represent to His\\nMajesty in Council their grievances by reason of the\\nlaw-suits commenced against them by the proprietors\\nof Bow, and solicited of the Massachusetts govern-\\nment such aid as they should in their wisdom see fit.\\nOne hundred pounds was granted.\\nJuly 25, 1754, Clement March, Zebulon Giddings,\\nDaniel Peirce, as agents in behalf of the proprietors\\nof the township of Bow, petitioned the New Hamp-\\nshire government, saying,\\nThat the said proprietors commenced an action of ejectment against\\none Slerrill for the recovery of eight acres of land lying within the said\\nTown of Bow that the said action was carried through the Law here\\nand said proprietors recovered judgement at the Superior Court of Judi-\\ncature that the said Merrill had complained to his majesty in Council,\\nwho was Pleased to order a hearing of the action before him in Council\\nin October next, and they Humbly pray for a Loan of one hundred\\np..iin.l?, .St.-rling money, to defend their title to the said land, and they\\nare I -aiiy t^- give such security as the Assembly shall order.\\nWii.;reupon, Voted that a bill be drawn in favor of the petitioners\\non John Thomliuson, Esq., agent forthis Province at the Court of Great\\nBritain, for the sum of \u00c2\u00a3100 Sterling of the interest in his hands be-\\nlonging to this Government.\\nIn the spring of 1765, Jonathan Lovewell was ap-\\npointed to call a town-meeting in Bow, on the 22d of\\nApril, for the choice of officers, which he accordingly\\ndid, and reported to the General Court that he at-\\ntended at the time and place appointed, and but one\\ninhabitant of Bow attended. In contempt of the law\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2ind in defiance of the government, they refused to\\nelect the necessary officers to levy and collect the\\ntaxes, which was resented by the government.\\nMay 25th it was enacted that Ezra Carter and\\nMoses Foster, Esq., and John Chandler, Gent., all of\\nsaid Bow, assess the Polls and Estates within the said\\ntown of Bow, as the Limits were run by Walter\\nBryant iu 1749, in a just and equal proportion, the\\n.sum of \u00c2\u00a3580 16s., New Tenor Bills of credit.\\nTimothy Walker and John Noyes were appointed\\ncollectors, with all the powers of constables for col-\\nlecting public taxes. If said assessors neglected or\\nrefused to collect said tax, the province treasurer was\\ndirected to issue his warrant to the sheriff to levy said\\ntax, together with damage sufficient to pay the extra\\nexpense of collecting.\\nIn 1756 the committee appointed by the proprietors\\nof Suncook to settle with the Bow proprietors were\\nsuccessful in their endeavors.\\nJanuary 1, 1757, a petition was presented to the\\nGeneral Court of New Hampshire by Daniel Pierce,\\nThomas Wiggin and Daniel Marston, gentlemen;\\nWilliam Pottle, blacksmith, and Benjamin Norris,\\nyeoman, as a committee of the proprietors of the\\ntown of Bow,\\nShewing that there are many persons claiming lands by titles not de-\\nrived from Bow Prop s that they hod made improvements and had ex-\\npensive law suits with said Proprietors which had impeded their progress\\nthat many of the settlers who hold their titles under the proprietors of\\nSuncook are desirous of a settlement of these disputes, and were willing\\nto become not only inhabitants of Bow, but to hold their titles from the\\nBow Proprietors, who were desirous of having the question settled with-\\nout further expensive law suits, by reasonable concessions on their part\\nnotwithstanding the willingness of the parties, impediments existed.\\nThe Homo lots, or first Division in Bow, which were laid out for 40 acres,\\nfall short some of them nearly one half, and the lots laid out by the\\nProp s of Suncook run across the Bow lots obliquely, so that one of those\\ninterferes with several of these in many places that they conld see no\\nway to quiet the possessors unless the laying out of some of the said\\nHome lots should be annulled and a(^judgcd common land so far as re-\\nlates to those claiming under them, and they ask to have liberty to bring\\nin a bill accordingly.\\nHead in Council Jan. C, IT-OT.\\nTheodore Atkixso.v, Stc.\\nIn the House of Representatives Jan. 7, 17.57.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 And ordered to be\\nprinted two weeks successively in the Xeiv ITampthirt Gazelle.\\nAndrew Cj.arkson, Clerk.\\nFebruary 3d. The petition being read in the House, and it appear-\\ning that the order of Court had been comply d with, No person appearing\\nagainst it, and the Bow Committee, the petitioners being fully heard, have\\nliberty to bring in a BUI accordingly.\\nIn Council concured.\\nAndrew Clarksox, Cleri.\\nR. WmiiAItD, Secrelary.\\nThe small lots both sides of the Merrimack River\\nwere annulled and adjudged common land. Forty\\nacres immediately south of the Suncook were sold to\\nHenry Hemphill and a tract above the same river to\\nthe Garvins.\\nIn 1758, John Noyes, in behalf of the inhabitants\\nof Bow living east of the Merrimack, petitioned for\\nparish privileges, which was granted November 1,\\n1759, by the name of Pembroke.\\nApril 6th the selectmen of Bow remonstrate against\\nthe petition of John Noyes for the reason,\\nThat a great majority of the settlers came on there without right\\nand have endeavored to hold the lands from the Proprietors of Bow, the\\nlawful owners thereof, as appears by many actions that have been\\nbrought against them and many more now depending, and as there is\\nproposals of accommodation made on both sides, wo Humbly conceive\\nthat. If they should be favored with their request, it would strengthen\\nthem in their error and weaken our just right and prevent the proposed\\nagreement from being vigorously pursued we humbly conceive that\\nthey ought not to be so fully disunited from the town of Bow and ex-\\nempted from subjection to it as they ask, But that they be a Parish in the\\ntown of Bow, for we cannot Conceive what end it can answer to make a\\ntownship and grant privileges to a society to regulate theme lives ac-\\ncording to the Laws of the land when we are putting the same Laws in\\nto Disposcss them for these and many other reasons we\\n:ibly Beg the prayer of the said petition may not be granted.\\nJohn Stockbridoe,\\nJohn Dearborn,\\nJoseph Clark, J\\nSelectmen\\nNotwithstanding the foregoing remonstrance, the\\nCouncil and Assembly thought it would not only be\\nagreeable to the town of Bow, but would be of great\\nservice to them, as well as the petitioners, and would\\npromote the settlement of the land there.abouts. Ac-\\ncordingly, November 1st, it was enacted by His Ex-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0505.jp2"}, "413": {"fulltext": "270\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\ncellency the Governor, Council and Assembly that all\\nthat part of Bow east of the Merrimack River and\\nbetween the Soucook and Suncook Rivers be incor-\\nporated by the name of the parish of Pembroke, in-\\nvested with all the powers and privileges of other\\nparishes in the province. This territory included\\nmost of the settlers of the Suncook grant, and their\\ntroubles with the Bow proprietors were at an end.\\nBut it was not so with the people of Rumford they\\nwere obstinate and determined not to give in their\\ninvoice or pay their part of the public charges until\\ntlio\\\\- were given town privileges, which the New\\nHaiiipsliire government was slow to grant. A like\\nditticulty respecting taxation existed in that part of\\nHopkinton claimed by Bow. About twenty-six families\\nhad settled there who wished to be taxed in Hopkin-\\nton, and permission to do so was granted in 1763.\\nNovember 7th the sheriff of the province of New\\nHampshire was ordered to attach the goods or estates\\nof Benjamin Rolf, Esq., Daniel Carter, Timothy\\nSimonds and John Evans, all husbandmen of Bow,\\nto the value of one thousand pounds, and for the want\\nthereof, to take the bodies, if they may be found in\\nthe precinct, to answer unto the proprietors of the\\ncommon and undivided lands lying within the town-\\nship of Bow in an action of ejectment, wherein the\\nplaintiffs demanded possession of about one thousand\\nacres of land and appurtenances, beginning at a\\nstake on the South west of the Great River in Bow,\\n116 rods below John Merril s Ferry thence running\\nwest to Turkey river until it comes to within 20 rods\\nof Nathn l Smith s Grist-Mill Thence south to said\\nriver; thence on said river to where it empties into\\nthe great river thence up the great river to the first-\\nmentioned bound, said proprietors alleging they\\nwere entitled to the one thousand acres as part of the\\neighty-one square miles of their grant. These suits\\nof ejectment were brought to test the right of the\\nBow proprietors to the lands claimed by them. The\\ncause was brought on trial in the Inferior Court Sep-\\ntember 2, 1760. The jury gave a verdict in favor of\\nthe Bow proprietors. The Rumford settlers prayed\\nfor an appeal to the next Superior Court, which was\\nallowed. On the second Tuesday of November, 1760,\\nin the Superior Court, the jury again gave their ver-\\ndict for the respondents. The appellants, conceiving\\nthemselves greatly aggrieved, prayed and were allowed\\nan appeal to His Majesty in Council. Rev. Timothy\\nWalker was deputed as their agent for that purpose,\\nand succeeded in getting the verdicts of the New\\nHampshire courts reversed, and the appellants he re-\\nstored to what they had lost by means of said judg-\\nments, Whereof the Gov r. or Commander-in-\\nChief of His Majesty s Province of New Hamphire\\nfor the time being, and all others, are to govern them-\\nselves accordingly. December 20, 1762, this final\\ndecision was made.\\nIn 1761 the order for taking the inventory of the\\npolls and ratable estates in Bow was delivered to\\nColonel Jeremiah Stickney, of the Rumford parish.\\nHe refused to act, saying We never understood we\\nhad power to act under the incorporation of Bow, in\\nwhich, if we were mistaken, it was our unhappiness.\\nIt is difficult to see why he had not power to act, and\\nretained the remaining part of Bow in one town-\\nship.\\nThe selectmen of Canterbury were appointed in\\nApril of the same year to take the inventory of the\\npolls, stocks and improved lands in the township of\\nBow, which was nearly all in the Rumford grant.\\nSamuel Rogers, Francis Carr, Ephraim Foster, John\\nNoyes, Jr., Samuel Welch, Ebenezer Carlton and\\nReuben Currier lived on the territory now included\\nin Bow. The invoice consisted of 154 polls, 91 houses,\\n341 acres planting-ground, 498 of mowing, 16 of\\norcharding, 16 oxen, 222 cows 85 cattle, three years\\n90 cattle, two years; 103 cattle, one year; 77\\nhorses, 37 under four years; 150 acres pasture\\nland, 6 negroes 6 mills, yearly income, \u00c2\u00a3125. The\\nvaluation was \u00c2\u00a34828 10s. and \u00c2\u00a31000 damage. Signed\\nby Ezekiel Morrill, Thomas Clough, selectmen ot\\nCanterbury. We have no means of knowing that\\nthe tax was collected.\\nThe Rev. Mr. Walker visited England for the third\\ntime in the fall of 1762 to attend the trial of the\\ncause, which was yet pending. It was finally decided\\non the ground that whoever settled under a grant\\nfrom either side, if he happened to be on the wrong\\nside of the line when it came to be settled, his pos-\\nsession should be his title, and what a man claimed\\nunder a certain title, part of which he improved, was\\nhis property.\\nIn 1764, Solomon Heath, Edward Russell and\\nThomas Chandler, lately settled in the northwest\\npart of the present township of Bow, petitioned the\\nGeneral Court June 12th, saying they understand\\nthere is a very great Province Tax laid on the in-\\nhabitants of Bow the last year, this present year and\\nthe next year for their Delinquency for the past seven\\nor eight years last past, which would almost ruin\\nthem if obliged to pay any proportion of it, and wish\\nto be relieved from so doing. Said petition was\\nread in Council and House June 14th, when it was\\nvoted that a hearing be had next August, and the\\nselectmen of Pembroke and Ezra Carter, Esq., and\\nCaptain John Chandler, assessors of Bow, be served\\nwith a copy of the petition and the order of court,\\nand they stated to His Majesty s Council that there\\nare 41 polls, with the estates they possess, within the\\nlimits of Bow that are exactly similar to these peti-\\ntioners, and also sixty or more Polls and estates of\\nminors, and so not liable to be taxed when the rates\\nwere due for which this Tax is ordered, but have\\nsince come of age; many have left town and some the\\nProvince since these taxes were assessed and are ex-\\nempt from our power of taxing them, and they ask\\nwhether there is not the same reason that these\\nothers should be freed as that the petitioners should.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0506.jp2"}, "414": {"fulltext": "which, if the Case, we are well assured that it will be\\nimpossible for the small remainder to pay the whole\\nof said tax. In the House of Representatives, Jan-\\nuary 9, 1765, this petition was read and it was Voted,\\ntliat the prayer be Granted, and that the petitioners\\nhave leave to bring in a bill accordingly. In Council\\nread concurred Jany. 10th.\\nThe inhabitants of Bow outside of Kumford felt\\nthe oppression of taxation in arrears. It is stated in\\ntlie petition of Timothy Walker in behalf of the\\ninhabitants of Rumford, April 11, 1764, that they\\nwould have been glad to have acted even under the\\nincorporation of Bow if they could, although highly\\ninconvenient for them, as it blended part of three\\ntowns whose interests had always been separate that\\nthey conceive them.selves greatly aggrieved the heavy\\ntax in arrears that nobody has power to collect.\\nThey therefore most humbly pray To be Incorporated\\nby their former known boundaries, and that the In-\\nhabitants may be abated at least one-half of the ar-\\nrearages. In answer to this petition, the House of\\nRepresentatives reaffirmed that what the town of\\nBow is now in arrears for the Province tax shall be\\ncollected, and all the inhabitants on lands between\\nCanterbury, Bow and New Hopkinton shall be taxed\\nand pay their proportion.\\nMay 25, 1765, fT/jejeas there are sundry arrearages\\nof taxes now due, which the inhabitants aforesaid\\napprehend they cannot levy for want of sufficient au-\\nthority, and several of them praying they might be\\nerected into a town or parish and enjoy the common\\nprivileges of other towns in this province Be it en-\\nacted (here the boundaries of Concord are inserted,\\nbeginning at the southeast corner of Boscawen at the\\nmouth of the Contoocook; thence running south, sev-\\nenty-three degrees west, four miles; thence south, sev-\\nenty-three degrees east, seven miles and one hundred\\nrods thence north, seventy-three degrees east, about\\nfour miles to Merrimack River this last the present\\nline between Bow and Concord then crossing said\\nriver the same course to the Soucook River, etc. that\\nthe polls and estates within the same bounds be made\\na parish by the name of Concord with all the powers\\nof other towns in this province excepting the laying\\nout of roads, when application shall be made to the\\nCourt of General Quarter Sessions of the Province.\\nThe selectmen of the new parish were to unite\\nwith John Noyes and Edward Russell to assess the\\narrearage taxes.\\nThe triune township of Bow no longer exists. The\\nNew Hampshire government has tenaciously adhered\\nto their original purpose of giving Bow the pre-emi-\\nnence, and disallowing all the claims of Rumford as\\nincorporated by Massachusetts. The idea advanced in\\nthe order of the government to the surveyors of Pen-\\nnacook, in 1726, that the Massachusetts government\\ngranting a township there might be attended with\\nvery ill consequences to the settlers had been verified.\\nAll concerned are heartilv tired of this state of things.\\nand pray for a reconciliation, which can only be done\\nby giving the Rumford settlers their township. The\\nBow proprietors were not actual settlers, and, living\\nin the eastern part of the State, held their annual\\nmeetings at Stratham, independent of tlie Rumford\\nand Suncook settlers, and the few families outside re-\\nfused to act. Their feelings can be best known by\\nthe following, which also shows who the actual set-\\ntlers were at that time\\nTo His Excellency, Bcnning \u00e2\u0096\u00a0Wcutworth, Esq., Governor and the\\nHou bl, His Majesty s Council and House of Representatives in General\\nAssembly. The petition of sundry of the Inhabitants of the town of\\nBow not within CJoncord, Humbly shcwcth that Great Difficulty and\\nhardship hath arose by our being Bated with old Arrairages (in years\\npast) Willi roriLurd Pi-upl,- iiiid niiim- Difli.iiUy arisen with ourbeing\\nany LoriL tT, as your ExcelU-iiry .t luiinim-a j^liall in y.air Great Wisdom\\nand Clemency See fit, and your Petitioners, as in Duty Bound, Shall ever\\nPray.\\nJames moor, Joseph Rogers, James Buswell, John Cliace, antony\\nmanuell, Eliezer Emerson, Will m Robertson, Samuel Rogers, John\\nNoyes, Jr., Samuel Alexander, Thomas Eatton, Elisha Clougb, Jr.,\\nFrancis Carr, Solomon Heath, Edw. Carlton, William Parker, David\\nMerrill, .Joseph Baker, Jr., Samuel Smith, jun r., Samuel Welch, EUsha\\nClough, Edwd. Russell, Thomas Chandler, Ephraini Foster, John Robert-\\nson, John Grushe, Ephraim moor, Benjamin Noyes.\\nIn Council, July 2, 17G6. Read and ordered to be sent down to the\\nHon bl house.\\nThe first enumeration of the people of the province\\nwas made in 1767 by order of the General Assembly.\\nThe return from Bow was as follows, viz.\\nUnmarried men from sixteen to sixty 17\\nMarried men from sixteen to sixty ;i:J\\nBoys under sixteen 50\\nMen sixty and upward 2\\nUnmarried females on\\nMarried females 3:J\\nTotal JST\\nThe Rumford parish being granted town privilege.*\\nby the name of Concord, those living outside, not yet\\nacting in the capacity of a town, a petition, of which\\nthe following is an answer, was presented to Jeremiah\\nPage, Esq., of Dunbarton,\\nIn answer to a petition to mo Presented by fourteen of the inhabi-\\ntants of Bow who are not set of into any Parish Humbly Shewith that\\nthey Should be warned to meet at the Dwelling House of William Rob-\\nertson of s i Town on Wednesday the eleventh Day of march next, att\\nTen o clock in the forenoon to act on the following affairs.\\nFurthermore all the freeholders and other Inhabitants of s l Bow\\nthat are not in any Parish are Hereby Notified and warned to\\nmeet at the Dwelling house of William Robertson on the eleventh day\\nof March at ten o clock in the forenoon, to act on the following particu-\\nIst, To choose a moderator to govern s l meeting.\\n2d, To choose Town Officers if the Town sees Cause.\\n3d, To see if the Town will subscribe to build a Meeting Hovusc.\\n4th, To see if the Town will agree on a place to set s* house.\\nDated y\u00c2\u00ab twenty-first Day of February, 1767.\\nJeremiah Paoe, Jutllce of Peace.\\nAt said meeting they made choice of Samuel Rog-\\ners for moderator William Robertson, town clerk\\nSamuel Rogers, Ephraim Moore anrl Samuel Welch,\\nselectmen Francis Carr, constable Edward Russell,", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0507.jp2"}, "415": {"fulltext": "272\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nElisha Clough and John Robertson, committee to\\nexamine selectmen s accounts James Moor, John\\nGrushee, Edward Carlton, Thomas Chandler and\\nBenjamin Noyes, surveyors of highways. Voted to\\nbuild a meeting-house by Subscription. Voted to\\nadjourn s meeting to the first Tuesday of May next,\\nto meet at the House of Ephraim Foster. Met ac-\\ncording to adjournment, and adjourned to the 13th\\nof July, at which time the aforesaid officers\\nmade oath to be faithful in the discharge of their\\noffices according to law. This was the first town-\\nmeeting of the inhabitants of Bow, a notice of which\\nbeing served on the proprietors, they, at their annual\\nmeeting at Stratham, the first Thursday in April,\\n1767, agreeable to charter, declared\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0As it may be Necessary that s Inhabitants should act in Town\\n;ift;iirs srp:irate from the Propriety, it is therefore by 8*1 Proprietors voted,\\ni}i; i .1- mil -li us in them Lies, they approve of s-^ Inhabitants choice of s-i\\n(.1 iiil.iu, 11 tn Ilieir Respective Offices\\nSamuel Lane, ProprUtort Clerk.\\nl- roiii this time the inhabitants managed their own\\naiiairs iudepeudent of the original proprietors, but\\nwere still rated with Concord. August 28, 1767,\\nThe Selectmen, in bclmlf of themselves and inhabitants of s^ Bow,\\n\u00c2\u00ab.\\\\dnsivcof -.11, 1, ,1 .,1 ..fiiil.. T jj-i-li. IylllllliI^ Slifweth that they\\nhave chosen I.. I 1: -i- ._!\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 J^ liiir.i mil are ready and\\nwillius tu lis-.- il I! I l II I I lilliiU charses with\\ngivitli III-. I I, I I l:i:i i :i. I .1 1, I lir Thfir Selectmen are\\ntill -I |i.i: .1 lii.. --..I- .mil I r make the rate as they see\\nhi w I -ii I- II Ml and Earnestly Pray your\\nE\\\\i.;|ii!\\\\ 111! I li. I- Ti t.iki ih, II |ii~in-ssed Carcomstances under\\nconsidciati. ii, ami Uulieve them frLim being Rated any longer with\\nConcord, in such manner as your Honors shall see Pitt, and your Peti-\\ntioners, as in duty bound, .Shall Ever Pray\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\n(Signed) Samuel Kooers, 1 g^,^^.,^^\u00e2\u0080\u009e\\nSamuel Welsh, J.\\nEphbaim Mook, J\\nIn Council August 28, 1707.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Read and Ordered to be sent down to\\nthe Honorable House.\\nT. Atkinson, Jr., ISecretai-y.\\nSeptember 30lh the selectmen called a meeting of\\nthe freeholders and other inhabitants of Bow, to be\\nheld at the house of Ephraim Foster, in said town, on\\nthe 19th of October, when it was Voted to allow\\nwhat roads the selectmen have laid out, and that no\\nmore be laid this year. Voted to work three days\\nwork on the highway this year. The road from\\nConcord down the Merrimack River to the northerly\\ncorner of Samuel Welch s land was laid prior to\\n1757. A drift-road, two rods wide, was opened from\\nthat by s Welch s land, through John Noyes, Jr. s,\\nland to the ridge about forty rods above John Noyes,\\nEsq. s, House, following .said Ridge till it strikes the\\nriver; thence down the river to Starkestown line;\\nthence Beginning at Benjamin Noyes Ferry, forty\\nrods above his house, crossing the river to the mouth\\nof Suncook River up s river to Allenstown line.\\nIn 1768 the annual meeting was held at the house of\\nJoseph Rogers. He was chosen moderator William\\nRobertson, town clerk Edward Russell, John Rob-\\nertson and Aaron Kinsman, selectmen James Moor,\\nconstable; Caleb Buswell, William Robertson and\\nJohn Hemphill, committee to examine selectmen s\\naccounts.\\nVoted ti) build a Pound near Ephraim Foster s\\nHouse, s Foster to be Pound-keeper, and Voted\\nforty Dollars to repair highways, to be worked at forty\\nshillings per day. Roads were returned from Tom\\nMerrill s bridge, west of Seriah Morgan s, easterly by\\nJohn Robertson s house to Baker s ferry, to be two\\nrods wide also from Samuel Welch s land northwest-\\nerly to Thomas McConnell s land, two rods wide,\\nthence to Kinsman s Mills, thence northerly to Con-\\ncord line, keeping the breadth of four rods; also a\\nroad from Kinsman s Mills at Turkey River bridge\\n(to be four rods wide) to Tom Merrill s bridge, thence\\nto the meeting-house near Elisha Clough s land,\\nthence to White Rock Brook, over Wood Hill, by\\nSamuel Rogers house, to Duubarton line.\\nIt is supposed the line of travel from one settler s\\ndwelling to another was on or near the newly-re-\\nturned roads, first a foot and horseback path,\\nperhaps, then a cart-road, and finally a formal high-\\nway. Turkey River bridge and Tom Merrill s had\\nbeen built previous to this date. The amount of\\nratable estate in town at this time was \u00c2\u00a31500\\nthe tax \u00c2\u00a33, 10s. on \u00c2\u00a31000. There were forty-eight\\nratable polls over sixteen years old. In 1769 the\\nmeeting warned by James Moor, constable, in the\\nname of His Majesty, met at the house of Francis\\nCarr. Edward Russell was chosen moderator, Wil-\\nliam Robertson, town clerk John Noyes, David\\nClement and Edward Russell, selectmen Joseph\\nRogers, constable. Voted to accept the road from\\nDumbarton to Concord over Wood Hill. At an ad-\\njourned meeting, Voted to accept the road from Wm.\\nParker s house to Merrimack River. The State\\nbeing divided into five counties. Bow was included in\\nRockingham.\\nAt the annual meeting in 1770, Edward Russell,\\nEphraim Foster and Moses Garvin were chosen select-\\nmen. Voted sixty dollars to be worked on the high-\\nway at forty shillings per day. At a meeting called\\nby Samuel Welch, constable, by order of the select-\\nmen, to be held at the meeting-house, Voted to pay\\nMr. Wooster thirty dollars for preaching this year.\\nThe annual meeting at the meeting-house in 1771,\\nchose Edward Carlton, Benjamin Noyes and Joseph\\nBaker selectmen, and other town officers. Voted\\nthirty dollars for preaching, and Voted not to raise\\nmoney to hire a School-Master this year. Voted to\\nbuy a town-book and Pay William Robertson for\\ndrawing of the records.\\nIn 1772, Edward Russell, John Grushee and Leon-\\nard Harriman were chosen selectmen. Voted thirty\\ndollars for preaching and thirty dollars for a town\\nschool. Voted to sell all right or title to a\\nforty-acre lot in Pembroke, as laid out by the\\nProprietors, to Ebenezer Frye. Voted to release\\nStephen Kinsman s and Francis Carr s minister tax.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0508.jp2"}, "416": {"fulltext": "273\\nthey giving the town a discharge for boarding tlie\\nminister. Benjamin Noyes, Leonard Harriman\\nand James Buswell, a committee chosen to settle\\nwith the selectmen, find the ibllowing notes due the\\ntown\\nc s. d.\\nOne signed by Ebeuuzer Fry 3\\nOne signed by Joseph Uogei-s 1 ;i (l\\nOne signed by Samnel Welch II\\nOne signed by James Moor Old s\\nFourteen of the past selectmen signed a paper,\\ngiving all their services as selectmen.\\nAt a meeting called for the purpose, February 24,\\n1773, Aaron Kinsman was chosen to serve as a grand\\njuror to His Majesty s Superior Court of Judicature,\\nto be held at Portsmouth in and for the county of\\nRockingham. At the annual meeting, Edward Rus-\\nsell, Ephraim Foster and Benjamin Noyes were chosen\\nselectmen John Grushee and Leonard Harriman,\\ndeer-reeves; Edward Carlton, town clerk. The new\\nproportion, settled by the General Assembly, gave\\nBow sixty-four polls, sixty-eight ratable estates tax\\non \u00c2\u00a31000 \u00c2\u00a33 5s. According to a census taken by\\norder of Governor John Wentworth, Bow contained\\n308 inhabitants, 58 married men and women the\\nsame, 101 unmarried females, 5 unmarried men from\\nsixteen to sixty, 84 boys sixteen years and under, 2\\nmen sixty years and upward. Signed by Benjamin\\nXoyes and Solomon Heath.\\nIn 1774, Timothy Dix signed his name as town\\nclerk at a meeting called for choosing a grand juror to\\nthe September court; James Buswell was chosen.\\nAt the annual meeting James Buswell, Enoch Noyes\\nand John Carr were chosen selectmen. Fo^erf that\\nthe meeting-house be on the Hill, where it now\\nstands, and not at the Centre. Fo^erf to give Mr.\\nFessenden an Invitation to settle with us in the\\nministry, giving him one thousand pounds. Old\\nTenor, in Lands for his settlement, besides a yearly\\nsalary of forty pounds, and to advance his salary as\\nthe town grows able, and chose a committee to Treat\\nwith him. He was probably their settled minister\\nfor three years he then preached for the Presby-\\nterians in Pembrook one year then, with Rev. Mr.\\nPearsons, supplied in Bow. The church at this time\\nwas mixed, Congregational, Presbyterian and Bap-\\ntist.\\nA decade had now passed since the British Parlia-\\nment made a law that it had a right to tax the\\ncolonies. The Stamp Act was passed, which provided\\nthat all deeds, notes, bills and other legal documents\\nshould be written on stamped paper, at certain fixed\\nrates. Americans denied that Parliament had a right\\nto impose taxes on them, and expressed their opinion\\nin the sentiment that Taxation without representa-\\ntion is tyranny. Public meetings, protesting against\\nthe Stamp Act, were held in all the colonies, and\\npublic opinion nullified the law and it was repealed.\\nParliament then put a tax of three-pence a pound\\non tea but the people determined not to import any\\ntea. The press, the pulpit and Colonial Legislatures\\ndenounced the acts, and an attempt to raise a revenue\\nin America by taxation proved a failure. British\\ntroops were stationed at Boston and New York. Tlie\\ncolonists resolved to consult together, and the First\\nContinental Congress was called at Philadelphia\\nSeptember 5, 1774, which recommended the suspen-\\nsion of all commercial intercourse with England, and\\nagreed to meet again in May, 1775. The General\\nAssembly of New Hampshire sent letters to the\\nseveral towns in the province requesting them to send\\ndeputies to a convention, to be held at Exeter, to\\nchoose delegates to a General Congress to meet at\\nPhiladelphia. Accordingly, a meeting was called, to\\nbe held January 12, 1775, to see if the town of Bow\\nwill vote to Chuse a man to go to Exeter to set with\\nthe Provincial Committee to Chuse delegates to go\\nto Philadelphia to the Congress in May next. Vofed\\nnot to send a man, but voted to Buy a town stock of\\nammunition also to get the money due from Lieut.\\nFry soon as they can without cost.\\nAt the annual meeting, April 6, 1775, Benjamin\\nBean, John Noyes and Leonard Harriman were\\nchosen selectmen. Voted to raise 30 dollars for\\nschooling, also to divide into districts as last year,\\nand to raise eight dollars to repair highways. Bought\\na town-book for fifteen shillings.\\nOn May 11th, pursuant to call, a town-meeting was\\nheld, and it was voted to send Benjamin Noyes as a\\ndelegate to the Fourth Provincial Congress at Exeter\\nthe 17th of May it was also voted to drop school\\nand highway rates for the year, probably on account\\nof the war. Aaron Kinsman received a captain s\\ncommission, March 2d, for the Seventh Company,\\nFirst Regiment, Colonel John Stark. June 23d the\\ntown militia was organized by the choice of Ephraim\\nFoster, captain Ephraim Moor, lieutenant Ralph\\nCross, ensign and Esquire Bryant, James Moor,\\nSamuel Rogers, John Noyes and Benjamin Bean, a\\nCommittee of Inspection or Safety.\\nAn order was sent to the several towns in the prov-\\nince, by the Provincial Congress, August 25th, for\\nthe taking of an exact count of the number of in-\\nhabitants by the selectmen of the several towns.\\nThe following is the return from Bow\\nMales nnder IG years of age SS\\nMales from 16 to 50 47\\nMales above 50 years of age 11\\nThe Persons gone to the army 17\\nFemales 1S9\\nTotal 350\\nGnns in Bow, 33 Uuns wanting, 14 Powder, 13 pounds.\\nBewamin Bean, 1\\nSelectmen\\nJohn Noves,\\nLeonard Harriman, J\\nSept. 6th, 1775, Sworn to Before\\nJohn Bkiaxt, J. P.\\nFebruary 3, 1776, Edward Russell being appointed\\na justice of the peace by the House of Representa-\\ntives, the selectmen and Committee of Safety remon-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0509.jp2"}, "417": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERKIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nstrated against commissioning him until the town had\\nan opportunity to recommend another man. Febru-\\nary 14th a meeting was called for that purpose, to be\\nheld tlie 22d, when Ephraim Foster was chosen as\\nthe man.\\nAt the annual meeting, April 4th, John Bryant,\\nBenjamin Noyes and Ephraim Foster were chosen\\nselectmen, and voted to raise 50 dollars for preach-\\ning, to be proportioned above and below Merrill s\\nbridge, according to money raised, and 50 dollars for\\nschooling. Captain Caleb Page was representative\\nat the September session from Bow and Dunbarton,\\nand John Bryant at the December session.\\nIn Congress, March 14, 1776, Resolved that the\\nCommittees of Safety of the United Colonies im-\\nmediately cause all persons to be disarmed who refuse\\nto associate to defend, by use of arms, the United\\nColonies against the British Fleets and armies.\\nApril 12th the Committee of Safety of New\\nHampshire requested the selectmen of towns to\\ndesire all males above twenty-one years of age to\\nsign the following declaration, called the Association\\nTest: We, the subscribers, do hereby solemnly en-\\ngage and promise that we will, to the utmost of our\\npower, at the risque of our lives and fortunes, with\\narms, oppose the hostile proceedings of the British\\nFleets and Armies against the United American\\nColonies. The act of signing the above was similar\\nto that of the patriots who signed the national\\ndeclaration, July 4th. The signers in Bow were,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nEphraim Foster, Joseph Rogers, Nathanel Collier, John Brj-ant, Ralph\\nCross, John Brown, Benjamin Bean, Antony Manuell, Paltiah Clement,\\nJames Buswell, Timothy Dix, Richard Clough, Jr., John Carr, Samuel\\nDow, Henry Hemphill (his X mark), Stephen Eastman, Elisha Clough,\\nJoseph Baker, David Carr, Elisha Clough, Jr., Samuel Welch, John\\nGrushe, Thomas Hardy, William Robertson, Jonathan Clement, Edward\\nCarlton, Aaron Noyes, Solomon Heath, Samuel Rogers, Jr., John Noyes,\\nEdward Russell, Aaron Kinsman, James Reddell, David Foster, Reuben\\nCurrier, John Garven, David Elliot, Hi l.iid I l^vrh, i: in Hr-mphill,\\nJohn Colby, John Robertson, Ji liTi i Moor,\\nSamuel Alexander, Willaby CoHvv, I .11, 1 w.-lcli,\\nJr., Eligah Colby, John Sulliway,.l;i i. Mi i.. ,1. |.l, lu.^ns.Jr.,\\nEnoch Noyes, Jonathan Clough, Kplinuin Moor, Sanuu-l inslow, Ben-\\njamin Noyes, Amosa Dow and Simeon Heath,^Total, 63.\\nErrors excepted,\\nSamuel Roof.hs.\\nI not being satisfied, Errors excepted,\\nWilliam Rogers.\\nBow, September y\u00c2\u00bb 1T7C.\\nReturned to the Committee of Safety by the Selectmen.\\nHeretofore the annual meetings had been called by\\nthe province of New Hampshire, but the meeting for\\nApril 3, 1777, was warned by the State of New\\nHampshire to the inhabitants of the town of Bow.\\nIn 1777, Edward Eussell, Edward Carlton and\\nJonathan Clement were chosen selectmen, and Cap-\\ntain Bean, James Moor, Esquire Bryant, John Noyes\\nand Joseph Baker were chosen a Committee of Safety.\\nNo money raised for preaching, schools or highways.\\nJohn Bryant, representative for Bow and Dunbarton\\nat the session to be held at Exeter, June 4, 1777, and\\nJeremiah Page, Esq., of Dunbarton, at the December\\nsession. The State ta.K was \u00c2\u00a340,000. \u00c2\u00a3118 6s. 8A,\\nBow s proportion, was paid by Edward Evans, con-\\nstable.\\nIn 1778, AVilliam Robertson, David Carr and\\nSamuel Alexander were chosen to do the town busi-\\nness for the year. Voted to hire a man to go to\\nStratham to get a copy of the names of the Proprie-\\ntors of the unimproved lots in town. Joseph Baker,\\nJames Buswell, Edward Carlton, John Bryant,\\nWilliam Robertson, Ephraim Foster, Edward Russell,\\nBenjamin Bean, Leonard Harriman, John Noyes,\\nEnoch Noyes and John Carr gave to the town their\\nservices as selectmen from 1768 to April 1, 1778, and\\nTimothy Dix gave his services as town clerk since.\\nIn 1774, voted 100 dollars for preaching and 100\\nfor schools, and to exempt John Garvin from paying\\nhis tax this year, on account of his loss by tire, and\\nalso Reuben Currier, he having lost his horse and\\ncow. Voted the invoice be taken the second week\\nin April this year, and to send John Bryant to the\\nconvention at Concord in June next.\\nIn 1779, Edward Russell, Benjamin Noyes and\\nEphraim Foster were chosen selectmen. The meet-\\ning-house built in 1770 was probably a rude struc-\\nture. The inhabitants now began to feel the need of\\na better one. We now find them voting to build a\\nmeeting-house at the centre, and choosing a committee\\nto find the centre, by measuring from where the line\\nbetween Bow and Concord strikes Merrimack River\\nto Dunbarton, near Samuel Welch s, where Alfred A.\\nElliot now lives; then beginning at Bow and Dunbar-\\nton line, near Benjamin Noyes and running to the\\noutside of Solomon Heath s land. John Noyes was\\ncommissioned captain of the Eighth Company in the\\nThirteenth Regiment, March 17, 1779, by M. Weare.\\nThe Continental and State tax was \u00c2\u00a3267 lis. 6d.;\\nschool tax, \u00c2\u00a333 2s. 5d. minister tax, \u00c2\u00a327 5s. id.,\\ntotal, \u00c2\u00a3327 18s. lljrf. Ephraim Foster and Leonard\\nHarriman were appointed a committee to settle with\\nthe selectmen. Voted to accept the Bill of Rights\\nand Plan of Government established at Concord; 30\\npei-sons present, 18 voted yea, 3 nay. Joseph Rogers\\nwas chosen grand juror to Portsmouth.\\nIn 1780, Edward Russell, Benjamin Noyes and\\nJacob Green were chosen selectmen. After choosing\\nother town officers, it was Voted to allow the Con-\\nstable sixpence upon the pound for collecting, and\\nthe selectmen Ten dollars per day for their services.\\nOwing to the depreciation of the currency in April\\nfour thousand pounds Continental money was\\nequal to one hundred pounds silver. There was no\\nmoney raised for schools or preaching. Voted to\\nwork on the highways 150 days or pay an equivalent.\\nBy the charter, the annual meeting was to be held on\\nthe first Thursday in April, which was found to be\\ntoo late for the selectmen to enter into oflice, as the\\ninventory was to be taken in that month.\\nOctober 24th, John Bryant, Esq., on behalf of him-\\nself and other freeholders of Bow, petitioned the\\nGeneral Assembly that the time may be changed to", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0510.jp2"}, "418": {"fulltext": "BOW.\\n275\\nthe first Tuesday of March annually, which was\\ngranted.\\nJeremiah Page was chosen rei^resentative for Dun-\\nbarton and Bow.\\nIn 1781 it was Voted to give the selectmen, Edward\\nllussell, Beuj\u00e2\u0084\u00a2 Noyes and John Brown, 30 dollars per\\nday for their services, seventy-five hundred pounds\\nbeing equal to one hundred pounds silver.\\nThe tax for 1780, collected this year, was,\\nContinental and State\\nDittoforBeef and County\\nDitto for Corn and money for soldiers\\nAt a meeting held the 28th of May, 1781, it was\\nVoted to send Esqr. Bryant, as agent of the town, to\\nthe General Assembly, to remonstrate against a Pe-\\ntition, preferred by Concord, to have their town In-\\ncorporated, and voted 1000 dollars to defray the\\nexpense. Bryant promised to give his time, and if\\nan attorney was necessary, he would pay him, the\\ntown to pay Bryant s expenses while he was gone.\\nMr. Russell was chosen delegate to the convention\\nto be held at Concord.\\nTimothy Dix gave his services as town clerk since\\n1774.\\nAt the annual meeting in 1782, Enoch Noyes,\\nRichard Dow and James Robertson were chosen\\nselectmen, and James Robertson clerk. Voted 50\\ndollars for schools and 50 dollars to Repair highways,\\nat 2 shillings per day. Voted not to accept the\\nplan of Government as it now stands, by 37 votes.\\nVoted to accept of an open road from William\\nRobertson s to Esqr. Benj Noyes, as Laid by the\\nselectmen in May, 1778, and to recomeud John\\nBryant to the General Court for a justice of the peace.\\nVoted five dollars bounty for each wolf killed in\\ntown for the year, and to abate John Miller s tax on\\nthe steer he lost. Money raised last year, New\\nEmission State, \u00c2\u00a3368 16s. 2d. 2q. County, \u00c2\u00a321 19s.\\nGd. iq. Silver money, \u00c2\u00a3160 Os. Od. 2q.\\nAgreeable to an act of the General Court, John Eobertson, Constable\\nfor the 1780 for this town, hath lawfully advertised to be sold to pay the\\ntaxes for said year, on the first Wednesday of Oct., 1782, the following\\nin Oie 2d BfowioB.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Nath n l Stevens, Lot Ko. 7, Range 11, sold to\\nEpbraim Moor, 18 acres. Benjamin Palmer, Lot No 11, Range 12, sold\\nto Benj\u00c2\u00ab Xoyes, 5G acres.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2r/ijrd DiiMiou.\u00e2\u0080\u0094Holdiidge Kelly, Lot No 3; Richard Waldron, Lot\\n19 Mary Jones, Lot 27 Eben Weare, Lot 49 Bradstreet Wiggin, Lot\\n17 Tbos. Smith, Lot 21 Rob t Wilson, Lot 37 Jona Wiggin, Lot oS\\nJohn Frost, Lot CO Thomas Piper, Lot 61 Beiy Hoag, Lot 71 Daniel\\nDavis, Lot 83 John Merrill, Lot 84; John Leavitt, Lot 8.5 14 Iota sold\\nto Ensign Benjamin Noyes Benj Mason, Lot 33 Joseph Merrill, Lot\\n30 Edwi Fifleld, Lot 41 Samuel Hilton, Lot 02 4 lots sold to Walter\\nBrj-ant, Esqr., father ot John Bryant, Esqr. (Lot 92 is the lot north\\neast of the mill lot on the Londonderry turnpike) Nathni Stevens, Lot\\n36 Joseph Wiggin, Lot 120 Thos. Veazey, Lot 122 Col. And Wiggin,\\nLot 131 (north of the old Runell lot) 4 lots sold to John Bryant, Esq.\\nRev. Henry Russ, No. 86 William French, 88, two lots sold to Mr.\\nLeonard Haniman George Clark, Lot 97, sold to James Robertson\\nThe Ephraim Leavit Lot, No. lOS, sold to Lieut. Ephraini Moor;\\nAbraham Morgan, Lot 146, across the river, sold to John Garvin Thos.\\nWostbrook, Lot No. 4, 2d Division, 18th Range, and Lot 1(J0, third Divi-\\nsion, sold to Mr. Aaron Whittemoro, in bcbulf of Charles Collin.\\nIt took tlie whole of the aforesaid lands to pay the aforesaid taxes\\nwith intervening charges. Attest,\\nJames Robektson, CTcri.\\nBow, Oct. 2,1782.\\nIn 1783, James Robertson, Enoch Noyes and Ben-\\njamin Noyes were chosen selectmen. Voted to raise\\n75 dollars for repairing highways. State and soldiers\\ntaxes, \u00c2\u00a3495 17s. Voted to accept of tlie new Consti-\\ntution, which became the Constitution of the State\\nin June, 1784.\\nSworn to Before\\n*Sasi l Daniell, Juat. Peace.\\nIn 1784, the independence of the United States\\nbeing acknowledged, a Constitution of the State was\\nformed and accepted by the people, the chief execu-\\ntive to be styled President. Meshech Weare was\\nelected, but the voters in Bow, in their characteristic\\nmanner, cast twenty-two votes for Hon. Woodbury\\nLangdon and nine votes for Hon. Josiah Bartlett.\\nVoted to raise 200 dollars for work on the highway\\nat half a dollar a day. James Robertson, Solomon\\nHeath and Enoch Noyes were chosen selectmen,\\nJames Robertson clerk.\\nThe following unimproved lands were sold for taxes\\nthis year, viz.\\nThe Nathn Stevens Lot, No. 7, 11th Range, 80 acres, and the John\\nPiper lot, No. 3, 17th Range, 40 acres, sold to Lieut. Ephr Moore 30\\nacres of the Nicholas Wiggin lot, No. 8, 12th Range 20 acres of the\\nBenjamin Palmer lot, No. 11, 12th range 30 acres of the Joshua Hill\\nlot, No. 4, 17th range 50 acres of the Saml. Tibbets lot. No. 3, 14th\\nrange. In the 3d Division the Isaac Foss lot. No. 1, 20 acres, the south\\nwest corner lot in town the John Sanborn lot. No. 144, 20 acres over\\nthe river the Gov. John W entworth lot. No. 18, all sold to John Biyant,\\nEsq. The Col. Mark Hunking lot. No. 5, 15th range, 29 acres Hon.\\nJohn Wentworth, 29 acres of lot No. 6, 15th range 31 acres of the Noah\\nBarker lot. No. 8, 18th range. In the 3d division the Sol. Cotton lot, No.\\n6 the Saml. Tibbets lot. No. 35 the Joshua Stevens lot, No. 81 the\\nCol. Mark Hunking lot. No. 54 twenty-acre lots sold to Ens. Bety\\nNoyes 50 acres of the Catherine Wiggin lot. No. S, 16th range, sold to\\nSolomon Heath 30 acres of the Joseph Jewett lot. No. 6, 18th range,\\nsold to James Moor the Joseph Loverin lot, 3d Division, No. 142, over\\nthe river, sold to John Robertson, and the Catherine Wiggin lot. No. 95,\\nsold to James Robertson. (This sale was made May 25, 1784, it took the\\nwhole proceeds to pay the ta:;ies and charges.) On the third Tuesday of\\nDecember the following lands were sold at Public vendue The Wiggin\\nlot. No. 3, 12th range Hill lot. No. 4, 17th range, and the James\\nRobertson lot, 128, 3d Div. 20 acres from each lot sold to John Bryant,\\nEsq. 15 acres of No. 6, 15th Range 21 acres. No. 6, loth R. 30 acres.\\nNo. 8, 18th R. and 2 acres. No. 110, sold to Benjamin Noyes. 20 acres,\\nNo. 6, 18th R. the Pierce Long lot. No. 57, 3d Div., sold to Enoch\\nNoyes. The third division lots. No. 121, and 4 acres of 126 sold to James\\nMoor. 25 acres of No. 3, 17th range, sold to Capt. John Noyes. Part of\\nlot No. 129 sold to Jonathan Currier.\\nEnoch Noyes, Vendue Cleric.\\nIn 1785, James Robertson, Jacob Green and Solo-\\nmon Heath were chosen selectmen. Voted to work\\nfifty days on the Soucook Bridge. The meeting-\\nhouse built in 1770, we suppose, was a rude structure,\\nbuilt of logs, and has now become unfit for jiublic\\nmeetings. Voted to raise 500 dollars in labor and\\nlumber to build a meeting-house on the Hill where\\nthe old one stands, and that Solomon Heath, David", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0511.jp2"}, "419": {"fulltext": "7(i\\nIIISTOliV Ol MI lltUIIMACK COIINTV, NI IW llAMI\\nlll owii, lli li,) NiiytiH, .liiliii llryniil mikI .Imuli (Jncii\\nlio a I liiiMiilttKo Id |ii iivIiIi luiilciiiil lor llir IIiilMiii^:.\\nIVri/ fiO ildllai H liir iirninhliin In lii) ill llio lioumi ill\\n.liilin Itiyaiil, iikiii ,liiHt |ili Kuxi Im TIiIh hoimit Ih\\nnti|i|MiH Ml 1(1 liHVK Ih oii llio IliHl Iwu-Kloiy liiiiimi ill\\ntown, iiikI wan allnl l)it IUkIi IIohhi y lnl M\\nilolliUH I m Nrliiiolliip;. .liiiiit H Hulit i trtiiii wiiHgiaiiliul\\ntliii liKJit nf a I l iry uviT llm Mi iiiiiiack Uivnr, aiiy-\\nwlioni Imtwooii Mo or N Hniiik iiiiil HiiiiiMiiik Uivor.\\nIll IVHil, alhT iiiakliig I liolnv of Kihvanl UummoII,\\n.liiliii lliyaiit anil riiiiolliy Dix I or mi Iih Iiiu Ii, I otfd\\nXiiO, al iln, pur ilay, I l i IliKliwiiy, ami 7t tlollai M in\\nliii o lii hniilliiK iIiIh yi iir, .liihn LaiiKili n liiul\\nlAVKiily-rmir volrn lor I lcniilfiil ol Ilir Slali-; no (ip-\\nliimlliiMi.\\nA IM.i liciiKir 111. iiiluiliitanlrt WMiilr.l llio illi-ol.inn\\nani\\nllU P\\nlliiil IliK colli ri wlilch llii v I i ptii liMl\\niippi i I litl ol lliii Willow t li nii iil s III\\nllu. plaro 111 l.liilil III! Iioim... Iliil tlic lowii voli il In\\nImil.li.ii lilt Hill, iih liinl. yi ai\\nM an aiijounu il inoi liiiK, lu M May li JIli, vohd a\\nt oiiiniilli iMil illnlnlnroMlDil pci sonw IVoiii nllu i Inwim\\n111 lonali llio lioiiNi I lUirtidtinn; ol Col, Kolly, ol Ciollk-\\nlowii; t lipi, l ai iiiiKloii, 111 llopkinlim; iiiiil Km|i\\nFosliir, of l^iiiitorliiii y, anil vntoil lo Uisaiuiul all\\nvoliw lolalivo to liuililinn a mnoliiig-lioiiHo prior to\\ntliin ilay. ThoY Ihi ii i ii/r(/ to ImiM a iioimu iim\\nlaigiMiH Ml Collii. M, llii ii niiiiidlorat IVinlii oko, ami\\nto lalHo .CIOO ill iiialt rial\u00c2\u00ab ami lalinr I or lloiiao,\\nMl Solomon lloalli, Lionliniant Hnoi li Noyih ami\\nMl l aviil lliown woro appoinlcil a I ommitli n lo\\nImilil Willi lu.ii\u00c2\u00abi\\\\ W Uil lo liiiv Ml liiailloi-.l lo\\nproai li iMH ht ilay\u00c2\u00ab,\\nHow anil l iinliarloii hail Imcii I lamioil I or\\nnloi ting I opi iwontativo ami ilt li j);ato,i sinro \\\\nC\\n.laiuiiiry ;!S 17S7, a mooliiifj; ol tliiLso qualiUi il to vote\\nill lovMi-iii(it lingn of lioth towiiM iiiot at Ihu lioiiao ol\\nllfiiiy rutm v.in l uuliartoii, ami niailoehoioo of Jacob\\n(ii ccii, ilclcn alo to llio convention iitKxolcr.to act on\\na new plan of ^ovci iiincnl, wliicli had been |iri po.ieil\\nby the I liilinlclpliiii Convention ami alreaily atloptcil\\nby ein lit Slattw, nine beinn ucei^saary to make it the\\nlaw of llie lami, ll was ailopleil by the convention\\nJacob (.ii cen voleil nay. In 17S7,Ji lt Hryani, John\\ntinishee ami ICnoch iNoyea were chosen seleelinen.\\nIn 17SS, Solomon llealh, Jame^i Koberl.soii ami Joua,\\nI leiiienl were chosen aeleclmen. The votes for Slate\\nPrer iileiit, -I!!, were all for John l.iinjtJon for repre-\\nienliilive to Conn rivss, Joshua .Vtherlon, Ksi],, hail 17\\nNathaniel I eaboily, Ks.],, 1 1 I aine WinK ate, Rsq., US;\\nami 8 for olhei s.\\nIn W-** James Uobevlson, Solomon Heath ami Jonn,\\niMemeiit were cluwcu selectmen, lii answer to an\\narticle lo see if llie town will vote to be iliviilcil ami\\nbe amiexeil lo Uunbarlon, roncoitl ami Pembroke,\\nor to set oil any part of liow to saiil town, voteil not\\nto set olfor iliviiie ihc town.\\nIll setllim? with the Iviimfonl piopricloi in 1771,\\nlliey were lo (my to lli, ll\u00e2\u0080\u009ew pi oprirloiM hii |...uiiils\\nfor eiich liiiii.lnMl-ai i c Int wlii. li wiim IiikI mil Ky |I,nv\\nIII llie Uniiil oril uranl. riiomiiH Stiekiiey, Amlrow\\nMcMillan ami Abiel liiimllcr were appointed a com-\\niniltee by the proprielorH of Uiiiiil nril In receive a\\niinil-claim deed from llie Mow proprietoi s and givo\\nthem a bnml on interest I or llic ten ponmls for each\\none hundred acre lol. In 1773 they voleil to raise six\\nhlimlred pounds by assesHinentfi, which was Hupposed\\n111 lie siilllcieni to pay the proprietors of How, and lo\\ngive sixty poiimls to the Masonian proprietors for\\ntheir ri^ lit to ihe liiml, J he tax not being all col-\\nleetcil, an act wiw passed in 178!) empowering Tinio-\\ntliy Walker to collect tlie remainder, and to fully dis-\\ncharge llie bond, III 171KI thcHiibjeetof a division\\nof the town met the same fate as it did the previous\\nyear. Jacob (ireeii, Siimuel (limit and James Uob-\\nerlson were chosen selecliiien, Yukd to allow Cap-\\ntain Jacob Oreeii three pounds for allemlence at the\\nconvention at Kxeler in 17S8. At a mecling of the\\nvoters of How and Dnnbarlon, Major Caleb Shirk\\nwas chosen delcn iito to a convenlion to revise the\\nCoiistitulion. The votes for represciilntive to Coii-\\ngress was, for John S. Slierborn, 80 Abial Foster, :!-l;\\nJeremiah Smith, 8, VufeJ forty pounds for building\\na pound and repairing highways, ami none forschool-\\niug,\\nThe following tax-list was cimimiltcd lo Capliiiii\\nJohliNoyes for collcdioii, Seplcmbcr II, 17 ,KI, he be-\\ning coiislalilc\\nNmlliili N...vo\u00c2\u00ab\\nI.I. Joii\u00c2\u00ab. ripnioiil\\n.f.\\nKm. lloi\\\\|\u00c2\u00ab. N..,v.w\\nI.I. Jullll lil IDlltW\\nOK\\nI.I. Kllocll Nii.viii\\nJulin Xlt ulii\\nS i\\nii|i|. .U.liii N\u00c2\u00bb) iw\\nJoliii Onlwuy\\n.1 11\\n.lohii Ni.j iHi, .liiiir\\nSnm nu|(\u00c2\u00bbra.\\nSiiiH AIu.nuiuIki\\n11 llVi\\nSiiiiii Woloh\\n:i II\\nT,t. Ki.li- M.wr\\nK.lw\u00c2\u00abiil UiiwoU\\nK|ili\u00c2\u00ab MiH.r, Jr\\na \u00c2\u00abM\\n.Inmioinnuoll\\nMwwMuor\\nWill lltltfln\\nA\u00c2\u00abii.nM H.r\\nJohn U\u00c2\u00ab\u00c2\u00ab\u00c2\u00abll\\n.liuu... 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TliuiKlo mx\\n7X\\n,lu(H.t. liU lmulwu\\nSkiiuu I Oi\\\\l\\\\v\u00c2\u00ab.v\\n,l\u00c2\u00abmn\u00c2\u00bb J!i.Wil\u00c2\u00ab ii\\n(1 i.H\\nAhum rioinont.\\nllmVJN rii...,,,*...\\nS..i\u00c2\u00abU(.%Mi\u00c2\u00bb. Jr\\n7 e S\\nV \u00c2\u00abvW!*ti V\u00c2\u00bbii\u00c2\u00bb,\\nl\u00c2\u00bb\u00c2\u00ab\u00c2\u00ab. Tl.\u00c2\u00ab \u00c2\u00aboWim.\u00c2\u00ab\\niVvt. Rlili i\\nlii\\nTliiv Kobliimm, Jr.\\nSi.lm IVtt\\nJniHva llnawell", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0512.jp2"}, "420": {"fulltext": "y\\nDavid C lough\\nLevi Cloiigb\\nJonatlmu Cloiigh\\nLt. Ellplialel BowlII\\nAinasii Duw\\nJoliii Dow\\nHi Dry Ik iiiplilll\\nHenry lUiiiphill, Ji\\nWill. Molly Uro\u00c2\u00bb u\\nJubn IlouiphiU\\n1 1014\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0I 3^\\nSon JCesitleiU Iitx-IM.\\nDr. Philip CarrlKali 1\\nLt. Joaoph Hull\\nCiipt. Jonhua Abbott\\nKoubcn Welch\\nBaruct Harvey\\n.lobii Colby\\nAbmni Colby\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Ion* Colby\\nLt. Wlllaby Colby\\nFMJulU Colby\\nTho- Colby\\nJohn Sulloway\\nW. Itcuy tlcnicnt\\nJohn arter\\nNeheniiab Slerrill\\nClement N oyes\\nNathni Uall\\nSolomon llcath\\nC^lcb Heath\\nCapt. XuthniCavw\\nMosea N oycs\\nWilliam Walker\\nSamuel Walker\\nAbial Walker\\nSamuel Webb, Jr.\\nCapt. Jacob Creeu\\nAnthony 3Ianucl\\nThcalxive is a true 1\\n1790. Errors Excepted.\\nI Dow\\n2 IH\\n.11 6\\nDavid Lufkln 2 2\\nWid. Jennet ISuutln 7\\nMrs. Sarah rhonii\u00c2\u00ab ri ,.10^\\nWalter Ilryaul, EBq. 7 8\\nLt. Sanii Tarrlntou ..08\\nJeremiah Page, Ew(. 6\\nJohn Moor 2 4\\nMaJ. .funieii Cochran U lu\\nCajit. l)enj Norrta. 2 1\\n.fobn Whito 10\\nJoel Farnam 10\\nBcnj\u00c2\u00bb JellnesB 10\\nWill Currier U C\\nLt. Samuel Noj es 2\\nmade by us on Bow for the year\\nJacou GttEEsr, -V\\nJa\u00c2\u00ab. Robeqt^ok, /-;?efcc/m\u00c2\u00abi.\\nSamuki. Gaili, J\\nThere were one hundred and ten resident tax-payers.\\nThe number of inhabitants at this time was five hun-\\ndred and sixty-eight.\\nThe following names of signers of the Association\\nTest have disappeared from the town records of to-\\nday\\nCaptain Aaron Kinman, Capt. Ephraim Foster, Italpli Crow, Capt.\\nBenj Dean, John Carr, David Carr, Samuel Wfnslow, Thomas Hardy,\\nLeonard Harriman, Pcltiah Clement, John Brown, James Reddell, James\\nGariin, Edw Carlton, David Foster.\\nIn 1791, after making choice of James Robertson,\\nTimothy Dix and Jonathan Clement for selectmen,\\nand choosing other town officers, thirty-three votes\\nwere cast for Josiah Bartlett for President of the\\nState no opposition. Voted ,\u00c2\u00a330 for schooling,\\neach district to hire a master or mistress, as they see\\nfit. The road from Wood Hill easterly between land\\nof Abraham Colby and Willaby Colby, thence ex-\\ntending by John Colby s to Dunbarton line, was laid\\nout this year. Mr. Samuel Alexander was paid for\\nboarding Mr. Stone and wife, five shillings. John\\nNoyes was allowed six shillings for carrying them out\\nof town and five shillings for warning persons out of\\ntown. An act was passed giving Jacob Green and\\nEnoch Noyes, of Bow, and William Duncan and\\nDaniel Livermore, their heirs and assigns, exclusive\\nright to build a bridge at any place one mile above\\nor below Isle Hooksett Falls.\\nJanuary 11th, Benjamin Noyes petitioned the Gen-\\neral Court, Shewing that he has kept a ferry over\\nthe Merrimack River, near the mouth of Suncook\\nRiver, ever since the year 1764, in all which time he\\nhas endeavored to give constant and satisfactory at-\\ntendance, which he conceives bus been greatly for the\\nbenefit of the people of tiiis Slate and likewise thinks\\nthat a continuance of said ferry will be of great utility.\\nAnd as he, from long occupancy, hath acquired, as ho\\nhumbly supposes, a natural right to the privilege of\\nowning and keeping said ferry, he humbly prays the\\nHonorable Court to grant him, his heirs and assigns,\\na right to said ferry exclusively. The petition being\\nread, was referred to a committee who reported ftivor-\\nably, and February 14th, an act was passed granting\\nsaid Noyes exclusive right to a ferry in any place\\nwithin one mile above or below the mouth of the Sun-\\ncook River.\\nIn 1792, James Robertson, Benjamin Noyes anil\\nEliphalet Rowell were chosen selectmen, and Jacob\\nGreen town clerk. Josiah Bartlett had twenty-seven\\nvotes for State President and John Pickering one. A\\ncommittee was chosen to regulate the school districts,\\nwhich numbered four, No. 1, Heath District; No. 2,\\nCentre; No. 3, East; No. 4, Wood Hill.\\nA committee, con.sisting of Jacob Green and John\\nBryant, was appointed to carry on a pauper suit which\\nConcord had brought against Bow for the mainten-\\nance of Sarah Stone, widow of Andrew Stone, who\\nwas in the French War in 1750 in John Gofl s com-\\npany, in 1757 in Jacob Bayley s company, and in Cap-\\ntain Joshua Abbott s company in 1775. Stone resided\\nin Concord, near the Ira Abbot place. While in the\\nwar his house was torn down because his daughter did\\nnot behave as well as some of the neighbors thought\\nshe should, and they took refuge in Bow and became\\na public charge. In 1780 the town of Concord i o/at\\nto abate Andrew Stone his rates that are due, and ex-\\nempt him from paying taxes for the future. She\\nwas the first pauper in town, and was set up tf lie kept\\nby the lowest bidder, who was Jonathan Clough, at\\nfour shillings per week The subject of building a\\nmeeting-house came up again this year. Voted to\\nreconsider all former proceedings concerning wild\\nhouse, and that Lieutenant William Page, of Goffs-\\ntown, Colonel Henry Gerrish, of Boscowen, and Ben-\\njamin Wiggin, of Hopkinton, fix on a place to set said\\nhouse, and chose Jacob Green, Ensign Benjamin\\nNoyes and Mr. John Carter a committee to wait on\\nthem, and to draw papers obliging the inhabitants to\\nput up a frame, and board and shingle and lay the\\nunder floor. The meeting was adjourned two weeks,\\nwhen they Voted that Captain Nathaniel Cavis and\\nLieutenant Willaby Colby be added to the aforesaid\\ncommittee. They then adjourned to the 12th of No-\\nvember, when it was voted to accej)! the report of\\ncommittee Page, Gerrish and Wiggin that the\\nhouse be built on the hill near where the old one stood.\\n.Jacob Green was then chosen to set up the building\\nof the house to the lowest bidder, who was Eliphalet\\nRowell, for \u00c2\u00a360 12*., lawful money. Voted that\\nEnoch Noyes, Willaby Colby and Timothy Dix be a\\ncommittee to accept of the meeting-house. Voted", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0513.jp2"}, "421": {"fulltext": "278\\nHLSTOKY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nto raise 202 Dollare to defray the charges of building\\nthe house. Chose Benj Noyes to defend the\\ntown on account of a complaint concerning Sowcook\\nBridge, near Foster s Mill, also to attend Court to shew\\ncause why the town should not maintain the road\\nlaid by the committee on the westerly side of\\nMerrimack River, near John Carter s mill. The vote\\nfor Presidential electors was thirty-two, unanimous\\nlor the Federal candidates. Isaac Moor, Isaac Shepard\\nand Ensign Benjamin Noyes were approbated for tav-\\nern-keepers, the first in town.\\nIn 1793, Benjamin Noyes, John Grushe and Eichard\\nClement were chosen selectmen. Hon. Josiah Bart-\\nlett had fifty-eight votes for President of the State;\\nno opposition. Voted \u00c2\u00a345, L. Money, to repair high-\\nways, one-third of each surveyor s tax to be worked on\\nthe river road, the party to work all theirs as usual.\\nThe probability is that a freshet had damaged the road\\nbadly. Samuel Alexander kept Sarah Stone for\\n15s. 2d. a week. Paid Benjamin Noyes for services\\nto Portsmouth to prevent the road fi-oni being laid\\nalso the expense of building Soucook bridge, \u00c2\u00a37 8s.\\n2d. Paid the committee to Perfix a place to build\\nthe meeting-house upon, \u00c2\u00a32 8s. The dissatisfaction\\nof some at having the house on the hill instead of at\\nthe Centre is apparent in an article in the warrant to\\nsee if the town will vote to set off those that request\\nit, for the convenience of the gospel, which was\\nnegatived. May 21st there was a meeting to see if\\nthe town will vote to be divided by lines in order to be\\nannexed to other towns, or to set ofTpartsof thetown\\nby themselves, that they may consine themselves in\\nother towns for the benefit of the Gospel, all of\\nwhich was negatived by thirty voting against by way\\nof poll. Richard Merrill was approbated to sell or\\nRetale Liker. No money raised for preaching since\\n1781.\\nAt the annual meeting in 1794, Benjamin Noyes,\\nNathaniel Cavis and John Carter were chosen select-\\nmen. At a meeting warned by the selectmen of\\nBow and Allenstown, holden at the house of Benj\\nNoyes, for the purpose of choosing a man to represent\\nsaid towns in the General Court the present year,\\nBenjamin Noyes was chosen the selectman of said\\ntowns to petition said Court that said Noyes be al-\\nlowed a seat. November 3d a meeting was held to\\nsee what method the town will take to raise eleven\\nmen to hold themselves in readiness to march at a\\nminuite s warning. Voted to make, with what the\\nstate and continental gives, seven dollars a month,\\nwith one dollar as a bounty, and if called for, two\\ndollars more. It is supposed they were never called\\nfor. The probable cause for the order for these men\\nwas the resistance to the collection of taxes on dis-\\ntilled spirits in Western Pennsylvania, called the\\nWhiskey Rebellion. For representative to Congress\\nAbial Foster had twenty-three votes Paine Wingate,\\nMav\\n29lh the selectmen issiu\\nept to\\nJohn Carter, constable, requiring him forthwith to\\nnotify and warn the following persons to depart out\\nof Bow to the last places of their abode within four-\\nteen days after said warning, viz.: Kimball Colby\\nand Sarah, his wife, and three children Widow\\nHannah Foster; Hannah, wife of Jacob Chisemore,\\nand her daughter Jacob Perkins Buruham and\\nSarah, his wife also one James Clements all of\\nwliom came into Bow to reside from Dunbartou less\\nthan one year ago also Jacob Wheeler, and Betsy,\\nhis wife, and Sirus Bradford, the said Wheeler s ser-\\nvant from Deering; also Thomas Chandler and Sarah,\\nhis wife, and Sarah Goodnough, their grandchild,\\nfrom Concord, less than one year ago, and have no\\nvisible means of support. This was done in the\\nname of the State of New Hampshire, and the con-\\nstable was to make return to the next Quarter Ses-\\nsions for Rockingham County. By warning new-\\ncomers out of town he deprived them of gaining a\\nresidence, and the town was not liable for their sup-\\nport if they became a public charge.\\nIn 1795 the selectmen were Thomas Robertson,\\nBenjamin Noyes and Caleb Heath. Voted that the\\nlowest bidder be collector of taxes and constable.\\nWillaby Colby bid three pounds and was chosen for\\nthe year. John Taylor Oilman had thirty-nine votes\\nfor Governor no opposition. In 1796, Jacob Green,\\nWillaby Colby and Samuel Clement, Jr., were chosen\\nselectmen John Carter, Jacob Green and James\\nWhite, fish wardens. John T. Oilman had forty-\\nnine votes for Governor. Jonathan Freeman had\\ntwenty-one votes for member of Congress Peleg\\nSprague, none. Benjamin Noyes was chosen to rep-\\nresent Bow and Allenstown in General Court. In\\n1797, Enoch Noyes, Jacob Green and Willaby Colby\\nwere chosen selectmen. Governor Oilman had forty-\\nfour votes this year; no party lines yet. Voted the\\nselectmen lay out the school districts and report at\\nan adjourned meeting; also provide Guide Posts in\\ntown. Paid Willaby Colby 14 shillings for a\\ncoffin and expense of burying Mrs. Stone, and Is. M.\\nfor Jury Box.\\nAmerican vessels had been captured by the French\\nmen were called for by Congress. A town-meeting\\nwas called January 1, 1798, To see what method the\\ntown will take to get 16 men ordered by Congress.\\nVoted to give them a hansom treat for listing and\\nten dollars a month, with what Congress gives them,\\nif orders come for marching, and one month s ad-\\nvanced pay. It is not known that any went from\\nBow. At the annual meeting Enoch Noyes, Jacob\\nGreen and John Grushee were chosen selectmen.\\nForty-five votes were cast for Governor Oilman, and\\nsixty pounds were ordered to be raised for the sup-\\nport of the gospel, the first raised since 1781, proba-\\nbly owing to the different views respecting the\\nmeeting-house and religious faith. Voted that each\\ndistrict shall build a school-house, and that the\\nselectmen build a pound near the Brook by the Cross", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0514.jp2"}, "422": {"fulltext": "house; Esqr. Bryant agrtes to give the hiud. At\\nan adjourned meeting, 2 ai ty feeling having been\\naroused, Voted to reconsider the vote for Governor,\\nand Timothy Walker had thirty-nine votes; Oliver\\nPeabody, five. Then it was voted that the selectmen\\npurchase rum to give each man a good drink of\\ngrog, and each one to do as much as he sees fit to\\nbuild the pound. Deacon James Robertson was\\nchosen representative for Bow and Ailenstown.\\nJIarch 2, 1799, Then Lieut. Enoch Noyes re-\\nceived of John Grushee, Treasurer, five dollars, four\\nof which was used to buy four gallons of rum to\\nIniild the pound, as by vote of the town. Chose\\nEnoch Noyes, Caleb Heath and James Robertson\\nselectmen. Jacob Green is yet town Clerk. John\\nTaylor Gilman had forty-six votes for Governor\\nTimothy Walker, one Oliver Peabody, one. Wil-\\nliam A. Kent had fifty-five votes for recorder of\\ndeeds; Brooks, two. Voted that the selectmen\\npurchase a burying-cloth and locate school-houses.\\nThere were seven school districts in town, viz. Heath,\\nCentre, two on the River road, Woodhill, South and\\nBogg. Number of inhabitants, seven hundred and\\nnineteen. In 1800, Enoch Noyes, Jacob Green and\\nJames Robertson were chosen selectmen William\\nWalker, pound-keeper; and nine-pence bounty was\\nvoted on crows killed in town.\\nThere were five licensed public-houses in town.\\nIn 1801 the selectmen were Enoch Noyes, Samuel\\nClement and James Robertson. Timothy Walker had\\ntwenty-nine votes John T. Gilman, twenty-eight;\\nand John Langdon, eight. The meeting-house hav-\\ning been boarded and shingled and under floor laid,\\nthe town-meetings were now held there. In 1802 a\\nmeeting was held at the house Benjamin Noyes to\\nchoose a representative for Bow and Ailenstown\\nno record of proceedings. At the annual meeting,\\nMarch 2d, John Carter, Samuel Clement and Jona-\\nthan Clement were chosen selectmen. For Governor,\\nJohn T. Gilman had twenty-eight votes, and John\\nLangdon forty-five. Voted to raise a sum suflicient\\nto build school-houses in town, but not to build them\\nthis year, the selectmen to locate them and purchase\\nthe lands. In 1803 the selectmen were the same as\\nthe year before. For Governor, Gilman had thirty-\\nfive votes Langdon, twenty-nine whole number of\\nvotes, sixty-four. Jonathan Clement, Deacon Simeon\\nHeath and Deacon James Robertson were chosen to\\nlay out the thirty pounds for the support of the gos-\\npel. Voted one shilling a head for crows, and three\\ndollars for grey wild-cats killed in town or followed\\nfi-om this town to any other town. Benjamin\\nNoyes was chosen representative for Bow and\\nAilenstown. In 1804, Cxovernor John Langdon had\\nfifty-three votes for Governor, and His Excellency\\nJohn T. Gilman, twenty-seven. Joseph Baker, Samuel\\nClement and Jacob Green were chosen selectmen.\\nThe burying-cloth was ordered to be left at Jacob\\nOreen s. The heaviest tax-paver at this time was I\\nEsquire John Bryant, the owner of mills and nearly\\none thousand acres of land next came Benjamin\\nNoyes, Esq., the owner of one thousand acres.\\nGeorge Evans, of Ailenstown, was representative\\nfor that town and Bow. The electoral vote was\\nforty-three and twenty-six. Voted to Petition the\\nGeneral Court to make a county charge of Soucook\\nbridge, and chose Joseph Baker to take charge of\\nthe matter. Eli Eastman was paid three dollars\\nbounty for killing a wild-cat.\\nJune 20th, John Prentice, John Philips, Thomas\\nW. Thompson, John Montgomery, William A. Kent,\\nJames Pinkerton, John Dinsmore, Isaac Thom and\\nGeorge Reid and their associates were authorized to\\nbuild a turnpike road from Butler s Corner, in Con-\\ncord, to the State line, near Andover bridge, four\\nrods wide, on the most practicable route.\\nThe road was two years in building, taking a straight\\ncourse through Bow from Main Street, Concord, to\\nHooksett bridge. The principal roads in town at this\\ntime was the River road and the road from South\\nStreet, Concord, to Bow Illills, over Meeting-House\\nHill and Wood Hill to Dunbarton line, at the Elliot\\nplace. Branch roads had been built from the meeting-\\nhouse to Solomon Heath s, from Tom Merrill s bridge to\\nthe River road, from near the centre to Benjamin Noyes\\nferry, from Wood Hill easterly to Dunbarton line. Au-\\ngust 10th, John Bryant sold to Jacob Carter, of Con-\\ncord, the land from Badger s Brook to Isaac White s and\\nbetween the road past Isaac Moore s and the river,\\nabout thirty acres, with a small island in Garvin s\\nFalls, ea.st of said land. John Carter had a grist-mill\\nat the falls the year before. December 13th the north-\\nerly Bow gore and the southerly to the Soucook were\\nannexed to Concord, and that part southea.st of the Sou-\\ncook was annexed to Pembroke. These gores were\\ncaused by the easterly line of Bow crossing the east-\\nerly line of the Pennacook grant at an angle of about\\nthirty degrees. A charter was granted for a bridge\\nacross the Merrimack, below Garvin s Falls, to John\\nCarter, Philip Carrigan, Jr., and Nathaniel Cavis and\\ntheir associates and successors. The bridge was built,\\nbut was of short duration.\\nIn 1805, Samuel Clement, John Carter and Jona-\\nthan Brown were chosen selectmen, and Nathaniel\\nCavis representative for Bow and Ailenstown. Philip\\nRichardson s widow, Manuel, became a town charge.\\nIsaac Moore, Masters Wood and Hardy are men-\\ntioned as teachers this year. Votes for Governor:\\nJohn T. Gilman had thirty-two and Governor John\\nLangdon sixty-four.\\nVoted, To hire Rev. Thomas Waterman to preach\\nin the meetinghouse one year from the first of May\\nnext. Chose Joseph Jones to search the proprietors\\nbook to know if there is any ministerial land belong-\\ning to Bow.\\nIn 1806, Samuel Gault, Joseph Jones and John\\nColby, Jr., were chosen selectmen. Governor John\\nLangdon had sixty-five votes, and John Taylor Gil-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0515.jp2"}, "423": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERIUMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nman eiglit for Governor. Paid Thomas Waterman\\nthree hundred and sixty-four dollars for preaching\\nlast year.\\nIn 1807, Samuel Clement, George Colson and John\\nColby, Jr., were chosen selectmen John Carter, Esq.,\\nrepresentative of Bow and Alleustovvn. John Lang-\\ndon had seventy-two votes for Governor, and John T.\\nGilman one.\\nIn 1808, John Langdon had fifty-three votes for\\nGovernor, and no opposition. Samuel Clement, Sam-\\nuel Gault and John Colby, Jr., were chosen select-\\nmen, and John Evans, of Allenstovvu, representative.\\nAt the June session Israel Aldrich, George Colson^\\nJohn Carter, Jonathan Eastman, Richard Ay er, James\\nWhite, Benjamin Noyes, John Eastman and their\\nassociates and successors were authorized to build a\\ncanal at Garvin s Falls, and to hold land adjoining\\nGarvin s and Turkey Falls, as to them may appear\\nnecessary, not to exceed twenty acres also to con-\\nstruct such locks and dams as may be required to ad-\\nmit the passage of boats, rafts, masts and lumber, the\\nfish not to be obstructed, or lumber not intended by\\nthe owner, the canal to be completed within five years.\\nIn 1809, Samuel Clement, John Johnson and Andrew\\nGault were chosen selectmen, and Samuel Clement\\nrepresentative. John Langdon had sixty-five votes\\nand Jeremiah Smith thirty-nine for Governor. Lieu-\\ntenant Thomas Colby, Joseph Jones and Nathaniel\\nCavis were chosen fish wardens.\\nIn 1810, Samuel Clement, John Johnson and John\\nColby, Jr., were chosen selectmen. The census shows\\nseven hundred and twenty inhabitants. Eight persons\\nwere licensed to sell spirituous liquors and keep pub-\\nlic-house. John Carter paid nine dollars for getting\\nthe proprietors book. Hall Burgiu, of Allentown,\\nwas chosen representative.\\nOn July 4th citizens of Bow, Concord, Pem-\\nbroke and Dunbarton assembled at the house of Ben-\\njamin Noyes, Esq. General Nathaniel Head was\\nchosen president of the day and John Carter vice-\\npresident. The Declaration of Independence was\\nread, an appropriate address was delivered by Obadiah\\nCarrigan, a procession escorted hy the juvenile artil-\\nlery of Pembroke (Captain Martin), under the direc-\\ntion of Captain Whittemore and Lieutenant Gault as\\nmarshals. They marched to the bank of the Merri-\\nmack, where they found a table furnished by Esquire\\nNoyes with all the luxuries of the country. After\\ndinner they drank to the following sentiment, by Dea-\\ncon Samuel Gault, a volunteer: The American Eagle,\\nmay she soar over her foreign and domestic enemies.\\nIn 1811, for Governor, John Langdon had ninety-\\none, and Jeremiah Smith twenty -nine. John Brown^\\nDaniel Parker and Joseph Jones were chosen select-\\nmen, and Nathaniel Cavis, Esq., representative.\\nVoted, to pay the fourteen men ordered in 1807\\nten dollars a month, when they are called for.\\nIn 1812, William Plumer had eighty-six votes\\nfor Governor, John T. Gilman thirty-three, and\\nJohn Brown one. John Brown, John Johnson\\nand Daniel Parker were chosen selectmen. War\\nwas declared between Great Britain and the United\\nStates this year. Nathaniel Cavis was chosen repre-\\nsentative. The branch turnpike from Hopkinton to\\nHooksett Falls, through Bow, was chartered June\\n17th.\\nIn 1813, John Colby, Jr., Daniel Parker and John\\nJohnson were chosen- selectmen. William Plumer\\nhad one hundred and seven votes for Governor and\\nJohn T. Gilman forty-three, one hundred and fifty\\nvotes in all. Samuel Clement was chosen represen-\\ntative from Bow, which was no longer classed with\\nAllenstown for that purpose.\\nIn 1814 John Colby Jr., Jonathan Cavis and Philip\\nColby were chosen selectmen, and Nathaniel Cavis re-\\npresentative. For Governor, William Plumer had one\\nhundred and seventeen, John T. Gilman forty-two.\\nIn 1815, Samuel Clement, Daniel Parker and John\\nJohnson were chosen selectmen, and Nathaniel Cavis\\nrepresentative. Voted to sell twenty-acre lot called\\nthe Lane land. It sold for one hundred and eighty\\ndollars. A road was laid ft-om Bow centre to Captain\\nWilliam Walker s this year. That part of Bow south\\nof the Suncook River was annexed to Allenstown.\\nIn 1816 the same board of selectmen served. Sam-\\nuel Clement was chosen representative. For Governor,\\nWilliam Plumer had one hundred and fifteen, and\\nJames Sheaff thirty-seven votes. This was the coldest\\nsummer ever known, snow squalls the 6th and 8tli of\\nJune and heavy- frost on the night of the 11th the\\ncorn crop was nearly spoiled.\\nIn 1817, Samuel Clement, David White and Nathan-\\niel Cavis, Jr., were chosen selectmen Samuel Cle-\\nment, Esq., representative; Jeremiah Heath, collec-\\ntor.\\nIn 1818 Voted that Elder Henry Veazey he in-\\nvited to open the town-meeting by prayer, the first\\ninstance of the kind on record. The selectmen were\\nthe same as last year.\\nIn 1819 the selectmen were Samuel Clement, Philip\\nColby and David White. Voted unanimous for the\\nnew county of Merrimack. For Governor, Samuel\\nBell had thirty-six votes, William Hale seventeen,\\nWilliam Plumer forty-three, and Daniel L. Morrill\\ntwenty-six.\\nIn 1820, Philip Colby, John Johnson and Jonathan\\nCavis were chosen selectmen. Samuel Clement had\\nbeen representative since 1816. The seventy-five votes\\ncast for Presidential electors were all for the Republi-\\ncan candidates.\\nIn 1821, Voted to build a pound, the selectmen to\\nlocate and let it out by vendue to the lowest bidder.\\nWilliam Pickering had the whole vote, one hundred\\nand forty-five, for treasurer.\\nIn 1822, Gates Rowell were paid forty-nine dol-\\nlars for building the pound, and William Walker was\\nchosen pound-keeper.\\nIn 1823, Rev. Henry Veasey was chosen insjiector of", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0516.jp2"}, "424": {"fulltext": "B(\u00c2\u00bb\\\\V\\n281\\nschools and to take care of the key to the meeting-\\nliouse, for which he was paid nine dollars. Voted\\nthat any one have liherty to put a stove in the meet-\\ning-house at their own expense.\\nIn 1824, Jeremiah Russell, Philip Colby and David\\nWhite were chosen selectmen, and Stephen Webster\\ncollector. A road was laid out from Page corner to\\nFarrintou s. John Brown was representative in 1822,\\n23 and 24.\\nIn 1820 there were no party lines. David L. Mor-\\nrill had one hundred and forty-six votes for Governor,\\nand Ruth Heath one. Jacob B. Moore had one hundred\\nand forty -seven votes for register, the whole vote.\\nSamuel Clement was representative. The road south-\\nwest from the Bog, and from John Colby s to Hook-\\n.\u00c2\u00abett line, was laid out. David White, James Morgan\\nand Edward C. Clement were chosen selectmen, and\\nJeremiah Russell collector.\\nIn 1826 David White reported the road laid out\\nfrom the Cheever road to Wiliiani Walker s.\\nIn 1827, Samuel Clement, John Parker and Nathan-\\niel Goodhue, Jr., were chosen selectmen; Jonathan\\nCavis, collector; Isaac Clough, a merchant at the Cen-\\ntre, town clerk. The removal of the meeting-house to\\nthe turnpike, near Clough s store, began to be agitated.\\nIn 1828 South School District was organized. John\\nParker, Nathaniel Carter and David White were\\nchosen selectmen Jonathan Cavis, representative\\nPhilip Colby, collector. The electoral vote was as\\nfollows: one hundred and fifty-three Democratic,\\nthirty-five Whig.\\nIn 1829, Voted to divide the literary fund among\\nthe school districts, unless it can be used lor the es-\\ntablishing of a public college.\\nIn 1830 the census returned one thousand and sixty-\\nfive inhabitants, the maximum number for the town.\\nPhilip Colby was chosen representative, and Mendel\\nSamson collector. The first check-list used this year.\\nNathaniel Goodhue, Jr., Isaac Clough and Moses Mc-\\nCutchins were the superintending school committee,\\nthe first appointed. The ^Vood Hill District, No. 10,\\nwas formed.\\nIn 1831 the vote for Congressmen was as follows\\none hundred and forty-seven Democratic, twenty-\\nthree Whig. David White was chosen representative.\\nIn 1832, John Farnum was choseu representative.\\nCaj tain John Brown, James Green and William\\nBoynton were appointed a committee to lay out eighty\\ndollars, with what had been raised, to repair the out-\\nside of the meeting-house for a town-house.\\nIn 1833 the Baptist meeting-house was built at the\\nCentre, at an expense of about sixteen hundred dollars,\\nby Deacon Walter Bryant, Nathaniel Cavis, Obed\\nGault, Aaron Nichols, Robert W. Robertson and others.\\nThe Congressional vote was as follows one hundred\\nand forty-eight Democratic, twelve Whig. A weekly\\nmail-route was established from Concord to Goffstown,\\nthrough Bow, and Isaac Clough, a merchant of Bow\\nCentre, was appointed postmaster and held the office\\nuntil 1840, when Robert W. Robertson, another mer-\\nchant near, held the office till 1842; Willaby C. Had-\\nley was postmaster from 1842 to 1850; John T. Mor-\\ngan from 1850 to 1868; James Green 1869; George\\nH. Elliot from 1870 to 1873, when Jonathan C. Ham-\\nmond was appointed, and now holds the ofliee. .lona-\\nthan Brown, Jr., and James McCauley alternated in\\ncarrying the mail for what they could make as com-\\nmon carriers. Our citizens had received their mail\\nthrough the Concord office to this time.\\nIn 1834 the subject of buying a poor-farm was agi-\\ntated, and Nathaniel Carter, Esq., John B. White\\nand John Brown were appointed a committee to in-\\nquire into the matter of the expediency of the pur-\\nchase. William R. Parker was chosen representa-\\ntive.\\nIn 1835 the Congressional vote stood one hun-\\ndred and fifty-two Democratic, twenty-four Whig.\\nIsaac Clough has been town clerk from 1826. Voted\\na road be laid out around Wood Hill.\\nIn 1836, Jonathan Cavis was chosen representa-\\ntive. Voted to lay out a road around Wood Hill\\nwhenever Dunbarton and GofFtown open a road to\\nmeet it, which was never done. Voted to appropri-\\nate the non-resident highway tax for post guides, and\\nto purchase the Branch turnpike through Bow of the\\nproprietors and lay out a highway on the same.\\nIn 1837 it was voted not to buy a poor-farm. John\\nParker was chosen representative.\\nlu 1838, David Putney was chosen representative.\\nThe vote for making town clerks register of deeds\\nstood fourteen for to eighty-three against it. Voted\\nto hire fifteen hundred dollars to defray the expense\\nof the suit. Sandwich against Bow, in regard to the\\nMatthew Gault family. In this year the Bog Dis-\\ntrict was divided.\\nIn 1839, Voted to divide District No. 4, the river\\nroad to be one and the turnpike the other. Oliver\\nMesser was chosen representative.\\nIn 1840 the electoral vote stood one hundred and\\neighty Democratic, twenty-four Whig. Voted to au-\\nthorize the selectmen to hire a sum, not exceeding\\nten thousand dollars, to carry on the law-suit between\\nBow and Sandwich, which was changed to one thou-\\nsand dollars at a subsequent meeting.\\nIn 1841,AVilliam Messer was chosen representative.\\nA road was laid out to the Quimby place, in the south\\npart of the town.\\nIn 1842, Amos Morgan was chosen representative.\\nThe first vote for road commissioner stood one hun-\\ndred and sixty-three to seven.\\nIn 1844, James Morgan was chosen representative.\\nVoted not to have capital punishment abolished.\\nTlie electoral vote stood one hundred and sixty to\\nseven. Schuyler Walker had been town clerk since\\n1838.\\nIn 1845 the boundaries of school di.striets were de-\\nfined.\\nIn 1846, Samuel R.Green w:is chosen representa-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0517.jp2"}, "425": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MEKRIMACK COUiNTY, x\\\\EW HAMPSHIRE.\\ntive. A road was laid out irom Brown s Mills to\\nTurkey Falls.\\nIn 1847 all but two voted in favor of buying a\\ncounty farm. Voted to raise six hundred dollars to\\nbuild a town-house, forty-four by thirty-four, the se-\\nlectmen, with William Messer and George Wheeler, to\\nbe the building committee. Colonel James Green\\noffers to give the land for the house to stand on, as\\nlong as wanted for that purpose, if the town will\\nfence it. Voted to pay him thirty dollars, he to re-\\nlinquish all claim and extend the lot one rod on the\\nsoutheast side, which he agreed to on condition that\\nall sects and parties be allowed the use of the house\\nwhen not interfering with previously posted notices\\non the door of the house.\\nVoted that the selectmen take a deed of the lot on\\nthe conditions specified. The electoral vote stood\\none hundred and fifty-five Democratic, thirty-one\\nWhig, nine Liberty, the first anti-slavery vote.\\nDaniel K. Gault was chosen representative.\\nIn 1649, Voted to raise seventy-five dollars more\\nthan the law requires for schooling. Enoch Alexan-\\nder was chosen representative.\\nBy the census returns in 1850 there were one thou-\\nsand and fifty-five inhabitants in town, ten less than\\nin 1830. Some of the soldiers did not appear at the\\nMay training in consequence of the small-pox being\\nin town, thus forfeiting the dollar due them but the\\ntown voted to pay them their dollar. Voted one\\nhundred and thirty-nine to thirty-six not to alter the\\nConstitution but the State voted otherwise, and\\nSchuyler Walker was chosen delegate to the Consti-\\ntutional Convention.\\nIn 1851, Amos Hadley, Jr., was chosen representa-\\ntive. An emphatic nay was voted on all the amend-\\nments proposed by the convention. Voted, that the\\nselectmen purchase a hearse and harness, and erect a\\nbuilding for the same on the town-house lot. Eighty-\\nthree voted in favor and twenty-five against the home-\\nstead exemption.\\nIn 1852 the electoral vote stood one hundred and\\nforty Democratic, twelve Whig, twenty-seven Free-\\nSoil. There were fifteen school districts, with boun-\\ndaries defined.\\nIn 1853, Archibald Stark was chosen representative.\\nIn 1856, Voted, that the selectmen purchase a poor-\\nfarm, to pay one thousand dollars down and pledge\\nthe credit of the town for the balance. Their be-\\ning so much opposition, a meeting was called, and it\\nwas voted to reconsider the former vote, ninety-one to\\nthirty-two, and not to purchase a farm.\\nIn 1859, Voted to buy a poor-farm, which was\\ndone, and in 1866, Voted to sell the same. The\\nrepresentatives from 1864 to the present time, 1885, is\\ngiven, viz.\\n1855, Benjamin A. Noyes; 1857, .\\\\nclr6w Gault; 1869, Samuel E\\nGreen 1860, Frederick Clough 1862, James ThomiMon 1804, John W\\nGoodhue 1866, William P. Short 1868, Benjamin Noyes 1870, Samuel\\nC. Clement 1871, James Thompson 1873, Kidiard W. Goodhue 1874,\\nGuilford Upton 1875, Ira Woodbury 1876, Iliram Colby; 1877, John\\nBrown (2d) 1878, Sivmuel Gile 1879, Horace H. Parker 1880, Cains U.\\nBrown 1881,1 Henry C. Clough 1883, Leonard Kendall 1885, Andrew\\nXoycs.\\nIn 1860 the census returns give 909; 1870, 745 in-\\nhabitants. In 1882 the town voted to exempt from\\ntaxation for ten years capital exceeding ten thousand\\ndollars invested in manufacturing purposes. Brown,\\nMoore Co., built a pulp-mill the uext year at\\nGarvin s Falls, which is doing an extensive business.\\nThe town of Bow, reduced to its present dimensions\\ncontains about sixteen thousand acres, bounded on\\nthe north by Concord, east by Merrimack Kiver, which\\nseparates it from Pembroke, south by Hooksett and\\nwest by Dunbarton. Its extent on the river is about\\nfive miles. The Concord Railroad runs through the\\ntown a few rods from the river; the Robin.son s station\\nis the only stopping-place in town. Several fine farms\\nare situated on the river. West of the river about a\\nmile is the Parker range of hills, extending from Turee\\nPond to Hooksett Falls, aftbrding several excellent\\nfarms in a healthy location, overlooking Pembroke\\nStreet then comes a depression, called the Bog, land\\nfertile, but stony very well adapted to the growth of\\nfruit.\\nA range of hills extends the whole length of the\\nwesterly [lart of the town, the liiirliest elevations being\\nabout five liuiulrtd tV-et :il)ove tlie sea-level.\\nMilitary History from 1767 to 1785\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Bow pkior\\nTO AND DURING THE KeVOLUTIONAEY Wak.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The\\nmilitary history of Bow prior to 1767 is comprised in\\nthe military history of the parishes of Pennacook\\nand Suncook before town privileges were granted\\nthem. But few families occupied the soil now con-\\nstituting the town of Bow. No military organization\\nhad been effected. Several who had served in the\\nFrench War afterwards became residents, viz.\\nEphraim Foster, in Joseph Blanchard s compajiy, in\\n1755 Andrew Stone, in the Crown Point expedition\\nin 1756 Samuel Winslow, in Captain Fogg s com-\\npany Henry Hemphill, in Crown Point expedition,\\n1758; Samuel Clement, 1760, in Captain Harron s\\ncompany and Amasa Dow, in Captain Ladd s com-\\npany, at No. 4. In 1773 Concord, Bow, Pembroke,\\nLoudon, Canterbury and Northfield comprised the\\nEleventh Regiment, commanded by Colonel Thomas\\nStickney, with Benjamin Thompson (afterwards Count\\nRumford, as major. January 12, 1775, the town voted to\\nbuy astock of ammunition. After the battle of Lexing-\\nton, April 19th, pursuant to call, Voted to send\\nBenjamin Noyes as delegate to a convention, to lie\\nholden at Exeter, 17th of May. Said convention\\nvoted to raise two thousand men besides those already\\nin the field, and appointed a committee of supplies\\nfor the army. John Stark was commissioned colonel\\nof the First New Hampshire Regiment, of ten com-\\npanies. March 2, 1774, Aaron Kinsman was com-\\nmissioned captain, Ephraim Moor lieutenant, and", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0518.jp2"}, "426": {"fulltext": "BOW.\\nR;i,l|ili Triiss rn-.ii;ii. When the First Regiment was\\nioriinil. M|.i:iiii Kinsman was selected as captain of\\ntlif Seventh nni|Kiiiy. When the town militia, June\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a22: j, 1775, cliose Ephraim Foster captain, with lieu-\\ntenant and ensign the same, several of the citizens of\\nHow enlisted in Kinsman s company. Among them\\nwere David Clement, Ebenezer Bean, Benjamin\\nCotton, Jonathan Currier, Samuel Rogers and John\\nManuel, for three months, ending August 1st. Manuel\\nwas killed at the Bunker Hill, June 17th. Barnet\\nHarvey and John Robertson were in Joshua Abbot s\\ncompany Benjamin Bean, Jr., Ephraim Garvin and\\nWilliam Robertson, in Captain Parker s company;\\nColonel Bedell s regiment of rangers, in the north-\\nern Continental army Thomas Colby, in Captain\\nNoyes compamy James Moor (a fifer) and Moses\\nNoyes, in Daniel Moor s company Reuben Currier\\nand John Moor, in Captain James Osgood s company,\\nof Conway, July 28, 1775. Samuel Winslow was in\\nCaptain Dearborn s company William Robertson,\\nin Colonel Reed s regiment. In Colonel Baldwin s\\nregiment the following Bow men were enlisted and\\nwere at the battle at White Plains in October, 1776\\nEphraim Moore, Ralph Cross, Ralph Cross, Jr., Aaron\\nKinsman. The officers of the town militia at this\\ntime were Captain, Benjamin Bean; First Lieutenant,\\nJohn Grushe Second Lieutenant, Timothy Dix En-\\nsign, William Rogers. Solomon Farley was returned\\nas among the sick in Colonel Poor s regiment. Moses\\nCross was in Captain Shepherd s company April 3,\\n1777. Captain Bean, James Moor, Esquire Bryant,\\nJohn Noyes and Joseph Baker were appointed a\\nCommittee of Safety, and voted to raise two hundred\\nand seventy pounds to hire our proportion of three\\nyears men for the Continental service, and give each\\nman fifty dollars upon his enlisting. John Riddle,\\nStephen McCoy, Jonathan McCoy, Daniel McCoy,\\nJames Bowes, James Reddell, John Sulloway and\\nAaron Noyes accepted the offer. Early in July a\\nparty of eight men, consisting of David Carr, Willaby\\nColby, Richard Clough, David Clough, Benjamin\\nBean, Peter Manuel, John Dow and Samuel Manuel,\\nall of Bow, marched for the relief of Ticonderoga.\\nOn their arrival at Charlestown they met the news of\\nits evacuation and orders to return, being in service\\nseven days, under Captain Bean, who soon died.\\nEli Colby was in Colonel Wyman s regiment, to re-\\ninforce the army in Canada, in August, 1776. In 1777\\nthere were sixty-four men in town from sixteen to fifty\\nyears of age. Benjamin Noyes, Captain Ephraim\\nFoster, Amasa Dow, Solomon Heath and David\\nElliot were appointed to set prices on sundry articles.\\nEliphas Reed was in Captain Wiggan s company.\\nIn 1778 the town Voted 500 dollars to hire Con-\\ntinental soldiers, and Chose Edward Carlton, Esqr.\\nBryant and Timothy Dix to provide for the families\\nof those who hath or shall enlist.\\nIn 1779 seventy pounds were jmid to volunteers who\\nwent to Rhode Island. Voted to raise iOO dollars as\\na bounty to the two men that will go into the army\\nfor this town during the war, and to give Moses\\nNoyes 40s. Pr. month in produce, at the stated price,\\nand the town receive his wages. John Noyes was\\ncommissioned as captain of Eighth Comi)any, Thir-\\nteenth Regiment, March 17th, in consequence of the\\ndeath of Captain Bean. Mr. Enoch Noyes hired\\nBenjamin Cotton for three years service, and Captain\\nJohn Noyes hired Jonathan Sargent and Robert\\nMartin to go to Portsmouth for two hundred and\\ntwenty dollars, in Colonel Stickney s regiment. Cap-\\ntain Frye s company, June 2, 1779.\\nEliphas Reed and Stephen McCoy enlisted, during\\nthe war, in Captain Frye s company. In 1780, Voted\\nto pay Enoch Noyes 140 dollars for the depreciation\\nof his money paid to Benj Cotton, and to pay the\\nsoldiers hired this summer in Corn. John Robert-\\nson served two months at Winter Hill, for which he\\nwas paid \u00c2\u00a31 Ss. 6d.\\nIn 1781, Voted to give Benjn. Cotton SJ.J, Old\\nway, annually, as long as he serves for the Town\\nthat the selectmen assess the town sufficient to buy\\nour proportion of beef, and to hire a man to serve in\\nthe Continental army, and give him 20 neat cattle,\\n3 years old, for 3 years service, 2 years old for 2\\nyears service, and 20 yearlings for one year s service\\nalso, that Lieut. Moor have the benefit of the services\\nof his son James in the war, and that James Moor\\nhave the benefit of his son Ephraim s services in the\\nwar. The six months men were paid seven hundred\\nand twenty pounds.\\nThe three soldiers that served three months were\\npaid one thousand and eighty pounds. Voted that\\nCapt. Noyes hire two soldiers cheap as he can, and\\nthat Ensign Noyes go to the committee on claims to\\nprove our right to Benjamin Cotton and others who\\nwere non-residents, serving for the town of Bow.\\nVoted, that Enoch Noyes collect the corn due to his\\nbrother, Nathan Noyes. July 27th, Voted the\\nselectmen hire a soldier to serve 6 months in the Con-\\ntinental army. The tax for corn and money for the\\nsoldiers was \u00c2\u00a32085 14s. 4d. three thousand five hun-\\ndred and fifty weight of beef had been furnished at an\\nexpense of \u00c2\u00a34474 10s. Benjamin Jenness was a six\\nmonths man.\\nJames Moor and Moses Moor enlisted for three\\nyears, July 15, 1782; the town to pay tliem fifty\\nshillings per month, in stock, at silver money price.\\nIn 1783, Benjamin Cotton was paid seventeen pounds\\nand a half for three years and a half service, at five\\npounds per year, in the Continental army.\\nIn 1785, Peter Manuel was paid for services in the\\nwar, \u00c2\u00a31 7s. 2rf.\\nNAME.? OF TUE REVOLrTIONARY SOI-DIEBS THAT HAVE\\nSERVED FOB BOW.\\nAaron KinBiimn, David Clement, Ebeuezer Bean, Benjainin Cotton,\\n.lonathan Currier, Samuel Eoget^, John Manuel, Barnet Harvey, John\\nRobertson, Beu,iamin Bean, Ephraim Garvin, William Robertson, .Tames\\nMuor, Moses Noyes, Reuben Currier, John Jloor, Samuel Winslow,\\nEliphas Reed, Stephen McCoy, Ephraim Moor, Ralph Crow, Ralph Cross,", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0519.jp2"}, "427": {"fulltext": "IISTOKY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY. NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nJr., .Soloiiiuii Farley, Moses Cross, Joliu Kiddle, Jonathan McCoy, Daniel\\nMcCoy, James Bower, James Beddell, John SuUoway, Aaron Noyes,\\nDavid Carr, Wlllaby Colby, Hichard Clough, David Clongh, Benjamin\\nBean, Jr., Peter JIanuel, John Dow, Samuel Manuel], Eli Colby,\\nJonathan Sarp;out, Robert Martin, Moses Moor, Nathan Noyes, Uel^amin\\nJenness, Thomas Colby, Ephraim Kinsman and Jacob Rogers.\\nCaptain Aaron Kinsman settled in Bow prior to\\n17G7. He was one of the selectmen in 1768 a grand\\njuror in 1773 received a captain s commission March\\n2, 1774; signed the test oath in Bow in 1776; from\\ntliat time he was in the war to its close. July 31,\\n1786, he sold his real estate in Bow, consisting of\\none hundred and twenty acres of land, bounded as\\nfollows Beginning on Concord line, 20 rods from\\nTurkey river, runs easterly on said line 100 rods to\\nthe road; thence on the road southerly to opposite\\nReuben Currier s house; thence on Currier s line to\\nthe 8d Division lots thence westerly 140 rods thence\\nto the first-mentioned bounds, with dwelling-house\\nand barn, all the mills and privileges, except one-\\nfourth part of an old saw-mill and one-fourth part of\\nthe privilege where the mill now stands. The pur-\\nchaser was John Bryant, and the purchase included\\nthe lands where the village of Bow Mills now is.\\nCaptain Benjamin Bean, of Epping, bought of\\nKahum Larey, of Stratham, lot No. 5 and half of lot\\nNo. 4, in the thirteenth range, September 6, 1770, it\\nbeing the farm at the foot of Wood Hill now owned\\nby Cyrus Hadley (1885). He served in the French\\nWar and rendezvoused at Dover, and contracted an\\nacquaintance with Mary Baker, of Brookfield, whom\\nhe married in 1753 she was born in 1725 or 1726.\\nHe was at the capture of Louisbourg and distinguished\\nhimself there. He was captain of the militia in 1776,\\nand very active in obtaining recruits and furnishing\\nsupplies for the army. He, with his two sons,\\nEbenezer, born in 1755, and Benjamin, born in 1757,\\nwas at the capture of Burgoyne. Captain Bean died\\nin 1777, aged about fifty years. Soon after the close\\nof the war his son, Ebenezer, with his mother, went\\nto Conway, N. H., where he died March 3, 1846. His\\nmother died in 1826, lacking ten days of being one\\nhundred years of age. Benjamin, the second son,\\nmarried Susan Carr, of Bow, after the Revolution\\nwent to Piermont, where he died in 1835. Captain\\nBean was son of Benjamin Bean and Mebitable\\nMahew.\\nMilitary History from 1785 to 1864.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 By an act\\nof the Legislature, in 1792, each regiment included\\ntwo battalions. Bow, Concord and Pembroke formed\\nthe First Battalion in the Eleventh Regiment.\\nJacob Green was captain of the militia at this time\\nalso Captain Richard Dow is mentioned and Nathaniel\\nCavis.\\nIn 1794 eleven men were called fur, and in 179S\\nsixteen but we have no means of knowing whether\\nthey were needed for active service.\\nIn 1807 fourteen men being called for, to be ready\\nat a minute s warning, Voled, to give each one dollar\\non enlisting and to make up ten dollars a month when\\ncalled into actual service, each soldier to equip him-\\nself. Fourteen dollars was paid, but to whom does\\nnot appear.\\nIn 1812, soon after the declaration of war, men were\\ncalled for to defend Portsmouth harbor. August 17th,\\nGovernor Plumcr ordered a company of artillery from\\nthe Third Brigade, which was to be under the com-\\nmand of Captain John Leonard, of Londonderry.\\nThe draft was for six months, unless sooner discharged,\\nwhich was done November 30th. Bow was repre-\\nsented by Corporal Elisha Clough, Samuel Robert-\\nson, William Clough, John Carter, Jr. John Rowell\\nand John Silver, Jr., had joined the Fourth United\\nStates Infantry, and were in General Harrison s army,\\nin the West, at Vincennes, Prophetstown and Tii\\npecanoe, and were j^resent at Hull s surrender. The\\nregiment was under command of Colonel Miller.\\nJune 27th the town voted to make up to the soldiers\\nwho were drafted the last time ten dollars a month.\\nJohn Thompson and Moses T. Willard were in\\nCaptain John McNeal s company. Eleventh United\\nStates Infantry, from July 1 to August 17, 1813. James\\nGoodhue was also in the service. Moses T. Willard\\nwas in the service, in Samuel Gordon s company, five\\nyears, from June 11, 1812.\\nIn Jonathan Buttcrfield s company, from April 1st\\nto May 31st, was Ensign Wells Carter, Sergeant John\\nCarter, Corporal John Elliot and George Colson.\\nJoseph Flanders became captain January 1, 1814,\\nwhen Isaac Silver, Richard Silver, Parker Brown and\\nBenjamin Bailey enlisted until February 28, 1814, for\\nthe northern army at Champlain.\\nIn 1814, Alexander Colby, Benjamin Noyes, John\\nP. Rowell and Andrew Buutin were in Captain Bart-\\nlett s company John Nichols also. Bartholomew\\nHeath, Samuel Quimby, James Bunting, David Mor-\\ngan were, from August 6th, for three months, in Wil-\\nliam Marshal s company; Robert Ordway, Willaby\\nColby; Benjamin Buntin, Jonathan Corliss, three\\nmonths, from September loth. Aaron Colby, William\\nElliott and Asa Goodhue went as substitutes for Dun-\\nbarton men, for sixty days, from September 27th, in\\nCaptain Trevet s company.\\nOn the tax-list in 1790 those bearing the title of\\ncaptain are Jacob Green, Richard Dow and Nathaniel\\nCavis; 1799, John Thompson; 1801, William Walker;\\n1811, John Brown 1814, Walter Bryant; 1816, Na-\\nthaniel Cavis; 1820, Aaron Colby 1824, Obed Gault\\n1826, Francis W. Rogers; 1827, John Parker; 1832,\\nWillia^ R. Parker; 1836, Enoch Clough; 1839, Isaac\\nWhit^;. 1841, Emery Clough; 1842, Moses Colby;\\n1845,iamuel Gile; 1850, Elijah Upton, Jr.; 1851,\\nJoseph C. Kelly, when the Legislature enacted, That\\nthe militia shall be subject to no active duty except in\\ncase of war. The above William R. Parker was\\npromoted major of the Eleventh Regiment in 1836\\nlieutenant-colonel, 1837; colonel, 1839; brigadier-\\ngeneral of the Third Brigade, 1841 major-general of\\nthe First Division, 1S49.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0520.jp2"}, "428": {"fulltext": "BOW.\\nAugust 12, 1820, a liHe company was formed in\\nliiuu. John Carter was commissioned captain, Zenas\\nWheeler lieutenant and Samuel Bnrnham ensign,\\nwho was promoted to captain in 1824 Samuel Gault\\nwas captain in 1827; Simeon Heath, in 1829; John\\nr.rown, Jr., in 1831; Samuel Alexander, in 1S32;\\nn Mige W. Bancroft, in 1833; Benjamin A. Noyes, in\\nI Enoch Alexander, 1838; Benjamin Page, 1839;\\n:\\\\u:\\\\ I?eujamin J. Gile wheu the company was dis-\\nbau.led.\\nAt the breaking out of the Eebellion our town re-\\nsjiondcd nobly. Those who enlisted from this town\\nwore as follows\\nFIRST REGIMENT.\\nChiiiloa L. Hall and Isajic A. Parker enlisted for tliree months niusterod\\nill Mav 4, ISOl 1 ru-unlisted in Fifth Regiment and dischiirged in\\nREGIMENT.\\n.\\\\ugn9tus B. Farmer, Company B, mustered June 1, 1861; promoted to\\ntl -at sergeant Febr an 1S62 wo nded June 3, 1S04 mustered out\\nT e 1 l 6-t e-enl sted as fir\u00c2\u00bbt 1 eutenant in Company A, Eigh-\\ntee tl Te^ It 1 114 promoted to captain April 4,\\nCI\\nIlol\\nlanj I e\\nthree years from November 20,\\n1864 no discharge furnished.\\ned November 11), 1803 pro-\\nluLe 1 lb 4 transferred to Company\\n1 eutenant Mav 1, 1865.\\ni n \\\\o en ber 14, 1803 transferred to\\ned f No e iber 20, 1803, to June\\nf om No e le-20, 1863, to December\\nTHIRD RECIMENT\\nHa Ito first clasu m can se ed from August l.sol,\\n4 186\\n\\\\ug t 3 ISri lied a\\nFOIRTH BE IMENT\\nSIXTH BEGIMENT.\\nJohn W. Wilkinson, Company D, mustered in November 27, 1861 dis-\\ncharged for disability at Newport News September 22, 1863.\\nSEVENTH REGIMENT.\\nAloiizu Clougli, Company A, mustered in October 29, 1861 discharged\\nfor disability at Beaufort, S. C, July 28, 1862.\\nWilliam W. Gile, Company A, died of disease at St. Augustine, Fla.,\\nOctober 3, 1861\\nChinie.s H. Ordway, Company H, served from December 14, 1861\\nwounded July 18, 1363 discharged on account of wounds at Mc-\\nDougall General Hospital, N. Y., November 0, 1863.\\n.\\\\Iiiiond Mark, Company K, served from November 17, 1863.\\nEIGHTH REGIMENT.\\nJoseph Hall, Coini ,i:i\\\\ iji-i 1 November 11,1863; discharged for\\ndisability ;il i i M Jt. 1864.\\nEustace Le I l;iiit, i i I i v t.-ran battalion Eighth New Hamp-\\nshire Voluiit. .1- .1 i:,ii H I, l-i;;, mustered out October 28, 180.\\nCliarles Olsen, Coiniaiiy A, serveJ from November 11, 1863 transferred\\nto the navy June 18, 1864.\\nTWELFTH REGIMENT.\\nCiiarle= H. Taylor, Company C, mustered in September 5, 1802 wounded\\nMay 3, 1863 died of wounds at Potomac Creek, Va., May 2l8t.\\nTHIRTEENTH REGIMENT.\\nCharles E. Putney, Company C, mustered in September 19, 1862 pro-\\nmoted to sergeant Jlay, 1865 mustered out June 21, 1805.\\nJohn W. Austin, Conipany C, served from SeptemlKT, 1S02, to .J\\\\ino\\n1865.\\nHarris Clough, Company C, served from September, 1862, to 1805.\\nHenry Dwinnels, Company C, died February 24, 1803.\\nHarris K. Frost, Company C, served from September, 1802, to June,\\n1805.\\nJohn F. Guild, Company C, transfeiTcd to Invalid Cori 9 September 7,\\n1803 discharged by order July 7, 1805.\\nNathan Harfly, Company C, died of disease in New Hampshire January\\n15, 1805.\\nCarter S. Morgan, Company C, discharged for disability September 7,\\n1804.\\nI/ewis Silver, Company C, discharged June 1865.\\nWilliam Morgan, Company F, served from SeptembL-r 21, lsr,2, 1.. June\\n21, 1866.\\nJames ijnhvay. Company I, mustered in September 20, 1862 discharged\\nfor di.sability at Washington, D. C, March, 1863 re-enlisted in\\nFirst Regiment Heavy Artillery in .\\\\uguBt muatorod out Septem-\\nber, 1865.\\nFOURTEENTH REGIMENT.\\nErastus W. Forbes, Company E, served from September 23, 1862, to\\nJune 8, 1865.\\nCharlesF. Heath, Oomp.iiiv II s.-rv \u00c2\u00bbi.| e. nnf from 1864 to July, 1805.\\nGeorge H. Buiitm i .i,m,, II I i\u00e2\u0080\u009e September 24, 1862;\\nwoundediirt I i I I .ii. ord July 26, 1865.\\nWilliam P. Paik.i mi.on l!,i,n, i, .-.iitember 24, 1862 pro-\\nmoted tOSergeaul i.^tj4 aisrli;irj;eii l.xi.i.\\nDavid 0. Russell, Company H, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corpe,\\nMarch, 1864, to June 30, 1865.\\nAlonzo P. Saltniarsh, Company H, served from 1862 to July 8, 1865.\\nFIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE CAVALRY.\\nLewis Porter, Troop B, mustered in March 24, 1864 missing in June\\ngained from missing absent, sick, July 15, 1865.\\nJoseph Slevin, Troop G, served to July 15, 1865.\\nFrederick A. Chase, Troop K, served from Jlarch to July, 1SG5.\\nIn 1863 the town voted to authorize the selectmen\\nto borrow five thousand eight hundred and eighty\\ndollars for the encouragement of the enlisting of\\nvolunteers. Several furnished substitutes at a great\\nexpense.\\nHEAVY ARTILLERY, SECOND COMPANY.\\nJiuiies Ordway and James ,1;,. i in i \\\\m;:i;-i i^, Isil. j; trans-\\nferred to First Regiment II I\\nChristopher French, John I li ^i I I m.I A.Stevens\\nand Edward T. Parker j-iir I n,- _ m, ml IS64.\\nCharles H. Brown, enlisted as s-jr^eant in the Filial IleKiiiient of Sharp-\\nshooters September 9, 1861 was killed at Bull Bun August 30, 1862.\\nJoseph S. Austin, Company E, discharged for disability at Portsmouth\\nGrove, R. I., March 4, 1863.\\nWilliam H. Shattuck, not officially accounted for.\\nThe enrollment contained 114 names, our quota\\nunder all calls being 52 number furnished, (50 sur-\\nplus, 8.\\nSamuel Alexander was born in Londonderry, N. H.,\\nin 1730 came to Bow in 1762 purchased fifty acres\\nof land of John Koyes, now occupied and owned by\\nhis grandsons, Eli and Enoch, bounded on the east\\nby Merrimack River.\\nHis children were Martha, born November 6, 1760,\\nand married Jonathan Colby in 1783, died October\\n28, 1844; William, who married Polly Putney, of\\nDunbarton, and went to Tunbridge, Vt. Enoch,\\nborn January 6, 1771, and married Merriam Colby\\n(born March 16, 1775) on July 14, 1797 and Polly,\\nwho married James White. The children of Enoch\\nwere Betsey, horn November 2, 1797, and married\\nAndrew B. Sargent, September 30, 1819; Samuel, born", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0521.jp2"}, "429": {"fulltext": "IILSTOllY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nJanuary 19, 1800, and married Mary Nutt, March 26,\\n1825; Sarah S., boru June 21, 1802, and married\\nSewell Haselton, May 8, 1828; Philip C, born\\nAugust 22, 1804, and married Mary A. Taylor, May\\n19, 1828 Merriam, born August 1 9, 1807, and married\\nJabez Glines, April 16, 1840 Enoch, born April 18,\\n1810, and married Lois P. Hadley, November 27,\\n1832; Eli, born August 6, 1812, never married;\\nJames G., born February 12, 1815, and married\\nAurelia Veasey, January 28, 1841 Willaby C, born\\nMay 18, 1818, and married Sarah Ann Blood, April\\n13, 1848; Adaline, boru December 21, 1821, and\\nmarried Aaron A. Samson, August 23, 1846.\\nThe children of Andrew B. Sargent (born January\\n31, 1797) and Betsy Alexander are Merriam E, born\\nJanuary 23, 1822, and married Daniel Messer Novem-\\nber 30, 1843; Samuel A., born September, 1826, and\\nmarried Adaline B. Holt, of Wilton, April 30, 1863\\nSimeon, born December 5, 1828, and married Mary\\nE. Thorndike, October 14, 1858 Enoch A., born Feb-\\nruary 9, 1831 Lucy Jane, born May 28, 1833, and\\nmarried John Morgan, January 22, 1852 Philip J.,\\nborn May 6, 1839, and married Sarah E. Messer,\\nSeptember 14th, 1870. Andrew B. Sargent died\\nSeptember 28, 1868. His ivife Betsy died August 9,\\n1872.\\nThe children of Samuel Alexander and Mary Nutt\\n(born April 7, 1797) are Eliza Jane, born January 4,\\n1826, and married Allen T. Hubbard, October 26,\\n1856 Mary A., born October 25, 1829, and married\\nC. Waterman Pratt, January 22, 1853 J. Bordman,\\nborn December 15, 1834, and married Mary Nyland,\\nDecember 14, 1870 S. Judson, born June 23, 1837(he\\nwas captain of Company B, Ninth New Hampshire\\nRegiment wounded severely in action July 13, 1863, at\\nJackson, Miss died of wounds July 23d). Samuel Al-\\nexander died August, 1879, and his wife, Mary, died\\nMay 14, 1843.\\nThe children of Sewell Haselton (born January 7,\\n1798) and Sarah S. Alexander are Rufus R., born\\nAugust 13, 1831, and married Lydia S. Farnam,\\nMay 13, 1834; and Sarah M., born March 30, 1835,\\nand married David Roberts, February 11, 1855. Ru-\\nfus R. Haselton was a soldier in Company B, Ninth\\nRegiment. Frank Manard, born April 2, 1853, mar-\\nried Harriet Rockwood.\\nThe children of Philip C. Alexander and Mary A.\\nTaylor (born September 9, 1808) are George Warren,\\nborn May 9, 1829, and married Harriet Appleton;\\nElvira S., born December 2, 1830, and married John\\nC. Morrison, November 30, 1854; Rosantha A., born\\nOctober 14, 1832, and married Asa Strong, July 10,\\n1855 Sarah R., born May 27, 1834, and married James\\nN. Wright, July 16, 1854 Merriam A., born May 11,\\n1836, and married Horatio B. Shoals, April 9, 1857\\nLois P., born March 2, 1840, and married Justus Ly-\\nman Dolly T., born April 20, 1842, and married Ze-\\ndiah Cooley, November 24, 1872 Ella J., born Sep-\\ntember 4, 1850, and married Oscar Ward, August 25,\\n1868; Edward F., twin of Ella; and Nettie Maria,\\nborn December 3, 1854.\\nThe children of Jabez Glines (born April 12, 1811,\\ndied June, 1867) and Merriam Alexander are Eras-\\ntus O., born October 18, 1841, and married Rebecca J.\\nBunker, November 27,1862; and Alonzo W., born\\nSeptember 7, 1848, and married Hattie E. Corey, No-\\nvember 17, 1867. He was delegated as drum-major\\nto accompany the Third Regiment and band, as escort\\nto Governor Bell and staff, to the Yorktown, Ya.,\\ncentennial, in 1881. Enoch Alexander, the third son\\nof Enoch, is a man of sterling integrity, enjoying the\\nperfect confidence of his townsmen and all with whom\\nhe is acquainted was captain of the militia in 1838, a\\nmember of the House of Representatives in 1849 and\\n1850, repeatedly chosen one of the selectmen, was\\ntown treasurer a score of years, and one of the most\\naccurate surveyors of wood and lumber the countiy\\naffords, and the town may well be proud of the por-\\ntrait of himself he has contributed to its history.\\nThe children of James G. Alexander and Aurelia\\nVeasey (born March 20, 1816) are Charles H., born\\nAugust 27, 1844, and married Sarah Abby Marsh, Sep-\\ntember 30, 1870 he was register of deeds for Merri-\\nmack County 1882 and 1883, and keeps a public-house\\nin Henniker, N. H., since 1884.\\nEdwin G., born June 22, 1849, is the only child of\\nWillaby C. Alexander and his wife, Sarah Ann Blood,\\nborn November 21, 1S26. Willaby died April 8. 1884.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nAAKOX W. BAKER, ESQ.\\nThe early settlers of New Hampshire were sturdy\\npioneers from the mother-country or came from the\\nolder colonies, principally Massachusetts. Some of\\nthose who came from the colonies were originally\\nfrom England, but many were native born. Of the\\nlatter class were the ancestors of the Bakers who\\nsettled in Bow. Their progenitors emigrated from\\nEnglaud to Massachusetts during the last half of the\\nseventeenth century, and at once grappled with\\nthe difficulties and dangers of frontier-life. They\\nwere active, hardy, industrious, honest, pious and\\nprogressive citizens, and were prominent in the church\\nand in the state. From that ancestry came the sub-\\nject of this sketch, Aaron W. Baker. His great-\\ngrandfather. Captain Joseph Baker, was a surveyor,\\nand surveyed several townships in New Hampshire,\\namong them Pembroke, where he settled in the early\\npart of the eighteenth century and raised a family of\\neleven children. He was the first of this name to re-\\nside in New Hampshire. His son, Joseph Baker, was\\nborn November 7, 1740. He married a descendant of\\nthe Scotch Covenanters and settled in Bow. Ten\\nchildren blessed their home. One of tlicr^e. .James", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0522.jp2"}, "430": {"fulltext": ".^7/VV7 Wf/^^^^\\nt\u00c2\u00a3J:-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0525.jp2"}, "431": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0526.jp2"}, "432": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0527.jp2"}, "433": {"fulltext": "i\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0i \u00e2\u0080\u00a2M?\\n^,^^^5T5 f^.-^^7^^;Lrrz^/ 2^", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0528.jp2"}, "434": {"fulltext": "187\\nBaker, married Juditl^ Whitteiuore, of Pembroke.\\nHe subdued a farm from the wild lands adjoining his\\nfather s estate, and resided there until he died, forty-\\nthree years old, from injuries received accidentally.\\nHe left a family of six children, the eldest of whom\\nwas Aaron W. Baker, who was born April 10, 1791),\\nand was only twelve yeai-s of age when his father\\ndied. The farm was new and rough and required\\nhard and continuous labor. This Mrs. Baker and her\\nsmall children were compelled to render. Thus, from\\nboyhood, Aaron W. Baker was accustomed to the\\nhardest of farm-work. Early morning found him in\\nthe field, and darkness closed the labors of the day.\\nHis advantages for education were very limited.\\nDuring the winter terms only could he secure even\\nan irregular attendance upon the public schools. By\\nthe instructiou there received and by his home-\\nstudies he acquired a fair common-school education.\\nTo this he added a knowledge of vocal music, which\\nhe taught for several terms. He had a good voice,\\nwhich he retained until old age. As he attained\\nmanhood he helped his brothers and sisters to better\\neducational op[)ortunities than he enjoyed, and by\\nconstant labor improved and enlarged the cultivated\\nportions of the farm. He bought out the heirs and\\nbecame its owner. In later years he added to it un-\\ntil his farm included nearly all of the land originally\\nowned by his father and grandfather and many acres\\nbesides.\\nHe married, March 10, 1825, Miss Nancy Dustin,\\nwho was born in Concord September 2, 1801. She\\nwas a descendant of the heroic Hannah Dustin, and\\nwas a lady of excellent character, good education and\\nnatural refinement.\\nIn politics Mr. Baker was first a Whig. When\\nthe Democratic party became the exponent of more\\nliberal principles he joined it, and when it became\\nallied with the slave-power of the South he as\\npromptly abandoned it. He was an original Aboli-\\ntionist, and acted with the Free-Soil party from its\\norganization. When the Republican party was\\nformed he, with the Free-Soilers generally, united\\nwith that party and ever after remained a Repub-\\nlican.\\nIn religion, as in politics, he was thoughtful, studi-\\nous and progressive. He was trained in the faith of\\nOrthodox Congregationalism, and until middle life\\nnever attended any but Orthodox preaching but as\\nhe read his Bible and pondered over the great ques-\\ntions of duty and destiny he found both heart and\\nmind protesting against its harsh doctrines, and in-\\nadequate statements of the goodness, mercy and love\\nof the Infinite Father. He became a Universalist.\\nHis wife, who had been educated a Baptist, joined\\nhim in his studies and reflections, and she, too, be-\\ncame a Universalist. Both died consoled and sus-\\ntained by that cheering faith.\\nLong before total abstinence, or even temperance\\nprinciples were popular, Mr. Baker became their\\nearnest advocate. He aided the circulation ainl\\nadoption of temperance pledges, and by his influence\\nmany signed them. His example and encourage-\\nment assisted in the maintenance of jjledges and\\nhelped to render social or habitual drinking disrci)u-\\ntable.\\nIn all the transactions of his life Mr. Baker was\\nnoted for his honesty, integrity, energy and faithful-\\nness. He followed his convictions of duty, the logic\\nof events and of principles, to their legitimate con-\\nclusions, and did not flinch from their results. He\\nenjoyed society, liked company and loved his friends\\nand relatives.\\nAlthough in the political minority of his town, lie\\nheld the offices of selectman and treasurer and ithcr\\npositions of responsibility and trust. i\\nHis children were four sons, Francis M., who was\\nborn February 8, 1826, and died April 13, 183S;\\nRufus, who was born March 8, 1831, and died Febru-\\nary 15, 1861; John B., who was born April 6, 1834;\\nand Henry M., who was born January 11, 1841.\\nRufus married Miss Lucy S. Cij.tt p,-of^iyinervillc,\\nMass., October 20, 1858. ^She was born August 2i\u00c2\u00bb,\\n1833, and died March 26, 1866. They had no chil-\\ndren.\\nJohn B. married Miss Sarah J. Locke, of East\\nConcord, November 14, 1865. They have had two\\nchildren, Rufus Henry, born March 16, 1870, and\\nJohn Perley, who was born August 21, 1871, and died\\nJune 28, 1884. John B. resides upon the femily\\nhomestead. Henry M. is a graduate of Dartmouth\\nCollege and is a lawyer.\\nAaron W. Baker died July 12, 1876. In his life\\nand character the honest yeomanry of the Granite\\nState found a fitting exponent. His wife survived\\nhim but a few years. She died May 20, 1881.\\nCAPTAIN ENOCH ALEXANDER.\\nTraces his ancestry back to Samuel Alexander, who\\nwas born in Derry, N. H. He was born in 1737, and\\ncame to this town and located upon a farm, and was\\naresidentof this town until his death, which occurred\\nJune 25, 1835. He married Mary Bornton, and they\\nhad four children, Enoch, William, Mary and Pat-\\ntie. Enoch Alexander, Sr., was born in this town\\nApril 6, 1771. He married Miriam, daughter of Wil-\\nloughby Colby, of this town, July 14, 1797. By this\\nunion there were ten children, Betsey, Samuel,\\nPhilip C, Sarah, Miriam, Enoch, Eli, J. G., Wil-\\nloughby C. and Adaline, six of whom are now living-\\nThis family is noted for longevity, as nearly all have\\nlived to an advanced age. Captain Enoch, the\\nsubject of this sketch, was born in Bow April 18,\\n1810. His early days were spent with his father upon\\nthe farm, his only advantages for education being\\nlimited to common schools of his native town. He\\nhas spent his entire life upon the farm, but of later\\ndavs has been a survevor of wood nnil lumber,", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0529.jp2"}, "435": {"fulltext": "288\\nHISTORY OF MKiatlMACK COUxVTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nto the satisfaction of all with whom he has been\\nconnected. Captain Alexander was married, at\\nthe age of twentj -two, to Lois P., daughter of Amos\\nand Sarah (Colby) Hadley. She died July 8,\\n1878. Since then Mr. Alexander has lived alone.\\nHe is a Democrat in politics, having ca.st his first vote\\nfor Andrew Jackson, and has always advocated the\\nprinciples of Democracy. The citizens of his town\\nhave entrusted him with every office within their\\ngift, and he has always labored earnestly to advance\\nthe welfare of his native town.\\nHe was representative to the General Court in 1848\\nand 1849 was made captain in the State militia.\\nMr. Alexander has always been a suppoiter of the\\nBaptist Church, but severed his connection with it\\nseveral years ago, although since that time he has de-\\nvoted a portion of his means toward the building of\\nchurches in Suncook, N. H. By his industry and\\neconomy he has provided himself with ample means\\nfor his support in his old age, and he enjoys the\\nrespect and esteem of his fellow-citizens.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0530.jp2"}, "436": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF DANBURY.\\nCHAPTER I.\\nThis town was set off from Alexandria by an aet of\\ntlie Legislature, approved June IS, 1795, in answer to\\na petition from the inhabitants, with the following\\nbounds Beginning at the beech-tree on the south-\\nwesterly corner of Alexandria and New Chester\\n[Hill], southwest of Kagged mountain thence north,\\ntwelve degrees west, on the line between Alexandria\\nand New London, about four miles and a half to a\\nbeech-tree marked, standing on the west line of Ma-\\nson s patent, otherwise called the curve-line thence\\nnortheasterly on said curve-line, about seven miles\\nto the range-line between lots numbered nine and\\nten, in second division thence south, twelve degrees\\neast, about four miles and a half to the line between\\nNew Chester and said Alexandria, between lots num-\\nbered one and eighteen on said line, in said second\\ndivision thence south, fifty-three degrees west, to the\\nbounds first mentioned, about six miles, on the line\\nbetween Alexandria and New Chester. June 10,\\n1808, the Legislature appointed William Webster,\\nBroadstreet Moody, and Enoch Colby, Esquires, to\\ndetermine the jurisdictional lines between the towns\\nof New Chester, Alexandria and Danbury.\\nDecember 19, 1848, land of George W. Dudley and\\nArchibald Ford was severed from Wilmot and an-\\nnexed to Danbury.\\nJune 26, 1858, several lots of land were severed\\nfrom Hill, and annexed to this town.\\nJuly 10, 1874, this town was severed from Grafton\\nCounty and annexed to Merrimack.\\nJuly 26, 1878, another lot of land was severed from\\nWilmot and annexed to this town.\\nFor matters concerning the earlier history of the\\nterritory now comprised in the town, see Alexandria\\npapers.\\nRelative to a Tax for the Repair of Roads.\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nTo the Honorable Senate and House of Representa-\\ntives in General Court convened.\\nHumbly shews, the Petition of sundry of the in-\\nhabitants of the Town of Danbury in the County of\\nGrafton, that, An act for laying a Tax on the lands\\nof Danbury, aforesaid passed to be enacted by the\\nHonorable Senate and Honorable House of Repre-\\nsent. itivc.- .Tiiiic M and Ifi A. D., 17%, agreeably\\nto ail attr tiMl I ojiyof said act herewith exhibited,\\nand (hut till rliH-tnien of said Danbury, by virtue of\\nsaid act, assessed said Tax, and directed a warrant\\nfor collection thereof to the Collector of said Town\\nfor the time being, and that a part of said Tax has been\\ncollected and appropriated to the beneficial purposes\\nintended by said act; and that certain clauses of said\\nact not being sufficiently explicit and defined, your\\nPetitioners are apprehensive that the said Collector\\nhas not proceeded according to the tnie spirit and\\nmeaning of said Act, whereby he is now unable by\\nlaw to enforce the collection of the remainder of said\\nTax: Wherefore your Petitioners pray that the said\\nCollector may be further empowered according to\\nlaw to proceed to the collection and appropriation of\\nthe remainder of said Tax, agreeably to the true\\nmeaning and intent of said Act. As in duty bound,\\nyour Petitioners shall ever pray\\nDanbury, November 26, 1798\\nAnthoxey Tayler, Selectmen\\nSamuel Pilsbdry, J of Danbury.\\nIn answer to the foregoing, an act was passed De-\\ncember 7, 1798, authorizing the completion of the\\ncollection of the tax, and directing that it should be\\nlaid out on the road through twelve-mile woods.\\nPetition for a Town,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nState of New Hampshire.\\nTo the Honb the Senate and House of Repre-\\nsentatives for said State, Convened at Concord,\\nDecember 24\u00e2\u0080\u00a2^ 1794, Humbly Shew.\\nThe Subscribers, Inhabitants of the Town of\\nAlexandria, that they labor under many Inconven-\\niencies by reason of the disagreeable form or manner\\nin which said Town lies also by reason of a Large\\nmountain that crosses said Town about midway of\\nthe length thereof\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Said Town is nine miles in\\nLength and about six miles in breadth, which makes\\nit large enough for two towns, and the mountain in\\nthe middle of said Town renders it almost impossible\\nfor the inhabitants of the South part and those of the\\nNorth part to assemble on any occasion whatever,\\nwithout travelling a great length of way to get by said\\nMountain. They therefore pray that your Honours", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0531.jp2"}, "437": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF iMERRIMACK COUxNTY, iNEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nwould take their ease under your wise consideration,\\nand grant them relief by making a division of Said\\nTown at or near the middle thereof, which your Pe-\\ntitioners conceive would be of public utility, as well\\nas greatly contribute to relieve the embarrassments\\nof your Petitioners, and as bound shall pray.\\nAnthony Taylor, Athmore hosking (his X mark),\\nDaniel Reynolds, Peter Smith, George Niles, Samuel\\nPilsbery, John Tolford, Isaac Favour, Levi flanders,\\nSamuel Piugry, Jonathan Tolford, Joseph Atwood,\\nObadiah Judkins, Ebenezer Williams, Daniel Wearc|\\nJohn sinionds, Benjamin Emerson, Daniel Corliss,\\nEnos Ferren, Samuel jr. Simons, David Atwood,\\nPeter Ladd, thomas Reed, Robert M\u00c2\u00b0Murphy, Chris-\\ntopher Bartlet, Jonathan Clark, Benj Pinter, William\\nMartin, Eleazer Taylor, Timothy Emerson, William\\nSimonds, David M Murphy, Moses Simonds, Eben-\\nezer Siraonds, Joshua Tolford, Jonathan Burpe, Wil-\\nliam M Murphy, Ziba Townsend, James Taylor, Eben\\nCarletou, Sandrs M Murphy, Josiah Emcreon, John\\nMoor Corliss, Timothy Simonds, Jorg Corliss, Isaac\\nLadd, Jeremiah Ladd, Peter lugalls, Stephen Gale,\\nDavid Morse, John Emons.\\nVotes Relative to Division of the Town.\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nAlexandria, March 30 1795.\\nthen met agreable to said warrant\\nlly voted .roslma tolford, Modrator to govern said\\nMeeting.\\n21y voted to Divid the town.\\nSly voted to Divid the town betwen the first and\\nsecond Ranges of the second Divishion.\\n41y voted to Divid the town, begining at New\\nChester Line betwen the first and second Division,\\nfrom thence to Run w sterly at Right angle from\\nNew Chester Line to the Patten Line.\\n51y voted to Divid the town betwen the second and\\nthird Ranges of the second Divishion.\\n61y voted to reconsider the two Last votes in Respect\\nof Dividing the town, and that the first vote shall\\nstand that is to Divid the town betwen the first and\\nsecond ranges of the second Division\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\na tru Cooppey, Attest,\\nNa.sox Cass, town Clark.\\nIn House of Representatives, December 29, 1794,\\na hearing was ordered for the next session mean-\\nwhile, a notice was to be published in the New\\nHampshire Gazette, and one posted in some con-\\nspicuous place in the town. June 18, 1795, an act\\npassed dividing the town and incorporating the\\nsoutherly part into a town by the name of Danbury.\\nThere are three churches in the town,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Baptist,\\nCongregational and Christian.\\nDanbury is thirty miles northwest from Concord\\non the Northern Railroad.\\nPostmasters.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 T s,n\\\\imy, G. H. Gordon; South Dan-\\nbury, Alfred Sleeper.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0532.jp2"}, "438": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF DUNBARTON.\\nBY COL. \\\\V.\\nCHAPTER I.\\nri fair Scotia s land of story,\\nNoar the ocean s swelling tii\\ntauds H castle, grim and hoar\\nBy the watere of the Clyde.\\nHere within New Hampshii-e s border,\\nMong her mounts which proudly rise,\\nAnd in wild, yet grand disorder.\\nLift their summits to the skies\\nHere was our Dunbarton foinuletl,\\nBy such sceneries surrounded,\\nSVliose resemblance gave her unuit\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094II. E. BlUNHAM, in I\\nThe first mention of the tract of territory after-\\nwards called Dunbarton is-in the journal of Captain\\nPecker, who, with a small company, traversed the\\ncountry late in the autumn of 1723, in a second\\njourney after Indians.\\nThe next mention of the territory, and probably\\nthe first grant as a township, was in 1733, when it\\nwas granted and surveyed as a township, known as\\nNarragansett, No. 6, by the General Court of\\nMassachusetts, to soldiers in the French and Indian\\nWar. The surveyor s report is as follows\\nThis plan describeth a tract of Land Laid out for the Narraganset\\nSoldiers, Being the Second Township for Said Soldiera Land Laid out\\non Maramack, and contains the Contents of Six miles square, and fiftj\\nAcres Allowance for Fishing at Amoskeag Falls, and Three Thousand\\nand Seventy acres allowed for Poor Lauds and Ponds. In the whole\\nplace is 20,lt\u00c2\u00bb0 acres bounded as follows: Beginning at a pitch pine\\ntree standing on the westerly side of Maramack Rirer at the foot of\\nHannah Hooksett s Falls, Being in Suncook Line, and running on said\\nSuncuok Township four miles West, Seventeen Begrees South, to a\\nwhite pine tree, being the South-West Corner of SuucooU Then Run-\\nning West four miles and 40 Rods, on a Township on the West of Sun-\\ncook and Penycook, laid out for the Narragansett Soldiers (to a heap\\nof stones then running North Five miles and one hundred and foity\\nRods on Province Land, to a white pine Tree, being the North-West\\nCorner of ye 1st NaiTagansett Town on Maramack River then Kun-\\nning on Said Township Six miles and one hundred and ten rods (east) to\\nMaramack River then on Maramack River, as s d River Rune, Eight\\nmiles and 145 Rods to the pitch pine Tree at the foot of Hannah Hook-\\nsett s falls before mentioned.\\nSur\\\\-eyed and Plan d by order of the Great and General Coiu t s\\nCommittee. In October, A. P. 1733, pr.\\nThe grant lapsed to the commonwealth, and two\\nyears later, or in 1735, Captain Samuel Gorham, of\\nPlymouth, England, obtained a grant of the same\\ntract of territory, had it surveyed and affixed to it\\nthe name Gorhamtown. He afterwards relinquished\\nhis claim.\\nIn 1752, Archibald Stark and others purchased the\\nsame tract of territory from John Tufton Mason, and\\nnamed it Starkstown. A transcript of the record of\\nthis first meeting is as follows\\nAt a meeting of the proprietor of the lands purchased of John Tuf-\\nton Mason, Esq at Portsmouth, hold on Monday, the second day of\\nMiirch, ill the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty-\\ntwo, therefore, voted, That tht-re be and is hereby granted unto Archi-\\nbald Stark, William Stark, John Stark, Archibald Stark, jr., all of a\\nplace called Amoskeag, iu the province of New Hampshire, the Rev.\\nn Rankin, William Stinson,\\n,John McCurdy, John Carr,\\nnil, Joseph Scoby, Matthew\\nIII Cochran, Dr. Alexander\\nIV id Leslie, George Clark,\\nDavid McGregor, Robert McMurphy,\\nJohn Cochran, James Evans, Hugh Pu\\nJohn Cochran, Hugh JatiH-.[i, linvil\\nThornton, Daniel McCuni^\\nTodd, William Hogg, J:.in.\\nWilliam Ranldn, Wniiam Siin-.t,, I, i;M::rr3, JanK-s CoL-hiau, John\\nMcDuffie, James McGrego re, Samut-I Todd, li;n i.] i in.. ,i:i ii .ndi.n-\\nderry, in said province Thomas Mills, Sannni m i ir,\\nSamuel Richards, Thomas Follansbee, jr., all oi il i. n i pi.-v-\\nince and Jeremiah Page of said place, M illj;iiji I :ii 11,1 h\u00e2\u0080\u009e Hull,\\nAdam Dickey, all of Derryfield, in said province Joseph BUuchard,\\nEsq., Joseph Blanchard, jr., both of Dunstable, in said province Joseph\\nPutney, James Rogers (their eldest sons for one right), all living on a\\ntract of land hereby granted, William Putney and Obadiah Foster, of\\nthe same place, for one hundred acres, and the remaining part of the\\nshare or right of Hugh Ramsey of said Londonderry, John Morten of\\nPortsmouth, in said province, and George Mussey of said Portsmouth,\\nWilliam Stark (William Stark above-named having three rights, being\\nthe same man), and Archibald Stark above-named, Samuel Kmei-son,\\nEsq., Janifts Varnum, both of Chester, in said province John Campbell\\nof Haverhill, Willi;uii HYslop of Bor^toii, both in the province of Massn-\\nclni- rrt^ l;,l^ Wiiit.iiii I. .Hill .inr-diii-y, iu the province of New\\nHaiiij III: ,1 .i-ri(lerry, equally as except-\\ning;;!! 1: I .x epting as heretofore ex-\\ncqifrti, \u00e2\u0096\u00a0iM!;. t ..jrlii.-ii-- .1.,.; li[iiii.iii..ns hereinafter expressed,\\nall the riglit, titlr, .-state and iiropnty -t the said proprietors of, in and\\nunto all that tract or parcel of land, abovit five miles square, more or\\nless, situated in the province of New Hampshire, and bounded as fol.\\nlows: Beginning at the main river on the northerly side of a tract of\\nland lately granted by the said proprietors to Thomas Parker and\\nothers, and running westward ajs far as that tract of laud runs, joining\\non the same then running north two degrees, west five miles and one\\nhundred and eight rods thence north seventy-nine rods east, till it comes\\nto Bow line then southerly by the township of Bow and continuing by\\nthat till it comes to said river then by that till it comes to the place\\nwhere it begins.\\nThe first settlers, of whom there is any knowledge,\\n21a", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0533.jp2"}, "439": {"fulltext": "292\\nHISTOllY OF MEREIMACK COUNTV, xXPJW HAMPSHIRE.\\nto enter the limits of the territory afterwards called\\nStarkstown, were Joseph Putney and James Rogers,\\nwho came from Londonderry by tracing to its source\\na small stream which empties into the Merrimack, to\\nthe great meadow, in the fall of 1740. The luxuriant\\ncrop of grass attracted their attention. The ready\\nfacilities afforded for procuring fodder for cattle led\\nthem to regard it as a desirable spot for a permanent\\nlocation. There they erected log-houses and planted\\napple-trees, which had so far advanced towards ma-\\nturity as to produce fruit when the attack was made\\non Fort Rumford by the Indians, in 1746. They pro-\\ncured no title to the land, but their possession was\\nconfirmed by the proprietors, who, in 1752, obtained\\na grant of the township from the assigns of John\\nTufton Mason.\\nThe settlement was exposed to the depredations\\nof Indians, and great diligence was exercised to pro-\\ntect themselves and their families from massacre by\\nthe wild sons of the forest. When the attack was\\nmade on Fort Rumford these brave pioneers were in\\nimminent danger, but saved themselves and their\\nfamilies by flight to Fort Rumford. Stark, in his\\nHistory of Duubarton, says that two friends from\\nthat place traced their way in the night by spotted\\ntrees through the forest to the great meadow, to\\nnotify them of their impending danger. Upon re-\\nceipt of the intelligence they at once abandoned\\ntheir homes and by a speedy retreat to Rumford the\\nsame night insured their safety. Returning, in the\\ncourse of the next day, to drive their cattle to the\\nRumford garrison, they found them all slaughtered\\nand lying scattered around in every direction. Their\\nhouses had becu plundered and burned, and their\\napple-trees, with one exception, cut down.\\nThey remained at Rumford till 1749, when they,\\nwith their families, returned and made permanent set-\\ntlements the extensive range of meadow lands already\\ncleared by the industry of the beaver and the abund-\\nant natural crop of tall blue-joint grass there pro-\\nduced, influenced the pioneers in selecting their\\nlocation at Montaloua. The drought of that year was\\nprobably never exceeded in New England. The\\npreceding had been unusually dry, but this was ex-\\nceedingly so.\\nThere was but little rain in May, June and July.\\nHay in the Massachusetts colony was so scarce that\\nit was imported from England. But it did not injure\\nthe great meadow, and in November the owners drove\\nfrom Haverhill, Mass., eighteen head of young cattle,\\nwhich they wintered at the halves.\\nFrom 1749 to 1752 few settlements were made. In\\nthe latter year came Thomas Mills, William Stinson\\nand John Hogg from Londonderry. The first settled\\non lot 17, in the fifth range, the farm now owned by\\nJohn C. Mills the second on lot No. 5, in the second\\nrange, the farm now in the possession of William C.\\nStinson; and the third on lot No. 18, in the first\\nrange, the estate formerly owned by Deacon John\\nChurch, but now in the possession of Charles Clif-\\nford.\\nThe motive that actuated these settlers to emigrate\\nto this township was the vote passed at the first meet-\\ning of the proprietors, held at Londonderry, April 8,\\n1751, that of the thirty individuals who should\\nfirst locate themselves under their grant, each person\\nshould have three acres of land cleared on or before\\nthe last day of October succeeding. To have the\\nsame fenced in and a dwelling-house not less than\\nsixteen feet square erected, in which, also, their fami-\\nlies were to be settled before the last day of May,\\n1752. Their dwellings were situated several miles\\napart, and thus remained for some time without any\\nintervening inhabitants.\\nThe situation of these pioneers could not have been\\notherwise than drear and lonely, in a wilderness\\nabounding with wild and ferocious animals bears,\\ncatamounts, wolves and wildcats whose dismal howls\\ndisturbed their nightly repose and compelled them to\\nmaintain a vigilant watch over their flocks and lienls.\\nIf, during the night, they looked abroad from their\\ntimber-cabins through the darkness and gloom around\\nthem, no friendly lights gleamed from windows of\\ndistant dwellings to cheer their solitude and assure\\nthem that they were not entirely alone in their forest\\nwilderness.\\nThe work of felling the forests and tilling the rug-\\nged soil was a laborious task their implements were\\nfew and of a rude pattern, and their means scanty\\nyet, amidst the many discouragements, these noble\\nsons of toil made the wilderness to blossom as the\\nrose; but their well-provided and opulent descend-\\nants can but faintly picture to themselves in imagi-\\nnation the stern realities met, endured, and overcome\\nby the hardy foresters who located the now pleasant\\nplaces in which they dwell in peace, security and\\nhappiness.\\nMany of the original settlers of Starkstown were\\nfrom Derryfield and Londonderry others came di-\\nrectly from Ireland and Scotland. Several families\\nfrom the vicinity of Ipswich, Mass., took up lauds\\nnear each other in the southern part of the town,\\nwhile those from Haverhill, Hampstead and other\\ntowns of Massachusetts located in other parts of the\\ntownship. The so-called Scotch-Irish emigrants who\\nfirst settled in the town are not to be considered as\\nblended with the natives of Ireland. The ancestors\\nof these Scotch-Irish emigrants, who left Scotland for\\nIreland in 1619, and subsequently settled in London-\\nderry, N. H., were a distinct people and unmingled\\nwith those of the country to which they emii;rated.\\nThe cause of their leaving their native soil and seek-\\ning a land of freedom was due to religious persecu-\\ntion but their expectations were not realized, and not\\ntill they sought refuge in America did they enjoy the\\nfreedom they desired to worship God according to\\nthe dictates of their own consciences.\\nThe Scotch-Irish, having been the first to settle in", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0534.jp2"}, "440": {"fulltext": "DUNBARTON.\\nStark s town, and having for a long period exerted a\\ncontrolling influence in the management of its iifliiirs,\\nand a large proportion of its present inhabitants be-\\ning their lineal descendants, it is highly proper that\\nsomething of their history and the causes that led\\nthem to seek new homes in the wilds of America\\nshould be given, as in the foregoing.\\nIn J765, Governor Benning Wentwortli friMiilril a\\ncharter for the township to be called Duiiliailuii.\\nThe charter is as follows\\nprovince, as wul\\ngood order and c\\nati tile tiaUl intmbitants\\niicouraging the culture o1\\nKnow ye therefore that we of our eaiwcial grace, certain Itn\\nand for tlie encouragement and promotion of tllcir good deeds i\\nposes, by and with tlie advice of our tniKty and woll-bflnv.^d\\nBeginning at a staltc and a\\nthe Goffslown, so called. I l\\nnt for the benefit of the inhabitants\\nhereby ilcclared, and that our\\nor shall in any manner be construed to\\noperty of the said within the\\nsaid I I\\nannually.\\nIn testimony whereof we have canst\\nto be hereunto affixed. Witness, Bennii\\nprnor and Commander-in-chief, in and o\\nHampshire, the tenth day of August, i\\nAinio Domini, nt 3.\\nBy His E,vcellency*8 command with t\\nI the seal of our said Province\\nr Wentworth, Esqr., Our Gov-\\nor our said Province of New\\n1 the fifth year of our reign,\\nB. Wkntworth.\\nProvince of New Hampshire.\\nAugust 10, 1703, Kocordod in the book of charters, No. 1, Pagos 280\\nand 281.\\nT. Atkinson, .lun r, S\u00c2\u00ab\\nThe boiind.s as made by the survey in 1803 are as\\nThe town of DuMbartoii is si(u:il(Ml in ilie cxtrnue\\n.southwestern part of Merrimack County, but pre-\\nvious to the incorporation of Merrimack County, in\\n1852, it formed a part of Hillsborough County its\\nlatitude is 43\u00c2\u00b0 T) its present area is twenty thou-\\nsand nine hundred and sixty -six acres; there are\\nmany hills, but no mountains. Among the highest\\nare Duncanowett, Mills, Putney, Prospect, Jameson\\nand Abbott. The highest point of land is seven hun-\\ndred and seventy-nine feet above the level of the sea.\\nThe situation is elevated, the air pure and the water\\ngood. The soil is of the best quality, and well\\nadapted to agricultural and horticultural products.\\nNo river runs through the town, but several large\\nstreams drain it, among them Harris, One Stack,\\nLeach, Teuny, Ray, Settlement and Chisamore\\nBrooks. The largest pond is Gorham, having an area\\nof eighty acres the other ponds are smaller, and\\nbear the names of Woodbury (or Kimball), Long,\\nStark and Purgatory. Concerning the geology of the\\ntown. Prof. C. H. Hitchcock divides the formations\\ninto distinct groups, viz. 1, porphyritic gneiss; 2,\\nlake gneiss 3, montalbon series, including the Con-\\ncord granite 4, ferruginous schist 5, andalusite mica\\nschist, with coarse granite veins; 6, Rockingham mica\\nschist 7, Kearsarge andalusite group 8, ]\\\\Icrrimack\\ngroup, including a little clay slate.\\nNo minerals are found, but an arsenic mine exists\\nin the eastern part. The arsenic ore is included, as a\\nbed, between a strata of mica slate, resting directly\\nin granite. It is from six to eight inches in thick-\\nness, and is very heavy and rich in arsenic. The bed\\nwith the strata is to the south 80\u00c2\u00b0, east 20\u00c2\u00b0, and runs\\nnorth and south. Large quanties of loose pieces of the\\nore may be easily obtained on the surface and in the\\nsoil. Associated with the arsenical pyrites the green\\narsenic of ore is found, forming investing layers on\\nthe ore, andscorodite, or yellow arsenic of iron, occurs\\nin concretionary masses and thin crusts between the\\njoints and cavities.\\nA little argentiferous galena was also found in dis-\\nseminated branches and crystals. Radiated block\\ntourmaline exists in the mica slate, and quartz crys-\\ntals are found in the vein and in the soil. Kaoline,\\nor clay from decomposed granite, fills up many spaces\\nbetween the rocks.\\nIn 182.5, by act of the Legislature, the part border-\\ning on the Merrimack River was disannexed for the\\npurpose of forming a part of the town of Hooksett.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0535.jp2"}, "441": {"fulltext": "294\\nHISTORY OF MKRKIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nThe first census wiis taken in 1767,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Unmarried\\nmen, 16 to 60 years old, 25 married, 16 to 60 years\\nold, 39 boys from 16 years and younger, 70 males\\nover 60 years, 6; females unmarried, 80; married,\\n45; widows, 4; male slaves, 2. Census, 1775,\\nMales under 16, 144; 16 to 50 not in the army, 92;\\nover 50, 14 in the army, 14; females, 232; slaves, 1.\\n1790,917; 1800,1222; 1810,1256; 1820,1450; 1880,\\n711.\\nThe first saw-mill Imill in the town was by (ienenil\\nJohn Stark, in the northwesterly section, a lot being\\ngranted him with this provision understood. The\\nproperty and estate is still in the possession of the\\nStark family and owned by a granddaughter of the\\nillustrious general, who resides in the grand old\\nmansion. The family have a private cemetery near\\nthe estate where the remains of Jlajor Caleb Stark,\\na son of .Itiliii Stark, lie buried with those of other\\ndescendants.\\nAs a farming town Dunbarton holds an even rank,\\nwhose well-tilled farms and good farm-houses and\\nbuildings speak volumes for the thrift and enterprise\\nof the people.\\nOn the 13th of September, 1865, the town cele-\\nbrated its centennial of incorporation with exercises\\nof great interest, and the sons and daughters located\\nin other states and sections came home again to\\nmingle in and enjoy the festivities of the occasion,\\nand the event will long be a treasured one to all who\\nwere present, and notable in the history of the town.\\nCHAPTER II.\\nDUNBART0N-(Oj\u00e2\u0080\u009e(t,i\u00c2\u00ab\\nRELIGIOUS INSTITUTION.?\\nClosely identified with the town is the religious\\nreview, and first we give the\\nHistory of the Congregational Church.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The\\nhistory of the Congregational Church is largely the\\nreligious history of Dunbarton, for this organization\\nis at once the oldest and largest Christian body in\\nthe town. The ancestors of many of the early in-\\nhabitants were men and women who, in 1619, had left\\nfair Scotland, their native land, because of religious\\npersecution, and had settled in the north of Ireland.\\nHeing strict Prcsbx Inians, tlicy did not find there\\nthe freedom wliicli ili(\\\\ li:i.l r\\\\|.rcted, but were forced\\nto contribute towar.ls i lir Mipport of the Established\\nChurch. A century later their descendants sought in\\nAmerica a home where they could freely worship\\nGod, and their children who came to Dunbarton\\nbrought with them the religious spirit of their\\nfathers. They early felt their need of the preaching\\nof the gospel and of public means of grace.\\nIn 1752 a vote was passed at the second meeting\\nof the proprietors that a meeting-house should be\\nerected but for some reason it was not finished till\\nabout 1767. This building was located at the Centre,\\nin what is now the public common, and was a low-\\nI ramed structure, furnished only with seats of rough\\nplank and a pulpit of rough boards. It was thirty\\nfeet square, and had no means by which it could be\\nwarmed. This house remained the only place of\\npublic worship for twenty years. Previous to the\\ncompletion of this building the people enjoyed oc-\\ncasional opportunities of hearing the Word. The\\nfirst sermon is said to have been preached by Rev.\\nMr. McGregor in the open air. At diflierent times\\nseveral ministers were employed to preach but not\\ntill nineteen years after the erection of the first meet-\\ning-house was there a settled ministry.\\nIn 1773 an attempt was made to settle a minister.\\nRev. William Fessenden, but previous to his confer-\\nence with the committee which had been appointed by\\nthe town he had become established in another place.\\nThe Revolution placed a check upon religious effort.\\nFrom 1780 to 1783 only twenty-four days preaching\\nwere hired. In 1785 an attempt was made to settle\\nRev. Mr. Bradford, but his doctrinal views proved\\nunsatisfactory. Again, in 1786, an unsuccessful at-\\ntempt was made to settle Rev. Mr. Williams. On\\nOctober 30, 1788, a committee was appointed to en-\\ngage Rev. Walter Harris for one year, or a shorter\\ntime, to preach on trial. On the 26th of January,\\n1789, it was voted to extend him a call.\\nOn June 18, 1789, the Congregational Church of\\nDunbarton was organized with ten members. A\\nchurch covenant was framed, and the Westminster\\nConfession was adopted as the standard of faith, in\\nthe following words We do profess a firm belief of\\nthe Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, and\\nunderstand them for the most part as they are ex-\\nplained in the Westminster Confession of Faith at\\nleast, we view that as the best human system now ex-\\ntant. Rev. Walter Harris was ordained and in-\\nstalled pastor of the church on August 26th of the\\nsame year, and he held his charge for more than forty\\nyears, the leader of the people, not only in spiritual\\nmatters, but in all things essential to their welfare.\\nSo largely was Dr. Harris instrumental in moulding\\nthe character and determining the prosperity of the\\ninhabitants of Dunbarton that no history of the town\\nis complete which does not give him prominent\\nnotice. He was born June 8, 1761, in Lebanon,\\nConn. His father died shortly before his birth, and\\nhe was left, with his brother, to the care of his pious\\nmother. Each day, taking her boys by the hand, she\\nheld them at her side while she read from the Bible\\nand offered her fervent prayers to God. Thus was\\nthe seed of piety sown, afterwards to spring up and\\ngrow into a pure and noble character. When he was\\nsixteen years old his mother died, and he and his\\nbrother were left to care for themselves. The War of\\nthe Revolution soon breaking out, the brothers en-\\nlisted to defend their country, and fought side by", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0536.jp2"}, "442": {"fulltext": "DUNBARTON.\\n295\\nside till the elder was killed by a British cannon-ball.\\nDr. Harris served uninjured in the war for three\\nyears. Having recei\\\\ fcd an honorable discharge, he\\nluirchased a lot of land in Lebanon, N. H., and began\\nto clear it. While at this work the thought of a\\nhigher sphere of usefulness came to him. One day\\nhe sat down upon a tree which he had just felled, and\\nthere argued aloud his case. At length he declared,\\nI will go to college, and striking the axe into the\\ntree, he left it there, a present to the finder, and\\nstarted to execute hia new resolve. In 1787 he\\ngraduated with honor from Dartmouth College,\\nhaving the Hebrew oration. He then studied theol-\\nogy under Dr. Emmons. In mental power and in\\nability to defend the truth he was nearly the equal\\nof his illustrious teacher. On coming to Dunbarton,\\nhe found the people greatly needing instruction in\\nevangelical doctrines, and he began his work by\\nsetting forth and expounding these. During his en-\\ntire ministry his preaching was characterized as\\ndoctrinal, God s sovereignty, man s depravity,\\nsalvation through the blood of Christ, by the eflec-\\ntual working of the Holy Ghost standing on\\nthis foundation, he preached. He was a natural\\norator, possessing a voice of great power and pathos.\\nAt first he would carry the judgment of his hearers\\nby his convincing logic, and then persuade them with\\nhis eloquence. He possessed the power of impressing\\nhimself as well as what he uttered upon the people,\\nand so had the two great essentials for leadership.\\nAll reverenced him. The inhabitants came to him\\nfor advice upon all matters. Rev. S. S. Parker says:\\nThe impression he made upon my heart in child-\\nhood was that God Almighty was first and Dr. Harris\\nwas second. Not only did he teach by word, but by\\nexample. In all things he tried to be a pattern for\\nthe people. His life was bl.ameless. He cultivated\\nhis farm with great care, kept all things in order and\\nwas a model farmer. As a winner of souls his Master\\nowned him. In the third year of his ministry there\\nwas a great outpouring of the Spirit, and eighty per-\\nsons were ad.Jed to the church. Dr. Harris believed\\nin revivals and worked and prayed for them.\\nIn ISlti forty new converts were added to the\\nchurch, and again, in 182G, eighty persons became\\nmembers. Dr. Harris was always deeply interested\\nin the cause of education, and for many years visited\\nall the schools in town twice annually, and it was a\\nlong time before the people appreciated his labors and\\nthought to thank or recompense him for this work.\\nDr. Harris influence was felt throughout the State.\\nIn church aftairs and in the defense of evangelical\\ndoctrines he was an acknowledged leader. Declining\\nhealth compelled him to resign his charge in 1830,\\nbut he still remained in Dunbarton an inspiration\\nand a power. He died December 25, 1843. He was\\nsucceeded in the church by Rev. John M. Putnam,\\nwho was installed pastor by the same council that\\ndismissed Dr. Harris, .Tuly 8, 1830. Mr. Putnam was\\nborn irf Sutton, Mass., February 2(), 1794. From\\neight until fourteen years of age he worked on a farm.\\nThen he worked as a jeweler and in a printing-office\\ntill he was twenty-one. He studied at Kimball Union\\nAcademy from ISlo to 1817, and entered Brown Uni-\\nversity at the age of twenty-four. Ill health pre-\\nvented graduation. Having studied theology under\\nRev. Jacob Ide, D.D., of Medway, Mass., he was\\nordained December 13, 1820. His first pastorate was\\nat Ashby, Mass. He remained there five years, and\\nthen became editor of the Repository and Observer.\\nFrom 1827 to 1830 he was settled at Epsom, N. H.,\\nfrom which place he came to Dunbarton. He was a\\nworthy successor to Dr. Harris, and for thirty-one\\nyears labored faithfully for both the spiritual and\\ntemporal welfare of the people. Under his ministry\\nthe church greatly prospered. Only eight months\\nafter his installation there was a revival which\\nbrought fifty new members into the church. In 1858\\nanother revival resulted in an addition of twenty-\\nthree persons to the church. These were nearly all\\nheads of families.\\nMr. Putnam, like Dr. Harris, took great interest in\\neducation. For many years he visited the schools\\nthroughout the town. He also published two works\\non English grammar. His other publications are\\nHelps at the Mercy Seat and several sermons.\\nAs a preacher, Mr. Putnam differed somewhat from\\nDr. Harris. His preaching was less legal, though\\nscarcely less effective. He was a powerful speaker\\nand a most excellent pastor. He resigned his charge\\nfrom ill health, and was dismissed October 9, 1861.\\nOn the same day his successor. Rev. Sylvanus Hay-\\nward, was installed. He was pastor till April 12,\\n1860. Thus for more than seventy-seven years the\\nCongregational Church has the remarkable record of\\nnot being one day without a settled pastor.\\nRev. George I. Bard was installed pastor November\\n20, 1866, and was dismissed December 3, 1872.\\nThe next pastor was Rev. William E. Spear, or-\\ndained and installed October 16, 1873. His letter of\\nresignation was accepted August 1, 1S7S. Mr. Spear\\nis now a practicing attorney in Boston.\\nRev. James Wells succeeded him as acting pastor\\nfor nearly two years, and gave much acceptance.\\nThe present pastor, Rev. Tilton C. H. Bouton, was\\nordained and installed July 14, 1881, coming fresh\\nfrom Andover Theological Seminary, and is an\\nearnest preacher of the Word and a beloved pastor.\\nIn 1860 there were one hundred and twenty-nine\\nmembers. Now the church-roll presents one hundred\\nand twenty-three names.\\nIn the early years of the church the discipline of\\nits members was of the strictest character. Many of\\nthe cases of church discipline would seem almost in-\\ncredible to the present generation. The following is\\nquoted from the records\\nJan. 27, 1794.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 A compla\\nagaiu^t uur brother,\\nfor uucbristiau-like bebuv", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0537.jp2"}, "443": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MKRRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nlight atid vaiu mauifer, upon\\nThe church accepted this complaint, and sumnioned\\nthe brother before it. He appeared and confessed\\nhis fault and was pardoned.\\nIn 1789 it was Voted to erect the second meeting-\\nhouse. This vote was carried into effect. The\\nbuilding was erected on the spot where the first log\\nchurch was built, at the centre of the common, where\\nit still stands, now used a.s the town hall.\\nIn 1836 the present church edifice was built, which\\ncovers the spot where the house of Colonel William\\nStark, a brother to General John Stark, was located.\\nIt was repaired and remodeled in 1884, furnished with\\nan elegant and costly set of pulpit furniture by repre-\\nsentatives of one of the earliest families, and is now\\none of the most pleasant houses of worship to be found\\nIn our State, outside of the cities. The chiirch also\\nowns a good parsonage, built in 1883, and a vestry.\\nIn the early years of the church the minister s\\nsalary was obtained by a tax levied upon all ratable\\npolls and estates in the town. This system, in time,\\nled into much difficulty, and was abolished. It was\\nsucceeded by a tax upon all members of the society\\nwhich exists in connection with the church. It is\\nnow raised by subscription. The church is at present\\nin a prosperous condition, and, with the blessing of\\nGod resting upon it, it will continue to be in the\\nfuture, as it has been in the past, a mighty instrument\\nfor the teiiipmal and eternal good of the people.\\nThe Baptist Church.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 In 1795, as the result of\\nthe visits of Rev. Hezekiah Smith, D.D., of Haverhill,\\nMass., there was a Baptist Church formed in Bow,\\nseveral members of which lived in Dunbarton, and\\nwhen the Bow Church disbanded, in 1816, the Dun-\\nbarton members united with the Baptist Church in\\nGofl stown. In 1827 a young man who was working\\nat Araoskeag village began to hold meetings in a\\nschool-house near Montalona on Sundays, attending\\nto the work of his trade during the week. Soon the\\nschool-house could not contain his hearers, and a\\nlarge, unfinished blacksmith-shop was floored and\\nprovided with seats for a congregation, which soon\\nfilled them to overflowing.\\nEncouraged by these meetings, the r.aptists of Dun-\\nbart(iii met November i), 1828, and voted to obtain\\nletters of dismission from the chui ches of which they\\nwere luendiers, and to petition the Baptist Churches\\nof Uollstown, Bow, Weare and New Boston to send\\ndelegates to a council to be held December 15th, at\\nnine o clock a.m. Joel Wheeler and Jonathan Colby\\nwere chosen deacons, and Isaac Westcott (the young\\nman who for several months had been their preacher\\nand leader) was appointed to receive the hand of\\nfellowship. To the request for a council were the\\nsignatures of nineteen persons.\\nTwo other subjects were also under consideration at\\nthis time, viz.: buildinga new meeting-house and the\\nordination of Mr. Westcott. The former was acted\\non immediately, and the new house was finished in\\nthe summer of 1830 the latter was postponed a few\\nmonths, and though a council was called in the\\nautumn of 1829, Mr. Westcott was not ordaiiied until\\nafter he left Dunbarton.\\nThe council of recognition met according to invita-\\ntion at the liouse of Joel Wheeler, the churches o(\\nGortstown, Bow and Wcare being represented, and\\nchose the Rev. Joseph Davis moderator, and Mr.\\nJoseph Peacock clerk. It having been voted to ex-\\ntend the hand of fellowship to those desiring it, ser-\\nvices of recognition were held. Rev. Joseph Davis, of\\nWeare, preaching the sermon. Immediately after the\\nrecognition services the church retired and receive l\\ntwo new members.\\nDuring the first ten years of its history there are\\nbut few items of interest to be found in the records\\nof the church.\\nThe church was supplied by Mr. Westcott until\\nFebruary 20, 1831, and afterwards by Rev. Messrs.\\nEllis, Strong and Wilmarth meanwhile licenses to\\npreach had been granted to Christie Wheeler and to\\nJoel Wheeler, Jr.\\nApparently the first settled pastor of the newly-\\ngathered flock was Rev. Stephen Pillsbury, who was\\ncalled and settled in the spring of 1835, and remained\\nuntil the close of 1838.\\nIn July, 1839, Mr. Horace Eaton, then a student,\\nagreed to supply the church until October. He found\\nthe state of religion very low, there being no attempt\\nto sustain a prayer-meeting. In August he obtained\\na promise from one of the deacons to meet him at the\\nplace appointed for a prayer-meeting the next week.\\nAt the first meeting three were present, at the\\nsecond, twelve, and at the third, a full house. These\\nmeetings were the beginning of a series, during the\\ncontinuance .of. which several were converted and\\nfifteen were baptized and joined the church. At the\\nclose of the year the total membership was fifty. Rev.\\nLevi Walker was received by letter from Hanover\\nApril 15, 1840, and became pastor of the pulpit for a\\nyear, when he removed to Campton. After this Rev.\\nStephen Pillsbury supplied the jmlpit half the time\\nfor several months, and the iiieiiili islii]Mirthe eluireh\\nwas increased to seventy.\\nIn accordance with an invitation from the church,\\na council assembled March 21, 1843, and ordained\\nAbner Mason, a member of the Worthen Street Church,\\nLowell, Mass., to the work of the ministry and as\\npastor of the Dunbarton C!hnrch.\\nIn December, 1844, Jonathan Wheeler was chosen\\nchurch clerk, a date worthy of mention, from the\\nfact that he faithfully discharged the duties of his\\noffice for thirty-two consecutive years, during twenty-\\nnine of which he lived four miles from the meeting-\\nhouse. Rev. Abner Mason having been dismissed in\\nNovember, 1844, he was succeeded by Rev. N. W.\\nSmith, who acted as supply for about a year.\\nThe church had tlius lar. during nearlv twentv", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0538.jp2"}, "444": {"fulltext": "DUNBARTON.\\n297\\nyears of its history, worshiped in the meetiug-house\\nat ISIontalona but the members found it hard work\\nto support preaching e\\\\ien a portion of the time. Some\\nmembers of the Baptist Ohurclies in Hopkinton and\\nBow, all of whom resided in Dunliarton, having ex-\\npressed a desire to attend chureh in their own town,\\nand being willing to contribute toward building a new\\nhouse of worship, the church met April 29, 18-17, in a\\nhall, which, with a lot of laixl, bad been recently\\npurchased at the centre of the lowii, ;\\\\nd received by\\nletter fourteen new iin inbcis IViPiii the cburches in\\nHopkinton and Bow.\\nThe church having no pastor, Rev, J. W. Poland\\nwas received by letter June -1, 1S47, and became\\ntheir pastor for a season.\\nThe failing health of Mr. Poland would not per-\\nmit him to continue his labors, and February 3, 1848,\\nRev. H. D. Hodge was received by letter as member\\nand pastor of the church, and remained during the\\nyear. Meanwhile, work was progressing on the new\\nmeeting-house, and the building was completed so\\nthat the first services were held in it Sunday, December\\n1, 1848.\\nIn the spring of 1849, Rev. Samuel Cook became\\npastor, and remained until the latter part of 1853,\\nwhen he removed to Concord. For about a year the\\nchurch was without a pastor, but January 7, 18.55, Rev.\\nHorace Eaton and wife were received by letter from\\nthe church in Wilton, and under his pastorate the\\nfollowing spring there were several additions.\\nMr. Eaton remained with the clnirch nearly five\\nyears.\\nAfter irregular supplies for several months. Rev. .T.\\nM. Coburn supplied the pulpit very acceptably fin-\\none year, and was succeeded by his brother. Rev. W.\\nL. Coburn. who was ordained at Dunbarton Feliruary\\n28, 18G1.\\nFor reasons which do uot appear in the records, this\\npastorate was a short one. In May or June, 1862,\\nRev. John Peacock was engaged as a supply, and\\ncontinued with the church until September, 1863.\\nIn September, 1863, Mr. Stephen Pillsbury (son of\\nthe Rev. Stephen Pillsbury, who was settled in 1835)\\ncommenced his labors. He preached about a year as\\na licentiate from the New London Baptist Church,\\nand, in October, 1864, was ordained and settled as\\npastor. Mr. Pillsbury remained with the church until\\nthe close of the year 1865, when he removed to Mt.\\nHolly, Vt. During the year 1866 the church had no\\nstated supply.\\nEarly in 1867, Rev. T. B. Eastman was called and\\nsettled as pastor. Mr. Eastman w;xs succeeded by\\nRev. E. J. Whittemore, who, in turn, was succeeded by\\nRev. Samuel Woodbury. Mr. Woodbury remained\\nfor two years and then removed to Pembroke, Me.\\nIn the summer and autumn of 1874 the church was\\nsupplied by Mr. A. S. Stowell, then a student at New-\\nton Centre, Mass., and afterwards ordained pastor of\\nthe church at Salem Depot. In May, 1875, Mr. A. J.\\nHopkins, at that time pursuing his studies in Newton\\nTheological Institution, began as a supply for the\\nsummer, and, in accordance with the request of the\\nchurch, continued, while pursuing his studies, to\\nsupply them through the following year.\\nHe was ordained pastor of the church September\\n27, 1876, and remained with them until October,\\n1879, when he accepted a call to the adjoining town\\nof Hopkinton. During his pastorate twenty-five new\\nmembers were received by the church,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 seventeen by\\nbaptism and eight by letter.\\nThe first Sunday in October, 1879, Rev. L. Hayden,\\nD.D., began to preach as a supply, and at the close of\\nthe year was formally recognized as pastor of the\\nchurch. He remained until July, 1885, when he\\naccepted a call to beconjc pustcir of ihc Baptist Church\\nin Shutesbury, Mass.\\nDoctor Hayden was one of the town s most respected\\ncitizens, ever taking an active interest in every good\\ncause of public, educational or religious welfare, and\\nhis removal from town was an extended cause of deep\\nregret, and that the remaining years of a well-spent\\nlife may be in green pa.stures and beside the still\\nwaters of a Father s love, is our benediction on this\\nnoble man and servant of God.\\nIn the autumn of 1882, owing to a bitterness of\\nfeeling engendered by political excitement, a portion\\nof the members withdrew, thus seriously impairing\\nthe financial and spiritual strength of the church.\\nThe church is at present without a supply.\\nThe Universalist Society was formed in 1830,\\nand the Methodist Society in 1847, both of which\\nhave been disbanded.\\nSt. John s Episcopal Chapel.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 In the westerly\\npart of the town, on land donated by the Stark family,\\nstands the St. John s Episcopal Chapel, a very neat\\nand inviting edifice. Services are held regularly,\\nto the support of which the Starks lend cheerful\\naid.\\nIn the preparation of the history of the two larger\\nreligious societies, we acknowledge the kindly aid\\nrendered by Rev. Mr. Bouton and Rev. JMr. Hopkins.\\nCHAPTER III.\\nDDNBARTON\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (CoiKu.u.t/).\\nSCHOOLS AND MILITARY.\\nIs granting townships, the lords proprietors usually\\nset apart a right called the school lot. Such a\\nright was reserved in this town. At the proprietors\\nmeeting, March 2, 1 752, after voting the parsonage\\nlot, another lot was voted, as the record states, for\\nthe use and maintenance of a school forever.\\nAt the meeting in March, 1771, the sum of thirty\\ndollars was appropriated for a town school, which ap-\\npears to be the first Ibr that purpose upon record.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0539.jp2"}, "445": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NK^V HAMPSHIRE.\\nThe same amount was annually appropriated during\\nthe years 1772, 73, 74 and 75. In 1776 the school\\nmoney wa,s voted down, as was the case from that\\ndate until March 22, 1788, when the sum of seventy-\\ntwo dollars was voted for the town school. In 1788\\nthe town Voted to raise eighty dollars for a town\\nschool, and that the selectmen divide the town into\\nproper districts for a town school, and that no men\\nsend from one district to another.\\nIn 1789, Voted to raise twenty-four pounds for a\\ntown school.\\nIn 1790, Voted twenty-four pounds for a town\\nschool; and in 1791 thirty-five pounds were voted\\nfor the use of a school.\\nThe law of 1791, which directed a tax to be assessed,\\namounting to seven thousand five hundred pounds\\nsterling, upon the several towns, in proportion to their\\ntaxable property, gave a direct impulse to the common\\nschools throughout the State.\\nPrior to the passage of the act of 1805 Dunbarton\\nhad been divided into three districts, each containing\\na school-house.\\nAt that time the town was divided into three\\nschool districts, viz., Page s Corner, Centre and Mon-\\ntalona. Robert Hogg, a native of England, was the\\nfirst teacher in town, and bis many years service gave\\nhim the sobrigtiet of Master Hogg.\\nThe first school-house at the Centre stood just south\\nof the present Congregational Church. It was a plain\\nstructure, twenty feet square and ceiled instead ol\\nplastered. The entrance was from the east the fire-\\nplace was at the west end. Two rows of benches\\nwere on either aide, and the master s desk .stood near\\nthe entrance.\\nThe only books used at that time were Dilworth s\\nSpelling- Book, New Testament and Pike s Arithmetic.\\nThe branches taught were reading, writing and arith-\\nmetic. All copies for writing were set by the master,\\nand only quill pens were used.\\nThe town is at present divided into eleven school\\ndistricts.\\nIt is said that history repeats itself. The fir.st re-\\npresentative to the General Court was Caleb Page, in\\n1775 the representative in 1875 was Caleb Page also,\\nbut though the same in name, not in person.\\nNo town of like size can claim a more honorable\\nrecord, and none a larger number of distinguished\\nmilitary men, than Dunbarton.\\nThe most famous of all engaged in the service was\\nMajor Robert Rogers, a brief biography of whom will\\nbe found in the following:\\nMajor linlii It Uui;! IS, who became famous as the\\ncommandri oi thr Nm England corps of rangers,\\nwas the elilrsi son of .hmics Rogers, and was born in\\nLondonderry in 1727. llr u.is Urtrcii when he came\\nwith his father to the woo.l^ ..i Mm L^town, and nine-\\nteen when the family mailr llnii loriniKite escape by\\nnight to Rumford.\\nThe ranger corps of the Seven Years War was\\nmostly made up of Massachusetts and New Hamp-\\nshire men. Major Rogers had with him his two\\nbrothers Richard, who died at Fort William Henry\\nof small pox and James, a captain in the Provincial\\nmilitia William and Archibald Stark, Jr., Caleb\\nPage, Nathaniel Martin, Adam Dickey ami John\\nMcCurdy, all of Starkstown. Rogers served through\\nthe war, and died in England in 1800.\\nAnother was John Stark, who received his first bap-\\ntism of fire under the heroic Rogers, and who after-\\nwards made the independence of the American\\ncolonies an accomplished fact upon the ever-historic\\nbattle-field of Bennington Joseph Blanchard, the\\ngallant colonel was another who led the New Hamp-\\nshire forces to victory in many a contest during the\\nSeven Years War Jeremiah Page, the surveyor of\\nCoos meadows, and afterward surveyor assistant\\nfor His Majesty s government, George III. Captain\\nAlexander Todd Richard Rogers, the ranger, and\\nbrother of the famous Robert, these have written\\ntheir names high on the roll of fame, and reflected\\nhonor on old StarJcstown, the town they represented.\\nThe following gives the names of officers and sold-\\niers in the Indian and French War, 1750-60:\\nt aptain Jobn Stark (afterward General), Ensign Caleb Page, Maj.ir\\nRobert Rogers, Captain Joseph Blanchard, Captain James Rogers, Cap-\\ntain Jonathan Burbank, Captain Richard Rogers, Lieutenant Nathaniel\\niturbank, Lieutenant John McCnrdy, Lieutenant Abmin Stark, Ijieu-\\ntenant William Stark, Stephen Law, Andrew Dickey, John Foster, Jaiiips\\n.Andrews, James McCnrdy, David Stinson (killed by the Indians at Stin-\\nson s Pond, in Rnmney).\\nThe following are the names of those who served in\\nthe Revolutionary War, from 1775 to 1783:\\nMajor Caleb .Stark, General .lulin Stark, Colonel William Stark, Captain\\nNathaniel Bnrbnnk, CHpf-iin .l\u00c2\u00bbn,e.( l.-^acb, \u00e2\u0080\u009e],fiin l..l,n Fih .-^.t- .11, Cap-\\ntain John Srliul,- ^!:m I .l t:n Mill-, lv\\\\ w II i- I tit,-nant\\nThomas Mill.s, l.i 1 ii.nn illi.ciH I. 1,11. V 1. 1 1. l I .in. IMc-\\nCin-dv. Calrl. I ,1 I, |;,,n ,t.i -,|,i .1 1 ,:,,i n ..i,-icol-\\ntban Smith, Benjiiniiii 1 .11 1. 1 1 r. 1, 1 1 1 1 i:\\nPreston, Ebeuezer I li.i-.. I. hh II. N I 11 \\\\,.,l\\ngent, Archelas Peikins, Abfl Siiig iit, Nalliiiiii.i t l.-i,\\nWheeler, Winthrop Sargent.\\nThe following enlisted in time of peace, 1810\\nRobert Miller, Nathaniel Hemphill and Jonathan Colby.\\nThe following enlisted in 1812-15\\nDr. James Stark, Thomas Ayer, Joseph Collins, John Mill n-, Hci\\nBailey, .Tohn Ayer, Robert Sanborn, Ira Bailey, John Babson,\\nLadd, Charles Hart.\\nThe following were drafted in the War of 1\\n15:\\nThomas Lord, Isaac Nichols, William Stark, John Stark, John\\nbury, Luther Clement, Archibald Stinson, Daniel Clement, Stephe\\nman, Jacob Ayer, Enoch Gile, Philip Kidder.\\nDaniel \u00e2\u0080\u00a2Stinson enlisted July 17, 1818, and E.\\nman Harris in 1820.\\nIn 1846, in the war with Mexico, the following\\nentered the army from Dunbarton", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0540.jp2"}, "446": {"fulltext": "PUNHAHTON.\\nBenjamin Whipple (3d), CharloB Clenienl, :Sinieou Cilly, Lieutenant\\nWinslow (navy Berved in regiment of MassachuBotte Voluntoere).\\nFrom the following it will be seen that the town\\ndisplayed a truly loyal spirit in defending our gov-\\nernment and country, in il.s civil conflict of 1861 to\\n1865.\\nThe following is a copy of the vote passed at an-\\nnual town-meeting in the town of Dunbarton, March\\n14, 1865\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Voted, tliat SilvanuB Haywaid lie a committee to obtain the names of\\nall the men this town hai* furnished for the army as volunteorR, con-\\nBcripte or eubstitutee, and bounties paid to each, date of enlistment,\\nlength of service, and all the facts in relation thereto, which may be ot\\nhlBtorical Taluo to the town, that the same may be recorded in the\\nrecords of the town.\\nThe following is a report of committee appointed\\nto procure and place on record the names and history\\nof the soldiers furnished by the town of Dunbarton\\nin the late war\\nIt were indeed base ioi- tiietuunt lust- or neglect tu put on jier\\nmanent record the uaniet; of Minbe of ilb own citizens who served in de-\\nfense of our country in putting down the most causelcBS and infamous\\nrebellion the world has ever known. Their names should be handed\\ndown with honor to the latest generation, that our children in years to\\ncome may read them with gratitude, and bless the names of those who\\ngave their toil, and even, in many instances, their lives, to save them\\nfrom the curse of harbarism and slavery.\\nthe town has done, the l. ll .v^ iti in i i- pn-Fented\\nI have not been aM- r. i i .,r not any townsman en-\\nlisted at the first call f..i 1 1 ui.l men. Since that time\\nthe town has furnished iii .lui,i.,i ,1,1 -iil.stitutes one hundred and\\none different men, three of wli.nii re enlisted after serving out their\\nAccording to the Adjutant-Oenerars Report, this gives an excess of\\neight men over all required by ttie i;\u00e2\u0080\u009ev.Tmi.ent. By the\\nfur-\\n5 is only one.\\nnished the selectmen from (li. i^Muiti\\nThe whole amount ol in n. 1 til m i-wii bounties has been twen-\\nty-four thousand eight IiiiihIi..! :in,[ n in. \u00e2\u0096\u00a0i\\\\ -live dollars, of which tw o\\nthousand and twenty-two dollars hits nln-adybeen received back eleven\\nhundred dollars from the State and nine hundred and twenty-two dollars\\nfrom the United States. From one to three thousand dollars (how nmch\\ncannot yet be exactjy told) will be paid back by the general govern-\\nment, and several thousand dollars are still claimed from the State, ol\\nreceiving which there is s.mii- doubt. A large portion of this has been\\npaid to substitutes picked up here and there, whiwe names I have not\\nthought best to look up, as they can he of no interest to Dunbarton. The\\nseparate sums paid to Dunbarton volunteers I have given as shown by\\nreceipts in the hands of the selectmen. Two Dunbarton men, Henry S.\\nHammond and Frederick Waite, enlisted in Manchester,! the former of\\nwhom served his time out and returned in safety. The latter died of\\nmeasles at Newborn, N. C, April 20, 1863. The following volunteered\\nand received no town bounty\\nAlonzo Barnard, enlisted in Second Regiment Sharpshooters, Com-\\npany F, November, 1861 re-enlisted December, 1863 promoted to cor-\\nporal wounded May, 1864, and died soon after in the hospital at Phil-\\nadelphia, Pa.\\nPeter Barnes, enlisted in Second Regiment, Company D, November,\\n1863.\\nIra Briggs, enlisted in Sixth Regiment, Company I, November,\\n1861 discharged for disability, 1862.\\nWilbur F. Breni, enlisted in Second Regiment, Company B, June,\\n1861 captured at Gettysburg, July, 1863, and died of starvation in An-\\ndersonville prison, 1864.\\nHenry M. Caldwell, captain of Company F, Second Regiment of\\nSharpshooters, enlisted September, 1861 died of fever at Falmouth,\\nVa., July 12, 1862.\\nHorace Caldwell, orderly-sergeant, same company, enlisted Novem-\\nher, 1861 discharged for disability, 1863.\\nJ This is evidently a mistake, and should read Massachusetts.\\nJeremiah Ulongh, enlisted in Second Regiment Sharpshiwters, Com-\\npany F, NoTomhor, 1861 discharged for disability, 1862.\\nWilliam C. Flanders, enlisted in Fourth HcKimenI, Company K,\\nSeptember, 1861 discharged for disability January, 1862 nflerwarda\\nre-enlisted and served three years.\\nPeter Gravelin, enlisted in Second Regimout, Company E.June,\\nHegil\\nI lsr,4or 6, i.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2-harpshootors,\\nIII ijled in hosjii-\\nt Sharpsliootors,\\n1-raiilvl!. -Mill.,, I. liftlcd iu Second Regiment Shariishooters, Com-\\npany F, November, 18U1 wounded JIarcli, 1862, and discharged for\\ndisability May, 1862.\\nGeorge Noyes, enlisted in Second Regiment, ComiMiiy C, Juno, 1861\\ndischarged for disability July, 1861.\\nDaniel Ordway, enlisted in Seventh Regiment, Comiiany I, Decem-\\nMciKcs K. iinhiav, enlisted in First Regiment Sharpshooters, Com-\\npan.v i:, i I I I, i- l deserted and went west.\\nI I, III! I liiii I .nil, ted in Fii-st Regiment Sharpshooters, Com-\\niiiety days and served in the Na-\\nN. H.\\n.Seventh Regiment, Company K,\\nOctober?, 1864.\\nIi Regiment, Company U, .septem-\\n1SI31\\nFirst Regiment Shari shooters, Coin-\\nHenryA. Waite, enlisted\\nliany E, September, 1861.\\nEdward j;verett Whipple, enlisted in Second Regi;\\ners. Company F, November, 1861 died at home of consumption\\n3, 1862.\\nDavid II. Wliipple, cnliMed in Tliinl r .-t;iiiieiit, \\\\,mpany\\nguBi, l^m iln I I ill-.. I- II r j i.i i i\\nThese two received one hundred dollars town bounty each, viz.\\nBradford Buuhani, enlisted in Sixteenth Regiment, Company D,\\nOctober, 1862.\\nDavid F. Heath, enlisted in Fourteenth Regiment, 1864.\\nThe following individuals received a town bounty of two liiindred\\ndollars each\\nAmos C. Bailey, enlistpl in K.init. nth Regiment, Company H,\\nSeptember. 1862; wouudc.l in M i m I 1 i\\nJames Baker, enlisti I I -n I. l: iit, Company D, Octo-\\niM 1 I Kpiil 14, 1863.\\nh He^iiiient, Company K,.\\\\ngu6t,\\nnpany H, Fourteenth Regiment,\\nJohn R. Emerson, enlisted in Fourteenth Regiment, Company 11,\\n.September, 1862 promoted to corporal.\\nJoseph H. Healey, enlisted in Sixteenth Regiment, Company D,\\nOctober, 1862.\\nMarcus M. Holmes, sergeant in Fourteenth Regiment, Comitany H,\\nSeptember, 1862 promoted to lieutenant May, 1864.\\nMarceller A. Merrill, enlisted in Tenth Regiment, Comjiany C,\\nSeptember, 1862.\\nChester L. Page, enlisted in Fifteenth Regiment, Company K, No-\\nvember, 1862.\\nWilson E. Poor, enlisted in Fourteenth Regiment, Company H, Sep-\\ntember, 1862 promoted to corporal.\\nDaniel B. Roberts, enlisted in N inth Regiment, Company E, May,\\n1862.\\nJohn B. Samtou, enlisted in Tenth Regiment, Company H, Septem-\\nber, 1862 captured at Fair Oaks, Va., October, 1864.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0541.jp2"}, "447": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUxXTY, XKW HAMPSHIRE.\\nAndrew J. stone, captain Comi\u00c2\u00bbany F, Ninth Regimont, euliiited\\nAugust. 18ti2; died of wi.un.lsal Krc.li ri(kphiiri;, V;i., Miiy Jd, IHM.\\nBenjaniiu Twi\u00c2\u00abs, mli -t -I n l.niii i:.jiim. m, (,.nii..i.v II. .May.\\n1862 was i-aptured in M i tm.-.lto\\ndeath in priwuL wan n I. ,i i i li i-\\nKolievt K. Wlicrl,.,, ..I I, I ml, I;. m. i ..i,,|.;ui.v II,\\nSeptember, I |i i i |m1.\\nSeptember, l i i i iMr-sergeaiit.\\nLysander U.sja.m, i.li.-(..l m Tllirteelli\\nOctober, 18li2.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2The following are tliuse who received thr.\\nfrom the town\\nTimothy Clarll, enlisted in Fiflli Regin\\n1863.\\nJohn D. Houlihan, enlisted in Kilth liegii\\ne wou a name and position in their\\nve give a brief slcetch of a few.\\nrinii nt. Company E, i\\nHired dollars bounty\\nLemuel N. Barnard, t harles W. IJrom, leaac P. Citllbrd, Alfred I\\nillirnii V l lli lf, Lanron P. Hadluy, .\\\\aron Lurel, Johnson C.\\niiv, i,l,\u00e2\u0080\u009e. Mill ,,l..|inMills, Nathan W. Wheeler, Jr.\\nI 1m 1 ii 1 i|i ting the above statistics lias not been small, i\\nI .III li iiiii li I ill niauy errors and omissions, but it is as accui\\nDunbarton, N. II., April 7, 18G6.\\nCHAPTER IV.\\nVNB\\\\KTON-{Co\u00e2\u0080\u009etl,u,ed).\\nFew towns have graduated from college and sent\\nout into the world a more worthy list of sons tlian\\nDunbarton iifty-one natives have graduated\\nfrom colleges, as follows: Dartmouth 41 Wabash,\\nIndiana, 3; Union, N. Y. 2; Haivaid 2; Yale 1\\nBrown University 1 Amherst 1.\\nAmong the ministerial graduates we Bud Isaac\\nGarvin, Abraham Burnham, D.D., Hosea Wheeler,\\nAmos W. Burnham, D. D., Thomas Jameson, Har-\\nrison 0. Paige, Charles H. Marshall, Abraham Burn-\\nham, Leonards. Parker, Ephraira O. Jameson, Oeorge\\nA. Putnam, John P. Mills. Among the teachers,\\nSamuel Burnham, William Parker, Prof. Caleb Mills,\\nProf. Charles (i. Burnham, Josejih Gibson Hoyt,\\nLL. D., Prof. Mark Bail.y, William H. Burnham. 01\\njournalists, William A. Putney, Henry I\\\\I. Putney.\\nJohn B. Mills.\\nIn the legal profession, the names of Jeremiah\\nStinson, William Stark, John Burnham, John Whip-\\nple, John Jameson, John Tenney, James H. Paige,\\nWalter Harris Tenney, Caleb Stark, Jr., Amos Had-\\nley, Joseph M. Cavis, David B. Kimball, George H.\\nTwiss, Wm. E. Bunten, Henry E. Burnham, Newton\\nH. Wilson appear, while many others have made a\\ngood re(!ord in their chosen walks.\\nIt will be pardonable if, out of the honored list of\\nthose who hav\\nchosen walks.\\nProf. Mark Bailey was born in Dunbarton May\\n20th, 1827, and worked on his father s farm until he\\nwas fifteen yeans of age; he attended the academy at\\nPembroke, also at Danville, Vt., and was grad-\\nuated at Dartmouth College in 49, in the same cla.ss\\nwith Judge Doe and the late Judge Stanley. His\\ntime was occupied winters by teaching, andhis elocu-\\ntionary gift was further cultivated by training received\\nfrom the late Prof. William Russell, of Reed s Ferry,\\nand afterwards he became a partner of Prof. Russell s\\nson in teaching the art in New York City.\\nProf. Bailey taught in the Andover, Bangor, Union\\nand Princeton Seminaries, and in most of the New\\nEngland colleges during the years 1852 and 53. In\\n1855 he was appoiiilcd iiislruclor of clocutinn in\\nYale College, New llavni, Coiui., :i po.si(ion .-till re-\\ntained.\\nIn 1863, Prof. Bailey lectured before The American\\nTeachers A.ssociation and also prepared the Intro-\\nductory Treatise on Elocution for the popular Hill-\\niard readers his lessons on Sound and Sense\\nhave awakened a large degree of interest in the art.\\nSeveral courses of lectures have been given before\\nthe public teachers at Washington, D. C, and at Cin-\\ncinnati. In 1856, 60, and 61 he was active a-s a Re-\\npublican, on the stump, for Free Territories. the\\nUnion and the freeing of the slaves. Prof. Bailey\\nhas a delightful home, and has accomplished much\\nin his work in develojjing good readers and speakers,\\nis one of the best elocutionists in the cnuiitiy ami re-\\ntains a fond regard for his native town.\\nJosF-PH G1B.SON Hoyt, LL.D., was born in 1815;\\ngraduated at Yale College in 1840; he won a high\\nreputation iia a (dassical scholar and accurate teacher;\\nwas chancellor of Washington University, in the city\\nof St. Louis, and in the midst of his splendid career\\nhe died suddenly, in 1862. He is spoken of as the\\nmost brilliant son of Dunbarton.\\nRev. Geouge A. Putnam, born in 1835, has\\nachieved renown in the clerical profession. Another\\nworthy son is Rev. Ephraim O. Jameson, born Jan-\\nuary 23, 1832. He prepared for college in Gilman-\\nton (N. H.) Academy, and graduated from Dartmouth\\nin 1855, and Irom the Theological Seminary in An-\\ndover in 1858. He was ordained to the gospel\\nministry March 1, 1860, and installed pastor of the\\nEast Congregational Church in Concord, N. H. He\\nresigned and was installed November 9, 1865, pastor\\nof the Union Evangelical Church at Salisbury, Mass.,\\nwhere he labored until July, 1871, when he resigned\\nand was installed as pastor of the First Church of\\nChrist in Medway, Mass., in 1871. The esteem in\\nwhich this pastor is held by the people, is evidenced\\nby his conti nuousserviceof nearly fourteen years among\\nthem. In addition to his duties as pastor, Mr. Jame-\\nson does some literary work. He published, in 1844,\\na volume of family history, The Cogswells in", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0542.jp2"}, "448": {"fulltext": "DUNBARTON.\\nAmerica. The History of Medway, Miiss., he has\\nready for the press.\\nMr. Jameson married, Se])tember 20, l.sr)8. Miss\\niMary Cogswell, eldest daughter of tlie late l\\\\cv.\\nWilliam Cogswell, D.IX, of (Jilmantun, X. II. Mr.\\n.lameson is now settled at Millis, Mass.\\nHenry Eben Buknham, son of Henry L. and\\nMaria A. Burnham, was born in Dunbarton, N. H.,\\nNov. 8, 1844; attended district school prepared for\\ncollege at Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, N. H.\\ngraduated at Dartmouth College in the class of 1865\\nsliidied law in the offices of E. S. Cutter, Esq., and\\n.lodge Lewis W. lark, in Manchester, N. H., and in\\nthe office of Minot Mugridge, in Concord, N. IL;\\nadmitted to the bar in Merrimack County, April term,\\nI 1868 began the i ractice of law in the fall of 1868 at\\nManchester, and has continued in law practice at\\nManchester to the present time. He has been a part-\\nner for several yeare of Hon. David Cross, and is now\\nin business with A. O. Brown, Esq., under the firm-\\nname of Burnham Brown.\\nHe has represented one of the wards of Manchester\\nin the Legislature two terms, has held the office ol\\ntreasurer of the county of Hillsborough two years, and\\nwas judge of Probate for that county in 1876, 1877\\nand l878.\\nMr. Burnham is one of the most pleasing public\\nspeakers in the State. A thorough lawyer, popular,\\nhonored, and most highly esteemed by his host of\\nfriends. His poem at the Centennial of the town was\\na model in arrangement, word and sentiment, from\\nwhich we quote at the opening of this town sketch.\\nHe married Lizzie H. Patterson, daughter of John\\nD. Patterson, Esq., of Manchester, October 22, 1874,\\nand has three children,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Gertrude E., Alice M. and\\nEdith D. Burnham.\\nColonel Carroll D. Wright, of Reading, Mass.,\\nwas born in Dunbarton July 25, 1840. He is a son\\nof Rev. Nathan R. Wright, a prominent Universalist\\nclergyman, who was settled at different places in this\\nState for many years, but has of late resided in Lynn,\\nMass. He attended the academies at Washington,\\nAlstead and Chester, Vt., and in 1860 commenced\\nthe study of law in the office of the latc II. mi. Williani\\nP. Wheeler, of Keene, continuing tin -:inii -iilis,-\\nquently.with P2rastus Worthington, of I )r.|liaiii, Mass.,\\nand Tolman Willey, of Boston. In August, 1862,\\nwhile on a visit to Keene, and before completing his\\nlegal studies, he enlisted as a private in Company C,\\nFourteenth New Hampshire Volunteers, but wns\\ncommissioned second lieutenant before leaving for\\nthe seat of war. He filled various responsible posi-\\ntions in the service; was appointed adjutant of his\\nregiment in the fall of 1863, and was assistant adjutant-\\ngeneral in Louisiana and during Sheridan s campaign\\nin the Shenandoah Valley, at the close of which cam-\\npaign he was commissioned colonel of his regiment,\\nbut resigned in the following spring on account of ill\\nhealth. He subsequently resumed the study of the\\nlaw, and was admitted lo the bar at Keene in October,\\n1865. Recurring ill health preventeil his engage-\\nment in active practice until the fall of 1867, when\\nhe opened an office in Boston, and soon succeeded in\\nestablishing a profitable business, making his resi-\\ndence in the town of Reading, which has been his\\nhome up to the present time.\\nIn 1871, Colonel Wright was elected to the Massa-\\nchusetts Senate by the Republicans of the Sixth Mid-\\ndlesex District, and was re-elected the following year,\\nserving with ability as chairman of the committees\\non insurance and military affiiirs, and secretary of the\\nJudiciary committee. In 1873 he was appointed by\\n(xovernor Washburn chief of the State Bureau of\\nStatistics of Labor, which position he still holds, and\\nio the work of which office he has devoted his atten-\\ntion since that time, winning a reputation as a thor-\\nough statistician, excelled by that of no man in\\nAmerica.\\nColonel Wright was supervisor of tlic Icclcral cen-\\nsus in 1880 for the State of Massachusclt.s, iierfonniiig\\nhis work with characteristic fullness and accurac y.\\nHe prepared for the Census Bureau an exhaustive\\nspecial report upon The Factory System of the Uni-\\nted States, visiting the principal factory centres of\\nthis country and of Europe in securing the informa-\\ntion necessary to its thorough preparation. He also\\nprepared, under authority of the Boston (/ity (\\\\)uncil,\\na large volume embodying the .social, conmiercial and\\nindustrial statistics of that city, which was issued some\\ntwo years since.\\nColonel Wright is a graceful and eloquent speaker,\\nand won distinction as a popular lecturer upon war\\nand other topics before entering upon his statistical\\nwork. He was prominently brought forward as a\\ncandidate for Congress by the young Republicans of\\nhis district in 1876, and received an earnest support\\nin the nominating convention, which was only over-\\ncome by the peculiar influences brought to bear in\\nthe interests of a wealthier asjMrant. In December,\\n1879, he delivered a course of lectures on social topics\\nbefore the Lowell Institute, in Boston, and in 1881\\nwas chosen university lecturer on the factory system\\nat Harvard College.\\nAfter the passage of the measure by Congress, in\\nthe winter of 1885, instituting the United States Bu-\\nreau of Labor, Colonel Wright was appointed the\\ncommissioner, and has rendered service of great and\\nlasting value in inaugurating the initiative work of\\nthis valuable agency to aid the industrial and labor-\\ning interests of the country.\\nHenry Larcom Burnham. The only State Sena-\\ntor the town hits furnished is Henry Larcom Burn-\\nham, son of Bradford and Hannah Dane (Whipple)\\nBurnham, who was born in Dunbarton November 25,\\n1814. He attended the district school, summer and win-\\nter terms, until twelve years of age; then only winter\\nterms for six years. He commenced teaching when\\neighteen years of age, and continued teaching some", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0543.jp2"}, "449": {"fulltext": "302\\nJIISTORY OF MHRRIMACK COUNTY, NEW EIAMPSHIRE.\\npart of each year for thirty years. He generally\\ntaught winter terras and was engaged in farming the\\nrest of the year.\\nHe was a student at Blanchard .\\\\eademy. at Pem-\\nbroke, N. H., one and a half terms; was employed in\\nland surveying more or less for forty-five years; was\\na justice of the peace nearly forty years, writing a\\nlarge number of deeds, w ills and other legal instru-\\nments; has held nearly all of the various town\\noffices; represented the town in the House of Repre-\\nsentatives in 1858; was on the Board of County Com-\\nmissioners from 1860 to ]8t)3; a member of the State\\nSenate in 1864 and 1865, and was sheriff of the county\\nof Merrimack from 1867 to 1872.\\nIn March, 1842, Mr. Burnham married Maria A.\\nBailey, only daughter of Josiah Bailey, late of Dun-\\nbarton. Their only child, Henry E. Burnham, is a\\nlawyer in Manchester, N. H.\\nBy reason of failing health, Mr. and Mrs. Burnham\\nleft the farm at Dunbarton nearly four years since\\nand now reside with their son in Manchester.\\nThe scenery from our hills is extensive and grand,\\nthe air pure and invigorating, and those who have\\ngone out to light the battle of life in other parts of the\\ncountry and amid other surroundings ever remember\\ntheir old ancestral home with kindly feelings of love\\nand delight to return and revisit the scenes of their\\nchildhood, which can never, never be forgotten.\\nIn the hurried preparation of this sketch we ac-\\nknowledge the kindly aid of Rev. Mr. Bouton, also of\\nRev. Mr. Hopkins, who have proved themselves\\nfriends in need, and for our many omissions we ask\\nthe reader s indulgence.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nMAJOR CALEB STARK.\\nOn the 20th of August 1758, Captain John Stark,\\nof His Britannic Majesty s corps of American rangers,\\nwhile on :i tiirlough from the army, was married to\\nElizalietli, daughter of Caleb Page, Esq., who also\\nheld His Majesty s commission as captain of provin-\\ncial militia, and was one of the original grantees of\\nStarkstown (now known as Dunbarton, N. H.)\\nIn the spring of 1759, his furlough having expired,\\nand a new company having been enlisted, the hardy\\nsoldier returned to his post at Fort Edward, prepared\\nto perform his part in the next campaign, which, un-\\nder the vigorous direction of the Earl of Chatham,\\nwas destined to reduce Louisburg and Quebec, and\\nopen the way to the entire conquest of Canada.\\nHis wife was left at home with her father, one of the\\nmost prominent and wealthy pioneers of the settle-\\nment, under whose hospitable roof the subject of this\\nnotice was born December 3, 1759, during the absence\\nof his father. The capitulation of Canada, in 1760, ter-\\nminated the war in the north, and the provincial\\ntroops returned to their homes.\\nSoon after these events, there being no immediate\\npro8j)eet of active .service. Captain Stark resigned his\\ncommission in the army and withdrew with his wife\\nto his paternal acres at Derrvfield (now Manchester),\\nN. H.\\nThe good Captain Page, entertaining a strong af-\\nfection for the child who had been born under his\\nroof, and had received his Christian name, was desir-\\nous of retaining and adopting him. To this propo-\\nsition his father made no objection, and he remained\\nunder the indulgent care of his maternal grandfather\\nuntil June 16, 1775.\\nThe best works of the time were procured for his\\nimprovement, and he oljtaiued a good education for\\nthat period. The two principal books were Fenning s\\nDictionary and Salmon s Historical Grammar, which\\nare still preserved in the family.\\nThe tragedy enacted at Lexington on the 19th of\\nApril, 1775, having aroused the martial spirit of New\\nEngland, Captain Stark abandoned his domestic oc-\\ncupations, and hastened to the theatre of action, in\\nthe vicinity of Boston, followed by most of the old\\ncorps of rangers who had served under his orders dur-\\ning the previous war, and others from the province\\nwho were eager to prove their devotion to the cause\\nof liberty.\\nThe daring acts of valor which had so frequently\\ndistinguished the career of the veteran Stark, com-\\nbined with his military experience and success, left\\nhim no competitor in the minds of his countrymen-\\nin-arm.s,by whom he was unanimously elected colonel,\\nand in a few hours a regiment of nearly nine hundred\\nmen was enlisted for one year.\\nThese proceedings were soon known in the north-\\nern settlements, and his son, then under sixteen years\\nof age, whose memoir we are writing, made an earn-\\nest application to his grand-parent for permission to\\nrepair to the camp at Medford. The latter remon-\\nstrated with him on account of his extreme youth,\\nsaying, that although his father was familiar with\\nscenes of strife and carnage, the camp was not a fit\\nplace foroneofhis years and t here the matter for a sho rt\\ntime rested. Not, however, dissuaded by these repre-\\nsentations, the young man resolved to go at all events\\nand, having secretly collected his clothing in a valise,\\nwithout the knowledge of the family, and before day-\\nlight on the morning of June 16, 1775, he mounted\\na horse which had been given him by his grandfather,\\nand, with a musket on his shoulder, started for the\\nAmerican camp.\\nAfter traveling a few miles he was joined by an-\\nother horseman. The stranger was a tall, well-formed,\\n1 This interest in the child of his adoption continued unabated until the\\nclose of his life, and in the division of hie large estate his favorite\\ni\\\\ a8 assigned an equal portion with his own children.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0544.jp2"}, "450": {"fulltext": "4m^\u00c2\u00a3a.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0545.jp2"}, "451": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0546.jp2"}, "452": {"fulltext": "DUNBARTON.\\n303\\nline-looking person, wearing the undress uuilbrm of a\\nBritish officer. He inquired, politely, of our young\\nadventurer wlio he was and where lie was going, and\\nupon beinginfornied that he was proceeding to the camp\\nat Medford, to join his father, Colonel Stark, the\\nstranger said You are, then, the son of my old coiu-\\nrade. Your father and I were fellow-soldiers for more\\nthan five years. I am traveling in the same direc-\\ntion, and we will keep company.\\nThe stranger was the celebrated Major Kobert Rog-\\ners, of the French War notoriety. As they jour-\\nneyed on, the major insisted on defraying all the road\\nexpenses, and toward evening took his leave, trans-\\nmitting to his old associate-in-arms, Colonel Stark, a\\nmess:i.jc s.ili. itiiii: an interview at a tavern in Medford.\\nI l I lir :ii I ual of our youthful patriot at the reg-\\niuK iilal 111 ail.jiiaiters, his father s first greeting was\\nWell, sun, what are you here for? You should\\nhave remained at home. The answer was I can\\nhandle a musket, and have come to try my fortune as\\na volunteer. Very well, said the colonel and,\\naddressing Captain George Reid, he continued take\\nhim to your quarters; to-morrow may be a busy day.\\nAfter that we will see what can be done with him.\\nThe morrow, in truth, was a busy day. A force,\\ncomposed of detachments from the Massachusetts and\\nConnecticut lines, under the command of Colonel\\nWilliam Preseott, moved on the evening of the 16th\\nof June, with instructions to fortify Bunker Hill; but,\\nmisapprehending their orders, proceeded about one mile\\nfarther, and commenced an intrenchment on Breed s\\nHill, a lesser eminence, which was commanded by\\nthe guns of the opposite battery on Copp s Hill, in\\nBoston, as well as exposed to the fire of the ships-of-\\nwar at anchor in the harbor. At daylight on the 17th\\na furious cannonade opened upon the half-tinished\\nredoubt, and soon after, in compliance with an\\norder from General Ward, two hundred men were de-\\ntached by Colonel Stark to support the parties em-\\nployed on that rude field-work. Later in the day\\n(about 2 P.M.) another order was received, directing\\nhim to march with his whole regiment to oppose the\\nenemy, who were landing in great force at Morton s\\nPoint.\\nAs previously stated, the New Hampshire line,\\nunder Colonel Stark, formed the left wing of the\\nAmerican force on this ever-memorable occasion, and\\ngallantly repelled the reiterated attacks of some of the\\nchoicest battalions of the British light infantry.\\n1 We bave reason to suppose that the object of Major Rogers visit to\\nAmerica, in 1776, was to sound public opinion ami asccrtuin the relative\\nstrength of the opposing parties, to enable him, in the choice of service,\\nto make the best pei^sonal arrangement which circumstances would per.\\nmit. At this interview, as we have been informed, Colonel Stark assured\\nhim that no proffers of tunk or wealth could induce him to abandon the\\ncause of his oppressed country. I have, he said, tjiketi up arms in\\nher defense and, God willing, I will never lay Ihcm down until she has\\nbecome a free and independent nation. The veteran lived neaily forty\\nyears after this object of his most fervent wisbps and Uiboi-iuus luil^ in\\nthe field of honor had been accomplished.\\nOur young volunteer proceeded with the company\\nunder Captain George Reid (to whose care he had\\nbeen so summarily assigned by his father the previous\\nevening) to the position occupied by the regiment at\\nthe rail-fence, extending from the redoubt to the beach\\nof Mystic River, where an opportunity was soon af-\\nforded for testing the skill and facility with which he\\ncould handle a musket in his country s cause.\\nSide by side with some of the veteran rangers of the\\nold French War, he stood at his post on that event-\\nful afternoon and when their ammunition was nearly\\nexpended, and the occupation of the redoubt by the\\nBritish marines and grenadiers had decided the fate\\nof the day, he returned, unharmed,^ to Winter Hill,\\nwhere the regiment subsequently intrenched.\\nOn this pleasant eminence, a few miles from the\\ncity, were located the handsome residences of several\\nwealthy Loyalists, whose opinions having rendered\\nthem obnoxious to the American party, on the com-\\nmencement of hostilities, had abandoned their dwell-\\nings, and taken refuge in Boston. Among them was a\\ngentleman named Royal, who, on retiring to the city,\\nhad left his lady with a family of beautiful and accom-\\nplished daughters, in possession of his abode. The\\nmansion being conveniently situated for his head-\\nquarters, Colonel Stark called upon the family, and\\nproposed, if agreeable to them, his occupancy of a\\nfew rooms for that purpose, to which Madame Royal\\nmost cheerfully assented, being well aware that the\\npresence of an officer of his rank would afford her\\nfamily and premise.s the best protection against any\\npossililc insult 111 encroachment, not only from those\\nunder his iuiiiinliatr command, but also from other\\ndetucliiiii-nts III tlif patriot forces. His proposal was\\nmade, not with the tone of authority, but rather as\\nthe request of a private individual and it is almost\\nunnecessary to add that, during the intercourse which\\nensued, the family were always treated by Colonel\\nStark and his officers with the utmost consideration\\nand respect.\\nDuring the remainder of this campaign our young\\nsoldier was acquiring, as a cadet in Captain Reid s\\ncompany, the principles and practice of the military\\ndiscipline of the day and when not actually engiiged\\nwith his new duties, many of his leisure hours were\\nnaturally passed at the headquarters of his father,\\nwhere his association with the reiined and well-\\neducated ladies of the house could not but exert, at\\nhis age, the most favorable influence over the forma-\\ntion of his habits and manners; and when referring,\\nin afler-years, to this period of his life, the subject of\\nthis memoir has frequently acknowledged the advan-\\ntages-derived from the intercourse it waa then his\\nprivilege to hold with this amiable and interesting\\nfamily.\\nOn the reorganization of the army, early in the\\ni reported to", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0547.jp2"}, "453": {"fulltext": "304\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nsucceeding year (1776), young Stark received his first\\ncommission as ensign in Captain George Beid s com-\\npany, and proceeded with the regiment, which con-\\nstituted a portion of Sullivan s brigade, to New York,\\nand thence, in May, to Canada, where our New Hamp-\\nshire troops, under that able and resolute general,\\nrendered important service in checking the advance\\nof Sir Guy Carleton, and covering the retreat of the\\nforce, which had invaded that province the preceding\\nseason under Montgomery and Arnold.\\nThe retrograde movement of the army, always dis-\\ncouraging to the young soldier, was rendered more so\\non this occasion by the accompaniment of a dangerous\\nand loathsome malady, the sraall-pox, which, as in-\\noculation wiis not in general use in those days, rap-\\nidly spread among the officers and men, converting\\nthe camp into a vast hospital. Among the victims of\\nthis contagious disease was the adjutant of the First\\nNew Hampshire Regiment, who died at Chimney\\nPoint in July and Ensign Stark, who had been pre-\\nviously performing during a portion of the campaign,\\nthe duties of quartermaster, although then under\\nseventeen years of age, was deemed qualified to suc-\\nceed to the vacancy, being already distinguished for\\nhis energy of character and promptness of action, as\\nwell as for the proficiency attained in all details of\\nmilitary discipline and duty. Promotion to the grade\\nof lieutenant accompanied this appointment.\\nAfter the retirement of Sir Guy Carleton to winter-\\nquarters in Canada, the regiment, with others from\\nthe Nortliern Department, marched to reinforce the\\ndispirited remnant of the main army, under General\\nWashington, iTi Pennsylvania. Cheerfully sharing\\nall tlie hardships and privations which were endured\\nby the army at this gloomiest period of our Revolution-\\nary struggle. Adjutant Stark was also an active jiar-\\ntioipatnr in the brilliant operations at Trenton and\\nrrincetoii, with which the campaign was so sncccss-\\nfiilly closed in New Jersey.\\nIn January, 1777, the army being cantoned on the\\nhigh lands about Morristown, the First New Hamp-\\nshire Regiment was dismissed, the term of enlistment\\nof the men having expired. In company with his\\nfather, young Stark was now enabled to revisit his\\nnative State, where the next few months were em-\\nployed co-ojierating with the other officers of the reg-\\niment in raising recruits for the ensuing campaign.\\nSeveral junior officers having been promoted to the\\nrank of brigadier overthe heads of some of the veteran\\ncolonels of the army. Colonel Stark could not, con-\\nsistently, with a decent self-respect, continue to retain a\\ncommission which compelled him to serve under officers\\nof less experience than his own. On his resignation,\\nthe command of the regiment was assigned to Col-\\nonel Jose|)_h Cilley, an officer of undoubted courage\\nand firmness, in every respect qualified to succeed\\nhim; and Lieutenant Stark, having been reappointed\\nadjutant, repaired with (lie troojis to Ticoiideroga in\\nthe spring of 1777.\\nThose who are conversant with militaiy affairs will\\nreadily appreciate the important bearing of the adju-\\ntant s duties on the discipline and efficiency of the\\nregiment. It is no disparagement to the individual\\ncourage and conduct of the officers and men compos-\\ning the same to remark that the steadiness and\\nprecision with which all the evolutions of this reg-\\niment were performed, wlien in the presence of the\\nenemy on various occasions during this campaign,\\nafforded satisfactory evidence of the faithfulness with\\nwhich the duties of his office were discharged by the\\nsubject of this memoir.\\nAfter the evacuaticiii of Tii innbTiiga, and tlie re-\\ntreat of the American army to tlie North River, Gen-\\neral Schuyler was superseded in the command of the\\nNorthern Department by General Gates. Y oung Stark\\nhap|iiri4il l. 1m |ircsent, on duty at the headquarters\\nof tliiil L l III i:il, ulien the intelligence of the Ben-\\nninL tcin siu .i w.is received by express, and being\\npermitted to accompany a small party sent to open a\\ncommunication with General Stark, he was soon en-\\nabled to congratulate his father, personally, on that\\nbrilliant achievement and after a few days absence,\\nrejoined his regiment, which was the first to come\\ninto action on the 19th of September.\\nIn the action of October 7, 1777, he was wounded\\nin tlie left arm. Soon after the capitulation of Sara-\\ntoga, General Stark, having received from Congress\\nthe commission of brigadier-general, which had been\\njustly due to him the year previous, selected his son\\nfor his aid-de-camp. During the years 1778 and 1781\\nhe discharged the duties of aid-de-camp, brigade\\nmajor and adjutant-general of the Northern Depart-\\nment, then commanded by General Stark. He was a\\ngood writer for one of his years, and from the period\\nof his appointment as aid-de-camp wrote the letters\\nof the general s official correspondence. In the cam\\nliaign in Rhode Island, in 1779, he acted as aid-de-\\ni While General Gates was rejoicinc at the reception of tidings\\nnncing the flret success in Uic north, an aid-ile-camp meutionei\\nin thar .H soil of ileiieral Stark was awaiting an interview with a\\n;i-liiiii-l Iiill.\\\\ Is he? said Gates; callhiinin. W\\nIII II I! i.il tiaid I m glad to see you, my boy. 1\\n]i. I I I i I 1 ^^.l\\\\ for US nobly. In less than\\nthsi\\nthu ailillery lit lias taken fur the brush 1 sunn ex|.i-.t to have with 1\\ngoyiie. lie pl-oceeded with the iMirty. The houses along their rt\\nwere deserted by their ownei-s, but abounded in materials for pood ch\\nFrom the residences of fugitive Toriei rti-y ..i.t mm...i .uMfl. ^MpiilieM\\nthemselves and horses during tlieii mn h Mi i ih i 1. 1\\naccompanied General Stark on a vi.si I f, i m iii m; -i i In\\n(liiarters was introduced to all the Ibili-li i.ni i i [.mi. smi ^s i il\\nassembled as the guests of the .\\\\merii-aii ^eiuTtii-iii rhi.-l ol tlie iiMitb\\narmy. He said that Major Ackland and General Burgoyne were\\njiereonal apiiearance, two of the best-proportioned and haudfiumo.st i\\nof their age he had ever seen. General llurgoyne held a long ronve\\nlion with General Stark, apart from the other company, on llie eiili\\nof the French War, of which the former then stated that he inteudei\\nwrite a history.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0548.jp2"}, "454": {"fulltext": "DUNBARTON.\\n305\\ncamp to his father, in which capacity lie was iMescnt\\nat tlie battle of Springfield, in 1780.\\nAfter the close of the Revolutionary War his atten-\\ntion was directed to mercantile pursuits, first, at\\nHaverhill, Mass., and afterwards at Dunbarton,\\nN. H. He was for a time con(erne l in navigation,\\nand owned several ves.sels.\\nIn 1805-6 he became an imporlins mcnliMnl at\\nBoston, in the English and East India trade. In the\\ncourse of his commercial transactions he visited the\\nWest Indies in 1798 and Great Britain in 1810, wliere\\nhe spent a year, making purchases for himself and\\nother merchants of Boston.\\nWhile in England he traveled through a large por-\\ntion of the kingdom, and his observations fuiiiislwd\\nan interesting journal. He also ke]il :i joiniKil dm\\ning his residence in the West Indies.\\nAfter the declaration of war, in LSI 2, he closed his\\nmercantile attairs at Boston and purchased an\\nestablishment which a company had commenced at\\nPembroke, N. H., which he furnished with machinery\\nfor manufacturing cotton. To this he devoted his at-\\ntention until 1830, when, having disposed of his\\ninterest in the concern, he proceeded to Ohio to\\nprosecute his family s claims to lands granted for\\nmilitary services, which, in 1837, after a vexatious\\ncourse of lawsuits, were recovered. He died upon\\nhis estate in Oxford township, Tuscarawas County,\\nOhio, August 26, 1838, aged seventy-eight years,\\neight months and twenty-three days.\\nIn 1787 he married Sarah, daughter of Dr. Williaai\\nMcKinstry, formerly of Taunton, Mass., who was, in\\n1776, appointed surgeon -general of the British hos-\\npitals at Boston. She died September 11, 1839, aged\\nseventy-two. Of their eleven children (five .sons and\\nsix daughters), five are now living. Major Stark s\\nremains lie in his family cemetery at Dunbarton. His\\nmonument bears the following inscription\\nIn Blemory of\\nMajor Caleb Stark,\\nEldest .Son of\\nMnjor-General .lobn Stark,\\nuuJer whose command he served his country in the Win- of tiie Ameri-\\ncan Independence. He entered the army at the :it;e nf sixlecn, ;i-s i:u\\ntermaster of First New Ham| 8hire Kegiment \\\\v;i^ .ii,i\u00c2\u00abm|. u\\\\ i\\nof the same, and subsequently brigade-major and ,11 i I. i.\\nStark. Hewaspresent at thebattle of Bunker s llill .11 h i-\\nin 1776, at Princeton, and in the actions of SepteiMlu I l.ll. .u.,1 u, i,Im\\n7, 1777, which immediately preceded the surrender of Burgoylie.\\nBorn December 3, 1769 died August 26, 18:i8.\\nIn person, Major Stark was rather above the\\nmiddle height, of a slight but muscular frame, with\\nstrong features, deep-set, keen, blue eyes and a prom-\\ninent forehead. He much resembled his father in\\npersonal appearance. His characteristics were in-\\ndomitable courage and perseverance, united with\\ncoolness and self-possession, which never deserted\\nhim on any emergency.\\nHe was the youngest survivor of the action who\\nappeared to witness the ceremony of laying the cor-\\nner-stone of the Bunker Hill Monument by the\\nMarquis de Lafayette, by whom he was recognized at\\nonce as a fellow-soldier.\\nDuring his tour to New HaiMpsbiic the illnslrions\\nguest of the nation and his suite wcie entcrtaiiied at\\nhis mansion in Pembroke.\\nMajor Stark was one of the twelve Kevolutionary\\nveterans who stood by General Jackson at the cere-\\nmony of his fir.st inauguration as President of the\\nUnited States, and was personally aciiiiiiiiitcil with\\nall the Presidents from General Wnsliinolmi to\\nGeneral Harrison, inclusive.\\n1 Starlc, nf New Hampshi\\nthe regiment\\nim who fell in\\nilley, grandfather ol\\nHe afterwards was\\nAt the close. .r ilu All h. ti(, I I. |.i\\ne.\\\\ten8iveiy engiiged as an inip.irtiiif; ni.T.liant at Boston, and subse-\\niiuently as a manufacturer of cottons at Pembroke, N. H. He owned and\\ncultivated a large farm, and contributed the resultij of many agricultural\\ni!r p. I iii-hiv ,iiiiv;.t.-.l Hhln.tn. mind, for the improve-\\nllin HI, iiiii I- -ii.irj, ..hI Im- ^h.i. -1 iiHnrmation, derived from\\ntravel ui f\\\\lt:iiant-- ii-aihiiy, v\\\\eie f\\\\ei at cuinruanii. He had the repu-\\ntation of being one of the best military critics of the nation, and was\\noften consulted, especially during the War of 1812, when our army had\\nhut few exiicriemej ofBiers.\\ncarried out.\\nMajor Stark, in all his acts and movements, exhibited the prompt\\ndecision and encrgj- of the soldier. Indeed, his whole course appeared\\nto he influenced by the habits accjnired while lighting the battles of\\nfreedom in the war of the Revolution. At the sca.son of life w hen habits\\nare genei-ally formed, his education waa acquired in the tented held, in\\nfhi lil.i.ri-i: niari-hes, counter-marciies and privations of that fearful\\nI tiii^ his moments of leisure to useful study; unci in his\\n1)1 1 ir. ssing forward with indomilable resolution and cuuti-\\n1 Wlien the pension act of 18211-21\\nbrigade-major) being pei-sonally ku\\nissed. Major Stark (as\\na all the otiicers and", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0549.jp2"}, "455": {"fulltext": "306\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nand suspeiiBiuii of hia faculties,\\nand purse were ever open for their relief. No appeal\\ntweiiu- 1 benevolence he was\\nmost emphatically what Pope calls the noblest work\\nof God, an honest man.\\n-^a.^tC^f--c/^!^^^\\nCaleb Stark, Jr., sou of Major Caleb Stark, was born\\nin Dunbarton, N. H., November 24, 1804 died Feb-\\nruary 1, 1864. He was buried in the family cemetery,\\nnear the old Stark mansion, a most beautiful resting-\\nplace for the dead.\\nHe was a graduate of Harvard Colleare of the\\nclass of 1823. After completing his collegiate course\\nhe entered the Law School in Connecticut, where he\\nremained about one year and then entered the law-\\noffice of Charles G. Haines, Esq., in New York City,\\nwhere he finished his legal studies and was admitted\\nas attorney-at-law. He soon after went to Ohio and\\nopened an office iu the city of Cincinnati. The We-stern\\nclimate did not agree with his constitution, and his\\nhealth becoming impaired, he closed his business there\\nand returned to his native State and opened an office in\\nConcord. Finding the practice of law unsuitedto his\\nquiet, unobtrusive disposition and domestic habits,\\nand being under no pecuniary necessity to continue\\nthe practice for a livelihood, he abandoned his profes-\\nsion and returned to the old family homestead in\\nDunbarton, where he passed the remainder of his\\ndays in retirement.\\nAlthough not engaged in active business, he was in\\nno sense an idle man he represented his township in\\nthe State Legislature from 1834 to 1837, and was al-\\nways an earnest .and stremioiis advocate of the Demo-\\ncratic principles, whicli lu- l\\\\:id ;i(lo]ited at his first\\nentrance into public lilc.\\nHe was an extensive reader, a closeobserver of men\\nand of the events of life and a deep thinker, and was\\none of the finest classical scholars of his class, a writer\\nof great ability and a liberal contributor to the politi-\\ncal and literary journals of his day. He is the author of\\nseveral works of great historical value among them\\nis the History of Dunbarton, and a valuable memoir\\nof his illustrious grandfather, General John Stark,\\nwhose victory over the British and their Hessian and\\nIndian allies at Bennington, Vt., in 1777, made his\\none of the few immortal names that were not born to\\ndie.\\nThe subject of this sketch inherited from his an-\\ncestors their patriotism and love of country.\\nIn private life he was justly and highly esteemed\\nfor his genial and social qualities for the poor and\\ndistressed his sympathies were ever alive, and his heart\\nCOLONEL JOHN STIX.SON.\\nAs early as 1751 we find the name\\nof Captain William Stinsou, the\\nfirst settler in the south westerly\\npart of Dunbarton, associated with\\nthe earlie.st settlement and records\\nof the town, and whose original\\nthe possession of a grandson\\nestate, in part, is i\\nby lineal descent.\\nCaptain Stinson was born in Ireland March lo,\\n1725, his parents, with other families, having removed\\nfrom Scotland to escape the persecutions there en-\\ndured, and which following them, they took passage\\nfor the New AVorld, where, on arrival, they went to\\nLondonderry, N. H., where others of their people\\nhad settled.\\nFrom this rugged ancestry came the subject of our\\nsketch. Colonel John Stinson, who was the third son\\nof James and Janette (Allison) Stinson, and born at\\nDunbarton November 13, 1789.\\nJames Stinson, the father, was a cousin to the Cap-\\ntain Stinson mentioned, a man connected with the\\ntown s early history, as the records indicate, and\\nknown for his well-grounded and industrious\\ncharacter and habits. He inherited many of the\\nScottish traits and characteristics, and particu-\\nlarly was it noted in speech, while the reputation of\\nthe people from the land of Wallace and Bruce for\\nhonesty, uprightness and integrity of character were\\nprominently upheld in all his walks and associations.\\nA farmer by profession and occupation, his estate was\\ncleared, cultivated and improved, and the home which\\nhad been established by his industry and economy,\\nand in which he delighted, witnessed his closing\\ndays and was handed down to his son John, of whom\\nwe write.\\nAt the age of twenty-nine years John Stinson was\\nmarried to his cousin, Betsey Stinson, the ceremony\\nbeing performed February 18, 1819, by Rev. Walter\\nHarris, D.D. From this union of hearts three chil-\\ndren were born, two daughters and one son. Mary\\nJane, the eldest daughter, married David Story, a\\nrepresentative farmer of the town. At her decease,\\nand in the course of time, Mr. Story married the re-\\nmaining daughter, Nancy Chase, who died August 12,\\n1865. The son, John Chase, completed his education\\nat the High School in town, and subsequently went\\nto Gloucester City, N. J., where he found employmeiu\\nin the wood, lumber, hardware and coal business, and\\nafterwards was admitted to the firm, where he still\\ncontinues in business.\\niBy Wil", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0550.jp2"}, "456": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0553.jp2"}, "457": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0554.jp2"}, "458": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0555.jp2"}, "459": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0556.jp2"}, "460": {"fulltext": "rNI{.\\\\|{TON.\\n307\\nOn May 2, 18(17, ho iiiairitHl Alice I!. tJo iill, of\\nGloucester City.\\nColonel Stinson wjus a thrifty farmer, active in local\\naffairs, a true Democrat and a town officer for many\\nyears; was selectman in 1846-47, and town clerk in\\n1824, serving continuously in the latter office from\\n1833 to 1845; and was commissioned colonel of the\\nNinth Regiment New Hampshire Militia, which po-\\ns,ition he filled with much acceptance. The stirring\\ntimes incident to old State musters and trainings\\nhad much interest to him. His truly hospitable\\nhome was ever free and inviting, and his fund of wit,\\nhumor and good-cheer rendered it a tempting place\\nto call or visit; while his wife was a most excellent\\nlady, and noted for those endearing traits of character\\nwhich place woman high in our reverence and de-\\nvotion.\\nColonel Stinson survived his wife several years,\\nand died at the old homestead where his life had\\nbeen spent, and where his son had provided for his\\nevery want, on August 13, 1874, in his eighty-fifth\\nyear, respected and beloved by all who knew him.\\nCAPTAIN CHARLES STINSON.\\nThe subject of this sketch was born April 18, ISOO,\\nin Dunbarton, N. H. He was grandson ofWilliam(l)\\nStinson, one of the early settlers of this town under\\nthe Masonian grant of 1751 was born of Scottish\\nparents in Ireland, March 15, 1725. From that\\ncountry, while young, he emigrated with his father\\nto Londonderry, N. H. In the year 1751-52 he com-\\nmenced a settlement in Starkstown (afterward Dun-\\nbarton), where for a time he lived alone in a log cabin,\\nin which, on one occasion, he received as a visitor the\\nRev. David McGregore. Not having a table, says\\nthe historian of Londonderry, nor anything that\\nwould answer as a better substitute, he was obliged to\\nmake use of a basket, turned up. The Rev. Mr.\\nMcGregore, in asking a ble.Sbing, pertinently implored\\nthat his host might be blessed in his basket and in\\nhis store. This blessing was literally fulfilled, as\\nMr. Stinson became one of the most wealthy persons\\nin the vicinity.\\nHe was prominent in the settlement of the town-\\nship, and filled with credit many offices of trust and\\nimportance, and by industry and economy became\\none of the most substantial freeholders within twenty\\nmiles of his residence.\\nWilliam Stinson was married to Agnes Caldwell,\\nMarch 26, 1754, and died August 21, 1803. She\\nwas born June 17, 1734, and died July 23, 1818. By\\nthis union there were twelve children.\\nWilliam (2) Stinson, Jr., second son of William Stin-\\nson, Sr., born March 4, 1762, married Jane Cochran,\\nof New Boston, N. H who was boru in 1776. He was\\nan excellent farmer and intelligent man. He was often\\nemployed in town affairs, was liberal and hospitable,\\nespecially to the jioor. In him they found a frieud.\\nHis wife was a superior woman, who looked well\\nI to the ways of her household, and their house was\\none of the most agreeable visiting-places in town.\\nFrom this union there were five children. William\\nStinson, Jr., died April 8, 1822. Jane C. Stinson\\ndied April 28, 1820.\\nCaptain Charles (3) Slinson was the oldest son of\\nWilliam Stinson, Jr. At an early age he displayed\\na love for farming, and made progress in tin .li-ni, i\\nschool. At Bradford Academy, Massacliu- i h.\\nultimately acquired what education it was his |.i i 1 1.-.\\nto obtain. When eighteen years of age he was\\na|)pointed commander of Dow s Troop. He was an\\nactive officer during the celebrated (ioffstown muster,\\nwhere he obtained the title that followed him through\\nlife. He was well known in this section of the State\\nfor his good judgment and his sound integrity.\\nAs a farmer he was active, and naturally of a strong\\nconstitution, he was able to carry on a great amount\\nof work, and as a reward of his industry, he added to\\nhis original inheritance a good property.\\nAsa resident of Dunbarton, N. H.. he was active\\nand prominent in its affairs. He was county com-\\nmissioner, selectman, treasurer and twice elected to\\nthe Legislature. In 1867 he sold his large estate and\\nmoved to Goffstown, where he spent the remainder of\\nhis days in quietness and attending to his business\\naffairs.\\nCaptain Charles Stinson married Susan, (laughter\\nof Robert and Prudence Cochran, of Sharon, Vt.,\\nMay 15, 1831. Susan was born October 27, 1803, and\\ndied March 23, 1838. He married, second, Mary Ann,\\ndaughter of Moses and Sally Poore, of Goflstown,\\nN. H., May 29, 1839, born August 28, 1811.\\nCaptain Charles Stinson died .\\\\ugust 8, 1878.\\nThere were three children by the first union, and one\\nby the second.\\nChildren. Jane Stinson, born October 5, 1833,\\nmarried Wallace Caldwell, Byfield, Mass., July 15,\\n1858.\\nLetitia C. Stinson, born March 9, 1835, married\\nJohn M. Parker, of Goflstown, November 30, 1854.\\nSusan C. Stinson, born October 22, 1837, married\\nGeorge Byron Moore, November 29, 1860. Mr. Moore\\ndied of pneumonia April 11, 1872. On aiay 17, 1877,\\nshe married Judge Edwin S. Jones, of Minneapolis,\\nMinn., where she now resides.\\nMary A. Stinson, born August 1, \\\\M\\\\, married\\nCharles A. Pillsbury, September 13, 1866, of Minue-\\nlis, Minn., where she now resides.\\niipoi\\nOLIVER BAILEY.\\nOliver Bailey was one of the independent farmers\\nand substantial men who constitute the chief glory of\\na State.\\nHe was boru in 1797, in Dunbarton, N. II., and\\ndied in 1880, eighty-three years okl.\\nHis father, Captain Oliver Bailey, a man of great", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0559.jp2"}, "461": {"fulltext": "UlSTUItY OF MEliKlMACK COrNTV. NEW IIAMl SHIRE.\\nvigor and thrift, was descended from tlie Scolcii who\\nmigrated to the iiortli of Ireland to better their for-\\ntunes, and thence to Londonderry, N. H., in tlie New\\nWorld. His mother, Mary Thompson, was of ster-\\nling English blood and worth, from Charlestown, Mass.\\nShe was eight years old when the battle of Bunker\\nHill was fought, and saw, from their house-top, and\\nremembered well, that famous struggle.\\nliurn of this thrifty and hardy stock, young Oliver\\ninherited a vigorous constitution, a fearless, active\\nspirit, good brains to see and plan for himself, and\\nthe best muscle and nerve to execute his resolute will.\\nBrought up on wholesome farmer s fare, beseemed to\\nthrive best on the hard work and rough sports which\\nadded skill and .self-reliance to his growing strength,\\ntill, at opening manhood, he yielded to none in the\\nfield or the wrestling-ring, with the scythe or the\\ndrumsticks.\\nHe had little schooling, but karned to read the al-\\nmanac and the Bible, and had an apt use, always, of\\nthe wise sayings of Poor Richard and of Solomon\\nlearned to write a note, to keep his accounts and to\\nfigure in his head better than most can with pen or\\npencil, depending mainly, through life, on\\nA spark o Nature s fire,\\nwhich the poet Burns prized above all learning.\\nIn person, he was of medium stature and weight,\\nwith a large head, broad, high forehead, sandy hair\\nand grey-blue eyes, with broad shoulders, a stout,\\nstraight back, strong, lithe limbs and a hand-grip\\nfrom which nothing could escape, a body, indeed,\\nwhich seemed modeled to give hira the utmost\\nstrength and staying power, consistent with his\\nnatural quickness and ease of action.\\nThus favored by nature and home discipline, he\\nset out at twenty-one for himself, with no capital but\\na few acres of tough, rocky laml, 1ml pMitly paid for,\\nand an irrepressible ambition to earn lii^ ciwii inde-\\npendence in the world.\\nBy his untiring toil he soon cleared new fields, dug\\nsome of the rocks out of the old ones, built huge\\nstone-walls, a small house and big barns, and was\\nready for a home of his own. Much of his pros-\\nperity and happiness he made sure of by marrying\\nwLsely. In 1821, at the age of twenty-four, he mar-\\nried Jane Mills, but seventeen, daughter of James and\\nJane Fulton Mills, of his native town.\\nShe was a wise and winning helpmate, comely in\\nperson, even-tempered and amiable, blessed with\\nequal good sense and good nature, and, though so\\nyoung, well trained in hou.seliold duties, apt at work\\nand willing beyond her strength. Of this union four\\nchildren were born, a daughter, who died in infancy,\\nand three sons, yet living, to bear grateful witness to\\nher never-failing love and worth. In her unselfish\\ndevotion to her family she sacrificed, ere many years,\\nher health, and life itself at the age of forty-five.\\nYet, in sickness and in health, she was ever the good\\nangel of the home and the neighborhood.\\nIn 1850, Oliver Bailey married Mary D. Ryder,\\ndaughter of Ezekiel and Betsey Ryder, of Dunbarton.\\nShe had been trained in the best school for her new\\nduties,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 in that of an enlightened farmer s home.\\nShe was unusually well educated in the schools, too\\nhad been a teacher and enriched her house with good\\nbooks, pictures and flowers, and to the essential vir-\\ntues of u good wife she added the rarer grace of a\\ngood stepmother.\\nOf this union one gifted son was born, George, who\\ndied at eighteen, in the full spring and blossom of a\\nromising manhood.\\nBy the hardest work and the most careful saving on\\nthe smaller farm, Oliver Bailey was able to buy the\\nlarge, old homestead when his father. Captain Oliver\\nBailey, had outlived his three-score years and ten.\\nThis larger place, with its many hay-fields, natural\\nruns, greiit meadows, large pastures and wood-lots,\\ngave him a better chance to prove his superior man-\\nagement and to keep a large stock.\\nHis judgment, at sight, of the weight and worth of\\ncattle was extraordinarily accurate. This gift, with\\na persuasive tongue in his head, enabled him to luiy\\nand sell to advantage. With plenty of hay and barn-\\nroom for the winter, and mountain-pastures for sum-\\nmer, he wa.s able to hold his stock over, and so to take\\n.advantage of the changing market, buying at the low-\\nest and selling at higher prices. No very small\\npart of his gains at this time came from the growth\\nI and exchange of cattle. His wise policy was to en-\\nrich the farm also by selling less hay and grain and\\nmore fatted cattle.\\nHe had a sleight-of-hand at all kinds of work,\\nand could get more out of his boys and hired help\\nthan most farmers tor he led them himself, giving\\nthem more than enough to do to keep up, and his\\nrestless forethought kept ahead of any execution in\\nplans for the morrow, so that no odd hour or stormy\\nday caught him without some bit of side-work to fill\\nthe time.\\nBut it was not driving work and shrtwd liargains\\nalone which made him comparatively rich it was\\nthe continual saving and wise investing of his small\\nearnings for so many years. He bought only what\\nhe could not get on well without, and could pay down\\nlor. He put his name to no man s paper. He took\\nno stock in wild land .speculations or railroad prom-\\nises, however tempting. He invested his money in\\ngrowing property, or loaned it on good mortgages, or\\nput it into the soundest banks, rather than into\\nthose paying the most interest.\\nHence he lost none of the principal, and as he\\nrarely disturbed the interest, his small sums naturally\\ncumulated in the long years to a goodly amount\\nlor a Dunbarton liirmer. But he was thus saving\\nonly to be liberal in a larger way. To his second\\nson, Mark, when sixteen years old, he gave the choice\\nof a farm at twenty-one or a college education, and\\nhe gladly took his chances in the schools. In 1859,", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0560.jp2"}, "462": {"fulltext": "i^^^^-i^ ^lycc^l", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0563.jp2"}, "463": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0564.jp2"}, "464": {"fulltext": "DUNHARTON.\\n309\\nwhen only sixty-twu, he divided the great farm lie-\\ntvveen his oldest son, Oliver (who iiihoritti with his\\nfather s name much of his stirring ambition and\\nluleiit to get on in the world), and his youngest son,\\n.lames M. (who has a happy genius for living easier),\\nhihI bought a small farm at Bow Mills, near Concord,\\nbuilt a nice house on it and deeded this place to his\\nwife; here he spent the rest of his days, merely\\nphiying farmer, as he used to say.\\nAt his home he was hospitable to all comers. A\\ngood liver, though a light cater hiniselfaiul tenl]^er-\\nate in all things save only in hard work.\\nHe never had a doctor for himself till late in life,\\nwhen he suffered greatly with the asthma. Though\\na private citizen, always devoted to minding his\\nown business, he was in his own way public-spirited\\nan l palriotic, interested in town. State and national\\naffairs.\\nIn jiulilics lie was a staunch Webster Whig\\nand Lincoln Kcpultlican. In religiim he held fast\\nto the teachings of his early church, the Congrega-\\ntional ist.\\n20\\nSo marked a man had his faults, of course, but they\\nwere mostly the excessc-s of his robust virtues.\\nSome will ask. Was such a life a success? Was so\\nmuch toil and so little pleasure worth the while?\\nDoubless there is a golden mean between work and\\nplay, but of the two extremes his, .surely, was the\\nnobler one. .\\\\nd the simple truth is, he took more\\npleasure in earning than in spending; and solid en-\\njoyment in seeing his well-tilled lands, his full barns\\nand wood-sheds, his sleek, fat cattle, and his comfort-\\nable home. He enjoyed the manly sense of inde-\\npendence his honestly-earned dollars gave him while\\nliving; and the generous satisfaction at hist of leav-\\ning them to his widow and sons to help keep the wolf\\nfrom their door.s. At the ripe old age of eighty-\\nthree, with his mind clear apparently as in manhood s\\nprime, he died as he had long lived, in the assured\\nhope of a happier hereafter.\\nHis body rests in his family bui-ial bit in Dunliar-\\nton, where he had erected a plain granite inonunieiit,\\na fit symbol of his solid and lasting work and\\ncharacter.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0565.jp2"}, "465": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF FRANKLIN.\\nCHAPTER I.\\nThe town of Franklin, lies in the northeastern\\npart of the county, and is bounded as follows\\nOn the North and East, by Hill, Belknap Co. and\\nNorthfield on the South, by Boscawen and on the\\nWest by Salisbury and Andover.\\nThe territory embraced within the bounds of the\\npresent town of Franklin originally comprised a\\nportion of the towns of Sanbornton, Salisbury, An-\\ndover and Northfield.\\nThe first settlement of the town was made in 1748,\\nnear the Webster place, where a fort was built and\\noccupied for several months. To Philip Call and\\nhis son Stephen is ascribed the honor of having been\\nthe first permanent settlers within the bounds of the\\npresent town, at that time a portion of Salisbury.\\nNathaniel Malven and Sinkler Bean were pioneers\\nin the western part of the town. In 1749 Malven,\\nwith his wife and three children, were captured by\\nthe Indians and taken to Canada, where they remained\\nseveral years. The few pioneers were in constant dread\\nof the Indians who roamed through this section, spar-\\ning neither women nor children from their murderous\\nassaults. The wife of Philip Call was killed by the\\nIndians in August, 1754, her husband witnessing the\\ndeed while secreted unarmed near by. It is said that\\nher daughter-in-law, with her grandchild, escaped\\nfrom the savages by concealment in the chimney.\\nPeter and John Bowen settled on the Burleigh\\nplace in about 1748.\\nJohn and Ezekiel Webster, cousins, settled in the\\ntown in 17-59 or 60. The latter was the father of\\nEzekiel and Daniel Webster. Ephraim Collins was\\nalso one of the pioneers. He settled in about 1752,\\nand his grave-stone is the earliest in the lower grave-\\nyard, near the Webster place. Jacob Morrill, Tris-\\n1 For much of the early history of this town, early reconi history,\\nRevolutionary history, etc., the reader is referreii to the histories of San-\\nbornton, Northfield, Salisbury and AndoTer (elsewhere in this volume),\\nof which this town formed a portion until 1828.\\n310\\ntan Quimby and Benjamin Sanborn were among the\\nearly settlers at the Lower village. In 1767 there\\ncame from Epping, James Cate, Sr., whose wife had\\nbeen saving seeds from their best apples all the win-\\nter before, for the orchard they would plant in their\\nnew home They settled on the late Edward Wyatt\\nplace, in Franklin. Some of the apple-trees from\\nthose seeds were still remaining a few years since.\\n(Huimels.)\\nThe settlement at what is now known as the Upper\\nvillage consisted of only one house and a grist-mill\\nuntil after the Revolution.\\nEbenezer Eastman, of honored memory, was the\\nfounder of the village. He came here when only\\ntwenty -seven years of age; was a man of property,\\nability and great energy. He built a saw-mill, kept\\nthe village tavern, conducted a farm and was exten-\\nsively engaged in lumbering. His homestead was\\nthe Webster Home. He died in 1833. A few\\nyears later the village received an enterprising spirit\\nin the person of Captain Ebenezer Blauchard, who\\ncame from Northfield. He was a nxan of great energy\\nand contributed largely in advancing the material in-\\nterests of the town. He was the father of Mrs. Ste-\\nphen Kenrick.\\nAmong other settlers were .lames and Isaac Pnn-\\ntor and James (iarland.\\nThe Manufacturing Interests.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The first mill in\\nthis town was the old town-mill, of the original\\ntown of Sanbornton. By the provisions of the first\\nMasonian charter, twenty acres (says Mr. Runnels)\\nwere to be assigned in some suitable place for a saw-\\nmill, and whoever should build the first mill within\\nthree years might own the land and have the privilege\\nof sawing the loggs of share-owners and other in-\\nhabitants thare, to the halves for the teerm of ten\\nyears next after the said mill first starts. If none\\nshould appear to build thus within three years, the\\nowners of shares were to undertake to build the mill\\nat their expense, and put it under such regulations\\nthat all the inhabitants might be seasonably and\\nreasonably served with bords and other timber sawed\\nfor building purposes.\\nThe town-mill site was established on Salmon", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0566.jp2"}, "466": {"fulltext": "FRANKLIN.\\n311\\nBrook. First action of the grantees was April 21,\\n17(53, meeting held at Joseph Hoit s, in Stratham,\\nwhen it was voted tliat a saw-mill be built and main-\\ntained on that first established site, agreaibel to\\nCharter that it be completed by October 10th that\\nwhoever builds it shall have \u00c2\u00a31000, old tenner, and\\nthe mill priviledg. At a n)eeting, June Cth, the\\nprivileges of mill-builder were accorded to Daniel\\nSanborn, under the oversight of the selectmen.\\nTime extended to November 20th but even then the\\nmill had not been built, iis February 6, 1764, looted\\nnot to release Daniel Sanborn, Jun., from his obliga-\\ntion to build a mill, which, accordingly, had been\\ncompleted that spring, and was soon after carried\\naway by a freshet. Hence the proprietors voted,\\nJuly 9, 1764, to give Daniel Sanborn, Jr., five hun-\\ndred pounds, old tenor, to build a saw-mill in the\\nrome of that which he lost also that a grist-mill be\\nbuilt by the proprietors within fifteen months. But\\nafterwards, October 8th, at a meeting in Exeter, per-\\nmission was given Mr. Sanborn to build his saw-\\nmill in Sanbornton, on Winepisocke River, ner the\\nbrige [thus changing the location], provided he\\nbuild a grist-mill, with or near the saw-mill, within\\nthe specified time.\\nTradition supplies an account of this first mill, on\\nSalmon Brook, in what is now Franklin, as follows\\nThat the foundation had been laid the fall before, at\\nsite of bridge leading to the late Albert G. Morrison\\nhouse, without a dam, trees being simply felled\\nfrom one ledge over to the other that Edward Shaw\\ndrew up the mill-irons from Exeter on a hand-sled,\\nin March, only to find the foundation all washed\\naway, and finally, that by June the mill thus built\\nbetween the ledges was completed and went into\\noperation, and that a log wa-s actually sawn before\\nthe fatal freshet alluded to, so the mill-site was\\nclaimed\\nAfter standing neglected for several years, a Mr.\\nAdams built the first permanent mill on or a little\\nabove this original town-mill site. It was, however,\\nearly purchased and enlarged by Mr. Bradbury\\nMorrison, and being extensively used by three gene-\\nrations in his family, himself, several of his sons,\\nand recently by his grandson, the late Albert 6.,\\nthe whole group has ever been known, and will be\\nfor years to come, as the Morrison Mills. Another\\nsaw-mill, with a gri.st-mill, tended by Bradbury\\nMorrison, Sr., and a blacksmith s and trip-hammer\\nshop for the ingenious Ebenezer Morrison, stood some\\ntwenty rods below the main dam, carried by water\\nconveyed from the same by a sluice-way. Nathan S.\\nMorrison and Captain Levi Thompson also had an\\ninterest in this mill and shop, which were burned in\\n1886. Forty rods below these last, on the flat, Albert\\nG. Morrison, with his uncles, Bradbury, Jr., and\\nGeorge W., had also a planing and shingle-mill,\\nwhich were likewise burned about 18.50.\\nAt the main dam, the first planing-raill in this part\\nof the country was erected by William Greene, its\\nfirst starting being celebrated, it is said, by large\\npotations of potato whiskey. This was swept away\\nl)y the February freshet of 1824. Of late years there\\niiave been a saw-mill above, and a shingle, lath and\\nplaning-niill below the bridge and original site, the\\nhitter built by A. G. Morrison between 1845 and 1850.\\nThe present occupants and chief owners of the whole\\nare Giles Knapp. The privilege must always re-\\nmain a valuable one, as the fall is from seventy-five\\nto one hundred feet between the upper mill and the\\nIV.migewasset, at which it is not surprising that im-\\nmense quantities of lumber were rafted from these\\nmills in earlier times, when they were surrounded by\\nthe heaviest and finest pine timber.\\nWhen Jeremiah Sanborn settled at Franklin Falls,\\nin 1778, the Folsom saw-mill was standing, erected,\\nprobably, in about 1772. This was at the upper\\nliridge.\\nThe first mill (says Mr. Rvinnels) was soon carried\\ndown by a freshet, and Mr. Sanborn rebuilt on tlie\\nNorthfield side, where one of his old sills was, till\\nvery recently, to be seen imbedded in the wall just\\nabove the bridge. This mill, with an added grist-\\nmill, was again transferred to the Sanbornton side,\\nthough extending over the edge of the river for some\\nlittle distance, and its site was occupied, after 1810,\\nby the Jonathan Sanborn fulling or clothing-mill,\\nwhich was itself succeeded by the old red mill,\\ntwo- stories high, for making satinet and cotton yarn.\\nThis, after lying unused for several years, was burned.\\nThe same site was later occupied by the Sleeper\\nBros., door, sash and blind manufacturers.\\nThe Granite Mill was erected in 1822 by John\\nCavender, Thomas Baker, John Smith, John and\\nCharles Tappen and John Long at Fratiklin Falls.\\nThis was burned in about 1855.\\nThe Franklin Mill.s (woolen), erected in 1863,\\ngave a new impetus to the village. These mills are\\nnow leased by M. T. Stevens.\\nThe Winnipiseogee Paper Company. The\\nso-called Upper Dam, at Franklin Falls, was built\\nabout 1852 for a large hosiery-mill, two stories high,\\nof stone, which was erected the same year, and\\noperated by the Franklin Mills Company, also by the\\nNesmith Brothers (George W. and John N., of Low-\\nell, Mass.), associated with K. O. Peabody. The\\nboarding-houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 two le.ss in number than at present\\nwere built the next season. This mill was only\\nrun three or four years, and then burned. Its site is\\nnow occupied by one of the pulp-mills of the Win-\\nnipiseogee Paper Company, which was first built in\\n1868 for the grinding of poplar-wood, and was built\\nover in 1879.\\nA. W. Sulloway, Manufacturer of Hosiery.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094This mill was built in 1864 by Frank H. Daniell\\nand A. W. Sulloway. In the spring of 1865 it was", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0567.jp2"}, "467": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nstarted under the name of SuUoway Dauiell and\\nran two sets of cards, making Sbakei*a socks. In 1867\\none set cards were added and run on Shaker flannel\\nand hosiery. In 1869, Mr. Daniell sold his interest\\nto Mr. SuUoway. In 1871 the mill ceased making\\nflannel, and has made hosiery altogether ever since.\\nIn 1873 was added a fourth set of cards. The mill now\\nmanufactures three hundred dozens per day men s\\nand boys socks. Employs ninety-five to one hundred\\nhands.\\nFor history of manufacturing interests of Walter\\nAiken, see biography.\\nCHAPTER II.\\nFRANKLIN~((7on(tfiHerf).\\nCIVIL HISTORY.\\nPetition of Ebenezer Eastman and others for Incorporation of Town\\nThe Movement Oppoat-d by Andover, Salisbury, Sanbornton and\\nNorth fie Id\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Report of Legislative Committee\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Incorporation of Town\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094First Town-Meeting\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Officers Elected.\\nIn 1825 a petition was presented to the Legislature,\\nsigned by Ebenezer Eastman and others, praying for\\nthe organization of a new town from portions of An-\\ndover, Salisbury, Sanbornton and Northfield, This\\nwas met with opposition from various persons in the\\ntowns; whose territory it was sought to curtail, and\\nif not a long, certainly a sharp contest ensued. Dur-\\ning a portion of the time the subject was under discus-\\nsion the old towns employed as counsel E. X.Wood-\\nbury, while Parker Noyes guarded the interests of the\\nembryo town. Hon. George W. Nesniitli also was\\ninterested in the organization of the new town.\\nThe following is a copy of the report of the com-\\nmittee appointnl by the Legislature to act on the\\nsubject\\nTo the UoiwnthU- Siwalvr of Home of fi.;nr.*,-nMiri f\\nThe nndersigned, a connuittee appointed on tlu petition of Ebenezer\\nEaatnian and others, pruyinR for the incorporation of a new town, to be\\nformed outof parts of the town of Salisbury, Andover, Sanbornton and\\nNorthfield.\\nRkpoiit,\\nThat they met at Salisbnry on the twenty-ninth of September last,\\nfor the purpose, as required by the vote of tin- Ib.UM, .jf virwlnf,- tbt!\\nof their territory that the people of Andover are divided on the ques\\ntion, those who reside near the present centre of that town being for the\\nmost part opposed to the incorporation of a new town, and those in the\\nM-estorn and eftstern parts in favor of it and that, of the inhabitants of\\nthe proposed new town itself, those belonging to Salisbury and Andover\\narc in favor of its incorporation, those in Northfield are divided an l\\nthose in Sanbornton opposed to it.\\nThe objections on the part of these towns are very fully stated in\\nthe ro monstrances, and other papers, which accompany this report.\\nSome of these objections appeared tn the roniiiiitte not to be sustained\\nby the facts in the case, others tb.-v 1. .1 I i,. ..bviate by Uie\\nlimits which they have assigned (o rl^. t the remainder,\\nsuch of them as have any real w- J pinion, greatly\\noverbulanced by other juul uun imi 1 i n-m fnvoi fth6\\np:irycl with tin- ii(lviuilat;.-s vvlii.li will 11. rnie (u m tin- pn.)i..s.il i;hunge.\\nWithin the limits iirujiiwed for the new town there is already a popula-\\nrinn e\u00c2\u00abiu;il tu tb;it i.f the average number given by more than one-half of\\nthe towns in the St:ite. The nnmber of rateable polUi, as near as the\\ncommittee could iiscertain, is 187, of which number 75 belong to .Salis-\\nbury, 48 to Sanbornton, :i7 to Northfield and 27 to Andover. There have\\nrecently been erected on the banks of the Winnipissiogee river, within\\nthe limits of the proposed new town, a paper-mill and cotton manufac-\\ntory, both of which are now in full and successful operation. From the\\ngreat falls in this and other streams in that vicinity and the inexliausti-\\nble supply of water, there is reason to believe that very e\\\\teiisi\\\\ t- manu-\\nfacturing establishments and other works requii in- u.it piun will, at\\nno distant period, be erected at or near this-^p t m ..iiiu n i.. those\\nalready there. Even without these conteraplat-il itii[.i. r-m. ui-, liich\\nwould of course bring along with them aconsidnail. in mi-. i inhab-\\nitants, the number at this time living within the proposed limits, ami the\\namount of business transacted at the villages along the river, seem tu\\nentitle them to the ordinary privilege of being incorporated into a town\\nby themselves.\\nMany of the petitioners live at a great distance fi om the centre of\\nbusiness in their respective towns, and have far to go over rough roads\\nto attend the annual and othfr public town -meetings. Their local situ\\nation, on th.- ontrnry, i- \\\\h h that they come easily and frequently lo-\\nLietli M 111 Ml. -nt-, .1 i.(, 111. ,i( I he village near the bridge. \\\\i this\\nthe\\nbridge might be swept\\ncertainly true but it i\\nboth by po )plp in the\\nany doubt as to its beii\\ninents on the Meninnu\\nThe\\nopinion, on the paititf the tumuiittee, that tlie prayer of the petitioners\\nis reasonable and ought to be granted. With respect to the several\\ntowns, out of which it is proposiMl that the now town should be taken, it\\nmay be stated, as the result of the committee s inqniries on this point,\\nthat those parts of Salisbury, Sanbornton and Northfield which are\\nwithout the limits of the new town are generally opposed to the division\\nI 1 I ji, I institution to entitle towns\\nI I I ill- objection would have had\\nI II I M,. ii ili,\\\\ ii,ul found it well supported\\nI I .iit llRM-eitilicatf of the town clerk of North-\\nI ;!i ih.k liHts, used at the annual meeting in that town\\nM Miiril I lie names of 265 voters. From the same certi-\\n.tli.il. ..1 this number, only thirty -seven voters live within\\nlimits of the new town, which would leave, after the\\nhundreil and twentj-eigbt legal voters in Northfield.\\nMuch woa also said before the committee res| ecting the injury which\\nwould result from the division of farms and the destruction of school\\ndistricts in the old towns by the incorporation of the new. That some-\\nthing of this kind should occur in every new arrangement of town lines", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0568.jp2"}, "468": {"fulltext": "18 perbapy iuevitable. Tn\\ndeavoreil, as fai- as possili!\\nthey have so far siiccooil.-.\\ninjurious to the owner. VUr. oUl sclionl distriru in the several towns uro\\nalso left, for the most part, without change, and where any altomtion\\nwill become necessary in any of them, it can, without diftioulty, he\\neftect. .i.\\nI I III |wrt\u00c2\u00ab of tho oKi townsof Sanbornton, Siilis-\\nnil :i i:. \\\\ihlMV(T. A survey of the territory inchuliiil within\\n1 III. i.i..(.w.MHi now town, as doHipnated by the t ominlttee,\\nuiatlu luulei their direction and i\\nAll which ia respectfully submitted,\\n1 KVM\\nThe towns of Salisbury, Andover, Saubornton iind\\nNorthfield then engaged E. X. Woodbury and peti-\\ntioned the Legislature to be put back. Parker Noyes\\nprotested to the proceedings, as the town had not been\\nnotified. A committee reported in favor of the peti-\\ntioners. Noyes then moved for an order of notice and\\npostponement, which he secured. The following is a\\ncopy of the report of the coinmiltoo on towns and\\nparishes for 1828\\nThe standing Commitii -u I n i^. i I m Ih hiving had under\\ntheir consideration the i iiii h i i Mihei-s, praying\\nfor a new town to be tnUi II 1 1 I i. i .ni ii\\\\ \\\\iidover, San-\\nbornton and Northfield, luil il -mi.li_\\\\ m, m. m li iih) r.- monstrances\\nagainst the petitions and uthcr papui-^ ciiunifctuLl thi-nwitli,\\nReport\\nThatnotii-e of tlip jirndenry of s.iid petition has been published,\\nStalemcut of Farts\\nThe original petition is signed by two hundred and t\\nthe petition which was refeiTed to\\nis signed by thirty voters, making two hundred and forty petitioners i\\nthe whole, all, or nearly all of whom reside within the limits of the pn\\nThe number of V\\n1 Salialmry is 425\\nin Noi-thfield\\nfrom Salisbury\\nfrom Andover\\nfrom Sanbornt\u00c2\u00abn\\nfrom Northfield\\nincluded within the limits of tlie new town, of whi\\nagaiuiJt the prayer uf the petition, and leaving the uld i\\nof the new one, the following nuni\\nn the event of incorporation\\noters, Tiz.\\nSalisbury\\nSanbornton\\nNorthfield\\nThe wholes\\nt of State ta,x, assessed i\\n1 Andover, 1828\\nI inbiibitant^ uiihin pr.. posed 1\\n1 Sanborutuii, isiiS\\n$11(3,79\\n91.2G\\n248.(K)\\n21.r.:t\\nI II .11 I Nurtlitluld isHunu what above tho\\nlii^ I ll iuis of tho rMjKH-tive towns.\\nIll I.) th.i committocthoyurosatisnod that\\nlie limits uf tho new town contains a popu.\\n.vill entitle It to a respectnblu rank among\\nt. That this population is increasing, ap-\\nJanuary, 1820, the whole number of voters\\niialST, shewing un Increase of nearly one-\\n1 less than throe years.\\nio s:Uisfn d that tin\\nvithii\\ntJiblishnieiilb, uu tl\\niif the proposed nei\\nmeeting in Northfi\\nMl I I II-.-.1 new centre, and most of them\\nI I 11 Ml meeting in that town. InNorth-\\niuiiKMiL, i^uiinected with the manufacturing es-\\n\\\\ji uf tho Winnipissitigee. This is within a mile\\ne, and a little over four miles from the place of\\nitv.rHi. I 1 t- ih M)i.w\\\\pen\u00c2\u00bbe of makingand\\nI I i I II 11. It was objected, cd\\nll^lve r.Kul ill t!ie matheast part would be left\\nu II, whereas it ought to be supiwrted by that\\n!i;ls petitioned to he set otf. It did not api ear\\nI, tlijit tlu- mei;t;re expense of repairing roads\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0iiii 1 1 I 1. IK lu-w town, ia not equal to\\nI I I iitidittee is pposcd to ex-\\nVI Ml III. liiiuL i...i,it,.d out by the petition-\\nThe fact being established that the proposed territory contains a\\npopnlatinn and resources which entitle the pmyer of the petitioners to a\\nrespectful hearing, and that there are inconveniences which they at\\npresent suffer which ought to be redressed, the committee have proceeded\\nlu the only remaining inquiry which seemed tv them necessary to be\\nnuide, ill i.ider f.. i-..tne to a correct result as to the subject matter re-\\n1 1 riiiences can be removed, and these grievances\\nH!i;idne regard to the interests and rights of\\ntil Ite affected by tie iii .i~.iii pntpused.\\nremark, tlial Mi. |.i n i il.. j.. ni i\\nferrei\\nnot pi-L l abb- iliut any arrangement, in i i i i i\\nthe inliubitunlw of those towns, livini^ t ii,- j 1 \\\\^un^\u00e2\u0096\u00a0, i -i\\ndivision. The town of Andover, also, oppuM.js tht- t-etitiun, unless tho\\nline of the new town should extend north to New Chester, in which\\nevent, aa tho committee were informed, that town would make no fur-\\nther opposition.\\nThe objeitions made by the several towns were urged by their agents,\\nwho were before the committee, with much zeal and ability. The com-\\nmittee liiive utt -ntivel.v considered these objections and the testimony iu\\ntbeii -nipii ml uj^ i, i,-\\\\v of the wludu subject, a niiyority of the\\ncoiiiiiiin 1. I I u n iliHt the objections to the proposed measure\\nare 11 .1 it i 1 uraeibalance the obnoufl benefits which would\\n1. The {general objection against all\\nThis nbjecti(\u00c2\u00bbn. in the opinion of the committee, ought to prevail only\\nwhen a town is subjected to a losw, either in influence or resources, and\\nwhen a party seeking a redress for grievances can find a different rem-\\nedy. In this case, however, the committee have the satisfaction of believ-\\ning that a new town may be incori orated and the old towns may still re-\\nmain, as they have always been, highly respectable in point of numbere,\\n(haracter and resources of their inhabitants. The committee is further", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0569.jp2"}, "469": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nof opiiiiun that tu constitute t\\\\ new town I\\nof each of tho towns mentioned.\\n2. Aiiotlier objection ni-.u --i \\\\v:us\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Thii\\ntake a portion\\nIt may liiTc ifrii.ii 1 i in i-imry and Antiov^r no sc)iool\\n(li^tiict i afl.Ttfil I.y til. I.. .1 I n 1 j .i.i lo Snnhornton and North-\\ntk UI, thp propu^.-ii hn li\\\\Hl.^ -1 1 .ii-ii ii_ta, and in some places, of\\ncourse, inconveniently, iiiil fmm a cHr^fnl examination of the tetsti-\\nmony in this particular, the committee in of the opinion that the pro-\\nposed line in these towns iti as little inconvenient aa any that could well\\nbe adopted. In regard to Ihia objection, and others of a similar nature,\\nthe committee may with much propriety make use of the language of a\\nhighly respectable con\u00c2\u00bbmittee, who, after viewing the ground and hear-\\ning the parties, made their report to the House of Representatives in\\nwas said, say that committee, rtspectiug the injury that\\nIt fiom the division of farmsand destruction of scliool districts\\nn.rpa.tirnlarly\\nthe owner. The old school districts, in the several towns, are left for\\nthe most part without change, and where any alteration will become\\nnecessary, in any of them, it can, withont difficulty, be etfected.\\nIt should he remarked, that in their investigations the committee\\nhave confined themselves to the limits defined by the viewing commit-\\ntee in 1820.\\nThi- innimittee report for the consideration of the House the foUow-\\nRei^nlrea, That it ts expedient to establish a new town, to be taken\\nfrum StUisliury, Andover, Sanbornton and Northfield, and including in\\nits limits the hounds pointed out by the petitionera, and that the eti-\\ntiouery have leave to bring in a bill for that purpose.\\nLevi Chamberlai\\nr the Com III if tee.\\nDecembers, 1828.\\nFranklin December\\nThe town was ineorporat\\n24, 1828.\\nWhat i)ertains t(\u00c2\u00bb the setting off of the southwest\\nportion of the original town, to form the town of\\nFranklin (says Rev. Mr. Runnels, in an account of\\nthe action of Sanbornton in relation to this contro-\\nversy), may now be safely treated as a matter of\\nhistory; but in alluding to the later division, or at-\\ntempts at division, we shall be treading upon delicate\\nground, and shall therefore confine ourselves almost\\nexf^lusively to the recorded action of the town from\\ntime to time. The Sanbornton people were no doubt\\nhonest in their earliest strenuous opposition, though\\nwe now smile at tho arp:uments used, the fallacy of\\nsome of which, valid in tlu-ir diiy, is being proved by\\nthe lapse of time.\\nIn town-meeting, March 9, 1825, the subject of\\nsetting oH the southwest corner of town first came\\nup in the warrant, by petition of Ebenezer Eastman\\nand others, to form a new town. A polling of the\\nHouse resulted in yeas, 4; nays, 402. At the\\nsame time a similar movement for the northwest\\npart of the town, on petition of Ebenezer Kimball\\nand others, was disposed of in nearly as summary a\\nway, nays, 379; yeas, 7.\\nNext, from the Strafford Gazette of October 22,\\n1825, we obtain this document,\\nThe inhabitants of the southwest part of this town presented to the\\nappointed by the Legislutuiv to lay uut a new town, agree-\\nably to the petitii\\nof Ebuiiezer Ettstmun and others, the\\nThe undersigned, inhabitants of tluf town of S;iul... mioii, i. hidu-\\nstrate against being setoff into a lu-u Imwi., .-i..,ii.|. i il,. |i \u00e2\u0096\u00a0mi..n of\\nK. Eastman and othoi 9, and rupros lit ih.i n, u i, i ^ii i i^ auy\\ngreat inconvenience, nor do they Hiin r ,i,^ p ,i i lud re-\\nligious privileges by reason of tlifn li-.i,in. ir .m iIj [.uMi. i.mMing\\nill this town but, on the contrary, bfliovc ihi-ji ivil an.) rehf^ious privi-\\nleges are now far superior to any they might expect to ergoy in the new\\nThat they now live in t..un in wl.i.l. rh.-r.. i^ an.i l-.tiL }.a^ iMjen\\nan uncommon harmony In t w i, ii, iin, ,,i n n. n.-ither\\ncan they believe that lliii l ii i i i unused\\n,v their becoming meuilx i- ..i iK- n.u imuh, .i,m.i..i iiu- u,m i,\u00c2\u00ab by\\na large river, extending mm- imlrs iliionuh tin- i.:i-iurf lii.- louri, im-\\npassable but at one place, their neighborhoods divided in like manner,\\nIhe wants of its seveml parts unknown to the other in consequence of\\nunfriendly dis|.ii-iii..ri .iril I n..Mu|. I tu. I II ii.s several parts, not only\\nin their civil ;uiil ii- i, .in- i m iui.!,i liU.-vvise engender the seeds\\nof hatred an.i nniii.-it. m n-.u i. h. .luti.-s.\\nThat the t.iu II Hi ^\\\\lMiii 111 1^ I. In. ii it Mrhuul and piti-Bonage\\nfund amounting Iuiumi, ii.n, i, ,i,i i, i t l.n l. i- .nnnally\\nappropriated towards ill nii .i i n j i i ,i, ,i!i.four\\nreligions societies. K. tn i i. i n j.h.re us\\nin a town having no fuud:^ iii.i m-i. ._l..i -ni.iun- a lu\\\\ i, you im-\\npose upon us a tax annually exceeding our proportion of a S400() State\\ntax. Remove us, and you deprive us of a rich legacy, fostered and en-\\nlarged by the parental [obscure] and tender care of our fathei S, and\\nMt by them not only for the instruction of our children in their civil\\nand political duties, hut by it the vital principles of piety and evangeli-\\ni!il knowledge are enforced, which are the only sure foundations of our\\njiresent, and the only hope of our future happinrs.-,.\\nThat they now live in a town mostly sm i i, hi. I m r.iiTn -nt8\\ntreated from the foundation of the world, will. I. i i mibula-\\n(iim, admit of no doubtaud subject us to n. li i ii.^ their\\nauthenticity. Remove us, and you subject vi-M i i. n. I i.lii .iiffer-\\nt-nt sets of selectmen to the expense of perambulating ..vei twenty-five\\nmiles of a zigzag line on this new town where we now have natural\\nboundaries.\\nThat we liavL located and accommodated our farms to our seveml\\nWilli- .1, I 11. tiiN-i ,n, Remove us, and you divide them, and leave\\na]t;iit 111 .iiflni I Mi, tu be taxed as non-resident, depriving our chil-\\n.ln u Hi 1 I hii. u 1 111. loss of our school and parsonage money, of the\\niHiiciii ol ii.\u00c2\u00ab loK,| tux of that partofour property, and giving it to\\nf*trrtngei-s. Remove us, and you divide our school districts, subjecting\\nthose who now live near the school-house to travel more than two miles\\nto attend school y\u00c2\u00ab u will lo.atf many of us fai-ther from our public\\nbuilding; you \\\\U lujiu.ni ur taxes; you will give us a great share\\nof bridges ..ii \\\\m1I ui.i.i n^ i.. the maintenance of several miles of\\nhighway, ill .1.1. liii 1, I .1,1 miii. mi highway tax and we never have\\ngreater advantage to son\\n10 ambition and pride of t\\nAbraham Cross.\\nDavid Clark, Jr.\\nDearborn Sanborn.\\nJonathan SanlMirn, Jr.\\nJonathan Prescott.\\nWilliam Thomi)son.\\nDavid Gage.\\nNathan S. Morrison.\\nEbenezer Morriaun.\\nBradbury Morrison.\\nSatchel W. Clark.\\nDearborn Sauboi n, Jr.\\nDa\\\\\\nJoseph Tliompsur\\nJohn Thompson.\\nLevi Thompson.\\nJoseph Sanborn.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0570.jp2"}, "470": {"fulltext": "FRANKLIN.\\n315\\nIt would appear from the foregoing that the legal\\nvoters in that part of Sanboruton which is now\\nFranklin were then, almost to a man, opposed to the\\ndivision; while it must he remembered that Mr.\\nEastman and the few others who petitioned in its\\nfavor were living upon the west side of the river, in\\nwhat was then Salisbury village. Accordingly, for\\nthree years longer, while eflbrts were continued for\\nthe formation of the new town, the dismemberment\\nof its own territory was iis steadily opposed by the\\ntown of Sanbornton. Even at the last moment,\\nNovember 3, 1828, it was voted, on the motion, that\\npart of the town petitioned for be set oil for the for-\\nmation of a new town, yeas, twenty nays, three\\nhundred and eighty and Charles Gilman, Esq., was\\nchosen as an agent to oppose the petition of Dearborn\\nSanborn and others (for new town) before the com-\\nmittee of the Legislature on towns and incorpora-\\ntions.\\nWhen, however, at the next annual meeting, March\\n11, 1829, the town of Franklin had been constituted,\\nthere was a display of will, pertinacity and almost\\nobstinacy on the part of the Sanbornton citizens,\\nwhich seems hardly justifiable, in that they would\\ndo nothing in respect to the proportion of the\\ntown funds claimed by Franklin, the town paupers\\nof Sanbornton belonging to Franklin, or the annex-\\ning to most convenient schools districts of those dis-\\nannexed by the forming of the new town.\\nThe controversy continued for several years, as in\\nMarch, 1832, a special agent was chosen Nathaniel\\nHolmes, Esq. to make arrangement with the town\\nof Franklin and to obtain able counsel, whether the\\ntown of Sanbornton is holden to pay to Franklin any\\nof its fund; and if holden, to make ftirther arrange-\\nments and lay the matter again before the town. At\\na meeting in October (same year) it was voted that\\nthe town agent and selectmen obtain further coun-\\nsel whether Franklin has a legal claim upon San-\\nbornton for a proportion of the School and Parsonage\\nFund. The above agent never reported to the town\\n(as appears from records) but at a special meeting,\\nJanuary 20, 1834, an action having been brought by\\nthe town of Franklin against Sanbornton to recover\\npart of the funds belonging to said Sanbornton,\\nCharles Lane, Esq., was appointed agent to attend to\\nthe suit, with instructions to continue the action so\\nlong as any probability of gaining it may exist; or\\notherwise, that he have power to settle the action and\\nagree on a committee to say how much of the town\\nfunds Franklin shall have, and what part of the poor\\nit shall take.\\nThe Sanbornton fathers of that day were honest in\\nthe belief that no other town could ju.slly claim the\\nfunds which were left to their town hence they were\\nsincere in resisting the claims of Franklin. But it\\nwas ultimately decided against them, as in 1836, of\\nthe School and Parsonage Fund, whicli liad\\namounted to $6(558.78, $633.03 was paid to Franklin\\nas the share belonging to those persons who had\\nbeen set off, leaving a balance of $6025.25.\\nCHAPTER III.\\nFKANKLlN-U oNfuiuf,/).\\nECCLESIASritAL HISTORY.\\nThe First Unitarian Congregational Society of\\nFranklin was organized the 6th of December, 1879,\\nFor the purpose of establishing and sustaining the\\nworship of God in public and social religious ser-\\nvices, and to secure for ourselves and our children the\\nbenefits of religious instruction, and as a means of\\nillustrating and extending rational and practical\\nChristianity.\\nFn the second article nl tlie cimstitiilinti llieuh-\\njects of the society are dn-larcd to be the cultiva-\\ntion and diffusion of useful knowledge, the promotion\\nof fraternal justice, and of a serious and intelligent\\npublic spirit, and the earnest endeavor to supply a\\ncentre and home of religious sympathy and of all\\ngood influences to those who seek and need our fel-\\nlowship.\\nOn the occasion of the organization of the society\\nthe constitution was signed by the following persons:\\nRev. J. B. Harrison, Mrs. W. F. Daniell, Mrs. R. G.\\nBurleigh, A. W. Sulloway, W. F. Daniell, Daniel\\nBarnard, Charles H. Gould, R. G. Burleigh, G. B.\\nWheeler, F. H. Daniell, R. E. Bean, E. B. S. San-\\nborn. The following persons were elected officers of\\nthe .society: Clerk, George B.Wheeler; Treasurer,\\nAlexis Proctor Pastor, Rev. J. B. Harrison Trus-\\ntees, Warren F. Daniell, Daniel Barnard, A. W. Sul-\\nloway, E. B. S. Sanborn, R. G. I5urleigh, Alexis\\nProctor, Frank H. Chapman.\\nThe board of trustees was constituted a cdniiiiiiiic\\nto procure plans and consider other matters pcrlMin-\\ning to the building of a church.\\nAt a meeting of the trustees, held .\\\\pril JOih, a\\ncommunication was read by the pa.stor informing the\\ntrustees that Mrs. Persis Smith, of St. Loui.s, had\\noffered the society the sum of four thousand dollars\\ntoward the erection of a church an l one thousand\\ntoward building a parsonage, provided that a suitable\\nbuilding lot be given for the parsonage and a suitable\\nhome erected thereon within a reasonable time.\\nAt a meeting of the society, April 30, 1881, it was\\nvoted that the trustees proceed to build a church, to\\ncost not less than ten thousand dollars. The trustees\\nwere also authorized to build a parsonage as soon as\\nthe necessary funds could be raised. At the annual\\n8 By Kev. E. i", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0571.jp2"}, "471": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MEKKIMACK COUNTY. NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nmeeting of the society, December 31, 1881, A. W.\\nSuUoway reported that a parsonage had been built at\\na cost, exclusive of the lot, which had been given by\\nW. F. l)anirll,of two thousand five hundred dolhirs, of\\nwhich amount Mrs. Smith had contributed one thou-\\nsand dollars and Mr. Sulloway hiid advanced the re-\\nmaining fifteen hundred until the society could repay\\nit. During the year the society received from its\\nmost generous benefactor, Mrs. Smith, three thousand\\ndollars toward the foundation of a library, to whicli\\nwas added five hundred dollars contributed by mem-\\nbers of the society, and two hundred and fifty dollars,\\na gift from an unknown friend, tlirough Hutchins\\nWheeler, of Boston. At a meeting of trustees, held\\nNovember 24, 1883, the building committee reported\\nthat the church was completed at a cost, including\\ntwo thousand two hundred and fifty dollars i)aid\\nfor the land, of sixteen thousand one hundrcil and\\ntwenty dollars.\\nIt was voted that the church be dedicated Decem-\\nber 19th, and that Rev. M. J. Savage be invited to\\npreach the dedication sermon. The clerk of the\\nsociety was instructed to acknowledge the receij)! of\\none thousand dollars from Mrs. Charlotte E. Stevens,\\nof North Andover, Mass., and the offer of whatever\\nfurther sum might be needed to i)urchase and place\\nin the church such an organ as Sirs. R. G. Burleigh\\nand Mrs. W. F. Daniell might select.\\nThe church was dedicated December 19th, Rev. M.\\n.T. Savage preaching the sermon. Among those\\npresent and participating in the services of the day\\nwas Rev. Horatio Wood who, fifty-one years before,\\nhad preached the first Unitarian sermon ever preached\\nin Franklin.\\nIn January, 1884, Rev. J. B. Harrison, who, by\\nearnestness and a high order of ability, had drawn a\\ncongregation together, and held them during nearly\\nfive years, withdrew from the pastorate of the society.\\nIn the following September the society extended a\\ncall to Rev. E. S. Elder to become their i)astor, which\\ncall was accepted.\\nThe foregoing narrative has been compiled from the\\nchurch records. But little needs to be added. A his-\\ntory of a church cannot be written in its infancy.\\nThe first six years of the life of the society have been\\nextremely prosperous, and the present is full of\\npromise. The society is indebted for its existence and\\nprosperity to an unusually fortunate concurrence of\\nfavorable circumstances. It was no common talent\\nthat attracted, and no common ability that held to-\\ngether, a congregation drawn fi-oni all the churches.\\nIt was no ordinary interest in a liberal church, and\\nin what it stands for, that prompted the generous gifts\\nof over nine thousand dollars from distant friends to-\\nward a church, an organ, a parsonage and a library,\\nand this generosity was seconded by a corresponding\\nliberality on the part of the society. And what is\\nmore siguificantand promising, those ideas, convictions\\nand purposes of which the Unitarian Church is the\\nI representative and exponent were heartily welcomed\\nby a large portion of the community. There are at\\npresent (188.5) more than fifty families connected with\\nthe church. In its unusually excellent library of more\\nthan two thousand five hundred volumes, to which\\nvaluable additions are being made, it has an instru-\\nment of power and helpfulness to the entire com-\\nmunity. It is to be hoped that as an institution for\\nthe promotion of goodness and righteousness in the\\nlives and characters of its members, and for the a l-\\nvancement of the kingdom of God in the community,\\nthe Unitarian Church of Franklin will abundantly\\njustify the faith, fulfill the hopes and reward the\\nendeavors of all who have in any way contributed to\\nits estalilishniciit.\\nThe First Baptist Church of Franklin Falls.\\nOwing to the rapiii growth of the village of East\\nFranklin, as it was then called, there was an evident\\nneed of some place in which religious services could\\nbe held on the Sabbath for the benefit of many who\\ncould not go to churches in the neighboring villages.\\nAccordingly, the business men of the community\\nsecured Lyceum Hall, the only place that was then\\navailable, and made arrangements for the support of\\nweekly religious services on the Sabbath. Elder\\nBurton, of Sanbornton, appears to have been the\\nearlist regular preacher to this union congregation,\\nand he was succeeded, in April, 1866, by Rev. N. P.\\nPhilbrook, who, in May, 1867, was followed by J. E.\\nDame, a student from the academy at New Hamp-\\nton. Mr. Dame preached his farewell sermon June\\n28, 1868, and Rev. Charles A. Cooke preached most\\nof the time for the ensuing year.\\nMeanwhile, the question of organizing a Baptist\\nt hurch had been discussed, and upon the advice and\\nencouragement of Rev. E. E. Cummings, D.D., of\\nConcord, an organization was finally effected under\\nthe name of the First Baptist Church of East Frank-\\nlin. The constituent members were twelve in num-\\nber, as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Shadrach Wadleigh,\\nMrs. Lydia Sanborn, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Jenkins,\\nMrs. James Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sumner,\\nMrs. Walter Aiken, Mrs. Fanny W. Sweatt, Miss\\nNettie Whittaker and Miss Laura McGloughlin.\\nIn November, 1869, Rev. Benjamin Wheeler, of\\nSaco, Me., began to i)reach to the union congregation\\nin Lyceum Hall, and in .Tune, 1870, he accepted a\\ncall from the Baptist Church to become its pastor.\\nIn the summer of 1869, Walter Aiken, Esq., one of\\nthe most generous supporters of the union services,\\nbegan the erection, at his own personal expense, of a\\nnew meeting-house, which was completed the follow-\\ning spring, so that just at the time when the town\\nchanged Lyceum Hall into a school building the new\\nchurch building w;is ready for occupancy. As soon\\nas practicable after the church had secured a pastor,\\na council of neighboring churches was called to con-\\n;B.v Rev. A. J. Hopkins.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0572.jp2"}, "472": {"fulltext": "FRANKLIN.\\n317\\nsider the question of recognizing this church iis in\\ngood standing in the Baptist denomination.\\nThis council met June, 30, 1S70, and, after proper\\ninvestigation, voted to prooooil with imlilic services\\nof recognition of the new chiinli :iii(l didication of\\nthe new meeting-house.\\nOne year later Mr. Aiken, vvilli rare munificence,\\ndonated the meeting-house and land on which it\\nstood to the First Baptist Society and ho has to the\\npresent time ever been a generous contributor tu the\\nfinancial prosperity of the church.\\nAfter a brief service of one year and nine mouths,\\nRev. Mr. Wheeler, on March 3, 1872, resigned his\\npastorate, leaving a church which, having been or-\\nganized less than three years, had made a net gain of\\nseventy-five, and now contained eighty-seven mem-\\nbers. Of this increase, forty had been received by\\nbaptism, and all became willing workers in the now\\nvigorous and etiicient organization.\\nMr. Wheeler, in the following October, moved fnim\\nFranklin to Randolph, Mass., though he remained a\\nbeloved member of this church until August 25, 187(i,\\nthe date of his death.\\nMr. J. F. Fielden began preaching for the church\\nin May, after Rev. Mr. Wheeler s resignation, and\\nJune 7th it was voted to extend to him a call to\\nordination as pastor of this church. The call having\\nbeen accepted, the public services of ordination were\\nheld July 5, 1872. During the next seven years the\\nchurch enjoyed a season of great prosperity, increas-\\ning rapidly in numbers and influence, so that at the\\nend of its first decade of years there were one hundred\\nand ninety-six members.\\nIn 1875 the First Baptist Society, by iHiaMimous\\nvote, transferred all its proi)erty to the First Baptist\\nChurch of Franklin Falls, a corporate body under the\\nlaws of the State. In April, 1875, a baptistery was\\nplaced in the church, and in July an additional and\\nuseful room was formed by connecting the church\\nand chapel. In February, 1878, a fine-toned, fifteen\\nhundred pounds bell was presented by George E.\\nBuell, Esq., and placed in the church tower, where it\\nyet remains, the only church bell in the village.\\nRev. Mr. Fielden resigned his pastorate in Franklin\\nAugust 5, 1881, and immediately accepted a call to\\nbecome pastor of the First Baptist Church in Win-\\nchester, Mass.\\nDuring this service of a little more than nine years\\nMr. Fielden made a record as pastor which has\\nrarely excelled, for of the one hundred and forty-nine\\naccessions during his ministry, one hundred and six\\nwere baptized by him and forty-three came from\\nother churches.\\nAfter an interval of about five months, on Decem-\\nber 16, 1881, a call was given to Mr. C. R. Brown, of\\nCambridge, Mass., to become pastor of the church\\nafter ordination. This call having been accepted, a\\ncouncil met in the church, on Friday, December SOth,\\nand, after a satisfactory examination, i)roceeded to the\\npublic e.terci.ses of ordination and recognition. This\\nl)astorate, though fruitful in accessions of new mem-\\nbers, was quite brief, for in June, 1883, the pastor wiis\\ninvited by the trustees of Newton Theological Insti-\\ntution to take the position of assistant professor of\\nHebrew and cognate languages in that seminary.\\nHe, having pursued those studies during a residence\\nof two years in Germany, felt it to be his duty to\\naccei)t the invitation, and accordingly resigned his\\npastoral charge after a service of but eighteen months.\\nIn July the church extended a call to Rev. A. J.\\n1 lopkins, of Hopkinton, N. IL, to become their pastor,\\nand he accepted, entering upon his labors at the be-\\nginning of October, 1883. During the period between\\nIhatand the present time (July, 1885) but few changes\\nhave taken place and little worthy of note luis oc-\\ncurred. The church now numbers one hundred and\\neighty members, has a flourishing Sunday-school and\\napjjears to be preparing for another period of marked\\ns|)iritual development and rapid increa.se in numbers.\\nChristian Church. The religious awakening out\\nof which grew the Christian Church in Franklin,\\nX. H., dates back to October, 1810, when Elijah\\nShaw, afterwards a prominent minister in the de-\\nnomination, visited Andover and vicinity on an ex-\\nhorting tour, he being only seventeen years old. In\\nthe summer of 1811, and again in 1814, he visited the\\nabove-named towns. At this last visit the work began\\nin earnest, he preaching in a barn, as no other building\\nwas large enough to hold the crowds that flocked to\\nhear the good news. The work spread into the ad-\\njoining towns of Salisbury aud Sanborutou.\\nThe pioneer church organized from Elder Elijah\\nShaw s labors was in Sanbornton. The organization\\nwas effected October 25, 1814, Elders Mose-s Cheney\\naud Elijah Shaw assisting. This church coutiuued\\nits work with some efficiency till it fell to decay, in\\n1827, the membership at that period being eighty-\\none persons, residing in Sanbornton, Salisbury,\\nAndover, New Chester and Northfield. Their\\ncovenant was brief and comprehensive: We, whose\\nnames are under-written, having submitted ourselves\\nto God, agree to submit ourselves to one another, con-\\nsidering ourselves a church of God, called to be saints,\\nagreeing to take the New Testament, and that only,\\nfor our rule, for name, belief and practice.\\nElders Galley and Morrison organized at different\\ntimes, from 1820 to 1837. three churches in Andover\\nand Salisbury village (now Franklin West village)\\nand Sanbornton. These three churches united, March\\n14, 1830, into a strong organization. They did not\\nlong continue in this united capacity. Little or no\\nprovision was made for supporting the minister, and\\nthe church soon went to ruin. In January, 1838,\\nthe members of the church living in Franklin decided\\nto separate from the others and form a new church.\\nThe organization was completed January 21, 1838, at\\nBy R V. T. fi. Jlow8.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0573.jp2"}, "473": {"fulltext": "318\\nHISTORY OF MEimiMACK COUNTY, NKW HAMPSHIRE.\\nthe school-house in Franklin village, Elders Benja.\\nmin Calley and Richard Davis assisting.\\nThe movement toward the erection of the church\\nedifice, in which the church have worshiped, was\\nstarted January 14, 1838. A notice was posted that\\nday for a meeting on the 20th, in the school-house in\\nFranklin village, of all desirous of aiding in the\\nerection of such a building. At that meeting Joshua\\nFifield, James Clark and Caleb Merrill were ap-\\npointed to procure a site, and report estimated expense\\nto an adjourned meeting January 27th, when the re-\\nports were accepted, and Messrs. Fifield, Clark aud\\nJohnRowell were appointed a building committee, and\\nN. S. Morrison, Caleb Merrill, Daniel Herrick, a com-\\nmittee to raise ftmds and sell pews. February 10,\\n1838, all the arrangements were completed for the\\nbuilding. The foundation was put in, and the frame\\nwas put up June 27th, and so rapidly was the work\\ncarried forward by this energetic society, that the\\nhouse was dedicated to the worship of the One God and\\nHis Son, Jesus Christ, November 7, 1838. Isaac\\nHale, Joshua Fifield and John Simonds were com-\\nmittee of arrangements, Elder Elijah Shaw preaching\\nthe sermon (text, Isaiah xlv. 6-7). The house\\ncost $3200. The pews sold and subscriptions paid\\namounted to $3003.73, leaving a debt of $197.27, which\\nwas raised at once, and the church given to the worship\\nof God free from debt, and, what is quite remark-\\nable in the history of churches, has never had an\\nincumbrance upon it in the form of a debt and\\nthere have been no interruptions or lapses in the\\nservice held in the church. In 1859 some repairs were\\nmade at an expenseof one hundred and sixty dollars.\\nIn 1872 repairs and improvements in the interior of\\nthe church were made, amounting to eight hundred\\nand fifty dollars, and a pipe-organ put in costing\\nfifteen hundred dollars. The pastors that have been\\nsettled over this church since its organization are as\\nfollows Benjamin Calley, one year, to 1839 Joseph\\nElliot, four years to 1843 Elijah Shaw, two years, to\\n1845; J. C. Blodgett and E. Chadwick, one year, to\\n1846; J. VV. Tilton, two years, to 1848; O. J. Wait,\\neight and a half years, to 1856 A. H. Martin, four\\nand a half years, to 1861. During 1862 several preach-\\ners of different denominations supplied the pulpit. In\\n1862, H. C. Dugan was settled, who remained to 1865;\\nRev. Mr. Syreans, to 1866; R. B. Eldridge, to 1868;\\nO. J. Wait was again settled in 1868 and remained to\\nApril 1, 1883, when he resigned to become president\\nof Antioch College, at Yellow Springs, Ohio. In 1883,\\nT. G. Moses was called to the pastorate. In writing\\nthis sketch I have been impressed with this remark-\\nable feature,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the unanimity which has characterized\\nall the actions of this body of Christians. There have\\nbeen no long and distracting church trials, no bick-\\nerings among the membership, but love and harmony\\nhave prevailed for nearly fifty years. The present\\ncondition of the church is prosperous. The Sunday-\\nschool is in a flourishing condition, and its financial\\nresources are sufficient for all the increased demands\\nupon it.\\nThe Free Baptist Church was organized in 1870\\nwith sixteen members. The church edifice was erected\\nin 1871 at a cost of about six thousand dollars. The\\nfirst pastor of this church was Rev. James Rand.\\nAmong his successors have been the following: Revs.\\nF. E. Davidson, J. AVillis, E. H. Prescott and G. N.\\nMusgrove.\\nThe Methodist Church was organized in 1871,\\nby Rev. J. H. Haines. The church is in a prosperous\\ncondition; Rev. S. 1 Heath, pastor.\\nThe Roman Catholic Church was organized l\\\\v\\nRev. Father Murphy, of Laconia. He was succeeded\\nby Fathers Goodwin, Lambert and Galvin.\\nCHAPTER IV.\\nFRANKLIN\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (Con i\u00c2\u00bbu\u00c2\u00ab/).\\nThe Legal Profession\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Physicians Educational The New Hampshire-\\nOrphans Home\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Press\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Transcript\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Merrimack Jour-\\nnal\u00e2\u0080\u0094The Franklin National Bank\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Franklin Savings- Bank.\\nLawyers. The legal profes-sion in Franklin, even\\nfrom an early day, has numbered among its members\\nsome of the most distinguished lawyers and jurists in\\nthe State. The first lawyer in the town was Thomas\\nW.Thompson, agraduate ofHarvard, who commenced\\npractice here in 1791. He was a member of Congress,\\nState treasurer, etc. Parker Noyes, an early lawyer\\nof the town, was also an able man. He was promi-\\nnent in securing the charter of the town in 1828.\\nHon. George W. Nesmith, ex-judge of Supreme\\nCourt; Hon. Daniel Barnard; Hon. Austin F. Pike,\\nUnited States Senator; and Hon. Isaac N. Blodgett,\\nassociate justice of the Supreme Court. Other lawyers\\nare E. B. S. Sanborn, F. N. Parsons, William M. Bar-\\nnard (son of Judge Daniel Barnard), G. R. Stone,\\nE. G. Leach and W. D. Hardy.\\nPhysicians.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The medical profession has also been\\nwell represented. The oldest resident physician is\\nDr. Luther M. Knight, who located here in June,\\n1845. Other physicians have been John H. Sanborn,\\nH. W. Brockway, W. W. Sleeper, Austin Durkee\\n(deceased), William E. Keith, C. B. Nichols and J.\\nW. Staples.\\nEducational. The town is more liberal in its\\nsupport of schools than any town in the State com-\\npared to its population. The present High School\\nwas erected at a cost of about forty thousand dollars.\\nTwo natives of Franklin are presidents of colleges,\\nRev. N. J. Morrison, D.D., president of a college in\\nMissouri, and John W. Simons, president of a col-\\nlege in Dakota.\\nThe New Hampshire Orphans Home.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The first\\nmeeting for the organization of this humane institu-\\nehapter on Bench and Bar.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0574.jp2"}, "474": {"fulltext": "319\\ntion was held in Eagle Hall, Concord, February 21,\\n1871.\\nAt that meeting Hon. George W. Nesmith, of\\nFranklin, was chosen president; Hon. Horton D.\\nWalker, of Portsmouth, vice-president; Rev. C. W.\\nMillen, of Tilton, secretary Hon. John Kimball, ol\\nConcord, trea.surer and Rev. D. A. Mack, of Frank-\\nlin, superintendent and agent.\\nIn June, 1871, the institution was incorporated.\\nThe persons authorized to call a legal meeting of the\\ncorporation did call it in July, and the aforesaid\\ncharter was duly accepted by the grantees. Officers\\nwere elected, and at that and a subsequent meeting,\\na board of directors was chosen, by-laws ordained\\nand a committee was appointed to report upon the\\nlocation of the institution.\\nPart of the second section of the act of incorpora-\\ntion gives in brief language the main objects of the\\nHome,\\nThe main object, ur purpose, of this Corporation is to procure a\\nhome for the destitute orphans and homeless children in this State to\\nfurnish substantial aid for a time by feeding and clothing them by\\nteaching them habits of industry by giving them moral and intellectual\\nimpTX)vement, and, finally, to seek out for them suitable and permanent\\nplaces of residence, where they may receive rewards for their labor, and\\nultimately become useful meiubers of society, and, consequently, be\\nsaved from pauperism, vice and crime.\\nIt was empowered to take and hold personal or\\nreal estate to the amount of three hundred thousand\\ndollars.\\nAlso to make legal and binding contracts with the\\nguardians or friends of the orphans in relation to\\ntheir services and future employment, and were also\\nauthorized to make similar contracts with the over-\\nseers of the poor, or county commissioners, who may\\nhave the legal control of any orphan for the time\\nbeing.\\nAt a meeting of the board of directors, holden in\\nAugust, 1871, the committee appointed to locate the\\ninstitution reported in favor of establishing it upon\\nthe Daniel Webster farm, in Franklin, extensive, well\\nlocated and full of historic interest. Their report\\nwas adopted by a vote of the directors. On the 28th\\nof August the executive committee of the board\\npurchased of Messrs. Joseph Eastman and John C.\\nMorrison, of Concord, one hundred and eighty acres\\nof the Webster farm, with the buildings thereon.\\nThe price demanded was ten thousand dollars, but\\nthe owners remitted eight hundred dollars of the pur-\\nchase money to the corporation, leaving the price\\nstipulated to be paid nine thousand two hundred\\ndollars.\\nThis was adjusted by the payment of five thousand\\ndollars drawn from the treasury also by contribu-\\ntions of the citizens of the town of Franklin amount-\\ning to 12504.24, a portion of which had already been\\npaid into the treasury also from money received\\nfrom sundry citizens and religious societies of the\\ntowns of Amherst, Andover, Bristol, Canaan, Enfield,\\nExeter, Lebanon and Wilton, amounting in all to\\n$1745.62, including a small balance of interest which\\nhad accrued on the purchase money. On the 19th\\nday of October, 1871, the Home was duly opened\\nand consecrated to the public use and to its pro-\\nfessed objects by appropriate ceremonies. Interest-\\ning addresses were made in the presence of a large\\nconcourse of people by Professor K. D. Sanborn,\\nSenator Patterson, Rev. Mr. Heath, Rev. Ur. Davis\\nand others. On the same day a fair was holden for\\nthe benefit of the orphans by their friends from\\nConcord, Fisherville, Lebanon, Andover, Salisbury,\\nTilton and other adjacent towns, from the avails of\\nwhich the treasury realized the net income of about\\nfour hundred and fifty dollars. In the same month\\nthe trustees engaged the services of Rev. Mr. Mack\\nas financial agent, his wife as matron and his daughter\\nJennie as teacher, all at the fixed salary of one\\nthousand four hundred dollars, including also their\\nboard for the term of one year. The first orphan\\nwas admitted on the 26th day of October.\\nThe Home was opened with Rev. D. A. Mack as\\nchaplain and Mrs. Mack as matron. Mr. Mack re-\\nmained its efficient chaplain until his death, which\\noccurred December 1, 1883.\\nDuring the first three years the number (jf children\\naveraged annually from thirty to forty. During these\\nyears all the current expenses were paid, the Home\\nwas furnished with furniture and the farm with stock\\nand tools. Besides this, a new building was erected\\nat a cost of eight thousand dollars, and five thousand\\ndollars was left in the treasury and nearly one thou-\\nsand dollars on subscription. This brings us to 1875.\\nF rom 1875 to 1878 the chaplain served as financial\\nagent only six months. During this time the funds\\nof the Home decreased nearly one thousand dollars\\nannually. In May, 1878, there were only two thou-\\nsand dollars on hand, and but little on subscription.\\nDuring the last five years, from May 30, 1878, to May\\n30, 1883, Mr. Mack was the only accredited agent.\\nThis institution was practically founded by Mr.\\nMack, and it was through his untiring eflbrts that it\\nwas made a success. He planted this institution here\\non a property for which a hundred per cent, bonus\\nhas since been offered. He was voted ten per cent,\\ncommission on the first ten thousand dollars, but\\nreceived little less than eight per cent. The endow-\\nment of the Home invariably increased when he acted\\nas agent, and at no other time. By much hard labor\\nhe procured furniture, furnishing for the dormitories,\\nthirty thousand brick, boots, shoes, cloth, books,\\npapers, farming tools, etc., for the institution. Over\\nfour hundred dollars was secured on the day of the\\ndedication. On these donations he received no com-\\nmission.\\nThe first president of the Home Wius the honored\\nand venerable George W. Nesmith, who still occupies\\nthe position. His name has been a tower of strength\\nto the institution and his counsels have been inval-\\nuable. Mrs. Mack is the present matron.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0575.jp2"}, "475": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nThe Franklin Transcript was started by Mr.\\nJohn A. Hutchinson. The first number appeared\\nJuly G, 1882. A seven-column folio, patent outside,\\nwas u.sed. The paper was dated Franklin, N. H., and\\nprinted by O. A. Towne, at the Falls. Mr. Hutchin-\\nson was a man of feeble health, who was able to put\\nbut little work into the paper, yet from the first it\\npaid not only the running expenses, but a handsome\\nsum beside. He was taken suddenly ill of congestion\\nof the lungs September 26th, and died October 5,\\n188.3. The paper was continued by his widow during\\nOctober, and sold to O. A. Towne November 1st. Mr.\\nTowne having other business which demanded his\\nattention, as-sociated Mr. S. H. Robiewith himself in\\nthe enterprise, giving Mr. Robie the position of editor\\nand general manager. In December of the .same year\\nthe paper was changed from a patent to a home-\\nprint. The subscription list and advertising patron-\\nage increased materially. Up to the present writing\\nit has been constantly under the above management\\nin the firm-name of Transcript Puhlishing Com-\\npany.\\nThe Merrimack Journal was founded in February,\\n1K72, by Hon. l ;iiiiel Barnard and Hon. Au.stin F.\\nPike, presumably with an idea of helping assist Pike\\nto a re-election to Congress. He was defeated. The\\nostensible proprietors, whose names stood at the head\\nof the paper, were Moses B. Goodwin, a Washington\\njournalist, lawyer and literary feller, and Frank\\nM. Galley, a printer. In 1874, Omar A. Towne pur-\\nchased Galley s interest, and in 1875, D. T. Elmer\\nbought the paper. His successors were F. K. G.\\nB. Wheeler, who bought in May, 1876. G. B. Wheeler\\nbought his brother s interest in 1877, and sold to\\nRussell P. Eaton, who had published the New Eiujlaitd\\nFanner twenty-five years, in May, 1880. In October\\nof the same year it was purchased by the present\\nproprietor, Roscoe E. Collins, a practical printer and\\njournalist of wide experience, who made it an inde-\\npendent paper in all things. It had been a twenty-\\neight column paper from its start. In May, 188.3, he\\nenlarged it to a thirty-two column paper. It is read\\nby six thousand pmple every week, and its circulation\\nembraces most of the States and Territories of the\\nUnion.\\nThe Franklin National Bank was organized\\nNovember 22, 187!l. Alvali W. Sulloway, Daniel Barn-\\nard, Warren F. Daniell, Isaac N. Blodgett, Walter\\nAiken, John Taylor, all of Franklin, and George E.\\nShepard, of Andover, were elected directors Alvah\\nW. Sulloway was chosen president, Daniel Barnard\\nvice-president and Frank Proctor clerk and cashier.\\nThe capital ($100,000) was fully paid on December\\n6, 1879, and the charter of the bank (No. 2443) was\\nissued December 20, 1879.\\nThe bank opened for business January 1, 1880, in\\nthe rooms of the Franklin Savings- Bank, which occu-\\npancy has continued to the present time.\\nAt each successive annual stockholders meeting\\nthe same board of directors has been unanimously\\nre-elected, and the officers of the bank remain the\\nsame as at the date of organization.\\nThe surplus and undivided profits of the association\\nnow aggregate one-fifth of the capital stock.\\nFranklin Savings-Bank was incorporated June\\n30, 18C9, with the following incorporators Walter\\nAiken, N. H. Sanborn, Warren F. Daniell, Austin F.\\nPike, Jonas B. Aiken, Daniel Barnard, John Taylor,\\nFrank H. Daniell, George W. Nesmith, James Tay-\\nlor, Alexis Proctor, David ;ilclii i-t, Fdwiii C. Stone,\\nFrank H. Aiken, Levi HiilKinUon, Sici.hcn Kenrick,\\nJohn W. Sweat, Ephraim (J. U allar,-, A. S. Nesmith,\\nA. W. Sulloway, John H. Ruwell, William Russell,\\nWilliam A. Russell, I. N. Blodgett, E. B. S. Sanborn,\\n.\\\\sa B. Glo.sson, Henry Burley, Benjamin S. Hancock,\\nOrin B. Davis, Watson Dickerson, John Proctor.\\nThe following were the firet officers and trustees\\nPresident, Austin F.Pike; Secretary and Treasurer,\\nNathaniel H. Sanborn Tru.stees, Austin F. Pike,\\nGeorge W. Nesmith, Daniel Barnard, David Gil-\\nchri.st, AVarren F. Daniell, Watson Dickerson, Wil-\\nliam A. Russell, John Taylor, Walter Aiken, Alexis\\nProctor, Joniis B. Aiken, Stephen Kenrick, A. W.\\nSulloway.\\nPresent officers George W. Nesmith, president\\n,\\\\lexis Proctor, treasurer. Present trustees George\\nW. Nesmith, Daniel Barnard, Warren F. Daniell,\\nJohn H. Rowell, Milton Gerrish, John Taylor, Wal-\\nter Aiken, G. C. Kenrick, A. W. Sulloway, H. A.\\nWeymoutli, I. N. Blodgett, E. B. S. Sanborn, F. L.\\nMorrison.\\nThe first deposit was made October 1, 1869, by\\nHarry Hinds, of ten dollars.\\nDeposits, April 4, 1885, $593,930.\\nPresidents, Austin F. Pike and George W. Nes-\\nmith Treasurers, N. H. Sanliorn and Alexis Proctor.\\nMilitary Record, 1861-65.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The following men\\nenlisted from Franklin under the call of 18G2 and\\nsubsequent calls\\nK. ochiani!, S. H. Cliiy, K. .Stcvons, G. U. Stevens, .1. L. French, A\\nPettongill, J. P. Simons, R. Kejsnr, .lames Rate, L. M. Clark. John\\n\u00c2\u00bbs..ll, .1. H. nioni, K. li. Ash, 1 l.ul/, A. K. 11..W,., G. s. Katon,\\nI l; 11 ,\\\\l I ,i I r.,,1. ..in-e Green, J. H.\\nIl.hi II, r n. I 1 ,1 II II |i,,, IK \\\\V. Fairhanks,\\n.h.. il. 1. i,.u liiM. li K ,v-z, i_. I \\\\1 iii-.a, i Parare, Joseph\\nTbomp\u00c2\u00bbun, 1). K. NVuuJwaid, T. 1 WhiUii.r, C. K. Thompson, J. P. .San-\\nhorn, H. n. Sargent, H. B. Ingalls, S. J, Sawjer, W. J. Foster, 0. Gard-\\nner, J. M. Otis, Thomas KeUey, J. Oinnoley. Joseph Bennett, Charles\\nt rawfonl, John Clanoey, George M r;;t,r l-i-.:il; c.ile, Thomas Ford,\\nIVter Pliillips, J. O Brien, Han I I I I I n .lames Martin,\\nJohn .Murphy, John Smith, J..-. |,l, i ird, Henry Wil-\\nliams, James W hite, Thomas Ciilknu im ii\\\\ I Im (Jardner, John", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0576.jp2"}, "476": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0577.jp2"}, "477": {"fulltext": "/7//;., M...- i^", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0578.jp2"}, "478": {"fulltext": "321\\nHuatore, William Hen\\nMax Solnary, William\\nJohn Flynn, P. Kell.v.\\nWillLini lii-iJbo. 11. iM.i^ Ki.lM. Milli.i^ii Iv J, in, 1.1\\nHajes, JoUn Maxwell. WiUiaui Haivej John Wued, JoliU Ha\\nO. H. Merrill, R. G. Burleigh, H. J. Williams, Patrick Sawyer.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nSSTEPHEX KEXRIf K.\\nStephen Kenrick, Esq., one of the oldest and most\\ninfluential citizens of Franklin, died on the morning\\nof the 4th of August, A.n. 18S4, after a lingering\\nillness of several months.\\nHe wa.s born in Haverhill, Mas.s., June 15, a.d.\\n1806; his age, therefore, e.xceeded seventy-eight\\nyears. He was the youngest member of a family of\\nnine children, born to John Kenrick and Sarah Col-\\nby. They were both natives of Amesbury, but be-\\ncame citizens of Haverhill .soon after their marriage.\\nThe husband was born December 10, 1764; the wife\\nJanuary 25, 1771. John died by a casualty in 1806.\\nHis widow subsequently became the wife of David\\nMarsh, and the mother of two other children, viz.:\\nNathaniel, of Staten Island, N. Y., deceased, and\\nMary, wife of Rev. G. W. Kelley, resident in Haver-\\nhill, Mass., now deceased.\\nThe name of Kenrick, or Kendriek, or Kendricke\\nappears to be of early English origin. The name\\nof John seems to have been adopted as an early fa-\\nvorite by the family. We find the name of John\\nKendriek, sheriff in London, in 1645. The same\\nname appears as Lord-Mayor of London in 1651.\\nJohn Kenrick was in Ipswich, Mass., in 1657.\\nJohn Kenrick, John Kenrick, Jr., and Elijah Kenrick\\nwere among the petitioners, in May, 1678, to the Leg-\\nislature, to set off part of Cambridge and to establish\\nthe town of Newton. John Kenrick, Jr., of Newton,\\nmarched from that town, and was engaged in the\\nLexington battle, April 19, 1775. Among the many\\nimmediate descendants of John Kenrick, of Ames-\\nbury, Ma.ss., who were distinguished in the walks of\\nbusiness and professional life, were Professors Henry\\nL. Kendriek, of West Point Academy, and John\\nKendriek, of Marietta College, Ohio, both first cou-\\nsins, and James R. Kendriek, superintendent of the\\nOld Colony Railroad, who was also second cousin of\\nStephen Kenrick, Esq. These gentlemen were all\\nnatives of the town of Lebanon, in this State, and we\\nmight enumerate many others of the same family,\\nand their kith and kin, or collaterals, in diflTerent\\nparts of the Union, as being prominent and successful\\nHon. Geo. W. Nei\\nbusiness men, and highly respected in their respective\\nlocalities.\\nEarly in this century, and prior to 1820, Timothy\\nKiiuick, the elder brother of Stephen, had immi-\\niiiMird 111 (lie town of Lebanon, and established there\\n:i pnititalile mercantile business. He had acquired\\nearly a good education, and was known and honored\\nby his fellow-citizens as a man of integrity by several\\npublic trusts. He was town clerk thirty-seven con-\\nsecutive years, and was several times elected their\\nrepresentative to the Legislature. He was often em-\\nployed in the settlement of estates of his vicinity,\\nand was for many years director of the Northern\\nRailroad. He well discharged these important trusts.\\nIn the mean time his brother Stephen was with his\\nkind father-in-law. Marsh, in Haverhill, where he\\nreceived good paternal protection and the benefits of\\nthe best schools found there until he arrived at the age\\nof fifteen years. He then was committed to the\\ncare of his brother Timothy, then of Lebanon, and\\nwas employed in his brother s store. Here he received\\nthat valuable systematic instruction which proved\\nuseful to him in after-life. We next find him for a\\nshort time in Bangoi-, Me. Afterwards he was en-\\ngaged in trade for himself with Mr. James Howe, at\\nBarnet, Vt. next, for a short time, at Boscawen\\nPlain, N. H. Then, in 1831, he formed an advanta-\\ngeous co-partnership with Mr. Brewer, of Mclndoe s\\nFalls village, Vt., and there continued in business until\\n1836, when he came to Franklin, and ever since has\\nmade his permanent residence here, identifying him-\\nself with the business of this town, and becoming one\\nof its most active and prosperous citizens.\\nFor many years he was largely interested in various\\nrailroad projects and contracts, in connection with\\nJoseph A. Gilmore and John A. Lyon. From these\\nenterprises he derived much profit, and became a\\nlarge proprietor in several railroads. He was president\\nof the Concord and Portsmouth Railroad from about\\n1861 to the time of his death. For many years before\\nhis death he was president of the national bank lo-\\ncated at Hillsborough Bridge, and was interested in\\nits stock. He was also trustee of the Franklin Sav-\\nings-Bank. He took also a deep interest in the man-\\nagement of the prudential and financial matters of the\\ntown, occupyingmany of the official stations, conferred\\nby his fellow-citizens. He was elected one of the\\nselectmen of the town during the years 1849,1850,\\n1851, 1854 and 1872. In 1859 and 1861 he represented\\nthe town in the House of Representatives in this\\nState. For many years he was a member of the Con-\\ngregational Church in Franklin, and was one of its\\nmost generous supporters.\\nIn 1833 he married Clarissa A., youngest daughter\\nof Captain Ebenezer Blanchard, lateof Franklin, who\\nstill survives him. To them were born seven children,\\nfour of whom were removed in infancy by death.\\nAnother, Dr. Timothy G. Kenrick, died in Naples,\\nItaly, January 29, 1879. He was born July 8, 1849", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0581.jp2"}, "479": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF iMERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\ngraduated at Dartmouth College in 1871; studied the\\nmedical profession, graduating at the Bellevue Hos-\\npital Medical College, New York, June 1, 1874. With\\nmuch enthusiasm he applied hini.self to the study of\\ninsanity, and to the best mode of treating and man-\\naging those afl ected with this unfortunate disease.\\nHis mild temper aud great power of self-control,\\nunited with his skill and learning, gave him signal\\nsuccess in this department of his profession. He was\\nfortunate in early securing the patronage and friend-\\nship of Dr. I. W. Barstow, the eminent manager of\\nthe SandfordHall Asylum, at Flushing, X. Y. He\\nhad the full confidence of Dr. Barstow, and was em-\\nployed by him, to the mutual advantage of both par-\\nties, up to 1876, when Dr. Kenrick was called into a\\nlarger sphere of duties as assistant surgeon in the\\nNew York State Lunatic Asylum, at Utica. It is\\nenough to say that his success here met the expecta-\\ntions of his friends, and that his professional attain-\\nments commanded the respect and confidence of his\\nassociates and the managers of that institution. His\\nlife was sacrificed to the malarial climate of Naples\\nwhile, in devotion to duty, he was traveling for the\\nbenefit of the health of one of his diseased and wealthy\\nfriends, who was very wisely committed to his profes-\\nsional care. His early, premature death brought\\nextreme sorrow to the hearts of his parents and his\\nmany friends, who had witnessed his progress and\\nreasonably indulged high hopes of his future success\\nin life. The lamentation over his loss at home was\\nmost sincere. Abroad he was by strangers honored\\nand by strangers mourned.\\nOf the two surviving children, Stephen, the eldest,\\nmany years since removed to the West, where he has\\nbeen extensively engaged in various railroad enter-\\nprises. We find him now in Wisconsin, married, but\\nwithout children, and prosperous in other respects,\\nenjoying the income of the office ofgeneral .superinten-\\ndent of the Fort Madison and Northwestern Railroad.\\nHe is cheerful, and apparently enjoys life well.\\nThe remaining child is a son, in the full vigor of\\nlife, under the name of Charles C. Kenrick, now very\\nactive, doing the labor of two men, being exten-\\nsively engaged in building houses, barns, stables,\\nshops. As a farmer, raising more hay and corn than\\nany other person in town, improving largely, by judi-\\ncious cultivation, his lands; selecting good breeds of\\ncattle and horses, and increasing their number; giv-\\ning promptly a fair day s pay to a fair day s labor,\\nthus rewarding a large number of laborers, and ex-\\npending profitably a good amount of capital daily\\nimproving the condition of his estates, and augment-\\ning the wealth of the town. We might here also, with\\npropriety, refer to the extensive trafiic in wood and\\nlumber recently canieil on Ijy him, not without\\nprofit.\\nDuring the long life of his father, Charles has en-\\njoyed the benefit of his advice, and followed it. There-\\nby he gained his father s confidence, and before his\\ndeath he received from him the conveyance of a large\\nestate, under the sole obligation to render all needed\\naid to his aged mother in sickness and in health.\\nThis obligation his kind nature prompts him to obey\\nto her entire satisfaction.\\nWe now leave the history of the children and again\\nrefer briefly to that of the father. While Mr. Kenrick\\nwas a citizen of Franklin we found him interested and\\nwell informed in the important interests of the town,\\nState and nation. He had leisure and opportunity\\nto inform himself .so as to discharge intelligently his\\nown private trusts and duties, as well as those\\nbelonging to the good citizen. His knowledge and\\nexperience, acquired by him in trade, banking and\\nrailroad aft airs, were of much value to himself and\\nuseful to others. We have already alluded to his\\ngreat ability in acquiring and retaining successfully a\\nlarge estate. We must not forget to give due credit\\nto a diligent help-meet, in the name of his wife, who\\nbrought to him a considerable pecuniary inheritance\\nthat descended from her paternal estate. This inher-\\nitance, coming down from a worthy ancestry, would,\\nof course, be highly appreciated. It constituted a\\nvaluable accession to the estate, now constantly in-\\ncreasing through the harmonious action, kind care\\nand economy of both husband and wife. It is an ac-\\nknowledged fact that the accumulation of property\\ngenerally requires much patience and great mental\\nresources but a critical world tells us that a wise\\nappropriation or disposition of a large estate requires\\nthe exercise of still more sagacity, good judgment\\nand wisdom.\\nHON. A. W. SULLOWAY.\\nFrom an industrial as well asa political standpoint,\\nthe town of Franklin has long occupied a prominent\\nposition in the State. Highly favored by nature with\\nthe facilities most conducive to the development of\\nmanufacturing industry, there has grown up within\\nits limits, or been attracted thereto from other locali-\\nties, a large class of citizens possessing the enterprise,\\nenergy and sagacity requisite to the most advantageous\\nuse of those facilities.\\nThere are, indeed, few among our New England\\ntowns of corresponding size which include among\\niheir inhabitants a larger number of active and suc-\\ncessful business men, or whose progress has been\\nsignalized during the last quarter of a century by a\\nmore substantial industrial development.\\nAlvah Woodbury Sulloway is one of the best known,\\nmost practical, energetic aud public-spirited among\\nthe enterprising business men of this prosperous and\\nprogressive town.\\nWhile the State of Massachusetts has drawn from\\nour midst a large proportion of the men whose labors\\nhave brought the prosperity and distinction which\\nthat proud old commonwealth enjoys, she has given\\nNew Hampshire, in return, some of her own sons,", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0582.jp2"}, "480": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0583.jp2"}, "481": {"fulltext": "L^\\nW^/", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0585.jp2"}, "482": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0586.jp2"}, "483": {"fulltext": ":i2:i\\nwhose efforts have contributed, in no small degree, to\\nadvance tlie honor and welfare of the State of their\\nadoption. Among these is the subject of this sketch.\\n|{()rn in Framingham, Masjs., December 25, 1838, Mr.\\nSuUoway is now in his forty-seventh year. Ho is the\\nonly son and eldest child of Israel W. and Adeline\\nRichardson SuUoway, to whom three daughters were\\nalso born, two of whom are living; one unmarried,\\nand the other the wife of Herbert Bailey, Rsq., a\\nprominent manufacturer of the town of Claremont.\\nIsrael VV. SuUoway wa-s born in Salem, N. H., De-\\ncember 24, 1812, and sprang from Revolutionary an-\\nr^try on b(\u00c2\u00bbth the paternal and maternal sides, his\\nHiother being the daughter of Captain Israel Wood-\\nbiiry,of8alem, who served in the patriot army tlirnngh-\\nnnt the war for independence.\\nHe engaged in manvifacturingserviii In nn\\\\\\\\, and\\nwas for some time an overseer in the Saxonville\\nwoolen-mills. In 1848 he removed to Knfield, N. H.,\\nwhere he introduced tJic process of making the cele-\\nbrated Shaker socks by machinery, being the first i\\nmanufacturer to engage in this enterprise. He estab-\\nlished a prosperous business, which he carried on\\nabout sixlecii years, when he sold out to his son-in-\\nlaw, Mr. H:iili y, iind retired from active life, locating\\nat WallliMMi, Mass. He died suddenly, November 20,\\n1883, a man of remarkably kind and benevolent dis-\\nposition, whose sterling qualities won the respect of\\nall who enjoyed his acquaintance.\\nIn his father s mill at Enfield, Alvah W. SuUoway,\\nfiained that practical knowledge of the business in\\nwhich he has since been engaged, which constituted\\nthe sure foundation of the success he has attained\\ntherein.\\nHe secured a good academical education at t anaan\\nand Barre, Vt., and the (ireen Mountain Liberal In-\\nstitute, at South Woodstock; but spent a considera-\\nble portion of his time, V)etween the ages of ten and\\niwenty-one years, in active labor in the mill, thor-\\noughly familiarizing himself with the various pro-\\nI esses in hosiery manufacture and the general con-\\nduct of business in that important line of industry.\\nU|)on attaining his majority, with that ambitious\\nand independent spiril whiib so t cncrally character-\\nizes Ihe youlli of New IJitrlaiid, anil lo which the de-\\nvelopment and prcisjierity of all sections of our coun-\\ntry are so largely due, Mr. SuUoway determined to go\\ninto business for himself. His purpose received the\\nready encouragement and sanction of his father, and,\\nafter due deliberation, he formed a partnershi|) with\\nWalter Aiken, of Franklin, in the manufacture of\\nhosiery. The partnership continued tor about four\\nyears, when it was dissolved by mutual consent, and\\nanother firm wa.s organized which put in operation a\\nnew mill.\\nThis firm consisted of Mr. SuUoway and Frank H.\\nDaniell, of Franklin, who carried on business to-\\ntrcther until 18(it), when Mr. Daniell withdrew, and\\nMr. SuUoway has since been sole [iroprictcjr. The\\nmill is sitiuited upon the lower powered the Winni-\\npiseogee, opposite the mills of the Paper Company,\\nthe power being used in common by the two estab-\\nlishments. The building is of brick, three stories\\nhigh, with basement, contains four sets of woolen nui-\\nehinery, with about seventy-live knitting-nnudnnes,\\nand furnishes employment for about ninety opera-\\ntives, besides a large number of women in the vicinity\\nand surrounding towns, wbose labor is required in\\nfinishing the wnik wbieh llie luaebiiies leave ininni-\\nplete.\\nThe goods matuil actnred arc the Shaker socks, or\\nhalf-hose, of which more than three hundred dozen\\npiurs are produced daily, giving an aiiniud product of\\nabout (uic hundred and fifty thousand didlars. The\\nmonthly pay-roll averages about two thousand live\\nhundred dollars, aside from the anujunt |)aid for out-\\nside labor.\\nMr. SuUoway is a business man in Ihe line sense of\\nthe term, and lus such lie has been llins Car eniiin iUly\\nsuccessful. But while devoting his energies and abil-\\nity to the development of his own business intcr sts,\\nand thereby indirectly conferring large benefit upon\\nthe community in which he moves, he has never\\nfailed to contribute by direct personal cUbrt to the\\nadvancement of all measures of public utility and ma-\\nterial progress, and to his labor anil encouragement,\\npersonally and pecuniarily, as much as to any other\\namong its many enterprising and public-spirited citi-\\nzens, the town of Franklin is indebted for the ad-\\nvanced position which it holds when regarded from a\\nbusiness, social or educational stand-point. He was\\na prime mover in the organization of the Franklin\\nNational Bank, which went into operation in Novem-\\nber, 1879, and has been president of the institution\\nfrom the start. He has also been a trustee of the\\nFranklin Savings-Bank ever since its establishment,\\nand for several years past a member of the committee\\nof investment. In 1880 he was chosen a member of\\nthe board of directors of the Northern Railroad, and\\nin March, 1885, he was appointed prcsiileiit of the\\nsame corporation.\\nIn politics Mr. SuUoway is an ardent Demueral,\\nan earnest and enthusiastic worker in tlie party\\ncause, and his labors in this direction have been\\nlargely instrumental in bringing his party into as-\\ncendancy in Franklin, which wsis for many years one\\nof the hardest-contested political battle-grounds in\\nthe State, numbering, as it does, among its citizens\\nseveral of the most active leaders of the two great par-\\nties. In 1871, although the town was then decidedly\\nRepublican, he was chosen a member of the State\\nLegislature from Franklin, and was re-elected the\\nfollowing year. In 1874, and again in 1875, he was\\nelected to the same position.\\nIn the Legislature, as everywhere else, he proved\\nhimself a thoroughly practical man, devoting himself\\nactively to business and leaving speech-making to\\nthose inclined to talk rather than work. In 1871 he", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0587.jp2"}, "484": {"fulltext": "HISTOlli OF MHKIUMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nserved on the committee on elections; in 1872, upon\\nrailroads in 1874, was chairman of the committee on\\nmanufactiires, where his close acquaintance with\\nmanufacturing interests fitted him for most efficient\\nservice and in 1875 was again a member of the elec-\\ntions committee. In 1874, when the Democratic party\\nmanagers set to work systematically to win a victory\\nin the State, Mr. Sulloway was nominated for rail-\\nroad commissioner upon the ticket headed by James\\nA. Weston for Governor.\\nAlthough there was no choice by the people in the\\nelection that year, the Democracy won a substantial\\nvictory in that they secured a majority in the Legisla-\\nture, and the election of their candidates for Governor\\nand railroad commissioner followed at Ihe hands of\\nthat body. To the triumph of his party in the State\\nthe energetic labor of Mr. Sulloway in the general\\nconduct of the campaign contributed in no small de-\\ngree.\\nAs a member of the Board of Railroad Commis-\\nsioners for the term of three years, the last year as\\nchairman of the board, he rendered the State efficient\\nservice, carrying into his official labors, so far as they\\nextended, the same practical sagacity and judgment\\nexercised in his own private business.\\nIn January, 1877, Mr. Sulloway was nominated by\\nthe Democracy of the Second District as their candi-\\ndate for Congress against Major James F. Briggs, of\\nManchester, the Republican nominee. The district\\nwas strongly Republican, and that party had a popu-\\nlar candidate in the field; yet Mr. Sulloway, with no\\nexpectation of an election, made a vigorous canvass\\nand ran largely ahead of his ticket. He was also the\\ncandidate of his party in the district at the next elec-\\ntion, and again in 1880, making lively work for his\\nsuccessful opponent, Major Briggs, on each occasion.\\nHe has been an active member of the Democratic State\\nCommittee for a number of years past, and for the\\ngreater portion of the time a member of the executive\\ncommittee of that body, having direct charge of the\\ncampaign work.\\nHe was a member of the New Hampshire delega-\\ntion in the National Convention at St. Louis, in 1876,\\nwhich nominated Samuel J. Tilden for the Presi-\\ndency, and was an enthusiastic supporter of Mr. Til-\\nden, not only in convention, but also in the subse-\\nquent campaign, in which he was actively engaged as\\na member of the Democratic National Committee\\nfrom this State. In 1880 he was again a delegate to\\nthe National Convention of his -party at Cincinnati,\\nwhere General Hancock was nominated and in 1884,\\nat Chicago, he was a zealous supporter of Governor\\nCleveland.\\nIn religion Mr. Sulloway is an adherent of the lib-\\neral faith. He was reared a Universalist, and is now\\nan active member of the Unitarian Society in Frank-\\nlin. In this organization, as in business and politics,\\nhe is an earnest worker, and to his encouragement and\\nmaterial assistance is largely due the erection of the\\nfinest church edifice in the town. He has been trus-\\ntee of this society from its beginning, and is also a\\nmember of the board of trustees of the Unitarian Edu-\\ncational Society, under whose auspices Proctor Acad-\\nemy, at Andover, is conducted.\\nIn 1866, Mr. Sulloway was united in marriage to\\nMiss Susan K. Daniell, the youngest daughter of the\\nlate J. F. Daniell; and a sister of Hon. Warren F. and\\nFrank H. Daniell. They have three children, a\\ndaughter and two sons, the eldest, Alice, born Au-\\ngust 5, 1871 Richard Woodbury, born February 1.5,\\n1876; and Frank Jones, born December 11, 1883.\\nTheir home is a fine modern residence, erected in\\n1877, beautifully located in a bend of the Winnipi-\\nseogee River, surrounded by handscmie grounds, with\\nall its appointments conducive to the comfort of the\\nfamily and the hosts of friends who share their gen-\\nerous hospitality.\\nMr. Sulloway is a man of keen perceptive powers\\nand ready judgment, so that he is enabled to form\\nconclu.sions upon all practical questions presented\\nwith more than ordinary promptness and accuracy.\\nHis opinion in all matters of public interest and con-\\ncern in the community in which he resides is as fre-\\nquently sought and carries as great weight as that of\\nany other man, to say the least, and the same also\\nmay be said of his advice in private business affairs.\\nHe is frank and outspoken at all times, and never\\nhesitates to say just what he thinks when called upon\\nto express himself in any direction. He has many\\nwarm friends, and enjoys a full measure of popularity\\nin social as well as in public and business circles. He\\nwas a moving spirit in the organization of the New\\nHampshire Club, an association formed by New\\nHampshire men doing business in Boston, for social\\nentertainment, and has been a leading member of the\\nsame from the start. Endowed with an active mind,\\nand healthy and vigorous bodily powers, he has great\\ncapacity for labor, and will unquestionably accom-\\nplish even more substantial results in the future than\\nhave already attended his efforts.\\nWARKEN F. DANIKI.I,.\\nIn almost every instance, those who, during the\\nfirst half of the present century, laid about the water-\\nfalls of New Hampshire the foundations of our\\nmanufacturing villages, builded better than they knew.\\nThey were generally men of limited ambitions and\\nmeans, and established their factories without the ex-\\npectation that they were changing worthless plains and\\nforests into cities or plain mechanics into millionaires.\\nThey aimed only to create productive industries and\\nwin a fair reward for their labor. But they were\\nskillful workmen, and under their inspiration and\\ndirection their enteri)rises have grown into great\\n]iroportious, which have made the fortunes of their\\nowners and called into being communities that are\\nmodels of the best that skill and thrift can produce.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0588.jp2"}, "485": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0591.jp2"}, "486": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0592.jp2"}, "487": {"fulltext": "FRANKLIN.\\nTo this class belonged Kendall O. and James L.\\nPeabody and Jeremiah F. Dauiell, who, over fifty\\nyears ago, built a paper-mill in the forest that then\\ngrew about the falls on the Winnipiseogee where\\nthe wealthy, wide-awake and beautiful village of\\nFranklin Falls now stands.\\nThe Peabodys built a small mill at this point about\\nthe year 1828. Their knowledge of the paper busi-\\nness was very limited, their machinery of the most\\nprimitive kind and their experiment was not at first\\na success but they were men not easily turned from\\ntheir purposes. They secured the services of a\\npractical paper-maker, Jeremiah F. Daniell, who\\nknew the business thoroughly, and was by education,\\nas well as by natural abilities, well qualified to prove\\nan efficient helper to men who, like the Peabodys,\\nwere trying to establish a new enterprise in the face\\nof many discouragements. He had worked at his trade\\nin Pepperell, Mass., also in Dorchester and Methuen.\\nWhile at Pepperell, he married Sarah Eeed, of Har-\\nvard, Mass., by whom he had two children, Warren\\nF., the subject of this sketch, who was born June 26,\\n1826, and Mary, who died in infimcy.\\nOn going to Franklin he was given an interest in the\\nbusiness and became a jiermanent resident. In the\\nface of many obstacles, he secured from South Wind-\\nham., Conn., a newly-invented paper-machine, which\\nwas transported across the country by two eight-\\nhorse teams and set up ready for business. Mr. Dauiell\\npurchased the interest of J. L. Peabody, and the firm\\nbecame Peabody Daniell. The machinery was\\nscarcely in position when a fire destroyed the factory\\nand its contents, leaving the owners bankrupt in\\nnearly everything but courage and a determination\\nto succeed, which enabled them to finally rebuild and\\nproceed in a small way with their business.\\nThe erection of the cotton-mills at Manchester gave\\nthem an opportunity to purchase large amounts of\\npaper stock at low prices, and from that time they\\nwere moderately prosperous. The nest year after\\nthe removal of Mr. Daniell from Massachusetts his\\nwife died, and a year later he married Annette East-\\nman, of Concord. His son, Warren F., was at that\\ntime a wide-awake boy of ten years. He had picked\\nup a little book-knowledge in the Massachusetts\\nschools, and that he might be further educated with-\\nout much expense, was sent to Concord, where he\\nworked upon a farm for his board and clothes and the\\nprivilege of attending school a short time each winter,\\nuntil, at the age of fourteen, he was called home and\\nentered the paper-mill as an apprentice to learn the\\nbusiness with which his name is now so prominently\\nidentified. It was his purpose, at a later period, to\\nattend the academy at Tilton but on the day on\\nwhich the term began his father was severely burneii,\\nand Warren F. was obliged to take his place in the\\nmill, where he became master of the trade in all its\\nbranches. As a journeyman, his wages were one dollar\\nand twenty-five cents per day. Warren F. was am-\\nbitious at some time to have a mill of his own, and\\nwith this object in view, he went to Waterville, Me.,\\nand with other parties erected and ran a paper-mill\\nat that place, when, a year later, he took charge of a\\nmill at Pepperell, Mass., where he remained until\\n1854, ut which time his father bought out Mr. Pea-\\nbody and asked his son to join him at Franklin, which\\nhe did, and the firm became J. F. Daniell Son,\\nand under that name w.ts for ten years prosperous\\nand successful. In 1864, Warren F. bought his father s\\ninterest and became sole proprietor, and so continued\\nuntil in 1870, when the mill property, which had\\ngrown to be one of the largest and best-known private\\nmanufacturing establishments in the State, was sold\\nto a company of Massachusetts capitalists, who organ-\\nized as the Winnipisogee Paper Company. Mr.\\nDaniell then became connected with a large paper-\\nhouse in Boston but soon tiring of city life, returned\\nto Franklin, and, with a large interest in the company,\\nbecame its resident agent and manager, which\\nposition he still occupies. This company owns large\\npaper-mills supplied with the best machinery, em-\\nploys three hundred hands and produces about twenty\\ntons of paper daily, and in its large measure of suc-\\ncess is a monument to the sagacity and enterprise of\\nthe man who plans and directs its operations, who,\\nwithout the help of a liberal education, has won his\\nway by hard and patient work to a first place among\\nthe business men of the State. While compassing his\\nown success, Mr. Daniell has contributed much to\\nthat of other.s, and in his struggle upward has pulled\\nno one down.\\nThe business world acknowledges him as a man\\nof undoubted integrity, thoroughly responsible and\\neminently successful; a genial man whose good-\\nfellowship never tires, and whose hospitality and\\ngenerosity are inexhaustible. In 1850, Mr. Daniell\\nmarried, Elizabeth D. Rundlett, of Stratham, and\\nhad one child, Harry W. She died in Pepperell\\nin 1854. He married, second, Abbie A. Sanger, of\\nConcord, October, 1860, from which union there are\\nEugene S., Otis, Warren F., Jr., and Jerie E.\\nMr. Daniell is much interested in agriculture, and\\nowns a large farm, which is under a high state of\\ncultivation. He has long been the owner of the best\\nherd of Jersey cattle in the State. His stables con-\\ntain some of the finest horses he admires a good dog,\\nand is a skillful breeder of swine and poultry. He\\nhas contributed much to the introduction of improved\\nstock, crops and farm machinery in his neighbor-\\nhood has been active and liberal in sustaining the\\nState and local agricultural societies, and in other-\\nwise promoting the fiirming interest.\\nIn politics Mr. Daniell is a Democrat, and such has\\nbeen his popularity at home that he has represented\\nhis town, which is Republican, several times in the\\nLegislature, and was twice chosen Senator in a dis-\\ntrict which no other Democrat could have carried.\\nHe represented his party in the National Convention", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0593.jp2"}, "488": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nof 1872, and has always been one of its trusted coun-,\\nselors and efficient workers, and but for liis refusal\\nwould have been its candidate for Governor and for\\nCongress.\\nDuring the war he gave liimself to the cause of the\\nUnion as represented by the boys in blue, voting\\nto raise and equip all the men who were needed,\\ngiving liberally to provide for them and their families\\nand supporting by word and deed on all occasions\\nthe cause for which they fought.\\nWALTER AIKEN.\\nThe first ancestor, Edward (1), came from the north\\nof Ireland about 1722, and settled in Londonderry,\\nN. H., and became one of the proprietors. His son,\\nNathaniel (2), lived in Londonderry and was an ert-\\ncrgetic business man. One of his sons, Thomas (3),\\nmoved to Deeriug, N. H., and carried on farming\\nthere. His son, Matthew (4), was born in Deering,\\nN. H., March 21, 1776, and moved to Pelham, N. H.,\\nand was a saddler and harness-maker there. He\\nmarried Sally Hackett, daughter of Colonel Hackett,\\nof Portsmouth, N. H., who built there the first frigate\\nfor the United States government that was engaged in\\nthe Revolutionary War.\\nThe children from this union were James Oilman\\n(5), born May 10, 1795, who was a soldier in the War\\nof 1812, and was last heard from by his family as an\\noificer at the battle of New Orleans, where it is sup-\\nposed he fell, January 8, 1815. Herrick (5) was born\\nin Peterborough, N. H., June 8, 1797. Sally (5),\\nborn May 10, 1799, married Phineas Stevens, who\\nwas an engineer and built a number of prominent\\nmills in New Hampshire. Emma (5), born June 10,\\n1802, married David Hamblett, a millwright, of Man-\\nchester, N. H., died April 12, 1885. Alfred (5), born\\nJuly 11, 1804, was a tanner, who lived first in Ben-\\nnington, N. H., and removed to Beckett, Mass., and\\nthere died September 25, 1878.\\nHerrick (5) first set up in business as a manufac-\\nturer of machinery at Dracut, Mass., and moved to\\nFranklin, N. H., and set up business in the old shop\\nof Daniel Herrick, in 1838, which business he carried\\non in that vicinity for many years. He was an in-\\nventor and received letters patent on many useful\\nand cunning machines, among which were a spiral-\\nbrush and a leather-splitting machine. He also re-\\nceived several medals for valuable inventions. He\\nconceived the plan of using a cog-rail for steep\\ngrades on railroads and constructed a model at his\\nshop that worked well. Thinking to apply his in-\\nvention upon a road to the top of Mt. Washington,\\nhe rode up on horee-back, and although convinced in\\nhis own mind that by his plan the summit could be\\nreached, he was unable to convince the railroad men\\nand capitalists that his plan was feasible, and the\\nhonor of the achievement, a few years later, went to\\nothers. Mr. Aiken was a good citizen, a successful\\nbusiness man and a kind husband and father, and\\ndied November 7, 1866.\\nAt Dracut, M;iss., February 5, 1830, he married Ann\\nMatilda, daughter of Isaac Bradley, of that place.\\nShe was born August 28, 1810, and was a descendant\\nin the fifth generation of the renowned Hannah\\nDustan, of Haverhill, Mass. She died January 6,\\n1884.\\nThe children from this union were Walter (6),\\nborn October 5, 1831, in Dracut, Mass. Jonas Brad-\\nley (6), born August 23, 1833, at the same place\\nJames Hackett (6), born June 20, 1835, died of chol-\\nera in Calcutta.\\nFrancis Herrick (6), born June 10, 1843, in Frank-\\nlin, N. H. He succeeded his father in business,\\ncarrying it on successfiilly. He built a fine residence\\nin Franklin and died January 16, 1876. He was a\\nprominent member of the Masonic fraternity, a thirty-\\ntwo-degree Mason. He married Hannah A. Colby,\\nof Hill, N. H., September, 1865.\\nCharles Lowe (6) was born July 23, 1845. He re-\\nsided in Elkhart, Ind., for several years and is\\nnow an employ^ of the Old Colony Railroad Com-\\npany,, at Taunton, Mass. He married Isabella Bur-\\nleigh, of Thornton.\\nJonas Bradley (6), the second son, has been quite\\nprominent among the business men of his time and\\nhad extensive business connections, although he retired\\nfrom active business some years ago. He married, first,\\nHelen M. Scribner, of Franklin, in 1864. She died\\nApril 14, 1865, the same day upon which President\\nLincoln died. He married, second, Addie G. Proctor,\\nof Northfield, Vt. The only child from the first\\nmarriage, Alice Matilda (7), died in infancy. The\\nchildren from the second marriage are Mary Louisa\\n(7), born November 19, 1867; Charles Wilson (7),\\nborn August 21, 1869; and George Proctor (7), born\\nDecember 5, 1873, who was drowned May 10, 1876.\\nWalter, the subject of this sketch, passed his boy-\\nhood at the old home, and, in addition to the advan-\\ntages of the common schools, he attended for two\\nyears the Gilmanton Academy and also the institutes\\nat New Hampton and Tilton. He entered his father s\\nmachine-shop at an early age, and, having a natural\\ntalent for mechanics, he rapidly developed, and at the\\nage of twenty-two years started in business for him-\\nself in an upper room in his father s shop, where he\\ninvented and built one of the first knitting-machines\\nin the country. A pioneer in the invention and man-\\nufacture of knitting-machines, Mr. Aiken has taken\\nout over forty patents, and his latest machine makes\\na perfect .stocking without seam in less than five min-\\nutes and works automatically. He also invented a\\nmachine to make gimlet-pointed screws. Mr. Aiken\\nis also a woolen manufacturer, producing as many as\\nfour hundred dozen pairs of stockings per day.\\nHe also built the house on the summit of Mt. Wash-\\nington, owning one-half of it; assisted in building\\nthe railroad up the mountain became the general", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0594.jp2"}, "489": {"fulltext": "oMc^-^ ^..^^L", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0597.jp2"}, "490": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0598.jp2"}, "491": {"fulltext": "327\\nmanager at the opening of the road, in 1869, and has\\ncontinued in that capacity, making the most complete\\nsuccess aa a financial venture. Mr. Aiken designed\\nthe locomotive in use on the Mt. Washington Kail-\\nway. He, in connection with Sylvester Marsh, has\\nperfected and carried into complete operation the\\nwork which Herrick Aiken had so many years before\\nconceived, viz. to build a railroad to the top of Mt.\\nWashington. His residence, on a blutl overlooking\\nthe village, is one of the finest in Franklin. Mr.\\nAiken owns the Hamilton Hotel, at the Bermuda Is-\\nlands, with all the modern improvements and capable\\nof entertaining two hundred and fifty guests. He\\nbuilt the signal station on Mt. Washington for the\\nUnited States government in 1873; built the Summit\\nHouse in 1872. Mr. Aiken is a Democrat; was in\\nthe War of the Rebellion ha.s been a representative\\nto the General Court for four years and is a director of\\neach of the banks in Franklin, and a prominent\\nmember of the Masonic fraternity and also of the Odd-\\nFellows. The old Granite State may well be\\nproud of such sons. He married, first, Susan Colby,\\nof Warner, in 1853 he married, second, Mary Dodge,\\nof Hampton Falls, January 1, 1867. The children\\nby the first marriage were .James (7), born February\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a25, 1854, and Frederick (7), born November 4, 1855.\\nThese children are now living.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0599.jp2"}, "492": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF ANDOVER.\\nCHAPTER I.\\nEarly History. The earliest or provincial history\\nof the town of Andover cau be derived only from\\nrecords so incomplete and often contradictory that it\\nis difficult to settle many important questions regard-\\ning the first settlement of the town. Something was\\nknown of the location and peculiarities of this tract\\nof land many years previous to the presentation of a\\npetition to the Masonian owners for the grant in 1748.\\nWhatever had been learned by exploring parties,\\nso little had been recorded before this date that not\\nonly is an immense amount of research necessary, but\\nsome theory and speculation also for an intelligent\\nstatement of previous transactions in regard to this\\ntract. But few facts are reasonably certain in rela-\\ntion to it. The land was entirely devoid of a white\\nman s habitation or the faintest indication of the\\nsame at the time of the grant. It was covered with\\nthe original forest, frequented by wild animals and\\ndiversified only by the unevenuess of its surface, the\\nmountainous region existing on the northern and\\nwestern boundaries. The hilly sections were covered\\nwith a dense growth of hard wood and the plains\\nwith an immense pine forest. The streams and\\nponds existed in all the grandeur of primitive wild-\\nness, and the entire tract now known as the town of\\nAndover was an unbroken wilderness.\\nThis land had been previously purchased of John\\nTufton Mason, Esq., and to these proprietors did the\\noriginal grantees petition.\\nAt a meeting held at Portsmouth, November 20,\\n17.51, the grant was made to the following-named\\npersons\\nK.lnmn.l Brown. WillNini -..nn, M.l.hn- I .,1 ,,,1 ui J.hu ll\u00e2\u0080\u009eyt.\\nJolin\\nDan\\nJohn Siinl.orn, Joso],!. .,1: i I lluw,\\nDavid Norton, WiilttT \\\\M I h I- m, 1 .-\u00c2\u00ab.ii It r...:,i,,i,,,!, Shaw,\\nEunjaniin Tiltou, Josoph Prt-Biott, riioiiias Sillia, Israel IllaUe, .lohu\\nEllia, Daniel Wearo, Niithaniel Healey, Benjamin Sanborn, Robert Mil-\\nler, Tol.ias Lakeman, of Ilampton Falls Edward Brown and Jonathan\\nBeck, of Salisbury, fliass. Samuel Batlirick, of Portsmouth Ezekiel\\nWorthen, Joseph Weare, Samuel Blake, Jr., John Chapman, Samuel\\nBlake, Nathan Dow, Samuel French, William Brown (!lough, Jesse\\nPrescott, Ebenezer Loverin, of Kensington\\nMarston, Simeon Marston, Joshua Towle, Danit\\nJonathan Leavitt, Nathaniel Bacholder, of I hi\\nRichard Smith, Benjamin Eaton, Joseph Frem I\\nmin French, of South Ilampton and Hampton i\\nKmen-, John\\nLowel, Nason Cass, .Joseph Rawlins, of Exeter Jonathan Sanborn, of\\nKingston Robert Calf, of Chester.\\nSaid tract of land was estimated to contain about\\nforty square miles, and was bounded as follows\\nBeginning at a great rock on the westerly side of Pemigewasset\\nRiver, which rock is the northeasterly bound of a tract of laud granted\\nto Ebenezer Stevens, Jedediah Philbrick and others by said proprietors\\nthen running west seventeen degrees, south, ten miles then beginning\\nagain at said rock, running up said river so far as to contain four miles\\nupon a straight line thence west seventeen degrees, south, ten miles\\nthence on a straight line to the end of the first ten-mile line.\\nVarious conditions were imposed upon tbe grantees,\\namong which were the following\\nThat fifteen families be settled upon said tract of land, each having\\na house of sixteen feet square at least, or equal thereto, and four acres\\nof land cleared and fitted for tillage or mowing upon their respective\\nshares within four years nest after the granting hereof and Irfteeu\\nfamilies more so settled within six years of the granting hereof and\\nthirty families more within ten years of the granting hereof. That\\nwithin eight years from the granting hereof a meeting-house be built for\\nthe worship of God and titted for that purpose for the use of the inhabi-\\ntants there and that they maintain and support the constant preach-\\ning of the Gospel there after the expiration of ten yeai-s from the grant-\\ning hereof. That all white pine trees fit for masting the royal navy be\\nand hereby are reserved and granted to bis Majesty, his heirs and suc-\\ncessors forever for that purpose. Provided always that in case of an In-\\ndian war within any of the terms of years above limited for the doing\\nany of the said mattei-s and things aforesaid, by the said owners to bo\\ndone, the same number of years as such war shall last shall be i\\\\llowed\\nafter that impediment shall be removed.\\nAccording to the terms of the grant, the tract was\\ndivided into eighty-one shares, and each share di-\\nvided into three lots. Two of the lots were to con-\\ntain one hundred acres each, and the third the re-\\nmainder of the land belonging to each respective\\nshare. Eighteen of these shares were reserved by the\\ngrantors. One was reserved for the first ordained\\nminister, one for the parsonage and one for the sup-\\nport of schools. The remaining sixty shares were to\\nbe the property of the sixty grantees. The pro-\\nvisions of the grant were such that the eighteen\\nshares reserved by the grantors were to be free from\\nany expense incurred in etfecting the settlement of\\nthe town.\\nThe township was first called New Breton, in honor\\nof the brave men who achieved the capture of Cape\\nBreton in 1745. A large number of the forces in this\\nengagement came from the province of New Hani))-\\nshire, and several of the grantees of New Breton were\\namong the number.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0600.jp2"}, "493": {"fulltext": "ANDOVER.\\n329\\nThe early meetings of the proprietors of the town-\\nship were held at Hampton Falls, and for more than\\ntwenty years all business was transacted there.\\nCommittees were frequently appointed and sent up\\nto the township, and their reports formed the basis\\nof action. The first important business transacted\\nat these meetings was to procure the drawing of a\\nplan of the town, and May 28, 1753, a committee was\\nappointed to lay said plan before the grantors and\\narrange when to have the lots drawn. According\\nto this plan, the town was divided into four ranges,\\neach commencing at the Pemigewasset River and\\nextending across the town in a westerly direction.\\nLand, four rods wide, for a road between each range\\nwas reserved and a centresquare surveyed, where, prob-\\nably, it was supposed the business interests of the\\ntown would be centred, and it is not unreasonable\\nto conjecture that it was expected to become a cen-\\ntral location for all leading interests. This town\\ncentre was west of Loon Pond about one-half mile,\\nand located on land now owned by J. D. Philbrick,\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0\\\\V. A. Bachelder and F. H. Flanders. Instead of be-\\ning the metropolis of the town, it is even remote\\nfrom any highway.\\nThe ranges were divided into lots according to\\nthe terms of the grant, and measures were taken\\nfor spotting out the town as indicated by the plan.\\nIt is not certain how thoroughly this was done, for at\\na meeting in May, 1763, a committee was appointed\\nto run out said township anew and bound and num-\\nber every lot agreeable to the plan formerly exhibited\\nand accepted by the grantors. This committee was\\nDavid Norton, Richard Smith, Benjamin Eaton, Ben-\\njamin Tilton and Jeremiah Lane. They spent six days\\ndoing this work, and in November of the same year\\nmade a lengthy and interesting report of their pro-\\nceedings. This report occasionally mentions old\\nspotted lines, but nearly all the lines were newly\\nspotted, with no reference to any previous survey,\\nand the committee claim to have made a thorough\\ndivision of the town according to the original plan.\\nUndoubtedly, this was the first accurate survey with\\nthe boundaries distinctly marked. About the same\\ntime committees were appointed for establishing the\\nlioundary lines between this and the adjoining town-\\nships, which seems to have been well and faithfully\\ndone.\\nProprietors meetings were held very frequently,\\nand after the boundary lines were fairly well estab-\\nlished, the location of roads and bridges was the\\nsubject mainly considered.\\nThe range-ways which had been reserved for roads\\nwere not practical for this purpose, and we find the\\nearly records filled with reports of action taken in\\nthis matter. In September, 175.3, it was voted to clear\\na road to the Centre Square. Doubtless, this was the\\nearliest projected road, and, like those afterwards\\nsurveyed, terminated at the Centre Square as the ob-\\njective-point. Although this road was spotted, we\\nare unable to find any evidence that it was cut and\\ncleared. At the meeting of July 21, 1761, a commit-\\ntee previously appointed to look out and spot the\\nmost convenient place for a road to the Centre Square,\\nand also to search out the most convenient place for\\na saw-mill and spot a road thereto, made report as\\nfollows\\nWo liavo mado search, and, acoordinj^ to tlie best of our judgment,\\npiirsuod the road from the fort in Stovcnstown (s.i-i-jill.d i u I eier\\nBowing s huuso, in said Stevenstown, aud from thru, i, ,ii i, mImw\\n(so-callod), and from thence the spotted way to I n r u\\nBreton, and from thence to tho Centre Square, unJ i i I in\\nthe southeasterly part of said Loon Pond, and li M. m i- nlniiy\\nround said pond till we come to where said pond .-inpti^ B itself, and\\nfrom thence down said stream to the first falls, next to Loon Pond,\\nwhere wo apprehend to bo the most convenient place that we can find\\nin said township of Now Breton for a saw-mill.\\nThe report of this committee was accepted, but no\\nfurther action is recorded in regard to clearing the\\nroad thus spotted.\\nThe records indicate that the first road cut and\\ncleared was known as the Centre road, leading from\\nthe Pemigewasset River to Chance Pond, around\\nthe northerly end of this pond, and from thence to\\nthe mill privilege and Loon Pond.\\nAt a meeting held November 3, 1762, a committee\\nconsisting of Anthony Emery, Nathaniel Healy, Jr.,\\nand Jeremiah Lane, who had been appointed at a\\nprevious meeting, reported the above-mentioned road\\ncompleted, and were voted three hundred and eigh-\\nteen pounds ten shillings, old tenor, in payment for cut-\\nting and clearing the same.\\nAs the town became settled, roads were necessary,\\nand soon were cut in various directions through the\\nforest, and their location has been a subject of con-\\ntroversy and contention as often as a new road was\\nprojected, even to the present day. In many in-\\nstances roads were abandoned after a short time as\\nsome better way was suggested.\\nDamages were awarded the owners of land through\\nwhich roads passed, and frequently the range-ways\\nadjoining the farm were voted in exchange for the\\nland taken. The famous Fourth New Hampshire\\nturnpike was surveyed through the town in 1804,\\nand opened to travel in 1806. One of the most\\nimportant toll-gates on the route of this turnpike\\nwas that at West Andover, where this road was in-\\ntersected by the Grafton turnpike.\\nThis gate for many years was in charge of Thomas\\nClark, Esq., a man of some renown in hotel and store\\nbusiness, and also in public affiiirs.\\nThe turnpike was made a free road in 1839, and the\\ntown was required to pay the corporation five hun-\\ndred and sixty-six dollars in consideration of the\\nsame.\\nThe early settlement of the town progressed very\\nslowly. It required no little courage and powers of\\nendurance to brave the dangers and privations of the\\nwilderness. A narrow path cut through the forest\\nwas the road over which a man must bring on horse-\\nback his family and household goods.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0601.jp2"}, "494": {"fulltext": "330\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nReminiscences of the exploits and adventures of\\nthe earliest inhabitants would fill a lengthy chapter.\\nDifferent sections of the town bear names taken\\nfrom hunting adventures which are still fresh in\\nmemory and often told by the olde.^t inhabitants as\\nrelated to them by the first settlers.\\nMoney was voted at the proprietors meetings for\\nthe encouragement of those who first settled here;\\nbut not until 1761 did any one venture to make a\\nhome within the limits of the town. During that\\nyear Mr. Joseph Fellows moved from Boscawen into\\nthat part of Andover known as Flaghole, and settled\\non what is now the Royal Stone farm. Mr. Fellows\\ndied March 14, 1811, and his daughter, Peggy, was\\nthe first child born in town. Elias Raino was the\\nnext settler, building a house near the Joseph A.\\nRovve place. The house was long since destroyed,\\nbut traces of the cellar can still be seen. Mr. Raino\\ndied September 20, 1787. The third man to settle\\nin the town was William Morey, who cleared the\\nfarm now owned by Jonathan Cilley, and built a\\nhouse a few rods south of the one at present occupied\\nby Mr. Cilley. Mr. Morey died in 1814. Edward\\nLadd was another of the early settlers. He lived\\nupon the farm lately occupied by James Marston, and\\ndied in 1818, at the age of eighty-two years.\\nWith no inhabitants on the north from whom as-\\nsistance could be had, and being unable to obtain\\nsupplies without a journey of a dozen miles, and then\\nbring them home on their backs, it is no wonder\\nthat the early settlement was slow. In 1775 the\\nnumber of inhabitants in the town was one hundred\\nand seventy-nine.\\nIn the minds of the proprietors, next in importance\\nto the clearing of roads seems to have been the\\nbuilding of a saw-mill, and the mill privilege was\\none of the first things looked for in the survey of the\\ntown. The place selected was where the Busiel hosiery-\\nmill now stands, and here the first saw-mill was\\nerected by Nathaniel Prescott in 1766. The proprie-\\ntors of the township voted Mr. Prescott forty pounds,\\nlawful money, towards the erection of the mill, he\\nagreeing to keep it in good running order and to saw\\nall logs hauled there by the inhabitants of the town\\nat the halves for the next ten years. A large num-\\nber of .saw-mills have since that time been built in\\ntown, and in 1820 no less than five were in active\\noperation. At this early date they were usually\\nbuilt on small streams, which now would not fur-\\nnish sufiicient power, and upon very small streams\\ndo we frequently find traces of dams, mills and rude\\nmachinery in places now entirely given to the growth\\nof wood and lumber.\\nA grist-mill was needed, and its location was con-\\nsidered at several meetings. Various places were\\nfavorably reported. In 1769, Mr. Prescott moved\\nthe saw-mill farther up the stream, and a committee\\ncontracted with Anthony Emery to build a grist-\\nmill at the foot of the falls, and also made a contract\\nwith Mr. Prescott for drawing water for said grist-mill\\nfrom his saw-mill gate for a period of twenty years\\nby payment of seven pounds, lawful money.\\nAt a meeting February 2, 1774, this grist-mill,\\nbuilt by the proprietors of the township, was voted\\nto be sold to Joseph Fellows for thirty-five pounds.\\nIt was used for many years, and was but one of sev-\\neral grist-mills in operation in the town a few years\\nlater. Carding-mills, clothing-mills, bark-mills and\\ntanneries were built in various sections of the town,\\nand in 1820 no less than two of each mentioned\\nwere operated.\\nThe first business meeting called in New Breton\\nwas by authority of the province of New Hampshire\\nand for the purpose of choosing officers for assess-\\ning and collecting the province and county tax.\\nThis meeting was held at the house of Joseph Fel-\\nlows, June 21, 1773, but after this, were annually\\nheld at the meeting-house. But little business was\\ntransacted, except the election of officers, which in-\\ncluded a man to take care of the meeting-house, until\\nthe incorporation of the town, June 25, 1779, at which\\ndate the town took the present name of Andover.\\nThe first town-meeting after the incorporation, was\\nheld at the meeting-house July 13, 1779, and the fol-\\nlowing were elected the first town officers: Moderatcjr,\\nSamuel Blake; Clerk, Jonathan Weare Selectmen,\\nJoseph Philbrick, Samuel Blake and Jabez Moriil\\nAssessors, Peter Weare and Joseph Chandler; High-\\nway Surveyors, Robert Wise, John Row, Joseph Phil-\\nbrick and Joseph Fellows; tithingmen, fence-viewers,\\nsurveyors of lumber and hog constables were also\\nchosen.\\nMeetings were held on August 16th and September\\n1st to consider various questions for advancing the\\nsettlement of the town. Action was taken for the\\nsupport of both school and church, and the incorpo-\\nration of the town marked a new era in its develop-\\nment.\\nDuring the next years the town became rapidly\\nsettled, and all worthy objects of a public nature were\\nsupported. Old roads were repaired and new roads\\nlaid out and cleared. Bridges were built. Land was\\ncleared and cultivated, and the large two-storied houses\\nwere erected. A new meeting-house was built, and\\na church organization established.\\nAppropriations were almo.st annually made for\\nschools, and later the school districts were formed\\nand school-houses erected. In 1790 the town had\\nsix hundred and forty-five inhabitants, and in 1820\\nthe people of Andover numbered sixteen hundred\\nand forty-two.\\nOctober 10, 1828, Joseph C. Thomson was elected\\nagent for the town in the formation of the new\\ntown of Franklin. Mr. Thomson was instructed to\\nfavor the formation of the contemplated town, pro-\\nviding the tract of land taken from Andover for its\\nformation should extend entirely across the town.\\nA strip of land bordering upon the Pemigewasset", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0602.jp2"}, "495": {"fulltext": "ANDOVER.\\n331\\nRiver was taken from the easterly end of Aiulovor\\nand incorporated in the town of Franklin by an act\\ndated December 24, 1828.\\nFollowing will be found the list of representatives\\nand town clerks serving in the town to the year\\nISSt), and after this are given the more important\\nevents in the history of the leading interests of An-\\ndover\\nKEPRESENTATIVES.\\nlT!ii;-lsii. .Tuseph Philbrick; 1803, Jonathan .n l- l i -i pli\\nPliill.riik, isd,-,, Jonathan Weai-o I 1800, Jacob I M i i nu-\\ntlmn \\\\V..ar(. lSlO-12, James Tucker 1813, JoiKiiliu, w u h l-U,\\nJa.in-s Tii.U.-i- 1815, Jonathan Wcare, Jr. ISlr-l., hi v v.-\\nISIS. S:irtMP 1 (iraves; 1819, no representative: I I l; I ii Tar-\\nhi r Isjj-jl, aniuel Bi-own 182o, Robert liai t. I i i -^n-\\ntatix. I-j:, S.umifl Urowi] 1S2.S, Joseph C. Tli..: I l ,m,.s\\n1840\\nJ\u00e2\u0080\u009eli,il-ll A I I.L.. 1,1! IS4 ,l-an, Saimw.l 5[orrill ls.-.l-;-,2,\\nK I h. il.y K. Langley; 1855-56, Caleb T.\\nw I I, 1659-60, John M. Shirley; 1801-\\n(Ij, K.l,:, I l 1 I 1- I, 1 Suftt; 186.5-66, Aaron Cilley, 1807-\\n68, Georiit; W. Tlionisou ISO i-T Henry A. Weymouth; 1871-T2, John\\nF. Emery 1873-74, John P. Can- 1875, Ziba Severence 1870, Ziba\\nSeverence and Clark Durgin 1877, lark Durgin and Gerry Morgan\\n1878, Gerry Morgan and Clarence E. Carr 1870, Clarence E. Carr 1881,\\nWilliam E. Melendy; 1883, Robert C. Carr; 1885, George W. Stone.\\nTOWN CLERKS.\\n[At the organization of the town government, in 1773, Paul Smith\\nMarston was chosen town clerk, and continued in the otfice until the\\nincorporation of the town, in 1779.]\\n1779-92, Jonathan Weare 1793-04, Silas Rirnard 170,-., jMhathan\\nWeare 1790-97. Jacob B. Moore IT i^ r, i, ,il, w i;ir-l,\\nJacob B. Moore 1805, Jonathan M.:i! l l 11,\\nWillard Emery; 1812-18, Robert Bail- l I, l-i.\\n31, Jesse Craves; 1832-33. NeheniiM, 1 I I I i. 1!.\\nWhite ls:i7, Ivh.iii M-- 1 1 1 i i: I II Jiirub\\nC. Hanson Is I i i v\\\\ 1; I i I.-47-\\n48, Henry A. W J i I i I l II, nry\\nA. Weymouth l-l J I K.n.-.i,, I M.,i I, lhn.t;in\\n1SG1-(H, Nathan Woodbury IbCJ, lleiiiy 51. Boswurth lsi;(;-72, John\\nW. Keniston 1873-79, George H. Jlorrill 188(1-84, Henry M. Bos-\\nworth 1885, Nathan Woodbni-y.\\nEcclesiastical History\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Church Building.s.\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nThe early settlers inmiifested much interest in es-\\ntalilishini;- and supporting a religious meeting, and we\\ntiiid action frequently taken during the period in\\nwhich the religious affairs were controlled by vote of\\nthe town. Doubtless, it was the intention of the\\ngrantees to locate the first meeting-house at the\\nCentre Square, for, being the geographical centre of\\nthe town, it was supposed that it would become the\\nbusiness centre also, and a vote was passed at onetime\\nto build a meeting-house there. The mills having\\nbeen located at the place now known as East An-\\ndover, the proprietors of the township, for the better\\nconvenience of the inhabitants, decided to locate the\\nfirst meeting-house there, and at a meeting held May\\n18, 1772, the following action was recorded\\nVoteil, That a meeting-house be built in said township of New Breton\\nfor the public worship of God said bouse to be 20 feet wide and 30 feet\\nlong and 9 feet stud to be one story high and well boarded on the sides\\nand ends with feather-edged boards. The roof well boarded and\\nshingled. Proper doors made, and double floor laid over the whole\\nframe below. Plank laid lor the people to sit on and a decent desk for\\nthe minister.\\nBenjamin Tilton and Benjamin Eaton had previ-\\nously agreed to furnish all material and build this\\nhouse for sixty-four dollars, and were appointed a\\ncommittee, with instructions to locate said house as\\nnear to the mills now built in said township as they\\nshall think most convenient, and to have it com-\\npleted in a workmanlike manner within one year.\\nOne-half of said amount was to be paid in six months\\nand the remainder when the house was completed.\\nIt was located and built on the opposite side of the\\nroad from the school-house now standing, and within\\ntwenty rods of the first saw-mill and grist-mill built\\nill town. This building was used for religious meet-\\nings and for the business meetings of the town until\\n1795, when, for some unknown reason, it was de-\\nmolished. Tradition says it was destroyed in the\\nnight, and it may have been done with the object of\\nhastening the building of a new meeting-house for, as\\nearly as 1782, this subject was considered by the voters\\nof the town, but they could not decide upon the place\\nto build it. The location of the second meeting-\\nhouse was a difficult question to settle, and for several\\nyears was agitated by the voters at each annual\\nmeeting. Various places were accepted and as often\\nrejected by a reconsideration of the vote.\\nAt one time it was voted to build a meeting-\\nhouse on the hill by Captain Bachelder s. A com-\\nmittee was appointed to build the house and settle for\\nthe land. Afterwards it was voted to set a meeting-\\nhouse on the plains near Mr. dough s, and at\\nanother time on the plains near the pond. A vote\\nwas passed to build two meeting-houses. A commit-\\ntee was chosen from outside the town, who located\\nthe house near Mr. Nathan Row s, but the report\\nof this committee was rejected. The house was\\nfinally built according to a vote passed May 10, 1790,\\nto build a meeting-house on the hill in Mr. Hilton s\\nlot. This was on the exact location of the Congrega-\\ntional Church at East Andover to-day, and the frame\\nnow in that building is the same as was originally\\nraised May 3, 1796. The first sermon was preached\\nin the house July 3d of the same year, and the church\\nformally dedicated February 5, 1797.\\nThe building has been frequently remodeled, and\\nat the present day has but little resemblance to that\\nfirst erected. The greatest development of the re-\\nsources of the town was made in the years following\\nthe erection of this building, and for more than\\ntwenty-five years it was the only church edifice\\nwithin the limits of Andover.\\nBut very few records have been found regarding\\nthe third meeting-house built. It seems to have been\\nerected by people of different religious beliefs, and\\nwas known as the Union Church. The frame was\\nraised in June, 1822, and the building soon after\\ncompleted. It was located at Andover Centre, and,\\nas remodeled, is the present academy building. It\\nwas for a time regularly used for the meetings of the\\nUniversalist, Methodist, Congregational and Chris-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0603.jp2"}, "496": {"fulltext": "332\\nHISTORY OF MERKIMACK COUxNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE,\\ntiau Societies, each occuijying it a stated Sabbath in\\na mouth. It was afterwards only used occasionally,\\nand a fine hall finished in the building erected by\\nHon. John Proctor became the more usual place of\\nholding religious meetings.\\nThe former church structure was divided into two\\nstories, and the upper floor for many yeais used for the\\nannual meetings of the town, and at present the entire\\nbuilding is devoted to the needs of Proctor Academy.\\nThe large and commodious hall in Proctor Block,\\nAndover Centre, was fitted up by Mr. Proctor ex-\\npressly for religious services and furnished with pul-\\npit, organ, chairs and all necessary appointments and\\nconveniences of a house of worship. At his death a\\nprovision of his will bequeathed the use of the hall\\nfor religious purposes to his native village. By this\\nwise and generous forethought a most attractive place\\nof worship is provided, rendering a church edifice\\nunnecessary.\\nThe fourth meeting-house in town was built by the\\nFree- Will Bapti-st Society of East Andover in 1839.\\nThe building committee were James Severens, Josiah\\nBachelder, Jonathan Cilley, James Bayley, Simeon\\nRollins, Dearborn Cilley and A. J. Tucker. The\\nbuilding was dedicated December 25, 1839, with\\nappropriate exercises. A bell was purchased in\\n1841. The building was entirely destroyed by\\nfire May 23, 1871, and soon replaced by the present\\nstructure, which is neatly furnished and affords a very\\npleasant audience- room.\\nIn 1879 a building was commenced at West An-\\ndover by the Union Enterjirise Society for religious\\nmeetings. The building was completed in March,\\n1882, and dedicated August 31 of the same year,\\nEev. William Morrill preaching the dedicatory ser-\\nmon. The society is non-sectarian and its members\\nentertain different religious beliefs. The object of\\nthe society is the worship of God, and for this pur-\\npose was the building dedicated. The pastors have\\nbeen William Morrill, Christian William Love\\nand James D. Legro, Methodist.\\nA building was erected at Andover Centre by the\\nCongregational Society during the summer of 1882.\\nIt is known as the Chapel, and built for religious\\nworship by this church. This building was dedicated\\nSeptember 26, 1882, and affords the fifth place at\\npresent in the town where religious services are con-\\nstantly held.\\nReligious Societies. According to the terms of\\nthe grant, One of the said shares shall be for the\\nfirst minister of the gospel who shall be settled on\\nthe said land, and continue there during his life or\\nuntil he shall be regularly dismissed, to hold to him,\\nhis heirs and assigns and one other of the said\\nshares to be for and towards the support of the gospel\\nministry there forever. This condition seems to\\nhave been complied with in the drawing of the lots,\\nand we find lots numbered 19 and 62 reserved for\\nthese purposes.\\nThe income of these, known as the minister and\\nparsonage lots, was appropriated to the support of\\npreaching, together with such sums as were voted by\\nthe proprietors of the township. The entire amount\\nwas necessarily small, only at first enough to secure\\npreaching a portion of the time. The noble character\\nof the earliest settlers is in no way so clearly demon-\\nstrated as in the sacrifices made for the support of the\\ngospel ministry. Whatever privations were endured,\\nthe minister was supported, not barely to clear the\\nterms of the grant, but freely and generously, as will\\nbe seen. The first minister preaching regularly was\\nEev. Mr. Brown, of whom but little is known. He\\nwas here in 1774, two years after the building of the\\nmeeting-house, and it seems, for some reason, that the\\nliberality of the inhabitants was not well tested this\\nyear, for he received but thirty dollars for his services.\\nCongregidional Society. Rev. Joaiah Badcock\\npreached his first sermon in Andover, August 19,\\n1781, and this commenced a new era in the religious\\nhistory of the town. Mr. Badcock was called to\\nAndover to preach regularly July 8, 1782 was or-\\ndained October 30th of the same year, at East An-\\ndover, and on that day the first Congregational\\nChurch was organized with six members. At the\\ntime Mr. Badcock was called to the town it was voted\\nto give him one hundred and fifty dollars for the first\\nyear, with ten dollars added yearly until it should\\namount to two hundred dollars per year. It was also\\nvoted to build him a house the bigness of Mr. Samuel\\nBlake s, to give him the use of the parsonage, to\\ngive him twenty cords of wood yearly, to clear for\\nhim two acres of land each year for five years, to\\nallow him to be absent three Sabbath days in each\\nyear. This was the contract under which Mr. Bad-\\ncock came, and doubtless was a low compensation for\\na man of his- fine education and superior natural en-\\ndowments. He was a graduate of Harvard College\\nin 1772. It would also seem a liberal sum to be\\nraised by the people of the township, who probably\\nat this time did not number more than three hundred.\\nThe minister lot is now known as the Horace Clay\\nfarm, on Taunton Hill. The frame of the house now\\nstanding is probably that raised for Mr. Badcock, and\\nthere he lived the remainder of his life. The church\\nover which he was the pastor increased to about\\nthirty members, and during his pastorate the second\\nmeeting-house in town was built and occupied by\\nthis society. Mr. Badcock was an active and influen-\\ntial man in the business affairs of the tow^n, and his\\nbold signature is often found in the records. Perhaps\\nno name in the early history of the town is more\\nfamiliar than that of Rev. Josiah Badcock. He was\\nformally dismissed as pastor in 1809, and died Decem-\\nber 7, 1831, at the age of seventy-nine years.\\nAfter the dismissal of Mr. Badcock there was only\\noccasional preaching, and after a time the Congrega-\\ntional Society informally united with other denomi-\\nnations, under the name of the Vnion Society.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0604.jp2"}, "497": {"fulltext": "Juue 14, 1810, the town voted to sell the parsonage\\nlight. This right consisted of three lots, each num-\\nbered 62. One was in the second range and sold to\\nElijah Hilton for nine hundred and seventeen dollars.\\nThe remaining two were in the fourth range. One\\nwas sold to Moses Fuller for five hundred dollars, and\\nthe other, containing eighty acres, to Philip Cilley for\\none hundred and ninety dollars. The amount re-\\nceived was sixteen hundred and seven dollars. The\\ninterest on this sum was voted for various purposes at\\nsubsequent meetings, and the disposition of both\\nprincipal and interest frequently considered. Its\\nproper division among the various religious denomi-\\nnations soon after represented in town was a difficult\\nquestion to determine, and finally, on March 8, 1831,\\nthe town voted to appropriate the parsonage fund,\\nboth ()rincipal and interest, for the use and benefit of\\nthe town, and this ended all controversy.\\nJanuary 13, 1829, a Congregational Church was\\nformed, consisting of ten members, and Mr. Samuel\\nKingsbury settled as its pastor. At this time the\\nchurch formerly organized was represented by its\\nvenerable pastor and one aged member. No records\\nor church documents of any kind could be found.\\nMr. Kingsbury was dismissed by an ecclesiastical\\ncouncil January 11, 1831.\\nJune 25, 1841, another Congregational Church was\\nformed. May 23, 1843, Eev. Nathan Howard was\\nordained pastor over the Congregational Churches of\\nAndover and Wilmot, and remained until 1850, at\\nwhich time the Congregational Society united with\\nothers, and employed Rev. Reuben Kimball, who re-\\nmained two years.\\nIn January, 1853, Rev. Nathan Howard was again\\nemployed. He remained until the close of the year\\n1 4. after which only occasional Congregational\\nI li iiching was had until the organization of the First\\nC iiigregational Church, at Ea.st Andover, in the early\\npart of the year 1868.\\nIn January, 1869, Eev. Howard Moody was called\\nto the pastorate, and a portion of the preceding facts\\nin regard to the Congregational Church in Andover\\nare taken from a historical sermon, preached July 9,\\nCongregational Church was formed at Andover\\nlitre November 16, 1880, with eighteen members.\\nJohn R. Bates, George J. White and William Wood-\\nbury were chosen trustees; Willis D. Thomson, clerk.\\nEev. Howard Moody was formally installed pastor of\\nthis and the church at East Andover September 26,\\n1882, remaining until his death, April 20, 1885.\\nDuring the year 1885 both churches were supplied\\nby Rev. F. G. Chutter, of Andover, Mass.\\nThe meetings of the Congregational Society have\\nbeen held in different parts of the town.\\nSir. Kingsbury preached at Taunton Hill a portion\\nof the time, and Mr. Howard at Andover Centre.\\nIt seems that this society, organized by Rev. Josiah\\nI .iulc ock in 1782, has, with brief cessations, held re-\\nligious meetings in some section of the town since\\nthat date.\\nMr. Jloody reports one hundred and six united with\\nthe church previous to 1876, and several additions\\nhave been made since.\\nFree- Will Baptist Society. During the noted revi-\\nval among the Free-Will Baptist denomination, in\\n1801, interest was manifested here by those of this\\nbelief. The formation of the society was made and\\nfirst meeting held in 1803, the association then organ-\\nized being known as a Monthly Conference, which\\nexisted and held religious meetings at East Andover.\\nThis association, although not bound by any secta-\\nrian creed, was sustained by those of the Free-Will\\nBaptist belief, and was productive of much good by\\nthe sincere worship of its members. The great\\nrevival of 1810 brought encouraging success to\\nthe work and numbers of this society, forty addi-\\ntions being made at one time and many others during\\nthe year. It was at this time that traces of a second\\nFree Will Baptist Society are found in town, but the\\nrecords are so meagre as to specify but little regard-\\ning its location and existence.\\nElder Elijah Watson was ordained here in 1803,\\nand was afterwards a zealous worker in this society\\nand church. Ebenezer Chase was also ordained and\\npreached for .several years, beginning in 1810. He\\nwas afterward.s the editor of the only paper ever pub-\\nlished in town. The Free-Will Baptist Church was\\nformally organized at East Andover by Eev. Elijah\\nWatson and Eev. Samuel Eobbins, January 7, 1830,\\nwith eighty-one members. Elder Watson was for\\nmany years the settled pastor, meetings being held in\\nthe same church with the Christian denomination\\nuntil a house was built by this society, in 1839. The\\nname- of Elder Watson is very familiar to those ac-\\nquainted with the history of this church, and, per-\\nhaps, no one of the early preachers contributed more\\nto its success. He was born in Nottingham, N. H.,\\nin 1777, and died in 1857.\\nThe preachers in this church since Mr. Watson\\nhave been as follows: Ebenezer Fisk, Cummins\\nParis, E. G. Knowles, D. Sidney Frost, Oliver Butler,\\nD.Sidney Frost (second pastorate from 1856 to 1859),\\nUriah Chase, Samuel T. Frost, Alvah Buzzell, N. L.\\nEowell, W. M. Jenkins, J. F. Smith, C. B. Griffin,\\nF. E. Davison and J. G. Munsey. Preaching has\\nbeen held almost continually since the organization\\nI of the church, in 1830, to the close of 1884.\\nMarch 18, 1854, was organized in connection with\\nI this church, a Free-Will Baptist society and due no-\\ntice of the organization appeared in the Independent\\nI Bemocrat, published at Concord, April 20th following.\\nNotice is hereby given that Henry D. Cilley, Ziba\\nI Severens, Henry A. Weymouth, Thomas Haley and\\ntheir associates have formed themselves into a Reli-\\nI gious Society to be known as the Free-Will Baptist\\nI Society at East Andover, N. H., assuming all the\\nresponsibilities, rights and privileges of the laws of", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0605.jp2"}, "498": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERllIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\ntheState made and provided. William A. Baelielder\\nwas chosen clerk and a board of directors have been\\nannually elected. William Emery, James Connor\\nand Daniel Weymouth were the directors elected at\\nthe organization.\\nThis society has a large representation in the\\nfamilies of this community, and during its prosperous\\nseasons has exerted a broad influence for Chris-\\ntianity.\\nUnitarian Society. In September, 1879, the First\\nUnitarian Society was organized in Andover. Pre-\\nvious to this time there had been occasional Unita-\\nrian preaching, but no organized society. John P.\\nCarr, Amos H. Proctor, Joseph Baker, Calvin Camp-\\nbell and J. W. Scales were elected as trustees of the\\norganization, and Frank W. Proctor, clerk. The\\nconstitution declares the object of the society,\\nunited eftbrt for the study and practice of Chris-\\ntianity. Rev. Calvin Stebbins was the first pastor.\\nUnder his ministrations the interest and attendance\\nincreased and the society became firmly established\\nas a religious organization.\\nMr. Stebbins continued with the society for two\\nyears, and was then called to a large and important\\nfield of labor. The society parted from him with re-\\ngret, and he has continued to manifest an interest in\\nits welfiire and prosperity, and to give it the benefit\\nof his experience and counsel.\\nMr. Stebbins was succeeded by Rev. Crawford\\nNightingale, who remained with the society a year.\\nFor the next year the pulpit was supplied, and at\\nthe end of that time Rev. T. Thomson was settled.\\nFrom its organization the society has sustained\\npreaching continuously. About sixty families are\\nrepresented in the society.\\nThe Sunday-school has a well-selected library.\\nThe Ladies Industrial Society has rendered inval-\\nuable assistance, having raised and contributed\\nto the support of the society the sum of six-\\nteen hundred and sixty dollars in six years; its\\nsocial and benevolent work has been effective also.\\nThe choir, a well-trained quartette, is under the effi-\\ncient direction of Professor Buswell few societies\\nhave expended so much upon the musical depart-\\nment of worship with such excellent and helpful\\nresults. The society has raised and expended for all\\npurposes an average of twelve hundred dollars per\\nyear.\\nThe meetings of this society are held in Proctor\\nHall. Its present condition is good and its future\\nwell assured. Its influence and opportunities are in-\\ncreasing and it bids fair to continue an enduring\\npower for the development and fostering of the moral\\nand spiritual growth of the community.\\nMethodist Society.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Methodist Society was or-\\nganized at Andover Centre in 1827, Major William\\nProctor being a leading member at its organization\\nand zealous in its support. Meetings were held in\\nthe meeting-house on certain specified Sabbaths in\\nthe year, and were largely attended. The church\\nmembership is estimated at thirty during the years\\nin which the society was active. The first preachers\\nwere Matthew Newhall and Richard Newhall, in\\n1827. Following is the complete list of preachers\\nlocated in this society from 1827 to 1838: 1828,\\nWilliam Kimball and SerenoFisk 1829, John Adams\\nand Caleb Bede 1830, J. B. H. Norris and Sylvester\\nWilliams 1831, J. B. H. Norris and S. Harket\\n1832, Nathaniel Ladd an4 S.P.Williams; 1833, J.\\nW. Morey and M. Quimby 1834, Jonas Scott and H.\\nClark; 1835, E. H. Ladd; 1836, John L. Smith\\n(Hallelujah .lohn); 18.37, John L. Smith; 1838,\\nFolsom and D. Jones. Occasional preaching wa.s\\nheld for several years later, but no great prosperity\\nwas witnessed by the society after this date.\\nIn 1832 the Andover Circuit was formed, which em-\\nbraced the Andover and Boscawen Churches. A grand\\ncamp-meeting was held in June, 1S34, on the plains\\nnear the school-house, by the societies of this de-\\nnomination. Many tents were pitched, a large num-\\nber of speakers present, and the meeting continued\\nfour days. During the prosperous daj s of the so-\\nciety in Andover it was widely known for the zeal\\nand interest manifested.\\nIn 1818 a Universalist Society was incorporated.\\nIn 1819 the first church was gathered in Andover,\\nunder the name of the Christian Denomination. The\\nnumbers of this society were large, and at its forma-\\ntion had one hundred and seven members. A second\\nchurch of this denomination was formed in May,\\n1820, with twenty-five members, and these churches\\nwere under the pastoral care of Elder Peter Young\\nand Elder Nehemiah Sleeper. A third Christian\\nChurch was organized at Andover Centre August 19,\\n1843, with seventeen members. The meetings were\\nheld in the meeting-house in connection with other\\nsocieties, and Elder Elijah Shaw will be remembered\\nas a leading man in this church during its early days.\\nThe creed to which their signatures were attached\\nwas, To recognize each other as the Church of Ood,\\nreceiving the New Testament as the rule of faith and\\npractice. Other religious denominations have been\\nrepresented in town, but if ever formally organized\\nhere, their records have not been found.\\nSchools.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Perhaps no town in the State, with no\\nlarger population than Andover, has had better\\nschool advantages. Whatever diflference of opinion\\nmay have existed regarding other public atfiiirs, the\\nnecessity of providing for the intellectual training of\\nthe rising generation was realized by the original\\ngrantees, and the means of instruction have since\\nbeen fully supported by the inhabitants of the town.\\nWe find in the grant of the township certain lots\\nof land reserved for the maintenance of schools, and\\nin the early days of the settlement of the town, be-\\nfore school districts or school-houses had an exist-\\nence here, schools were kept in dwelling-houses and\\nin barns.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0606.jp2"}, "499": {"fulltext": "335\\nTlie character of the first settlers was such as to\\nperceive the necessity of at least the rudiments of an\\neducation, and the first instructor in these prinutive\\nschools is familiarly known as Master Randall. He\\ntaufjht school in the winter season, usually in barns,\\nwithout the comforts of a fire or the luxury of doors\\nto the building. Various places are pointed out as\\nthe location of these schools. This first instructor\\nis buried in the southeastern part of the town, and\\nin an unmarked grave. Other instructors followed\\nMv. Randall, and as early as 1783 the town voted\\nseventy dollars for the support of schools, and for\\nseveral years following, appropriations were almost\\nannually made for this purpose. The division of the\\ntown into school districts, probably, was not contem-\\nplated by the proprietors at the time of the grant.\\nIt was not until 1799, or nearly fifty years after, that\\nthe selectmen were voted a committee to divide the\\ntown into school districts, each district to build its\\nown school-house. The town was divided into seven\\ndistricts, and was afterwards kept in a state of con-\\nstant perplexity by the changing of district lines.\\nIn 1779 the town voted to sell one of the .school lots\\nat public auction, and expend the money for school-\\ning. Whether a school lot was sold and the money\\nthus expended we have been unable to determine.\\nUndoubtedly it was, for the second lot was sold in\\n1810 for one hundred and ninety dollars, and the\\nremaining lot in 1829, the proceeds of both being\\nappropriated for the support of schools.\\nIn 1829 the town received its proportion of the\\nliterary fund, which, added to the amount realized\\nfrom the sale of school lots, was placed at interest.\\nIn 1835 this had amounted to $1219.37, and the in-\\ncome of this has been annually expended in the sup-\\nport of schools.\\nAt the time of districting the town, in 1799, eight\\nhundred dollars was raised for building school-houses\\nin the several districts. In 1808 the town was re-\\ndistricted into eleven, and in 1863 into fifteen dis-\\ntricts. In 1875 Districts Nos. 14 and 15 were annexed\\nto No. 12, and Di-strict No. 6 was abolished by being\\nunited to the several districts adjoining. In 1884\\nNos. 12 and 13 were united, and eleven is the number\\nof districts existing in the town to-day.\\nThe first superintending school committee was\\nchosen in 1809, and consisted of Rev. Josiah Bad-\\ncock, John Weare and Ephraim Eastman. A com-\\nmittee was only occasionally elected until 1846, since\\nwhich time they have been annually chosen by the\\ntown or appointed by the selectmen.\\nThe annual report of the superintendent of schools\\nwas first published in 1858, again in 1860, since which\\ntime they have been annually issued in printed form.\\nIn 1875 a history of the schools of the town was\\nprepared by Rev. Howard Moody, the committee of\\nthat year, and published in the annual report of the\\nState superintendent. For several years following\\n1858 the schools of the town were under the super-\\nintendency of Hon. John M. Shirley, who brought\\nto them such invigorating discipline and system as\\nto produce beneficial eflects for many years. Per-\\nhaps no superintendent has taken a greater interest\\nor given more time to the welfare of our schools than\\ndid Clarence E. Can- in 1876.\\nThe citizens of the town have manife.sted great\\nliberality in later years by appropriations for the\\nsupport of schools, and have otherwise shown such a\\nkindly interest in their success as to produce most\\ngratifying results.\\nAt various times local schools have been successful\\nand well supported. The Noyes High School, liber-\\nally endowed by Mr. Joseph Noyes, was, for a time,\\nnoted and prosperous in that part of the town now\\nFranklin. Schools at East Andover, Taunton Hill,\\nAndover Centre and West Andover have at different\\ntimes been successful in aiding the district schools and\\nacademies in advancing the standard of education\\nwithin the limits of the town.\\nProctor Academy. The school association, from\\nwhich Proctor Academy originated, dates its first for-\\nmal meeting July 8, 1848, a list of thirty-six names\\nhaving been previously obtained and duly chartered\\nfor the purpose of establishing and maintaining a\\nschool. Hon. Samuel Rutterfield was chosen pres-\\nident of the corporation, Wolcot Hamlin secretary,\\nand the school named Andover Academy. The noted\\ninstructor. Dyer H. Sanborn, was the first i)riiicipal,\\nand Miss Eliza Wingate preceptress. Four terms of\\ntwelve weeks each were held annually, and the in-\\nstruction included the languages, drawing, painting\\nand needle-work. A catalogue, published at the\\nclose of the first term, gives an attendance of one\\nhundred and five scholars. Professor Sanborn re-\\nsigned during the second year, and Moses L. Morse,\\nA.M., was chosen, remaining in the school until\\nAugust, 1851. The duties of preceptress were per-\\nformed by Miss Louisa J. Clark and Miss Hannah J.\\nSanborn. During the two years of Mr. Morse s man-\\nagement the school was exceedingly prosperous.\\nAmong those fitted for college was John Wesley\\nSimonds, who entered the sophomore class from this\\nschool, graduated with honors, was afterwards an\\ninstructor here and a leading educator of the State.\\nTwo hundred and fifty-two scholars are reported for\\nthe two years. Thomas W. Bruce, A.B., was then\\nchosen principal, and Miss Marcia E. Foster precep-\\ntress, and at the expiration of two years Mr. Bruce\\nwas snr,, ,.(l(d l.\\\\ (Jeorge Dustan, A.B. The school\\nwas w. II -ii~i:iiii. il, the names of two hundred and\\nfive stii li Ills :i|.iiriiiing in the catalogue issued April,\\n1854. Jolm W. Allard, A.B., was the next principal,\\nchosen in August of this year. Sickness soon after\\ncaused disturbance and excitement in the school, and\\nfinally produced its discontinuance. In July, 1856,\\nthe property and appurtenances of Andover Acad-\\nemy, by vote of the trustees, were transferred to the\\nmembers of the New England Christian Conference,", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0607.jp2"}, "500": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MKKlllMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nand the name changed lo tlio Ntw Kiiglaiid Christian\\nLiterary and Biblical Institute. On the ISth of Feb-\\nruary, 1857, school was opened under the new or-\\nganization with John W. Simouds principal, 0. D.\\nBarrett, A.B., and Miss D. E. Payne assistants. At\\nthe close of the first term JMr. Barrett and Miss\\nPayne were succeeded by George O. Dodson, A.M.,\\nand Miss Mary J. Amljrose, who remained one year.\\nThe students number one hundred and ninety-six at\\nthis time. Mr. Simouds remained at the head of the\\nschool until the fall of 1858, effecting a thorough and\\nsystematic organization in the various departments\\nof instruction. Rev. S. W. Whiting was principal\\nuntil November 10, 1859, and was succeeded by John\\nM. Haley, A.B. In October, 1860, the management\\nof the school was restricted to the New Hampshire\\nChristian Conference, and the name changed to the\\nAndover Christian Institute. Rev. John Burden was\\nchosen president of the trustees, and Rev. Thomas\\nBartlett elected principal. Mr. Bartlett retained his\\nposition until 1865, when the school was discontinued\\nat Andover, and soon after removed to Wolf borough.\\nThis academic institution had been in operation in\\nAndover, with only brief cessations, for seventeen\\nyears; and, although controlled by difierent parties\\nand under different names, its methods and operation\\nwere not materially changed. It was well supported\\nby the citizens of the town, and had an average an-\\nnual attendance of one hundred and thirty scholars.\\nFor several years no school was regularly sustained.\\nIn 1874, having closed its work in Wolfborough, the\\nliberality of the citizens of Andover induced the\\nofficers of the corporation to return the school to its\\nformer location. The school buildings and four thou-\\n.sand dollars for repairing and enlarging were pre-\\nsented to the a.ssociatiou, which was incorporated by\\nthe Legislature of New Hampshire, June 24, 1874,\\nunder the name of Proctor Academy. It was named\\nin honor of Hon. John Proctor, a wealthy citizen of\\nthe town, one of the grantees of the charter and a\\nliberal contributor to the school. It was organized\\nhere and managed, for a brief time, by Hon. J. W.\\nSimonds. Following are the names of the principals\\nin this academy since its reorganization in Andover:\\n1874, Miss Annie P. Little; 1875, Frank P. Adams;\\n1875-76, Alvah H. Morrill; 1876-77, Alvah H. Mor-\\nrill; 1877-78, Alvah H. Morrill; 1878, Henry Mel-\\nville; 1878-79, B. A. Field; 1879-80, George W.\\nStone; 1880-81, Herbert B. Dow; 1881-82, W. J.\\nLoyd; 1882-83, Herbert B. Dow; 1883-84, Herbert\\nB. Dow; 1884-85, Herbert B. Dow. During this\\ntime one or more assistants have been employed.\\nMr. Dow is a graduate of Dartmouth in 1879, and his\\nearnest efforts in this school are bringing gratifying\\nresults.\\nHighland Lake Institute. In the early part\\nof the year 1850, citizens of East Andover, interested\\nin education and emulated by the success of the school\\nat Andover Centre, raised by subscription a sufficient\\nfund lor the erection of a building for school purposes.\\nThe paper, to which about fifty people attached sig-\\nnatures, was dated March 23, 1850, and read as follows\\nWe, the subscribers, will pay the several sums set against our names\\nrespectively for the eroctiou of a building at Kast Andover of suitable\\nsize, furnished for an academy and other pui-poses, to be divided into\\nshares of five doUare each, each shareholder to be entitled to vote, ac-\\ncording to number of shares, in all matters in relation to the building\\nand locating said house, and all other matters touching the interest of\\nthe same. No subscription to be paid unless a sufUcicnt amount be\\nsubscribed.\\nThe sum subscribed was paid either in money,\\nlabor or material, for which certificates of stock were\\nissued. A deed of the land, on which the building\\nstill remains, was given May 28th, and an organization\\nformed about this time known as the East Andover\\nHigh School Association, with the following officers\\nPresident, Rev. D. Sydney Frost; Secretary, Geo.\\nE. Emery Treasurer, Joseph Osgood Executive\\nCommittee, Jeremy Y. Bryant, Joseph A. Rowe, Ca-\\nleb Cross, Thomas Haley, William A. Bachelder,\\nJoseph Osgood and George E. Emery.\\nThe building was immediately erected, and in the\\nfall of the same year the first term of school was held,\\nknown as the Highland Lake Institute, with instruct-\\nors as follows Principal, Lyman Marshall, A.B.\\nPreceptress, Miss Eliza Wingate Teacher of Chirog-\\nraphy. Rev. D. Sidney Frost. The examining com-\\nmittee consisted of N. B. Bryant, Esq., Bristol Rev.\\nD.Sydney Frost, East Andover; David Cross, Esq.,\\nManchester Rev. Reuben Dearborn, Andover iZ.\\nG. Emery, Esq., Danvers, Mass.\\nConnected with the institute was a reading-room\\ncontaining a selection of daily and weekly papers, to\\nwhich a library of considerable extent was afterwards\\nadded. Three literary societies were in prosperous\\ncondition, The Mountain Club, The Y M. D.\\nSociety and the young ladies literary society, The\\nConjunct* Germanse. Instruction was given in\\ndrawing, music and painting, and no pains spared\\nfor a first-class school. The natural attractions of the\\nplace, the interest of the citizens and energy of the\\nofficers of the association contributed in making the\\nschool a most gratifying success, the names of eighty-\\nsix scholars having been enrolled at the close of the\\nfirst term, November 5, 1850.\\nWillard Emery was chosen president of the associ-\\nation at this time. Rev. Reuben Dearborn and Watson\\nDickerson vice-presidents. To the faculty were added\\nThomas Marshall and Milan Graves as assistants\\nGeorge W. Murray, teacher of music; D. P. Putnam,\\nM.D., lecturer on anatomy and physiology and Wil-\\nliam P. Hammond was chosen teacher of chirography.\\nA normal class was formed for instruction in the\\nscience of teaching. Various other advantages were\\noffered, and the school continued to prosper, having\\none hundred and forty-three scholars, representing\\nthirty towns of New Hampshire and four New Eng-\\nland States in the year 1851.\\nDuring the following year changes were made in", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0608.jp2"}, "501": {"fulltext": "the board of instruction. Eev. C. M. Dinsmore,\\nA.B., was chosen principal Miss Letitia J. Shaw,\\npreceptress George S. Rawson, M.D., lecturer on\\nanatomy and physiology and S. G. Haley, teacher\\nof penmanship. The previous prosperity of the\\nschool continued, the number of scliolars was slightly\\nincreased and its enviable reputation became more\\nextended during 1852.\\nAt the close of the school year in November, W.\\nA. Bachelder was elected secretary, to succeed Mr.\\nEmery, and several changes were made in the execu-\\ntive committee, Mr. Willard Emery still continuing\\nas president of the organization. Nathan F. Carter,\\nA.B., succeeded Mr. Dinsmore as principal. Miss\\nShaw remained as preceptress, assisted by Miss Mary\\nJ. Cross during the fall term, and Miss Marilla J.\\nButler was teacher of music. The catalogue issued\\nin November, 1883, indicates the same thrifty condi-\\ntion of the school, and the elevating and educational\\ninfluence upon the entire community surrounding its\\nlocation is conceded by all familiar with its history.\\nPublic meetings by the literary societies were fre-\\nquently held and widely known for the drama-\\ntic talent displayed. At this time, those interested\\nin its organization, having either sought a higher\\neducation or entered business life, were compelled to\\nrelinquish further interest here. The school was\\nnot supported by others, and, after a lingering exist-\\nence, this institution, which had been successful and\\nvery productive of good in many ways, was entirely\\ndiscontinued, and the building only occasionally\\nused for a school by some transient instructor. In\\n1867 a majority of the stock held in the building was\\npurchased by C. A. Durgin, Esq. A litigation fol-\\nlowed between Mr. Durgin and other owners in\\nregard to the disposition to be made of the building,\\nand was decided in 1873, the building having re-\\nmained on its original location and used for such\\npurposes as the needs of the town require.\\nReligious Informer. The Religiow Informer was\\npublished at Andover Centre by Rev. Ebenezer\\nChase. The first number was issued July 20, 1819,\\nand commenced with a subscription-list of one hun-\\ndred and forty. It was a small sheet of eight pages,\\npublished in pamphlet form, twice a month, at sev-\\nenty-five cents per year. At the expiration of six\\nmonths it was enlarged to sixteen pages, issued\\nmonthly and the price reduced. It soon after\\nreached a circulation of eight hundred. It was de-\\nvoted to the interests of the Free-Will Baptist\\nChurch, and did valuable service in securing regu-\\nlarity and uniformity in the churches and Quarterly\\nMeetings of this denomination. Mr. Chase was a\\npractical printer. He owned the press and type, and,\\nwith the assistance of a journeyman printer, the\\nlabor was all performed by himself and family.\\nThis was one of the first religious papers published,\\nand at the expiration of four years was removed to\\nEnfield, and continued under the same management.\\n337\\nVarious books and pamplilets were issued from tliis\\nofiice, and the ingenuity and skill of Mr. Chase as a\\nprinter are higlily commended by the newspapers of\\nthat day. He not only learned the trade without\\nassistance, but made the press himself upon which\\nhis first work was executed.\\nPhysicians.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The first physician settled in An-\\ndover was Dr. Silas Barnard. He was born in Bol-\\nton, Mass., a son of Francis Barnard, the common\\nancestor of the distinguished men of this name\\nfamous in early New England history. Dr. Barnard\\ncame to Andover in 1792 and practiced his profession\\nhere until his death, June 25, 1795.\\nDr. Jacob B. Moore, the second physician settled\\nin Andover, was born September 5, 1772, at George-\\ntown, Me., and was of Scotch descent. He was a\\nman of culture, and is said to have acquired a fine\\neducation by his own industry. He came to the\\ntown in 1796 and practiced his profession with great\\nsuccess until 1812, when he received the appointment\\nas surgeon s mate in the United States army. He\\ncontinued in the service until December of that year,\\nwhen he returned to his family, his health destroyed,\\nand died January 10, 1813.\\nHis two sons, Henry E. and Jacob B. Moore, are\\nquite extensively known. Dr. Moore was a musician\\nand poet of some note, and his remains are buried at\\nEast Andover.\\nDr. Silas Merrill moved to Andover about 1811 and\\nwas the successor of Dr. Moore. Dr. Merrill was\\nborn January 16, 1784, in Salem, N. H., and studied\\nhis profession with Dr. Morrill, of Epsom. He built\\na house, in 1819, on the place where Dr. H. A. Wey-\\nmouth now lives, this place having been occupied by\\na physician since that time. Gaius Jenkins, who\\nwas deliberately shot by the Kansas Senator, Jim\\nLane, was a son-in-law of Dr. Merrill. Dr. Merrill\\nremained in practice in Andover until 1837, when he\\nmoved to Peoria County, 111., and his house and\\npractice were taken by Dr. James M. Buzzell.\\nDr. Buzzell remained until 1839, when he was suc-\\nceeded by Dr. .Jacob C. Hanson. Dr. Hanson re-\\nmained until September, 1843, when Dr. Henry A.\\nWeymouth moved to the town and to the place where\\nhe has since resided.\\nThis seems to be the line of physicians in direct\\nsuccession since Dr. Barnard came to town, in 1792.\\nOthers have been located in town. Dr. Tilton Elkins\\nwas at West Andover from 1820 to 1854, except two\\nyears at Concord, about 1835. Mr. Elkins was born\\nat Andover Centre in 1790. Dr. J. Allen Tibbetts\\nwas at Taunton Hill from 1842 to 1844. Dr. John\\nP. Elkins, Dr. Nelson P. Clark, Dr. Simpson and\\nothers have been located in the town for brief periods.\\nThe earliest physicians, Dr. Barnard and Dr. Moore,\\nwere located at East Andover Doctors Merrill, Buz-\\nzell, Hanson and Weymouth at Taunton Hill. Dr.\\nHenry A. Weymouth has been in the practice of his\\nijrofession in xVndover fortv-two vears. It has not", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0609.jp2"}, "502": {"fulltext": "HISTOKY OF MEKMMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIKE.\\nbeeu confined to the limits of the town, and students\\nof the profession in his office are now successful\\nphysicians in other sections. Dr. Weymouth is a\\nmember of the New Hampshire Medical Society and\\nof the National Medical Association. He enjoys an\\nextended acquaintance, has received all honors within\\nthe gift of the town and is still in the vigor of life.\\nLawyers. The legal fraternity were first repre-\\nsented in Andover in 1817 by John H. Slack.\\nSamuel Butterfield opened a law-office at Andover\\nCentre in 1829. In 1852, Wolcot Hamlin came to the\\ntown and formed a partnership with Mr. Butterfield,\\nunder the firm-name of Butterfield Hamlin. Mr.\\nHamlin moved from town, and the partnership was\\ndissolved in 1855.\\nJohn M. Shirley came to Andover September 11,\\n1855, and October 1, 1855, formed the partnership\\nknown as Butterfield Shirley, and which existed\\nuntil the death of Mr. Butterfield, in 1860. Mr. But-\\nterfield was also connected with an office in Concord\\nduring the later years. John P. Carr, Jr., entered\\nthe firm with Mr. Shirley, January 1, 1867, and re-\\nmained until May 8, 1869, Frank Kimball came to\\nthe town in the fall of 1869 and remained two years\\nin the oflice of John M. Shirley.\\nClarence E. Carr was admitted to the bar in Au-\\ngust, 1879, and a partnership was formed January 1,\\n1880, under the firm-name of Shirley Carr, and\\nexisted until January, 1882. George W. Stone was\\nadniitt(: d to the bar in August, 1882, and entered into\\npartnership with Mr. Shirley, January 1, 1883, with\\nthe firm-name of Shirley Stone, and this remains\\nas the firm at the present time.\\nFrank W. Proctor was admitted to the bar in 1876.\\nMr. Proctor was afterward in Kansas two years, when\\nhe returned to the town and practiced his profession\\nat Andover Centre until near the close of 1881. At\\nthis time he moved to Boston, and is now in the prac-\\ntice of his profession in that city, as a member of\\nthe firm of Upham Proctor. Several students have\\nbeeu connected with the law-office at Andover and\\nadmitted to the bar elsewhere.\\nCentennial Anniversary. The one hundredth an-\\nniversary of thf inrorporation of the town of Ando-\\nver was celebrated at Kast Andover June 25, 1879.\\nIt is estimated that two thousand five hundred people\\nwere in attendance, and it was the most noted day in\\nthe history of the town. Clark Durgin was chairman\\nof the committee of arrangements, and the following\\nwere the permanent officers of the day President,\\nHon. J. W. Fellows Vice-Presidents, William Dyer,\\nJames Marston, Henry D. Cilley, Joseph A. Kowe,\\nSamuel Morrill, Ziba Severence, Herod Thompson,\\nJohn Keniston, Silas C. Fifield, John Wadleigh,\\nElias Davis, Benjamin F. Scribner, Gilbert C. Kil-\\nburn, Warren Rowell, Andrew J. Cilley Secretary,\\nHenry M. Putney.\\nPrayer was offered by Rev. Howard Moody. Mrs.\\nK. G. Burleigh sang Hurrah for Old New England,\\nafter which the president of the day made appropriate\\nintroductory remarks and felicitously introduced the\\nspeakers. George E. Emery, of Lynn, Mass., de-\\nlivered the historical address. The school children\\nof Andover sang America. Hon. N. B. Bryant, of\\nBoston, delivered an oration. The Gilford Cornet\\nBaud was in attendance and furnished music for the\\noccasion. A fine collation was served to all, after\\nwhich the literary exercises were resumed, and the\\nfollowing toasts, announced by the president, were\\nably responded to by the persons named\\nThe President of the United States Hon. A. F. Pike.\\nThe State of New Hampshire [A letter of regret was read from\\nGovernor Head, who was to respond to this sentiment, and an original\\npoem by Edna Dean Proctor was read by Miss Mary A. Brown.]\\nThe fnited States Nayy Prof. John R. Eastman.\\nTlie Judiciary System of New Hampshire. \u00e2\u0080\u0094Hon. N. B. Bryant.\\nHighland Lake Institute and Andover Academy \u00e2\u0080\u0094Rev. C. M.\\nThe Common-School System of New England George W. Stone, Esq.\\nThe exercises were held in the grove near the\\nvillage, and perfect order prevailed throughout\\nthe day. A valuable and interesting collection of\\nhistorical articles was exhibited in Academy Hall,\\nand was visited by hundreds of people. It comprised\\na great variety of ancient articles, the oldest of which\\nwas a book loaned by George E. Emery, of Lynn,\\nMass., printed in 1546. The hall was in charge of\\nWalter B. Durgin, and proved one of the most at-\\ntractive features of the centennial. The occasion\\nwas a grand success and worthy the day cele-\\nbrated.\\nSecret Organizations. Kearsarge Lodge, No.\\n81, F. and a. MAsdx.s. The first meeting was held\\nunder a dispensation, April 28, 1866. The lodge was\\nconstituted, hall dedicated and first officers elected\\nand installed June 23, 1866.\\nOfficers as follows Master, George Sleeper S.\\nWarden, Charles W. Quimby; J. Warden, William\\nH. Huntoon Treasurer, Moses P. Thomson Secre-\\ntary, George H. Morrill.\\nThe society has an elegantly furnished hall at An-\\ndover Centre, and a good sum in the treasury. Pres-\\nent number of members sixty-three, and following\\nare the names of the masters in order of service:\\nGeorge Sleeper, Charlton W. Woodbury, John B.\\nWadleigh, Joseph D. Philbrick, George H. Morrill,\\nFrank P. Goss, Herbert B. Dow.\\nHighland Lake Grange, No. 88, P. of H.\\nThis society was organized December 14, 1876, with\\ntwenty-seven charter members. Officers elected\\nMaster, J. B. Wadleigh Overseer, O. E. Eastman\\nLecturer, E. G. Emery. Masters, in order of service,\\nJ. B. Wadleigh, N. J. Bachelder, G. H. Haley.\\nPresent number of members, fifty-eight.\\nThe hall is located at East Andover, conveniently\\nfurnished, and meetings are held twice a month\\nduring the year.\\nThe Proctor House was erected at Andover Centre\\nin 1874 by Hon. John Proctor. It was a magnifi-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0610.jp2"}, "503": {"fulltext": "eoiit hotel, built and furnished in elegant style at\\nail expense of over one hundred thousand dollars.\\nIt became a noted summer resort under the manage-\\nment of W. S. Thomson, the popular landlord, and\\nwas patronized to its greatest capacity. This house\\nvas destroyed by fire March 23, 1882, and proved a\\nsevere loss to the business interests of the town.\\nilany individuals of local note and eccentricities\\nhave livetfin the town whose personal history would\\nprove interesting, while those of a broader influence\\njuul reputation are already known to some extent.\\nRichard Potter, the celebrated ventriloquist and\\njuggler, resided in the town, and is buried at the\\nPotter Place, a village named in his honor.\\nAudover has representatives among the leading\\nminds of the country in all honorable professions at\\nthe present day. Successful business men in the ac-\\ncumulation of wealth, and professional men of dis-\\ntinguished honors refer to Andover as their native\\ntown. Leading educators, noted authors and eminent\\njurists could be mentioned.\\nEdna Dean Proctor, whose fame as a poetess is\\nworld-wide, has resided in the town. Napoleon Bona-\\nparte Bryant, a power in the legal fraternity of Massa-\\nchusetts and the country, was reared ou a farm in\\nAndover. Perhaps there exists at the present day\\ncharacters equally as grand, which the power of de-\\nveloiunent will disclose.\\nPresent Condition.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The town of Andover is\\nbounded by the towns of Hill on the north, Franklin\\nju the east, Salisbury on the south and Wilmot on\\nthe west. The Northern Railroad traverses about\\nthirteen miles of the town, and four stations are\\nlocated within its limits East Audover, Andover\\nCentre, Potter Place and West Andover.\\nCilleyville is a small village supported by its water-\\npower.\\nAndover has a population of twelve hundred and\\nfour, mainly engaged in farming. The natural re-\\nsources of the town are abundant, and the soil in the\\nhilly sections is strong and well adapted to grass-\\nculture, while the sides of the mountains aflbrd ex-\\ncellent pasturage for the flocks and herds annually\\ndriven from the southern part of the State and from\\nJIassachusetts. Its manufactories consist of two\\nhosiery-mills and a hame manufactory.\\nHarrison M. Busiel is making hosiery on the site\\nof the first saw-mill in town, and the Murphey\\nBrothers are operating, on a lease, a hosiery -factory\\non the place to which the first saw-mill was subse-\\nquently moved.\\nThe manufacture of hames at Andover Centre is a\\npeculiar business, these goods being nuide at but few\\nplaces in the United States. The firm was estab-\\nlished in Enfield February 10, 1860, by Robert C.\\nCarr and Joseph Baker, under the firm-name of\\nBaker Carr. The business was moved to Andover\\nin December, 1863, and several changes have since\\nbeen made in the firm, which is now known as Baker,\\nCarr Co. The members of the firm at present are\\nJoseph Baker, John P. Carr, Walter S. Carr and\\nClarence E. Carr. Within the memory of the senior\\npartner, hames were made from old ox-bc ws which\\nhad become useless, and the work mainly done by\\nhand. They now manufacture by machinery four\\nhundred kinds of hames, and the styles are constantly\\nchanging. The trade-mark of the firm is The Con-\\ncord Hames. It is conceded by most, if not all\\nmanufacturers, that the best Concord hames manu-\\nfactured in this country are made here. The market\\nis mainly confined to this country, with some export\\ntrade. An extensive wholesale and retail grain trade\\nis carried on by Daniel Downes at the Potter Place.\\nThe natural attractions of Andover are a leading\\nfeature. The grand scenery of Kearsarge and Ragged\\nMountains on the west and north is afforded variety\\nby the numerous ponds and innumerable streams\\nabounding. Blackwater River flows in a southeasterly\\ndirection through the town. Elbo Pond, often known\\nas Echo Lake, located at the base of Ragged Moun-\\ntain, is surrounded by an irregular outline and\\ndensely -wooded shores. It is easily accessible, yet\\nhas wild natural attractions so much admired. It is\\nwell-known to sportsmen for its pickerel-fishing and\\nis a noted resort for wild fowl in their spring and\\nfall migrations. Adder and Cole Ponds are also in\\nthe vicinity of the mountain, but remote from any\\nroad or present habitation. The latter is stocked\\nwith trout of the gamest kind, bred in the pond and\\nits tributary, and never displaced by the introduction\\nof inferior fish. Bradley Pond is at the base of\\nKearsarge Mountain. Highland Lake is in the\\neastern section, contains nearly a square mile and\\nhas lately been stocked with land-locked salmon. It\\nis noted for the purity of its water, and the dry and\\nrocky shores adjoining well-kept groves, finely culti-\\nvated farms and numerous dwellings. An island,\\nknown as Halcyon, adds to the picturcsqueness, and\\nsince before the memory of the oldest inhabitant a\\npair of loons have annually returned and reared their\\nyoung on this beautiful lake. The black bass and\\npickerel-fishing attract sportsmen in its season, and\\nmany summer tourists fiud in the romantic surround-\\nings of this vicinity a pleasant annual sojourn.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0611.jp2"}, "504": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF HENNIKER.\\nBY L. W. COGSWELL.\\nCHAPTER I.\\nHexsiker is the most southwesterly town of Mer-\\nrimack County, and is in form nearly a square. It is,\\nin its extent, on its east line, adjoining Hopkinton,\\ntwo thousand one hundred and fifty-two rods, the\\nvariation of lots being south eighteen degrees east.\\nIts west line, adjoining Hillsborough, is two thousand\\none hundred and fifty -two rods in extent, the variation\\nof the lots being the same as upon its west line.\\nIts north line is, in extent, one thousand six hun-\\ndred and thirteen rods adjoining Warner, and four hun-\\ndred rods adjoining Bradford, the variation of lots\\nbeing north eighty-two degrees east. The south line\\nis one thousand two hundred and twenty-seven rods\\nadjoining Weare, and seven hundred and eighty-six\\nrods adjoining Deering, the variation of lots being the\\nsame as upon the north line. The township is, there-\\nfore, seven-sixteenths of a mile longer upon its east\\nand west lines than upon its north and south. The\\ntownship contains about twenty-seven thousand acres,\\none-fifth of which is covered with water.\\nThe town is situated in latitude 43\u00c2\u00b0 10 north, and\\nin longitude 5\u00c2\u00b0 10 east from Washington, and lies\\nfifteen miles west from Concord, twenty-seven north\\nfrom Amherst, thirty-four east from Keene and\\ntwenty-five northwesterly from Manchester.\\nThe Contoocook River enters the town at its south-\\nwestern side, passing easterly through its centre, and\\nleaving the town upon its eastern side. The course\\nof the river is very circuitous, and presents, in many\\nplaces, scenery of peculiar interest and beauty. Few\\nplaces in the State have better water-power than is\\nafibrded by this river within this township. The\\nvicinity of the falls, in the southwesterly part of the\\ntown, presents as favorable a power as can well be\\nfound in any other town. The stream rises rapidly\\nin the spring of the year and during heavy storms^\\nbut as soon subsides when the cause is removed, and\\nan even supply of water, the entire season, goes rip-\\npling and singing on its way to the ocean.\\nThe surface of the town is broken and in some parts\\nhilly. The highest hill is Craney Hill, which, tradi-\\ntion says, was so called for a family by that name\\nwho at one time resided upon its south side and near\\n.340\\nthe Weare line. Its elevation is one thousand four\\nhundred and twenty feet above the sea. Upon the\\nsoutherly side of this hill are to be found some of the\\nbest farms of the town. A chain of hills extends from\\nthis hill westerly to the river, beyond which are some\\nof the most hilly, but best cultivated farms. A chain\\nof hills extends along the western line of the town\\naftbrding most excellent pasturage, and, in some\\nplaces, excellent farms. Slight elevations, only, exist\\nin the northern and eastern parts of the town. The\\nland lying in the valley of the river was not consid-\\nered fit for settlement until long years after the town\\nbegan to be peopled, the larger part of the inhabitants\\nsettling upon the hills. In this valley are situated\\nthe two villages, one mile apart, and many excellent\\nfarms. A large number of the early settlers com-\\nmenced living in the town, in its southeast part, in\\nconsequence of there being at that time quite a tract\\nof low land, upon which grew a coarse grass, which\\nassisted in sustaining the little stock that was kept\\nuntil the land could be cleared. This natural meadow,\\nnow quite large, has furnished an immense amount of\\nhay during the century and a quarter it has been\\nmown.\\nFew minerals have ever been found in the town,\\nCraney Hill furnishing a little black lead.\\nBesides the river, the town is well watered, quite a\\nnumber of small streams rising in different parts of\\nthe town, and others still coming into town, and\\nnearly all emptying into the river.\\nMost of these small streams furnish water during\\nthe entire season, affording good fishing-grounds.\\nQuite a number of ponds are to be found in differ-\\nent parts of the town, the largest of which is Long\\nPond, situated one mile and a half north of the main\\nvillage. This pond was known for over half a cen-\\ntury as Farnham s Pond, having been named for\\nBaracas Farnham, the first settler near it. This pond\\nis about one mile in length from east to west, and\\nfrom sixty to eighty rods in width from north to\\nsouth.\\nConnecting with Long Pond is Middle Pond, a\\nlittle pond lying easterly from Long Pond, being\\nabout eight rods across it, and nearly circular in\\nform. Connected with this pond, and lying easterly.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0612.jp2"}, "505": {"fulltext": "HENNIKEK.\\n341\\nis Upper Pond, about eighty rods across it and some\\nhalf a mile in width. This pond was formerly known\\nas North Outlet Pond. These ponds furnish a large\\naniiiunt of fishing-grounds, and are much sought\\nalUr during the proper times for fishing.\\nBesides these, there are VVhitaker s and Gove s\\nPonds, in the easterly part of the town, both of which\\nwere favorite resorts for fishing and camping by the\\nIndians. A few years since the relics of an Indian\\nwere found buried near the first-named pond.\\nPle^isant Pond is situated in the south part of the\\ntown, from which flows a little stream, which has\\nlii-en utilized for more than a century for milling\\n])urposes. Craney Hill Pond is situated close under\\nthe hill, on its southern slope. Buxton s and Morrill s\\nPonds are also in the south part of the town, both\\nsmall iu size. Mud Pond is situated in the southeast\\npart of the town, and Clough s Pond in the northwest\\nAll the woods usually found iu this latitude are to\\nbe found in the town, as also are all the fruits\\ngrowing here in large quantities.\\nThe scenery of the town is very fine as a whole.\\nFrom the hills around some fine views maybe taken in.\\nFrom the summit of Craney Hill a magnificent view\\nis to be had. Several villages and innumerable farm-\\nhouses dot the landscape as far as the eye can reach.\\nOn a clear day the snowy peak of Mount Washington\\nis to be seen. From the northernmost step of Federal\\nHill the eye takes in one of the finest panoramas of\\nnature that exists in this vicinity. The valley can be\\nseen for miles, through which can be traced the\\nContoocook in its various windings, the intervales\\nand the plains, in the summer clothed with the most\\nluxuriant green while close under the feet, as it\\nwere, stands the main village of the town, with its\\nsnowy-white buildings embowered behind the beauti-\\nful nuiples which adorn the streets. A little to the\\nleft can be seen the pretty little village of West\\nHenniker, buried, seemingly, in shade. The town has\\nbecome a popular resort for summer tourists, on ac-\\ncount of its pleasant location and its varied laud-\\nscape. None better are to be found anywhere.\\nThe sons and the daughters who have gone out\\nfrom these hills and these valleys, and have made\\nthemselves homes in different parts of the world,\\never revert with pleasure to the good old town which\\ngave them birth, and love it yet as the dearest spot\\non earth.\\nFirst Grant of this Township by the Province\\nof Massachusetts.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 In lliiJU the colonies iu New\\nKiigland and New York, being aroused at the unpro-\\nvoked atrocities committed upon some of the in-\\nhabitants of the frontier towns during the year pre-\\nvious by Indians and Canadian allies, determined\\nU])on a speedy revenge, and united in an effort to\\ninvade Canada and, if possible, to conquer it. With\\nthis end in view, two expeditions were sent against\\nthat province one, a land expedition from the New\\n22\\nYork colonies, was sent against Montreal the other,\\na naval expedition, against Quebec. This latter\\nexpedition was furnished wholly by the Massachu-\\nsetts colony, and consisted of thirty-four vessels and\\ntwo thousand men, under the command of Sir Wil-\\nliam Phipps, a native of Pemacjuid (now Bristol), Me.\\nFinding the city strongly fortified and an attack with\\nthe forces at his command useless he returned to Bos-\\nton, and the expedition w5s a failure.\\nThe soldiers in this expedition were paid for their\\nservices in paper money, the first ever seen in New\\nEngland, which soon became so depreciated in value\\nas to become almost worthless. Nearly forty years\\nafterwards the soldiers of this expedition then living,\\npetitioned the General Court of the province of\\nMassachusetts for an additional compensation for\\ntheir services in grants of land, which petitions were\\ngenerally granted. Eight townships in New Hamp-\\nshire, from territory claimed by Massachusetts, were\\ngranted these different petitioners.\\nOne of the companies in the expedition in 1690\\nwas composed of men from Middlesex and Worcester\\nCounties, Mass., and was commanded by Captain\\nAndrew Gardner. A large number of the men com-\\nposing Captain Gardner s company were from Stowe,\\nMarlborough and Westborough, Mass., and these men,\\nheaded by John Whitman, Esq. (at that time one of\\nthe most prominent men of Stowe, and a grandson of\\n.John Whitman, who was in Weymouth, Mass., be-\\nfore 1633), petitioned the General Court of Massachu-\\nsetts in 1728 for a grant of land six miles square.\\nAfter various delays, for which the most trifling\\nreasons were given, in 1734 the attention of the\\nGeneral Court was again directed to the prayer of\\nthese petitioners, and on January 14, 1735, the petition\\nwas referred to its appropriate committee, which\\ncommittee, on the day following, January 15, 1785,\\nreported through its chairman, Edward Quincy, as\\nfollows\\nJanuary 15, 1735, WiUiam Dudley, Esq., submitted a report from the\\nCommittee on the Petitions for Townships, c. Ordered a survey of the\\nlands between Merrimac Connectieut Rivers, from the North Kast\\nCorner of Kuniford on the Merrtmac to the Great Falls on the Conn., at\\nleast 12 miles iu breadth, and a connuittee of 11 was chosen to hay out\\nthe laud into townships of si-x miles square, no township to be more\\nthan SIX miles square from East to West, to make reports as soon as con-\\nvenient.\\nThat John Whitman, Esq., and others that have not been heretofore\\nadmitted Grantees or settlers within the space of seven years last past, of,\\nor iu, any former or other Grant of a township or particular Grant on\\ncondition of settling, and that shall appear and give security to the\\nvahie of Forty Pounds to perform the Conditions that shall be enjoyned\\nb\\\\ this e,,urt, may, by the major part of the Committee, be admitted\\nlauutees inlii one of the said Township, the Committee to give publick\\niiutiie of ilii- time and place of their meeting to admit Grantees, which\\nkuumittee shall be empowered to employ surveyors and chain-men to\\nassist them iu surveying and laying out said township, the Province to be\\nat the charge and be repaid by the Grantees (who may bo admittted) the\\nwhole charge they shall advance which f ommitli w.- appr.Iuiid are\\nto be directed and impowered to admit si V, 1 1 mii.i in 1, i a n l,i],\\nand take their bonds payable to the i i\\nthe said trust, to the use of theJ ri^i. i i i; i il,.-\\nConditions of the Grant, viz.: That earl, i mi. iinl,] ,i liin_ I,, .m\\nof eighteen feet square and seven feet stud at the lea-^t on tln-ir\\nrespective House Lots, and fence in and break up for ploughing, or clear", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0613.jp2"}, "506": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF .MKKIUMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nand stock with English Gross, ttve Acres of Land within tliiee years\\nnext after their admittance, and cause their respective Lots to he inhab-\\nited, and that the Grantees do, within the space of three years from the\\ntime of their being admitted, build and finish a Convenient Meeting-\\nHouse for the publick Worship of God and settle a learned Orthodox\\nMinister\u00e2\u0080\u0094 and in case any of the Grantees shall fail or neglect to per-\\nform what is enjoined as above, the Conunlttee shall be obUged to put\\nthe bonds in suit and take possession of the Lots and Bights that shall\\nbecome forfeit, and proceed to grant them to other Persons that will ap-\\npear to fumi tlie conditions within one year next after tlie said last-\\nmentioned Grant. And if a suflicieut number of Petitioners that have\\nhid no Grant within seven years as aforesaid, viz.: sixty to each Town-\\nship, do not appear, others may be admitted, provided they have ful-\\nfilled the Conditions of their former Grant, the Conmiittee to take care\\nthat there he sixty-three House Lois laid out in as regular, compact and\\ndefensible manner as the Land will allow of, one of which Lots shall bo\\nfor tlio fii-st settled Minister, one for second Minister and one for the\\nScliool, to each of which an equal proportion of Land shall accrue in all\\nfuture divisions. Per order of the Conunlttee.\\nEDMUxnQl ls-cv.\\nThis was concurred in in tlie Council the same day,\\nJ. Belcher, Governor. The loUowing order wus\\npassed the same day\\nOrdered, that Joseph Gerrish, Benjamin r: i:, J -i li illard,\\n.lob Almy, Esqs., Mr. Moses Pierson and i \u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0096\u00a0\u00e2\u0096\u00a0\\\\i such\\nas tile honorable Board shall join, be a i ;.iiisaiid\\nPurposes, to effect the business projected by Hit i i jii _! th i_ uniiiitteo\\nof both Houses, to Consider the Petitions for Townships, which passed\\nthis Day, viz., on the proposed Line between Merrimao and Con-\\nnecticut Rivers, and on both sides of Connecticut River and that\\nthere be granted and allowed, to be paid out of the publick Treasury\\nafter the l-ate of fifteen Shillings per diem to each one of the Com-\\nmittee fur every day he is in the Service in the Woods, and subsistence\\nand ten .Shillings per diem for every day to each one of the said\\nCommittee while in the Service in admitting Settlers into the said Towns,\\nThe proposition to oblige the petitioners or grantees\\nto give a bond for fifty pounds was nlicTwards stricken\\nout, and the commonwealth a-siiuicd all expense\\nunder that sum. This coiumitler cai-fd the necessary\\nsurvey to be made in accordance with the above order,\\nand made their report at the next session of the Pro-\\nvincial Assembly.\\nThe townships thus surveyed were assigned to the\\nseveral parties petitioning, and this township, known\\nthen as No. 6 in the line of townships, was assigned\\nto John Whitman, Esq., and others, of Stowe and\\nMarlborough, as witness the following\\nOn the petition of John Whitman, Esi]., mi ..ilni-. ~l,.\\\\ve and\\nMarlborough, c., praying for Lands, as [ii. i I ili. ji .1 I .rnubcr,\\n1732, and referred, which was read ami iii,.pi,,l, ,1.1 ll..n-i came\\ninto the Grant of aTownship of the contt\u00e2\u0096\u00a0llt^ at.H -..nl, in m.- suitable\\nplace on the Coiltoocook Kivor, on the .same Cuu.lilious of .Seltlenifnt\\nwith the former. Sent up for Concurrence Dec. l;ith, 1735.\\nUpon this order the grant was made as above given.\\nBefore completing all the necessary arrangements\\nfor the settling of this township the Provincial As-\\nsembly adjourned, and it was not until December 4,\\n173(J, that the following order was passed\\nThe petitioners met at Concord, Mass., in Sep-\\ntember, 1737, at which time sixty grantees were ad-\\nmitted. Thus, after a delay of some ten years after the\\npetition of Mr. Whitman and others was received\\nby the Provincial Assembly, this tardy act of justice\\nwas done. These petitioners were well advanced in\\nyears when the grant was made, for nearly hall a\\ncentury had passed away since they were soldiers in\\nthe ill-fated expedition in which they were engaged.\\nJohn Whitman was a grandson of John Wliil-\\nman, of Weymouth, Mass., who was in New England\\nbefore 1633, and was the ancestor of the Whitman\\nfamily in America, and settled in Stowe, Mass., about\\n1675-80. He was a prominent man of the town, being\\na justice of the peace, and was empowered by the\\nGeneral Court of Massachusetts to settle all difficulties\\narising amongst the settlers about him, particularly\\nthose relating to land titles. He died in Stowe shortly\\nalter reiei\\\\ ini; this grant, and was the immediate an-\\nce-i M III ihe Whitman family, which has existed in\\nthis town, lleiiniker, for nearly a century. There is\\nno record yet discovered of the action taken by these\\ngrantees, but as will be seen further on, improvements\\nwere made in No. 6, roads were laid out, which were\\npaths through the wilderness, and preparations\\nwere made to erect a mill, and tradition says one w^as\\noperated for a short time, but there is no definite\\nproof of it. A few settlers came into the township,\\nbut theexact locality of their settlement is not known.\\nMr. Crane, with a large family, resided on the north\\nshore of the pond south of Craney Hill, which hill\\nwas named for him but he, as well as the other set-\\ntlers, were driven from the township by Indians.\\nOne or more settlers made a clearing in the southeast\\npart of the township, and others in the southwest\\npart, near Hillsborough line and in close proximity\\nto the few settlers then in that town. None of the\\ngrantees of the township ever settled within its borders,\\nand they were evidently deterred from doing so be-\\ncause of the dispute between Massachusetts and New\\nHampshire as to the southern boundary line of New\\nHampshire which was in dispute from the early\\npart of the eighteenth century until its final settle-\\nment, in 1740 and the French and Indian War\\nfollowed so closely upon this settlement that perma-\\nnent settlers were deterred from entering the township.\\nBy the terms of the settlement, all of the line of towns\\nthat had been surveyed were inclosed in New Hamp-\\nshire, nearly all of the land in dispute being claimed\\nby the heirs of Captain Mason, who finally succeeded\\nin establishing their claim, and then disposed of their\\ninterest to a company of gentlemen of Portsmouth\\nand vicinity, who were known afterwards as the\\nMasonian Proprietors.\\nAfter the trouble between New Hampshire and\\nMassachusetts had been adjusted, some of the grantees,\\nwhose titles to township had been vitiated by the\\ncession of lands in this State back to the State,\\npetitioned the General Court for township within its\\njurisdiction.\\nAmong those who made application were the heirs", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0614.jp2"}, "507": {"fulltext": "HENNIKER.\\n343\\nand assigns of the first grantees of this township.\\nUnder date of February 20, 1774, they petitioned the\\nGeneral Court of Massachusetts, as follows\\nPbovince or THE Massachusetts Bay.\\nTo his Excellency, Thomsis Hutchinson, Captain General uiul Com-\\nniamlor-in-Cbief in and over this Province. To the HononiliU His\\nM LM ty s Council and to the Honorable House of Representatives in\\n1.1 ii.i.il Court aforesaid Assembled, Feb. 2Gth, 1774. The petitions of\\nMl. subscribers in behalf of ourselves and othere, grantees of the town-\\n\u00c2\u00bbJiip No. 6, in the line of towns, humbly showeth that the great and\\ngeneral Court of this Province, at their session 1735, granted a township\\nof the contents of six miles square. No. 0, in th\\nthe Connecticut and Slerriniack Rivers; that tb\\nMii.-ial.I- i\\\\j.rii-r in cl.aiiug Its roads, building nulls, Ac, in said ti\\n-iM|. iliat ly i!,r 1,11 I OS of the line between this government\\n1(1. J. IV. I m i Ni \\\\v Hampshire the said township was taken\\nlines of towns betwv-.\\nmouth to Get a Charter. These men attended to\\ntheir duty at once, and on July 16th, three days\\nafter, the following grant of hind was obtained,\\ncalled No. 6:\\nPROPRIETORS GRANT.\\nPuovixCK ov New Hampsiuhe.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 At a Mooting of the Propriotors\\nof the Lands Purch.ised of .lohn Tufton Mason, Esqr., In the I ruvenco\\nof Newliainpshire, held at Portsmouth, in said Provence, on thti Six-\\nteenth Day of July, in the year of our Lord ono thousand seven hundri d\\nman John Reside\\nin the eastward part of the Province,\\noners as your excellency and your houi\\nproper, and your i)etitioners, as in duty I\\nIn answer to this petition was the following\\nlifol.vedfTh t in lieu thereof there be granted to the proprietoi-s\\nand legal representatives or assigns of the original grantees, who were\\nsufferers by losing their lands, a toivnship seven miles square in the un-\\nappropriated lands belonging to this Province.\\nThis town is now known as Waterford, Me.\\nThe Masonian Grant and Charter. November\\n29, 1748, a meeting of the inhabitants of London-\\nderry was held at the house of Joseph Scobey, to\\ntake action relative to a grant of land upon which to\\nsettle. At this meeting Captain Todd was chosen\\nmoderator. Captain Barr treasurer, and Robert Coch-\\nran clerk. Sixty-one persons joined the organiza-\\ntion and paid the fee required of them towards defray-\\ning the necessary expenses that would be incurred in\\nprocuring the grant. Twenty more were admitted\\nas members shortly after. The names of these men\\nwere,\\nJohn McMurphy, Esq., Capt. And\u00c2\u00bb. Todd, Cap\u00c2\u00ab. Sam Barr, S. Will-\\nson Son, James Todd, Sam Todd, Alex McCoUom, Joseph Willson,\\nJohn Hillands, Henry Erwiu, William Forest, Rob Parkison, Sam\\nAlli.-i.n, jun Rob Wicar, Jo.*ph Hammell, John Robie, Tho\u00c2\u00ab. Coch-\\nI II. Wm. Nickels, Ja\u00c2\u00bb. Thompson, Joseph Stewart, Black James w illson,\\nrge Addison, James Addison, rourge Robertson, James Rola-rtsoii,\\nNat Hoalms, John Scolirv, .i.-hu I inl lo,, J.Imi !iui,.aii, -.lur\\nTaylor, Sen The Davidsn I m I- I i i\\nBell, James Cochran, Joint i I i\\nlines Petter-\\nFairservice,\\nl. RodKcrs,\\nlU.ice, Sen Joseph Boyes, James Smith.\\nAt a meeting of these proprietors, held at the\\nContano\\nas foil.\\nl:. 1 _\\nhopUi.,1\\nConiL-r\\niliii- i-ii. -o\\nillsboroui li Lnu: 1\\nposed to\\nbe Six Miles; then\\nsaid Ne\u00c2\u00ab\\nhopkiutowu thei\\nthe Said Lines being suppos\\nthe said\\nGranted Premese\\nShares o\\n1 the following tci\\ntliat the\\nwhole Tract of La\\nRights I\\nK,|ual Slmif.s. an\\nbeso o\\nfor I Mia\\nLaid oil\\nnZ Lol- loai i\\nMade ai\\nd lUllUUed lo til\\nations that is to say\\nDivided into Eightey\\nle Lots, which are to\\nipiall as Posibal Both\\ni-en the Lots for Con-\\nand so Devided and\\nin Kxact Plan therof\\nmonths from the Deat\\nts to be Oiuwn for in\\naforesaid, under the\\ni o I. otf belonging\\n^In.tebl Place\\nle hereafter\\nhouse of William Blaii\\nran and James Walla\\nJuly 13, 1752, Robert Coch-\\nwere chosen to go to Ports-\\nhearof, and upon the Retui\\nthe Cusloinary maner in sii\\nDerection of the Grantors\\nto one of ths Reserved Sha\\nfor Setting a Mill, and be\\nDisposed of as the Grant\\nbe and hearby are Reser\\\\\\nthat one of the SaidShair-\\nshall be Regularly Settled i\\nI V.I II II I ^ii.ires for theuse Mentananceof a\\n1 I i I. 1 III .-^hall be settled, to be kept thei-e\\ni.,i, VI 1, tia.t Ilia 1-1 lU. Ivl^vi iliv ^haro for the use of the Ministrey be\\nlaid out in the Most Convenient Place for Building a Meeting hous\\nWithout Drawing for it, and the Meting hous to he built thereon, and\\nRound about the Meeting hous. or near to it (as will be best, having Re-\\ngard to the Place and quality of the Land), there shall be Left ten acres\\nof the Said lot as a Common field for training, a Burying Place and any\\nother Publick use that Eighteen of Said Shares be Exempted and\\nWholly E.vonerated of and from all Charges, Cost Expenco in Making\\nthe Settloniont. and whatever charges may arise for the Suport of the\\nGospel, or otherways by auy means or ways whatever until the Same or\\nSome part of Bach Respective Share Shall be Improved by the owner\\nthereof; that the owners of the other Fifty Nine Shares make settle-\\nment upon the said Tract of Land In Maner following, vi/,. that there\\nbe one acre of Laud Cleared, lit for tilling or mowing, on one of the Lotes", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0615.jp2"}, "508": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nBelonging to Kach of Said Shares nitliin one jear from the time of\\nDrawing the Baid Lots so Cleared and fited within one year after that,\\nand an hous bnilt on the same lit for a family to Dwell in, not less than\\nSixteen feet Square, or Eqiiall to that Donionshon that in one yeare\\nafter that one acre more on Each of the Said Lots be so Cleared and\\nfiled, and In one year after that there be a J amily Living in Each of\\nthe Said houses, that is, a family on a Lolo belonging to \u00c2\u00a3)ach of Said\\nShairs that a Sleeting hous be Built there, fit for the Publick worship,\\nwithin one yeare After that That there be Constant Preaching Men-\\ntained theire within Six years from this time That each owner of the\\nsaid J iftey nine Shares do Duly pay All such Sumc 4 Sums of Money as\\nShall be at uuey time Voted and agreed by the Jtajor part of the said\\nowners to be Haised on Each Shaire to such Person or Persons as they\\nShall order to Carey on the Setellment, and Shall Do and Perform his\\nKespective Part and Dutey toward Malting the same in maner aforesaid,\\nand in Default of so Dowing, his Right and Shaire who Shall be De-\\nlinqutnl llRTiiii ,-liaU be and beavby is Declaired to bo forflted to the\\n.-111. 1^ -Ill siiitirs who Shall have duly Down and Performed\\nrli i iiidDuley Conserning the same in Maner afore-\\nN.i.i I :i, i inordor toCarey onandPerflct thosaidSettle-\\niiiiiii iiM II. II. t.. time, as a occasion Shall Require, Make choice\\nof a ilai k, u K.sivlt of the Money to be Raised as aforesaid, and any\\nother Persons to aney office, duty and trust Necessary for the Purpose\\naforesaid, and when Aney of the Said Shares Shall be so forfited for\\nNeglect omission as aforesaid, the Said owners to whom the same\\nshall be forfited May Proceed to Enter upon and Dispows of Such forfited\\nShare as they or the Major part of them Shall agree.\\nThat all the White Pine trees fit for his Majesties use Service for\\nMasts are hearby Reserved and Granted to his Majesty, his Heil-s\\nSuccessors forever, and in ease the Owners of the said fiftey nine Shares\\nShall fail of Making the Said Settlement of the Siiid Number of familes\\nWithin the tearm Hrant.d for that Purpos, and having the houses Bult\\nand Land I l.ai. .1 li\\\\ tli.t nui... as alrove mentioned, then the Said tract\\nof Land, will. u. i ^h.ll .ju there on Short of the Completing\\nthe Said .Siltl. i i :ii -L.il i..rr..ited to the Grantors, their Heirs\\nAssigns, aii.l il li..ll ;iii I ^l:i l Lafull for thuin ur aii.-y IV-rsoii or Per-\\nsons, in there Naai.% by their Oiilitr, into an. 1 uh n m- LI .i an.-y\\npartThereofIn the nameof the Whole, to H. 1 i- ul-i-.n\\nthereof as tho this Grant had Never bei-ii m ,,.ii\\nGranted Premises Shall be Recovered from ll. in i:i.yi.ait\\nthereof, by any ways or means Whatsoever, llie GraulL-utf :;hall Keceive\\nNothing over against the Granlore for any Improvements or Labour by\\nthem or any of them don or that Shall Be-Dou thereon. But the Gran-\\ntors hearby Promis and Ingage, upon being Properly Notified, to take\\nupon them Selves the defense of aney action that Shall bo brought for\\nthe Recovery of the said Premises and aney Pairt Theiroff by any other\\ntitle than that un.U-r Whitli tli...y hold or from which theirs is Derived\\nagainst th. i I: li,. i th.-iu.\\nThatln i ,1 t shall happen before the Experation Of\\naney of th. i u. I.: I i.i Doing Aney of the Said Mattel s and\\nthings aluiiwiil, ii: u. i in uf time Shall be allowed after that Im-\\npediment Shall K.-nu.vi..l.\\nLastly, the Granthes Shall, as soon as may be Don with Convenience,\\nhold a Regular Meeting and pass a Vote In Writing that they agree,\\nassent and Consent to Accept of this Grant to hold the Premises on the\\nTerras hcarin Expressed, and to Ratify and Confirm this agreement and\\nIngagement on their Parts and Behalf Accordingly and Transmit an\\nattested Copey thereof to the Grantors.\\nCopey of Record Ecamined and Attested per G Jaffroy, Prop Clerk.\\nRecorded and Examined feberaary the T 1754.\\nPr. Robert W.iLi.ACE, Grantees^ Clerk.^\\nUpon the receipt of this grant, the grantees held a\\nmeeting July 20, 1752, and took action as follows\\nAt a legal meeting. Legally named and held by tho Grantors of No.\\n6, the 20 day of July, lTo2.\\n1. Voted, for Moderator, Cap And Todd.\\n21y. Voted, that tho Grantees Do Accept off and Consent to Receive\\ntheir Cliarter on the tearnis prescribed and set forth in the Charter.\\n31y. Voted, for Clerk, Kob Cochran.\\n+ly. Voted, that Cap Barr bo treasurer this year, and he is to be al-\\nlowed Reasonable wages for his trouble.\\nfily. Voted, for Counters, John Duncan, John Mack and Robert\\nWallace.\\n61y. Voted, that their shall be a Com now Chosen to Lay out the\\ntown, and their wages is to bo 1 P, 10\u00c2\u00ab. old tenor p Day each of them\\nwhile they are Gone, they fitting and finding themselves their is to be\\nfive men in the Com Besides a survior, and the Com must agree\\nwitli tho survior, and they are to have Liberty to hire a band some Days\\nif needful the Com Chosen to cary on Said afair is Cap And Todd,\\nCap Sanii. Barr, David .Archibald, James Willsoii Sam Todd.\\n7ly. VotctI, that this Com is Impowercd that in case that any of\\nthem (viz.), the Com shall be taken sick or lame, that then the\\nCom shall hire hands to finish the Bussiness before they Come home.\\nSly. Voted, that each Grantee Shall pay five pounds old tenor in the\\nfollowing manner, viz. two pounds ten shillings by the last of .\\\\ugust\\nnext, two pounds ten shillings more by the Last of September next.\\n9ly, VoJed, for a Comitee to call or warn meetings, Robert Cochran.\\nThe surveyors employed were Matthew Patten, of\\nBedford, and Daniel Leslie, of Londonderry. Several\\nmeetings of the grantees were held before the sur-\\nvey was completed, and on July 11, 1753, the\\ncommittee drew the lots at Portsmouth. Some\\nchanges had been made in the number compo-\\nsing the grantees, but the lots were drawn for sub-\\nstantially those petitioning for the grant. Prepara-\\ntions were at once made for erecting a saw-mill and\\nmaking settlements in the township paths were\\ncleared, but the French and Indian War, which in-\\nvolved the colonies in all the calamities of a war\\nwith the Indians of Canada and the neighboring\\ntribes, suspended operations for years. Up to 1761\\nno settlement had been made in the township. A\\ngood many of the original proprietors were dead,\\nsome had disposed of their rights, while others still\\ntook but little interest in the grant. It is a singular\\nfact th:it but one of the proprietors, James Peters,\\nrvi r settled in the town. In the spring of 1758 a\\nIcjuiidatiiin was laid for the first saw-mill in the\\ntownship, to use the water from Long Pond. Tradi-\\ntion says that when the mill was near its completion\\nIndians appeared, and the workmen left for their\\nhomes in Londonderry, and the project was aban-\\ndoned.\\nFirst Settlers. In the spring of 1760, Kev. James\\nScales, having come into possession of some land in the\\neasterly part of the township, built a log cabin under\\nthe hill known as Foster Hill. Mr. Scales was a native\\nof Roxford, Mass. He graduated at Harvard in 1733,\\nsettled in Rumford in 1737, and was teacher of the\\nfirst school taught in that town. He was shortly\\nafterwards licensed to preach, and was the first min-\\nister at Canterbury. He moved from that town to\\nHopkintou, and was the first preacher in that town,\\nbeing ordained as pastor of the church there Novem-\\nber 23, 1757. It was while he was residing in Hop-\\nkinton that he built his log house in this town. He\\nresided here some six months, then disposed of his\\nclaim and resumed his residence in Hopkinton. The\\nhill near his cabin was known for half a century as\\nScales Hill. In the spring of 1761, Mr. James\\nPeters and his family moved into town from Hopkin-\\nton, and built a log house near the one occupied by\\nMr. Scales. There were no neighbors nearer him\\nthan on Putney s Hill, Hopkinton, and no mill or\\nstore nearer than Rumford, fifteen miles east. To\\nthe westward a few families had commenced a settle-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0616.jp2"}, "509": {"fulltext": "HENNIKER.\\n345\\nnu iit in Hillsborough, while to the north it was an\\nuiibioken forest for fifty miles.\\nIn this wilderness Mr. Peters made his home.\\nIn June, 1763, Eliakim Howe, Amos Gould and\\nThomas Stone moved into town from Marlborough,\\nMass. They settled in the southeast part of the\\ntownship, and were joined, in September of the same\\nyear, by Jonas Bowman, of Lexington, Mass., who\\nsettled near them. In the same year William Peters,\\na sou of James, the first settler, moved into town\\nfrom Hopkinton, and settled easterly and near his\\nfather. He was killed by a falling tree July 5, 1775.\\nJosiah Ward and his family moved into town from\\nMarlborough, Mass., in September of the same year,\\n17G3. In 1764, Deacon Ebenezer Harthorn came\\nfrom Marlborough, Mass., and was the thirteenth set-\\ntler in the township. In 1765, Annas Campbell came\\nfrom Hawke (now Danville) and became a large land-\\nowner. He erected the first two-story frame house\\nin the township, in 1766, Deacon Harthorn erecting\\nthe second one in 1768. Eliakim Howe erected the\\nfirst frame house in the township, one story and a half\\nin height in front, with a long, slanting roof on the\\nback side, reaching near to the ground. In 1765\\ncame Alexander Patterson and his family, including\\nhis sons Joseph and Isaac, who settled on what is\\nknown as Goss Hill. Ezra Tucker and family\\ncame in this year and settled in the westerly part of\\nthe town. Mr. Tucker was from i\\\\Iarlborough, Mass.\\nCornelius Bean settled near him during the same\\nyear.\\nIn 1764, Charles and Jacob ^Vhitcomb moved\\ninto town from Stowe, Mass., and Timothy and Jesse\\nRoss, also from Stowe. Francis Withington, also of\\nStowe, came this same year. In 1766, William Pres-\\nhury came from Stowe, Mass., and settled in the\\nsouthwest part of the town, where he resided a few\\nyears, and then removed to Bradford and was the first\\nsettler there. During this year came the three\\nbrothers, Ebenezer, Xoah and Joshua Gile, from\\nJIarlborough, Mass., and settled in the southeast part\\nof the township. Ezekiel Smith and Solomon\\nChilds came from Grafton, Mass. Hezekiah Newton\\ncame from Marlborough, Mass., and Ephraim Merrill\\nfrom Stowe. The brothers Adouijah and Jephthah\\nTyler came from Marlborough in 1767. Thoma-s\\nHowlett came from Stowe in 1766 also William\\nPowers from the same town, and William Eastman\\nill 1765. David Connor settled in the northeast part\\nil the township in 1766, and Silas Barnes came from\\nMarlborough. Ephraim Goss, in 1767, came from\\nLancaster, Ma.ss., and Samuel Wadsworth, in 1768,\\ncame from Grafton, Mass. Abraham Morrison and\\nMoses Duston came in 1768 from Hopkinton, and\\nMoses Huse in 1766. During the years these settle-\\nments were being made the proprietors at London-\\nderry held several meetings, and took measures, in\\nco-operation with the settlers here, to lay out roads,\\nraise money, etc., and the last meeting of the propri-\\netors was held January 1, 1768, which, without trans-\\nacting any business, adjourned without date.\\nIn 1768, the township having become settled in\\nvarious places, a move was made for an act of incor-\\nporation of the township, which was secured, under\\ndate of November 10, 1768.\\nTo his Excellency, John Weutworth, Esq., Captain-General, Gov-\\nernor and Commander-in-chief in and over his Majesty s Province of\\nNew Hampshire, in New England And To his Mnjesty s Council in the\\nProvince aforesaid\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nTlie Petition of the Inhabitants of the Place called Number Six of\\nthe Lino of Towns, or New Marlborough, in the Province aforesaid,\\nhumbly Sheweth, That wheras your humble Potitiollera, whoso Names\\nare hereunto subscribed, tind oui-selves under great Inconveniences\\nDiflicnlties for waut of the Powers and Privileges which incorporate\\nTowns in this Province enjoy And we, your humble Petitioners, hum-\\nbly pray your E.\\\\cellency your Honours to take our Case into your\\nwise and compassionate consideration and if you think it proper\\nnecessary, you would incorporate into a Town, indued with the Powers\\nPrivileges of other Terms in the Province, that Tract of Land which is the\\nsixth in Number of the Line of Towns which was first laid out by Or-\\nder of the General Court of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay,\\ngrauted to some of the Inhabitants of Marlborough, in said Province\\nand was since granted by the Masonian Proprietors to some of the In-\\nhabitauts of Londonderry, in this Province of New Hampshire (Said\\nTract of Land lies between Hopkinton Hillsborough). We, your\\nhumble Petitionei-s, humbly pray that your Excellency your Honours\\nwould incorporate the said Tract of Land, with the Inhabitants, present\\nfuture, their Polls Estates, into a Town, included within the same\\nBounds and Limits wherein it w.is included when it was first granted by\\nthe General Court of the Massachusetts Province and when it was\\ngranted by the Slasonian Proprietoi-s (not infringing or hurting any\\nprivate Property) and that your Excelleui.y, uud your llonoui-s will be\\npleased to appoint impowerBIr. Eleukiii] 1 1 w i l.h 1-..1 Hawthorn\\nand Mr. Jonas Bowman (now InhaliUi 11 I 1 it Land) or\\nany othei-s whom your Excellency A y.!i[ II 1 1 hink proper,\\nas a Committee to call the firstMeetingul ilij licLliul l 1. a Inhabitauts\\nin said town.\\nFor which Goodness, your humble Petitioners, for your Excellency\\nyour Honours, as in Duty bound, shall ever pray.\\nDated at No. G, or New ?IarIbourgh, afores,aid, the fourteenth Day\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Willia\\nDauiel Wills.\\nEliakim How\\nDavid Pope,\\nJephthah Tyler,\\nHezekiah Newton,\\nThoin;i3 Pope,\\nulouija\\nI Bowii\\n.loseph Williams,\\nSilas Barnes,\\nJames Joslin,\\nTimothy Boss,\\n.John Johnson.\\nThis act of incorporation was as follows\\nCOPY OF THE CirAIiTEK OF HENNIKER.\\nPkovinti: -I \\\\l A II \\\\ii,.|iil;|-,.\\nthese prt Mt -li;tl! .^..nti .i 1- n L.y.-i I subjects, in-\\nhabitant- I t I I r r \\\\.vv Ibiinpshire,\\nknou II li I -ir 1 ni l r,,iitaining\\nsix iiiil.-s -.lu.ni. .11.-1 I-., h. I In. 1,11 I. i]a\\\\e humbly\\nPetitiolie l iV l;*- nif^te i u^ Iliat Uii-\\\\ iii;i.v be i-rrctfil anil incorporated\\ninto a Township and infranchised witli the same privileges which other\\ntowns within our said Province have A Enjoy by law and it appearing\\nunto us to be conducive to the geneial good of oui said province, as well\\nas of the said Inhabitants in partRul.ir, b\\\\ maintaining good order\\nencouraging the culture of Hie lind. that the same should be done", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0617.jp2"}, "510": {"fulltext": "f yv, tliut ormii, thtil\\niiI^iiowOil, nitil ultli\\nItlMACK (lOHN I V, NKW 11 Wll Sl\\n(if tliu uitiuil inil pniioit I\\nTi iiNly aittl witlMiolii\\n.liitiH WitiHwiiiili. Kiti|.,i\u00c2\u00bbn lliivt ntiii uiiilOuiiiii)Hii li r-lu l(liil tiriMii Hii\\nI i tivliiiMi, mill uC iitii (Viitiii ll iif llui MUiiii, tiiivii unH ti il unit iiitliiliiiMl,\\nhy iliiii.li I liwxniK, Hii 11 1)111 luilni iiinl 8iioiJii\u00c2\u00bb\u00c2\u00abii\u00c2\u00ab, |)u will ,V oiiliilii, tin\\nlliii liihiililliiiila iif Mm Tl iinl III I.11111I iil iiiioiilil, .tiilliiua Willi uliiill I\\nlinlill iiiiil liii|iriivii lliiimiii lioruftnui tliomiiiiiilinliiiiliiilliiiluiiil Iniiiiiili\\niw riilliina, vU.i lliiKliiiiliiK III till! Niirlli Wiml (Hiriiiir (iiuiiriiiiO iif Nii\\nllupliliiiii nillint, lliiHii ii on 11 Kli iill lliiii lu lliii iiiii lli iwal uiii iiiii\\nIIIIM imh nii i illliill, IlKlllls li.V ualllimlliill \u00c2\u00abl\\\\ llllllia tllim li.V aii\\nUIIInI tiKh llliti lu tlioaiiUlll fllal iioninl iliui iior, Imltiu alipiHWiiil to 1\\naU inll. n; lliiUl ull II almll liliu In lllu aiilltll w al liiiniiir of allUI Nuw llu\\ntitiilnii I lliiui liy lliiil III lliii iwiiiu nliKi o II Imtilna, iill iif Hill wilil llii\\nImllllt alipiiiiHint III lilt alx lillli^a uiuiti, bii iiliil linl iiliy iil u iIocIiu ikI tii tm\\nliiwii l ur|iiiiiilii,.V iini Imroliy liiiii lnil lulu ii lloily I ullllu .t: I iii |u riiiii,\\nI lliii\\nI hla.\\nIiwia wlili li mil III aliitll III! Iiiiiiiil uriivviiig miil linlui, uii (liu aiilit Triii i\\nl.miil ni liiilliu iiao nf .1111 lliiyiil Nnvy, nwni vliiK In ii\u00c2\u00ab, uiii lioli a i\\n\u00c2\u00abuii twai i Mm piivvoi iiiul I ltslil i l iIIvIiIIiik wIiI I uwii wli.ui II alinll\\nliDiii iiiwaaiiry mill I liiivi iilniil riir tlu liilmlilliiiila lliomil I l nvtit\\niiHvtirlliiiliiMi, iV llu li.iroliy ilurliiriiil, lliiil llita rlimU r iiiid kiiiiiI la\\nllllliilil.itl iilitt aliilll lint III iiuy lillllllinl Im I tiiiHtrilntl In ilft m l lllo prlv\\n|ll1i|ni| tvV lit I till anil wlllllll lllu l.llllllH iil nriwilil I Ami lia llin aovi\\nTiiwiia wlllllll iillV Willi I liivlliw lll ii by Mill l.liwa IIiki iiiiI iiiuiIiIiuI i\\nmiUi.ii lmut III Aaaiiiulilii, luul by Ilin iiiiijiirlly nf Itii Viilnrn |iii \u00c2\u00bbi.ii\\nxllllan illl litlli Klil llllllMtlil alinll illllilra lia In Mm niIiI Iiivvm ilnnliiiinl,\\niln by Itnwi lu iianllla liiiliilimlu llll.t ii|i|inlllt Kllilkllil llnw, In null tlln I\\nlliin Miililn llirnn iiiniillin hnlll llin iliilii llnrnnl kIvIiik l\u00c2\u00abK l l l i\\nMl III.,: Ill mill Tnwil aliilll lin linlil I lir lllu uhnl\\nlll |niau\u00c2\u00bbiil ni naillil, nil Iliu lll nl Mullilliy nf Mllivl\\nlll rualliunliy wliui tiuf \\\\vu Illivti nilllaiJil tllii Sii\\nNN lltiiinM mil iil ni uHiitil Ouvurimi iiiiil (Viiiimiii:\\nliny III Nnvi lubuv, In tlln Miilli yniii nf niii UuIk\\nl.nl il Clillal. rillH,\\n,l, WKNU Willmi\\nmil, Niiv, 10, 17IW,\\niilidiiti Kliiiliiiii lliivM |ii ,i|Mw\\nof 111. ii. W li.vvii 111- N. W Alm llii\\norMiii ll.i.i i.nuli, MiixH., iV.iiinvliii li\\nW. iilw.ii lli iivi i iuli il hiiii mill\\nIVi. iiil .ii.liii lli iiiiikn, I-;-!, ,n uc ii\\nLiiii.li.ii.\\nlull (iiivot imi\\nii il i( lor lii.s\\nllU ll lllllll 111\\nlliiil l\\nW iiiIhWiiI IIi wi t x .vmiiiK HU ii iiliollt In lui iiiiiii it il.\\nI lii liml cliilil liorii ill llid lii\\\\vtiHlii|i \\\\vm IVrniN,\\niliiiiniili i ill (!ii|iliiiii I ,liiikltii iiiul Kolu i cii llowo,\\nDcrcmlirf;!, 17i;:!. Shi. iiiiiifi. d iMirliiiiiilim WIiocUt.\\nIll Miii IImii oukIi, Miihh.. iiti.l M llli .l ill llill 4liiii ii)(li.\\nI ll. Ill Kl lllm lill); III Ihc illllllllillUlIrt III Illl lilWII\\nnam ilK iiu iii iiiii iiliim wim liclil Nnvi iiilirr jr), I7 i8,\\niiMil SiliiH Itiii tU t* wax fliimmi rlcrk, luiil Mlmiio/.or\\ndill VVillliini I l onliiii v iiiiil .liiiiiiH lliiwiiian hi UicI-\\nnuiii. TliK Ili Hi. iitiiuial mci liiin- in Ihc lowii wii.s liclil\\nMaivli (i, 17(i!l, wlu ii Aimm (Joiild wiih cliom ti il.M k,\\nanil Klinnoitri (iiln. I lliaUini Howe ami Kliitu /.i i-\\nllai lhiii ii Ni liM tiiii ii.\\nFirst Saw-Mill. Il.\\\\ \\\\Uv l. nimn|- llio :niiil, mu\\nIlll wiiM li. Ill f^ivi iilii llii |.iiil.v III |iiii li. nlluil I l i i-lnl\\nami ii|ii nili il llir lii sl miw-iiiIII In llu IdWti. I lu-\\nI lilliiuinu iv. i.nl was luailr;\\nWii, lli.-\\nI l nvllin. nl\\ntlin(!niinly.\\nlb..\\nli.V Hull iiiiiiu\\nTlu I .illowinj wi to I csi.li iilM of III, town al llu\\nliim ol il.sin( oi |iiii iiliuii,\\\\villillu ii raiiiilit .s:l{t v..lan li\\nUii c, Di ai iin Kht iio/.tM llarlhoi ii, ajitain Kliakiin\\nllowo, K/.okii l Smilli, TlioiimM Slotio, Amos OoiiUI,\\nMom s lliir.. K/ia \u00e2\u0096\u00a0l-iuk, i .loliii .lolinson. Ailonijah\\nTvK i .l. iililliah l. i .laiiU M IVI. i s, William IVIvrs,\\n.loniuli Waiil, Cliai K S W lliU onili, .liu oli Wliitvonih,\\nTiinotliy lloHH, .liw.10 \\\\Umh, Klioiu /.m Oilo, .liwlniu\\nOlli KriMU iM WithinKtoii, Silaa nanios, rhumii\u00c2\u00ab I opo,\\n.loiias liownmn, Aloxamlcr l iilti i Him,Saiiiiiol I owoll,\\nAnnas ain|.lu ll, William I owi i-s, William l i Nl.iii-y,\\nMomvs l ii\u00c2\u00abtoii, William K.istmati, Daviil I oiinoi\\nII .null. Itiiit.lnii\u00c2\u00bb l uin|ilii,iil Mmlbiii ii In\\nIII .1 mill I uinplniuil II (liinilXiiw Mill lu\\nWilli lIuuiilK. i, II I.. Ml,. Uii lir.l Huw Mill 111 Willi liiwii; llii au iiro\\ntlii ll iiIVii u tu alunll y mil u|i|iruliiillun uf Siilil Mill, iiiiil In ICnlltlu aiilil\\nl iini|ilu III llio I lulil nf liinil iilvoii I .v liiiint, Wo iictini .lliiKly niHlur tlio\\nI oM ii (lliii k 10 H.iooril tlila In lliu Town Honk of Hm oiila \u00c2\u00aba wllii. iii\\nKllltNlt\u00c2\u00abl!ll lliut, I Stlwl\\n.toNAa IIOWMAN, t.l\\nSVlM.lAH I llRaiU UY, /faflMlA.\\nTlio to\\\\vtlMlii|i HCttli il ullilii rapiillv, mill wlu ii tlio\\nlivHt ci iimiH was taken, in 177^ I In o|iiilaiioii was\\nI onii.t 111 1.. Illl Iitiii.li i il aii,l sixli s. viii in 17S!!,\\nHi v. ii liiimlml ami lnrly iiiii, lUiiiiin lli. s, ycai-s\\nwilli in il, im Uulinn Uo Wallac s of Lomloiiil. tiy,\\nllio (JilwoiiM, ll\\\\,i Kii i saml Wanls from W i ,tlliof,iiinli,\\nMiiMs,, ami vii iiiily, Sawyor.i, CloiigliH, Ailams, Kim-\\nlialls, liowmans ami ,.|li, i s.\\nEoolesiastioill,- In aci iii ilam, Willi 111, ti iiii III\\nIlll n l iiiil. III, in oiirii tiii s lii lil 11 iiii i linn in May,\\n17lili, al whicli it was voli il lo ra iso lialf a ,l,illai on\\nai li liKliI in li.H iHlii|. to hiro pi oiidiinK i ll\u00c2\u00ab town,\\nami in .Iiiiio, 171)7, it wii.s voli il to riiisoiiix sliilliii^ss\\non cai ii I i^slil lor llu siiiiply of llio jiospol lor tlio your\\nI lisiiln^. Itiit il \\\\va.- not until tho siiininor of I7U8\\nlliat iho sotllors snlisoriliotl a sum of iiionoy to liiro a\\n[n oaolior, ami a|itain Kliakim llowo sooiirod Iho\\nsorvioosof Kov. .laool. Uiio, of Northlioroii)- h, Mass.,\\na rolalivo of his, li |iroai h to Iho sottlois of Iho town-\\n.sliip. Sovoi nl nuH tiiifis wor,i liohl at tho hoiisos of\\nSilas Itanios ami t aplain llowo, ami ill n moolinn of\\nIho sotllors, holil Soptomlior 1:2, l7tiS, Mr. Uioo was\\ninviloil lo hooomo tlioir sottlotl pastor, to which li,\\nrolnnu il an allirmativo answor Ootohor 20, 17ti.s, pr,i-\\nviiloil Iho tonus of lii.s salary, yot to lio ilotormiiuil\\nupon, shoiilil ho satisfaotory to him, Chiiroh ami\\nsUito woi o not yot .soparato. Miniators woio sottloil\\nliy tho town, ami ovory porson taxoil for his siipporl\\nhut if any poi son ilissoiiloil from sottlinj;; this or llml\\nimin as a proaohor, ho was roliovuil from payiiitc n\\\\\\\\\\\\", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0618.jp2"}, "511": {"fulltext": ":m7\\nminister s tax at liis uwii ]ci|iir,sl. To Ik^ viilul, his\\ndissent must be given :il llir iiuctiMf; at wliieli siicli\\naction was talcen and nidnlcil npnii iliere(X)rds oftlic\\nI own.\\nSlOTTLEMENT OF FlKST Mr N ISTHlt.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 At a nicclillg\\nlifld Novendjer 2. 5, 17(iS, Mr. Uicc s saliu-y wits\\nostaldislied as follows\\nTho conrlltioils of liln soUIomcnt. iiro, thirty puunils \u00c2\u00abrtlli iiumt anil\\nthirty potniilB salary for tho first four yciirH, and thon thirty-llvo iioutiilH\\nfor four yours riioro, ami tlioli forty pomulrt it yoar till tlioro 1m Movouly\\nfiiiiiiiic H in town, and tlion to Im Hfty puundii yoarly till tlioru Ik ninety\\nfntiillioN ill town, thon Wf will civo hlin \u00c2\u00ablxty ponndn yearly tilt there\\nThe terms were satisfactory, save in iiniUcr ol the\\nstandard of silver, Mr. Rice wishing his salary to rise\\nor fall as silver rose or fell, which was quite an\\niin|)ortant item in those olden days. The town\\nacieded to his re(]ucst, and at a meeting held De-\\ncember 16, 1768, Silas Barnes, Ebenczer Harthorn\\nand KbenezerGile were chosen a committee to agree\\nanil appoint with Mr. Jacob Kice for his Solom Or-\\nilination in this town. June 7, 1769, was the day\\nlixiil upon for that purpose, when a council was con-\\nvi!ncd, a church embodied, consisting of nine male\\niiictnbers and six female, and Mr. Kiec was duly\\nordained their pastor.\\nThe names of the nine males were Rev. .fac^ob Rice,\\nSilas Barnes, Ebenezer Harthorn, Thomas Howlett,\\nWilliam Presbury, Timothy Ross, Josiah Ward,\\nliarles Whitcomb and Ezekiel Smith the names of\\n(he females are not known. A church covenant was\\nadopted and signed by all of the members, which\\ncontinued in use without amendment or alteration\\nuntil April 1, 1835, a period of sixty-five years. In\\nthe spring of 1773, Mr. Rice experienced a severe\\nal lack of measles, which impaired his eyesight and\\nothtTwise incapacitated him from ministerial labor,\\nand he only occupied the pulpit a portion of the\\ntiiiK! until his dismissal, February 20, 1782. Difl erent\\npersons were employed to preach for many years,\\nmonths passing at a time without any meeting until\\naftir Mr. Rice s dismissal. Among the clergymen\\nthat efforts were made to settle were Rev. Aaron\\nlliiirliiiison, of Grafton, Mass.; Rev Ebenezer Allen,\\nol KiiiL sioM, this State; Rev. Josiah Carpenter, Rev.\\nMr. Williuiiis, Rev. Jabe/. P. Fisher and Rev. Xa-\\nIhaniel Hall. None of these eflorte were succe.ssful\\nbut at a meeting of the town held August 12, 1801,\\nRi;v. Moses Sawyer was invited to become the\\nminister. More than one-third of the voters of the\\ntown dissented from this vote, and another meeting\\nwas held, December 9, 1801, to reconsider the vote,\\nwhich was not done, allhough the majority in favor\\nof the seltlcmeiit ol Mr. Sawyer wius small. In con-\\nsequence of the large number of people opjiosed to\\nsettling Mr. Sawyer, his friends determined to sepa-\\nrate church from state, and on this same day formed\\nthemselves into a society to be called The Calvin-\\nistic Congregational Society of Ilenniker. Over\\nthis society and church Mr. Sawyer was regularly\\nordained May 20, 1802. Those dissatisfied with Mr.\\nSawyer held another town-meeting, and voted nintni-\\nmously to give the Rev. Pliny Diekerson a (tail but\\nhe did not see fit to accejit it, and that was the last\\neffort made by them to settle any minister.\\nMr. Sawyer continued as pastor of the chiireli and\\nsociety until April 9, 1820, when he preached his\\nfarewell discourse, having sustained his relation with\\nthe church for nearly twenty-four years.\\nRev. Jacob Scales, of Colchester, Ct., was ordained\\npastor of the church January 17, 1827. Rev. Justin\\nEdwards, of Andover, Mass., preached the sermon,\\nhaving woolen mittens upon his hands because of the\\nseverity of the weather. Mr. Scales was dismissed\\nJanuary 2, 1839, after a pastorate of twelve years,\\nand the pulpit was occupied by difl erent clergymen,\\nnone of whom saw fit to accept a call. July 12, 1841,\\nRev. Eden B. Foster, of Hanover, received a unani-\\nmous call to become pastcn-, which he accepted, and\\nwas ordained August 17, 1841. He was dismissed at\\nhis own request January 7, 1847, and December 1, 1847,\\nRev. Richard T. Searle was ordained, and was dis-\\nmissed February 1, 1850. January 6, 1851, Rev.\\nJ()se|ib M. R. Eaton, of Fitchburg, Mass., received a\\nciiU, which he accepted, and was installed Feliruary\\n0, 1851, and disinissed May 14, 1808, after a pastorate\\nof over seventeen yeai S. September 1, 1870, Rev.\\nStephen S. Morrill, of Hillsborough, was installed\\npastor, and dismissed, at his own request, August 18,\\n1873. Rev. George H. Moss, of Townsend, Mass.,\\noccupied the pulpit from November 21, 1873, lo .Inly\\n30, 1870, but was not settled.\\nRev. John H. Hoffman commenced jireaehin^- lor\\nthe church June 10,1877; ordained August 27th,. same\\nyear, and installed pastor .lune 7, 1878, and dismissed\\nOctober 6, 1884, and Rev. F. L. Allen, of White\\nRiver Junction, was installed pastor.\\nDuring the first one hundred years from the em-\\nbodiment of this church more than five hundi-eil [ler-\\nsoiis became members of it, and .raiinary 1, I8K0, the\\ntotal number then belonging Lo the church was om;\\nhundred and seventy-six.\\nBaptist Ciiuncii,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Shortly after the Jievoluiion\\na Baptist Church was formed in this town, which was\\nconsidered as a branch of the church at Sutton. It\\nprospered for a while, but soon became extinct.\\nFebruary 23, 1832, an ecclesiastical council was con-\\nvened to consider the ex[)ediency of forming another\\nBaptist Church in this town, and, after due delibera-\\ntion ten persons were embodied as a branch of the\\nchurch of Bradford. In Sejitember of I8:i3 this\\nbranch was severed from tin- chureh at BiadCord, and", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0619.jp2"}, "512": {"fulltext": "348\\nIIISrORV OK MKRRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMrSHIRE.\\nbecame kuowu as the Baptist Church of Hcnniker,\\nand Rev. Enoch T. Winter was duly installed as\\npastor, which position lie held until 1838, and was\\nsucceeded by Rev. Jairus E. Strong, who remained\\none year and the ne.xt settled pastor was Rev. John\\nPeacock, who remained but a short time, and Rev.\\nDavid G. Mason became the pastor, being ordained\\nMay 15, 1845, and was dismissed in 1847, being the\\nlast settled minister the church had.\\nThe whole number of communicants of this church\\nduring its existence was one hundred.\\nMktiiodist. During the summer of 1814 the first\\nMethodist meeting was held in this town by Rev. Mr.\\nBates, the preacher upon the circuit that included\\nHenniker. Meetings were occasionally held at\\nprivate houses and at school-houses until 1832, when\\nthe first church was formed, consisting of ten mem-\\nbers, six males and four females. Rev. George\\nPickering was the second preacher, followed until the\\npresent time by Caleb Duston, Michael Quimby,\\nMoses Chase, William T. Cass, Abram Folsom, John\\nC. Haseltine, Samuel Prescott, Joseph Palmer,\\nAbram M. Osgood, John Gould, Elijah R. Wilkins,\\nWilliam Iscariot, G. W. S. Rogers, L. H. Gordon, G.\\nW.Norris, Josiah Hooper, N. M. Bailey, Otis Cole, H.\\nS. Maid, William H. Jones, Watson \\\\V. .Smith,\\nGeorge C. Powell, George H. Hardv, .f hn H. [Steele,\\nW. W. Le Seur and E. L. House.\\nThe whole number admitted to communion in this\\nchurch has been about three hundred and seventy-\\nfive, with a present membershipof nearly one hundred.\\nQuakers. A Friends Meeting was established in\\nthis town, as a branch of the Weare Meeting, in 1799.\\nTimothy Peasley, Pelatiah Penington, Nathaniel\\nChase, Aaron Foster, Daniel B. Alley, Joseph Huzzey\\nand Samuel Morrison were the founders. The meet-\\ning flourished for more than half a century but the\\nolder members died, many of the younger ones moved\\nfrom the town, and others still partook of the ways of\\nthose outside of the sect. Meetings are still regularly\\nheld, though the numbers are few. The whole num-\\nber of members of the meeting has been about three\\nhundred and forty, with a present membership of\\nabout twenty.\\nUxiVERS.iLlSTS. Meetings connected with this\\nsect began to be held here as early as the eommence-\\nuieiil of the present century by Revs. Mr. Murray,\\nSebastian Streeter and Edward Evans still later by\\nRevs. Adam Ballou and Alonzo A. Miner. In\\n1876 and 1877 meetings began to be held at intervals\\nuntil 1880, when regular preaching was had, and in\\n1881, Rev. W. H. Fiske became pastor of a society then\\nformed, which is still in a flourishing condition.\\nMeeting-House.s. Before the incorporation of\\nthe town, steps were taken to erect a house of worehip,\\naM l ill the proprietors records we find this,\\nPuo-\\\\ rNC K OK Nkw Hampshire.\\nNumber Six, October ye 22, ITMi.\\nWe, tlic under Subscribei-s, being apointed a Coium-tee by the\\nProp rs of said Number Six to fix some Conveuient Place on the Sentor\\nLutt in said town to Build a Steeling Hou6 on, and for a buring Place\\nand Comons for a training field, 4c. And the Place We have agried\\nupon Ih at a hemlock tree, Marlcod, Where the Laid out highway Corns\\ninto s;iid Lott, thence Knning North twiutey four Bbods to a Stake\\nmarked thence West twintey Rbods to a Stake, thence South twintcy\\nfour Khods to a Stake, thence East twintey Rhods to the Bounds fli-st\\nmentioned.\\nKleakim How, Josiah Ward, James Wallace, Thomas Wallace, Propers\\nAt a meeting of the people of the town, hold IMan-li\\n2(), 1770, it was\\nVoted, to build a meeting house.\\nVoted, to build the said house on the Clisby lot, so called, on the\\nnorth side of the highway, on the east side of the lot, near the pot ash.\\ntcd, that said house shall be thirty feet long and twenty feet wide.\\nVoted, twenty dollars to build said house.\\nV;tcd, KbeupKer gile, thomas stono and William presbury is a Com-\\nnietc to SCO tlie work done on said house.\\nVoted, th t the men shall have two shillings and sixpence per day and\\nfind themselves, lawful monej that work on said house.\\nThe house was built the same .season, of log.s,\\nand it was used for public worship some weeks be-\\nfore it was covered with a roof. All the religious\\nmeetings, as well as meetings of the town, were held\\nin this humble log house for ten years, when, on or\\nabout the 19th of May, 1780, the evening of the\\ndark day, it was burned to the ground, having been\\nfired, as is supposed, by an incendiary, as no fire had\\never been in the little house, save what was carried in\\nin little foot-stoves upon the Sabbath, which were\\nthen in use by those who could afford them.\\nSeveral eflbrts were made to erect another meeting-\\nhouse, which proved of no avail; but at a meeting of\\nthe town, held January 9, 1786, it was Voteil to\\nBuild a Meeting-House. Committees were chosen\\nfor the purpose; but the same difliculty arose that had\\nso long hindered a house being erected, and that was\\nthe proper selection of a spot upon which to erect it\\nwhich would best accommodate the people of the\\ntown. As early as 1783 efforts were made to select a\\nplace, by far the larger part desiring to have it\\nbuilt upon the centre lot,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 and it was finally agreed\\nthat a committee of three disinterested persons out-\\nside of the town should determine the place, and\\nthey made the following report at a meeting of the\\ntown, held October 27, 1783:\\nWe, the Subscribers liiiim n,,,..n l ,_\\\\ I lir I -iuii -f ll.rniiki-r\\n(Jomity to Examine andai;.- \\\\v I., i. .i 11. 1 1,,^ l, ,ii,. l ,i l Set To\\nCommode tlie S l Town .r llrniuK.i Ii,(v. Ihi-ll:i\\\\ :ir liri-ly Mot\\nto repoi-tc that ll i-.m .i, i !.,,i i- li,. I\\ning HoUSO Tm M I\\ntcr Lot on tli.- r: .i, .i\\nmeeting By AdjnuMPn. Ml, i,,, h .,,11\\nThese three men were residents of Warner. But a\\nportion of the people were not satisfied with this re-\\nport, and, as a last resort, the following petition was\\nsent to the General Assembly of the State, then in\\nsession at Exeter\\n[5-nO.] [Pelition for tlie i)i.intiiiiMit of ii Couimitteo to locate a\\ni .Msai.l .Meet-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0620.jp2"}, "513": {"fulltext": "HENNIKER.\\n349\\ntho Monourablo Senate and Iloiiao of Representatives of tlie\\nNew llainpshire, now setting at Exeter, in Said Stote,\\nthe Snbscribors, Inhabitants of tlic Town of Houniker, Ilnni-\\nthe storms and blasts of nearly a century, with its\\ntimbers as perfect as the day they were raised.\\nIt was used for religious meetings by tlie tdwii\\nuntil the separation that took place in 1801 and\\nmore or less for that purpose by diflerent de-\\nnominations for half a century afterwards, and has\\n:ilu;iv-, Ih I ll used by the town in wliicli lo hold its\\niiirHiMLj,-. cilice 1787.\\nice, Josliua Heath, Nathan Putney,\\nDuvid McKillip, William Sargent,\\n-lit, John Campbell, Jesse Campbell,\\nI, HavidPoop, Isaac Putney, Stephen\\ny.s, David Clough, .John Chadwick,\\nlehas Ward, Nalium Nni\\niam Morrison, Jolin 1:1111] 1\\n.L.siah Waitl, Tini,.tlij K K\\nII H. of Eep., September 13, 1 SC,\\niMiiiff of the following men Majo;\\nIII AikcD, Ksq., of Ilomng and\\nI committee was appinted, con-\\nIsaac Chandler, of Hopkinton\\nXo report of the action of this committee, if any\\nwas ever taken, has been found.\\nWhilst the dispute as to location was in progress,\\n1 1 reparations for the erection of a meeting-house were\\nlieing pushed actively forward, and at the time of this\\naction by the General Assembly the frame of the\\nbuilding was nearly ready for raising. At a meeting\\nof the town, held August 30, 1786, it was Voted, to\\nProvide three Barrels of Rum to Raise the Meeting-\\nhouse with, and with this and the aid of the strong\\narms of the men of this and neighboring towns the\\nfi-ame was raised early in the month of October of this\\nyi ar, 1786, upon the spot that had been originally\\nselected. The other place selected was nearer the\\ncentre of the township, but not as good a location\\nfor building. Nothing more was done to the frame\\nuntil the next season. At the annual meeting, held\\nJfarch 5, 1787, it was voted to pay the men who as-\\nsisted in the two days work of raising the meeting-\\nhouse, and amongst other items the town voted to\\npay were the following:\\nVoted Gideon Adams tl 4\u00c2\u00bb. for Sugar.\\nVoted Sam. Kiniliall ,t5 los. for Beef.\\nVoted Ilr. Hunter i;i 3 5s. 1 2-4 P. fc\\nfiuartor of Kum and tliree empty Barrels.\\nThe work upon the building progressed rapidly,\\nand the first meeting held in it was on November 14,\\n1787, for the purpose of choosing a grand and petit\\njuryman. The ground floor was marked off and sold,\\neach purchaser to build his own pew but this was\\nreconsidered, and a committee chosen to build the\\njiews and sell them. The inside was finished in ac-\\ncordance with the style then prevalent, and when\\nI liiipleted was a noble structure, and has withstood\\nOoiigi cgalional Church and Society, finding tlicm-\\nselves without a regular place in which to hold their\\nmeetings, resolved to erect another mecting-huuse.\\nA committee was chosen to take the matter into con-\\nsideration and decide upon what should be done. A\\nspot was selected, and in 1804 a meeting-house was\\nerected, and dedicated in 1805. This house was\\nabout the length of the town s meeting-house, without\\nthe porches, and about its width, sixty-five by forty-\\nfive feet.\\nThere was a porch at the south end, surmounted\\nwith a low belfry, the first one seen iu the town. In\\nthis house the meetings of the church were held until\\nits destruction by fire, August 23, 1833, when the\\nchurch and society found itself again without a\\nchurch-home. In 1834 the present structure was\\nerected, and dedicated August 27, 1834. This house\\nwas furnished with a bell, the first one in the town, a\\nclock and an organ, and with a new communion ser-\\nvice in place of the one destroyed by fire when the\\nchurch was burned. This building has been kept in\\nexcellent repair, and in 1882 was thoroughly modern-\\nized, and is at present one of the most complete and\\ncommodious churches to be found in any rural dis-\\ntrict.\\nBaptist ChuPvCH Meeting-House.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Baptist\\nChurch held their meetings in private houses and in\\nschool-houses until 1834, wheu they erected a very\\nneat and commodious building of brick. This house\\nwas finished very comfortably, and was used as a\\nhouse of worship as long as the church existed. In\\n1856 it was purchased by the Methodist Church, who\\nstill occupy it.\\nMethodist Meeting-Houses.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Like their breth-\\nren of the Baptist Church, the members of the Meth-\\nodist Church were without a church-home until 1834,\\nwhen they, too, erected a meeting-house. This house\\nwas very plain in its architecture, without any bel-\\nfry or ornamentation whatever, but very substantial.\\nThe pews were straight slips without doors; there was\\na very small pulpit at one end, and equally small seats\\nfor the choir at the other. Meetings were held in\\nthis building until 1856, when it was sold and con-\\nverted into a large and commodious barn, and the\\nsociety purchased the brick church, which has been\\ntheir home since. In 1882 the building was modern-\\nized in its interior, and provided with an organ and\\nvery hepy and elegant memorial windows.\\nUniveksalist Meeti-vg-IIouse.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 This society\\nlield its meetings in the town-house, in Academy", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0621.jp2"}, "514": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nHall and other halls until 1883, when it erected a\\nvery neat and substantial building for its home. This\\nbuilding is of the Gothic style, with a seating capacity\\nof upwards of one hundred and fifty. It is supplied\\nwith an organ and heated with a furnace.\\nFiUExns MEKTiX(;-Hor.sE. For three-fourths of\\na century the Friends have had a meeting-house.\\nThese people always having lived in the south part of\\nthe town by themselves largely, have always had their\\nmeeting-house in their neighborhood. It is a plain\\nstructure, partaking severely of the simplicity of the\\nsect who have ever been some of the best farmers\\nand most worthy citizens of Henniker.\\nMilitary History. The settlers of Henniker were\\nin strong sympathy with the efforts made by the\\ncolonics to throw oif the tyranny of the home\\ngovernment, that was continually seeking new means\\nto oppress them. When the fight at Lexington took\\nplace, April 19, 1775, and help was called for, several\\nof the sturdy settlers of this town responded by\\nhastening to the scene of action, leaving their plows\\nin the furrow and their oxen unyoked; one man who\\nwas mending fence, laying down his axe, and seizing\\nhis gun left his home never to return, having been\\nkilled at Bunker Hill shortly afterwards.\\nJoseph Kimball, Esq., one of the prominent citizens\\nof the town and one of the selectmen of the town at\\nthe time, was suspected of disloyalty and charges\\nwere preferred against him. His case was referred to\\nthe Committee of Safety, who ordered him to appear\\nbefore them and make answer to these charges. The\\nmeeting was held in the log meeting-house, where a\\nhearing was had, and this was their report,^\\nHen.vikek, June ye V 177.5.\\nThe Resolves of the Committee met to discouree Joseph Kimbnll,\\nKsquire, concerning bis political principals in the dispute betwixt\\nBrittain and this North America. Accusations as follows, viz. the sii\\nKimball did say that he did not hlame General Gage for coming to this\\nNorth America, But did not justify or approve his evil conduct since he\\nhas been in j.- Country. Turther, the s Kimliall is for keeping up\\ncivil aulhu]ii l!:;i1i. 1, II;. s Kimball being accused of speaking\\nfavorably -.1 v^ i.iit discoursing the Committee before\\nthe body (.1 111 ,:nu- the people disaffected, tile s l Kimball\\nsaith heis^ M\\\\ iIm; ih |.l ;ire uneasy with liim, and that he is\\nsorry if hi- luitli given any provocation of offence, But means to do all,\\ni\\\\s far as lies in his power, to Propegate ye liberty cause, and we, the 8 i\\nCommittee of Safety, do Receive ye said Kunball as a friend to tlie Com-\\nwounded. Pursuant to an order issued by the Con-\\ntinental Congress, a census was taken, with this\\nresult,\\nMales under 16 years of age\\ndo from 10 years of ago to 50 not i\\nAll males above 60 years of age\\nPersons gone in the army\\nAll Females\\nNegroes and Slaves for life\\n307\\nTotal\\nHenniker, Sep ye lo 1775.\\nIn obedience to your Rcq we have taken atnie number of the lu-\\nof this Town and annies, and have set them in their CoUonis,\\naccording to your directions. We have made search for Powder, but find\\nthere is none of any value.\\nJoseph Kimuall,\\nA.iEOx Adams,\\nSeUctmen of Henniker.\\nBy order of the Continental Congress, an enumeration\\nof the inhabitants liable for military duty was ordered.\\nBy the law of New Hampshire, two classes of soldiers\\nwere provided for,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 a training-band and an alarm-\\nlist. The former included all able-bodied male\\npersons between the ages of sixteen and fifty, except\\npersons in office, negroes, Indians and mulattoes.\\nThe latter included all males between the ages of\\nsixteen and sixty-five, not included in the training-\\nband and not exempted by law. Under this order\\nan enumeration was made in the town, with this re-\\nsult,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nROLL OF CAPT. AARON ADAMS COMPANY, 177S.\\nSarg BoiU Clark, Sarg Jon Barford, Sarg Phinehas Wanl, Sarg\\n.Toseph Patereon, Fifer Joseph WUliams, Corp Joshua Heath, Corp\\nSamin-1 Stf.-l, ..r)) Tliu* Touiisfinl, Corpi James Stone, Drum Josiah\\nr;ii.i. li, J n. M ,11 w illiam Chambers, William Clark, James\\nl,i,i.i,,, ^,1,11., I ii l. Otis How, Thomas Howlet, James\\nJ,, -I; I I ii II iiii Newton, Moses Powell, Jonathan\\n1;.,-- 1,1-: I ^mttli, Charles Whitcomb, Alexander\\nli,i; 1 I i; hiU t Colby, Solomon Childs, Jon\u00c2\u00bb East-\\n\u00e2\u0080\u009ei;,,i I i I II 1 1, William Heath, Sargent Heath, Joseph\\nLiwi- \\\\,ii!i,i i l.iriil. N. mum Newton, Isaac Paterson, Lemuel Rose,\\nJl.jscs suutli, Bi!iioiii luikcr, Ruben Whitcomb, Samuel Wadsworth,\\nAbcathal Bowman, Moses Huse, Benj Currier, Robert Campbel, Aaron\\nEastman, Timothy Gibson, .lohn Hartliorn, Joshua Kimball, Ephraim\\nMorri;!, S;iiiiu.l M-.n-isun, Ilavi.l Pope, Jesse Boss, Daniel Rice, Samuel\\nSrnii i .1 111 I ,1 I NMiitriiige.\\nI I 111 ii.:e to your orders, I have warn d my\\ni;,M\u00e2\u0080\u009e,,.,iu I ,1 ,11 1, jl In.ii.iit to view the Cituation of the Com-\\nj,aiij, but til.- iii.Ti- piirt did ji..t Apear, but, Acording to the Best Acoinpt\\nTlio f(illi wini;-n;uned men were at the battle of\\nI .uiik.r Hill, June 17, 1775:\\n.MrxiLii.l.i- Patterson, James Dunlap, John Gordon, Johu Stone,\\n:uiiii. I llavlinan, Cornelius Bean, Joseph. Marsh, Charles miiteombe,\\nICIij.ih l;ii;c, George Beniain, Samuel Wadsworth, Amos Gould, Isaac\\nI atturson, James Carr, James Palmer, Johu Barues, James Stone,\\nJoseph Clough, Abraham Kimball, Ephraim Goss and James Reed.\\nThese men, twenty-one in number, were in Captain\\nHutchins company and General Stark s brigade.\\nAlexander Patterson and Abraham Kimball were\\nAbove half I\\n:Xot\\nAarok Adams, Cap\\nHenniker, May the 21 1776.\\nAlarm list for said Henniker Ecclesiastical Clark, Jacob Rice, Cap-\\ntain Eliakim Howe, Lieutenant Jonas Bowman, Ensign William Heath,\\nCaptain Josiah Ward, Esquire Joseph Kimball, Coroner Samuel Kim-\\nball, Thomas Stone, John Putney, Alexander Patterson, Uriah Amsden,\\nTimothy Ross, Thomas Pope, Stephen Simlding, Francis Withington,\\nJames Peters, Elyah Rice, John Estman, Deacon Ebenezer Harthorn.\\nA.ssociATiON Test.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Association Test was\\na pledge of loyalty for the citizens of each town to\\nafiix their signatures or not, as they were disposed.\\nTo the Seleclmen of Haumieor\\nColony of New Hampshire, in Committee of Safety, April ye 12th,\\n1770 in order to carry the underwritten resolve to the Hon ble Continen-\\ntal Congress into execution, you arc requested to desire all males above\\ntwenty-one years of age (lunatics, idiots, negroes excepted) to sign to\\nthe declaration on this paper, and when so done, to make return hereof.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0622.jp2"}, "515": {"fulltext": "HENNIKER.\\n351\\ntogether with the Name or Names of all who shall refuse to sign the\\nsame, to the General Assembly or Committee of Safety of tlio Colony.\\nM. We.vke, Clitiiriiian.\\nIs CoSORESS, March 14, 177G.\\nBesoliied, that it be recommended to the several Assemblies, Conven-\\ntions and Councils, or Committees of Safety of the United Colonies,\\nimmediately to cause all persons to be disarmed within the respective\\nI iiirs who are notoriously disaffected to the cause of America, or who\\nnot associated, or refused to associate, to defend by arms the Vnitcd\\nlii. s against the hostile attempts of the British Heetsand armies.\\nt I .py extract from the minutes.\\nC\u00c2\u00ab.\\\\Ri-ES Thompson, Scc ry,\\nIn consequence of the above resolution of the Hon. Continental Con-\\ngress, and to shew our determination in joining our American brethren\\nin defending the lives, liberties and properties of the injiabitants of the\\nUnited Colonies, we, the subscribers, do hereby solemnly engage and\\npromise that we will, to the utmost of our power, at the risque of our\\nlives and fortunes, with arms oppose the hostile procot-dingri f the Urit-\\niah fleets and armies against the United Americiin i I; i\\\\ i\\nBice, Thomas PoiM, Alexander Whitney, Jonas r.\\\\ I w-\\ners, Ebenezer Harthorn, Amos Gould, Elijah Kir-. i ni*,\\nDavid Pope, Eliakim Howe, Jonas Alexander, A-i 1 i,iim\\\\. n ii l.nii.l\\nJoslyn, Abel Gibson, Ezekiel Stone, Samuel Twizzel, David Campliell,\\nThomas Hewlett, James Joslyn, Joseph Williams, Ephraim Morrill,.rcsSB\\nRoss, Thomas Townsend, Phinies Ward, William Clark, timothy Ross,\\nWilliam Heath, Stephen Spalding, Ezekiel Smith, Alexander Patterson,\\nMoses Smith, Timo. Gibson, Jr., Joseph Lewis, Joshua Heath, Samuel\\nWadsworth, Francis Withington, Jacob Wliitcomb, Benjamin Whitcomb,\\nReuben Whitcomb, Uriah Amsdin, ,Tanu:s Peters, Otis How, Thomas\\nStone, Jonathan Wood, Is;.;., n, I-. I l:;.., John Putney, Eliphalet\\nColby, Benjamin Clark, Tim ;...nenames.\\nThose Persons Refus. t i i in Declaration are under-\\nwritten Joseph Kimball, -l.-l.u,. ImihImI William Kimball, Corporal\\nSuiiiii-I iviiiii.iil, illi:.!.. Chambers, S;tniu\u00c2\u00ab_ l Morrison, Ezra Tucker,\\n11.. .r I: ,11, ,1,1. ^l Howe, Captain James Duston, xmuel Bar-\\nll.iii,!- li,. Ebenezer Haraman, Josiah AVard, Sergent\\nll.jlli--, Ensi^ ii r..:i.j .i.iin Currier, Nathaniel Merrick, Amos Eastman,\\nNoah Gile, Robert Campbell, Aaron Adams, Captain James Stone,\\ntwenty-one names.\\nJox.\\\\s Bowman, Setectmt^n\\nSamuel WAnwoEni. of Uenmlier.\\nOf the twenty-one who refused to sign, over two-\\nthirds of them were afterwards in the American\\nservice, and did their duty faithfully, and to the honor\\nof the town it can be said that although upon a ques-\\ntion of expediency there were various and conflicting\\nopinions, yet upon the main question of defending\\ntheir homes and supporting the cause of liberty\\nagainst any and all ibes the people of this town were\\na unit, and obtained for themselves the reputation of\\nbeing amongst the most patriotic in the State.\\nThe following-named men were in the battle of\\nBennington, August 16, 1777\\nCap Jonas Bowman, Serg Peter How, erg\u00c2\u00ab Joshua Uile, Thomas\\nPope, Jonathan Eastman, Corporal MosesSmifh, Sargent Heath, William\\nHeath, Za.ariab Bowman, Ezekiel Stone, David Colby, Zadok Bowman,\\nJabez Alexander, Samuel Eastman, Abraham Kimball, Levi Colby^\\nLemuel Boss, Is;iac Patterson, Moses Powell, James Duston, Levi Harri-\\nnian, John Putney, Joshua Whitney.\\nFour men from this town participated in the battle\\nof Monmouth, N. J., ou Sunday, June 28, 1778,\\nJesse Campbell, Joseph Marsh, James Peters, Jr.,\\nand Daniel Squire.\\nIn all the important conflicts of the Revolutionary\\nWar Henniker was well represented, and before the\\nwar had ended, as near as can be ascertained, the\\nwhole number of enlistments for the town were one\\nhundred and thirty-two. So frequent were the\\ncalls for men that at one time there was hardly an\\nable-bodied man left in thetown, save Rev. Jacob Kice.\\nEven the boys over sixteen years of age were called\\nupon not only to perform military duty, but also to pay\\ntaxes. All through the seven long years of the war\\nalmost continual calls were made upon the town for\\nmen and for rations. The little bands of patriots\\nwho were thus hastily collected together usually as-\\nsembled in the log meeting-house (until it was burned),\\nand listened to an appropriate address or prayer, as\\nthe time admitted, by Rev. Mr. Rice, who was one of\\nthe foremost citizens of the town in helping on the\\ncause of liberty. Few, if any, towns can show a\\nbetter record, in proportion to their population, than\\ncan Henniker.\\nWar of 1812.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 In the War of 1812 fully one hun-\\ndred men bore an honorable part. Large numbers\\nenlisted together and served under various com-\\nmanders, and were at various points where their\\nservices were most needed. Two of the men of the\\ntown were in the regular army when the war broke\\nout, and were in the battle of Tippecanoe, November\\n7, 1811. Not only those liable for military duty were\\nready for enlistment, but those exempt from such\\nduty formed themselves into a company and volun-\\nteered their services, if needed.\\nMexican War. One man from this town was a\\ngrenadier in Captain Charles N. Bodfish s company,\\nwhich was composed of the men of the greatest\\nheight, selected from the Ninth Regiment United\\nStates Infantry, which wa.s recruited in New England\\nand commanded by Colonel Truman B. Ransom, of\\nVermont. Two men also enlisted in Cajjtain Daniel\\nBatchelder s company, belonging to the same regi-\\nment, one of whom was killed at the storming of\\nChapultepec.\\nThe War of the Reiuclmon.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The commence-\\nment of the Rebellion found the people of Hen-\\nniker still patriotic. One of the first men to enlist\\nwhen the call was made for volunteers to fill up\\nthe First Regiment was Enoch W. Goss, who was at\\nthe time quietly pursuing the avocation of a machin-\\nist at Concord. He was commissioned second lieu-\\ntenant in Company I, First Regiment, New Hamp-\\nshire Volunteers, and upon the formation of the\\nThirteenth Regiment, he was commissioned first lieu-\\ntenant of Company K, in that regiment, and was\\nshortly afterwards promoted to be captain of Com-\\npany I. He was killed October 27, 1864, in Virginia,\\nwhilst in command of a battalion of sharpshooters\\nattached to the First Division of the Eighteenth Army\\nCorps. The following roll contains the names of men\\nwho enlisted from Henniker, in the several regiments\\nof this State and of other States:\\nFIRST REGIMENT.\\nCaptain Enoch W. Goss, Company I.\\nSECOND REGIMENT.\\nNelson Hurd, Company O Proctor Collins, Company H Charles E.\\nGoodwin, Company H Henry Bowman, Company U Clarence M.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0623.jp2"}, "516": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MEIUIIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nHiU, Coinpauy H George L. Chase, Compauy H Horace Pago,\\npany H Charles Brown, Company B Cliarles Wilkins, Compan;\\nlioron V. Hemphill, Compauy B.\\nSIXTH UKGIMENT.\\nAlphonsoPage, Coniiiaiiy I William W. Heard, Company I.\\nSEVENTH KEGIUENT.\\nJames H. C^MwclI, Cuniiiiiiiy I) Lyman H. Cheney, Company D\\nJohn S. Ellinit, I iq-inl. W. Elliott, Company E AVilliara\\nP. Dwinnel^, I n 1 i Connor, Company E Lewis Sey-\\nmoTir, Comp;iii\\\\ i w I 1 pl.-y, Company E Charles Seymour,\\nCompany E; Al|.h.i .-luiih, i ..uiiianyE Frederick H. Barues.lCom-\\nNINTH KEGIMENT.\\nOrlando Flanders, Company F William H. Stone, Company F Hiram\\nH. Clark, Company G Horace Page, Company G (second enlistment)\\nSamuel E. Tucker, Company F Lendall A. Conner, Company G George\\nW. Gove, Company G.\\nELEVENTH REGIMENT.\\nLeander W. Cogswell, Tliomas L. Sanborn. .Ii smii M.. liia, Al-\\nphonso B. Mood, Hamilton F. Green, Bol\u00c2\u00bb-rr n i:, I-; i. A.liim.s,\\nRufus S. Howe, George E. Barnes, Alfred n l i I. II.\\nBarnes, Tompkins Baker. Charlos Bean, Mil r. linn\\nWood, William II. \\\\VadMv,.itli, all .if r,i\u00e2\u0080\u009e,,,a,\u00e2\u0080\u009e n.\\nTHIRTEENTH KEGIMENT.\\nEnoch W. Gobs, Company I (second enljstmc-ntl.\\nFOURTEENTH REGIMENT.\\nCharles O. Carr, Company D Edward W. Barnes, Company II.\\nSIXTEENTH REGIMENT.\\nJonathan Flanders, Company D Francis B. Srrihner, Company D\\nNelson D. Knight, Company D Frank B. Modica, Compauy K George\\nM. Wilkins, Company K.\\nEIGHTEENTH REGIMENT.\\nCharles H. .\\\\ndrews, George H. Ordway, Charles Seymour (second\\nenlistment), all of ComiKiny A Lewis Gibson, Company E Daniel\\nMcDole, Company B.\\nSHARPSHOOTERS.\\nFrank H. Carr, Company G Charles F. Stevens, Company G Clioster\\nBailey, Company B.\\nFIRST KEGIMENT CAV.VLRT.\\nHenry C. Goodwin, Troop C Reuben M. Gregg, Troop M.\\nFIRST NEW ENGLAND CAVALRY, NEW HAMPSHIRE BAT-\\nTALION.\\nRobert Campbell, Troop I.\\nFIRST RKGIMENT HEAVY ARTILLERY.\\nIlein-y W. Gordon and George A. Gordon, Company C\\nUNITED STATES NAVY.\\nRobert Wallaiu anil William Wallace.\\nMfSTCl\\nJacob R. Foster, Secoi\\n\\\\\\\\S.\\n.Vdams, Le\\nRobert Campbell, hn -l I\\nFrank H. Carr, Thoma^ 11 l: _. i i i w Kllintt.\\nENLISTED IN UTUKK STATES.\\nDaniel E. Nichols, William Breed, Ezra T. Folsom. Edson Tucker,\\nG)4prge Morrill, Jonas Bacon, Thomas A. Gorman, .James II. Ellis, Gawn\\nWilkin.*, Freeman E. Colby, Newton 0. Colby.\\nDischarged soon after\\nNumber enlisted for the town 92\\nKumber enlisted in the navy 2\\nNumber re-enlisted 7\\nNumber enlisted in other States 11\\nNumber of substitutes .^1\\nWhole number furnished by the town 103\\nUnder a vote of the town\\n45 men were imid S150 each S0,750\\n44 men were paid S300 each l:i,200\\n15 men were paid $475 each 7,10)\\n8 men were paid S1,000 each 8,0l\u00c2\u00bbJ\\n3 men were paid $200 each 000\\nTotal amount paid Sl.-.,r,75\\nOf the number of men who enlisted for the town,\\nthirty were killed in action or died in the service.\\nOf the thirty-one original men from Henniker in\\nthe Eleventh Regiment when it left the State, only\\nnine were present when it was mustered out.\\nEducational. The first money raised by the town\\nafter its incorporation was at the annual meeting\\nheld March 1, 1773, when the town Voted Nine\\nPounds Raised to support a Schule. Voted to have\\na Schule this year.\\nFor the first eighteen years after the incorpora-\\ntion of the town only two hundred and thirty dollars\\nwas raised by the town for schooling. During this\\ntime, however, many private schools were taught.\\nThe first school-houses were built of logs. The town\\nwas districted first in 1788, and in 1800 again dis-\\ntricted, substantially as they have remained since.\\nIn 1808 the first female teacher was employed. Lib-\\neral sums have, from time to time, been appropriated\\nby the town in addition to the amount required by\\nlaw, and much interest has been manifested in pro-\\nviding suitable school buildings, and at this time\\nevery district in the town, save one, has an excellent\\nschool-house most of them being new and the valu-\\nation of the school property of the town is exceeded\\nby only two towns in Merrimack County.\\nHenniker Acade.my. Henniker Academy was\\nerected in 1836. The matter, of having such an\\ninstitution in the town had been under discussion for\\nsome years, to a certain extent, but not until this\\nyear did it culminate. The building was erected by\\nvoluntary subscription, the people contributing very\\nliberally towards it. A committee wiis chosen early\\nin this year to procure a plan and contract for its\\nerection. Horace Childs was its builder, and an act\\nof incorporation was obtained from the Legislature,\\nand the following-named gentlemen were chosen the\\nfirst board of trustees Rev. Jacob Scales, Dr. Nathan\\nSanborn, Hon. Joshua Darling, Samuel Smith, Esc|.,\\nPage Eaten, Abel Connor and Horace Childs, of\\nHenniker; Col. Stephen H. Long, of Hoi)kinton;\\nRev. Jubilee Wellman, of Warner John Grimes,\\nEsq., of Deering Rev. Orlando G. Thatcher, of\\nBradford and Gen. Anthony Colby, of New London.\\nTht first term was taught in the spring of 1837, Breed\\nBatchekler, teacher.\\nFor thirty years, save two, the school was continued,", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0624.jp2"}, "517": {"fulltext": "HKNxNIKER.\\none to three terms being taught yearly. From 18(37\\nuntil 1884 several terms were taught by ditrerent\\nteachers, but not continuously. In 1884 an arrange-\\nment was made with the trustees whereby the town ob-\\nligated itsell to appropriate a fixedsum for the purpose\\nof modernizing the upper school-rooms in the build-\\ning, and appropriate five hundred dollars yearly, for\\nfive years, towards paying the salaries of competent\\nteachers, and an excellent school is again in progress.\\nNotwithstanding all the hindrances, a large number\\nof students have pursued their studies in this institu-\\ntion and become graduates of some college. Amongst\\nthe more prominently known graduates of this insti-\\ntution are Hon. James W. Patterson, ex-Senator in\\nUnited States Senate Hon. James W. Childs, State\\nSenator of Michigan Rev. Addison Childs Rev.\\nAugustusBerry, five years principal of the institution\\nRev. Nathan F. Carter, Rev. Henry E. Sawyer, Rev.\\nAddison P. Foster and Edna Dean Proctor.\\nThe towns of Henniker, Hillsborough, Deering\\nand Society Laud (now Bennington) were classed for\\nthe purpose of choosing a representative, and No-\\nvember 14, 1774, Captain Joseph Simonds, of Hills-\\nborough, was chosen for one year, and Captain Tim-\\nothy Gibson, of Henniker, was then chosen then\\nCaptain Simonds, who was succeeded by Isaac An-\\ndrews and James MeCalley, respectively, of Hills-\\nborough, by Robert Alcock, of Deering; then Cap-\\ntain Simonds was again chosen. Hon. Robert Wal-\\nlace was then chosen for the next four years then\\nGen. Benjamin Pierce, of Hillsborough, for two years\\nthen William Wallace, Esq., of Henniker, for the\\nensuing two years, since which time the town has\\nhad one or more representatives yearly, as foUow-s\\nWilli, im W.ilhice, Francis Bownian, Aaron Adams, Jonas Boniiian,\\nTiiu.iili;, I. il.s..ij, Joshua Darling, John Smith, John Sawyer, Oliver\\nny. Uruwn, Robert M. Wallace, Artemas Rogers, Enoch Dar-\\nliii_-, J..... I. Kite, William L. Woods, Lewis Smith, James Straw, Oliver\\nPiUsbury, Harris Campbell, Carleton S. Dodge, Israel P. Chase, Lean-\\nder W Cogswell, William E. Cogswell, Henry A. Kmei-son, John H.\\nAlbin, Cii-orge W. S. Dow, Col. Imri Woods, Jacob Straw, Daniel C.\\nGould, I arrott Marsh, Micah Howe, Zebulon Foster, Jr., John S. Craig,\\nKathan Sawyer, Titus Wadsworth, Oliver C. Fisher, Alfred W insbip,\\nJeremiah Foster, Jonas Wallace, Cyrus Goss, Zadok Duston, George W\\nRice, Oliver H. Noyes, Walter B. Barnes, Harrison Menill, Francis Hills,\\nDaniel F. Wyraan, Leonard M. Peabody.\\nTOWN CLERKS FROM 1768 TO 1885.\\nSilas Barnes, Amos Gould, William Presbury, Aaron Adams, Timothy\\nGibson, David Clough (nineteen years), William Wallace, Joshua Darling,\\nJohn C. Proctor, Isaac Rice, Josiah Morse, Imri Woods (sixteen years),\\nDaniel V. Gould, James Caldwell (sixteen years), Horace Gibson, Hiram\\n?Iarsh, William E. Cogswell (twelve years), David S. Carr, George C.\\nri-tou, Walter!. Sargent.\\nPUYSICIAN.S.\\n.lorge Morgan, Dr. Roberts, John Hunter, Amos Whitney, John\\nrlements, Thomas Eaton, William Dinsmore, Jacob Whitromb, Thomas\\nD. Brooks, Daniel Hough, Zadok Bowman, Dr. Cook, Paschal P. Brooks,\\nJohn Stafford, Dr. Barnard, Dr. Johnson, Solomon Warde, Dr. Tubbs,\\nGeorge W. Cook, William H. Hackett, Nathan Sanborn, Jacob Straw,\\nIsrael P. Chase, John Hul-d, William Gaylord, WVsley W Wilkjns,\\nLeonard W. Peabody, George H. Sanborn.\\nGRADUATES.\\nTilliusHowe, Elisha Morrill, Benjamin Darling, David C. Pioctor, .Jacob\\nC. Goss, Aaron Foster, Nathaniel B. Baker, Josiah \\\\V. Pillsbury, tJiibert\\nPillsbiny, William Wood, Socrates Saiitli, .Vdihson P. Foster, James W*.\\nPatterson, Henry E. Sawyer, Nathan F. Carter, Edward P. Scales,\\nThomas L. .Sanborn, William B. Fisher, Frank B. Modica, Robert M.\\nWallace, Solomon Warde, Timothy Darling, Augustus Berry, Oliver\\nGould.\\nClergymen. The following natives or resiiU iits\\nbecame clergymen\\nTillius Howe, David C. Proctor, Solomon Wanle, Jacob C. Goss, Parker\\nPillsbury, Stephen Whitaker, Joshua Colby, Silas Gove, Aaron Foster,\\nJosiah Hill, Nathan Page, James W. Patterson, Nathan F. Carter,\\nAddison Childs, Richard T. Searle, Addison P. Foster, Augustus M.\\nBerry, Henry E. Sawyer, S. Knight.\\nMISSIONARIES.\\nTimothy Darling, William Wood, Socrates Smith, Elizabeth Darling,\\nCassandra Sawyer, Mary L. Wadsworth, M.D., Emma Sanborn, Abigail\\nHill.\\nTEACHERS OF MUSIC.\\nSamuel MansBeld, John Connor, Imri Woods, Daniel C. Gould, Fred-\\nerick Whitney, Imri S. Whitney, Harris W. Campbell, John Jackman,\\nEnoch L. 0. Colby, Oliver Pillsbury.\\nLiLWYEES.\\nJohn Kelley, Artemas Rogers, Samuel Smith, Lewis Smith, Jolin H.\\nAlbiu, John J. Prentiss, Timothy Darling, E. B. S. Sanborn, Warren\\nClark, Robert M. Wallace.\\nJUDGES.\\nRobert Wallace, Luther J. Howe, William Conner, .lo.^hua Oarliug.\\nTRIAL JUSTICES.\\nJonathan Sawyer, William Wallace, Imri Woods, David Clough, Jacob\\nStraw, Oliver C. Trisher and William 0. Folsom, who was also the very\\nethcient i-egister of deeds for Merrimack County from April, 18G7, to\\nApril, ISOn, and High Priest of Woods Chapter, No. 14, K.A. Masons.\\nSocial Organizations. Aurora Lodge, No. 43, A.\\nF. and A. Mason:^, was instituted June 24, 1825, and\\nhas been in continuous existence since. Enoch Dar-\\nling, first W. M.\\nWoods Royal Arch Chapter was instituted June 7,\\n1867. Judge Horace Chase, First High Priest.\\nBear Hill Grange, No. 39, was instituted December\\n4, 1874, and is a prosperous organization.\\nCrescent Lodge, I. O. O. F., No. 60, was instituted\\nJuly 28, 1876, and an encampment was instituted in\\n1879, both of which are prosperous organizations.\\nHeuniker Division, Sons of Temperance, is a flour-\\nishing organization.\\nBusiness Industries Contoocook Valley Pa-\\nper Co.MPASY. This company purchased the water-\\npower at West Henniker in 1871. Extensive im-\\nprovements were made, including a large, new dam\\nand an entire new mill, at an outlay of fifty thousand\\ndollars, and the company was incorporated June,\\n1872. Large additions have been made to the prop-\\nerty since, and although some changes have been\\nmade in the members of incorporation, it has, with\\nthe exception of a few months, been substantially\\nunder the management of Henry A. Emerson, one of\\nthe three original owners of the property, assisted,\\nsince 1881, by William N. Johnson, a member of the\\ncompany.\\nThe goods manufactured at this mill have taken a\\nhigh rank in the markets of New England and the\\nMiddle States, their book-paper being pronounced by\\nexperienced and competent judges to be of the very\\nfirst class. The value of the goods manufactured\\nyearly is fully one hundred thousand dollars.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0625.jp2"}, "518": {"fulltext": "354\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nThis company now own the entire water-power at\\nWest Henniker, which is one of the most valuable\\non the Contoocook River.\\nFlouuixo-Mills. John Gutterson purchaseil the\\nlower mill property in 1862, and erected thereon a\\nfirst-clas.s grist and flouring-mill. In November of\\n1864, Mr. Gutterson purchased and brought to town\\na car-load of corn, containing four hundred and six-\\nteen bushels, the first car-load of corn ever brought\\ninto the town. He now averages sales of corn of\\nseven tliousand to ten thousand bushels, and fifty\\ntons of shorts. Connected with his mill is a saw-mill,\\nwhere half a million feet of lumber are manufactured\\nyearly.\\nCouRSEK Son are owners of a first-class mill on\\nthe upper inill Pond, disposing of large amounts of\\ngrain and shorts yearly. Connected with their mill\\nis a thresher, with which they thresh several thousand\\nbushels of grain yearly and also they make cider,\\nand saw shingles and clapboards. They are also\\nowners of the water-power on the opposite side of the\\nriver from them, upon which they have erected\\na building used as a saw-mill. The largest part of\\nthe wheat raised within a radius of fifteen miles is\\nmanufactured into flour at these two flouring-mills.\\nDry MEAsrRES. Gage Co. have a large mill\\nnear Long Pond, at which a very large amount of\\ndry measures, nest boxes, piggins, covers, etc., are\\nmanufactured yearly, which find their way into the\\nfar West and South, as well as to the nearer home\\nmarkets. The saw-mill attached to their mill man-\\nufactures half a million feet of lumber annually.\\nKit Manufactory. George W. S. Dow has a\\nlarge, first-class mill and machinery, in which\\nseventy-five thousand kits are made yearly he also\\nhas machinery for dressing lumber and for sawing\\nshingles.\\nGeorge E. Barnes has a shingle, clapboard and\\ncider-mill, near Long Pond, at which two hundred\\nthousand shingles and a large amount of clapboards\\nare sawed yearly, and hundreds of barrels of cider\\nmade.\\nJames Wilkinh Daniel E. Putney have\\ncarriage-shops, manufacturing and repairing carriages\\nand sleighs.\\nC. C. Richards has an extensive tin, iron and cop-\\nper establishment.\\nTraders.- William O. Folsom, G. C. A. G. Pres-\\nton, Oliver H. Noyes and Samuel M. Currier, as\\ntraders, dispose of goods to the amount of one hun-\\ndred and fifty thousand dollars yearly.\\nThe several industries of the town furnish employ-\\nment for a large number of hands, and manufacture\\nand dispose of goods yearly to the amount of two\\nhundred and fifty thousand dollars.\\nTlie productions of the soil amount annually to\\none hundred and fifty thousand dollars.\\nThe inhabitants of the town have on deposit in the\\ndifferent saving-banks of the State two hundred and\\ntwenty-five thousand dollars, are the ownere of rail-\\nroad bonds and stocks of the value of thirty thousand\\ndollars, and have invested in government and State\\nbonds and other securities not mentioned above\\nfully one hundred thou.sand dollars, and the people\\nreceive yearly from summer tourists several thousand\\ndollars.\\nAny improvements of the water-power or any en-\\nterprise bringing capital and business into the town\\nis exempted from taxation for ten years.\\nEarly Families. In addition to the early families\\nalready mentioned, are the following:\\nAdains, Alley, Bowman, Breed, Brown, Cha^, Connor, Cogswoll,\\nColby, Clough. Dodge, Darling, Foster, Tnichem, Gove, Gould, Gilit^ou,\\nGoodnow, Gordon, llarriinan, Howe, Huntington, Kimball, Livingston,\\nMerrick, Marsh, Morse, Morrison, Newton, Noyes, Page, Fatten, Pear-\\nley, Pillsbury, Proctor, Pluniincr, Ray, Rogers, Rice, Sawyer, Simmons,\\nTemple, Tucker, Wallace, Whitney, Wilson, Whitman, Wood, Woods.\\nCemeteries. At a meeting of the inhabitants of\\nthe town held March 26, 1770, it was Voted that the\\nburying-place shall be upon the Senter lot. Voted\\nthat Josiar Ward, Ezra tucker, Silas Barns is a Com-\\nmete to look out the spot of ground to bury the Ded\\nin. Voted that Josiar Ward should Dig the graves\\nthis year. The lot selected was the only burial-place\\nfor many years, and in it lies a large number of the\\nearly settlers, very many of them having no tablets\\nto mark the spot where they are buried. Burial-\\nyards in the southeast, southwest and northeast parts\\nof the ^own were established but the old cemetery,\\nnear the old meeting-house, which was laid out in\\n1810, was the chief place of burial until the new\\ncemetery was laid out. In this old yard lie the re-\\nmains of a larger number than the entire population\\nof the town at this date. The Friends have a burial-\\nplace near their meeting-house, in the south part of\\nthe tovpn.\\nNew Cemetery. An effort was made, in 1862, to\\nenlarge the old burial-yard by adding to it a portion\\nof the common adjoining it but no favorable action\\nwas taken, and a number of individuals incorporated\\nthemselves into an organization known as the Henniker\\nCemetery Association, and purchased several acres of\\nland east of the main village, of which association\\nJeremiah Foster was president, George W. Rice vice-\\npresident, William O. Folsom clerk, James Straw\\ntreasurer. The lot was laid out into avenues and\\nburial-lots, a large proportion of which have been sold.\\nA large receiving vault was erected, and the associa-\\ntion voted that it should be forever under the control\\nof its membere. The members of the association are\\nnever to exceed thirty. A large sum of money has\\nbeen expended in monuments and improvements,\\nand it is indeed a place beautiful for situation.\\nCensus. The first census of the town was taken in\\n1775, and the population was three hundred and\\nsixty-seven. In 1783 another census was taken, and\\nthere were found to be 749; in 1790, 1127; in 1800,\\n1476; in 1810, 1608; in 1820, 1900; in 1830, 1725;", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0626.jp2"}, "519": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0627.jp2"}, "520": {"fulltext": "yLi^^....", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0628.jp2"}, "521": {"fulltext": "HENNIKER.\\nill 1S35, 1709; in 1840, 1715; iu 1850, 1690; in 1860,\\n1500; iu 1870, 1288; in 1880, 1326.\\nThe mortuary records of the town show the average\\nof deaths, yearly, since 1775, to be twenty-five; that\\none-third of the deaths have been children under ten\\nyears of age, and more than one-half under thirty\\nyears of age. Hannah Hardy died at the age of one\\nliuadred and three years; Mrs. Kuth Hemphill, one\\nhundred years and three months; Jeremiah Crocker\\n(colored), one hundred years. Nearly or quite fifty\\npersons have died in the town aged over ninety\\nyears, and nearly two hundred persons have reached\\ntlie age of eighty years and upwards.\\nMusicians. Christopher C. Gibson, the emiuent\\nviulinist, was a native of this town. He gave concerts\\nin his best days in many large cities of this country,\\nand at the Peace Jubilee held in Boston, in 1872.\\nMr. Gibson was the only American first violinist re-\\ntained through its entire session, receiving many\\nencomiums for his wonderful melody, which fully\\nearned for him the title given him,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the Ole Bull\\nof America.\\nEmma Abbott. Seth Abbott, the father of Emma\\nAbbott, the celebrated prima donna, was born iu\\nHenniker, resided there many years, and then settled\\nill lUiuois. Her grandfather. Dyer Abbott, was a\\n.li-brated singer and teacher of music and chorister\\ni-i Ducord and Henniker very many years.\\nHenniker has furnished one Governor of this State\\nHon. Nathaniel B. Baker one United States Sena-\\ntor\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Hon. James W. Patterson; two Representatives\\nin Congress for the Stateof Maine Hons. Eufus King\\nGoodenow, in the Thirty-first Congress in 1849, and\\nEobert G. Goodenow, in the Thirty-second Congress\\nin 1851. Another brother, Hon. Daniel Goodenow,\\nwas Speaker of the House of Eepresentatives in Maine\\nin 1830, was Attorney-General of the State in 1838, aud\\na justice of the Supreme Court of the State from 1855\\nto 1862. Two other brothers, John B. and William\\nG were eminent lawyers in Maine. Henniker has\\nfurnished several State Senators for other States one\\njudge for Michigan, aud one for New York the\\nformer, Hon. William Conner, and the latter, Hon.\\nLuther J. Howe. Hon. Robert Wallace was a judge\\nin this State I rom 1803 to 1815, and Hon. Joshua\\nDarling was a judge for many years, from 1816. Hon.\\nTimothy Gibson, Hon. Robert Wallace and Captain\\nJonas Bowman were prominent men in the councils\\nof the town aud the State during the Revolutionary\\nwar. Hon. Samuel Tyler, a son of Henniker, made\\nhis home in the Argentine Republic, in South Amer-\\nica, aud was the pioneer of the South American trade,\\nand shipped the first cargo of wool brought from\\nBuenos Ayres to an American port, amassing a large\\nfortune in the trade, and settled in Portland, Me,\\nwhere he died in 1879.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nWilliam (1), the original ancestor of the Connor\\nfamily, came from England in the ship Fortune\\nin 1621. The Plymouth records mention his division\\nof land in 1623. The name was then spelled Coner.\\nCornelius (2), his son, was in Exeter in 1637. Thence\\nremoved to Salisbury, Mass., and married Sarah\\nby whom he had Sarah, born August 23, 1656 John,\\nborn December 8, 1G60 Samuel, born February 12,\\n1662; Mary, born December 27, 1663; Elizabeth, born\\nFebruary 27, 1665 Rebecca, born April 10, 1668\\nRuth, born May 16, 1669 Jeremiah (3), born No-\\nvember 6, 1672 and a daughter, probably Ursula.\\nJeremiah (3), one of the proprietors of Exeter, mar-\\nried, July 3, 1696, Ann Gove, daughter of Edmund\\nGove, and their children were Jeremiah, Jonathan\\n(4), Philip, Samuel, Benjamin, Hannah and Ann.\\nJonathan (4) married Mehitable Thing, born July\\n19, 1706, daughter of John and Mehitable Thing.\\nTheir children were Anne, born September 15, 1724;\\nMehitable, born December 5, 1726, died August 30,\\n1736 Jeremiah, born February 8, 1730-31 Jonathan,\\nborn October 14, 1737 Anne, born December 10,\\n1739; Mehitable, born July 27,1742; John Thing,\\nborn July 18, 1745. These two daughters became\\nMehitable Thing and Anne Giddings.\\nJeremiah, sou of Jeremiah the proprietor, settled\\nwith his family iu Gilmanton, January 19, 1763, and\\nwas the eleventh family in that township. Jonathan\\n(4), his brother, was a practical surveyor of lands\\nand gave much assistance in surveying the lots in Gil-\\nmanton. Jonathan (4) was born in Exeter Decem-\\nber 5, 1699. He was commander of a scouting com-\\npany during the French and Indian Wars. Thursday\\nDecember 4, 1746, the Houseof Representatives, then\\nin session at Portsmouth, passed the following vote\\nYoted that there be allowed eight pounds, eleveu shillings three\\npence in full, to Capt. Jonathan Connor A fourteen others under his\\ncommand, scouting at JSfottingham ten days from ye 7th Aug. last, to be\\npa out of ye money in ye Treasury for ye Defence of yo Government.\\nJohn (5) Thing Connor, son of Captain Jonathan\\n(4), born in Exeter July 18, 1745, married Susanna\\nKimball, of Exeter, and removed to Hopkinton, where\\nhis children were born, and where he resided until\\nnear the close of the Revolution, when he came to\\nHenniker and settled upon the farm where his grand-\\nson, A. D. L. F. Connor, now resides. He was a sol-\\ndier in the Revolutionary War, and the powder-horn\\ncarried by him is in the [lossession of his grandson,\\nJohn K. Connor. We copy his discharge from the\\nservice,\\nCorp. Jn\u00c2\u00bb thing Connor, a soldier of the first N. Uampshire.Kegt., for-\\nmerly an Inhabitant of Hopkinton, County of Hillsboro, and State of N.\\nHamiishire, having honorably and faithfully served Three years in the\\nservice of the United States, being the term of his inlistuieut, is hereby", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0631.jp2"}, "522": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\ndischarged from the Army and is permitted to return to the State of N.\\nHampshire.\\n.fx\u00c2\u00bb. ClLLEV, Col.\\nCamp Danbury, April 5, 1780. To whom it may concern.\\nThe children of John Thing and Susanna, born in\\nHopkinton, were Mehitable, born April 13, 1770;\\nGeorge, born August 9, 1773 Anna, born July 9,\\n1775 John, born September 28, 1779; Abel (6), born\\nNovember 23, 1782; Susan C, born March 8, 1789, in\\nHenniker.\\nAbel Connor married, April 2{), 1808, Hannah,\\ndaughter of Alexander and Lois Whitney, of Henni-\\nker, who died November 23, 1828, and he married,\\nSeptember 27, 1830, Martha Greeley, of Hopkinton,\\nwho died November 13, 1831, and he married. May 3,\\n1833, Mary L. Nichols, also of Hopkinton, who died\\nJuly 11, 1881. His children were by his first wife, and\\nwere Hannah, born January 18, 1809, died February\\n9,1809; John Thing, born December 9, 1809, died\\nJune 20, 1816 Liva, born June 26, 1811, married\\nSolomon Heath, of Bow Liza, born April 25, 1813,\\ndied September 18, 1838 Alexander W., born Feb-\\nruary 6, 1815, married Harriet Spoilbrd, of Barre, Vt.,\\ndied December 11, 1880; Alvira, born January 8,\\n1817, married J. G. M. Foss, of Hopkinton, died\\nAugust 9, 1882 Eunice C, born November 26, 1818,\\nmarried E. P. Leach, of Dunbartou John K., born\\nJune 6, 1820, married Mary J. Darling, of Henniker;\\nHannah C, born March U, 1822, marriedP.M. Flan-\\nders, of Hopkinton and Abel De La Fayette, born\\nApril 16, 1824, married, first, Louisa Bacon, of Henni-\\nker, who died June 27, 1859, and, second, Lucy S.\\nGoodell, of Hillsborough. Daniel Connor, of Exeter,\\nonce warden of New Hampshire State Prison, was a\\ncousin of Abel Connor.\\nAbel Connor was no ordinary man. Future genera-\\ntions have a right to know what manner of men pre-\\nceded them, who, by their genius, thrift, energy and\\nenterprise, gave form and stability to the town in\\nwhich they lived. Henniker has had many of these\\nmen, but, perhaps, among them all, no name is more\\nclosely identified with the prosperity of the town than\\nthat of Abel Connor, who, by his honesty, energy and\\nupright Christian character has left a history which\\nwill continue far into the future. When all who knew\\nhim personally shall have passed to the other shore,\\nhis name will be fresh in the minds of the generations\\nleft, for his life stamped its impress on the town\\nitself.\\nThe youngest son of the family, he remained with\\nhis father upon the homestead, caring for his parents\\nwhile they lived, performing his share of the hard\\nwork required upon the farm in clearing the forests\\nand turning the land into fruitful fields, and his\\nchances for acquiring much of an education from books\\nwere very limited, a few weeks at the district school,\\nduring the winter term for a few winters, being his\\nonly opportunity but his innate force of character\\nearly developed his wonderful observation, and his\\naptness to benefit himself by what he saw and heard\\nassisted him vcrv much to form those habits and fix\\nwithin him those principles which were the guide of\\nhis life.\\nIn his mature years, recognizing his individual re-\\nsponsibility to God, humbly and cheerfully consecra-\\nting liimself and all that he had to Christ, he, Novem-\\nber 13, 1831, publicly confessed his faith and united\\nwith the Congregational Church in Henniker. For\\nseveral years preceding this event he had been a\\nstrong support of the society connected with thi*\\nchurch, holding many responsible positions. From\\nthe time of his union with the church till the day of\\nhis death he was an earnest Christian worker, atteml-\\ning the meetings of the church punctually upon the\\nSabbath and upon week-days, giving words of encour-\\nagement and admonition without stint, often presiding\\nat the meetings of both church and society, serving\\nas collector and treasurer (treasurer seventeen years,\\nwhich position he held at the time of his death).\\nA man of strong and right convictions, he was\\nprompted to corresponding actions. His question al-\\nways was What is my duty under existing circum-\\nstances? So far as man can, he marked out his own\\ncourse, seeking light from every possible source, and\\nthen, acting upon his best judgment,generally accom-\\nplished his object. Without seeking to be popular,\\nhe was respected by all who knew him. He possessed\\nthe knowledge of human nature in a marked degree,\\nand usually read the true character of those around\\nhim.\\nHis biographer has said of him: Mr. Connor\\nwas not an isolated man he was a citizen. And a man\\nof his promptness and precision in transacting his own\\nprivate business would, almost as a matter of course,\\nbe called out from the retirement of private life to\\nlook after the interests of others. A very large pro-\\nportion of the public moneys of the town for a third\\nof a century passed through his hands. He transacted\\nthe business of the public with such perfect accuracy\\nas to secure the utmost confidence of all.\\nMr. Connor never sought preferment at the hands\\nof his fellow-townsmen but they knew him well, and,\\nbecau.se of this knowledge and the confidence reposed\\nin him, great responsibilities, requiring sound judg-\\nment, skill and great executive powers, were placed\\nupon him, and he always handed back these trusts\\nafter their execution, accomplished in so faithful a\\nmanner that the only answer that could be given him\\nby his fellow-citizens was, Well done, good and\\nfaithful servant.\\nPresiding ofiicers of town-meetings often called\\nupon him to assist in preserving order, and he was\\nalways obeyed promptly. He was an abiding law and\\norder man indeed, his whole life was one system of\\norder. He did what his hands found to do with a pre-\\ncision almost remarkable, allowing nothing to swerve\\nhim from the line of duty marked out by him when\\nany responsibility was placed upon him, and no obsta-\\ncle was too great for him to overcome when once he\\nsaw the end desired.\\nHe was collector of the taxes of the town for over", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0632.jp2"}, "523": {"fulltext": "HENNIKER.\\n367\\ntwonty years, ;iiiil though the collector s book was\\nnever eorrcet wlieii placed in his hands, it was always\\ni oiiiid correet when he returned it, and this position,\\nat the time Mr. Connor held it, was one of great re-\\nsponsibility. He ever proved true in this, as in all\\nother business intrusted to him.\\nThough many people sought his advice and as-\\nsistance in the placing of money in safe and remun-\\nerative investments, and his advice was ever freely\\ngiven, yet it is remarkable that no loan he advised\\nproved a poor or losing investment. To him, more\\nthan to any one else, were the poor and unfortunate\\nof the town indebted for the comfort they enjoyed in\\ntheir declining years, for it was largely through his\\netlbrts that, after years of discussion, it was finally\\nvoted to have a town farm, where all could be well\\njirovided for, instead of being sold to the lowest bid-\\nder yearly, as had been the custom for so long a\\ntime. Mr. Connor was chosen one of the committee\\nto purchase a farm. The one bought was objection-\\nable to some, and in a few years it was thought wise\\nto change it. Mr. Connor made no objection but\\nwhen it was suggested that the committee paid too\\nnmeh for the first farm, he offered to take it at what\\nit had cost, in order that the poor could be better\\nprovided for, which offer the town accepted and re-\\nceived the money. He was, ])erhaps, more conver-\\nsant with the landed property of Henniker than any\\nother man, having assisted in measuring and lining\\na large portion of the town, being especially fitted for\\nthis work by his well-known habits of accuracy. His\\nlife was full of little incidents that illustrate the\\nmarked characteristics of the man and the principles\\nhe had laid down for the government of his life.\\nPromptness and decision were two great traits of\\nhis daily action. While collector of taxes he met at\\none time, at a store, a strong, stalwart man, who de-\\nfied his authority to execute the law then existing in\\nregard to taking the body for taxes. After listening\\nfor a few moments to the talk and threats of the man,\\nhe asked all present to assist in placing him in his\\nwagon, and in an almost incredibly short space of\\ntime the man found himself within the walls of the\\ncounty jail. In 1833, when some of Mr. Connor s\\nfriends, earnest workers in the cause of temperance,\\nwere endeavoring to persuade some hard drinkers to\\ngive up the cup, they were met with the objection,\\nIf we had Uncle Abel s cider orchard, we would give\\nup drinking rum. When this was reported to Mr.\\nConnor, he immediately said Does my cider orchard\\nstand in the way It shall be cut down and, suiting\\nthe action to the word, he passed through his orchard,\\nmarking every tree whose fruit was fit only for cider,\\nand felled them all to the ground, heavily laden with\\nhalf-grown apples.\\nAnother incident illustrates the generosity and jus-\\ntice that governed him. He had many chestnut-\\ntrees, the nuts from which he always gathered him-\\nself; but one season two needy young men applied\\nfor the privilege of picking them on equal shares. It\\nwas granted, and when all (several bushels) were gath-\\nered, Mr. Connor was called upon to divide them, and\\ndid so, giving the young men too-//\u00c2\u00abVrf. instead of one-\\nhalf When reminded that they expected only one-\\nhalf, he said: You have gathered these chestnuts\\nand have requested me to divide them I am satisfied\\nwith the division and I have done you no harm you\\nhave been faithful.\\nMr. Connor became an early friend of the cause of\\ntemperance. In the earliest years of his life it was\\nthe custom of almost every one to indulge in the use\\nof intoxicating drinks, and he was not an exception\\nbut having some conversation upon the matter with\\ntrue and trusted friends, he resolved to do what lay in\\nhis power to stay the demon of intemperance, and was\\none of four men and eight women who organized the\\nfirst temperance society in Henniker, July 6, 1829.\\nWhen the Washingtonian movement swept over the\\nland, in 1843, Mr. Connor was among its earliest and\\nmost ardent advocates, and, largely through his un-\\nbounded zeal and great personal interest in the cause,\\nHenniker was moved as never before in this work,\\nand good effects were produced that have never been\\neffaced. Besides all he did for the church and Sab-\\nbath-school, with which he was connected, he was a\\nwarm advocate of, and dispenser of many gifts to dif-\\nferent charitable organizations engaged in missionary\\nwork, both in this and foreign lands, and a certain\\nportion of the products of his farm was set aside\\nyea;-ly for this generous purpose. One of these ob-\\njects was the Colonization Society, which assisted\\nslaves who could obtain their freedom to establish\\nhomes in Liberia.\\nAs early as 1824 his attention was called to the\\nraising of grafted fruit, and in a few years his orchards\\nwere bending with their luscious burden, and Mr.\\nConnor was known throughout this and the neighbor-\\ning States as one of the first to introduce grafted fruit\\ninto Central New Hampshire, and one of the most\\nsuccessful raisers of good fruits in New England at\\nthat time and when it found its way to market, it\\nwas only necessary to say by whom it was raised to\\nsecure for it a ready sale.\\nLiving and dying upon the old homestead, Mr.\\nConnor was a progressive, hard-working farmer, .se-\\ncuring his bountiful harvests by earnest, f iithful\\nlabor, and it was in the privacy of his own home that\\nhe, as a husband and father, was the best-known,\\nsetting an example to his family safe for them to fol-\\nlow. The first act of every day was to acknowledge\\nhis dependence upon the overruling power of God,\\nand to seek His guidance. That he had faults need\\nnot be said for had he not, something more than hu-\\nman must he have been but he knew them all, and,\\nthrough the grace of God, sought to overcome them,\\nteaching his children to shun them, and by so doing\\nbecame the loved and honored head of the fivmily\\nmaking his home one of comfort, peace and happiness.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0633.jp2"}, "524": {"fulltext": "358\\nHISTORY OF MEREIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nMr. Connor died October 20, 1854. On the day\\npreceding the night in which he was attacked with\\nhis last illness he was in his accustomed place in the\\nchurch, and addressed the Sabbath-school in his\\nusual earnest manner. The progress of his disease\\nwas rapid, and he passed peacefully away, surrounded\\nby his loving family, to whom he gave faithful ad-\\nmonitions to be prepared to follow him.\\nAnd not only in his own sorrowing family, but\\nthroughout the town and community where he had\\nbeen so long known and highly respected, there was\\ngreat sadness and a feeling that a faithful, aflectionate\\nhusband and father, a trusted, reliable, honorable\\ncitizen, had passed on to his reward.\\nJOHN GUTTERSOX.\\nJohn Gutterson was born June 16, 1832, in Dun-\\nliarton, Jlerrimack County, N. H. He is the son of\\nNathan and Sarah (Atwood) Gutterson, and grandson\\nof Josiah and Rachel (Sawyer) Gutterson. Josiah\\nwas born in Pelham, N. H., while his wife, Rachel,\\nwas a native of Draout, Mass. He was by occupa-\\ntion a blacksmith. When a young man, soon after\\nhis marriage, he went to Francestown, and remained\\nthere ten or twelve years, when he removed to\\nWeare, N. H., where the remainder of his life was\\nspent. He died aged fifty-seven. Mrs. Gutterson\\nlived to be sixty-nine years of age.\\nNathan Gutterson was born in Francestown March\\n8, 1796. He learned blacksmithing with his father,\\nand remained with him till twenty-one years of age.\\nHis tastes did not incline him to follow blacksmith-\\ning as a pursuit, and for some years after attaining\\nhis majority he clerked in a store, and at intervals\\ntaught school. He also did a considerable business\\nat potash-making, which in those days was quite an\\nindustry. He married, March 25, 1821, Sarah,\\ndaughter of Jacob and Sarah (Cross) Atwood, of\\nAtkinson, N. H. In 1825 he removed from Weare\\n(whither he had gone with his parents) to Dunbar-\\nton, N. H., where he engaged in farming and butch-\\nering till 1830, when he took charge of Stark s\\nMills, and continued in charge till 1856, and from\\n1844 to 1850 he also had charge of the Stark farm;\\nhe then removed to a farm of his own, but still re-\\ntained charge of the mills. In 1863 he removed to\\nllenuiker, N. H., where he resided in the village,\\nand spent his time whenever he chose to be em-\\nployed in tending his son John s grist-mill. In\\nhis younger days he was a captain of militia, and\\nretained the title among his acquaintances as long as\\nhe lived. He was frequently chosen to town offices,\\nand in 1841 and 1842 was representative to the State\\nLegislature. He was a life-long Democrat, and in\\nreligious belief was a Universalist, although he never\\nunited with any church.\\nHe had four children William W., resides in\\nMenniker. Sarah J., married, first, Alfred L, Boynton,\\nof Weare had two children married, second, Otis\\nHanson, of Henniker; no issue; she died May 25,\\n1871. Maria L., married David S. Carr, of Gofistown\\nnow resides in Henniker has three children. John\\nwhose portrait accompanies this sketch. Natliaii\\nGutterson died December 2, 1872. Mrs. Gutterson\\ndied November 22, 1873.\\nJohn Gutterson received his education at the com-\\nmon schools, supplemented by an attendance of three\\nterms at a select school.\\nWhen a lad he assisted his father in the mill and\\non the farm. When in his nineteenth year he went\\nto Lynn, Mass., to learn the carpenter s trade, and\\nremained there most of the time for about three\\nyears. In the spring of his twenty-second year lie\\nwent to Goftstown, and engaged in a sash and blin l-\\nfactory. Blay 23d of this same year, 1854, he married\\nS. Frances, daughter of Dr. Isaac Stearns, of Dun-\\nbarton. Her mother was Eunice P. Marshall, of Dun-\\nbarton. The following year Mr. Gutterson removed\\nto Dunbarton and took charge of the Stark Mills,\\nsucceeding his father in their management. In 1860\\nhe superintended the remodeling and rebuilding of\\nthe mills. October 1, 1862, he removed to Henniker,\\nhaving purchased the property known as the old\\nHowe Mill and privilege on Contoocook River. This\\nplace he has made his home to the present time.\\nThe year following his purchase of the property he\\nrebuilt the mill and remodeled it throughout. In\\n1866 he built the pleasant and commodious dwelling\\nin which he now resides. In 1868 he purchased a\\nhalf-interest with John Gage in the manufacture of\\nbent dry measures. This interest he retained seven\\nor eight years, when he sold out. He has always con-\\ntinued his grist and saw-mill, and does quite a con-\\nsiderable business purchasing grain, grinding it ami\\nselling the product.\\nIn politics he has until recently affiliated with llic\\nDemocratic party; but, being an earnest advocate jI\\ntemperance, he has cast his vote and influence with\\nthe Prohibition party, and been somewhat prominent\\nas a temperance worker in connection with the Re-\\nform Club and, more recently, the Sons of Temper-\\nance.\\nIn the summer of 1862 he received the Blue Lodge\\ndegrees in Masonry in Blazing Star Lodge, No. 11, of\\nConcord, N. H., and that fall he became a member\\nof Aurora Lodge, No. 43, of Henniker. A few years\\nlater he took the Chapter degrees in Woods Chapter,\\nNo. 14, of Henniker. He has held various offices in\\nboth, and was Master of Aurora Lodge, 1883-84.\\nHe united with the Congregational Church in 1870,\\nand in 1872 was chosen superintendent of the Sunday-\\nschool, which position he still holds.\\nMr. and Mrs. Gutterson have four children Kate\\nM., married Richard L. Childs, of Henniker; has\\nthree children, Anna L., Emily F. and Francis L.\\nClara C, unmarried, a teacher in the Francestown\\nAcademy. Alice M., resides with her parents.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0634.jp2"}, "525": {"fulltext": "\u00e2\u0082\u00ac,:f:d^^f^\\n^2 u^ Pi^ ^^WiP", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0635.jp2"}, "526": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0636.jp2"}, "527": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0637.jp2"}, "528": {"fulltext": "iyABBxtchic.\\nJ^d-c^-,-^c.\u00c2\u00a3^ ^^ifl-i^^-^-^^^", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0638.jp2"}, "529": {"fulltext": "TIENNIKKIl.\\nSarah B., who has been alternately atteiiiliiig and\\nteaching school.\\nMr. Gutterson is one of the substantial, respectable\\nand influential citizens of Henniker, industrious,\\nearnest and persevering, of genial nature, with a\\npleasant word for all. lie is of the type of man who\\nwill win and retain a friemlshiii, let his lot be cast\\nwhere it mav.\\nHorace Chikls, son of Solomon Childs, Jr., and\\nMary (Long) Child, was born August 10, 1807, in\\nHenniker, N. H., and is a descendant of an old English\\nfamily of honor, entitled to bear a coat-of-arms. The\\nfirst date we have of the appearance of the family in\\nAmerica is in 1630, when Ephraim Child and his\\nbrother William emigrated to Watertown, Mass.\\nThey were men earnest in character, distinguished for\\npiety, methodical and exact in their habits, and the\\nAmerican family bearing the name of Child or Childs\\nhas always taken a prominent part in the progressive\\nmovements of the day. AVilliam 1) was made a freeman\\nin 1634; was a man of note, and possessed of much\\nlanded estate. John (2), son of William, was born in\\nWatertown, Mass. He married, for his second wife,\\nMay 29, 1668, Mary Warren, born November 29,1651,\\ngrand-daughter of John Warren, who came to America\\nin the Arabella with Governor Winthrop, in 1630\\n(Mr. Warren was a selectman of Watertown, a man\\nindependent and eccentric in character). Mr. John\\nChild, although dying at the age of forty, had been\\nrepresentative to the General Court, and was con-\\nspicuous in town affairs. John (3), born In Water-\\ntown April 25, 1669, married Hannah, daughter of\\nCaptain William French. He was an intelligent and\\nrepresentative man. Jonathan (4), born in Water-\\ntown April 26, 1696, married Abigail Parker, October\\n2, 1729 they settled in Grafton, Worcester County,\\nMass., where Mr. Child died September 8, 1787, in his\\nninety-second year. Josiah (5) married Ruth\\nSolomon (6) was born in Grafton January 3, 1743.\\nHe married, April 16, 1767, Martha, daughter of Elijah\\nRice, of Westborough, Mass., and sister of Elijah and\\nDeacon Daniel Rice. Animated by the restless spirit\\nand tireless energy which marks the pioneer, soon\\nafter his marriage, Solomon left Massachusetts, came\\nto New Hampshire and settled in Henniker, when\\nthe whole northwestern portion of the town was a\\nwilderness. Mrs. Martha (Rice) Childs was a woman\\nof sterling worth, and well fitted to be a helpmeet for\\nthis sturdy pioneer. She died August 26, 1804, leav-\\ning children. Mr. Childs married, second, Mrs.\\nSarah (Goodell) Ward. He lived to see the town\\nreach its maximum population. He was a farmer all\\nhis days, and his original farm is now occupied by his\\ngrandson, Carlos Childs. He died February 27, 1827,\\nleaving a large family to honor his memory and\\nemulate his virtues, which gave him a high place in\\nthe esteem of the community. Solomon (7), Jr.,\\nwas born in Henniker July 30, 1781. He acquired\\nthe trades of carpenter and cabinet-maker, and was\\nprominent as a builder, and when the large factories\\nin Dover, N. H., were being erected his services were\\nin requisition, and he passed five years there. He\\nmarried, first, September 21, 1806, Miss Mary Long,\\nof llopkinton, N. H. She died in 1823, having been\\nthe mother of eleven children. Mr. Childs married,\\nsecond, Lucinda, daughter of William and Mary\\n(Ileaton) Child. She died January 20, 1852. Mr.\\nChilds was also a farmer, having inherited a part of\\nhis father s farm, and carried it on in connection with\\nhis other business. He was a Whig in politics, a\\nmember of the Congregational Church and a very in-\\ndustrious and worthy citizen. Affable and courteous,\\nwith a smile and good word for all, he will be long re-\\nmembered with pleasure by those who knew him.\\nHe was a very vigorous man, and after he was eighty\\nyears old walked fi-om Concord to Henniker, adistance\\nof fifteen miles. He died October 19, 1865. Horace\\nChilds (7) passed his childhood, and until he was\\neighteen years old, attending school and assisting\\nhis father on the farm. He then accompanied his\\nparent to Dover, N. H., and engaged in the carpenter-\\ning business, remaining there a few years. At the\\nage of twenty -two he returned to Henniker, and spent\\ntwo years in house-building, when, on account of a\\nsevere illness, he was compelled to relinquish active\\nlabor for a time, and in the interim, a year or more,\\nattended school and fitted himself for future work.\\nAt this time his cousin. Colonel S. H. Long, who had\\ninvented a new design for bridges, prevailed upon\\nhim to go to Boston, where he engaged in building\\nbridges on the Boston and Worcester and Boston and\\nProvidence Railroads. After he had acquired suffi-\\ncient knowledge of the business he engaged as a\\nmaster-builder to superintend the building of a bridge\\nacross the Connecticut River at Haverhill, N. H. This\\nbridge, after half a century of constant usage, stands\\nto-day a testimony of the fidelity with which the\\nwork was done. He built three other bridges at vari-\\nous places on the Connecticut River; also three over\\nWhite River. All the bridges on the line of the\\nHartford and New Haven Railroad were originally\\nbuiltunder his supervision and contract, he paying Col-\\nonel Long a royalty for the use of his patent. The plan\\nof Colonel Long was found to be deficient in strength\\nfor heavy railroad bridges, and Mr. Childs studied to\\ndevise one that would be satisfactory. His labor was\\nsuccessful, and he patented his improvement, which\\nwas followed in nearly all of his subsequent work,\\nwhich comprised most of the bridges on the Northern\\nRailroad from Concord to White River Junction, many\\non the Providence and Worcester Railroad, a large\\none on the Erie Railroad at Port Jervis, N. Y., and\\nsome smaller ones on the same road. The bridges on\\nthe New Hamjishire Central Railroad also were of\\nhis construction. While building one across the", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0641.jp2"}, "530": {"fulltext": "360\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW IIAMPSIIIRE.\\nMerrimack at Manchester he liad a limb broken by a\\nfalling timber, which disabled him for some time, but\\nhe entirely recovered its use. During this period of\\ninactivity his brothers, Enoch and Warren, took\\ncharge of his business, and were engaged in the work\\nin Maine, on the Kennebeck and other roads.\\nIn 1851 a train from Boston to Concord, having on\\nboard President-elect Franklin Pierce and family, was\\nwrecked, and the only child of Mr. Pierce was killed\\nand many passengers injured, among them Mr.\\nChilds. He was badly hurt about the head and\\nrendered insensible for some time. For several years\\nthe effects of this accident were seriously felt, and lie\\nhas never fully recovered from it. During all tliese\\nyears of active labor Mr. Childs has made Henniker\\nhis home, and after he gave up bridge-building he\\npurchased a small ftirm on which to occupy himself,\\nand he has continued until the present time to over-\\nlook its cultivation. The house in which he now re-\\nsides in the village has been the home of himself and\\nwife for nearly fifty years.\\nMr. Childs married, January 11, 1837, Matilda R.,\\ndaughter of John and Sally (Jones) Taylor, of Demp-\\nster. Mrs. Childs is descended, paternally, from\\nWilliam Taylor, who came to America in 1642. The\\nline is William (1), Abraham (2), Deacon Samuel (3),\\nThaddeus (4), John (5), Matilda R. (6). Her\\nuncle, Rev. Oliver Swaine Taylor, M. D., died in\\nFebruary, 1875, at Auburn, N. Y., at the remarkable\\nage of over one hundred years and four months. He\\nwas born December 17, 1784 graduated at Dart-\\nmouth, in 1809 was appointed missionary physician\\nto Ceylon in 1815, but circumstances prevented his\\ngoing he assisted in editing the Panoplist, and was\\nordained as au evangelist at the age of sixty-three.\\nMrs. Childs father lived to be nearly ninety-two,\\nand one of his brothers reached the age of ninety-six.\\nMaternally, she is descended from the Lockcs, the\\nfirst American ancestor being Deacon William Locke,\\nwho came from Stepney Parish, London, England, in\\nship Planter, and settled at Woburn, Mass., in\\nwhich place and Winchester there are many of his\\ndescendants, who, at present, are good and prosperous\\ncitizens.\\nMr. and Mrs. Childs have had no children, but they\\nhave cared for those of others.\\nMr. Childs has taken an active part in the edu-\\ncational interests of his native town, and has assisted\\nyoung men in obtaining an education. In 1836 he\\nwas chosen one of a committee to report a plan for\\nlocating and building an academy. The site decided\\nupon was given by Mr. Childs, and the academy was\\nbuilt by him under contract. He was also one of its\\nincorporators. He has been all his life an earnest\\nadvocate of temperance, making it a point, when em-\\nploying men upon public works, that no ardent spirits\\nshould be used in or about the works. He is a stamh\\nRepublican, and has always voted that ticket. In\\n1831 he united with the Congregational Church in\\nHenniker, and has been one of the deacons of the\\nchurch since February 19, 1855, and faithfully fulfilled\\nthe duties of that position. He has done much to\\nsustain the church in all of its relations, and is a\\nvaluable member of the society. He has also been\\npersonally very active in making improvements about\\nthe church and vestry. He is a life-member of the\\nAmerican Board of Foreign Missions.\\nMr. Childs is a man of strict integrity, marked\\ngenerosity and liberality of character. As a business\\nman successful, as a citizen respected and beloved,\\nand as one who has done much to further and pro-\\nmote the improvement and prosperity of his native\\ntown, he stands among her representative men, and is\\na worthy descendant of the old pioneer.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0642.jp2"}, "531": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF HOOKSETT.\\nBY SAMUEL llEAI\\n(2nd).\\nCHAPTER I.\\nHooKSETT is located in the lUdSt southerly iinrtion\\no( Merrimack County, being bounded on the north by\\nIJciw and Allenstown,on the east by Deerfield,Candia,\\nand Auburn, on the south by Auburn and Manches-\\nter, and on the west by Goffstown. The surface is very\\nuneven and is not generally adapted for agriculture,\\nbut in some sections of the town, especially bordering\\nthe Merrimack River, the soil is fertile, of an alluvial\\nand aluminous nature, which affords some well-culti-\\nvated farms. The Merrimack River flows in a wind-\\ning manner through the westerly part of the town\\nnearly its entire length from north to south. The\\nriver, from the early primitive times, has changed its\\nchannel in a number of instances according to the\\ngeographical and geological construction of the sur-\\nface of the valley of the beautiful Merrimack. The\\nbanks of the river are high and dry above the surface\\nof the w^ater in a large portion of the territory that\\nthe river meanders through, thus protecting the ad-\\njoining country from being overflowed with the turgid\\nstream in times of floods and high water. Wher-\\never such barriers exist the land is of a sandy nature,\\nwhich is not succe.ssfully cultivated at the present\\ntime. Between the Merrimack River, back from the\\nvalley, and the eastern part of the town the soil is\\nsandy, with a gravelly subsoil, and is almost entirely\\ncovered with scrub oaks and underbrush growing into\\na slight growth of woodland. About three-fifths of\\nthe acreage of the town of Hooksett is wild, unfit for\\ntilling or grazing, and consequently the land is de-\\nvoted to growing wood and timber. Throughout this\\nwhole territory solid ledges and high boulders of\\ngranite crop out in every direction, giving the land an\\nungainly and impracticable appearance. The early\\ngrowth originally cut and marketed was mostly white\\nand hard pine. Most of the original territory now-\\nembraced in the town of Hooksett, on the east side of\\nthe river, was formerly called Chester Woods. As\\nearly as October, 1719, about eighty persons, chiefly\\nfrom Hampton and Portsmouth, associated for the\\npurpose of obtaining a grant of a township in the\\nChestnut Country. In every reference in early his-\\ntory made to the northerly part of the old town of\\nChester it was called White Pine Country or\\nChester Woods. Thus, to this late day, the country\\nremains the same, only the territory is at some points\\nin a thorough state of denudation. This whole coun-\\ntry, according to the original map prepared by Benja-\\nmin Chase of the town of Chester, places it in the\\nfifth and fourth divisions. The lots were made out\\nrunning north and south, and numbered east and\\nwest. In the eastern part of the town there are a\\nnumber of ponds, now called Lakin s Pond, Clay Pond\\nand Sawyer s Pond, and they are interlinked by brooks\\nat the north part, having their outlet from Lakin s\\nPond through Brown s Brook into the Merrimack\\nRiver, and in the southerly part via Lake Massabesic.\\nIn the early history of old Cheshire, when the primeval\\nforests were undisturbed, this part of tlie township\\nabounded in beavers, that built dams across the various\\nstreams, and the growth of wood waa destroyed by\\nconstant flowage, but when the country became settled\\nthe beavers were destroyed, and the land came into\\nnatural grass, which was of great use to the early set-\\ntlers. These meadows extended into all parts of the\\noriginal township, including the territory lying be-\\ntween the AVhite Hall Mill, near Rowe s Corner, and\\nold Derryfield (now Manchester).\\nAnother most prominent meadow commenced in\\nwhat is now the village of Auburn, and extended to\\nthe Londonderry line, and was called the Long\\nMeadows. As late as February 5, 1721-22, the\\nproprietors Voted that the Lott Layers survey the\\nprinciple meadows and Reserve them out of the\\nSecond Division for the Publick use until the Prop\\nSee Cause to Divide em.\\nApril, 1727, it was Voted that the Inhabitants,\\nand those that are coming to Settle, divide ye Cutting\\nof ye meadows in Equal Proportion among Them-\\nselves for ye Year Ensuing, and that none Cutt any\\nbefore the Last day of July, on the penalty of 208., to be\\npaid by each person for every day y he or they shall\\noffend, to be paid to the Selectmen for ye use of the\\nPoor of the Town.\\nMarch 28, 1728, it was Voted That there shall be\\n1 Benjumin Chase is the author of Chase s History of the Town of\\nChester, publisheti iu the year of 1809.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0643.jp2"}, "532": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF IIILLSBOllOUGII COUNTY, NEW IIAMPSHIRK.\\na Division ol meadow to Every lliglit according as it\\nwill hold out in quantity quality, according to y\\ngoodness or badness of y Meadow, to make every\\nman s share as Etjual as can be.\\nAt the present time, whatever meadow there is in the\\ntown of Hooksett that could be classed in the above\\nis not valued so much for cropping as then, for the\\nlarraers now devote more attention to English grass,\\nand use meadow hay for cheap foddering purposes.\\nIn a number of instances the old original meadows\\nare entirely obliterated, being now covered with a\\ngrowth of trees, and if, in the march of modern prog-\\nress, the farmers should improve these lands, they\\nwould find, in time, land of great natural fertility.\\nOn the west side of the Merrimack River the land is\\nvery uneven, and rises to quite an elevation where\\nthe boundary line divides us from Goffstown, Dun-\\nbarton and Bow. The soil is good and farming is\\nsuccessflilly carried on.\\nThe origin of the name of Hooksett dates back to\\nan early period in the history of this country. Isaac\\nW. Hammond, in his compilation of State papers,\\nsays, The name Isle au Hooksett and Isle au\\nHooksett Falls was attached to the locality many\\nyears before the incorporation and naming of the\\ntown, but it is impossible to ascertain its derivation.\\nHe refers to Captain Ladd s scouts, who camped near\\na pond in the north part of Chester, called Isle Hooks\\nPond, which is now supposed to be Lakin s Pond.\\nThe above facts were gleaned from Abner Clough s\\njournal, containing an account of the march of Cap-\\ntain Daniel Ladd and his men, who were sent by the\\nGovernor and Council of New Hampshire on July\\n14, 1746,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nMarched from Exeter to Beach plain, is Kingston. On the loth day\\nmarched to Chester and there toolv more men. On the 16th day enlisted\\nmore men. On the 17th day marched from Chester town to a place\\ncalled Isle Hooks pond, and scouted round the Pond and then camped\\nabout 11 miles. On the 18th day, early iu the morning, ranged the\\nwoods till .almost night, anil could make no discovery of the Enemy\\nthen marched to Suncook and there camped.\\nDuring these years the early settlers were having\\nmuch trouble from the small bands of Indians that\\nwere scouting the entire province. The French,\\nthrough their mercenary modes of warfare, were the\\ninstigators of these scenes of devastation and cruelty,\\nand during the years 1745, 46, 47, 48 and 49\\na great many settlers were killed or taken captives.\\nThese proceedings were constantly taking place until\\nthe year 1749, when peace was declared.\\nChase, in his History of Chester, .says that in the\\nyear 1748 there was a man killed by the Indians\\nnear Head s Mill (now Hooksett). This man was prob-\\nably a McQuade, who was going to mill with a bag of\\ncorn. He was shot from behind a tree. W. H. Otter-\\nson, of Hooksett, remembers that in his boyhood, his\\nmother knew the location of the stump when it was\\ncalled the McQuade stump. At that time the old\\nGault house, now the premises of Norris C. Gault, was\\na garrison. From other historical sources we learn\\nthat soon alter 1745, the year that the French war\\nbroke out, a man hy the name of Buntin was shot\\nby the Indians near Head s tavern, in Hooksett.\\nHe was a Pelham man and was on his way to\\nPennacook. According to Jeremy Belknap, D.D.,\\niu his History of New Hampshire, a man was\\nkilled at Suncook in the year 1747. Undoubtedly the\\ncircumstance to which Belknap refers is the same as\\nthat mentioned by Chase and other historians, but\\nBelknap is mpre correct as to data, etc. In the year\\nof 1772, according to Capt.ain Pecker s journal, who\\nwas with a surveying-party prospecting in the Merri-\\nmack Valley,- after going up the Black Brook into\\n(ioffstown, where they camped, it says,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0096\u00a0On Dec. lO* Marched from .\\\\nna hookset hill, Croat Merrimack\\nitiver So, Steering a South Easterly Course, marched to Great Massce-\\npcscet pond, to the northermost part of Cheshire,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 16 miles.\\nIt seems by this record that some hill now in Hook-\\nsett, west of the Merrimack River, had the appel-\\nlation of Hooksett connected with its history. At an\\nearlier period, in the journal kept by John Wain-\\nwright, clerk of a committee appointed by the Great\\nand General Court or Assembly to lay out a new\\ntown.ship of seven miles square at Pennacook, it is\\nsaid,\\nMay lO l 1726.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 This day the Committee met at the House of Ebcu-\\nezer Eastman, in Haverhill, in order to go to Penny Cook to lay (tut the\\nTownship according to order.\\nWednesday, May 11 Present, The HonU* William Tailor, Esq\\nJno. Wainwright, Esq Capt. .In Shipley, Eleazer Tyngs, Esq and\\nM Joseph W ilder. This day the Committee received, of several of ye\\nSettleT-s, forty shillings each, a list where of was taken being to defmy\\nthe charge of surveying the Lands, c., and prepared the necessary pro-\\nvisions for their Journey and their Attendants to Penny Cook.\\nThuraday, May 12.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 liowry Weather with some rain At\\n.\\\\moskeag Falls we found several Irisli people catching fish, which that\\nplace aflbrds in great abundance. We travelled in a cart path from\\nNuttield to Anioskeag, but it was very indifferent travelling. Cloudy\\nWealli.-r.\\n1 n iix i\\\\ I -This Morning we proceeded on our Journey.\\ni II \\\\i inifiiinouB Land. About Eight a Clock we passed by\\na 1 kline, in Merrimack River, which is taken from a\\nllill I I i I II h uii. Abi-ut Nine a dock we forded a pretty deep\\nHruiiknrKivulettrall.il i Mm i i.|- after we came upon a large\\nTract of Intervale Latiil i k liiver, where we baited and\\nrefreshed our selves aiiil II i, ti ur eleven a clock we forded\\nSuncook River, which i^ i iini I -n im, and many loose Stones, of\\nsome Considerable Bigness in it, making it dificult to pass. One of our\\nmeu going over, having a heavy load on his Horse, was thrown off into\\nthe River and lost one of the Buggs of provisions which we lost, not hav-\\ning time to look after it. Another of our fell into ye River. Here we met\\nwith two men Col Tyng sent up before us with stores (Ben Nicolls and\\nEben Virgin, two of ye Settlers), and about one a Clock we passed\\nPenny Cook River (alias Shin Brook or Sow Cook), pretty deep and very\\nWe find, by reading the above description, tliat\\nthe name Onna Hookline is applied to the falls, and\\nother points are familiarly described in this journey.\\nAgain, in the year of 1638, eighty-eight years before\\nthe above, and only nineteen after the landing of the\\nPilgrims, the General Court of Massachusetts or-\\ndered a survey of the Merrimack River to be made,\\nwhich was done by Nathaniel Woodward in the", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0644.jp2"}, "533": {"fulltext": "HOOKSETT.\\nspring of 1639, and made out as Gardner s map. On\\nthis mapi the Pinnacle or hills in the vicinity where\\nHooksett village now is was called Hanna-ko-Kees\\nHills. According to the map the whole country from\\nthe mouth of the river to the Lake Winnipiseogee is\\nalmost a perfect survey, and to the familiar eye, ex-\\ncepting the early names, it looks reasonable. Thus\\nwe find, by the names early given our falls, that they\\nwere derived from Hanna-ko-Kees, a mountain in this\\nvicinity. The hills of Hooksett are not prominently\\nnumerous, but in some parts of the town quite an\\nelevation can be reached. In the early history of\\nthe State the Peunacook Indians were numerous and\\npowerfiil. Their hunting-grounds were in the Merri-\\nmack Valley. They were a very harmless people\\nnaturally, and friendly to the settlers. The writer of\\nthis has heard of some old people speak of recollect-\\ning of their fathers telling about a number of Indian\\nfamilies living within the limits of Chester. The race\\nhas become extinct, excepting the transmitted inter-\\nmixture of Indian and white blood. There are a\\nfew cases in this State where fiimilies have multiplied\\nand become numerouii and noted by partially spring-\\ning from the Pennacook Indian tribe.\\nIn the southeast part of the town, near the boun-\\ndary, is Hall s Mountain, which is elevated, and can\\nbe seen from the west a great distance. In the western\\npart of the town is Hacket s Hill. At the south, east\\nand north sides a very extended view can be obtained,\\nreaching as far as Mount Chicorua, in Albany, Sand-\\nwich Mountains and Mount Moosilunke.\\nFrom an eminence called the Pinnacle a delightful\\nview of the Merrimack Valley is seen. At your feet is\\nthe thriving village of Hooksett, which makes an en-\\nchanting scene. On the east side is an abrupt preci-\\npice more than two hundred feet high. At the foot\\nof the mountain, on the west side, is a beautiful sheet\\nof water, transparent, with a greenish tinge, and show-\\ning no visible outlet. In the year of 1859-60 about\\nseven thousand dollars was expended in blasting an l\\ndigging for silver and gold on the west side of the\\nhill. Some was discovered, but not in such quanti-\\nties as to make it pay. Tradition says that this point\\nwas a lurking-place for the Indians, A fine view\\ncould be had of the river in both directions, so that\\nthe approach of a foe was discerned at once. Just op-\\nposite, on the east side of the mountain, is Otterson s\\nHill. On this elevation a fine northwesterly view is\\nenjoyed. This point also was a place of rendezvous for\\nsignal purposes. On the plain between this point and\\nthe river Indian relics of numerous varieties are\\nfound, and vestiges of their wigwams are very evident\\nat the present day. Around Hooksett Falls was a\\nfamous place for salmon, and wherever those fish were\\nabundant the Indians prevailed.\\nOf the early settlers little is known except what is\\nITlie ropy of the originul uiap\\nchcbter, and is a great curiosity.\\nfound in common with the towns that Hooksett was\\nmade from. In that part of Chester now Hooksett\\none of the early settlers was Daniel Martin, who\\nhad a grant from Kin- (irci jc. Hi-; il. sc.inl.-uits live\\nin Hooksett anil rl~rn\\\\,r,. In Im-r ninnli.rs. It is\\nsaid when the roail l.i Marlin s l criy wiis laid out, in\\n1776, it crossed land owned by several of the Mar-\\ntins. In the year of 1791 there was a tornado, which\\nblew down the buildings of Daniel Martin, carrying\\nhim more than twelve rods. A large piece of timber\\nwas lodged on the body of Mr. Martin. David Mar-\\ntin, then a child three weeks old, was held between\\nthe knees of an aunt, and saved from being blown\\naway. This woman removed the timber from the\\nbody of Mr. Martin by her herculean strength. In\\nthe year of 1826, in July, two girls, daughters of\\nDavid Martin, were drowned from the Dalton rock in\\nthe Merrimack River. They followed after their\\nfather to get the cows, but while playing, they slipped\\nin, and the current carried them out. Mr. Martin\\nnarrowly escaped drowning himself in trying to save\\nthem.\\nJesse Kimball lived near Martin s Ferry had a son\\nJedediah, who lived on lot 117, fourth division his\\ndescendants are numerous throughout New England.\\nJohn Dustin was a physician and was at Martin s\\nFerry in 1775. He was probably the first doctor that\\never located within our territory. Thomas Wicom\\nlived on the Mammoth road, and some of the people\\nnow living, remember the old Smoke-house, so\\ncalled. D. Harper, on lot 82, andS. Rowell, on lot 81,\\nAuburn road. On the old road now located between\\nthe river and the present highway were Dalton s and\\nArwine s taverns. On Samuel Holland s map, made\\nabout the year of 1784, a point is indicated near this\\nlocation called Kars it is supposed to be an early set-\\ntlement where travelers were put up. At the junc-\\ntion of the White Hall and Londonderry turnpike\\nwas the .1. Martin settlement. Further on was the\\nWhite Hall, and Chase, in the History of Chester,\\nplaces it on lot No. 123, fourth division, and J. Tal-\\nford beyond, on lot 121. According to investigation,\\nthe location of the White Hall was the original J.\\nTalford settlement. Chase says that in May, 1724,\\nJohn Packer, of Haverhill, Mass., conveyed to John\\nTalford, of Bradford, the home lot No. 66, and one-\\nhalf of all of the other divisions, on condition that he\\nshould make a settlement. He accordingly settled on\\nthat lot on Walnut Hill. He was a major in the\\nmilitia and held many civil offices. He became a\\nlargo land-holder and was an enterprising man. He\\nbuilt the first saw-mill at White Hall, in Hooksett.\\nThis Talford lot, now called the Sawyer place, con-\\ntained eight hundred acres, and it was heavily covered\\nwith white pine timber, and as Talford in that day\\nwas a speculator in land, it is presumed that he loca-\\nted here for the attractions it offered for speculation.\\nMr. Talford died May, 1700, aged ninety years.\\nNear the White Hall place the first path to Pennr.-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0645.jp2"}, "534": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUiNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\ncook was traversed, following the same direction from\\nthat point as the Concord and Portsmouth Railroad\\nwas laid out. In the extreme eastern part of the\\nfifth division, on lot 104, was the Wiggins settlement.\\nOn the old Chester turnpike, on lot 62, was the toll-\\nhouse, but later the Langley tavern, which was a\\nfamous stojJiiing-point for the stages. This Ijuilding\\nwas burned in the year 1878. Ou lot No. 113, fourth\\ndivision, Joseph Whittier settled at what is now\\nClark s tavern, or Stearns hotel. He owned a large\\ntract of land. Simeon Carr lived on the Boyes land,\\nhalf a mile southeast of the Head tavern, in Hooksett,\\nwhere is now the old Ledge boarding-house. He had\\na daughter born about 1778, who married Major Na-\\nthaniel Head, who sold to Mark Whittier and moved\\nWest. The Head tavern was settled at a later date,\\nabout the year 1802, and a tavern was opened soon\\nafter by Samuel Head. It was formerly the Boyes\\nlands. The original homestead is now owned by James\\nThompson. Just above was the Harriman place.\\nLaban Harriman came from Hampstead about 1780\\nin a few years went back, and a brother, Rufiis Har-\\nriman took his place, and in a few years sold. After-\\nwards Richard Head owned it, dying in 1831, leaving\\nit to his son, John Head, who died about the year\\n1850. The place has since been owned by Henry H.\\nThompson, and the buildings were burned in Sep-\\ntember, 1883.\\nThere was a family named Abrams that settled in\\nthis vicinity, of which little is known. Then theR. Gor-\\ndon place, which is of a later date. He is remembered\\nby many people living. Hon. Jesse Gault now lives\\non the old site. The Otterson place was settled by\\nWilliam Otterson, who bought of Robert Boyes No.\\n128, fifth division, where Martin L. Otterson now\\nlives. William was drowned while crossing Lake\\nChamplain in the year of 1760 he was a soldier in\\nthe army. He left one son, James, who served as a\\nsoldier at Rhode Island in 1778. The old original\\nhouse was located a few rods north of the present Ot-\\nterson house, which supplanted one that was burned\\nin the year 1860.\\nSamuel Brown settled on No. 28, fifth division, which\\nis now owned by Hon. Jesse Gault; it was formerly\\nthe Hooksett poor farm. Joseph Brown settled near\\nwhere is now Head s mill. William Brown located\\non lot No. 30, in that vicinity. Nathaniel Head came\\nfrom Pembroke about 1780, and built a log house on\\nthe same spot where his grandson, the late ex-Gov-\\nernor, lived. He was an energetic business man, a\\ngood counselor, and was a much-respected justice of\\nthe peace. His daughter Polly married Thomas\\nCochrane, of Pembroke, who settled on Buck Street.\\nOne Sunday, about the year 1800, Thomas said to his\\nwife, Let us go and see father and mother Head to-\\nday. After the chores were finished they took an\\ninfant baby and crossed the Suncook River, taking a\\nfootpath through the woods. When arriving at the\\nInmestead the mother greeted them cordially. Mr.\\nCochrane went into the main room where Esquire Head\\nsat studiously reading the Bible. The reception was\\nnot very cordial, as he soon turned his attention from\\nthe book and said, Thomas I shall be glad to havt-\\nyou come to our house on any week-day, but I do not\\nwant you to visit us on the Sabbath. Thomas imme-\\ndiately notified his wife, Polly, and they returned to\\ntheir home, never to repeat again a visit to the Hea l\\nplace on the Lord s day. This characteristic sentiment\\nprevailed to a larger degree with our forefathers than\\nat the present time. It is said that Mr. Head kept a\\npublic inn at the time when the incident occurred, and\\nif any person called for spirituous drams, he was suji-\\nplied and it was drank on the prrmiscs. l.ni tlir T .il le-\\nreading went right on wit)i iln -.Minr [.miouiMl regard\\nfor its teachings and Puritanic nspcci l.irtlic Sal)liath.\\nNathaniel Head died October 4, l.S,30. He was a trial\\njustice, and many cases of litigation, etc., were left to\\nhim for decision. Noah M. Coffran, of Pembroke,\\nnow over eighty years old, relates that at one time,\\nwhen a mere boy, he was drawing logs with oxen to the\\nMerrimack River. Esquire Head was there unload-\\ning some logs, but became greatly troubled about\\nlanding them. Young Cotfran helped him out of the\\ndifticulty, and the esquire frankly acknowledged it\\nwas the first time in his life that he had learned any-\\nthing from a boy. Mr. Coffran relates that he was\\nsurprised in receiving such a compliment from the\\nrespected, dignified man. There was a family by the\\nname of Lakin, which Chase, in his History of Ches-\\ntcr, overlooked. Theirsettlement was on the east side\\nof Lakin s Pond. Some of their descendants live in\\nHooksett at the present time. The pond was a famous\\none for pickerel. The original Lakin always spoke of\\nit as his Pork Barrel.\\nJust above the Head settlement was S. Gault s. He\\nwas born in Scotland married Elsie Carlton, of Wales.\\nThey had three children born in Scotland. He\\nmoved to Londonderry, Ireland, and had two children\\nborn there. He came to this country, and settled on\\nthe land now owned by his great-great-grandson,\\nNorris C. Gault.\\nThe original house was a garrison, and the land was\\non the Suncook grant. The descendants of this fam-\\nily are numerous, becoming successful and noted.\\nOn the west side of the river, which was formerly\\nDunbarton, according to a plan drawn by David Ten-\\nney in October, 1803, and one drawn at Portsmouth\\nin 1749, the lots were allotted as follows: 1st lot,\\n11th range, Mark H. Wentworth 12th range, lots 1\\nand 2, Jeremiah Page 13th range, lots 1 and 2, com-\\nmon lot 3, John Wallingford and John Wentworth\\n1st lot sold in 1764 to Bond Little 2d lot sold in 1764\\nto Martin 14th range, 1st lot sold to Alexan-\\nder Todd 2d lot, school lot 3d lot, John Went-\\nworth 4th lot, vacant. Lots running along the bank\\nof the Merrimack owners, Jacob Green, Jeremiah\\nPage, Thomas Upham sold in 1795 to Benjamin Noyes.\\nThe proprietors meeting September, 1704, Voted", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0646.jp2"}, "535": {"fulltext": "HOOKSETT.\\nJeremiah Page, Thomas Caldwell and John Hogg be\\na committee to plan out the common that lays on the\\nJlerrimack Kiver. In June, 1771, Fote/, that Caleb\\nPage go to Portsmouth and try to make a settlement\\nwith the Lords Proprietors about their common lands\\nin Duubarton. The most of these common lands\\nwere situated in what is now Hooksett. On the 11th\\nday of September the proprietors of more than seven\\nrights in the common and undivided lands in Dun-\\nbarton called a meeting to see if the proprietors would\\nvote that every proprietor who is settled on common\\nland in said town shall have his share or shares laid\\nout when they have done their work in quantity and\\nijuality as said proprietors shall vote, or that the\\nproprietors shall make a division of the common\\nlands as they shall think best when met. This was\\nsigned by Thomas Cochran, William Cochran, James\\nMcColley, James Cochran y\u00c2\u00b0 3d, James Cochran,\\nWilliam Page, William Wheeler, Nicholas Dodge,\\nEphraim Kinsman, EbenezeivHacket. These men were\\nmostly inhabitants where Hooksett is now located.\\nFrom 1751 to 1802 the proprietors were constantly\\nhaving meetings, the records showing the names of\\nthose who were residents of the territory of Dunbarton\\n(now Hooksett).\\nAmong the proprietors rights were Thomas Coch-\\nran, four rights of land where he lived, near the river\\n(supposed Merrimack), fifty-one acres each, one hun-\\ndred and three acres, two rights including the Hooksett\\nFalls; Deacon Cochran, one right of land adjoining\\nThomiis Cochran s land, thirty acres Farrington and\\nAbbot, five rights where Abbott lives, seventy acres.\\nThis was one of the original settled places, called the\\nJoshua Abbott place, near the head of Hooksett\\nFalls, on the lot where the John Prescott place is\\nnf)w situated. In the year 1813 the selectmen of\\nDunbarton notified Eobert Cochrane, a surveyor in\\nwhat is now west village of Hooksett and outskirts,\\nwhich composed Dunbarton, to give notice to the fol-\\nlowing tax -payers of the amount of their highway tax\\nEobert Cochrane, Eichard H. Ayer, Joshua Abbot,\\nPhilip Abbot, Henry Moulton, Captain John Hoyt,\\nLieutenant John Baker, Ensign Samuel Flanders,\\nLuman Lincoln, Josiah Barnes, Sirus Baker, Abel\\nDow, Samuel Hosmer, Winthrop Knight, Samuel\\nMartin, Luther Shattuck, William Otterson. The\\nwhole amount assessed was $05.15.\\nA valuable collection of papers that have been\\nkept in good condition, that belonged to the Cochrane\\nand Abbot families, the first settlers in above district,\\nare interesting on account of their age and curiosity.\\nAn original deed as follows\\nPhovince of New Hamp. At the annual meeting of the Proprietors\\nof Bow, in said Province, lield at Stratham, in said Province, on Tues-\\nday, the 30th Day of May, 17(;9, By adjournment from the first Thurs-\\nday in April last past, Voted to Thomas Cochran, his Heirs and assigns\\n(for and in Ctonsideration of Thirty-six Shillings, Lawful money, paid at\\nthe meeting), a small Island Lying at the mouth of the Suncook River,\\nin Bow, containing one acre and Sixty-Six Rods, be it more or le s.\\nA true copy from said Proprietors Record.\\nAttest, Sam l Lane, Prop* Clerk.\\nKnow all men by these presents, til ;if I,\\nin the Province of New Hamp., in N( i\\nPound five Shillings, Law full money, i i\\nin the Province affor\u00c2\u00abaid, yooni;iii, in lull\\nPresbyterian meeting-houss in mi t\\nhouse, it Being that Pertiniiii i i i i\\nDaniel moor and SamuoU im i 1 i It.:\\nof Lt. Samuel Connor, in s;ii i IViitta^uk, lu\\nhereunto set my hand and Seal this 13th Day c\\ni Imsed of .lohn Bryaul\\nI; N endue at the hous\\nWituoss whereof I havi\\nJanuary, 17G0.\\nBesja. Habris.\\nLrrcuFiEtn, August 2G, 1765.\\nSir. Thos. Ooffrin, please to pay toThos. Russ two Shillings, LawfuH\\nney, and this shall be your Discharge of all Demands from yours, sir,\\nObadiau Uawse.\\nAHENSTOW.V, Sept. 29, 17G5.\\nshillings, Lawfull money,\\nither Debts from ye Begining of ye\\nThis Day Received of\\nit Being in Full of this or\\nWorld to this Date.\\nWitness whereof.\\nTlic following is a copy of a letter written to Eobert\\nPaterson, of New Boston, N. H., from a soldier in the\\nRevolutionary War\\nMeuforo, Juneyeia, 177.-..\\nHonored father, I take this opportunity to let you know that I and\\nbrother Samuel is well Blessed Be God for it!\u00e2\u0080\u0094 hoping you all enjoy the\\nSame Blessing. I have Reason to Bles god at all times For preserving\\nMercies, But especialy in the Day of Battle, when I escaped So near. I\\nhave nothing Remarkahle to write to you, But I like my Uving very well\\nand we enjoy pease and plenty at present. Remember My Love to\\nThomas Colum and his Famely and all enquiring friends. Not forgeting\\nTlio I retoy gearls, So Sad no more but Remain you Dutyfull Son till\\ndeath.\\nAi.exandeu Paterson.\\nThe above papers, consisting of aboxfull, containing\\nreceipts, deeds, contracts and two or three copies, sys-\\ntematically kept, of account-books, with dates from\\n1764 to 1800, are in the hands of the writer. They\\ncontain interesting references to our early settlers,\\nwhich want of space will not allow us to publish.\\nThe following documents, which were found in the\\nNew Hampshire State papers compiled by Hamond,\\nrelate to Hooksett anterior to the organization of\\nthe town.\\nPETITION 01 JOSHUA ABBOTT FOR A FERRY IN 1782.\\nTo the Honorable the Council and House of Representatives of the\\nState of Now Hampshire, in General Court Convened at Concord, the\\nnth Diiy of June, 1782.\\nWe, the Subscribers, inhabiting near Isle a Hucksett Falls, on mer-\\nrimack River, apprehend a Ferry is much wanted at or near said Falls,\\nwhich would greatly accomodate the Public and Joshua Abbott, having\\npurchased a Piece of Land and bargained for a Boat, in order to keep\\nsjiid FeiTy. Wherefore your petitions humbly pray that your Honors\\nwould make a Grant of said Ferry to said Abbot, and your Petitioners, as\\nin Duty bound, shall ever pray\\nLaban Hariman, John Hart, John Carter, Ephraim Kinsman, Abner\\nnandcrs, Moses Moor, Richard flanders, Joshua Abbott, N. C. Abbott,\\nDavid guoge, Stephen farington, Nath. Greene, John Blanchard, WilUam\\nMestin, Juner, Joseph Hazeltiue, Sam. Davis, Joseph Carter, John Brown,\\nRobert Davis, David Carter, Thomas Cochrane, Jonathan Daniel\\nBrown, Eben Hall, Timothy Hall, Richard Banders, Tim\u00c2\u00bb Walker, Jun\\nPhines Joseph Abbott, Benj. Hanaford, Enoch Brown, Enoch\\nCoffin, Nathan Green, Moses Carter, Thomas Stickney, Samuel Farring-\\nton, James Walkar, Stephen Kimball, Simeon Carr, Sm. Willard, Fran-\\ncis Mitchel, Nath\u00c2\u00ab Abbott, James Moore, Ephraim moor, Luther Clay,\\nOUve flanders, Daniel Abbott, Rob. Harris, Aaron Stevens, Timothy\\nBradley, Daniel Hall, Richard Ayer, Stephen Hall, John Odiin, Brnco\\nWalker, William Brown, Benja. Fifield, Micah Flanders, Philip Abbot\\nPatiah William Fifleld, Thomas Chandler, Ephraim Colby, Stephen\\nAbbott, John Lear, Dau. Stickney.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0647.jp2"}, "536": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF JIERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nIn the mean time Dustin an l Martin petitioned for\\na ferry about four miles below (now called Martin s\\nFerry), in Hooksett, as follows\\nTo tbo Honerable, the Council and Assembly of tbo State of New\\nHamptibire, now convened at Concord, in said State\\nWe, tlie Petitioners, Jobn Dustin Daniel martin, of Cbester, In tbe\\nCounty of Rockingham, in said State, humbly Sbewoth that your Peti-\\ntioners has lived many years in Said Chester, on tbi Bank ..rilcrrinmck\\nBiver, In such a situation for keeping a Fen.v i- v, n t,v. uliiit to\\naccomodate a great Number of the InhabiUml- M i i ,i.i..irton\\nand of many other towns above who have 0 :i; m L.^wcr\\nPart of this and the uiassachusette State, that hi l. h n i,.,, i.uid\\nout by the town, Joining on both sides of the River to said Placo, and\\nwell made and Kepaired, and that Your Petitioners has been at a con\\nBiderable Kxpence In building and maintaining of boats and giving con-\\nstant attendence to Fen-y People across for more than sixteen years\\nwhen tbe profits was Very Inconsiderable and In No wise Equal to the\\nExpense, and that there is now Considemble travilling and dayly in-\\ncreasing. Being found to be Very advantageous to tbo Public, and that\\nyour Petitioners suspects that a petition will be prefered to your Honors\\nfor a Licence to Keep a Ferry on said River, about two or three miles up\\nsaid River, from where your petitioners Keeps their ferry (where there\\nis no Koad Laid out on neither side of the River to the place), with an\\nIntent to prevent your petitioners from any profit by their ferry, where-\\nfore your petitioners humbly prays that you would grant them a License\\nto Keep a Ferry where they now Does, and that if a petition shall be\\nprefered, as suspected, that you would Dismiss the same or appoint a Com-\\nmittee In tbe vicinity to view the place proposed for a ferry with the\\nplace for Koads on both sides of the river, as well as your petitioners ferry\\nand the Roads leading to and from the Same, and make Report that\\nyour petitioners may have an opportunity of appearing on Any future\\nday you may appoint to shew cause, and your petitioners, as in duty\\nbound, will ever pray.\\nChester, June 14th, 1782.\\nJohn Dustin.\\nDa.viel Marti\\nIn the House of Representatives, November 19,\\n1782, a committee having viewed the premises, re-\\nported in favor of establishing the ferry asked for by\\nDustin and Martin instead of the one asked for by\\nAbbott, et ah. A vote giving leave in accordance\\ntherewith passed the Assembly. The locality is still\\ncalled Martin s Ferry.\\nThe following is a copy of the McGregore and Dun-\\ncan petition for the exclusive privilege of locking\\nHooksett Falls, 1794\\nand bouse of Representiitives for the State of\\nJ at Exeter on Wednesday, the 25th of Dec,\\npetitioners that they conceive tbo advantages\\nriMiud the falls of Rivers in a Country of such\\nat a great distance from the S\u00c2\u00aba porls, to bo\\nthe enterprise and public spirit .i ih. i i i,i\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2oofs of this and have inspiri il i m\\nimencinp a work of such uiir\\n1 I l I i Ainoskeag Falls, the bouev-\\niMlered quite useless unlessa\\nI I M i i- ksett Falls, upon the said\\nilisol Anioskeag. Your petitioners are sensible\\niture is hazardous and expensive, and attended\\nle difficulties. But that the public may be ac-\\nlispatcli, and that they would allow them such reasonable\\ntoll to coiupeusate tlieir trouble and exponce as they think proper, and\\nthat they may have leave to bring in a bill accordingly, and, aa in duty\\nbound, will ever pray.\\nRobert MoGreoore.\\nExeter, January 1st, 1794. William Duncan.\\nTo the Hon! the Senat\\nNew Ilampshire, convent\\n1703. Unmbly show youi\\nvast extent as ours, and\\nalmost Innumerable thai\\nage have afforded ample p\\nwith an intention of coi\\nThat, should the River n;\\nfor boats, timber, etc., fn\\nolont intention of the li-i\\ncanal was also cut for tliut\\nriver, and above the said 1\\nthat undertaking of this n\\nwith safet.\\nIn the House of Representatives, January 4, 1794,\\nthe petitioners were granted leave to bring in a bill.\\nSubsequently the privilege asked for was granted,\\nand the same was extended in 1797. This canal, or\\nlocks, as it was sometimes called, was a very im-\\nportant enterprise in those times. It facilitated mer-\\nchantable traffic between the people above and the\\ncountry below. They were kept in general use until\\nabout 1840, when the railroads commenced to be\\nbuilt into the central part of New Hampshire.\\nHooksett Falls, since the earliest settlements along\\nthe river, have been considered important. They\\nhave also been dangerous to boatmen who plied the\\nriver in the capacity as common carriers. The chan-\\nnel and ragged rocks through which the water flows\\nwas deceitful and very precipitous. About fifteen lives\\nhave been lost on these falls. One of the saddest ac-\\ncidents that ever occurred on the falls was about the\\nyear 1840. Three children, the oldest about ten years,\\nin the temporary absence of their mother, wandered\\nto the head of the falls, finding an unlocked boat,\\nand while innocently playing in the same, the boat\\nwas cast upon the waters and floated into the stream\\nand went over the falls. They were all three lost.\\nThese children belonged to Milo L. Whitney, lately\\ndeceased. The annual drive of logs, which at the\\npresent time is not so large, sometimes receives a se-\\nrious set back at these falls. Huge jams have oc-\\ncurred, when it would take weeks to get them oft\\nQuite a number of log-drivers have been killed and\\ndrowned while working on them. The descent of the\\nwater is about eighteen feet in a distance of thirty\\nrods. They afford excellent facilities for additional\\nmanufacturing. Only about two-tenths of the power\\nis at present utilized. The Concord Railroad built,\\nabout the year 1868, three spans of bridges over the\\nfiiUs to the east side of the river. This gives to the\\noccupants of the cars a grand, romantic view.\\nIn the year of 1799 an attempt to have the upper\\nend of the town of Chester annexed to Pembroke\\nwas made through a petition of Nathaniel Head ami\\nothers, on account of long distance from church ami\\nI own business privileges. In 1818 a petition wius\\n1 resented to the legal voters in the north part of\\nI liester and the east part of Dunbarton and Aliens-\\ntown, but was not acted upon. In the year of 1818,\\nHenry Moulton and thirty others of Dunbarton\\npetitioned the Legislature for a new town. In the\\nyear of 1821, Samuel Head and thirty-two others\\npresented a petition also Nathaniel Head and seven-\\nty-two others, inhabitants of Chester, Dunbarton\\nand the easterly part of Gotfstown. These petitions,\\n80 strongly representing the inhabitants of the above\\nlocality, were presented to the General Court. The\\ncommittee on the part of the House reported to\\npostpone action until the next session, and the report\\nwas accepted.\\nIt was voted by the House of Representatives, m\\nthis session, 1821, That the petitioners be heard nu.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0648.jp2"}, "537": {"fulltext": "367\\nI lu ir petition before the standing committee on in-\\n(\u00e2\u0080\u00a2(.(\u00e2\u0096\u00a0[lorations on the first Tuesday of the next session\\noitlie Legishxture, and that the petitioners cause the\\nselectmen of the towns of Chester, Goffstown and\\nOmibarton to be notified of the substance of the peti-\\ntion, etc. At the next spring meeting the towns of\\nDunbarton and Chester voted to grant the favor, and\\nMtllstown voted to remonstrate, by a majority of one\\nhun(h*ed and ten legal votes against twenty-two in fa-\\nvor. The selectmen accordingly sent in a remon-\\nstnince in long detail. Caleb Austin, Caleb Her-\\nsi v and Daniel Straw, of Dunbarton, put in a remon-\\nstance. Their principal reason was that the river\\nni lining through the town would be a great inconve-\\nnience, and that it would derange school districts.\\nHugh J, Taggart and Andrew Mclntire, of Goffs-\\ntown, also sent in a remonstrance, voicing, in the\\nmain, the same objections that those from Dunbarton\\ngave. On June 20, 1822, the standing committee on\\nincorporations, after hearing all the parties interested,\\nreported favorably to the project, and that the peti-\\ntioners have leave to bring in a bill. The following\\nis the copy of the original bill, as passed by the legis-\\nlature\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nState of New Hampshire.\\nIn the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two,\\nAd act to incorporate the town of Hooksett.\\nWhereas petitions signed by a number of the inhabitants of Chester,\\nDunbarton and Goffstown have been presented to the General Court,\\npraying to be incorporated into a separate town, and the prayer thereof\\nappearing reasonable, Therefore, Section 1st. Be it enacted by the Senate\\nand House of Representatives in General Court convened that all the\\nlauds and inhabitants within those parts of the towns of Chester, Dun-\\nbarton and Goffstown herein described, to wit Beginning at the north-\\neasterly corner of Manchester thence on a straight line to the south-\\neast corner of lot No. 60, in the fourth range of lote in Chester thence\\non the easterly line of said lot No. 60 and lots No. 71 and 80, northerly\\nto the southeast corner of lot No. 95 thence across a part of said lot No.\\n95 and lot No. 94 south, 70 degrees east, to the south head-Iiue of said lot\\nNo. 9i thence north, 23 degrees east, to the southwest corner of Candia\\nthence northerly on Candia line to AUenstown south line thence west-\\nerly on AUenstown to Merrimack river thence across said river to the\\nsoutheasterly comer of Bow thence by Bow line to the southerly cor-\\nner of said Bow; thence running a line due south until it strikes the\\nnortherly line of Goffstown thence westerly on Goffstown line to the\\nnorthwest corner of Hugh J. Taggart s land thence southerly to the\\nsouthwest corner of lot No. 4, in Goffstown, formerly owned by Col.\\nRobert McGregore thence easterly on the southerly line of said lot No.\\n4, and continuing the same course, until it strikes the highway leading\\nfrom Samuel Poor s to Merrimack river thence by said highway, and\\nincluding the same, to said river thence by said river to the northwest\\ncorner of Manchester and thence to the place uf bt-sinning, be and the\\nsame hereby are incorporated into a tnw II Iv ih. tj, f Tlnoksett, and\\nthe inhabitants who now reside, or h ,i .ir, within the\\naforesaid boundaries are madeand cuTi-hiii i i link and corpo-\\nrate, and vested with all the powers, |iii^il I ll iiiniiiiities which\\nother towns in this State are entitled to ..-njuy, to remain a distinct town\\nand have continuance and succession forever.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Section 2d. And be it further enacted that all names that are\\nassessed for schools in the towns of Chester, Dunbarton and Goffstown\\nshall be divided between the said towns and the several parts of the said\\ntown of Hooksett, disannexed from said towns, according to their pro-\\nportion of the public taxes, and all funds belonging to said towns of\\nChester, Dunbarton and Goffstown shall be in like manner divided, re-\\nserving to said town of Goffstown the donation given by James Aiken to\\nsaid Goffstown, and the inhabitants of the town of Hooksett shall pay as\\na)l taxes now assessed on them by the towns of Chester, Dunbarton and\\nGoffstown respectively, and the said town of Hooksett shall, after the\\nnext annual meeting, support all the present poor, including all those\\nwho are supported in whole or in part who have gained a settlement in\\nthe towns of Chester, Dunbarton or Goffstown, by living in that part of\\neither of said towns that is now included in the town of Hooksett, and\\nshall support any poor now residing in any other towns, which by law\\nthe towns of Chester, Dunbarton and Goffstown may respectively bo liu-\\nble to rcliiivc or support that Iiave gained a settlement in either of said\\ntowns by residing within the boundaries now constituting the town of\\nHooksett, provided, nevertheless, that this act shall not effect the inter-\\nest of any of the inhabitants of Chester, Dunbarton and Goffstown, or of\\nthe town of Hooksett, in any school-house now erected within the\\npiirpu.r ..I lM...-nij ,ili t .iix -.11,.. 1 ;i.. ill uiMil\\ntheaniUKil meeting of said town in Maixh n.Nt ,n,. i ,i l,.i ilnni\\nmay preside in said meeting until a moderator slml I hr h. n i ji^irii\\nthe same, which meeting shall bo holdcn suiim Inm m \\\\\\\\u- mh .j\\nSeptember next, and shall be warned by pastinji^ up mi in :ii i-n iiMmi\\ndays pi-ior to the time of holding the same at Niillinii. i ii. i i, i-.\\nin Chester, at William Hall s house, in Dunl.ari.i, i i i-,\\nbott s house, in Goffstown, provided that all town .iih. m i i. ._ Mihm\\nthe limits of the town of Hooksett, who were (.iliuson hy the lown of\\nChester, Dunbarton or Goffstown, shall continue in their respective offices\\nduring the time for which they were elected, with full powers to execute\\nthe .same, and provided, further, that all the public taxes which the towns\\nof Chester, Dunbarton and Goffstown .sliull -t miv i mprlh-d to assess\\nbefore a new act for proportioning tlir ir i nj tlie several\\ntowns in the state shall pass, may be a.s- 1 i i IKrtedbythe\\nproper officers of the said towns of Ih-i.i iMini.ii n ;nid Goffstown\\nupon the inhabitants of the town of HooUsetf in ease the selectmen of\\nsaid Hooksett neglect to assess, levy and collect their proportion of such\\npublic taxes and pay the same seasonably unto the treasurers of the\\ntowns of Chester, Dunbarton and Goffstown in the same way and man-\\nner as if the act had not passed, anything herein to the contrary notwith-\\nstanding.\\nSection 4th. And be it further enacted that said town of Hooksett\\nshall be, and hereby is, annexed to and considered a part of the county\\nof Hillsborough, and that said town be annexed to Senatorial district\\nnumber three and to the eleventh Regiment of Militia in this State.\\nState of New Hampshire.\\nIn the House of Representatives June 25th, 1822 This bill, having\\nhad three several readings, passed to be enacted. Sent up for concur-\\nCharles Woodman, Speaker.\\nIn Senate, Je. 29, 1822 The foregoing bill was brought up, read a\\nthird time and enacted.\\nJonathan Harvey, President.\\nJuly 2d, 1822, Approved,\\nSamuel Bell.\\nA true copy. Attest,\\nSamuel Si-arhawk, Secretary.^\\nThe following is a copy of the petition and a list of\\nthe signers.\\nTo the Hon. the Senate and the House of Representatives of the\\nState of New Hampshire, in General Court convened, Humbly shew\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nThe petition of the undersigned that they are inhabitants of the nortli-\\nwesterly part of the town of Chester, in the County of Rockingham and\\nthe easterly part of Dunbarton, and the easterly part of Goffstown, in\\nthe County of Hillsborough, that their places of residence are at tin-\\ndistances of from ten to sixteen miles from the places establicih d for tin-\\ntransaction of town business and for holding public woiiship in said\\ntowns. By reason whereof they are in a measure deprived of the ccni-\\nmon rights and privileges enjoyed generally by the good citizens of\\nthis State. They therefore pray the legislature, in their goodness, to\\nrelieve them of the inconveniences to which they are now subjected by\\ngranting an act incorporating all the lands and inhabitants of said Ches-\\nter, Dunbarton and Goffstown hereinafter described to wit beginning\\nnortherly and northwesterly of a line drawn from the northeasterly\\ncorner of Manchester, in the County of Hillsborough, across said Chester,\\nin such course as may be thought most proper, to the southwesterly cor-\\nner of the town of Candia: thence by Candia line to AUenstown line\\nthence by AUenstown line to Mei rimack river thence across the Merri-\\nmac river to the southeasterly corner of Bow thence by Bow line to\\nthe southerly corner of said Bow thence running a line due south\\nuntil it strikes Goffstown line; thence through Goffstown southeasterly till", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0649.jp2"}, "538": {"fulltext": "3G8\\nITTSTORY OF MP^RRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRH\\nit strikes Merrimack river oppusite the \u00e2\u0080\u009eortl,wo8terly corner ofthe tow.;\\nur Manchester thence from the northwesterly corner of the town of\\nManchester to the bounds first mentioned, Into a town, with all the\\npowers, privileges and immnnitii* to which other towns in this state are\\nl,y law entitled, and to be annexed to the County of Ilillsborongh, and\\nas in duty bound, will ever pray.\\nNathaniel Head, Samuel Head, Henry Moulton, Jno. Whipple, Wni.\\nHall, .lames Ottel^on. .Ir.. Sle,,l,.-n .:o.,dridge, Jno. Johnson, Joseph\\nWhitier, Joseph AVinn,., i, i. U.bott, Daniel Allen, Richard\\nStraw, David LakiiO I. i l ..luT Shattnck, Wm. Ottorson,\\nWinthrop Knight, .r. I., u i Mitchell Josiah George,\\nNath-1 Mitchell, Job,, .i.,\u00e2\u0080\u009e\u00e2\u0080\u009el., .I.. i U JU.wu, Knos Ela, Wells Carter,\\nJames Oughterson, George A. Louchli,,, James Brown. Nathan Hawse,\\nJoseph Hawse, Richard Head, John Kimball, Simeon Bradlord, Mark\\nJohns. Wheili-,. -^iroli M. Farnum, Joseph Mitchell, James\\nI. I Tiiohard Davis, John Prescott.\\nKimball, licnman Lincoln, David Lakii\\nSamuel Lakii\\nBenjamin ^li\\nHenry Mimli-\\n11, Samuel Martin, Israel Ela,\\nriHon, Peter C. Bowell, Josiah\\nliordon, Samuel Huston, E/.ra\\nJr., John M. Farnum, Henry\\nMitchell, Mroham Jlihl n\\n(Jharles Flanders, SiuiM. i\\nTaggart, .Tones HiKki, i M\\n.John Head, Robert lli i t, i i.i\\nRowell, JohnKno.\\\\, Matln-w liuult. Asa\\nKimball, Roger Dutton, Joshua Martin,\\nDutton, Elijah Colby.\\nWe see, by producing the names of the signers of\\ntheabove petition, whothe principal residents were\\nat the time the town was incorporated. It contained\\nall the principal real estate owners, with the excep-\\ntion of a few living in these parts who would not be di-\\nrectly benefited. In the southeast part of the town a\\nfew inhabitants were indifferent to the matter, as they\\nwere, perhaps, as near Chester proper as they would\\nbe at Hooksett village. Hooksett village, as origi-\\nnally located, was almost to the extreme limit in the\\nnorthwest part of the town, which, fortunately, ac-\\ncommodated the major part of the population, and\\nsince the formation of the town, people in the remote\\nsections have quite a distance to travel to do town\\nbusiness. For post-office accommodations and com-\\nmercial transactions the people living contiguous to\\nManchester patronize that city. In the year of 1823\\nthe following persons, residents in town, were assessed\\nfor taxes. It was the first inventory taken, and will\\nshow the complete family record in the whole town at\\nthat time,\\nKichard H. Ayer, Joshua Abbott, Caleb Austin, David Abbott, Daniel\\nAll m. W. i- William .U.bott,Dominicus Abbott, James Brown,\\n1 i i\\\\ 111. ill I i Robert Brown, James Buntin, Samuel\\nJohn l.^ I j,^_^^^ |,^^^j,_ WellsCarter,\\nI I i, I Juhn Clay, James Calbert, Moses Collins,\\nF I r I, ,.iiL\u00e2\u0080\u009e Gushing, Richard Davis, John Davis,\\nn i luni-l IHvi. Roger Dutton, Henry Dutton, Joshua Dus-\\n\u00c2\u00abrisrael Ela, Enos Ela. paniel Ela, Stephen Eames, J F\\nwVlliam Farnum, Nathaniel Farnum, Moses Fnren, Frederick\\nCeh ^en L. O^odridgh, Robert Gordon, Mathew Ganlt Asa\\nr rdon Je^e^GaiUt, Joseph Glines, James W. Hubbard, Nathaniel\\ndSamu^l Head, William Hall, John Head, Richard Head, Nathan-\\nHill Moses Hill, Caleb Hearsey. Samuel Heai^ey, James Hacket,\\nJamTs Hacket. Jr., Moses Hacket, Nathan Hawse, Samuel Huston,\\nJames Hutchison,\\nOtterson, James OtUnnul,, .1,,, ,lhaiilULU:l=L;i,, i^.i-1 I- 1.\\nParker, Jonathan Prescott, Samuel i oor, John I rescutt, James Prescutt,\\nIra Poor, Eri Poor, Jesso Poor, James Putnam, James H. Page, David\\nPage, David Page, Jr., Richard Palmer.\\nCIVIL HISTORY.\\n1822. -The first meeting of the legal voters qualified to vote was held\\non the ICth day of September, 1822, at the house of William Wall.\\nChose Hon. Richard H. Ayer, moderator; Gideon Flandere, town\\nclerk chose Hon. Richard H. Ayer, Samuel Head and Samuel Poor,\\nselectmen chose Captain Daniel Sawyer, Colonel John Head, Captain\\nJohn Prescott, constables chose Abram Mitchell. John Clay, hog reefs\\nchose Josiah McGoon, Roger Dutton, surveyors of lumber chose Jacob\\nT. Wallace, John Begley, cutters of staves; chose John Whipple, Robert\\nDavis and Nathaniel Mitehell, school committee chose Robert Brown,\\nJames Hawse. Benjamin Hill, Larheriah Heath,\\nThomas Johnson, Richard Quimby, John Quimby Samuel Rowell\\nwfRowell, Peter C. Rowell, John P. Rowell, Daniel Rowe, I,ev,\\nBo\u00e2\u0080\u009ee William Roach, Benjamin Ring, Nathaniel Rea, Benjamin Saw-\\nyer Abbott Saltma\u00c2\u00abh, Thomas Saltmarsh, Daniel Straw, Daniel sawyei-,\\nSherman, -\u00c2\u00bbn,a\u00e2\u0080\u009eh. Josiah Shipley, Hugh J. Taggart,\\nWilliam Taggart,\\nTarbox, John W\\n182;i.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The first annual meeting was held at the house of Samuel\\nHe.ad, March 11, 182:i. Elected Hon, Richard H. Ayer, moderator\\nGideon Flanders, clerk for Governor: Samuel Dinsmore, 7:!\\nLevi Woodbury, 07 Hon, Richard H. Ayer, representaUve Rich-\\nanl H. Ayer, Captain Daniel Sawyer, Samuel Poor, selectmen;\\nSamuel Head, treasurer; Dr. Samuel H.mston, collector of taxes;\\nGideon Flanders, Dr. Samuel Houston, William Hall, school committee.\\nFolerf, that two days labor be raised on a single PoU and other prop,\\nerty in proportion for a highway tax, one-half of which to be worked\\nout in the winter. Voled, to accept the road laid out by the Select-\\ni\u00e2\u0080\u009ein r,oi., the SAutb end of Hooksett Bridge to the highway that leads\\nI,,,,,, l,,,i, -ih o land to the saw-million Hooksett Palls. Voted,\\nII,, 111 1 ,f .lacob M. Farnum and Richard H. Ayer be con-\\n1 I, Jacob M. Farnum and Roger Dutton were ap.\\nlsi;4.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 IticharJ H. Ayer, moderator John Head, clerk for Governor\\nDavid L. Morrill, 71 Levi Woodbury, 36; Samuel Head, representative\\nRichard H. Ayer, Daniel Sawyer, Samuel Poor, selectmen Sainue\\nHead, treasurer.\\n1825.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Richard H. Ayer, moderator John Head, clerk Richard H\\nAyer, Daniel Sawyer, Thomas B. Taggart, selectmen for Governor\\nBenjamin Peirce, 76 David L. Morrill, 50 Samuel Head, lepresenta\\nlive; John Head, treasurer; Dr. Asa Sawyer, Henry Moulton, Samue\\nHead, school committee Asa Gordon, tax collector.\\n1826.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Richard H, Ayer, moderator John Head, clerk R. H. Ayer\\nThomas R. Taggart, Jonathan Davis, selectmen for Governor: Benji,\\nmin Peirce, 86; David L. Morrill, 53; Dr. Asa Sawyer, representative\\nSamuel Head, Thomas R. Taggart, Asa Sawyer, school committee\\nJoseph Mitchell, tax collector,\\n1827 \u00e2\u0080\u0094Ri.hanl 11. A.vii, moderator John Head, clerk B. H. Ayei\\nThomas K. I _,ii i iii ii D.i vis, selectmen for Governor: Benjami\\nPei\u00e2\u0080\u009ee, liM I 1 I i Dr. Asa Sawyer, representative San\\nuel Henil I I I I itterson, tax collector; Hiram Browi\\nAsaSan\\\\, I r i. 1^ i ,irt, school committee. Voted, to Uy o\\\\\\nthepul.lii I I 1 I liiwn-House, and that the Selectmen r,\\n^gj,,g rtsaid houseon and lay the same befoi\\nthe Town .1 I f h S meeting that may adopt the be\\nplace to lot,ii. il). =,.ii. At the adjourned meeting, .\\\\pril 2, 1827, i\\nthe Boston and Concord Boating Company s store-house, it was voted\\nlocate the ground on the west side of the river. The vote stood 74\\nfavor 47 against. Henry Moulton, Samuel Head and Samuel Poi\\nwere chosen committee to build the town-house, of brick, fifty by six\\nfeet and they were authorized and empowered to collect all the pub)\\nmoney due the town to defray the expense of said building, and th\\nthe said committee be authorized to cut wood on any land belonging\\nthe town to burn brick for said house. On the 15th of September\\nmeeting was held to see if the town would reconsider the previous vol\\nrelative to the location of the town-house, and see if the town would locc\\non a piece of land, to be given by Nathaniel Head to the town, near t\\nsouth end of the Hooksett bridge. It was voted not to reconsider,\\nwas voted that the committee should build a town-house not lees th\\nforty feet wide, nor less than fifty feet long. Samuel Head was excus\\nof the committee and Asa Sawyer was elected in 1\\nJr., \\\\N\\nWalton, John\\nWicom, Daniel\\nrn Whittier, James from being\\nlliam Wells, Gilbert place.\\n,,,nn Welch. Thomas 1828.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Town-meeting was held\\n;;;;:bairJohnC.Kim. I H. Ayer, moderator; John Head, clerk Thomas R, Taggart, Hir.\\nI of Rowe Da", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0650.jp2"}, "539": {"fulltext": "Ilrnd\\n82 against. It was vuti-.l tu linisli tlio insiiie witli pews ami sfll tlu.-m\\nat public vendue on conditions not less than forty dollars, tlio town\\nreserving the right for town-meetings.\\n1829. Thomas R. Taggart, moderator Mathew Gault, clerk Thonuw\\nR. Taggart, William Otterson, Robert Davis, selectmen for Governor\\nJohn Bell, 56; Benjamin Peirce, 108; Dr. Asa Sawyer, representative;\\nHenry MoiiUon, tnusurer; Isaac C. Otterson, tax collector.\\nIS?. r,i !i I r, I ri.s, moderator Mathew Gault, clerk Hiriun\\nBfnwh I; I 1 ll.-nry Moulton, selectmen; for Governor:\\nMiitlh u II I iniiothy Upham, 50; Thomas R. Taggart, rop-\\n1 ;U.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Enucl B. Baiuos, moderator; Mathew Gault, town clerk;\\nIjhuli B. Barnes, Henry Moulton, Philip Jones, selectmen; for Gov-\\n-I nor: Samuel Dinsmore, 95; ilchabod Bartlett, 51; Thomas R. Tiig-\\nu.irt, representative William Otterson, tax collector.\\n1S32.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Enoch B. Barnes, moderator Mathew Gault, clerk Philip\\nJones, William Otterson, Thomas Shannon, selectmen for Govenhn-:\\nSamuel Dinsmore, 88 Ichabod Bartlett, 39 Enoch B. Barnes, repre-\\nsentative Henry Moulton, treasurer; Joseph Poor, tax collector.\\nVoted at this meeting and chose a committee, consisting of Thomas R.\\nTaggart and Samuel Head, to examine the Wicom Farm, or any other\\nune that ran be bought cheaper, for a poor farm, and report at an ad-\\nI h M ij. Barnes, moderator Mathew Gault, clerk Thomas\\ni; I i_ Ml llinim Brown, John P. Rowell, selectmen for Governor\\ns ii/iu-l iMn-iJiMre, 104; and 5 scattering; Mathew Gault, representative;\\nluiia (iile, tax collector.\\n1834.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Philip Jones, moderator Mathew Gault, clerk Philip Jones,\\nJohn P. Rowell, Retype Mitchell, selectmen for Governor: William\\nBadger, 111 Foster Gowns, 2 Mathew Gault, representative Henry\\nMoulton, treasurer Manly H. Brown, tax collector.\\n1835.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amos C. Gale, moderator; Seth K. Jones, clerk Mathew Gault,\\nRetyre Mitchell, Hiram Austin, selectmen; for Governor: William\\nBadger, 86 Joseph Healey, 48 Mathew Gault, representative Henry\\nMoulton, treasurer; Isaac C. Otterson, tax collector.\\n1836.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amos C. Gale, moderator Seth K. Jones, clerk Mathew\\nGault, Hiram Austin, Thomas R. Taggart, selectmen Thomas R. Tag-\\ngert, representative; for Governor: Isaac Hill, 88; scattering, 11; Setli\\nK. Jones, treasurer Isaac C. Otterson, collector.\\n1837.- Mathew Gault, moderator Seth K. Jones, clerk Thomas R.\\nTaggart, Mathew Gault, Hiram Brown, selectmen for Governor: Isasic\\nHill, 50 Frederick G. Stark, 19 Thomas R. Taggart, representative\\nSeth K. Jones, treasurer Isaac C. Ottereon, collector.\\n1838. Richard U. Ayer, moderator; Seth K. Jones, clerk; Thomas\\nR. Taggart, William H. Mitchell, Joseph Blanchard, selectmen; Seth K.\\nJones, representative Seth K. Jones, treasurer Isaac C. Otterson, col-\\n1839.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Richard H. Ayer, moderator Seth K. Jones, clerk Thomas\\nR. Taggart, William H. Mitchell, selectmen for Governor John Page,\\n134; James Wilson, 72 Seth K. Jones, representative Richard H. Ayer,\\ntreasurer Isaac C. Otterson, collector.\\n1840.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Richard H. Ayer, moderator Seth K. Jones, clerk Thomas\\nR. Taggart, Isaac C. Otterson, John P. Rowell, selectmen for Gov-\\nernor John Page, 113 Enoa Stevens, 53 Richard H. Ayer, repre-\\nsentative and treasurer; Isaac C. Otterson, collector.\\n1841.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Richard H. Ayer, modeiutor Seth K. Jones, clerk Thomas R.\\nTaggart, Isaac C. Ottei-son, Eri Poor, selectmen; for Governor John\\nPage, lOG Enus Stevens, G2 Rirhard H. Ayer, representative Seth K.\\nJones, treasurer; Isaac C. Otterson, collector.\\n1842.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Nathaniel Ambrose, moderator Seth K. Jones, clerk Isaac C.\\nOtterson, Eri Poor, Henry Saltmarsh, selectmen for Governor: Henry\\nHubbard, 95 Enos Stevens, 52; John H. White, 30 Hiram Austin,\\nrepresentative; Seth K. Jones, treasurer; Isaac C. Otterson, col-\\n1843.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 George W. F. Converse, moderator Amos G. Gale, clerk\\nHenry Saltmareh, Benjamin J. Gile, William Parker, selectmen for\\nGovernor: Henry Hubbard, 80 John H. White, 50 Anthony Colby,\\n68 Richard H. Ayer, representative; Samuel Head, treasurer. Voted\\nto purchase the Jabez Green farm for two thousand dollars.\\n1844. George W. F. Converse, moderator Amos G. Gale, clerk Thomas\\nR. Taggart, George W. F. Converse, Samuel Melvin, selectmen for Gover-\\nnor: John H. Steele, 129; Anthony Colby, 57 John .H. White, 14\\ni K. Ayer, moderator Amos G. Gale, clerk Thomas\\nrge W. F. Converao, Isaac Lewis, selectmen for Gov-\\nSteele, 114 Anthony Colby, 65 William H. Mitchell,\\nSamuel Head, Jr., treasurer; John H. Mitchell, col-\\n1846.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 .Tosoph Blanchard, moderator Mathew Gault, clerk Eri Poor,\\nIsaac Lewis, Jesse Gault, Jr., selectmen for Governor Jared W.\\nWilliams, 134 Anthony Colby, 73 N. S. Bony, 20 Samuel Head, Jr.,\\ntreasurer; John H. Mitchell, collector. 7o(erf not to send representa-\\ntive.\\n1847. John Marshall, moderator; for Governor: J. W. Williams,\\n159; Anthony Colby, 84; William H. Mitchell, representative; Seth K.\\nJones, clerk; Mathew Gault, Stephen Kimbull. (moi-.- W. Davis, select-\\nmen Roger Dutton, treasurer John I! ^i m r.i ii .:i. i. r.\\n1848.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Marshall; modeiutui i i w Williams,\\n1G6; N. S. Berry, 100 John H. Mh ji ;iiM. ;Soth K.\\nJones, clerk Mathew Gault, Stephen Knu ill, I .ims, helectmen\\nRoger Dutton, treasurer.\\n1849.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Marshall, moderator Seth K. Jones, clerk John Mar-\\nshall, John H. Mitchel!, Eri Poor, selertmen for Governor: Samuel\\nDinsmore, 160 T.--vi Oli;nni fr!;thi .t.lm U \\\\Trtrlinit. representa-\\ntive SethK. .h II II I ill...- \\\\lii. I,. ..r. lur.\\n1850.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 .John .Mh I I i ,.\u00e2\u0080\u009etative; f..r\\nGovernor: Samiir I hm-iii i., m.. l..\\\\ i ih.Mni.. i.iin, Kri Poor,\\nJohn L. Garland, Horace Cage. seleitnuMi 8eth K. Jnnes, treasurer\\nJesse Gault, Jr., clerk. On October 8, 1850, Jesse Gault, Jr., was elected\\na delegate to the convention to revise the Constitution.\\n1851.- .ln3oph Blanchard. moderator; for Governor: Samuel Dins-\\nmore, iji. .1 .liii \\\\iN\\\\ i, 70; Thomas E. Sawyer, 69; George Thomp-\\nson, M. i i.M^ p. Ela, selectmen Jesse Gault, Jr., clerk\\nSetli K I Nathaniel Mitchell, collector; John Marshall,\\nrepreMiii.iii\\\\. l Mo pay the soldiers of the Eighth Company of\\ninfantrj filly cents, and as returned by Captain Converee.\\n1852. Joseph Blanchard, moderator for Governor: Noah Martin,\\n133; Thomas E. Sawyer, 68 John Atwood, 54 John Marshall, repre-\\nsentative Mathew Gault, HoraceGage, Francis B. Watson, selectmen\\nSeth K. Jones, clerk and treasurer Eri Poor, collector.\\n1853.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Horace Gage, moderator Nathan W. Gove, clerk; Jesse Gault,\\nJr., Samuel Head, Jr., Stephen Kimball, selectmen for Governor: Noah\\nMartin, 123 John H. Whit\u00c2\u00ab, 49 James Bell, 46 Joseph T. Gosb,\\ntreasurer Nathaniel Mitchell, collector Eri Poor, representative.\\n1854. Joseph Blanchard, moderator; Savory T. Burbank, represen-\\ntative; for Governor: X. B, Baki-r, 117; Janu-^Bell, m Jared Perkins,\\nG5;N. W. Gov, I L- rh V II.m.I. Ilm.m Kimball,\\n1855.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph i;; i i i i.,:i I. ik; Josei.h\\nT. Goss, Nathani-I 1 1. ,..L 1 1 u .mh KiliImM, ..i. nn. n s. T. Burbank,\\nrepresentative for Goveruur Ralph Metcalf, VK* Nathaniel B. Baker,\\n103 James Bell, 16 Asa Fowler, 10; Joseph T. Goss, treasurer May-\\nhew Clark, collector.\\n1856.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph Blanchard, moderator Roger A. Dutton, clerk John\\nB. Hall, John W. Prescott, Mawhew Clark, selectmen Jesse Gault,\\nrepresentative; for Governor: John S.Wells, 139 Ralph Metcalf, 124\\nJoseph T. Goss, treasurer; Isaac Lewis, collector.\\n1857.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph Blanchard, moderator John W. Prescott, clerk\\nJoseph T. Goss, John W. Prescott, Enoch Johnson, selectmen voted not\\nto send representative; for Governor: William Haile, 1.38 John S.\\nWells, 117 J. T. Goss, treasurer A. H. Converse, collector.\\n1858.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph Blanchard, moderator John W. Prescott, clerk\\nSamuel Head, William Shute, Enoch Johnson, selectmen J. T. Goss,\\ntreasurer A. H. Converse, collector Jesse Gault, representative for\\nGovernor: William Haile, 155 Asa P. Cate, 110.\\n1859.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph Blanchard, moderator John W. Prescott, clerk\\nSamuel Head, William F. Head, Henry Saltmarsh, selectmen Joseph\\nT. Goss, representative for Governor: Ichabod Goodwin, 129; Asa P.\\nCate, 99 Joseph T. Goss, treasurer.\\n1860. ^esse Gault, moderator John W. Prescott, clerk Samuel\\nHead, William F. Head, Henry Saltmarsh, selectmen Joseph T. Goss,\\nrepresentative for Governor Ichabod Goodwin, 132 Asa P. Cate, 106\\nJoseph T. Goss, treasurer Isaac C. Otterson, collector.\\n1861.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jesse Gault, moderator; John W. Prescott, clerk Jesso Gault,\\nWilliam Sanborn, Nathaniel Mitchell, selectmen Nathaniel Head,\\nrepresentative Joseph T. Goss, treasurer Isaac C. Otterson, collector\\nfor Governor N. Berry, 102 George Stark, 97.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0651.jp2"}, "540": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\n18G2. Joseph Blancbard, moderator;\\nPoor, William Suiil~.in, Cli^irl.s \\\\V, .I:iiiie\\nRobie, clerk Eri\\nThomas J. Otter-\\niriii l Head, repre-\\ni.nU, 87.\\n1863.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 .Imb^ii I:;., I i; i.ii-, clerk John\\nL. Gai-lau l, i \\\\v II mv I l^ni i,, inn-n Thomas W.\\nNicholson, representative; I m- e \\\\ri nor \\\\V, H.-urinmii, 48; Joseph A.\\nGilmore 81 Ira H. Eastman, 100 0. T. Marshall, treasurer Josiali\\nClark, collector.\\n18ti4. Joseph Bluuchard, moderator; George A. Robie, clerk; John\\nL. Garland, Harvey Denniion, John H. Hand, selectmen Thomas W.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0escntative O. T. Marshall, treasurer; John W. Prescott,\\nGovernor Joseph A. Gilmore, 126 E. W. Harrington,\\n1865. \u00e2\u0080\u0094Joseph Blunchard, moderator George A. Eobie, clerk Harvey\\nDeunison, Martin L. Ottereon, David A. Kimball, selectmen Joseph\\nHlanclmid, repicse.italive .T. T. Goss, treaiiurer; H. B. Otteraon, col-\\nI.Ti. I i.i(..i M, I I. u llnrington, 7.5; F. Smyth, 120.\\nI- I I I i lerator George A. Robie, clerk Eri\\nr. 1 1 t I I Kimball, selectmen Amos G. Prescott,\\nn.|.Tv.. \u00e2\u0080\u009ei,,i,, ,1 ,K.|,]iG. Sinclair, Kill; F. Smyth, 119;\\n..rge I\\n.1 l. Ml.ie, clerk Eri\\nPoor, .John \\\\s I I i, 1 M I :.M Norris C. Gault,\\n125 Daniel M Garland, eullcctor Geurge 11. L. Head, treasurer.\\n1868.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. Blaiichard, moderator George A. Robie, clerk John W.\\nPrescott, A. W. Prescott, J. F. Putnam, selectmen B. J. Gile, repre-\\nsentative for Governor: J. G. Sinclair, 135 W. Harriman, 157 J. T.\\nGoss, treasurer A. F. Davis, collector.\\n1809. Joseph Blancbard, moderator George A. Robie, clerk J. F.\\nPutnam, R. L. Pingree, J. H. Mitchell, selectmen B. J. Gile, repre-\\nsentative for Governor John Bedel, 101 Onslow Stearns, 134 H. B.\\nOtterson, treasurer; Henry H. Gile, collector.\\n1870. Joseph Blancbard, moderator George A. Robie, clerk J. F.\\nPutnam, R. L. Pingree, J. H. Mitchell, selectmen H. B. Otterson,\\ntreasurer H. E. Robie, collector W. F. Head, representative for\\nGovernor John Bedel, 77 Onslow Stearns, 142.\\n1871.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. H. Mitchell, moderator George A. Robie, clerk R. L. Pin-\\ngree, J. H. Mitchell, A. T. Martin, selectmen W. F. Head, represen-\\ntative for Governor: James Pike, 102 James A. Weston, 135 H. E.\\nILiliii collector; H. B. Otterson, treasurer.\\n1S7J.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 X.athaniel Head, moderator Seth Mitchell, clerk Jesse Gault,\\nA. \\\\V, Prescott, D. A. Kimball, selectmen George A. Robie, representa-\\ntive for Governor: J. A. Weston, 122 E. A. Straw, 158 H. B. Otter-\\nson, treasurer H. E. Robie, ;collector.\\n1873. Nathaniel Head, moderator George A. Robie, clerk Jesse\\nGault, A. W. Prescott, D. A. Kimball, selectmen H. B. Otterson,\\ntreasurer Henry E. Robie, collector George A. Robie, representative\\nfor Governor J. A. Weston, 112 E. A. Straw, 142.\\nlN7t.~Nathunii-I Head, moderator; B. A. Ham, clerk George A.\\nHmI I. |i K fiiii ill, A. Y. Martin, selectmen H. B. Otterson, treas-\\n111. I! II II. rtur Hiram Kimball, representative: for Gov-\\nI i, 1 1 7 Luther McCutchions, 143.\\nI-. \\\\iii. i Iliad, moderator for Governor: P. C. Cheney, 179\\nn. B. Roberts, 131 H. Kimball, representative B. A. Ham, clerk\\nGeorge A. Robie, D. A. Kimball, A. F. Davis, selectmen H. H. Gile,\\ncollector H. B. Otterson, treasurer.\\n1870. Nathaniel Head, moderator for Governor: Daniel Marcy, 122\\nP. C. Cheney, 193 B. A. Ham, clerk Samuel Head, representative\\nGeorge A, Robie, A. F. Davis, M. L. Whitney, selectmen H. B. Otter-\\nson, treasurer; H. H. Gile, collector.\\n1877.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Nathaniel Head, moderator; James W. Convei-se, clerk;\\nSamuel Head, representative George A. Robie, M. L. Whitney, J. S.\\nCole, selectmen H. B. Otterson, treasurer II. H. Gile, collector for\\ni;..v.rn.ir; B. F. Pnsintt, ISC; Daniel Many, .15.\\nI.anti7, treasurer Joseph O. Ingalls, representative for Governor\\nGeorge D. Dodge, 14 Fiauk lunes, 120; Charles H. Bell, 168.\\n1881.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jess,, i: III, I III I Hi.-liard A. Lantrj-, clerk; M. L. Ot-\\nterson, R. IV N V I V, selectmen R. A. Lantry, collector.\\n1882.^Je!-. I r K. A. Lantry, clerk and treasurer;\\nGeorge A. Kill ii, I: I: Ni ii I 1 1 use, selectmen R. A. Fass, collector;\\nNathaniel Clark, ni.res.ntati v.- for Governor: Samuel W. Hale, 119\\nM. V. B. Edgerly, 104.\\n1883.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Edwin Pronk, moderator; R. A. Lantry, clerk and treasurer;\\nR. B. Neal, Edwin Pronk, James Huse, selectmen R. B. Fass, col-\\n1884.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Edwin Pronk, moderator R. A. Lantry, clerk and treasurer\\nEdwin Pronk, N. C. Gault, E. G. Libby, selectmen R. B. Pass, col-\\nlector Josiah Clark, representative for Governor Moody Currier,\\n191 J. M. Hill, 93 L. D. Mason, 13.\\n1885.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Edwin Pronk, moderator R. A. Lantry, clerk and treasurer\\nEdwin Pronk, E. G. Libby, E. J. Robie, selectmen W. II. Otterson,\\ncollector.\\nCHAPTER II.\\nIIOOKSETT\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (Co\u00c2\u00ab/i,i\u00c2\u00bberf\\\\\\nECCLESIASTICAL.\\nThe Congregational Church was the first es-\\ntablished society in town, but Methodism was proba-\\nbly preached by itinerant ministers at as early a date.\\nEarly in the history of the first settlers of our locality\\nchurch privileges were enjoyed only by traveling\\na long distance to Chester, Dunbarton or Pembroke.\\nAs early as 1770, Samuel Martin, Daniel Martin,\\nJohn Martin, Caleb Dalton and Daniel Foster had\\ntheir parish rates given in on account of living so\\nfar from the meeting-house. This was an important\\nreason, prior to the formation of the town, for its\\nincorporation. Rev. Joseph A. E. Long first minis-\\ntered to the people of Hooksett in the year 1824.\\nHe held meetings in different places in town, at\\nperiods up to the year 1828. He then being called\\nvery eloquent, and in the capacity of an evangelist,\\nwas instrumental in forming a sentiment to organize\\na Congregational Society. Bo, accordingly, on Janu-\\nary 22, 1828, an organization was perfected. The\\nfollowing proceedings occurred at the council\\nHooksett, Jan. 22, IS2. i.\\nAt an Ecclesiastical Council, convened by virtue of letters from sev-\\neral individuals in Hooksett for the purpose of taking into considenitiun\\nthe expediency of organizing a church of the Congregational order iti\\nthis place.\\nPresent: Rev. Abraham Burnham, Josiah Kittredge, delegates\\nfrom church in Pembroke Rev. Roger C. Hatch, from church in Hop-\\nkinton Rev. William R. Talhert, Elder Foster Towns, from church in\\nNottingham West Rev. Nathaniel Bouton, Rev. Nathaniel Abbott,\\nfi-om church in Concord Rev. Henry Wood, Elder Jonathan .\\\\iken,\\nfrom church in Goflstown.\\nNathaniel Head, 193 D. A. Kimball, representative.\\n1879.^e8se Gault, moderator J. W. Converse, clerk B. A. Ham,\\nA. T. Martin, M. L. Whitney, selectmen; H. B. Otterson, treasurer;\\nR. B. Fass, collector.\\n1880. Jesse Gault, moderator J. W. Converse, clerk B. A. Ham,\\nA. T. Martin, M. L. Wllitney, solectnien R. B. Fass, collector R. A.\\nI ..I .|iM,ii--i. I ii. 11.1. II II..III III. Iiiii. Ii III Weld,\\nMrs. Zeliial] anil Miss Jleliitable Hersey l.resented a letter of\\nand recommendation from the church in Dunbarton. Sarah\\nHead and Mary Otteraon communicated their Christian experience in\\nwriting. Susan Moulton expressed the reasons of her hope in Christ\\nand Arria Mitchell did the same. Whereupon, Vottd, unanimously,\\nthat it is expedient to embody the above individuals into a church of\\nChrist.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0652.jp2"}, "541": {"fulltext": "Agreeably to the foregoing vote, the above-named\\niinlividuiils were acknowledged as a regularly consti-\\ntuted Church of Christ in connection with the follow-\\ning exercises. Hymns were sung and prayer offered\\nby the Rev. Mr. Hatch. Sermon preached by Rev.\\nMr. Bouton from Acts ii. 47. Confession of faith\\nand covenant administered by Rev. Mr. Burnham\\nthe fellowship of the church expressed by him.\\nTlu Rev. Mr. Talbot offered the concluding prayer.\\n)lrd, that the council be dissolved. It was voted\\nby the above council that J. A. E. Long act as modera-\\ntor of the church. The following members composed\\nthe church at its organization who subscribed to the\\nArticles of Faith and Covenant: Roger Button^\\nSusan Moul ton, Sarah Head, Zebiah Hersey, M. Her-\\nsey, Mary Ottersou, Arria Mitchell, Mrs. Poor, all of\\nwhom have since deceased. The following have\\nsince been admitted\\n1S28.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Feb. 15, Nancy Towns by profession Feb. 17, Eachel Button\\nand Rebecca Batchelder by profession Feb. 23, Marj- Sawj-er by profes-\\nsion Mar. 29, Hugh Taggart, Elizabeth Taggaii. 1 I- li i Ihim Jl,\\n.Toanna Saltmarsh, Sally Sawyer, by letter; Autr, I: r.\\nPhebe Hawee, and Eunice Kimball by letter; C\u00c2\u00bbi t. ^l M il. h\\nJohnson, Jason Johnson and Foster Townes, by Irtii I h _-, \\\\i.u-;i-\\nret Brown and .\\\\una Poor by letter, and Hannah Ipliani by pr..fissi,in.\\n1829. Hannah Taggart by profession Joseph Blauchard, Polly\\nBlanchord, died July 4, 1843 April 26,; Dolly Ames, died Aug. 3, 1829;\\nJune 28, Nathan Kimball, excommunicated, and Maria Davis, Mary\\nAbbott Austin and Ann Brown July 25, John Osgood and Mary\\nOsgood, by letter.\\n1830.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 April 25, Sarah Brown, died April 3, 1831, Hiram Brown\\nand Mary Brown June 25, Sally Head June 27, Ruth Baker Oct. 24,\\nDolly Whittier and Dollof.\\n1831. April 24, Nancy Bradley Cleasby Sept. 4, Martha Otterson.\\n1832. Jotham D. Otterson.\\n1833.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jan. (i, Malvina Straw, Sophronia Tucker and Clharles Bayles\\nand Harriet Bayles.\\n183G.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Hazeu Saltmarsh Nov. 5, Mrs. Hazen Saltmarsh, died Jan.\\n17, 1855.\\n1837. July 14, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Simpson, letter from church in\\nDorchester, N. H. Oct. C, Calvin Guild, Jr., letter from church in\\nUxbridge, Mass., and Margaret Guild, letter from church in Ux-\\nbridge, Mass Oct. 13, Parla P. Warren, letter from church in Na.shua,\\nN. H.\\n1838.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 June 3, Willis\\nAnn Chase, died An\\nParker.\\n1839.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Feb. 10, Mra. Mary Ann Gage Mar. 3, Charles Gault and\\nwife, by letter from church in W est Parish, Concord.\\n1844. April, Nancy Whittemore, by letter from Lowell, Mass.\\n1846.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Aug. 29, James W. Perkins and wife, by letter from Warner,\\nN. H. James Putnam and wife, by letter from Goflstown Mrs. Sam-\\nuel Noyes, by letter from Pembroke Oct. 30, Charles A. Daniels, by\\nletter from FrankUn, Mass. Mrs. Nugul, by letter truin .Vlexandria.\\n1847.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jan. 1, Mrs. Charles A. Diiui. 1- l\\\\ i li i h .m Pembroke;\\nMr. and Mrs. Stephen Ballard, by lei I. I i s.\\n1848.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Feb. 17, Mr. and Mrs LutheiM I i i ,i mAmoskeag;\\nMiss E. Shedd, by letter from New V.il. I i. ji, Mrs. .Tulia Ann\\nHead, by letter from liowell, Mass., Sirs. Sarah Sultmui-sh and Miss\\nAbigail L. Goss May 14, Mrs. Jabez Green, by letter from Pembroke\\nMrs. Lydia S. Goss, by letter from Winchendon, Mass.; Mrs. Ann\\nl^rown, by letter from Amoskeag June 25, Miss Mary M hinden July\\nMiss Nancy Brown, by letter from Milton, Vt.\\nI vMi.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mar. 10, Mr. J. C. Gile July 14, E. A. Saltmarsh.\\nl^ .-J,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Russel May 2, Mr. and Mrs. John\\nDnua, Miss Anna M. Eastman, Jane Whidon, Elizabeth B. Saltmarsh\\nand Rebecca \\\\V. Saltmarsh.\\n1856. .Ian. 5, Wm. Forbes and wife, by letter from Oakham, Blaas.\\nThomas M. Bacon and wife, by letter from Franklin, JIass. July 6,\\nMartha Noyes Nov. 9, Elizabeth Converse.\\n1857.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mary Young, by letter from Dcerfield, N. II. Jlay 3, Mrs.\\nMrs. Phirbo J. Ku\\n1802.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sept. 7, Mrs. Lucy A. Morgan.\\n1SG3.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Oct. 30, Mr. and Mrs. James P. Kla, by letter from Mi tliodiM\\nChurch in town.\\n1804,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mr. and Mrs. William 0. Gordon, from church in Danbury.\\n1866. May 6, A. Burnham and wife, from Haverhill, Mass. Nov. 2,\\nMra. Sarah M. Russel, from Chichester.\\n1872.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 March 18, Mrs. Susan G. Goss and Mrs. .Mai7 B. Otterson, from\\nchurch in Chichester.\\n1S8U. July 1, Mrs. Persis Ciiurch and Mra. Sarah Pronk, from\\nCampton, N. H. Sept. 2, Mrs. Eliza Sykcs, IVoci JIaiiclR-stcr, N. 11.\\nSept. 12, EH Walker; Nov. 4, W. H. (ni.i .m, limii rlmivl, m w i\\nConcord Mi-s. Ida W. Lakin, from chill, h m I liiii.M, s II\\nOrdway, Nellie Gordon, Lucy Hammoui I :ui 1 Mi .1 w li. ...it. p..\\n30, Mr. Pierce Porter, Frank II. Colby, -Mi.s. ^.uuh 11. urau,i.\\\\, .N.mtj\\nConverse, Mary C. Walker, Nettie M. Colby, Nettie K. Jouus, Nora .11.\\nKimball and Lizzie E. Thompson.\\n1881.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 March 3, Charles A. Tenney, letter from Nashua; Mrs. Emery\\nAustin, letter from Henniker Mrs. Lizzie J. Tenney, Miss Lydia J.\\nWyman, Miss Myra J. Gordon and Miss Nancy C. Rowell April 28,\\nEben C. Chase July 3, Maria A. Clark.\\n1883.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mrs. F. E. Stevens April 29, John C. Kolline and Mis. M. L.\\n1884.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jan. 0, Orrin J. Prescott and wife, Mrs. Eben J. Bucket July\\n6, Miss Susan C. Eowell Sept. 7, Rosetta M. Ordway and Angelina D.\\nMitchell, from church in Manchester W infield S. Head, Mr. and Mrs.\\nMr. L. Otterson, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Towle, Mrs. Julia A. Hazeltine,\\nMrs. Ruth Head, Mr. Henry Otterson and Mr. Geo. A. Lakin.\\nAll the above is a complete record, as far as can be\\nascertained, of the membership of the Congrega-\\ntional Church since its formation. Of the clergymen\\nwho have ministered to the church a full account\\ncannot be given. Sometimes, at periods intervening\\nbetween the resignations and ordinations of differ-\\nent pastors, the pulpit was supplied for a year\\nor less by clergymen of whom there is no record.\\nThe first clergyman was the Rev. J. A. E. Long.\\nHe was born in Amesbury, Mass., and was a son of\\nNathan Long. He graduated at Harvard College in\\n1818, and afterwards at the Cambridge Divinity\\nSchool was ordained as an evangelist in Kensing-\\nton, N. H., in April, 1822. After preaching a year\\nhe removed and labored as an evangelist in different\\nplaces, and quite successfully in Hooksett a few years\\nprior to the formation of the Congregational Church,\\nwhen he was accepted as a settled jireacher. He\\nwas in Lyman, Me., in 1836, and afterwards la-\\nbored a short time in Kensington. He afterwards\\nsettled in Hooksett, and for a number of years was a\\nconspicuous person, known as Priest Long.\\nMany people living can relate pleasing anecdotes\\nof his suave temperament, polished manner and\\nsomewhat eccentric habits. He died suddenly in\\n1859, leaving a wife, son and daughter. His widow\\nis now living at the age of eighty-seven, in Chelsea,\\nMass. Mr. Long wa-s succeeded by Rev. Charles\\nBoyter. Mr. Boyter was a missionary and was first\\ninstalled at Springfield, N. H.. in June, 1828. After\\npreaching there two years, he preached at difterent\\nparts until his location in Hooksett, in 1833, where\\nhe labored until 183-5. He afterwards preached in\\nAcworth, X. H. April 30, IS.i- Rev. Humphrey", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0653.jp2"}, "542": {"fulltext": "372\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nMoore was ordained as pastor, and acted until 1836.\\nHe afterwards preached in Merrimack, Amherst,\\nGreenfield. He was succeeded by Rev. W. C. Green-\\nlief, iu 1837, and he, in 1838, by Rev. S. E. Jewett, who\\npreached an indefinite period with some other cler-\\ngymen of whom no record is made. On the last\\nSabbath of February, 1846, Rev. James W. Perkins\\ncommenced his labors. August 30, 1846, the present\\nhouse of worship was dedicated. It was erected this\\nyear by contributions, the largest contributors being\\nSamuel Head and wife. The Rev. Mr. Perkins\\nlabored until 1848. He preached in Francestown in\\n1844 in Alstead, 1846 Hillsborough in 1852, where\\nhis health gave out June 16, 1852.\\nRev. John Lawrence became pastor in 1848. He\\nministered to the people until 1850. Mr. Lawrence\\nis still living at an old age iu Cambridge, Mass. On\\nDecember 5, 1850, Rev. J. W. Tarlton was ordained.\\nMr. Tarlton was a son of William and Comfort\\n(Wallace) Tarlton; was born in Epsom, N. H., February\\n19, 1817 prepared for college at Homer, N. Y. gradu-\\nated at Dartmouth College, 1842; teacher in Boston\\n1842-44 student at Yale Theological Seminary two\\nyears and Andover Theological School one year. He\\nwas without charge at Boston, Mass., 1855-68, and\\nWatertown, Mass., from 1868 till death. Sometimes en-\\ngaged in evangelistic labors, and acting pastor at North\\nChelsea (Revere), two years. Married, February 3,\\n1854, Betsey Dutton, daughter of Deacon Roger and\\nRachel (Sawyer) Dutton, of Hooksctt, N. H. Died\\nin Watertown, of congestion of the liver and lungs,\\nFebruary 27, 1883, aged sixty -six years. Rev. William\\nForbes was ordained November 8, 1855, and was\\nsupported until May 2, 1857, when he sent in his\\nresignation, but continued to serve until December\\n23, 1858, when he was dismissed. He afterwards\\npreached in Deerfield. Mr. Forbes was succeeded by\\nthe Rev. E. H. Caswell, who occupied the pulpit one\\nyear, until May 31, 1860, when he ceased his labors.\\nOn July 8, 1860, Rev. Marvin Leffingwell commenced\\nto supply the pulpit after preaching two years Sab-\\nbaths, was engaged for one year. Mr. Leffingwell\\npreached until the year 1865. During this time he\\nstrongly advocated the cause of the Union in the\\npulpit and out. He was succeeded by Rev. A. Burn-\\nham, who jierformed the duties of pastor from July\\n16, 1865, until March 31, 1872. Mr. Burnham was a\\ndevoted Christian, a thorough scholar, and his memory\\nis indelibly imjjrinted on the minds of many who live\\nin Hooksctt. He died a few years ago in West\\nStewartstown, N. H. The church was supplied by\\ndiflerent preachers until the year 1873, when the\\nMethodist and Congregational Churches were united.\\nThis departure wns fdllowivl In- nn ora of great suc-\\ncess, whenchun-li nnih i~ :iihl ;iii( inhiiice were greatly\\nenhanced. Thr \u00e2\u0096\u00a0nm. L;,iiiMii:ili-t in.inbers earnestly\\nacquiesced in supimrliiii; Mrlliudial preachers. The\\nRev. J. E. Robbins was the fii-st pastor under the\\nnew order of things, he serving until 1876 with great\\nsuccess. Mr. Robbins has preached in Plymouth,\\nLebanon and Portsmouth since, and is now presiding\\nelder in the Claremont District. The next Was Rev.\\nB. W. Chase (Methodist), who served one year, after-\\nwards j)reaching in Sunapee and the West. Mr.\\nChase was succeeded by Rev. S. G. Kellogg (Metho-\\ndist), three years. Rev. Mr. Kellogg is a distinguished\\nminister, has been presiding elder, and since has\\npreached in Marlow three years, and is now at Suna-\\npee, N. H. The next call was made to Rev. Charles\\nH. Taintor (Congregationalist). Mr. Taintor preached\\nin Weare, N. H., one year, before locating in Hook-\\nsett, and prior to that period was an evangelist. Mr.\\nTaintor s administration, from 1880 to 1882, was a\\nfruitful one. He labored with much zeal and earnest-\\nness. The records show more accessions of new\\nmembers by profession than under any administration\\nof his predecessors. His estimable wife was an earnest\\ncolaborer in the cause. Mr. Taintor, after deliberate\\nconsideration was very pronounced and earnest, and\\nhe did much towards shaping and perfecting the\\naffairs and records of the Congregational Church. Mr.\\nTaintor was called to Milford, N. H., where he labored\\nwith his usual success for two years. He is now\\nsecretary of the Congregational Church Building\\nSociety in the West, with headquarters at Chicago.\\nMr. Taintor was succeeded by Rev. J. C. Rollins, who\\ncommenced to supply the pulpit in November, 1882.\\nHe was previously located in Webster two years,\\nsupplying the Methodist Episcopal Church. In June,\\n1883, he received a call from the Union Church to set-\\ntle with them as their pastor, being ordained and in-\\nstalled June 27, 1883. Rev. C. W. Wallace, D.D.,\\npreached the sermon. In the words of one of the\\ncouncil, the examination was more than satis-\\nfactory. During ^Mr. Rollins term the church was\\nremodeled inside and out at an expense of about\\nfifteen hundred dollars, and before the close of his\\nwork every cent of debt of church, society and Sunday-\\nschool was paid in full. Mr. Rollins was called to the\\npa.storate of the Milford Church December, 1884, and\\nwas installed February 27, 1885. Mr. Rollins service\\nin Hooksett was successful, displaying rare talent as\\na preacher of power and worth. His ministrations\\nin Milford are successful, and large congregations\\nassemble to hear his brilliant pleadings. Since the\\nbuilding of the church numerous improvements have\\nbeen made. A bell was given the church in the\\nyear 1852 by a number of contributors. In the year\\n1879, Deacon Hiram Austin, Martin L. Otterson and\\nFrank C. Towle were appointed trustees to receive a\\nlegacy of five hundred dollars bequeathed to the\\nchurch by Mary Young. In the year 1882, Jabez\\nGreen presented a deed to the society of the parsonage\\nlot and building, valued at about fifteen hundred\\ndollars; also, Mrs. Jabez Green, the same year,\\ndonated a silver communion service, costing seventy-\\nfive dollars. These monuments of philanthropy speak\\npraises to the noble benefactors, who are still living", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0654.jp2"}, "543": {"fulltext": ":{7;{\\nat this time. The following ilraiims have sorveci the\\nchurch Roger Diitton, Hush ragninl, l.iilhor Shedd,\\nHiram Austin, Sfartiti L. Oltrrson.\\nMethodist Church.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The earliest reeollectiou of\\nMethodist ]ireacliing was between the years 1820-\\n30. An (Jrlhodox sentiment had been established\\nbefore any organization took pbicc in the Methodist\\ncreed. Methodism, with its customs and forms of\\nworsliip, in the olden times, was somewhat generally\\nridiculed by believers in Ortbodo.xy and I resby-\\nterianisni. healthy senlinienl had generally become\\naroused in the Methodist faith, and a large society\\nwas organized. The first preaching that wa.s regularly\\nsustained was held in the brick building now owned\\nby George A. Colby. It was then owned by Hall\\nRowe. Afterwards meetings were held in the hall of\\nthe old tavern-stand, now the residence of Widow\\nM alter B. Jones. After the town-house was built, in\\n1828, the inside was fitted with pews, and a great\\nmany came into possession of members of the Metho-\\ndist Society. As there was no accessible record, a\\ncomplete history of the society cannot be given. In\\nthe year 18.S1, Rev. Orlando Hinds was the pastor.\\nIn the year 18.32, Rev. Nahum Howe supplied the\\nchurch. Again, in the year 1835, Rev. Mr. Hinds\\nsui^ilicd the puljiit. The church was for a number of\\nyears sui)plied from the Methodist Episcopal College at\\nConcord. In the year 185(5 there was a great re-\\nligious revival, conducted by a man by the name of\\nFox. Many accessions to the church membership\\ntook place during this period. In the early history\\nof the church Rev. James Pike supplied the pulpit for\\ntwo years. While he acted as pastor a camp-meeting\\nwas held in the woods formerly standing on the tVirm\\nof the late Thomas N. Head. It was an important\\nevent at that time. In the records, of which there are\\nonly some fragments to be found, the names of the\\nfollowing persons asi members of the board appear:\\nAlvah Colby, George Davis, Nathaniel Mitchel,\\nC. H. Wheeler, J. R. Hall, Simeon Batchelder, Sum-\\nner Ordway, Josiah Prescott. In 1857, Joseph Scott\\nand Gilbert H. Winans supplied the church with\\nforty-three members. In 1858, preacher in charge,\\nRev. Truman Caster membership, sixty-three.\\nIn ISGO, Rev. Charles H. Vinton, pastor; member-\\nshij), .sixty-seven. In 1862, Rev. C. R. Haman, pastor;\\nmembership, fifty-four. In 1863, Rev. Jos. T. Hand,\\npastor; in 1864, S. Donaldson, pastor in 1870-71, Rev.\\nH. H. Hartwell, pastor in 1872-73, Rev. C. W. Taylor,\\npastor. In the year 1873 the Methodists joined with\\nthe Congregationalists and formed a Union Society.\\nOn May 18, 1885, Rev. N. M. Learned, late of Los\\nAngeles, C al. (Methodist), was engaged to supply the\\nUnion Church in Hooksett for one year. He is now\\nthe acting pastor, and has met with a kind reception.\\nTTniversalist Society. There was no regular or-\\nganized society of the Universalists until the year\\n1858. There were meetings held previously, and\\nsuch noted clergymen as Rev. Silvanus Cobb and Rev. i\\n24\\nI hilip Brooks have [ireachcd herein Hookseltin earlier\\ndays. The first regular settled pjistor was the Key.\\nSamuel Thompson. He was a native of Nova Scotia,\\nand was a preacher of ability. He resided in town until\\n1863. The meetings were held in the company s hall.\\nThe composition of the society embraced many of the\\nbest people in town. Mr. Thompson had two sons,\\nwho enlisted in the War of the Rebellion, and were\\ncredited to this town. There are many residents who\\narc firm believers in the Universalist creed, but wor-\\nship with other sectarian denominations.\\nAdventism. The Advent doctrine has been preach-\\ned in town about thirty years. In the year 1858\\nthere were a few people in town who prepared for the\\nsecond coming of Christ. There is no organized so-\\nciety, but preaching has been held publicly in halls,\\nschool-houses and groves in different sections of the\\ntown. Many remember the local expounders of this\\ndoctrine in the persons of Enoch Holt and wife, Or-\\nlando Marshall and wife, and, at the present time,\\nDaniel C. Elliott and others. The Bible is their study,\\nand passage alter passage can be repeated by the fol-\\nlowers of this religious belief.\\nCatholic\u00e2\u0080\u0094 There is no Catholic Church in town,\\nbut there is an estimated population of over six hun-\\ndred who are followers of this faith. About two miles\\nfrom Hooksett village is a Catholic Church. It is in\\nthe limits of Allenstown, more properly called (South\\nSide) Suncook. In the erection of this church, the\\nexpense was approximately borne by the Catholic\\nl)eople in this town. Since the establishment of this\\nchurch the moral standard has improved, and the\\n\\\\vh(de community is more law-abiding.\\nPhysicians.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The first regular doctor who resided\\nwithin our boundaries before the formation of the town\\nwas Dr. John Dustin, who lived at Martin s Ferry in\\n1775. His widow lived there in 1818. He was a physician\\nof some note, and traveled considerably to find pa-\\ntients. The next of whom there is any record was Dr.\\nSamuel Huston. He located some time before the\\ntown was incorporated, about the year 1817. He had\\nan office in the house of Hon. Richard H. Ayer, and\\nlived in his family. He continued to practice, with\\ngreat succe.ss, until 1824. After the town was incor-\\nporated, in 1822, there arose two political factions\\nin the dominant party, called the Ayer and Hall\\nfactions. Dr. Huston was an active supporter of\\nAyer, but through some family trouble he left the\\nhouse of Ayer and went to William Hall s to live.\\nIn the mean time he supported Hall. This bitterness\\nof feeling was carried into politics with much earnest-\\nness, which created family fetuls. Scandalous reports\\nwere soon circulated about an irregular intimacy be-\\ntween Huston and Hall s wife. One morning the fire of\\nthe Hall family became extinguished, and as it was the\\ncustom in those days to borrow fire, a member went\\nto the house of Henry Moulton to procure the same.\\nA feeling of hatred existed previously between the\\nfamilies. A nephew, whose name was Moulton, who", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0655.jp2"}, "544": {"fulltext": "HISTOKV (IK MKKItlMACK COUNTY, NEW HAM\\nlltK.\\nW!is a blacksmith, nccosted the borrower of the lire\\nwith the insinujition that Dr. Huston was paying too\\nmany attentions toMr. Hall s wife. This was immediate-\\nly reported to the Hall family. Soon afterwards William\\nHall, Dr. Hu.ston and iSamuel Roach and other mem-\\nbers of tlie family repaired tothe Moulton blacksmith-\\nshop, armed with hoop-poles, to castigate him for cir-\\nculating such stories. A bloody fight ensued, when\\nmore than a dozen men became involved. No lives\\nwere lost, but .some serious flesh-wounds were made.\\nThe result of this fight ended with a complicated law-\\nsuit between the Moultons and Halls. The Halls\\nwere embarrassed financially by this litigation, and\\nquietly, iu the year 1824, the Halls, Dr. Huston\\nand Samuel Roach disappeared, and were uot heard\\nfrom afterwards. Jt is supjjosed that they emigrated to\\nOhio. This ended the most noted family fight that has\\never occurred in Hook.sett. Dr. Samuel Huston was\\ncalled a skillful ])hysician, with a fine physique, aftii-\\nble iu manner, and in the ))rime of manhood when\\nliving in town al that time. The next regular physi-\\ncian was Dr. Asa Sawyer. He was born in Sandown,\\nN. H., and educated at the Atkinson Academy, and\\nstudied nii iliiiiir willi Dr. Amos Gale, of Kingston.\\nHe conniiciHcd to |,niclice in Dillsburg, Pa. He\\npracticed there liftteu years, selling out his practice,\\nand came to Hooksett with a competence, and bought\\nthe McCounell farm in How, on the River road, after-\\nwards purchasing the Hall land in Hooksett. He\\nafterwards purchased the Merrill place, in Pembroke,\\nwhere he moved to educate his children. He went\\ninto business in Pittsfield a short time. He then\\nmoverl to Keysville, N. Y., where he was engaged in\\nthe brewery business, when he died about the year\\n185!). Dr. Enoch B. Barnes practiced in Hooksett\\nuntil the year 1834. He was a successfiil practi-\\ntioner. Dr. Barnes, like Dr. vSawyer, was a public-\\nspirited man. He held many offices in the gift of the\\ntown. He married a daughter of Hon. Richard H.\\nAyer. A complete sketch could not be made, as in-\\nformation regarding him could not easily be collected.\\nDr. A. B. Story practiced after Dr. Gale, in the years\\n1845-46, and was succeeded by Dr. Horace Gage.\\nDr. Amos G. Gale was the next established doctor.\\nHe was a son of Dr. Amos Gale, of Kingston, and\\nwas born in that town February 17, 1807. He was a\\ngrandson of Dr. Josiah Bartlett, one of the signers of\\nthe Declaration of Independence and one of the ear-\\nliest (iovernors of New Hampshire after the adoption\\nof the State Constitution. His grandfather on his\\npaternal side was also a physician. For over one\\nhundred yeais his ancestors were connected with the\\nmedical profession, and each of his four brothers\\nwere practitioncre. The subject of this notice studied\\nmedicine with his brother, Dr. Ezra Gale, of Kings-\\nton, and Dr. Levi B. Gale, of Boston, and took the\\ndegree of M.D. at the medical school connected with\\nDartmouth College. He commenced practice in\\nHooksett in 1833 and remained here until 1845.\\nDuring his residence in town he married Mary\\nGreene Ayer, a daughter of Hon. Richard H. Ayer.\\nHe removed to Manchester about the year 1846,\\nwhere he was in active practice until his death. Dr.\\nGale while in Hooksett was beloved by all, was in-\\nterested in town afiairs, was postmaster from 1833\\nto 1845, and was actively engaged in business with\\nMr. Ayer. The following appeared in the Daily\\nAmerican on January 25, 1861\\nAh a physician, Dr. Gale wmt among the highest in rank, and wa\u00c2\u00ab a\\nvcrj HucccBeful pnictiUoner. As a niun and a citizen, he was upright in\\nall his dealings, and in all his intercourse with others he was remarkably\\nsimple in his manners and courteous to all, whatever might be their\\nrank iu life. He was always ready to rosiHind to all reasonable demands\\nujion his gcncTOBity, unci tmdc .i livil.v int. rout in (lie pruhpi-rily and rop-\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0\u00e2\u0096\u00a0I II ..i I t .11, rights,\\nlii i III I ll i.i-i 1 I- I i, i.ri.,1 wiUi\\n-i l I It. I, li.i... M ,1. I Imjh from making a candid\\nil -I ill ...MM nil- II. II. I V. i-.h...l to be esteemed beyond\\nit is but jiuitice to sjiy that our city hjw lost one of its most worthy\\ncitizens, and the poor and unfortunate a beucfactorand friend.\\nHorace Gage, M.D., succeeded Dr. Gale about the\\nyear 1845. He was born in Hopkinton, N. H., Feb-\\nruary 14,1811. He was left an orphan at the early\\nage of four years. He was bound out to farming a\\nfew years and then learned the wheelwright trade.\\nHe worked at this business a while in Lowell, Mass.,\\nthen went on a voyage to the South was on a whale-\\nship. He had then a good common-school education,\\nbut on his return from sea spent two years at the\\nHoi)kinton Academy and in teaching school. In\\n1835 he commenced the study of medicine; attended\\na course of lectures at the Berkshire Medical College\\nalso, in 1837, attended a course at the Cincinnati\\nMedical College, and was in the hospitals in that\\ncity one year. He afterwards returned to Berkshire\\nCollege and took another course of lectures and\\ngraduated in 1838. He then commenced to practice\\nin Wilmot, N. H. afterwards settled in F2ast Weare.\\nHe settled in Hooksett in the year 1845, where he\\nremained until his death, in the year 1875. He\\nmarried Miss Louise Putney, of Duubarton, by whom\\nhe had one son, Horace P. Gage, now living. Dr.\\nGage was all his life a close student, and at the time\\nof his death there were few better read medical men\\nin the State. He was a sympathetic man, indu.strious,\\nin politics a strong Democrat, and acquired a large\\npractice, leaving a snug little fortune. During Dr.\\nGage s residence in town a number of physicians\\nlocated for the purpose of business, but their stay was\\ntransient.\\nOn April 7, 1872, Dr. .Vlvah M. Dam opened an\\noffice in town. He wjis born at Springvale, Me., on\\nFebruary 10, 1851. Graduated at the University of\\nNew York (Medical Department) February 21, 1872.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0656.jp2"}, "545": {"fulltext": "HOOKSETT.\\n375\\nHe coiitiiiueil here until the fall of 1873. He was a\\nnative of Maine, and a young man of ability. He\\nmoved from here to Sutieook, where he gained a wide\\nreputation as a teniperanee orator and agitator. He\\nis now in business in Boston as manager of a medicine\\ncompany. Ira H. Adams, M.D., bought out the\\npractice of Dr. Dam, and commenced to practice in\\nHooksett November 17, 1S74. He was born in Pom- j\\nfret, Windsor County, Vt., August 10, 1841J attended\\nthe common schools took a course of study at the\\nState Normal School, Randolph, Vt. was licensed to\\nteach in that State, and followed the business five\\nyears. He again entered school, as a pupil, at Kim-\\nball Union Academy, where he graduated in the class\\nof 1872. He studied medicine with Hubert Sleeper,\\nM.D., of Meriden, N. H.; also at the Dartmouth\\nMedical College, from which he graduated in Novem-\\nber, 1874. He immediately commenced to practice in\\nHooksett, where he remained until March 15, 1882,\\nwhen he moved to Derry Depot, N. H., where he is\\nstill in active practice. August 31, 1875, he was\\nmarried to Louise S. Perley, of Lempster, N. H.\\nThey have two children born to them. Dr. Adams\\nwas public-spirited, took an interest in public\\nschools and was a valuable man in the community.\\nHe has a large practice in Derry. Dr. Adams was\\nsucceeded by Francis D. Randall, M.D. Dr. Randall\\nwas a native of Deerfield, and was educated at the\\nPembroke and New Hampton Academies. He read\\nmedicine with Dr. E. S. Berry, of Candia, and grad-\\nuated from the Burlington Medical College in 1880,\\nHe practiced in Deerfield one year, and located in\\nHooksett in March, 1882. He is considered a skillful\\nphysician, and promises to rank high in the medical\\nfraternity. He married Fannie Prescott, of Deer-\\nfield.\\nSchools. Schoiils were suiiportcd as early as the\\nexigencies of the times demanded. Long before the\\nincorporation of the town, Chester amply supplied\\nthe inhabitants within her jurisdiction with school\\nprivileges. The early settlers in New England,\\nas long back a.s November 11, 1047, enacted laws\\nin the interest of schooling. In the year 1759\\n\u00c2\u00a310.00 was allowed for the expenses of a school in\\nwhat is now District No. 1, in the selectmen s ac-\\ncnuiits of the town of Chester. This was probably\\nthe first school established in our locality. In 177(1\\nJoseph Brown was paid \u00c2\u00a310 10\u00c2\u00ab. for services as school\\nteacher for what is now Hooksett (formerly Chester)\\nIn the year 1805 an act was passed authorizing towns\\nto divide into school districts. In the town of Ches\\nter (in that part now Hooksett) Districts No. 18, 11\\nand 21 composed the districts that make now Nos. 1\\n2, 3 and 4 in Hooksett. The first school-house built\\nin No. 1 wa.s probably erected in the year 1805, ami\\nwas burned in 1808. A tax was assessed of two hun\\ndred and fifteen dollars, and the house was rebuilt in\\n1808. This building was burned in 1839, and a good\\nbrick one was built in its place, costing five humlred\\ndollars. About the year 1845 the Factory District\\nwas made from No. 1, and a house built in 1848, cost-\\ning over five hundred dollars. This district was\\ncalled No. 7. In 1858 another district was made\\nfrom No. 1, called No. 9, and a house built at a cost\\nof six hundred dollars. In the year 1872, Nos. 7,\\n9 and 5 were united, and a school building erected at\\na cost of seven thousand dollars. This includes the\\nwhole of Hooksett village. The old buildings were\\nsold at auction, and afterwards fitted into private\\nhouses. The original school-house of No. 1 was\\ntorn down and a new one erecteil near the Hooksett\\nCemetery. The first house in No. 2 was built in the\\nyear 1808 at a cost of one hundred and eight dol-\\nlars. Before that time there was a log school-house\\nnear Martin s Ferry that accommodated that part of\\nChester. In this district at the present time there is\\na convenient new building recently erected at a cost\\nof about fifteen hundred dollars. In No. 3 a house\\nwas built in 1821. There have been two buildings\\nburned in this district. At the present time a conve-\\nnient house exists. On the west side of the river,\\nnear Hooksett Falls, the first school was kept in pri-,\\nvate buildings. There was a school kept in the old\\nLocks house a number of years. The family of\\nJoshua Abbott, the first settler near the falls, had to\\ntravel by foot-path through the woods into the town\\nof Bow for school privileges. After the town was in-\\ncorporated, Joseph Wilkins, of Suncook, deeded a\\npiece of land for a school-house lot and a building\\nwas erected. This district was afterwards consoli-\\ndated with Nos. 7 and 9, and formed the Village Dis-\\ntricts. Nos. 5, 6 and 7, which now constitute the re-\\nmaining districts of the town, have commodious\\nbuildings. This territory was formerly Dunbarton and\\nGoftstown. The estimated value of the school-houses\\nand lots in town is thirteen thousand five hundrc l\\ndollars the number of scholars, two hundred and\\nfifty; and about sixteen hundred dollars is appropri-\\nated annually for expenses. The larger portion of\\nthe school population in the village is made up of\\nFrench extraction. They are constantly transient in\\na place, utilizing all their family quota in the employ\\nof factories, and thus evading the statutes in regard\\nto attending schools.\\nWar of the RebeHio The following is a list of\\nI sol licrs wh i\\\\cre mustirc. I into tht mimil diinno-\\nthe late Rebellion from Hooksett\\nGkUHi r i*^ II Ml til, 1\\nBiall J Cld Regii nt i us\\niM ria\\\\ ou pan} U t, Ha iiwli re ul\\n1 Dlcci il er 0 18G1 pr n t d serg ant 1 td of", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0657.jp2"}, "546": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MKKRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\ntered in Doceiiibcr 2U, 18C1 disclmrgcil i\\nFrancis Lakin, Company H, Eighth New Hampshire Volunteera, nms-\\nterei] in December 31, 1861 Irauflferred to Veteran Reserve Corits May,\\nFrench, Company F, Eighth New Hampsllii\\nu December 20, 1861 discharged for\\nAmos Baker, Company H, Eighth New Hampshire Volunteers, nn\\ntered iu December 20, 1861 dibchnrged at Camp Kearney, La., Septei\\nber 12, 18C2-, also served in the Me.vican War died in Hookactt\\n1868.\\nHiimpshii\\nJoseph St. John, Company H, Kightli N\\nmustered in December 20, 1861.\\nSamuel Poor, Company H, Second New Hampshire Volunteers, mus-\\ntered iu June 5, 1861 promoted corporal captured at Gettysburg, Pa.,\\nJuly 2, 1863.\\nSullivan Silver, wagoner, Second New Hampshire Volunteers, mus-\\ntered in June 1, 1861 discharged for disability July 10, 1861.\\nCharles L. Tabor, Company C, Second New Hampshire Volunteers,\\nmustered iu June 1, 1861 discharged Februarj- 4, 18G3.\\nHorace Dearborn, Company C, Second New Hampshire Volunteers,\\nmustered in June 1, 1861 dis. on account of wounds September 26, 1862.\\nWoodbury Brooks, Company E, Second New Hampshire Volunteers,\\nmustered in June 3, 1861 missing in action February, 1863.\\nDaniels. Martin, Company H, S -mthI \\\\-.\\\\v H:iiii[.sin re Volunteers,\\nmustered in August 12, 1SG2; di. I I i i- J\\nFrederick Martin, Ck mpany I I n Hu[...hire Volunteers,\\nmustered in Si-iitcinJiiT IS, isr.l t.. i i i mhi-r 27, l\u00c2\u00abt .4.\\nJolin A :M.,.in, |..ui\\\\ )..i,iiL II iiii|..sbire Voluiiteei-s,\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0.sliire Voluntooi-s,\\nlisubility July 14,\\nGeorge H. Robertson, Company F, Fourth New Hampshire Vol\\nmnstered in September 18, 1861 ro-onlistud February 17, 1804.\\nDennis Keafe, Company G,\\nered in September IS, 18111\\nEdwu\\nThird New Harapshii\\nnUod slightly May 14, 1\\nAllien l;\\nnmstered iu .\\\\ii;;ii...l J.l, 1\\nJoseph Oruiston, Comimny A, Third New Hampshire Volunteers, nms-\\ntered in August 23, M n killed at Druo s niull, Va., May 13. lSG-1.\\nRansom 1 o i- .i,i|.jn r ll.n.l N. w 1 1, nii|isliiro Volunteers,\\nmustered in \\\\ii_ii i l-it l,ill...l ,ii |iiiir\\\\ Itlnff, Va., May 13,\\n1864.\\nAmerica Briggs, Company H, Third Now Hampshire Volunteers, mus-\\ntered in August 22, 1861 ro-enlisted Januaiy 1, 1864.\\nJerald Fitts, Company C, Third New llam|)shire Volunteers, nmstered\\nin August 22, bsol unknown.\\nByron Kichardstin, Company A, Ninth New llainpsliii-e olinitei.r-.\\nmustered iu July 16, 1802.\\nCliarles W. James, wagoner. Ninth New Hampshire Volunteei~s n,ns-\\ntered in July 9, 1862 discharged for disability November 1, 1802.\\nJames T. Prescott, Company B, Ninth New Hampshire Volunteers,\\n1 July 9, 1802 wounded May 12th died of wounds June 14,\\nDennis Carlia,\\ntered in July 9, 1802.\\nJohn Quimby, Jr., Comimny K, Seventh New Hampshire Volunteers,\\nmustered in December 11, 1861 re-enlisted February 28,180*.\\nEli Poor, Jr., Company A, Seventh New Hampshire Volunteore, nms-\\ntered in October 29, 1861 re-enlisted February 28, 1864.\\nWilliam R. Thompson, Company A, Seventh New Hampshire Voluu-\\nteeni, mustered in Octoljer 29, 1861 re-*nli\u00c2\u00abted February 28, 1804.\\nParker Carr, Company A, Seventh New Hampshire Volunteers, mus-\\ntered in October 29, 1861 transferred to Invalid Corps February 0,\\n1864.\\nPeter Oritfiu, Seventh New Hampshire Volunteers.\\nSamuel Thompson, Seventh New Hampshire Volunteei-s, mustered in\\nAugust 18, 1862 missing at Fort Wagner, S. C, July 18, 1863,\\nJoseph Verville, Company C, Third New Hampshire Volunteers, mus-\\ntered in August 23, 1861 wounded slightly May 13, 1864 mustered out\\nSeptember 27, 1864.\\nDaniel Riley, Company C, Sixth New Hampshire Volunteere; missing\\nat Bull Run, .August 29, 1862.\\nGeorge F. Porter, First Regiment, (California Volunteers.\\nHenry Blodgett, Twcnty-Secoml Massachusetts Volunteei-s.\\nMayhew CTark, Company C, Eleventh New Hampshire Volunteers,\\nmustered in August 21, 1862; wounded slightly Deccndier 13, .1862\\ndischarged for disability at Concord.\\nPhilip E. Crooker, Company D, Tenth New Hampshire Volunteers,\\nUOiSte,,.,! i\u00e2\u0080\u009e Sepf,.,\u00e2\u0080\u009el,er 1 i e..-; ,\u00e2\u0080\u009ei,.i\u00e2\u0080\u009e.. i,T Mction JuDB 3, 1804.\\nII I II ii I I New Hampshire Vo\\nfirst lieutenant Sejiteniber\\nI jirm.T, Comiiaiiy l Teiitii New Hami 8liire Volunteers,\\nSeptember 1, 1802 died nt F.ilmouth, Va., January 2,\\nnpany D, Tenth New Hamiiahire Volunteers, nms-\\nripany D, Tenth New Ham]whire Volunteers,\\n.Silvaims B. I ntnam, Coini any D, Tenth New Haniiahire Volunteers,\\nnustered in September 1, 1862 wounded severely June 3, 1804.\\nSilas T. Goodale, Company D, Tenth New Hami shire Volnnteei-s,\\nnustered in September 1, 1802 promoted sergeant wounded sevei ely\\nrune 3, 1864.\\nJohn A. Hall, Company D, Tenth New Hampshire Volunteere, nuis-\\nered in September 1, 1862 promoted to fii-st sergeant killed in action\\nlune 27, 1864.\\nIliihis K. George, t^ompany D, Tenth New Hampshire Volunteer i,\\niiii i H ill ill, Cc.mpaiiy D, Tenth New Hampshire Volunteers,\\nw \\\\l K II iiijuiny 11, Tenth New Hampshire Volunteers; cap-\\nI iiiil pericii. Tenlli New Hampshire Volunteers, Company D, mustered\\nII September 1, 1862.\\nStephen Dunbar, umpany D, Tenth New Hampshire Volunteere,\\nimstored in .September 1, 1862; discharged for disability Nov. 27,1802.\\nLewis Terrier, Company D, Tenth New Hampshire Volunteers, iiius-\\nered in .September 1, 1862.\\nWilliam R. Kistnmn, Com]iany D, Tenth New Hampshire Volunteei-s,\\nIII! I i I J I 1, 1862 wounded severely May 16, 1864.\\n\\\\1 I ^1 nii iiny D, Tenth Now Hampshire Volunteers, mus-\\nl.i I II r |.iiny D, Tenth New Hampshire Vcduuteers,\\nli ^1 I I liiilh New nauipshire Vi.luntei rs. rims-\\nII !i,iiL;ed for disability March 2:1, 1S0:{.\\ne, 1.1 ,i i h l. nth New Hampshire Volunteers, mus-\\nM i I i:,,.,,.. Iv, Tenth New Hampshire Volunteei-s,\\nmil. e. a .1. J 1. lulj. 1 __, l.M.j, wui.nded severely June 4, 1804.\\nWarren G, liuwell. Company K, Tenth New Hampshire Volunteers,\\nmustered in September 22, 1862.\\nS, Stone Smith, Company H, Twelfth New Hampshire Volunteers,\\nmustered in September 22, 1802,\\nOtis B. Lincoln, Company H, Tenth New Hampshire Volunteers, mus-\\ntered in September 4, 1862.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0658.jp2"}, "547": {"fulltext": "HOOKSETT.\\n377\\nA. Eugeue Fisk, Tliirtoenlb Kfgiment Maaaacliusetts Volunteer\\nJohn S. Wattles, Fourteenth Regiment Now Hampshire Volu\\nCompany H died at Poolesville, Md., January 11, 1803.\\nJohn Bennett, Second New llampahi\\ntered in November 13, 1S( :J.\\nJohn liavtlett. Second New llaninslii\\nMiiber 13, 1S03\\nre Vdlunteerrt, rnnipany A, mus-\\nire Volnnteers, Company D, mufl-\\nlune,3, 1804.\\nle Volunteers, Company D, mus-\\npshire Volunteers, Company H,\\nn- Volunteers, Company K, mus-\\niipshire Volunteer, Company F,\\n.uii il. lU..ilv^, .N, ...ii.l ,Nci* lliimpshire Volunteel-s, Cnjnipany K,\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0d in November 13, 18ti3 pi-omuted to corporal promoted to\\nlieutenant Thirty-sixth United States Colored Troops, December\\n\\\\S illiam Smith, Second New Hampshire Volunteers, Company E. mus-\\ntered in November 13, 18D3 discharged for disability September 7,\\n:wm\\\\\\nV lwnrd Cltirk, Second New flampshi\\nt.nd in January 1, ISM.\\n-\\\\lden G. George, Third New Ham] shirc Volnnteei-s, Comp.any A, niiis\\ntered in August Si, 1801; wounded slightly May 14, 1SG4 missing lu\\nVolnnteers, Company B,\\nlSfi4.\\nw Hampshire Volunteers, Company H, mns-\\nIlampshire Volunteers, Company C, nnis-\\nM I -i i- Tompany E,\\nI i 1 t. 1SG2.\\n1 1 r ,11 il, ..mpany G,\\nPeter White, Company D, Seventh New Hampshire Volunteers, mus-\\ntered in August 19, 1863 missing at Olustee, Fla., February 20, 1864.\\nChristopher Abbott, Company E, Eighth New Hampshire Yolunteei-s,\\nmustered in September 1, 1863 captured at Sabine Cross-Koads. La.,\\nApril 8, 1864 died of disease in hands of enemy.\\nJohn Howard, Ouiiipany KJLiliIh New Hampshire Volunteers, mus-\\ntered ill \\\\n J II I I I I I ill\\\\ accounted for.\\nWilli I .1:1: hih New Hampshire Volunteers,\\nJiiiii. I M III 111 l: I X. w Ilimipshire Cavalry, mnster-\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0\u00e2\u0096\u00a0il ill .III I I, i -111 I i|i I li w III. liiMi r, Vh., AngristlT, 1864.\\nrill,-.. .1 \\\\\\\\.iii, Il I iin iiiri.-nt New Hampshire\\nIl..iiv l\\nXalli.iii h. L.r.\\nArtillfiy, iiui.-lLii\\nEdward P. Kii\\nArtillery, nmstfr.\\nCharles H. Ini;.\\ntillery, nmstereil\\nCh.irlesN. Dim\\ntillerv, niiist.-icil\\ni.ii.|..u,,i Iv, N..U ll.iiiiinliire Volunteer Heav\\ni ii)|iany K, New HainpHliire Volunteer Ileiiv\\nitembi rlT, 1864.\\ni|.iii\\\\ TC Xi W Ham]whire Volunteer Heavy Al\\nIII Ilauipsbire Volunteer Heavy Al\\nI M.iiiipshire Volunteer Heavy Art!\\nI I u Hampshire Volunteer Heavy A]\\nBenjamin F. Funiiun, rnmpiiny K, New HampBhire Volunteer Heavy\\nArtillery, mustered in September 17, 1864.\\nClinton Jones, Company K, New Hampshire Volunteer Heavy Ar-\\ntillery, mustered in September 17, 18C4.\\nFrank C. Jewell, Company K, New llamiishire Vol\\ntillery, mustered iu September 17, 1864.\\nJohn B. Leightou, Company K, New Hampshire\\nArtillery, mustered in September 17, 1804.\\nCharles H. Moulton, Company K, New Hani| shire\\nArtillery, mustered in September 17, 1804.\\nFrank D. Ordway, Company K, New Hampshire Volunteer Heavy Ar\\ntillery, mustered in September 17, 1864.\\nJohn H. Prescott, Company K, New Hampshire Volunteer Heavy Ar-\\ntillery, mustered in September 17, 1864.\\nFranklin Senior, Company K, New Hampshire Volunteer Heavy Ar-\\ntillery, miistenil in September 17, 1804.\\nJohn liii 1 I V iii|.in\\\\ New Hampshire Volunteer Heavy Artil-\\nlery, mu-i I 13,1863.\\nJeioMi I: I I in M, New Hamiishire Volunteer Heavy Ar-\\ntillery, I III \\\\ii,ji.i -II, 1863.\\nHenry A. T,:iwii ii.e, I nited States service. Fort Constitution, mus-\\ntered in July 25, 1804 commissioned second lieutenant Heavy Artil-\\nlery Septomhor 15, 1804.\\nHenry H. Oile, United States service. Fort Constitution, mnstered\\nin July 25, 1804.\\nHorace P. Gage, United States service, Fort (_ onstitution, mustered in\\nJuly 25, 1804.\\nEdward A. Uobie, United States service. Fort Constitution, mustered\\nin July 25, 1864.\\nThe following soldiers who served in the late Re-\\nbellion are prominent citizens of Hooksett.\\nEhenener H. Nutting, Company C, Fourth New Hampshire Volun-\\nteers eiilisleil September 18,1801; promoted sergeant; mustered out\\nSi-iiiiiiili. 1 iMil Mr N utting is the resident agent of Hooksett\\nEdwin Pronk, a native of Boston, went from Boston to Oxford,\\nwhen eight years old lived there twenty-five years held\\nI has held\\n.1 September 18, 1801, Company K, Fourth\\nmustered out September 18, 1864. Mr. Psr-\\nhi- year 1881 he represented the town of\\n.1 held other important offices. He is an\\nerved in First Company Heavy Artillery, Vermont,\\nan active business man in town.\\nCompany G, Thirty-sixth Maine Regiment an\\nHenry C. Cai\\nthrough the wi\\nNathan B. i\\nactive farmer in town.\\nWilliam H. Robinson enlisted in the Eighteenth Regiment New\\nHampshire Volunteers in 1864, and was discharged on the 29th day of\\nAugust, 1805. He is Commander of Geo. W. Gordon Grand Army of\\nthe Reimblic Post, Suncook.\\nLIST OF PENSIONERS CREDITED TO HOOKSETT IN 1883.\\nWard M.-,s.\u00c2\u00abr, wi.ii.ideil in left kn.e Sin on Arthur I. Lawrence\\n$8.00; Sarah Osmm \\\\i. r i. i -,ii\\nA. Ordway, widi- nl I 1 _ n i .!i n ii i .m v\\\\ j. ..i 1 -]\u00e2\u0096\u00a0_\u00e2\u0096\u00a0,\\nm.m.\\nOf the families in Hooksett, concerning which a\\nwar record can be produced, is the Poor family.\\nSamuel Poor was born iu Rowley, Mass., December 13,\\n1758, when that part of the town was called New\\nRowley, and in 1838 incorporated with the name of", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0659.jp2"}, "548": {"fulltext": "378\\nliisroUV OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\n(ieorgetown. He was a brave lievolutionary soldier,\\nand served with lieiieral Gates at Saratoga, N. Y.,\\nOctober 17, 1777, wlieii tiiey took General Burgoyue.\\nResettled in what was originally Gortstown, and his\\nfarm was in the southwesterly part of the town, made,\\nin 1822, from a portion of Dnnbarton, Gotl stown and\\nancient Chester, and called by the name of Hooksett.\\nHe married, October 21, 17S4, Anna liriilgcs, of Row-\\nley, born February 1, 17()2 tiiey lived Ujgether a long\\ntime. He died August 21,1841. She survived him\\nuntil she reached ninety -one years, dying April 21,\\n1858. Mr. Poor was a good citizen with sound judg-\\nment, and honored with being called to hold office in\\nthe management of town affairs. Eri, son of Samuel\\nPoor, was born November 21,1800; married, April\\n14, 1825, Susan Sallmarsh, of Gollstown. He died\\nJanuary 28, 1874; she in 1879. He wiis county com-\\nmissioner three years, and held all the important\\noffices in town. Of his large family of children,\\nhe had two sons in the war of the Rebellion.\\nSamuel Poor eil listed in Company H, Second Regi-\\nment, New Hampshire Volunteers. He died in the\\nAndersonville prison. At the battle of Bull Run was\\nnot wounded, although a man was shot down on each\\nside of him and two bullets passed through his clothes.\\nEri Poor, enlisted in Company A, Seventh Regi-\\nment of New Hampshire Volunteers, June 14, 1862-\\nOnly five men of his company of one hundred and\\none came home, and he was one of those five. He\\nwas in the army four years, and was always on duty\\nthere, excepting when he received a thirty days fur-\\nlough to cdinr home mid visit his family partici-\\npated in :ill llir li:illlrs (illhr Srvriilb Regiment;\\nwas a bcilil snl.li,!, :ui.| liMik the rrbcl Hag at Fort\\nFisher was commissioned corporiii. and advanced\\nstep by step to first lieutenant before he left the ser-\\nvice. Governor Natt. Head, before and since the\\nRebellion, has employed liir\\\\i for his biick burner.\\n(See Poor genealogy.)\\nAmong other families in tnwii with an old war\\nrecord are the Olterson ami Head families (sec adju-\\ntant-general s report). In the late Rebellion William\\nH. Otterson served in the Tenth New Hampshire\\nVolunteers, and was a -..nd soldirr. (ieorge H. J..\\nHead ros,. In ih,- iMiik nf ca|.liiin, Iveing a brave\\nofficer.\\nLIST OF SOLDIKUS THAT AliK HUHIKI) IN IIOOKSKTT.\\nHoukselt C\u00c2\u00abwe(*T//.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Gooi geW. Gonloii, (captain) Socom] Now Uainpsliire\\nVoIiiii()M*fs, Kl-HHtiis W. Farmer (Cumiiuiiy T), Telitli New Ilainiialiire\\nVoliuitoei-H), AiiiljroHo Jones. WarriMi IC. Rowull (Tuntli New Iluin| sllire\\nVoUuiteors), Jolm Laiigley, Klliw Taj-lor, Daniel A. Wells, .losepli\\nLewis, Ilein-y W. Sargent, AnguHtim P. Emery, John Berry, Jame8\\nOrdway (1812), Parl er I arr, Bonjainln F. Brown, Amos Baker, Sterling\\nSargent (ISI2), Alft-eil Towna, Nathaniel Head (Uovolutlon).\\nRacket iWl C inf/\u00c2\u00ab;i^.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Daniel J. George anil Aiun zt) I*. Saltmai tili.\\nItim R\u00e2\u0080\u009e.i,l i\u00e2\u0080\u009e \\\\l\u00e2\u0080\u009e\u00e2\u0080\u009ek^rll. rlimlos W. Kiiss (OomiwMy D, Tenth Now\\nII I -liij. I, fill II ill i.Hiv P r. iitl) New Hampshire), Daviil\\nID, .loshiia Martin (1812), Ed-\\n\\\\\\\\Af\\\\ l.iiiL I. iijin l: nhiiIi n. .V I hinipshiro Volunteer).\\nJi\u00e2\u0080\u009e(,i,r tlM,k,ell.- WAM riiiy I1S12), George Cuswell (Kighlh\\nNew Uampshire Volnuleers).\\nIn the Wars of the Revolution and of 1812 the true\\ncharacter and history of the participants can only W\\nfound in the records concerning the towns from which\\nHooksett was made. Many residents who live at\\nthis time can recall the names of ancestors who took\\npart in those struggles. In the year 1840 pension-\\ners were living in Hooksett as follows Ebenezer\\nCurrier, aged seventy-seven years, living at home\\nJames Otterson, aged eighty-three; Alice Mitchell,\\naged seventy-one, living with .loseph Mitchell;\\nSamuel Poor, eighty-two years old Anna Abbott,\\naged seventy-three years. Currier was a son of\\nThomas Currier and Sarah Coburu, married a Dresser\\nfor first wife, and for second wife Nancy, widow of\\nEhen Blaisdell. James Otterson married Mary\\nChase, of Sutton died December 22, 1846, aged\\neighty-nine; his wife died in 1845, aged eighty-three.\\nHe was a soldier in Rhode Island, 1778.\\nHooksett responded promptly to the calls for troops\\nduring the Rebellion, and furnished nearly one hun-\\ndred and thirty men. The spirit of true patriotism\\nearly in war was the incentive for scores to enlist\\nwithout any inducements of large bounties. The im-\\npulse stirred all alike, and representatives of families\\nof both political parties who were the social and mater-\\nial leaders in forming local history, went to the war.\\nThe town was liberal throughout the whole war in pro-\\nviding town aid to soldiers families and in voting boun-\\nties. On AugustO, 1862, Voted that theselectmcn be\\nauthorized to pay one hundred dollars to each volmi-\\nteer. On September 26, 1863, Voted to pay eiub\\ndrafted man or his substitute the sum of three hun-\\ndred dollars. On December 22, 1863, Voted to have\\nfifty-six hundred and twenty-eight dollars to pay for\\nour quota of men. Voted that the selectmen be\\nauthorized to pay the recruiting ofticer four hundred\\ndollars apiece for each man recruited. On the 6th\\nday of Angiist, 1864, Voted that the selectmen be\\nauthorized to hire sixteen thousand dollars to fill the\\nquota under the call of the President for five liiiii-\\ndred thousand volunteers, made .Tuly 18, 1864. Voted\\nthat the selectmen be authorized to fill the quota\\nand act :is agents also Votwl that T. B. Wattles\\nand Jesse Gault act with them. On September 1,\\n1864, Voted to pay our citizens who may enlist live\\nhundred dollars for one year, six hundred for two\\nyears and seven hundred dollars for three years. On\\nDecember 28, 1864, Voted that the town furnish\\nvolunteer substitutes for any call that may be luade\\nupon said town for troops. Voted, that the town\\npay one hundred dollars for one year, two hundred\\ndollars for two years, three hundred dollars for three\\nyears. Voted to pay any inhabitant of said town\\nwho shall furnish a representative substitute three\\nhundred dollars. On March 14, 1865, Voted to pay\\nChase Wentworth, C. W. James, Byron Richardson\\none hundred dollars as a bounty, if it be legal.\\nI d/iv/td pay all who never received any bounty the", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0660.jp2"}, "549": {"fulltext": "HOOKSETT.\\n379\\nllouksett, if it is legal. The town of Hooksett\\nwvnt Id the expciise of about tweaty-five thousand\\nilollais ill ilelrayiiis the expense of bounties, etc.,\\nwhiili iiRurii il a heavy debt, but, by judicious mau-\\na5, enicnt, the debt has since been wiped out, and in\\nthe year 1.885 the treasury had a balance in favor of\\nthe town. Within a few years the town has voted fifty\\ndollars annually for the decoration of the graves of\\nsoldiers who have fallen by the wayside of life s jour-\\nney since the war, and of those whose bodies were\\nbrought from the scene of the great conflict. There\\nwas no full company recruited in this town during\\nthe Rebellion but in September, 1862, upon the call\\nmade by the President for troops, enthusiastic pa-\\ntriotism jiervadedthe community and a great number\\nof men enlisted from Hooksett. These men com-\\nbined toi;;ether and joined the Tenth New Hanip.shire\\nVolunteers. A company was formed, and from the\\nHooksett squad a captain wjus elected, who was com-\\nmissioneil September 17, 1862. This officer was War-\\nren M. Kelly, captain of Company D. He served\\nthroughout the war and commanded the regiment\\nthree months the last part of the service. Captain\\nKelly was a direct descendant of fighting stock, with\\ngood war records. He was born in the town of New\\nHampton, N. H., in 1821 wa.s a grandson of\\nLieutenant Samuel Kelly, a Revolutionary officer,\\nand a near relative of Captain Thoniiis Sampson, who\\ncommanded a company at Bunker Hill. He was a\\nson of Michael B. Kelly, a member of Light Artillery\\nin the War of 1812. Mr. Kelly has been a citizen of\\nHooksett twenty-eight years. He was a brave ofli-\\ncer, frank and generous, and beloved by all his com-\\npanions-in-arms. There were twenty-one men who\\nenlisted under Captain Kelly from Hooksett. These\\nmen acquitted themselves with honor to their country.\\nOn the 10th of September, 1885, the annual reunion\\nof the Tenth New Hampshire Volunteers was held in\\nHooksett. This gathering of war-searred veterans,\\nin commemoration of the sad past, and in exchanging\\nkind greetings of the present, was a day long to be\\nremembered by the people of Hooksett. A kind re-\\nception was given them, which brought to memory the\\nsad good-byes given them when they departed\\nfrom Manchester on that bright September morning\\nfor the seat of war, twenty-three years ago.\\nSince the formation of the town of Hooksett the\\nlocal military history is not without interest. Hook-\\nsett s quota of men who were liable to do military\\nservice were generally given opportunity to train at\\nthe annual trainings. The last muster held in town\\nwas about the year 1850. It was held north of\\nHooksett Falls, on the west side of the river. This\\nwas under the old military regime. New Hampshire\\ncould muster then four brigades of well-drilled militia.\\nHooksett formerly mustered some crack companies.\\nOne of the first companies which displayed merit\\nwas the Hooksett Light Infantry. One of its last\\ncaptains was A. H. Converse he was a military\\ngenius and a thorough disciplinarian. This company\\nwas disbanded before 1850. Many recollect their\\ngaudy uniforms. Another company was organized\\nsince the war, also called the Hooksett Light Infan-\\ntry. It had for officers Captain, George H. L. Head\\nFirst Lieutenant, William H. Otterson Second Lieu-\\ntenant, Silas T. Goodale. This company was organ-\\nized in 1866 and became a part of the State militia.\\nIt was disbanded in the fall of 1869. In 1859 an en-\\ngine company was organized, called the Eagle Engine\\nCompany. It was composed of the best young men\\nin the village. It paraded on important occasions\\nand did whatever service it had occiision to do at\\ntires.\\nAbout the year 1842 there was organized a baud\\ncalled the Hooksett Brass Band. It had at one time\\nfor leader Alonzo Bond, who has since become famous\\nas a band-leader and director in Boston. Ex-Gover-\\nnor Head was a prominent member, and was its\\nleader before disbanding.\\nIn the year 1861, in September, a band was or-\\nganized with sixteen members, under the leadership\\nof Benjamin A. Ham. Five members enlisted in\\nthe Tenth New Hampshire Regiment, but it con-\\ntinued to play until 1868, when they disbanded. At\\none time the band was called one of the best in the\\nState.\\nOctober 6, 1884, a band was again organized, which\\nis also called the Hooksett Cornet Rand, with twenty-\\ntwo members. Professor B. A. Ham is the leader and\\ndirector. The citizens of the town contributed a sum\\nof money to defray the cost of procuring instruments,\\netc. This association is based on local interest, and\\nthe instruments, etc., are always tu be kepi in town,\\nin the hands of the association.\\nTemperance reform has more or less been agitated\\nin town since the incorporation. Early in the history\\nof the town Hooksett was called a great place for\\nliquor. There was a number of taverns and dram-\\nshops. In the old stage-times from ten to fifteen stages\\narrived every day. Boatmen who plied the river\\nrendezvoused at Hooksett. Dram-drinking, which\\nwas a custom in those days, and gambling was carried\\non to a large extent. Hooksett was sometimes called\\nthe Second Vicksburg. Between the years of 1840\\nand 1850 a Sons of Temperance Society was formed,\\nwhich aroused a temperance sentiment. This or-\\nganization was sustained a number of years. About\\nthe year 1854, when the Maine Liquor Law created\\na wide-spread interest, the sentiment struck this\\ntown. Liquor-selling was indefinitely suppressed.\\nLater on the matter was constantly agitated. Savory\\nT. Burbank, a prominent co-worker in the cause, was\\npersecuted by having a large, fine apple orchard\\ngirdled by miscreants of the opposite belief. This\\nwas in the year 1861. A large gathering of people\\nassembled at his house afterwards, regaled by stirring\\nmusic from the Manchester Cornet Band, and re-\\nplaced the orchard. Soon afterwards the interest", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0661.jp2"}, "550": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nwaned, and during the war reformatory questions\\nwere out of order. The suppression of the Rebellion\\nwas the main thing in the minds of the people.\\nAfter the war a space of great business prosperity was\\nenjoyed.\\nIn the year 1875, December 30th, a Reform Club\\nwas organized in town. Noted agitators from differ-\\nent parts of the country spoke to the people. The\\nsentiment permeated most every household, until the\\npledge was signed by over six hundred. Much ap-\\nparent good was accomplished. Heads of families,\\nwho, prior to the movement, had not seen many sober\\ndays for years, took the pledge. They became sober\\nmen, and from that time until now are respected for\\ntheir sobriety. A larger portion went back to their\\ncups, becoming again intemperate. The club kept up\\ntheir meetings for about five years. One of the out-\\ncomes of the Reform Club was the Good Templars\\nLodge, which was organized April 5, J876, with\\nJoseph lugalls and wife, C. H. Ingalls and wife,\\nN. C. Gault and wife, K. T. Head and wife, W. H.\\nRobinson, H. P. Gage and others as charter members.\\nThey increased their membership up to one hundred\\nand three. This organization flourished for a number\\nof years. They gave up their charter in October,\\n1883.\\nIn the year 1873 a Patron of Husbandry Grange wiis\\ninstituted with Natt. Head as Master. This society\\nflourished for a season, but soon became defunct. A\\nnumber of people who reside in town are members of\\nthis society in Manchester.\\nPolitical.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 From the commencement of the his-\\ntory of the town up to the year 1853 the Republican\\nDemocratic party was in the ascendancy. Since that\\ntime, for thirty-two years, the Republican party, de-\\nrived from the old Whig and Abolition, ha.s con-\\ntinually ruled the town. After the town was first\\nformed there was not a strong opposing vote against\\nthe dominant party.\\nIn the year 1833, Mathew Gault was elected as\\nrepresentative without an opposing vote; William\\nBadger, candidate for Governor, had all the votes but\\ntwo. Since the Republicans have ruled the town the\\nDemocrats have, in the years of 1867 and 1882, been\\nable to elect representatives in the persons of Norris\\nC. Gault and Nathaniel Clark.\\nIn the year 1871, James A. Weston, Democratic\\ncandidate for Governor, had more votes than the Re-\\npublican standard-bearer.\\nLongevity.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The following is a record of some\\nof the people who have died at age above seventy\\nyears:\\nThomM Wicom, died 1853, aged 101 Peter Williauw, died 1\u00c2\u00ab63, ngcd\\n79 Samuel Head, died 185. aged 77 Saraii Uead, died 185.% aged 71\\nMary llndj;.-, dud 1S, ..h, ug...l T:i .I lin I)avi\u00c2\u00ab, died ISOli, ;i|;ed Wl Sam-\\nL:ndcrliill, died ISOl, ageil 74 .Mosea Collins, i\\nb Kimball, died 1863, aged 84 Aiiua Kolly,\\nSarali Shuto, died 18G7, aged 72 Polly .\\\\blK)tt, died 1869, aged 81 Betsy\\nSilver, died 1869, aged 77 Nicholan Dollof, died 1869, aged 75 Josejih\\nFuller, died 1869, aged 86 Eri Poor, died 1874, aged 73 Susan G. Goss,\\ndied 1873, aged 78 MaMiew Gault, died 1873, aged 70 Dolly Gault,\\ndied 1873, aged 79 Lucy B. Morgan, died 1872, aged 73 William\\nOtteraon, died 1873, aged 84; Isaac C.Ottorson, died 1874, aged 76 Han-\\nnah 0. Colby, died 1875, aged 76 Peter C. Rowell, died 1876, aged 83\\nPlui-lie Taggart, died 1880, aged 96 Joseph Ordway, died 1881, aged 72\\nJ. (lark, died 1881, aged 77 Aldon George, died 1882, aged 77 Edwin\\nE, GoodHle, died 1883, aged 71 Stephen C. Eaatraan, died 18f3, aged 80\\nKecia Wheeler, died 1883, agod 70 James Fisk, died 18SJ, aged 77\\nPolly O. Morgan, died 1884, aged 86 Darius Wilson, died 1881, aged 8li\\nJoseph Blanchanl, died 1884, aged 87.\\nPostmasters. The first establishment of a |)ost-\\noffice in town could not easily be ascertained. John\\nWhipple wiis postmaster in 1822-23 William Hall,\\n1824; Richard H. Ayer, 1825-29; Hamlin Davis,\\n18.30-31; Dr. Enoch H. Barnes, 1832; Dr. .Vmos G.\\n(iale, 1833 to September 30, 1842 Richard H. Ayer\\nto April 1, 1843; Amos G. (iale, 184-5-47; Seth K.\\nJones, 1848-51 Samuel Head, Jr., August 31, 1851\\nAlbert S. Rowell, 18.55; Walter B. .Tones, 1859-fil\\nJoseph T- Goss, 1861-73 Frank C. Towle, 1873-82\\nGeorge A. Robie, 1882-85 John Wheeler, August 20,\\n1885. When John Whipple was postmaster, in 1822,\\nthe salary for services amounted to $7.32, and in the\\nyear 1884 to between five and six hundred dollars. A\\npost-oftice was established at Martin s Ferry in 1883,\\nwith Thomas Blanchard postmaster, which is called\\nMai-tin-s.\\nBrick-Making.- Brick-muking in HoukMtt is a\\nvery important industry. The composition of the\\nclay and the singular location of this aluminous de-\\nposit along the banks of the Merrimack River make it\\nan object of thoughtful study for the geologist. The\\nbrick manufactured from day in Hooksett has gained\\na re])utation for hardness and color not excelled any-\\nwhere in New England. Early in the primeval period\\nof the earth s formation the disintegrated crust,\\nthrough the constant action of the waters, left a de-\\ncomposition of sandstone, mica and feldspar, which\\ngives us a rich deposit of sand and clay. This valu-\\nable deposit of clay, on the east side of the Merrimack,\\nwas discovered in the early settlement of the town.\\nAbout the year 1810 the late Captain Rice Dud-\\nley, of Pembroke, who had worked at brick-making\\nin Massachusetts some, prospected, in company with\\nSamuel Head, the clay-banks now worked by Jesse\\nGault and W. F. Head. Mr. Dudley prophesied that\\nthe banks would be developed some time, but Jlr.\\nHead scouted the idea, for the reason that it would be\\ndifficult to transport them to market. Since that\\ntime the clay-banks have been utilized a railroad,\\nwith its side-tracks, has been extended up near the\\nkilns, and it is no uncommon thing to see twenty-five\\ncars of brick loaded in one day.\\nThe first brick made in town was about the year\\n1820, at the Ayer brick-yard. At that time it was\\nnot a special industry, but different individuals united\\ntogether to make for home use. In the year 1828\\na kiln was made, which was used to Iniild the town-\\nhouse, and the town voted to cut wood from off the", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0662.jp2"}, "551": {"fulltext": "HOOKSETT.\\n381\\ntown lots to burn the same with. When the city of\\nManchester commenced to grow, a great demand for\\nbricks occurred.\\nA Mr. Saltmarsh was the first extensive brick-maker\\nin the Ayer brick-yard. Richard H. Ayer was the\\nprincipal pioneer in extensive brick -making, employ-\\ning David A. Leach as his foreman. Millions of\\nbricks have been made from this yard, and the mills\\nin Manchester were erected principally from material\\nmanulactured in Hooksett.\\nIn the year 1837, Jabez Green, now living in Aliens-\\ntown, was the pioneer in brick-making in the Head\\nbrick-yard. Mr. Green was a native of Westford,\\nMass., but came from Bedford, prospecting for clay-\\nbanks. He had made a contract with a Mr. I owell,\\nagent of the Amoskeag Company, to supply one hun-\\ndred thousand bricks. The old Manchester House\\nwas made that year with brick furnished in thiit con-\\ntract. These bricks were boated to Manchester,\\nloaded above the falls and locked over through the\\ncanal. Charles Stark was then lock-keeper. Peter\\nC. Rowell and Henry Saltmarsh took the contract to\\nboat them to Manchester. A Mr. Wallace and Sam-\\nuel Prescott made bricks afterwards in the yard. Mr.\\nWallace went to California during the gold fever ex-\\ncitement, and since died there. Mathew Gault and\\nPhilip Sargent also operated this yard. About the\\nyear 1850 the late ex-Governor Head commenced\\nto operate, and since that time, in company with his\\nbrother, W. F. Head, they have gradually developed\\nthe capacity, and they make on an average seven\\nmillion a year. Jesse Gault commenced about the\\nyear 1842. He has become a successful manufac-\\nturer, and makes annually about six million. About\\nthree thousand cords of wood are now annually con-\\nsumed in burning bricks. The large area of wild\\nwoodland that a large portion of Hooksett is made\\nup of has been profitably utilized in furnishing\\nwood for this purpose. The descendants of the early\\nsettlers who gained jiossession of these tracts of land\\nwere mostly made affluent by the rise in value of this\\nnatural growth. Other brick-makers have done busi-\\nness rather extensively in late years, Charles Daily,\\nSamuel Head, David A. Kimball, John Shirley and\\nJoseph O. Ingalls. This important industry furnishes\\nlabor to about one hundred men annually. The help\\nare mainly French-Canadians. In -some seasons it\\nnecessitates sendingagents to Upper Canada to pro-\\ncure help. Early in the history of this country, when\\nbrick-making was profitably done in the vicinity of\\nBoston and New York, the help was principally fur-\\nnished from the hardy sons of our forefathers. At\\nthat time, as well as now, it required specimens\\nof vigorous manhood to stand the strain, and, there-\\nfore, it is necessary to procure men with sound con-\\nstitutions to do this work. The advantages of machine-\\nwork have weakened the physical inclinations of the\\nrising generation to perform this service, and it is\\nnecessary to look to Canada for reinforcements. There\\nare two men Nathaniel Clark, the foreman of Head s\\nyard, and Charles Rowell, of Jesse Gault s yard\\nwho have been constantly making bricks for over\\nthirty years.\\nMills.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The first mill built at Hooksett Falls was\\nabout the year 1770 ,by Thomas Cochrane, then of Dun-\\nbarton. Mr. Cochrane was an extensive dealer in\\nlumber at that time. According to his books, kept\\nat that time, numerous charges for salmon were made\\nto different people. He caught them by the barrel\\nwhen they would come up into his sluice-way to the\\nmill. This mill was afterwards carried away by a\\nfreshet. Rufus Harriman afterwards owned the\\nprivilege. William Reside and Isaac Rowell after-\\nwards built two mills, one on each side of the river,\\nwhich they owned in 1803. William Reside was\\nafterward drowned in the falls. William Otterson\\nafterwards bought and sold to the Hooksett Manu-\\nfacturing Company, in 1823, when they built a cotton\\nand grist-mill. About the year ITM the Browns\\nbuilt a mill below where Head s mill is now. In\\n1790, Nathaniel Head and Dr. James Brown owned\\nit together. In 1802, Nathaniel Head built above the\\nroad, and since that time improvements have been con-\\nstantly made on it, where W. F. Head now owns a\\ncomplete improved lumber-mill. Probably the first\\nmill built in town was by John Talford. about the\\nyear of 1750. This is at what is now the Sawyer\\nplace, and, in 1834, Captain Asa Sawyer added a\\ngrist and shingle-mill. In 1789, Nathaniel Martin\\nand Laban Harriman built a mill on Lansy Brook.\\nAbout the year 1790 there was a saw-mill built on the\\nsame stream, near Martin s Ferry, by a man named\\nThompson, for John Stark, a son of General Stark.\\nBenjamin Hall had a mill on the stream just above\\nthe Chester turnpike previous to 1800. It passed in-\\nto the hands of James Sargent and went down. In\\n1822 it was rebuilt by a Mr. Greer and afterwards\\nburnt. Joseph Whittier built a mill on Dalton s\\nBrook about 1810. The most extensive mill ever\\nerected in town was the steam-mill by Samuel Head\\nit cost about eight thousand dollars. It contained a\\ngrist-mill. About the years 1857 to 1801, John\\nDennison was largely engaged in kit manufacturing\\nin this mill. This mill was afterwards sold to a Low-\\nell manufacturing company, which they operated a\\nyear or two, when the machinery, engine, etc., was\\nremoved, shipped to Florida, but lost in the ocean on\\nits way.\\nManufactories. Cotton manufacturing in Hook-\\nsett dates back to 1823, when, in July of that year,\\nthe Hooksett Blanufacturing Company was organized.\\nThe original mill is supposed to be the oldest one in\\nthe State. Among its grantees were more eminent men\\nthan were ever connected with any other cotton-mill\\nin the State. In the organization of the company may\\nbe found the names of Governor John Bell, Isaac Hill\\nand Samuel Bell, who have since been Governors, and\\nHon. Richard H. Ayer, a former resident these men", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0663.jp2"}, "552": {"fulltext": "382\\n:V or MKKKIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nwere some of the most prominent that New Hamp-\\nshire has ever produced. This mill continued to run,\\nsometimes under difficulties, under the agency of Gov-\\nernor l?ell till 1834, lie then being succeeded by Hon.\\n.John Ncsmith, .iftcrwards Lieutenant-Governor of\\nMassacliu.setts. In 1835 it pjussed into the hands of\\nthe Amoskeag Company, which continued to run it,\\nexcepting a short time in the commencement of the\\nlate Hebollion. uj) to the year 1865. In that year it\\nwas purchased by Robert M. Bailey and others, of\\nBoston, when it Avas enlarged and a new mill was\\nfinished in lS(i6. This company has continued to\\nrun the mill since, and now owns the entire water-\\npower at this point. The capital of this ct)mpany is\\ntwo hundred thousand dollars, and the annual pay-\\nroll is about eighty thousand dollars. They manu-\\nfactured in the year 1880 about five million yards\\nof cloth, tlie annual value of which is three hundred\\nthousand dollars. The company employ about three\\nh iindred hands. A mong the agents who have been res-\\nidents of the town and who deserve mention were Joth-\\nam D. (Jttei-son, afterward a successftil manufacturer in\\nNashua, mayor of the city and since deceased Stephen\\nBallard was agent from 1846 to about the year 1859.\\nMr. Ballard is now a successful business man in New\\nYork City. Thomas B. Wattles was agent afterwards\\nand continued to serve until the company changed\\nhands, in 1865. Mr. Wattles is ufiw agent of the\\nChicopee (Mass.) Manufacturing Company. In 1866\\nCharles Nealley became agent he continued to serve\\nuntil about the year 1867. Mr. Nealley was a prac-\\ntical manufacturer, and since his removal from town\\nhas died. Mr. Nealley was succeeded by Eben H.\\nNutting, who continues to act and is interested in all\\nquestions appertaining to the moral and religious\\nwelfare of the town. The company which operates\\nthe mills in Hooksett at the present time offer flatter-\\ning inducements to manufacturers to utilize the un-\\nimproved water-power. They will build buildings\\nand furnish power at low rates of rentals.\\nGranite Quarries. Themanufacture of cutgranite\\nand the opcratinn of (|uarries was formerly carried (m\\nto a large extent in this town. Previous to the build-\\ning of the Concord Railroad it was boated down the\\nMerrimack River to all the large towns below. Some\\nof the old buildings in Boston, especially the Faneuil\\nHall, was partiilly erected from granite taken out of\\nour ledges. The most extensive and successful\\ndealer was the late Moses D. Stokes. He commenced\\nabout the year 1854, and followed the business a\\nnumber of years. He constantly employed a large\\nnumber of men, and did a business of many thou-\\nsand dollars a year. He was succeeded by a Mr.\\nGay, who operated up to the year 1875, when the New\\nHampshire Granite Company was organized with\\nfifty thousand dollars capital. This company operated\\nextensively, with a Mr. Wait as business manager,\\nuntil the year 1878, when it succumbed to financial\\nembarrassment. The granite ledges are remaining\\nunoperated at the jircsent time. The Amoskeag Com-\\npany, of Manchester, are owners of the principal quar-\\nries that have been worked. On Silver Hill, on the\\nwest side of the river, is an important ledge, which\\nhas been worked up to within a few years. The time\\nlite will be\\norclathers,\\ninhabited,\\nuer, which\\nis not far distant when again Hooksett grai\\nsought and the industry flourish.\\nRoads. In the early history of our I\\nwhen the settled sections was sparsely\\nhighways were built in an economical mar\\nsimply answered for a horse or cart-path, but as the\\npopulation increased, stage travel was heavier and\\nimproved roads were built. Probably the first road\\nthat was made through the town of Hooksett was in\\nthe year 1726. At a meeting held at Ipswich,\\nSeptember 9, 1726, John Chandler, John Ayer and\\nWilliam Barker were chosen a committee to go out\\nand clear a sufficient cart-way to Penny Cook the\\nnighest and best way they can from Haverhill. Ac-\\ncording to Bouton s History of Concord, Ebenezer\\nEastman, with six yokes of cattle and cart, was the\\nfirst that crossed the wilderness from Haverhill to\\nPenny Cook. This road, in passing over Hooksett s\\nterritory, passed the White Hall, following a direct\\nroute alongside of Lakiu s Pond, by Head s saw-mill,\\nthrough Suncook, etc. This was a traveled road to\\nPenny Cook up to 1738.\\nOn January 8, 1762, at the reqviest of Joseph Brown\\nand others, the main road now from Suncook, ria\\nHind s tavern to Chester, was laid out. This road\\nwent farther west and, in 1801, on account of the\\nbanks of Peter s Brook being gullied out, it was laid out\\neast of the pond, with a direct course to Lieutenant\\nJoseph Whitcher s house (now the Stearns Hotel).\\nThe road leading to Hooksett village from this road\\nwas made in 1816. The road leading from Ottersim s\\nto the mills in Hooksett was laid out April 4, 1804.\\nThe White Hall road, leading from Martin s Ferry to\\nCandia High Street, was laid out December 26, 1805.\\nIt was indicted September, 1815, discontinued Sep-\\ntember, 1816, to evade the indictment, and laid out\\nagain as a private way October 13, 1820. The Chester\\nturnpike was incorporated June 19, 1804. It cost\\ntwenty-seven thousand dollars. On July 4, 1838, the\\nLegislature passed an act repealing the turn])ike, which\\nmade a public highway of it. The Londonderry\\nturnpike was built in the year 1806. The Mam-\\nmoth road was laid out in the year 1831, and it\\ncost the town of Hooksett between three and four\\nthousand dollars. The road leading from the Factory\\nvillage to Natt. Head s was laid out in 1840. It\\nwas impossible to get the dates and facts concerning\\nthe highways on the west side of the river. Hook-\\nsett has at the present time an improved system\\nof highways, and owns a road-inachine.\\nHooksett Bridge. Hooksett bridge wiis built about\\nthe year 1805. In 1836, when the Londonderry\\nturnpike was laid out as a free ro.-id, Hooksett bridge\\nwas reserved bv them, which the town purchased, in", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0664.jp2"}, "553": {"fulltext": "1853, for sixteen hundred and forty dollars. This\\nwas a toU-hridge up to that time. On the evening\\nof September 30, 1857, this bridge, with the Concord\\nRailroad bridge, was consumed by fire. It also\\nburned the store building occupied by Joseph T.\\nGos.s. This was the most extensive conflagration tliat\\never visited Hooksett. The total loss was about\\nthirty thousand dollars. The bridges were replaced\\nby better and more substantial ones, the town\\nbridge costing seven thousand dollars. On March\\n20, 1859, this bridge was carried off by an ice\\nfreshet. A new one was built at a cost of eight thou-\\nsand dollars, wirK-li remains to the present time.\\nFriendship Lodge, No. 19, 1. 0. 0. F., was institu-\\nted Septt-inber 2i!, 1870, by George A. Cummings, of\\nConcord, (Jrand Master, assisted by his associated\\nGrand Officers. The petition for the charter of the\\nlodge contained thirty-onenames, the most of which\\nwere members of Howard Lodge, No. 31, of Suncook.\\nThe lodge wa.s instituted in what was known as Com-\\npany s Hall, and continued to hold its meetings there\\nuntil the Odd-Fellow.s building was completed. The\\nfirst oflicers of the lodge were James W. Converse,\\nNoble Grand George W. Haselton, Vice-Grand\\nWarren C. Saltmarsh, Secretary Daniel W. Peaslee,\\nTreasurer. The first lodge-meeting was held in the\\nnew hall January 31, 1877, and was dedicated to the\\nbusiness and purposes of Odd-Fellowship, February\\n20th, by Grand Master A. F. Craig, of Portsmouth.\\nThe present membership is one hundred and three.\\nThe lodge is free from financial embarrassment and\\nhas a cash investment of eight hundred dollars, and\\nfive thousand dollars invested in lot and buildings.\\nThe men who compose the lodge are properly included\\namong the best citizens of the town. As an organi-\\nzation in the field of benevolent labor, it has few\\nequals, and perhaps none superior in the State. Never\\nwere its prospects for future useftilness and honorable\\nposition mure liriUiant than at the present time.\\nUnited Order Golden Cross.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 On the evening of\\nOctober JS, issi. by the earnest effort of C. F. Pres-\\nsing, I). G. C, a number of residents of Hooksett as-\\nsembled in the Odd-Fellows Hall to listen to an ex-\\nplanation of the benefits derived from the United\\nOrder Golden Cross, from Sir Knight Joseph Kidder\\nand othei-s, of Manchester. The result of the meeting\\nwas the institution of a Commandery with eleven\\ncharter members. The oflicers elected were Ira H.\\nAdams, P. N. C; John W. Prescott, N. C; C.Juliette\\nColby, V. N. C; Samuel Head (2d), W. H.; Minnie\\nM. Head, K. of R.; David A. Colby, Prelate; W. M.\\nDavis, F. K. of R.; Benjamin J. Gile, Treasurer W.\\nH. Putnam, W. of I. G.; James B. Ordway, W. of O.\\nG. The membership at the present time is twenty-\\nfive. The following members have become Past Noble\\nrmrimanders Ira H. Adams, John W. Prescott,\\nSamuel Head (2d), David A. Colby, Warren M. Davis,\\nBy lieorge A. RoWe, P. G. M.\\nJacob F. Martin, George A. Harriman, James 15.\\nOrdway. D. Juliette Colby, Minnie M. Head and\\nNancy M. Davis are Emeritus Past Commanders.\\nThe present Noble C ommander is Dr. F. D. Randall.\\nJustices of the Peace. In the year 1825, Samuel\\nHead and Xatluiniel Head were justices of the peace.\\nIn 1829, Samuel Head, Foster Towns, Hugh J. Tag-\\ngart, Enoch B. Barnes, Thomas R. Taggart. In 1833,\\nSamuel Head, Foster Towns, Hugh J. Taggart, Enoch\\nB. Barnes, Thomas R. Taggart. In 1834, Thomas R.\\nTaggai t was justice of the peace and quorum. In the\\nyear 1840, Richard H. Ayer, Thomas R. Taggart,\\nSamuel Head, Hugh J. Taggart, Xatlnin Gault, John\\nParker, Philip Jones, Amos G, iiilc, .lolni V. Kowrll,\\nCharles Stark.\\nLawyer. Hooksett never had but one lawyer\\nsettled in town, and his name was John Whipple he\\nlocated in town prior to the incorporation. He Wiis\\nin Hooksett in 1822, 23, 24, 25. He afterwards\\npracticed in Concord, and was there in 1835.\\nTaverns. Hooksett has been famous in the early\\ndays of this century as having a number of taverns.\\nIn the village near the falls were located a number\\nwhich received considerable patronage from boatmen,\\nwho were constantly plying the river. The sale of\\nspirituous liquors was one of the principal sources of\\nincome. About the year 1780, Thomas Cochrane\\nlodged people, and his books show a systematic list of\\ncharges for liquors, etc. Joshua Abbot, who lived at\\nthe head of Hooksett Falls, entertained strangers. He\\nafterwards projected the tavern which came into the\\nhands of John Prescott. One of the first tavern-\\nkeepers in the village was a Mr. Jackmun. He kept\\nin the house now occupied by Mrs. AV alter 15. Jones.\\nHe was succeeded by a man named Rix. A man named\\nSimmons has kept the house since also, Inda Gile.\\nWilliam Hall and Henry Moulton were tavern-keep-\\ners in the village. One of the most famous tavern-\\nkeepers in town was Sanmel Head. Head s tavern\\nwas known far and near as a model one. It was\\nopened about the year 1805. Jlr. Head was the\\npioneer in building and rslaMi^liinii ilic same. He\\ncontinued to run the hoii.-.- imlil thr Near 1 s:;.- This\\npoint wasachanging-placelorliorscs. HI llir Ki.stonand\\nConcord stage-line. Mr. and Mrs. Head were widely\\nknown as people of worth and great social qualities.\\nTheir extensive acquaintance attracted many visitors\\nto the house, and it was the constant scene of great\\nactivity. Mr. Head was aji active business man,\\ndealing in lumber, speculating in lands, etc., and when\\nhe died, in 1854, he was called one of the largest real-\\nestate owners in Merrimack County. Some time about\\nthe year 1848 he projected a large steam mill, which\\nwas completed at a cost of about eight thou.sand dol-\\nlars. He continued to manage it until September 29,\\n1854, when he was accidentally killed. He was in\\nthe act of reaching for something and fell upon the\\ncircular saw. His left hand was sawed in an angle\\nc(mimencing on the lower side near the wrist and end-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0665.jp2"}, "554": {"fulltext": "384\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\ning through the knuckle of the forefinger, which was\\nthrown twenty feet. The right arm was also com-\\npletely sawed oft near the elbow-joint and his right leg\\ncut nearly otV directly near the knee-joint. He lived\\nabout two hours. Drs. Crosby and Gale, of Manches-\\nter, were called, but he was dead before they arrived.\\nHis widowsurvived him until the next November, when\\nshe suddenly died sitting in a chair. She was seventy-\\none years old. Mrs. Head was a lady of sincere piety,\\nkind and generou.s, with great conversational gifts.\\nOther taverns were kept by William J arkor on the\\nRiver road, also one by Joseph Mitchell.\\nIn the year 1S23 the selectmen gave their approba-\\ntion to the following parties to mix and sell spirituous\\nliquors at their places of business: Captain Aaron\\nCarter, .lacob I Farnum, Gideon Flanders, Josiah\\nMagoon, Benjamin Hill, Israel Fla, I r., Samuel Head,\\nWilliam Hall, Cha.se Rowe, Henry Moulton, Robert\\nDavis was permitted to mix and sell spirituous liquors,\\nat or near Samuel Head s, on the 9th day of March.\\nOn June 2(i, 1824, the selectmen approbated the Hook-\\nsett Manufacturing Company to sell spirituous liquors.\\nOne of the prominent taverns of recent years is the\\nClark tavern, or the Branch Hotel. This was the\\noriginal Whittier tavern. It has been kept by Eben-\\nezer Clark. Horace Bonuey leased it of Clark in 1858.\\nIt was kept by Bonney Brother up to 1864, when\\nMr. Bonney opened the Ayer House, on February 18,\\n1864. Since, it was kept by Clark, and recent years\\nby John Stearns, and called the Stearns House.\\nSince the opening of this house Mr. Bonney has\\ncontinued to be its proprietor, excepting the year of\\n1883, when it was leased to Mr. Frank Richards for\\none year. In the fall of 1882, Mrs. Bouncy died, which\\ndirectly was the reason of the change. This house\\nhas gained a reputation which is wide-spread for its\\nexcellent management, the ewisine and generous\\ntables and the great hospitality and social enjoyments\\nthat the surroundings afford. Mr. Horace Bonney\\nwas born in Winthrop, Me., in 1815, which was a part\\nof Massachusetts at that time. He enlisted in the\\nUnited States army September 26, 1833 was honor-\\nably discharged in 1836 afterwards went to Texas\\nand served under Sam Houston served in Florida\\nabout two years, and then went into the dragoon ser-\\nvice for five years, with headquarters at New York\\nmost of the time. Mr. Bonney kept the American\\nHouse from 1855 to 1859, in Manchester. The Ayer\\nHouse is the original homestead of Hon. Richard H.\\nAyer. During Mr. Ayer s residence, and since, it has\\nbeen the abode of great social cheer. Many distin-\\nguished people visited Esquire Ayer, among whom\\nwas Governor Isaac Hill and family, who sustained\\nintimate relations. Another prominent hotel proprie-\\ntor was Edwin E. Goodale, of the Pinnacle House.\\nMr. Goodale came to Hooksett in 1840. Previous to\\nthat time he was engaged in the teaming business\\nbetween Canada and Boston. He was proprietor of\\nthis house for twentv-five vears, and in 1865 took in\\nhis sign. During the time between 1848 to 1858 he\\nwas proprietor of the stage-route between Pembroke\\nand Hooksett. This Pinnacle House was the old\\noriginal Hall stand. Mr. Goodale built an elegant\\nhall with an arranged spring floor, which was con-\\nstantly occupied with balls and dances, being well\\npatronized by people from the neighboring towns.\\nMr. Goodale died November 22, 1883, aged seventy-\\none years. In June, 1833, President Andrew Jack-\\nson, with other distinguished men, psissed through this\\ntown. He came direct from Nashua, leaving there in\\nthe morning and arriving at Inda Gile s tavern about\\n11 A. M. The party made a short stop at Hon. Rich-\\nard H. Ayer s, who accompanied them to C!oncord. At\\nGile s tavern the horses were changed and six mag-\\nnificent white horses were hitched up. Mr. Benjamin\\nJ. Gile, now a successful business man, was barten-\\nder at the time, and he had the honor to make Presi-\\ndent Jacksr)n two glasses of lemonade. The reception\\ngiven the President was entirely unconventional.\\nMr. Jackson stepped into the kitchen, where the cook\\nwas frying some doughnuts, and he a-sked the liberty\\nto eat some. She offered him some cheese, which he\\ntook, and stepped to the back side of the house to look\\nat Hooksett Falls. Mr. Jackson was given a rousing\\nreception at Concord, and a committee of reception\\nmet the party between Hooksett and Concord. lu the\\nsummer of 1877, President Hayes, accompanied by a\\npart of his Cabinet, made a short stop at Hooksett.\\nA large crowd of people a.ssembled to see them.\\nMr. Hayes was introduced by ex-Governor Natt.\\nHead, who, in return, introduced William M. Evarts\\nand David M. Key, members of his Cabinet.\\nThe resources of the town of Hooksett in the year\\nisso aiv 11- t oU.iu^ Airricultural products, $125,000;\\niii(( liMiiinil ImIm.i-, .-^ins^ddO stocks and money at in-\\nIcnst, .^|:;,4iMi: ,l. i.(isit in savings-bank, $116,217;\\nstock in trade, $52,816. Among the manufactur-\\ners is the harness-shop of B. J. Gile. He established\\nthe business in 1837. Mr. Gile gives constant em-\\nployment to from ten to fifteen men. His goods are\\nsent to all parts of the country. Gile s collars have a\\nreputation for durabililty that equal any other make.\\nAmong the natives of Hooksett who have become pro-\\nminent was the late Hon. Henry W. Fuller, judge of\\nthe Roxbury Municipal Court, Boston he was the son\\nof David G. and Jane Fuller and was born in this\\ntown June 30, 1839. He was a graduate of Dartmouth\\nCollege, served during the war and was breveted briga-\\ndier-general by President Lincoln. He was a mem-\\nber of the Massachusetts State Senate. He died in\\nBoston, in 1884, of pneumonia.\\nHon. Richard H. Ayer was born in Concord Janu-\\nary 12, 1778; died in Manchester February 5, 1853,\\naged seventy-five. He settled near Isle Hooksett\\nFalls, within the limits of Dunbarton, in the year\\n1807. He was a man of great strength of will and\\nforce of character. He represented the town of Dun-\\nbarton in the Lesislature seven vears, Hooksett four", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0666.jp2"}, "555": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0667.jp2"}, "556": {"fulltext": "^^ly/ attl^Wca.^^", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0668.jp2"}, "557": {"fulltext": "HOOKSETT.\\nyears; was moderator of Dunbarton fi om 1812 to\\n1823 in Hooksett a number of years Presidential\\nelector in 1816 and 1848; councilor five years; was\\nthe first high sheriff of Merrimack County, from 1823\\nto 1 828 naval store-keeper at Portsmouth from 1829\\nto 1837; delegate to the convention for amending\\ntill Constitution of New Hampshire in 18r)0. He was\\nthe principal agent in organizing the town of Hooksett,\\nanil establishing the county of Merrimack. Richard H.\\nAver moved from this town, in 1845, to Afanchester.\\nHe was a good citizen, generous to the poor and public-\\nspirited. He accumulated a large property, and was\\nextensively engaged in the lumber and brick business.\\nHe left a legacy of .seven thousand lollars to the Uni-\\ntarian Society in Manchester, of which he was a\\nmember. While a resident of Hooksett his house was\\nthe abode of good cheer and hosjiitality. His wife,\\nthe daughter of Peter Green, Esq., of Concord,\\nwas a very superior woman. He h.ad two daughters,\\none of whom, Su.san R., was the wife of Dr. Enoch\\nB. Barnes, and the other, Mary G., the wife of Dr.\\nAmos (Jr. Gale. Among the prominent men who have\\nresided in this town, and become a part of her history,\\nwas David R. Leach. He was born in Londonderry\\nAugust 8, 1806, and died at Manchester April 1,\\n1878. His great wealth was founded in Hooksett,\\nwhere he was a number of years engaged in business.\\nHe left a legacy of three thousand dollars to the town\\nof Londonderry for a library. Another man, Seth K.\\nJones, was a prominent merchant. He nxoved to Con-\\ncord in tlie year 18r)4, where he ha,s since died.\\nHe left a large fijrtune, part of which was accumulated\\nin Hooksett. Many natives of the town, who have\\nlocated in different sections of the country, have be-\\ncome noted and wealthy.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETOHER.\\nGOVERNOR XATT HEAI\\nNew Hampshire has raised up within her borders\\nand sent abroad many noble men who, by their char-\\nacter and energy, have reflected honor upon their na-\\ntive State. Among those who have been thus active\\nand deserving and who attained positions of promi-\\nnence, the subject of this sketch has place. Most men\\nhave friends, but few have gone to their graves leav-\\ning so many as Natt Head. Wherever he went,\\namong all classes of people, without effort and seem-\\ningly without purpose, he won the hearty and lasting\\nfriendship of all with whom he came in contact. He\\nhad a warm heart and a face always beaming with\\ngood humor, and was ever courteous, genial and gen-\\nerous.\\nHe was of Scotch and Welsh ancestry, John and\\nNathaniel Head, brothers, bavin emiyratcd fri)m\\nWales and settled in Bradford, Mass., afterwards\\nmoving to Pembroke, N. H.\\nJames Head, the great-grandfather of the subject of\\nthis sketch, became an influential and patriotic citi-\\nzen of his adopted town. Early in the period of\\ntrouble with the mother-country he enlisted in the\\nmilitary service, and served with fidelity and bravery\\nthrough the war, and was killed at Bennington in 1777,\\nholding the rank of lieutenant-colonel.\\nHis son, Nathaniel Head, born in Bradford, Mass..\\nMarch li, 17ol, was llie irrandfitiier of(iovernor Natt\\nHead.\\nWhen a young man, the son paid his addresses to\\nMiss Anna Knox, daughter of Timothy Knox, of\\nPembroke. She was of Scotch- Irish blood, and\\none day, as the father and son were ploughing, the\\nformer said, Nathaniel, do you intend to marry\\nthat Iri.sh girl? The reply was, firmly, but decidedly,\\nYes, sir. Added the father, Then understand\\nyou can never share in my property. Young Nathan-\\niel s answer was, Very well, I can take care of\\nmyself. And dropping the goad-stick, he left the\\npaternal roof in a few hours to take up a farm in the\\nwilderness and build a home for himself. The father\\nmade good his threat, leaving, at his death, one dollar\\nto Nathaniel and to the other brothers the remainder\\nof his property. Nathaniel built a log house, carry-\\ning Anna Knox to it as his wife. He soon rose to po-\\nsition and influence. The reports of the battle of\\nLexington show him to have been a second lieutenant\\nin the Ninth Company of Volunteers from New Hamp-\\nshire at Winter Hill, in the cold season of 1775-76\\nensign in Captain Sias company. Colonel Nichols\\nregiment, in the expedition to Rhode Island in 1778,\\nand captain in Colonel Reynolds regiment in 1781.\\nAfter the close of the war he became prominently\\nconnected with the State troops and was colonel of\\nthe Eleventh Regiment.\\nHis seventh son, born May 30, 1791, was the father\\nof the subject of this sketch. He remained at the\\nhomestead, being associated with his father in the\\nworks of the farm and mill, and after his death, by\\npurchasing the interest of his brothers, succeeded to\\nthe estate. He inherited the military spirit of his\\nfather and w.is elected lieutenant-colonel of the Sev-\\nenteenth Regiment. Colonel Head married Anna\\nBrown, whose home was near his. She was a woman\\nof great energy and executive ability, a member of\\nthe Congregational Church in Pembroke and was\\nmuch beloved by all who knew her. Her father was\\na sea-captain who made numerous voyages round the\\nworld.\\nBy the death of her husband, August, 1835, the\\nwidow was left in the management of a large and val-\\nuable estate, as well as the care of a family. She died\\nApril 3, 1849, leaving five children\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Hannah A., Sallie\\nB., Natt, John A. and W. E., the latter the business\\npartner of Natt, who for many years carried on a suc-\\ncessful business in the manufacture of bricks, and also", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0671.jp2"}, "558": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\na very heavy lumber traiie. Jnheriting military traits\\nfrom his father, we find Xatt following in the footsteps\\nof his (liatinguished ancestors. He was one of the first\\nmembers of the Hooksett Light Infantry, which was\\none of the best in the State. He served four years as\\ndrum-major of the Eleventh Regiment, being elected\\nSeptember 1847. He was an original member of the\\nGovernor s Horse Guards and chief bugler during\\nthe existence of the corps. He was many years com-\\nmander of the Amoskeag Veterans of Manchester, an\\nhonorary member of the Boston Lancers, also an ex-\\nsergeant of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery. He\\nwas chief on the statfof Governor Joseph A. Gilmore\\nand the Head Guards of Manchester. A military or-\\nganization formed at tlie close of the war was named\\nin his honor. When the Soldiers Asylum wa-s burned\\nat Augusta, General Head wa.s appointed to the charge\\nofthe institution during theillncssot I he I iily Gov-\\nernor, and subsequently herebuili iIk r-iidili.-liment.\\nHe built several miles of Concmil ami I mtsniouth\\nRailroad between Suncook and Concord and also the\\nbranch line from Suncook to Pittsfield. He was elec-\\nted to numerous town offices and commissioned dep-\\nuty sherift and representative in the Legislature from\\nHooksett in 1861-62.\\nIn 1863 he married Miss AbbieM. Sanford, of Low-\\nell, Mass., an accomplished and educated lady, who\\never dispensed, with her husband, the generous hospi-\\ntality of their home and ever encouraged him in all\\ngood work. Three children were born to them,\\nAnnie Sanford, Lewis Fisher and Alice Perley, of\\nwhom tlie eldest only remains, Lewis having died\\nin 1870, at the age of foiir years, :ind Alice in IS7!I,\\nat the age of nine years.\\nIn 1864 Natt rccciv.-d llir ai piiintment by Governor\\nGilmore of adjiilnni in-piitur and quartermaster-\\ngeneral of the Stall uliirli jiiisition he filled with\\nacceptance until 1S70. Ouring his term of office as\\nadjutant-general he accomplished the work which\\nwas to him the proudest and noblest of his public life,\\nand in this capacity he made his most brilliant and\\nenduring record. The war had already lasted three\\nyears when he was called to that office, and the nation\\nwas in one of the most important crises of its history.\\nThe loyal North was straining every nerve to answer\\nthe President s proclamation for more men to recruit\\nthe depleted ranks of the Union army. New Hamp-\\nshire had up to that time sent to the front twenty-six\\nthousand soldiers, and yet not a complete set of the\\nmuster-rolls of a single organization could be found\\nin the adjutant-general s office, nor was there any rec-\\nord of the heroic deeds of New Hampshire s sons\\nupon the battle-fields of the South, whicli had won\\nfor them and her imperishable renown.\\nGeneral Head brought to his work a natural love of\\nthe military and everything connected with it, as well\\nas business methods formed during his life of activity\\nin the marts of trade, wliich he brought to bear in\\nbrimriiig order out of chaos in his new tield of\\nlabor. Entering at once upon his duties, he employed\\nthree clerks upon his own responsibility, procuring the\\nnecessary outfit, trusting in the Legislature to reim-\\nburse him, which it promptly did, and made liberal\\nappropriations for continuing the work. It is scarcely\\npossible to conceive the magnitude of the task which\\nGeneral Head had undertaken, nor its apparent hope-\\nlessness. He had no data from which to work, no\\nrecord, no files of correspondence. Beginning at tlie\\nvery commencement of the war, the records of every\\nofficer and every enlisted man was persistently hunted\\nup, special clerks were dispatched to Washington, and\\nafter repeated rebuils, overcome only by the jicrsist-\\neucy of the adjutant-general, permission was obtained\\nfrom the War Department to copy from its records the\\nneeded information, and forseveral weeks these clerks\\nlabcred in sea.son and out of season until they had\\nsecured the records sought. This information was\\ncompiled in the office at Concord, corrected as far as\\npossible, and now appears in four volumes for the years\\n186r) and 1866. These reports give the name and the\\nmilitary history of every officer and soldier who went\\nfrom New Hampshire to serve in the Union army\\nCrom 1861 to 186. They also contain biographical\\nsketches of all the field officers from the State who\\nwere killed in service or who died from disease or\\nwounds during the war, brief sketches of all the regi-\\nments and battalions in wliich these men served, their\\ndate of departure, principal movements, battles en-\\ngaged in and date of return home and final muster-\\nout. These reports are invaluable, not only as a con-\\ntribution to history, which the State could not affiird\\nto lose, but also to the thousands of soldiers, their\\nwives and children, as a positive help in securing the\\ninformation necessary for the procurement of pensions\\nand bounty-money. Had his labors ended here, Natt\\nHead would have richly earned the warm feeliugs of\\nadmiration and love which every true soldier enter-\\ntains for his memory. But he supplemented the cler-\\nical labors of his position by active and earnest per-\\nsonal work in behalf of the-soldiersand their families\\nduring the latter part of the war and at its close and\\nbetook a pardonable pride in gathering all the precious\\nrelics of the bitter struggle which he could obtain,\\nand placed them under the dome of the State-House in\\nConcord.\\nThe significance of the labor of love was fully rec-\\nognized by Governor Smyth at the time, and in his\\nvaledictory address to the Legislature in 1S67 he paid\\nGeneral Head the following tribute:\\nIn the difficult adjustment of our military all airs.\\nyon will agree with me in a warm ajqinival of the\\nenergy and efficiency of the adjutant-general, whose\\nwork has been, in all cases, well performed. When it\\nhas been my grateful duty to extend a welcoming\\nhand, in behalf of the people of this State, to our\\nbrave returning soldiers, he has forwarded my purpose\\nwitli unflagging interest and zeal. You will not tbr-\\nL ct that around bis department all the memories of", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0672.jp2"}, "559": {"fulltext": "HOOKSETT.\\n387\\ntlu contest now cluster. The long roll of honor is\\nthere. There are gathered the blooil-stained battle-\\nflags and there will always be (bund those associations\\nwhich should inspire us with love of country and an\\nappreciation of those who gave their lives and shed\\ntheir blood for the blessings which God bestowed when\\nhe gave us the victory.\\nIn addition to the compilation of the I ivilWar records\\nGeneral Head, not satisfied with what he had accom-\\nplished, proceeded to compile the military records of\\nthe State from 1823 to 1861, and amid discourage-\\nments that would have deterred one less persistent, the\\nrecords were completed and jmblished in the report\\nfor 1866. This part of the report is a valuable con-\\ntribution to the military history of the State and\\nnation, and of priceless worth to posterity. In 1867,\\nGeneral Head conceived the idea of issuing the Sol-\\ndier s Certificate to the honorably discharged soldiers\\nof the StAte, and to the families of those who had fal-\\nlen, and to-day thousands of these memorials in\\nmail} homes bear mute but touching testimony to the\\ntruth and earnestness of the love born by the defend-\\ners of the flag by that generous and patriotic heart\\nnow stilled in death. Nothing ever plensed him more\\ntlian to be present with the cnniradcs of the Grand\\nArmy at their social gatherings, llcunuld sacrifice\\nevery other engagement to meet tlii iii.\\nHe had a personal acquaintance with Generals\\nGrant, Sherman and Sheridan, and was several times\\ninvited to join them in their trips through the coun-\\ntry. In the financial world Governor Head stood\\nhigh, and he had established for himself a reputation\\nfor energy and tact in business which gave him at all\\ntimes the confidence of the people- Associated with\\nI his brother, William F. Head, and Frank Uoust, of\\nManchester, the firm have taken some of the heav-\\niest building contracts ever made in New Hampshire.\\nIn the financial world Governor Head was chosen to\\nmany responsible positions. He was director of Sun-\\ncook Valley Railroad, First National Bank, Manches-\\nter, also of Merrimack River Savings-Bank,M.anches-\\ntci. He was a prominent member of several secret\\niiiLiaiiizations and was especially active in Free-Ma-\\nsonry, being a member of Washington Lodge, Mt.\\nHoreb Royal Arch Chapter, Adoniram Council and\\nTrinity Commandery of Manchester.\\nHe was also a member of the Supreme Council,\\nhaving received all the degrees of the Ancient and\\nAccepted Scottish Rite and all in the Rite of Mem-\\nphis also a member of the Massachusetts Con.-iistory,\\nr. E. S., 32\u00c2\u00b0, Boston. He was a member of Friend-\\n-liip Lodge, Hooksett, Hildreth Encampment, ofSun-\\nk, I. O. O. F., Oriental Lodge, K. of P., Alpha\\nl.nijcre, K. ofH., of Manchester, and had been Master\\nnl Hooksett Grange, Patrons of Husbandry. As a\\nleading member or president of the State Agricultural\\nj Society, he labored zealously to promote its interests,\\nand originated the plan of holding farmers conven-\\ntions, the first one being held in Manchester in 1868.\\nIn 1875 he was a candidate for the State vSenate, when\\nthe controversy occurred over the spelling of his name\\nupon the ballots. He was, however, elected to that\\nbody in 1866-77, in the latter year becoming the pre-\\nsiding ofticer, discharging the duties of that office with\\nadmirable tact and ability. This position added to\\nhis popularity and gave his name such a prestige that\\nin September, 1878, at the Republican Gubernatorial\\nConvention, he was nominated on the first ballot by a\\ndecided majority and was elected for two years, being the\\nfirst Governor to serve in the biennial term, and so was\\nnot a candidate for re-election. During his term of\\noffice there were many important questions which\\narose whose consideration demanded good sense, wis-\\ndom and impartial judgment, and it was generally\\nacknowledged by all that his term was eminently suc-\\ncessful, creditable alike to his own ability and fidelity\\nand to the fame of the State in which he so honorably\\nserved.\\nThe well-known Buzzell murder case, wliirh linnlly\\nbecame one of the most celebrated in the criininal\\nrecords of the world, had been tried twice when Gov-\\nernor Head took the executive chair. His R.xcellency\\ngave a long and patient hearing to counsel for State\\nas well as defense, and denied the prayers of the pe-\\ntitioners for a commutation of his sentence. Buzzell\\nsuHered the extreme penalty of the law, and the\\nconclusion in his case was sustained alike by legal\\nand public opinion. The project of anew State prison,\\ninaugurated by his predecessor, was successfully car-\\nried forward to its completion. The commissioners\\nselected to superintend the work consulted with the\\nGovernor at every step, and the building stands to-day,\\nin thoroughness of structure and excellence of arrange-\\nments, second to none in the country. During his term\\nof office Governor Head made many official trips, and\\nwherever he traveled he received marked attentions,\\nwhich he personally, and as chief executive of the\\nState, merited. He was usually accompanied by his\\nstart ofticers, of whom he was justly proud, as they were\\nall gentlemen of high standing and of irreproachable\\ncharacter. Their names were Colonel W. N. Dow,\\nof Exeter; Colonel D. L.Jewell, Suncook; Colonel\\nCharles E. Balch, Manchester Colonel F. C. Church-\\nill, Lebanon General B. F. Rachley, Dover; Gen-\\neral J. W. Sturtevaut, Keene; General C. H. Burns,\\nWilton General Cruft, of Bethlehem and Generals\\nA. D. Ayliug and J. H. Gallinger, of C(mcord. Among\\nother occasions, the Governor and staff were present\\nat the inauguration of President Garfield, the two\\nhundred and fiftieth aniversary of Boston, and\\nmilitary encam] ments in different States. It was\\nalso his pleasure to entertain Govirnors Tal iiot\\nand Long, of Massachusetts, Governor Van Zandt,\\nof Rhode Island, as well as many other distinguished\\npersons, being invited to join in traveling, at differ-\\nent times, Generals Grant, Sherman and Sheridan,\\nAdmiral Farragut and others.\\nAnd so, although he seemed to have almost every", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0673.jp2"}, "560": {"fulltext": "HISTOKY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\noffice of any value in the Slate, the work which he\\nhad done as adjutant-general seemed to make him the\\nhappiest, so dearly did he love the soldiers. The many\\nyears of public life and close attention to business\\ngradually impaired his health, and the last two years\\nof his life were marked by weariness and inability to\\nattend fully tu business. Physicians of known ability\\nwere called to prescribe, kind friends and loving ones\\nat home cared tenderly for him, but of no avail. He\\npassed away November 12, 1883, at the age of fifty-\\nfive years. His funeral was largely attended by people\\nfrom Concord, Manchester and adjoining towns, and\\nmany hundreds came to look for the last time upon\\nthe face of one who had many friends.\\nThe most distinguished citizens of the common-\\nwealth were present and joined with neighbors and\\nfriends in expressions of sorrow for the departed. Dif-\\nI erent JMasonic bodies were present, and Sir George P.\\nCUuves, of Mt. Horeb Commandery, officiated as\\nliintnil director. At twelve o clock the sad rites began.\\nThe remains rested in a rich casket of black, stationed\\nin the lower hall-way. Upon the casket were the Tem-\\nplar chapeau and sword of the deceased. Beautiful\\nfloral offerings were about the casket. Mrs. Head s\\ntribute was a large wreath bearing the word Hus-\\nband in the centre, while from the daughter\\nAnnie, was a handsome ])illow with the inscription\\nFather.\\nColonel and Mrs. Balch sent a crescent. General\\niSturtevant a bouquet, employes of Head Doust an\\nanchor bearing the word Rest, and many others\\nfrom friends.\\nRev. Mr. Rollins, of Hooksett, performed the ser-\\nvices, consisting of a touching prayer, and a male\\nquartet furnished the music. The singers were J. J.\\nKimball, D. J. Hurlbert, J. F. Gordon, F. Y. E. Rich-\\nardson. The selections were of a Masonic character:\\nOur days on Earth are as a shadow, Heavenly\\nFather, wilt thou lead us? Peace to the memory of\\nthe dead Many Masonic organizations were present\\nand delegations from different parts of the State\\njoined in the funeral |)rocession to the cemetery, about\\na half-mile from the house. At the grave Trinity\\nCommandery conducted the Ma.sonic burial .service,\\nthe office being performed by Sir B. (J. Cumner, E.\\nC, and Sir. L. F. McKinney, Prelate. The pall-\\nbearers were selected from Trinity Commandery, and\\nwere Sirs Daniel F. Straw, David O. Fernald.John\\nHosley, George S. Holmes, David B. Varney and\\nJames S. Briggs.\\nAnd so passed away nnc whu li;id many I riemls.\\nLetters of sympathy and kiinlly c.\\\\piessions of the\\nworth of the departed were received by Mrs. Head,\\nbut space allotted here will not allow their publication.\\nThe editorial of Colonel John B. Clarke, of the Man-\\nchester Mirror, is perhaps an expression of the people\\ngenerally throughout the State, which we quote below,\\nOther men may have been greater and stronger\\nthan he may have lived longer and accomplished\\nmore have died and been respectfully buried. Their\\ndeath has been counted a loss to the State, to the\\nprofession in which they were leaders; but it caused\\nno deep grief among those who were not bound to\\nthem by family ties. They are remembered as Gov-\\nernors, Senators, millionaires, not as men, and when\\nonce their places arc filled and their estates distributed\\nthey have been well-nigh forgotten. The hold they\\nhad was upon the brain, not upon the heart. It was\\nnot so with Natt Head. People who knew him loved\\nhim while he lived and mourn for him because he is\\ndead.\\nColonel Moore, editor of the Manchester Union, one\\nof the leading Democratic organs of the State, in al-\\nluding to his death, spoke of him as one generous to\\na fault. His life was flavored with that quality in all\\nthose relations where he touched the concerns of oth-\\ners and in his attitude towards all public institutions\\nthat encompassed the betterment of society. He\\nnever did anything by halves, and that cause which\\nattracted his support received the benefit of his able\\nand untiring efforts. As a public officer, he could say\\nwith Othello, I have done the State some service and\\nthey know it. No man in New Hampshire knew .so\\nmany people personally, and few, if any, had so strong\\nahold upon the popular good-will. His word needed\\nno writing to make it gooil.\\nHe is survived by a widow and uno daughter, .\\\\nnie\\nS. Head.\\nWILLIAM FERXALD HEAD.\\nAccording to a tradition of the family, the Heads\\nare descendants of Welsh ancestry. They originally\\nsettled in this country, in Bradford, Mass. Tradition\\nalso asserts that the pioneers were two brothers, John\\nand Nathaniel Head. Certain it is that at lea.st two\\nfamilies of the name had settled in Pembroke some\\nyears before the Revolution. On the northerly side\\nof Pembroke Street, and to the west of a cross-road\\nleading to the site of the old town-house, is a field ou\\nthe side hill in which stood the Head garrison-house,\\none of the four of the town, where the inhabitants\\nsought protection from marauding bands of savages\\nin the old French and Indian Wars. James Head\\nwas in command of the jiost and was of a military\\nturn of mind for, some years afterwards, we find\\nhim commis-sioned lieutenant-colonel in the forces\\nunder General John Stark. He was killed at the\\nliattle of Bennington while dciirig noble service lor\\nhis country.\\nNathaniel Head, son of Colonel James Head, was\\nborn in Bradford, Mass., March 6, 1754. On arriving\\nat man s estate he married Anna Knox, and settled\\nin what was then a part of Chester, now in Hooksett.\\nHere he built a log house, cleared a farm and com-\\nmenced life s battle. At the breaking out of the\\nRevolution his patriotic zeal was aroused, and the old\\nmuster-rolls of the State-House show that he was at", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0674.jp2"}, "561": {"fulltext": "j^rc a\\nc", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0677.jp2"}, "562": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0678.jp2"}, "563": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0679.jp2"}, "564": {"fulltext": ",u^^", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0680.jp2"}, "565": {"fulltext": "TTOOKSETT.\\nWinter Hill, as second lieutenant, tliirini; the sici;c ol\\nBoston; as ensign in Captain Sias company, Toloiul\\nNichols regiment, in the expedition to Klimle Island\\nin 177S and asca|)tain in Colonel licynolds rcirimcnt\\nin I7S1.\\nWilli lln ivIuiM ol |nMfo his fniidiiiss for iiiililui-y\\npursuits led him to take a deej) interest in the mililiu,\\nand he rose in rank to the command of a regiment.\\nHis military ardor, however, did not interfere with\\nhis Imsiness. He soon hecame extensively engaged\\nill lumbering, at the same time carrying on his large\\nliiriM. He was a justice of the peace, which in those\\ndays was an office of high trust, responsibility and\\nhonor, and was held in the highest esteem by his\\nneighbors and fellow-citizens.\\n.lohii Head, seventh child of Colonel Nathaniel\\nand Anna (Knox) Head, was born May 3U, 17!U\\nmarried Anna Brown, daughter of William Brown, a\\nship-master, famed for his early voyages. The mili-\\ntary fever developed in John Head, and he, too, be-\\ncame colonel, having command of the Seventeenth\\nKegiment. At the death of his father he bought out\\nthe other heirs, and carried on the home farm and the\\nlumber business inaugurated by his father. He died\\nin the prime of life, August 7, 1835, leaving his family\\nand large property to the care of his widow. She\\naccejited the responsibility, and with fidelity and\\nconscientiousness attended to the duties until her\\ndeath, April 3, 1849. She was a member of the Con-\\ngregational Church of Pembroke, and took a deep\\ninterest in religious and educational afl airs.\\nWilliam F. Head, sou of John and Anna (Brown)\\nHead, a brother of Governor Natt. Head, was born\\nin Hooksett, on the old Head homestead, September\\n25, 1832. In early childhood the boy lost his father,\\nand was guided through the perils of boyhood by his\\nmother s care. Well he repaid her, lor he was a duti-\\nful son, eager to jilease her. He attended the district\\nschool in the little red school-house, and pursued his\\nstudies for a few months at the Pembroke Gymnasium\\nbut his education as a man has been acquired by con-\\ntact with men and reading, a fondness for books all\\nthrough life being a trait. His mother died when he\\nwas seventeen but the character which she had\\nmoulded was founded on good principles, and the\\nhabits of industry, acquired in youth under her\\nteaching, were well established. At the age of twenty\\nyears in 1852 he went into business with his\\nbrother, Governor Natt. Head, and for over thirty\\nyears this business relation existed, or until the death\\nof his brother and partner.\\nMr. Head is a quiet, unostentatious business man,\\na man who plans great business enterprises and suc-\\ncessfully executes his undertakings. He has men at\\nwork in his brick-yards, in his mills, in his fields, in j\\nhis woods and on extensive contracts each carry out\\nthe ideas of their employer, who directs them for the j\\ncommon good yet, to meet him on the cars, in his j\\noffice, on the street or in his library, one would sup-\\n25\\nIlls cares wear upon mm.\\nIn lS5il, Mr. Head wa.s chosen s.^lccl 111:111, :iiid was\\nre-elected the following year. He wus chosen to\\nrepresent the town in the State Legislature in the\\nyears 1869-70, and in 1876 was a member of the Con-\\nstitutional Convention. He is a director of the Sun-\\ncook Valley Kailroad Company, atid a trustee of the\\nMerrimack River Savings-Bank, of Manchester; also\\ntrustee of the New England Agricultural Society.\\nMr. Head has been for many years prominently\\nidentified with the Masonic fraternity. He joined\\nthe Eagle Lodge, of Manchester, in 1863, and was a\\ncharter member of the Jewell Lodge, of Suncook.\\nHe is also a member of the Council, Chapter and En-\\ncampment, at Manchester.\\nThe mansion where Mr. Head resides occujiies the\\nsite of the log cabin where his grandfather settled\\nwith his bonnie Scotch-Irish bride. The home-farm,\\nof some two hundred and fifty acres, extends along\\nthe banks of the Merrimack River for about half a\\nmile, and includes rich intervale land and fertile hill-\\nside fields. The chief crop is hay, of which two\\nhundred and fifty tons are cut annually. There are\\nkept on the farm seventy-five head of neat stcjck and\\ntwenty horses.\\nThe lumber business, commenced many years ago\\nby the grandfather. Colonel Nathaniel Head, has\\ngrown to large proportions, under the firm-name of\\nHead Doust. Mr. Head has been engaged in\\nmany large building contracts. In times past he has\\nbought many hundred acres of forest-land, from\\nwhich he has cleared the timber and cord-wood, and\\nstill owns the land, utilized for pasturage or for pro-\\nducing a second growth of trees.\\nOn the home-farm are the celebrated Head clay-\\nbanks, from which six million bricks arc made aiiiiu-\\nidly.\\nMr. Head was maYried, November 4, 1858, to Mary\\nH. Sargent, of Allenstown, daughter of Major Ster-\\nling Sargent. Their children are Eugene S. Head,\\nnow actively engaged in business with his father^ and\\nSallie Head, who is being educated at Lasell Semi-\\nnary in Auburndale, Mass.\\nHON. JESSE GAULT.\\nHon. Jesse Gault was born in Hooksett, N. H., Sep-\\ntember 20, 1823, and is a direct descendant, in the fifth\\ngeneration, of Samuel Gault, who was born in Scot-\\nland, and emigrated to the northern part of Chester,\\nnow included in Hooksett, and settled on the Sun-\\ncook Grant, so called. Matthew Gault, who was\\nborn in 1755, on the old Gault homestead in Chester,\\nand who married Elizabeth Bunton, was the grand-\\nfather of the subject of this sketch. They had\\ntwelve children, nine living to be married, of whom\\n1 Written by J. E. Peclier.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0683.jp2"}, "566": {"fulltext": "HISTOKV OF MHHIUM ACK rOUXTY, NKW HAMl SinUK.\\nJesse, the second son, who was born October 22,\\n1790, while the family was temporarily residing in\\nSpringfield, N. H., and who died in Hooksett Sep-\\ntember 2.0, 1855, aged sixty-five, was the father of\\nHon. Jesse Gault. He was a successful farmer and\\na man of property, and his homestead was one of\\nthe finest in his town or county. He married Dolly\\nClement, who wa.s born in Pembroke April 21, 1794,\\nand died March 30, 1873, her father being Joshua\\nClement, who was born in Goshen June 12, 1764,\\nand died in Concord December 26, 1840. Mr.\\nClement was a clothier, and was many years in\\nbusiness in what is now Suncook, where he was a\\nlarge owner of real estate, including considerable\\nwater-power. He married Abbie Head, daughter of\\nGeneral Nathaniel Head, of Pembroke, September\\n26, 1790, and on the nuiternal side was of English\\ndescent.\\nJesse Gault, 8r., luul four cliilclrcn, two sons and\\ntwo daughters. Matthew, the older son, was born\\nSeptember 23, 1817, and died December 2, 1846. Of\\nthe daughters, Almira C, born December 2, 1819,\\nand died February 20, 1853, married Harlan P. Ger-\\nrish, of Boscawen. She left a son, John C. Gerrish,\\nnow living in Missouri. The remaining sister,\\nMartha H., was born July 3, 1828, and died April\\n23, 1863.\\nHon. Jesse Gault was brought up on his father s\\nfarm, and his opportunities for obtaining an educa-\\ntion were the public school and Pembroke Academy.\\n4t the age of sixteen he began teaching in his own\\ndistrict, where he taught the winter school for four\\nconsecutive years, working on the farm in summer.\\nSubsequently he was an instructor in Suncook and\\nHooksett village. On reaching twenty-two he left\\nhome to commence life s work for himself, and went\\nto Baltimore, Md., where he engaged as a book-\\nkeeper and surveyor for the Messrs. Abbott Jones,\\nship lumber merchants. His health becoming im-\\npaired, he was forced, in less than a year, to relin-\\nquish his situation, which had already become a most\\npromising one, and returned home. After regaining\\nhis strength he, upon the solicitation of his aged\\nparents, consented to remain in Hooksett. April 23,\\n1846, he married Miss Martha A., daughter of Isaac\\nC. Otterson, of Hooksett, whose wife was Margaret\\nHead, an aunt of ex-Governor Nathaniel Head.\\nThe same year Mr. Gault opened a brick-yard in\\nHooksett on a small scale, which he has developed\\nuntil its production is about six millions yearly,\\naffording employment to sixty men. This extensive\\nbusiness nece.s.sitatcs the purchase of large tracts of\\nwoodland for obtaining fuel, while the lumber is sold\\nin the market. In this way he has bought some three\\nthousand acres of forest domain. In addition,\\nhe owns several farms, the one upon which he\\nlives cutting seventy-five tons of hay annually, and\\nproducing largely of other crops. His residence on\\nthe old stage-road from Concord to Haverhill, Mass.,\\nwas built some five years ago, and is one of the most\\nexpensive in that sectiou.\\nMr. Gault was early active in civil affairs. Aftei\\nfilling various local positions, including chairman ol\\nthe Board of Selectmen for many years, he was\\nchosen delegate from Hooksett to the Constitutional\\nConvention of 1851, being the youngest member ol\\nthat body. Mr. Gault was then a Whig, and Hook-\\nsett was at that time Democratic by more than twc\\nto one. In 1857 and 1858 he represented his town ir\\nthe lower branch of the Jjcgislature, and in 1867 was\\nelected a railroad commissioner for a triennial term\\nbeing chairman of the board the last year. In 187f\\nhe was a delegate to the Republican National Con-\\nvention at Cincinnati, and has, for many years, been\\na member of the Republican State Committee. He\\nwas chosen from the ].,ondonderry District to the\\nState Senate in 1885, and was chairman of the com-\\nmittee on claims, and a member of those on tht\\nrevision of the statutes and the asylum for th(\\ninsane. Mr. (iault, by great industry and persever\\nance, has accumulated a large property, and is exten\\nsively interested in ownership and officially in rail\\nway, banking and other corporations. He is a regu\\nlar attendant at the Union Church in Hooksett, ii\\nuniversally respected in private life for the purit;\\nand uprightness of his character, and is a member o\\nthe Masonic fraternity. Of the five children, (tw(\\nsons and three daughters) born to Mr. and JIrs\\nGault, four have died, the oldest, a son, reaching\\nsixteen. The surviving child is the wife of Frank C\\nTowle, a young business man of Suncook. Senato\\nGault is a gentleman of commanding persona\\npresence, is a fine speaker, and often presides ove\\npublic assemblages. Possessing executive abilities o\\nthe highest order and excellent judgment, his opin\\nion upon important matters, both private and public\\nis often sought. Although, as will be seen above\\nhe has already filled many responsible civil offices\\nyet his host of friends are confident that higher po\\nlitical honors will hereafter be bestowed upon him\\nHis home, presided over by his refined and accom\\nplished wife, is widely known, no less for its ele\\ngance than for its generous hospitality, and attract\\nmany visitors.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0684.jp2"}, "567": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF HOPKINTON.\\nBY C. C. LORD.\\nCHATTER I.\\nGeography of the Town.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Tlip town of Hopkin-\\ntoii is located in the smitheni portion of Merrimack\\nCounty, touching its southern liorder in a middle posi-\\ntion. Hopkinton is bounded on the north by Warner\\nand Webster, on the east by Concord, on the south by\\nBow, Dunbarton and Wears, and on the west by\\nHenniker. The area of Hopkinton is said to be\\n26,967 acres. The town lies nearly square. Its sur-\\nface is irregular, but undulating rather than rugged.\\nIts scenery partakes more of the picturesque than of\\nthe sublime and grand. Near the geographical centre\\nof the town is an elevated ridge of land, about three\\nmiles in length, running somewhat northeasterly and\\nsouthwesterly, and having a slight depression in the\\nmiddle, making two brows, tlic southerly of which is\\nknown as Putney s Hill, the northerly being called\\nGould s Hill. In the eastern part of the town, and\\npartly included in Concord, is another ridge, some-\\nwhat parallel to the first, and which is known as\\nBeech Hill. These two ridges aftbrd the highest\\nelevations of land in the town. The scenery from\\nmany points of these elevations is very attractive\\nand beautiful. The view from Putney s Hill, on a\\nclear day, showing land in every county of the State,\\nis extensively known to and admired by tourists.\\nThere are numerous minor elevations in the township.\\nThe soil of Hopkinton is granitic, and for the\\nmost part fertile. In the northern portion of the\\ntown is some sandy, plain land of inferior quality.\\nThe soil is well watered. The Contoocook River\\nenters the town of Hopkinton near the middle of\\nits western boundary, traversing it in a tortuous\\ncourse and passing into Concord near the north-\\neastern corner of Hopkinton. On its way, this river\\nreceives numerous tributaries, the most important of\\nwhich are the Warner and Blackwater Rivers on the\\nnorth, and Paul and Dolloft s Brooks on the south.\\nNumerous acres of valuable intervale land lie on the\\nContoocook River in Hopkinton. There are several\\nnatural ponds in this town, as Smith s Pond, near the\\ncentre, and Clement s and Clough s Ponds, in the\\nnorthwest. Most of the natural drainage of Hopkin-\\nton finds its way into the Contoocook River, which,\\nwith its tributaries, affords a large supply of water\\npower. Most of the surface of this town is under-\\nlaid with a hard, clayey subsoil, and in various por-\\ntions there is a small distribution of granular\\niron. There is much less solid rock in Hopkinton\\nIhan in many other New Hampshire towns.\\nHopkinton is to-day pre-eminently a rural town,\\nand its surface is principally devoted to agricultural\\npurposes, being divided mainly into field, pasture and\\nforest land. All the staple crops of New Hampshire\\nare raised here. We shall speak further of the in-\\ndustrial and popular situation of the town hereafter.\\nPrimitive Facts.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Previously to the occupation of\\nthe territory of Hopkinton by white settlers, there was\\nlittle primitive life that was locally distinctive.\\nThere were heavy forests of mixed growth, in which\\noak, a.sh, beech, birch, chestnut, maple, pine, hem-\\nlock, spruce, etc., trees everywhere indigenous to\\nNew Hampshire, were in various degrees of admix-\\nture intermingled. Upon the lower, plain lands there\\nwas a greater predominance of the softer woods.\\nj There wa.s also more or less wild grasses of inferior\\nquality. The streams and ponds abounded with\\ni fish. The streams were also in some instances larger\\nj than now. All the wild beasts and birds indigenous\\nto our State probably roamed more or less over this\\n1 local wilderness. The same may be said of reptiles,\\namong which the rattlesnake was the only venomous\\ni one.\\nThe wild red man was also here before the advent\\nj of civilization. The regular Indian inhabitants of\\nI this locality appear to have belonged to the tribe of\\nI Penacooks, or Pawtuckets. They had their favorite\\nj local haunts. On the intervale land of the Warner\\nRiver, near its entrance into the Contoocook, w.is a\\nfamous resort. Numerous Indian relics have been\\nI recovered from this locality. On the northern bank\\nof the natural outlet of Smith s Pond (now known a.s\\nChase s Brook), at a point near the present main\\nI village of the town, was formerly a huge rock, cleft\\nin such a manner that an additional rude contrivance\\nj afforded considerable shelter from the weather. It\\nis said that here was a somewhat favorite winter re-\\n1 In tlw yeai- 1740, the town of Hopkiutown Voted that Hierc be\\n^ight shillings pr. Bay allowed to those that have spent tlieir time in\\nkilling Kattlesnakes in sd Town. In 1782 it Voted that ovei-y Pei-aon\\nliis town that sliall kill a wulf shall have five\\nTj- Such wolf Head that be Shall Kill Paid By this\\n391", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0685.jp2"}, "568": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMrSHIRE.\\nsort of some of the Iiiilians of this vicinity. Scat-\\ntering Indian relics have been picked up in various\\nparts of the town, but, upon tlie whole, the local traces\\nof the [last uncivilized human life are meagre.\\nWhite Settlement of the Town.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The town of\\nHopkinton was settled by virtue of an act of the\\n(treat and General (/ourt or Assembly for His\\nMajesty s Province of Massachusetts Bay, in New\\nEngland. On Thunsday, January 15, 1736, Edmund\\nQuincy, for a committee of both Houses, rendered a\\nreport on the Petitions for Townships. Among\\nothers, the Petition of Hopkinton is mentioned in\\nthis report. The climax of this matter, so far as it\\nrelates to the township now known as Hopkinton,\\nN. H., i.s expressed in an act of which the following\\nis a record\\nbet\\n111.-\\nvelie the Uruiitiies, or J rupnet*\\nin tlie Line of Towns bntweon tlie Riven* of Connecticut and Merri-\\nmack, in Biidi Place ns tlioy .Shall lie N.itified and Warned to Convene\\nand Assenilile at, iu Order to CliuBC a Moderator and Clerk, and Com-\\nmittee to Allot and Divide their Tjjnui, and to Dispose of the same, aTid\\nto Pass snch Votea and Orders as liy them may be thonglit Condncive\\nfur till- .\u00c2\u00ab|\u00c2\u00abMly fidnilnienl ..f lli.- Cciidilinnii uf Uie Grant, and also to\\neach was voted to Daniel Claflin and Richard Potter,\\nprovided that they settled before winter. There is a\\ntradition that Potter was the first one of the grantees\\nto begin domestic operations in the new territory. A\\ncall for a meeting, dated at Hopkinton, September\\n30, 1738,_declares,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nThese are to Notify all the Projirietora of tlie New Township Num-\\nber Five, bordering on Kumford, to meet at the house of Mr. Henry\\nMellen.in the said Townslilp, near the Meeting-house Spot, on Thiraday,\\nthe nineteenth day of October next ensuing, at nine of tin- Clock in Ibe\\nmorning, there to act on the following articles, etc.\\nThis call evidently anticipates the first public\\nmeeting in the new township Number Five, whicli\\nsoon began to be euphoniously known as New Hop-\\nkinton and to be indicated in the public records as\\nNew Hopkinton (so called). A prefatory note to\\nthe incorporating charter declares as follows\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Tliiw Township was taken up to be settled, after it was granted A\\nill I I iider of the General ftjurt of the Province of Masaai^husetta\\nif Hopkinton, in .said Province, under the name\\nine of Towns, and was by them called New\\nThe following is\\nproprietors of Nunil\\np list of the original bonded\\nFive:\\nTownship Number Five wasnruMil a line oftduiiships\\nextending in a line from Runii ord (now Coiiconl),\\non the Merrimack River, to the Great Falls, on the\\nConnecticut. Each township wa.s decreed to be six\\nmiles square. Briefly expressed, the conditions im-\\nposed upon the grantees by the court s committee\\nwere as follows There were to be sixty settlers in\\na township, bonded to the committee for the perform-\\nance of certain conditions, as that each grantee\\nbuild a dwelling-house eighteen feet square, and of\\nseven feet stud at the least, on his lot, and fence in\\nfor plowing, or clear and stock to English grass, five\\nacres of land within three years after being admitted\\nto settlement; and the grantees together were to build\\nand finish a suitable meeting-house, and settle a\\nlearned and orthodox minister within the same num-\\nber of years. In every sen.se of the term, settleraent.s\\nwere to be actual.\\nIn pursuance of the conditions above described, a\\nmeeting of the proprietors of Number Five was held\\nat the tavern of James Morris, in Hopkinton, Mass.,\\non the 14th day of February, 1837. Captain John\\nJones was chosen moderator Charles Morris, clerk\\nEbenezer Kimball, treasurer. It would seem that at\\nthis time the township had been surveyed and located\\nbut the several lots of the grantees had not been\\nestablished. The projirietorship was for some time\\nociiijiied with the preliminaries of settlement. On\\nthe olst day of May, 1737, a gratuity of five pounds\\nTroubles Incident to the French Wars.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The\\nnew settlement in Number Five was early subjected\\nto various trials. One of these was incident to the pros-\\necution of the so-called French Wars. The conflict\\nknown as King George s War lasted from 1744 to 1748\\nthat sometimes called the Seven Years War from 1754\\nto 171)3. The English residents of the New England\\ncolonies were involved in an interest adverse to the\\nFrench nation, in common with the mother-country.\\nConsequently, in addition to the liability to active\\nmilitary service, the colonies were subjected to attacks\\nfrom the Indians, instigated by the French, in the\\nhope of securing captives, to be redeemed by their\\nfriends, thus aiding the treasuries of the French cap-\\ntors. The St. Francis Indians performed an import-\\nant part in the work of securing English captives.\\nThese Indians were located upon the border of, or in,\\nCanada.\\nIn anticipation of predatory incursions by Indians,\\nthree forts, or garrison-houses, were early built in\\nNumber Five. They were Kimball s, Putney s and\\nWoodwell a garrisons. The first of these was located\\nabout a mile from the present village of Hopkinton,\\non the road to Rumlbrd, near the present residence\\nof Mr. James K. Story, and was built by Aaron and", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0686.jp2"}, "569": {"fulltext": "HOl^KTNTON.\\n393\\nJeremiuh KiinbiiU. The second stood uiioii tlii lop\\nof Putney s Hill, near the present house of the de-\\nsceiidiiut-s of Moses Rowell, and was erected by Sam-\\nuel and John Putney. The third occupied a spot\\nabout half a mile from the present village of Contoo-\\ncook, in the north part of the town, and^ near the\\npresent residence of Mr. Ebenez.er Morrill, and wa.s\\nconstructed by David Woodwell. The situation in\\nNunjber Five during the period of the French War.s\\nwas more or less unsettled. On this account, im-\\nportant changes were made in the plans of some of\\nthe proprietors. Doubtless, some transferred their\\ninterests some settled and then returned to Massa-\\nchusetts others stayed in the new township. One\\nthing is certain domestic and social life were never\\nsuspended wholly in the new settlement, though in-\\ndividual circumstances, doubtless, were in many in-\\nstances modified. In consequence of the disturbed\\ncondition of aftairs, there are no proprietary records\\nextant for the years from 1743 to 0, inclusively;\\nnor for 1752 nor from 1754 to 175G, inclusively nor\\nfor 1759; nor for 1762 to 1764, inclusively.\\nTlie inhabitants of Number Five also suft ered per-\\nsonal violence at the hands of their Indian enemies.\\nOn the 22d of April, 1740, Woodwell s garrison was\\nsurprised by a party of Indians and eight persons\\nwere taken captive. The captives were David Wood-\\nwell, his wife, two sons, Benjamin and Thomas, and a\\ndaughter, Mary Samuel Burbank, and Caleb and\\nJonathan, his sons. Woodwell and three children\\nreturned to Boston under a flag of truce. Mary\\nWoodwell was held captive three years and was then\\nredeemed, after spending six months with the French,\\nat Montreal,, waiting for a passport. Samuel Bur-\\nbank and Mrs. Woodwell died in captivity. Jonathan\\nBurbank was redeemed, but wa.s afterwards killed by\\nthe Indiana, who mistook him for the famous Robert\\nRogers. Mary Woodwell, in 1755, married Jesse\\nCorbett, of Uxbridge, Mass., and they settled in\\nNumber Five (or New Hopkinton), on the .scene of\\nthe capture of 1746. In 1759, Mr. Corbett was\\ndrowned in the Warner River, then called Almsbury\\nRiver. In 1761, Mary Woodwell Corbett married\\nJeremiah Fowler, who died in 1802, and his widow\\nimmediately joined the Shaker community at Canter-\\nbury, when she died in 1829, in the one hundredth\\nyear of her age. By her first marriage, Mary Wood-\\nwell had two sons, and by her second, five children.\\nA detailed account of the capture at Woodwell s gar-\\nrison was written by the late General Walter Harri-\\nman and published in vol. iv., No. 6, of the Granite\\nMonthly. On the 10th of November, 1746, a Mr.\\nEstabrooks, of Number Five, was killed by Indians,\\non his return from Ruraford, where he had been for\\nthe medical services of Dr. Ezra Carter. Estabrooks\\nwas killed about a mile from the present Concord\\nMain Street, on the present highway to Hopkinton.\\nOn the morning of April 13, 1753, Abraham Kim-\\nball and Samuel Putney was captured by Indians.\\nTheir capture occurred on the eastern slope of Put-\\nney s Hill, not far from Putney s garrison. Kimball\\nand Putney were both young men. They were taken\\nto Contoocook (afterwards Boseawen), on their way\\nto Canada, when, on the next day after the capture,\\nthe Indians were surprised by some famous Indian\\nhunters of the name of Flanders, and both the cap-\\ntives escaped. Putney escaped by the aid of a dog\\nthat seized the neck of an Indian who attempted to\\ntomahawk Putney. Abraham Kimball was the first/\\nwhite male child born in NiiimIkt Five, he being a\\nson of Jeremiah Kimball.\\nThe military records oi colonial New Hampshire,\\nduring the period of the French Wars, contain the\\nfollowing n.ames of residents of Number Five, though\\nthe identification of the parties is not sure:\\nJoBeph Eastman (probably of Eumford), Stephen Hoyt, Matthew\\nStanley, Ebt^nezer Eastman, Joseph Putney, .Tohn Annia, Enoch East,\\nman, John Burbank, William Peters, Nathaniel Smith, Sampson Colby,\\nIsaac Chandler, Tlionias Merrill, Samuel Barrett, Jame.s Lock, John\\nNntt, John Jones, Thomas Eastman.\\nThe Mason Claim. A second source of trial to\\nthe proprietors of Number Five resulted from the\\nMa-son claim. The original royal patent, given to\\nSir Ferdinando Gorges and John Mason, embraced\\nall the line of the Atlantic coast between the Merri-\\nmack and St. Lawrence Rivers, and extended many\\nmiles inland. The country was named Laconia, and\\nthe patent was given in 1622. Subsequently, Mason\\nobtained a second patent of a considerable territory\\nlying between the Merrimack and Piscataqua Rivers,\\nand which he called New Hampshire. Having at-\\ntempted settlement and a development of resources,\\nMason failed, and, dying, his heirs at length realized\\nnothing but the naked soil. In the year 1691, the\\nMason estate passed into the hands of Samuel Allen.\\nThe original title became involved in dispute, and\\nsubsequently, by a fiction of law, that the estate\\nmight be under the command of the King s Court, the\\nland wa,s assumed to be in England, and, by the con-\\nnivance of the Massachusetts colonial authorities,\\nJohn Tufton Mason, lineal descendant of John Ma-\\nson, laid claim to the whole. John Tufton Mason\\nwas successful, and at length sold out to twelve lead-\\ning men of Portsmouth for fifteen hundred pounds.\\nThe new proprietors were liberal in disposition, and\\nmade regraiits of townships upon favorable terms,\\nusually reserving fifteen rights for themselves. The\\nconditions upon which Number Five was regranted\\nare briefly expressed as follows\\nThe township was granted in equal shares to Henry Melien, yeo-\\nman, Thomas Walker, cooper, and Thomas Mcllen, cordwainer, all of\\nHopkinton, in the county of Middlese.\\\\.\\nK reservation of one-fifth, in the westerly part of the township, was\\nset otf fur the proprietors.\\nOne whole share in the remaining four-flfths was to be set off for Uic\\nfirst settled minister, to be his in fee simple.\\nOne whole share of the said four-fifths was to be set off for the use of\\nthe ministry forever.\\nOne whole share in the said four-fifths was to be set off for the use of\\na school forever.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0687.jp2"}, "570": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nThat thirty acres of laud, and tbo\\nserved for a saw-mill, at the iiluce wham t\\nthat the gmnteea and their associates huild\\nTliat there be thirty families in the township within three years,\\neach liouse being at least sixteen feet square, and provided with a\\ncellar and that there be Ave acres of land cleared and fitted for mowing\\nor tillage in each case.\\nThat there be sixty families within seven years, with other condi-\\nThat a meetiug-house be bnill uithin tlii.-e vftirs, and constant\\npreaching be maintained at th.- n-. ,.i tl,, .1 uii^.-s.\\nThat all the suitable pine in. 1 1 hi^ Miyesty s use.\\nThat in case uf an Indian vnr 1 1 u.v time limited for\\nthe pei-formanco of conditions, tli.- i.iu.; ^li.uid 1 xit-nded to the close\\nof the war.\\nThat in case Bow took any territory from the township, the loss be\\nmade up from other and ungranted lands.\\nTlie foregoing conditions were by an act of the\\nMason proprietors on the 30th day of November,\\n1750. The reservation of one-fiftli in the western\\npart of the township suggests the remark tliat the\\nearlier settlement.s liad not extended far in that di-\\nrection. The reservation ultimately reverted to the\\ninhabitants of the township, but upon what specific\\nterms the writer does not know.\\nIn November, 1762, the following parties were de-\\nclared legal grantees under the conditions of the\\nMason grant. The figures given indicate instances\\nof a plurality of shares in possession\\nJohn Jones, Esq. (2), Joseph Haven, Esq., Rev. Samuel Haven, John\\nHaven, Thomas Byxby, Peter How, Joseph Haven, Timothy Townsend,\\nPill\\nbefore 1765. Adjudged in the New Hampshire courts,\\nthe controverted points seemed to be decided in favor\\nof the local colonial interest. It seemed as if Bow\\nwa.s to win her case. This was the condition of things\\non the 7th of May, 1761, when Deacon Henry Mellen,\\nAdjutant Thomas Mellen and Timothy Clement were\\nchosen a committee of Number Five, to go down to\\nthe land proprietors and the proprietors of Bow to see\\nif the matter can be agreed upon. However, largely\\nby the activity of the inhabitants of Rumford, the\\nmatter was brought before the King s Court. At the\\nCourt of St. James, on the 29th day of September,\\n1762, the King and his counselors reversed a judgment\\nof the Inferior Court of the Common Pleas of the prov-\\nince of New Hampshire, of the 2d of September, 17G0,\\nand also one of the Superior Court of Judicature, of the\\nsecond Tuesday in November, 1760, and the principle\\nwas established that defeated Bow and gave the other\\ntownships their land.\\nIn 1763, on the 13th of December, an act of the\\nNew Hampshire Legislature joined the following per-\\nsons and their estates to tlie District of New Hop-\\nkinton, thus acknowledging the validity of their\\nclaim as residents of the disputed territory of Num-\\nber Five\\n\\\\^il h ;iTi .-.ll, Tliii Up Kiinl ,1 T:.,,..tl., ,...u! T l] 1, ,I. t Colby,\\nI 1. i I .li I, ..I I I, 1 lI, I L I I jwmball,\\nlUill O clls),\\nHow, Jr. (2),\\n1 and Ezra\\n1 Mellen (4),\\nWalker,\\nThe Bow Controversy. The reader will remember\\nthat, in discussing the Mason grant, an incidental\\nmention was made of Bow. The Bow controversy\\nagitated the residents of Number Five during a period\\nof years. The origin of the trouble will be briefly\\nstated. We have already seen that Number Five was\\noriginally granted by the authorities of Massachusetts\\nBay. Bow was granted to Jonathan Wiggin and\\nothers, in 1727, by the government of New Hamp-\\nshire. A conflict of boundaries ensued between Bow\\nand Number Five. Bow was also in controversy with\\nseveral other townships upon the subject of bounda-\\nries. Bow claimed a section of Number Five in the\\nsoutheast part of the township. The disputed section\\nwas wedge-.shaped, with its apex lying very near the\\npresent village of Hopkinton.\\nThe contest between Bow and Number Five was, in\\na sense, a conflict of colonial governments. It was but\\nnatural that both Massachusetts and New Hampshire\\nshould be zealous of their prerogatives. All the boun-\\ndaries involved in this ciiiitroversv were not adjusted\\nI .11, Parker Flanders, Isaac Colby, Thomas Hoitt, Widow\\nKimball.\\nill 1772, in consequence of the incorporation of the\\ncounty of Hillsborough, of which Hopkinton was a\\npart till 1823, it became necessary for the provincial\\nauthority of New Hampshire to enact that the ]ior-\\ntion of Hopkinton formerly claimed by Bow should\\nbe disannexed from Rockingham County, of which\\nBow was once a part, and annexed to the new couiily.\\nCHAPTER II.\\nHOPKINTON (CoiiMniiei/).\\nIncoi poratioii of Hopkinton and Incidental Mat-\\nters. The legal incorporation of Number Five, by the\\nname of Hopkinton, was efl ected in 1765. The in-\\ncorporating a( t passed the New Hampshire Provin-\\ncial Legislature on the 10th of January. The ap-\\nproval of the Council and the consent of Governor\\nBenning Wentworth were given the next day. Hop-\\nkinton was a town with all the implied legal rights\\nand privileges. The subject of the legal incorporation\\nof the township was agitated as early as 1757. On\\nOctober 27th of that year a petition for incorporation\\nwas addressed To His Excellency, Benning Went-\\nworth, Esq., Captain-General Governor-in-C hief\\nin aii l over his Majesty s Province of New Hamp-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0688.jp2"}, "571": {"fulltext": "HOI KINTON.\\nshire, and to the Hon his Majesty s Council in llif\\nrrovince aforesaid. This petition was signed l)y\\nthe following persons;\\nSamuel I luliiey, Josiiph Eiiotmuu, Aaron Kimball, Jonciih I lulmy,\\nEnuch Eatitmaii, John IMulnt y, Daniel AniSjl^aleb DurbanU, IVttT How,\\nJoseph Ordway, Matthew Stanley,\\nJoseph Eastman, Jr., John Chadwi\\nThere were probably w\\n.lie in Hopkinton at\\npe\\ntion. Let us consider some of the conditions oi\\nlocal society at this time. Although nearly twenty\\nyears had passed since the original grant of the town-\\nship, yet the originally implied conditions of the\\ngrant were not all fulttlled. Part of the neglect was\\ndue to the troublous scene* through which the inhab-\\nitants had passed. A minister had been settled. Rev.\\nJames Scales w:is ordained on the 23d of November,\\n1757. No meeting-house had been built, though\\nnumerous votes to build had been passed. Rev. Mr.\\nScales was ordained at Putney s garrison, which was\\na place of regular public worship. A meeting-house\\nlot and a minister s lot had been located. Land had\\nlieen set apart for educational pur|)oses, but there is\\nonly slight evidence that a school had been taught.\\nIn March, 1765, the town voted to have a school two\\nmonths of the ensuing year.\\nLocal society was in a very primitive state up to\\nthe lime of the incorporation of Hopkinton. The\\nincident of Mr. Estabrooks, in 1746, leads to the in-\\nference that there was no physician in this town.\\nOf lawyers there were apparently none. There are\\nno data of the conditions of trade at this time. A\\nvote of the early proprietors, passed February 14, 1737,\\nappropriating twenty pounds for clearing a road from\\nRumford to the new township, and also for clearing\\nother roads as far as the sum would allow, suggests\\nthat Rumford was a dependence for commercial sup-\\nplies. There was probably no tavern in Hopkinton,\\nthough there may have been people who had special\\naccommodations for travelers or visitors. A hint is\\nafforded upon this subject by the action of the town in\\nanticipation of the ordination of the Rev. Mr. Scales.\\nIt was voted to provide entertainment at six places,\\nthe houses of Aaron Kimball, Matthew Stanley,\\nStephen Hoyt, Peter How, Samuel Putney and Joseph\\nPutney. Some progress had probably been made in\\nthe erection of framed houses. In 1737, the propriettjrs\\nvoted a gratuity of twenty-five pounds to any one who\\nwould build a saw-mill near the reservation, the\\nmill to be completed by the next December. Subse-\\nquently the same gratuity was offered to Henry Mellen\\npersonally, and, still later, the inducement of thirty\\npounds was made general. It is believed that Henry\\nMellen erected a saw-mill on Paul Brook, in the\\n1 A rliurch was organized at the eanie time. Die following were\\nthe original members James Scales, David Woodwcll, .\\\\arou Kimball,\\nJonathan Straw, William Peters, Joseph Eastman, Jr., Peter How,\\nAbraham Colebe, JIatthew Stanley, Enoch Eastman. William Petci-s\\nwas afterwards made the lii-st deacon.\\nwesterly part of the town. The existence of such a\\nmill provided lumber for building. The first framed\\nhouse is said to have been built near Kimball s garri-\\nson. The ancient Rowell house, now standing on\\nPutney s Hill, near the site of Putney s garrison, was\\nbuilt for the Rev. James Scales. A grist-mill may or\\nmay not have been in operation in town previously\\nto the incorporation, but, in 1765, Nathaniel Clement\\nwas allowed a gratuity of eighty acres of land, on the\\nnorth side of the road to Rumford, so long as he kept\\na corn-mill in repair. The site of the Clement mill\\nis just east of Hopkinton village, at the outlet of\\nMills Pond, so called. Money was apparently plenty,\\nthough the currency was depreciated, being largely in\\nprovincial bills of credit, sometimes called old\\ntenor. The town appropriated four hundred and\\nfifty pounds for the expense of the Rev. Mr. Scales\\nordination, but this sum was probably worth no more\\nthan two hundred dollars in hard money.\\nPreviously to the incorporation, the township had\\nlimited political i)rivileges. It had a representative\\npower at the General Court. In 1738, October 23,\\nlsaa(. Whitney, Thomas Walker and Ebenezer God-\\ndard were made a committee to present the votes of\\nthe proprietors at the seat of provincial government.\\nIn 1740, the township became a part of New Hamp-\\nshire. Local meetings were called by special com-\\nmittees. Jacob Gibbs and Charles Morris were the\\nfirst committee to call meetings. The first meeting\\nin the new territory ^vas called by Joseph Haven\\nIsaac Whitney and Thomas Walker. The township\\ncould not take its own inventory, which was taken by\\nthe selectmen of some corporate township. In 1761,\\nthe selectmen of Boscawen were paid five pounds for\\ntaking the inventory of Number Five.\\nThe incorporation of Hopkinton gave a decided im-\\npulse to local public enterprise. Affairs seemed to as-\\nsume a new and substantial basis. Various improved\\nconditions resulted. A church was built in 1766. The\\nedifice was fifty feet long, thirty-eight feet broad and\\nthe posts were twenty-two feet. The expense of its\\nerection was five hundred pounds, old tenor. The\\nsame year it was voted to have two .schools in town.\\nIn 1768 it was decided to build two .school housen\\none near Esquire Townsend s and the other in the\\ncentre, between Jonathan How s and Moses Gould s,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094but this act was afterwards rescinded. Educational\\nmatters progressed, however, and, in 1784, a provision\\nwas made for dividing the town into eight parts for\\nschooling. In 1766 a vote was passed to build a\\nboat in the Contoocook River for the accommodation\\nof people pas.sing between Hopkinton and New Ames-\\nbury (now Warner), said boat to be as large as Deacon\\nMerrill s boat in Concord. In 1772, an appropriation\\nof thirty pounds was made for a bridge across the\\nContoocook. The same year the town obtained pos-\\nsession of two lots of laud where the people had be-\\ngun to bury their dead, and public legal cemeteries\\nwere established.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0689.jp2"}, "572": {"fulltext": "iiisToiiv OF Mi:i;i;iM.\\\\( K county, new Hampshire.\\nHopkinton. being incorponik fl, soon became a\\nthriving and prosperous town. The business centre\\nwas at the site of the present village of Hopkinton.\\nThe church was built there, its site being identical\\nwith that of the present Congregational house. This\\nwas the situation of public afl airs on the eve of the\\nRevolution.\\nThe first selechiicii i,f the incorporatpd township\\nwore Captain Matllicw iStanley, Knsign Jonathan\\nStraw anil Scifriant Isaac Chandler.\\nThe Revolution. The people of Hoi)kiuton were\\nalive to all public event.s anticij)ative of the great\\nstruggle called the Revolution. At a town-meeting\\non the 18th of uly, 1774, Captain Jonathan Straw\\nwas choisen a delegate to the E.xcter Convention of\\nthe 21st of the same month, which was called to\\nsucceed the Assembly dispersed by Governor John\\nWentworth, and which also chose Nathaniel Folsom\\nand John Hullivan delegates to the Provincial Con-\\ngress. On the i th of January, 1775, Joshua Bailey\\nwas chosen delegate from Hopkinton to a second\\nconvention at K.teter, which convention chose\\nJohn Sullivan and John Langdon as delegates to\\nanother Provincial Congress. On the same day the\\ntown voted to accept what the Grand Congress has\\nresolved. t)n the Uth of December, 1775, (\\\\aptain\\nStephen Harriman was chosen a representative to\\nExeter forone year, in anticipation of the convocation\\nof the 21st of the .same month, designed for the\\nelaboration of a plan of civil government.\\nIn 1775, in compliance with the demand of the\\nlocal colonial authority, an enumeration of people\\nand of war materials was taken in Hopkinton. The\\nfollowing is the official rclurii\\nMjiIos under Hi yoare of Age :i;i2\\nMules from 16 years of .\\\\ge to 50 not in Uie Army 160\\nMales above r il years of .\\\\ge 31)\\nPersons gone in the army 42\\nAll females 619\\nNegroes and slaves for Life i 2\\nlllS. i\\nGnne that are wanting are Hlly-six.\\nPowder, six pounds in town.\\nThe above account taken by us, tiie subs -ribei^, is true, errors ex-\\n.InNATUAN STRAW, i Selcfiineu\\nlsA\\\\. CnAxm.ER, jor Hoiikiiiton.\\nOn Ihc lib (if Maiili, 177(i, Major Chandler, Joshua\\nBailey and Moses Hill were made a local Committee\\nof Safety. On the 14th of the same month, the Colonial\\nCongress |)iujsed a resolution, recommending that all\\nassemblies, conventions, councils or Committees of\\nSafety immediately cause all persons notoriously\\ndisaft ected to the cause of America to be disarmed.\\nIn view of compliance, Mesech Weare, chairman of\\n1 There were never but two slaves in Hopkinton. One of these was\\nowned by .Ins. j.b Hstnun-.l the otiier belonged to Thomas Webber.\\nThey were I Mi u il l H.unaixl, as ho waa called, on the event\\nof hisenti^ir^i Im i i i the vicinity af Amesbury, Mass., mar-\\nried and hpi m. i r m, ifii. rM.-.i. (Vsar \\\\VeM er, as be wa* known,\\nrenirtin -d in H. i ktuMn iilt tn ileatli. He wssa member of the (?ongre-\\nthe New Hampshire Committee of Safety, issued a\\ncircular, requesting the signatures of all males over\\ntwenty-one years of age, Lunaticks, Idiots and\\nNegroes excepted, to the Declaration on this\\nPaper, and also desiring the names of all who\\nshall refuse to sign the same. This circular was\\ndated April 12, 1776, and was presented to the select-\\nmen of towns. The selectmen of Hopkinton returned\\none hundred and sixty-one name s subscribed to the\\ndeclaration, and the iianu s of fourteen who refused\\nto sign.\\nOn the 14th of January, 1777, the town voted to\\nprocure shovels, spades, one hundred pounds of gun-\\npowder and lead and flinte. An existing law reipiired\\neach town to maintain a regular supply of one barrel\\nof gunpowder, two hundred pounds of lead and three\\nhundred flints. On the 31st of March an ai proi ria-\\ntion sufficient to raise twenty-six men for the army\\nwas voted. On the 14th of April it was voted that\\nservice already done should be considered equal to\\nservice to come; on the 9th of June, that militia\\nshould have the same pay as soldiers on the 15th of\\nJanuary, 177S, that the selectmen be agents to pro-\\nvide for the families of non-commi.ssioned officers\\nand soldiers; on the 1st of March, 1771 that the sol-\\ndiers should be made good as to the depreciation of\\nmoney; on the 20th of November, 1780, that sol-\\ndiers rates should be payable in corn as well a-^ in\\nnu)ney; on the 5th of February, 1781, that Major\\nChandler and the commissioned officers have author-\\nity to employ soldiers and hire money for the purpose.\\nThe following votes, passed on the 15th of May, 1777,\\nshed some light upon the [irice paiti for Kevolutionary\\nsoldiers from this town\\nAt home and in the Held, Hopkinton diil her part\\nwell during the trying Revolutionary times. A num-\\nber of the soldiers from this town lost their lives in\\nthe service. Hopkinton men were in nearly, or (piite,\\nevery important campaign of that war. Their names\\nare now only imperfectly remembered. In attempting\\nto recover the names of the Revolutionary soldiers of\\nHopkinton, we have been greatly assisted by Hon.\\nGeorge W. Nesmith, of Franklin, to whom we are\\nindebted for many of the particulars given below.\\nThe following were at Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775,\\nin Captain Gorden Hutchins company: Nathaniel\\nClement, Abraham Kimball, William Darling, Thomas\\nMathews, Jonathan Judkins. John Gordon, Elisha\\nCorliss, Nath. Perkins and Micha Flanders are of\\ndoubtfur residence, though some of them were proba-\\nbly from Weare. Most of the Hopkinttiu men at\\nBunker Hill were enrolled in the company of Cap-\\ntain Isaac Baldwin, of Hillsborough, who wa.s killed\\nupon the field, and whose. command devolved upon", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0690.jp2"}, "573": {"fulltext": "HOPKINTON.\\nLieutenant John Hale, of this town, who served witli 1777, at Saratoga). Most of these men were enlisted\\nthe following others: Second Lieutenant Stephen in April, some for less than three years.\\nHoyt, Sergeant Moses Kimball, Corporals Moses\\nBailey, Moses Connor, Reuben Kimball and Moses\\nl :irling; Moses Tru.ssell, ,Tohn Putney, Samuel Hil-\\nlr(lli, Peter Howe, Timothy Clements, Daniel Cressy,\\nJoseph Putney, CliH ord Chase, Richard Straw, Thomas\\nEastman, Thomas Hills, Benjamin Stanley^ John\\nStanley, Enoch Eastman. Trussell Tost an arm on\\nthis field, as well as his coat and knapsack. Hildreth,\\nHills, Chase and Thomas Eastman lost a coat each.\\nLieutenant Hoyt and John Putney each lost a coat\\nand a knapsack. Caleb Smart was also at Bunker\\nHill, in Stark s regiment, and was wounded.\\nThe following privates were enlisted August 2,\\n1775, and served under Captain John Parker, of Litch-\\nfield, in the northern campaign Samuel Smith, John\\nT. Connor, Ebenezer Collins, James Judkins, David\\nCiough, Jedediah Jewett, Daniel Murray, Josepli\\nS tanle y.\\nThe following men were with Captain Joshua Bai-\\nley, of this town, at Bennington, beingenlistedon the\\n20th of July, 1777, and discharged at Stillwater on the,\\n2(lth of the next September Quartermaster Joseph\\nStanley, Second Lieutenant Timothy Farnum, Second\\nSergeant Joshua (iile, Fourth Sergeant Peter Howe,\\nFirst Corporal John Burbank, Fourth Corporal Eben-\\nezer Eaton, Christopher Could, Richard Smith, Sam-\\nuel Howe, David Howe, Jonathan Straw, Jr., Stephen\\nHarriman, Jr., Jonathan Hunt, Josiah Corbet, Moses\\nEmenson, Moses Jones, Daniel French, Abraham\\nKimball (severely wounded), Caleb Burbank, Eben-\\nezer Rider.\\nThe following men were enrolled in Captain John\\nHale s company. Colonel Henry Gerrish s regiment,\\ncalled out to reinforce General Gates, enlisted in\\nAugust, 1777; they performed twenty-eight day.s ser-\\nice Captain John Hale, Sergeant Daniel Flanders,\\nIn Colonel Benedict Arnold s regiment, that cut I Corporal Jacob Straw, Jonathan Chase, Stephen Hoit,\\nthrough the wilderness of Maine to Quebec, in 1775, I Philip Greeley, Jacob Hoit, Nathan Sargent, Richard\\nin Captain Henry Dearborn s company, were Lieu- Carr Rogers, Joseph Chadwick, Moses Hills, Thomas\\ntenant Nathaniel Hutchins and a private named Hills, Samuel Farrington, David Fellows, Joseph\\nCarr. 1 Corbett, Enoch Long, David Kimball, Moses Bur-\\nin the latter part of 1775, thirty-one companies of I bank,\\nsoldiers were sent from New Hampshire to reinforce The following men enlisted in a company comman-\\nGeneral Sullivan at Charlestown. The officers of the j ded by Captain Joshua Bailey, and served twenty-five\\nTwentieth Company were Timothy Clements, Hop- i days in August and September, 1778, in Rhode Is-\\nkiiiton, captain; Joseph Chandler, first lieutenant;\\nAmos Gould, second lieutenant.\\nThe following enlisted in Colonel Pierce Long s\\nregiment on the 8th of August, 1776, and served four\\nmonths, or one hundred and twenty-one days: Cap-\\ntain Timothy Clements, Sergeant Moses Darling, Dan-\\niel Blaisdell, Isaac Clements. Lieutenant Nathaniel\\nHutchins also belonged to this regiment, being pro-\\nmoted to captain, and on the expiration of the term\\nof enlistment, in the spring of 1777, recruited a com-\\npany and joined Colonel Joseph Cilley s regiment in\\nApril. Captain Hutchins retired from .service in Jan-\\nuary, 1781.\\nThe following soldiers were enlisted into the Con-\\ntinental service by the authority of Colonel Stickney,\\ngenerally for a service of three years. The enlist-\\nments began early in 1777. In Scammel s regiment,\\nin Captain Daniel Livermore scompany,wereSergeant\\nSamuel Smith, Joseph Biekford (died .lune 20, 1778),\\nB.Sargent, Samuel Judkins; in Cilley s regiment, in\\nCaptain James Gregg s company, Ebenezer Blaisdell,\\nJr. (died August 15,1777); in Captain Hutchins\\ncompany, Sergeant Eben Collins (wounded October 7,\\natStillwater.anddiedOctdber 2( 1777), Sergeant John\\nChadwick, Moses Colby, Daniel Crea.sy, ,Iohn Eastman\\n(killed July 8, 1777, at Hubbardton), James Edgerly,\\nWilliam Hodgkins, Jonathan .Judkins, Samuel Stocker,\\nEnoch Hoyt, David Smith (died August 4, 1778),\\nCaleb Smart, Elijah Smart, Jonathan Sawyer, Benja-\\nmin Williams, Joseph Eastman (died October ,30,\\nland Lieutenant Thomas Rowell, Sergeant Moses\\nDarling, Sergeant Abner Chase, Corporal Reuben\\nKimball, Corporal Levi Hildreth, Oliver Dow,\\nMoses Hills, Joseph Hastings, Jacob Choat, Jona-\\nthan Straw, Ezekiel Straw, Samuel Hoit, Timothy\\nDarling, David Kimball, Samuel Chase, Richard\\nSmith, William Putney, Timothy Farnum, David\\nHowe, William Barnard, Joshua Morse, .fohn Clem-\\nent, William Ayres, Moses Clark, Joseph Currier,\\nMoses Clement, Jacob Tucker, Ezekiel Goodwin, Ira\\nWaldron. These men were in the regiment of Col-\\nonel Moses Kelley, of Goftstown. Corporal John S.\\nFarnham enlisted into the army on the 5th of May,\\n1779 John Eaton and Timothy Farnham, on the 5th\\nof April, 1781 they were all discharged in Decem-\\nber, 1781. Benjamin Creasy enlisted on the 6th of\\nApril, 1781, and was discharged on the 17th of March,\\n1782; he was claimed by Henniker. The following\\nmen were new levies from and for Hopkinton, en-\\nlisted before or during 1781, and distributed among\\ndifferent Continental regiments Sergeant Isaac Clem-\\nent (died December, 1780), Richard Smith, Ebenezer\\nDustin, David Howe, Daniel Eaton, Alvaro Currier,\\n.Mose-s Chase, .Jonathan Howe, Daniel .^tickney, Moses\\nFlanders, Benjaniin (^iiimby. Samuel Howe, Kpbraim\\nHildreth.\\nThe following are additional names of Hopkinton\\nmen engaged in the Revolutionary War: Abram\\nCurrier, Samuel French, Michael Stocker, John Rob-\\nMoses Flanders, Benjamin Flanders, Daniel", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0691.jp2"}, "574": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OK MKKHI.MACK COUNTV, NKW HAMPSHIRE.\\nKimball, Stephen Putney, Jeremiah Tyler, William\\nStocker, Isaac Walker. Captain Jonathan Straw\\nwaa at Cambridge in 177r). and diiw a pay-mil ot \u00c2\u00a3{jO\\n17\u00c2\u00bb. 9(/.\\nDuring the Revolutionary inriod the people of\\nHopkinton were zealous of the public honor and im-\\npatient of the conduct of the Tories. The following\\nact, passed in 1770, illustrates the prevailing state of\\nmind\\nT ofefl, tliat oiir Rupresenlalive Should Use his Eiifliiclico that the\\ntwo Greens Should Bo I ul Down from thiire offlco anil that if any Per-\\nson Should go to I etcr Green to git a Kit ho Should lie Looked niK)ii an\\nineniy to h s Country.\\nIn common with the rest of the people of the Amer-\\nican colonies, the residents of Hopkinton suflered\\nin consequence of the depreciation of the colonial\\ncurrency. In 1775, the Continental notes were nearly\\nat par with gold, but very soon fell to a most insignifi-\\ncant value. Tlie effect of the collapse is amply attested\\nin the records of this town. At a town-meeting in\\n1781, it was voted that the price of a day s work by a\\nman on the highway should be thirty dollars the\\nprice of the same, by a yoke of oxen, also thirty dol-\\nlars the price of a plow and cart one day, ten dol-\\nlars each. The salary of the Rev. Elijah Fletcher,\\nminister of the town, was voted t i be four thousand\\ndollars for the year, but the reverend gentleman pre-\\nferred to accept seventy-five dollars in gold. The suc-\\ncess of the American cause and the estalilisbiiicnl of\\nThe Project of Constitutional Government\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Tin\\nWar of the Revolution was succeeded by a conflict of\\nideas. It is not difficult to ascribe a cause for this\\nconflict. The colonies had thrown oft the yoke of\\nGreat Britain. Every form of action seems to exhibit\\na tendency to reaction. Nor is the whole truth ex-\\npressed when we say that the dominant sentiment of\\nthe colonists favored a republic. lu casting off their\\nallegiance to the mother-country, the colonists exjier-\\nienced a reaction against monarchical government that\\nthreatened an abnegation of a necessary constitu-\\ntional political compact. Hence it became hard for\\nthe masses to agree upon any effective fornt of govern-\\nment. Hopkinton bore its part in this exigency. It\\nis probable that the local governmental reactive ten-\\ndency was gradual in its manifestation. The colonial\\nArticles of Confederation, implying a weaker compact\\nbetween colonial sections, seems to have excited no\\nspecial opposition in this town, since they were ac-\\ncepted at once and for all on the 13th of January,\\n1778 but, on the 14th of January, 1788, Lieutenant\\nMorse was chosen a delegate to the convention de-\\nsigned to consider the eligibility of tlie Constitution\\nof the United States, and was supplied witli instruc-\\ntions to Regect the same, though on the 14th of\\nthe following June the town formally conceded his\\nright to act as he thought best for the public good.\\nVery mucli liesil:iiicy was sbnwn towanls tlie idea dl\\nacceptiiiL aSliite (iiHliHiliiui. (in Ibc llii)l May.\\n1778, Captain Harriman waa chosen a delegate to the\\napproaching Constitutional Convention but, on the\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a222d of July, 1779, the town Tryed a vote for receiv-\\ning the Plan of Government\u00e2\u0080\u0094 none for, but one hun-\\ndred and six against it. On the 30th of May, 1781,\\nJoshua Bailey was chosen a delegate to the Constitu-\\ntional Convention of that year. A numberof attempts\\nwere made to decide the attitude of this town towards\\nthe work of the convention before a final result wius\\nreached. On the 8d of June, 1782, it was voted to pass\\nover the article taking cognizance of the matter. On\\nthe nth of November, the work of the convention was\\nrejected. This action was reversed on the 23d of the\\nnext December. On the .3d of March, 1783, Joshua\\nBailey, Deacon Kimball, Captain Moore, Mr. Aaron\\nGreeley and Mr. Nathan Sargent were chosen a com-\\nmittee to examine the plan of government and rei ort\\nto the town, which accepted the plan on the 8th of\\nthe following September. Esquire Greeley, on the 8th\\nof August, 1791, was chosen a delegate to the Constitu-\\ntional Convention of that year, but the work of the\\nAssembly was rejected in toio on the 7th of August,\\n1792. It is a singular fact that both on the 7th of\\nMay and on the 21st of the same month, 1792, the\\ntown appears to have considered proposed amend-\\nments to the Constitution, but there is no record of\\nthe result.\\nThe Constitutional Convention of 1781, wbicli was\\nin existence two years, proposed lostreiintbeii the arm\\ni]| State government by creaiiiiL the i.llieeof President.\\nIt was not until an ameiicliiieiit to the original plan\\nmade the chief executive elective by the peo]ile that\\nthe work of the convention was accepted by the State.\\nIn 1783, under the new condition of aflairs, Mesech\\nWeare, of Hampton Falls, was elected President of\\nthe State of New Hampshire. The vote of Hopkin-\\nton that year was fifty-six for Josiah Bartlett, of\\nKingston, two for Timothy Walker, of Concord, but\\nnonefor Weare. The great struggle with the problem of\\nlocal constitutional government was apparently over.\\nThe records of the town give few hints of the actual\\nobjections to the various phases of constitutional plans\\nduring the period from 1778 to 1792. Our conclusions\\nupon this jioint are general. They are already ex-\\npressed.\\nControversy over the Meeting-House.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The local\\nevents recounted in the last division of this sketch\\ncover a period in which an excited controversy over\\nthe meeting-house occurred. The meeting-house was\\na town institution consequently, the entire population\\nwas interested in its location, erection and manage-\\nment. As we have seen, the meeting-house was\\nerected in 1766, or about twenty years after the grant\\nof the township by the Legislature of Massachusetts.\\nIn the first instance, it was intended to locate the\\nmeeting-house as near the geographical centre of the\\ntown as was practicable. Meeting-house lot was\\nlaid out on Putney s Hill, The minister s lot\\nwas also located there. The minister s house was", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0692.jp2"}, "575": {"fulltext": "HOl KTNTON.\\nthere ereclwl. However, in the year 1766 the title ol\\ncircumstances and events had a])piirently located the\\nbusiness centre of the town at the site of the present\\nvillage of Hopkinton, where the meeting-house, as\\nwe have seen, was erected.\\nA public act often incurs controversy, and a public\\ncontroversy is a hard thing to quell. The meeting-\\nhouse, being erected, became a constant source of dis-\\npute. The subject of a new location was at length\\nmooted. On the 2d of Febuary, 1789, a select com-\\nmittee of the town reported upon the subject in con-\\ntroversy. The committee were Nathan Sargent,\\nSamuel Farrington, John Jewett, John Moore, Isaac\\nChandler, James Buswell, Benjamin B. Darli.ig,\\nEnoch Eastman and Joshua Morse. The following\\nis their report\\nAfttT wo hjivo considoriMl ttir iii.illrr r.s|M-. tin;; II l^etiIlg-lutll^.\u00e2\u0096\u00a0\\n-v. h iM- .\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Miminorl tho rates, aiul \\\\vu lllul tlu ami vm\\\\ of the town iin\\nit., ut iijltt i .iiri.N ill fifty in tho ministor tux more thiiu thu wost oml,\\n,i,,li .i^iii I .11, ill numlicr more. .\\\\l80, tho tvavol is thirty-six lllill\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^\\nI, Mill. I I.. 11 i.iiiinon lot on tho hiU, so callotl, than whero it now\\nstauiis, arconluig to our computfttion. Xa thoso two places ai-o tho only\\nones picked upon by tho committee, therefore we think tho nieetinp:-\\nhouBC ought not to be moved.\\nThree day.s after the presentation of this report u\\nyoung man set fire to the meeting-house and it wius\\nburned to the ground. The meeting-house destroyed,\\nthe old controversy revived afresh. In three days\\nmore the town held a meeting at the j)ublic-hoi.ise of\\nMr. Babson, which meeting, it is presumed to accom-\\nmodate the attendance, was adjourned to the barn-\\nyard. By this time at least four sites were proposed\\nfor locations for the meeting-house. The town voted\\nto refer the matter to the chairmen of the select-\\nmen of the towns of Gilmanton, Linesborough and\\nWashington. These gentlemen, being Peter Clark,\\nEzekiel Hoit and Jeremiah Biicon, on the 20th of\\nFebruary, reported that they had examined foursi)ots,\\nthe Common near Mr. Burbank s, the Hill, the Spot\\nby the School-Huuse and the old Meeting-House\\nSpot, and decided that they were unanimous of\\nthe opinion that near the Spot wheare the old Meet-\\ning-Hous Stood will be the most Convenient Place\\nfur you to build a Meeting-House upon.\\nThe meeting-house controversy practically ended\\nhere. The new building was promptly erected upon\\nthe old site. The edifice was sixty-two feet long and\\nforty-six feet wide. A tower twelve feet square stood\\nat each end. There were seven entrances to it, two\\nin each tower and three in front. Inside were a high\\npulpit, a sounding-board, a gallery on three sides and\\npews built square. A few front pews, designed for\\nthe use of church dignitaries, were of better finish\\nthan the others. About 1811, a belfry and bell were\\nadded. In 1829, the structure wa.s remodeled into the\\npresent church, and a clock was put in the steeple.\\n1 Peter Clarke was from Lyndoborongh, Ezekiel Hoit from Oilmanton,\\nand Jeremiah Bacon from Washington. There seems to be a doubt that\\nin each particular instAnro the numbers of the committee were ebair-\\nmen of their respective Boards of Selectmen, though they may liavc\\nbeen.\\niJuring the time in which there was no niecling-\\nliouse, on account of the fire of 178 J, the church wor-\\nshiped in the barnof Benjamin Wiggin.on the premises\\nnow between the Episcopal Church and the old post-\\noffice building, and in front of which are the two\\nlargest elms in Hopkinton village. In front of these\\npremises, in the open air, on the :2r)tli oT l cl)ruaiy,\\n1789, the Rev. Jacob Ciuin, tbc tliird iiiiriislcr in the\\ntown, was ordained.\\nThe meeting-house was used l)y the town for its\\npublic meetings till the 4th of March, 1799, when a\\nmeeting was adjourned from the meeting-house to the\\nupper Part of the Town-house in Said Town, to meet\\nat that Place again in one hour. The town-house\\nin this instance is identical with the old Hillsborough\\nCountv court-house.\\nCHAPTER III.\\nHOPKINTO.N\\nAC,\\nThe Begiiming of a New Century.\u00e2\u0080\u0094Tbe Uni-\\nted States census of the year l.HOIl found the\\npopulation of Hopkinton to be two thousand and\\nfifteen, thus demonstrating a decided advancement in\\npublic prosperity since the complete legal establish-\\nment of the township. A number of circumstances\\ncombined to produce this prosperity. Hopkinton\\noccupied a position upon a great line of travel. It\\nwas one of the most important st.iliniis Iictwcen Bos-\\nton, in Massachusetts, and Moiiiir.-il, in I miada. It\\nwas also an important place of \\\\r:u\\\\v. I .isiiies being\\na local commercial centre, it w;is an important point\\nof trade and market exchange to the more northern\\ntownships that were less advanced in local privileges.\\nItwas, further, an important judicial location. Upon\\nthe incorporation of Hillsborough County, Hojikinton\\nbecame one of it\u00c2\u00ab shire-towns. A court-house was\\nbuilt here, occupying the site of the present town-\\nhouse. Hopkinton had also become a political centre.\\nWhen the State of New Hampshire had no fixed\\ncapital town the Legislature met here four times, in\\n1798, 1801, 1806 and 1807. In anticipation of State\\nlegislative needs, an addition was made to the court-\\nhouse. At the beginning of the present century Hop-\\nkinton had become a point of attraction for persons\\nof all professions and callings, as it were, and a fair\\nnumber of them had here found a residence. The\\nlocal business enterprise had also become fairly dis-\\ntributed over the town. The present village of Con-\\ntoocook, once known as Hill s Bridge, was in a pro-\\ngressive stage of growth. Contoocook largely resulted\\nfrom the water-power there afforded by the river of\\nthe same name. About 1787, Eliphalet Poor built the\\nfirst mill at this place. In time, Poor was succeeded\\nby numerous others. Population, trade and other\\nEbenezer Wyman, now of Hennikcr, traded longer in Contoocook\\nthan hM any ntherpcrson, beginning in 1831 and continuing almost with-\\nout interruption for over forty years.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0693.jp2"}, "576": {"fulltext": "Mi;i:i;i.MA( K cocnty, nkw Hampshire.\\nlornis of enterprise lolluwcd a- a inatU r ul lonse-\\n)uence. Previous to 17!M, Alirahani Rinvell luid a\\nmill on tlieCoiitoocook Kiver, at the place once known\\nas RoHcU s Hridjre, but now more commonly called\\nWest Hopkinton, where there is a hamlet result-\\ning from the continued utilization of the water-\\n|50wer at this [loint. Lastly, there were various mills,\\ntaverns, shops, stores, etc., of greater or less import-\\nance, in various .sections of the township. Upon the\\nwhole, Hopkinton, at the beginning of the present\\ncentury, was advancing to a degree of prosperity of\\nwliicli we sliall say more alter noticing an occurrence\\nThe War of 1812.-rhc War oC I.SIJ aroused the\\npatriotism of the people of Hoi)kinlon to deeds of\\nsa. rilice and valor that made the public record credil-\\nal)lc. The war had hardly begun when public steps\\nwere taken for a vigorous prosecution of local warlike\\npreparation. On the Glh of July, 1812, the town voted\\nto allow a compensation of seven dollars a month to\\nall soldiers detached from their regiments as a relay\\ncorps, by order of the government. It will be re-\\nmembered that at this time all able-bodied males of\\nmilitary age were enrolled and regularly marshaled\\nand trained as militiamen of the State. Ten dollars\\nof each man s wages was to be paid in advance by the\\ntown to each detached siddier, who was to receive two\\ndollars upon signing his name. On the oth of\\nOctober, 1814, twelve dollars a month was voted to all\\nsoldiers put under special governmental requisition,\\nwith two dollars upon entering actual service. The\\nlast clause of this provision, however, was afterwards\\nrescinded.\\nNumerous Hopkinton soldiers were engaged in the\\nrviri during this war. The First Regimeutof New\\nlliiiiipsliire Infantry, commanded by Colonel Aquilla\\nDaM-, of Warner, went into camp at Concord early\\nin February, 1813, and early in the spring marched to\\nBurliiigton, Vt., in anticipation of service on the\\nnorthern frontier. On its way to Burlington this\\nregiment marched through Hopkinton. In this regi-\\nment were Hopkinton soldiers, as follows\\nThomas Bailey, ilrum-major. In Captain Joseph\\nSmith s company were Jeremiah Silver (musician),\\n(Charles Colby, Zadoc Dow, Stephen G. Eaton, Moses\\nC. Eaton, David Hardy, James Hastings, Richard\\nHunt, Isaiah Hoyt, Ezra Jewell, John Morrill,\\nSamuel G. Titcomb, all enlisting on the 1st of Febru-\\nary, 1818. In Captain Elisha Smith s company were\\nMoses Eastman, Amri Foster, James Hastings,\\nSamuel Straw. Eastman died in the service. These\\nmen were probably also enlisted on the 1st of the\\nsame month of February, and, like the others, for a\\nservice of one year. We remark, in this connection,\\nthat the above names of Hopkinton soldiers of Captain\\nElisha Smith s company do not appear in the roll of\\nthe company published in the report of the Adjutant-\\nGeneral of New Hampshire. The nanios were given\\nus by an aged resident of this town, JMr. John M.\\nBailey, who remembers the fact of their enlistment\\nand the location of their command.\\nThe First Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteers\\nwas soon disbanded. On the 2!)th of January, 1813,\\nCongress repealed the V(dunteer .\\\\cl, and the\\nsoldiers enlisting under it were re-enlisted into the\\nregular United States army, or reformed into new\\nregiments, to serve till the time of their enlistment\\nexpired. The soldiers of the First New Hampshire\\nRegiment who were not re-enlisted into the United\\nStates army were consolidated in Cohmel Denny\\nMcCobb s regiment from Maine. The following\\nHopkinton men were in this regiment:\\nIn Captain Benjamin Bradford s company were\\nIsaiah Hoyt and Stephen G. Eaton, corporals, en-\\nlisted December 15, 1813, for one year Jonathan\\nBurbank, April 15, 1814, for the war; Henry T.\\nHildreth, January 24, 1814, one year; James A.\\nHastings, December 15, 1813, one year John Morrill,\\nDecember 15, 1813, one year; Benjamin Putney,\\nFebruary 28, 1814, for the war, and died in service\\nBuswell Silver, March 23, 1814, for the war Moses\\nTenney, .January 14, 1814, one year.\\nThe record of enlistments in Colonel McCobb s\\nregiment appears to show that some Hopkinton\\nsoldiers renewed their obligations before their original\\nterms had expired, while others were recruits.\\nThe operations of the British fleet off the Atlantic\\ncoast of the United States during the winter of 1813\\nand 1814 created much alarm. On the night of June\\n21, 1814, an alarm at Portsmouth, occiwioned by a\\nreport that the British were landing at Rye, induced\\nthe Governor of New Hampshire to order out detach-\\nments from twenty-three regiments for the stronger\\ndefense of Portsmouth, when the detachments were\\norganized into a brigade of five regiments and one\\nbattalion, under the command of Brigadier-General\\nJohn Montgomery. The following Hopkinton soldiers\\nwere in Lieutenant-Colonel Nathaniel Fisk s First Reg-\\niment, in Captain Jonathan Bean s company: Thomas\\nTown, first lieutenant, acting quartermaster from\\nSeptember 18th; Moses Gould, sergeant Robert A.\\nBradley, Samuel Burbank, Barrach Cass, David C.\\nCurrier, Amos Eastman, John J. Emerson, Ebenezer\\nMorrill, John Morey, Isaac Pearce, Hazen Putney,\\nJacob Straw, William Wheeler. These men were all\\nenlisted for a term of ninety days from September 11.\\n1814.\\nThe following men from Hopkinton were in Lieu-\\ntenant-Colonel John Steele s Second Regiment, in\\nCaptain Silas Call s company Nathaniel Morgan,\\nsergeant; Jacob Chase, Amos Frye, John Johnson,\\nJohn Hastings, Alvin Hastings, Francis Stanley,\\nJames Eastman, Amos Sawyer, Jonathan Gove,\\nWilliam M. Crillis and John Burnham. These men\\nwere all enlisted on the 2d of October, 1814, to dates\\nrunning from November 8th to November 19th.\\nStanley died in service.\\nNone of the men ordered from this town to Ports-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0694.jp2"}, "577": {"fulltext": "HOPKTNTON.\\n401\\nenemy.\\nThe Acme of Local Prosperity. h-.iw alnaily\\nmentioned tlie progressive prosperity of Hopkiulon\\nfrom the time of tiie complete Icgul establishment of\\nthe township to the beginning of the present century.\\nWe also noted the causes of this prosperity. We will\\nnow observe with reference to its culminating point.\\nHopkinton once became what it had never been, aa\\nwell as what it is not now. In 1830, the United 8tates\\ncensus found the inhabitants of Hopkinton to be\\n2774. In 17()7 there were only 47.3. The increase\\ntill 1830 appears to have been constant, l iil sinic\\nthen there has been apparently almo.st a slrady dc\\ndine. In 1880 there were 1836.\\nIn the time of Hopkinton s greatest prosperity\\nthere were multiple signs of activity and enterprise.\\nIn the main village were as many as seven stores,\\nwith a corresponding number of miscellaneous shops.\\nSome of these stores were places of wholesale trade.\\nAmong them were the business-houses of Towns\\nBallard, Nathaniel Curtis and Thomas Williams.\\nWholesale trade and barter were extensively carried\\non in Hopkinton village. The teams of those who\\ncame from other places to traffic often filled the large\\nvillage square. The position of Hopkinton as a .seat\\nof county judicature, a position it held till the for-\\nmation of Merrimack County, in 1823, made it an\\nimportant centre of legal professional interest and\\ninfluence. Here lived Baruch Chase, John Harris,\\nMatthew Harvey and Horace Chase, lawyers. The\\nlocal prosperity also demanded places of public\\nentertainment. There were several hotels in the vil-\\nlage, kept by Birasley Perkins, Theophilus Stanley and\\nothers. Bimsley Perkins tavern, which stood on the\\nnow unoccupied site just west of the village square, was\\none of the best-known public-houses in the State.\\nThere was also about this time a tavern in Contoocook,\\nkept by Daniel Page, and soon after another erected\\nby Sleeper Wheeler. On Putney s Hill was a fam-\\nous rustic tavern, kept by .loseph Putney. According\\nto the demands of this busy time, post-oflices were\\nestablished. The lirst iwst-office in town was estab-\\nlished in 1811. John Harris was the first post-\\nmaster. A post-office was established in Contoocook\\niu 1831. Thomas Burnham was the lirst postmaster.\\nDuring this prosperous period a bank existed in Hop-\\nkinton a few years. This institution was known as the\\nFranklin Bank, and was incorporated in 1833. The\\ngrantees were Horace Chase, Nathaniel Gilman, Isaac\\nLong, Jr., William Little, Joseph Stanwood, Matthew\\nHarvey, Andrew Leach, Moses Gould, Ebenezer\\nDustin, Timothy Chandler, Stephen Darling and\\nJames Huse. The management of this bank seems\\nto have been of a bungling character, and the insti-\\ntution finally settled with its creditors at a discount.\\nThe Franklin Bank ocLUjiied tlie old jiost-oftice\\nbuilding.\\nAt the time of which we speak, there were three\\nchurches in existence in Hopkinton village. They\\nare also now in existence. We have already given\\nsome account of the Congregational hurch, which\\nceased to be under the special patroiuigc of the town\\nabout 1811. A Baptist Church had been formed in\\n1769. A meeting-house was partially completed in\\n171 5. It stood about a mile southwest of the village,\\nnear the present residence of George W. French. In\\n1831, the present Baptist Church was built. An\\nEpiscopal Church was formed here in 1803. It was\\nknown as Christ s Church, and the congregation\\nworshiped in the court-house. In 1827 a new or-\\ns^aiiization, known as St. Andrew s Church, was\\nIcii iiR d. The same year, the erection of the present\\ncliiircli was begun, and the edifice was dedicated in\\n1828. In 1823, a Free-Will Baptist Church was\\norganized at Contoocook, and a church was erected\\nin 1827. About 1803, a West Congregational meeting-\\nhouse was built at Campbell s Corner, but no regular\\n.society appears to have been formed. This meeting-\\nhouse stood but a few years.^ The Universaiists had\\nan active foothold in Hopkinton in its most prosperous\\nperiod. In 18.36, a small church was built in the west\\npart of the town, near the present residence of\\nCharles Barton. In 1837 a second church was erected\\nin Contoocook. There appears to have been no\\nregular church membership in either instance.*\\nIn its palmy days, Hopkinton had a creditable edu-\\ncational record. In the earlier part of the present\\ncentury, considerable attention was paid to improved\\npublic instruction. Select tuitional schools were fre-\\nquently taught in the old court-house. A famous\\nselect school of about twenty-five years duration was\\ntaught in Hopkinton village by John 0. Ballard,\\nbetter known as Master Ballard, who lived and taught\\nin the house now used as a Congregational parsonage.\\nMaster Ballard was a native of Warner, who came to\\nHopkinton and engaged in trade, and, in consequence\\nof the war of 1812, failed in business, and thereafter\\ndevoted himself to teaching. The branches taught\\nin his school were mostly English, but something of\\nthe classics was introduced in later years, when he\\nwas assisted by his son, the Rev. Edward Ballard, a\\nlate widely-known Protestant Episcopal clergyman of\\nI The Baptist Church was gathered by Dr. Hezokiah f\\naiich of tlie Haverhill (Maes.) Church II h. .ain.-\\n71. In consequence of a laxnegs of il. T ii p\\nate Asiociation. Iu 1822, Sev. Michar I i n 1 1 1 1 i. i\\nHied the Calvinistic element, hy whieli ii h i- i\\n-This church wa^ tl -nil -f i lii-i 1 1 n i\\nthis town. The I- 1 l r i\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0*The Kev. J. F. Witherel, a resident Universalist luiuistcr at Contoo-\\ncook, in company with Kev, J, Sargent, of Sutton, for a time published\\nthe riiiiieritalM Family Vfst/or, a monthly periodical of twelve [Mges of a\\ncommon tract size. The flrst number was issued in .\\\\pril, 1841,", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0695.jp2"}, "578": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MKKKIMACK COUNTY, NKVV HA^II SHTRE.\\nBrunswick, Me. Master Balliird s pupils came from\\nfar aud near, and his sdiool was of re|)Ute abroad as\\nwell as at home. John O. Ballard died April 27,\\n1854, aged eighty-six years. His remains lie in the\\nold village cemetery of Hopkiiiton.\\nHopkintoii Academy wtis established in 1827. The\\nfirst organization of trustees was as follows Ebenczer\\nLerned, president; Abram Brown, Stephen Sibley,\\nMatthew Harvey, Phineas Clough, Roger C. Hatch,\\n^Michael Carlton. The old court-house was re-\\nmodeled and its uiiper story reconstructed for the use\\nof the academy. The first term of school began on\\nthe first Wednesday in Miiy. Hopkinton Academy\\nwas incorporated on the 26th of the next June. The\\nfirst teacher was (leorge Peck, who remained but a\\nshort time. The catalogue of the fall term an-\\nnounced the following board of instruction Jeremiah\\nRussell, A.B., preceptor; Mr. Jeremiah Gates, as-\\nsistant preceptor; Mr. Luther Cro.ss, lecturer on\\nchemistry. The whole number of pupils was seventy-\\nthree, gentlemen, forty-seven ladies, twenty-six.\\nThe next year separate male and female departments\\nof instruction were established. The catalogue ol\\nthe fall term then announced the following instruc-\\ntors Rev. John Xash, A.M., preceptor; Miss Judith\\nD. Peabody, iireceptress. The students were Gen-\\ntlemen, forty-five; ladies, thirty-two, total, seventy-\\nseven. Hopkinton Academy advanced rapidly in\\nsuccess and popularity. In 1830, there were one hun\\ndred and thirteen students; in 1831, one hundred and\\nfifty-nine and in 1835, one hundred and sixty-two.\\nIn the list of teachers were Enoch Colby, Enoch L.\\nChilds, Moody Currier, MLss Caroline Knight, Miss\\nMary L. Childs, Miss Lucy Adams, Miss Mary Y.\\nBeau and many others in later times, M. B. Steb-\\nbens. Dyer H. Sanborn, William K. Rowell and\\nothers. In 1843, Hopkinton Academy experienced a\\nheavy reverse, its financial affairs showing a deficit of\\nover seventeen hundred dollars, arising from bad\\nnotes and expenditures above the income. The in-\\nstitution took a new lease of life in 1851, when a new\\ncharter was secured but the old and famous institu-\\ntion succumbed again to modern innovations in public\\neducational plans, ami the structure it occupied went\\nu]) on the wings of thiiue in .March, 1873.\\nIncidents of the Prosperous Period.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 For the\\nsake of the convenience of the narrative, we will say\\nthat Hopkinton was in her palmy days from 17!)0 to\\n1840. The turning-point of the tide of prosperity\\nwas the effect of an act of the New Hampshire Legis\\nlature of 1814, the progressive result of which was\\nthe location of the State capital at Concord. Hop-\\nkinton had hoped for the honor of becoming the seat\\nof State government. The organization of Merri-\\niThe town-Iiunsu aiul thu aciuU^niy were burned on the onrly morning\\nof the 29tli of March. new building, including Ljclmuu Hall, con-\\netnicted by private contributione, wa\u00c2\u00ab soon erected by an appropriation\\nof twcnty-nve hundred dollars by the town. Tlie new edilico was didi-\\ncated on the evening of the 3d of Marrh, IsTl.\\nmack County, in 1823, and the location of the county-\\nseat at Concord, was another blow to Hopkinton s\\nprosperity. Yet this town exhibited many of the\\ntraits of an active and prosperous community for\\nyears after its population began to decrease.\\nOne of the incidents of the prosperous jjeriod was\\nthe improvement of the accommodations afliirded by\\npublic highways. In 1805, an important accommoda-\\ntion was effected by constructing the present main\\nline of highway from Hopkinton village to Putney s\\nHill, greatly improving the traveling connection be-\\ntween the two villages, Hopkinton and Contoocook.\\nIn 1815, the so-called turnpike was constructed, being\\na ])art of a main line to Concord, avoiding toilsome\\nDimond Hill on the east and north. In 1827, the so-\\ncalled new road from Hojikintou to Dunbarton was\\nbuilt to accommodate a stage-line from Boston, Mass.,\\nto Hanover, N. H. The Basset Mill road, from Con-\\ntoocook to Weare, was made in 1836. The so-called\\nnew road to Concord, was opened about 1841, to\\nshorten distance and also avoid Dimond Hill on the\\nsouth and west. Hopkinton was upon the routes of\\nseveral important stages till the introduction of the\\nrailroad, of which we shall speak hereafter, and many\\nof its roads were projected with reference to this\\nfact.\\nThough Hopkinton ha;s been a centre of judicial\\nand legislative influence, this town can hardly be\\nsaid to have had a local political history of very great\\nimportance. In the early days of the independence\\nof the United States, Hopkinton conceived a pref-\\nerence for the Republican, or Jeftersonian party, and\\nthe principles of that party were dominant in all\\nState questions till 1865, when a majority vote was\\ngiven to Walter Harriman for Governor. Till this\\ntime, whether called Republicans, as at first, or\\nDemocrats, as in later times, the reactionary party\\nnever yielded in Hopkinton, except upon mere local\\nor subsidiary questions. The agitation caused by the\\nrepeal of the Missouri Compromise seriously affected\\nthe old Democratic majority, but the War )f the Re-\\nbellion was in its last year before Hopkinton gave a\\nmajority to an anti-Democratic candidate on the Slate\\nticket.\\nSince we had occasion to speak of the part this\\ntown has borne in earlier wars, wc may now say\\nsomething of the local militia. In the year 1792, a\\nState law was enacted for the government of the State\\nmilitia, and, with some modifications and amend-\\nments, it continued till the abolition of the old\\nmilitia system, in 1851. In I si;), ih,. militia of Hop-\\nkinton was cliissed in a Twenty- First Regiment; in\\n1842, in a Fortieth Regiment. There were, in the\\npalmy days of this town, two companies of infantry,\\nwith uniformed oificers. There was also a company\\nI of uniformed riflemen and another of uniformed in-\\nfantry, known in later times as the Cold Water\\nI riiMbuix. There was also a section of uniformod\\ncavalry, known as The Troop, of the same regi-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0696.jp2"}, "579": {"fulltext": "HOPKINTON.\\n403\\nmental classification as tlie other town militia. Dur-\\ning the existence of the local militia, training-days\\nand muster-days were notable occasions to the popu-\\nlace. A large number of military titles were locally\\nincurred. Some of the militia officers developed\\nconsiderable efficiency in a peaceful way. A few of\\nthe old commanders are now living. Perhaps the\\noldest of these is Captain Moses Hoyt. Jonah\\nCampbell was celebrated as a drummer of the former\\ndays; he died in May, 1880, at the age of eighty-\\nfour years. George C hoat, a celebrated lifer, is now\\nliving at an advanced age.\\nThere are several financial- incidents that may be\\nmentioned in this connection. One of these was the\\npurchase of the town poor farm, in pursuance of a\\nvote of the town, in 1833. This purchase was made\\nby a committee consisting of Stephen Sibley, John\\nSilver and Daniel Chase. The poor farm was the\\nformer property of Mr. Chase, of the committee, and\\nwas located on Dimond Hill, where now lives Walter F.\\nHoyt. The town sold the property in 1872. In\\n1837-38, Stephen Sibley, a committee for the town,\\nreceived the surplus money, being paid $2.17 for\\nhis services the first time and .|4.31 for the same the\\nsecond. The sum of about six thousan l dollars ac-\\ncrued from the two installments.\\nIn the earlier part of this sketch, we mentioned the\\nappropriation of lands to religious and educational\\npurposes. There was also a tract near Putney s\\ngarrison that was laid out for a training-field. In\\ntime, all these lots became of no practical utility but,\\nsince the town could not sell what was perpetually\\ndevoted to a particular use, each lot was leased in\\npractical perpetuity, or for nine hundred and ninety-\\nnine years, or as long as wood shall grow and water\\nrun. The .school land was leased in 178G, the train-\\ning-field in 1796 and the parsonage land in 1798. In\\nthe end, the funds from these leases worked into the\\n|iulp|ic treasury, though, for a time, the interest was\\nlii \\\\nted to the respective public uses indicated by the\\niiiijjiiial intention of the town. The literary fund\\nfrom the State accumulated till 1857, when the\\nschools began to take the principal, continuing till it\\nwas gone.\\nA great temperance reform was effected in Hopkin-\\nton during the period of its greatest public pros-\\nperity. Drinking had been an almost universal\\nhabit. Liquor was sold at all public places at all\\ntimes. On holidays and other occasions of public\\ngathering, the sales were enormous. There was a\\ntime when thirty-six hogsheads of rum were put into\\none store in Hopkinton village in one week, but a\\nportion of this quantity was doubtless disposed of at\\nwholesale and went out of the town again. A radical\\nchange was eflected, and liquor-selling was abolished.\\nThe conflict was vigorous and prolonged, but temjier-\\nance principles triumphed. Among the stanch\\nlocal apostles of temperance during this reform were\\nRev. Roger C. Hatch, of the Congregational Church,\\nRev. Michael Carlton, of the Baptist Church, Rev.\\nArthur Caverno, of the Free-Will Baptist Church,\\nand Dr. James A. Gregg.\\nHopkinton can hardly be said to have ever been a\\nmanufacturing town, but in the days of its highest\\nprosperity there were many mills of various kinds\\nwithin its limits. The most important of these were\\nat Contoocook, where, for many years, Joab\\nDavid N. Patterson (brothers) manufactured woolen\\ncloths. Abram Brown and John Burnham manufac-\\ntured lumber, and ground corn and grain. Hamilton\\nE. Perkins also manufactured lumber. There were\\nnumerous smaller works at Contoocook.\\nThis town having been a seat of county judica-\\nture, there are some interesting penal facts that may\\nbe mentioned here. The county jail was located on\\nthe South road, so-called, a short distance out of the\\nvillage towards Weare. The same building is now\\noccupied as a residence by Benjamin O. Kimball.\\nThere was also a stocks and whipping-post on the\\nvillage square in earlier times. In 1818, Captain\\nBenjamin Pierce, of Hill.sborough, publicly whipped\\na culprit in Hopkinton. This was the last instance\\nof the kind in town. On the 6th of January, 1836,\\nAbraham Prescott, convicted of the murder of Mrs.\\nChauncey Cochran, of Pembroke, was executed upon\\nthe gallows in Hopkinton, the execution taking place\\non a lot just north of the village, now owned by\\nGeorge W. Currier and occupied by him as a pasture.\\nThe execution being public, a large concourse of\\npeople was assembled.\\nDuring the peaiod under remark, there were various\\nlocal enterprises of minor mention. The Hopkinton\\nEngine Company was incorporated in 1814; it existed\\nabout fifty years. The Contoocook Village Engine\\nCompany was incorporated in 1831 this organization\\nis still in existence. The Hopkinton Aqueduct As-\\nsociation was incorporated in 1840. The village\\naqueduct is supplied with fresh, pure water from\\nseveral springs on the eastern slope of Putney s\\nHill.\\nWe must not omit, in this connection, a reception\\nto General Lafayette, given in 1825, under the two\\nhuge elms in Hopkinton village already mentioned,\\nwhen the distinguished guest of the United States\\nwas making a tour of the county. Very few particu-\\nlars of this reception have been locally preserved.\\nMiss Betsey P. Eaton, a school-teacher in Hopkinton\\nvillage, is entitled to credit for preserving so much of\\ndollar each, and\\nThe organization\\nNicholas Quinibj-, u ll..i.kj,a,.]., .u..l ,S;al..uii. 1 luvis, of Warner, were\\nprosecuting olticers t.l this society, which was very effective in enforcing\\nthe provisions of the State law providing for the suppression of the\\nliquor traffic. The Gun-Cotton Society died out after the local trade in\\nli.iuors was practicallv aTjolished.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0697.jp2"}, "580": {"fulltext": "HTSTOliY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\na relation as\\ndum\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0JiiiR-JL l-jr.\\netoilir\\n,itl. ,H,,\\nembodied in the following memoran-\\n-|.inL s.-lHtul in this village this suiiimur, and\\nM ilir suying LiifuyBtt^; wa\u00c2\u00ab htjre, and wIdIuhI\\nl. ili, i wiMuiglit all Imvc the pleasure of shaking\\nin^li. l ;i |ii-rsonage. His aiiis were Ignutins Sar-\\nMiss Eaton afterwards became Mrs. Stephen B.\\nSargent, and later, Mrs. .Fohn Brockway.\\nThe Ma.sonic fraternity was influential in Hopkin-\\nton in the earlier part of the present century. In\\n1807, Trinity Chapter was formed, being the second\\nin priority in the State. In IH irj, Masonic Hall was\\ndedicated. It occupied a position on the corner of\\nMain Street and South Road, its site being on the lot\\nnow occupied by Willard T. (ireene. Trinity Chap-\\nter was transferred to Concord in 1847, and Masonic\\nHall was soon afterwards moved to Fishersville (now\\nPenacook).\\nThe Railroad.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Til p Cniiconl and Claremont Rail-\\nroad passes throu;.di this town. Its chief business\\nstation is at Contoocook, where there is a junction with\\nthe Concord and Peterborough line. Cars first ran\\nregularly to and from Contoocook in the fall of the\\nyear 1850, in anticipation of a line of travel that at\\nfirst extended only to Bradford on the one hand and\\nto Hillsborough on the other. There was a day of\\ngreat festivity in Contoocook on the opening of local\\nrailroail travel. A subscription was raised, a public\\ndinner provided and music and artillery employed.\\nA thousand persons sat down to eat. The tables were\\nspread under a temporary shed. A free ride to and\\nfrom Concord was given by the railroad officials. The\\nWarner Artillery came with music and one gun to do\\nthe military honors. The gun was posted on the in-\\ntervale on the north side of the river and just below\\nthe railroad bridge. vSpeeches were made, the band\\nplayed, the cannon thundered and people were happy.\\nMany people of this town paid dearly for this en-\\njoyment. The assessments on original stock made an\\nindescribable consternation. To be rid of their obliga-\\ntions, stock was disposed of at ruinous rates. Disap-\\npointment and chagrin was on every hand. Yet the\\nrailroad has been a public benefit, though apart of its\\nintrnductnrv m.TnatroniPiit was disastrous.\\nC H A r T E 11 I\\nIlnPKINTON ~(C\u00e2\u0080\u009e\u00e2\u0080\u009eti,u,e,l).\\nThe War of 1861.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Fort Smnter w.as bombarded\\nApril 18, ]8(il, and the North flew to arras to suppress\\nthe great Rebellion. The town of Hopkinton sustained\\nits share of the excitement of the time. Bells sverc\\nThe rlivision of railroad extending from Contoocook to Hillsborough,\\nI distance of fifteen miles, was built by Joseph Barnard, of Hopkinton,\\n:iow living, and one of our iuHncntial citizens. Ml-. Garuiird coliBtruded\\n;hi8 line in 1K49.\\nrung, flags suspended, processions formed and speeches\\nweremade. When President Lincoln asked for seventy-\\nfive thousand volunteers, a response was heard from\\nHopkinton. Joah X. Patterson, of Contoocook, a\\nvolunteer, soon began enlistments in town. The first\\nman he enlisted was James B. Silver; he was enlisted\\nin Deacon Nathaniel Evans store, where Kimball\\nCo. now trade. One or more parties from Hopkinton\\nhad already enlisted in Concord. Patterson enlisted a\\nconsiderable number of men, who were stationed at\\nContoocook till they were ordered to the camp of the\\nNew Hampshire Second Regiment, at Portsmouth.\\nThe Hopkinton Cornet Band escorted them to camp.\\nPreviously to departing by a special train, the volun-\\nteers marched through the main .street of Contoocook\\nfrom the square to the P ree-Will Baptist Cliureh and\\nremarched to the depot. Their departure was wit-\\nnessed with many tears by a large collection of peo-\\nple.\\nDuring the progress of the war, Hopkinton did her\\npart towards maintaining the cause of the Union. On\\nthe 29th of October, ISlil, the town adopted the pro-\\nvisions of an act of the State Legislature of the pre-\\nvious June, authorizing towns to iissist the families of\\nvolunteers. On the 2()th of August, 1862, the town\\nvoted to pay one hundred and fifty dollars each to all\\nsoldiers who had enlisted for the war since the last\\ncall for troops to all who, subsequently to the 1st of\\nAugust, had enlisted to fill up the quota, two hundred\\ndollars each to all who would enlist for nine months,\\nseventy-five dollars each and to all who would from\\nthat date enlist for three years, or during the war,\\ntwo hundred dollars each. By two calls in July and\\none in August, the government had asked for six\\nhundred thousand men. On the same 26th of August,\\na vote was passed to assist the families of soldiers to\\nan extent not exceeding twelve dollars a week, a sum\\nequivalent to four dollars for a wife and the same\\namount to each of not more than two children. Soon\\nafter, Patrick H. Stark and Daniel E. Howard were\\nmade enlisting officers. On the 2d of October of the\\nsame 3 ear, another vote was passed, giving one hun-\\ndred and fifty dollars each to all soldiers enlisting for\\nnine months, or two hundred dollars if the entire\\nquota was filled. In 18(54, during the intense con-\\ncern for the Union then prevailing, the town voted,\\non the 4th of June, to raise forty thousand dollars for\\nthe encouragement of voluntary enlistments, juid also\\nto pay three hundi-ed dollars eat^h to drafted men or\\ntheir substitutes. The bust public action of the town,\\nin anticipation of the future needs of the war, was on\\nthe 8th of November, ].St!4, when the town anthor-\\nized the selectmen to nilisl m- (.llierwisi joM.ciire men\\nin prospect of any in II.\\nThe sums approjuiated by this town during the\\nwar, excluding benefits to soldiers families, amounted\\nto something over one hundred thousand dollars.\\nThe report nf the Adjiitiiiil-t ieneral of New Hamj)-\\nshire for 1 S7. vobiuic ii., thus states the suninuirv", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0698.jp2"}, "581": {"fulltext": "DI KrNTON.\\nof Hopkinton s war record: Erirolliiiciil, April ;i(),\\n1865, 180 total of quota under all calls from July,\\n1863, 86; total credits by enlistments or drafts, 115;\\nsurplus, 29.\\nIn endeavoring to recover the names of the lutiiul\\nresidents of Hopkinton who were engaged in inili\\ntary service during the war of 1861, we have met\\nmany difficulties. The imperfect nature of the rec-\\nords within our reach, the doubtful location of some\\nindividuals, and the difficulty of resuscitating facts\\nthat have passed into only a little more than twenty\\nyears of history, make the work of identification\\nirksome and partially fruitless. The records of New\\nHampshire soldiers, so far as they are officially pub-\\nlished, are found in the reports of the Adjutant-Gen-\\neral of the State, ami these reports are so accessible\\nthat we refrain from the labor of reproducing per-\\nsonal notes in full. In the list of names we give, it is\\nproper to remember that not all of them are of sol-\\ndiers officially credited to Hopkinton, nor have we\\nadmitted into our list the names of non-resident sub-\\nstitutes. The names we give are classified with suffi-\\ncient distinctness to guide the search of those wishing\\nto investigate further personal histories. The follow-\\ning list of Hopkinton soldiers is aiii)ro.\\\\im;aely cor-\\nE. w\\nforth, I.\\nDimoii l\\nMl. MM), Thouia.s W. ripcL- (si-ifiui\\nMnlici 1 Rowull, .\\\\biuui(l. Itowi\\nU. Tyler, Cliarles Tylur, Uiiliiinl\\nSIXTH NEW JIAMPSIIIKK VOLUNTEEB INF.\\\\NTUY.\\nJames M. Uook, f. liavlos H. Smart.\\nSEVKNTH .NEW H.\\\\Ml SUIKE VOUINTEEB INKANTK\\nHerman Burt, Lucius H. Chaiuller, .lain- i ^l (--Mi tant), (in\\nCurtice (captaiu), Clwrk 8 n. Danf. i tli, i.ill. 1 1 r P(isini(fii\\ngeaut), Jouaii Fouter (sergeant), Tbi i]i...~ II. uli, K. Ki\\nWarren Lewis, Kilmuurl C. Lewis, Jiust i.ii t 1,. \\\\m^, \\\\\\\\,iii- ii K.\\nTHIRTEENTH NEW H.\\\\MPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY\\nSIXTKKNTII NEW IIAMrSIItRI\\nliarlos Ash, Au^^u-^tu^ li.ii ti.ii l i t\\nOrriu Cliaae, Gourg I: t .^v.ll, i\\n.TRY.\\nII, I MMHi, [i;i, K. Diniond, El)on\\nII. Dustin, Hansun I Ihm, .n,h ,.mI i, aptain), Ilyron E.\\nK.-iiiptnii, Tliomiis K. I i| Ml. ihnl. N. Ke /,ar, Donjaniin\\nl.M\u00e2\u0080\u009e.^,N,.ul.,n (i, 11, \\\\I,H,. I M. K.^n/,io, George W.\\nMilN ,.Mi|\u00c2\u00bb.rali. .1.1111. I Mill ,1.. I. H M .1 1, lleury E. Moulton,\\n|.;.l\u00c2\u00ab:inl c, l:Mini..l-, ll..i:i.. iii.,M, J., u. Smart, Brnckett B.\\nWi..-lis, William H. Weeks, N. Oi.gswcll W eck-s .iacol) Wlilttier {mu-\\nEIGHTEENTH NKW IIAMRSHIllE VOI.UNTKKIl INFANTRY.\\nDavid M \u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\\\\v, F.lw.inl F I h-.i-^ Hinun i mH.t r|...i-U), Charles\\nF. Hanii.Li II K,im1.,.I1 .|.i ,.n Tii,Hith.y G.\\nMuoresi..... il .1 li I 11.1.1... II .itiirir ,,.n I i i K ,~l ,.|is, MoSCS\\nC. Tyleri...i|...i..l. I..I-..I, 1 iii..H Mi\u00e2\u0080\u009eiH.,;n,i, ll,.il..\u00c2\u00ab iiiM.sician).\\niVAl.l\\nAIon-/.o Burlianit, Williaiu H. Dowuiug, John 11. Kiiiiliall, liyioii E,\\nFIESr NEW UAMPSIIIRK HEAVY ARTILLERY.\\nSamuel B. Orowell, Hanson D. Emerson (corporal), George W. Jlills,\\n.loseph r. Morrill, Adoniram J. Sawyer (sergeant), Frederick 1 Scott,\\nHorace Smart, William S. Smart, George H. Straw (corporal). Barlow\\nL plou, George N. Watkins (sergeant).\\nFIRST UNITED STATES Sll A Rl SIIOl ITERS.\\nGeorge N. Wjttkiii.;.\\nFIFTH MAINE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.\\nFrederick G. Sanljoru (See Biographical Notices).\\nFIRST .AIASS.\\\\(:H|ISKTTS VoMVTKFH INFANTRY.\\nHurati.. l: 11\\nTWKNTV-FOl RTU MA.SSM IM I I I- \\\\.i| I TliER INFANTRY.\\nEdgar ri....^!, ,.i,..\u00e2\u0080\u009ei.\\nSECOND MASS.^CHUSET K LIGHT IIA I TKRY.\\nEzra Folsoni.\\nELEVENTH MASSACIU SETTS VOLINTEHR INFANTRY.\\nJouathan G. Enierson.\\nOM.; IILNDRED AND FORTV-SEGOND ILLINOIS VOLUNTEEB\\nINFANTRY.\\n.L\u00c2\u00ab..|,l, B. Dustin (sergeant).\\nLater Facts and Incidents.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The town nt Hop-\\nkinton is to-day, iu an eminent sense, a rural one.\\nPossessing a soil favorable to cultivation, its agricul-\\ntural standard is a high one. The i)roxiinity of the\\nmarkets aflbrded by Concord and Manchester and\\ntheir suburbs has encouraged specialties in products.\\nThe dairy interest of this town is a in-ominent one.\\nThe farmers of Hopkinton have adopted most or all\\nof the improved kinds of stock, iraplemciits and vari-\\neties of produce that are ada|)ted to this soil.\\nThere is very little manufacturing in Hojjkintou\\nat the present time, if we exclude the various mills\\nand shops that are always considered necessary ap-\\npurtenances of a complete rural community. There\\nare a machine-shop, a grist-mill, a hub-factory and a\\nlumber-mill on the water-power at Contoocook, and a\\nkit and pail manuftictory is there run by steam.\\nThere is also a kit-mill and hub-factory on the water-\\npower at West Hopkinton. In 1873, a fire was very\\ndisastrous to the manufacturing interests of Contoo-\\ncook, in burning all the works on the south side of\\nthe river. The Contoocook water-power is now owned", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0699.jp2"}, "582": {"fulltext": "HISTOKY OF MKIlllTMACK COUNTY, XKW HAMPSHIKE\\nby Colonel Edwin C. Bailey, who, in Lss;;, Imilliincw\\nclam across the river.\\nThe proximity of Mopkinton to large markets\\naffects local trade to its damage. There are two gen-\\neral stores in Hopkinton village and four general\\nand special ones in Oontoocook. There is one hotel\\nin Contoocook. There are three post-offices in\\nthe town, Ho])kinton, Contoocook and West Hop-\\nkinton. There arc three railroad stations in town,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nContoocook, West Hopkinton and Tyler s. There is\\na telegraph-oflice at Contoocook, first opened in 1866.\\nThere are two telephone-offices, at Hopkinton vil-\\nlage and Contoocook, opened in 1884.\\nThere is a Congregational, a Baptist and an E[)is-\\ncopal Church at Hopkinton village, and a Free- Will\\nBaptist, a Svvedenborgian and a Methodist at Contoo-\\ncook. A Swedenborgiau Church was organized in\\nContoocook in 1857, but it is not now active. A\\nMethodist Church was organized in Contoocook in\\n1871.\\nA grange was organized in Hopkinton in 1875 a\\nlodge of Odd-Fellows in Contoocook in 1876; a lodge\\nof Good Templars in Hoi)kiuton in 1878 a Grand\\nArmy post in Hopkinton in 1882 a Kebecca Degree\\nlodge in Contoocook in 1884. These societies are all\\nnow active.\\nIn June, 1880, the Hopkinton Times, a weekly news-\\npaper, was started in Hopkinton village by H. Sumner\\nChase. In the fall of the same year the office was\\nmoved to Contoocook. In January, 1885, the paper\\nwas consolidated with the Kearsarye Independent, of\\nWarner. A job printing office is still at Contoocook.\\nThe Contoocook Library, founded in 1871, has\\nover one thousand volumes. The Hopkinton Village\\nLibrary, established also in 1871, has nearly nine hun-\\ndred volumes. The New Hampshire Antiquarian\\nSociety, incorporated in 1875, has its headquarters in\\nCoutoocook, where it has very many thousands of an-\\ntique and curious articles, besides numerous volumes\\nof books and also pamphlets and papers. In Jones\\nbuilding, where this society has rooms, there are\\nnearly fifty thousand collected articles of all kinds.\\nAmong the present residents of Hopkinton are\\nJoseph Barnard, commissioner of forestry for Merri-\\nmack County; Herman W. Greene, solicitor of\\nMerrimack County from 1876 to 1881 Carlos G.\\nHawthorne, formerly assistant United States pro-\\nvost-marshal and attorney for the board of enroll-\\nment at Dubuque, Iowa, during the late war;\\nJohn Stevens Kimball, register of deeds for Merri-\\nmack County from 1879 to 1881. In Contoocook are\\nColonel Edwin C. Bailey, formerly a proprietor and\\neditor of the Boston Herald; Edward D. Burnham,\\n1 This church waa the result uf the missionary activity of tho Rev.\\nAbiel Silver, a native of this town, and tho congregation occupied the\\nold Union or UniversaliBt house, liuilt in 1837.\\ns There was a Methodist society operative for a brief period in Hopkin-\\nton village. The academy was used as a plncp of worsliip. rrcaching\\nwas in part supplied by the stiulents of tho Biblical liistituto at Concord.\\nThis society ceased active work about ISoO.\\nmember of the E.xecutive Council in 1875 Captain\\nGrovenor A. Curtice, State Senator from 1881 to 1883,\\nand member of the Executive Council from 1883 to\\n1885 Walter S. Davis, State Senator John F. Jom s,\\ntreasurer of Merrimack County from 1881 to 1883.\\nThe inventory of Hopkinton, taken in the spring\\nof 1885, showed 397 horses, 177 oxen, 780 cows, 355\\nneat stock, 710 sheep. The total value of real\\nestate wa s,i,.in.ii; ^tock in trade, $12,776; of\\nmills and mi Imn i\\\\ -1:^.776 of cash and miscella-\\nneous invL uii. ill-. -1 1 .,7 .i8. The total valuation of\\nthe town was sl,iiui;,33.)\\nCHAPTER V.\\nHOPKINTON\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (Co\u00c2\u00abi7\u00e2\u0080\u009e.W).\\nBiographical Sketches.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jamks Sc.\\\\ij;s, being the\\nfirst minister of Hopkinton, is entitled to further men-\\ntion. He was a graduate of Harvard College in 1733.\\nHe canie from Boxford, Mass., to Rumford, where he\\nwas received by letter into the Congregational Church\\nin 1737. He afterwards became town clerk of Canter-\\nbury. Being licensed to preach, in 1743, he was paid\\ntwenty pounds for preaching in Canterbury. Being\\nordained in Hopkinton in 1757 he continued here as\\nminister till 1770, and is said to have died in 1776.\\nHe was of versatile mind, and practiced, with greater\\nor less regularity, both medicine and law Being\\npublic-spirited, he was prominently influential in se-\\ncuring Hopkinton s charter of incorporation, being\\npaid twenty-five pounds by the town for his services.\\nIn his later years he preached in Henniker. His re-\\nmains are said to lie in the old cemetery on Putney s\\nHill, in this town.\\nJames Scales had a wife, Susanna. In the clerk s\\nrecord of this town are the follow ing data of tlieir\\nchildren\\nJohn, born in Rumford, August 4,1737; died at\\nCanterbury, August 13, 1752. Joseph, born in Rum-\\nford, April 15, 1740; died July 10,1740. Stephen,\\nborn in Rumford October 16, 1741. Susanna, born in\\nCanterbury, October 26, 1744.\\nRev. James Scales first salary in Hopkinton was\\nthe equivalent of sixty Spanish milled dollars.\\nWhile in Canterbury in 1746 he was twenty-three\\ndays in the colonial military service, under Captain\\nJeremiah Clough.\\nJohn Clement was tlie first public physician in\\nHopkinton. He was a former resident, and perhaps\\na native, of Haverhill, Mass. The site of his first\\nHopkiuton home is on Putney s Hill, a few rods\\nsouth of the graveyard, on the opposite side of the\\nroad. It is indicated by a slight depression and a\\nquantity of stone. Later in life. Dr. Clement, in con-\\nnection with a son, built a two-storied house on the\\nwestern slope of the hill, on the road from Hopkin-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0700.jp2"}, "583": {"fulltext": "HOPKINTON.\\n407\\ntiiii village to West Hopkinton, a little farther north\\nthan hia first residence. He seema to have been a\\npopuliir physician, as his practice is said to have ex-\\ntended to fourteen towns. He had five sons, John,\\nTimothy, Phineas, Benjamin and James also four\\ndaughters, Ruth, Polly, Sally and Betsey. Socially,\\nhe is said to have been genial and mirthful. His\\nwife, Molly, was probably from Salisbury, Mass. Dr.\\nClement died November 20, 1804, aged sixty-one.\\nHis wife died February 12, 1817, aged seventy -two.\\nTheir remains lie in the old cemetery on Putney s\\nHill.\\nBARrr H Chase was probably the first lawyer res-\\nident in Hopkinton. He is said to have been a native\\nof Cornish. He came to Hopkinton before 1785. He\\nwas solicitor of Hillsborough County from 1808 to\\n1817. He built the house now occupied by Mrs.\\nLouisa A. P. Stanwood, next east of the Episcopal\\nChurch. He married Ellen, daughter of Benjamin\\nWiggin, of Hopkinton. T.wo sons lived to old age,\\nSamuel died March 12, 1875, aged seventy-one Ben-\\njamin Wiggin, January 6, 1878, aged eighty-two.\\nBaruch Chase was an uncle of the late Chief Justice\\nSalmon P. Chase. He died March 5, 1841, aged\\nseventy-seven. His wife died March 17, 1868, aged\\nninety-two.\\nBenjamin Wiggin was the most noted of the early\\ntaverners of Hopkinton. His tavern stood next\\nbuilding west of the Episcopal Church. He began\\nbusiness here as early as 1744, coming from Stratham.\\nHe was landlord, merchant, justice and public servant\\ngenerally. He gave the site of the old Hillsborough\\nCounty court-house, where now is the Hopkinton\\ntown-house. In a time of scarcity, he sold corn cheaply\\nto favor his poorer neighbors and townsmen. He was\\ntwice married. His first wife was Elizabeth Clement\\nI his second, Mrs. Sarah Holt. He had children,\\ni Timothy, Benjamin, Mary, Ellen, and Joseph and\\nElizabeth, twins. He died October .31, 1822, aged\\neighty his first wife, May 24, 1782, aged thirty-one\\nhis second, Ojtober 31, 1824, aged sixty-five. Mrs.\\nEllea C. Ciroeiie, now living, is a grandchild of Es-\\nquire Wiggin. Herman W. Greene is his great-\\ngrandchild.\\nJoshua Baii.ey has already been mentioned\\nas a captain in the Revolutionary War. Captain\\nBailey was a native of England, and was born about\\n1738. He came to Hopkinton from Massachusetts,\\nand lived about a mile east of Hopkinton village,\\nwhere now resides Carlos CI. Hawthorne. He was\\none of the most useful citizens of the early times,\\nholding nearly or quite every important office within\\nthe gift of the town. He seems to have been twice\\nmarried. The following were children of Joshua\\nand Anna Bailey: John, born February 23, 1769;\\nJoshua, born November 13, 1770 Elijah, born Feb-\\nuary 27, 1773; Betty, born May 8, 1780; Rachel,\\nborn August 16, 1782 Esther, born March 18, 1785.\\nJoshua Bailey died Ai ril ii, 1800, aged sixty-eight\\nyears. Sarah, his wife, died January 29, 1816, aged\\nsixty-four years.\\nMrs. Seth Webber, now living, is a grandchild of\\nCaptain Bailey.\\nWilliam Weeks was a native of Greenland,\\nwhere he was born in 1755, being a son of William\\nand Eleanor Weeks. He was a graduate of Harvard\\nCollege, and adopted the life of a merchant and\\nfarmer. He came to Hopkinton about 1792 and re-\\nmained there till he died, in 1843. He was a soldier of\\nthe Revolution, entering the army as a quartermaster\\nand leaving as a major. During a considerable por-\\ntion of the time he was an aid-de-camp of General\\nWashington. In Hopkinton he built a house that is\\nnow standing in the district known as Farrington s\\nCorner. Deacon Thomas J. Weeks, a son, is now\\nliving in the same neighborhood. Major Weeks was\\ntwice married. His first wife was Abigail Rogers,\\nwhom he married in 1780 his second wife was Sally\\nCotta Cotton Weeks, daughter of Dr. Ichabod\\nWeeks, of Greenland. There were thirteen children\\nof Major Weeks. Their names were William, George,\\nCharles, Abigail Rogers, Mary, Jacob, Washington,\\nThomas Jefferson, Sarah Ann, Susan, Hannah, Emily,\\nJohn.\\nEbenezer Leened, a native of Medford, Mass.,\\nwas born October 6, 1762, being a son of Thomas\\nLerned and Hannah Brooks. He graduated at Har-\\nvard College in 1787; studied medicine with Dr. E.\\nA. Holyoke, of Salem, Mass. received the degree of\\nM.D. from Dartmouth College. He practiced a\\nshort time in Leominster, Mass.; and then came to\\nHopkinton, where he practiced medicine and pursued\\ntrade. He was the first delegate to Dartmouth Col-\\nlege from the New Hampshire Medical Society, of\\nwhich he was vice-president at the time of his de-\\ncease, in 1831. He founded the New Hamphire Ag-\\nricultural Society and was its first president. He\\nwas active in all the public interests of the town of\\nHopkinton, and left bequests to its schools and to its\\npoor, and to the town itself. He was the first liber-\\nally educated physician in town. He was twice mar-\\nried. His first wife was Mary Hall, of Londonderry,\\nwhom he married in 1802. They had four children,\\nLouisa, Mary Eliza, Margaret, Brooks Holyoke. His\\nfirst wife died November 22, 1813, aged thirty-two.\\nHis .second wife was Catharine, daughter of Timothy\\nPerkins and Hannah Trowbridge, whom he married\\nin 1814. They, had five children, Catharine Crosby\\nPerkins, Edward Augustus, Hannah Brooks, Lucy\\nAnn, Elizabeth Trowbridge. His second wife died\\nSeptember 30, 1869. Mrs. Mary Eliza Flanders, his\\ndaughter, is living in this town. Misses Catharine\\nC. P., Hannah B. and Lucy A., his daughters, occui)y\\nhis former residence in Hopkinton village.\\nJohn Harris, a native of Harvard, Mass., was\\nborn October 13, 1769, being a son of Richard Har-\\nris and Lydia Atherton. He graduated at Harvard\\nCollege in 1791 read law with Simeon Strong, of", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0701.jp2"}, "584": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nAmherst, Mass., and Timothy Bigelow, of Groton,\\nMass. In 1794, he came to Hopkinton in 1799, he\\nmarried Mary Poor, a native of Hampstead, and\\ndaughter of Eliphalet Poor and Elizal)eth Little.\\nThey had four children, George, Catharine, Eliza\\nPoor, Ann. Catharine became the wife of Timothy\\nWiggin Little, of Hopkinton. John Harris lived in\\nthe hoii.se now occupied by Reuben E. French. In\\n1810, lie was inade captain of the Fourth Company of\\nthe Twenty-tirst liegimerit of New Hampshire Militia.\\nHe was the first ])ostmaster in Hopkinton, holding\\noffice from ISll 10 1825. In ISIO, he was ni.ade a\\ntrustee of Dartmouth College. He was solicitor of\\nHillsborough County from 1817 to 1823, judge of\\nprobate from 1812 to 1823 and the same of Merri-\\nmack County from 1823 to 1843. He was a.ssociate\\njustice of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire\\nfrom 1823 to 1833. The probate laws of Hillsborough\\nCounty were revised by Judge Harris and Charles\\nH. Atherton, the commission being established in\\n1820. In June, 1814, Judge Harris was made chair-\\nman of a committee of the Legislature to locate a\\nstate capital. He was a prominent Free-Ma.son. He\\nwas the founder of Trinity Chapter in 1807. He\\nwas also founder of Tyrian Council and of the\\nMount Horel) Commandary of Knights Templar.\\nHe was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge, Crrand\\nHigh Priest of the Grand Chapter at its formation, in\\n1819, and first Grand Ma.ster of the Grand Encamp-\\nment of Knights Templar of New Hamp.shire at its\\nformation in 182(5. He was one of the sub.scribers\\nto the ecclesiastical constitution of Christ s Church\\nin 1803, and was one of the first wardens of St. An-\\ndrew s Church in 1827. He was a skillful farmer.\\nJudge Harris died on the 23d of April, 1845; his\\nwife died March 6, 1843, aged sixty-four. There is\\nno descendant of theirs living.\\nSamuel Greene, son of Nathaniel, was born in\\nConcord, March 7, 1770. He read law with his bro-\\nther Peter, and began practice in Concord in 1793.\\nHe was associate justice of the New Hampshire Su-\\npreme Court from 1819 to 1840. He came to Hop-\\nkinton about 1883 and remained here till about 1837.\\nAfter leaving the justice s bench he accepted a clerk-\\nship in Washington, D. C, where he died in 1851, aged\\neighty-one. His remains are buried in Hopkinton\\nvillage, in the old cemetery. He was thrice married.\\nOne wife, Ann N., who died in 1834, is buried by his\\nside. Herman H. Greene was a son of Judge Greene,\\nand was born in Concord in 1802. In early life he\\nentered the counting-room of Alexander Ladd, of\\nPortsmouth. Soon after he became a sailor, rising to\\nthe command of an East Indianman. He left the\\nsea about 1838, and then traded in Bangor, Me., a few\\nyears, and next came to Hopkinton, where he died in\\n18G2. In 1851, he took a company by sea to Califor-\\nnia in the ship I^eonora, also taking along the first\\nsteamboat used on theC alifurnia i-oasl. In aliliiniia.\\nCaptain Greene gave attcntidii to iiniiiuL Imt inadc\\none trip to Australia. He returned to Hopkinton\\nafter four or five years. He married Ellen C. Wiggin,\\nof Hopkinton, in 1837, who is now living. Herman\\nW. Greene is his son.\\nMatthew Harvey, a son of Matthew, was born\\nin Sutton, June 21, 1781. He prepared for college\\nunder the tuition of Rev. Dr. Sauuiel Wood, of Bos-\\ncawen, and graduated at Dartmouth in 1806. He\\nstudied law with John Harris, was admitted to the\\nbar in 1809 and opened an office in Hopkinton. He\\nwas thirteen years a moderator of Hopkinton s\\ntown-meeting. In 1814, he was elected a State rep-\\nre.sentativc from Hopkinton, and continued one for\\nseven successive years was Speaker of the House\\nfrom 1818 to 1820. In 1821, he was sent to the\\nUnited States House of Representatives, where he\\nserved four years he then entered the State Senate\\nand served three years, being president of that\\nbody the whole time. In 1828 and 1829, he was a\\nmember of the New Hampshire Executive Council.\\nIn 1830 be was Governor of the State, and was the\\nsame year appointed a United States district judge.\\nHe was a prominent member of the Episcopal\\nChurch, and was a trustee of Hopkinton Academy.\\nHe was vice-president of the New Hampshire His-\\ntorical Society from 1829 to 1831, and its president\\nfrom 1832 to 1834. Judge Harvey moved from Hop-\\nkinton to Concord about 1850, and died there Ajiril\\n7, IStiO, aged eighty- five. His wife was Margaret\\nRowe, a native of Ncwburyport, Mass. They had\\ntwo children. His only daughter, Margaret Elizabeth,\\ndied in 183(5; his only son, Frederick, in Louisiana,\\nin 18t;f).\\nGrace Fletcher, noted for her personal beauty,\\nand celebrated in being the first wife of Daniel Web-\\nster, is said to have been born in Hopkinton in 1781.\\nHer Christian name was Gratia. She was the\\ndaughter of Rev. Elijah and Rebecca Fletcher. Her\\nfather was a native of Westford, Mass., and the pas-\\ntor of the Congregational Church in Hopkinton\\nfrom 1773 to his death, in 178(5. Grace Fletcher s\\nHopkinton home was about a mile east of the village,\\non the road to Concord, the ancient house being now\\noccupied by Mrs. Stephen Abbott. Grace was edu-\\ncated at Atkinson Academy, leaving that institution\\nin 1801, her mother having married the Rev. Chris-\\ntopher Paige. Grace married Daniel Webster at\\nSalisbury in 1808, while making a home with her\\nsister Rebecca, the wife of Judge Israel Kelly. Her\\nmonumental record at Marshfield asserts that she\\nwas born January 16, 1782, and died January 21,\\n1828.\\nHorace Chase was born in Unity, December 14,\\n1788. He graduated at Dartmouth College in 1814.\\nHe studied law with Matthew Harvey, of Hopkinton,\\nand opened an office in Goshen in 1818. He returned\\nto Hopkinton in 1821 and formed a law partnership\\nwith ;\\\\latthew Harvey. He represented Hopkinton\\nin the l,ci;islatnrc in 1829, and was assistant clerk of", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0702.jp2"}, "585": {"fulltext": "HOPKINTON.\\nthe House from 1830 to 1832. He was postmaster of\\nHopkinton from 1829 to 1850. He was judge of\\nprobate of Merrimack County from 183.3 to 18.55, and\\npublished tlie Probate IHreclorij in 1845. He was\\ncasliier of tlie Franklin Bank. He was prominent in\\nFree-JIa.sonry he was made a Master-Mason in 1815,\\naKoyal Arch Mason in 1817 and a Knight Templar\\nin 182(j. He was Grand Recorder of the Grand Com-\\nmandery from 1860 to 1870. He compiled and pub-\\nlished the records of the Grand Lodge from 1789 to\\n1856. He died March 1,1875. He was thrice mar-\\nried. His first wife was Betsey Blanchard, of Hop-\\nkinton, by whom he had four children, a daughter\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0.\\\\\\\\u\\\\ three sons. His second wife was Lucy Blan-\\n(\u00e2\u0080\u00a2liaid, sister of his first. His third wife was Mrs.\\nRuhama Clarke, of .Manchester, who is now living.\\nHis only daughter, Mary Elizabeth, died in 1843,\\naired twenty-one yeai-s. Samuel B. and Charles (1,\\nhis sons, reside at Wright s Grove, 111. Horace G..\\nal-o his son, resides in New Haven, Conn.\\nC\\\\KLTON Chase, the son of Charles Chase and\\nSarah Currier, was born in Hopkinton January 20,\\n1794. He finished preparation for college at Salisbury\\nAcademy in 1813, and graduated at Dartmouth in\\n1817. While in college, he became an Episcopalian.\\nAfter leaving college, he studied theology with Bishop\\nGriswold at Bristol, R. I. In 1818, he was ordained\\na deacon at Bristol, and, in 1820, a priest, at New-\\nport. He first became rector of Immanuel Church,\\nBellows Falls, Vt., in 1819, where he remained about\\ntwenty-five years. He received the degree of D.D.\\nfrom the University of Vermont in 1839, and was\\nsubsequently admitted ad eunclem at Bishop s College,\\nLenoxville, Canada. In October, 1843, he was chosen\\nbishop of New Hampshire, and was consecrated in\\nPhiladelphia in October, 1844. His diocesan resi-\\ndence was at Claremont, where he had accepted the\\nrectorship of Trinity Church, and which he held till\\n1863. He died January 18, 1870. Bishop Chase\\nmarried Harriet, daughter of Dr. Cutter, of Bellows\\nFalls, in 1820, by whom he had eight children.\\nDyer H. Saxbors, a native of Gilmanton, was\\nborn July 29, 1799, being a son of David E. Sanborn\\nand Hannah Hook. He was educated at Gilford\\nAcademy and Dartmouth College, from which he re-\\nceived the degree of A.M. He followed the profes-\\nsion of a teacher the larger part of his life, assuming\\nnumerous responsible positions in New Hampshire\\nand Massachusetts. He came to Hopkinton as the\\npreceptor of Hopkinton Academy in 1854, and he re-\\nsided here till his death, in 1871. He held numerous\\ncivil offices. He was commissioner of schools of Sul-\\nlivan County in 18-50 and 1851. He represented\\nSanbornton in the Legislature in 1845 and lS4fi,\\nand also Washington in 18.50, being also a member of\\nthe Constitutional Convention of that year. He was\\nmany years a local Methodist preacher. He was\\nchaplain of the New Hampshire House of Repre\\nsentatives in 1S46. He was a Roval Arch Ma.son, and\\nchaplain of the Grand Lodge from 1849 to 1856. In\\n1836, he published an Analytical Grammar, which\\npiissed through seven editions in ten years in 1846,\\nhe published a Normal School Grammar, which\\npassed through eight editions in five years. He was\\npostniiister of Hopkinton from 1858 till his death.\\nDuring the Presidency of Franklin Pierce, he was for\\na time a clerk in the Interior Department of the gov-\\nernment. Professor Sanborn wa.s twice married. His\\nfirst wife was Harriet W. Tucker, of Deerfield his\\nsecond, Mrs. Abigail Glidden, of Sanbornton Bridge\\n(now Tilton). He had one son by his first wife; he\\ndied at Washington, in 1852, aged ten years.\\nFranklin W. Fisk, a son of Ebenezer T isk and\\nHannah Proctor, was born in Hopkinton in 1820. He\\nlived in Hopkinton till the age of thirteen. From\\n1835 to 1841, he was a student at Phillips Academy,\\nExeter, being at times a teacher. He was in Yale\\nCollege from 1845 to 1849 in Yale Theological Sem-\\ninary from 1849 to 1852 tutor in college in 1851 and\\n1852. He wa-s licensed to preach in 1852; was a stu-\\ndent in Andover Theological Seminary a portion of\\n1853 traveled in Europe the same year. While\\nabroad he was appointed to the position of professor\\nin Beloit College, Wisconsin was professor of\\nrhetoric and English literature from 1854 to 1859.\\nHe was ordained to the ministry in 1859. He\\nwas Wisconsin professor of sacred rhetoric in the\\nChicago Theological Seminary from 1859 to 1869. In\\n1871-72, he visited Europe again and attended lectures\\nthree months at the University of Berlin. He has\\nthe degree of D.D. from Olivet College, Michigan.\\nHe is now professor in the Chicago Theological Sem-\\ninary. Professor Fisk married Mrs. Amelia Allen\\n.\\\\ustin, of Woodstock, Ct.,in 1854 she died in 1881\\nthey had three children.\\nJo.4B N. Patterson, son of Joab Patterson and\\nMary Lovering, was born in Contoocook January 2,\\n1835. He graduated at Dartmouth College in 1860.\\nIn 1861, on the breaking out of the war, he enlisted\\nand took out papers as an enlisting oflicer. He en-\\nlisted a company of men at Contoocook and took\\nthem to Portsmouth, where they were massed in the\\nSecond Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteers.\\nPatterson was commissioned a first lieutenant; in\\n1862, he was promoted to captain in 1864 to lieuten-\\nant-colonel in 1865, to colonel in 1865, also, he was\\nmade brevet brigadier-general of United States Vol-\\nunteers. In 1866, he represented Hopkinton in the\\nState Legislature; in 1867, he was appointed United\\nStates marshal of New Hampshire. Tn 1866-67, he\\nwas colonel of the First Regiment of New Hampshire\\nMilitia, and was brigadier-general of the First Bri-\\ngade from 1868 to 1870. He became colonel of the\\nFirst Regiment of the New Hampshire National\\nGuard in 1878. General Patterson married Sarah\\nCilley Bouton, daughter of Rev. Nathaniel Bouton,\\nD.D., of Concord, in 1867, and by whom he has three\\nchildren. He has resided in Concord since 1868.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0703.jp2"}, "586": {"fulltext": "410\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COITNTy, NFAV IIAMI SHIUK.\\nSilas Ketcham, a native of Barre, Vt., was born\\nDecember 4, 1835, being a son of Silas Ketcham and I\\nCynthia Doty. In 1851, his father moved to Hopkin-\\nton, where the son learned the trade of a shoemaker,\\nfollowing it till 1858. He then entered Hopkinton\\nAcademy and began a course of intellectual study,\\nwhich he continued till his death, in 1880. He was\\nprevented from entering collcfre by ill health, but he\\ngraduated from Bangor Thc .ln^i,al S.iniiKiry in 18()3,\\npursuing the full course un.l -u,.,. niu I, is family by\\nhis trade. He studied hi-li. i imitli. nuuics and ac-\\nquired a knowledge of French, Spanish and Italian.\\nHe was first settled atWardsborough.Vt., and also oc-\\ncupied pastoral charges in Bristol, Maplewood, Mass.,\\nand Windsor, Ct. He at one time resided in Brattle-\\nborough, Vt., and was lussociated editorially in the\\nconduct of the Vermont Weekly, and Semi- Weekly\\nRecord, and the Vermont School Journal, leaving Brat-\\ntleborough to go to Bristol. He was chaplain of\\nthe Grand Lodge of Free-Masons of New Hamp-\\nshire from 1871 to 1875. He was an omnivorous reader\\nand collected thousands of books and pamphlets.\\nHe was connected with various societies devoted\\nto benevolence and the promotion of historic and\\ngenealogical research, and published numerous dis-\\ncourses and pamphlets. He was the founder of the\\nNew Hampshire Antiquarian Society and was its\\npresident a short time before his death. He left an\\nunfinished Dictionary of New Hampshire Biogra-\\nphy. Rev. Mr. Ketcham died in Boston, Mass.,\\nwhile on a temporary visit to his friend. Rev. Harlan\\nP. Gage. His remains were buried in Contoocook,\\nwhere his brother, George H. Ketcham, now lives. In\\n1860, Silas Ketcham married Georgia C, daughter ol\\nElbridge Hardy, of Amherst, N. H.,by whom he had\\ntwosons,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 George C. and Edmund. Mrs. Ketcham now\\nresides in Newport.\\nFrederick G. Sanborn, a native of Sanborton\\nBridge (now Tilton), was born January 22, 1836, be-\\ning the son of Eliphalet and Abigail Glidden. His\\nfather dying, his mother afterwards became the second\\nwife of Professor Dyer H. Sanborn. Frederick Glid-\\nden received an academic education and became a\\nclerk in a store in Hopkinton and afterwards a book-\\nkeeper in Chicago, 111. Again he became a clerk in\\nSherbrook, Ct., and a commercial agent for a com-\\nmission-house in Portland, Me. Upon the event of\\nthe war of 1861, he enlisted in the Fifth Maine Vol-\\nunteers, and was promoted through all the grades of\\nnon-commissioned office to the position of captain.\\nHe was detailed as brigade inspector and adjutant-gen-\\neral oftheSecond Brigade, First Division, Sixth Corps,\\nand was in all the principal battles of the Army of the\\nPotomac. In 1S64, in autumn, he had charge of\\neighty men in Tenne.ssee, getting timber of the Cum-\\nberland liiver for General Sherman s bridges. He\\nwas in the F irst Battalion of Massachusetts Cavalry\\nill tlic winter and spring of 1865, and was transferred,\\nbv order of the Secretary of War, to the United\\nStates army, and detailed for duty as clerk in the\\nSurgeon-General s office at Washington, D. C. He\\nwas wounded at Gaines Hill and Cold Harbor. Since\\nthe war. Captain Sanborn has resided much of the\\ntime in Hopkinton. In 1880, he married Sophia W.\\nRogers, of Ho] kinton.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nCAPTAIN PAII, R. GEORGE.\\nThe New England of the early part of this cen-\\ntury, and its men and events, are naturally subjects of\\na sort of filial regard to its resident sons, as well as to\\nthe men of New England descent in whatever part of\\nthis broad land they may be citizens for New Eng-\\nland, to borrow the phrase of Hawthorne, is to all\\nintents and purposes the Old Home of a vast\\nfraction of the energetic population of the Western\\nand Middle States. To them it is historic soil, in\\nwhich lies the dust of their ancestors, and whither\\nthey make pilgrimages of sentiment and recreation.\\nThe New England of the first part of this century\\nwas a homogeneous community. Its people were\\nmostly of English stock, but with such peculiarities\\nand traits as generations born and reared in a New\\nWorld environment would naturally take on and ex-\\nhibit. There was not then the constant intercourse\\nwith Europe which is now so seriously sophisticating\\nand affecting a multitude of Americans. In the\\nearly part of the century there was the genuine Yan-\\nkee, pure and simple, the true son of the New World\\nsoil. Immigration had not then seriously diluted the\\npopulation, which wsus socially, morally and intel-\\nlectually of a higher average than any other commu-\\nnity ever attained. It is no wonder, then, that this\\nold-fashioned New England and its noteworthy men\\nhave become the subjects of so much historic and bio-\\ngraphic thought. They were then, indeed, New\\nEnglanders who were racy of the soil. Every section\\nof Yankeeland then produced its quota of remarkable\\ncharacters who deserved commemoration for old-\\nfashioned New England was as rich and fertile in its\\nproductions of such original characters as Scotland\\nhas been at any period of its history.\\nIt is the duty of the ready writei-s of to-day to see\\nto it that every such character of native growth shall\\nhave its due meed of biographic notice, so that future\\ngenerations may know what manner of men preceded\\nthem on this Novanglian soil, who hav. made it\\nfamous by their genius, thrift, energy :imiI enter-\\nprise.\\nProminent in this class of New England men was\\nCaptain Paul Rolfe George, who Wiis born in Con-\\ncord, N. H., on the 2.5th of August, 1807. He was", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0704.jp2"}, "587": {"fulltext": "^^^f^^^X-^", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0707.jp2"}, "588": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0708.jp2"}, "589": {"fulltext": "HOI KTNTON.\\niiaiinid for I aul liulle, son of Beiijamiu Uollo, both\\nvery promiuent citi/.enfe in the early days of Concord.\\nThe latter married Sarah, eldest daughter of the Rev.\\nTimothy Walker. After hi* de:ith lii widow mar-\\nried Benjamin Thoinpsoii, widi ly known as Connt\\nKuinford.\\nCaptain fieorge s father, John (ieori^ e, Ivsq., lived\\nin early life in the adjoiuiug town of Hopkinton,\\nwhere he wa.s born May 2(), 1780. His grandfather\\nmoved to that town after the middle of the last cen-\\ntury from Haverhill, Mass., to which place his ances-\\ntors had emigrated from England in the preceding\\ncentury. Early in the present century his grand-\\nfather, having in 1784 moved to Warner, N. H., lo-\\ncated in Topsham, Vt., then a wilderness, with such\\nof a large family as were then too young to be self-\\nsupporting. He cleared and subsequently cultivated\\na large farm on what is known iis George s Hill, in\\nthat town, where he died February 4, 1822. Captain\\nGeorge .s paternal grandmother was the daughter of\\nCaptain Harriman, a retired sea-captain, who settled\\nin Hopkinton from Salem, Mass., about the time his\\nfather came from Haverhill. These ancestors, on\\nboth sides, were noted for self-reliance, persistence\\nand force of character.\\nCaptain George s mother, Ruth Bradley, was a de-\\nscendant of one of the representative families of the\\nearly settlers of Concord, from whom he inherited,\\nwith a somewhat delicate constitution, a quickness\\nand brightness of intellect and clearness of percep-\\ntion which became in after-life his almost marvelous\\ncharacteristics.\\nHis father was from childhood thoroughly self-de-\\ni pendent. Learning the hatters trade, he followed\\nthat vocation through his early life. He was also for\\nmany years an inn-keeper, a director of a leading\\ni bank, a deputy-sheriff, an administrator of estates\\nand a practical farmer, displaying in all his business\\naffairs great energy, fidelity and unswerving integrity.\\nHe had by his first wife three children,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Paul Rolfe,\\ni the subject of this sketch Clarissa Bartlett, wife of\\nHon. Hamilton E. Perkins and Susan Emery, who\\ndied in early life. By his second wife, Mary Hatch,\\nI he had one son, John Hatch, who still resides at the\\ni family homestead. He died at Concord, N. H.,\\nwhere he had lived for nearly fifty years, January 9,\\n1843.\\nI Captain George was educated in the public schools\\nI; of Concord, but he was too nervously restive in his\\nboyhood and early youth to devote himself to study.\\n|i His love of trade, embracing in its subjects his jack-\\nknife, clothing and boots in daily use, as well as the\\ni most valuable property he possessed in after-life, w.is\\nI a passion with him. An intimate friend and associ-\\nate of his youth says that after he was fifteen years\\nold he had scarcely ever the same suit of clothes or\\nIj i)air of boots two days in succession. Many ludicrous\\nanecdotes are told of this marked peculiarity, which\\nwas apparently founded not so ranch in a desire for\\ngain as in the love of trade. Among his purchases\\nand swappings before he was twenty -one years of age\\ncould be reckoned, besides almost innumerable horses,\\ncarriages and various kinds of other property, an en-\\ntire circus and its accompanying paraphernalia.\\nSoon after he came of age he leased the old Co-\\nlumbian, then the most noted hotel in Concord, which\\nhe himself kept for a considerable time. His clerk\\nwas Nathaniel White, and Charles H. Norton had\\ncharge of his stable. The former subsequently be-\\ncame one of the proprietors of the United States and\\nCanada Express, distinguished alike for his great\\nwealth and liberality, while the latter was owner for\\nmany years of the principal livery st;il)le in Concord.\\nMessrs. White and Norton were through life intimate\\nfriends and neighbors, and it is not exaggeration to\\nsay that no two citizens of Concord ever died more\\ngenerally beloved or more sincerely lamented. Their\\nafi ection for Captain George was lifelong and unwa-\\nvering, and wiis heartily reciprocated.\\nSoon after the sale of his interest in the Columbian\\nHotel he removed to Lowell, then rapidly growing in-\\nto importance as the chief manufacturing locality of\\nNew England, and there opened a large dry-goods\\nstore in company with his cousin, Charles L. Emery,\\nunder the firm-name of George Emery. Subse-\\nquently his health began to fail, and he disposed of\\nhis store, and by the advice of his physician went\\nSouth to avert the tendency to pulmonary consump-\\ntion, with which he was seriously threatened, and\\nfrom which his pluck and will-power alone rescued\\nhim. He spent several months at Washington,\\nwhere he made the intimate acquaintance of many\\nmen of i)rominence from all parts of the country.\\nUpon his return he was appointed to a position in\\nthe Boston custom-house, under the collectorship of\\nHon. David Henshaw.\\nCaptain George had a natural taste for politics, and\\na special love for the excitement incident to political\\ncontroversy and the bitter quarrel which followed\\nthe veto of the bank charter by President Tyler gave\\nhim the special opportunity to display his peculiar\\npower. He became an ardent defender of the Presi-\\ndent and the intimate of Caleb Cushing, Henry A.\\nWise and other young and vigorous statesmen who\\nconstituted what was then known as the TylerGuard.\\nHe was appointed by the President naval store-keep-\\ner at Brooklyn, N. Y., a position which he held until\\nhis active and openly-expressed sympathy with the\\nemployes of the navy-yard, in their opposition to an\\nofficial order that a government vessel should be sent\\nelsewhere for repairs, caused a quarrel with the de-\\npartment which resulted in his removal from office.\\nSubsequently, in company with Caleb Cushing,\\nRobert Rantoul and a few other intimate friends, he\\nmade the journey up the Mississippi River to the\\npresent sites of St. Paul and Minneapolis, then a\\nwilderness with scarcely a single white inhabitant.\\nThey also visited St. Croix Falls, and continued their", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0709.jp2"}, "590": {"fulltext": ",y/;n^C^^^\\n?7", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0710.jp2"}, "591": {"fulltext": "IIOPKINTON.\\n413\\nIriiiids and associates of his boyhood and youth. It\\nu:is his farewell visit to his birth-place. Soon after\\nhi.M return home he was taken suddenly ill, and on\\nthi l Jth of February he closed a life of constant ac-\\ntivity at his farm in Hopkinton, surrounded by his\\nrelatives and friends, in the fifty-seventh year of his\\niim He was buried in the family lot, in Blossom\\n11 ill Cemetery, in Concord, where a fine granite nion-\\niiiiunt marks his resting-place.\\nSuch is a brief account of the life, and some of its\\niiiciilents, of the subject of this sketch. It will be\\ns. .11 that Captain George s career was a checkered\\niihI varied one, full of the variety of pursuit, specu-\\nlative ventures and political incidents which mark\\ntill career of an able and energetic American during\\ntill period in which he lived. But, after all, he was\\ncliii fly interesting on his own personal account, aad\\nfur himself, for he was, in his psychological organi-\\nzation, a man of genius. He had an element of\\n-Miking individuality which differentiated him from\\niivbody else. There was no mistaking him for any\\nHi li.r person than himself. His conversational powers\\nwere remarkable, and as a talker on the current men\\n.Tiid politics of his time he could not be surpassed.\\nHis talk was like the effervescence of champagne. It\\nsparkled with wit, sarcasm and irony.\\nllut he was not merely an eloquent and most inter-\\nesting talker. He was full of practical sense and\\nKiidwledge, the result of a life s experience in both\\npeace and war. He was the intimate friend and asso-\\neiate of such remarkable public men as Franklin\\nI ieree, Williarn L. Marcy, Caleb Gushing, Levi\\n^Viiodbury, Robert Rantoul, David K. Cartter, Hen-\\nry A. Wise, Isaac Hill and B. F. Butler, and it is\\nn it too much to say, that though they were his supe-\\nriiirs in reputation and in social and political influ-\\neiiee, they were under special obligations to him for\\nsii^Lrestions and advice which his almost intuitive\\nknowledge of the state of public feeling at any given\\nemergency enabled him to give, and which they fully\\nappreciated. He was in every way qualified to be\\nthe guide, philosopher and friend of great political\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0ami party leaders, for he thoroughly understood the\\nvarying moods of the people, being a man of the\\nI pie himself. He was not debarred from popular\\nintercourse by too much personal greatness and con-\\nceit of himself. His wit and brilliant conversational\\n])owers made him a favorite in all places of popular\\nresiirt thus he knew the masses from his own knowl-\\nedsje, and not at second-hand.\\nA list of his life-long friends and associates will\\nbest convey a proper idea of the appreciation and es-\\ntimation in which he was held by those intimate with\\nhim. In addition to the distinguished men already\\nmentioned, the late Theodore H. Sweetser may be in-\\nstanced, who, in his day, had no superior at the Massa-\\nchusetts bar. Mr. Sweetser s face was wont to be\\nliirhted up with a glow of pleasure whenever Captain\\nI ie.irge was a visitor at his office. He would listen\\nwith delight while the captain indulged in his bril-\\nliant arrow-flights of comment on current men and\\nevents, if he happened to be in one of his effervescent\\nmoods, which, indeed, constituted his normal mental\\nstate.\\nRichard S. SpofTord, of Newburyport, himself also\\na man of brilliant intellect, and therefore well quali-\\nfied to appreciate intellectual brilliancy in his a.ssoci-\\nates, cherishes the memory of his whilom friend. Cap-\\ntain George, with peculiar tenacity and warmth of\\nrecollection and regard.\\nAmong his intimate friends still living, whose\\nyouthful recollections of Captain George are cher-\\nished with special tenacity, the names of Charles\\nLevi Woodbury, of Boston, Sidney Webster, of New\\nYork, and Daniel S. Richardson, of Lowell, all\\nrepresentative men of marked capacity, should not\\nbe omitted.\\nAmong his friends and associates, who, like himself,\\nhave departed to that still country whither all are\\nbound, may be mentioned Charles H. Peaslee, mem-\\nber of Congress, and Ira Perley, chief justice, of New\\nHampshire James S. Whitney, remarkable for his\\npolitical as well as business capacity the genial and\\nwitty Isaac O. Barnes, whose intimacy with Captain\\nGeorge left a doubt in the minds of their personal\\nfriends which excelled in brilliancy of conversational\\npowers Tappan Wentworth, prominent as a lawyer\\nand member of Congress and Fisher A. Hildreth,\\nthe cool, philosophic politician, all of Massachu-\\nsetts.\\nCaptain George s life covered a period of only fifty-\\nseven years, but it was a most eventful one in the\\nhistory of the country. He was born in the adminis-\\ntration of Thomas Jefferson, and died during that of\\nAbraham Lincoln. When he reached his majority\\nJohn Quincy Adams was in the White House. Mean-\\ntime in his childhood had occurred the War of 1812\\nwith Great Britain. He began to take personal in-\\nterest in political affairs during the administrations of\\nJackson and Van Buren but during the administra-\\ntion of John Tyler he was himself a power in federal\\npolitics. He lived to see the agitation of the slavery\\nquestion culminate in a gigantic civil war, near the\\nclose of which he ended his career. The United\\nStates, as it was in the early part of his life, is now a\\ntradition for what may be called the better and\\npurer as well as the younger days of the great repub-\\nlic were over in 1845. We .ire as a nation unspeaka-\\nbly greater, richer and more populous and powerful\\nthan we then were; but greatness of wealth and\\npower is by no means synonymous with popular hap-\\npiness and national honor.\\nHOX. WALTER SCOTT DAVIS.\\nCaptain Francis (4) Davis, The Pioneer, w.is\\nborn in Amesbury, Mass., October 26, 1723. He was\\nr Colonel L. \\\\V. Cogswell.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0713.jp2"}, "592": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nthe son of Francis (3) and Joanna Davis, who was\\nthe son of Francis (2), who was the son of Philip (1),\\nwho, when a lad of twelve years of age, sailed from\\nSouthampton, England, for New England, April 24,\\n1638, in the ship Confidence, of London, Eng.,\\nJohn Jobson, master, as servant of John Binson, of\\nCavershara, Oxfordshire, Eng., husbandman.\\nFrancis (2) Davis took the oath of allegiance and\\nfidelity at Amesbury December 20, 1(577.\\nCaptain Francis (4) Davis married Elizabeth,\\ndaughter of Jonathan and Sarah Ferrin, who was\\nborn February 20, 1724, and their children were\\nGertrude, born December 22, 1746 Zebulon, born\\nJune 2, 1748; Jeremiah, born October 22, 1751;\\nWells, born March 22, 1753; Ichabod, born February\\n21, 1755; Francis, born May 27, 1757; Elizabeth,\\nborn February 1,1759; Aquila, June 27, 1760 Paine,\\nborn March 28, 1762; Nathan, born November 9,\\n1764; all born in Amesbury, Mass. Captain Francis (4)\\ncameto Warner amongst the earliest settlers, and loca-\\nted at what is now known as Davisville, and was the\\nforemost man in that town from the time of his arrival\\nto the time of his death. His name appears upon al-\\nmost every page of Warner s history from 1768 until\\n1785, being prominent in all town affairs, in church\\nmatters, and in all industrial, mechanical, milling and\\nlanded interests. He was the foremost military man\\nof the town, his commission as captain of the militia\\nbeingdated A.D. 1773, and signed by John Wentworth.\\nHe had three sons in the Revolution, two of whom\\nwere at Bunker Hill.\\nHe was a man of the strictest integrity, and pos-\\nsessed the confidence of his fellow-townsmen in a re-\\nmarkable degree. His was the first grist-mill in the\\ntownship. He was one of the committee to secure\\nthe incorporation of the town, which was incorporated\\nin September, 1774, and assisted in the division of the\\nlots of the township, and was chairman of the Com-\\nmittee of Safety in 1775. In Harriman s History of\\nWarner is this paragraph In this first legislative\\nbody, chosen by the suffrages of a free peoj !e, Francis\\nDavis appears the accredited representative of the\\ntown of Warner. It is a distinction and an honor to\\nbe remembered with pride by his numerous descend-\\nants.\\nCaptain Davis was at this time in the vigor of his\\nmanhood, being fifty-three years of age. The Legis-\\nlature was composed of men of rare ability, John\\nLangdon being Speaker of the Assembly, and Me-\\nshcch Weare president of the Council. In 1781 he\\nwas chosen delegate to the Constitutional Convention\\nwhich framed the Constitution which was in force,\\nwith slight amendments, until 1878, a period of nine-\\nty-four years. He was chosen representative the last\\ntime in 1784, and served in two sessions in that Leg-\\nislature, one at Concord in June, the other at Ports-\\nmouth the October following, and whilst on his way\\nhome from this session he lost his life, which date was\\nNovember 26, 1784. A heavy rainstorm had swollen\\nBeaver Brook, in Derry, so much that the bridge,\\nwhich was safe at nightfall, had been swept\\naway when he arrived, later in the evening The\\nhorse which he rode plunged into the stream, and\\nMr. Davis was drowned. When the body was found,\\nseveral days later, a mark on the temple showed that\\nthe horse had struck him with his foot while strug-\\ngling in the water otherwise he would undoubtedly\\nhave swam ashore, as he was an expert swimmer. He\\nwas buried at Davisville, and just one hundred years\\nafter his death a monument was erected at his grave,\\nbearing this inscription, Captain Francis Davis, the\\nPioneer, and Warner s First Representative. Born\\nOct. 26, 1723; Died Nov. 26, 1784. This monument\\nwas erected by some of his great-grandchildren, prin-\\ncipally by Walter Scott Davis and his uncle, Charles\\nDavis, who, in the summer of 1883, agreed to erect it\\nupon the one hundredth anniversary of his death.\\nCharles died suddenly before the work was begun,\\nbut at his funeral his heirs agreed that the work\\nshould be done, which was finished agreeably to the\\noriginal design.\\nCaptain Francis Davis had five sons, amongst\\nwhom was Aquila (5), who was born in Amesbury,\\nMass., June 27, 1760, and came to Warner with his\\nfather. He enlisted as a soldier of the Revolution at\\nthe age of seventeen years, and saw much hard service,\\nbeing present at the surrender of Burgoyne, and was\\nhonorably discharged May 10, 1780. After the Rev-\\nolution he took an active part in the State militia,\\ncommanding the Thirtieth Regiment from 1799 to 1807.\\nand was brigadier-general of the Fourth Brigade from\\n1807 to 1809, and in 1812 raised the first regiment oi\\nmen for one year enlisted in the State, of which regi-\\nment he was chosen colonel. He was a man of sound\\njudgment and of marked ability, and was often chosen\\na representative from his town. He resided in the\\nhomestead built by his father, his new brick residence\\nnot being completed at the time of his death, which\\noccurred Feburary 27, 1835, while on a journey to\\nSharon, Me., where he had large landed interests.\\nHe was buried at Davisville with Masonic honors.\\nHis wife was Abigail Stevens, daughter of Theodore\\nand Abigail (Watts) Stevens, of Concord. Abigail\\nWatts was a cousin of the celebrated Dr. Isaac Watts,\\nand the general s wife possessed and exemplified the\\nChristian virtues to a degree that w-ould have done\\nhonor to her celebrated relative. Sally Watts, a sister\\nof Abigail, lived many years and died at the general s.\\nA brother, John Watts, was killed in the Revolution.\\nThe general s children were Paine, born 1786, dicil\\n1822; Sarah A. (married a Virgin), born 1788, died\\n1822 Abigail W. (married a Davis), born 1790, died\\n1869; Theodore S., born 1792, died 1835; Nathaniel\\nA., born 1794, died 1866; Persis H. (married a Cur-\\nrier), born 1796, died 1841 Nathan, born 1799, died\\n1841; female child, born and died 1801; Charles,\\nborn 1803, died 1883 Aquila, born 1806, died 18G6\\nJames, born 1809, died 1842.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0714.jp2"}, "593": {"fulltext": "HOPKINTON.\\nU4 a\\nNathaniel (6) A., married Mary Clougli, of Bos-\\ncawcu, and their children were Stephen C. and\\nLucretia A., born 1830 Walter (7) Scott, born 1834\\nOilman, born 1836; Lucretia A., born 1842; Mary E.,\\nborn 1844; Stillman C, born 1846; Henry C, born\\n1850. Lucretia (1) died in 1840, and Oilman who\\nwas killed in Calilornia in 1883 the others survive.\\nNathaniel A. was of a roving disposition in his\\nearlier years, and having learned the trade of a silver-\\nsmith, he made a tour of the United States, working\\nat his trade in the largest cities, making gold beads\\nand silver spoons. Passing through Virginia, the\\nCarolinas, Georgia, Alabama and Louisiana, as far as\\nNew Orleans, he retraced his steps to Mobile, and then\\nturned northward and remained some time at Nash-\\nville, and whilst at work at the forge at this place\\nhe was attacked by a drunken half-breed Indian, and\\nonly saved his life by using in his defence a heated\\nbar of silver. He was at Louisville and Cincinnati\\nseveral years, and then returned, in 1824, to his native\\ntown, and engaged in the lumbering business. After\\nthe death of his father the mills owned by him were\\ndistributed amongst his sons, and Nathaniel, with\\nhis brother James, became owners of the saw-mill.\\nAmongst the most interesting and important sub-\\njects which the historian in New Hampshire is called\\nupon to investigate and chronicle is the early occu-\\npation, later development and improvement of the\\nnumerous water-powers contained within the borders\\nof the State.\\nThough not the greatest, yet, in some respects, as\\nremarkable, perhaps, as any in the county, is the\\nwater-power at Davisville. The use, occupation and\\nownership of this power has been in the uninterrupted\\npossession of the Davis family for one hundred and\\ntwenty years, although portions of the property have\\nat times been in the hands of other parties at the\\npresent time, and for several years past, the whole\\nfalls have been in the possession of this family.\\nAmong the earliest industries at these falls were the\\nsaw-mill erected by Francis Davis in 1763, a grist-\\nmill built by him in 1768, a clothing-mill built by\\nMoses Carleton in 1796, afterwards occupied by\\nNicholas Fowler, and carried away by the August\\nfreshet of 1826. An iron foundry was also carried away\\nat the same time, and other property destroyed by\\nthat rise of water were the bridge and the black-\\nsmith-shop, and the lower dam, built by Charles and\\none other son of General Davis. There was also\\na mill for grinding lead, a plaster-mill, a brick-yard\\nand a tannery near by. A woolen-mill was contem-\\nplated at one time at the eddy a dam was built and\\na canal partly dug, but upon the death of the gene-\\nral the scheme was abandoned. The grist-mill was\\nrebuilt, together with the old house erected by Cap-\\ntain Francis before the Revolution, making it a tavern.\\nJames died before the work was completed, and\\nNatlianiel took the whole and carried on the work to\\ncompletion.\\nThe grist-mill was a model for the times, and its\\nreputation for making good flour was widespread.\\nThe saw-mill was sold to Samuel H. Dow, who\\noperated it extensively for several years, and sold it\\nto Daniel Milton, who operated it several years as\\na custom mill, and finally disposed of it to the Messrs.\\nDavis. The grist-mill was sold to Henry C. Carter\\nfor a paper-mill, who operated it as such until it was\\nburned, in 1869.\\nNathaniel A. Davis was of a judicial mind, and\\nmade the laws of the State a practical study, and no\\nman ever enjoyed the confidence of a community\\nfor honesty and good judgment to a fuller extent\\nthan he. As an administrator of estates, a justice\\nin petty trial cases, a conveyancer and drawer of\\nlegal documents, a guardian of minors and un-\\nfortunates, and an adviser in legal proceedings, espe-\\ncially of the estates of deceased persons, he was\\nlargely sought. His inherent love of justice, and\\nbelief in the equality of all men before the law, were\\nso outraged by the barbarisms of slavery which he\\nhad observed in his travels through the South, that\\nhe became a pronounced Free-Soiler and consistent\\nAbolitionist. His sympathy for the oppressed rendered\\nmore substantial aid than cold senlimentalism would\\noffer, and to him the consummation of the age was\\nthe proclamation of Abraham Lincoln of January 1,\\n1863. He moved from the Fowler house to the old\\nhomestead of his ancestors in 1843, and died there\\nOctober 24, 1866, from the effects of a fall from a\\npile of lumber, which dislocated his neck. His widow\\nsurvives and lives on the old place.\\nThe subject of this sketch, Walter Scott Davis, was\\nborn in Warner July 29, 1834. In his early boyhood\\ndays he was a lad of prominence amongst his associ-\\nates, full of life and good humor, and became a leader\\nin all boyish sports, roguish in the extreme, without\\nany thought of malice, yet doing many things that\\nsubjected him to a free application of the birch from\\nhis ever-faithful parents but the inbred generosity\\nand honesty of his heart never suffered the punish\\nment to rancor in his bosom for a moment, and the\\njustice of his father s punishment was never ques-\\ntioned by him. Born and reared in close proximity\\nto the river, it was natural that he should be in the\\nwater about as much as out of it, to the constant ter-\\nror of his mother s life, who often followed him with\\nunremitting vigilance in his aquatic sports, securing\\nhis clothes at one time and marching him home with-\\nout them, amidst the jeers of his comrades.\\nWhen four years of age a circumstance happened\\nthat came near proving the fallacy of the adage that\\na Davis could not be drowned. The saw-mill had\\nbeen rebuilt, and a plank was laid to pass from it to\\nthe shingle-mill, directly over the flume. Making an\\nexcuse to get some oven-wood for his mother, he\\npassed his Uncle Nathan, who was at work on the\\nfront of the mill, and crossing the plank, was unseen\\nby him. shortly after, the uncle hearing a splash in", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0715.jp2"}, "594": {"fulltext": "414 b\\nHISTORY OF MERllIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nthe water, went below to see wliat produced it. Seeing\\nnothing, he returned to liiswork but, feeling uneasy,\\nwent down again, and was just in time to see the boy\\nfast sinking out of sight, and was undoubtedly sink-\\ning for the last time when rescued and when taken\\nto his home, his mother, to show that her word must\\nbe obeyed, as he had already been in the river once\\nthat morning, and was promised a whipping if he ven-\\ntured in again, kept her promise, though it seemed\\nquite hard on the lad who had come so near drowning;\\nbut he never laid it away in his little heart, but loved\\nhis mother all the more for her watchful care over\\nhim.\\nHis inventive genius began to develop at a very\\nearly age, mending his mother s dust-pan with a piece\\nsawed from the handle of the barn shovel, for which\\nact another punishment was liis. He was strong,\\nrobust and healthy, though tall and slim, and was\\nproof against the usual epidemics so prevalent\\namongst children, never having them at all or, if at\\nall, in so slight degree as never to be noticed. In\\nhis youth he was a good scholar not studious, be-\\ncause his mind readily retained the lessons set before\\nhim, so that he did not require so much study, but\\nwas always ready to do his part, mindful of the dis-\\ncipline, assisted in this to a large degree, perhaps, by\\nthe admonition of his father as to what would take\\nplace at home if he was punished at school for he\\nknew exactly what his father meant, for with\\nSquire Nat his word was sufficient, as all knew\\nwho knew him. His father being extensively en-\\ngaged in milling and lumber business, his sons were\\nnot kept steadily at work, but were brought up under\\nas perfect an example of honesty, fidelity and justice\\nas was ever set by a father to a family of children,\\nand not the least prevarication or dishonesty was al-\\nlowed, and although no ceremonial forms of religion\\nwere inculcated, yet the cardinal virtues of Christi-\\nanity were rigidly adhered to, as in the home of the\\nmost Pharisaical, devout professor. From the age of\\nthree to thirteen the summer and winter terms of the\\ndistrict school were attended by Walter, supplemented\\nby several terms in the High School at Contoocook,\\nafter ten years of age.\\nThe summer he was fourteen years of age he\\nworked on a farm at seven dollars per month, and\\nearned money enough to pay the expense of a term at\\nGilmanton Academy the same fall of 1848. Teach-\\ning school in winter after he was sixteen years of age,\\nworking at haying in the summer and tending the\\ngrist-mill the balance of the year, he was enabled to\\nattend school one term at Washington Academy, in\\n1850, a term at Thetford, Vt., in 1852, and three terms\\nat New London in 1853 and 1854.\\nThis finished his schooling, but not his education.\\nHe has been a constant student, as his Cyclopedia,\\nDictionary, Geography and mathematical books show\\nthe marks of every-day usage. He has a remarkble\\nfaculty for mathematics, every rule and formula be-\\ning as fresh in his mind as though he had the books\\nbefore him and yet, he cannot repeat a single rule of\\narithmetic, and never wishes a child of his to learn\\none, his policy being to establish the principles of\\nanalysis, fixing in the mind the proportions which\\ncertain things bear to each other, storing the mind\\npermanently with as many stubborn facts and figures\\nas can readily be recalled, as, for instance, the\\nweight of a cubic foot of water, the specific gravity of\\nthe more common metals, the pressure of the atmos-\\nphere, etc., and let the rules be manufactured as they\\nare needed.\\nMr. Davis had excellent success as a teacher, but\\ndiscontinued teaching at the age of twenty to enter\\nbusiness for himself, forming a partnership, in the\\nwinter of 1854-55, with Samuel H. Dow, under the\\nfirm-name of Dow Davis, for the purpose of carry-\\ning on the bark, lumber and wood business, and\\nthey were in partnership ten years, their business\\nbeing large and successful, with the exception of 1860,\\nwhich proved disastrous. The general depression\\nin business, and loss incurred from investing in alarge\\ntannery in Lowell, Mass., resulting in a law-suit, in\\nwhich B. F. Butler and William E. Chandler were\\ncounsel, swept away all the savings for the five years\\nprevious, leaving him penniless, with a wife and young\\nchild to care for; but without a murmur, and no one\\nbut himself knowing the extent of his loss, he kept\\nsteadily at work, and when the partnership ended\\nhad recovered what had been lost. In 1865 he\\nformed a partnership with Paine Davis, under the\\nfirm-name of W. S. Davis Co., for the purpose of\\ncarrying on the same business, with farming added.\\nIn 1866 the old mills at Davisville were taken down,\\nand a large circular saw mill was erected, with ma-\\nchines for sawing clapboards, shingles, laths, etc.\\nThis mill was burned in 1869, and a new one was im-\\nmediately erected. This firm was dissolved in 1872,\\nW. S. Davis retaining the mills and Paine Davis the\\nfarm. In 1871, Mr. Davis formed a partnership with\\nGeorge W. Dow, of Bristol, under the name of Dow\\nDavis, purchased the ruins of the burned paper-\\nmill at Davisville, and erected a straw-board mill\\ncapable of making two thousand five hundred pounds\\nof board per day in the summer-time, drying it in\\nthe fiekLs by sunshine. This business, so depend-\\nent upon the season and the weather, and requir-\\ning so much help at certain times and so little at\\nothers, proved very unsatisfactory, and the mill was\\nchanged to a steam-dried mill. A Fourdrinier ma-\\nchine and three large driers were added in the fall of\\n1872 the machine was run through the day, the\\ndriers during the twenty-four hours. This was an\\nimprovement on the air-dried process, but it was\\nslow and tedious work, only about one ton being\\nmanufactured daily. In 1873, Henry C. Davis and\\nLestou Rollins were admitted to the firm, and improve-\\nments made in the machinery, by which nearly\\ndouble the amount of board was made daily than", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0716.jp2"}, "595": {"fulltext": "HOPKINTON.\\n414 c\\nlormerly. In 1875, Mr. Davis became the owner of\\nthe entire mill, and formed a partnership with his\\nbrother, Henry C. Davis, under the name of Davis\\nBrothers.\\nThe entire mill was rebuilt, making of it a tirst-\\nclass mill, capable of making six tons of lined straw-\\nboard per day. The rebuilding was begun in 1879\\nand completed in 1883, though the mill was kept\\nrunning the larger part of these years, and so perfectly\\nhas it been changed that scarcely a vestige of the old\\nmill is to be seen save the foundation. The power at\\nthe mill has been doubled by using the water at a\\ndistance of three hundred and fifty feet below the\\nmill and connecting it with a line of shafting. The\\ngate of the water-wheel is operated in the mill by\\nw^ires as easily as though it was situated there. The\\nmill at the present time is capable of making six tons\\nof lined board per day, consuming ten tons of straw\\nand employing fifteen hands. The lumber business\\ncarried on by Davis Brothers is quite large, having\\nsawed half a million feet this year for their own\\nuse for boxes, which is a new enterprise they are\\nabout engaging in, hoping to make employment for\\na large number of hands in the near future.\\nIn Mr. Davis we find the sterling characteristics of\\nhis ancestors fully perpetuated and maintained. He\\nhas the absolute confidence of the entire community\\nas a gentleman in every respect, and has not a known\\nenemy in the world, and his business correspondents\\nall bear high testimony to his integrity as a business\\nman, and are unbounded in their expressions of\\npleasure in associating with him as a genial, whole-\\nsouled, upright man. He has unbounded generosity\\nand kindness of heart; his patience is proverbial;\\nno unkind word or look ever escapes from him. No\\nmatter how great the provocation, he has a good word\\nfor all is strictly temperate in all things, not a glass\\nofliquor, ale or beer even, or the useof tobacco in any\\nform ever polluting his breath. He is a consistent\\nmember of the Swedenborgian denomination of Chris-\\ntians, and carries his religion into every transaction\\nof life.\\nAmidst all the cares and burdens of his busy life\\nhe has not been allowed to sit idly by in the field of\\npolitics, but has been sought out by his fellow-towns-\\nmen and friends for political promotion.\\nDescended from Free-Soil, Whig, Republican stock,\\nand from one of the most patriotic families in Kew\\nHampshire, he has always been a stanch Republi-\\ncan from principle. Whilst residing in his native\\ntown of Waruer he was often voted for for prominent\\nand responsible positions, and, although the majority\\nof the opposite party was large, yet, because of his\\ngreat popularity, he at one election came near being\\nelected a representative from the town. He held\\nmany minor oflices, was one of the committee to\\nlocate and build the Kearsargc Mountain road; was\\nline of the committee to locate the High School build-\\nin-, and was one of the first prudential committees\\nand organized and started\\nintheHigbSrhnnl I\\ntheSymond- lli-li S, 1 1.\\nHe was Worsliipliil Muster of Harris Lodge, Free\\nand Accepted Masons, in 1882-3 E. King in Wood s\\nChapter, No. 14, of which he has been a worthy mem-\\nber for many years, and is also a member of Horace\\nChase Council at Concord. In all of these Masonic\\nbodies Mr. Davis is held in the highest esteem for\\nhis exemplary life and his daily practice of the great\\ntenets of Masonry. Mr. Davis took up his residence\\nin Contoocook in 1874, and since his residence there\\nhe has been for many years president of Contoocook\\nAcademy and one of the property trustees; has been\\ncurator of the New Hampshire Antiquarian Society\\nand is now its honored president; has been the pre-\\nsiding officer in the town-meetings of Hopkinton\\nmany years, always being elected without opposition,\\nand is an admirable presiding ofiicer, prompt in his\\ndecisions and rapid in the discharge of business. He\\nwas chosen a representative from Hopkinton in 1878\\nand took an active part in the Legislature in revis-\\ning and preparing the General Laws was chosen\\ncounty auditor and was one of the building com-\\nmittee to rebuild the buildings at the County Farm,\\nand opposed the extravagant plans for the present\\nbuildings, because the expense was unauthorized by\\nthe convention, but was overruled by a majority of\\nthe committee.\\nIn 1884, Mr. Davis was placed in nomination as a\\ncandidate for State Senator in the Merrimack District,\\nand was handsomely elected, making a net Repub-\\nlican gain of nearly one thousand over the vote of\\n1882. In the Senate he became at once an active\\nmember, and took a prominent part, serving upon\\nseveral important committees, and was efficient in\\nprocuring the passage of several important measures,\\nand in defeating others, and was the only Senator\\nwho refused to vote for the bill entitled, Purity of\\nElections Bill. He was called to preside over the\\nSenate upon several occasions, and did so with\\nmarked ability, and won the esteem and confidence\\nof his associates to a degree that will ever be a great\\npleasure to him.\\nMr. Davis is a man of great ingenuity and mechan-\\nical skill and engineering. His is the mind tliat\\nmade all the plans and laid out the work for all the\\nmills at Davisville and for all that have been re-\\nbuilt there within the last quarter of a century, and\\nhas made many valuable inventions and improve-\\nments in machinery. He invented and patented an\\ningenious and valuable gate-arrangement for turbine\\nwater-wheels, and is now perfecting a complicated\\nmachine for making paper boxes. He has spent\\nmany leisure hours in the past few years inventing a\\ncalculating device composed of adjustable concentric\\ncircles, divided into nine spaces each, the spaces\\nbeing in inverse ratio to each other as the ratios of\\nthe nine digits, and .subdivided decimally.\\nThe soapstone ledge at Davisville, which was dis-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0717.jp2"}, "596": {"fulltext": "414 f\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nloaded for another voyage. All this I have done in\\nfour days, during which time, you will allow, I must\\nhave been very busy. Our returns are molasse.s and\\nspecie my sales of molasses amount to over three\\nthousand dollars, besides what I want to retail I had\\nreturned in specie one thousand five hundred and\\nseventy five-franc pieces, amounting, in our money,\\nto one thousand four hundred and sixty dollars,\\nwhich gives us a very good profit, amounting to\\nsomething like one thousand dollars each.\\nIn 1832 he changed his place of business and took\\na store at the wharf, where he continued to do a\\nprofitable business for several months; but, early in\\n1834, he writes of misfortunes in business; the last\\nvoyages of his vessels proved unprofitable, so that,\\nowing to these losses, the scarcity of money and the\\ndepression of business, he was compelled to make an\\nassignment of his projierty for the benefit of his\\ncreditors. He writes Mother must not be an.xious\\non my account, for 1 am as happy as ever, and shall\\nhave the same courage to commence again as if I had\\nmet with no misfortunes.\\nIn April, 1834, he writes that he never saw business\\nso dull people are failing every day, so that he is not\\nalone in his misfortunes, and he has no de.sire to\\nengage in business immediately he also refers to\\nofiers to send him as supercargo, and wants to know\\nwhat his mother and other friends think of his going\\nto sea for a voyage of six months. He thus briefly\\ndefines the duties of a supercargo My duty would\\nbe to dispose of the outward cargo and purchase a\\nhomeward cargo on the voyage 1 should have no-\\nthing to do, but could carry books and amuse myself\\nin reading.\\nIn May, 1 834, he sailed as supercargo on a voyage\\nof seven months, and his first letter on his return\\nrefers to his good health during the entire voyage\\nand to his grief at hearing of the death of his brother\\nSeth.\\nAbout the middle of 1835 he is fearing a war be-\\ntween France and the United States, and says no in-\\nsurance on vessels can at present be secured. He\\nwrites a little later, that when he goes to sea again\\nhe intends to be owner of the ship and cargo. Still\\nlater in the year, he considered a proposition from\\nMr. David Pingree to go to the Bay of Bengal and,\\nlocating at Madras, to buy goods, consisting of goat-\\nBkins,-cow and buffalo-hides, cloths and silk goods,\\ndifl erent kinds of gums, etc., and ship them to this\\ncountry. December 23, 1835, when about to sail for\\nCalcutta, he writes that Mr. Pingree agrees to insure\\nhis expenses from the time of leaving until his return,\\nand to give him a good share of the commissions, and\\nadds I shall carry with me, in specie and bills on\\nLondon, about fifty thousand dollars, and he is to\\nsend me more.\\nAfter a voyage of almost five mouths he arrived\\nsafely in Calcutta, and found the city much more im-\\npressive in its size and splendor than he had antici-\\npated to him it seemed well worthy of the ancient\\nappellation, the City of Palaces.\\nThe thermometer ranged from eighty to eighty-six\\ndegrees above zero, but in an airy house and with\\nplenty of servants, he managed to keep comfortable,\\nnever going out except in a carriage or palanquin.\\nHe was much interested in the manner of living made\\nnecessary by the climate, the superstition of the native\\nservants and the beautiful country-seats of English\\nnoblemen. He found several Americans, agents of\\nmerchants in the United States, and soon became\\nwell acquainted with them. When he arrived there\\nwere four American vessels in the harbor which were\\ngoon to sail for the United States.\\nThe observance of the Sabbath was as strict as could\\nbe expected among such people, and he was told by\\nEnglish gentlemen that our missionaries stood in very\\ngood repute in India. He soon become absorbed in\\nbusiness and enjoyed his new life, the climate thor-\\noughly agreeing with him. The expense of living at\\nthis time, including servants and table, with house-\\nrent, palanquin, etc., he estimated at not more than\\neighty-seven dollars per month. He was much im-\\npressed by the contrast between the condition of the\\nrich and poor, the former princely in their living and\\nthe latter miserable in their poverty, with no possible\\nchance of improving their condition. He described\\na visit he made upon invitation of one of the rich\\nnatives. It was, he wrote, a splendid place in all\\nrespects the floors of his house were all of marble,\\nand his rooms were furnished in a costly manner. He\\nhad for natural curiosities four rhinoceroses, which\\nwere tame and feeding about his house, one elephant,\\none ostrich, one ourang-outang and numerous other\\nsmall animals. The wages of the coolies or laborers\\nwho, in crowds, were to be found in the bazaars beg-\\nging for work in weighing or transporting goods,\\namounted to nine cents a day. He attended the\\nScotch Church, so called there, and found all the\\nchurches fitted up so as to be comfortable, each one\\nhaving punkas in all parts of the house. These are\\nmachines fitted above the heads of the congregation,\\nthrowing the air upon them, and answering instead\\nof fans. October 18, 1836, he sailed from Calcutta\\nto Madras, where he remained less than six months,\\nthe facilities for business not suiting him. While\\nthere, however, he made a visit which he believed\\nwould greatly interest his mother. Tell her, he\\nwrote to his brother, that there is no doubt but\\nwhat I have stood ujjon the very spot where Saint\\nThomas of old was crucified. It is a small mountain,\\nabout ten miles from Madras, called Saint Thomas\\nMount, said to have derived its name from the cir-\\ncumstances of the crucifixion. The place is made of\\ngreat account by the Roman Catholic Church as a\\nplace of worship, and they have an old cathedral on\\nthe pinnacle of ihe mount. He described Madras as\\ncrowded to overflowing with the natives the streets\\nare common thoroughfares for loaded elephajili", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0718.jp2"}, "597": {"fulltext": "HOPKINTON.\\n414 k\\ncamels and the natives riding on bullocks and in\\ncarriages drawn by bullocks, all of which presents a\\nvery ludicrous appearance to the eye of one who has\\nbeen in the habit of viewing the clean-swept and\\nopen streets in the cities of the United States. After\\nbis return to Calcutta he availed himself of an oppor-\\ntunity to visit the interior of the country, and in\\nthree months traveled seven hundred and fourteen\\nmiles on the river Ganges, as far as the celebrated\\ncity of Benares. In 1839, in response to an inquiry\\nof his sister, he gave the following description of his\\nmanner of life: I am at present living with an\\nAmerican from Philadelphia, each paying one-half of\\nall the expenses; our house is comfortable and aiuy,\\nbuilt of brick, two stories high, with good verandah,\\none large dining-room, two large sleeping-rooms, one\\nitting-room and other convenient apartments; rent,\\neighty rupees, or forty dollars per month. Our ser-\\nvants consist of one head man (native title, khan-\\nsumer), who purchases all our daily provisions and\\nsuperintends all concerns about the house one cook,\\none butler, one sweeper, two boys to wait upon\\nthe table, two bearers or servants to do errands and\\nhave the (charge of our sleeping-rooms and wearing\\napparel. All our servants are males, no females about\\nour establishment, and each has his regular daily\\nwork allotted him. We keep one horse and chaise,\\nand every afternoon, about sunset, we ride two or\\nthree hours upon the strand, a fashionable resort for\\nall European ladies and gentlemen. It is a beautiful\\nroad along the bank of the river Hoogly, commanding\\na tine view of the water on one side and the city on the\\nother. One or two hundred carriages usually assemble\\nhere about one hour before sun.set and drive up and\\ndown along the river until dark, this being the most\\npleasant recreation we have in this country. In the\\nlatter part of 1889 he went to Singapore, and on his re-\\nturn stopped at the island of Penang, where he made\\narrangements to join the firm of Revely Co. as soon\\nas he could close up his business at Calcutta. The\\ncontract was for two years, with the provision that if\\neither partner died, the other was to have full control of\\nthe business. He thus describes Pulo Penang: Pen-\\nang is a delightful little island near the coast of Malac-\\nca. All the level land upon the island is cultivated by\\nEuropeans with nutmegs. These nutmeg orchards\\nare inclosed by a green hedge, which makes the\\nscenery beautiful, and the high mouutain in the\\ncentre of the island, with a road winding around it to\\nthe top (sufficiently good to enable a little Burmese\\npony to carry a man with ease), makes a fine retreat\\nin hot weather. The roads about the island are very\\nOod, and every European keeps his carriage and\\nlives in the same style as in Calcutta. The climate\\nis the most healthy of all India, and much more so\\nthan that of the United States. I am altogether much\\njileased with the place. He went to Penang early\\nin February, 1840, and his only partner, Mr. John\\nKevely, with his family, sailed immediately for Eng-\\nland on board the ship Embassador; nothing was\\never afterwards heard of the vessel or any one on\\nboard. After a sufficient time had elapsed Mr.\\nRevely s will was opened and his estate administered\\nupon, and from that time the whole business, with its\\ncares and profits, came into Mr. Currier s hands.\\nDuring the next few years his life was uneventful,\\nexcept that his business steadily increased, so that he\\nconstantly had in his care from three to five English,\\nFrench or American vessels. His old friend, David\\nPingree, began to send his vessels to Penang, and\\nthat business continued to increase until it attained\\nto large proportions.\\nUpon the increase of his American .shipping busi-\\nness he received the appointment of United States\\nconsul at Penang, which office he held until his re-\\nturn to the United States.\\nIn the summer ot 1847 he received the sad news of\\nhis mother s death, and wrote a very tender and ap-\\npreciative letter in return. April 8, 1849, he writes a\\nbit of interesting news concerning himself, as follows\\n1 have just received a present from the king of Den-\\nmark of a very valuable gold snuff-box, with the royal\\ncipher set in diamonds. It is the most beautiful thing\\nI ever saw, and all who have seen it say the same. It\\nwas presented to me by the king, through his Minister\\nof Commerce, as a token of His Majesty s approbation\\nof my conduct as agent for his ships engaged here in\\nthe establishment of a colony at the Nicobar Islands\\nduring the last three years. The colony is now given\\nup and his ships called back to Denmark.\\nThe following is an exact copy of the paper which\\naccompanied the gift\\nI ssed hiinself in\\nIm-ps with which\\n[jiicity of agent to\\nSir In presenting to nie a lep-i t i i\\nNicobar Islands, now given up, ;iii I\\nat IVnang connected with it, Oapt.ii II i\\ntlif most favorable terms of the .il I i\\nyou have rendered valuable services to him\\nthe ship under his command.\\nConsidering the claim which particular zeal in the public service has\\nto the attention of the King s Government, I have most humbly sub-\\nmitted a proposition to His Majesty, that a token of His august appro-\\nbation of your conduct might be conferred upon you, and His Majesty\\nhas been most graciously pleased to resolve that a gold snuff-box, bearing\\nthe royal cipher, should be presented to you as a nmrk of the satisfac-\\ntion which your exertions in His service have afforded Him.\\nBy remitting to you the annexed box, I am happy. Sir, to have an\\nopportunity of congratulating you on a distinction so well deserved, and\\nexpressing to you the feelings with which I appreciate the zeal evinced\\nby you in His Majesty s service.\\nMinister of Commerce, Copenhagen, the 16th October, 1848.\\nSCHN\\nPhr\\nTo C. C. CCKKIER, EsQ e., CoMiif of the. Vniltd Slates at Penang.\\nThe royal cipher is mounted upon an oval, elliptical-\\nshaped stone, resembling an amethyst, set into the\\ngold cover of the box. This stone is about two and a\\nhalf inches long. On the lower portion is a monogram\\ncontaining the letters F and E, with the number VII.\\nin the lower part, and above is a diadem. The sur-\\nface of the gold cover around the stone is studded\\nwith fourteen large diamonds, while in the monogram", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0719.jp2"}, "598": {"fulltext": "414 h\\nHISTOKY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nand diadem are eighty-six small diamonds. The\\nKing of Denmark, at this time, was Frederick VII.\\nFor a period of twelve or fifteen years he wrote in\\nalmost every letter that in one or two years, he hoped\\nto revisit the United States but his business was so\\nlarge and so exacting in all respects, that he could\\nfind no one, for a long time, sufficiently acquainted\\nwith the details, and at the same time possessing the\\nnecessary executive ability to carry on the business in\\nhis absence. Several times he thought he had found\\nthe right man, but in each case some accident or fail-\\nure in some important requirement prevented his con-\\nfiding the important interests to other hands.\\nHis letters were always cheerful, however, and fre-\\nquently, indeed, contained numerous pleasantries.\\nAfter an absence of more than twenty years he com-\\npares himself to Rip Van Winkle, and gives a very\\ninteresting description of his personal appearance.\\nHis simplicity of character is seen in his constant\\nreferences to the surroundings of his early days, and\\nin his deep interest concerning every member of his\\nfamily and every change in his native town.\\nNot a word of impatience, or of unkind criticism\\nconcerning any one, is to be found in his letters, and\\nyet, judging from his oft-repeated anticipations of re-\\nvisiting his family in his native land, his disappoint-\\nments must have been many. His letters, also, are\\ndistinguished for their reverent and tender spirit, and\\nthe impression left by them, individually and collec-\\ntively, is that they were written by a man of marked\\nnobility of character.\\nHis anticipation of a return to the United States\\nwere not realized until the summer of 1859, when\\nafter suffering several months from asthma, he com-\\npleted arrangements for embarking on board ship to\\nLondon and thence to New York.\\nWhen about to sail he wrote I am very anxious\\nto be with you as soon as possible. As the time of my\\ndeparture draws near, I feel that every day I am de-\\ntained here is encroaching on the time I should spend\\nwith you. He arrived in New York September 27,\\n1859, and proceeded as soon as possible to Hopkinton,\\nwhere he received a cordial greeting on all sides. He\\nwas much amused on the journey from Concord to\\nHopkinton; by the manifest curiosity with which the\\npeople aloug the road regarded him. He was obliged\\nby his business to be in New York much of the time\\nduring the winter, but was anticipating much pleasure\\nin traveling over the country during the next sum-\\nmer.\\nEarly in March, however, he was taken down with\\nthe measles in Hopkinton, and after less than a week s\\nillness died suddenly on the morning of March 13,\\n1860.\\nDuring a very successful business career of a quarter\\nof a century, he had accumulated a large property\\nwhich was equally divided among the three surviving\\nmembers of his family, his brother and two sisters.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0720.jp2"}, "599": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF NEWBURY\\nBY NATHANIEL C. LEAR.\\nCHAPTER I.\\nNewbuiiy i.s bounded ou the north by New Lon-\\ndon, east by Sutton, south by Bradford and west by\\nGoshen and Sunapee. Its area is 19,332 acres. Dis-\\ntance from Concord, the county -seat, thirty-four miles.\\nThis town was first settled in 17G2 by Zephaniah\\nClark, in that part of the town now called Chandler-\\nville. Deacon Joseph Chandler being his first neigh-\\nbor in town. The township was granted by the Ma-\\nsonian proprietors, February, 1772, to John Fisher, of\\nPortsmouth, and called Dantzick^ until November 27,\\n1778. The population in 1775 was one hundred and\\nthirty.\\nIn 1778, February 8d, the inhabitants of Dantzick\\npetitioned the General Court for an incorporation of\\nthe town. The namesof the petitioners were as follows:\\nJoseph Chandler, Charles Emerson, Eliphalet Chand-\\nler, Zephaniah Clark, Ephraim Bradbury, William\\nEmery, John Clark, James Muchmore, William Em-\\nery, Jr., Jonas Hastings, Oliver Emerson, George\\nHadlcy, Paul Towle, Samuel Gunnison, Nicholas\\nDodge.\\nThe act of incorporation was passed November 27,\\n1 778, and the town took the name of Fishersfleld\\niVoni John Fisher, above named, and was annexed to\\nHillsborough County.\\nZephaniah Clark was the first town recorder, being\\nauthorized by the General Court to call the first town-\\nmeeting, the annual town-meetings being held on the\\nthird Monday of JIareh until 1803, when they were\\nchanged to the second Tuesday of March.\\nCIVIL HISTORY.\\n1778. -The first town-meeting was held in 1778. Jonas Hastings was\\nchosen town clerk Zeph. Clark and Jonas Hastings, selectmen.\\n1770.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 On the third Monday in March, 1779, Zeph. Clark, town clerk\\nJonas Hastings, Zeph. Clark, Joseph Chandler, selectmen.\\n1780. John Russ, town clerk John Lane, Joseph Webster, Cornelius\\nBean, selectmen. At this meeting the town Voted to work at the high-\\nway for fifteen dollars per day each man. At a subsequent meeting\\nVoted to recind the above vote, and voted to work at the highway for\\nlifty dollars per day each man.\\na clerk Timothy Clement, William Gunnison,\\n81.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Paul Towle, toi\\n1 Towle, selectmen.\\n82.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Paul Towle, town clerk John Harve\\nJoseph Webster, Willia\\nDantzick is also said to havt\\nHistoi-y of Now London.\\n27\\nbeen the origin\\nof New Loniio\\n1783.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Paul Towle, town clerk Zebulon Getchel, John Cntler, William\\nDodge, Paul Towle, Joseph Webster, selectmen.\\n1784.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 David Webster, town clerk Jonas Hastings, William Dodge,\\nJoseph WeT ster, selectmeD.\\n1785.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William Dodge, town clork selectmen not changed. William\\nDodge held the office of town clerk to 1704.\\n1786.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William Dodge, William Gunnison, Thomas McWilliams, select-\\nmen; Zephaniah Clark, representative the first sent by this town.\\n1787. Jonas Hastings, William Gunnison, William Dodge, select-\\n1788.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jonas Hastings, WiUiam Dodge, Paul Towle, selectmen.\\n17S9. S;uuuel Gunnison, Joseph Webster, David Webster, selectmen.\\n17911.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William Dodge, Paul Towle, Joseph Webster, selectmen. Pop-\\nulation in this year was three hundred and thirty-one.\\n1791.- Bond Little, William Leach, Joseph Chandler, selectmen.\\n1792.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William Dodge, Joseph Webster, Paul Towle, selectmen.\\n1793.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Hogg, Bond Little, Phineas Batchelder, selectmen.\\n1794.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Paul Towle, town clerk (Mr. Towle held this office .until 1810,\\nbeing elected annually) Joseph Webster, Bond Little, Paul Towle, select-\\nmen. This year there were eighty-seven persons paying a poll tax to the\\n1795.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Paul Towle, Samuel Gunnison, Joseph Webster, selectmen.\\n179C.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Timothy Morse, Paul Towle, Joseph Webster, selectmen.\\n1797.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Samuel Gunnison, Timothy Morse, Phineas Batchelder, select-\\n1798.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Burns, Paul Towle, Joseph Webster, e\\n17!)9.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 S;imuel Gunnison, John Burns, Timothy Moi-se, selectmen\\nJohn Burns, representative.\\nisoo.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Suiiiuel Gunnison, Timothy Morse, Paul Towle, selectmen. In\\nthis year seventy polls were taxed,\\nISOl.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Paul Towle, Samuel Gunnison, Jonas Hastings, selectmen\\nJohn Burns, representative.\\n1802. Paul Towle, William Gunnison, Samuel Gunnison, selectmen.\\n1803.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Paul Towle, William Gunnison, John Baker, selectmen Samuel\\nGunnison, representative.\\n1804.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William Gunnison, William Leach, William Rowe, selcct-\\n1805. -Pan\\nTowle, Samuel Gunniao\\nson, representative.\\nTimothy Moi-se,\\nPaul Towle, John Baker, John Mortie, selectm\\n180G and 1807.\\nEnoch Hoy t, representative in 1807.\\nISos.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Paul Tuwle, John Baker, Daniel Cheney, selectmen. From\\n17\u00c2\u00ab0tulS0S this town was classed with Perrystown (now Sutton) and\\nBi-atifoid in choosing representatives to the General Court.\\nISiiD.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Paul Towle, William Gunnison, Daniel Cheney, selectmen\\nSamuel Gunnison, representative.\\n1810.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Baker, town clerk from 1810 to 1815 Samuel Gunnison,\\nKlijah Peaslee, James Giliiugham, selectmen Samuel Gunnison, reprc-\\n1811.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Klijah Peaslee, Jacob Carr, Daniel Cheney, selectmen Samuel\\nGunnison, representative.\\n1812.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Elijah Peaslee, Jacob Carr, William Gunnison, selectmen\\nJacuh Carr, representative. Number of polls laxed, one hundred and two.\\nAt a special meeting in July the town Voled ten dollars per month\\nin addition to the Soldiers wages while in actual service. Voted to\\nappropriate eight dollars as a bounty to those who have enlisted. The\\nfollowing are the names of a part of the enlisted men from this town in\\nthe War of 1812 Authoruial Cross (lost one arm at Plattaburg, N. Y.,\\n415", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0721.jp2"}, "600": {"fulltext": "HISTOllY OF MKllllIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nMoses U. Ring, Dftiiiol Morse, Alphous Crous, Ismol Monill, Kdnmnd P.\\nDodge, .Tolin Eaton, Juuatlmn Collins, Samuel Morgan, Obadiuh Wolls,\\nJohn Stevens, AmosKmory, Ilozokiah TliissoU. Total number, eighteen\\nthe nnmes of tho others I am unable to furnish.\\n18l3.-^ohn Baker, TaulTowlo, William Uunnison, selectmen Samuel\\nGunnison, ropresontative.\\n1814.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John BuU.r, P;iiiioI (Jillingham, Jonathan Perkins, solect-\\n1816.^ II I ^MJ liork; Timothy Morse, Daniel Gilling-\\nham, J. Ti.tn, r^ nni-n Timothy Morse, representative.\\n1817,_Siiiinii Ay.T \u00c2\u00abasi-lrrtcdtown clerk and held the office for twenty\\nyears, until 1837 Timothy Moreo, Elijah Peasloo, Simon Ayer, select-\\nmen T. Morse, ropr.^sentative.\\n1818.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Timothy Morse, DauiolGillinglmm,Ebono/.or Chase, selectmen;\\nT. Morse, roprescntative.\\n1819.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Daniel Gillinghiun, Jonathan Perkins, .John llakor, selectmeu\\nJohn Bttkor, rt-prfscMilativo.\\n1820.^I nni.I Ciniii-h^im. Klijah Peasluo, Caleb Twiss, solcctmen\\nTimothy Mi i p- m iijvr. Polls taxed this yearwero onehundred\\nand t\\\\vt. iii\\\\ 1 in uiti .i;j:ht hundred and seventy-four.\\n1821.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 I nil. 1 .iihii-ii,iiii, J.ihii Baker, James Gjllingham, selectmen;\\nTimothy Mor.-io, rcpr(!S(Mitiitivt\\n1822.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Elijah Peaslee, Daniel Moree, Simon Ayer, seluctmon Elijah\\nPoaslee, representative.\\n1823.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Elijali Peaslee, Jonathan P. Dodge, John Stevens, selectmen\\nElijah Peaslee, reprosontative.\\n1824.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jonathan P. Dodge, Jnmes Gillingham, Cyrus Bailey, solect-\\nIBon no representative\\n1825.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. P. Dodgo, Cyrus Bailey, Daniel Morse, selectmen J. P.\\nDodge, representative.\\n1826.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Elijah Peaslee, Joseph Murshuli, Simeon Stevens, selectmen;\\nElijah Peaslee, representative.\\n1827.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jonathan P. Dodgo, Joseph Marshall, Niithan Baker, Jr., select-\\nmen Jonathan P. Dodge, represontative.\\n1828\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Baker, Cyrus Bailey, Nathaniel Chandler, selectmen\\nIsrael Putmim, representative.\\n1829. John Baker, Cyrus Bailoy, Joseph Marshall, selectmen\\nIsrael Putnam, reproseuttitive.\\n1830. Nathan Baker, Joseph ManslmlljMosesBly, selectmen Ismel\\nPutnam, representative ono huudi-od and fifty-one jwlls taxed. Popu-\\nlation at this timo was seven hundred and ninety-eight.\\n1831.- Nathan Baker, Moses Bly, Jeremiah Morse, selectmen; Israel\\nPutnam, representative.\\n1832.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jonathan P. Dodge, Jeremiah Moree, Stephen B. Peaslee, select-\\nmen Israel Putnam, representative.\\n1833.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Officers the same as previous year except i-epresontative, who\\nwas Jeremiah Morso.\\n1834 Selectmen same as previous year Simeon Stevens, representative.\\n183r..\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Selectmen the same Simoon Stevens, ropreeentutivo. The town\\n-voted not to ho annexed to Sullivan County.\\n183G.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jonathan P. Dodge, Moses Eaton, Joseph Farmer, selocttnon\\nJeremiah Morso, representative.\\n1837.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ezra Cilloy, town clerk, and held tho office throe years select-\\nmen samoas in 183G; Jonathan P. Dodge, representative. Tho town\\nVotcdto petition the L.^iMlahnv fm- a h.-m nume. Voted tho name\\nbo Madison, but it \\\\\\\\;i- Ini.illv .i Mr l N. vv Ihh\\n1838.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jonathan r i i i i .;ili Bailey, selectmen\\nSimeon Stevens, n i r mi! i \\\\-\\\\\\\\u Voted to make\\ntown clerk s rogistn m[ 1 I i^ i,, i i, i i ml twenty-one najs\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0lectuion Simei\\n1830. Daniel Morso, Isaiah Hailey, Natlui\\nSlovens, representative.\\n1840. Eli Dodge was elected town clerk hold the office thi-ee years\\nJonathan P. Dodge, Moses Bly, Jesse Carr, selectmen Simeon Stevens,\\nrepresentative,\\n1841. Selectmen same as above Jacob Gibson, representative.\\n1842.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Moses Bly, Jesse Carr, Moody Gillingham, selectmen Jacob\\nGibson, representative.\\n1843.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Lucas Nelson, town clerk Jesse Carr, Paul Sawyer, Cj-rus B.\\nLeach, selectmen Stephen B. P.asl.-t r.i.iv^ i.tative.\\n1844.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Lucas Nelson, town -i- i, ii.-niii Mui^^o, Joseph Farmer,\\nJoseph Moree, selectmen S, i; i i ni.iiive.\\n1845._Arnold Ellis wa\u00c2\u00ab i iml continued in that\\noffice for seven years; JeioMndi Mr i. |.ii Morso, S. B. Peaslee,\\nsclectnujii Jacob Gibson, n^pi.-^rniaiiv.-.\\n184G.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Cutler, Reuben G. Andrew, Giles Bartlott, selwtmeu\\nJesse Carr, representative.\\n1847. Officers same as previous year.\\n1848.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Cutler, Eli Dodge, Jesse Carr, stlcctnion lt\u00c2\u00abuben O.\\nAndrews, representative.\\n1849.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jesse Carr, Moses Purington, Gilea Bartlott, Beloctmon Eli\\nDodge, representative.\\n1850.- Bloody Gillingham, Moses Purington, Giles Bartlott, selectmen\\nJoseph Morse, representative. Population at this time was seven hun-\\ndred and thirty-eight, and one hundred and seventy-two paid pull-\\n1851.- Moody Gillingham, Eli Dodge, Beiyamiu Chandler, selectmen\\nJoseph Morse, representative.\\n1852.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John W. Moi^, town clerk Beiuamiu Chandler, Giles Bjirthtt,\\nCurtis Messer, seloctmeu Jesse Carr, representative.\\n1853.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. W. Morse, town clerk Curtis Mosser, John Cutler, Jamys M.\\nCilloy, seloctmon Moses Purington, ropresontativo.\\n1854.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. W. Moi-se. town clork EU Dodge, William H. Sawyer, Us-\\nman Bailey, selectmen Moses Purington, reprosentative.\\n18.i5.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Lyman Colburn, town clerk; Osman Bailey, William M. Saw-\\nyer. Nathaniel C. Savory, selectmen Eli Dodge, representative.\\n185G.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Lyman Colburn, town clerk\\nDana, Giles Bartlett, selectmen Eli Dodgo, i\\n1857.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sprngue A. Morso, town clerk (and holds the office at the pres-\\nent timo, having been elected annually for twenty-eight yeare) Silas\\nW. Dana, James M. Sawyer, Curtis Messer, selectmen Giles Bartlott,\\nrepresontative.\\n1858.- J. M. Sawyer, Curtis Messer, Joseph Bean, seloctmeu Giles\\nBartlett, representiitive.\\n1859.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 S. W. Dana, N. C. Savory, Giles Bartlett, selectmen Benjamin\\nChandler, representative.\\nI860.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 K. C. Savory, S. AV. Dana, Giles Bartlett, selectmen Bi-njamin\\nChandler, representative.\\n1861.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 BriM:.min Chi.ndh-r. Kzra Cilloy (second), Joshua 11. Blodgett,\\n1804.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ezra Cilley (second),\\nseloctmon .Siluis W. liana, ro]\\n18(i5.- run,-. ,1 15, .M\\nNathanirl i\\nI s. W. Dana, Gilps Bartlett, s ?lcctmen\\ni.l), iiiles Bai-tlett, Joshua H. Blodgott, 8clec^\\nJoshua U. Blodgott, Harvey C. Mortio,\\nprcsentative.\\n^^y C. Moree, J. II. Blodgett, seloctmon;\\nM. Sawyer, Frederick S. Muzzoy, select-\\nFrederick S. Muzzey, Harvey C. Jlorse,\\nCurtis MessL-i\\n18G9.-S\\nJamos M. i\\n1870.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Iwi.\\nI Uowe, Benjamin R. Mo\\nii.l:. (lilos Boi-tlett, Edmund P.Dodge, select-\\nmen; Juhn iv. t.ii)int;iiiiiiii, niiresontative. Population this year wna\\nsix hundred and ono.\\n1871.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Eziu Cilley (second), E. P. Dodge, Betijamin F. Gillinghum,\\nselectmen James M. Sawyer, representative.\\n1872.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Curtis Messer, Bo\u00c2\u00abjamin F. Gillingham, Kzokiel Barnard,\\nselectmen Ezra Cilloy (second), ropi-esentativo.\\n1873.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Curtis Messer, William H. Sawyer, Carlos F. JJtirtlott, select-\\nmen Ezra Cilley (second), representative.\\n1874.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ezra Cilley (second), William H. Sawyer, C. F. Bartlett, solect-\\nuiL U Spiiigue A. Morse, representative.\\nISTo.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ezra Cilley (second), C. F. Bartlett, B. R. Morse, selectmen;\\nSprague A. Moree, representative.\\n1876.- Beiyamiu R. Morse, Daniel M. Perkins, Thomas J. Loach,\\nselectmen Harvey C. Moi-ae, represeutativL\\n1877.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 All the same officers as 1S7G.\\n1878.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ezra Cilley (second), William Ayer, Milton U. Clark, select-\\nmen Osman Bailey, representative. In November of this year Benja-\\nmin F. Gillingham was chosen reprosontative.\\n1879.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ezra Cilloy (second), William Ayer, M. H. CTark,\\n1S80.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Daniel M. Perkins, C. F. BorUott, Charles C. Messer,\\nFrederick S. Muzzoy, representative. Population this year was five hun-\\ndred and nijiety.\\n1881.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Daniel M. Perkins, C. F. Bartlett, Charles C. Messer, select-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0722.jp2"}, "601": {"fulltext": "NEWBURY.\\n-Joimthan Havre,\\n1883.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jonatlmn Rowo, 0. J. Blodgott, Wcsloy E. Cillcy, solcctincii.\\n1884. Saiuo ea in 1883 Daniel M. Perkina, ri^prewjnttttivo.\\n1885.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ezra Cilley (nocuiidl, Cliarlc8 C. .lIcmcT, licorge J. Mcuscr,\\nBolecliiien.\\nWar of the RebeDion.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The- town of Nc-whury\\nfurnished voliiiitetis lor the: War of the Itebellion,\\nfrom 1861 to I860, as follows:\\nDavid CroM, Fiftli Itcgiinent, Now llanipaliirc Volunteers destiny un-\\nUoracc Clark, Company F, Eighth Regin\\nSew Uainpshiro Volu\\nFninci\u00c2\u00ab Dodge, Company F, Eighth Bcgiment, New Hampshire Volun\\nteers died at Ship Island, Louisiana.\\nEnoch C. Gillingham, Company F, Eighth Regiment, New Hampsliin\\nVolunteers.\\nIra Gillingham, Company F, Eighth Bcgiment, New Hampshire Volun\\nteers died in La.\\nElbridge F. Smith, Company F, Eighth Regiment, Niw Ilamiishiri\\nVolunteers died at Ship Island, La.\\nGeorge H. Dodge, Company G, Ninth Regiment, N -w Hampshire Volun-\\nAlbert B. Creasoy, Company G, Ninth Regiment, New HanijKihirc Volun-\\nteers died in hospital at l a.\\nWellman SI. George, Company K, Ninth Regiment, New HampBhirc\\nElijah T. Grace, Company H, Tenth\\nnt, New HamijBhire Volu\\nJohn A. Eaton, Company H, Tenth Regiment, New Ilamiwliire Volun-\\nteers lieutenant.\\nAlfred S. Eaton, Co. H, Tenth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers.\\nDavid B. Follows, Company F, Eleventh Regiment, Now Hampshire\\nVolunteers destiny unknown.\\nCaptain Nathaniel L. Chandler, Company I, Fourteenth Rogiment, New\\nHampshire Voluntoern died at Bradford, N. H., in 1804.\\nSimeon S. Dodge, Company I, Fourteenth Regiment New Hampshire\\nWaller F. Cobum, Company I, Fourteenth Regiment, New Hampshire\\nVolunteers,\\nJason A. Perkins. Company I, Fourteenth Itegiment, New Ham[jshire\\nMark W. Cheney, Company H, Sixteenth Regiment, New Hampshire\\nVolunteers.\\nLuke Cheney, Company 11, Sixteenth Regiment, New Hanii sbiro Volun-\\nteere died in the army.\\nWilliam N. Dunfield, Company II, Sixteenth Regiment, New Hampshire\\nVolunteer!),\\nIsrael Ailama, Co, H, Sixteenth Regiment, Now Hampshire VolnntectB.\\nThe following is a list of volunteers not residents\\nof Newbury to fill the quota of Newbury\\n.lohn Willson, William Brown, Michael Willson, William C. Loeib,\\nMichael 0. Brine, William Crawther, George Gray, William Magoon,\\nThomaa Green, James Emery, John Clark, John Raleahn, Calvin Kent,\\nJohn Doneley.\\nSubstitutes were furnished for conscripts as follows\\nSubgtUuUt.\\nEzra Cilley (second).\\nAlfred Elson.\\n.\\\\ddi90n Ayer,\\nAndrew Tucker\\nPage Blake,\\nHugh Murphy.\\nBenjamin F, Peasloy,\\nJames Carroll,\\nVirgil C, Brockway,\\nWilUam Fayan\\nfharlcs Davis.\\nDavid Jackson.\\nAustin Goings.\\nWilliam Smith,\\nJoel liagley.\\nJohn Willson,\\nOlradiah C, Bartlett.\\nJohn Griffin,\\nAil\u00c2\u00abrt S, Baton,\\nJohn Small,\\nFredenckS, Mot\u00c2\u00ab.\\nDennis Lynch,\\nJoshua H, Blodgett,\\nRichard Wall,\\nLemuel C, Twiss, paid commutation\\nSubstitutes were furnished for enrolled men as fol-\\nlows\\nEnrolled Men. SiiMiluteo.\\nRichard T. JIuzzey. Il.nry Thomas.\\nLorenzo D. Muzzey. John A. Brocklehank,\\nAurcn Pcasleo, Charles F, Foster,\\nFrederick S, Muzzey, John O, Day.\\nAlfred H. Nichols. Albert C. Brown.\\nBprague A. Morse. William Spencer.\\nJoseph E. Muzzey. Thomas Cummings.\\nGeorge W. Blodgett. Henry Mansargh.\\nSilas W. Dana, Michael Fanagan,\\nThe total number, including one paying commuta-\\ntion during the late war, from 18(51 to 1865, was fifty-\\neight.\\nChurches. At the present time there is only one\\norganized church in town that is of the Free- Will\\nBaptist denomination. One Union Church edifice at\\nNewbury and one at South Newbury.\\nIndustries.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 They are mostly farming. S. L. Lowe\\nhas a mill for the manufacture of lumber; also the\\nFowler Brothers have a very fine mill, where they\\nmanufacture all kinds of lumber also clothes-pins,\\npail-handles, etc. In the year 1883 they manufactured\\n3,640,000 pail-handles; in 1885 they make about\\n1,000,000.\\nThere are three general country stores in town and\\nthree post-ofiices in town Newbury, South Newbury\\nandChandlerville are the addresses. The first postmsis-\\nter in town was John Burns; second, Samuel Jones\\nthird, John Straw fourth, John Kelley fifth, Moses\\nCilley; sixth, Eli Dodge; seventh, Esek. Young;\\neighth, Mary Lear; ninth, N. C. Lear, who is the\\npresent incumbent. In the year 18-50 the post-office\\nwas established at South Newbury, with Josiah Morse,\\npostmaster; second, John Cutler third, Eli Dodge;\\nfourth, Darius Kidder fifth, Jeremiah Morse sixth,\\nMary P. Morse; seventh, Wesley E. Cilley eighth,\\nF. A. Messer. In 1871 the post-office was established\\nat Chandlerville, with Benjamin Chandler postmaster;\\nMr. Chandler is the present postmaster, and is a\\ngrandson of Deacon Joseph Chandler, who was born\\nin 1747 and settled in the town in early life; had a\\nfamily of fourteen children, seven sons and seven\\ndaughters, and educated them in the evenings by the\\nlight of burning pitch-pine knots.\\nThe surface of this town is generally hilly, the soil\\nhard and rocky. Sunapee Mountain extends through\\nthe western part of this town, the range running\\nnearly north and south. Near the base of the mountain\\nthe land is well adapted to grazing. This mountain\\nis about two thousand .seven hundred feet above tide-\\nwater. There are no noticeable streams in this town,\\nbut many small ones that take their rise on the eastern\\nslope of the mountain, forming at Bradford a large\\ntributarj- of the Warner Branch of the Contoocook\\nRiver.\\nChalk Pond, lying in the northeast part of this town,\\nis about one hundred and twenty-five rods long and\\nfifty rods wide. It takes its name from being under-\\nlaid with a very fine quality of white chalk. The", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0723.jp2"}, "602": {"fulltext": "418\\nHISTORY OF MEKRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nwaters from this pond run intoSunapee Lake, thence to\\nthe Connecticut. Todd Pond, in the southeast part\\nof the town, is about three hundred rods long and\\nninety rods wide. Gillinghani Pond, in the south part\\nof the town, is perhaps seventy-five rods long; and\\nlast, but not least in note, is a pond nearly on the sum-\\nmit of Sunapee Mountain that is sixty rods long by\\nthirty rods wide, with clear water and no visible out-\\nlet except in high water. It is not inhabited by any\\nof the finny tribe, as all our other ponds are.\\nSunapee Lake. This lake lies within the limits of\\nthe town to the extent of five miles. Its water is pure\\nand clear, and it is inhabited by land-lock, salmon,\\ntrout, black bass, pickerel and many other kinds of\\nfish, which afford great pleasure to the tourists dur-\\ning the summer months. There are two steamboats\\nplying between Sunapee and Newbury,- one the Ed-\\nmund Burke, is about eighty-five feet over all and\\neighteen feet beam, rated to carry four hundred per-\\nsons the other, Lady Woodsum, which is about\\nforty-eight feel long and carries about one hundred\\npersons.\\nThese boats run regular trips between Newbury and\\nSunapee Harbor and other points around the lake,\\nconnecting with trains at Newbury Station three times\\na day. On leaving the station, the first point or land-\\ning made by the steamers is at Pine Cliff, me mile\\ndistant, on the eastern shore of the lake. This place is\\nsituated on a slight eminence and in a beautiful\\ngrove, and commands a fine view of the lake for about\\nthree miles. This is a place of summer resort, and\\nsome very fine residences have been erected here.\\nAmong those who occupy their cottages during the\\nwarm season are Colonel John A. White, of Concord\\nCharles R. Corning, Esq., of Concord James II.\\nChase, of Concord; widow of the late Nathaniel\\nWhite, of Concord; Mrs. B. P. Cunningham, of Bos-\\nton, Mass.; Hon. M. W. Tappan and M. E. Gould,\\nEsq., Bradford.\\nThe next stopping-place is called Rowe s Landing,\\ntwo and one-half miles distant, where N. S. Brockway,\\nof Bellows Falls, Vt., occupies his cottage during his\\nvacation. This is a very desirable location for camp-\\ning-parties, as it is in close proximity to the best fish-\\ning-grounds and plenty of good spring-water. The\\nnext place of note is four and one-half miles to Blod-\\ngett s Landing. At this place isa hotel with accommoda-\\ntions for about one hundred persons, and in connection\\nis a large hall used by dancing-parties and for lectures,\\netc. It is situated in a fine grove with an eleva-\\ntion of fifteen to twenty-five feet above the surface of\\nthe lake. There are at this place, beside the buildings\\nconnected with the hotel, about thirty cottages.\\nAt this place is held the Sunapee Lake Spiritualist\\nCamp-Meeting. The New Hampshire Spiritualist\\nAssociation held here their eighth annual carap-\\nmeoting, commencing July 25th and ending Septem-\\nber 5th. The meetings had a very large attendance,\\nespecially on Sundays, as excursion trains were run\\nfrom Concord and from Claremont occasionally. The\\nsteamers also made regular trips from Sunapee Har-\\nbor and Lake View Landing to this place on Sundays\\nduring camp-meeting. There is a pleasant grove ex-\\ntending frcm the hotel to the steamboat wharf, a dis-\\ntance of about seven hundred feet, with plank walks\\nand fine drive-ways, which makes the situation very\\npleasant.\\nThe Masonic fraternity hold their annual festivals\\nat this place, also Posts No. 10 and 58, G. A. R., and\\ntwo or three other Posts hold their annual reunion\\nhere, besides Odd-Fellows picnics and reunion of\\nbands, etc.\\nSunapee Mouutain House is situated on the north-\\nern slope of Sunapee Mountain, about two thousand\\nfeet above sea-level and about six hundred and fifty\\nfeet above the waters of the Lake Sunapee. The host\\nis Nathan S. Johnson, Esq., whose farm contains about\\ntwo hundred and fifty acres of excellent land, and is\\none of the best producing farms in town. The sur-\\nrounding scenery is grand and the view of the lake\\nthe best to be had anywhere, while the near moun-\\ntains west, north and east and the cone of Mt. Wash-\\nington are in full view. At Newbury Station, very\\nnear the steamboat wharf, is the boarding-house of\\nAlbert A. Durgin. This cottage is new, with all the\\nmodern improvements in style and finish, and accom-\\nmodates from six to twelve boarders.\\nSeveral of the farmers of this town, especially in\\nthe north part, on the eastern shores of the lake, take\\nboarders, more or less, during the summer months.\\nAmong these are Jonathan Rowe, J. H. Farmer, S. W.\\nDana, J. H. Blodgett and others.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nJAMKS M. CILLEY.\\nAmong the early settlers in that portion of Hamp-\\nton, now Seabrook, N. H., in the latter part of the\\nseventeenth century (1694), lived Thomas Cilley, the\\nemigrant, who married Anne, daughter of John and\\nMary (Bradbury) Stangan. His descendants have\\nbeen marked for their strong qualities, many having\\ndistinguished themselves in various ways. Among\\nthese may be mentioned General Joseph Cilley, of\\nRevolutionary fame; Bradbury Cilley, member of\\nUnited States Congress; and Jonathan Cilley, also a\\nmember of Congress, who, in the early battles with\\nthe slave oligarchy, in 1838, was killed in the historic\\nduel with Graves. One of the descendants of Thomas,\\nBenoni, was born in Seabrook, and passed his life\\nthere. He also had descendants, one of whom, Ben-\\njamin, was a native of Seabrook, and married Betsey\\nEdmunds, made his home, after marriage, in Weare,\\nand here his son, Benjamin, Jr., was born. Benjamin\\nCilley, Jr., married Polly Emerson. She was of good", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0724.jp2"}, "603": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0725.jp2"}, "604": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0726.jp2"}, "605": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0727.jp2"}, "606": {"fulltext": "^/C^\\nnyoli^/hiy", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0728.jp2"}, "607": {"fulltext": "t\\nNEWBURY.\\n419\\nstock, descending from the Emerson family, whose\\nprogenitors came from England and settled in Amer-\\nica at an early date. Some gained distinction in the\\n\\\\Var of the Revolution, and the Emersons of every\\ngeneration have been known to the public as individ-\\nuals of activity and usefulness. Benjamin came to\\nNewbury, N. H., and became an agriculturist. He\\nwas a sturdy, industrious man, of a healthy physique,\\nand lived to the advanced age of ninety -two, and was\\na fair type of the good old New England farmer, now\\nalmost extinct. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Cilley\\nwere Stephen, Ezra, Moses, Benjamin, James M. and\\nSally. Of this family, only two survive; Ezra and\\nMoses they reside in Newbury.\\nJames M. Cilley, fifth son of Benjamin and Polly\\n(Emerson) Cilley, was born in Newbury, N. H., Oc-\\ntober 23, 1808. As his father was a farmer, James was\\ntaught all the practical details of farm-life, and ren-\\ndered his father able assistance in his youth, and re-\\nmained on the homestead, with the exception of a\\nshort period, which time he was engaged in teaching-\\nHe married, December 16, 1835^ Sarah B., daughter\\nof Henry and Charlotte (Batchelder) Richardson, of\\n_ orinth, Vt. The Richardson family was among the\\nI arly settlers of Massachusetts, and has numerous de-\\nscendants in New England. The name of Batchelder\\nis well known in New Hampshire as that of a good\\nand honorable family.\\nMr. Cilley always remained on the homestead, and,\\nafter the death of his father, he continued to be a\\nfarmer. His health was not robust nevertheless, he\\nwas a man of industry and enterprise. The stern vir-\\ntues, the rigid frugality and the unflagging industry\\nalways insisted on in the home-life of the plain farm-\\nhouses, supplemented by the limited, but intensely\\npractical, learning gained in the district school, have\\nfurnished many generations of men of firm, clear and\\nvigorous mind. These men have been a permeating\\nforce for good through all classes of our population.\\nMr. Cilley was a good representative of this class, a\\nman of sound judgment and clear understanding, and\\nhe took a prominent part in matters pertaining to his\\nnative town. He held a commission of justice of\\npeace for many years, besides serving as selectman\\nand in other minor offices; all of the duties were done\\nwith the fidelity and faithfulness which characterized\\nall his acts. He was a zealous and efficient member\\nof the Free- Will Baptist Church, and was its clerk for\\nover forty years. He was a Republican in politics.\\nTrue to his ancestral instincts, the military also had\\na charm for Mr. Cilley, and he became commander of\\nthe organization known as the Newbury Rifle Corps\\nin the old militia days, thus obtaining the title of\\nCaptain.\\nIn the discharge of all the relative duties of life\\nhe was governed by a fixed determination to do what\\nhis conscience should dictate to be right. He died in\\nManchester, N. H., August 14, 1882, in the seventy-\\nlonrth year of his age. Mrs. Cilley survives him,\\nkeeps her residence on the farm where they lived so\\npleasantly for so many years, and contributes this\\ntribute to her husband s memory.\\niMOODY GILI.INGUAM.\\nThe first ancestor of the American branch of the\\nGillingham family was James, who emigrated to\\nSalem, Mass., in the latter part of the seventeenth\\ncentury, and May 22, 1692, he married Rebecca,\\ndaughter of John Bly, of Salem. They had a large\\nfamily of children,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rebecca, born February 10, 1693;\\nHannah, born July 22, 1694; James, born February\\n2, 1696; Benjamin, born September 7, 1697; Martha,\\nborn January 13, 1699 Deborah, born July 28, 1700\\nJohn, born January 19, 1704; Mary, born August 31,\\n1705; William, born December 26,1706; Jonathan,\\nborn October 9, 1709; and David, born December 7,\\n1711.\\nJames, son of James and Rebecca (Bly) Gillingham,\\ncame to Newbury, N. H., where he settled, and had\\nseveral children. His oldest son, James, was twice\\nmarried, first, to Polly Little, of Sutton, who had\\nthree children, James, Daniel and Ruth second,\\nBetsey Lane, of Newbury. They had fourteen child-\\nren, namely,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John, Huldah, Joseph L., Sally, Madi-\\nson, Moody, Sally, Ruth, Soranus, Triphena C,\\nTriphosa J., Alzina E., Oliver P. and Bainbridge.\\nMoody Gillingham, son of James and Betsey (Lane)\\nGillingham, was born in Newbury, January 21, 1811,\\non the old homestead. Being one of a large family\\nof children, he was early accustomed to labor, and for\\nthe first twenty-five years of his life he was engaged\\nin the quiet domestic scenes of agriculture on his\\nfather s farm. About this time he married Julia,\\ndaughter of Jeremiah and Marion (Peaslee) Twiss,\\nof Newbury. She was born October 4, 1815, and\\ndied June 11,1869. Thechildrenof Moody and Julia\\n(Twiss) Gillingham were, Charles H., born March\\n7, 1843; Albert L., born September 14, 1846; Free-\\nman H., born July 26, 1850; Clara I., born March 14,\\n1853. Charles H., married Elinda, daughter of John\\nand Mary (Marriott) Maud, a native of England.\\nThey have had five children, Maud C, Annie E.,\\nMary A., Moody and Ralph B. Albert L., married,\\nSeptember 29, 1876, Elizabeth, daughter of Robert\\nRobertson they have one child, Lena M. Freeman\\nH., married, October 29, 1877, Annie, daughter of\\nGumming and Caroline (Dowlin) Peirce, (the Peirce\\nfamily is of English descent, and many of its members\\nhave attained honorable distinction Mr. Peirce, al-\\nthough eighty-four years old, is yet an active man).\\nClara I., married, February 4, 1883, Jesse P., son of\\nPrescott and Helen M. (Hanks) Colby.\\nAfter Mr. Gillingham s marriage he left Newbury,\\nand went to Warrensburg, N. Y., where he purchased\\na farm and remained for two years, devoting himself\\nto its cultivation, when, the death of his father occur-\\nring, he returned to Newbury, and was a resident of", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0729.jp2"}, "608": {"fulltext": "420\\nHISTORY OF 3IE11RIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHUIE.\\nthe town until his death, October 16, 1882, in the\\nseventy-second year of his age.\\nMr. Gillingham s political views were those of the\\nRepublican party, but he was so universally esteemed\\nby his townsmen that, although the town was largely\\nDemocratic, he was elected selectman, and held the\\noffice for three years. He was strong, mentally and\\nphysically, took a deep and intelligent interest in\\npublic affairs, and exerted a great influence for good\\nin the community, and his word and counsels were\\nlistened to with respect. He was a man of keen and\\nquick intellect, of great ability in argument, in which\\nhe was rarely worsted.\\nHe was broad and liberal in all his views, and, al-\\nthough not a member of any religious denomination,\\nwas favorably inclined toward the Universalist faith.\\nFrom his ancestors, among whom were many good\\nmen and true, there descended to him many of the\\nqualities that go to make up the sum of good citizen-\\nship and true manhood.\\nJOSEPH MORSE.\\nThe name of Morse is one not unknown to the\\npublic, as many of that family have been prominent\\nmen of their day, and stood high in the realms of\\nscience and literature. Nearly a century ago a little\\nband of brave-hearted pioneers left their homes in\\nNewbury, Mass., and settled in Fisherefield, N. H.,\\nnow known as Newbury. This was in February,\\n1795, and the coldest month usually of our New-\\nEngland winters. Among these first settlers were\\nthe Rev. Timothy and Sally (Farmer) Morse, a worthy\\ncouple, who have left numerous descendants. They\\nhad eight children, several of them bejng born in\\nFishersfield, Susannah B., Moses, Daniel, Joseph,\\nTimothy, Stephen, Sally (1st) and Sally (2d). Susan-\\nnah married Moses Morse, aud had eleven children\\nMoses married Betsey Cheney, they had six chil-\\ndren Daniel married Hannah Gillingham, and was\\na prominent man in Newbury, and their children were\\nAlmira, Huldah, Sarah J. and Sprague A. Timothy\\nmarried Eliza Adams Stephen married Lydia Gil-\\nlingham, by whom he had six children, three of whom\\nsurvive, namely, David M., Charles M. and Sarah E.\\nSally (1st) died in infancy Sally (2d) married Ste-\\nphen Emerson and had several children.\\nJoseph Morse, the third son of Rev. Timothy and\\nSally (Farmer) Morse, was born in Fishersfield, Sep-\\ntember 11, 1795, and died November 1, 1871, aged\\nseventy-six years. His childhood and early life were\\npassed in the home of the pioneer, assisting in the\\nsturdy labors of tlie farm, by which he acquired\\na healthy physique and well-developed muscular\\nstrength. He cleared the timber-land, and by hard\\nlabor brought the rough soil into a good state of culti-\\nvation, and built a log-house near where the home-\\nstead now stands, which he erected many years after.\\nHe married Sarah, daughter of William Sargent, of\\na rejnitable New England family. They had six\\nchildren, Joseph, Jr., Timothy, Harvey C, Mary J.\\n(died young), Seth A. and Laura L.\\nJoseph, Jr., married Seba A. Thissell; they had\\ntwo children Sarah C. and Mary J. Timothy mar-\\nried, first, Mary Bly and had two children, one of\\nwhom is now living, John W.; second, Hannah Peas-\\nlee; they have one daughter, Etta. Harvey C. mar-\\nried Helen M., daughter of Stephen Emerson their\\nchildren were Sarah L. (deceased), Frank P., Almira\\nJ., Elmer E. (deceased), Anna G., Page C. (deceased).\\nSeth A. married Mary A. Hoag; they have had six\\nchildren viz., Sarah O., Marshall W., George M.,\\nLaura V., Lilla B. and Forestall. Laura L. married\\nEzra Cilley (2d) their children were Joseph E.\\n(deceased), Wesley E., Sarah C. B. (deceased) and\\nAlmon B.\\nMr. Morse was a man who was much esteemed by\\nhis townsmen. He was selectman, and represented\\nNewbury in the State Legislature two terms, and was\\nalso a member of the Constitutional Convention in\\n1850, which was held for the purpose of amending\\nthe Constitution of the State.\\nMr. Morse was a man of decidedly positive charac-\\nter, and possessed an unusual degree of pluck, per-\\nsistency and push, and usually accomplished what-\\never he undertook to do. He was a fine-looking man,\\nof large stature, weighing over two hundred pounds,\\nand of remarkable strength. An old friend of his,\\nJeremiah Morse, says: No man could hew as much\\ntimber as Joseph Morse. He was born at a period\\nin our country s history when the ])rincipal and the\\nbest thing to do was to clear the land and bring it in\\nsubjection, and he did a great work in this way for\\nthe town. He cut a large amount of timber, and the\\nframework of many of the old houses was hewn by\\nhim. But clearing and tilling of the land and hew-\\ning of timber, while it strengthens and develops the\\nphysical nature, tends in no way to dwarf the mental\\npowers. On the contrary, to have strength to work\\nwith the brain without injury, we must have a strong,\\nhealthful body, aud many of the successful sons of the\\nold Granite State owe an imperishable debt of grati-\\ntude to their pioneer ancestors for the health and\\nstrength they have inherited. In his strong and useful\\nway Mr. Morse contributed much to the town that\\nwill last, and his descendants are worthily proud of\\nhis accomiilishments.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0730.jp2"}, "609": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0731.jp2"}, "610": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0732.jp2"}, "611": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF NEW LONDON.\\nBY HOX. J. EVERETT SARGENT.\\nCHAPTER I.\\nO.v the 2 th of June, 1779, the Great and General\\nCourt of the State of New Hampshire passed an act\\nincorporating the town of New London out of a tract\\n(if hind that had previously been known as Alexan-\\ndria Addition. The town, as at first incorporated,\\ncimtained much territory that does not now belong to\\nit and, also, it did not contain considerable territory\\nwiiich now constitutes a part of it.\\nBut although the town was not incorporated until\\n1779, it had been inhabited several years previous\\nto that, and in giving a historical sketch of the\\ntown it will be not only interesting, but proper\\nand necessary, to go back as far as we can trace\\nany step of the white man and it would be in-\\nteresting also, had we the means of doing so, to go\\neven back of that, and to describe what savage tribes,\\nwhat sons of the forest, what race of the red men for-\\nmerly frequented these hills and mountains, and\\ntracked their devious ways through the dense forests\\nthat then covered these hillsand valleys; who hunted\\ntheir garne in these regions while the woods were yet\\nunbroken and sailed upon our glassy lakes and\\nponds in their bark canoes, when as yet their waters\\nhad never mirrored forth the forms or the features\\nof any of the race of pale-faces, the descendants of the\\nEnglish. But all the facts in relation to these times\\nhave perished from human memory, and all the tra-\\nditions in regard to former races of men who may\\nhave once, in the ages of the past, inhabited these re-\\ngions, are forgotten and have passed away forever\\nand we can only draw upon our imaginations to pic-\\nture the races of men, the modes of living, the habits,\\npur-suits and characteristics of the people who may,\\nat some distant day in the far past, have lived and\\nlabored, loved and hated, enjoyed and suffered, in\\nthese places which we now occupy.\\nIndian settlements in this town were far back be-\\nfore any white man bad knowledge of these localities.\\nThe Indian wars were over and the few scattering\\nremnants of the race that remained had retired from\\nthe unequal contest, had ceased their depredations\\nand left the State (except perhaps in the extreme\\nnortherly portion) before this town was settled, and\\nwe look almost in vain for any trace of them in this\\nregion. The only name I found anywhere in the\\nneighborhood that indicates that the Indians ever\\ndwelt here is the name of Sunapee Lake. That\\nname is unmistakably Indian. It means in plain\\nEnglish Goose, and Sunapee Pond meant simply\\nGoose Pond. The theory is that at some time in the\\npast this lake was found to be a favorite resting-place\\nfor the Canadian wild geese, as they migrated from\\nthe regions of Hudson Bay southward at the approach\\nof winter, flying, as they always do, at a great height,\\nand, like a well-trained military company, following\\ntheir leader in such a way as to describe the sides of\\na triangle with the angle in front, or, as our farmers\\nwould familiarly express it, in the shape of a harrow.\\nThe size of the lake would cause it to be seen from\\na great distance on either side, and thus it would be\\nsure to be sought as a place of rest and refreshment\\nfor a time by the wild geese, as they went southward\\nin the autumn and northward in the spring, and we\\ninfer that the Indians were familiar with this fact,\\nand hence the name Sunapee, Goose Pond.\\nDoubtless the Indians were also familiar with the\\nLittle Sunapee Pond, in the northwesterly part of the\\ntown, and Messer s and Clark s or Harvey s Ponds, in\\nthe southerly part, and crossed the height of land\\nand descended to Pleasant Pond, in the northeasterly\\npart of the town. But, however that may be, one\\nfact remains, which is that New London is the high-\\nest land, or furnishes the dividing line between the\\nConnecticut and the Merrimack Rivers, and it is said\\nthere are buildings in town from the roofs of which\\nthe water descends from one side to the Merrimack\\nand from the other side to the Connecticut River.\\nI find this account of traces of the Indians in Sut-\\nton, near Kezar s Pond, in the northerly part of the\\ntown and not far from the line of New London.\\nSutton was then known as Perrystown and was settled\\nfirst in 1767, some eight years before this town was\\nsettled, and it was stated of the early settlers there,\\nthat though no Indian was seen by them, yet it\\nseemed as though he had just put out his fire and\\ngone away as the white man came. His track was\\nstill plain and visible. On the west bank of Kezar s\\nPond were several acres of land which appeared to\\nhave been cleared by them of their original forests.\\nHere were found several Indian hearths built with\\n421", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0733.jp2"}, "612": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nstone, with much skill and ingenuity. Here was\\nfound au Indian burying-place. Gun-barrels and\\narrows have also been found here, and near the pond\\nwere found stone mortar-pestles and tomahawks.\\nIt is certain that these regions were once, and\\nthat not long before the advent of the pale-faces,\\ninhabited by the red man he hunted his game\\nover these hills and encamped and lived on the\\nbanks of our Great Lake\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sunapee and of our\\nsmaller ponds, nestling as they do in beauty among\\nour hills. Large numbers of Indian utensils and\\narms have been found by Mr. James M. Pike and\\nMr. Amos Currier in the west part of the town near\\nSunapee Lake, leading us to believe that the Indians\\nhad a settlement on the border of the lake in that\\nneighborhood, and that they had a track or path\\nfrom such settlement down by Harvey s Pond to\\nNorth Sutton, to Kezar s Pond. They also visited\\nLittle Sunapee Pond and had a settlement in the\\nsummer season on its easterly shore, and had a track\\nor path from thence easterly over the height of land\\nto the upper end of Pleasant Pond, where they also\\nhad another settlement, and where they had cleared\\nup the forests on the intervale; and this clearing\\nwas the first place occupied by the white man in\\nthat part of the town. They were in the habit of\\nhunting in summer all, over our hills, and their\\narrow-heads of stone have been found by General\\nMcCutchins, by Mr. Nathan Pingree, Mr. Ransom\\nSargent and others, and a few years since Mr. Asa\\nRay plowed up an Indian gouge in the path leading\\nfrom Little Sunapee to Pleasant Pond, which is now\\nin possession of Mr. S. D. Messer.\\nNew London was first settled in 1775, some four\\nyears before it was incorporated. James Lamb and\\nNathaniel Merrill were the first settlers, and they\\nwere soon followed, in the same season, by Eliphalet\\nLyon and Ebenezer Hunting. The next year, 1776,\\nthe first child was born within the limits of the town,\\na son of James Lamb, and they called his name John.\\nJames Lamb is said to have made the first settlement\\non the farm known as the Ezekiel Knowlton farm.\\nIt is also related that Moses Trussell came up from\\nHopkinton in 1774, and camped in the wilderness\\nand felled several acres of trees on the Morgan farm,\\nso-called, adjoining the Knowlton farm that he\\nburned off the land and planted it with corn that\\nin the autumn he returned again to harvest his crop,\\nbut finding that he had been anticipated by the\\nhedge-hogs and other wild animals, he returned to\\nHopkinton, and the next spring, instead of coming\\nto New London, he went to Bunker Hill, where he\\nlost an arm and did not get back to New London\\nuntil 1804, just thirty years after his first visit. Soon\\nafter 1775 came also Mr. Samuel Messer, Benjamin\\nEastman, Nathaniel Everett, Nathaniel Cxoodwin,\\nEphraim Guile and John Austin, with Jedediah\\nJewett and Thomas Whittier and others, and in\\nMarch, 1779, these citizens petitioned the Honor-\\nable General Court of the State of New Hampshire,\\nthen sitting at Exeter, that they might be incorpo-\\nrated into a town.\\nThe following is a copy of the petition\\nTo the Hono Council and house of Representatives Convened at Exe-\\nter tlie Secont Wednesday of march Next\\nThe huDtble Portion of a number of inbabitetants of a Tract of land\\nin the State of Newhampshire Known by the name of Alaxandria addi-\\ntion or newlondon Sitivat Between old Alaxander and fishers field and\\nParrytown humbly Sheweth that your Portisherners Labour under a\\nGrat Disadvantage Being Joyined to Old Alaxander on the accout of Tax\\nSation the Distance being Seven or Eight miles threw the Woods wharo\\nthere is no Road, nor Cannot be aney Easley had the Grouud Being so\\nKufFand mountanies, and your Portisherners being Wholy Deprived of\\nanney Privilege of assessing ower Selves as Selectmen Can be Expected\\nin the Sitovation we are in at Present among us Tharefore your Portish-\\nerners Prayer is that we may be incorporated into a Town and have the\\nSame Privileges that other Towns in this State have your Portiehernei-s\\nar willing Cheeiffiillv t I lv w-r r-iniirPorportion of Taxes with aney\\nother Town in lii: -i i I i i t we are in Capasety to assess ower\\nSelves and like i i.. is at Present Laboure under Grat\\nDisadvantages* iniu i l.iiiiu and Repairing highways among us,\\nas your Portisherner in Duty Bound Doth Ever Pray\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nJanuary ye 22 177S)\\nSamuel Messer Ephraim Gile\\nNathan Goodwin Jedidiah Jewett\\nNoah Kidder Israel Huntting\\nJames Lam Jacob Hadley\\nEbn Huntting Nathaniel Stevins.\\nBenjo Eastman\\nThe act of incorporation was as follows\\nIn the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-\\nSta\\nHam\\nI of Alexandria, i\\nAn act to incorporate a place calle\\ncounty of Hillsborough.\\nM hereas, a petition has been prefered to the General Court in behalf\\nof the inhabitauts of a tract of land called .\\\\ddition of Alexandria, in\\nthe county of Hillsborough, setting forth that they labor under great in-\\nconveniences for want of iucoi-poration, and praying that they may be\\nincorporated, of which public notice has been given and no objection has\\nbeen given.\\nBfi i( therefore ettncted by the Council and House of Represenbitives\\nin general court assembled, and by authority of the sjune, that there be\\nand hereby is a township erected and incorporated by the name of New\\nLondon within the following bounds, viz. Beginning at the south-\\nwesterly corner of Alexandria, aforesaid, on the patent line, and running\\non said patent line to Fishersfield Corner in Great Sunapee Pond from\\nthence east on the northerly side line of Fishersfield four hundred and\\nseventy-two rods, to Perryatown Corner; then north, eighty-five de-\\ngrees east, about four miles to a beech tree marked on Perrystown line\\nfrom thence north, thirty-nine degrees east, about sixteen hundred and\\nseventy-two rods to a beech tree marked in Alexandria Corner from\\nthence north, twelve degrees west, to the patent line aforementioned on\\nthe westerly side of Alexandria.\\nAnd the inhabitants of said township are hereby erected into a body\\npolitic and corporate, to have continuance and succession forever, and\\ninvested with all power, and enfranchised with all the rights, privileges\\nand immunities, which any town in the state holds and enjoys, to hold\\nto the said inhabitants and their successors forever.\\nMr. Samuel Messer is hereby authorized to call a meeting of said in-\\nhabitants, to choose all necssiiry ali.l cusloniary town ulli.fre, giving\\nfourteen days notice of lln- nm.- m. i i i- in.l .i. -un -i mh h m. -tiii};\\nand the officers then cho^^ II i i i k ;...\\\\\\\\er\\nof such officers in any otlh I i i.: .ii,i:ii.iiug\\nwhich shall bo annually hel i i;i =,Lil n 1. i Hi, a iini.,.-- -li ill l.,- on\\nthe second Tuesday of March forever.\\nState of Now Hampshire. lu the House of Representatives, June\\n24th, 1779. The foregoing bill having been read a third time, ^voted\\nthat it pass to be enacted.\\n.Sent up for concurrence.\\n(Signed)\\nJohn Languun, Speaker.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0734.jp2"}, "613": {"fulltext": "NEW LONDON.\\n423\\nlu Couucil June 25th, 1779. Thi\\nH\u00e2\u0082\u00acd that the same bo enacted.\\n(Signed)\\nCopy examined by E. Tiicmpson, Secretary.\\nM. Ware, Pre.\\nMr. Samuel Messer called a meeting of the free-\\nholders and other inhabitants qualified by law to\\nvote in town affairs, on Tuesday, the 3d day of\\nAugust, 1779, of which he gave due notice, for the\\nfollowing purposes, viz.\\nFirslltj\u00e2\u0080\u0094To choose a Town Cleric.\\nSecondly To choose Selectmen.\\n27(fi f??/- To choose a Constable and such other otBcers i\\nshall be\\nF urllili/ To see what method the town will talve to have roads.\\nFijthhj To know what sums of money shall be granted to pay the\\ntnwn charges for the present year.\\nSixthly To see if the town will vote to hire preaching.\\n**Seventhly To see if the town will hire any school for children.\\nIn compliance with said warrant, the inhabitants of\\nNew London met at the dwelling-house of Mr. Samuel\\nMesser, at which time was read the copy of the act of\\nincorporation of this town, Mr. Messer s power,\\ngiven him by said honorable court, to call said meet-\\ning, after which was read the notification for said\\nmeeting, of which Mr. Messer was considered as\\nmoderator, and then proceeded to act on the business\\nof the day.\\nTown ofiicers chosen by written votes Ebenezer\\nHunting, town clerk Mr. Samuel Messer, Mr. Ben-\\njamin Eastman and Mr. Nathaniel Everett, for select-\\nmen and Mr. Nathaniel Goodwin, for a constable\\nMr. Nathaniel Everett, for town treasurer; and Mr.\\nBenjamin Guile and Mr. John Austin, for surveyors.\\nAll of whom were duly sworn.\\nVoted, To choose\\nVoUd, That Mr. Samuel Messer, Mr. Benjamin Eastman and Mr.\\nNathaniel Everett serve as a committee to lay out roads this year.\\nVoted, That roads be laid out three rods wide.\\nVoted, To purchase the land for said roads.\\nVbUd, That four hundred and fifty pounds be raised for clearing\\nroads, and that labor shall be three pounds per day.\\nVoted, That one hundred and eighty pounds be raised to pay town\\nVoted, Kot to hire any preaching this year.\\nVoted, To hire three months schoohng this year.\\nThe meeting dissolved.\\nIt will be observed that the act of incorporation of\\nthis town was pa.ssed about midway during the time\\nof the Revolutionary War. The first settlements\\nwere made in the year 1775, the same year that wit-\\nnessed the commencement of the war at Lexington,\\nConcord and Bunker Hill. The first child was born\\nhere in 1776, the year in which, upon the 4th of July,\\nthe ever-memorable Declaration of American Inde-\\npendence was adopted by the Continental Congress.\\nThis year was also noted for another event which no\\nson of New Hampshire should forget, that is, that on\\nthe 5th day of- January of that year a temporary\\nconstitution was adopted by this State, which was the\\nfirst written Constitution adopted by any of the States\\nnow constituting the xVmerican Union. Under this\\nconstitution the State was prosperously governed for\\neight years, and until the new Constitution of 1784\\nwent into effect. The form of government was not\\nmuch changed by the Constitution of 1776.\\nBefore that the government of the State consisted\\nof a Royal Governor, appointed and commissioned\\nby the King of England, with a Council, also ap-\\npointed by the King, and an Assembly elected by the\\npeople of the several towns in the province. After\\nthe separation from the mother-country the State\\nelected their Council and also their Assembly or\\nHouse of Representatives, and the Council elected\\ntheir presiding oflScer, who acted for the time being\\nas Governor; hence the act of incorporation was\\npassed by the House of Representatives, then by the\\nCouncil, and was signed by M. Ware, president.\\nThis was the form of government until the new Con-\\nstitution of 1784, when we had a president and an\\nadvisory Council, with a Senate and House of Rep-\\nresentatives, all elected by the people. Meshech\\nWare was president of the Council for the eight years\\nthat the temporary constitution continued, and one\\nyear under the new Constitution. It will also be ob-\\nserved that the town was incorporated some two\\nyears, nearly, after the Articles of Confederation had\\nbeen adopted by the American Congress, that having\\nbeen done November 15, 1777.\\nBy examining the boundaries of the town as incor-\\nporated, we see that it was of very ample proportions\\nas compared with its present size. It began at the\\nsouthwesterly corner of Alexandria, on the patent\\nline, etc. Alexandria was formerly much larger than\\nit now is for, besides several other pieces that have\\nbeen taken oft from it, the whole township of Dan-\\nbury was incorporated June 18, 1795, out of territory\\nthat before was the southwesterly portion of Alex-\\nandria, so that when New London, in 1779, began at\\nthe southwest corner of Alexandria it would be the\\nsame now as beginning at the southwest corner of\\nDanbury on the patent line.\\nBut what was this patent Kne New Hampshire,\\nas it seems, was granted by the Council of Plymouth,\\nEngland, to one John Mason in 1629. This patent\\nincluded the land from the middle of the Pascataqua\\nRiver, and up the same to the farthest head thereof,\\naud from thence northwestward until sixty miles\\nfrom the mouth of the harbor were finished also\\nthrough Merrimack River to the farthest head thereof,\\nand so forward up into the land westward, until sixty\\nmiles were finished; and from thence to cross over-\\nland to the end of the sixty miles accounted from\\nPascataqua River, together with all islands within\\nfive leagues of the coiist. This tract of land was\\ncalled New Hampshire. In 1768 the Masonian pro-\\nprietors procured one Robert Fletcher, as a surveyor,\\nto run out their territory, claiming that their line\\nshould be a curve line drawn from the point on the\\nsouth line of the State sixty miles west from the sea-\\ncoast, to a point on the east line of the State sixty", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0735.jp2"}, "614": {"fulltext": "424\\nHISTORY OF iMERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMI SHIRK.\\nmiles north of the sea-coast, in such a way tliat it\\nshould, at every point, be sixty miles from the coast.\\nThis claim of Mason, and after him of the Masonian\\nproprietors, to this curve line had never been dis-\\nputed by the government of England, and so Fletcher\\nrun the line as requested, starting on the south, on\\nthe west of the town of Fitzwilliam, and so running\\nnortherly and northeasterly through Marlow, Sulli-\\nvan, Goshen, and so on what was afterwards the\\nnorthwest line of New London and Wilmot, and\\nthence, through Hebron, Plymouth, Camptoin and\\nSandwich, to the town of Conway. This was known\\nas the westerly line of the Mason patent, and is hence\\ncalled the patent line.\\nSo New London, after starting at the corner of\\nAlexandria (uow Danbury), on this patent line, was\\nto run on this patent line to Fishersfield Corner. Fish-\\nersfield had been incorporated theyear before New Lon-\\ndon (November 27, 1778), and is bounded on the north-\\nwest by the same patent line. Its name was changed to\\nNewbury in 1837. Then the line of the town runs\\neasterly on the north line of Fishersfield to the corner\\nof Perrystown (now Sutton), thence on Perrystown\\nnorth line a given number of rods to a marked tree,\\nand there turning off and running north, thirty-nine\\ndegrees east, to Alexandria corner (now Danbury\\nsouth corner), and thence on Alexandria (now Dan-\\nbury) to the place of beginning.\\nThis patent line remained unchanged, though un-\\ndecided, marking the claim of the Masonian proprie-\\ntors, until after the termination of the Revolutionary\\nWar, in 1783, when, various disputes arising relating\\nto the titles to the land, several parties petitioned the\\nLegislature to locate and establish this line. Where-\\nupon, by an act of 1787, the bound on the south line\\nof the State was fixed near the southwest corner of\\nRindge, and thence running a straight line instead of\\na curved line to the bound on the easterly side of the\\nState. This line run through Peterborough, Frances-\\ntown, Hopkinton, Concord, Gilmanton, and so across\\nthe lake through Ossipee, making a difference here in\\nthe centre of the line of some thirty miles between\\nthe two lines.\\nHaving thus ascertained what was meant by the\\npatent line, the next question that arises is. How came\\nthe territory now known as New London to have been\\ncalled Alexandria Addition? or the addition of\\nAlexandria? It is so called in the petition of the in-\\nhabitants for their act of incorporation, and is so des-\\nignated in said act of incorporation. But why was it\\nso called? I have looked in vain for an answer to\\nthat question among all the books of charters and\\nacts of incorporation and other records in the office of\\nthe Secretary of State at Concord, where such records\\nshould be found. Upon going to the records of the\\ntown of Alexandria, we found that the town had been\\ngranted by the Masonian proprietors to Joseph But-\\ntcrfield, Jr., and others, March 13, 1767, including\\nmuch of what is now Alexandria and all of Danbury.\\nBut the conditions upon which this grant was made\\nwere not performed by the grantees, and so the grant-\\nors, the Masonian proprietors, re-entered upon the\\nland, and thus became legally seized and possessed\\nagain of the lands.\\nOn the 7th day of July, 1773, the Ma.sonian pro-\\nprietors, at a meeting held at Portsmouth, issued a\\nnew grant of Alexandria, including the same land\\nwliicli Ii;h1 l.rrn included in the former grant, to Jo-\\niia- MiiiMi. l;[Uhew Thornton and others. This grant\\nwas ill St ri 111. I as bounded on the northwest by Mason s\\npatent line. The said Masonian proprietors, at the\\nsame time, July 7, 1773, voted that there be, and there\\nhereby is granted unto the before-named Jona Minot,\\nand others, upon the terms, conditions, limitations\\nand reservations hereinafter mentioned,\\nVoUd thiit there be, and there hereby is, granted to the\\nbefore-named Jona Minot, and others, upon the ternts, condi-\\ntions, limitations and reservations hereinafter mentioned A\\ncertain tract of land situated in the connty of Hillsborough and\\nProvince of New Hampshire, bounded as follows, viz.; beginning at the\\nsouthwesterly ^corner of Alexandria, aforesaid, on the patent line, and\\nrunning on siiid patent line to Fishersfield Corner in Great Sunapee\\nPond from thence east on the northerly side line of Fishersfield, 472\\nrods, to Perrystown Corner; thence north eighty-five degrees east,\\nabout four miles, to a beech tree marked on the Perrystown line from\\nthence north, thirty nine degrees east, about 1672 rods, to a beech tree\\nmarked in Alexandria Corner; from thence north, 12 degrees west, to the\\npatent line aforementioned on the westerly side of\\nOne of the terms and conditions of the grant was,\\nthat within ninety days from this date the lots of\\nsaid grantees shall be drawn or divided, and a sched-\\nule of the numbers returned to the said grantors within\\nthat time, witlithe list of the settling lots and the lots\\nthereto belonging and that said grantees, within said\\nninety days, shall vote an acceptance of both said\\ngrants, and make a record of such acceptance.\\nThere was a meeting of the grantees of these lands\\nholden at Londonderry September 7, 1773, at which\\nit was voted that the proprietors accept of the grant\\nagreeably to the condition of the charter granted to\\nthem by the proprietors of Mason s patent, bearing\\ndate July 7th, 1773, which grant includes the town-\\nship called Alexandria, in the county of Grafton, and\\nthe land called the Addition of Alexandria, lying\\nin the county of Hillsborough, both in the Province of\\nNew Hampshire.\\nHere we have the origin of the term Addition of\\nAlexandria, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\v.\\\\i addition was bounded precisely as\\nthe town of New London was when first incorporated.\\nWe also find that all the lands in the town of New-\\nLondon and much of Wilmot were lotted and drawn\\nto the proprietors while it was thus known as the\\nAddition of Alexandria, and probably within the\\nninety days after the date of the grant, for the records\\nof Alexandria show the drawing of these lots, and\\namong the different lots drawn by one Robert McMur-\\nphy was lot No. 108, and at the end of his drawing\\nit says, and all the common land adjoining the lot\\n108, by Little Sunapee I ond. The records of the\\nproprietors of Alexandria, to whom this addition was", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0736.jp2"}, "615": {"fulltext": "NEW LONDON.\\n425\\nalso granted, have been destroyed by fire, from 1779,\\nthe year New London was chartered, down to 1793.\\nAfter this hitter date I find that the Addition is often\\nspoken of as the Alexandria Addition, alias New\\nLoudon, and a number of meetings of these proprie-\\ntors were held in New London, after 1793, at the\\nhouse of Joseph Colby, Esq.\\nThus we see that the lands in New London were\\noriginally, and are still, held under this grant of the\\nMasonian proprietors to Jonas Minot and others, of\\nthis territory as an addition to the town of Alexan-\\ndria, and all the plans of the town are based\\nupon that grant, and upon the allotments and\\ndrawings or purchase of lots under that title. But\\nthese grants of the territory gave only the title to\\nthe lands, and did not give any political or municipal\\nrights, and hence, when the inhabitants desired to\\nact as a body politic, to lay out highways and build\\nthe same, to elect town officers, to impose taxes for\\ntown purposes, for schools or for preaching, they\\nneeded an act of incorporation by the State govern-\\nment, which was obtained in 1779, as has been seen,\\nand the town organized and making progress under\\nthe same.\\nI find a difference of opinion in regard to the original\\nname of New London. Some say its first name was\\nDantzick, others that it was firet called Heidleburg.\\nWhich are right The earliest w-riter I have been able\\nto find on that subject is Dr. Belknap, the author of the\\nearly history of New Hampshire. In the third volume\\nof his history of this State he gives lis a table of statis-\\ntics, in which, on page 235, he mentions Fishersfield\\n(now Newbury), and says of it First called Dant-\\nzick, and on page 236 he mentions New London,\\nand says of it, First called Heidleburg. He men-\\ntions these both as facts that were to his mind well\\nauthenticated, and concerning which there was no\\ndispute or doubt.\\nThe New Hampshire Gazetteer of 1823 (Farmer\\nMoore s) says that Fishersfield was first called\\nDantzick, according to Dr. Belknap, and that New\\nLondon s first name was Dantzick; Dr. Belknap\\nsays Heidleburg. But they give us no reasons why\\nthey differ in opinion from Dr. Belknap in this re-\\ngard. Dr. Bouton follows Farmer Moore and says\\nthat New London was first called Dantzick, but says\\nnothing of Fishersfield. Fogg, in his Gazetteer,\\nsays that Newbury (formerly Fishersfield) was orig-\\ninally called Dantzick, and says the same of New\\nLondon. No one of them, subsequent to Dr. Belk-\\nnap, has given any reason for differing from him, nor\\ndo they refer us to any books, maps or records to\\nsubstantiate their claim. I have been able to find\\nnothing in the office of the Secretary of State bear-\\ning upon the question. In the State Library are\\nmany maps and charts, which I have consulted.\\nCarrigain s Map of New Hampshire, published in\\n1816, shows nothing on tliis point, but it shows the\\ncurve line which was for manv vears claimed as the\\nwestern and northwestern boundary of the Masonian\\ngrant. Neither does Dr. Belknap s map, in the first\\nvolume of his history show anything upon the point\\nin controversy, while it does show the straight line,\\nthat was established in 1787 by the Legislature, as\\nthe northwestern boundary of said Masonian grant.\\nHolland s Map of New Hampshire, published in\\nLondon, Eng., in 1784, from a survey made about\\n1775, gives us no aid in this matter.\\nBut I find a large Atlas of Maps in the State Li-\\nbrary, published in London, Eng., in 1768, in which is\\na map of New Hampshire, which is said to have been\\nmade from surveys of the State, made by Mitchell\\nand Hazzen in 1750. Upon this map we find put\\ndown Protectworth (now Springfield), Alexandria,\\nHeidelburg, Dantzick and Perrystown (now Sutton),\\nand judging from that map, and comparing it with\\nour modern maps, it would seem to leave no doubt\\nthat Dr. Belknap is right. Dantzick, on the map,\\ncovers nearly all the territory now covered by New-\\nbury, and extends easterly so as to cover a consider-\\nable part of what is now Sutton but it does not ex-\\ntend farther north than the north line of Newbury\\nand Sutton, and Heidleburg lies north of Dantzick,\\nand covers very nearly the ground afterwards covered\\nby New Loudon.\\nI also find another map of New Hampshire in the\\nsame atlas, prepared by Colonel Joseph Blanch-\\nard and Rev. Samuel Langdon, at Portsmouth, N. H.,\\nin 1761, and engraved and published in London with\\nthe rest, in which the curve indicating the claim of\\nMason on the west and northwest is well marked,\\nand showing all the towns in the vicinity within that\\ncurve line, and scarcely anything outside of it, show-\\ning New Chester, Alexandria, Heidleburg, Dantzick,\\nPerrystown and other towns around it on the east\\nand south from all which I am led to the same\\nconclusion, as to the location of Heidleburg, as\\nbefore.\\nThere is one other circumstance which has great\\nweight with me. My father was born in Hopkinton\\nin 17G8, and removed thence to New London in 1781,\\nwhen thirteen years old, and he was eleven years old\\nwhen the town was incorporated as New London.\\nHe used to tell me often about his moving to New\\nLondon with his father that his father had been\\ntalking of moving there several years before he did\\ngo, and that this tract of land was known in Hopkin-\\nton as Heidleburg until the time of its incorporation,\\nand that in 1781, when he moved there, the name of\\nHeidleburg was quite as frequently applied to it as\\nNew London, though both were used indiscriminately\\nin common conversation that Dantzick was the\\nname applied to the region round the south end of\\nSunapee Lake, while Heidleburg was to the northeast\\nof it.\\nThe only trouble with these old maps is that Suna-\\npee Lake, being put down without regard to any ac-\\ntual survey, is often represented on them as extending", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0737.jp2"}, "616": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nmuch farther south than it should be, as compared\\nwith the surrounding territory. All the authorities\\nagree that Newbury (formerly Fishersfieid) was orig-\\ninally called Dantzick and I think, upon investiga-\\ntion, it is equally well settled that the original name\\nof New London was Heidleburg. I have no parti-\\nality for one name more than the other, and have\\nonly endeavored to get at the truth in this matter.\\nI am incliucd to think that the first settlers were\\nwise in selecting the plain English name of New\\nLondon in preference to either of them.\\nCHAPTER II.\\nNEW LONDON\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (CojKmKcrf).\\nLet us now return to the records of the town and\\nsee what progress our new municipal corporation\\nhas been making. They held their meetings an-\\nnually for the choice of town officers, and many spe-\\ncial meetings were also holden one wa;* notified and\\nheldFebruary 12, 1781, tosecwh.il mclliod tlic^ town\\nwill take to procure a man for tlu .ntiiicnt:!! Ami)\\nand it was Voted, That some man \\\\n_- jir.niinil li r\\nthe Continental Army, also that the selectmen be\\na committee to hire a man for this town to serve in\\nthe CoDtineutal Army for three years.\\nAlso, at a meeting held September 24, 1781, Voted,\\nto raise silver money to pay for beef purchased for\\nthis year, and to pay the soldier hired for this year.\\nAt the annual town-meeting, held in March, 1782,\\nafter choosing town officers, etc., they\\nVoted, Twenty bai-d doUivi-s to be raised for towu cluirges.\\nVoted, To gnmt monoy for school,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 twelve hard dullara granted.\\nVoted, Seventy-five dollars for highways work to be three shillings\\nper day.\\nVoted, To do i i.-.il H,- ^..i, i Mi \\\\iiiliros\u00c2\u00ab,\\npreaclier. Chose a ii|i|.l.v ac-\\ncording to ovir piti| ii I I M^ made.\\nThe committee was Nath.Luiii j.\\\\lilii an i ^h. ^.iiulilI _\\\\li- li.\\nVoted, To join Perryatuwn and l- ialicralicld, and ijctiliun tlie General\\nCourt that these towns may be joined in representation.\\nWe find nothing to show that New London was\\never classed with Perrystowu and Fishersfieid to send\\na representative, but it was soon classed with Perrys-\\ntown, which was incorporated as Sutton in the year\\n1784, April 13th.\\nThe town records do not show wlio was jirocured\\nas the soldier in the Continental army but I find in\\nthe Adjutant-General s office, among a mass of old\\npapers and records, one with the following heading\\nReturn of Soldiers mustered in the years 1781\\nand 1782, to fill up the Continental Army, with the\\ntowns and places they engage for, and time when\\nmustered in, for each of whirh a l)ounty of twenty\\npounds was promised by Ihr .\u00e2\u0096\u00a0nls .nnl resolves of the\\nGeneral Court.\\nUpon this paper the names of the lilTiTeiit lowiir^\\nare entered, with the names of ibc soldiers and (he\\ndate of their mustering in. Under the heading New\\nLondon is the name Francis Coums, 1781, April\\n23. The town is also credited in another place on\\nthis paper with one man for the year 1781, \u00c2\u00a300;\\none man for the year 1782, \u00c2\u00a360; one man for the\\nyear 1783, \u00c2\u00a354 12s. We find that the army was dis-\\nbanded November 3, 1783, our independence having\\nbeen secured by treaty before that time.\\nAt the annual town-meeting in March, 1783, held\\nat the house of Lieutenant Levi Harvey, at the mills\\nin said town, said Harvey was chosen moderator, Eben-\\nezer Hunting, town clerk; Samuel Brocklebank, Levi\\nHarvey and Ebenezer Hunting, selectmen; Peter\\nSargent, constable; John Morgan and others, sur-\\nveyors of highways. Voted, To concur with the\\nCouncil and House of Representatives for this State\\nthat the present government be continued in full force\\nuntil the 10th day of June, 1784, according to their\\nresolve passed the 27th of February, 1783.\\nOur Constitution was adopted only to continue dur-\\ning the war with England. The war had virtually\\nceased in January, 1783, but our State recommended\\nth.it the government be continued until the meeting\\nol llic I.rgislatiire in 1784, when the new Constitution\\ntook cllrct.\\nVoted, To Mr. Nathaniel Everett one pound, five\\nshillings and six pence, it being for expense in removing\\nMr. Ambrose from New Plymouth to Perrystown; alsoi\\nVoted that the selectmen give security to Levi Harvey\\nfor the purchase of land and defending of privileges\\nfor a mill, according to former bond; and also, that\\ngrinding days this year be Tuesdays and Fridays of\\neach week.\\nThus we see that at first the only currency was the\\ndepreciated Continental money, a pound of which was\\nonly equal to a shilling in silver, and three of either\\nwere equal to a bushel of corn or a day s work.\\nPeter Sargent, grandfather of Judge Sargent, who\\nwas first elected constable in 1783, was born in Ames-\\nbury, Mass., married Ruth Nichols, of Amesbury or\\nNewbury, and removed to Hopkinton, N. H., before\\n1760, where he had a large family, and then removed\\nto New London with his family in 1781. Most of his\\nchildren settled in New London.\\nWe find that the Rev. Samuel .Vmbrose, who had\\nbeen living at Plymouth (then called New Plymouth),\\nhad visited Perrystown in 1781, and preached to them\\na while, and tliat he finally removed there in Feb-\\nruary, 1782, and that he preached to the peoi)lc in\\nNew London a portion of the time, in connection with\\nthe people of Sutton, for .several years, the town con-\\ntributing something annually towards his support,\\nuntil they were able to settle a minister for themselves.\\nIt appears, also, that Levi Harvey had built a grist-\\nmill at the outlet of Harvey s Pond, being the only\\ngrist-mill in town, and that two daj s in each week\\nwere assigned as (/rinding daijs.\\nIn 17X4, the town Voted to raise twenty-five dollars\\ntor .Mr. .Vnibrosc for his services the year past; also.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0738.jp2"}, "617": {"fulltext": "NEW LONDON.\\n427\\nto open a road from Kearsarge Gore to Proctectvvorth^\\nupon the request of the latter place also, Voted to lay\\nout one hundred days work in opening said road this\\nseason, and also to raise ten gallons of rum, on the\\ntown s cost, for the opening of the road before men-\\ntioned. This was the main road from Sutton to\\nSpringfield, as it used to come up by Esquire Jona-\\nthan Harvey s, in Sutton, to the Daniel Woodbury\\nplace, thence over the hill where the meeting-house\\nnow is, and by Little Sunapee Pond, and thence over\\nAddison Hill, as it was termed, to Springfield.\\nThis year the town first voted for President of the\\nState, as the Governor was called, under the new Con-\\nstitution of 1784, and they all voted for Colonel Jo-\\nsiah Bartlett, of Kingston, for President, he having\\ntwenty-four votes; in 1785, John Langdon, of Ports-\\nmouth, had twenty-five votes for President.\\nIn March, 1786, the town\\n*^Voted to build a meeting-honse fifty feot long, and height and width\\niu proportion.\\nVoted to set the meeting-house not more than 4(i rods distant from\\nthe mouth of Hutching road, so called.\\nVoted, Samuel Messer, Nath I Good\\\\\\\\in and Samuel Brocklebank a\\nconmiittce to pitch the place to set the meeting-house, sell the pews, and\\ngo forward with the same as far as the money that the pews are sold for\\nwill forward the building of said meeting-house.\\nVoted to have a burying-yard near where said meeting-house is to\\nThis meeting was adjourned several times, and the\\ncommittee appointed had located the house and sold\\nthe pews and provided that those who bought them\\nmight pay for the same in corn at four shillings and\\nrye at five shillings per bushel.\\nVoted to raise twenty dollars for preaching this year, and that Levj\\nHarvey see the same expended, and that the selectmen should settle with\\nMr. Ambrose and pay any balance due him for preaching out of the\\nIn these votes of 1786 originated the old meeting-\\nhouse (which was located on the ground which now\\nconstitutes the southerly part of the cemetery) and\\nalso the burying-ground which adjoined it, and which\\nhas since been enlarged and improved. The Hutch-\\nins road, referred to in the location of the meeting-\\nhouse, was the road that led across from the four\\ncorners to the other road on which the cemetery is\\nnow located.\\nIn this year, also, 1786, a census was ordered by the\\nLegislature of the State, by a resolution passed March\\n3d. New London re.sponded to this call, which is the\\nfirst census of the inhabitants of the town. The re-\\nturn is as follows\\nThe number of inhabitants of New London in 1786\\nis as follows\\nMales 21 years of age and upwards 4G\\nMales under 21 years of i^e 00\\nFemales 18 years of age and upwards 46\\nFemales under 18 yeanj of age 01\\nTotal 210\\nThe above is a true account, as witness o\\\\ur hands.\\nLevi Harvey, l Selectmen\\nJohn Adams, S- for\\nJohn Morgan, J Xew London.\\nNew London, June 5, 1780.\\nIn 1787, at the request of many of the people who\\nhad come here from Attleborough, Mass., and\\nhad there known Elder Seamans, he visited New\\nLondon and preached here Juno 24, 1787. That\\nautumn the town\\nVoted To give Elder Seanmns a call to settle in this town as a minis-\\nter of the gospel.\\nViitvd To give him forty pounds yearly as a salary, three pounds in\\ncash and thirty-seven pounds in labor and grain and other produce that\\nhe may want, all to be paid at the common price, and all ministerial\\nprivileges in town except one half the i\\nIn February, 1788, Elder Seamans visited New\\nLoudon again and spent some two months there in\\npreaching from house to house and in visiting the\\npeople, and it seems that he concluded to accept the\\ncall, for in March of that year the town instructed a\\ncommittee to engage Mr. Seamans salary to him\\nthat in paying the part to be paid in corn and grain,\\ncorn should be reckoned at three shillings and rye at\\nfour, and\\nVoted To remove Mr. Seamans family from Attleborough to New\\nLondon on the cost of the town, and that his salary begin on the 24th\\nday of February last and that the selectmen do forward the moving of\\nMr. Seamans family.\\nOn the 20th day of June of that year the arrange-\\nments for moving had been completed, and he started\\nwith his family for New London, where he arrived\\nJuly 1st, and as he says in his diary went into a very\\npoor house of Mr. James Brocklebank.\\nHe commenced his labors at once, working on his\\nfarm through the week and preaching on Sunday he\\nstudied his sermons while engaged in manual labor.\\nA church of eleven members was formed October\\n23, 1788, over which he acted as pastor, and on the\\n25th day of November of the same year, at a town-\\nmeeting called for the first time at the meeting-house,\\nthe town voted to unite with the church in the call\\nthey had given Mr. Seamans, and arrangements were\\nmade for his reinstallment as pastor of the church and\\nminister of the town. At this town-meeting the town\\nalso elected singers to sing at their public religious\\nmeetings, as follows\\nVoted, For singers, Ebenezer Hunting, Lieutenant\\nSamuel Messer, Nathaniel Fales, Asa Burpee, Moses\\nHill, Jonathan Adams and Captain Samuel Brockle-\\nbank. The time for the reinstalment was fixed for\\nthe 21st of January, 1789.\\nOn the 13th of December, 1788, Elder Seamans\\ngave his final answer to the town, approving of their\\narrangements and consenting to the reinstallment as\\nproposed, and the same came off, with all proper cer-\\nemonies, on the day appointed. Mr. Ebenezer Hun-\\nting had been elected by the church as deacon Janu-\\nary 8, 1789.\\nAt the reinstallment of Mr. Seamans, on January\\n21st, the exercises were held in the meeting-house, on\\nwhich occasion Eev. Amos Wood, of Weare, preaclied\\nthe sermon; Rev. Thomas Baldwin, of Canaan, gave\\nthe charge to the candidate and Rev. Samuel Am-\\nbrose, of Sutton, announced the fellowship of the", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0739.jp2"}, "618": {"fulltext": "428\\nHISTORY OF MERKIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nchurches. On the next Sunday, January 25th, the\\nchurch and their new pastor had their first commu-\\nnion season together.\\nThe meeting-house in which these exercises were\\nheld was only partly finished, being without pews or\\nseats (except such as were extemporized for the occa-\\nsion) and mostly without floors, but there was a large\\ngathering of the people, and everything passed off in\\na satisfactory manner.\\nIn 1790 the census taken in the State shows that\\nNew London had three hundred and eleven inhabi-\\ntants, a gain of ninety-two in four years. I find the\\nfirst mention made of Joseph Colby, as a citizen of\\nNew London, in March, 1788, when he was elected as\\na surveyor of highways. In 1792 the town voted\\nagainst adopting the amendments to the Constitution\\nproposed by the convention of that year, seventeen\\nvotes being recorded in the negative and none in the\\naflSrmative.\\nThe church, which commenced with eleven mem-\\nbers, October 23, 1788, had gained but seven members\\nup to 1792, consisting then of eighteen members, and\\nthere were then about fifty families in town. An ex-\\ntensive revival broke out that year under the preach-\\ning of Elder Seamans, and in that year there were\\nabout fifty conversions, and the work continued through\\nthe years 1793 and 1794, so that in the last year the\\nmembers of the church had increased to one hundred\\nand fifteen, the additions having been made from all\\nclasses and of all ages, from seventy down to eight or\\nten, and, what was quite remarkable, there were thirty-\\nseven men who, with their wives, were members of\\nthe church, the united heads of thirty-seven out of\\nthe fifty families in town.\\nIn 1795 they had got their meeting-house so far\\ncompleted that the town voted to hold their meetings\\nin it for the future. They had but recently built the\\npulpit and got the floors laid in the porches above and\\nbelow, but it was only partially glazed and not painted\\nat all, and the singing-pew, as they called it, was not\\ncompleted, nor was the house finished without or\\nwithin. During this year, also, the town appointed a\\ncommittee to confer with Elder Seamans, and see\\nupon what terras he would give up the bond he held\\nfrom the town, to ensure his annual salary. The town\\nhad already got in arrears, and were largely indebted\\nto him, and they evidently desired to close up their\\ncontract with him as a town, and leave it for the\\nchurch and for voluntary contributions to supply his\\nsalary. The committee waited upon the elder, and\\nhe, after due consideration, made the town a proposi-\\ntion in writing, giving them a choice of three alterna-\\ntives, as follows:\\n1st. Tliiit In- r--coive a dismission from hia pastoral uud ministerial\\noiii. Ill )mii 1, iiii (own, together with such a rocommondatiou aa he\\ni I Ill Attleborough that his salary should cease from\\ntil I mission, and he to give up said bond when Ilia sahiry\\nnlii.ulij \\\\jf p.iiil i^ tu such dismission,\\n^d. Th\u00c2\u00ab church and town should wholly surrender, give up and re-\\nlinquish his ministerial services in church and town, and he would sur-\\nrender, give up and relinquish his salary, so that it shall be a matter of\\njudgment and conscience between them, he to serve them as much in the\\nwork of the ministry as his judgment and conscience should dictate, and\\nthey on their part to communicate of their temporal good things toward\\nthe support of himself and his family, as much as their judgment and\\ncuuscieuce should dictate to them, and that, too, in such a way as they\\n3d. But if neither of these offers Bliould prove satisfactory, then he\\nrequests the town to unite with him in calling a mutual council to look\\ninto any matters of dissatisfaction between IIkmii on i. illR-r sidi-, iiud de-\\ncide upon the whole whether it was not bett I i in i i .n. i i-i iliiui\\nto give him such a dismission and recoranii II I I i n, niiniu-.l\\nand if such council should bo in favor of snr! I iliiiihrv\\nshould also settle the conditions, afterbeingiiil III .1 i.hii ili i..\\\\\\\\iil,;id\\ndone for him, and of hiii services in return, wli tlii_-r the tuwn should pay\\nhim hissalaiy in part or in full or give him something more, or whether\\nhe should relinquish his salary, which shall be then due either in part or\\nin whole, or shall give the town something more, for reasons which to\\nthe council may appear.\\nIt was very evident that it was of no use to seek a\\ncontroversy with a man who was so willing to settle\\nin any way, and the towu, by vote, accepted of his\\nsecond offer, by which the town gave up all claim to\\nhis ministerial services and he gave up all legal claim\\nto his salary, and after that his support was derived\\nmainly from the church and from voluntary contribu-\\ntions. The town at the same time voted not to unite\\nwith him in calling a council.\\nIn 1797 they also voted that those inhabitants of\\nthe town that do not belong to the Baptist Society, so\\ncalled, have a right to invite preachers of the gospel\\ninto the meeting-house to preach such part of the time\\nas shall be in proportion to the interest they own in\\nthe meeting-house, and this was so voted for several\\nyears. Almost every year there was an article in the\\nwarrant to see about finishing the singing-pew or to\\nsee about finishing ofl! the meeting-house, but there\\nseemed a great reluctance to complete the house, and\\nthe town refused to act.\\nThus we come down to the year 1800, the close of\\nthe eighteenth century. By the census of that year\\nit appears thatNew London then had six hundred and\\nseventeen inhabitants, having gonefrom three hundred\\nand eleven to six hundred and seventeen in ten years.\\nBut while they had been thus prosperous in that par-\\nticular, their meeting-house was still unfinished. It\\nwas only partially glazed, the gallery was not comple-\\nted, the singing-pew was not built, nor was it plastered\\nor painted at all. A controversy between Levi Har-\\nvey and the town had arisen about his mills, which\\nwas still undisposed of, and many were the articles in\\nthe warrants for town-meetings, and many were the\\nspcrial iiiwii-iiiertings called to consider and act upon\\nllicsi. i\\\\Mi -uliji i-ts, but the town never seemed ready\\nt(/ liIli^ll uiihii the meeting-house or this controversy.\\nCaptain J ohn Mason, of London, to whom the grant\\not New Hampshire was made in 1629, as we have\\nseen, died in 1635, and his heirs held and tried to en-\\nforce his claims to the land till about 1692, when they\\nsold and conveyed the same to one Samuel Allen, of\\nthe same London, who came to this country to enforce\\nhis claims. But Allen died in 1705, and the lands de-\\nscended to his heirs, who prosecuted his claims vigo-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0740.jp2"}, "619": {"fulltext": "NEW LOiNDON.\\n429\\nrously for a time, until the heirs of Mason found\\nsome defect, either real or pretended, in Allen s title\\nto the lands, and set up a claim to them for them-\\nselves.\\nOne John Tufton Mason, a descendant of Captain\\nJohn, the first grantee, came to this country, claiming\\nto own the Masonian patent, and sold his rights to\\ncertain parties in Massachusetts and New Hampshire,\\nand conveyed to them by deed in 1746. The names\\nof these purchasers were as follows: Theodore Atkin-\\nson, Mark H. Wentworth, Richard Wibird, John\\nWentworth (son of the Governor), George Jaffrey, Na-\\nthaniel Meserve, Thomas Packer, Thomas Walling-\\nford, Jothara Odiorne, Joshua Pierce, Samuel Moore\\nand John Moflat. Atkinson had three-fifteenths, M.\\nH. Wentworth had two-fifteenths and all the rest one-\\nfifteenth each. These men were afterwards known as\\nthe Masonian proprietors.\\nThe persons to whom they granted the town of Al-\\nexandria and also the Addition were as follows Jonas\\nMinot, of Concord, in the county of Middlesex, gen-\\ntleman Jonathan Bagley, Esq., and William Bailey,\\ngentleman, both of Amesbury, in the county of Essex\\nand all in the province of Massachusetts Bay\\nMatthew Thornton, Esq., and Kobert McMurphy,\\ngentlemen, both of Londonderry JohnTalford, Esq.,\\nand William Talford, gentlemen, both of Chester; and\\nDaniel Eindge, of Portsmouth, all in the county of\\nRockingham and province of New Hampshire; and\\nJoshua Talford, of New Chester, in the county of\\nGrafton, and province last mentioned, husbandman.\\nIn the deed of the Addition of Alexandria the\\noriginal grantors, the Masonian proprietors reserved\\none-third part of said laud to themselves, their heirs\\nand assigns forever one-half of the balance, or one-\\nthird of the whole, was conveyed to said Minot; and\\nthe other half of the balance, or third of the whole,\\nwas conveyed to the remaining gran teesin the following\\nproportions, viz. To Matthew Thornton, twelve forty-\\nninths; to said J. Bagley, five forty-ninths to the\\n-aid W. Bailey, five forty-ninths; to the said John\\nlalford, seven forty-ninths and one-third to the said\\nilliam Talford, eight forty-ninths and one-third to\\n-aid Robert McMurphy, eight forty-ninths and one-\\ntliird; to the said Daniel Rindge, two forty-ninths\\nanil to the said Joshua Talford, one forty-ninth. The\\nuiantto said William Bailey was conditional upon\\nhis accepting the rights granted him in the new char-\\nier of the town of Alexandria in full for his claims\\nunder the old charter, which he refused to accept, and\\ntherefore he drew no lots in the Addition, which was\\nafterwards New London.\\nThe addition was surveyed and laid out in one\\nhundred and thirty-seven lots of one hundred and\\nfifty acres each. Certain lots were reserved for schools,\\nfor the first settled minister, etc. There were reserved\\nfor the Masoniau proprietors forty-five lots and two\\nfractions and drawn to Captain Joseph Minot, forty-\\ntliur lots and two fractions; to Colonel Matthew\\nThornton, ten lots and a fraction; to Robert McMur-\\nphy, seven lots and two fractions to Deacon William\\nTalford, seven lots and a fraction to Major John\\nTalford, six lots and a fraction to Jonathan Bagley,\\nEsq., five lots and a fraction to Hon. Daniel\\nRindge, two lots; and to Joshua Talford, Esq., one\\nlot.\\nThese lots were diawn 8eptomber 7, 1773. I have\\na plan of the drawing, with the numbers of the lots\\ndrawn to each owner.\\nHaving gone along in the order of time for the first\\ntwenty-one years of the town s history, up to the year\\n1800, let us now go forward for a simiUir period of\\ntwenty-one years, to the year 1821, and there make a\\nstand and from that stand-point look back over the space\\nof time, that second period of twenty-one years of the\\ntown s history. Let us select our time now with some\\nparticularity well, suppose we call it the 9th day of\\nSeptember, 1821. It is one of the earliest days that I\\ncan remember, and, yet, though I was then only five\\nyears of age, I shall never forget it. The day was\\nSunday. The morning was bright and sunny. The\\nair was soft and balmy. The day was hot, and espe-\\ncially in the allernoon was still and sultry. About five\\no clock there were signs of a thunder-shower: dark\\nclouds gathered in the west and soon overcast the\\nsky. The stillness that precedes the storm was soon\\ninterrupted by the mutterings of the distant thunder,\\nthe clouds grew darker and blacker, until presently a\\nstrauge commotion was seen among them in the west\\nvivid lightnings light up the dark and angry masses,\\nthe roaring of the distant tornado is heard as it ap-\\nproaches, and anon the most terrible whirlwind ever\\nknown in the State burst upon the terror-stricken in-\\nhabitants of New London.\\nI gather the following facts from a description of\\nthe great whirlwind of 1821, as found in the Collec-\\ntions of the New Hampshire Historical Society,\\nvolume 1, page 241. The whirlwind entered the State\\nin Cornish, and moving easterly through Croyden,\\ndemolished the house and barn of Deacon Cooper,\\nthence through Wendell (now Sunapee) to near Sun-\\napee Lake, where it blew to pieces the house, barn\\nand out-buildings of Harvey Huntoon, destroying\\nand blowing away all the furniture and other property\\nin his house and the contents of his barns and other\\nbuildings, and blowing an infant nearly a year old,\\nthat was lying on a bed in the house, away into the\\nlake, where the mangled body was found the next\\nWednesday, on the opposite side of the lake, and the\\nfeather-bed on which the child was sleeping was found\\nin Andover by a Mr. Durgin and restored to Mr. Hun-\\ntoon. A horse was blown up a hill a distance of forty\\nrods, and so injured that it was necessary to kill him.\\nNo human lives were lost in that town except the\\nchild, though the other seven members of Mr. Hun-\\ntoon s household were injured, and some of them very\\nseverely. From Wendell the hurricane passed across\\nLake Sunapee in a most terrific manner, assuming the", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0741.jp2"}, "620": {"fulltext": "430\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nform of an inverted pyramid in motion, and drawing\\nup into its bosom vast quantities of water. Its appear-\\nance on tlie lake was in the liighest degree sublime\\nand terrible apparently about twenty rods in diame-\\nter at the surface of the water, it expanded on each\\nside towards the heavens, its vast body as dark as\\nmidnight, but occasionally illuminated by the most\\nvivid flashes of lightning.\\nFrom the lake it passed into New London and\\nthrough the southerly part of the town, destroying\\nproperty to the estimated value of nine thousand\\nor ten thousand dollars. But fortunately no per-\\nson in the town was killed. The house and other\\nbuildings of John Davis, standing directly in the path\\nof the tornado, were entirely demolished. Not a tim-\\nber nor a board was left upon the ground where the\\nhouse had stood, and not a brick in the chimney re-\\nmained unmoved. A huge hearth-stone weighing\\nsome seven or eight hundred pounds, was removed\\nfrom its bed aud turned up on one edge all the fur-\\nniture of the house, beds, bedding and clothing was\\nswept away, and not the value of five dollars of it was\\never found. The family chanced to be absent from\\nthe house. Three barns belonging to Josiah Davis,\\nwith their contents, were blown entirely away, and\\nhis house much shattered and damaged. A house be-\\nlonging to Jonathan Herrick was unroofed, the win-\\ndows broken out and much furniture and clothing\\nblown away, but fortunately none of the family were\\ninjured. A new two-story house frame, nearly cov-\\nered, belonging to Nathan Herrick, and two barns,\\nwere blown down. A house and barn of Asa Gage\\nwere unroofed, and two sheds carried away. Anthony\\nSargent had one barn demolished, another unroofed\\nand two sheds blown away. Deacon Peter Sargent\\nhad a barn blown down, another unroofed and a shed\\nblown away. A barn of J. P. Sabin was torn to\\npieces another barn of Levi Harvey was blown to\\npieces, his saw-mill demolished and some twelve\\nthousand feet of boards in the mill-yard carried away\\nhis grist-mill was moved some distance whole, and was\\nleft standing on dry land, and a hog-house, containing\\na hog weighing from three to four hundred pounds,\\nwas carried away whole several rods and dropped on\\nthetop of astonewall,where it fell into fragments, and\\nthe hog, released from his prison, walked away unhurt.\\nA pair of cart-wheels, strongly bound with iron and\\nnearly new, with the spire and axle, w-ere carried ten\\nrods, the spire broken off in the middle, all the spokes\\nbut two broken out of one wheel and more than half\\nout of the other. All the trees in an orchard of one\\nhundred, without a single exception, were prostrated,\\nand one-half of them were wrenched up by the roots\\nand carried entirely away, root and branch. The trunk\\nof one of these trees, divested of its principal roots\\nand branches, was found half a mile distant and at\\nthe top of a long hill near the top of this hill was\\nan excavation some forty feet long, and in places two\\nto three feet deep, partly filled with mangled boards\\nand broken timbers, apparently made by the peri)en-\\ndicular fall of the side of a barn, which must have\\nbeen blown whole at least eighty rods.\\nThe track or path of the whirlwind in New Lon-\\ndon was some four miles long, and varied in width\\nfrom one-fourth to one-half a mile, as the column\\nrose and fell, and passed off upon the north side of\\nKearsarge Mountain. In passing, it seemed to hug\\nto the mountain, so that its course was changed more\\nto the south, and it passed down the mountain on the\\neasterly side into the Gore, touching a corner of Sal-\\nisbury, and into Warner, and finally terminated in\\nthe woods of Boscawen. A great amount of property,\\nmany buildings and several lives were destroyed in\\nthe Gore and in Warner.\\nThe track of the whirlwind is thus described It\\nappeared as if a rushing torrent had been pouring\\ndown for many days; the dwellings, buildings, fences\\nand trees were all swept off in its course. The earth\\nwas torn up in places, the grass withered, and nothing\\nfresh or living was to be seen in the path of the desola-\\ntion. It is difficult for us to conceive the horrors of\\nthat instant for it was but an instant when horses,\\nbarns, trees, fences, fowls and other movable objects\\nwere all lifted from the earth into the bosom of the\\nwhirlwind, and anon dashed into a thousand pieces.\\nProbably no event has occurred in this town during\\nthe hundred years of its existence that was so well\\ncalculated to teach man his utter impotence, and to\\nimpress upon his mind the awful sublimity, the terri-\\nble grandeur of the scene, where the hand of Omnip-\\notence, even for a moment, displays its power, as the\\ngreat whirlwind of September 9, 1821.\\nLet us now look back and briefly review the events\\nthat have occurred since the year 1800. June 9,\\n1801, the Social Library wafe incorporated, which had\\nabout one hundred volumes of very valuable books.\\nThe library was kept at the house of Josiah Brown,\\nEsq. I recollect that from about the year 1825 to\\n1833 I obtained most of my reading-matter from this\\nlibrary, and found it very profitable and interesting.\\nWhether this institution yet remains I do not know.\\nIn 1803 the town first had the necessary number of\\nratable polls to entitle it to send a representative\\nalone, and Joseph Colby, Esq., was elected as the first\\nrepresentative of the town, and he was re-elected\\nevery year until 1816.\\nIn 1817 there was a political revolution in the\\ntown, and everything was changed. Daniel Wood-\\nbury, Esq., was the moderator, first selectman and\\nrepresentative for that and several succeeding years\\nand the dominant party held a celebration over their\\nvictory in the spring of 1817, at which, as I am in-\\nformed, the liberty-pole wiis erected, which used to\\nstand in front of the old meeting-house, around\\nwhich the people in the olden time used to congre-\\ngate and spend their intermissions between the fore-\\nnoon and afternoon services on Sunday. My first\\nrecollections of attending church are associated with", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0742.jp2"}, "621": {"fulltext": "NEW LONDON.\\n431\\nhearing Elder Seamans preach and Elder Ambrose\\npray of riding to church in the wagon with father\\nand mother, standing up behind and holding on to\\nthe back of the seat in order to preserve my perpen-\\ndicular equilibrium. This I did until, growing\\nolder, I preferred to walk rather than to ride in that\\nway. It was the fashion in those days for the whole\\nfamily to go to church as soon as the children were\\nlarge enough to be carried.\\nIn 1804 a committee was appointed to cause an ac-\\ncurate survey of the town to be made. This was in\\npursuance of a law requiring each town in the State\\nto make a plan of the same and return it to the Sec-\\nretary of State, with a view to the making of a State\\nmap, which was afterward published by Philip Carri-\\ngain. This committee consisted of Green French,\\nLevi Harvey, Jr., and Anthony Sargent.\\nThe meeting-house was still asubject of contention.\\nArticles were frequently inserted in the warrants for\\ntown-meeting to see if the town would vote to finish\\nglazing the house, or to plaster the house, or to\\npaint the house, or to finish ofi the house, but\\nthe town uniformly voted in the negative upon\\nthem all. Probably some of this work was done\\nby voluntary .subscri])tion or contributions, and\\nthe house was occupied for all purposes. Finally, in\\n1818, at a special meeting holden for that purpose,\\nJune 1st, it was voted to raise three hundred dollars\\nfor the purpose of repairing and finishing the outside\\nof the meeting-house in this town, and Joseph Colby,\\nEsq., was appointed, as agent of the town, to see to\\nrepairing and finishing the outside of the meeting-\\nhouse, and I find no further articles in the warrants\\nfor their town-meetings relating to finishing the\\nmeeting-house. Thus, the house which was com-\\nmenced in 1786 was finished in 1818, having been\\nthirty-two years in building.\\nThe controversy concerning Levi Harvey s mill\\nprivilege and flowage rights arose in this way Away\\nback in 1780 an article was inserted in the warrant to\\nsee if the town would adopt any method to build\\nmills in said town, but the vote was that as a town\\nthey could not do anything as to building mills. But\\nit seems that some individuals gave said Harvey a\\nbond that they would purchase the land on which he was\\nto set the mill, and would defend him against claims\\nfor flowage by the owners of land around and above his\\nmill-pond,if he would erect a saw and grist-mill upon\\na certain lot of land owned by some absent propri-\\netor; and in 1783 the town, at their annual meeting,\\nvoted to clear those men that were bound in a bond\\nto Levi Harvey to purchase land and for defending\\nof privileges, as mentioned in said bond also, that\\nthe present selectmen be empowered to give security\\nto said Harvey for the purchase of land and the de-\\nfending of privileges as mentioned in the former\\nbond. The selectmen for that year were Samuel\\nBrocklebank, Levi Harvey and Ebenezer Hunting.\\nIn compliance with this vote of March, 1783, said\\nBrocklebank and Hunting gave to said Ilarvey a bond\\nconditioned like the previous one, and the former\\nbond was canceled. The mill and the dam were\\nbuilt and everything went ou smoothly for several\\nyears.\\nBut after a time a controversy arose about the land\\nwhere the mill was located, and the owners of lots\\nabove the mill began to claim damages for flowage by\\nthe dam, and Harvey appealed to the town, and\\nBrocklebank and Hunting also claimed to have the\\ntown act in the premises, but the town declined, and,\\nupouone excuse and another, refused to act. In 1802\\nthe town appointed a committee to act in the prem-\\nises and to make a final settlement between said\\nHarvey and the town; but in 1804 they again voted\\nto let the matter take its due course in law. An ar-\\nticle was inserted in the annual warrants for town-\\nmeetings on this subject, and special meetings were\\ncalled to act upon it, but the town would not act.\\nFinally, suits were brought by the parties aggrieved\\nagainst Harvey, as of course they must be, and dam-\\nages recovered against him for flowage by the owners\\nof lands above his mill and by the claimant of the\\nland where his mill was located. These damages\\nwere collected of Harvey, and then he called on his\\nbondsmen. Hunting and Brocklebank, to respond.\\nThey called on the town, but the town was still deaf\\nto the call so, after various town-meetings, Harvey\\nsued Hunting and Brocklebank on their bond. The\\ntown still refusing to come to their rescue, they\\ndefended themselves as best they could in the\\nsuit, but were finally beaten and a judgment recov-\\nered against them for the whole amount that Harvey\\nhad been obliged to pay. Then there were more\\ntown-meetings, but the town was still persistent in\\ndoing nothing.\\nProbably in the mean time Brocklebank had be-\\ncome irresponsible, and as Hunting was good,\\nHarvey at length arrested Deacon Hunting and\\nlodged him safely in jail for the non-paymeni of the\\ndebt. Hunting was stubborn, and Harvey was reso-\\nlute so Hunting laid in jail over a year; but finding\\nthat Harvey would not yield, he finally paid the\\nmoney and went home to his family. Then he called\\non the town, and the town refusing to act, he brought\\nhis suit against the town, and then more town-meet-\\nings followed out the suit went along, and the town\\nin the end was beaten, as it deserved to be, aud a\\njudgment was recovered against the town.\\nOn the 24th day of May, 1808, a special meeting\\nwas called on that matter, and the town Vofed, that\\nthere be assessed upon the polls and estate in this\\ntown, aud that part of Wilmot which was taken from\\nthis town in June last, a sum of money sufiicient to\\nsatisfy the judgment rendered against the town in\\nfavor of Deacon Ebenezer Hunting, at the last term\\nof the Supreme Court in this county. They do not\\nstate how large the sum thus raised was but it is\\nreported that the amount of his claim had by this", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0743.jp2"}, "622": {"fulltext": "HLSTOEY OF MEKHIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\ntime, wilh all the costs of the various suits, reached\\nthe sum of nearly fifteen hundred dollars, which\\nfor those times was a large amount.\\nIn 1801) there was an article in the warrant to see\\nif the town will pay Deacon Ebenezer Hunting the\\namount of interest which he has been obliged to pay\\non the execution which Levi Harvey, Esq., obtained\\nagainst him. But the town passed over the article.\\nAgain, on the 13th January, 1812, a special meeting\\nwas called to see if the town will pay to Deacon\\nEbenezer Hunting a sum of money equal to the\\namount of interest which he paid on the Harvey\\nexecution, and also to see what compensation the\\ntown will make Deacon Ebenezer Hunting for dam-\\nages he sustained by being imprisoned on said execu-\\ntion. But the town made quick work of it by voting\\nat once not to do anything about it. This ended the\\ncontroversy, which had been in agitation more than\\ntwenty years in town.\\nLet us now look for a moment at the boundaries of\\nthe town at diflerent periods of its history. When\\nthe town was incorporated it was, as you have seen,\\nin very regular shape, extending from Alexandria to\\nFisherfield and Sutton in length, and of about equal\\nwidth between the patent line and Kearsarge Gore.\\nJune 19, 1793, the Legislature disannexed lots No.\\n19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 from the northwesterly\\npart of Kearsarge Gore, and annexed the same to\\nNew London. By this change the southerly line of\\nNew London was extended east to the northeast\\ncorner of Sutton. The piece thus annexed was a\\ntriangle, with its base resting on Sutton north line.\\nDecember 11, 1804, the Legislature disannexed a\\nlarge number of lots from Wendell and annexed the\\nsame to New London and on the 19th of June, 1817,\\nanother tract was taken from Wendell and annexed\\nto New London, so that the line between these towns\\nwas described as follows Beginning at a point in\\nSunapee Lake, which is described, thence running\\nnorth, 16\u00c2\u00b0 east, 108 rods to Otter Pond, and thence on\\nthe same course across said pond to Springfield south\\nline. By these two additions to New London, it\\nwas intended to make the line between Sunapee and\\nNew London one continuous straight line from Fish-\\nersfield (now Newbury) northwest corner through\\nOtter Pond to Springfield line. The old patent line\\nrun over the top of Burpee Hill, a little above the\\nhouse where Nathaniel Messer and his son lived and\\ndied.\\nThe old school-house that used to sit there on the\\ntop of the hill, on a ledge of rock, was on the patent\\nline which originally divided this town from Wen-\\ndell. By these additions another triangle was added\\nto the town on that side, with its base resting on the\\n(lid |i:itcMt line, and bounded west by Wendell and\\nnurll. l.y Si.ringfleld.\\nOil llir isih of June, 1807, the town of Wilniot\\nwas incorporated out of the northeasterly part of New\\nLondon, a part of New Chester and all that jiart of\\nKearsarge Gure that laid northerly of the summit of\\nKearsarge Mountain.\\nThe part taken ott from New London was described\\nas follows Beginning at the southeasterly corner\\nof lot No. 22, and southwesterly corner of lot No.\\n21, on the southeasterly line of said New London\\nthence running westwardly across said New London\\non the northerly sides of lots numbered 22, 35, 54, 70,\\n78, 90, 112 and 130, over to Springfield line, so\\ntaking all the land that lay northeasterly of that\\nline in New London. This part of the town thus\\nset off to Wilmot contained about nine tliousand\\nacres of land.\\nFrom 1812 to 1815 the country was engaged in its\\nsecond war with England, which was substantially\\nclosed by General Andrew Jackson, at New Orleans,\\non the 8lh of January, 1815.\\nIn 1819 the Toleration Act, as it was called, was\\npassed by the Legislature and became a law, which\\nseparated the civil and religious elements in our\\norganization, so to speak. It took from the towns, in\\ntheir corporate capacity, the power to raise money\\nfor the support of preaching of any kind, or to build\\nmeeting-houses, or for other religious purposes, leav-\\ning it to religious societies to do this work, each to\\nsuit its own views of propriety and duty. But this\\nact did not affect religious matters in New London at\\nall. The town had, in fact, anticipated the law many\\nyears. They had raised no money as a town, for\\npreaching, since 1795, as I can find, and they had\\nvoted to let each denomination in town occupy the\\nmeeting-house according to their interest therein,\\neach sect being thus left free to advance their own\\nviews in their own way, and at their own expense.\\nThis has been the policy of the law ever since, and\\nwas the policy of the town long before the law was\\npassed.\\nFrom this time forth we shall find the history of\\nthe town and the history of the church entirely\\nseparate and distinct. Yet every one knows, whether\\nhe believes in the doctrines of a church or not, that\\nwherever a church has been long established and\\nhas been made up of any considerable portion of\\nthe people, it lia. f and will have its influence upon\\nthe community to such an extent that no his-\\ntory of the town would be complete without a\\nhistory of its church, or its churches, where there\\nare more than one. Particularly is that true of a\\ncountry town like New London, where there has been,\\nfrom the earliest times, a leading and influential\\nchurch, which has taken the lead in all moral ques-\\ntions and reforms.\\nThe church had, in this period of twenty-one years\\nseen two seasons of revival under the preaching of\\nElder Seamans. In 1809 some forty were added to\\nthe church, and in 1818 and 1819 occurred what was\\nlong known as the great reformation, in which be-\\ntween eighty and ninety were added to the church.\\nBut during all these years there was much hard", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0744.jp2"}, "623": {"fulltext": "NEW LONDON.\\nand disagreeable work to be done many labors with\\nthe brethren were instituted, and many were the\\nletters of admonition and expulsion that were issued\\nand recorded on the church records.\\nIn the year 1801 the first Baptist society was formed\\nin town, which was kept up and had its annual\\nmeetings down as late as 1846, when its records cease,\\nand the church has gone along so far as appears,\\nwithout the aid of the society.\\nWithin this period, too, the institution of Free-\\nMasonry had arisen and flourished in this town quite\\nextensively. King Solomon s Lodge of Free and\\nAccepted Masons, No. 14, was chartered and located at\\nNew London, in the county of Hillsborough, on Jan-\\nuary 27, 1802, by the Most AVorshipful Grand Lodge of\\nthe State of New Hampshire. The lodge flourished\\nwell here for many years, and had become quite\\nnumerous previous to the anti-Masonic wave that\\nswept over the Eastern and Middle States about 1826,\\nwhen the excitement ran so high and the opposition\\nwas so strong that the Masons, thinking that discre-\\ntion was the better part of valor, suspended their meet-\\nings for a time altogether, and the lodge, in fact, never\\ndid much more work in its old locality; but in June,\\n1851, it was removed to Wilmot, where it remained in\\ngood working order until 1878, when it again removed\\nand located at Scytheville, in New London, where it\\nnow remains, enjoying a fair share of prosperity.\\nThe population had gone on increasing since 1800,\\nthough somewhat irregular. In 1810 the census\\nshowed six hundred and ninety-two, gaining only\\nseventy-five in that decade; but in 1820 there were\\nnine hundred and twenty-four, a gain of two hundred\\nand thirty-two in that decade, and the town had also\\nmade rapid progress in education, wealth and posi-\\ntion, and was now enjoying a large share of the com-\\nforts and conveniences of life for that day.\\nThe county of Merrimack was incorporated July\\n23, 1823, and consisted of twenty-six towns from\\nEockingham and Hillsborough Counties. New Lon-\\ndon, which had been a part of Hillsborough County\\nhitherto, now became a part of Merrimack, of which\\nit still forms a part.\\nOn July 4, 1826, the new meeting-house was raised.\\nThe corner-stone had been placed with appropriate\\nceremonies before that, at a public gathering, with a\\nprocession, music and religious ceremonies. The\\nFourth of July was a plea.saut day, and at sunrise the\\nwork of raising was commenced, and it was substan-\\ntially finished the same day, except what could be\\ndone with the force that was to be permanently em-\\nployed upon it. From that time forward the work\\nwas prosecuted with vigor, so that before the winter\\nclosed in it was completed, with steeple .ind bell; the\\nslips were disposed of and the house ready for use,\\nand all that I find in the records concerning it, any-\\nwhere, in either church or society, is the following\\nvote by the society at their regular meeting, on the\\nthird Mondav of December, 182o, viz.\\nVoted, to accept of the new meeting-house, built\\nby David Everett and Anthony Colby, and the com-\\nmon around the same. Chose Joseph Colby and\\nJonathan Greeley to take a conveyance of said\\nmeeting-house and common.\\nIt seems that it had been arranged that the house\\nshould be appraised so as to cover expenses, and a\\nsufficient number of the society had subscribed, or in\\nsome way became responsible to take the slips at the\\nappraised value, so as to secure those who did the\\nwork in the first instance and then those two built\\nthe house and conveyed it to the society.\\nAfter it was completed the people used to alternate\\nbetween the new house and the old, one Sunday at\\neach in turn for many years. In the old meeting-\\nhouse were the square pews, with the seats on all four\\nsides of them, with the high pulpit and the great\\nsounding-board over it, which would be sure to fall\\nupon the minister s devoted head should he depart\\nbut the breadth of a single hair from the truth. In\\nthe new meeting-house there was some improvement:\\nthe slips were all facing the same way and towards\\nthe pulpit, which originally was at the other end of\\nthe house, directly in front of the singing gallery,\\nand but little lower than that.\\nOn May 30, 1830, Rev. Samuel Ambrose died. He\\nhad for several years been a member of this church,\\nthe original church at Sutton having become at one\\ntime nearly or quite extinct and on October 4th in\\nthe same year Elder Seamans died. Thus these two\\nmen, who had labored side by side so long in the\\ncause of the Master, were called very nearly together\\nto their reward.\\nIn 1830 the population was only nine hundred and\\nthirteen, a loss of eleven from 1820.\\nIn 1831 and 1832 the church was visited by one of\\nits most remarkable revivals, under the preaching of\\nthe Rev. Oren Tracy. The whole town seemed to be\\nreached and affected by it. During the fall of 1831,\\nand the next winter, evening meetings were kept up\\nin the different parts of the town, in the school-houses\\nand in private houses, on Sundays and on week-days, to\\nwhich large numbers were drawn, and the interest in\\nreligious matters was deep and wide-spread. On the\\nfirst Sunday of January, 1833, which was the first\\nday of the week and of the month and of the year,\\nan addition of forty-three was made to the church\\non the first Sunday of March thirty-six more were\\nadded, and during the followingsummer several more,\\nmaking between eighty and ninety in all.\\nIn the fall of 1832 another event took place which\\nwas at the time of great interest to the people of New\\nLondon. During that autumn the first stage-coach\\ntook its regular trip through New London, upon the\\nroute from Hanover to Lowell. This new road had\\nbeen before the public for several years in one form\\nand another, and was strongly favored by one party\\nand opposed by another. But it had finally, through\\nthe efforts of Colonel Anthonv Colljv more than of", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0745.jp2"}, "624": {"fulltext": "434\\nHISTOKY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nauy other man, probably, been laid out and built, and\\na stage company had been lormed, horses and coaches\\npurchased and arrangements made for staging.\\nThis fall of 1S32, J. Everett Farnum was teaching a\\nprivate school for a term in the red school-house at\\nthe four corners, and it was announced that on a cer-\\ntain day in October the stage-coach would make its\\nappearance. It was to go through here in the after-\\nnoon to Hanover, and start the next morning early\\nfor Lowell. As the expected event drew nigh, study\\nwas out of the question, and the teacher gave all per-\\nmission to gaze for a time for the long-expected\\nstage-coach with its four horses in hand. It finally\\ncame and went, as all things come and go but it took\\nsome time to fully comprehend and realize the im-\\nportance of the fact that New Loudon was henceforth\\nto have a daily stage and a daily mail both ways.\\nIn 1837 the New London Academy was incorpor-\\nated and went into successful operation, and continued\\nprosperous under different teachers for several years,\\nup to about 1860, when its operations were suspended\\nfor a time. It commenced in 1837 as a ladies school,\\nwith Miss Susan F. Colby as principal. In the au-\\ntumn of that year Professor Dyer H. Sanborn became\\nprincipal and Miss Colby continued as principal of\\nthe ladies department. After some years Mr. San-\\nborn resigned, and Truman K. Wright succeeded him\\nas principal after Mr. Wright, a Mr. Meserve, a Mr.\\nAverhill and a Mr. Comings followed. Then Mr.\\nAlvah Hovey, now president of Newton Theological\\nInstitution, taught one year; then Mr. Joseph B.\\nClarke, now of Manchester, followed for a year then\\na Mr. V. J. Walker followed, who was the last, or\\namong the last, who taught under this arrangement.\\nIn 1840 the population of New Loudon reached\\none thousand and nineteen, a gain of one hundred\\nand six in. the last ten years, and this was the largest\\nnumber that were ever in the town at the time of any\\ncensus, and the town was in a condition of prosperity,\\nwealth and influence perhaps equal to that of any\\nother period in its history.\\nCHAPTER III.\\nNEW LOXDON-(CV\\nIn 18-13 Joseph Colby, Esq., died. He had passed\\nmost of his life in New London, and few men have\\nhad a wider or a better influence in the town than be\\nhad. He was born in Plaistow, N. H., March 24,\\n1762 moved to Hopkinton, N. H., about the time he\\nbecame twenty-one years old, and lived there a few\\nyears; while there he was married to Miss Anna\\nHeath, of Hampstead, N. H., December 21, 1785.\\nThey moved to New London March 10, 1786, and at\\nfirst lived in a log-house on the shore of Pleasant\\nPond, at the upper end, near where Stephen Sargent\\nnow lives, where the Indians had formerly cleared up\\na few acres of the intervale, to raise their corn and\\nbeans. He enlarged this clearing and made a valua-\\nble farm. He moved from there and lived at other\\nplaces in town built the house on the Elder Sea-\\nmans place, opposite where the buildings now stand,\\nwhich has since been burnt down then moved on to\\nthe road that leads from here directly to the low\\nplains, where Anthony and the youngest daughter,\\nMrs. Burpee, were born and then moved to the farm\\non Main Street, in the year 1800, where he ever after\\nlived, and where he died April 19, 1843.\\nHe was for many years the agent of Jonas Jlinot,\\none of the original and the largest of the proprietors\\nof the grant, and in that way he had opportunities\\nfor learning more of the situation and value of the\\nland in the different localities than most other men.\\nHe dealt largely in real estate in the town. He served\\nthe town well in various capacities for many years\\nas one of the selectmen, and was its first representa-\\ntive to the General Court, and was re-elected every\\nsuccessive year from 1803 to 1816, inclusive. He was\\nearly a member of tlie church, and I think the records\\nwill show that he acted on more committees in the\\nchurch than any other man during the same period of\\ntime. He was also a leading magistrate in the town\\nfor many years.\\nIn 1846 Anthony Colby, of New London, was elected\\nGovernor of the State. He was a native of this town,\\nthe son of Joseph and Anna Colby, born November\\n13, 1792. He received his education mainly in the\\ncopimon schools of his native town. But he had a\\nwonderful capacity for business, and was always active\\nin matters of a public character. He built the original\\nstone dam at the outlet of Pleasant Pond, and built a\\ngrist-mill there, which was a great public benefit. He\\nwas largely instrumental in getting the new road laid\\nout and built, and started the line of stages upon it,\\nthat for a long time ran through from Hanover to\\nLowell in a day, a distance of one hundred miles or\\nmore and he readily lent a helping hand to the en-\\nterprise, started by another son of New London, of\\nestablishing the business of manufacturing scythes,\\nwhere the same has been so successfully carried on\\never since. He was one of the two men who built the\\nnew meeting-house; in fact, few men have ever lived\\na more active life than he did.\\nHe was a friend of education and of the common\\nschool, and for a long time was one of the superin-\\ntendents of the schools in town, and was among the\\nearlier advocates of the temperance reform. He went\\nthrough all the grades of military promotion, from\\ncaptain to major-general, and had represented the\\ntown in the Legislature in the years 1828, 1829, 1830,\\n1831, 1832, also in 1837, 1838, 1839 and in 1846 was\\nthe chief magistrate of the State. His administration\\nof the affairs of the State government was character-\\nized for integrity, true economy and a spirit of jiro-\\ngress and reform. In the position in which the politi-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0746.jp2"}, "625": {"fulltext": "NEW LONDON.\\n435\\ncal parties then stood it was simply impossible that\\nhe could be re-elected.\\nHe was again elected to the Legislature in 1860,\\nfrom New London, and was appointed by Governor\\nBerry, in 1861, as adjutant-general of the State, at a\\ntime when the best man in the State was needed for\\nthat responsible positition, made so responsible by the\\ngreat importance of the struggle in which the coun-\\ntry was then engaged. He performed the duties of\\nthis office in a manner entirely satisfactory to ihegov-\\nernment and the people, and resigned in 1863. He\\nwas long an active and influential member of the\\nchurch here, as well as a leading member in the de-\\nnomination in the State. He died July 20, 1873. He\\nalways lived in this town, and always, except the first\\neight years of his life, in the house into which his\\nfather moved in 1800, and where both father and son\\nhave died. No man ever devoted himself more fully\\nand constantly to the building up of what he believed\\nto be the best interest of his native town than he did.\\nHe married for his first wife. Miss Jlary Everett, of\\nNew London, and for his second, Mrs. Eliza Richard-\\nson, of Boston, who survived him.\\nIn 1847 the union meeting-house, sometimes called\\nthe Free Church, was built at the Four Corners. This\\nremained for several years, but was finally sold, and\\nremoved and converted to other uses, it being wisely\\nconcluded that one good, strong church in a place is\\nfar better than two or three feeble ones, and that one\\nmeeting-house well filled is far better than several\\nempty ones.\\nIn 1850 the population was nine hundred and forty-\\nfive, being a loss of seventy-four from 1840. Benja-\\nmin E. Andrews was the delegate from New London\\nto the Constitutional Convention of that year in this\\nState.\\nIn 1853 the new town-house was built near the new\\nmeeting-house. There was quite a struggle upon the\\nquestion of removal, the subject having been voted on\\nat no less than three town-meetings, held in rapid\\nsuccession, in the spring and summer of that year.\\nIn 1853, when the academical and theological school,\\nunder the patronage of the Calvinist Baptist denomi-\\nnation, was removed from New Hampton to the State\\nof Vermont, it left the denomination without a school\\nin this State. They soon resolved that this state of\\nthings ought not to be, and they at once looked about\\nfor the best place to locate theirseminary of learning.\\nThe friends at New London offered to give the de-\\nnomination their academy, and put it in good repair,\\nand build a ladies boarding-house, and furnish vari-\\nous other accommodations. This proposition was fav-\\norably considered by the denomination, and the\\npreference was given to New London. Accordingly a\\nnew act of incorporation was obtained in 1853, and\\nThe New London Literary and Scientific Institute\\nwas incorporated that year, and the school put Unsuc-\\ncessful operation that fall, and in course of its first\\nyear enrolled upon its catalogue some three hundred\\nand thirty-five scholars. The property of the New\\nLondon Academy was transferred to the Institute. In\\n1855 an alteration was made in its name, changing the\\nword Institute to Institution and modifying some of\\nthe provisions of its charter, and its name has re-\\nmained unchanged from that time to the year 1878,\\nwhen it was changed to that of The Colby Academy\\nat New London, which name it now holds.\\nIn 1854 the old town meeting-house was sold, by\\nvote of the town, and removed to this neighborhood\\nand converted into a boarding-house for the use of the\\nacademy.\\nBenjamin P. Burpee, of New London, was elected a\\ncounty commissioner for Merrimack County for the\\nyears 1852, 1853 and 1854. He was also the repre-\\nsentative of the town for the years 1853 and 1854.\\nIn 1856 George W. Everett, of this town, was ap-\\npointed solicitor of Merrimack County, which office\\nhe held for five years, until 1861. He was the repre-\\nsentative of the town in the years 1852 and 1856.\\nRichard H. Messer was elected a member of the\\nGovernor s Council for the years 1857 and 1858. He\\nwas a native of the town, the son of Isaac and Mar-\\ntha Messer, born October 20, 1807. He received a\\ncommon-school education only, and when of age he\\nwent to Massachusetts and learned the trade of manu-\\nfacturing scythes he then came back to New Lon-\\ndon, and uniting himself with Mr. Phillips and An-\\nthony Colby, introduced the business here, at the\\nplace w^here Colby had early built the second\\ngrist-mill in town, and where the enterprising village\\nof Scytheville has since grown up. The town is\\ngreatly indebted to Mr. Messer as being the origina-\\ntor and the active agent in introducing and building\\nu]) this great industry in the town, and the gen-\\ntlemen who first were associated with him in the\\nbusiness were also benefactors of the place. He was\\nelected to the Legislature in the year 1858. He con-\\ntinued in his favorite occupation, devoting himself to\\nbusiness with all his energies, until he died, May 15,\\n1872, aged sixty-five years.\\nIn 1860 the population of the town was nine hun-\\ndred and fifty-two, a gain of only seven in ten\\nyears.\\nIn 1860, Governor Colby was again elected repre-\\nsentative, and in 1861 he was appointed adjutant-\\ngeneral of the State, which place he held until 1863,\\nwhen he resigned, and his son, Daniel E. Colby, was\\nappointed to the same place in August, and held the\\nplace till March, 1864, when he resigned the position.\\nHe had been representative of the town in the Legis-\\nlature in 1857, and was afterwards a member of the\\nConstitutional Convention of 1876, and still resides\\nupon the old homestead of his father and grand-\\nfather.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0747.jp2"}, "626": {"fulltext": "436\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nThe academy, as organized in 1873, had been doing a\\ngood work and doing it well, and had been jjrospered.\\nAt first a fund of S25,000 was raised, which for a time\\nseemed to meet the demand of the institution, but\\npresently the need was felt of more ample accommo-\\ndations and a better location and it was a grave\\nquestion where the funds were to be obtained to meet\\nthis new want, this growing necessity. In 1866, Mrs.\\nJames B. Colgate, a daughter of Governor Colby, of-\\nfered $25,000 towards establishing the necessary fund,\\nprovided that the amount should be made up to\\n$100,000 within a given time. This was accomplished\\nby the aid of the Eev. W. H. Eaton, D.D., who had\\nassisted in raising the previous fund of $25,000, and\\nat the anniversary in 1867 the subscription was filled\\nand the object secured.\\nThe present site was then obtained and the present\\nbuildings were erected, and in 1870 they were com-\\npleted and dedicated, upon which occasion Rev. Dr.\\nCummings, of Concord, the president of the institu-\\ntion, delivered an able and interesting historical ad-\\ndress.\\nThis school has been placed under great obligations\\nto Mrs. Colgate, of New York ex-Governor Colby,\\nof New London; John Conant, Esq, of Jaffrey;\\nMessrs. H. H. J. S. Brown, of Fisherville Nahum\\nT. Greenwood, Esq., of New London, and many\\nothers, by their liberal contributions to its fund.\\nIn 1853, George W. Gardner was appointed princi-\\npal, who continued in that place seven years, and\\nwas followed by Rev. George B. Gove, for three\\nyears, who was succeeded by Rev. A. W. Sawyer, who\\nremained about seven years, to 1870. Then Horace\\nM. Willard was appointed principal, who was fol-\\nlowed in 1872, by Laban E. Warren, w-ho was suc-\\nceeded by A. L. Lane in 1875, who, in turn, gave place\\nto J. F. Morton in 1876, who remained two years, till\\n1878, when E. J. McEwan was elected. The present\\nprincipal is James P. Dixon.\\nSeveral have held the place of lady principal.\\nMiss Mary J. Prescott, from 1853 to 1857, Miss Har-\\nriet E. Rice, Miss Julia A. Gould, Miss Adelaide L.\\nSmiley, Miss Lucy Flagg, Jliss Mary A. Davis, Jliss\\nMary O. Carter (who became Mrs. Warren in 1872),\\nMiss Hannah P. Dodge, and in 1877, Miss Smiley\\nwas again appointed, and holds the position at the\\npresent time.\\nMr. Ephraim Knight w;is appointed associate prin-\\ncipal and professor of mathematics at the commence-\\nment in 1853, which place he held down to 1873, a\\nperiod of twenty years, when, in consequence of\\ndeclining health, he resigned the post, and died here\\nMarch 4, 1878.\\nIn 1870 the population of the town was nine hun-\\ndred and fifty-nine, a gain of seven from 1860, and\\njust the same made in the last previous decade.\\nSince 1870 but few matters of general interest have\\noccurred in New London.\\nIn 1874 the town came very near furnishing another\\nGovernor for the State. General Luther McCutchins\\nwas born in Pembroke, N. H., in 1809; first came to\\nNew London in 1837, and remained two years then\\nwent to Connecticut for some four years, returning to\\nNew London in 1843, where he has since lived. He\\nreceived the Republican nomination for Goveriinr in\\n1874, and received the full strength of his party, and\\na vote very complimentary to him, and only failed\\nbecause, as the issues were then made up and the\\nparties were then organized, the Republicans could\\nnot elect anybody that year. He has been your rep-\\nresentative in the Legislature in 1850, 1851, 1873,\\n1878 and 1879. He is a practical farmer, who takes a\\ndeep interest in whatever is calculated to advance the\\nagricultural interests of the State.\\nIn 1875, George M. Knight, Esq., of this town,\\nwas elected county commissioner for the county of\\nMerrimack, which ofiice he held for the term of three\\nyears,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 1875, 1876 and 1877.\\nOf the facts of the first century of New London s\\nhistory we have endeavored to give you a fair\\nand impartial statement, without any attempt at\\nembellishment. There are a few other facts that\\nmay properly be alluded to before we close, and\\nfirst, the patriotism of the town. We have seen\\nthat the town voted at once, after it was incorporated,\\nto furnish a soldier for the Continental army thi.s\\nthey did furnish, and paid him, as we have seen,\\nthrough the war until its close. We have no evidence\\nthat the Mr. Coums who went from the town was an\\ninhabitant of the town our impression is that he\\nprobably was not, but was a substitute, or a man hired\\nby the town to fill the place. But New London had\\nits Revolutionary heroes in abundance. In fact, it\\nseemed a favorite resort for those soldiers who had\\ngone from other places and served through the war,\\nand then looked about for the most desirable places\\nfor settlement in the new country. The fresh breezes\\nof its hills, and the views of the noble mountains\\nin its neighborhood, are all congenial to a love of\\nfreedom and independence. Hence we find that im-\\nmediately after the war many who had been in the\\nContinental army came at once to New Loudon and\\nsettled here; others came later. There was Thomas\\nCurrier (known as Captain Kiah), Edmund Davis, Jo-\\nsiah Davis, John Dole, Jesse Dow, Levi Everett, Pen-\\nuel Everett, Eliphalet Gay, Zebedee Hayes, Ezekiel\\nKnowlton, Thomas Pike, David Smith, Moses Tnissell\\nand Eliphalet Woodward. Most of them came Irom\\nMassachusetts, from Attleborough, Dedham, New\\nRowley (now Georgetown), and Bradford but Moses\\nTrussell came from Hopkintou, N. H., in year 1804.\\nCaptain Currier not only served through the Revo-\\nlutionary War, but no sooner was the War of 1812\\ndeclared than he entered the regular army. He went\\nthrough the war, fought in several battles and came\\nsafely home when the war was over. I rememlier\\nhim as he used to come to church on Sunday and\\nother (lavs, lor he was a man who loved his God", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0748.jp2"}, "627": {"fulltext": "NEW LONDON.\\n437\\nas well as his country, and he knew no fear in\\nthe service of either. Levi Everett was another\\nman whom I well remember. He lived near my\\nfather, and I never wearied of listening to him when\\nlie was telling his stories about the wars and the bat-\\ntles he had seen. Then there was Moses Trussell,\\nwith one arm gone from below the elbow. I knew\\nhim well. I understood that he lost his arm in the war,\\nbut did not know where or when or how but a paper\\nhas recently been found that explains these matters.\\n(I his paper is published at length in the second\\nvolume of the Granite Monthly, page 270.) Such\\nwere some of the men of those days. Mr. Trussell,\\nyou will remember, was here in 1774 and cleared a\\npiece of land the next year he went to Bunker Hill,\\nand in thirty years from his first visit he returned to\\nlive and s-peud the rest of his days here, and died in\\nXew London.\\nSo in the War of 1812 New London did her full\\nproportion. At the first alarm of war many left and\\njoined the regular army and followed its fortunes\\nthrough the war, like Captain Currier, of whom I\\nhave spoken. But few, comparatively, were called\\ninto active service from this State in that war; but\\nwhenever the call came the men were ready. I find\\nthat among the companies that were called out and\\nordered to Portsmouth there were in Captain Jonathan\\nBean s company, one sergeant, Robert Knowlton from\\nNew London, and four privates,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Davis, David\\nMarshal!, Nathaniel Messer and David Gile; and\\nthat in Captain Silas Call s company, Stephen Sargent\\nwas first lieutenant, and Captain Call having died\\nbefore his term was out, Sargent was in command\\nof the company for a time. There were in the same\\ncompany, as privates, Samuel Messer, Zonas Herrick\\nand Nathan Smith, all from New London.\\nAnd in the late War of the Rebellion New London\\ndid not falter, but promptly met the call of the\\ncountry and sent her sons to the conflict without re-\\nserve, as they were needed, furnishing such ofiicers as\\nCaptain Andrew J. Sargent, Major George W. Everett,\\nof the Ninth Regiment, and Lieutenant-Colonel J. M.\\nClough, of the Eighteenth Regiment, who, since the\\nwar was over, is doing good service in our State\\nmilitia as a brigadier-general. The town also fur-\\nnished men for the ranks in the various stations and\\nplaces where they were needed, who were true as steel\\nand faithful unto death to the trust reposed in them.\\nThe reputation of the town for patriotism is estab-\\nlished beyond a peradventure.\\nThat the town is a place of good morals would\\nfollow almost naturally from the fact that the people\\nof the town are an agricultural people, who have\\nalways believed that a good education is of the\\nhighest consequence, and have had good schools, and\\nfor the last forty years a very good academy. These\\nfacts, in connection with the religious training of the\\npeople under such men as Elder Seamans and his\\nsuccessors, could hardly fail to make the population\\nwhat it has been, an industrious, intelligent, patri-\\notic, moral and happy people. Wherever the crimi-\\nnals come from that fill our jails and prisons, very\\nfew of them have ever come from New London, or\\never will, until the town forgets the lessons of the\\nfirst hundred years of its history.\\nThere are a few more general tacts and a few more\\nindividual notices that I desire to refer to.\\nThe following persons have graduated from college,\\nwho were natives or residents of New London at tlie\\ntime, with the year of graduation\\n.Tohn H. SI\\nek, llartn\\nvuth\\nlejre, 1811.\\nBenjamin\\nJ. Everett\\nDaniel P\\nFrancis A.\\nth College. ISl\\nr,, liege (now C\\n.11, 1833.\\nJ liege, 1831!.\\nIlaniL-1 E. Colby, Daituioutll C^iUege, 1830.\\nJ. Everett Sargent, Dartmouth College, 1S40.\\nKobert Colby, Dartmontb College, 1S45.\\nPhysicians in New London. Samuel Flag\u00c2\u00ab\\nwas a traveling doctor, who.se route extended from\\nPembroke and Dunbarton to Enfield, through Hop-\\nkinton and New London, usually coming this way\\ntwo or three times a year, but irregularly. He al-\\nways traveled on foot and carried his saddle-bags of\\nmedicine over his shoulder. He had no fixed resi-\\ndence, but wandered from place to place a man of\\nconsiderable skill, but intemperate, and took great\\ndelight in making himself a terror to children. He\\nwas found dead in a mud-hole, into which he was\\nsupposed to have fallen in a fit of intoxication.\\nJoHX CuSHiXG was a resident of New London fin-\\nmany years came here before the year 1800 was a\\nskillful physician, and for a time was quite jiopular\\nhere. He was engaged to be married to Phele\\nMesser, the daughter of Samuel Messer. The day\\nwas appointed for the wedding; the friends were in-\\nvited the guests came the bride, in expectancy,\\nwas attired, and the waiting-maids in attendance.\\nThe only absent one was the bridegroom that was to\\nbe, who did not put in an appearance, and as there\\ncould not be much of a wedding without a bridegroom,\\nthe result was that the wedding did not come off ac-\\ncording to programme. This was in 1802 or 1808.\\nBut this disappointment proved a blessing in disguise\\nto the intended bride, for Cushing, who was then\\nsomewhat given to drink, went on from bad to worse\\nand became very intemperate lost his practice and\\nthe confidence of the community, and finally moved\\nto Fisherfield and died there in poverty. He always\\nrode on horseback to visit his patient*. He never\\nmarried.\\nRobert Lane came to New London, from New-\\nport, about the year 1808, after Cushing had lost his\\npractice and moved from town. He lived here some\\ntwo or three vears, then moved to Sutton, where he", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0749.jp2"}, "628": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nwas living and in practice in 1811, and remained\\nthere a few years. He then returned to New Lon-\\ndon, where I find that he was residing in 1814, and\\nhe remained in town through 1815-16, for he was one\\nof the selectmen of the town in these latter years.\\nAfter this he went to Mobile, Ala., and was absent a\\nyear or two, when he returned and stopped a short\\ntime at New London, and then tooli up his perma-\\nnent residence in Sutton, at the north village, where\\nhe ever afterwards lived. He had an extensive prac-\\ntice became quite distinguished in his profession\\nwas much respected, and died a few years ago at a\\ngood old age.\\nCharles Pinney came to New London about\\n1810, when Dr. Lane first went to Sutton. I find\\nthat Pinney was here and in full practice in 1811,\\nwhen Lane was also in full practice in Sutton. Pin-\\nney married a daughter of Mr. Edmund Davis.\\nAfter Dr. Lane returned to New London they both\\nremained awhile, and then Pinney moved away. He\\nreturned to live here again after several years, and\\nremained here, I think, till his death; at least he is\\nburied in our cemetery. I knew him well after his\\nreturn, but he was not then in practice as a physician.\\nIsaac Colby followed Dr. Lane, coming soon after\\nhe left, in 1817 or 1818, and remained till about 1821,\\nwhen he removed to Hopkinton.\\nHerbert Foster was here in the year 1822 may\\nhave come in 1821, but did not remain but a year or\\nJonathan Dearborn came soon after this, per-\\nhaps in 1823 or a little later was a skillful physician,\\nbut left town suddenly in 1829.\\nSamuel Little followed Dr. Dearborn, coming\\nabout 1830, and remained till 1838, or thereabouts\\nwas town clerk several years; then moved to Thet-\\nford, Vt., thence to Lebanon, and thence to Rumney,\\nN. H., where I used to see him frequently when I\\nlived at Wentworth. He afterwards moved West,\\nwhere he died a few years ago.\\nRobert Copp was here for a few years, during the\\ntime that Dr. Little was here. I remember him well.\\nHe was here in 1836, but left soon after; may have\\nbeen here some three or four years in all.\\nReuben Hosmer followed Dr. Little in 1839, and\\nremained till 1848, some ten years.\\nHezekiah Bickford came back in 1848, for he\\nwas a native of this town, and remained till 1851,\\nsome four years.\\nS. M. Whipple came into town in 1849, and re-\\nmained longer in town than any other physician. He\\nwas a native of Croydon, N. H. attended medical lec-\\ntures at Dartmouth College, and commenced practice\\nat New London in the year 1849. Since he came to\\nNew London several others have been here for short\\nperiods, as follows:\\nOti.s Ayer, from 1855 to 1857, tlirec years.\\nLevi Pikhce (homa opatliic), Cnmi 1861 to l.S(;4,\\nN. T. Clark, from 1870 to 1871, two years.\\nR. A. Blood, from 1871 to 1873, three years.\\nJ. P. Elkins (at Scytheville), from 1878 to present\\nThere have also been several physicians raised up\\nin town, from its native-born or adopted citizens,\\nwho have gone to other places.\\nJonathan E. Herrick, son of Esquire Jonathan\\nand Rhoda Herrick, who is now in practice in New\\nYork.\\nGeorge H. W. Herrick, son of Deacon Jo.seph\\nC. Herrick, who was in practice at Charlestown,\\nMass., and who died abroad in 1877.\\nCharles Pike, in practice in Peabody, Mass.\\nAshley Whipple, son of S. M. Whipple, of New\\nLondon, now at Aslilaud, N. H.\\nMinisters of New London.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Job Seajians was\\nborn in Rehoboth, Mass., May 24, 1748; was the son\\nof Deacon Charles Seamans and Hannah, his wife.\\nHis father was a farmer at Rehoboth; moved to\\nSwansea, Mass., when Job was about a year old, re-\\nsiding there about four years; then removed to Provi-\\ndence, R. I., where he lived about ten years. He\\nthen moved to Sackville, Cumberland County, Nova\\nScotia, where he lived about eight years, and where\\nhe died in the year 1771, aged seventy-one years.\\nJob, the son, followed the farm until the father died.\\nHe was about fifteen years old when he moved from\\nProvidence to Sackville; and on August 10, 1769, he\\nmarried, at Sackville, Miss Sarah Esterbrooks, a\\ndaughter of Valentine Esterbrooks, Esq., and who\\nwas born at Johnson, R. I., April 14, 1750. He began\\nto preach at Sackville, having united with the Bap-\\ntist Church there, when about twenty years of age,\\nand about one year before his marriage. Soon after\\nhis father died, in 1771, he returned to New England,\\nand in 1772 he was preaching to the church at Nortli\\nAttleborough, Mass., and on the 15th of December,\\n1772, he was ordained as its pastor. He continued a\\nsuccessful ministry there for about fifteen years. In\\n1787 he first came to New Hampshire. The entry in\\nhis diary is as follows: Lord s day, June 17, 1787, I\\npreached in Sutton, in the State of New Hampshire.\\nThe next entry is, Lord s Day, June 24, 1 preached\\nin New London, in the same State. He came to\\nNew London again in February, 1788, arriving on\\nthe 22d at Deacon Hunting s, and remained some\\ntwo mouths, preaching from house to house. Many\\nof the early settlers of New London were from Attle-\\nborough, Mass., and the towns in that neighborhood,\\nwho had long been acquainted with him there, and\\nit is not strange that they should be anxious to ob-\\ntain him for their minister here, and so we find him\\nlistening to their call, and willing in the end to cast\\nin his lot with these old friends; and after consider-\\ning the .subject fully, he started, with his family, for\\nNew London, June 20, 1788, and arrived there July\\n1st, and he says in his diary: Went into a very poor\\nhouse of Mr. James Brocklclnuik. The same night", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0750.jp2"}, "629": {"fulltext": "NEW LONDON.\\n439\\nDur youugest child (Manning) was taken sick. He\\nwas, as you see, twelve days in moving from Attle-\\nborough to New London, a distance of one hundred\\naud thirty or one hundred and forty miles perhaps;\\nas long a time as would be necessary to go to San\\nFrancisco and back again, time enough now to go\\nto Loudon or Paris.\\nHis first work here was to found a church. This\\nwas done October 23, 1788, the churches from Sutton\\nand Wendell being present, by their ministers and\\ndelegates, to counsel and assist. The church con-\\nsisted at first of eleven members, and Mr. Se.amans\\nwas installed as pastor of the church and minister of\\nthe town January 21, 1789. Of the exercises at his\\ninstallation, the gathering at the unfinished meeting-\\nhouse, and the salary paid him by the town, we have\\nalready spoken; also of the seasons of reformation in\\nthe church from time to time under his preaching.\\nThe church records also show a vast amount of\\nlalior done in the church. Those were days for lay-\\ning foundations, and Elder Seamans laid his founda-\\ntions for church order and discipline deep, broad and\\npermanent. AVere members guilty of any immoral-\\nity, they were dealt with. Did they absent them-\\nselves from the communion of the church, that was\\ncause for labor. All members were required to do\\ntlieir share, according to their means, for the support\\nof the gospel. Many were the labors, frequent the let-\\nters (jf admonition, and not unfrequent the final let-\\nters of expulsion sent to members of the church for\\nthe sole reason that they were unwilling to pay their\\ndue proportion, according to their ability, for minis-\\nterial sujjport.\\nWhile all the poor were welcomed to the privileges\\nof the gospel, without money and without price, yet\\nit was held to be the duty of those church-members\\nwho were known to be able, and could not deny the\\nfact of their ability, to pay accordingly; and if they\\nwould not, no amount of profession, no quantity of\\napparent sanctity and long-facedness, was sufficient to\\nscreen the delinquent miser from merited expulsion.\\nThe Christian of those days evidently believed\\nthat no amount of grace was sufficient to save a man,\\nunless it was sufficient to sanctify his love of gain as\\nwell as his other aflections, and that a man s conver-\\nsion, in order to be genuine, must reach not only his\\nhead, but also his heart, and not only his head and\\nheart, but also his pocket-book. For the last years\\nof his life he was not able to preach, except occasion-\\nally; he did not preach much after the year 1824,\\nthough, so far as I can find, his pastoral relation to\\nthe church continued up to 1828, some forty years.\\nThat year Mr. Tracy was ordained as his successor in\\ntliat office. Elder Seamans died October 4, 1830,\\naged eighty-two years, four months and ten days,\\nauiong the people with whom and for whom he had\\nlabored. He married, for his second wife, November\\n30, 1819, Mrs. Mary Everett, widow of Jonathan\\nEverett.\\nElder Seamans was a man of medium stature, light\\ncomplexion, marked features, and in advanced life\\nhad a commanding and venerable appearance. It is\\nsaid that he never wrote a sermon in his life. Yet\\nhe always preached his two sermons on Sunday, and\\nfrequently a third, besides many on week-days, and\\nwas always acceptable and interesting, and an earnest\\npreacher of the gospel of the Son of God. His long\\nministry in this town was no insignificant element in\\nadvancing the temporal and spiritual welfare of the\\npeople and the church of New London.\\nJoseph Davls moved into town in November,\\n1824, aud commenced preaching at once. He re-\\nmained in town about three years, as a stated supply.\\nThen Oren Tracy was called; but having some en-\\ngagements that detained him for a while, his brother,\\nLeonard Tracy, preached here one season, and until\\nhis brother was prepared to come.\\nOrex Teacy was born at Tunbridge, Vt., June 18,\\n1798 was the son of Cyrus and Hannah Lillie Tracy.\\nHe was educated at Waterville College, Maine, but\\ndid not graduate. He took what was then termed the\\nshort course in theology, and was ordained at East\\nStoughton, Mass., in October, 1825. He was married\\nthere during the first year of his ministry to Miss\\nMarcia Billings, of Eoyalton, Vt. After remaining\\nthere some two years or more, very pleasantly located,\\nhis physician recommended his removal from the\\nsea-board, and he accepted the call from New London\\nand moved there in the fall of 1827, and was ordained\\nas the successor of Elder Seamans, January 30, 1828,\\nand remained there till 1836, a period of about nine\\nyears. Under him the cause of education received a\\nnew impetus in town. Teachers were more thoroughly\\nand systematically examined, and a higher standard\\nin our common school education was at once at-\\ntained; all our schools seemed to catch an inspiration\\nfrom his spirit and efforts. He had great sympathy\\nwith and great influence over young people. All the\\nchildren loved Elder Tracy. I was twelve years old\\nwhen he came here, and no man did so much as he\\nto arouse in me a love of learning and a determina-\\ntion to obtain a liberal education, at whatever cost.\\nMr. Tracy, I need not say, was my favorite minister;\\nand Mrs. Tracy was a good, kind, pleasant, motherly\\nwoman, who seemed to take as much interest in the\\npeople and in the children as he did.\\nHe was also a pioneer in the cause of temperance\\nWhen he came here it was the fashion to set out the\\ndecanter of liquor, with sugar and water, whenever\\nthe minister made a friendly call. It would have\\nbeen considered almost disrespectful not to have done\\nso. This fashion was soon changed under his admin-\\nistration, for he would not taste of distilled spirits at\\nall, not even wine or cider, as a beverage. I remem-\\nber that he delivered a course of lectures on temper-\\nance on Sundays, at the intermission between the\\nforenoon and afternoon service and, besides, he\\nusually held hiri third meeting on Sunday, also. I", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0751.jp2"}, "630": {"fulltext": "440\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK I orXTY. NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nhave spokea of the revival of 1831 and 1832 under\\nhis preaching, when nearly a hundred were added to\\nthe church.\\nMany who are here to-day will never forget that I\\nfirst Sunday in January, 1832, and also the first Sun- i\\nday in March of the same year, upon each of which I\\noccasions about forty, standing on both sides of the\\nbroad aisle in the old meeting-house, received the\\nright hand of fellowship from Mr. Tracy, on being re-\\nceived as members of the church. On these occa-\\nsions Mr. Tracy seemed to be inspired. I was absent\\nat school for the last year or two of his residence\\nhere, and entered college in 1836, the year he moved\\nawa} I have never found and never expect to find\\nanother minister who, in all respects, would quite fill\\nMr. Tracy s place with me.\\nFrom New Loucou he went to Newport, N. H.,\\nthence to Townsend, Mass., afterwards to Fitchburg,\\nAthol and Greenfield, in that State. From 1847 to\\n1849 he was agent of the Ainerican Baptist Mission-\\nary Union in New England, residing at Springfield,\\nMass., and Hartford, Conn. From 1851 to 1862 he\\nwas agent of the American Baptist Home Missionary\\nSociety, residing at Concord, N. H. From Concord\\nhe went to Greenfield, Mass., where he died Septem-\\nber 6, 1863, aged sixty-five. Mrs. Tracy still survives\\nhim, residing with her daughter, Mrs. Elliott, of Bos-\\nt )n.\\nReubex Sawyer was born in Monkton, Vt,\\nMarch 11, 1798 was married to Laura Wyman, at\\nWest Haven, Vt., in 1819. After this he was con-\\nverted and baptized by his father. Rev. Isaac Saw-\\nyer, of Brandon, Vt. In 1822 he entered the Theo-\\nlogical Seminary at Hamilton, N. Y. but owing to\\nfailing health he did not complete his course. He\\nwas ordained pastor of the Baptist Church in West\\nHaven, Vt., in 1824. He remained there as pastor\\nuntil he came to New London, early in 1836, where\\nhe became a member of the church, and was received\\nas its pastor July 3d, which place he held uutil April\\n8, 1844, when he resigned his pastoral charge, but re-\\nmained with the church in the service of the New\\nHampshire Baptist Convention until autumn, when\\nhe removed to Chester, Vt., where he was pastor of\\nthe church for some ten years. From there he re-\\nmoved to Leyden, N. Y., where he remained as psistor\\nof the church for some ten years, when he returned to\\nVermont for a few years, at Hinesburg and in that\\nvicinity, when he returned to Leyden, where, after a\\nprotracted illness, he died June 29, 1869, in the\\nseventy -second year of his age.\\nHe gave the prime of his life, the vigor of his man-\\nhood, to the church here. Large additions were made\\nto it during his stay. Tlie demands upon his time and\\nstrength were such as in these days would be deemed\\nsevere, with three preaching services on the Sabbath\\nmost of the time, and two or three other meetings\\nduring the week. In speaking of these arduous du-\\nties, his son. Rev. A. W. Sawyer, D.D., president of\\nAcadia College, N. S., in a letter to me, says But\\nhe was strengthened by the sympathy and affection of\\nhis people. The memory of the kindness he there\\nexperienced and the friendships he there formed were\\ncherished by him to the last, and lightened the bur-\\ndens of his declining years. His last year in New\\nLondon was less pleasant to him because of his oppo-\\nsition to the anti-slavery agitation but liis views\\nafterwards changed somewhat, so that he firmly held\\nthe conviction that the United States should be a laud\\nof freedom. He took an interest in whatever bene-\\nfited the people with whom he lived. He was one of\\nthe founders of the original New London Academy,\\nand always was deeply interested in the school. But\\nfirst of all he felt that he was called to preach the\\ngospel. This work he loved. He enjoyed most the\\npresentation of those doctrines termed evangelical.\\nFeeling the strength and comfort of these truths in\\nhis own soul, his presentation of them to his peoide\\nwas often with remarkable clearness and power.\\nThe ministers who have followed Mr. Sawyer are\\nas follows\\nMark Carpenter, came in 1844, left in 1849, six\\nyears.\\nEbene:\\n1S49, left\\nin),\\n1849. Ic\\n1854, left in 1857, four\\nDodge, came\\nyears.\\nPeter M. Hersey (Christi\\n1853, five years.\\nH. F. Lane (C. B.), came\\nyears.\\nLucien Hayden, came in 1857, left in 1869, twelve\\nyears.\\nAsa Randlet (F. W. I!.), came in 1859, left in 1861,\\nthree years.\\nF. D. Blake (C. B.), came in 1870, left in 1873, four\\nyears.\\nS. C. Fletcher, came in 1874, and still remains.\\nThe church frequently, and I think generally, de-\\npends as much upon the character and conduct of\\nits deacons for its standing and reputation with the\\nworld as it does upon its ministers so I have exam-\\nined your church records to see who have been the\\ndeacons in New London, and, so far as I know, the\\nthe\\nof\\nchurch has been very Ibrlunati\\nits deacons.\\nEbenezer Hunting, elected January 8, 1789.\\nMatthew Harvey, Zebedee Hayes, elected July 5,\\n1793.\\nJonas Shepard, Peter Sargent, Jr., elected April 3,\\n1812.\\nDavid Everett, Dexter Everett, elected June 16,\\n1825.\\nJoseph C. Herrick, :\\\\Iir.iJab Morgan, elocte l .\\\\pril\\n21, 1849.\\nFIiiiiliiiL; ^^a^ iiloiic Inr :il\u00c2\u00abiiui lour and a half years,\\nthen 1 1. :ir..n- Il:ii\\\\ :iihl 11 :i\\\\ .s tor nineteen years,\\nthen l rn M)iis Shcpanl innl S:iit;rnt forthirteen years,\\nthen tlie iwj Deacons Everett for twenty-four years,\\nand last. Deacons Herrick and Morgan for thirty years.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0752.jp2"}, "631": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0753.jp2"}, "632": {"fulltext": "\u00e2\u0080\u00a2-y t^AH.Rl,lCni\u00c2\u00a3\\nc^ Xi^ky^:^^^^^", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0754.jp2"}, "633": {"fulltext": "NEW LONDON.\\n441\\nMinisters who have gone out from New London\\nEnoch Hunting (C. B.), ordained March 15, 1814.\\nBenjamin Woodbury (Cong.), ordained about 1820.\\nTlicopliilus B. Adams (C. B.). ordained :\\\\tay 29,\\n1.S21.\\n.losluia Clement (C. B.), ordained aliout IS: A.\\nValentine E. Bunker (C. B.), licensed April 8,\\n183U.\\nFrancis A. Gates (C. B.), licensed Jlay, 1837.\\nRobert Stinson (Universalist), ordained about 1840.\\nSylvan Hunting (Unitarian).\\nJames Phillips (Methodist).\\nLewis Phillips (Christian).\\nDura P. Morgan (C. B.), ordained about 1872.\\nLawyers of New London. Stephen C. Badger,\\na native of Warner, N. H., graduated at Dartmouth\\nCollege in 1823 studied law with Henry B. Chase, of\\nWarner; commenced practice in New London in\\n1826, where he remained until 1833, a period of eight\\nyears, when he removed to Concord was clerk of the\\ncourts for Merrimack County police justice for Con-\\ncord a civil engineer died at Concord October 29,\\n1872. He married Miss Sophronia Evans, of\\nWarner.\\nWalter P. Flanders, also a native of Warner,\\nN. H., graduated at Dartmouth, 1831; studied law with\\nHon. John D. Willard, of Troy, N. Y., and Hon.\\nGeorge W. Nesmith, of Franklin, N. H. commenced\\npractice in New London in 1834; was a member of\\nthe New Hampshire Legislature from New London\\nin 1841 and 1842, and in 1849 he removed to Mil-\\nwaukee, Wis., where he still resides. He married\\nMiss Susan E. Greeley, of this town, youngest daugh-\\nter of Jonathan Greeley, Esq.\\nGeorge W. E\\\\ ERETT,anativeof New London, born\\nNovember 19, 1819; was educated at the public\\nschool and academy of this town studied law with\\nWalter P. Flanders, of this place; was admitted to the\\nbar in 1847, and soon began practice here. He was a\\nmember of the Legislature from this town in the years\\n1852 and 1856, and was solicitor for Merrimack County\\nfor five years, from 1856 to 1861. In 1862 he received\\na commission as major of the Ninth Regiment of\\nVolunteer Militia, which was ordered to the South-\\nwest remained with the regiment one year, showing\\nhimself a brave and faithful officer. In August,\\n1863, as his regiment was coming up the Mississippi\\nRiver from Vicksburg, Miss., lie was taken danger-\\nously ill, and stopping at Cincinnati, Ohio, he\\nsank rapidly and died on the 27th of August, 1863,\\njust one year and a day from the date of his commis-\\nsion. His remains were brought to his native town\\nand buried with Masonic honors. He married Miss\\nEllen T. Lane, of Gloucester, Mass.\\nEdward B. Knight, who was a brother of Profes-\\nsor Ephraim Knight, of this town, graduated at Dart-\\nmouth in 1861 studied law with George W. Everett,\\nof this place was admitted to the bar in 1864, and\\ncomraencetl practice at Dover, N. H., but soon re-\\nmoved to Virginia, where he still resides in the\\npractice of his profession.\\n1-IoN. J. Everett Sargkxt. (Sec chapter on\\nBench and Bar.)\\nMay peace and prosperity forever dwell in the\\nmidst of this people, and may the God of the fathers\\nof this goodly town lie the children s God and [I lrticm\\nforever.\\nBIOGRAPIIIUAL SKETCH.\\nHezekiah Cook Bickford, M.D., was born in New-\\nLondon, N. H., April 27, 1817. He was one of six\\nchildren, having four sisters and one brother, and\\nlater two step-brothers.\\nHis father s name was Daniel Bickford. We have\\nbeen unable to trace the Bickford family back any\\nfiirther than to New Durham, N. H., from whence\\nthe doctor s grandfather went to Wheelock, Vt., and\\nupon his death his father came to New London, N. K\\nFrom his grandmother he obtained his middle\\nname. Cook, that being the name of her family.\\nHis mother was Martha Adams, who died when he\\nwas but five years old, in 1822, being forty-one\\nyears of age.\\nWith this Adams family local tradition connects\\nsome of those characteristic stories of the hardships\\nendured by our New England ancestors. It is related\\nthat when she was but three months old her father\\ntook her with her mother, on horse-back, and jour-\\nneyed from their then home in Rowley, Mass., to\\nNew London, N. H., and built him a log house, thus\\nbecoming one of the first settlers of the town. This\\nsturdy perseverance and endurance of hardship\\nflowed undiluted in the blood of their grandson, as he\\nencountered and overcame obstacles both of circum-\\nstances and of physical suffering and arrived at em-\\ninence in his profession.\\nVery early indeed did this stern battle of life begin\\nwith him, for, on account of the family s straitened\\ncircumstances, he was able to go to school but very\\nlittle during all his childhood. The little work his\\nhands could do was sorely needed at home.\\nAbout a year after his mother s death the family\\nmoved to Springfield, N. H. As he became older he\\nworked out, as the old phrase has it, and gave his\\nearnings to his father.\\nWhen fifteen or sixteen years of age he took his\\nlittle bundle of worldly goods and walked to Stoneham,\\nMass., where he found work for the summer with a\\nfamily by the name of Richardson. When fall came\\nhe went into the Suffolk Mills, at Lowell, Mass\\nwhere he remained for about seven years.\\nDuring his last year in the mill he obtained work\\nfor his evenina s as a clerk in a store, receiving there", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0757.jp2"}, "634": {"fulltext": "442\\nHISTORY OF MERltlMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSMIKK.\\nfor a shilling a night about one dollar a week.\\nBut after the toil of the day and the work of the\\nevening he would go home, not to idle fun, nor in-\\ndulgence, nor even to sleep, but to some hour or two\\nof hard study into midnight, not reading, but study,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094beginning thus early that life in earnest which\\ncharacterized his later years.\\nW^hen hardly twenty-one, and before he had finally\\ndone with work in the mill, he taught school on\\nBurpee Hill, in New London, N. H. It must\\nhave been about this time that he taught one winter\\nin Dracut, Mass., a town on the opposite bank of the\\nriver from Lowell and of whatever means he could\\navail himself for self-improvement, whether by the\\nhard work of teaching, or by the lyceum, or in any\\nother way, he was quick to seize the opportunity and\\npersist in making it as profitable as possible for self-\\nculture.\\nAfter leaving the mill he went to Boston, into bus-\\niue-ss with a man whose name we do not give. Though\\nhe had put in his little savings, the profits which the\\nbusiness was evidently rendering to somebody did not\\ncome at all to him. So he withdrew and went to\\nwork for a business man named H. Parmenter, on\\nWashington Street, of the same city.\\nIn course of time this man established a store in\\nNewport, E. I., and so great was his confidence in\\nthis young clerk of his that he entrusted him with the\\nmanagement of this new enterprise.\\nIt was during his residence at Newport that he be-\\ncame acquainted with Dr. Butler and began the study\\nof medicine. He left the store and devoted a year to\\nstudy with Dr. Butler. He then pursued his course\\nwith Dr. Aver, of New Hampton, N. H., taking also\\none term of lectures at Dartmouth Medical School.\\nFrom Dr. Ayer he went to Philadelphia, Pa., for\\nsix months, and was graduated from Jeflerson Col-\\nlege, taking his degree March 20, 1845. In April,\\n1845, he began the practice of medicine in New Lon-\\ndon, N. H. After a year he was married to Paulina\\nA. Coburn, of Dracut, Mass., June 17, 1846. For\\nsi.x years they lived in New London and had born to\\nthem two sons, George Coburn, born March 25, 1847,\\nand John Truman, born in 1849. The former son,\\nnow living in New Londou, married Florence Stet-\\nson, of Charlestown, Mass., February 28, 1877, and\\nto them havebeenborn four children, Alice Florence,\\nborn October 30, 1878 Horace Stetson, born March\\n8, 1880; George Owen, born July 26, 1881, died Au-\\ngust 25, 1881 Walter Howard, born August 4, 1884,\\ndied October 1884.\\nThe latter son, John Truman, died in Billerica,\\nMass., when hardly four years old.\\nOn June 15, 1851, he moved to Billerica, Mass.,\\nwhere he remained ten years and established his rep-\\nutation as a successful practitioner, which he had\\nalready acquired.\\nIt was during this period that his daughter, Har-\\nriet Augusta, was born, June 20, 1853. She married.\\nMay 10, 1883, Rev. Frank Houghton Allen, pastor\\nof the Congregational Church, Shrewsbury, Mass.,\\nwhere was born to them a son, Harold Bickford, May\\n29, 1884. He began practice in Charlestown, Mass.,\\nSeptember 16. 1861, where he remained for nearly\\nfifteen years and attained high eminence and success.\\nHere died, after a lingering illness, the wife who\\nhad shared the struggles of his youth, just as they\\nwere beginning to realize their fondest hopes; and in\\nthe family Bible he pays her this tender tribute Died\\nNovember 29, 1867, aged 49 years. Gone to her rest.\\nA kind and devoted wife, an affectionate and tender\\nmother, a faithful and consistent Christian.\\nThe years at Charlestown were filled with inces-\\nsant activity, for which all his previous persevering\\nand energetic life had prepared him. His well-bal-\\nanced judgment made him widely sought by his\\nmedical associates in consultation on difficult cases.\\nHis warm sympathies and wise words fitly spoken\\nendeared him to the hearts and homes of a large cir-\\ncle of friends.\\nOn April 22, 1869, he married Maria Richardson,\\ndaughter of the late Wm. Gray, of Billerica, where\\nshe was born June 25, 1847. To them were born two\\nchildren, Gertrude Maria, June 9, 1870, and Lucy\\nGray, July 15, 1873. The latter died in Woljurn,\\nMass., Octobers, 1881.\\nBut disease compelled him to relinquish practice,\\nand he was succeeded by his nephew. Dr. Robert A.\\nBlood, who had also been his medical student.\\nIn May, 1876, he moved to his new home in Wo-\\nburn, Mass. The change of scene, the quiet life with\\nhis fiimily, the beautiful surroundings of his home,\\nall hjid an influence temporarily to recuperate the ex-\\nhausted energies. Here came rest and the looking\\nback over a fruitful life and the realization of well-,\\nearned happiness. But the weakness returned, and\\nafter a long and distressing illness, serenely borne, he\\npassed away March 26, 1878. The disease which\\nterminated his life was a chronic ulcer of the duode-\\nnum, from which, for twenty years, he had suffered\\noccasional, often severe, attacks, followed by extreme\\nprostration but as often would he rise, with .almost\\nincredible energy, by w hat seemed sheer force of will,\\nand plunge into his work. It was this trait of his\\ncharacter which gave him success. It was his stanch\\nChristian manhood that won him so large a circle of\\nfriends, who spoke the sincere tributes paid to his\\nmemory as the beloved physician.\\nHe joined the Winthrop (Congregational) Church,\\nof Charlestown, May 4,1862, and was known as a\\nconsistent Christian in his conduct, always in his place\\nin church on the Sabbath, even in his busiest years.\\nHe became a member of the Joseph Warren Lodge\\nof Masons, of Boston, Mass., January, 1872, and was\\niilso a member of the Waverly Royal Arch Chapter,\\nand of the Hugh De PayensCommandery of Knights\\nTemplar, of Melrose, Mass. His remains were in-\\nterred in Woodlawn Cemetery, Mass.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0758.jp2"}, "635": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF EPSOM.\\nBY JOH?J H. DOLBEER.\\nCHAPTER r.\\nThis town derives its name from a market-town in\\nthe county of isurrj^ England, about sixteen miles\\nfrom London. It is bounded north by Pittsfield,\\nsouth by Allenstown, east by Deerfield and North-\\nwood, and west by Chichester and Pembroke, and is\\ntwelve miles easterly from Concord.\\nThere are no records to be found which show the\\nprecise time when the first settlement was commenced,\\nbut it appears from various facts that there was a\\nnumber of families in tow-n a considerable time be-\\nfore its incorporation.\\nAmong the first who began settlements in the town\\nwere Charles McCoy, from Londonderry William\\nBlazo, a Frenchman Andrew McClary, from Lon-\\ndonderrv, in Ireland and a family by the name of\\nBlake.\\nMcCoy built a house on the north side of what is\\nnow called Sanborn s Hill, and thence extended his\\nfarm by s].)ottiug the trees round upon the mountain,\\nwhich will probably always bear his name. A\\ndaughter of his was the first white child born in the\\ntown, and she was presented by the proprietors with\\na tract of land, a jDortion of which is now owned by\\nher grandson, Lemuel B. Towle. She married a Mr.\\nWood and lived to an extreme old age.\\nSamuel Blake, commonly known as Sergeant Blake,\\nwas one of the pioneer settlers, coming into town\\nwhen but fifteen years of age, and began a settlement\\nnear where Mr. John Chesley now lives. He purchased\\nhis land, more than one hundred acres, near the\\ncentre of the town, for ten shillings, and turned in his\\njack-knife for one shilling of that sum. Mr. Blake\\nhad a large family of children, who grew up and\\nmarried but at the present writing none of the name\\nremain in town, and but few of his descendants.\\nAs will be seen by the following document, the\\ntown was granted to the tax-payers of Rye, New\\nCastle and Greenland, in 1727, according to the\\namount of their respective taxes\\nGeorge, By the Grace of Goil, of Great Britain, France aud Ireland,\\nKing, Defender of the Faith.\\nTo aU People to whom these presents shall come Greeting\\nKnow, ye, we, of our especial knowledge and meer motion, for the due\\nencouragement of settling a new plantation, by and with the advice and\\nconsent of our council, have given A Granted, and by these Presents, ;.B\\nfar as in us lies, do give and grant unto all such of our loving subjects as\\nwere inhabitants and free holders in the year one thousand seven hun-\\ndred and twenty-three, in our town of New Castle and in the Parish of\\nGreenland, both within our Province of ?^ewhampshire, in New Kug-\\nland, to be divided among them in proportion to their Kespective Katet-,\\nwhich they paid in the year 1723 aforesaid, one tract of Land to be laid\\nout at the head of Nottingham and Northward of land formerly granted\\nto the children of Saml. Allen, decs^., the same to be six miles in Bretidth\\nand four miles in Depth, or in such other form as the land ungrauted in\\nthat place will admit, so as it contains the same Quantity of Land, and\\nthe same to be a town corporate by the name of Epsom to the Pursons\\naforesaid forever. To Have and to Hold the said Tract of Land to said\\nGrantees aud their heirs and assigns forever upon the following con-\\nditions\\n1st. That they build twenty Dwelling Houses and settle a Filmily in\\neach within the term of four years, and break up three acres of Ground\\nfor each Settlement, and plant or sow the same within four years.\\n2d. That a house be built for the Publick worship of God within the\\nterm of six years.\\n3d. That One Hundred acres of Land be Eeserv l fur a j.iir!-...,agc,\\none hundred acres for the first minister of the ;M~|,, ,,ii i ,i,, luni.li.-d\\nacres for the Benefit of a School. Providt-.l, I ,i iiie\\nPeace with the Indians continue during the af i i i ^i-.\\nButif it should happen that a war with tli- in i ,i -I uM _.jiii-\\nnience before the aforesd term of four years be expired, there shall be al-\\nlowed to the aforesd Proprietors the term of four years after the expira-\\ntion of the War to perform the afores conditions.\\nRendering and paying therefor to us, our heirs aud successors, or\\nsuch other officer or officers as shall be appointed to Receive the same,\\nthe annual quit rent or acknowledgement of one pound of good merch-\\nantable Hemp in s^* town, on the first day Decembf yearly, for ever, if de-\\nReserving also unto us, oi\\ning on said Land, according\\nAnd for the better order, Rule and Government of the said Town,\\nwe, by these Presents, Grant for us, our heii-s successors, unto the\\nafores* Proprietors, and those that shall inhabit the said Town, that\\nyearly and every year, upon the first Wednesday in May, they may meet\\nat any place within our Province of Newhampshu-e afores^ until the\\nsettlement of the afores*! Town is perfected, and afterward in the said\\ntown, to elect and chuse by the Major part of them constables, Select men\\nand all other Town officers, according to the Laws and usage of our\\naforesi Province, with such power, priviledges and authority as other\\ntowns and town officei-s within our afores* Province have enjoy, and\\nwe appoint our Loving Subjects, Theodore Atkinson, Joshua Foss A Capt.\\nSamuel Weeks to be the selectmen to manage the affairs of the said town\\nfor the Present year and untill others are chosen in their Room by the\\nafores i Propri\\nIn Testimony whereof we have caused the seal of our said Province\\nto be herewith annexed.\\nWitness, John Wentworth, Esq., our L*. Governor and Commander\\nin Chief in and over our said Province, at our town of Portsmouth, the\\neighteenth day of May, in the Thirteenth year of our Reign, anno\\nDomini 1727.\\nof Parliment made and provided\\n443", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0759.jp2"}, "636": {"fulltext": "IIISTOJIV OF .MKKKIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMl SHIKE.\\nirded in y\u00c2\u00ab IS h Hook, pages 479\\nJosi PlEBCE, Itecortler.\\nl -is. tia.\\nBy an act of the Provincial Legislature, j)assed\\nFebruary 21, 1778, the time for holding the annual\\nmeeting was changed from the first Wednesday of\\nJlay to t!ic third Wednesday of ^March.\\nFirst Meeting of the Proprietors.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 At a meet-\\ning held by the proprietors of the town of Epsom, at\\nthe ferry-house in New Castle, on Monday, Decem-\\nber 4th, according to notification in 1727,\\nNotification being rewl, it was put to vote wlietber the Moderator\\ntjhoiilil be cliosen by holding of the bands,\\nVoted in tlie affirmative, the place not being convenient to write\\nvotes in accordingly.\\nVoted, Col\u00c2\u00bb. Shad. Walton be moderator for this meeting.\\nVoted, Theodore Atkinson be a clerk of the 8 i Pi-oprietors nntil\\nanother be Chosen and .Sworn in his Room to the faithful discharge of\\nwhich office he was sworn by Justice Foas.\\n3d. That there be Raised thirty pounds in an equal proi\u00c2\u00bbrtion upon\\nthe Proprietors according to their Several Rates in 1723.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2lly. ro(e((, that \\\\Vil Haines be the I ai-son appointed to collect\\nthe money that sliall be Raised in Greenland Parish for the sd service.\\nToted that Will lierry be appointed for s^ service at Rye.\\nVoted that Joshua Simpson be appointed coll for New Castle.\\nlofeii that Mr. John Sharborn be Treasurer to the s^ Prori-a and\\nhave Power to Receive the money that shall be collected, and to Dis-\\ncharge the several charges. Rendering an act to the proprit. when Re-\\nquired, and that the selectmen s order be sulticient to call for any sum,\\nand to discharge him tlnTf fiuiii.\\nI otcrf, that 51r \\\\::,\\\\r. i. i icusi- Welch, .lames Philpot, John\\nniakebeacommin.. l:. I -..f the s^ town, and to have five\\nshillings per day In i i\\nThe Pi-opra of l-i- m Nim i i y ilio Selectmen to meet to Chose\\ntown otficei-s, and to do any othn- business for settlement of s^ town c.\\nDated May y 1th, 172S.\\nThe Propria*, mett according to Notification at the ferry-house in\\nNew Castle the loth day of May, 1728.\\nVoted Capt. Jotham Odiorne Modrat\\nVoted Theo Atkinson continue Clerk for this year.\\nVoted Joseph Simpson Clerk for this meeting.\\nVoted Theo^. Atkinson Selectman for the Parish of New Castle.\\nVoted Sami. Weeks for Greenland, Joshua Foss for Rye.\\nVoted Joseph Simpson collector of Rates for New Castle, Will\\nHarris for Greenland, Sam Rand for Rye.\\nVoted James Randall, Danel Lunt and James Scavey be a committee\\nto Run out the Bounds of the town of Epsom.\\nIf one or more of them fayl, the Selectmen Hire in their Rooms, and\\nthe Charge to be paid by the town, and that the Selectmen are to Raise\\nthirty pounds on the Propria of the town of Epsom, to Defray the\\ncharges.\\nVoted That the Selectmen may Hire 2 or 3 chain men, if need be,\\nthat they Du it as soon as Possible.\\nTown meeting ended.\\nJOTH.1.M OnloKSF., Mo l.\\nKIllST SIRVKY OF THE TOWN.\\nWe whose names are under writen, being apiminted and hired by\\nthe Selectmen of Epsom town to Lay out the s^ township of Epsom ac-\\ncording to the Charter, have Laid it out Bounded it as follows, viz..\\nBeginning at Notingham head Line four miles nor westwanl from\\nChester Line, at a maple tree marked with Letter N, on the est side for\\nNotingham and Ep\u00c2\u00ab., on the west side for Epsom from thence Runing\\nWest North West four miles to a Pitch pine tree, which is one mile west\\nfl-om Sun Cook River from thence Runing North Est By North six\\nmiles to a tree westward of Sun Cook River from thence nining east\\nSouth east four miles to a Hemlock tree standing by Notingham head\\nLine by a pond allied Epsom Pond, with several trees marked by it\\nfrom thence Riming .South West and by South by Notingham bead\\nLine six miles to the Maple tree fii^t mentioned.\\nLaid out and bounded this first and Second day of May, one thousjind\\nSeven hundred twvnty-nine, by us,\\nJoshua Foss, 1\\nD.lMEL Lo.XT, CommWee.\\nJkdiath Weeks, j\\nEdwakd Hall, Surteyor.\\nA meeting notified to meet at the ferry-house in\\nNew Castle on May 26, 1729, met, and because the\\nproprietors of Epsom who lived in the parish of\\nNew Castle had not been properly notified of the\\nmeeting, it wa.s adjourned to the court-house in\\nPortsmouth, June 3d following, at eight o clock in the\\nforenoon.\\nVoted Jotbam Odiorne, Moderator.\\nVoted Joseph Simpson, Selectman for New Castle Jotham Odiorne,\\nEsq for Rye Joshua Brackett for Greenland.\\nI pon consideration that sundry persons concerned in the s* town of\\nEpsom hath Refused to pay his Proportion to the Charges a Rising in\\nCiting the Charter and the s*! town surveyed Layd out for preven-\\ntion whereof, Voted, that any persons thatshall Refuse or Neglect to pay\\ntheir proportion to the charge already due, or that shall. Hereafter, be\\nallowed by the Selectmen and committee to the collectors for the time\\nbeing, Every such Pereon shall forfeit his or their Rights, which, when\\nforfeited, shall be exposed to Sail by pnblick Vandue, after stoping the\\ncharges the sum which ought to be paid by the Pai\u00c2\u00ab)n to the col-\\nlector according to bis List, then the over Plush shall be returned to\\nthe Origenell Proprietor.\\nVoted That the Selectmen chosen at this meeting be Powered\\nDirected to call the Last Selectmen to acC, and to settle the same.\\nVoted That the Selectmen procure some Idnstrus Person to View\\nthe s^ Laud, and to see whare ami in what method to lay out their Lots,\\nand whare to settle the town, and to du what they shall think proper for\\nthe advancing the settling of the town aforesaid, and to raise money\\nSufficient to Defray the Charges thereof upon the Propra\\nTown meeting ended.\\nJotham Odiorne, Modrat.\\nAt a meeting held at Rye on the 21\\n1729, the proprietors\\nVoted, That James Randall, Thomas Berry and L Sam Wallis bo\\na committee to view and make choice of a place for the senter of the\\ntown, and to lay out high ways and the Letts according to the Rates that\\nthe Proprietoi-s paid, confomiable to the charter.\\nMay 22, 1732, at the court-house, Portsmouth,\\nVoted, That there be laid out, at some convenient place in the town\\nsuitable for Building a Meeting bouse for settling the twenty fam-\\nilies accordingly, one thousand aci es in fifty-acre Lotts, one Lott to be\\ngiven to any Person that will settle will fulfill the Charter so far as re-\\nlates to building a house and clearing three acres of Land and L\u00c2\u00ab.\\nSaml. Wallis, Daniel Lunt, Thomas Berry, Rich s. Goss and Will\\nHaines bo a committee to a Gree with such Parsons as they shall think\\nProper, to settle on the said Lotts. .\\\\nd tis hereby determined\\nvoted in the Meeting that the Propria shall have the Befusall of those\\nLotts and if there is not twenty of them appears to take up with those\\nLotts, on the consideration above, then to be offered and Laid out to any\\nother person that will except the same on the s^ consideration.\\nVoted, That thirty acres be aijded to each of the twenty men men-\\ntioned in the above vote, to be Laid out in some other part of the town,\\nas the Proprietors shall think best, beside the fifty acres above men-\\ntioned, to make up each man eighty acres.\\nVoted, That each Propria pay, at the drawing his Lott, five shillings\\nand what he is behind in his a Rearages in the Rates formerly Raised.\\nAt a proprietors meeting, held June 12, 1732, at\\nthe house of Daniel Lunt, in Greenland, it was\\nVoted, James Marden oi\\nLunt, who Rufuseth to serve\\nVoted, That the selectm\\nI ofe that the twenty r\\nthis meeting, the twenty u!\\nof January,\\nof the committee in the Room of Daniel\\nI) purches a town Book to enter the Rec-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0760.jp2"}, "637": {"fulltext": "EPSOM.\\n415\\nKos,, IS Je.liali \\\\\\\\odi3, V.i Junios MarUi-n, 2U.\\nThe above-mentioned lots are what were lor many\\nyears known as the home-lots, upon the road leading\\nfrom Deerfield to Epsom Station, by way of the old\\nCentre. The lots were upon either side of the road, and\\nwere one hundred and sixty rods in length and fifty\\nrods wide, containing fifty acres.\\nIt is noticeable that none of that land is owned at\\nthis time by any of the same name as the original\\nproprietors; neither is it by any of their descendants.\\nAt a proprietors meeting, at the house of Christo-\\npher Fredericks, in New Castle, July 4, 1732, it was\\nchosen to Goe 1\\nVoted, That there ho\\niv their Cliarter is, and to Discorse them about tl\\nVoted, Capi. Oiliurne and Will\u00e2\u0084\u00a2. Haines the\\nI Hantpto\\nCliicliester Propria sec tlieir charter to\\nan tlie Sec J to linow the Date of our Grant of\\nAt a proprietors meeting, at the\\nPortsmouth, October IG, 18.32, it was\\nVoted, That there h. I;, i i i,.. i\\nDivided and Disposed il i i lliinli prop\\nviz. all the Land on til N i !:nri-.\\nI o(e Z, That the s l t iM -h dl i- in i l.iil.i.i m to four Eang\\neach one mile deep, Reserving a lluad of Four llod^ wide between t\\nfirst and second Range, between the third and fourth, the Ranges\\nrun the whole Length of the town, the tirst Range to begin at 1\\nouth\\nT o That all the Land not before Reserved and Granted be Laid\\nout on the account of the Propria*, and that they Di-aw Ijotts therefor,\\nthe niPtliod for tlie s;inie thus, viz. Number one to begin at the South\\neinl f t l I -i l: K,^. X to be be numbered and Laid out to the North-\\nwM i i 111- l)e finished; and then to begin at the North\\neii l I Ml I. II ii-, i- to be numbered to the Southward till the\\nSl i- I l:i:i-i 1. iiiii-li.-cl and then to begin at the S l Range at the\\nSontli una liiHi toward the North till that Range be finished and\\nthen to begin at the North of the fourth Range and Run to the South-\\nward, still Reserving Roads between as many of the Letts as may bo\\ntho* convenient.\\nVoted, That there be a meeting-house of thirty foot Long and\\ntwenty-four feet wide, Imediately Built at the charge of the Propria*,\\nthat Mr. Joshua Brackett, Mr. Will Lock Theod. Atkinson, Esq., be\\na committee to a Gree for the same with any Parson or Parsons shall\\ndo it soonest and cheapest.\\nVuled, Kach Propria*, before he Draws his Lott, pay into the Select-\\nmen as much money as their several Rates are, by which the town is to\\nbe Divided, likewise to pay all their arearages; other ways they shall\\nnot be allowed to Draw.\\nTown-meeting ended.\\nJ. Simpson, Cferi.\\nIn 17.32 the selectmen of Epsom received a notice\\nfrom the selectmen of Nottingham of a desire to\\nperambulate the bounds. Accordingly, Lieutenant\\nSamuel Wallis, Mr. Richard Goss and Mr. Samuel\\nWeeks were appointed a committee to act with the\\ncommittee from Nottingham.\\nCOMMITTEE S RETURN\\nWe, whose names are under writen, being appuinl.d :iii(l liir.jj by\\nthe selectmen of the town of Epsom to perainliiii, II. th lin, i irliiig\\nto bounds, viz. Begining at Notingham hem 1 In i i \\\\,,ith\\neast ward from Chester Line, at a maple tree HI II I i i in iinN,\\non the East side for Notiugham, Ep, onthe Wi \u00e2\u0096\u00a0^l i li i-i I p- .m iruiu\\nthence riming West, North West four miles, to a larg.- pin., trci-, which\\nis one mile Westward from Suncook River from thence Runing North\\nerambvdated this twenty-third day of Scpteb one tliousand\\nuiidredand thirty-two.\\nWalter BayANT, tiiirvcyo]-/\\nAt a proprietors meeting, held the 6th of Novem-\\nber, 1732, a committee was chosen to take a list of\\nthe proprietors of Epsom, then living in New Castle,\\nRye and Greenland, the committee consisting of three\\npersons, one in each of the above places.\\nUpon the 9th of the same month the above com-\\nmittee reported forty-seven proprietors in New Cas-\\ntle, thirty-three in Rye and sixty-three in Greenland\\nin all, one huiidie.l and forty-three.\\nThe pro]irietois Ihi II in-oceeded to draw tlieir sev-\\neral lots, as lollows:\\nNo. 1, Nathaniel White 2, James Seavey 3, John Odiorne 4, Ben-\\njamin Ball 5, Israel Mark 0, Samuelllaines 7, John Foss; S, Joshua\\nWalliii.i, .,7, -.1111.1.1 i.li.iiiiii,:,. -j,\u00e2\u0080\u009e;,a\\nJ, j^,^ jjj,^\\n1.^\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2III\\nRing; :;b, John Curd; U J, John Xuclicrma\\ni; iO, Jam.\\ns I!li\\nr.v\\n43, Willian\\nIlai\\nReuben Mace; 4r., John Lencli 4\u00c2\u00ab, Niithanii\\nBerry 47,\\nSailin\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a01 Hill\\n4=1, John BlaU.i; I Jnl.n n,ill.r,...h\\nJoshua Week* 7 ,i i i I i i 7., Solomon Doust 77, Barnahy Cruse;\\n78, James Wbiil -I Jni^ r 1 1 1 1 lut 80, Joseph Maloon SI, John\\n85, Philip Pauo SO, Williiiin K. II v .^7, lli.liii.l V.mI. W illiuiii\\nBucknell, Thomas Berry, Im.h I i-- Willi.nii r.il.in-, .lulm Kiir.v;\\nyo, Thomas Rand, Jr. 91. .lulm i .nu. h i,, .^.iiuii.l lln^.iii-, N.nh.ioit l\\nHuggins; u:i, Eoster TrefellR-n ;i4, i oloin-l Sliuaiacli \\\\Will..ii :l..,.^.tlllull-\\niel Johnson aii, Benjamin Seavey, Jr. y7, Joseph Vouren .Matliias\\nHaines 99, Samuel Frost 100, Deacon John Gate, William Catc 101,\\nWilliam Seavey; 102, Ehc-iii-z.r r.ony lOH. Matliias Ilaiii.-.-; 104,\\nBolyamiu Unserve; lOo, J.i!i:i Wi,; II 1 II, III. J .ii, I 7, ,1 i ..ihan\\nodiorne, Esq.; 108, Waltci i i i i illill;\\n111, William Wallis llj, li .M I: i 111,\\nWilliam Jones; 115, Wnl. I. n WiilL.m Minliii: 117. Na.\\nthaniel Watson; lis, Siimni l-i. l: i I i m. I Orccuoiigli 12ii, Joshua\\nHaines; 121, Samuel Sein.\\\\ il l; i I 123, Benjamin Seavey\\n124, Captain Samuel Wei- l,- i \\\\tkinson; 12fi, James Ran-\\ndall 127, JohnNcale; Vl .i 1 M, mil.\\nThe lots numbered 1 to 41, inclusive, are in the first\\nrange upon the easterly side of the town, beginning at\\nAUenstown line; Nos. 42 to 73 are in the second\\nrange, beginning at Northwood line; 74 to 107 are in\\nthe third range, beginning at the southerly end of the\\ntown, and the remainder in the fourth range, num-\\nbering from the north.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0761.jp2"}, "638": {"fulltext": "446\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, iNEW HAMPSHIRK.\\nIt appears that there was left after the above lots\\nwere laid out two thousand acres in the southerly end\\nof the fourth range, which, with some smaller lots at\\neither end of the twenty lots that were first laid out\\nand known as the home-lots, were known as\\ncommon lands.\\nIn response to a petition of the inhabitants of the\\ntown, the General Assembly of the province of New\\nHampshire, in the year 1765, by a special enactment\\nmade, gave the town the privilege to sell all the com-\\nmon or undivided land in the town, and the money\\narising from such sale was to be applied to the build-\\ning of the meeting-house, and John McClary, George\\nWallis and Ephraim Locke were appointed by said\\nAssembly to advertise and sell the same at public\\nauction, which was done Monday, August 19, 1783.\\nThis common land at the southwestern part of the\\ntown was laid out differently from the original lots,\\nbeing only one-half as long and wide enough to con-\\ntain one hundred acres. Lot No. 1, in the south-\\nwest corner, was sold to John Follensbee No. 2, the\\nnext north, to John Blake; No. 3, Reuben Sanborn;\\nNo. 4, Reuben Sanborn No. 5, John Hubbard; No.\\n6, Ephraim Locke; No. 7, Andrew McGaffey; No. 8,\\nAndrew McClary; No. 9, Andrew McClary; No. 10,\\nAmos Morrill.\\nNo. 1, in the second range of common lands, being\\nthe most southerly lot, was sold to John Follensbee;\\nNo. 2, John Follensbee; No. 3, Thomas Bickford;\\nNo. 4, Abraham Wallis; No. 5, Nathan Marden\\nNo. 6, Nathan Marden; No. 7, Israel Gilman; No. 8,\\nJohn McGaffey; No. 9 and No. 10, Amos Morrill;\\nbut I find no account of the amount that was received\\nby the town from such sales.\\nVoted, January H, 173.3, that the name of the Street from the Mcet-\\ning-HouBe upward West Street H Down ward to Xotiugham from s^\\nMeeting-house East Street.\\nJuly y le 1733, The Propria meet acording to Xotiflcatipn.\\nVoted Theodore .\\\\tkin6on, Esq., Moderator.\\nVoted Joseph Simpson, Esq., Messrs. Charles Frost, Kichi Goss, Sami\\nWallis, Joshua Brackett, Will Haines a Committee to Lay out to each\\nPropria his Lott or Shier of Land in the town of Epsom according to tho\\nHate he paid in tho year 1723, and if one or more of the s* committee\\nfail, the selectmen to appoint others in their Boom.\\nVUed that the committee Doe the Besiness ahove s* by the tirst\\nNovem and make Return by that time.\\nro(\u00e2\u0082\u00ac J that the committee afore si be Directed Impo\u00c2\u00abered to Re-\\nserve out of the si township as much Land as will be sufficient for the\\nthe Vote of the Propriators to Lay the\\nthirty acre Letts, Viz., Each of tho twenty Settled thirty\\nbe made where the said Committee shall\\nthink proper.\\nVUtd that the Propria of Canterbury be allowed a Boad according\\nto tho Request of the s* Propriators made to the meeting by M Walter\\nBiyant in behalf of the propriators, which Road is to be Laid out four\\nRods wide Ihro the s^ town of Epsom .is near West Korth West as con-\\nveniently as may be to avoid unpasablo places, the Propria of S^ Canter-\\nbury to be at the Charge of Laying out said Way.\\nDecember 18, 1733; Voted that the Return of the committee for Lay-\\ning out the Said Town be axcepted, and that tho Town Remain Laid out\\naccording to said Direction.\\nVoted that the above Committee be allowed and paid the sum of ten\\nshillings p. Day for tho time they were Laying out the said town, and\\nthe surveyor twelve shillings pr. day for his plot.\\nDec. 19, 1734: Voted that where as Sundry Ptrsons, with.nit the\\nLeave or License, got ill upon Sundry tracts of Land within this town\\nship, and have comiuilted Sundry Tresspases upon Sundry of tin.- Pro-\\npria pellicular shears, which may, if not Prosecuted, prove Detrymeii-\\ntell to the said town and whereas it will be attended with some consid-\\nerable charge to Prosecute on any one of them, which at Present would\\nbe to great Burthen for the Prosecutors therefore voted that in case any\\nof the Prop in whose Shear any trespass is committed will prosecute\\nsuch trespassers in an action of trespass that it shall be at the charge of\\nthe Propria in proportion to tho Land or Shier each Propritor hatli in\\nsJ town X the Select men for the time being are hereby impowered and\\nDisired to furnish the prosecutor with money for that end.\\nVoted, 3Iay 2C, 1736, That Mr. Joshua Brackett, Will Haines, Will-\\nWallis and Elia Philbrooka committee to agree with one or more per-\\nsons to build a saw mill at Epsom, the undertakers to have the privi-\\nledgc of supplying the town s people with boards for ten years, who are\\nnot to buy of any others till the ten years are expired, and the ownere of\\nthe mill are to sell the boards at the price they are sold at in other\\nnew towns, provided they keep boards to supply the town s people.\\nThe following is a full copy of the record of ihe\\nonly meeting of the proprietors for the year 1749\\nThe Selectmen having notified the propritors And free Holders of\\nthe Town of Epsom In the S Province of Newhanipshire, to meet at the\\nCorthouse,InPorsmouth,in S^ province, on Wednesday, the third Day\\nof May, 1749.\\nThe Propriotcrs mett according to notifycation and Thare Voted\\nIsaac Libbe, moderator; Joseph Haines, Clark; frauds Lock, John\\nWeeks, Samuel Libbe, Selectmen William Berry, Surver of Hywaes.\\nTown meeting ended.\\ntwenty settlers acording to t\\nsame out in thirty acre L\\nacres. Such Reservation\\n\\\\ug 30 1750: Voted That Doct. John Weeks And Francis Lock\\nBee a Comm itte To See whather The men That had the Twenty And 30\\nAkers Lotes Have Fnlfilcd Acording to Charter and agreement.\\nThe following is from the Historical Sketch of Ep-\\nsom, by Rev. Jonathan Curtis, published in 1823\\niNtt. RSIONS OK THK IXDI.4SS.-Iu the eariy days of the town the in-\\nhabitants were kept in a state of almost continual alarm by the incur-\\nsions of the Indians. For a considerable time after this settlement was\\ncommenced only the men ventured to remain in the place during the\\nsummer season, and then they must keep their arms by them while they\\nlabored on their lands. During the winter there was much less danger\\nfrom the Indians. Even long after the men had removed their families\\ninto the place, so feeble was their defense against the attacks of their\\nsavage neighbors, that, whenever any immediate danger\\nhended, they either sent their families away\\ngarrison at Nottingham. At length a^ hous\\nAndrew McClary within the limits of\\nas apprc-\\nfled with them to the\\nerected by Captain\\nd near the present\\nproof\\nthe\\nresidence of Mr. Joseph Lawrence, which\\nassaults of the Indians, being surrounded by a high, wooden wall, en-\\ntered by a heavy, well-secured gate. Thither the inhabitants fled at\\nnight whenever danger was apprehended.\\nCaptivity of Mrs. McCov.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Indians were first attracted to the\\nnew settlements in the town by discovering McCoy at Suncook (now\\nPembroke). Th is, as nearly as can be ascertained, was in the year 1747.\\nReports were spread of the depredations of the Indians in various places,\\nand McCoy had heard that they had been seen lurking about the woods\\nat Penacook, (now Concord). He went as far as Pembroke ascertained\\nthat they were in the vicinity was somewhere discovered by them and\\nfollowed home. They told his wife, whom they afterwards made prison-\\ner, that they looked through cracks around the house and\\nthey had for supper that night. They, however, did not disc,\\nselves till the second day after. They probably wished to take a little\\ntime to learn the strength and preparation of the inhabitants. The next\\nday 5lrs. McCoy, attended by their two dogs, went down to see if any of\\ntho other families had returned from the garrison. She found no one.\\nOn her return as she was passing the block-house, which stood near the\\npresent site of the meeting-house, the dogs, which had passed around it,\\ncame running hack growling and very much excited. Theirappoar\u00e2\u0080\u009ei.ce\\ninduced her to make the best of her way home. The Indians afterwards\\ntold her that.they then lay concealed there and saw the dogs when the y\\nMcCoy, being now strongly suspicious that the Indians were actually\\nin town, determined to set off the next day with his family for the gar-\\nrisun at XottingbbUi. His family now consisted of hilns lf, his w lie anil\\ni discover t", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0762.jp2"}, "639": {"fulltext": "EPSOM.\\ns they cuiihl aud all i\\niijrhtwitli tli.-in i\\nofaUthc\\n,Voko of\\nWallac*.\\ni-rty of tliu iiiliM\\nMcCoy s, r.^\\nTliL- feiuL-ily amlcniclty of tlir s;iva,-.\\naverted by a friemlly, coHciliating course c\\ntowards them. This was iiarticuhirly the c\\nthe\\nescajM. kii vv h i h- were not loaded, aud that\\noiil tless 1 kii-i ii i[i i) iiii ;uhed. Thoy accordingly\\nw Oinis and made ih\u00c2\u00ab-ir rscapc lu the garrison. This took\\npUuv Aiigimt 21, 1747.\\nThe Indians then collecttxl together what booty tlicy could obtain,\\nwhii h ronsisted of an iron tntmmel, from Blr. George Wallace s, tliu\\napples of the only tree which bore in town, which was in the orchaixl\\nnow owned by Mr. David Grillin, and some other trifling articles, and\\nprepared to i\\nBefore they took their d.\\nplace nearthe little Sun i I\\nyoung Indian, while iii\\nascertained to be Plans:i\\\\\\\\.i,\\nforeonictime al\u00c2\u00abent. LMiui\\nattempting to make her escapt\\nshe might disjiatch the young\\nfor Canada.\\nother til\\nhey conveyed Mrs. McCoy to a\\nt li. y left her in the care of the\\nnames were afterwards\\ni.:M_n*e Mre. McCoy thought of\\nopportunities when she thought\\nkvith the tniuiniel, which, with\\nIn,, perhaps av.ml sun.e slrange\\nf. ii.ii:-.-! ,ii.i. 1. 1, HI ili.;i Mrw, of the highest order\u00e2\u0080\u0094 lie soon se-\\nMi 1,1^1 11 -e uf kind treatment, he secured their\\ni;i i i l:i[ i L 1 1 _i Mill, thniigh they had opportunities, they\\nThe first he ever saw of them wasaconipany of them making towards\\nhis house through the opening from the top of Sanborn s Ilili. lie lied\\nto the woods and there lay concealed till tlicy liiul made a thorough\\nsearch about his house and im li-me^ ;niii Ii;id \u00e2\u0096\u00a0^one off. The next time\\nvitb\\nhis visitors c\\nhe\\nthem aud to treat them \\\\\\\\u\\\\i i\\ntowards the close of the day m\\ndining sun suddenly threw\\nground before him. He had nt\\nfound himself in the company i\\n\\\\s he was busily engaged\\nard for his cow, the do-\\nornious sluulows on the\\ntu sec the cause thau he\\nstately Indians. Seeing\\nhis perturbation, they patted him on the head aud told him\\nafmid, for thoy would not hurt him. They then went with\\nhis house, and their fust business was to seiU ch all his bottles t\\nhad auy ocaipee rum. They then told him they wore ver;\\nand wanted something to eat. He happened to have a quarter\\nwhich he gave thcui. They took it and threw it whole upui\\nand very soon begjiu to cut aud eat from it half raw. While\\ntto I\\nle wars the Indians built several wigw\\nthe conrtuonce of Wallace s Brook with the (ireat Suncook. On a little\\nisland in this river, near the place called Short Falls, one of thenj\\nlivetl for a considerable time. I laueawa and Sabatis were finally both\\nkilled in time of iicace by (me of the wiiites, after a drunken quarrel, aud\\nburied near a cerluiu biifok in IV 6cawcn.\\nMnrNTAiNs.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The siirfaee .if iho town is gouerally uneven, the land\\nIn .|u. liilv ii-it(- IiiIm .ii-i.li I. (Mr hills. Four of tho highest\\nMcCoy,\\nof the first settlers,\\nthe Indians frequently visited the\\ny great depredations. Tho greatest\\nor St. Francis tribe. (See Bolknap e\\nRiver,\\ntiuctly 8\\ning CO!\\nNut s Mount\\nrom its summit, in a clear atmosjtheru, the ocean ma\\n^u, though distant about thirty miles, in a diix ct line\\ntwenty miles the beholder hasa very full view of the si\\ns situated about half", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0763.jp2"}, "640": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUiNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\ntiunt d ono. It wtia so uaincci from the\\nof McCoy s cbilclreii, who had been \\\\o\\nICO that Kathauiel, one\\nwoods while searching\\nwas found H|ion it. It is said ho was absent several days,\\nilunug that time upon berries; and tliat, when fii-stdis-\\nas disposed to Bee from those wlio came to his relief.\\nam !t[ouutai[i, so named from its beiuR crossed by tlio an-\\nham (now Doerliclil) line, lies about half a mile easterly\\nfrom Fort MounUiin\\nII, on the Veerflcld side, ii\\ntwenty or thirty persons a\\nthe\\n,.i Iiu, i,il\\\\, mill.- with the Merrinnudc at Pembroke. The\\n!,inl -I 1, III. I.- ih. Imwu from the east, a few rods below the pond\\nul ill.. .,iuic n.ini. lujui wliiiili it runs and, proceeding in a pretty di-\\nrect course westward, near the centre of the town, unites with the river\\nfii-st mentioned.\\nPonds.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 There are but three in the town, and these are small. Their\\nnames are Chestnut, Round and Odiorno s Pond.\\nThe following is fouiiti in the Records of the Leg-\\nislature of 1762\\nPitoviNCEOF New Hampshire.\\nTo his Exelency Benning Wentworth, Esq., Capt. General, Gove-\\nnour Commander in Chief in ami uver his Maje.vtv Province of\\nNew Hampshire, aii.l 1. il.. II 1...11. .m. iMa .1 1:. |.ri-senta-\\ntives now Convened 1\\nthePetitionof hi- ^1 1.1 lili.. town-\\nVery Poor Distressing circum=lauces to your C umpabSi...u, Most\\nEamstly Crave your Pity, and pray your Honours to Relieve us from\\nour unsuportjtble Burden of Province tax under which we are made to\\nGrone, and Which we think we Cannot Possibly survive Under unless\\nyour Honours will be Pleased to Mitigate and free us from.\\nGentlemen our Numbers are Very Small wo are very much Exposed\\nto Lilies our y.iung Cattle, Sheep and Swine are often Destroyed by\\nw III 1. I I .III. further, we have Lately Selected a minister among us\\nI I wo shall not lie able to Support; by Reason of the\\nI we are now under wo are not able to Build a Meet-\\nthat we liux. I .1- r.M n... in.i. I, 11, .1. 1,1 I li IMS to en-\\ntreat your llououre to take of the hea\\\\y tax which we now Labour\\nunder, Restore us the money we Paid Last year, your Petitioners\\nShall ever Pray as in Pnty Bound\\nJohn Hl.i liirv, (:.-..r._-,. Walles, Nathan Warden, John Black,\\nEphraiiii 1... 1 1: 111I...1T1, .lun., Kliphlct Sanborn, Reuben San-\\nborn, .Iiii.i I, M nil Ijobbee, .\\\\hraham Wallea, Benjamin\\nBlake, Til. Ill Ill I I. ebbee, Isaac Lobbee, Juu., Reuben Leh-\\nbee. Am. ri 1 in I I iM. nil, Samuel Black, Thomas Hills, John\\nBlaso, 1 |.l I III, nil Blake, Benson Ham, John McGatfey,\\nIn (_ iiiii 1 1.111, -liii ITi. J: Read ordered to be sent down to the\\nUoiii i Ass. ly,\\nTiitoiioiiE Atkinson, Ji N., Sec.\\nAt it meeting failed January 7, 1781, to consult in\\nregard to adopting the plan or form of government\\nthat had been prepared by Congress for the govern-\\nment of the people, the matter was referred to a\\ncommittee consisting of Major Morrill, Mr. Francis\\nLock, Captain Gray, Lieutenant Locke and Thomas\\nBabb, to make such amendments as they should\\ndeem necessary in said plan and report at an ad-\\njourned meeting, at which time they presented the\\nfollowing objections, which were adoiited by the\\n1st. The twenty-third article of the bill of rights, as exhibited in\\nsaid plan, is objected to and inadmissible Because such Laws have\\nbeen necessary in the present revolution, A may t-e in the future There-\\nfore, we submit the making of sinli L.iws 1., ih.. 1. -i-IhIim- 1\\n2d article of objection is rcsi il.. 1 .n n ,1 n .i..i n-\\nli-lii .1 I li.l [..111, I:, ..light not to be excluded of the piivi-\\nyears successively, wh^ise oer\\\\ ice shall be found salutary to the piihlick\\nWeal, is the most Capable of serving as long ss he may be found ser-\\nviceable to the State in said office.\\n5lh article of Objection is to a person s not having a Voice in the\\nchoice of a Delegate, Representative, Senator or Governor unless pos-\\nsessed of a Free hold in his own right of one hundred pounds, accord-\\ning to the proposed plan. Because, according to the first article in the\\ndeclaration of the rights of the people of the State of New Hampshire,\\nall men are born equally free and Independent. Therefore, all Govern-\\nment of right (Originates from the people, and is founded in ciniselit.\\nTherefore, the freeman, with ever so small pecuniary abilities, ought to\\nhave an equal Voice in the legislative Choice with him who is possessed\\nof the most accumulated fortune.\\nThere was a lengthy contest with Chichester rela-\\ntive to the boundary line between tlie towns, which\\nwas finally settled by arbitration.\\nAt the annual meeting held March 13, 1810, it\\nwas Voted to accept Joshua Laue, of 8anbornton\\nSamuel Shepherd, of Gilmanton and John Lane,\\nof Candia, a committee to settle the contested line\\nbetween Epsom and Chichester. And at the follow-\\ning March meeting it was voted to accept the report\\nof the above committee, whirh established tlie line\\nBefore the building of railiuads there \\\\Mi.-i a huge\\namount of travel and teaming thmugh this town from\\nthe northern part of New Hjimpshire and Vermont to\\nPortsmouth, Newburyport and other sea-board towns,\\nand, consei|uently, a number of inns or taverns were\\nrequired for the accommodation of the travelers.\\nThe selectmen of the town for 1827 gave license to\\nthe following persons to keep an open tavern ft r one\\nyear, eac^li paying two dollars for the privilege:\\nWilliam Yeaton, Jr., Colonel Daniel Cillcy, Abel\\nBrown, Samuel Whitney, Robert Knox, Captain lieii-\\njamin L. Locke, Captain Simon A. Heath, Joseph\\nLawrence and Abram W. Marden.\\nThere is no tavern or public-house kept in tnwn at\\nthe present time.\\nMr. Curtis says: The hilly surfiice of the town\\nand numerous streams rendered it very favorable for\\nthat kind of machinery which requires the power of\\nwater. Within the limits of the town are eight grist-\\nmills with twelve runs of stones, ten saw-mills, three\\ncarding-machines, three clothiers shops, and four\\nbark-mills.\\nAl the present time there are two saw-mills, three", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0764.jp2"}, "641": {"fulltext": "grist-mills, one sash and door raaniifiictoiy, one box\\nfactory and the shoe-factory, all situuted upon the\\nGreat and Little Suncook Elvers.\\nIn the spring of 18S1 the matter of building up\\nsome kind of a business that would be of a benefit to\\nthe inliabitants of the town wa.s discussed, and on the\\n4th day of May of that year a company was organ-\\nized, called the Epsom Shoe-Factory Company, with\\na capital stock of three thousand dollars, divided into\\nshares of twenty-five dollars each. The stock was\\nsoon taken and operations at once begun.\\nA dam was made across the little Suncook River,\\nnear the Free Ba] tist Church, and a twn-story\\nbuilding erected.\\nThe fall of that year the factory was rented to Hill\\nPuffer, of Lynn, Miiss., who at once commenced\\nthe making of shoes. Their practice was to take\\nstock from Lynn or other manufacturing towns that\\nwas partially fitted and make the shoes.\\nIn 1883, Mr. Hill left the firm, and Jfr. Nathan\\nGoss was associated witli Mr. Puffer in the business.\\nIn the spring of 1885 they sold out to parties from\\nHaverhill, Mass., and a new firm went into the busi-\\nness, known a-s Mitchell, Finney Co.\\nThey are now manufacturing shoes, cutting ami\\nmaking entire.\\nAt present they employ abf ut seventy-five hands\\nand make six cases per day. Their pay-roll for labor\\nis about one hundred dollars per day.\\nSchool and Parsonage Lots.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 In accordance with\\nthe rci|uireiiients ot the grant of the town, two lots\\nwere set apart and known as the school and parsonage\\nIrtta. The school lot was located at the westerly end\\nof the home lots, running from the turnpike up\\non Sanborn Hill, and was sold June 10, 1815, Cap-\\ntain Gray, B. M. Towle aud others being purchasers.\\nThe amount realized from such sale, as nearly as can\\nbe ascertained from the records, was about twelve\\nhundred dollars, which the town kept as a school\\nfund and divided the interest of it annually among\\nthe several school districts according to their valua-\\ntion.\\nThe parsonage lot was near the Old Centre, on\\nthe southerly side of the highway, on which the build-\\nings now occupied by Addison Davis are situated,\\nand was formerly known as the Dr. Dickey place.\\nThe lot was sold by vote of the town about 1817, and\\nthe Rev. Jonathan Curtis was the purchaser, for one\\nthousand and five dollars, which sum was invested by\\nthe town as a parsonage fund, the interest thereof\\nbeing annually distributed among the several reli-\\ngious societies in town, in proportion to the taxable\\nproperty of its members.\\nThis was done until about 1848, when the select-\\nmen, first obtaining counsel, decided the same to be\\nunnecessary and refused to distribute the interest of\\nsaid funds, and they were appropriated to the general\\nexpenses of the town.\\nSoon after this the Esq. Hersey farm was pur-\\nchased for a poor liirm. Prior to this the keeping\\nand care of the paupers was annually sold to the per-\\nson who would do it for the smallest sum. The farm\\nwas kept until 1865, when the county built an alms-\\nhouse and took all the paupers chargeable to thera\\nthat could conveniently be moved, which left but few\\nto be supported by the town, and the farm was sold\\nto James Yeaton aud is now owned by Daniel\\nYeaton.\\nThe first assessment or inventory that we find re-\\ncorded was made in 1793, and contains the names of\\none hundred and seventy-eight persons that were\\nrated as residents and fifty-nine that were non-\\nresidents, in which list there were only three that\\ncontained any middle letter, although there were\\nseveral that had Jun,, or 2d or 3d attached to their\\nnames.\\nThe land being clas.scd according to its various\\nuses, we find that year fifteen acres of orcharding,\\none hundred and fifty-one and one-fourth acres of\\ntillage, five hundred and fifty-eight acres of mowing\\nand eight hundred aud nineteen acres of pasture, the\\nremainder being rated as unimproved lands. There\\nwere taxed that year sixty-five horses, one hundred\\nand thirty oxen and two hundred and five cows.\\nAt a town-meeting held March 12, 1839, a resolu-\\ntion was introduced by Joiuithan Steele, Esq., which\\nwas adopted, that an agent be chosen by the\\ntown to receive from the town treasurer and select-\\nmen all the permanent funds belonging to the town,\\nand invest them in some safe institution for the\\nbenefit of the town, and pay the interest annually to\\nsuch parties as the town might direct, viz. the\\ninterest from the parsonage to authorized agents of\\nthe several religious societies, and the interest from\\nthe school fund to the several prudential com-\\nmittees.\\nFrederick Sanborn was chosen agent, as above re-\\nquested, and gave a bond in the sum of twelve thou-\\nsand dollars for the faithful performance of the trust,\\nThomas D. Merrill and Samuel Cafe being his\\nsureties.\\nThe bond stated the several permanent funds to be\\nas follows: School fund, $1958.28; parsonage fund,\\n$1005; and the surplus revenue, $3079.05,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 total,\\n*(!042.33.\\nCanterbury Bridge.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 In the journal of ibe Ilou.se\\nof the Provincial Legislature, February I M, 1744. is\\nthe following:\\nTlie within PetiHon\\nLiwn of Canterbury Bti\\n!i; ea to pass Sc rep.i8suT;\\nCANTERBITET PETITION.\\n)n read vnte 1 Prnvidi-d Tlie Proprin\\nI llic\\n..r fifty pounds Bills f irwlit nut \u00e2\u0080\u009et tli.- lui.ivsl ni,.u.-y arising on llie\\nJ.i,000 Loan, out of that part of tlie Interest appropriated for Itigliways\\nA Iliscovery of the Country, when so much shall he in the Tra-murj-.\\nIt is supposed that the above must have reference\\nto the first bridge over the Suncook River in Epsom,", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0765.jp2"}, "642": {"fulltext": "450\\nHISTORY OF MKRRLMACK COUNTY, NP]\\\\Y IIAiMTSIIIRi:.\\nwhich was a few rods southwesterly from Charles W.\\nRand s house, as the road from there westward has\\nalways been known as the Canterbury road. After the\\nPortsmouth turnpike became a public rof d the above\\nbridge and the road from tlie Ctoboro road (so\\ncalled), to the Pittsfield road, were discontinued.\\nMinisterial.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 M:\\\\y 20, 1742, it w.is Voted Th.it\\nthere shall bo thirty pounds money Raisccl by the\\nProprietors inhabitants for llic liifrbcriufr of a min-\\nister, that the Gospel may I inoniolcd in the afore s\\ntown of Epsom.\\nJune 8, 1743, A vote pa.st by the proi)rietors and\\nInhabitants of Epsom to Raise forty Pounds Monney\\nfor the Support of a minister, that the gospel might\\nbe promoted among us.\\nMay 2, 17r)0, it was Volnl There should be money\\nRaised for the supimi-l oltlie iospel Fifty Pounds, old\\ntennor.\\nApril 23, 17(i0, it was Vdnl one hundred pounds,\\nold tenor, in money be raised to hire minister or de-\\nfray charges.\\nPnoviNi-K CI- New Hami simiif,\\nAt a legal moctiiig hold in Kpsomat (in I\\nClary, on thiirsttay, tlic twenty-fifth of tlii IT\\nto notification datod June the 20, tho tm} li. I b i\\nlication and thns\\n1. F()(fi(K ai t. Jolin Mof lary moderator.\\n2. I oto; Mr. .Totin Tnrlte to ho tlleir goHpel\\nfied that call and confirmed further offers. And now, after a v -ry\\nserious, mature and most delil erate consideration, and fervent loolcing-\\nnp to Heaven for direction, luuistance and God s bleissiiig, and hoping\\nlliat tliere is a good prospect of doing good service among you, and in\\nliuilding yon up in His most lioly faitli 1 now, confiding in ami rely-\\ning on the strengtii of divine Rniee for :i.sai\u00c2\u00abtance, as God linth graciously\\nallowed\\nserving 11\\n4. I\\nother Citi in sonu) Conve\\nf a meeting house ami i\\nuiado up in the other 1\\nrig .IS a salary for the\\nt doler\\n1 hauled to his\\n*.5. r..^f./ I iiii htii h mI live poundE\\nafter the tii.-l i\u00c2\u00ab..\\\\.mi. ;i]. .spired.\\nG. Voled That thirty eorils of wood he an\\n7. Voted ahraham lehee, Isaac leheesen., .lohn Blake, genrge wallis,\\ncap. John mcclary, nphraim Locke, Samuel blake, L-ft. Kliphlet Sanhorn,\\nnatban marden be a coiumittee I*) present a call to Mr. .lohn tiicke.\\nhonso, to be ])ai l in Labour if he accepts the call.\\nN.VTHAN Mauukn, f tark.\\n.Vugust 14, 18in, it was Vofed That the meeting\\nhouse shall stand on the same I ot where the old\\nmeeting hou.se fornieily stood, at or near tbe lUiryiug\\nplace.\\nAugust 12, 1761, it was\\nVoted Nathan Marden, Oeorge Wallis, ens. Thomiis lllake, Kpbraini\\nLocke ho a committoo to proviile for the onleruftliiui and to render ac-\\ncount of the same to the Select nu-n.\\nVoted that tho charge of tho ordernation be p.aid by the town.\\nVoted Iloniman Dlakc, benaon ham, amos Idazobe a comuiittec to as-\\nsist the constable and tithing men in keeping order on the ord\u00c2\u00bbrnatiou\\nThe following is a copy of Rev. Mr. Tncke s aceciit-\\nance of tbe call to be (heir first minister\\nme by you, that you have I:\\nsay with the apostle in Colos. 1, 9\\nil to ilesiro that we might he filled\\ndl wisdom and spiriluni nudei-staud.\\nRpsom, .\\\\ugust 17, 17r.l\\nApril in, 17(;4, it w;\\nllng-honse bo built in K|\u00c2\u00bbom, thc length fifty feet\\nI V, Sen., Thotn-as Blake, John Mct lary, George\\npinilege 1\\nVoted,\\nshall call for the same.\\nWe are unable to find any rejiort or account from\\ntbe above committee.\\nThere wa.sa meeting at the house of Caj taiu An-\\ndrew McClary on the ir)th day of May, 17( 4, when\\ntwenty-one privileges for pews were sold by auction.\\nWe also find that the annual meeting, agreeable to\\nthe charter, for the year 1706 was held in the meeting-\\nhouse, and for the greater part of the time tbereal ter,\\nwhile the same remained standing.\\nIt was occupied by the Congregational Church ami\\nSociety for religions purposes until about 1820, when,\\nother denomiuations having been organized in town,\\nwho cliiiraed the right to hold their meetings ther a\\npiirt of the time; the following votes were passed by\\nthe town: November 15, 1819, it was Vnfnl, tb.it\\nthe Toleration Society in Epsom have tbe use of tbe\\nmeeting-house in said town one-half tlie time on\\nSundays until the next annual meetino-.\\nMarch 14, 1820, it was IW(W, lli:il I lie town oc-\\ncupy the meeting-house one half tlie lime on Sun-\\ndays, and the Ctmgregational Society the other Inilf,\\nuntil some accommodation be m.ade respecting llie\\nsame, the Congregational Society to occupy tbe\\nmeeting-house the ne.xt Sabbath.\\nThere seems to h.avc arisen a ditlieuhy between\\nRev. Mr. Tucke and bis peojile, tor in I be records of\\na meeting held at tbe nieetiug-boiise on :\\\\loiidMy, I lie\\npassed\\nTuck\\nshouhl be\\nrespecting t", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0766.jp2"}, "643": {"fulltext": "EPSOM.\\nr..tell, Cilli \\\\iul,v\u00e2\u0080\u009e MCI:, IV. 1\\nPrescott to bv u ..niiiiilh I,, I Ih.il jiin\\nAt a nifclillj; lull! .I;lllllal\\\\\\nFo( .rf, tliiUll.,i.-.-~l...uM iH.io.Lii,\\ntie tho Ditflcnilic s Subsislijjg l..l\\\\v.-.\\nInliabitiints of tbo Town of KiMcuii.\\nri te(i, that ti Shoiilil bi- a coniiiiil\\nBehalf of the InhabitJints of salil town,\\nnienclioned, till thore is a (iiiiil Oet^isioi\\ncontmvoi sieB.\\nVoted, f P Andrew M ^Clary, D 01\\nHhoulil bo ooniinittuu for that pnrpose.\\nJune IS, 1774, at a meeting called to sec if (lie\\nTown when assembled will pass a vote to dismiss the\\nRev. Mr. Tiicke from his Tastoral and Ministerial\\nRelation to the Inhabitants of the Town of Epsom,\\nagreeable to the Result of the Counsel Convened in\\nsaid Epsom, March 15, 1774, by the request of the\\npastor, church and people, it was\\nJuly 25, 177-\\nvoters called tii\\nat a meeting ot\\nthat purpose,\\n1 from liis 1 a.stoi-al\\nC Notiflcation.\\nint up till tllP town\\nRev. Beni.Mmin Thur.ston\\nTiilv\\nsi.xty pounds, lawful money, for the first year, sixty-\\nlive pounds for the second year, and seventy pounds\\nfor the third year, with the use of parsonage and the\\nusual supply of wood, etc. Ihit for some reason Mr.\\nThurston declined the call.\\nMarch 21, 1781, it was Void! to raise money\\nenough to Hire eight days preaching.\\nAfter the call had been given Mr. Thurston to\\nsettle in the town as their minister it was\\n\\\\oled that thn:\\nI Parsonage house atul 1\\ns^onago lands, where it shall be thought nu)St proper, of tin- rollo\\\\\\\\iii^ |)i-\\nniensiona, viz. tho House to be 4(1 by ;iO feet, and 2fltorv high Mie bam\\nto be ^5 by 30 feet, and onr elected Pastor to be consulted as to the tiii-\\ninhing the Parsonage House as to convenience.\\nr.i/c./ that Mr. Thurston he allowed by tho town the keeping of one\\nliMi-i I w w iri.l i III -It. I ll, from llii- time of his settlement until\\ntill III I .1 i.M 1 In liiiU li\\\\ ill produce hay and grass\\n-nil I I ii til II- uMiii- town, allowiugsi.v and oue-\\npi the call) he\\nen or twelve\\nwore, at\\nBAperlb.\\nM\u00e2\u0080\u009ellv, after the\\nfollow\\n1, Uve, beef and Pork\\nlOpxoni.\\nIll 1784, Rev. Ebenezer Haseltiiie\\nAhlSS.,\\nof the ihureh and town and was uniaii\\nMr. Ilaseltine was a native dl Mi\\na graduate of Dartmouth icllc-c, hnik liciais.- In\\npreach from the (inil toii I rrsbvlny .Inly 24, 17711.\\nHe remaine.l in Idwn till liis dealli, Ndveiiibcr Id.\\n1813.\\n)f him it is said He was a man of great mod-\\nesty ami diffidence, unassuming in his carriage among\\nhis own jieople and others; a man of strict integrity,\\nand uprightness in all his dealings a man of a quiet\\nspirit, a promoter of peace and love among all a\\nman of hospitality and charity so far as his ability\\npermitted, kind and friendly to all mankind, and in\\nconsequence of his virtues was respected by all bis\\nacquaintances.\\nAfter his death the ti)\\\\vn VoleJ to bear the funeral\\nexpense and also pay to his widdw his salary for the\\nremainder of the year, and Ibe privileges of the par-\\nsonage.\\nAbout a year after the death of Rev. Mr. Haseltine\\nthe church gave Rev. Jonathan Curtis a call to be-\\ncome its pastor, but the town refusing to unite, an\\norganization was formed and chartered known as the\\n(Congregational Religious Society nt tin Town of\\nKiisoni.\\nThe following is a copy of the papers presented to\\nthe ordaining council, enibiaeim; the call lA the\\nchurch and congregation to llev. Mr. Curl is, and his\\nanswer\\nAt a meeting of the Congregational religions Society, in the Town\\nof Kpsom, duly holdeu agreeably to adjournment, on Saturday, the let\\nday of Oetiiber, Anno Domini 1SI4, the following votes were passed\\nr- J. -nil. Sihl V|..l..iatiir, Pro. Teni.\\nI I 111 1. nil, 1.. Lii. Mi. .lonathan Curtis a fall to settle in\\n.siiiil S..1I, i\\\\ Ml Ml Mull, mI til- (Mirtpei Ministry.\\nt I III nil- h \\\\ietrill, Sam Morrell, Moses Osgood, Joseph\\nl,:iu I 1 I iil orn a Committee to draught projjosals for the\\nliiiij I I Ml .lonathan Curtis, and present the same to the\\nEpsom, Oct. 5th, 1814.\\nlid Cimgregation in the Town of Epsom,\\niiial religions Society in said Town, being\\nthe preached Gospel ill said I mmii, aod\\nthis Call.\\nAt a Meeting of the Congregational religions Society,\\nof Epsom, duly holden agreeably to adjournment, on Sati\\nday of October, Anno Domini 1814, the following votes\\nniously passed", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0767.jp2"}, "644": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MKinUMACK COUNTV, NEW IIAMI SHIRE.\\nl8t. rihil It Ml .1 ii..lli;iliClirtisHln iil(laccepta(. nlI tiXH ttlem\\nEpsom as tli- i- i ^Imm i i ..I ihe Congrugiilional religious Society in\\neaid Town, In^ ~i:ii l ~ilai\\\\ -Ij^ill be fonr liundred iloUars, to be paid an-\\nnually from Iho il;it.^ v( hi* mccptance of tlio Call.\\n2d. lofed, That tho l*anionage Land and Uuildings which were oc-\\ncupied by the late Bev. Ebene7.oi- Ilaseltine shall be occupied by M r.\\nJonathan Curtis, should ho settle iu K|)som during his Ministry in s^\\nTown.\\n:id. IVYcd, That Parsonage lluilditigs be put and kept in decent re-\\npair at the cxtieuse of the Society.\\n4tli. Voted, That Mr. Jouatlian Curti.s be f mtlier allowed twenty\\ncords of good hard fire Wood aillliially, t., be d.-liveleil at bis House\\nsome time in the Fall and Winter.\\nEiwom, October 3d, 1814.\\nS.iMi.. 0.-!.;.i.in, I\\nLevi Biiown, Cnmrnillce in Inliulf\\nSami.. Moniill., o/theCli. ,t\\nllKN-r. Bloonv, ComjreifalioiKtl\\nEl S0M, Jany. 14tli, 1815.\\nTo the CommiUee/or Ihe Omigregalioiial Religions Society in Efxovt\\nGkntlkmkn,^A considerable time has elapsed since I bad the honor\\nto receive from yon an invitation to settle in your Society in the work of\\nthe Gospel Ministry.\\nThe undertaking presents a sitnation the most arduous, responsible\\nand important In this i.w of it, 1 hope I have not occupied an un-\\nnece\u00c2\u00bb\u00c2\u00bbar\\\\ l.rt^tli .i i m .\u00e2\u0096\u00a0iisi leration. Your proixtsals I have care-\\nfully an. 1 I I The unanimity .If your Society, and\\ntheiran^.n. -ii|.i..irt, present a p\\nusefulness\\nI accept ..f y. iir iiivita1i. n to settle with yon in the\\nGospel Ministry. And if it shall ho the appointment of I l\\nestablish me in that Sacred I rofessi.m, lot cun- uniteil prayei\\nthat CimI who is the great fountain of all wi8.l. ni and g. .liH\\nblessing may attend such a connection,\\nWith high\\nof the\\nSofiely 1\\ning-hoiis\\ntime otii\\n1 helml/qf\\niiut IS-Jil the (iii;;i-ogatioii;il Cliiiirli and\\ni Ihe IVcc anil inidisiiutetl use of the meet-\\nIkiI was liiiill liy the town; but at this\\nl.n.iiiiiiiatiiiiis liail made tlieir appearance\\nand demanded and obtained the ])rivilege\\n111: the meeting-liouse a portion of the\\nal the OiinsrreL ationalists were obliged to\\nA.aor.lingly, a meeting of the soeiely was ealied\\nA| ril 10, 1820, at the house of Simon A. Heath,\\nwhen a committee, consisting of Ira. Sanl)orn, Thomas\\nI). Merrill and .lames Hriiwn, were ajipointed to\\n|,r,,vi.l, a snilaMc i.laee I., .assemble fnr public wor-\\nshi|. lliecaisuings.^asoH.\\nAt the annual meeting of the society, lield May 1,\\n1820, the above committee reported tliat Captain\\nHeath s Hall is the most proper jjlace for public\\nworshi]! for the present season.\\nAl the same meeting it was also Vafetl, that it is\\nexpedient to erect a meeting-house in the town of\\nEpsom for tlie Congregational Society.\\nAt a meeting held the 7th day of May, 1821, llie\\nsociety chose Josiah Sanborn, Thomas D. Merrill and\\nJohn Cate a committee to meet a committee ap-\\npointed by the town to effect a settlement of the\\nexisting difficulties between the Congregational\\nSociety and the town, which committee presented\\nthe following report at a meeting of the society held\\nthe 27th of April, 1822, which was accepted:\\nIruln the sjile of the parsonage alore6;iid thi\\nat the expiration of each and every year 1\\nto the war.l.-lis of the s...i..|y af..reKii.l tluii\\nof the illt.-iv-l ;,r..M..:n.I, V,,. I il,\\n1 aggregate of the i\\nsaid Town may hav.- or shall luivc i,-,,nr,l\\nthe six yeai-s aforesaid, and lM tli of said p;iii i\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nlie bound to divide said interest in the manii. i r.\\nshall not at any time hereafter claim or be enliil.\\nthan their proisuiion in the manner aforesai*\\nwhen ratified by said Town of Eiwom and said i\\nmise, if iwssible, among the\\nlelvesand re]K rt to the town.\\nJosnH Sanborh, 1\\nTnoM.ls D. Mehrh.1.,\\nJohn Cate, J\\nHanover Dickey, 1\\nJonathan Steele, i\\nThe Congregationalist.s continned to occupy the\\nold meeting-house a portion of the time until ii 4\\nwhen they built a church at what was known as Slab\\nCity, and the old niecting-hmise was sol.l and re-\\nmoved to Concord.\\nThe Rev. .Tonathan Curtis remained with the\\nihurch until January 1, 1825, when the Rev. A. D.\\nSmith was employed as a stated supply for a year,\\nrespecting whose labors among them the society\\niiassed a vote of high commendation.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0768.jp2"}, "645": {"fulltext": "EPSOM.\\n453\\nThe Rev. A. Burbank was here for a short time in\\n1827, but (III the 1st day of November, 1829, Rev.\\nJohn M. Putman was installed pastor of the church,\\nand sustained that relation some two and a hall\\nyears, when he was dismissed at his own request.\\nFollowing Mr. Putman, the Rev. Abel Manning\\nwas here some two yeai-s and the Rev. Francis R.\\nSmith a little longer period, with occasional supplies\\nby differeut ministers.\\nJanuary 1, 1837, Rev. Winthrop Fifield commenced\\npreaching here, and so well was he liked by the\\nchurch and peo])le that a call was given him to sottle\\nwith them, which he accepted and was ordained the\\n10th of May, 1837.\\nMr. Fifield remained with the church nearly ten\\nyears, through the trying period of locating and\\nbuilding a new house of worship, but left very soon\\nafter the church was dedicated.\\nRev. Rufus A. Putman, a native nf Sutlt)ii, lMaj-s.,\\nand a graduate of Harvard College, was the next minis-\\nter, being here from September, 184(i, to May, 1852.\\nThe following two years the church was occupied\\nonly a portion of the time. Revs. M. B. Angier and\\nC. C. Durgin being the supplies.\\nR. A. Putman and E. H. Blanchard then sii|i|ili..d\\nthe pulpit for one year each.\\nFebruary 22, 1856, a call was given the Rev. J.\\nBallard to settle with them, which he declined, and\\nthe Rev. Charles Willey was engaged as a stated\\nsupply. He remained about three years, and was\\nsucceeded by Rev. A. B. Peffers, who remained until\\n1866, and was followed by Rev. (ieorge Smith for\\nthree years.\\nRev. Charles Peabody was the next preacher, and\\nhis stay was but three years.\\nDuring the following four years there was only\\noccasional preaching, largely by students from the\\nTheological Seminary.\\nDecember 1, 1876, Rev. E. C. Cogswell, of Noitli-\\nwood, commenced jueaching here Sundays ami com-\\ntinued until June, 1881, since which time, with tlie\\nexception of six months of the summer of 1882, when\\nRev. L. U. Chase supplied, the church has been with-\\nout regular Sabbath services. The removals IVoin\\ntown and by death have nearly depleted the cliuirli\\nmembership.\\nThere is a fund of one thousand dollars given by\\nthe widow of the late Thomas D. Merrill, the interest\\nof which is to be used for the support of Congrega-\\ntional preaching in the town of P^jisom.\\nThe Free-Will Baptist Church of Epsom. This\\nchurch was organized June, 1824, by Rev. E. Knowl-\\nton, of Pittsfield, and Rev. Arthur Coverno, of Straf-\\nford, consisting of eight persons, the same number\\nthat entered into the Ark of old, and these are their\\nnames, Rev. Arthur Coverno, Nathan Bickford,\\nDaniel Philbrick, Ephraim Locke, Lucretia Tarlton,\\n1 Prepared by Rev. M. A. Quimb^.\\nMary Marden, Elizabeth Currier and Sally Osgood.\\nRev. Arthur Coverno, under (iod, was its founder and\\nfirst pastor, and by his earnest and faithful lahors this\\nlittle band of disciples continued to gniw, and its\\nmembership increased to lifty that season. Ii \\\\v:is\\nlike Joseph s fruitful bough by a well, whose lniiricjus\\nrun over the wall. Union has very gcmially ].n-\\nvailed, and the church has been ready to cii-opcrate\\nwith the pastor in revival edbrt and benevolent work,\\nand the Lord has often blessed his people with re-\\nfreshing showers of grace and precious accessions to\\nher numbers. The church has been enterprising and\\nenergetic in her labors. She ha.s built two houses of\\nworship,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the first in 1833, the latter, larger and\\nmore commodious, in 1861. She bus .i nice ((iMnlry\\nparsonage, with two acres nf LumI. wIumc iIm- pastur\\ntinds a pleasant home. The clnnrh li:is lakni lii;;li\\nground on the gieat ni.i]:il .|iH tioris of thu age. The\\ncause of mis i,)ris, Sini la ,srli..,,ls, education, freedom,\\ntemperance and mm-A rclmiu have received due at-\\ntention and encouragement. Some born in Zion\\nhave been called to preach the everlasting gospel,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094the Rev. Daniel P. Cilley, of Farmington, long a\\nsuc essful preacher and pastor, now venerable with\\nycais the Rev. James McCutcbeou, deceased, lor six\\nyears jiastor of the church; the Rev. John Malvern,\\nof liynn, Mass., an able and successful minister of\\nChrist; and the Rev. Augustus Towle, Congregation-\\nalist, and now in the West, who has worthily magni-\\nfied the office of the gosjiel ministry. The church\\nhas a fund of eight hundred dollars. Mrs. Mercy,\\nwidow of Deacon Thomas Bickford, gave four hun-\\ndred dollars, and David Marden gave three hundred\\ndollars, the annual interest of which is to be used in\\nthe support of preaching. The Rev. B. Van Dame,\\na former pastor of the church, gave one hundred dol-\\nlars, the interest of which is to be used to jiurcliase\\nhooks for the Sunday-school, bis name to l)c placed in\\nthe books.\\nThe statistics of the church are as li.llnws: Kntiic\\nmembership, 157 number in tlic Sunday .^iIhihI, ii i;\\nnumber of volumes in the SiiiHlay^ch.i.il lilnaiy, 2no.\\nSince the organization liltccn lircllircii have lurn\\ncalled to the pa.storate of the church, and most of\\nthese were young men when they were settled over\\nthe church. Their names and order of service are as\\nfollows: Rev. Arthur Coverno, James MeCutcheon,\\nB. Manson, B. Van Dame, P. Ramsey, K. R.\\nDavis, Tobias Foss, M. A. (iuimby, Horace Webber,\\nE. Knowles, J. H. Brown, C. E. Hiiskell, Uriah\\nChase, Joel Baker and N. A. Avery. The average\\nlength of their pastorates has been three years and\\neight months, and only short intervals have occurred\\nbetween the dismission and settlement of each pastor,\\nand often one has immediately succeeded the other.\\nThe present pastor. Rev. M. A. Quiniby, has been\\nsettled over the church, in all, nearly thirteen years,\\nand the spring of 1885 is the fourth time that he has\\nbeen called to the pastorate of the church.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0769.jp2"}, "646": {"fulltext": "454\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nThe Christian Society. Many of the inhabitants\\nwho lived in the southerly part of the town were in\\nthe habit of attending chureh at Allenstown, where\\nthere was a church of the Ciiristiaii denomination.\\nAbout the year 18(50, Edwin T. Philbriek,. then\\nliving in that part of Kpsom familiarly known ass\\nNew Rye, left his forge and anvil, reorganized the\\nold churcli and was ordained its pastor in the month\\nof August, 185!!.\\nAs the larger ipciriiim ol llie :aiciiihiiils at the Sab-\\nences at tin- oU\\\\ Allriilnwn Church were very poor, it\\nwas deciiU l luiilil a new cluircli edifice, and the\\nsummer ol KStil wilucssed the building of the Chris-\\ntian meetinghouse and the organization of The\\nFirst Christian Society of Epsom.\\nThe church was dedicated Septembers, |S(il, the\\nRev. A. G. Comings, of Lee, N. II., preaching the\\ndedicatory sermon.\\nFrom that time the Christian Church of Aliens-\\ntown became the First Christian Church of Epsom,\\nwith the Rev. E. T. Philbrick as its pastor, who con-\\ntiiuied in that relation for several years, during\\nwhich time many additions were made to the church\\nand society. Following Mr. Philbrick, the Rev. J.\\nP. Stinchfield, a Methodist minister, supplied the\\npulpit for one year, from April, ISGS).\\nRev. Benjamin Dickson, of Wolf borough was the\\nnext su|)ply, preaching to them two or three years, and\\nwas followed by Rev. M. M. Cleverly, of Lynn, Mass.,\\nand he by Rev. George D. Garland, and after him,\\nRev. James Philipps.\\nBetween the services of the abovc-iiaiiied clergy-\\nmen the pulpit was fre(]Ueritly occupied by clillereiit\\npcreons for a few Sabbaths at a time.\\nSince 1881 there has been but little pnaeliing in\\nthis church by ministers of the Christian denomina-\\ntion, but the summers of 1881, 1883 and 1884, Rev.\\nE. C. Cogswell, of Northwood, a Congregational\\nminister, occupied the pulpit, and the services were\\nattended by many who formerly attended the Congre-\\ngational Church in the other part of the town.\\nPhysicians. Rev. Mr. Curtis mentions Stephen\\nSwctt and J. S. Osborn among the lirst doctors in town.\\nWe find thatObadiah Williams, from this town, was\\na surgeon in the Revolutionary War, and the records\\nof the town for 1773show that Dr. Obadiah Williams,\\nwith others, was ajipointed a committee to treat with\\nthe Rev. Mr. Tucke.\\nDaniel Lawrence Morrill wiis in |ir:ietiee here iji\\n1799 and 1800; went fr.nn lure t.. (iollstown, and in\\n1825 was (Jovernor of the state.\\nSamuel Morrill was the next .loetcn-, coming here\\nabout 1800, and renuiining twenty years, when he\\nremoved to Concord, N. U. Dr. Morrill, as will be\\nseen by the list of otiicers of the town, was prominent\\nin the affairs of the town, having been its clerk nine-\\nteen years in succession, and was also clerk of the\\nCongregational Society nearly as long.\\nDr. Josiah Crosby came into town upon the re-\\nmoval of Dr. Morrill, and remained here four or five\\nyears, and was afterwards in practice in Manehcsler.\\nwhere he died a few years since.\\nHe was succeeded by Dr. John Proctor, who was\\nhere until about 1840, when Dr. Hanover Dickey, Jr.,\\na native of the town, entered into practice and con-\\ntinued it until 1845, when he removed to Lowell,\\nMass.\\nDr. Leonard W. Peabo,ly succeeded Dr. Diekey,\\natui remained here twciity-si.\\\\ years; was town clerk\\none year, and postmaster ten years, lie is now in\\npractice in Heuniker, and represents all that town in\\nthe Legislature of 1885.\\nDr. Sullivan A. Taylor came int(j town in 1S71.\\nand remained here some five years and renioved to\\nConcord, but has since locatoil at (iilmanlon Iron-\\nWorks. Dr. Albon H. French took Dr. Taylor s\\npractice and continued it until 1882, when he sold\\nout to Dr. M. F. Smith, who still remains in town.\\nSchools.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 At a meeting held at the house of ap-\\ntain Andrew McClary, inn-h(dder, on the 18th day of\\nJune, 1765, agreeably to a notification by the select-\\nmen, to consult about the building of a school-house,\\nThe meeting then adjonrned to the 2. tli ol .Ulnc\\ninst., at the same place, at uliieh lime llic Ibllowing\\nvotes were passed\\nI r..(../ Ih.il (In- wlioul-lmuw bo built uii till I,ut loiuonlj riilK il tin-\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a01. Ilial Ml. ...stof lumoc bolmid in L,:mil or moli(;y.\\n:i. Valt tl th;tt s-i lumse be bill of at vaiulo.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Vuled Nalliiiil MiiKlon, Viiiidu lunster, s^ house bid ,if to Klis. .Mega\\nfey, at 312 O. T., to raiiiu bord, shiuglc, clabold floio.\\nA complaint being made to Lieutenant F.phiaiin\\nLock, grand juror, that the town had negleeteil to kee[i a\\nstated school, a meeting of the inhabitants was called\\nMay 22, 17S(I, at which it w^as Vuleil that the second\\narticle in the warrant respecting a school shall be left\\nto the discreti iii of the selectmen (that is) to raise\\nwhat money they may judge necessary for thesii|iport\\nof schools the ensuing year. March, 17 ;i, it was\\nV i/cd to raise one thousand pounds. Lawful inouey,\\nin the present currency, for the support of a school\\nthe year ensuing. March 2(), 1781, it was IVn/\\nI liat the s( liool House which stands near the nu eliiiL-\\nhoii e ill Miid lOpsom be this day sold at pnldiek\\nwihlue In ilie Highest Biilder, the purchased siiin\\nlie a[iproprialcd to the use of the town.\\nTo the. Sekvlmeii of the Toii ii K| \u00c2\u00bbo/ii\\niiuiiiber of Uif lulmbilantii of the WcBlirn dislrirt in Kiis..iii Iniiii-\\nbly slifW-\\nTiiat \u00c2\u00bbo cvor liavo boou sliU mo tlMinms to iiroiuolo public scbooln\\nill said Town for tho Inslniction of our cbildroii, and of lute wo have\\nused overy exertion in our liowor to have a suitable school house ill the\\ndistrict coiupleted for that design, but every such cflbrt proves alwrtive,\\ndisregard to the best Inteiei.l6 of", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0770.jp2"}, "647": {"fulltext": "EPSOM.\\ntheir faniilioB, by ilepriviug tlioir cbiWren of the means of Instruction\\nand tliereby rendering them, in a great degree, useless member of So-\\nciety, and by such conduct of theirs, we being classed with tliem, are\\ndebaredof that for our children, which wo esteem an inestimable bless-\\ning.\\nTliis is our grovianco, and in this situation we cannot rest easy, to\\nsee our uuiiieiuus olTf^pring, which we are lustnniieutal uf bringing into\\ne\\\\ist;u.. n. i up liUoso many heiithenor hiiiirs m ,i i\\\\ ili,. ,1 world.\\nAV. I liiM Imi. s.rU hi I ho Town for redress, :u^ Ioi ii.M.iliri irmi-dy,\\nand iinij tiial a iiircting uf sjlid Town may be wanud as s.mn a(^ may be,\\ntliat this our greviancn may be considered, and some inethud adopted\\nput in Execution tliat sliall reninve tlio .\\\\clian out of tlie camp and givi-\\nus speedy relit f iti tinistiing the Scliool-housc already begun, that a\\nseliuul may be Iiad soasonaldy for the purpose aforesaid.\\nKi.s,.rn, l,Mh ..f .Tilly, 1793.\\n.lames (iray, (Ice Yewriu, Reuben Ycwrin, Thomas Biekfoiil, Simeon\\nTowie, Sami Itiekford, Sylvanus Moses, Richard Rand, John Prescott,\\nJereJ Preseott, Jr., Abraliam Wallace.\\nIn response to the foregoing petition the selectmen\\ncalled ii meeting at the meeting-liouse in said town,\\nthe 5th day of August, at four o clock in the afternoon,\\nthe second article of the warrant being as follows\\nTo see what method the Town will take to remove\\nthe Achan out of the camp, which article was\\ndismissed at the meeting, and ten pounds voted to\\nbe raised from the inhabitants of the western district,\\nto be e.Kpeaded in finishing the school-Iiouse in said\\ndistrict. And should there be a surplusage, the\\nsame shall be laid out for school-keeping for the ben-\\nefit of said district the year present.\\nThe division of the town into districts for school\\npurposes was by common consent or an occasional\\nvote of the town until May 11), 1808, when the se-\\nlectmen were instructed to make such division, and\\naffix metes and bounds to the same, and make a re-\\nturn thereof to the clerk, to be by him recorded, and\\nwas substantially as follows:\\nDistrict No. 1 contained all that is now comprised\\nwithin its limits; also that portion of Di.strict No. 7\\non the turnpike, below Warren Yeaton s, and from\\nYeaton s to Deerfield line.\\nDiMiict No. 2 contained all on the turnpike from\\nthe east side of the New Orchard road to Chichester\\nline, and all north of the turnpike; also from the\\nshoe-factory to Cyder Brook (so called), just south\\nof the house of John Spurlin.\\nBistricl No. 3 was composed of what is now Districts\\nNos. 3 and I) (New Rye and the Mountain), and ex-\\ntended to the corner at Short Falls.\\nDistrict No. 4 contained all on the west side of the\\nSiincook River lying .southerly of the turnpike, and\\nfrom Short Falls bridge to the Mountain District,\\nnear the Short Falls post-office.\\nDistrict No. 5 contained that portion of the North\\nRoad District northerly from the turnpike, and on\\nthe turnpike from the Northwood road to the mile-\\npost near Henry Knowles house, and also what is\\nnow united with Pittsfield in forming No. 6.\\nDistrict No. 6 was the New Orchard District, very\\nnearly as it now exists.\\nHViorcns, the undersigned were, on tile flret day of Noveiuljer, 182 1,\\nappointed by a vote of the towu of EiKsoni a coi\\nthe propriety of altering the school districts\\nthereon to said town at their annual meeting, it\\nfere, rclHtrt that in nor npiniiit many iiirliviilnri\\naud do not lia\\\\- iIimi r n.n 111 III. )m I,\\n1-ebri.ary loth, 182.3.\\nIlANOV\\nWl.NTll\\nFowl\\nIn January of 1833 the school-house in Disliict\\nNo. 3 was burned, and the following season the dis-\\ntrict was divided, forming the New Rye and Moun-\\ntain Districts, the former taking No. 9, the Fowler\\nDistrict having been taken oft of No. 4 a few years\\nbefore, and numbered eight. In 1851 District No. 10,\\nMarden s, w:is taken from No 2, iiud there are two\\nunion districts, one with Pittsfield, No. (i, and one\\nwith Chichester, known as the Union District.\\nThree new school-houses have been built within\\nthe last few years, aud the others reiiaireil, so at\\nthe present there are nine very good school-houses in\\nthe town.\\n:\\\\lnivli I.-., |s20, it was\\nI II., V due the Town of Epsom fioiu tile Hiv i .Ii.iia-\\nI suppoit of a free Euglish\\nThere is no evidence that the above vote was ever car-\\nried out.\\nAlthough the scholars of the town have never been\\nfavored with any special advantages for an education,\\nyet, during the summer of 1854, the town hall was\\nfitted for a school-room by certain interested citizens\\npurchasing the scats that had been removetl from\\nPittsfield Academy to make room for more modern\\nfurniture, and the 3d day of August, of that year,\\nSamuel G. Lane, now a prominent lawyer of Concord,\\nbegan a school which proved to be both interesting\\nand profitable and for the next six years a school\\nwas kept there every autumn, taught by the following\\npersons\\nJames Webster, now one of the leading teachers of\\nBoston, taught two terms, and the tbllowing persons\\ntaught one term each Cyrus O. Brown, George W.\\nMorrill and Thomas M. Chase.\\nSince then there has occasionally been a school\\ntaught by some of our local teachers.\\nOf the early teachers it is impossible to get any\\naccurate information. Among some old papers we\\nfind the following receipt:\\nReceived two pound Eight Shillings for Eight weeks .School keeping\\nOver the river, in 1781, by me,\\nJosKen Goss.\\nEpsom, March Sth, 178.3.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0771.jp2"}, "648": {"fulltext": "456\\nHTSTOllY OF MERRIMACK COITNTY, NKW HAMPSHIRE.\\nJames Gray is said to have been a school-teacher\\nhere before the Rcvohitiohary War, and tradition\\ntells of School- masters Sutton and Casey, and the\\nsame authors tell that the former became impoverished\\nin his declining years, and was assisted by the town,\\nand the latter, for some iiiilawful :ut, was obliged to\\nleave the town.\\nAt a later period we learn of Thonuis D. Merrill,\\nfor many years a leading man in town affairs and a\\nsuccessful trader, as a school-master; also Master\\nBatchelder, noted for the severity of his punish-\\nments; School-master Ham, Gen. Locke, John\\nChesley, the Dickeys (Hanover, David and Abram),\\nJames Hersey, Esq., Andrew M. Heath and many\\nothers.\\nThe following list comprises those sons of Epsom\\nwho have received a college eduention or have be-\\ncome professional men\\nDr. James Babb studied with Di. Josiah C rosby\\nand succeeded him in his practice. He lived for a\\ntime in the parsonage house on the hill, and then\\nbuilt the house now owned by Hosea L. Hilliard, in\\nSlab City. He left town about 1840, and moved\\nto Manchester. He married Maria, daughter of\\nCaptain Bickford Lang.\\nDavid Dickey graduated from Dartmouth College,\\nand studied law.\\nHanover Dickey graduated from the medical college\\nat Hanover, and practiced in his native town until\\n1845, when he went to Lowell, Mass., where he died\\nin 1873, and was brought back here for burial.\\nAbram Dickey, also a graduate of Dartmouth\\nMedical School, studied dentistry also, and practiced\\nin Lyme several years, and then removed to Wor-\\ncester, Mass. While on a visit to Lyme, in 1882, he\\nrode with Dr. Marshall, of that town, into Vermont,\\nand both of them were found drowned in a pontl,\\ntheir team being also in the water.\\nJohn M. Steele graduated from Dnrtnioulh, class ol\\n1844, became a minister and went West. He died in\\nNew York in 1857.\\nJoseph W. Tarleton gniduatcd fnnu Kartmontli at\\nabout the same time as Mr. Steele, and adopted the\\nsame profession, and preached several years at Hook-\\nsett and afterwards in Massachusetts. He died at\\nWaverly, Mass., February 27, 1883, aged sixty-six\\nyears.\\nDaniel P. Cilley became a Free- Will Baptist minis\\nter, and now lives at Farmington, N. H., suft ering\\nfrom diseases incident to old age.\\nJonathan A. Knowles, after farming several years\\nupon the old homestead, felt it his duty to preach the\\ngospel so he fitted himself at the Methodist Biblical\\nSchool, at Concord, and was ordained a Free-Will\\nBaptist minister, and preached at Lake village, Man-\\nchester, Danbury and other places in New Hamp-\\nshire.\\nSilas Green wms .i prnmiuent minister in the\\nMethodist dcnoniinatidii, arid was located at Man-\\nchester, Rochester, Salmon Falls and Candia, where\\nhe died November 10, 1874.\\nJohn Malvern came into town from England wlicii\\na boy. After working at shoemaking a few years he\\nattended school and entered the ministry. He is nnw\\nsettled over the Free Baptist Church of Lynn, Mass.\\nOrren S. Sanders, at present one of the leading\\nphysicians of Boston, Mass., and Henry Sanders, of\\nChicago, sons of Colonel Job Sanders, will be remem-\\nbered by the older residents of the town. They :it-\\ntended school at Pembroke Academy. The foruR-r\\nbegan his practice in Chichester. The latter was for\\nseveral years a school-teacher, but afterward studied\\nmedicine and went West.\\nFrank H. Wallace and Andros P. Chesley, both\\ngraduates of Dartmouth College, are both in medical\\npractice, the former in Boston, Mass., and the latter\\nin Concord, N. H.\\nEdwin B. Harvey, a graduate of Wesleyan College,\\nipf ^Iiilill( town, Conn., is a practicing physician of\\nWi-tli .iM Muss. He has been a member of the\\n.M.i- ;i. hiisi tis Legislature from Westboro\\nCharles W. Tarleton, a graduate from Brown Uni-\\nversity, Providence, R. I., after teaching a few years\\nin Worcester, Mass., was obliged to come home to\\ncare for his parents, where he still resides.\\nAndrew J. Goss, class of 18H1, Dartmouth College,\\nbecame afflicted with asthmatic troubles and went to\\nFlorida, and from thence to San Diegn, Cal., wlieif\\nhe still lives, a great sufferer.\\nCharles A. Towle graduated Irom Dartnionlli in\\n1864; studied theology at Andover .ind Cliiiago;\\npreached at Sandwich and Soutli Ciiiiiigd, 111.; at\\npresent at Monticello, Iowa.\\nWalter H. Sanborn, class of 1867, Dartmouth,\\ntaught school at Milford, N. H., then went to St.\\nPaul, Minn., studied law and entered practice with\\nhis uncle, John B. Sanborn.\\nAlmon F. Cate, of the same class, taught school in\\nthe West several years, then went to Manchester,\\nN. H., where he now lives. He is now in business\\nas an architect, contractor and builder.\\nHarry F. Towle and Edward 1 Sanborn graduated\\nfrom Dartmouth in 1876. The latter went to St.\\nPaul and entered the law-firm with his uncle and\\nbrother. The former hsis been a i)ublic teacher. He\\ntaught at Hollis, N. H., Abington, Mass., and\\nYonkers, N. Y. At present he is teaching in Brook-\\nlyn, N. Y.\\nSamuel O. Griffin became a successful physician in\\nPascoag, R. I., but died suddenly while on a visit to\\nhis parental home.\\nJohn M. Moses graduated from Dartmouth, am)\\ndivides his time between teaching and farming. He\\nlives in Northwood, N. H.\\nJohn B. Tarleton graduated from Cornell Institnli-,\\nstudied architecture and is in business in Dclmit,\\nMich.\\nThomas L. Steele graduated from Dartmouth in", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0772.jp2"}, "649": {"fulltext": "EPSOM.\\n457\\n1847, studied law, practiced in New Ycnk iiiid is now\\nat Montreal, Canada.\\nAlbert L. Marden gr:idiiat( l t mm tlic Medical\\nSchool at Dartnioiitli and practices liia ])r()li s-;ion in\\nVermont.\\nSummer 1 Marden graduated troni the same\\nschool and is in practice in Concord, N. H.\\nDaniel Lincoln Locke, son of Captain A. C. Locke,\\ntook his degrees from a medical school in Vermont\\nand is practicing in his native town.\\nWillie F. Wallace, son of William Wallace, went\\nWest in early life, became a teacher and editor, and\\nafterward returned East and practiced medicine at\\nEpsom, Loudon and Milton.\\nHenry F. and John B. Sanliorn, sons of Deacon\\nFrederick Sanborn, entered college, but did not finish\\nthe course. The former returneil to the old home-\\nstead, became a successful farmer and prominent in\\ntown atliiirs, having represented the town in the\\nLegislature and a member of the State Senate two\\nyears; was sii|ii-iiiilrrn]iiig school committee a long\\ntime, and ::Lii-lii v,v,ial terms of school. He re-\\nmoved to I liiirrtiMi, Mass., in 1882. John B. studied\\nlaw, went West, and settled at St. Paul, Minn.,\\nwhere, with his two nephews, he has an extensive\\nand profitable practice.\\nCharles H. Griffin, son of Nathan Griffin, and Ed-\\nward H. Sanders, son of Edward T. Sanders, both\\ndied while pursuing their studies at Dartmouth Col-\\nlege.\\nEdward J. Burnham entered Bates College, of\\nMaine, but circumstances prevented his graduating.\\nHe learned the printer s trade and now has an im-\\nportant position on the editorial staft of the Mun-\\nches fer Uninn.\\nMilitary History. The patriotism of the citizens\\nof the town has never been called in question.\\nThe events that made the War of the Revolution\\nnecessary had aroused the people, and when the bat-\\ntle at Lexington wa-s announced by a swift rider,\\nhhrwing a hnrii, who passed through Nottingham and\\nreached Epsom, it found Captain Andrew McClary\\nplowing in the old muster-fteld. Like Cincinnutus\\nof old, lie left the plow in the furrow, and liastcncil l(.\\nobey the summons. With little prciiaration, h,- s. i/.d\\nhis saddle-liags, leaped into the saddle, sui-aiiiii; as\\nhe left that he would kill one of the devils before he\\ncame home I\\nJocky Fogg, who was his servant in the army,\\nused to speak of his horse as a large, powerful iron-\\ngray, four-year-old stallion, so exceedingly vicious\\nthat no one could mount or govern him except the\\ncaptain. He could spring upon his back, and, by the\\npower of his arm, govern him with the greatest ease.\\nHe was accompanied by his nephew, the young and\\nchivalrous Michael McClary, wdio served with credit\\nfour years Amos Morrill, the- first selectman of the\\ntown, lieutenant, then captain, then major, serving\\nin the armv four vears, with honor to himself and\\ntown also James Gray and Andrew McGafi ey, who\\nbecame officers of distinction, and many more of\\nthe sturdy yeomanry of the town.\\nIt is impossible to give a correct list of the men\\nthat went from this town into the Revolutionary\\nArmy, as the town records give no account of them,\\nand the rolls do not in every case give the residence\\nwhile if we depend upon the memory of our oldest\\ninhabitants, we find them unreliable, because some\\nwho were in the army went from other places and\\nmoved here after the war closed.\\nThe following is as nearly correct as we have been\\nable to obtain\\nM.-Kjor Andrew McClary, killc.l at Imllle of liunker Uill.\\nWilliam McCrillis, killed at battle of llviiikel- Hill.\\n.lolm Wallace, killed at battle of Bunker Hill.\\nLieutenant Andrew McGatfey, wounded at battle of Hunker Hill.\\nBenj;imin Petlinsxilt, fulisted in rii|.tain Morrill s company.\\nAbraham Pettingill, enlisted in Captain Morrill s company.\\nNeat McGatTey, enlisted in Captain McClary s company.\\n.Tobn Mason.\\nJethro Pettengill, enlisted in Captain Frye s company.\\nJohn Bickford. Samuel Goss.\\nSamuel Bickford. Eliplialet Sanborn.\\nJames Blake. Samuel Lear.\\nThe following is a copy of votes passed by the\\ntown relative to the men in the Revolutionai-y War.\\nMarch 21, 1781, it was\\nVoled, a Gift or Consideration to ea. li of lb,,s, s..l,lirrs wli,, are en-\\ngaged during the war in 111.- i ,,nlinrhl ,1 ~.n M I,.i lln.|..\u00c2\u00abn ,l Kjisoni.\\niiltri 1.1 these soldiers die or be l.il I. .1 in (li. i i. ,i l,i h in m\\n..t Hill \\\\.Mj-s, the heirs of such, iipi.ii In, mj ;i .nnii, ii, ih,.\\ndeath or deaths of such to the selectmen of Ki si.m lor tbr tiiiii- beinii,\\nshall receive fiom said town the aforesaid consideration, coin]iiited ac-\\ncording to the time of service.\\nA meeting was called by the selectmen, to be held\\nat the meeting-house the 30th of July, 17.S1,\\nTo seo what steps the Town will take to procure the icniiiindet of\\nthe Town s proportion of Beef for the f ontinental Army ibis i.ri-.senl\\nyear. Whereas, the present selectmen find from experience Ilial Ibe\\nsum already raised in Continental currency for thjit ptn-pose is alto-;. tliei\\ninsufficient to answer the end\\nTherefore, it is expected that every voter will come projierly pre-\\npared and be ready to give instructions to the selectmen how to proceed\\nin procuring the residue of e\u00c2\u00abi beef. E.xperience has taught that silver\\nmoney is the principle object of those persons that have beef-cattio to\\ndispose of.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0773.jp2"}, "650": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MPmRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nAt a meeting the following vote was passed\\nThis Towu s proportion of beef, not yet furnished for the uso of tlie\\nOontiuontal Army for tho year current sl)iill lie bought on the following\\nconditions, vi/..\\nThat the present seloctnion for the Town be are hereby Tmpow-\\nerod to buy the same, and ungiigo therefore Silver money, Indian corn,\\nrye, wheat or Continental currency at the oonmion exchange and also\\nit is hereby voted Tlmt the price by them given for s^ Beef shall bo\\nagreeable to the minds of the Town Univei-sal.\\nAt a meeting of the inhabitants of Epsom, duly\\nwarned and held November 3, 1794,\\nVoted, That the Town of p]p8oni make up to those soldiers belong-\\ninj; to Hiiid Town who are required to goe into the Service of the Unitod\\nSt;iir-, imi.t ;iMv to a hito requisition of Congress, the sum of eight dol-\\n1 II I I. 111. all what is or shall be given by the United States for\\nI IkiI 1 ill liiidii 1 enconragement to said soldiers to Inlist, Voted to\\ngive to each soldier that shall inlist the sum of two dollars, to be iiaid at\\nthe expinition of eight months from this date, unless they should be\\nMay, 1770, it was\\nVulcil, That all the men\\nwhen the Battle was at Co\\nThe following is a list of the men from Kpsoni wlui\\nserved in the War of the Rebellion\\nFIIIST REGIMENT NEW IIAMI SIIIRE VOMINTKERS\\nJoseph R. Cilley, Company 11.\\n.SECOND IlEOIMENT NEW HAMPSHIRE VOM NTEERS\\nWilliam n. Weeks, Company C discharged and re-enlisted in Eigh-\\nteenth Regiment,\\nWilliam Walbice, Company B discharged August ft, ISfiti.\\nN. Dana Wallace, Company B captured at Gettysburg.\\nT NKW H.\\\\MPSniRE VOLINTEERS.\\nTHIRD\\nAndrew IM.\\nid of wounds August 2,1864.\\nIIAMPSHIllE VOLUNTEERS\\nFOUKTii Ki:i:iMi.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2fohn T. Bu/.y.cll, Coinpauj E.\\nGeorge S. Bixby, Company 11.\\nJohn H. Goodhue, Company H niissioK at Deep Ri\\n1SC4.\\nFIFTH REGIMENT NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLIINTEERS\\nJames DowBt, Company I killed at Antietani, September 17, lxi; 2.\\nSIXTH IM.IIMKVT NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLIINTEERS\\nDecember 11,\\n1 n. llayues, Compivny I died of disease Deeeml\\nose n. Hayncs, died of disease January 21), ]8li2.\\nW. Munlen.\\n18G-I\\nliilin .S. Ham, Company I.\\nlohn M. Weeks, Comiiany I.\\nSEVENTH REGIMENT NEW IIAMI SIIIRE VOLUNTEERS\\niVilliam Yeaton, (Vimpany 11.\\nNINTH REGIMENT NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEERS,\\nriiomas W. Emei-sou, Company F captured May 12, 1SH4 jiaio\\nDecember 1, 1864.\\nELEVENTH REGIMENT NEW\\nC.iptnin C. Locke, (Aimpany E.\\nII. TiiiiiHii lli.hf t!, Company E.\\nr 1 I i iiiipanyE.\\nll SllllilO\\nv TKl\\nIII Captain Samuel Collim^ l^mpantf.\\nBeckford Lang, lii-st lieutenant, enlisted September 1\\nmouths.\\nJames Haynes, musician, enlisted September 12, 1814,\\nSanniel Chapman, private, enlisted .Septeinber 12,\\nmiauy E wounded severely Jn\\nmy E wounded Septemlier :itt,\\ni:inv E; wounded November 2(1,\\nuuded December 13, l.Sr,2.\\nied of disease Novemlier 2.5, 18r.2.\\nlonnded slightly May 6, 1SB4.\\noliliHCaBe March 2, 1863.\\ni illiam S. Morrill, Coii", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0774.jp2"}, "651": {"fulltext": "EPSOM.\\n459\\nWill^u.l M r,.ii,|.;m.v E; iluHlofw, ils Jhi.v ^P, ISM.\\nCI], III. viuii,,!.,. ,,,|.,uiv E.\\n1,1 -i :|,.i.v K; .lie.l..f,lis.-n\u00c2\u00bb-M:..rlilT, lSC,:i.\\nK.I\u00c2\u00ab1M A. Ul.u, ..M.ii.uijK.\\nBeujuiMiii 11. V,-;iu.i., rolii|.:ili.v K.\\nLevi G. YomiK, ilioci of ilis,.;use l)rr,.riil.er V.I, 18fi2.\\nStuniiel T. Bickfonl, urii)):iiiy F.\\nFIFTEENTH REGIMENT NEW II \\\\MP.- IIIRE TOI.lNTEKliS\\nCharles A. Towie, Company P.\\nThnni.xs .T, .Vmp. Company I).\\nEIGHTEENTH REGIMENT NEW IlAMlSHntE VllH XTEEIil\\nMu:.c.^ rh.mil-iil.uii, Uoiupany R.\\nHenry*.-. Lo\\\\ejoy, Coinpiiny E.\\nAbraham Biikford, in Fil-st New Hampshire Oavaliy.\\nWan-en W. Lovejoy, in New Enghinil Cavalry.\\nGeorge W. Hani, Fii-st Regiment, Hejivy .\\\\rtillery.\\nAugust 25, 1S62, at a special town-meeting, called\\nfor that purpose, it was Voted that the town pay a\\nbounty of three hundred dollars to each of those vol-\\nunteers that may hereafter be mustered into the\\nUnited States service to complete the quota of three\\nyears men for tlie town of Epsom also Voted one\\nhundred dollars to each nine months man. Septem-\\nber 17th, of the same year, a bounty of three hundred\\ndollars was paid for nine months men.\\nMay 31, 1864, a bounty of one thousand dollars was\\npaid to volunteers for one year.\\nPROPRIETORS AND TOWN CLERKS.\\nJlcCIary 1780-84, John Casey\\nClary 1795, Sfilomon Sntton\\n7^, EHphulil Siiul^.,\\nI78. .Tames Gray\\n17 M;-!)S !\u00c2\u00bbIi,-lmol M\\n173i;.-John WilUou, William Haines, Sauinel Walli,\\n1737.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Willson, Samuel Wallis, John Blake.\\n17:i8.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Samuel Wallis, Henry Pain, Ensign Haines,\\n173!).\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Samuel Wallis, Henry Pain, Ensign Haines.\\n17i l.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Thomas Berry, Samuel Wallis, John Yeatou.\\n1741.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 No record.\\n1742,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Andrew McClary, John Blake, Enoch Clark.\\n1743 \u00e2\u0080\u0094Andrew Jl,;Clary, John Blake, Fennel Cliapn\\nhull.: i 1 Sa niuel Libbee, Francis Lock.\\nITl I 1 111 1. i I., rSumuel Libbee, Robert Goss,\\n1717 I I. Ill, 1, I.,, k, Samuel Libbee, Robert Goss.\\n174! l rau.-i- Loi k, .Samuel Libbee, Robert Goss.\\n174 .l.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Francis Lock, John Weeks, Samuel Libbee.\\nMc(-1\\n-Andrew Mcl lary, John Blake, John McClary.\\n-Samuel Jack\\n17S2.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Benjamin Guodin\\n17S3 \u00e2\u0080\u0094Thomas Babb, Jc\\n17S4.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Thomai l .al.l,,\\n17S5.-Tlii.in 1- I\\n17S1I.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Theoiibiliis r,,\\n17:KI.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Thomas Babli,\\n17!tl Thnmas BaW.,\\n1727,.\\n1883-84, George E. Warren 1880, Br. M. F. Sni\\nSELECTMEN.\\nI Atkinson, Joshua Fuss, Samuel Weeks.\\namuel Weeks.\\nI Odiurne, Joshua Brackett.\\n1730.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 No record.\\n1731. Jotham Odiorne, Joseph Simpson, Samuel Weeks.\\n1732.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Willson, Daniel Luut, Samuel Wallis.\\n1733.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Willson, RichanI Goss, Thomas Berry.\\n1734\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Willson, William Haines, Samuel Wallis.\\n1735 \u00e2\u0080\u0094John Willson, William Haines, Samuel Wallis.\\n1 SaTiboni. I l;,iM I II lirown.\\nJ Sanboni, 1 bon.iu. lial.b, Levi lirown.\\nI Sanborn, Levi Brown, Thomas D. Merrill.\\n1 Sanborn, Levi Brown, Richard Tripp, Jr.\\n1 SanVorn, Levi Brown, Richard Tripp, Jr.\\n1 Sanborn, Thomas D. Merrill, Richard Tripp, Jr\\nas D. Merrill, Richard Tripp, Bickford Lang.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0775.jp2"}, "652": {"fulltext": "ITTSTi^IY or AIIRIUMXCK COrNTY VrW HAMPSHIRE.\\nJ cs l 1790-97, Michael Mi;Clary 1798-1803, Josiali Sun-\\nIB ;4 I Dl Dilley; 1806-8, Josiah Sanboni 1809, Thoiiiaa D.\\nI MO-l r iliii M.n:\u00e2\u0080\u009ev 1819-21, 7Iaii..v.-r Tl!.:l,.-y 1822-2;i,\\nI W \u00e2\u0080\u009et. 1847 J I W,\\n8i7\u00e2\u0080\u0094 n ibi\\nM8 _w tl n I\\nfc J\u00e2\u0080\u0094 llo wl\\nr p W It CI I J\\nIhSl -1\\nW I.\\nvlo Ta 9\\\\ t b\\nIQ\\n18H -I\\no I\\nvl la si ato S\\nOIQ\\n18St-t\\nIM r\\nS m Ij Ja\\ns II n\\n1884 -s\\n1 M\\nK II 1 1, I 1\\n9 1\\n188 -11\\nW 11 1 k\u00c2\u00bbi LI\\n11\\ntl\\nIt! I HI iM\\\\ini\\n1 1\\nM\\n1 lol M u J\\nDFIhC ATh TO CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS.\\n178S f a| I Ta js Gray 1791-92, Juliii McClary 1850, JaiiicB Mar\\n18 1 r II ilbiick.\\nThe f 11 Will? residents of K]isnni lia\\\\ e been iiiciii-\\nIdif I the NtiV Hampshire Senate: John MeOlary,\\ntil M 11^ (president of the Senate, 1784) Michael\\nM lii\\\\ Imp years; James H. McClary, one year;\\nI I 1 Suil rn, three years; John McClary, one year;\\nII I 1 Mil orn, two years.\\nPopulation The number of iiih:il il:iiils in the\\nI n tl s ral years when the lensiis was taken\\nl\\\\ til Tlniti 1 States were as follows: 1767, 1!H;\\nI II -n 1 SOD, 1034; 1810, 1150; 1820, 1336; ISIil),\\n14 is 1811 1 0, i; 1850, 13(i6; 1860, 1216; 1870, 003\\nIssl 1\\nPostmasters.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 James H. McCUtiy was postmaster\\n1 ISO) Si ij1 Morrill, 1813; J.)siab Crosby, 18111;\\nIim s l?abl 1824: Robert Knox, 1840; Benjamin\\nI I tk(. 1S44; Robert Knox, 1846; John Walla.c\\nIS 5 I ion 111 W. Peabody, 1862; Captain A. C.\\nL)cki 18( Dr. L. W. Peabody, 1870; Jcibn T.\\ntterill 18 2 Henry S. Knowles 1885.\\nTlu I st th^e was established at Short Falls in\\nIS 1 with I lines B. Tennant postma.ster.\\nAn th roll e was established in town in 1882, at\\n11 I 1 Liulrew J. Silver appointed postmaster.\\nSeciet Societies.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 It is reported that several of\\ntl I I 1 n of the town in the e.arly part of the\\n(leent ntuiy were members of the Ma.sonic lia-\\nteinit\\\\ in 1 we find that Michael McClary was Mas-\\ntei I the 1 Ige at Nottingham. But we can learn of\\nI such e ret organization iu the town until about\\nIs 4 will n the Americans, or Know-Nothini;s,\\nI in t-) h n their mysterious gatherings in the ball\\nM I I itlin s store, the result of which gatlier-\\ntl it the town was captured by them at the\\nI I 1 1 til springof 1855, electing all the otiiceis;\\nI ut its lilt iiid strength were transient, for at the\\nl( iti n the following year they were defeated, and tlie\\nDun 11 its successful.\\nI 1 K( IU 1 s Lodge, No. 53, I. O. O. F., was oi-\\ninizt 1 in tilt New Rye Church, Friday evening,\\nM i^ 10 Is by a delegation of the (Trand Lodge of\\nth ^tlt \\\\ii s Jones, Grand Master.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0776.jp2"}, "653": {"fulltext": "461\\nThe charter members of the lodge were Paran\\nPhilbrick, Warren Tripp, James B. Tennant, John\\nH. Fife and Charles A. Chapman.\\nIt held its meetings in a hall over the store of\\nJames B. Tennant for a few years, but finding them-\\nselves outgrowing their accommodations, they built\\nthe commodious and convenient building that they\\nnow occupy, which was dedicated to the purposes\\nand uses of Odd-Fellowship Tuesday evening, Sep-\\ntember 5, 1876, by the officers of the Grand Lodge,\\nGeorge A. Cummings, Grand Master.\\nThe lodge has received, during the thirteen years\\nof its existence, one hundred members, and lost by\\ndeath six has paid more than one thousand dollars\\nfor relief, and received upwards of three thou-\\nsand dollars in the way of fees and dues. The lodge\\nhas held a levee every year, which has been fully at-\\ntended, and has always been a success financially.\\nThe officers of the lodge for the term beginning\\nJuly 4, 1875, were as follows: James F. Towle, No-\\nble Grand; Morrison S. Bachelder, Vice-Grand;\\nJohn H. Dolbeer, Recording Secretary Samuel Mar-\\ntin, Per. Secretary; George W. Lane, Treasurer;\\nAVilliaiii IT. Siiaw, Junior Past Grand. Its meetings\\nart lii M c\\\\.i\\\\ Saturday evening.\\n(ioiHi I loi I l, Ai;s, There have been various tem-\\nperance organizations in the town from time to time,\\nbut their existence has been brief until, on the 22d\\nday of February, 1882, Grand Worthy Chief Templar\\nof till Siatr. tJrorge A. Bailey, of Manchester, as-\\nsistc l iiv oili, i~ IVom Catamount Lodge, of Pittsfield,\\ninstitute.1 l.iriwd.Ml Lodge, No. G2, 1. O. G. T., and in-\\nstalled the I ollowing persons as officers lor the first\\nterm. John T. Winslow, Worthy Chief Temjilar;\\nMrs. Mary C. Swain, Vice-Templar Mrs. Emily\\nG. Bickford, Secretary; .lohu T. Cotterell, Financial\\nSecretary; Mrs. EmnuvL. Robinson, Treasurer Rev.\\nN. A. Avery, Chaplain Albert L. Sanders, Marshal\\nIjilla A. Robinson, Deputy Marshal Mrs. Emma\\nF. Winslow, Inside Guardian Fred. Marden, Out-\\nside Guardian; Sadie D. Swain, Right Supporter;\\nAnnie M. Marden, Left Sui p irter Dr. William Wal-\\nlace, Past Worthy Chief Templar\\nThey held their meetings in the town hall until\\nJuly, 1883, when they moved to Grand Army Hall at\\nGossville, where they now meet Wednesday evenings.\\nThe lodge has been sucessful in point of member-\\nship at one time their roll contained the names of\\nover eighty active members, but in the report for the\\nquarter ending August 1, 1885, there were only forty.\\nTwo members only have died since its organiza-\\ntion, Goram R. Worth and Willie Edmunds.\\nGeoege H. Hoyt Post, No. 6(1, G. A. R., was or-\\nganized March 14, 1883, by Department Commander\\nJohn Linnihan, assisted by Assistant Quartermaster\\nGeneral J. H. French, and Officer-of-the-Day Hol-\\nbrook, all of Penuacook, and by the George W. Gor-\\ndon Post of Suncook. The following officers were\\ninstalled, viz. Charles W. Leighton, Commander\\nGeorge S. Sanders, Senior Vice-Commander James\\nW. Marden, Junior Vice-( Commander George 11.\\nHaynes, Adjutant; Christopher T. Heath, Quar-\\ntermaster; Joseph Roderick, Surgeon; Henry E.\\nDotey, Chaplain Thomas J. Ames, (Juter Guard\\nGeorge H. Rand, O. M. Samuel T. Bickford, Quarter-\\nmaster-Sergeant.\\nIts first meetings were helil in the tnwii liall, Iml\\nin the summer of 1883, Silvci- Knliiiisun enlarged\\ntheir store building, and finished a hall, which is\\nknown as Grand Army Hall, and was dedicated by\\nthe post September 20, 1883, in which they have\\nsince held their meetings.\\nThe post has had fifty-six (lillrnail nicmlnTs, and\\nlost only one by death. Comrade Klliridge Baclielder.\\nIt has observed Memorial Day, having public ser-\\nvices in their post-room, and the memorial services\\nin the cemetery at Gossville, which have been very\\ngenerally attended by the citizens of the town.\\nAt the March meeting, 1885, the sum of fifty dol-\\nlars was donated by the town to the post for the\\nexpenses of Memorial Day. The services of the\\nGossville Cornet Band were obtained for this day,\\nand the Rev. Mr. llillman, of Concord, was the orator.\\nThe Relief Corps was organized in April, 1884,\\nby Mrs. Foster, of Milford, Sirs. Deering, of Chiches-\\nter, and Mrs. Greene, of Pittsfield, and the following\\nofficers installed Mrs. R. W. Heath, President\\nMrs. Jennie Leighton, Senior Vice-President; Miss\\nLizzie Roberts, Junior Vice-President; Miss CJrace\\nEdmonds, Secretary; Miss Ida Leighton, Treasurer\\nMrs. Qldis Dotey, Chaplain Miss Carrie Yeaton,\\nConductor; Mrs. Mary Hill, Guard.\\nMcClary Grange, No. 102, Patrons or Hus-\\nbandry, was instituted at Short Falls by George R.\\nDrake, of Pittsfield, District Deputy, October 10,\\n1884, and the following officers installed: Warren\\nTripp, Master George Saiideis, ,fi-., Oviiseei- Hor-\\nace Fowler, Secretary William I ^uwler, Treasurer;\\nWilliam Goss, Chaplain.\\nThey meet in Odd- Fellows Hall I lie siciind and\\nI durth Tuesdays of each month.\\nNo historical sketch of Ei som would be eoinpkte\\nor satisfactory without more than a passing notice of\\na family that figured so conspicuously in its early\\nhistory as did that of the McClarys. From a sketch\\nof the family, printed in the ^iincook Valley Times in\\n1868, the following has been selected by permission\\nof the author, John C. French, Esq.:\\nHistorical Notes\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The McClary Family.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The\\nold town of Epsom luis furnished many worthy men\\nduring the past hundred and fifty years, who have\\nheld prominent positions of trust and honor in the\\nState and nation but none stand out in so bold relief,\\nor are more worthy of remembrance, than the Mc-\\nClarys.\\nIn fact, no family in the Suncook Valley fills so\\nlarge a space in its history or the hearts of the people.\\nFor nearly a century the McClarys were the lead-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0777.jp2"}, "654": {"fulltext": "462\\nHISTORY OF JIERRTMACK COUNTY, NKW HAMI SHIRK.\\ning, influential men in all our civil, political and mili-\\ntary aflfairs, and were identified with all tlie important\\nevents and measures that received the atlciitioii and\\ngoverned the acts of the successivegencralioiis dining\\nthat long period of time.\\nThere is something mournful in the thought, lunv-\\never, that a family and name once so tamiliar in our\\nmidst is but a record of the past, and that no lineal\\nmale descendant is living to inherit tlic honors so\\ndearly won by a noble ancestry, or to transmit the\\nname to a grateful posterity.\\nA nd it is passing strange that so little has been\\nwritten or preserved concerning their noble deeds\\nand many years service in public. life, and that no\\ntestimonials are in existence, except public records,\\nto aid in preserving their memories.\\nWe know of no instance in ourState, where history\\nhas so sadly neglected to do justice to a family which\\nhas rendered so efficient service in defending the\\nrights, and promoting the interests of our common-\\nwealth and nation, as in this instance.\\nThe only ofiicial eflibrt made to perpetuate the name,\\nas of national interest, has been to honor one of the\\nfortifications of Portsmouth harbor with the name,\\nFort McClary, and a privateer, which had but a\\nshort existence. The name of only one. Major An-\\ndrew McClary, appears in our printed histories, while\\nseveral others of the family are equally deserving of\\nmention.\\nThe early proprietors and settlers of Epsom were of\\ngood English stock, though there Wiis a small com-\\npany of Scotch-Irish from Londonderry who bought\\nlands here about 1 788.\\nAmong the number were the McClarys, McCoys,\\nMcGafl eys, Dickeys, Wallaces, Knoxs etc.\\nAmong the number who felt the wrongs and oppres-\\nsions, and sought an asylum for himself and children\\nin the wilderness at Londonderry, was Andrew Mc-\\nClary. He soon died, but two of his .sons, Andrew\\nand John, grew to manhood and settled in Ej)Som,\\nwhere they carved for thcnisolvcs a farm and for-\\ntune.\\nHy the recorils, we find that AM(hc\\\\v McClary held\\ntown oftice in 178!\u00c2\u00bb, and for eighty-three successive\\nyears some members of the family were promoted to\\npositions of trust and power by tlieir townsmen.\\nThis forcibly illustrates the poi)ularity and apprecia-\\ntion of this family by their kinsmen and townsmen.\\nKpsom, at that time, was a frontier town, with a\\nfew scattering pioneers, striving to find a local habi-\\ntation and a name in the unbroken forests.\\nTheodore Atkinson, a wealthy land-holder, was the\\nleading spirit, among the proprietors, in inducing a\\nfew families to push a settlement so far into the woods.\\nNone of the adjoining towns were settled till many\\nyears afterward. This was nearly thirty years before\\nChichester, Pittsfieldor Barnstead were settled, twenty\\nyears before Concord received its present name,\\ntwenty years before Northwood and Deerfield were\\nincorporated and thirty-six years before the Revolu-\\ntion.\\nThe first settlement in the 8uncook Valley was here,\\nand not a tree was cut between this and the Canadas,\\nand not a clearing, or friendly smoke, or any signs of\\ncivilization to break the monotony of the unbounded\\nforest or cheer the loneliness of the early settlers.\\nThe sentiment that prompted the line,\\nI Hi fur a lodgu in Homo vast wildenifW),\\nconld have Ixcn here gratified. Meagre, indeed, are\\nthe records and traditions concerning these hardy Ibr-\\nesters during their many years of border-life, before\\nthe Revolution.\\nNottingham fort was the nearest neighbor and (be\\nasylum for safety.\\nThe Indians fre(|uented the valley, and bears, wild-\\ncats, deer and (\u00e2\u0096\u00a0atuMKinnls riianu d tlimnjih the forest\\nundisturlicil.\\nThe [iropricturji built a l)lock-housc, or garrison, for\\nrefuge in case of danger. It was built near Andrew\\nMcClary s, and the old foundation was disturbed last\\nsummer by building the new house for Augustus\\nLord, Esq. Mrs. McCoy and family were hastcniuL\\nto and had nearly reached this garrison, when cap-\\ntured by the Indians in 1754.\\nThough the Indians were generally fiiendly, the\\ninhabitants were greatly annoyed, and the t;rii\\\\vtb of\\nthe settlement slow and difficult.\\nAndrew and .lohn McClary were the leading iu-\\nttuential men in all town or military affairs.\\nDuring the French and Indian War, commencing\\nin 1756, Epsom was one of the frontier towns; the\\npeople lived in fear ofthe scalping-knifc and toma-\\nhawk, and suftered by the imnrsions of ihc provvline\\nsavages.\\nGarrisons were e.stablislucl at Kps(nn, lUnk IStrect,\\nPembroke, and a fort at Canterbury. Govern mint\\nfrequently sent small detachments of troops up\\nthrough this section scouting for the enemy and in\\n|)rotect and encourage tiie settlers. Cajitaili Andrew\\nMcClary W!us the leading man in this region in all\\nmilitary nuitters, and rendered the colony eHicicnt\\nservice during these perilous times. He had the cr-\\nsonal acquaintance ofthe highest officials of the col-\\nony, and such noted fighters and rangers as Stark,\\nGofle, Rogers, etc.\\nHis name frequently appears on (lie State records.\\nIn 1755 he applied to Governor Wentworth and ob-\\ntained a company of troop to go in search of the\\nIndians that committed the massacre and captund\\nthe Mc(-all family at Salisbury. At another time he\\nobtained a small company to aid in doing garrison\\nduty at Epsom while the Indians were seen lurking\\nabout. As an officer, he wius ever ready for any ex-\\nposure or danger, while his men had the most implicit\\nconfidence in his ability and integrity. His com-\\nmand was authoritative, and no man refused obedience.\\nIn case of an emergency he could swear enough for a", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0778.jp2"}, "655": {"fulltext": "EPSOM.\\n463\\nbattalion, enough to frighten the Penacooks out of\\nthe Suncook Valley and cause the Old Scotch Cov-\\nenanters to hold up their hands in holy horror. He\\nbuilt a one-story frame house, and kept tavern on the\\nheight of land on the road leading from Epsom village\\nto Pleasant Pond. The place is now owned by Jo-\\nseph Lawrence, better known as Lawrence s muster-\\nfield. His home was the common resort of the set-\\ntlers, proprietors and scouts, and all who had occasion\\nto travel in this direction. Town-meetings were held\\nhere until the new meeting-house was built, jurors\\nwere drawn here for His Majesty s Court, training of\\nHis Majesty s soldiers, and many rude frolics and\\nexciting incidents which have long since passed into\\noblivion, never to be recalled. His wealth increased\\nas well as his popularity. He owned all the land on\\nthe north side of the road to Deerfield line. He had\\nthe advantages of a fair English education. He served\\nas town clerk, and his records on the town-books\\nindicate a thorough knowledge of business, a good use\\nof language and a style and beauty of penmanship\\nseldom found at the present day. His last writing on\\nthe town-books, the year before he was killed, evinced\\ncare, accuracy and precision.\\nHe took a lively interest in the aflairs of the colo-\\nnies, and early espoused the cause of the people\\nagainst the arbitrary encroachments of the mother-\\ncountry before the commencement of the Revolu-\\ntionary War.\\nHis ancestry, education and experience would\\nnaturally lead him to take sides with the people in\\ndefending their liberties when assailed by British\\noppression. Frequent meetings were held at his house,\\nand measures taken to co-operate with adjoining towns\\nfor mutual rights and protection.\\nThe Seven Years War, which closed in 1760, had\\ncompletely aroused the military spirit of the province,\\nand organizations, with experienced olBcers, had been\\nmaintained up to the time of the Kevolution. A new\\nregiment was then formed, the Twelfth, comprising the\\ntowns of Nottingham, Deerfield, Epsom, Northwood,\\nChichester and Pittsfield. Coming events cast their\\nshadows before. The people were expecting a serious\\nconflict.\\nThe location of McClary s tavern made it a common\\nresort for the rustic foresters to meet and talk of the\\ndifficulties, while the popularity and ability of the\\njovial landlord rendered him the political and military\\noracle ofthe Suncook Valley.\\nThe battle of Lexington, on the 19th of April, 1775,\\nsounded the tocsin to arms. Signals flamed from the\\nhill-tops, and fleet messengers transmitted news from\\ntown to town.\\nThe sturdy yeomanry of the Suncook Valley\\nsnatched their trusty firelocks and powder-horns, and\\nstarted for the scene of hostilities with spirits as brave\\nas ever animated a soldier, and with hearts as noble\\nand honest as ever throbbed in the cause of liberty\\nand freedom.\\n30\\nThey were governed by one common impulse, and\\ncame from blazed paths and crooked roads that wound\\nthrough the forests and thickets. They were all\\nknown to each other as brothers and townsmen.\\nEach soldier represented a household, and they and\\ntheir cause were commended to the protection of\\nheaven at the morning and evening devotions, and in\\nthe service of the Sabbath donations of food and\\nclothing were freely sent to them by the families at\\nhome.\\nThe men from this section reached Nottingham\\nSquare about one o clock, where they found Captain\\nCilley and Dr. Dearborn, with a comj)any of about\\nsixty men, making, with themselves, about eighty men.\\nWho would not like to see those men\u00e2\u0080\u0094 some with\\nbroad-tailed black coats, worsted stockings, three-cor-\\nnered hats others in coarse homespun all with\\nlong stockings, knee and shoe buckles, and thick cow-\\nhide shoes? Their guns and equipments were as\\nvarious as their costumes. Some had the old Queen\\nAnne that had done service in the French War; some,\\nlong fowling-pieces; some, a fusee; only one had a\\nbayonet. Powder-horn and shot-pouches took the\\nplace of cartridge-box.\\nIf we were to choose a subject for a historical paint-\\ning, we would prefer the scene on Nottingham Square,\\nApril 29th, where were paraded the noblest band of pa-\\ntriots that ever left New Hampshire to vindicate her\\nhonor and protect her liberties. We would like to\\nhear the roll-call, and see a photograph of these heroes.\\nCaptain Andrew McClary was by common consent\\nthe leading spirit of this noble band of patriots,\\nthough there was no previous organization.\\nThere is much to be written concerning the achieve-\\nments and adventures of this distinguished company,\\nand many of the able men composing it, but the most\\nremarkable and thrilling incident in this connection\\nwas their famous march to Cambridge.\\nThere is not a parallel in the annals of all the war.s\\nin our country, and such wonderful powers of endur-\\nance by a whole company of men excites our surprise,\\nas their patriotism does our pride and admiration.\\nNo other locality can boast of sending braver hearts\\nor tougher men to aid, by their valor and persever-\\nance, in establishing the noblest republic that ever\\ncheered and blest a prosperous people. This noble\\nSpartan band opened a series of brilliant exploits by\\nperforming one of the most remarkable physical feats\\never recorded in our nation s history. Dr. Dearborn\\ngives an account of it, and Bancroft a passing notice,\\nand tradition relates it from generation to generation,\\nbut it should be familiar to every son and daughter\\nof New Hampshire as one of the brightest testimonials\\nof our devotion to the cause of freedom and inde-\\npendence.\\nAccustomed as they were to life in the open air,\\nand trials of strength by long journeys, hunting, trap-\\nping and scouting, they knew little of fearand fatigue\\nLeaving Nottingham Square at one o clock in the", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0779.jp2"}, "656": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OP MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nafternoon, they pushed on at a rapid pace, as if the\\ndestiny of the province or hopes of the nation de-\\npended upon their alacrity and speed. At Kingston\\nthey took a double-quick or dog-trot, and followed\\nit without a halt to Haverhill, crossing the Merrimack\\nRiver in a ferry-boat at sunset, having made twenty-\\nseven miles in six hours.\\nBut this is not all, they halted at Andover for\\nsupper, and then started for a night march, and on\\nthe morning of the 2lsf, at sunri/e, they were paraded on\\nCambridge Common, spiling for a fight. Those\\nfrom Epsom had traveled seventy miles in less than\\ntwenty-four hours, and the whole company from\\nNottingham fifty-seven miles in less than twenty\\nhours.\\nDid bone and muscle ever do better That was\\nthe spirit of 76 that was the kind of stuft the men\\nwere made of who lived in the Suncook Valley one\\nhundred and ten years ago.\\nUpon the organization of the New Hampshire\\ntroops John Stark was unanimously chosen colonel\\nand Andrew McClary major. Conspicuous for his\\ncoolness and bravery. Major McClary moved among\\nthe men encouraging and calming them by his own\\nexample and word.\\nWhen, after a hard fought-battle and their ammu-\\nnition all gone, the American forces were compelled\\nto leave the field, the New Hampshire troops retired\\nin excellent order. They were the last to leave the\\nfield, and Major McClary was in the rear maintaining\\norder and discipline.\\nAs the Americans retreated across the neck Major\\nMcClary was remarkably animated with the result of\\nthe contest. That day s conflict, and the glorious\\ndisplay of valor which had distinguished his country-\\nmen, made him sanguine of the result. Having\\npassed the last place of danger, he went back to see if\\nthe British were disposed to follow them across the\\nneck, thus exposing himself to danger anew. His\\nmen cautioned him against his rashness. The ball\\nis not yet cast that will kill me, said he, when a\\nrandom shot from one of the frigates struck a button-\\nwood tree and, glancing, passed through his abdomen.\\nThrowing his hands above his head, he leaped several\\nfeet from the ground and fell forward upon his face\\ndead.\\nThus fell Major Andrew McClary, the highest\\nAmerican officer killed at the battle, the handsomest\\nman in the army and the favorite of the New Hamp-\\nshire troops. His dust still slumbers where it was\\nlain by his sorrowing comrades in Medford, unhonored\\nby any adequate memorial to tell where lies one of\\nthe heroes that ushered in the Revolution with such\\nauspicious omens. Major McClary had a splendid\\nphysique and soldierly appearance.\\nWith all the bravery of Stark, he possessed greater\\nmental endowments and culture. With the natural\\nability of Sullivan, he possessed the magic power to\\nincite his men to nobler deeds. With the popularity\\nof Poor, he was more cool and discreet. In fact, he\\ncombined more completely than either the elements\\nthat tend to make a popular and successful com-\\nmander, and had his life been spared, he would doubt-\\nless have ranked among the most able and noted\\nofficers of the Revolution. He married in early life\\nElizabeth McCrillis, a strong-minded, resolute Scotch-\\nIrish girl, who proved a valuable help-meet and\\ncapable mother to his seven children. After her\\nhusband s death she kept the farm, tavern and store\\nalone, assisted at first by her husband s partner in\\nbusiness, John Casey, and afterwards by her eldest\\nson, James Harvey. Rumor says she was at one time\\npublished to be married to the above-named John\\nCasey, but the match wa.s prevented by the interfer-\\nence of a younger rival and the advice of her friends.\\nAfter the children had grown up and nineteen years\\nof widowhood, she married Colonel Samuel Osgood in\\n1794. She died in 1800, aged sixty-seven. The oldest\\nson, James Harvey, was born in 1762, and as he grew\\nto manhood, continued the business of his father and\\nrendered valuable service to the family. He prose-\\ncuted an extensive business for those times, having\\ntwo stores and a potash-factory, besides the farm and\\ntavern.\\nHe was highly respected, exemplary in his habits,\\nearly promoted to offices of public trust and honor,\\nwhich he held for a series of years. He wasone of the\\nleading spirits in the organization of the Eighteentli\\nRegiment, and one of its first commanders, afterwards\\npromoted to a brigadier-general of the militia.\\nHe married Betsey Dearborn, of North Hampton,\\nan estimable lady, in 1789, by whom he had six chil-\\ndren, but the whole family have gone to their long\\nhome except one daughter.\\nThe second son, Andrew, born in 1765, was smart\\nand active he received a good education, but had a\\nwild, roving inclination. He entered the regular\\narmy, was soon promoted to the rank of captain,\\nserved for a time on the frontier, and for several years\\nwas clerk in the War Department at Washington,\\nwhere he died in middle life. The third sou, John,\\nborn in 1767, a man of fine abilities and credit,\\nfollowed his brother into the regular army, and also\\nrose to the rank of captain, served on the frontier ami\\ndied at Fort Gibson. He married Abigail Pearson, of\\nEpsom, in 1791 they had one son, Charles, who went\\nto Stanstead, Canada.\\nThe fourth son, William, was a blacksmith hy\\ntrade; he married Isabel Dickey in 1795, and in\\ncompany with quite a number of young men from\\nEpsom first settled in Stanstead, Canada.\\nThere were also three daughters, Elizabeth mar-\\nried Captain Simon Heath, well-known in Epsom and\\nvicinity Margaret married Rev. Mr. Haseltine, who\\nwas the pastor of the Congregational Church in Ep-\\nsom for thirty years; Nancy, the youngest daughter,\\nmarried John Stevens. No family record or papcr.t\\nhave been found to aid in this humble sketch, l)ut we", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0780.jp2"}, "657": {"fulltext": "EPSOM.\\n465\\nhave given many official and well-autlieiitieated tacts\\nwhich are rescued from oblivion, and may be inter-\\nesting to some of the readers of the times, and may aid\\nthe future historian in giving this family more ex-\\ntended mention than they have yet received in our\\nwritten histories.\\nBut in this connection we earnestly desire to call\\nattention to one great duty yet to be rendered to\\nMajor Andrew McClary. The family, town or State\\nhave shown little patriotism, gratitude or aH ection in\\nneglecting to erect some monument or stone to mark\\nhis burial-place. He was buried near the encampment\\nof the New Hampshire Brigade at Medford, near some\\ntwo hundred New Hampshire soldiers who died of\\ndisease and wounds.\\nJohn McClary was born in Ireland in 1719, and\\nemigrated with his family to America when he was\\nthirteen years old, A. D. 1733. His father and the\\nfamily settled in Epsom in the year 1738.\\nJohn became industrious, methodical and exacting,\\n:i stern Presbyterian, as rigid as the old Scotch Cov-\\nenanters, very different from his jovial, rough, im-\\njiul.sive, convivial brother, Major Andrew.\\nHe had no advantages of schooling still he pos-\\nsessed a large share of common sense, a strong mind\\nand good judgment.\\nHe early became one of the leading men in Ep-\\nsom, was chosen moderator and for over forty years\\nwas one of the principal officers and advisers in town\\naffairs.\\nHe was justice of the peace under the provincial\\ngovernment, and all cases of litigation in this vicinity\\ncame before Esquire John McClary for trial.\\nHe was well versed in Indian affairs, was called\\nout to do scouting duty in the French and Indian\\nWar, was a captain of the militia at that time and\\nrose to the rank of colonel before the Revolution.\\nThough closely connected with the Royal govern-\\nment, he took a decisive stand with the colonists to\\nresist British oppression and while his brother rep-\\nresented the military spirit of the Suncook Valley,\\nEsquire John represented the civil authority both un-\\nder monarchical and republican rule.\\nThe towns of Epsom, AUentown and Chichester\\n(including Pittsfield) were classed together, and Es-\\nquire John McClary was annually chosen to repre-\\nsent them at the convention at Exeter. With such\\nmen as Colonel Joseph Badger, of Gilmanton, Es-\\nquire John Cram, of Pittsfield, and Hall Bergen, of\\nAllenstuwu as leading spirits, the hardy settlers of\\nthe Suncook Valley were true to the cause of inde-\\npendence.\\nNot a single instance of Toryism is recorded. Es\\n(juire John McClary was a prominent member of the\\nfirst convention to organize a colonial government\\nand afterwards in framing our State government, and\\nwas an active member nearly twenty years.\\nHe held the responsible office as one of the Com-\\nmittee of Safetv from 1777 to 1783. This committee\\nhad power to call out troops at such time and in such\\nnumbers as they deemed necessary and expedient.\\nIn 1780 he was elected to the Council, and annually\\nfor the four succeeding years. In 1784 he was\\nchosen to the Council and also to the Senate, and\\nserved as member of that honorable body three years.\\nHe was tall, erect, commanding, dignified and\\nmade an excellent presiding officer.\\nIn early life he was married to Elizabeth Harvey,\\nof Nottingham. She was also born in Ireland, and\\ncame to this country in the same ship with the Mc-\\nClarys. They had four children. The oldest son,\\nJohn McClary, Jr., who had many of the character-\\nistics and promising qualities of his father, entered\\nthe army of the Revolution and was killed at the bat-\\ntle of Saratoga in 1787, while serving as lieuten-\\nant in General Whipple s brigade Adjutant-Gen-\\nral s Report says Lieutenant Michael, which is an\\nerror). The second sou, Michael, will be the subject\\nof another sketch. The third son, Andrew, was sent\\nto Dummer Academy to be educated, and died there\\nduring the war, aged sixteen. He was buried at\\nMedford, by the side of his uncle. Major Andrew\\nMcClary\\nThey had but one daughter, Mollie, who mnrried\\nDaniel Page, of Deerfield.\\nCaptain .lohn McClary had three sisters, who set-\\ntled in Epsom, besides his parents and brother An-\\ndrew. The eldest, Margaret, married Deacon Samuel\\nWallace. The second, Jane, married John McGaffy,\\nand the third, Ann, married Richard Tripp.\\nAfter a long and useful life, he died at the green\\nold age of eighty-two, A.D. 1801.\\nThe McClarys owned a very large landed estate,\\nwhich was divided into several valuable farms for the\\nsons and daughters. They are of good soil and loca-\\ntion, commanding a fine prospect. Esquire John\\nbuilt a one-story house on the south side of the road.\\nThe house was enlarged at various times and be-\\ncame a venerable-looking mansion. It is now owned\\nby Michael McClary Steele, of the fifth generation of\\nthe McClarys and great-grandson of Esquire John.\\nThe old mansion is a place of peculiar interest.\\nHere, for many years. Esquire John received the\\nfriendly and official visits of the leading men of the\\nprovince. Here civil courts and military tribunals\\nwere held, and here, for half a century following, his\\nson. General Michael, dispensed his hospitalities to\\nhis townsmen and the distinguished men of the times.\\nAmong the number were such as Generals Sullivan,\\nDearborn, Stark, Governors Gilraan, Langdon, Plum-\\nmer. Smith, etc.\\nThat honorable and distinguished body, the New\\nHampshire Branch of the Society of the Cincinnati,\\nheld three of its annual meetings at this house.\\nNear by, the huge liberty-pole was erected in 1783,\\nat the close of the Revolution, on the declaration of\\npeace, when the scattered settlers of the Suncook\\nValley met to celebrate the hap]iy event which they", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0781.jp2"}, "658": {"fulltext": "466\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nhad so uobly strove to win. Good speeches, good-\\ncheer abounded but tell it not in Gath, publish it\\nonly in the local Times, the glorious occasion j\\nwound up in a glorious drunk.\\nIn fact, no house in the valley, or all the section\\naround, hiis so many rich historical associations con-\\nnected with it as the old McClary homestead.\\nThe arrangement of the interior is reverently pre-\\nserved, and as one passes through its spacious rooms,\\nviewing the relics of the pa.st, and reflects upon the\\nlarge number of honorable and distinguished men\\nwho have met within its walls, reason seems to lose\\nits bounds, and one fancies he is wandering through\\nsome ancient baronial hall or old Scottish castle\\nbuilt in the age of chivalry, rather than viewing a\\nspacious farm-house in the ilull, quiet, old farming\\ntown of Epsom.\\nGeneral Michael McClary, second son of\\nEsquire John McClary, was born in Epsom in IToH.\\nHe received the advantages of a fair education, was a\\nsmart, active lad, and, in common with other members\\nof the family, had very decidedly a military turn.\\nAt the age of twenty-three he joined the army, at\\nthe breaking out of the Revolutionary War, and was\\nappointed ensign in Captain Henry Dearborn s com-\\npany, in Stark s regiment. His company, mostly\\nfrom the Suncook Valley, rendered heroic service at\\nthe battle of Bunker Hill. In 1777 he was promoted\\nand made captain in Colonel Scammel s regiment.\\nHe served four years in the army, taking part in\\nsome of the most decisive engagements of the war,\\nand suifered with his men some of the severest priva-\\ntions and fatigues. Many interesting incidents per-\\ntaining to his company ought to be published. His\\nsoldierly qualities, engaging manners and family con-\\nnection gave him the acquaintance and friendship of\\nthe leading officers of the Revolution, and by a severe\\nexperience in the army he gained a thorough knowl-\\nedge of men and national affairs, which proved of\\ngreat practical advantage in after-years.\\nOn returning from the army he at once took a prom-\\ninent position in social and political life, which he\\nheld for half a century. He took an active part in\\nthe organization of the State government, and being\\nwell versed in military affairs and of good executive\\nability, he was appointed adjutant-general for the\\nState of New Hampshire. He organized that depart-\\nment, and held the office twenty-one consecutive\\nyears. In 1796 he was elected Senator, and was a\\nmember of that body seven years, and such was his\\npopularity that the votes in Epsom were unanimously\\nin his favor, and nearly so in the adjoining towns.\\nHe was United States marshal for a long time,\\nwhich, during the last war with England, with the\\nlarge amount of privateering prosecuted at Portsmouth,\\nwas a very responsible office. He was tendered the\\nnomination as candidate for Governor, but declined\\nto accept.\\nThough well known throughout the State, and with\\npositions of honor and trust at his command, his pofi-\\nularity, power and influence in his native town wns\\nthe most remarkable. He seemed to control the\\naffairs of Epsom with almost universal consent. For\\nover fifty years he served his townsmen in some ca-\\npacity, either moderator, town clerk, representative\\nor auditor. He was decidedly the most popular and\\ninfluential man that ever lived in town. Said an old\\nFederalist: If I had a family of children who would\\nobey me as well as the people of Epsom do Gencial\\nMcClary, I should be a happy man.\\nThough once a Federalist, he cast his lot with the\\nDemocratic party and carried the town with him al-\\nmost unanimously. One year, only one Federal vole\\nDuring the last war with England party feeling ran\\nhigh, and party lines were clearly drawn. Governor\\nPlummer, through Adjutant-General McClary, called\\nout detachments of the militia without calling together\\nthe Council or Legislature, which provoked a great\\ndeal of controversy. General McClary procured sup-\\nplies for the troops, made preparations for the defense\\nof Portsmouth, purchased cannon and munitions of\\nwar, but in 1814, when the Federalists rallied and\\nelected John T. Oilman as Governor, General McClary\\nresigned with virtuous indignation his office, which\\nhe had filled with credit and ability, and in which\\ncapacity he had reviewed every regimentin the State.\\nThe town of Epsom strongly supported the war. A\\nfull company, under Captain Jonathan Godfrey, volun-\\nteered for the defense of Portsmouth.\\nMichael McClary also did much business as justice\\nof the peace and probate judge. Most of the court\\nbusiness for this vicinity was done at Epsom, and\\nmost cases of litigation were brought before him for\\ntrial.\\nHe took an active part in organizing the New\\nHampshire Branch of the Society of the Cincinnati\\nhe was the first treasurer, and held the office twenty-\\nfive years. This honorable body of Revolutionary\\nofficers met annually on the 4th of July three of\\ntheir annual meetings were held at the house of Gen-\\neral McClary. This society is worthy of more ex-\\ntended mention, and their annual meetings probably\\ncalled together more noted men than ever assembled\\non any other occasion in the Suncook Valley. He\\nwas also a zealous Free-Mason. As is well known,\\nmany of the officers of the Revolution were Masons.\\nWhile in the array young McClary had met in secret\\nconclavesuch men as Washington, Lafayette, Sullivan\\nand other brothers of the mystic order, and became\\nan earnest worker in the craft. In connection with\\nother ex-officers, he was instrumental in organizing a\\nlodge at Deerfield, and in honor of General Sullivan,\\nit was named Sullivan Lodge. He was the first\\nSenior Warden of this lodge, and afterwards Worshiji-\\nful Master.\\nIn appearance General McClary was tall, command-\\ning, well-proportioned and prepossessing. He made", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0782.jp2"}, "659": {"fulltext": "EPSOM.\\na tine appearance as a military officer, either ou foot\\nor in the saddle, which, with his position, means and\\nhospitality, rendered him exceedingly popular. He\\nwas remarkably affable and engaging in his manners,\\ninteresting in conversation, graceful in his movements,\\nconvivial in his habits, generous, hospitable and pub-\\nlic-spirited, possessing the elements of popularity,\\nthough fond of power, and when opposed, displayed\\nsome traits not recorded among the Christian graces.\\nHis acquaintance and correspondence was remarka-\\nbly extensive, embracing many of the most distin-\\nguished men of the country. He married, in 1779,\\nSally Dearborn, an intelligent, interestiugand accom-\\nplished lady, daughter of Dr. Dearborn, of Northamp-\\nton. The marriage was a happy one. They entered\\ncompany with style and grace, and around their fes-\\ntive board have been many happy meetings of the\\nprominent men of the times.\\nThey had five children that survived the perils of\\nchildhood. The oldest som, John, born in 1785, was of\\ngreat personal beauty and accomplishments. He was\\nearly promoted to offices of trust, Representative,\\nSenator and a clerkship at Washington. He was\\nkilled by a falling building when but thirty-six. He\\nwas the most popular and promising young man in\\nthis region, and his death caused great demonstra-\\ntions of grief The funeral was the largest ever held\\nin the Suncook Valley, and was attended by Eev. Jon-\\nathan Curtis, an able divine, especially on funeral\\noccasions.\\nThe second son, Andrew, born in 1787, was also\\nunusually smart and prepossessing, but was wild and\\nroving. He entered the army in the War of 1812, and\\nserved as captain. He married Mehitable Duncan,\\nof Concord, in 1813, and had one daughter. Shortly\\nafter this event he sailed for Calcutta, and was lost\\nat sea.\\nGeneral McClary also had three daughters of rare\\nattractions. The oldest, Nancy Dearborn, born in\\n1789, married Samuel Lord, of Portsmouth, whose\\nability and wealth are well known. One of his sons,\\nAugustus, has purchased a large part of the old\\nMcClary estate. The second daughter, Elizabeth\\nHarvey, born in 1791, married Jonathan Steele, a\\nlawyer from Peterborough. They settled on the home-\\nstead now owned and occupied by their son, Michael\\nMcClary Steele. The third daughter, Mary, born in\\n1794, married Robert Parker, and is still living in\\nFitzwilliam.\\nGeneral McClary and wife both lived to a good old\\nage. The sad fate of their sons fell with crushing\\nand disastrous weight upon the parents, wearing\\naway by inches their life and vitality, and their poig-\\nnant grief was only assuaged by the grave.\\nHe died in 182.5, aged seventy-two, and was buried\\nwith his ancestors in the old burying-ground in Ep-\\nsom, where rests the dust of mauy heroic dead, whose\\nlives and deeds are fast fading from the memory of\\npassing generations.\\nThe papers following are copies of votes, receipts\\nand other papers that are interesting as curiosities\\nTo the Honorable Genl Assembly Convened at Exeter 19(fi April, 1780\\nThe petition of Michael McClari Humbly Sheweth that your peti-\\ntioner WM, by the authority of the State, appointed to the Command of a\\nCompany (in Defence of his Country) the eighth of November, 1T7C,\\nContinued in his command till Sept., 1773. Then, by reason of a bad State\\nof Health, was obliged to resign his command. And Notwithstanding\\nthe many Fatigues k hardships he has been obliged to encounter (which\\nhas ruined his Constitution), he is by a late resolve of the Genl Assembly\\ndeprived of having the depreciation of his wages made good. Therefore\\nprays you would take the matter under your wise Consideration and\\nmake the depreciation of his wages good up to the time he left the ser-\\n.\\\\nd your petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray.\\nMiCHL SIcClauv.\\nThe above request was granted April 25, 1780.\\nA warrant beginning State of New Hampshire\\nThe Government and People of said State To the\\nSelectmen of Epsom, in the County of Rockingham, in\\nsaidState, and issued by M. Weare, President of Coun-\\ncil, and John Langdon, Speaker of the House, requir-\\ning the saidselectmen to notify the legal inhabitants\\npaying taxes in the towns of Epsom, Chichester and\\nAllenstown, to meet at the meeting-house in said Ej^-\\nsom, on Monday, the 8th day of December, 1777, for\\nthe purpose of electing one person having a real estate\\nof two hundred pounds, lawful money, to represent\\nthem in the General Assembly to be held at Exeter in\\nsaid State, on the third Wednesday of the same De-\\ncember, was signed by John Cate, selectman, in be-\\nhalf of the others, who are absent in the service.\\nAt the meeting called as above, Ede Hall Bergen,\\nof Allenstown, was chosen moderator and Colonel\\nJohn McClary represeijtative.\\nMay 11, 1778, Colonel John McClary was chosen to\\nconvene at Concord on the 10th day of June follow-\\ning for the purpose of forming and laying a per-\\nmanent plan or system of Government for the future\\nHappiness and well-beingof the good people of this\\nState.\\nMarch 17, 1779, i2a-sed $600 for the repair of High-\\nways in labor at three Dollars per day.\\nAugust 23, 1779, it was Voted to send a man to\\nConcord, in this State, to meet in convention in order\\nto regulate the prices of the Necessaries of Life also\\nVoted Lieut. Samuel Osgood be appointed for the\\nabove purpose.\\nMay 22, 1780, it was Voted that a committee of\\nsafety be chosen for the town of Epsom the ensuing\\nyear, whose business it shall be at all times to consult\\nthe good and welfare of this Town. Said committee\\nshall consist of the five following persons, viz. Lieut.\\nBenj Goodwin, John Casey, Capt. Jerem Prescott,\\nThomas Babb and Eben Wallis.\\nState of New Ham\u00c2\u00ab, Eockingham, S.S\\nThis may certify that Amos Morrill has within twelve months past\\nwrought in his own Blacksmith Shop in Epsom one Hundred Thousand\\nof Ten penny nails, and that he islntittled to a bounty agreeable to a law\\nof this State.\\nTUOJIAS Babb, {Select Men\\nGEottoE Sandebs, i of Epsom.\\nEpsom, 16tb March, 1791.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0783.jp2"}, "660": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NKW IIAMKSFIIRE.\\nItockiuglmui, S.S., Maldi 10, 171)1\\nThisMay Certify that Amos Morrill Ims nmdK it iiiMJ.;ir to me that\\nbe bait within twtlve months paat wruuglit one Hundred Tliousand ut\\nTen penny Naile in his own Blacltemith Shop in Epsum.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Attest: MicHi Mri LAEy, J. P.\\nAug. 12, 1791.\\nUecieved an order on the Treasurer for five pounds.\\nA.. MORSIT.I..\\nUecieved of tlie Selectmen Seven pounds Eight Sliillings, it being in\\nfull for Seventeen Thousand of Shingles and twenty-three hundred of\\nBoards Delivered att the niecting-liousc in Jany. 13, 1785.\\nJohn Cass.\\nEpsom, March 15, 1785.\\nIleH of the Selectmen of Epeom an Order on Tlio Babb for one\\npound Eiglit Shillings, which order wlien paid, will be in full for tinve\\nthousand of board nails which I Obligated to purchase, and did purchase\\nfor said Town.\\nMoses Look.\\n,Ep8om, 8th March, 1785.\\nEpsom, October 2, 1783.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Uecieved of .Michael McUlary the 8uu\\\\ ol\\nfive hard dollai-s for pn-achiug one Sabbath.\\nBy me Oliver Xoble.\\nErsoM, March 13, 1789.\\niteceived of M r. Josiali Sanliorii, .\\\\gent for the town of Epsom for ye\\nyear 1788, eight Bushels of Wnieal, thirty-nine Bushels 14 of Eye\\nthirty Bushels of I otatoes,\\nEbene/jir Haseltinf.\\nJC. d.\\n8 bushels wheat i^ 5\u00c2\u00bb .i u\\n39 4 bushels Bye (ol 3\u00c2\u00ab. 6 i C 17 4\\n30 bushels potatoes fii lOil 1 5 u\\nI Locke, a Soldier in the I\\nMarch. To cash advanced for sundry supplies for\\nthe support of your family during tlie yparl7S0. 819\\nMarch 19, By Cash rec of Mrs. Locke 12\\nEpsoiu, April 18, 1781.\\nBe!(,ia. Goodwin, y\\nT,i0MAS Ba\u00e2\u0080\u009eu, i^\\nTo the t ommittee on Claims at Exeter.\\nMarch 19, 1783, it was Voted that the boards that\\nare due from individuals in this town shall be recov-\\nered and disposed of to the best advantage, and the\\nmoney converted to the preaching of the Gospel for\\nthe year current.\\nMarch 17, 1784, it was Voied to raise forty-five\\npounds for the support of a school.\\nMarch, 1787, it was Voted that the town of Epsom\\npurchase a cow and lend her to Israel Clifford. A\\nfew years later, the town, by vote, ordered the select-\\nmen to sell said cow and use the proceeds towards\\npaying the debts of the town.\\nMarch, 1782, it was Voted to raise one hundred\\nsilver dollars for the support of schools.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nNOAH MARTIN, M.I).\\nThe active and energetic family of iMartiii has im-\\npressed itself on many nationalities, and those bearing\\nthat name have attained eminence in various fields of\\nhonor and usefulness. The American family goes\\nback through the Scotch-Irish stock to the lime when\\nFrance and Scotland were so intimately connected,\\nand, perhaps, to the time when William, the Con-\\nqueror, marshaled his adherents and retainers for\\nthe bloody battle of Sanguelac or Hastings, which\\ndecided the fate of England and changed the course\\nof civilization, for on the list of those who accompa-\\nnied him were several of the name. In France it has\\nbeen an illustrious name in law, science and litera-\\nture. Five of the Popes have borne the name.\\nEverywhere we find among the members of the Mar-\\ntin family ambitious hard-working, successful, men of\\nmore than ordinary ability.\\nEarly in the eighteenth century, when the stalwart\\nandfreedoin-lovingdefendersof Londonderry, Ireland,\\nemigrated to America to found a new Londonderry in a\\nland where religious persecuti(m should not seek their\\nblood, Nathaniel Martin, the earnest man, with Marga-\\nret Mitchell, his wife, and son William, were among\\nthe early settlers who made a home in this wild and\\nstrange country. Nowhere in America have been\\nfound more honest virtues or more sterling qualiticsi\\nthan were in this notable settlement, and the descend-\\nants of these people may well look with pride upon\\ntheir Scotch-Irish ancestry.\\nWilliam (2) was born in 1712 married Hannah\\nCochrane. Their children were Mary, James, Na-\\nthaniel, William, Robert, Samuel and Hannah.\\nSamuel (3), born May 26, 1762 married Sally, el-\\ndest daughter of Major James Cochrane, of Pem-\\nbroke, N. H., and had Polly, Thomas, James, Noah\\nand Nancy.\\nNoah (4), born in Epsom, N. H., July 26, 1801\\nmarried, October 25, 1825, Mary Jane, daughter of\\nDr. Robert Woodbury, of Barrington, and had two\\ndaughters, Elizabeth A. and Caroline M. He died\\nMay 28, 1863, of apoplexy. Mr.s. :Martin died Jmir\\n30, l880.\\nNoah Martin, M.D., was studious from early lilc,\\nand, his tastes leading him in that direction, he\\nelected to follow the study of medicine, and perse-\\nvered through many diificulties until he had acquired\\na thorough classical and professional education.\\nAfter the usual attendance at the district schools and\\nprivate tuition of Rev. Jonathan Curtis, he became a\\npupil at Pembroke Academy, where he had the ben-\\nefit of instruction from those able preceptors, the\\nRev. Amos Burnham and Professor John Vose. His\\nprofessional studies were commenced in the office of\\nDr. Pillsbury, of Pembroke, with whom he remained\\none year, and he finished his preparatory medical\\neducation with Dr. Graves, of Deerfield, being with\\nhim two years. He then entered the Medical De-\\npartment at Dartmouth College, and was graduated in\\nthe class of 1824, and soon after was associated with\\nDr. Graves and in practice in Deerfield one year.\\nIn 1825, Dr. Martin removed to Great Falls, and,\\nbeing a thorough student, he felt that to keep abreast\\nof his profession he must have a catholicity of thought", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0784.jp2"}, "661": {"fulltext": "^r. s^J^u a^LJt", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0787.jp2"}, "662": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0788.jp2"}, "663": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0789.jp2"}, "664": {"fulltext": "/^^e^e^yrt y jt^cy^U^^^--^-^^", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0790.jp2"}, "665": {"fulltext": "EPSOM.\\nthat would allow him to discriminate and use those\\ndiscoveries iu medical science which could be made\\nbeneficial to his fellow-men, and he soon showed that\\nskill and energy which is tlie key-note of success, ac-\\nquired a large and lucrative practice, and was a leading\\nmember of the medical fraternity. After nine years\\nresidence in Great Falls he removed to Dover. His\\nestablished reputation, both as a phvsiciau and sur-\\ngeon, brought him at once into the confidence of the\\npeople in Dover. And now, after ten years of pro-\\nfessional life, Dr. Martin was considered one of the\\nbest physicians and surgeons in the State iu fact,\\nthe leading physician in that section, and the con-\\nsulting physician in cases requiring superior medical\\nskill. His natural dignity of mien and courteous\\nbearing, united with his social qualities, pleasing ad-\\ndress and sympathetic heart, made him very popular.\\nGenerous in the matter of his services, promjit to\\nanswer the call of those from whom no remuneration\\ncould come as well as that of the wealthiest man, all\\nwho souglit his counsel found him faithful and sure,\\nalways ready with kind words of advice and encour-\\nagement, and in the many delicate offices connected\\nwith his profession he displayed that discriminating\\nsense, judgment and tact, conjoined with a nice ob-\\nservance of a tender and scrupulous confidence, which\\nwere among his characteristics, and endeared him to\\nthe hearts of his patients. He was deeply devoted to\\nhis profession, pursuing it with ceaseless ardor, giv-\\ning it his greatest thought and study, making many\\nsacrifices of a personal nature for its benefit, keeping\\nthoroughly informed regarding all matters pertain-\\ning to it and calling to his aid its most advanced\\nthought. His career was an eminently successful one.\\nand he demonstrated what determination, perse-\\nverance, untiring application and love for his noble\\nart could do, and filled an honorable and high posi-\\ntion.\\nIn politics Dr. Martin was Democratic, of that\\nhonest and stable Jacksoniau type which holds the\\nobject of the nation to be the paramount good of the\\npeople. With but little ambition for political pre-\\nferment, he was not always able to resist the impor-\\ntunities of political and personal friends, and was\\noften brought forward for political oflSce. He was\\nelected to the New Hampshire House of Representa-\\ntives in 1830, 1832 and 1837 to the New Hampshire\\nSenate iu 1835 and 1836 and in 18.52 and 1853 he\\nwas elected to the highest office of the State, that of\\nGovernor.\\nDr. Martin was elected a member of the Straftbrd\\nDistrict Medical Society in 1835, and was chosen its\\npresident in 1841 and 1842 a, member of the State\\nMedical Society iu 1836, and its president in 1858\\nand a member of the American Medical Association\\nin 1849. He was one of the founders of the Dover\\nMedical Association, and its first president in 1849,\\nand reelected in 1 8.50. He was elected a meral)er of the\\nNew Hampshire Historical Society in 18.53, also New-\\nEngland Historical Genealogical Society thesame year,\\nand vice-president of the same, for New Hampshire,\\nin 1855. He was one of the organizers of the Dover\\nLibrary, and its president in 1851, 1852 and 1853. He\\nwas a member of the board of trustees of the New-\\nHampshire Asylum for the Insane in 1852, and 1853,\\nand member of the board of trustees of the House\\nof Reformation for Juvenile and Female Oflenders in\\n1855. He was one of the incorporators of the State\\nAgricultural Society, and was elected vice-president\\nof the same in 1851. He was chosen president of the\\nSavings-Bank for the County of Straftbrd in 1844,\\nholding the office until 1852, when he declined a re-\\nelection was a leading director of the Dover Bank\\nfrom 1847 to 1855, when he resigned also a director\\nof the Strafibrd Bank from 1860 to the time of his\\ndeath. He also held various other offices of trust.\\nHe was a member of the Masonic fraternity and of\\nthe Order of Odd-Fellows.\\nIn all the various relations of life, the kindliness of\\nheart of Dr. Martin, his gentlemanly and unostenta-\\ntious manner and his pre-eminent abilities won him\\nwarm friends and admirers. Never was a man more\\nconscientious in the discharge of official duties or\\nprivate trusts, and never could the evil-minded find\\naught against his integrity or the purity of his mo-\\nSAMUEL MARTIX.\\nProminent among the families dating back to the\\npioneer settlements of this section of the State, and\\nmembers of which have in every generation been\\nagriculturists, is that from which Samuel Martin\\ntraces his ancestry. This branch of the Martin fam-\\nily is Scotch-Irish, that is, they were of Scotch lin-\\neage, born on Irish soil, and it wiis necessary tltat a\\npeople of one nationality and born on alien soil should\\nhave a distinctive name, hence the appellation of\\nScotch-Irish.\\nThe line of descent to Samuel is Nathaniel (1),\\nWilliam (2), Samuel (3), James (4), Samuel (5). Wil-\\nliam (2), born in 1712, the great-grandfather of Sam-\\nuel, accompanied his parents to America when very\\nyoung, and his childhood was passed amid the pri-\\nvations incident to thepioneerlifeof thenew country,\\nand in the labor of converting the wilderness and\\nrough, stony soil into fruitful fields. His father,\\nNathaniel Martin (1), w:is a robust, persevering and\\nadventurous man, of sterling worth, and much es-\\nteemed. His mother, Margaret (Jlitchell) Martin,\\nwas a true-hearted woman, who did not hesitate to\\nfollow her husband into a new and almost uninhabited\\nregion, and to brave the hardships appertaining, if\\nthere they could only find that which their firmly-\\nfixed faith so strongly desired Freedom to worship\\nGod. William (2) attained manhood, inherited the\\nnd,\\nhis ]iarents, became a tiller of the soil,\\ntime, married Sallv, eldest daughter of", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0791.jp2"}, "666": {"fulltext": "470\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nMajor James Cochrane, of Pembroke. He followed\\nthe occupation of his father, that of farming, and also\\nlearned the shoemaker s trade. He made his home\\nin Pembroke, and was an industrious and honored\\ncitizen. He died July 6, 1828. His children were\\nPolly, Thomas, James (4), Noah (see biography ot\\nDr. Martin) and Nancy. James (4) was born in\\nPembroke, N. H., July 1, 1799. He was a resident\\nof Epsom, where he had a large farm, which he culti-\\nvated. Intelligent and thoughtful, he kept himself\\ncognizant of matters pertaining to public affairs, held\\nnumerous town offices and also served as representa-\\ntive for the town of Epsom. He married Elsie Bailey.\\nTheir children were Sally (born December 25, 1822,\\nnow Mrs. Sleeper has four children), Samuel, James\\n(born January 5, 1830; now residing in St. Louis; has\\nthree children), and Thomas (born July 1, 1832 has\\nthree children, and is living in Wisconsin.)\\nSamuel Martin, eldest son of James and Elsie\\n(Bailey) Martin, was born in Epsom January 28,\\n1828. From a mere lad until he was fourteen years\\nof age Samuel worked at farming, assisting his father\\nin his labors. He then went to Dover, N. H., and\\nmade his home for three years with his uncle, Dr.\\nNoah Martin, alterwards Governor, who kindly gave\\nhim the opportunity of availing himself of the valua-\\nble instruction of the eminent John R. Yarn ey, whose\\nenthusiasm in this calling was such as to inspire his\\npupils to laudable endeavor and friendly rivalry, and\\nof whom the historian writes He left a record of a\\nlife of true manliness, consistency and purity. Im-\\nproving these favorable circumstances, the young\\nman acquired quite a proficiency in the studies pur-\\nsued. Returning to Epsom, he remained a year, and\\nthen, like many New England boys, he thought he\\nwould try his fortune in another field of labor, and\\nwent to Boston, where he entered the employ of S. T.\\nParker, dealer in West India goods. He continued\\nwith this firm about two years; then made a change\\nof employers and business, engaging with Cutler\\nCo., furniture dealers, to whom he gave faithful ser-\\nvice for several more years, until, in 1851, he returned\\nto his native place, preferring its pure air, pleasant\\nsurroundings and quiet, rural occupations, and com-\\nmenced farming and lumbering in company with his\\nfather. Since his death Mr. Martin has added one\\nhundred and sixteen acres to his farm, while he has a\\nlarge holding of real estate (two hundred acres) in\\n.Mlenstown.\\nMr. Martin is a consistent and unswerving Demo-\\ncrat, and as such represented his town in the Legis-\\nlature of 1868-69. He is an honorable and estimable\\ncitizen, and has been elected to many offices of trust;\\nhas served as selectman for twelve years and town\\ntreasurer nine years, faithfully performing the duties\\nentrusted to him.\\nInheriting a strong physique from hissturdy Scotch\\nancestry, together with many excellent characteris-\\ntics of heart and mind, Mr. Martin is a representa-\\ntive farmer and worthy descendant of those men of\\nactivity, earnest labor and endurance who were im-\\nportant factors in the formation of the American\\ncharacter.\\nWilliam Goss was born in Epsom, N. H., July 13,\\n1820. His grandfather, Samuel Goss, came to Epsom\\nfrom Greenland, N. H., and was one of the pioneers\\nof the town. Like most frontiersmen, he possessed a\\nrugged frame and strong constitution, fitted to battle\\nwith the hardships and privjitions of life in the\\nwilderness. He lived to be seventy-five years of age.\\nHe was a soldier in the War of the Revolution, as\\nwas Mr. Goss maternal grandfather, Yeaton, who\\nwas a sea-faring man, and served on the water in hi.\u00c2\u00ab\\ncountry s struggle for independence.\\nJonathan Goss, the son of Samuel, was a native of\\nEpsom was by occupation a blacksmith and farmer,\\nand was a soldier in the War of 1812. He married\\nSally Yeaton, and had a family of seven children\\nNoah, died in infancy. William, the subject of\\nthis writing. Hannah Y. married Nathaniel Ed-\\nmunds, of Chichester; died, leaving five children.\\nNancy L. married, first, Edward Edmunds, by whom\\nthere is one living child second, Jeremiah Mack, by\\nthis marriage there is no offspring and, third, Jona-\\nthan Marden, both are yet living, no issue. Sally\\nmarried Jeffer-son Edmunds; they have six children\\nliving. Mary C, now Mrs. George Morse, of Loudon\\nthey have no children. Andrew J., now residing in\\nSantiago, Cal. He was for many years collector of\\ncustoms at Saint Augustine, Fla. He wa.s a\\ngraduate of Dartmouth College, and afterward studied\\nmedicine, but declining health forbade his choosing\\nmedicine as his profession.\\nJonathan Goss was a strong, vigorous, active man\\nof untiring energy, indomitable courage, and for\\nthose times a successful man. He was an ingenious\\nman of inventive turn, and originated many new de-\\nvices, some of which are in use at the present day.\\nHe possessed wonderful muscular strength, and many\\nextraordinary feats of his are remembered by the\\nolder inhabitants of the community. One, related\\nby his son, is that when more than fifty years of age,\\nhe lifted with one hand a forty-gallon cask of cider.\\nHe was a man of broad and liberal views, and gave\\nhis children what educational advantages his circum-\\nstances in life would afford.\\nWilliam Goss inherited his father s qualities i)f ac-\\ntivity and energy, and was early taught to labor.\\nWhen not at work on the farm he assisted his father\\nin the shop, and remained at home with his parents\\nuntil about twenty-five years of age. He married,\\nJune 2, 1846, Maryett, daughter of William and\\nEsther (Fowler) Abbott, of Pembroke, N. H. He\\nthen went upon a farm adjoining his father s, and re-\\nsided there until March, 1855, when he sold this farm\\nand purchased the place where he now resides, within", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0792.jp2"}, "667": {"fulltext": "-rif -byAHPlur^^\\n7^^^(^:^.^iy-f^", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0795.jp2"}, "668": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0796.jp2"}, "669": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0797.jp2"}, "670": {"fulltext": "KESIUENCL: Ui U. o. i^ANDEKS,", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0798.jp2"}, "671": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0801.jp2"}, "672": {"fulltext": "fZ-^ ?Ai ^,-/fi,.-..//t,Q).", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0802.jp2"}, "673": {"fulltext": "EPSOM.\\na few rods of the present railroad slatiou at Epsom.\\nSiuce that time, owing chiefly to Mr. Goss enterprise,\\na villiige has grown up around him and bears liis\\nname, being called Gossville in his honor. He has\\nlit cn a prudent and industrious farmer, making a\\nsiock-farm of his acreage, trading a great deal in\\ncattle, dealing considerably in real estate and in\\nvarious ways adding to his income. He Inis built\\nmost of the houses in the village of Gossville. He\\n|iiircha.sed the house in which his father was born,\\nand also the one in which hehimself was born, moved\\ntliem over to Gossville, fitted them up, and they arc\\n.si ill used as residences. He bought the old Baptist\\nChurch building, moved it into the village and con-\\nverted it into a store. In this way he has constantly\\nand assiduously labored to build up a prosperous-\\nvillage around his chosen abode.\\nIn the building of the new church in Gossville too\\nmuch credit cannot be given Mr. Goss for the energy,\\nperseverance and persistence with which he advocated\\nand assisted the enterprise. When others were dis-\\nciiurascd and ready to abandon the matter altogether\\nhe took the leadership and bore, for the time being,\\nt lie burdens himself, and carried it forward to com-\\npletion, and this same spirit has characterized him\\nthrough life.\\nLike other men who undertake and achieve diffi-\\ncult enterprises, he has met opposition, and borne\\nheavy burdens, burdens under which one less res-\\nolute would have faltered but being of stern stuff,\\nwith vigorous mind and body, Mr. Goss kept up\\ncour.-igc and endeavor, and has lived to see the waste\\nplaces made glad, and the barren hills dotted with\\ncomfortable and cozy homes. They have now in the\\nvillage a shoe-factory, which has employed as many\\nas sixty or sixty-five hands. This wa.s built by a stock\\ncompany, but Mr. Goss was the prime mover in the\\nenterprise, and now owns more than half the stock.\\nHis sou, Nathan J., is the agent and manager of the\\nshop.\\nMr. Goss has twice represented his t(nvn in the\\nState Legislature, and has been a selectman of E\\\\t-\\nsoni.\\nMrs. Goss died May 3, 1873. She was the mother\\nof four children .lohn Abbott, born August 26, 1847,\\nmarried Electa Ann, daughter of Charles H. Car-\\npenter, of Chichester. They have two children,\\nCharles C, boru February 9, 1871, and Clara H. M.,\\nborn July 11, 1874. Mr. Goss is cashier of the Pitts-\\nfield, N. H., National Bank, and manager of the\\nGpera-House in that town also treasurer of the\\nFarmers Savings-Bank, and also treasurer of the\\nI ittsfield Aqueduct Company. Elizabeth J., born\\nSc ptember 2, 1849, married .Vlfred Porter Bickfi)rd, of\\nFiisom, January 2, 1870. They have four children,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094William P., born February 15, 1871 Nathan A.,\\nborn July 17, 1872 Alfred G., born February 4, 1875;\\nand Harry, born May, 1883. Noah William, born\\nJuly 12, ISlil, now in the grain and grocery trade at\\nPittsfield. Nathan Jonathan, born September 13,\\n1863.\\nMr. Goss married, as his second wife, December 23,\\n1873, Mrs. S. Rebecca Crockett {n^e Ranilall) no\\nissue. Mrs. Goss had by her first husband one\\ndaughter, Annie R., who married James Yeaton, of\\nE|)som. She has three children,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John C, Helen E.\\nP. and George H. Mrs. Goss is u native of Deerfield,\\nbut most of her life has been spent in Concord.\\nIn politics Mr. Goss is a Democrat, as were his\\nfather and grandfather. He is a member of the Bap-\\ntist Society. In all the relations of life, as son,\\nhusband, father, neighbor or citizen, Mr. Goss has\\nbeen a true man, and probably no man in the com-\\nmunity is more highly respected by his fellow-towns-\\nORREN STRONG SANDERS.\\nOrren Strong Sanders, M.D., Boston, Mass., was\\nborn in Epsom, Merrimack County, N. H., September\\n24, 1820. He is the eldest son of Colonel Job and\\nPollie Sanders, being the senior of four sons. The\\npalms of his hands were hardened before he reached\\nbis teens in handling the implements of an industrious\\nfanner.\\nAt the age of thirteen years and a half he went to\\nlive with General Joseph Low, Concord, N. H., for\\none year as a servant, receiving for his services two\\nmouths schooling and fifty dollars, the whole of\\nwhich sum, with the excei)tion of live dollars, liefiave\\nto his father.\\nThe succeeding year he served seven months as a\\nfarm-hand with Judge Whittemore, Pembroke, N. H.,\\nfor nine dollars a month, rising early and working\\nlate. During the following winter he attended the\\ntown school in his father s district.\\nIn April, when fifteen years and a half old, he went\\nto Northwood, N. H., to learn the trade of a carpenter\\nwith the late Luther and William Tasker, receiving\\nfifty dollars and three months schooling that year.\\nIn March, 1836, as soon as the district school closed\\nin Epsom, he decided to change his purpose in life,\\nand, with his neighbor and friend, Henry F. Sanborn,\\nwent on foot, with a bundle of clothes, a few books\\nin hand and seventeen dollars in his pocket, seven-\\nteen miles to Gilmanton, N. H., where he commenced\\nin earnest to obtain, in the middle of the spring term,\\nan education. In the summer term he again went to\\nGilmanton, boarding himself, with three other stu-\\ndents, for ninety cents each a week.\\nIn the autumn of the same year, a younger brother\\ndesiring to attend school, he changed bis plan, and\\nwent to Pembroke, N. H., it being less than half the\\ndistance to Old Gilmanton, and there he contiiuied\\nhis studies for several successive terms, practit-ing\\nthe economical method of playing house-keeping.\\nShortly after he had attiiined his sixteenth birth-\\nilay he commenced his first school in Cliiche.\u00c2\u00abter,\\nN. 11., known as the Meeting-House,or Reed District,", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0805.jp2"}, "674": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nfor the sum of eight dollars a month and boarded\\nround. This school had about thirty scholars en-\\nrolled, and the sixteen dollars appropriated to the\\nobject of education for the winter months secured for\\nthcni the benefit of young Sanders earnest efforts to\\nstiniiilalc lliom to increased mental activity, to make\\nup Inr lircvity of opportunity.\\nThe rullowing winter this persevering youth was re-\\nengaged to instruct in the same district, and at the\\ntermination of this school term he commenced teach-\\ning the school in Bear Hill District, and at the end of\\ntwelve weeks clo.scd his efforts with a brilliant ex-\\nhibition.\\nIn the following autumn be spent fourteen weeks\\nin Northwood, teaching in the lowerpart of thetown;\\nfallowing this school, he served as teacher in the\\nYoung District, in Barriugton, returning to North-\\nwood the succeeding winter, and gave another term\\nof service in the same locality as before.\\nHis bisi ami final experience as school-master\\nwas III ihc Cillcy District, in his native town, where\\nhe was raviiriMl with a large attendance and. secured\\na successful result.\\nSix months after he had passed his nineteenth birth-\\nday he commenced the study of medicine with Dr.\\nHanover Dickey, Epsom. In the autumn of 1841 he\\nattended his first course of medical lectures at Dart-\\nmouth College, after which he pursued his medical\\nstudies in the anatomical laboratory with Dr. Haynes,\\nConcord. When he had completed his studies in an-\\natomy, pliysiology and hygiene with Dr. Haynes he\\nfiltered llie oflii-e of Drs. Chadburne and Buck, with\\nlour iilber students, forming an interesting class, with\\ndaily recitations, taking up several branches of the\\nmedical course.\\nIn the spring of 1843 he went to Lowell, Miuss., and\\nentered the ofRceof Dre. Wheelock, Graves and Allen.\\nIn this new relation he bad not only the assistance of\\nDr. Allen :vs a private medical tutor, but saw nmch\\npniclice with Dr. iraves. In the fall of 1X48 he grad-\\nUMte.l .It the then very populnr niedieal eolK-e, astle-\\nloii,\\nOil tlie \u00e2\u0096\u00a017l\\\\\\\\ of November, ISlo, he united in matri-\\nmony with bis present wife. Miss Drusilla, eldest\\ndaiii^liler otS. M. Morse, Es i., Effingham, N. H. In\\nDeeeiiilier lollowing he commenced the practice of\\niiieilicine in Centre Effingham, where he remained till\\nJune, ISt7. He then moved to Chichester, where he\\nentered upon a large and lucrative practice; but in\\nthe autumn of 1848 he became interested in the sci-\\nence of homteopathy, as best embodying the true i)rin-\\nciples of healing. At this time he disposed of medi-\\ncines and equipments, and went to Boston, entering\\nthe office of Dr. Samuel Gregg, a distinguislied homreo-\\npathic physician remaining with him, investigating,\\nby study and observation, this new method of the\\nhealing art, for eighteen months and from that time\\nto the present Dr. Sanders has followed his (irofes-\\nsion in Boston, and has been, from the first, consj\\namong the physicians of that city for his extensive\\nand lucrative practice and his successful treatment of\\ndisease.\\nThe habitsofindustry and frugality, formed in youth\\nand student-life, not only gave to Dr. Sanders a vigorous\\nconstitution, but laid a broad foundation for that\\npower of endurance so essential to enable him to bear\\nthat long, continuous professional strain which has\\nsecured him unparalleled success and a high profes-\\nsional reputation.\\nWhile he is a medical winner in every sense of\\nthe term, with a.spirations ever for the right, he has\\nenjoyed the confidence of his numerous friends, not\\nonly in the city government and Masonic fraternities,\\nbut also of the members of the church to which he has\\nso long been attached.\\nHis generosity has been ci|Ual to his success, and\\nbe has contributed with no stinted hand to public in-\\nstitutions, and freely given aid to the deserving r.\\nHe is ever ready to give his support to any worthy\\nobject; and if his large-hearted charities, for the\\nmost part secretly performed, find no place in news-\\npaper reports, they are written in letters of light liy\\nthe recording angel in the Book of Life.\\nHis munificence in establishing the Home lor Lit-\\ntle Wanderers is but one of the many grand and\\nnoble acts of his life.\\nFor several terms Dr. Sanders ;is a nicmhcr of the\\nBoston School Board, and, despite the exigent de-\\nmands made upon his time by his extensive i)ractice,\\nhe was unfailing in his attendance, and his utterances\\nwere always valued for their suggcstivencss and prac-\\nticability. In fact, industrial education has long been\\nwith the doctor a favorite study, and he has written\\nsome excellent essays on the subject.\\nHe is not, in any sense of the term, a politichm,\\nand yet he Ims always endeavored, from a considera-\\ntion of the ilulics of citizenship, to nuike himself\\nfamiliar with the cMr-varying i hases of political life,\\nto thoroughly comprehend the tendency of each polit-\\nical movement and to give his intelligent support\\nto every meiwure which he has regarded as conducive\\nto the public welfare. His judgment has frequently\\nbeen appealed to, his influence solicited and nom-\\ninations to office have been tendered him by apprecia-\\ntive friends; but hitherto his i rofessional tastes and\\npear in the list of political aspirants.\\nWithin the pale of his profession, however, honors\\nhave been thrust upon him, and on the medical plat-\\nform he has been a frequent and eloquent speaker.\\nIn 1872 he delivered, before the Massachusetts\\nllomceopatliic Medical Society, a masterly oration on\\nProgress without Change of Law. In 1875, before\\nthe same body, his address on Dy nami/.ation was\\npronounced to be an able production; and in 1878,\\nwhen elected president of the society, his oration on\\nHoinceopathy, the Aggressive Science of Medicine,\\nwas received bv the audience as a new revelation ol", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0806.jp2"}, "675": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0807.jp2"}, "676": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0808.jp2"}, "677": {"fulltext": "473\\nthe triumphant pi-ogress of s unUia simill/nis curtin/ui:\\nHe has fro(nuMill.v U cdirrd licloiv llic Ladirs i;,istiin\\nPhysiological Socidy, mimI his liiciil expositions ol hy-\\ngienic law were always lislcncil (o willi iiiaikcil appre-\\nciiitiou and the rei onls of other medical societies\\nwill hear witness to his readiness to contribute his\\n(juota of original thought to the medical knowledge\\nof the day. His article on cholera, which appiarcil\\nin the Boston Globe July 5, 1SS5, is exhaustive ol Ihe\\nsubject and has attracted much attention.\\nAs a speaker, he is forcible and earnest, and his\\nappearance on a platform is such as to at oiiee win\\nthe sympathies of an audience. As a writer, his style\\nis vigorous and terse; and his clear-cut sentences\\nmake it peculiarly attractive. If his studies had been\\nso directed, he might have excelled as an orator or\\nobtained a conspicuous place in the ranks of literature.\\nWe give an engraving of his present commodious\\nresidence, at 511 Columbus Avenue, Boston, which\\nwas finished in 1872. This house, which is his own\\nproperty, and which was erected at a cost of some\\nhundred thousand dollars, was designed throughout\\nby himself, and seems to indicate that, if he had not\\nbeen a doctor, he might have become eminent as an\\narchitect. The sanitary appliances are perfect, the\\ndecorations in excellent taste, the arrangements for\\ncomfort and convenience the best possible, and from\\nbasement to attic it bears testimony to the high devel-\\nopment of the doctor s constructive faculties.\\nThe lion, life-size, which is placed in couchanf atti-\\ntude on the corner of the house, and is a conspicuous\\nornament to the avenue, was carved from a bloi:k of\\ngranite selected by the doctor himself, and, as a work\\nof art, may compare favorably with the famous lions\\nof Landseer, which adoi-uTrafalgarSquare, in London.\\nTo my own knowledge, the benevolent deeds done\\nby this physician during his residence in the city of\\nhis adoption are sufficiently numerous to fill a volume,\\nbut in such an outline sketch as this it would be im-\\npossible to enumerate them, and I can only say, in\\nclosing, that what Dr. Banders has done for God and\\nhumanity is but an exampleof what other young men\\nmay accomplish, if they will only model their lives\\nafter his perseverance, self-denial and unblemished\\nhabits. M.\\nGEORGE SA fDERS, JR.\\nOne of the representative agriculturists of this\\nsection, whose keen practicality, industry and devo-\\ntion to that science well deserves more than a mere\\nmention, is George Sanders, Jr. He is a son of\\nGeorge and Polly (Twombly) Sanders, and was born\\nin Epsom, N. H., November 6, 1832. The ancestor\\nof the American family of Sanders was Christopher\\nSanders, who came from England prior to 1671. We\\ncannot fully trace the line to George, nor tell from\\nwhich one of the sons of Christopher he is descended.\\nThe great-grandfather of the one of whom we now\\nwrite was George Sanders, a resident of Rye, N. H.,\\nwhere he passed his days, a quiet and useful citizen.\\nHis son John, the pioneer of the family in this town,\\nwas born in Rye, and when a young man came to\\nEpsom, m;inieil and I leeame a resident. He was a\\nstalwart mail, vij^c irons and ctnergetic, and devoted him-\\nselfto his farm with all the force of his strong nature,\\nand as a citizen was much respected. About ISrwi\\nlie removed to Concord, where he resided until his\\ndeath, March 13, 1870, aged nearly eighty-nine years.\\nleorge Sanders, Sr., son of John and Anna Sanders,\\nmarried Polly Twombly, of Barrington. They have\\nhad three children, George and Mary (twins), and\\nJohn. Mr. Sanders, inheriting the strong pln sique\\nand hardy nature of his father, became a farmer, and\\nin 1S32, shortly after his marriage, he purchased a\\nfarm of one hundred and twenty acres, and by his\\nunremitting labors and constant care he brought the\\nland into such a state of cultivation that it soon\\nbecame remunerative, and he was able toiucrea.se his\\nfirst ownership in land some hundreds of acres by\\nailding to it at various times, and at present the\\nSanders family have five hundred and thirty acres in\\ntheir jiossession. It is located in different tracts, but\\nthe home-farm is considered one of the best farms in\\nthe town of Epsom. Mr. Sanders, Sr., has been\\nselectman, and held some minor town otBces. His\\nreligious convictions are in accord with the Free-\\nwill Baptists,of which church he has been a mem-\\nber about twenty years. He is now living, at the age\\nof eighty-one. Mrs. Sanders died Ili^cember 22,\\n1884, aged eighty- one.\\nGeorge Sanders, Jr., could hardly have consistently\\nfollowed any other vocation tli;iii that id the farmer,\\nhaving been born and passed his cliildlmod days\\nwhere everything about him revealed the bounteous\\ngifts of Mother Nature, and also inheriting, in some\\nmea.sure, from his father and grandfather the charac-\\nteristics of a good agriculturist. He received a good\\ncommon-school education, suiqilemented by a term at\\nPembroke Academy. He has always resided on the\\nold place. He married, January 5, 1875, Nancy A.,\\ndaughter of David and Mary Ann (Carr) White, of\\nAntrim, N. H., a descendant in the fifth generation\\nfrom John White (1), of Ireland, whose son, Patrick\\n(2), studied for the priesthood but renouncing his\\nfaith in the doctrine of the Catholic Church, he was\\nobliged to flee to this country, where he made a\\nhome. David (3), son of Patrick, married Sarah\\nButton, of Peterborough, and when the clarion notes of\\nthe trumpet called the brave and the willing to their\\ncountry s defense, he responded and proved a faith-\\nful soldier to his father s adopted land. David (4)\\nmarried Mary Ann Carr, a descendant of William\\nCarr, a prominent man in the early days of Gofls-\\ntown. Mr. Carr, in 1787, went to Antrim and built\\nthe house and settled on a farm which is now occu-\\npied by David White. He married Ann Boyce, of\\nBedford, and died at the age of eighty-three years", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0809.jp2"}, "678": {"fulltext": "474\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nhis wife lived to be ninety-three. Mary Sandei-s,\\n(twin sister of George) married Nathaniel Twomhly,\\nof Harrington. They have four children.\\nGeorge Sanders, Jr., has always pursued that oldest\\nand most honorable calling among men, farming, and\\nhas proved himself the right man in the right place.\\nTo be convinced of his wisdom and care, you have\\nonly to look on his fields and meadows, his walls and\\nbuildings, his barns and stalls, his stacks and cribs.\\nBut, with all these cares, he has identified himself\\nwith the civil and religious interests of the town, has\\nbeen selectman for several years, and is an earnest\\nand liberal member of the Free-Will Baptist Church.\\nDemocratic in politics, he represented Epsom in the\\nLegislature of 1874-75.\\nThis family, for several generations, have been\\nmostly tillers of the soil, industrious, careful, prac-\\ntical working people, doing their duties well in the\\nsphere of life to which they were called. They have\\nbeen men of good judgment, active temperament,\\nstrong physique, and have i)erformed their share of\\nthe public matters of the town, and discharged their\\nsocial, public and religious duties conscientiously.\\nCHARLES f URKIER DOE.\\nCharles Cnrrier Doe was born in Durham, N. H.,\\nJuly 21, 1823. He is the s(m of James and Patience\\n(Langlej Doe. and grandson of John Doe. His fa-\\nther, James Doe, was a farmer, and when Charles C.\\nwas but two years of age removed to the town of\\nLee, in Strartbrd County, where he resided ten years.\\nHe then spent about a year each in Newmarket and\\nNottingham, when he removed to Barrington, where\\nhe made his home for several years. He then moved\\nto Grafton, and there his wife died (1845). Mr. Doe\\ncontinued to reside there, making his home with his\\neldest son, till 18-56, when he came to Pittsfield,\\nwherehe died (1862).\\nHe reared a family of eight children,\\nJohn, married Abby Davis and resides in Pittsfield;\\nhas two children, a son and daughter.\\nNancy, married John Garland, of Nottingham.\\nTliey have one daughter.\\nDrucilla marrieil, first, L. Kimball no issue. Sec-\\nond, Mo.ses Brown, of Andover. By this marriage\\nshe had two children. She is now deceased.\\nAbigail, married John T. tiilman resides in Deer-\\nfield has two sons.\\nCharles C, subject of this .sketch.\\nGilman L., married Nancy Kllcnwood. They reside\\nin Iowa have three sons.\\nMary J., married David (iarlaiul. of Nottingliam.\\nThey have one son.\\nHezekiah H., married Sleeper; had me son.\\nHe/.ekiah enlisted in Company B, Ninth Regiment\\nNew Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, and died in\\nhospital at Nichola.sville, Ky., August 31, 1S63.\\nCharles C. Doe, like so manv of the sons of the\\nanry of New England, had but limited facilities\\nfor obtaining an education, the public school of the\\ntown in which his fiither chanced to reside affording\\nthe only o] portunity he enjoyed. Being one of a\\nsomewhat numerous family, in very moderate circum-\\nstances, he had to contribute his share of labor to tlie\\nsupport of the family as soon as he was old enough\\nfor his services to be of any avail. When he wassix-\\nteen years of age he hired out away from home to\\nwork on a farm, and from that time till he attained\\nhis majority his wages went to the support of his par-\\nents. December 15, 184.5, he married Mehitablo P.,\\ndaughter of Amos and Nancy (Libby) Davis, of l .]i-\\nsom, N. H., and went to reside with his father-iii-l:nv\\nand manage the farm. Mr. Davis lived but a few\\nmonths after his daughter s marriage. There still re-\\nmained, however, three old people in the family.\\nMi-s. Davis, her mother (Mrs. Libby) and a bachelor\\nbrother of Mrs. Davis. Mr. Doe took charge of the\\nfarm and assumed the care of the old people, a trust\\nwhich he most faithfully performed to the time of\\ntheir death.\\nHe has followed farming as his chief occupation\\nthrough life, and has been successful. In addition\\nto farm labor, however, he ha.s usually emi)loyed the\\nwinter months in teaming and lumbering; and for\\nmany years, while his sons were growing up to man-\\nhood, they employed their time at shoemaking and\\nthus added to the family exchequer.\\nMr. Doe represented his town in the Legislature\\nduring the two years of 1865 and 1866. He has been\\nselectman of his town and has been a member of the\\nChristian Church for more than forty yeai-s.\\nMrs. Doe s ancestors, both on the paternal and ma-\\nternal sides, came from Rye, N. H., to Epsom, about\\na century ago, when this country was almost an un-\\nbroken wilderness. Her grandfather, Davis, settled\\non the spot where Mrs. Doe now resides. The old\\nhomestead has never been out of the possession of\\nthe family. Her grandfather, Libby, was a soldier in\\nthe War of the Revolution, and her uncle was in the\\nWar of 1812.\\nThe children of Mr. and Mrs. Doe are,\\nWalter C, born November 12, 1846; married Klva\\nCass, of Epsom; resides in Lynn, Mass.; is a shoe-\\nmaker by trade.\\nAmos, born September 11, 1S49; married Mcllic\\nHobnan, of Dixfield, Me.; resides in lloston is by\\ntrade a carpenter.\\nJames A., born March 7, 1852; married Augu.sta\\nLadd, of Deerfield, N. H. resides in Manchester is\\na surveyor of lumber, etc., in a large sash and blind-\\nfactory and lumber-yard.\\nSarah A., born November 1, 1 854 married Calvin\\nD. Clark, of Barnstead, N. H. He was for four years\\nengaged in the grocery trade in Pittsfield, N. II., but\\nin 1884 he sold out his business and went to reside\\nwith his father-in-law on the farm.\\ntieorgc W., the voungest of the familv, was born", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0810.jp2"}, "679": {"fulltext": "l\\n^(SA^O-J^j^", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0811.jp2"}, "680": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0812.jp2"}, "681": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0813.jp2"}, "682": {"fulltext": ".Sit.z^ J6^ (J^ J^U^", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0814.jp2"}, "683": {"fulltext": "475\\nAugust 24, 1857; died December 17, 1883; unmar-\\nried. He always resided with his parents. He was a\\nyoung man of bright intelligence and more than\\nordinary ingenuity in mechanical matters.\\nMr. Cliarles C. Doe is an honest, upright, sincere\\nman unobtrusive, attending strictly to his own af-\\nfairs, and of a generous, manly, frank disposition.\\nThe world would be better f,ir more sueli men.\\nn.wiD sroRuiLr, piiii.BurfK.\\nD. U. Philbrick w.-us born August 2G, 1S2.3, in the\\nnorth part of the town of Epsom, N. H. He is the\\nson of Daniel and Polly (Locke) Philbrick, and\\ngrandson of Daniel and Ruth (Morrill) Philbrick.\\nHis paternal grandfather was a native of Hampton,\\nliockingham County, N. H., and moved to Epsom when\\na young man, and when tlie virgin forest of tlie\\nCatamount and surrounding hills w.is almost un-\\nbroken.\\nThe Philbricks belong to that sturdy, self-reliant\\nand self-contained class of men who liave played so\\nimportant a part in the rise and progress of civiliza-\\ntion in New England. In the county of Rocking-\\nham, and in other parts of Eastern New Hampshire,\\nthe name is a frequent one, and all bearing it show\\nunmistakable evidence of descent from the same com-\\nmon progenitors. They are calm, earnest, industri-\\nous, persevering men and women, with the reputation\\nof being law-abiding and just, useful citizens. Daniel\\nPhilbrick, Sr., became quite a large land-holder in\\nEp.som. He had a family of twelve children, of\\nwhom Daniel was one. Daniel settled on a part of\\nhis father s farm, where his son David M. now re-\\nsides, and was a tiller of the soil all his life. He had\\na family of eight children, of whom David M. was the\\nonly son. The names of the children were Abigail,\\ndied in childhood. Ruth, married first a Mason\\nsecond a Merrill; has four children. Mary, unmar-\\nried, r sides with David M. Asenath, unmarried, re-\\nsides with David M. Abigail (2d), married E. B.\\nSargent has four children. Betsy, married Stephen\\nF. Ring; no issue. David M., subject of this biog-\\nraphy. Peggy Almira, married txeorge Buffum has\\none child.\\nDavid M. Philbrick m.ay be fairly said to stand as\\na representative farmer of his town and section. He\\nhits all his life made agriculture his chief pur.suit,\\nand by constant and intelligently directed efi ort he\\nhas made it a success. He owns, in various tracts,\\nabout six hundred acres of land, a very large farm for\\nNew Hampshire. He is probably the largest land-\\nowner in town. In the winters, after work on the\\nfarm is impracticable, he has employed his time in\\ncutting and hauling wood and lumber.\\nHe is a man who is respected and confided in by\\nhis neighbors and townsmen, and was chosen to rep-\\nresent them in the Legislature in 1876 and 1877. He\\nhas been selectman of Epsom two vears, and sur-\\nveyor of higliways twenty-live years. In politics he\\nis a Democrat.\\nHe n\\\\arried, NovcMibcr L 7, Is.M), S:inili A., dautrbti-r\\nof John and Margaret (Wallace) Steunis, of Deerlicld,\\nN. H. Their children are: A babe (unnamed), died\\nin infancy. Clara I., married Frank Buffum, of Ber-\\nwick, Me.; has five children. Daniel. David F.,\\ndied aged seventeen. Mary A., married George Giles,\\nof Pittsfield, N. H. no offspring. John S., Susan M..\\nGeorge H. and Augustus T.\\nMrs. Philbrick s grandparents were John and Ruth\\nStearns, both natives of New Hampshire, and de-\\nscended from the early Pilgrim stock.\\nNATHAN lilCKKORL).\\nNathan Bickford was born in Epsom, N. H., De-\\ncember 2, 1797. He was the son of Thomas and\\nOlive (Haynes) Bickford. Thomas was a farmer,\\nshoemaker and tanner, and at one period of his life\\nwas quite a prosperous and successful man but most\\nof his substance was spent before his death. He liad\\na family ot seven children, viz., John, Mehitable,\\nSamuel, Nathan, Daniel, Olive and Dearborn.\\nNathan was born at the old Bickford homestead,\\nnear the present village of Gossville. When lie was\\na lad of sutficient age he went to serve an apprentice-\\nship as clothier with a Mr. Currier. His service ex-\\npired when he was nineteen, and he then went to Bos-\\nton, where he remained till his twenty-third year,\\nwhen lie returned to his native town and bought out\\na clothing and carding-inill on Suncook River. He\\nmet with success in this enterprise and continued it\\nfor more than a dozen years, when, leasing his mill\\nbusiness to another party, he embarked in the lumber\\ntrade. At this he did, for a period of about ten\\nyears, quite a large business, rafting down tlie Sun-\\ncook and Merrimack Rivers. In the mean time he\\nconducted farming on a considerable scale, having\\npurchased, about 1830, a farm lying adjacent to his\\nmill.\\nAfter he relinquished the lumber business he gave\\nhis entire attention to his farm, and added to the\\noriginal tract at intervals during his life. He was a\\nman who was held in high esteem by his fellow-\\ntownsmen, and he had ample proof of their confidence\\nby the various positions of oHice and trust in which\\nthey placed him. He was selectman of his town for\\nmany years and held various minor offices. He was\\na member of tlie State Legislature in 1836, and\\nthrouglnrnt a long and busy life he retained the im-\\nplicit confidence and sincere respect of those who\\nknew him.\\nIn politics he was an advocate of tlie Free-Soil\\nparty, and upon the organization of the Republican\\nparty and up to the time of his death he affiliated with\\nthat party.\\nIn religious matters he w.as a Fiee-AVill Baptist.\\nand contributed largely to the support of that chunh.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0815.jp2"}, "684": {"fulltext": "476\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nHe was a man of large benevolence and generosity,\\nMorrill 1)., born October :i, 1836; married Eliza J.\\nand gave of liis means freely and with unstinted hand\\nHoyt, of Epsom, November 28, 1862. They have two\\nto all worthy charities.\\nbright and accomplished daughters,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Susie A. and\\nHe niarri ed, M.ay 12, 18-. Kli/.:i W.. dauiihl.r of\\nAddie E. He wns clc.tc.I licpresentative of Epsom\\nRobert .and Hannah (Osgoo.l) Dirkey, of K|.s.,mi.\\nto the State l,c,i;islalinc In 1885. He has always\\nThey had five children,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nkept up tlie luMilu-r trade which w.as started by liis\\nSusan (i., born February 2. 1S24 niiiiiicil IJcv.\\nfather.\\nJonathan A. Knowles. They have Iw.. .Inl.hvM :au\\\\\\nAlfrc.1 P. marricil l.i/zic .1., dant lilcr of William\\nreside in Manchester, N. H.\\nand Maryctt (loss, of Kpsi.m. Thev have four diil-\\nS. iliu:! br.rii All-rust r,, 1S2II; married Captain\\ndren,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William 1\\\\, Nathan A., Alfred G. and Harry\\nArlhurC. I,,.rlcr. tnc child liviiiiT. She di. d .Inn..\\nM. He has always conducted the form of his father.\\n2, 1S77.\\nNathan Biekford died .Tanuary 1879, aged\\nKliza A., born .Inly 2 1S;\u00c2\u00ab; dicil, unmarried, De\\neighty-one. Mrs. Bickford still survives (188.5), aged", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0816.jp2"}, "685": {"fulltext": "M^\\n,9~cy", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0817.jp2"}, "686": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0818.jp2"}, "687": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF T.OITDON.\\nBY HENRY J. OSGOOD.\\nc H A p T r-: R I.\\nThe name Loudon is of Scotch origin, and means\\nLow Hills. The hills in this town are but a few\\nhundred feet in height, and the general configuration\\nof the surface suggests that it is a hilly town. Bear\\nHill in the southerl-y, Oak Hill in the westerly and\\nBrown s Hill in the northerly are the highest, witii\\nClough s Hill in the centre of the town. Brown s Hill\\nis the highest of all, and, a few years since, the United\\nStates Signal Service erected upon it a signal, to be\\nused in the survey of llic Slate; liul its height was not\\nsutKcient to be of pra lii:il use.\\nAnother reason why it was so called is given as\\nfollows: A Scottish landlord, called Lord of Loudon,\\nmeaning a low, hilly country in Scotland, was one of\\nthe grantors of the town of aiiterbury in the year\\n1727, and when the town ull^ divided, it was suggested\\nthat the new town lie cMlled London, from the circum-\\nstance that it resemliled the land in the dominion of\\nthis lord. The town of Canterbury originally in-\\ncluded all that trai t or territory now known as J^oudon,\\nCanterbury and NorthlicM, and was named for the\\nLord of Canterbury.\\nLoudon lies upon (lie northwesterly line of the\\ncity of Concord; is bounded by Canterbury westerly,\\nby Gilmanton northerly, and by Pittsfield and Chi-\\nchester easterly. It is largely an agricultural town,\\nand ranks as the third in the county in the value of\\nits agricultural products. Hut two towns in the county\\nraise as many bushels of corn, and none as much\\nwheat or produce as many pounds of maple sugar.\\nIt is also an excellent grazing town.\\nSoucook Kiver, running in a southeasterly direc-\\ntion through the town, is the principal stream,\\nand affords water-power, which is improved to some\\ne.Ktent by mills at both the north and southerly jiarts\\nof the town.\\nThe population of llic town at Ihc present time is\\nabout 1200, having decreased since l.SOO from HVAS\\nto 1224 in 1880. It has an area of 28,257 acres, two-\\nlliirds of which is improved land. A large amountof\\nngi\\n,d with\\nlumber h;is been taken from the remain\\na few years.\\nIndian Tribes.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sabatis, an Indian chief,\\npied Sabatis Heights (now called Loudon Kidge)\\n1740 lolT.VI.andit was theca|iit:dofthctiilH-. Individ-\\nuals of this tribe e.tist in the virinily at the present\\ntime, although the race is nearly extinct. They are\\nknown by the name of Battis, and present the com-\\nplexion and cast of the Indian, greatly modified by\\nintercourse with the wliitc nice. This Irihc lived\\nnear the Great Kock in ihr paslnie of Levi F.\\nSleeper.\\nThere was another (rilie, cidlcd Ihc Soncooks, who\\nmaile their headquarlcrs at llir ijiIl^c near llic (iical\\nRock in the field of Uavid .1. JMcnrli, n, cording to\\nllii Ix st legendary history to lie olil:iine.|. Two arrow-\\nheads and a stone pestle have lieen (nnied up by the\\nupon the farm of Mr. V\\nind kept as relics\\nbout the year !7r)0 the chiefs of these tribes were\\nfollowed and killed while into.xicated, for offenses\\ncommitted by their trihes upon the white settlers at\\ndifferent times. The persons concerned in this matter\\nwere arrested and carrietl to Portsmouth and lodged\\nin jail. A mob followed, heat -lown (lie door of ihe\\njail, and, liberating the men, lairied lliein triunijiliant\\nto their homes.\\n(llAH-rER OF TUB TOWN liV TMIO KJNi:.\\niiiiler a/ lite fnUh\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\npt uiilo to whom Hiese preseiita shii\\nthat of oTir sppriiil knowlcrlgi f", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0819.jp2"}, "688": {"fulltext": "478\\nHISTORY OF JIERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nwe do appoint Paul Gerrish, Paul Wentuorlh aii.l\\nmen ul said town, and that they continue iu said\\nThnniday of March, 1728, when others shall be d\\nIn testimony whereof, we have caused the seal u:\\naffixed.\\n/.lent.\\nGiveu the twentieth .lay of May, in the fourth year of our reign.\\nAnno Domini M 2S.\\nBy order of his Honor I.ieul. Gmcruor.\\nKICUABD \\\\\\\\Al.l RON, (\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Icrkof fiWiKl/.\\nThe Town incorporated in 1773.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The following\\nis !i copy of an act U) set ott part of the town of\\nCanterbury into a tlistinct parish l)y the name of\\nLoudon, ;t.s passed in the House of Representatives,\\nJanuary 22, 1773\\nWhereat, a nunibcr of the inliabilHiits of Onnterbury, in the county\\nof Kockingham in tbi- I l- .li,, I,,,, |.lilioMud thelieneiul Assembly\\nto be set off ami i i i\\nsaid town set forlli mil i i n\\nRiven, no person liiilli iiii n. I t yy~i- tbi- s;inie, ;niil lin same ii|\\npearing for the public ;;i i il- I li i.i i. i. u n.n t- I l* Mi iri i.\\ni ouucil and .\\\\ssembly, that :ill i i i i i mi (tmN\\nbeginning at the northeast cm t I i r.i. i i n I: h ti-\\nthence southwest on the head hii 1 t til. h. -r. 1 i-lil mil. 1.. 111.. Iiiir\\nbetween Canterbury and Bow tbciMc on tli.- line bctui-rn SiUiU antcr\\nbury and Bow, live miles; thence acros said Canterbury, northeast\\neight miles, to Gilmanton line and by that to the liounds first men\\ntioned, bo and is hereby set off fmni said town of Canterbury, and\\nerected into and established to he a distinct and separate arish by the\\nname of London, and that the Inhabitants thereof he invested with all\\npowers and privileges by law invested in any Parish within this Prov-\\nince, and are fully exempt from (laying further lax to the town of\\nCanterbury.\\nAnd Nathan Bivchelder of saiil Parish, is hereby Authorized and em-\\npowered (o r^ill ibf liist im.ctiii;; of Kiid Parish of Loudon for the\\nchoice ot r.iiili iiiii.,i i.\\\\ .tiiii_ lip It notification thereof in some\\npublic jilii .1 I I .1 i .1 .i,i\\\\s beforohand, and to govern\\nsaid ni ii 111 i ^l i n. and then they are to proceed\\nHoni\\nProviii.e of New Haiiiiisbir.-\\nJanuaiT 22nd, 1773.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 This Bill 1\\nThat it iiaes lobe enacted.\\nIn Council January 22d, 177U\\npassed to be enacted.\\nTheopoke .\\\\tkinso.v, iiet--ietary.\\nConsented,\\nCeorc.e KiNi:, llciiij. Saretaru.\\nFirst Meeting. The first meeting of inhabitants\\nof the paiisli ol LoikIoii was called and held at the\\nhouse of .MiiahiUM I .a.heldor, Jr., on tlie 2Hd day of\\nMarch, 1778, by a Nvurraiit under the hand and .seal\\nof Nathan nacluidcr. Tlic Imsiiicss to lie transacted\\nwas as follows:\\nIst. To choose a Moderator for said Meeting.\\n2nd. To choose a Parish (;lcrk, Selectmen, CoiisUblc and all ollic-i\\nParish officers as the law directs for the ensuing year.\\nSrd. To see if the said Fnwholders and Inhabitants will agree u|ioii\\nand vote to raise a sum of money this pi-esent year for the lioneht of the\\nGoBiicl in said Parish.\\nshall b,. ...11... ,,,1 l._N I.I..., .ir Iiii.. III.. I l. II- ..ml i;,lalcsill Kli.l\\nParish.\\n6th. To see if the said Freeholdere and InhabitJints will vote tlie\\nsum of thirty-two dollars, which his Excellency John Wentworth was\\npleased to give in when signing the clmrter of the Parish of Loudon,\\nthe same having been worked out on some blgliway in sjiid Parish.\\nI .11 .._! -..ill Parish.\\nI ill I i Ml. rs and Inhabitants will agree iilKin and\\ni..i. 1,. Ill] 111. ni.v .1 I,. I ii,.,-\u00e2\u0080\u009e on the Pannnage lot this present year\\n9lll. To see if said Freeholders and Inhabitants will agree npuii and\\nvote to build two school-houses the present year.\\nlOth. To sc-e if the Freeholders and Inhabitants will agree uih.h and\\nchoose one set day to hold the Annual Meeting in said Parish, and I..\\ntransact any other nuitlcr or thing that may bethought advisable for tin-\\ninterest of said Parish.\\nThe proceedings were as follows:\\nCliose Mr. Jcthro Bachclder Mwlerator for said meeting.\\nVhote Nalhaii lla. h.-l.l.r Parish Clerk.\\nChos, ,1, ill! I.i I.. I I I M.ws Holniau and Jacob Towle Selectmen.\\nCho^t Ill, ticrshoni Matlies, Lt. Benjamin Sias,\\nJethro l!ai 1. i 1 ll.-lnvavs.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2C*,.i. .v.i I .1 I -1,1.1. r.1 kins Hog reeves.\\n(Vio,--,i.. I ..II,. I .1.1- i.ll.o.ke as Field drivers.\\nI .1 I -M ii I I. II 1 1 oyt, surveyors of Lumber.\\n.1 I .1 1 .1.1. I liachelder, I eer keejiers.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0\u00e2\u0096\u00a0II,.-. Ml ill. mi 11,1. li. li. t --aler of weiglits and measures.\\nt7i\u00e2\u0080\u009e..,-J..s.-pli Smith scaler of Leather.\\nVliote Nathaniel Bachclder and John SanlKirn to settle the Select-\\nToted To raise fifty dollars for the bcneflfof the gospel in the Parish\\nof London the year ensuing.\\nVoted That the thirty-two dollars given by lii.s K\\\\. .-lli-ncj .lidiii\\nWentworth be laid out on the highway that leads fruiii tiiliiianton to\\nJethro Bachelder s.\\nVoted To raise forty-five pounds to amend the highways the cnsimig\\nyear.\\nVoted To fall twenty acresof trees on the Parsonage.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2To/cd To give Benjamin Sias twenty-two dollars to fall twenty. two\\nacres of trees on the Parsonage, to be iKiid iu Corn at Cbristnnu* at mai-\\nket price.\\nVoted That the Selectmen be a Coinniittee to lay out the money tor\\nthe benefit of the gosiiel.\\nVoted To buy two Books for the benefit of tin- Parish, one tor the\\nClerk and the other for the Selectmen.\\nA meeting was held this same year at the house of\\nStephen Perkins, and it was\\nVoted That Nathan IJachehier and Jethro Biu-lieldei- In- a Coiiiniillcc\\nto fix uiwii a place for a Burying-ground.\\nVoted That the Meeting House stand on the Southeast corner of the\\nSchool lot, part or all in the road, as the land may ho thought best.\\nThe First Tax-List Committed.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The following\\nprovince, county and parish rate was coniiiilttcd to\\nJethro Bacliclder, constable for said parish, for the\\nyear 1774:\\nX.\\nTboiiiasWai-d 1. Ill 1\\nAl.niliaiii liaclielder, Jr 1) U 7 2\\n.M.l-al.aiii liacliclder M\\n.loscpli Smith 11 1 II 2\\nKliphalc-t Kawlings 1 II .s 2\\nllanici I.add (Ill 12\\nM.\u00c2\u00ab-s Jloi-rill 7 7 1\\nJames l.yford 12 2\\nJohn Drew l:! s :i\\nCel-shoiii Matlies II 2\\nTinioi", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0820.jp2"}, "689": {"fulltext": "LOUDON.\\n.TuriutlKin Smith 10 5 3\\n.John Surgel.t II 4\\nThomas Sweat o 8 8 2\\nJohn Stephens Ii n\\nSamuel Carter li 4 3\\nSamuel Locke 12 11\\nJonathan Clough ll 13 3 5\\nHannah Magoon 1 2\\nSamuel Dow 6 6\\nE/tkii-l Moiiill 16 7\\nMasttii JloiTill n 5 13\\nJainrs ShfTburiie 6 GO\\nIluillcy Sweasy 8 8 2\\nWillium Davis 12 5 3\\nWilliam Boyeuton 8 8\\nJothro Bachelder, Jr 2 10 2\\nPaul Morrill 1 6 2\\nSamuel Morrill 14 3 3\\nIsaar Morrill 82\\nlliarlfs Sias o 14 7\\nJohn Glines (1 12 5 2\\nTlioiiias Clough 5 11 2\\nJ .hu Hoit 1 60\\nSamuel Danforth 1 6\\nSamuel Chamberiin, Jr 10 11\\nSamuel Chamberiin 1 2 2\\nJethro Bachelder 1 4 8 2\\nDaniel Bachelder 10 11\\nStephen Kimball 2 7\\nWilliam Knox 1 2\\nMoses Ordway 15 11 2\\nMoses Ordway, Jr 9 5 2\\nGeorge Barnes il 14 4 3\\nThomas Magoon o 1 3\\nNathaniel Moor 2 6\\nOliver Blaisdel 6\\nMoses Holman 4 10 o\\nMoses Rawlings S 8\\nStephen Oilman 13 10\\nAmount \u00c2\u00a331 5\\n1774.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 This meeting was called at the house of\\nNathan Bachelder, Esq., March 20th, at twelve\\no clock, noon.\\nArticle Second was to choose a clerk and other parish officers.\\nArticU Thirds to see if the Inhabitants vill raise a sum of money\\nthis year for the benefit of the Gospel in said parish and for schooling.\\nMriicie FoHrlh was to see how much shall be raised for highways.\\nArticle Fifth, to see whether the officers of the parish shall be allowed\\nanything for their services.\\nvlrtici\u00c2\u00abSu:(ft, to see if the town will vote to build two school-houses\\nand do any other thing thought advisable.\\nAt this meeting John Hoit was chosen moderator,\\nNathan Bachelder, clerk Jonathan Clough, Moses\\nHolman and Nathan Bachelder, selectmen Jethro\\nBachelder, constable; Samuel Carter and Samuel\\nLock were chosen tythingmen.\\nVoted to raise fifty dollars for the gospel and none for schooling.\\nVoted to raise sixty pounds, to be laid out on the highways at three\\nshillings a day for man and beast.\\nVoted, the Constable is to have five pence per pound for gathering\\nVoted that Lieut. Benjamin Sias and Lieut. Daniel Ladd be a com-\\nmittee to lay out the money for preaching.\\nVoted to build a Pound this present year, and to set it before Abra-\\nham Bachelder, Jr. s, door.\\n31\\nVoted to lend Mr. Ephraim Blunt six tlioiiaand feet of pine boards,\\nif he will give from under his hand that the parish may have the use of\\nhis chamber to hold meetings in when wanted.\\nVoted that the boards be four dollars a thousand, and that the Belect-\\nmen take security for them.\\nFbfcd to take three and one-half dollars from the minister s money\\nfor Congress.\\n1775.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The meeting was held at Colouel Joseph\\nTilton s. Jonathan Clough was chosen clerk, John\\nHoit, moderator; Jonathan Clough, Nathan Bach-\\nelder and Timothy Tilton, selectmen; John Hoit,\\nconstable Thomas Ward and Charles Sias, tything-\\nmen Moses Morrill, Jacob Tole and Thomas Drake\\nHowards.\\nVoted to raise money to buy i\\nfor tiie selecin\\nto keep their\\nFo(ed to take the money for\\nexpenses of the war.\\nro(erf that fifty shillings be laid out iu pro\\nand schooling to defray the\\nfor the use of the\\ns of powder and sixty pounds of ball\\nVoted that Abraham Bachelder, Jr., and Mr. Ward be a\\nlovide the provisions that was voted, and keep the same\\nBachelder i\\nto Exeter and stand\\nOiose Natha\\nCftose a Committee of Safety for said parish as follows: Ephrahim\\nBlunt, Abraham Bachelder, Nathan Bachelder, Esq., John Hoit, Eaph-\\nalet Rollins, Abiah Chamberiin and Jonathan Clough as the com-\\nGhoHC as a Committee of Correspondence, Jethro Bachelder and\\nGershom Blathes.\\n1776.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The meeting was held at Joseph Tilton s.\\nSamuel Chamberlain, moderator; Jonathan Clough,\\nclerk; Nathan Bachelder, Samuel Chamberlain and\\nJohn Drue, selectmen Jonathan Clough, constable.\\nVoted to pay the soldiei-s that went part of the way to the Concord\\ntight from Loudon two shillings a day.\\nVoted to take the money out of the minister s.\\nChose Nathaniel Bachelder to collect the last year s rates by reason\\nof the old constable being gone in the service.\\nVoted to raise money to buy hay-seed to sow on the Parsonage.\\n1777. Abraham Bachelder was chosen moderator\\nof this meeting; Jonathan Clough, clerk; Nathan\\nBachelder, Esq., Abraham Bachelder and John Hoit,\\nselectmen; Nathan Bachelder, constable; William\\nBoyenton, tythingman.\\nThe following order for men was received by IMr.\\nClough\\n^ToMr. Clough, ComUible:\\nSir This day received orders from Col. Stickney forthwith to warn\\na parish meeting to call upon the train Board and alarm List to raise\\neleven able-bodied, efifective men, the same to be engaged three years or\\nduring the war. This is\\nBoard and alarm List to m\\non Thursday, the seventh i\\ntthe\\nyou to immediately warn the train\\nif Joseph Tilton, in Loudon,\\nIt nine o clockin the forenoon, to cou-\\nthe aforesaid eleven men.\\nNathan BiCHELnER,\\nJohn Drew.\\nJ SeUctmen.\\nMarch 24,1777.\\nThe parish voted to accept the two men that N:i\\nthan Bachelder and Captain Sias hired at Epsom.\\nVoted To pay the expense they were s\\nChose the Selectmen, Capt. Benjamin i\\ns a committee to raise the men.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0821.jp2"}, "690": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nVoted Five pounds jicr month, with the State Wages, for a certain\\nnumber of men that started out forTiconderoga.\\nVoled fifteen dollars per montli for the men that went to Saratoga.\\nVoled that those men who went to Bennington be brought into a\\nVoled to give each man that went to Bennington last year forty dol-\\nlars, with paying back the money they have received.\\nVoted that William Chamberlin s and llenrj- Tebbetts rate for 177T\\nbe taken off for their going to Cambridge.\\nVoted not to give Ezra Blaisdell the money he lost when ho was\\ntaken prisoner at Bennington.\\nVoted to give the Volunteers that go to Khode Island, if they should\\nnot receive enough from the State, sufficient to make them whole, both\\nin horse-flesh and other ways.\\nThe following is a list of the names of the Revolu-\\ntionary soldiers who went from Loudon\\nDavid Greely, Lieutenant Samuel Chauiberliii, Eliphelet Rawlinge,Dnd-\\nley Swoasey, William C haiiiln 1 1 n. M.l h i mlirrlin, Moses Morrill,\\nEnsign Ezekiel Morrill, Gcui^i i I ilti.n, Ensign Bachel-\\nder, Libby Bacholder, Jere. Ai I i niiijamin Siaa, Thomas\\nDrake, John Sanborn, Caleb Till- i:i: i -I il.urne, Thomas Haines,\\nThomas Bachelder, Henry Tebbett.-!, .Ii^hii Pavis, William Boyington,\\nIsaac Morrill, Moses Ordway, Timothy Trench, Ezra Blaisdell, John\\nHoit, Phineas Bachelder, Richard Bachelder, Nathaniel Bachelder, Jon-\\nathan Clough.\\nBeside those who went as volunteers, several oth-\\ners furnished substitutes to fill the places of themselves,\\nas they were liable to be called out as soldiers in the\\nwar.\\nPaid Ensigu Morrill in part fori soldier 1) IJ\\nPaid Nathaniel Hawlings in part for 1 soldier\\nPaid William Chamberlin in part for 1 soldier 3 11\\nPaid Samuel Chamberlin in part for 1 soldier 3\\nPaid Jacob Towle in part fori soldier in 12\\nPaid Libby Bachelder in part for 1 soldier 2\\nPaid George Sherburne in part for 1 soldier 4 10\\n1779. The annual meeting for this year was held\\nat Ephraim Blunt s house. Nathan Bachelder was\\nchosen moderator of this meeting chose Jonathan\\nClough clerk, and Nathan Bachelder, Jonathan Clough\\nand Ephraim Blunt, selectmen Joseph Tilton, con-\\nstable; Lieutenant John Sanborn and Thomas Bach-\\nelder, tythingmen.\\nVoted four thousand dollars be mised to be laid out on the highways\\nthe present year, at eight dollai-s a day.\\n7oted three hundred dollars for preaching.\\nVoted two hundred pounds for schooling.\\nFoted to give Nathan Bachelder, Esq., fifteen dollars for his services\\nat the convention at Exeter.\\n1780. The selectmen for this year posted up a war-\\nrant notifying the inhabitants to meet at the meeting-\\nhouse, to act in conjunction with the towns of North-\\nfield, Canterbury and Loudon in choosing one suitable\\nperson for the term of one year to represent these\\ntowns in the General Assembly at Exeter, to vote for\\ndelegates in the Continental Congress, and it is also\\nrecommended to empower such person to join in call-\\ning a convention to settle a plan of government for\\nthe State. Each voter to bring in five votes upon one\\npiece of paper. Abial Foster, Esq., was chosen as\\ndelegate.\\nThe town was required to furnish to the soldiers\\nnecessary clothing and provisions for their subsist-\\nence, which consisted of Indian corn, beef and, in\\nsome instances, wheat. The town chose, at a town-\\nmeeting, several persons, living in the different sec-\\ntions of the town, to receive and convey all such\\narticles to the army. The record contains the follow-\\ning\\nThe quantity of Indian Corn to be raised by the Parish of Louilon,\\nfor Soldiers going in the present war, and to buy Beef-Cattle for said\\nParish for the year 1780.\\nJohn Sinclair Gibson to furnish corn 160 Bushels.\\nMerrill Clements 132\\nWilliam Forrest 72 Bushels Wheat equal to 180 of Corn.\\nPotter 48 of Indian 24 of Wheat ..108\\nPeter Blaisdell to furnish of corn 00 Bushels.\\nEnoch Bagley 90\\nLevi Shaw 90\\nTimothy Bachelder 50\\nDudley Swain SO\\nBeef Cattle to\\nIsiah Harvey 1 Yoke of Oxen, equal to 120 of Corn.\\nJoseph Moulton 120\\nJohn Sanborn 118\\nCapt. Tilton 100\\nJere Abbott Blunt 00\\nPaul Morrill Yoke Cattle, equal to corn 80 Bushels.\\nTo pay all expense of getting said Beef to Soldiei-s, for getting them\\nto the collector and shortage on measure, and collecting loss, or of any\\nbeing over mted.\\nMr. Samuel Chamberlin, who was constable and\\ncollector for 1780, is credited by the selectmen as fol-\\nlows\\nISush. Qle.\\nPaid to Captain Tilton corn for beef 100\\nEnoch Bayley, soldier 20\\nJoseph Moulton, for beef 35\\nJoseph Moulton 14 20\\nJohn Sanborn, by order of Tanner\\nJohn 22 (1\\nPeter Blaisdell, a soldier 5\\nTimothy French, for fish 15\\nCaptain Tilton, for service getting beef\\ncattle and soldiers, and keeping beef\\ncattle 16\\nFor collecting the corn tax 30\\nEliphalet Rawli ngs for keeping oxen 4\\nJohn Sinclar Gibson, corn 97\\nDaniel Feasher s tax given in 6\\nCharles Sargent s 12\\nTsiah Harvey 10 o\\nTanner John Sanborn by Lieutenant\\nChamberlin 11\\nPaid Nine Hundred dollars by Samuel Chamberlin, it being for\\nObadiah Clough s corn tax.\\nReceived of Lieutenant Samuel Chamberlin twenty-six dollare of\\nthe Now Emission in lieu of fifteen bushels of corn.\\nThe selectmen paid for soldiers and e.xpeiise ol\\ngetting them as follows:\\nPaid Ephraim Blunt for going to Epsom to hue\\nsoldiers o 12\\nPaid .\\\\braham Bachelder, Jr., for horse two jour-\\nneys after soldiers\\nPaid for one Continental soldier 21 10\\nPaid Nathan Bjvchelder for four journeys to Epsom\\nto hire soldiers 2 1\\nPaid Nathan Bachelder for four and a-half days\\nself and horse to Exeter to hire soldiers 1 17\\nPaid same to Pembroke two days 9\\nPaid Abraham Bachelder one day o\\nPaid .lohn Hoit for one day hiring soldiers 9\\nThe selectmen paid soldiers that went to Uhoilc\\nIsland forty-nine pounds.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0822.jp2"}, "691": {"fulltext": "LOUDON.\\ns.\\nPaid ill part for t ontineutal suKliei-s iii 14 it\\nin part 32 14\\nPaid Captain Sias for soldiers 34 16\\nPaid caali to soldiers 4y 4 5\\nPaid Lieutenant Sanborn for two days after\\nsoldiers 1 4\\nPaid Timothy Tilton for money liired for sol-\\ndiers 30\\nPaid Stephen Webster for the soldiers GO 00\\nSo far as is known, but one draft of soldiers ever\\ntook place in Loudon. Mr. Philip Brown (now de-\\nceased) related the circumstance, he then being a\\nsmall boy, which took place in the following manner:\\nThe men were drawn up in single rank, and each sol-\\ndier took from a hat a ticket, upon which was written\\nthe word go or stay.\\nContinental Money. The first issue of this paper\\nas currency w;i:r dated April 10, 1775, and the notes\\nwent into circulation in August following. The bills\\npjissed at their nominal value till the issue exceeded\\nnine million dollars. By the end of the year 1777 sev-\\nenty-five million dollars had been issued, and the value\\nof the paper dollar had fallen to twenty-five cents in\\ncoin. In February, 1779, the quantity issued reached\\nnearly one hundred and fifty million dollars, and the\\nvalue had fallen to ten cents on the dollar. On May 31,\\n1779, after three hundred and fifty million dollars had\\nbeen issued, the Continental bills ceased to circulate\\nas money, their value having fallen to one-quarter of a\\ncent in specie for a dollar in paper, and shortly be-\\ncame worthless, or nearly so. The tax for the year\\n1780 was made payable in corn, as there was no cur-\\nrency in existence for the purpose of paying bills of\\nany amount, save a small quantity of silver, which\\nwas hoarded by those who held it in their possession.\\nThe warrant and tax committed to the constable\\nfor collection were as follows\\nTo Samuel Chamberlain, Coiislahle of the town of Lmidon for the year\\n1780\\nGbE\u00c2\u00a3ting. In the name of the Government of New Hampshire\\nYou are required to levy and collect the sum set down in the foregoing\\nlist, each man his respective proportion, the sum total being \u00c2\u00a329,574,\\nlawful money.\\nBut if cither of the Inhabitants or Proprietors, as they are set down\\nin the foregoing list, will pay their respective proportion in Indian corn\\nat sixty dollars per Bushel, to be delivered to Timothy Tilton, Captain\\nJoseph Tilton, Captain Benjamin Sias, Joseph Moulton, Thomas Bach-\\nelder and Samuel Chamberlin s, in Loudon, at or before the first day of\\nJanuary next, it is to be received in lieu of said money. But if any of\\nthe foregoing persons in the foregoing list shall refuse or neglect to pay\\nthe sums set down to them, you are to make distraint as the law directs,\\nand deliver the same to us, the Selectmen of said town, by the 15th day\\nof January next. For your so doing this shall be your sufficient War-\\nGiven under our hands and seal this 5th day of December, 1780.\\nJoseph Tilton, 1 Selectmen of\\nBenjamin Sias, I Z,oudon.\\nThe following list shows the names and amount of\\ntax assessed against several of the tax-payers, as\\ncommitted to the constable for the year 1780.\\ni. s. d. Buth. Qts.\\nJoseph Tilton 377 W or corn 21 3\\nThomas Sargent 211 17 S 11 27\\nStephen Perkins 335 14 7 18 24\\nt KmI,. QIh.\\nNathan Bachelder, J:^sq. 3.V 14 6 21 1.S\\n.\\\\braham Bachelder, Jr. 254 2 11 14 8\\nLieut. John Sanborn GOO 1 32 17\\nEliphalet Rawlings 558 7 30\\nTimothy Tilton 602 7 10 27\\nNathan Tilton 135 13 3 7 20\\nWilliam Tilton 157 3 1 8 24\\nNathaniel Bachelder 302 17 8 IG 2G\\nLieut. Daniel Ladd 403 11 3 22 I J\\nJohn Drew 402 12 22\\nSamuel l rench 440 G 2:i 2G\\nMoses Rawlings 310 14 2 21 U\\nAbraham Bachelder, Esq. 387 10 21 20\\nBeiyaminSiaa 511 IS 27 17\\nTimothy French 280 18 4 15 30\\nArchelaus Moore, Esq. 160 14 1 8 30\\nJohn Moore 192 17 4 10 25\\nJonathan Clongh 435 15 23 7\\nJohn Sanborn 313 4 3 20 21\\nEzekiel Morrill col 17 3 32 9\\nJacob Towle 419 7 23 14\\nMr. Ephraim Blunt 279 2 G 15 22\\nSamuel Chamberlin 382 2 8 20 11\\nJethro Bachelder, Jr. 309 3 17 7\\nMoses Ordway 24G 8 3 13 26\\nJohn Hoyt 483 G 8 25 29\\nMr. Jethro Bachelder 357 3 12 19 30\\nThomas Clough G50 13 6 35 2\\nThe sum total to be raised in money .\u00c2\u00a329,574\\nBut in corn 1643 bushels.\\n1781. The tax for this year was to be paid in\\nthree payments, the State tax to be paid in specie,\\nthe parish and minister to be paid in Continental\\nmoney.\\n^Paid Samuel Chamberlin fifty-four new emission dollars, it being for\\neleven silver dollars lent the Parish.\\ni^aul John Drew for a wolf s head, ten dollars\\nVoted, To lay two days work upon a single poll and the Estates in\\nproportion and labor at 40.00 per day.\\nVoted five thousand dollars for schooling.\\nVoted, To let out the school and parsonage lots for hard money.\\nThe constable sold thirty-two lots of laud for\\ntaxes. The conditions of the sale were,\\nIf any person refuses to pay down his money that said land is struck\\noflF for, he is not to be deemed to be the purchaser i and, furthermore, it\\nis expected that every purchaser will pay for one mug of JUp for the\\nencouragement of the vandue.\\n1783. At a parish meeting held at the meeting-\\nhouse on the 19th of May, Thomas Bachelder was\\nchosen moderator. Article 2d reads, To see if the\\nInhabitants will vote to choose a man to set in Con-\\nvention at Concord in June next, and Chose Capt.\\nBenjamin Sias. Also, To see if the said Parish\\nwill vote to receive the Plan of Government as it now\\nstands, with the Amendment made at the Convention\\nat Concord, or reject any article or the whole.\\nUpon this article the meeting voted not to receive it,\\nAs it gives great liberty for Popery and Vice,\\nfour voting in favor and fourteen against it.\\nThe article for having a Governor was voted down,\\neighteen voting against and not one in favor of it.\\nVoted to choose Ezekiel French as Constable in room\\nof Ezekiel Morrill, and to give him seven dollars for\\nthe service of said oflice.\\n1784. At the annual meeting in March, Nathan\\nBachelder, Esq., was chosen moderator, and Jonathan", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0823.jp2"}, "692": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nClough, clerk; John Sauborn, Joseph Tilton and\\nSamuel Chamberlin, Jr., selectmen.\\nChose Nathan Bachelder for Repreaentativo.\\nVoted two days upon a poll and other property in proportion tu bu\\nhud out on the highways.\\nVoted to give ten pounds for every wolf s head trapped and killed in\\nLondon the present year.\\nVoted to receive Eliphalet RoUitis for Constable in the room of\\nDaniel Ladd.\\nVoted to petition the General Court for relief for the want of money\\n1785. Nathan Bachelder, Esq., was chosen mod-\\nerator of the meeting Jonathan Clough, clerk and\\nNathan Bachelder, Esq., representative; Benjamin\\nSias, Joseph Tilton and John Sanborn, selectmen.\\nVoted to give Jacob Osborne the road that lays between him and\\nWatson s corner, and the reserve to the brook and one rod over said\\nbrook, four rods wide, by his giving the town a receipt in full.\\nVoted to choose two selectmen more, to join the former selectmen.\\nCliose Joseph Smith for the fourth ami John Drew for the fifth.\\nVoted to choose a Town Treasurer, and chose Capt. John Sanborn as\\nthe man.\\n1786. Nathan Bachelder, Esq., w.as chosen mod-\\nerator Jonathan Clough, clerk John Drew, con-\\nstable; John Sanborn, James Thompson and Jo-\\nseph Smith, selectmen Stephen Wells and Moses\\nLovering, tythingmen. Abraham Bachelder, Esq., and\\nNathaniel Hill were chosen as a committee to meet\\nat Concord in June with other town committees to\\njoin in a petition to General Court for our ports to be\\nopened for a free trade. Also, for a Bank of money\\nso large as to pay our State War debt and the Conti-\\nnental loan office debt, and also to see if there can t\\nbe a cheaper way for court charges, or a new method\\nfor sueing of debts, and to see about the claims for\\nsixty miles from the sea and General Stark s Petition.\\nVoted that any private man may have a quarter of\\nan acre of Land upon the School Lot to build a house\\nupon, for a number of years, if they see fit.\\nADVEBTISEMENT.\\nTaken up on the highway leading from Jethro Bachelder s Mills, in\\nLoudon, to Canterbury, a dark bay mare with a long tale and maen^ nine\\nhands high, about five years old the owner may have her again by ap-\\nplying to me, the subscriber, proving bis property and paying charges.\\nTavi.ok Lovering.\\nLoudon, April, 23, 1787.\\nA Petition having been presented us, the Selectmen of said Parish,\\nby a number of the Inhabitants of said Parish, representing our public\\nafiairs, calls for strict attention in trifling away our privileges for the\\nsake of a little cost, von are hereby notified to meet on the twenty-fourth\\nday of March to See if the Parish will choose a suitable ntan from said\\nParish to represent us in the General Court this present year.\\nIt was Voted to buy about thirty acres of Land of\\nE))hraim Blunt, and chose as a committee for this\\npurpose Timothy French and Caleb Pillsbury, and\\nthey were to report to the selectmen. The thirty\\nacres afterwards purchased was that land used by\\nthe Rev. Mr. Tucker as a parsonage.\\n1788. Abraham Bachelder, Esq., was chosen as\\nmoderator of a meeting held to choose a delegate to\\nsit in the convention at Exeter, by order of the\\nGeneral Court; and John Drew w.is chosen. Na-\\nthaniel liachrldor, Samuel Piper, Esquire Chamer-\\nlain, Nathaniel Hill, Jethro Bachelder, Jonathan\\nJoseph Smith, Moulton, Joseph Tilton and Moses\\nRawlings were chosen as a committee to overhaul\\nthe new plan of government, and give the delegate\\nhis instructions.\\nVoted at an adjourned meeting that Jonathan Smith be the delegate\\nin the room of John Drew.\\nVoted to have a fast the 12th day of February ne.\\\\t.\\nVoted thU the Kev. Mr. Smith of Gilmanton, the Rev. Jlr. H.isel-\\nton of Epsom, the Rev. Mr. Upton of Dcerfleld, and the Rev. .Mi.\\nColby of Pembroke be chosen to carry on the fast.\\nCAo8e as a committee to invite the ministers\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Samul PipiM-, William\\nlioyington and Nathaniel Bachelder.\\n178i). At the annual meeting, Nathaniel Bach-\\nelder, Esq., was chosen moderator chose Jonathan\\nClough, clerk Chose Jonathan Smith as constable;\\nChose Joseph Smith, John Moore and Timothy Glea-\\nson, selectmen.\\ni eight dollai-s for wolves heads killed and trapped\\nVoUd t\\nLoudon.\\nVoted that the road may be turned through Esq. Jeremiah Clougb s\\nland, going down the hill, without any cost to the town.\\nVoted to let Jeremiah Sanborn and all his way of thinking have\\ntheir School-money to lay out for Schooling by themselves.\\nChose Jonathan Smith and William Boynton delegates to meet in\\nConvention at Concord.\\n1790.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 At a meeting held in February, 1790, Na-\\nthan Bachelder, Esq., was chosen moderator; John\\nSanborn, jjarish clerk and Capt. John Sanborn,\\nDaniel Ordway and John Moor, selectmen. Jona-\\nthan Smith was chosen representative by a majority\\nof eight votes. Jonathan Smith, Esq., was chosen\\nconstable. George King, of Portsmouth, Col.\\nNicholas Gilman, of Exeter, Colonel Bartlet, ot\\nKingston, and Colonel Walker, of Concord, were\\nchosen to serve as members of the council.\\nIn the year 1790 the voters were required to ballot\\nfor two persons to represent this State in the Congress\\nof the United States for the term of two years.\\nJeremiah Smith had 81 votes; John S. Sherburne,\\n74; Abial Foster, 51 and Nicholas Gilman. 3.\\nThe constable also sold twelve lots of land for\\ntaxes. Nathan Bachelder was vendue-master, and\\nJoseph Tilton clerk. The last condition in the sale\\nreads as follows The Collector gives one mug ot\\ntoddy on each Lot Sold, and the purchaser one tnug\\nArticle o. To See if said Parish will take into consideration the\\ndamage done in said Parish by letting Rams run at large at unseasonable\\ntimes in the year and pass a vote against the same.\\nVoted, that Rams shall not run at large from the first day of Septem-\\nber next to the liith of November, and if any person within said term\\nof time take up any JJciiiic, Running at large, he shall advertise said\\nRam three weeks in some public place, and if the owner appears within\\nsaid term of time, he is to receive one-half the value otherwise the\\nwhole belongs to the pei-son who took him up.\\nADVEKTISEMKNT OF A STRAY HOG.\\nTaken up by me, the Subscriber, a Barrow Hog, Supposed to have\\nbeen Wintered one Winter. He has the top of his right ear cut ofl and\\na piece cut off the end of his tail. The owner may have said hog by\\napplying to the Subscriber and proving his property and paying the\\ncharge. SAMUEt Pipbr.\\nLoudiin, Oct. 8th, 1788.\\nOi-diber 111, 178S.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Then Nathan Bachelder, Esq., and John Webster,", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0824.jp2"}, "693": {"fulltext": "LOUDON.\\n483\\nBesja\\nS, Ju,\\nLoudon, October loth. 1TS8.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 We, the Subscribers, being appointed\\nb.v the Justice above-named, and having appraised the Stray Swine,\\ntaken up by Samuel Piper at one pound lawful money.\\nJustice feas, 7s. 6 i.; Pr:sen feas, 2s, Cc(.; Clerk s fe:is, 6d.\\nXathax Bachelder,\\nJohn Webster.\\n17!tl.\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nVoted to let out the constableship to the lowest bidder, and struck off\\nto Lieut. Thomas Sargent for \u00c2\u00a34 15s. with his warning out the poor of\\nsaid town without cost.\\nChose Enoch Wood delegate to meet in the Convention at Concord.\\nVoted the Selectmen call upon Col. Tilton to settle his taxes imme-\\ndiately.\\nVoted that the Selectmen send a petition to general court in\\norder to obtain some relief for Col. Tilton on account of his certificate\\nrate for 17S8.\\nChose Lieut. Thomas Sargent Collector, with Col. Tilton s consent,\\nto gather the Cols back rates for the years 1777 1778, and he is to\\nreceive for collection one shilling and eleven pence on a Pound.\\nSamuel Chamberlin, Esq., was chosen moderator of\\nthis meeting, and John Sanborn parish clerk. John\\nSanborn, Jonathan Smith and Samuel Cham-\\nl)erlin were chosen selectmen William Boynton,\\nMoses Eollins, Daniel True and Isaac Dimond,\\nhog-reeves.\\n1792. The annual meeting was held March 12th.\\nNathan Bachelder, Esq., was chosen moderator, and\\nJohn Sanborn clerk John Sanborn, John Drew and\\nSamuel Piper, selectmen Jonathan Smith, representa-\\ntive. The number of votes cast for Governor, then\\nstyled President, was eighty-four, Josiah Bartlet had\\nseventy-five votes and Timothy Walker had nine\\nvotes. Voted, that David Hutchins have four\\ndollars for taking care of the meeting-house, and his\\ndaughter six shillings for washing the same. A\\nmeeting was held in May to see if said town will\\naccept the constitution with the amendments, or re-\\nject any part thereof. This article was given to a\\ncommittee, consisting of Jonathan Smith, John San-\\nborn, Abial Chamberlin, John Clough, Mr. Thomas\\nBachelder, Captain Samuel Piper and Ensign Natha-\\nniel Bachelder, for consideration, and adjourned for\\nthree weeks. At the adjourned meeting some of the\\namendments were rejected.\\nA third meeting was held in June to choose a con-\\nstable in the place of Hanson Hoit, who refused to\\nsign the bond to secure the town, and chose Joseph\\nMoulton, and voted him five-pence a pound for\\ncollecting the tax. A fourth meeting was held in\\nAugust to choose electors of President and Vice-\\nPresident; also to vote on the amendments to the\\nConstitution. The vote for electors was, Joseph\\nCilley, forty-three; Thomas Cogswell, forty-six;\\nWilliam Page, forty-three William Simp.son, forty-\\nsix and Daniel Warren, forty-six. The vote on the\\namendments was thirty-eight votes for and fourteen\\nagainst them. Archelaus Moore was moderator of\\nthis meeting. A fifth meeting was held in November\\nto vote for a rejiresentative to Congress. The vote\\nwas, for Pain Wingate, eighteen voles lor Abiel\\nFoster, two votes.\\n1793. The town-meeting was called this year by\\nthe constable, under a warrant from the selectmen.\\nNathan Bachelder, Esq., moderator John San-\\nborn town clerk Enoch Wood, John Sanborn\\nand Samuel Piper, selectmen. Vufed, to let out the\\nConstable s birth to the lowest bidder, and it was struck\\noff to Nathaniel Kawlings for eight pounds and fifteen\\nshillings, and Doctor Silver and Moses Kawlings\\nsigned as his bondsmen to the selectmen. The\\ntythingmen chosen were Timothy Gleason, Oliver\\nBlaisdell, Zebulon Winslow and Dimond Furnald\\npound-keeper, David Hutchins. Voted for Roads,\\none and one-half day on y head and estates in pro-\\nportion.\\n1794. Nathan Bachelder, Esq., was chosen moder-\\nrtlor;John Sanborn, clerk; John Sanborn, Joseph\\nClough and Charles Sargent, selectmen. Mr. Enoch\\nVV^ood was chosen as representative. Three town-meet-\\nings were held this year. At the third it was Voted to\\nmake up the wages of y minute-men to seven dollars\\nper month, with what Congress voted them, while in\\nactual service, and each soldier a good Blanket when\\ncalled to march, and to each soldier two dollars upon\\nenlistment, also one-quarter of a dollar per day when\\nin exercise, which is expected to be once in a month.\\n1795 Nathan Bachelder was chosen moderator\\nJoseph Clough clerk Captain John Sanborn, Samuel\\nPiper, Esq., and John Clough, selectmen. The con-\\nstableship was struck off to Hanson Hoit, Esq., for\\nfourteen dollars. The town accepted of Enoch Wood\\nand Eliphlet Kawlings as his bond.smen. The Hon.\\nJ. Taylor Gilman received eighty-one votes for\\nGovernor.\\nNo other person was voted for.\\nVoted to build a Bridge below the mills of Jethro Bachelder, agree-\\nable to the report of the committee chosen to examine the case.\\nVoted to give Enoch Wood one hundred dollars to build the stone-\\nwork of the bridge, and to give Caleb Pillnbury tifty-eight dollai-s for the\\nwood-work and graveling.\\n1796. Nathan Bachelder, Esq., was chosen moder-\\nator Samuel Piper, town clerk Samuel Piper, John\\nDrew and John Clough selectmen Enoch Wood, rep-\\nresentative. The constableship was bid off by\\nThomas Sargent, at eighteen dollars and eighty-three\\ncents. For a representative to Congress, Jonathan\\nFreeman, Esq., had twenty-six votes.\\n1797. Nathan Bachelder, Esq., was chosen mode-\\nrator, Enoch Wood clerk. Voted to let the Con-\\nstableship to the lowest bidder. Struck off to Caleb\\nPillsbury for seven dollars and fifty cents. John\\nDrew, John Clough and Charles Sargent were chosen\\nselectmen. The vote for Governor was: For John T.\\nGilman, seventy-five; Timothy Walker, Esq., eight.\\nEnoch Wood was chosen representative; Timothy\\nFrench, Zebulon Winslow, Caleb Pillsbury and Josiah\\nWatson, tythingmen: Dr. William Tenney, Samuel\\nKollins, John Clark, Nathaniel Smith and PhilijD", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0825.jp2"}, "694": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nBrown, hog-reeves. The meeting adjourned to the\\nhouse of Samuel Piper, at seven o clock P. M. It\\nmet accordingly, and as Captain Caleb Pillsbury\\nfailed of procuring bondsmen, the collection of taxes\\nwas again put up and struck off to Stephen Perkins,\\nJr., forSll.83. Voted to accept of Thomas Moore\\nand Samuel Aver as bondsmen. Voted to dissolve\\nthe meeting.\\nThe following is an account of the money raised on\\nthe polls and estates of the inhabitants of the town\\nof Loudon for the year 1705\\nFor llie llfv. Jedediah Tucker S2.50.00\\nSchooling 200.00\\nBuilding ilSrfiool-IIousi; 00.83\\nCollecting the taxes 14.00\\nTaking care of Aaron Stevens 25.00\\nDavid Hiitcheus, for care of the meeting-hotise.. 3.00\\nTo defray town chargen, Drawbacks, Jtc 60.00\\n.State and I ount.v taxes 212.00\\n$824.83\\nFor the Rev. Mr. Tucker $250.00\\nSchool money 250.00\\ntaking care of Meeting-houst 3.33\\nCollecting of Taxes V.83\\nCounty Tax 22.49\\nThe Burying-Cloth 12.00\\nTo Defray charges 33.33\\nPoundage agreeable to law 46.02\\n$570.50\\nFor the State and County tax 8203.22\\nOoUectiDg taxes 13.50\\nCare of the meeting-house 3.33\\nSchools 272.00\\nCare of James Thompson s child 12.00\\nTown charges oO.OO\\nRev. Mr. Tucker 2,M.(HI\\nother charges 18.87\\n1798._Nathan Bachelder, Esq., was choseu mode-\\nrator Enoch Wood, clerk Samuel Piper, Charles\\nSargent and Moses Chamberlin, selectmen John\\nDrew, representative. Stephen Cate bid off the con-\\nstableship for thirteen dollars.\\nVoted not to raise any money to defray town charges the present\\nVoted to give Edward Sands five dollars to hire a cow for hini the\\npresent year.\\nVoted to make up the wages of the minute-men to ten dollars a\\nmonth, provided they are called into actual service.\\n1800. The selectmen for this year were Samuel\\nPiper, Moses Flanders and Stephen Clark, Jr. Each\\nof the four school classes received $58.39 each. The\\nsi lectmen bought two record-books for the use of the\\nclerk and selectmen, and paid for them fifteen dollars.\\nThey also paid Samuel Piper for rum ou bridge $1.58,\\nand Lieutenant Abner Clough for a gallon of rum\\nwhile repairing the bridge near Nathaniel Maxfield s\\nS1.59.\\nTown Officers and their BQls for Service to\\n1800.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Sanborn was elioSL-n as the first rUrk\\nand served for two years. Jonathan Clougli was\\nchosen in 1775 and served as clerk fourteen years in\\nsuccession. He charged for services twelve shillings\\na year, with the exception of 1776, when his bill was\\neighteen shillings. During this time he also was\\nchosen selectman for four years. Nathan Bachelder^\\nEsq., was chosen selectman for five years.\\n6 7\\nThe selectman charged for services in 177G\\nIn the year 1777 the charges were\\n1778\\n1779\\n1780\\nIn the year 1783 Capt. John Sanborn charged\\nJoseph Tilton\\nIn the year 1787 James Thompson\\n1785 Joseph Tilton\\nBenjamin Sias\\nlu the year 1786 James Thompson\\nJoseph Smith\\nIn the year 1787 Samuel Piper\\nJoseph Smith\\nIn the year 1788 Joseph Smith\\nJohn Moore\\nIn the year 1789 Joseph Smith\\n1790 John Moore\\nJohn Sanborn\\nIn the year 1791 John Sanborn\\nJonathan Smith\\nIn the year 1792 Samuel Piper\\nIn the year 1793 Samuel Piper\\nIn the year 1794 John Sanborn\\nJoseph Clough\\nIn the year 1795 John Sanborn\\nJohn Clough\\nIn the year 1796 Samuel Piper\\n.Tohn Clough\\nIn the year 1797 Charles Sargent\\nJohn Clough\\nJohn Drew\\nIn the year 1798 Charles Sargent\\nMoses Chamberlin\\nSamuel Piper\\nIn the year 1799 James Thompson\\nStephen Wells\\nDavid Eastman\\nIn the year 1800 Stephen Clark\\nMoses Flanders\\nSamuel Piper\\nThe number of taxable jwlls in the town in 1800\\nwas two hundred and forty. As the business of the\\ntown increased, the expense of transacting the same\\nwas larger; consequently town officers bills continued\\nto increase in amount after the year 1800.\\n1801. The selectmen were Samuel Piper, Moses\\nFlanders and Stephen Clark Jonathan Rollins col-\\nlector. Amount of tax commited, $779.09. Paid for\\nservices of collector, $12.50. Paid Samuel Piper,\\nservices as selectman, $6.30. Paid Moses Flanders,\\nservices and agent, $18.60. Paid Stephen Clark,\\nservices, $26.51.\\nHIGHWAY TAX FOR 1801.\\nNalkaniel MoxjUUts Lbl.\\nDavid Smith $2,72\\nBei^ amin Smith 1.02\\nSamuel Piper 6.(i2\\nJohn Sanborn 2.0U\\nJedediah Danforth 1.68\\nStephen Maxfleld 1.50\\nNa.. Wiggins 1.37", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0826.jp2"}, "695": {"fulltext": "LOUDON.\\nStephen Gate\\nJonathan Lougee\\nSlephm C\\n.$4.49\\n2.9V\\nxte s LUl.\\n\u00c2\u00abt\\nJacob Osborn\\nJacob Osborn s List.\\n$6 87 I Roniamin K,.llov\\n.$3.85\\nNat Smith 3\\nJacob Osborn Jr\\n75\\nMoses Rollins\\n4\\nEzekiel Clough\\n2.18\\nlibbey Bach\\n.$2.41\\n2.82\\n4.39\\n5.83\\n.93\\nDavid Eaetn\\n$4.19\\n3.49\\nElliott Carr\\n5.71\\n149\\nelder s List.\\nNot Wo1l=\\nLibhey Bacheldev\\nWilliam Bacheldei-\\nAbram Bachelder\\nZebulen Lovering\\nMoses Loveiing\\nAbraham Holden\\nMoses Caverly\\nDimond Furnald\\nNathan Bachelder, Esq\\nEbenezer Bachelder\\nMoses Cai-erly s List.\\nTimothy Gleason\\nJoseph Kenniston\\nJonathan Davis\\n2.86\\n1.96\\n2.04\\n1.98\\nJonathan Chase\\nLevi Chase\\nAbner Clough\\n.$S.92\\nWilliam Clifford 75\\nlan s LM.\\nRichard Patten\\n$l.. i7\\nDavid Eastman\\nJohn Moore\\nElkins Moore\\nNathaniel Hill\\nJohn Hill\\nRichard Bachelder\\n8.29\\n3.21\\n3.80\\n2.34\\n3.27\\nDaniel True\\nJoshua Berrj\\n4. OS\\nMoses Stevens\\n3 92\\nCaleb Sleeper\\nBeiyamin Shaw, Jr.\\nTaylor Lovering\\n2.63\\nThomas Stevens\\n1 27\\nJohn Stevens\\nJaab Mer\\n$1.80\\n1.29\\n1.61\\n5.93\\n1.30\\n$8 0\\niek sList.\\nMoses Moree\\nSI. 34\\n.Tacob Merick.\\nCornelius Buswell\\nWilliam Buswell\\nEnoch Wood\\n1.12\\n1.53\\nGould Dimond.\\nPhineas Bachelder\\n4.71\\nPhilip Brown\\n.roseph Baker\\nJoseph Dearborn\\nJoses Ordwav i\\nEnoch Wood s List\\nSamuel Ayer\\nSamuel Wales\\nJohnKenney\\nan dough s List.\\n3.17\\n2.;)9\\n.810.46\\nWilliam Tenney\\nJonathan Perkins.\\nAbraham Bachelder,\\n.lonathan Bachelder\\nJeremish Clifford..\\n.83.07\\nJames Palmer\\nX\\nJohn Sargent\\nJohn Sargent, Jr\\nIsaac Sargent\\nJonathan Smith\\nElisha Buswell\\nWilliam Tilton\\nEliphletWood\\nIsaac Smith\\n3.81\\n1.31\\n1.69\\n10.13\\n6.24\\n5.73\\n75\\nIr. 1.12\\n1.12\\nDaniel Ordway\\n5.51\\nStephen Clark\\nNathaniel Emery..\\nDavis Bachelder\\nElijah Moulton\\nLevi French, Jr\\nJohn Emery\\noore s List.\\nWillabee Lovering\\nMoses Lovering\\nOsgood Lovering\\nJohn Fletcher\\nJoshua Fletcher\\nSamuel Neal\\nveg-s List.\\nSamuel Cnrrier\\n1.43\\n4.26\\n2.85\\n1.5:1\\n2.46\\n.75\\n$2.37\\n2.32\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0iz\\n3.1s\\n2.31\\n$4.70\\nSamuel Carter\\nDaniel Ordway, Jr.\\n.\\\\mos Currier\\nNathan Clough\\n1.96\\n2.69\\n4.93\\n2.89\\nThovu,, M\\n.$5.17\\n3.33\\nAbel French\\nJonathan Smith, Jr.\\n4.02\\nThomas Sweatt\\n5.34\\nTimothy French\\nJoshua French\\nJohn EoUins Jr\\n5 30\\nThomas Moore\\nWilliam Wheeler\\nCharies Sargent\\nWilliam W. Berry\\nDaniel Lane\\n4.62\\n2.02\\nNat. Weeks\\n1.69\\nEliphalet Rollins\\nJonathan Rollins\\n1.96\\n2.96\\n2.47\\nhaiah Ha,\\n.$3.62\\n4.68\\n2.22\\n75\\nJoseph Olo\\n.8.150\\n7.35\\n1.16\\nl..)4\\nTheophilm S\\n.$4.19\\n1.94\\n2 57\\nJoseph Palmer\\nJohn Osgood\\nAbraham Bachelder\\n4.81\\nm\\nGeorge Peverly\\nJohn Morrill\\nDaniel Ladd Estate\\nIsaiah Harvey\\nTrue Palmer\\n1802.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Samuel\\nWood, selectmen\\nPaid John Ladd\\ncollector s service\\n1803.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Charles\\nJohn Ladd, selec\\nAmount of mone\\ntime became invo\\ning to collect the\\nminister s salary,\\nwhen the law wa\\ning on lawsuit,\\n.142.80. Paid Joi\\nIng tax, .$16. Pa\\ncents. Paid for a\\n1804.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The sa\\nThomas Sargent\\nraised, $1229.40.\\nSmith, Bachelder\\ncollecting taxes\\nCharles Sargent,\\nChamberlin, .$16\\n$36.20. Keceivec\\npaying Esquire P\\n1.16\\nPiper, J\\nEliphh.i\\nSamuel Neall, collector\\nfor rum at Bennett Bridg\\ns, $15.50.\\nSargent, Moses Chambe\\ntmen Jonathan Kollins,\\nf raised, $878.78. The tov\\nIved in several lawsuits in\\ntax raised in previous yea\\nthe last one being assessec\\n5 repealed. Paid this year\\n$92. Paid selectmen for\\nlathan Rollins for service i\\nid for two quires of paper,\\nchest for use of the town,\\nme selectmen were chos\\nfor collector. Amount c\\nPaid for carrying on laws\\nand Sleeper, $92.40. The\\nwas $26. Selectmen s s(\\n$17.20 John Ladd, $23.33\\n.45. Money in the tow\\non Isaac Smith s execut\\niper s bill, $23.60.\\nof taxes.\\n$1.62J\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0lin anil\\nOliver Blaisdell, Jr.\\nJoseph Clough\\nJloses Ordwav, Jr\\nSamuel Currier, Jr\\ncgh sList.\\nJoshua Sargent\\nJohn Sanborn\\n.92\\n$1.13\\nMoses Ordway (3d)\\n.lethro Bachelder\\nWillard FiBeld\\nJohn Hoit\\n.76\\n3.116\\ncollector.\\nn\\\\ at this\\nTheophilus Sanborn\\nOliver Morrill\\nnhoni s List.\\nWilliam Gibson\\nJohnPhilbrick\\n$2.97\\ni.os\\nattempt-\\nrs for the\\n1 in 1801,\\nSamuel Osgood\\nor carry\\nJesse Sanborn\\nThomas Sargent\\nCaptain Thomas Sargent\\nCharles Sargent, Jr\\n1.96\\nservices.\\nJonathan Kowi-11\\nEnoch Rowell\\n2.44\\n1.82\\n.11.91\\n1 collect-\\nforty-six\\nSanborn s List.\\nStephen Jacobs\\nStephen Pickering\\nJames Palmer\\nSamuel Haines\\nSamuel Jacobs\\nench s List.\\nJames Thompson\\n.$1.6 i\\n2.01\\nl.-\u00c2\u00ab\\n.$2.22\\n2.50.\\nJohn Sanborn..\\nSamuel Drew\\nAbraham Bachelder\\nThomas Bachelder.\\nCapt-iii John\\n.$14.83\\n.93\\nEsq.. 1.26\\n2.51\\nen, with\\nf money\\nnits witii\\nbill for\\nrvices,\\nCaptain\\nn chest,\\nSanrael FrenrI,\\nSnmml Fr\\n.$10.02\\n1.41\\n3.61\\nJohn L. French\\nEbenezer Lowell\\nJoseph Drew\\n4.7,-,\\non, after", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0827.jp2"}, "696": {"fulltext": "HISTOEY OF MERKIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\n1805. Stephen Wells, Samuel French, Jr., and\\nDavid Eastman, selectmen Thomas Sargent, collector.\\nPaid Stephen Wells, services, $12.80 Samuel French,\\nJr., $13 David Eastman, $11.44.\\n1806. Paid David Eastman for service as select-\\nman, $16.06. Paid Samuel French, Jr., for services,\\n$15.84 Elkins Moore, $10.72. Thomas Sargent\\ncollector. Amount raised, $1170.37. Paid Captain\\nOhamberlin for examining selectmen s accounts, .50.\\nMoney in chest, $2.80.\\n1807. Samuel French, Jr., Thomas Brown and\\nElkins Moore, selectmen; Isaac S. Sargent, collector.\\nMoney raised, $1012.46. Paid Levi Brown for rum\\ndrank while repairing Dearborn bridge, $1.25.\\n1808. Samuel French, Jr., Thomas Brown and\\nMoses Flanders, selectmen Stephen Ordway, collector.\\nMoney raised, $1399.92. Paid Jonathan Kollins for\\nproviding for soldiers, $5.78. Paid Enoch Wood for a\\nburying-cloth, $7.75. Paid Joseph Baker, for provid-\\ning for soldiers, $4.08. Paid for powder, $14.40. Paid\\nEnoch Wood for a gallon of rum, $1.34. Paid Esquire\\nPiper for carrying on lawsuit with Isaac Smith, $78.-\\n86. Paid Esquire Brown for service as selectman,\\n$20.29. Paid for paper, .25. Paid Samuel French for\\nproviding meats and drink and five pounds powder\\nfor soldiers, $34.92. Paid for weights and measures,\\n$47.90. Paid Moses Flanders, services, and Samuel\\nFrench as selectmen, $34,54. Paid Stephen Ordway\\nfor collecting tax, $8. Paid Esquire Piper for expense\\nwhen settling public accounts, $7.21. Paid Captain\\nLadd for carrying on lawsuit with Oliver Morrill,\\n$25. Paid Lieutenant Stephen Wells and Dr. Tenney\\nas witnesses in the Smith case, $24.64.\\n1810.\\nTAX ASSESSED FOK BUILDING THE ORDWAY SCHOOL-HOUSE.\\nJethi-o Biichelder 813.90\\n.Joseph BlaisdeH 6.12\\nOliver Blaisdell 2.36\\nAmoB Currier 8.01\\nJeremiah Clough 13.%\\nJohn Emery 5.03\\nThomas Emery 7,74\\nSamuel Haines 3.10\\nJohn Kenuey 4.21\\nJonathan Morse 5.52\\nDaniel Ordway 7.97\\nLemuel Ordway 5.93\\nSamuel Ayer\\n$8.38\\nDavid Bachcldor\\n1.87\\nNathan Bachelder (3d)\\n2.90\\nJeremiah Bennett\\n6. 06\\nDavid Clough\\n6.48\\nSamuel Cliflford\\n16.96\\nDr. J. Eastman\\n3.33\\nIsaiah Harvey\\n8.45\\nDavid Harvey\\n1.99\\nMoses Morse\\n.43\\nDaniel Ordway, Jr 7\\nJo.ses Ordway 10.5 Jloses Ordwny 15.64\\nStephen Ordway 1..^ M^-r^ ni,h\\\\;,y, .Ir 6.03\\nEnoch Osgood .f.7J i .ipi _^1 iJuwoll 17.17\\nJosiah Osgood I. Uiul ^,m ^.nt. Jr 7.52\\nBart. Winslow .iTi .lli.ini M. i. i.s 2.96\\nEnoch Wood, John Ladd and Samuel Elliott, se-\\nlectmen Jonathan Rollins, collector. Money raised,\\n$1526.28. Paid Captain Samuel Osgood for providing\\nfor his company on muster-day, $19.52. Paid Joseph\\nBaker for same, $5. Paid Samuel Elliott for powder,\\n$45.51. Paid Enoch Wood for powder, $13.33. Paid\\nfor lawsuits, $147.58. Ciish in town chest, $9.59.\\nPaid Jonathan Kollins for building a stone pound,\\n$71.50.\\nTAX ASSESSKO EOR BUILDING\\nA SCHOOL-HOUSE IN DI\\nSTRICT\\nNO. 4 (CLOUGH S HILL).\\nEbenezer Bachelder\\nS1.3B\\nMoses Caverly\\nSii.oi\\nJohn Clough\\n8.04\\nLevi Chase\\n1.5.15\\nAbner Clough\\n19.42\\nLeavitt riough\\n4.37\\nSamuel Gate, Jr\\n7.23\\nJonathan Clough, Jr\\n21.46\\nNathan Clough\\n9.78\\nNathan ClDUgli, Jr\\n1.1-\\nStephen Clarli\\n1.17\\nJosiah Emery\\n7.52\\nJohn Farnum\\n8.80\\nLevi French, Jr\\n1.53\\nJohn Oilman\\n3 74\\nJohn Haines\\n1.17\\n1.39\\nSamuel Haiup.s\\nNatbani.l Martin\\nMu.scs JIurse, Jr\\n1.17\\nJonathan Jlerrill\\n1.39\\nEn,\u00c2\u00ab li Morse\\n2.47\\nSamuel Piper\\n6.41\\nJonatlian Piper\\n3.78\\nBenjamin Piper\\n5.34\\nEl islia Sanborn\\n12.90\\nJohn Sanborn, Jr\\n1.17\\nTA.X ASSESSED FOR REPAIRING HOUSE IN DISTRICT\\nNO. 1-..\\nRichard Bachelder\\nS8.62\\nWilliam Bachelder\\nS3.71\\nPeter Bragg\\nWilliam Bragg\\n1.47\\nRobert Bragg\\n2.02\\nEphraim Currier\\n2.2S\\nJeremiah CI itrord\\n1.38\\nIsaac Dimond\\n8.13\\nGould Dimond\\n4.04\\nReuben Dearborn\\n2.30\\nNathaniel Flanders\\n7.00\\nMoses Flanders\\n2.02\\nThomaa Furnald\\n8.19\\nDavid Furnald\\n1.20\\nLewis Flanders\\n.35\\nJohn Hill\\n1.84\\nDudley Leavitt\\n6.74\\nJohn Moore\\n5.66\\nJacob Moore\\n4.42\\nJohn Moore, Jr\\n1.20\\n7.19\\n2.81\\nJohnNeal\\nCaleb Sleeper\\n11.33\\nMoses Stevens\\n7.01\\nIsaac Smith\\n6.96\\nJonathan Smith, Jr\\n6.42\\nTheophilus Shaw\\n1..56\\nCharles Sargent\\n7.03\\nBecgamin Wells\\n7 77\\nCash in town chest for the year ending 1810, thir-\\nteen cents.\\n1811. Samuel French, Jr., Nathaniel Martin and\\nIsaac S. Sargent, selectmen Jacob Perkins, collec-\\ntor. Money raised, $1460.46. Paid for carrying law-\\nsuit with Isaac Smith, $58.26. Paid for powder, and\\ndelivering it to soldiers in quarters, $33.00. Paid for\\nsoldiers rations on muster-day, $36.18. Paid Enoch\\nWood for services as town clerk, and for horse lost,\\n$5.68. PaidNathaniel Martin for services, $16.65. Paid\\nSamuel French, $15.95. Paid Isaac S. Sargent,\\n$12.40. Cash in town chest, $97.34.\\n1812. Jedediah Tucker, John Ladd and Samuel\\nElliott, selectmen Jacob Perkins, collector. Money\\nraised, $1234.05. Paid Samuel Elliott for powder,\\n.$53.67. Paid Enoch Wood for services as town clerk,\\nand for a book, $10.00. Paid Jacob Perkins, services\\nas collector, $4.00. Paid Samuel Elliott, services se-\\nlectman, $12.53. Paid John Ladd, $14.67. Paid\\nJedediah Tucker $12.40.\\n1813 Selectmen, Jedediah Tucker and John Ladd.\\nStephen Gate, Jr., collector. Amount of money\\nraised, $1377.28. Paid Captain Gate for his services\\nas collector, $6.36. Paid Esquire Wood for his ser-\\nvices as clerk, and for a chest, $9.75. Paid Mr. Tuck-\\ner, services, $17.54. Paid John Ladd for money and\\nservices, $140.22.\\n1814. Selectmen, Jedediah Tucker, Captain Shad-\\nrach Gate and Nathaniel Martin Collector, Stephen\\nGate. Amount oftaxes, S .i .il.ilt. .M;i,stcr Henry Jack-\\nson was chosen town clerk. :iih1 \\\\\\\\:is |i:iiil for services,\\n$5.00. Paid for twenty-ninr ..Mi, r- al Portsmouth,\\n$100.62. Paid Eliphlet Wood, as agent in the Smith", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0828.jp2"}, "697": {"fulltext": "LOUDON.\\n437\\ncause, $18.00. Paid Isaac Sargent for spirit for his\\nsoldiers at Canterbury, $1.07. Paid John Kenney\\nfor services in the Smith cause, $14.67. Paid for six\\nsoldiers at Portsmouth, $21.65. Paid Captain Shad-\\nrach Cate for services as selectman, $7.84. Paid Na-\\nthaniel Martin, $15.25. Paid Jedediah Tucker,\\n$18.67. Paid Stephen Wells, services in the Smith\\ncause, $20.40. Paid George B. Johnson and Nathan\\nTilton, services as soldiers at Portsmouth, $6.66. Paid\\nDaniel J. Smith and Jonathan Smith, Jr., services as\\nsoldiers, $5.59.\\n1815.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jonathan Rollins, Joseph Baker, John\\nLadd, selectmen Henry Jackson, town clerk Thom-\\nas Sargent, collector. Amount of ta.x, $1606.11. Paid\\nCaptain Cate for meats and drinks for soldiers,\\n$34.48. Paid expenses in the Smith cause, $81.20.\\n1816. John Ladd, Jonathan Rollins and David\\nCiough, selectmen Jonathan Bachelder, collector of\\ntaxes. Money raised, $2269. Paid Joseph Baker\\nfor meats and drinks for soldiers, $28.64. Paid for\\nexpenses in the Smith lawsuit, $48. Paid Henry\\nJackson, services as town clerk, $10. Paid Jede-\\ndiah Tucker, for note against town, in part, $663.68.\\n1817. Jonathan Rollin.s and Samuel French, Jr.,\\nselectmen Jonathan Bachelder, collector of taxes.\\nTax raised, $1384.08. Paid the collector for serving\\ntwo years, and summons for jurymen and other ser-\\nvices for the town, $9.75. Cash in town chest, $19.10.\\nWe, the subscribers, having been appointed a committee to examine\\nt he fielectmen s accompt.t, find them, in our opinion, correct.\\n(Signed) JoH.v Sanborn,\\nWllLUM Tennby,\\nCaleb Sleeper.\\n1818. Isaac S. Sargent, collector. Amount of tax\\ncommitted, $1470.81. Selectmen, Jonathan Rollins,\\nIsaac Smith. Paid Jonathan Rollins for plank, sur-\\nveyors warrants, paper, quills, etc., $6.84. Paid\\nSamuel French, Jr., for services as selectman, $25.\\nPaid collector s services, $5.50. Paid Nathaniel .M:ir-\\ntin for services as town clerk, $10.\\n1819. Jonathan Rollins and Sanuicl French, Jr.,\\nselectmen Isaac S. Sargent, collector. Amount of\\ntaxes, $1591.14. Paid Captain Sargent for providing\\nfor soldiers, $33. Paid Samuel French, Jr., for ser-\\nvices as selectman, $23.25. Paid same for services as\\ntown clerk, $6.\\n1820. Israel Davis, collector. Money raised,\\n$1518.77. Nathaniel Martin, Richard Brown and\\nPhilip Brown, selectmen. Paid Major Zephaniah\\nBachelder for victualing soldiers, $12. Paid Cyrus\\nTucker for services as town clerk, $6. Paid Richard\\nBrown for services as selectman, $28.14. Paid Philip\\nBrown, $23.94.\\n1821.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jonathan Rollins, Philip Brown and Rich-\\nard Brown, selectmen Israel Davis, collector; Cyrus\\nTucker, town clerk. Money raised, $1401.68. Paid\\ntown clerk s services, $5. Paid for victualing sol-\\ndiers, $28.\\n1822.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Josiah Siirgeut, collector; Eliphlet Wood,\\n.lohn Rowell and Jonathan Rollins, selectmen. Voted\\nto raise in money this yc:ir sl7: .i;.S4. Paid (lideon\\nLadd, formakinga collin lor Snimirl Johnston, $1.25.\\nPaid Jonathan Rollins lor docioiiiiir the town poor,\\n$8.50.\\n1823.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Nathan Bachelder, Kliphlrl \\\\V jod, select-\\nmen Josiah Sargent, collector. Paid Cyrus Tucker,\\nfor services as town clerk, expense at his house while\\nsettling accounts, and for two days on west of Oak\\nHill road, $11. Paid selectmen for services, $70.55.\\nPaid collector for service, $5.91. Paid for doctoring\\nthe poor in town, $6. Whole amount of money paid\\nout, $1957.27.\\n1824. The same ofHcers were chosen as last year.\\nPaid Colonel Rollins for building Wales bridge, $200.\\nPaid Jonathan Wood for spirit on Oak Hill, 70 cents.\\nPaid selectmen for services, $108.27.\\n1825.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Rowell, Eliphlet Wood and Samuel\\nFrench, Jr., selectmen. Paid for services, $91.38.\\nPaid Jonathan Bachelder for supporting the town\\npoor which were sold at auction, $150. Paid Ira Os-\\ngood, for teaching school in No. 1, $81.22. Captain\\nJohn Carr was chosen collector. The whole amount\\nof tax committed was $1951.63. Paid for his services,\\n$6.80.\\n1826.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Rowell, Nathaniel Martin and Lewis\\nFlanders, selectmen Thomas Sargent, collector\\nCyrus Tucker, town clerk. Paid Jonatlian Rollins\\nfor supporting the poor, $119.78.\\n1827. Jonathan C. Perkins, collector. Amount of\\ntax, $1759.23. Lewis Flanders, Jonathan Rollins\\nand Russel Wheeler, selectmen. Paid John L.\\nFrench, Jr., for keeping school in No. 5, $29.83.\\nPaid Jeremiah Kenney, for keeping school in No. 1,\\n$73.76. Paid Israel Davis, for supporting the poor,\\n$107.60. Paid for one quire of paper, used in i\\nwith collector, 25 cents.\\n1828. Jonathan Bachelder, collector. Am\\ntax, $1580. Selectmen same as last year.\\nPliilip Brown, Jr., as school committee, $13.50,\\nEliphlet Wood, for same, $13.50. Collector s ser-\\nvices, $13.40.\\n1829.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Richard Brown, Philip Brown, Jr., and Moses\\nRowell, selectmen Thomas Sargent, collector. Se-\\nselctmen sbill of service, $95.37. Paid David Clifford,\\nfor supporting the poor, $100.\\n1830.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Rev. Enoch Courser and Elder Dyer\\nwere chosen as school committee. Bill for services,\\n$25.00. Richard Potter was chosen as the third com-\\nmittee, and charged for services, $10. Stephen\\nCate, chosen collector Richard Brown, Philip Brown\\nand Moses Rowell, Jr., selectmen. Bill for services,\\n$96.65.\\n1831. Philip Brown, Jr., Richard Brown and\\nJohn Ciough were the selectmen Moses Morse, col-\\nlector. Services, $18.75. Paid David Clifford, for\\nsupport of the poor, $177.18, in 1830. Paid Samuel\\nFrench, Jr., for same, in 1831, $284.62. Paid Nathan-\\niel Martin, services as town clerk, $6. Paid Samuel\\nI ttl!\\nPaid\\nPaid", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0829.jp2"}, "698": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nFrench, Jr., for betterments of the poor s clothing,\\n$6.01. Paid Enoch Courser, services as school com-\\nmittee, $16. Paid selectmen s services, .ii83.75.\\n1832. Nathaniel Flanders, Ira Osgood and Je-\\nremiah Kenney were the selectmen Zephaniah\\nBachelder, collector. Paid soldiers rations, one hun-\\ndred and forty-eight. men, 31 cents each, $45.88. Paid\\nJames B. Abbott and Jonathan Garland $5 each\\nfor services as school committee. Jonathan Garland,\\ntown clerk. The parsonage and school lots were sold\\nthis year, and the interest of the money divided\\namong the Congregational, Free-will Baptist, and\\nMethodist societies in the town, amounting to $64.46.\\nPaid selectmen for services, $76.25.\\n1833. Jonathan Bachelder, collector; selectmen\\nsame as last year. The town purchased the Eliphalet\\nWood farm for a town farm, and paid as the first pay-\\nment, $519.30. Elijah Osborn, Colonel Zephaniah\\nBachelder and Nathaniel Martin were chosen as the\\ncommittee to purchase the same. John L. French was\\nschool committe. Bill for services, $5.\\n1834. Ira Osgood, Nathaniel Martin and Moses\\nHowell, Jr., selectmen Jonathan Bachelder,\\ncollector. Paid the second payment for the town\\nfarm of $665. Gardner T. Barker and John L. French,\\nschool committee. Bill for services, $21.\\n1835. Moses Rowell, Jr., Jonathan Garland and\\nSolomon Caverly were the selectmen Miles H. Cate,\\ncollector. Paid Ebenezer Bachelder for two barrels\\nof cider for the poor, $3.50. To cash paid for testa-\\nments for poor on the town farm, 86 cents. Collec-\\ntor s services, $23. Selectmen s services, $126. John\\nL. French, school committee. Services, $6.\\n1836. Jonathan Garland, Solomon Caverly and\\nLuther Haines, selectmen Gideon L. Sargent, col-\\nlector. Paid Challis D. Carr for support of Widow\\nNancy Rollins and funeral charges, $24.50. Paid\\nJeremiah Wilson for the privilege of burying same\\non his land, $1.\\n1837.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Bachelder, Luther Haines and Ruel\\nWalker, selectmen. Services, $96.75. Paid Rev.\\nHenry AVhite, services as school committee, $6.50.\\nPaid John K. Cate for same, $2. Paid the Boston\\nand Concord Boating Co., $14.20.\\n1838. Joseph Clough (3), Gideon L. Sargent and\\nStephen Chase, selectmen. Services, $112.50. Brad-\\nley H. Kenney, collector. Taxes committed, $2589.34.\\nTheophilus B. Martin, town clerk. Paid John P.\\nHale for services in road matters, $16.66. Paid Cyrus\\nTucker, as agent for the surplus revenue money re-\\nceived, $14. Paid Samuel D. Bell for counsel in road\\nmatters, $10. Paid Daniel, Tilton, Jr., for damage\\ndone by boys belonging to the town to syrup and ket-\\ntles, $4. Paid for four barrels of cider for the poor,\\n$7.17.\\n1839. Ira Osgood, Gideon L. Sargent and Ste-\\nphen Chase, selectmen .Jonathan Bachelder, col-\\nlector. Amount of taxes, $1903.32. Theophilus B.\\nMartin, clerk. Selectmen s services, $121.92. Bal-\\nance of money on hand at the close of the year 1839,\\n$33.74.\\n1840.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Stephen Chase, John L. French and Win-\\nthrop True, selectmen. $128.25 charged for services.\\nElliott Carr, collector of taxes. Amount, $2207.12.\\nServices for collecting, $19.25. Paid Ira Osgood s\\nservices and expenses as town agent, $90.91. Paid\\nIra A. Eastman, Amos P. Tuck and Samuel D.\\nBell as counsel for the town, $93. t\\n1841. John L. French, Winthrop True and John\\nK. Cate, selectmen Elliott Carr, collector. Select-\\nmen s services, $104. Paid John L. French for two\\nbarrels of cider for town farm, $3. i\\n1842.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ira Osgood, John K. Cate and John\\nBachelder, selectmen Jonathan Bachelder, collector. j\\nAmount of taxes, $2405.17. Services for collecting, I\\n$20. Jonathan Chase, town clerk. Selectmen s ser-\\nvices, $115.42. Paid Theophilus B. Martin and .j\\nAbial M. Caverly, services as school committee, $9. j\\nBalance of money on hand, $65.55.\\n1843.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Bachelder, John L. French and The-\\nophilus B. Martin, selectmen. Services, $88.50. Jon-\\nathan Chase, town clerk. Ira Osgood and John K.\\nCate, school committee. Services, $10. Zepha-\\nniah Bachelder, collector. Services, $19.75. Money\\non hand, $275.99.\\n1844.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ira Osgood, Theophilus B. Martin and Hi-\\nram Ordway, selectmen. Services, $111.75. John\\n8. Rollins, collector. Paid Franklin Pierce, services\\nas counsel, $5.\\n1845. Ira O.-^good, Hiram Ordway and Benjaniin\\nCate, selectmen. Services, .\u00e2\u0080\u00a2?110. John S. Rollins,\\ncollector. Amount of tax committed, $3352.41. Jon-\\nathan Chase, town clerk. Ezekiel Dow and Jere-\\nmiah Clough, school committee. Services, $19.50.\\nCash on hand, $99.82.\\n1846. Moses Rowell, Benjamin Cate and Joshua\\nEmery were chosen selectmen John S. Rollins, col-\\nlector of taxes. Amount of money committed, $2470.\\nPaid John L. French, True Brown and John K. Cate,\\nservices as school committee, $21.50. Joseph C. Har-\\nper, town clerk. Services, $10. Paid selectmen, ser-\\nvices, $135.\\n1847. Moses Rowell, Joshua Emery and John S.\\nRollins, selectmen. Paid for services, $1 20. .h hn\\nS. Rollins, collector of taxes. Services, $22. Amount\\nof tax committed, $3254. Joseph C. Harper, clerk.\\nServices, $14. True Brown and J. T. Clough, school\\ncommittee. Paid services, $20.75. Paid Pierce\\nFowler for counsel, $117. Received for sale of old\\npulpit in meeting-house, .$3.02.-\\n1848.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Theophilus B. Martin, John S. Rollins and\\nJoshua Emery, selectmen. Services, $143. Joseph\\nC. Harper, clerk. Services, $12. True Brown, T. B.\\nMartin, school committee. Services, $29. Harmon E.\\nBachelder, collector. Money committed, $2S1S.\\n1849.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Theophilus B. Martin, Joseph C. Harper and\\nSamuel P. Calef, selectmen. Services, .TtlJi). S liiii l\\neominittce, Zcbina C. Perkins, J. T. Clough and", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0830.jp2"}, "699": {"fulltext": "LOUDON.\\n489\\nHenry J. Osgood. Services, .i(). Benjamin F. Neal,\\ncollector. Amount of lax committed, $27S-2. Paid\\nfur collectiug, $20.\\n1850. Joseph C. Harper, Elliot Oarr and William\\nK. Holt, selectmen. Services, \u00c2\u00a797. John Fellows,\\nclerk. Services, flO. School committee, E. F. Ab-\\nbott, T. N. Jones, William A. Sargent. Charges, $30.\\nGould Dimond, collector. Tax committed, $2550.\\n1851.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John L. French, William K. Holt and Gould\\nDimond, selectmen. Services, $106. John Fellows,\\nclerk Gould Dimond, collector. Tax committed,\\n$2709. Services, $30. E. F. Abbott, T. F. Jones and\\nWilliam A. Sargent, school committee. Services, $38.\\nIndebtedness of town, $178.49.\\n1852. Ira Osgood, Luther Haynes and George W.\\nNeal, selectmen. Services, $155. Joseph B. Sanborn,\\nclerk. Services, $11. Jeremiah Clough, collector.\\nTax committed, $2776. Cash on hand, $336.28.\\n1853.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ira Osgood, Benjamin F. Neal and Ozni P.\\nHamblet, selectmen. Services, $128. Joseph B. San-\\nborn, clerk. Services, $13. School committee, Theo.\\nB. Martin, True Brown and Henry J. Osgood. Ser-\\nvices, $40. Jonathan Bachelder, collector. Tax\\ncommitted, $2045. Ciish on hand, $48.85.\\n1854. Hiram French, Elliot Carr and Harmon E.\\nBachelder, selectmen. Services, $157. David Putnam,\\nclerk. Services, $15. School committee, T. B. Martin,\\nTrue Brown and Henry J. Osgood. Services, $49.\\nCollector, Jonathan Bachelder. Amount committed,\\n$3395.\\n1855. Luther Haynes, Jeremiah Clough and Jos-\\neph C. Ordway, selectmen. Services, $219. School\\ncommittee, Zebina C. Perkins, Nathaniel Shannon\\nand John B. Moore. Services, $53. Theo. B. Martin,\\ncollector. Tax committed, $3361. Cash on hand,\\n$247.\\n1856. Selectmen, Benjamin Cate, Jeremiah Clough\\nand Joseph C. Ordway. Services, $200. Robert S.\\nPerkins, clerk. Services, $20. Theo. B. Martin, col-\\nlector. Tax committed, $3732.\\n1857. Benjamin Cate, Joseph B. Sanborn and E.\\nH. Robinson, selectmen. Services, $176. Henry J.\\nOsgood, clerk. Services, $15. Nathaniel Shannon,\\nschool committee. Services, $45. Jeremiah Clough,\\ncollector. Tax committed, $3977. Cash on hand,\\n$7.96.\\n1858. Benjamin Cate, Joseph B. Sanborn and E.\\nH. Robinson, selectmen. Services, $167. Henry J.\\nOsgood, clerk. Services, $15. Nathaniel Shannon,\\nschool committee. Services, $45. Collector, Jere-\\nmiah Clough. Tax committed, $3882. Indebtedness,\\n$586.64.\\n1859.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph B. Sanborn, E. H. Robinson and\\nTimothy F. Smith, selectmen. Services, $150. Orrin\\nD. Kimball, clerk. Services, $15. John W. Morrill,\\ncollector. Amount committed, $3524. Silas Green,\\nE. G. Knowles, school committee. Services, $46. In-\\ndebtedness of town, $271.15.\\nI860.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ira Osgood, Timothy F. Smith and Samuel\\nI!. LoviTiiig, sflcclnieii. Services, $164. Orriii 1).\\nKimball, clerk. Services, $23. School committee,\\nSilas Green, E. G. Knowles and John B. JSIoore. Ser-\\nvices, $53. Indebtedness of town, $58.83. John W.\\nMorrill, collector. Amount committed, $4217.\\n1861.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ira Osgood, Perley W. Rowel 1 and Levi F.\\nSleeper, selectmen. Services, $153. J. T. Clough,\\nclerk. Services, $16. John W. Morrill, collector.\\nAmount committed, $4367. Cash on hand, 5183.50.\\n1862.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ira Osgood, Levi F. Sleeper and Samuel D.\\nMorrill, selectmen. Services, $146. Abraham B. San-\\nborn, clerk. John B. Moore and William Emery,\\nschool committee. Services, $55. John W. Morrill,\\ncollector. Amount committed, $4082. War account\\nthe town borrowed money to hire soldiers amounting\\nto $14,792.79, which is indebtedness.\\n1863.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Theophilus B. Martin, Samuel D. Morrill\\nand Jeremiah Blake, selectmen. Services, $159. Wil-\\nliam W. Cate, Moses C. Stevens and Alvah H. Bach-\\nelder, school committee. Services, $51. Levi F.\\nSleeper, collector. Amount committed, $5864. Cash\\non hand, $2124.07.\\n1864. Tiieophilus B. Martin, Jeremiah Blake and\\nJohn Wheeler, selectmen. Services, $277. William\\nW. Cate and Moses E. Stevens, school committee.\\nServices, $56. Collector, Levi F. Sleeper. Tax com-\\nmitted, $8094. Whole indebtedness of town, $47,780.-\\n10.\\n1865. Jeremiah Blake, John Wheeler and Henry\\nJ. Osgood, selectmen. Services, $311. Alvah H.\\nBachelder, clerk. Services, $30. William S. Col-\\nlins, Moses E. Stevens and C. Frank Cate, school\\ncommittee. Services, $74. Elijah B. French, col-\\nlector. Tax committed, $10,367.32. Actual indebt-\\nedness, $46,232.61.\\n1866. Jeremiah Blake, John Wheeler and Henry\\nJ. Osgood, selectmen. Services, $308. C. Frank\\nCate, clerk. Services, $25. Actual debt of town,\\n$46,283.85.\\n1867. Jeremiah Blake, John Wheeler and Henry\\nJ. Osgood, selectmen. Services, $327. C. Frank\\nCate, school committee. Services, $26.75. Elijah B.\\nFrench, collector. Amount committed, $9749.38.\\nActual debt, $38,714.29.\\n1868.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Benjamin Cate, Alvah H. Bachelder and\\nE. B. French, selectmen. Services $286. True\\nW. Center, town clerk. Services, $30. Tax com-\\nmitted, $9956.90. Actual .debt, $38,679.73.\\n1869.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Benjamin Cate, Alvah H. Bachelder and\\nE. B. French, selectmen. Services, $315. True\\nW. Center, clerk Samuel Neal, collector. Amount\\ncommitted, $9248.33. Actual debt of town, $39,775.18.\\n1870. Jeremiah Clough, John Jones and Jacob\\nD. Osgood, selectmen. Services, $219. William\\nS. Collins, school committee. Services, $75. James\\nF. Nelson, clerk. Services, $35. Samuel Neal,\\ncollector. Amount of tax, $8916.63. Actual debt,\\n$41,720.25.\\n1871. Selectmen, Jeremiah Clough, John Jones", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0831.jp2"}, "700": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OP MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nand Jacob D. Osgood. Services, $230. (Jharles\\nE. Sauborn, school committee. Services, $82.75. Sam-\\nuel Neal, collector. Amount of tax, $7738.58. Debt,\\n$39,710.54.\\n1872.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jeremiah Blake, Nathan C. Clough and\\nSamuel Neal, selectmen. Services, $205. Na-\\nthaniel D. Clough, collector. Tax committed, $9120.78.\\nActual debt, $30,74.63.\\n1873.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jeremiah Blake, Nathan C. Clough and Sam-\\nuel Neal, selectmen. Services, $296. Abial H. Clough,\\nclerk, $35. William W. Cate, school committee.\\nService, $40. Collector, Nathaniel D. Clough. Tax\\ncommitted, $8629.53. Actual debt, $30,366.85.\\n1874. Henry J. Osgood, Cyrus Bachelder and\\nNathaniel D. Clough, selectmen. Services, $281.\\nAlbert A. Adams, collector. Tax committed, $8411.-\\n84. Actual debt, $31,202.12.\\n1875. Henry J. Osgood, Cyrus Bachelder and\\nNathaniel D. Clough, selectmen. Services, $271.80.\\nSamuel Neal, collector. Tax committed, $9202.19.\\nActual debt, $30,175.77.\\n1876.^ ^Moses E. Stevens, Abial H. Clough and\\nJames F. Nelson, selectmen. Services, $235.80.\\nJohn Jones, collector. Tax committed, $9042.44.\\nDebt, $29,039.36.\\n1877. Moses E. Stevens, Abial H. Clough and\\nJames F. Nelson, selectmen. Services, $233. John\\nJones, collector. Tax committed, $8,545.67. Actual\\ndebt, .$27,736.65.\\n1878. Abial H. Clough, Cyrus Bachelder and\\nJohn L. Buswell, selectmen. Services, $246. John\\nJones, collector. Tax committed, $8584.21. Actual\\ndebt, $26,058.76.\\n1879. Cyrus Bachelder, John L. Buswell and\\nRinaldo B, Foster, selectmen. Services, $221.75.\\nJohn Jones, collector. Tax committed, $7463.59.\\nActual debt, $25,346.89.\\n1880.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John L. Buswell, Rinaldo B. Foster and\\nJeremiah A. Clough, selectmen. Services, $228.\\nCharles D. Carr, collector. Amount committed,\\n$6670.64. Actual debt, $25,748.62.\\n1881. Rinaldo B. Foster, Frederick E. Copp and\\nJeremiah A. Clough, selectmen. Services, $225.\\nChallis D. Carr, collector. Tax committed, $8911.49.\\nActual debt, $22,453.74.\\n1882.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rinaldo B. Foster, Frederick E. Copp and\\nJeremiah A. Clough, selectmen. Services, $246.\\nNewell W. Lovering, school committee. Services, $35.\\nFrank E. Robinson, clerk. Services, $35. Challis\\nD. Carr, collector. Tax committed, $9450.33. Actual\\ndebt, $18,485.57.\\n1883. Rinaldo B. Foster, Jeremiah A. Clough\\nand William W. Cate, selectmen. Services, $285.\\nNathaniel D. Clough, collector. Tax committed,\\n$8077.55.\\n1884.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William W. Cate, John F. Ordway and\\nElbridge G.Sargent, selectmen. Services, $280. Alvah\\nL. Morse, clerk Annie M. Osgood, school committee.\\nServices, $55. Nathaniel D. Clougli, collector.\\n1885.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William W. Cate, Horace F. Fletcher and\\nElbridge G. Sargent, selectman Alvah L. Morse,\\ntown clerk; Henry J. Osgood, school committee;\\nNathaniel 1). Cluuirb, collector.\\nThe Relig-ious History of Loudon.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The same\\nyear in which the town was incorporated measures\\nwere taken for the building of a meeting-house. At\\na meeting of the parish held in November, 1773, it\\nwas Fo erf to build a meeting-house, and that it stand\\nupon the southeast end of the school lot, part or all\\nin the road, if the land is best. At a meeting held\\nNovember 10, 1777, Voted to set up a meeting-house\\nby a rate or tax also Voted to get the timber and\\nhaul it to the spot this winter, and that labor be three\\nshillings per day. Eliphalet Rawlings, Abraham\\nBachelder, Nathaniel Bachelder, Ezekiel Morrill,\\nJethro Bachelder, Moses Ordway and Jonathan\\nClough were chosen for the committee to build the\\nhouse. Voted to have the house the same size of the\\nEpsom house; also Voted seven hundred dollars to\\nget the frame to the spot, and frame it. December\\n4, 1778, Voted to add six feet in length and two feet\\nin width. In the year 1779, Voted to raise one\\nthousand dollars and lay it out in labor at eight dol-\\nlars per day, also Voted to sell the pew privileges\\nat auction to the highest bidder, and that the pur-\\nchasers of the privileges be allowed twelve months\\nafter the house is raised, boarded, shingled and clap-\\nboarded, and the lower floor is laid, to build their\\npews in, and that those who do not build in that time,\\ntheir privilege shall return to the parish. Voted\\nto buy two barrels of rum for the raising. The se-\\nlectmen s account shows that they paid Josiah Bach-\\nelder for rum one hundred and eight dollars, and paid\\nReuben Greeley for two quarts of snake-root, for the\\nraising, twelve dollars. Voted to leave the finding\\nof the supper to the committee. Paid the Rev.\\nMr. Noble, for ministerial services at the raising, one\\ndollar and fifty cents also paid Mr. Blunt, who lived\\nin the old Martin house, for the trouble to him at the\\nraising. The parish bought of Mr. Blunt a strij)\\nof land in front of the meeting-house in order to\\nhave better accommodation. The first meeting held\\nin the house was a parish-meeting for town busi-\\nness. August, 1789, Voted to build two porches, or.e\\non the east and one on the west end of the house\\nalso Voted to put in joist, lay a rough floor and put\\nup the finish in front of the gallery before the ordina-\\ntion of Mr. Tucker. The house was lathed by Jona-\\nthan Smith, plastered by John Sargent and finished\\nin the year 1797 the posts in the lower part still bear\\nthe figures on the top as painted in 1797. An article\\nwas, in 1795, iuserted in the warrant to paint the out-\\nside, but failed to pass in the meeting. The house ap-\\npears to have been used for religious meetings as soon\\nas it was boarded and shingled. The plan of the hnusc\\nwas very peculiar. The pulpit was built upon tlic\\nback side of the house and was elevated at least six ur\\nseven feet from the floor of the room, and was reached", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0832.jp2"}, "701": {"fulltext": "491\\nby asceiiding a flight of eight or nine stairs. It was\\nfinished with pine wood and displayed the best of\\nskill and worlvmauship. The minister, while speak-\\ning, stood upon an elevation of about seven inches,\\nand the Bible in front of him was at that height, that\\nhe could swing his arms above it when speaking with\\nearnestness. Above the pulpit and over the minister\\nhung the sounding-board, which w-as built in an oc-\\ntagonal shape, and was at least six feet across it, and\\nwas suspended from a large beam iu the roof by an\\niron rod, one and one-half inches square. The work-\\nmanship displayed in the finish of this sounding-\\nboard was of the highest order. When taken down\\nat the time of making the alteration, in 1845, it re-\\nquired the strength of about ten men to lift it. The\\ndeacon s seat or pew was directly beneath and in front\\nof the pulpit, with a half-round table at his right,\\nconstructed in such a manner that when not in use it\\ndropped down, and was held by hinges to the top rail\\nof the pew. Upon the left of the pew was a smaller\\nstand or table of the same form and supported the\\nsame, which was used to hold the tankard of wine\\nand the wine-cups. The pulpit and surroundings\\nwere painted of a lead color, while the tables were\\npainted a dark brown.\\nThe pews were square in form, and the outside row\\nnext the wall around tiie house were elevated to the\\nheight of three steps from the floor. Seats were\\nplaced upon the four sides and were hung w^ith\\nhinges, and during prayer were turned up to prevent\\nany one from sitting during that very important part\\nof the service. A walk extended in front of each\\naround the house. Upon the floor below this row\\nwere placed four other groups of pews with four in a\\ngroup, with an entrance from the walk mentioned.\\nUpon the right and left wings, and almost in front of\\nthe pulpit, were built long, narrow seats, which were\\nused and known as the anxious seats in time of\\nrevival. When not thus used, they were occupied by\\npersons who were unable to purchase or own pews.\\nOne side of the aisle was used only by the men,\\nthe other by females.\\nThe gallery extended around three sides of the\\nroom, with pews corresponding in form and location\\nto those beneath. The singers seats were in the gal-\\nlery, and were situated directly in front of the pulpit.\\nThe entrance to the gallery was only by the porches\\nupon either end of the house, which consisted of sev-\\neral flights of stairs, winding around upon each of\\nthe four sides. The frame was of the strongest and best\\nof timber, the posts being of white oak the beams\\nare of old growth pine, and were hewed fourteen\\nand sixteen inches, while the roof is self-support-\\ning, the rafters being double-trussed. In the year\\n1845 two stories and two rooms were made by ex-\\ntending the gallery over the whole of the upper\\nstory, which is used for a meeting-house, while the\\nlower story is used for town and other purposes. A\\nbelfry was added, in which hangs a bell, the gift of\\nCaptain Solomon Gaverly to the society wor.\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^hi|)ing\\nin the upper story.\\nFor a long time this h(iu.s rdnvcnrd ull tiic propli;\\nin the town. There was but one creed and belief in\\nreligious matters in all the town, and that was known\\nas Congregationalism. The church and state were\\none and inseparable. The laws of the State com-\\npelled people to support the gospel and the ministry,\\nand the selectmen of the town raised and assessed\\nupon property of the inhabitants sums as large as\\nwere thought to be expedient and necessary. In the\\nyear 1774 there was raised by the town the sum of\\nKfty dollars, and the same in the years 1770 and in\\n1777, Voted one hundred and fifty dollars. In 1779,\\nVoted three hundred dollars for preaching. In\\nthe year 1780 the article in the warrant was, To see\\nif said Parish will vote to raise a sum of money for\\nthe use of preaching and how much: and if voted, to\\nsee if they, will vote to pay it in corn or grain next\\nfall. And it was Voted, to tsike the money the Par-\\nsonage was let for preaching. In 1781, Voted\\nto hire preaching for only eight Sabbaths. In\\n1782, Voted not to raise any. In 1783, Voted to\\nraise thirty pounds. Previous to this year no per-\\nson had been settled as minister. The Rev. Mr.\\nBlydenburg had preached more than any other one,\\nhe at that time being the owner of a lot of land\\nlying and adjoining the parsonage and school lot\\nupon the north. A minister tax was assessed for the\\nfirst time, the list embracing the names of ninety-one\\nof the tax-payers of the town.\\nThe Rev. Israel Day was given a call to settle with\\nthe people at this time but, upon examination, his\\nbelief upon certain doctrinal points was not in accord-\\nance with that of several of the people, and he\\ndeclined the call. The following, taken from the\\nrecords of the town, had some effect upon the matter,\\nprobably\\nLoudon, March 15, 1784.\\nBy these Lines, we, the suhscribers, do enter our dissent against Mr.\\nIsrael Day being settled as a preacher iu Loudon.\\nGarshom Mathes, Abel French, .loshua (his X mark) Rawlings,\\nEneii Josiah (his X mark) Rines, Philip Brown, Nathan Bachelder, John\\nDrue, Moses Morrill, Daniel Ladd, James Silver, Joseph Smith, Cliarlt-s\\nSargent, Jr.\\nMr. Day, in his letter, says,\\nAnother difficulty that is flung in my way in this affair is the churcli\\ntu which I belong have declined to give me a dismission and recoiiiiin. ii-\\ndatiou, for sufficient reasons, as they sujipoae.\\nDated this tiret day of May, 17S4.\\n(Signed) Israel Dav.-\\nIn the year 1785 thirty pounds w as raised. In\\n1786, Voted, to lay out the back money, and to hire\\nthe Rev. Mr. Cummings three Sabbaths. In 1787\\nno money was raised, as appears by the town records.\\nSeveral difficulties arose within the parish upon local\\nmatters, which divided the people, and from the fre-\\nquency of holding town-meetings it may be con-\\ncluded that much unpleasantness of feeling existed.\\nThese difficulties were, in part, the feeling caused by\\nthe letter and coui-se pursued l y the Rev. Mr. Day,", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0833.jp2"}, "702": {"fulltext": "492\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nand a further division i;anie up in regard to tlie\\nlocation of the meeting-house. Several meetings\\nwere held in order to change the location and build\\nthe house near the south part of the town, but all\\nsuch propositions were voted iu the negative. Then\\na meeting was called To see if the town will vote to\\nSet off all the southwest corner of the town, and have\\nthe same annexed to Concord or Canterbury, as may\\nbe most convenient, commencing at the town line and\\nrunning southeasterly to the mouth of Pine Island\\nBrook, and then follow the river to Bow line. This\\nwas voted in the negative. In the year 1788 the Rev.\\nJedediah Tucker commenced preaching to the people\\nof the parish. At a town-meeting held the IVtli day\\nof January, it was Voted to give the Rev. Mr. Tucker\\na call, and chose a committee, consisting of Joseph\\nTilton, Nathaniel Bachelder, Stephen Wells, Jeremiah\\nClough and Daniel Ordway, to agree with 5Ir. Tucker\\nand report at the next meeting.\\nAt a meeting of the parish, held on the 1-ttli day ut\\nFebruary, Toied to give the Rev. Mr. Tucker that\\npiece of land bought of Mr. Blunt for a settlement in\\nLoudon. Also, Voted to give him the income of\\nthe parsonage during his ministry in Loudon, with\\nthe privilege of cutting his wood with prudent usage.\\nAlso Voted to give him sixty pounds for the first\\nyear, sixty-five for the second, seventy for the third,\\nand seventy-five for the fourth year of his ministry.\\nAlso, Voted that he shall have three Sabbaths yearly\\nto visit his friends.\\nLoudon, June 22 i, 1789.\\nI-, ttn- iili^riil.ii do enter our dissent against Mr.\\nsurgeon for the parish, making no charge lor such\\nservice within its limits.\\nWe, the Subscribei-s, Inhabitants of Louiluii, lierel).v notify tlie Con-\\ngational Society in said Loudon that we consider it both illegal and\\nunconstitutional for any society whatever to lay a tax on any person or\\npel-sons by the authority of a majority of a Town or Society vote. And\\nwe, the undersigned, hereby give notice that we are determined to\\npivy no more ministerial taxes for the purpose of the support of any\\npreaching or minister whatever in that way after this date.\\nLoudon, March 14, 1803.\\n(Signed)\\nStephen Pickering, James Palmer, Isaac Sniitli, .\\\\rcbelaus Mot)re,\\nJonathan Smith, Jr., Eliphalet Swain, Thomas Bachelder, John Carter,\\nElisha Sweatt.\\nA true copy. Attest.\\nEnoch Wooo, Toimi CVerS.\\nMr. Tucker, as minister of the gospel, united nearly\\nall the people in town who were married, commenc-\\ning in 1795. The records of the town show that he\\nmarried two hundred and thirty-two couples, with one\\nor both of the parties living in Loudon.\\nIn the years 1812 and 1813 he also served as chair-\\nman of the Board of Selectmen for the town. In\\nlooking at the record books of the town, one may\\ngain an impression of the man, particularly in the\\nI boldness of the signature of his name, which is imi-\\ntated by uo other person. It seems that after his\\ndismissal he gave his attention more to public busi-\\nness and to the practice of medicine. The reason\\nfor the vote of dismissal is unknown. It might\\nhave been at his own request or from other causes.\\nJust before the vote of dismissal the following dis-\\nsents are recorded\\nDani.I^! 1 i i i M i,:ild, James\\nItawlin-^ J, I I i I I, t,.^.-ph Drue, Robert Drue, Abial\\nt;harabeilui, ^.ub.^Il Li t;-li, J^i .mi i I ltrker, Jonathan Wiggins, Jona-\\nthan Clough, Jonathan Chaae, Moses Kawlings, John Clough, Samuel\\nMon-ill, Samuel French, Captain John Sanborn, John Drue, Jacob Tole,\\nSamuel Hill, Reuben Ceilings, Stephen Cate.\\nAt a meeting in September, 1789, Voted to choose\\na Committee of seven to join Mr. Tucker in ap-\\npointing a day for Ordination. And chose Nathan\\nBachelder, Esq., Moses Ordway, Thomas Bachelder,\\nAbraham Bachelder, Joseph Moulton, Timothy\\nFrench and Nathaniel Bachelder. This committee\\nappointed the 21st day of October following, to be\\nthe day. Also, this committee chose the following\\ngentlemen to compose the council\\nRev. Mr. Adams, of Stoughton, Second Church\\nRev. Mr. Howard, of Stoughton, First Church Rev.\\nMr. Robins, of Milton; Rev. Mr. Tucker, of Loudon\\nRev. Mr. Thatcher, of Dedham Rev. Mr. Uphara,\\nof Deerfield; Rev. Mr. Colby, of Pembroke; Rev.\\nMr. Evans, of Concord Rev. Mr. Smith, of Gilman-\\nton; Rev. Mr. French, of Andover; Rev. Mr. Bab-\\ncock, of New Andover; and Rev. Mr. Merrill, of\\nPlaistow.\\nThe selectmen paid the expenses of the ordination,\\nand Mr. Tucker continued to preach for nearly thirty\\nyears. He also was the practicing physician and\\nThis is to let you know\\nhut I do 1U,I belie\\nrates to Mr. Tucker;\\n(Signed)\\nMarch 19, 1804.-\\nI do enter my dissent agains\\npaying taxes to\\nnot belong to his Society.\\n(Signed)\\nSIarch9, 18IH.\\nagainst paying\\nTucker.\\n(Signed)\\nApril 16, 1805.\\nI do hereby enter my disseu\\nagainst paying\\nTucker.\\n(Signed)\\nMarch 31, 1803.\\nAfter the dismissal of Mr. Tucker, in 1810, by vote of\\nthe town, the Rev. Enoch Courser was ordained as\\nminister, in 1816, and continued as such for a num-\\nber of years. The Rev. Samuel B. Dyer and the Rev.\\nEnoch Courser both continued to preach to the\\nchurches of Loudon for nearly thirty years. They\\nlived in the same neighborhood, and as the sectarian\\nstrife which had grown up in the parish continued\\nto increase, unkind feelings existed between the two\\nmen. Both were strong and powerful men, of large\\nand well-proportioned bodies, unyielding in disposi-\\ntion, and the consequent result was that feelings of\\nthe most bitter animosity, as individuals, existed be-\\ntween them, which extended to the churches over", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0834.jp2"}, "703": {"fulltext": "LOUDON.\\n493\\nwhich they were the pastors. The Rev. Mr. Dyer was a\\nmember of the Legishiture from the town of Loudon\\nin the year 1818. While at Concord he boarded with\\none Mr. Davis, with fifteen others, four of wliom were\\nministers. On Friday noon a convention was held at\\nthe boarding-house, Mr. Dyer, chairman, and it was\\nVoted that we will not drink any ardent spirits till\\nthe session closes.\\nThe law which authorized the selectmen to tax the\\ncitizens for the support of the minister was very dis-\\ntasteful to many of the tax-payers. The town became\\ninvolved in lawsuits in consequence of it. The case\\nof Isaac Smith was one of expense. The largest tax\\nassessed against him in any year was $1.60, which he\\npositively refused to pay in any manner. He was\\narrested and put in jail for one day and released. The\\ntown carried on the lawsuit for some years, until the\\nexpenses in the case amounted to two hundred and\\nseventy-five dollars, after which the law was repealed.\\nThe hardness of feeling growing out of the work-\\nings of this law led several persons to organize a so-\\nciety, to be known as the first Free- Will Baptist Society\\nin Loudon, which was done by John Sanborn, Jona-\\nthan Clough, Abner Clough and Nathaniel Martin, in\\nthe year 1807, and held meetings one-fourth part of the\\ntime in the old meeting-house, with the Rev. Sam-\\nuel B.Dyer as minister.\\nIn May, 1823, one-half of the old meeting-house\\nwas given up to the Free- Will Baptist people. The\\nCongregational Society made a renewed effort in\\n*26 to build a new house, to be located nearer the\\nsouth part of the town, and the following year erected\\na new one at the village. This led to an unhappy\\ndivision. Mr. Courser preached the dedicatory sermon,\\nbut declined further- services. In 1837 the condition\\nof the society became discouraging he was dismissed\\nand left the town after twenty years of labor. The\\nrapid rise of the Free- Will Baptists was its first\\nshock. A severer one was from its own division,\\nattended by the personal diificulties of Mr. Courser\\nwith some of his church members. Both the churches\\nfor several years were supplied by several preachers\\nfor short periods of time. In the year 1839 a new\\nchurch edifice was erected near the old one, at a cost\\nof sixteen hundred dollars. The Rev. Cyrus W.\\nWallace was the first minister. The church and\\nsociety failed in settling him, for want of pecu-\\nniary means. Parker Pillsbury followed, and further\\ndivided the church upon the question of slavery. He\\nwas succeeded by the Rev. John Le Bosquet, followed\\nby Rev. Ezekiel Dow, Jonathan Ayres, E. F. Abbott,\\nJarius Ordway, Rev. Mr. Caswell and finally the ven-\\nerable Rev. Mr. Courser returned and preached for\\none year or more, which was the close of his life-work\\nin the gospel ministry. The Second Church at the vil-\\nlage has had but two ordained pastors,-the Rev. Henry\\nWhite and the Rev. Thomiis N. Jones. Othersupplies,\\nnch as Calvin White, Henry Wood and the Rev.\\nCharles Willey, have preached t.. this iieople. In the\\nyear 1883 the Rev. C. Roper was the pastor of this\\npeople, and largely by his efforts the church was re-\\npaired. The Methodists have had a church for sev-\\neral years in this place, and the Rev. Silas Green,\\nduring some years, was the preacher of both the Meth-\\nodist and Congregational Churches. Since, the preach-\\ners have been of the Methodist order, and at this\\ntime, 1885, no preaching is sustained by either.\\nAbout the year 1847 the Free- Will Baptists, by a\\nvote of the town, obtained control of the old meeting-\\nhouse for meeting purposes, by altering and making\\nan upper story, which they have occupied as a place of\\nworship, at a cost of one thousand dollars. The Rev.\\nJohn Norris was called as the pastor of this people\\nafter the alteration. He was succeeded by William A.\\nSargent, who was ordained as a minister. During the\\nstay of Mr. Sargent a meeting was held for several\\nweeks under the labor of Elder Phinney, of Maine, in\\nwhich the Rev. E. F. Abbott, of the Congregational\\nChurch, joined, which resulted in large accessions to\\neither church. Elder Sargent was followed by the\\nRev. E. G. Knowles, Rev. Josiah P. Stinchfield, Rev.\\nS. S. Brooks and the Rev. John George was ordained\\nand remained three years. After his removal the\\nchurch was thoroughly repaired, and alterations made\\nupon the inside, a new pulpit and furniture purchased.\\nAt the same time Captain Solomon Caverly, a former\\ncitizen of the town, presented the society with a\\nchurch-bell. The house was rededicated, and Carter\\nE. Cate, a townsman and graduate from Dartmouth\\nCollege, was engaged and ordained as a minister of\\nthe gospel by the Free-Will Baptist denomination, and\\nremained for one year. He was followed by the Rev.\\nCharles E. Hurd, who remained four years, and was\\nsucceeded by Rev. D. I. Quint, who is the present\\nm niatei in the jeii 1883\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0\u00c2\u00ab\\\\RRI\\\\ ES B-i REV lEIlinU n I 1 I\\nrah Mo It B J I t a s 1\\nI J I a CI esley\\nnd J d tl Ladd Sa el C oss a a d L\\nC T I gal 8 Na h el r ce\\n94 Sa el Jacobs d Al g\\nC sa and \\\\a\\nBo\u00e2\u0080\u009ee -b Jol n L 1 euch a d Sail\\nTlo TsBa lellerand Marti\\nslo V Tohn B Iton and Bet\\nUa I lall anl Pollv G o", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0835.jp2"}, "704": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nchelder, William Brown and\\nBachelder, Nathaniel Ingalls\\nly Sherburn, Isaiah Dow and\\nand Betsy French, Enocli Gerrish and Ruth Clough, Josiah Drake and\\nNancy C. Wintlow, Jeremiah Emery and Lydia Morse, Joseph Baclielder\\nand Sukey Tilton.\\nisll.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 David K.jlliiis and Lyilia Stevens, Timothy Miveck and Judith\\nl;., I .1, r,i;,, ihi -i.-.Min.il, liltuh. r..|,l,..n Wells and Eliza\\n111\u00e2\u0080\u0094 I II l;iii^ li.iMil Sargent and Tolly\\nrvey Blaisdell\\ni.niHs III.\\nDavis, Abraham Bach\\nlunch and Knth Maxfield, Samuel Neal and Ilitty\\nSmith and Sally Berry, .Inhn Carr and Sally Brown,\\nLydia Sanborn, Thomas Sargent an l Polly French,\\nNancy Loiigee, Josiah James and Sarah Tilton, Sanmel\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0y Morrill, Jonathan 0. Beau and Judith Thompson,\\nI l illy Emery, Valentino Hill and Polly Thompson, Na-\\nI Hannah Kowoll.\\nl;,. I Welder and Nancy EoUins, Byley Lyford and Lois\\nM.rtts and Polly Beck, Lemuel Hill and Betsey Drew,\\nuid Sally Bachelder, Mathias Haines and Polly Fur-\\nirown and Peggy Beck, Chandler Glines and Betsey\\nid Hannah Kelley, Jeremiah Clifford and\\nIM 1,1 I- 1 I ii.ii. I I I i;, i-\\\\ III I I .l.liii I niri y and Abigail Os-\\nborn, John Cumnuii- II I ^1 I _,l: ii.i l,..\\\\ering and Betsy\\nBachelder, Tlieopbilu- ii h i li.hn Sargent\\nBetsy Brown, Isaa. \\\\i ;_,i, I ;ii r, Timothy Bro\\nand Dorothy Bacheldei, J.^w u,,a. .u..i K.i^htl l;Laiiclt.\\n1813.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Philip Brown and Sally True, Nathaniel Sherburne and Jane\\nPiper, Alexander Bragg and Sally Eaton, John Merrill and Hannah Os-\\nl)(n n, Tlioiuai, Hackelt and Sarnli l.ovcring, Timothy Tilton and Susan-\\nh.i i 11 _ i:;. 1 ,i.I I l II 11 iMMii I. S.Kollins, Joshua Dwinell and\\nIII! r.itsy Barter, Daniel J.Smith\\nI I ill I 111 Mary Ruord, John Longec\\netsy i\\nden and Eleuor Will i i\\nBlanchard and Esti-i I i i i i ii m\\nMoor and Rachael r.n.ii, -.iiiiiii I I .il.m- mil -.lil- K.iiiimi, Ii.imI\\nFoster and Sally Dearburii, Iiavi.l HachcMir and Ililty l.aiii;, Saninel\\nCurrier and Sally Bias.\\n1S04,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 .Tohn Clark and Polly Currier, Samuel French and Sukey Til-\\nt n. f h;,,!.- Ili-. l; it\\\\ ^allv Sargent, Joshua Wallard and Polly Lang-\\nIII, ,1. i r il ill 11 i Sanborn, Samuel Elliot and Eunice Sar-\\n1,1 I My Osgood, Joshua ThnmpsonandFannie\\nI;, I,, -I, iivilii,! ii ,,iii,,.li r-( ,lii-, n.iiMIT ,it,indSally\\n,1 I i;,,!,,,. i ,,ii, R.iwcll\\nLouisa M ln-cler, Jn.siali Emery and Betsey OsgtxHl, Williaui Munsey and\\nJemima Barton.\\n1806.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Samuel Follinsboe and Kitty Clitford, John Hill and Rachel\\nllaiues, Theodore Ring and Betsy Blake, Nathaniel Greeley and Sally\\nllohien, John Avery and Hannah Eaton, James Bachelder and Polly\\nWheeler, David Harvey and Nancy Thompson, William Tenney and\\nPeggy Flanders, Ebnnezer Bean and Deborah Dow, Josiah .lames and\\nDeborah t;\\n1807.-l:i II Mm-^ Ill, I -ii ill .1 l.ii M,..,,, ,in.l Oatha-\\naud Mar:\\nIII, Jo\\nthan Morse and Theodato Emery, Joshua Berry and Polly Bachelder,\\nPhineas Danforth and Nabby Grant.\\n1808.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Anthony Sherman and Sully Piper, Benjamin Jones and Sophia\\nGleiwon, Phiue;is Wecloj and Lydia Rogers, Moses Kimball and Cynthia\\nKa.\u00c2\u00abtman, Jonathan Cate and Charlotte lilanchanl, Samuel Carter and\\nKachel French.\\nINi j. -Tnnothy I ri-ncli and P..lly T..\u00c2\u00ab ie. I anl Twomlily and Sally\\n1 ..II .1 -.,11 il.i. h. M, I .1.111.1.^ I- landSally\\niU:r and D^jrutliy (JarUnd, \\\\Villiam Jucki\\nthy llilliard and\\nMorrill and Sally French.\\nsvnnahKonuoy, Nathaniel K\\nSleeper, Gideon Ladd and Polly Osgood, Samuel\\nd Polly l- rc.uih, .loshua Sargent\\n1. I I 1 II.I ,:i,ih IMaxfleld, Phineas Healy and\\nl;,,ii,;, 11, .111 i; :_1 1 il I miah Kenney, Osgood Ring and\\n.^uily iliMWii, .l,.iiii .M.M.i. .uiii IUA^ _\\\\ ll,,lnian, Peter French and Lydia\\nThe foregoing were all married by the Rev. ,Tcde-\\n(liah Tucker, from 1790 to 1815, amounting to two\\nhundred and thirty-two marriages.\\nSchools. The town voted to raise for schooling, in\\nthe year 1776, ten pounds, lawful money. From 177t)\\nto 1779 the school money was used for war purposes.\\nIn 1779, Voted to raise two hundred pounds for\\nschooling. In 1781, Voted to hire a school-master\\nfor six months, and voted to raise five thousand dol-\\nlars for schooling. In 1782 no money was raised. In\\n1786 it was Voted to raise forty pounds for schools.\\nAlso Voted to build four school-houses by a Parish\\nrate to be paid in specie, and that said houses shall\\nstand, one about halfway between the pound and Mr.\\nCaleb Pillsbury s the second to stand at the mouth of\\nEsq. Sias mill-road the third to stand at the mouth of\\nBear Hill road the fourth to stand near Isaac Pills-\\nbury s house. These divisions were known as\\nclasses. It was also Voted that the four classes\\nhave the privilege of sending scholars from one class\\nto another upon town money. For a number of\\nyears the town voted sixty pounds annually for\\nschooling. In 1792 one of the school-houses was\\nj burned, and the parish voted to build a new one, and\\nfor the selectmen to build it at vendue.\\nIn the year 1796 Voted two hundred dollars for\\nschooling. About 1780, Timothy Gleason came to\\nthis country from Scotland, he being of Irisli descent,\\nand followed the occupation of school-teaching. 1 1\\nseems that he taught the four classes in town for a\\nnumber of years. He was a most excellent penman,\\nand was employed by the selectmen to make the\\nrecord of tiixes and town proceedings, and for a\\ncentury no person has equaled him in skill, clear-\\nness and beauty in this fine art. Mr. Philip Brown\\ntaught school for a number of years after Mr. Glea-\\nson also Dr. Bnijaniiii Kelley, of (iilinanton, Henry", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0836.jp2"}, "705": {"fulltext": "405\\nJackson, John Bachelder .anil others. In 1809 the\\ntown Voted to number the school districts. The\\neasterly class to bo No. 1 the class near Moses Ord-\\nway s to be No. 2 the new south district to be No. 3;\\nthe class near Samuel Piper s to be No. 4 theTiinathy\\nFrench class to be No. 5 the class near John Moore s\\nto be No. 6 Thomas Moore s to be No. 7 Elliot\\nCarr s to be No. 8. Amount of money raised this\\nyear for schooling, five hundred and thirty-two dollars.\\nIn the year 1810 a school-house tax of $56.23 was\\nraised in No. 1 for repairs also in No. 2, $52.41 was\\nraised for the same purpose. The school money con-\\ntinued to be more each year, until at the present time\\nthe selectmen raise and pay to the different school dis-\\ntricts about fourteen hundred dollars. School-teachers\\nformerly were males. It was the custom for young\\nmen to attend school until they were twenty-four\\nand twenty-five years of age, and it was not uncommon\\nin some of the largest districts for as many as ten or\\nfifteen of this class of scholars to attend school, the\\nteacher having no laws or regulations to aid but his\\nown. The labors of all such were heavy, requiring\\nmen of strength and power to meet the emergencies\\nrequired. Those who followed the business soon\\nbecame tyrants to an extent in their school duties,\\nand often made them irritable and vexatious in\\nother duties. The school laws of our State are an-\\ncient as they now exist. The school-district system\\nis the same as nearly a hundred years ago. At dif-\\nferent times efforts have been made to revise and\\nchange them in some of their aspects, but nothing\\nhas been effected until the jiresent year.\\nIntoxicating drinks. The custom of drinking\\nliquor was in practice for many years, and was common.\\nThe rec ords state several instances where rum was fur-\\nnished by the selectmen upon different occasions. At\\nthe raising of the meeting-house a barrel of rum was\\nbought, and paid for by the selectmen. The selectmen\\nalso paid for the rum used when bridges were built. Con-\\nstables advertised that at the sale of land for taxes\\neach sale would be followed by a drink of flip or\\ntoddy. It was considered as one of the important\\nthings in settling the township, to set out an orchard of\\napple-trees, which soon produced fruit bountifully.\\nThe chief use of them was to make cider. Almost\\nevery farm had its cider-mill, and large quantities of\\nit were made and placed in the cellars, to be drank.\\nNot unfrequently fifty barrels, and sometimes more,\\nwere made in a single year. The custom of using\\nliquor was so general that it was not regarded as\\namong the bad habits indulged in. Ministers drank\\nit, and the old decanter was placed upon the table\\nwhenever they visited their parishioners. Fast days,\\nThanksgiving days, the birth of children and the visits\\nof relatives were some of the great occasions when it\\nwas used, and often to excess. It is said that the Rev.\\nMr. Tucker, by this habit, lost his usefulness as a min-\\nister, and that it was one of the causes of his leaving\\nthe mini.stry in town.\\nIn the year 1795 a law w.as enacted requiring any\\nperson that sold liquor to obtain a license from the\\nselectmen of the town. In this year Jonathan C. Per-\\nkins, Enoch and Abner Wood, Philip Brown, Nathan-\\niel Bachelder, Jr., and Nathaniel Rollins were licensed.\\nIn 1797, Samuel Piper, Daniel Lowell and Wm. Stev-\\nens were licensed. In 1800, J. Bachelder, Wm. Stevens,\\nJ. Dearborn, Moses Rollins, Philip Brown, David East-\\nman, Nathaniel Hill, William Brown, Daniel Lowell,\\nBenjamin Kelly and Stephen Perkins were licensed.\\nIn 1801, Joseph Dearborn, Jethro Bachelder, S.amuel\\nPiper, Philip Brown, Samuel Osgood, Enoch Wood,\\nBrown Ladd and Daniel Lowell were licensed. In\\n1803, Philip Brown, Timothy Barnard, Samuel Osgood,\\nDavid Eastman, Moses Chamberlin, Samuel Piper,\\nJohn Ladd, Moses Flanders and Samuel Elliott were\\nlicensed. In 1805, Philip Brown, Samuel Osgood,\\nDavid Eastman, Levi Dearborn, Daniel Lowell, Enoch\\nWood, Samuel Wales, Samuel Elliott and Gould Di-\\nmond were licensed to sell at their dwelling-houses\\nby the one-half pint and gill. Several of these men\\nwere licensed as inn-holders, ortaverners, for the pur-\\npose of putting up and providing food and all the\\naccommodations for the large teams which were em-\\nployed in drawing goods and groceries from Ports-\\nmouth and Newburyport to towns north as far as\\nLaconia. Large teams of oxen, as well as horses,\\nwere used in the transportation, and the amount\\nthus drawn was large.\\nI As early as the year 1777 the parish took some\\naction in relation to the use of liquor. At a parish-\\nmeeting, held to vote for five persons as members of\\nthe council, the following resolution was passed:\\nResolved, That no person be allowed a seat in the council or assembly\\nwho shall, by himself or any other iwrsoa for him, before said choice,\\ntreat with Liquor any Elector with the apparent view of gaining their\\nvote, or afterwards on that account. Elected Mr. Samuel Chamberlin\\nas Representative of said Parish for one year, and he is to vote for dele-\\ngates to the Continental Congress.\\nIt is generally conceded that the use of alcoholic\\ndrink as a beverage has decreased since the organi-\\nzation of the township, in 1773.\\nCarriages and Customs. The introduction of\\ncarriages with wheels was of a more recent date. At\\nfirst journeys were made on horseback. A family of\\nfour could comfortably ride in this manner, the hus-\\nband and father sitting in the saddle, with the wife\\nupon a pillion behind, carrying a child in her arms,\\nwhile the father took one before him in front of the\\nsaddle. The wife maintained her position by holding\\nwith one arm the body of her husband. Horseb.ack-\\nriding was the custom in practice by all who owned a\\nhorse. Women in 1700 rode with skill and grace,\\nand were more healthy and robust than at the present\\ntime. Horse-blocks were placed at public places for\\nthe purpose of mounting the horse. In front of the\\nmeeting-house one was made of a large log, hewed\\nsquare, and elevated sufficiently so that one could\\nmount with ease. At the W^hite School-House, which\\nwas used largely for meetings on the Saljbalh, there", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0837.jp2"}, "706": {"fulltext": "406\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nwas a large stone placed at the southeasterly corner\\nof the house, which was known and used as a horse-\\nblock. The first vehicle used for riding was seen on\\nthe old Canterbury road, and consisted of two poles\\nfastened to the saddle or girt of the horse, while the\\nlarge ends dragged upon the ground, and were fast-\\nened together by a cross-piece, upon which a seat was\\nfastened for those who rode. Sleighs were made and\\nused in the winter, and were of wood principally,\\nheavy and cumbrous to the horse, and affording but\\nlittle style to the rider.\\nThe flist chaise used in Loudon was bought in\\nNewburyport, Mass., by Mr. Enoch Wood. It is re-\\nlated, in regard to this chaise, that upon its first\\nappearance on the Sabbath, as Mr. Wood and his\\nfamily rode to the meeting-house, the people came out\\nand gazed with astonishment as it was driven up to\\nthe door. Afterwards Mr. William Tilton and Mr.\\nStephen Wells each bought and used one, and in a\\nfew years they became quite common. Their cost was\\nnearly two hundred dollars each. Carriages with four\\nwheels soon afterwards came into use, they being\\nmade without springs, with the body setting directly\\nupon the axle. The seat was movable, and was so\\narranged upon wooden sjirings that the force of the\\njolt of the rough ways and roads was somewhat modi-\\nfied to the rider. A great improvement was made in\\nthe use of a leather thorough brace, as it was called,\\nand a still greater, when the steel elliptic spring was\\ninvented and became general upon nearly all car-\\nriages. Cart-wheels were made largely of wood, the\\nrims or felloes being wide and heavy, and at first with\\nno iron or tire. Later, strip or streaked tire was used.\\nThis was wide iron cut into strips and spiked upon\\nthe outside of the rim. It was claimed that tire thus\\nused was more durable than when used whole.\\nOther implements used in farming have greatly im-\\nproved, while some have become obsolete new and\\nbetter inventions have taken their place. Mr. Elkins\\nMoore, of Loudon Ridge, was a plow-maker also Oliver\\nW. Morrill and Mr. James Osgood. These men built\\nwood plows, with the plow-share of iron. The mould-\\nboard was worked out from a tree with a winding or\\ntwisting grain in order to give the furrow taken and\\ncut a right turn. Cast-iron plows have been in use\\nfor nearly fifty years, and have superseded the wood-\\nplow entirely. Like every invention, the cast-iron\\nplow had its opposers, who thought it would prove\\nworthless from the great liability to break. Shovels\\nhave been changed from wood with an iron edge to\\ncast-steel hoes from iron with a steel edge to all\\nsteel. Forks of all kinds have changed in the form\\nand material from which they were formerly made.\\nMowing-machines take the place of the hand-scythe,\\nand horse-rakes have taken tlie place of the old hand-\\nrake.\\nBuildings.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The old jn-oprietors, when settling in\\ntown, built, generally, very large, two-storied, double\\ndwelling-houses; and, in most instances, upon the\\ntop of some eminence or high hill, and then made a\\nway or road to the same, so that the old highways\\nwere mostly very hard and hilly. Many of these\\nlarge houses were built at the close of the year 1790,\\nand. up to 1800. It was a very popular, as well as a\\nfashionable idea, to build a large house, and if the\\nexpense was too heavy, a two-story half-house, as\\nthey were called, was built first, and the other half\\nadded whenever able. There are now standing about\\nthirty of these ancient and honorable landmarks.\\nThese large houses required a large amount of lum-\\nber to finish them, while the timber in the frames ia\\nvery large and heavy. Most of them had but one\\nchimney, which was in the centre, resting upon a\\nstrong foundation of stone-work beneath, which was\\noften ten feet square at the base. The old-fashioned\\nbarns were built long and narrow, with two floors,\\nand were cold and inconvenient to both the farmer\\nand his cattle. No cellars were ever built, and\\nprobably were never thought of. Mr. Joseph B.\\nSanborn has recently built, at a great expense, the\\nmost thorough and best constructed barn now in\\ntown, and it is a marked contrast to tliose of 1700.\\nAbout the year 1820 the stove in the meeting-\\nhouse was purchased, and was the first one ever used\\nin the town. This stove remained in the town-\\nhouse and was in use until the winter of 1884 a\\nperiod of over sixty years. There was no way of\\nwarming this large house for thirty years previous,\\nupon any occasion or in any weather, save a small\\nbox or foot-stove, as it was called, which was about\\nseven by eight inches, and was made of tin, and in-\\nclosed in a wood frame, with a bail or handle for\\ncarrying, and inside was placed a basin which was\\nfilled with hot coals from the fire. This utensil was\\nused more especially to give warmth to the feet, and\\nwas used chiefly by the women. Cooking-stoves\\nwere introduced several years later. There was at\\nfirst a strong feeling against the use of them, and it\\nrequired much efibrt and persuasion to induce a per-\\nson to buy one. The kind first in use was called\\nthe Moore Cooking-Stove. After several years\\nthe prejudice existing against their use subsided, and\\nthey gradually came into use.\\nAll cooking had previously been done over the\\nfire-place and in the large brick oven. A change\\ntook place in both the manner and kind of food used.\\nIndian corn and rye, which had been chiefly used\\nfor bread, were used in less quantities, and wheat\\nbecame more common. Potatoes were but seldom\\nused, and but few were raised. The large families\\nof children were fed largely upon the old-fashioned\\ndish of bean porridge, which was both palatable and\\nhealthy. The olden-time utensils in use were the\\nheavy iron pots and kettles and the long-handled\\nfrying-pan, in which pancakes and flap-jacks were\\nfried. Much skill and labor was practiced in frying for\\na large family of children. These cakes were made of\\nrve nu ;.l which had been bolted or silted, and made", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0838.jp2"}, "707": {"fulltext": "LOUDON.\\n497\\ninto a thin batter and poured into the pan until the\\nbottom was well covered, when it was placed over\\nthe fire aud well shaken to prevent burning. When\\nready to turn, a smart shake and a toss did the busi-\\nness without taking the pan from the fire, and the\\nskill consisted in tossing over the crane while being\\nturned.\\nCloth and its Manufacture. In connection with\\nthe subject of lood and the different methods of\\nraising and preparing the same for use, may prop-\\nerly be mentioned the mode of manufacturing cloth\\nand some other of the most necessary articles which\\nwere used and especially needed. AVool and flax were\\nthe chief resources from which the people made all\\nkinds of cloth. Wool was raised by the farmer, and\\nit was carded and spun by the housewife, and wove\\nin a hand-loom, colored aud made ready for use by\\nthe same person. Cotton was used but very little,\\nthe cost of goods manufactured from it being so\\ngreat that but few purchased it when first introduced.\\nA calico dress was a fashionable fit-out for any woman,\\nand was prized nearly as high as silk. Articles of\\nbedding, table linen and clothing were made from flax,\\nevery farmer sowing the seed and raising his required\\namount. The process of getting the linen from\\nthe raw material was one requiring much care and\\nhard labor. After the process of rotting it, certain\\nmen used to make it their business in the winter sea-\\nson to go from place to place and work the flax into\\ntow and linen, ready to be spun. Most of the farmers\\nhad in their barn an apartment, or room, called the\\nflax-room, and in it were placed the flax, break,\\nswingle-block and flax-comb. The process was ex-\\ntremely dusty and disagreeable to the person engaged\\nin it. The article called tow was the coarser part of\\nthe material, and was spun upon the large wheel,\\nwhile the linen was that part saved by combing\\nthoroughly upon the flax-comb, and was spun upon\\nthe small wheel and made into thread, table-cloths and\\nother articles which were necessary. It was not un-\\ncommon for women to spend the afternoon in visit-\\ning each other, carrying their small wheel with them,\\nand, while talking, spin a quantity of linen for some\\nfamily use. These linen wheels are now but seldom\\nseen if one is found, it is preserved as a curiosity\\nand a relic of ye olden time.\\nBoots and shoes were made by hand also, and from\\nstock which required a year at least to properly tan\\nthe same. It was called a good day s work for one to\\nmake a pair of shoes, and it took two days to make a\\ngood pair of boots. In almost every neighborhood some\\none made and mended boots and shoes, which was, of\\ncourse, his trade. In the esisterly part of the town\\nNewell Sanborn was the shoemaker; in the other\\njiarts were Samuel Haynes, William Rincs, Daniel\\nBlaisdell, Deacon Tilton, with some ochers who were\\nthe shoemakers of the town.\\nThe Town Constable was an ofliccr of great im-\\nportance. His duties consisted in collcLling the\\nState, town and minister taxes, which were com-\\nmitted to him for that purpose, and he also paid out\\nall the money received. The selectmen s account\\nupon the record-books was made through the consta-\\nble, he being credited with the bills paid and\\ncharged with all money received. In all the records\\nof the town, only one person, while performing the\\nduties of constable, was in any manner found to be\\ndishonest. In the year 1795, Ensign Hanson Hoit\\nwas chosen to the oflice of constable, and an entry\\nappears for that year, under the form of a certificate,\\nsigned by the selectmen, John Sanborn, Samuel\\nPiper and John Clough, that the said Hanson Hoit\\nrefused to account for $375.54, which was in his pos-\\nsession as money belonging to the town.\\nThe town purchased, for one dollar, a cane, which\\nwas known as the Constable s Cane, which was car-\\nried by each successively, during their term of oflice, as\\nthe ensign of their authority, and the pointing of it\\nto any disorderly person upon public occasions pro-\\nduced quiet and order at once. The duties of tyth-\\ningman were somewhat similar to those of constable,\\nso far as disorder was concerned. Their duties were\\nupon the Sabbath-day, and they often removed from\\nthe house persons who disturbed the meeting by\\nwdiispering or laughing also, they were required to\\narrest any one seen traveling, if he were a stranger,\\nupon the Saljbath, and have him fined.\\nRespect for Titles and Titled Men.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 In all the\\nrecords of the town, for a period of more than fifty\\nyears, it is a very noticeable fact that great respect\\nwas shown the business men of the town, as well as\\nall who were connected with the militia, and the title\\nwas invariably used in addressing them, and also in\\nwriting their names upon the tax-list and all matters\\nof town affiiirs. The following instances are exam-\\nples Esquire Ephraim Blunt, Captain John Sanborn,\\nEnsign Samuel Piper, Quartermaster Smith, Lieuten-\\nant Ladd, Colonel Jonathan Rollins, General Richard\\nBrown, Major Bachelder, Esquire Archelaus Moore.\\nThis respect and honor given and practiced by these\\nancient worthies toward each other was intended as a\\nmark of true worth to the individual thus addressed,\\nas everything to them partook of, and was built upon\\nthat noble and great characteristic and principle ot\\ntheir nature, honesty of purpose. This feeling of\\nrespect was taught to their children, and when they\\narrived at manhood the parental restraint and advice\\noften continued for a long time afterwards. The boys\\nwere taught to take ofl their hats and make their bow\\nto respected men whenever they chanced to meet in\\nthe street. Scholars were taught to rise in their seats\\nand stand during the entrance of the committee, or\\nminister, and to perform the same act of courtesy upon\\ntheir departure.\\nBurying-Grounds. The first person who died\\nin Loudon was a man who was a striinger, and being\\ntaken suddenly sick, died, and was buried in front\\nof the old Dr. Tenney house. The building used", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0839.jp2"}, "708": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nas the office of Dr. Teuney, when he resided\\nin town, covers the grave. At that time no\\nburyiug-ground was laid out. In the year 1773,\\nMr. Nathan Bachelder and Mr. Jethro Bachelder\\nwere chosen as a committee to lay out the buryiug-\\nground. Two and one-half acres were laid out at the\\nsoutheast corner of the parsonage lot, and some years\\nafterward it wiis inclosed with a stone wall, and upon\\nthe front side long hewed timber was laid upon the\\nwall, and covered with boards, which were painted\\nblack. There was but one entrance to the ground,\\nand that was through a door about sis feet wide, in\\nfront. This door was painted black, and was hung\\nupon stone posts upon either side, with a stone cap-\\npiece connecting them at the top. The first person\\nburiedin tlieyardwasavery tallman.thegravebeiugat\\nthe right hand of the entrance and is now visible.\\nThe name of the man is not known.\\nOne acre was reserved in the original laying out for\\nfuture use, which was inclosed recently.\\nA few years after the laying out of the ground at\\nthe Centre, the town bought of Philip Brown a piece\\nof land at the village, for the burial of any who might\\nwish, in that part of the town. This land was con-\\nveyed to the town for a public burying-ground by a\\ndeed from Philip Brown to the town of Loudon, which\\nis recorded at the register of deeds oflice at Concord.\\nThese are the only public grounds in the town, and\\nare repaired at the expense of the same. These two\\ngrounds contain the remains of nearly all the first and\\noldest settlers of the parish, several of whom were\\nnoted townsmen. Mr. Stephen Moore has recently\\ngiven attention to the convenience and care of the\\ndead, by laying out a ground at the village and the\\nbuilding of a tomb. Mr. Moore has made a very de-\\nsirable and pleasant location, which in after-years will\\nbe filled, probably, with those ofthe present generation.\\nThere is also, besides, the Wells burying-ground. At\\nthe northerly part of the town is a new one, in a\\npleasant location and tastefully laid, and it contains\\nsome costly and elegant monuments.\\nThere are at least twenty-three burial-grounds\\nin the town, and a large part of them are in the west-\\nerly portion. The public ground at the Centre was\\noriginally one of the most gloomy and dreaded\\nplaces in town. The high stone wall on the front,\\nand made still higher with large timber lain on the\\ntop, and painted black, with its high, gallows-like\\nposts, and narrow, black door through which no car-\\nriage ever entered for more than fifty years, certainly\\nmade it a terror to the children by day, as well as to\\nmen by night. The custom of beautifying these an-\\ncient cities of the dead is most excellent and com-\\nmendable. At the village there is also a new and very\\npleasantly laid-out ground, adjoining that of Stephen\\nMoore, which contains many valuable and costly mon-\\numents of marble, among which are several of the\\nBachelder family, the descendants of Jethro Bachelder,\\none of the original settlers ofthe parish.\\nThe Laying of theLotsin loudon. The lots in the\\ntown were laid in two divisions, called first and sec-\\nond division of hundred-acre lots. The first division\\nincludes that part of Loudon taken from Canterbury,\\nand contains forty whole hundred-acre lots. The sec-\\nond division includes the north and easterly parts, and\\ncontains one hundred lots of one hundred acres each,\\nbesides several parts of lots. These lots were laid one\\nhundred and sixty rods long and one hundred rods\\nwide, and each contained one hundred acres of land.\\nThe settlers who first came into the town pitched up-\\non certain lots for their farms, and such lots were called\\npitched lots. There are thirty-two of this descrip-\\ntion, and they were situated near the White School-\\nhouse and upon Clough s Hill, and are those now\\nowned by J. T. Sanborn, Benjamin Bachelder, C. H.\\nOsgood, C. B. Green, G. Mason, J. M. Ladd, H. John-\\nston, Abner Clough, H. J. Osgood and others. Be-\\nsides these, there were several granted lots (so called),\\nwhich were given for some service rendered in the\\nlaying of lots or highways. In the southerly part of\\nthe town the lots were laid smaller, and contained but\\nthirty-eight acres, and were called common lots. The\\nlaying ofthe lots were full measure, and most of them\\ninclude one or more ranges, either upon the side or\\nend, and if it were not for the pitched lots, would be\\nparallel and regular in form.\\nHighways. In the year 1761 a committee was\\nchosen from the town of Canterbury to lay out a road\\nfrom the Canterbury meeting-house the nearest way\\nto some sea-port town. This was the first road laid,\\nand was called the old Canterbury road. In the year\\n1774, Jethro Bachelder and Jacob Towle, selectmen,\\nlaid the road from Moses Ordway s, over Bear Hill, to\\nChichester line. The same year the road from the\\nmeeting-house to Samuel Morrill s corner was laid\\nalso one leading from Captain Sias mill to John\\nMoore s corner. In 1778, Nathan Bachelder and\\nEphraim Blunt, selectmen, laid the road from Gilman-\\nton line to Quartermaster Jonathan Smith s. March\\n22, 1774, Jethro Bachelder and Jacob Towle, select-\\nmen, laid the road leading from the meeting-house\\nsoutheasterly to the Raccoon road (so called).\\nDVRHAJI, July 2G, 1779.\\nThis may sartify, hoom it may concern, that I have given a nwl\\n)r of my huudred-ucro lot,\\nJonathan Woodsian, ./mjmt.\\nLODDON, June 24, 17 JO.\\nThis clay received a ranse-way at the west end of Lot No. 3)0, the\\nwhole width of said Lot and no further, in full satisfaction for the road\\nthat leads from my house to Bachelder s mills.\\n(Signed) Libbe Bacueldek.\\nAugust 24, 179l Samuel Piper and John Clough, Selectmen, this\\nday laid out a road from Lieut. Abner Clough s corner, hyjohn Clougli s,\\nto John Moore s. Whereas, the a uove road runs through land of Jona*\\nthan Chase, John Clousli, :\\\\rusis CaMrly, Dimond I urnald, we, the\\nselectmen, agree I\u00c2\u00bb l:i 1:1 i i|iiisiition the following Ranges\\nJouutluiu f. haso to h:i. I Ins Lot, and no further; also,\\none-half of the Rani: 1 1-7. Jolin Clough to have the\\notlior half of the niiiu. hi I. I N 137. Moses Caverly to have\\nIho range across his Lot X... IJU, un.l 110 further. Dimond Furnald to", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0840.jp2"}, "709": {"fulltext": "LOUDON.\\nhave the mnge acr\\n{Signed)\\nIn wit\\nJonathan Chase,\\nJohn Clough,\\nMoses Oaverly,\\nDlMOND FURXALD.\\nSamuei. Piper,\\nJohn Clough,\\nH 17, 1704. Tliis day we, the Selectmeu, laid out a road begiu-\\nlittle northerly from the crotch of the road that leads from Bach-\\nmills to Moses LoToi-ing s and Canterbury line.\\n(Signed) John San\\nCharles I\\nSelerlmen\\nSeleitmei\\nT17(ei-ca\u00c2\u00bb, a number of persons have signified their desire to have a\\npublic Road laid out and established from Loudon to Canterbury\\nmeeting-house, which will not only convene the public in general, but\\nwill be much shorter than the other south road Now, for the encour-\\nagement of the same, and that so good an undertaking may not be frus-\\nti-ated, but pursued. We, whose names are underwritten, do severally\\npromise to yield up, surrender, and forever quit-claim three rods of land\\nfor said road in width. Said road to begin at the Crotch of the road west of\\nHachelder s mills, running through part of Lieut. Abraliam liachelder s\\nland, Noah Sinclair s and Mr. Philbrick s, and nui1h of Mr. Durgiu s,\\n(Signed)\\nBach\\n(:W),\\nThomas Moore.\\nEnoch Wood, Toi\\nClerl!.-\\nMarch 9, 1790. John Sanborn and Samuel Piper, selectmen, this\\nd.iy laid out a road beginning at Loudon line a little easterly from Lea-\\nvitt Clougii s dwelling-house thence running to Moses Lovering s\\nhouse, laid three rods wide.\\nSeptember 9, 1799.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Stephen Wells and David Eastman this day laid\\nout a road three rods wide leading from Stephen and Nathaniel Max-\\nticld s to the road that leads from Henry Beck s to Samuel Hill s.\\nThe return of this road reads as follows\\nWe allow this road to be as much profit as it is damage to the owners\\nof the land it goes through.\\nLooDON, July 28, 1779.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 This day the Selectmen laid out a road\\ntUi-ougli my hundred-acre lot, No. 109, and I, the subscriber, have given\\nsaid road to the parish of Loudon, per me.\\n(Signed) Abraham Bachelder, Esq.\\nLorooN, July 28, 1779.- This day received fifty dollars for a road the\\nSelectmen laid out through my land from Abi-aham Bacbelder s to the\\nVoted road. I say received in full by me.\\n(Signed) Left. John Sanborn.\\nJuly 8, 1779. Ephraim Blunt and Jonathan Clough, Selectmen,\\nlaid out the road from Canterbury line to Otis Hills.\\nNovember IG, 1784. John Sanboi-n, Samuel Chamberlin and Joseph\\nTilton laid out the road from Jacob Osborn s to Gilmantou road.\\nJune 17, 1790.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Sanborn and John Moore laid the road from\\nCanterbui-y line, by William Wheeler s, to the road leading from Lover-\\ning s mill to Libbe Bacbelder s house.\\nLouno.N, Marcli 21, 1800. We, the present Selectmen of Loudon,\\nagree with Lwivitt Clough, of Canterbury, to give the said Clough the\\nrange at the west end of the Lot No. 100, beginning at the lower end of\\nthe pond, and to extend northerly to the line between Louaon and Can-\\nterbury, in exchange for the road that goes by said dough s house, and\\nI, the said Leavitt Clough, do agree to take the above range as full com-\\npensation for said road.\\n(Sigm-\\nSeUclmei\\nDavid Eastman,\\nJames Thompson, J\\nJune 23, 180G. Samuel French, Jr., David Eastman and Elkins\\nMoore, Selectmen, laid out a road beginning two rods south from Mr.\\nPhilip Brown s Well, southerly to Mr. Dearborn s house thence north\\nto the easterly abutment of the stone Bridge over the Soucook river.\\ntot\\nroad that leads to Con-\\nThe highway leading from Buswell s corner to\\nHowarth Mills was laid as follows: One of the own-\\ners of the land through which ihis road was to be\\nlaid became offended at the proceedings of some\\nneighbor who was interested, and, as a matter of re-\\nvenge, gave the selectmen one gallon of rum to lay it\\nin the worst place they could find and they did ac-\\ncordingly.\\nThe laying out of most of the highways in town is\\ngenerally on record, giving the location, distance and\\nwidth laid out.\\nCHAPTER II.\\nLOUDON CuHii,\\nTHE GENEALOGY AXD BIOGRAPHY OF MANY OF\\nTHE CITIZENS AND FAMILIES OF THE TOWN.\\nThe Bachelder Family. Rev. Stephen B,\\\\ch-\\nILOE, the founder of the family in this country,\\nwas probably from the southern part of England, as\\nhe certainly preached at a village a few miles north\\nof South Hampton, in the county of Hants, England.\\nThe town of Hampton, N. H., was so named at his\\nrequest. Rev. Stephen lived in Holland a number\\nof years, and sailed from Loudon to Boston, Mass., in\\n1632, and w^eut directly to Lynn, where he planted\\nthe first church. His daughter, Theodate, wife of\\nChristopher Hussey, also lived at that place. He\\nlived at Lynn until 1636, and went from there to\\nN ewbury, Mass., and from there to Hampton, in\\n1638, and then to Portsmouth, about 1647 lived there\\nuntil 1650, and went back to England about 1655, and\\ndied at Hackney (now London), in 1660, in his one\\nhundredth year. His third wife, Mary whom\\nhe married in 1650, was a bad investment, and he\\ncould not live with her. She was a widow, whose\\nreal character he did not understand. This third\\nwife, Mary, petitioned court for a divorce soon after,\\nupon the ground that he had married a fourth wife,\\nwhich there is no evidence of whatever, as he was\\nninety-four or ninety-five years of age when he went\\nback. His son Nathaniel had three wives and seven-\\nteen children was a man of prominence for many\\nyears; in fact, he held a leading position until his\\ndeath, in 1710. The woman whom Mr. Bachilor\\nwas justified in leaving was soon convicted of immor-\\nality that brought a sentence of thirty lashes and\\nmarking her with the letter A.\\nThere were at least six Bachelders who settled in\\nLoudon, and with families, and were descendants of the\\nRev. Stephen Bachilor, of England, 1st, Josiah,\\nborn in January, 1767, who was son of Deacon David,\\nof Hampton Falls Deacon David was son of Josiah,\\nof Hampton Falls; Josiah was son of Nathaniel, Jr.,\\nof Hampton Nathaniel, Jr., was son of Nathaniel,\\nSr., of Hampton; and Nathaniel, Sr., was a grandson\\nof the Rev. Stephen Bachilor.\\n1 The name Bachilor was changed to Bachelder in spelling it by all\\nthe descendants of the Itev. Stephen, who settled and have since lived\\nin Loudon.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0841.jp2"}, "710": {"fulltext": "500\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nMajor Nathan Bachelder was born October 25,\\n173-1, and was son of Deacon Ebenezer, of East\\nKingston. Deacon Ebenezer was son of Deacon\\nNathaniel, Jr., of Hampton. Nathaniel, Jr., was son\\nof Nathaniel, Sr., the grandson of Kev. Stephen\\nBachilor. Major Nathan was a brother to Rich-\\nard. Richard was born October 5, 1736. Nathaniel,\\nbrother to Major Nathan, was born February 21,\\n1740. Abraham and Jethro were sons of Jethro,\\nSr. Jethro was the son of Nathaniel, Jr., who\\nwas the son of Nathaniel, Sr., who was grandson\\nof the Rev. Stephen Bachilor. Abraham and Jethro\\nwere cousins of Major Nathan, Richard and Nath-\\naniel. Major Nathan settled at Loudon Ridge,\\nN. H., where are living some of the descendants of\\nthis line. After the Major came to Loudon he took\\nthe name of Esquire Nathan in all the business mat-\\nters of the town. The descendants of the Bachelders\\nwho reside in Loudon are noted for being good citi-\\nzens, are public-spirited, firm in their principles and\\nhonest in their purposes and aims.\\nAbraham Bachelder, Esq., and Jethro, his\\nbrother, came to Loudon (then Canterbury) near the\\nyear 1760, as Abraham Bachelder was chosen as\\nconstable in 1765 in the town of Canterbury.\\nAbraham Bachelder, Esq., was a man of large busi-\\nness capacity was a surveyor of land and was engaged\\nin laying out the town of Loudon in lots. Also, he\\nserved as one of the selectmen of the town, and laid\\nout and made the return of a large number of the\\nhighways. Abraham Bachelder settled on land near\\nthe White School-house, he having, while traveling\\nin the locality and looking for meadow-land with his\\nson Abraham, Jr., found the swell of land bordering\\nupon the pond, covered with a most beautifnl growth\\nof birch, oak and white ash, and, at the earnest request\\nof his son, concluded to settle at this place. They\\nbuilt a log house just north of the one upon the Ira\\nOsgood farm, and the land in the southeasterly direc-\\ntion towards the school-house, was the first cleared.\\nAfterwards Abraham, Jr., built the northeasterly half\\nof the old red Bachelder mansion, as it now stands.\\nThis lot of land was called a pitched lot, and con-\\ntained one hundred acres. It was afterwards divided\\nby the highway leading to Gilmanton, and that part\\nlying westerly of said road passed into the ownership\\nof another person. The irregularity of the line of the\\nboundary of some of the adjoining lots is caused by\\nthe pitching of the owner. Several other lots were\\npitched upon in the same manner. During the first\\nyears of clearing the land many privations had to be\\nendured. In the first year they were short of food for\\nbread, and Mr. Bachelder was obliged to cut some of\\nhis rye before it was ripe, dry it as much as possible,\\nand carry it upon his shoulder to Canterbury for grind-\\ning,a distance of several miles. The corn raised and used\\nfor bread was pounded in a wooden mortar into meal.\\nThis same mortar is still in existence, and consists of\\na maple log about two feet long, with the bark still\\non, standing upon one end, while in the other is a\\ncavity, nnide by burning out the wood by fire, in\\nwhich corn or salt was placed and pounded with a\\nwooden pestle. The mortar may be seen by examin-\\ning the attic of the old mansion.\\nJethro Bachelder located at the village then\\nknown as Bachelder Mills. He was a large land-owner,\\nthe proprietors giving him four hundred acres as an\\ninducement for him to build mills upon the privilege\\nat that place. The land given embraced that tract now\\nowned by Joseph P. Bachelder, and also the Cate\\nfarm. Mr. Bachelder built the first house at the vil-\\nlage, and it is known as the Captain P. Robinson\\nhouse. He was the ancestor of the race of Bachel-\\nders at the south part of the town, and Abraham was\\nthat of the line living at the Centre. The line of de-\\nscent from Abraham was Abraham Bachelder, Jr.,\\nborn in 1744. His wife, Anna Judkins, was born in\\n1750, married in 1772. Their children are Nathan\\nBachelder, born in 1773; Abraham and Josiah\\nBachelder (twins), born in 1775; Hannah Bachelder,\\nborn in 1776; Josiah Bachelder (2d), born in 1779;\\nPhilip Bachelder, born in 1781 James B.achelder,\\nborn in 1783 John Bachelder, born in 1785; Sally\\nBachelder Jonathan Bachelder, born in 1790 Judith\\nBachelder.\\nJonathan Bachelder married Lois Wells and\\nhad a family of twelve children, Abraham, Mary\\nAnn, Stephen W., True, William T., Nathan, Nancy\\nG., Sarah S., Hannah E., H. John, John (2d) and\\nBenjamin.\\nBenjamin Bachelder married Mary E. Bachelder,\\nof Meredith, N. H., and has a family of two children,\\nnamed Martha E. and John. He resides upon the\\nfarm and occupies the original house in part that was\\nbuilt by Abraham Bachelder, Esq., his great-great-\\ngrandfather. He has held the office of postmaster at\\nLoudon Centre, N. H., for a number of yeai-s.\\nCyrus Bachelder, who was the son of James,\\nbrother of Jonathan, lived in Loudon, and had two\\nchildren, named James K. P. and Georgia, who mar-\\nried the Rev. Warren Applebee. Mr. Bachelder has\\nbeen elected to the office of selectman, has held that\\nof town treasurer and has represented the town in the\\nLegislature.\\nJethro Bachelder was born in 1723, married\\nAbigail Loveringand had a family of eight children,\\nnamed William, Abram, Jethro, Daniel, Libby, Na-\\nthaniel, Jacob and Aaron.\\nMr. Bachelder was at one time the largest tax-payer\\nin the town, but from some reason lost and consumed\\nhis property, until he was in his old age provided for\\nby his children, who built a small house upon the hill\\nnear Mr. Abram Bachelder s, where he died, and\\nwas buried in the old village burying-ground.\\nLibby Bachelder and Esquire Nathaniel lived in\\nLoudon and had large families, and were men of note\\nin their day.\\nCai TAIN Abraham married Betsv Bachelder. She", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0842.jp2"}, "711": {"fulltext": "LOUDON.\\nwas born in 1750, and they had a family of eleven\\nchildren, named Smith, born 1785 Zephaniab, born\\n1786; Olive, born 1788 Nathaniel, born 1790; Gard-\\nner, born 1792; Betsy, born 1793; Asa, born 1795;\\nLois, born 1797; Enoch W., born 1798; Joseph, born\\n1800; and Clarisa, born 1802.\\nZephaniah Bachelder married Mary Eastman\\nand had seven children, named Harmon E., Abraham\\nG., Blary, Arvilla, Genette, Martha and Louisa.\\nAbraham G. Bachelder married Rebecca Fi-\\nfield, and had five children, named Fred., Frank,\\nCharles, Asa and Frank. Mr. Bachelder is a good\\nrepresentative of the family is a man of ability and\\njudgment, and is often applied to for advice and as-\\nsistance in public as well as private life. He has\\nacquired a good property, and has been successful in\\nthe profession whicli he has chosen for a living.\\nDeacon Harmon E. Bachelder married Clarisa\\nSanborn and has one daughter, who married Samuel\\nM. True, and she has three children, named Nellie,\\nBlanche and Mary. Mr. Bachelder resides uprn the\\nhomestead of his father, Colonel Zephaniah, and is a\\nlarge farmer, and is deacon of the Congregational\\nChurch at Loudon village.\\nGenette Bachelder, daughter of Zephaniah,\\nmarried William T. Wheeler and has no children.\\nMr. Wheeler is engaged extensively in farming, and\\nhas been successful in his avocation.\\nGardner Bachelder married, first, Clarisa Brad-\\nley, and, second, Nancy Young, and had a family\\nof sixteen children, named Nathaniel S., Emory B.,\\nJudith, Stephen, William, Abby, Henry F., William,\\nWinthrop, Abram and other infant children.\\nHenry P. Bachelder married Lydia S. Rogers,\\nand has three children, named Marion, Emma and\\nHellen. Marion married Fred. Lawrence and has\\none son, named Henry B. Emma married Frank E.\\nRobinson. Hellen died in 1883. Henry F. Bach-\\nelder has been a trader in groceries and dry-goods for\\na large number of years and has acquired a good\\nproperty. He has held the office of postmaster at\\nLoudon for twenty-four years. His life has been\\nmarked in his dealings with others by integrity and\\nuprightness, and he is a respected citizen of his town.\\nHis business is now carried on under the firm-name\\nof Bachelder Robinson, and they are extensively\\nenga\\nin addition to their trade, in lumber busi-\\nness, and at present are the largest business firm in\\nthe town.\\nAbram Bachelder married Whitney, of\\nCanterbury, and they have one child, named Ivy.\\nAsa Bachelder, brother of Zephaniah, married,\\nin 1795, Rachel True, and had a family of seven chil-\\ndren, named Augustine, Abram, Roscoe G., Ancie\\nand three others, who died in infancy.\\nAncie Bachelder married J(jseph Wiggin, and\\nhad two children, named Nattie and Gertrude. Mr.\\nWiggin married, first, Eliza Walker, daughter of Ruel\\nWalker, a:ul had four cliildrcn, named Eddie, Willie,\\nGertrude and Mr. Wiggin commenced the\\nbusiness of a tanner when a young man with Mr.\\nWalker, and afterwards married his daughter. He\\nsoon became the owner and has since carried on an\\nextensive business, and is a prominent and valuable\\ncitizen.\\nAsa C. Bachelder, son of Abraham G., married\\nJennie Badger and has a family of five children,\\nnamed Edwin, Emory, Kate, Genette and Lillian.\\nNathan Bachelder married Margaret Bean,\\nApril 8, 175G, and had a family of seven children,\\nnamed Richard, born December 8, 1756; Phineas,\\nborn November 16, 1760; William, born March 19,\\n1762; Joseph, born January 2, 1764; Ebenezer, born\\nOctober 2, 1769; Dolly, born February 13, 1772;\\nJosiah, born January 24, 1776. Esquire Nathan\\nsettled at Loudon Ridge.\\nWilliam Bachelder, son of Richard and grand-\\nson of Esquire Nathan, married Mary Sargent, of\\nCanterbury, N. H., and had a family of six children,\\nnamed Mary E., Jeremiah, Nettie P., William N.,\\nSarah A. and Park B.\\nNathaniel Bachelder had the following chil-\\ndren Betty, born February 10, 1783; Sally and\\nFanny (twins), born November 23, 1784; True, born\\nJuly 20, 1794.\\nLiBBE Bachelder had the following children:\\nNabby, bom June 19, 1779 Peter, born August 2,\\n1781; Dolly, horn March 23,1784; Polly, born Sep-\\ntember 28, 1786; Sukey, born March 8, 1790; Manly\\nand Betsey (twins), born August 10, 1793.\\nWilliam Bachelder had the following children\\nJames, born March 18, 1784; John, born July 25,\\n1786 William, Jr., born May 28, 1791 Hazen, born\\nApril 16, 1793. (See Biographical Department for\\nJoseph Batchelder).\\nMoses Lovering came from Exeter, N. H., and\\nsettled in Loudon in 1787. He married Nellie\\nTaylor, of Exeter, and had a family of thirteen chil-\\ndren, named Willabee, Nellie, Osgood, Taylor, Nancy,\\nMoses, Jesse, Mary, Zebulon, John, Daniel, William\\nand Sarah, all of whom lived till from forty-five to\\nninety years of age, and were married and raised\\nfamilies of children. He came with nine children on\\nhorseback, and drove one cow, upon which depended\\nthe sustenance of the family in a large degree. The\\ncountry through which he had to travel, when near\\nLoudon, was a wilderness, and the settlers in those\\ntowns below furnished him aid in getting through.\\nHe moved into a log house between the dwelling of\\nS. B. Lovering and the highway near the saw-mill.\\nZebulon had a family of eleven children; nine ot\\nthem lived, and were named, Samuel B., True, Almira,\\nAnnis J., Sarah B., Louis. Laura L., Abigail and\\nAlonzo B.\\nSamuel B. Lovering married three times and\\nhad a family of ten children, namedNaucy A., James\\nB., Harlan P., Abigail M., Clara A., Frank O., Clara\\nA. (2d), Frank O. (2d) and Edward E.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0843.jp2"}, "712": {"fulltext": "502\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nTlie Lovering families settled the adjoining\\nland, and owned at one time nearly five hundred\\nacres. Samuel B. Lovering married, first, Mary S.\\nRogers; second, Lucy Grace; third, Lavina Hoyt.\\nHe owns and has run a saw-mill for fifty years, be-\\nsides being a thrifty farmer. He has represented the\\ntown in the Legislature in the years 1866-67, and been\\na justice of the peace for forty years.\\nEliphalet Wood married Elizabeth Tilton in\\n1788. Their children were named Eliphalet, Betsey,\\nWilliam, Sophia, Harry, Mary, Jonathan and Julia.\\nThe Rev. Plarry Wood was a minister of the gospel\\nand editor of the Congregational Journal at Concord,\\nN. H. During the administration of President\\nPierce he received an appointment as minister to one\\nof the eastern countries.\\nEnoch Wood, brother of Eliphalet, was a trader\\nat the old Wood place, near the Dr. Tenney corner.\\nHe was a fine penman, and was chosen to the office\\nof selectman and clerk for several years. The records\\nof the town, while kept by him, present a hand-\\nwriting that is very plain and distinct.\\nSamuel Moore was born in Canterbury, and had\\ntwo wives and a family of ten children, among whom\\nwas Thomas, who was born in Canterbury, and mar-\\nried Comfort Perkins, and had a family of nine chil-\\ndren, named Polly, Samuel, Joanna, Alexander,\\nSamuel, Sophronia, Comfort, Thomas and Myra.\\nThomas Moore was chosen constable for the town,\\nand was chosen as one of the committee to form\\nschool districts.\\nStephen Moore was born in Loudon in 179!) and\\nmarried Mary Q. Greeley, of Gilmanton, and had a\\nfamily of eight children, named Joseph, Albert, Ann\\nMaria, Andrew G., George L., infant son, Caroline\\nA. and Mary R. Mr. Moore married for his second\\nwife Mary Bean, of Deerfield, by whom he had no\\nchildren. Mr. Moore has devoted the- last years of\\nhis life in fitting up a new cemetery, he having pro-\\nvided a suitable spot and expended a large amount of\\nlabor and money in improving the same.\\nAndrew G. Moore married Laura A. Bachelder,\\ndaughter of Colonel Zephaniah, and had a family of\\ntwo children, named Charles L. and Herbert G. A.\\nG. Moore resides upon the farm owned by his fiither,\\nStephen, and is the one cleared by Thomas Moore.\\nCharles \\\\i. IMoore married Ida Jameson, of Fisher-\\nville, N. 11., and has no children. Herbert G. died\\nin 1884.\\nLieutenant Arner Clough came from Epping,\\nN. H., and settled first in Canterbury. He married\\nSally, daughter of Leavitt Clough, of that town, and\\nhad a family of three sons, named Leavitt, Abner\\nand Jeremiah. Lieutenant Abner soon afterward\\nexchanged land with the Shakers, who then owned\\nthe laud upon Clough s Hill, where Mr. Clough s de-\\nscendants now reside. The Shakers located first in\\nLoudon, and held meetings upon this hill, they being\\nfew in nuiiiliers at lliat time.\\nLeavitt Clough married Hannah Sargent, and\\nhad three children, named Leavitt, Jr., David S. and\\nSally.\\nAbner Clough married Sarah Haselton, and had\\nthree children, named Luc) Abial H. and Jeremiah\\nA.\\nJeremiah Clough married Polly Hook and had\\none daughter, named Adaline. He married tlie\\nsecond time and had no children.\\nGeneral Richard Brown was born in Gilman-\\nton in 1787, and was the youngest child of .lob\\nBrown, of that town. Richard was a descendant of\\nJohn Brown, who was born in Hampton in 1589, and\\nis of the sixth generation. He married three tiiDis,\\nand had a family of seven children, named Sarah A.,\\nJohn S. R., Jane S. R., Mehitable, Elvira W., Adeliza\\nand Huldah M. General Brown was a distinguished\\nmilitary man in Loudon, in which he took much\\npride. He was a strong and respected citizen, and\\nwas esteemed for his great force of character and\\nfirmness of principle.\\nDeacon John S. R. Brown was born in Loudon\\nin the year 1819, and married Achsa A. Mills, and\\nhad a family of seven children, named Anna E.,\\nClara J., Abby M. P., Richard H. P., Hamlin D.,\\nJohn P. M. and Mary A. Deacon Brown was the\\nonly son, and upon the decease of his father came in\\nIjossession of the homestead farm, where he has re-\\nsided and given his attention largely to that branch\\nof business. He is a man of a deep religious cast of\\nmind, and at one time in his life was chosen as col-\\nporteur for the American Bible Society. He was\\nchosen as one of the deacons of the First Congrega-\\ntional Church, which office he has filled acceptably\\nand discharged the duties with fidelity. He is\\nstrongly identified with the common-school interests\\nand is a citizen much respected, and is found upon\\nthe side of progress and reform. His Christian life\\nand example is undoubted by his townsmen. Mrs.\\nBrown is an educated and intelligent woman, and is\\nthe author of several poems, which have been read\\nin public frequently and were well received and com-\\nmended.\\nThe Osgood Family.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William Osgood, of thi-\\nfirst generation, was born in England in 1609, ami\\ncame to this country in the year 1638. He sailed\\nfrom Southampton, in the ship Confidence, April\\n11th.\\nCaptain Chase Osgood came to Loudon from\\nEi)ping in 1794. He had a family of twenty children.\\nHe died in 1807 at the age of eighty-eight, and was\\ninterred in the burying-ground at the Centre.\\nEbenezer Osgood, Esq., came from Raymond in\\n1803, and had a family of eight children, named\\nEnoch, James, Polly, Bradley, Ira, Lamila, Nancy\\nand Ebenezer.\\nIra Osgood, Esq., was born in Raymond, N. H.,\\nin 1799, and came to Loudon when four years of age.\\nHe luairicd Sallv 15. Par.sons, and had a faiinlvol", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0844.jp2"}, "713": {"fulltext": "LOUDON.\\n503\\nseven children, named Henry J., Ebenezer P., Wil-\\nliam P., Charles H., Annie M., Mary E. and JIartha\\nE. Ira Osgood was fitted for college at the Gilmauton\\nAcademy, after which he commenced teaching school,\\nand taught a large number of terms both in and out\\nof town. He was chosen, and served for several\\nyears, as one of the selectmen of the town, and after-\\nwards was chosen representative for two years. He\\nwas a man of great firmness in all his undertakings\\nand prosecuted them to the end. He devoted several\\nof the last years of his life in compiling the genealogy\\nof the Osgood family, which consisted of the descend-\\nants of eight generations. He died in April, 1877.\\nHenry J. O.sgood married Hannah E. H. Bach-\\nelder, and had a family of three children, named\\nMabel, Herbert and Henrietta, and was born in 1825,\\nand by whom the present history has been written.\\nEbesezer p. Osgood married Ann Randall, of\\nLaconia, and has one child, named Charles H.\\nWilliam P. Osgood married Paulina R. Clifford,\\nof Loudon, and has two children, named Jennie M.\\nand George B.\\nChaeles H. Osgood married, first, Augusta A.\\nClough, of Loudon, and the second time, Ann Lam-\\nprey, of Gilmanton, and has no children.\\nAnnie M. Osgood (unmarried) is a school teacher\\nof considerable note and lives at the homestead.\\nMaey E. Osgood married, first, Charles C. Clough,\\nol Canterbury, and the second time. Rev. A. D. Smith,\\nof Laconia.\\nMaetha E. Osgood married Charles H. Bean, of\\nLawrence, Mass., who is a large and extensive dealer\\nin lumber in that city.\\nJohn Moore came to Loudon from Canterbury and\\nbought several lots of land at the Ridge. He was one\\nof the selectmen of the town for several years, and as-\\nsisted in the laying out of the town into lots and also\\nseveral of the highways. He had a family of eleven\\nchildren, named Hannah, Jacob, Archelaus, Elkins,\\nJohn, William, Abia, Betsey, Patty, Polly and Sally.\\nArchelaus Mooee, Esq., sou of John, had a\\nfamily of ten children, named Abigail, Archelaus, Jr.,\\nLucinda, Abia, Climena, Hannah, Lydia, David, Ju-\\nlia and Jefferson. The Hon. Joseph Moore, editor of\\nthe Manchester Union, is the son of David, and was\\nborn in Loudon.\\nArchelaus Moore, Jr., married a daughter of\\nJoseph Clifford, of Gilmanton, N. H. His son, Dan-\\niel L. Moore, resides upon the homestead of his\\nfather, and has been married twice, having two chil-\\ndren living. Mr. Moore married, last, Mariana\\nSleeper, of Loudon, and has one child. He has a\\nlarge interest in the new cemetery at Loudon Ridge,\\nin which he has erected a family monument which is\\nboth costly and beautiful in appearance and design.\\nMr. Moore has added many improvements to his\\nfarm and buildings, and is a man of fine culture and\\ntaste. He devotes his time and attention largely to\\nfarming, and is very successful. He is a prominent\\nand respected citizen, and possesses the characteristics\\nwhich have made the Moore family somewhat noted\\nthroughout each generation, one of which is an apt-\\nness for action upon any sudden emergency, without\\nany effort or apparent consideration.\\nThe Carr Family descended from Robert Caer,\\nwho lived in Salisbury, Mass., and had a family of\\nfourteen children, named John, Sylvanus, Joseph,\\nBenjamin, Nathan, Joanna, Abigail, Martha, Elliott,\\nSusanna, Nancy, Betty and Mary.\\nElliott Carr married Hannah Dow, and had a\\nfamily of seven children, named John, Nathan, Han-\\nnah, Betty, Nancy, Rhoda and Sally.\\nNathan Caer married Elizabeth Chase in 1812,\\nand was born in Salisbury, Mass., in 1781, and came\\nto Loudon, in 1790, with his father, Elliott Carr, and\\nsettled upon the farm now owned by Challes D. Carr,\\nand afterwards bought the adjoining farm of Henry\\nT. Carr. This tract of land was part of the five-hun-\\ndred-acre lot laid out and given to His E.xcellency\\nGovernor John Wentworth, and is called, in the return\\nof the laying of lots, the Governor Wentworth farm\\nNathan Carr had five children, named Challes D.,\\nElizabeth, Nancy, Martha J. T. and Sarah M.\\nChalles D. Caee was born in 1813, and married\\nHannah B. Prescott. He had a family of three chil-\\ndren, named Georgiana F., Challes F. and Samuel JNL\\nChalles D. Carr was born, and lives upon, the home-\\nstead of the Carr family. He is a thorough and\\npractical farmer, has been successful in acquiring\\nproperty and is an honorable and respected citizen\\nof the town.\\nCaptain John Caer was the brother of Nathan,\\nand married Sally Brown in 1800, and had eleven\\nchildren, named Edmund, Elliott, Jemima, Clarissa,\\nJohn, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Henry T., Hannah and\\nMary.\\nHenry T. Carr married .Jemima Osbnrn, and had\\na family of five children, named Ann Genette, .fohn.\\nMary, Jane and Sarah. This branch of the Carr fam-\\nily retain all the strong and substantial traits of their\\nancestor, and are very firm and sanguine in all their\\nundertakings and principles. John Carr has been\\nengaged at the New Hampshire Insane Asylum for\\nseveral years, holding a position of trust and responsi-\\nbility, and is hukl in high esteem by the institution.\\nThe Sanborn Family. The ancestor of this family\\nwas Captain John Sanborn, who married Ruth Rand,\\n1774, and was born in 1747. His wife was born in\\n1751.\\nCaptain Sanborn s ancestry is unknown, and the\\nforegoing is from the town record. He was among\\nthe distinguished citizens of the town, and took an\\nactive part in the organization of the same, and held\\nseveral offices of importance at several times. He had\\na family of eight children, named Elisha, born No-\\nvember 1, 1775; Lydia, born June 3, 1777; Betty, born\\nMarch 24, 1779; Thomas, born June 8, 1781 Sarah,\\nborn July 17,1783; John, Jr., born August 29, 1785;", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0845.jp2"}, "714": {"fulltext": "504\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nI\\nEdmund, born July 21, 1788; and William, born June\\n5, 1791.\\nElisha Sanborn married Ladd, of Epping,\\nN. H., and had a family of seven children, named James\\nJohn, Nathaniel, Eliza, Sally, Mary and Ruth. Ol\\nthis family, James went to Iowa, John to Massachusetts,\\nand Nathaniel settled in Loudon. He married Nancy\\nLougee, and had one child, named Charles E.\\nJohn Sanboen married Judith Blake, and had a\\nfamily of six children, named Stephen, Jane, Judith,\\nEdmund, Almira and Joseph B. Stephen Sanborn\\nwentSouth and died. JosephB. resides in Loudon, upon\\nthe homestead of his father, and is a citizen of influence\\nin his native town, having held the important ofiices\\nof the town. He is a thorough and practical farmer,\\nhas acquired a good property and succeeded well in\\nhis purposes and efforts. He married Sarah Ann\\nSanborn, the grand-daughter of Jesse and daughter\\nof Jonathan Sanborn, and has two children, named\\nJoseph E. and Jennie M. His son, Joseph E., married\\nLizzie Adams, of Pittsfield, N. H.\\nEdmund Sanboen married Kuth Griffin, and bad\\na family of nine children, named William, Sally,\\nDaniel L., Clarissa, James S., Jeremiah C,. Eliza J.,\\nJohn and True H. The sons of Edmund nearly all\\nsettled in Loudon.\\nDaniel L. Sanborn married Ada Moore, and had\\na family of five children, named Jacob 0., Ruth J.,\\nJoseph T., Charles E. and Mary E. Of Captain Daniel\\nSanborn s family, Jacob O. is a graduate of Dartmouth\\nCollege, and has become an eminent school-teacher\\nJoseph T. married Fanny Peverly, of Canterbury,\\nN.H., and resides upon his father s farm, having no\\nchildren. He is an important and respected citizen\\nof the town, having held important oflices in the same.\\nWilliam Sanborn married Susan Haines, and had\\ntwo sons, named Richard P., who resides in Concord,\\nand William H., a resident of Loudon.\\nJames S. Sanborn married Mary E. Yeaw, of\\nRhode Island, and has three children, named John B.,\\nHattie B. and Byron. He has represented the town\\nin the Legislature, and is a man of wealth. He\\nresides upon the homestead, which was given him by\\nhis father.\\nJeremiah C. Sanboen married Betsy French, of\\nGilmanton, and has one daughter, named Ida B., who\\nmarried James S. Tilton, son of Daniel Tilton, and\\nhas one daughter, named Maud.\\nJohn Sanborn married Thorndike, of Pitts-\\nfield, N. H., and resides at Laconia, N. H.\\nTrue H. Sanborn married Adaline (Jreen, and\\nhas a family of five children.\\nThe Sanborn family have been among the most\\nnumerous of all the families of the town. They have\\nbeen successful in the acquisition of property, and\\nhave principally settled in their native town are\\ngood citizens, and largely a religious and devoted\\npeople.\\nMoses Morse, Sr., was btirn in ^Icthuen, Mass.,\\nin 1749, and married Abigail Lovejoy, of Andover,\\nMass., who was born in 175.5 and came to Lou-\\ndon in 1787. Mr. Morse bought this land of Ezra\\nBlaisdel, which has always remained in the Morse\\nname to the present time. They had a family of ten\\nchildren, named Abigail, Jonathan, Persis, Moses,\\nLydia, Moses, (2.) Deborah, Persis, (2.) Levi and\\nIsaac. Mr. Morse endured many of the hardships, in\\ncommon with other settlers who came to Loudon.\\nMoses Morse, Jr., was born April 13, 1788; mar-\\nried Sally Emery in 1815, and had three children,\\nnamed Harris E., Alvah L. and Julianna P. Mr.\\nMorse learned the trade of carpenter and wheel-\\nwright, at which he worked in connection with farm-\\ning. He held several important offices in the town.\\nHarris E. Morse married Sarah A. Eaton in\\n1842, and had five children, named Mary A., Sarah\\nA., Harris F., Mary E. and Alvah L. Mr. Morse\\nhas filled positions of honor and trust represented\\nthe town in the Legislature and served as sheriff for\\na number of years.\\nAlvah L. Morse married Delia M. Pritchard, and\\nhas one child, named Myrtle M. He resides upon\\nthe Morse homestead, and is of the fourth generation.\\nHe has held positions of trust.\\nElisha Buswell was born November 10, 1757\\nmarried, January 15, 1799, Abigail Perkins, born\\nMarch 10, 1762, and had a family of four children,\\nnamed William, Moses, John and Nancy. Moses\\nBuswell married Betsey Jones, and had three chil-\\ndren, John L. and two others who died in youth.\\nJohn L. Buswell married Mary E., daughter of\\nCaptain Daniel L. Sanborn, and has a family of two\\nchildren, named Frank J. and Abby J. Mr. Buswell\\nhas held important town offices and is a respected\\ncitizen in the town. He is a practical farmer and\\nhas secured a fine property, with a pleasant location.\\nIsaac Dimond was born in 1767, and married Sally\\nShaw, and had a family of ten children, named\\nBetsy, Isaac, Sally, Polly, John, Abigail, Andrew,\\nGould and Ruth.\\nGould Dimond married Sally, daughter of Juna-\\nthan Rollins, of Loudon, and had a family of tour\\nchildren, named Isaac P., Lucy M., Mary E. and\\nJonathan M.\\nJonathan JI. Dimoxd married Maria Peaslee,\\nand had three children, named Ardena M., Saddle B.\\nand Inez P.\\nLuoY M. Dimond married John B. Moore, of Gil-\\nmanton, N. H., and had a family of four children.\\nMary E. Dimond married Nathan C. Clough, and\\nhad a family of two children, named Minnie E. and\\nAlice. Mr. Clough is located at the north part of\\nthe town, and has been a resident of the same for\\ntwenty or more years. He has held the office of se-\\nlectman and has represented the town in the Legis-\\nlature. He is a firm and reliable citizen, as well a.s a\\nman of excellent judgment.\\nNathan Tilton, born February 2, 1755, married", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0846.jp2"}, "715": {"fulltext": "LOUDON.\\nSusannah Gail, born March 8, 17(31, and had nine chil-\\ndren, Betty, born June 30, 1781 Timotliy, born\\nMay 3, 1783 Susannah, born September 4, 1785 i\\nDaniel, born November 14, 1787 Nathan, born July\\n15, 1791 Stephen, born September 29, 1793 Newell, j\\nborn October 20, 1795; David, born July 1, 1798; i\\nJoseph, born March 4, 1801.\\nJoseph Tilton, Sr., married, the second time,\\nCoziah Bagley, October 20, 1783, and had three\\nchildren, Anna, born October 3, 1784 Dolly, born\\nAugust 6, 1787; Timothy, born November 6, 1791.\\nHis first wife died April 20, 1783. She had two chil-\\ndren Joseph born April 19, 1781, and Martha,\\nborn March 6, 1783.\\nWilliam Tilton s Family.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Eliza Tilton, born\\nJuly 24, 1788 William J., born May 9, 1790 Tim-\\nothy, born July 22, 1792 Hannah, born August 9,\\n1794; Patty, born December 17, 179G Amos.\\nWilliam Tiltox, Jr., married Abigail Brown,\\nand had a family of two children, named Louisa A.\\nand Charles S. Louisa A. Tilton married Jeremiah\\nBlake, Esq., son of Enoch Blake, of Pittsfield, N. H.,\\nand had a family of four children, named Mary, El-\\nlen, Warren and Alvah. Mr. Blake is a prominent\\nman in the town, and has been extensively engaged\\nin managing and executing the business of the town\\nfor many years, and his counsel and advice is often\\nsought and followed. He has held several offices in\\nthe town and commands the respect and esteem of\\nits citizens.\\nMajor Daniel Tiltox had a family of eight\\nchildren, named Sally, Nathan, Harriett, Newell,\\nJoseph, Mary A., John S. R. and Samuel.\\nDeacon Daniel Tilton had a family of five chil-\\ndren, named Nathan F., born April 20, 1797 Shuah,\\nborn May 28, 1779 Abigail, born August 19, 1801\\nBetsey, born May 13, 1804; Daniel, born July 26,\\n1805.\\nDaniel Tilton, Jr., married Olive Sargent, and\\nhad a family of five children, named Charles S.,\\nDaniel, John, James S. and Olive E. James S. married\\nIda B. Sanborn, daughter of Jeremiah C. Sanborn, of\\nLoudon.\\nPhilip Brown married Elizabeth Bachelder, Janu-\\nary 16, 1775, and had a family of nine children,\\nThomas, born November 27, 1775 William, born\\nJanuary 7, 1778 David, born December 3, 1779\\nJoanna, born April 30, 1782 Levi, born No-\\nvember 7, 1784 Philip, Jr., born April 8, 1787; Tim-\\nothy, born October 17, 1789 Asa, born July 22, 1793\\nEliphalet, born December 31, 1790. Philip Brown,\\nJr., married Abigail True, and had a family of two\\nchildren, named True, and a daughter who married\\nDavid Putnam, of Penacook, N. H.\\nTrue Brown married Eliza C. Kelly, and had\\nthree children, named Charles K., Nellie S. and\\nMabel T. Charles K. resides upon the homestead of\\nhis grandfather, Philip Brown.\\nTHOMA.S Sargent, Sr., married Abigail Blaisdel\\nin 1772, and had nine children, named Dolly, born\\nOctober 28, 1772; Charles, born September 2, 1774;\\nThomas, born September 18, 1778 Josiah, born No-\\nvember 7, 1780; Sarah, born February 11, 1782;\\nSusannah, born February 12, 1785; Timothy, born\\nNovember 27, 1786; David, born January 11, 1789;\\nJohn, born December 5, 1791.\\nThomas Sargent, Jr., had a family of five chil-\\ndren, Hannah. Amos, Maria, Susan and John.\\nAmos Sargent married Beck, and had a family\\nof four children, named Elbridge G., David S., Albert\\nB. and Mary A. Elbridge G. has acquired a good\\nproperty, and has been chosen to the office of select-\\nman of the town.\\nDr. Nathaniel T. Clark came to Loudon in\\n1828, married Clara L. Bond, and liad one child,\\nnamed C. Blanche. He studied medicine at Brook-\\nline, N. Y., and has had practice in New London,\\nBradford and Manchester, N. H.\\nDr. William Tenney came to Loudon in the\\nyear 1793, and married Abigail Eollins married,\\nthe second time, Peggy Flanders, and had four chil-\\ndren, named Abigail, Richard P. J., William D. B.\\nand Joseph J. M. Dr. William Tenney practiced\\nmedicine for a long time in town, and at his decease\\nRichard P. J., having studied medicine, commenced\\nhis practice in his fathers place, and continued until\\nthe year 1846, when he located at the enterprising\\nvillage of Pittsfield, N. H. He had a large practice\\nand was extensively known as a physician. After\\nhis removal he was chosen as a member of the Gov-\\nernor s Council, and filled other places of honor and\\ntrust, and died at Pittsfield in 1879. He married\\nHannah A. Sanborn, and had one daughter, named\\nAbby.\\nJ. J. M. Tenney, after having spent some years in\\ntravel, settled upon the Tenney homestead and devo-\\nted the last of his life to agriculture, and died in 1876.\\nMoses Rowell, Sr., was the son of Christopher\\nRowell, of Amesbury, Mass., and was born June 11,\\n1764. He married Alice Currier, of Amesbury, and\\nmoved to Loudon in 1791, and located upon Bear\\nHill (so called), where he died November 4, 1846.\\nHe married, the second time, Nancy Leavitt, of Chi-\\nchester, N. H., and had a family of ten children,\\nnamed Captain John, Moses, Jr., Nancy, Micajah,\\nRuth, Asa T., Harris, Cyrus, Rufus and Sally L.\\nMr. Rowell was engaged for some length of time in\\nteaming from Newburyport, Mass., to Salisbury, N. H.\\nMoses Rowell, Jr., was born March 21, 1793,\\nand married Sophia French, daughter of John\\nLeavitt French, of Loudon, and had three children,\\nnamed Perley W., John F. and Sarah Ann.\\nPerley W. Rowell was born December 22, 1823,\\nand married Caroline Clark, of Pittsfield, N. H.,\\nMarch 28, 1869, and have a family of two children,\\nnamed Sarah W. and George W. Mr. Rowell lives\\nupon the homestead of his father, and is a useful and\\nhighly-respected citizen of his native town.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0847.jp2"}, "716": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nJohn F. Rowell was born January 6, 1826, and\\nis unmarried. He commenced liis education at the\\ncommon school in Loudon, and afterwards attended\\nat Weare, Lee and Pembroke, N. H., and graduated at\\nHaverford College, Pennsylvania. He was eminently\\nfitted for a teacher, which avocation he successfully\\nfollowed for many years in his immediate locality.\\nAfterwards he was called to the Friends School in\\nProvidence, K. I., and remained for twenty years. In\\n1875 he retired from this school, and, wearied with the\\nduties of a teacher s life, went to California, and is\\nextensively engaged in agriculture, together with the\\nmanufacture and sale of lumber, of which he has\\npurchased a large and valuable tract. He is an en-\\nterprising and deserving man, and has, by his own\\nefforts largely, acquired the position which he has so\\nably filled. The Rowell family are noted for intel-\\nlect, ability and great firmness of principle, and are\\ncitizens who are interested and active in everything\\nthat advances and elevates the human race.\\nNathaniel Martin, Esq., came to Loudon and\\nwas first taxed in 1808. He was twice married and\\nhad a family of nine children, named Rue, Jane,\\nElizabeth and Hannah (twins), Mary, Abigail, Nancy,\\nSally and Theophilus B. Esquire Martin was en-\\ngaged often in town business, and was an important\\nand useful man of the day in which he lived. His\\nname appears often upon the town records as having\\nbeen chosen to discharge some public duty, which\\nwas carefully and satisfactorily performed.\\nTheophilus B. Martin, Esq., married Sally L.\\nRowell, and had a family of four children, named\\nNathaniel (who died), Mary E., Abby and Nathaniel\\nE. But few men have ever lived in town who have\\nbeen so frequently chosen to positions of trust as\\nEsquire Martin. He has represented the town in\\nthe Legislature, and been chosen as county treasurer,\\nbesides performing a large amount of probate and\\nprivate business as a justice of the peace. He early\\nengaged in the calling of a school-teacher, and con-\\ntinued in it until the middle age of life with success.\\nHe was a member of the church, and was deeply in-\\nterested in all matters pertaining to the welfare and\\nbest interest of the public. He moved with his fam-\\nily to Concord, N. H., where he died.\\nNathaniel E. Martin, his son, obtained his edu-\\ncation at the Concord High School, and afterwards\\nstudied law with William E. Chase, Esq., after which\\nhe opened an office in Concord, and is now connected\\nwith the firm of Albin, Tappan Martin. That\\nsuccess has attended his eflbrts which is always the\\nreward of labor and diligence in every calling in life.\\nThe Gate Family in Loudon descended from Ste-\\nphen Cate, who came from Deerfield, N. H., in 1784.\\nHe had seven children, named Shadrach, born August\\n10, 1779; Charles, born January 2, 1781; John, born\\nMarch 29, 1783; Stephen and Jonathan (twins), born\\nMarch 3, 1785 Sally, born April 1, 1787 Meshach,\\nborn July 0, 1789.\\nStephen Cate settled upon the farm now\\nowned by William W. Cate, where he built a log\\nhouse for himself and fiimily of two children, the\\neldest being two and one-half years and the young-\\nest but eighteen months old. He rode from Deer-\\nfield, N. H., on horseback with his wife, each carrying\\none of the children in their arms as they rode upon\\nthe same horse. The following year Mrs. Cate,\\nwhose name was Anna, gave birth to the twins, Ste-\\njjhen and Jonathan, whose weight at birth was\\ntwenty-two pounds, who lived and grew to very\\nlarge and strong men, looking so nearly alike as\\nhardly to be distinguished from each other. Three\\nof. these boys settled in Loudon,^ Shadrach, .lohn and\\nStephen.\\nShadrach Cate had a family of eleven children,\\nof whom eight lived, named, Hiram and Hannah\\n(twins), Rebecca, Eliza, Sally, Judith, Shadrach and\\nMoses. He married Rebecca Chamberlin, an intelli-\\ngent and estimable woman. Of this family, Shadrach\\nstudied medicine and is a skillful practitioner as well\\nas a gentleman of inllueuee and culture, in the city of\\nWashington, D. C.\\nJohn Cate settled upon the home farm married\\nand had a family of four children the eldest died at\\nbirth. The others were named Nancy, Miles and\\nBenjamin. At the birth of Nancy Cate, John, her\\nfather, planted an elm-tree, which has been growing\\nseventy six years and measures seventeen feet in cir-\\ncumference at the base.\\nBenjamin Gate was born March 23, 1814, and\\nmarried Eliza A. Wells, daughter of Stephen Wells,\\nof Loudon, and has two sons, named William W. and\\nCarter E. Cate.\\nHe was a man of large ability and when a young\\nman was often given places of trust. His public life\\nand influence were extensive, and he became one of\\nthe leading men of the town in which he resided.\\nHe was chosen to various town offices and represented\\nthe same in the Legislature. He was a man of genial\\nturn and manner to every one, and his assistance and\\ncounsel were sought and obtained by his neighbors\\nand friends in time of need. He was every man s\\nfriend. His life was noted for the integrity and up-\\nrightness of character which he ever maintained.\\nHis religious principles were firm and deeply fixed,\\nfrom which there spread an influence that shaped and\\nguided the thoughts and acts of those with whom he\\nassociated.\\nWilliam W. Cate lives upon the homestead of\\nhis father, and he is of the fourth generation of the\\nCate family. His early life was largely devoted to the\\ncause of education, and he engaged in school-teaching\\nto quite an extent, his efforts being attended with\\ngood success. After the death of his father he en-\\ngaged in agriculture, and sustains a high and influen-\\ntial position as such among the citizens of his native\\ntown.\\nHe has been elected to, and discharged the duties", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0848.jp2"}, "717": {"fulltext": "507\\nof, several offices in town with care and fidelity. His\\nadvice and assistance are largely sought in matters of\\nprobate, and he is a man of strong influence in private\\nand public business. His religious principles are\\nstrongly fixed, and his life thus far well marked by\\nexemplary conduct and sincerity of purpose.\\nCarter E. Gate was born August 26, 1852. He fitted\\nfor college at Tilton, N. H., and entered the Wesleyan\\nUniversity, at Middletown, Conn., in 1872. After two\\nyears he went to Dartmouth College, New Hampshire,\\nwhere he graduated in 1876. He afterwards attend-\\ned the Boston University, and in June, 1878, was or-\\ndained as a minister of the gospel by the Free- Will\\nBaptist denomination, at Loudon, N. H., where he\\nengaged as pastor and remained one year. During\\nhis stay with this, his own church and native town,\\nan unusual and deep-felt interest was manifest\\nthroughout the whole town in attending divine wor-\\nship upon the Sabbath, such as had not been expe-\\nrienced for a generation. His preaching was marked\\nwith great simplicity and sincerity, which held the\\nmind and attention of his audience from the begin-\\nning to the end of his discourse. He engaged at\\nLake Village, N. H., afterwards, and remained three\\nyears; then went to Lowell, Mass., and remained one\\nyear; then married Electa Dunavan, and moved to\\nLewiston, Me.\\nMr. Gate inherits from the Cate family the charac-\\nteristics which are so noticeable in the biography of\\nthe family. He is pleasant and aflable in appearance,\\nfirm in his principles, deeply imbued with respect for\\nChristianity and all its ennobling and elevating prin-\\nciples.\\nHis success in life has been most excellent, and a\\nbrilliant future seems to await him in the choice of\\nthe great calling that he has engaged in as a life-\\nw,n-k.\\nThe Stevens Family, Moses Stevens, Sr. s,\\nfamily of six children were named Joseph, Jonathan\\nC, Elizabeth, Hannah, Eliza and Andrew.\\nAndrew Stevens married Lucinda Sargent, and\\nhad a family of three children, named Moses E.,\\nJohn and Hannah.\\nMoses E. Stevens married Nettie P. Bachelder,\\ndaughter of William Bachelder, and has a family of\\ntwo children, named Wiflnie M. and William G.\\nMr. Stevens is the last representative of the large\\nStevens family in Loudon and possesses the strong\\ncharacteristics which have made them so useful as\\ncitizens in the town. He is a man of ability and in-\\nfluence, and has held positions of trust conferred upon\\nhim by the citizens of the town.\\nThe Ordway Family in Loudon descended from\\nAbner and James Ordway, who came from Tower\\nHill, in England, to Newbury, Mass., about 1640.\\nAbner settled in Watertown, Mass., and James in\\nDover, N. H. Abner married, August 15, 1656, Sarah,\\ndaughter of Stephen Brown, of Newbury, Mass., she\\nbeing the widow of Edward Dennis, of Boston, Mass.\\nNo descendants of Abner are found. James uiarrie l,\\nNovember 23, 1648, Ann Emery, whose father came\\nfrom England some years before, and had a family of\\nten children, named Ephraim, James, Edward, Sarah,\\nJohn, Isaac, Jane, Hannaniah, Annie and Mary,\\nwhich w ere the second generation. The third gener-\\nation descended from John, son of James. The\\nfourth from James, son of John, whose children were\\nMoses and James.\\nMoses Ordway was one of the first settlers in the\\ntown, and married Anna Huntington. He was born\\nin Amesbury, Mass., April 11, 1721. His wife was\\nborn March 16, 1716, and they settled near the Yel-\\nlow School-house, where some of their descendants\\nhave resided irom that time. One of the attractions\\nto this locality were the meadows in the immediate\\nvicinity, from which they cut hay for their cattle.\\nMoses, Jr., married his cousin Persis, the sister of\\nJoses, and had eight children, named Persis, born\\nJune 1, 1776; Moses (3d), born January 1, 1779;\\nBetsey, born March 1, 1781 Stephen, born August\\n24, 1784; Betsey (2d), born March 12, 1787; Amos,\\nborn January 15,1790; Aaron, born February 1\\n1792 Hammond, born June 10, 1795.\\nDaniel and Joses Ordway were descendants of\\nJames. Daniel Ordway married, first time, Deborah\\nLougee, and came from Andover, Mass., where he\\nhad two children born, Daniel, born September 2,\\n1773 and Isaac, born J ebruary 6, 1775. There were\\nborn at Loudon, Lemuel, October 12, 1776 Alse,\\nborn November 12, 1778; Isaac (2d), born December\\n25, 1780 Hazen, born April 15, 1783 Polly, born\\nMay 21, 1785. He married, the second time, Ruth\\nMoulton, and had Hiram, Chlora, Statira, Eneas, Jus-\\ntus, Jairus and Ruth Ann, making a family of four-\\nteen in all.\\nJoses Ordway, brother of Daniel, had a family of\\nseven children, Lucy, born January 1, 1795 Lois,\\nborn October 1, 1796 Sophia, born January 1, 1799\\nAbial, born May 3, 1800 John G., born November 3,\\n1801 Sukey,.born February 21, 1803 Harriett, born\\nApril 10, 1808.\\nAbial Ordway married Clarissa French, and had\\nfour children, Martha S., Abial C, John F. and\\nMary J.\\nJohn F. Ordway married Georgianna, the only\\ndaughter of Samuel Huckins, of Loudon, and had a\\nfamily of four children, named Delia P., Etfie L.,\\nLillian M. and Cora F.\\nHiram Ordway married Sally Blaisdell, and had\\none child, named Myra E., who married Joseph W.\\nBlaisdell.\\nCaptain Hiram Ordway was an important and\\nrespected citizen of his town. He was a carpenter by\\ntrade, which avocation he followed for several years.\\nHe held important offices in the town and was elected\\nto the Legislature. He was of a most genial and\\nquiet disposition, and his influence was large in his\\nnative town, in religious as well as in public matters.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0849.jp2"}, "718": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MEKRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nJoseph C. Okdmay married Martha S. Ordway\\nand had a family of seven children, Nellie, Grace,\\nWalter, Henry, Georgiauna, Lilla and one infant that\\ndied.\\nJoEl, f^. OiunvAY married M. .I:inc Wifrgins- ile\\nresides upon the farm of his father, Lemuel Ordway,\\nand has one child, named Horace F.\\nDaniel and Joses Ordway were soldiers of the\\nRevolutionary War. Joses served in Captain John\\nAbbott s company, in Major Gage s regiment, and\\nDaniel in the foot company raised in Methuen and\\nAndover, Mass. After the war they came to Loudon,\\nand settled with their cousin, Moses Ordway.\\nStephen Ordway married Rachel Clifford, and\\nhad three children, named Mary, Joseph C. and\\nBenjamin (twins).\\nJohn Cassey Ordway was the son of Moses Ord-\\nway (3d), and married Ruth Sauborn. He had three\\nchildren, named Eliza, Augusta A. and Benjamin F.\\nOrdway.\\nThe trials and sufl ering of the first of the Ordway\\nsettlers were the same as those of others. Upon one\\noccasion Mr. Moses Ordway, Jr., went to Amesbury,\\nMass., and brought home one bushel of corn upon his\\nback, it being a year when the crops were cut ofl by\\nfrost, and his fivmily subsisted upon the ground-nut\\nwhile he was gone. A gla.ss bottle of curious device\\nwas brought from England by one of the two brothers\\nthat first came, and bequeathed to one Moses, upon\\nthe condition that it remain in the family of some\\ndescendant whose name was Moses throughout all\\nsucceeding years. Moses Ordway, the third, was the\\nlast Moses, and it is now in the possession of John C,\\nwhose father was the last.\\nThe number of children in some of the families who\\nhave lived in Loudon is here given, with their names\\nMoses Rollins had a family of eleven, named Samuel,\\nAnna, Thomas, Moses, William, Eliza, Sarah, Abi-\\ngail, Jonathan, John and Dorothy.\\nDeacon Samuel Sleeper had a family of fourteen,\\nnamed Hannah, Susannah, Elizabeth, Molly, Molly\\n(2d), Anna, Stephen, Samuel, Chase, Oilman, Sarah,\\nSarah (2d), Mahala and Abigail.\\nTimothy Gleason had a family often, named John,\\nEdmund, Polly, Timothy, Sophia, Moses, Nancy,\\nCharlotte, Jeremiah and Warren.\\nTimothy French had a family of seven, named\\nBetty, Joshua, Betty (2d), Mary, Timothy, Rachel and\\nJoanna.\\nKno h Ofigood had a family of eleven, named Sally,\\nMolly, Nabby, Deborah, Elanor, Josiah, Dolly, Nancy,\\nSamuel, Clarissa and Betsey.\\nZebulon Winslow had a family of eleven, Moses,\\nGeorge, David, Sleeper, Elizabeth, Lucy, Mary,\\nZebulon, Clarissa, Almiraand Ann.\\nJohn Stevens had a family of ten, named Edna,\\nAbel, Elizabeth, Martha, Dolly, John, Charity, Rich-\\nard, Je.sse and David.\\nIsaiah Harvey had a I ainily of nine, named Molly,\\nJudith, David, Hannah, Sally, Joiiaihnn. Susannah,\\nPatty and Chase.\\nColonel Jonathan Rollins had a family of ten,\\nnamed Joanna, Huldah, Sophronia, Judith, John,\\nSally, Jeremiah, Ai, Judith (2d), and Trueworthy.\\nJoshua French had a family of seven, named Sally,\\n.lohn, David, Timothy, Sally, Daniel and Charles.\\nNathaniel Martin had a family of nine, named Rue,\\nJane, Elizabeth, Hannah, Mary, Abigail, Nancy,\\nSally and Theophilus.\\nJohn Stevens had a family of nine, named Harriet,\\nPolly, William, John, Jonas, Parraelia, Betsey, Ruth\\nand Jemima.\\nThomas Proctor had a family of eleven, named\\nLydia, Fanny, Sally, Thomas, Rebecca, Peter, Joseph,\\nWilliam, James, Benjamin and Priscilla.\\nNathaniel Maxfield had a family of twelve, named\\nRetsey, Stephen, Eliphalet, Mehetable, Ruth, Na-\\nthaniel, James, Joseph, Nathan, EUe, Hannah and\\nSamuel.\\nIsaac Dimond had a family of ten, named Isaac,\\nBetsey, Isaac (2d), Sally, Polly, John, Abigail, Andrew,\\nGould and Ruth.\\nSamuel Drew had a family of nine, named Hitty,\\nJoseph, Judith, John, Stephen, Samuel, Sally, Nathan\\nand Altazera.\\nCaleb Pillsbury had a family of nine, named\\nNathan, Ruth, Sarah, Judith, Elizabeth, Mary, Caleb,\\nBenjamin and Martha.\\nThomas Sargent had a family of nine, named Dolly,\\nCharles, Thomas, Josiah, Sarah, Susannah, Timothy,\\nDavid and John.\\nPhilip Brown had a family of nine, named Thomas,\\nWilliam, David, Joanna, Levi, Philip, Jr., Timothy,\\nAsa and Eliphalet.\\nSamuel Piper had a family of nine, named Jona-\\nthan, Benjamin, Sally, Jane, Betsey, Samuel, David,\\nElisha and Enoch.\\nJeremiah Bennett had a family of nine, named\\nWilliam, Betsey, Elsa, Sally, Rachel, Jeremiah,\\nLeavitt, Mary and Amos.\\nDimond Furnald had a family of fifteen, named\\nSarah, Polly, Nabby, Thomas, David, Robert, Josiah,\\nComfort, Rachel, Eunice, Susa, John, Dimond, Chase\\nand Charlotte.\\nThe change of the name and absence of many of\\nthe old residents is a very noticeable fact in the history\\nof the town. The large families of the name of French\\nWood, Rollins, Tucker, Martin, Clifibrd, Furnald,\\nMoulton, Hutchins, Proctor, Lowell, Gleason, Holt,\\nTenney, Sweatt and Mathcs, none are living in\\ntown and instances might be mentioned among\\nsome of them where there is no heir to their honored\\nand respected names. Others of equal importance,\\nsuch as Buswell, Sleeper, Morrill, Dimond, Stevens\\nand Young, have but one left in each family to per-\\npetuate the name. The interest which these families\\nmanifested, and the labor performed by them, both\\nin establishing and providing for their descendants a", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0850.jp2"}, "719": {"fulltext": "i y \u00e2\u0096\u00a0iyAJiJM\\nJti^^ h^^A", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0853.jp2"}, "720": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0854.jp2"}, "721": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0855.jp2"}, "722": {"fulltext": "t^ C/rrj.U,yA LS-ut\u00c2\u00a3/A", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0856.jp2"}, "723": {"fulltext": "LOUDON.\\n509\\ngovernment political and religious, as well as educa-\\ntional, which might be perpetuated to all succeeding\\ngenerations, was worth enduring the toil and hardship\\ntlu-Dugli which tlicy lived and labored.\\nWar of the Rebellion.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The following is a list of\\nthe luunes ot those who served in the War of the\\nRebellion\\nJeremiah liruwn, Jr., Koswell Bl. Hilliard, Moses Sargont, Tristram\\nJosi-I.li I I l \\\\\\\\^-l. !l, II, I HI, W.\\nFreii, 1,, J I I.. J. l M, ,,\u00e2\u0080\u009e,ll, II, J., II. o,,hv,iy, N,i.\\nthauiel Cuijp, Juliu T. Hachekler, Harii.suii 1!. lieny, Goi.irgo W. WliUl-\\nileu, Stephen \\\\V. Newton, Samuel Small, George H. Abbott, John II.\\nWilley, Roby M. True, Samuel Kunnels, George W. F. Goldsmith,\\nStephen M. Maxfield, Luther C. Copp, Charles E. C. Tucker, Joseph E.\\nClifford, Jr., Charles A. Locke, Benjamin F. Wells, Albert H. IlilluKrove,\\n.loseph M. Hillsgrove, Joseph W. Dickennan, Erlon V. Dillingham,\\nCharles U. Abbott, Amos K. Copp. Ransom D. Pettengill, Asahel G.\\nWhidden, Luther C. Whidden, John Q. A. Sargent, John C. Whidden,\\nSamuel C. Wliiddon, Charles C. Rogers, Henry I. Sargeut, Caleb Brown,\\nFrederick S. Morse, Lyman A. Hamblet, Alfred W. Maxfield, Asahel\\nBurnham, Abial B. Brown, George L. Bloore, Ira J. Hutchinson, Alfred\\nDearborn, James T. Minard, James H. Chase, Frank M. Gay, Daniel F.\\nMoses, Charles F. Mason, Charles F. Smith, Horace B. Carr, Francis\\nHenshaw, Reuben B. Haynes, Charles H. Leavitt, John A. Cutler, John\\nNixon, John U. Pingree, Seth W. Saltmarsh, Amos 0. Dickerman, John\\nHastings, George Strong, Joseph S. True, Jefferson Rogers, Wyman Pet-\\ntengill, Joseph A. Sweatt, William Sanborn (second), Charles Nixon,\\nSamuel E. Johnston, Frederick E. Copp, True C. Brown, Edward Smith,\\nWilliam H. H. Watson, Hiram F. Flanders, Stephen W. Bachelder,\\nZara V. Hilliard, John A. Smith, Oliver Hutchinson, George W. Smith,\\nGeorgo H. Johnston, Joseph C. Haynes, George E. Leavitt, Joseph W.\\nBlaisdell, Frank Locke, Jeremiah H, Smith, Samuel A. Halt, Albert L.\\nBadielder, William E. P. Willey, John 0. Connell, Alexander Morse,\\nArthur Burns, John A. Kimball, Harrison Griffin, Stephen Sweatt.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETC HES.\\nDEACON STEPHEN WEEKS.\\nDeacon Stephen Weeks was the son of Stephen\\n:iiid Betsey (Weed) Weeks, of Gilmanton, N. H.\\nand came to Loudon near 1843. He married, first,\\nMary A. Stevens, who died in a short time after her\\nmarriage. Mr. Weeks married, the second time,\\nElizabeth W. Haines, of Canterbury, who was an in-\\ntelligent and accomplished woman. The second\\nmarriage of. Deacon Weeks resulted in a fomily of\\nsix children, named Adaline, William H., Martha,\\n.\\\\bby, Mary J. and Dora V.\\nDeacon Weeks, during his early life, taught several\\nterms of school during the winter, while in other\\nseasons of the year he bought and sold cattle. After-\\nwards he bought a farm and gave his attention to\\nfarming as a pursuit. Having been successful in this\\ncalling, several years ago he purch.ased the farm upon\\nwhich his family reside, refitted the buildings and\\nl)repared it for his permanent home. During his\\nresidence of about forty years in the town he suc-\\nceeded in laying up property amounting to over\\ntwenty thousand dollars by diligence, labor and\\neconomy. He regarded the interest of the town as\\na citizen, and gave his influence always in that di-\\nrection which he considered as right and just. He\\nwas liberal in his charity to others, whenever called\\nupon for aid and assistance, often bestowing without\\ninvitation whenever and wherever his feelings\\nprompted, and never was known to turn one away\\nempty. His advice was safe and well matured\\nwhenever applied for. He was of a deep religious\\ncast of mind, a member of the Free Baptist Church\\nand for many years was one of its deacons. His interest\\nin his church was large and sincere, for which he\\nlabored ardently and constantly, being one of the\\nlarge and ready supporters of the gospel in all its\\nwants. He was a constant attendant, with his family,\\nupon public worship and the Sabbath-school. His\\nlast acts in life were of beneficence. He died in\\nJanuary, 1885, a worthy and esteemed citizen of the\\ntown, and will be cherished in the memory of many\\nfor the good which he has accomplished.\\nKEV. JEREMIAH CLOUtiH.\\nKeV. Jeremiah Clough was born in Loudon, N. H.,\\nFebruary 3, 1792, and was the eldest of the five chil-\\ndren of Jonathan and Betsey Clough. His grand-\\nfather, Jonathan Clough, Sr., moved from Salisbury,\\nMass., to Loudon about the year 1771, with five chil-\\ndren, and located on that tract which h.ts been known\\n;vs Clough s Hill, then a wilderness. He wa.s\\nborn in 1724, and married Elizabeth Thompson in\\n1756. His children were named Joseph, Nathan,\\nSarah, Jonathan, Jr., and Love. Mr. Jonathan\\nClough, Sr., was a man of large business capacity,\\nand was chosen clerk of the parish for seventeen\\nyears and selectman for four years. He was a black-\\nsmith by trade, working both iron and steel. He\\nmarried three times, but had no children that lived\\nby either of the last two marriages. Jonathan\\nClough, Jr., married Betsy Clough. of Epping, N. H..\\nand had five children, named Jeremiah, Joseph and\\nBenjamin (twins), Jonathan and Sally.\\nRev. Jeremiah Clough married Sabrina Clough,\\ndaughter of Leavitt Clough, of Canterbury, in 1813,\\nby whom he had a family of eight children. Six of\\nthem died in infancy and before maturity. The two\\nyoungest were named Jeremiah L. and Charles C.\\nMr. Clough married, the second time, Deliverance\\nHodgdon, of Northfield, N. H., September 10, 1840.\\nThey had one daughter, named Christiana, who is\\nthe only living representative of the nine children\\nborn to the Rev. Mr. Clough. After his first mar-\\nriage he moved to Canterbury, with his wife s father,\\nand was, for several years, a large and successful\\nfarmer. He acquired a large property, and was an\\nindustrious and robust man. He was early taught\\nto labor, and during hi.s whole life was industrious\\nand economical in all his purposes.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0859.jp2"}, "724": {"fulltext": "510\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nla 1819 he professed religion, aud was licensed as\\na preacher of the gospel in 1835. He was ordained\\nin 1838. and preached as an evangelist, for ten years,\\nthe doctrine of the Free-Will Baptist denomination.\\nHe was chosen pastor of his own church in Canter-\\nbury in 1848, and continued in this relation until the\\nyear 1872, when he suffered a partial shock of par-\\nalysis, and retired from the active labors of the\\nministry. During his labors with this church a\\nlarge number were added to it, and it became one ol\\nthe strongest in the Quarterly Meeting. In the mean\\ntime a new and commodious church edifice wa^-\\nerected, to which Mr. Clough was a large contributor.\\nIt was dedicated about the year 1853, Kev. Mr.\\nClough preaching the ordination sermon. He was a\\nmost devout man, and his life-work was full of suc-\\ncess as a gospel minister. He was a man of great\\nnatural ability, and possessed fully the character-\\nistics required in a man of so strong purposes. He-\\nwas widely known as an humble and Christian man,\\ndevoid of all ostentation and display. His Christian\\nlife was above reproach, while he had the most\\nprofound reverence for the house of God and all its\\nordinances, making his worship at all times spiritual\\nand full of devotion. He was full of Christian\\ncharity, zeal and unending love for his church in\\nCanterbury for Christian ministers, making large\\ndonations to destitute churches, aiding in building\\nhouses of worship the cause of education and missions\\nand was always a true friend of the destitute and needy.\\nHis word was never doubted or his veracity ques-\\ntioned.\\nHe was a man of large social qualities, pos-\\nsessing true affability of manners, which made his\\nhome social, agreeable and always pleasant to his\\nfamily, and full of hospitality to friends and strangers.\\nThe words of advice and counsel which fell from his\\nvenerable lips were wise, safe and full of consolation,\\nespecially in times of affliction and trouble. His\\nservices were largely sought in affliction by death of\\nfriends, to which his words were as healing balm.\\nHe always refused remuneration for all religious ser-\\nvice throughout his entire life.\\nHis family trials were severe in the loss of his\\nchildren, but were borne with Christian fortitude.\\nOne of the greatest questions of his life was to de-\\ncide whether to devote his life-work to the ministry\\nor not. This he decided upon his knees in the pas-\\nture, beneath a tree, which still lives, and spreads its\\nfew branches over the monument of stones which he\\nerected, as a seal of the vow of consecration which\\nhe made to his God more than fifty years since.\\nHis last act of baptism was performed at the age of\\neighty-two years. The Rev. Jeremiah Clough re-\\nceived the honors of his town by being chosen to\\noffice and representing it in the Legislature. About\\ntwenty-five years since he moved from Canterbury to\\nhis native town of Loudon, where lie ilio I at iho ad-\\nvanced age of eighty-seven years.\\nHis photograph, from which this portrait is made,\\nwas taken at the age of eighty-four years.\\nJeremiah L. Clough married Clara Clough, daugh-\\nter of the Hon. Joseph Clough, of Loudon, and had\\ntwo children, named Lucy S. and Jeremiah J.\\nCharles C. Clough married Mary E. Osgood, daugh-\\nter of Ira Osgood, Esq., of Loudon, and had one child,\\nnamed Charla E., who lives at the old Clough home-\\nstead in Canterbury. Charles C. Clough died in July,\\n1861, a noble and highly- esteemed citizen and Chris-\\ntian man. His widow married, the second time, the\\nRev. A. D. Smith, of Laconia, who succeeds the Rev.\\nJ. Clough in the ministry at Canterbury.\\nJOSEPH BACHELDER.\\nJoseph Bachelder was the son of Ca))tain Abraham\\nBachelder (3), and was born in Loudon in 1800. He\\nis the descendant of Jethro, and is in the direct line\\nfrom the Rev. Stephen Bachelder, from England. He\\nmarried Hannah H. Hill, by whom he had a family\\nof six children,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Q. A., born March 10, 1826\\nOtis H., born January, 1828, died November 17,\\n1859 ;Clarissa, born [January 6, 1830 Joseph P.,\\nborn October 21, 1835; Elvira A., born June 4, 1839,\\nRoseltha, born .\\\\pril 17, 1S45, died September 20,\\n1860.\\nJohn Q. A. married Eliza J. Sanborn, daughter\\nof Edmund Sanborn has lived in Massachusetts\\nsince twenty-five years of age has no children.\\nOtis H. married ]\\\\Iaria Howard, of Lawrence. Mass.,\\nwhere he was in trade until his death, and left no\\nchildren.\\nClarissa married Cyrus T. Bachelder, and resides\\nin Peabody, Mass., and is engaged in trade.\\nJoseph P. married Elvira A. Whitney, of Canter-\\nbury, and had one child, named Alfred P.\\nMr. Bachelder married, the second time, Abby J.\\nDemeritt. Mr. Bachelder resides upon the home-\\nstead and occupies the pleasant mansion of his\\nfather. He is a most thorough and practical farmer\\nand an honored and respected citizen of the town.\\nHis son, Alfred P., married Nellie M. Brown, of Can-\\nterbury, and has one child, named Ernest L., which\\nconstitutes the sixth generation of Bachelders that\\nhave been born in this Bachelder mansion and have\\nlived in the same, beginning with JethrO.\\nJoseph Bachelder died in Loudon March 29, 1877.\\nHe was an able, upright and a respected citizen of\\nthe town, and was always interested deeply in the\\ncause of education, the progress of science and reli-\\ngion. He, with his wife, were members of the Con-\\ngregational Church at the village in Loudon for\\nmany years. He was an excellent and practical far-\\nmer, having one of the finest situations in the town,\\nupon which he has made extensive improvements. He\\nwas firm and decided in his opinions, and unyielding\\nin the principles which lie Ik UcvciI to W right. He\\ndid not interest liiiuself in iicditical matters to any", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0860.jp2"}, "725": {"fulltext": "S!^ /^^C^yC-A^-u/A.^\u00e2\u0080\u0094", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0861.jp2"}, "726": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0862.jp2"}, "727": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0863.jp2"}, "728": {"fulltext": "(3yr iy 6 jc^^-^", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0864.jp2"}, "729": {"fulltext": "LOUDON.\\n511\\nextent, aud was never elected to any of the ordinary\\noffices of the town. He was successful in the acqui-\\nsition of property, and at his death possessed a large\\nand valuable estate. A relic is retained in posses-\\nsion of the family, which is the wig worn by Jethro,\\nSr., who was a bald-headed man. An interesting inci-\\ndent is related at his birth, which is, tliat while going for\\nthe necessary assistance in the case, to a neighbor s,\\nthe person, in crossing a brook, caught by an elmtree\\nfor support, which uprooted and was transplanted af-\\nterward near the residence, and which measured, in\\nJuly, 1885, seventeen feet in circumference. In the\\nyear 1800 a bear was killed, which had two young\\ncubs. The oil was taken from the old one.\\nSome of it was sealed up in a small bottle, some of\\nwhich was shown the writer in 1885, it being eighty-\\nfive years old. One of the cubs was killed with its\\nmother the other was taken to the breast of a wo-\\nman who had lost a new-born babe.\\nMr. Bachelder, upon the fiftieth anniversary of hi.s\\nmarriage, was presented, by his connection and\\nfriends, with a valuable gold-headed cane, which is\\nkept in the family and highly prized.\\n.SAMUEL B. LOVEKIXO.\\nThe first of the Lovering family of whom we have\\ni: any authentic record was Moses Lovering, of Exeter,\\nJ N. H. He married Nelly Taylor, of Exeter, by whom\\nI he had a family of thirteen children, nine boys and\\nfour girls, viz. Willerby, Nelly, Osgood, Taylor,\\nNancy, Moses, Jesse, Mary, Zebulon, John, Daniel,\\nWilliam and Sarah. Of these, the first eleven were\\nburn in Exeter, the latter two in Loudon. One re-\\nmarkable fact in a family so large was that they all\\nlived to be from forty to ninety years of age. They\\n1 were all married and had families two of them, Moses\\n1 and William, were twice married Mary was the first\\nwho died (about 1815), and William died in Spring-\\nfield (1865).\\nIn the year 1787, Moses Lovering, with his family,\\nleft Exeter to make his home in the then sparsely-set-\\nI tied region now the populous and thrifty town of\\nLoudon. Their household goods were brought in an\\nox-team, while the ladies rode on horseback about\\nfifty miles along a forest pathway over the hills to\\ntheir future home, a hundred-acre lot on the site of\\nMr. S. B. Lovering s present abode. There was a\\nin-imitive affair dignified by the title of a mill on the\\nplace, in which, by diligence and patience, they could\\ngrind a bushel or so of corn. There were none of the\\ncomforts, or what would be considered at the present\\nday the necessities, of civilized life, surrounding them\\nin their frontier home but with the resolute will\\nwhich characterized the grand old pioneers of our\\nAmerican civilization, they went earnestly and hope-\\nfully to work and soon converted the forest-clad hills\\ninto smiling fields teeming with cereal productions,\\nand gradually gathered around them property and eon-\\n33\\nveniences. They from timeto time added to theoriginal\\nhundred acres till they possessed a landed estate of\\nover five hundred acres. The boys were ingenious as\\nwell as industrious; all of them couldskillfuUy handle\\ncarpenter s tools, aud possessed the various requisite\\nqualities and accomplishments for successful pio-\\nneers.\\nIn course of time all the brotlicrs married and set-\\ntled in Loudon, and as each one took to himself a\\ncompanion, the other brothers would all join together\\nand build for the newly-wedded couple a house to live\\nin. In that early day there was no public-school sys-\\ntem in vogue, there were no school-houses, and the\\nonly tutorship the children of the neighborhood could\\nobtain was when occasionally an itinerant teacher\\nwould come into a community and teach for a few\\nmonths at a private house, when those children who\\nlived near enough and whose parents were able to pay\\nfor their tuition were privileged to attend. Moses\\nLovering, with a family of thirteen children to rear\\nand support, and poor in purse, could not afford to\\nsend his children away to school and so they were\\ncomparatively uneducated. Some of the boys so far\\neducated themselves as to be able to attend to their\\nbusiness affairs without outside aid in such matters as\\nrequired record or correspondence, but they all felt\\nseverely the need of better education. They were very\\nsteadfast in their affection for each other, and each\\nfrequently visited the other at their respective homes\\nand thus the long winter evenings were spent in so-\\ncial converse around the hearth-stones of those huge\\nold fire-places, where roared and crackled the blazing\\nwood-fires of our grandsires days.\\nAbout 1816, William and Osgood moved to Stew-\\nartstown, N. H., Taylor to Canada, Daniel and Wil-\\nliam to Springfield, N. H. From there Daniel went\\nto the West and died. The others died in Loudon\\nand vicinity. The boys were all Democrats in\\npolitics.\\nZebulon Lovering, the father of Samuel B., was born\\nin Exeter, N. H., July 15, 1777. He married, January\\n21, 1807, Abigail Buswell, who was born in Kingston,\\nN. H. (1787). Upon the death of his father, Moses,\\nZebulon inherited the homestcr.d in Loudon and re-\\nsided there till the close of his life. They had ten\\nchildren, Samuel B. (portrait in this volume) Al-\\nmira-, born September 10, 1811, married Kinsley Ma-\\nson Anis J., born February 12, 1814, married George\\nW. Neal; Sarah B., born August 14, 1816, married\\nJames McAustin; Louisa, born February 17, 1819,\\nmarried Aaron B.Young Laura L., born February 27,\\n1822, married Rev. Stephen Eastman Abigail, born\\nAugust 11, 1824, married Osni P. Hamblet; and\\nAlonzo B., born April 13, 1827, married Sarah Davis.\\nZebulon died December 21, 1830; Mrs. Lovering,\\nAugust 21, 1861.\\nSamuel B. Lovering, the eldest child of Zebulon,\\nwas born April 13, 1808. In his boyhood days the\\ndistrict schools were usually kept about three months", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0865.jp2"}, "730": {"fulltext": "512\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nin the year. He began attendance at these when\\nabout eight years of age, and continued till he was\\neighteen. After this he took lessons of Master Tim-\\nothy Gleason in writing and arithmetic. He was\\nbrought up to work on the farm and at the mill. The\\nyear he attained his majority his father died, and the\\ncare of his widowed mother and the smaller children\\ndevolved upon him. His father left the farm to him\\nupon the decease of his mother. Soon after his\\nfather s death he rebuilt the old mill, converting it\\ninto a saw-mill, and it has been run as such ever\\nsince, sawing lumber, boards, shingles and laths,\\naveraging about one hundred and fifty thousand per\\nyear. He has, from time to time, made additions to\\nthe real estate he inlierited from his father, and now\\nowns about four hundred acres of land. He has\\nbeen a successful and prosperous farmer. He united\\nwith the Methodist Ei)iscopal Church when he was\\nabout thirty years of age, and from that time to the\\npresent he has been a consistent member. He is\\nfond of music and accomplished as a singer and instru-\\nmental performer. He led the choir in his church for\\ntwenty years, and in old militia days he played the\\nclarionet at the muster-grounds for fifteen years. He\\nhas served his town as selectman and representative\\nto the Legislature. He has been justice of the\\npeace for nearly forty years, and has been in Probate\\nCourt business since his first appointment, and has\\nsettled many estates and held other positions of trust.\\nHe married, December 18, 1834, Mary S. Rogers, of\\nNorthfield she was born April 22, 1811, and was a\\nlineal descendant of John Rogers, the martyr. Their\\nchildren were,\\nNancy A., born January 31, 1836; married Josiah\\nYoung, and lives at Clarksville, N. H.\\nJames B., born March 7, 1838; married Jennie\\nHamilton, a school-teacher, of Brookline, N. Y. He\\nwas for several years manager of the Joseph Dixon\\nCrucible Company, at Jersey City now lives at\\nWebster, Fla.\\nHarlen P., born June 12, 1843; married Eliza\\nWentworth, of Boston resides at Tampa, Fla.\\nAbigail M., born May 14, 1845 married Augustus\\nA. Arling, a farmer in Canterbury. He died, and she\\nmarried George Simmons, of Boston, Mass.\\nClara A., born November 18, 1848 died November\\n5, 1855.\\nFrank O., born June 1, 1856 died July 7, 1862.\\nMrs. Lovering died November 11, 1858.\\nMr. Lovering s second wife was Lucy Grace, of\\nHillsborough, N. H. They were married September\\n4, 1859. She was born February 10, 1826. Their\\nchildren were,\\nClara A., born July 19, 1860 married Herman W.\\nJIudgett, M.D. now resides at Jloorc s Forks, N. Y.\\nFrank O., born April 2, 1863.\\nI-Mwin K., born April 7, 1865. Both the latter are\\nat the old homestead, a.ssisting their father in the\\nconduct of the mill and farm.\\nMrs. Lovering died March 17, 1878.\\nMr. Lovering married in Concord, N. H., Novem-\\nber 11, 1880, his present wife, Lavina Hoyt, of\\nFisherville (now Pennacook). She was born Feb-\\nruary 26, 1832. She is the daughter of Deacon\\nBenjamin Hoyt, deacon of the First Baptist Church\\nof Pennacook from its organization till his death,\\nSeptember 6, 1864. Mrs. Lovering has been a member\\nof the same church since her nineteeth year. She\\nfor many years taught a class of girls in the Sabbath-\\nschool there, and all of them have subsequently\\nunited with the church.\\nDeacon Benjamin Hoyt was noted for his moral\\nintegrity and strict piety. He was a successful\\nfarmer and a highly-respected citizen of his town. He\\nwas descended from John Hoyt, one of the original\\nsettlers of Salisbury, Mass. (For a more extended an-\\ncestral history of the Hoyt or Hoitt family see\\nbiography of Thomas L. Hoitt, in this volume.)\\nMrs. Lovering s mother was Hannah Eastman, a\\ndescendant of Captain Ebenezer Eastman, who in\\nearly life followed the seas, and was one of the pio-\\nneer settlers of ancient Pennacook (now Concord),\\nN. H. Another of her ancestors was Captain Joseph\\nEastman, who figured in the French and Indian War.\\nMrs. Hoyt was a very pious woman, and when her\\nhusband, the deacon, was absent from home, attend-\\ning evening meetings, she would talk and pray with\\nher children, and teach them the importance of God s\\nword all of them have since become members of the\\nchurch.\\nDAVID J. FRENCH.\\nDavid J. French was born in Loudon September\\n2, 1805. He was the great-grandson of Timothy\\nFrench, who came from Salisbury, Mass., about the\\nyear 1773, and settled in the northeast part of Lou-\\ndon, and was among the first who settled in that local-\\nity. At that time there was no road leading from the\\nold Dr. Tenney corner northwesterly to Loudon Ridge,\\nsave a sled-path used in the winter season. He cleared\\nthe land for his farm, which was a wilderness; built a\\nhouse and drew the boards from Cram s mill, in Pitts-\\nfield, to board it, upon wheels as far as the Tenney\\ncorner, and then upon a sled in the month of July to\\nhis future residence. His father was Joshua French,\\nwhe lived upon the farm which has always been occu-\\npied in the French name. David J. French lived\\nwith his father until about twenty-six years of age,\\nwhen he married and soon after purchased the farm\\nwhere he now resides, and commenced for himself and\\nfamily a farmer s life, about the year 1832, which avo-\\ncation he has followed to the present time, and at the\\nage of eighty years was found in his field with a scy tlu\\nin his hand, able to cut and put into his barn oiu-\\nacre of grass a day. He is a man of robust form, and\\npossesses a strong and iron constitution, for which\\nthe French family have ever been nottil. He has", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0866.jp2"}, "731": {"fulltext": "i^inA^Hy\\nQ///?", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0869.jp2"}, "732": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0870.jp2"}, "733": {"fulltext": "013\\nbeen very successful iu acquiring property; commenc-\\ning with an indebtedness of five hundred dollars, lie\\nis now the owner of several tracts of land, besides\\nseveral thousand dollars in banks and upon loan,\\nwhich he has earned by hard labor, and not by\\ns]ieculation or intrigue. Mr. French received only a\\ncommon-school education, but possesses large, native\\nabilities, which, being well cultivated, have enabled\\nhim by persistent effort to hew his way successfully\\nthrough life. As a politician he is a most thorough\\nRepublican, always attending the annual meetings of\\nthe town and manifesting a great interest iu every\\nmatter that pertains to the highest and best interest\\nof his native town, and acting at all times in his polit-\\nical life as though conscious of his accountability to a\\npower which is infinite and supreme.\\nHe is a man of strong religious feeling, and has for\\nmany years led a life of daily and family prayer. Be-\\ning retiring in his manner in public religious duties\\nand profession, he has never connected himself with\\nany church, but is a constant attendant upon worship\\nat the house of God whenever practicable. Mrs.\\nFrench died January 22, 1872. Since her death and\\nthat of his son Isaac, Mr. French has lived at the old\\nhome alone, patiently waiting the summons that shall\\ncall him to meet the loved ones who have gone before.\\nDr. Isaac S. French was the only child of David J.\\nFrench, and died in the year 1878. He married Au-\\ngusta French and had no family. Dr. French in-\\nherited from his father characteristics that were\\nstrongly marked in boyhood, and being well culti-\\nvated enabled him to become an eminent and useful\\nman, although young. He was well educated by his\\nfather at Gilmanton Academy, and studied medicine\\nwith the venerable Dr. Nahum Wight; he attended\\ncollege at Pittsfield, Mass., and at the medical college\\nat Hanover, N. H., from which he graduated as a\\nphysician. He commenced practice in Salisbury,\\nMass., and remained one year, and then returned to\\nhis native town and engaged actively in his profes-\\nsion with success. His business relations were exten-\\nsive, and he occupied positions of trust. He held the\\nsituation of assessor of the internal revenue for the\\nCongressional district in which he resided, under\\nthe administration of President Lincoln, besides doing\\na large local business as a justice of the peace in his\\nown town and surroundings. He acquired, by\\neconomy, frugality and labor, in a few years a hand-\\nsome property, and had well established himself\\namong his townsmen in his calling and profession.\\nHe died in the prime of his life and in the midst of\\nhis usefulness, having large honor in his own coun-\\ntry.\\nSTEPHEN MOOEE.\\nStephen Moore is the son of Thomas and Comfort\\n(Perkins) Moore, and grandson of Captain Samuel\\nMoore, who was twice married and had a family of\\nten children. He was a native of, and resided in Can-\\nterbury, where his fatlier was town clerk. He held a\\ncommission as captain under King George HI. but\\nwhen the Revolutionary struggle began he resigned\\nhis commission, and, casting his fortunes with tlie\\ncolonies, fought during the war on the American side.\\nHe died just before independence was established,\\nand his son Thomas, then a lad of fifteen, was bound\\nout to a farmer at old Hampton, but, becoming dis-\\nsatisfied with his new home, and fired with the martial\\nspirit of the times, he ran away and enlisted in the\\narmy, serving about six months.\\nCaptain Samuel was by occupation a farmer and\\ninn-keeper. He kept the hostelry known for many\\nyears as the McCrillis tavern, about a mile south of\\nCanterbury Centre.\\nThomas Moore was brought up on the farm, to the\\ntime of his father s death. In 1785 he first began im-\\nproving the tract of land, in what is now the town of\\nLoudon, where he subsequently made his home. Jan-\\nuary 11, 1787, he married Comfort Perkins, and, hav-\\ning previously built a small house on his Loudon land,\\nthe young couple at once went there and began house-\\nkeeping, and there the remainder of their lives were\\npassed. The part of Loudon in which he located was\\nthen an unbroken forest he was the first settler in\\nthat part of the town.\\nHe was, by natural gifts, a bright, intelligent man,\\nbut had no educational advantages in his youth.\\nWhen, in after-years, he had gathered a little property\\naround him, and had a child large enough to receive\\ninstruction, he and a neighbor named Wheeler hired\\na private tutor to come to their homes, who, spending\\nhis time alternately between the two houses, taught\\nboth parents and children. Thomas Moore was always\\na fi-iend of education, and when the town began to\\nappropriate money for school purposes, but had as\\nyet no school building, he tendered the use of his\\ndwelling, and the school was kept in summer-time in\\nhis barn, and in the winter months in his residence.\\nHe was one of the committee who first districted the\\ntown for school purposes, and he held various minor\\noffices in the town. Their family consisted of nine\\nchildren, seven of whom reached maturity, viz.\\nPolly, died unmarried.\\nSamuel, married Charlotte Foster, of Canterbury,\\nand had one child, now Mrs. Kate Eowe, of Rochester,\\nN. Y.\\nJoanna, died unmarried.\\nAlexander, married IMary Page, of New Hampton\\nhad a family of several children, who grew up to ma-\\nturity.\\nStephen, subject of sketch.\\nSophronia, married Jacob A. Potter, of Concord,\\nand had a family of four children.\\nComfort, married William A. W. Neal, of Concord,\\nand had one son.\\nThomas, died young.\\nMyra, married Joseph N. AV^idleigh, of Loudon,\\nand had four children.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0871.jp2"}, "734": {"fulltext": "514\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUiNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nOf these nine children of Thomas and Comfort\\nMoore, Stephen is the only one now (1885) surviving.\\nThomas Moore was an industrious and enterprising\\nfarmer, and did much toward improving the tract of\\nland on which he had made his home. In religious\\nbelief he was a Congregationalist, and his wife was a\\nFree- Will Baptist.\\nStephen Moore, like others of his time and locality,\\nhad very limited advantages in the way of schooling.\\nBrought up on the farm, he worked hard in his boy-\\nhood, but improved what little time he had for study\\nas best he could, studying nights and at leisure times,\\nand thus obtained a fair English education. Upon\\nhis father s decease the property was divided among\\nseven children, but Stephen purchased the interest,\\nfrom time to time, of the other heirs, until he finally\\nbecame the possessor of the home farm and adjacent\\nwild lands, and here, for more than half a century,\\nhe toiled and labored and reared a fakiily of children.\\nLike his father, he was hardy, industrious and frugal,\\nand he gradually improved the farm and buildings\\nthereon, and gathered property around him, until he\\nbecame in very comfortable circumstances, and was\\nthe proprietor of one of the best kept farms in his\\ntown.\\nIn April, 1809, the barn on the home farm of\\nThomas Moore was burned, together with four oxen,\\nfour cows, ten tons of hay and farming implements.\\nSupposed to be the work of an incendiary. There\\nwas no insurance.\\nThe esteem in which Mr. Moore was held by his\\nneighbors was evidenced by numerous small presents,\\nsuch as lumber, labor, etc. also a cow given by the\\nShakers. Within six weeks after his barn was burned,\\nhe, with the help of his neighbors, had taken from\\nthe woods the lumber, and built the barn which at\\npresent stands there. He also built a shed and car-\\nriage-house connected with the barn, and dug a well.\\nlo 1822-23, Samuel, Alexander and Stephen Moore\\nerected a saw-mill on a small stream running through\\nthe home farm, for the purpose of sawing their own\\nlumber. A few years later the mill came into the\\npossession of Stephen. Samuel and Stephen also\\nbought and used the first shingle-mill which was\\nbrought into the town. It cost, with right to use the\\nsame, one hundred and forty dollars. They used it\\ntwenty years.\\nIn 1 840, Stephen Moore dug a well fifty rods from\\nthe buildings, laid pipes and brought the water to his\\nhouse and barn. He also built a small barn, thirty\\nby thirty-six feet, for sheep, on the northeast side of\\nthe large barn. In 1848 he built an ell to the dwell-\\ning-house, forty by twenty feet, consisting of kitchen,\\npantry and wood-shed. In 1850 he divided the large\\nbarn in the middle, moved one part back, put in an\\naddition of twenty feet, niaking it seventy-six by\\nforty-four feet. He also built a shed, thirty by sixteen\\nfeet, connected with the small barn. In 18. 0-51 he\\nraised six huiidrc.l and fiftv bushels of rve on outhuuls,\\nwhere he had cut wood and timber, and cleared for\\npasture. In 1860 he sowed four bushels of wheat on\\ntwo and a half acres of land, and harvested therefrom\\na crop of one hundred bushels.\\nIn September, 1866, Mr. Moore removed from the\\nhome farm to the village of Loudon Mills, and the\\nhomestead came into the possession of his son, A. Ci.\\nMoore, who, in 1868, raised the barn and put in a\\ncellar, seventy-six by twenty-four feet, with walls ol\\nsplit granite. In 1869 he built a carriage-house and\\nstable, thirty-six by twenty-six feet. In 1874 he put\\nnew wheels and gearing in the saw-mill, and in 18.S\\nhe took up the lead pipes laid by his father, Stephen,\\nand in their place laid cement-lined iron pipes to the\\nhouse and barn. He has also continued in various\\nways to improve the farm, and has been very success-\\nful in conducting it.\\nStephen Moore married, January 31, 1827, Mary L.,\\ndaughter of Joseph and Nancy (Wells) Greeley, of\\nGilmanton, N. H. They had eight children,\\nJoseph G., born December 12, 1827.\\nAlbert, born February 21, 1831; died in infancy.\\nAnne Maria, born July 17, 1833; died September\\n20, 1881.\\nAndrew G., born January 12, 1836; married Ltiiiia\\nA., daughter of Ze])haniah and Mary Batclielder; luis\\none child living.\\nGeorge L., born March 8, 1838 enlisted in Union\\narmy and died in hospital, July 12, 1864.\\nInfant son, unnamed, died in infancy.\\nMary E., born September 14, 1842 died October\\n10, 1876.\\nCaroline A., born November 23, 1848; died January\\n1, 1852.\\nJoseph G., married first Mary A. Arlin, and second\\nAnne Nichols. He has five children, all sons, and\\nresides in Dubuque, Iowa, where he is at present en-\\ngaged in the wood and coal business. He has been,\\nhowever, for about thirty years, a railroad engineer.\\nAnne M., married John 0. Hobbs, of Deerfield. He\\nremoved to Newport, N. H., and was a merchant tailor\\nthere to the time of his death. His only child. Miss\\nKate Hobbs, graduates from the academy there in\\nthe class of 1886.\\nMrs. Moore died March 31, 1854. Mr. Moore mar-\\nried, as his second wife, Mrs, Mary Berry, widow of\\nAlanson Berry, of Loudon, a daughter of Levi Bean,\\nof Brentwood, N. H. Mr. Moore has given all of his\\nchildren an academical education, at the various\\nacademies of Gilmanton, Pittsfield, Sanbornton and\\nLoudon.\\nSince Mr. Moore s residence at the village he has\\naccomplished a work at once unique and interesting.\\nHe owned a tract of woodland lying adjacent to the\\nchurch and bordering on the village, which he made\\novertures to the village to assist in converting into a\\ncemetery not meeting with a satisfactory response,\\nhe conceived the idea of himself beautifying and\\nadorning the grounds and preparing it for future use", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0872.jp2"}, "735": {"fulltext": "^(zJ:^X^^.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0875.jp2"}, "736": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0876.jp2"}, "737": {"fulltext": ";is a restiug-place for the dead. With characteristic\\nenergy, he at once set about carrying his plans into\\nexecution, and here, toiling day after day, to accom-\\nplish his cherished purpose, the last twenty years of\\nhis life have been spent. Beginning this enterprise\\nat an age when most men are ready to letirc fmm ac-\\ntive life, it is astonishing to see what he has, unaided\\nand alone, accomplished.\\nThe tract of land selected was, by natuie, well\\nadapted to the use to which he has applied it. It is\\npeculiar in its topographical conformation, there\\nbeing a deep basin in the centre, with level-topped\\nridges surrounding it on three sides, with a slight de-\\npression or hollow leading ofl on the third. It is a\\nbeautifully wooded tract, not dense, but nicely dis-\\ntributed over almost the entire surface. This tract,\\nconsisting of about six acres, Mr. Moore has fenced\\nin with split granite posts, set about eighteen inches\\napart, around three sides of the inclosure and a part\\nof the fourth. -The posts stand about three feet and\\nhalf above ground and about eighteen inches under\\nthe surface. This fence is to be completed by an iron\\nrod traversing the top of the posts and fastened to\\neach, the holes being already drilled for the purpose.\\nIn the valley, in the centre of the cemetery, Mr.\\nMoore has leveled off the land and walled the edges\\nof the basin with split granite. In the centre of this\\nbeautiful little plot is a miniature lake, with water\\nclear as crystal, to which there is no visible inlet or\\noutlet; and in the centre of this lake Mr. Moore has\\nconstructed a little island and planted it with tiowers.\\nHe has also constructed a beautiful drive around the\\npark or basin, and built a receiving vault in the hill-\\nside, near the entrance to the valley. He has cleared\\nthe underbrush from most of the tract, and contem-\\nplates laying out drives around and through it. In\\ndoing this work, Mr. Moore has bnilt to himself a\\nmonument that will not only serve to keep imperish-\\nable his own memory, but he has prepared a resting-\\nplace for the generations that will succeed him, credit-\\nable to himself, ornamental to the town and of service\\nto the community at large.\\nMr. Moore took an active part in building the Con-\\ngregational Church in Loudon village and in supply-\\ning the same with a bell. He is a member of the\\nC ongregational Society.\\nHe has never been an office-seeker, but has preferred\\nthe quiet walk of the private citizen. In militia days,\\nbefore the war, however, he took an interest in mili-\\ntary matters and held the rank of captain.\\nThrough a long life he has been an earnest, honest,\\nindustrious, hard-working and successful man. Pos-\\nsessed of a strong physique, he still bids fair to survive\\nmany years. He began life prior to the present cen-\\ntury, being born June 29, 1799. He has outlived all\\nof his immediate family, and most, if not all, of his\\nschoolmates and boyhood companions. His hearing\\nis defective, but with that exception, his senses are\\nremarkably well preserved, and his general health\\nexceptionally good.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0877.jp2"}, "738": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF NORTHFIELD.\\nLUCIAN HIINT, A.M.,\\nCHAPTER I.\\nGeography. \u00e2\u0080\u0094Xorthlk ld, in Merrimack Coiiuty,\\nwas so named, it is said, because lying north of Can-\\nterl)ury, from which it was set off by the act of incor-\\nporation in 1780.\\nIt contains about twenty-seven square miles, or\\nseventeen thousand acres, and is bounded on the\\nnorth by the Winnipisaukee River, east by Gilman-\\nton and Canterbury, south by Canterbury and west\\nby Franklin and the Merrimack River. Once North-\\nfield was bounded by the Merrimack along its whole\\nwestern border, but its northwest corner, embracing;\\nwhat is now Franklin Falls, sloped so lovingly\\ntowards Franklin, and Franklin looked so longingly\\ntowards the corner, that they became united in the\\nyear 1858 by act of Legislature.\\nNorthtield, like many other New Hampshire towns,\\nhas a diversitied aspect. It has hill and vale, upland\\nand low plain, waving woods, smooth, rolling fields,\\nrich intervale, and beyond question belongs to the\\nGranite State, as that mineral abounds in all its varied\\nforms sands, pebbles, bowlders, ledges and the bare\\nmountain peak.\\nThe general appearance of the town, however, is\\nthat of a trough-like valley running north and south,\\nwith a parallel ridge of hills on each side, the west-\\nern called Oak Hill, and the northeastern Bay,\\nwhich, extending southward, culminates in the\\nmountain peak of Bean Hill.\\nOf the three. Oak Hill is more smooth and regular,\\nand presents a longer succession of excellent farms.\\niWe propose that this epelling be adopted. The common method\\nmisleads as regards the pronunciation. Were the g pronounced hard,\\ngiving tlio Indian guttural, as the original spellers intended, thus\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Win-\\niiiljis.so(;gv it might do; hut j followed bye is expected to be pro-\\niioiiiiceii s.)l t, which here would bo sodgy, of course wron^. Spelled\\nwith a k does not exactly give the proper sound l iit Mppn.vimatcs it is\\nmuch better than the ordinary spelling. An l i ti, in, nily Hub-\\nstituted for in Indian names for instani-i. i \\\\.nihi ,fiet,\\nthough the latter gives more correctly the lnn.n _mi:,h,i Paw-\\ntuckot, not Pawtugget. Our two brooks give lli.; inn; in.liuii gutlurals\\nSondogardy and Skeuduggardy\u00e2\u0080\u0094 not dodgeardy or dudgerdy. Winni-\\npisankoc, so spelled, lookti more like an Indian name, sounds more like\\nan Indian name it is an Indian name. Also, lot there be a douhle e at\\nthe end otherwise a stranger would be sure to pronounce the last two\\nsyllables, san-k.\\n51G\\nand Bay Hill, with equally good ftirms, though less in\\nnumber, has more charming scenery indeed, few\\nplaces in New England can surpass it in that respect\\nand is nearer the privileges of the flourishing village\\nof Tilton, while Bean Hill is by far the most con-\\nspicuous, being, in fact, the highest elevation between\\nthis part of the Merrimack Valley and the Atlantic\\nbut the many goodly farms on its broad shoulders,\\nthough well rewarding the true farmer, are not, on\\nthe whole, considered so attractive as those of her\\nsister hills, being too much lifted up and too near\\nthe primitive rock of the summit.\\nBay Hill derived its name from tlie fine view it\\naffords of Sanbornton Bay, so called, which is, in\\nreality, the lower part of the lake, with a slight inter-\\nvening fall. We challenge New Hampshire, south\\nof Red Hill, to produce a scene of quiet, rural\\nbeauty, with a touch of the grand, equal to the pros-\\npect from Bay Hill, looking north.\\nBefore you is spread the valley of the Winnipisau-\\nkee, with its lake of that name and flowing from it,\\nwith its succession of bays and rapids, comes the\\nriver, dancing onward to bathe Northfield s northern\\nboundary, and to blend with her sister, Pemigewasset,\\non its western border. The valley is oval, and look-\\ning over its largest diameter, you see it encircled by\\nGunstock, Belknap, Blue Mountain, Ossipee, Red Hill\\nand others, keeping watch and ward, as it were, over\\nthe beautiful valley they inclose while over their\\nheads, in the far distance, we espy Chocorua, Cardi-\\ngan, Mount Washington and his brothers, while di-\\nrectly west, on our left, like a pyramid, rises Kear-\\nsarge, and nestled below, amid green foliage and\\nsparkling waters, within a mile s distance, lies the\\nbustling, romantic, growing village of Tilton, with\\nits river, its fairy isle, its busy factories, pleasant\\nresidences, Roman arch, college buildings and Til-\\nton mansion, and surrounding these on all sides\\nstretch away, mile upon mile, substantial upland\\nfarms. Oak Hill also has a fine view of Tilton on\\nthe one side and Franklinward down into the valley\\nof the Merrimack on the other.\\nBean Hill owo s its name, presumably, not to that\\nesculent prized so highly as a dish indispensable to a", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0878.jp2"}, "739": {"fulltext": "NORTHFIELD.\\n517\\nNew England Sunday dinner, but to a man of that\\nname but how, when or where, we have been able\\nto find no record. It throws forward a broad spur to\\nthe north and another to the east into Canterbury,\\nand on these are its most valuable farms. Its summit\\nis divided into three peaks, and corresponding to these\\nare two narrow parallel valleys on the southern slope,\\nshedding their waters into a pond just beyond the\\nline in Canterbury. The view from the summit is\\nfar more widely extended than elsewhere in town, but\\nloses much of the scenic beauty of the Bay Hill pros-\\npect, which latter is literally picturesque, a picture\\nset in a mountain frame.\\nBesides these, two smaller elevations claim a\\nmoment s attention.\\nOne is the bold bluff opposite the Tilton bridge,\\non which the granite arch is erected, sometimes called\\nMount Griswold, from a legend I dimly remember\\nto have heard many years since, to the effect that\\nFort Griswold once stood on its summit, as a defense\\nagainst the Indians. How much truth there is in the\\ntradition we cannot say, but we think now would be a\\ngood time to christen it with some permanent appella-\\ntion. What say, Northfielders, shall it be Mount Gris-\\nwold, or Monument Mount, or Arch Hill, or River\\nRidge, or Bridge Bluff, or Tiltonberg\\nMount Tugg, as the other elevation is called, stands\\nnot far from the highway, as you approach Bean Hill.\\nThere is some doubt about the origin of the name,\\nbut it might have come from the following incident,\\nto which the writer was a witness, at just about the\\nyear when he was entering his teens\\nOne glorious Fourth in that long-ago time, several\\nboys from the Bridge took it into their heads to cele-\\nbrate the day by taking a quiet stroll through the\\nwoods and pastures. About the noontide hour they\\nhalted on the summit of the hill in question for real\\nand to enjoy the prospect. At the foot of the hill was\\na fence, and beyond the fence a beautiful field of\\ngrain, with the owner s house close by. Now it\\nhappened, as mischief would have it, that a large\\nbowlder was standing at that time near the edge of\\nthe summit, only waiting apparently for a little\\nfriendly help to make a gymnastic journey below.\\nThis was the glorious Fourth a day gotten up to\\nhonor the Revolution Why not have a revolution\\nof their own? Agreed; they would revolutionize that\\nbowlder So with sticks and stakes and hands they\\n])ushed and pried and tugged, especially the latter.\\nThey tugged above, and they tugged below, and they\\ntugged till the sweat streamed from their faces, and\\nfinally giving a huge tug, and a tug altogether, it top-\\npled, and was soon making as satisfactory revohi-\\ntions as they could desire. These young revolutionists\\nhad calculated that on reaching the fence it would\\nstop, as a well-behaved bowlder ought, but, alas, for\\nyouthful calculations for they were now to learn that\\nrevolutions of ninxsen, whether of men or stones, when\\nonce set well in motion, are to be guided or checked\\nby no fence, whether fence of field, or the defence of\\nsociety for, crashing through the obstacle, as though\\nit were made of straw, it rushed revolving along till\\nit had ploughed a road through the grain nearly to\\nthe farther side. At this juncture, as was proper,\\nfrom the house appeared the owner. And then and\\nthere, we will venture to say, was delivered the most\\nimpassioned Fourth of July oration ever heard,\\nwithin the bounds of Northfield. It was impromptu\\nwithout notes, without circumlocution, direct,\\nto the point, in choicest Saxon, and the man\\nevidently meant business, for the word gun occurred\\nin it several times, and the name of a place hotter\\nthan where they were, by the way, it was a very hot\\nday, and closed by expressing the wish that they\\nwere obliged to roll that stone up the hill again with\\nthe stimulus of the lash on their bare backs. On\\nbeing kindly reminded by the boys that revolutions\\nnever went backwards, he responded emphatically that\\nthey would speedily be transferred to another locality\\nby a shot-gun conveyance if they ever started an-\\nother revolution on his grounds. The audience then\\ndispersed. And whether the patriotism of those\\nboys was the more firmly fixed in after-years by the\\neloquence then poured forth I know not but this I\\nknow, that ever since that day the hill has been\\ncalled Mount Tugg. The revolution is ended, the grain\\ncut, the reaper gone; but the bowlder lies there\\nstill, a stubborn witness to the truth of my words.\\nRivers. The principal rivers, I believe, wholly\\nwithin the limits of the town are two, of which one\\nis the Skenduggardy, remember, that is the correct\\nname, for it was always so called by the older inhabi-\\ntants and by the younger generation till an ill-in-\\nformed Gazetteer gave it another title. Sondogardy\\nbelongs by right to the brook that flows from Sondo-\\ngardy Pond, a mile or two away, which now goes by\\nthe name of Cross Brook. Call things by their right\\nnames. Gentlemen Gazetteermen, and let us, fellow-\\nNorthfielders, lead back with due honor the beauti-\\nful and original Indian titles to our two little rivers.\\nThe first-named is formed by the union of a branch\\nflowing from Chestnut Pond with another from the\\nheights of Bean Hill, and empties into the Winnipi-\\nsaukee. It was once something of a manufacturing\\nstream, as it carried two saw-mills, and more anciently\\nby flowage, and with the assistance of those primitive\\ndam-builders, the beavers, manufactured the valuable\\nSmith and Thurston meadows; but of late it has\\ngiven up the sawing and flowage business, and seems\\nto have enough to do to work its way to the Winni-\\npisaukee, to afford drink to a thirsty beast or bird\\nnow and then, and to give sustenance at long inter-\\nvals to a lilliputian trout.\\nIts sister-river flows into the Merrimack and was\\nonce noted for manufiictures. Indeed, the first man-\\nufacturing in town was done on the Cross, or, as we\\nought to call it.llic Sondno-anly r,n,\u00e2\u0080\u009ek. Here, and\\nnear the luteivalc and Oak Hill, w.rc made earth, n", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0879.jp2"}, "740": {"fulltext": "518\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nand wooden-ware, lumber, jewelry, and especially the\\nold-fashioned gold beads. They had there a grist-\\nmill, a fulling-mill and carding-maehiuc, the first in\\nuse, a grocery, jeweler s siiop and tailor s shop.\\nThe father of Mr. William G. Hannaford had a shoe-\\nshop, and some one had a blacksmith, or, as it was\\nthen called, a shoeing-shop. In fact, almost every\\nbranch of industry was carried on there in the very\\nfirst decade of the town s history.\\nThe Winnipisaukee Kiver, which bathes North-\\nfield s northern border, is said to fall two hundred and\\nthirty-two feet before meeting the Pemigewasset. At\\nthe contlueuce of the two, in Franklin, the united\\nstreams take the name of Merrimack, a river believed\\nto give employment to a greater number of operatives\\nthan any other on the face of the globe. Authorities\\nsay the name of the latter river\u00e2\u0080\u0094 an Indian word-\\nsignifies a sturgeon.\\nMarvelous tales were told by the fallirrs .onoern-\\ning the fish in the Merrimack and its two head-\\nbranches. Not the degenerate specimens of dace,\\nchubs, perch, minnows, with now and then a solitary\\npickerel, which we now get a peep of at long intervals,\\nbut shad and salmon fat, luscious and huge\u00e2\u0080\u0094 and\\nmoving up-stream, in such vast numbers in spring or\\nspawning-time, as to blacken the river with their\\nbacks. And what was singular in their habits was,\\nthat though they migrated from the ocean, through\\nthe whole length of the Merrimack, in company, yet,\\non reaching the fork of the two rivers, in Franklin,\\nthey invariably separated the shad passing up the\\nWinnipisaukee to deposit their spawn in the lake,\\nand the salmon up the J emigew.asset. Thus the in-\\nhabitants of one valley feasted on salmon, those of\\nthe other on shad. Now the story runs, or did run,\\nthat each kind of fish gave its own peculiarly charac-\\nteristic expression to its eaters, so that you could tell,\\nas far as you could see a man, whether he were a\\nshad eater or a salmon consumer, and that this line\\nof demarkation between the Pemigewassetcrs and the\\nWinnipisaukeeites has flowed in the blood of their\\ndescendants down to the present day, so that seldom\\nir never does an intermarriage take place between\\nTilton and Franklin. I care not to hold myself re-\\nsponsible for the truth of this legend\u00e2\u0080\u0094 it may be\\nlalse; but folks will talk. It is certain, however,\\nthat the two villages have been somewhat exclusive\\nas regards eacli other in past years, each having its\\nown river, its own fish, its own railroad, its own\\npolities. We trust all barriers will be removed when\\nthe new railroad crosses from Franklin to Tilton.\\nThe favorers of the theory that fish is a brain-food\\nand an intellectual stimulant uuiy find comfort in the\\nfact that the immortal Webster was born and passed\\nhis boyhood near the confluence of the two rivers,\\nand the two varieties of fish, and shad and salmon\\ncombined, must have formed his sustenance mainly\\nduring the period of his growth and in nwlnre life,\\nichthyophagist he became, and a big brain was the\\nphysiological result perhaps.\\nPonds. There are but two ponds worthy of men-\\ntion, Sondogardy and Chestnut, each containing fifty\\nor sixty acres; so say their nearest neighbors, Mr.\\nWinslow and Mr. Knowles. The former is situated\\non the level plain, within sight of the railroad, ami\\nj contains the fish usually found in such ponds pick-\\nerel, suckers, pouts, eels, perch, shiners, etc., and of\\ni late years a great quantity of chubs, coming, it is\\nI thought, from the river. The outlet at the southciii\\ni part is the Cross or Sondogardy Brook, running in a\\nsouthwesterly direction into the Merrimack. Of tlu-\\nseveral mills once working on the banks of this\\nstream, one solitary shingle-mill alone remains.\\nChestnut Pond we regret it didn t retain its Indian\\nname lies down deep in the bottom of a cavity, like\\nthe crater of a volcano. In some places it is sixty feet\\ndeep, water cold, no inlet visible, supposed to be fed\\nby springs at the bottom. Its outlet an unfailing-\\none is the north branch of the Skenduggardy Brook,\\nwhich it meets about two miles from the pond. A\\npond like this would seem to be exactly fitted for\\nland-locked salmon, and so the commissioners secnud\\nto think for Mr. Wesley Knowles writes that tlu y\\nplaced several thousand there in 1879. Again lu\\nwrites that not one of those fish has been heard of\\nfrom that time to this (1885), to his knowledge.\\nWhy is this? All the conditions seemed favorable,\\ncold, pure, spring water, great depth, a continual\\noutlet; let some naturalist study the problem. Oui\\nown private opinion is that the pickerel devourfl\\nth.ni.\\nB,emarks.--The whole Winnipisaukee Valley prob-\\nably was once filled by the waters of the lake. Bay\\nHill reaching over to and connecting with a similar\\nelevation on the Sanbornton side, till worn down by\\nthe river which drained the valley. Dividing, onr\\nbranch jiassed on to Franklin and the other through\\nthe middle of Northfield, making Oak Hill an island.\\nPossibly a branch passed still farther east, converting\\nBean Hill into another island much larger. Thus\\nNorth.ield at one time probably consisted merely ol\\ntwo island hill-toj)s; and later, by the addition ol\\nMount Griswold, of three.\\nj Plains are scarce in Northfield, as the whole town\\nalmost appears to be tilted in one direction or another.\\nThere is some level land in the southwestern part.\\nI and near Tilton is a tract of about a half-mile in\\nj extent, anciently called the Colony, where for a long\\nI series of years seemed to be gathered the dregs of the\\nj town, noted for drunkenness and other bad deeds, and\\nmany a wild tale might be told of their lawlessness in\\ndays of old. But this gypsy-like race has passed\\naway, and the most level portion of the tract is being\\nprepared for the purposes of a beautiful trotting eoui-se\\nby the Hon. Charles E. Tilton, to whom both the\\ntowns .)f Northfield and Tilton are already indebted\\nfor manv imiirovcnients of usel ulncss ar.d. lieautv.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0880.jp2"}, "741": {"fulltext": "NORTHFIELD.\\n519\\nHistory.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Benjamin BliiiRli:inl is t;!!!! credited\\nas being the founder of Niullirulil. (Iiouj^h two years\\nearlier Jonathan Heath is sMid liavc Imilt a log hut\\non the Gerrish intervale, which was once Included\\nwithin the limits of old Northfield, but now belongs\\nto Franklin. However that may be, by common\\nconsent, Blanchard was the first settler within the\\npresent limits of the town.\\nHe was a lineal descendant of the English family\\nwhich very early emigrated to New England. Colonel\\nJoseph Blanchard, so distinguished as an officer in the\\nearly French and Indian Wars of New England, and\\nwho, in 1754, marched at the headof his regiment of six\\nhundred men up the Merrimack to the Salisbury fort,\\nat what is now the orphan asylum, in Franklin, and\\nthence through the unbroken wilderness to Crown\\nPoint and Canada, belonged to the same lineage.\\nThe annals of Charlestown and Boston show the\\nBlanchard name in their earliest emigration. The\\nname of .Joseph Blanchard appears in the death\\nrecords of Boston for 1637.\\nBenjamin Blanchard, in company with his father and\\nmother, emigrated to Canterbury perhaps about the\\nyear 1736 or 17.37, from Hamstead, N.H., it is supposed,\\nwhere he found his wife. Tuba Kcizer, represented as\\na most excellent wife and mother. Benjamin s father\\nwas killed by the Indians soon after their settlement\\nin Canterbury, or twenty-two years before the son\\ntook up his march for Northfield, and in 1752 his\\nmother, who was a lady of Scotch-Irish descent, by\\nthe name of Bridget, was captured by the Indians\\nwhile out from the Canterbury fort at night driving up\\nthe cows, according to one account; another tradition\\nhas it that she escaped from the Indians by fleetness\\nof foot, and, rousing the garrison, saved the fort from\\ncapture. Both accounts, however, agree that she was\\na very corpulent woman, and in her attempt to escape\\ncapture by running she amused the Indians, who\\nshook their sides with laughter, and cried out,\\npoochuck, poochuck which is the Indian name\\nfor hog.\\nShe possessed great courage, tradition says, and in\\nother respects was a very superior woman. For most\\nof the above facts in regard to the Blanchard family\\nwe are indebted to Mr. M. B. Goodwin, of Franklin,\\nand to the Merrimack Journal of date July 14, 1882.\\nFrom what little I can gather, I should judge that\\nliis mother died before he left Canterbury and then\\nUcnjamin, feeling, perhaps, that the only ties that\\nbound him to the old fort were broken, his father\\nhaving been killed twenty-two years before, and\\nwhether his worldly prospects looked too discourag-\\ning for him to remain where he was, the first comers\\nhaving selected the best lands and places, or whether\\na certain restlessness incident to the times, or ambi-\\ntion, or desire of change impelled him, whatever the\\nmotive, Benjamin now determined to strike out a\\nnew path, and found a new settlement for himself.\\nHe was forty-two years of age, in the prime of his\\nmanhood. His oldest boys must have grown to man s\\nestate, especially Edward, who was destined in after-\\nyears to surpass his father in enterprise, capacity for\\nbusiness and worldly success and it is not unlikely,\\nwhen he bade adieu to the old fort one fine summer s\\nmorn, to seek his fortune further north, leaving Tuba\\nin charge of the home department, including the\\nyounger children, that he went forth accompanied by\\none at least, Edward, and probably by several, of his\\nolder boys. In 1760, says the account, he cut his\\nway through an unbroken wilderness from an old fort\\nin Canterbury, and settled on what is now known as\\nBay Hill. How interesting to read now, could we\\nhave a diary of that exploring tour. Of course,\\nthere were good luck and mishap, complaining and\\nglee, tumbles, thirst, hot and wet days and much\\nelse intermingled. Perhaps to-day a bear is killed\\nor a wolf shot; to-morrow, a catamount or a rattle-\\nsnake, with fearful suspicions of Indians lurking\\naround. Very likely one of the boys carried the\\nguns while the others cut. And he wouldn t be a\\nboy, at least of the modern style, if, towards evening,\\nhe didn t complain of his unwieldy burden, such as\\ntwo or three guns would be sure to become in the\\nafter-part of the day.\\nWe wish it were in our power to follow step by step\\nthe course taken by our pioneers. We caimot. The\\ntrack has been obliterated forever by nature and for-\\ngetfulness. We can only surmise that Blanchard\\nwould be likely to take a direct course north or nearly\\nso, and in that case he probably came over the western\\nspur of Bean Hill, perhaps by Mount Tiigg moun-\\ntain then unnamed over the Eogers farm but more\\nlikely over what is now the Gardner S. Abbott farm,\\nand the farm once owned by Mills Glidden, and later\\nby Anthony C. Hunt; then skirting by the great\\nSmith meadow, which meadow was then a pond\\nthanks to the beavers then over the Smith iarm it-\\nself, till they finally reached what proved to be their\\ndestined point, which point was on the modern farm\\nof Ephraim S. Wadleigh, just back of his orchard.\\nNor are we to sujjpose that this spot was instantly\\nselected the moment they arrived. No doubt, many\\nlong and anxious deliberations were held over the\\nsubject; and there might have been much difference\\nof opinions. It would not be strange if the boys pre-\\nferred to settle near the river, where they could fish\\nand swim and paddle the canoe. It would be natural\\nfor them to explore Bay Hill in all directions before\\nthe final selection of that location. What influenced\\nthe decision it were hard to guess. Perhaps the slope\\nriverward in those days was too wet or marshy farther\\nup on the summit of the hill they might think too\\nbleak, while lower down in the valley the trees would\\nshow a poorer soil in part marshy. But their choice\\nwas a happy medium^ neither too high, nor too low;\\nand, doubtless owing to a favorable soil, the trees there\\nwere higher, larger and consequently farther aj)art,\\nwith less underbrush.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0881.jp2"}, "742": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nThe choice once made, it only remains to provide a\\nshelter for those left behind. In this the father and\\nboys engage with zeal, till after a few days a small\\nclearing is made and :i siilisianlinl sinic:tureof logs,\\nthe first honse in Noillili M. Iki- .niseii among the\\ntall trees on the after-si.\\\\ Kd W a.lUigli liirm. A log\\nhouse! a dwelling not to be siiocrcd at or ridiculed\\nby the present fortunate possessors of Northficld s\\nsmiling farms and beautiful homes. A log house was\\na convenient, substantial, roomy structure, firm,\\nproof against Indian bullets, wolfs claws, the stormy\\nwind or winter s cold. Its arrangement was the per-\\nfection of simplicity its architecture wiis neither\\ncomposite or complicated while, if the bark re-\\nmained unremoved, as was undoubtedly the case with\\nthis pioneer hut, with moss inserted between the logs\\non sides and roof, a touch of the picturesque would\\nbe added, quite in harmony with the surrounding\\nforest.\\nBenjamin Bhuicbarii sloghut is finished, destined to\\nbe famous through the ages, as long as Northfield s\\nsons and daughters retain a spark of love for their\\nhills and homesteads. And now, to crown the work,\\nthe boys must have a holiday a bath and a day s\\nfishing in the Winnipisaukee, then ho! for a return\\nto the old Canterbury fort, to see jnother and the little\\nones, and to briuL lliem the glad tidings of a home\\nfound ami rmuKkil in tlie wilderness and waiting for\\nthem.\\nWell, the holiday is over and the next day sees\\nthem returned in good season to their old home, ladeu\\nliterally with the fat of the land, and waters, too,\\nwith fish and venison, of which, you may be sure, a\\ngrand feast Wiis made that night, to which friends were\\ninvited, where their adventures were described, the\\nshad was dissected, the whiskey tested, the laugh\\nburst forth and good cheer prevailed till the old fort\\nrang.\\nAfter a few days spent in settling his affairs and\\nmaking what preparations his scanty means afforded,\\nBlanchard took his permanent departure from the\\nfriendly fortress which had sheltered and protected\\nhim and his so long. Let us jncture to ourselves the\\nprocession. The time is early sunrise, for they must\\nfinish the journey that day, since it will not do to risk\\nhis all to wild beasts and perhaps Indians by exposure\\nin the open forest through the night. Their friends,\\nup to see them ofl cheer as they pass through the\\ngate; a parting dram circulates around, good wishes\\nare shouted, guns give their parting reverberations,\\nand the little company of eleven parents and nine\\nchildren march quickly over the narrow, open space\\naround the fort into the path they had cut a few-\\nweeks before leading to Bay Hill. It was a narrow\\nhighway they had, admitting the passage of a single\\nfile only; for the little boys and girls of the present\\nday must understand that they didn t take the cars\\nat Canterbury depot and land at Tilton and thence to\\nBay Hill liy team, or on foot, as people are wont to\\ndo nowadays. No they probably all walked young\\nand old the whole distance, and that, too, barefooted,\\nthe most, if not all.\\nAt the head, with pack on back, axe in hand and\\nmusket on shoulder, would naturally march the father\\nand next him one of the older boys, also with gun\\nand otherwise freighted, then the mother and smaller\\nchildren after them the horse if they had a horse\\nloaded down to his utmost capacity then the family\\ncow with calf following; while at some distance in\\nthe background, led by a raw hide cord, trotted and\\ndarted and scampered and retreated the clown of the\\ncompany, the most amusing and at the same time\\nthe most vexations of the whole, the well-to-do pig,\\nwhich seemed to have an invincible repugnance to\\nleaving its comfortable Canterbury quarters, and kept\\nup an incessant soliloquy, doubtless about the restless-\\nness of mortals, who couldn t be satisfied to let well\\nenough alone. Whether there was a cat or dog in the\\ncavalcade, I can t say, but should think a cat a super-\\nfluity, except for company for neither rat nor mouse\\nhad as yet tasted the good cheer of the Wadleigh fiirm,\\nand so grimalkin s occupation would be gone till the\\nhappy coming days, when rats and mice could be had\\nfor the catching. Finally, Edward brought up the\\nrear.\\nAt first they moved along in the highest spirits,\\nthough their way was in a sort of twilight, for this\\nwas the primeval forest through which they were\\njourneying amid trees tall and gloomy, which only at\\nrare intervals permitted a peep of the sun. Still, at\\nthe start they journeyed with laugh and joke and\\nchiding of the animals, or perchance each other, and\\nthen bursting into singing and shouting till the dim\\nwoods rang. This, however, gradually died away,\\nbut revived slightly at their noon-day rest. Their af-\\nternoon march was performed mostly in silence. They\\ntoiled slowly along, the day and the way seeming to\\nbe endless, till, crossing the Abbott and the Glidden\\nand Smith farms, halting a few minutes at the Smith\\nMeadow Pond to relieve the thiret of all\u00e2\u0080\u0094 animal and\\nhuman the long train defiled at last into Blanchard s\\nlittle clearing just as the sun was sinking behind\\nKearsarge. The animals were speedily tied to trees\\nand fed on such scanty forage as leaves could supply\\nboughs were cut and spread over the ground in the\\nhut, and these, again, partially overspread with bear,\\ndeer and wolf-skins; a fire was built in the open air\\nby means of a flint, powder and tinder a supper pre-\\npared and thankfully partaken of; all retired to their\\nskin or leafy couches; the stars looked brightly down,\\nand all were soon wrapped in slumber and silence,\\neven the pig forgetting its sorrows and ceasing its\\ncomplaints.\\nThus passed the first night of the first settlers in\\nNorthfield. The settlement was begun.\\nFor several years, so far as we can learn, Benjamin\\nBlanchard and family were the only people in North-\\nfield. There was no settlement in New Hampshire", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0882.jp2"}, "743": {"fulltext": "NORTHFIELD.\\n521\\nnorth of him, for Tilton or Sanbornton wiis as yet\\nwithout inhabitants. What were their feelings, ad-\\nventures, sufferings, pleasures, no record tells. Cut off\\nby many miles of intervening forest from all neigh-\\nborly society and sympathy, they must have felt lonely\\nat times, especially in the gray, dripping days of the\\nfirst autumn which followed, with its succeeding win-\\nter but if so, the effect would be brief, for the hut\\nwas full there was always work enough to do their\\nmode of life gave to one and all perfect health in all\\nprobability they had appetites wonderful to see, so\\nthat there was an e.xquisite delight in the mere act of\\neating, far beyond what their descendants know, and,\\nwhat Avas better, they had the means of gratifying\\ntheir healthy cravings with luxuries of which those\\nof this day are sadly deficient, wild meat in all its\\nvarieties, bear, deer, rabbit, wild fowl, such as ducks,\\ngeese, partridges in the greatest profusion, shad, river-\\ntrout and eels from the river, and the ykenduggardy\\nwas swarming with the delicious brook-trout.\\nBesides, the farm began ere long to show the capa-\\nbilities of newly-improved land and a virgin soil,\\nunder the energetic hands of nonjamin and his stal-\\nwart boys, aided, within dimrs, hy tlic in-oiieration of\\nthe tireless Tuba. It had cliaiiccd, ilir(iiif;h accident\\nor shrewdness, that Blanohard liud pitihcd upon one\\nof the best spots in town for the manufacture of a good\\nfarm, and every year saw his clearing grow wider, the\\nforest recede, the fields grow greener, crops of pota-\\ntoes, such as only new soil can produce, corn and grass\\nincreased; his herd received fresh additions on each\\nreturning spring; his buildings improved, until, no\\ndoubt, he began to consider himself a well-to-do farmer.\\nHardships were unavoidable, of course. All pio-\\nneer settlers had to undergo them. Many luxuries of\\nmodern days they must forego some, perhaps, to\\nwhich they had been accustomed at the old fort.\\nWoodchucks, porcupines, squirrels and pole-cats rav-\\naged his garden, foxes and hawks stole his chickens,\\nand bears and wolves sometimes destroyed a pig or a\\ncalf; an unpleasant accident might now and then\\noccur from a falling tree or an erring axe; a drought,\\nor wind, or hail, or lightning might be troublesome;\\nand then it was such a long, weary way to mill; and\\nwhat was very hard, there was no housewife neighbor\\nfor mistress Tuba to gossip with in regard to all these\\ntrials and afflictions. No tea to drink, no cider bar-\\nrel to ta|) the cows would get lost in the woods, and\\nthe boys, perchance, take a holiday in the busiest\\ntime, and go a-fishing.\\nSuch, and many more trials of a like nature, very\\n[irobably hovered over, and, at times, settled down\\nupon the farm and fiiniily of Benjamin Blanehard as\\nthe seasons went by but stout hearts did Benjamin\\nand Tuba bear, and bravely did they face every trial\\nas it arose, till iu time they reaped their reward.\\nA musical vein has existed in the Blanehard family,\\nevidently from the first pioneer to the present time,\\nas will be readily credited by those wlio heard old\\nNorthfield s woods echo the notes of the cornet and\\nsong poured forth on her Centennial Day by Miss\\nFannie C. Rice, one of the latest representatives of\\nthe original settler s descendants. And what com-\\npanionship this talent of his must have afforded\\nBenjamin at times in his isolated condition and oft,\\nwhen assailing the giants of the forest, would he be\\nlikely to burst forth into singing, the rythm of his\\nvoice keeping time with the whick -whack of his axe,\\nand ever and anon, an answering note would ring out\\nfrom the matron of the cabin, and be echoed by the\\nboys and girls in other directions, till, with the sing-\\ning of the birds, the whole woods seemed bursting into\\nmelody. Ah! think not there were no jovial times\\nthere\\nAnd so the years came and went, until, encouraged\\nby his success, the solitude of Blanehard began to be\\nbroken by the arrival of neighbors. The first to fol-\\nlow him was William Williams, whose daughter.\\nWidow George Hancock, died at the residence of her\\nson, William Hancock, in Canterbury, January 14,\\n1860, aged one hundred years, eleven months and four\\ndays. Let her be remembered as the oldest person\\nthat Northfield has as yet produced. Afterwards\\ncame Nathaniel and Reuben Whitcher, Captain Sam-\\nuel and Jonathan Oilman and Linsey Perkins, and\\nsettled on the farm where Warren H. Smith, Esq., now\\nresides. On the Perkins place, opposite Mr. Wad-\\nleigh s, was a log hut used for school purposes, the\\ncellar of which is still to be seen.\\nA little further south, down by the Smith meadow,\\nwas a log hut in which lived a Mr. Colby. His wife\\nwas a weaver, and, for want of bars, was accustomed\\nto warp her webs on the apple-trees. Compare the\\nresult of her manufactory with those now on the river\\nturning out their thousands of yards at short intervals.\\nMr. William Oilman, a gentleman now of about\\neighty-five, the most of his life a resident of Bay Hill\\nand his brother Charles, now in Illinois, are sons of\\n.Jonathan Oilman, who himself, or his father, was, 1\\nsuppose, one of the original settlers. His great-grand-\\nfather on the mother s side came from Lee, bought\\nfive hundred acres of wild land on and around Bay\\nHill, on which he settled his sons Reuben, Nathan-\\niel, William and Jonathan Whitcher, many of whose\\ndescendants are now in town. The grandfather of\\nAfr. Wesley Knowles bought his farm of Nathaniel\\nWhitcher, jiaying for it, so the story goes, with a two-\\nyear-old heifer.\\nCaptain Samuel Oilman, Joseph Knowles aud Dr.\\nKeyser were also among the first settlers on Bay Hill.\\nAnother of the pioneers of Northfield was Jonathan\\nWadleigh, who was a native of Kingston, N. H.,\\nserved in the Revolutionary army, lived for a while at\\nBean Hill, settled on the south side of Bay Hill on\\nwhat wiis afterward called the Ambrose Woodbury\\nfarm, and finally died in Gilmanton. He was the\\nfather of Judge Wadleigh, whose sou, F^phraim S.,\\nstill lives on the first opened f:uiii iji town, and of", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0883.jp2"}, "744": {"fulltext": "522\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nMrs. Captain S. Glines, who, after having lived half\\na century or more at the Centre, returned to her fath-\\ner s homestead on Bay Hill, now in possession of her\\nson, Smith W. Glines, and died at the age of eighty-\\ntwo in the same room in which she was born.\\nSome twenty years after the settlement of Bay Hill,\\nperhaps. Lieutenant Charles Glidden moved to Bean\\nHill from Nottingham, built a log hut, left his wife\\nand two children and went into the Revolutionary\\narmy. In his absence she tilled the soil, felled the\\ntrees and hauled her wood with the help of oxen.\\nAfter his return he bought Nehemiah McDonald s\\nfarm near the old meeting-house. Mr. Glidden, his\\nwife and some of the children were buried on said\\nfarm. His wife was a Mills, and her mother, Alice\\nCilley. John Cilley, Robert Evans, John Cofran\\n(father of Colonel James Cofran), Gideon Sawyer and\\nbrother, Solomon French and brother, were early set-\\ntlers of this region, and William Smith, the grand-\\nfather of Warren Smith, who was moved from Old\\nHarajrton by Mr. Glidden. Perhaps his son Jere-\\nmiah came with him, as he left Old Hampton, where\\nhe was born, when a boy, and went to live in Can-\\nterbury.\\nIn those early times there was no house between\\nGlidden s and what is now called the Rand school-\\nhouse several miles. Ensign Sanborn, whose wife\\nwas a Harvey, lived not far from there. He probably\\nserved in the army for a while.\\nMrs. William Oilman, to whom I am indebted for\\nmany of the above facts, relates that woods, wolves\\nand bears were plenty in those times, and carriages\\nvery scarce so that when Esquire Samuel Forrest s\\nmother died, her corpse was carried on a bier, laid on\\npoles between two horses, to the graveyard, by the\\nbrick meeting-house, some three or four miles dis-\\ntant.\\nShe further says that old General Dearborn drove\\nthe first double sleigh into Northfield on a visit to\\nher grandfather.\\nA short account of the Forrest family has been\\nfurnished me by Mr. John Sanborn, which I give\\nin nearly his own words John Forrest came from\\nIreland when eighteen years of age, and settled\\nfinally in Canterbury. Of his four sons, Robert\\nsettled in the same town, and the others in North-\\nfield ^John on the Leigh ton place, William in the\\nCentre District and James on the farm now owned\\nby James N. Forrest, his grandson. Two of his\\ndaughters married Gibsons, and the other one Mr.\\nClough, and all settled in Northfield. William\\nForrest settled in the Centre District, or rather com-\\nmenced clearing the timber, in 1774, just before the\\nWar of the Revolution broke out. He enlisted in the\\nwar, and served his country witli credit. He was the\\nfather of fourteen children, of whom thirteen lived\\nto grow u| and all except one attended school near\\nthe old meeting-house. To this sketch Mr. .Tames\\nN. Forrest adds My ginndfatlu r, .lames, came here\\non the farm where I now live in 1784, and subdued\\nthe forest, erected buildings, built roads and left\\na worthy son to inherit his property and do honor to\\nhis name. My father, who was an only son, named\\nme for his father, and I have named one of my sons\\n(Samuel) for him. How long the names will rotate,\\nonly the destiny of the family will reveal.\\nI understand that this family has furnished nioio\\nteachers and held more official jjositious than any\\nother in town. The late Samuel Forrest, Esq., was\\nlong a prominent citizen there, having been superin-\\ntending school committee many years, as well as\\ntreasurer, representative (two years), town clerk (two\\nyears) and selectman (twelve years). He was a man\\nof decided convictions, with the courage to maintain\\nhis convictions; an unflinching anti-slavery man at a\\ntime when it required a stout heart to confess it; and\\na man who possessed the confidence of his fellow-\\ncitizens in all the public and private relations of\\nlife. He married Agnes Randall, of North Conway,\\nwho was born August 22, 1800, and still survives,\\nEsquire Forrest having died in 18(57, lacking sixteen\\ndays of being eighty-one years of age. His son,\\nJames N., has also served his native town as select-\\nman for several years.\\nJohn E. Forrest, the third of the three Northfield\\nbrothers, lived till the close of life on his well-culti-\\nvated farm, raised a family of several chidren, all\\nor nearly all now deceased, and died in extreme old\\nage, the last of the three, leaving a respectable\\nproperty and a worthy name.\\nCharles G. Forrest, the son of William, was a\\nfarmer in Northfield, living on the farm in the west\\npart, now in the possession of Major Otis C. Wyalt, for\\nmany years, where all his children were born re-\\nmoved to New London for a time, and finally settled\\nin Tilton, where he resided till his death, in 1882,\\naged seventy-five years. He was an industrious\\nfarmer and conscientious in the discharge of all the\\nduties of a citizen. He married Mrs. Sally T. Mead.\\nHis children are Almeda M. Honoria A., an artist\\nMartha J., a painter and teacher; and George F. D.\\nOak Hill proper, I am informed, was for the most\\npart originally in the possession of Obed Clough,\\nwho was succeeded by the French and Batchelor\\nfamilies, the latter being still represented there.\\nI quote from Mr. Goodwin, who says: Ensign\\nSanborn, Gideon Sawyer, the brothers Archelaus,\\nSamuel and Abner Miles, John and Jeremiah Mc-\\nDaniel, Nathaniel and William Whitcher, Captain\\nThomas Clough, George and Joseph Hancock and\\nthe four brothers by the name of Cross were in town\\nvery early. These, I suppose, mostly settled in the\\nwestern part. The Crosses had a sort of village\\ndown at their place on the intervale, opposite the\\nWebster farm. They had a coopering establishment,\\na store and a tavern there, and it was, in fact, a busi-\\nness emporium for all that region.\\nSteven Cross, the great-grandfather of L. Cross", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0884.jp2"}, "745": {"fulltext": "NORTHFIELD.\\n523\\nEsq., married Peggy Bowen, and settled uear Indian\\nBridge, and raised a family of thirteen children, who\\nwere all living when the youngest was forty years old.\\nThe oldest,Ahrahani, married Ruth Sawyer, daughter\\nof old Deacon Sawyer, of Canterbury, who was a\\nsoldier in both the French and Revolutionary Wars,\\nand who had two sons killed at the surrender of\\nBurgoyne, where the father was also a soldier. Dea-\\ncon Sawyer owned the ferry two miles below the\\nCross ferry, and always attended to it himself to the\\nlast year of his life, he being within two months and\\nthree days of one hundred years at liis death. He\\nwas the father of twenty-two children, twenty of\\nwhom grew up. Abraham Cross settled near his\\nfather. Sawyer, and there Jeremiah was born in 1805;\\nbut the year before, the family had settled on the\\nWinuipisaukee and built a saw-mill, ever after known\\nas the Cross mill. Jeremiah married Sarah Lyford,\\nof Pittsfield, settled near the Cross mill, and about\\nthirty-five years ago built, on a beautiful elevation,\\noverlooking the mill, a fine mansion, in which a few\\nyears since he died, leaving behind an enviable char-\\nacter for honor, integrity and business enterprise.\\nHe was buried with Masonic honors.\\nAmong the early settlers were also the names of\\nWilliam Kenniston and a Mr. Danforth. The latter\\nwas a soldier of the Revolution, and having been\\nwounded, always persisted in the statement that he\\ncarried the ball still imbedded in his shoulder. The\\nstatement was not credited, however, till, years after\\nhis death, upon the removal of his remains, it was\\nfound that the old soldier was right, for there, firmly\\nfixed, so that a hammer was required for its extrica-\\ntion, was found the bullet embedded in the solid\\nbone.\\nThe three Miles brothers came into town in 1769 or\\n1770, and settled on one farm lived on it six or\\nseven years, then sold it to Reuben Kimball, of Con-\\ncord, in 1776. This farm has been kept in the Kim-\\nball name to the present time, Reuben giving it to\\nhis son Benjamin, who sold it to his brother David,\\nwhose descendants are still there. Reuben Kimball\\nwas a soldier of the Revolution, and in the battle of\\nBunker Hill was hit by musket-balls three times\\nonce in the crown of his hat, once on the powder-horn\\nwhich hung at his side (which horn is now in the\\npossession of the present occu|)ant of the farm), and\\nonce in the leg, which wound never healed to the day\\nof his death, June 12, 1S15.\\nIt has happened, a little queerly, perhaps, that the\\nlast possessor of that tiirm, that is, the present posses-\\nsor, Mr. J. A. Kimball, has married a direct descend-\\nant of Abner Miles, the first possessor of said farm;\\nand it must be a pleasant thought to all con(^erned\\nthat the descendants of the seller and the descendants\\nof tlie purchaser both now share equally in its bless-\\nings.\\nAnother excellent farm in western Northfield, which\\nis as well cultiv.ated a.s anv uiiland farm in town, or\\nperhaps in the county, is the one owned and occupied\\nby Mr. John S. Dearborn, which was deeded to his\\ngrandfather, Shuball Dearborn, in 1779, by his great-\\ngrandfather, who then lived on the Edmund Dear-\\nborn place, where he had settled in 1770, being then\\nfifty-one years of age. The deed is still preserved in\\nthe old family chest. Shuball was married in home-\\nspun, at twenty-six years of age, and commenced\\nhousekeeping without bed or crockery, and in a house\\ncontaining only one pane of glass. He was obliged\\nto haul his building material from Portsmouth with\\nan ox-team. But frugality and industry overcame all\\nobstacles in time, and Mr. Dearborn lived to see him-\\nself in comfortable circumstances, with a good house\\nto shelter him and well furnished for the times. He\\ndied at the age of fifty-eight. The farm ha.s been in the\\nfamily name ever since, passing from Shuball to his\\nson of the same name, and thence to his son, the pres-\\nent possessor, John S. Dearborn.\\nAnother branch of the same family was represented\\nby Edmund Dearborn, born in 1789, who remained\\non the ancestral homestead of his grandfather, the\\noriginal Shuball, raised a large and promising family,\\nand died at his birth place in 1845. His three sons,\\nSamuel G., Henry G. and Thomas H. B., were all\\nphysicians eminent in their profession. The latter\\ndied in Milford in 1879. The two elder reside at\\nNiishua, blessed with a competency, the respect of\\ntheir fellow-citizens and a lucrative professional\\npractice.\\nAmong the various names which, at this stage of its\\nsettlement, were rapidly increasing the population of\\nthe new town, the Simonds family seems to stand\\nforth as prominent and influential as any and luckily\\nthere exists a more complete and extended record of\\nthis family than of any other of the early settlers, not\\neven excepting that of the first pioneer, perhaps,\\nsearched out and arranged by the late Hon. John W.\\nSimonds, of Franklin, and, by the politeness of Mrs.\\nSimonds, loaned to the writer; but instead of pub-\\nlishing them complete he finds himself conqielled, by\\nthe brief space allotted him, to make selections, omit\\nand condense.\\nJoseph Simons was born in England in 168S, an\\nonly son and in comfortable circumstances. At the\\nage of twenty-two, contrary to the wishes of his\\nparents, he emigrated to America and located in Con-\\nnecticut. Here he married a Miss Knox, and in 1735\\nremoved to Canterbury, settling on the Intervale,\\nabout a mile and a half above Boscawen bridge. W e\\nhave an account of only two children, William and\\nJohn, though probably there were more. William\\nmoved to Thornton, and died there.\\nThe other son, John, of whom mention is often\\nmade in the earlier town records, was born in Feb-\\nruary, 1739. He was chosen surveyor in 1708, 1770\\nand 1773. In 1774 he wa.s taxed for town, colony,\\nschool and minister tax, one pound. Previous to the\\nincorporation, in 1780, he had located himself in", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0885.jp2"}, "746": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nNorthfield, about fifty rods south of where the old\\nmeeting-house afterwards stood. He was well-pro-\\nportioned, stalwart, six feet in height and weighed\\ntwo hundred pounds. He made hunting his busincs.s,\\nattaching himself to the party under the leadership\\nof the famous hunter, Captain Miles, for trapping\\nbeaver in Lower Cohos. These expeditions lasted\\nthree months in the spring and three in the fall. He\\npurchased his one hundred acre lot with the proceeds\\nof a three months tour on the Kennebec River,\\nMaine. He married Miss Dorothy Bachelder, of Canter-\\nbury, who died in 1824, aged eighty. The first town-\\nmeeting after the incorporation was held at his house\\nNovember 21, 1780, when he was chosen moderator;\\nand for several years after the town-meetings were held\\nthere, he being repeatedly chosen sarvair, pound-\\nkeeper, auditor of accounts and assessor until 1800.\\nOnce, on returning from a hunting expedition, he\\nbroke through the ice into the Winnipisaukee, and\\nonly escaped by being buoyed up by the pack of furs\\non his back.\\nHis death occurred September 11, 1825, Elder\\nCrockett, of Sanbornton, preaching his funeral dis-\\ncourse. His and his wife s remains lie in the grave-\\nyard by the briek church, slate-stones marking the\\ngraves.\\nJohn Simons was a quiet a ml peaceable man, of\\ngood habits, sound judgment, and left a fair pri iierty,\\nfor the times.\\nHis children were James, Nathaniel, John, Sarah\\n(Mrs. Forrest), Dorothy (Mrs. Foss), Abram, Tliomas,\\nComfort (Mrs. Abbott).\\nJames Simons, born in 17G3, the oldest of eight\\nchildren, was tall, strong, six feet high, as were the\\nmost of the family. When fourteen he enlisted in\\nthe Revolutionary army, served a short time and was\\ndischarged. In 1782 he married Lydia Morrison, of\\nNorthfield, and instead of becoming a hunter, like\\nhis father, settled down into a hard-working farmer.\\nIn 1790 he removed to Andover, whence, after a few\\nyears, he transferred his home to the head of Web-\\nster Pond, where he worked hard, lived plain,\\ncarrying his corn to mill on his shoulders, get-\\nting in his hay on poles, and in time prospered.\\nMoved thence to an intervale farm of one hundred\\nand fifty acres, in 1800, and was honored with\\ntown oflices, more or less, for nearly twenty years\\nthereafter. For fifty years he and his wife were mem-\\nbers of Elder Crockett s Baptist Church, both walk-\\ning six miles to church, fording the river, and Mrs.\\nSimons, on one occasion, carrying her babe in her\\narms had a family of eight children, of whom John\\nSimonds Wiis one, the father of the Hon. John Wes-\\nley Simonds, of Franklin, lately deceased, president\\nof the State University at Vermillion, Dakota, and\\nformerly superintendent of schools for the S(ate of\\nNew Hampshire for several years.\\nHe died August 15, 1842, she surviving him tliii-\\nteen years longer, till August 80, 1855.\\nSarah Simons, born August 13, 1770, married John\\nForrest, of Northfield, and became the mother of a\\nlarge family of children. She lived and died in lici-\\nnative town.\\nAbram Simons was born in Northfiel l in 1774;\\nlived and died there, 1836, aged sixty-one. Tliis\\nwas the first deatli in his father s family of eight\\nchildren. He lived upon the place his father bought\\nwhen he left Canterbury. At the present day there\\nis no Simons of that family in Northfield. Mar-\\nried Nancy Forrest, who died in 1815. He left\\none son, Joseph Simons, who died in Northfield in\\n1868, leaving one son, Joseph M. Simonds, now in\\nBoston. Second wife, Mrs. Lucy Rundlett, who died\\nin 1845.\\nHe was quiet, .sensible, industrious, tempera I\\nhonest and provident, so that at his death he left liis\\nson and widow one of the best properties in town at\\nthe time. Was selectman eight and town clerk lif-\\nteen years. Tradition says that Abram Simons was\\none of the most learned men in town.\\nThomas Simons was born in 1783 lived in North-\\nfield died in 1872, and was buried in the Brick\\nChurch graveyard. His first wife was a Miss Han-\\ncock, of Northfield. Was married twice. Had one\\ndaughter, Eliza. He was kind-hearted, jolly, famous\\nin early years as a wrestler and runner, and at one\\ntime was captain of a military company.\\nOld Uncle Thomas Simons, as he was lamiliiirly\\ncalled in later days, was a famous story-teller; but,\\nwhen old and forgetful, not wholly reliable. One of\\nhis favorite stories was about a notable snow-storm,\\nwhich came the last of April, so that the 1st of May\\nfound an inch of snow on theground, with an inch of\\nhail on the top of that. As he grew older, the inch\\nchanged to a foot of snow and hail and, at last, lie\\nwould occasionally blunder into saying there was a\\nrod s depth of snow, with a rod of hail on top of it.\\nHe was a great student of the almanac, and would\\npredict a storm whenever he found the moon was\\napodging, that is, in apogee. Was also astentorian\\nsneezer, and his sternutations could be easily heard\\na mile or more, as the story is told.\\nComfort Simons was born in 1786 married Kbcn\\nAbbot; bccaiuc a widow and died in Northfield in\\n1860, at tlu hiiiiHiir her daughter, Mrs. Joseph .M.\\nSimons.\\nDaniel Hill and his four sons and two daughters\\nlived in Salisbury, Mass., where they worked at shoe-\\nmaking and shod the soldiers of the Revolution to\\nsuch good purpose that they gained a comfortable\\nsupport and a goodly pile of Continental money,\\nor script, which, however, like the money in the\\nArabian tale that changed to leaves when wanted lor\\nuse, by depreciation, turned to alntost worthless\\npaper, so that at one time their bill (bra cow wa.s no\\nless than fifteen hundred dollars.\\nTwo of the boys afterward became coopers, and\\nstarted north to meriil llicir fortunes. Reaching", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0886.jp2"}, "747": {"fulltext": "NORTHFIELD.\\nConcord, Captain Blanchartl (])robably Captain Ed-\\nward) told them of a delectable hill a few miles far-\\nther on, with scenery unequaled, and where land\\ncould be bought for a song, as there were no meeting-\\nhouses in town to give it value.\\nAnd so they came to Bay Hill, whither, in allor-\\ntime, they brought, llicir ]i:nviits, bn.tbei-s and sis-\\nters. This took plarr al.oiit tlir closr of the Revo-\\nlution.\\nOf the four brothers, John was a giant, strong as a\\nhorse; indeed, it was said that he preferred to carry\\nhis corn a mile away to mill, on his back, to taking\\nthe trouble to harness his horse. Timothy was an-\\nother strong man. After bargaining for his farm, he\\nwalked to Salisbury, got his purchase-money in hard,\\nsilver dollars, saw a certain lady and walked back the\\nfollowing day, and all without having stopped to sleep\\na wink and, as if in reward for his endurance, that\\ncertain lady (Miss Betsey Lapham), a year or two\\nafter, came to live in his Bay Hill dwelling, a dwell-\\ning that still stands, alone of the original four, and\\nthat still remains in the family. After marriage he\\nlearned penmanship and book-keeping, and, in pro-\\ncess of time, became a justice of the peace.\\nDaniel s wife was Abi Amblet. He was a feeble,\\nquiet man, but his wife had a tongue like an electric\\ntelegraph, and, on a certain occasion, utterly con-\\nfounded .judge and lawyers in open court by her\\nvolubility.\\nOf the present, or fourth, generation of Hills, only\\nfour or five of the name still reside in town, Daniel\\nE., the postmaster at Tilton from 1877 to the present\\ntime Charles E., a printer and Smith M. and Willie,\\nwho still cultivate the original farms on Bay Hill.\\nThe fii-st settler, Daniel Hill, married an Emery,\\nhence Daniel Emery, the name of the present post-\\nmaster, the fourth or fifth in descent from the original\\nDaniel. His father and grandfather were named\\nJohn; his mother was Mahala Rollins. .His sister,\\nMary C, married Liba C. Morrison, who owns and\\ncultivates one of the original Hill farms.\\nMrs. O. L. Cross father s name was David Hill\\nher mother, a Forjcst. Has a brother, Solon, for-\\nmerly a teacher and efficient superintendent of the\\nNorthfield schools for several years; at present a\\nfarmer.\\nDaniel Hill, nephew of the original Daniel, had\\ntwo sons, William and Daniel A., who displayed con-\\nsiderable mechanical skill, constructing, when mere\\nlads, a small steam-engine, which worked admirably\\nin connection with the tea-kettle, with a whistle that\\ncould be heard at the Bridge. William promised fair\\nas a portrait-painter Daniel Adams invented a popu-\\nlar adhesive fly-paper.\\nWarren Hill is now the oldest person living in\\nNorthfield.\\nThe Rogers family of Northfield claim to be direct\\ndescendants of the martyr, .John Rogers, burnt at the\\nstake in the reign of Queen Mary.\\nDeacon Samuel Rogers, born about the year 174.\\nmoved from Bow to Northfield while yet a young\\nman, and died there about 1835, aged ninety. From\\nhim have sprung all of the name who ever resided in\\ntown. He was a Revolutionary soldier, of marked\\nability, energetic, and, by good management as a far-\\nmer, was enablrd, .inriiig the last half of his life, to\\nenjoy a dij^nilh d b i-im on his farm, situated about a\\nluile from Noiibllcld ciitre, between Bean Hill and\\nMount Tiigg. His children were Enoch, Samuel,\\nJohn, Benjamin, Jesse, Rebecca and Mehitable.\\nEnoch became a blacksmith; settled in Northfield\\nand afterwards removed to Columliia; had seven\\nchildren. C. C. Rogers, Esq., attoiney at Tilton, is\\nhis grandson.\\nSamuel (2d), brother of Enoch, was a tailor, noted\\nfor wit. One of his children was Deborah, who mar-\\nried Thomas Haynes and died in Northfield. One of\\nher children married John S. Dearborn, of North-\\nfield, and another. Cutting FoUansby, a merchant.\\nJohn, third son of Samuel (1st), married Sally Cof-\\nran settled upon one of his father s farms lived and\\ndied in Northfield was a man of ability and filled\\nvarious town offices had four children, of whom Jo-\\nanna married Walter Bailey, and Jeremiah inherited\\nhis father s farm and died in Northfield.\\nBenjamin, fourth sou of Samuel (1st), was born in\\n1780 and died in 1825; wiis a farmer, and spent his\\nlife upon the farm given him by his father, three-\\nfourths of a mile from Northfield Centre; married\\nLucy Hoegg, of Bow, and through life they were\\nprominent members of the Methodist Church. Their\\nchildren were Fannie, afterwards Mrs. Simeon Kim-\\nball, of Sanbornton Bridge; Betsy R., who married\\nJohn T. Gilman, of Columbia, and who, at eighty,\\nstill survives her husband Lucy H., wife of Gilbert\\nL. Frizzell, who died in Wisconsin Rebecca L., who\\nmarried Thomas J. Emerton, and now survives him\\nin Wisconsin; Sally K., the wife of Ebenezer Thurs-\\nton, who died upon the old homestead in Northfield\\nAbigail, who died in infancy Samuel B., who married\\nSusan K. Forrest, and was for many years a merchant\\nat Sanbornton Bridge, a man of integrity and ability,\\nand who died in Northfield from the effects of lead-\\npoison and Benjamin A., who w:is born September\\n10, 1823.\\nBenjamin, after being admitted to the bar in 1845,\\npracticed law two years in Gilmanton, thirteen at\\nSanbornton Bridge, nearly five years of which he\\nwas solicitor of Belknap County, ^establishing a repu-\\ntation as a skillful attorney, a ready speaker and for\\nsharp wit. Owing to a lung trouble, he went South\\nand settled in Texas in 1860 came North during the\\nwar, and in 1863 entered the ministry of the Protest-\\nant Episcopal Church.\\nSince then he has been rector of churches in Penn-\\nsylvania, Austin, Chicago, Waco, and is now rector of\\nGrace Church, Georgetown, Texas, near which place\\nhe resides, on a valuable stock farm, which he owns", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0887.jp2"}, "748": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nand manages. During these years he hsis held many\\noffices of trust and honor in cliurch and State; has\\nbeen married four times, and six children have been\\nborn to him, ol whom only one, a daughter, sur-\\nvives.\\nJesse Rogers, liftli son of .Samuel (lsl),\\\\v;us a l)hick-\\nsmith and lived and died in Northticld.\\nRebecca and Mehitable, daughters of Maraud (1st),\\nmarried and left town.\\nOf the great number of the Rogers name once liv-\\ning in Northlield, it is believed not one now remains\\nthere.\\nThe ancestors of Wesley Knowles were among the\\noriginal settlers of Northfield, eomiug in 1791 from\\nChester, N. H., set! led on the David Brown place, on\\nBean Hill, :incl moved from there to P.ay Hill in\\n1799.\\nThe Ambrose family came from Concord.\\nJohn Cofran was a native of Pembroke, and was\\nsettled for a time in Canterbury, near the Shakers,\\nwhom his wife had a great desire to join on account of\\na twin-sister living there, to the great disgust of her\\nhusband, who vowed he would wean her from that\\nnotion, and accordingly sold out, removed to Notting-\\nham, whence, after a year or two, he came to North-\\nfield, in 1787, and bought his Bean Hill farm, where\\nhe remained till liis death. His grandson, Benjami n\\nF., still has the original deed of the place in his pos-\\nsession, the consideration in it being given in pounds.\\nHis son James, born in 1782, commonly called Col-\\nonel Cofran, married Ruth Hersey, inherited the\\nfarm, living there the life of a prosperous farmer and\\ndrover till the latter part of his life, when he moved\\nto the Northfield side of Sanborntou Bridge, assisted\\nlargely in building the seminary and died in 1861, in\\nhis seventy-ninth year had a brother, Israel Cofran,\\nwho lived in West Northfield. His son, James H.,\\nremained on the homestead, married Eliza B. Hall,\\nand died in 1868, aged fifty. His widow now resides\\nnear Tilton.\\nAnother sou, Benjamin Franklin, lives on the North-\\nfield side of the river near Tilton, a well-to-do ftirmer\\nand respected citizen. He married Priscilla C. Chase,\\ndaughter of Benjamin A. Chase, who, with his father,\\ncarried on the ftiUing and carding business just by\\nthe corner of the old bridge. Mr. Chase built the\\nhouse now occupied by Mrs. Asa P. Gate, and his farm\\nincluded all of Mount Griswold and the Joseph Hill\\nstand. His father, whose name was Stephen, kept\\ntavern wliere Benjamin Hill used to live, in the cor-\\nner where the Bay Hill road branches from the main\\nroad.\\nMr. Cofrau s house wiis burned in 1875, but rebuilt\\nthe next year.\\nWe have thus brouglit these brief sketchy memoirs\\nof the earlier families who emigrated to the hills of\\nNorthfield down to the i^lose of the century, or to the\\nyear 1800. We think we have noted the greater num-\\nber of those who came during that time from abroad.\\nIf any have been overlooked, our excuse must be the\\ndifficulty of acquiring accurate information at this late\\nday, the old i)eople ^the connecting links between\\nthat period and this having all passed away, and the\\nshortness of the time allowed us in the preparation of\\nthis article. We have done the best our limits and\\ncircumstances permitted, and it only remains for us\\nin this connection to record the arrival of two individ-\\nuals under essentially different auspices. Aaron Col-\\nlins and Ebenezer Blanchard were the first two chil-\\ndren born in the new settlement. That s all we know\\nof the entrance of Aaron into a participation of North-\\nfield s joys and woes; but of Ebenezer we can say that\\nhe was born in 1768, and that the attendant, Mrs. Jo-\\nseph Simons, who in those years was the doctress, or\\nmidwife, for Canterbury and her colony, made them\\nher last professional visit, her own exit following\\nclosely upon Ebenezer s advent, as she died within\\nthe year, a sore loss in those days, when the growth\\nof families kept pace with the growth of other pru-\\nductions of a new land.\\nWhat with native and foreign arrivals, the pojmla-\\ntiou increased to such an extent that they came to\\nthe conclusion that the colony no longer needed Can-\\nterbury s protecting hand, and that it was old and\\nable enough to set up for itself.\\nAccordingly, in 1780, twenty years after the first\\nclearing was made, the inhabitants secured an act of\\nincorporation, and the offshoot of Canterbury became\\nthe independent and stalwart town of Northfield.\\nWe have no account of the preliminary measures\\ntaken, public meetings, speeches for or against, de-\\nlays, expenses, etc., nothing, except that we may\\njudge, from a vote in their first town-meeting, that\\nNathaniel Whitcher was the agent appointed to at-\\ntend to that business.\\nHereafter we must speak of Northfield in her cor-\\nporate capacity, and we will commence by giving a\\nspecimen of her early town-meetings.\\nREIGHCORD Or MEETINGS, ETO.\\nAt a lUBL ting lield in Nortlifleld, tucsclay yo 21 Nov r, 17S0.\\n1. Voted Mr. John Simons Moderator.\\n2. Voted to aLow Mr. Nuthuuil wicliot^ acompt iu Gittiugye in Cor-\\n3. Voted to Itais Monny to Bny a parrish Book.\\n4. V. to ItaiB Nineteen hundred Dollars to Defray Parrisli Cliiirjjis.\\n2d mektino.\\nAt ii Mi rii, li. I id ihlioldon Tncsduy, yo first of Marcli, 17S1,\\n*M, ih.M 1 I I nil probalily) Blancliani flloderator.\\n2nd. \\\\mi-I \\\\i.Ii. \\\\i. li.l nis)Milc\u00c2\u00abClerk.\\n3rd. VotL-d licul.fii Wilchi-r, John McDauiel, Tliomos Clongli, Se-\\nlect Men.\\n4. Voted Ebenesor Kimbal Constabel.\\n5. Votf.l Jus.pli Tar, liavi.l lllaiHlirird, (liarlcs Glidden, JIatlliBw\\nhaiu8 I l. i I iiilMi.l. n:n,.;^ IhwhIs.\\n6. Vni.M 1 i I i|..[iis.in, hog-Uefs.\\n7. vi.l-.l A I ^i ,i-iir.\\nvolud llu 1. a -11,1. ,ci ..\u00e2\u0096\u00a0,.iuittv logilth MoiiTiy and liruf\\nC auld for By thu Cult.\\n9. voted to Raise Six thonsand Duilars to Ropir high ways iu labour\\nat forly dollars per day.\\nSaiil Meeting a.l.iinne l to tlio firs of Apr. at two uf the Uick iu the\\nAfter Noon at the Saiui plais.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0888.jp2"}, "749": {"fulltext": "NORTHFIELD.\\n627\\nIn 1780 the town tax was sixty bushels of corn.\\nBut it will be noticed that at the November meeting\\nthey voted nineteen hundred dollars to pay parish\\ncharges, and the ensuing March voted the enormous\\nsum of six thousand dollars to repair highways, and\\ntq pay labor ibrty dollars a day.\\nThe wonder ceases when we remember that the\\nmoney spoken of was Continental currency, which\\nhad then depreciated to perhaps one-fortieth or one-\\nfiftieth of its first value, so that the discrepancy be-\\ntween the first tax and the others will not appear to\\nbe so great.\\nIt was also voted, as regards the corn, that those not\\nbringing in their tax, tliat is, their corn, briskly, must\\npay Colector for Colecting.\\nIn 1782, P. Morrison was chosen Tithing Man,\\nand it was voted to rais two days work on roads.\\nIji 1783, John Simons was appointed Sairvaior,\\nas he was for four succeeding years; also for 1789 and\\n1790.\\nD. Morrison chosen hog-reef.\\nJeremiah Blanchard was born January IDth. Mr.\\nDiah s name is mentioned.\\n1784, John Simpns taxes on a valuation of \u00c2\u00a340\\nwere \u00c2\u00a31 17s. 6d.\\n1785, town-meeting at John Simons who next\\nyear was appointed pound-keeper and assessor.\\n1789, the Forrest name mentioned in records.\\n1791, Foted to build a meeting-hcmse, to be framed\\nand raised by September, 1792.\\nThis vote of the town-meeting, it seems, was not\\ncarried into execution but in 1793 the town set to\\nwork in earnest. They voted again to build a meet-\\ning-house, and voted a committee of three men, namely\\nColonel Greeley, Squire Harper and Captain Mc-\\nCrillis, to pitch upon a place for the meeting-house,\\nand a committee of five to see about size, etc., of\\nhouse.\\nOld Meeting--House. We come now to chronicle\\nan important event in Northfield s history, one of\\nher two great public days, the raising of what at\\npresent is called the Old Meetiug-House, only to\\n1)6 paralleled eighty-six years after, in 1880, by the\\ncentennial observance of her incorporation. It is\\n.singular that she should have remained without a\\nbouse for public worship so long. Sanbornton Square,\\nthough settled considerably later, nevertheless, for\\nnineteen years or thereabouts, had possessed a meet-\\ning-house. Gilmanton, Canterbury, Boscawen and\\nSalisbury were likewise thus favored, and there was no\\nplace for public worship anywhere nearer than those\\ntowns.\\nSince the incorporation Northfiuld had been stead-\\nily and rapidly gaining in population. Roads had\\nbeen laid out to the Bridge, to Canterbury and to Bay,\\nBean and Oak Hills from the Centre, with increasing\\nsettlements on all and as families in those days were\\nproverbially large, it is not improbable that a greater\\ncrowd cif old and young, especially of the latter, on\\n34\\nany given occasion, could be called together in that\\nday from the three hills mentioned and the central\\nvalley than it would be possible to assemble from the\\nsame places now.\\nWhat kept the energetic Northfielders so far be-\\nhindhand in getting for themselves a capacious house\\nfor public business and public worship we are not\\nprepared to say, but Rev. Mr. Curtice says that there\\nwas but little of the Puritan, element in town at first,\\nas compared with its neighbors then it is possible\\nthere was some rivalry as to location. Besides, there\\nseems to have been an increased influx of new set-\\ntlers during these years, and time was needed to assim-\\nilate them v. ith the old, and the attention of many\\nwas directed to the opening of new farms, and with\\nthe older settlers, to the exchanging of their log huts\\nfor framed dwellings, and it is possible that these set-\\ntlers were a trifle poorer, as a whole, than those of the\\nneighboring towns. No doubt the matter was dis-\\ncussed every year since the incorporation, but with-\\nout action. But during the winter of 1792-93 the\\nsubjectseems to have been taken upin earnest. Their\\nincreased population forced them to action. No pri-\\nvate house was equal to the demands of the public\\nbusiness. At private parties, at husking frolics,\\nhunting-parties, house-raisings, logging bees, at all\\ngatherings, very likely it was the chief topic so that\\nwhen they met at their next annual March meeting in\\n1793 all the elements were favorable for action. They\\nvoted to build said house, and, to prevent any occasion\\nfor disagreement, they chose their committee of loca-\\ntion from out of town. That committee reported March\\n28, 1793, at an adjourned meeting held for that especial\\npurpose presumedly, as follows\\nWe, the Subscribers, being appoint^rl liy t^c V;ir j^h if Nortlifield as a\\nCommittee to agree u|jon a certain ?|i.t ili.into build a\\nMeeting-House, we have carefully px:n I i l n ,i,ii of S rari^b\\nand find the most convenient Spot to h^ I i Mi liI Mi sland near\\nhis gate, a little north of Capt. Stephen Ilaiiios dwlling-llouse, on said\\nground; we have Set two Stakes for the front of Said house, eras near as\\nDecember, 1793, Voted that the meeting-house\\nshould be completed by the 1st of October, 1794.\\nBy this time considerable enthusiasm appears to\\nhave been aroused on the subject, and it is allowable\\nto suppose that measures were soon taken to carry the\\nvoteof the town intoefiect. Muchofthe lumberforthe\\nframe, which was of the best quality, was contributed by\\nindividuals. The spot chosen, with the land adjoining,\\nwasin after-years famous for the stories told of itshuge\\ngrowth of pines. One that grew on the opposite side of\\nthe road afterwards, when felled, was left in its pros-\\ntrate position along the road to serve for a fence, which\\nit did completely, as the trunk was so thick that steps\\nhad to be cut in the side to allow one to climb over.\\nIt remained a source of wonder till within a few years.\\nAnother stood close to the meeting-house whose\\nstump, when afterwards cut, was so large that a yoke", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0889.jp2"}, "750": {"fulltext": "528\\nHISTORY OP MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nof six-feet oxen was driven upon it and turned around\\nwithout stepping off; so says a trustwortliy citizen of\\nthe town, he having seen it done. At the time of the\\nraising all the space on the north of the road, from the\\nmeeting-house up the hill east to Squire Glidden s,\\nwas covered with primeval forest, and it is but fair to\\npresume that the meeting-house lot was so covered\\nwhen the selection was made.\\nIf so, the most of that summer must have been spent\\nin preparing the ground. This was probably done at\\ncertain intervals by bees,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 i. e., a gathering of the peo-\\nple to work in company according to the custom of the\\ntimes; on one day a tree-felling and tree-chopping\\nbee, on another a burning bee, on another a stump\\npulling bee, with the united force of all the oxen in\\ntown perhaps, and finally a levelling and smoothing\\nbee. And then the spot was ready.\\nWilliam Durgin, the third of that name, sometimes\\nstyled Lieutenant Durgin, and more familiarly Mas-\\nter Bill Durgin, was chosen to superintend the work.\\nHe lived at Tin Corner, Sanbornton was then in his\\nbest years aged forty-four and had acquired con-\\nsiderable reputation as a head carpenter, having al-\\nready framed the meeting-house in Sanbornton, one in\\nPortsmouth, and other buildings, and now undertook\\nwhat was to be his master-work, we think surpass-\\ning all buildings in the neighboring towns, so far as\\nwe know, proving that, though late to begin, the\\nNorthfielders when they did build were not to be out-\\ndone. At any rate. Master Durgin accepted the in-\\nvitation, and soon commenced operations. Every-\\nthing was to be as near perfection as the skill then\\navailable could make it.\\nNail-makers from abroad brought a forge and\\nmanufactured the nails\u00e2\u0080\u0094 all first-class\u00e2\u0080\u0094 on the spot.\\nNone but first-class pine was used for the boards. The\\nshingles and clapboards were split and shaved by\\nhand, and in the latter the holes for the nails were made\\nby gimlets, as a safeguard against splitting.\\nBusily the carpenters plied their tools through the\\nlong, hot days; busily the nailers wrought; busily\\nthe shingle and clapboard-makers rived and shaved,\\ntill, just as summer was drawing to a close. Master\\nDurgin made proclamation that everything was pre-\\npared for the raising, and the time set was the second\\nweek in September. The day of the week we are un-\\nable to name. The news spread in all directions, and\\non the appointed morning there was a general turn-\\nout from all quarters of the town of every age, and of\\nboth sexes. Some came with ox-teams loaded to their\\nutmost capacity some women on horseback with babes\\nin their arms, and iron kettles tied behind to assist in\\nthe cooking. Provisions in great profusion were con-\\nveyed to the ground, the Hill women, of Bay Hill,\\ncontributing a cart-load of wheaten bread, which a\\nMr. Hill, ox-goad in hand, hauled with oxen to the\\nplaceof assemblage, and, having backed the cart to\\nthe edge of the wood, whore tlie pound i.s now seen,\\nstood there the live-long day, valiantly guarding with\\nhis trusty ox-goad the wheaten treasures entrusted to\\nhis care against marauding boys that swarmed on\\nevery side. Benjamin Blanchard, the original first\\nsettler, was still living, and, you may be sure, was\\nthere, and how it must have made his brave, old eyes\\nsparkle he was then seventy-five to behold on this\\nday the magnificent results of his log-hut raising\\nthirty-four years before He builded better than\\nhe knew, or expected and if a man on that ground\\nhad a right to be proud that day, it was Benjamin\\nBlanchard. And the progenitors of most, and proba-\\nbly all, of the long-standing family names in town at\\nthe present day, and of some now extinct or removed,\\nall were there. Nor must the historian forget to men-\\ntion that the barrel of rum was there\u00e2\u0080\u0094 genuine, true\\nNew England Jersey lightning was as yet unknown\\nset up in great state in the basement of the old\\nGline s building opposite, so we are told. And not\\nonly from Northfield did visitors and assistance come,\\nbut great numbers from Sanbornton, Gilmanton, Can-\\nterbury, Boscawen, Salisbury, in some cases whole\\nfamilies, and remained on the ground till the third\\nday. Elder John Crocket, for forty years pastor of\\nthe First Baptist Church at Sanbornton his pastorate\\nhaving commenced only the year before, in 179.S had\\nresponded to an invitation to be present and intro-\\nduce the ceremonies with prayer. He took his station\\non the sill at the southeast corner of the building,\\nwith Master-Builder Durgin on his right, and the\\nmaster of ceremonies, with a glass and bottle in his\\nhand, on the left. Order is proclaimed. The prayer\\nis made. Then the master of ceremonies, turning and\\npouring out a glassful of New England, presented it\\nwith due respect to the minister, who, taking it slowly,\\npoured a portion of the contents on the ground, as a\\nlibation or drink oflering then with somewhat less\\ndeliberation poured the remainder in another direc-\\ntion. The glass was then refilled and passed to the\\nmaster-builder, who drained the contents, and was\\nfollowed by the master of ceremonies. Then the\\ncrowd was treated, and it was remarked that this part\\nof the ceremony was conducted with much greater\\nrapidity than the preliminary exercises had been.\\nAfter having been thus fortified, the] signal was\\ngiven. At once a hundred hands spring to the work.\\nThe huge, oaken timbers are seized and raised oti\\nhigh. Long do they tug and push and lift and pant\\nand shout, and finally grow thirsty, and a halt ie\\ncalled, and again the friendly glass goes its rounds,\\nI whispering courage to one and all and again, with\\nstrength renewed, they hoist the timber.s. And so the\\nwork moves on until the dinner-hour proclaims an-\\nother halt, when, seated by hundreds, on timbers,\\nboxes, fences and ground, they wait impatiently while\\nthe cart, laden to its utmost capacity with the wheaten\\nloaves fashioned so well by the hands of the domestic\\nHills of Bay Hill, is driven forward by ox-driver\\nHill, goad in hand. Othcr. i bring on huge piles of\\nbrown bread. Ancithcr coiupMiiy advances, witji Mrs.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0890.jp2"}, "751": {"fulltext": "NORTHFIELD.\\nKaowles, from Bay Ilill Piiiuacle, at the head, who\\nliad been superintendino; the hissing masses of fish-\\nliash and fish-chowder which had been stewing\\nthroughout the forenoon in huge iron kettles sus-\\njionded from horizontal poles laid on upriglit crotched\\nposts, set in the ground near the edge of the wood,\\nand between whicli the flames had been roaring since\\nmorning. The steaming results were now brought\\nforward by the tugging assistants. Beans and bean-\\nporridge were there, we know not whence; but if\\nthere s anything in a name. Bean Hill must have fur-\\nnished the supply.\\nAfter dinner, a good afternoon s work succeeded, so\\ntliat the body of the church was raised the first day.\\nThe next forenoon they put on the roof, and finished\\nup the second day with games of various kinds, as\\nfoot-races, trials of strength, such as running up the\\nhill to the east with two bushels of wheat or rye on\\ntheir backs. Then succeeded a wrestling-match for\\nthe Honors, the Northfield men being pitted\\nagainst the champion wrestlers from Boscawen, Salis-\\nbury, Gilmanton and the other towns represented.\\nTwo captains chose their men and the contest began,\\nand was kept up with varying success till, narrowing\\ndown to a few wrestlers, it began to look as though\\nNorthfield must be driven from the ground by a pow-\\nerful man from Boscawen by the name of Elliott,\\nwhen the Northfield captain, as his last man, said he\\nwould bring forward a boy, and accordingly led in\\nyoung Abram Simons, eighteen years old. Elliott\\nscorned the encounter at first with one so youthful,\\nbut saw his mistake after having been thrown twice\\nby Simons, once at arms length, the other at\\nside hugs, and the Honors remained with\\nNorthfield. And there may the honor and Honors\\never remain.\\nOther matches were tried for fun or for the rum.\\nThomas Simons, with a bushel of rye on his shoul-\\nders, outran a man without any load. Again, he won\\na race on all fours, so many rods out and back, over\\na man on horseback.\\nIn Rev. Mr. Runnels History of Sanbornton I\\nfind this account of a reading-match at the same time\\nand place, written by Mr. Jacob N. Knapp when\\neighty-si.x years of age. Mr. Knapp, then in his\\nseventeenth year, was teaching in Sanbornton at six\\ndollars a month and board. Says he,\\nSoon aftei- 1 began my school I went to Northfidil. an atUoining\\nt wn, to see a meeting-house raised. There I met three other achool-\\niiiastere. Cue of them, an Englishman, had in his hand a copy of Ad-\\ndison s Cato. He proposed a trial of reading among us four instructoi-s.\\nThe multitude heard the challenge, .and formed a ring round us. The\\nKnglishman selected as the trial passage the last part of the first scene\\nbetween Marcus and Fortius, and read it with theatrical tone and em-\\nphasis. Next came Master Fuller, then Master Clark then came my\\nturn. The ring, probably in sympathy for my youth, declared loudly in\\nTo conclude the whole in a befitting manner, Aa-\\nron Collins, the first born in town, who, as he had\\nalready immortalized himself once by becoming its\\nfirst native, deterniined now to do it again by per-\\nforming what has never been attempted before or\\nsince, namely, as they had neglected to jjlace a steeple\\non the house he enacted the part of one by climbing\\nj to the ridgepole and standing on his head, being posi-\\ntively the first and only example of a man s immor-\\ntalizing twice in the town of Northfield.\\nAnd so the Old Meeting-House was raised. It\\nwas not comjjletely finished and painted till 1800, as a\\ndate in the roof, by a painter s brush, still testifies.\\nAt first there were no means of warming the build-\\ning, yet in early times this large house used to be\\ncompletely filled with hearers from back gallery to\\npulpit.\\nMaster Durgiu did his work well, and the carpen-\\nters and nailers and rivers and shinglers needed not\\nto fear in after-years the memory of slighted work\\nand old Father Knowles, who turned the banisters,\\nturned them well. But its work is done. Its mission\\nis accomplished. No more within its walls will be\\nheard the mild tones of its first pastor. Rev. Liba\\nConant, nor the sounding-board echo the thunders of\\nFather Corser. It stands to-day a battered hulk, still\\nspacious indeed, with galleries and pulpit sounding-\\nboard intact, and with timbers as sound as they were\\nninety-one years ago, yet a shell, windowless, door-\\nless, floorless, soon to be torn down and removed.\\nAfter the completion of the great church and town-\\nhouse, as above described, we meet with nothing\\nof especial importance to describe for many years.\\nThe town still continued to grow and prosper, owing\\nto the good management of its public officials, the\\nindustry of its inhabitants and the arrival of new\\nsettlers, among whom we briefly note the following\\nElias Abbott moved from Concord, N. H., in May,\\n1801, and settled and died on the farm at Bean Hill,\\noccupied so long in after-years by his grandson,\\nGardner S. Abbott.\\nDeacon G. S. Abbott now resides on the Northfield\\nside of the river, near Tilton, in a pleasant grove\\noverlooking the village. He has held oflice in the\\nchurch and town.\\nG. A. Gorrell came to town not far from 1810 and\\nsettled on the farm next west of that of James N.\\nForrest, where his son Albert now lives.\\nDeacon Jeremiah Hall, the son of Obadiah, came\\nto Northfield from Canterbury in 1801 had several\\nchildren, among them Dr. Adino B. and Eliza B.\\n(Cofran), and two at the West; died at Bean Hill,\\nnot far from ninety years of age. He had a younger\\nbrother Obadiah, who lived in West Northfield had\\nseveral children, one of whom\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Obadiah, Jr. was a\\nphysician, and died in Southern Ohio a few years\\nago, aged about forty.\\nThe excellent and very pleasant farms at present\\nowned and occupied by Messrs. Munroe and William\\nClough were purchased from Captain Samuel Gil-\\nman about the year 1802 by their grandfather, Jona-\\nthan Clough, who emigrated thither from Salisbury,", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0891.jp2"}, "752": {"fulltext": "530\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nMass., and died in 1836, aged eiglity-six, leaving the\\nfarms to his two sons, Jonathan and Samuel the\\nformer the father of William, the latter of Munroe.\\nThere was quite a rivalry in barn-building in that\\nneighborhood at one time. Cajitain Oilman built a\\nbarn the first in town a wonderful barn, so con-\\nsidered at the time, which barn still stands on the\\nold place. The owner of W. H. Smith s farm de-\\ntermined to surpass it, and the next year built a barn\\ntwenty-five feet longer; whereupon Esquire Glid-\\nden built another with a still further addition of\\ntwenty-five feet, which gave him the superiority. It\\nmay be of interest to state that the first Methodist\\nsermon in town was preached in William Clough s\\ndining-room, and that his ancient Gilman-built barn\\nwas used as a Methodist Church for quite a while,\\nlater meetings being held at the house of Mr. Knowles\\nand the school-house, and baptism was administered\\nin Chestnut Pond. Martin Rutter was the first\\npastor.\\nThomas S. Clough, a younger brother of Munroe,\\nis now a resident of Paw Paw Grove, Lee County, 111.\\nhas a son and daughter, and is a successful farmer\\nbut his fertile Western farm has not had the power to\\nbanish from his memory Bay Hill, the beautiful home\\nof his earlier years. He was the first Republican\\nrepresentative Northfleld ever sent to the Legislature.\\nCaptain Isaac Glines came to town in 1813 from\\nSalem, Mass., and bought a farm at the Centre, where\\nhe lived till his death, at the age of eighty-four.\\nIn the fall of 1813 Benjamin Winslow, born in\\nCaudia, N. H., emigrated hither from Loudon; mar-\\nried Miss Betsy French, also from Loudon, the next\\nyear bought and cleared the land and, after four or\\nfive years, erected the buildings of the farm now\\noccupied by Mr. John S. Winslow died in 1840.\\nMr. Winslow, the present occupant, has been a\\nteacher here for several years and has held many and\\nvaried offices in town.\\nThe intervale upon which the Crosses and Joseph\\nHancock settled (once a part of old Northfleld, but\\nuow included within the limits of Franklin) is one\\nof the largest and richest on the Merrimack. Here\\nJoseph Gerrish, Esq., settled in the year 1804. He\\nwas a native of IBoscawen, born in 1784, and was\\nthe son of Colonel Henry and grandson of Captain\\nSteven Gerrish, one of the first settlers of Boscawen\\nand a native of Newbury, Mass.\\nJoseph Gerrish was a man of great shrewdness,\\nbusiness tact and enterprise, hospitable and genial.\\nAfter the War of 1812 he bought the George Han-\\ncock farm on an adjoining ridge, and thus enlarged\\nhis domains to ample size, with due proportions of\\nupland for grazing and intervale for tillage. He had\\nthirteen children, and was respected as one of North-\\nfield s most substantial farmers. His wife was Susan\\nHancock, of Northfield. At his death, in 1851, his\\nbroad acres were divided among his three sons, Mil-\\nton, Leonard and Stevt-n, tlu two former taking the\\nintervale, the latter the upland farm. Milton and\\nLeonard still cultivate their ancestral fields, but\\nSteven, a few years ago, sold his patrimony to John\\nKelley, Esq., the jiresent possessor ami well-to-ili\\nfarmer.\\nThe Foss family, in two divisions, appeared in\\ntown in its early days, and settled one on the\\nmain road and one on Oak Hill, owning a very large\\ntract there, which for a long time was called Foss\\nHill. Jason is the only surviving male descendant\\nhas been selectman for several years, and has sistei-s\\nliving in Sanbornton.\\nDr. Keyser was one of the early settlers, but very\\nlittle about him have I been able to learn but he\\nhad a son, Joseph Smith Keyser, of general intelli-\\ngence, a close observer, a good citizen, industrious,\\nfrugal and acquired a good property, but the embodi-\\nment of eccentricity, a determined old bachelor,\\nshunned womankind, and finally turned hermit,\\nraised but little from his land, would sell nothing,\\nand, as far as the writer knows, was induced to break\\nthrough this custom in only one instance on any con-\\nsiderable scale. He had kept his barn full of hay\\nfor over thirty years, refusing all applications to buy,\\ntill, at a time of great scarcity, an offer of thirty dol-\\nlars, or more, a ton broke down his obstinacy; and\\nthe swallows that haunted the ancient building saw\\nwith astonishment something never seen by them\\nbefore the old barn empty. He died alone, and the\\nfact was not discovered for several days. The filth\\nof his dwelling showed the want of woman s hand,\\nand his gun was found filled to the top with silver\\ndimes.\\nA Miss Sally Thornton used to teach and preach in\\ntown, but when, nobody knows, so far as I have been\\nable to learn.\\nEbenezer Morrison settled in Northfield in 1814.\\nHad the following children Thomas L. Morrison,\\nnow living in Northfield Robert G., organ manu-\\nfacturer iu Concord Amos H., a blacksmith in Con-\\ncord; Obadiah H., book merchant, Washington,\\nD. C, died 1876, aged fifty-two Liba C, a farmer\\non one of the original Hill farms in Northfield\\nEbenezer, paper merchant in AVashington, D. C.\\nProbably no individual has exercised so strong and\\ndecided au influence on the policy and politics of\\nNorthfleld as the late Judge Asa Piper Cate.\\nJudge Cate was the son of Simeon and Lydia Dur-\\ngin Cate, born June 1, 1813, in Sanbornton (now\\nTilton), whence, in his early childhood, his parents\\nremoved to Northfield, where he passed the remainder\\nof his life. He was educated at the academies at\\nSanbornton Square, Sanbornton Bridge and Boscawen\\nread law with Judge Nesmith, of Franklin was ad-\\nmitted to the bar August, 1838, and opened an office\\nat Sanbornton Bridge. He was colonel of a regiment\\nof militia for several years was elected moderator at\\nthe annual elections from 1838 to 1874, with the ex-\\nception of two years represented the town of North-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0892.jp2"}, "753": {"fulltext": "NORTHPIELD.\\nHeld in the Legislature five years, 1839, 40, 04, 05,\\n06; was State Senator two years, 1844-45, the\\nsecond year president of the Senate; was solicitor\\nfor Merrimacli: County from 1845 to 1851 judge of\\nprobate, 1871, 72, 73 and 74, when he resigned a few\\nweeks previous to liis death. He was candidate for\\nGovernor, 1858, 59 and 00 railroad commissioner\\nthree years member and secretary of the board\\nof trustees of the New Hampshire Conference Semi-\\niinry ten years, and an active member and senior\\nwarden of the Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church\\nat Tilton. He was president of the Citizens National\\nBank at Tilton a director of the B., C. and Montreal\\nRailroad, and a liberal investor in its property. His\\nloudness for agriculture was shown by his well-culti-\\nvated fiirm, his choice fruit, his well-filled and well-\\nordered garden. A fine specimen of the country\\ngentleman, genial, social, highly respected by his\\nfellow-citizens, of all degrees and politics. He died\\nDecember 12, 1874, aged sixty-one years, leaving a\\nwiledoinirrly MissCl;,ra l ,Mrt,,r) and tw., children,\\nCliira .Moull,,,, an, I Al.l.ir .lnsr|.|,iiir.\\nMorrill S. :\\\\l,,oie was Ih. HI in Canterbury in 1798;\\nmarried Sally Hancock, of Northfield, and removed\\nto his wife s native town, and settled on the main\\nroad, somewhere near the Alvah Hannaford place;\\nafterwards lived on the Bean Hill road, where his\\nfive children were born. Both houses have since been\\nburned. He died at his son s residence, in Sanborn-\\nton, in 1800.\\nHis son Morrill married Lavina A. Huse, a native\\nof Campt on, and daughter of Daniel M. Huse, a\\nnative of Sanbornton, who, after several removals,\\nfinally settled on a pleasant farm in West Northfield,\\nwhere he died in: 1883.\\nHere Mr. Morrill Moore now resides, seemingly\\nenjoying himself as a substantial farmer ought.\\nDr. Enos Hoyt was a native of Sandwich, N. H.,\\nand came to town immediately after the death of Dr.\\nAle.xander T. Clark, which took place March 10, 1821.\\nDr. Hoyt resided in Northfield many years; had an\\nextensive practice, and finally removed to Framing-\\nham, Mass., where he died.\\nDaniel Sanborn settled on the Hall place in 1836.\\nHis bons were Josiah Sullivan, Braley, James,\\nDaniel, Samuel C. and John, of whom Daniel clings\\nto the old homestead.\\nJoseph Clisby came to town in 1820 married, the\\nnext year, Sally Hill, of Bay Hill built a very pleas-\\nant cottage home, surrounded by trees; set up a\\nblacksmith s shop hammered iron and shod horses\\nfor many years, till, compelled by rheumatism, he\\nleft the shop for the open-air work of farming. He\\nhad four daughters, Mandana F., Maria D., Sarah\\nC. and Clara A., all, with their mother, deceased, ex-\\ncept Mandana. Mr. Clisby states that there is not a\\nperson living in District No. 1 (that is the Centre)\\nthat was there when he came, the last one dying in\\n1881.\\nJohn Copp arrived at Bay Hill, perhaps, about the\\nyear 1825, and settled next east of John Hill s farm.\\nHis own farm was not so extensive or valuable as his\\nneighbor s, but it has one of the most charming out-\\nlooks in the State. He married Ruama Rollins and\\nhad two children, Evelina and John G. all now\\ndeceased. Mr. Copp was a good farmer, fond of sport\\nand a great mimic, so much so that had he followed\\nan actor s calling, his mimetic ability musthavegiven\\nhim a high reputation on the stage. Many probably\\nstill remember his Raising of the Barn, and\\nvarious comic imitauons of other people. His farm,\\nsince his death, has passed into the possession of\\nDaniel E. Hill.\\nNext beyond this is the farm where Henry Tebbett,\\nSr., lived to an advanced age, and whose son Henry\\nstudied medicine and died elsewhere after a few\\nyears practice.\\nAmong the later arrivals was that of John Mooney,\\nwho transferred his residence from Loudon to the Cen-\\ntre in 1834. Kind and social, and of a stirring nature,\\nhis person, perhaps, was the most familiarly known\\namong his fellow-citizens careful and economical, he\\naccumulated a handsome property, becoming, accord-\\ning to my impression, the wealthiest man in the\\ntown strictly temperate and regular in his habits,\\nhe enjoyed good health to nearly the close of an ex-\\ntreme old age, dying at Nashua, April 5, 1878, at the\\nage of eighty-seven years and five months, leaving a\\nlarge charitable and educational fund to the town, of\\nwhich the schools and individuals are now reaping\\nthe benefits. Mrs. Mooney s maiden-name was Susan\\nChase. Her death occurred several years previous to\\nthat of her husband.\\nCelestia S. was his only child, a woman highly\\nesteemed for her many virtues brilliant, scholarly,\\nrefined, of quick wit, a fine writer, with a mind\\nstored with the rich results of extensive and varied\\nreading. She married Hon. John H. Goodale, at\\npresent of Nashua, and died October 12, 1863, in. the\\nthirty-third year of her age.\\nLet us now return to Benjamin Blanchard, whom\\nwe have left so long forty years or more in his\\nsolitary cabin on the Wadleigh farm, but whom we\\nhave not forgotten, though our attention has been\\ncalled away for a time by public transactions, and we\\nhave been kept so busy in introducing the new-comers to\\nthe notice of the reader. Mr. Blanchard has prospered,\\nas his enterprise and perseverance deserved. His\\nbuildings are improved, his farm productive and he\\nfree from debt, all encumbrance having been re-\\nmoved from his land by his services in running out\\nthe boundaries of the town, and by the payment of\\nseven hundred and fifty dollars in furs. He was a\\nmanof strong judgment, decided purpose and untiring\\nindustry, and, as wiis natural, had great influence in\\ndirecting the destiny of the colony and town.\\nBut a change now took place in his aflairs. He was\\neighty, or thereabouts, and Old Age began to whisper", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0893.jp2"}, "754": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OP MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nthat it was time to release himself from the burden\\nof hard labor to which he had been subject during\\nthe most of his fourscore years. He transferred his\\nfarm to his eldest son, Edward, whom we recollect as\\nprobably bringing up the rear during the family\\nmarch from the Canterbury fort to the wilds of Bay\\nHill, hat was the nature of the transaction we\\nare unable to say, whether he sold the farm to his\\nson outright, or gave it up to him on condition of\\nreceiving a support during the remainder of his life\\nprobably the latter, as he lived with his son ever\\nafter. Besides this, he had settled his other chil-\\ndren in good circumstances around him. Edward\\nwas destined to liave a more commanding influ-\\nence in town than his father ever had. He served\\nand was captain through the Revolutionary War,\\nwas twenty-five years a selectman and was often\\nchosen moderator of their town-meetings. His\\nwife was Isabella Wasson, a native of Scotland,\\nand one of the early emigrants to Londonderry, N. H.\\nThey reared a large family of children, nine sons\\nand one daughter, all of whom the parents contrived\\nto settle well in life, the most of the sons on good\\nfarms in Northfield. One son, John, was an emi-\\nnent school-teacher in Philadelphia, and over his\\nremains in a cemetery in that city is a monument\\nerected by his grateful pupils. Elizabeth, the only\\ndaughter of Captain Edward, became the wife of\\nThomas Chase, St., of Northfield, to whom his\\nfather-in-law gave a tract of land in a pleasant loca-\\ntion, still well known as the Tom Cliase place. Captain\\nEdward sold the paternal farm on Bay Hill to\\nSquire Charles Glidden, Sr., for two thousand\\ndollars, about the year 1805, and bought a large tract\\nof land in West Northfield afterwards sub-divided\\ninto several homesteads, on one of which Edward\\nbuilt a substantial dwelling, planted apple-trees,\\nmany of which still bear bountifully, and, accompanied\\nby his father, whose wife had previously died on Bay\\nHill, he settled forlifeon what was tobeknown in after-\\nyears, down to the present time, as the Uncle Daniel\\nBlanchard farm. Here Benjamin, the aged fether,\\ntlie patriarch, the pioneer, glided quietly along through\\nthe remainder of a peaceful and honored old age;\\nfreed from the necessity to labor, but still busy.\\nHis favorite occupation seemed to be the manufac-\\nture of white-oak ox-goads, which he used to whittle\\nout deftly and neatly with his knife down to his last\\ndays, protecting his pantaloons by a casing of tanned\\nwoodchuck-skin, while at work. He was short and\\nstout, wore his long, thick, white locks floating over\\nhis shoulders, imparting to him a truly venerable\\naspect. Benjamin Blanchard died in the west-fore-\\nroom of the Uncle Daniel homestead, and it is\\ninteresting to add that Captain Edward and Uncle\\nDaniel, great-grandfather, grandfather and father, all\\nin successive generations, passed their last years\\nand ended the final scene peacefully in the same\\nhome. Benjamin was l)uried with his wife on Bay\\nHill, it is supposed, under a large sweet apple tree in\\nthe old orchard, known as the Cranny Tree.\\nYears after, the old lady s gravestone was found\\namong some stones hauled to repair the well, and it\\nwas said that at the building of the chimneys of tlu\\nWadleigh house, in 1812, the stone erected at the\\ngrave of Benjamin Blanchard, and marked B. B., was\\nfound among the bricks in the ruins of the old cellar.\\nCaptain Edward, after reserving the Uncle Dan\\niel farm as his homestead, gave to his son Richard\\nwhat is now the Abram Brown place, to his daughter\\nElizabeth the Tom Chase farm, a tract to Daniel, and\\nhad, besides, the tract now known as the (iile farm,\\nand another, the Jason Foss place.\\nThe Uncle Daniel homestead, which at present\\ncomprises about two hundred acres, located upon an\\neminence commanding picturesque beauty and grand-\\neur, views of diversified mountain and water scenery,\\nfar and near, a spot of unrivaled attractions for a\\nsummer home, is now in possession of Mr. Edward\\nC. Rice, a retired and successful man of business,\\nwhose wife formerly Miss lanthe Blanchard is the\\ndaughter of Daniel, and the fourth in direct descent\\nfrom the original pioneer, Benjamin. It must be a\\nsource of great satisfaction to be thus able to retire to\\ncue s ancestral home, so beautifial, and which has\\nbeen an heirloom in the family so long. Her eldest\\ndaughter, Laura, is a fine artist in oils and crayon\\nportraits, and has published several works, and\\namong them a gracefully-written little book, called\\nSunshine and Shade. Another daughter is Mrs.\\nFannie Purdy, the opera-singer and cornetist, whose\\nsongs and music at the Northfield Centennial are so\\nwell remembered still. The youngest. Miss Inez, was\\nmarried within the past year, at the ancestral mansion,\\nto Mr. Artemas Tirrell Burleigh. No one of the\\nname of Blanchard is left in Northfield. One sur-\\nvivor, John, resides in California.\\nThe commission of her grandfather. Captain\\nEdward Blanchard, is still in the possession of Mrs.\\nRice, framed and well preserved. He was appointed\\ncaptain of the Fourteenth Company of the Four-\\nteenth Regiment of Militia in the Colony of New\\nHampshire, by order of Congress, September 5, 1775.\\nE. Thompson, Secretary Matthew Thornton, Presi-\\ndent.\\nSquire Charles Glidden, Sr., who bought the\\nBay Hill Blanchard ftirm of Captain Edward some\\neighty years ago, was a leading man in his day, who\\ndied in 1811, at the age of sixty-seven. Mrs. Judge\\nWadleigh was a daughter of Squire Glidden, and\\ninherited the Blanchard place from her father, which,\\nat that time, was much improved, and the house re-\\nbuilt and enlarged. Mrs. Jeremiah Smith, known to\\nthe people of Northfield so long, was also his daugh-\\nter. She died at the ripe age of ninety-one; and her\\nhusband, whose prosjjerons and useful life three ad-\\nditional years would have rounded out to a century,\\nafter a union witli her of seventy-three years, all of", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0894.jp2"}, "755": {"fulltext": "NORTHFIELD.\\n533\\nwhict were passed on the old homestead, and having\\nvoted for every President from Washington to Lin-\\ncoln, at last sunk to rest like a patriarch of old,\\ncrowned with length of days, and, like a shock of\\ncorn, fully ripe. He left three children, viz., Mrs.\\nMills Glidden, for many years a resident of Ohio;\\nMrs. William Gilman, now of Lexington, Mass., hut\\nfor the most of her life an inhabitant of Northfield, a\\nlady of culture, of vigorous intellect, a graduate of\\nthe Boston College of Medicine, whose influence has\\nlong been fearlessly exerted and felt for good on the\\nmoral questions of the time in her native town and\\nelsewhere; and Warren H. Smith, Esq., now leading\\nthe life of a prosperous farmer, and who maintains\\nthe honor of the patrimonial estate with becoming\\ndignity in the old family mansion, which has been\\nrenovated, modernized, improved and beautified.\\nEphraim S. Wadleigh, the son of Judge Peter\\nWadleigh, is still the fortunate possessor of the first\\nopened farm in town, which his father bought of\\nCaptain Edward three-fourths of a century ago, and\\nresides thereon, a prosperous farmer and exemplary\\ncitizen. The old mansion was burned a few years\\nsince, but was promptly rebuilt and improved.\\nCaptain Ebenezer Blanchard, the son of Captain\\nEdward, did not appear to inherit that zest for agri-\\ncultural pursuits that was a characteristic attribute\\nof his father and grandfather, as he was engaged in\\nother business during most of his days, beginning\\nlife with keeping tavern or a store on Bay Hill, or\\nboth, which he abandoned after the sale of the farm\\nby his father, and removed to Sanbornton Bridge,\\nand opened a store on the Northfield side and soon\\nafter buying the old brown two-story house which\\nstill stands opposite the southern end of the iron\\nbridge, now more than a century old, he converted it\\ninto a family residence, and built a large store oppo-\\n.site, in which he traded till about the year 1808,\\nwhen he removed to Franklin, or what was then Sal-\\nisbury, where he res-ided and traded during the re-\\nmainder of his life, a period of forty years, pros-\\n]iered and died. Mrs. West, his oldest daughtei\\n(lied in Franklin some three or four years ago. Mrs.\\nKenrick, his youngest daughter, still survives in\\nFranklin. A Mrs. Herrick is still living there,\\ndaughter of Richard, another son of Captain Ed-\\nward.\\nNow, having tarried so long among the early\\nfathers and gathered together the various items we\\ncould pick up here and there of their settlement,\\nfamilies, modes of life and manner of building and\\ngoverning, with something of their official record, let\\nus take a leisurely walk downwards, in company,\\nthrough two or three scores of years, till we reach\\nthe middle of the century, and strive to catch a\\nglimpse of the social life of our people during that\\nintermediate period, and then, by easy transfers,\\nwork our way into the confines of the lu.st thirty\\nyears, and note the progress of Canterbury s humble\\noffshoot, religiously, educationally, industrially, and\\nclose by a review of the great family gathering of\\nNorthfield s sons and daughters in 1880. The present\\nyear is a very appropriate one in which to take a\\nbackward look over our little commonwealth s pi}st\\nhistory, as 1885 marks just a century and a quarter\\nsince Benjamin Blanchard lighted his first cabin-fire\\nback of the old orchard on Ephraim S. Wadleigh s\\nfarm.\\nAnd first I would say, that from twenty-five to\\nseventy-five years after the incorporation the rural\\nportion of the town appears to me to have been in\\nits most prosperous state. Village life had not grown\\nto such proportions then; the majority of farmers\\nwere in middle life, with iron frames, strong arms\\nand stronger hearts, with stout boys ready to assist\\nand plenty of them, with buxom girls in equal num-\\nbers, to card, spin, weave, help mother generally,\\nand even to rake hay, when occasion called, so that\\nthose freshly-opened farms stinted not their produc-\\ntions,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 filling the barns with hay to bursting, and\\nthe garners with grain. The school-houses, too,\\nthough not boasting architectural beauty or modern\\nconveniences, nevertheless held what constitutes the\\nprime element of good schools, an abundance of\\nscholars, filled, crammed to overflowing, as they\\nsometimes were.\\nIn the second place, our fathers were less depend-\\nent upon the outside world for their sources of hap-\\npiness and support than their descendants of the pres-\\nent day. No importations then of flour and corn\\nfrom the great West, but bountiful supplies of wheat\\nand maize were extracted from their own soil no\\nneed to send to Manchester or Lowell for their cloth-\\ning, for the whir of the wheel and the music of the\\nshuttle were heard in every house, and the home-made\\nblue frock of the farmer was the right royal badge of\\nhis profession. And then for social enjoyments they\\nwere not forced to tramp abroad to some other State\\nor city to attend some formal convention or associa-\\ntion but instead, they had their own town or neigh-\\nborhood gatherings, whether for work or good cheer\\nbut in either case they calculated to have a high old\\ntime, and they generally had it. Indeed, it was a\\ngeneral custom to make work or play a social affair\\nthe more the merrier when hilarity prevailed, and\\ngood cheer was in the ascendant. The men would\\nchange works, the matrons would meet with their\\nspinning wheels, and through the long summer after-\\nnoons would spin their thread and their gossip at an\\nequally rapid rate. Then there werethehouseraisings,\\nthe shooting matches, wrestling matches, apple par-\\nings, quilting bees, sleigh ride parties and coasting par-\\nties. Spelling schools were an established institution\\nthen, when two rows of combatants stood unflinchingly\\nandpelted one another with big or knotty words till the\\nwarriors upon the one side or the other were all slain.\\nThen, merriest and most truly enjoyalde of all, were\\ntlie young people s parties of a winter s night, when", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0895.jp2"}, "756": {"fulltext": "534\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nbutton, Copeuhiigen, bean porridge, hot\\nand cold and other games made the long nights\\nshort, and the chat, and the march, and the song to\\ngrow fast and furious. The husking parties were not\\namong the least of these festive occasions, when the\\nfarmer would have the whole of his corn harvest\\nhusked in one night, followed by a rich repast, in\\nwhich the golden pumpkin pie held the place of\\nhonor.\\nThe trainings, the militia musters and many other\\nfrolicsome times might be mentioned, but space is\\nwanting. It is true, strong waters were sometimes\\ntoo prevalent on these occasions, but it must be re-\\nmembered, as some excuse, that the article then was\\ngenuine, not the modern adulterated liquors, blue\\nruin with its villainous compounds had not yet raised\\nits accursed head to consume with henbane and other\\npoisons man s vitals.\\nThe aged Joseph Marden, of Lowell, writes,\\nI attended a town-meoting in Nortlifield in 1818, Funny time I\\nRum on both sides of the door, three cents a glass Men made some\\nnoise about 4 o clock I and Daniel Herrick put those old benches in\\nthe Rand school-house.\\nOne time we had a snow-storm. Our District went down to the Meet-\\ning-House, and there met the Bean Hill team and the Main road team.\\nAll made up their minds to go up to the Bridge. So went to Capt.\\nGline s fence, got a pole, tied a red flag on top, hitched on 20 yoke of\\noxen, and to the Bridge we went took a little blackstrap, and the oxen\\nhauled us back. Going down weall stood on the sled, but coming back,\\nhe slyly adds, some had to sit down.\\nChurches. In this place it will be appropriate,\\nperhaps, to introduce a brief account of the religious\\nprivileges of Northfield.\\nThe Old Meeting-Housb was originally free to\\nall sects, but in later years was occupied exclusively\\nby the Congregationalists, who abandoned it in 1841\\nsince which it was used for many years only for town-\\nmeetings, and is now past its usefulness altogether.\\nThe following sketch of the Congregational Church\\nof Northfield and Tilton was prepared by Rev. Cor-\\nban Curtice, a long time pastor of the church\\nThe\\nwas organized in 1806. The Rev. John I m i murega-\\ntional minister who preached in town. I: i i ami the\\nllev. Samuel Sewell preached a number of s.iKi, III- li m i ,mi.\\n**Tho Congregational people for many years wui-shipcd witli other\\ndenominations and aided in supportiijg the preaching, but they sought\\nchurch privileges at Sanbornton Square and at Canterbury.\\nOn 51ay 29, 1823, Mr. Liba Conant, a young minister, was ordained\\nas the lii-jst pastor of the Northfield Congregational Church. He labored\\nl.iitlifiilly, iind with a good measure of success, for about fourteen years,\\nor till September, 1836.\\nThe Kcv, Hazacl Lucas then supplied the church one year, or till\\nSeptember, 1837.\\nRev. Enoch Corser, for twenty yeare pastor of tiie Congregational\\nChvirch at Luu lnn, was then engaged to supply this church, who re-\\ni.M I li I i.hiiiher, 1839, through April, 1843. His labore were\\naim i lii ml i\\\\ -uccessful. lu 1837, and during his ministi^, the\\n1 I -i Ill meeting-house was bnilt and dedicated, the\\nS. J.lv l.a,,,^ IVomdeht.\\n.Mr. CurEice commenced preaching hero May 1, 1843,\\nthrough April, 1870, just twenty-seven years.\\nRev. T. C. Pratt commenced his labors hero May 1, 1870, at\\nthem in June, 1S7S.\\nItev. r. T. I l-rkins M]inncncod his miuisti y here Soptcmbor,\\n.Sabbath-school was organized in Northfield in 1821, which has\\ncontinued to the present time, and has been the source of great good to\\nthe church and community.\\nThe majority of the deacons of the church and of\\nthe superintendents of the Sabbath-schools were fruni\\nNorthfield, and of the original members, every one\\nwas from this town, and all are now dead. Dr. Enos\\nHoyt being the last.\\nPrenent Officers (August, 1885).\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ptistor, C. C. Samp-\\nsou Deacons, J. W. Hunkins, Oscar P. Sanborn\\nClerk, G. S. Abbott; Treasurer, J. W. Hunkins;\\nSuperintendent of Sabbath-School, E. G. Philbrick.\\nThe MEfHODiST Episcopal Church was organ-\\nized about 1804, says another authority. Joseph\\nKnowles and wife, their son, Joseph, Josiah Am-\\nbrose and wife, Zilpha, were among the first mem-\\nbers also, Mr. Warren Smith s grandmother, Mrs.\\nGlidden, who was baptized at the time that Lottie\\nEllis was, who then lived with Mrs. Glidden, and\\nafterwards became the mother of Benjamin F. Butler;\\nalso Mrs. Fullerton. They were all baptized at\\nChestnut Pond. Mr. B. Rogers and wife, parents of\\nB. A. and S. B. Rogers, were early members. In\\n1826 there was an extensive revival of religion.\\nAmong the converts were Jonathan Clough, Wesley\\nKnowles and Betsey C. Knowles. The brick church\\nwas built about this time. Samuel Forrest was con-\\nverted under the labors of Rev. George Storrs, and\\nbecame an oflicial member. The old brick church\\nwas given up, and a new house built on the Tilton\\nside in 1856. Among the prominent ministers of\\nthat church were Revs. L. D. Barrows, D.D., O. H.\\nJasper, D. P. L eavett, Moses Chase, M. Newhall and\\nGeorge Storrs. Rev. Mr. Nutter is the present min-\\nister.\\nThe Trinity Episcopal Church, was organized\\nin 1860. Rev. Marcellus A. Herrick, D.D., was its\\nfirst pastor, and continued such for nearly fifteen\\nyears, and to his unwearied efforts much of its pros-\\nperity is due. The society worshiped in the brick\\nmeeting-house, Northfield, till 1873, when services\\nwere held in their new and beautiful brick church,\\nerected in Tilton, at a cost of about fifteen thousand\\ndollars. To this church Mrs. Eames, of Concord,\\npresented a beautiful chancel window, and Walter\\nIngalls a large painting. Dr. Herrick was a fine\\nscholar, and possessed a library rich in early editions\\nof classical works, and black-letter tomes, which the\\npresent writer has taken great interest in examining\\nduring the life of the Doctor. He was succeeded l)y\\nRev. Frank S. Harraden, Rev. Henry H. Hayncs,\\nRev. Lucius Waterman, the present incumbent.\\nUnion Church. The Northfield Union Sunday-\\nschool, at present doing good service, was organized\\nin 1875, through the efforts of Mrs. James Thomp-\\nson, Willie Keniston and Moses Batchelder, who was\\nits superintendent till his death. The library was", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0896.jp2"}, "757": {"fulltext": "NORTHFIELD.\\n535\\nenlarged and an organ purchased. Deacon Charles\\nAyers is its present superintendent.\\nA few years after the last organization mentioned,\\nthe inhabitants of Northfield Depot village and vi-\\ncinity, finding they had outgrown their school-house\\ncapacity for religious and other public occasions, be-\\nstirred themselves to obtain more fitting accommo-\\ndations.\\nThey selected a site near the Picnic (irove. Messrs.\\nO. L. Cross, Esq., W. A. Canfield, Esq., and Hon.\\nC. E. Tilton donated the land the citizens raised\\nseven hundred dollars in money, one hundred dollars\\nin labor, and Mr. Tilton assumed the responsibility of\\ncompleting the enterprise. The work rapidly jjro-\\ngressed. The corner-stone was laid the 24th of July,\\n1883, under which was placed a leaden casket fur-\\nnished by Mrs. C. French, containing over fifty me-\\nmentoes of the past and present, for the edification\\nof future generations.\\nTlie enterprise was carried to a successful termina-\\ntion and met the approval of its most sanguine\\nfriends. A convenient hitching-place of ample ca-\\nI)acity, water-closets, a well of cool water and a pump,\\na weather-vane and lightning-rods and bell were the\\nextras to a nicely-arranged and finished church of\\nproper size for the place, and one that would be an\\nornament to any street in Laconia. This property,\\nwith a beautiful grove of several acres, with stands\\nand seats, were all conveyed by Mr. Tilton to the\\ntown of Northfield, to be held in trust for all time.\\nThat town, we venture to say, is the only one that\\nowns a church, and one of the few that excludes rum\\nfrom its limits. The exercises of dedication that\\nfollowed were eminently satisfactory, occurring on a\\nbeautiful day, with no defect in carrying out the pro-\\ngramme.\\nA beautiful Bible was presented to the church by\\nMiss Jane Corser, of Boscawen; a handsome commu-\\nnion table, by Mrs. Eliza Hall Cofran and a cloth\\nand napkins, by Mrs. Deacon McQuestion.\\nSchools. The first school-houses, of course, were\\nmade of logs, of which an example has been given\\non Bay Hill, and were generally private dwelling-\\nhouses. Female teachers began to be employed\\nabout 1806, and were considered competent if they\\nhad mastered the first four rules in arithmetic. In\\nillustration of the great advance made in female ed-\\nucation since that time, it is only necessary to point\\nto the many young ladies graduating each year from\\nour female colleges and other higher institutions, of\\nwhich we have had a brilliant example in the Tilton\\nSeminary near by.\\nThe Bay Hill School, which formerly contained up-\\nwards of fifty pupils, has, during the past twenty\\nyears, often been reduced to less than half a dozen.\\nDuring last year the number was eleven.\\nThe Centre School in former days numbered sixty,\\nsometimes reaching eighty. Here Master Gleason\\ntaught when Mr. John E. Forrest was a boy and at-\\ntended school, and of which teacher many laughable\\nanecdotes were told.\\nOther early teachers of the Centre were Master\\nMorrill, of Concord Master Bowles, Solomon Sutton,\\nof Canterbury Josiah Ambrose, of Northfield\\nPhinehas Thorn and Edmund Dearborn. Miss Mor-\\nrill and Nancy Glidden were among the female\\nteachers. It numbered last year seventeen.\\nIn early times the school in the Hodgdon District\\nnumbered from seventy to one hundred, and John\\nGate, an old teacher, took oath in a certain suit that\\nhe had one hundred and ten scholars. Yet in that\\ndistrict, strange as it may appear, for several years\\npast there have been no scholars large enough to at-\\ntend and no school, one of the greatest changes in\\na school district that I have known. Now, however,\\nit is rising somewhat in the scale of youthful popula-\\ntion, as last year it numbered nineteen.\\nAmong the oldest teachers were Masters Knapp,\\nParkinson, Meshech Gate, John Blan chard and Ed-\\nmund Dearborn. Among the female teachers were\\nNabby Abbott, Sally Hazelton and Esther Parkin-\\nson. Dudley Leavitt, the astronomer, also taught\\nthere.\\nIn regard to our common schools, the one remark-\\nable fact is the strange diminution in the number ot\\nchildren attending them since earlier times. Why is\\nit? The population of the town is now larger. This may\\nbe accounted for in various ways. First, the young\\npeople leave at an earlier age to obtain a more ad-\\nvanced education in the higher schools second, fam-\\nilies are smaller; and third, the young grown-up peo-\\nple and young families leave town. Again, there is\\nreally a decrease in the population of the rural, that\\nis, in the greater part of the town, the increase being\\nonly felt in the village of Tilton.\\nStill, we are glad to believe that those children who\\ndo remain, though fewer in number, have far better\\nschool privileges than their predecessors, owing to\\nbetter school-houses, better books, modern methods ot\\nteaching, more school money, a more thorough super-\\nvision and a more convenient division of the town\\nfor school purposes.\\nThere were formerly eleven school districts in\\nNorthfield, but in 1877 the town was redistricted, by\\nwhich three districts were discontinued, one set off in\\npart to Franklin and one merged in the Union Dis-\\ntrict at Tilton.\\nAll the school-houses are modern, in good repair,\\nand well adapted to their object; furnished with good\\napparatus given by Messrs. Cass and Goodale from\\nthe John Mooney fund, and each school supplied with\\na copy of Webster s Unabridged, contributed by former\\npupils, some five hundred in number, as a centennial\\ngift.\\nWhole number of pupils last year, one hundred and\\ntwo, and about sixty in addition from this town in\\nthe Union District Schools at Tilton, making an aggre-\\ngate of one hundred and sixty-two.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0897.jp2"}, "758": {"fulltext": "536\\nHISTORY OF MERKIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nNorthfield has patronized the seminary well, in\\nproportion to lier population, and furnished many\\nteachers, who have done good service, the Centre\\nDistrict alone having sent into the licKl, ix twecn the\\nyears 1840 and 1855, between tliirly iuul forty\\nteachers.\\nMany of the improvements in the Northfield schools\\nmust be ascribed to tlie tireless industry, unflagging\\ninterest and literary influence of the present highly-\\nefficient superintendent of schools, Mrs. Lucy R. H.\\nCross, to whose skillful management the present high\\nstanding of the schools in her native town is to a\\ngreat extent due. A teacher hereelf, and well posted\\nin her duties from an experience of eight years, from\\n1878 to the present time,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 she has been enabled to do\\na good work for Korthlield, wliicli, we tru.st, the citi-\\nzens appreciate.\\nThk Seminaky. The New Hampshire Conference\\nSeminary and Female College, once the pride of North-\\nfield, as it is now of Tilton, was opened to students in\\nthe fall ofisi.\\nOn file scparntiiiii dl tlic New Hampshire and Ver-\\nmont Ci)iilerriu-cs, the liiniuT was left destitute of a\\nschool of its own, and measures were soon taken to\\nsupply the deficiency, resulting in the establishment\\nof the seminary at Sanbornton Bridge, on the North-\\nfield side of the river, a few rods west of Colonel Cate s\\ndwelling, and opposite the present Methodist Church.\\nIt was a plain, unpretending brick building, forty feet\\nwide, seventy in length, and two stories high. Hon.\\nSamuel Tilton, Colonel Asa P. Gate, Colonel James\\nCofran, Rev. William Cass and others were influen-\\ntial promoters of the enterprise. Warren S. Hill\\nmade, and Colonel Cofran burned the brick in the old\\nyard north of the Granite Mills. Darius Dockuni\\nsuperintended the wood-work and Isaac lx\u00c2\u00bbhvell the\\nlaying of the brick. Chartered in 1852.\\nThe first principal was Rev. J. A. Adams, who was\\nsucceeded by Rev. Ricliard S. Rust John C. Clark, Rev.\\nJames E. Latimer and Rev. C. S. Harrington and,\\nunder their popular management, the school entered\\nnjion a prosperous career which continued until 1857,\\nwlien tlieir acconnnodations were found to be too\\nsmall to meet the wants of their ever-increasing nuni\\nbers.\\nEast and west wings were then added, and the for-\\nmer building increased by the addilinn of a thiid\\nstory, thus furnishing a spacious luill lor general or\\npublic exercises.\\nThe charter of 1852 authorized a ladies collegiate\\ncourse and the title of Female College, supple-\\nmentary to the former title of Seminary and its aca-\\ndemic studies.\\nFive more years of successful progress had passed\\naway, when, one cold November s night in 18()2, tlie\\nwhole structure was destroyed by (ire, and tlir school\\nleft without a home.\\nIts Northfield location was then abaiidon.Ml, and\\nanother adoi ted on tlie opposite side of (lie river.\\nSince then, with new and enlarged buildings, a numer-\\nous corps of tried and popular teachers, it has been\\ncarrying on the good work of education with ever-con-\\ntinued success for over twenty years, each year send-\\ning forth its graduates, who have made their mark for\\ngood in every quarter of our land. It is under the\\ncontrol of the Methodist denomination, but has never\\nexercised any restraint over the church preferences of\\nits students.\\nThe principals within these latter years have been\\nRev. R. M. Manley, Rev. Henry Lummis, Rev. L.\\nD. Barrows, D.D., Rev. G. J. Judkins, Rev. .1. li.\\nRobinson and Rev. Silas E. Quimby. No one of it.s\\nteachers can give the record of so long a term of ser-\\nvice as Rev. Sylvester Dixon, professor of mathem.aties,\\nwho, for above twenty-five years, has been a meiubcr\\nof the faculty.\\nThe seed sown in 1845 has borne good fruit. Whal\\nmay we not expect when the fifty thousand dollar\\nbuilding fund, now nearly complete, shall have lurii\\ntransformed to a collegiate structure superior to any\\nin the State, with its educational fund available, with\\nits charming location and increased patronage, in\\nshort, with all the omens favorable?\\nAll things promise fair for extended usefulness\\nunder the new principal. Rev. D. C. Knowlcs.\\nUnion Picnic Association.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 A custom prevails in\\nthe nei,;;hlKirho(]d of Northfield Depot which might\\nbe imilated with advantage in other rural portions of\\nthe State. In the summer of 1875, W. C. French and\\nWillie Keniston initiated the formation of a society,\\nwhich has been the source of great pleasure and jirofit\\nto all concerned in the southern portion of the tow ii\\nand places adjacent. This was theorigin of the I liinn\\nPicnic Association, which meets yearly at Hannafonl s\\nGrove for the enjoyment of social intercourse, literary\\nexercises, singing and a collation. The e.\\\\perinieiit\\nhas met with abundant success, attracting crowds as\\noften as the occasion comes round, and has beconie so\\ninterwoven in the pleasant diversions of their life that\\nyoung and old look forward to these meetings as tin\\ngreat social event of the year.\\nManufactures. We will here introduce a brief\\naccount of the manufacturing interests on the North-\\nfield side of the river.\\nBeginning at the up| er dam, we eome first to\\nWarren Hill s brick-yard, bought of Deacon .\\\\ii-\\ndrew Gilman, where he often made two humlnil\\nthousand bricks a year, those for the first seminary\\nbuilding having been produced here. It was finally\\npurchased by the railroad, and the business sto|)pi il.\\nThe Tilton mill was owned and operated by .lere-\\nmiah Tilton, Esq., who for fifty years manufactiircil\\nin it satinet for the Boston market. He was a native\\nof Sanbornton Bridge; learned his trade at Franklin\\nmarried Nancy Carter, of Sanbornton, in 1810. He\\nbought the Chase carding and clothing-mill in 1S20,\\npaying for stand and four acres of land and water\\nprivilege four liiindred dollars. He lived in the", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0898.jp2"}, "759": {"fulltext": "NOKTIIFIKI.D.\\n537\\nupper story, was burned out twice, and each time re-\\nbuilt and enlarged was associated for many years\\nwith his son, Jeremiah C, the two conducting a\\nbusiness of ten thousand dollars a year.\\nHe sold to James Bailey about 1860, two years before\\nhis sudden death in Boston. The property then\\npassed into the hands of Messrs. Ballantyne and\\nFletcher, the former a son-in-law of Mr. Tilton, Sr.,\\nwho has added a third story to main building, with\\nvarious other extensions and out-buildings, and\\nchanged the name to Granite Mills, where a business\\namounting to one hundred thousand dollars annually\\nis now being carried on, ladies dress-goods being\\nthe chief articles manufactured.\\nDeacon Jeremiah Hall moved to a place near Til-\\nton in 1829, and for many years carried on the tan-\\nnery business near his house, which was burned,\\nleaving the tannery, which for many years was used\\nas an ice-house, just below the old Uhase tavern\\nbuilt a new steam-mill below the freight-depot, near\\nwhere Buel s hosiery-mill now stands was associated\\nwith his son, Ebenezer, who eventually sold out to\\nEbenezer Morrison Sons. This tannery was after-\\nwards burnt and never rebuilt.\\nA few rods west, towards the bridge, Joseph Wad-\\nleigh, son of Esquire Wadleigh, of Bay Hill, carried\\non the tin business till his death. Almost adjoining\\nwas the building long known as the Seven Nations,\\nin one section of which a store was often kept by\\nWilliam Follansbee and others.\\nA building was erected at the entrance of the\\nbridge and occupied as a drug and book-store, with\\noffices above. James H. Brown, of Andover, traded\\nthere. Burned about 1858.\\nA long,.two-story building stood for many years\\nopposite the entrance of the bridge, owned and occu-\\npied by Isaac Whittier, Esq., as a store. The upper\\nstory was used for a while by a Miss French, a\\nfamous instructor of those times, who taught a young\\nladies school, at which attended the elite of San-\\nbornton Bridge and Northfield, and into which, by\\nespecial favor, a class of boys and young men was\\nadmitted. The town clerk s olfice for many years\\nwas kept here.\\nThis store was burned and icbiiill by Thomas\\nChase and sold to Warren Hill, and occupied by\\nDeacon Peabody until succeeded by J. 1 Taylor\\nHill. This was also burned.\\nAt the west entrance to the bridge stood for many\\nyears the carding and fulling-mill established and\\nowned by Benjamin Chase, who also owned the farm\\nand built the buildings so long occupied by Hon.\\nAsa P. Cate, and still held by his heirs. This was\\nfor many years the only establishment of the kind\\nfor fifteen or twenty miles. Farmers came from\\nLoudon, Canterbury, etc., often on horseback, with\\ntheir wool to be carded. This business declined after\\nthe factories were established, and after being carried\\non for several years by Moses Morrill, the manufac-\\nture of shoddy was begun there by James Earnshaw\\nand continued till the building was burned. A new\\ngrist-mill took its place, which was also burned\\nseveral years after. On this site dam No. 2 Hazen\\nCopp, in 1872, built a large mill, one hundred feet\\nlong, and leased it to Richard Firth, who is now run-\\nning it with three sets of eanls, pKuhieing ladies\\ndress-goods. Annual prodiulioii, uUnut seventy-live\\nthousand dollars.\\nOn dam No. 3 is the hosiery-mill erected by George\\nS. Buol Co., who in 1880 built a three-set null, and\\nare now running a hosiery mill. Annual.production,\\nabout seventy-five thousand dollars.\\nThe saw-mill in which Joseph Dearborn manufac-\\ntured lumber for many years, standing by the lower\\ndam and old bridge, has been torn away.\\nThe Chase tavern, still standing at the entrance to\\nthe Bay Hill road, was kept for many years by Esquire\\nChase, who, with his son, owned the hill on which\\nnow stands the Tilton Memorial Arch, also the resi-\\ndence of Joseph Hill.\\nAt Northfield Centre for many years there was\\na post-office. A store also was kept by Squire Glid-\\nden. This was a jolly place, indeed, where, during\\nthe long winter evenings, his many customers gath-\\nered; for the barrel of New England in those days\\nwas ever on tap. It was here that the corpse of old\\nMr. Danforth was taken, after having been exhumed\\nfrom his grave by lawless medical students, set up-\\nright in a chair and an ox-goad put into his hand.\\nHere practical jokes were perpetrated enough to fill\\nvolumes.\\nNorthfield Depot has also boasted of a store and\\npost and telegraph facilities nearly all the time since\\nthe opening of the Montreal Railroad the former\\nhaving been kept by A. Charles Ayers, Amos\\nCogswell, Merrill Moore and at present by William\\nKenistou. The post-office was for several years dis-\\ncontinued, but afterwards re-established through the\\nefforts of S. A. Dow, who still holds the office.\\nThe part of Northfield now constituting Fiinnklin\\nFalls village was also well supplied with shops,\\nstores, a paper-mill and factory.\\nThe manufacture of palm-leal hats was for many\\nyears an almost universal occupation of the women\\nand children of the town, many families supporting\\nthemselves by this branch of industry and increasing\\ngreatly the business of the merchants. The leaf for\\nsome time was brought in the rough and split and\\notherwise prepared at the old store-room of Captain\\nGlines opposite the old meeting-house. This in-\\ndustry has been almost wholly superseded by the\\nseaming sent out by the many hosiery-mills.\\nGeneral Remarks. In old times it seems to have\\nbeen an article of implicit belief that roads must be\\nlaid out at right angles with each other, never avoid-\\ning a hill however steep. An innovation was made\\non this custom in after-time, when the new road to\\nBay Hill was opened and which recently was ev;-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0899.jp2"}, "760": {"fulltext": "538\\nHISTORY OF MKRIUMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\ntended by private enterprise to Bean Hill. Another\\nroad was opened from the lower partof Tilton village\\npast the freight depot towards the Centre, thus oiien-\\ning up a large tract for settlement which is fast being\\noccupied by fine residences, near which, on the one\\nside, is the trotting park, and on the other, a little\\nfarther away, is the Memorial Arch.\\nWitches were never abundant in Northfield, only\\ntwo being mentioned as decidedly belonging to that\\nprofession, whose names we hardly dare mention, lest\\nthey avenge themselves by making the writer a visit\\nin their old familiar guise of a large white cat, and\\npass an interdict on the appearance of the butter at\\nhis weekly churning. Old Mr. Danforth, to be sure,\\ndid appear to his boon companions after death, at the\\nGlidden store, but that was hardly in the nature of\\nwitchcraft, and 1 can say this in good old Northfield .s\\nfavor, that, notwithstanding all my researches on the\\nsubject, I have never been able to discover that a\\nwitch has ever been hung within her borders.\\nThere are now twelve persons in town over eighty\\nyears of age.\\nThe original Oak Hill School-house was entirely\\nwithout windows, no glass to be had.\\nIn old times the big boys had a custom, on the last\\nday of school, of selling the school-ashes and invest-\\ning the proceeds in rum, and having a high time, and\\nmany a story might be told of the result.\\nMany laughable things might also be said, had we\\nspace, about the catching of eels, the stealing of eels,\\nand the catching of the stealers.\\nEdward Blanchard was the first selectman of North-\\nfield and the first captain. Esquire Glidden was the\\nfirst representative.\\nNorthfield s Overflow.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 During the first sixty\\nyears of Northfield s existence its population steadily\\nand rapidly increased, owing to the income of new\\nsettlers and the advent of new children, and the in-\\ncrease was more largely due to the second cause than\\nto the first during the latter part of that period.\\nFamilies were families in those days. In proof, let\\nus introduce a few,\\nJoseph Gerrish had 13 children; Charles Kenistoii,\\n15; Isaac Glines, 13; William Davis, 10; William\\nForrest, 14; Steven Cros.s, 13 Benjamin Blaniliard,\\n9 Deacon Sawyer, 22.\\nWhat family in town can now produce the smallest\\nof these numbers? No wonder our schools dwindle,\\nwhen a family of one is considered a curiosity, three\\na wonder, and half a dozen an unheard-of thing.\\nAnd there has been a steady decrease in the popula-\\ntion, except in the village, during the last half-cen-\\ntury so much so, that we are tempted to believe that\\nthe strictly rural districts of our little commonwealth\\ncontain not more than half the people they once did.\\nOn every old road buildings have been removed or\\ntorn down, but in most cases burned and never re-\\nbuilt, traces of which are scattered all over town.\\nNot to speak of the cellars of the old settlers, on Bay\\nHill, which are still to be seen, there are on the road\\nleading from the Centre to Bean Hill a mile and a\\nhalf nine cellar-holes, all the dwellings connected\\ntherewith having been burned and not rebuilt\\ntwelve cellar-holes ifi Oak Hill District, and no less\\nthan eighteen on the main road from Canterbury to\\nTilton, including Windfall road and others else-\\nwhere.\\nEvery farm but three in No. 1 (that is, the Centre)\\nhits passed from its owner of twenty years ago, and\\nthe same is true, to some extent, in other portions of\\nthe town, notably so on the road from the Hodgdon\\nSchool-house to Northfield Depot.\\nA greater loss than that of buildings, or of the\\nterritory which Franklin has taken, and one far more\\nto be deplored, has been the constant drain for the\\nlast half-century of our young men, notably of our\\nyoung farmers, to the cities, and especially to the far\\nWest.\\nSome of the town s best life-blood has been lost\\nin this way. Had all remained, and divided and\\nsubdivided her large farms into smaller ones, and\\nemployed on them the same energy they have dis-\\nplayed elsewhere, what a garden Northfield might\\nhave been, and what full school-houses in this year\\nof 1885 Her capabilities for sure and profitable\\nfarming are not yet exhausted. Her upland is among\\nthe best in New Hampshire, and we predict a time\\nwill come when a return tide will set in towards our\\nbeautiful hills, and their productive resources de-\\nveloped in a tenfold degree.\\nYet to the professional man, or those following\\nother vocations than farming, this place might not\\noffer so desirable a field of action. Accordingly, some\\nof Northfield s talented sons have sought pther fields\\nof labor, and there achieved success and a name.\\nDr. Richard Malone emigrated to Illinois years ago\\nand became a member of Congress, with a full\\nmeasure of success in other respects, we presume.\\nOne of Northfield s worthy sons who sought a home\\nin a neighboring State was Dr. Adino B. Hall, son of\\nDeacon Jeremiah Hall, who, after having completed\\na medical course, and practiced for a time in Natick,\\nMass., studied a year in Paris, and finally settled\\nin Boston, wherehe soon obtained a large and lucrative\\npractice was a member of the School Board for many\\nyears, delivered an address on music on the occasion\\nof a children s festival in Faneuil Hall, acquired a\\nrespectable competency, and died April 21, 1880, aged\\nsixty, respected and regretted by all who knew him.\\nand leaving behind a reputation for geniality, kin l-\\nness and professional skill that vvould place him\\namong the foremost in the city.\\nHis accomplished lady (now Mrs. Cummings) has\\ndecided to devote a portion of the projjerty left by\\nhim to the literary benefit of the people of his native\\ntown and Tilton by the erection to his memory of an\\nelegant library building, at a cost of some fifteen\\nthousand dollars, to be located on the Northfield side", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0900.jp2"}, "761": {"fulltext": "NORTHFIELD.\\nand not far from the banks of tliu beautiful river he\\nIcnew so well.\\nAnother of Northfield s worthies is Charles G.\\nCliase, son of Benjamin Chase, who, after reaching\\nmaturity, removed to Boston, engaged in the whole-\\nsale mercantile business, acquired wealth, and then\\nlike a wise man placed himself beyond the reach of the\\nfluctuations and risks of trade by withdrawing from\\nthe business, and is now leading the life of a retired\\ngentleman of leisure on his estate near Boston. Ac-\\ncompanied by his wife, a lady of culture and literary\\ntastes, he has made the tour of Europe, we think,\\ntwice and has donated to the Union Church at\\nNorthfield Depot a well-selected library of nearly two\\nhundred volumes. Long may his banner wave\\nStill another of our town s enterprising sons, who\\nwent abroad to seek his fortune, is William F.\\nKnowles, born on the pinnacle of Bay Hill, the son\\nof Father Knowles, who turned the old meeting-house\\nbanisters so well. He was in the employ of the\\nwealthy firm of Beebe Co., Boston, twelve years,\\nand is now New England agent of the Western Trunk\\nLine Association, and chairman of the Jsew England\\nAgents Committee.\\nCentennial. June 19, 1880, was a jiroud day for\\nNorthfield; perhaps her proudest. The only day\\nthat could possibly rival it was that of the old meet-\\ning-house raising, four-score and six years before.\\nBut the crowd on that distant day was composed\\nlargely of visitors from the neighboring towns and of\\nthe inhabitants of Northfield at that time, not many\\nwere born there so that of all the multitude that\\nsaw the huge timbers of the frame go up, probably not\\none-tenth were natives of the town whereas, on her\\nglad memorial day of five years ago, not only was\\nthe gathering greater, but to a large extent was com-\\nposed of natives or the descendants of natives. It\\nwas Northfield s centennial birth-year, she having\\nbegun her corporate existence just one hundred years\\nbefore by the act of incorporation, June 19, 1780.\\nThe day was auspicious all that could be desired,\\nwarm and cloudless.\\nThe executive committee, which was composed of\\nthe following, viz., J. E. Smith (chairman), O. L.\\nCross (secretary), F. J. Eastman (treasurer), William\\nC. French, James N. Forrest, Mrs. John S. Winslow,\\nMrs. William H. Clough, Mrs. William C. French,\\nMrs. Lowell M. French, and Mrs. John S. Dearborn,\\nhad perfected the arrangementsof their programme so\\nthoroughly in all its details that the exercises were\\ncarried to a very successful termination.\\nAt an early hour the place of meeting, Hanna-\\nford s Grove, at Northfield Depot, assumed its festal\\nattire under the direction of those skillful decorators,\\nHiram Streeter and Mrs. D. C. Tibbets. The people\\nbegan to assemble about eight o clock, and kept in-\\ncreasing in numbers until the afternoon. Trains from\\nabove and below brought crowded cars, and over six\\nhundred carriages, it was said, reached the grounds\\nfrom the adjoining towns and portions of Northfield,\\nand between three thousand and four thousand souls\\nwere supposed at one time to be present. The exer-\\ncises were conducted in act ordance with the follow-\\ning\\nPKUGK.^MME.\\nInvociitioli Kl-v. .1. W-. .\\\\(liiraB.\\n.\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Music Belknap Cornet BiiuJ.\\nIlistoriciil .\\\\iliire8s Professor Lucian Hunt.\\n.Song Miss Fanny C. Rice.\\nMusic By the Band.\\nI ooni Mrs. L. R. II. Cross.\\nSong Miss Rice,\\nTUeMctliodistCliurcli Kev. J. W. Adams.\\nTlie Military Captain Otis C. Wyatt.\\nReading of Letters from Former Residents 0. Ij. Cross, Esq Sccre-\\nUiry Town Com.\\nMusic By the Band.\\nThen followed the presentation of a cojiv of Web-\\nster s Unabridged Dictionary to each school dis-\\ntrict in town, by Mrs. Cross, through whose eflbrts\\nthe funds for that purpose had been raised, by solicit-\\ning contributions from former pupils. Next followed\\nshort speeches by fijrmer residents, the most prom-\\ninent of which were those by Hon. Jeremiah Hall,\\nof Portsmouth, Marshall P. Hall, of Manchester,\\nand Hon. Daniel Barnard, of Franklin also, Mrs.\\nXancy Smith Gilman gave a characteristic and ring-\\ning speech about the olden times. President of the\\nday, A. S. Ballantyne J. E. Smith, marshal.\\nIt is safe to say that rej)resentatives of most, and,\\nperhaps, every family of early times were present,\\nthe Blanchard, Glidden, Hancock, Smith, Forrest,\\nHall, Chase, Conaiit, Simonds, Gerrish, Rogers, Cate,\\nClough, Hill, Haines, Dearborn, Foss, Brown, Win-\\nslow, Eastman, Hannaford, Cross, Keniston, Gilman,\\nSawyer, Sanborn, Hodgdon, Cofran, Glines, Wad-\\nleigh, French, Gile, Moore and others which we do\\nnot now recollect.\\nOn reviewing the proceedings of the day, it is\\ninteresting to note the difference in the modes of\\nenjoyment adopted on the first great public occasion\\nand the last the raising and the Centennial. At\\nthe former the chief amusements were games, betting,\\ntrials of strength or skill, as running or wrestling,\\nwith frequent applications to the barrel of New Eng-\\nland; while at the latter they were mostly literary or\\nmusical. And though no Collins was found, as on\\nthe former occasion, to stand on the ridgepole of the\\nhighest house in town on Yds head, yet, when night\\napproached, it was certain that all could stand firmly\\non their feet. Indeed, a more orderly company of\\nequal numbers was never gathered together on any\\npublic occasion. It is our firm belief that there was\\nnot a tipsy person on the grounds during the day.\\nIn Northfield, to her credit be it said, the ardent is\\nnot to be had.\\nIn only one thing did Ihe two gatherings agree,", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0901.jp2"}, "762": {"fulltext": "IIISTOHV OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nthere was a dinner in both cases; lor tlie wants of\\nthe body are the same at all times, and man must eat\\nin whatever age he lives. On which of these par-\\nticular occasions the prize of superior excellence in\\ncookery sliould be awarded, it would now be hard to\\ntell but of their extra skill in the culinary art in\\nmodern times, the writer claims to be a reliable\\nwitness, he having had the honor, when young, of\\nteaching no less than five winters in the good old\\ntown, and during a portion of the time enjoyed the\\ndelights of boarding round.\\nFinally, the long, eventful day came to an end, as\\nall days must and as the sun approached his setting,\\nthe tired participants in a festival, the like of\\nwhich they would never see again in their native\\ntown, began quietly to depart singly or in parties.\\nOld acquaintances separated, many never to meet\\nagain, the sounds died away, the crowd grew less, and\\nwhen night threw her dark mantle over the Hanna-\\nford Grove it was entirely deserted. The few inhab-\\nitants left at the Depot village were soon and gladly\\nburied in slumber, and the stars shone brightly down,\\nas once they shone one hundred and twenty years\\nbefore on the slumbers of the family of the first\\nsettler during their first night s rest in the narrow\\nclearing and lonely cabin of Benjamin Blanchard.\\nFriends of Northfield, ray work is done would it\\nwere better done. But the application to write came\\nlate, and the time was limited. Acknowledgments\\nare due to Mrs. L. R. H. Cross for assistance in gath-\\nering historic material; to the Merrimack Journal for\\ninformation respecting the Blanchard family; and to\\nmany friends who have furnished for me important\\nfacts.\\nThat prosperity may attend good old centenarian\\nNorthfield, and her worthy sons and daughters, even\\nto the dawn of her next centennial, is the fervent\\nwish and confident expectation of their humble\\nservant.\\nThe Author.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nLUCIAN HUNT, A.M.\\nOnce on a time three brothers migrated from\\n-Viuesbury, Mass., and settled in New Hampshire.\\nTwo of these, Humphrey and William Hunt, went\\nto Guilford, while the third, Philip, Sr., removed\\nto Sanbornton, into what was afterwards called the\\nHunt Neighborhood, about midway between the\\n.Square and Union Bridge. He had twelve children.\\nOf these, the oldest, Philip, Jr., remained on the\\nhomestead till his death. Eleven children were born\\nto him, of whom Anthony Colby, the father of the\\nsubject of this sketch, was the seventh. When only\\neighteen v^irs of age he married Mary Chase, of\\nDeerfield, N. H., about two months younger than\\nhimself a woman of strong character, industrious,\\ncareful and conscientious. This union lasted above\\nhalf a century, he surviving to the seventy-fifth year\\nof his age, and she to the eighty-seventh. After re-\\nsiding in Gilmanton, Sanbornton and the Wiers\\na year or two in each, the family, with others, took\\nup its march in quest of a home in a neighboring\\nState.\\nBetween two ranges of the Green Mountains, in the\\nnorthern part of Vermont, lies the romantic town ol\\nWoodbury, sparsely settled, full of ponds, hilly, yet\\nwith an excellent soil wherever the rocks allow it to\\nbe reached. Near the southern border, some four\\nhundred feet in height, rises a perpendicular clitf\\ncalled Nichols Ledge. Between this and Cabot ex-\\ntends a plain about a mile in width, then covered\\nwith primeval forest, whither emigrated from San-\\nbornton and vicinity, about the year 1815, a colony of\\nfrom twenty-five to thirty pereons, and among them\\nAnthony C. Hunt and wife, with several of his wife s\\nrelatives.\\nMr. Hunt at first built a log house, in which\\nLucian was born, a few rods south of the big I edge,\\nand a few years later, a framed house, still nearer the\\nmountain, the birth-place of his daughter, Almira.\\nHis eldest daughter, Sarah, and his eldest son, Lucian,\\nwho died in his fifth year, before the birth of his\\nsecond son, were both natives of Sanbornton.\\nTheir life here was such as was generally experi-\\nenced by first settlers in New England. Trees were\\nfelled and burned on the ground, and from their\\nashes a kind of potash or salts, as it was called\\nwas manufactured. This and maple sugar were the\\nprincipal exports, and their backs the only means of\\ntransportation.\\nThe settlement seemed to flourish for a time, but\\nwhat with hard labor, few and distant markets, the\\nwant of the necessaries to say nothing of the\\nluxuries of life, discouragement crept in, and one\\nby one the settlers sought other homes, until Mr.\\nHunt and family were left alone. He struggled\\nmanfully a few years longer, but finally yielded, like\\nthe rest, and removed to Cabot, whence, after having\\npassed seventeen years in Vermont, he returned to\\nSanbornton. Thus ended the Sanbornton exodus.\\nNot a house, no memento, except the old cellars,\\nscattered over what is now a broad pasture, remains\\nto tell of the once bustling little New Hampshire\\ncolony of Woodbury, Vt.\\nOn leaving Cabot, Mr. Hunt went first to Union\\nBridge (now East Tilton), whence, after a residence of\\nfour years, he removed to Sanbornton Bridge, where\\nLucian, the subject of this sketch, eagerly availed\\nhimself of the advantages there aftbrded for acquiring\\nan education. He was an incessant reader, and long\\nbefore he had fairly settled himself down to a regular\\ncourse of school study liad acquired a very respect-\\nable fund of intoniiutiou in regard to history and", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0902.jp2"}, "763": {"fulltext": "oO A^y. i^ ^yOWi Irli 1 1", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0905.jp2"}, "764": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0906.jp2"}, "765": {"fulltext": "NORTHFIELD.\\n541\\ngeneral literature. At school, or privately, he was\\nfond of taking up one study or branch at a time, and\\npursuing it till his curiosity or ambition was satisfied\\nin that particular direction. Thus he commenced\\nLatin one Spring, and, confining himself to that,\\nlinished Virgil during the ensuing autumn. He also\\nbecame somewhat noted in those days as a swimmer,\\nin which noble art he used to consider himself a\\nmatch for any in the State, and by which accomplish-\\nment he has had the good fortune to save several\\npersons from drowning in the course of his life. His\\nfavorite mode of exercise has ever been walking, and\\nthis at times has carried him considerable distances.\\nThe walk which seems to have afforded him the most\\npleasure was one from the Bridge to the top of Mount\\nWashington and back, which he took in company\\nwith a fellow-teacher, calling from time to time at\\nfarm-houses for rest and refreshment, at one of which\\nthe mistress would take nothing for payment, as she\\nsaid, She never lost anything by giving to the\\npoor. At another they were each charged twelve\\ncents for a good supper, lodging and breakfast.\\nVerily that was the day of small prices. They\\nstopped one night at Centre Harbor, another at the foot\\nof Chocorua Mountain, and the good part of a day\\non the Sandwich Plains, among the blueberry pickers\\nwho had come from far and wide with their families\\nand some were pretty large, ox-teams, bushel bas-\\nkets, and where they remained day after day, many\\nof them, till the berry season was over. Proceeding\\nthey reached the Notch just at dusk, amid a fearful\\nthunder-storm, which served as a grand introduction\\nto this gate of the mountains, and which attended\\nthem with its lightnings and crashings till they\\nreached the hotel, at ten o clock.\\nLucian once had the right side of his face filled\\nwith gunpowder from a horse-pistol at short range,\\nwhich powder employed a doctor one long summer\\nafternoon to extract, kernel by kernel. While stili\\nyoung, a boy, he received a commission in a some-\\nwhat notable military company of the time The\\nPhalanx with Willis Russell, commander. To\\nthis, one fine day, tlie ladies of Sanbornton Bridge, in\\nlong procession, presented a beautiful flag through\\nthe hands and voice of Miss Betsy Kelley, then pre-\\nceptress of the academy. Lucian was appointed to\\nreceive the same, and to respond in behalf of the\\ncompany, all which was duly published in the local\\npapers of the time, from the pen of the Hon. Asa P.\\nGate.\\nLucian commenced teaching when sixteen years o!\\nage in the Bay Hill District, Northfield. After a\\nsecond winter here, he taught in succession one\\nwinter at Webster, three in Centre Northfield, three\\nin Natick, Mass., and one at Kingston. During all\\nthis time he was ardently prosecuting his studies.\\nHe had read Latin, his favorite study, far beyond the\\ncollege course, a suitable amount of Greek, many\\nvolumes of French and German, besides most of the\\nEnglish branches required by the college curriculum.\\nHe attained to this mostly by his own private\\nefforts, without pecuniary assistance from any quarter,\\npaying his way as he went along, and thus keeping\\nentirely clear of debt. When the funds from his\\nwinter s teaching gave out, he went to Boston in the\\nsummer and earned enough to float him over the rest\\nof the year so that, when he started in his profes-\\nsion, he was even with the world, with no debts to\\nharass, or interest to eat up his earnings. This road\\nto an education is longer, indeed, as it proved to be\\nin his case but it was sure and safe. He received\\nhis degree from the Wesleyau University, Middle-\\ntown, Conn., in 1863.\\nAbout this time Mr. Hunt was invited to take\\ncharge of the Marlow (N. H.) Academy. This school,\\nwhich had become much reduced the pupils at the\\nstart barely amounting to twenty\u00e2\u0080\u0094 after passing into\\nhis hands, increased rapidly and steadily, till, at the\\nclose of the second year, it numbered one hundred\\nand forty members, mostly adults, as a large class of\\nsmaller scholars were necessarily refused admittance\\nfrom the want of accommodations. The third year\\nwas also one of continued prosperity. Such and so\\nrapid a revival of a run-down academy we believe to\\nbe unexampled in the record of New Hampshire\\nschools.\\nThis unexpected success and liberal addition to his\\nexhausted finances determined Mr. Hunt s vocation,\\nand in the following spring he accepted an invitation\\nto the High School of Castine, one of the oldest and\\nmost romantic little seaports on the coast of Maine,\\nwhere he remained two years, receiving a generous\\nincrease of salary the second.\\nNext succeeded a two years princii)alship of the\\nacademy in Standish, Me., where Mr. Hunt s good\\nfortune was crowned by securing as a partner of his\\njoys and sorrows Mi.ss Caroline Higgins, one of the\\nnoble women for which that region is famous social,\\nkind, cheerful and generous.\\nAfter a two-years rest Mr. Hunt became seated in\\nthe principal s chair of Powers Institute, Berna:rds-\\nton, Mass., where his predecessor had sunk the school\\nto less than a dozen pupils. At the close of his five\\nyears engagement he could point to nearly one hun-\\ndred and twenty members then belonging to the\\ninstitute. Though strongly urged by the trustees to\\ncontinue his engagement for another five years, he\\npreferred to heed a louder call from Falmouth, Mass.\\nHere, as principal of Lawrence Academy, he re-\\nmained twelve years, where he introduced improved\\neducational methods, and, in fact, efiected a revolu-\\ntion in the old academy, and with beneficial effect on\\nthe public schools of the town.\\nYielding to the urgent request of the trustees of\\nMcCollom Institute, Mount Vernon, N. H., Professor\\nHunt took charge of their institution, which, after\\npursuing his vocation two years longer, he recently\\nre-signed, in order to carry out a purpose of his, formcil", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0907.jp2"}, "766": {"fulltext": "542\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nmany years ago, to devote what might be left of his\\nlife to literary pursuits.\\nHe is a trustee of McCollom Institute, and of the\\nNew Hampshire Conference Seminary at Tilton. In\\n1880 he delivered an historical address at the North-\\nfield Centennial, which was published in the Granite\\nMonthly. Also, in June, 1885, he gave an address\\nbefore the alumni of the Conference Seminary at\\nTilton.\\nProfessor Hunt furnishes an example of the teacher,\\nstudent and financier combined, and in all has\\nachieved success. His favorite studies have been the\\nancient and modern languages especially the Latin,\\nFrench and German\u00e2\u0080\u0094 ancient and modern history,\\nEnglish literature and elocution.\\nAnd now, having wielded the pedagogue s sceptre\\nfor a third of a century, blessed with good health and\\na competency, and possessing one of the most valu-\\nable private libraries in New Hampshire, containing\\nnearly three thousand volu)nes of well-selected works,\\nand among them several hundred in the French and\\nGerman languages, he proposes to realize his long-\\ncherished design to retire and pass the remainder of\\nhis days in rural employments and the companion-\\nship of his books, where himself and lady would be\\nmost happy to receive the visits of their many friends\\nin Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. May\\nthe blessing of heaven rest upon them in their re-\\ntirement!\\nAdino Brackett Hall was born in Is orthfield, N. H.,\\nOctober 17, 1819. He was the son of Jeremiah and\\nHannah (Haines) Hall, and the seventh in descent\\nfrom Richard Hall, of Dorchester, whose son Richard\\nsettled in Bradford, Mass., in 1()73, and was made free-\\nman in 167() he was chosen one of the first deacons\\nof the church of Bradford, and held that office till his\\ndeath, March 9, 1730. His^ son Joseph, born Feb-\\nruary 19, 1680, was a deacon of the church in West Brad-\\nford, and had nine children, of whom Ebenezer, born\\n1721, removed to Concord, N. H.; was a farmer and\\nselectman, and married Dorcas Abbott, the first white\\ngirl born in Concord.\\nOf Ebenezer Hall s twelve children, Obadiah, born\\nOctober 13, 1748, married Mary Perham, of New Ips-\\nwich, N. H November 3, 1770, and had seven chil-\\ndren. Jeremiah Hall, their fourth child, born Octo-\\nber 18, 1777, married, September 15, 1801, Hannah\\nHaines, of Northfield, N. H. was forty years a deacon\\nin the Congregational Church, and had six children.\\nAdino Brackett Hall was the youngest of this family.\\nDr. Hall was also seventh in descent from George\\n,\\\\bbott, one of the first settlers of Andover in 1643.\\nGeorge Abbott lived and died on the farm owned now\\nby John Abbott. His son, Thomas Abbott, (born\\nMay 6, 1666, died April 28, 1728), lived on the west\\nside of Shawshene River. The farm remained in the\\nfamily a century. He taught liis cliildren to rever-\\nence the Sabljath and keep it holy, and make the Bible\\ntheir only rule of faith and practice.\\nEdward Abbott, son of Thomas, was one of the\\nproprietors of Pennacook, now Concord, N. H., one of\\nthe first selectmen and useful in town business. His\\nhouse was a garrison, and stood on the west side of\\nMain Street, south of the brook that runs between the\\nState-house and court-house. The first white female\\nand the first white male born in town were his chil-\\ndren. Of these children, Dorcas, born February 15,\\n1728, married, June 17, 1746, Ebenezer Hall, and be-\\ncame the mother of Obadiah Hall, grandmother of\\nJeremiah, and great-grandmother of Dr. Hall, the\\nsubject of this sketch.\\nDr. Hall was educated at the academy of Dyer H.\\nSanborn and at Dartmouth College. After leaving\\nthe medical school he began directly to look for a\\nplace to begin practice, and used often in later years\\nto tell, witli infinite relish, the difiiculties attending\\nhis first settlement. He had heard of an opening in\\nKingston, Mass., for a young physician, and, taking a\\nsleigh, he proceeded, with a friend, to investigate the\\ntown. Half-way on their journey they came to bare\\nground; but, borrowing a buggy, they went on. Ar-\\nriving at Kingston, they called on the various poten-\\ntates, and met the encouraging response that if the\\nnew doctor could practice homoeopathy, he might\\nsucceed. Nevertheless, he settled there, and, though\\nhe remained but three years, he won such confidence\\nthat critical cases in Kingston were submitted to his\\ncare until the close of his life. His desire to relieve\\nsuffering gave him courage to allow cold water, in\\nteaspoonfuls, to his first case of typhoid fever. The\\nolder doctors were aghast at such frightful presump-\\ntion, and said he had killed the patient; but the man\\nrecovered, and the comfort of the new treatment was\\nso great that he was called to all the typhoid cases\\nthe next year. He was also one of the first to admin-\\nister ether, and he was never afraid of anything be-\\ncause it W!is new. From Kingston he went to Natick,\\nwhere he had previously taught, and in 1852 he be-\\ngan study in the hospitals of Paris. For two years he\\nfollowed Nelaton, Roux, Rostan, those great physi-\\ncians and surgeons who have made this century illu.s-\\ntrious by their services to mankind.\\nOctober 7, 1854, Dr. Hall settled in Boston, where,\\nfor twenty-six years, he lived the active and self-deny-\\ning life of a physician in full practice. He was born\\nfor a doctor, his uncles were doctors, his older brother\\nW!Ls of the same profession, and he himself, in his\\nchildish plays, was always beside a sick-bed. Joined\\nto this love of medicine, he had courage, good sense,\\ngreat kindness of heart, a genial presence and unfail-\\ning courtesy. He was destitute of that quality which\\nbears the name, in America, of brass, and one of\\nhis brother physicians said of him that he didn t\\nknow what conceit was. He was satisfied to I if\\n.\\\\ljl.i tt fiuuily, IS.17", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0908.jp2"}, "767": {"fulltext": "9!^ M--^^", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0911.jp2"}, "768": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0912.jp2"}, "769": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0913.jp2"}, "770": {"fulltext": ".^-y^Jl", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0914.jp2"}, "771": {"fulltext": "NORTHFIELD.\\n543\\nquietly and continually doing good, and receiving the\\nconstant love and trust of many whose dearest friend\\nhe was. None but a physician can know the toil of\\nsuch a life and perhaps no one else can know such\\na reward.\\nDr. Hall volunteered to go to McClellan s army be-\\nfore Richmond, when surgeons were needed in the\\nspring of 1862. He contracted malarial fever in those\\nswamps, from which he was never entirely free. He\\nserved the Massachusetts Medical Society as councilor\\nfor twenty-five years, and the same length of time he\\nwas an active member of the school committee. Dr.\\nHall married, in 1864, Mary, eldest daughter of Rev.\\nJ. P. Cowles, of Ipswich.\\nFriday, April 16, 1880, he attended three cases of\\nlabor, leaving the last one at 5.30 p.m. Heated and\\nfasting since morning, the east wind gave him a fatal\\nchill. He died of pneumonia tiie following Wednes-\\nday, April 21st. His fatal illness made apparent\\nthe sense of what he was, and what was lost by his\\ndeath. Dr. Hall, like his mother, was proverbial\\nfor his kindness to the poor it is still told of her\\nthat the saddest sight at her funeral was the group of\\npoor women looking into her open grave. Each morn-\\ning of Dr. Hall s illness a crowd gathered on the side-\\nwalk, and refused to move on at the policeman s bid-\\nding till he had asked how the doctor was. Some\\nwaited patiently, like beggars, before the back win-\\ndows, only to say, My wife wants to know how the\\ndoctor is.\\nAnd after he had served his generation, by the\\nwill of God, he fell on sleep.\\nJEREMIAH SMITH, ESQ.\\nProbably no name is more familiarly known among\\nEnglish-speaking people than that of Smith and\\npoor indeed is that town, especially in the United\\nStates, that cannot number one or more among its\\ninhabitants. It also has the flavor of antiquity about\\nit, since it must have sprung into being while the\\nTeutonic race was as yet undivided, perhaps before it\\nleft the heights of Armenia, as it is found in a direct\\nor modified form in all the various subdivisions of\\ntliat most energetic of the national families of the\\nworld. If Darwin s theory of the survival of the\\nfittest be correct, it follows that the originators of the\\nname Smith must have been not only the fittest, but\\nthe strongest among all who have been honored as\\nfounders of family appellations, as, so far as we know,\\nthe name is more common than any other among\\nthe whole Caucasian race.\\nNew Hampshire is no less favored than her sister-\\nStates with a generous sprinkling of the time-\\nhonored name, more or less abundant in nearly every\\ntown within her borders.\\nI By Prof. Lucian Hu\\nBut among them all, no one is more deserving of\\nmention by the town historian, or more worthy of\\nremembrance in an especial degree hy the citizens of\\nNorthfield, as one of its model farmers, earlier set-\\ntlers, its oldest inhabitant, an upright cititzen and\\none whose official record in town was second to none,\\nthan the subject of this sketch.\\nJeremiah Smith was the son of William and Dilly\\n((Jlough) Smith, and born in Old Hampton, N. H.,\\nMarch 10, 1770. His father originated in Canterbury,\\nN. H., and mother in Kingston, N. H., so that the\\nI family is of true New Hampshire stock several de-\\nI grees back.\\nHe came to Canterbury when a boy, and lived with\\nColonel Jeremiah Clough till twenty-one years of age,\\nwhen, having reached his majority, and consequently\\nbecome his own master, he concluded to follow the\\nexample set by so many other Canterbury people,\\nand seek his fortune further north, in what then\\nseemed to be the land of promise to the Canter-\\nburyites, the sunny and bonny hills of Northfield.,\\nThis was in 1792, two years before the great raising of\\nthe old meeting-house, in 1794, of which a full ac-\\ncount is given in the history of Northfield.\\nNorthfield then was in the full flowing tide of grow-\\ning prosperity, and no doubt held out great attractions\\nto the young adventurer; but little did he imagine, I\\nsurmise, when his walk from Canterbury had brought\\nbim to Bay Hill, that he had so soon found his life-\\nhaven, where he was to be anchored safely and hap-\\npily for seventy-seven long years additional to those\\nwith which his manhood began. And little did he\\nguess, when he called at Squire Glidden s, and en-\\ngaged to work for him at seven dollars a month, and\\nsaw the sprightly .Betsy of thirteen, that he had\\nfound his life companion, who for nearly three-\\nquarters of a century was to share with him whatever,\\nweal or woe, Northfield had to bestow. But so it\\nwas to be. She was born February 17, 1778, and\\nafter five years of taithfnl service on his part, when\\nshe was eighteen and he twenty-six, the father,\\nSquire Glidden, and his daughter, Betsy, were so well\\nsatisfied with him and his work that the latter and he\\nwere united in marriage in the year 1797.\\nThey first established their home at Bean Hill, on\\nthe farm afterwards owned by Messrs. Mills Glidden,\\nAnthony C. Hunt, Morrill Moore, and which at\\npresent is in the possession of Mr. Clark. It was a\\nrugged farm of about sixty acres, with a hard wood\\nand hard, compacted soil, with a plentiful sprinkling\\nof rocks, a rather steep slope to the north, and in a\\nregion of powerful thunder-storms. Neighbors were\\nfew and far between, for this was in the earlier days,\\nand the roads were rough and the passers-by few.\\nBut Mr. Smith and his young wife had two talismauic\\nvirtues, which, ever since man learned the art to accu\\nmulate, have heen powerful agents to evoke wealth\\nfrom the hardest soil, and amid the most forbidding\\ncircumstances, industry and economy.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0917.jp2"}, "772": {"fulltext": "544\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nThey worked early and late, reduced expenses,\\nsaved the pennies, enjoyed perfect health, and, as a\\nconsequence, rose slowly, it may be, but surely, in the\\nscale of social, financial and political importance as\\nthe years went by. Would that the young of the\\npresent day alas too many there are who need it\\nmight profit by the very worthy example set before us\\nby our hard-working and closely-saving ancestors His\\nwas one of the big barns of the town, an aristocratic\\nbarn for the times, and yet the writer has been told,\\nthat this barn used to be filled, year after year, to the\\nvery eaves with hay and grain and it is but fair to\\npresume that a rich herd of stately oxen, cows, young\\ncattle and sheep filled the spacious south-side yard,\\nand were bountifully fed from its high-heaped con-\\ntents. At Bean Hill all their children were born,\\nexcept Warren H. and Mary Elizabeth.\\nHere they lived about sixteen years, till the death\\nof Esquire Glidden, when, the homestead falling to\\nMrs. Smith by inheritance, they transferred their\\nresidence from Bean to Bay Hill, built a new house,\\nmade additions to the already extended barn, and\\nthere, on the ancestral fields, passed their years of\\nstrength and decline, prolonged to a period vouch-\\nsafed to few, enjoying in full measure the blessings\\nthat flow from agricultural pursuits, the hopes and\\nfruition of seed-time and harvest, pride in their grow-\\ning family, and the increasing respect and town-\\nhonors bestowed by their fellow-citizens. The farm,\\nformerly called the Robert Perkins farm, as he was\\nits first settler and the first clearing on it was made\\nby him, still in possession of the family, with its\\nabundant timber and wood and extensive meadow,\\nis, I suppose, considered the most valuable within the\\npresent limits of the town, and in those early days\\nmust have poured forth overflowing harvests.\\nThough Mr. Smith, through mistaken kindness or\\nfriendship, by becoming bondsman, lost all his prop-\\nerty at two separate periods of his life, yet, by the\\nforce of a strong will and unflinching perseverance,\\nassisted by conjugal energy, he rallied, regained the\\nlost ground, and at the end of life left a handsome\\nproperty to his children. The confidence of his fel-\\nlow-townsmen in his integrity and business capacity\\nis shown by his election as selectman, year after year^\\nand representative, and to other offices.\\nMr. Smith, as we remember him, was rather strik-\\ning in his personal appearance, with a presence well\\ncalculated to arrest the attention of the most casual\\nobserver, stalwart in form, with marked features,\\nand an expression pleasant, yet showing a decided\\ncharacter. He was a man of excellent habits in\\nevery respect, and never knew the meaning of sickness,\\nas he lived straight along, from childhood to old age,\\nwithout the least interference from (Ih^ thousand ails\\nand ills that hara.ss ninety-iiin.-liiin.lrr.lihs of the\\nhuman race. He never was iiMiltiI id cull in the aid\\nof an M.D., and, in short, enjoyed pcrffi/t health to\\nthe very last.\\nOver and above the treasure of health, moreover,\\nhe was blessed with a cheerful disposition, which\\nrendered him a favorite with rich and poor, and\\nmade him delight in hearing and telling merry\\nstories and, with the rich fund of anecdote and story,\\ngathered in a long and active life, and held fast in a\\nretentive memory, he could not be otherwise than an\\nentertaining talker. The writer remembers well, when\\nMr. Smith s age was among the nineties, that an old\\nRevolutionary soldier-\u00e2\u0080\u0094 we think his name was Dan-\\nforth- from a distant part of the town, used to make\\nhim an occasional visit, for the express purpose, it\\nwould seem, of reviving memories of the olden times,\\nwhen both were in their prime. And they succeeded\\nthoroughly. The past lived again. The Revolu-\\ntionary War was a fruitful theme, and especially\\nthe battle of Bunker Hill, in which the old soldier\\nhad been a participant. At such times their warlike\\nenthusiasm would be roused almost to a white heat.\\nOnce, when the question of the emancipation of the\\nslaves was pending during our last war, Mr. Danforth,\\nif that was his name, at one of these meetings,\\nwhile the writer was at the house, asserted stoutly,\\nthat the negroes made as good soldiers as the whites\\nsaid there were several at Bunker Hill, and their\\nbullets dropped the red- coats as fast as anybody s.\\nOne stood near himself, and his gun went bang as\\nloud as the best.\\nMr. Smith s opportunities for acquiring an educa-\\ntion were, of course, very limited yet he seems to\\nhave had a natural turn for mathematics, arithmetic\\nespecially, of which a convincing proof exists in the\\nform of an old blank-book with sheepskin covers, still\\ntreasured in the family, into which his examples\\nwere copied, some of which are exceedingly diffi-\\ncult.\\nHe had decided views in regard to his duty as a\\ncitizen, and voted for every President from Washing-\\nton to Lincoln.\\nNo kinder man in his family ever lived, and, as an\\nunfailing consequence, the respect paid to him per-\\nsonally by his children during life, and to his memory\\nsince he passed away, has been of the tenderest and\\nmost devoted kind. The last day he lived, he said to\\nhis two daughters, who were present, My family I\\nhave governed by love; never struck but one blow,\\nand that was an accident.\\nThe years moved on, and Mr. Smith became old\\nand well stricken in years, but for a long period\\nProvidence kindly withheld the stroke. Generations\\npassed away, but still his gait was erect and his eye\\nstrong. The writer has his autograph attached to a\\nlegal instrument, firm and legible, written when he\\nwas approaching a hundred. Old acquaintances\\ndropped, one by one, from sight, till, of all who began\\nwith him the journey of life, not one man or woman\\nremained. And still his health was good. Much\\nof this was due in Ids later years to the excellent\\ncare and untliigging attention of his daughter, Mrs.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0918.jp2"}, "773": {"fulltext": "NORTHFIELD.\\n545\\nNancy C. Gilman, who, with her husband, ministered\\nto every want of her parents, watching every phase\\nof health, all to such good effect that Time s fingers\\nseemed to lose their power as the years went by.\\nAnd thus her father s life was lengthened out to\\nwithin three years of a century before he was laid to\\nrest, the oldest man that Northfield has as yet pro-\\nduced.\\nMrs. Smith, whose birth took place February 17,\\n1778, survived her husband nearly a year, dying at\\nthe age of ninety-one, January 1, 1868. She was a\\nwoman of strong mind, great independence, deter-\\nmined will, one who ruled her household well, mov-\\ning therein as queen, and whose orders were obeyed\\nand to her energetic assistance and inherited prop-\\nerty, no doubt, much of Mr. Smith s financial pros-\\nperity was due. Their remains lie in the new ceme-\\ntery in Tilton.\\nMr. Smith had nine children, of whom five arc still\\nliving or recently deceased.\\n1st. His olde.st daughter, Alice G., born March\\n19, 1804 married Mr. Charles M. Glidden, and re-\\nsided many years in Southern Ohio, dying December\\n28, 1873. She had a daughter, Mary Y., and a son,\\nSteven S., now living. The former married George\\nCrawford, of Portsmouth, Ohio, and has two sons and\\none daughter, namely, George W., who, after gradu-\\nating at West Point, studied law and is now practic-\\ning in Minnesota John G., who, after studying in\\nGermany, settled in Portsmouth, Ohio, and is now a\\nleading physician there and Minnie Alice, who, after\\ngr:iduating at the Boston Conservatory of Music,\\nspent three years in study at Ann Arbor, and received\\na diploma of M.D. Mrs. Glidden s son, Steven S.,\\nmarried Susan Gannet, of fronton, Ohio, and has five\\nchildren, namely, Aingia A., a graduate of the New\\nEngland Conservatory of Music, Boston Jesse, a\\ngraduate of College Hill, Cincinnati, both married\\ntwo sons now in a military school and Susan G., an\\ninfant.\\n2d. Mr. Smith s second daughter, Nancy C, mar-\\nried Mr. William Gilman, of Northfield, whose only\\ndaughter, Joan D., married Mr. H. A. Morse, a lead-\\ning shipper and commission merchant of Boston.\\nThey have three daughters, two, Ruth and E. Ger-\\ntrude, brilliant scholars and accomplished musicians;\\nand Abba C, recently returned from Europe, an ama-\\nteur artist of much promise.\\nMrs. Gilman was born May 2, 1806. At an early\\nage she engaged in teaching, for which she had a\\ngreat liking and special aptitude, teaching private\\nschools in her own house, having charge of a select\\nschool in Ohio, with one season in the seminary,\\nmaking in all some twenty years in the profession.\\nShe studied medicine at the Boston Female Medical\\nCollege, and has been in its practice more or less for\\nthirty years. But beyond her reputation as a teacher\\nor physician, she is better known as a philanthropist, a\\npioneer in all the most prominent moral questions of\\nthe day. She has ever been a thorough-going tem-\\nperance advocate, a whole-souled champion of the\\nanti-slavery cause, has lectured on the social vices\\nand virtues, and is a stanch supporter of woman s\\nenfranchisement, aud through a long life the powers\\nof her mind have been exerted and her influence felt\\nfor good, both in her native town and abroad.\\n3d. Joseph M. G. Smith, a retired iron-master,\\nborn December 28, 1807 has four children,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 two sons\\nand two daughters. The oldest, Joseph W., is con-\\nnected with steamboating on the Ohio Eiver. Jacob\\nH., second son, with his two cousins, raised and\\nequipped a company of soldiers, and served during\\nthe Rebellion was once dangerously wounded by a\\nball, which struck his watch, and, glancing, entered\\nhis hip; and is now major, and stationed at some\\nfrontier fort on the borders of Mexico. Hia oldest\\ndaughter, Mary E., married a prominent lawyer, who\\nis now a judge in Portsmouth, Ohio. Josephine, the\\nyoungest, married Orin Murfin, a young man of much\\npromise, and holding a responsible position, who,\\nwhile conducting the funeral of a brother-Mason,\\ndropped dead in front of the altar.\\n4th. Warren H. Smith, the youngest son, a shrewd\\nand energetic man of business, born April 6, 1817, in\\nhis earlier days was actively engaged in railroad-\\nbuilding, having been a prominent contractor on the\\nBoston, Concord and Montreal Railroad, when in\\nprocess of construction, and afterwards on Southern\\nrailways we think in Kentucky. These andothersimi-\\nlar stirring enterprises ended, he considered himself\\nentitled to a more quiet life, and accordingly basset an\\nexcellent example to other Northfielders in settling\\ndown permanently on the paternal acres. While too\\nmany natives of the good old town have deserted it\\nfor the West or the city, he has chosen to make his\\nfather s home his own home and that of his children,\\nand has increased its attractions in many ways. He\\nhas remodeled the ancestral house, built a new and\\ncapacious barn, beautified and improved the grounds,\\nso that this historic farm, originally a part of the\\nBlanchard lot, we believe, in pleasantness and value\\ncombined, has not its equal on Bay Hill certainly,\\nand perhaps not in town and here Mr. Smith has\\nwisely decided to pass the evening of his days, as a\\nprosperous farmer and retired country gentleman\\nand here may his age be prolonged till it shall reach\\nor excel the days of the years of his father.\\nThe maiden-name of his wife was Miss Elizabeth\\nGlines, one of Northfield s noble women, an excellent\\nscholar, successful teacher and a lady of rare executive\\nability, well known for her labors of love in her neigh-\\nborhood and church. Mr. Smith has two sons, Charles\\nGlidden and Jeremiah Eastman. Charles manages\\nthe farm. Jeremiah has been in business at the\\nWhite Mountains the past five years, employing\\nsome fifty horses is very popular in town, having\\nbeen representative two years without any opposi-\\ntion.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0919.jp2"}, "774": {"fulltext": "646\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\n5th. Alary Elizabeth, bom November 6, 1822;\\nmarried Ephraim S. Wadleigh, the fortunate poti-\\nsessor of the original farm of Benjamin Blanchard,\\nthe earliest pioneer, and first settler of Northfleld.\\nShe died two years since, leaving one son and four\\ndaughters, who are all interested and actively engaged\\nin agricultural pursuits. Three of the daughters Ad-\\ndie P., Annie E. and Charlotte B.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 reside at home;\\nOlive A. married Peter Gile, of Franklin Falls and\\nSmith Ct. is married and living at Tilton.\\nSuch, in brief, is the imperfectly written sketch of\\nJeremiah Smith, Esq., and his descendants, whose\\nlives, independent thought and energy have had a\\nmarked influence on the policy aud fortunes of the\\npleasant and prosperous township of the children s\\nnativity and their father s adoption. May North-\\nfield in the future produce many such.\\nWILLIAM F. KXOWLES, E.SQ.\\nAmong the prominently worthy and enterprising\\nsons of Northfleld is the subject of the following\\nsketch.\\nHis grandfather, Joseph Knowles, was born June\\n15, 1758, and his grandmother, Sarah (Lock) Knowles,\\nDecember 13, 1761. His death occurred February\\n16, 1815, when he was fifty-six years of age, and\\nthat of his wife August 30, 1841, in her eightieth\\nyear.\\nThey are deserving of remembrance by the citizens\\nof Northfleld, not only for being the first of the\\nname within its precincts, but as two among the\\nearliest settlers of the good old town, having emi-\\ngrated thither from Wilmot, N. H., about the year\\n1775, and located themselves on the Bean Hill road,\\nnot far from the Colonel Cofran farm at which time\\nhis son William, the father of William F., was about\\nsix years old. Joseph was a carpenter as well as\\nfarmer, and worked at his trade more or less through\\nlife, as the wants of the community might require, to\\nthe great advantage of his neighbors, as a workman\\nof that class must always be in great request in a\\ngrowing town. And that he was a good workman is\\nproved by the banisters of the Old Meeting-House,\\nstill in existence, which he turned in after-years, and\\nas the History of Northfield says, he turned them\\nwell. Indeed, a conscientious thoroughness has\\never been the characteristic of him and his descend-\\nants. They do their work well. His wife, Sarah\\nLock, before her marriage, lived in Chester, N. H., of\\nwhich town her father was one of the earliest settlers.\\nAt first, there was much trouble from the Indians\\nand in after years Mrs. Knowles used to relate with\\ngreat glee to her grandchildren the story of her\\nfather s encounter with one of that race. Her father,\\nit appears, was at work in his field, when he was\\nsuddenly confronted and !is.saulted by an Indian. Mr.\\nBy Professor Ltician Hunt.\\nLock, though unarmed except with a sickle, made a\\nstout fight, wielding his reaping hook with such etti-\\nciency, that he soon reduced his opponent s face tu a\\ndead level, that is, cut ofl his nose, which so discon-\\ncerted poor Lo, that he retreated with great precipi-\\ntation. When asked, in after-time, what became of\\nhis nose, he used to reply, Old Lock cut it ott\\nGrandfather Knowles, after residing several years\\non his Bean Hill farm, according to the more proba-\\nble account though there is a little difference of\\nopinion on this point exchanged it for one on Bay\\nHill, where he remained till his death.\\nThose were the days, as everybody knows, of lar^re\\nfamilies; iind Joseph Knowles formed no exception\\nto the ancestral rule. His family consisted of ten\\nchildren, namely\\n1. William, whose birth took place April 6, 17t l.\\nMarried, in 1805, Zilpha Thorn, who was born Janu-\\nary 1, 1782. His death occurred May 26, 1864, at the\\nage of eighty-three and his wife s December 26,\\n1876, aged ninety-four.\\nWilliam was the father of five children, whose\\nnames are 1, Wesley, born October 6, 1806 married\\nJane W. Oilman, October 3, 1882, who was born\\nOctober 6, 1805, and died September 20, 1857.\\nFor his second wife, he married, June 26, 1860,\\nSophronia Clement Johnson, born October 9, 1817.\\nHis four children were named,\\n(a) Charles W., born May 29, 1835; (b) George C,\\nborn November 24, 1838; died May 16, 1858; (c)\\nLuciau E., born March 22, 1842 died September 2,\\n1864 (d) Laura J. C, born October 4, 1843, married\\nto Marcus A. Hardy May 29, 1866, and died March\\n20, 1885.\\n2. Betsey C, born March 11, 1808; died May .S,\\n1882.\\n3. Cyrone, born January 21,1813; died .\\\\ugust 11,\\n1815.\\n4. Joseph, born July 29, 1817 died September 17.\\n1852.\\n5. William F., born April 24, 1822 married Sarah\\nPratt Robinson January 1, 1850. Her birth-place\\nwas Boston, and date, November 4, 1827. They have\\nthree children, two daughters and one son, all born in\\nCambridge and all living. Their names are as fol-\\nlows,\\n(a) Addie Viola, born January 14, 1854 (b) Carrie\\nWay, born February 5, 1857 (c) William Fletcher\\nKnowles, Jr., born February 19, 1861. Is a graduate\\nof Harvard Medical College, and is soon to proceed\\nto Germany to study.\\nII. Joseph Knowles, Jr., born April 1, 1783, who,\\nafter marriage, settled in Piermont, N. H., had a\\nlarge family, removed about forty-five years ago to\\nIllinois, and flnally made his home in Iowa.\\nIII. and IV. Christian and Sarah, twins, born (Oc-\\ntober 7, 1786.\\nV. Sally, birth April 11, 1780; married Josiah\\nBachelder, of Andovcr, N. II., and lived and died", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0920.jp2"}, "775": {"fulltext": ",/7f^/^.yt^^^.^^-^..^-^^^", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0923.jp2"}, "776": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0924.jp2"}, "777": {"fulltext": "NORTHFIELI).\\n546a\\nthere. Their sou, William A. Bacheklcr, now lives\\non the old i arm, and his son, Naluuii, is writing a\\nHistory of Andover, so report says.\\nVI. Hannah, born February 9, 1792 married Mr.\\nHaines, and lived for many years in Vershire, Vt.,\\nbut after her husband s death removed to Exeter,\\nN. H.\\nVII. John, born October 10, 1794. Never mar-\\nried. Died May 29, 1853.\\nVIII. Polly, born August 6, 1797. Married Josiah\\nA. Woodbury, of Northfield, in which town she\\npassed her life and died. Had three children, Mary,\\nCyrene and William.\\nIX. and X. A son and daughter, January, 1800.\\nHaving thus given a brief analysis of the Knowles\\nfamily, and traced back its genealogy so far as our\\ndata permitted, we will devote our remaining space\\nto a hasty glance at the principal events in the life\\nof that member of it whose portrait is given with this\\nsketch.\\nOn the highest pinnacle of Bay Hill, looking almost\\nperpendicularly down upon Chestnut Pond nestling\\nat its eastern base, with the triple-peaked Gilmanton\\nMountains in the distance beyond, at a height per-\\nhaps of two or three hundred feet above the famous\\nfirst settled farm of the pioneer, Benjamin Blanchard,\\non the west, with Kearsarge towering above it and\\nfor away with Bean Hill s broad shoulders confront-\\ning the view on the south, while northward stands\\nthe giant sentinels of the White, Franconia and\\nSandwich Ranges, with the Winnipisaukee Valley in\\nthe foreground,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 is situated the pleasant, productive\\nand romantic ancestral homestead of Wesley Knowles,\\nEsq., where his brother, William F. Knowles, son of\\nWilliam and Zilpha Knowles, first saw the light on the\\n24th of April, 1822, as we have already stated, the\\nsame year which gave to our country Ulysses S. Grant,\\nwith but a few days difference between their ages.\\nLike many other New Hampshire boys who have\\nmade their mark, William passed his boyhood at\\nhome, under the eye of a careful, industrious and\\nmuch respected Christian father and mother, aiding\\nin cultivating the well-tilled fields, laying the foun-\\ndations by temperance, pure air and hard work, for\\nthat stock of good health and strength which were to\\nserve him so well in after-life, and acquiring those\\nhabits of industry upon which his future success has\\nso much depended.\\nThe winter district-school was his only source of\\neducation till he was sixteen, when he attended two\\nterms at the Franklin, N. H., Academy, and the fol-\\nlowing winter made his first essay in teaching in\\nthe Sanborn district, in Sanbornton, in the years\\n1839-40.\\nThe next winter he was a pupil in the New Lon-\\ndon, N. H., Literary Institution, and the ensuing\\nfall of the Academy at Newbury, Vt., and the winter\\nafter, taught in Haverhill, N. H., always working on\\nthe farm during the summer.\\nThe Academical School of Professor Dyer H. San-\\nborn, a noted teacher of those times, was then in the\\nflood-tide of its prosperity, at Sanbornton Bridge\\n(now Tilton) and thither William wended his way iui\\nthe fall of 1842.\\nThe writer attended the school at the same time,\\nand remembers him well as a hard worker, a close\\nstudent and unexceptionable in his observance of\\nthe school regulations, while in scholarship he stood\\nin the front rank, his tastes and strength seeming\\nto lie more particularly in mathematics. In the sul)-\\nsequent winter he taught with general acceptance in\\nhis home-district of Bay Hill.\\nHe was now twenty-one, and knowing he must\\nwork his way through the world by his own unaided\\nefforts, like many other young men of his native\\ntown, he determined to leave the paternal fields and\\nseek his fortune elsewhere; and, accordingly, in May,\\nproceeded to Boston. Here engaging in the grocery\\nbusiness till September, 1844, he then entered the\\nwholesale dry-goods store of the wealthy firm of\\nJames M. Beebe Co., where he remained fourteen\\nyears, a length of time suflicient to prove most de-\\ncidedly his faithfulness to his duties and consequent\\nacceptability to his employers.\\nOn the termination of this engagement, he con-\\ncluded to make still another change in his business,\\nthe fourth, having already tried farming, teaching\\nand storekeeping. He engaged in the transportation\\nbusiness, which has been his employment down to\\nthe present time first, with the Commercial Steam-\\nboat Company, and the Boston and Providence\\nR. R. Company, between Boston and New York and\\nthe South. Subsequently, he accepted an offer to go\\nto New York in the interest of the N. Y. C. R. R.\\nCompany, and afterwards was engaged by the Penn-\\nsylvania R. R. Lines.\\nAfter continuing in New York three years, he was,\\non the completion of the Chicago, Rock Island and\\nPacific R. R. to Council Bluffs, engaged to represent\\ntheir road in Boston and New England. Continuing\\nin this agency several years, until the Chicago and\\nNorthwestern, the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific,\\nand the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroads,\\nhad completed an arrangement for pooling their\\nthrough business, which, by the way, was the first\\npooling arrangement made by any railroad, he was\\nappointed Pool Agent for their New England busi-\\nness.\\nAt the present time he is the New England Agent\\nof the California Fast Freight Line, which line is\\nowned and operated by the Chicago, Northwestern,\\nthe Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific, the Chicago,\\nMilwaukee and St. Paul, and the LTnion Pacific Rail-\\nways.\\nHis ofiice is at 211 Washington Street, Boston.\\nMr. Knowles is a prominent member of the Ma-\\nsonic fraternity, having been made a Master Mason\\nin 1857, received the Royal Arch Mason s Degree, in", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0925.jp2"}, "778": {"fulltext": "54Gb\\nHISTORY OP MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\n1858, soon followed by the Cryptic Degrees of the\\norder, and a little later was created a Knight Tem-\\nplar and Knight of Malta is at present a permanent\\nmember of the Grand Council of Royal and Select\\nMasters of Massachusetts, and, on the 21st day of\\nNovember, 1862, received the Grade of Sov. Gr.-.\\nIns. Gen. of the Thirty-third and last Degree, and\\nwas admitted an honorary member of the Supreme\\nGrand Council A. A. Scottish Rite for the northern\\nMasonic jurisdiction of the United States, and is to-\\nday among its oldest members residing in Massachu-\\nsetts.\\nOwing to the nature and locality of his employ-\\nment, Mr. Knowles has found it convenient to make\\nhis home in or near the New England metropolis\\nduring the most of his adult years. Alter marriage\\nhe lived in Boston till 1852, when he changed his\\nresidence to Cambridge, where he remained twenty-\\nfour years, till 1876. That his executive ability was\\nappreciated in some degree by his fellow-citizens at\\nthis time is shown by the fact that he was called to\\nserve in the city government of Cambridge two\\nyears, having been elected to the Council for 1861\\nand unanimously re-elected for the following year.\\nAfter a few months stay in Medford, he finally re-\\nmoved to Somerville, where be now resides, still in\\nthe full vigor of life, blessed with health and a com-\\npetency, possessed of a spacious and pleasant home,\\na charming family, with the retrospect of a life of\\nearnest and honest striving rewarded and rounded\\nout by the successful accomplishment of the mission\\nassigned him. As we said of his grandfather, so we\\nsay of him, he has done his work Avell. May pros-\\nperity still further attend, and a ripe old age await\\nthis characteristic son of Northfield, William F.\\nKnowles.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0926.jp2"}, "779": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF HILL.\\nBY F. R. WOODWARD.\\nCHAPTER I.\\nThe towuslii]) of New Chester, as originally granted,\\nembraced a large amountof territory, containing that\\nwhich is now occupied by Hill, Bristol, Bridgewater,\\na portion of VVilmot and Danbury. Hill, at this date\\n(1885), contains only a small part of the original grant\\n(if New Chester, bearing this original title until Jan-\\nnary 14, 1837, when, in honor of Governor Isaac Hill,\\nit received its present name. The old Masonion pro-\\nprietors granted this territory to eighty-seven propri-\\netors September 14, 1753 being mostly men from\\nChester, the new grant was called New Chester. The\\noriginal proprietors were uot all actual settlers, but\\nmany afterwards transferred or sold their claims to\\nactual settlers.\\nAs early as 1767 two settlements were made within\\nthe present limits of Hill, by Carr Huse, Ksq. and\\nCaptain Cutting Favour. The former came from\\nNewbury, Mass., and settled on a fine intervale farm\\nin the village, that has been held by the family name\\nto this date (1885).\\nThe latter selected a good location on the Pemi-\\ngewiisset River, about two miles north of the village,\\ntowards Bristol, at the present residence of Frank\\nFoster. At first these men did not spend their winters\\namong the snow-clad hills and frosty valleys of their\\nnew homes, surrounded by beasts of the forests and\\nmore deadly foes, their copper-colored enemy. In 1770\\nthey made their residence here permanent. During\\nthe same year other settlements were made in that\\npart of New Chester which is now embraced in other\\ntowns. Certain names must necessarily appear in\\nthis history of men who were then residents of these sur-\\nrounding towns, as petitioners and officers. The town\\nwas incorporated November 20, 1778, in answer to a\\npetition from the inhabitants, and named New Chester\\nat their request. A manifest desire existed very early\\namong the inhabitants of this large territory for a di-\\nvision of the town, and petitions were presented to\\nthe General Court for that purpose in 1774, as is\\nshown by the records,\\nAt a town-meeting held upon the 20th day of Januarj 1774, upon\\nthe third article, voted tliat the Township of New Cliester shall be In-\\ncorporated into Two Townships or parrishes.\\nUpon the fourth article, Voted that what money was voted at the\\nlast meeting to be raised for preaching Shall be applied towards getting\\nthe Town of New Chester Incorpoi-ated into Two Townships, or par-\\nrishes, as aforesaid, so much of it as is nessary for that Servis.\\nVoted, that Samuel Livermore, Stephen Holland and John Tolford,\\nEsqf,, they or either of them are here by empowered to git the Town-\\nship of New Chester incorporated in to two Townships or parrishes\\naforesaid.\\nPETITIONS TO BE INCORPOKATED INTO TWO TOWNS IN 1776.\\nTo the Honorable Coioicil aud House of Jiepreseiitatice\u00c2\u00bb of the Colony\\nof New Sanipshire\\nThe Humble Petition of the Inhabitants of the Township of New\\nChester. Wee, the Inhabitants of S N. Chester, Do Labour under many\\nGrievances and disadvantages for want of an In Corporation, whereby\\nwee might have officers Endowed with Powers and Authority as other\\nTowns in this Colony Do Enjoy. We therefore Humbly Pray Your\\nHonours to Grant us a Cliarter of In Corporation Investing us with the\\nPowers, Priviledges and Authorities as other Towns within this Colony\\nhave. It is the Desire of your Humble Petitioners that the S^ Township\\nmay Be In Corperated into two Distinct Towns, if your Honours Please,\\nBy Reason of the Township Being Vei-y Long, which will abundantly\\nBest Acommodate the Inhabitants of yd Town Ship, it is desired that .S*\\nTowns may Be Divided at New Found River, So Called, Allowing the\\nupper Town to In clnde the priviledges for mills upon S River within\\nthe Limits of S l Town and your Humble Petitioners, as in Duty Bound,\\nshall Ever Fray.\\nN. Chester, Decemh 24th, 1776.\\nJonathan Crawford, Josiah heath, Thomas Crawford, Jun John\\nClark, Cutting favour, Jonathan Ingalls, Joseph Sanborn, Jacob wells,\\nRobert Crawford Nason Cass, John Mitchell, Gideon Sleeper, Reuben\\nWells, John Smith, Nathaniel Sanborn, John Bussell, Benj. McAUester,\\nRob* Forsith, Beniemin Emery, Carr Huse, David Emerson, Joshua Tol-\\nford, Tilton Bennet.\\nThis petition not being granted, nearly two years\\nlater the following was presented\\nTo the General Court of the Slate cf New Hampsliire\\nThe Humble Petition of the Inhabitants of the Township of New\\nChester. Wee, the Inhabitants of S l Township, Do Labour under\\nMany Grievances and Disadvantages for Want of an Incorporation\\nwhereby wee might have officers indowed with Power, authority, and\\nthat wee might Lay out our highways So that wee Might make and Re-\\npair them So that travilera might Safely travel or pass through the\\nTown Ship Safely, for wnnt of whiih wee- are Sensible Some of your\\nHonours are S mimI I. T mi I1,IM^ i, liilliilfics which wee Labour\\nunder wee, th. I ;i l! noins to Grant us a Char-\\nter of Incorpni.i:! i ii i i: i.\\\\m i-s, Priviledges and au-\\nthorities as otlMi r I.- ^v ii ii, ih-^i i! h Irijoy, and your Humble\\nPetitioners, as in Duty Itoun-l, Shall Kvir I lay.\\nNew Chester, October 15th, 1778.\\nIt is Desir* that the Town May Be Incon)erated By the name of\\nNew Chester.\\nCarr Huse, Cutting favour, Chase fuller, Jonathan Crawford, thomas\\nLock, moses Worthen, Gideon Sleeper, John Russell, Jacob Wells, Til-\\nton Bennet, John Kmery, Beniamin Emons, Simeon Cross, Samuel wor-\\nthen, Abner fellows, Theophilus Sanborn, John Cleveland, Nathaniel\\nSanborn, Eben Ingalls, Josiah heath, Jonathan Ingalls, Peter Sleeper,\\nJohn Kidder.\\n547", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0927.jp2"}, "780": {"fulltext": "548\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUiNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nIn answer to the above petition, the town was in- j\\ncorporated by the Legislature November 20, 1778. I\\nAt the time of its incorporation the shape of the\\ntown, as they claimed, was indeed inconvenient for\\nthe transaction of business, as was evidently true,\\nbeing shown by the following petition, that was sent\\nto the Legislature nine years after the town was in-\\ncorporated\\nTo the Honourable Senate and Honse of BepreeentativeB of said State,\\nto be conveued at CUarleatown on the Second Wednesday of Septem-\\nber, A. D. 1787.\\nThe Petition of the inhabitants of New Chester, in said State, Hnm-\\nbly Shewptb, Wee, your Petitioners, Labouring under many Difficulties\\nand disadvautjiges in our present Circumstances by Kenson of the Tow u\\nBeing Exceedingly Long and in one place but a very little more than\\none mile wide, which makes it very Difficult for the Major part of the\\npeople to attend Public Worship, when we have preaching in Town and\\nlike wise to Attend Town Meeting, as it is Commonly bad traveling\\nwhen wee have our Annual Bleeting, the Town is more than Nineteen\\nmiles in Length. Wee, your Humble Petitioners, Earnestly Request\\nthat your Excellency and Honours would Divide the Town of New\\nChesti-r into two Towns, and that it may be Divided at Newfound River,\\nSo Called (vs.), Begining at the mouth of Newfound River, running up\\nsaid river untill it comes to Newfound poud then running on the east-\\nerly Shore of said pond untill it comes to the Town line between New-\\nChester and Plymouth, and your petitioners, as in Duty Bound, will ever\\nPray.\\nNew Chester, August 23 1787.\\nCarr Huse, Reuben Wells, John Russell, Nathan Colby, Peter heath,\\nJonathan Ingalls, Jun., Elias Boardman, Jon* Ingalls, Nathaniel San-\\nborn, Eph\u00c2\u00bb Webster, Cutting favour, Michael Mosher, Thomas Huse,\\nJohn fellows, Jonathan Holt, Josiah Brown, David Emerson, Thomas\\nRowell, Joseph Johnson, Thomas Locke, Samuel wortlien, Benja\\nBoardman, John Mitchel, Jacob Fellows, Joseph JIarshall, Joseph Em-\\nons, Moses Fellows, Simeon Cross, Daniel Heath. James heath, Jonathan\\nheath, David powell, Alexander Craig, Jonathan Carlton, Ephraini\\nClark, John Mitchell, Jun Ziba Townsend, Chase Fuller, Johu Ladd,\\nSamuel Drew, David Craig, Robert Craige, Seth Spencer, Isaac Senter,\\nJonathan Craivford, Benjamin Emone, Wilham Powell, Josiah heath,\\nJohn heath, James Craige.\\nFebruary 12, 1788, the north part of this town was\\nincorporated into the town of Bridgewater, and\\nThomas Crawford was authorized to call the first\\ntown-meeting.\\nBy an act of the Legislature, approved June 24,\\n1819, that part of the town which lies northerly of\\nSmith s river, with a part of Bridgewater, was made\\ninto a new town (now Bristol).\\nDecember 21, 1820, the town was enlarged by the\\nannexation of a small portion of Alexandria.\\nBy an act of the Legislature, approved December\\n21, 1832, a small tract of land was taken from New\\nChester and annexed to Wilmot.\\nOn the 26th day of June, 1858, a certain tract of\\nland was taken from Hill and joined to Danbury.\\nThe town was in Grafton County until July 1,\\n1868, at which time it was annexed to Merrimack\\nCounty.\\nLIST OK R.\\\\TABLE POLLS, 1775.\\nCarr Huse, Esq., Cutting Favour, David Emerson, Nathaniel Sanborn,\\nHenry Wells, Jacob Wells, Tilton Benuet, Benjamin Straw, Nason Cass,\\nJeremiah Quimby, Joseph Sanborn, Reuben Wells, Johtt Smith, Na-\\nthaniel Bartlet, Robert Forsaith, Joshua Tolford, Esq., Peter Sleeper,\\nGideon Sleeper, John Kidder, Samuel VVorthan, Moses Worthan, Ebene-\\nzer Ingalls, Thomas Lock, Eben Fellows, Bcnianiin Emmons, Chase\\nFuller, Edmund Eastman, Gersham Fletcher, John Mitchel, Thomas\\nCrawford, Thomas Crawford (2d), Peter Heath, John Clark, Jonathan\\nIngalls, Josiah Heath, Andrew Craige, Benjamin McCoUe ter, Jonathan\\nCrawford.\\nRATABLE POLLS, 1783.\\nState of New Hampshiee.\\nNew Chester, Dec 12* 1783.\\nA return of the Number of Male Polls fi-om Twenty-one .years of\\n.\\\\ge upwards paying for tbeniselves within the Town of New Chester.\\nNo CO.\\nCAnuHusE, )Sdect Jl/eii For\\nPtiEE Sleeper,/ N. c;\u00c2\u00ab\u00c2\u00ab(m-.\\nGroton, ss., Alexandria, Dec. IS 1783.\\nThen th\u00c2\u00ab above-Named Carr Huse, Esq., and Peter Sleeper, Men\\nNew Chester, Made Oath to the Tnith of the above Return By them\\nSigued Before me.\\nJosiah Tolforw, JusL Peace.^\\nNumber of ratable polU in 1885 1G7\\nValue of real estate $127,832\\nAmount in savings banks j50,733\\nMoney at interest on notes 6164\\nRailroad bonds lOUO\\nEarly Proprietors. The following is a schedule\\nof the proprietors names of New Chester, with the\\nnumber of each proprietor s lots as they were drawn\\nDRAIGHT OF LOTS IN NEW CHESTER.\\nFirst Second Third Fourth\\nPeoprietors Najies. Div n, Div n, Div n, Div n,\\nNo. No. No. No.\\nMatthew Thornton, Esq 22 71 90 51\\nArchabld Dnnlap 65 34 93\\nJohn Tolford, Esq 38 22 66 24\\nMatthew Thornton, Esq 40 7 42 8\\nJoseph Clark 35 8 10 11\\nEnsign William Tolford 9 20 5 3\\nJohn Tolford, Esq 57 67 7 69\\nJohn McMui-phy, Esq 74 CI 52 37\\nJohu Gordon 24 32 2 18\\nMatthew Thornton, Esq 10 13 88 6\\nJohn Tolford, Esq 48 45 4o 39\\nRobert McMurphy 94 55 70 C5\\nMatthew Thornton, Esq 59 92 39 70\\nEns Henry Hall 20 G7 IC 31\\nThomas Shirley 1 37 23 14\\nJohn Tolford, Jr 45 40 80 91\\nJohn Durham 91 84 92 57\\nLieu Robert Fletcher 31 41 27 19\\nHugh Tolford 7 18 3 12\\nEu6\u00c2\u00b0 James Quiuton 78 59 .53 42\\nCol Josiah Willard 40 30 84 90\\nMatthew Thornton, Esq C 1 87 4\\nStephen Fetrington 23 74 70 28\\nRobert Craigo 7C 56 79 22\\nJeremiah Colburn 49 25 20 82\\nJohu Tolford, Esq 3 10 2\u00c2\u00ab 29\\nJames Shirley, Jnu 89 79 32 64\\nMatthew Livermore, Esq 60 93 38 75\\nMatthew Thornton, Esq g^ j? I?, g\\nMark U. J. Wintworth. 52 27 46 84\\nJohn Mills 66 39 50 80\\nSamuel Moores, Esq 8 19 C7 13\\nTimothy Ingals 75 G4 .^4 39\\nJames White 02 90 40 85\\nCap John Underbill 41 C9 83 34\\nCap Thomas Wells 90 83 33 CO\\nJoshua Tolford 66 52 68 74\\nNathanael Ingals 15 12 25 55\\nSamuel Searls 47 23 43 92\\nCap James Shirley 88 77 31 66\\nJohnKelsay 85 88 11 81\\nJothani O Diorn, Esq 83 33 69 49\\nCo Theodore Atkinson. 30 40 63 21\\nLieu Thomas Craige 27 2 21 25", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0928.jp2"}, "781": {"fulltext": "HILL.\\nFirst\\nSecond\\nThird\\nFourth\\nRiver, Marked with T, S, W, T, R, S, I, L, T, and together with the\\nProprietors Names.\\nDiv-n.\\nDiv-n.\\nDiv n.\\nDiVn.\\nDate of the year, which Tree wee have made and Established as a Bound\\nNo.\\nNo.\\nNo.\\nNo.\\nBetween the Two afforesaid Townships, Togathcr with an Elm Standing\\nCo Joseph Blaiichard\\n42\\n3\\n85\\n35\\nDown the Bank, about half-way to the water, which is siwtled and\\nLieu Ebeiiezer Deaibnn\\n81\\n80\\n60\\n.59\\nMarked with B. T.; from thence woe have Run part of the lino Between\\nJames MtFareon\\n32\\n14\\n29\\n48\\nSaid Townships one mile to a gleat Red Oak Tree Standing in the line,\\nJereniiuh Colburn\\n28\\n42\\n61\\nMarked with a great M, Cut out with an axe, and one notch cut in it\\nSamuel Gault\\n82\\n35\\n47\\nfrom thence said line is to run the same course as wee have run this, one\\nSamuel Seai-la\\n5\\n44\\n82\\n5\\nmile, which is South, Seventy three Degrees west, according to the\\nJohnMau\\n92\\n85\\n44\\n15\\nCharters, which Bounds is to be a final Settlemtnt of the lower Bound\\nPeirceiMoore\\n34\\n38\\n93\\n40\\nBetween said Towu,sliip and line so far as it is run.\\nRobert White\\n53\\n29\\n47\\n88\\nBuscawen, June loih, 1703.\\nC\u00c2\u00abp John Sloffatt\\n80\\n86\\n59\\n61\\nRichard Wason 1\\nJeremiah Colburn\\n69\\n62\\n13\\n76\\nRichard Smith,\\nMatthew Thornton, Esq-\\n63\\n60\\n51\\n79\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Bexjami.vTii.ton,\\nCommiltee\\nThomas Wallingsford, Esq\\n68\\n63\\n56\\n78\\nJeremiah Lane,\\n5Iatthe\u00c2\u00ab Th.,rntuu, Esq\\n58\\n82\\n41\\n87\\nThomas Wells,\\nilfoi.\\nGeorge Jaffrey, Esq\\n16\\n6\\n89\\n54\\nJohn Tolford,\\nJohn Aikiu\\n18\\n54\\n43\\n50\\n35\\n28\\n49\\n81\\n08\\n30\\nWilliam Tolford,\\nWilliam Parker, Esq\\nJoshua Peirce, Esq\\nIn answer to a petition from the selectmen, an act\\nJohnKinge\\n64\\n73\\n58\\n61\\nwas passed by the Legislature, June 11, 1808, appoint-\\nJacob Sargent\\n77\\n66\\n48\\n02\\ning William Webster, Bradstreet Moody and Enoch\\nMatthew Thornton, Esq\\n67\\n89\\n14\\n77\\nColby to determine the jurisdictional lines between\\nCo Masurve others.\\n36\\n6\\n64\\n10\\nthe Towns of New Chester, Alexandria and Daubury\\nand report to the Legislature.\\nJames Wadwell\\nThomlenson Mason.\\n44\\n36 4 6\\n24\\n75\\n,\u00e2\u0096\u00a0-.8\\n44\\nOrlando Colby\\n51\\n26\\n74\\nThis committee, after considerable annoyance, set-\\nHenry Herring\\n73\\n15\\n8\\n67\\ntled the question of the boundary between said towns.\\nSamuel Searls\\n37\\n21\\n65\\nCo i Josiah WiUard\\n19\\n51\\n36\\n43\\nAlexandria, Oct. 28, 1808.\\nWilliam Graham\\n14\\n11\\n24\\n17\\nAlexander McClure.\\n70\\n58\\n72\\n60\\nlated the line between the Towns of Alexandria and New Chester, be-\\nSolly March\\n21\\n70\\n26\\n30\\nginning at a beach tree marked 4. stones around it (a little north of a\\nJohn Wentworth, Esq\\n65\\n54\\n72\\nbeach tree which is marked W, P, S, W, S, which is the south westerly\\n4\\n43\\ni\\ncorner of Alexandria then i-uning north about Fifty degrees East, to a\\nMatthew Thornton, Esq\\n39\\n19\\n(l\\nlarge beach, marked and spoted. on the southerly bank of Smith s River.\\nJohn Hazeltine\\n12\\n47\\n78\\n1\\nin the moiiil. i i- ll.iwing begun at a stake and stonis\\nCo Thomiis Parker\\n4\\nknown by the 111, II ij.jruer, then South, about 47}4 De-\\nArchabald Dunlap\\n33\\n31\\n15\\n46\\ngrees West, to i Kl oak tree standing on the east bank\\nBichai-d Wibird, Esq\\n13\\n10\\n91\\nof said River, .\u00e2\u0080\u009e.ak. .1 M, w ai\u00e2\u0080\u009el D.\\nCo Josiah WiUard\\n87\\n76\\n30\\n41\\nW W S\u00c2\u00bbRcENT i e(ra\u00c2\u00abi\\ni i f Xew ClKsUr.\\nRichard Pearl\\n84\\n91\\n34\\n79\\n65\\n9\\nWm. Patiee, I for the Selectmen\\nof Alexandria.\\nArchabald Dunlap\\n17\\n49\\n86\\n53\\nMark Karr\\n11\\n4S\\n18\\n33\\nA.VDOVER, Oct. 26, 1808.\\nSamuel Emerson, Esq\\n50\\n53\\n73\\n83\\nAgreeable to a law of this state, we, the subscribers, have preambi-\\nPortsmouth, September S* 1806.\\nlated the line between the Town of Alexandria and New Chester, begin-\\nCopy Examined.\\nning at a hemlock tree on the west bank of Pemgewas.set River, said to\\nJERE.MI\\nu Lib\\nEV, Prop Clerk.\\nbee the corner of said Town, marked with the letters S, G, M, C, W, S,\\nJ, W, then Runing south about seventy three degrees west, to a White\\nIn the Masonian proprietors\\nfive\\nhundred acre\\nMaple tree, said to be the South west corner of New Chester, and then\\nlots drawn December 24, 1\\n781, a\\nfollows\\nnorth western of Andover, marked with the letters S, G, C, M and W,\\nThomlenson Mason.\\nNo. 1\\nS, we have spotted, renewed, numbers and respoted from the hemlock to\\nthe maple, and each Town pays its own expences.\\nMeserve Co\\nNo. 2\\nSeUctMeti\\nTheadore Atkinson\\nNo. 3\\nW.W. Sargent, of\\nThomas Parker\\nNo. 4\\nSamoel Graves, Neie aietUr\\nJohn Moffatt\\nNo. 5\\nCaleb Marston, and\\nN\\new Chester, Oct\\n31, 1806.\\nJ Andover.\\nCopy Examined.\\nBridgewater, Oct. 29th, 1808.\\nCahr Huse, Prof\\nCTerk.\\nthis day we, the subscribers, have preambilated the line between\\nBoundary Lines. Considerable difficulty\\nwas ex-\\nNew Chester and Bridgwater, begining at the outlet of New-Found\\nperienced by tlie early settlers in\\nfixing the boundary\\npond, from there southly by the west bank of Now found River, so\\nCalled, to the west end of the Bridge across said River, near where Dr.\\nlines of the township, and\\nat se\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0eral\\ndifferent times\\nSamui Kelly formerly lived then by the south Branch of sJ River to a\\ncommittees were appointed by\\nthe\\nLegislature to\\nspruce tree marked, near the place now contemplated on for the westerly\\nsettle the troubles.\\nend of the new Bridge, now in building across said River from there\\nby .said Bank to the back side of Co Lewis Coal shed from there by\\nKEPORT OF COMMITTEE OX RUxN-NIXG\\nLINES,\\n1703.\\nsaid bank too feet to the East of the front or southerly part in the grist\\nWe, the subscribers, being chosen by the Proprietor of the Town-\\nor corn Mill, to the junction of said River with the Pemegewasset River.\\nships of New Briton and New Chester, so called, a\\ncommi\\nte to settle\\nRobert Craioe, -i MSeUctMen\\nthe Boundaries between said Townships,\\nwe have as follows (vij.)\\nEbex Kelley.\\nwe have begun at the Northerly lin\\ne Steven\\nFarm\\nand have measured\\nJ Bridg,caler.\\nacrost the lower end of New Brit\\non by the River\\non a strait line four\\nMoses Sleeper, 1 Si/lect Men of\\nJohn Wadlkigh, J Neu, OlmUr.\\nmiles to a Crotched white Birch\\nree standing upon the bank of the", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0929.jp2"}, "782": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OK MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nSew CnESTF-n, Oct. 20111, 18la.\\nWo, tho subscribers, agreeable to the laws of this State, have pre- I\\nambalated tbe line between the town of Now Chester and Danbury, be-\\nginning at the old beach Corner at the North west corner of New Chcs-\\nter and the South west corner of Danbury, marked with different letters,\\nthen running North, about fifty degrees East, to dead Beech tree, the\\nSouth East Corner of said Danbury, just by which is a large beach tree\\nmarked with the letters W, S, A, T, and dated Oct. 20th, 1815. We have\\nspotted, renewed bounds and re-spoted, lettered and dated from the one\\ncorner to the other, and each town pays its own cost.\\n/or the\\nW. W. Sargent, V SeUcl Mm of\\nNew Cltater.\\nfor the I\\nAmos T.4VL0E, Select Mm\\nJ Danbw-y.\\ntruu copy. J t est, IIamei, Fav.m li, Tom, Clerk.\\nOct. 30th, 1815.\\nHill is bounded north by Daubury, Alexandria and\\nBristol east by New Hampton and Sanbornton\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nPeraigewasset River flowing between; south by Frank-\\nlin and Andover, and west by Andover, Wilmot and\\nDanbury. Area, about fifteen thousand acres. Pop- j\\nulation, six hundred and sixty-.seven.\\nDistance from Concord by rail, twenty-five miles i\\nnorth, reached by a branch of the Northern Railroad\\nrunning from Franklin to Bristol. Rugged Mountain,\\nsituated partly in this town, is justly entitled to its\\nname, as it is one of the most rugged elevations in\\nCentral New Hampshire. Many have supposed the\\ntown received its name from the very uneven nature\\nof the country, but such is not the case. There are\\nmany fine, well cultivated farms in this town upon\\nwhich have been reared large families of boys and\\ngirls, many of whom have gone forth to make their\\nmark in the world.\\nW. W. Sargent wa.\u00c2\u00ab, during his day, one of the lead-\\ning men in town, held the offices of representative,\\nselectman and town clerk at one time during the years\\n1807, 08, 09, 10, besides being justice of the peace\\nand on nearly all the committees appointed to advance\\nthe interest of the town. He was chairman of the\\nBoard of Selectmen for six years and town clerk for\\nmany years.\\nCarr Huse was another man of rare ability who was\\nthought much of by his townsmen, and was continued\\nin places of trust for a long time. He had a family\\nof thirteen children.\\nAmong the number of Hill s sons who have ranked\\nhigh in their sphere may be mentioned Oilman Kim-\\nball, son of Ebenezer and Polly Kimball, born De-\\ncember 8, 1804.\\nMr. Kimball, being possessed of ample means,\\nspared no pains in the care and education of his\\nchildren. Oilman received private instruction and\\nafterward entered Dartmouth College, from which he\\ngraduated in 1827. He studied medicine, and to per-\\nfect himself in his profession he traveled extensively,\\nand practiced abroad with some of the most noted\\nphysicians and surgeons. He has performed some\\nvery wonderful operations in surgery, among which\\nare several successful cases of amputation at the hip-\\njoint, which for centuries had been supposed to be an\\noperation almost impossible to perform and save flu-\\nlife of the patient. At present he resides at Lowell,\\nMass., and is a shining light in his profession.\\nJoseph Huse, grandson of the original settler,\\nCarr Huse, and son of .John and Betsy Huse, born\\nMay 9, 1806, is another of Hill s sons of whom the\\ntownspeople should be proud. Reared a sturdy far-\\nmer, he went forth to battle with the world well pre-\\npared to win in that conflict which requires, chiefly,\\npluck and integrity for its weapons. Amid the vicis-\\nsitudes of a great city Boston he has succeeded\\nin building up a business, fortune and reputation,\\nto which we refer with pride. We are indebted to\\nhim for much information in regard to early settle-\\nments of New Chester.\\nCharles M. Winchester, publishing agent of the\\nChristian Publishing House, Dayton, Ohio, is a man\\nwho has risen to eminence, and in his prosperity he is\\nnot ashamed to own that he is a Hill man.\\nOilman Currier, who left his native place to make\\na business and home for himself, settled in Haverhill,\\nMass., and engaged in the shoe business with suc-\\ncess but death claimed him for its victim in 1847,\\nand his business passed into the hands of his brother,\\nSamuel M. Currier, who has succeeded in establish-\\ning an enviable reputation by his honest and fair\\ndealing, and at the same time has succeeded in\\namassing a liberal amount of this world s goods. He\\nis one of those genial, kind-hearted men that it gives\\nus pleasure to meet. This is a peculiar trait of the\\nentire family. These brothers were children of Moses\\nand Nancy Currier.\\nAugustus B. Johnson, son of Samuel and Mary\\nJohnson, is a man of energy and perseverance (in-\\nherited from his father), and, by exercising these qual-\\nities, has risen to be one of the leading business men\\nof the West (although he does not make his per-\\nmanent home in the West). He is engaged exten-\\nsively in stock-raising in the State of Kansas, and is\\neastern manager of the Johnson Loan and Trust Com-\\npany, of Arkansas City.\\nW. W. Currier, son of Jonathan and Nancy Cur-\\nrier, is a successful business man, engaged in the\\nmanufacture of shoe stock in Haverhill, Mass.\\nThere are many others we would be glad to mention\\nif space would allow. We will, however, give only a\\nslight sketch of two of the old residents.\\nCarr Huse was born in Newbury, ]\\\\Iass., in 1740,\\nand moved his family to New Chester in 1770. Pre-\\nvious to this time he would go up to New Chester in\\nthe spring and spend his summers, and return in the\\nfall to his native place. He was the first settler, with\\none exception, and in his new home experienced\\nmany hardships and privations, and his nearest neigh-\\nbor north was two and a half miles, and south,\\nFranklin Lower village, where he was obliged to\\ngo to get his grain ground, and this he had to do\\nin winter with a haud-slcd and snow-shoes. The", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0930.jp2"}, "783": {"fulltext": "nearest meeting-house (and that made of logs) was\\ntweuty-two miles, at Plymouth, where he went on\\nhorseback, having only a bridle-road with trees\\nspotted to direct him. He took a deep interest iu the\\nprosperity and welfare of the town. He occupied al-\\nmost every position in town requiring ability, respon-\\nsibility and faithfulness in the discharge of his vari-\\nous duties. He was town clerk thirty-three years in\\nsuccession, one of the selectmen many years, and filled\\nmany other offices, and among them, representative to\\nthe State Legislature for many years, which met dur-\\ning that time at Portsmouth and Exeter. He held a\\njustice s commission for forty years, and, as there was\\nno lawyer in town, he made a specialty of writing\\ndeeds, etc., which the law required. As there\\nwas no minister in town, hesolemnized marriages and\\nperformed not a few. but at a low price compared with\\nthe present time. In the organization of the Con-\\ngregational Church he was the only male member,\\nwith one exception, and he was chosen deacon, and\\nremained such for forty years. He had two wives.\\nFor the first he married Sarah Wells, in 1761, who\\nwas the mother of seven children and for the other,\\n.Toanna Buswell, in 1775, who was the mother ol\\nsix children. He died in 1833, aged ninety-two\\nyears and nine months, having twelve children and\\nforty-four grandchildren.\\nGeo. W. Sumner was born at Deering, N. H., Feb-\\nruary 9, 1792 assisted his father in clearing and\\ncultivating a large farm. At the age of nineteen\\n(the time of his mother s death) he left home, studied\\niiiammar and geography six weeks with Rev. E. P.\\ni .nidford, served two years apprenticeship in the\\nclothier business at Weare and Hillsborough, and in\\nMarch, 1816, moved to Hill and built a dam and shop,\\nand commenced carding wool July 6, 1816. He\\ncarded eight thousand pounds that season.\\nHe continued iu the business of carding wool and\\ndressing cloth during the summer months for about\\nforty ye-irs. During this time he often taught school\\nwinters, and held every important office in and for\\nthe town of Hill, and for many years he was a justice\\nof the peace; was an excellent writer of prose and\\nerse, and a member of the Congregational Church.\\nDecember 19, 1822, he married Hannah Abrams, of\\nSanbornton, who died August 30, 1847. In Septem-\\nber, 1848, he married A. S. Pratt; he died July 20,\\n1 *76. His children by first wife, were Mary H., Mar-\\ntha, Ellen S., Catharine M.j Jane W., George A. and\\nSarah G. All but the two last mentioned died before\\nreaching twenty-five years of age. George A. Sumner\\nis still living at Hill; born June 27, 1839; married\\nAngle Montague, of Springfield, Mass., April 28,\\n1868. Their children are, Anna G., born April 3,\\n1869, and George Willis, born January o, 1875.\\nSarah G. Sumner, born June 7, 1844 married Ed-\\nmund S. Vail, of Blooming Grove, N. Y., October\\n25, 1879. Now living in Detroit, Kan. Their chil-\\ndren are Alice M., Raymond S. and Florence H.\\nLL. 551\\nManufactories. The proprietors of New Chester\\nseemed alive to the importance of having grist and\\nsaw-mill accommodations.\\nWhen the township was laid out, two lots were set\\noff to be used for the encouragement of building\\nMills. The proprietors also voted mill privileges,\\nand appointed men to see that mills were erected.\\nPHOPEIETORS MEETINGS.\\nMay the Gth, 1700.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 roterf Miy Emerson, Miij Tolford Cap\\n.lohn Underbill a committee to Treat witli any person or persons to Build\\na Saw-mill and GriBt-mill upouNew Found River. The above Commit-\\ntee is impowered to give away the said privilege to any person that will\\nundertake to Build said Mills, and no More till they have given their Re-\\nceipt to the Proprietoi-s.\\nFeb. 17th, 1707.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 At a Proprietors Meeting of New Chester, Voted\\ntwo Dullai-s upon each Right for Building Mills in said Township.\\nMay 10, 17G7. Meeting opened according to adjournment. Whereas\\nthe purchasers of Land Contained in John Tafton Mason s Patent, Prov-\\nince of New Hampshire, by their agents, Joseph Blanchard, Esq., Im-\\npowered the Grantees of the new Township of New Chester, in said\\nPatent, to Dispose of two Certain Lota of Land to Build Mills fur llic\\nBenefit of s Township; whereas, John Tolfurd, Esq., has this dayagreed\\nto Build two Saw-mills two grist-mills in said New Chester (viz), one\\ngrist-mill and one Saw-mill on the river known by the name of Newfound\\nRiver, and have the one fit for grinding and the other fit for saw iiig by\\nthe first Day of November next and one grist-mill and one Saw -mill on\\nthe River known by the name of Siuitli s RiviT, wiiliin si:i years from\\nthis Date, and to keep all the said :\\\\Iili- m i i I. r t .i.v.t thereafter,\\nand to grind and saw for the inhabit. III! i -fipulated in a\\nBond Signed, and bysiiid Tolford Drh l i -.i,,i i. l Ijut-rson 3Ia-\\nthew Thornton Esquarres Blathew i-.a^mii]. ut.iji;iii, .\\\\gents for and\\nBl If ftheg t f i\u00e2\u0080\u009e 1 1 ter. Therefore, Vo/eil. that\\nt: e L t f Lanl Ij -yn ng t N found Pond River, including tlie\\nt 1 f 11 ndtheLtSt and f Us on Smith s River, both in\\nIN fl t Ld tbtl Cnm ttee of the grantees aforesaid\\n11 1 11 IH I) sg en granted to the Said John\\nT If 1 1 1 i. f ad two Dollars to be paid from\\n11 t t IT I I 1 If to be paid by the first Day of\\nM t tl I I fl t two mills is finished, he per-\\n\\\\lso\\ndt\\nfthes\\nnu 1 Emerson, MathewThornton-\\n1 th reby are authorised Em-\\nu th Cxpacityaforesaid, agoodwar-\\nI the hove Said John Tolford.\\nThis mill was probably built in 1767, as per arrange-\\nment.\\nChester, March 27th, 1709.\\n.\\\\t a meeting of the Proprietoi-s of New Chester by atljournment,\\nVoted that Maj John Tolford Shall be obliged to Tend his grist-mill in\\nNew Chester for the Proprietors every firet Monday in each Month for\\nthe year, and no more other days in said year.\\nIt cannot be said that the town of Hill has ever\\nbeen noted as a manufacturing town, except its repu-\\ntation as having the largest establishment for the\\nmanufacture of glass-cutters in the world, and a fine\\nlatch-needle manufactory. The first manufacturing\\nof importance was that of wool-rolls for spinning,\\nand also cloth dressing, started in July, 1816, by Geo.\\nW. Sumner, and continued for nearly forty years,\\nGeo. A. Sumner afterwards occupied the same mill as\\ngrist-mill and carriage-shop for several years.\\nAbout the year 1825 a Mr. Moseley engaged quite\\nextensively in the tannery business near the Sumner\\nmill. Thomas Heath afterwards ran the business\\nuntil about the year 1855. During this time B. C.\\nBatchelder manufactured carriages in a building on\\nthe opposite side of the stream, and his brother, Asa-\\nhel Batchelder, made axe-handles and spoke-shaves", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0931.jp2"}, "784": {"fulltext": "552\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nin the Sumner mill. Mr. Batchelder Wiis the first\\nperson to make the improved turned handles which\\nhave been so popular.\\nJames Glines carried on the hatters business, and\\nJohn W. Sargent manufactured shoes for several\\nyears previous to 1845. Afterwards the shoe busi-\\nness was carried on by John Tucker and Elcaner\\nEverett, until large manufacturers obtained control of\\nthe shoe business and made their production on a\\nsmall scale unprofitable. These establishments were\\nall on a small scale compared with works of the same\\nclass in later times.\\nDavid Shaw, S. H. Long and Albert Blake com-\\nmenced the manufiicture of friction matches about\\nthe year 1855, and did quite an extensive business\\nfor several years. August 23, 1862, M. F. Little pur-\\nchased the match-factory, stock and tools, and con-\\ntinued the business with good success until the tax\\non matches made it an undesirable business, when it\\nwas abandoned and the mill sold to be used as a saw-\\nmill.\\nIn the year 1874, A. A. Williams and F. W. Eaton\\nformed a coi)artnership for the manufacture of cabinet\\norgans, and employed several men in the Sumner mill.\\nThey made some very fine instruments; but, owing to\\nthe sharp competition in the business caused by other\\nlarge manufacturers making very cheap and some\\nnearly worthless instruments, which they put upon the\\nmarket at a very low price, this company were unable\\nto sell their instruments at a remunerative price, and\\nafterrunningthebusinessthreeyears, closeditout. We\\nshould not do justice to the business of the town if we\\nfailed to mention our sturdy blacksmith, Harrison\\nMorrill, who, for more than a quarter of a century, did\\nservice at the anvil in our village, and was ever ready,\\nwith a smile and good word for all, to do the bidding\\nof his patrons, until, from the infirmities of age, he\\nfelt compelled to give up the business to younger\\nluinds in 1882.\\nIn the spring of 1872 several parties interested them-\\nselves in the matter of inducing some manufacturers\\nto locate in town. A town-meeting was called, and\\nthe town voted to exempt from taxation, for a term of\\nyears, any manufacturing business of iron, wood,\\nsteel or the fabrics that might be located in town.\\nThis action was taken to encourage F. R. Woodward,\\nwho was then doing business in Manchester, to\\nmove his business, the manufacturing of latch-\\nneedles, to Hill, which he did in July of that\\nyear, leasing the mill and power on Mill Brook of\\nMr. George W. Dearborn, for a term of years. Mr.\\nWoodward was at this time experimenting with the\\nidea of making a glass-cutting tool that would com-\\nbine the qualities of cheapness, simplicity and dura-\\nbility, and having attained quite satisfactory results,\\nthe following winter he disposed of the needle busi-\\nness to a firm consisting of his brother, S. Wood-\\nward, G. H. Adam?, H. Adams and V. C. Shaw, and\\nengaged in the manufacture of his improved glass-\\ncutting tools. The business increased so rapidly that\\nin 1876 he erected a shop near the railroad, in the\\nrear of his residence, and put in a steam-engine for\\npower. This shop was destroyed by fire in August,\\n1879. In six weeks another building was erected and\\nready to be occupied this building, with steam for\\nmotive power, was .used until 1882, when both the\\nbuilding and power were found too small, and Mr.\\nWoodward purchased the farm and water-power\\nof G. A. Sumner, and the water-power owned by Mrs.\\nC. W. Huse, on Mill Brook, and proceeded to erect\\na dam and buildings. The building near the railroad\\nwhich was three stories high, was then moved and\\njoined to the one already built, making a fine build-\\ning, sixty-six feet in length, exclusive of saw-mill and\\nstore-house, which are in a separate building. This\\nis the largest manufactory of Rotary Steel Glass-\\nCutters in the world, employing about thirty opera-\\ntives.\\nThe latch-needle works owned and operated by G. H.\\nAdams Co. occupies the same building leased by\\nMr. Woodward for this business, and now owned by\\nthe firm. They employ about fifteen operatives, and\\nmanufacture a large quantity of latch-needles for\\nknitting-machines, of superior quality, which are sent\\nto all parts of the United States.\\nChurches, Ministers, etc. Churches. From the\\nfirst settlement of the town there seems to have been\\na desire, on the part of the settlers and also the pro-\\nprietors, to establish a place of worship, as we find\\nby the votes taken at different times in regard to\\nhiring a minister and building a house of worship.\\nAt a meeting of the proprietors of New Chester,\\nheld at the house of Samuel Emerson, Esq., in Ches-\\nter, on Tuesday, the 2d day of April, 1771, it\\nwas,\\nVoti! 1, half a Dollar on each grantee s Right to hire preaching in\\nNew Chester the present year.\\nFo(crf, John Tolforrt, Samuel Emerson, Jethro Sanhorn, Esq.,\\nCap John Underbill and Henry Hall be aComniitte to hire Such Min\\nister of the gospel as they shall think Fit to preach to the inhabitants\\nof New Chester, and some of said Coniniitte is to Acoinpany any such\\npreacher to New Chester without any pay for their Time.\\nAt a town-meeting, on Tuesday, the 10th day of\\nMarch, 1807, it was,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nVoted, to Raise a tax of twenty cts. upou a pole and other Estate in\\nequal proiMirtiou to all those who give their free Consent when the In-\\nventory is taken for a minister of the Congi-egationul or I resbyterian\\nAt\\ntown-meeting, h^ld on April 1, 1773, it\\nthe\\nthiit one Dollar be paid upon each payable\\nprt scnt yeiir to hire preiit-hing in said New Chester.\\notrd, that tbt re shall bo a Meeting house built in said New Chester\\nEqual to thirty Five feet square, one story high, the present year.\\nAt a meeting of the proprietors of New Chester, at\\nthe house of Samuel Emerson, Esq., on Tuesday, the\\n27th day of April, 1773, it was,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\n^Voted, that Carr Huse, Nason Cqss, Robert Forseth, Joshua Talford\\nPeter .Sleeper simll bo a Conimitte to Build h Meeting-Uouse in 5ew\\nChester, agreabic to a vote pased at the Last Meeting.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0932.jp2"}, "785": {"fulltext": "lu/t tf^ that tho8a that Labour at lluildiiig tho aforesaid meeting\\nIJunse iu s^ New Chester sliall have allowed to tlioiii two Shillings and\\nsixpence pr day for their Labour.\\nAt a meeting of the proprietors of New Chester,\\nhfkl at Chester, at the house of Samuel Emerson,\\nEsij., ou Wednesday, the 20th day of January, 1774,\\nWliCfeaSt at tlieir last Meeting their was a Vote pjiased that there\\nshould bo two Dollars raised on each payable Right to build one Meeting-\\nHoufio in sjiiii town, it is now t( d that s money shall be Kqually Di-\\nviil ii ml III I I I u 1 KmiI hn;; two Moetiug-Ilouses, ouo in the\\nlow. I I I I I i; iii ilier in the upper part of the Town,\\n1 I, .1 In, l.ili il. I I K.ii.rl F..rtiitli, Carr Huse, Nasou Cass,\\nnllin- l .i\\\\nur, llios. In :i i ill. lo tlmf the aforesaid Ten acres\\nof Liui l shall be ricatvd n| ni ih, ,ii ^.n.i paisonage lots in the lower\\ni|. 1 I .I ll I -I. II ilii piii^sonage Lot\\nIII, I I II I -ii N. I I I .1 .,r vote, and See\\nii II i I 1^ I ii vi in, iiiiiv iii.iv I.,- ,il-,, \\\\Mir.! the aforesaid\\n1 Unit tlie Me.ting-llonse bo built in said\\niwli I I. I III, I iiiantly may be.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0I M I 1 1 s shall be r.iised on each payable Right in New\\nI -ti I tMwai 1 I I I nil- (tie land on tho parsonage Lots in Now Chester,\\n1 lliiilding liic Mueting-Ilouses agreeable to tho aforesaid Votes.\\nAt a town-meeting, second Tuesdfiy of March, 1824,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0080\u00a2y iled,Tv give tho Directors of the West Meeting-House in said\\nTou 11 one Ifundred A fifty dollars, to be jiaid yearly, in case they secure\\nhi use of tho house to the town for public Meetings of business so long\\nI- the continuance of said House.\\nX( records can be found by whicli the exact dates\\nill the building of the first liouse of wor.shij) can be\\nestablished but, according to the best authority, it\\nwas built or finished in the year 1800 or 1801. A\\niDwu-mceting for Danbury and New Chester was\\ncalled at this meeting-house in 1802. It is situated\\nluar the centre of the town, is a wooden structure\\nhruvily timbered, painted white, has been kept in\\nill id repair by the enterprising citizens at the Cen-\\nIn, and presents a neat and attractive appearance.\\nThere is a Christian Church organization here,\\niiMT which Rev. E. H. Wright has been pastor for\\nM vcral years. This has always been known as the\\nWest Meeting- House.\\nEarly iu the nineteenth century a hall was fmislieil\\nill a barn owned by Major Ebenezer Kimball, at the\\nillage, and in this meetings were held summers and\\nwinters, with(mt any means of heating, except the\\nsiducs carried there hot from the fire-place, until the\\n|iiesent church was built. This hall was in existence\\nuntil lS3il, when tiie partitions were taken out by its\\n|)resent owner, David Fowler, and it reverted back\\ntil its former use, storage for hay and grain.\\nThe church at the village, or the East Meeting-\\nllouse, was commenced in the year 1819, and finished\\nin January, 1822. February 5th of this year the pews\\nwere sold, and soon after the house was dedicated as\\na Congregational Church. It was owned by individ-\\nuals, each proprietor owning one or more iicws, and\\nentitled to as many votes in the management of ita\\naffairs as they owned pews. It has since been re-\\nmodeled, and at this writing is iis fine a house of\\nworship as is often found in a country village.\\nThe Congregational Church was organized, Febru-\\nary 19, 181. by the iissistance of the Rev. William\\nRolfe, of Groton. The church consisted of but two\\nmembers, Carr Huse and Israel Adams. This church\\nwas supplied with the public ministration of the gos-\\npel, but did not have a settled minister until January\\n6, 1831, when Rev. Isaac Knight was ordained pas-\\ntor, and reuuiiued such seven years.\\nIn the year 1817, two years after its formation, this\\nchurch numbered twenty-seven members, and for\\nnearly half a century was a great power for good in\\nthe community. By death and removal the organ-\\nization became so reduced that it became inoperative\\nand remained so for several years, until the spring of\\n1884, when it was revived by the assistance of Rev.\\nS. F. Lougee, of New Hampton, who was engaged as\\npastor. Whole number admitted to the church from\\nthe time of its organization to 1884, one hundred and\\nsixty-three; number of children baptized, one hun-\\ndred and thirty-two.\\nIn the year 1870, Rev. E. H. Wright, learning from\\nmembers of the Congregational Church that it was\\nnot expected this church would be revived, and de-\\nsiring a home for the converts who were gathered\\nunder his preaching, formed a Christian Church,\\nover which he was the able and acceptable pastor\\nmost of the time (except when in Manchester, where\\nhe went to assist in building up a church) till 1884,\\nwhen the Congregationalists claimed the right to the\\nchurch for the purjiose of having a minister of that\\ndenomination preach, and the right was accmded to\\nthem by the committee chosen to provide a ])reacher.\\nSchools. The people of the town gave early atten-\\ntion to the establishment of schools, and for this\\npurpose lots were set oft to be used only for school\\npurposes. We copy a vote of the proprietors meet-\\ning of May 9, 1775,\\nIn 1777 forty dollars was raised to be used for\\nschooling. At the present day this seems a meagre\\nsum, but it must be remembered that the wages of\\nteachers at this time was very small compared with\\nthat paid to-day.\\nIn 1778 it was voted that Joshua Tollbrd should\\nhave the privilege of plowing the school lot by his\\ngiving an obligation not to Damnify the same.\\nIn 1786 a school-tax of \u00c2\u00a313 5s. 7d. 1/., and in 1788\\na tax of \u00c2\u00a323 14\u00c2\u00ab. lOd. were levied, showing that each\\nyear brought an increasing interest in the important\\nsubject of education.\\nThomas Huse (son of Carr Huse) and James Karr", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0933.jp2"}, "786": {"fulltext": "554\\nHISTORY OF MKRRT: rACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nkept school iu 1793. Mr. Huse s school was styled a\\nboarding-school. The schoolmaster boarded around,\\nand his board was paid by the town at the rate of\\nthree sliillings per week.\\nIn 1800, Retsy Sleeper received twelve dollars for\\nthree months teaching, and the snm of seven dollars\\nand thirty-foiir cents was paid for boarding Said\\nmistress.\\nMnstcr Rowers, who was quite a noted teacher in\\nthose days, received si.xteen dollars for teaching two\\nniontlis the same year.\\nIn 1802 the school-house in District No. 1 was\\neither built new, or the old one built over, and si.xty-\\nseven cents per day was paid for labor, four dollars\\nper thousand for boards, and one dollar ami cisibty-\\nthree cents per thousand for nails.\\nAmong those who have taught in town and since\\nbecome noted may be mentioned Henry F. Rolfe and\\nthe late Anson S. Marshall, of Concord L. P. Town-\\nsend, professor of theology in Boston University;\\nRev. William Sleeper, of Maine, and many others.\\nMr. and Mrs. F. E. Adams have taught school and\\nacted as superintending school committee many years,\\nand doubtless have the best qualifications for the latter\\noffice of any person in town. Mrs. Adams was the\\nauthor of the history of schools in this town in the\\nreports of 1876.\\nFor many years after the foundation of schools in\\ntown the people considered the qualifications for\\nteaching to consist chiefly in the muscle and nerve of\\nthe teacher. A person with good common sense and\\nable to read and write fairly, if endowed with courage\\nand strength sufficient to cope with the powers of the\\nbig boys, were considered good teachers and it\\nwas not an uncommon occurrence for boys of sixteen\\nto eighteen years of age to receive severe floggings.\\nWith the appointment of superintending school com-\\nmittees the qualifications of teachers became more\\nexalted, and at this advanced age the rod is seldom\\nresorted to, even in the rural districts, while our vil-\\nlage school will compare favorably with some of the\\nacademies of our State in proficiency and deport-\\nment.\\nCemeteries.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The cemetery at the village was laid\\nout in 1773, on land cleared by Carr Huse, on his in-\\ntervale, about forty rods from his house.\\nThis comprises about one acre of land, laid out in\\nsuch manner as to give the most possible room for\\nburial purposes, regardless of the rules that are ob-\\nserved in the plans of modern cemeteries. There is\\none soldier of the Indian War, Carr Huse, and one of\\nthe Revolution buried here.\\nThe Fkhrin Cemethry, so-called, is situated\\nabout one mile west of the West Meeting- House, was\\nopened to the public in 1845, and is superior, as re-\\ngards location, to the village ground, as it is on high\\nland, and, if properly cared for, would be a very fine\\ncemetery for the country. It has several very neat\\nmonuments.\\nThe Bunker Hili. Cemetery, which was laid out\\nin 1846, is the last and best of the public cemeteries.\\nIt is well laid out, is kept in good condition, is in a\\ngood location and hiis some very fine monuments and\\ntablets erected. These arc all public cemeteries.\\nPi.KA.sANT Hii.L Cemetery.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 In the winter of\\n1884, the writer, seeing the need of a more rcspccialilc\\nplace at the village for interment of the dead, oHenil\\nto present to any number of individuals, who would\\nform a cemetery a.ssociation and guarantee to properly\\nfence and fit up and ever keep so fenced and properly\\ncared for, a tract of land on the hill near his mill,\\nwhich was considered by all interested to be the b st\\nlocation for a cemetery in town. The ofl er, however,\\nwas not accepted, as the e.\\\\i)ense of so fitting it n]\\nwould be so great that it was thought sufficient con Id\\nnot be realized from the sale of lots to pay the\\nsame.\\nMay 20th of this year May F., oldest daughter of\\nthe writer, died, and he at once had the ground laid\\nout according to a plan which he had previously\\nmade, and she was laid away beneath the ground\\nwhere she had so often walked and gathered wild\\nflowers with her father and sister.\\nThis is pronounced by those who have visited it to\\nbe the most lovely cemetery, for a new one, they have\\never seen.\\nIt is laid out with drive-ways between every row ot\\nlots lengthwise, and walks between each double lot\\ncrosswise; the two main drive-ways are twenty-four\\nfeet wide, the others twelve feet, and the walks six\\nfeet. The soil is taken from the drive-ways, which\\nare level and well graded the lots are nicely graded\\nand sown to grass, and present a very neat and\\nattractive appearance.\\nThe writer has fitted up the ground at his own ex-\\npense, and sells lots to any who are able to buy those\\nnot able to buy are given the right of free burial.\\nA large lot is given in the best locality for the erec-\\ntion of a soldiers monument and the burial of sol-\\ndiers, and it is hoped in the near future a monument\\nwill be erected to the memory of the brave boys who\\nso valiantly fought in defense of their country s\\nhonor.\\nCivil History. New Chester and Danbury were\\nclassed for the election of representatives from 1800\\nto 1806, after which time New Chester was declared\\neutitled to a representative of its own.\\nNo record of any town officers can be found previous\\nto 1802. In 1800, New Chester and Danbury elected\\nEdward Blodgett representative for the two towns.\\nNo record of any election in 1801 can be obtained.\\n1802.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ciin- HuBe, town dork; Ebeiiczor Kimball, Edward DIoilgott,\\nWilliam W. Sargent, Btiloctinon Kbenozor Kimball, roiircsout^itivu fur\\nNew Chester and Banbury.\\n1803. Carr Hime, town clerk Jonathan Dickerson, James Karr,\\nJohn Brown, selectmen; Ebenozor Kimball, representative for New\\nChester and Panbury.\\n1804.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Carr Huso, town clerk James Karr, John Brown, William W.\\nSargent, srioi-tmon Ebenezcr Kimball, reprcspntative for Now Ohostei\\nand Danbury.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0934.jp2"}, "787": {"fulltext": "1805.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Carr Huso, town clerk John Wadleigh, Willinm Whittier Sar-\\ngent, Moses Sleeper, selectmen Ebebezer Kimball, representative for\\nNew Chester and Danbury.\\nISOO.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Can- Huso, town clerk James Karr, John Wailleigh, William\\nW. Sargent, solectnion Miyor Ebenezer Kimball, representative for\\nN\u00c2\u00abnv hester and Danbury.\\n1S07.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 W. W. Sargeut, town clerk W. W. Sargent, James Karr,\\nMuses Sleeper, selectmen W. W. Sargent, representative.\\n1808.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 W. W. Sargent, town clerk W. W. Sargent, Moses Sleepon\\nOaptain John Wadleigh, selectmen W. W. Sargent, representative.\\n1809.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 W. W. Sargent, town clerk W. W. Sargent, John Wadleigh,\\nJonathan Dickerson, selectmen W. W. Sargent, representative.\\n1810.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 W. W. Sargent, town clerk W. W. Sargent, Jonathan Dick-\\ner-son, Moses W. Sleeper, selectmen; W. W. Sargent, representative.\\nisn.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 W. W. Sargent, town clerk W. W. Sargent, Jonathan Dicker-\\nson, Sanuiel Sleeper, selectmen Jonathan Dickerson, -l-epresentative.\\n1.SI2.\u00e2\u0080\u0094W. W.Sargent, town clerk W. W.Sargent, Samuel Sleeper,\\nIM.ises Wells, selectmen Jonathan Dickerson, representative.\\nlsl:l.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 \\\\v. W. Sargent, town clerk W. W. Sargent, Samuel Sloei\u00c2\u00bbr,\\n.Jtiiiii Hiise, selectmen Sethus B. Forbes, representative.\\nTN14.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 w. w. Sargent, town clerk Caleb Sargent, Captain John Wad-\\nleigh, .T.-Tiiithan Dickei-son, selectmen W. W. Sargent, representative.\\n181S.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Daniel Tavor, town clerk W. W. Sargent, Esq., John Husro\\nIsiuic Dodge, selectmen W. W. Sargent, representative.\\n1816.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Daniel Tavor, town clerk; John Huse, David Boswoll, Bitfield\\n.Sawyer, selectmen Sethus B. Forbes, representative.\\n1817.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Daniel Favor, town clerk W. W. Sargent, Caleb Aldrich, John\\nGale, selectmen W. W. Sargent, representative.\\n1818.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Daniel Favor, town clerk W. W. Sargent, Samuel Sleejior,\\nSamuel Hoit, selectmen W. W. Sargent, representative.\\nIsm.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Dniiidl Favor, town clerk W. W. Sargent, Robert Smith,\\nJi.TiMtliau Dickerson, selectmen W. W. Sargent, representative.\\nis-ll.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ilaiii.l Ivivur, town elerk faptain ,Iohn Searl, John Huso,\\n22.-Iiai.i. I I i I, i..\u00c2\u00ab 1. il, iM.hl l ...swell, ,lohn Searl, John\\niei^on, Boloctiiien Daniel Favor, representative.\\nSi. Daniel Favor, town clerk David Boswell, Samuel Murray,\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^0 W. Sumner, selectmen L. K. Madison, representative.\\ni S. B. Forbes, town clerk John Searl, George W.Sumner,\\niirl I lelerhill, Helectmen John Searl, representative.\\nej i.-s. IS. Forbes, town clerk G. W. Sumner, Bciyami n Enunons,\\niiiel I ii lerhill, selectmen Daniel Favor, representative.\\n:2r,.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 s, li. Forbes, town clerk Dr. Daniel Favor, George W. Sum\\nBenjamin Enniinn. selectmen; Samuel Murry, representative.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a027.-S. B. Forb..s, town clerk John Wells (2d), G. W. Snmnor,\\nri Seal I, srle, luieii Dr. Daniel Favor, representative.\\nJ- l; I. 1 1 icwn dork John Wells (2d), Samuel Murray,\\nI I.I I tiiien Daniel Favor, representative.\\nI I Imwu clerk Sewall Dickerson, John Dickerson,\\nI ll! 1 1 II III Ml Jlj, selectmen Samuel Murray, representative.\\ni;ai.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 .lului W. S\u00c2\u00abeutt, town clerk; John Wells (2d), John Sargent,\\njaniin Kiiininiis, electmen John W. Swcatt, representative.\\ni:il.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 .1. W. Sweatt, Esq., town clerk: Beiyamin Emmons, John\\nN fjii\\\\ Jnlin SargoDt, selectmen J. W. Sweatt, Esq., representative.\\nI liii. l Favor, town clerk; John Wells (2d), Benjamin Em-\\nI- ii liii -^.iriceut, selectmen\\nWells (2.\\nSargent,\\nSargent,\\naiuiij lliiinions, selectmen San\\n11 I liTiiel Favor, town clerl;\\nluuiii IjLiinons, selectmen Gi-n\\ni:.. lli.ratio H. Blake, town\\nks, Jes^e Livingston, selectmen Abratium t. ates, representative,\\n{tj. 11. II. Blake, town clerk Jonathan Weeks, Jr., Jesse Living-\\nBenjamin Emmons, selectmen Abraham Gates, representative.\\n!7.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Horatio H. Blake, town clerk Ezckiel G. Bartlett, Thomas J.\\nb, Sewall Dickerson, selectmen George M. Phelps, representative,\\nlis.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William W. Proctor, town clerk Jonathan Weeks, Jr., Ben-\\nn Emmons, Thomas J. Heath, selectmen George M. Phelps, rep-\\niam W. Proctor,\\nWadleigh, selt\\nclei-k Sewall Dicke\\n1841.- William W. Proctor, town dork John Wadleigh, Jr\u00e2\u0080\u009e David\\nBurleigh, Jr., John Huse, selectmen Jonathan Weeks, Jr., represen-\\ntative.\\n1842.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William W. Proctor, town clerk Franklin Mosoley, Ezekiol\\nG. Bartlett, John Huse, selectmen Jonathan Weeks, Jr., representa-\\n184;).- William W. Proctor, town clerk E/.okiel G. Bartlett, Frank-\\nlin Mosetey, John Huse, selectmen Darwin Forlies, representative.\\n1844.- William W. Proctor, town clerk Ezokiol G. Bartlett, Tboniiis\\nJ. Hoath, Samuel D. Johnson, selectmen Darwin Forbes, represenUi-\\n1,-1.., (2d), Is,u,e\\ntive.\\n1846.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Darwin Forbes, town clerk; I. nil\\nT. Parker, Sewall Dickerson, selecti,,. n I\\n1847.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Darwin Forbes, town eh i k I\\nCarr Huse, selectmen Isaac T. Park r i 1 1 in 1 1 1 1 1 1\\n1848.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Franklin Moseley, town clerk I el.r Ileraey, Hirr Huso, Amos\\nDickerson {2d), selectmen Isaac T. Parker, representative.\\n1849. Franklin Mosoley, town clerk Carr Huso, Amos Dickerson,\\nSanmel M. Currier, selectmen Franklin Moseley, representative.\\nI860.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Wells Forbes, town clerk Amoe Dickerson (2d), S. M. Currier,\\nJ. L. Mead, selectmen Franklin Moseley, representative.\\n1851.- Wells Forbes, town clerk S. M. Currier, J. L. Mead, Jonathan\\nDickerson (2d), selectmen Gilman Horsey, representative.\\n1852.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Franklin Moseley, town derk Albert Blake, M. J. Morrill,\\nJohn Wadleigh, selectmen Gilman Hersey, representative.\\n1853.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rufus Fellows, town clerk; Albert Blake, M. J. Morrill, John\\nFlanders, selectmen Amos Dickei-son (2d), representative.\\n1854.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rufus Follows, town clerk Carr Huse, Wells Forbes, Gilman\\nHersey, selectmen Amos Dickerson (2d), representative.\\n1855.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rufus Fellows, town clerk Carr Huse, Bbenener W. Mason,\\nMn^.- ri\\\\..i ,1. Inn II David Fowler, representative.\\n1 l: I (Mwn clerk; Madison J. Momll, Ezekiel G.\\nBali III 1. 1. II ill r.iriielder, selectmen; Carr Huse, representativo.\\nl-^ iT l; l.lii\\\\v liiwn clerk; Carr Huse, John H. Emmons,\\nSamuel Wells, .selectmen Harrison .\\\\dams, representative.\\n1858.-Joseph P. Ladd, town clerk Carr Huse, Mosos Favor, Timothy\\nStevens, selectmen James H. Brown, representative.\\nisr. i ,1 Iii.M t -,.i, rli-rk avr lln~e. Timothy Stevens, Charles\\nMilton Mason, Wil\\nI Hue, .Ti.riathau R. Rowell,\\ni iiesentative.\\nI I I 1 1 use, Jonathan R. Rowell,\\n^1 I representative.\\ntown clerk Jonathan R. Rowell, Orriii Le\\nidectmon Geo. W. Sumner, represenlalive.\\ntown clerk Carr Huse, Bbenezcr W. Blii-\\nefieert Amos K. Davis, roprosentiitivo.\\nI V I itk Carr Huse, Moses Favor, Amos\\nI M I I iley, representativo.\\nIlk; Carr Ifusc, Moses Favor, A. D.\\n.\u00e2\u0080\u0094Edwin W. Lane\\nMon-ill, selectniei\\n.\u00e2\u0080\u0094Edwin \\\\V. I.ane,\\n.itile\\nJohn Flanilere, Wil-\\n1873.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Charles F. Young, town c\\ncott, Moses F. Little, sdectmen T\\n1874.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Frank W. Eaton, t..vvn el\\ntie, George C. Mason, sdee t\\n187.5.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Frank W. Eaton, i\\nson, George A. Sumner, sek i\\n1876.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph W. Fav.ii, town\\nAdams, Luther L. Miison, selectn", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0935.jp2"}, "788": {"fulltext": "IIISTOUV OF MKKUIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nB. Cowley, Frank B. i\\n18SU.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 5Io^t\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^ I I llli\\ninson, Joseph W, 1 .x-r, I.i\\n1881.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Moses l\\\\ I. nil,, l -ii\\nerson, Joseph \\\\V, l iu..r, .s. 1.a:|\\n1882.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Moses F. Little, town\\nFavor, James E. Newton, sfilei\\n1883.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Moses F. Little, towl\\nton, Asa I). Presiuitt, sek-.-l im.:\\nISSl.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 KniTik I I ailiiT, lov\\nI.Ullll\\nISR. i.\\nP. Pat\\nclerk; Madison J. Morrill, Willard\\n;nien William C. Kelley,\\nu. II Willard B. Cawley, representative.\\nIlk; .\\\\8aD. I reseott, Frank G. l ick-\\niM II llomce P. Katon, repre. ^entative.\\nI lork Frank G. Diekeiwjn, Joseph W.\\nInicn Hoi-ace P. Eaton, representative,\\nclerk Jnseph W. Favor, James K. New-\\nEnuitns M. Ft\u00c2\u00bbss r\u00c2\u00bb-prosentative.\\nII li.iU .Iiiiiios E. Newton, Asa 1). Pros-\\ni-n Krastii.1 M. li nss, ivpr.-sciitativo.\\nn i:lerk A\u00c2\u00abi 1). I r.scutt, Luther L. Ma-\\nitnien Frank It, Wuoihvaril, rcpresenta-\\nSoldiers, etc.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The people of this town have not\\nbeen backward whenever danger threatened their\\ncountry, but have shown their p.atriotism by con-\\ntributing its full quota of men. Whenever a call was\\nmade, and it became necessary to resort to a draft to\\nobtain men, the town voteil liberal sums to pay for\\nsubstitutes to take the i lace of her sons.\\nThe following petition and votes will show the dis-\\nposition of the people\\nNew CnESTER, June y\u00c2\u00bb 29tli, 177(1.\\nTo Ute HonortHile Colony Committee\\nWe, the Suljscrihers, being A Maiority of the Select Men and Com-\\nmittee of Safety for the Township of New Chester, being willing to Do-\\nfend urKelves and f.^llow-Cc.uutiyim u to tlie iituKial nf c.ur Power, But\\nSdecl 1\\nWherein, Wo Imve rt\\nall non-Con^ni^^i\u00e2\u0096\u00a0 In I\\nArmy, and shall nli-^i i\\nTax and an w i i\\nthe number of sill h s..] I\\nof their iKill Tux t,. tli\\nhave Ueturne their nan\\nBenjamin Emons, I For\\nCAKunusB, j New ClietUr.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0ived a vote of Congress which hath excused\\n.1 :iii.I Si.Idierswho served in the Continental\\nI. 1,1 Mil year coming, from paying any jioll\\nJul ii.ii. under oath, by the Select men, uf\\nill till II HespectivQ Towns, and the amount\\nCulimy Treasurer, in obediance thereunto we\\n1 and the amount of their poll Tax,\\nNathaniel Bartlett 1! 4 .i\\nJohn Crawford 24 3\\nJosei)h Davis 2 4 3\\nTotals fll 7 2 1\\n.\\\\KH Hi SK, I Scleclmeii\\nU.ilii, KciKSlTll, ifor N. ChetUrr\\nAt a legal town-meeting holden at New Chester,\\nJuly 13, 1812, agreeable to notice, it was\\nVoted, To pay each soldier who shall bo called for by law, from this\\ntown, as our quota of the one hundred thousand, ten dollars jior month,\\nwith what the Government |iays them.\\nAt a legal town-meeting in New Chester, ]\\\\Iarch\\n14, 1839, it was\\nVolM. That ea.h Bul.li.T lake eaie .,f liiiii\u00c2\u00bbeir,\\nAt a legal town-meeting holden at New Chest\\nDecember 26, 1861, it was\\nVoted, That article second be left discix-tionary with tbeselectiii\\nto pay soldiers* families, as directeil in a law approved July 4th, 1861\\nAt a legal town-meeting, duly notified and hold\\nat Hill, in the county of (rrafton, on t\\nAugust, 1862, the legal voters of said In\\nvote and by ballot,\\nVoted, To iKiy all those who volunteer to enlist in\\nvolunteers, on or before the LOth day of August inst,,\\niiistered into\\nI oleil, To aiio[it the following resolution\\nRi udved, That the selectmen be instructed to call another meeting\\nto consider what bount.v. if any, shall be paid to volunteers under the\\nAt a legal town-meeting, duly notified and\\nat Hill, Septemlicr li, I ^li-i, it was\\nItemlmd, Tli,it ih. I. im n I ni-triictcd to pay all who f\\nunteor into the I mii I i n i m lor nine months, agreeable\\nof the President, Aiil;o~i lili, Imj, lor dmflcd men not exeee\\nquota, the sum of one hutiiln-d dollars each. And the seloetim\\ntber instructed to borrow money or give their notes to jmy the s;ii\\nthey are mustered into service.\\nVoted, To accept the following resolution\\nAt a legal town-meeting, duly noliliiil :iii(l\\nat Hill, December 20, 1862, it was\\nVoted, To iiccept the following resolution\\nlUttolved, To pay one hundred dollars, in luldition to the\\ndred dollars voted to be raised at a former meeting, l\\nwho may enlist from this town and who is a r.-siili iit of t\\nof enlistment and to pay a sum not is In- i\\nearh person who may enlist from an,voii, i\\nsum to be paid when musteredinto till 1:1 ii\\nTote l, That the selectmen be autlioi i I i. i. i\\nthe substitutes for the above quota.\\nroUd,T:o adjourn the meeting till one week froii\\ntwo o clock in the aflernoim,January 3, ISfcl.\\nOn January 3, 1863,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\n2 of the clock, afternoon.\\nvery volunteer\\nown at the time\\nilii- l dollars to\\nMet\\nto luljo\\nThey report that there was no volunteers to be hail out of town.\\nThat the Governor and Council had concluded to diB\u00c2\u00bbdve the Se\\\\-\\nontecnth (17) Regiment, and that there would not be any drafting for\\nthe present.\\nMoses F. Little, Jhum Clerk.\\nAt a legal town-meeting in Hill, December 5,\\n1863, the following resolution was handed in by Wil-\\nliam T. Vale\\nRetolvcd, That the selectmen be instructed to pay a town bounty,\\nnot exceeding 160 dollars for volunteers or substitutes sufficient to fill\\nthe quota of tho town of Hill, \\\\indor the late call of the President for\\n300,(KX volimteers, having the matter of advancing tho National and\\nState bounty or not discretionary with them, and that the selectmen bo\\nauthorized to Isirrow the money on the credit of the town, to carry out\\ntho purpose of this resolution, and that the selectmen be authorized to\\nact as agents.\\nThe above resolution wius passed.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0936.jp2"}, "789": {"fulltext": "557\\nAt a legal town -meeting-, liolden at Hill, on Tluirs-\\n(lay, March 31, 1864, it was\\nVoted^ to pay a bounty, not to exceed 150 dollars, to any pel-sou wlui\\nliHS i-**-onlisted, or may ro-cnlist, or to any peraon who may enlist to fill\\nany inula \u00e2\u0080\u009er this tun n u..t aln-a.l.v flllnl, hL-real l.T maiXii by the Proai-\\nil.-ni I.I i.ii.hi. I I., till ,in\\\\ .|ii..i,i ,i tli inv\\\\ II iiniicr any new call\\n..I 111. I I- Hi, 1. 1.. |.i. ii.Mi- I.. M.ii, h 1st, 1805, and\\nIII, II I ,M 1 ,1 ,iii, II .-.li,. 111,., Ill, III, III, II iiii.l borrow the\\nI the selectl\\nthe\\nnstrticted\\nAt a legal town-meeting, duly notified and holden\\nat Hill, ou Wednesday, August 10, 1864, the follow-\\ning resolution was brought forward and acted upon\\nIlestilveil, That the town raise, and the selectmen he instructed to\\nhire, on the credit of the town, the sum of .fifteen thonaind doUai-s for\\nthe jiurpose set forth in tlie second article in the warrant, and that said\\nbe instructed to pity over said sum of money to the agent for\\n1 town s qiuita, upon his demand, and take his receipt therefor\\nI fill the i|Uota in the Ijest manner\\nVotedt That the above resolution be adopted,\\nVi ted, That Jonathan R. Eowell ho the agent.\\nAt a legal town-meeting holden at Hill on the\\nsecond Tuesday of March, 1884, it was\\nI oted, to niise twenty-five dollars for Decoration Day, to be paid to\\nI I lomittee appointed by the members of the Grand Army Post.\\nAt a legal town-meeting held on the second Tues-\\nday of March, 1885, it was\\nVoled, to raise twenty-five dolliiin for IMeiuorial Hay.\\nSoldiers in the War of the Rebellion\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The fol-\\nlowing is a list of the volunteer soldiers from the\\ntown of Hill in the late Eebellion\\nFOURTH KEOIMENT.\\nlii-i.rge W. Davis, Company H, mustered in September IS, tsi;l died\\nof disease at Morris Island April 0, 1864.\\nKi- tiiiril K. Davis, Company H, mustered in September 18, 18G1 dis-\\n.iiiir ,;..i| October IS, ISfiS, for disability.\\n11. IV Siiiilii.ni, Company H, mustered in September IS, 1801 died of\\n.liscii-^i .Sejitember 12, 186-2, at Fernandina, Fla.\\nNVii.vland Ballon, Company II, mustered In September 18, 1861; wounded\\n.Inly 13, 1804 promoted to second lieutenant Sixth United States\\nColored Troops February 28, 1805.\\nMuses E. Southworth, Company H, mustered in September 18, 1861;\\nMiMsl.ii.l iMit S.iil,iiiber20, 1864.\\nW.-l ^ill III, 1 ,ii.i|.au.v 11, mustered in September 18, 1801 mustered\\n.li.liii Sinitli, ri.iii|iany II, mustered in September 18, 1861; promoted\\nto corporal wounded July 30, 1804 promoted to sergeant March\\n1, 1865 mustorod out September 26, 1865.\\nArthur L. Smith, Company H, mustered iu September 18, 1861 mus-\\ntered out September 26, 1865.\\nFIFTH REOIMENT.\\nK, B, Cilley, Company E, mustered in October 19, ISOl died at Oettys-\\nburg July 3d (no year).\\nDaniel Bartlett, Company E, mustered in October 19, 1.S61 dieil at Camp\\nCalifornia, near Alexandria, Va., January 23, 1862.\\nSEVENTH REGIMENT.\\nParker Conner, Company E, mustered in Noveml\u00c2\u00abr 7, 1801 died of\\ndisease at St. Augustine, Fla., December 26, 1862.\\nEIGHTH REGIMENT.\\nErasmus Clark, Company I, mustered in December 20, 1801 died of\\ndisease at Camp Parapet, La., July 6, 1862.\\nAlvin II. Tyn-el, Company I, mustered in December 20, 1801 died of\\ndisease at Manchester, N. H., January 20, 1802.\\nTwombly (no initial). Company D, muslere\\ntered ont January 18, 1865.\\nW. Colby, Company D, mustered in\\nwounded April 8, 1864 died of\\n30, ISOl.\\nDecember 20, Isr.l dieil\\nt li I 1^ I ill II llouge. La., March 1-2, 1863.\\nG. W. r.iilis,s, r puny I), mustered iu Docenibor 20, Isr.I ilii-il nt\\ndiseiuio at Boston Harbor, Mass., Febniai-y 20, 1802.\\nTWELFTH REGIMENT.\\nIliram Brown, Company C, mustered in September 5, 1862 promoted to\\ncorporal captured at Bermuda Hundred, Va., November 4, 1864\\nexchanged March 2, 1865 mustered out May 31, 1865.\\nliiither II. Parker, Company D, mustered in September .5, 1862: promo-\\nted to sergeant (no month) 6, 1803 died of wounds at Gettysburg,\\nPa.,July 24, 1863.\\nFrank Keniu, Coiiipaiiy |l, iTiiisteieil in Sejiteniber 5, 1802 corporal\\n1862; promoted\\ntuniii^,i,.l ,M,u 1, KMrl wounded June 3, 1864; mustered out .lune\\n21, 1S05.\\nEvans J. Davis, Company D, mustered in September 5, 1862 discharged\\nby order at Falmouth, Va., April 15, 1863 died at Kegimental Hos-\\npital, Falmouth, Va., April 20, 1863.\\nF, G, Fowler, Company D, mustered in September 5, 1802 wounded at\\nChancellorsville May 3, 1863 died of wounds at David s Island,\\nN, Y., April 4, 1804.\\nPatrick Hicke.v, Company D, mustered in September 5, 1S02 wounded\\nat I liaiieellorsville May 3, 1863 died at Potomac Creek, Va. May 30\\nWilliiim K.IIi-y, I Minpauy D, mustered in .September 5, 1862 promo-\\nii 1 I 1 1 III Inn. 1, 1865; mustered out June 21, 1865.\\n.1, I liiii I iiiii i liiiy D, mustered in September .5, 1862; wounded\\n,11 I i; I .1 111.- 3, 1864; promoted to corporal November 1,\\nl,M.l ij.iul, ltd ...It June 21,180.9.\\nD. UtisseJl Smith, Company D, mustered iu September 5, 1802 discharged\\nby order at Falmouth, Va., February 12, 1803.\\nGeorge W. Twombly, Company D, nuisteied in f^eptembcr 5, 1802\\nwounded at Cbancelloreville i\\\\lii,\\\\ Isn li in rn.il i,, Vi t, i-.-m\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Eeaerve Corps September 2, 186: m i i i ii I i\\n.John Twombly, Company D, mustei. Ill I -j m iiini.-d\\nat rlian. .-lU.rsvill.- May 3, 181 ili-. Ii.u .1 il I li- Ih i;i..v_\\nl; I ,11, I, III I .1 l^iili, fordisabiUt,v.\\n.r.isn|ili II in D, mustered in September 5, 1802 wounded\\nI.I May 3, 1863; discharged ou account of wounds\\nal I I, ,;n-l 12,1863.\\nGeorge M, Sargent, C.impany D, mustered in September .5,1802; pro-\\nmoted to corporal June 1, 1865 mustered out June 21, 1865.\\nC. T. Smith, Company D, mustered in September 5, 1862 wounded at\\nChancellorsville May 3,1863 died of wounds at Potomac Creek, Va.,\\nJune 0, 1803.\\nA. J. Small, Company D, mustered in September 5, 1802 wounded at\\nGettysburg May 14, 1864 mustered out June 21, 1805.\\nFIRST CAVALRY.\\nBenjamin F. Marshall, Troop K, mustered in February 25, 1864 mus-\\ntered out July 15, 1865.\\nEilward D. Phelps, Troop K, mustered iu October 24, 1861 promoted to\\n(piartermaster-sergeant Octolier 28, 1861 discharged for disability\\nJanuary 28, 1863.\\nThe following is a list of substitutes and volunteers\\nwho were not residents of Hill, but enlisted under\\nHill s quota\\nFOURTH REGIMENT.\\nThomas Down, Company C, mustered in October 20, 1,S63 mustered out\\nAugust 23, 1863,", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0937.jp2"}, "790": {"fulltext": "558\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nnmstercd in October 21, 1863 unkn\\n1 January 25, 1804.\\nFrank Wilson, Company\\nJolin Brown, Company C\\nFIFTH BKGIMENT.\\nCharles Gardner, Company 0, mustered in September 16, 1804 Bubsti-\\ntnte for George I. Greeley eupposed to have deserted e route ti.\\nregiinent.\\nWilliam McGregor, Company I, mustered in September21, 1804 substi-\\ntute for David G. Mowe absent, sick, since October 6, 1804 no\\ndischarge furnished.\\nJames Kiley, Company IS, mustered in September 13, 1804; deserle,!\\nApril 17, 1805.\\nHenry Snow, Company H, mustered in September 9, 1854 eul\u00c2\u00abt.f.t-\\nfor Gporge W. Dearborn promoted to corporal Apnl 18, 1805 mus-\\nt.T.d aut.Iune2S, 1805.\\nWilli ii. I ^ii,i|.sou, Company H, mustered in September 10, 1804; snbsti-\\nl\u00e2\u0080\u009el In, Ci.lvi n Campbell died in rebel prison, Korth Carolina, Feb-\\nmuary 18, 1804 transferred\\ni Sharpshooters January 30, 1805 absent,\\nI no discharge furnished,\\nmnstercd in September 9, 1804 musteroci\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.\\nFRA\\nThe first America\\ngreat-great-grandfatl\\nSIXTH BEGIMBNT.\\nOeovKc T,aiiiey, Company H, mustered in June .l, 1804; ii..t ..ni.-iallj\\nl\u00e2\u0080\u009e^, T ,1 ,y c, mustered in June IR, 1804; substitute foi\\n,,,oi-al; transferred from Company C, FJeveuth\\nS, iiHiii I iM Nnhinteers, June 1, 1806; mustered out July 17,\\nJohJll^imbart, Company B, mustered in June 8, 1804; substitute for\\nJohn G. Eastman deserted near Pegrnn House, Va., October\\n,.,\u00e2\u0080\u009ey mustered in .lune 11, 1804; wounded Sop-\\n,1 I ,1 |\u00e2\u0080\u009e.mioted to coiToral July 1, 1805; mustered out\\n12, I*\\n1805.\\nJames Maniey, Company\\niu-i-ountc d for.\\n.r.isriili l ;niK, Company 1\\n[Niiiy K, mustered in I\\nmoteil to sergeant July 1;\\n12, 1864 wounded July\\nmustered out July 17,\\nSmith, Company I\\nstored in December 30, 1803 no)\\niterod in DccemborSO, 1803; no\\nA, uuistcred in January 0, 1804\\nmustered in January 11, 1804:\\n1804 mustered out July 17, 1805.\\nSKVENTII BEGIMENT.\\n;iace. Company G, mustered in September 22,1801;\\nponil February 8, W\u00c2\u00ab mustered out July 30, 1805.\\nNINTH RECIMKNT.\\nm.KVUNTII UHIilMUNT.\\nM. S. Maxwell, Company C, mustered in June 25,\\nWarren Sawyer supposed to have desiuted en r\\nWilliam Murphy, Company B, mustered in July 2,\\nMay 2.5, 1805.\\nWillian. l atto.-8on, Company H, n.ustered in Jnly 30, 1804 substilul,\\nfor Jonathan B. Eowell supposed\\nhave deserted\\nFOVBTKKNTII BKGIMENT.\\n..pfui\\nr 0, 1804 l\\nt offlcially\\nu\\\\isterod\\nII September 20, 1804 i\\nSeptember 20, 1804 i\\nt offi-\\ncially accounted for,\\n.lames Jones, Company\\ndally accounted for.\\nFIKST BEGIMENT OF HEAVY AETILLEBY.\\nDavid J. Moore, mustered in September 14, 1804; transferred from\\n:ompany H June 10, 1805 mustered out September 11, 180.5.\\nThe following men are not officially accounted for\\n1 1!\u00e2\u0080\u009e\u00e2\u0080\u009e1,..\u00e2\u0080\u009e Shirk. Charles Ames, Hutchinson Allen.\\nK. woomvARi).\\nancestor of Mr. Woodward, his\\nr, came to this country from Ire-\\nrand prior to 1750 and settled in Maine, and was a\\nsoldier in the Revolutionary War. He had a son,\\nStephen, who served his country in the War of 1812.\\nThese were brave and patriotic men, proud of the dis-\\ntinction of being descendants of Hannah Dustin, ot\\nIndian fame.\\nStephen had a son, Jesse, who liad a son, Daniel P.,\\nthe father of the subject of this sketch. He married\\nDorcas, d.aughter of Enoch Adams, and lived in Kalis-\\nbury, N. H., and was a stone-mason.\\nFrank R. was born in Salisbury February 9, 1845,\\nand when three years of age his parents moved to\\nFishervillc (now Penacook), where they lived four\\nyears and then moved to Franklin, N. H., where they\\nkept the old Hotel Boarding-House for several\\nyears. The boyhood of Frank R. was passed with his\\nparents, and his early educational advantages were\\nlimited to the district school, which he attended win-\\nters, and assisted his father in his work in the sum-\\nmer. His mother, a devot\u00c2\u00abd Christian woman, much\\ndesired that he should be educated for the ministry,\\nbut circumstances directed him otherwise. After a\\ncourse of study at the old Franklin Academy he com-\\nmenced work in the mill, and with his wages assisted\\nin the support of the family. This he continued to\\ndo until 1868, when he went to Manchester, N. H.,\\nwhere he was employed in H. For-saith s needle-fac-\\ntory. Here he shortly became so efficient, and showed\\nsuch an aptness to comprehend all the details of the\\nwork, that he was appointed superintendent, which\\nposition he filled with credit to himself and with profit\\nto his employer. Under his management the business\\nincreased steadily, and in 1870 hebought out Mr. For-\\nsaith and moved the enterprise to Hill, N. H., and\\nthere did a thriving business. Mr. Woodward, being\\nof an inventive turn of mind, and desiring to develop\\nplans that he had in mind, sold out his needle-works\\nand commenced the manufacture of novelties in hard-\\nware, notably a rotary steel glass-cutter, which he had\\nbrought to perfection. In this branch of manufac-\\nture Mr. Woodward has been very successful, and the\\nbusiness in it has so increased that his works arc the\\nlargest in the world, and there is not a.civilized nation\\non the globe where his name is not f^uniliar among\\nthe hardware trade and his goods are taken as the\\nstandard of excellence. From small beginnings this\\nbusiness has grown to a prominence that insures\\nample reward as a tribute to the peculiar skill and\\nsagacity of its originator and proprietor.\\nIn religion Mr. Woodward is a Free Baptist. He\\n1 Uy (ieorge B. llilliard.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0938.jp2"}, "791": {"fulltext": "9 i/^i^^.i^", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0941.jp2"}, "792": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0942.jp2"}, "793": {"fulltext": "559\\ntakes a lively interest in educational matters, and,\\nwliile disinclined to hold office, has served on the\\nr (i;ud of Education of his town its superintending\\nscliiH)! CDiiniiitlcc, and is active and earnest in the\\nsu|i| )rt of nuasiircs intended to benefit the young.\\nIn politics Mr. Woodward is a Democrat, although\\nprior to 1884 he was, in some respects, independent,\\nvoting for men and measures that he thought most\\nworthy of siip]iort. That he has the confidence of\\nhis fcll,)w-t(iwiisiiR n of ilitforciit political views from\\nliis own is attested by the fact that he is the present\\nrepresentative of the town of Hill, N. H., in the Gen-\\neral Court, although the town, on political matters, is\\nRepublican by a decided majority.\\nMr. ^Voodward has been once married, and his\\nchildren are Edwin CliRse, born February 11, 1867,\\ndied in infancy; May F., born February 17, 1871,\\ndied May 20, 1884; Flora A., born June 5, 1874 Lil-\\nlia Gordon, born November 5, 1875, died in infancy;\\nEugene S., born September 20, 1878, dicil in in-\\nfancy.\\nMay F., who died at the age of thirteen, was a\\nbeautiful child, and greatly beloved by all who knew\\nher. She was laid to rest in Pleasant Hill Oeinctery,\\nwhich was laid out by her father as a public cemetery\\nafter her death, and is dedicated to her memory. The\\nother children, who were buried in the cemetery at\\nFranklin, have been icnnivcii ajid resi l)csi(ic her in\\nthis lovely spot.\\nMr. Woodward is a nu inlicr of t]n Masonic frater-\\nnity, also an Odd-Fellow, Knight of Pythias, Knight\\nof Honor and a Good Templar. He is also postmaster\\nat Hill, having been appointed in August, ISSf).\\nMr. Woodward is an enterprising citizen, a leader\\nin town and village improvements, has the most beau-\\ntiful residence in his town, and is respected and es-\\nteemed by all with whom he is in any way associated\\nas a liberal citizen, a true friend.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0943.jp2"}, "794": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OP^ PEMBROKE.\\nBY JOHN N. MCCLINTOCK,\\nOlIAl TKR I.\\nI EMHIIOKE lies in the southeastern part of the\\ncounty, and is bounded as follows\\nThe longitude of the spire of the Congregational\\nmeeting-house, which stands like a sentinel on the\\neast side of the elevated main street, and commands a\\nmost extended prospect of hill and valley, has been\\ncomputed as 71\u00c2\u00b0 27 34.6 west of Greenwich the\\nlatitude as -13\u00c2\u00b0 8 54.8 north of the equator. The\\nbase of the spire, where it joins the roof, is four hun-\\ndred and forty-six feet above the ocean at mean high-\\nwater at Portsmouth. The United States Coast Sur-\\nvey has given their authority for the above figures,\\nand reasonable dependence may be jilaced upon them.\\nPembroke joins Concord, the capital of the State,\\non the northwest, the centre of the Suneook River form-\\ning the line. It is bounded on the west by Merri-\\nmack River, which separates it from Bow, of ancient\\ncontroversy, and which Hows calmly, witli unbroken\\nsurface, by the town, resting from its plunge at Gar-\\nvin s Falls, and preparing for another fall at Hooksett.\\nAt this point the Merrimack has descended three hun-\\ndred feet from itschief fountain. Lake Winnipiseogee,\\nand has two hundred feet more to fell before its waters\\nmingle with the ocean. On the south, the town is\\nbounded by the south bank ofthe Suneook River, and\\njoins Allenstowu. This stream takes its rise among\\nthe Belknap Mountains, affords many valnable water\\nprivileges in its course, flows through a charming\\nvalley, and, near its junction with the Merrimack,\\nfalls rapidly over one hundred feet, attbrding motive-\\npower to one of the richest manufacturing corpora-\\ntions in New England, and fostering the village of\\nSuneook, partly in Pembroke and i)artly in Aliens-\\ntown. On the cast or northeast side the town joins\\nlOpsoni, Chichester and Loud(m, maintaining, with\\nChichester, the old provincial township line of Bow.\\nThe town contains ten thousand two hundred and\\nforty acres. FroTn tlie intervals along the three rivers,\\nwhich nearly surround the town, the land rises grad-\\nually toward the centre, attaining a height of some\\nfour hundred feet above the Merrimack at the greatest\\nelevation near the centre, and several hundred feet\\nliigher on the Chichester line.\\nThe surfoce is generally niululating. Near the\\n560\\nmouth of the Suneook arc some of those peculiar hills,\\ncalled dunes, rising seventy feet above the river\\nterrace, which mark the retreating line of some an-\\ncient glacier, or something of the kind. About one\\nhundred feet above the Merrimack is exposed, for sev-\\neral miles on the side hill, a bed of clay, from twenty\\nto thirty feet in thickness, the upper part hard, com-\\npact and gray, the lower part soft, plastic and blue,\\nthe whole covered by a few feet of sand. This whole\\nbed is an unfailing source of wealth to its owners, and\\nis largely worked for bricks, bringing more money\\ninto circulation for honest labor than a successful\\ngold-mine.\\nBut the chief attraction of Pembroke is its soil.\\nThis first attracted the hardy pioneers in the early\\npart of the last century. For a hundred and fifty\\nyears it has been cultivated, and still yields a rich\\nreturn to the husbandman. Like the hill-sides of\\nFrance, Italy and Syria, it bids fair to last a thousand\\nyears to come. All the fruits and grains of our tem-\\nl)erate zone can be cultivated within the town, and\\ncattle, horses and sheep thrive upon the rich pastur-\\nage of the fields. The fathers of the town were\\nthoughtful of coming generations, and noble old elms\\nand oaks, with their grateful shade, delight the eye.\\nThere are to be found to-day, within the town,\\nmany lineal desccndents of the early proprietors,\\nwhile every year there has been an exodus of sous\\nand daughters, wandering from the home hive to the\\ncommercial aud manufacturing centres in search of\\nfame and fortune to the far-away prairies of the\\nWest, or the more distant mining-fields, for new homes,\\ncarrying with them an indelible memory of Pembroke\\nand the loved scenes of youth.\\nThe first settlers, both tlie children of the Massachu-\\nsetts Pilgrims and the sons and daughters of the\\ndefenders of Londonderry, were ])ious, brave, indus-\\ntrious, law-abiding citizens, quick to respond to the\\ncall of duty, just to their neighbors and tenacious of\\ntheir rights. Their successors have, in the several\\ngenerations, inherited the virtues of their fathers.\\nThe good, brave, honest and industrious have always\\nbeen welcome to their midst and have found congenial\\nhomes the idle and vicious have never been counted\\nas part of their comnuinity.\\nThe incidents in the history of a i.conic of tliis", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0944.jp2"}, "795": {"fulltext": "PEMBROKE.\\n5(U\\nclass are not of a thrilling nature no fierce outbreaks,\\nno family feuds and no crimes, except those committed\\nby aliens, will mar the pages of its history. It is the\\nrecord of a town started amidst difficulties, overcom-\\ning natural and artificial impediments, winning its\\nway slowly to assured wealth, liberal means of educa-\\ntion, broad fields, comfortable homes and a high rank\\namong its neighbors for intelligence and public spirit.\\nLovewell s township, or Suncook, was a frontier\\ntown for many years after its settlement. That it suf-\\nfered no more during the contest was owing to the\\nfact that its young men were constantly on the scout\\ntoward the enemy.\\nIn 1729 the town began to be settled. And here let\\nus glance at the different elements that combined to\\nform the town of Pembroke, there were the Puritans,\\nfrom the old Bay Cglony; the Scotch-Irish Presby-\\nterians, from the settlement of Londonderry; and,\\nlastly, the New Hampshire settlers from the neighbor-\\nhood of Exeter, Dover and Kingston, who came in\\nlater under Bow titles. Truly the town was not\\nhomogeneous. A French family was the first to locate\\nin town, and several Welsh families settled there\\nlater.\\nTo fully understand the early history of Pembroke,\\nit will be necessary to examine the records of the\\njirovince of New Hampshire and of the province of\\nMassachusetts Bay. Originally settled at about the\\nsame period, 1620-23, the progress of the Bay Colony\\nbad been more rapid than that of the settlements\\nupon the Piscataqua. For a long period, 1(340-80,\\nMassachusetts assumed jurisdiction over the territory\\nif New Hampshire. By her charter she claimed,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2IS a northern boundary, a line three miles north of\\nthe Merrimack River, fi-om its outlet to its source;\\nN tw Hampshire claimed, as a southern bound,\\nn line from a point three miles north of the mouth\\nut the Merrimack, extending due west. The greater\\npart of the present town of Pembroke was thus\\ndebatable ground, claimed by each party. The\\nIndians, the rightful claimants, were ignored by both\\narties until their claims were set aside by the fate of\\nwar. Their last and most cruel punishment in this\\nregion was administered by Captain John Lovewell,\\nand the company under his command. May 8, 1725,\\nin ar Fryeburg, Me., a defeat from which the New\\n1 1 ampshire Indians never recovered, and which led\\nilirectly to the granting and settlement of the town\\nlit Suncook (now Pembroke).\\nIn September, 1724, two men disappeared from\\nHunstable. A scouting-party was immediately raised\\nI search for them, but were surprised by the Indians.\\nNine of their number were killed and only two\\nrscaped one badly wounded. Another party fell\\ninto their ambush. One was killed, four were wounded\\nand the rest escaped. The number of the attacking\\nIndians was estimated at thirty.\\nAroused by these depredations, John Lovewell,\\n.Icisiah Farwell and Jonathan Robbins petitioned the\\n36\\nprovincial government of Massachusetts for authority\\nto raise and equip a company of scouts to kill and\\ndestroy their enemy, the Indians. Receiving proper\\nencouragement. Captain Lovewell, with a company\\nof men zealous to revenge their injuries, carried the\\nwar into the country of the enemy, ranged up the\\nMerrimack Valley and to the northward of Lake Win-\\nnipiseogee, and succeeded in obtaining one captive\\nand slaying one Indian. On their second expedition,\\nthe following January, they surprised and killed ten\\nIndians in the neighborhood of Tamvvorth. The third\\nexpedition, of forty-six men, left Dunstable April 16,\\n1725. On the morning of the engagement at Pig-\\nwacket only thirty-four men were in the command,\\nthe rest having been detached for various reasons, and\\nthe attacking party, under Paugus, was more than\\ndouble that number. The fight commenced in the\\nmorning and lasted until after sunset, when the\\nIndians withdrew, leaving the field to the scouts.\\nThe survivors of this daring band, after encountering\\ngreat hardships, arrived at the settlements. Captain\\nJohn Lovewell was among the first to fall on that\\nunhappy day.\\nThe General Court of Massachusetts received, May\\n31, 1727, a petition from the survivors and the heirs\\nof those killed, who were w ith Captain John Love-\\nwell on his several expeditions against the Indians,\\nfor the grant of a township adjoining and south of\\nPenacook, to repay them for their services in behalf\\nof the colony. The petition was taken into consid-\\neration June 27, 1727, and the township of Suncook,\\nor Lovewell s township, was granted.\\nThere is reason to believe that the first movement\\ntoward a settlement of Suncook was in the summer\\nof 1728. It was the custom for the young men to\\nstart early in the spring for the newly-granted wild\\nlands, build a rude log shanty for temporary shelter,\\nand proceed at once to clear away the forest growth\\nfrom their lots. The axe and firebrand were the\\nmeans employed. Not unfrequently the crop of the\\nfirst season nearly paid for the land. After the har-\\nvest the toilers would return to a more settled com-\\nmunity in which to pass the winter.\\nTradition asserts that Francis Doyne and wife were\\nthe first white inhabitants who ever wintered in the\\ntownship (1728-29), and they may be said to have been\\nthe first permanent settlers. Their log hut is said to\\nhave been located about in the middle of the field\\nwest of Pembroke Street, just north of the road lead-\\ning toward Garvin s Falls. After a severe snow-\\nstorm they were visited by a party from Penacook,\\nwho were anxious as to their safety, and were found\\nin a roughly-built cabin, comfortable, contented and\\nprotected against the inclemency of the weather.\\nDoyne was one of Captain Lovewell s soldiers. Dur-\\ning the same summer, 1728, the property was proba-\\nbly visited both by many of the original grantees,\\ntheir heirs and others wanting to purchase. The\\namount of work accomplished during this first year", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0945.jp2"}, "796": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, iNEW HAMPSHIRE.\\ntoward effecting a permanent settlement is unknown,\\nbut in the following spring (1729) the ingress of set-\\ntlers was rapid.\\nBesides James Moor and Francis Doyne, there is\\nreason to believe that the township was occupied in\\nthe summer of 1729 by James Mann, Samuel Gault,\\nThomas Cunningham and Noah Johnson. Contem-\\nporary or a very little later came Benjamin Holt,\\nRichard Eastman, David Lovejoy, Abner Gordon,\\nBenjamin Chandler, David Chandler, Stephen Holt\\nand Dudley Broadstreet.\\nIn a general sense, the settlers of the township dis-\\nplaced the Indians, but no particular tribe is known\\nto have occupied the territory save as a hunting-\\nground and fishing rendezvous. The name of one\\nIndian only has come down to us as having any con-\\nnection with the place, and his record is very tradi-\\ntional and vague. Plausawa, in whose honor the hill\\nin North Pembroke is named, is said to have had hi.s\\nwigwam in that locality. With his comrades, Sabatis\\nand Christi, he was frequent visitor to this and neigh-\\nboring sections until war was declared, when he cast\\nhis lot with the St. Francis tribe. The three art-\\ncharged with having led or instigated the attack upon\\nSuncook and Epsom in after-years. During a cessa-\\ntion of hostilities Plausawa and Sabatis were killed\\nwhile on a friendly visit to Boscawen, in 1753.\\nAt a meeting of the grantees or proprietors of the\\ntownship of Suncook, held at Chelmsford, December\\n10, 1729, Lieutenant David Melvin, Mr. Eleazer\\nDavis and Lieutenant Jonathan Hubbard, unani-\\nmously, and Dr. William Ayer and William Cum-\\nmings, by a majority, were chosen a committee of five\\nto order the afiairs of the new settlement, and to\\nadmit the thirteen men of Captain Lovewell s early\\ncommand who would actually settle upon their rights.\\nAt an adjourned meeting the next day, December 11th,\\nit was voted that the committee of five already chosen\\nshould view the lands in the township, and, with the\\nassistance of an able surveyor, lay out sixty lots,\\nthe least to contain forty acres if the land will con-\\nveniently allow thereof; the lots to be qualified\\nby adding a larger quantity of land where the land\\nshall appear to be of less value than the best, so that\\nthe lots be all equal in value in the judgment of the\\ncommittee. It was also ordered that the intervale\\nland, which was of especial value to new settlers,\\nbeing already cleared of forest, should be equitably\\ndivided that a plat of these lots should be made and\\ndistinctly numbered and that, at a convenient time\\nafter this survey had been accomplished, the pro-\\nprietors should be notified to meet and draw lots.\\nThe committee were enjoined to lay out an additional\\nlot, as conveniently as may be, for the first settled\\nminister, and a convenient portion of land reserved\\nfor the ministry.\\nA list of the first forty-seven grantees or proprietors\\nof the township of Sunoook, together with the thir-\\nteen who were admitted as equal sharers, taken\\nDecember 11, 1729, is here given, together with the\\nnumber drawn by each proprietor in the first division\\nof lots subsequently made,\\nFIRST DIVISION OF LOTS. lots, val lots.\\nCaptain .John Lovewell(d.) I.\\n55\\nLieutenant Josiah Farwell (d.)i.\\nM\\nLieutenant Jonathan Bobbins (d.)\\n31\\nEnsign John Harwood(d.)i.\\n35\\nNoah Johnson.i\\n46\\nOf Dunstable\\nRobert Usher (d.)i\\n9\\nSamuel Wliiting\\n17\\nJonathan Cummings\\n27\\nWilliam Cummings\\n4\\n10\\nEdward Lingfleldi\\n16\\nNathaniel Woods, Jr\\n60\\nDaniel Woods (d.)\\n40\\nJohn Jefts (d.)\\n48\\nThomas Woods (d.)\\n24\\nOf Groton\\nJoseph Gilson, Jr.\\n62\\nJohn Chamberlain.\\n42\\nIsaac Lakinl\\n43\\nBenjamin Parker\\n21\\nOf Chelmsford J^ 6\\nM\\nMoses Graves\\n15\\nOfStowe\\nJacob Gates\\n6T\\nOf Lancaster\\nJonathan Houghton\\n38\\nJoseph Wheelock\\n36\\nJohn Pollard\\n:i7\\nI. Jonathan Kittredge(d.)i^-r.\\n29\\nCaptain Seth Wynian\\n25\\nThomas Richardson 1\\n30\\nOf Wol.uni\\nJosiah Johnson i\\nIchabod Johnson (d.)i\\n.53\\nTimothy Richardson 1\\n22\\nOf Aiul,.vc.r\\nMr. Jonathan Frje (d.)i\\n12\\nOf Polian.rk\\nFrancis Doyen\\n11\\nEbenezerAyeri\\nOf Ilavvrhill.\\nUf Weston\\nJacob Fullam (d.)\\n58\\nOf Londonileri-.v.\\nBen.jamin Kidder\\n26\\nJolmGoffe\\n18\\nOf Marlliorough.\\nSolomon Keyes\\n2:i\\nOf America.\\nToby, Indian\\n4.5\\nUf Dnnstable.\\nEbenezcr Halburt\\n32\\nLieutenant David Melvin 1\\n41\\nElias Barron (d\\n61\\nOf Concorrt\\nJosiah Davis (d.)i\\n44\\nJosiah Jones\\n.56\\nJacob Farrar (d.)i\\n2\\nThe inroad of settlers in 1730 was probably rapid.\\nThe giants of the forest fell before the woodman s axe,\\nand the log cabin was rendered homelike by the\\npresence of women and children. The few scattering\\nIndians remaining in the neighborhood were indifler-\\n1 the fight at Pigwacket, Fryeburg. (d.) deceased.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0946.jp2"}, "797": {"fulltext": "PEMBROKE.\\n5G3\\neat or friendly, aiul doubtless the settlers received\\noccasional calls Irom them.\\nThe log houses built by the pioneers of the last\\ncentury are unknown to-day iu this vicinity, but\\ntheir type may still be seen in the logging camps of\\nGrafton and Coos Counties, and in all new countries.\\nIn summer the life was not unpleasant, the river\\nteemed with shad, salmon, and trout the deer and the\\nbear wandered in the neighboring forests; the virgin\\nsoil yielded wonderful harvests. Their fare was simple,\\nbut with prudence and foresight one could provide for\\nthe family during the long winter months with ordi-\\nnary exertion. Fuel was at their very doors, to be\\nhad for the chopping, and pitch pine knots answered\\nfor candles and gas.\\nWolves, lean and hungry, might howl al)out their\\nsafely-barred windows, but could not enter their\\ndwellings; nor could the cold afi ect them, with logs\\nhospitably piled in the open fire-place. The Bible\\nand New England Primer might form their thoroughly\\nread library, but tradition was a never-failing source\\nof interest to them.\\nJames Moore probably erected his house this year,\\nsaid to have been the first framed building in the\\ntownship, and the frame to-day forms a part of\\nSamuel Emery Moore s house. Neighbors from Buck-\\nstreet and Concord assisted at the raising, and a few\\nIndians are said to have helped. Tradition asserts\\nthat one of the latter was worsted in a friendly con-\\ntest and trial of strength, usual from time immemorial\\non such occasions, and became very angry at his over-\\nthrow, threatening vengeance. His wrath was ap-\\njieased by a potation from a brown jug which had\\nalready come into use. Moore was very sagacious in\\nhis treatment of the Indians, and gained their friend-\\nship his place was avoided by them in after-years\\nduring hostilities, though fortified to repel an attack.\\nIn April, 1733, it was Voted that a meeting-house,\\ntwenty-four feet wide and thirty feet long, be built as\\nsoon as may be, and set upon or near a lot of land,\\nXo. 3, the said house to be of good hewn logs, ten or\\neleven feet stud, the roof to be well covered with\\nInng shingles, well laid and nailed, and one door well\\nmade and hung, ye ends of ye house to be closed with\\nUMod clapboards or boards, all to be done sufliciently\\nworkmanlike by the last day of June ensuing.\\nThe contract for erecting this structure was awarded\\nto Timothy Richardson for the sum of fifty-five\\npounds, in good bills of credit, provided he found all\\nthe nails and gave bonds for the faithful performance\\nof the work.\\nThis church, which was built in accordance with\\nthe above vote, stood at the northeast corner of the\\ngraveyard, on Main Street, near the residence of Hon.\\nAaron Whittemore, not far from the Meeting-House\\nBrook, to which it gave the name. It answered the\\npurpose for which it was built for more than a dozen\\nyears, when it was replaced by a more pretentious\\nIramed building occupying the same site.\\nAt a subsequent meeting, at the same place, Septem-\\nber 19th, a grant of fifty acres of land and a sum of\\nmoney not to exceed sixty pounds, was voted to en-\\ncourage the person or persons who should build a good\\nand suitable saw-mill and corn-mill in some conve-\\nnient place in the township, acceptable to the pro-\\nprietors committee.\\nIn 1737 the first road to Rumford was laid out. It\\nled diagonally across the lots very directly from the\\nfirst meeting-house, at the northeast corner of the\\ncemetery, over intervening land to the bridge;\\nthence by the river-bank to the great bend in the Mer-\\nrimack, where a ferry was early established, about a\\nmile below the lower bridge in Concord, and nearly\\nas far above the railroad bridge.\\nAt this period the township of Suncook included a\\npart of the present towns of Pembroke, Hooksett,\\nAllenstown and Bow, as may be seen by consulting\\nthe plan. Buck-street and North Pembroke were not\\nincluded. The former was probably settled by the\\nCochran, McLucas, Sinckler, Martin, McGaffey,\\nFullerton and other families. The north and east\\nparts of the town were then a wilderness, covered by\\nthe primeval forest. The Suncook settlers, for the\\nmost part, were on the home lots, which were on each\\nside of what is now Pembroke Street. Their meadow\\nlots, on the Suncook and Soucook Rivers, were\\nreached by winding paths through the forest, and\\nwere valuable to the pioneers from the wild grass that\\ngrew upon them. The interval lots along the\\nJlerrimack are said to have been open at the first\\nsettlement, from inundation of the river, or kept so\\nby the former occupants of the bmd, the Indians, as\\ncorn-fields.\\nAn old man once said that the pioneers settled on\\nI liigh land, not on account of its fertility, but to avoid\\nthe trails of the savages, which were made by the river-\\nbank; that the Indians would never turn from their\\nmarch to do malicious injury, except when on the\\nwar-path and because from an elevation the clear-\\nings could be better protected by a stockade and\\ngarrison-house.\\nMention has been made of the dispute between the\\nprovinces of Massachusetts and New Hampshire as to\\ntheir boundary line. To settle the conflicting claims,\\nan appeal was made to the King, who appointed a\\nboard of commissioners, selected from the councilors\\nof Nova Scotia, Rhode Island, New York and New\\nJersey, with power to settle the question. This com-\\nmission first met at Hampton, August 1, 1737. A\\nfew days later the Assembly of New Hampshire met\\nin the same town, while in the neighboring town of\\nSalisbury, across the line, the Assembly of Massa-\\nchusetts was gathered. Jonathan Belcher was the\\nRoyal Governor of both provinces David Dunbar\\nwas Lieutenant-Governor of New Hampshire. This\\nAssembly of the Great and General Courts was at-\\ntended with much pomp and ceremony. Evidently\\nthe legislators were acting the part of lobbyists on a", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0947.jp2"}, "798": {"fulltext": "564\\nHISTORY OF MEIUUMACK COUNTY, XEW IlA.Ml Slll KH\\ngrand scale. The decision of the commissioners\\nwas not satisfactory to either party, and they had to\\nagain refer the subject to the King.\\nIn this appeal New Hampshire had the advantage\\nof the most skillful advocates, who represented the\\npoor, little, loyal, distressed province of New\\nHampshire as crowded and oppressed by the vast,\\nopulent, overgrown province of Massachusetts and\\nNew Hampshire won the case. The question was\\nsettled by His Majesty, in council, March 5, 1740,\\naud the present southern boundary of New Hamp-\\nshire was established. With many other townships\\ngranted by Massachusetts, Suncook was found to be\\nwithout the jurisdiction of the province that had\\ngranted the charter, and within a province governed\\nby different laws, and under a proprietary system\\nwhere the wild land was owned by individuals and\\nnot by the State.\\nThis was the more bitter to the inhabitants of Suncook\\nbecause of the Masonian claim. This hung over their\\nheads and affected their ownership in the lauds which\\nthey had recovered from a wilderness by years of toil\\nand exposure. They had become attached to the\\nbeautiful locality, and would not give it up, at least\\nwithout a struggle. They stood in the places of those\\nheroes who had dislodged the Indians from this region\\nand rendered the whole habitable. Some of the num-\\nber were in their midst, and they clung to their lands\\nand hoped for the best. This act of the Kiug led to\\na more serious contest, which lasted a score of years,\\nto the detriment of all engaged. In Suncook and\\nRumford it was generally known as the Bow contro-\\nversy.\\nTo certain of the settlers, whose families for over a\\ncentury had shared the fortunes of Massachusetts and\\nimbibed its prejudices, this change in jurisdiction\\nmust have been unwelcome. To the Presbyterians it\\nwas objectionable only so far as it affected their prop-\\nerty rights. As individual preferences were not re-\\ngarded, all had to submit to the inevitable.\\nIn 1744 the long-expected war between France and\\nEngland was declared, and the New England settle-\\nments were exposed to the merciless and treacherous\\nattacks of the Indians along the whole frontier. These\\nfoes were armed and rewarded by the French author-\\nities in Canada. Four block -houses were erected in\\nSuncook, one where Mr. Moody K. Wilson lives, one\\non the farm of Mr. Edward Elliot (formerly occupied\\nby Colonel James Head, and later by Deacon Hazel-\\ntine), one where Mrs. Mary A. Vose lives (formerly\\noccupied by Rev. Aaron Whittemore) and one where\\nMr. Samuel E. Moore lives, as places of refuge in\\ncase of an attack. These block-houses, or forts, were\\nconstructed of green logs, two stories in height, the\\nupjier story projecting, and affording port-holes through\\nwhich the sides of the structure could be protected by\\nthose within. Moore s house was protected by\\na stockade. Aware of the danger which surrounded\\nthem, arms were carried on every occasion, even to\\nthe meeting-house, where they were stacked, ready\\nfor instant use, in case of a surprise.\\nThe New Hampshire A.ssembly was petitioned in\\nJune, by Moses Foster, in behalf of the inhabitants,\\nfor a garrison of soldiers to act as a protection. The\\nwhole province was in arms all through the year.\\nThe good people of Suncook became dissatisfied\\nwith their log meeting-house in 174(), and resolved to\\nreplace it with a frame structure better adapted to\\ntlieir wants. The frame of timber was accordingly\\nprepared, and the whole town turned out to the rais-\\ning. So important was the movement that citizens\\nfrom the neighboring townships gave their presence\\nand assistance to the work, and tradition affirms that\\namong others were the Bradleys, from Concord, who,\\nwithin a short time after, perished by the hands of\\nthe Indians.\\nThe building was interfered with by the Indian dis-\\nturbances, but at length it was finished, and answered\\nfor a meeting-house and town-house for over half a\\ncentury. It stood at the northeast corner of the\\ncemetery, on Main Street, until about 1806, when it\\nwas moved to its present position. Its solid frame,\\nhaving been converted into a barn, is now owned by\\nHon. Aaron Whittemore, a great-grandson of the first\\nsettled minister in town.\\nIn August the Indians made a successful attack\\nupon a party of seven men in the neighboring settle-\\nment of Rumford, killed five and carried two captives\\nto Canada. The inhabitants of Suncook were justly\\nalarmed, and took extra precautions to escape a sur-\\nprise. The firing of three guns in quick succession\\nwas the signal of alarm, when men, women and chil-\\ndren would hasten to the garrison-houses as places of\\nsafety. A commissioned officer was stationed in each\\nof these for command in its defense. Rev. Aaron\\nWhittemore, who occupied one of the block-houses,\\nwas thus commissioned. The planting and harvesting\\nwere attended with peculiar danger, yet, as they were\\nnecessary exposures, these hardy pioneers ventured\\nall rather than desert their new homes. Companions\\nof the dreaded Captain John Lovewell or their\\ndescendants, they kept their foes at a respectful dis-\\ntance by fear of their unerring rifles and attested\\nbravery.\\nThe following petition is of interest:\\nTo his Excelency Beniiing Weutwortb, Esq., Governor and Coui-\\nluandcr-in.Chiof in and over His M;Oesty s Province of New Hamp-\\nshire, and to the Hon bl M^esty s Council and Honso of Repre-\\nsentatives of said Province, in General Court assembled\\nThe humble petition of the inhabitants of Suncook, in Said ProT\\nince humbly showpth.\\nThat on Moil. I, i- M ..,1 1, .inv\\nafter sun rise, tip i n.\\nand killed one o\\\\ r. uird\\natahouse but ,1 -,i i.,i, ihu\\nSun about two liuins lii-ti, tii. n.hhi-ii tu.. .ir lln.c hmiset* ami fnmi lui\\nfour men going to the pasture for their cows, within about half a mile\\nfrom the meeting house, a considerable number of the enemy, we\\nbelieve they intend to destroy ye place, and ever since we have been\\npenned close in our garrisons and can do no work abroad, so that with-\\nout speedy help we nmst all move off.\\nMay it therefore please your excelency and lionors, in your great", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0948.jp2"}, "799": {"fulltext": "PEMBROKE.\\nwisdom, to seuti us ducli such speedy Uulp ami pruteetiuii its in yuur great\\nwisdom you shall think fit, aud your Petitioners, as in duly bouud, shall\\never pray.\\nDated at Suncook this 26 of May, 1747.\\nMoses Foster, Boiyamin Holt, Elias Whittemore, Richard Eastman,\\nCaleb Lovejoy, Moses Tyler, Joseph Baker, David Abbott, John Noycs,\\nRobert White, John Fife, John McNeil, Thomas Russ, David Lovejoy,\\nJohn Man, John Knox, Samuel Gault, Patrick Gault, Andrew Gault,\\n.\\\\ndrew Ochersou, James Ocherson, Samuel Smith, James Moor, James\\nRogers, Joseph Brown, Francis Doyen, William Moor, James Man, Wil-\\nliam Ivnox, John CoHrin, William Knox, Thomas Cunningham, James\\nTlio Iiuliaus who led the attack are supposed to\\nhave been Sabitas, Phiusawa and Christi, wlio were\\nfamiliar with the localities.\\nAfter this event the General Court of New Hamp-\\nshire were pleased to order a garrison of eight good\\nmen to be stationed at Suncook through the summer\\nand fiill for the protection of the settlement.\\nI he three assessors appointed by the proprietors\\nliave left on record a document of considerable inter-\\nI i, as it gives the name and residence of each of the\\nIMissessors or claimants of the several original rights\\n.lanuary 30, 1748. Each right was assessed twenty-\\ntwo pounds.\\nThe Original Grantees\\nPossession Jcmumi/ 3\u00c2\u00bb, Um.\\nm Chamberlain,\\nMr. Samuel Phillips, of Audover.\\nvard Spooney,\\nMr. John Barnard, of A- dovej-.\\nr. Jofts,\\nfWilUamMclKiughlinand\\nIjames Man, of Suncook.\\ni. Whitnev,\\nJonathan Abbot, of Andover.\\na/.er Davis,\\nStephen Holt, of Andover.\\n1.1. Wbeelock,\\nJosiah Chandler, of Amlover.\\n^NathanHolt, of Andover,\\n,itl.an Kitteridge\\n-J James Kitteridge, of Tewksbury, and\\n(.William Kitteridge,\\nf Captain WilUam Lovejoy and\\nI Captain James Stevens, of Tewksbury.\\nr.\\\\e,\\nul Austin,\\nHenry Lovejoy, of Tewksbury.\\nGoffe,\\nf Oliver Holt and\\nI Braviter Gray, of Billerica.\\nf Stephen Merrill, of Andover, and the hei\\n1 Richard Hardy, of\\nli.ll Il:.vis,\\n.John McXiel, of Amoskeag.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2ncv. 1 Ilulbert,\\nJames Burbeen, of Boston.\\niithan Ciimmings,\\nHam Cummings,\\nn Pollard,\\nJohn Pollard, of Billerica.\\nBenjamin Hassfl,\\nToby, Indian,\\nZachariah Parker,\\nThomas Richardson,\\nEbenezer Ayer,\\nMuses Graves,\\nCaptain John Lovewell\\nJeremiah Hunt,\\nSanmel Whitney,\\nf Samuel Hardy, of Bradfonl.\\n^Joseph Jackson, of Boxford.\\nf Joseph MulUkin,\\nt Robert MuUikin,\\nJoshua Andros and others, of Boxfoi\\nElias Barron s heirs, of Concord.\\nJacob Farrar s heirs,\\nJoseph Wood s\\nDeacon Noah Johnson, of DunstabI\\n.Tosiah Santle, of Groton.\\nCaptain Peter Ayer, of Haverhill.\\nBenjamin Gale, of Haverhill.\\nBenjamin Chandler, of Haverhill.\\nThomas Richardson, of Maiden.\\nEbeuezer Ayer, of Methuen.\\nLieutenant Nathan Adams, of Nci\\nJoseph Baker, of Suncook.\\nCaptain Moses Foster, of .Suncook.\\nNathaniel Wood,\\nThomoa Wood,\\nSeth Wyman,\\nBenjamin Parker,\\nJoseph Farrar,\\nEleazer Melvin,\\nJosiah Jones,\\nEbeuezer Wright,\\nSamuel Moore,\\nIchabud Johnson,\\nFi-ancis Doyen,\\nWilliam Ayer,\\nBenjamin Kidder,\\nSolomon Keyes,\\nLieutenant Josiah Fa\\nJacob Gates,\\nTimothy Richardson\\nEdward Linkfield,\\nJacob Fullam,\\nSamuel Gault, of Suncook.\\nThoma3 Russ, of Suncook.\\nJames Moore, of Suncook.\\n(Thomas Cunningham, of Suncook, and\\ni. lames Burbeen, of Boston.\\nMoses Tyler, of Suncook.\\nRobert White, of Suncook, and\\ni James White, of Suncook.\\nf Deacon Elias Whittemore, of Suncook, i\\nI Thomas Richardson, of Maiden.\\nHeirs of Timothy Knox, of Suncook.\\nBenjamin Holt, of Suncook.\\nEphraim Blunt, of Suncook.\\nf Thomas McConnell, of Suncook, aud\\nI Benjamin Johnson, of Woburu.\\nFrancis Doyen, of Suncook.\\nRichard Eastman, of Suncook.\\nAndrew Otterson, of Suncook.\\nWilliam Knox, of Suncook.\\nI, Captain John Chamberlain, of Souhegan E\\nJeremiah Swain, of Roding.\\nTimothy Richardson s heirs, of Woburn.\\nIt was voted in the General Court of New Hamp-\\nshire, January 31, 1753, that Whereas there are sun-\\ndry persons inhabiting within the province of New\\nHampshire upon a tract of land called Suncook,\\nwho were within no township, they should be, with\\na part of Pennycook, in one district, and be com-\\npelled to pay their proportion of the province tax.\\nRev. Timothy Walker, as agent for Rumford and\\nSuncook, crossed the ocean to lay the case of these\\ntwo townships before the King in Council in 1754.\\nIt may be here stated that Mr. Walker was eminently\\nsuccessfiil in his mission, when it came to a final\\nhearing, and the claims of the proprietors of Rumford\\nand Suncook were supported against those of Bow.\\nand, behind them, the officials of the provincial gov-\\nernment of New Hampshire. This decision was not\\nreached, however, until 1762, too late to be of ad-\\nvantage to the inhabitants of Suncook, who had en-\\ntered into a compromise before that time with the\\nproprietors of Bow.\\nWar with France was again declared in 1754,\\nwhich involved a war with the Canadians and their\\nIndian allies. In the previous war the people of\\nNew Hampshire had depended upon block-houses for\\na defense against their savage foes, were constantly\\nsurprised, and paid dearly for their want of care and\\nwatchfulness. They had been goaded to desperation,\\nand resolved to carry the war into the country of\\nthe enemy, and inflict some of those cruelties to\\nwhich they had been subjected. From the first it\\nwas a terribly oflensive war on the part of New En-\\nglanders. They aimed at the conquest of Canada,\\nand its reduction to a royal province. Robert Rogers\\nand his trusted lieutenant, John Stark, with their\\nfearless rangers, became a terror to the Canadians and\\na scourge to the Indians.\\nThe terms of settlement between the proprietors of\\nthe township of Suncook and the proprietors of the", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0949.jp2"}, "800": {"fulltext": "56G\\nHISTORV OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\ntownship of Bow is known from tliu petition which\\nwas presented by a committee of the latter to the Gen-\\nei-al Court of New Hampshire, dated January 1, 1757.\\nThis petition, presented by Daniel Pierce, Esq.,\\nThomas Wiggin and Daniel Marston. geutlemen7\\nWilliam Pottle, blacksmith, and Benjamin Norris,\\nyeoman, in behalf of the proprietors of Bow, repre-\\nsented that many persons claimed a right to lands in\\nthe township by titles not derived from the proprie-\\ntors of Bow, who had made considerable improve-\\nments, and with whom many expensive suits at law\\nhad been had. which imptdiii ilu- Miil.incnt of the\\ntowu.ship that many of the i huiiin^ :iii.l ^rt tiers, par-\\nticularly those who held their tilU- troni ihe proprietors\\nof Suncook, were desirous of an accummodation and\\nsettlement of the disputes, and were willing to be-\\ncome not only inhabitants of Bow, but to hold their\\ntitle from the proprietors of Bow that the proprie-\\ntors of Bow were desirous of having the question set-\\ntled without further expensive lawsuits by reason-\\nable concessions on their part. Notwithstanding the\\namicable and peaceable disposition of the parties\\nconcerned, certain impediments existed to the solu-\\nticm of the question, which the General Court was\\ncalled upon to remove, the most important of which\\nwere the conflicting plans of the two townships.\\nThe proprietors of Bow were willing that those\\nwho had made improvements should enjoy the fruit\\nof their labor and, accordingly, they asked the court\\nto annul and vacate the survey of the home-lots of\\nBow, so far as they interfered with the divisions of\\nland already executed in the township of Suncook,\\nand that a new survey of the undivided lands in the\\ntownship should be ordered.\\nThis petition was favorably received, and, no one\\nobjecting at the hearing ordered, the petitioners were\\ngiven liberty to introduce a bill in accordance.\\nThe inhabitants thus gave up the struggle, and be-\\ncame, for the time being, citizens of Bow, having ef-\\nfected a compromise by which they retained their\\nhomes and cultivated fields, but sacrificed the un-\\ndivided lands of the old grant, curtailing their re-\\nspective rights more than one-half.\\nSo the township of Suncook, or Lovewell s town-\\nship, ceased to have an existence save in the memory\\nof gallant men and women who, for thirty years, had\\nbraved the hardships of frontier life to secure homes\\nfor themselves.\\nJohn Noyes, in behalf of the inhabitants of Bow\\nliving on the east side of the Merrimack River, peti-\\ntioned the General Court for parish privileges, and\\nwere granted the liberty of bringing in a bill April\\n25, 1758.\\nPembroke was incorporated a parish November 1,\\n1759, by the General Court of New Hampshire, the\\nagents of the town of Bow not making any objection,\\nbut favoring the charter, claiming that it would be\\nto the advantage of both.\\nPeople are naturally curious as to the origin ol the\\nname of their ohIIvc tnuii. The ikimic i.f I embroke\\nwas bestowed upcMi llie tuwiisluii liy tfovernor Ben-\\nning Wentworth, probably in honor of the Earl of\\nPembroke, an influential member of the Court of St.\\nJames at that period. The word is derived from the\\nWelsh, peiibroch, signifying head of the foam. Tlu-\\nold town of Pembroke is situate in Pembrokeshire, tlu\\nsouthwest county in Wales. The town is of great\\nantiquity, and is on a peninsula extending into one ol\\nthe bays of Milford Haven. A part of the walls which\\nonce surrounded the town still remain.\\nThe charter of Pembroke included that part of Bow\\neast of the Merrimack River, between the Soucook\\nand the Suncook Rivers, a place called Suncook and\\na place called Buck Street.\\nRev. Daniel Mitchell was ordained pastor over the\\nPresbyterian Church December 3, 1760.\\nThe Presbyterian meeting-house, which stood on\\nthe west side of Main Street, opposite C. L. Dow s\\nhouse, was probably erected this year.\\nThe Scotch-Irish, so-called in New England history,\\nwere of the purest Saxon lineage, with their blood\\nunmixed, in the seventeenth century, with the half\\nbarbaric Scotch highbinders, or their more rude cous-\\nins, the Irish Celts. They were rigid Presbyterians,\\nfollowers and admirers of Oliver Cromwell, enemies\\nof Popery and the Established Church of England,\\nbrave, zealous lovers of learning and liberty, and\\nwithal, bigoted in their advanced notions. Cromwel 1\\nhad peopled the wasted districts of northern Ireland\\nwith these, his most trusted and reliable troops, to\\npacify that land most effectually.\\nThey could present a brave front to an open attack,\\nbut they were not equal to withstanding the petty en-\\ncroachments of the Established Church insidiously\\nundermining their beloved Kirk. The Pilgrims had\\nfound religious freedom in a new and undeveloped\\ncountry, and thither the Scotch-Irish sent agents to\\nspy out and report the condition of the land and its\\nfitness for occupation. The Irish had not intimidated\\nthem they scorned the untutored Indian. Like a\\nhorde they flocked to the sea-board and poured into\\nNew England, Pennsylvania and the southern prov-\\ninces, pushing the frontiers rapidly into the untrodden\\nwilderness, and settling the fertile valleys and hill-\\nsides far in advance of their predecessors. One stream\\nstriking Boston was diverted to Londonderry. In\\n1719 a Scotch-Irish colony located there to stay.\\nHundreds followed in their footsteps, tarried awhile\\nwith their friends so happily settled, and pressed on\\ninto the wilderness, over the hills to the Falls of\\nAmoskeag, up the Merrimack, by Hooksett Falls, to\\nthe fertile valley of the Suncook, still farther to the\\nblooming intervals of Pennycook and the wide mead-\\nows of the Contoocook. Early in the records of this\\ntownship we find the Scotch-Irish holding original\\nrights, admitted as proprietors and freeholders, and\\neven as early as 1737 claiming a majority. Being in\\na majority, they claimed a voice in the settlement of", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0950.jp2"}, "801": {"fulltext": "PEMBROKE.\\n567\\na minister to preach the gospel, but were counted\\nout, and paid their rates toward the support of a\\nminister not to their liking with evident disrelish.\\nThe Presbyterians were exempted from paying to-\\nward the support of the Congregational minister, and\\nwere incorporated a distinct parish by a special\\nact of the General Assembly, passed December IG,\\n1763. It was enacted that all persons living in the par-\\nish of Pembroke, who belonged to the Presbj-terian con-\\ngregation and assembly, or should join that society,\\nshould be included in the new parish, and Lieuten-\\nant Thomas McLucas was authorized to call the first\\nmeeting.\\nThe breach between Great Britain and the colonies\\nwas widened during 1766, although Parliament re-\\npealed the odious Stamp Act. Peace prevailed in\\nPembroke, for not a ripple of trouble has reached us\\nfrom that remote year. The Congregationalists and\\nPresbyterians had agreed to disagree, and pursued\\ntheir respective ways with outward amity. There is a\\ntradition that the families ostracized each other, for-\\nbidding the young people to associate or mingle\\ntogether, and absolutely prohibiting intermarriage\\nwith those of the other sect, under pain of disin-\\nheritance. At this day the difference between the\\ntwo denominations is so small that the common\\nreader could hardly comprehend it were some one to\\nfully explain.\\nRev. Aaron Whittemore died November 16, 1767.\\nThe first census of the town on record was taken\\nthis year, from which it appears that there were 49\\nunmarried men from sixteen to sixty, 85 married\\nmen from sixteen to sixty, 134 boys under sixteen, 16\\nmen over sixty, 169 unmarried females, 97 married\\nwomen, 5 widows, 2 slaves, a total of 557 souls.\\nIn 1774, Dr. Richard Eastman and Captain An-\\ndrew Buntin were chosen a committee to run the lines\\nof the new township granted by the General Court of\\nthe Massachusetts Bay to the sufterers of Suncook.\\nThe following January, Captain Joseph Baker was\\ndirected to deposit the plan in the office of the\\nSecretary of State, which he accordingly did. This\\nt lwnship was located in the State of Maine, called\\nSanibrook, and is now known as Lovell and New\\nSweden, on the banks of the Saco.\\nAt Pembroke the people were up with the times.\\nA Mr. Dix persisted in selling tea in town but a\\ncompany of Sons of Liberty from the adjacent\\ntowns, under the command of Andrew McClary, made\\nhim a visit, and taking the tea from the store, made a\\nbonfire of it in the public street.\\nNearly a century had elapsed after the landing of\\nthe Pilgrims before the settlement of Pembroke a\\nhalf-century more had passed, and the descendants of\\n(he early pioneers, who had fled from persecution in\\nthe mother-country, had become accustomed to self-\\ngovernment in the vast wilderness of America, and\\nmore and more alienated from the dominion of the\\nKing. They had been joined by the discontented\\nspirits from Great Britain, notably the Scotch-Irish,\\nand were ready to resist any and all encroachments\\nupon their rights, and were ripe for rebellion.\\nA foolish King and a stubborn ministry at home\\nhastened the catastrophe a long and exhaustive war,\\nwhich resulted gloriously for the United Colonies,\\nand gave birth to a great nation.\\nBefore this date Pembroke had been a parish with-\\nout a representative, a part of a royal province\\nwithout a representative in the home government,\\nruled by a royal Governor. From this time the town\\nwas a republic, soon, with other towns, to be united in\\na great and free State, which, in turn, was to become,\\na few years later, one of the United States of\\nAmerica.\\nThe first overt act of open rebellion had been com-\\nmitted in December of 1774, in the attack upon and\\ndismantling of Fort William and Mary, at the mouth\\nof the Piscataqua, by the people of New Hampshire,\\nand the citizens of Pembroke seemed alive to the\\nimportance of the crisis upon them. With the rest\\nof New England, they sprang to arms to resist the\\ninvasion of their soil by British troops, and to drive\\nthem from their borders. The diff erences of creeds\\nwere forgotten in planning and doing against the\\ncommon enemy. The veterans of the French War\\nflocked to the standard of the intrepid Stark, fought\\nby his side at Bunker Hill, hemmed the British within\\nthe limits of Boston and helped to force them to\\nevacuate the town. From that time onward, through\\nthe darkest days of the unequal struggle until the\\ndisbandment of the victorious army, Pembroke did\\nher share in achieving our independence, and in\\ncaring for the dependent families of those who were\\nabsent in the field.\\nIn the city of Paris, September 3, 17S3, David Hart-\\nley, for the King of England, Benjamin Franklin,\\nJohn Adams and John Jay, for the United States,\\nsigned their names to a treaty of peace between Great\\nBritain and the United States, making the thirteen\\nStates forever independent.\\nThis war, as it affected Pembroke, should be con-\\nsidered as a whole.\\nIt was the struggle of a small body of free, poor,\\nliberty-loving and unorganized patriots against the\\nland and sea forces of the most powerfiil nation of\\nmodern times. That the contest was finally decided\\nfor the weaker party was owing to their perfect unan-\\nimity of sentiment, their bravery, their endurance\\nand the opportune assistance given by France, Eng-\\nland s great rival. Eight years of warfare had disci-\\nplined the raw troops, who, by their bravery and zeal,\\nhad hemmed the British within the limits of Boston,\\nuntil, when disbanded by General Washington, they\\nwere war-scarred veterans of whom any commander\\nmight be proud and of whom any enemy might\\nstand in dread.\\nWith the close of the war came the complete col-\\nlapse of the Continental currency. It disappeared", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0951.jp2"}, "802": {"fulltext": "HISTOllY OF MEIUIIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nfrom commerce as worthless. But the rich land was\\nleft, with its abundant crops; freedom had been\\nassured, and barter answered for currency.\\nIn 1792 there were licensed six tavern-keepers.\\nTwo years later occurs the first record of a post-rider\\nthrough the town and a weekly line of stages.\\nThe charter for the first New Hampshire turnpike\\nwas granted in 1796.\\nMr. Slickney was the first postmaster, appointed in\\n1806, and from this date Pembroke became a post-\\ntown.\\nThe establishment of a post-oftice in Pembroke was,\\nwithout doubt, very welcome to the inhabitants, and\\nmay be justly considered an important event in its\\nhistory.\\nIn earlier times it was customary to intrust to some\\nfriend or acquaintance rtho might be traveling in the\\nright direction a missive for an absent friend or rela-\\ntive. Doubtless the post-rider, in his journeying\\nthrough the town, accommodated those living on hi^\\nimmediate route, and the blowing of his horn an-\\nnounced his welcome approach. As a matter of\\ncourse, few letters were written in those days, so that\\nhigh rates of postage were not onerous.\\nIt was decided to erect a town-house in 1811, and\\nIsaac Morrison, John Knox, Jr., Jacob Emery, Jr.,\\nRobert Martin, James Cochran, Jr., Asa Robinson\\nand Timothy Barnard were chosen a committee to\\ndetermine the center of money and travel, and\\nreport at an adjourned meeting. Their report was\\naccepted the site of the town-house was located near\\nthe pound. The sum of four hundred dollars was\\nvoted toward building it. The sum was afterward\\nincreased to five hundred dollars, and the construction\\nwas entrusted to John Knox, Jr., Samuel Cochran,\\nJr., and Robert Martin.\\nAn effort was made to have the town accept the\\nuse of the north nieotiiig-house for public meetings,\\nliul it failed.\\nA meeting was called in the new town-house in\\nOctober, when enough money and labor was voted to\\nthoroughly repair the various bridges in town.\\nManufacturing of cotton into cloth, which has\\nsince become an industry of great importance in the\\nvillage of Suncook, was first undertaken in 1812, by\\nMajor Caleb Stark, a Revolutionary soldier and a son\\nof General John Stark. He purchased the establish-\\nment known as Osgood s Mills, which was being\\nenlarged or rebuilt by a company, and introducetl\\nmachinery lately invented.\\nIn July, 1813, Christopher Osgood contracted to\\nbuild a stone pound in the corner of Mr. Lakeman s\\npasture, by the town-house, for one hundred and\\nthirty-five dollars.\\nThe act of incorporation of Pembroke Academy\\nwas dated June 25, 1818. The building for the school\\nwas erected by subscriptions raised among the iuhab-\\nitauts of Pembroke. The trustees of the corporation\\nwere Rev. Abraham Burnham, A.M., Hon. Boswcll\\nStevens, A.M., Daniel Knox, Esq., John H. Merrill.\\nTimothy Barnard, Deacon Moses Haseltine, William\\nHaseltine, Captain .laeob Elliot and Rev. Jonathan\\nCurtis, A.M.\\nJohn Farmer wrote of the town, in the year\\n1823,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nThere are many water privileges, four paper-mills, the cotton-fac-\\ntory of Major Stark aud several mills, together with a nourishing village.\\nThe main street extends nearly on a parallel with Merrimack River in a\\nstraight course about three miles, and is very pleasant. On this are\\nsituated the academy, one of the meeting-houses and the principal\\nThe visit of General Lafayette to Pembroke in\\n1825 shall be described in the words of his youthful\\ncompanion, Colonel A. A. Parker, aide-de-camp of\\nGovernor David L. Morril, now living at a venerable\\nold age and in the full possession of his iaculties, in\\nGlastonbury, Conn. (1883),\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nOur route lay through Suncook village, at the south end of Pem-\\nbroke. There Major Caleb Stark, son of Major-General John Srark,\\nlived; and, as hehad a slight acquaintance with General Lafayette in\\nthe Revolutionary War, had written him a request that he would call at\\nhis house, as he very much wished to see him and introduce him to his\\nfamily. We called, and, on introducing him to the general, he seized\\nhis hand and began an animated speech about Revolutionary time.-*,\\nwhich did not seem soon to tenninate. His family were standing on\\nthe opposite side of the room, waiting to be introduced, but he seemed\\nto have furgotten them.\\nI \\\\va^ ;n .|ii:iiiit I 111! il;. III.IJ..1 i.-ii ii^^t ith his family, and could\\nnotiniii ii II I Ml spirited Miss Harriet\\nStark, ri. I fi. I 1 ii I. ;i I wnnl, seized General La-\\nfayelt. I i i ni.v^olf to you astliL.\\neldest .l.M I 1, M V,,lt, v,l,,,\u00e2\u0080\u009e vnu :n r lalkill- RUA\\nthe gr.ii ,1 M .1. !r, m.mI.,, 11,. i.. IViiiuiij\\ni and spirit of h\\ngnu\\ni.iitii I MiiL.rday (Tuesday, June21st),oneof\\nthe loiii: I m III I I iipnii the long, main street of Pem-\\nrestiiij II H 1 I r; t.rii hills, and soon r.tn\\nnight -N I I iiiLi, \\\\rili_ I hat was wide-awake .111\\ngenei;il I till-;. II i n ,i^ lie had received an.wv i\\nroute. M 1 1 Ml It iiM 1, ihr li s the numbers the gre^n- i\\nAVr 111 I II 1 Ml. hiij. Ill .\u00e2\u0096\u00a0andhadtraveledrapidly when lint liiiiiiiDil.\\nbutuiii ill! _ 1(11. Ill well advertised by the well-known Walker, the\\nstagcMii n. 1 .11 III- 1 iiir, (hat it was known to all people, far and near.\\nAndsuit \\\\\\\\;i^, thai uc wire not only detained at villages, hotels ami\\ncross-roads, but even at a single cottage. Our approach seemed to have\\nbeen watched and, at the rejwrt of a musket or bugle-blast, people\\nbh-brCin ,ui.I ih. _.ir.rl Tini-t iir-,-!-- ].:Mt-r a moment, bike by the\\nhaiii] 111 I 1 I 1 i I irii.Liicy and age were alike\\nprcsiMiii I 111 I! I I .1 11 I III ill;; in easy-chairs before\\nt|\u00c2\u00bb;,ntii_ I Mill-, I III ,111 invalid old lady, cadav-\\nerout^ ail I il. i I i i,- )i! hy two men, in her arm-chair, to the ear-\\nring. -I i i H,. II. tal shand with both of hers, and with tear-\\nAr 1 I Ill main street of IVmbroke, five miles fVom\\n{^^ouiMi i. I i I I ii Ml 1.1 1,11 M.n.uiii-se of people gave the\\nilhige\\npromptly retired and P\\nAfter supper the general leaned back in\\nihair, aiul carried on a long and agreeable\\ntion with his escort before retiring.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0e men that the gen-\\nied rest, the people\\nfcor have been mor\u00c2\u00ab\\neasy\\ni ersa-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0952.jp2"}, "803": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0953.jp2"}, "804": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0954.jp2"}, "805": {"fulltext": "PEMBROKE.\\nThe next day (June 22, 1825) a committee of the\\nLegislature, then in session at Concord, consisting of\\nHon. Stephen P. Webster, of the Senate, and four\\nmembers of the House, came down in a coacli-and-six\\nto escort the general to Concord. Six white horses\\nwere attached to the barouche, in which were General\\nLafayette and Mr. Webster, and the procession, made\\nuj) of a long line of carriages, proceeded on their\\nway, being met on the Concord line by twenty inde-\\npendent companies of the New Hampshire militia,\\nunder the command of General Bradbury Bartlett.\\nThe town was shocked, on Sunday, June 23, 1833,\\nby the rapidly-spread intelligence that Sally, wife of\\nChauncy Cochran, had been murdered by Abraham\\nPrescott, a boy of eighteen, who had been living with\\nthe family.\\nPrescott accompanied Mrs. Cochran into a field\\nI liar the house to pick strawberries, and struck her\\nthe fatal blow, in a secluded spot, with no motive that\\nuas ever known. From the testimony at the trial, it\\nwus evident that he was of weak mind.\\nF\u00c2\u00a3e was lodged in jail at Hopkinton, and was al-\\nlowed two trials, iu which he was ably defended by\\nlion. Ichabod Bartlett, of Portsmouth, and Charles\\n11. Peaslee, Esq., of Concord, who firmly believed in\\nIlls moral irresponsibility. At this period in the his-\\ntory of the town the farmers were simply farmers and\\nnothing more. They raised nearly all the supplies\\nlor their own tables, and largely for their cloth-\\ning, which was manulactured from the raw materials\\nin their homes. Wheat was much more generally\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0iiown then than now, but not in sufficient quantities\\nto furnish bread for the household. Flour was rarely\\nIxiught by the barrel, and barley, rye and Indian corn\\nwure extensively used. In those earlier days flour\\nI I read was, with large numbers of families, dignified\\nwith the name of cake, and considered a luxury for\\nuse on extra occasions, when company was entertained.\\nA story is told iu one of our old Rockingham County\\ntowns which illustrates this fact. A high-toned gen-\\nt It man, known as the Squire, called at a farm-house\\noiif day on some business, and when he had finished\\nhis errand and had remounted at the door, the good\\nlouse-wife, wishing to impress the .squire with the\\n1 1 l: nity and thrift of her family, said to him Squire,\\nA lu t you stop and have some flour bread and butter?\\nthinking it now too late for him to accept her invita-\\ntion. To her chagrin the doughty squire replied:\\nThank you, marm, I don t care if I do, and\\nI lomptly dismounted and entered the house. The\\nI oor woman could only explain that, to her surprise,\\nI. found the flour bread all out, and oflered him the\\n-t she had, some Indian bannock. When a boy,\\nwriter had often seen at the neighbors a string\\noi these bannocks, eight or ten in number, set upon\\ntins in front of the fire in the broad fire-place, there\\nbeing room then left in the corner for him to sit and\\nh)ok straight up the chimney into the blue heavens.\\nThere was very little market for farm produce in those\\ndays, except in the larger towns long journeys had\\nto be made, mostly to such as were known as sea-\\nports, as there were no interior towns of sufficient\\npopulation to be centres of such trade. Every farmer\\nkept a flock of sheep, and wool constituted a large por-\\ntion of the clothing. It was carded, spun and woven\\nat home, and made into garments for both sexes. The\\nbest clothes for men and boys were made of what was\\ncalled fulled cloth. This was made at home, of the\\nfinest material, and taken to the mills known as full-\\ning-mills, where it was put through a process of thick-\\nening, dyeing and finishing. The women used to wear\\ngowns of cloth which was called pressed woolen.\\nThis w-as simply home-made flannel, taken to the mills\\nabove named, and pressed, so as to present a glossy\\nsurface.\\nEvery farmer had a small patch of flax. This was\\npulled and spread out in rows on the ground, rotted,\\nand then broken and swingled, and was pre-\\npared for the combing, carding and the little wheel,\\nas the machine was called, on which the flax was spun^\\nto distinguish it from the larger machine for spinning\\nwool. It was woven into cloth for table-covers, towel-\\ning, sheeting and shirting. The tow, which was\\nthe coarse portion combed out on the hatchel, was\\nspun into a coarse yarn, of which a cloth was made\\nfor summer suits for men and boys. The tow shirt,\\nso commonly worn, was, when new, an instrument of\\ntorture to the wearer, as it was full of prickling spines\\nleft from the woody part of the stalk.\\nPembroke Academy. From the first, Xew En-\\ngland has been noted for her regard for the intellec-\\ntual welfare of her people. Not to be behind others,\\nthe people of New Hampshire early made provision\\nfor the mental and moral instruction of their chil-\\ndren. In 1647 the first law establishing town schools\\nwas enacted. In 1693 an act was passed requiring\\nthe diflerent towns to raise money, by assessment on\\nthe inhabitants, for building and repairing school-\\nhouses and for providing a school-master. In 1711)\\nevery town of fifty house-holders or upwards was re-\\nquired to provide a school-master to teach children\\nto read and write, and every town of one hundred\\nhouse-holders to have a grammar school, kept by\\nsome discreet person of good conversation, well in-\\nstructed in the tongues. In 1805 the district sys-\\ntem was established. In 1807 the assessment for\\nschool purposes was increased tjnd the law requiring\\ngrammar schools to teach Latin and Greek was re-\\npealed. From that time to the present, laws have\\nwith great frequency been passed regulating educa-\\ntional matters. The act repealing the law requiring\\ntowns to have instructions given in Latin and Greek\\nwas probably owing to the fact that previous to this\\ntime nine academies had been incorporated. What-\\never may have been the influence operative in the\\nabolition of such instruction, it is evident that the\\nclass of work attempted by the grammar school\\nwas now left to the academies. It appears, then,", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0955.jp2"}, "806": {"fulltext": "570\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nthat very early was felt the need of a classical educa-\\ntion, and so the same spirit which had originated the\\nprevious enactments led to the founding of institu-\\ntions of a higher grade. In accordance with the law\\nreferred to above, there was formerly in this town a\\ngrammar school, the house Ijeing located on land\\nbetween the dwelling-house of Mr. William Fife and\\nthe Ferry road, so called, there being but one house\\nto accommodate the people of Suncook and Pem-\\nbroke Street. Thus early, then, was evinced in the\\nhistory of this town a desire to give to the youth a\\nhigher education. It was about this time (1807)\\nthat there came to this town three men, who, no\\ndoubt, had the shaping of Pembroke Academy, Dr.\\nAbel Blanchard, Eev. Abraham Burnham and Bos-\\nwell Stevens, Esq. physician, clergyman and law-\\nyer. Dr. Blanchard was born in Wilton, October 10,\\n1782. At the age of seventeen he was a clerk in a\\nstore in Concord, where he remained two or three\\nyears. He afterwards studied medicine in the same\\ncity. In October, 1805, he commenced practicing at\\nPittsfield. Here he showed an interest in education,\\nas he conceived the idea of establishing an academy.\\nHe made certain proposals to the town, but they\\nwere rejected. In 1808 he removed to this town.\\nRev. Mr. Burnham was born in Dunbarton No-\\nvember 18, 1775, graduated with honor at Dartmouth\\nCollege in the class of 1804 and was ordained pastor\\nof the Congregational Church in this town in 1808.\\nBoswell Stevens, Esq., was born in Pomfret, Conn.,\\nin 1782, graduated at Dartmouth College in the same\\nclass with Rev. Mr. Burnham and established him-\\nself in the practice of law in this town in 1807.\\nFortunate indeed was it for Pembroke that three\\nsuch men as these should become identified with\\nits interests.\\nDr. Blanchard was not a man of vigorous con-\\nstitution. His health began to fail him about the\\nyear 1817. It seems that during his last illness he\\nhad conversation with Mr. Burnham about the dis-\\nposition of his property, and that it was at Mr.\\nBurnham s suggestion that in his will, which was\\ndated January 15, 1818, Dr. Blanchard, after making\\nbequests to his friends (he was an unmarried man),\\nleft the residue of his property to found a Public\\nSchool or Academy in Pembroke. This amounted\\nto about two thousand five hundred dollars. Theschool\\nwas incorporated as Pembroke Academy June 25,\\n1818. The first board of trustees appointed by Dr.\\nBlanchard consisted of Rev. Abraham Burnham,\\nBoswell Stevens, Esq,, Daniel Knox, Esq., John H.\\nMerrill, Timothy Barnard, Deacon Moses Haseltinc,\\nWilliam Haseltine, Capt. Jacob Elliot and Rev. Jon-\\nathan Curtis. In his will Dr. Blanchard expressed\\nthe desire that the people of the town raise the funds\\nand erect the school building.\\nOn the Fast Day subsequent to Dr. Hlanchard s\\ndecease Eev. Mr. Burnham preached a sermon on\\nthe text, Behold, 1 have set before you an open\\ndoor, and no man can shut it and a subscription\\nat that time was taken amounting to eight hundred\\ndollars.\\nThe foundation was laid in October, 1818, and\\nthe building was dedicated on the 25th of May, 1810.\\nRev. Jonathan Curtis, of Epsom, preached the ser-\\nmon. The school opened the following day under\\nthe instruction of Mr. Amos W. Burnham and Miss\\nFrances Newell, with an attendance of forty-eight\\nstudents. Thus, with much devotion, was institutoil\\na school which, with varied success, has never failed\\nto open its door regularly to welcome those who have\\nsought its instruction. Its stated object is for the\\npurpose of improving the rising generation in science,\\nmorality and religion; also, for the education of\\nyouth in the English, Latin and Greek languages,\\nwriting, arithmetic and other branches of literature\\ncommonly taught in the public .schools.\\nThe aim of the founder has been in the main the\\naim of the trustees and teachers. It will not be out\\nof place to say that Dr. Burnham ever looked upon\\nthe school as his child, for which he cared until his\\ndeath in 1852. He was president of the board of\\ntrustees from the establishment of the school.\\nThe following are the names of the principals, with\\ntime of service\\n1819, Rev. Amos Buruhain, D.D. ;i 1819, Kev. Thomas Jameson\\n1820, Hon. ,Iohn Vose; 1831, Rev. E. D. Eldridge;! 1833. Joseph\\nDow, A.M.; 1837, T-ir,.- Kii,-ini.\\n11 ;l l. 4n, nmrl..sf;, B.nnhmn,\\nA.M. ;l 1844, .Inmi 1\\n^l I ll 1 IM i V illiMii.l Hills,\\nA.M. ;1 1851, K. r\\n1 1 J, .1..I111 w i;.i\\\\. M i-:.;i.\\nRev. JohnD. E.ihi i.\\nII. iii 1.. l-.li 1 i-.-.T. K\\nRowell, A.M. iv. 1:\\nIlu.v\u00c2\u00ab.u,i; IMI, .liuil.-\u00c2\u00bb H. Sluu-\\nley;l 1800, Cluirlr- r.nmh.\\n,1. .\\\\.M. 1861, Kev. S. L. Blake,\\nD.D. 1862, Jan,,- 11 Mill- 1\\nIsaac -Walker, A.M. 1868, L. R\\nLevitt; 1869, L. V. Ill 1\\nNViii. H. Hubbard;! 1871. Wm. M\\nSawin 1872, Martin W. Hoyt, A\\nli. 1S73, Isaac Walker, A.M.\\nIt has a long list of gentlemen and lady assistants,\\nwho have shown themselve.s worthy of the vocation\\nwherewith they were called. There is a strong in-\\nclination on the part of the writer to mention by\\nname some of its alumni; but since there are so\\nmany, it would be invidious to give way to that incli-\\nnation.\\nFrom its halls have gone forth Governors, Lieuten-\\nant-Governors, United States and State Senators and\\nRepresentatives, judges, physicians, clergymen, teach-\\ners, and, in fact, its alumni have graced all the walks\\nof life. The building first erected in 1818-10 was\\nenlarged in 1841, and in 1866 remodeled and fitted\\nup with modern furniture, and from time to time ha\\nbeen repaired, and at present writing (1885) is in good\\ncondition. The original fund at present amounts to\\ntwo tb.m aiir, (lire, hundred dollars. In 1836, Hon.\\nBoswell Sirvi n-^ li II a legacy of one thousand dollars.\\nIn iMi.i, Mr .Miny T. Wilkins, of Suncook, widow\\nof the late .1. H. Wilkins, Esq., a former treasurer,\\nmade a donation of one thousand dollars. In 1866,\\nMr. John C. Knox, a former trustee, made the acad-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0956.jp2"}, "807": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0957.jp2"}, "808": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0958.jp2"}, "809": {"fulltext": "PEMBROKE.\\nciiiy residuary legatee. There were received two\\nthousand five huudred and ibrty-four dollars. In\\n1S74, Mrs. Betsey Whitehouse made a donation of\\none thousand dollars, and in 1877 left by will two\\nthousand dollars. Samuel P. Laugmaid, Esq., of\\nSomerville, Mass., a native of Chichester, left by\\nwill five thousand dollars.\\nIn 1885, Hon. Asa Fowler, of Concord, a native of\\nthis town, left by will one thousand dollars. The\\ninstitution has lately had several thousand dollars\\nbequeathed to it by Mr. Guy T. Little, a former\\nstudent, residing at the time of his death at Bis-\\nmarck, D. T., but it has not yet come into possession\\nof the bequest. The library is not large, yet of late\\nthe number of books has been steadily increasing.\\nIll 1879 a room was fitted up as an art gallery, in which\\nalready are several portraits of the alumni. The\\nstuclciit?^ publish monthly, during term-time, a school\\nj(iuni:il cillnl I he Academian, devoted to the in-\\nterests ol tlir school. The present condition of the\\nschool is encouraging and its future hopeful. The\\nsixty-sixth annual catalogue (1884-85) gives an at-\\ntendance of one hundred and eighty-three for the\\nyear. It has three courses of study viz., classical,\\nacademic and English, fitting students for college as\\nwell as for a business life. Since 1877 classes have\\nregularly graduated. Previously, a few young ladies\\nhad secured diplomas. Its present board of trustees\\nis as follows Hon. William Haseltine, president\\nHon. Aaron Whittemore, secretary Solomon White-\\nhouse, Esq., treasurer George P. Little, Esq., Henry\\nT. Simpson, Esq., George O. Locke, Esq., executive\\nrMiumittee; Martin H. Cochran, Esq., Trueworthy L.\\nI owler, Esq., William Thompson, Esq. The in-\\nstructors are Isaac Walker, A.M., principal; Mary\\nElla Kowe, preceptress.\\nIn connection with this sketch of the academy it\\nwould be well to say that from 1841 to 1863 there\\nixisted another school, known as the People s Lit-\\niiaiy Institute and Gymnasium. Isaac Kinsman,\\nA.M., a former principal of Pembroke Academy, was\\nits first principal. This was not intended to be a school\\n)ireparatory to college, but one where the student\\nmight obtain a thorough education, preparing him\\nfor the general duties of life rather than for any par-\\nticular ))rofession. Mr. Kinsman died October 2C,\\n1 ;43, aged thirty-one years. He was succeeded by\\nMessrs. Wright, Jewell, Anderson, Sippitt and others.\\nIt has quite a noted alumni. In 1863 it was united\\nwith Pembroke Academy, being represented on the\\npresent board of trustees. The history of the town\\nfor the past half-century is still fresh in the memory\\nof living witnesses. For many years there has been\\nan exodus of families from the old farms to more\\npromising sections in the Middle and Western States.\\nIn 1842 the Concord Railroad was opened, and soon\\nboating on the river became a tradition of the past.\\nA few years later the Concord and Portsmouth Rail-\\nroad was built through the town.\\nAt the breaking out of the Rebellion Pembroke\\nresponded to the call for jjatriotic volunteers, and\\nmany went to the war never to return. The village of\\nSuncook received an impetus during the season of\\nhigh prices, and in spite of severe losses by fire, it\\nhas become a village of much wealth and importance.\\nAlthough situated at the extreme southern limit of\\nthe township, it already has a commanding influence.\\nHere are located the mills of the Webster, Pembroke\\nand China corporations.\\nAs will be noted from the preceding annals, there\\nwas originally but one church in town and one\\nmeetiug-house. In 1760 the Presbyterians were or-\\nganized into a parish. In 1790 the two parishes were\\nunited under Rev. Zaccheus Colby, and a few years\\nlater two meeting-houses were built, one on the site\\nof the present Congregational Church, the other on\\nthe Third-range road, near the pound.\\nThe last was taken down about 1840 and rebuilt on\\nthe street as the Gymnasium, now the town-house.\\nA Methodist society was gathered about 1805. Some\\ntwenty years later the denomination built a meeting-\\nhouse on the hill, on the Third-range road, which at\\npresent is fast going to ruin.\\nOf lateyears the tendency has been todesertthe farms\\nin the outlying districts, and to congregate in neigh-\\nborhoods. Most of the people of the town, outside of\\nthe village of Suncook, live on three sides of a square\\nor rectangle formed by Pembroke Street, Buck Street\\nand the Eighth-range road, although there are many\\nfamilies on the Third-range road and on the Borough\\nroad.\\nIn early times there was a considerable variety in\\nthe manufactured products of the town, including\\nglassware, leather, musical instruments and woolen\\ncloth. Now the three great mills are devoted to the\\nmanufacture of cotton cloth, while not a little capital\\nis invested in saw-mills and grist-mills.\\nCHAPTER IL\\nPEM BROKE -(Confiniicrf).\\nC HDRCH HISTORY.\\nIn the grant of the township of Suncook was the fol-\\nlowing provision And that the Petitioners and their\\nassociates, within the space aforesaid, settle a learned\\nOrthodox Minister, and Build a Convenient House\\nfor the Public worship of God.\\nOctober 13th, of the same year, a call was extended\\nto Rev. Aaron Whittemore to settle in the ministry.\\nRev. Aaron Whittemore was ordained to the work\\nof the ministry March 1, 1737-38, with appropriate\\nceremony. The church is believed to have been\\norganized at that time with nine male members,\\nbeside the pastor, Aaron Whittemore, pastor; Elias\\nWhittemore, Noah Johnson, deacons Abner Gordon,", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0959.jp2"}, "810": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nL avid Lovejoy, Beiijiimiii Clisindler, David Chiuidler,\\nStephen Holt, Eichard Eastman, Dudley Broadstreet.\\nThere were in the settlement at the time certain\\ndissenters, most of whom were probably Presbyteri-\\nans. They were Andrew McFarland, Timothy Knox,\\nPatrick Garvin, James Moore, Nathan Manu, William\\nDinsmore, Robert White, James Neil, James White,\\nThomas McConnell, James Mann, William Laflin,\\nHugh Young, Thomas Cunningham, Samuel Gault.\\nKov. Daniel Mitchell was ordained pastor over the\\nPresbyterian Church December 3, 1760.\\nThe Presbyterian meeting-house, which stood on\\nthe west side ol Main Street, opjjosite C. L. Dow .s\\nhouse, was probably erected this year.\\nThe Presbyterians were exempted from paying to-\\nward the support of the Congregational minister, and\\nwere incorporated a distinct parish by a special act of\\nthe General Assembly, passed. December 16, 1763. It\\nwas enacted that all persons living in the parish of\\nPembroke, who belong to the Presbyterian congre-\\ngation and assembly, or should join that society,\\nshould be included in the new parish, and Lieutenant\\nThomas McLucas was authorized to call the first\\nmeeting.\\nRev. Mr. Whittemore was an able and learned\\ndivine, a graduate of Harvard College, and settled in\\nthe town as a young man. He lived but a few years\\nafter this controversy, dying in 1767.\\nRev. Jacob Emery was ordained August 3, 1768.\\nRev. Jacob Emery resigned his ministerial charge\\nMarch 23, 1775, on account of failing health.\\nRev. Daniel Mitchell died the following December,\\nat the age of sixty-nine. From the Presbyterian\\nchurch records we learn that Andrew Robertson\\nreceived from the parish five shillings for his expenses\\non a journey to Derry for the ministers to Mr.\\nMitchell s funeral Richard Bartlett, Esq., two\\npounds, ten shillings aud eight pence for rum and\\ngloves for the funeral and Nathaniel Ambrose, seven\\nshillings for the cotfin. Rev. Mr. Miltemore probably\\npreached the funeral sermon, as Robert Moor received\\nten shillings and sixpence for entertaining him.\\nFor the next four years, or until 1780, there was no\\nregularly ordained minister. Congregational or Presby-\\nterian, settled in Pembroke.\\nA parish-meeting of the Congregationalists, in\\nwhich the Presbyterians were invited to participate,\\nwas called January 17, 1780. Mr. Aaron Whittemore\\nwas chosen moderator. It was voted to give Rev.\\nZaccheus Colby a call to settle in the work of the\\nministry in Pembroke, to give one hundred pounds of\\nlawful money, as valued in 1774, for a settlement, aud\\nto give a salary of seventy pounds and furnish twenty\\ncords of wood yearly.\\nCaleb Foster, Richard Bartlett, Joseph Emery, John\\nAyers and David Kimball were chosen a committee\\nto treat with Mr. Colby. The meeting was adjourned\\nto February 8th, when Rev. Mr. Colby s acceptance of\\nthe call was read. He was ordained March 22, 1780.\\nRev. Zaccheus Colby gave up his ministerial olfH r\\nin Pembroke May 11, 1803.\\nThe churches also agreed, iu 1788, on occasional\\ncommunion together, yet remained distinct bodies for\\nnine years. After this, as it is added in the language\\nof Mr. Colby, on the first of June, 1797, the respec-\\ntive churches, after months of consideration, did vote\\nthemselves into one church. This was called the\\nconsociated church.\\nTwo houses of worship were erected in 1804, the\\none on the hill, and the other on the street, where the\\npresent house now stands. In the location of these\\nhouses, as we have been informed, there was not a\\nlittle difference of opinion and some strong feeling\\nmanifested.\\nAfter the depature of Rev. Mr. Colby the town was\\ndestitute of a settled ministry for nearly five years.\\nIt appears from the records that the Presbyterian soci-\\nety continued to raise money by a small tax upon one\\nhundred and thirty or more tax-payers that diftereiU\\nmen were employed lo rcn(h mure or less of the\\nyear.\\nA call was extended to ]\\\\lr. Abraham Burnham to\\nsettle in the ministry in the place, proposing to him a\\n.salary of five hundred dollars per annum, and two\\nhundred dollars as a settlement. This proposal was\\naccepted, and Mr. Burnham was ordained to the work\\nof the ministry in this place March 2, 1808.\\nIn 1812 there was a marked and striking manifes-\\ntation of Divine power, when the Holy Spirit came\\ndown in gentle but copious showers of grace. Revivals\\nalso occurred in 1814, 16, 19, 26, 31, 32, 33 and 35,\\neach revival exceeding, in interest and power, its pre-\\ndecessor, till the number of the church had increased\\nfrom fifty to two hundred and forty.\\nRev. Dr. Burnham continued his labors to Novem-\\nber, 1850. He died September 21, 1852.\\nAt the time Rev. Mr. Burnham was dismissed. Rev.\\nJohn H. Merrill was installed pastor of the church,\\nNovember 20, 1850. Mr. Merrill had been pastor of\\nthe church in Falmouth, Me. He came here, it is\\nsaid, with high hopes of usefulness. His ministry,\\nhowever, was short less than three years but long\\nenough for him and his family to become endeared to\\nmany of the people. Observation, we think, shows\\nthat a long ministry is quite often followed by an un-\\nsettled state of the pastoral relation. Jlr. Merrill\\nwas dismissed August 7, 1853.\\nRev. Robert Crossett succeeded Mr. Merrill. He\\ncommenced his labors in July, 1853, and was installed\\npastor of this church March 16, 1854. At this time\\na pleasing religious revival existed in the place. Mr.\\nCrossett continued his labors until October 8, 1855,\\nwhen, on account of a failure of health, he sought a\\nrelease from his engagements here, for a warmer\\nclimate and a more competent salary.\\nRev. Lewis Goodrich, from Dedham, Me., came\\nto this place May 24, 1856, and commenced his labors\\niu the ministrv. He was installed iiastor of the", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0960.jp2"}, "811": {"fulltext": "PEMBROKE.\\ncluiivh iMiiy i;J, isr)7. A ivviviil of ruli^iou w;is lu\\nfiiogress at the time of his installation, which con-\\nliiuied more than a year. Many were interested, in\\nboth the academies and in the town. During the\\nnine years of Mr. Goodrich s labors, as he states, over\\none hundred indulged the Christian s hope, and some\\nlilU .il ihiiii united with the Congregational Church.\\nHi. |,:i.t..i,,tr .ruled in 1865.\\nKnlliiwiiig- i;. v. Mr. Goodrich, Rev. Nathan F.\\nCarter spcut one year in the work of the ministry.\\nRev. Benjamin Merrill commenced his labors here\\nNovember 25, 18C6, an earnest, Christian man of\\nmuch skill and efficiency in his work. He labored\\ndirectly for the conversion and salvation of souls, and\\nwas happy in enlisting a portion of the church to do\\nthe same. A revival of religion was experienced,\\nand a quickening influence was felt by the church\\nliming his ministry of three and a half years.\\nRev. Lyman White, from Phillipston, Mass., and\\nliirinerly pastor of the church in Epping, in this\\nSlate, commenced his labors as acting pastor of this\\nrluirch in April, 1871, and continued until the fall of\\nRev. C. C. Sampson was settled in the ministry in\\nOctober, 1879, was ordained May 18, 1881, and was\\ndismissed in March, 1885,\\nTlie sdcicly now worship in a commodious meet-\\niiiLi-hdUse on I enibroke Street.\\nMethodist Episcopal Church.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The first Method-\\nist preaching iu Pembroke was by Rev. James\\nCofran, a local preacher from Readfield, Me. Some\\nyears before, Mr. Cofran left Pembroke to seek\\nhis fortune in the East, and being a wild and\\nthoughtless young man, celebrated his departure at\\na tavern with his gay friends by drinking and danc-\\ning till a late hour at night. Going into Maine, he\\nhappened to hear Jesse Lee preach, and became\\nconvicted of sin and was converted to God. In 1804\\nhe sent word to Colonel Cofran, of Buck Street, his\\nbrother, that he was coming to Pembroke and would\\npreach to the people if he would cause a notice to be\\ngiven. Colonel Cofran remarked to his family that\\nhe would have the meeting at his own house, and\\nthen, if his brother should prove to be one of the\\nbawling Methodists that he had heard tell of, he\\ncould bawl as loud as he chose, and it would be\\nnobody s business. The preacher came the house\\nwas filled he preached with power, and several\\nwere convicted and converted, among whom was\\nRobert Martin. Mr. Cofran left, but Mr. Martin\\n\\\\v:is so much interested that he attended the next\\ntjuarterly Meeting and requested George Pickering,\\npresiding elder, to include Pembroke in a circuit.\\nThis was done, and David Batchelder was the first\\nminister to preach regularly. Mr. Batchelder\\nformed the first class, of which Robert Martin was\\nleader. Their names were as follows\\nRobert Martin, Benjamin Fowler, Abigail Martin,\\nMehitable P owler, John Kelley, Joshua Phelps,\\nRachel Kelley, Hannah Phelps, Lydia Abbott,\\nNancy Sargent, Mrs. Head, Elizabeth Frye. These\\nevents occurred iu 1804. In 1805 Pembroke was\\nconnected with the Northfield Circuit, and Caleb\\nDustin was the preacher. This year the first Quar-\\nterly Meeting was held in town, at the old Presby-\\nterian meeting-house, at which John Broadhead\\npresided. Great interest was awakened, and the\\nchurch grew in numbers. In 1806, James Young\\nwas the preacher.; in 1807 and 1808, Thomas Peck\\nin 1810, Abner Clark in 1811, Hezekiah Field in\\n1812, Jacob Sanborn; in 1813, Richard Emery; in\\n1814, Anson Summers; in 1815, James Jaques; in\\n1816, Noah Bigelow. Abner Clark formed a small\\nclass in Suncook in 1810, of which Nathaniel Nutting\\nwas the leader. This class did not long survive, and\\nanother was not formed until about 1840. The\\nrecord from 1816 to 1825 is not easily accessible. At\\nthe latter date the Pembroke Society, numbering\\none hundred and forty-four members, was a part of a\\ncircuit, and the preachers were Moses Sanderson\\nand William R. Stone; in 1826, James B. Norris\\nand R. Newhall in 1830, James G. Small and\\nEzekiel W. Smith in 1832, when there were two\\nhundred and twenty-one members, Orlando Hinds,\\nR. H. Spaulding and Caleb Beede; in 1833, R. H.\\nSpaulding and Orlando Hinds.\\nThe society was joined to the Concord Conference\\nin 1836, and the preachers were William J. Kidder\\nand D. Jones, the former continuing in 1837 in\\n1838, B. D. Brewster and J. C. Cromack in 1839, S.\\nNorris in 1840, A. Folsom in 1841, L. Howard; in\\n1842, A. H. Worthing; in 1843 and 1844, James\\nPike in 1845 and 1846, Warren F. Evans in 1847,\\nA. H. Fullerton; in 1848 and 1849, A. Folsom in\\n1850, when first mention is made of preaching iu\\nSuncook, James Thurston, who was returned in\\n1851; in 1852, Elijah Mason; iu 1853 and 1854,\\nWilliam Hawes; in 1855 and 1856, O. H. Jasper; in\\n1857 and 1858, George S. Barnes; in 1859 and 1860,\\nCM. Dinsmore; in 1861 and 1862, Nelson Green;\\nin 1863, L. Howard; in 1864 and 1865, C. H. Chase\\nin 1866 and 1867, N. Culver; in 1868, J. W.\\nGuernsey in 1869, 1870 and 1871, A. C. Manson\\nin 1872 and 1873, J. Noyes; in 1874, C. W. Miller;\\nin 1875 and 1876, Henry Dorr; in 1877, 1878 and\\n1879, S. C. Keeler; in 1880 and 1881, George W.\\nRoland; in 1882, 1883 and 1884, Otis Cole; in 1885,\\nJames Cairns.\\nThe first meeting-house built by the society, about\\n1828, still stands on the hill, but it has not been used\\nfor many years. The meeting-house in Suncook,\\nbuilt in 1849, was burned October 10, 1882, and was\\nrebuilt the next year and the year following, and wa.s\\ndedicated July 6, 1884. It cost about fifteen thousand\\ndollars, and is located very centrally in Suncook.\\nThe Baptist Society, It was organized April 21,\\n1869. At first its growth was fostered by Rev. Drs.\\nDavid Gage, E. E. Cummingsaud Rev. J. M. Coburu.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0961.jp2"}, "812": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MHKRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nIn 1872, Rev. T. H. Goodwin was settled in the\\nministry. He was succeeded in 1877 by Rev. H. \\\\V.\\nTate; in 1880 by Rev. X. 1). Ourtiss; in 1885 by\\nRev. H. A. Stetson.\\nThe meeting-house was liiiill in 1871 at a cost of\\nthree thousand dollars, and is located in Suncook\\nvillage.\\nCH.Vl TKR III.\\nPEMBROKE\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (CoiKinu.rf).\\nMILITARY HISTORY.\\nThe military history of Pembroke has been es-\\npecially honorable and creditable to the citizens of\\nthe town. The original grant was made to the brave\\nmen who served with Captain John Lovewell.\\nIn Captain Daniel Ladd s company, scouting in the\\nneighborhood of Pembroke, in the summer of 1746,\\nare the familiar Pembroke names,\\nWilliam Knox, William Moore, Joli\\nMoore, Jr., Joseph Mann, Samnel\\nThe muster-roll of the company in His Majesty s\\nservice, under command of Moses Foster, captain,\\nhas been preserved, dated November 1, 1752,\\nMoses Fostei, captain\\nAt this time, or a little later, there was a garrison\\non Buck Street, under command of Captain Thomas\\nLucas, the muster-roll of which has been preserved,\\nThomas, Lucas, captain Joseph Gale, Thomas Lucas, Jr., sentinels\\nJonathan Ingalls, Thomas Thompson, John Fuller.\\nIn the expedition against Forts DuQuesne, Niagara\\nand Crown Point, Noah Johnson was ensign in Rob-\\nert Rogers company of rangers. In Captain John\\nGoffe s company, in the same expedition, appear the\\nnames of Samuel Moore, Nathaniel Martin, Samuel\\nMartin, John Moore, Joshua Martin, Benjamin East-\\nman, Thomas McLaughlin. In other companies\\nEnoch Noyes, Stephen Hazeltine, Christopher Love-\\njoy, Seth Richardson, Jonathan Fowler, Francis\\nDoyen, John Fowler. In Captain John Moore s com-\\npany James Moore, Robert Cochran, John Cunning-\\nham, James Otterson.\\nIn an exi)edition against Crown Point, in 1758, the\\ncompany under command of Neliemiah Lovewell, son\\nof Captain John Lovewell, contained the following,\\nprobably all from Pembroke\\nThe Pembroke company, at the battle of Bunker\\nHill, was in Colonel John Stark s rogiuicnt, and wits\\nunder the command of Captain Daniel Moort\\ntenant Ebenezer Frye and Second Lieutenai\\nMoore.\\nMUSTER ROLL.\\nWilliam Fowie, Moses McConnell, Tho\\nBatclielder, Moses Merrill, Cl.riKt..].liir\\nEmery, George Evans, Willi;iiii Via- ,1\\nsom,Josiah Gordon, Timotli i i i: I\\nJeremiah Homan, corpoml- ,1,1\\nMoore, fif.r John Busw.ll. I l.\\nthanirl M I- M,\\nCunniij^.i, I, ,.i. M..,,L-s\\nRoherts, Kul.LTl SI, I y, .1..1, slu-il.nrn, Ja.-..li .~;inklcr,\\nJohn Thing, Tl i I ,,\\\\vle, Jr., JepHia Tyler, Samuel\\nWells, Nathan ll,,li. 1 1 .lonathau Judkins, Samuel Kelley,\\nMoses Kelsey,01i\\\\ci l.vl.a s\u00e2\u0080\u009ei.h.l; i lper, James Quimhy, Joseph Raw-\\nlins, .lohn Rawlins, Jeremy liollius, Richard Robinson, John Wadleigh,\\n.\\\\udrew Wiggin, Abraham Brown, William Doe, James Robinson, John\\nWilson, privates.\\nIn December, General Sullivan appealed to the citi-\\nzens of New Hampshire to recruit his forces on Win-\\nter Hill, and two companies were raised in Pembroke.\\nOf one company Andrew Bunten was captain\\nSamuel McConnell, first lieutenant; Peter Robinson\\nsecond lieutenant.\\nOf the other company Samuel Conner was captain,\\nMatthew Pettingill, first lieutenant Nathaniel Head,\\nsecond lieutenant.\\nIn July and August, 1776, a New Hampshire reg-\\niment was raised for service in Canada and on the-\\nnorthern frontier, and placed under command of Col-\\nonel Joshua Wright.\\nSecond Lieutenant Stephen Bartlett was from Pem-\\nbroke, as were the following soldiers, all in Company\\nNine.\\nSamuel Kimball, Niilliaiiicl Lakonian, Bnvid Frye, Benjamin Haggett,\\nWilli^iiji K:, ,1 K J 1,1, ]Ci, N alianiel Smith, Eliphak-t\\nConn, I, I I ,1 I ,,ster, Jr., James Heail,\\nJonall,.,: I I 1 V i Phedris McCutchin,\\n.lohii I;, .11, 1, J ),,,i, llptiraim Garvin, Samuel\\nKelly, Thunius Stirkiiiy, Jiremiab Abbot, Xatlianiel Martin, Benjamin\\nNorris, John Cook, John Cochran, James Martin, John Jenaes,\\nCaptain Benjamin Frye became disaffected with\\nthe management of public affairs, complained of the\\ncourt publicly and asserted that he should not go\\ninto the service until he was paid his dues. As it ap-\\npears from the town records that he had a wife, at\\nleast, dependent upon him, and, from the complaint\\nof the zealous patriot who reported him, was without\\nan estate and dependent upon his pay, at this distance\\nof time his fault-finding seems not unreasonable, but\\njustifiable. During his absence his wife was admitted\\nto the privileges enjoyed by the families of non-com-\\nmissioned officers and privates by a special vote of the\\ntown. It evidently required wealth for a man to hold\\na commission during the Revolution, for the money\\nreceived for pay from the Continental authorities had\\nvery little purchasing power compared to its face\\nvalue.\\nA MUSTER-ROLL of Capt. Samuf.i, McConnei.i. s Comp- in C oP\\nSlikney s Regiment lielongini; to Brigadier-General Starke s Brigade of\\nthe State of New Hampshire, Pemliroke, July IS, 1777. Raised lor the", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0962.jp2"}, "813": {"fulltext": "PEMBROKE.\\n575\\nDefeuce of AMERICAN Liberty, agaiust the Unconstitutional Acts of\\nBKITAIN.\\nSamuel McConnell, captain Robert Gilinore, first lieutenant John\\nOrr, second lieutenant Thomaa Hoit, ensign Jeptha Tyler, first ser-\\ngeant Robert Bums, second sergeant; Ebenezer Ferren, third sergeant\\nJames Gay, fourth sergeant James Knox, fii-at corporal Robert Spear,\\nsecond orjiorul Sanmol Huston, third corporal Enoch Sergent, fourth\\ncorpMiiii ^i tr!l .iiiilt, drummer; Patrick Roach, fifer Enoch\\nEatMri, lull I; .nU, Ueiyamin Stevens, Jr., Samuel Ames, Amos\\nRicli.ii I I i.Ir., Nicholas Felch, Jonathan Cilley, Isaac\\nSar^fiLi, I j^i I n l auiel Hadlcy, Stephen Mors, Charles McCoy,\\nJeremiah Ahl.ot, P^phr.iim Garven, John Moor, John Robinson, Samuel\\nPiper, James Alexander, Fry Uolt, Solomon Ames, George Evans, John\\nWallace, John Bell, William McLaughlin, James Walker, Isaac Hustonj\\nRobert Matthews, Adam Smith, Samuel Remick, Samuel Carr, Samuel\\nHoit, Hcigamin Stevens (3d), Nathan Haws, Samuel Duntap, Malachi\\nPavis, Joim Astor, David McChier, John Rowel!, Reuben Wells, Samuel\\nKatou, Caleb Page, Jr., Thomas Mills, Jr., William Holmes, Jr., John\\nrhurcli, David Morrison, William Wheeler, Jr., Archibald McCurdy,\\nDavid Farmer, Theuphijius Griffin, Zacliariub Holden, Enoch Harvey,\\nJohn Nutt, .lacob McQuai I, John Morrison, John Aiken, John Barret,\\nHugh\\nWlllrl\\nlu Muntitigtun, Joshua\\nThis cbmijany was with General Stark at the\\nbattle of Bennington, and did good service. Major\\n.Fames Head was mortally wounded in the battle, and\\nwas buried in the village of Bennington.\\nIn 1777, Ebenezer Frye was captain and John\\niloore was first lieutenant of a company in the First\\nNew Hampshire Eegiment in the Continental army.\\nThe training-band was constituted of all the\\nable-bodied male persons in the State, from sixteeen\\nyears old to fifty, excepting certain persons in position\\nand employment specified, and negroes, Indians and\\nniulattoes. The alarm-list included all male per-\\nsons from sixteen to sixty-five not included in the\\ntraining-band, not specially exempted, and was\\norganized in a separate corps.\\nThe militia of each county was organized in regi-\\nments and companies, the field officers being chosen\\nby the Council and House of Eepresentatives. The\\ncompanies consisted of about sixty-eight privates,\\nwho elected their company officers.\\nPembroke during these dark days, like all other\\ntowns in the American colonies, was an armed camp,\\nevery citizen under military orders.\\nIn 1781, Major McConnell, Lieutenant Samuel\\nDaniell and Lieutenant Samuel Xoyes were chosen\\na committee to divide the parish, and to give to each\\ncompany their quota of men required from the town\\nfor the army. Major McConnell was also empowered\\nto purchase the quantity of beef required of the\\nparish by the State authorities. In March the com-\\nmittee reported that Captain J. Cochran s company\\nshould furnish six men, and Captain N. Head s com-\\npany five men, -to fill the quota of the town. Every\\nable-bodied man, liable to serve, was enrolled a militia\\nor minute-man. While the actual fighting had been\\nprogressing no draft had been required to fill Pciu-\\nl roke s quota. Volunteers were willing and ready.\\nNow that the powerful aid of France had been suc-\\ncessfiilly sought and obtained, and the British were\\nacting on the defensive, and peace seemed probable,\\nthe enthusiasm had in a measure subsided. Yet\\nPembroke again willingly did lier duty, and the men\\nwere furnished.\\nThe extreme poverty of the people was very dis-\\ntressing after the war, and the Legislature was impor-\\ntuned to issue a fiat money to an unlimited extent to\\nrelieve the wants of the most needy, and finally did\\nemit fifty thousand dollars but this did not suit the\\nmost clamorous, and it was determined to coerce\\nthe authorities. Runners were acccordiug sent into\\nthe most disaftected towns, calling upon the people to\\narm, go to Exeter and demand an emission of paper\\nmoney, and other enactments to suit their views.\\nSeptember 20th, about two hundred young and\\nthoughtless insurgents entered the town of Exeter,\\nsome on foot, some mounted, armed with every variety\\nof weapon, from a musket to a stall Of the military\\nmen in this insurrection are handed down the names\\nof Major James Cochran, Captain James Cochran,\\nand Lieutenant Asa Robinson, of Pembroke, and\\nprobably a large part of their following were from\\nthe young men of the town. The dispersion of the\\nmob is a matter of history, how General Cilley\\narrested with his own hands Major Cochran how the\\nrash men were dragged from their homes and brought\\nto trial at Exeter, plead guilty and were discharged\\nwith a reprimand. Major Cochran was cashiered, but\\nwas restored on account of former good conduct,\\nmore fortunate than Captain Cochran and Lieutenant\\nRobinson, whose sentences were not revoked, and\\nthey lost their military rank.\\nUnder the military organization of the State in\\n1812, Asa Robinson was brigadier-general of the Third\\nBrigade Samuel Cofran, lieutenant-colonel Eleventh\\nRegiment; David Xorris, major First Battalion A.sa\\nFoster, major Second Battalion.\\nIn a company sent for the defense of Portsmouth,\\nin July, were Moody Dustin, Edla Foster and Wil-\\nliam Abbot, of Pembroke.\\nThe following Pembroke men were called into\\nactive service in the summer and fiill of 1814, under\\nthe command of Captain William Marshall Samuel\\nAmes, Samuel Evans, Joseph Emery, Edmund Holt\\nand Richard Morse.\\nSeptember 26th the company under command of\\nCaptain Edward Fuller was called out for sixty\\ndays the following were all or in part from Pem-\\nbroke\\nKdward FiUler, captain Asa Head, lieutenant Samuel White-\\nhouse, ensign Abel Read, AVilliam Knox, sergeants Aaron Martin,\\nReuben Osgood, corporals; Samuel S. Moulton, Stephen Hayes, John\\nConner, Jeremiah Edmunds, George Wlii/-lfr, .Sanni.i Kelley, John\\nI a\\\\i8, Robert Moor, Jr., Isaac Kno.v. .1-1 m N: K ti i l, IViUer, Stephen\\nChickering, William Fife; David lirM\u00c2\u00ab I i: i i, Hillary Knox,\\nJohn Morrison, Thoma.-^ Knox, Cliinl I. i l.ilier, Thomas\\nSlartin, Chase Prescott, George Freii. I,, l;,. ;,,wi w ii, .luseph Knox,\\nNathaniel Lakoman, H illiaju lioaili, Dajilul Kimball, Samuel Robinson,\\nprivates.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0963.jp2"}, "814": {"fulltext": "576\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRH\\nThe company was stationed at Portsmouth on gar-\\nrison duty.\\nLieutenant Head seems to have been on detached\\ns ervice, for the pay-roll of his company, all Pembroke\\nmen, has been preserved.\\nAsa Head, second lieutenant Samuel Whitehouse, ensign William\\nHhdi, John Palmer, Jr., William Knox, sergeants Aaron Martin, cor-\\nporal Peter Tucker, Andrew Gault, musicians Prescott Kendall, .Sctli\\nliaker, Levi Haker, John Conner, Stephen Chickering, Jeremiah Edmunds,\\n:o\u00c2\u00abrge French, Samuel Kelley, Joseph Knox, Nathaniel Lakeman,\\nItobert Moore, Jr., John Morrison, Isaac Knox, John Nickson, Charles\\nKowell, Suniuel Robinson, Isaac C. Swan, Joseph Seavey, John Phillips,\\nKdmuud Whitcher, John Sargent, Jr., privates; Tim Lyndstone, waiter\\nPKMBKOKE S ROLL OF HONOR DURING THE REBELLION.\\nSamuel 0. Burnham, Edward Clark, M. Y. B. Davis, L. H. Dearborn,\\nHenry C. Fife, George W. Nixon, Woodbury Brooks, Frank Daniels,\\nPierre Francois, Thomas Ganlnor, John J. Jackson, Edward Levy, John\\nI). Wolfe, Wni. M. Edmunds, Duncan Kennedy, George Barney, George\\nF. Smith, Jos. B. Ciiiiiii.r, Il.nry ijuiniby, Wm. Zanes, Harrison Zanes,\\nThomas Haslin. I i ,1: I; .li, M. C. Richardson, .John Sweeney,\\nCarl Weisman, lii: I I .I lin Frederick, Alviu H.Stevens,\\nJohn Bacheldi-r. li :!i!;im Bnrson, George Burney, John\\nG. Gillis, Mich:.. I II ill. illi.MH I.yjKh, Henry A. Mann, Daniel W.\\nKnox, James Tol t i!, Crorge II. Cilley, Benj. A. Brown, Benj. F. Slesser,\\nAlfred Towns, Win. Gray, James Crowley, D. M. Lcighton, Joseph\\nLewis, John Fredericks, Henry Hashotf, Marshall Field, J. M. Prentiss,\\nlieni. Wliit.-, r V r,,f,an, A. T. Dolby, G. N. Glidden, B. B. Haggett,\\nJ. W. N N ,11. u. T.Sullivan, H.H.Sargent, G. F. Smith, A.\\nBiil.r 1,1 itiL^, A. J. Abbott, W. L. Robinson, Leon Ban-\\nford, .1 I K. i;ii i I i.uicis Henshaw, Daria Shillard, Daniel Lebolle,\\nChas. holiiiiiau, ..l\u00e2\u0080\u009eniou P. Gale, Hazeu 0. Baker, H. F. Black, Simon\\nDrew, T. H. Fife, W. A. Glidden, S. H. Haggett, F. P. Robinson, S. D.\\nRobinson, W. F. Morse, Gain Burpee, Henry Johns, C. H. Kelley, R. H.\\nPayne, J. M. -M.b.ilt, I). K. Eicliardscii, Ah in Holt, Aicx. Sliiindon, John\\n,Tli\\nFrench, Henry Brown, E. Seavey,\\n5 Tobin. Lewis Covert, John Sullivan,\\nba.H. T.\u00c2\u00ab-\\\\vi^. Wm. Shehau, James Cam-\\n.1 I I .i -1~, John Sweeney, G. W.\\nmen, P. 1-rancuis, John in, I 1 .-I,\\nKi.\\\\on, John G.Giles, J. I 1 I\\nllobt. Latimer, Joseph Unw w -unlli, James Collins, G. C.\\nEdmunds, Frank Gilt, John NV.illauu, .lolm t_,jbbons, C. A. Moore, Ed-\\nward Clark, J. J. Jaclvson, Edwin Chicitering, John Harrington, Geo.\\nHarney, Wm. Lynch, Wm. Burson, Duncan Kennedy, Wm. Buchar,\\nJohn Hart, G. H. Cilley, B. Dolau, R. Lihlance, James Boyer, John\\nClark, Chae. Mansfield.\\nOf course, many ncner returmd (lora the war.\\nTliere is in Suncook a branch of the Grand Army\\nof the Repul)lic, and a nourishing Ma.soiiic lodge.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nThe chief industry of the flourishing village of\\nSuncook is the manufacture of cotton cloth. The\\nChina, the Webster and the Pembroke Mills are\\ntliree great establishments under one mangement,\\nhdill on the hanksof the Suncook River and operated\\nI Hy J. N. McClintocl\\nprincipally by its power, where print cloths are made.\\nAbout these mills, which give steady employment to\\nover fifteen hundred operatives, has grown up a sub-\\nstantial village, with fine public buildings, spacious\\nstores, elegant private residences and long blocks of\\nneat tenement-houses, inhabited by a liberal and pub-\\nlic-spirited class of citizens, and governed by a wise\\nand judicious policy which renders this community\\ncomfortable, attractive and law-abiding. The man\\nto whose clear head and skillful hand is entrusted the\\nmanagement of this great corporation, of such vital\\nimportance to the village of Suncook, is a genial gen-\\ntleman of forty-five, Colonel David L. Jewell, a brief\\noutline of whose life it is my purpose to sketch.\\nDavid Lyman Jewell, son of Bradbury and Lucinda\\n(Chapman) Jewell, was born in Tamworth, N. H.,\\nJanuary 26, 1837. In the midst of the grandest\\nscenery of New England, under the shadows of the\\nOssipee Mountains, and in view of bold Chocorua.\\nour friend was ushered to this earthly pilgrimage.\\nColonel Jewell is a descendant of Mark Jewell,\\nwho was born in the north of Devonshire, England,\\nin the year 1724, and died in Sandwich, N. H., the\\nl!)th of February, 1787. He descended from the sauK\\noriginal stock as Bishop John Jewell, of Devonshiro.\\nMark Jewell came to this country in 1743, married\\nand located in Durham, N. H., and was the father of\\nthree sons, Mark, Jr., Bradbury and John. Mark,\\nJr., was the first white man who settled in Tam-\\nworth, in 1772, on what is now called Stevenson s\\nHill, removing soon after to Birch Interval,\\nas known at the present time. He married Ruth\\nVittum, of Sandwich, in 1776 they were the parents\\nof sixteen children. He was prominent in all\\ntown affairs, and sometimes preached, and was fa-\\nmiliarly called among his fellow-townsmen Elder\\nor Priest Jewell.\\nBradbury, son of Elder Jewell, married Mary\\nChapman, in 1806, by whom he had two sons, Brad-\\nbury and David. Bradbury Jewell, a pupil of Samuel\\nHidden, was a teacher of considerable note, and his\\nmemory is tenderly cherished to-day by many of his\\npupils throughout the State. While engaged in\\nteaching he pursued a course of medical studies and\\nin 1839, having completed them, collected his worldly\\ngoods and removed to Newmarket, a place presenting\\na larger field for practice. There he commenced in\\nearnest his chosen profession but being of a delicate\\nconstitution, the exposure incipient to a physician s\\nlife soon told upon his limited strength he sickened\\nand died ere the sun of his life had reached its me-\\nridian, leaving his widow, with two little children, in\\nindigent circumstances, to combat with a cold and\\nselfish world. A wealthy merchant of the place, hav-\\ning no children, wished to adopt young David, offer-\\ning to give him a college education and leave him\\nheir to his worldly possessions but with a mother s\\nlove for her offsiMiiig, Mrs. .Icwcll refused the offer,\\nand rcs(dvcd to rear and educate her children as well", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0964.jp2"}, "815": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0966.jp2"}, "816": {"fulltext": "c^\\n^r^.^^^.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0967.jp2"}, "817": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0968.jp2"}, "818": {"fulltext": "PEMBROKE.\\n577\\nas her limited means would allow. Being a\\nof undaunted spirit, she opened a boarding-house for\\nfactory operatives, when factory girls were the intelli-\\ngent daughters of New England farmers, who re-\\ngarded this new industry as a most favorable opportu-\\nnity for an honorable employment.\\nHaving brothers in Massachusetts, and thinking to\\nbetter sustain herself and children, Mrs. Jewell re-\\nmoved to Newton Upper Falls, Mass., following there\\nthe same occupation. In that village young Jewell\\nfirst attended school, the teacher of which was a\\nformer pupil of his father. To render his mother\\nmore substantial assistance than he could afford her\\nby doing irksome chores, he went to work in the fac-\\ntory when but nine years of age, receiving for a day s\\nwork from quarter of five in the morning until half-\\npast seven in the evening the very munificent sum\\nof sixteen cents a day, or one dollar a week. He\\nworked nine months and attended school three, every\\nyear, until he was nearly thirteen years of age, when\\nthe close confinement was found detrimental to his\\nhealth, and he was taken from the mill and placed on\\na farm. The next three years he passed in healthful\\nhappy, out-door work. Returning home from the\\nfarm, strong, robust and vigorous, he re-entered the\\nmill, where he was variously occupied, becoming fa-\\nmiliar with the operations of the numerous machines\\nin each department, but more particularly those per-\\ntaining to the carding-room, where his step-father,\\nThomas Truesdell (his mother having married again),\\nwas an overseer, learning as he pursued his work,\\ngradually and insensibly, things that to-day are of\\nincalculable benefit for the business in which he is\\nnow engaged. He little thought, however, when\\nmoving his stool from place to place, in order to facili-\\ntate his labor, he would some day be at the head of\\nsimilar works, many times greater in magnitude than\\nthose in which he was then engaged.\\nHis inherited mechanical taste was developed by\\nhis life among machinery, and when he was seventeen\\nyears of age he gladly entered a machine-shop. Here\\nhis ready perception of form rendered his work at-\\ntractive and his improvement rapid. Before com-\\npleting his apprenticeship he felt keenly the want of\\na better education, and determined to obtain it. His\\nexchequer was very low, but having the confidence of\\niVirrids, he readily obtained a loan, and in the spring\\ni I S.55 entered the Wesleyan Academy, at Wilbra-\\nluini, Mass. The principal, after a casual examina-\\ntion, said, Well, you don t know much, do you?\\nBeing quick at repartee, young Jewell replied: No,\\nsir. If I did, I would not be here. This brief sip\\nat the fountain of knowledge only increased his thirst\\nfor more, and in September of the same year\u00c2\u00bbhe en-\\ntered the State Normal School, Bridgewater, Mass.,\\nunder the regime of Marshall Con ant, a life-long\\nfriend and counselor.\\nMr. .Tewell from the first was a fiivorite among his\\nclass-mat s, courteous, genial, pleasant in disposition,\\n37\\nsomewhat careless withal, but physically vigorous and\\nalways the first at athletic sports when relieved ii-onj\\nstudy. Mathematics, of which he was very fond, and\\nnatural philosophy, were his favorite branches of\\nstudy, and free-hand drawing his delight, as slates,\\nbook-covers and albums attested. While in school he\\nmade rapid progress and graduated in the spring of\\n1857, having acquired, as his diploma reads, a very\\ncreditable degree of knowledge of the several\\nbranches taught therein. Besides these attainments,\\nMr. Jewell possesses tact and skill for rapid sketch-\\ning and delineation, which give life to his black-board\\nillustrations.\\nTo show the forethought possessed by him in a\\nmarked degree, before graduating he had secured a\\nschool to teach in New Jersey, and the day after the\\nclosing exercises were over he started for his new\\nfield of labor. He taught with great success in New\\nJersey and also in New York, some three years. One\\nschool, of which he was principal, numbered three\\nhundred scholars, and employed five assistant teach-\\ners, all of whom were his seniors in years. Like his\\nfather, he gained an enviable reputation as a teacher,\\nand his credentials speak of him in the highest terms\\na.s a competent, faithful and pleasing instructor and\\nmost excellent disciplinarian. One superintendent\\nof schools remarks He was the best teacher who\\nhad been employed in the town for thirty years.\\nWhile engaged in teaching Mr. Jewell pursued a\\ncourse of study in engineering aud surveying, and\\nfinally determined to follow engineering as a profes-\\nsion. He gave up school-teaching, left the foreign\\nshores of Jersey. and entered the oflice of R. Morris\\nCopeland and C. W. Folsom, of Boston. His first\\nwork was the resurvey of Cambridgeport. He after-\\nwards worked in Dorchester and on Narragansett Bay.\\nHe had just commenced this new occupation when\\nthe shot heard round the world was fired on Sum-\\nter, and the tocsin of war sounded the alarm.\\nSurveying, like all other business, came to a stand-\\nstill; the compass was changed for a musket; dis-\\ntances were measured by the steady tramp of the sol-\\ndiery, and the weary flagman became the lonely\\nsentinel. About this time the owners of the Pem-\\nbroke Mill and property connected there in Pembroke\\nand Allenstown, N. H., decided to increase their busi-\\nness by building a new mill twice the capacity of the\\none then owned by them. Knowing Mr. Jewell to be a\\ngood draughtsman, having employed him during the\\nconstruction of the Pembroke Mill, they again en-\\ngaged him. Consulting with their then resident\\nagent, he prepared the required working plans and\\ndrawings for the Webster Mill. The work of the\\nbuilding was soon under way and rapidly pushed to\\ncompletion. While thus engaged the agent at New-\\nton died, and the immediate care of the mills was\\ngiven to Mr. Jewell, until (as the treasurer said) he\\ncould find a competent man for the position. Fin-\\nishing his work at Suncook, and having conducted", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0969.jp2"}, "819": {"fulltext": "578\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nthe affairs of the company at Newtou in a very satis-\\nfactory manner, the treasurer tendered him the\\nagency of the mills. In accepting the position, his\\ncareer as agent began, where, fifteen years before, he\\ncommenced the work that fitted him so thoroughly\\nfor the successful management of the same. The\\nmills were in a bad condition, the machinery old and*\\nrun down, and the owners impatient and anxious.\\nNothing daunted, however, Mr. Jewell entered\\nheartily into the business, making such changes that\\nat the time he tendered his resignation he had\\ndoubled the production and greatly improved the\\nquality of the goods manufactured. Looms built\\nmore than tifty years before, and improved by Mr.\\nJewell, are still running and producing nearly as\\nmany yards per day, and of as good quality, as those\\nmade at the present time. These mills were run\\nthroughout the war, paying for cotton as high as one\\ndollar a pound, and selling the cloth for thirty-five\\ncents a yard. Mr. Jewell was very anxious to enlist\\nduring the exciting times of war, but was prevailed\\nupon by the owners to continue in charge of their\\nworks, and by the entreaties of his wife, who was\\nhopelessly ill, to remain at her side.\\nThe treasurer and part owner of the mills at New-\\nton Upper Falls was also treasurer and large owner\\nof the mills at Suucook. The Suncook Company,\\nseeing a brighter future before them, agitated the\\nproject of enlarging their plant, and, in 1867, active\\noperations were commenced upon the China Mill,\\nwhich was, when completed, the largest works of the\\nkind contained under one roof in the State. Mr.\\nJewell again fulfilled the oflice of engineer and\\ndraughtsman. The company s agent at Suncook, wish-\\ning to devote his time exclusively to the construction\\nof the new mill, desired that Mr. Jewell should come\\nfrom Newton several days each week to look after the\\nmanufacturing in the two mills then running. Thus\\nfor more than two years he acted as agent at Newton\\nand as superintendent of the Webster and Pembroke\\nMills. In 1870, before the China Mill had fairly com-\\nmenced operations, the agent resigned his position.\\nMr. Jewell, having at Newton proved diligent, faith-\\nful and capable, was appointed in his stead. Resign-\\ning his position at Newton, ho moved with his family to\\nSuncook, and assumed the management of the trium-\\nvirate corporation June 1,1870. He was obliged to\\ngo through nearly the same routine here as at New-\\nton. The machinery, however, was more modern, but\\nhad been neglected, and the power was inadequate to\\nthe demand. With indomitable perseverance he has\\nremedied these defects, by providing reservoirs, and\\nmore thoroughly utilizing the water-power, adding\\nnew and valuable improvements, putting in powerful\\nsteam-engines, so that now the mills are able to run\\nduring the most severe droughts, and the amount\\nproduced hsis been increased from twelve millions of\\nyards in 1S74 to twenty-nine millions of yards in\\nISSf), with substantially tlu same machinery, showing\\nwhat tireless perseverance and devotion to duty can\\naccomplish, when impelled by men actively schooled\\nfrom boyhood in practical manufacturing.\\nMr. Jewell is a member of the New England Cot-\\nton Manufacturers Association, and of the New\\nIIam])shire Club. Mr. Jewell was lionored by being\\nappointed aide-de-camp, with the rank of colonel, on\\nGovernor Head s staff, and speaks, with a merry\\ntwinkle in his eye, of turning out officiall;/ more times\\nthan any other member. He is a member of the\\nGovernor Head Staff A.ssociatiou an active member\\nof the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, of\\nBoston a member of the Amoskeag Veterans, of\\nManchester, of which he was elected, in 1885, com-\\nmander, but declined on account of the press of duty\\na member of the New Hampshire Veteran Officers\\nAssociation and an honorary member of the Old\\nTwelfth New Hampshire Regiment. He was elected\\ncaptain of the Jewell Rifles, a military company\\nnamed for him, but graciously declined, and was\\nmade an honorary member. The Masonic fraternity\\nalso claims him, being an active member of Jewell\\nLodge, Suncook, named in his honor, and of the\\nTrinity Royal Arch Chapter, Horace Chase Council,\\nR. and S. M., and Mount Horeb Commandery, Con-\\ncord. He is a member of the Supreme Council,\\nhaving taken all the Scottish Rites up to the thirty-\\nthird degree, and is an active member of the Massa-\\nchusetts Consistory, S.\\\\ P. R. S.-. .32= Boston, and\\na member of Connecticut River Valley Masonic As-\\nsociation.\\nColonel Jewell is a public-spirited citizen. To\\nhim Suncook is largely indebted for its material ad-\\nvancement since his residence in that community.\\nThree times has his presence of mind and mechani-\\ncal skill been the means of saving the village from\\nentire destruction by fii-e. To him is the place in-\\ndebted for its very effective water-works, to guard\\nagainst fires in the future. In private life Colonel\\nJewell is genial, affiible and approachable. His home\\nis embellished by his artistic tastes, and his private\\nlibrary is rich in works of standard merit and\\nart. In happy combination with the great executive\\nability of the subject of our sketch is a fine literary\\ntaste and a decided artistic talent, the former shown\\nby his architecture in exterior decoration and by his\\nhousehold embellishments.\\nColonel Jewell affiliates with the Congregational-\\nists, but the Sabbath with him is a day of rest. His\\nfirst wife was Mary A. Grover, daughter of Ephraim\\nG rover, of Newton, Mass., to whom he was married\\nin August, 18G0. She died October 16, 1862. He\\nwas again married. May 31, 1865, to Ella Louise Sum-\\nner, daughter of Lewis Sumner, of Needham, Mass.,\\nand a near relative of the late Senator Charles Sum-\\nner. Mr. Jewell has kept out of politics, but is a\\ngood Republican, and should he be the standard-\\nbearer of the party in any future contest, he would\\nprobal)ly lead its forces to victory.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0970.jp2"}, "820": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0971.jp2"}, "821": {"fulltext": "C-^^-^-^t:,^^^", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0972.jp2"}, "822": {"fulltext": "PEMBROKE.\\nEDMUND ERSKINE TRUESDELL.\\nThe subject of the following sketch, as the name\\nindicates, is of Scotch descent. Scottish surnames\\noriginated in divers ways, and their significance is\\n^is varied, some being derived from locations, others\\nfrom trades, offices, professions, peculiarities of ar-\\nmorial bearings and from many other sources. The\\nuame Truesdell is said to have originated as fol-\\nlows: During the troubles and vicissitudes of the\\nearly days of Scotland some of her people were more\\nloyal than others to the government. In a particular\\nhamlet or daile they were unusually faithful to the\\nlaws, so much so that they gained the envious ap-\\npellation of the true daile people. Usage h:is\\nchanged and time softened the pronunciation to\\nTruesdell instead of true daile.\\nEdmund Erskine Truesdell, son of Thomas and\\nI\\\\Iary (Boydon) Truesdell, was born in Jewett City,\\nConn., March 3, 1845. He is a descendant of Ichabod\\nTruesdell, who came from Scotland about 1700 and\\nsettled in South Woodstock, Conn. He had four\\nsons, Asa, Darius, Thomas and John. Asa was taken\\njirisoner while on a merchantman by the French\\nduring the reign of Napoleon the First. Darius,\\nirreat-grandfather of Edmund E. Truesdell, partici-\\n]iated in the War of the Revolution, and was at\\nValley Forge during the terrible winter of 1777.\\nHe was wounded in the side, narrowly escaping\\ndeath by the ball providentially striking a large, old-\\nfasliioned pocket-book, which he carried in his\\nvest-pocket, containing valuable jjapers. He died a\\nfew years after the war from the effects of the wound.\\nSoon after Edmund s birth his mother died at Newton\\nUpper Falls, Mass., where his father had removed and\\nwas connected with cotton manufacturing. Edmund\\nattended the common schools from the age of five years\\nuntil he was fifteen, after which, for a time, he worked\\nin the cotton-mill, becoming familiar with the vari-\\nous operations of the many machines required in the\\nmanufacture of cotton cloth from the raw material.\\nWhile attending school, to help eke out his scanty\\nsupply of ready money, he delivered daily papers,\\nwhen delivering papers to subscribers was in its in-\\nfancy. This proved very successful. Disposing of\\nthe same, he entered Comer s Commercial College, in\\nBoston, to better prepare himself for the various\\nduties of life. After taking a regular course there\\nand graduating, he re-entered the cotton-mill as\\nsecond overseer in the carding department, where he\\nremained two years. The owners, seeing in him the\\nqualities required for a successful man, promoted\\nhim from second overseer of carding to overseer of\\nthe cloth-room, at the same time adding the duties of\\nshipping clerk and assistant superintendent.\\nWhen the Webster Mill, at Suncook, N. H., was\\nstarted, the owner of the Newton Mills, Newton\\nUpper Falls, Mass., being treasurer of the Suncook\\n1 By Colonel D. L. Jewell.\\nMills, knowing Mr. Truesdell s capabilities, induced\\nhim to accept a like position on a much larger\\nscale at the Webster and Pembroke Mills, in Sun-\\ncook, N. H. Accepting the position, he entered upon\\nthe duties October 20, 1866. The changes he made to\\ncheapen and facilitate the work proved his previous\\ngood training and that the treasurer was not mis-\\ntaken in the .selection. His record shows that his\\njudgment was well founded. When the China Mill was\\nstarted, in 1869, Mr. TruesdelTs duties were greatly\\nincreased but with a method reduced to its minimum\\nhe was enabled, without much extra exertion, to carry\\nthe work incident to the three corporations pro-\\nducing twenty-nine million yards of cloth per year\\nwith as little effort, apparently, as he did the two.\\nIn 1870 the former agent of the China, Webster\\nand Pembroke Mills resigned his position, and the\\nthen acting superintendent was appointed to fill the\\nvacancy. Mr. Truesdell being the most available\\nman for a superintendent, he was again promoted\\nfrom the cloth-room to superintendent and paymaster\\nof the above named corporation a position he has\\nably and successfully filled to the present time.\\nMr. Truesdell is an earnest and active Repub-\\nlican, and has, for many years, been accorded the\\nleadership of his party in the town. He was chosen\\ntown treasurer of Pembroke in 1878, 1879, 1880 and\\n1881. He was elected a member of the Legislature\\nfrom Pembroke in 1879 and again in 1880, serving\\nboth terms with credit as member of the committee\\non manufacturing. The following, in the Notes\\nfrom the Capital, published during the session in\\nthe Manchester Daily Mirror, speaks thus of him\\nFrom a poor boy, earning a living by selling papers\\nat a profit of half a cent each, to the superintendent\\nof three corporations, employing two thousand op-\\neratives, is a long journey, and the man who, at\\nthirty-two years of age, has made it does not need a\\ncertificate to his ability but it is a pleasure to say that\\none of the best members of this house is the genial,\\nbroad-shouldered, big-hearted member from Pem-\\nbroke. He is a Republican every day and a very\\nlively one election days. He does his own thinking,\\nhas the courage of his convictions and fights like a\\nTrojan for any cause or man he believes in.\\nMr. Truesdell is the senior member of the firm or\\nTruesdell Blodgett, one of the finest-stocked and\\nbest-conducted clothing-stores in the town. Mr.\\nTruesdell belongs to the Masonic fraternity, being\\nan active member of Jewell Lodge, which he\\nwas instrumental in forming, and of which he is\\nPast Master. Of his work in this respect the Sun-\\ncook Journal had the following: Especial credit\\nis due to the chairman, E. E. Truesdell, who, without\\ndelay, secured the dispensation, conducted nearly all\\nthe correspondence and was largely the head and\\nfront of the whole work from its inception to its\\nconsummation. He is a member of the Trinity\\nRoyal Arch Chapter, Horace Chase Council, R. and", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0975.jp2"}, "823": {"fulltext": "580\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nS. M., and Mount Iloreb Commandery, at Concord,\\nN. H. He is a member of the Supreme Council,\\nhaving taken all the Scottish Rites up to the 33d\\ndegree, and is an active member of the Massachusetts\\nConsistory, S. P. R/.S. .32d\u00c2\u00b0, Boston. He is a mem-\\nber of the New England Cotton Manufacturers As-\\nsociation and a member of the New Hampshire Club.\\nMr. Truesdell is six feet one inch in height, weighs\\ntwo hundred and seventy-eight pounds, and of good\\nproportion and fine physique. His habits are simple,\\nthough a good dinner is not objectionable to him at\\nany time. He hates spirituous liquors and tobacco in\\nall their forms, as those who smoke in his presence\\nknow. His home is a neat, pretty place, filled with\\nall that makes a home pleasant and attractive it is\\nfinely situated on Broadway, in the village of Sun-\\ncook, and wa.s the first house built and occupied on\\nthis street.\\nHe married Mary Wilkins Austin, daughter of\\nDavid Austin, June 11, 1872, who is connected with\\none of the oldest families of the town. By this\\nunion they have one child a son. Mr. Truesdell is\\nnot a member of any church, but attends the Baptist\\nwith his family, where he is a liberal giver. He\\ntakes a warm interest in all that pertains to the\\nmoral welfare of the village in which he resides.\\nGEORGE PEABODY LITTLE.\\nGeorge Peabody Little was the son of Elbridge\\nGerry and Sophronia Phelps Peabody Little. His\\nfather was born in Bradford, Mass., and his mother\\nin Danvers, Mass. His mother was a sister of the\\nlate George Peabody, the distinguished London\\nbanker and philanthropist, from whom the son re-\\nceived his name and to whom he is indebted for his\\nproperty. Mr. Little was born in Pembroke, Genesee\\nCounty, N. Y., June 20, 1834. His early life was\\npassed in that town and in Lewiston, N. Y., where\\nhe attended Lewiston Academy. He came with his\\nmother to Pembroke, N. H., at about the age of thir-\\nteen. He attended Pembroke Academy and the\\nPeople s Gymnasium and Literary Institute. He\\ntaught one term of district school at the age of eigh-\\nteen. When nineteen years old he went to Portland,\\nMe., as clerk in a store. It was here that he cast his\\nfirst vote, the same being for Neal Dow as mayor.\\nThe next ten years he spent in Palmyra, N. Y. He\\nheld the office of United States deputy collector, and\\nassisted in the formation of the first Republican Club\\nin Western New York. In 1868 he returned to Pem-\\nbroke, N. H., buying the farm and buildings formerly\\nbelonging to the late Hon. Boswell Stevens, where he\\nhad lived when a boy. The same year (1868) he\\nerected his present substantial and elegant residence,\\nand from time to time has enlarged the farm until\\nnow it comprises about one thousand acres, lying in\\nPembroke and adjoining towns. In 1871 he was\\nelected a member of the board of trustees of Pem-\\nbroke Academy, and from about the first has been\\nchairman of the executive committee, and the school\\nhas always found in him a firm friend and supporter.\\nHe has twice been elected representative to the\\nLegislature. At present he is one of the selectmen\\naud also county treasurer, this being his second term\\nof office. He is a Mason, being a member of the\\nMount Horeb Commandery of Concord, N. H., aud\\nthe De Witt Clinton Consistory of Nashua, N. H., to\\nthe thirty-second degree also a member of the Odd-\\nFellows Encampment. Although belonging to these\\nsecret societies, he is loyal to the church (Congrega-\\ntional) of which he is a member, always showing\\nhimself ready to bear his part in every good work.\\nFor many years he has been superintendent of the\\nSabbath-school. In 1854 he married Miss Elizabeth\\nA. Knox, daughter of Daniel M. Knox, of Pembroke,\\nN. H. Their children are George William, who died\\nat the age of three and a half years, Clarence Belden,\\nMary Georgianna, Lizzie Ellen, Nettie Knox, Lucy\\nBowman and Clara Frances.\\nClarence is a resident of Bismarck, Dakota. He is\\njudge of Probate for Burleigh County, a member of\\nthe Governor s staff and a director in the National\\nBank. Lizzie married Lester Thurber, of Nashua,\\nN. H., and Nettie is a student at Smith College,\\nNorthampton, Mass. The others remain at home\\nwith their parents.\\nGEORGE H. LARABEE, M.D.\\nThe ancestors of Dr. Larabee were French and\\nEnglish. On the mother s side, four brothers, by the\\nname of Sawyer, came from England, and settled in\\ndifferent parts of the United States. The Larabees\\noriginated from the Huguenots. One of the descend-\\nants, Horace Larabee, was a farmer and settled in\\nthe northern part of Vermont, and married Wealthy\\nHoward. One of their sons was Stephen C. who was\\nborn December 10, 1813. He was a carriage-trimmer\\nand harness-maker, and married Cynthia Sawyer, of\\nOrford, N. H., and settled in Bradford, Vt. From\\nthis union were two boys, George H. and Edward E.,\\nwhose parents died while they were very young the\\nmother June 12, 1844, and the father May 8, 1845.\\nThe younger of these children was, when an infant,\\nadopted by the Emerson family, who gave him their\\nname. He was educated at Tilton, N. H., and is\\nnow a lawyer in Marshall, 111.\\nGeorge H., the subject of this sketch, was born in\\nBradford, Vt., September 15, 1840, and on the death of\\nhis parents was adopted and reared by Elisa E. Sawyer,\\na sister of his mother, who took entire care of him\\nin his childhood, and when he was four years old\\nwent to Edgartown, Mass., where, by teaching school,\\nshe earned support for herself and her little charge.\\nFor twelve years she thus taught, and it was under\\nher tuition, and the High School of Edgartown and\\nI By GranTillo P. Conn, M.]", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0976.jp2"}, "824": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0979.jp2"}, "825": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0980.jp2"}, "826": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0981.jp2"}, "827": {"fulltext": "^^^ca^^-z-d^ 01- SC", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0982.jp2"}, "828": {"fulltext": "PEMBROKE.\\n581\\nDukes County Academy, that young Larabee was\\nfitted for a teacher. At the age of thirteen he becairie\\na member of the Baptist Church at Edgartown, and\\nwas afterwards sujjerintendent of the Sabbath-school\\nand clerk of the church for several years. At the\\nearly age of seventeen he commenced teaching in the\\npublic schools of the same town, for the support of\\nhimself and his foster-mother, who at this time be-\\ncame an invalid, and remained so until her death, in\\n1880. The occupation of teaching, Dr. Larabee suc-\\ncessfully followed for six years. It was while teaching\\nschool in the town of his adoption that he chose for\\na calling the medical profession, and during these\\nyears of teaching availed himself of every oppor-\\ntunity to study his chosen profession. He studied\\nmedicine with Drs. I. H. Lucas and Edwin Maybury,\\nof Edgartown. The first course of medical lectures\\nhe attended at Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Me. The\\nfollowing year he attended Harvard Medical College,\\nfrom which he graduated in March, 1864, and at a\\ntime when the government was calling upon her sons\\nto defend her integrity and maintain her rights.\\nThe same week in which he graduated Dr. Larabee\\nvolunteered, and, upon examination, receiving a com-\\nmission as assistant surgeon, was assigned to the\\nFirst Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, and immediately\\njoined his regiment, and was in active service until\\nnear the close of the war, when he was honorably dis-\\ncharged for disability. He was with his regiment in\\ntheir engagements at Spottsylvania, North Anna, Cold\\nHarbor, Deep Bottom and Petersburg, and was on\\ndetail duty at City Point General Hospital. In the\\nfall of 1865, Dr. Larabee located in the manufacturing\\nvillage of Suncook, N. H., for the practice of his\\nprofession, and being a thoroughly competent phy-\\nsician and surgeon, devoted to his profession, he soon\\nhad an extensive and lucrative practice.\\nDr. Larabee became a member of the New Hamp-\\nshire Medical Society in 1867, and has been a member\\nof the Centre District Medical Society since its reorgani-\\nzation in 1872 in both of which he has been honored\\nwith appointments on committees and as delegate to\\nvarious medical organizations, which he has always\\nfilled with signal ability and with honor to himself\\nand the Association. He is a self-made man in\\nsocial life a genial gentleman, a friend of the poor and\\nalways ready and liberal in the support of every good\\nwork. He is a prominent member of the Masonic\\nfraternity, an Odd-Fellow, a Knight of Pythias, and a\\nmember of Louis Bell Post, No. 3, Grand Army of the\\nRepublic, of Manchester.\\nTRCEWORTHY LADD FOWLER.\\nIn the memoirs of the Fowler family the name is\\nfound to go back into the eleventh century, and was\\nprominent in the political and literary history of\\nEngland. The subject of this sketch is a direct de-\\nscendant therefrnm, through Philip Fowler, one of\\nthe founders of New England, who came over in the\\nship Mary and John, in May, 1()34. The line\\nof ancestors is Philip, Joseph, Philip, Philip and\\nSymonds to Benjamiue.\\nBenjamine, the father of Trueworthy Ladd, was born\\nin Newmarket, N. H., June 10, 1769; removed to\\nEpsom, N. H., with his father in 1778, and, January\\n15, 1795, married Mehitable Ladd, born in Pembroke\\nMarch 9, 1776, daughter of John and Jerusha\\n(Lovejoy) Ladd. After his marriage he settled in\\nPembroke on the farm now occupied by the subject\\nof this sketch, and died there July 24, 1832. His\\nwife died in Pembroke September 9, 1853. This\\nmarriage was a singular coincidence. Each was the\\nsixth generation in America of their respective fami-\\nlies, and Philip, the ancestor of Benjamine Fowler,\\nand Daniel, the ancestor of Mehitable Ladd (the\\nline being Daniel, Nathaniel, John, Trueworthy and\\nJohn), both came to this country in the Mary and\\nJohn, at the same time, from the same town. The\\ndescendants of these two neighbors, after pursuing\\ndifferent courses under the vicissitudes of a century\\nand a half, were united in Benjamine and Mehitable.\\nFrom this fusion of two hardy stocks sprang the\\nsubject of our sketch. He was the youngest of\\neleven children, eight of whom lived to mature age,\\nand was born in Pembroke December 21, 1816, and,\\nAugust 29, 1847, married Catharine L., daughter of\\nThomas and Abigail (Hutchins) Sargent, by whom\\nhe has four children living, Henry Thomas, born\\nNovember 30, 1849 Adin Gilbert and Charles Mar-\\ntin (twins), born June 19, 1855 and Lillie Blanche,\\nborn February 29, 1860. His education was obtained\\nat the district school, supplemented by attending, for\\na few terms, Pembroke Academy and the Gymnasium,\\na rival school, under the instruction of Professor Isaac\\nKinsman. While at these schools he supported him-\\nself by his own labor, being, at the age of fifteen,\\nthrown upon his own resources, with no provision for\\nhis education, by his father s death.\\nHe commenced to teach a district school at eigh-\\nteen, and continued to teach during some portions of\\neach year for eighteen years. During this time he\\nmanaged the family homestead, which had come into\\nhis possession part by the will of his father and part\\nby purchase. He now resides on the old homestead,\\nwhich, by improvements and additions, has been\\nmade to rank among the largest and most productive\\nfarms in town.\\nAlthough always ready to devote his time to the\\ninterests of his fellow-townsmen, he has never been\\nan oflice-seeker, and the honors bestowed upon him\\nliy the public must yield sweeter pleasure to his mind\\nwhen he contemplates that they were won not by so-\\nlicitation, but came as a recognition of his usefulness.\\nAlways enjoying the confidence and esteem of his\\ntownsmen, he was called upon to serve them in nearly\\nall the offices in the gift of the town. For years his\\nwas the familiar face and voice that presided over", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0985.jp2"}, "829": {"fulltext": "582\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\ntheir town-meetings for town, State and national\\nelections.\\nBesides holding the offices of collector, auditor and\\ntreasurer, he served as selectman eleven years, eight\\nof which as chairman, and superintending school\\ncommittee twelve year.i. He was elected to the Leg-\\nislature in 18.58 and 1859, and in 1876 was chosen a\\ndelegate to the Constitutional Convention of that year.\\nIn 1878 he was elected county commissioner, and\\nserved as chairman during the term of two years,\\nfrom June 1, 1879, to July 1, 1881. In 1870 he was\\nappointed United States deputy marshal, and took\\nthe census of Allenstown, Bow, Hooksett and Pem-\\nbroke.\\nFor many years he has been a trustee of Pembroke\\nAcademy, the survivor of the two schools at which\\nhis education was completed.\\nFor many years he has done a large probate busi-\\nness in the capacity of administrator and guardian,\\nhis judgment and experience recommending him to\\nall who knew him.\\nBrought up a Democrat, yet convictions of right\\nand duty have always controlled his political acts\\nand affiliations. He voted the last time with that\\nparty in 1844. His repugnance to the institution of\\nslavery and its extension brought him to the support\\nof John P. Hale in 1845 for representative to Con-\\ngress; and he has had the satisfaction of living to see\\nHale United States Senator, and the weakening and\\ndiscordant element of slavery wiped out of our gov-\\nernment. From the Free-Soil party he followed the\\nlead of Seward and Lincoln, and has since been a\\nsupporter of Republican measures and principles.\\nOf liberal religious sentiments and opinions,\\nthough pledged to no creed and identified with no\\ndenomination, Mr. Fowler has always revered the\\nScriptures as the inspired word of God, and has en-\\ndeavored to guide his conduct by their precepts.\\nMr. Fowler is known throughout the county as a\\nman of good executive ability, upright integrity,\\nsound judgment, rare good sense and of large prac-\\ntical experience in business affairs; and these he has\\nalways been ready to devote to the service of the\\npublic and of his townsmen when required.\\nNow (1885) he has retired from public affairs, with\\nthe exception of acting as one of a committee of\\nthree to procure the writing and publishing of the\\nhistory of hi.s native town, and can be found at\\nhis home in North Pembroke, which his thrift and\\neconomy has established and maintained, where his\\ncounsel is much sought by his townsmen and friends,\\nand where, together with his amiable and estimable\\nwife, he dispenses a liberal hospitality to all who\\nhave occasion to visit his home.\\nThe family name of Fowler received prominent\\nmention in the annals of the literature and govern-\\nment of England as far back as 1191. Richanl\\nFowler, of Foxley, fought under Richard Ca?ur de\\nLion in the war of the Crusades, and was knighted by\\nhim on the field of battle for having repulsed a night\\nattack by the Infidels on the Christian camp, with a\\nbody of bowmen made up entirely of his own ten-\\nants. From him descended Sir William in the fourth\\ngeneration, and his son. Sir Richard, was knighted\\nby Edward IV- and created chancellor of the duchy\\nof Lancaster.\\nIn 1514, Catharine of Arragon was entertained by\\nEdward Fowler, and at his castle received the joyful\\nnews of the defeat of the Scottish army at Flodden\\nField. John Fowler, in 1547, was a member of the\\nhousehold of Edward VI., and it was through his in-\\nfluence that the royal assent was given to the mar-\\nriage of Lord Seymour to the Princess (afterwards\\nQueen) Elizabeth. William, who died 1614, was one\\nof the poets to the court of James VI. Christopher\\nwas a prominent English clergyman; born in 1611;\\nleft the Established Church in 1641 to join the Pres-\\nbyterians. Edward was made bishop of Gloucester in\\n1691. John and Robert were among the great land-\\nowners of Great Britain. Philip, one of the first set-\\ntlers of New England, born about 1590, came to Amer-\\nica, with his family, in the Mary and John,\\nRobert Sayers, master. Arriving in May, 1634, and\\nreceiving a grant of land in Ipswich, Mass., the same\\nyear, settled there and resided until his death, June\\n24, 1697. The line of descent to the subject of this\\nsketch is through Philip (1), Joseph (2), Philip (3),\\nPhilip (4), Symouds (5). Winthrop (6) was born in\\nEpsom, N. H., April 19, 1788. In 1810, he married\\nAbigail, daughter of Samuel and Abigail (Brown)\\nDavis, who was born in Epsom April 19, 1790, and\\ndied October 27, 1859. He filled many public offices\\nin his native town and was distinguished for the clear-\\nness and soundness of his judgment and for the strict\\nintegrity and uprightness of his conduct. He was a\\nman whose practice through life was in exact conform-\\nity with his profession. He was oneof the selectmen\\nof Epsom in 1824, 26, 28, 30, 38 auditor in 1843-\\n44. He died in Pembroke, N. H., September 22,\\n1861.\\nThe children of Winthrop and Abigail (Davis)\\nFowler were Hannah, born September 5, 1810, died\\nApril 7, 1821 Abigail, born July 4, 1812, died July\\n16, 1814 Abigail, born March 16, 1815, died Novem-\\nber 13, 1867 Betsey, born July 10, 1818, lives in Pem-\\nbroke, N. H.; Samuel, born May 8, 1821, lives in Ep-\\nsom, N. H.; Symonds, born March 20, 1823, died\\nDecember 23, 1827 Winthrop, born June 28, 1825,\\ndied July 21, 1825; Winthrop, born January 20, 1827,\\nlives in Pembroke, N. H.; Nancy, born December 17,\\n1S30, lives in Pembroke, N. H.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0986.jp2"}, "830": {"fulltext": "d\\nZKjUikr),\\n^l^^Jj}. J^Oi^^^^", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0987.jp2"}, "831": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0988.jp2"}, "832": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0991.jp2"}, "833": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0992.jp2"}, "834": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0993.jp2"}, "835": {"fulltext": "iT^Tuyt^", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0994.jp2"}, "836": {"fulltext": "PEMBROKE.\\n583\\nWINTHROP FOWLER, JR.\\nWinthrop Fowler, Jr., son of Wiuthrop iuid Abigail\\n(Davis) Fowler, was born in Epsom, N. H., January\\n20, 1827, and lived with Lis father on the farm until\\n1845, when they moved to his present situation in\\nPembroke. May 16, 1860, he married Ann L.,\\ndaughter of Ephraim and Sarah (Dyer) Locke, of\\nEpsom, N. H. From this union there were three\\nboys, Minot Locke, born February 5, 1863 George\\nWinthrop, born November 1, 1864; and Edward Mar-\\ntin, born September 27, 1868. Mr. Fowler always\\nhad a firm belief in thorough education, and, by his\\nindustry and economy, was able to provide means for\\nhis boys obtaining such, the foundation of which was\\nlaid in the old Pembroke Academy, justly celebrated\\nin the history of this county. Although of the minor-\\nity party, and ftir fronj being an office-seeker or de-\\nsirous of public distinction, Mr. Fowler has been\\nprominent in the civil affiurs of the town of Pem-\\nbroke, having held the position of moderator in the\\ntown-meetings of the years 1869, 71, 72, 73, 74, 77,\\n7.Sand 84; member of the Board of Selectmen in\\nLS72, 73 and 74; auditor, 1878-84. continuously,\\nwhich po.sition he still holds. In politics Mr. Fowler\\nhas always been a firm Democrat, interested and earn-\\nest for the advancement of the plans and purposes of\\nhis party. He was in early manhood commissioned a\\njustice of the peace by the Governor, which position\\nhe continues to hold. He owns one of the finest\\nfarms in Pembroke; he has led a hard-working life,\\nand one of decided success. He has in an unusual\\ndegree the confidence and respect of all as a valued\\ncitizen of sound judgment, having the best interests of\\nhis fellow-men at heart, and is decidedly one of the\\nleading men of his town.\\nADDISON NEWTON OSGOOD.\\nFor three generations the Csgood family have\\nbeen prominent in the manufacturing, business and\\nsocial circles of Pembroke and Allenstown, finding a\\nsphere for activity and a home in the village of Sun-\\ncook.\\nThe family is of English descent, the ancestor\\nhaving cast in his lot with the Puritans of the Mas-\\nsachusetts Bay colony some time in the seventeenth\\ncentury. One of the forefathers followed up the\\nvulley of the Merrimack with the company who set-\\ntled at Penacook and laid the foundations of the\\nfair city which later was to become the capital of the\\nState. Many of his descendants may be found to-day\\nin Concord and adjoining townships, while one branch\\nsought a home in North Conway and adjacent towns,\\nin the State of Maine.\\nSome time before the year 1800, Christopher Os-\\ngood and his wife, Annie (Abbott) Osgood, from\\nConcord, settled in the village, and he soon became\\none of the leading men in Pembroke.\\nOne of their sons, Ira B. Osgood, married Alice\\nPrescott, settled in town and maintained the reputa-\\ntion for business activity established by the father.\\nAddison N. Osgood, in the third generation, the\\nson of Ira B. and Alice (Prescott) Osgood, was born\\nin Allen.stown March 16, 1836.\\nHis education was acquired at the common schools\\nof the village and at Pembroke Academy. In early\\nmanhood he left home, and for several years was era-\\nployed in Boston and vicinity. In 1860, Mr. O-sgood\\nreturned to his native village, formed a partnership\\nwith James Tennant, which continued until Mr.\\nTennant s death, in 1873, and settled down to the re-\\nsponsibilities of a business career. For twenty-five\\nyears Mr. Osgood has enjoyed the confidence and re-\\nspect of his fellow-townsmen, which has been mani-\\nfested by their frequent calls upon him to manage\\nthe affairs of the township and represeut them at\\nthe General Court.\\nHe was a member of the Board of Selectmen in\\n1869, 1870 and 1871; representative in 1878 and\\n1879; a supervisor in 1879; chairman of the Board\\nof Supervisors from 1880 until the spring of 1885,\\nwhen he was elected chairman of the Board of Se-\\nlectmen.\\nMr. Osgood is an advocate of the advantages of\\nsecret societies. He was a charter member of the\\nD. L. Jewell Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons at\\nSuncook, and is a member of the Mount Horeb Com-\\nmandery. Knights Templar. He is a member of the\\nfraternity knowu as the Knights of Pythias and is\\nprominent in Odd-Fellow circles.\\nIn creed, Mr. Osgood is a Methodist and is a mem-\\nber and regular attendant of the Methodist Episcopal\\nChurch of Suncook.\\nHe was married, December 17, 1865, to Mary\\nEmma, daughter of William A. and Julia (Upham)\\nPhelps, once of Haverhill, N. H., and later of Ames-\\nbury, Mass., and Suncook, N. H. No children have\\nblessed their home.\\nMr. Osgood is still in active business (wood and\\nlumber), and is interested in every public enterprise cal-\\nculated to beautify and improve the village of his\\nchoice. He is a builder and owner of comfortable\\nhomes for workingmen. He is the owner of a farm_\\nof some thirty acres and a desirable house on Glass\\nStreet, near his mill.\\nMr. Osgood enjoys to an eminent degree the respect\\nof his fellow-citizens. He is considered upright and\\nhonorable in every relation of life, and by honest la-\\nbor is accumulating a comfortable fortune to secure\\nhis old age from want.\\nCAPTAIN WILLIAM FIFE.\\nWe are able to trace the ancestors of this family\\non the maternal side back to Joseph Holt, who was\\nborn in the north of England March 5, 1738. He\\nmarried Elizabeth Widdrington, who was born in the\\nnorth of England May 25, 1739. They were mar-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0995.jp2"}, "837": {"fulltext": "5H4\\nHI.STORY OF MElllllMACK COUXTV, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nried in 1760, iind emigrated to this country, stopping\\nin one of the seaport towns for a few years, tlicn came\\nto New Hampshire. On the paternal side we can\\ntrace the ancestors back to William File, who was\\nborn in the north of Scotland May 16, 1746; he\\nmarried Phebe White, born in 1745. Mr. Fife emi-\\ngrated to this country in 176S, and they were married\\nafter coming here, in 1772, and settled in North Pem-\\nbroke, on a lot of land bought of James Bartlett,\\nwho lived on Pembroke Street at the time. They\\nbuilt a log house aud bought a tract of land adjoin-\\ning the one already purchased. They built a new\\nframe house, and about the time it was finished\\nwhile the carpenters were at supper, it was de-\\nstroyed by fire. Mr. Fife, not being easily dis-\\ncouraged, built a two-story frame house upon the\\n.same jilace, which is standing yet. The only children\\nof Joseph and Elizal)eth Hoyt of whom we have\\nany account were Nathan, born December 2 1762,\\nand married Sarah Black, born February 1, 1762,\\nand settled on a farm in North Pembroke. Abigail,\\nthe only member of their family mentioned in this\\nsketch, was born February 1, 1777. Jeremiah Fife,\\nson of William and Phebe, was born December 5,\\n1779, married Abigail Holt, November 20, 1803, and\\nsettled in the north part of Pembroke, where they\\nlived ibr about fifty years. He was a carpenter and\\nbuilder by trade, and he died February 22, 18.52.\\nThey had ten children, Thursay, born March 15,\\n1805, married Benj.amiu Hagget Nathan H., born\\nDecember 6, 1807, married Abbie Brooks, and died\\nDecember 19, 1839 Sarah, born November, 1809,\\nmarried Samuel Worth; Abigail, born March 18,\\n1811, married John Hagget, and died December 28,\\n1861; Jeremiah, born August 10, 1813, died Novem-\\nber 1, 1845 James, born May 16, 1816, died July 22,\\n1817; William, born April 20, 1821; Rhuhamah,\\nborn December 8, 1824, died May 21, 1854; Noah,\\nborn July 15, 1827, married Mary Wilson Elcy,\\nborn February 9, 18.30, married John Sixirlin. Cap-\\ntain William Fife, the principal subject of this sketch,\\nlived with his father upon the farm until he was\\nnineteen years of age. He then began working at\\nthe carpenter business, which he has continued since.\\nHe is a successful contractor and builder during\\nthe last few years has been engaged in forming. He\\nwas made captain in the Eleventh Regiment New\\nHampshire State Militia in 1847. which office he held\\nfor two years.\\nHe built a house on Pembroke Street in 1840, using\\na part of the old James Bartlet tavern, which was\\nbuilt more than one hundred years ago. Captain Wil-\\nliam Fife married Mary D., daughter of Andrew aud\\nSarah (Dudley) Gault, October 19, 1843. She was\\nborn February 25, 1820, and died August 14, 1875,\\nand they had the following children Helen A.,\\nborn May 24, 1843, married Joseph J. Rand, who was\\nborn October 12, 1841 (they were married May 28.\\n1874, and settled in Rye, N. H.; they have one child.\\nMary A., born June 29, 1875) William W., born July\\n15, 1848, married Louisa H. Blake (she was born\\nFebruary 27, 1840, married March 4, 1871, settled in\\nNorth Pembroke, and they had four children,\\nHenry W., born November 28, 1871 Frank D., born\\nMarch 12, 1874; Horace E., born June 24, 1880;\\nSarah A., born April 29, 1882); Edwin H., born\\nJanuary 16, 1851, married Lizzie Alden, April 28,\\n1885, and settled in Springfield, Mass. Sarah F.,\\nborn December 23, 1853 and died July 14, 1880.\\nM COXXEL JIOOr.E.\\nRev. Daniel .Mitchell, born in the north of Ireland\\nin 1697, is the first person on the maternal side of this\\nfamily of whom we have any knowledge. Upon ar-\\nriving in this country, he was licensed to preach by\\nthe Boston Presbytery, and first entered the pulpit in\\nGeorgetown, Me. December 3, 1760, he w.as or-\\ndained over the Presbyterian Church at Pembroke,\\nN. H. was the first minister of that denomination\\nin the place. He married Martha White, and to\\nthem were born two children, Ruhamah and Martha.\\nOn the paternal side we are able to trace the line of\\nancestry back to Deacon Jitmes Moore, born in the\\nnorth of Ireland. Before leaving his native country\\nhe married Agnes Coolbrath, and in 1713 or 14, upon\\ntheir arrival in this country, they went directly to\\nConcord, Mass., remaining one year; from there they\\nwent to Londonderry, N. H., but not liking the out-\\nlook, went to Pennacook, (now Concord), N. H. his\\nnext move was to Suncook (now Pembroke), where he\\nbought a tract of laud, paying about four hundred\\ndollars. They found upon their arrival but one white\\nfamily in this town. Mr. Moore built the first frame\\nhouse there, and during the French and Indian War\\nit was used for a garrison. A part of the same house\\nis now owned by Samuel E. Moore, one of the\\ndescendants. Deacon James died March 11, 1773.\\nRobert, son of Deacon James, married Ruhamah,\\ndaughter of D.aniel and Martha (White) Mitchell,\\nand they had ten children. Major Daniel Mitchell\\nMoore, son of Robert and Ruhamah, and the father of\\nthe subject of this sketch, was born in Pembroke\\nApril 25, 1777. He married Sally McConnel, April\\n9, 1809, and died December 29, 1848. They had four\\nchildren, viz. McConnel, Samuel E., Sally C. and\\nBetsey T. McConnel, the subject of this sketch, was\\nborn in this town October 10, 1809, and spent his life\\nupon the farm. He was educated at Pembroke\\nAcademy. December 20, 1837, he married Sarah J.,\\ndaughter of John and Judith (Blake) Sanborn, of\\nLoudon, N. H. Mr. Moore was a Whig in his earlier\\ndays, but voted the Democratic ticket later in life.\\nHe has never held any office, not having any aspira-\\ntions in that direction. He was a member of the\\nCongregational Church for nearly fifty years, and\\nalways a supporter of church and schools. He was\\na kind friend and neighbor. McConnel Moore died", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0996.jp2"}, "838": {"fulltext": "^^y^^/::^^^^^^^", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0997.jp2"}, "839": {"fulltext": "I", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_0998.jp2"}, "840": {"fulltext": "iynJl\u00c2\u00a3 ylCxJiAji^", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1001.jp2"}, "841": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1002.jp2"}, "842": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1003.jp2"}, "843": {"fulltext": "^\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^v^W^ vi^ ^S", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1004.jp2"}, "844": {"fulltext": "PPMBllOKE.\\nin this town December 12, 1878, leaving 1\\nample means for support iu her old age.\\nThe Whittcraore family originated with Sir John,\\nwho was knighted on the battle-field for valorous\\nconduct in the year 1230, and received a tract of land\\nculled Whytemere, or White Meadow, whence he\\nreceived the title Lord John de Whytemere.\\nThomas Whittemore emigrated to this country in\\nthe year 1642, and settled in that part of Charlestown\\nnow known as Maiden. He died in 1660. His son\\nJohn, who came over with his father, was born in\\nKitchen Parish, Hertfordshire, England, February\\n1, 1638; was baptized February 11th of the same\\nyear. He married, first, Mary Upham, of Weymouth,\\nwho died June 27, 1677 he married, second, Mary\\nMiller, in October, 1G77. Children,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Thomas, born\\n1()64; Joseph, born 1666; Benjamin, born 1669; Na-\\nthnniel, born 1673; Joel, born 1677; Mary, born\\n1678, died young; Pelatiab, born* 1680; Amos, born\\nT6Sl Mary, born 1683 Daniel, born 1685 Rebecca,\\nborn 1687; Hannah, born 1689.\\nBenjamin Whittemore, son of John and Mary\\n(Upham) Whittemore, was born in Cambridge, Mass.J\\nSeptember 1, 1669 married Esther Brooks, August\\n17, 1692; settled in Concord, Mass., and died Septem-\\nber 8, 1734; his wife died September 16, 1742.\\nChildren of Benjamin and Esther (Brooks) Whitte-\\nmore, Mary, born July 12, 1694; Benjamin, born\\nApril 9, 1696, died at the age of thirty-nine, was a\\nrepresentative from Concord six years Nathaniel,\\nborn November 23, 1698; Grace, born March 20,\\n1700 Esther, born May 3, 1707 Aaron, born Decem-\\nber 11, 1711.\\nEev. Aaron Whittemore, third son of Benjamin\\nand Esther (Brooks) Whittemore, was born in Con-\\nconl, Mass., December, 1711 graduated at Har-\\nvard College in 1734; resided three years at Groton,\\nMass. was settled over the Congregational Church\\nin Suncook, or Lovell s township (now Pembroke), as\\nthe first minister, March 1, 1737. During the French\\nand Indian Wars his house, which stood just south\\nI f the cemetery on Pembroke Street, was a garrison-\\niiouse, and he held the commission of first lieutenant\\nfrom the provincial authorities of New Hampshire,\\nand was in command of the post. The house forms\\na part of the present residence of Mrs. Vose. He\\nmarried, February 2, 1743, Abigail Coffin, of New-\\nbury, Mass., whom he met while visiting her relatives\\nin Rumford. He died November 16, 1767. His\\nwife, born November 18, 1718, died May 11, 1803.\\nChildren,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John, born 1744, died January 20, 1746;\\n.\\\\aron, born April 9, 1746, married Sarah Gilman\\nJudith, born November 6, 1748, died February 13,\\nI oo; Benjamin, born December 4, 1750, married\\nAbigail Abbot Esther, born August 12, 1752, mar-\\nried, first, Jeremiah Hall, married, second, Rev. Jos-\\neph Woodman Sarah, born May 18, 1754, died June\\n15, 1759 Ruth, born April 12, 1756, married Deacon\\nDavid Kimball Peter, born April 7, 1758, married,\\nFebruary 25, 17s:!, IClizabeth Baker, settled in Salis-\\nbury, N. H.\\nAaron Whittemore, sou of Rev. Aaron Whittemore,\\nborn April 9, 1746 married, January 11, 1770, Sarah,\\ndaughter of Peter Gilman, of Exeter. She was born\\nOctober 27, 1745, died October 14, 1823; he died\\nMay 1, 1817. Settled on his father s farm, served\\nhonorably through one campaign during the Revolu-\\ntion, and was prominent in town afl airs for many\\nyears.\\nChildren of Aaron and Sarah (Gilman) Whitte-\\nmore, child, born October 21, 1770, died young;\\nJudith, born November 5, 1771, married, November\\n14, 1793, James Baker, of Bow John, born October\\n14, 1772, died October 30, 1772 child, born October\\n23, 1773, died young; Aaron, born November 28,\\n1774, married Lydia Fisk, of Derry Richard, born\\nJanuary 16, 1776, married Nancy Brickett; Sarah,\\nborn September 16, 1777, married, November 15,\\n1796, Jesse Baker, settled in Shipton, P. Q. Abigail,\\nborn November 17, 1781, died unmarried May 29,\\n1861 Peter, born January 6, 1783, a physician, mar-\\nried, went West Polly, born April 16, 1785, died\\nFebruary 25, 1788.\\nHon. Aaron Whittemore, son of Aaron and Sarah\\n(Gilman) Whittemore, grandson of Rev. Aaron\\nWhittemore, was born November 28,1774; married,\\nOctober 23, 1800, Lydia Fisk, of Derry, born Febru-\\nary 28, 1776, died March 9, 1862. He settled on the\\nfarm and built the house now occupied by his son,\\nHon. Aaron Whittemore. He was representative,\\nSenator and judge. Died April 26, 1850, at the age\\nof seventy-six. Children of Aaron and Lydia (Fisk)\\nWhittemore, Benjamin, born March 20, 1801, died\\nin Philadelphia in 1833 Louisa, born September 21,\\n1802, married, September 23, 1847, Charles P. Hay-\\nward (residence, Pembroke, N. H.); Mary F., born\\nAugust 13, 1804, married, May 15, 1820, Daniel Par-\\nker (residence, San Francisco, Cal.) Adaline, born\\nSeptember 28, 1806, died December 28, 1821 Aaron,\\nborn November 4, 1808, married Ariannah S. Barstow,\\nof Exeter; Hiram, born March 31, 1811, married,\\nfirst, November 26, 1828, Elizabeth J. Hoit, of Exe-\\nter, married, second, August 27, 1856, Alma M. Pug-\\nalls; Lydia, born June 28, 1813, unmarried Sarah,\\nborn November 24, 1815, married Jacob Sawyer, died\\nSeptember 9, 1845; Dolly D,, born February 13,\\n1819, married David H. Burnham, died April 18,\\n1843.\\nHon. Aaron Whittemore, son of Hon. Aaron\\nWhittemore, grandson of Aaron Whittemore, and\\ngreat-grandson of Rev. Aaron Whittemore, was born\\nNovember 4, 1808 married, December 13, 1840, Ari-\\nannah S. Barstow (born in Exeter February 20, 1821)\\nsettled in Pembroke on his father s farm. He gained\\nhis education at the academy, principally under the-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1005.jp2"}, "845": {"fulltext": "586\\nHESTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIKE.\\ninstruction of Hon. Jolin Vose. He taught school\\nsuccessfully for several years in Pembroke and other\\ntowns.\\nHe has been elected at various times to the most\\nimportant offices in the gift of the people of the town,\\nand held the offices of moderator, selectman and\\ntown treasurer for several years in succession.\\nHe represented the town two years in the State\\nLegislature, and was a member of the Constitutional\\nConvention of 1850, and also of 1876. He was ap-\\npointed postmaster at Pembroke in 1829, and held\\nthe office for about sixteen years. He was interested\\nin the establishment of the People s Literary Insti-\\ntute and Gymnasium of Pembroke, in 1840, and\\nwas chosen the first secretary of its board of directors,\\nand afterwards served for several years as its president.\\nHe was elected one of the trustees of this academy in\\n1863, and at the same time their secretary, and has\\nheld said office to the present time.\\nHe was connected with the militia of the State for\\nsome years was appointed ensign of the Second\\nCompany of infantry in the Eleventh Regiment June\\n14, 1828; promoted lieutenant September 6, 1832;\\ncaptain April 29, 1833 lieutenant-colonel of the\\nEleventh Regiment June, 27, 1839, and colonel of\\nthe same July 0, 1846. He was promoted brigadier-\\ngeneral of the Third Brigade June 4, 1851.\\nHe represented his native town in the Legislature\\nin 1849 and 1850, and also was a member of the Con-\\nstitutional Convention of 1850.\\nHe was appointed associate justice of the Court of\\nCommon Pleas for Merrimack County July 1, 1853.\\nGeneral Whittemore is a successful farmer upon the\\nhomestead of his father and grandfather. He was\\nalso, for a number of years, a member of the\\nMerrimack County Agricultural Society, of which\\nhe served as president. Mr. AVhittemore is one\\nof the oldest and most highly respected citizens of\\nthe town, looked to by all classes as a wise, most\\nprudent and confiding counselor. From the fore-\\ngoing sketch it will be seen it has pleased his fellow-\\nmen to place the utmost confidence in him, and to\\nconfer upon him all the honors they could bestow,\\nwhich is too apparent a token of their esteem to pass\\nunnoticed. The influence and benefit of such a\\ncitizen is not easily estimated.\\nChildren of Aaron and Ariannah (Barstow) Whitte-\\nmore, Sophia F., born August 1, 1842; married,\\nJune 2, 1861, Charles C. Shaw. Ariannah B., born\\nApril 23, 1844; married, April 5, 1870, John H. Sulli-\\nvan. Aaron, born May 22, 1846; died April 3, 1849.\\nAaron born January 18, 1849; married; lawyer in\\nPittsfield. AdalineG., born October 13, 1850 married,\\nFebruary 2, 1870, John G. Tallant; died October 11,\\n1875. JohnCambridge,born August 8, 1852; married;\\nresidence, Cambridge, Mass. Charles Barstow, born\\nSeptember 28, 1854; married; residence, Pembroke,\\nN. H. Arthur Gilman, born July 26, 1856; lawyer;\\nresidence, Dover, N. H. Frederick B., born Septem-\\nber 12, 1857; residence, Kansas. Annie Brewster,\\nborn April 15, 1859. Elizabeth M. (Bessie), born\\nFebruary 21, 1861.\\nHon. Aaron Whittemore, Jr., who died in Pittsfield\\nMay 4, 1885, at the age of thirty-six years, was the\\noldest son of General Aaron Whittemore, of Pem-\\nbroke, and in many respects one of the representative\\nmen of his State, being a lawyer of extensive practice,\\na State Senator, judge advocate on the brigade stafl\\nwith the rank of major, and continually laboring for\\nthe best interests of the town, of the surrounding\\ncommunities of his own immediate neighborhood\\nand all his fellow-men.\\nAs a lawyer and military officer, as well as a prom-\\ninent member of the Democratic party, he was a man\\nof marked influence, while in private life he was\\nhonored for his nobility of character and uprightness.\\nAlthough he has fallen in the midst of his usefulness,\\nin the full vigor of a still brighter future, yet he\\naccomplished much, and his death is greatly\\nlamented.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1006.jp2"}, "846": {"fulltext": "ffk\\n^WTtk r /kMCe^y*^\\ny", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1007.jp2"}, "847": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1008.jp2"}, "848": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF PITTSFIELD.\\nCHAPTEK I.\\nGeographical\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The First Settlement\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Esquire John Cram\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Pioneer\\nMills The First Frame House The First Town-Meeting Names of\\nPioneers- Pittsfield Village in 1812.\\nThe town of Pittsfield lies in the eastern part of\\nthe county, and is bounded as follows\\nOn the northeast by Belknap County; northwest\\nby Loudon and Chichester, and on the south by Ep-\\nsom.\\nOne hundred and seventeen years ago (1768) a\\nsolitary traveler came wending his way through the\\nwilderness, up the valley of the Suncook, to the spot\\nwhere now stands the flourishing village of Pittsfield.\\nThis solitary traveler was Esquire John Criun, who\\ncame as a representative of the original proprietors of\\nthe town, most of whom resided in Hampton. They\\nwere anxious that the grant should be developed, and\\nthey were wise, as the sequel proved, in selecting John\\nCram as the pioneer. He examined the mill priv-\\nileges at the falls, and finally agreed with the pro-\\nprietors to commence a settlement on the receipt of\\nfifteen pounds and a deed of the mill privilege with\\nthe mill lot of one hundred acres.\\nIn the following year he came up and built a tem-\\nporary dam across the Suncook, by felling a large tree\\non each side of the river, the butts resting on the\\nstumps, and the tops meeting on the ledge in the mid-\\ndle of the river, and by setting posts against the trunks\\nof these trees, and throwing in brush, stones and gravel,\\na rude dam was constructed. He then built a log\\nmill, and by means of this rude dam and rickety mill,\\ntimber and plank were sawed, with which buildings\\nwere erected and a substantial dam built, and in the\\nfollowing year he removed his family to the place, and\\nto him is ascribed the honor of having made the first\\npermanent settlement within the bounds of the present\\ntown of Pittsfield.\\nThe proprietors were indeed fortunate in selecting\\nEsquire Cram to commence the settlement. He not\\nonly brought the land into market, but proved a most\\nexcellent citizen. He took an active interest in the\\nnew settlement, and for nearly forty years he was in\\npublic office, and did most of the town business and\\nfairly earned the appellation of father of the town.\\nHe was a native of Hampton. In addition to the\\nmill privilege, he bought eleven hundred acres of land\\nfor ten cents per acre, which included most of the\\npresent village. He built the first frame house in the\\ntown in 1770. In all local enterpri.se.s he was a lead-\\ning spirit. He gave the land for the meeting-house\\nand burying-ground.\\nCram s Mill was a common centre and resort\\nfor the early settlers to talk over the affiiirs of the\\ncountry, the town, the laying out of roads and the\\nbuilding of bridges.\\nThe first town-meetings were held at his house, and\\nhere, also, the first settlers would gather on foQj, com-\\ning along blazed paths through the woods from their\\nlittle clearings, dressed in their sheep s gray frocks\\nand brown tow trousers, to elect officers and take such\\nmeasures as would result in the promotion of the best\\ninterests of the town. Religious meetings were also\\nheld at his house, or in his corn barn. Here, also,\\nthe first religious society in the town was organized\\nand a public school occasionally kept.\\nAt the breaking out of the War of the Revolution\\nhe was chosen captain, and every man in town was a\\nmember of his company. With a large family, and\\nfifty years of age, it was not expected of him to go in-\\nto the army, but during the long seven years war he,\\nwith John McClary, of Epsom, rendered efficient ser-\\nvice in furnishing men and means for the prosecution\\nof the war. His large family of children all settled\\nnear him. During his forty years of service as town\\nclerk, selectman, representative, etc., he made no\\ncharge for his services, only expenses.\\nThe early settlers were all from Hampton, and most of\\nthe names in each town are common to both, as Drake,\\nLeavitt, Cram, Green, Norris, Dow, Jones, Marston,\\nGove, Greenleaf, Perkins, Tilton,, Lane, Jenness,\\nSwett, Ring, Sargent, Shaw, Tucker, Fogg, Eaton,\\nHilliard, French, Philbrick, Towle, Brown, Blake,\\nKnowlton, Smith, Davis, Sanborn, Clifibrd, Page, Gar-\\nland, Mason, Hoag, Moulton, Chase, Brackett, True,\\nMorrill, Prescott, etc.\\nThe rich soil, favorable location and heavy growth\\nof timber induced rapid emigration. The early set-\\ntlers were young men of pluck and strength, who\\ncame up to hew peaceful homes and fruitful farms\\nfrom the wilderness, and provide a competence for\\ntheir families by honest toil and rigid economy.\\nThey were lineal descendants of the colony of Puri-\\ntans who settled at Old Newbury. They were of\\nthe same stock that Cromwell chose for his Ironsides,\\nwho feared God and kept their powder dry, and\\npossessed the same leading traits of character.\\nPittsfield ViUage in 1812.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 In 1812 the centre of", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1009.jp2"}, "849": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nthe town was not called the village, but the city,\\nwhich consisted of the meeting-house and four or five\\ndwellings. Dr. Thomas Shannon lived in the Lang\\nliouse, opposite the meeting-house. Mr. T. Clark\\nlived at the corner of the road east. W. Butters,\\nKsq., lived a few rods west of this ancient building.\\nA store was kept by Esquire Butters in one part of\\nhis dwelling, and another store was kept by Jonathan\\nClark in the west end of the next house, the tavern\\nand residence of D. Fogg, subsequently known as the\\nCarroll house. Opposite was a small tenement.\\nThe next dwelling in a westerly direction was\\nthat of John Cram, with a large mill-yard between\\nhis house and the river, and the saw-mill and grist-\\nmill near the bridge. Turning the corner and cross-\\ning the bridge on the Concord road, two small dwell-\\nings were passed, the first known as the Hilliard\\nhouse, the other as the David Smith house. This\\nwas the last house till the top of the long hill was\\nreached, and there was the house of old Mr. Prescott,\\nand near by, that of his son, S. W. Prescott. On the\\nGilmanton road was a blacksmith-shop, and the high\\nledge overlooking the mill-dam, an old fulling-mill\\non its opposite corner, a carding-mill close by, and\\nthen Lyford s tannery filled up the space to the\\nriver.\\nThe old River School-house stood at the corner of\\nthe River road, with just room enough between it and\\nthe mill-pond for the road to Barnstead. By the\\nhill-road lived Colonel Lyford, and at the corner be-\\nyond, where the road branched, was the house of\\nMoses Kenney. A few rods above was the Jenkins\\nhouse, which in 1800 was used as store, tavern and\\ndwelling-house.\\nOne of the earliest school-teachers was Joseph\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Odiorne. For twenty-eight years he was annually\\nchosen town clerk. At the bottom of the page, in\\nthe year 1810, is the following memorandum Writ-\\nten with a metalic pen. His first record as clerk\\nwas in 1802.\\nHon. Moses Norris, Jr., was a prominent citizen of\\nPittsfield. His father, Moses Norris, was an early\\n.settler here and served in the Revolutionary War.\\nMoses, Jr., graduated at Dartmouth in 1828, the first\\ngraduate from Pittsfield. He pursued his studies\\nwith Isaac O. Barnes, of Barnstead, and commenced\\npractice in that town. In 1834 he removed to Pitts-\\nfield and soon acquired a large practice, rising to an\\neminent position at the bar, ranking with the Bells,\\nAtherton, Woodbury, Pierce, Perley, etc. He repre-\\nsented the town in the Legislature in 1837, 38, 39\\nand 40, and the latter year was Speaker of the House.\\nHe was member of the State Council several years\\nwas elected member of Congress in 1843 and re-\\nelected in 184.5. He was chosen United States\\nSenator in 1848, and died while a member of that\\nbody in January, 1855.\\nEighty years ago the Upi)er City was a place of\\nmore business than the jircsent village, or Lower\\nCity as it was then called. Near the Upper City\\nwas a store kept by William Simpson, and latei\\none by Job Demerit.\\nThe village of Pittsfield is beautifully located on\\nboth sides of the river, and the hills, covered with\\ninnumerable farms, rise around it like a mighty\\namphitheatre, while in the background are seen lofty\\nmountain peaks, the principal ones being the famous\\nKearsarge, the Belknap and Gunstock, and, taken all\\nin all, no town in New Hampshire surpas-ses it in\\nbeauty, breadth and variety of its prospects.\\nCHAPTER II.\\nPITTSFIELD\u00e2\u0080\u0094 ((7.,\u00e2\u0080\u009e(;\u00e2\u0080\u009e\u00e2\u0080\u009e\u00c2\u00ab/)-\\nThe Cotton-Factory\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Suncook VaHey Eailroad\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Its Inception-\\nRoad Completed Celebration at Opening Effect of the Railroad^\\nShoe Manufacturing Morgan, Dorr Libby,\\nCotton-Factory.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The cotton -factory was erected\\nin 1827, and after the first impetus had been ex-\\npended the place went on in a steady, old-fashioned\\nsort of way for nearly forty years. During all this\\ntime four and six-horse teams went plodding away\\ntowards Concord in the morning and came wearily\\nhome at night, while the stage-coach rattled busily\\nabout at an early hour gathering up its load of\\npassengers and freight. Pittsfield stood entirely by\\nitself in those days. Then, as now, there was no\\nplace of equal importance within a radius of fifteen\\nmiles. It was without a rival, and has remained so\\never since. Stages went out to Concord, Gilmanton,\\nAlton, Dover and Northwood, and heavy team horses\\nwere a familiar feature of the village. It was during\\nthis period that Pittsfield Academy was founded, and\\ngrew up to be the foremost institution of learning in\\nthat section of the State, sending out pupils who\\nhave since made their mark in business, in medicine,\\nin law, in the pulpit and in the school-room. It was\\nin this time, too, that the various church edifices were\\nerected, the Pittsfield Library was established and\\nthat the lyceura flourished in the hearty fiishion\\nwhich men still delight to recall. Many substantial\\nbuildings were erected and some goodly estates were\\nbuilt up by industry and judicious trade. But the\\ntime came when Pittsfield people realized that they\\nwere standing still, if not positively retrograding, and\\nthe eifort to shake off the lethargy into which the\\nvillage was falling led to the building of the Suncook\\nValley Railroad.\\nSuncook Valley Railroad.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The building of this\\nroad opened anew era in the history of this town and the\\ncharming valley through which it passes. The first\\nmovement for connecting Pittsfield by rail with the\\nouter world was begun about the year 1850. It was\\nconceived by Uncle John Berry, who, with others,\\nprocured a charter and a survey was made. The strug-\\ngle for the road was a long and ardiKUis one. Ground", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1010.jp2"}, "850": {"fulltext": "I TTT.SFIELD.\\nwas first broken April 26, 1S69, at PiltstielJ and tiuu-\\ncook. The event was duly celebrated, and the build-\\ning of the road was rapidly pushed forward, and the\\nhjst rail was laid November 27, 1869. The first train went\\nover the road with passengers December 6th, leaving\\nPittsfield at 8.45 a.m. The road was formally opened\\nwith a great demonstration at Pittsfield, December\\n10th. F. B. Berry was marshal of the day. The wel-\\ncoming address was made by Hon. E. P. J. Tenney,\\nAu eloquent address was made by Hon. Lewis W.\\nClark. Addresses were also made by S. N. Bell, Hon.\\nIsaac W. Smith, Uncle John Berry, Benjamin\\nEmerson, Hon. Daniel Clark, Colonel John B. Clarke,\\nJoseph Kidder, Governor Nathaniel Head, P. K.\\nChandler, John C. French and others.\\nPittsfield contributed liberally to the building of the\\nrailroad, the town voting the full sum allowed by law\\nand the citizens subscribing heavily for the stock. It\\nwas in operation before the close of 1869, and in the\\nspring of 1870 a new order of things began. Situated\\nas Pittsfield is, remote from the cities and larger vil-\\nlages of the State, with thrifty farming towns on every\\nside, it only needed railroad facilities to become the\\ncentre of a large and steadily-increasing trade. The\\neti cct of the railroad in this respect was realized at\\nonce, but a few leading citizens were not content with\\nthis alone, and looked about for some business that\\nniiLi-ht be induced to locate among them and bring\\nCii lital and industry to the place. Lynn parties of-\\nfered to come and engage in the manufacture of shoes\\nif sufficient encouragement could be secured. As the\\nresult, a building two hundred and ten feet long,\\nthirty-five feet wide and three stories high, with a\\nbasement, was erected in 1870, furnished with abund-\\nant steam-power, and three firms, each taking a third\\nof the factory and power, began the manufacture of\\nshoes onquite an extensivescale. The .shop had capacity\\nfor three hundred and fifty or four hundred hands, and\\nfor several years a large business was carried on.\\nThis was Pittsfield s second period of growth, and the\\nvillage changed as in a transformation scene. New\\nstreets were laid out, building was pushed rapidly\\nforward, and the stores increased in number as well as\\nin the amount of business done. Some fine business\\nblocks were erected, the population increased, and a\\nbrilliant future was confidently predicted for the vil-\\nlage. But five or six years later there began to be a\\nfeeling of uncertainty in the very air. The firms en-\\ngaged in making shoes at the big shop had trouble\\nwith their help, grew dissatisfied, and one by one\\ntook their departure, leaving the men who had done\\nthe most for the general growth, and who had in-\\nvested heavily in real estate, in the most critical posi-\\ntion possible. It was a time of great depression and\\ngeneral discouragement. Tenements stood empty,\\nsome traders moved away and others were undecided\\nwhat to do. It was a terrible experience for the bus-\\niness men of Pittsfield and is often spoken of by\\nthem as the most trying period of their lives. It was\\nmore imperatively necessary that something should\\nbe done than it was in 1869.\\nShoe Manufacturing.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 In 1879, C. B. Lancaster,\\nan extensive and successful shoe manufacturer and\\ndealer, offered to establish a part of his business in\\nPittsfield and make no fewer than five thousand cases\\nannually, if the citizens would build him such a\\nshop as he desired and exempt him from taxation for\\na term of years. An arrangement was quickly ar-\\nrived at and the work of building was begun at once\\nunder the personal supervision of Mr. Ira N. Blake,\\nwho has from the first had charge of the firm s busi-\\nness in Pittsfield. It was Mr. Blake s idea to locate\\nthe factory on the river in order that the water-power\\nmight be utilized a great part of the year, and to use\\nsteam only in case the water-power should fail. Ac-\\ncordingly, the building, as well as another erected by\\nthe company itself two years later, was equipped for\\nboth steam and water-power and the establishment\\nenjoys immunity from stops through lack of motive-\\npower. Work was begun in the shop before the car-\\npenters had fairly left the building, and has contin-\\nued with but slight interruptions ever since. Mr.\\nBlake himself added greatly to the confidence of bus-\\niness men by purchasing the farm formerly owned by\\nthe late Jeremiah Clark, which stretches down the\\nhillside from Main Street to the river, opening up a\\nnew street, putting up no fewer than seven new cot-\\ntage houses for his workmen and erecting an elegant\\nresidence for himself at the corner of Main and\\nBlake Streets. Nothing better calculated to revive\\nthe courage of the citizens could have occurred. It\\nwas evident that the new firm had come to stay, and\\nits representative was a man who would take some\\ninterest in the village beyond the number of dollars\\nhe might be able to remit to the headquarters of the\\nfirm in Boston. Building was begun anew, business\\nrevived and Pittsfield entered upon a period of de-\\nvelopment and general prosperity.\\nIn the six years that the firm of C. B. Lancaster\\n(^o. has been established here it has distributed\\nin Pittsfield between one hundred and twenty-five\\nthousand and one hundred and fifty thousand dollars\\nyearly and has done an annual business averaging\\nmore than half a million. It has given almost\\nsteady employment to from three hundred to five\\nhundred hands, has cut up thirty thousand sides of\\nleather yearly, and in its largest year did a business\\namounting to seven hundred and eighty thousand\\ndollars.\\nMorgan, Dorr LiiutY. When the original shoe\\nfirm left Pittsfield the old shop remained empty on\\nthe hands of the Pittsfield Shoe Factory Association,\\nwhich offered the free use of the building, with ample\\nsteam-power, machinery, etc., to any concern that\\nwould come and do business in it. Accordingly,\\nMorgan Dorr, a firm doing business in Lynn, formed\\na new partnership with E. A. Libby, a gentleman of\\ntwenty years practical experience in the business.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1011.jp2"}, "851": {"fulltext": "590\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nand who had been for a long time previous in their\\nemploy as foreman and superintendent, and began\\noperations here under the firm-name of Morgan, Dorr\\nLibby. The business was practically a new venture,\\nit being the purpose of the firm to manufacture a su-\\nperior quality ot ladies goods and build up a trade\\non the merits of the work accomplished. The new-\\nfirm began work here in September, 1881, and in\\nthree years time had established a business of about\\ntwo hundred thousand dollars annually, employing\\nin flush times two hundred and fifty hands. In Septem-\\nber, 1884, the partnership expired by limitation, but the\\nbusiness is continued under the supervision of Mr.\\nLibby, who was retained as superintendent.\\nThe Pittsfield Manufacturing Company manu-\\nfacture cotton goods. It is a large establishment. Geo.\\nE. Kent, agent.\\nCHAPTER III.\\nITTSFIELD\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nThe Pittefleld Hank\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Tlie Pittsfiuld Saviiigs-Bank\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Fanners Sav-\\niugH-Bank The Aqueduct Company\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Analecta Corinthian\\nLodge, F. and A. M.\\nThe Pittsfield Bank was organized as a State\\nbank March 18, 18 1. The first board of directors\\nwere Benjamin Emersou, Jacob Perkins, John L.\\nThorndike, Jeremiah Clough, William Jenkins, Jr.,\\nJohn S. Osborne and S. M. D. Perkins.\\nThe officers have been as follows Presidents, John\\nL. Thorndike, James Drake and Charles H. Carpen-\\nter Cashiers, Charles H. Carpenter, John L. French,\\nJosiah Carpenter and John A. Goss.\\nPresent board of directors, Charles H. Carpenter,\\nHiram A. Tuttle, Thomas H. Thorndike, John A.\\nGoss and Nathaniel M. Batchelder.\\nIt was organized as a national bank February 13,\\n1885. Capital, fifty thousand dollars.\\nThe Pittsfield Savings-Bank was incorporated in\\n18. ir with the following incorporators: James A.\\nTreat, John Berry, Benjamin Emerson, Reuben L.\\nFrench, James Drake, Charles H. Carpenter, Syl-\\nvester H. French, G. L. Remick, Lowell Brown,\\nJeremiah Clough, William G. French, Walter B.\\nDrake and R. P. J. Tenney.\\nThe first officers were John Berry, president Lowell\\nBrown, treasurer and .secretary.\\nThe first board of trustees were James A. Treat,\\nWilliam G. French, G. L. Remick, Charles H. Car-\\npenter, Isaiah Berry, Sylvester H. French, Louis W.\\nClark, Reuben L. French, Peter J. Hook and Lowell\\nBrown.\\nThe present officers arc R. L. French, president,\\nand G. F. Berry, treasurer.\\nPresent trustees, R. L. French, S. II. French, J.\\nW. Johnston, Lowell Brown, B. F. Kaime, A. B.\\nTaylor, John J. .Icnness, T. H. Thorndike, Jeremiah\\nClough, H. A. Tiittle, William G. French, P. J. H.M,k,\\nB. G. Parsons, E. L. Carr and G. F. Berry.\\nThe present amount of deposits is $2.5i\u00c2\u00bb,20i5; num-\\nber of depositors, twelve hundred and seventeen.\\nThe bank was first located in John Berry s store,\\nand was afterwards removed to the second floor of\\nTuttle s Block, which was burned with the Congrega-\\ntional Church, February 14, 1876. The safe was\\ntaken from the burning building uninjured, and Union\\nBlock was soon erected on the vacant spot, the bank\\ntaking one-third interest in it and occupying spacious\\nand convenient (juarters on the first floor, where it\\nstill remains. The present treasurer, !Mr. George F.\\nBerry, assumed the duties of his position in July, 1880,\\nupon the resignation of his brother, William H., and\\nhas had charge of the business since that time.\\nOf the sixty-seven savings-bank treasurers in New\\nHampshire, three were natives of Pittsfield, viz. J.\\nW. White, of Nashua; George F. Berry, of Pittsfield\\nand William Yeaton, of Farmington. Two others\\nJosiah t arpenter, of Manchester, and George A.\\nFernalil, of (Jonccjrd have licen residentsof the town.\\nThe Farmers Savings-Bank was organized Octo-\\nber 13, 1883, and commenced business December 1,\\n1883. The officers have been as follows: Ira N.\\nBlake, president John A. Goss, treasurer Ira N.\\nBlake, Peabody H. Adams, Nathaniel S. Drake,\\nJames Griffin, Edwin A. Libby, George N. Foss,\\nCharles H. Carpenter, Thomas H. Thorndike, True\\nH. Mansfield, John J. French, Charles M. Bailey,\\nJohn A. Goss, Aaron Whittemore, Jr., trustees.\\nAmount of deposits May, 1885, nineteen thousand\\ndollars.\\nThe Aqueduct Company was organized .Tune 1,\\n1884, with the following officers R. L. French, presi-\\ndent S. J. Winslow, superintendent; R. L. French,\\nCharles H. Carpenter, Hiram A. Tuttle, S. J.\\nWinslow, Aaron Whittemore, Jr., board of\\ndirectors John A. Goss, treasurer N. S. Drake,\\nclerk. The officers have not been changed.\\nThe Analecta, published by O. H. A. Chamberlin\\nin his elegantly appointed office in Opera Block,\\nhas a unique and interesting history. Mr. Chamber-\\nlin began printing at his home in Dunbarton as an\\namateur in April, 1877, when seventeen years of age,\\nand in December of the same year the first issue of\\nthe Siioio Flake now the Analecta appeared. It\\nconsisted of twelve pages, six by nine inches, and\\nwas to be published monthly, and was offered to the\\npublic at thirty cents a year. After three issues it\\nwas enlarged to a four-column quarto with patent\\ninside, the outside being printed on a small job\\npress, one page at a time. After October, 1879, the\\nprinting was all done at home, and for the first two\\nyears Mr. Chamberlain did all the work alone. Its\\ncirculation reached over eight hundred at this\\ntime. January 1, 1880, it was issued as a four-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1012.jp2"}, "852": {"fulltext": "PITTSFIELD.\\n5 Jl\\ncolumn folio, semi-monthly, and in the May follow-\\ning the Pittsfield department was added, over four\\nhundred subscribers being received from that and\\nother adjoining towns in the first eight months after.\\nJanuary, 1881, the subscription price was increased\\nto fifty cents, and in the winter of 1882-83 a Cot-\\ntrell cylinder press and other machinery, with a\\nlarge amount of type, etc., was purchased, and\\nJanuary 1, 1883, the paper was published as a seven-\\ncolumn folio weekly at seventy-five cents a year.\\nThe success of the venture was complete and the\\ncirculation rapidly increased. In June following a\\nHopkinton department was added, and an increase\\nof nearly two hundred was secured by that means.\\nJanuary 1, 1884, the paper was enlarged to an eight-\\ncolumn folio, the subscription price placed at one\\ndollar a year, as at present, and the name was\\nchanged to the Analecta. In April, 1884, the subject\\nof removal to Pittsfield began to be discussed, and al-\\nthough no special inducement was offered by the\\ncitizens, it was finally decided to take the step.\\nSeptember 18, 1884, the material was on the road\\nfrom Dunbarton to Pittsfield, and the paper was\\nissued from the new home with only one day s delay.\\nSuch, in brief, is the history of the growth of a news-\\npaper from the smallest beginning to a nicely-\\nprinted, well-conducted sheet, creditable to the vil-\\nlage and a source of honest pride to its projector. It\\nhas reached a circulation of two thousand copies, has\\na good advertising patronage and one of the best\\nequipped country ofiices in the State. Power is sup-\\nplied by a water-motor and the rooms are lighted\\nwith gas. The facilities for job work are excellent,\\nand in its new home the Analecta should continue to\\nbe what it has already become, a successful and\\nprosjierous newspaper in a broadened field.\\nCorinthian Lodge F. and A. M., No. 82. On the\\n10th day of January, a.l. 5867 (a.d. 1867), the\\nmost Worshipful Grand Master of Masons of New\\nHampshire, John H. Kowell, granted a dispensation\\nto Brothers Henry H. Huse as Master, Daniel F.\\nSmith as Senior Warden, W. Henry Berry as Junior\\nWarden, together with their associates, Bros. R. P.\\nJ. Tenney,^^ J. C. French, E. B. Hazzen, C. P. San-\\nderson^ C. W. Ranlet,- S. A. Trask, J. P. Stinchfield,\\nHarrison Elliott,^ J. H. Hill, Nathaniel Blaisdell,-\\nGeorge E. Pendergast, J. H. Jenkins, J. P. Roby,\\nBenjamin Emerson,- J. J. M. Tenney,- to assemble\\nand work as a regular lodge. Agreeably to the pro-\\nvisions of this dispensation, they met in the old\\nlodge-room of the then defunct Suucook Lodge,\\nI. 0. O. F., in the Thorndike building, on the evening\\nof January 30, 5S67, with the above-named Masters and\\nWardens, and H. A. Tuttle as Treasurer, J. G. Ladd\\nas Secretary, J. P. Roby as Senior Deacon, O. S.\\nRoby as Junior Deacon, Sylvanus Smith as Senior\\nSteward, C. W. Ranlet as Junior Steward, Sumner A.\\nBy Henry W. Osgood, P. M. 2 Member of Governor s Council.\\nTrask as Tyler, Harrison Elliott as member. At the\\nregular communication, June 11th of this year, the\\nlodge voted to petition for a charter.\\nOn July 24th the Lodge met in special communi-\\ncation at 2.30 p. m., for constitution and installment\\nof its officers. The following officers were duly in-\\nstalled and the lodge constituted by the Most Wor-\\nshipful Grand Master John H. Rowell, assisted by\\nRight Worshipful District Grand Master Alexander\\nM. Winn Henry H. Huse, W. M. John G. Ladd,\\nS. W.; Oliver S. Roby, J. W.; William Yeaton,\\nTreas. N. M. Rollins, Sec. J. P. Roby, S. D. N.\\nG. Foote, J. D.;= Sylvanus Smith, S. S. (i. W.\\nRoby, J. S. Sumner A. Trask, Tyler.\\nRev. Bro. L. Z. Ferris preached an installation\\nsermon in the Congregationalist Church refresh-\\nments were served in the old Washington House hall.\\nThe lodge held their communications in the old\\nhall until A. l. 5870, when the building was re-\\nmodeled. Plans were submitted to the brethren for\\na new and commodious lodge-room, for an annual\\nrental of one hundred and fifty dollars. So rapidly\\nwas the work pushed forward that the lodge was\\nenabled to hold its communications within its own\\nwalls with one exception. The record reads Met in\\nregular communication in May, 5870, at the hou.-ie of\\nBrother Smith and opened on the third degree, waiv-\\ning all ceremonies. At the regular coninuinication\\nin June we find them in their new quarters, which\\nthey occupied until the 14th of February, 1876, when\\nthe building was destroyed by fire. The lodge lost\\nits charter, jewels and furniture j the records and\\nseal the secretary, fortunately, had at his home.\\nWilliard K. Cobb Post, G. A. R., tendered the\\nlodge the use of their hall, which was accepted at a\\nrental of three doUare a communication. Wednesday\\nevening, March 8, 5876, we find a goodly number of\\nthe brethren present, ready and anxious to do with\\nall their might for the good of the order. They voted\\nto purchase a solid silver set of jewels and a set of\\nworking tools. They remained here until Thursday,\\nNovember 29, 5881, when they removed to their new\\nand beautiful lodge-rooms in Masonic Hall, built by\\nthe Masonic Hall Association over the old town\\nhall.\\nThe rooms are furnished in the very best the lodge-\\nroom proper is carpeted the chairs, altar, pedestals\\nand settees of solid black walnut an elegant Bible,\\npresented by the ladies, rests upon the altar; the\\nsolid silver jewels hang pendant from a beautiful\\nand costly set of regalias of blue silk velvet, em-\\nbroidered and bordered with heavy silver bullion\\nfringe, made and presented to the lodge by their\\nladies.\\nThe lodge has funds at interest, the brethren are\\nin harmony, and everything points to increasing\\nprosperity and usefulness.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1013.jp2"}, "853": {"fulltext": "592\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nThe lodge had nine Masters, all of whom are living.\\nBrother H. H. Huse has been elected Speaker of the\\nHouse of Representatives of New Hampshire. Of its\\ncharter members, eight have died, one was a member\\nof Governor Gilmore s Council, and one is at present\\nthe popular and efficient secretary of the New Hamp-\\nshire Fire Insurance Company.\\nOf its members, seven have died, sixteen have\\nbeen demitted the present number is seventy-seven.\\nThe following is a list of its Past Masters, the order\\nand years in which they served: Brother H. H.\\nHuse, 5867 Brother J. P. Eoby, 5868, 69, 71\\nBrother W. H. Berry ,i 6870 Brother C. H. Lane,\\n5872, 73, 74, 75; Brother L. A. Hodgdon, 5876;\\nBrother E. J. Aiken, 5877; Brother John Waldo,\\n5878; Brother H. W. Osgood, 5879, 80, 81, 84;\\nBrother Josiah Gove, 5883, and at present its Master.\\nMasonic Hall Association, Pittsfield.-\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Feeling\\nand knowing the want of a lodge-room in which the\\nbrethren could meet and feel at home, a few of the\\nbrethren of Corinthian Lodge formed themselves into\\nthe Masonic Hall Association, agreeable to the laws\\nof the State of New Hampsliire.\\nIt\u00c2\u00ab capital stock was fifteen hundred dollars, divi-\\nded into shares of twenty dollars each, which was\\nreadily taken up by members of the lodge. The as-\\nsociation leased the upper story of the old town hall\\nand built thereon a French roof, and finished the ele-\\ngant suite of rooms rented and occupied by Corinthian\\nLodge, No. 82, A. F. and A. M. At its first meeting it\\nelected Amos H. Messer, president Henry W. Os-\\ngood, treasurer Clarence Johnson, clerk Josiah\\nGove, William B. Hart well, trustees; AmosH. Messer,\\nWilliam B. Hartwell, Clarence Johnson, Charles M.\\nBailey, H. W. Osgood, building committee.\\nCHAPTER IV.\\nPITTSFIELD\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (Co\u00c2\u00ab(.\u00c2\u00ab .erf).\\nIncorporation of Town\u00e2\u0080\u0094 First Town-Meeting Doeunientiiry History\\nRepresentatives\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Town Clerks.\\nThe township was taken from Chichester and in-\\ncorporated by its present name March 27, 1782. John\\nCram was authorized to call the first meeting of the\\ninhabitants to choose town officers, etc.\\nThe meeting was held as follows\\nState of Newhanipshire i\\nKocliiDgham, Ss. Chichester, December 2G i ;i7mat a Leagal\\nmeeting of the Inhabitance of the town of Cliiclicster met according to\\nnotifycation Bate of warrant Deem the 12 i 1781.\\nILy Voted John Cram Esq bo a moderator to govern said mooting\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\n2Ly I o(\u00c2\u00ab i that there Be a Commity Cliosen on both Bids of tho town\\nto Divide said town.\\nVoted that wjlliam Chase John Cram Ksq Joseph morril Simeon Hil-\\nyard Dyer Hook Elijah Ring and Cap Jonathan Leavitt be a\\nCommitec to Divide the town of Chicliister\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nChichister Deer 2n ii-17Sl then we the Subscribers a Commiteo h^a\\nagreed in Dividing the town into two Parishes.\\nILy that the whole of tho Land in the Second and third Divisions 1 1\\nlow the River and all the third Division above s* River Shall I\\nto the north Side of the town.\\n2Ly that the South Side and north Side of the town Shall Fre x th.\\nCenters for their meeting houses within three weaks fromlhi-\\nI atc.\\n3Ly that those People that Live on Either Side of the Dividing Lii,.\\nShall havo Liberty to Poal themselves and their Estates! in\\nEither Side of the Dividing Line that thoy Shall think Lost am\\ntime within three months after that the Centers are t^- l. 1\\nfixt in the South and north parts of the town asal.u\\\\r i^lt. I\\n2Ly Put to vote to s\\nhath agreed i\\nif the town will Except of what the Committ\\non and Signed in Dividing of the town and P;\\n3Ly Voted that the Second Division of Land beloo .Snncook Puvpi in\\nS lChichesterwith that Part of the third Division bil ];l^ r\\nand the Six Ranges in Said third Division above Sail ^n k\\nRiver with the privileges and Preportion of Publick j..iii.i- i.--\\nlonging to Said Divisions may be incorporated iutu a 1 uw ii jr\\nParrisb by themselves and invested with all town Priviliges as\\nother towns in this State\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\n4Ly Voted that their may be three months Liberty alowed for any Per-\\nson or Persons to Pool themselves and their Estates Either side\\nof the Dividing Line that way they shall see best after the Cen-\\nters are Prefixed\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\noLy Voted that John Cram Esqu William Chase and Captn Jonathan\\nLeavitt a Conmiitlee to Prefer a Petition to the General Court of\\nSaid State to confirm the above votes.\\nA true Coppy fi-om the minutes\\nper Dyer H.iok town Clerk.\\nPETITION CONCERNING A DIVISION OF THE TOWN.\\nTo the HonWe the Council and House of Representatives for the State\\nof New Hampshire, in General Assembly convened at Exeter Janu-\\nary Dom. 1782\\nThe Petition of tho Inhabitants freeholders, residing in the first\\nfourth Divisions in the Township of Chichester Humbly Sheweth\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That\\na meeting of the Inhabitants of Chichester was called by the Select Men\\nof said Town in consequence of a petition of the Inhabitants who reside\\nin the Second and third Divisions in said Town for tho purpose of sev-\\nering or dividing the said Town into two distinct Parishes\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That at said\\nMeeting a Major vote was obtained in favour of said Petition That for\\nthe conveniency of the Town, your Petitioners humbly conceived and do\\nconceive that an equal division of the Town into two Parishes would be\\nnecessary if the same conld be properly effected That those said Peti-\\ntioners have obtained by the aforesaid vote more than an equal division\\nwithout the voice of the Propriety of said Township who have never been\\nconsulted thereon, and have not as yet given up the reins of Government\\ninto the hands of said Town\\nThat if a petition should he preferred to your Honours in order to\\nconfinn the aforesaid Vote, that your Honours would take this our IVii-\\ntiou under your wise consideration and direct Such Measures as shall W\\nmost conducive to the interest and welfare of said Town\u00e2\u0080\u0094 And your Pe-\\ntitioners as in duty bound will ever Pray c.\\nJohn Worth, Levi Stanyan, Jonathan Edmunds, Joseph morrill,\\nPeter ITonk, Paul moiTill, Samuel Langniaid, Samuel .Tames, Edmund\\nRaiKl T I ill Tin, 1 iii^iiiaid, Smith Morrill, William moses, Ezckiel\\nmuirii: I 1 A\\\\ illiam Seavey, Edmund Rand, Nathan Mar-\\ndiMi, Sill II 1 I I lr Hook, Danill Sanborn, William Langniaid,\\nJanir, ii:: I |ia rs,\\nri II II x I- I l;\\\\l\\\\i, |il\\\\ lHii\\\\ iiF THE TOWN.\\n11 II i: ii iiivi-sof thoStateof New\\n11,11, I,, V I, ,v I 1 a t Exeter JauT a^ 1782.\\nJluiul!;.\\\\ sip 111 J luj laii, 1,; 1^ W illuiiii Chase and Jonathan\\nLeavitt a Couimitty for and in bchiilf of the Freeholders and Inhabi-\\ntants of tho Town of Chichester in the County of Rockingham in Said\\nState-\\nThat the Said Froelioldors and Inhabitants of Chichester havo at a\\nLegal Town nlcetin;^ Voted that the Second Division of Lands in Said", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1014.jp2"}, "854": {"fulltext": "PITTSFIELD.\\n593\\nTownship below Suncook river with That part i t 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 i i 1 1 I\\nlow Said rivor and the Six ranges in Said Third 1 h i 1 1 1\\ncook river with the Priviledges Proportion of I liiii I n i m\\nto Said Divisions may be Incoi-porated into a town ;i r.uil. l..\\\\ linjn\\nselves, and Invested with all Town Priviledges aaotliur towiiB in tlii\\nState, and that there niay bo allowed three months Liberty for any Per\\nsou or P,-rson5 to Poll thomsolvos thi-ir Rstiitcs tn Kitlii-r Siil.- nf th.\\nDividii,^ r,;n,. iiin \u00e2\u0080\u009e,n iii.x i.,.ii i~-i,,r-.i n ,,it,m i, t..\u00c2\u00ab,\\nT* \u00c2\u00b0J T n\u00e2\u0084\u00a2\u00c2\u00ab f R -I..escntativosM\u00e2\u0080\u009er.-l, 22.I:\\nNew Hanipr J\\n1782\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nUix)n hearing and consulering the foregoing Petition\\nVoted that ttie prayer thereof be granted with tho following altera-\\ntions and ameudmeiita (viz) instead of Six ranges in the third Divi-\\nKion above Suncook River to allow only five ranges in said third Division\\nand that no polling shall be allowed and that the Tract of Land which\\nthey Petitioned to have set off by the name, of Pittsfield be sett off as a\\nSeparate Town and called by that name and to have all Town priviledges\\ndistinct from Chichester except in the Choice of Representatives, and that\\nthe Petitioners have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly.\\nSfnt up for Concurrence\\nTlie result of the controversy was the setting off\\nthe northern part of the town, and incorporating the\\nsame into the town of Pittsfield, by an act passed\\nMarch 27, 1782.\\nState of New hanipshire.\\nRockingham Ss\\nTo the Honorable Counsel a\\nhie Petition of us the Subscril.n\\ns Shall be Cuppled together\\n10 towupRofSaid Chiches-\\nilu l..-i,,. ,,r the inluibi-\\nand fifty Leagal vottei-s Should Ii;l\\\\l tin;\\na member to the general Court and whai\\nLeagal voters it was agreed ui on that two\\nwe your Humble Pettisonars Select men\\ntorand Pittsfield humbley P.-Ii. i li\\ntance of Said t jwns that w.- mm- i\\nerty of Choosing and Ren liii.\\nPetitioners as in Duty boun.i h.ii 1,^.\\nWii\\nIn HouHc; of Representatives, ,Tan.v 2(1, 11\\nNew Hamps J i i\\nUpon Reading Considering the foregoing petition,\\nTo/erf, That the pi-ayer thereof be grunted, A that Nurthwooi]\\nlUf^ed to be ji.ined to Cirtsfield bo Class to Kpsom AIlensti \\\\vn.\\nsame day read A Concurred.\\nCHAPTER V.\\nPITTSFIELD\u00e2\u0080\u0094 CoiKt-nuerf).\\nECCLKSIASTICAL HISTORY.\\nCongregational Church. On the 3d of June,\\n1782 (the same year in wliich the town of Pittsfield\\nwas inaugurated), the town voted to build a house\\nof worship and locate the same where the present\\ntown hall now stands. At the next town-meeting,\\nheld January 6, 1783, it was voted that the meeting-\\nhouse should be built of the same bigness of Hamp-\\nton Falls meeting-house. The building was not\\ncompleted before the spring of 1789, although the\\nframe was raised in the summer of 1787.\\nWhere was the customary place, or places, for re-\\nligious gatherings, previous to this, does not appear\\nbut, in the month of September, 1787, the Congre-\\ngational Society met at the corn-barn of Colonel\\nJohn Cram. Colonel Cram s house was the old Mc-\\nCrillis tavern-stand, and his corn-barn stood op-\\nposite, on land now belonging to the late S. Tenney s\\nestate.\\nIn 1788 the to\\\\VTi voted to hire a Congregational\\nminister for three months.\\nIn November of the year following, the year\\nwhich witnessed the inauguration of Geo. Washing-\\nton as the first President of the United States, this\\nchurch was duly organized with ten members.\\nThe council was convened November 17, 1789, at\\nthe house of Colonel John Cram, in compliance,\\nas the old record reads, with the request of this peo-\\nple by letters-missive.\\nThe following Congregational Churches were repre-\\nsented by their pastors and delegates Pastors,\\nDeerfield, Kev. Timothy Upham Loudon, Rev. Jede-\\ndiah Tucker Hopkinton, Rev. Jacob Cram Epsom,\\nRev. Ebenezer Hazeltine; Gilmanton, Rev. Isaac\\nSmith Pembroke, Rev. Zaccheus Colby Hardwick,\\nRev. Mr. Holt.\\nThe council at the same time ordained Mr. Chris-\\ntopher Paige, a graduate of Dartmouth College, as\\npastor of the church, the society having given him a\\ncall, with a settlement of sixty pounds and a\\nsalary of sixty-six pounds, annually, one-third\\nto be paid in cash, one-third in good corn at three\\nshillings per bushel and good rye at four shillings\\nper bushel, and the remaining third in good beef at\\ntwenty shillings the hundred-weight.\\nOriginally the society received a tract of fifty acres\\nof land, lying upon the south side of Catamount, not\\nfar from the old Major William Berry place. In\\n1779, at the suggestion of Colonel Cram, this land\\nwas exchauged for land belonging to him in the\\nvillage near the old parsonage house.\\nJlr. Paige s ministry continued for a little over six\\nyears. Fourteen were received into the church,\\n1 Compiled by Kev. George E. Hill.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1015.jp2"}, "855": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nmaking, willi the ten original members, a iiKmbershi|i\\nof twenty-tour.\\nAfter Mr. Paige sdismission, in January, 1796, tliere\\nappears to have been but little Congregational preach-\\ning till the year 1800. In the fall of that year Rev.\\nBenjamin Sargent, a Calvinistic Baptist, came to sup-\\nply the pulpit for some one else. His preaching was so\\nacceptable tliat he was invited to come again, and in\\nDecember following he received a call to supply the\\npulpit for a year. Mr. Sargent, it would seem, was\\nconsiderably exercised in mind over this unusual call\\nfrom a Congregational Church to one professing close-\\ncommunion sentiments, and the rasult wiis a renun-\\nciation on his part of those peculiar views held by his\\ndenomination, and he became an open-communionist.\\nMr. Sargent commenced his labors as pastor in the\\nbeginning of the year 1801. In the spring of this\\nyear tlicre was a revival of religion in town. This\\nrevival gave three additional members to the church.\\nThere were, however, twenty-one other converts.\\nThese were baptized by immersion, and on the 29th\\nof October were gathered into an open-communion\\nBaptist Church. Six months after this new Baptist\\nChurch was organized, April 29, 1802, it met, with\\nthe Congregational Church, at the meeting-house.\\nThe old record reads as follows: 1802, April 29th.\\nAt a church-meeting at the meeting-house, the two\\nchurches in Pittsfield, the Congregational Church\\nand Calvinistic Baptist Church, mutually agreed and\\npassed a vote to commune together at the table of\\nthe Lord, and each church to discipline their own\\nchurch. Attest, Jonathan Perkins, Moderator.\\nMr. Sargent continued to supjily the two churches\\nduring the remainder of his ministry, and for sixteen\\nyears the two churches regularly sat around the\\nLord s table, Deacon Perkins, of the one church, and\\nDeacon James, of the other, officiating as deacons\\nthus realizing how good and how pleasant it is for\\nbrethren to dwell together in unity Forty-four\\nunited with the churches during Mr. Sargent s min-\\nistry, sixteen with the Congregational Church and\\ntwenty-eight with the Baptist Church. On the after-\\nnoon of the Sabbath, March 15, 1818, he went into\\nhis pulpit, and while preaching was seized with a fit\\nof jialsy, which soon deprived him of sjieech and\\nreason. He died the following Thursday.\\nOn October 29, 1818, the Calvinistic Baptists with-\\ndrew from fellowship with this church and organized a\\nclosc-conununion church. There was at first no\\nlittle trouble as to which society should occupy the\\nnuctiug-house, both churches at one time occupy-\\ning it alternately,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 but this matter was afterwards\\nadjusted, the Baptists yielding their claim.\\nIn October, 1818, Mr. Abel Manning commenced\\nhis labors as stated supply, and continued for some\\ntime into the following year. During his ministry\\nfourteen were admitted to the church.\\nDill erent persons supplied the puli)it after Mr.\\nManning, until the year 1827, during which time the\\nchurch became so weak financially that it received\\naid from the Home Missionary Society, and even\\nthen preaching could be secured for but a lew months\\nof each year.\\nIn October, 1827, a call was extended to Mr. Ezra\\nScoville, who was ordained and installed November\\n21, 1827. His ministry, owing to a lack of pecuniary\\nsupport, was short, but successful, twenty -three unit-\\ning with the church under his pastorate. He was\\ndismissed September 14, 1829. For two years and a\\nhalf there is a break in the records. At the end of\\nthis period Mr. Preserved Smith was ordained to per-\\nform the work of an evangelist with this church, June\\n12, 1832. He remained less than two years, but his\\nlabors were greatly blessed, thirty-seven being received\\nduring his ministry, and all but four on rofe9sion.\\nIn October, 1834, Rev. Jonathan Curtis, of Sharon,\\nMass., having accepted a call to the pastorate, was\\ninstalled by council, Rev. Dr. Bouton, of Concord,\\npreaching the installation sermon. Mr. Curtis min-\\nistry extended over a period of nearly eleven years.\\nHe W!is an able and devoted pastor. Under his\\nministrations one hundred and sixty-eight united\\nwith the church. There were several revivals of\\ngreat power. The largest addition in one year was\\nin 1838, when forty-four united,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 all but one on con-\\nfession of faith.\\nOn the 18th of December, 1838, Edward Berry,\\nColonel Nathaniel Bachelder, Samuel White, Thomas\\nBerry, William Berry, Jr., Enoch French, John L.\\nThorndike, John Berry, Isaiah Berry and John Pot-\\nter associated themselves together for the purpose of\\npurchasing land and erecting upon the same a new\\nmeeting-house. A contract was then made to build\\na house sixty feet long and forty-one feet wide for the\\nsum of one thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars.\\nThe new building was completed in 1839. The old\\nmeeting-house, where worship had been .sustained\\nfor fifty years, was purchased by the town for a town-\\nhouse. For about thirty-seven years the church con-\\ntinued to worship in the new building, which received,\\nin the mean time, enlargement and improvements.\\nRev. Mr. Curtis was dismissed July 1, 1845, and on\\nthe 19th of November of the same year Mr. Moses\\nII. Wells was ordained pastor. During his eight\\nyears of faithful service forty were added to the\\nchurch, fourteen by profession and twenty-six by\\nletter. On account of feeble health Mr. Wells re-\\nsigned his charge in December, 1853.\\nDecember 12, 1854, Rev. J. A. Hood, of Salem,\\nMass., was installed pastor. His ministry extended\\nover a period of seven and a half years, during which\\ntime seventy-seven were added to the church, fifty-\\nfour on confession of faith. A revival in the latter\\npart of 1856 brought thirty-five into the church at\\none time. To Mr. Hood we are indebted for the his-\\ntorical sketch in the Church Manual and other\\nmatters of historic interest which ap]vear in the\\nrecords kept by him.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1016.jp2"}, "856": {"fulltext": "PITTSFIELD.\\n595\\nIn 18()1, Thomas Berry presented the society with\\na tMwer clock aud R. L. French with a bell.\\nMr. Hood s labors terminated in July, 1862. On\\ntil,. .-^Oth of November, 186.5, Mr. L. Z. Ferris, who\\nh:nl previously supplied the pulpit, was ordained and\\ninstalled pastor. His ministry covered a period of\\nnearly five years, during which twenty-one united\\nwith the church. He was dismissed in February,\\n7ii. and on the 21st of December of the same year\\nII. A. Hazen was installed pastor. During this\\nthe house of worship was repaired, and the next\\nI the Ladies Sewing Society took measures to\\nbiiiUl a vestry,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 a praiseworthy undertaking, which\\ndrew about a thousand dollars from their treasury.\\nMr. Hazen s pastorate of nearly two years termi-\\nlatnl in November, 1872.\\nlor more than a year following the church had no\\niilar supply. In the middle ofthe year 1874, Rev.\\nX. Greeley, of Gilmanton, supislied the pulpit\\nSabbaths, and his preaching gave such satis-\\ni:u uiin that his services were continued for four and\\na half years. He neither assumed nor prosecuted the\\ndistinctive work of a pastor, residing as he did out of\\ntnwn and giving his eiforts mainly to the special\\nilk of preaching. This work he enjoyed, not caring\\nill li is later years to take upon himself the responsi-\\nliilities and burdens of a parish.\\nIll the fall of the year 1875 the Young Men s\\nluistiau Association commenced a good work in the\\nxiliiii^e, followed by Mr. Fowler, the evangelist. A\\nl wrrful revival attended his labors and, as a result,\\ntMiiy-two were added to the church.\\nDuring Mr. Greeley s ministry forty-nine united\\nwith the church, all but seven by profession.\\nThe church, so richly blessed spiritually, soon met\\nwith a heavy loss. A great fire broke out on the\\niiiiilit of February 14, 1876, and on the morning of\\nii next day the house wherein fathers and children\\n1 1 lee generations had worshiped, and about which\\nred so many precious memories, was destroyed.\\n1 Here was deep sorrow over the loss, but there was\\na resolute determination to make good the same;\\nmil with courage and faith the people at once ad-\\nihessed themselves to the work of building a new\\nh luse of worship. A warrant was posted on the 28th\\not February, out ofthe very ashes, as it were, calling\\nthe society together, March 13th, when it was\\npiijn]]itly voted to build on the old site, and a\\nliuilding committee was appointed, consisting of\\n-Messrs. W. H. Berry, R. L. French, W. C. Adams, J.\\n.Tohnston and John Waldo. Subsequently, May\\n4, 1S76, this committee were instructed to build a\\nnew church and vestry. At this very meeting it was\\nvoted to raise one thousand dollars for preaching the\\nensuing year. That was a time of pluck and of\\nconsecration.\\nSoon the diihrU of the ruins was cleared, the\\nfoundations were laid and the walls began to rise, the\\nchurch in the mean time worshiping in the Grand\\nArmy Hall, kindly tendered them by the W. K. Coblj\\nPost 29. How well the- committee executed their\\ntrust, let the building itself tell,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 substantial and con-\\nvenient as it is in its arrangements, harmonious in its\\nproportions, and with its commodious chapel and ladies\\nroom, leaving scarcely anything to be desired, at a\\ncost of a little over thirteen thousand dollars they\\nerected one of the most comely church edifices in the\\nState. The money was raised from the insurance on\\nthe old house, by the proceeds of the sale of pews and\\nby generous subscriptions, two members of the\\nchurch and society giving one thousand dollars each,\\nnamely, John L. Thorndike and John True. The\\nbeautiful and sweet-toned organ, as well as the car-\\npet and cushions, was procured through the efforts of\\nthe Ladies Benevolent Society. The clock on the\\ntower was the gift of John L. French, Esq., and the\\nbell, recast from the metal of the old bell melted in\\nthe fire, was presented by the original donor, Hon. R.\\nL. French.\\nOn the 13th of February, 1878, just two days less\\nthan one year from the destruction of the old meet-\\ning-house, the new building was dedicated free from\\ndebt to the worship of the Triune God. The sermon\\nwas preached by Rev. Mr. Greeley and the dedicatory\\nprayer was offered by Rev. S. L. Blake, of Con-\\ncord.\\nOn the 2d of May, 1879, Rev. John W. Colwell be-\\ncame acting pastor of the church, and continued till\\nJanuary 30, 1881, during which period the spiritual\\nlife of the church was steadily and healthfully devel-\\noped, twenty having been received into the church,\\nten on confession of faith and ten by letter.\\nIn the month of June, 1879, there was a great tem-\\nperance awakening throughout the town, as a result\\nof which nearly a thousand persons signed the pledge.\\nThe ninetieth anniversary of the church, which\\ntook place November 16, 1879, was an enjoyable and\\nmemorable occasion. A discourse was jircached in\\nthe morning by Rev. Mr. Colwell, followed by a\\nunion communion service in the afternoon and a\\nunion praise service in the evening. All of these meet-\\nings were largely attended. On the following Mon-\\nday evening there was a social gathering ofthe church\\nand congregation in the chapel, a bountiful enter-\\ntainment being provided by the ladies.- (To Mr.\\nColwell s excellent anniversary sermon on that occa-\\nsion we are indebted for the greater part of the mater-\\nials for this sketch.)\\nOn the 29th of June, 1881, Rev. Geo. E. Hill,\\nthe present pastor, was duly in.stalled by council the\\nsermon preached by Rev. W. V. W. Davis, of Man-\\nchester installing prayer by Rev. Jeremiah Blake\\ncharge to the pastor by Rev. Lyman White right\\nhand of fellowship by Rev. C. E. Harrington and\\naddress to the people by Rev. S. S. N. Greeley.\\nDuring Mr. Hill s ministry, up to the present time\\nof writing, twenty jiersons have united with the\\nchurch, thirteen by profession and seven by letter.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1017.jp2"}, "857": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MEIUIDIACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSIIIllE.\\nThe total membership of the church from its or-\\nganization to this date, July 1, 1885, is five hundred\\nand twenty. The present membership is one hun-\\ndred and fifty-one, males, forty-eight females, one\\nhundred and three. One hundred and eighty-one\\nchildren have received Christian baptism.\\nThe names of the several deacons of the church\\nare as follows Jonathan Perkins, who was chosen in\\n1789 and served forty years Edward Berry and Eb-\\nenezer Prescott, chosen in 1828 Dr. Jonathan C.\\nPrescottin 1839; John L. Thorndike in 1844; Reu-\\nben L. French in 1855 William C. Adams in 1856;\\nEdward J. Aiken in 1877 John W. Johnston in\\n1881 Stephen R. Watson and M. Harvey Nutter in\\n1885. Deacon Adams, the present senior deacon,\\nhas served in this capacity nearly thirty years.\\nThe Sabbath-school was organized about the year\\n1818. John L. Thorndike was its first superinten-\\ndent and held the oflice for sixteen years. He was\\nsucceeded by Dr. Jeremiah Blake. Since then the\\nsuccessive superintendents have been as follows Ne-\\nhemiah Berry, Dr. Charles T. Berry, Rev. J. A.\\nHood, R. L. French, William P. Adams, J. W.\\nJohnson, M. Harvey Nutter and John S. Rand.\\nThe number of scholars and teachers registered\\nduring the present year is two hundred. The Sun-\\nday-school has proved a powerful auxiliary to the\\nchurch, and many from its ranks have entered the\\nfold of the Good Shepherd.\\nThe church has been liberal in its contributions to\\nthe support of home and foreign missions and the\\ngeneral Christian work at home and abroad. Dur-\\ning the ninety-six years of its history it has given\\nover eighty thousand dollars for church-building pur-\\nposes, for preaching and benevolent objects. The\\nLadies Benevolent Society deserves honorable men-\\ntion in this connection for its warm sympathy and\\nself-sacrificing devotion to the church and for its ef-\\nforts in helping the poor and needy.\\nThis church has ever been Congregational in its\\nspirit and practice, managing its own affairs without\\ndictation from any extraneous human authority and\\ngoverned by the will of the majority of its mem-\\nbers, who look to Christ alone as their head.\\nWeekly devotional meetings have been sustained\\nfrom the beginning almost without interruption, and\\nthough the spiritual life of the church has fluctuated\\nat times, the fire on the altar has never been suffered\\nto go out.\\nMay its future be even more bright than the past\\nPeace be within her walls and prosperity within\\nher palaces.\\nFree-Will Baptist Church. From the earliest\\nrecords of this church now extant we learn that prior\\nto February 3, 1791, the people who called them-\\nselves Frec-Will Baptists formally covenanted with\\nGod and one another to accept Christ as their own\\n1 By John T. Hill.\\nLord and Law-giver, and they were worshiping in two\\nplaces as two bodies; but on the above date repre-\\nsentatives of the two bodies met in council and agreed\\nto write a new church covenant or .spiritual agree-\\nment, to which the following persons subscribed\\ntheir names Robert Dickey, Thomas Blake, Joseph\\nTowle, David Knowlton, Joseph Mason, Mary Knowl-\\nton, Elizabeth Towle, and from this date and meet-\\ning the church dates its birth. Immediately preced-\\ning this date there was an extensive reformation in\\nand around the town of Pittsfield, in which Benjamin\\nRandall, Joseph Bovely, David Knowlton, Isaac\\nTownsend and John Buzzell were the principal\\nworkers.\\nOn October 15, 1791, at an adjourned monthly\\nmeeting, the church voted to donate to Benjamin\\nRandall one pound and four shillings in money or\\ncorn.\\nThe first record of administering the Lord s Sup-\\nper was on the Lord s Day following December 10,\\n1791, Daniel Philbrick officiating.\\nThe first record of delegates to New Durham Quar-\\nterly Meeting were David Knowlton, Daniel Phil-\\nbrick meeting held at Barnstead.\\nJune 3, 1792, David Knowlton, Thomas Blake, Na-\\nthaniel Chase and Perkins Philbrick were chosen to\\nattend as delegates the New Hampshire Yearly Meet-\\ning at New Durham.\\nAugust 12, 1795, David Knowlton was ordained to\\npreach the gospel by a council consisting of John\\nBuzzell, Daniel Lord, Joseph Bovely and Benjamin\\nRandall.\\nAmong the ministers who labored for this church\\nin its early history we find the following names\\nDavid Knowlton, Samuel B. Dyer, Bickford,\\nEzekiel True, Silas Bean, Ebenezer Knowlton and\\nJohn Knowles.\\nMay 7, 1831, David Marks being present at the\\nregular monthly meeting, preached a sermon.\\nOn May 2, 1838, another church was organized\\nand known as the Second Free-Will Baptist Church\\nof Pittsfield, until A. d. 1840, October 18th, when, the\\nFirst Church having lost its visibility, by a vote of the\\nchurch, its title was changed and called the First\\nFree-Will Baptist Church. It vfas organized in the\\nhall of Stephen W. Libbey. The council consisted of\\nElders Enoch Place and Daniel P. Cilley, who\\nadopted a constitution and church covenant, which\\nwas signed by the following-named persons, viz.:\\nStephen W. Libbey, Levi True, True Norris, Thomas\\nSmith, Nehemiah Chase, Shurburne Greene, Newell\\nBrown, Enoch Page, Joseph D. Emerson, Solomon\\nSanders, John D. Hillierd, Belinda A. Savory, Eliza\\nSmith, Abigail Green, Dorothy Blake, Mary J. Chase,\\nMary T. Brown, Lucy Page, Judith Chase, Nancy\\nDennett, Rebecca B. Langly, Lois B. Langly, Me-\\nhitable L. Dow and Hannah Morrill. All of the\\nabove-named persons have gone to their reward, ex-\\ncept Elder Daniel P. Cilley and Dorothy Blake (now", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1018.jp2"}, "858": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1019.jp2"}, "859": {"fulltext": "Jt,(^u^", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1020.jp2"}, "860": {"fulltext": "PITTSFIELD.\\n597\\nhav-\\nMrs. Andrew J. Young), Mrs. Hannah M\\ning died in 1884.\\nThe whole number of members of this church from\\nits organization in 1838 is five hundred and forty-\\nthree present membership, one huadred and si.xty-\\nfive well united and enjoying a healthy and strong\\ngrowth at peace with all the other churches and\\npastors of the town and desiring the prosperity of\\nall.\\nThis church became a member of the New Durliam\\nQuarterly Meeting May 25, 1838.\\nFirst pastor was Rev. D. P. Cilley, from March 2,\\n1839, to March, 1843. He was followed by Rev. J. E.\\nDavis, May, 1843, to October, 1846; Rev. Ezekiel\\nTrue, July, 1847, to May, 18.51 Rev. Silas Curtis,\\nNovember 5, 18.52, to November, 1856 Rev. Hosea\\nCiuiuby, February, 1857, to September, 1860 Rev.\\nJ. B. Davis, October 4, 1862, to June 6, 1863 Rev.\\nH. F. Snow, February, 1864, to Rev. B.\\nF. Pritchard, August 7, 1866, to July, 1867 Rev.\\nE. A. Stockman, May 2, 1868, to September 25, 1870\\nRev. A. Deering, April 1, 1871, to 1874 Rev.\\nHosea Quinby, January 9, 1875, to April, 1876 Rev.\\nGeorge S. Hill, July, 1876, to December, 1876 Rev.\\nF. E. Davison, March 7, 1877, to January, 1878; Rev.\\nJ. C. Osgood, April 1, 1878, to April 1, 1882; Rev.\\nA. J. Eastman, May 1, 1882, to May 1, 1885; Rev.\\nE. P. Moulton, May 1, 1885, the present pastor.\\nThe meeting-house now occupied was completed in\\n1838 and dedicated December 12, 1838. Dedicatory\\nsermon by Elder Daniel P. Cilley.\\nThe house was enlarged and remodeled in 1852 at\\nan expense of twelve hundred dollars. Re-dedicated\\nAugust 4, 1853. Sermon by Elder Silas Curtis.\\nThe Free- Will Baptist Sunday-School was organ-\\nized November 20, 1853, by Rev. Silas Curtis, John\\nS. Osborne and others.\\nEzra C. Willard was the first superintendent of the\\nschool John S. Osborn the first clerk, holding the\\noffice twenty years and for many years a teacher in\\nthe school, deacon and church clerk John Smith\\nwas an active, earnest laborer in the Sunday-school,\\nalso deacon and church clerk. The last two brethren\\nhave gone to their long home, Brother .Smith hav-\\ning died January 2, 1884; Brother Osborn. June 22,\\n1885.\\nThe whole number of superintendents to date,\\neleven the present incumbent, John T. Hill, having\\nserved nine years. Dudley B. S. Adams served as\\nclerk seven years and is now at rest. L. D. Much-\\nmore is the present clerk.\\nThe average number of scholars during its exist-\\nence is eighty-two and a half; present number, one\\nhundred and ninety. It has a library of four hun-\\ndred volumes. Within its wheel is a Band of Hope\\n(little missionary workers), w^ho are contributing\\ntwenty-five dollars toward supporting a school in\\nIndia.\\nAn Episcopal Mission was established here some\\nyears since, but has been practically abandoned.\\nThere is also a Baptist Church and an Advent Church\\nhere, but we have been unable to secure any infor-\\nmation concorniuij: thcni.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nHON. HIRAM A. ri PTLK.\\nHon. Hiram A. Tuttle w:is born in Barnstead Oc-\\ntober 16, 1837, being the elder of a family of two\\nsons. His father, George Tuttle, and his grandfather,\\nColonel John Tuttle, were also natives of the same\\ntown. His great-grandfather, John Tuttle, settled in\\nBarnstead in 1776, coming there from that locality in\\nDover known as Back River, where a part of the\\nTuttle family had resided since the settlement there\\nof their emigrant ancestor, John Tuttle, who came\\nfrom England before 1641.\\nHis mother, Judith Mason (Davis) Tuttle, is a de-\\nscendant from Samuel Davis, a soldier of the Revo-\\nlution, and one of the primeval settlers of Barnstead.\\nBrave soldiers of the Davis family from four genera-\\ntions have represented that town in the four great\\nwars in which the country has been engaged.\\nWhen Mr. Tuttle was nine years of age he moved\\nwith his father s family to the adjoining town of\\nPittsfield, where he attended the public schools and\\nPittsfiold Academy, while the latter was under the\\ncharge successively of I. F. Folsora, Lewis W. Clark\\nand Professor Dyer H. Sanborn.\\nAfter having been engaged in several vocations, iu\\nall of which he showed industry and faithfulness, at\\nthe age of seventeen years he became connected with\\nthe clothing establishment of Lincoln Shaw, of\\nConcord, where he remained several years. The\\nability and zeal which he exhibited while there won\\nfor him the confidence and respect of his employers,\\nwho established him in the management of a branch\\nstore in Pittsfield, of which he soon became the pro-\\nprietor. His business increased, gradually at first\\nand then rapidly, till his establishment had gained an\\nextensive patronage, and ranked among the largest\\nclothing houses in the State. It is so favorably re-\\nmembered by former residents and patrons that orders\\nare received for goods from distant States and Terri-\\ntories. Mr. Tuttle has also been interested in real\\nestate. He has built many dwelling-houses, includ-\\ning a fine residence for himself, and the best business\\nbuildings in the village. He w:is one of the prime\\nmovers in organizing the Pittsfield Aqueduct Com-\\npany, which furnishes an abundance of pure water to\\nthe village for domestic and fire purposes, and sub-\\nscribed for a large part of its capital stock. In many\\nways he has promoted the growth, social and business", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1023.jp2"}, "861": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\ninterests and general prosperity of his adopted town.\\nHe is a trustee of the Savings Bank, a director of\\nthe National Bank and a trustee of the academy in\\nPittsfield.\\nWhen he had attaiiRil his majority, in 1859, he ex-\\npressed his intention of casting his first vote with\\nthe Republicans, although all his relatives belong to\\nthe Democratic party. The Democrats of Pittsfield\\nhad been victorious and powerful since the days of\\nJackson, under such distinguished leaders as Moses\\nNorris, Jr., Charles H. Butters and Lewis W. Clark,\\nall being able lawyers, impressive public speakers\\nand having popular manners. Mr. Norris, a native\\nof the town, represented it repeatedly in the Legis-\\nlature, was Speaker of the House twice, a councilor,\\nrepresentative in Congress four years, and was elected\\nto the United States Senate for six years while resid-\\ning here. The ability and courteous manners of Mr.\\nClark (now Judge Lewis W. Clark) made him no less\\npopular than Mr. Norris with all classes, during the\\nshorter time he was in business life in town. Seeing\\nin young Tuttle qualities that might make him trou-\\nblesome if opposed to them, but useful if in accord\\nwith their party, the Democrats used their most emi-\\nnent persuasive powers to induce him to cleave to\\nthe party of all his kindred and vote with the hitherto\\nvictorious; but he obeyed his convictions, and re-\\nmained true to the Republican party. In 1860 the\\nRepublicans, though so long hopelessly beaten, made\\na sharp contest. When the day of election came\\nMr. Clark was elected moderator, having been a most\\nacceptable presiding officer for several years. The\\nelection of town clerk was made the test of the\\nstrength of the two parties. After a very exciting\\nballot, Mr. Tuttle was elected town clerk, and the\\nDemocrats were beaten for the first time in thirty-\\nthree years.\\nAlthough Pittsfield has a Democratic majority\\nunder normal circumstances, Mr. Tuttle has received\\nthe support of a large majority of its votes at times\\nwhen his name has l)ccii presnitnl for position In\\n1873 and 1874 he was iv|ii maiiN to the Legisla-\\nture. In 1876 he recL-ivcil an :i|i| iintnient, with the\\nrank of colonel, on the stalf of Governor Cheney,\\nand with ihe Governor and staff visited the Centen-\\nnial Exposition at Philadelphia. He was elected a\\nmember of the Executive Council from the Second\\nDistrict in 1878, and was re-elected in 1879, under the\\nnew Constitution, for the term of two years.\\nMr. Tuttle has been very successful in all that he\\nhas undertaken; but his thrift has never made him\\narrogant or indifferent. He has cheerfully shared\\nwith others the results of the good fortune that Provi-\\ndence has granted him. He is an agreeable and\\ncompanionable gentleman in all the honorable rela-\\ntions of life.\\nAs a citi/en, neighbor and frieiul he is held in the\\nhighest ostiniatii)n.\\nlie lias furnislied eiuplovment for nianv and has\\nbeen kind to the poor, very respectful to the aged,\\ncharitable to the erring and a sympathizing helper\\nof the embarrassed and unfortunate. Few men have\\nmore or firmer personal friends, whose friendship is\\nfounded on kindness and substantial favors received.\\nHe gives with remarkable generosity to all charitable\\nobjects presented to him, and is very hospitable in\\nhis pleasant home. Mr. Tuttle accepts the Christian\\nreligion and worships with the Congregational\\nChurch. While he contributes very liberally for the\\nsupport of the denomination of his choice, he does\\nnot withhold a helping hand from the other religious\\nsects in his. town.\\nIn his domestic relations he has been very for-\\ntunate. He married, in 1859, Miss Mary C. French,\\nthe only child of John L. French, Esq., formerly\\ncashier of the Pittsfield Bank. Their only child\\nHattie French Tuttle\u00e2\u0080\u0094 born January 17, 1861, was\\neducated at Wellesley College.\\nDR. RICHARD PERLEY JEWETT TEXXEV.\\nDr. R. p. J. Tenney was born in Loudon, N. H.,\\nAugust 18, 1810. His father. Dr. William Tenney,\\nwas a native of Rowley, Mass., and a descendant of\\nThomas Tenney, a member of one of the forty Puritan\\nfamilies who, with their pastor. Rev. Ezekiel Roger-s,\\ncame from Rowley, Yorkshire, England, in 1639, and\\nsettled that ancient town. After studying medicine\\nwith Dr. Amos Spoffbrd, of Rowley, he settled in\\nLoudon, N. H., about 1790, where for more than\\nthirty years he was a popular and prominent (iliy-\\nsician.\\nDr. Tenney, the younger, was, at the age of four-\\nteen years, deprived by the death of his father of\\nthat paternal counsel and guidance so necessary in\\nthat critical period of life when the foundation of\\nmoral and business habits is laid, and called to assist\\na widowed mother in the care of two brothers and a\\nsister, all younger than himself. He discharged his\\nincreased filial and fraternal duties in a commendable\\nmanner.\\nAlthough it had been the often-expressed design\\nof his father that neither of his sons should encoun-\\nter the hardships incident to the life of a country\\nlihysician, after a preparatory course at Gilmanton\\nAcademy, he studied medicine at Gilmanton under\\nthe direction of Dr. Asa Crosby, founder of that dis-\\ntinguished medical family whose labors have re-\\nflected so much of honor on society, college and\\nState. He attended medical lectures at Harvard in\\n1829; at Dartmouth, 1830 and 1831, and took his\\nmedical degree from the latter college at the close of\\nthe lecture term of 1831, being then but twenty-one\\nyears of age. He soon after settled in Loudon, where,\\nwith earnest devotion to his profession, and aided by\\nthe prestige of his father, he rapidly acquired a good\\n])ractice.\\nAfter sixteen years of his professional life being", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1024.jp2"}, "862": {"fulltext": "PITTSFIELD.\\n599\\nspent in the town of his nativity, he moved to the\\nneighboring town of Pittsfield, and immediately en-\\ntered upon a large business there, still retaining most\\nof liis former patrons. With duties thus augmented,\\nthe remainder of his life was exceedingly busy and\\nlaborious.\\nDr. Tenney became a Fellow of the New Hamp-\\nshire Medical Society in 1836, and was the oldest liv-\\ning member, except Dr. Ezra Carter, of Concord,\\nwho was admitted in 1826. He was called to various\\npositions of honor in tlie society. With Dr. C. P.\\nOage, he represented it in the convention held in New\\nYork City in 1846, at which the American Medical\\nAssociation was formed. He was elected president\\nof the society in 1867.\\nAs a physician. Dr. Tenney was successful, whether\\nhis professional labor be judged by the amount per-\\nformed, methods used or results obtained. He was\\nin the habit of taking charge of patients in more\\nthan a dozen towns. We have the best authority for\\nthe statement that his average time of sleep did not\\nexceed five hours in the twenty-four, and he was\\nnever idle. It would seem almost impossible for one\\nto do more than he did during a large part of his\\nbusiness life.\\nOne of the earliest to discard that treatment known\\nas heroic, which prevailed when he began to pre-\\nscribe, he adopted milder means, which were cer-\\ntainly very acceptable to his patients, and which soon\\nbecame reasonable to his medical associates.\\nHe liad a very happy manner in dealing with his\\npatients, and wonderful power to inspire confidence\\nin them. The way he entered my sick-room was\\nmedicine to me, said an intelligent lawyer, whose\\nfamily physician he had been during his whole medi-\\ncal career. Often called as consulting physician, he\\nwas faithful and assuring both to patients and i hy-\\nsicians especially to young physicians. He never\\naffected superior knowledge or experience never ob-\\ntruded his opinions never boasted and seldom men-\\ntioned his fortunate cases, but frankly gave such\\nclear and practical advice as made his counsel very\\ndesirable. Attending to all branches of the profes-\\nsion, and answering calls at all times, he shirked no\\nduty, however disagreeable, and seldom excused\\nhimself, but treated each case conscientiously, using\\nhis utmost ability. The rich and the poor, the thank-\\nful and the ungrateful, seemed to receive uniform con-\\nsideration and kindness at his hands.\\nWhile he preferred the practice of medicine, he\\nnever avoided surgical cases when duty or humanity\\ncalled, but did many creditable things in tliis branch.\\nHe would generously share the difficult and legally\\ndangerous surgical responsibilities of other physicians\\nwhich he might well have avoided. In obstetric\\npractice he was singularly fortunate. He stated, a\\nfew weeks prior to his death, that he had attended\\ntwo thousand four hundred births. His records were\\ncarefully kept. For many years he held the position\\nof pension surgeon and examined applicants from a\\nlarge territory.\\nAs a citizen, Dr. Tenney was justly esteemed and\\nbeloved by all classes, for he was always ready to\\nlend a helping hand to any movement that tended to\\nrelieve, reclaim or elevate his fellow-men.\\nThe prominent traits of his character were indus-\\ntry, courtesy and generosity. Though so busy, lie\\nnever was in such haste that he would not give at-\\ntentive audience to all who approached him, and care-\\nful consideration to wants expressed. Those who\\nknew him confidently counted before-hand on a liberal\\ndonation to any benevolent or worthy object presen-\\nted to him. None who came to him for assistance\\nwent away with empty hand. With his numerous\\ndebtors he dealt in the most indulgent manner. He\\nacted as though he fully believed the Divine declara-\\ntion, It is more blessed to give than to receive.\\nAlthough his time was so fully occupied with profes-\\nsional engagements, yet he faithfully discharged the\\nduties of every public trust which he assumed. He\\nwas connected with both the banks in Pittsfield, was\\npresident of the trustees of Pittsfield Academy, and\\nalso for many years president of the Suncook Branch\\nof the New Hampshire Bible Society.\\nDuring the eventful years of 1861, 62 and 63 he\\nwas a member of the Executive Council in the admin-\\nistration of Governor Berry. Dr. Tenney was very\\nhappy in his domestic relations. He was married\\n(1834) to Hannah A. Sanborn, of (iilmanton, N. H.,\\na sister of Professor E. D. Sanborn, of Dartmouth\\nCollege. She, with their only child, a widowed\\ndaughter, survives him.\\nSoon after commencing the practice of medicine\\nDr. Tenney made a public profession of religion, and\\nunited with the Congregational Church, in which he\\nwas an active worker, and to the support of which he\\ncontributed liberally of his means for many years.\\nDuring the last fifteen years of his life he was of the\\nEpiscopal communion, and was one of the chief mov-\\ners in erecting the chapel and establishing the parish\\nof St. Stephen in Pittsfield, of which he was a gener-\\nous supporter and a warden at the time of his death.\\nDr. Tenney loved peace, and would make great\\npersonal sacrifice to avoid contention or controversy.\\nAlthough extremely sensitive to unkindness, he\\nseemed almost incapable of retaliation, or even resent-\\nment. He had an easy and becoming dignity, and\\nwiis a thorough gentleman in all his words and acts, a\\nposition from which he could not be surprised.\\nThough his thoughts were carefully expressed, he\\nwas not a great talker, but, what is much more rare, a\\npatient and excellent listener. He dispensed a lib-\\neral hospitality, and delighted in entertaining his\\nguests.\\nHe was so healthy and vigorous that he took no va-\\ncation for one period of twenty years; and he was\\ndetained from business but very little by accident or\\nillness until the last few weeks of his life.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1025.jp2"}, "863": {"fulltext": "600\\nHISTORY OF MERRDIACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE\\nHe died June 16, 1876, after a painful illness of\\nsome weeks duration. He looked certain death in\\nthe face for weeks, with unimpaired reason, thouglit-\\nftilly and trustingly. While passing through this\\nterrible ordeal he seemed to comprehend his situation\\nas fully as it Ls given to mortals to ween, withoutshow-\\ning fear or mental agitation.\\nHis manner was calm and manly. Waiting for\\nJesus, was his frequent reply to salutation and\\ninquiry. After more than forty days of severest suf-\\nfering his prostration had become so great that\\nevidence of pain ceased, reason left its seat, and,\\nhe lay many hours in a quiet, unconscious state, and,\\nwithout a struggle, passed calmly away.\\n[lis sufferings ended with tbe day\\nYet lived he at its close,\\nAnd breathed the long, long night away,\\nIn \u00c2\u00bbtatue-like repose.\\nBut e er the sun in all his state\\nIllumed tbe eastern skies,\\nHe passed through glory s morning gate,\\nAnd walked in Paradise. i\\nBENJAMIX EMEESOX, ESQ.\\nIn the days long gone, when the courts held their\\nterms in Gilmanton, there were lawyers toward whom\\nthe eyes of the children turned with wondering in-\\nterest. They contended one against another with\\nforce and eloquence, and carried green bags, in\\nwhich our childhood imagined was deposited their\\nammunition. Later knowledge discovers they were\\nbriefs, undoubtedly of precious worth; skeletons\\nof their sermons, or pleadings, and to be found of\\nsolid worth to their clients before their causes were ad-\\njusted. Well we remember the giant form and tower-\\ning intellect of Jeremiah Mason, the profound lawyer\\nthe keen, logical Ichabod Bartlett; and the strong\\nman, deeply read and of high standing in the profes-\\nsion, Daniel Christie. Then there were the acute\\nlawyers, Stephen Moody, Lyman B. Walker, Ben-\\njamin Emerson, and younger men who were seeking\\nafter the success and fame of their elder brethren.\\nBenjamin Emerson was born in Alfred, Me., March\\n20, 1792. He was the son of Joseph and Lydia\\n(Durrell) Emerson, who was daughter of Benjamin\\nand Judith Durrell, and was born December 26,\\n1748. Benjamin was educated at the common schools\\nof his native village, and then fitted for college at\\nBerwick Academy, South Berwick, Me. He entered\\nDartmouth College and graduated from that institu-\\ntion in the class of 1816. Many of the members of\\nthis class became eminent men in after-yeare, and of\\ntwenty-four who composed the graduating class that\\nyear, ten were still living when, in 1866, they held a\\n1 The above sketch of Dr. Tenney s life is abridged and adapted fiMui\\na memoir by Dr. John Wheeler, of Pittsficld. and contributed by him to\\nthe New Hampshire Medical Society at its annual ntoeting June 19,\\nsemi-centennial reunion, and among the number was\\nEsq. Benjamin Emerson.\\nHe married, first, Mrs. Rebecca (Story) Porter, a\\ndaughter of Rev. Isaac and Rebecca Bradstreet\\nStory, of Marblehead, Mass., and widow of Emerson\\nPorter. They were married June 6, 184.5. He mar-\\nried his second wife January 31, 1847, MLss Frances\\nLeighton, daughter of Cxeneral Samuel and Frances\\nLeighton, of Eliot, Me., but at that time resident of\\nAlfred, Me. Esq. Emerson lived through busy years\\nto an advanced age, from an early life of bodily feeble-\\nness. Immediately after his graduation at Dart-\\nmouth he went to Gilmanton and engaged in the\\npractice of law.\\nHe was admitted to the bar in 1822 was repeatedly\\nmoderator of the town-meeting; was four sessions\\nrepresentative of the town was one of the select-\\nmen, and in a variety of positions was prominent and\\nuseful. A year or so after bis second marriage he\\nremoved to Pittsfield, where his subsequent life was\\nspent.\\nAs a business man he was succes^\u00e2\u0080\u00a2ful, and accu-\\nmulated a handsome property, continuing his legal\\npractice, more or less, nearly to the time of his death.\\nHe was selectman and held various town offices in\\nPittsfield; was a director of the Pittsfield Bank for\\nmany years. The Suncook Valley Railroad had in\\nhim a strong advocate, so also the Pittsfield Water-\\nworks a late grand improvement in the town. Mr.\\nEmerson was an able speaker, and his powerful words\\nwere ever ready in behalf of every cause or enterprise\\nfor the good of the people. Politically, he was an\\nOld-Line Whig, and upon the organization of the\\nRepublican party he gave to that his earnest and\\nhearty support. Mr. Emerson was a member of the\\nCongregational Church at Gilmanton Iron- Works\\nafterward of the church in Pittsfield. In the little\\nmeetings for social worship, and, at times, in crowded\\nassemblies, his utterances for truth and righteousness\\nwere bold and impressive. Mr. Emerson was a\\nstudious, thoughtful man, possessed a remarkable\\nmemory, and, by a varied course of reading and\\nstudy, kept himself always abreast of the times.\\nIt was by the unanticipated Sabbath supply of the\\nchurch in Pittsfield for four years, and occasional\\ntarrying among its pleasant families, that the writer\\nof this sketch had renewal of knowledge of Esq.\\nEmerson. He was frequently with him in his last\\nbrief sickness, and with him when his feet were\\nstepping down into the cold river. There was no-\\nticeable the lawyer s critical, searching investigation\\nof the evidence, the characteristics and valid\\ngrounds of a genuine faith and hope, and of reading a\\ntitle clear to a heavenlv inheritance. Mr. Emerson\\nwas long a Frtr\\nfraternity. Hi^\\nfield, January S-\\ncient cemetery\\nMeeting-House.\\n.1 V,\\n1 member of the Masonic\\n:K-e at his home in Pitt.s-\\nlis interment in the an-\\n,n, at the old Smith", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1026.jp2"}, "864": {"fulltext": "A\\nV", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1029.jp2"}, "865": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1030.jp2"}, "866": {"fulltext": "PITTSFIELD.\\n601\\nMrs. Emerson s brother, Dr. Usher P. Leigh ton,\\nbecame a celebrated physician in Ohio, and was one\\nof the most noble and generous of men. The Leigh-\\ntons of this country are descended from three brothers\\nwho came from England in 1650. Two of thcni\\nsettled on the Piscataqua and the other at Plymouth.\\nFrom these all of the Leightons are descended. Sam-\\nuel Leighton, the progenitor of this branch, was an\\nofficer in the Kevolutiouary army. His sou. General\\nSamuel Leighton, of militia fame, was several tci-ms a\\nmember of the Legislature of Massachusetts.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1031.jp2"}, "867": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF SALISBURY\\nBY JOHN J. DEARBORN JI.D., TOWN HISTORIAN.\\nCHAPTER I.\\nThe name Salisbury is derived from the Latin\\n3alus, which signifies safety, or health, and the\\nAnglo-Saxon bury, or burgh, a corporate town,\\nhence, the town of health and safety. It was named\\ndirectly from Salisbury, Mass., which was so called\\nfrom Salisbury, England.\\nIt is situated in latitude 43\u00c2\u00b0 23 on the west bank\\nof the Merrimack and Pemigewasset Rivers, sixteen\\nmiles north of Concord and eighty miles from Boston.\\nIt was originally bounded north by Andover, east by\\nthe rivers, above named, south by Boscaweu and\\nWarner, west by AVarner and what was Kearsarge\\nGore, and contains twenty-eight thousand six hun-\\ndred acres.\\nThe town has produced more brains than any other\\nmunicipality in New Hampshire, other things being\\nequal. There are three, perhaps four, hamlets in the\\ntown, but the main dependence of her people has\\nalways been upon the native products of the soil.\\nFor many years her hardy and fearless settlers were\\nthe pioneers of civilization, repelled the assaults of\\nsavage beasts and more savage men, defended their\\nrude dwellings from violence and destruction, and\\nbared their brows to the tomahawk and sealping-knife\\nand their breasts to the Indian bullet. Through the\\nfire and blood of a seven years Revolutionary war\\nher sons shrank from no toil and no danger that\\nthey might establish a free country. For several\\nyears after its settlement there rose no smoke from\\nthe habitation of any white man between Salisbury\\nand the settlements on the rivers of Canada. Her\\nwomen were slain by the tomahawk, and her men and\\nmaidens ambushed, seized, made to run the gauntlet\\nand carried away into captivity while the inhabitants\\nof other towns were obliged to abandon their recently-\\nmade homes, the stalwart inhabitants of Salisbury\\nstood firm, built their cabins and defended them.\\nWhen Philip Call, Nathaniel Maloon, Jacob\\nMorrill, Ephraim Collins, Samuel Scribner, Robert\\nBarber, John Bowen, Jonathan Greeley, John and\\nEbeuezer Webster, Andrew Bohonon and Edward\\nEastman and their associates built their rude dwell-\\nings in Salisbury (then Stevenstown) they formed the\\nexposed picket-line in this State, and they maintained\\nit till the peace of 1763, notwithstanding Nathaniel\\nMaloon, his wife and three children were seized by\\nthe Indians and carried to Canada and sold into cap-\\ntivity, and the wife of Philip Call was murdered, and\\nSamuel Scribner and Robert Barber were also cap-\\ntured and sold into captivity.\\nIn the cause of religion Salisbury was equal to any\\nother town in the State, and in 1773, Rev. Jonathan\\nSearle settled over the Congregational Church, which\\nchurch has continued to this day. Long before Concord\\nmade a move Salisbury had established an academy,\\nwhich was one of the noted institutions of learning\\nin the State. When the Merrimack County Agricul-\\ntural Society was formed, in 1824, Salisbury furnished\\nmore members than any other town, and their first\\ngathering was at Salisbury.\\nWhen we speak of great men, how illustrious does\\nthis noble old town appear! what a roll of honor does\\nshe furnish! The Websters, the Bartletts, the\\nPettengills, the Eastmans, the Haddocks, the\\nPingrees, the Smiths, the Gales, the Sawyers and the\\nGreeleys. Thomas W. Thompson, Richard Fletcher,\\nParker Noyes, Israel W. Kelley, George W. Nesmith,\\nSamuel I. Wells and Thomas Worcester became her\\ncitizens by adoption. There has been but one man\\nwho gained the title of Defender of the Constitution,\\nand he was born and reared in Salisbury. Hon.\\nIchabod Bartlett, Ezekiel Webster, Charles B.\\nHaddock, Joel Eastman, Samuel C. Bartlett (the\\nlearned president of Dartmouth College), William H.\\nBartlett, Samuel E. Pingry (present Governor of\\nVermont), all were natives of the town, and for a list\\nof other noted men the reader is referred to the col-\\nlegiate record.\\nNatural Description.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The original growth of\\nwood on land adjacent to the rivers was pitch, Norway\\nand white pine, with occasional elms, maples and\\nbirches; on the uplands all the native hard woods\\nwere found. The soil is strong, deep and loomy, with\\na substratum of pan.\\nRivers. The east part of the town is watered by\\nthe Pemigewasset and Merrimack. Blackwater passes\\nthrough the western part of the town, from north to\\nsouth, forming a large bay which abounds with a vari-\\nety of fish.\\nA considerable portion of Kearsage Mountain is\\nwithiu the bounds of Salisbury.\\nHills. Searle s (and called Mount Pisgah by", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1032.jp2"}, "868": {"fulltext": "603\\nDaniel Webster) is near the centre of the old towu.\\nOn its top was located the first church, and its top was\\nthe scene of the alarm-fires kindled as signals in the\\nperilous days of the pioneers. The other hills are\\nLoverin s, Calef, Bean, Bald, Smith s and Raccoon.\\nPonds and Brooks. Tucker s Pond is the largest\\nbody of water within the limits of the town. Green-\\nough s and Wilder s Ponds complete the list. Bog or\\nBan ley, Chance Pond, Stirrup Iron, Punch and Wig-\\nwag Brooks are the principal small streams.\\nMinerals and Rocks. The rocks are mostly\\nMontalban and Simonite. A species of bog-ore, con-\\ntaining iron, also exists. The mineralogy of Kearsarge\\nis Andalusite and tourmaline. Tripoli is. found in\\nlarge quantities. Plumbago exists in several sections\\nof the town. Silver exists in small quantities. There\\nis also a huge boulder foreign to this section. Its\\ndimensions are fifty-seven feet in length, twenty-six in\\nheight, and a circumference of one hundred and fifty\\nfeet.\\nBakerstown. It was the policy of Massachusetts,\\nduring the pendency of the boundary question, to\\nconfer grants in tlie disputed territory on soldiers who\\nhad been engaged in the French and Indian Wars.\\nThe records of the Genera) Court of Massachusetts\\nindicate that John Tyler, Joseph Pike and others\\npresented a request for two townships to be granted\\nto the oflicers and soldiers of the companies under\\ncommand of the late Captain John March, Captain\\nStephen Greenleaf and Captain Philip Nelson (de-\\nceased).\\nThe General Court answered their petition by grant-\\ning them two tracts of land, one of which included\\nthe town of Salisbury, and it is not known where the\\nother was located.\\nThe date of the grant was February 3, 1736. Rich-\\nard Hazen, as surveyor, laid out the township to con-\\ntain six squares miles, which was divided between\\nfifty-nine grantees or proprietors. It does not appear\\nthat the charter was accepted so far as Bakerstown\\nwas concerned. The grant was named Bakerstown\\nin honor of Captain Thomas Baker, who, in 1720,\\nkilled the Sachem Waternumus by the rapid stream\\nnow called Baker s River, at Plymouth.\\nStevenstown. As we have seen, the grantees of Ba-\\nkerstown failed to comply with the terms of their grant.\\nThe boundary question had been settled and Massa-\\nchusetts had no title to the territory, and the Mason-\\nian proprietors were the rightful possessors. In the\\nmonth of December, 1748, these proprietors granted\\nthe same territory to other parties than the original\\ngrantees, as appears by the\\nProprietors Records.\\nPeotisce of New Hampshire.\\nAt a ineetiDg of the Proprietore of Lands purchased of John Tufton\\nMasou, Esq., in the Province of New Hampshire, held at the dwelling-\\nhouse of Sarah Pi-iest, widow, in Portsmouth, in s d Province, on Wednes-\\nday the seventh day of December, 1748, by adjournment,\\nVote(J, That Ebenezer Stevens, Esq., associates have a Township\\nequal to six miles square, beginning on the north of Contoocook [Bosca-\\nwen], in the most couveni\\nship called No. One [Warn\\ni-itiiout interfering with the Town-\\ntirantortt shall think proper.\\nGko. JtFFERV, Projirieb.i-! Clerk.\\nFollowing are the names of the grantees. A copy\\nof this grant and the grant of Massachusetts, by the\\nname of Bakerstown, and other matters pertaining to\\nthis subject will be found in J. J. Dearborn s His-\\ntory of Salisbury, now in pre.ss. The grant bears\\ndate of Wednesday, the 26tU day of October, 1749.\\nEbenezer Stevens, Ebenezer Page, Samuel Bean, Benjamin Stevens,\\nNathan Sweatt, Elisha Winslow, Moses Quimby, Joshua Woodman,\\nJohn Hunton, Jedediah Philbrick, Thomas Newman, Samuel ColcortI,\\nJonathan Greeley, Jr., Joseph Eastman, Jr., John Fifield, Jr., Henry\\nMorril, William Calfe, John Hunton, Jr., John Ladd, Jr., licnjuiuin\\nWadleigh, Nathaniel Ladd, Ebenezer Stevens, Jr., Elisha Sweat, Samuel\\nSanborn, John Darling, Jr., Samuel Webster, John Ciirrier, Samuel\\nWinslow, Jr., Humphrey Hook, Jacob Quimby, Jonathan Greeley,\\nTristram Sanborn, Jr, Ebenezer Long, Abraham Greene, Joseph Bean,\\nJr., Tristram Quimby, Benjamin Ladd, Jeremiah Philbnck, The Rev.\\nof Haverhill Jabcz True aii.l David Greeley, both of Salisbury [Mass.]\\nBenjamin Sanborn, of Kingston afores d Philip Call being in on part\\nof the land hereinafter mentioned and Peter Derborn, of Chester.\\nThe grantees were in earnest to commence a settle-\\nment, and ou October 25, 1749, issued a call for their\\nfirst meeting, at which time all the necessary officers\\nwere chosen. Meetings were held as occasion re-\\nquired, and annually town officers were elected until\\nthe incorporation of the town. In 1752 it was voted to\\nplow twelve acres of land, and in the year follow-\\ning (1753) the proprietors voted to build four houses.\\nThis year the Indian depredatirns were such as to call\\non the State for a guard to protect the inhabitants.\\nIn the year 1759 land was granted to Captain John\\nWebster for building a saw-mill.\\nMajor Ebenezer Stevens, for whom the town\\nwas named, was the first grantee and a prominent\\nman in Kingston, where he died November 1, 1749.\\nHe was for several years a member of the Assembly,\\nand four or five years Speaker of that body, from 1743\\nto 1747. It was through his influence that Ebenezer\\nWebster, the father of Daniel, located here.\\nIn addition to the early settlers on page 602, we find\\nBenjamin Sanborn, William Silloway, Henry Morrill,\\nTristram Quimby, Jacob Quimby, James Tappan,\\nWilliam Newton, John Jemson, John Bawley (Bur-\\nleigh), David Hall, John Fifield, Jr., John Huntoon,\\nJoseph Bean, Jr., Jabez True, Daniel Greeley and\\nTristram Sanborn.\\nIncorporation of the Town.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Immediately alter\\nthe passage of the act of 1766 to enable the propri-\\netors of Steven.stown to raise money by a direct tax,\\nto carry on the settlement of the town and defray the\\nnecessary expenses, a petition was presented by\\nresidents in the township to His Excellency the Gov-\\nernor for an act of incorporation.\\nOn the 1st day of March, 1768, Governor Went-\\nworth, in the name of King George the Third, declared\\nand ordained the township called Stevenstown to he", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1033.jp2"}, "869": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MKKllIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\na town corporate, vested and incorporated into a body\\npolitic by the name of Salisbury. The first town-meet-\\ning, held on tlie first Tuesday in April, chose oflicers\\nand transacted all necessary business.\\nThe Association Test. Tlie articles of which we\\ntrust all the readers are sufficiently acquainted with;\\ntherefore will not enter into detail. The signers are:\\nEbonezer J l\\nWilliam Sutoii, li\\nson, John Sanborn\\nGreeley, David 1\\nWebster, Ephroin\\ny, Job Ileatli, Samuel Scribner,\\nins, Benjamin Bean, John Jem-\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^luitb, Leonard Judkin9,Shubael\\nI listf^r, Juim I itiold. Jeremiah\\nl.-ii. III- I I, Mi-iij. Scrib-\\nner, John Scribner, John Challis, V.p\\\\ n llohon.in,\\nMoeesSelley, Joseph French, John Bow. n, I ii. it Barber,\\nEbenezer Clifford, Abel Elkins, Dan. WarM i., ,i I. I 1 1 l:. v, .hmathan\\nSearle, Andrew Pettongill, Jonathan Fifield, Bcujaniin 11 untoon, Joseph\\nBartlott, Jacob Garland, William Searle, Edward Fifleld, Ezra Tucker,\\nHezekiah Foster, John Bean, Edward Scribner, Joseph Marston, Ben.\\njamin Greeley, John Webster, Jr., Annaniah Bobonon, Gideon Dow,\\nStephen Call, Benjiuiiin Sanborn, John Webster, Nathaniel Marston,\\nReuben Hoyt, Abraham Fifield, Cutting Stevens, John Gale, Ebenezcr\\nWebster, William Calef, Edward Eastman, Jonathan Cram, John Row,\\nWilliam Eastman, Abel Tandy, Moses Garland, Eben Tucker, Nathaniel\\nMaloon, Jr., Obediah Peters Fifield, Edword Scribner, Jr., Moses Sawyer,\\nJohn Fellows, Daniel Huntoon, Andrew Bohonon, Jr., Nathan Colby,\\n.Tacob Bobonon, Joseph Basford, Ismel Webster, JIatthew Pettengill,\\nJoseph Fifield, Richard Purmont.\\nThis may certify to the General Assembly or Committee of Safety of\\nthe Colony of New Hampshire, That we, the subscribere, have offered\\nthe within Declaration to the Inhabitants of the Town of Salisbury and\\nthey sign freely.\\nSinclair Bean aud Joseph Bean excepted.\\nEbenezer Webstf.1i, I Sch CtniOt\\nJONATUAN FiFIKLI), i fur SalUbury.\\nNathaniel Maloon, Jr., was the third selectman,\\nand, with two exceptions, the test was signed by\\nevery male adult in the spring of 1776.\\nIt does not appear that the two who refused to sign\\nwere unfriendly to the cause of the colonies. They\\nwere trusted with town business, and aided in supply-\\ning the demands of the army. Sinclair Bean was a\\nQuaker in his religious belief, and the other a justice\\nof the peace under royal authority.\\nIn 1817, President Monroe made his tour through\\nNew England, arriving at Concord on the 18th of\\nJuly, where he was received with the most genial\\nhospitality, and every evidence of high personal re-\\ngard was shown him. On Monday, the 21.st, he arrived\\nat Salisbury South Road, stopping at the residence of\\nMr. Andrew Bowers, now the Congregational Church\\nparsonage. His visit was unexpected, and no prep-\\narations had been made for his reception. Samuel\\nGreeley, as chairman of the committee, waited upon\\nPresident Monroe, tendering him the hospitality of\\nthe town in a neat and appropriate speech, to which\\nthe President responded, and many of the inhabitants\\nwere introduced to the chief magistrate of the Uniti-d\\nStates.\\nFormation of State Government.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 On the Uth of\\nNovember, 1775, in accordance with a recommenda-\\ntion of the Continental Congress, the Fourth Pro-\\nvincial Congress of New Hami)shire adopted a plan\\nof representation, upon which an election of delegates\\nwas held. In this plan Boscawen and Salisbury were\\nentitled to one delegate. HenryGerrish, of Boscawen,\\nrepresented the towns in this Assembly. At the first\\nConstitutional Convention, which was held at Concord\\nJune 10, 1778, Salisbury was represented by Captain\\nEbenezer Webster and Captain Matthew Pettengill.\\nAt the second Constitutional Convention, held at\\nConcord on the second Tuesday of June, 1781, Cap-\\ntain Ebenezer Webster was the delegate. In June,\\n1783, the same convention met and agreed u])on\\nanother form for a Constitution, Jonathan Cram hav-\\ning been chosen a delegate.\\nFederal Constitution.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The first session of the\\nconvention to consider the subject met at Exeter\\nFebruary 13, 1788. Salisbury sent as delegate\\nColonel Ebenezer Webster, who, at the first meeting\\nof the convention, opposed the Constitution, under in-\\nstructions from his town. In the mean time Colonel\\nWebster conferred with his constituents, asked the\\nprivilege of supporting the Constitution, and he was\\ninstructed to vote as he might think proper. When\\nthe convention reassembled, in June, 1788, Colonel\\nWebster made the following sjjeech. It did great\\ncredit to the head and heart of the author.\\nSPEECH OF COLONEL EBENEZER WEBSTER.\\nJI/7-. Premdeut: I have b stened to the argtuueuts for and against the\\nConstitution. I am convinced such a government as that Constitution\\nwill establish, if adopted, a government acting directly on the people\\nof the States, is necessary for the common defense and the general\\nwelfare. It is the only government which will enable us to pay off the\\nnational debt, the debt which we owe for the Revolution, and which we\\nare bound in honor fully and fairly to discharge. Besides, I have fol-\\nlowed the lead of Washington through seven years of war and I have\\nnever been misled. His name is subscribed to this Constitution. He\\nwill not mislead us now. I shall vote for its adoption.\\nThe first convention for the revision of the State\\nConstitution was convened at Concord on the 7th\\nof September, 1791. Salisbury sent as delegate\\nRev. Jonathan Searle. The second convention for\\nthe revision of the Constitution met at Concord on the\\n8th of October, 1850. Salisbury selected as delegate,\\nAbraham H. Robinson, a practicing physician in the\\ntown and a graduate of Yale College. In 1876 the\\nState Constitution was revised for the third time,\\nwhich made the fifth Constitutional Convention. The\\ndelegate from Salisbury to this convention was\\nNathaniel Bean.\\nVote for State President, from 1784 to 1791, in-\\nclusive. In the lists below the successful candidate\\nis indicated by an asterisk\\n1784. \u00c2\u00bbMoshech Wcaro, 28.\\nIVSo. Col. Josiah Bartlett,\\n*John Langdon, 0.\\n1780. John Langdon, 29.\\nAtkin\\n1788. *John Langdon, 33.\\nJohn Sullivan, 15.\\nJosiah Bartlett, 5.\\n1789. John Sullivan, 2.1.\\nJohn Pickering, 15.\\nVote for Governor, from 1792 to 1885, inclusive.\\n-Successful candidates indicated by an asterisk\\n1792. *Josiali Bartlett, 86.\\n1793. *Josiah Baitlett, 100.\\nTimothy Walker, 1.\\n1794. *John T. Gilman, lOG.\\n795. \u00c2\u00bbJohn T. Gilman, 80.\\n796. *John T. Gilman, 103.\\nAbiel Foster, 1.\\n797. \u00c2\u00bbJohn T. Gilman, 110.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1034.jp2"}, "870": {"fulltext": "SALISBURY.\\n79S. *John T. Gilman, Si\\nOliver Peabody, 22.\\n1-03\\n\u00c2\u00ab.Iohn T. Giluian, 157.\\nScattering, 9.\\nJohu Langdon, 06.\\n1835\\n*William Badger, 138.\\n1^ i4\\nJohn T. Gilman, 135.\\nJoseph Healey, 61.\\nJohn Langdon, 79.\\n1830\\n*lBaac Hill, 135.\\n1S03\\nJohn T. Gilman, 1\u00c2\u00ab.\\nWilliam Badger,\\n*Johu Langdon, 127.\\nScattering, 4.\\n1806\\n*John Langdon, 122.\\n1837\\n*l5aac Hill, 156.\\nJohn T. Gilman, 73.\\n1838\\nIsaac Hill, 154.\\nScattering, 58.\\nJames Wilson, 99.\\nIMJT\\n*Jobu Langdon, 111.\\n1839\\n*John Page, 158.\\nTimothy Fai-rar, 33.\\nJ,ames Wilson, 102.\\nScattering, IS.\\nScattering, 1.\\n18\u00c2\u00ab\\n*John Langdon, 66.\\n1S40\\n*Johu Page, 159.\\nThomas W. Thompson, 22.\\nEnos Stevens, 77.\\n1809\\n^Jeremiah Smith, 168.\\n1841.\\n*John Pago, 160.\\nJohn Langdon, 121.\\nEnos Stevens, 94.\\n1810\\nJeremiah Smith, 1.58.\\nScattering, 1.\\n*John Langdon, 114.\\n1842.\\n\u00c2\u00bbHenry Hubbard, 192.\\n1811.\\n*John Langdon, 166.\\nEnos Stevens, 59.\\nJeremiah Smith, 154.\\nScattering, 4.\\n1812.\\nJohn T. Gilman. 162.\\n1843.\\nAnthony Colby, 39.\\n*WiUiam Plumer, 145.\\n*Henn- Hubbard, 113.\\nScattering, 2.\\nScattering, 9.\\n1813.\\nWilliam Plumer, 170.\\n1S14.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2John H. Steele, 128.\\nJohn T. Gilman, 173.\\nAnthony Colby, 72.\\nISU.\\n*Jolin T. Gilman, 207.\\nScattering, 14.\\nWilliam Plumer, 140.\\n184,1.\\n*John H. Steele, 128.\\nScattering, 3.\\nAnthony Colby, 09.\\nlsi.-\\n*.rohu T. Gilman, 183.\\nScattering, 13.\\nWilliam Plumer, 14^\\n1840.\\nJared W. Williams, 141\\nScattering, 1.\\n*Anthony Colby, 79.\\n181G.\\nJames Sheafe, 176.\\nNathaniel S. Bcny, 20.\\n\u00e2\u0099\u00a6William Plumer 172.\\n1847.\\nsjared W. Williams, 173\\nScattering, 3.\\n1817. \u00c2\u00ab\\\\Villiam Plumer, 170.\\nJames Sheafe, 147.\\nScattering, 4.\\n181S. \u00c2\u00abWmiam Plumer, 173.\\n.leremiah Mason, 145.\\n1819. sSamuel Bell, 101.\\nWilliam Hale, 135.\\nScattering, 2.\\n1820. \u00c2\u00abSamuel Bell, 295.\\nScattering, 8.\\n1821. *Samuel Bell, 215.\\nJeremiah Mason, 3.\\n1822. *SamueI Bell, 209.\\nJeremiah Mason, 1.\\n1823. Samuel Dinsmore, 148.\\n*Levi Woodbury, 135.\\nScattering, 2.\\n1824. *David L. Morrill, 135.\\nLevi Woodbuiy, 38.\\nScattering, 75.\\n1825. \u00c2\u00bbDavid L. Morrill, 273.\\nScattering, 4.\\n1826. Benjamin Pierce, 153.\\n*Dav1d L. Morrill, 63.\\nScattering. 4.\\n1827. Benjamin Pierce, 212.\\nScattering, 16.\\n1828. Benjamin Pierce, 193.\\n*John Bell, 167.\\nScattering, 1.\\n1829. \u00c2\u00abBenjamin Pierce, 159.\\nIchabod Bartlett, 81.\\nScattering, 1.\\n1832. *Samuel Dinsmore, 134.\\nIchabod Bartlett, CO.\\n18:!3. *.Samuel Dinsmore, 164.\\nAuthor Livermore, 29.\\n1834. *WiIliam Badger, 230.\\n1849. *Sui\\nDinsni\\n,103.\\ni Chs\\nNathaniel S. Berrj 17.\\n1850. *Samuel Dinsmore, 105.\\nLevi Chamberlin, 62.\\nNathaniel S. Berry, 17.\\n1851. *Samuel Dinsmore, 159.\\nThomas E. Sawyer, 54.\\nJohn Atwood, 18.\\n1852. \u00c2\u00abNoah Martin, 163.\\nThomas E. Sawyer, 64.\\nScattering, in.\\n18,i3. \u00c2\u00abXo\u00c2\u00abh Martin, 147.\\nJames Bell, 51.\\n1 H. Wl\\n;athi\\n1 B. Baker,\\nJared Perkins, 13.\\n18.^i5. Nathaniel B. Baker,\\n*Ralph Jlctcair, 131.\\nScattering, 2.\\n1856. John S. Wells, 1.50.\\n\u00c2\u00bbKalpli Metcalf, 126.\\nIchabod Goodwin, 4\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2William Haile, 1.J5.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2William Uaile, 12o.\\nAsa P. Ciite, 152.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Ichabod Goodwin, 118.\\nAsa P. Gate, 159.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Ichabod Goodwin, 127.\\nGeorge Stark, 152.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Nathaniel S. Berry, 94.\\nGeorge Stark, 138.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Nathaniel S. Ben-y, 95.\\nPaul R. Wheeler, 13.\\nIra A. Eastman, 147.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0080\u00a2loseph A. Gilmore, 52.\\nWalter Harriman, 31.\\nEdw. W. Harrington, 152.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Joseph A. Gilmore, 108.\\nEdw. W. Harrington, 146.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Frederick Smyth, 108.\\nJohn G. Sinclair, 156.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Frederick Smyth, 102.\\nJohn G. Sinclair, 139.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Walter Harriman, 99.\\nJohn G. Sinclair, 153.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Walter Harriman, 94.\\nJohn Bedel, 122.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Onslow Stearns, 87.\\nScattering, 1.\\nJohn Bedel, 83.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Onslow Stearns, 82.\\nSamuel Flint, 38.\\nLorenzo D. Barrows, 11.\\n1871. \u00e2\u0080\u00a2James A. Weston, 127.\\nJames Pike, 94.\\nScattering, 7.\\n1872. James A. Weston, 115.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Ezekicl A. Straw, 115.\\nLemuel P. Cooper, 7.\\n1873. James A. Weston, 113.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Ezekiel A. Straw, 107.\\nScattering, 9.\\n1871. \u00e2\u0080\u00a2James A. Weston, 12.3.\\nLuther SIcCutchins, 75.\\nScattering, 1\\n1875. Hiram R. Roberts, 129.\\nPereon C. Cheney, 89.\\nScattering, 1.\\n1870. Daniel Marcy. 137.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Person 0. Cheney, 80.\\n1877. Daniel Marcy, 118.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Benjamin F. Prescott, 90.\\n1878. Frank McKean, 124.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Benjamin F. Prescott, 80.\\nScattering, 5.\\n1879-81. Frank McKean, 108.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Natt. Head, 75.\\nWarren G. Brown, 16.\\n1880-81. Frank Jones, 128.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Charles H. Bell, 110.\\n1882-83. M. V. B. Edgerly, 113.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Samuel W. Hale, 103.\\n1884-86. sMoody Currier, 111.\\nJohn M. Hill, 103.\\nCHAPTER II.\\nSALlSBVRY\u00e2\u0080\u0094iCctinued).\\nECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY.\\nThe Masonian proprietors exercised great discre-\\ntion when, in giving grants of land, thej provided\\nthat the ordinances of religion should be maintained.\\nOne of the essential duties of the grantees was to\\nprovide a place of public worship and maintain a\\nlearned and orthodox minister.\\nIn the grant to Stevenstown, 1749, a right of land\\nequal in amount to each of the other shares was\\nassigned to the first minister, which he was not only\\nat liberty to use while he continued to preach the\\ngospel to the people, but on his settlement the share\\nbecame his property. Another share was set apart\\nfor the support of the gospel ministry for ever. Ten\\nacres of land were to be laid out in some convenient\\nplace, as the major part of said grantees shall deter-\\nmine, for a meeting-house, a school-house, a muster-\\nfield, a burying-place and other public uses.\\nThis ten acres of laud was situated on the north\\n.side of Searle s Hill, about midway of the town. The\\nearliest record we have of a meeting-house is from an\\nearly map of the Merrimack Valley, which shows the\\nlocation of a meeting-house in the vicinity of the old\\nSalisbury fort. If this building ever existed, it must\\nhave been erected by the first grantees (Bakerstown).\\nIn the spring of 1768, the frame was erected,\\nboarded, shingled and the lower floor h\\nid. The 7th", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1035.jp2"}, "871": {"fulltext": "606\\nHISTORY OF MKHKIMACK COUiNTY, XEW HAMPSHIKE.\\nof April of that year two pews were sold, and ou\\nthe following 25th of May sixteen pews. Among\\nthese first purchasers was Hon. Josiah Bartlett,\\nGovernor of the State in 1790. The highest priced\\npew brought \u00c2\u00a36 3x. The meeting-house was used\\nuntil the summer of 1790, when the town voted to\\nsell it at auction, the sum realized to satisfy the de-\\nmands of the pew-owners and the rest to be used for\\nschooling. Some time between this date and the\\nnext ensuing April the ])resent Congregational\\nChurch was erected at South Road village.\\nIn 1835 changes were made in the church, which\\nhave been mainly acceptable to the present day.\\nThe Rev. John Elliot was the first minister invited\\nto settle in the town, January 14, 1771, at a salary of\\nforty pounds a year, increasing five pounds a year\\nuntil it reached fifty pounds, and there remain for\\nthree years. Preparations were made to ordain Mr.\\nElliot the following Sej^tember, but before the time\\narrived he asked for a dismission, and on July 8,\\n1771, his request was granted.\\nThe Rev. Jonathan Searle, the first settled minister,\\npreached in Salisbury in the summer of 1768. At a\\ntown-meeting held October 11, 1773, it was voted to\\naccept Mr. Searle s letter of acceptance, and Cap-\\ntain Ebenezer Webster, John Collins and Captain Mat-\\nthew Pettengill were chosen to call a council. It was\\nVoted, to give Mr. Searle fifty pounds, L. M., for\\ntwo years, and then rise four pounds, L. M., a year\\ntill it comes to sixty pounds, and there stand during\\nhis labor in the work of the ministry in said town\\nalso twenty-five cords of wood at his house yearly.\\nTwenty dollars were devoted to defray the ordina-\\ntion expenses; the ordination occurring on the 17th of\\nNovember, 1773, Rev. Mr. Jewett, of Rowley, Mass.,\\npreaching the sermon from 1 Corinthians, chap, iv.,\\nverse 1. After a pastorate of nearly twenty years.\\nMay 31, 1790, a church-meeting was called by the\\npastor to act on the question of his dismission. A\\nsettlement was made agreeable to all parties, and he\\nwas freed from his ministerial work August 15, 1790.\\nEleven persons signed the covenant on the forma-\\ntion of the church, and thirty-three united with the\\nchurch under his pastorate.\\nRev. Mr. Searle was born in Rowley, Mass., No-\\nvember 16, 1746, and graduated at Harvard College\\nin 1765 married Mrs. Margaret Tappan (nee) Sanborn,\\nHe died December 2, 1818.\\nRev. Thomas Worcester was employed three\\nmonths on trial in the spring of 1791, and in the\\nfollowing September was invited to settle. One hun-\\ndred and twenty pounds was voted him as a settle-\\nment and eighty pounds yearly. This was quite a\\nsalary at that time for a young man only twenty-\\nthree years of age. He was ordained November 9,\\n1791, by the same council which had dismissed Mr.\\nSearle on the day previous. The congregation which\\nattended ujjon his preaching was for many years very\\nlarge. Tic was a faithful and laborious pastor; his\\npulpit addresses were attractive, earnest and direct.\\nDuring his ministry there were several seasons of the\\nspecial outpouring of the Holy Spirit. An extensive\\nrevival occurred soon after his settlement, and over\\neighty were received into the church. In December,\\n1792, thirty young converts made public profession\\nof their faith. His brother, Samuel Worcester, united\\nwith the church February 13, 1793. William\\nWebster, uncle to Daniel, united with the church\\nSeptember 8, 1796. Daniel Webster united with the\\nchurch September 13, 1807. Another revival oc-\\ncurred about 1815, when more than sixty persons\\nmade public profession of their faith.\\nUnder his pastorate 268 united with the church\\nhe administered the sacrament of baptism to 322\\nchildren, solemnized 307 marriages and attended 2\\necclesiastical councils.\\nHe was dismissed by a mutual council April 2:^,\\n1823, and continued to reside in Salisbury until his\\ndeath, December 24, 1831, aged sixty-three years. In\\n1806 he received the honorary degree of Master of\\nArts from Dartmouth College.\\nRev. Mr. Worcester was a son of Noah and Lydia\\n(Taylor) Worcester; born in HoUis November 22,\\n1768, and was one of five brothers, all distinguished\\nas orators and writers for the religious press. March\\n11, 1792, he married Miss Deborah Lee.\\nRev. Abijah Cross settled over the church I)ecini-\\nber 23, 1823. At the time of his settlement there\\nwere one hundred and eleven resident members and\\ntliirty-nine non-resident, making, at the time of Mr.\\nWorcester s dismission, a total number of one hundred\\nand fifty. Under Mr. Cross pastorate there were\\nadded to the church seventeen members and nine\\ndismissed. He administered the sacrament of bap-\\ntism to fifteen. He was dismissed April 1, 1829.\\nIt was during his ministry that an effort was niaile\\nby Rev. Benjamin Huntoon, a native of Salisbury, to\\norganize a Unitarian Society in town but, not tind-\\ning a very large congregation, he continued in Xnwn\\nbut one year.\\nRev. Andrew Rankin was settled over the church\\nJuly 11, 1830, and dismissed in October, 1832. Din-\\ning his pastorate seventeen were added to tne church\\nby profession, eleven by letter and about twenty con-\\nverted by his preaching.\\nRev. Benjamin F. Foster was settled Nov. 13, 1833,\\nand dismissed July 23, 1846. Eighty members were ad-\\nmitted to the church during his ministry in Salisbury.\\nRev. E. H. Caswell succeeded Mr. Foster, June 28,\\n1848, and was dismissed the following February.\\nFour were admitted to the church under his pastorate.\\nRev. Erasmus D. Eldridge was settled January 12,\\n1849, and was dismissed November 1, 1854. During\\nhis ministry twenty -six were received into the church.\\nRev. Thomas Rhatray was installed May 7, 1*56,\\nand dismissed April 15, 1857.\\nRev. Horatio Merrill was installed .March 17, 1858,\\nand dismissed March 15, 1864.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1036.jp2"}, "872": {"fulltext": "SALISBURY.\\n607\\nRev. Usal W. Condit was installed March 14, 18(i4,\\nand dismissed January 13, 1869. During his minis-\\ntry nineteen united with the church.\\nRev. Joseph B. Cook was installed January 13,\\n1869, and dismissed May 19, 1870.\\nRev. William C. Scofield came to Salisbury in the\\nfall of 1875, continuing until 1877.\\nRev. George W. Bothwell spent five months, be-\\ntween his junior and senior year (1879) in Yale\\nTheological Seminary, at Salisbury, in which time\\nfive were added to the church. He is now supplying\\nthe Congregational Church in Portland, Mich.\\nRev. Samuel H. Barnum graduated from Yale\\nCollege in 1875, and from Yale Theological Seminary\\nin 1879, removing to Salisbury November 9, 1879,\\nwhere he remained until May, 1882, when he received\\na call to go to Durham, where he was ordained and\\ninstalled April 24, 1883, and still continues.\\nRev. Chas. E. Gordon removed to Salisbury in Nov.,\\n1882, and supplied the pulpit in Salisbury and Webster,\\nonly a few miles apart, and Oct. 4, 1883, was installed\\npastor over both churches. The installation took place\\nat the Webster Church. He resides at Salisbury.\\nThe Baptist Societies,^ The earliest information\\nwe have of the Baptist faith in the town was on May\\n25, 1789, when a meeting was held at the school-\\nhouse at the Centre Village, and the society organ-\\nized by the choice of Daniel Brottlebank moderator,\\nand Jonathan Cram clerk. Lieutenant Joseph Sev-\\nerance, Jonathan Cram and Lieutenant Moses Clough\\nwere chosen a committee to procure preaching. On\\nthe 23d of the following June seventy-six persons\\nadopted and signed a covenant.\\nFor a time the society held meetings at private\\nhouses and in a school-house which they had bought\\nof the town. The congregation rapidly increasing,\\non the 9th of October, 1790, it was Voted to build a\\nmeeting-house.\\nMarch 17, 1791, it was Voted to build the meet-\\ning-house 52 feet long and 40 feet wide, and to be\\nfinished throughout as early as 1794. Chose Jona-\\nthan Fifield, Joseph Fifield, John Clement, Benjamin\\nPettengill and Abel Elkins a committee to erect the\\nframe, and Benjamin Pettengill, Jr., Abraham Fifield,\\nSamuel Bean, David Pettengill, Edward Fifield, Wil-\\nliam Eastman, Benjamin Pettengill, Reuben True and\\nBailey Chase a committee to sell pews. The house\\nwas erected within the specified time, and stood just\\nnorth of the present location, the main entrance be-\\ning on the east side. On each end was a porch,\\nsupporting small steeples similar to the one standing\\non the north end, but not so high. In each of these\\nporches was an entrance. In the north tower was a\\nbell. The interior was like most of the churches at\\nthat time, box pews, a large pulpit on the west side\\nof the house, a gallery opposite and on the two sides.\\nAn upper and lower set of windows furnished light.\\nIn 1839, Deacon William Parsons remodeled the\\nchurch to its present general style.\\nElder Elias Smith, was the first settled minister,\\nand preached the first sermon in the new church in\\nthe spring of 1791, taking his text from 1 Kings viii.\\n27. In November, 1792, he again visited Salisbury\\nand baptized nine persons. January 7, 1793, he re-\\nturned, and in February was invited to become the\\npastor of the church. Accepting the invitation, he\\npermanently remained until 1796, when the enthusi-\\nasm began to abate and new doctrines were accepted\\nby some of the members. In the latter part of the\\nyear he left his Salisbury pulpit and preached at\\nWoburn, Mass.; but in February, 1798, he returned,\\nremaining until the following January, when, with\\nhis family, he returned to Woburn. As early as\\n1801 he opened a store in Salisbury, which did not\\nprove of pecuniary benefit. In 1808 he began the\\npublication of the Herald of Gospel Libert//, the first\\nreligious newspaper published in the United States.\\nHe died at Lyme, Conn., June 29, 1846, aged seventy-\\nseven years.\\nRev. Otis Robinson, the second settled pastor, was\\ninvited to settle in the fall of 1809, and was ordained\\nin the spring of 1810, and continued for sixteen\\nyears. In 1826, after a very gratifying revival of re-\\nligion, in which many were added to his church, Mr.\\nRobinson was dismissed from his pastoral charge at\\nhis request and continued to reside in town until his\\ndeath, March 1, 1835.\\nRev. Ebenezer E. Cummings, D.D., was ordained\\nand installed September 17, 1828. Old church troubles\\nexisted among the members of the church. The\\npastor labored assiduously for the union and har-\\nmony of his people, and knowing that no good could\\ncome of a church which was divided against itself,\\nhe refused to longer remain. He asked a dismission,\\nwhich was granted January 5, 1831. The leading\\nmembers of the two churches which then existed\\nmet in consultation, decided to forget the past and to\\ngo on together in a Christian life. A new church\\nwas formed January 19, 1831, and an invitation ex-\\ntended to Mr. Cummings to become its pastor. In a\\nletter, bearing date June 4, 1831, he consented to re-\\nmain, but was not installed. In the spring of 1832\\nhe removed to Concord, where he was settled over\\nthe First Baptist Church, March 2, 1832, contintiing\\ntill January 11, 1854. Still resides at Concord. The\\nrecords of the society have not been kept in a man-\\nner to afford reliable information consequently we\\nshall give only the following:\\nRev. Jobn Learned, iustalled in September, 183S, remaining one year\\nRev. .Tolin Burden, rjinie in the fall of 1830 Rev. Stephen Coombs,\\noccupied the pulpit from July, 1S.53, to .January, 1856 Rev. Fanniel H.\\nAmsden, installed in 1851 Bev. .Joseph B. Damon Rev. Thomas B.\\nJoy. 1863 Rev. Albert A. Ford, 1864-66 Rev. Joishua Clement, 1866-67\\nRev. Joseph Storcr Eev. J. Q. Sinclair, one year; Elder Hiram Stevens;\\nElders Boswell and Elias Dane Elder Peter M. Hersey Rev. A. H.\\nMartin, 180ii-75.\\nUnion Meeting-House is located at the south-\\nwest part of the town and west of Blackwater River.\\nAs early as 1791 the residents of the west part of", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1037.jp2"}, "873": {"fulltext": "UlSTOllY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nthe town had their share of the minister iiind paid to\\nthem, which they used towards defraying the expenses\\nof a minister. In 1832 they decided to erect a union\\nhouse of worship, each denomination to occupy the\\npulpit one Sunday in succession through the year.\\nFebruary 26, 1834, a meeting was held to take\\naction in relation to the erection of a place\\nof worship. A committee, consisting of John Couch,\\nPaul True, David Hobbs, David Stevens, Benjamin\\nScribner, Israel B. Bean, William Couch, Daniel Wat-\\nson and David Harvey, was appointed to confer upon\\nthe most judicious ways and means of building the\\nhouse. They selected the present site. Forty-two\\npersons pledged themselves twenty dollars each to-\\nwards building and finishing the house. Joshua S.\\nBean, Caleb Smith, John S. Eaton and John Couch\\n(3d) were the church committee. The house was com-\\npleted and dedicated at once.\\nSo far as known, each denomination has had the\\nfollowing permanent ministers Christian, 10 Meth-\\nodists, 11; Congregationalists, 2; Universalists, 2.\\nEast Village (or Franklin) Church.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 For years there\\nwas no church in Pemigewasset, East Republican vil-\\nlage or Salisbury ville, in that part of Salisbury now in-\\ncluded in Franklin. To attend religious services the\\npeople were obliged to go to Searle s Hill, subsequently\\nto South road, or to Sanbornton or Northfield. As the\\nvillage increased in population and wealth, the neces-\\nsity of permanent ministrations of the gospel was\\nplainly seen. In Feb., 1820, it was decided to establish\\na Congregational Church, and erect a meeting-house.\\nThe lot on which the house now stands was selected.\\nA subscription paper was circulated for the purpose\\nof raising money to build the house. On this paper\\nwere the names of the most active citizens of that\\nvillage, and over four hundred dollars were subscribed.\\nThe lot was given by Ebenezer Eastman, one of the\\nmost influential meu in the place. The organization\\nwas effected March 20, 1820. Parker Noyes, Esq.,\\nwas chosen clerk; Captain Blancbard and Messrs.\\nHale, Ladd, Clark, Haddock, Sanborn and Samuel\\nGeorge were chosen a committee to construct the\\nhouse. The work of completing the house after the\\nerection of the frame was awarded to Benjamin Rowe\\nfor three hundred and sixty dollars. He did not fin-\\nish his contract, and Captain Blancbard, James Gar-\\nlaud and Richard Peabody were appointed to finish\\nthe house. On three sides of the interior of the\\nchurch galleries were built, which contained thirty-\\ntwo pews. The pews were sold July 4, 1820. The\\nRev. Thomas Worcester, then jtastor of the church at\\nSouth Road, delivered a patriotic oration which was\\nreceived with great enthusiasm. William Haddock\\nsold by auction the choice of pews, as represented on\\na plan which he held in his hand. The sum received\\nfrom the sale was $2202.25. The church was com-\\npleted by November 2.5, 1820, and dedicated Decem-\\nber 13th, Rev. Asa McFarland, of Concord, preaching\\nthe dedication sermon.\\nThe church was organized June 11, 1822, under the\\nadvice and direction of Rev. Samuel Wood and Rev.\\nMr. Price, of Boscaweu Rev. Thomas Worcester, of\\nSalisbury and Rev. Abram Bodwell, of Sanbornton.\\nA church covenant and confession of faith was\\nadopted and signed by fourteen persons. Paul Noyes\\nwas the fii-st deacon. The church had no settled\\npastor betbre the organization of Franklin.\\nRev. William T. Savage, D.D., for a long time\\npastor, in his twenty-third aniversary sermon, deliv-\\nered in 1872, said,\\nIn the department uf preaching, the church and society for sume\\nsix years from the beginning seems not to have had a regular pastor. In\\nformal documents and loose papei^ allusion to the following nunistcrs as\\nhaving occupied the pulpit for one or more Sabbaths are found Rev. D.\\nDana, Rev. M. B. Murdock, Rev. Abel Wood, of Warner Robert Page,\\nmissionary Rev. David McRitcbie Stcader and Holt, missionaries and\\nRev. Moses Bradford, of Francistowu. In 1826, Rev. Abijah Cross,\\npastor ol the church at South Road, preached fifteen Sabbaths, In 1827,\\nRev. George Freeman officiated eleven Sabbaths, and in 1828, Rev. Reu-\\nbiMi Farley sixteen Sabbaths.\\nCounty Conference. The Merrimack County Con-\\nference of Congregational Churches was an outgrowth\\nof the Hopkinton Association, and was the result of\\na special meeting held at the dwelling-house of the\\nRev. Dr. Wood, of Boscaweu, April 4, 1827. Among\\nthe articles presented was the following This Con-\\nference shall be composed of pastors and delegates\\nfrom the Congregational Churches within the bounds\\nof the Hopkinton Association. It shall assume no\\ncontrol over the faith or the discipline of the church.\\nThe first meeting was held on the fourth Tuesday\\nof June, 1828, at ten o clock in the forenoon, in the\\nCongregational Church at Salisbury, the Rev.\\nAbijah Cross, then pastor. In 1S3S the Association\\nagain met at Salisbury, aud June 10, 1884, the Con-\\nference again assembled, Rev. C. E. Gordon, pastor,\\neleven churches being represented by their pastors\\nand delegates, the ses.sion continuing two days.\\nEducational. At the first town-meeting it was\\nvoted to raise some money for school purposes. In\\n1772 twelve dollars was voted to support a school; it\\nwas also voted to raise half a day s work on the sin-\\ngle head, to be done on the south end of the sixty-\\nacre lot, which was laid out for the school. This\\nlot was situated on Searle s Hill, on the centre range-\\nway, opposite the ten-acre meeting-house lot. The\\nschool-house was built in the summer of 1772 and was\\nthe first in town.\\nIn 1778 the town w;is divided into four school dis-\\ntricts. The school-houses were wooden-framed,\\nboarded and shingled and furnished with windows\\nand fire-places. One was located near Smith s Cor-\\nner. It was built by Beniah Bean for three hundred\\nand ninety-eight dollars. The second at South Road,\\nbuilt by Deacon John Collins for six hundred and\\neighty dollars. Another was situated at the Centre\\nRoad, nearly opposite F. W. Fifield s present resi-\\ndence, built by Edward Fifield for six hundred and\\nseventy-eight dollars and the last was at North Road,\\nMr. Andrew Pettingell receiving four hundred and", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1038.jp2"}, "874": {"fulltext": "SALISBURY.\\n(10!)\\nninety-four dollars for building it. Such buildings\\nsoon after could have been completed for loss than\\nhalf the cost of these. But money was so much de-\\npreciated that labor commanded eight dollars per\\nday. The amount raised annually for schools at this\\ntime was about five hundred dollars, while three thou-\\nsand dollars were appropriated for the improvement\\nof roads.\\nIn March, 1784, it was Voted to sell all the school\\nlands and put the principal in the bank and use the\\ninterest for the support of schools in the town annu-\\nally. It was also voted at the same meeting to\\nsell the school-houses belonging to the s** town and\\nthe money be contributed to the use of the town.\\nThe sale of the school-houses brought, in the aggre-\\ngate, $63.75 each, and the land was sold to Ephraim\\nColby for three pounds, fifteen shillings and three pence\\nper acre. In 1786 the town raised two hundred and ten\\ndollars, in lawful money, for the support of schools,\\nand ordered each district to provide its own school-\\nrooms.\\nIn 1791 a school-house was built at the Lower vil-\\nlage (now the Orphans Home District in Franklin).\\nIn this building Daniel Webster attended school and\\nlater in life taught. The second school-house, at the\\nSouth road, was built by subscription in 1787. After\\nthe academy was removed from its original location\\nto South road the school was transferred to one por-\\ntion of it and has since continued.\\nIn 1819 the town was divided into eleven school\\ndistricts and there were school-houses in nine of\\nthem. Changes were subsequently made, increasing\\nthe number to fourteen.\\nNo. 1, located at South road, was organized in 1820.\\nNo. 2, known as Centre Road District, was formed\\nApril 2, 1823.\\nNo. 3, called Sawyer s, organized in 1820.\\nNo. 4, located at Scribner s Corner, at the west\\npart of the town.\\nNo. 6, at the North road.\\nNo. 6, the Mills District school located there as\\nearly as 1806. In 1884 a new, commodious building\\nwas erected.\\nNo. 7, at Smith s Corner, at the west part of the\\ntown. The first school-house was erected in 1782.\\nThe second wa.s twenty by twenty-five feet, erected in\\n1789. In 182.5 the district was reorganized and a\\nnew school-house erected.\\nNo. 8, located at Thompson s Corner. The first\\nschool-house in town was on a site included within\\nthe limits of this district.\\nNo. 9, on Lovering s Hill. Established in 1826.\\nNo. 10, Watson District, on the southern spur\\nof Kearsarge Mountain. A school-house was built\\nhere as early as 1812.\\nNo. 11 is on Raccoon Hill, known as the Shaw\\nDistrict. The school-house was built in 1847 and\\nthoroughly repaired in 1876.\\nNo. 12, located at Shaw s Corner. The second\\nschool-house was erected iu 1820 and the third in\\n1881.\\nNo. 13, situated at the Lower village (now tlic Or-\\nphans Home in Franklin). The present building is\\nof brick.\\nNo. 14, at the East village in Franklin. Ebcnezer\\nEastman gave the land for educational purposes\\nin 1816. The first school-house in that part of Salis-\\nbury was built in 1805-6.\\nSalisbury Academy.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 At the close of the last\\ncentury Salisbury was the residence of an unu.sually\\nnumber of prudent, intellectual and scholarly men.\\nThey had pride in the good name of the town, and\\nlooked forward with cheerful anticipation to a higher\\nposition which it might hold in the State, and saw\\nthe advantages which would result from a permanent\\ninstitution of learning, and, at length, united in the\\nestablishment of an academy. The petition was pre-\\nsented to the Legislature for an act of incorporation\\nat the winter session, in January, 1795, and the act\\nof incorporation w^as granted December 22, 1795.\\nThe board of trustees, by authority of the Legisla-\\nture, had the charge of the institution. The academy\\nwas erected on the ridge of Garland s Hill, and was\\ntwo stories high. Soon after its erection the Fourth\\nNew Hampshire turnpike was built, which prac-\\ncally left the academy on an old road and away from\\nthe business portion of the town. It was proposed to\\nmove the building to South Road village and open it\\nunder new management, and for that purpose contri-\\nbutions were solicited, the removal taking place\\nApril 29, 1806.\\nIn January, 1806, the district school began on the\\nlower floor, the upper room being reserved for academ-\\nical purposes. Extensive repairs have been made\\nas needed, and in 1883 a projection was added to the\\nsouth end of the upper story, new floor laid, the stair-\\nway made more convenient and the room fitted up\\ninto a fine hall. The academy has had three char-\\nters. For a long period it gained and sustained a rep-\\nutation for good scholarship and excellence in all its\\ndepartments. Its standing was not inferior to the\\nbest institutions of its kind in the State. Follow-\\ning are the list of teachers, so far as known\\nThomas Chase was the first instructor when it was\\nlocated on Garland Hill. He was succeeded by James\\nTappan, Rev. Samuel Worcester, Rev. Noah Worces-\\nter, D.D., Ichabod Bartlett, 1804; Hon. Richard\\nFletcher, 1809; Samuel I. Wells, Esq., 1813-16; Na-\\nthaniel H. Carter, A.M., 1811 Lamson Carter, 1815\\nStephen Bean, Rev. Benjamin Huntoon, 1817-19\\nRev. Daniel Fitts, D.D., 1819-22; Zachariah Batch-\\nelder, 1822; W. Bailey, 1813; Henry Greenleaf, 1822;\\nCaleb Stetson, 1825-26; Henry Fitts, William Clag-\\ngett, 1826-27; Alfred Kittredge, 1828; Caleb B. Kitt-\\nredge, 1829-32 Rev. B. F. Foster, 1838-39 Charles\\nT. Berry, 1840; Elbridge G. Emery, 1842^3 David\\nDimond, 1843 Caleb P. Smith, William S. Spauld-\\ning, A.M., 1844-45 S. C. Noves, J. H. Upton,", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1039.jp2"}, "875": {"fulltext": "\u00c2\u00ab10\\nIIISTOllY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nClark, Hon. William M. Pingree, Rev. E. S. Little,\\nDr. J. Q. A. French, Dr. Crockett, D. B. Penticost,\\nRev. D. Eklredge, John A. Kilburn, 1851 John\\nW. .Simonils, John R. Eastman.\\nSocial Library. Early in the year 1794 several of\\nthe citizens of Salisbury agreed to organize a volun-\\ntary association for the purpose of establishing and\\nmaintaining a library. The first regular meeting\\nwas held March 27th. Colonel Ebenezer Webster\\nwas chosen chairman and Andrew Bovvers clerk. An\\nact of incorporation was granted in 1798. Rules and\\nregulations were adopted in March, 1799. In 1859 there\\nwere four hundred and ninety-six volumes in the\\nlibrary. It was this library that Daniel Webster\\nreferred to when he said that his early reading was\\ngathered from a small circulating library.\\nLiterary Adelphi. This society was organized\\nJune 25, 1813, when the academy was at the height\\nof its prosperity. It was composed largely of mem-\\nbers of the academy, who generally conducted its lit-\\nerary exercises. The last meeting of the society was\\nheld in June, 1819.\\nCHAPTER III.\\nSALISBURY\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (eu\u00c2\u00ab(\u00e2\u0084\u00a2\u00c2\u00bbci/).\\nINDIAN HISTORY.\\nAs there has been so much written about the killing\\nof Sabatis and Plausawa, by the Bowens, and the\\ntrouble which arose from it, we will not burden this\\nvolume with a repetition of it, but refer the inter-\\nested reader to the New Hampshire State Papers, or\\nDearborn s History of Salisbury, pp. 225-239, in-\\nclusive.\\nFor several years previous to 1754 Indian depre-\\ndations had been committed in the vicinity. On the\\n11th of May, 1754, the Indians made their attack\\non Nathaniel Maloon and family, who had some\\ntime previously removed to Stevenstown (Salisbury).\\nMaloon was captured in Contoocook (Boscawen). He\\nwas taken to his home, where they took, as prisoners,\\nhis wife, his children (Mary and Rachel, John and\\nDavid; also Sarah, then an infant of thirteen\\nmonths). The eldest son, Nathaniel P., was at work\\nin a field a short distance from the house, planting\\ncorn. The father was ordered to call him, which he\\ndid; but the son saw the Indians, and, understanding\\nby the signification of his father s voice that he\\nwished him to escape, he dropped his hoe, fled to the\\nwoods, swam the Blackwater and readied t\\\\u fort at\\nContoocook.\\nThe Indians plundered the house aud then returned\\nto St. Francis, Canada, with their captives. After\\nButtering great indignities they were shipped in a\\nFrench vessel for France. The ship was captured by\\na British man-of-war. jMaloon and bis family were\\nlanded at Portland, and from that place they returned\\nto their former home, having been gone nearly four\\nyears.\\nRachel was not redeemed until 17i;:i, and David not\\nuntil 17()1.\\nOn the IGth of August, 1754, an attack was made\\non Philip Call s house, which stood near the Salis-\\nbury fort. Mr. Call, his son Stephen and Timothy\\nCook were at work on the farm. The savages sud-\\ndenly appeared at the door of the dwelling-house,\\nand as Mrs. Philip Call opened it she was struck\\ndown, killed and scalped. Stephen Call s wife, being\\nwithin, concealed herself and infant, John, behind\\nthe chimney and was not discovered. Both Philip\\nand Stephen escaped. Timothy Cook was pursued,\\nand, in crossing the Merrimack River, was fired upon\\nand killed.\\nSamuel Scribner and Robert Barber liad located with-\\nin half a mile of our northern boundary line, near Em-\\nerystown Andover), and were then our most northern\\nsettlers. They had got out the timber to build a house,\\nand at the time of their capture were mowing in the\\nmeadow now owned by Elbridge Shaw. Scribner s\\nback was to the Indians. Barber saw them coming\\nand shouted out to Scribner, Run, Scribner run,\\nfor God s sake Run the Indians are upon us But\\nhe did not hear him, and he was grasped from behind\\nby an Indian. Barber ran, but went directly into an\\nambush of the savages. An Indian, holding up a\\nscalj) before Barber, asked him, in broken English, if\\nhe knew it. He said, Yes Mrs. Call s. The In-\\ndians took them along as prisoners, and, after a jour-\\nney of thirteen days, reached St. Francis, Canada-.\\nScribner was sold to a Frenchman at Chamblee.\\nBarber was sold to a Frenchman about a mile from St.\\nFrancis, and on the 26th of September, 1775, made\\nhis escape. After Scribner s return he built the\\nlarge two-story house at North road.\\nEarly in the winter of 1755, Governor Wentworth\\nordered Colonel Joseph Blanchard, of Dunstable, to\\nraise a regiment of six hundred men, and to rendez-\\nvous at the Salisbury fort. It is impossible to state\\nwhen this fort was built, but it was between 1746 aud\\n1750. It was located about forty rods southerly of\\nthe cemetery on the Webster intervale, and sur-\\nrounded by eight acres of cleared land which was\\nearly cultivated. It is quite evident that the regiment\\narrived in April, 1755, and Blanchard spent about six\\nweeks in preparing boats for transporting his troops\\nup the river. Before they left, the State author-\\nities ordered the enlistment of three hundred men to\\ntake their place. They were mustered into service\\nabout the 20th of September, 1755, and were dis-\\ncharged at the end of three months.\\nIn these regiments we find many of our early pio-\\nneers who settled in the town, viz. Benjamin San-\\nborn, Benjamin Baker, Samuel Judkins, John Bean,\\nRobert Smith, Tristram Sanborn, Andrew Bohonon,\\nHenry Ad. Elkins, John Webster, Thomas Welch,", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1040.jp2"}, "876": {"fulltext": "SALISHURV.\\n611\\nJacob Hancock, Ndieniiah lleath, Ebenc/.ei- .lolin-\\nson, Tristram Quimby, Samuel Lovering, Iddo Web-\\nster, Benjamin Huntoon, B. Cliftbrd, Edward East-\\nman, John WadU igli, Jeremiah Quimby and Jolin\\nFellows.\\nIn 1756, Colonel Meserve raised a regiment for the\\nCrown Point expedition, among his men being found\\nthe following, who located in the town Jonathan\\nFifield, John Ash, Samuel Scribner, J. Blaisdell and\\nDaniel Stevens.\\nIn Meserve s regiment, raised in 1757, we find the\\nfollowing soldiers, who afterwards became residents in\\nSalisbury J. Merrow, Joseph Webster, Benjamin\\nPettengill, John Sanborn and Stephen Webster.\\nIn 1757, Major Thomas Tash enlisted a battalion ol\\ntwo and three mouths men. We append the follow-\\ning names found in this battalion .lohn Cross,\\nSamuel Scribuer, Robert Barber and JSIatthew Pet-\\ntengill.\\nIn 1758, Colonel John Hart raised a regimentof six\\nhundred men for the Crown Point expedition. Upon\\nthe roll appears the names of the following, who set-\\ntled in Salisbury Moses Garland, Moses Sanborn,\\nBenjamin Shaw, Samuel Scribner, James Johnston,^\\nWilliam Hoyt and Kathaniel Nelson.\\nIn Captain Trueworthy Ladd s company we find\\nthe names of Joseph Bean, Ebenezer Webster, Philii)\\nFlanders, Onesipborus Page, Iddo Webster, .lohn\\nWadleigh and Moses Tucker.\\nIn Colonel John CTofi s regiment we find Ebenezer\\nWebster, orderly sergeant Tristram Quimby and\\nStephen AVebster, corporals privates, Rowell Colby,\\nRobert Smith, Benjamin Webster, Elisha Quimby,\\nRichard Tucker, D. Rowe, Moses Tucker, Benjamin\\nCollins and Jonathan Roberts, all settled in Salisbury.\\nCHAPTER IV.\\nSALISBURY\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (C on\\nThe Revolution.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The people of .Salisbury caught\\nthe first echo of the shot at Lexington, and, although\\nnot in season to participate, they were at Bunker\\nHill. They went, too, uninvited to that banquet of\\ndeath and fame which was celebrated on the 17th of\\nJune, 1775.\\nWhen hostilities commenced at Lexington there\\nwere but five hundred inhabitants in Salisbury.\\nThere was one company of militia, consisting of\\nabout seventy-five men, organized and officered, be-\\ntween the ages of sixteen and sixty years. This con)-\\npany was commanded by Captain Ebenezer Webster,\\nwho had first received his commission in 1774.\\nRobert Smith was his lieutenant, Moses Garland, for\\na short time, and then Andrew Pettengill was the\\nensign.\\nI pon the alarm of the Lexington conflict, without\\nany authority from the State, tliey repaired to Cam-\\nbridge. They there met the Massachusetts Com-\\nmittee of Safety, also John Stark, James Reed and\\nPaul Dudley Sargent. These three men received\\ncolonels commissions from the State of Massachusetts.\\nStark enlisted eight hundred men, or fourteen com-\\npanies, while Reed and Sargent had enlisted four\\ncompanies each. The regiments were Nos. 1, 2 and\\n3. Colonel Stark had command of the First, Enoch\\nPoor of the Second and James Reed of the Third.\\nThe First and Third Regiments were engaged in the\\nbattle of Bunker Hill.\\nSalisbury men enlisted into tliiee or min\\\\- of the\\ncompanies of Stark s regiment. Among the early\\nenlistments are the names of Peter Severance, Jona-\\nthan Cram and Jacob Morrill; in Captain Henry\\nDearborn s company, Abraham Fifield, John Bean,\\nJoseph Lovering, Samuel Lovering, Moses Welch, E.\\nRaino, Daniel Stevens, Edward Evans, Moses Gar-\\nland, Moses Fellows, .lohn Bowen, John Jemson, Ben-\\njamin Howard, Reuben Greeley and Samuel Scribner.\\nTwo of these men, .lohn Bowen and Moses Fellows,\\njoined Captain Dearborn s company, and, in the\\nautumn of 1775, made a part of Arnold s regiment,\\nthat marched through the wilderness of Maine to\\nQuebec. Twelve of the above number enlisted for\\nthe term of six months and encountered the perils\\nof the siege.\\nOf the Salisbury men who participated in the aid\\nto Connecticut, we have been unable to obtain their\\nnames. Certainly there was quite a number.\\nOur next enlistment for 177(3 was for the relief of\\nthe northern army. In Captain Osgood s company\\nwe find the name of Captain John Webster, of Salis-\\nbury, as his lieutenant, and Edward Sawyer, as\\nprivate.\\nUpon the evacuation of Boston by the British, part\\nof their army soon after invaded New York. Another\\nportion, commanded by Burgoyne, invaded Canada, by\\nway of Quebec. The New Hampshire regiments\\nwhich had been at the siege were ordered to New\\nYork, and thirteen Salisbury men were in Colonel\\nStark s regiment, viz.\\nJohn Bosford, James Bosford, John Bayley, Wolls nurbauk, Rowell\\nColby, Kenbun Hoyt, Jr., Jonathan Huntoon, Philip Huntoon, .Samuel\\nLovciin, Joseph toverin, Ebenezer .Scribner, Simon Sanborn and Israel\\nAnother regiment was raised for six months, to\\nreinforce Washington at New York. Salisbury fur-\\nnished ten men for .James Shepard s company of\\nCanterbury,\\nJohn Bean, ensign Benjamin Huntoon, orderly sergeant; Privates,\\nCutting Stevens, Stephen Call, James Johnson, .Samuel Scribner, Philip\\nFlanders, Jonathan Scribner, .louathau Foster, Robert Wise.\\nAfter the disastrous battle of Long Island, Wash-\\nington again appealed to New Hampshire for aid.\\nSalisbury had furnished her full quota. Captain Ebe-\\nnezer Webster was appealed to furnish men. Ten", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1041.jp2"}, "877": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MKRUTMAOK COUNTY, NKW HAMPSIIIRR.\\nmen holding militia commissions, and some otliers,\\nvolunteered to serve as privates, and were mustered\\niiilii s(i\\\\irc Scptmili. r \u00e2\u0096\u00a0_!((, 1776. They were Lieu-\\ntenaiil UnlMit Siiiiili. Ilnsijrii Moses Garland, Orderly\\nSei-jii iinl Ainliiw I lilriii:!!], Ensign Andrew Boho-\\nnon, Etlwurd Eastman, Joseph Fifield, Edward Fi-\\nfield, Joshua Morse and Stephen Bohonon. Captain\\nWebster resigned tlie office of selectman to take a\\nprivate s place in this campaign. Joseph Bean and\\nNathaniel Huntoon enlisted in Captain Goft s com-\\npany of the same regiment. Tliey participated in\\nthe battle of White Plains.\\nIn 1777 the town was obliged to otler bounties of\\nseventy dollars each to meet its quota. John Ash,\\nwho had enlisted March 8, 1777, to serve during the\\nwar, was discharged December 31, 1781, and Ananiah\\nBohonon, Philip Flanders and John Bowen,who had\\nenlisted March 13, 1781, were (lischurged the following\\nDecember.\\nThe following men enlisted for three years in Col-\\nonel Alexander Scammell s regiment:\\nMoses Follows, oiilcrly sciKeant Ephraiui Heath, Keuben Grcclcy,\\niicubei) Hoit, Matthew Greelyi-, Philip Lufkiu, William Bayley, Buiiiel\\nFelch, Benjamin Howard, Joshua Snow, us privates.\\nThese fourteen men were our quota of Continental\\nsoldiers for three years, and were mustered into\\nservice in March, 1777.\\nThe following is the list of soldiers from Salisbury\\nwho were in Captain Ebenezer Webster s company,\\nwhich fought in the battle of Bennington, on the Kith\\nof August, 1777\\nKdward Evans, one of the staff officers of Colonel Stickney a regiment\\nCaptain, Ebenezer Webster Lieutenants, Bobert Smith, Andrew Boho-\\nering l-mlli .m p. .ml. .l-.-hiM M..|~. 1 ii, ,l,.!,n ,nl,.ii,;\\nToo]-, ,1. I r. I r. !1 i \\\\N\\nJohn C. Galo, Jacob True, ,Tohn .i m i, I: i pi.\\nTucker, Moses Elkins, John Smith, Wiii :i i i i i, ,_\\nDavid I ettengi 11, Abel Elkins, Jann-s ,l Ihlmh, .i.i, .,i, ,,.u1.uiJ, i.toit;i:\\nBayley, Moses Welch, Pauiel Brottlcbank, Matthew rettuni;iU, Ktlwiud\\nEastman,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 rank and file from Salisbury, forty-one men.\\nTo this number add Ensign Andrew Pettengill, who\\nserved in the Concord and Boscawen company. We\\nalso had three other men in Colonel George Reed s\\nregiment, viz. Samuel Saunders, Jacob Morrill and\\nJoseph Maloon, making, of the Continental and\\nmilitiamen in actual service in the summer of 1777,\\nforty-five militiamen and seventeen regular troop.s, a\\ntotal of sixty-two men.\\nThough the Salisbury men were largely exposed,\\nand though Saunders was reported among the missing\\nat IliiMiuiclton, Pettengill wounded at Stillwater, yet\\nno death resulted except that of Andrew Pettengill.\\nEarly in 1778 disease began to thin the ranks of our\\nveterans, and in March and April we lost four of our\\nmen in camp at Valley Forge, vi/. Ephraim Heath,\\nReuben Greeley, Philip Lulkin :iiid William Bayley.\\nIn August, 1778, the expediti.ni 1,, Kliiule Island\\nwas organized and executed nnder the commaml ir\\nGeneral Sullivan. Colonel Moses Nichols raised a\\nregiment to serve about a month in General Whipple s\\nbrigade. Captain Ebenezer Webster commanded\\nthe Third Company in this regiment. Elder Benjamin\\nHuntoon was his orderly sergeant and Edward East-\\nman corporal. The following Salisbury men were\\nprivate ill his .\u00e2\u0096\u00a0mnpany:\\nI ll. Ensign .\\\\niirew Bohonon, Joseph KitieKl,\\nS\u00c2\u00bb 1 I II Puttongill, .James Johnson, William Calef,\\nll i I I l I i I 1 lilifld, Joseph Iloit, Winthrop Fifield, Ensign\\nMoses Carlaii.l. J.-reniiiili Howen, John Sanborn, Moses Welch, Ben-\\njamin Eastman and Phineas Bean. Also in Colonel Center s regiment,\\nJoseph Bean, Joseph Webster and Daniel Oilman,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 total, twenty-two\\nrank and tile.\\nIn July, 1779, Stephen Bohonon and James Johnson\\nenlisted for six months to serve in the Rhode Island\\ncampaign. In June, 1780, George Hackett, Davitl\\nGreeley, Jonathan Fifield and Joseph Webster were\\nmustered into the Continental army to serve during\\nthe war. During the year 177!), John Bean, of Salis-\\nbury, was wounded at Newton, N. Y., and afterwards\\nreceived half-pay.\\nIn 1780, Captain Ebenezer Webster commanded\\nthe Fourth Company in Colonel Moses Nichols regi-\\nment, raised for the defense of West Point, and was\\nstationed there for eight months. From Salisbury\\nwe recognize Captain Webster s old companions,\\nRobert Wise, Stephen Bohonon, Jethro Barber, Joseph\\nHoit, Benjamin Eastman, S. Fifield, Winthrop Fi-\\nfield, Benjamin Ingalls and Joseph Welch.\\nIn 1780 the term of service of the three years men\\nexpired, and it became necessary to re-enlist some\\nfifteen men, to take the places of those discharged.\\nIn addition to the four men who took the places of\\nthose who died at Valley Forge, the following men\\nwere secured. They enlisted for three years from the\\nspring of 1780\\nJoshua Snow, John Sinith, Moses Fellows, John Fellows, Jr., John\\nAsh, Geoige Nichols, .Tosiali Mason, Beiyamin Howard, William Lufkin,\\nAnaniah Bohonon, Josiah Smith and ThoninM Cross.\\nFor Colonel George Reed s regiment the following\\nmen were obtained Samuel Saunders, Edward Scrib-\\nner, Jethro Barber, Joseph Maloon and S. Fifield.\\nThe following men were enlisted, from Salisbury to\\nreinforce the army in New York, and served in various\\ncompanies in Colonel D. Reyiidl.l rr: im, nt\\nMoses Web.stor, Peter Whittemore, .i i i ..(m. i:,i\\nward Eastman, Thomas Challis, J. I-jIi. I i Al\u00c2\u00bb I\\nMorrill, .lacob Morrill, Henry Elkins, .-i.uiun i M.du, n, 1 i, ii, I,.\\nIn November, 1781, the following soldiers enlisted\\nfor three months, and were returned to Colonel\\nStickney s regiment:\\nIn 1782, Captain Ebenezer Webster performed a\\nsix months service in the north part of this State.\\nJeremiah Bowen was the only private from the town.\\nThe War of 1812.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 One of our active ofiiceis in\\nthe army of the United States during the war, and in", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1042.jp2"}, "878": {"fulltext": "SALISBURY.\\n613\\nthe campaign against the Western Indians antecedent\\nto this war, was Captain John Smith. His brother,\\nJabez Smith, had the rank of major in the First\\nEegiment of the United States Volunteers.\\nIn 1814 our seaport, Portsmouth, was threatened\\nby the British navy, and our militia were called upon\\nmore than once to defend this port.\\nThose wlio mustered from Salisbury for three\\nmonths from the 11th day of September, 1814, were\\nthe following, viz.\\nCaptain Jonathan Bean and his son, Phineas Bean, as waiter; Pri-\\nvates, Benjamin Fifield, Moses Fifield, Enoch Fifield, Samuel Fifleld,\\nJunatlian P. Sanborn, Nehemiab Lowell, Matthew T. Hunt, William\\nJohnson, John Johnson, Nathaniel Stevens, John Webster, Jesse Wai-d-\\nwell, aioses Osgood, Jr., enlisted in the United States service.\\nOf the sixty days men who enlisted October 2,\\n1S14, in the company commanded by Captain Silas\\nCall, of Boscawen, we find the following Salisbury\\nLieutenant, Samuel Quimby Orderly Sergeant, Timothy Hoit Cor-\\nporal, Thomas Chase; Musician, A. B. Bohonon Privates, Nathan\\nTucker, Jabez True, Theodore George, Samuel Webster, Jonathan Mor-\\nrill, Isaac Proctor, Joseph Fifield and Joseph Adame.\\nIn Colonel Davis regiment, in the company com-\\nmanded by Captain Thomas Currier, we recognize\\nthe following soldiers, who served one year, as\\nbelonging to Salisbury\\nDaniel Woodard, Sergeant Jeremiah Bean, Samuel Fitield, W illiam\\nFrazier, .\\\\mos George and .Jeremiah Gove. In Captain Mason s com\\npany, Joel Judkius, Jonathan Johnson, John Sanborn, J. Quimby, Ed-\\n\\\\vard West, Ebenezer Webster Bohonon, Ithamar Watson (was a captain\\nof Minute-Men).\\nThe following soldiers are credited to Salisbury\\nJames Currier, Joseph Stevens, Moses Mor^e, Abel Wardwell, Samuel\\nKezir, Matthew Sanborn, Paul Greeley and Kichard Greeley.\\nWar of the Rebellion.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 On the 27th day of De-\\ncember, 1860, the Confederates seized Forts Moultrie\\nand Pickens. On the 9th day of January, 1861, they\\nfired their first shot, from Fort Moultrie and Morris\\nIsland, into a government vessel carrying troops and\\nsupplies to Major Anderson, who had transferred his\\nentire force to Fort Sumter. In accordance with\\nthe requirements of law, the selectmen for 1861\\ntransmitted to the Secretary of State a list of the\\nnames of men liable to do military duty, numbering\\none hundred and two. Accepting this basis, Salis-\\nbury furnished not only the required number, but a\\nsmall surplus. Salisbury furnished no soldiers until\\nthe Tenth Regiment was raised under the call of\\n1862. Michael T. Donahoe, of Manchester, was ap-\\npointed colonel. Company E was raised at An-\\ndover, and was commanded by Captain Aldrich B.\\nCook, who was succeeded by Captain Thomas C.\\nTrumbull, who, in turn, was succeeded by Captain\\nJames A. Sanborn. The following men enlisted from\\nSalisbury\\nSergeant, John C. Carter Privates, William C. Heath, Calvin Hoyt,\\nAnsun W. Glines, Willis W. Kenniston, Alfred Sanborn, Harry Scott,\\nWilliam Whittemore, Nathaniel Hodge, Henry M. French, George At-\\nwood, George W. Chase.\\n39\\nIn the Sixteenth Regiment, Company E, enlisted\\nthe following men from Salisbury\\nSergeant, Boiy amin Gale Corporals, Alonzo D. Davenport, George\\nK. Smith Privates, Evan M. Heath, Harrison V. Heath, Moses Colby,\\nWilliam R. Dimond, Ferdinand M. Daysburg, Benjamin L. Frazier,\\nCharles E. Heath, Albert A. S. French, Henry C/ George, Charles Colby,\\nMeshcch W. Blaisdell.\\nMISCELLANEOUS.\\nCorporal Madison B. Davis, enlisted iu Troop I, Firet New England\\nCavalry.\\nBugler Cyrus C. Huntoon, enlisted in Troop I, First New England\\nCavalry.\\nWilliam Bayleyand Andrew J. Colby, enlisted in Company II, Eiglitli\\nRegiment.\\nJohn Meller, enlisted in CompaTiv I Sct-.ind KcKiment.\\nLieutenant Joseph C. Clillur.l. uli i I m r |,,ny E, Fii-st liegiment.\\nJonathan J. Bayley, enlist.-^ I l^ I liiilt liegiment.\\nM. H.Whitmore, enlisted in i; i;,\\\\ I ;:,.i l;f;iiment.\\nClinton A. Shaw, enlisted in C.j,i,i..ii,j i., 1 u, UUi liegiment.\\nJohn G. Maxfield, enlisted in Company B, Seventh Regiment.\\nHenry Sanborn, enlisted in Company F, Second Regiment United States\\nSharpshooters re-enlisted September 12, 1802, in Company E, Tenth\\nRegiment.\\nFrank Stevens, enlisted in Eighteenth liegimeiu New lliiinpshiro In-\\nThe following residents of the town were also in\\nservice, but we have little knowledge concerning\\ntheir record beyond the fact of enlistment\\nFrank D. Kimball, Company E, Fourth Regiment; John Woodard,\\nEbenezer Farnum, James Farnum, Charles Bruce, Caleb B. Smith,\\nHenry Moores, Benjamin S. Heath, Joseph Ladd, Read Huntoon, James\\nW, Gardner, Daniel W. Shaw, C. O. WTicoler, George H. Whitman, W.\\nC. Whitman.\\nThe following soldiers were either natives or resi-\\ndents of the town of Salisbury at the time of their\\nenlistment, but enlisted out of the town or State\\n.\\\\mos S. Bean, credited to and enlisted from Manchester, in Company A,\\nHeavy Artillery.\\nGeorge E. Bean, credited to and enlisted from Manchester, Company A,\\nTenth Regiment.\\nAlbert Kilburn, enlisted in Boston in the Fifth Massachusetts Regiment\\nof three months men re-enlisted at Mmneapolis, Minn.; afterwaids\\nin the employ of the government as a carpenter died at Vicksburg,\\n.\\\\braham S. Sanboi\\nManchester, Company G, Foil\\nKeg-\\nSanni I i I .inaan, Company D, Fourth Regiment.\\nRuhi^ 1 I in I ompany C, Second Vermont Regiment.\\nElt.iii I I .1 in Company C, Second Vermont Regiment.\\nNathan^ i il i 1 hi Twenty-second Massachusetts Infantry.\\nCharles c.ii-.-fr, eiili tcd in Sixth Massachusetts Infantry.\\nGeorge for Henrj-) Elkins, enlisted in Second Regiment.\\nSilas Holmes, enlisted iu Sixth Massachusetts.\\nJohn Shaw.\\nDavid F. Bacon, enlisted in Company E, Secoml V.Tmont.\\nCharles H. Bacon.\\nDaniel R. Calef.\\nJohn Alfred Calef.\\nSubstitutes. The following substitutes performed\\ntheir engagements with the town of Salisbury they\\nhonored themselves and the cause they supported\\nThomas Fleming, Company G, Fourth Regiment; Hamilton Carr,\\nCompany C, Fourth Regiment; Octave Vezina, Company B, Ninth\\nRegiment; John Robinson, Company B, Ninth Regiment; James\\nDolan, Company A, Ninth Regiment Robert Brown, Company A,\\nNinth Regiment James McDonald, Company E (or D), Seventh Regi-\\nment Daniel P. Morrison, Company D, Seventh Regiment; James\\nCarroll, Joseph Storms, Henry Miller, Jerry Potter, Charles Sutton,\\nPeter Carroll, William Loverin, James Meaniix, John Murphy, Warren\\nDinslow, Nathan Lackey, Michael Conners, James Moran, George Perry,\\nJames Durgin, Corporal Nelson Davis, William B. Winship, J. F.\\nCoburn William Williams, liobert Allen, II. C. Rock, Henry McOirt.v.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1043.jp2"}, "879": {"fulltext": "6U\\nIILSTUKY OF MKUril.MACK COUNTY, NEW HAMFSHIKE.\\nTwenty-two additional substitutes were enlisted in\\n18( 3 and 186-1, but are recorded as deserters. Having\\ndegraded themselves as soldiers, we shall not allow\\nthem to disgrace the town that emi)loyed them, by\\npublishing their name*.\\nIn 1680 a militia company was organized in this\\nState, consisting of one company of foot in each of the\\nfour towns of Portsmouth, Dover, Exeter and Hamp-\\nton, one company of artillery at the lort and one troop\\nof horse.\\nAfter the Declaration of Independence a new\\nmilitia system became necessary, and we will only\\nfollow its history so far as it relates to Salisbury,\\nwhich was one of the towns that helped form the Twen-\\nty-first Regiment, the regimental officers being Lieu-\\ntenant-Colonel Philip Greeley, commander Major\\nJoseph Gerrish, First Battalion; Major Timothy Dar-\\nling, Second Battalion. The following list comprises\\ncolonels of the Twenty-first Regiment, so far as\\nknown, who resided in Salisbury\\n17*17, Ebenezer Webster 1802, John C. Gale; 1813, Benjamin Swott\\nl.sl!i-20, Jonathan Bean; 1821-23, John Greeley: 1821, Cyrus Chase;\\n1818, John C. Smith Is il-fi:!, (instavus V. Welisl.-i-.\\nRoads, Turnpikes, Bridges and Ferries.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The\\nearliest highway in the town was one along the\\nwest bank of the Merrimack River, which was in-\\ntended to open communication with the Coos country.\\nThe three rangeways of the town extended, in an east-\\nerly and westerly direction, nearly the entire length\\nof the town.\\nTlu Smith Kiiiigeway extended from Shaw s Corner,\\ntlii oiigh tlie liK-ation of South Road village, and con-\\ntinued westerly over Ivearsarge into Warner. It was\\nsurveyed in 1763 by William Calef.\\nThe Centre road, occupying the rangeway limits\\nvery fully, was surveyed by Mr. Calef in 1768. It\\ncommenced by the Webster Cemetery, at the river,\\nextended overSearle s Hill, crossed the turnpike road\\na little southeast of Centre Road village and extended\\nto the western boundary.\\nThe road corresponding, in part, with the North\\nRangeway was surveyed in 17G3 by Mr. Calef. Only\\na few sections of it were ever built. As early as\\n1774 a road commenced at the eastern bound of Dr.\\nJoseph Bartlett s home-lot, east of South Road vil-\\nlage, and continued northward to the Centre road,\\njust west of the old meeting-house on Searle s Hill.\\nNorth road was constructed in 1770, between\\nShaw s Corner and Benjamin lluntoon s. It was\\nsoon after extended to Andover line.\\nBog road was built as a substitute for the Dr.\\nBartlett road already referred to. Raccoon Hill\\nroad extends the whole length of Raccoon Hill, and\\nwas built in 1781. Mill s road extends westerly from\\nthe Centre Road village, continuing to Prince s Mill,\\nwhere it then turns slightly and terminates at the\\nfoot of the hill west of Frank Whittemore .s. A\\nbranch of this road turns south at Prince s Mill, con-\\ntinues south past the Union Meeting-House and leads\\ninto Webster. Another branch of this road passes\\nthe Glines place and comes out at the South Range\\nroad east of Blackwater River bridge.\\nA road begins west of Alpheus B. Huntoon s, and\\ncontinues over Beach Hill into Andover. Bay s road\\nextends from Shaw s mill, in West Salisbury, around\\nthe eastern shore of the Bays and intersects the Col-\\nlege road. A cross-range road extends from D. C.\\nStevens to Centre Range road at Harrison V. Heath s.\\nNew road to Franklin begins on the Bog road, one\\nhalf-mile north of Thompson s school-house, turn-\\ning eastward to the North road, which it intersects\\nsouth of the Birth-place. It was laid out in 1869.\\nCross-Range road, the northern terminus of which is\\nat Centre Road village, continues southerly and in-\\ntersects Brattle Street, its northern extension leads\\nto Raccoon hill. Mutton road extends south from\\nSouth Road village to Corser Hill, in Webster. It was\\nbuilt in 1819. Water Street commences near the\\nAcademy and continues southerly to Boscawen. The\\nnew road to North Boscawen, where it connects with\\nthe River road, was built in 1849. The new road\\nfrom Shaw s Corner to Franklin was built in 1823-24.\\nThe jictition for the College road was presented to the\\nGeneral Court in 1784, and an act was passed author-\\nizing a committee to lay it out. It was not built just\\nwhere the court ordered it. The route through Salis-\\nbury was circular, and we will not follow its windings,\\nas most of the road has become continuous with other\\nroads.\\nThe Fourth New Hampshire turnpike charter was\\ngranted at the fall session of the General Court in\\n1 800. It extended from the northwest corner of the\\nbridge just north of the mouth of the Contoocook\\nRiver to the Connecticut River in Lebanon, and had a\\nliranch to Hanover. There was a toll-house in nearly\\nevery town, the gate in Salisbury being kept by Dea-\\ncon Daniel Parker. Amos Petteugill, of Salisbury,\\ncarried this corporation, by his personal influence,\\nthrough many a dark day. He invented a snow-plow\\nthat was often drawn through the deep snow by thirty\\nyoke of oxen, cutting a path a rod wide.\\nIn 1840 an order was issued by the court declaring\\nthe southern portion of it free to public travel, Salis-\\nbury paying the corporation six hundred dollars as\\nits share of indemnity to the stockholders.\\nThe first important bridge in the town was built\\nover the Blackwater River in 1776, and was probably\\non the line of the south rangeway where it crosses\\nthe stream. The second bridge was over the same\\nstream, but on the centre rangeway. It cost thirty-\\nnine dollars, and was built in 1777.\\nThe first bridge over the Pemigewasset River was\\nbuilt in 1802, thereby affording the means of commu-\\nnicating with Sanbornton. Previous to this the stream\\nwas crossed either by ferries or by fording the stream\\nwith teams, the crossing being just north of the Re-\\nliublican bridge.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1044.jp2"}, "880": {"fulltext": "SALISBURY.\\nAn act of incorporation was obtained in 1800 for\\nbuilding abridge over the Pemigewasset River, which_,\\nin later years, was called Kepublican bridge. Eben-\\nezer Webster was authorized to call the first meeting,\\nand the bridge was built at the above date (1802). The\\nbridge was carried away by the great February freshet\\nof 1824, and the great winter freshet of 1839 again de-\\nmolished it. The following summer the present\\nbridge was erected at a cost of seven thousand dollars.\\nIt Cdntinued a toll-bridge until 1845.\\nIn 1800 there were two ferries over the Merrimack,\\nthe upper one known as Wise s, and farther down\\nstream was Cross s. They furnished communication\\nwith this town, Korthfield and Canterbury.\\nIt is generally undei-stood that the first saw-mill in\\nthe town was the Webster, or proprietors mill,\\nlocated on Punch Brook. At a meeting of the propri-\\netors held March 22, 1759, a committee was chosen\\nto lay out one hundred acres of land to Captain John\\nWebster for building a saw-mill. The site was\\nlocated and the mill completed by the 1st of October,\\n1761. The mill was erected on laud belonging to\\nElienezer Webster.\\nOne-half the use of the mill was voted to Captain\\nJohn Webster for three years, he to saw the proprie-\\ntors lumber at the halves, keep the mill in good\\nrepair, and, at the expiration of three years, to leave\\nthe mill in good repair. Ebenezer Webster and\\nEliphalet Gale were each voted a quarter-share of the\\nsaw-mill on the same conditions as given Captain\\nJohn Webster. November 3, 1704, it was voted to\\ngive Ebenezer Webster the use of the mill for three\\nyears ii-om date, he to saw the proi rietors lumber at\\nthe halves. Mr. Webster continued to conduct the\\nmill until his removal to his interval farm, when\\nStephen Sawyer, conducted it in connection with the\\ngrist-mill, and, in addition, put in a clothing-mill.\\nIn 1764 eflbrts were made to build a grist-mill, and\\nthe year following two hundred acres of land were\\nvoted to the projectors (who were Benjamin Sanborn\\nand Ebenezer Webster) to put in a mill. This mill\\nwas built in one end of the proprietors saw -mill,\\nand for many years did all the grinding, not only for\\nthe settlers of this lot, but the surrounding towns,\\npeople bringing their corn from Perrystown (now\\nSutton) on their backs. It is said the mill-stones\\nwere drawn up from below on an ox-sled in the win-\\nter of 1765.\\nAndrew Pettengill was the first blacksmith in the\\nsettlement, his shop standing just east of Thomas D.\\nLittle s residence.\\nThe first hotel in town was erected at the South\\nRoad as early as 1768, and was owned by Lieutenant\\nAndrew Pettengill. The first one at the Centre Road\\nwas built by Abel Elkins, and is now occupied as a\\nresidence by Caleb E. Smith.\\nThe first hotel at the East village (now Franklin)\\nwas built by Ebenezer Eastman on the site of the\\npresent Webster house.\\nIt is traditional that Major Stephen Bohonou had\\nthe first store in town, it being situated in one of the\\nfront rooms of his dwelling, which stood on the site\\nnow occupied by the Congregational parsonage. He\\nsold out to Andrew Bowers.\\nThe first store at East village (now Franklin) was\\nerected by Ebenezer Eastman previous to 1803.\\nWilliam Hoyt had the first store at the Lower vil-\\nlage (now Orphans Home, Franklin).\\nThe above were the first stores in the several parts\\nof the town, but the principal store, and the one\\nwhich continues to do the largest business, is the\\nold Greenleaf store at South Road, owned by David\\nG. Bean, and conducted by Andrew E. Quimby. In\\n1793 there were five merchants scattered throughout\\nthe town, who paid the following taxes on stock in\\ntrade John C. Gale, \u00c2\u00a3300 William Hoit, \u00c2\u00a3130\\nLuke Wilder, \u00c2\u00a3250; Andrew Bowers, \u00c2\u00a3180; Xath-\\naniel Isoyes, \u00c2\u00a350.\\nThe following list contains the names and short\\nnotices of gentlemen who have jtracticed their jsro-\\nfessiou in the town.\\nLawyers. Hon. Thomas W. Thompson com-\\nmenced practice in Salisbury in 1790, continuing till\\n1810.\\nParker Noj es, Esq., admitted to the bar in 1801,\\nand, with the exception of two years, continued in\\npractice until his death, in 1852.\\nHon. Moses Eastman, A.M. (see biography).\\nThomas H. Pettengill, Esq., practiced at the Cen-\\ntre village from 1822 until his death.\\nHon. Richard Fletcher, A.M., LL.D., continued\\nin practice from the time he was admitted to the bar\\ntill 1819.\\nSamuel I. Wells, Esq., admitted to the bar in 1819,\\nbegan practice in Salisbury, continuing until 1836.\\nHon. Geo. A\\\\ Nesmith, LL.D., read law with\\nParker Noyes, Esq. admitted to the bar in August,\\n1825, continuing in town till Franklin was formed,\\nwhen he became a resident there.\\nPhysicians. Dr. Joseph Bartlett, the first physi-\\ncian in Salisbury, was born at Amesbury, Ma.ss., Janu-\\nary 14, 1751 read medicine with his uncle, Governor\\nJosiah Bartlett removed to Salisbury about 1772,\\ncontinuing until his death, September 20, 1800.\\nDr. Joseph Bartlett, born in Salisbury, 1775, read\\nmedicine with and succeeded his father in practice.\\nHe died 1814.\\nDr. Peter Bartlett, brother to Dr. Joseph, Jr., at-\\ntended lectures at Dartmouth Medical School; re-\\nceived his degree in 1829; began practice in Salisbury\\nas early as 1818; continued until 1836; removed to\\nPeoria, 111. died 1868.\\nDr. Jonathan Kittredge, of Canterbury, began\\npractice in Salisbury about 1810, continuing until\\nhis death, 1819.\\nDr. Job Wilson, of Gilmantf)n, located at Salis-\\nbury previous to 1814, remaining till 1834, when he\\nremoved to Franklin.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1045.jp2"}, "881": {"fulltext": "616\\nHISTORY OF MKRUIMACK COUNTY, NE\\\\Y HAMPSHIRK.\\nDr. Thomas W. Wilson, born in Salisbury, 180(5\\nattended lectures at Dartmouth, continuing in prac-\\ntico at Salisbury until his death, in ISGl.\\nDr. .Most s Hill, of Warner, began practice in .Salis-\\nbury in IS W, remaining one year.\\nDr. Benjamin E. Woodman, of Salem, N. PL, re-\\nmoved to Salisbury in 183(), remaining one year.\\nDr. Jesse Merrill, F.M., M.S., of Peacham, Vt.,\\nbegan practice in that part of Salisbury luiw Frank-\\nlin about 1819, remaining quite a period.\\nDr. John Proctor was in town and practicing his\\nprofession in 1820.\\nDr. John Baker, born in Salisbury, 1702; began\\npractice previous to 1841, continuing until 1851.\\nDr. Calvin ISaclicldcr was here a .short lime about\\n1842.\\nDr. Abraham 11. Kobinson, born in Concord, grad-\\nuated at Y ale College; removed to Salisbury early in\\n1839; removed to Concord in 1859.\\nDr. Charles B. Willis, 1859-63.\\nDr. Charles H. Towle came to Salisbury in 1865,\\nremaining until December, 1868; removed to Deer-\\nfield, and there continues.\\nDr. Warren W. Sleeper, of JCcw Hampton, 1853\\ntill 1875; continues at Franklin Falls.\\nDr. Edward B. Buxton, born in Dunbarton,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 1875-\\n78.\\nDr. George P. Titcomb, of Boscawen, removed to\\nSalisbury in 1868, where he still continues.\\nDr. John J. Dearborn, of Concord, removed to\\nSalisbury in the spring of 1878, continuing till De-\\ncember, 1884, when he removed to Tilton.\\nBiographical Sketches.^The following sketches\\nare of natives of the town, unless the place of birth\\nis given difi erent. (See also Physicians.)\\nJoseph Bean, son of the grantee Joseph, born at\\nKingston; commissioned justice by the crown pre-\\nvious to his removal here. He was the wealthiest\\nand most important man in the early settlement, the\\nfirst town treasurer, and held all the tovi u offices at\\ndifferent periods. He died June 1, 1804; married\\nBetsey Fifield. She died June 25, 1812.\\nNathaniel Bean, grandson of Joseph, born in Sal-\\nisbury, March 5, 1796; always remained in town,\\ntaking a prominent interest in its affairs. He was\\nthe oldest (U4egate to the Constitutional Convention\\niu ISTi i, ;ui l was a man of wealth and sociability.\\nHe died .lanuary 18, 1877, leaving a widow.\\nSinclair Bean, a native of Brentwood, removed to the\\nwest part of Salisbury in 1766, and, with the excep-\\ntion of the Maloons, was the first settler at that part\\nof the town. He was the town s first clerk, holding\\nthe office four years, and was an elder in the church.\\nHe died February 21,1798; married, July 18, 1730,\\nShuah Fifield.\\nRev. James Morey Bean, born in Salisbury, No-\\nvember 18, 1833; great-grandson of Sinclair; attended\\nthe New Hampshire Conference Seminary and the\\nTheological Seminary now located at Boston began\\npreaching in 1862, and since continued married Mary\\nTrussell.\\nI Rev. John Wesley Bean, born iu Salisbury, June\\n17,1836; brother to the former attended the Meth-\\nodist Biblical Institute; was made elder in 1875, con-\\ntinuing in the ministry. Both are meeting with good\\nsuccess in their calling; married (second) Sarah B.\\nSaunders, of Grafton.\\nRev. Julius Csesar Blodgett, born in Salisbury,\\nMarch 6, 1806 completed his education at the Salis-\\nbury Academy; ordained a minister of the Christian\\ndenomination at Sanbornton, in January, 1830. In\\n1845 he became editor of the Christian Herald, then\\npublished at Exeter. He spoke with great force and\\nenergy, and was a very efficient revivalist. His ac-\\ntive labors covered a period of forty-three years. He\\ndied at Kensington, March 26, 1878. Married, Sep-\\ntember 3, 1837, Abigail C. Shaw, youngest daughter\\nof Rev. Elijah Shaw.\\nJoseph Bartlett, M.D. (see Physicians), born at\\nAmesbury, Mass., January 14, 1751 married, Decem-\\nber 16, 1773, Hannah Colcord, of Kingston. He was\\nthe first of the family that settled here and his de-\\nscendants have been among the most prominent men\\nof the State. He died September 20, 1800 she died\\nAugust 29, 1839.\\nJoseph Bartlett, M.D. (2d), read medicine with his\\nfather, whom he succeeded in practice, and died No-\\nvember 6, 1806, aged thirty-one years.\\nHon. Ichabod Bartlett, A.M., son of Dr. Joseph (Isi),\\nborn in Salisbury January 24, 1786.\\nPeter Bartlett, M.D., son of Dr. Joseph (1st), born\\nOctober 18, 1788 (see Physicians). A writer says\\nHe was a physician of large practice, a man of bright\\nand genial spirit and one of the most active membere\\nof the community and of the religious society in Sal-\\nisbury. His removal to the West wits with the great-\\nest regret of his townsmen, by whom he was held in\\nthe highest esteem. He died at Peoria, 111., 1838\\nmarried, August 1, 1816, AnnPettingill she died (Oc-\\ntober 1, 1837.\\nHon. James Bartlett, A.M., son of Dr. Joseph (1st),\\nborn August 14, 1792 graduated from Dartmouth Col-\\nlege in 1812; began to study law with Moses Eastman\\nat Salisbury and completed with his brother Ichabod\\nat Portsmouth beg an practice at Durham removed\\nto Dover, where he died in 1837. He represented Dover\\nin the General Court a number of years and was State\\nSenator. From 1819 to 1836 he was register of Probate\\nfor Strafford County. He was regarded as a sound\\nand able lawyer, characterized more by strength and\\nclearness than brilliancy. Twice married.\\nDaniel Bartlett, born Aug. 25, 1795, established him-\\nself in trade at Grafton, representing the town in the\\nLegislature at the time when these four brothers were\\nmembers, viz. Samuel C, from Salisbury, James from\\nDurham, Ichabod from Portsmouth and Daniel from\\nGrafton. He removed to Boston, where he dieil, un-\\nmarried, August, 1877.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1046.jp2"}, "882": {"fulltext": "SALISBURY.\\n617\\nSamuel 0. Bartlctt, son of Dr. .Joseph (1st), born in\\nSalisbury January 16, 1780. In 1805 he opened a .store\\nat Centre Road (Salisbury), which he kept for a long\\nperiod, and by frugality, industry and enterprise ac-\\nquired a large property. Esquire Bartlett was liberal-\\nminded, public-spirited and generous, and in his bus-\\niness and social relations universally respected. He\\nfrequently represented the town in her business af-\\nfairs, and did a large justice business. He retained\\nhis bright mentsil faculties to the time of his death,\\nMarch 81, 1867, aged eighty-seven years married,\\nJuly 31, 1810, Eleanor Pettengill, who died March 7,\\n1861.\\nRev. Joseph Bartlett, A.M., son of Samuel C, born\\nJanuary 6, 1816 graduated at Dartmouth College,\\n1835 taught at Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass.,\\n1837-38; tutor at Dartmouth College, 1838-41 and\\ngraduated at Andover Theological Seminary in 1843,\\nand ordained at Buxton, Me., October 7, 1847 died\\nSamuel C. Bartlett, A.M., D.D. LL.D.\\nJames R. Gushing, born in Salisbury November 24,\\n1800, completed his ministerial studies at the Bangor\\n(Me.) Theological Seminary in 1825; immediately\\nlicensed to preach and labored as city missionary at\\nBoston pastor at Boxboro Taunton, East Haverhill,\\nMass., and after fifty years spent in the ministry died\\nat Haverhill, April, 1880; married, first, HannahLaw-\\nrence, by whom he had four children married, second.\\nCharity M. Daniels she died 1879.\\nElder John Couch, born August 4, 1814, received\\nhis schooling at the old Noyes School, under Benjamin\\nTyler. In 1842, Mr. Couch felt himself called to\\npreach the gospel as an Adventist and has since\\nlabored with great success. In 1870 he was chosen\\nsenior editor of the Bible Baimrr, puMislu d in New\\nYork. In 1873 he was electcl .\u00e2\u0096\u00a0,lit,,r -f the World s\\nCrius, an eight-page weekly pa| Ml pulplislnilatBoston\\nuianieil, first, 1855, Almetla (ireclcy; she died May\\n17, 1S70; married, second, Maria C. Pickering.\\nHiram Morrill Couch, M.D., born February 16,\\n1818 educated at the Salisbury Academy and War-\\nwick Vt.) University read medicine with Dr. A. H.\\nRobinson, at Salisbury, and Dr. Timothy Haynes, at\\nConcord; graduated at Dartmouth Medical School in\\n1847; began practice at Georgetown, Mass., where he\\ndied December 22, 1862 married Mahala Tiltou.\\nHon. Joel Eastman, born February 22, 1798, and\\nwas the son of Joel and Betsey (Pettengill) Eastman\\nfitted for college at Salisbury Academy and graduated\\nat Dartmouth, 1824; read law with Samuel I. Wells,\\nat Salisbury, and Hon. William C. Thompson, at\\nPlymouth. After being admitted to the bar, in 1827,\\nhe located at Conway. The same ability and studious\\nhabits which caused him to rank second in his class\\nat Dartmouth soon gave him success as an eminent\\nlawyer throughout the State. In politics he wa.s a\\nWhig, and was a clear, eloquent and persuasive stump-\\n.speaker. He was elected to the Legislature in 1836,\\n37, 38, 53, 54, and 55. In 1839 he was delegate to\\nthe Harrisburg National Convention, and on his return\\nhe took the stump for the ticket appointed United\\nStates district attorney in 1841, and was succeeded\\nby Hon. Franklin Pierce, judge of Probate for Carroll\\nCounty, in 1856, continuing until disqualified by age,\\nin 1868. In 1861 he was a candidate for the Repub-\\nlican nomination to Congress, but on account of a se-\\nvere storm and the non-arrival of his friends, Hon.\\nGilman Marston received the nomination and was\\nelected. In 1863 he was nominated for Congress, but\\nwas defeated by Hon. Daniel Marcy, the Democratic\\ncandidate.\\nHe was a man of vigorous mental and physical con-\\nstitution, and at the age of eighty-five had not retired\\nfrom practice. He died at Conway, March 16, 1885\\nmarried, December, 1832, Ruth G. Odell, of Conway;\\nshe died April 8, 1880.\\nHon. Moses Eastman, born August 1, 1770; grad-\\nuated at Dartmouth College in 1794, receiving the de-\\ngree of A.M.; read law and admitted to the bar in\\n1797, opening an office in his native town was post-\\nmaster some thirty years was clerk of the Circuit\\nCourt, filling the same position in the Superior Court\\nafter the formation of Merrimack County in 1847\\nremoved to Waltham, Mass.; died April 19, 1848\\nmarried, first, Sukey Bartlett second, Eliza Sweetser.\\nJoseph Bartlett Eastman, A.M., son of Hon. Moses\\nand Sukey (Bartlett) Eastman, born February 4,\\n1804; graduated at Dartmouth, 1821; read law with\\nhis father; then studied medicine with his uncle, Dr.\\nPeter Bartlett, and practiced medicine until 1831 at\\nWaterford, Me.; taught the Salisbury Academy stud-\\nied divinity at the Andover Theological Seminary in\\nthe class of 1837 licensed to preach by the Addison\\nAssociation of Vermont. He continued preaching\\nand died at Windsor, N. Y., December 31, 1861\\nmarried Mary, daughter of John Huse, of Hill. His\\nsons became celebrated in their chosen professions,\\nbut none of them were born in Salisbury.\\nElbridge G. Eastman, son of Hon. Moses, graduated\\nat West Point Military School. He was a highly-re-\\nspected ofticer in the army, and died at Fort Gibson,\\nArk., in 1834, unmarried.\\nAdjutant Edward Evans, a native ot Ireland, set-\\ntled at Chester, N. H., about 1760 and removed to\\nSalisbury previous to 1775. He was known as Mas-\\nter Evans, and was a most successful school-teacher.\\nIt is said he and Carrigan were the best penmen in\\nthe province. For a time he served as secretary for\\nGenerals Washington and Sullivan. He was com-\\nmissioned adjutant of the Second Regiment of militia.\\nHe was at Bunker Hill, Bennington, and served in\\nthe New Jersey and New York campaigns. He died\\n1818; married Sarah Flagg. She died 1831, aged\\nseventy-nine.\\nJames L. Foote, Esq., son of Thomas and Lydia\\n(Taber), born April 15, 1856; read law with Hon. J.\\nM. Shirley, at Andover, and Hon. E. B. S. Sanborn,", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1047.jp2"}, "883": {"fulltext": "618\\nHISTORY OF .MEilKIMACK COUNTY, NKW HAMPSHIKK.\\nof Franklin Falls; admitted to the bar in 1877, and\\nopened an office at Manchester.\\nJonathan F rench, M.D., son of Lieutenant Joseph,\\nborn in Salisbury, October 5, 1777 married\\nShaw practiced his profession at Hampton removed\\nto Amesbury, Mass.; died.\\nJohn Q. A. French, M.I)., son of Captain Nathaniel\\nand Phobia (Wells) French, born in Salisbury\\npractices his profession at Washington, N. H.\\nRev. Winthrop Fifield read medicine with Dr.\\nJesse Merrill, of Salisbury; attended medicallectures\\nat Dartmouth, and for three years practiced at Pitts-\\nfield, at which place he began theology under Rev.\\nJonathan Curtis, and completed at Andover Theolog-\\nical Seminary; ordained at Epsom, May 10, 1837;\\ndied at South Newmarket, May 9, 1862, aged fifty-\\nsix married, first, Sophia Garland second, Sarah A.\\nO. Piper.\\nEbenezer O. Fifield, son of Jonathan and Dorca.s\\n(Pearson) Fifield, born in Salisbury entered Dart-\\nmouth College with Ezekiel Webster; graduated in\\n1804; read medicine with Dr. Nathan Smith, of Han-\\nover. When Daniel Webster went to Boston, to open\\nhis law-office, Mr. Fifield went with him, and completed\\nhis studies under Dr. Asa Ballard. Began practice in\\nMe. In the 1812 War he entered the army as sur-\\ngeon captured by the French and was a prisoner in\\nFrance for eight months. Shattered in health, he be-\\ncame a principal of the Alexandria (Va.) Academy\\nthen in the old State Bank at Boston eyesight fail-\\ning, he removed to Lowell, where he died October 22,\\n1859 married Anna G. Gough, of Boston. She died\\n1875.\\nJohn L. Fifield, M.D., read medicine with Dr. El-\\nkins at Andover, and is a successful practitioner at\\nVictoria, 111.; married Laura Cushman.\\nJames Fifield, M.D., practiced medicine at Olare-\\nmont; died April 30, 1827, aged thirty-three years;\\nmarried Lucinda Talmcr, of Claremont. She died\\nAugust 22, 1881, aged seventy-eight years.\\nJesse Fifield, M.D., settled at Waterloo, N. Y.;\\nmarried Sarah Burnham.\\nRev. Amos Foster, A.M., born March 30, 1797;\\ngraduated at Dartmouth, 1822; studied theology and\\nwas licensed to preach by the Windsor Association in\\nFebruary, 1824 ordained pastor of the Congregational\\nChurch at Canaan, which he served eight years;\\ninstalled at Putney, Vt., and with a few changes\\nsettled there as his home, and died September 21,\\n1884, aged eighty-seven years, five months, twenty-\\ntwo days married, June 29, 1825, Harriet A. White.\\nHis publications were quite numerous and eagerly\\nsought after.\\nRev. Benjamin F. Foster (see church record), born\\nJune 10, 1803 graduated at Amherst College in 1829;\\nstudied divinity, was ordained in March, 1832\\ndied November 2, 18(58; married, first, April 19,\\n1832, Ruth H. Kimball; second, Mary C. Perry.\\nJohn M. Kitz, M.D., born October 19, 1820;read\\nmedicine with Dr. C. P. Gage, of Concord; attended\\nmedical lectures at Harvard, and graduated from Dart-\\nmouth Mi.licil c.ll.L e; eventually settled at Brad-\\nford; die 1 I riiiii:nv s, 1883; an active member of the\\nNew Hamp^liiir Mi ilical Society a man of great per-\\nseverance, possessing a quick perception, hearrivcd at\\na diagnosis seemingly by intuition married Naiuy\\nCliase, of Warner.\\nAndrew L. Greeley, born September 10, 1835 ad-\\nmitted to the bar in 1859, and is now district attorney\\nof Esmeralda County, Nev. He was a member of\\nthe first Legislature which met in that State. Mar-\\nried Mrs. Mary A. Osborne.\\nLuther J. Greeley, a brother of the previous, born\\nFebruary 5, 1840; read law with Hon. John M.\\nShirley at Andover admitted to the bar in October,\\n1863, and practices his profession at Bodie, Col.\\nCarlos S. Greeley, one of the self-made men of our\\ntimes, born July 11, 1811 (see. Daniel B. G.ile).\\nMessrs. Greeley and Gale built up a large business,\\nwhich has continued to increase until at the present\\ntime Mr. Greeley is at the head of the firm which has\\nbuilt the largest grocery-store and do the largest\\nbusiness in their line of any store in the United States.\\nHe has ever been connected with public enterprise;\\nhis keen business qualities place his name as a finan-\\ncier in such a high rank that it stands as president\\nof numerous institutions of philanthropj-, learn-\\ning, charity and financial enterprise. He possesses\\na benevoleuc heart, a sympathetic nature, and with\\nhis wealth renders his acts of kindness truly noble.\\nMarried, 1841, Emily R. Robbins, of Hartford, Conn.;\\ndied 1878 one child.\\nHenry Greenleaf, A.M., born May 15, 1797, grad-\\nuated at Dartmouth 1823. He read law, was admit-\\nted to the bar and practiced for a period. Died No-\\nvember 27, 1832, unmarried.\\nCharles F. Greenough, son of Eldridge F. and Eliz-\\nabeth R. (Eastman) Greenough, born July 29, 1849;\\nread law with his father (D. C. 1828) admitted to\\nthe bar, and practices at Wauseon, Ohio.\\nHon. Jacob Gale, born February 22, 1814; grad-\\nuated at Dartmouth, 1833, removing to Peoria, 111.,\\nthe year following, where he still resides admitted to\\nthe bar in 1844 elected clerk of Circuit Court, holding\\nthe position twelve years; judge of Judicial Court in\\n1856, and through his personal efforts has made the\\npresent school system of that city what it is has been\\nmayor two terms and filled many offices of trust, with\\ngreat ability married Charlotte, daughter of Dr.\\nPeter Bartlett; she died 1871.\\nDaniel B. Gale, a brother of the preceding, born\\nMarch 30, 1816. Although not a professional man,\\nyet he should receive notice; fitted for college, but at\\nthe last moment decided to become a merchant a\\ngreat student and one who always did what he\\ncould in the cause of education. Purchasing a stock\\nof goods in Boston, he shipped them by the way of\\nNew Orleans, and, in company with Carlos Greeley,", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1048.jp2"}, "884": {"fulltext": "SALISBURY.\\n(519\\nbegan business in 1838 at St. Louis, wliicli partiiei-\\nship continued thirty-six years. During tliat period\\nno partnersliip papers were ever made out and tliey\\nnever had a word of disagreement. Mr. Greeley says\\nMr. Gale was a good, honest, working man, always\\nready to do his shareof hard work and there was plen-\\nty of it for many long years. For many years Mr. Gale\\nwas a director in several banks and a large stock-\\nholder of the Kansas and Pacific Eailroad. In char-\\nitable organizations and in the cause of education he\\ngave liberally. He died September 23, 1874. Mar-\\nried Charlotte E. Pettengill, of Salisbury.\\nRev. Benjamin Huutooii, born November 28, 1792;\\nmarried, first, Susannah Pettengill second, Lydia\\nBowman third, Mrs. Ann Payson. He died April\\n19, 1SG4 graduated at Dartmouth, 1817; began the\\nstudy of divinity at Andover Theological Seminary\\nin 1819 ordained over the Congregationalist Church\\nat Canton, Mass., in 1822. Later in life he be-\\ncame one of the most noted of the Unitarian\\nministers and acquired a prominent position in the\\nMasonic fraternity an active and zealous laborer in\\nthe cause of human brotherhood and an uncompro-\\nmising opponent of every form of oppression.\\nPalmetus Hunton, Esq., son of Dr. Arial and\\nPolly (Pingry) Hunton, born November 30, 1809;\\nstudied law and admitted to the bar at Hyde Park,\\nVt., 1837 married Louisa Parsons. He died at\\nCharleston, S. C, August 4, 1839.\\nSylvanus Hunton, M.D., brother of the former,\\nborn June 2, 1811 read medicine graduated atCas-\\ntkton Medical College in 1836; died at Carrol-\\nton, Ga., February 2(3, 1847 married Clarissa M.\\nBaily.\\nCharles B. Haddock, A.M., D.D., born June 20,\\n1796, entering Dartmouth College in 1812, possess-\\ning marked mental qualities. His natural endow-\\nments and diligence of application at once made\\nhim the best scholar of his cla.ss. After graduating,\\nin 1816, he entered the Theological Seminary at An-\\ndover, Mass. impaired health prevented him from\\ncompleting, his studies and he made the tour of the\\nSouthern States. On his return, in 1819, he was ap-\\npointed to the chair of rhetoric at Dartmouth, con-\\ntinuing till 1838. As an instructor he was thorough;\\nas a critic, discriminating as a writer, fertile and\\nas a speaker, graceful and attractive. He was popu-\\nlar with the students, endearing them to him by his\\ndignity and that thoughtful, manly kindness which\\nimproves and gives charm to every form of inter-\\ncourse. After resigning his position he was made\\nprofessor of intellectual philosophy and civil policy.\\nWhile holding this position he was chargi d affaires\\nof the United States at Portugal, from 1850 to 1854.\\nOn his return to his Alma Mater he resigned the\\nchair. Professor Haddock never sought the feme\\nof authorship, but in 1846 he published Addresses\\nand Miscellaneous Writings. They were produc-\\ntions of rare merif, showing the same finish of style,\\npurity of liction and richness and practicability\\nof suggestion which characterized all his intellectual\\nefforts. He subsequently published a number of val-\\nuable works. The last of his life was spent at West\\nLebanon, where he died January 15, 1861. Married,\\nfirst, Susan Saunders, daughter of Richard Lang,\\nof Hanover; second, Mrs. Caroline (Kimball) Young.\\nWilliam T., A.M., although a brother of Charles\\nB. Haddock, spelled and pronounced his name Hey-\\ndock; born April 4, 1798; graduated at Dartmouth,\\n1819; read law with his uncle, Daniel Webster, at\\nBoston admitted to the bar in 1822 began practice\\nat Hanover. Two years later removed to Concord,\\nwhere he published the Probate Directory re-\\nmoved to Boston in 1829 and took the editorial chair\\nof the Jurisprudence, a law journal published\\nweekly. In 1831 removed to Lowell, and died No-\\nvember 6, 1835, unmarried.\\nLorenzo Haddock, M.D., a younger brother, was a\\nphysician at Buffalo, N. Y., where he died.\\nGeorge H. Hutchings, M.D., born at Charlestown,\\nMass., February 3, 1840, and was very small when his\\nparents removed to Salisbury. He received his edu-\\ncation in Salisbury, and until after marriage his home\\nwas among us. He entered Harvard Medical Col-\\nlege in 1857, and graduated at the Eclectic Medical\\nInstitute at Cincinnati, Ohio, 1861, eventually set-\\ntling at AVoburn, Mass., where he continues engaged\\nin a large and lucrative practice. He is connected\\nwith several medical societies and has published a\\nnumber of works on special diseases. Married Emily\\nM. Lathrope two children.\\nAlbert L. Kelly, son of Hon. Israel W. and Rebecca\\n(Fletcher) Kelly, born August 17, 1802; graduated\\nat Dartmouth in 1822 read law and began practice\\nat Frankfort; resides at Wintersport, Me. married\\nCaroline Pierce.\\nIsrael W. Kelly, a brother of the former, born Janu-\\nary 1, 1804 graduated at Dartmouth in 1825 he was\\nknown as Welsstcr Kelly; read law with Hon.\\nJoseph Bell at Haverhill, Mass.; practiced for a time\\nat Boston; married Lucella S. Pierce, of Frankfort,\\nMe., in which State he continued to practice died\\nJuly 5, 1855.\\nBenjamin Loverin, M.D., born June 1, 1786 mar-\\nried Abigail Greeley; practiced his profession, and\\ndied at Sutton July 25, 1825.\\nJohn Webster Little, M.D., D.D.S., born April 7,\\n1818; read medicine and graduate l at Dartmouth\\nMedical College in 1845. Impaired health prevented\\nhim from riding, and he turned his attention to\\ndentistry, which he practiced at Concord, winning\\nan enviable reputation. Died December 21, 1877\\nmarried, first, Sarah P. White married, second, Eliza-\\nbeth J. Goodwin.\\nRev. Valentine Little, A.B., a brother of the former,\\nborn February 21, 1790; graduated at Dartmouth in\\n1811 studied divinity with Rev. Joseph Dodge, of\\nHaverhill, Mass. served on a mission and supplied", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1049.jp2"}, "885": {"fulltext": "620\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMI SIIIRE.\\nvacancies until he was ordained pastor of the Cou-\\ngregational Church at Lowell, Me., in 1826; returned\\nto his place of nativity (Salisbury), in 1836, where\\nhe died June 4, 1852; married, first, Mary Clark, of\\nMaine; married, second, Miranda C. Church.\\nRev. Ebenezcr L. Little, A.B., born April 30, 1837\\ntook a course of study at the University of Michigan\\nin 1861, and completed at the Theological Seminary\\nat Rochester, N. Y., in 186G was ordained pastor of\\nthe Baptist Church at Clifton, N. in 1866. In\\nJuly, 1871, he accepted a call from the Baptist Church\\nat Lapeer, Mich., remaining six years. In 1878 became\\npastor at Alpena, Mich., and continues; married,\\nSusan C. Lamson.\\nRev. Frank R. Morse, A.M., D.D., graduated at\\nDartmouth, 1861 immediately entered the Newton\\n(Mass.) Theological Institute, from which he gradu-\\nated in 1865. Dr. Morse is a brilliant and easy speaker\\nand a laborious worker in Christ s vineyard. At\\npresent pastor of the Tabernacle Baptist Church at\\nBrooklyn, N. Y. one of the professors in the Brook-\\nlyn Lay College and Bible Institute; one of the\\nowners and editors of the Wafeh Tower. Married\\nEmma B. Giles, of New York.\\nThomiis J. Noyes, M.D., son of Joseph, born No-\\nvember 20, 1805.\\nHon. Moses Pettengill, born April 16, 1802; one of\\nSalisbury s self-made men; began mercantile busi-\\nness at Rochester, N.Y., in 1827 thence to Brockport,\\nN. Y. In 1834 removed to Peoria, 111., and in com-\\npany with Jacob Gale opened the first hardware-store\\nat that place, where he continued in a number of\\nenterprises. He held a large number of city oflices,\\nand was a member of the State Senate. He was one of\\nthe originators of the Presbyterian Church at Peoria,\\nand gave largely of his time and funds for the support\\nof Christianity, being a trustee and deacon of the\\nchurch since 1834-35. He gave princely sums in aid\\nof the negro and the soldiers, and was one of the sup-\\nporters of Wheaton College. He built a day and\\nboarding-school, costing some thirty thousand dollars,\\nwhich is meeting with good success. He died No-\\nvember 9, 1883 married, first, Lucy, daughter of Amos\\nPettengill died February 29, 1864 married, second,\\nMrs. Hannah W. (Bent)Tyner.\\nHon. James O. Pettengill, born April 17, 1810;\\neiirly removed to Rochester, N. Y., and there con-\\ntinues. Married, first, Emaline Woodbury married,\\nsecond, Mrs. Harriet B. Howard. She died October\\n13, 1882. A man of great business capacity, highly\\nrespected, and has held many oflices of public trust\\nand of private corporations with fidelity one of the\\nfounders of the Rochester Theological Seminary, and\\nestablished the chair of church history.\\nThomas Hale Pettengill, Esq., born November 20,\\n1780 married Aphia Morse she died at Portland,\\nMe., November 10, 1861. He died at Salisbury;\\ngraduated at Dartmouth College, 1804; read law and\\nadmitted to the bar in 1808, opening an oflico at\\nCanaan, where he remained until 1822, when he re-\\nturned to Salisbury and continued in the practice of\\nhis profession, in which he sustained an enviable\\nreputation.\\nBenjamin Pettengill, A.M., born September 17,\\n1789; graduated at Middlebury College in 1812 was\\na merchant and hotel i)roprietor, remaining in his\\nnative town. He could only be induced to hold the\\noffice of representative for three years; married\\nBetsey, daughter of Lieutenant Benjamin Pettengill.\\nHon. John W. Pettengill, son of the above, born\\nNovember 12, 1835; entered Dartmouth College in\\n1852; began the study of law under Hon. Asa Fowler\\nat Concord health failing, he returned home, and in\\nthe spring of 1858 removed to Charlestown, Mass.,\\ncompleted hislawstudies under Hon. J. Q. A. Griftin,\\nand at the April term in 1859 was admitted to the\\nbar, opening an office at Charlestown immediately\\nafter, and for three years was city solicitor, during\\nwhich time he lost but three cases. In 1874 he re-\\nmoved to Boston. Under the administration of Gov-\\nernor Talbot he was made judge of the District Court,\\nhaving jurisdiction over nine towns, and is assistant\\njudge of the Charlestown Police Court. Married, first,\\nMargaret W. Dennitt married, second, Emma M.\\nTilton married, third, Mary Dennitt.\\nSolomon M. Pingrey, born November 12, l. 20;\\ngraduated at Dartmouth College in 1840 and died\\nthe following October.\\nHon. William M. Pingrey, A.M., born May 28,\\n1806 read law with Samuel I. Wells (see Lawyers)\\nand with Shaw Chandler at Danville; was ad-\\nmitted to the bar in June, 1832, and the following\\nmonth opened an office at Weathersfield, remaining\\nnine years removed to Springfield, thence to Perkins-\\nville. While at Weathersfield he held the office of\\ntown clerk, treasurer, selectman and county surveyor;\\na member of the Constitutional Convention in 1850\\ncounty commissioner and State auditor from 1853 to\\n1860; a member of the Legislature in 1860, 61, 68;\\na member of the Senate in 1869, 70, 71, and later as-\\nsistant judge of Windsor County Court, and for forty-\\nfive years deacon of the Baptist Church. He died\\nMay 1, 1885. Married, first, Lucy G. Brown second,\\nMrs. Lucy C. Richardson.\\nColonel Samuel E. Pingrey, A.M., born August 2,\\n1832; graduated at Dartmouth College in 1857; read\\nlaw and admitted to the bar in Windsor County,\\nVt., in 1859 began practice at Hartford, Vt. enlisted\\nin the United States service in 1861 and, at the ex-\\npiration of three years, returned its colonel; resides\\nat Hartford, where he enjoys a large and lucrative\\npractice; has been county solicitor two terms; elected\\nLieutenant-Governor in 1883 and chosen Governor\\nthe following year.\\nColonel Stephen M. Pingrey, a brntlur to the\\nformer, was born March 21, 1835; read law with\\nHon. A. P. Hunton at Bethel, Vt., where lie w:is ad-\\nmitted to the bar in 1860; enlisted as a jirivate in", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1050.jp2"}, "886": {"fulltext": "SALISBURY.\\n621\\n1861 and carae home i;. commaud of his regiment at\\nthe end of three years resides and practices his\\njirofession at Hartford; married Mary Foster, of\\nBethel, Vt.\\nWilliam W. Proctor, M.D., born May 9, 1807;\\nread medicine with Dr. Bartlett graduated at Dart-\\nmoutli Medical College in 1833 began practice at\\nHill removed to Pittsfield, where he died April 23,\\nISlil married Mary Hale.\\nHon. Nathaniel Parker, born January 31, 1807; re-\\nniiived to Williston, Vt., and represented that town\\nin the Legislature in 1839-42 removed to Burlington,\\nVt., where he was appointed deputy collector,\\nserving six years a director of the Merchants and\\nCouimercial Banks he held the same position in the\\nVermont Life Insurance Company since its organiza-\\ntion iiresident of the Burlington Glass Company.\\nHe was appointed assistant judge of the County\\nCourt in 1870, holding the ofBce six years. Married,\\nlirst. Cynthia L. Haines; second, Julia B. Hoswell.\\nRev. Moses Sawyer, A.M., born March 11, 1776;\\ngraduated at Dartmouth College in 1799, taking first\\nhonors studied theology with Rev. Asa Burton at\\nThedford, Vt., until 1801 ordained pastor of the\\nCongregational Church at Henniker May 21, 1802;\\ndismissed in 1826; installed at Scarborough, Me.,\\nOloucester, Mass. preached at Saugus and Ipswich,\\nMass., where he died August 26, 1847. Married\\nFanny, daughter of Captain Peter Kimball, of Bos-\\ncawen.\\nXathaniel Sawyer, A.M., brother of the former,\\nl)orn April 10, 1784; graduated at Dartmouth Col-\\nlege in 1805; read law at Concord and at Salem,\\n!Mass. began practice at Newburyport, Mass.; thence\\nwent to Boston, where he enjoyed a large and lucrative\\npractice. Removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he\\ndied, October 3, 18. )3. Married at Frankfort, Ky.,\\nPalemia Bacon.\\nColonel George W. Stevens, A.M., born November\\nm, 1814; read law with Hon. G. W. Nesmith and\\n]iracticed at Lebanon. Married Sarah A. Daven-\\nport. He died October 2, 1877.\\nElder Hiram Stevens, born December 12, 1803 a\\nl reacher of the Free-Will Baptist Church in Salis-\\nliury, Meredith, Ohio, and several other pl.ices. He\\nwas an eloquent, powerful speaker. Died June 6,\\n1880. He married three times.\\nLieutenant Robert Smith removed to Salisbury pre-\\nvious to 1768, and was one of the town s most prominent\\nmen, serving throughout the Revolutionary War and\\nwas one of her prominent churchmen. Married, 1768,\\nSarah Eaton. He died November 11, 1801.\\nRobert Smith, M.D., grandson of the former,\\nstudied medicine at Dartmouth Medical College, re-\\nceiving his degree in 1847. Married, first, Susan,\\ndaughter of Joshua Fifield second, Hannah Mars-\\nton third, Abigail Pettengill. He practiced his\\njirofession at Amesbury, Mass., and Hampton, N. H.\\nDied in Salisbury, April 13, 1873.\\nHon. Peter Swett, born March 27,1801; removed\\nto Brockport, N. Y., in 1830, and tor six years was\\nengaged in mercantile pursuits removed to Peoria,\\n111., and became extensively engaged in vintage busi-\\nness, where he died in 1868. He served in the State\\nSenate, was postmaster, aud reappointed by Presi-\\ndent Buchanan, and served as city treasurer; married\\nFrances Trumbull. She died in 1872.\\nJohn P. Townsend, living in New York City since\\n1850 vice-president of the Bowery Savings-Bank,\\nthe largest institution of the kind in the country\\nhaving assets of over forty millions president of the\\nMunicipal Gas-Light Company, of Rochester vice-\\npresident of the Maritime Exchange director of the\\nLong Island Railroad Company secretary and man-\\nager of the Hospital for the Ruptured and Crii)pled,\\nand a trustee and manager in a number of other be-\\nnevolent and charitable institutions. Married Eliza-\\nbeth A. Baldwin.\\nPatrick Henry Townsend, born October 20, 1823;\\nentered Phillips Exeter Academy. In the fall of\\n1848 he entered the junior class at Bowdoin College\\nand graduated with honor in 1850 read law with\\nHon. Amos Tuck, Hon. E. B. Washburn and was ad-\\nmitted to the bar. His was a very eventful and\\nnoted life. He died very suddenly at Washington\\nin May, 1864.\\nDr. John True, A.B., son of Deacon Jacob True,\\nborn April 9, 1789 graduated at Dartmouth College\\nin 1806; read medicine at Concord and at Dartmouth\\nMedical School began practice at Haverhill, Mass.;\\nthence removed to Tennessee, where he died in 1815.\\nAValter Wells, son of Samuel I. Wells, Esq., born\\nin 1830 graduated at Bowdoin College in 1852 with\\nhigh honors; died at Portland, Me., April 21,1881;\\nmarried Mary Sturdivant. He was a teacher and\\nlecturer on educational topics, particularly of a scien-\\ntific nature. In 1867 he took charge of the hydro-\\ngraphic survey of Maine. He wrote a work entitled,\\nWater-Power of Maine an Elementary Physical\\nGeography, an elaborate and exhaustive report on\\nthe relation of the tariff to the growth and manufac-\\nture of cotton in the United States.\\nWilliam Coombs Thompson, son of Hon. Thomas\\nW. Thompson, born March 17, 1802; graduated at\\nDartmouth in 1820; read law and admitted to the\\nbar in 1824, beginning practice at Concord removing\\nto Plymouth in 1826. In 1852 he removed to Worces-\\nter, Mass., where he died April 27, 1877. Married,\\nfirst, Martha H. Leavett second, Susan B. Nelson.\\nCharles E. Thompson, a brother of the former,\\nborn June 19, 1807 graduated at Dartmouth College\\nin 1828 read law one year traveled in South Amer-\\nica and the South Seas for three years returned to\\nMobile, Ala., where he was in trade completed his law\\nstudies with his brother at Plymouth and admitted to\\nthe bar in 1838; began practice at Haverhill, con-\\ntinuing till 1854 resides at Cresskill, N. Y. mar-\\nried Mary, daughter of Hon. Miles Olcott.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1051.jp2"}, "887": {"fulltext": "622\\nIILSTORY OF MEKKIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIKK.\\nHeury Lyraau Watson, M.D., read medicine with\\nHon. Leonard Eaton, M.D., at Warner; graduated\\nfrom the Vermont Medical School in 1848 has prac-\\nticed at Stewartstowu, Guildhall, Vt., and for the last\\nfourteen years at Littleton has been a member of\\nthe Legislature and postmaster also filled numerous\\npositions of honor and trust, both public and private;\\nmarried, first, Roxana Hughes married, second, Mary\\nJ. Hardy.\\nIrving A. Watson, M.D., born September 6, 1849;\\nread medicine and graduated from the Vermont Med-\\nical University in 1871; practiced at Northumberland\\nten years, representing that town in the Legislature.\\nIn 1881 he removed to Concord, where he was made\\npermanent secretary of the State Board of Health,\\ntilling the position with great satisfaction; married\\nLena A. Farr, of Littleton.\\nHon. Ebenezer Webster, also known- as Captain,\\nColonel and Judge; son of Ebenezer Webster; born\\nat East Kingston, April 22, 1739(0. S.); married, first,\\nMehitable Smith; married, second, Abigail Eastman,\\na woman of clear and vigorous understanding, of more\\nthan ordinary common sense, and took great delight\\nin debating any subject a woman of high spirit,\\nproud of her children and ambitious of their future\\ndistinction. Young Webster, like many young men,\\nwas bound out to learn a trade, but his master prov-\\ning a tyrant in every sense of the word, young Web-\\nster ran away and went to live in the family of\\nColonel Ijbenezer Stevens, for whom the town was\\nnamed (Stevenstown). Mr. Stevens dying soon after,\\nWebster continued in the son s (Major Ebenezer Ste-\\nvens family. When Webster became of age (17(30)\\nhe located in the town and built him a log house\\nmarrying in 1761, he brought his wife to the new set-\\ntlement, where they continued to reside, and eventu-\\nally became the owner of some two hundred and\\ntwenty-five acres of land. About 1785-86 he removed\\nto the Lower village and built a two-story tavern, with\\na two-story ell here he remained till 1799, when he\\nexchanged his tavern with William Haddock for the\\nlatter s dwelling on the opposite side of the street,\\nwhere he died in 1806, and now known as part of the\\nOrphans Home at Lower Franklin. The first saw\\nand grist-mill was located on Mr. Webster s land,\\njust east of his log house. On the expiration of the\\nproprietors lease, Mr. Webster became the owner, and\\nconducted them a number of years. He held his first\\npublic office in 1764. At the first meeting after the\\ntown s incorporation ho was chosen moderator, hold-\\ning the office forty-three times. In 1769 he was\\nchosen selectman, and held the oflice nine years.\\nIn 1778-80 he was elected representative of tlie\\nclassified towns of Salisbury and Boscaweu, and from\\nSalisbury in 1790-91, and Senator for the years 1785,\\n86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91 judge of the Court of Com-\\nmon Pleas from 1791 until the time of his death, in\\n1806. He was one of the delegates to Exeter to the\\nconvention which met to form a permanent plan of\\ngovernment, and at the second convention voted Inr\\nits adoption, prefacing his vote by a speech charac-\\nteristic of the man. He was the town s first justice\\nof the peace. In church matters he exercised great\\ninfluence, and was a member in good standing. No\\ncitizen of the town did more valiant fighting or was\\nin the service longer than Colonel Webster. As an\\nofficer, he was beloved by his soldier.\u00c2\u00ab, and set the good\\nexample of being found in the front of his men, and\\nin the thickest of the fight. He was born to com-\\nmand, of cool, steady nerve, and possessing good\\njudgment. Many pages might be written of the\\ndoings of this noble man.\\nHon. Ezekiel Webster, son of Colonel Ebenezer,\\nborn March 11, 1780. The first nineteen years of his\\nlife were spent upon the farm. When it was decided\\nthat he should enter Dartmouth, two terms were spent\\nat the Salisbury Academy thence to Dr. Wood s, where\\nin nine months he fitted for college, entering Dart-\\nmouth in 1801 and graduating in 1804. Read law\\nwith General Sullivan and Parker Noyes, entering the\\nprofession in September, 1807, at Boscawen, where he\\ncontinued. He was finely proportioned, six feet tall,\\nand of light complexion. As a lawyer he possessed\\nfew equals. A wise counselor and an able advocate.\\nIn debate he was dignified and courteous. His weapons\\nwere strong arguments clothed in simple yet elegant\\nlanguage. While arguing a case in court at Concord,\\nhe suddenly fell back and immediately expired, April\\n10,1829; married, first, Alice Bridge; married, second,\\nAchsah Pollard, who still resides at Concord.\\nHon. Daniel Webster, born in Salisbury January y,\\n1782, brother of the former. So many volumes have\\nbeen printed, orations and memoirs delivered on this\\ngreat mau, that we do not feel competent to say any-\\nthing farther. As a child Daniel was weak, and it was\\nthought by his parents that he never would be able\\nto perform manual labor; consequently, from the first\\nhis education was begun; his first public instructor\\nwas Master Robert Hoag; his second, James Tappan.\\nWhen fourteen years of age he spent six montlis at\\nPhillips Academy, Exeter; after his return he went\\nto Dr. Wood s, at Boscawen here he fitted for Dart-\\nmouth College, entering in 1788 and graduating in\\n1801, with high honors. After teaching at Fryeburg,\\nMe., he returned to Salisbury in September, 1802, and\\nbegan the study of law with Hon. Thomas W.\\nThompson, continuing till July 1804, when he went to\\nBoston, completing his studies under Hon. Christopher\\nGore, and in the following March (1805) was admitted to\\nthe bar; he immediately returned to Boscawen, opened\\nan office, continuing till September, 1807; turning his\\nbusiness over to his brother Ezekiel, he removed to\\nPortsmouth, and was admitted to the Superior Court\\nof New Hampshire. Continuing at Portsiiinulh until\\n1816-17, he removed to Boston, Mass., wlurc he icn-\\ntinued. In 1822 he was elected to Congress frmu the\\nBoston District, and re-elected in 1824. In 1827 sent\\nto Congress, remaining till 1840, resigning the office", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1052.jp2"}, "888": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1053.jp2"}, "889": {"fulltext": "L\\nJ^.,J-.ai^A.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1054.jp2"}, "890": {"fulltext": "SALISBURY.\\nto accept that of Secretary of State under General\\nHarrison this office he filled with marked ability\\nuntil 1843, when he resigned. In 1845 he was again\\nchosen Senator. In 1850, on the death of President\\nTaylor he resigned the Senatorship and became Sec-\\nretary of State under President Fillmore, continuing\\nuntil his death, in 1852. His public life may thus be\\nsummarized, Representative in Congress eight years,\\na Senator in Congress nineteen years, a member of the\\nMassachusetts Constitutional Convention, and five\\nyears in the President s Cabinet as Secretary of State.\\nDuring most of this time his party was in the\\nminority. In the spring of 1839 he visited England,\\nScotland and France. Dartmouth College conferred\\nthe degree of LL. D. He united with the Congre-\\ngational Church at Salisbury September 13, 1806;\\nmarried, first. May 2C, 1808, Grace Fletcher, died\\nJanuary 21, 1828; married, second, 1832, Caroline\\nBayard Le Roy.\\nCaptain John Webster, a cousin of Hon. Ebenezer\\nWebster, born 1710 a very prominent man of the\\ntown, to which he removed very early he kept\\nthe fort at Boscawen, the principal owner of the first\\nmill erected in Salisbury and procured the town s char-\\nter he was very closely connected with the town s\\naffairs, a man universally respected and honored. He\\ndied April 29, 1788; married Susannah Snow died\\n1801, aged ninety-one years.\\nHumphrey Webster, born December 12, 1789 grad-\\nuated at Middlebury College served in the War of\\n1812 removed to Virginia, where he practiced law\\nand died in 1820\\nHumphrey Webster, born February 19, 1821 grad-\\nuated at Dartmouth College, 1844 became a teacher\\nat Springfield, Mass., then at Worcester, then in North\\nCarolina. Previous to the war he took a plantation\\nin that State and died there in 1866; married Eliza\\nHamilton, daughter of Lucius A. Emery.\\nRev. David R. Whittemore, born July 31, 1819 at-\\ntended school at Dracut Academy. In 1842 he re-\\nmoved to Rhode Island, where he was ordained and\\nbecame pijstor of the Free Baptist Church at North\\nProvidence. In 1846 he filled the same position for\\nthe South Free Baptist Church, at Newport. Resides\\nat Providence. He is extensively known as a great\\nChristian worker and has formed a number of churches.\\nBrightness of intellect, correctness of judgment and\\npositiveness of opinion are traits which make him a\\nwise counselor and a bold leader married Eliza J.\\nGilbert.\\nRev. Joseph Whittemore, M.D., born in 1813, was\\nordained pastor of a Baptist Church in Rhode Island,\\nbut for twenty years he has practiced medicine at\\nOsage, Iowa.\\nJeremiah W. Wilson, M.D., son of Dr. Job Wil-\\nson, born January 11, 1816 read medicine and grad-\\nuated at Castleton Vt.) Medical School locating in\\nthe village of Contoocook, at Hopkinton, where lie\\ncontinues in a large and successful practice.\\nEphraim F. Wilson, M.D., born October 30, 1817\\nread medicine and graduated at Castleton (Vt.) Medi-\\ncal School in 1845 opened an office at Sanborntori\\nremoved to East Concord in 1849 in 1854 removed\\nto Rockville, Conn., where he enjoyed a large and\\nlucrative practice married Rhoda Barnard.\\nThomas W. Wilson, M.D., born February 16, 1806\\nmarried Amanda M. Sawyer he died in 1861 he com-\\npleted his medical education at the Dartmouth Medi-\\ncal School returned to Salisbury and had a large\\nand extensive practice. He first joined the Baptist\\nChurch, later the Congregational Church, and was\\nhighly respected.\\nMoses S. Wilson, M.D., read medicine with his\\nfather, Dr. Thomas W. attended medical lectures at\\nDartmouth, Castleton, Vt., and Harvard Medical\\nSchools, where he graduated in 1849. Opening an\\noffice at Warner, he continued until the death of his\\nfather, in 1861, when he returned to Salisbury, re-\\nmaining until his appointment as assistant surgeon of\\nthe Seventh New Hampshire Regiment resigning in\\nthe summer of 1864, he removed to Galesburg, 111.,\\nwhere he died in 1873. Married Mary S. Harvey.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nTHOMAS DEARBORN LITTLE.\\nThomas Dearborn Little was born in Salisbury,\\nN. H., August 14, 1823. He is a son of Thomas\\nRowell Little, a native of Newburyport, Mass., and\\nNancy (Webster), daughter of John Webster, one of\\nthe early settlers of Salisbury.\\nHe married, first, November 27, 1851, Susan E.,\\ndaughter of Robert Smith, M.D. She was born Oc-\\ntober 2, 1828, in Amesbury, Mass., and died January\\n31, 1875.\\nHe married, second, Lucy L., daughter of Andrew\\nDavis, of Rutland, Vt. She was born December\\n26, 1844.\\nMr. Little received his education principally at\\nSalisbury Academy, and he subsequently taught\\nschool in winter for ten years.\\nHaving a liking for mathematical studies, he\\nstudied surveying with his uncle, Rev. Valentine\\nLittle, and assisted in the preliminary survey and", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1057.jp2"}, "891": {"fulltext": "G21\\nHISTORY OF MEKRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nlocation of the Northern New Hampshire Railroad, in\\n184o. He has continued the practice of surveying\\nsince that time, as his services have been required.\\nAlthough he desired to enter college and get a\\nmore liberal education, he yielded to the wish of his\\nparents and remained at the old homestead as a\\nfarmer and mechanic.\\nHe was appointed postmaster, under President Lin-\\ncoln, in 1861, and lield the office until he resigned,\\nin 1869.\\nIn 1864 he spent some time in Virginia, in the\\nservice of the United States Christian Commission,\\nhaving charge of Christian Commission headquarters\\nof the Tenth Army Corps, being located on the Ber-\\nmuda Hundred, about two miles southeast of Dutch\\niap.\\nHe has served on the Board of Selectmen several\\ntimes. In 1860 he was chosen a deacon of the Congre-\\ngational Church, which office he continues to hold,\\nand has identified himself with the moral and re-\\nligious interests of the community.\\nMr. Little s home is the same that was occupied by\\nhis father and grandfather, who came here from New-\\nburyport, Mass., in 1801. It is pleasantly located in\\nthe South village, near the Congregational Church\\nwith which Daniel Webster united in 1807, and was\\nnear the old academy in which Mr. Webster at-\\ntended school. Such a location, amid the varied\\nand beautiful scenery of these hill-tops, is a fit place\\nfor the development of physical and mental powers.\\nThey had the following children\\nI. Thomas Rowell, born September 19, 1853\\nmarried, April 29, 1876, Carrie B., daughter of Lewis\\nA. Hawkins.\\nII. Charles Webster, liorn December 20, 1855;\\ndied May 6, 1870.\\nIII. Susan Paulina, born July 8, 1858 married,\\nJuly 13, 1882, Rev. Samuel H. Barnum, son of\\nRev. S. W. Barnum, of New Haven, Conn.\\nIV. John Webster, born January 21, 1861 mar-\\nried, November 26, 1884, Hannah M., daughter of the\\nlate H. C. W. Moors.\\nV. Alice Maria, born .June 4, 1866.\\nVI. Robert Smith, born May 7, 1S70.\\nVII. William Dearborn, born January 11, 1874;\\ndied November 15, 1874.\\nVIII. Edwin Dearborn, born September 14, 1778.\\nHKNRY PEARSONS EOLFE.\\n1 lenry Pearsons Rolfe was born in Boscawen Febru-\\nary 13, 1821. His father, Benjamin Rolfe, was also a\\nnative of Boscawen. His grandparents, on his father s\\nside, Benjamin and Lydia Pearsons Rolfe, came from\\nNewbury, Mass., immediately after the close of the\\nFrench War, and settled on the frontier in Bosca-\\nwen, near the Salisbury line.\\nHis mother, Margaret Searle Rolfe, was the\\ndaughter of Rev. Jonathan Searle, the first settled\\nminister of Salisbury. His grandmother, on the ma-\\nternal side, was the daughter of Jethro Sanborn, a\\nsea-captain, of Sandown, who, to feed our suffering\\nsoldiers at Valley Forge, gave a large share of his for-\\ntune in exchange for depreciated Continental money,\\nwhich became worthless, and for which the government\\nnever made any return to him or his heirs. Several\\nthousand dollars of this irredeemable scrip came into\\nthe possession of the mother of the subject of this\\nsketch, Margaret Searle.\\nThe mother of Mr. Rolfe and Daniel Webster\\nwere both pupils of Master Tappan, and for a\\ntime were schoolmates. She graduated from Atkin-\\nson Academy when it was in charge of the then\\nfamous Professor Vose, and after that was a teacher\\nfor nine years. She was teaching in Mr. Webster s\\nschool district when he returned from his school in\\nFryeburg. A friendship sprang up between them,\\nand she loved to rehearse, in later years, to her chil-\\ndren, how Webster unfolded to her all his struggles\\nand ambitions and his fixed purpose never to be\\nguilty of an unworthy act.\\nMr. Rolfe was raised on a farm, and his parents be-\\ning poor, his education, till his tenth year, was limited\\nto six months yearly in the district school. From ten\\nto sixteen he was allowed only three months of school-\\ning during the winter terms. The winter of his six-\\nteenth and seventeenth year he spent in the woods\\nwith his father, driving a lumber team. From that\\ntime till he was twenty years of age he enjoyed only\\nnineteen weeks of schooling, five at Franklin and\\nfourteen at Salisbury Academy.\\nSuch privileges seem scanty in our day, and yet\\nsuch were his powers of acquisition that at eighteen\\nwe find young Rolfe teaching his first district school,\\nan employment which he followed for nine suc-\\ncessive winters with unvarying and ever-growing\\nWhen nineteen, the family moved to Hill, iu this\\nState. In 1841, w hen twenty years of age, he began\\nhis preparation for college at New Hampton. He\\nspent three years in the preparatory course, and en-\\ntered Dartmouth College in 1844. Being obliged to\\ndepend upon his own efforts to secure the necessary\\nmeans to defray the expense of his education, he\\ntaught school during the winters of his preparatory\\nand collegiate courses. For several successive seasons", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1058.jp2"}, "892": {"fulltext": "d?a", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1061.jp2"}, "893": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1062.jp2"}, "894": {"fulltext": "SALISBURY.\\nG25\\nhe was employed upon Cape Cod, but during his\\nsophomore and junior years he taught for five months\\neach year at Dartmouth, Mass., and three months of\\nhis senior year in the same school.\\nWhen in attendance upon the college, Mr. Rolfe\\nwas exceptionally punctual in the discharge of all\\nhis duties. During his senior year he was never\\nabsent from a recitation, lecture or other exercise,\\nlie asked for no excuse, and met every requisition.\\nSuch a record is unusual in college classes, and per-\\nhaps stood nlone in his own. Mr. Rolfe s student-\\nlife was eminently successful, both in the acquisition\\nof mental discipline and scholarly attainments. In\\n1S48 he graduated from Dartmouth with the highest\\nrespect of the faculty and the warmest attachment of\\nhis class-mates.\\nAlthough compelled to be absent, teaching, five\\nmonths during the first three years of his collegiate\\ncourse, upon his graduation he received this special\\ncommendation from the president of the institution,\\nDin\\nJuly 2.-,,\\nThis may certify that Mr. Henry P. Rolfe i8 a graduate of the\\npresent year at this college. He is a highly-respected student. His\\ncourse has been remarkably correct and exemplary. It gives me\\npleasure to conimend him as a good scholar and an upright man. He is\\na well-qualified teacher, and worthy of the contidence and patronage of\\nany who may have occasion for his services.\\nAfter a few weeks of rest he entered the law-oflice\\nof Hon. Asa Fowler, of Concord, on the 21st of Sep-\\ntember, and, after two years and a half of study, was\\nadmitted to the bar in May, 1851. On admission to\\nthe bar he immediately opened an office in Concord,\\nand step by step advanced in professional strength\\nand standing till, in 1869, he was appointed United\\nStates attorney for the district of New Hampshire\\nby President Grant, and discharged the responsible\\nand exacting duties of the ofiiee vigorously, ably and\\nconscientiously for five years.\\nDuring the years 1852 and 1853 he was a member\\nof the Board of Education for Concord, and served as\\nchairman of the board the last year. He was also\\nelected as a Democrat to represent the town in the\\nLegislature of 1853. He was again sent to the Legis-\\nlature as a Republican to represent Ward 5 in the\\ncity of Concord, during the stormy years of 1863 and\\n1864. This was during the period of war, when the\\ngovernment called for the services of its ablest and\\nmost trusted citizens.\\nIn 1859 and 1860 he was the Democratic candidate\\nfor State Senator from his district, and during the\\nlatter was candidate for Presidential elector for the\\nsame party on the Douglas ticket. In 1866 he was\\nappointed postmaster of Concord by Andrew John-\\nson, but his commission was withheld because he re-\\nfused to assist in electing Democrats to Congress.\\nIn 1878, Governor Prescott made Mr. Rolfe a mem-\\nber of the commission to take testimony and report to\\nthe Legislature what legislation was necessary to pro-\\ntect the citizens in the vicinity of Lake Winnipi-\\nseogee against the encroachments of the Lake om-\\npany.\\nAn investigation was had and a report made by\\nthe commission, and where constant complaint had\\nbeen made, not a murmur of dissatisfaction has since\\nbeen heard.\\nThis is no ordinary record and is the evidence of\\nsolid merit. Mr. Rolfe has been a patient student, a\\nsound lawyer and a strong advocate. A good cause\\nis safe in his hands, if a suit-at-law can be said to be\\nsafe in any hands.\\nHe has often been called to speak before assemblies\\nof his fellow-citizens, political and otherwise. On\\nsuch occasions he always impresses his hearers with\\nthe extent and accuracy of his information, and with\\nhis strong and sterling good sense. Mr. Rolfe be-\\nlieves what he says, and says what he believes. His\\nfriendships are strong, and he is slow to see faults in\\nthose whom he loves.\\nOn the 22d of November, 1853, he married Mary\\nRebecca Sherburn, daughter of Robert H. Sherburn,\\nof Concord, by whom he has had five children, as\\nfollows\\nMarshall Potter Rolfe, born September 29, 1854,\\ndied August 6, 1862.\\nMargarett Florence, born January 12, 1858, died\\nMay 2, 1858.\\nHenrietta Maria, born January 17, 1861, died Sep-\\ntember 22, 1862.\\nRobert Henry, born October 16, 1863.\\nGeorge Hamilton, born December 24, 1866.\\nThe fourth child, Robert Henry, is now a graduate\\nof Dartmouth College, class of 1884; and George\\nHamilton, a lad of eighteen, is pursuing his studies\\nat the Holderness School for Boys, in Holderness,\\nN. H.\\nIn the spring of 1882, Mr. Rolfe nearly lost\\nhis life from the kick of a vicious horse. The\\nresult of this terrible accident has been the loss of\\nhis right eye and a complete prostration of the ner-\\nvous system, from which he has been slowly recover-\\ning. He has not yet regained his former vigor and\\nelasticity, but the original force of his con.stitution and\\nthe sleepless care of his most estimable wife are grad-\\nually bringing him back to his professional duties\\nand power. He is resuming his practice, which, at\\nthe time of his injury, was quite lucrative.\\nThis brief sketch of life and character has been", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1063.jp2"}, "895": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERKIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\ndrawn by an impartial, though friendlj hand, and it\\ngives us no ordinary man.\\nMr. Rolfe is a man of large frame and unusual\\ngifts of mind. He has led an active, successful life, but,\\nin the judgment of the writer, has never yet brought\\nthe full strength of his faculties into action. He has\\na reserve of power which, it is hoped, the future may\\ngive him an opportunity to use.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1064.jp2"}, "896": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF SUTTON.\\nBY MRS. AUGUSTA HAEVEY WORTHED.\\nCHAPTER I.\\nSuTTOX was first granted by the Masonian pro-\\nprietors of New Hampshire lands November 30, 1749,\\niit Portsmouth. It was called Perrystown, from Cap-\\ntain Obadiah Perry, of Haverhill, Mass., whose name\\nheads the list of the sixty persons receiving the\\ngrant, the most of whom were inhabitants of Haver-\\nhill, Newbury and Bradford.\\nOf Perry it is known that he had served in the War\\nof 1744-48, against the Eastern Indians, his name\\nbeing on record as corporal of the nine men sent by\\nHaverhill at the call of the provincial government.\\nAt a later period, being engaged in Indian warfare,\\nPerry was killed by Indians, and Colonel Josiah\\nBartlett (Governor Bartlett) became the purchaser of\\nhis right in Perrystown.\\nIn the charter the granted township is described as\\nlying west of Kiahsarge Hill (so called), containing\\nthe extent and quantity of six miles square, adjoin-\\ning No. 1 (Warner) and No. 2 (Bradford) to the\\nnorth of said numbers.\\nNo settlement was made in Perrystown till the au-\\ntumn of 1767, when David Peaslee, from Sandown,\\nmoved in with his family.\\nWith all this delay the charter was forfeited and\\nrenewed twice. As late as 1773, the conditions re-\\nmaining unfulfilled, the Masonians demanded of the\\ntown a sum of money to prevent its being declared\\nforfeited again, which the town agreed to pay, Colonel\\nJosiah Bartlett and his brother. Major Enoch Bart-\\nlett, being security for the town, and using their in-\\nfluence with the Masonians in favor of the town\\nproprietors. Important as was the service he ren-\\ndered. Governor Bartlett appears not to have been a\\ngainer himself by his Sutton transactions. An auto-\\ngraph letter from him to the proprietors clerk of\\nPerrystown, under date of 1786, requests that a meet-\\ning of proprietors be called to ascertain why the\\nmoney has not been paid by the town, and that se-\\ncurity taken. up, adding, I am unwilling to have it\\nlay any longer against me.\\nHe seems to have been unfortunate in the quality\\nof the Lands of which he became possessor in Perrys-\\ntown. Under date of 1773, the year he assisted in\\nobtaining the new grant, the proprietors, moved\\nprobably by considerations of good policy, Voted\\nthat if there is not upon the original Right of Obadiah\\nPerry, now Colonel Josiah Bartlett s, lands fit for\\nsettlement, he shall have other lands fit for it,\\nof the undivided lands in town. The committee\\nchosen to examine report that the First Division\\nLot is but ordinary, but some lots in town have been\\nsettled on meaner land than that, but that the Second\\nDivision Lot, we think, will do for a pretty good\\nsettlement.\\nIn the charter the Masonians reserve for themselves\\neighteen rights or shares, which are to be exempt\\nfrom taxation till sold. The remainder of the laud\\nis divided into sixty-three shares, one each for the\\nsupport of a minister, for a parsonage and for a\\nschool, the remaining sixty shares to be drawn for by\\nthe sixty proprietors of Perrystown. Very few of\\nthese proprietors ever became settlers in town, and\\nmany of their rights were sold for non-payment of\\ntaxes.\\nSETTLERS IN PERRYSTOWN PREVIOUS TO 1780.\\n1707.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 David Peaslee and family.\\n1770.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Cornelius Bean, Samuel Bean, Jacob Davis, Ephraim Uile,\\nJonathan Stevens.\\n1771. Benjamin Wadleigh, Jonathan Davis.\\n1772.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Matthew Harvey, Ebenezer Kezar.\\n1773.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 .Silas Russell, Benjamin Philbrick, Jr., Phiueas Stevens, i apt.\\nWilliam Pressey, Jeremiah Davis.\\nThe other settlers previous to 1780 were,\\nPain Tongue, Daniel Messer, Benjamin Mastiu, Jacob Jtastin, David\\nEaton, Samuel Andrew, Benjamin Critchett, Jonathan Wadleigh, .Joseph\\nWadleigh, Captain George Marden, Jonathan Roby, Samuel Roby, Jona-\\nthan Xilsuii, I hilipaiid .\\\\sa Nflson (sous of .lunathun), MoscsQuimby\\nJaii.c^K.n. I, I,.,, I I ,,,n, iH^ .01.-, IM.i r.,.-!.. M.raham Peaslee,\\njo5( [,i, I ,1! Thomas Wad-\\nIcigl, i. li w I- I 11 l....-ph Youring,\\nuth.\\nRobert ileath, John IJavii, Samuel I caslee, Jacob Peaslee, Davi i\\nlee, Jr., Ezra Littlehale.\\nPOPULATION \\\\1 DIFFERENT EPOCHS.\\nIn 1773 there were 12 tax-payers in Perrystown.\\nIn 1775 Sutton and Fisheisfield, together, had 130 inhabitants.\\nIn 1779 Sutton had 50 tax-payers, 4B legal voters.\\nIn 1790 the population of Sutton was 520.\\nIn LSOO the population of Sutton was 878. Polls, 142.\\nIn 1810 the population of Sutton was 1328. Polls, 203.\\nIn 182(1 the population of Sutton was 1573, greatest ever reachec\\nId 1850 the population of Sutton was 1387.\\nC27", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1065.jp2"}, "897": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MEiUU.MACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nIn ISOO tlio population of Sutton was 1431.\\nIn 1870 the population of Sutton v;as 1155. Polls, 330.\\nIn 1880 the population of Sutton was 993.\\nSutton is estimated to contain 23,01)0 acres.\\nIn 1798 there were, of pasturing, 3.i9 acres.\\nIn 179S there were, of mowing, 263 acres.\\nIn 1798 there were, of tillage, 39 acres.\\nIn 1798 there were, of orcharding, 7 acres.\\nThis was about 30 yeare after the first settlement.\\nMunicipal Organization Previous to Incorpora-\\ntion. There i? nothing to show that any attempt at\\norganization was made previous to 1777, when, b.y\\norder of tlie Court, CaiHain John Putney being em-\\npowered to call the meeting, the voters met and\\nchose,\\nEbenezer Kezar, moderator; Benjamin AVadleigh, clerk; Benjamin\\nWadleigh, David Eaton, .Samuel Peaslee, selectmen Samuel Peaslee,\\nconstable.\\n1778. Bei^ amin Wadleigh, clerk Daniel Meeser, Matthew Harvey,\\nBenjamin Wadleigh, selectmen Kbenezer Kezar, constable.\\n177ii.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Daniel 5Iesser, moderator Ephraim Gile, clerk Matthew\\nHarvey, Jose])h Johnson, Benjamin Wadleigh, selectmen Daniel\\nMesser, constable Jacob Davis, treasurer.\\n1780.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Silas Uussoll, moderator Ephraiui Gile, clerk Matthew\\nHarvey, Benjamin Wadleigh, William Pressey, selectmen David\\nEaton, constable.\\n1781.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ebenezer Kezar, moderator; Ephraim Gile, clerk; Jacob\\nDavis, George Mardeu, Samuel Peaslee, selectmen Peter Peaslee, con-\\nstable.\\n1782.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 David Eaton, moderator Ephi-aim Gile, clerk George Marden,\\nBenjamin Philbrick. David Eaton, selectmen David Eaton, constable.\\n178.).- Ebenezer Kezar, moderator Ephraim Gile, clerk Matthew\\nHarvey, William Pressey, Ephraim Gile, selectmen Matthew Harvey,\\nconstable.\\nINCORPORATION.\\nThe Bill for incorporation of Perrj-etown, under the name of Sutton,\\npassed the House of Rep s April 9, 1784.\\nRead i\\nCouncil three timei\\nvoted\\nM. WEAitE, Pra.\\nE. Thompson, Secretary.\\nIn the act of incorporation Ebenezer Kezar was\\nempowered to call the first town-meeting, which was\\nheld at the house of Pain Tongue, May 20, 1784,\\nThomas Wadleigh was chosen town clerk Jonathan\\nJohnson, Caleb Kimball, Phineas Stevens, selectmen\\nJames King, constable; Silas Bussel, Daniel Messer,\\nBenjamin Wadleigh, David Eaton, commissioners to\\nlay out roads; Benjamin Philbrick, Joseph Wadleigh,\\nWilliam Pressey, Asa Nelson, Ephraim Oilc, Matthew\\nHarvey, Jacob Mastin, survey.n- ni lii^jliways.\\nVoted 60 Ebs. to repair rii:((| l h 1.1.-. lo defray\\nTown Charges.\\nIt seems remarkable, at first thought, that, while the\\nnew township was yet in it infancy, and all its aftiiirs\\nbut a series of experiments, the early settlers should\\nnot only liave proceeded to organize a sort of homo\\ngovernment by calling a town-meeting, but that they\\nshould have shown themselves so capable and\\njudicious in the management of town business. It\\nwould almost appear that they brought with them the\\nresult of actual knowledge and experience in the older\\nand more thickly-settled towns whence they came.\\nPerhaps a few of them did, they serving as the little\\nleaven that leavened the whole lump. Yet, such are\\nnot the men most likely to emigrate. If a man s am-\\nbition is gratified at home, he is not apt to seek out new\\nfields for its exercise. Therefore, it is to be presumed\\nthat our fathers, if they had held the bird in the hand\\nin the good old orthodox town of Haverhill, would have\\nvalued it more than any possible bird in the bush\\nof Perrystown. It is probable of most of these men,\\nand certain, of course, of the sons who came of age\\nafter settling here, that here was their first awakening\\nto the duties of citizenship that those who, if they\\nhad remained at home in a quiet, prosperous com-\\nmunity, would have been content to be governed,\\nnow felt that the needs of the times required them to\\ngovern and manage. So they stepped forward and\\nfound, or made themselves, equal to the demands of\\nthe hour and occasion. It is certain .that one man,\\nwho, in aflixing his signature to an important docu-\\nment, wiis compelled to make his mark, also man-\\naged to make his mark most effectually and beneficially\\non the interests of this town.\\nAll qualities, tendencies and capacities the human\\nsoul ever exhibits are inherent in the soul itself, and,\\nmore than anything else, great occasions make great\\nmen.\\nIt is not possible for us at this day to properly esti-\\nmate the hardships and inconveniences endured by\\nthe early settlers in Perrystown, so remote from\\nsettled towns and so destitute of roads leading\\nthither. Let one try to picture for himself the dis-\\ncomfort of a house made of rough, or even of hewn\\nlogs, with no floor but bare earth, or, at best, pieces\\nof bark laid down, and he will probably be willing to\\nown that the mightiest of all civilizing agents in a\\ncold, wilderness country is the saw-mill. Without it\\nthe church, the school and the influx of fairly-edu-\\ncated people cannot .show their power nor fully wield\\ntheir rightful influence, since constant bodily discom-\\nfort works against us spiritually and intellectually.\\nIt was not till the latter part of the decade between\\n1780 and 1790 that mills were in operation, so that\\npeople began to exchange their log dwellings for\\nframed houses. Rough logs laid one upon another\\ndid not very eflectually keep out the cold or keep in\\nthe heat, even when people, as they usually did on\\nthe approach of the inclement season, took the hint\\nconveyed in the construction of a bird s nest, and\\ncaulked their houses with tow or even moss and\\nclay. The chimneys were made of stone and clay,\\ntopped out with logs. Yet in these rude dwellings\\nthe early settlers lived, and the older children of\\nmost of them were born and cradled there.\\nMrs. .John Pillsbury, daughter of Benjamin Wad-\\nleigh, Sr., several years since supplied the following\\nreminiscences\\nThe Sutton Wadleighs came from Hampstead. My father s family\\nwas the seventh that moved into Perrystown. They made a log house\\nand we lived iu it, but it was cold, and the snow would blow between the\\nlogs. So much work was needed on the land that it was more than a\\nyear before there was time to dig a well, and we depended on catching\\nrain or molting snow for water. More children were bom before we ex-\\nchanged the log house for a good one, and, in process of time, my iiarents\\nhud twelve.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1066.jp2"}, "898": {"fulltext": "SUTTON.\\n\\\\Vhen the men went to the lower towns to trade their fiire, their fami-\\nlies used to get together fcr safetj and companionship\u00e2\u0080\u0094 two or three fami-\\nlies in a house and so live till the men returned. Often people gathered\\nin eachothcre houses and held religious meetings. There was then no\\nsaw-mill or grist-mill nearer than llopkiutou, twenty miles and my\\nfather used to take bis bag of corn on his back and go thither to get it\\nground. When we could do no better, we used to pound our corn in\\ngreat wooden mortars. The log houses w ere poorly lighted, of course,\\non account of the extreme diffictilty of procuring and transporting glass,\\nplates of mica, when they could be found of sufflcient size, or oven oiled\\npaper being sometimes used as its ineffectual substitute.\\nThis lady was mother of John S. Pillsbury, who in\\n1855 emigrated to Minnesota. From 1863 to 1875 he\\nserved in the State Senate, and was elected Governor\\nof Minnesota in 1875 and re-elected in 1877 and\\n1879.\\nThe first framed houses in town were built liy\\nJames King and William Pressey, on the road from\\nKing s Hill to Mill village. The third was built by\\nJonathan Stevens, of Warner, on the Littlehale\\nplace. The first horse in town was brought thither\\nby Ebenezer Kezar, who lived near where the brook\\nenters Kezar s Pond. He was a blacksmith, as was\\nalso his son Simon, who, with his family, followed\\nhis father, coming from Londonderry.\\nEphraim Gile was a tanner, probably the first.\\nThere was no physician within twenty miles for\\nmany years. For more than a quarter of a century\\nMrs. Cornelius Bean and Mrs. Moses Quimby per-\\nformed the duties of physicians very successfully.\\nThe first saw-mill in town was built by Ezra Jones\\nabout half a mile below the South village, which was\\nknown as Jones Mill. He afterwards built a grist-\\nmill near the same spot, and lived close by, attending\\nboth mills.\\nMoses Quimby came to Perrystown from Hawk.\\nHe cut the first tree in the hollow above Mill\\nvillage, and built the first grist-mill there, carrying\\non the business till his death, when it passed into the\\nhands of his son-in-law, Daniel Andrew. In process\\nof time they had carding, saw and grist-mills.\\nA saw-mill was erected by Jacob Davis, Samuel\\nBean and others, a little above w^here has since been\\nWilliam Little s clothes-pin building.\\nPublic Roads. Previous to 1784 no roads had\\nbeen laid out, except from house to house. The need\\nof public roads had been sadly felt, and formed a\\nconsiderable impediment to speedy settlement and\\nprogress. The first public road built in town of\\nwhich any authentic record can be found was laid\\nout in 1784, commencing at Fishersfield town line\\nand on by Samuel Peaslee s house thence over Burnt\\nor Chellis Hill to the bridge at South village thence\\non by Ezra Littlehale s and Ezra Jones to the foot of\\nKimball Hill thence over the hill to Warner, passing\\nthrough the whole width of Sutton diagonally. This\\nbecame the main traveled road from Warner to\\nFishersfield and towns above.\\n.\\\\bout the same time a road was made from New\\nLondon line on by Deacon Matthew Harvey s to\\nKezar s Pond thence on by Daniel Messer s to foot\\nof Gilo Hill; thence to the foot of Kimball Hill to\\nintei-sect with the road before named. This road was\\nthe outlet of the town.\\nDeacon Harvey kept a tavern on a hill north of\\nthe pond. Caleb Kimball kept tavern at the same\\ntime in the southeast part of the town on Kimball\\nHill, the newly-opened public roads having made\\ntaverns a necessity. Up to 1790 no wheeled carriages\\nhad been used, nor were the roads suitable for such.\\nMost burdens were carried on sleds or drays, or on\\nhorseback. At that date there were no traders in\\ntown, trading being done chiefly at Warner, Salisbury\\nand Hopkiiiton.\\nOxen and Spotted Trees.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 When they commenced\\nhriuging oxen into Sutton there were not many roads.\\nIn most cases the way was indicated by marked trets.\\nWhen going through a clearing, a man drove his oxen\\nyoked together, and, when they came to woods again,\\nhe would take ofl the yoke and carry it, and let the\\noxen go singly through the forest. It was noticed\\nthat the oxen soon became expert in finding their\\nway along, turning their eyes in all directions in\\nsearch for the spots on the trees, and following the\\npath thus indicated as well as the men themselves\\ncould do.\\nRepresentation in the Legislature.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Con-\\nvention or Congress of the Province of New Hamp-\\nshire, assembled at Exeter August 25, 1775, issued an\\norder to the several towns and places in the province\\nfor taking a census or enumeration of the people,\\nclassifying the inhabitants, so as to secure the neces-\\nsary data whereon to base an adequate representation\\nof them in the Legislature. This census revealed the\\nfact that Sutton and Fishersfield together had only\\none hundred and thirty inhabitants, as sworn to by\\nBenjamin Wadleigh, who was appointed by the Pro-\\nvincial Congress to take the census. Towns not hav-\\ning enough of ratable polls to entitle them to a repre-\\nsentative were, by the Legislature, formed into a class\\nor representative district, contiguous towns, of course,\\nforming the district. In this way Sutton and Fi.sh-\\nersfield were, in 1775, classed together, and in 1777\\nWarner, Fishersfield, Sutton and Andover.\\nThis class remained unchanged till 1785, when\\nAndover was left out, and Sutton, Warner and Fish-\\nersfield constituted the class. In 1789, some dissatis-\\nfaction having arisen between Warner and the other\\ntowns, the cliiss ceased altogether. From that time\\ntill 1793 Sutton and Fishersfield appear to have had\\nno representation, as they so state in a petition to the\\nLegislature in that year, they uniting with Bradford\\nin asking to be classed together for that purpose.\\nAnother petition of similar purport the same year\\nincludes New London in the request to be classed\\nwith the foregoing and is signed by the selectmen of\\nthe four towns. These selectmen, in behalf of their\\nseveral towns, humbly show that our situation is\\nsuch that there is not a conveniency in being cla. -sed\\nth any other towns for representation, we being", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1067.jp2"}, "899": {"fulltext": "\u00e2\u0082\u00ac30\\nHISTORY OF MEKRl.MACK COUNTY, ^\u00e2\u0096\u00a0E^V HAMPSHIRE.\\nabout three hundred and sixteen ratable polls in\\nnumber in the whole. Therefore, we pray that we\\nmay have liberty to send two Representatives to the\\nGeneral Court.\\nThe General Court, however, sent an order, about\\nthe 1st of March, 1794, that New London and Sutton\\nwere classed together to send one representative and\\ndirecting the selectmen to warn a meeting for that\\npurpose. This class continued till 1803, when, by\\nincrease of population, each town was entitled to its\\nown representative.\\nEbenezer Kezar, of Perrystown, represented the\\nclassified towns in 1778; Matthew Harvey, of Sutton,\\nrepresented the class of Warner, Sutton and Fishers-\\nfield in 1785; Zephaniah Clark, of Fishersfield, in\\n1786. With these three exceptions the class, while it\\ncontinued, was represented by Warner men.\\nCOPT OF A RETURN OF TOWX-MEETIXG IK 1T96.\\n,\\\\l a legal meeting holden at the dwelling of Matthew Harvey, in\\nSutton, by the inhabitants of New London and Sutton, March 30, 1796,\\nnotifieil for the same purpose. Samuel Messer chosen moderator. The\\nvotes being called for a Representative to represent said towns in\\nGeneral Court for the present year, it appeared they were unanimously\\nfor\\nLevi Haevet, 1 Selectmta for\\nLevi Everett, f Xew London\\nMatthew Harvey was again elected in 1798. He\\ndied the following year.\\nFrom 1803 to 1810, including both years, Sutton\\nwas represented by .Thomas Wadleigh and again in\\n1821-22, ten years in all Jonathan Harvey was rep-\\nresentative from 1 811 to 1815, inclusive, and five\\nyears at a later period, also ten years in all Jloses\\nHills, fiom 1816 to 1820, inclusive Benjamin Wad-\\nleigh, in 1823, 24, 25 Reuben Porter, in 1826, 27,\\n28; John Pressey, 1829-30.\\nSutton has, down to the pre.sent time, been singu-\\nlarly fortunate in her choice of able, honorable and\\nsagacious men for representatives, of whom lack of\\nspace alone prevents especial mention. They have,\\nperhaps, served the town quite as effectually, while\\ntheir period of service continued, as did those we have\\nnamed, but have not been made so conspicuous in\\nthe history of the town by the repeated re-elections\\nfor many successive years, which were customary\\nearly in the century and which will prol)ably never\\nagain be in vogue.\\nST.\\\\TF. SEX.\\\\TORS, RESIDENTS OF SUTTON WHEN ELECTED.\\nJonathan Harvey, in 1816, IT, IS, 19, 20, 21, 22 Asa Page in 1846\\n-47 Reuben Porter, 1834-35.\\nMails. The following is a list of subscribers to the\\njYeif Hampshire Gaze/te, dated 1803\\nWe, the subscribers, agree to lake the New Hampshire Gazette for\\nthe term of one ye.ir at 12\u00c2\u00bb. perannum, one quarter to be paid in advance.\\nPapei-s to be left weekly at Mr. Ezra Flanders store, in Warner\\nDaniel Pago, Amos Pressey, Jonathan Harvey, Benjamin Evans,\\nHenrj- Carleton, Joseph Greeley, Thomas Wadleigh, Thomas G. Wells,\\nJesse King, Ephraim Hildretb, Daniel Robinson, Philemon Hastings,\\nIsaac Pcaslee and Jloses Hills, of Sutton Dow 4 Harvey. J. A D. Wood-\\nbury and Thomas Pike, of New London Samuel Rogers, of Wendell.\\nIt will be observed that the papers were to be left\\nat Warner, by which it appears that the mail was\\nnot extended into Sutton at that early date.\\nOf the four post routes established by the Legisla-\\nture of New Hampshire in 1791, two lay through the\\nwestern part of the State, but the nearest point of\\napproach to Sutton on any route was Andover, nine\\nmiles distant. For the transmission of their letters,\\nSutton people depended much on chance conveyance,\\nbeing thus compelled to trust to the honor and kind\\ngood-will of irresponsible persons. Most store-keepers\\nkept an open rack in plain sight in their stores, in\\nwhich letters could be deposited. Teamsters and\\ntravelers, calling to take a drink, for all stores in\\nthose years had ardent spirit for sale, would examine\\nthe direction on the letters in the rack, take such as\\nwere directed to any place through which or near\\nwhich their route lay, and deliver as directed, or\\nelse at some other store near by. For those who did\\nnot wish to trust their mail matter to chance convey-\\nance, there remained, of course, tne alternative of\\nsending it to Andover, or elsewhere on the route of\\nthe post-rider, there to await his coming for these\\ncarriere were empowered to collect as well as deliver.\\nThey accomplished their circuitous route to and from\\nConcord every week, going out one way and return-\\ning another to accommodate as many towns as possible.\\nThe first mail carrier in Sutton, of whom we have\\ncertain knowledge, was a man named Dimond, whose\\nhouse and pottery, where he at one period manufac-\\ntured brown earthen- ware, were situated on the War-\\nner road. He performed his journeys on horseback,\\ncarrying the mails in saddle-bags, and it was his\\ncustom on entering a village to summon the people\\nout to the road to receive theii papers, by blowing a\\nhorn.\\nThere was established at the South village a post-\\noffice previous lo 1820, Enoch Bailey being the post-\\nmaster. At that period one post-office and one\\nweekly mail sufficed for the whole town. The mail\\nat that time was brought by one Thomas Hacket, of\\nWarner, a lame man, who used to ride in a gig. Af-\\nterwards Smith Downing brought the mails.\\nNot long after 1825 a post-office was established at\\nthe North village. Benjamin B. French, afterwards\\nso well known as editor, poet, politician, and in vari-\\nous high positions of public trust in Washington\\nCity, but then a young lawyer, having recently come\\nto Sutton to open a law-office (the (ii st in town), was\\nappointed postmaster.\\nCHAPTER II.\\nSUTTON\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (Con in\u00c2\u00aberf).\\nReligious History\u00e2\u0080\u0094 School History\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Military History.\\nFirst Baptist Church. Not far from the year\\n1780, Rev. Samuel Ambrose, from Exeter, came to", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1068.jp2"}, "900": {"fulltext": "SUTTON.\\n631\\nSuttou(theu PeiTysto\\\\vn),seut probably by the Warren\\nBaptist Association, in response to a call they liad re-\\nceived the year previous for missionaries to labor in\\nthis section of the State. He located in Sutton, be-\\ncoming the recipient of the lot of land which, by a\\nstipulation of the charter, the town was to give to\\nits tirst settled minister. He gathered a church here\\nin 1782; but of its constituent members there is no\\nrecord, nor of its formation or dissolution. It is only\\nknown that JIattheiv Harvey was its first deacon.\\nThe labors of Elder Ambrose were not confined\\nentirely to Sutton. He gathered a church in Henni-\\nker, which was considered a branch of the Sutton\\nChurch, not very numerous as to membership, but which\\nexisted for many years, and maintained public worship\\non the Sabbath, the membere meeting where they\\ncould, in private houses and school-houses; but no\\nrecords of its existence were kept. The church in\\nSutton certainly did a noble work, and became a\\nhighly favored body, being especially favored in the\\nwork it was permitted to do.\\nFor many years it represented the almost entire\\nreligious sentiment of the town. It served as a bond\\nto draw the scattered families together, and showed\\nthem that Sunday was something better than simply\\na day of rest, that it was indeed the Sabbath of the\\nLord their God.\\nThis organization, which passed away without leav-\\ning any written trace of its existence, was really the\\nnursery of the first germs of spiritual life in the\\nwilds of Perrvstown. Peace and tender love be to its\\nThe people had not been able to provide themselves\\nwith a house of worship; they met in each other s\\nhouses in winter, and in warm weather sometimes in\\nbarns, often traveling many weary miles for the\\nprivilege of hearing the preached word and\\nstrengthening their faith in the better life to come.\\nIn all the record of their hard experience which has\\ncome down to us there is, perhaps, nothing more\\ntouching than these, their early efibrts to find God in\\nthe wilderness.\\nMany of the Sunday meetings of the church were\\nJield at Elder Ambrose s own house, and not uufre.\\nquently people used to come up from Warner on\\nox-sleds to attend them. Elder Thomas Baldwin,\\nthen of Canaan, but afterwards the widely-known Dr.\\nBaldwin, of Boston, was a friend and associate of\\nElder Ambrose, and occasionally stayed all night at\\nhis house, where, with next to nothing between him i\\nand the heaven he aspired to, he, according to his j\\nown account, found delight in counting the stars\\nthrough the chinks in the roof as he lay in bed. The j\\nhouse accommodations of the minister were at that i\\nearly epoch no better than all others but still he was\\nquite proud to call the attention of the Association\\nto this church that he had gathered in the wilderness,\\nand on one occa-sion he induced that body to hold\\ntheir anniversary at his own premises. The reli-\\ngious services wore held in his barn. Ou this occa-\\nsion there were present Elder Job Seamans, of New\\nLondon, Elder Baldwin, Elder Otis Robinson and\\nothers, perhaps, quite as worthy, though less noted.\\nOu the night succeeding this meeting twenty-five\\npersons who could not reach their homes spent the\\nnight in the elder s barn.\\nNear the close of the century Mr. Ambrose request-\\ned and received dismission from the town as its min-\\nister, though he continued a resident of Sutton till his\\ndeath, in 1831, at the age of seventy-six years. He\\nwas considered sound in doctrine, and an able and\\nenergetic man in the field as well as the pulpit, labor-\\ning with his own hands on his farm as long as he\\nlived.\\nAfter the dismissal of Mr. Ambrose, the church was\\nat times supplied by preachers from abroad, itin-\\nerants, as they were termed. Says Belknaj), in his\\nHistorj- of New Hampshire,\\nIn some of the new towns, where the people were not able to support\\na minister, it was the custom for clergymen of the older towns to make\\nitinerant excursions of several weeks to preach and baptize. Such\\nitinerations have always been acceptable and served to keep up a sense\\nof religion in the scattered families.\\nOf this class, probably, was Rev. Samuel Appleby,\\nwho is known to have labored here some time prior to\\nthe formation of the now existing church, probably\\nnot far from the year 1800. About the same date,\\nalso, Elder Rand and Elder Ledoyt, who located for\\na short time in Newport, are known to have made\\nsuch itinerations to Sutton.\\nThe present Calvinistic Baptist Church in Sutton was\\nformed November 24, 1803, its constituent members\\nbeing Joseph Greeley, Jonathan Eaton, Jonathan\\nRoby, John Phelps, Gideon Wilkins, Reuben Gile\\nElijah Eaton, James Taylor, Benjamin Fowler, Hep-\\nsibah Gillingham, Lucy Davis, Jane Eaton, Sail}\\nFowler, Sarah Parker, Judith Como, Amos Parker,\\nFrederic Wilkins.\\nBenjamin Fowler was chosen deacon.\\nThis church was the largest in the years 1823 and\\n1824, w hen the whole number was one hundred and\\nnine. Since that time there has been a gradual de-\\ncrease in its membership, as the population of the town\\nhas diminished and other religious bodies have arisen.\\nThe following is a list of someof the ministers of\\nthe Baptist Church Nathan Champlin, commenced\\n1808; Pelatiah Chapin, 1811; William Taylor (native\\nof Sutton), 1814; Reuel Lothrop, ordained 1816.\\nNathan Ames, 1820; Edward Mitchell, 1826; Stephen\\nPillsbury (native of Sutton), 1830; IT. W. Strong,\\n1837; Henry Archibald, 1841^8; Charles Newhall,\\n1848; Valentine E. Bunker, 1857; Elder Coombs;\\nElder Eastman, 1873-80; Elder Libbey, present pas-\\ntor.\\nFree-Will Baptists.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Organized in 1801, and have\\nmaintained their organization ever since, though for\\nmany years they did not increase rapidly. They are\\nnow a large, rosi)ectable and growing body.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1069.jp2"}, "901": {"fulltext": "632\\nHISTORY OF MKRKIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSIIIRK.\\nMethodists are the least in number of any society\\nin town, though they were in existence as a body\\nsince early in the present century^\\nAdventists. There were some in town as early as\\n1841. They organized in 1847. Their nuinl)er in-\\ncreased steadily for several years.\\nSpiritualists.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Organized in 1858, and for several\\nyears their increase drew largely from the Universal-\\nists.\\nUniversalists.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The earliest attempt at association\\nfor the purpose of securing liberal preaching seems\\nto have been made in 1817. At that time a few in-\\ndividuals met and formed themselves into a society\\nto be known as the Universal Friendly Society.\\nThey drew up and sigued their names to a constitu-\\ntion, the preamble of which declared their belief in\\nthe final salvation of all men. It was signed by\\nThomas l?ik% John Harvey, Jr., Joseph Pike, Gordon\\nHuntley, William Bean, Amos Pressey, James\\nBrocklebank, James Brocklebank, Jr., and Eliphalet\\nGaj This association formed the nucleus around\\nwhich gathered what afterwards became the Univer-\\nsalist Society and Church.\\nSince their existence as a society the Universalists\\nhave maintained a respectable rank, numerically and\\nmorally. Whittcmore, Streeter, Ballou and A. A.\\nMiner in earlier years preached here occasionally.\\nMinisterial Fund of the Town.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sutton has a\\nfund arising from the sale of lands, which, by charter,\\nwere reserved for support of the gospel, the interest of\\nwhich amounts to sixty dollars a year. Each relig-\\nious body in town draws annually from this interest\\na sum proportionate to its numbers. The following\\ntable, made out for the year 1868, shows what was at\\nthat time the relative strength of each\\nFree-Will Baiitists drew $22. Jl\\nCalvinlstic Baptists (Irow 4.37\\nUniverwiHsts drew 14.72\\n.\\\\dvciiti8ts drew 10.33\\nSpiritmilists drew 4.83\\n^Methodists diow 3.22\\nThe Meeting-Houses,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 By a i)rovision of the\\ncharter the proprietors of Perrystown were bound to\\nerect a meeting-house in town within a specified\\ntime, but this they never did. Their Book of Rec-\\nords shows that the subject was considered in their\\nmeetings several times, but the last mention of it is\\nas follows: Foi erf that building a meeting-house for\\nthe present is let alone.\\nA rude structure was erected not far from the brook\\nin what is now the Mill village by some of the early\\ninhabitants, which accommodated a few of them, but\\nit was not till 1794 that, by concerted action and sub-\\nscription of the people, two meeting-houses were\\nbuilt, one at the North village and one at the South^\\nfour miles apart, being constructed alike and of the\\nsame size, forty by fifty feet, with porches at the\\nends giving admission to the galleries and other parts\\nof the house, and the whole handsomely underpinned\\nwith hewn stone. The gallery pillars and front of\\nthe gallery, the communion table, deacon s seat, the\\npulpit and also the mighty-looking, but deceitful\\nsounding-board above it, depending, bell-shaped,\\nfrom the ceiling, were painted a brilliant green. The\\npews were square, with the seats hung on hinges for\\nconvenience of standing during prayer-time. These\\nmeeting-houses were completed in about two years\\nfrom the time of commencement.\\nDaniel Page framed the South Meeting-Honse;\\nJohn Harvey the North.\\nIt is said that the North Meeting-House was\\nframed from timber that grew on the spot where the\\nhouse stands. When this house was renewed in 18o5\\nthe frame was found to be as sound as when the\\nhouse was first built. A belfry was added to this\\nchurch and a bell hung therein, which was rung for\\nthe first time on the morning of the 4th of Julv,\\n1869.\\nAs is well known, about the close of the last cen-\\ntury much inconvenience was suffered on account of\\nthe scarcity of money, there being no banks and very\\nlittle coin in circulation. Nearly all trade and busi-\\nness had to be conducted by barter. In this way\\nwere the two newly-built meeting-houses paid for,\\neach subscriber to the fund bringing to the building\\ncommittee a quantity of grain or corn equal in value\\nto the amount of his subscription, and for which he\\nhad given his note of hand at the time of his sub-\\nscribing. The following are copies of two of these\\nnotes\\nSl-TTON, Sept. 22, 1794.\\nUpon demand, for value received, I promise to pay twelve shillings to\\nthe Committee in Rye at 4s. or Corn at .38. per bushel or work at 3#.\\nif called for building a meeting-house at the lower end of Kesar s pond\\nso called, as witness my hand,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nTiiou.vs Walker.\\nFor value received I promise to pay to the committee Samuel Bean,\\nMathew Harvey and John King\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Thesum of Four Pounds lawful money\\nto be paid in Neat Stock, or good merchantable Rye or Indian Corn. To\\nbe paid the first day of October, 1795.\\nBenjamin Wells, Jii.\\nMinister s Salary. The following is a copy of an\\nancient paper, entitled A Rate List, containing\\nwhat the inhabitants agreed to give Rev. Mr. Ambrose\\nfor the year, 1788. The fractional sums set against\\neach man s name seem at first thought almost whim-\\nsical but, without doubt, the amount of the subscrip-\\ntion was to be paid in a specified number of pounds,\\ngallons or bushels of farm produce, and that its esti-\\nmated value was put upon the paper\\nc. a.\\nJacob Davi.s 12 9\\nJon\u00c2\u00bb ravie 12 ii\\nEphraim (.;ik- 19 4\\nBeubcn Gilo (l II H)\\nDaniel Messer 1 IS 8\\nThomas Mosser .i 8\\nJacob Mastin 14 G\\nStephen Nelson Ii !l\\nRobert Heath 11 4\\nSamuel Bean I 2 4\\nBond Little 1 2 4\\nPhilip Nelson 1 4 ii", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1070.jp2"}, "902": {"fulltext": "SUTTON.\\n633\\nAsaNolson u 4\\nSunniel Peaslee 10\\nJoseph Wudleigh 1\\nThomas Wudleigh 1 2 1\\nIsiiac Peasleo 10 10\\nIlezekiah Parker s\\nBenjamin Wadleigh 1 1 10\\nPeculiar Use of the Word Gift. lu town\\nmeeting in 1S04, Voted to pay Benjamin Fowler i\\nThree Dollars, it being for i)roeuring a Gift to j\\npreach the gospel. Gift meant a gifted brother\\nTaxing the Proprietors Lands to assist in paying J\\nfor the Meeting-Houses.- An attempt to compel the i\\nowm-rs iif rescLveil rights of land to assist in this work\\nwas made by petition to the Legislature in 1795, to\\nempower the town to assess a tax on the same for\\nthat purpose. This was probably the origin of the\\nCent Tax, occasionally referred to in the town\\nrecords of the early part of this century. The petition\\nis inserted verbatim in this sketch, because it contains\\na good description of the broken and mountainous\\ntown of Sutton, and of the struggles of its early set-\\ntlers, who can tell their own story better than any-\\none living, as we do now, nearly a century later,\\nTo the BoiiorabU Senate and House of Representaiives at Concord^ con-\\nvened Jamuinj 111, 1795\\nYour petitioners humbly show, in behalf of the town of Sutton, that\\nthey labor under many great inconveniences by not having a Meeting-\\nHouse in Sutton. We would beg leave to inform your Honors that the\\nProprietors of said town obligated themselves to build a Meeting-House\\nin a certain time, which contract was never done in the least tittle. And,\\nour town being seven miles and eighty rods in length, and but five miles\\nin width, being mountainous and extremely broken, which causes the\\nrepair of our roads to be a great cost And, the centre of said town being\\nso inconvenient, the land poor and broken for two miles each way\u00e2\u0080\u0094 not\\nfit for settlements\u00e2\u0080\u0094 and no leading road by said center, so tbat a meeting-\\nhouse there would be useless for a great part of the year. There are two\\nmain roads already laid out, leading through each end of the town,\\nwhich serve the country and the inhabitants of the town better, to build\\ntwo meeting-houses\u00e2\u0080\u0094 one on each main road which, we think, will bet-\\nter accommodate the inhabitants. Upon this consideration we have\\ngone forward to build two small meeting-houses and we think when\\nthey are completed they will raise a higher value on all the lauds in said\\ntown. Therefore we beg leave to inform your honors that whereas there\\nare some gentlemen that own large tracts of land in said town who never\\ngave away any part of their lands for settling, who are non-residents,\\nand the inhabitants have been making farms by their lands, and roads\\nthrough their lands, raising the value of their interest by our industry,\\nand have undergone great fatigues and distress in settling said town,\\nbeing poor. Therefore, we pray your honors would take into your wise\\nand prudent consideration our case, and empower said town to lay a ta.\\\\\\nupon all the non-improved lands of three pence per acre, to bei laid out\\nin building said Meeting-Houses, to be equally divided between them,\\nor any Sum you, in your wisdom, shall think proper. And your hum-\\nble petitioners, c.\\nThom.isWadleioh, 1\\nSelectmen tor\\nMoses Hills, I c\\nf Sutton.\\nAsa Kelson. J\\nSchools. By charter, the proprietors of the town-\\nship of Perrystown were required to reserve one right\\n(that is, one one hundred acre lot, and one one hun-\\ndred and sixty acre lot) of land for the support of\\nschools, but there was no stipulation made regarding\\nthe establishing of the same, and there is nothing on\\ntheir book of record.s to show that they, as proprietors,\\never made any effort to do so. Their burdens were\\n40\\nvery great. Although their land had been granted to\\nthem on favorable terras, their outlay far exceeded\\ntheir income, and many of the proprietors, weary of\\npaying money where there was no prospect of return,\\nsufiered their proprietary rights to be sold for taxes,\\nand, therefore, it is not probable that they taxed them-\\nselves to maintain public schools.\\nThe settlers, also, had many hardships to bear,\\nmany and heavy labors to perform, but having been,\\nmost of them, reared in the lower and longer-settled\\ntowns, where they had opportunity to acquire, at least,\\nenough of education to know its value, they would\\nnot let their children grow up in ignorance.\\nThe first instruction the children received was, with-\\nout doubt, from their parents; but, in a few years,\\nafter the settlements commenced, individual effort;\\nand private subscription accomplished something iu\\nthe way of establishing schools.\\nVery few school-houses were built before the close\\nof the last century, schools being kept in apajt-\\nments in private houses, the scholars seats being\\nsimply boards resting on blocks of wood, without\\nbacks or desks. The first school in the South District\\nwas kept in a chamber in the house of Esquire Thomas\\nWadleigh, the teacher being Master Garvin, perhaps\\nfrom Lempster, and the school being composed of all\\ngrades and ages from little children to young men\\nfitting for college. Matthew Harvey, afterwards\\nJudge Harvey and Governor of the State, attended\\nthat winter, 1798, he being then about sixteen years\\nof age. The next winter the South School-house was\\nin existence, and Master Garvin taught there. Dil-\\nworth s Spelling- Book was used, The Young Ladies\\nAccidence for grammar, and the Third Part for\\nreading; the best readers read in Morse s Geography,\\nand the teacher questioned them afterwards. One\\nauthority says,\\nI know something regarding the books used at that period and some\\nyears later, having often seen them in the old homes where I have\\nvisited. There was Webster s SpelUng-Book, Alexander s Grammar,\\nPike s Arithmetic, Perry s Dictionary. For reading-books prior to the\\ndays of the English Keader were The American Preceptor, Moree s\\nGeography, and The Third Part, though of what or whom it bore that\\nproportion I do not know.\\nThe first school-master of whom we can glean any\\naccount, through either tradition or written record,\\nwas Robert Hogg, a Scotchman by birth. Whatever\\nattracted him to Sutton is not known, but being here,\\nand, finding in the untaught condition of the children\\nof the settlers a favorable opening for the school-mas-\\nter, he turned his wee bit of learning to account\\nfor his and their profit. His stock of books consisted\\nof a spelling-book, a Bible and an old catechism.\\nArithmetic he taught verbally, and demonstrated it\\nby the use of the fingers, kernels of corn and a piece\\nof chalk.\\nBut if the teacher had few books, the scholars had\\nfewer; none, in fact, unless, as a special indulgence,\\nthey were allowed the use of the family Bible or rude\\npsalm-book of the day in the exercises of the school.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1071.jp2"}, "903": {"fulltext": "f)34\\nHISTORY OF MERIlIMAt K COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nA stray leaf from an old volume, or even a piece of a\\ntorn newspaper, often did duty in place of the modern\\ninvention of school-books. He was a severe disciplin-\\narian, and the slightest infraction of the laws of the\\nschool was visited upon the offender with as severe a\\npunishment as birch could inflict with safety, causing\\nthe offender to feel that knowledge is indeed bought\\nwith suffering, and almost forcing him to believe that\\nthe cautionary threat given to the dwellers in Eden,\\nIn the day that thou eatest of the tree of knowledge\\nthou shalt surely die would be literally fulfilled in\\nIlls individual experience.\\nThe following is an exact copy of one of Master\\nHogg s receipts\\nMarch 21, 1792.\\nThen my son Robert Hogg received seventeen bushels of Rie from\\nSimon Keznr, of Sutton, which was due to me for teaching schooling\\ntwo mouths in Sutton.\\nPer me, Robert Hobo.\\nThe following is a school-mistress receipt:\\nMethven, Feb. 1, 1791.\\nReceived of Jacob Mastin and Hezeliiah Parker six bushels of Rye,\\nit being in full for my l^eeping school for them and others last fall six\\nweelts in Sutton.\\nLVDIA PiBKEn.\\nIn 1786, two years after incorporation, Sutton, in\\nits corporate capacity, made its first appropriation,\\ntwelve pounds, for support of schools. Of this sum,\\neach school, of course, received its proportionate\\n.share but it is evident that private subscription was\\nstill needed to make the school terms long enough to\\nbe of much profit, and not unfrequently they were\\nlengthened in this way. The six weeks and two\\nmonths specified in the above receipts might have\\nbeen additional to the time already paid for by the\\ntown appropriation. No district lines had been as yet\\nestablished. The few school-houses that were built\\njtrevious to 1808, had been placed where they would\\naccommodate the most families. The first permanent\\ndivision of the town into school districts was made by\\na committee chosen by the town for that purpose in\\n1808, in obedence to the new school law passed by the\\nLegislature that year. The law also provided for the\\nestablishment of a superintending school committee,\\nwhich, with the more liberal appropriations by the\\ntown for support of schools, produced decided advance-\\nment in discipline and acquirements of the .scholars.\\nThe right of laud reserved by the proprietors for\\nschool purposes, according to a stipulation in their\\ngrant of the town, wiis sold under the direction of the\\ntown, and the proceeds of the sale constitute the orig-\\ninal school fund.\\nSome teachers who are remembered were Benja-\\nmin Colby, Esq., late of Springfield Deacon Benja-\\nmin Fowler, late of Orange Hon. Jonathan Harvey\\nColonel Philips. Harvey; Rev. Stephen Pillsbury,\\nlate of Derry Captain John Pillsbury, late of Sutton\\nJudge Moses S. Harvey, late of Painesville, Ohio Hon.\\nCMiarlcs Hudson, a late mcmbor of Congress from\\nMiissachusctts.\\nThe fir.st female school-tcachei- in Siitlon was (Jlive\\nWhitcorab, afterwards wife of George Walker. She\\ntaught school in Deacon Asa Nelson s barn about the\\nyear 1788.\\nDeacon Benjamin Fowler taught school in a room\\nin the house of Samuel Bean, an early settler.\\nFor many years after the settlement of the town\\nteachers wages were from six to eight dollars per\\nmonth, besides their board, which was given in by the\\nfamilies, each one giving according to the number of\\nscholars sent, and the teacher boarding around\\namong them.\\nFemale teachers received from fifty cents to one\\ndollar per week, which amount they sometimes added\\nto by spinning between school-hours for the families\\nwhere they boarded, often in this way earning another\\nhalf-dollar a week.\\nThe catechism spoken of as being in use, both in\\nschools and in families, wa-s the Shorter Catechism of\\nthe Westminster Assembly of Divines, and was\\nfound in the New England Primer.\\nThe Young Ladies Accidence was a grammar\\nprepared by the Rev. Caleb Bingham, a graduate of\\nDartmouth College in 1782. He established a school for\\nyoung ladies in Boston in 1785, soon after which, see-\\ning the great need of such a book, he prepared and\\nissued this one, which had an immense sale, passed\\nthrough twenty editions, one hundred thousand copies\\nbeing sold. He also was author of The American\\nPreceptor, The Columbian Orator and other\\nschool-books; one million two hundred and fifty\\nthousand copies of his books were sold.\\nThomas Wadleigh Harvey, son of Moses S. Har-\\nvey, who emigrated from Sutton to Painesville, Ohio,\\nwas for several years superintendent of schools for\\nthe State of Ohio.\\nLydia Wadleigh, daughter of Judge Benjamin\\nWadleigh, eminent as a teacher during many years\\nof her life, has, for a long period, held the position of\\nsuperintendent of the Female Normal College in\\nNew York City.\\nGeneral John Eaton, son of John Eaton, was for\\nsome time superintendent of education in Tennessee,\\nand was subsequently appointed by General Grant\\nsuperintendent of the National Board of Education,\\nwhich jiost he still holds.\\nAdelaide Lane Smiley, daughter of Dr. James\\nR. Smiley and granddaughter of Dr. Robert Lane,\\nhas been for many years the honored lady principal at\\nColby Academy, in New London.\\nWilliam Taylor, a Baptist clergyman, and son of\\nCaptain James Taylor, of Sutton, was largely instru-\\nmental in the establishment of the New Hampton\\nBaptist Institution, and, at a later i eriod, of a similar\\ninstitution in Michigan.\\nSinging-School.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ca))tain Matthew Buell, of New-\\nport, taught singing-schools in Sutton many years,\\nabout the close of the last century and afterwards. He\\nused to teach three afternoons and three evenings in a\\nweek while the term continued one day at Matthew", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1072.jp2"}, "904": {"fulltext": "635\\nHarvey s tavern, one day at Enoch I agc s tavern and\\none day at Caleb Kimball s tavern.\\nHis schools became one of the greatest social in-\\nstitutions of the winter season, and were looked for-\\nward to with much interest, at a period when\\nyoung people in Sutton were so numerous that soni.\\nschool districts which are now so reduced as to hv\\nmerged into others numbered one hundred scholars\\nevery winter.\\nThe recess between the afternoon and evening\\nschool afforded a fine opportunity for the young\\nmen to display their gallantry to the girls by treating\\nthem to a supper of such good things as the tavern\\nafforded. On one occasion, says our informant,\\nCaptain Buell s Newport school, by special invita-\\ntion, came down to visit the Sutton school had a\\nsupper together, and a line entertainment, every\\nMilitary History The Militia. When the\\nnew State C oustitution was adopted, in 1792, it con-\\ntained inipcHtant provisions for regulating the mil-\\nitia. At its next session the Legislature passed an act,\\nDecember 27, 1792, for arranging it into companies,\\nregiments, brigades, divisions, and these were to drill\\ntwo days in a year. Each regiment was composed of\\ntwo battalions, the regiment being commanded by a\\nlieutenant-colonel and the battalions by ma.jors. The\\nTwenty-first Regiment was thus constituted First\\nBattalion, Boscawen, Salisbury, Andover, New Lon-\\ndon, Kearsarge Gore (Wilmot) Second Battalion,\\nHopkinton, Warner, Sutton, Fishersfield, Bradford.\\nAs the population of the towns increased, a differ-\\nent arrangement, of course, became desirable. In\\n1797 the inhabitants of Sutton united with the in-\\nliabitants of the towns of Warner, Bradford, Kear-\\n.sai-ge Gore, Fishersfield and New London in a\\npetition to the Legislature, showing that they all\\nlabored under many and great disadvantages by rea-\\nsini of the Twenty-first Regiment being so extensive,\\nand asking relief. The petition states that they\\nare,\\nBy law obliged to meet a number of times every year, and once in\\nbattalion or regiment, which makes fatiguing journeys and hardships\\nfor soldiers, and great expense for ofQceis, to march to and from the cen-\\ntre of said regiment or battalion, and much time is spent and lost by rea-\\nson of the Parade being at such a distance. Therefore, your petitioners\\nhumbly pray your honors to take this their hard case into your wise\\nconsideration, and grant them relief by making a division of said regi-\\nment in the following manner 1st. That the companies of the towns of\\nWarner, Bradford and Keai-sarge Gore make the first battalion. 2d.\\nThat the companies of the towns of Sutton, Fisherfield and New London\\nmake the second battalion. So that the above said companies may con-\\nstitute and make one regiment. Or relieve your petitiouere in some\\nother way, as your houoi-s, in your great wisdom, shall think beat. And\\nas in duty bound, etc.\\nHere follow, in the Sutton petition, the names of\\neighty-four men, most of whom were probably of\\n.suitable age to be enrolled (between sixteen and\\nI forty years), according to the modification of the mil-\\nitia law, made June 19, 1795. In their petition, how-\\never, they style themselves simply inhabitants of\\nSutton. Some of the petitioners may have been too\\nold to be liable to do military duty, except in case of\\nalarm but no one of them, of course, could have\\nbeen less than sixteen years,\\nIlcMJniiiiii l liill)rlck, Nathaniel Cheney, Henry Dearborn, .lohn Adams,\\nI l\\\\ i iii -k, Joseph Adams, William Lowell, Jonathan Colburn,\\nI lihl riinnc, Nathaniel Cheney, John I hilbrlck, Moses Nelson,\\nHi in:,, l ;i,|,...,.Iohn Kiug, Goorge King, Moses Davis, Joseph Clough,\\n.\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^anuiol i (,a,sleo, Amos Pres.soy, Samuel Bean, Silas Russell, Joseph Bean,\\nIsaac Wells, Ezekiel Flanders, John Emerson, Philip Nelson, Isaac Peas-\\nlee, Jesse Peaslee, John Prcssoy, Simon Keitar, Jr., Willard Emerson,\\nGeorge Walker, Joshua Philbrick, Ezekiol Davis, DuiITey~Kendrick,\\nDavid Davis, Caleb Kimball, Beujamin Williams, Philip Sargent, Joseph\\nGreeley, John Peaslee, Joseph Chadwick, William Pressey, Ezra Little-\\nhale, Peter Peasley, Reuben Gilo, Ephraim Hildreth, Abraham Peasley,\\nEnoch Page, John Harvey, Jonathan Koby, Phineaa Stevens, Soth Rus-\\nsell, Joseph Youring, Joseph Johnson, Benjamin Stevens, Asa Stevens,\\nPeter Cheney, Joseph Stevens, Jonathan Eaton, Theophilus Oram, Eli-\\nphalet Woodward, Bei^amin W^ells, Joseph Flanders, Stephen Wood-\\nward, Jonathan Harvey, Matthew Harvey, Jr., Joseph Woodward, David\\nFlanders, Zachariah Cross, Oliver French, David Eaton, Daniel Messer,\\nJoseph Pearson, Jacob Mastin, Hezekiah Parker, John Pearson, Samuel\\nAmbrose, Jr., Theophilus Cram, Eliphalet Woodward, Stephen Wood-\\nward, Matthew Harvey, Jonathan Davis, Josiah Nichols, William\\nHutchins.\\nSoon after this petition, and probably as a result of\\nit, a division of the regiment was made, and then and\\nafterwards Sutton constituted a part of the Thirtieth\\nRegiment till the disbanding of the militia, in 1851.\\nThe Grenadiers were organized by Captain\\nJohn Harvey, perhaps about 1810, and until his\\npromotion commanded by him, when his first lieu-\\ntenant, Daniel Woodward, took the command. Their\\nuniform consisted of white pants, scarlet coats and\\ntall, conical-shaped, black, shiny, leather caps.\\nThe uniform of the cavalry of the Thirtieth Regi-\\nment consisted of white pants, red coats with bell-\\nbuttons, a black leather cap ornamented with an\\neagle on a white shield, with chains and tassels, and\\na red and black plume.\\nFor many of the first thirty years of this century\\nmusters were held at Jonathan Harvey s, in his field\\nopposite his house, a level field of twenty acres in\\nextent, a high table-land, with not another possess-\\ning its peculiar characteristics in our hilly town, per-\\nhaps not in any town embraced in the regiment, or\\neven the brigade, of which Sutton constituted a\\npart.\\nAt a later period some musters were held in the\\nWadleigh field, south of Kezar s Pond.\\nMilitia Officers. As is well known, the rolls of\\nthe State militia are imperfect. The following list\\nwas furnished by Colonel Asa Page from his own\\nrecollection, he being at the time of his death which\\noccurred recently at Newbury eighty-six years of age.\\nHis eyesight was entirely gone, but he retained his\\nmental faculties to a wonderful degree. He possessed\\nthe highest integrity of character, and was universal-\\nly esteemed. Reference to the record of town-meet-\\nings shows him to have served as moderator for twenty-\\none difl^erent years; selectman, twelve years represen-\\ntative, three sessions (1843, 44, 4r)) Senator, two\\nsessions (1840^7).\\nThe first company organized in Sutton was about", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1073.jp2"}, "905": {"fulltext": "636\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nthe year 1800. Thomas Wadleigh chosen captain and I\\nJoseph Wadleigh lieutenant.\\nLrEUTENAXT-CoLOKELS FURNISHED BY SUTTON.\\nPhilip S. Harvey, commiiBioned about 1818.\\nJohn Harvey, commissioned June 20, 1822 (date of John Harvey s\\ncommission aa ensign of the Seventh Company, in the Thirtieth Regi-\\nment, December 24, 1805).\\nAsa Page, commiiaioned lieutenant-colonol September G, 1827.\\nNathaniel A. Davis, commissioned lieutenant-colonel.\\nNehemiah Emerson, commissioned major. y\\nCAPTAINS.\\nThomas Wadleigh (1800), Daniel Page (1803), Enoch Page, James\\nMinot, William Kcndrick, Joseph Pillsbury, John Pillsbur) Daniel\\nWoodward,AsaNel8on(lSl(i), Levi Fowler, Amos Pressoy, Nathan Chauip-\\nlin (1820), Nathaniel Knowlton (1827), Samuel Dresser, Jr. (1827), Levi\\nGile, Jacob Harvey, Thomas Walker, Aaron Russell, John Prcssey,\\nThomas Wadleigh, Jr.\\nNAMES OF REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS.\\n(Mo\u00c2\u00abt of these served for other towns before they became residents of\\nSutton.)\\nSamuel Ambrose, Benjamin Colby, Daniel Messer, Philip Nelson,\\nDaniel Emery, Jacob Mastin, David Penslec, Nathaniel Cheney, Benja-\\nmin Critchett, Simeon Stevens, Philemon Hastings, Thomas Walker,\\nGeorge Walker, Francis Como, Silas Russell, Thomas Wadleigh, John\\nPalmer, Joseph Chadwick, Anthony Clark, Jonathan Roby, Plummer\\nWheeler, Sen., Dudley Kendrick, James Harvey, Aquilla Wilkins, Jona-\\nthan Nelson, Solomon Austin, John Putney, Abraham Pcaslee (liret),\\nDavid Peaslee (second), Cornelius Bean, Nathaniel Morgan, James\\nBrocklebank, Jonathan Nelson.\\nOf the foregoing, Silas Russell and Benjamin\\nCritchett are known to have served for Perrystown\\n(Sutton), as it is found on the record of the town that\\na committee was appointed at a town-meeting to look\\nafter their families during their absence in the service.\\nNAJIES OF SOLDIERS IN WAR OF 1812.\\nMoses Woodward, Caleb Kimball, Jr., John Kimball, Daniel Emery,\\nJames Morgan, James Buswell, Hazen Putney, Thomas Cheney, John\\nPeaslee, Timothy Chellis, James Philbrook, Moses Davis, Samuel Roby,\\nThomas Davis, Gideon Wells, Joshua Flanders, Thomas Walker (second\\nof the name), Levi Fowler, John McWilliams, Jacob Uarvoy (died in\\nservice), Daniel Woodward, Isaac Littlehale, Ephraim Fisk, Benaiah\\nWoodward, James Wheeler (died in service), Plummer Wheeler, Jr.,\\nSamuel Wheeler, Amos Jones (died in service), John French, Daniel\\nMuzzy, John Colby, Daniel Cheney, James Minot (officer), Benjamin\\nWells, John Philbrook, Jr., Frederick Wilkins.\\nIn 1812 Sutton ofiered a bounty of two dollars per\\nmonth, and if called into actual service ten dollars\\nper month, from the time of being called into service,\\nadditional to what they received of the State or gov-\\nernment, to be paid to the soldiers on demand after\\ntheir return.\\nThe War of the Rebellion.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The following sta-\\ntistics regarding the men and money furnished by\\nSutton during the last war were supplied by Moses\\nHazen, Esq., several years since, and are reliable.\\nSutton furnished for the last war in all one hun-\\ndred and sixty-four men. This number includes the\\nthirty-two men who enlisted without bounty. But\\nas no men were credited by the government till they\\ncommenced paying bounties, the number credited to\\nthis town is reduced to one hundred and thirty-two\\nSutton paid\\nAverage per\\nRecruiting\\nRecruiting expe\\nbounty\\nIn 1868 the town debt was $37,029.80.\\nIn 1883 this war debt of nearly forty thousand dol-\\nlars was all paid.\\nCHAPTER III.\\nSUTTON\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (Con inu\u00c2\u00abrf).\\nThe Social Library.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 This association was formed\\nin 1790, men from ^utton. New London and Fishers-\\nfield uniting lor the purpose. By the payment of\\n$2.50 a man could purchase a share, and thus become\\nentitled to the use of the books in the library. The\\nmoney paid for the shares purchased the books.\\nSixty-nine names of original proprietors appear on\\nthe record, which indicates that they had less than\\ntwo hundred dollars to commence with. All inter-\\nested in the library were warned to meet at the house\\nof Matthew Harvey.\\nMet and chose Levi Harvey, moderator Dr.\\nJohn Cushing, clerk; and Matthew Harvey, lilira-\\nA committee of nine was chosen to draft a cousti-\\ntion, viz. Captain Jonas Hastings, Fishersfield\\nElder Job Seamans, Dr. John Cushing, Levi Harvey,\\nEsq., and Lieutenant Thomas Pike, for New London\\nBenjamin Wadleigh, Captain Thomas Wadleigh, Mr.\\nDavid Eaton, Lieutenant Asa Nelson, for Sutton.\\nThe following directors were chosen, viz. Levi\\nHarvey, New London Jonas Hastings, Fishersfield\\nDavid Eaton, Sutton.\\nVoted to pay in the money, what the proprietors\\ncan, a fortnight from next Saturday. Voted, that\\nthe Directors shall purchase the books and open the\\nlibrary as soon as ?30 are paid in.\\nThis association was incorporated by the Legisla-\\nture in 1799, and existed till 1868, when the proprie-\\ntors gave up their rights to the town to help form a\\ntown library.\\nThis Social Library contained between three hun-\\ndred and four hundred volumes, and was of immense\\nbenefit to the people, the books being well selected,\\neagerly sought for and thoroughly read.\\nBooks were scarce at that day, but there were not a\\nfew men and women who knew how to appreciate\\ntheir contents. Many a hard-working man was glad\\nto walk weary miles, and then climb the steep hills\\nto Deacon Harvey s house for the privilege of having\\na book to read.\\nNone can tell the influence that the perusal of\\nthose volumes has had in developing and shaping\\nthe minds and characters of Sutton s noblest sons\\nand daughters.\\nKing- Solomon s Lodge, No. 14, Free and Ac-\\ncepted Masons.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Date of its charter, January 27,\\n1.S02. First meeting in New London, June 16, 1802,\\nat the hall of Jonathan and Daniel Woodbury John\\nWoodman, Worshipful Master, pro tern.; Levi Harvey,", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1074.jp2"}, "906": {"fulltext": "SUTTON.\\n637\\nJr., Secretary Daniel Woodbury, Treasurer Richard\\nCressey, Senior Deacon Moses Hills, Junior Dea-\\ncon Enoch Hoyt, Steward Joseph Harvey, Tyler\\nStephen Hoyt, Benjamin Swett, Ezra Marsh, Thomas\\nG. Wells, John King, Caleb Loveriug, Ebenezer\\nCressey, members.\\nRemoved to Wilmot Flat December 3, 1851. Re-\\nmoved to Scytheville September 4. 1878.\\nThe Great Tornado, September 9, 1821.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The\\nfollowing description of the tornado was written by\\nthe late Erastus Wadleigh, of Sutton\\nstanding on the front of my father s house, Benjamin Wa.ileigh s,\\nthe day being Sunday, about 5 o clock p.m., we observed black cloufls\\nrising rapidly, beiu-iug southeasterly, in the vicinity of Sunapee Lake,\\naccompanied with continuous lightning and roaring. Above and below\\nevery thing seemed in frightful commotion.\\nThe tornado struck Sutton westerly of Harvey s Mills, near the\\nWliite Lot, passing through Dea. Josiah Nichols farm, prostrating his\\nentire wood lot, southeast of his buildings, and a short distance to the\\nsouth, where resided Stephen Woodward and son. After it had pas^d\\nhere, Mr. Woodward and family, to their surprise, were in plain sight of\\nNew London Hills, which had ever been hid from them by the interven-\\ning woods. From Dea. Nichols it passed by the south end of Chad-\\nwick s meadow, near the bridge, thence a little south of Ira RoweU s,\\nnear Critchett s Hill, destroying all the wood on the Edmund Chadwick\\nfarm. From Critchett s Hill it passed through the large dense pine\\nforest of Hon. Jonathan Harvey, above North Sutton village, to the ad-\\njoining farms of Dea. Benjamin Fowler and Elder Elijah Watson. At\\nthe residence of the latter wad a religious meeting, and the room was\\nfilled with worshipers. The north door was \\\\vide open. Elbridge G.\\nKing, then a young man of twenty-two years, sat near the door, and\\nfeeling the force of the wind, sprang with almost lightning speed, and\\nwith tremendous effort closed the door, and thus, in all probability,\\nsaved the house and its inmates from harm. The adjoining barn and\\nout-buildings were entirely demolished and thrown in every direction.\\nFences, forests and all movable matter were scattered promiscuously.\\nDea, Fowler resided about 50 or 60 rods south. His was a large double\\ntwo-story house, fronting to the west with an ell on the east.\\nThe tornado crashed a hole through the north end of the front cham-\\nbers, tearing away the partitions between the chamber^ passing out at the\\nsouth end, taking all the furniture and movables from them. Some of\\nthe furniture was afterwards found in the towns of Andover and Salis-\\nbury. The family were in the ell part and were not injured. Near by\\nwere the large barn, cider-mill and other buildings, which were blown\\ndown and scattered in every direction only a portion of the bay in the\\ngreat bay was left. The forest, fences and implements, and all kinds of\\npersonal property were destroyed or blown away. The adjoining or-\\nchards of Dea. Fowier and Tsaac Mastin, near by, were blown over,\\ncattle and other stock were damaged, and everything lay exposed. The\\ntornado then passed to the valuable and extensive wood -lots of Isaac and\\nJacob Mitstin, prostrating as it went forests, fences aud everything in\\nits way Thence it went near the Parker fanu, thence southerly near\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Warner line, eivst of Daniel Mastin s, through Benjamin Wadleigh s\\nmountain lot, near the Gore Road, at Warner line. S\\\\ e, at home, had\\nno intimation of all its disastrous consequences till Monday morning.\\nA military training was to take place at North Sutton that day, at 1\\no clock P.M. The writer of this, theu a boy of thirteen years, attended\\nwith his father who was a soldier. ,\\\\fter the company was brought into\\nline, Capt. Levi Fowler, son-of Dea. Benj. Fowler, informed them of the\\ngreat need of help that the sufferers by the tornado were experiencing,\\nand said that there would be no military duty required, and such as\\nchose could go to their relief. The soldiery boys and all, hastened to\\nthe place of distress, rendering such aid as they could. One partj of\\nwhich the writer was a member, set to work to right up the apple-trees.\\nSome of these trees are yet standing in a bearing condition, slanting to\\nthe southeast, in the direction in which they were blown.\\nThe area passed over, doing damage in Sutton, was about ten thou-\\nsand acres, extending from near the northwest corner of the town, pass-\\ning almost the entire width diagonally, striking Warner line a little\\nsouth of the centre of the eastern line of Sutton, a distance of about six\\nmiles, which was the centre of the tornado. The damage done in this\\ntown could not be less than from six to ten thousand dollars.\\nWo have merely referred to this remarkable tornado or cyclone\\nthrough Sutton. Other portions of its course have often been described\\nmore accurately than we are able to do. Dea. Fowler, the one of all\\nothers who suffered most by the tornado, was then past the meridian of\\nlife, and becoming disheartened, soon after disposed of his remaining\\nproperty, and, leaving the scene of his great misfortune, removed to\\nOrange with his son, Micajah, where he had several married daughters,\\nand where he spent the remainder of his days. By his departure the\\ntown lost one of its noblest citizens, and the Baptist Church a strong\\nright arm.\\nGovernor Harrimnn, in his History of Warner, says,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The tornado\\npassed across the northeriy part of .Sutton, cutting a swath through the\\nforests which is visible to this day. The woods where this hurricane\\ndid its worst damage have to this day been known as The Hurricane\\nWoods.\\nThe Great August Freshet of 1826. The sum-\\nmer of 1826 had been very dry. With the drought\\ncame innumerable grasshoppers, which were, however,\\nswept away by the freshet. On Monday, iVugust 28th,\\nrain began to fall in the forenoon, occasional showers,\\naccompanied by thunder. From three o clock till ten\\nP.M. it fell in a continuous torrent, and did great\\ndamage to roads and bridges. At the White Moun-\\ntains occurred the land-slide whereby the Willeys\\nlost their lives. This freshet made great havoc in\\nSutton, especially in places near the foot of the moun-\\ntain. The rain-storm lasted but a few hours, but it\\nwas more violent than any ever before known. It\\ncame down in sheets and floods. The grass and\\npotato-fields in the intervales were quickly covered\\nwith water four feet deep, and so great a deposit of\\ngravel-stones and rocks was left that the fields were\\nthen supposed to be ruined, and many of them were\\nnot cultivated for twenty years after.\\nA torrent came roaring down Kearsarge Mountain,\\nbearing along whole trees and rocks weighing tons,\\ntearing out a channel as wide as Connecticut River,\\nand depositing all its frightful burdens in the valleys\\nand intervales below. It changed the course of one of\\nthe main tributaries of Stevens Brook from the War-\\nner to the Blackwater River. It carried away a log\\nhouse and a saw-mill from the base of the mountain\\nso entirely that no vestige of them met the owner s\\neyes next morning. It filled Merrill Roby s yards\\nwith stones, washed away every part of the founda-\\ntion stones of his house, and deposited a pair of cart\\nwheels in place of them. The awful gulfs and ra-\\nvines created by this freshet are not even now obliter-\\nated.\\nCentenarians of Sutton. Francis Como (a native\\nof Canada), supposed to be aged 100; Mrs. Mary\\nBean, wife of Samuel, died in 1811, aged 100; Mrs.\\nSally Philbrook, mother of Benjamin, Sr., died in\\n1813, aged 100; Jacob Davis, died in 1819, aged 105;\\nThomas Walker, died in 1822, aged 103; Nathaniel\\nEaton, died in 1875, aged 100 Cesar Lewis, died in\\n1862, aged 100 Anthony Clark, aged 107 Benjamin\\nPhilbrook, Sr., aged 99 Mrs. Jacob Davis, died in\\n1819, aged 99; Sally, wife of Thomas Burpee, died in\\n1 Most of the details of this freshet\\ni furnished by the recollections", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1075.jp2"}, "907": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\n1859, aged 99 Joseph Johnson, aged 98 Mrs. Jesse\\nFellows, aged 97; Samuel Dresser, Sr., aged 97; Mrs.\\nThomas Peaslee, aged 90 wife of Samuel Dresser,\\nSr., aged 95; Joseph Wells, aged 95; Nathaniel\\nCheney, aged 93 Edmund Richardson, 92 widow of\\nHenry Dearborn, aged 91 Jane, wife of Jonathan\\nEaton, aged 91 Sarah, widow of Daniel Messer,\\naged 91 Mrs. Nathan Andrew, aged 91 widow of\\nJoseph Wells, aged 91 Sarah, widow of Reuben\\nGile, aged 90 David Davis, aged 90 Martha, wife\\nof Abraham Peaslee, aged 90 Cornelius Bean, son of\\nSamuel and Mary, the centenarian, aged 90 wife\\nof Cornelius Bean aged 95 Jonathan Stevens and wife\\ndied within a few days of each other about 1840, aged\\none 96, the other 97. Their daughter, wife of Jacob\\nOsgood, of Warner, was aged about 100. Jonathan\\nJohnson, died in 1844, aged 90 Ephraim Gile, aged\\n90 widow of Daniel Dane, aged 90 widow of Jona-\\nthan Davis, aged 90 Mrs. Lovejoy, sister to Mrs.\\nPhilbrook, above-named, aged over 90 the wife\\nof Thomas Walker, was a Philbrook of the same long-\\nlived family. She died at a very great age, supposed\\nby some to be 100 years. Phineas Stevens, aged 90.\\nSome of the Earliest Physicians. Dr. William\\nMartin came to Sutton to practice his profession about\\n1793, being the first regular physician in Sutton. Mar-\\nried Sally Andrews. Lived in town till he died.\\nThe four following practiced in town about 1800: Dr.\\nEzra Marsh, who married Sally, sister to Daniel\\nPage. Dr. Thomas Wells, who came to Sutton from\\nHanover. Dr. Arnold Ellis, who came from Newport.\\nDr. Crosman, who was preacher as well as physician.\\nDr. Lyman practiced some in town in the early\\nyears of this century was among the best of his time.\\nDr. Benjamin Lovering came about 1816; resided\\nhere till his death, in 1824. Dr. John A. Clark suc-\\nceeded him was popular as citizen and physician\\nwas chosen town clerk. (For Dr. Robert Lane see\\nbiographical sketches.)\\nThe following is a list of some of the earliest mag-\\nistrates, with date at which they received their com-\\nmissions\\nBenjamin Wadleigh, Sr., 1786; Matthew Harvey,\\n1798; Moses Hills, 1804; Thomas Wadleigh, 1805; Jon-\\nathan Harvey, 1809 Joseph Pillsbury, 1820 Benja-\\nmin Wadleigh, Jr., 1823; Enoch Page, Sr., many\\nyears, date of lirst commission not known.\\nThe Samuel Peaslee Lawsuit.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 In 1804 the town\\nvotes to assist Samuel Peaslee in an action commenced\\nby Dr. Haven against him for the recovery of certain\\nlands sold by him, as collector for the town, for non-\\npayment of taxes. This affair takes us back to 1777,\\nat which time several of the non-resident proprietors\\nbeing delinquent of paying their taxes, Samuel Peas-\\nlee, by right of his office as collector, sold these delin-\\nquent rights, and gave titles defending the same\\nagainst the claims of the former owners. The lots\\nwere sold entire to the highest bidder at public ven-\\ndue. The buvers afterwards sold oil parcels of these\\nlands to accommodate settlers, who made settlements\\nand improvements, and, of course, greatly increased\\ntheir value.\\nAbout 1803 the original proprietors commenced\\naction for the recovery of these lands, claiming that the\\nsale was illegal that due notice thereof was not given,\\nand, in fact, that it was not legally advertised. The\\ntown chose a committee Benjamin Wadleigh, Sr.,\\nand others to assist Peaslee in defending the claims\\nof those to whom he had sold the lands. The settlers\\nmeantime were suffering the greatest alarm lest they\\nshould lose, not only their original purchase, but all\\ntheir buildings and improvements thereon.\\nThe case was not decided until 1808, a long time\\nto be in suspense about one s homestead.\\nIt is probable that the proprietors felt confident\\nthat at that late day nearly thirty years after the\\nsale there was not in existence a copy of the news-\\npaper containing the advertisement of the vendue,\\nand they were even suspected of having bought up\\nand destroyed all the copies thereof themselves. But\\nthe committee spared no pains to find the necessary\\nproof. They rode day and night and searched the\\nwhole State through. They even offered fifty dollars\\nfor a copy of the paper. At last, when they had al-\\nmost abandoned hope, they succeeded in finding one\\npaper containing the advertisement, in the possession\\nof a former Governor of the State. This was enough.\\nThe whole case turned on that one point, of evidence\\nof the sale being legally advertised. The court im-\\nmediately decided in favor of Peaslee. The great\\njoy of the settlers may well be imagined.\\nNatural Features of Sutton. Surface.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sutton is\\na rocky, uneven township, on the height of land between\\nthe Merrimack and Connecticut Rivers. Along Mill\\nBrook, from New London to Kezar s Pond, except\\nwhere there are falls, are valuable meadow lands.\\nFrom Kezar s Pond to the falls above Mill village is\\na large body of meadow and plain land of even sur-\\nface, and free from stone. From Mill village to the\\nfalls below the South village are valuable meadow\\nlands and also near Roby s Corner. On Stevens\\nBrook are meadows and other natural mowing lands,\\nvaluable for the hay they produce. On Fowler s\\nBrook and its tributaries are productive intervale and\\nmeadow lands.\\nStkeams. On the east side of the town is Stevens\\nBrook, running southerly nearly half the length of\\nthe town, entering Warner River a little below War-\\nner village. The main branch of Warner River from\\nSutton rises in the northwest part of New London,\\nnear Sunapee Lake, passing through Harvey s and\\nMinot s or Messer s Ponds and Kezar s mill-ponds\\nto Kezar s Pond or Lake; thence by Mill village and\\nSouth village to Roby s Corner, where it joins War-\\nner River. Most of the mills in town are on this\\nstream. Jones mill, the first made in town, was be-\\nlow the South village. Quiraliy s mill was next\\nmade at .Mill village. Fowler s Brook, a lirani-li of", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1076.jp2"}, "908": {"fulltext": "SUTTON.\\n63!)\\nthe Blackwater, is in the northeast part of the town,\\nwliere were formerly Fowler s and Roby s saw-niilla.\\nA stream passes from Long Pond to Warner River,\\nwhere have been mills.\\nPonds. Kezar s Pond, a beautiful body of water,\\ncontaining about two hundred acres, is in North\\nSutton. Early settlers in the vicinity of this pond\\nwere Ebenezer Kezar and his son Simon, David\\nEaton, Matthew Harvey, Samuel Bean, Benjamin\\nWadleigh, Esq.\\nGile s Pond is on a level with Kezar s Pond, about\\nhalf its size, and not far distant from it. Appearances\\nindicate that they both at some time formed one body\\nof water. Ephraim Gile, Jonathan Davis and Daniel\\nMesser early settled near Gile s Pond.\\nBillings Pond is in the southwest part of Sutton\\nalso Russell s Pond, and Peasley s or Long Pond,\\nthe latter being about one and one-half miles long.\\nIsaac Peasley, Hezekiah Blaisdell and Jonathan John-\\nson settled near it previous to this century. Russell s\\nPond, near Captain Aaron Russell s, contains but a\\nfew acres. There are other smaller ponds in town.\\nHills. King s Hill is about two thousand feet\\nhigh, being the highest land in town, the very top-\\nmost point of Sutton. A part of Kearsarge Mountain\\nlies within the limits of the town, but not its highest\\npoint, the town line crossing the mountain at an alti-\\ntude lower than two thousand feet. Kezar Lake, or\\nPond, as it is usually termed, is noted for the beauti-\\nful scenery around it. This lake lies west of North\\nSutton village. Approaching King s Hill from North\\nSutton, the excursionist passes Kezarville, on the\\nnorth end of the lake. Here is one of the most lovely\\nand picturesque places in Central New Hampshire,\\nits natural beauties increased, its attractions added to\\nmanifold, through the artistic eye and liberal hand\\nof Jonathan Harvey Kezar, aided by his sons. These\\nmen are descendants, in the fourth and fifth genera-\\ntions, of Ebenezar Kezar, who early settled here, and\\nfrom whom the lake takes its name. From Kezarville\\nthe base of King s Hill is soon reached by a good car-\\nriage road; thence by the Samuel Kezar and Benjamin\\nWells farms (anciently known as such) to the old\\nschool-house of District No. 5; thence by Kezar s\\nroad to the granite ledge near the top of the hill. To\\naccommodate the workers on the ledge, Mr. Kezar\\nhas here built a temporary house, which is on a level\\nwith the Winslow House on Kearsarge Mountain.\\nOn the top of King s Hill is a large rock of forty or\\nfifty tons weight resting on the ledge, but not a part\\nof it, so evenly balanced as to be readily moved by\\nhand. From the top of this balance-rock, as it is\\ntermed, the rain that falls there may be conveyed to\\neither the Merrimack or the Connecticut, it being on\\nthe lieight of land between the two rivers. From the\\ntop of the hill is an enchanting view of Kezar Lake,\\nand Gile Pond and the pleasant village of North Sut-\\nton on the east, of Sunapee Lake on the west, and the\\nSunapee Mountain range near by, with Ascutney and\\nthe Green Mountains in Vermont farther on in the\\nwest. On the north are the Grantham, Croydon and\\nCardigan Mountains, and also on the north and north-\\neast are Bald, Rugged and Kearsarge Mountains. On\\nthe south are the Mink Hills, in Warner, Lovcnvell\\nMountain, in Washington, Munadnock and other\\nmountains and hills.\\nThe western view from King s Hill is better than\\nfrom Kearsarge, while in another direction may be\\nseen in the distance the White Hills. On the north\\nare Harvey s Poud and Messer s Pond and the vil-\\nlages of Scytheville, Low Plains and WilmotFlat.\\nKing s Hill contains an inexhaustible quarry of\\nexcellent granite, easily wrought and extensively\\nused in this part of the country. Formerly, near the\\ntop, bricks were made extensively, and here are\\nnumerous living springs of good water.\\nKing s Hill was early settled by John King, Wil-\\nliam Bean, Amos Pressey, Moses Hills, Esq., Joseph\\nand David Chadwick and Hugh Jameson.\\nIn the vicinity of the entrance of the stream into\\nKezar s Pond and along the western shore were found\\nmany Indian relics, among which were hearths or\\nfire-places, skillfully made, arrows, gun-barrels, toma-\\nhawks, pestles and mortars, etc. There was also an\\nIndian burial-ground where the original forest had\\nbeen cleared.\\nOn the road passing over the southeastern porticm\\nof King s Hill is a beautiful rivulet and cascade, run-\\nning over solid rock, through a gorge or ravine and a\\nprimeval grove.\\nIt will perhaps be a convenience to the reader if\\nthe following table of altitudes above mean tide-\\nwater at Boston be inserted here\\nAscutney Mountain 3186 feet\\nKearsarge 2942\\nCroydon 2789\\nSunapee 2083\\nKing s Hill 2000\\nSunapee Lake is eleven hundred and three feet\\nabove mean tide-water at Boston, and by a survey\\nmade in 1816 it was found to be more than eight\\nhundred and twenty feet above Merrimack and Con-\\nnecticut Rivers.\\nFellow s Hill is a little south of King s Hill, ad-\\njoining Newbury line. First settled by Jesse Fellows\\nand Ensign Jacob Bean. Burnt or Chellis Hill is in\\nthe westerly part of the town, south of Mill village\\nand east of South village. The early settlers in its\\nvicinity were Lieutenant Joseph Wadleigh, Samuel\\nAndrew, Thomas Wadleigh, Esq., Samuel Peaslee and\\nLeonard Oolburn.\\nKimball Hill is in the southeast part of the town\\nand was early settled by Caleb Kimball. The locality\\nis now known as Eaton Grange, being owned by the\\nEaton descendants of Caleb Kimball, one of the most\\nremarkably honorable and justly successful families\\nSutton has ever produced.\\nBirch Hill is west of Kimball Hill and was the", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1077.jp2"}, "909": {"fulltext": "640\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nformer residence of Ichabod Koby, James Roby, Jon-\\nathan Eoby and other early settlers.\\nMeeting-House Hill, northeast of the South Meet-\\ning-House, is noted for the large quantity of plumbago\\nfound there. The surface of this hill is remarkably\\nrough, steej) and uneven, which is a great hindrance\\nto the obtaining of the plumbago.\\nEasterly of this last hill is Peaslee or Dresser Hill.\\nThe early settlers here were John Peaslee, Ezra Jones\\nand son, Ezra and Samuel Dresser. Mr. Dresser and\\nwife both died at great age, ninety-seven and ninety-\\nfive years, being, with one exception, the oldest couple\\nwho have died in town.\\nNelson Hill, on Newbury line, was early settled by\\nPhilip and Moses Nelson.\\nPound or Hildreth Hill is in the centre of the\\ntown. Ephraim Hildreth and Jeremiah Davis were\\nearly settlers there.\\nDavis or Wadleigh Hill is where Milton B. Wad-\\nleigh lives and was early settled by Benjamin Wad-\\nleigh, Esq., Rev. Samuel Ambrose, Jacob and John\\nDavis.\\nKearsarge Hill extends more than half the length\\nof the town, adjoining and embracing a part of\\nKearsarge Mountain. The early settlers here were\\nHezekiah Parker, Jacob Mastin, George Walker,\\nJonathan Phelps, Nathan Phelps, Aquilla Wilkins.\\nGile s Hill was formerly owned by Captain Levi\\nGile. It was once a great impediment to teamsters.\\nPorter Hill, for many years owned by Reuben Por-\\nter, Esq., is on the west side of Kezar s Pond, and\\nfrom it may be obtained a beautiful view of North\\nSutton and surrounding scenery.\\nOak Hill, east of the North Meeting-House, is a\\nnoble eminence, almost a mountain, and the views to\\nbe obtained by ascending it more than repay the dif-\\nficulty of the steep ascent.\\nMany more lofty elevations merit especial mention,\\nbut enough have been named to convince the reader\\nthat Sutton not only is located in, but forms a part of\\nthe Central Ridge of New Hampshire.\\nKeaesaroe Mountain.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 No sketch of Sutton would\\nbe complete without some description of Kearsarge,\\nsince a large portion of the body and foot of this no-\\nble eminence lies within the town limits, though not\\nits head and orown. King s Hill, the highest land in\\ntown (two thousand feet), whose regal title chances\\nto be so appropriate, being the only representative of\\nroyalty in which Sutton claims absolute proprietor-\\nship. No municipal limitations, however, hold with\\nregard to the landscape view of Kearsarge. From\\nmost of our hills, from many points in the lowlands,\\ncan be obtained an unobstructed view of its whole\\nmagnificent proportions. No point of observation\\nin Sutton, perhaps, is better than Harvey s Hill, iuthe\\nnorth part of the town.\\nBoth Kearsarge and Sunapee Mountains show evi-\\ndence of glacial action of the ice jitriod, though in\\ndifferent ways. Sunapee, with its broad biLse and\\nblunted cone, owns up to having lost its crown by\\nthe scraping of icebergs over it, while Kearsarge, which\\nyet holds its bare head nearly three hundred feet\\nhigher in the air than the Sunapee of this age, escai)ed\\nwith many scratches, its top being much scarred and\\nstriated.\\nThe highest part of Kearsarge is now bare rock,\\nthough it was once covered with soil which supported\\na rather stunted growth of forest-trees. In the early\\npart of the present century a tire ran over it, burning\\nnot only the woods, but the soil itself Since that time\\nits granite top, forever wind-swept, has been as bare\\nof soil and vegetation as are the sea-shore rocks washed\\nby daily tides.\\nSlowly, slowly, in the long ages to come, by imper-\\nceptible accumulations, soil will gather again, and the\\nforests that now cover the mountain-sides will creep\\ntimorously upward till the top of Kearsarge shall be\\nagain a mass of waving woods. So much will the far-\\nremote future accomplish but that, in past ages, the\\nmountain has been sending down more of value than\\nit has carried up needs no better evidence than the fact\\nthat the Lord Proprietors, when they granted the char-\\nter of Perrystown, selected for their own eighteen re-\\nserved shares the lands lying where they get the wash\\nof the mountain. These lands have not yet lost their\\nrichness. They were often termed the Lord Proprietors\\nLots, and were all laid out one mile long and one hun-\\ndred and thirty-five rods wide, containing two hun-\\ndred and seventy acres.\\nAs to the question of priority of right to the name\\nof Kearsarge, the question that caused some discussion\\nbetween those who favor the Conway Kearsarge and\\nthose who favor the Merrimack County Kearsarge, it\\nwould seem to be settled by the fact that, in the char-\\nter of Perrystown, the date of which was 1749, the\\ntract of land is described as lying to the west of Kear-\\nsarge Hill, while the claim of the Conway Kearsarge\\nis of a recent date.\\nGeology of Sutton. For the convenience of\\nthose readers who may not always have at hand\\nHitchcock s Geology of New Hampshire, the fol-\\nlowing, descriptive of Sutton s geological character-\\nistics, is here copied from that noble work\\nSutton is nearly all underlaid by porphyritic gneiss. Near the north\\nline, by C. A. Fowler s, the dip is 7. i\u00c2\u00b0N., 75\u00c2\u00b0 W. The main road through\\nthe hamlets of North Sutton, Sutton Mills and South Sutton abounds\\nwith porphyritic ledges. At the Mills the descent is considerable. Be-\\ntween Kezar and Gile ponds there is an extensive meadow, and also\\nbelow Sutton Mills.\\nAbout South Sutton are steep, conical hills,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 steepest on their South\\nside as seen from the Northeast. At the head of Long pond is a\\nmass of compact, flinty rock, dipping 80\u00c2\u00b0 N., 25\u00c2\u00b0 E., girt by the por-\\nphyritic rock on both sides. On Stevens brook this rock begins at the\\ntown line, and for two miles the ledges are continuous.\\nSand obscures the ledges in the northern half of the town, on the\\nroad to Wilmot Flat, from Stevens brook. It was surprising to us to\\nfind such a level road between Warner and Potter Place, through the\\nStevens brook valley, in this mountainous region.\\nDavis Mineral Springs. Ezekiel Davis was\\nfor several years the owner of the meadow wherein\\nthese springs are found whence their name. They", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1078.jp2"}, "910": {"fulltext": "SUTTON.\\nare not far from the base of Kearsarge Mountain, be-\\ntween which and tlie springs the possibility of a secret\\nunderstanding has been suggested. Were we able to\\ninterpret the hints which these springs are continu-\\nally throwing out they might perhaps give us some\\nvaluable information respecting the structure, nature\\nand disposition of the inner-man of the mountain.\\niS ot far from the base of Mt. Monadnock, issues a\\nsjjring of similar character to these in Sutton. Here\\nis a fact for the geologist to inquire into.\\nIt appeared that Davis Springs were not discov-\\nered, at least by white people, till soon after the be-\\nginning of the present century, as is shown by the\\nfollowing notice copied from The Farmer s Cabinet,\\nprinted at Amherst, N. H., October 21, 1806\\nA mineral spring has lately been discovered in Sutton, which, from\\nits medicinal qualities, promises to be of great utility. Many pei-sons of\\nrespectability have drank of the water and hare uniformly experienced\\nverj- sensible effects. Its taste is slightly alkaline, and appears to con-\\ntain a large quantity of Sulphuric Acid and Fixed Air. Gentlemen who\\nhave visited Stafford springs the present season are decidedly of opinion\\nthat the use of this will be attended with similar success. It is situated\\nin a pleasant, shady vale, the property of Lieutenant Hutchins, which\\nmight be made an elegant place of retreat.\\nCooking-Stoves began to be introduced soon after\\n1830. Friction matches began to be introduced soon\\nafter 1834. Metal pens began to be introduced soon\\nafter 1834. At first these pens were not well re-\\nceived, the paper, as it was then finished, not being\\nwell adapted to their use. This defect was perceived\\nand remedied by a different finish, and then the steel\\nand copper pens found univer.sal fiivor and their use\\nbecame general.\\nThe first carding-machine in the United States\\nwas set up by Arthur Scolfield, from England, in\\nPittsfield, Mass., in 1801. These machines found\\ntheir wav into Central New Hampshire soon after\\n1810.\\nThe first stage making regular trips through Sutton\\nwas about 1830. On its appearance the post- rider\\ndisa|ipeared.\\nBiographical.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Deacon Matthew Harvey was\\nborn in 17 )0 in Amesbury, Mass., where his ances-\\ntors had resided since they came first to this country\\nfrom England, a century before. He was son of\\nJonathan, who removed to Nottingham, N. H., where\\nhe died about the year 1760. From thence, in 1772,\\nMatthew removed to Sutton, where he purchased a\\nfarm, he being then in his twenty-third year. Like\\nall the early settlers, his wealth consisted in his men-\\ntal and physical powers. He remained unmarried\\ntill 1779, when he married Hannah Sargent, of\\nWeare. Soon purchased more land and employed\\nhelp, and took the lead in faroiing. He was a man\\nof sound judgment, industrious and sagacious in his\\nfinancial aftairs, and died at the age of forty-nine, the\\nwealthiest man in town. He was a man of piety,\\nand upon the formation of a church in town was its\\nfirst deacon was active and prominent in all town\\nand public business; was a wise and influential\\nmagistrate, and was the first representative of Sut-\\nton under our State Constitution of 1793, and held\\nthis office by annual re-election till his death, in 1799.\\nHe left five sons Jonathan, Matthew, Philip S.,\\nJohn, Benjamin\u00e2\u0080\u0094 and two daughters Susan, who\\nmarried Joseph Emerson, of Hopkinton, and Han-\\nnah, who married Dr. Dinsmore, of Henniker.\\nHon. Matthew Harvey, second son of Deacon\\nINIatthew Harvey, was born in Sutton June 21, 1781,\\nin the log house which Deacon Harvey did not ex-\\nchange for a frame house till 1787.\\nMatthew fitted for college under the instruction of\\nRev. Dr. Wood, of Boscawen; graduated at Dart-\\nmouth College in 1806 and immediately commenced\\nthe study of the law in the office of Judge Harris at\\nHopkinton. Having assiduously pursued his studies\\nduring the required period of three years, he was ad-\\nmitted to the bar in 1809 and opened an office in\\nHopkinton, where he successfully conducted the busi-\\nness of his profession till the year 1830, when his\\nelection to the chief magistracy removed him from\\nthe scenes and duties of professional life. His pro-\\nfessional course was marked by that honesty and up-\\nrightness which many men have been led to suppose\\nis incompatible with success at the bar. It is too\\noften considered that a person cannot be a good\\nlawyer, in a worldly sense, and at the same time a\\ngood man, in a Christian sense an error which such\\nan example as Judge Harvey gave to the community\\nought to have dispelled; for, while clients found him\\nalways true to their cause, and learned that they\\nmight safely rely upon his industry, judgment and\\ndiscretion, they also learned that they might never\\nhope for success through the suggestion, or sufferance\\nby him, of any compromise with justice and truth.\\nA trick, a quibble, a subterfuge or an evasion he\\nscorned. Whatever was unmanly or dishonorable\\nwas intolerable to him and, observing the undiverg-\\ning path of his rectitude, people were insensibly led\\nto respect the honest lawyer and to confide in the\\ndiscreet and faithful counselor. In the later years\\nof his life especially he was often the guardian by\\nchoice or appointment, the administrator, the execu-\\ntor by testamentary creation, the adviser of those who\\nsought counsel with regard to the disposition of their\\nworldly estates, and the depositary of their wills,\\nmany of which were found among his papers after\\nhis death.\\n.Judge Harvey was chosen to represent the town of\\nHopkinton in the Legislature of 1814, and was an-\\nnually re-elected to the same office seven successive\\nyears, during the last three of which he was Speaker\\nof the House.\\nHe was then elected a member of Congress, where\\nhe served four years, or until 1825, when he was suc-\\nceeded in the same office by his elder brother, Jona-\\nthan, who represented the same constituency six\\nyears successively.\\nRetiring from Congress, Judge Harvey was imme-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1079.jp2"}, "911": {"fulltext": "642\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\ndiately chosen a State Senator, in which office he\\ncontinued three years, being during all that time\\npresident of the Senate.\\nIn 1828 and 1829 he was a member of the Execu-\\ntive Council, and in 1830 lie was elected Governor.\\nBefore the expiration of his term of office he was\\nappointed by President Jackson United States judge\\nfor the district of New Hampshire, which position he\\nheld for more than thirty-five years, and until the\\nday of his death, which occurred April 7, 1866.\\nIt will thus be seen that for more than fifty-two\\nconsecutive years Judge Harvey occupied official\\nposition in the State. Probably no other person in\\nNew Hampshire ever received so many, such contin-\\nued and so well-merited tokens of public confidence.\\nJudge Clifford said of him, on the reception of reso-\\nlutions of respect for his memory, presented by the\\nbar of the Circuit Court: Few men of this State\\nhave enjoyed greater honors, and none have gone to\\nthe grave with a more general acknowledgment of\\ntheir integrity and purity of life. This sentence\\ncontains the key and explanation of Judge Harvey s\\nworldly success, hu integrity and purity of life. It\\nwas known and observed of all men, and it was\\nadorned and made attractive by its combination with\\nan unvarying demeanor of kind and gentle courtesy.\\nThe foregoing eulogy of Judge Harvey is copied\\nverbatim from A Sketch of the Life and Character\\nof Hon. Matthew Harvey, by William L. Foster;\\nread before the New Hampshire Historical Society,\\nJune 13, 1866.\\nGovernor Harvey is his own authority for the\\nstatement that the suggestion for the State to furnish\\nthe State prisoners, on their release, with at least\\nenough of money to save them from being driven into\\nimmediate crime to satisfy immediate wants, origin-\\nated with him, in his message to the Legislature.\\nJudge Harvey s mental and physical powers were\\nfaithful to duty till almost the last possible demand\\nfor their use. The day before his death he walked\\nabout the street, came home, lay down and passed\\ninto an unconscious state, from which, in this mortal\\nlife, he never awakened. In twenty hours afterwards\\nhe ceased to breathe, dying without the least evi-\\ndence of pain or suffering of any kind, being in his\\neighty-fifth year.\\nMatthew Harvey (3d). The following is an ex-\\ntract from the Boston Journal, of February 2, 1885\\nurday\\ni.f thu\\nMatthew Harvey, whosedeath occun-.d ;i\\nnight, January 31, 1885, was bora in Sii 1 1 m\\nlonged to one of the most di8ting\\\\iish..l i;\\nState. Ho was H eon of ColonelJohn Ilai M 1 iinl-.n iMiiithcw\\nHarvey, Sr., and nephew of Matthew Ilarviy, Jr., wlio was Governor,\\nRepresentative to Congress, and a judgo of tlie United States District\\nCourt, and of Jonathan Harvey, who was also Kopresentativo to Congress.\\nHe received a common school education and went to Newport in 1831,\\nwhere he served a full apprenticeship in the Argtit and Spectator office,\\nunder Beruamin B. French and Simon Brown. Then he came to Bos-\\nton, where ho worked several years as a journeyman printer. Returning\\nto Newport in 1837, he became a compositor in the Argiu office. In 1840,\\nin company with Mr. Carleton, he purchase l\\nforty years the firm published the Argutaud Spectator, Mr. Harvey being,\\nduring that time, the leading editor. In 1880 the deceased retired from\\nbusiness to private life with a couiii.teuce. Jlr. niirvcy was, from 184S\\nto 1852, register of deeds of Sulliv^ni i u,,i-iMi)it inn-l ,1 f.,r tak-\\ning the census in 1860, and was i i. ii.lato for\\nRepresentative to the Lcgislaliir. n .sin the\\nminority. He was a giMitl -i]i:iii i in m.lwasthe\\nauthor of many most i. hiii -inn hy request for\\nspecial occasions. H I. i i i I i-nn for many years,\\nand had been twice r I, i \\\\h Vernon Lodge of\\nNewport. Inprivat.lii M- 1 1 1 1 i a n il,.- liighestpurity of\\ncharacter. As a citizen he was liberal iu hia views, popular, generous\\nand public-spirited, and was a gentleman of the old school.\\nThis Matthew Harvey (3d) was the only brother of\\nMrs. Augusta Harvey Worthen, author of this sketch\\nof Sutton.\\nHon. Jonathan Harvey w^as the oldest son of\\nDeacon Matthew Harvey, being born at Sutton Feb-\\nruary 25, 1780. Immediately after becoming of age\\nhe took the lead in the political affairs of the town,\\nbeing repeatedly chosen town clerk and selectman\\nwas a civil magistrate from 1810 till his death, August\\n23, 1859. A brief reference to his long career of pub-\\nlic service will show how deeply he shared the con-\\nfidence of his fellow-citizens. He made his first ap-\\npearance in the House of Representatives in 1810,\\nand to this body he was annually re-elected till 1815;\\nhe then represented his district in the State Senate\\nfrom that date till 1823, and was president of that\\nbody during the five last years of his connection with\\nit. By reference to dates it will be seen that the two\\nbranches of the Legislature were, from 1819 to 1821,\\nthree years, presided over by the brothers Jonathan\\nand Matthew Harvey, Jonathan being President of\\nthe Senate at the time Matthew was Speaker of the\\nHouse.\\nIn 1823 and 1824 Jonathan Harvey was a member\\nof the Executive Council. In 1825 he was elected a\\nmember of Congress, as the successor of his brother,\\nHon. Matthew Harvey, then of Hopkinton.\\nHe was in Congress six years, at the expiration of\\nwhich time he was again elected to the Legislature of\\nthis State, where he served two years, thus completing\\nan unbroken term of twenty-three years of public\\nservice. He was again returned to the Legislature iu\\n18.38 and re-elected in 1839, when he finally retired\\nto private life, after leaving a spotless record upon\\nthe journals of his State and nation and securing\\nthose enviable tokens of approbation which but few\\nunprofessional men have either merited or received.\\nHe filled all the places of trust within the gift of his\\ntownsmen.\\nHe was never defeated at the polls in the election\\nto any office for which he was a candidate.\\nBut little need be said of the virtues that adorned\\nthe private life and character of Jonathan Harvey,\\nbecause the public needs no information upon those\\npoints. His social and genial nature made his ever-\\nhospitable home the abode of cheerful hearts and the\\nresort of numerous friends.\\nThese proniiiicnt cliaractcristics of the man shed a", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1080.jp2"}, "912": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1081.jp2"}, "913": {"fulltext": "5 \u00c2\u00a5r^^-\\n(j/a^-^^\\n/i(C", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1082.jp2"}, "914": {"fulltext": "SUTTON.\\nti43\\nbright halo of light around his declining years and\\nillumined his path to the grave.\\nBut few men have been permitted to complete the\\nentire circle of eighty years and die upon the soil of\\ntheir ancestral homes yet such a life and such a\\ndeath was reserved for the well-known subject of this\\nnotice.\\nThe above, extracted from one of the public prints\\nissued a few days after his decease, is only one notice\\namong many of similar date and character.\\nThis record of his public services is know-n to be\\ncorrect, having been carefully gleaned from the rec-\\nords at Concord by the writer of the sketch above-\\ncopied.\\nGeorge A. Fielsbury was born in Suttou\\nAugust 29, 1816. (For sketch of Mr. Pillsbury, see\\nHistory of Concord, in this volume.)\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nWADLEIGH.\\nOn the town records of Sutton, as well as on the\\nproprietary records of Perrystown, the name of Wad-\\nleigh occurs so frequently in connection with town\\naffairs as to demand some special notice of the family.\\nSeveral years prior to any settlement in Perrys-\\ntown Thomas Wadleigh, of Hampstead, became a\\nproprietor by the purchase of a right, and consequent-\\nly used his efficient endeavors to promote its interest,\\nand occasionally resided here with the earliest set-\\ntlers. From the record, as well as from some known\\nfacts, it is to be inferred that he was possessed of\\nmuch practical ability, good sense and judgment. He\\nwas also a man of immense bodily strength double\\nthat of average men which was in itself about as\\ndesirable capital as could be had to invest in an\\nenterprise so full of hardship as the settlement of\\nPerrystown. This Thomas Wadleigh had nine sons\\nand three daughters. Several of the sons settled\\nearly in town, the father being at one time the\\npossessor of a thousand acres of land in one tract.\\nHis deed to his son Benjamin, conveying to him a lot\\nof land, Xo. 68, in the first division, in Perrystown,\\nis yet preserved and bears date November 11, 1777.\\nThis lot, unimpaired and undivided, is now possessed\\nby Milton B. Wadleigh, one of the fifth generation\\nfrom him, counting himself one.\\nThis, with two exceptions (the Johnson estate, and\\nCaleb Kimball estate, owned by his descendants, the\\nBatons, of whom General John Eaton, so long United\\nStates commissioner of education, is one), is the only\\ninstance in Sutton of an entire lot remaining, un-\\nchanged and undivided, in the same famik-.\\nThis Benjamin, coming here as a settler, at the age\\nof twenty-one, became one of the leading men of the\\ntown. Mr. Dresser, who, maii\\\\ yiar;- ;it;i), iire|)artda\\nbrief sketch of some of the most prominent early\\nsettlers, says of him, He was firm and uncompro-\\n1 raising, a wise counselor to the town, church and\\nI society. His wife, Hannah, a daughter of Ebenezer\\nKezar, at the age of nineteen, came with him to live\\nI on Wadleigh Hill, and had there her home till the\\nj end of her long and useful life. She died in 1836,\\naged eighty -six. He died in 1817, aged sixty-eight,\\nhis death being occasioned by an accidental slight in-\\njury to the knee, resulting in mortification.\\nMuch of the town business was transacted by the\\ntwo noble brothers, Benjamin and Thomas Wadleigh.\\nThe latter, however, did not settle here till after the\\nclose of the Eevolutionary War, in which he had\\nserved six years and seven months; was at the battle of\\nBunker Hill, and fought side by side with his brother\\nJohn. The main-spring of the gun that John carried\\nbroke at the first discharge, rendering the weapon\\nuseless; but telling Thomas he would load while the\\nother fired, he did this so quickly that the piece\\nbecame too hot for holding. But the two brothers\\nwith one gun were able to load and fire all the ammuni-\\ntion of both before they left their position.\\nThomas AVadleigh was very highly esteemed in his\\nday by the citizens of Sutton for capacity, integrity\\nand patriotism was the first town clerk after incor-\\nporation, and every year afterwards till 1806, a period\\nof twenty -two years selectman and representative,\\nas elsewhere stated in this sketch.\\nBenjamin presided over town-meetings thirteen\\nyears in succession. Both brothers were civil magis-\\ntrates. The commission of Benjamin is dated Sep-\\ntember 16, 1786.\\nAt this time it can hardly fail to seem to us that\\nthe distinction of being justice of the peace was worth\\nsomething a century ago, when Benjamin Wadleigh,\\nSr., received his commission, signed by John Sullivan,\\nPreMdent, i. e., Governor of New Hampshire while\\nin the list of those justices who were contemporary\\nwith him we find such names as Samuel Livermore,\\nJosiah Bartlett, Matthew Thornton, John Langdon,\\netc.\\nErastus Wadleigh was made a civil magistrate in\\n18-57, and so continued till his death, in 1881, he be-\\ning the third Esq. Wadleigh in regular line of\\ndescent from Benjamin Wadleigh, Sr., who received\\nhis commission the first in town in 1786 his son\\nBenjamin, Jr. (the judge), in 1823. It will thus be\\nseen that the time covered by their several commis-\\nsions is but little short of a century, and includes al-\\nmost the entire corporate existence of the town.\\nThe Thomas J. Wadleigh whose name appears\\non the town record as selectman in 1857 and 1858,\\nand as representative in 1865, who, in 1858, received\\nhis commission as justice of the peace, was son of\\nMoses AVadleigh, brother to Thomas and Benjamin,\\nSrs.\\nHon. Bainbridge Wadleigh, of Milford, X. H.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1085.jp2"}, "915": {"fulltext": "644\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\n(since of Boston), six years United States Senator\\nfrom New Hampshire, is grandson of Moses, being\\nson of John 1). Wadleigh, of Bradford.\\nJUDGE BENJAMIX WADLEIGH, JR.\\nBenjamin Wadleigh, Jr., was born in Sutton in\\n1783. He was the youngest .son of Benjamin Wad-\\nleigh, Sr., and succeeded to the homestead of his fa-\\nther, who died October 8, 1817. The mother of\\nJudge Wadleigh survived her husband more than\\ntwenty year.s, and it was this period of her long wid-\\nowhood which gave room and opportunity for the\\nmanifestation of that filial devotion, on his part,\\nwhich was so noticeable in him continuously, and up\\nto the last day of this venerated lady s life. She died\\nin 183(), aged eighty-six.\\nJudge Wadleigh married, early in life, Polly Mars-\\nton, daughter of Jacob, a native of Sutton, a woman\\nwhose kind and unselfish nature is still reverently\\nremembered.\\nAs a wife and mother, she was ever ready to sur-\\nrender every thought of self to the welfare of her\\nfamily. Shedied December 17, 1S57, aged seventy-six\\nyears.\\nThe product of this union was six sons and two\\ndaughters, and two children who died in infancy.\\nEliphalet was born November 21, 1804; died in\\nIllinois about the year 1866.\\nLuther, born July 11, 1806 married aud settled in\\nEast Corinth, Me., where he died in 1873. Dur-\\ning all his life there he occupied positions of trust\\nand responsibility.\\nThe resolutions passed by the town at his death\\ntestify to the esteem in which he was held. These\\nresolutions speak of him as a municipal officer com-\\npetent and faithful as a citizen, he was unpretend-\\ning, yet at all times ready, by fitting words and timely\\ndeeds, to help the needy a consistent lover of his\\ncountry aud his home and those virtues so pleasing\\nto the patriot and the parent an unobtrusive worker\\na doer of the word steadfast a keeper at home, med-\\ndling never with that which did not concern him,\\nbut faithful in all life s duties.\\nErastus, whose biography is elsewhere given, was\\nthe third son.\\nMilton, the fourth son, graduated from Norwich Uni-\\nversity, Vermont, as civil engineer, in 1837. Subse-\\nquently he went West and engaged in railroad engineer-\\ning located at Galena, Jo Daviess County, 111., then\\ndistinguished for its mines, and the most flourishing\\nand promising place in the State. For many years\\nhe filled the ofiice of city engineer. At the present\\ntime he is surveyor of Jo Daviess County, an office to\\nwhich he has, for many consecutive years, been\\nelected, irrespective of political ascendancy.\\nHannah, the fifth child, born November 23, 1S14\\nmarried Nathaniel A. Davis; died November 8, 1853,\\nlovingly remembered by her surviving family.\\nLydia F. was educated at New Hampton Institu-\\ntion, where she remained as teacher three years. For\\nthe past thirty years she has been engaged in teach-\\ning in New York City, first, as organizer and princi-\\npal of the Senior Public School, in Twelfth Street\\nand, since 1870, as superintendent of the Normal\\nCollege in that city.\\nBenjamin, the seventh child, was engaged in mer-\\ncantile business in Newport and elsewhere. Died in\\nNewport, N. H., November 8, 1868.\\nGilbert, the youngest sou, graduated at Dartmouth\\nCollege in 1847 studied law and settled in practice\\nat Milford, N. H., where he now resides. During\\nthe Civil War he was paymaster in the army.\\nJudge Wadleigh was born and spent his life, mar-\\nried and reared his family, on the same farm. He is\\nremembered as being of fine personal appearance,\\ngentlemanly in manner and possessed of a pleasant,\\ngenial nature, wliich was very attractive to young and\\nold.\\nHe was an earnest promoter of education, and no\\nsacrifice Vfas deemed too great to afford the educa-\\ntional advantages of the times to his children.\\nThrough life he commanded the confidence, re-\\nspect and friendly regard of his fellow-townsmen\\nwhile, as a citizen and the leader of a party, no man s\\nviews had more weight thau his.\\nHis sound judgment and recognized integrity\\ncaused his opinions and advice to be much sought in\\ncontroversies, not only between his own townsmen,\\nbut by those of neighboring towns, and for\\nmany years no inconsiderable part of his time was\\ndevoted to the settlement of such controversies in\\nwhich he acted as arbitrator sometimes with associ-\\nates, but frequently alone by mutual consent of\\nparties.\\nJudge Wadleigh has now beeu dead more than\\ntwenty years, but within a few days one man, a law-\\nyer, who used frequently to act with him in reference\\ncases, has volunteered this testimony to his uprightness,\\nI remember him well; I remember his unflinching\\nhonesty and he added, If I were his worst enemy,\\nor if he were mine, I would trust him for honest deal-\\ning. He never gave opinions at random.\\nJudge Wadleigh was active in the public service\\nduring most of his life. His name appears on\\nthe record as selectman in 1809, 1810, 1813, 1814,\\n1815, 1817, 1820 and 1822; as moderator in 1822,\\n1823 and 1824; as representative in 1823, 1824 and\\n1825 as town clerk in 1825, 1826, 1827, 1828 and\\n1829.\\nHe was justice of the peace from 1823 till his death.\\nHe was judge of the Court of Common Pleas from\\n1833 till his age (seventy years) disqualified him.\\nHo died June 24, 1864, aged eighty-one years.\\nERASTUS WADLEIGH, ESQ.\\nErastus Wadleigh, Esq., was the third son of the", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1086.jp2"}, "916": {"fulltext": "l^y-\u00e2\u0082\u00actJtZid Mx cX Cu.^yJ^", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1087.jp2"}, "917": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1088.jp2"}, "918": {"fulltext": "SUTTON.\\n645\\nlate Hon. Benjamia Wadleigh, and was born April\\n27,1808; died May 21, 1881.\\nhigh-minded, honorable geiitlenuiii, scholarly,\\ncourteous and hospitable, he was one of those men\\nwhose presence gives character and dignity to the\\ncommunity in which they make their lite-long abid-\\ning-place.\\nPossessed of superior intellectual powers, cultivated\\nand strengthened by the habit of study and investi-\\ngation, with much natural sagacity, quickened by\\nthorough acquaintance with men and practical ex-\\nperience in the managing of public affairs, his in-\\nfluence was strongly felt. As a politician he was\\nconservative enough for safety, yet not too timid to\\nadopt new measures in place of the old when the\\nnew seemed founded in justice.\\nIn his young manhood, as teacher and as superin-\\ntending school committee, he was the means of giv-\\ning to the cause of education in Sutton a decided\\nimpulse forward, being among the foremost of those\\nwho substituted emulation to excel in scholarship for\\nthe old fashion of seeking to govern by authority\\nfounded on the rod and ferule.\\nNo man who ever lived in Sutton has a clearer\\nright to the favorable remembrance of his fellow-\\ntownsmen than Erastus Wadleigh, since no man ever\\ndid so much as he has done to rescue from oblivion\\nthe names and memories of others. He prepared\\nmany biographical sketches of deceased citizens,\\nwhich found their way into the journals of the day,\\nand copies of which are still preserved. In this work\\nhe spent many laborious days, but it was his favorite\\nemployment, and many of the latter years of his life\\nwere largely devoted to the early history of his na-\\ntive town. No one so well as the writer of this\\nsketch, who labored jointly with him on that work,\\ncan testify to the enthusiastic interest, the study,\\nthe faithful accuracy and patience which he brought\\nto bear upon it.\\nBoth authors were descended from original settlers\\nprominent and active in the earlier years of the\\ntown, the one from Benjamin Wadleigh, Sr., and\\nthe other from Matthew Harvey, Sr., and both hav-\\ning access to the papers and records of their respec-\\ntive ancestors, much valuable matter was thus col-\\nlected and recorded. Selections from this unpub-\\nlished history have, to some extent, formed the basis\\nof the present work. By his separate and individual\\nefforts Mr. Wadleigh added greatly to that which is\\nthe chief merit of those historical collections, as in-\\ndeed it is of all historical works, -their reliability.\\nHe left no means untried for obtaining correct infor-\\nmation. By many letters of inquiry, by conversation\\nwith aged persons, and by carefully consulting burial-\\nstones in ancient grave-yards he compelled both the\\nliving and the dead to add their testimony to the writ-\\nten record. No part of the town was left unvisited, and\\nfrom every part he gathered something. In reponse\\nto his close questioning, North Sutton gave up\\nall it ever knew about it.self, and South Sutton\\nkept not back. He left nothing for guess-work\\naccepted no statement unless supported by other and\\nwell-known facts.\\nHe was, perhaps, at first led into this pursuit by the\\nstrong love and interest he always felt for the scenes\\nand localities amid which his infancy and boyhood,\\nhis young manhood and mature life had been spent.\\nTo him every hill and valley, every lake and stream\\nhad a history of its own, suggestive of the toils, the\\nalternate successes and defeats of the men of the\\npreceding generations; of their continuous conflict\\nwith the very roughest side of nature of the cold\\nand hardships, sometimes even hunger, that they\\nbraved of the rocks that they blasted, the stone\\nwalls they built, the swamps they filled up and the\\nhills they laid low to make passable roads; of the\\nforests their determined arms converted into fields\\nand farms. Occasionally, too, there bubbled up in\\nhis memory, like a living spring in the dense forest,\\nsome jest or joke, some anecdote of fun or frolic, that\\nhad its origin among those hardy pioneers, and which,\\nhaving served its refreshing purpose of making an\\nhour or a day of their toilsome life more endurable,\\nhad reached down to our time.\\nKezar s Pond was to him an object of especial love\\nand admiration there was no sheet of water so beau-\\ntiful, no sandy beach so white and smooth as that\\non its south and southeastern shore. For more than\\nseventy years he had watched its face, playful or\\nfrowning, as it lay nestled at the foot of the noble\\neminence on which stood his ancestral home.\\nFollowing with his eye the hills beyond, and in\\nevery direction, the desire grew upon him to repeople\\nthem all; not, like the novelist, with creatures of\\nhis own imagination, but with those to whom these\\nlocalities had been the theatre on which they had\\nacted their part in the drama of real life.\\nThe history of Sutton was commenced, but the\\nwork had not proceeded far before the discovery was\\nmade that it is one thing to put on record facts al-\\nready within reach, and quite another to find right\\nanswers to all questions of genealogy and descent to\\nwhich those facts gave rise.\\n(And here, perhaps, is as good a place as any other\\nto state, for the benefit of all those who are ambitious\\nof entering the field of antiquarian and genealogical\\nresearch, that no one ever yet entered that field with\\nany adequate conception of the amount of labor in-\\nvolved in the attempt to operate there. Why, then,\\ndoes not the aspirant quickly abandon a work the\\nproportionate results of which are so small Simply\\nbecause he cannot. His interest in the work grows\\nwith his constantly-enlarging conception of its mag-\\nnitude and its importance. He soon becomes thor-\\noughly identified with it, or rather the work has\\nmastered him, and he has become subordinated to it.\\nFor genealogical research, apparently so dry, once\\nentered upon, becomes the most fascinating of all", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1089.jp2"}, "919": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nliterary work, becomes magnetic even in its attrac-\\ntiveness to its pursuer. Very unwillingly, and only\\nunder pressure of strong necessity, will the genealo-\\ngist suspend, even temporarily, his worl^ while search-\\ning for missing links in some family chain. The\\nclue he may chance to hold in his hand is so slight,\\nso elusive, has been so difficult to attain, and yet is\\nof such value if it leads to the result he is working\\nfor; with the conviction that, if he lets it slip, it is\\nlost forever, and no future genealogist will be able to\\nreach it, and yet will blunder for lack of it, all this\\nmakes him cling to it with a miser-like tenacity till\\nhe finds the desired link and has got it fairly riveted\\nin its proper place. Not only does the genealogist\\nfeel compelled to do his work, but he must do it\\naright. An assertion based, for lack of proof, upon\\nsupposition or even upon probability may prove to\\nbe a misstatement, which will fatally bewilder and\\nmislead the future historian. For history is forever\\ngoing on, and the record is by no means completed\\nwhen the writer of our day lays aside his pen forever.)\\nJlr. Wadleigh,of course, realized that in succeeding\\nyears some otlier would take up the work where he\\ndropped it, and would make this, his early work, the\\nfoundation on which to build his own. It was this\\nsense of double responsibility to the past which, to\\nhis ear, clamored for remembrance, for recognition\\nand historical justice, at his hands, as well as to the\\nfuture, which was to sit in judgment upon his work,\\nunited with a natural honesty and conscientiousness\\nwhich, if a man possess it, enters as closely into his\\nliterary work as into his business dealings, it was\\nall this which urged him to use the strictest accuracy\\nof statement rather than fullness of detail. Through-\\nout his entire work there is no possibility of miscon-\\nstruction through diffuseness or carelessness.\\nWhen, with advancing age, the hand of disease\\nwas laid heavily upon him, it was with deepest re-\\ngret that he yielded to the conviction that he was no\\nlonger able to continue his chosen work. And yet\\nhe could not fail to view with satisfaction that which\\nwas already accomplished. He had brought the\\nthirty years succeeding the first settlement out of\\nthe region of fog and fable in which the antiquarian\\nusually finds such years, when searching for material\\nfor the centennial address, long before the town had\\nseen its hundredth birthday.\\nIn the following brief words lie explains his aims\\nand object, and gives his moderate estimate of what\\nhe had accomplished. He says\\nFeUom-CUismt of SuUon 1 submit to you the following early his-\\ntorj- of the town and a sketch of the settlers prc\\\\ious to 180(), and some\\nof then- descendants, taken from the records of the original grantees,\\ntown records and information preserved by some of the settlers them-\\nselves, together with personal knowledge of a large number of the\\npersons referred to. It is believed by tlie writer, so far as his knowledge\\nextends, to be materially con-ect, although deficient in other respects\\nnot embracing all that is desirable. It is designed to be a record of mere\\nfads, as far as it goes, without embellishment or exaggeration. If the\\nwriter has been able to make himself understood, lie will feci that he\\nhas done something towui-ds rescuing the memory of our forefathers\\nfrom immediate oblivion, which is his principal design.\\nThe love of kindred, always so noticeable a charac-\\nteristic of Mr. Wadleigh, became much more marked\\ntowards the last of his days. This peculiar feature,\\nwhich not unfrequently manifests itself, is always\\ngratifying, yet painful for relatives to observe, indi-\\ncating, as it does, this return to our earliest affec-\\ntions, this coming back to where we started from,\\nthat our life-circle is nearly completed. Whenever\\nwe shall detect this change in ourselves, it will not\\nrequire the knowledge that our seventy allotted years\\nare already past to tell us that the end of our life is\\nnear.\\nWith a modesty remarkable in a man of his ac-\\nknowledged and recognized ability, Erastus Wadleigh\\nnever sought distinction or preferment. Here, in\\nour quiet town, he was content to pass his whole life;\\nhere he gave his interest, and here he gained what\\nso many sons and daughters of Sutton have sought\\nelsewhere, and some have failed to find, competence,\\ninfluence, friendship, true regard.\\nHe was married three times. His first wife, who\\nwas the mother of his children, was Almira Challis,\\nmarried Feb. 21, 1839, daughter of Timothy Challis\\nborn October 15, 1815, and died July 14, 1842. His\\nonly surviving child is Milton B. Wadleigh, who lives\\non and owns the old Wadleigh homestead, which re-\\nmains unimpaired and undivided, though greatly en-\\nlarged, and is one of the finest farms in Sutton. His\\nsecond wife was Mary W. Flanders, who died May 4,\\n18(i5. His third wife was Olive Holmes, widow of\\nDr. Dimond Davis. She died November 1, 1880.\\nTRC.MAS PUTNEY.\\nIt is valuable to preserve for coming generations,\\nin connection with the history of events, something\\nof the personality of those who, at various times and\\nin various ways, have been representative men, and\\nhave taken their part as actors in those occurrences\\nwhich, when recorded, become to future readers the\\nhistory of the past, and the history of Sutton would be\\nincomplete without a record of the life of Truman\\nPutney.\\nHazen Putney, the son of Joseph Putney, of Hop-\\nkiuton, married Susan Page. He was a farmer and\\ntanner, and also added harness-making to his other\\ntrades, and was a respected and industrious citizen.\\nThe children of this worthy couple were Mary N.,\\nwlio married Carlos G. Pressey, and had one child,\\nGeorge H.; Lydia E., married Walter W. Stone (chil-\\ndren,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Edwin C. and Charles H.) Almira M., mar-\\nried Jacob S. Harvey (their children are Walter,\\nFred. P. and Albert) and Truman.\\nTruman Putney, the youngest child of Hazen and\\nSusan (Page) Putney, was born in Sutton, N. H.,\\nJuly 4, 1828. Like most of the sons of New England\\nfarmers, he attended the district schools of his native\\ntown, and also endeavored by his assistance to aid his\\nfather in his labors. His education was supplemented", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1090.jp2"}, "920": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1091.jp2"}, "921": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1092.jp2"}, "922": {"fulltext": "I", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1093.jp2"}, "923": {"fulltext": "Jlcl-^^ Jr.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1094.jp2"}, "924": {"fulltext": "647\\nby the advantages of a school at Washington, N. H.,\\nwhere he was for a short time. The young man made\\nthe most of his opportunities, and, before reaching\\nhis majority, he commenced business-life by serving\\nas cleric for his brothers-in-law, C. G. Pressey Jacob\\nS. Harvey, who were merchants. After a few years\\nMr. Harvey sold out his share of the business to Mr.\\nPutney and went to Texas, and later Mr. Putney pur-\\nchased Mr. Pressey s interest and continued merchan-\\ndising in his own name for some years.\\nMr. Putney married Lydia A. Woodward, of Sut-\\nton, daughter of Jonathan Woodward. They had two\\nchildren, Cora Belle, who died at the age of seven\\nyears, and Fred., who was born September 4, 1855.\\nMrs. Putney died March 2, 1875, and he married\\nFrances E., daughter of P. S. H. Gile. She died\\nFebruary 8, 1879, and Mr. Putney married, February\\n28, 1880, Mrs. Lydia M. Nelson, daugliter of Emery\\nBailey.\\nIn April, 1878, Mr. Putney took his son, Fred., into\\npartnership, under the iirm-name of Truman Put-\\nney Son.\\nAbout 1881, Mr. Putney s health becoming impaired\\nfrom his long-continued devotion to business, and ob-\\ntaining no relief from medical aid, and believing that\\na change of climate might accomplish the desired\\nresult, accompanied by his wife, he went to Colorado\\nSprings, where he rapidly grew worse, and died Sep-\\ntember 30, 1882. His body was interred in Sutton.\\nThe funeral services were conducted in exact accord-\\nance with his previously made arrangements.\\nEntering into trade early in life, Mr. Putney devel-\\noped a manhood well worthy the imitation of young\\nmen. For nearly thirty-five years he continued the\\nsame business in the same place. He had a natural\\naptitude for commercial transactions, and by honesty,\\nl)erseverance and industry he was prospered. By in-\\ntegrity, years of fair dealing and a strict adherence\\nto his word he built up a character of solidity, and\\nnever dared malice or envy whisper aught against his\\nname or his broad Christian charity. In his business\\nrelations he was widely knowu, and his uniform\\ncourtesy and kindly manners won for him many\\nfriends, both in financial and social circles. He was\\na leading man in the town, and many, among all\\nclasses, sought his counsel and advice, and he was\\never ready with his generous aid for any good object,\\nand for a long period took an active part in every-\\nthing tending to promote the growth and prosperity\\nof the town.\\nPolitically, he affiliated with the Eepublican party,\\nand represented Sutton in the New Hampshire Legis-\\nlature. He was appointed postmaster in 1861, and held\\nthe office until his death. For many years he held the\\noffice of town treasurer, and other official positions\\nwithin the gift of his fellow-citizens, and all these\\nduties he discharged with his characteristic fidelity.\\nMr. Putney was not a member of any church, but\\nhis religion was exemplified in his life. His principles\\nwere Christian, and his sympathy, kindness and\\naccord with the people of Clirist were shown by his\\nliberal contributions for tlie support of the gospel.\\nHis temperament was cheerful and sunny, always\\nseeing the silver lining of the dark cloud.\\nBy his death Sutton lost a valued citizen, and all\\nwho knew him cherish liis memory with reverent\\nregard.\\nR. KOBERT I..\\\\NE.\\nDr. Robert Lane was born at Newport, N. H.,\\nApril 2, 1786. He studied medicine with Dr. Tru-\\nman Abel at Claremont. He first settled in the prac-\\ntice of his profession in New London, moving to\\nSutton about 1810. He married Mary Kelsey, of\\nNewport, January, 1807. They had three children,\\nElizabeth, who married Dr. James R. Smiley, of\\nGrafton; Mary, who died when two years old; and\\nAdelaide, who married George W. Ela, of Concord.\\nJune 10, 1812, his wife died, and Dr. Lane returned to\\nNew London for residence, but continued to occupy\\nthe same field of practice. During the first years of\\nhis practice he spent the winter months in attend-\\ning- medical lectures at Harvard and Dartmouth,\\nand in 1814 received his degree of M.D. from the\\nlatter college.\\nClose application to the study and practice of his\\nprofession, continued through several years, told up-\\non his health, and in 1817 he gave up practice\\nfor a season of rest. He went South, and, after visit-\\ning most of the Southern States, accepted an appoint-\\nment as surgeon in the expedition of General Jack-\\nson against the Indians and Spaniards in Florida.\\nAfter the capture of Pensacola he was stationed there\\nfor a short time and then was ordered to Mobile, Ala.,\\nand placed in charge of the military hospital\\nat that post. In the summer of 1820 he resigned\\nhis position in the army and returned to Sutton to\\nsettle permanently. He bought a farm near the\\nNorth village and the rest of his life was spent in\\nthe routine work of a country physician and in farm-\\ning.\\nThe breaking out of the War of the Rebellion re-\\nawakened his military ardor, and it was with keen\\nregret that he felt the infirmities of age bearing too\\nheavily upon him to permit his acceptance of the\\nresponsible position in the service which was tend-\\nered him. Towards the close of the war he was ap-\\npointed by the Governor an examining surgeon in\\nthe preparation of the ^raft rolls, and, as it did not\\ntake him from the State, he was able to perform\\nthe duties of the office. He continued in active prac-\\ntice until he was eighty years old. In the spring of\\n1872 he fell upon the floor, crushing the bones of one\\nhip, from the effects of which accident he died May\\n3d, aged eighty-six years.\\nFor more than fifty consecutive years Dr. Lane\\nwas an influential citizen of Sutton. As a physician,", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1097.jp2"}, "925": {"fulltext": "648\\nHISTORY OF MKRRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nhe stood in the first rank among his contemporaries.\\nHe loved his profession and gave to it the best efforts\\nof a clear and vigorous intellect. Beginning prac-\\ntice with a better ])reparation than was common at\\nthat day, he was a life-long student, both of books\\nand in the line of original investigation. He re-\\ngarded his profession as a field for unlimited research\\nand study and held it to be the physician s first\\nduty to be always learning. He was gifted by na-\\nture with the special qualifications of a good surgeon,\\nand the circumstances of his army connection gave\\nhim unusual facilities for the study of surgery. Up-\\non his return to New Hampshire he gave special at-\\ntention to that branch of his profession, and soon\\nbecame widely known as one of the best surgeons of\\nthe State. His reputation as a physician was also\\nfar more than local and, in addition to his home\\npractice, which embraced all the towns adjoining\\nSutton, he almost always had patients under\\nhis care in more distant towns. Professionally, he\\nmay be said to have belonged to the county rather\\nthan to the town of his residence.\\nIn the midst of his professional work, Dr. Lane\\nfound time for the watchful supervision of his farm.\\nHe was a devoted lover of New Hampshire soil, and\\nstoutly maintained that it was the equal of any as a field\\nfor progressive and profitable agriculture. In this pur-\\nsuit, also, he was a close student of books and of nature,\\nand in his efforts to harmonize book farming and prac-\\ntical farming he was a generation in advance of his time.\\nHe was fond of experiments and held many pecu-\\nliar theories but these were the result of a careful\\nstudy of the soil and the crops with which he had to\\ndo, and for the most part experience proved them\\ncorrect. At a time when New Hampshire farming\\nwas generally the practice of a blind routine, his\\nwork was based upon an intelligent study of the nat-\\nural laws which governed it.\\nIn politics. Dr. Lane was an Old-time Whig and in\\nlater years a Republican. Sutton was a stanch\\nDemocratic town, only three Whig votes being cast\\nat its polls for several years. After awhile the num-\\nber of Whigs increased to thirteen, and so remained\\nuntil the little band, known as Dr. Lane and his\\ntwelve disciples, became politically famous in the\\nregion round about. In politics, as in all things, his\\nopinions were sharply defined and tenaciously held,\\nand he was always well informed upon current polit-\\nical ideas and events. He, however, had no wish for\\nofiicial position and little time or taste for political\\ncontroversy but it was with pardonable pride that\\nhe at last saw his faith triumphant at home as well\\nas in the country at large. In 186G the Democrats\\nfailed of a majority at the annual election, and Dr.\\nLane was chosen the first Republican representative\\nfrom Sutton to the State Legislature. He was then\\neighty years old and the oldest member of that Leg-\\nislature.\\nThe mental characteristics of Dr. Lane were\\nstrength and breadth of view united with accuracy\\nand minuteness in the notice of details. Aside from\\nhis profession, he was self-educated, but his educa-\\ntion was broad and thorough. He had marked lit-\\nerary tastes and was especially devoted to the study\\nof the English classics. When wearied with profes-\\nsional work he habitually found rest in the reading\\nof standard English literature. But he took nothing\\nfor granted. Everything he read must pass the or-\\ndeal of his independent judgment. His books\\nmedical, agricultural and literary were dotted along\\ntheir margins with his comments and notes of\\napproval or dissent. He possessed rare conversational\\ngifts and a great store of anecdotes and, having a\\nretentive and exact memory, his talk was an in-\\nstructive and interesting mingling of facts and quo-\\ntations with his own argument. He was always em-\\nployed, finding his recreation in study or a change of\\nwork rather than in rest or sport. Thus the meas-\\nure of his long life was filled with useftil activity.\\nThe genealogy of the Lane family may be traced\\nfor several generations until lost in the traditions of\\nthe seventeenth cenmry. The ancestors of Dr. Lane\\nwere prominent among the early settlers of Con-\\nnecticut and New Hampshire. His father, Jesse\\nLane, was born at Lebanon, Conn., December 1,\\n1746, and removed to Newport, N. H., in June,\\n1766. February 22, 1770, he married Hester Wright,\\nof Killingworth, Conn., who was born October 31,\\n1750. He was a leading citizen among the first\\nsettlers of Newport, serving as representative three\\nyears and selectman eight years. He died at the\\nage of seventy-two years. His family consisted of\\neleven children, of whom Robert was the fifth son\\nand eighth child. Jesse Lane was the second son\\nof Robert Lane, who was born at Killingworth, Conn.,\\nin November, 1718. He married Mary Thatcher,\\nof Lebanon, Conn., July 4, 1744, and moved to New-\\nport, N. H., about 1770. He, too, was active in\\nthe early history of that town, holding various town\\noflices for many years. He was, perhaps, a son of\\nthe Robert Lane who lived in Stratford, Conn.,\\nfrom 1665 to 1685, and who is probably the same\\nmentioned by Field as coming from Derbyshire,\\nEngland, and making one of the first settlers of\\nKillingworth, Conn. Tradition connects him with\\nthe loyalist Lane who aided Charles the Second.\\nThe Page family were of the pioneers of Rocking-\\nham County, and among the first settlers of the town\\nof Atkinson, N. H., we find the name of Edmund\\nPage. He was a man of note, and his descendants\\nare among the brave and good men of their day and\\ngeneration some served their country in the dark\\ndays of the Revolutionary War, and many have served\\ntheir God, living worthy and honorable lives. July\\n17, 1772, there was recorded the birth of one Captain", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1098.jp2"}, "926": {"fulltext": "(^;^tny^^^", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1099.jp2"}, "927": {"fulltext": "y^t-^x.- -e- ^iA", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1100.jp2"}, "928": {"fulltext": "649\\nEnoch Page, in Atkinson, and about the year 1795\\nhe married Sarah Noyea, who was born March 12,\\n1774. Enoch was a carpenter by trade, and remark-\\nably skillCul in the use of tools, besides possessing an\\nunusual amount of energy and enterprise, and soon\\nafter his marriage he moved to Sutton, of which place\\nhe continued to be a resident during his life. He\\ncarried on farming, was also an inn-keeper, keep-\\ning the old tavern located at the corner of the road\\nleading to Sutton s Mills. In those early days the\\ninn-keeper was looked upon as one of the solid men\\nof the town, and was elected to and served in many\\ntown offices. Whatever Mr. Page did, he did well\\nhis farm was productive, his other business prospered\\nand from an humble beginning he gained a com-\\npetency by his own unaided exertions. He died\\nOctober 31, 1828.\\nThe children of Enoch and Sarah (Noyes) Page\\nwere Susanna, born April 21, 1797 (she marrried\\nHazen Putney, October 24, 1810, and had four chil-\\ndren, Mary, Lydia, Almira, Truman), and Enoch.\\nMrs. Page died August 8, 1855, aged eighty-one.\\nEnoch Page was born in Sutton October 2, 1804,\\nand died January 14, 1882, in the seventy-eighth year\\nnf his age. He received his early education in Sut-\\nt.)n, and afterwards attended Pembroke and Meriden\\nAcademies.\\nMr. Page married, December 2, 1846, Hannah C.\\nOulby, of Warner, N. H. They had six children,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\n1. Daniel, died in infancy.\\n2. Josephine, born August 1, 1848, and married, De-\\ncember 31, 1868, George Roby, the fourth in descent\\nfrom Samuel Roby (1), Ichabod (2), Samuel, Jr. (3).\\nThe Roby family were among the early settlers of\\nNew Hampshire. George Roby was born in Sutton\\nSeptember 21, 1834, and at the commencement of the\\nwar he enlisted in the Eleventh New Hampshire\\nVolunteers, Company D. Mr. and Mrs. Roby have\\none child, Eva B., born September 14, 1870.\\n3. Eugene, born May 16, 1851 died August 19,\\n1S51.\\n4. Martha C, born December 12, 1852, and married.\\nMay 9, 1882, George H. Littlehale, a native of Sutton,\\nand son of Henry, and grandson of Isaac Littlehale,\\nan old resident of Sutton.\\n5. Sarah, born February 24, 1856 died August 23,\\n1856.\\n6. Mary, born May 4, 1860 died July 29, 1860.\\nMr. Page was a farmer, and took pride in the im-\\nprovement and cultivation of his farm, and was\\ninterested in the affairs of the town to a large extent.\\nHe was postmaster for a great many years, the post-\\noffice being in the old tavern, the latter of which his\\nfather had remodeled into a private residence, and in\\nthis house, which is now occupied by his daughter,\\nMrs. George H. Littlehale, both Enoch Page, Sr., and\\nEnoch Page, Jr., died.\\nIn politics Mr. Page was first a Democrat and\\nafterwards a Republican, and was always found in\\naccord with progress, and served his native town\\nfaithfully in all the various offices to which he was\\nelected by his townsmen, by whom he was universally\\nesteemed. He was a leader in town matters and was\\nhonored with many public trusts. He held a com-\\nmission of justice of the peace, and was a captain in\\nthe militia; be was mwn clerk from 1831 to 1838, and\\nfor the years |s|;;, Is ii :iii l 1853; town treasurer for\\n1839, 1852, \\\\s..:,. Isiiu, imH and 1862; representative\\nfor the years 1840, 1841 and 1842; county com-\\nmissioner for 1870 and 1873. Mr. Page also attended\\nto probate business and settled a great many estates.\\nHe was a man of good judgment, unimpeached in-\\ntegrity, unassuming and unostentatious in his manners,\\nkind and benevolent, doing many an act of charity\\nknown only to the recipient, and, although not a\\nmember of any particular religious denomination, yet\\nhe believed in the principles of that charity which\\nnever faileth love and good-will to all and left to\\nhis descendants the record of an honorable and well-\\nspent life.\\nCONVERSE GAGE.\\nThe Gage family is of old and honorable English\\nlineage. It is also of historical interest, as one of its\\nmembers was the last royal Governor of Massachu-\\nsetts, General Thomas Gage. He planned the ex-\\npedition to Concord which resulted in the battle of\\nLexington, April 19, 1775, where the initial struggle\\nof the Revolutionary War took place.\\nPhineas Gage emigrated from Haverhill, Mass., ami\\nbecame one of the first settlers and pioneers in the\\ntown of Enfiel(3, N. H., and married a New Hamp-\\nshire girl, Phebe Eaton, who bore him twelve chil-\\n(jren, Jesse married Hannah Swetland William\\n(deceased) married Eliza Sanborn Samuel (deceased)\\nmarried, first, Rosamond Alden, second, Nancy Lit-\\ntle George married Mary Whitford and resides iu\\nWaterford, N. Y. Calvin (deceased) married Abigail\\nPrescott; Hiram (deceased) married Elizabeth Green-\\ndell, of Maine; Harry married, first, Mary Go.s3, sec-\\nond, Susan Fuller (they reside in Royalton, Vt., and\\nhave one son, Henry) Converse Eliza married, first,\\nBenjamin Collins, second, Benjamin Perley Amelia\\n(deceased) Abigail married Francis Robbins, she re-\\nsides in Warner, N. H. Nancy (deceased) married\\nAaron Wells.\\nPhineas Gage was a good, old-fashioned farmer,\\ntoiling early and late, striving to care for a large fam-\\nily from the avails of his farm. He died September\\n1 1849, in the seventy-seventh year of his age. His\\nwife, Phebe, who was born July 4, 1776, died March\\n7, 1860, aged eighty-three.\\nConverse Gage, the youngest son of Phineas and\\nPhebe (Eaton) Gage, was born in Enfield, N. H., June\\n17, 1817, and died in Sutton April 20, 1882. He was\\none of a family of eight sons and (bur daughters. His", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1101.jp2"}, "929": {"fulltext": "oso\\nIIISTOKY OF MKRRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nfather being an early settler, his acres were, like many\\nothers common to New England, well fitted to de-\\nvelop both mind and muscle. The constant problem\\nto be solved by their owner is how to extort from the\\nstony soil the necessaries of life. This problem has\\nbeen solved by many, and the earth made to yield to\\nthose engaged in its cultivation something more than\\na subsistence, and developing in many instances both\\nphysical as well as intellectual growth. Farming is\\nan old and honorable calling, dating back to the time\\nof Adam, and at the present day, if more of our young\\nmen would adopt agriculture as their work, there\\nwould be more honest and vigorous manhood and truer\\npatriotism.\\nConverse passed the early part of his life assisting\\nhis father on the farm, and availing himself of the\\nopportunities afforded by the district schools. He\\nmarried, November, 17, 1844, Cerlania, daughter of\\nJohn P. and Kachel (Powers) Carroll, of Croyden, N.\\nH. Carroll is an old and respected name. Mrs. Gage s\\ngrandfather Powers was one of the old residents of\\nCroyden.\\nThe children of Converse and Cerlania (Carroll)\\nGage were Susan E., born December 13, 1847 (she\\nmarried Charles W. Purinort, of Enfield they have\\nhad four children, Frank M., Herbert C, George C.\\n(deceased) and Mabel M.); George, who died in in-\\nfancy and George W., born December 12, 1853, un-\\nmarried, and who,with his mother, carries on the place\\nat Sutton.\\nMr. Gage remained in Enfield for ten years after his\\nmarriage, leading the life of the hard-working farmer,\\nwhich means unwearied, unremitting industry and\\n])atience but assisted by the sympatly, encourage-\\nment and aid of his wife, without which many men\\nwith the brightest of prospects for future success have\\nutterly failed, he was prospered.\\nAbout 1854 he removed to Sutton, where he con-\\ntinued to be a tiller of the soil, and for nearly\\nthirty years was a resident, taking jn-ide in the culti-\\nvation and improvement of his land. Here he became\\ninterested in town affairs, identifying himself to such\\nan extent that he was elected to office, and was a se-\\nlectman for nine years, and proved a man of under-\\nstanding and intelligence in public business. Repub-\\nlican in politics, he represented Sutton in the Legis-\\nlature two years. In religious belief he was a llni-\\nversalist, trusting rather to the God of love than the\\nGod of fear. His religion was exemplified more by\\npractice than preaching. He was a man of genial\\nand cheerful nature, a kind neighbor, a good citizen\\nand enjoyed the resjioct and esteem of a large range of\\nacquaintance.\\nWilliam Smiley, the grandfather of Dr. Smiley,\\nwas of Scotch-Irish origin, born in the north of\\nIreland in 1728. lie was one of the first settlers of\\nJaflrey, N. H., in 1758. He had ten childroii, two of\\nwhom, David and Robinson, were the first college\\ngraduates from the town. David became a lawyer.\\nHe married Mary Harkness, whose mother, Eliza-\\nbeth Putnam, was a relative of General Israel Put-\\nnam, of Revolutionary fame. They had five children,\\nonly two of whom lived beyond infancy, Mary\\nHarkness, born July 5, 1806, married October 9, 1834,\\nto Deacon David Fosdick, died June 25, 1804 and\\nJames Robinson, born in Bristol, N. H., June 17,\\n1808.\\nWhen about eight years old he moved, with his\\nparents, to Plymouth, and two years later to Graf-\\nton. He graduated in 1826 from Kimball Union\\nAcademy, aud entered Dartmouth the same year.\\nIn his sophomore year he left college and began the\\nstudy of medicine under Dr. Reuben Muzzey, of\\nHanover. His studies were interrupted by ill health,\\nbut he resumed them later with Dr. Robert Lane,\\nof Sutton, and received his degree from the Dart-\\nmouth Medical School in 1833. He practiced metli-\\ncine four years with Dr. Lane, and in 1837 married\\nElizabeth Lane, and removed to Grafton. Here he\\nlived, with two short interruptions, for nearly thirty\\nyears, building up a large and successful practice,\\nwhich commanded the whole of Grafton, and por-\\ntions of Danbury, Springfield, Canaan, Orange and\\nAlexandria.\\nHe was a thorough medical scholar, a close ob-\\nserver of diseases and their causes, careful aud\\njudicious in his treatment of them. He was earn-\\nestly devoted to his profession, making himself, liter-\\nally, the servant of all, if only he might save life or\\nrelieve suffering. He received in return, to an unu-\\nsual degree, the love and confidence of the peoiili\\nwhom he served.\\nIn Grafton all his children were born, Adelaide\\nLane, Mary Elizabeth, Frances Farley, Susan Ela,\\nPamelia Tarbell, Robert l^ane.\\nDr. Smiley began, at length, to sufter from the\\nlabors of his profession, and a change became neces-\\nsary. At the same time the failing health of Dr.\\nLane required the presence of Mrs. Smiley, his only\\nsurviving child. In 1866, therefore, he returned with\\nhis family to Sutton, where he has since lived, doing\\nsome business as a physician, but giving most of his\\nattention to farming.\\nIn 1828, Dr. Smiley received an appointment to\\nthe ofiice of deputy sheriff of Grafton County, and\\nto the horseback riding which its duties involved in\\nthose days he always attributed his restoration to\\nhealth. He was also, abo^it the same time, an otticcr\\nin the old State militia, ranking up from ensign until\\nhe held a colonel s commiSion. While in active\\npractice he was a member of the New Hampshire\\nMedical Society, and he has been a justice of the\\npeace for over forty years. He was an early member\\nof the Christian Church, organized in Grafton in\\n1855, and for many years the superintendent of pub-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1102.jp2"}, "930": {"fulltext": "J^,^^^^-^^^ ^y", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1105.jp2"}, "931": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1106.jp2"}, "932": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1107.jp2"}, "933": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1108.jp2"}, "934": {"fulltext": "ir bank-\\nlias", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1109.jp2"}, "935": {"fulltext": "Hf)!\\nlie schools in that town. In his later lite ho has\\nhelped establish a Division of the Sons of Tem-\\nperance, and he is one of the charter members of\\nthe Sutton Grange. An Old-Line Whig and a stanch\\nRepublican, he has held intelligent and decided views\\nupon all the great public issues which have entered\\ninto the history of the country for the last half-\\nFREDEEICK EATOX.\\nSutton has been honored by her sons who went\\nfrom her rocky farms into the business sphere as well\\nas by those who engaged in the professions and in the\\naffairs of state. Frederick Eaton, of Toledo, Ohio,\\nis one of her sons who, at the age of seventeen,\\nw ent out from his father s farm on Kimball Hill to\\nbegin a remarkable career as a merchant. His edu-\\ncation was limited to what the old red school-house\\nin his district had furnished and to one term s attend-\\nance at an academy in Thetford, Vt. But the Sutton\\nrocks are disciplinarians as well as are the teachers\\nin her schools. No lad can haul lumber and logs out\\nof her woods in the deep snow and drive loaded carts\\nover her side-hill pastures and swing the scythe in\\nher stony fields without having his mind trained to\\nalertness, concentration and nice discernment. In\\nthis vigorous schooling, where the pitiless rocks held\\nthe ferule, young Fred put in early and late hours\\nsummer and winter. He was born February 10,\\n1835. His first continuous service in merchandising\\nwas as a clerk to Messrs. Daniel William A. Carr,\\nin Bradford. With them he served three years, his\\nsalary for the first year being a little less than one\\ndollar a week and his board. From there he went to\\nManchester and engaged in the dry-goods store of Mr.\\n\u00c2\u00bbti3 Barton. In the mean time his brother, now Gen-\\neral John Eaton, United States commissioner of\\neducation, had become the superintendent of the\\nToledo public schools. In 1856 he joined his brother\\nin that city, where he has ever since resided. He\\nfound employment as a dry-goods clerk at ten dollars\\na week and continued to work in that capacity a few\\nmonths. In August, 1857, having received the loan\\nof six hunch-ed dollars from his father, he engaged in\\nthe retail dry-goods business on his own account, with\\nthe exception of a silent interest his brother John\\nhad in the enterprise. His opening stock of goods\\namounted to only three thousand dollars in value and\\nhis first year s sales to only twelve thousand dollars.\\nThe financial crash of 1857 came the very month\\nhis store was opened, and hard was the fate of all the\\nmerchants throughout the country. Toledo s popu-\\nlation was then between six thousand and eight thou-\\nsand. But the new enterprise weathered the storm.\\nMr. Eaton has battled with all the calamities which,\\nin war and peace, in the past twenty-eight years have\\nat times crushed commerce and manufacture and\\nagriculture and sent giant millionaires to poverty; but\\nhe has- never taken shelter under insolvency or bank-\\nruptcy laws and, what is wonderful, his own note ha.s\\nnever gone to protest. He has pushed his business\\nso vigorously that some years his sales have exceeded\\none million dollars,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 a sum which but few Boston\\nmerchants outran twenty-five years ago. As indica-\\nting the expense of doing business in the West within\\nhis experience, it should be recorded that the interest\\non money bank discounts\u00e2\u0080\u0094 was fifteen and eighteen\\nper cent, for several years and never less than ten per\\ncent, up to 1879. New York exchange cost in the\\nearlier years from a quarter of one per cent, to five\\nper cent. Freight from New York and Boston to\\nToledo has been as high as one dollar per hundred\\npounds. Mr. Eaton does his business in two immense\\ndouble stores situated a square apart on Toledo s main\\nstreet. He has given to his city s prosperity a great\\nshare of his generous heart and immense energy.\\nHe is a stockholder in thirteen of her manufactories,\\na director in the Merchants and Clerks Savings-Bank\\nand vice-president of the Merchants National Bank\\nand a like officer in the Toledo Mower and Reaper\\nCompany, which is the owner of the wonderful plat-\\nform grain self-reaper and binder. His money has\\nhelped build nearly all the churches in the city and\\nhe is a liberal supporter of her charities. He has\\nbeen a member of the First Congregational Church\\nsince 1858 and is a trustee of the same. He is a\\nmember of the advisory board of managers of the\\nProtestant Orphans Home. In politics he has always\\nbeen a Republican. On March 8, 1861, Mr. Eaton\\nmarried Miss Mary H., daughter of R. BI. and Soj^hia\\nShirley, of Goflstown. The only child (a daughter)\\nborn to Mr. and Mrs. Eaton died, in 1876, at the age\\nof ten.\\nKimball Hill is five or six miles directly south of\\nKearsarge Mountain. It receives its name from\\nCaleb Kimball, who settled there from Hamstead\\nwith his wife Miss Sarah Sawyer about one hundred\\nyears ago. His children were Mrs. John Eaton, the\\ngrandmother of the subject of this sketch Jacob\\nKimball, of Montpelier, Vt. Mrs. Moore, mother of\\nthe Moores of Canterbury Mrs. Adams, mother of\\nthe Adamses of Highgate, Vt. Mrs. John Adams, of\\nSutton, mother of a large family Mrs. Haddock, of\\nFranklin, mother of the Haddocks of Chicago Mrs.\\nPinkerton, of Boscawen; and Mrs. Dr. McCrillis, of\\nSandwich, mother of Hon. W. H. McCrillis and of\\nMrs. Dr. Griswold, of Bangor, Me.\\nJohn Eaton, the grandfather of the subject of this\\nsketch, settled on this hill a short distance east of\\nthe Kimball mansion. On a ledge near this point\\nthe school-house stood. He was a silversmith and\\nfor a time kept a store of general merchandise. Over\\nthis hill was the main road south of Kearsarge, for\\nthe travel north and south to Concord, and Kimball s\\nmansion became a tavern. On Kimball .s broad field\\neast of the house the militia had their annual muster.\\n1 Indeed, the business of Sutton first centred on and", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1111.jp2"}, "936": {"fulltext": "652\\nHISTORY OF MEllKIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\naround this hill. On the western spur of this\\nhill, called Potash Hill, because a potash establish-\\nment flourished there, was reared the family of Tay-\\nlors, three of whom became clergymen, one of whom,\\nWilliam, was one of the founders of a Baptist college\\nin Kalamazoo, Mich.\\nJohn Eaton s father, Nathaniel, was a native of\\nHaverhill,. Mass., and commanded a company at\\nBunker Hill and served through the Revolutionary\\nWar. He married Mary Dodge, of Lunenburg, Mass.,\\nand first settled on the bank of the Merrimack, where\\nare still the remains of the chimney of his house by a\\nbrook of his name near Pennycook, not far from the\\nspot where Mrs. Dustin killed her Indian captors.\\nTwo brothers of John Eaton, Elijah and Nathaniel,\\njoined him in Sutton and settled easterly on the same\\nroad, where they also reared large families. Carlos\\nEaton, son of Elijah, still occupies the homestead.\\nNathaniel lived to celebrate his one hundredth birth-\\nday, and was the father of George, who still occupies\\nthe homestead.\\nJohn Eaton, the grandfather above mentioned, is\\ndescribed by the venerable Levi Bartlett, of Warner,\\nand others who remember him, as a man above the\\nusual stature, of fine physique and strong mind and\\na leader of men. He was convivial, and though full\\nof vigor and activity, was not thrifty.\\nMary Kimball Eaton, his wife, was a woman of\\nrare powers and extraordinary Christian faith and\\npiety. Eleven of the children of John and Mary\\nEaton survived to active life, as follows:\\nFrederick Ruth (Mrs. Robert Sherburn, of Con-\\ncord) Rebecca, unmarried, teacher; John, father of\\nthe subject of this sketch Sarah (Mrs. Samuel\\nDresser) Hiram, unmarried Lucretia K. unmarried\\nJacob S., M.D., still resident of Harvard, Mass.\\nCharles, unmarried Lucien B., now living in Fre-\\nmont, Ind. Rev. Horace, D.D. (see memorial by\\nhis wife, Mrs. Anna R. Eaton, of Palmyra, New\\nYork).\\nJohn Eaton, the father of the subject of this\\nsketch, married Janet Cole Andrews, of whose chil-\\ndren there survive\\nJohn Eaton, born December 5, 1829; Caroline,\\nborn July 10, 1831 Nathan Andrew, born April 11,\\n1833; Frederick, born February 10, 1835; Lucien\\nBonaparte, born March 8, 1837 Christina Landon,\\nborn August 23, 1839 James Andrew, born Sep-\\ntember 30, 1841 Charles, born on the 28th of August,\\n1843.\\nJohn Eaton, the father of the subject of this\\nsketch, became possessed of the estate of his mother s\\nfather, Caleb Kimball, and to the same he added form\\nafter farm till he owned at one time eighteen\\nhundred acres. He inherited the sturdy frame\\nand stronger mental characteristics of his father.\\nHis children above named still retain the greater por-\\ntion of iis Sutton lands and have enlarged and\\nimproved the old mansion on Kimball Hill and\\noccupy it as a summer resort. Being owned and\\nenjoyed by them in common, they call the mansion\\nEaton Grange.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1112.jp2"}, "937": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF WARNER.\\nBY FRED. MYRON COLBY.\\nCHAPTER I.\\nThe Grant and the Settlement.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The township of\\nWarner is situated in the western portion of Merri-\\nmack County and is bounded as follows: North, by\\nSutton, Wilmot, Andover and Salisbury east, by Sal-\\nisbui-y and Webster south, by Hopkinton and Hen-\\nniker; west, by Bradford and Sutton. The area of\\nthe town comprises thirty-one thousand eight hun-\\ndred and fifty-one acres the number of acres of im-\\nproved land is about twenty-one thousand. The\\ncentre of the town is eighteen miles from the State-\\nHouse at Concord in a northwesterly direction.\\nThe territory now embraced in the present limits of\\nthe town of Warner was granted in 1735, by the Gen-\\neral Court of Massachusetts, to Thomas Stevens and\\nsixty other inhabitants of Amesbury and Salisbury of\\nthat province, under the name of Number One.\\nThe terms of this grant were that each grantee should,\\nwithin three years, clear and fence in five acres of\\nland and build a house thereon, erect a church and\\nsettle a learned orthodox minister; otherwise it\\nwould revert to the province of Massachusetts.\\nIn April, 1737, the several grantees met. The\\ntownship was rechristened New Amesbury, in\\nhonor of the home of the larger number of the pro-\\nprietors, and by June of the following year the allot-\\nments had been made and sixty-three house-lots, con-\\ntaining about five acres each, had been laid out.\\nThese lots were near the extreme southeast part of\\nthe town, at what is now called Davisville, where are\\nlocated several excellent mill privileges. On March\\n21, 1739, the proprietors Voted to pay Orlando Col-\\nby, Joseph Jewell and John Challis, Jr., \u00c2\u00a3120 in\\nProvince bills of the old tenor to build a good saw-\\nmill. The mill was erected in 1740. It was at\\nDavisville. The men who built it camped near the\\nstone watering-trough below that village In the\\nhut which they used as a camp the proprietors held\\ntheir first meeting in town. May 28, 1740. At this\\nmeeting Joseph Jewell was chosen moderator and\\nEzekiel Morrill clerk. These were the first men\\nelected to office in Warner.\\nStrong inducements were held forth to colonists,\\ntwenty pounds being offered by the proprietors to\\neach man who would .settle upon the conditions of the\\ngrant. As late as 1749, however, only four houses had\\nbeen built on the five-acre building lots in Davisville.\\nThese houses stood some distance west of the store at\\nthe corner, stretching along on the five-acre lots. The\\npersons who built them were Thomas Colby, Moses\\nMorrill, Jarvis Eing and Gideon Straw. The begin-\\nning of the French and Indian War put an end for\\nthe time to all projects for settlement. The saw-\\nmill and the cabins were destroyed by the Indians\\nand the progress of civilization was stayed for a dozen\\nyears.\\nDuring the time that this first settlement was going\\nout in smoke and ashes the Masonian proprietors\\ngranted the territory to seventy-six men, mostly res-\\nidents of Rye and Newcastle. Many of these gran-\\ntees bore the name of Jenness, and the town was ac-\\ncordingly sometimes called Jennesstown. A sharp\\ncontroversy now arose between the Amesbury pro-\\nprietors and the inhabitants of Rye, which assumed\\nat one time a serious aspect. The question was final-\\nly settled by arbitration in 1769, the Amesbury pro-\\nprietors agreeing to pay a certain sum for a quit-\\nclaim. Controversy still continued as to the sum to\\nbe paid, but it was ended in 1773 by the decision of\\nthe arbitrators, who awarded one hundred and forty\\npounds. The General Court of Massachusetts, to re-\\nmunerate the Amesbury proprietors for their loss,\\ngave them one-half of the townships of Solon and\\nPoland, in Maine.\\nThe terms of this grant from the Rye proprietors\\nto the Amesbury proprietors indicate the same care\\nfor religion and education which was noticed in the\\ncharter granted by Massachusetts. Some of these\\n1 RECORD OF THE PROPRIETORS MEETING, 1741.\\natt a meeting of the Propritors of the Towuship No. one, in\\nthe line of towns held by an Atljurnnient from the 18th day of January,\\n1741, for first day of february folowing and then met att the house of\\nJonathan Barnard, Inholderin Almsburey.\\nAtt the Same meeting voted That Thomas Rowel, Esq., and Joseph\\nJuell Be a Committee to prefer a Petition, in the name of the proprlctoni,\\nto the Governour and Ckjuncil, in the province of New Hampshire, in\\norder to obtain orders and directions therefrom to bringe foward the Set-\\ntlement of S Township.\\nA true coppy, as attst. by me,\\nJonathan I^arsard, Proprietors^ CJark.\\nG.53", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1113.jp2"}, "938": {"fulltext": "654\\nHISTOllY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nterms were that the grantees lay out three rights or\\nshares of land one for the use of the first minister of\\nthe gospel who should be ordained or settle there\\none for the use of the ministry in the town forever\\nand one for the use of a school, for and towards the\\nsupport thereof forever each of said rights to be\\nlaid out in lots as the grantees mauage the other\\nrights, and to be free from the charge of settlement or\\nany public taxes to that end. Also, that they\\nbuild a meeting-house and maintain constant preach-\\ning there from and after the term of three years from\\nthe date thereof.\\nThe first permanent settlement was made in 1762\\nby Daniel Annis and his sous-in-law, Reuben Kim-\\nball and Daniel Floyd. Mr. Annis house was in Di-\\nmond s Corner District, on the north side of the high-\\nway, a little west of the Paine Davis buildings. Reu-\\nben Kimball at first lived near by, on thesouth side of\\nthe highway, some twenty rods from where it now\\nruns. Daniel Floyd (or Flood), afterwards known as\\nCaptain Floyd, lived on what is now Denny Hill.\\nAnnis, Kimball and Floyd all came in under the Rye\\nproprietors and had probably lived in the neighbor-\\nhood of Rye. Hannah, daughter of Daniel Annis\\nand wife of Reuben Kimball, came into Warner in\\n1762. She was the first English female who ever\\nlived here, and her son Daniel, born October, 1762,\\nwas the first English child born in town. Mrs. Kim-\\nball died in Warner February 23, 1823, aged eighty-\\nthree. Daniel Kimball died in Enfield July 29, 1843,\\naged eighty years.\\nIn 1763 the proprietors voted to give each of the\\nfirst ten settlers a forty-acre lot of upland and five\\nacres of intervale. Some engaged to settle on these\\non similar conditions. Isaac Waldron, his two sons,\\nIsaac, Jr., and Theodore, and Paskey Pressey, came in\\nearly in 1763. We cannot name the exact order in\\nwhich the settlers came afterwards. At the end of\\n1763 those named above and the following persons,\\nwiththeir families, constituted the population: Thomas\\nAnnis (from whom Lake Tom took its name), Moses\\nAnnis, Solomon Annis, David Bagley (who was town\\nclerk thirty-nine years, holding oflice for a longer\\nperiod than any other man in town), Enoch Blaisdell,\\nElijah Blaisdell, Isaac Chase, Daniel Chase, Abner\\nChase, Joseph Currier, Daniel Currier, Theophilus\\nCurrier, Moses Clark, Hubbard Carter, Moses Colby,\\nFrancis Davis, Daniel Flanders, Ebenezer Eastman,\\nStephen Edmunds, Eliphalet Danforth, James, Chris-\\ntopher and Philip Flanders, Jeremy Fowler, Joseph\\nFoster, Jonathan Fifield, Seth, Richard and Ezekiel\\nGoodwin, Robert Gould, Nehemiah Heath, Barnard\\nHoyt, David Gilmore, Samuel Roby, Theodore Ste-\\nvens, Thomas Rowell, Jos. Sawyer, Jonathan Smith,\\nJacob Tucker, Nathaniel Trumball, Parmenas Wat-\\nson, Daniel Young and Abner Watkins.\\nThese settlers, so far as we are able to ascertain, re-\\nsided as follows Davis and Grilmore lived at Davis-\\nville Th. Annis, Moses Annis, Solomon Annis\\nand Fifield, at Dimond s Corner Smith and Bagley,\\nat Bagley s Bridge Heath, Hoyt, Joseph Currier,\\nDaniel and Christopher Flanders, at the Lower vil-\\nlage; Watson Fowler, Moses Clark and Daniel Cur-\\nrier, at Joppa Roby, Trumball, Philip Flanders and\\nSeth Goodwin, at Schoodach Joseph Sawyer, Abner\\nChase and Richard Goodwin, on Kelly Hill; Joseph\\nFoster, in the Kimball District Gould, Stevens, Row-\\nell, Theodore Currier and Ezekiel Goodwin, on Wal-\\ndron s Hill Moses Colby and James Flanders, on\\nBurnt Hill; IsaacChaae, on Pumpkin Hill Edmunds\\nand Carter, on Tory Hill Abner Watkins, in the\\nGore Daniel Young, at the Levi Bartlett place, on the\\nJoppa road and Jacob Tucker, near the site of the\\nKearsarge Hotel, at the Centre village. By 1770\\nabout fifty-five families were settled in Warner, or\\nNew Amesbury, as it was then called.\\nThe habits of the early settlers, their privations,\\nsufferings and endurance, possess a fascinating inter-\\nest. Their first dwellings were rude and simple. As\\nlate as 1773 there were none but log houses. David\\nBagley built the first frame house at Bagley s Bridge,\\na little after this date. Francis Davis and Reuben\\nKimball built the next earliest Mr. Kimball also built\\nthe first frame barn. Rev. William Kelley, the first\\nsettled minister, erected the first two-story frame house\\nin 1774. Money was scarce watches and clocks were\\nfew. When houses were built, compasses were set to\\nsquare them by, so that the sun might shine in at the\\nfront doors when it was noon. They had also nine\\no clock marks, one o clock marks and others. These\\nrude time-pieces, of course, were available only on\\nsunny days.\\nThe fareof the first inhabitants was plain andsimple.\\nBean porridge, Indian corn, rye, pumpkins, turnips,\\nfish and game were the most common articles of food.\\nOne barrel of potatoes was considered a large quan-\\ntity for one family to store for winter use. Sometimes,\\nwhen provisions were scarce in the summer-time, boiled\\nbeech-leaves were substituted. For a number of years\\nafter the place was settled the people went to Concord\\nto grind their corn, drawing it upon hand-sleds or car-\\nrying it upon their shoulders. Captain Daniel Floyd\\nused to carry two bushels at a time on his shoulders\\nto that place, and bring it back in the same way.\\nAnother settler, Jacob Collins, carried the boards of\\nwhich to build his rye-bins on his shoulders from\\nWaterloo, through the woods and over the hills, to\\nthe edge of Bradford, because no team could go by the\\nwood-path. The first grist and saw-mills were erected\\nin 1765, and they stood at Davisville.\\nSome of the first roads laid out in town were the\\nmain road to Perrytown (now Sutton), which ran over\\nDenny Hill and south of Frank Bartlett s, crossing\\nthe Tory Hill road about a third of a mile up; the\\nroad to the North village, by the first meeting-house\\nand Levi Bartlett s the one from the first meeting-\\nhouse, by Kimball s Corner and the Major Hoyt place,\\nto Henniker; the one through Joppa; the one", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1114.jp2"}, "939": {"fulltext": "65.\\nthrough Sehoodaeh, which crossed ihc rivor at liag-\\nley s Bridge and the Pumpkin and Burnt Hill roads.\\nThe first bridge built in town was across the river at\\nthe Lower village. It was built in the autumn of\\n1774, and a part of its cost forty dollars was contrib-\\nuted by Councilors Daniel and Jonathan Warner, of\\nPortsmouth.\\nThe first public meeting of the inhabitants of the\\ntown was held December 27, 1770. At another meet-\\ning held July 14, 1774, among other actions it was\\nVoted that Captain Francis Davis shall go and get\\nthe town incorporated, if the Proprietors will find the\\nmoney to do it with. The proprietors were accord-\\ningly consulted, who found the necessary funds, and a\\npetition was drawn up asking for a charter and pray-\\ning that the town be named Amesbury. Ezekiel\\nEvans, of Salisbury, Mass., agent for the proprietors,\\nand Captain Davis, who was also a proprietor, together\\njourneyed to Portsmouth and presented their petition\\nto Governor Wentworth and his Council. They se-\\ncured a charter, but the Governor and Council named\\nthe new borough Warner. This was by no means an\\nexceptional case, as Governor Wentworth named sev-\\neral other towns to pleasehimself and honor his friends,\\nregardless of the wishes of the inhabitants or pro-\\nprietors. The town was incorporated September 3,\\n1774, receiving its name in honor of Hon. Jonathan\\nWarner, of Portsmouth, the Governor s most intimate\\nfriend, his cousin by marriage and a member of the\\nRoyal Council.\\nThe Corporate Town. The first town-meeting of\\nthe legal town of Warner was called a month later,\\nOctober 4, 1774. The first civil officers of the town\\nas elected that day were as follows, viz. Moderator,\\nIsaac Chase; town clerk, Daniel Flanders; selectmen,\\nDaniel Floyd, Jacob Waldron and Isaac Chase. The\\nnumber of voters at that time was forty-eight; the\\npopulation was probably in the vicinity of two hun-\\ndred and thirty souls. The records of the Committee\\nof Safety, published December, 1775, furnish some\\ninteresting facts as to the popuLition at the breaking\\nout of the Revolution. By the census ordered to be\\ntaken by the Provincial Convention held at Exeter,\\nAugust 25th of that year, Warner had, of white males,\\n78 under sixteen years of age, 45 between the ages of\\nsixteen and fifty not in the army, and 6 above fifty,\\n126 females and one negro, total, 262. Ten men\\nfrom Warner had joined the patriot army before Bos-\\nton. The town reported twenty-one fire-arms fit for\\nservice, and twenty-six instances in which fire-arms\\nwere wanting. At a town-meeting held that summer\\nthe inhabitants had Voted that the selectmen should\\nprovide powder, lead and flints for a town stock, and\\nas many fire-arms as should be found wanting in\\ntown. At another meeting held at the meeting-\\nhouse on the old parade, August 3, 1775, Captain\\nFrancis Davis, Captain Daniel Floyd and Daniel An-\\nnis, Sr., were chosen a Committee of Safety.\\nWarner sent no representatives to the General As-\\nsembly of the province or the State until 1770, the\\nfirst election for that purpose being held November\\nlOthof that year. Captain Francis Davis was then\\nchosen in 1777, Daniel Morrill and in 1778, Caji-\\ntain Daniel Floyd. The General Assembly met in\\nthose days at Exeter. Representatives to that body\\nwere required by law to possess real estate to the value\\nof two hundred pounds, lawful money. Tiie following\\nis a list of those who have served as representatives\\nof the town from 1779 to 1885:\\nThomas Ilowoll, 1779 Isaac Cliiiso, 1780 Captain Tnppan Evans,\\n1781 Nathaniel Bean, 1782-83; Caiitiiin Francis Ilicvis, 1784; WarDC-r,\\nSutton and FiBhereflcUl elected Jludi ITn m -nih.n, reprcscntic-\\ntivo in 1785; the same towns olccl.,1 1 risherslieW, in\\n1786; the three towns elected J;iri,. I i ir nir, in 1787-Si)\\n(this was tlte end of tlie class i-._-|i[i- i. i li.reafter Warner\\nelected and sent her iMij. |L. lirlore) .lames Flaudera,\\n173(I-!I4; A(]nilla DuM I, i l;.iri:ett, 1799-1801 AquilU\\nDavis, 1.S02-:,; James II,. I, h.ird Bartlett, 1808-11 j Ben-\\njamin Kvaus, 1812; Ki.ii.nl i ..,ii, ii, iM,,: Benjamin Evane, 1814;\\nI hilij) Klandcrs, 1815 Henry II. (.liase, I.sl(l-I7 Benjamin Evans, 1818\\n-1 9 Richard Bartlett, 1820 James Bean, 1821 Benjamin Evans, James\\nBean, 1822 Benjamin Evans. Henry B. Chase, 1823 Henry B. Chase,\\nAbucr 11. liull.-v, 1S.J4: Tini.ifl.v FliiM.l..rs, Caleh Buswell, 1826; Bonja-\\nI I I- I iiiu Kvans, Ahner B. Kelley,\\n1^-^ I I -s .11.. V, 1820; Nathan S. Colhv,\\nZ l l I I i /.I. I i% r.. i.i.iinu K. Harriman,1831;Ben-\\nJainiii L. 11,11 1 1111. ui, iittiiiL-l Juiie,s, in...: Lnuiiel Jones, Nathan S. Coll.y,\\nisaa Nathan S. Colby, limotliy Davis, 1834 Timothy Davis, Philip\\nColby, Jr., 1830 Philip Colby, Jr., Mitchell Gilmore, Jr., 1830 Mitchell\\nGilMii.r,., .Ir., NHtliiiii Davi.s 1837; Nathan Davis, .\\\\l)ner Woodman,\\nl.*;- Mi., .n. Mi,. 1 Wutkins, 18.39; Abncr Watkins, Afa\\nI iii II I II ,1 Tliompson, 1841; Robert Thompson,\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0I .l.i, 1 I 11 I II I il son, Robert Thompson, 1843 H. D.\\nK.,1., I., i II., Ill Kiios Collins, Daniel Bean, Jr., 1845;\\nnom- plictcl, 1S1I-. .liiines ,11. Harrinmn, Daniel Bean, Jr., 1847 J. M\\nHarriman, Franklin Simonds, 1848 Franklin Simonds, Walter Harri-\\nman, 1849; Walter Harriman, George A. Pillsbury, 1830; George A.\\nPillsbnry, Leonard Katon, 1851 Leonard Eaton, H. II. Harriman, 1852\\nH. D. Robertson, Ira Harvey, 1853 H. D. Robertson, Levi Collins, 1854\\nLevi Collins, Benjamin C. Davis, 1855; Benjamin C. Davis, Lewis\\nHolmes, 1850 Lewis Holmes, Samuel W. Colby, 1867 Samuel W. Colby,\\nWaltei- Harriman, 1858; Cnmmings Marshall, Ephraim M. Dunbar,\\n1859 C. Mareball, E. M. Dunbar, 1860 .\\\\ugustine N. Harriman,\\nStephen C. Pattce, 18G1-02 John P. Colby, Hezekiah B. Harriman,\\n18G3-04 Elijah E. Gilmore, John Rogers. 1865-66 Samuel Davis,\\nMoses J. Collins, 1807-68; Christopher G. McAlpine, Lemuel W.Collins,\\n1869-70 Charles Currier, Moses D. Wheeler, 1871-72 John E. Robert-\\nson, John W. Clement, 1873-74; John H. Dowlin, NehemiahG. Ordway,\\n1876-76 N. G. Ordw,iy, Henry C. Davis, 1877 Henry C. Davis, 1878\\n.Augustus R. Putnam, 1880 Harlan S. Willis, 1882 none elected, ls. i4.\\nOf the value of money, land and labor during the\\nearly history of the town, a few facts gleaned from\\nthe town records and other sources will give one a\\ngood understanding. It should be premised that the\\npounds spoken of in the early records was in the\\nnew tenor currency, which was six shillings to a\\ndollar. A pound, therefore, was equal to S3.33, and\\na shilling to sixteen and two-thirds cents. One stipula-\\ntion made in regard to Rev. Mr. Kelley s salary in 1771\\nwas to give him one hundred dollars in labor, at two\\nshillings and six-pence (forty-one andtwo-thirds cents)\\nper day, or, if dinners were found, then two shillings\\n(thirty-three and one-third cents) per day. Work on\\nthe highways was reckoned at three shillings (fifty\\ncents) per day in 1785. March 22, 1791, the town\\nvoted to reckon, work on the highways as follows:\\nFrom the first of June to the last of August, three shillings per dny", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1115.jp2"}, "940": {"fulltext": "IIISTOllY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nfrom the last of August to the last of Suptembcr, two shillings aud six-\\npence per day from the last of September to the first of November, two\\nshillings per day from that to the first of April, one shilling and six-\\nponce (25 ctii.) per day aud from then to the firat of June, two shillings\\nand six-penco per day,\\nDecember 28, 1797, the town voted to allow men for\\nwork iu building bridges two shillings per day till\\nApril 1st and after that three shillings per day until\\nthe bridges were finished. February 8, 1798, it was\\nvoted to pay minute-men enlisted by the town enough\\nto make up to them ten dollars per- month while they\\ndid duty, including what they were allowed by Con-\\ngress.\\nSeveral lots of land, varying from forty to eighty\\nacres, were sold at public auction for non-payment of\\ntaxes in 1784, for whicli prices were paid varying\\nfrom six-pence to one shilling per acre, with taxes\\nand costs.\\nAt a similar sale, in 1797, different lots were sold at\\nfive cents, seventeen cents, thirty-one, forty-one,\\nsixty and a dollar and fifty-four cents per acre.\\nTwenty lots were sold in the same way in January\\nand February, 1812, the average price per acre being\\ntwenty cents. In 1782 the furnishing of the twenty\\ncords of wood, which were a part of Rev. William\\nKelley s salary, was struck off to the lowest bidder, as\\nfollows Ten cords to Esq. Joseph Sawyer, at four\\nshillings aud six-pence (seventy-five cents) per cord\\nfive to Francis Ferrin at four shillings and five-pence\\nand five to the same at five shillings (or eighty-three\\nand a half cents).\\nWhen the first pound was built, in 1798, which, by\\npopular vote, was to be thirty feet square and seven\\nfeet high, of green white-pine logs, with the bark\\ntaken off, with a white-oak door and a heavy lock, its\\nbuilding and providing all the materials wasstruck off to\\nTappan Evans for ten dollars aud a half, all of a quarter\\nless for what it could be built for now. At the close of\\nthe last century a girl s wages were two shillings a\\nweek and board. The commonest quality of calico\\nwas four shillings a yard, so that a woman could no\\nmore than pay for a dress by three months of hard\\nlabor. In the year 1788 wheat was rated in Concord\\nat seven shillings per bushel, Indian corn at four\\nshillings, potatoes at one shilling, cheese at six-pence\\nper pound and stall-fed beef at four-pence.\\nThe census statistics of Warner from the close of\\nthe Revolution to the census of 1880 will show the\\nperiod of its greatest growth and likewise of its de-\\ncline. The increase for the first decade was remark-\\nable, and that of the second as much so, the popula-\\ntion nearly doubling in each instance. The large in-\\ncrease between 1810 and 1820 must, in part, be at-\\ntributed to the annexation of the Gore in 1818, the\\npopulation of that territory being one hundred and\\ntwenty-five persons by the census of 1810. The pop-\\nulation of the town has been constantly decreasing\\nsince 1825, though at the present time there are more\\nvoters than at any previous period. Population in\\n1783 was 458; 1790,863; 1800, 1569; 1810, 1838; 1820,\\n2446; 1830, 2221; 1840, 2139; 1850, 2038; 1860, 1970;\\n1870, 1667; 1880,1537.\\nUpon looking at the map of Warner one will see a\\nnarrow neck of land stretching northward, like a\\nmason s apron, between Sutton and Salisbury, till it\\nreaches the Wilmot and Andover lines. This terri-\\ntory constitutes the famous Kearsarge Gore. It orig-\\ninally stretched over the mountain northward to the\\npresent site of Wilmot Centre. Up to the year 1807\\nthis Gore was a sort of a town by itself, the inhabit-\\nants holding their own town-meetings and electing\\nofficers like any corporate organization. When Wil-\\nmot was incorporated, in June, 1807, the new town-\\nship took a third of its territory from the Gore. The\\ndescription of its boundaries on this side reads as fol-\\nlows in the charter of incorporation Also all the\\nlands and inhabitants within said Kearsarge Gore,\\nnorth of a straight line beginning at the southwest\\ncorner of Andover; thence running westerly to the\\nhighest part of said mountain; thence westerly to\\nSutton line. The territory on the south side of the\\nmountain continued separate until 1818, when, by an\\nact of the State Legislature, approved June 13th, the\\nGore, with tlie inhabitants thereof, was annexed to\\nWarner. By this the fine mountain of Kearsarge, its\\nglorious bold summit, overlooking the whole central\\nand southern part of the State, became, to all intents\\nand purposes, our mountain.\\nThe first post-ofiice was established in Warner in\\n1813, at the Lower village, then the chief business\\ncentre of the town. Henry B. Chase, who was ap-\\npointed postmaster at that time, held the office till\\n1817, when he was succeeded by Dr. Henry Lyman.\\nLevi Bartlett was appointed to succeed Dr. Lyman iu\\n1825 and held the office until 1830, when it was dis-\\ncontinued. An office meanwhile had been instituted\\nat Waterloo, with Philip Colby, Jr., as postmaster. In\\n1830 this office and the one at the Lower village were\\nconsolidated and established at the Centre village,\\nwhen Harrison D. Robertson was made postmaster.\\nMr. Robertson was succeeded as follows: George A.\\nPillsbury, 1844; William Carter, Jr., 1849; Gilman\\nC. Sanborn, 1851; Abner B. Kelley, 1855; Hiram\\nBuswell, 1861; E. H. Carroll, 1877; E. C. Cole, 1884;\\nLloyd H. Adams, 1885. In 1865 a post-office was re-\\nestablished at Waterloo, which was discontinued aftL-r\\ntwo years. Walter H. Bean and T. Leavitt Dowlin\\nserved successively as postmasters. In 1885 another\\noffice was established at the same place, with Roger\\nGage as postmaster. In 1871 an office was established\\nat Roby s Corner and Moses H. Roby was appointed\\npostmaster. In 1884 offices were established at Mel-\\nvin s Mills, W. Tappan Melvin as postmaster, and at\\nBagley s Bridge, Fred. H. Savory as postmaster. In\\n1885 an office was also established at Davisville, with\\nMoses Twitchell as postmaster, making six post-\\noffices in town.\\nTlie Simonds Free High School was established iu\\n1871. It received its name from Hon. Franklin", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1116.jp2"}, "941": {"fulltext": "657\\nSimonds, who left the bulk of his property for this\\npurpose. Mr. Simonds died in 1809 :ind Mrs. Simonds\\nthe following year.\\nAt a legal meeting of the inhabitants at the town\\nliall, March 18, 1871, the following resolution was\\nadopted by unanimous vote:\\nResolueit, That the Town of Warner, in view of the bequests of Frank-\\nlin Simonds, late of Warner, of twenty thousand dollars, and of .Abigail\\nK. Simonds, late of Warner, of five thousand dollars, as a fund, the in-\\nruuie to be applied for the purpose of a high school, establish a high\\npchool, and that said town be and hereby is constituted a high school\\ndistrict, including the whole territory of said town.\\nTlie following summer a brick school building was\\nerected on a pleasant site, and in December the school\\nwas opened. The building cost about ten thousand\\ndollars. The succession of principals have been as\\nfollows: E. C. Cole, 1871; N. N. Atkinson, 1874;\\nWilliam Goldthwaite, 1876; E. H. Farnsworth, 1880\\nCharles A. Strout, 1881 H. S. Koberts, 1884.\\nA home fair was inaugurated in Warner, in 1871,\\nby several of the leading farmers During two years\\nthe exhibitions were at the town hall and in the\\nstreet. In 1873, Hon. N. G. Ordway laid out twelve\\nacres of land near the village for a fair-ground, erec-\\nted buildings and stalls and made a race-course.\\nRiver Bow Park Association was incorporated by the\\nLegislature in 1875. The association, which em-\\nliraces a dozen or fourteen towns around Kearsarge\\n^Mountain, purchased the grounds and buildings in\\n1876 and have held several successful fairs at the\\nplace. In the summer-time the park is open and is\\nused as a driving resort by the citizens.\\nThe Kearsarge Mountain Road Company was char-\\ntered in 1866. For several years the company endeav-\\nored to secure the co-operation of the town in\\nbuilding a road to the summit of the mountain, but\\nunsuccessfully. At the Presidential election in No-\\nvember, 1872, a resolution was introduced by S. C.\\nPattee, authorizing and instructing the selectmen\\nto subscribe for and hold, in the name of the\\ntown, twenty shares, of the value of one hundred\\ndollars each, of the stock of the Kearsarge Road Com-\\npany, provided, however, that the foregoing resolu-\\ntion shall not be binding on the town until said\\nroad is completed, or until responsible parties\\nshall furnish a bond to the satisfaction of the\\nselectmen, to build said road, without ftirther a.ssist-\\nance from the town. An amendment proposed by\\nMajor Samuel Davis, providing that the town have\\ntwo-fifths of the five directors, and that the first and\\nsecond selectmen shall be ex-officio said directors,\\nwas adopted. The resolution, thus amended, passed.\\nSubsequently N. G. Ordway and William E. Chand-\\nler furnished a bond in the sum of four thousand dol-\\nlars to complete the mountain road, without expense\\nto the town beyond the appropriation of two thou-\\nsand dollars, and binding themselves to finish the\\nroad on or before the 1st day of June, 1874, to a\\npoint some eight rods below the summit of Mount\\nKearsarge, the selectmen for the town coming under\\nobligation to pay over the two thousand dollars on\\n1 these conditions.\\nWork was begun on the new road in the fall of\\n1873, and by June, 1874, the five miles were completed,\\nj a wide roadway being made from Hurricane Gate to\\nj the top of the mountain. July 4th of the same year\\nthe road was formally opened, a large crowd being\\npresent, and addresses being made by Hon. N. G.\\nOrdway, Hon. W. E. Chandler, Hon. M. W. Tappan,\\nRobert Thompson, Esq., and Hon. Walter Harriman.\\nIn 1876 there was a decisive change of political\\nopinion in the town. Warner had always been a\\nDemocratic town, and in some years had been the\\nbanner town of the Democracy in New Hampshire.\\nIn 1838 the town gave a majority of 311 votes for\\nIsaac Hill, which was the largest given him by\\nany town in the State. From the beginning of the\\ncentury the Democratic vote of the town had averaged\\n150 in excess of the opposite party, sometimes no\\nopposition being recorded. But after the formation\\nof the Republican party the Democratic majority\\nwas constantly reduced. In 1854, the vote for Gov-\\nernor was as follows For N. B. Baker, Democratic,\\n257; Jared Perkins, 75; James Bell, 24. In 1874\\nthe vote stood as follows James A. Weston, Demo-\\ncratic, 242; Luther McCutchins, 172. In 1875, Hiram\\nR. Roberts, Democratic, had 238 votes; Person C.\\nCheney, 202. In 1876, Person C. Cheney had 253\\nvotes Daniel Marcy, 222 giving the Republican\\ncandidate a majority of 31. For the first time in the\\nhistory of the town the Board of Selectmen was\\nRepublican, and one of the representatives to the\\nGeneral Court was also a Republican. In 1878 the\\nDemocrats regained the Board of Selectmen, and at\\nthe gubernatorial election Frank McKean, Demo-\\ncrat, received 247 votes, while Natt Head received\\n272 votes. Since then the Democrats have carried\\nall the town elections, though most of the biennial\\nelections have gone Republican by a small majority.\\nWarner being such a Democratic stronghold, it was\\nperfectly natural that her leading citizens should\\nplay prominent parts in the politics of the county\\nand the State. We wish to notice a few who in their\\nday and generation strutted upon the stage, acting\\na part at home and abroad that recalls the Scriptural\\nstatement, There were giants in those days.\\nOne of the most prominent men of the last century\\nwas Hon. James Flanders, who lived on Burnt Hill,\\nbetween the Clough and Bartlett places, the buildings\\nhaving long since been taken down. He was a native\\nof Danville, N. H., and came to Warner about the close\\nof the Revolutionary War. He was by occupation a\\nfarmer and cordwainer, but wa-s almost constantly in\\npublic life. He was repeatedly moderator of the town-\\nmeetings, was representative several years to the\\nGeneral Court, both of Warner alone and of the three\\nclassified towns\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Warner, Sutton and Fishersfield (now\\nNewbury). Beginning with 1794 and ending with\\n1803, he was Statc_Senator from his district every", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1117.jp2"}, "942": {"fulltext": "658\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nyear excepting 179il, when Colonel Henry Gerrish, of\\nBoscawen, was elected, and during all this time was\\na leading man in the councils of the State. His large\\nnatural abilities, his sound judgment, his talent as a\\nspeaker, gave him an influence much greater than\\nthat exercised by men of larger culture and educa-\\ntion.\\nThe man of the most commanding influence in\\ntown during the first of the present century was Hon.\\nHenry B. Chase, who came to Warner from Cornish,\\nN. H., in 1805, and practiced law at the Lower vil-\\nlage. He represented Warner several years in the\\nLegislature of the State, and in 1817 was the Speaker\\nof the House. He was the first postmaster of the\\ntown, and in 1823 was elected the first register of\\nProbate for Merrimack County, serving in that office\\nuntil 1840. His reputation as a sound lawyer was\\nsecond to none in the State. Mr. Chase died in 1854,\\naged seventy -seven years. Another of the giants\\nof that period was Hon. Benjamin Evans, son of Tap-\\npan Evans, one of the early proprietors of the town.\\nHe was born in Newburyport, Mass., but was, during\\nthe greater part of his life, a citizen of Warner.\\nHe was a man of the Benjamin Pierce stamp, and,\\nlike him, vviis a power in his own town and in the\\nState. He had great business capacity, and though his\\neducation was limited, his energy, penetration and\\nsound judgment were untiring and unerring. The\\ntown elected him its representative several times in\\n18. iO he was elected Senator in old District No. 8, and\\nin 183G and 1837 he was in the Council of Governor\\nHill. In 1838 he was solicited to run as Democratic\\ncandidate for Governor of the State, but because of\\nhis advanced age he refused the honor, at a time\\nwhen a nomination was practically an election.\\nFrom 1838 to 1843 he held the office of sheriff of\\nMerrimack County, resigning the same a few months\\nbefore his death. Hon. Reuben Porter, the son-in-\\nlaw of Squire Evans, was a man of influence in\\nhis day served as selectman in both Warner and\\nSutton (he resided at the latter place a few years)\\nwas representative from Sutton, and was elected Sena-\\ntor in District No. 8 in 1834 and 1835. Robert\\nThompson, Esq., has been a prominent man in the\\ncounty for many years, and Major Samuel Davis is\\na marked man in his party in the State.\\nThe era of greatest prosperity in Warner was un-\\ndoubtedly from 1820 to 1850. The town had reached\\nthe acme of its populousness at the beginning of this\\nperiod, and that enterprise and activity which make\\nthe pro.sperity of a municipality wasjust then begin-\\nning to operate in a large measure. There was more\\nwealth then in the town, although that fact is not\\nshown by the amount of valuation as recorded in the\\ntown-books. We must remember that one dollar in\\n1825 was certainly worth two at the present day.\\nThere were not so many horses in town in 1820 as\\nnow, but there was a greater number of o.xen, cows\\nand sheep. Farms were more productive. Every\\nfarmer raised his own corn, flour and hay. Tlurc\\nwas a greater number of useful industries. Every\\nbrook turned one or more water-wheels, and there\\nwere sixteen mills and factories on AVarner River and\\nits tributaries. More money was brought into the\\ntown than was carried out; the stores and taverns did\\na prosperous business, and everything was rushing.\\nThat was the age of style and aristocracy. The\\nvillage squire, physician, lawyer and minister lived\\nin a more expensive way than their neighbors. Their\\nhouses were statelier, they wore richer clothes, had\\nthe foremost seats in public places and were recog-\\nnized as beings of a superior order. These old patri-\\ncians, like Dr. Lyman, Hon. Henry B. Chase, Major\\nGeorge and Squire Evans, constituted a class by\\nthemselves. Their influence was great, and they\\npractically ruled the town. They expended liberally\\nof their means for the good of the town, and they set\\nthe tide a-flowing toward a better and more elegant\\nway of living. The first piano in town was brought\\nin by Mrs. Herman Foster in 1832. The first two\\nstoves, of the James patent, were introduced and\\nused by H. G. Harris, Esq., and Elliot C. Badger, in\\n1825. The first brass door-knocker was put on the\\nresidence of Rev. Jubilee Wellman, about the year\\n1830. A few of the best families used carpets as\\nearly as 1836.\\nOne of the causes which operated to develop\\nWarner industries and stimulate activity was the\\nbuilding of several new roads. Highways may be\\nconsidered as an excellent standard of civilization.\\nIn fact, there is no better physical sign or symbol by\\nwhich to understand an age or people than the road.\\nThe savage has no roads. His trails through the for-\\nest, where men on foot can move only in single file,\\nare marked by the blazmg of trees. In half-civilized\\nlands, where law is weak and society insecure,\\nwheeled vehicles are seldom seen, and roads are ob-\\nstructed, rather than opened. The strength and\\nenterprise of men are utilized in fortifying themselves\\nagainst the invasion of danger. Huge castles are\\nbuilt on inaccessible rocks, walled cities cover the\\nplain, and horses and mules ofl er the only means of\\ntransportation and communication, by which, along\\nrude bridle-paths, the traveler and the merchant are\\nconveyed from one country to another. It is only\\ncivilized art that constructs a royal highway or a\\nmagnificent railroad, and by these means offers con-\\nveyance for men and goods over rugged steeps and\\nalong frightful precipices by routes once deemed in-\\nsuperable. Roads are the ducts of trade, and com-\\nmerce is one of the pillars of a civilized State. No\\nnation can become great without intercourse with its\\nsurrounding States, and necessarily roads must be\\nbuilt. Something can be learned of the status of\\nsociety, of the culture of a people, of the enlJL htin-\\nment of a government, by visiting universitie^ and\\nlibraries, churches, palaces and the docks of trade\\nbut quite as much more by looking at the roads. For,", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1118.jp2"}, "943": {"fulltext": "659\\nif there is any material or art enterprise in a nation,\\nor any vitality to a government, it will alwaj s be in-\\ndicated by the highway, the type of civilized motion\\nand prosperity. All creative action, whether in\\ngovernment, industry, thought or religion, constructs t\\nroads.\\nPrior to 1820 aruer had no highway leading\\ndirectly west; consequently no great degree of travel I\\npassed through the town. Reposing in the deep\\nvalley, shut in almost on all sides by high hills, War-\\nner seemed to be cut adrift from the rest of the world.\\nIt was distant from all the great lines of travel, and,\\nin fact, the travel that might naturally have come to\\nthe town was diverted from it by those very lines.\\nThe turnpikes had been the exciting topic for several\\nyears, the craze in this State beginning in 1795 and\\nculminating twenty years afterwards. Fifty-three\\nturnpike companies were incorporated in this State,\\nand the enterprise wrought a revolution in public\\ntravel, relatively, nearly as great as that brought\\nabout by the railroad system between 1840 and 1850.\\nThe second New Hampshire turnpike road, which was\\nincorporated December 26, 1799, ran from Ciaremont\\nthrough Unity, Lempster, Washington, Marlow,\\nHillsborough, Antrim, Deering, Francestown, Lynde-\\nborough, New Boston, Mont Vernon and to Am-\\nherst. It was fifty miles in length, and took, of\\ncourse, all the travel that passed west and south of\\nour town. The following year the fourth New Hamp-\\nshire turnpike was incorporated and laid out. (The\\nthird New Hampshire turnpike road, running from\\nBellows Falls and Walpole, through Westmoreland,\\nSurry, Keeue and .Taffrey, towards Boston, was incor-\\nporated December 27, 1799.) This turnpike was at\\nthe north and east of Warner, and extended from\\nLebanon, through Enfield, Andover, Salisbury and\\nBoscawen, to the Merrimack River, thus opening the\\nmeans of communication between the two great river\\nvalleys.\\nIt will be seen that these two routes combined to\\nturn the public travel directly from Warner. The\\ncondition of affairs aroused the attention of certain of\\nthe enterprising business men of the town, and they\\ndevised a way to remedy it. The only road leading\\nany way west was the old Perrytown highway, laid\\nout in the early period of the settlement, which went\\nover Kimball s Hill (now Eaton Grange) to South\\nSutton and Sunapee and Ciaremont, and thence into\\nVermont. Just beyond Eaton Grange, at- what was\\ncalled the old Potash, a road branched ofl from the\\nPerrytown highway which led to North Sutton,\\nSpringfield, Hanover and White River Junction.\\nBoth of these roads were indirect and exceedingly\\nhilly, and consequently not very inviting to the\\ntraveler. A committee of the leading citizens of\\nWarner, Bradford and Fishersfield (now Newbury)\\nmet in consultation, and after a thorough examination\\nof the ground, decided to layout and construct a road\\nfrom the head of Sunapee Lake to Bradford, thus\\nopening a convenient route from Windsor, Vt.,\\nthrough the Sugar and Warner River valleys to\\nConcord. There was one obstacle in the way: the\\npeople of Fishersfield were so poor tliat they did not\\nfeel able to construct their part of the road. What\\nwas to be done? Warner necessarily would be bene-\\nfited more than any other town by this new road.\\nOur citizens saw this, and a number of them took hold\\nof the afl air of their own free .will, and without any\\nvote of the town or any help from the municipality.\\nSeveral of the most able and enterprising men, inclu-\\nding Benjamin Evans, Daniel Bean, Sr., and John E.\\nKelley, accordingly drove to Fishersfield, took their\\nfamilies and plenty of provisions, and boarding in an\\nold school-house, labored there for weeks, giving their\\nlabor and finding themselves. Before the autumn\\nof 1821 the road was completed.\\nThe result was all that its designers could wish. It\\nturned a portion of the travel which had formerly\\npassed around Warner on either side along this new\\nthoroughfare. It became a stage-route, connecting\\nWestern New Hampshire with Concord and Boston by\\nthe shortest and most easily accessible way. Travel\\npoured in abundantly, and Warner became a grand\\ncentre and halting-place for the caravans of people\\nand merchandise. During nearly a decade of years\\nthe travel was unchecked, and the individuals who\\nhad labored so hard and expended so liberally of time\\nand money found themselves amply recompensed\\nboth in the increased prosperity of the town and in\\ntheir own natural share of the general prosperity.\\nIn 1830 the adjacent town of Henniker on the\\nsouth went to road-building, and constructed a good\\nhighway from Bradford to Weare, thus devising a\\nnearer cut from the west to Nashua and Lowell on\\nthe south. This as effectually diverted the travel from\\nWarner as water would be turned from a barrel b.\\\\-\\nknocking out its head. Warner people did not, how-\\never, give up the battle, but went to work to tap the\\nchannel of travel from the west, higher up on the\\nConnecticut. To do this, it was necessary to construct\\na new highway through Sutton, New London and\\nSpringfield, to intercept the stream of travel that\\nnaturally poured along the fourth New Hampshire\\nturnpike. The road was laid out in 1831, a serpent s\\ntrail from Hanover, through Springfield, New London,\\nSutton, Waruer and Hopkinton, to Concord. The\\ntown of Hopkinton shortened the line by building\\nthe Bassett Mill road. Springfield and New London did\\ntheir part, but Pike s Ledge in Sutton was so formid-\\nable that the people of that town refused to take hold\\nof the enterprise. Again the spirit and the enterprise\\nof the citizens of Warner met and overcame the\\ndilemma. These citizens met the authorities of the\\ntown of Sutton, and gave a bond holding them to the\\nbuilding of two hundred and nine rods of their psirt\\nof the road, if the town would do the rest. So the\\nwork went on. The first ten rods were built by\\nHenry B. Chase, the second ten rods by Harrison G.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1119.jp2"}, "944": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nHarris. Benjamin Evans built forty rods, and his\\nson-in-law, Nathan S. Colby, built forty rods. Robert\\nTliompson built five rods. Levi Barlett four rods.\\nZebulon Davis two rods. Daniel Eunels two rods,\\nand Daniel and Stephen George constructed the road\\nover the formidable Pike s Ledge. The road was fin-\\nished that fall, and Robert Thompson, Esq., of Warner,\\nwas the first person to drive over it in a carriage.\\nA route was now established as the shortest and\\nmost feasible from the north and northwest to the\\ngrowing cities of Massachusetts but Warner was not\\nyet satisfied. To still further increase the tendency\\nof travel in this direction, it was determined to put on\\na flying stage-coach line which would carry passen-\\ngers from Hanover to Lowell in one day. Many said\\nit could not be done others thought differently.\\nNathan Walker, an old whip, subsequently the\\nsecond landlord of the Warner and Kearsarge Hotel,\\nmade one trip, going through in the time specified,\\nbut concluded he did not care for the job. The next\\nyear the route was purchased by Major Daniel George,\\nand his son Henry drove the stage for a number of\\nyears. Afterwards Moses E. Gould, of Bradford, took\\nthe reins, and continued the business until the open-\\ning of the Concord and Claremont Railroad in 1849.\\nThis stage-route was one of the best and most suc-\\ncessful lines in the country. It became the main\\nthoroughfare of travel from the Canadas to Boston, and\\nthe stream of business that poured along the road was\\nenormous. Every town along the route was benefited\\nby it. Stores sprung up and hotels were built, for\\nwhere there is travel and motion there must be life.\\nIn Warner alone there were eight licensed taverns\\ndoing business at one time. Those were busy, pros-\\nperous days.\\nPublic-Houses in Warner. Washington Irving,\\nin his ever-delightful Sketch-Book, tells the story\\nof his quest for the immortal Boar s Head Tavern,\\nEast Cheap, London, where Shakespeare made his\\nroystering crew to gather, Falstaff Prince Hal,\\nISardolpli, Dame Quickly, Ancient Pistol and their\\nmemorable confreres in the drunken bout and social\\nstrife. The history of the first inn or hostelry in\\nWarner would be nearly as interesting as the story of\\nthe Boar s Head told by this inimitable sketch-writer.\\nThe town had been settled four years when it was\\nbuilt. It was made of logs and combined the uses of\\na tavern and dwelling-house. Jacob Hoyt was the\\n]ilc:is:iiit HoiiilMcr of this early hostelry. In 1775\\nLaipllonl ll(i\\\\i .ri cted a frame house in place of the\\noiif of I.p^-,, nriil tliis, in turn, was displaced in the be-\\nginning of this century by a large two-story house,\\nwhich had all the appointments of a country hotel.\\nThe successors of Mr. Hoyt, as taverners at this place,\\nwere Dr. John Currier, Richard Pattee and William\\nCarter. The old stand was finally sold to Samuel\\nBrooks, who took down the sign and made it a private\\nresidence. It was removed about 1862, and not even\\nthe cellar remains to show the spot where the first\\ntravelers through Warner were hospitably enter-\\ntained.\\nThe first hotel was built at the Lower village the\\nsecond stood at the Centre. It was built by Captain\\nAsa Pattee, of Haverhill, Mass., who settled in War-\\nner directly after the close of the Revolution. It was\\nthe first frame house erected in that village. Captain\\nPattee sold the stand to Daniel Whitman, who kept\\nopen house here until after 1812. Captain Joseph\\nSmith purchased it for a private residence, and it has\\nbeen occupied since his day successively by Dr. Caleb\\nBuswell and Dr. Leonard Eaton. While the Lower\\nvillage was still the Centre of the town, another\\nhotel was opened at the opposite end from the old\\nHoyt tavern. It stood a little below the John Tewka-\\nbury place, on the opposite side of the highway, and\\nwas kept by John E. Kelley, a nephew of the first\\nminister. A store occupied one end. The whole\\nstand was burned January 16, 1828.\\nAt Waterloo stood the fourth house used as a\\ntavern in town. The leading family at this flourish-\\ning borough were the Beans. They owned the mills\\nthere and carried on a large farm. Daniel Bean, a\\nson of Nathaniel Bean, who was prominent as an\\nearly settler, built a commodious mansion about 18(U,\\nwhich was kept open for a tavern near a score and a\\nhalf of years. It is now occupied by a son of the\\nfounder, Dolphus S. Bean.\\nIn the fall of 1828, Major Daniel George, who had\\npurchased the timber procured to rebuild the Kelly\\nhouse, erected a building for a hotel at the lower end\\nof the North Lower village. This was kept by Major\\nGeorge for a number of years, and subsequently by\\nEbenezer Watson. This hotel and two or three ad-\\njoining buildings were destroyed by fire near the year\\n1846. Colonel Richard Straw, who lived in that sec-\\ntion of the town called Schoodach, was for many\\nyears one of the most prominent citizens of Warner,\\none of the largest land-holders, selectman for several\\nyears, colonel in the State militia, prosperous yeoman\\nand farmer, also kept a hotel, and was a licensed\\ntaverner. His large mansion-house and inn still\\nstands and is owned and occupied by John Jones.\\nAbout 1833, General Aquilla Davis, who had been\\noccupying the old family mansion at Davisville, erec-\\nted a stately brick residence on a fine site near his\\nformer home, where he spent the remainder of his\\ndays. His son, Nathaniel A. Davis, then converted\\nthe old family mansion into a hotel, which he kei)t\\nopen as long as the public travel required it. At\\npresent it is a private residence, the home of Mrs. N. A\\nDavis. At Dimond s Corner, Hiram Dimond, son of\\nIsrael, who was farmer, potter and store-keeper, also\\nkept a public-house. It is still standing, a large, old-\\nfashioned, red-painted structure, but the tavern sign\\nhas long since been taken in.\\nThe ninth tavern came into existence owing to\\nchanges of travel and the building of the road from\\nBradford to Henniker. On that road, one mile and a", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1120.jp2"}, "945": {"fulltext": "half from Bradford Pond, and iu the limits of Warner,\\nJoel Howe, somewhere about 1831 or 1832, built a\\ntavern, which he kept open until the opening of the\\nraihoad, in 1849. Most of these hotels did a lucrative\\nbusiness until the introduction of railroads and the\\nconsequent change of travel in this section.\\nThe tenth hotel had a longer and more eventful\\nhistory than any other in the town. It stood in the\\nCentre village, at the corner of Main Street and the\\nroad that leads to North village and the south part\\nof the town. The house was built by Nathan S. Col-\\nby, a prominent citizen, in 1832. It was a large, two-\\nstory buHding, with an ell and pleasant piazzas and\\nhall in the second story, which was often used by the\\npublic. It was a central stopping-place, and always\\nvery popular with the traveling public. The follow-\\ning is the list of gentlemen who have entertained the\\npublic at the Warner Kearsarge House since Mr. Col-\\nby s regime: Nathan Walker, Messrs. Nevins Bar-\\nbour, Joseph Ferrin, Dudley Bailey, George\\nCharles Eowell, Thomas Tucker, Geo. D. Chadwick,\\nP. B. Putney, Martin Bartlett, Fred. Smith, A. C.\\nCarroll, E. P. Hutchinson and T. B. Underbill. In\\n1875, Hon. N. G. Ordway purchased the property and\\nenlarged and remodeled it. Thursday morning, Jan-\\nuary 29, 1885, the house and its contents were de-\\nstroyed by fire. To-day the town is in the same con-\\ndition that it was in 1765, in having no public-house.\\nPlans are, however, maturing for the erection of a\\nfirst-class hotel on the site of the one recently destroyed.\\nWarner Village in 1825. Future generations\\nmay like to know how our main village looked and\\nwho were the dwellers therein sixty years ago. In\\nthis year of grace 1885 there are one hundred and\\nforty buildings in Warner main village, exclusive of\\nbarns iu 1825 there were just forty. Of those who were\\ninhabitants at that time, only four are living to-day,\\nnamely, Abel Waldron, Mrs. Abner Woodman, Mrs.\\nHarrison Robertson and Mrs. Ira Harvey. There\\nwere no public buildings then on the street, except\\nthe school-house no bank, no church, no post-office,\\nno hotel, no depot, and only one store. The Lower\\nvillage was still the principal place of business, and\\nthere all public interests centred.\\nBeginning at the lower end of the street, where\\nSchool District No. 13 commences, and where John\\nTewksbury now lives, resided Deacon David Heath,\\na prominent citizen and a deacon of the Congrega-\\ntional Church, which edifice stood a few rods below,\\non the same side of the road. The house this side,\\nafterwards occupied by Parson Wellman, and now\\nby Moses Johnson, was owned by Daniel Young, the\\nson of a Revolutionary soldier. Mrs. French s house,\\nat the corner, was the home of Widow Judith Hoj t\\nand her two daughters, one of whom went as a mission-\\nary to Honolulu. After this there was no house west-\\nerly for a quarter of a mile, until we arrive at what\\nis now the McAlpine house. Here lived Thomas\\nHaekett. Almost opposite, on the site of Hiram Pat-\\nten s house, stood a vine-covered cottage, the home of\\nAbraham Currier.\\nOn the site of the John Savory stand was a low, un-\\npainted dwelling, where a Mrs. Folsom lived. Abel\\nWaldron s house, on the opposite side of the way, re-\\nremains unchanged, the home sixty years ago of his\\nfather. Where Mrs. H. H. Harriman now re-\\nsides lived Captain Safford Watson, who had a wheel-\\nwright-shop near by, which was afterwards moved on\\nto School Street, the residence of Zebulon Currier.\\nJust beyond Captain Watson s, where the Kearsarge\\nHotel stood, lived Dudley Bailey. Ira Harvey s\\nhouse was then the residence of Isaac Annis, the\\nvillage blacksmith, whose shop stood under the\\nlarge elm-tree in front of where Louis Chase now lives.\\nGoing back, on the opposite side of the street, to\\nthe dwelling-house of Deacon J. W. Clement, we find\\nBenjamin Evans living there sixty years ago. The\\nlarge mansion that is now the residence of Oilman C.\\nGeorge was then occupied by Nathan S. Colby. Mr.\\nColby was a store-keeper, and his shop was just\\nabove his dwelling-house, the same building now used\\nby B. F. Heath. The Uptons lived where P. C.\\nWheeler resides, and Joseph True in the house Mrs.\\nH. D. Robertson occupies. The Dr. Eaton homestead\\nwas then owned and occupied by Dr. Caleb Buswell,\\nwho was at that time surgeon of the Fortieth Eeo-i-\\nment of New Hampshire militia.\\nUnion Block occupies the site where stood a long,\\nlow cottage, a part of which was remodeled into the\\nold post-office building, now the office of the Xear-\\nsarge Independent. Here lived Isaiah Fl antlers and\\nhis daughter, who was familiarly known as Aunt\\nAnna. In the broad hall which ran through the\\ncentre of the house the songs of the Osgoodites\\nmight have been heard every Sunday morning, for\\nUncle Isaiah was a devoted disciple of that sect.\\nMr. Flanders barn stood where Shepard Diniond now\\nlives. The Harris mansion, now owned by the Misses\\nHarris, has remained in the family all these long\\nyears. Harrison G. Harris was the owner sixty years\\nago, the lawyer of the place, and who had been select-\\nman the preceding year. In the George Upton\\nhouse, above, where Erastus Wilkins lived a number\\nof years, there lived Deacon Barrett, who carried on\\na large scythe-snath manufactory. Where the Arthur\\nThompson house stands on the hill was a small, un-\\npainted house belonging to Nathaniel Treadwell.\\nThe house now owned and occupied by Joseph Rogers\\nthen stood on the site of the Baptist parsonage and\\nwas the home of Josiah Colby.\\nMoses Colby lived at the place now owned by Hiram\\nBuswell, and Ezekiel Flanders lived where Jacob\\nRodney resides. Where Leonidas Harriman lives was\\nthe home of the Widow Pattee, and on the opposite\\nside of the street, in W. C. Johnston s house, lived\\nPaine Badger. James Bean, the father of Mrs. Ira\\nHarvey and Mrs. George Rowell, lived at the Uriah\\nPearson place. In the A. P. Davis house, now oc-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1121.jp2"}, "946": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MKlllUMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMI SHIIIE.\\ncupied l y Rev. Smith i orton, lived Ezra Buswell,\\nwho had a tannery by the brook just beyond.\\nEzekiel Evans owned the house now occupied by\\nS. T. Stanley, and Daniel Morrill lived somewhere\\nnear where hi.s grandson, Samuel, now resides. George\\nAjavory s house, the farthest on the plain, was then\\nowned by Jonathan Emerson.\\nOver the river, at the Robbins place, lived David\\nColby, the road to his place running nearly where\\nthe present Fair-Ground road is. Where the saw-\\njnill now stands stood a grist-mill, the owner, Stephen\\nBadger, residing in the little red house near by. The\\nroad running to it was across the land owned by W.\\nJohnson and through Pine Grove Cemetery, ter-\\nminating at the mill. The district school-house, a\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0wooden building, stood where the brick structure\\nnow is, and between it and A. D. Farnum s place\\nthere was but one dwelling-house, occupied by Ben-\\njamin Waldron, where P. M. Wheeler resides. Rich-\\nard Morrill, who lived at the Farnum place, owned a\\nsaw and irrist-raill on Willow Brook, somewhere near\\nwhere the Clark Brothers have their mill. On Denny\\nHill, at the old Floyd place, lived Capt Denny, and\\nwhere I lank Bartlett lives resided Simeon Sargent.\\nCHAPTER II\\nF.CCLKSIASTIUAL IIISTOKY.\\nCongregationalists. For more than half a cen-\\ntury the only active evangelical denomination in\\ntown was the Congregationalist (orthodox). The\\nhistory of this church begins with the history of the\\ntown.\\nOne of the conditions of the grant, as we have no-\\nticed, was that the grantees should, within the space\\nof three years from the time of their being admitted,\\nbuild and furnish a convenient meeting-house for\\nthe public worship of God and settle a learned or-\\nthodox minister. Before the actual settlement of a\\nminister the proprietors paid considerable sums for\\nthe maintenance of preaching in the town. The\\nearliest ministers who are known to have preached\\nin Warner are Timothy Walker and Nehemiah Ord-\\nway, Jr. The proprietors records contain mention\\nof sums |iaid them for their services in preaching in\\n1767, 1769 and 1770. In 1771, Rev. Robie Morrill, of\\nEpping, preached several Sabbaths and a little later\\na Mr. Farrington.\\nTimothy Walker was the son of Rev. Timothy\\nWalker, the first minister of Concord. Ha was a\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0This Mr. Wnldron was tho first man in Warnor to use a wood-\\nsaw. Robort Thompson bmught tho first wood-saws to town and sent\\nfor Mr. Waldron to come and saw wood. Ho replied that he knew\\nnothing about saws but on Squire Thompson agreeing to teach him\\nwas soon initiated into tho mysteries of wood-\\ngraduate of Harvard College, and being licensed to\\npreach in 1759, preached in several places a num-\\nber of years, but was never settled. He was prominent\\nafterwards in civil life: was councilor, chief justice\\nof the Court of Common Pleas, and several times\\nwas the candidate of the Democratic party for Gov-\\nernor of New Hamj)shirc.\\nNehemiah Ordway, Jr., was the son of Nehemiah\\nOrdway, of Amesbury, one of the proprietors ot\\nWarner. He graduated at Harvard in 1764, and af-\\nter his preaching in Warner was settled a number of\\nyears over the church at Middleton, N. H. Of the\\nother itinerants little is known.\\nThe Congregational Church was formally organized\\nFebruary 5, 1772, and Rev. William Kelley, the first\\nsettled minister, was ordained the same day. Mr.\\nKelley had been preaching in town since the first of\\n1771. He was born at Newbury, Mass., October 31\\n1744. He graduated at Harvard in 1767 studied di-\\nvinity with Rev. Henry True, of Hampstead, and\\nmarried Miss Lavinia Bayley, daughter of Rev. Ab-\\nner Bayley, of Salem, N. H. He belonged to the old\\nstyle of ministers, had the manners of a Chesterfield\\nand the theology of the moderate Calvinists. His\\nprayers and sermons are said to have been not so\\nwearisomely long as were most of that day. He was\\nthe pastor of his people no less than the minister of\\nhis church.\\nThe little church thus organized in the wilderness\\nwas weak in numbers and wealth. The covenant\\nwas signed and assented to by only eight of the cit-\\nizens, although there was a larger number of women.\\nEverybody, however, attended meeting, and each cit-\\nizen of the town paid a proportionate part of the tax\\nfor support of preaching, for church and State were\\nthen one. The church building was a rude, barn-like\\nstructure, with rough board benches for seats, and the\\npulpit was perched like a bird s nesthighupon thewall.\\nThe first two deacons of the church were Parmenas\\nWatson and Nehemiah Heath, who served the church\\nin this oftice, the first for a period of fifty-eight years,\\nthe latter forty-eight years.\\nMr. Kelley was continued in his pastorate until\\nMarch 11, 1801, when he was dismissed. He spent\\nthe remainder of his life in town, and was never set-\\ntled over any other church. He was elected the\\nmoderator of the church, and the people continually\\ngave proof of their afiection for their former pastor.\\nVery often he occupied his old pulpit Sundays, and\\nhe went down to his grave honored and revered.\\nAfter his dismissal the church was without a regular\\npastor for thirteen years. There had been dissension\\nin the church. It was divided and weakened by the\\nlocation of the meeting-house under the ledge, and\\nby other causes. The wounds were slowly healed by\\ntime.\\nIn June, 1814, Rev. John Woods, of Fitzwilliam.\\nwas settled over the church. He was a young man\\nof great intellectual strength, but lacked the courtly", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1122.jp2"}, "947": {"fulltext": "WARNER.\\nmanners of his predecessor. His jireudiing, how-\\never, stirred up the dry bones, and there was a won-\\nderful revival. A new church building was erected,\\nin 1819, by twenty-nine individuals of the society.\\nIt stood, first, a little west of the Lower village, but\\nwas removed to its present location at the Centre in\\n184. Mr. Woods was dismissed, at his own request.\\nFrom 1823 to 1827 the church was without a pas-\\ntor. Rev. Henry C. ^Vright preached about two\\nyears, and several others a few months. September,\\n1827, Rev. Jubilee Wellman was installed, remain-\\ning ten years, during which time the church was\\nstrong and prosperous. Mr. Wellman was followed\\nby Rev. Amos Blanchard, who was settled over the\\nchurch February, 1837. The Rev. Dr. Xathan Lord,\\npresident of Dartmouth College, preached the ser-\\nmon, and Mr. Wellman gave the charge to the pas-\\ntor. Mr. Blanchard remained over the church only\\ntwo years, accepting the pastorate of the church at\\nMcriden, X. H., in 1839, where he remained more\\nthan twenty-five years. The next pastor, Rev. James\\nW. Perkins, was installed March 4, 1840, and dis-\\nmissed in 1846. He was an earnest, laborious, effi-\\ncient pastor. Rev. Robert W. Fuller was settled\\nover the church from 1846 to 1850. He was a man\\nof strong will and active habits. The church flour-\\nished during his stay. In 1853, Rev. Harrison O.\\nHiiwland, who had been preaching for the society\\nmore than a year, was settled over the church. Mr.\\nHowlaud remained here until 1857, when Rev. Daniel\\nWarren was installed pastor. In 1863 he was dis-\\nmissed, and for three years the pulpit was .supplied\\nchiefly by Rev. Henry S. Huntington, of Norwich,\\nConn. In 1866, Mr. Huntington was settled over the\\nchurch. He resigned, in the fall of 1872, to accept\\nthe pastorate of a church at Galesburg, 111. The one\\nhundredth anniversary of its organization was cele-\\nlirated by the church in June, 1872.\\nRev. Matthew M. Gates immediately followed Mr.\\nHuntington as pastor of the church. He closed his\\nconnection, after four years of service, in 1876, since\\nwhich time there has been no settled pastor. The\\nfollowing are the names of those who h.ave preached\\nfor the church during periods of more than one year\\nRev. George A. Beckwith, Rev. George J. Pierce,\\nRev. George E. Foss, Rev. George W. Savory. Rev.\\nSmith Norton, the present pastor, commenced his\\nservices with the church April 1, 1885.\\nBaptists. In 1793 the religious affairs of Warner\\nwere considerably agitated. A large body of citizens\\nseparated themselves from the orthodox church and\\nestablished another religious society. The cause of\\nthe schism was a diversity of opinion regarding the\\nbaptism of infants, the separatists declaring them-\\nselves Anti-Pedobaptists. The new church began a\\nmeeting-house, but never finished it, and no settled\\nminister ever presided over the society. It gradually\\nweakened, and in a few years was practically extinct.\\nThe present Baptist Church was organized, in 1833,\\nby twenty-two citizens of the town, who built a\\nchurch building, and dedicated it in September ot\\nthat year. The dedicatory sermon was preached by\\nRev. Ira Person, of Newport. The first settled pastor\\nof this church was Rev. George VV. Cutting, a native\\nof Shoreham, Vt., wlio remained from January, 1835,\\nto September, 1848, when he accepted a call from the\\nBaptist Church in Lyme. He was a popular citizen\\nand an able preacher. Rev. John M. Chick, of\\nMaine, began his ministry over this church in 1840,\\nand continued his services until 1846, when Rev. J.\\nS. Herrick succeeded him, who remained five years.\\nThe fourth pastor. Rev. Lorenzo Sherwin, who began\\nhis labors with this church in February, 1852, was\\nobliged to resign his charge, the following year, on\\naccount of failing health.\\nIn April, 1853, Rev. N. J. Pinkham, of Dover, be-\\ngan to preach, and retained his connection with the\\nchurch until February, 1857. Rev. Henry Stetson\\nsucceeded him, and was the pastor from 1860 to 1864.\\nFrom 1865 to 1870, Rev. Albert Heald was over this\\nchurch, and from 1873 to 1881, Rev. William H.\\nWalker. Mr. Walker resigned in May, 1881, and in\\nthe fall of that year Rev. N. M. Williams, of Lowell,\\nwas installed as pastor, which position he continues\\nto hold. In 1883 the church had existed fifty years,\\nand on the 13th of September its semi-centennial\\ntook place.\\nAt times during the last eighty years there has\\nbeen an organization of Free- Will Baptists in town,\\nthough they never have had a church edifice nor a\\nsettled minister. For many years they used the old\\nschool-house of District No. 8 as a sanctuary, hav-\\ning regular preaching and observing the church\\nordinances in the building.\\nMethodists. This denomination at one time had\\nquite an organization in Warner. The church built\\na meeting-house at the Lower village somewhere\\nabout 1835, and maintained public worship until 1870,\\nsince which time it has not been regularly occupied.\\nRev. William Abbott, Rev. Charles Knott and Rev.\\nM. V. B. Knox were pastors of this church at various\\nperiods.\\nUniversalists. In 1844 a Universalist Church\\norganized in Warner, and a meeting-house was built.\\nRegular preaching was sustained during twenty\\nyears or more. Walter Harriman, Rev. J. F. Weth-\\nerell and Rev. Lemuel Willis occupied the pulpit the\\nlarger part of this time. The meeting-house was\\npurchased by N. G. Ordway in 1865, moved from its\\nold site and remodeled. The portion used as a\\nchurch is now Union Hall.\\nOsgoodites. The religious sect known by this name\\nfirst made themselves prominent about the year 1814.\\nThe founder was one Jacob Osgood, son of Philip\\nOsgood, one of the early settlers of the town. He\\nwas an enthusiast, a powerful singer and of much\\nskill in repartee. In the early part of this century", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1123.jp2"}, "948": {"fulltext": "664\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nhe took au active part with the Free- Will Baptists.\\nNaturally ambitious and headstrong, he was disposed\\nto be autocratic, and as some of his religious views\\nwere not strictly conservative, he was not approved\\nby them as a leader. He then opposed them, claim-\\ning special power from the Almighty, and announc-\\ning that he was a prophet, and could heal the sick,\\nand was a sort of vice-gerent. He was opposed to\\ngoing to law, performing military duty and sup-\\nporting preachers. For some time his followers in-\\ncreased about Mink Hill, the Gore, Sutton and\\nvicinity. There were also about thirty families in\\nCanterbury led by Josiah Haynes. During two or\\nthree years subsequent to 1830 the Osgoodites held\\ngreat revival meetings, one of which was on Kear-\\nsage Mountain. Their singing and peculiar service\\nattracted many hearers. The hymns sung by them\\nwere usually of their own composition. Songs,\\nprayers and exhortations were intermixed in their\\nservices without any regularity. Osgood s custom\\nwas to sit in his chair and preach, with two eyes\\nshut and one hand on the side of his face. He was a\\nvery large man physically, weighing over three hundred\\npounds. He died in 1844, and Nehemiah Ordway\\nand Charles H. Colby became the ruling elders.\\nThere are but few of the sect left. They were an\\nhonest, upright people in their dealings with others,\\nand sometimes dishonorably treated by the officers of\\nthe law.\\nThe following is a list of the names of the natives\\nof Warner who have gone out and taken a position\\nin the ministry Hosea Wheeler, son of Daniel\\nWheeler, graduated from Dartmouth in 1811, and be-\\ncame a minister in the Baptist denomination. Asa\\nPutney, son of Asa Putney, Sr., graduated at Amherst\\ninl81S,and became aCongregationalistminister. John\\nGould, son of John and grandson of Jonathan, one of\\nthe first settlers, was for a long time connected with the\\nMethodist denomination. Daniel Sawyer, son of Ed-\\nmund and grandson of Joseph, studied at Gilmanton\\nSeminary, and was settled over several Congrega-\\ntional societies. Reuben Kimball, son of Jeremiah\\nand grandson of Reuben, the first settler, studied at\\nGilmanton, and entered the Congregational minis-\\ntry. Mrs. Lois S. Johnson, daughter of John and\\nJudith Hoyt, educated herself for the work of a mis-\\nsionary, and went with her husband to the Sandwich\\nIslands about 1831. Richard Colby, son of Jonathan\\nColby, of the Congregational Church, went in 1830 as\\na missionary among the Western Indians. John\\nMorrill pursued his studies at Amherst College and\\nAudover Theological Seminary, and became a home\\nmissionary in the West. Joseph Sargent, son of Zcb-\\nulon, born in 181C, entered the ministry of the\\nUniversalist denomination, and during the war was\\nthe chaplain of a Vermont Regiment. Alvah Sar-\\ngent, brother to Joseph, is a minister in the Free-\\nwill Baptist denomination. Samuel Morrill, son of\\nDaniel and grandson of Zebulon, graduated at Dart-\\nmouth College in 1835, and died while a member of\\nBangor Seminary. James Madison Putney, son of\\nAmos and grandson of Asa, Sr., studied at Dart-\\nmouth and entered the Episcopal ministry. Isaac\\nD. Stewart, son of John Stewart and grandson of\\nDeacon Isaac Dalton, entered the ministry of the\\nFree- Will Baptist denomination in 1843. Marshall\\nG. Kimball, son of John Kimball and grandson of\\nDaniel Bean, Sr., studied -at Dartmouth and Cam-\\nbridge Divinity School, and entered the ministry of\\nthe Unitarian denomination in 1855. Elliot C. Cogs-\\nwell, son of Dr. Joseph Cogswell and grandson of\\nElliot Colby, entered the Congregational ministry\\nabout 1822. John C. Ager, son of Uriah, born in\\n1835, is settled over the New Jerusalem Church at\\nBrooklyn, N. Y. John George, son of Charles and\\ngrandson of Major Daniel, is in the ministry of the\\nFree- Will Baptist denomination. Rev. George \\\\V.\\nSavory, son of Cyrus Savory and grandson of Ben-\\njamin E. Harriman, was ordained in the Cougrega-\\ntionalist ministry, and is settled over the church at\\nStratham, N. H.\\nCHAPTER III.\\nVf ARS^Ji\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (Continued).\\nMILITARY HISTORY.\\nWarner did not participate in the old French\\nand Indian Wars, for the township was not then set-\\ntled. When the War of the Revolution commenced\\nshe was not behind her neighbors in patriotic ardor\\nand enterprise. Upon the first alarm at Lexington\\nand Concord ten of the citizens seized their arms and\\nhurried to the scene of action. Among these wen-\\nJames Palmer, John Palmer, Richard Bartlett, Jona-\\nthan Roby, Francis Davis and Wells Davis. These\\nmen were never organized into any regiment and\\nprobably returned home. The State allowed the tow-n\\nfor their services as follows Lexington ten men,\\n1775, \u00c2\u00a322 10s, which was about $7.50 to each man.\\nFive Warner men were in the battle of Bunker\\nHill, namely, William Lowell, Amos Floyd, Fran-\\ncis Davis, Wells Davis and Jonathan Roby. In the\\nsame year Richard Bartlett and Charles Barnard (the\\nlatter settled in Warner after the war) participated\\nin a skirmish with the British near New Brunswick.\\nROLL OF DANIEL FLOYK S f(nlp\\\\\\\\\\\\, rTr\\nDaniel Floyd, captain Thomas Ri- V i i n,,, i lim-\\ndyi-s, second lieutenant; Joseph Curriii, I i\\nAbner Watkins, Cliriatopher Flandii I I i i\\nDavid Annie, Ebenezer Eastman, Ezr;i II. I i- v ijn-\\ncis Davis, Jr., James Palmer, laajic flia-1 i i im\\nGould, Joseph Foster, Jonathan FifieM, .1 I i ih,\\nJohn Palmer, Moses Call, Moses Clement, n ui.m. 1 I ni,,i i:, l:, :,,n.l\\nGoodwin, Robert Gould, Stephen Edmunds, Samuel Tniriitinll, Th-iiias\\nAnnis, Wells Davis, Zebulon Davis, Theophilus Currier.\\nGone Into the Set vice.\\nJacob Waldvon. .lacob Tucker, Isaac Walker, David Gilmore, Dan-\\niel Young, Hubbard Carter, Mosos Clark, Paekey Pressy.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1124.jp2"}, "949": {"fulltext": "665\\nHo:.\\nAlarm-List Mm.\\nFlandere, Daniel Aniiis, Jr., Francis Davis,\\nA ver, .lonatllan Palmer, Jacob Uoyt, Nohomiah\\nI, William Kelley, Bei^amin Currier, Samuel\\n^iV,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 I lmvi s.iil von a return of mj- company according to your or-\\nders wee mustered, and Can not make out to Chuso any Serjants as yet\\nm for fire-arms wee have not got half enough, and where to get them\\nwee know not. Our men Saith they Cannot get guns for they are not in\\nthe Country and shall see you next week.\\nThis from you to serve,\\nDaniei. F1.0VI).\\nTo Major Chandler, in HopJcinton.\\nOf these men, Hubbard Carter enlisted for the war\\nand Isaac Walker, Paskey Pressey, Daniel Young and\\nJohn Palmer as militiamen. Three Warner men\\nAquilla Davis, Amos Floyd and Philip Rowell en-\\nlisted for a term of three years. At the expiration of\\nthe service of these men, William Lowell, Isaac Low-\\nlU, Stephen Colby and Ichabod Twilight, a mulatto,\\nwere enlisted to succeed them. During Burgoyne s\\ncampaign several of our citizens were in service at\\nBennington and Saratoga. Elliot Colby, Francis Da-\\nvis, John Palmer, Ezekiel Goodwin, Samuel Trum-\\nbull, Paskey Pressey, Robert Gould, Abner Watkiua\\nand perhaps others took the field at that time.\\nWe copy the following from Hammond s Town\\nPapers\\nsoldiebs deposition relative to back pat.\\nNovember ye 8, 1777.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Then Paskey Pressey, Ezekiel Goodwin,\\nSamuel Trumbul, Francis Davis, all of Warner, in the State of New\\nHampshire, in ye county of Hillsborough, yeomen, personally appeared,\\nand Being Duly Examined and Corshened made Solemn Oath that they\\nSarved as Soldiers in Capt. William Stillson Company, in Colo. Wyman s\\nEegiment, at Mount Independence in the year 177G, for five months, and\\nRec d ower Pay until the month of November, and never Rec d any Pay\\nfor said November, not by ower Selves nor orders, direct nor inderact,\\nand that they never Rec d any Travelling Money nor aney Sans Money\\nDuring Said Sarves Except ower Travelling Money from hom to said\\nMount Independence, which we rec d, and tharefore Prays that Honora-\\nble house of Representatives or Committee of Safety of Said State would\\nSaid Mouth Pay and the Remaining Part of ower travelling money and\\nSauB money.\\nExamined and sworn before me,\\nCoram Jeremiah Page, Justice of P tce.^\\nRETURN OF SOLDIER.S, 1780.\\nWarner, June the 30, 1780.\\nAgreeable to an act passed June the sixteenth, for raising Six hun-\\ndred Good, able-bodied men out f this State for to fill up the battalion\\nof this State in the Continental Army, in Compliance thereto, wee have\\nraised said men, which two was on proportion, as followeth Isaac\\nDalton, James Pressey.\\nThis is the return of Capt. Daniel Floyd\\nColo. Stickney, I am afraid Said men Cannot get ready .So Soon as is\\nrequired of them by reason of having my orders so late.\\nWarner, July the 8, 1780.\\nPersuant to orders Dated July the first for to raise five men out of\\njiy Company, andaccorrting to orders, I have proceeded, have rjiised four\\nmen for to joyn the armey at Amherst by the 12 Day of this month ae\\nfollows; John Palmer, Kathaniel Trumbull, Israel Rand, Simon Palmer.\\nI have alSo Draughted EbenEzar Eastman for to go to Haverhill, in\\nCoos, and ordered him to be at Concord by the tenth of this Instant to\\npass muster and then to proceed on to Coos, there to remain till further\\nDaniel Floyd.\\nColo. Thomas Stickney, in Conct\\n1 Money was furnished soldiers, sometimes, to purchase vegetables,\\nwhich was called by them sauce-money.\\nI ibeiu ziir ICastman was not the only Warner man\\nwho was raised for the defense of Coos. When, in\\nOctober, 1780, an eruption of British and Canadiiin\\nIndians swept over the eastern part of Vermont, plun-\\ndering and destroying the settlements. New Hampshire\\nwas alarmed for the safety of her own soil, and raised\\na volunteer force to proceed to the threatened locality.\\nWarner furnished fifteen men for the expedition, the\\ngreater number being old men and boys under age.\\nJacob Iloyt, mine host of the first hotel, was one of\\nthese volunteers. The names of the others are not\\nknown, an there are no rolls of these men in existence.\\nTheir term of service was short, for the invading army\\ntook the alarm and made a hasty retreat. They were\\nallowed by the State the sum of \u00c2\u00a312 17\u00c2\u00ab., or $2.02\\neach.\\nCERTIFICATE OF SIMON WARD S SERVICE.\\nThis may certify that Simon Ward has served the United States ii\\nCapt. Chase s Company, Second Now Hampshire Regiment, one year\\nbeing the time he engaged for. And is hereby discharged the service.\\nWest Point June 25, 1780.\\nCalku RoniNsoN, Caft. Commanding 2(1 .V. Segt.\\nWhom it concerns, civil or viilUary.\\nWabnek, Jan y 23 1789.\\nWe do hereby rehnquish all our right and title to any emolument\\nthat may be due to Simon Ward for doing a short turn of service in the\\nlate Ameriean army, for this town, of about nine or 12 months, in tho\\nBenjamin Sariient, l Sciectoien o/\\nRiciiAEn Barti.ett, J Warner.\\nWarner Soldiers in the War of 1812.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 There\\nwere two hundred and sixty men enrolled in the\\ntown in 1812 as capable of doing military duty. Of\\nthese, between eighty and ninety did service at one\\ntime or another during this second war with the\\nmother-country. The following is the muster\\nROLL OF CAPTAIN JOSEPH SMITH S COMPANY.\\nEnlisted February I, 1813, for one year.\\nJoseph Smith, captain Daniel George, flirst lieutenant James Bean,\\nsecond lieutenant Richard Patter, ensign Stephen George, sergeant\\nPhilip Osgood, sergeant; David Straw, sergeant Daniel i loyd, sergeant\\nBenjamin Evans, c.irporal Daniel Bean, corporal John Barnard, pro-\\nmoted to corporal t:, i: Till lu-iTioted to corporal Samuel Roby,\\npromoted to ci i| -il\\\\.r, musician; William Barnard\\nWalker, musiihin. l i i i l;,.bert Bailey, Timothy B.Chase,\\nTimothy Chanel i i i liarles Ci.lby, I liimni! Danfortb,\\nZadoc Dow, John |i. i h. i.-Im: ir, M.pli.M Katon,\\nMoses C. Eaton. I I i i i l I honusW.\\nStevens, Royal W. Stanley, Samuel G. Titcomb, Abraham Waldron,\\nPiumer Wheeler, Samuel Wheeler, James Wheeler, Ebenezer Woodbury,\\nHumphrey Bursiol, .John Smith, Ambrose 0. Sargent, .Tonathan Stevens,\\nprivates.\\nIn Captain Jonathan Bean s company of Salisbury\\nWarner had fifteen men, as follows\\nNicholas Evans, sergeant Joel B. Wheeler, corporal Isaiah S. Colby,\\nMariner Eastman, Joseph Goodwin, Seth Goodwin, John Goodwin, Na-\\nthaniel Hunt, David H. Kelley, James G. Ring, James H. Stevens,\\nStephen Sargent, Thomas Thurber, Abner S. Colby, Jacob Harvey, pri-\\nIn Captain Silas Call s company of Boscawen there\\nwere six Warner soldiers, who enlisted October 2,\\n1814, for forty days. They were Reuben Clough, en-\\nsign Christopher Sargent, musician Harden Seavey,", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1125.jp2"}, "950": {"fulltext": "666\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nsergeant; John Hall, Simeon Bartlett and Jacob\\nColby, privates. There were four Warner men in Cap-\\ntain Josiah Bellows company of Walpole, who were\\nenlisted September 26, 1814, for sixty days, namely:\\nDavid Harvey, Samuel Page, Benjamin Spalding\\nand Daniel Wheeler. Other Warner men served in\\nvarious companies. The following are their names\\n\\\\\\\\inthrop D. .^ger, sergeant-major in the regular army Daniel Pilin-\\nJjury, corporal Obadiah Whittaker, corporal Dudley Trumbull, Na-\\nthaniel Jones, Beiyamin C. Waldron, Joseph Burke, privates.\\nIn conformity to the suggestion of the Governor,\\nthe Legislature, December 22, 1812, passed an act\\nestablishing the pay of men detached, or to be de-\\nt.tched, including the pay from the general govern-\\nment, at the following rates Sergeant-major, $13 per\\nmouth quarterma.ster-sergeant, $13 per month prin-\\ncipal musician, $12 per month; sergeant, $12 per\\nmonth corporal, $11 per month private, $10 per\\nmonth and it was also provided that the towns that\\nhad paid, or should pay their detached soldiers extra\\npay to the amount paid by the general government,\\nshould be refunded by the State to the amount per\\nmonth for each soldier, as specified above.\\nThe citizen of Warner most prominent in this war\\nwas General Aquilla Davis, son of Captain Francis,\\nthe first representative, and a large mill-owner and\\nlumberman. In 1812 he raised the First Regiment\\nof New Hampshire Volunteers, enlisted for one\\nyear, and was chosen and commissioned its colonel.\\nThe law for raising volunteers having been re-\\npealed January 29, 1813, by Congress, the First New\\nHampshire Regiment of Volunteers was mostly trans-\\nferred to and formed the Forty-fifth Regiment of\\nUnited States Infantry, and Colonel Davis was com-\\nmissioned its lieutenant-colonel. It is related of\\nColonel Davis that, while stationed on an island in\\nLake Champlaiu, he mounted a battery of huge guns,\\nand kept the British at a respectful distance from the\\nshore by his formidable battery. The chagrin of the\\nBritish officers was not small when, too late to profit\\nby the knowledge, they discovered that the Yankee in\\ncommand had exercised his mechanical skill, and\\nhad improvised a battery of huge guns from pine logs,\\nhewn, fashioned and painted in imitation of the\\nreal article. General Davis retired after the war to\\nhis mills, and spent the rest of his life in his avocation.\\nHe died February 27, 1835, while on a journey to\\nSharon, Me., aged seventy-four years. He was\\nprominent in the old State militia, was lieutenant-\\ncolonel commandant of the Thirtieth Regiment from\\n1799 to 1807, and brigadier-general of the Fourth\\nBrigade, from 1807 to 1809.\\nThe first man to hold a military commission in\\nWarner was Francis Davis, father of General Aquilla,\\nwho was commissioned a captain by His Excellency,\\nJohn Wentvvorth, in 1778. The earliest military\\ntrainings iu town, were at the Parade, near the First\\nChurch. Here, in the last days before the Revolution,\\nCaptain Davis used to call together the Twenty-\\nsecond Company of Foot, in the Ninth Regiment of\\nmilitia. Here, for years and years, those liable to\\nmilitary duty were warned to appear armed and\\nequipped as the law directs. There were two train-\\nings, generally, each year, in May and in September.\\nThe militia laws of the State, passed in 1792 and\\nremodeled in 1808, remained the laws of the State,\\nwithout any very essential modification, nearly forty\\nyears; and perhaps our militia was never better organ-\\nized or in a more flourishing condition than for the\\ntwenty years succeeding the War of 1812-15. But\\ninnovation and change are natural laws. Forty years\\nof peace made men forgetful of that truth embodied\\nin our Bill of Rights, that a well-regulated militia is\\nthe proper, natural and sure defense of a State. Our\\nmilitia, by legislative enactment of July 5, 1851,\\nbecame a mere skeleton, and that existing only upon\\npaper. The days of the old-fashioned musters were\\nThe following is a partial list of general and field\\nofficers which Warner furnished the State militia from\\n1792 to 1851\\nBrigadier-General, Aquilla Davis Colonels, Richard Straw, Simeon\\nBartlett, Isaac Dalton, Jr., James M. Harriman, John C. Ela Lieuten-\\nant-Colonels, Hirum Dimond, Timothy D. Robertson, William G. Flan-\\nders, John A. Hardy, Calvin A. Davis, Bartlett Hardy Majors, Daniel\\nRunnels, Joseph B. Hoyt, William H. Ballard, Joseph Burke, Daniel\\nGeorge, Joseph S. Hoyt, Eliezar Emerson, Stephen K. Hoyt; Captains,\\nJacob Davis, Timothy Flanders, David Harriman, Nathaniel Flandere,\\nNicholas Evans, William Currier.\\nWarner in the Civil War. When the Rebellion\\nbroke out, in 1801, and New Hampshire raised a regi-\\nment to proceed to Washington, this town sent seven\\nmen who were mustered May 2, 18G1. This first regi-\\nment were three-months men, and were discharged\\nAugust 9th of the same year. Five of the Warner\\nmen enlisted again in other regiments. New Hamp-\\nshire raised, from first to last, seventeen regiments of\\ninfimtry, two battalions of cavalry, a regiment of\\nartillery and one of sharpshooters, embracing in all\\nthirty-four thousand five hundred men. Warner had\\nmen in most of these organizations. The whole number\\nfurnished by the town was two hundred, of which one\\nhundred and twenty-four were citizens and seventy-\\nsix were recruited abroad. Three Warner men were\\nmustered in the Second Regiment of New Hampshire\\nVolunteers, of three-years men one in the Fifth\\nRegiment; two in the Seventh Regiment; forty-six\\nin the Eleventh Regiment thirty-one iu the Sixteenth\\nRegiment, nine months; eight in the Eighteenth\\nRegiment, nine months; two in New Hampshire Bat-\\ntalion, First New England Cavalry six in the First\\nRegiment New Hampshire Volunteer Cavalry throe\\nin the First Regiment Heavy Artillery eleven men\\nin the First Regiment United States Sharpshooters\\nfour others served in various organizations out of the\\nState.\\nOf the citizens who held prominent positions in the\\nservice during the War of the Rebellion, was, first,\\nWalter Harriman, who was commissioned colonel of", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1126.jp2"}, "951": {"fulltext": "WARNER.\\nGOT\\nthe Eleventh Regiment August 26, 1862. He fought\\nwith his regiment in the battle of the Wiklerness,\\nand entered Petersburg in command of a brigade of\\nnine regiments. March 13, 1865, he was appointed\\nbrigadier-geueral by brevet, for gallant conduct\\nduring the war. General Harriman subsequently\\nwent into civil life, became Secretary of State, 1865 j\\nand 1866, and was elected Governor of the State in\\n1867 and 1868.\\nSamuel Davis, who served as major of the Six-\\nteenth New Hampshire Volunteers, was born in\\nBradford, but has been a citizen of Warner since\\nISoii. He was educated at the military academy at\\nWest Point, and in 1863 and 1854 he was in the\\nNorth Pacific Railroad exploration and survey, under\\nthe late General I. I. Stevens as engineer, and for\\none thousand miles had charge of the meteorological\\ndepartment. He studied law in the office of Hon.\\nHerman Foster, of Manchester, and is now engaged\\nin the practice at Warner.\\nDavid C. Harriman, a brother of General Walter,\\nboth sons of Benjamin E. Harriman, Esq., was com-\\nmissioned second lieutenant September 4, 1862 pro-\\nmoted to first lieutenant Febriiary 27, 1863 resigned\\nJuly 1, 1863 appointed first lieutenant of the Eigh-\\nteenth Regiment October 6, 1864; mustered out as\\ncaptain June 10, 1865. Charles Davis, .Jr., enlisted\\nas first sergeant September 2, 1862; promoted to\\nsecond lieutenant, and then to first appointed cap-\\ntain September 20, 1864. Philip C. Bean was com-\\nmissii mt-d steond lieutenant November 4, 1862.\\nManufacturing Interests. The inhabitants of\\nWarner are principally employed in farming, but\\nmanufacturing is an important and growing interest.\\nThe town is watered by Warner River, a pleasant\\nand rapid stream, which takes its rise in Sunapee\\nMountains and in Todd Pond, Newbury. From\\nNewbury it passes through Bradford and enters War-\\nner at the northwest corner; thence running in a\\nnortheasterly direction through the town, separating\\nit in nearly two equal parts, and uniting with the\\nontoocook River in Hopkinton. In its passage\\nthrough Warner it receives a considerable stream\\ncoming from Sutton. This river affords abundant\\nwater-power in its passage through the town, and\\nduring two or three miles of its course the water can\\nbe used over every thirty rods. At Melvin s Mills,\\nat Waterloo, and at Davisville there are excellent\\nprivileges, which have been utilized more or less\\nsince the first settlement of the town. More than a\\nhundred years ago there were saw and grist-mills at\\nWaterloo (Great Falls), and atone time since the little\\nborough could boast of a tannery, a clothing-mill, a\\ntrip-hammer and a paper-mill. The latter factory\\nwas in operation from 1816 to 1840, manufacturing\\nall grades of paper from the finest note to the coarsest\\nwrapping.\\nAt Melvin s there was also a saw and a grist-mill,\\na bedstead-factory, a chain-factory and a woolen\\ncloth factory, all of which did considerable business.\\nThe grist and saw-mill are still in operation, the\\nwoolen-factory was destroyed by fire, the others have\\ndiscontinued business. At Davisville there was an\\niron foundry, at which clock-weights, hand-irons and\\nlike articles were manufactured. Old iron was run\\nup and used for these purposes instead of ore. The\\nbusiness was discontinued about the year 1830.\\nThere was also a woolen-factory at the same place,\\nbut the cloth-mill was washed away by the great\\nfreshet of 1826.\\nNotwithstanding the decay and suspension of sev-\\neral manufactures, it is believed that the manufac-\\nturing which is done in town at present will equal, if\\nnot surpass, that of any previous period. The lead-\\ning manufacturing industry is probably at Davisville.\\nHere the Davis Brothers are engaged in the manu-\\nI facture of straw-board. The firm consists of Walter\\nS. Davis and Henry 0. Davis, grandsons of General\\nAquilla Davis. They began business in 187J, and at\\npresent employ about forty bauds. They manufac-\\nj ture some seven hundred tons of straw-board annually,\\namounting in value to seventy-five thousand dollars.\\nThe firm also own a grist-mill and a saw-mill, and\\nthis very year have commenced the manufacture of\\nboxes. Five hundred thousand feet of pine timber\\nis now lying in their yard for this purpose.\\nAt the Centre village the Merrimack Glove Com-\\nt pany has established a very thriving business. The\\ncompany procured, on favorable terms, the commo-\\n1 dious building near the freight and passenger depots\\nof the Concord and Claremont Railroad, which had\\nbeen erected by the defunct Boston Boot and Shoe\\nI Company, and established its business in the early\\npart of 1883. Late in the fall of the same year a\\nlarge tannery was erected in connection with the fac-\\ntory. During the year 1883 the factory was run\\neight months, turning out some twenty-five hundred\\ndozens of different kinds and qualities of buckskin\\ngloves, which were sold to the largest jobbing-houses\\nfrom Maine to California, giving perfect satisfaction\\nj and finding no superior in the market. The man-\\nagers, having perfect confidence in the success of\\ntheir enterprise, in 1884 increased the business more\\nthan one hundred per cent., and manufactured five\\nthousand, employing some thirty-five hands. The\\namount paid for help during the year was fifteen\\nthousand dollars. The company purchased, during\\nthe time, eighty-five thousand pounds of deer-skins\\nand the entire product of the factory, five thousand\\ndozen gloves and mittens, were sold to different par-\\nties throughout the country. A cash dividend of\\nsix per cent, was paid the stockholders January 1,\\n1885. The stockholders of the company are as fol-\\nlows: A. C. Carroll, W. H. H. Cowles, George Savory,\\n1 This was the same freshet that destroyed the Willey family at the\\nWhite Mountain Notch. All the bridges of Warner were carried off by\\nI the flood, and the crops on the lowlands were entirely destroyed. Av-\\ngust 2Sth is still remembered as the day of the Great Freshet.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1127.jp2"}, "952": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF .MERRIMACK COUxNTY, NEW HAMISIIIRE.\\nB. F. Heath, L. W. Chase, E. H. Carroll, Ira Har-\\nvey, J. R. Cogswell, R. S. Rogers and A. G. Marsh.\\nThe directors are A. C. Carroll, VV. H. H. Cowles,\\nGeorge Savory, L. N. Chase and K. H. Carroll.\\nThe Warner Glove Company, located on Depot\\nStreet, are doing a large and increasing business.\\nThe company employ about fifteen operatives, and\\ndo an annual business of ten thousand dollars. The\\nstockholders are A. P. Davis, P. C. Wheeler and H.\\nM. Gitfin. Another enterprising firm is that of\\nBartlett Brothers, who manufacture coarse and fine\\nexcelsior at Melvin s Mills. This firm began busi-\\nness in 1871. They have six thousand dollars in-\\nvested, and do a business amounting to seven thousand\\ndollars annually. Number of employes, seven.\\nAt Roby s Corner O. P. C. W. Redington are\\nengaged in the manufacture of hubs. They have a\\nlarge establishment, employing some ten or a dozen\\nmen, and do a business of fifteen thousand dollars\\nannually. The Ivearsarge Fruit Evaporating Com-\\npany have erected two large buildings at the centre\\nvillage, containing five evaporators of the capacity of\\nfive hundred bushels of apples per day. They em-\\nploy between fifty and sixty operatives during three\\nmonths of the year, and sometimes evaporate forty\\nthousand bushels of apples per year. Arthur Thomp-\\nson is general manager. The total value of manu-\\nfactured goods annually produced in town is not far\\nfrom four hundred thousand dollars.\\nAn article of this description would hardly be com-\\nplete without some allusion to the more interesting\\nfeatures of Warner. The main street is situated in\\na valley, through which flows the Warner River\\nwith graceful, sinuous curves, while on either side\\nthe hills rise grand and green and beautiful, towering\\nfar above the spires of the churches. There is not,\\nof a verity, a pleasanter or a more picturesque ham-\\nlet in the county of Merrimack. The streets are wide\\nand beautifully shaded by maple and elm. Neatness\\nand thrift characterize the whole surroundings. It\\nis only eight miles to the summit of Kearsarge Moun-\\ntain, which aftbrds some of the finest scenery in New\\nHampshire. Summer tourists have had their atten-\\ntion attracted by the fine scenery of the adjacent\\ncountry, and have visited the town in large numbers.\\nThe income from this class amounts to more than\\nthree thousand dollars.\\nWarner is famous for its picturescjue nooks and\\nrural drives. One of the most charming drives in\\nMerrimack County is on the road i rom Warner vil-\\nlage to Bradford. The distance is about nine miles,\\nfollowing the river valley and crossing the stream\\nseveral times. Three little hamlets are passed on the\\nroute, each dignified on the map as railroad-stations,\\nnamely: Waterloo, Roby s Corner and Melvin s Mills.\\nThe former contains some twenty or twenty-five\\nhouses, a saw-mill, depot, post-oflice and school-\\nhouse. Ex-Governor N. G. Ordway, of Dakota,\\nand ex-Secretary of State William E. Chandler have\\nvery fine summer-residences at this place. The name\\nWaterloo was bestowed upon this little riu al neigh-\\nborhood in honor of that great battle whose issue\\ndecided Napoleon s career forever. When the result\\nof that conflict was announced, most of the citizeii\\nwere collected at a mill-raising. The victory of tla-\\nAllies was pleasing to those few individuals, and one\\nin the excitement of the moment, broke a bottle of\\nrum (they drank liquor in those days), and chris-\\ntened the mill and the village with it, Waterloo.\\nThe name has stuck.\\nTwo miles beyond Waterloo is Roby s Corner sta-\\ntion, the residence of M. H. Roby and George C.\\nEastman. A beautiful scene lies here. A broad\\nintervale stretches to the south; green sloping pas-\\ntures are on the west, and the east and north are\\nbounded by high hills, covered with sombre pines\\nand gnarled oaks that have bid defiance to the storms\\nof years. Betvfeen Roby s and Melvin s Mills tliere\\nis a gorge of wonderful beauty and wild grandeur.\\nThe river, bound in by a narrow defile, dashes and\\nfoams and roars, so as to be heard many rods away.\\nSeveral dwelling-houses and a busy factory nestle\\nbelow in the valley, and the railroad, with its high\\ngrade and trestle-work over the river, carries the\\nsteaming iron horse high above the chimney-tops. It\\nis a wild and picturesque scene.\\nMelvin s Mills was so named after the Melvin\\nbrothers, who built a saw and grist-mill there as\\nearly as 1825. The Melvins were large, muscular\\nmen, and their feats of strength are still the wonder-\\ntales of many a rural neighborhood. To the genera-\\ntions that have passed away Melvin s Mills and the\\nCalico school-house were landmarks of particular in-\\nterest. Davisville, in the southeasterly part of the\\ntown, is a beautiful and busy little village. It has\\nthe finest water-power to be found on the Warner\\nRiver, and from the time the first mills were built\\nhere until the present time, it has been taken advan-\\ntage of in every possible way. Most of the manufac-\\nturing interests of the place are controlled by various\\nmembers of the Davis family, who have given their\\nname to the little hamlet which has grown up around\\nthis valuable water-power. There is a small store at\\nthe place, a post-ofiice and some fine farms in the\\nadjacent section.\\nNorth village, so called, is one of the pleasant\\nlittle neighborhoods of Warner. The name has been\\nin use during more than a hundred years. In the\\nearly days of the settlement there was quite a far-\\nmers village on the Gould road and over Waldron s\\nHill. Between Bartlett s Brook and Kiah Coraor,\\na dozen deserted building-sites can be counted where\\nfamilies once resided. These, with the buildings\\nthat still stand, made a lively, bustling street, the\\nfirst of the century. At the north of this line of\\ndwellings extended another cluster of farm-houses,\\ntaking in the Elliots, at the J. O. Barnard place, and\\nIsaac Dalton and his tannery, at the Levi O. Colby", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1128.jp2"}, "953": {"fulltext": "WARNER.\\n669\\nplace. The people ol the South road called this\\nsettlement of the North road the North village.\\nIt is not strictly a village or hamlet now, the houses\\nbeing too scattered to allow such a dignified appel-\\nlation, but within the radius of a mile are some twen-\\nty-live houses, jirincipally the homes of hard-work-\\ning and prosperous yeomen. The surface of the land\\nis uneven and somewhat rocky, but the soil is strong\\nand fertile and large crops are raised. A wild, dash-\\ning little stream, called Silver Brook, having its sources\\namong the eastern slopes of the Minks, flows down\\nthrough the valley and joins the Warner River near\\nRiver Bow Park. Along the banks of this rivulet\\nthe highway leads, lined on either side by the farm-\\nhouses, the shops and the ample barns of the rural\\npopulace. Graceful willows and birches, with here\\nand there a maple or an elm, throw their branches out\\non the breeze and make a grateful shade in the warm\\nsummer-time. A drive through this neighborhood\\non a still, hushed noon or at the sunset hour is per-\\nfectly enchanting and if one drives round by Kiah\\nCorner, he will view a scene that is not easily sur-\\npassed in New England. Another beautiful drive is\\nthrough the Kimball District. A view from Kelley\\nHill, looking to the north and west, at the sunset\\nhour, the whole Warner Valley, with the village in\\nthe foreground and Kearsarge Mountain standing as\\na si^ntinel in the background, is worth going miles\\nto see.\\n.Six ponds are within the limits of the township,\\nnamely Tom, Bear, Pleasant, Bagley s, Simmonds\\nand Day s. The largest of these is Tom Pond, or,\\nrather, as it is now called Lake Tom. This is a\\nbeautiful sheet of water half a mile long and a quar-\\nter of a mile wide. Its shores are attractive, its\\nwaters clear as crystal. During the last few years it\\nhas become quite a summer resort. A company has\\nerected a commodious pavilion on its western shore,\\nimproved the adjacent grounds and built a fleet of\\nboats for aquatic and piscatorial purposes. The pa-\\nvilion and grounds were formally opened and dedi-\\ncated on Julv 4, 18S4.\\nCHAPTER IV.\\nMEMORABLE EVENTS, N.VTIT.AL .4ND SOCIAL.\\nThe Old Meeting-House Fight.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The quarrel in\\nwhich Warner was involved over the question of the\\nlocation of the meeting-house, from 178.3 to 1790, was\\non which was fought out to the bitter end with intense\\nfeeling, and has probably never been equaled by\\nanvtliing which has occurred since in the history of\\nthe town.\\nPrior to 1819, when the State Legislature passed\\nthe -Toleration Act, bv which the building of\\nchurches and the support of preaching was divorced\\nfrom the State and the meeting-houses and the min-\\nisters were remanded to the support of those only of\\nthe citizens who were voluntarily disposed to give\\ntheir aid, it was binding on every tax-payer to con-\\ntribute his share, according to his means, to build\\nmeeting-houses and to pay the mini.ster 8 salary.\\nTherefore, it followed that every voter had a personal\\nand direct interest in churches and ministers.\\nIn our review of the evangelical history of the\\ntown we had something to say about the first church.\\nThis structure, which was built at the South Lower\\nvillage, was small and rude, and was in use only four\\nyears. In 1770 it was superseded by another of lar-\\nger proportions and superior architectural design,\\nerected on the same site. This, too, in process of\\ntime, became too small for the needs of the citizens,\\nand the question of a new one was agitated. Mean-\\nwhile the population had been increasing on the\\nnorth side of the river, and they, for reasons of the\\ngreater convenience to themselves, wished a meeting-\\nhouse built on their side of the river. The tr \\\\vn\\ncould support but one church, and as the peojile on\\nthe east side, for similar reasons, wished the new build-\\ning to be erected on the old site, a sharp controversy\\ngrew out of the matter. Innumerable town-meet-\\nings were held, and votes for and against a new house\\nand against changing the location were passed in al-\\nternate confusion for several years.\\nFinally, at a town-meeting held in May, 1788, the\\ntown voted both to build and not to build, and, in\\nhopes of a final adjustment of the vexed question,\\nvoted, according to the record, to petition the General\\nCourt for a committee to appoint a place where to set\\na meeting-house in this town. In June of that\\nsummer Benjamin Sargent and Richard Bartlett,\\ntwo of the selectmen, appeared before a committee of\\nthe Legislature with a formal petition, and the court\\naccordingly appointed a trustworthy committee to\\ndecide on the location of the meeting-house. This\\ncommittee was composed of Col. Ebenezer Webster,\\nof Salisbury; Robert Wallace, of Henniker; and Jo-\\nseph Wadleigh, of Sutton and their report was as\\nfollows\\nThe committee, Laving attended to the business referred to, and after\\nviewing the greater part of the town, with tlie situation of the inhab-\\nitants thereof, agree to report as tlieir opinion tliat tlie spot of ground\\nwhere the old meeting-house now stands is tlie niosl suitable place to set\\nthe new meeting-house on.\\nWarner, Sept. 12. 1788.\\nThis did not, however, end the fight, for at a meet-\\ning in October and at another in November the town\\nrepudiated the decision of the committee and voted\\nnot to build on that site. At last, April 25, 1789, it\\nwas voted to build between Ensign Joseph Currier s\\nand Mr. Isaac Chase s, on the north side of the road,\\nunder the ledge, at the northwest end of what is\\nnow the Lower village. A building committee was\\nappointed at the same time, consisting of Joseph\\nSawyer, Tappan Evans, Richard Straw, Jacob Wal-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1129.jp2"}, "954": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\n(Iron, Benjamin Sargent, Reuben Kiniljall and Wil-\\nliam Morrill.\\nIn the face of a protest of forty-six of the promi-\\nnent men of the town, headed by Aquilla Davis, the\\ncommittee proceeded about their work, and before\\nthe end of the summer erected a church, which was\\ncalled The Hou.se under the Ledge. But this did\\nnot soothe the spirit of discord, and the evil results\\nof this division lasted for some time, as is shown by\\nthe vote, which was passed at the November town\\nelection not to meet in the new house, and that\\npreaching should not occur there. There was even\\nan effort on the part of some to get a vote to move\\nthe house over to the south side of the river. Oppo-\\nsition, however, gradually died away, and in August,\\n1790, it was Voted That Mr. Kelley should preach in\\nthe new meeting-house for the future, and the inhab-\\nitants meet there for public worship. In March of\\nthe next year a vote was passed to take down the old\\nmeeting-house and appropriate the stuff towards\\nfencing the burying-ground.\\nA Day of Terror.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The 19th of January, 1810,\\nwas, in the central part of New Hampshire at least,\\na day of terror, one never to be forgotten in the an-\\nnals of the hill towns of this beautiful State.\\nThe afternoon of the ISth was unusually warm and\\nmild the thermometer indicated forty-three degrees,\\nor eleven degrees above freezing. Before light the\\nnext morning a winter hurricane was sweeping over\\nthe mountains, hills, plains and valleys, snapping off\\ngood-sized pine-trees, in its extended path, as if they\\nwere but fragile reeds. Great oaks were twisted by\\nthe force of the wind like withes in the hands of a\\ngiant. Barns were swept to ruin, and sheds of lighter\\nconstruction were carried away by the storm of wind\\nlike chaff. This horrible blizzard continued during\\nnearly a whole day. Nearly all the while the air was\\nfilled with fine, hail-like particles of snow, caught up\\nby the gale, so that it was impossible to see more than\\na few rods away. To add to the gloom of the occa-\\nsion and its deathly danger, the mercury of the ther-\\nmometer sank, in the sixteen hours following the\\nprevious day s thaw, to twenty-five degrees below zero.\\nThe mercury runs as low every winter as it did that\\nday, but mortal man has never known a severer day\\nin this New England. Thousands of fowl were\\nblown away and never seen by their owners again\\nrabbits, partridges and crows were frozen in the\\nthickest woods young cattle were frozen solid as they\\nhuddled together in the half-open barn-yard sheds,\\nsome of which withstood the force of the wind\\nmany cattle perished where they were tied in their\\nstalls.\\nThe heavens roared like the sea in a cyclone.\\nBranches of trees, hay from demolished barns, loos-\\nened clapboards and shingles from such houses as\\nhad great oaken frames and immense chimneys to\\nhold the structures in place, rose in the air and\\nmingled together in terrifying confusion. The loss\\nof live stock and buildings in Merrimack County\\naggregated scores of thousands of dollars. The\\ncold Friday was known and is remembered\\nthroughout the New England States.\\nA Year without a Summer.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The year 1816 is\\nknown among the few old men who remember it as\\nthe year without a summer. In every month there\\nwas a severe frost, and the greater part of the crops\\nwere substantially destroyed. There are old farmers\\nliving in Warner who remember it well. It was\\noften referred to as eighteen hundred and starve to\\ndeath. January was mild, as was also February,\\nwith the exception of a few days. The greater part\\nof March was cold and boisterous. April opened\\nwarm, but grew colder as it advanced, ending witli\\nsnow and ice and winter cold. In May ice formid\\nhalf an inch thick, buds and flowers were killed and\\ncorn frozen. Frost, ice and snow were common in\\nJune. On inauguration day, in June, there was snow\\nto the depth of four inches on a level in Warner in\\nMaine the snow was ten inches deep. Almost every\\ngreen thing was killed, and the fruit was nearly all\\ndestroyed. July was accompanied with frost and ice.\\nOn the 5th ice was formed of the thickness of win-\\ndow-glass in New York and all the New England\\nStates. In August ice formed half an inch thick. A\\ncold northern wind prevailed nearly all summer.\\nCorn was so damaged that a great deal was cut and\\ndried for fodder. Very little ripened in New Hamp-\\nshire, and even in the Middle States the crop was\\nsmall. Farmers were obliged to pay four dollars, and\\neven five dollars, a bushel for corn of 1815 harvest\\nfor seed for the next spring s planting. The first\\ntwo weeks of September were mild the rest of the\\nmonth was cold, with frost, and ice formed a quarter\\nof an inch thick. October was more than usually\\ncold, with frost and ice. November was cold and\\nblustering, with snow enough for good sleighing.\\nDecember was quite mild and comfortable.\\nThe Tornado of 1821.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Warner has not often been\\nvisited by great and noteworthy disasters, either\\nnatural or otherwise. The great whirlwind or tor-\\nnado of 1821 was the most terrible of the kind that\\never visited this section. Many of the older inhabit-\\nants of the town still remember the catastrophe,\\nand the path of the tempest is visible in several\\nplaces after the passage of more than sixty years.\\nThe month of September, 1821, according to the\\ntestimony of those who were living at the time, was\\neminently a season of uncommon storms and tem-\\npests. But the most of them, severe as they were,\\nproduced little injury in comparison with the whirl-\\nwind of the 9th of the same month. The tornado is\\nsaid to have commenced near Lake Champlain, gath-\\nering in violence as it went along. It passed over\\nLake Sunapee and through a portion of New Lon-\\ndon and Sutton, and entered that part of Warner\\ncalled the Gore not far from the base of Kearsarge\\nMountain. The tempest carried away the barn of", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1130.jp2"}, "955": {"fulltext": "WARNER.\\n671\\nVVilliaua Harwood, injured the houses of M. F. Good-\\nwin, J. Ferrin and Abner Watkins, completely de-\\nstroying Ferrin s barn and unroofing Watkins\\nNext in the path of the wind stood tlie dwelling of\\nDaniel Savory. Apprehending a storm, Samuel Sa-\\nvory, aged seventy-two, the father of the proprietor,\\nwho was himself absent, went up stairs to fasten a\\nwindow that was open. The women went to assist\\nliim, but all were too late. The tornado seized the\\nhouse in its giant grip, lifted it and whirled it around,\\nburying six of the family in its ruins. The body\\nof the aged Samuel Savory was found six rods away,\\nhis brains dashed out against a stone. Elizabeth, his\\nwife, was badly injured by the falling timbers. Mary,\\ntlie wife of Daniel Savory, was severely bruised, and\\nan infant that she had in her arms was killed. The\\nothers escaped with slight wounds.\\nThe house of Robert Savory was also demolished.\\nThe family, consisting of eight persons, were all\\nwounded, but not seriously. John Palmer, who lived\\nhalf a mile away, saw the cloud coming, in shape, as he\\nrepresented it, like an inverted funnel, the air filled\\nwith leaves, limbs of trees and pieces of timber. Before\\nlie could enter to give an alarm, the house came down\\nover his head. Mrs. Palmer was considerably hurt,\\nbut the rest of the family were not sensibly injured.\\nBetween Savory s and Palmer s the wind tore up\\neverything in its course. Whole acres of corn and\\ngrain were swept off clean, trees were uprooted, stones\\nhalf-buried in the earth were overturned one stone\\nweighing six hundred pounds was moved several\\nfeet.\\nFrom this place the tornado passed two and a half\\nmiles, sweeping away the buildings of Peter Flan-\\nders, killing a Miss Anna Richardson and injuring\\nthe infant child of Mrs. Flanders so severely that for\\nseveral days her life was despaired of. Mr. and Mrs.\\nFlanders testified that no sound of wind was heard,\\nalthough some might have observed the cloud, until\\nthe crash of the building took place, and then all\\nwas over in an instant.\\nThe buildings of Deacon Joseph True, in the cor-\\nner of Salisbury, were next swept away. The whole\\nfamily was buried in the ruins. Mr. True was saved\\nby a huge timber, which fell endways into the\\nground, within two feet of the place where he stood,\\nand the other timbers falling upon that one pro-\\ntected him from injury. By almost superhuman\\nexertions he dug Mrs. True and four children out\\nfrom beneath the bricks, where they were actually\\nburied more than a foot. The oven had just been\\nheated, and the bricks were so hot that in removing\\nthem from his children the deacon burned his fin-\\ngers to the bone. Mrs. True was badly hurt. The\\nyoungest child, an infant, seven weeks old, was\\nfound at the distance of one hundred feet under the\\nbottom of a sleigh, the top of which could not be\\nfound. After this the tornado passed into Warner\\nagain, tearing down a barn and passing over a pond.\\nthe waters of which were drawn up in its centre, ami\\nfinally terminated its ravages in this quarter in the\\nwoods bordering on what is now Webster.\\nLafayette s Visit.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 In 1825 the Marquis of Jvafay-\\nette made his famous journey through the United\\nStates. In the course of fourteen months he trav-\\nersed the whole country, visiting every State in the\\nUnion and all the leading cities, and was received\\neverywhere with sincere tokens of reverence and affec-\\ntion. June 22, 1820, he was at Concord, where\\na grand reception was given him. Among the mili-\\ntary companies of the State that were in attendance\\nat that time was the Warner Light Infantry, under\\nthe command of Captain William Currier. Monday,\\nthe 27th of June, the Marquis proceeded westward to\\nVermont, going through Warner. When he rcacheil\\nthe Warner line an escort of our citizens met him, and\\nDr. Moses Long made an address of welcome. The\\nparty then marched in a formal procession to Captain\\nKelley s tavern, where the old veteran alighted from\\nhis carriage and was conducted to the church near at\\nhand. It was now noon, and, in front of the church,\\non the level green, stood a long table spread with\\nchoice refreshments. The general partook lightly of\\nthese, being waited upon by several of the beautiful\\nyoung ladies of the village. One, who remembered\\nhow he looked at this time, says that his appearance\\nsurprised every one. He presented a fine, portly fig-\\nure, nearly six feet high, and his weight of years was\\nlightly worn, his only apparent infirmity being a\\nslight lameness resulting from his old wound at\\nBrandywine.\\nAfter the collation was served, and Lafayette had\\nshaken hands with every man, woman and child, the\\ndistinguished visitor remounted his carriage and con-\\ntinued his way through Warner, the old and young\\nthronging the door-yards to catch a glimpse of the\\ngreat man s face. As he passed out of sight the old\\nbrass cannon was fired repeatedly, awaking the echoes\\nof the hills around him. And so the Nation s guest\\npassed from Warner.\\nCitizens of Note. Warner has raised her share of\\nnoted characters. Near the northeastern border of\\nthe town still stands the birth-place and early home\\nof ex-Governor Ezekiel Straw. At the opposite ex-\\ntremity of the town are the ruins of the old home-\\nstead where ex-Governor Walter Harriman was bom\\nand brought up. Half-way between these extrem-\\nities, and under the very shadows of the Minks, was\\nthe early home of ex-Governor N. G. Ordway.\\nHon. John Pillsbury, ex-Governor of Minnesota,\\nspent a part of his boyhood here, and his brother,\\nHon. George A. Pillsbury, mayor of Minneapolis, was\\nonce a trader in the store now occupied by B. F. Heath\\nMore extended notices will be found of these men in an-\\nother portion of this volume.\\nA short distance from the road leading from War-\\nner to Honniker is an old ruined cellar, all that now\\nremains of what was once the habitation of Prince", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1131.jp2"}, "956": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nHastings. Prince was a negro, who, for many years,\\nlived in the Warner woods, enjoying a local reputa-\\ntion not below that of many better men. Yet Prince\\nwa.s no ninny. He was a great jokist, and could sing\\nsongs and play on the bones. Many stories are re-\\nlated of him, but none, perhaps, better than the one\\ntold of his being discovered in the mill stealing meal,\\nwhen he explained, It is not I it s Tony Clark.\\nTony, or Anthony Clark, was auother negro, who was\\nquite a character fifty or sixty years ago. He was a\\nfiddler and dancing-master, and probably did more to-\\nwards instructing the young folks in the arts and\\ngraces of politeness than any other man of his day or\\ngeneration. He was born a slave, served in the Rev-\\nolutionary army, was a waiter for several years to\\nGeneral Washington, and finally was manumitted\\nand came to Warner to live. Prince Hastings was\\nborn free, and, consequently, always regarded Tony\\nwith contempt. So, when caught in the flagrant\\ndereliction before alluded to, it was natural that he\\nshould charge the deed to his rival, though the man-\\nner in which he did it did not materially serve to ex-\\nculpate himself Prince died in 1846 at or about,\\nthe age of seventy-five. Tony Clark also lived to a\\ngreat age, dying in 1854, aged one hundred and four\\nyears. In honor of his Revolutionary service, they\\ngave him a military funeral, which was a splendid\\naffair.\\nIn 1876 (centennial year) a little excitement arose\\nover the matter of changing the town s name from\\nWarner to Georgetown. A petition, backed by the\\nnames and influence of a number of the prominent\\ncitizens, was presented to the General Court for this\\npurpose. But a counter petition, containing the names\\nof three-quartere of the citizens of the town, several of\\nwhom had signed the first, was also presented, and,\\nafter a protracted discussion by the representatives of\\nboth parties, the committee decided not to change the\\nname; so Warner it is to-day, bearing the noble cog-\\nnomen of the patrician councilor whose very name\\nrecalls all that wealth and ease and almost baronial\\ngreatness that is associated with the great crown o8i-\\ncers of colonial times.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nc;exer.\\\\I; wat.ter HARiii r.\\\\s.\\nThe name of no New Hampshire man of the pres\\nent generation is more broadly known than that of\\nWalter Harriman. His distinguished services to the\\nState, both in the Legislature and in the executive\\nchair, his honorable service as an ofiicer of the Union\\narmy, the important trusts he held at the hands of\\none and another of our national administrations, and\\nI From a sketch by Rev. S. C. Boano, witb s\\nnot least, his brilliant gifts as an orator, which made\\nhim always welcome to the lyceum platform, and\\ncaused him to be widely and eagerly sought for in\\nevery important election campaign for many years,\\ncombined to make him one of the most conspicuous\\nmen in our commonwealth.\\nThe Harriman family is of English origin.\\nRev. Ezekiel Rogers, a man of eminence in the\\nchurch, was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1590.\\nHe graduated at the University of Cambridge in\\n1610. Becoming a dissenter from the Church of\\nEngland, after twenty-five years of faithful service,\\nhis ministerial functions were suspended. He says\\nof himself, For refusing to read that accursed book\\nthat allowed sports on God s holy Sabbath, I was sus-\\npended, and by it and other sad signs driven, with\\nmany of my hearers, into New England. This\\nstanch Puritan arrived on- these shores in 1638. In\\nhis devoted flock there was an orphan lad, sixteen\\nyears of age, named Leonard Harriman, and from\\nthis youthful adventurer the subject of this sketch\\ndescended, being of the seventh generation.\\nRogers selected for his colony an unoccupied tract\\nof country between Salem and Newburyport, Mass.,\\nto which he gave the name of Rowley, that being\\nthe name of the parish in Yorkshire to which he had\\nlong ministered.\\nThe oldest son of Leonard Harriman was massa-\\ncred, with ninety of his comrades,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the flower of\\nEssex County, in King Philip s War, September\\n18, 1675, at Bloody Brook. The great-grandfather of\\nWalter Harriman saw eight years of hard service in\\nthe French and Revolutionary Wars. His grand-\\nfather settled in the wilds of Warner, N. H., at the\\nfoot of the Mink Hills, but lost his life by an acci-\\ndent at the early age of twenty-eight. His father,\\nthe late Benjamin E. Harriman, was a man of\\ncharacter and influence through an honorable life.\\nHe reared a large family at the ancestral home in\\nWarner, where the subject of this sketch, being a\\nthird son, was born, April 8, 1817.\\nMuscle and intellect and the heroic virtues can\\nhave no better nursery than the rugged farm-life of\\nNew England, and the Warner homestead was a\\nchallenge and stimulus to the qualities that were\\nneeded in the future man of affairs. This child of\\ntl\\\\e third generation that had occupied the same home\\nand tilled the same soil grew up with a stalwart\\nphysical organization and a fine loyalty to his native\\ntown, a deep interest in its rude history and tradi-\\ntions, and a sympathy with the common people,\\nwhich, in turn, made him a favorite with all. To\\nhim there was no spot to be compared with his birth-\\nplace, and there were no people so interestiuL and\\nendeared as his old neighbors in the rugged hill-town.\\nA few years before his death he wrote a History of\\nWarner, which is regarded as one of the most syste-\\nmatic, comprehensive and generally interesting works\\nof the kind yet given to the public in the State.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1132.jp2"}, "957": {"fulltext": "WARNER.\\n673\\nHis schooling was obtained at tlie Harriraan dis-\\ntrict school and at the academy in the adjoining town\\nof Hopkinton.\\nWhen hardly more than a boy, he made a success-\\nful trial of the excellent self-discipline of school-\\nteaching, and at different times taught in New\\nHampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and New Jersey.\\nWhile in the latter State, at the age of twenty-two,\\nhe became deeply interested in the principles of\\nLiberal Christianity (the form of religious faith to\\nwhich he always held), and occasionally wrote ser-\\nmons, which were well received from the pulpit, and\\nsome of which found their way into print. It was\\ncertain, from his early youth, that nature designed\\nhim for a public speaker, the rare oratorical gifts\\nwhich afterwards distinguished him having shown\\nthemselves gradually and prophetically in the district\\nschool-house and the village academy. This tenta-\\ntive experience iu preaching, undertaken of his own\\nmotion and without conferring with flesh and blood,\\nresulted in his settlement, in 1841, over the Univer-\\nsalist Church in Harvard, Mass., where he remained\\nin active service four years. Returning now to\\nWarner, and soon leaving the pulpit altogether, he\\nbecame the senior partner in trade with John S.\\nPillsburj% late Governor of Minnesota, probably the\\nonly instance in our history where two young busi-\\nness partners in a retired country town have after-\\nwards become the chief executives of different States.\\nIn 1849, Mr. Harrimau was elected by his towns-\\nmen to the New Hampshire House of Representa-\\ntives, where he almost immediately became promi-\\nnent as a leader in debate on the Democratic side.\\nOf his record as a party man little needs to be said,\\nexcept that from first to last, and whatever his affilia-\\ntions, he displayed great independence in espousing\\nmeasures and principles which commended them-\\nselves to his judgment and conscience, even when it\\njmt him in a minority with his political associates.\\nIn his first legislative term, on the (juestion of com-\\nmuting the death sentence of a woman who was sen-\\ntenced to be hung for murder, he not only advocated\\nsuch commutation, but was a leader in the movement\\nfor the abolition of capital punishment altogether, to\\nwhich purpose he always stood committed. In the\\nLegislature of 1850 he was the leading advocate of\\nthe Homestead Exemption Law. at which time a reso-\\nlution was adopted submitting the question to the\\npeople. The voters of the State gave their approval\\nat the next March election, and in the following\\nJune the act was consummated. No Legislature has\\ndared to repeal it, and the foresight and courage of\\nits authors and earliest advocates have been so\\napproved by thirty years of experience that it is\\ndoubtful if a single citizen can be found to-day who\\nwould desire to undo their work.\\nIt was no accident or trifling smartness that could\\ngive a man prominence in those two Legislatures of\\na third of a century ago. Among the men of marked\\nability, now deceased, who held seats in those years\\nwere Horton D. Walker, Samuel H. Ayer, Lemuel\\nN. Pattee, Edmund Parker, Samuel Lee, John Pres-\\nton, William Haile, Richard Jenness, William P.\\nWeeks, Thomas E. Sawyer, W. PI. Y. Hackett, Na-\\nthaniel B. Baker, Charles F. Gove, Thomas M. Ed-\\nwards, Josiah Quincy and scores of others, now living,\\nof equal merit. In this galaxy of brilliant minds it\\nis no exaggeration to say that, young as he was, Mr.\\nHarriman was an honored peer in legislative duty\\nand debate. Besides the two years named he repre-\\nrented Warner again in the House in 1858, when he\\nwas his party s candidate for Speaker. He also rep-\\nresented District No. 8 in the State Senate in 1859\\nand 1860. In 1853 and 1854 he held the responsible\\nposition of State treasurer. Appointed, in 1856, by\\nthe President of the United States, on a board of\\ncommissioners, with ex-Congre.ssmon James H. Relf,\\nof Missouri, and Colonel William Spencer, of Ohio,\\nto classify and appraise Indian lands in Kansas, he\\nspent a year of official service in that inviting terri-\\ntory, then turbulent with ruffianism. Border raids,\\nburnings and murder were daily occurrences; but\\nthe duties of this office were faithfully attended to,\\nand no breath of complaint was ever heard against\\nthe delicate work of the board.\\nDuring the reign of that un-American political\\nheresy popularly called Know-Nothingism, in 1854,\\n1855 and 1856, Mr. Harriman was its firm and un-\\nyielding enemy. In a discussion of this question\\nwith Hon. Cyrus Barton, at Loudon Centre, Mr.\\nHarriman had closed his first speech, and Mr. Barton\\nhas just begun a reply, when he dropped dead upon\\nthe platform, a tragedy which lingered sadly in the\\nmemory of his friendly antagonist of that day.\\nThe outbreak of the Civil War began an era in the\\nlife of every public man in the nation. It projected\\nissues which made party allegiance a secondary afl^air.\\nIt sent many earnest and honest men across the party\\nline, while some of our best citizens simply took their\\nstand for the time being outside all political folds,\\nindependent and ready for whatever calls the ex-\\nigencies of the country might give forth. In that\\nfateful spring of 1861, Mr. Harriman became the\\neditor and one of the proprietors of the Weekly Union\\nat Manchester, wliich heartily espoused the war\\npolicy of Mr. Lincoln s administration for the preser-\\nvation of the republic, and thus found himself the\\nleader and spokesman of what were known as tlie\\nWar Democrats. He was placed in nomination as\\na candidate for Governor of the State at a large mass\\nconvention of this class of voters, held at Manchester\\nin February, 1863, and the movement resulted in\\ndefeating a choice by the people and throwing the\\nelection into the Legislature.\\nNo man uttered braver or more eloquent words for\\nthe Union cause than Mr. Harriman, and his tongue\\nand pen were an important element in the rousing of\\nthe citizens of New Hampshire to the graver duties", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1133.jp2"}, "958": {"fulltext": "674\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nofthehour. In August, 1862, he was made colonel\\nof the Eleventh New Hampshire Regiment of Volun-\\nteers. He led his regiment to the field, and was at\\nits head most of the time until the close of the war,\\nexcept the four months, from May to September, 1864,\\nwhen he was an inmate of Confederate prisons. With\\nsome other captured Union officers, he was for seven\\nweeks of this time imprisoned in that part of Charles-\\nton, S. C, which was most exposed to the fire of the\\nUnion guns from Morris Island but, providentially,\\nthough that part of the doomed city was destroyed, no\\nharm came to him from the guns of his fellow-loyal-\\nists.\\nThe first set battle in which the Eleventh Regiment\\nbore a part was that of Fredericksburg, in December,\\n1862, when, with unflinching courage. Colonel Har-\\nriman and his men faced the dreadful carnage of that\\nlong day before Marye s Heights, less than three\\nmonths after their arrival in the field. The loss\\nof the regiment in this engagement was terrific.\\nPassing over much (for want of space) that is thrill-\\ning aad praiseworthy, we find the Eleventh, under\\ntheir colonel, at the front in the battle of the Wilder-\\nness, May 6, 1864, where they made a daring and\\nstubborn onset on the Confederate entrenchments,\\ncarrying before them two successive lines of the\\nenemy s works. But among the five thousand Union\\nmen that were captured in that bloody engagement,\\nthe commander of the Eleventh New Hampshire\\nwas included. Colonel Harriman and the survivors\\nof his charge were present at the final grapple of the\\nwar, before Petersburg, and on the 3d day of April,\\n1865, he led a brigade of nine regiments (a force three\\ntimes as great as the whole American Army at Bun-\\nker Hill) into that fated city on the heels of Lee s\\nfleeing command. The war was now virtually ended;\\nthe surrender of Lee at Appomattox followed six\\ndays afterward, and the Eleventh Regiment, of proud\\nand honorable record, was mustered out of service\\nthe following June. Their commander was appointed\\nbrigadier-general United States Volunteers, by\\nbrevet, for gallant conduct during the war, to date\\nfrom March 13, 1865.\\nOn his arrival home, at the close of the war. Gen-\\neral Harriman was elected to the office of Secretary\\nof State by the Legislature then in session, and he\\nat once entered upon the duties of the office, which\\nhe held two years, and until his promotion to the\\ngubernatorial chair. In the large Republican Con-\\nvention, consisting of six hundred and seventy-five\\ndelegates, and held at Concord in 1867, he was nomi-\\nnated on the first ballot as candidate for Governor of\\nthe State. One of the most salient and memorable inci-\\ndents connected with this period was the joint canvass,\\nmade by amicable arrangement between General Har-\\nriman and the Hon. John G. Sinclair, the Democratic\\ncandidate. Such canvasses are not uncommon in the\\nWest and South but in New England, and with men\\nof such forensic ability as the distinguished nominees\\nposessed, it was an event fraught with great popular\\ninterest, and which drew forth, possibly, the most\\nearnest and eloquent discussions of questions to which\\na New England people has ever listened. Many\\nflattering notices were given of these discussions\\nthere were thirteen in all. Commenting on one of\\nthe number, a leading newspaper said of General\\nHarriman Soaring above all petty personal allu-\\nsions, he held the audience as if spell-bound, and\\nmade all his hearers, for the time being, lovers f\\nthe whole country of the Union, of liberty and inde-\\npendence throughout the world. He spoke not as a\\npolitician, but as a patriot, a statesman, a philan-\\nthropist, and his noble sentiments had such power of\\nconviction that it was impossible to ward oft the\\nresults by argument. His election followed by a\\ndecisive majority.\\nThe campaign of 1868 occurred at a time when a\\nstrong reaction was setting against the Republican\\nparty throughout the country. Fresh candidates lor\\nthe Presidency were about to be nominated the ini-\\npeachment of Andrew Johnson was in progress\\nmilitary rule had been established in the South utter\\nfinancial ruin was hotly foretold and the dominant\\nparty was suffering crushing reverses in many of the\\nStates. To add to the discouragements of this party\\nin New Hampshire, when the municipal election\\ncame on, in December, Portsmouth and Manchester\\nrolled up adverse majorities, and the tide was tending\\nstrongly in one direction. Encouraged by such\\npromising signs the Democratic party held its State\\nConvention at the early day of the 14th of November.\\nTheir old and tried war-horse, John G. Sinclair, was\\nagain put upon the track, and his election was, by\\nthat party, deemed a foregone conclusion. A long\\nand fierce contest ensued. Governor Harriman met\\nhis fellow-citizens face to face in every section of the\\nState. He addressed immense meetings, holding one\\nevery secular day for six weeks, and failing to meet\\nno appointment on account of weariness, storms or\\nany other cause. He was triumphantly re-elected,\\nobtaining a larger vote than any candidate for office\\nhad ever before received in New Hampshire.\\nOf Governor Harriman s administration of the af-\\nfairs of the State, in its principal features, with the\\nexacting duties and the keen prudence required of\\nthe chief executive in those days of large indebted-\\nness, unbalanced accounts and new legislation to\\nmeet the new and unprecedented demands, his con-\\nstituents seem to have been hearty and unanimous in\\ntheir approval. Their feelings may be summed up\\nand expressed in the words of the Boston Journal\\nwhen it said The administration of Governor Har-\\nriman will take rank among the best that New Hamp-\\nshire has ever had.\\nGeneral Harriman was appointed naval officer of\\nthe port of Boston by President Grant in April, 186it,\\nwhich office he accepted after the expiration of his\\n1 gubernatorial term, in June following. He was re-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1134.jp2"}, "959": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1135.jp2"}, "960": {"fulltext": "/j^^^^^ l^l^-^:e,y^^l^", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1136.jp2"}, "961": {"fulltext": "WARNER.\\n675\\nappointed in 1873 for a term of four years. Tlie affairs\\nof this office were conducted iu sucli a manner as to\\npreclude any word of criticism.\\nGeneral Harrimau engaged in political canvasses\\nrepeatedly in most of the Northern States, and in 1872\\nhe participated extensively in the State campaign in\\nNorth Carolina. In this later canvass the key-note\\nof the national campaign was pitched, and the result\\nof the desperate contest there in August made the re-\\nelection of General Grant in November a certainty.\\nThousands have warmly testified to the rare ora-\\ntorical powers of the subject of this sketch, the Meri-\\nden (Connecticut) Recorder being one of the number.\\nThat paper says of him As a platform speaker we\\nnever heard his equal. His delivery is fine, his logic\\nclear as a crystal, his manner easy and natural and\\nhis physical force tremendous. With a voice clear\\nand distinct as a trumpet, of immense compass, vol-\\nume and power, his influence over an audience is\\ncomplete. He affects nothing, but proceeds at once\\nto the work in hand, and from the very outset carries\\nhis hearers with him, rising at times with the in-\\nspiration of his theme to the loftiest flights of elo-\\nquence.\\nIn 1881, General Harrimau was chosen to the Leg-\\nislature from Concord, and in the Hall of Represent-\\natives, where he had stood over thirty years before,\\nhe took a fearless and independent position on the\\ngreat questions that were agitated at that session. In\\n1882 he made an extended tour through Europe and\\nportions of Asia and Africa, visiting London, Paris,\\nRome, Athens, Alexandria, Cairo, Jerusalem and\\nmany other places of note, going to the heart of the\\ngreat pyramid and bathing in the Dead Sea and the\\nwaters of Jordan. On his return he wrote a book of\\nhis travels, which was his last work, entitled In the\\nOrient. The book is characteristic of the author,\\nwho saw much in a short time, and taking one rapidly\\nthrough that interesting country, on foot and horse-\\nback, where brave armies fought and where patri-\\narchs, prophets and Apostles went. The book was\\npublished by Lee Shepard, of Boston, and two\\neditions have been sold.\\nGeneral Harriman was twice married first, in 1841,\\nto Miss Apphia K. Hoyt, daughter of Captain Ste-\\nphen Hoyt, of Warner, who died two years afterwards\\nand again, in 1844, to Miss Almira R. Andrews,\\nof Warner, who survives him. By the latter marriage\\nhe had three children,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Georgia, the only daughter,\\nis the wife of Joseph R. Leeson, an importer, of Bos-\\nton Walter C, the oldest son, a lawyer in Boston\\nthe younger sou, Benjamin E., having prepared him-\\nself for the medical profession at some of the best\\nschools in the land, took his degree at Dartmouth\\nCollege in 1877 and began practice in Manchester,\\nN. H. but his health soon failing, after patient and\\ndetermined efibrts for its recovery, and after attempt-\\ning, in Troy, N. H., to follow his profession, where, in\\na short space of time, he acquired a large practice and\\naroused the strongest feelings of friendship and sym-\\npathy of the people, he returned to his father s home\\nin Concord, where he died of consumption and a heart\\ndifficulty May 23, 1880, lamented not only by his own\\nfamily, but by a large circle of devoted and enthusi-\\nastic friends. His wife, so early bereaved, was Miss\\nJessie B., only daughter of the late Colonel Isaac W.\\nFarmer, of Manchester.\\nA biographical paper, read before the New Hamp-\\nshire Medical Society by Dr. A. H. Crosby, a i)hy-\\nsician of wide reputation, and printed, portrays the\\ncharacter of Dr. Harriman in generous outline and\\nfine and tender tinting. He was a young man of a\\nkeen mind and of high integrity, large capacities for\\nfriendship and superior equipment for his life-work.\\nThere are two grandsons and one granddaughter of\\nGeneral Harriman s surviving children to represent\\nthe family.\\nIn the month of July, 1883, General Harriman wa.s\\nprostrated, although apparently in his usual health,\\nwith cerebral embolism, resulting in aphasia, and al-\\nthough he made a wonderful and unexpected recov-\\nery therefrom, it was evident that his days on earth\\nwere hastening to a clo.se. Early in the spring of\\n1884 he became confined to his home. Calmly he\\nawaited the great transition, as the shadows gathered\\nabout him, with the oft-expressed wish that it might\\ncome suddenly and that his days of weariness might\\nnot be prolonged.\\nLike passing into a deep .sleep, he died on the\\nmorning of July 25th. His remains repose in Tine\\nGrove Cemetery, beneath a tall granite shaft, among\\nhis kindred, where the waters of the river ripple be-\\nlow and in full view of the hills that overshadow the\\nplace of his birth.\\nBEXJAMIX EVANS.\\nBenjamin Evans, son of Tappan Evans, was born\\nat Newburyport in 1772, but was brought to Warner\\nwith the family before 1780. His mother was calkd\\nthe handsomest woman in Newburyport, and the\\nson was aman of striking personal appearance. The\\nwriter has been unable to gather many facts in rela-\\ntion to the early life of this noted man. His educa-\\ntion was limited, but, having commanding natural\\nabilities, he wielded a large influence in Warner and\\nin the State for many years. He married a Miss\\nWadleigh (an aunt of the late Judge Wadleigh, of\\nSutton) and commenced life at Roby s Corner. There\\nhe had a farm and saw-mill, Ihe mill being a few\\nrods below the present river bridge. In 1803 he went\\ninto mercantile business at South Sutton and at once\\nbecame a prominent and influential man in the town.\\nThough he only remained at Sutton four years, he\\nserved several times as moderator at town-meetings\\nand several times as selectman. In 1807 he returned\\nto Warner and made his home from that time through\\nlife at the village.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1137.jp2"}, "962": {"fulltext": "676\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nHe was the leading business man in town for a\\nlong period of time besides carrying on his country\\nstore, he dealt largely in cattle.\\nHe lived some twenty-five or thirty years in what\\nis now known as the Bates house, and the remainder\\nof his life at the Porter house. He was a soldier in\\nthe War of 1812. He knew every man in town and\\ncouUl readily call each man by name. He served as\\nmoderator of town-meetings, as selectman and as\\nrepresentative to the General Court a great many\\nyears.\\nHe was elected Senator in old District No. 8 in\\n1S30, and was in the Governor s Council in 1836 and\\n1S37. He was appointed sherifFof Merrimack County\\nin 1838 and held this, his last office, till 1843, the\\nyear before his decease.\\nHis children were Abigail, married Reuben Porter\\nSusan, died in infancy; Susan (2d) married Dr.\\nEaton; Lucinda, married Nathan S.Colby; Sophronia,\\nmarried Stephen C. Badger; Sarah, married H. D.\\nRobertson; Hannah M., married Abner Woodman\\n(he was a farmer and did considerable justice business\\nin settling estates in the town of Warner) Benja-\\nmin, the last child, died at the age of six years. Mrs.\\nHannah M. Woodman is the only surviving child of\\nthe late Benjamin Evans, and furnishes this illustra-\\ntion as a tribute to her father s memory.\\nLEVI BARTLETT.\\nLevi Bartlett, oldest son of Joseph Bartlett, was\\nborn in Warner, N. H., April 29, 1793, and is, there-\\nfore, at this date, ninety-two years of age.\\nHis grandfather, Simeon Bartlett, of Amesbury,\\nMass. (a brother of Governor Josiah Bartlett, of\\nKingston, N. H., who was first after General Han-\\ncock to vote for and to sign the Declaration of In-\\ndependence was one of the original proprietors of\\nthe town of Warner, and he gave to his three sons,\\nJoseph, Richard and Simeon, valuable tracts of land\\nin the then newly-settled township.\\nThe Bartlett family are from Stopham, Sussex\\nCounty, England. John and Richard, progenitors of\\nmost of the name in this country, came over in 1634\\nand 1635, and settled at Newbury. They trace back\\ntheir family for over eight hundred years of unbroken\\npedigree. Sir Walter B. Barttelot, a lineal descendant\\nof .\\\\dam Barttelot, who came over with William, the\\nConqueror, now inherits the old family estate, con-\\nsisting of some seven or eight thousand acres.\\nSir Walter is member of Parliament, a Conserva-\\ntive and a stanch supporter of the Queen.\\nThe subject of the present sketch, Levi Bartlett, of\\nWarner, was early employed in his father s store, at\\nthe Lower village. A country store was then, even\\nSince the above was written Mre. Woodman has passed away. She\\ndid May 26, 1885.\\nmore than now, the centre of all masculine gather-\\nings for the interchange of news and political and re-\\nligious ideas. The incidents of the Revolutionary\\nWar were still fresh in the minds of the old habitues\\nof the place, and the lad, always eager for informa-\\ntion, listened with breathless interest to tales of daring\\nand heroic deeds, and gazed with flashing eye as some\\nold veteran of the war shouldered his crutch and\\nshowed how fields were won. Added to the history\\nof his country they orally delivered were the contents\\nof the town library, kept at his father s store, and su])-\\nplied, among other works, with copies of most of the\\npopular histories then extant,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Hume, Gibbon, Gold-\\nsmith, etc., and while the rest of the family were\\ngathered of an evening in the east room for social\\nand neighborly converse, the young man, stretched on\\nthe old-fashioned kitchen settle, read, by the light of a\\ntallow, candle, or possibly by a blazing pine-knot, his-\\ntory, Shakespeare, translations of Virgil and Homer,\\nor whatever else of poetry or romance those early times\\nafforded. His extreme predilection for agriculture\\nwas fostered, if not induced, by the Georgics, read\\nat that susceptible age. Opportunities for education\\nwere very limited in those days, and the common dis-\\ntrict school did not set ordinary pupils very far on the\\nroad to knowledge. Private instruction, through a\\ncouple of winters, by Hon. Henry B. Chase, then a\\nrising young lawyer of the town, and a finishing\\nterm at Amesbury Academy were all the additional\\nscholastic advantages enjoyed by Mr. Bartlett. This\\nrather meagre training was, however, largely supple-\\nmented in his case by constant, varied and extensive\\nreading, and by a critical study, in later years, of\\ngeology, chemistry and other works connected with\\nwhat was then dubbed, rather sneeringly, by the pop-\\nular voice as scientific farming. He was sent early\\nto Newburyport to the book-store of Thomas Whip-\\nple, and later to the store of his uncle, James Thorn-\\ndike, of Salem, Mass., with the expectation that he\\nwould engage in mercantile pursuits. But he had\\nlittle taste for trade and the embargo and non-\\nintercourse with foreign nations, owing to the un-\\nfriendly and exasperating conduct of England, which\\nworked so disastrously upon the fortunes of those\\nonce opulent merchants in the City by the Sea,\\ncompleted the disgust of young Bartlett for that oc-\\ncupation. The trade of tanner and currier appeared\\nto him the only safe and lucrative business, and his\\nfather arranged to set him up accordingly.\\nHe pursued this avocation for several years, but the\\npassion for agriculture, which had all this time found\\nvent in the cultivation of fruits and flowers, grew too\\npowerful to be resisted, and he left what was fast be-\\ncoming a lucrative employment for the pursuit of\\nfarming, which he has since followed.\\nHe began at once towrite for agricultural papers,\\nexperimented largely in diflerent ways of managing\\ncrops, adopted most of the new theories of scientific\\nmen in relation to the constitution of the soil and its", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1138.jp2"}, "963": {"fulltext": "^v\\n^4 /3/vT^T^:^r", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1139.jp2"}, "964": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1140.jp2"}, "965": {"fulltext": "WARNER.\\n677\\nadaptation to certain growtlis, etc. His opinions and\\nwritings were favorabl)- received, and he, as pioneer\\nin a new field, since pretty thoroughly investigated,\\nwas considered authority on most points relating\\nto improved agriculture.\\nIn 1834, Mr. Bartlett was invited to become a regu-\\nliir contributor to the Neic England Farmer, and from\\ntliat date till after he had passed his eightieth year he\\nwrote regularly for various agricultural periodicals.\\nHe was special correspondent and associate editor of\\nthe Boston Journal of Agriculture during its brief life.\\nHe wrote constantly for the Country Gentleman, oc-\\ncasionally for the Farmer s Monthly Visitor, The\\nStatesman and Blanchester Mirror and many other\\npapers. He was for a time associate editor of the Bos-\\nton Cultivator. His writings have been published in\\nvarious States of the Union, and not unfrequently\\ncopied into English papers.\\nWhen an Advisory Board of Agriculture met at\\nthe Patent Office, Washington, D. C, in 1859, Mr.\\nBartlett was selected by a committee of that board to\\nrepresent New Hampshire, and he was present during\\nits session of eight days.\\nA year later, when a series of important lectures on\\nscientific agriculture was to be given at Yale College,\\nHon. Henry B. French, then of Exeter, late Assistant\\nSecretary of the Treasury at Washington, and Mr.\\nBartlett were invited from this State to be present.\\nAfter he had passed his eightieth birthday he began\\nand completed a Genealogy of the Bartlett Family,\\nwhich has been largely called for all over the country.\\nThe work cost a vast amount of labor and research,\\nand proved a very trying labor for the aged com-\\npiler.\\nIn politics Mr. Bartlett has been an old-time\\nWhig, and in a town which was for many years the\\nvery keystone of the Democratic arch in New\\nHampshire, was seldom troubled with offers of office,\\nbut held the office of postmaster for five years imme-\\ndiately preceding General Jackson s term at the\\nWhite House.\\nIt is curious to note the difference in that institu-\\ntion between those years and the present time. Mr.\\nBartlett declares that more papers and letters are re-\\nceived in a single day now at our office than he dis-\\ntributed in the course of a whole year.\\nMr. Bartlett married, June 1, 1815, Hannah Kelly,\\nonly daughter of Rev. William Kelly, the first minister\\nof Warner. They had two children, who lived to\\nmature age, William K., who married Harriet X.,\\ndaughter of Nathan AValker; Laviuia K.,the daugh-\\nter, married Dr. Dana D. Davis, who died soon alter\\nof yellow fever in Baton Rouge, La., where he was in\\nthe practice of his profession. Their only child, Wil-\\nliam D. Davis, married Louise Harding, of Virginia,\\nand is a clerk in the Custom-House, New York City.\\n[.V difference of opinion seems to exist concerning the derivation of the name of this town. Hon. Walter\\nHarriman claimed that it was named in honor of Seth Warner, of Bennington, Vt., while others claim that\\nit derived its name from Hon. Daniel Warner, of New Hampshire. Isaac W. Hammond, however, author of\\nTown Papers, and an indefatigable searcher in matters relating to the early history of New Hampshire,\\nsays he finds himself of the opinion that Governor Wentworth named the town for his intimate friend.\\nColonel Jonathan Warner, of Portsmouth, who married a cousin of the Governor, and was, at the time of the\\nincorporation of Warner, a member of the Governor s Council. Publishers.]", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1141.jp2"}, "966": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF WEBSTER.\\nBY MISS E. M. BUXTON.\\nCHAPTER I.\\nIlitrodvlct.iry\u00e2\u0080\u0094Dnscription\u00e2\u0080\u0094IiKlustiies\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Early Settleniciits\u00e2\u0080\u0094 I urorponi-\\nIntroductory. The historical instinct, if we may\\nuse the X]iression, is not strong in Americans. We\\niuvvc been too intensel} busy with the present to\\nspend much time in gathering up the story of the\\npast. But we are beginning to realize the great value\\nof our heritage of history. States.counties, towns and\\nfamilies are searching among records and traditions,\\ntrying to weave the scattered and broken threads into\\nsomething like continuous narrative. The sketch\\nhere presented in behalf of the town of Webster is\\nexceedingly fragmentary, having been prepared un-\\nder great disadvantages. This word of apology is\\ndue, not to the writer, but to the citizens of Webster.\\nMuch of the material used has been drawn from the\\nHistory of Boscaweu, by Eev. Ebenezer Price,\\npublished in 1823, and from the History of Bos-\\ncawen and Webster, by Charles Carleton Coffin,\\npublished in 1878. The writer would acknowledge\\nalso assistance furnished by Messrs. W. W. Burbank\\nand Sherman Little. Another esteemed citizen of\\nWebster should also be named here, whose record\\nhenceforth is on high\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mr. Ephraim Little. He was\\nfamiliar with the history of his native town, and was\\no-reatly interested in gathering materials for this\\nwork, but died before he had put them in shape to be\\nused.\\nWebster looks back with a just pride upon her past.\\nThose early settlers who gave character to the town\\nwere men of sturdy natures, courageous, persevering,\\nclear in their perceptions of right and of duty, posi-\\ntive in their opinions, abounding more in solid sense\\nthan in refinement. These qualities have appeared\\nin a marked degree in all the subsequent history of\\nthe town. The institutions of the gospel and of edu-\\ncation were among the fir.st cares of those who came\\nto the wilderness, and these have exercised their own\\nsoftening and refining influence on the generations\\nwho have succeeded. The results of this influence\\nhave been felt, not only within the limits of Webster,\\nbut wherever the migratory spirit has led her sons\\nand daughters. These are filling honorable positions\\nnil the Pacific slope, in the great Northwest and in\\nthe Mississippi Valley. Such men as Jacob Little, in\\n078\\nOhio, and Henry Little, in Indiana, have laid a\\nstrong molding hand on thousands of the inhabitants\\nof those and other States, and have helped to make\\nthe interior of our country what it is to-day.\\nIn common with many of the country towns of\\nNew England, Webster has decreased in population\\nwithin the last forty years, and the present inhabit-\\nants speak with a shade of sadness of the large\\nfamilies and the crowded school-houses of a half-\\ncentury ago. But the fountain does not complain\\nbecause it cannot keep all its waters at home. It\\nsends them forth in streams which carry life and\\nverdure hither and thither until at last the clouds\\nbring them back again. So to the country hill-\\nsides of New England come back the blessings and\\nprayers of those who have gone forth to other homes.\\nDescription. More than a century and a half\\nhave passed away since John Coffin and eighty other\\ncitizens of Newbury petitioned the General Court of\\nMassachusetts Bay for a grant of land situated on\\nthe west side of the Merrimack, adjoining Penacook\\nplantation. The grant, which was obtained tlie fol-\\nlowing year, lays down the boundaries of the pro-\\nposed township as follows\\nA plot of township of land granted at [by] the Conrt to John Coffin\\n.ind others, lying on Merrimack river, above Penacook, surveyed by\\nRichard Hazen and two chain men on oath, being bounded as follows,\\nviz.: beginning at the middle of Contoocook river, when it empties into\\nthe Merrimack, where it joins the Penacook Plantation; thence running\\nwest, 16\u00c2\u00b0 South, adjoiningTenacook line, four miles, to a white pine\\ntree, marked for Penacook corner bound thence, further on, the same\\nline three miles and eight poles to a Norway pine marked for the corner\\nbounds: thence turned at right-angles and running North 15\u00c2\u00b0 west seven\\nmiles and eight poles, to a crotched, white birch lettered and standing on\\nthe southeast side of a hill, which is the North west corner thence\\nturned at right-angles and run east 15 deg. north, near seven .miles and\\na half, to a white oak and two white pines marked, by Merrimack river,\\nand by said river ae it runs to Contoocook Kiver.\\nThis was known by the Indian name of Contoo-\\ncook, until the formal incorporation of the town, in\\n1760, when it took the name of Boscawen, in honor\\nof Admiral Boscawen, who distinguished himself in\\nthe British navy during the French and Indian War\\nand at its close. The present article has to do only\\nwith the western part of this tract, which, in 1860,\\nbecame a separate town, bearing the name of Web-\\nster. The account of the division of the old town\\nwill be given more at length hereafter.\\nWebster is an agricultural town, possessing a var-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1142.jp2"}, "967": {"fulltext": "G79\\nietv of soil ailapteil to t armiug and grazing, witli a\\ngood ijroportion of forest growth. Oak aud maple,\\npine and hemlock are abundant. The Bhukwater\\nRiver runs through from north to south, afl ording\\nseveral good water privileges. The surface is diver-\\nsified with hill and dale, abounding in bits of the\\nmost picturesque scenery. The chief eminences in\\nthe town are Little Hill mid ....K s Hill in the north\\npart, Corser Hill in tin i:i-.t. I mid Hill in the west,\\naud Rattlesnake Hill souihwoi nl the centre. Long\\nPond is a beautiful sheet of water, nearly two miles\\nlong and from one-half to three-fourths of a mile\\nwide, towards the west part of the town, at the foot\\nof Pond Hill while, on the east. Great Pond lies on\\nthe boundary between Webster and Boscawen.\\nFrom various points in the town commanding views\\nmay be obtained of landscapes presenting an endless\\nvariety of feature. One of these mounts of vision\\nis on Little Hill. Looking toward the southwest in a\\nsummer morning, one sees Long Pond nestling among\\nthe surrounding hills, reflecting in its glassy surface\\nevery line of their contour with wonderful clearness, j\\nThe farm-houses of White Plain can be seen here and\\nthere, almost hidden among the trees, until the nar- I\\nrow valley broadens out into a vista of sunny slopes,\\nblending at lasc with the sky.\\nThe highest land in Webster is the hill west of the\\nhouse of Captain William D. George, which probably\\nhas an elevation of between nine hundred and one\\nthousand feet. Mount Washington is plainly visible\\nfrom that point in a clear atmosphere. The elevation\\nof Corser Hill Meeting-House is seven hundred and\\neighty-six feet. Mount Kearsarge, with its graceful\\noutline, is seen to fine advantage from Corser Hill,\\nwhile from the height of land south of the house of\\nMrs. John Sanborn a rare view may be enjoyed in a\\nclear day eastward, westward and northward, includ-\\ning some of the White Mountain peaks.\\nFrom Sanborn Hill, in the west part of the town,\\nthe eye sweeps over an extensive landscape, by no\\nmeans inferior in its varied beauty to those already\\nmentioned.\\nA small village clusters about the Congregational\\nChurch on Corser Hill, and a mile southwest of that\\nis the larger village of Sweatt s Mills, containing the\\n^Methodist Church, post-oifice and the Blackwater\\nJlills, which are at present closed. There are two\\nstores in town, one kept by George Little on Corser\\nHill, and the other by Arthur C. Call at Sweatt s\\nMills.\\nThe location of the town is a healthy one and peo-\\nple grow old here. At the opening of the present\\nyear (1885) there were fifteen individuals in town\\nover eighty years of age and two of these were upwards\\nof ninety, Mr. Jacob Waldron, ninety-four, and Mrs.\\nAmos Corser, ninety-two. Both have died since the\\nbeginning of the year.\\nThe population of the town, according to the cen-\\nsus of 1880, is six hundred and forty-seven.\\nIndustries. Lumbering has always been predomi-\\nnant among the industrial interests of Webster. The\\nfirst saw-mill was built by Henry Oerrish in 1779, on\\nthe Blackwater, a little above the mill now owned by\\nW. W. I. A. Burbank. That at the outlet of Long\\nPond was built about 1800 by Jeremiah Gerrish, and\\nsomewhat later the mill on the Blackwater, a little\\nnorth of Dingit Corner, and the Danforth and Jack-\\nman Mills farther down the river. Pillsbury s mill\\nwas built about 1809. The mill on Knight s Meadow\\nBrook was built by Henry Little about 1825. The\\nfirst clapboard-mill was below the Pillsbury mill and\\nw;is built by Colonel John Farmer. The second wjis\\nbuilt in 1834 and is still in use, being owned at\\npresent by W. W. I. A. Burbank. The first grist-\\nmill was the Norris Mill, at Sweatt s Mills. There\\nwas also one run of stones in Pillsbury s mill.\\nIn the early part of the century there were two\\nfulling-mills in town, one at Sweatt s Mills and the\\nother at Burbank s Mills. Both were ruu at one\\ntime by Paul Pearson. At Sweatt s Mills, when\\nthe river was low, the fulling-mill and grist-mill\\nwere rufi alternately, one by day, the other by night.\\nCoopering was carried on by Captain Boyden,\\nJabez Abbott and Benjamin Sweatt. At Sweatt s\\nMills a building, put up originally for a carding-mill,\\nwas used for a long time as a match-mill. The\\nmanufacture of hats was carried on by Mr. Columbus\\nGeorge, on White Plain. Cut nails were made by\\nJeremiah Gerrish, on the place now owned by\\nCharles D. Glitten. They were cut out of hoop-iron\\nwith large shears, driven by horse-power.\\nAt the present time the manufacture of shingles,\\nbroom-handles, chair-stock, etc., is carried on by\\nJames Snyder, on the mill-site on Blackwater River,\\nnear the residence of Samuel Little. Box-making is\\na special branch of business at Burbank s Mills, to-\\ngether with general lumber business and making of\\nchair-stock. In 1881 between five and six thousand\\ndollars were paid out by F. L. Burbank Son for\\nlabor, including teaming.\\nEarly Settlements. In 1745, Thomas Cook built\\na log cabin in the northeast part of what is now Web-\\nster, near Mutton Road, and not far from the swell\\nof land which bears his name. This was probably\\nthe first house built in the town. Upon the breaking\\nout of Indian hostilities in the following year, he\\ndeemed it prudent to leave his cabin, but was killed\\nat Clay Hill in May, 1746. During the |)eace which\\nfollowed the first outbreak of Indian warfare, Edward\\nEmery built a house at the foot of Corser Hill, on the\\nsouth side of Long Street, on land now owned by\\nMiss Nancy Couch. He moved his family thence\\nto the fort, upon the second Indian attack, and the\\nhouse was rifled by the savages. It is not known\\nthat he ever occupied it afterward. In 1756 he, with\\nEzekiel Flanders, was killed by the Indians at\\nNewfound Lake, whither they had gone to hunt\\nbeavers. Permanent settlements began about 1763.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1143.jp2"}, "968": {"fulltext": "680\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nBenjamin Day was probably the first settler. He built\\na house on land now owned by Mr. John Dodge.\\nAbout the same time Jonathan Cass built a house\\nby Long Pond, near the house lately owned by Mr.\\nDavid Sweatt, the foundations of which may still be\\nseen. These two were the only houses west of the\\nBlackwater when, in 1774, Enoch Little built his\\nhouse on Little Hill. The first framed house in Web-\\nster was built by Mr. David Oorser, on Corser Hill,\\nand is now occupied by Mr. Tilton.\\nNot far from 1795, Mr. Stephen Putney bought and\\ncleared the ftirm in the south part of the town, on\\nwhich his son, Mr. Charles E. Putney, now lives.\\nA little later, William Clough settled on Sanborn\\nHill, west of Pond Hill, and, shortly after, Mr.\\nTristram Sanborn built a house near where his\\nson, Jesse Sanborn, lives at present. In Bashan,\\nMoses Gerrish and William Danforth settled, per-\\nhaps a little earlier. From 1775 to 1800, settle-\\nments rapidly increased. In the year 1777 there\\nwere probably not more than ten legal voters west of\\nBeaver Dam. In thirteen years the number had in-\\ncreased to seventy-one. From this time until 1860\\nthe date of the incorporation of W^ebster its civil\\nhistory is hardly separable from that of Boscawen.\\nMr. Coffin, in his excellent History of Boscawen and\\nWebster, gives a variety of facts in regard to the\\nwest end of the town, some of which will be given\\nnearly in a chronological order.\\nUp to 1791 there was no meeting-house in the ter-\\nritory now called Webster, the only place of worship\\nin Boscawen being at the northwest corner of the\\ncemetery west of \\\\Voodbury s Plain. This was a long\\nway oft for the residents west of Blackwater, and the\\nquestion of a new meeting-house was agitated in 1784,\\nbut without result. In 1 791 they presented the fol-\\nlowing petition to the General Court:\\nTo the Honorable Seuate and House of Representatives of the State\\nof Xew Hampshire in General Court Assembled\\nThe subscribers, Inhabitants of the westerly half of the town of Bos-\\ncawen, in said state, Humbly beg leave to show that the easterly half of\\neaid Town was (irst settled, that the meeting-House built to accommo-\\ndate that part of the town only, giving the westerly part, which was\\nthen thinly inhabited, encouragement for a parish, when their numbers\\nwere sufficient, but aa it is not agreeable to the laws of the state, your\\npetitioners are exposed to great inconvenience and hardship in attending\\npublic worship, town meetings especially in the winter season, it being\\nmore than five miles from the Meeting-House to the Centre of the west-\\nerly half of said Town that from the combination of Ponds Hills\\nSwamps 4c., which lie between the easterly westerly half, will ever\\nrender it inconvenient to remain in our District in our present situa-\\ntion we have no redress without the aid of this court.\\nYour petitioners, therefore, pray that the westerly half of said Town\\nmay be set off from the easterly half, and incorporated into a separate\\nTown by the name of Bristol, with the same privileges ob other Towns\\nin this state or otherways relieved, as j our Honors, iu your wisdom, shall\\nsee meet, your petitioners, as in Duty bound, shall ever pray.\\nBoscawen, June 1, 1791.\\nThis was signed by seventy-one names, that is, by\\nall the legal voters west of Beaver Dam. This alarmed\\nthe citizens of the eiust section, who did not wish the\\ntown divided, and, at a special town-meeting, a com-\\nmittee of non-residents was chosen to select a site for\\na new meeting-house. One of this committee was\\nJudge Ebenezer Webster, of Salisbury, father of Hon.\\nDaniel Webster. It was voted that the frame be raised\\nand the pews sold during the year. This building i.s\\nnow the town-house of Webster.\\nIn 1793 the first store was opened in Webster by\\nSamuel Gookin, in a house that stood on the site now\\noccupied by the residence of George Little, Esq., on\\nCorser Hill.\\nIn 1812, Colonel John Farmer, Abraham Burbank, JIoso i;.ii i-li,\\nWilliam Danforth, Moses Tj ler, of Hopkinton, Little Burbaiil., .11\\nLittle and other citizens, formed an association known as tlx I m-Liu\\nMining Co. It was thought that lead and silver would be fouiMi ^n 1it. l\\nowned by William Danforth. Extravagant stories werBCurrt-nt in m,,ii 1\\nto lead mines known to the Indians. It was currently reportc.llliai :Ih\\nIndians knewa place where they could cut out the lead with tli -ii !uii\\\\.\\nand thus obtain bullets. If the citizens Jiad known ought of mitp t:il.\\nogy, they would have rejected such fictions at once, for lead^nevcrexi?!.-,\\niu its native state, in such a form.\\nThe first meeting of the association was at the house of Abraham\\nBurbank, October 2 1812. Moses Gerrish was chosen moderator 8n l\\nJohn Farmer clerk.\\nAt a second meeting it was Voted that John Holmes shall have a\\nshare in said mine, providing that he will show the company where tin-\\nreal substance of lead is, and uot^witliout. Voted, that ap] lication b\\nmade to Israel Diamond, of Goffstown, for the discovery of the mine, if\\nHolmes should fail. Voted, that application be made to Doctor Withs\\n[Withem], of Plymouth, if Holmes and Diamond should fail.\\nThese gentlemen Holmes, Diamond and Withem were supposed to-\\nbe able to locate a mine by the use of witch-hazel rods, which, when\\ncarried in the hand, would point to the precious metal.\\nWhich of these located the mine is not known, but operations began\\nnear William Danforth s house. A hole thirty or forty feet deep was\\ndug, but no silver or lead was found, and the mine was soon aban-\\nIn February, 1824, and August, 1826, great freshets\\noccurred, the latter having been known ever since as\\nthe great August freshet. More than twelve inches\\nof rain fell in six hours. Every bridge across the\\nBlackwater was swept away with the exception of that\\nat Sweatt s Mills. The water ran through the ravines\\nwest of the village at Sweatt s Mills and also took\\nthe short cut from the bend near the residence of\\nMr. Orlando Fittz to the mills near Samuel Little s.\\nThe roads were very much washed. The damage in\\nother towns was equally great. At the White Moun-\\ntains occurred the slide by which the Willey family\\nlost their lives.\\nA post-office was established at Sweatt s Mills in\\n1830 and the mail was carried once a week to Hopkin-\\nton. Most of the citizens, however, received their\\nmail from Concord, and, in 1841, a petition was en-\\ntered for a new post-route to Boscawen, with a mail\\nservice twice a week, which was granted. In 1851 a\\ntri-weekly mail was obtained, and since 1881 the mail\\nhas been delivered daily.\\nThe Granite Mutual Fire Insurance Company was\\norganized in 1841. S. B. Little was president, and\\nRev. Ebenezer Price secretary. This association\\ngave place, in 1877, to the Merrimack County Mutual\\nFire Insurance Company, with the following directors:\\nFrancis B. Sawyer, president Friend L. Burbank,", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1144.jp2"}, "969": {"fulltext": "WEBSTER.\\nJoseph L. Coiuli, Cyrus Fittz, Ej)hraiin Little sec-\\nretary aud trea-siirer.\\nIncorporation. In 1791, as has already been seen,\\ntlie people of West Boscawen petitioned for a division\\nof the town, that they might secure a meeting-house\\nfor themselves. This was, however, prevented by the\\ncitizens of the east part of the town, who agreed to\\nthe building of the desired place of worship. In\\ncourse of time other causes conspired to bring about\\na permanent separation between the two sections.\\nThe Northern and Concord and Claremont Railroads\\nhad changed the currents of trade to Concord, Warner\\nand Contoocook instead of Boscawen Plain, as formerly.\\nThe lack of a central town-house furnished another\\nreason for discontent. Town-meetings had been held\\nat the east and west ends of the town alternately; but,\\nin 1840, the meeting-house on the Plain being re-\\nmodeled, the meeting was at West Boscawen two years\\nin succession, and this raised the question of division\\nagain. Some of the voters at the west end com-\\n})lained of unfair dealing in the application of public\\nfunds, being aggrieved by the purchase of a fire-engine\\nfor Fisherville (now Penacook), which, they afHrmed,\\nhad been voted upon after the majority had gone\\nhome. On tlie other hand, taxable property at the\\neast end was rapidly increasing, and the citizens of\\nthat section retorted that they had heavy taxes of\\ntheir own to pay without being obliged to keep so\\nmany Blackwater bridges in repair. Political jeal-\\nousies naturally arose between the two parts of the\\ntown, and at length, in 1860, the centennial year of\\nthe town of Bo.scawen, a petition was presented to the\\nLegislature, signed almost entirely by the citizens of\\nthe east part of the town (but one name having been\\nobtained from the other part), praying that the town\\nmight be divided, the east section retaining the name\\nand records. This roused strong and indignant feel-\\nings among the people of West Boscawen. In spite\\nof all causes of discontent, they were proud of the\\np;xst history of the noble old town, and were unwilling\\nto be thus thrust out from their inheritance in its name\\nand fame. They opposed the division stoutly; but\\nstronger influences were brought to bear upon the\\nlegislative body by the other side, and on .luly 4, 1860,\\nthe Governor approved the act of imcorporation, the\\nfirst section of which, defining the boundaries of the\\nnew town, is as follows\\nThat aU that part of the town of Boscawen lying westward of the\\nfol lowing described line, to wit beginning at the centre of Bearer-Dam\\nBrook, 30 called, on the northerly bonndary line of said town, and run-\\nning thence southerly along the centre of said brook to Couch Pond, so\\ncalled thence in a straight line across said pond to the brook connecting\\nthe same with Great Pond, so called thence along the centre of said last-\\nmentioned brook to said Great Pond thence in a straight line across\\nsaid Great Pond and the brook running therefrom, at the southerly end\\nthereof thence along the centre of said brook until it strikes the south-\\nerly side of the highway, near Burbank s Mills, so called, leading from\\nEphraim Plumer s to Dodge s Mills, so called thence easterly, along\\nthe southerly side of said highivay to a point in a line with the westerly\\nside line of the fifth range of the forty-five acre lots in the fourth division,\\nas originally laid out thence southerly to and along said westerly line of\\nsaid tifth range, and in continuation of the i\\n43\\nerly bonndary line ofsa\\nWebster.\\nGreat dissatisfaction wiis felt in regard to the name.\\nIt was claimed that it had been given in honor of Daniel\\nWebster but the jjeople of the town believed it to\\nhave been given out of malice prepense as a last-\\ning sarcasm upon the relations of certain men jiromi-\\nnent in both towns. Moreover, they claimed that,\\neven if given in good faith and in honor of the great\\nstatesman, it was the east end, where he had engaged\\nin the practice of law from March, 1805, until Septem-\\nber, 1807, which should have the name, rather than\\nthe west, with which he had no connection whatever.\\nThey petitioned the Legislature for the name West\\nBoscawen, but were refused. This, however, was re-\\ntained as the post-office address until a later period,\\nand the name of Webster was rarely used, save in legal\\nmatters.\\nProbably the true explanation of the origin of the\\nname is to be found in the following extract from a\\nletter written by Judge Smith, of Manchester, in\\nreply to inquiries addressed to him by Sherman Lit-\\ntle, Esq.\\nThe bill to divide the town w.is reported favorably by some conunit-\\ntee, probably by the committee on division of towns. The bill, at\\nreported, gave the new town the name of West Boscawen. 1 knew no-\\nthing about the merits of the bill, or of the feeling that had arisen be-\\ntween the people of the east and west parts of the old town. When the\\nbill was reported and read, it occurred to me that it would be in better\\ntaste, as well as more convenient, to give the new town a distinctive\\nname, rather than a name not differing from that of the old town, except\\nby the geographical prefix. Accordingly, I cast my eye over a township\\nmap of New England in search of an appropriate name. Almost the\\nfirst name that caught my attention was Webster. It immediately oc-\\ncurred to me that it would be peculiarly appropriate to name one of the\\ntowns W^ebster, for th.at distinguished son of Xew Hampshire, Daniel\\nWebster. I at once suggested the matter to the counsel who\\nrepresented the old and new towns, and they both assented that I migh\u00c2\u00bb\\nmake the motion to amend the bill in the particular mentioned, or made\\n\\\\Vhenthe bill next came up in the House, I moved to amend by\\nstriking out the words West Boscawen, wherever they occurred, and in-\\nserting the word Webster, and stated briefly my reasons for so doing.\\nMy recollection is that no one said a word against the change of\\nname, and the motion was adopted without dissension or opposition.\\nThe first town meeting was held August 11th, S. B.\\nLittle, Esc]., being elected moderator, and D. E. Bur-\\nbank town clerk.\\nIt was expected that the new town would return a\\nDemocratic majority, but, in its first town-meeting\\nand ever since, Republican principles have prevailed.\\nIn 1866, fifteen ballotings for representative resulted\\nin no choice, and the town was unrepresented for\\nthat year.\\nBefore the first year of the incorporate existence ot\\nWebster had passed, the cloud of Civil War, which\\nhad been slowly gathering over the land, burst in all\\nits fury. There was a diversity of feeling among the\\ninhabitants of the town, some believing the war to be\\nunnecessary, a few sympathizing openly with the\\nSouth, while the larger part were ready, with heart,\\nhand and purse, to sustain the administration in its\\neftbrts to put down rebellion.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1145.jp2"}, "970": {"fulltext": "682\\nHISTORY OF MEKIUMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nJanuary 15, 1862, it was voted to support the fami-\\nlies of those who had enlisted, and the selectmen\\nwere authorized to raise money for that purpose.\\nAugust 7th, Voted, that the town pay one hundred\\ndollars to each recruit who is an inhabitant of this\\ntown, who will enlist before the IStli of the present\\nmonth, for the term of three years, not to exceed the\\nquota required of this town, to be paid when mus-\\ntered into the service. Voted, that the selectmen\\nbe authorized to hire a sum not exceeding three\\nthousand dollars, to meet the expense of paying the\\nabove bounty to volunteers.\\nSeptember 3d, Voted, that the town pay to volun-\\nteers for nine months in the army of the United\\nStates one hundred dollars each, upon their being\\nmustered into the service of the United States, and\\nthe selectmen are empowered to hire money suffi-\\ncient to pay the same.\\nJanuary 7, 1863, Voted, that the selectmen procure\\nmen to fill the town s quota on the best terms they\\ncan, and pay from any money belonging to the town\\nnot otherwise appropriated.\\nSeptember 7th, Besolved, that the town of Web-\\nster pay to its drafted men, and all those that may be\\ndrafted, or their substitutes, the sum of three hun-\\ndred dollars, in accordance with an act of Legislature\\npassed June session, 1863, and approved July 10,\\n1863.\\nMarch 8, 1864, Voted, that a bounty of three hun-\\ndred dollars be paid to its veteran volunteers, who\\nhave or may re-enlist to the credit of the town, and\\nauthorize the selectmen to raise the sum.\\nAugust 16, 1877, the ninety-ninth anniversary of\\nthe battle of Bennington was celebrated in the Con-\\ngregational meeting-house with appropriate exer-\\ncises. Sherman Little, Esq., was president of the\\nday. A historical oration was delivered by C. C.\\nCoffin, Esq., of Boston. This was followed by ad-\\ndresses by Rev. Edward Buxton, Rev. Arthur Little,\\nof Fond du Lac, Wis., and others, with music by a\\nselect quartette and au original song by Major Alfred\\nLittle.\\nNovember 7th, the State having voted a convention\\nfor the revision of the Constitution, Rev. Edward\\nBuxton was chosen delegate from Webster.\\nAugust 16, 1883, the town of Boscawen celebrated\\nthe one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of its settle-\\nment, and proposed to Webster, as having been for-\\nmerly a part of its territory, to unite in the celebra-\\ntion and preparations therefor. The town in its official\\ncapacity did not respond to the invitation but the\\nsum of $50.50 was contributed by individuals towards\\nthe expenses of the occasion, and Webster ladies, with\\ntheir usual liberality and housewifely skill, furnished\\ngenerous baskets of provisions for the tables.\\nCHAPTER II.\\nW E BSTE R\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Continued).\\nMilitiiry History\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ecileeiastical llietory\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Educational IlisK.ry.\\nMilitary History.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The history of the Revolution\\nhas been written over and over again. Some writers\\nhave wearied themselves and their readers with their\\ncareful detail of the causes that led to the glorious\\nstruggle. Others have lavished their powers of de-\\nscription upon the brilliant battle-scenes of the war,\\nwhile others still have devoted their pens to the\\ncharacter and achievements of their favorite heroes.\\nBut a large part of that history can never be written\\nby human pen. The struggles between love and\\npatriotism, the hand-to-hand fights with poverty, the\\nheroism that nerved the hearts of wives and mothers\\nto bid God-speed to their husbands and sons, and\\nthen turn back without flinching into their lonely\\nhomes to do as best they could the work that belonged\\nto stronger hands\u00e2\u0080\u0094 these can be found only in the\\nrecords kept above. Webster has her full share in\\nthis unwritten history, though there may be little\\nwhich can be put upon paper. Her adult citizens in\\n1776 were not more than thirty in number, but these\\nall signed the Articles of Association, by which they\\ndid solemnly engage and promise that we will, to\\nthe utmost in our Power, at the Risque of our Lives\\nand Fortunes, with Arms, oppose the Hostile Pro-\\nceedings of the British Fleets aud Armies against the\\nUnited Colonies. This was the people s Declara-\\ntion of Independence, agreed to before the signing of\\nthat document by the Continental Congress on July\\n4th. They put their names boldly to the paper, there-\\nby declaring themselves rebels. Such men were not\\nslow to answer their country s call to active service.\\nThey were found at Bunker Hill and on the field of\\nBennington, undaunted by perils, not shrinking from\\nhardship, always proving themselves sturdy patriots.\\nThe military spirit seems to have been active in\\nWebster even after the emergencies of war had\\npassed by. Two companies of the volunteer militia\\nof Boscawen, the Light Infantry and the Rifle Com-\\npany, were formed almost entirely of men residing\\nin the westerly part of the town. Both these com-\\npanies were well organized, well officered and well\\ndrilled.\\nThe breaking out of the Rebellion, in 1861, roused\\nthe citizens of the newly-formed town to a higher\\nappreciation than ever of the Union one and indi-\\nvisible. The following is the list of soldiers from\\nWebster as given in Mr. Coffin s history and drawn\\nfrom the papers in the town-clerk s office and from\\nthe reports of the adjutant-general, neither of them\\ngiving in full the company and regiment\\nCalviu M. Burbank, enlisted in Company B, Second Regiment.\\nLieutenant David E. Burbank, enlisted -in Company E, Sixteenth Kegi-\\nEzckiel W. Burbank, enlisted in Company E, Sixteenth Kegimi\\nCarter F. Blanchard, enlisted in Company E, Tenth Regiment.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1146.jp2"}, "971": {"fulltext": "WEBSTER.\\n(.ieorge Call, fulistod in Foui-toeuth Regiment.\\nHamilton P. Cwrser, onlisted in Fourteenth Regiment.\\nDavid S. Corfler, onlisted in Fourteenth Regiment.\\nGeorge C. Chase, enlisted in Company E, Sixteenth Rigimcnt.\\nCalvin P. Conch.\\nJohn B. Chase, enlisted in Cumiwiny K, Sixteenth Regiment.\\nGeorge W. Fisk.\\nGeorge S. Fellows, enlisted in Eighth Regiment.\\nDaniel F. Flandere, enlisted in Company E, Sixteentli R.-Kinient.\\nJames L. Gerrish, enlisted in Company E, Sixti-eJiIh Kegimunt.\\nCharles N. Heath, enlisted in Company B, .Second Regiment.\\nEdward F. Jaffere, enlisted in Company U, Fourteenth Regiment.\\nHiram A. Jack, enlisted in Company H, Sixteenth Regiment.\\nWillard W. Jones, enlisted in Company H, Sixteenth Regiment.\\nJesse M. Jackman, enlisted in Company il, sixteenth Regiment.\\nDaniel P. Kilburu, enlisted in iii|.,iii Sii.rpsliooters.\\nAndrew J. Kelley, enlisttd ir) ,ii|.,,i,. i ~l, u |.~liootera.\\nLucien M. liilburn, enlisti-a in -ini .n -iMi.-nth Regiment.\\nW. H. Libhe, enlisted in Coiiii\u00c2\u00abuiy II, liiurl. nth Regiment.\\nFrank Libbe, enlisted in Heavy Artillery.\\nGeorge W. Ladd, enlisted in Company H, Fourteenlii Regiment.\\nJoseph M. Ladd.\\nWarren F. Lock.\\nCharles Little, Surgeon, Navy.\\nCaptain David A. Macurdy, enlisted in lV.m]Biny H, Fourteenth Regi-\\nMatthew Macurdy, enlisted in Company H, Fourteenth Reginu-nt.\\nTristram S. Page, enlisted in Company E, Sixteenth Regiment.\\nGardiner Roby.\\nGeorge S. Roby, enlisted in Fourteenth Regiment.\\nSumner J. Sweatt.\\nBlaisdell Sweatt, enlisted in Company H, Konrth Regiment.\\nLieutenant Frederic P. Stone, enlisted in Cavalry.\\nJefferson Searles, enlisted in Seventh Regiment.\\nJoseph 0. Sanborn, enlisted in Fourth Regiment.\\nJoseph E. Sanders, enlisted in Company E, Sharpshooters,\\nLieutenant Walter H, Sargent, enlisted in Company H, Fourteenth\\nRegiment.\\nIsaac P. Sargent, enlisted in Company E, Sixteenth Regiment.\\nJolin Sargent, enlisted in Heavy ,\\\\rtillery.\\nWarren A. Story, enlisted in Company E, Sixteenth Regiment.\\nHiram Thompson, enlisted in Fourteenth Regiment.\\nLnther C. Titcomb, enlisted in Company E, Sixteenth Regiment.\\nJoseph Tliurber, enlisted in Company E, Sixteenth Regiment.\\nJohn Whittier.\\nDavid J. Whittier, enlisted in Company E, Sixteenth Regiment.\\nThese did their duty nobly. Som e fell on the field\\nof battle, others were slain by the malarious atmos-\\nphere of the South, and some of those wlio came\\nhome bore honorable scars.\\nThe Webster enrollment is given as follows\\nCitizens Uable to do military duty April i, l.SO,i Ki\\nTotal quota under all calls 3i\\n.Soldiers in service l\\nSurplus 10\\nEcclesiastical History. The old meeting-house\\nStands on Long Street, not far from the Blackwater,\\nkeeping guard over the old graveyard, where two\\nwhole generations lie buried. The house was built\\nin 1791, but the burial-ground was not laid out until\\n1813. This was the first meeting-house built in Web-\\nster, and was occupied as a place of worship by the\\nCongregational denomination until the erection of\\nthe meeting-house on Corser Hill, in 1823. In 1804\\nthe Westerly Religious Society was formed, com-\\nposed of seventy members, including the citizens\\nwest of Beaver Dam, together with some from Water\\nStreet, in Boscawen. The society was incorporated in\\n1810. The Second Congregational Church in Bos-\\ncawen was organized September 26, 1804, and at the\\nsame time Rev. Ebenezer Price was installed as its\\npastor. He continued in the sacred office until 1837,\\nwhen he was dismissed by mutual consent, and Rev.\\nEdward Bu.xton was installed as pastor December 13,\\n1837. With the exception of a few months in 1875-\\n76, when the church was served by Rev. William\\nSchofield, he wiis in active service until 1882, when\\nRev. Charles E. Gordon began his labors as stilted\\nsupply. In October, 1883, he was installed as pastor,\\nFather Buxton being at the same time dismissed.\\nFor a period of seventy-nine years this church had\\nhad but two pastors, a record which is seldom sur-\\npassed.\\nDeacons have been elected as follows: Benjamin\\nSweatt, Eliphalet Kilburn, 1805; Enoch Little, 1811\\nJames Kilburn, 1825; George T. Pillsbury, 1831;\\nJeremiah Gerrish, 1836 Enoch Little, Eldad Austin,\\n1843 Henry Gerrish, Henry Pearson, 1874. Since\\nthe formation of the church, four hundred and thirty-\\nfour members have been added to its fellowship,\\none hundred and seventy-five males and two hundred\\nand fifty-nine females; sixty-five of these were\\nreceived by letter; four hundred and ninety-nine\\nchildren and one hundred and six adults have been\\nbaptized. The name of the church was changed,\\nDecember 20, 1868, from The Second Congregational\\nChurch in Boscawen to The First Congregational\\nChurch in Webster.\\nThe forty-fifth anniversary of Father Buxton s\\nsettlement over the church was celebrated December\\n13, 1882. Invitations were sent, as far as possible, to\\nall who had ever been members of the church. The\\nday proved unpropitious, one of the heaviest snow-\\nstorms of the year filling the .sky but the meeting-\\nhouse was filled with a happy throng of friends, old\\nand new. There were beautiful decorations of ever-\\ngreen, while on the pulpit and platform bouquets and\\nflowering plants were tastefully arranged. The ven-\\nerable pastor gave a retrospective address, recalling\\nbriefly and vividly the circumstances of his installa-\\ntion and the men who took part in it, all of whom\\nhad now finished their earthly labors. C. C. Coffin,\\nEsq., of Boston, a former member of the church, then\\ngave a historical address, throwing the strong light\\nof his graphic style over the manners and customs of\\nthe olden time. Rev. .1. H. Hoflman, of Hcnniker,\\nN. H., spoke in behalf of the pastors of neighboring\\nchurches. A purse of three hundred dollars was\\npresented to Father Buxton by Deacon H. H. Ger-\\nrish, in behalf of his friends. After a generous sup-\\nper, served in the gallery, which has been fitted up as\\na sociable-room, the evening was spent in listening\\nto letters from absent friends and in social converse,\\ninterspersed with music. Poems written by Mrs.\\nJames B. (ioodhue and by Mr. Luther B. Little were\\nread. Another, written by Miss Getchell, of Xew-\\nburyport, wa.s received too late for reading, an l wa.s", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1147.jp2"}, "972": {"fulltext": "684\\nHISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\ninserted in the ijaniphlot containing the published\\naccount of the day. The occasion was declared by\\nall who participated to be a rare success.\\nIn 1820 the Christian Union Society was formed,\\nthe reasons for which are thus stated in the preamble\\nto the constitution,\\nmti^reas, Religiou aud morality, grounded on Evangelical principles,\\nhij S the ftnnest foundation for happiness hei-e and hereafter, and in order\\nto inculcate and support this grand principle, it hecomes necessary that\\nmen associate together and form themselves into societies for the mutual\\nsupport and happiness of each other and such is the lot of human na-\\nture in this imperfect state that it becomes necessary for every society to\\nform and adopt certain rules of government for the mutual happinu is of\\nthe whole Therefore, with these views and impressions, we, the sub-\\nscribers, agree to form ourselves into a society under the above pre-\\nThe society was composed of fifty members.\\nThey voted, in the next year, to lay claim to their\\nprivilege in the West meeting-house and also their\\nequal share of the parsonage money. They believed\\nthis to be legal from the fact that the town had\\nerected the frame of the house and had sold the pews\\nfor raising money to finish it. Some of the members\\nof the society were pew-owners and the rest held\\nthat, on the ground of citizenship, they had a right\\nto a share in the house. Various negotiations passed\\nbetween the two societies, but without reaching any\\nsettlement, until at last the Christian Union Society\\nReaoloed to occupy the house. This was done June\\n15th and 16th, in connection with a session of the\\nChristian General Conference. The Christian Union\\nSociety took possession of the meeting-house at an\\nearly hour on Sunday morning, and Elder Peter\\nYoung was occupying the pulpit when Rev. Sir. Price\\nentered the house at the usual hour for public service.\\nThe assessors of the Westerly Religious Society made\\na formal demand for the house. There was some\\nconfusion, but no breach of the peace. The time had\\ngone by for a compromise between the two societies,\\nand the Westerly Religious Society resolved to erect\\na meeting-house for themselves, thus leaving the\\nUnion Society in undisturbed and peaceable pos-\\nsession of the old house.\\nIn 1844 the Christian Union Society voted to re-\\nmodel the meeting-house flooring over the galleries,\\nremoving the east and west porches aud making a\\nconvenient chapel of the upjier story, the lower floor\\nbeing reserved for a town-house. All the slips fifty-\\ntwo in number with the exception of two, were sold.\\nThe society was vigorous and flourishing for several\\nyears but emigration thinned its membei-ship and\\nsince 1869 no regular service has been held.\\nThe Christian Baptist Church was formed in 1808,\\nconsisting of five male and seven female members.\\nIt was organized June 16th under the following com-\\npact\\nThis church have agreed to lay aside all the party names by which\\nprofessors are called, with all such things as are called creeds, covenants,\\nplatforms and articles of faith, with all the commandments of men and to\\nconsider (;hrist their only Master and the New Testament their only\\nrule, and to be known by the name given at Antioch\u00e2\u0080\u0094 which is Chris-\\nAt the close of the year 1808 the church numbered\\ntwenty-five members. It is now virtually extinct.\\nThe Methodist Church of Webster was formed in\\n1839, having its place of worship at Sweatt s Mills.\\nAi that time the Methodist Biblical Institute was at\\nConcord and the church was supplied by its students.\\nAt a subsequent period, the institute was removed\\nfrom Concord, and, as a result, preaching has not\\nbeen regularly sustained.\\nSabbath-schools have been maintained in Webster\\nmore than sixty years. At first they were holden in\\nthe difierent districts, in the school-houses or at private\\nresidences. In 1824 the number of scholars was\\nninety-seven these recited twenty-nine thousand nine\\nhundred and fifty-seven verses of Scripture during\\nthe six months ending October 24th. Mr. Coflin tells\\nof one scholar of retentive memory, who tired out\\nthe patience of his teacher, reciting chapter after\\nchapter, and was told that he might finish the recita-\\ntion on the next Sunday.\\nIn 1831 the schools were organized into one, and\\nthe sessions held on Sabbath noon at the meeting-\\nhouse. Sabbath-schools are at present maintained by\\nboth Methodist and Congregational Churches, includ-\\ning all ages.\\nEducational History. No picture of New Eng-\\nland life is considered complete without its church\\nand school-house. These are not always found in\\nclose proximity, it is true nevertheless, religion and\\neducation lay very near the hearts of the early set-\\ntlers. To be sure, they sometimes lost sight of the\\ndistinction between religion and theology, and were\\nmore zealous for orthodoxy than for holy living and\\nwe, in the late afternoon of the nineteenth century,\\nsmile at their narrow views of education. But the\\nchurch of to-day owes them sincere gratitude for their\\nstanch adherence to the principles of the Bible\\nand many a man among the mature scholars of the\\npresent age looks back with a wholesome respect to\\nthe humble school-house and the stern school-master\\nwith whom his childhood had an acquaintance, feel-\\ningly remembered, even now. The sum total of in-\\nformation which those ancient schools afforded was\\nvery small, and their appliances for education and\\nmental culture were exceedingly few but they kept\\nalive and stimulated a love of learning, and, by their\\nvery deficiencies, prepared the way for better things.\\nIn 1787, if we could have looked into the southwest\\ncorner room of the house in Webster now occupied\\nby Mrs. S. B. Little, we should have found forty or\\nfifty large boys and girls assembled for school. The\\nseats are benches of plank without backs. The only\\nwindow is a half-sash of six lights. The teacher is\\nEnoch Little, a young man of shrewd common\\nsense and ready mother-wit, both of which stand him\\nin good stead in the possible emergencies which may\\narise out of his uncouth surroundings. He is, per-\\nhaps, as fond of argument and as decided in his opin-\\nions as when, sixty years later, he used to settle, with", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1148.jp2"}, "973": {"fulltext": "calm authority and to his own entire satisfaction, the\\ninterpretation of prophecy. He has a turbulent set\\nto deal with, but he is master of the situation and\\nimpresses upon his pupils, from his own personality,\\nlessons far more valuable than the reading, writing\\nand arithmetic which they receive.\\nAnother man, famous among the schools of the\\nolden time, was Moses Thurston, then and through\\nhis long life known as Master Thurston.\\nHe was a severe disciplinarian. One of Iiis instriiuieuts fur maiu-\\ntaining discipline was a leather ferule, composed of two pieces of ham-\\nmered sole-leather, with sheet lead stitched between them. On one side\\nhe punched four holes, on the other, five. He usually asked a culprit\\nwhich he would have four holes or five. If the trembling urchin said\\nfour, Master Thurston usually gave this reply For fear of making a\\nmistake, I will give you both. Each stroke left an array of blisters the\\nsize of the holes, on the aching palm. He taught several years in West\\nSalisburj It was a turbulent school, and it used to be jocosely said that\\nthe surrounding farms never would have been cleared of aldere if Master\\nThurston had not been employed as teacher.\\nThe writer s most vivid recollection of him is as he\\nsat in church in a pew at the north end of the gallery,\\non the ea-st side of the meeting-house on Corser Hill.\\nHe always sat in the same seat, in the same position,\\nlooking down from his serene height upon the minis-\\nter, attentive, but otherwise apparently unmoved by\\npathos or eloquence. He was a regular attendant un-\\ntil advancing years rendered him too infirm. He\\ndied in 1861, aged eighty-eight years.\\nThe first school-dame whose name appears on\\nthe records of Webster was Phebe Knight, who kept\\nschool on Little Hill in 1791, and afterwards on\\nWhite Plain. We find no further record of her as a\\nteacher but she was a poetess as well, and perhaps\\nsome of her instructicms to her pupils were softened\\nand blended into rhymes. The following fragment\\nmight well cheat a boy into learning a good lesson\\nwithout knowing it\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2A FRAGMENT.\\nHow great is my use cries the quill of f\\nWho duly my merits appraise\\nMy praises resound the world all around\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nI make even fools to be wise.\\nThe Nee,lh.\\nHold hold prating goose, for V\\nAlthough I am shorter and slin\\nBy my little head many thousand\\nWhilst your scribble\\npurchase a dii\\nThe Wheel.\\n.\\\\ud what were your head were it not for my\\nSo, then, independent Miss Steel,\\nJtist acknowledge thy due to the wheel.\\nThe Loom.\\nAnd what were your worth were it not for ui\\nThe loom, looking largely, replied.\\nBoth needle and thread might beg for their I\\nIf I did not keep them employed.\\nThe Are.\\nMr. Axe raised his head and to them he said,-\\nCome, yield the precedence to me,\\nFor to me, yovi must know, your being you o\\\\v\\nlike f\\ngins to swell and rise,\\n.\\\\nd makes us great in our own eyes\\nShall human tools contend with God,\\nWe are His clay, formeil by His li:iii.\\nFor His own use, at His couuuan.l.\\nLet not curst pride our hearts deceiv.\\nMiss Knight was afterwards married to Mr. Nicho-\\nlas Moody, and lived to a good old age. The mantle\\nof the teacher and poetess has fallen upon her grand-\\ndaughter. Miss Ellen K. Abbot, who was for a long\\ntime a very successful teacher among the schools of\\nWebster, and for some years a member of the super-\\nintending committee, and whose pen runs naturally\\nto rhymes.\\nMary and Phebe Thurston, sisters of Moses, were\\nalso among the schoolma ams of early days. The\\nformer taught on Little Hill in 1792 and 1793. She\\nwas married afterwards to Mr. Ephraim Noye. but\\nkept school in her own house, the same now occupied\\nby her daughter. Miss Edna Noyes. Miss Noyes\\nremembers that on one occasion her mother saw fit to\\ncorrect a girl in school, but administered chastise-\\nment lightly. The mother of the child was weaving\\nin the shed-room, and apprehensive that Mrs.\\nNoyes was not severe enough, she appeared upon the\\nscene and proceeded to carry out Solomon s precept,\\nWithold not thou correction spare not for his cry-\\ning. The teacher s authority was vindicated, nor\\nwas it disputed again by that child. Truly, parental\\ngood sense was not unknown in those days.\\nPhebe Thurston continued teaching until the de-\\nmand for higher education left her modest attain-\\nments in the back-ground. She was a woman of\\nnatural dignity of manner and of firm will. On being\\nasked what wages she used to receive in school, she\\nanswered, Seventy-five cents a week and boarded\\nround. She died in 1867, at the ripe age of eighty-\\nnine years.\\nThe list of studies in those days was very brief, for\\nbooks were few. The Bible and Catechism were dili-\\ngently studied, and the girls carried their sewing and\\nknitting to school, in which important branches of\\ndomestic economy the teacher, if a woman, was ex-\\npected to be proficient. The grand problem of edu-\\ncation is not yet fully solved even by the school sys-\\ntem of our own country, of which we are justly so\\nproud. Between the limited curriculum and bare\\npracticality of the schools at the opening of this cen-\\ntury and the extended courses of study and infinite\\namount of general information about everything\\nwhich scholars of the present are expected to absorb\\nthere is a golden mean, which, perhaps, will be found\\nto be nearer a true solution of the problem than\\neither extreme.\\nIn 1809 a new school law was passed. The dis-\\ntricts .were re-established and a superintending com-\\nmittee appointed, consisting of Rev. f^benezer Price,", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1149.jp2"}, "974": {"fulltext": "686\\nHISTORY OF MElllllMAe K COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nRev. Samuel Wood and the selectmen. It must be\\nremembered that this committee supervised the whole\\ntown of Boscaweu, including Webster. Rev. Mr.\\nI rice took a lively interest in all the educational\\nart airs of the town, and his influence was deeply and\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0widely felt among teachers and pupils. From this\\ntime there was a marked improvement in the schools.\\nIt was found that strength of nerve and muscle was\\nnot the only qualification needful for the teacher,\\nand the absolute despotism of the ferule passed away.\\nThe committee voted to visit the schools the\\nsecond Tuesday after their commencement and the\\nTuesday preceding their close, and to this end public\\nnotice shall be given the Sabbath before such visit.\\nThe following is Mr. Price s report of the first visi-\\ntation of the committee under the new law:\\nISO J, May IG, No. 1. Tuesday the committee, accordiug to public\\nnotice, visited the school district No. 6, Little Hill, under the care of\\nJlisa Mary Gerrlsh,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 32 children. Books, Spelling book, Preceptor,\\nGeography, Grammar, Bible Catechism.\\nMay 30, No. 7.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Tuesday a.m. visited School at White Plain under\\nthe care of Miss Sally Pillsbury,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 25 children. Books, Spelling hook,\\nCatechism. The scholars young, but ambitious and very\\nNo. 3.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Same day a.m. visited School on Corset Hill under the caro\\nof Miss Phebe Thurston \u00e2\u0080\u009450 children, 3.5 girls. Books, Columbian\\nOrator, Geography, Testament, Catecliisni. Some writers, but none in\\nJune 13, No. 9. Visited Long Pond School, under the care of Miss\\nMary Parker,\u00e2\u0080\u0094;)? children. Books, Spelling B., one in Webster s 3d P.\\nA one in the Bible. No Granimur, lii-i.g y .ir rnU-t\\npleasant number of scholliii.^ w h., li i\\\\ i, i,,,,],\\npoor instructors, a miseraiilr i^ m books.\\nSame day, p.m., No. s.- h .1, under the care of\\nMiss Abigail Allen,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 13 cliil.li n Min- Bo., Webster s 3 P.\\nCatechism, None in Grammur, (l.-ij^ y ur riling; the School well-\\ngoverned the children ambitious.\\nWe found in the several sdioolfi\\ndated with suitable school-l...ii|,-\\ncapable Instructresses und-i tlj:ii\\nadvantage to the children A -nit -,ii\\nshews a very wise appropriiilioii mI j,i\\nwell provided with\\nwhich promises much\\neir Parents, at once\\neducation of children\\nIn this report of summer schools, arithmetic does\\nnot appear in the list of text-books. Mental arith-\\nmetic was not introduced until about 1830. Its in-\\ntroduction produced great excitement. Many of the\\nl)arents opposed it on the ground that it would con-\\nfuse the minds of the children and produce insanity.\\nReports of two of the winter schools will be sub-\\njoined, and then we will pass on to a later period,\\nJan. 15, No. 3.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Visited School Corsor 11111,-51 children: 20 girls,\\n41 boys. Benjamin Gookin, Master.\\n1st Class. 15 in Geog.\\n2d C. Gin Webster 3 P.\\n3d 0. 12 in Preceptor.\\nCth\\n11 in Spelling,\\n;i in 4 syhiblcs\\n1 in 2 sylables\\n%1.\\nv,-l\\n20 writers, 10 in arithn\\nclic A\\nlii\\nliranimar.\\n.ScllO\\nol\\nA governeil.\\nKeb. Uth. No. G.-Visited School I.ittio Hill\\nrange.! in a new and comn.odious School-house,\\nSmith.\\n-.V2\\ninder\\ncl\\nth\\n1 class. 3 in 2 sylables.\\n3 4 in Poetical lessons. Spell. B. well.\\n4 10 in Preceptor.\\n6 4 in English Reader, well.\\nI) 27 in Geog. some too fast, others slow.\\n17 parsed grammar.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Xi Spelt in Dict y\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Girls better than boys.\\n4 in Arithmetic.\\n2G in writing.\\nThis School promises fair.\\nFor many years Rev. Edward Buxton was a mem-\\nber of the superintending committee of the town and\\nlabored indefatigably for the improvement of the\\nschools. He did much to secure a uniformity of text-\\nbooks throughout the town. Under the direction of\\nMr. Price, select schools had been kept on Corser\\nHill, taught by students from Dartmouth College.\\nMr. Buxton revived this practice, and for a long\\nseries of years a flourishing school was held every\\nautumn. These schools did not a little toward raising\\nthe standard of attainments among the scholars of\\nWebster, putting within reach of many, advantages\\nwhich otherwise they could not have enjoyed.\\nIn many, if not all, of the districts of the town,\\nsome weeks of private school are often added to the\\nterm of public instruction. Some of the districts\\nshow their appreciation of a good teacher by securing\\nthe same one for several terms in succession.\\nIn 1867 the town voted to raise one hundred and\\nfifty dollars, in addition to the amount required by\\nlaw, for educational purposes.\\nA word is due in this connection to the musical\\nculture of Webster. Deacon Enoch Little taught the\\nfii-st singing-school not far from the beginning of this\\ncentury, in the house now owned by Henry L. Dodge.\\nHe said of himself, I knew but little about music,\\nbut I guess I knew more at that time than any other\\nman in town. He was leader of the choir, which\\nnumbered about sixty persons. His son Enoch was\\nafterwards a successful teacher and leader.\\nTwenty-five or thirty years ago Webster numbered\\namong its musicians many of rare excellence and\\nsweetness of voice. Notable among these were Mrs.\\nF. B. Sawyer, Mrs. George Little, Mrs. Moses Trus-\\nsell, E. W. Burbank, all of whom have joined the\\nchoir above. Others who have taken deep interest in\\nmusic, or have been teachers of singing-schools, are\\nJ. P. Farmer, now of Glyndon, Minn. D. E. Bur-\\nbank, now of Norwich, Vt. C. C. Coffin, Esq., of\\nBoston; J. L. Gerrish, H. F. Pearson, J. B. Chase\\nand Mrs. H. H. Gerrish.\\nCHAPTER III.\\nWEBSTER\u00e2\u0080\u0094 {C mli,\u00e2\u0080\u009ei -d).\\nIliograiihical\u00e2\u0080\u0094 List uf Town Officers from 1800 to 1885.\\nBiographical. \u00e2\u0080\u0094The following biographical sketches\\nare prepared, to a great extent, from Mr. Coffin s his-\\ntory, with his permission.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1150.jp2"}, "975": {"fulltext": "WEBSTER.\\n(JS7\\nAbraham Buebank, eldest son of David Bur-\\nbank, and grandson of Captain Moses Burbank, one\\nof the early settlers of Boseawen, was one of the\\nprominent business men of Webster. He was born\\nNovember 16, 1781 learned the trade of blacksmith\\nof his father, and carried on blacksmithing with Jesse\\nLittle, on Little Hill. He was an adept in making\\naxes, giving them a shajie much liked by the wood-\\nchoppers at the beginning of the century, and of such\\nkeen temper that Abe Burbank s axes were widely\\nknown and had a ready sale.\\nWith his son. Friend L. Burbank, he became pro-\\nprietor of the mills on Blackwater Kiver, of a mill on\\nKnight s Meadow Brook and of one on Pond Brook.\\nAt one time nearly every mill in Boseawen was em-\\n[iloyed in sawing his lumber, which was sent down\\nthe Merrimack River to Lowell and Boston. He was\\ngreatly respected by his fellow-citizens and was re-\\npeatedly elected to represent them in the Legislature.\\nHe was a cheerful supporter of religious and chari-\\ntable organizations, and alive to all interests affecting\\nthe public welfare. He died in 1836, aged seventy-\\nfive years, an active, energetic, honored citizen to the\\nlast year of his life.\\nRkv. Edward Buxtox, the youngest son of Cap-\\ntain Benjamin and Hannah (Flint) Buxton, was born\\nin Xew Boston, N. H., August 17, 1803. His early\\neducational advantages were very limited. The dis-\\ntrict school, a little study of Latin with his beloved\\nold pastor. Rev. E. P. Bradford, a term at Frances-\\ntown Academy, another at Exeter (Phillips) Academy\\ncomprised the whole of his opportunities of school.\\nBut up to the very end of his long life he was a close\\nstudent. He was a good Greek and Latin scholar,\\nand late in life he engaged with much zest in the\\nstudy of Hebrew. A young lady who was visiting in\\nhis family, on going into his study one Monday\\nmorning, found him seated at his table with pencil\\nand paper before him, deeply engaged in study. He\\nsaid he was trying to see if he could construct a table\\nof logarithms if he had none to refer to. and that he\\nthought he could do it. He added, half apologeti-\\ncally, that he allowed himself to be idle on Monday\\nand to indulge in recreation a little after the labors\\nof the Sabbath. She declared she was afraid of a\\nman who found his recreation in the con.struction of\\nlogarithmic fables.\\nHis father said of him, in his early childhood:\\nEdward must be my minister; but a habit of stam-\\nmering developed itself, which was greatly aggrava-\\nted by a fright received in early life; and though he\\nhimself desired to carry out his father s wish, the\\nimpediment in his speech seemed to interpose an\\ninsuperable obstacle. He turned his attention to the\\nstudy of medicine; but a severe illness cut short his\\nstudies just before the completion of his last course\\nof lectures. About this time he fell in with Barber s\\nGrammar of Elocution, which gave him valuable\\nhint.s in regard to the training of the voice, and he\\nbecame convinced that he could, in time, entirely\\novercome his impediment. He .succeeded so fully\\nthat, in later life, he was remarkable for his clear\\nenunciation and for perfect control of his voice.\\nHe took charge of the academy in Greenland,\\nN. H., when he read and talked theology with his\\nfriend, Rev. Samuel Wallace Clark, pastor of the\\nCongregational Church in that place. He assisted\\nin pastoral duties, and, in the absence of the pastor,\\nconducted Sabbath services. He was sometimes\\ncalled to supply vacant pulpits in adjoining towns,\\nand, almost unconsciously, found himself performing\\nministerial duties. In 1836 he was ordained as an\\nevangelist, and preached in Rochester, N. H., and\\nafterwards in Lancaster, Dalton and Whitefield. In\\n1837 he received a call from the church in Webster,\\nand was installed December 13th of that year. The\\ncelebration of the forty-fifth anniversary of his in-\\nstallment occurred December 13, 1882. At this time\\nhe ceased from active pastoral duty, but was not dis-\\nmissed until the installment of his successor. Rev.\\nC. E. Gordon, October 4, 1883. He died May 27,\\n1885, aged eighty-one years.\\nMr. Buxton was a man of singular simplicity and\\nsincerity of character, of uniform kindness of heart\\nand of ready sympathy. The testimony of those\\nwho knew him best was that he lived habitually\\nabove the world. He was a faithful pastor, thor-\\noughly devoted to his work, patient and self-denying\\nin labor, availing himself of all means in his power\\nfor doing good. His sermons combined the doctrinal\\nand practical elements, and were clear and forcible\\nin style, with but little of mere rhetorical orna-\\nment.\\nHe watched over the schools of the town with a\\nfatherly solicitude, and, when he was superintending\\ncommittee, knew the name of every child in town.\\nIn the earlier years of his pastorate many of the\\nyoung people of the town were, at diff erent times,\\nmembers of his family and under his private tuition.\\nHe inherited from his mother a love for music,\\namounting almost to a passion, which continued till\\nhis death. When he was a young man he played\\nthe violin but, after entering the ministry, he laid\\nit aside, fearing it might lessen his chances of useful-\\nness. In his old age he took it up again, playing\\nwith much skill, but confining himself almost exclu-\\nsively to sacred music. When flesh and heart began\\nto fail under the pressure of disease, he often resorted\\nto his violin, for the sake of the spiritual stimulus\\nwhich it afforded him; for, in his hands, it was a\\nsacred instrument, and his spirit, perhaps uncon-\\nsciously to himself, plumed her wings for a heaven-\\nward flight as he played.\\nA letter read on the occasion of his forty-fifth anni-\\nversary, speaks of him on this wise:\\nTho more I reflect on tlie history of his life, so far as I know it, th\u00c2\u00ab\\nmore I feci tliat he has been, in many wave, a remarkable n\\\\an. Ilia\\npurity of motive, his loftiness of purpose, his singleness of aim, his\\npatient peisistenre in striving against obstacles, his constant determina", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1151.jp2"}, "976": {"fulltext": "HI\u00c2\u00abTOKY OF MERRIMACK COUiNTY. NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\ntiou to make the iiiuttt of hiiiigelf in body and soul, and his consequent\\nscholarly attainments, all the result of his own unaided efforts, these\\nthings reveal a nature of more than ordinary Urmneas and evenness of\\nflhre.\\nMr. Buxton was married, first, June 12, 1838, to\\nMiss Elizabeth McFarland, of Concord, who died Sep-\\ntember 11, 1842; second, September 27, 1843, to Miss\\nLois Jewett, of Gilford, who died November 20, 1870\\nthird, December 29, 1871, to Mrs. Louisa F. Pillsbury,\\nof Londonderry (fornierly of Webster), who survives\\nhim.\\nCharles Carletox Coffis was born in Bos-\\ncawen July 20, 1823, and was the youngest child of\\nThomas and Hannah (Kilburn) Coffin. His education,\\nbeyond the advantages of the district school, was ob-\\ntained at the academy on Boscawen Plain and at the\\nBlanchard Academy, Pembroke, N. H., where he re-\\nmained only one term. But he was a lover of books,\\nand read all that came in his way. In the westerly\\npart of the town (now Webster) was a circulating\\nlibrary of one hundred and fifty well-worn volumes,\\ngathered about 1816. Among these were sundry books\\nof history and travels, which the boy devoured eagerly\\nand which may have had no small part in giving di-\\nrection to his literary tastes and labors in after-years.\\nHis great ambition was to go to college, but ill health\\nrendered this impracticable. During the winter of\\n1842, more for pastime than from any plan for the\\nfuture, he studied land surveying and the rudiments\\nof civil engineering. He afterwards joined the engi-\\nneers corps in the preliminary survey of the Northern\\nRailroad in 1845, and was employed upon its construc-\\ntion in 1846 also in the preliminary survey of the\\nConcord and Portsmouth road, and later on the Con-\\ncord and Claremont.\\nHe was married, February 18, 1846, to Miss Sallie R.\\nFarmer, of Webster, sister of Professor M. G. Farmer.\\nHe purchased a farm in Webster, but his health failed\\nand he decided to turn to other pursuits. In 1849 he\\nconstructed a telegraph line between Harvard Obser-\\nvatory and Boston, by which uniform time was given\\nto railroads leading out of Boston. In 1851 he had\\ncharge of the construction of the telegraphic fire-\\nalarm in Boston, under the care of Professor Farmer,\\nand gave the first alarm ever given by that system\\nApril 29, 1852.\\nBefore that time his fugitive contributions to the\\nnewspapers of the day had been received with much\\nfavor, and some of them had been republished in\\nLittell s Living Age. His tastes led him towards\\njournalism. From 1854 to 18G0 he wiis employed\\non several of the newspapers in Boston, the Journal,\\nAtlas, Traveler, Bee and Transcript, and during the\\nwinter of 1860-61 was night editor of the Journal.\\nThe Southern States were then seceding the Peace\\nCongress was in session, and Mr. Coffin saw, what all\\nmen did not see, that a conflict of arms was approach-\\ning. He was then a resident of Maiden, and the\\nmorning after the surrender of Sumter took measures\\nfor the calling of a public meeting of the citizens of\\nthat town to sustain the President, one of the first\\nof the meetings held throughout the country. Upon\\nthe breaking out of the war Mr. Coffin became a cor-\\nrespondent of the Journal, writing over the signature\\nof Carleton.\\nDuring the entire war he was an indefatigable cor-\\nrespondent, ever on the alert, noted for his prompt-\\nness and for his lively narrative, and for his vivid\\ndescription of the scenery of war. During the twelve\\ndays of the Gettysburg campaign he rode between\\ntwo hundred and fifty and three hundred miles in the\\nsaddle, nine hundred miles in the cars, vi as on the\\nbattle-field three days and nights, and wrote a full\\nand elaborate account, which was republished in\\nmany papere throughout the country, and translated\\nand copied by the press of Berlin and Paris. When\\nGeneral Sherman reached the sea-coast Mr. Coffin\\nhastened south, and the information that the flag of\\nthe Union once more floated over Sumter was given\\nto the world through the Journal, and was telegraph-\\ned over the country before any paper in New York\\nhad possession of the intelligence. His letters were\\nregularly read by more than a fourth of a million of\\npeople.\\nUpon the breaking out of the war between Austria\\non the one side and Prussia and Italy on the other,\\nMr. Coffin, accompanied by Mrs. Coffin, sailed for\\nEurope, but Austria having been crippled by the\\nsingle battle of Kouigratz, a truce was declared.\\nMr. Coffin remained abroad, however, writing a\\nseries of letters on current events. He was absent\\ntwo years and five months, traveled extensively\\nin Europe and Asia, and made the acquaintance of\\nmany of the public men in the countries visited.\\nMr. Coffin s published books are My Days and\\nNights on the Battle-field, Following the Flag,\\nWinning his Way, Four Years of Fighting,\\nOar New Way Round the World, The Seat of\\nEmpire, Caleb Krinkle, The Boys of 76,\\nStory of Liberty, Old Times in the Colonies,\\nBuilding the Nation, Life of Garfield, History\\nof Boscawen and Webster, and he has in preparation\\na volume on the battle-fields of the war.\\nHe has given many addresses before teachers asso-\\nciations, and a course of lectures before the Lowell\\nInstitute. During the winter of 1878-79 a movement\\nwas made by the Western grangers to b^ing about a\\nradical change in the patent laws. Mr. Coffin appeared\\nbefore the committee of Congress and presented an\\naddress so convincing that the committee ordered its\\npublication. He also appeared before the committee\\non labor and made an argument on the Forces of Na-\\nture as Affecting Society, which won high encomiums\\nfrom the committee, and which was ordered to be\\nprinted. The honorary degree of A.M. was conferred\\non Mr. Coffin in 1870 by Amherst College.\\nHe is a resident of Boston, and was a member of\\nthe Legislature for 1884 and 85, and served on the\\ncommittees on education, civil service, the liquor law", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1152.jp2"}, "977": {"fulltext": "WEBSTER.\\n689\\nand the special comiiiiltfc lor a metnipulitaii imiHcc\\nlor the city of Boston.\\nMr. CofJiu possesses, in an eminent dejrri e, tlie re-\\nspect and confidence not only oi the citizens of Boston,\\nbut of thousands throughout the hind who know liini\\nthrough his books.\\nMoses Gerkish Farmer, eldest child of Colonel\\nJohn and Sally (Gerrish) Farmer, was born in\\nWebster (then Boscawen) February 9, 1820. In early\\nlife he attended the district school and the academy\\non Boscawen Plain. He entered the Phillips Academy,\\nin Andover, Mass., in 1837, and in 1840 he entered\\nDartmouth College, where he remained three years,\\nand then was obliged to leave on account of ill\\nhealth. (The degree of A.M. was conferred on him\\nby the faculty of Dartmouth in 1853.) After leaving\\ncollege he became preceptorof Elliott (Me.) Academy,\\nand was married in that town, December 2.5, 1844, to\\nMiss Hannah T. Shapleigh, of Berwick, Me. After\\nthis he taught in Dover, N. H., until 1847, when he\\nturned his attention wholly to scientific pursuits,\\nwhich were much more congenial to his tastes than\\nschool-teaching.\\nHe began his experiments in electricity in 1845,\\ninventing at that time an electro-magnetic engine.\\nIn 1846 he constructed a small electro-magnetic\\nengine, also a small railroad track, and exhibited the\\nsame in various towns and cities, lecturing upon the\\nsubject of electro-magnetism and its applications,\\nshowing also how it could be adapted to the use of\\ntorpedoes and submarine blasting. His first lecture\\nwas given in Dover, and one of his experiments was\\nmade with a miniature ship placed in a wash-bowl of\\nwater. The ship was blown up by electricity, and,\\ncoming down, struck on the top of the lecturer s\\nhead. This was, perhaps, the reason why the experi-\\nmtnt was never repeated before another audience\\nbut the circumstance is often recalled now as ships\\nmay so quickly be turned into kindling-wood by the\\ntorpedoes which he uses at the present day.\\nIn 1848, Mr. Smith, president of the Portland Line\\nof telegraph, and Mr. L. L. Sadler, superintendent\\nof the Boston and New York Line, were one day\\ntalking over the possibilities of the telegraph system\\nand the uses to which it could be applied, and Mr.\\nSmith suggested that an alarm of fire might be given\\nby it. They agreed that Mr. Farmer could devise\\nthe machinery necessary to do it, if any one could.\\nThey laid the matter before him, and, at the end of a\\nweek, he had constructed the first machine in the\\nworld for giving an alarm of fire by electricity, con-\\nsisting of the striking part of an old clock and a\\nminiature electrical machine. The matter was\\ndropjied at that time, but Mr. Farmer continued his\\ninvestigations, and, in 1851, he was summoned to\\nBoston to superintend the construction of the tele-\\ngraphic fire-alarm. Great difficulties were to be over-\\ncome, and fresh inventions were needed at every step\\nuntil, on April 29, 1852, the first alarm was given,\\nand for the next three or tour years Mr. Farmer\\nwas untiring in his labors and watchings. During\\nthe fii-st fifteen months after it went into operation\\nhe spent forty-three nights in the fire-alarm office in\\nBoston, considering it unsafe to leave it long enough\\nto return to his home in Salem. In 185 J lie gener-\\nously gave the system to the city, waiving all his\\nrights under the patent law-.\\nHis investigations have been unceasing in the de-\\npartments of electro-metallurgy, multiplex telegraphy\\nand the electric light, and his inventions are mani-\\nfold.\\nIn October, 1872, Mr. Farmer accepted the pro-\\nfessorship of electrical science at the United States\\nNaval Torpedo Station, established in 1869 at New-\\nport, R. I., for the instruction of the officers of the\\nnavy in electricity and chemistry as applied to the\\narts of war; and since his connection with the de-\\npartment the station has been supplied with the best\\nknown magneto-electric machines and appliances to\\nbe found in this or any other country.\\nHe stands in the foremost ranks of scientific men and it may, per-\\nliaps, be truthfully said that, us an electrician, Ue is without a peer on\\nthis side of the Atlantic, while among the scientists of Great Britain,\\nFrance and Germany, his opinions are quoted as authority. His reputa-\\ntion is world-wide and his inventions are everywhere known. He is\\noften called, as an electrical expert, in the United States courts, where\\nhis statements are never questioned.\\nAn eminent electrician said of him recently, Mr. Fanner has un-\\ndoubtedly done more real and lasting good to the world through his aban-\\ndoned inventions than tluunj;]i tli sf which lie has perfected, for the\\nformer are seed-tiiMii-tii-, ,tt.i,,i ,\\\\,i di. \\\\v..ild, which many will\\ngather up, and li i his life-work is over.\\nUnlike maiiv I J.I -I i i^ ii.ulation$ lead them to\\nin I I n I 1 ivflation, Prof. Farmer\\nvs uf iiiitiiif ;i Iiiviiie mind. Each new dis-\\n8 thoughts, and with him religion and science\\ndoubt the existeiK\\nsees in all the woi\\ncovery to him is o\\ngo hand in-hand.\\nHezekiah Fellows was born in Salisbury, De-\\ncember 22, 1782, but settled in Webster and engaged\\nin trade on Corser Hill with his brother Moses. For\\nmany years he was a prominent citizen of the town,\\nand a man of too much individuality to be unnoticed\\nor easily forgotten. From 1816 until 1855, he was\\ntown clerk, losing his office when the Know-Nothing\\nor Native American party rose to its brief eminence.\\nHe was in the Legislature in 1820, 24, 25.\\nHe was a man of remarkable independence of\\ncharacter, which manifested itself in dress and\\nmanner, as well as in opinion. His integrity was\\nunimpeachable. Everybody trusted him. In trade\\nhe was strictly honest and impartial. He always ad-\\nhered to the old currency, marking his prices in shil-\\nlings and pence. His face would sometimes relax\\ninto the semblance of an amused smile at the puzzled\\nlook of some customer better versed in the new\\narithmetic than the old.\\nUnder an apparent gruffhess was hidden a kindly\\nheart and a love for children. Perhaps his most\\nmarked characteristic w-as his shrewd, strong common-\\n.sense.\\nIn 1817 he presented the Congregational Church", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1153.jp2"}, "978": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MKUUIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nand Society with a large Bible, which was used in their\\npulpit for many years. He was a constant attendant\\nat church, occupying the jievv nearest tlio pul|)it on\\nthe right hand.\\nPrior to 1835 it waa the custom of town clerics to make public an-\\nnouncement of tliosc intending marriage, which waa done by Esquire Fel-\\nlows, after the benediction, at the close of the afternoon service. The\\ncongregation waited to hear the crj-ing, as it waa termed, and possibly\\nallowed the publishing of the bans to usurp the place of the sermon in\\ntheir minds, as they smiled and nodded one to another.\\nHe died October 10, 1861, honored and respected\\nby all.\\nMajor Alfred Little was born in Webster, June\\n3, 1823, and was the son of Henry and Susan Little.\\nHe became crippled in early life through severe ill-\\nness, and was obliged ever afterwards to use crutches.\\nHe was noted from childhood for his musical talent\\nand for his correct ear, which had much to do with\\nshaping his career in after life. In 1840 he began to\\nwork in the raelodeon and seraphine shop of Charles\\nAustin, in Concord, N. H. He soon became tuner of\\nthese instruments, and succeeded to a great degree in\\novercoming the slowness of speech and reedy quality\\nof tone, which had been serious defects in them. He\\ninvented and manufactured for his own use an or-\\nchestral melodeon, an instrument of considerable\\npower, and yet of remarkable sweetness, unsurpassed\\nfor its versatility of musical effects, its inimitable\\ntremolo and its power of dynamical expression. He\\nattained wonderful skill in the manipulation of this\\ninstrument, and, as a player of the round-keyed\\nmelodeon, was without a peer in the world.\\nHe began giving concerts in 1846, the first one\\nbeing in Fisherville (now Penacook). His musical\\nentertainments were full of variety, for he possessed\\na rare gift of improvising and an extensive acquaint-\\nance with popular music, old and new, and a voice of\\ngreat sweetness and pathos. He excelled as a ballad-\\nsinger, and knew how to unlock the fountain of tears\\nas well as to touch the springs of laughter.\\nKver ready to respond with voice and instrument to tlie calls of\\ncharity and patriotism, cheering the patient on his bed of suffering or\\nteaching a Sabbath-school song to children, he made friends everywhere\\nand many a wayfarer was aided by his helping hand or cheered by his\\ntuoyant sympathy.\\nHe was appointed life-major of the Twenty-first New Hampshire\\nRegiment by ColonelJoseph L. Pillsbury, receiving the honorary com-\\nmission at the hands of Governor N. B. Baker.\\nAlthough music was his special delight. Major Lit-\\ntle was a man of varied tastes and culture, a poet as\\nwell as a musician.\\nHe died suddenly in West Concord, Deceml)er 27,\\n1880. Few carry with them beneath the low green\\ntent more blessings of the poor or more heartfelt\\nliive of friends than did Alfred Little.\\nArthtr Little, D.D., was the son of Simeon B.\\nand Harriet (Boyd) Little, and was born in Webster\\nMay 24, 1837. His boyhood was spent on his father s\\nfarm where he acquired that invaluableand yet indefi-\\nnable development of mind and body which the boys\\nof well-ordered New England homes gain from nature\\nand domestic surroundings. He prepared for college\\nat the Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, N. H., and\\ngraduated from Dartmouth College in 1860. He\\nstudied theology at Andover and Princeton. Before\\nthe completion of his studies, he received theappoint-\\nmentof chaplain of the First Vermont Heavy Artil-\\nlery, and was ordained for this office at Webster,\\nMarch 16, 1863. He was mustered out of seryice July\\n7, 1865. In October of the same year, he was settled\\nover the Presbyterian Church in Bedford, N. H., where\\nhe remained three years. He then received a call to\\nFonddu Lac, Wis., where he was settled over the First\\nCongregational Church in November, 1868. In 1878\\nhe was called to the pastorate of the New England\\nChurch in Chicago, where he still remains. He was\\nelected moderator of the National Congregational\\nCouncil, in Concord, N. H., in 1883, and performed\\nthe duties of that office with great acceptance.\\nDr. Little is a man of genial temperament and pos-\\nsesses rare tact in winning the esteem of all classea.\\nHe is a good speaker, having somethingof the strength\\nand depth of voice which many will remember as hav-\\ning belonged to his father. His sermons are charac-\\nterized by earnestness and practicality. His style is\\nclear and vigorous. He married, August 1.5, 1863,\\nMiss Laura E. Frost, of Thetford, Vt., who died in\\nJanuary, 1883.\\nDeacon Enoch Little (2d) was the son of Deacon\\nEnoch Little and the grandson of Enoch Little, one of\\nthe early settlers of Webster. He was educated at Pem-\\nbroke Academy and taught school in Boscawen and\\nother towns. He gave much attention to music and\\nwas a member of the Martin Luther Musical Society,\\nof the Central Musical Society, and of the Bos-\\nton Academy of Music. He did much to cultivate\\na taste for sacred music in his native town,\\nhaving been, for a long time, leader of the choir\\nin the Congregational Church, as well as a successful\\nteacher of singing-schools. He took great interest,\\nalso, in the advancement of agriculture and of sheep-\\nhusbandry.\\nHe was a man of vigorous mind, of strong convic-\\ntions, a diligent student of the Bible, a constant at-\\ntendant upon church services, and for thirty years an\\nofficer of the church. From early life he was an ac-\\ntive member of the Sabbath-school, both as teacher\\nand pupil. He was ever ready to give to objects of\\nbenevolence and was a strong pillar in the church.\\nHe died in the full hope of Christian immortality,\\nhonored and respected by all, October 13, 187.5.\\nEi HRAiM Little was the son of Richard and Pris-\\ncilla (Plumer) Little, and was born in Webster, April\\n14, 1820. He was married, December 22, 1847, to\\nJane G. Farmer, sister of Professor M. G. Farmer.\\nHe purchased the farm on Pleasant Street, now\\nowned by Plumer Kilburn, and built a house on it,\\nwhere he resided until the feebleness of his wife s\\nhealth made a change of residence desirable, when he\\nsold his farm. Mrs. Little died June 27, 1867. He", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1154.jp2"}, "979": {"fulltext": "WEBSTER.\\nafterwanls purchased the farm f onnerly owned l y\\nNathan Pearson, near the Blackwater, where he lived\\nuntil his death, April 23, 1885.\\nMr. Little was a man ol tjuiet tastes, but intelligent\\nand thoroughly informed on all subjects of current in-\\nterest. He was for some years a member of the super- I\\nintending committeee of schools. He also held the\\nposition of secretary and treasurer of the Merrimack j\\nCounty Mutual Fire Insurance Company from its\\norganization until his death.\\nRarely have we met with one who realized more\\nfully, in his life and character, David s description of\\na citizen of Zion, in Psalm xv. His unselfish kind-\\nness and ready sympathy won for him the sincere love\\nand respect of all who knew him.\\nHenry Little, D.D., son of Jesse and Martha\\n(Gerrish) Little, was born in Webster, March 23,\\nISOO. At the age of fifteen he united with the Con-\\ngregational Church, and from that time was an ac-\\ntive Christian. When he was nineteen, he taught\\nschool in Boscawen, where fourteen of his scholars be- I\\ncame Christians. He visited from house to house,\\nand helped twelve men to begin family worship.\\nHe fitted for college with Rev. Dr. Wood of Bos-\\ncawen, at Salisbury Academy and at Hanover. He\\ngraduated from Dartmouth College in 1826, and from\\nAndover Theological Seminary in 1829, and w^as at I\\nonce ordained as an evangelist in Park Street Church,\\nBoston, with fifteen other home and foreign mission-\\naries. While a senior at Andover, Dr. Porter gave\\nhim the credit of bringing twenty from the two i\\nclasses below him in college to the seminary. This\\nfact led to his being chosen agent for the American\\nEducation Society, a position which he filled for two\\nyears in New England and the West.\\nIn June, 1831, he accepted a call from the Presby-\\nterian Church in Oxford, Ohio, where, in less than\\ntwo years, two hundred and ninety-seven were added\\nto its membership. In 1833 he was appointed secre-\\ntary and agent of the American Home Missionary\\nSociety, having the whole country west of the Alle-\\nghanies for his field, in which his labors were crowned\\nwith success. He was pastor of a church for two\\nyears in Madison, Ind., during which time sixty were\\nadded to the church. His main life-work was that\\nof home missions but he was an earnest Sabbath-\\nschool worker, and was active in promoting the cause\\nof general education. He is said to have been the\\noriginator of the first graded school in Indiana. j\\nAn article in the Independent of May 9, 1867, by\\nRev. Dr. Tuttle, of Wabash College, sets forth the\\nlabors of Dr. Little j\\nFrom Mariettji to EvausviUe, from Cleveland to La I orte, this man\\nhas gone, planting churches, building up waste places, encouraging\\nhome missionaries, searching out the scattered sheep, holding protracted\\nmeetings, everywhere welcomed, honored and loved. Thirty-aix years\\nhas he been at this work, until he has publicly addressed more audiences,\\nvisited more churches, worked directly in more revivals in Ohio and In-\\ndiana, talked to more people, seen more changes in communities and per-\\nsons than any other man that can be named.\\nl.od 8 instrument\u00e2\u0080\u0094 those who have been encouraged by him, those who\\nhave caught the beat impulses of life from him, and now, in this year,\\n1807, this blessed man has preached fourteen times in eight days, in one\\npulpit, preaching the gospel in such a cheerful light that his hcarore ex-\\nclaim, Would to God we could love it as he does I\\nHe died February 25, 1883. He married, Septem-\\nber 19, 1831, Miss Susan Morton Smith, of Hatfield,\\nMass.\\nOf his eight children, four are sons, all of whom are\\nin the gospel ministry.\\njAfOB Little, D.D., son of Jesse and Martha (Ger-\\nrish) I.,ittle, was born in Webster, May 1, 1795. At\\nthe age of eleven years he became a Christian and\\nunited with the Congregational Church. He fitted\\nfor college with Samuel Wood, D.D., and at Meriden\\nAcademy, graduated at Dartmouth in 1822, and at\\nAndover in 1825. He was ordained as an evangelist\\nat Goffstown, N. H., and first preached six months at\\nHoosick, N. Y. In 1826 he went to Ohio and spent\\na year in home missionary work in Belpre and neigh-\\nboring towns.\\nIn 1827 he was settled over the Congregational\\nChurch in Granville, Ohio, where he remained until\\n1864. An unhappy quarrel had divided the church,\\nbut, with consummate tact, Mr. Little brought the dif-\\nferent factions together, and became pastor of the re-\\nunited organization. He was an indefatigable worker,\\nexceedingly systematic, not at all bound by conven-\\ntional rules or methods, but eminently successful in\\nattaining results. His parish was six miles square,\\nbut he regularly visited every family belonging to his\\ncongregation, oi ganizing Conference and prayer-meet-\\nings, as well as Bible classes in every district, which\\nwere conducted with astonishing efiiciency. He had,\\nalso, the rare faculty of setting everybody at work.\\nHe soon became known as the plain preacher, the\\nman who dared to speak boldly in condemnation of\\nvice.\\nHis New Year s sermons were always reviews of the\\nyear, and proved him to have a genius for sta-\\ntistics, as will be shown by an extract from the one\\nfor 1849\\nThis township has 411 families and 1376 adults. It has 37 drinking\\nfamilies, 119 drinking adults, 21 drunkards, and during the past year has\\nconsumed 4153 gallons of intoxicating liquors. The families having no\\naltar are 219 reading no religious papers, 223 children between six\\nand twenty-one attending no Sabbath-school, 179 adults who visit*\\nwork or journey on the Sabbath, 183 neglect public worehip, 113 can-\\nnot read, 22 use profane language, 189 use tobacco, 3G4 play cards\\n83 attend balls, 40 supposed to be impenitent, 777. The sending of\\n150 persons to Botany Bay_would blot from our history most of the above\\nDuring Dr. Little s pastorate at Granville there\\nwere added to his church one thousand and forty-one\\nmembers, of whom six hundred and sixty-four were\\nreceived upon profession of their faith. In these\\nyears he preached about five thou.sand sermons, and\\nmore than one thousand persons are supposed to have\\nbeen led to a religious life through his ministry.\\nBesides his pastoral labors, he wa.s a frequent and\\na valuable contributor to the religious press. The", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1155.jp2"}, "980": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nacademy for young men and the seminary for young\\nwomen in Granville both owed their existence and\\nmuch of their prosperity to his efforts, and of the lat-\\nter he was a trustee. At different times he was a\\ntrustee of Western Reserve, Central and Marietta\\nColleges.\\nIn 1864 he resigned his pastorate at Granville and\\nremoved to Warsaw, Ind., where he lived until 1874,\\npreaching occasionally. Thence he removed to the\\nhome of his son, Rev. Charles Little, in Wabash,\\nInd., where he died December 17, 1876, aged eighty-\\none years.\\nHe married, first, Lucy Gerrish, of Canterbury,\\nN. H., June 1, 1826, wlio ,li,-,l \u00c2\u00bb,tober 5, 1834; sec-\\nond, Ann Dorothy Tlioi,i|is,.n, .Ahiuli 23, 1886. His\\nthree sons are all in tlu ynsiiel ministry.\\nSiJiEOX Bartlett Little was born in Webster\\nDecember 16, 1797, and was the son of Benjamin\\nLittle, Esq. His education was acquired at the com-\\nmon school. In early life he was a news-carrier, sup-\\nplying the people of Hopkinton, Boscawen, Salis-\\nbury and Andover with the Concord Gazette. Be-\\nsides carrying papers, he executed errands. By this\\nmeans he acquired his first money.\\nMr. Little was a born leader, and wjis recognized\\nas such by his fellow-citizens without any effort of\\nhis own. He was selectman ten years, two years a\\nmember of the legislature and a delegate to the con-\\nvention for the revision of the Constitution. Be-\\ntween the years 1839-1858, inclusive, with but two\\nexceptions, he was elected moderator at the annual\\ntown-meeting. He was endowed with a judicial mind,\\nand held through the active years of life a magis-\\ntrate s commission. He was administrator of between\\nthirty and forty estates and was concerned in the set-\\ntlement of nearly as many more. He received near-\\nly twenty appointments as guardian for minors or\\ninsane persons, and held a large amount of funds\\nin trust. His business as a conveyancer of deeds\\nwas very large, nearly one thousand. Men who\\nwished to make their last wills and testaments called\\nupon him for counsel, and he wrote a large number.\\nHe was for about fifteen years president or director\\nof the Granite Mutual Fire Insurance Company,\\nand, for fifteen years or more, director and secretary\\nof the same. In speaking of the part he had taken\\nin public life, he once said, I have been elected\\nmore times to some responsible office in town by\\nballot, from 1828 to 1860, than there are years, and I\\ncan say what many cannot, that I never, directly or\\nindirectly, solicited a nomination or vote. He was\\none of the leading men of the church and religious\\nsociety. He waa a frequent contributor to the press,\\nwriting on a great variety of subjects and always in\\na clear, vigorous, incisive style. Mentally and physi-\\ncally, he was sturdy and honest. He was naturally\\nconservative, a Puritan of the eighteenth century and\\nopposed to all innovation but those, even,who opposed\\nhim politically, ever acknowledged his integrity, the\\nhonesty of. his intentions and his sterling worth.\\nHe died December 29, 1874. His first marriage was\\nSeptember 16, 1824, to Miss Harriet Boyd, of An\\ntrim, N. H., who died October 3, 1850. His second\\nmarriage was to Miss Phebe Kilburn, of Webster,\\nOctober 20. 1851, who survives him.\\nRev. Ebesezer Price, first pastor of the Congre-\\ngational Church in Webster, was born in Newbury\\nport, Mass., September 14, 1771. He began his\\npreparation for college at the age of seventeen in\\nMoore s Charity School in Hanover, entered Dart-\\nmouth College in 1789, and graduated in 1793. He\\nstudied theology with Rev. Elisha Thayer, D.D., of\\nKingston. He was first settled in Belfast, Me., in 1796,\\nwhere he remained for six years. He was married\\nin 1799 to Lucy Farrar, of Hanover, N. H.\\nIt will be remembered that the first meeting-house\\nin Webster was built in 1791. At that time there\\nwas no organization, either of church or society.\\nThe town owned the frame of the meeting-house,\\nand individuals owned the pews. In this state of\\naflkirs Mr. Price was invited by the citizens of the\\ntown to labor among them, and his preaching was\\nfollowed by manifest increase of religious interest.\\nThe Westerly Religious Society was organized in\\nJanuary, 1804, and a church of eight members was\\nformed in September following, when Mr. Price was\\ninstalled pastor. The whole number added to the\\nchurch during hi.s pastorate of thirty-three years\\nwas two hundred and sixty-two. Thegreatest number\\nadded in any one year was sixty in 1838. The great-\\nest number on the church rolls at any one period was\\none hundred and ninety-eight. After his dismissal.\\nMay 10, 1837, he continued to reside in town, and be-\\ncame superintendent of the Sabbath-school, which\\nposition he held for eleven years.\\nUpon the formation of the Granite Mutual Fire\\nInsurance Company he was elected secretary. In\\n1859 he went to Boston to live with his eldest son,\\nEbenezer Sewall Price. He died in Boston, Febru-\\nary 19, 1864, aged ninety-two years.\\nFather Price was a perfect gentleman and noteil\\nfor his dignified courtesy. He was fond of riding on\\nhorseback, and sat upon his old black horse with a\\nstately grace not often seen at this day.\\nHe took a lively interest in all benevolent or phil-\\nanthropic movements. He was a faithful minister,\\nan exemplary Christian, respected even by the irre-\\nligious, and greatly beloved by those who could appre-\\nciate godliness of life and character.\\nHe was twice chosen to represent the town in the\\nLegislature. In 1830 he collected materials for a\\nchronological history of the town, which was pub-\\nlished by private subscription in 1823.\\nHis sermons preaclied at the funeral of Deacon Beiyamin Swealt\\nand upon the (leiith of Kev. Dr. Wood, were published by request. He\\nwoe the author of the letter to Hon. Daniel Webster, which elicited his\\nreply to his New Hampshire neighbors.\\nHis relations to the church and society, and especially to hie succes-\\nsor in the ministry. Rev. Edward Buxton, were always fraternal and", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1156.jp2"}, "981": {"fulltext": "WEBSTER.\\n693\\nsyiiipatbizing\\nwith them\\nH 1\\niiigashearlil\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2into all tl,\\nill his public;\\njrayers, tli.,-\\n;ii\\nlie infants w\\nre all renic\\niLc\\nC.I.\\nto neglect no\\nclass, to fill\\nthe\\nfull\\nfrequently m\\nAe his prayers\\nanil\\nfrom fifty lo\\nevenly niiu\\nitCS\\nIn this re\\nspcct lie (li.l\\n1]..|\\n,l,ui\\nI II the ministi-j- at that period\\nbrevity was the oxcepti.iTi, v. At the beginning of the\\ncentury ji -uplv expected ;i i i a l-;ist two hours. During\\ntile short days of winter tih- li li\\\\ i tuilirst from meeting some-\\ntimes saw the sun disappear ludiind tli.- W .mier hills before they reached\\nhome. Nor were they restless under a sermon that occupied an hour in\\nthe delivery. They expected a long sermon, and would have found fault\\nwith the brevity of the sermons of the present day.\\nHis last years were marked by serene peace and composure. He was\\nan attendant at Mount Vernon Church, in Boston, and listened with de-\\nlight to the preaching of Rev. Dr. Kirk, who looked upon him as a\\nfather in the ministry. His influence never can be measured, for under\\nills preaching such men as Enoch Corser, Jacob and Henry Little were\\nled to enter the ministry, and through their instrumentality thousands\\nhave been brought to a religious life.\\nOn being asked by his sou liow he felt in regard to\\ndeath, he answered, Oh I that was all fixed years\\nand years ago. I committed myself into the hands\\nof my Maker He has taken care of me hitherto,\\nand I have no feare for the future.\\nHe was buried in Webster, almost under the\\nshadow of the old meeting-house where he began his\\nlabors, and among the graves of his old people.\\nThere are many other citizens of Webster, in the\\npast and in the present, who deserve record here.\\nEvery shade of character, every variety of talent has\\nbeen developed on the hillsides of this quiet country\\ntown. Poetry, romance and tragedy, written and un-\\nwritten, have been lived in these valleys. Neither is\\nthe history of Webster without its comic side. It\\nhas had its full share of odd characters, whose names\\nand sayings have come down to us by tradition.\\nJames Corser was one of these men, an eccentric\\ngenius, fond of puzzling answers. His neighbors\\non either side bore the names of Knight and Day.\\nMr. Corser was asked where he lived, and answered,\\nIn Twilight. Being asked still further where\\nTwilight was, he replied, Between Knight and\\nDay.\\nOljadiah Elkins was a man whose natural oddities\\nmay have been intensified by disappointed love in\\nhis youth. It is not strange, then, that his stream of\\ndomestic bliss did not always flow smoothly. But_\\nunlike most aggrieved or aggrieving husbands, he\\nusually left his better-half in peaceable possession of\\nthe fireside, and sought another spot whereon to\\nbuild his cabin and and set up his individual house-\\nhold gods. By the time this was accomplished\\nthe quarrel would be over, and he would take his\\nwife to the new house and begin over again. At\\nlast, having built, so tradition runs, twenty-eight\\nbouses, he grew tired of moving, and resolved to build\\na house for his sole possession. This was not an im-\\npossible thing, for he was a man of slender propor-\\ntions, while his wife was a woman of majestic stature.\\nSo he built a house of but one room, with one door.\\nso narrow that only himself could enter, and here he\\ncould retire to dwell in peace until the storm of\\nfeminine wrath should blow over, or his own fit of\\nsulks should clear away.\\nOnce he made his way to Pillsbury s mill-pond,\\nresolved to commit suicide; but after holding his\\nhead under water for a while, he waded back to\\n.shore to take up the burden of life again, complain-\\ning that he couldn t hold his breath long enough to\\ndrown.\\nOne night, when the moon was at its full, a pa.sser-\\nby found Mr. Elkins busy with a burning-glass, try-\\ning, as he said, to light a fire by moonlight, adding\\nthat he had often done it with sunlight, and did\\nnot know but he could with the moon.\\nJames Fellows was another man of i)ronounccd in-\\ndividuality, whose words and actions ran in diametri-\\ncally opposite directions, and who must always be\\ninterpreted by the law of contrariety. Xo man ever\\nwas a kinder neighbor than he neither was there\\never a man who could be more surly and gruff. At\\none time a neighbor was in want of hay. He went\\nto beg Mr. Fellows to sell him some, knowing that\\nhe had an abundance in his barn, but met with a flat\\nrefusal. He urged the matter, but Mr. Fellows de-\\nmanded gruffly, what he was hanging about there\\nfor and ordered him ofl^ The would-be purchaser\\nobeyed, and turned reluctantly homeward but before\\nhe had reached the road, Mr. Fellows called out\\nimperiously, What are you going away for? (.ome\\nback! I ve got hay enough I Why, I ll give you\\nfive hundred\\nDavid Heath was a living illustration of the gro-\\ntesque in speech, look and manner. He earned the\\nsobriquet of Jester by his fondness for jokes. In those\\ndays hoop-poles were au article of commerce, and Mr.\\nHeath was more solicitous about securing his desired\\ncomplement of hoop-poles than regardful of bounda-\\nries between his own and his neighbors wood-lots. At\\nlast Captain Little Burbank, tired of a commerce so\\nunprofitable to himself, said to Mr. Heath, If you will\\nagree never to cut any more poles on my land I ll give\\nyou a pig. All right, was the answer, I ll [irom-\\nise. In due time Captain Abraham Burbank, hear-\\ning of his brother s success, resolved to make a bar-\\ngain for himself with the Jester, and oftered him a\\nsheep if he would resign all claims to hoop-timber on\\nhis land thenceforth and forever. Ah-h-h he re-\\nplied, shaking his gray head, t won t do to sell all\\nout. Captain Burbank.\\nMoses Jackman was drafted for military service dur-\\ning the war of 1812, but when he presented himself\\nfor examination he was, to all appearance, blind.\\nVarious expedients were resorted to by the examin-\\ning surgeons to ascertain whether his blindness was\\nreal, but his eyes showed no symptoms of seeing. He\\nwas retained for further trial. While the matter was\\npending he astonished those about him by exclaim-\\ning, as a mouse ai pearcd upon the scene, Oh see", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1157.jp2"}, "982": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nthat mouse. What do you see him? asked some-\\none. No, was the quick reply but I smell him.\\nAt last a plank was laid over the edge of a boat, and he\\nwas placed upon it and ordered to walk over it. He\\nobeyed and walked oti the end into the water.\\nWhereupon he wiis adjudged stone-blind and sent\\nhome. A guide went with him, but after they had\\ngone a few miles Mr. Jackman said he thought he\\ncould find the way now, and nothing more w;is ever\\nheard of his blindness.\\nTOWN OFFICERS FROM 1800 TO 18S5.\\nI860.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Simeon B. Little, moderator David E. Burbauk, clerk; Na-\\nthan Pearson, Jeremiah S. Webber, Albert Runnels, selectmen.\\n1861. Simeon B. Little, moderator; David K. Burbank, clerk; .Jere-\\nmiah S. Webber, Albert Runnels, George Little, selectmen Albert Run-\\nnels, representative.\\n1862. Simeon B. Little, moderator David E. Burbank, clerk George\\nLittle, William D. Call, David A. Ma^urdy, selectmen.i\\n1863.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Simeon B. Little, moderator Atherton Sweatt, clerk George\\nLittle, William D. Call, John 0. Pearson, selectmen Jeremiah S.\\nWebber, representative.\\n1864.- Simeon B. Little, moderator Atherton Sweatt, clerk William\\nD. Call, John C. Pearson, Hiram G. Stone, selectmen George Little,\\nrepresentative.\\n1865.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Simeon B. Little, moderator Atherton Sweatt, clerk John 0.\\nPearson, Hiram G. Stone, Henry H. Gerrish, selectmen George Little\\nrepresentative.\\n1866.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Simeon B. Little, moderator; Atherton Sweatt, clerk; Hiram\\nG. Stone, Henry U. Gerrish, Sherman Little, selectmen no representa-\\ntive.\\n1867.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph L. Couch, moderator .-Vtlierton Sweatt; clerk John\\nColby, John Sanborn, D. C. Hubbard, selectmen William D. Call, rep-\\n1868. David A. Macurdy, moderator .\\\\therton Sweatt, clerk Sher-\\nman Little, William W. Austin, Atherton Sweatt, selectmen William\\nD. Call, reiir senlative.\\n1869.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 lin) I M i:i 1 lii.iderator Atherton Sweatt, clerk Sher-\\nman Litti w I .-iiii. Atherton Sweatt, selectmen David A\\nMacui.li I\\n1870.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 I l li M I Ml l_\\\\ niu lerator; Atherton Sweatt, clerk Charles\\nE. Kimball, J..s -plt L, (Vuicli, .\\\\therton Sweatt, selectmen.\\n1871.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 David S. Corser, moderator Atherton Sweatt, clerk Charles\\nE. Kimball, P. F. S. Clark, .\\\\Ibe 0. Sweatt, selectmen John C. Pearson,\\nrepresentative.\\n1872.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 David S. Corser, moderator Atherton Sweatt, clerk Albe C.\\nSweatt, P. F. S. Clark, W. W. BurbanU, selectmen John Pearson,\\nrepresentative.\\n1873. Sherman Little, moderator Atherton Sweatt, clerk Atherton\\nSweatt, P. P. S. Clark, W. W. Burbank, selectmen Albe C. Sweatt,\\n1874.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sherman Little, moderator .\\\\thorton Sweatt, clerk W. W.\\nBurbank, Charles C. Kimball, George Little, selectmen Albe C. Sweatt,\\nle, moderator Atherton Sweatt, clerk Cliarles\\nC. Kimball, Hiram G. Stone, James L. Gerrish, selectmen Sherman\\nLittle, representative.\\n1876. Sherman Little, moderator .Vtlierton Sweatt, clerk Charles\\nC. Kimball, James L. Gerrish, James M. Snyder, selectmen Sherman\\nLittle, representative.\\n1877.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sherman Little, moderator Atherton Sweatt, clerk James\\nL. Gerrish, James M. Snyder, William W. Austin, selectmen Charles\\nC. Kimball, representative.\\n1878.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sherman Little, moderator; Atiierton Sweatt, clerk; James\\nM. Snyder, William W. Austin, Moody A. Pillsbury, selectmen Charles\\nC. Kimball, representative.\\n.\\\\fter many ballots\\n1879.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sherman Little, moderator .\\\\therton Sweatt, clerk William\\nW. Austin, M. A. Pillsbury, James H. Truraball, selectmen John B.\\nChase, representative.\\n1880.- Shennan Little, moderator; .\\\\therton Sweatt, clerk; M. A.\\nPillsbury, James H. Trumball, Sherman Little, selectmen.\\n1881.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sherman Little, moderator; Atherton Sweatt, clerk James H.\\nTrumball, Shennan Little, George .Sanborn, selectmen William W.\\nBurbank, representative.\\n1882.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sherman Little, moderator; Atherton Sweatt, clerk; Sherman\\nLittle, George Sanborn, Daniel G. Holmes, selectmen.\\n1883.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sherman Little, moderator .\\\\therton Sweatt, clerk George\\nSanborn, Daniel G. Holmes, W. W. Burbank, selectmen James L. Ger-\\nrish, representative.\\n1884. Thomas J. Corser, moderator Atherton Sweatt, clerk Daniel\\nI G. Holmes, W. W. Burbank, Joseph B. Thiirber, selectmen.\\n1885.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 W. W. Burbank, moderator Atherton Sweatt, clerk; W. W.\\nBurbank, Joseph B. Thurber, Moody A. Pillsbury, selectmen W. W.\\nAustin, representative.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.\\nEnoch Couch was born in Boscaweii (now Web-\\nster), N. H., April 12, 1793, on the old place where\\ntwo generations had preceded him. He received his\\neducation at the district school, and, like all farmers\\nboys, assisted in required duties at home. Upon the\\ndeath of his father, in 1821, the responsibility of the\\nfarm devolved entirely upon him. He was a man\\nof strong physique and very active, adding largely to\\nthe home-farm by industry and hard work. He was\\nshrewd and far-seeing in business affairs, yet strictly\\nhonest and upright in his dealings. He was firm iu\\nhis convictions, conscientious in his adherence to\\nprinciples, and willing to give the credit of like hon-\\nesty where it belonged. He w^as greatly respected\\nin the community, and was regarded by those who\\nknew him as a Christian, although he never con-\\nnected himself with any church. He died April 23,\\n1867.\\nHe married, first, Nancy Eastman ,who died without\\nchildren second, Jane O. Stickney, of Brownfield, Me.,\\nwho died July 30, 1877. By this union he had three\\nchildren, Nancy E., born February 12, 1835, who\\noccupies the old homestead Joseph, born March\\n22, 1837 Mary S., born June 12, 1844. She married\\nOrlando Whitney, and died .Vpril 17, 1870, leaving\\none son, Herbert C.\\nJoseph, the son of Enoch Couch, was also a man\\nhighly respected in his native town. In early man-\\nhood he was a successful teacher, and, after the death\\nof his father, assumed entire charge of the farm.\\nHe died of quick consumption March 14, 1872.\\nMiss Nancy Couch, the only surviving member of\\nhis family, furnishes this portrait as a tribute to her\\nfather s memorv.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1158.jp2"}, "983": {"fulltext": "(r? ^i^( (^^H^-\u00c2\u00a3^^^", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1159.jp2"}, "984": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1160.jp2"}, "985": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF AVILMOT\\nBY W. W. FI-ANDEESl.\\nCHAPTER I.\\nAt the commencement of the present century the\\nterritory which now constitutes the town of Wilmot\\nbelonged to and was a part of New London, Kearsarge\\nand New Chester. New London bordered on Spring-\\nfield, Daubury, New Chester, Kearsarge, Sutton,\\nFishersfleld and Wendell.\\nThe most thickly-settled parts of New London at\\nthat time were in the extreme southerly part of said\\ntown, on Colby Hill, Burpee Hill, Morgan Hill and\\nLeper Hill. There town-meetings were held and\\ntown affairs were managed.\\nIn the northerly part, near Daubury line, in the\\nvicinity of what is now known as the Hobbs neigh-\\nborhood, was the most considerable settlement of that\\npart of the town a region, also, of hills and elevated\\nlaud. There were settlements on Prescott Hill, and\\nalong down the slopes toward the swamps, valleys and\\nwater-courses. Between these settlements in the north\\nand in the south there was an extensive forest-land\\nsituated in the valley of the outlet of Pleasant Pond,\\nand its water-shed on either side, tenanted by a few\\nin log cabins and humble residences, scattered and\\nisolated in small openings, many of them spending\\nmuch of their time in fishing and hunting.\\nThe most direct and shortest way of communicating\\nbetween these settlements at the north and south\\nends was over foot-paths, private cart-ways and\\nother private ways, meandering from settlement to\\nsettlement, a distance of about twelve miles. But to\\nreach one of these settlements from the other by a\\ncontinuous open public highway, the travel must\\nhave been north through Springfield to Colby Hill,\\nor south through Andover, Kearsarge and Sutton to\\nColby Hill and a distance of about twenty miles.\\nThe two ends had no occasion to meet except for\\ntown purposes, and to vote for State and county\\nofficers. In politics, Federalism prevailed at the\\nsouth, and ever controlled the town by a large and\\nreliable majority, while Republicanism was the pre-\\nvailing and almost unanimous political sentiment at\\nthe north.\\nWere it not for voting the State and county ticket,\\nand for electors, a general meeting of the citizens\\nwould never have occurred, or of any considerable\\nportion of those in the north with those in the south,\\nexcept casually and by accident.\\nBetween these sections there was no business con-\\nnection to call them together. Agriculture was then\\nthe vocation of all. Whatever was done by way of\\nmanufacturing lumber was for local use in building\\nresidences and stables none for transportation or for-\\neign market. The mercantile business consisted\\nwholly in exchanging farm products for groceries and\\nother necessaries. This was accomplished by the\\nfarmer himself, who, in early winter, transported with\\ntheir own teams, generally horses, but .sometimes\\noxen, below, as it was generally termed, their pro-\\nducts, and brought back in exchange a yearly stock\\nof goods for family use and a little cash. From a\\ncommon knowledge of the varying energy and en-\\nterprise of individuals in all communities, it is easy\\nto perceive how readily the business of teaming and\\nof a country merchant spring into a regular and con-\\nstant business.\\nWhatever progress may have been made in produc-\\ning the teamster and merchant at this time, one thing is\\ncertain the surplus products of the north went down\\nthrough Andover to Salisbury, from whence came\\ntheir groceries in return, while those of the south went\\ndown through Warner to Hopkinton, and onward.\\nThus the business relations of our section extended\\ndown the east side of Kearsarge Mountain, and that\\nof the other down the east side, making the two sec-\\ntions isolated and independent, in respect to each\\nother, so far as the business of gaining a livelihood\\nwas concerned.\\nThe history of civilized communities shows that a\\ncommunity of business interests, though varied and\\nbranching out in different kinds and channels, when\\nco-operating, so as to build up and encourage each\\nother by creating and extending a market for the\\nvarious products, enhancing the value and increasing\\nthe demand for each kind of labor, thus promoting the\\nwealth of the community, lias an element of power to\\nmaintain and perpetuate itself, through local attach-\\nment and aspiration for gain it would foster and\\ngratify.\\nYet, from the same source it appears, indistinct\\nand emphatic lines, that, while an important and nec-\\n695", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1161.jp2"}, "986": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nessary ligaiiiciit in Imlding and perpetuating com-\\nmunities in i)roai)eiity and union, it is of itself and\\niilone, the weakest of tlie necessary bonds for that great\\n\u00c2\u00abnd. The sentiment of reverence for a Supreme Being\\nand of worship for such Being, is as universal in man\\nas his selfishness, and stronger than all other senti-\\nment. Honest, sincere devotions of a religious faith\\nand worship, common to them all, are bound to-\\ngether by ties that can be severed only by death. To\\nmaintain and enjoy the inestimable privilege of com-\\nmunion and worship, they will sacrifice comfort, con-\\nvenience and property will break the fires of perse-\\ncution and wade through seas of blood to the fagot,\\nthe stake and to martyrdom.\\nThis strength of conviction and purpose applied to\\nthe great leading doctrines of the Bible, in which all\\nreligious denominations agree, has brought inestima-\\nble blessings to man. Whenever the differences\\nwhich distinguish religious denominations enter and\\nbecome an element of this conviction and purpose,\\nexerting equal power and influence over the believer s\\nconduct, it brings mischief only. Unfortunately,\\nthere was not a common religious sentiment and wor-\\nship at the north and the south unfortunately\\ntheir dift erences became the leading and foremost\\nthought in the presence of each other; unfortu-\\nnately, there was apparently greater zeal manifested\\nand greater sacrifices made to promulgate a partisan\\nand sectarian religion than in promulgating those\\ngreat and all-important truths in which all agreed.\\nIt is conceived that this zeal and effort was not so\\nmuch on account of the importance given to the\\npoint of ditterence between the sects as from a sense\\nof wrong done to each from a misconception and\\nstatement of their views and reasoning.\\nThe prevailing religion and only organized church\\nat the south was that of the Calvinistic Bai)tists,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2who were close communionists and believed in the\\ndoctrine of election and fore-ordination.\\nIn the north there were Free- Will Baptists, with\\nsome Congregationalists. The burden of their ser-\\nmons, exhortations and sacred songs was the free\\nmoral agency of man his power, privilege and duty\\nto flee from the wrath to come and escape eternal\\nmisery, denouncing bitterly the doctrine of election\\nand fore-ordination as wholly irreconcilable with that\\nof the free moral agency of man. They charged\\nthe Calvinistic Baptists with preaching and pro-\\nclaiming from the pulpit infant damnation, and that\\nthe spirits of eternal misery were suffering by the\\npredetermined will of Jehovah. And thus the very\\nexcellent, moral, religious, patriotic and enterprising\\npeople of the south were regarded by the equally\\nworthy people of the north as Federalists favoring\\nan aristocratic and monarchical form of government;\\nas religious exclusionists, who claimed to believe in\\nthe saved, to be such by election. Such were some of\\nthe diverse and inharmonious relations in the year\\nISOO.\\nKearsarge Gore at this time embraced a large tract\\nof land lying on the north and south sides of Kear-\\nsarge Mountain. It was an unincorporated place,\\npaid a public tax and had town privileges. Its pop-\\nulation was one hundred and seventy-nine. In poli-\\ntics and religion they agreed. Their town-meetings\\nwere held on the north and south sides of said moun-\\ntain alternately.\\nNothing existed among them in the way of con-\\ntention, except it might be in the selection of local\\nofficers and matter of highways. Whichever side of\\nthe mountain election was held, they were sure to\\ncarry the day. This was accounted for by the incon-\\nvenience in getting over the mountain.\\nAt this time the construction of a road leading\\nfrom Concord to Vermont, at the White River Junc-\\ntion, leading through what is now the town of Wil-\\nmot, and then the northern part of New London and\\nKearsarge, became an important, if not the leading,\\nenterprise with the people of New Hampshire along\\nthe line of the proposed route.\\nThe settlements in New Hampshire and Vermont\\nhad become numerous and extensive enough to re-\\nquire more direct and feasible roads to accommodate\\nthe increasing demands of an increasing interest in\\nNorthern New Hampshire and Vermont. The old\\nrough and hilly roads winding high up mountain-\\nsides and over hill-tops, in diverse ways, to accommo-\\ndate hill settlements, could no longer serve the long\\ntravel and freight seeking the sea-board for the nec-\\nessaries and luxuries desired for home comfort.\\nTramways had been made to accommodate through\\ntravel and freight, but only so far as they would\\naccommodate the local settlements, which were uni-\\nversally upon the hills and elevated lands, as such\\nwere more easily reduced to cultivation, all such\\nlocal improvements still left the ways for any and all\\ntravel unnecessarily steep, tedious and dangerous.\\nAt that time local means were too limited to open\\nup and put in safe condition roads on the most feasi-\\nble route for through travel by taxation. The business\\nenterprise of traffic and travel sought accommodation\\nand relief through its own resources, and in 1800\\napplied to the New Hampshire Legislature for an act\\nof incorporation, authorizing certain persons to build\\nthe Fourth New Hampshire turnpike road, on the\\nmost feasible route, leading from Concord, N. H., to\\nConnecticut River, at White River Junction, in\\nLebanon, N. H., which enterprise resulted in making\\nthe Fourth New Hampshire turnpike and putting it\\nin running order, in the year 1806. This enterprise\\nopened a new channel of business, new and better\\nways of communication, new business relations and\\nbetter outlook to those living and located along this\\nFourth New Hampshire turnpike. This change in-\\nduced the inhabitants [in North New London and\\nKearsarge to apply to the Legislature for an act to\\nincorporate the northerly part of New London and\\nthat part of Kearsarge Gore north of Kearsarge", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1162.jp2"}, "987": {"fulltext": "697\\nMountain into a town by the name of Wilniot. This\\nact was obtained in 1807. This act authorized Sam-\\nuel Messer, Jr., and Benjamin Cass to call a meeting\\nof the inhabitants for the purpose of choosing all\\nnecessary town officers. Agreeably to said act, Samuel\\nMesser warned a town-meeting for the inhabitants to\\nmeet at the dwelling of James Philbrick on the\\n.second Tuesday in March, 1808.\\nAt this meeting they elected Samuel Messer, Jr.,\\nmoderator William Johnson, town clerk Insley\\ntireeley, Eliphalet Gay and Jabez Morill, selectmen.\\nI II the vote for State and county officers at this meet-\\ning, it appears that John Langdon had twenty-nine\\nvotes for Governor and John T. Gilmau two votes\\nBenjamin Pearce thirty votes for councilor James\\nFlanders twenty-two for Senator, Benjamin Phil-\\nbrick had one vote for Senator, John Moody one\\nvote, Samuel Prescott one vote for register, Isaac\\nBrooks, twenty-two for treasurer, Joseph Town, twen-\\n44\\nty-one. There were votes taken also for dtlier minor\\nofficers.\\nAt said town-meeting they voted to raise two hun-\\ndred dollars for schooling and voted the town be\\ndivided into three school districts\u00e2\u0080\u0094 North, Centre and\\nSouth Districts also voted to raise twenty dollars for\\ndefraying town charges. In the year 1808 there were\\nforty-six resident tax-payers; twenty-four of these\\nresided in that part known as Kearsarge Gore, and\\ntwenty-two in the part formerly New London.\\nThe Kearsarge Gore and the northerly part of New\\nLondon constituted the town of Wilmot till the year\\n1832, at which time, by an^act of the Legislature, a\\ncertain tract of land then a part of New Chester, on\\nthe northerly side of Ragged Mountain (so called),\\nand separated from the main part of New Chester by\\nRagged Mountain, was severed from New^ Chester\\nand annexed to Wilmot, and at the present writing\\n(1885) constitutes the town of Wilmot.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1163.jp2"}, "988": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1164.jp2"}, "989": {"fulltext": "HISTORY\\nOF\\nBELKJSTAP COUNTY,\\nNEW HAMPSHIRE.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1165.jp2"}, "990": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1166.jp2"}, "991": {"fulltext": "HISTORY\\nOF\\nBELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nCHAPTER I.\\nORGANIZATION OF COUNTY\u00e2\u0080\u0094 BENCH AND BAR.\\nBY JOHN N. MCCLINTOCK A. M.\\nBelknap County, named in honor of Kev. Dr.\\nJeremiah Belknap, the earliest historian and annalist\\nof New Hampshire, occupies the geographical centre\\nof the State, and, with the adjoining county of Mer-\\nrimack, is entirely surrounded by other counties. It\\ndoes not come in contact with any territory outside\\nof New Hampshire. Its surface is considerably above\\nthe level of the ocean, five hundred feet at the shore-\\nline of Lake Winnipiseogee, and is diversified by\\nmountain, hill and valley, rivers and lakes. Gilman-\\nton Mountain is the highest elevation. Its area of\\nabout one hundred and fifty-five thousand acres of\\nimproved land is very fertile, and the soil produces\\ngood crops of wheat, corn, potatoes, hay and other\\nproducts of a temperate climate.\\nPolitically, it came into existence December 20,\\n1840 before that it had formed a part of Strafford\\nCounty. It is divided into ten townships, one of\\nwhich was incorporated during the reign of George\\nI., two in the reign of George III. and seven since\\nthe organization of the State government. It began\\nto be settled at the close of the French and Indian\\nWar. Laconia is the shire-town.\\nIts chief sources of wealth now are the manufac-\\nturing industries mostly located along the Winni-\\npiseogee River, which, in its course through the\\ncounty, falls about two hundred and fifty feet.\\nThe scenery is very pleasing and annually attracts\\na large number of visitors during the summer.\\nThe Bench and Bar. The legal fraternity of the\\ntowns comprised within the limits of Belknap County\\nhave always held a high social position in the com-\\nmunity, and would compare favorably with the same\\nclass in any other county in the Slate. They have\\nbeen called upon to occupy the highest offices within\\nthe gift of the people, and have honored the confi-\\ndence reposed in them. At no time in the history of\\nthe State have they stood higher in the esteem of the\\npeople than at present.\\nThe record of the early lawyers in many case. is\\nlost a name only being handed down by tradition.\\nIn 1794 Eben Smith was practicing law in Meredith.\\nIn 1814 John Mooney and Jonathan C. Everett were\\nin practice there. In 1820 John Thompson was in\\npractice at Centre Harbor. In 1832 W. G. Webster\\nwas at New Hampton. S. W. Rollins, of Meredith\\nvillage, has been county solicitor, and later judge of\\nProbate for many years.\\nWilliam Harper, the first lawyer of Sanbornton,\\ncame from Deerfield before 1785, was a member of the\\nconvention which framed the State Constitution, was\\nrepresentative from 1791 to 1800, was frequently mod-\\nerator at town-meetings, and was a land-owner. He\\ndied December 31, 1809.\\nJohn A. Harper, son of William and Mary (Lane)\\nHarper, of Sanbornton, was born in Deerfield Novem-\\nber 2, 1779, was the first postmaster of Sanbornton,\\nwas colonel in the militia, member of the Eleventh\\nCongress (1811), settled at Jlcredith Bridge and died\\nJune 18, 1816.\\nDaniel C. Atkinson, son of Simeon and Phebe\\n(Clark) Atkinson, was born in Boscawen September\\n8, 1784-85, graduated at Dartmouth College in 1806,\\nstudied law with Parker Noyes and Daniel Webster,\\nsettled at Sanbornton Bridge in 1810. He was Sena-\\ntor, councilor and judge of Probate (1824) and mod-\\nerator of town meetings. He married, first, Mahala\\nTilton; second, Mehetable Tilton (sisters). He died\\nApril 5, 1842.\\n701", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1167.jp2"}, "992": {"fulltext": "702\\nHISTOKY OF BELKxNAP COUxNTY, XEW UAMPSHIRE.\\nMatthew Perkins, born in Sanbornton June 17,\\n1788, married Jane Little, was a lawyer of decided\\ntalent, and an orator. Settled at Sanbornton Square,\\nand died August 17, 1826.\\nChaki.ks J. Stuart, born in Peterborough Septem-\\nber 20, 1788, of Scotch-Irish parentage; graduated at\\nDartmouth College in 1809, and commenced practice\\nat Sanbornton Square. He was a famous singer and of\\nlarge size. He married Eliza Austin and finally moved\\nto Lancaster, where he died May 17, 1836.\\nCharles Oilman studied law with Matthew Per-\\nkins, and succeeded to hia practice at Sanbornton,\\nwhere he remained from 1826 to 1833. He is said to\\nhave died in Baltimore in 1878.\\nBenjamin Boardman, born in South Reading,\\nMass., February 16, 1798; studied law with Samuel\\nFletcher, of Concord was admitted to the bar in 1825\\nmarried Anne Stickney, of Concord; practiced law\\nin Sanbornton from 1833 to 1836, when he removed\\nto Meredith Bridge in 1847 he moved to Lawrence,\\nMass., where he remained until 1867 he died in\\nConcord April 3, 1871 his house in Laconia was\\nthe pleasant home of the judges during the sessions\\nof the court; he was the last lawyer settled at San-\\nbornton Square.\\nAsa p. Cate, born in Northfield June 1, 1813;\\nread law with Judge Nesmith married Clara Proc-\\ntor, and commenced to practice about 1843. Although\\nhis residence was in Northfield, his office was on the\\nSanbornton side of the river he was several times\\nrepresentative, president of the State Bank, candidate\\nfor Governor, president of a national bank, and judge\\nof Probate of Merrimack County he died December\\n12, 1874.\\nBenjamin A. Rogers, a native of Northfield\\npracticed law at Sanbornton Bridge from about 1840\\nto 1858 he married, first, Viola E. Rundlet second,\\nAdeliza S. Rundlet (sisters) he afterwards studied\\nfor the Episcopal ministry and is settled in Texas.\\nCharles C. Rogers, born in Bloomfield, Vt.,\\nAugust 19, 1834; read law with Benjamin A. Rogers\\nand succeeded to his practice in Tilton in 1858 he\\nmarried Sophia T. Curry, and is still in practice.\\nFrancis R. Chase, born in Gihnanton April 5,\\n1818 studied law with Judge Dana, of Fryeburg,\\nMe. married Huldah P. Fessenden settled in\\nConway; was representative in 1852; Speaker of\\nthe House of Representatives in 1855; settled in\\nNorthfield in 1866, and practiced in Tilton; repre-\\nsented the town in 1871-72; was a prominent Episco-\\npalian and died March 12, 1876.\\nJames O. Lyford, born June 28, 1853, in Boston\\nmoved to Canterbury in 1866 read law in Concord\\nopened a law-office in Tilton in 1880; he holds\\na clerkship in the War Department, at Washing-\\nton.\\nSfEi iiEN Moody, born in West Newbury, Mass.,\\nJanuary 21, 1767; graduated at Harvard College in\\nI7;\u00c2\u00bb0; wa-s admitted to the bar in 1793, and settled\\nthe same year in Lower Gihnanton he was the first\\nlawyer of Belknap County he married Frances Cof-\\nfin was repeatedly moderator of town-meetings, and\\ndied April 21, 1842.\\nJohn Ham, born in Dover December 30, 1774;\\ngraduated at Dartmouth College, 1797 was admitted\\nto the bar in 1800, and a year later settled in Lower\\nGilmanton he was frequently chosen selectman and\\nrepresentative he married Wealthy C. Brigbam,\\nand died March 7, 1837.\\nBenjamin Emerson, born in Alfred, Me., March\\n20, 1792 graduated at Dartmouth College in 1816\\nmarried Rebecca S. Porter and settled in Gilmanton,\\nwhere he was admitted to the bar in 1822; he was\\nrepeatedly moderator and representative.\\nNathaniel Cogswell, born January 19, 1773;\\ngraduated at Dartmouth College, 1794; commenced to\\npractice in Gilmanton in 1805 he was afterwards a\\ngeneral in the Mexican army and died August, 1813.\\nNathan Crosby, born F ebruary 12, 1798 gradu-\\nated at Dartmouth College in 1820 read law with\\nStephen Moody; was admitted to the bar in 1824,\\npracticed a short time in Gilmanton. and finally set-\\ntled in Lowell, where he died in 1884.\\n.Tames Bell, son of (iovcrnor Samuel Bell gradu-\\nated at Bowdoin College in 1822; was admitted to the\\nbar in 1825; married Judith Upham, and opened an\\noffice at Gilmanton iron-Works; he afterwards re-\\nmoved to Exeter.\\nGEOiKiE Minor, a graduate of Dartmouth College\\nin 1828; was admitted to practice in 1831 he opened\\nan office at Gilmanton Iron- Works, but soon removed\\nto Concord.\\nArthuh Livermore, a graduate of Dartmouth\\nCollege in 1829 was admitted to practice in 1833\\nopened an office in Oilmanton and afterwards moved\\nto Bath.\\nIra a. Eastman. (See Merrimack County Bench\\nand Bar History).\\nEdward St. Loe Livermore practiced law for a\\nshort time at Gilmanton.\\nWilliam Butterfield graduated at Dartmouth\\nCollege in 1836; admitted to the bar in 1840; mar-\\nried Rosamond Robinson and practiced a few years at\\nGilmanton Centre he afterwards moved to Concord\\nand for many years was editor of the Patriot.\\n(Jeorge G. Fogg, a native of Meredith; graduated\\nat Dartmouth College in 1839 was admitted to the\\nbar in 1842, and settled at Gilmanton Iron- Works;\\nhe was afterwards an editor, minister to Switzerland\\nand United States Senator.\\nGeneral Joseph Badger, for many years judge\\nof Probate of Straflbrd County, was born in Haver-\\nhill, Mass., January 11, 1722; married Hannah Pear-\\nson and moved to Gilmanton in 1763. He was a\\nprominent citizen; a member of the Provincial Con-\\ngress and the first Constitutional Convention. He\\nwas several times a member of the Governor s Coun-\\ncil. He died April 4, 1803.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1168.jp2"}, "993": {"fulltext": "BENCH AND BAR.\\n703\\nTiioiMAS l 0(;sWKi,i,, from 1784 to 1810 chief jus-\\ntice of the Court of Uommon Pleas, was born iu\\nHaverhill, Mass., August 14, 1746; married Ruth,\\ndaughter of General Badger; served in the army\\nduring the whole Revolutionary War; won the rank\\nof colonel settled in Gilmanton on return of peace.\\nHe died September 3, 1810.\\nTuojiAS CogsweIjL, son of William and Judith\\nBadger) Cogswell, a nephew of Thomas Cogswell,\\nwas born, December 7, 1798, in Atkinson; lived in\\nGilmanton. He was a judge of the Court of Common\\nPleas for Belknap County from 1 841 to 1855 was\\njustice of the peace for over forty years and a coun-\\ncilor in 1856 married Mary Noyes and died August\\n8, 1868. His son, Thomas Cogswell, is a prominent\\nlawyer of Gilmanton.\\nWilliam Badgek, a grandson of General .Joseph\\nBadger, was born in Gilmanton January 13,1779;\\nmarried Martha Smith was representative, Senator,\\npresident of the Senate, Governor of New Hampshire\\ntwo years. From 1816 to 1821 he was associate jus-\\ntice of the Court of Common Pleas.\\nLyman B. Walker was an attorney at Gilford\\nfor many years. For five years he was Attorney-Gen-\\neral of the State. He was a brilliant man, and a man\\nof much influence. He frequently encountered Frank-\\nlin Pierce in the court-room.\\nStephen C. Lyfoed, at Laconia for many years,\\nwas a lawyer of large practice esteemed to be a good\\nlawyer and stood well in the profession. He went\\nSouth late in life and died there.\\nWakrexLovell, from A^ermont. settled atWent-\\nworth, in 1830. He soon after came to Meredith,\\nwhere he built up an extensive practive and accumu-\\nlated a large property. He was appointed judge of\\nProbate and moved to Laconia, where he died shortly\\nbefore 1876.\\niEORGE W. Stevens, a native of Salisbury was\\neducated at Meriden Academy read law with John\\nP. Hale and settled in Laconia, where he married\\nrepresented the town several years a smart lawyer\\nand a good advocate did a large business. He died\\nat Concord.\\nBenjamin Morgan and E. S.Moulton were prac-\\nticing law at Laconia in 1854.\\n\\\\Vm. N. Blair, a cousin of H. W. Blair, was a na-\\ntive of Campton was practicing law in Laconia in\\n1861 was county solicitor for five years. He re-\\nturned to Campton, where he died.\\nB. M. Colby, a native of Colebrook, was in prac-\\ntice at Tilton from 1854 to 1861.\\nI. F. Folsom was in practice at Meredith Bridge\\nin 1854.\\nO. A. J. Vaughau, a native of Hanover; read law\\nwith Judge Jonathan Kittredge, of Canaan admit-\\nted to the bar about 1846 first settled at Gilmanton\\nIron Works, succeeding G. G. Fogg in practice. He\\nsoon settled in Laconia, where he married and died.\\nJeremiah Elkins was a well-educated lawyer:\\nborn at Andover, N. H., August 31, 1795; graduated\\nat Dartmouth College in 1817; died at Meredith\\nFebruary 24, 1854 .settled in Meredith in 1847 was\\nclerk of New Hampshire House of Representatives\\nregister of Probate of Strafford and solicitor of Bel-\\nknap County married, first, Sarah G. Emerson\\nsecond, Mary A. Bunker.\\nGeorge T. Sawyer, afterwards of Nashua, prac-\\nticed law a number of years at Laconia.\\nHorace L. Ha/elton was practicing law in Gil-\\nford in 1844. He was a lawyer and advocate of good\\nreputation, and moved to Boston, where he became\\ndistinguished.\\nJoseph Ela was a statute lawyer at Meredith; a\\nsharp, shrewd practitioner, who had considerable\\nsuccess.\\nHenry T. Simpson, of New Hampton, was an as-\\nsociate justice of the Court of Common Pleas; noted\\nfor his corpulence and good sense.\\nHon. Ellery A. Hibbard, born in St. Johnsbury,\\nVt., July 31, 1826 was educated at Derby Acad-\\nemy read law with Nathan B. Felton, of Haverhill,\\nCharles R. Morrison, of Manchester, and Henry F.\\nFrench, assistant secretary United States Treasury\\nwas admitted to the bar in 1849 and settled in Ply-\\nmouth he came to Laconia in 1853. He has served\\none term in United States House of Representatives,\\nand has been a member of the Supreme Court of New\\nHampshire. He is a strong, level-headed, evenly-\\nbalanced and safe lawyer.\\nCol. Thomas Jefferson Whipple was born\\nJanuary 30, 1816, in Wentworth, N. H. educated\\nat New Hampton, Bradford, Vt., and at Norwich\\nUniversity read law with Josiah Quincy and Sal-\\nmon Wires, of Johnson, Vt. admitted to the bar in\\n1840, at Plymouth, and settled in Wentworth. He\\nraised an independent company the Wentworth Pha-\\nlanx^ before 1840, and was aide-de-camp of General\\nCook when seventeen years of age commissioned\\nfirst lieutenant in Ninth New England Regiment;\\nadjutant of Colonel Pierce s (afterwards Colonel\\nRansom s Regiment, of Norwich, Vt.) in the spring\\nof 1846, at Fort Adams, R. I. He was in the Mex-\\nican War, and was taken prisoner at Vera Cruz, and\\nexchanged at Jalapa was adjutant-general of Gen-\\neral Lewis stafli He returned and settled in Laco-\\nnia.\\nDuring the War of the Rebellion he served as\\nlieutenant-colonel of the First New Hampshire Regi-\\nment, colonel of the Fourth, and was chosen colonel\\nof the Twelfth. Col. Whipple has been assistant\\nclerk and clerk of House secretary of 1850 Constitu-\\ntional Convention member of 1876 Constitutional\\nConvention, and has been attorney for the Boston,\\nConcord and Montreal Railroad, since 1870. He has\\nalso been attorney for the Lake Company since the\\ndeath of Senator J. D. Bell. Col. Whipple is an able,\\neccentric lawyer and a powerful advocate.\\n.lorHA.Nf Pattex Hiitcuiin.son, born February 29,", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1169.jp2"}, "994": {"fulltext": "70i\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\n1824, at Sidney, Me.; studied law with Colonel Thomas\\nJ. Whipple, of Laconia; was admitted February\\nterm, 1853 settled in Laconia; in 1862 settled in\\nNashua. In April, 1872, he was agent of the Lake\\nCompany, and in 1873 settled in Lake village. He\\nresigned March, 1883. He married, in June, 1851,\\nAbigail Elizabeth Hadley, of Rumney. One son,\\nFrederick J. Hutchinson, born November 27, 1853\\ngraduated from Dartmouth College, 1878, and Boston\\nLaw School, 1882 married and settled in the practice\\nof his profession in Boston.\\nSamuel C. Clark, Esq., born in Lake village\\nJanuary 9, 1832 was educated at Gilford and New\\nHampton Academy and fitted for sophomore class in\\ncollege; read law with Hon. Stephen C. Lyford, of\\nLaconia, and Hon. Asa Fowler, of Concord was\\nadmitted to the bar in 1854 practiced law in Lake\\nvillage till 1857, when he was admitted clerk of the\\ncourts for Belknap County until 1874, since which\\ndate he has followed the profession in Lake village.\\nHe was a member of the Legislature in 1867-68 and\\nagain in 1878. For two years he was assistant clerk\\nof the House of Representatives, 1870 and 1872, and\\nfor two years he was clerk, 1873 and 1875.\\nDuring the war he was deputy-provost marshal, and\\na director of the Laconia National Bank and the\\nLake Village Savings-Bank since their organization.\\nHe was a promoter and is a director of the Laconia\\nand Lake Village Horse Railroad. He is a Royal\\nArch Mason and attends the Baptist Church. He mar-\\nried Clara E., daughter of Captain Josiah Hale, of\\nDover, and has two children, Samuel C. Clark, Jr.,\\ni and Clara Belle Clark.\\nj Erastus p. Jewell, forty-eight years of age, is a\\nnative of Sandwich studied at New Hampton read\\nlaw with Colonel Thos. J. Whipple was admitted to\\nthe bar in 1859, and has since practiced in Laconia.\\nCharles F. Stone, forty-two years of age was\\nborn in Cabot, Vt. He graduated at Middleton\\nCollege in 1869 and read law with Governor Stuart\\nand Judge Hibbard He was admitted to the bar in\\n1872, and in practice in Laconia.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1170.jp2"}, "995": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF ALTON.\\nCHAPTER I.\\nThe town of Alton lies iu the eastern part of the\\ncounty and is bounded as follows: North by Lake\\nWinnipiseogee, east by Strafford County, south by\\nUarnstead and west by Barustead, Gilmanton and\\nGilford.\\nThis town was originally called New Durham Gore.\\nIt was first settled about 1770 by Jacob Chamberlain\\nand others. In the petition of 1794, for incorpora-\\ntion, the citizens asked that it might be called Rox-\\nhury, but it was finally named Alton, after a town in\\nSouthamptonshire, England. Barndoor Island was\\nannexed to the town in 1799. A portion of the town\\nwas annexed to Barnstead in 1840, and a portion to\\nWolfboroughin 1849.\\nIncorporation of Town.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The following is the\\npetition of the first inhabitants to have New Durham\\nGore incorporated, 1794:\\nTo the Honorable the Senate and Huuse of Kepreseutiitives, for the\\nState of New Hampshire, to l e convened at Amherst iu said State\\non the first Wednesday in June next.\\nThe petition of us, the subscribers, Freeholdei-s and Inhabitants of a\\nplace called New Durham Gore, in the County of Strafford and State\\naforesiiid.\\nHumbly Sheweth\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That your petitionei^ have a long time labored\\nunder many inconveniencies, for want of an incorporation, in their not\\nhaving legal power to lay out and make roads for the accommodation of\\nthe Inhabitants and public, to build a meeting-house for public worship,\\nsettle a minister of the Gospel, raise money for the maintenance of\\nschools, and to transact and do many other things relative to town af-\\nfairs, which the Inhabitants of incorporated towns in this State, by law,\\nexercise and do, notwithstanding which ditflculties they have always\\ncheerfully contributed their full proportion towards the support of\\nGovernment, and been firmly attached to the Laws of the State. Your\\nPetitioners therefore pray that the above-nientioued Tract of Land, now\\ncalled New Durham Gore, and bounded as follows to wit Beginning\\nat the southwesterly corner of New Durham, and running north by the\\nside line thereof, about nine miles and three-(iuarters, to the north-\\nwesterly corner of said New Durham, then running North forty-eight\\ndegrees East, by said New Durham line about two miles and throe-\\nquarters to the southerly corner of Wolfborough, then running north-\\nwest to winuipeseoke pond, then running by the shore of said pond, as\\nthat runs a westerly course as far as Gilmantown line, then southerly\\nupon said Gilmantown line as far as the line of the town of Barnstead,\\nthen running southeast or as said Barnstead line runs to the Boands first\\nmentioned,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 may be erected and incorporated into a township by the\\nname of Roxbry, and that the inhabitants thereof may be erected into a\\nBody politic and corporate, to have continuance and succession forever,\\nand invested with all the powers and enfranchised with all the rights\\nprivileges and immunities which other towns in this State hold and en-\\njoy, to hold to said inhabitants and their successors forever. And that\\nMr. Eleazer Davis may be authorized to call a meeting of said inhabi-\\nr and customary town ofiiciMs, giving such\\nnotice and under huch regulations as your honors may deem\\nand that the officers then chosen may be invested with all the powers of\\nsuch ulTicfis ill other tn\u00c2\u00ab iis in this State. And that every other im-.niiit\\nwhirh ^li;iil i iilK liri.linsaid Gore for that purpose ni:n\\nthe s I I I M I. h forever, or otherwise point out m. 11,1\\nlodf (1 I I. 1.1 iiLuiners iu the premises, aayourhuiiui- 111 niii\\nwise euii=;.lLi.ai..ii ^ii.ul ilujiU best, and your petitioners as in dul,v U-iiinl\\nwill ever pray\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nNew Durham Gore, March the 31\u00c2\u00ab, Anno Domini 1794.\\nLera B. Mason, Mi(aJ;ili Tliirisi.n. .rames M -DufTee, Kb.ne/.r W.i.t-\\nworth, Jun., Jot^rpl, t;. Tli.-, I .jj d- ,T..i, a[. fiur 1 [lii.iiTu\\nChamberlain, Jr, .1 l: 1 ,11-1 1,,, ,1. n\\nAllai-d, David Gil. I. m 1 1\\nJr., Stephen Fall, .1 ^l M \\\\i i,\\nden, Thoe. Boiin. ii 1 1 1 1: 1 1 1 ,u\\nM\u00c2\u00ab--Duftee, Jr., iJ-i I n. v. v 1 ,1.\\nEphraim Chainl.-, i 1 1 1 i, 1:,\\nKUt\\nDreM\\nStorkiiM I Ml, Jr., Richard ilandoi-s,\\nJuhli r i: I -i I. .1. :,...l...:, i htuU, ThomaS Edgeflv.\\nJr., JiUiK.^ Uvl.1i J...,\u00c2\u00bb i.h 1 i.-inilK ihij,,!,,.-,,:^;.!, i;u/,zell, Andrew Fiip -rly,\\nAnthony Ilawlings, Ichubud liawliugs, Jonathan Laighton (iSd), Itl.;Mi,,,r\\nBuzel James Rogers, paul Leathers, Paul Chamberlin, E| li i:.! .1\\nTristi-am Hurd, Stephen Drew, James Woster, Tlieoder Ricliail-, .l. i.\\nmiah Woodman, Reuben Smith.\\nThe following is the\\n1794:\\n)etiti\\nJoseph Picrrt\\nat .\\\\mhei st in said State. The Petition of Joseph Pierce, of New Dur-\\nham Gore in said County\\nHumbly Shews\u00e2\u0080\u0094 That a petition, signed by sundry of the Inhabit-\\nants of s;ud New Durham Gore, has been presented to tlie General\\nCourt, praying that the Tract of Land called New Durham Gore in said\\nCounty might be incorporated, and have such Privileges as other town-\\nof said State enjoy. That it is not convenient said Tract should be in-\\ncorporated as the form of the same is such that the Inhabituiifc^ ncMi\\ncan, without much difficulty, meet together for public worship, Li tin-\\ndoing the necessary town business, or for any other p ubh o t/r m [,i 1 n 1\\nposes, as said Tmct is not six miles wide in the widest part. :in i il it\\nPart is separated and (liviii.tl fur several iiiiliK together by a laiL Ann\\nof Uinii-i.iM .I,.. |...ii.[ .ill. .1 nirMN ii.i \u00e2\u0096\u00a0\u00e2\u0096\u00a0tin_ Imv. t hat said tnict is nearly\\nsixteen ii;:i i i ii i i-irr!y to the most north-\\nwest.iiv I M II I i^i vsing from one to the\\nother i^ ,l:, I II, 1, I .1 \\\\._\\\\ 111. till- 1 tit I 11 ..r large and almost im-\\npassixble Jluuntaius, luw, we( grounds and swamps that the most south-\\neasterly part of said Gore is an acute angle, and your petitioner s farm is\\n80 situated as to make said Angle, and is removed further from the\\nCentre of said Gore than any other farm in the same is or can be. That\\nyour Petitioner s said farm, which contains about fifteen hundred Acres,\\nis about seven miles from said Centre, and the roads leading to the same\\ngo over very high bills and arc in general very rough, and ever will be\\nvery uneven. That your Petitioner has left tlie employments he for-\\nmerly pursued, and iias for several years last past cnguged himseU in\\ncultivating waste Lands, making public roads and advancing the general\\ngood of said Slate. That your Petitioner never had any thought that\\n\u00c2\u00abijil Tract of Land would be incor[)o rated, more especially as said In.\\n705", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1171.jp2"}, "996": {"fulltext": "lllSTUrtY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW llAMl SlllUE.\\nbabituDts hnvo heretofore, at a public meeting held for that purpose,\\nvoted that they would not petition the LeRisIaliiro for such Incorpora-\\ntion. That such incorporation, if had, would evidently lessen the value\\nofyourPetitiouer a Interest in said Gore, and would place him in a sit-\\nuation much worse than he now is. Therefore your Petitioner asks of\\nyour honours that if the I-egislature should pass an Act incorporating\\nsaid New Durham Gore, that the said farm of your Petitioner may not\\nbe included in said Incorporation, or that his said farm may bo made\\ninto a separate cori oration, or that your honours would take such other\\norder therenn, as you in your great wisdom shall think lit.\\nNew Durham Goi-e, Blay 27 ITH.\\nThe followiug memorial is relative to incorporating\\nthe town, 1794:\\nTo the houomblo the Senate and House of Kopresentatives of the State\\nof Now Hampshire, to bo convened at Amherst in and for said State\\nuu the flrst Wednesday in June next.\\nThe petition of the Subscribers, freeholders and luhabitants of a\\ncertain tract or parcel of land called New Durham Gore, Humbly\\nShewoth That whereas wo understand sundry Inhabitants of said Gore\\nare about petitioning the General Court of said State for an incorpora*\\ntiou, which, if K a tcd without the liberty heroin after exprest, will\\ngn-atly distress the undersigned petilionci-s as well as the Inhabitants of\\nthe other remote nm] ;iti(-mi;it,c(l pints of said Gore, by reason of its\\nbeing so extonwiv .i. i. n ih mi iirming into sharp peaks and narrow\\ncorners, whicti l;i| i behind almost imi as8able Moun-\\ntains\u00e2\u0080\u0094 and you I J iMi IP 1 li\\\\ n,_ ,ii tin; southerly peak of said tract, and\\nso far distant Iium iln- iiiUii.it-a iMiler as to render it utterly incon-\\nvenient for thorn to be cunuecled or embodied with the aforesaid appli-\\ncants and would greatly lessen their property. But they are of opioiou\\nthat A town or parish might bo formed and erected out of tho middle of\\nsjiid tract of land by cutting off the several cornere of it agreeably to a\\nplan thereof herewith exhibited.\\nYour petitioners therefore pray, that in case said incorporation\\nshould take place, your hoDors would reserve liberty for your potitionei-s\\nand such others as now do or may hereafter live in the aforesaid extreme\\nparts or corners of said tract of land, at any time when either of them\\nmay think it convenient to bo set of with their estate and be annexed to\\nministry, schools and for the laying out, making and rejiairing bigb\\nways. That your petitioners conceive an incorporation would remedy\\nmany evils besides those above enumerated be means of disscminatiuf.\\nknowledge and contentment among the inhabitants, conduce to a speed^\\nsettlement of unimproved lands, and Anally add a respectable town t\\nthe State of Now Hampshire.\\nYour petitioners therefore pray your honors that they maybe rank-i;\\namong the happy citizens of this State by being admitted to an inrori-\\nration, and as in duty bound will ever pray.\\nJacob Ch.vmbeblin, 1\\nJames SIcDuKFE^ j. Stlectmeit.\\nDaniel M^DuFKEF., J\\nJonatlmii Lui^titwii, Ji., Jonathan Leighton (3^), James Itogert.\\nKbenezer Weutworth, Benj. Beunet, Thomas Edgerley, Juur., Georj:i\\nWalker, Paul Chamberlin, David McDuffee, Jacob Cbamberhn, Jr., Lem\\nB. Mason, John Kawlings, John PJiiiikt. Tlioinas Jewett, Silas Robert--,\\nThomas Lanchlen, Oliver W-.r-.y, l i r W.-ntworth, Jr., Jofici l.\\nRoberts, Esqf., Thomas K.l- i i r^, \\\\V m M\u00c2\u00abDufifee, An\\nthony Rawling, Charles Ri;:i i i rlin, Hezekiah Davii-.\\nJonathan Leighton, Davi l 11. v, \\\\,m r Min.l. David Wentworth\\nThos. Bennett, Andrew Edg rl*- .liim.-s ItMbcrts, Eph Chamborlii..\\nJunr., Jon* MoDuffoe, Ichabod Rawlings.\\nThe foregoing petition was before the House ot\\nKepresentatives June 13th, and a vote passed grant-\\ning the petition the Senate concurred, and an act ()t\\nincorporation received the approval of the Go vomer\\nJune 16, 1796.\\nThe following is the petition of Jacob Chaniln rlin\\nrelative to the election of representatives in 177S\\nTo the Honorable the House of R !pr ScntHtives fur the State of Nf\\nHampshire.\\nGentlemen:\\nI, who am an Inhabitant of the Gore, have, by jiocident, heard your\\nHonours had sent a precept to Wolfborough, tho gore and New Durham,\\nrequiring these three towns to meet and make choice of some man to\\niugt\\nive th.\\nadjacent, for the owners ul Majioua ritjbt, und \u00c2\u00ab1ii. ii i i i. li\\nwould be incori orated in its pn sent form, but u.,iil .iii.r\\ntowns, which might have been obtained without uniM iiir\\\\ .1 .i.i..riMii\\nhad it been seasonably requested, but wo are sorry ro sav ihut \\\\\\\\v have\\nevery reason to believe our Brethren are too much biased to consult the\\nBenefit of their Noighboura as well as themselves but we are convinced\\nthat a hare suggestion of our situation to your honors, to whom wo look\\nup for protection as to our Fathers, will be sufhcient.\\nNew Durham Goro, May tho 27 A.D. 1794.\\nTimothy Davis, Nicholas Glidden, Gideon Davis, Zehulon Glidden,\\nZebulon Davis, Thomas Norton, John Penny, Mdscs Meder.\\nThe following is a\\nof incorporation, 17()(\\nthe!\\nin said State. That your petitioners are, by means of their prt. sent\\nsituation, subjected to many disagreeable inconveniences, being unin-\\ncorporated, and, of course, deprived of those privileges and immuiiitius\\nenjoyed by the neighboring towns. That the land on which your poti-\\ntiouei-s are settled, and that which remains as yet in a state of nature, is\\ngood and capable of rapid improvement, was settlement further en-\\ncouragi d by an incorpor.ition.\\nThat wo are already more numerous than many places, within our\\nknowledge, which have been admitted to the ei^joyment of town privi-\\nleges, and that a speedy augmentation of numbere can only be retarded\\nby the want of an incorporation. That we are deprived of the speediest\\nuud most eligible method of niiwing money for the support of the Gospel\\nuureasouuble that a ^uw Durham seluctatau t^iiould Determine whether\\nwe in the gore should be represented or not I cannot think why wo were\\nnot notified, unlfss it Wil^ for this Rea*wm\u00e2\u0080\u0094 that as they know Wolf-\\nboroii^-ii I. 1 ,!t[ h 1 ill iiii-^ they might cbuse whomo they\\nplea,s(ii. ,11. I I li;LYf no one in their town fit they\\nmust |iii. I 1] ,1 I Miirs Distant, who, we think, verj*\\nlittlf a. .jUi Mii -i :viiii 111 H iiiiii.itir.s of the gore, what over he may\\nbe with Wolfbnrungb, and we Desire to submit it to your honours\\nwhether such a person, chosen in such an illegal manner\u00e2\u0080\u0094 and, as I have\\nbeen informed, only by 5 or G men\u00e2\u0080\u0094 is a suitable person to Represent\\nthree towns. If we have no man among us fit for a Kepresentativo we\\nhad much rather confide in tho wisdom and justice of your honours to\\nRepresent us than that any i)ei 8on, chosen in an illegal manner, should\\npresume to Do it. We, upon the whole, think wc are slighted and very\\nill treated in this mater, and hope tbaf your honours, in your great\\ngoodness, will see we have Justice Done us. I am, in behalf of the gore,\\nyour most humble Servant,\\nJacob Cha\\nDecember the ID^\\nfollowing is\\nTho following is the petition of Wn^ inhabitants\\nL-oncerniiig the same matter\\nState of Nkw Hami-shiuk.\\nTo the Hon the House of Representatives of the State of New Uamp-\\nThe Humble Petition of uv t\\nin tho County of StraflTord, in\\nThat we have been inf.^nu\\nhad Sent a precept to the Sd.\\nNotify the Inhabitants of Woltli\\nNow Durham, for the Choice of i\\nTnhabitantsof the Gore,\\nthr Late General Co\u00c2\u00abrt\u00c2\u00bb\\nii[hani, Directing thorn to\\n(be Gore to Meet at Said\\nattend this present", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1172.jp2"}, "997": {"fulltext": "ALTON.\\nGolitjml Court un i tluit, nutwitlistaiuiing the Siiiiif Pin-rtion, we uyvur\\nhiui any kind of Nutice or wuruiiig ofsii -Ii ^If^lttii: l.nf th.. lulinbitaiittj\\nof miid Now Durham met and CIiohc ;i I;, i i ni ii u in, ii appeitru to\\nUB to bo illegal, and Pray the Said Choi., 1,1, n i,, i i.l, iliat we may\\nhave the privilodgoof Voting at anyliiiiir,- .M,,ii,i- i,,, iiuj Choice of\\nRfpreseutatives, wliich we think we liave a jtii,! Highl lo Claim; And\\nthat the lnhabitaut8 of Wolfborough have never attended Such Meet-\\nings, on account of the (Jreat DiKtttuce they are from New Durham Moot-\\nii.g-House.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2That they have intinial-,! I ,1^ H, n l,, i. ,,i;it\\nSuch Meetings, if the Pla.- ,11 ,,.i. i .;i ii i m\\nfor the three towns, and Tli:ii I ni ,i,,i! k \\\\i i,,,j^\\nBay, W ould be the most sMiLil.l, .11 nl,i.l, ll,,, ii,,_, ,;,i i,,..lly\\nattend. And your IV-tition,\\nImty lluuiid.\\nJOSKPII RonEKTS -v\\nCharles Kogkrs, ysclcctmeii.\\nTimothy Davis, J\\njeorge Horn, Jacob Chamberliu, Eleazcr Davis, Olivah Reave, Kph-\\nraiin Chamborlin, John Barker, Benj Bennett, Ephraim Roberts.\\n(Jolonel Thomas Tasb was the man elected. The\\niimtter was before the House of Representatives\\nMarch 10, 1770, and a hearing ordered lor the 24th\\nhut in the journal of the House for tluit day iki men-\\ntion is made of the matter, and |)rolial ly it wa.s\\ndropped.\\nThe following is the petition relalivc t i roads\\nthrough the Gore\\nStateof New Hamp i To the llonUt Council and House of Repre-\\nStrafford ss. j sentatives in General Assemby convened.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0ngt\\nnsu, it was enacted that said Road all,, I,! i m.il as afore.\\nsaid at the Cost of the Inhabitants ,^\\\\i, i.- I i. i,,in the same\\nProportion as the State Tax, and that tt\u00c2\u00bbe saitl Inliabitaiits owners shall\\nbe liable to the same Pains and Penalties as any Town in the State for\\nnot repairing Highways, by which act your Petitioners, the Inhabitants\\nber, living i\\nhe Borders of i\\ncols of Land they severally live i:\\nporatiou, being obligeil to make i\\nobliged to make an-\\npetitioners can r, I\\nyour Petitioners would til. 1, i 1,1,1,\\nthe owners of Land within si, I I, i ,1, 1\\nnecessary for Highways; or,,- u ,,i\\nwilling that their Lands sh.ji, 1,1 1,, 1 .i,\\nsaid Gore, to all Necessary Highways, in whiLJi s- 1,\\nhumbly conceive to be the Prayer of the first Pclii,\\naforesaid act was made, otherwise your present r, h\\ntaken Benefit in shewing Cause why the Prayer u( 11..\\nto have been granted. Wherefore your Petitioners hui\\nHon Court to take under Consideration their present C\\ninability to fulfil the Requisitions of said Act, to oriler\\nonly in said Gore bo taxed towards said Roads, and your V\\nover pray.\\nOctober 121 1780.\\nJoseph Roberts,\\nEI.EAZEE Davis,\\nThe following is relative to ])roeuriug ni\\nurmy\\nGore, acUoining Now Durham, March \u00e2\u0096\u00a0iH 17B1.\\nAt the anual mealing, held in said Town by the inhabitants, by law\\nQualified to vote in town alTairs.\\nVoted that the said mealing stand acyourued to monday, auUi Day of\\nApi, to BOO if the Hon* Court will consider ous in our Proportion of\\nTa.ve8 for the present year we, the s-i inhabitants, think wo are agroved,\\ntherefore beg your Honours would consider ous, being but few iu Num-\\nber, Likewis Poor, fe it is out of Power to get those men sent for to\\nserve iu the Ccntiuenlal serviB as beinp more than our proportion, ai-\\naltes\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0\u00e2\u0080\u00a2.l..Ni,l l[ RoliBuTS, rn,m CiiTk.\\nTo the Uon the House of Hepresenlatives of the State of New\\nHampshire, or, in their Kecoss, To the Honb the I ommitloe of\\nSafety of said State. The Representation of the Select Men for them-\\nselves and other inhabitants of the Gore, in the County of Strafibrd,\\nSheweth,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nThat there has been demanded from ue, by the Honf^^ Court, four\\nMen to serve in the Continental Army for three years, or during the War,\\nwhen it is a common thing iu other Towns for forty Men, much more\\nable than we are, to be classed in one Class, to get ono Man.\\nThat we have, iw we conceive, been always much over rated, and\\naltho the Honblc Court have ordered a considerable Abatement in our\\nTaxes, yet the Treasurer constantly sends bis precept to us for the whole\\nSum demanded, and we are this year charged a high price, for the Defi-\\nciency of Beef not supplied hist year, which we suppose ought not to be\\nthe case, us it is contrary to a Resolution of the IlonWo Court.\\nAnd that notwithstanding we Labour under so numy peculiiu Dis-\\nadvantages, we have exerted ourselves to the utmost to get two Men,\\nhoping, if we could have succeeded in the Attempt, we might have been\\nfavored as to the othei- two. but w., are sorry to say that after spending a\\ngreat deal of Timi- a; I,, M y, n, I, ,nf not been able to get one Man at\\nany Rate; we huv.- ,.,1, ,i .,,u :.rM,., part of our Lands, or any other\\nThing within our I;. I., i. |i,,r|-,-,\\nWe thought iloiii iiulj Iu iiial.i; this Representation, hoping that we\\nmight be allevialeil of some of our Ditfioulties, and that you might take\\nsuch further order herein, as you in your great Wisdom should think\\nJuly f\\nThe Select Mcu beg leave to note further That if their whole pro-\\nportion of Men are four, the number now required of them, allowing the\\nabove-mentioned abatement, their just proportion would be but about\\nthree, altho they have heard that the SheritThiW aprecept for the whole\\nSum in Lieu of the four Men.\\nThe following is\\nratable polls, 1788:\\nStrafford ss. Pursuant to A Vote of the General Court, This may\\nCertify that there is forty Rateable Pools, From Twenty-One years Old\\nand Upward, Living In New Durham Gore.\\nTaken by Order of the Select men.\\nGore, December 3^1, 178:i.\\nJoSEra RoBtliTs, Town Clerk.\\nStrafford ss.\\nNow Durham Gore, Decf. 3-*, 1783. Then the above-named Joseph\\nRoberts nnide Solemn Oath to the above Certificate by him signed that it\\nContained the full number of Kateabte Polls living in Town.\\nCoram Matth\u00c2\u00bb T. Parker, Jut. I taca.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1173.jp2"}, "998": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BKLKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nThe following is the copy of a petition asking to\\nhave the annual meeting held in March, 1784, legal-\\nized\\nState of New Hami Shike.\\nTo thf IlonWe the General Assembly of the Slate of New Hampahiro\\nTlie petition of the Subscribers chosen Select-men of the Gore, in the\\nCounty of Strafford, in said State, Humbly Shews,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nThat the Inhabitants of the Gore aforesaid held an annual Meeting\\nin March last I iihI. uhcii th. y tlmso Solect-nien, Collector, Ac, as usual\\nat Mit ii III. !,\u00e2\u0096\u00a0_\u00e2\u0096\u00a0-, I ll! ,1- ii,. 11 ..V. I ..I ii..:.iiiiLr meetings ceased with the\\nw i I .1 I I I I. ii, II lioice of the Town Offi-\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0iiiLKAZKK UAViH.\\nThis petition resulted in the passage of the follow-\\ning resolution, legalizing annual meeting:\\nState of New Hampshikk.\\nIn the House of Representatives, Octo. 29, 1784.\\nWhereat the Selectmen of the Gore (so called), in the County of Stnvf-\\nford, have petitioned the General Court, setting forth that the inhabit-\\nants of siiid Gore, in March last, held a meeting Jl chose all utiicers as\\nusual to assess colUct their Taxes, but as their power of holding meet-\\nings ceased with the late proportion act, their proceedings were void;\\nwhcrefure they prayed that the choice of officers other proceedings at\\nsaid Aiiiiuul IMcetinj: might be established.\\nThtrtfon- lit soh-ed, That the meeting held in said Gore, in March\\nlast, be ustuMisheil, and the officers chosen to assess collect their Taxes\\nare hereby fully authorized empowered to transact the necessary busi-\\nness of their respective offices as fully as if said Proportion Act had con-\\ntinued in force through the current year.\\nAnd the officers chosen at said meeting are hereby empowered to call\\na meeting for the purposes aforesaid, sometime in March next And the\\nofficers for the respective years to call meetings annually to choose such\\nnecessary officers until a new proportion of the State Taxes shall be made.\\nSent up for Concurrence.\\nGeo. Atkinson, Speaker.\\nIn Senate, October 3n, 17S4, read Concurred,\\nM. Weaue, Prtnidaitr\\nAt the first town-meeting after the town was incor-\\nporated it was voted to build an Orthodox Con-\\ngregational Meeting-Hou^e. The frame of this\\nchurch was raised in the fall of 1797, but it was never\\nentirely finished. Meetings Avere held in it, however,\\nmore or less, until about 1840, when it was sold for a\\ntown-house.\\nIn 1798 the town voted to raise one hundred and\\nsixty-six dollars for the support of the gospel minis-\\ntry, and about this time the Rev, Mr. Whipple was\\nemployed to preach, and remained here two years.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nMAJOR GEOllUE I SAVAOH.\\nMajor George D. Savage was born in New Durham,\\nN. H., March 7, 1818. His father, Captain Benja-\\nmin Savage, was one of the sturdy pioneer yeo-\\nmanry of the State, and his mother was descended\\nfrom a like ancestry. Major Savage was tlie oldest\\nof ten cliililn M. ciglit of whom lived to adult life.\\nHis boyhood and youth and part of his early man-\\nhood were spent on his father s farm. After he had\\nattained sufficient age, the winter months were spent\\nin teaching school. He early evinced great ardor for\\nmilitary life, and as a boy and young man, took much\\ninterest in the militia trainings and musters of half\\na century ago. As soon as old enough he enlisted\\nin the State militia and gradually rose to the rank\\nof major, and served in that capacity a number of\\nyears. The title thus obtained clung to him through\\nlife, and he was known far and near till the time of\\nhis death as Major Savage, notwithstanding the fact\\nthat he was promoted to a higher rank during the\\nWar of the Rebellion.\\nIn 1849 he moved to Alton, N. H., and engaged\\nsuccessfully in shoemaking, merchandising and ho-\\ntel-keeping, being proprietor of the Cocheco House\\nabout twenty-five years, where he achieved the rep-\\nutation of being one of the most genial and popular\\nBonifaces iu the State. He was active, generous-\\nhearted and public-spirited, and was held in the\\nhighest esteem by those who knew him best. The\\nprojection and building of the Cocheco Railroad was\\nlargely due to his enterprise and influence. In pol-\\nitics he was a prominent, active Republican, saga-\\ncious in council, bold in utterance and uncompro-\\nmising in his political principles.\\nWhen war sounded its dread alarums, and the call\\ncame for more troops to defend the nation s flag, the\\nold military ardor was once more aroused, and with\\nthe cry of Come, boys! Major Savage oftered his\\nservices in his country s cause. Says one writer,\\nThe history of the raising of the Twelfth New\\nHampshire Regiment is too well known to be re-\\npeated. The fabled Cadmus sowed dragon s teeth\\nand raised a crop of men, but we are ignorant of\\nthe time it took to mature that crop. Colonel Whip-\\nple, Colonel Stevens and Major Savage sowed the\\nseeds of patriotism and loyalty, and in four days a\\ntlwusand men, as loyal as ever stood, was the result.\\nMythology was eclipsed by reality. The major of\\nmilitia was commissioned major of volunteers. They\\nwere enlisted Sejitember 17, 1862, and went at once\\nto the front. His regiment went into action in the\\nbattle of Fredericksburg, and at Chancellorsville,\\nMay 3, 1863, as Major Savage was repeating orders\\nfrom the colonel, he was shot through the jaw by a\\nsharp-shooter, which shot nearly cost him his life.\\nAfter partially recovering from the wound he re-\\nturned to the regiment and remained until honor-\\nably discharged. May 28, 1864. He was promoted to\\na lieutenant-colonelcy February 5, 1864. At the\\nsame time he was wounded at Chancellorsville, his\\nbrother Henry, captain of Company A, in the same\\nregiment, was killed. The military career of Major\\nSavage was perhaps not distinguished by superior\\ngeneralship or his knowledge of correct military\\nmana uvres or tactics, but niaiiy a sick and weary\\nsoldier w^as cheered by bis kind words and hearty", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1174.jp2"}, "999": {"fulltext": "(t). ^7^^-^", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1175.jp2"}, "1000": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1176.jp2"}, "1001": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1177.jp2"}, "1002": {"fulltext": "/rrxi\\ndf^.\\nW^J lHS)o^J^.f i^^", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1178.jp2"}, "1003": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1181.jp2"}, "1004": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1182.jp2"}, "1005": {"fulltext": "ALTON.\\nsympathy, he often dismounting from his horse to\\ngive such one a ride or carry his knapsaclc. He\\npossessed in an eminent degree tliose qualities of\\nheart that served to endear him to the members\\nof his regiment, and his memory is tenderly cher-\\nished by every surviving comrade.\\nAfter returning to private life (1864) he was ap-\\npointed a deputy sherifl wliich position he held to\\n1880. In 1861-62 he was a member of the State\\nLegislature. In 18(56 he was elected railroad com-\\nmissioner for three years. He was a member of the\\nMasonic order and the first Commander of the (i. A.\\nR. Post at Alton. Few men were better known in\\nthe State, and perhaps none had more friends. He\\ndied of consumption at his home in Alton, Febru-\\nary 17, 1883, leaving five children who still survive\\n(1885), Mrs. John W. Currier, Mrs. George F. Jones,\\nMrs. Charles H. Downing, George Frank (who is pro-\\nprietor of the Cocheco House, so long kept liy his\\nfatborj and Miss Je.ssie Savage.\\nAmos L. Rollins was born in the town of Alton,\\nN. H., December 11, 1826. His fether, Ichabod Rol-\\nlins, Jr., was a farmer and died when Amos was\\nbut nineteen years of age. His grandfather, also\\nnamed Ichabod, was one of the earliest settlers in\\nthe town of Alton, whither he came from Newing-\\nton, N. H.\\nAmos L. was brought up as a farmer s sou, receiv-\\ning only such educational advantages as were to be\\nobtained at the common schools of the village. He\\nhas done more or less at husbandry all his life but\\nfor many years his time has been chiefly taken up\\nwith the public business of the town.\\nThe first official duty to which he was chosen\\nwas that of town clerk, which position he held five\\nyears. In 1862 he was elected second selectman of\\nAlton, and in 1864 was chosen chairman of the board,\\nand that position he has held each consecutive year\\nto the present writing (1885). He has also held the\\notlice of moderator for twenty-one years in succes-\\nsion, and the office of town treasurer seventeen years.\\nHe was chosen a member of the Constitutional Con-\\nvention which met at Concord, 1876. He has been\\ncounty commissioner three years, and has been treas-\\nurer of the Alton Five-Cents Savings-Bank from its\\norganization to the present time.\\nHe has been a member of the Masonic fraternity\\nsince 1866, and was secretary of the order four years.\\nIn political affiliation he is a Republican, and in\\nreligion a Free-Will Baptist, and has been superin-\\ntendent of the Sunday-school three years.\\nHe married, in Alton, December 25, 1851, Sarah\\nK. Kimball. They had five children,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 three sons and\\ntwo daughters. In 1866 he lost two of his sons aged\\nnine and oue years respectively, by diphtheria.\\nMrs. Rollins died April 2.3, 1871, leaving Mr. Rollins\\nwith a family of three children. His second mar-\\nriage was to I ermclia A. Pendergast, of Barnstcad,\\nN.H., June 14, 1872. March 29, 1875, he lost his\\nonly remaining son by consumption. At present his\\nfamily consists of wife and two daughters, one of\\nwhom, the elder, is married and lives in Manchester,\\nN. H.; the younger resides with her father.\\nThe best evidence of the esteem in which Mr. Rol-\\nlins is held by his neighbors and townsmen is shown\\nby the various positions of ofiice and trust in which\\nthey have placed him. Probably no man who has\\never lived in the town of Alton has filled so long and\\nably the various offices of the town, or made more per-\\nsonal sacrifices for the welfore of its people. In what-\\never position he has been placed he has sought\\nneither personal emolument or aggrandteement, but\\nsimply and solely to do his whole duty.\\nHis advice and counsel are sought constantly ia the\\nmultiform perplexities that arise in the course of\\ndaily life and business, and is candidly and freely\\ngiven. There is, probably, no one who knows Mr.\\nRollins who would for oue moment doubt his sin-\\ncerity or candor in any opinion he might e.xpress.\\nHe is widely known and highly respected through-\\nout the State. The family from which he sprang is\\nan ancient and honorable one in the annals of New\\nEngland. It has furnished men who have filled ably\\nthe public trusts of our land, men who have worn\\nwith credit and ability the judicial ermine, men who\\nhave stood high in the councils of the nation but it\\nhas furnished no better representative of the pure,\\nhigh-minded, useful and honorable citizen than Amos\\nL. Rollins. The value of such men in a community\\nis best known and appreciated when their career has\\nclosed, and their neighbors seek, too often, alas in\\nvain for some one to ably fill their places in all the\\nduties of citizenship.\\n.\\\\I.OXZO HAVINGToN .SAWYEK.\\nThe Sawyer families of New England trace their\\nlineage to Thomas Sawyer, who emigrated from Lin-\\ncolnshire, England, to America in 1635 or 1636. He\\nwas about twenty-one years of age at the time of his\\nimmigration, and settled first at Rowley, Ma.ss.,butin\\n1647 he went with the first proprietors to settle the\\ntown of Lancaster, Mass. He was married to Mary\\nPrescott. They had a family of eleven children, and\\nfrom them are descended most, if not all, of the Saw-\\nyers of this country.\\nAlonzo H. Sawyer was born May 17, 1827, in Alton,\\nN. H. He was the son of Hon. Daniel and Tamson\\n(Walker) Sawyer, of that place. His grandfather,\\nEnoch Sawyer, was one of the pioneers of Alton, be-\\ning the second who built a house in what is now the\\nvillage. Years later, as the village grew and pros-\\npered, he kept an inn and a general store, and was\\none of the substantial men of the town. His son, Hon.\\nDaniel Sawver, was one of Alton s principal towns-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1183.jp2"}, "1006": {"fulltext": "710\\nHISTORY OF BKLKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nmen, his time being almost wholly employed in pub-\\nlic affairs. He wjis counselor on the staff of Ichabod\\nGoodwin, New Hampshire s famous war Governor,\\nrepresented his town in the General Court, and held\\nrepeatedly the various offices in the gift of his towns-\\nmen. He had but one brother, Seth, who was a\\nFree- Will Baptist minister. There were two sisters,\\none of whom became the wife of Judge Ira Mooncy,\\nof Belmont the other married a Mr. Gate, of Alton.\\nHon. Daniel Sawyer was easily the leading citizen of\\nhis town a man of strong physical and mental or-\\nganization, pronounced in his views and opinions and\\nnot easily swayed in his judgments. An ardent Whig\\nin politics, he was particularly strong in his anti-\\nslavery views, and also an earnest advocate of the\\ntemperance cause. In religion he was a Free-Will\\nBaptist. Public-spirited, and with broad views for\\nthe welfare of his towns-people, he was a man whose\\nloss was severely felt in the community. He died\\nSeptember 13, 1869, aged sixty-eight years. His\\nchildren were Alonzo H., Ellen (afterwards Mrs. Jer-\\nemiah Jones, of Alton) and Frank P., who married\\nJennie Farnham, and resides in Lynn, Mass.\\nAlonzo H. was educated at New Hampton and Gil-\\nmanton Academies. He then taught school at various\\nplaces in New Hampshire and Maine till his twenty-\\nthird year, when he married (November 7, 1850)\\nMartha J. Shapleigh, of Lebanon, Me. She was the\\ndaughter of Samuel and Eunice Shapleigh. After\\nhis marriage he went to Great Falls, N. H., and en-\\ngaged in merchandising. Continuing there four years,\\nhe returned to his native town of Alton established\\nhimself there as a merchant and continued that avo-\\ncation till within two years of his death, part of the\\ntime alone and part of the time in connection with\\nhis brother-in-law, Mr. .lones, who succeeded him in\\nthe business.\\nThey had one child, a son, Fred. Shapleigh Sawyer,\\nborn July 20, 18n3 died May 9, 1872.\\nMr. Sawyer was appointed postmaster of Alton du-\\nring Lincoln s administration, and held the office un-\\ninterruptedly a period of twenty-two years. He was\\na member of the Winnipesaukee Lodge, F. and A. M.\\nHe was town treasurer several years, holding that office\\nat the time of his death. He was a member of the\\nProvident Mutual Relief Association, and one of the\\ntrustees of the same. He was an ardent lover of mu-\\nsic and possessed a good voice, well cultivated, and\\nwas for more than twenty years leader of the choir in\\nthe Free-Will Ba])tist Church, of which he was a\\nmember.\\nHe held for many years a commission as justice of\\nthe peace, and only for his position as postmaster\\nunder the government he might have held at any\\ntime any office in the gift of his townsmen. He was\\na director in the Alt(m Savings-Bank and a share-\\nholder in the Hover and Winnipesaukee Railroad.\\nHe died of heart disease July 17, 1885. His widow\\nsurvives him, and resides at the homestead in Alton.\\nAt the close of his funeral services the following\\nlines, from the pen of his fellow-townsman, John W.\\nCurrier, were read by Rev. W. S. Packard, the offici-\\nating minister\\nToll the bell softly, toll the bell low,\\nRinging out gladness, ringing in woe\\nTelling of anguish, blinding my eyes;\\nBreaking my heart-strings, sundering such ties\\nEarthly hopes blasting, cherished dreams tied,\\nHearthstone so lonely, he l^ing dead.\\nXothing to live for, of him bereft.\\nNothing rcmaineth, nothing is left;\\nConstantly asking\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Can it be so?\\nYes, answers Reason\u00e2\u0080\u0094 my poor heart\u00e2\u0080\u0094 no.\\nReason be gone It cannot be so.\\nHusband is sleeping\u00e2\u0080\u0094 toll the bell low.\\nThus, brother, sister, kindred and friends,\\nNeighbors and townsmen, life s chapter ends.\\nne of our number just stepped Ijefore,\\nInto the unseen, shutting the door,\\ninto the realms of unending day.\\nInto the mansion over the way.\\nLeaving a record for us to read,\\nTeaching us lessons worthy of heed.\\nDiligent in business, honest and true.\\nGiving to each his merited due.\\nSincere in purpose, noble of mind.\\nSimple in msnnel^, neighborly, kind.\\nSeeking no honors, wishing no fame,\\nCharacter unquestioned, unsullied name,\\nIjoyal to countrj sturdy for right,\\nliatlling forJMStire with all his might.\\nBest of all places he loved his lujme.\\nLoathing the false and shunning parade.\\nSuch is the record our frieiul has made.\\nTake him up gently, bear him away.\\nLay him down softly in the clay.\\nUnder the green grass, under the skies\\nCover with flowers the spot where he lice.\\nLeaving bim there sleeping under the sod.\\nAngels t p watch bim\u00e2\u0080\u0094 trusting to God.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1184.jp2"}, "1007": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BAI^XSTKAI).\\nCHAPTER I.\\nUeographical\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Original Grant\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The First Settlements\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Names of Set-\\ntlers\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The First Town-Meeting\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Initial Events\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Educational\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Law-\\nyers\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Physicians\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The French War\u00e2\u0080\u0094 War of the Revolution- List of\\nSoldiers\u00e2\u0080\u0094 War of 1812\u00e2\u0080\u0094 War of the Bebellion\u00e2\u0080\u0094 List of Soldiers\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ec-\\ncleslastical- Civil History\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Bepresentativcs-Town Clerks\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Barn-\\nstead Reunion.\\nThls town lies in the southern part of the county,\\nand is bounded as follows North by Gilmanton and\\nAlton; east by Alton and Strafford County.\\nThis town was granted by Lieutenant-Governor\\nJohn Wentworth, May 20, 1727, to Rev. Joseph\\nAdams, of Newington, and one hundred and five\\nothers, with the following bounds\\nTo begin on the Head of the Town of Barrington on the South West\\naide of the Town of Coulraine and niuuing by the said Town of Coul-\\nraine eight miles from the said Town of Coulraine to run on the\\nHead of Barrington Line South West forty Two Deegrees six miles\\nthen North West eight miles, then on a straight Line to the head of the\\ntirst eight miles.\\nIt was irapracticable at that time to fulfill the con-\\nditions of the grant, and but few settlements were\\nmade until 1767.\\nAmoug the early settlers were the following: Ebe-\\nuezer Adams, Colonel Richard Sinclair, James Deal-\\ning, John Bickford, Arthur Bickford, Charles Hodg-\\ndon, John Elliott, John Nutter, Joseph Bunker, Moses\\nDennett, John Bunker, Eli Bunker, Jacob Pickering^\\nJohn Peavey, Isaac Garland, John Keniston, Pitt\\nLougee, P. Daniels, Samuel Caswell, Captain John\\nDrew, Aaron Chesley, John Tasker, Moses Rand,\\nWilliam Lord, Lemuel Hayes, John Pitman, E. Nut-\\nter.\\nThe First Town-Meeting was held November 22,\\n1775, with Gilmanton. The first grist-mill was erect-\\ned by John Bunker, about 1769. He also built the\\nfirst saw-mill in town.\\nThe first postmaster was Charles Hodgdon, Jr.,\\nand the first mail-carrier was John S. Shannon, of\\nGilmanton.\\nThe first reference in the town records to schools is\\ndated March 1; 1792, when it was voted to have\\nagents in each school district to build a school-house\\nin each district, and the following were chosen\\nSamuel Nelson, Dependence Colbath and Charles\\nHodgdon.\\nThe first settled teacher was Cornelius Kirby and\\nhis school was in the south part of the town. Money\\nwas first raised for school purposes in 1785, thirty\\npounds.\\nThe first lawyer in Barustead was Caleb Merrill, in\\n1811. Among the other lawyers who have practiced\\nhere may be mentioned Isaac 0. Barnes, Moses Nor-\\nris, J. Elkins, A. E. Hodgdon, Benjamin Winckley,\\nCharles S. George, Charles R. Rogers and H. B.\\nLeavitt.\\nThe first physician was Dr. Joseph Adams, in 1792.\\nDr. Jeremiah Jewett, Sr., also settled here, in 1792.\\nHe died in 1836. Among other physicians have been\\nNoah J. T. George, S. P. Woodward, William Grovcr,\\nCharles Whittle, John Wheeler, William Walker,\\nGeorge W. Garland, Mark Walker, B. W. Sargent,\\nA. G. Weeks, Alvin Jenkins, S. S. Wentworth, Jere-\\nmiah Blake, Dana Buzzell, J. P. Elkins, James Em-\\nerson. The present physicians are G. H. Hawley and\\nWilliam H. Nute.\\nThe following citizens of this town were in the old\\nFrench War John Aiken, Colonel Joseph Sinclair\\nand Joseph Bunker.\\nWar of the Revolution.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The town resjionded\\nnobly to the colonial cause. In 1775 the population\\nwas two hundred and fifty-two. The first reference\\nto this war found on the old town records is under\\ndate of April 26, 1775, when Captain Richard Sin-\\nclair was paid \u00c2\u00a31 lis. 6d. for going down below\\nfor the defence of our country.\\nThe following is a list of Revolutionary soldiers\\nfrom this town\\nEbenezer Nutter, John Clark, Mtgor John Nutter, Jeremiah Jewett,\\nAnthony Nutter, Joseph Place, Valentine Chapman, .Joseph Taker,\\nWilliam Xuttvr, Tlioniiui W,l,h, Ivl.liah Penny, J. P. Dame, Jarnen\\nDavis, S:. iv, i, I III! |i, .l.l:icobs,J. Young, E. Tebbetts,\\nH. Null I Captain John Drew, Thomas\\nBrown, I [I. t aptain Joseph Kaime, Samuel\\nEasfinaii. r h, I Nnh r. i-, ll.iirrl Tebbetts, Samuel JcnnesB,\\nRalph Hall, .losuph lluckius, .(..liu Welch, Richard Sinclair, Nathan\\nNutter, Eli Hani, John Pitman. Perry Hixon, W. Ayre-s, John Aiken,\\nAvery, William Hill, Thomas Ayres, James Mardon, .lohn Emerson,\\nSamuel Pitman.\\nWar of 1812. The following men from Banistcad\\nwere in the War of 1812\\nCaptain John I eavev, J. Davis, F. Chesley (died), D. Bunker. P. C.\\n711", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1185.jp2"}, "1008": {"fulltext": "HISTOKY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nHoit, Joseph Foyc, John liaiid, \\\\V. lUind, John Kitinie, C. Peavey, Silaa\\nHunker, T. Bunker, James Davis, G. T. Barker, Jolin I lace, W. Ruud\\nand T. Conner.\\nNicholas Kenison and Alfred T. Muiisey served in\\nthe Mexican War. Kenison was killed in battle.\\nWar of the Rebellion.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Barnstead responded\\nproniptly to the call ol her imperiled country, both\\nin men and money. Die Ibllowinfr is a list of sol-\\ndiers from the town\\nWilliam B. .\\\\iken, Kronk Sleeper, G. H. Bridges, Dudley, Wil.\\nliam Briniage, E. G. Hodgden (killed). Captain and Major H. H. Huse\\nLieutenant J. 11. Greenwood (killed). Lieutenant S. J. Smart (died), D,\\nD. Hanscom, L. \\\\V. Jackson (mortally w.iiiiiili-.l,. Itiiliis rh.ik, .1. K-\\nBunker, Smith Davis,!. IM, lln-. .1 ih! im,.,. i i,,,i- i i\\nMoores, B. B. Mnnsey (dipili, .1 I i.\\nH. Williams, Albert Davis, W r. mIi. I i m\\n(died). Colonel Thomas E. Ti.iil.rr, I; I i i i j ,f, lnni xi, l.Jm\\nMcNeal, W. P. Huntress (killed;, .1. W. Hill (nioilally wounded), Assis-\\ntant .Surgeon A. C. Newell, Thomas Moore, J. L. Garland (killed), C.\\nChesley, G. W. Pitman, J. L. Piper, O. W. Aiken (died), J. N. Bunker,\\n(killed), T. J. Pierce (mortally wounded), J. Pendcrgast (died), A. D.\\nHall, S. W. Young, W. T. Knight (killed), Moses Bickford, J. M Tiusker,\\nLieutenant David Sackett, H. H. Emerson, M. Jenkins, J. H. Edgerly\\nH. M. Parshley, A. L. Bickford, George Jones, Solomon Clark, J. C.\\nRussell, W. H. Berry (mortally wounded), G. T. Munsey (mortjilly\\nwounded). Noble Sackett, C. H. Pickering, C. H. P. Young, W. V.\\nShaw, Lieutenant H. Edgerly, Horace Munsey (died), L. Place, W. A.\\nFiyc, OeorKc- W Wake, J. K. Eniersou, G. II. Ki,i,rs,.u, II. II. Y..ii,ik,\\nJ. M..Iun.-, J t 11,,. I-,, J, ,1,1 [\u00e2\u0080\u009e,i I, I, II,,-,. ,,i\u00e2\u0080\u009e,|,, rl,;,,|.,s\\nW. A, I,,:, 1 I i. ,1 1 r,,. l; l;.,\\nTimolii* l: I, I I I M II\\nD. Nutt.r h, 1. H 1. ~1, I, I II I,,, I,, w |;i. KH\\nH.Foss, A.O. A.liuns, W. F. lluiistomlj, Kaim.-, Hurace Ciogli, J. c.\\nKaime, N. Sackett, N. Blaisdell, J. C. Ham, J. S. Hayes (mortally\\nwounded), Charles Hill (navy) Surgeons, John Wheeler, T. H. Wheel-\\ner and L. M. .Sanders.\\nThe first meeting-house in Barustead was erected\\nabout the year 1760, and the first preacher was Rev.\\n.Joseph Adams. The Parade Meeting-House was\\nbuilt about the year 1788, and was the first frame\\nchurch in town. It was not completed until 1799.\\nThe Second Congregational Church building was\\nerected in 1803. It was demolished in 1848. The\\nNorth Meeting-House was erected in 1820, and re-\\npaired in 1853. The Centre Church was erected in\\n1830. There are at present five churches in town.\\nRepresentatives, The following is a list of repre-\\nsentatives from 1797 to 1885\\nJohn McNeall, 180I-C2.\\nGeorge W. Emerson, 1802-03.\\nJohn Dorr, 1863-M.\\nH. N. Colebath, 1804.\\nD. r. Davis, 18C. -86.\\nCharles H. Dorr, I8C0-CO.\\nMark Walker, 1807-C8.\\nJ. M. Tasker, 1807-08.\\nWilliam I rocktor, ISG .i.\\nJ. W. Evans, lsc,;i.\\n(Soel\u00c2\u00ab-ti,minlxTO),\\nTown Clerks.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The\\nclerks from 1775 to 188\\nBenjamin Nutter, 1775-81.\\nJohn F. Holmes, 1871-72.\\nD. E. Tuttle, 1871-72.\\nJoshua VV. Ayres, 1873-74.\\nJoshua W. Pickering, 187:i-74.\\nJoseph P. Blaisdell, 1875-70.\\nMartin V. B. Nutter, 1875-76.\\nGeorge W. Emerson (2d), 1877-78.\\nSamuel A. Hodgdon, 1877-78.\\nCllarles E. Walker, 1880.\\nJacob W. Kvans, 1882.\\nGeorge H. Hawley, 1SS4,\\nfollowing i.s a list of town\\nH. N. Colebath, ISiaj.\\nC. W. Blanchard, 1801.\\nCharles E. Walker, 1862-C4.\\nL. C. Scrutton, 1805.\\nJohn H. Hill, 1800.\\nJ. E. Pendergast, 18G7-G8.\\nGeorge Emersob, 1809-73.\\nAlbert V. Shackfoi-d, 1874 ti\\nent time.\\nCliarles Ilodgdoi\\n1797-99, 1804-\\nI Stepl\\nWni. Walker, Jr, 18I9, 22, 2\\nJohn Peavey, 1823-20, 28.\\nCharles Hodgdon, 1823, MS.\\nJohn Kaime, 182.5-26.\\nJohn Kent, 1828.\\nIsaac O. Barnes, 1829-30.\\nSamuel Webster, 1829-30.\\nGeorge Nutter, 1831-32.\\nW. H. Newall, 1831-32.\\nT. P. Hodgdon, 18:13-34.\\n.Samuel Kaime, l\u00c2\u00abi3-34.\\n8. G. Berry, 183. -,36.\\nW. .S. Hill, 18. V.-,)0.\\nTimothy Dow, 1837-: 8.\\nIt. Garland, 1837-38.\\nJoseph A. Walker, 1839-40.\\nJ jseph Jenkins, 1839^0.\\nEnos George, 1816-59.\\nC. S. George, 1859.\\nThe Bamstead Reunion.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 One of the most inter-\\nesting events in the history of Bamstead was the\\nBarnstead reunion, held August 30, 1884. The fol-\\nlowing is a condensed description of the celebration,\\ntaken from the history of the reunion by Horace N.\\nColebath\\nBarnstead, N. H., situated in the southwestern\\npart of Belknap County, northeast from Concord\\ntwenty miles, and bordering on the counties of Mer-\\nrimack and Strafl ord, contains thirty-six square\\nmiles of territory was chartered by Governor\\nWentworth, May 20, 1727, containing, in 1880, one\\nthousand three hundred and seventeen inhabitants.\\nOn the east lie the Blue Hills, on the north are the\\nAlton and Gilmanton Mountains, and on the south\\nlies the Catamount, looking down on the valley of\\nthe Suncook River as it passes the westerly boundary\\nof the town. It is a region of hill and valley, ol\\nbeautiful rivers and ponds and laughing brooks.\\nA community born and educated amid such scenery,\\nbreathing the air of its hills and drinking the waters\\nthat rtow in hundreds of rills down its hillsides, till\\nthey form the Suncook, must love their childhood\\nhome. For the past fifty years Barnstead has been\\nsending out her sons and daughters to other parts of\\nthe land to find new homes. Its first emigrants found\\nhomes in Massachusetts, Vermont and New York, and\\nafterwards they sought Ohio, Illinois, Michigan and\\nWisconsin. As new territory was opened, they helped\\nswell the mighty stream of em Juration that has peopled\\nthe great West.\\nTo-day they may be found in twenty-eight States\\nand Territories. Some of its sons and daughters\\nare looking out on the Pacific, others are in the\\nvalley of the Father of Waters or are fanned by the\\nsoft winds of the Gulf.\\nScattered over the land these emigrants have ever\\nyearned for the home of their fathers, while those\\nwho remained around the old hearth-stones were eager\\nto once more clasp the hands of loved ones, look\\nonce more into long-remembered faces, and hear once", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1186.jp2"}, "1009": {"fulltext": "HARNSTEAD.\\nri3\\nagain the voices thiit were umsie ti their ynulhrul\\nears.\\nThis was especially true of those who hud passed\\nthe meridian and were nearing the sunset of life.\\nBy a sort of common consent, residents and emi-\\ngrants seemed ready for a reunion of the children of\\nold Barnstead.\\nThe question has been asked, Where did the idea\\nof this reunion originate? This may be a fitting\\nplace for answering that question. During the winter\\nof 1877-78 a few of the sons and daughters of Barn-\\nstead, residing in Concord, N. H., prominent among\\nwhom were Colonel E. S. Nutter, J. L. Pickering, Esq.,\\nGeorge W. Drew, Esq., Mrs. James R. Hill and Laura\\nGarland Carr determined to hold a reunion of the\\nsons and daughters of Barnstead living in Concord,\\nwith invited guests from the mother-town and other\\nplaces in New Hampshire where Barnstead sons had\\nlocated.\\nSuch a reunion was held on the evening of Feb-\\nruary 28, 1878, at the Phenix Hotel, in Concord.\\nThere were present from Barnstead a delegation of\\nsixty citizens, led by the Barnstead Brass Band.\\nColonel E. S. Nutter presided and made the recep-\\ntion address. Laura Garland Carr read an original\\npoem. Short addresses were made by J. G. Sinclair,\\nLewis W. Clark, J. Horace Kent, J. P. Newell and\\nCharles S. George. This, with a supper such as that\\nfamous hotel can provide, made the occasion a most\\nenjoyable one.\\nThe resident sous of Barnstead returned home\\nfeeling that some day the wanderers from the old\\ntown should be invited home to the old domain, and\\nhere, amid the scenes of childhood, hold a grand\\nfamily reunion.\\nThe subject was talked of from time to time, but,\\nfrom various causes, no decided action was taken\\nuntil, at the annual town-meeting in March, 1882, it\\nwas voted to hold a reunion the coming autumn.\\nSubsequently the following officers were chosen\\nPresi.\\nJohn\\nPender^. -I i i i r, ,i.i. .John L.\\nNutter, I i l; .-Mf. I II I ,1,1.13; t orre-\\nland; Executive CiiMnittee, Jt.l.n WalJo, Tlioniu, L, Jloitt, IraL. Berry.\\nHoratio G. Willey, Horace Walker Town Committee, George A. Hall,\\nAlbion P. Nutter, Thomas K. Proctor, Smith W. Locke, Seth Shackfonl,\\nE. Frank Jones, Lewis Clark, .Mbert F. Shackford, diaries F. Emerson,\\nDaniel E. Tuttle, Hiram Hand, Frank S. Jenkins, John Pendergast, Ja-\\ncob W. Evans Auxiliary Committee, E. S. Nutter, Concord, N. H., J.\\nL. Pickering, Concord, N. H., H. A. Tuttle, Pittsfield, N. H., J. P. New-\\nell, Manchester, N. H., C. M. Murphy, Dover, N. H., J. Horace Kent,\\nPortsmouth, N. H., George S. Pendergast, Boston, Mass., Joseph E.\\nHayes, Lowell, Mass., George F. Kuowles. Lynn, Mass., Chaplain, Bev.\\nWilliam 0. Carr Marehal, Timotliy Enui ou .\\\\ssistant Marshals,\\nFrank 0. George, Henrj-0. Iliiii I. TJ,., i:,,,.l: Superintendent of\\nHalls, Tents and Grounds, III i: n; Committee to pre-\\npare Sentiments, Horace N.I gc; Committee to\\narrange Programme, Dr. Geor,^ w I 1 1 1 1 l are N. Colbath, Frank\\nS. Jenkins, Thomas L. Hoitt Cuniiuittee on JIusic, Charles E. Walker,\\nThomas L. Hoitt Commissary, Frank S. Jenkins quarteruuister, John\\nWaldo Toast-Master, Rev. John George.\\nThus organized, the work of preparation began.\\nMeetings of committees and sub-committees followed\\nin rapid succession, until a week before the day of\\nreunion, when officers, committees and citizens,\\nuniting, made it their special business.\\nThe arrangements as finally made were as follows\\nThe reunion to be held on Wednesday, August 30,\\n1882, at ten o ch)ck a.m.\\nThe president to make the welcoming address.\\nRev. A. H. Quint, D.D., to deliver an oration.\\nLaura Garland Carr to read a poem.\\nDinner, free to all, in the tent.\\nSpeeches, sentiments, and responses at the stand.\\nMusic through the day by the Barnstead Brass\\nBand, the oldest band in the United States, organ-\\nized February 22, 1837.\\nA tent, seventy-eight by one hundred and sixty\\nfeet, was placed on the grounds of Seth Shackford,\\nEsq., adjoining the town hall and Congregational\\nChurch, and both these buildings were opened to the\\npublic. The speaker s stand was placed between the\\nhall and church fronting it vvas the band-stand.\\nUnder the direction of the superintendent, Dr.\\nEmerson, the tent was beautifully decorated with\\nflags, bunting, etc., and tables were arranged in the\\ntent to seat one thousand and fifty persons at one\\nsitting.\\nSuch were the measures adopted to welcome home\\nthose whose hearts had been throbbing at the\\nthoughts of the reunion.\\nIn every part of the town little plans had been\\nlaid to bring families and friends together. It was to\\nbe the gathering of a great family.\\nThe number in attendance was estimated to be five\\nthousand, over half that number having partaken of\\nthe dinner.\\nThe best order prevailed. It was a meeting of\\nwell-dressed, orderly and respectable men and\\nwomen, whom any town might be proud to own as\\nher children.\\nOwing to the prevailing heat and dust, some things\\nwere omitted in the reception, and others might have\\nbeen changed for the better. Yet, on the whole, we\\ncan say, what every visitor did say, Well done, old\\nBarnstead\\nThe following is a list of toasts proposed\\n1. Old Barnstead\u00e2\u0080\u0094 A good town to go from, abetter one to return\\nto. Responded to by Hon, H. A. Tuttle.\\n2. A kind remembrance to the sons and daughters of old Barnsteatl\\nprovidentially detained from our Reunion. Response by Colonel E. S.\\nNutter, Concord, N. H.\\n3. Old Barnstead\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Her fair fame a sure passport for her sons\\nwherever they go, her principles a guarantee of success. Responded to\\nby Colonel M. B. V. Edgerly, of Manchester, N. H.\\n4. The adopted sons of Barnstead\u00e2\u0080\u0094 They have honored her name,\\nandshe rejoices in their success. Hon. C. M. Murphy, of Dover, N. H.,\\nresponded.\\n5, The emigrant sons and daughters of Barnstead- Wherever may\\nbe their abiding-place, or whatever their duties, let them never forget\\nthat they cannot be delinquent without being degenerate. Hon. John\\nP. Newell, of Manchester, N. H., eloquently responded.\\nC. The town of Barnstead\u00e2\u0080\u0094 She loves her hills and beautiful valleys,\\nbut feeling the sentiment and borrowing the language of the Ronuin", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1187.jp2"}, "1010": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\ninotlii^r, sho points to lier chiidreu and exclaims, These are my jewels.\\nJiev, Frank H. Lyfort responded.\\n7. The aimual crop produced in Barostead\u00e2\u0080\u0094 judges, clergymen, phy-\\nsicians, merchante, mechanics and farmers\u00e2\u0080\u0094 may the crop increase until\\nshe has enough for home consumption and a large surplus for exporta-\\ntion. Ilesponso by John D. Nutter, Esq., of Montreal, Canada.\\n8. The friends and scenes of our childhood. Colonel J. Horace\\nKent had been invited to respond to this sentiment, and had written hie\\nacceptance but at the last moment was detained by imperative business,\\nand was unalile to be present at the Reunion, much to his regret, as well\\nas to the regret of his many early friends. Colonel Kent, however, sent\\nan addresa, delivered at the Itarnstead Keunion in Concord, N. H., Feb-\\nniaiy 28, 1S79, in response to a similar sentiment.\\n**9. The soldier sons of Barnstead\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The fathers in the Bevolution,\\nthe sons in 1812, the grandsons in the Rebellion- the love of liberty con-\\nstrained them. Responded to by letters from ColonelJas. S. Hoitt, of\\nLaconia, N. H., a native of Barnstead and a veteran of 1812 from Col-\\nonel Thos. E. Barker, of Boston, Mass., a native of Barnstead and col-\\nonel of the Twelfth Regiment in the Rebellion from Hon. Henry H,\\nHuse, of Manchester, a former resident of Barnstead, who served in the\\nEighth Regiment as captain and major.\\n10. The birth-place of our fathers\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Portsmouth and Newingtou\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nnames as familiar as household words to every child of Barnstead may\\npeace and prosperity be in their borders.\\n11. The host of men whose lives have been made better and happier\\nby choosing for wives, daughter s of old Barnstead. ReBjionded to by\\nHoward A. Dodge, Esq., of Concord, N. H.\\n*12. The social history and reminiscences of old Barnstead. Hon.\\nJohn G. Sinclair eloquently and wittily responded to this sentiment.\\n13. The resident sons and daughters of Barnstead\u00e2\u0080\u0094 May they pre-\\nserve unsullied its ancient reputation, keep sacred the memory of the\\nfathers, and be always ready to welcome its wandering children to the old\\ndomain. John B. Garland, Esq., of Barnstead, was invited to respond\\nto this sentiment, but on account of ill-health and the infirmities of age\\nwas obliged to forego that pleasure, but answered by letter.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nHON. JOHN SI.VCI.AIK.\\nPerhaijs the grandest feature of American ciWliza-\\ntion and the highest tribute to American institutions,\\nis the opportunity and facility offered her sons to rise\\nfrom the lowest to the highest rank, whether wealth,\\npower, fame, or all these united, be the ambition of\\nthe aspirant. There is probably no country on the\\nglobe where the results are so entirely in the hands\\nof the individual, and so wholly commensurate with\\nthe ability, energy and merit displayed in the prose-\\ncution of the end desired. And it is to-day America s\\nproudest boa.st that her sons have proved worthy the\\nunusual advantages offered them.\\nOf the various sections of our land, New England\\nhas, perhaps, been most prolific in the production of\\nwhat are popularly known as self-made men\\nmen whose childhood and youth were passed amid\\nscenes of privation and poverty, and who, without the\\nadvantages that wealth alone can secure, have risen\\nby dint of their own industry and ability, and the\\ninnate heroism of their natures, to the highest posi-\\ntions of honor, power and achievement.\\nHon. .John G. Sinclair is a fair representative of\\nthat type of New Englander who, throughout the\\nlength and breadth of our land, may be found ever in\\nthe vanguard of progress leaders in the struggle\\nfor success in whatever special field they may have\\nchosen. Starting in life under more than usual dis-\\nadvantages and discouragements, he has achieved an\\nhonorable success, of which he and his posterity may\\nbe justly proud.\\nHe was born at Barnstead Parade, in the town of\\nBarnstead, N. H., March 25, 1826. He is the only\\nchild of Charles G. and Martha G. (Norris) Sinclair\\nof that town.\\nHis ancestors were of a martial spirit, and for three\\ngenerations did military duty in their country s serv-\\nice. One of the pioneers of the town of Gilmanton,\\nN. H., was Richard Sinclair, and it is claimed that\\nhe erected the first frame house in the town. He\\nwas a soldier in the French and Indian wars, and also\\nin the War of the Revolution. In the latter war, he\\nattained the rank of captain, though in the locality\\nwhere he lived he was generally known as Colonel\\nSinclair. He married Polly Cilley, a sister of Colonel\\nJoseph Cilley, and a descendant of one of the oldest\\nand proudest families of New Hampshire. Their\\neldest son, Richard Sinclair, Jr., was one of the ear-\\nliest settlers of the town of Barnstead. Like his\\nfather, he was a soldier in the Revolutionary army,\\nand was an ensign in his father s company. His wife\\nwas Betsey Hodgdon, and Charles G. Sinclair (father\\nof Hon. John G.) was their only son, who, at the age\\nof seventeen, enlisted as a soldier in the war of 1812,\\nand for a time was clerk for General Ripley. At the\\nsortie on Fort Erie he received a gunshot wound near\\nthe right lung, which disabled him for life. He died\\nJuly, 1834, leaving his wife and only child (then a\\nlad but eight years of age,) in destitute circumstances.\\nMrs. Sinclair was a woman of true Spartan heroism\\nand courage. She set bravely to work with her nee-\\ndle to support herself and son. With true motherly\\npride and a confidence in her boy s ability, which has\\nsince been eminently justified, she determined to do\\nall in her power to give him an education, and so kept\\nhim at school at Pittsfield Academy till he was thir-\\nteen years of age. He then entered the employ of\\nWebster Peavey, merchants at Landaff, N. H. The\\nfirm consisted of Hon. Samuel Webster of North\\nBarnstead, and Samuel P. Peavey, a former resident\\nof Barnstead, who had married a sister of Mrs. Sin-\\nclair.\\nHe remained at Landaff six years, and during the\\ntime attended five terms at Newbury Seminary in\\nVermont, where he fitted for college under the tui-\\ntion of Bishop Baker and Rev. Clark T. Hiumaii.\\nAmbitious as he was to enter college and acquire a\\nliberal education, yet a fear le.st he might die and his\\nmother be left destitute induced him to forego his\\ndesires in that regard and bend his energies to busi-\\nness pursuits. His first venture was a restaurant at\\nthe corner of Hanover and Elm Streets, Manchester,\\nN. H. This not proving consonant with his tastes\\nwas soon abandoned, and he established an auction", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1188.jp2"}, "1011": {"fulltext": "l,c^\\n^J.\\ntA^i^i\\nCl^- i^", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1191.jp2"}, "1012": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1192.jp2"}, "1013": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1193.jp2"}, "1014": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1194.jp2"}, "1015": {"fulltext": "15AKNSTEAD.\\n715\\njuid commission business at Lawrence, Mass. He\\nwas fairly successful in this, and having acquired\\nlimited means, he returned to his native State and\\nestablished a country store, and also engaged in the\\nmanufacture of starch in Bethlehem, N. H. Here\\nhe soon won the esteem and confidence of the com-\\nmunity, as was evidenced by the fact that in 1852,\\no .i. 54, 55, and in 1862, and 63, and again in 1876,\\n77 and 78 he rejn-esented Bethlehem in the State\\nlegislature, and served as its member in the last Con-\\nstitutional Convention. In 1873, he represented Lit-\\ntleton in the legislature, being then a resident of that\\ntown. He was appointed Bank Commissioner by\\nGovernor Baker, and served until the American party\\ncame into jwwer. In 1858 and 59 he was elected\\nSenator from the Twelfth Senatorial district, composed\\nof Grafton and Coos Counties. He was the demo-\\ncratic candidate for Speaker of the House, and demo-\\ncratic candidate for Governor in 1866, 67 and 68. In\\n1868, he was chairman of the New Hampshire dele-\\ngation to the National Convention, and in 1876 was\\ndemocratic candidate for United States Senator,\\nagainst Edward H. Rollins, republican.\\nDuring all of his connection with the political\\nafiairs of New Hampshire he was considered one of\\nthe safe.st, shrewdest and most efficient party leaders.\\nThe estimation in which he was held as a public\\nspeaker and debater, finds illustration in the fact that\\nthe convention which nominated him for Governor\\nin 1867, instructed him to invite General Walter\\nHarriman, the republican candidate (New Hamp-\\nshire s most eloquent champion of the republican\\nparty), to a public discussion of the issues involved\\nin the campaign, the result of which was thirteen\\njoint discussions at principal points in the State, (the\\nfirst of the kind ever held in New England, though\\nquite common West and South, for many years).\\nAlthough so frequently elected to offices of trust and\\nresponsibility, Mr. Sinclair has never been an office-\\nseeker, and w^hen he left his native State in 1879, he\\nmade a public avowal that he would never again\\nbe a candidate for a political office, a resolution to\\nwhich he has rigidly adhered.\\nIn 1879, Mr. Sinclair removed to Orlando, Orange\\nCounty, Florida, where he has established a large and\\nlucrative real estate business, and is also engaged in\\nthe cultivation of oranges and other semi-tropical\\nfruits.\\nThough he has chosen his abode in the land of\\nflowers, yet he cherishes an abiding love for the snow-\\nclad, rock-ribbed hills of the land of his birth, and is\\nkeenly alive to all that affects her prosperity, perpe-\\ntuity or interests. His recent speech before the New\\nHampshire Club in Boston fully sustains his reputa-\\ntion as a most gifted jwst-prandial orator. He is vig-\\norous in mind and body, giving promise of many\\nfuture years of usefulness.\\nMr. Sinclair has been twice married first in 1847,\\nto Tamar M., daughter of Colonel Daniel Clark of\\nLandaft By this marriage, there were three chil-\\ndren Charles A., EmmaS. and Martha A. His first\\nwife dying, he married in 1872, Mary E. Blandiu,\\ndaughter of John Pierce, Esq., of Littleton, N. H.\\nTHOMA.S L. HOITT.\\nGraceful versatility is generally a marked trait in\\nthe character of the New England man. When\\npromising prospects invite he will promptly change\\nhis home and business for another location and un-\\ntried occupation. While he readily conforms and\\nadapts himself to changed circumstances and customs\\nin a new situation, he still holds in sweet remem-\\nbrance the home and scenes of his youth, for no land\\naffords homes with dearer childhood associations than\\nNew England.\\nThomas Lewis Hoitt was born in Barnstead, near\\nthe Parade-Ground, April 1, 1827, being the seventh\\nin a family of five sons and seven daughters, children\\nof Benjamin Hoitt, a respectable farmer, who was\\nborn in Hampstead, N. H., in 1790. His grand-\\nfather, Thomas Hoitt, born in Chester about 1750,\\nwas a gentleman of fine education for his time, espe-\\ncially in mathematics, and in his younger days was\\nengaged in teaching and land-surveying. The late\\nRev. En OS George, of Barnstead, was one of his pupils.\\nHis name appears on the roll as ensign in the com-\\npany of Captain Samuel McConnel at the battle of\\nBennington. He subsequently joined the United\\nStates navy, and rose to the rank of lieutenant, and\\nwas serving in that capacity on a vessel of war at the\\ntime of his death, of yellow-fever, in Surinam, in 1796.\\nHe was honored by burial in the garden of the\\nGovernor of that colony.\\nMr. Hoitt traces the lineage of his family to John\\nHoyt, who came from England and was living in 1639\\nat Salisbury, Mass., of which town he was one of the\\noriginal settlers. His name appears on all the earlier\\nrecords of the town, and he is almost the only indi-\\nvidual who received all his earlier grants of land at\\nthe first division. With thirty other families, he\\nmoved west of Powow River in 1645, and formed the\\nWest Parish, which, in 1668, became Araesbury.\\nFrequent mention is made of him on records of that\\ntown as selectman, constable, juryman, moderator\\nand committee to settle a minister.\\nThe mother of Mr. Hoitt was Mehitable (Babson)\\nHoitt, daughter of Isaac Babson, of Dunbarton, a\\ngraduate of Harvard College, in the class of 1779, and\\nNelly (Stark) Babson, daughter of Major-General\\nJohn Stark, of the Continental army, and of illustri-\\nous memory.\\nThis family of Babsons de.scended from James\\nBabson, who, with his mother, Isabel, a widow, came\\nfrom England to Salem, Mass., where they were resid-\\ning in 1644. Isabel moved to Gloucester and died in\\n1661, aged eighty-four. James settled at Little Good\\nHarbor and died December 21, 1683.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1197.jp2"}, "1016": {"fulltext": "716\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nMr. Hoitt remained at home attending tlie public\\nand select schools and assisting in fiirm-work till\\n1842, when, at fifteen years of age, he entered the\\nemploy of Mr. Baily Parker, a careful and successful\\nmerchant of Pembroke, N. H., and for several years\\nreceived the advantages of that excellent preparatory\\nschool for business-life, the training of clerk in a\\ncountry store.\\nAfter leaving the service of Mr. Parker he was\\nemployed in a woolen-factory by the husband of his\\neldest sister, J. B. Merrill, Esq., and also became\\nassociated with him in the ownership of a general\\nstore in his native place. In 1855 he located at\\nSalmon Falls, where for several years he did a brisk\\nand large business in the dry -goods trade, from which\\nill health compelled him to retire. At the breaking\\nout of the War of the Rebellion, in 1861, moved by\\nthe patriotic, martial and heroic example of his an-\\ncestors, he promptly supported the war measures of\\nPresident Lincoln, and by voice and example en-\\ncouraged enlistments for the Union army, although\\nhe was not in sympathy with the new administration,\\nhaving been a decided and active Democrat. He\\njoined the Fighting Fifth Regiment New Hamp-\\nshire Volunteers, and followed its fortunes till the\\nclose of McClellan s Peninsula campaign, when he\\nwas discharged. He is pensioned for injury received\\nduring the famous retreat. After leaving the army\\nhe engaged in trade for a while at North Berwick,\\nMe. He next took charge of business, which required\\nhim to travel much of the time, and traversed a large\\npart of the United States, taking ample time and\\npains to examine and inform himself as to objects\\nand places of interest. It has been the fortune of Mr.\\nHoitt to happen to be present on many remarkable\\noccasions, and to witness many striking and peculiar\\ntransactions. For instance, while traveling between\\nWashington and the army on business, he arrived at\\nthe scene just in time to be a witness of the destruc-\\ntion of the frigates, Cumberland and Congress, by\\nthe rebel iron-clad Merrimac, and the terrible con-\\ntest of the latter vessel with the Monitor. Mr. Hoitt\\nwas the first postal agent between Boston and Portland,.\\nMe., and when others were appointed he was made\\nchief. For several years he owned and managed a\\nshoe manufactory in Lynn, Mass. After passings\\nthrough many changes, reverses and successes, in\\n1880 he did, what he had long desired to do, returned\\nto his native town, and, with two widowed sisters,\\nestablished a pleasant home at the Parade, on the\\nbank of the Suncook River, where he enjoys the-\\nscenes and associations of his boyhood and the so-\\nciety of his neighbors. The old Congregational\\nChurch, near his home, the place of his early reli-\\ngious teachings, and where he now is a constant\\nattendant on public worship, has been an object of\\npeculiar regard with him. Once it was saved from\\ndestruction by his efforts. Extensive improvements,\\nof it have been mo.stly paid for by himself and sisters.\\nHis wife was Miss Martha Seavey, of Saco, Me. They\\nhave a daughter, Henrietta Babson Hoitt, born No-\\nvember 26, 1876, and lead a very pleasant domestic\\nlife. Imitating the example of his uncle. Colonel\\nJames S. Hoitt, of Laconia, soon after attaining his\\nmajority, Mr. Hoitt became an enthusiastic member\\nof the Masonic fraternity, and rose rapidly to the\\ndegree of Knight Templar. He is a skillful vocal and\\ninstrumental musician, and has freely used his talent\\nfor the entertainment of his friends and for the pro-\\nmotion of benevolent objects. He may frequently\\nbe seen enjoying a part with Barnstead Brass Band,\\nwhich is almost fifty years old, and of which he be-\\ncame a member nearly forty years ago.\\nMr. Hoitt has seen much of the world, mingled\\nwith all classes of society and remains a kind-hearted,\\ngenerous and friendly man.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1198.jp2"}, "1017": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELMONT.\\nBY ALLAN J. HACKETT.\\nCHAPTER I.\\nPrevious to 1859 the section comprisiug the pres-\\nent town of Belmont was a part of Gilmanton. In\\n1761 the proprietors of Gilmanton laid oiT a tract,\\nsix miles square, on the Barnstead line. This sec-\\ntion was thereafter known as the Lower Parish. The\\nrest of the town was divided into two parts, Gunstock\\nParish on the northeast, and Upper Gilmanton, or, as it\\nwas called later, the Upper Parish, on the southwest.\\nIn June, 1812, Gunstock Parish was severed from Gil-\\nmanton and incorporated as a town under the name of\\nGilford. Previous to this time the term Upper Parish\\nappears to have been applied to the whole section\\nof the town lying north of the Lower Parish subse-\\nquently, it was employed to describe what is now the\\ntown of Belmont. It will be so used in this article.\\nPrevious to the division, in 1859, the political and\\ngeneral history of the section comprising the present\\ntown of Belmont was so closely identified with that\\nof the rest of the town of Gilmanton that it is ob-\\n\\\\iously impossible, at this late day, to separate the\\none from the other. The Upper Parish does not ap-\\npear to have been a very important part of the town.\\nThe Lower Parish (now Gilmanton) was settled at an\\nearlier date, and, in addition to this advantage, the\\nfounding of the academy, in 1794, formed a nucleus\\naround which, or, at least, in whose near vicinage,\\nwas gathered by far the greater proportion of the\\nwealth, culture, enterprise and social distinction of\\nthe town. In those old days, before the advent of the\\nmanufacturing genius induced settlement on the\\nbanks of the streams, the pioneers of civilization\\ncourted the hill-tops and piously shunned the valleys.\\nAs Mr, Howells Lady of the Aroostook wanted to\\nknow, so, evidently, these early settlers wanted to\\nsee, They made their homes, for the most part, on\\nthe high, sightly ridges, and this habit doubtless ex-\\nplains the otherwise inexplicable fact that nearly all\\nthe old highways of the town fully merit the name,\\nbeing constructed over the loftiest hills, in utter dis-\\nregard of all questions of economy, with sublime con-\\ntempt for the consideration of mere distance, and to\\nthe annoyance and serious detriment of modern\\ntravel.\\nThe settlement of the Upper Parish progressed but\\nslowly. The site of the present village of Belmont\\nremained an unbroken forest for many years after the\\nCorner, as theAcademy village is still called, had\\nbecome a thriving and somewhat noted settlement.\\nThe first store was opened in 1820, In 1834 an\\nassociation of public-spirited citizens, foremost among\\nwhom was Governor Badger, built a brick factory for\\nthe manufacture of cotton cloth. This building is\\nstill standing, and is used by the Gilmanton Mills\\nCompany, to which reference will be made further on.\\nPrevious to the building of the factory, the villiige, if\\nit may be dignified by that name, had been known as\\nFellows Mills, the ambitious plural being pos-\\nsibly justified by the fact that the one building was\\nused both as a grist-mill and as a saw-mill. This\\nbuilding, long ago destroyed, is said to have been\\nlocated on the right bank of the river, below the\\nbridge, and not far from the dam of the present Gil-\\nmanton Mills, After the building of the Badger fac-\\ntory, the village grew quite rapidly, and was called\\nFactory Village, as a compliment to the new\\nindustry. This name is still frequently heard. About\\nthe time that the factory was built. Governor Badger\\nalso built a saw-mill and a grist-mill, at the upper\\ndam, a few rods above the bridge. The saw-mill was\\nsituated on the right bank of the stream the grist-\\nmill on the left bank, and nearly opposite. In the\\nspring of 1852 there was a great freshet. The dam\\nat the reservoir, five miles up the stream, was broken\\nthrough, and the flood wrought sad havoc in the little\\nvillage. Several buildings were swept away, and\\namong them the grist-mill. The other mill escaped.\\nIn 1876, it was purchased by the Gilmanton Mills\\nCompany, enlarged and altered, and used in the\\nmanufiicture of cases. It was burned in May, 1885.\\nThe freshet entailed a severe pecuniary loss upon\\nGovernor Badger, and that gentleman dying a few\\nmonths later, the village experienced no considerable\\ngrowth, either in size or in general prosperity, for\\nseveral years.\\nBut the devout settlers did not await the slow\\ndevelopment of worldly prosperity before erecting\\nhouses of worship. Perhaps, no other feature of\\nthe earlv historv of New England is so striking\\n717", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1199.jp2"}, "1018": {"fulltext": "718\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUxNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nand impressive as the religious zeal of its people.\\nNotwithstanding the bigotrj-, fanaticism and harsh-\\nness which so largely characterized the religion of\\nthe Puritans, one cannot but admire their devotion,\\na devotion so intense, so imperious and so despotic,\\neven, that it subordinated to itself all other emotions\\nand passions, and not only became the controlling\\ninfluence in their own lives, but was also transmitted,\\nalmost as a part of their being, to their descendants.\\nIn this respect, the history of one is the history of all,\\nthe history of each community, the history of every\\nother community. Worship was as truly a necessity\\nas food or raiment. In none was the religious spirit\\nstronger than among the settlers of the old township\\nof Gilmanton, whose grant was signed by the hand of\\na Wentworth. They brought, unimpaired, to the\\nwilds of this frontier town that same brave and per-\\nfect faith which, a century before, had guided the\\nPilgrim fathers to the frozen fastnesses of the Massa-\\nchusetts coast. In the charter of the town, grants of\\nland were reserved for a parsonage and for the first\\nsettled minister. For several years there was no\\nmeeting-house, the religious services being held in\\nprivate houses and in barns. The first church in the\\nUpper Parish was erected at the Province road (so\\ncalled) in 1792. The members of this church adopted\\nthe tenets of the Free- Will Baptist denomination in\\n1816.\\nIn 1835, it was incorporated by the name of\\nthe Third Free-Will Baptist Meeting-House Society\\nin Upper Gilmanton. Soon after, the society low-\\nered its meeting-house to one story, removed the gal-\\nlery-pews, and made other alterations. So far as the\\nwriter can learn, this Ijuilding, still in use and in a\\ngood state of preservation, is the one that was erected\\nin 1792. If so, it is the second oldest building of the\\nkind in this section of the State. There are no\\nchurch records to be found previous to 18.35; but it\\nwould appear, from Lancaster s History of Gilman-\\nton (1845), that Elder John Knowles, one of the\\nfounders of the church, was its pastor from 1816 until\\nhis death, in 1837. At this time the church was re-\\norganized. Following is the list of pastors from 1837\\n.to the present time: Samuel P. Fernald, 1837-38;\\nJohn G. Tuttle, 1838; Hugh Beede, 184.5-18; Lem-\\nuel Mason, 1848-50; E. G. Knowles, 1850-52; H. F.\\nDickey, 1852-55; AV. A. Sargent, 1855-57; Uriah\\nChase, 1857-61; H. F. Dickey, 1861-65; J. B. Leigh-\\nton, 1865-68; O. F. Russell, 1869-70; John Davis,\\n1871; G. B. Blaisdell, 1872-75; C. M. Emery, 1876-\\n79; S. J. Gould, 1880-83, and J. C. Waldron, the\\npresent pastor, who came to the church in April,\\n1883. The present membership is forty-four.\\nIn 1810, a church, composed of persons who had\\npreviously constituted the Third Monthly Meet-\\ning, was established at what is now Belmont village.\\nLancaster s History of Gilmanton states that the\\nmeeting-house was built in 1811, but private informa-\\ntion puts the date of its erection at 1815. In 1835\\nthe society was incorporated by the name of the First\\nFree Baptist Society in Gilmanton L pper Parish.\\nRev. Peter Clark was the first pastor, and officiated\\nfor more than thirty years. He was a man of very\\nconsiderable ability, intense convictions and com-\\nmanding personal appearance. He was one of the\\nmost widely-known clergymen in this part of the\\nState, and probably performed more marriage cere-\\nmonies than any other man in the history of the\\ntown. He was succeeded by Rev. David Moody,\\nabout 1841, but continued to preach occasionally af-\\nter that time. Mr. Moody, who is still living at an\\nadvanced age in Sutton, N. H., finally severed his\\nconnection with the church in 1851. Oth\u00c2\u00abfr pastors\\nhave been, L. S. Wells, J. M. Bedell, 1854-55 H. S.\\nSleeper, 1856-61 W. H. Yeoman, 1861-64 Almon\\nShepard, 1864^65 M. Cole, 1865-68; HoseaQuinby,\\n1869 A. K. Moulton, W. G. Willis and J. Walker,\\n1870; M. Henderson, 1871; J. L. Sinclair, 1872-76;\\nM. A. Quimby, 1876-81 and T. G. Wilder, the pres-\\nent pastor, whose connection with the church began\\nin 1881. The present edifice was built in 1852. The\\nmembership in 1884 was one hundred and six.\\nA Christian Baptist Church was established at the\\nvillage in 1839. It was incorporated in 1841. A\\nmeeting-house was built in 1840, and was burned in\\n1867. The present building was erected in 1868.\\nThe following have been the pastors Richard Davis^\\n1839-42; Josiah Knight, 1842-43; John Burden,\\n1843 John Gillingham, 1844-47; Samuel Xutt, 1851;.\\nMoses Policy, 1852-56 George Osborn, 1858 Abiah\\nKidder, 1860-72 E. S. Moulton, 1879-81. There is\\nat present no pastor, and the membership is small.\\nThese three are the only churches that have ever\\nbeen organized in the town.\\nThe most distinguished citizen in the history of the\\ntown was Hon. William Badger,- who was born in\\n1779. He was the son of Hon. Joseph Badger and\\nthe grandson of General Joseph Badger. Both these\\ngentlemen were distinguished soldiers in the Revolu-\\ntion. Joseph Badger (2d) removed from the Lower ta\\nthe Upper Parish in 1784 and settled upon the farm\\nwhich has ever since been owned by the Badger family.\\nHis son, William Badger, received his education ia\\nthe common schools and at Gilmanton Academy. He\\nwas an active Democrat, and early became prominent\\nin political life. He was representative in 1810, 11,\\n12; State Senator in 1814, 15, 16, and president of\\nthe Senate in the year last-named justice of the Court\\nof Common Pleas from 1816 to 1820; sheriff of Straf-\\nford County from 1820 to 1830; Governor of the State\\nin 1834-35; and Presidential elector in 1836 and 1844.\\nHe was also for a long time president of the board of\\ntrustees of Gilmanton Academy, and filled other\\nplaces of trust. As has already been stated, he was^\\nchiefly instrumental in building the cotton-factory\\nand other mills at the village, and he may be said to\\nhave been the founder of the manufacturing industry\\nin Belmont. He was a gentleman of great business", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1200.jp2"}, "1019": {"fulltext": "BELMONT.\\n719\\nsagacity and enterprise, an honest man and a public-\\nspirited citizen. He died in September, 1852.\\nGovernor Badger s first wife was tlie daughter of\\nRev. Isaac Smitli, the first settled pa.stor of Gilman-\\nton. She died in 1810, leaving a son and a daughter,\\nboth of whom died a few years later.\\nIn 1814, Mr. Badger married Hannah Pearson\\nCogswell, daughter of Dr. William Cogswell, of At-\\nkinson. She was a woman of great ability, highly\\naccomplished, and distinguished for her benevo-\\nlence and public spirit. She came of a family that\\nis very prominent in the history of New England.\\nAmong her numerous relatives now living and\\neminent in political circles, may be mentioned her\\nnephews, John B. Clarke, of the Manchester Mirror,\\nColonel Thomas Cogswell, of Gilmanton, and General\\nJ. B. D. Cogswell, of Massachusetts, and her cousin,\\nLong John Wentworth, of Illinois. She died in\\nFebruary, 1869. Her two sons are living, Colonel\\nJoseph Badger, who lives at the old homestead, and\\nCaptain William Badger, U. S. A., at present stationed\\nat Salt Lake City.\\nHouses, like faces, are either passed heedlessly by,\\nor impress upon the mind a sense of their indivi-\\nduality. Of the latter kind is the old Badger man-\\nsion. It needs but a glance at its generous propor-\\ntions, its wide grounds, its grand old shade-trees to\\nenable one to realize that it has a history. It is\\nsituated on a high hill, at a right angle in the\\nroad from Belmont to Gilmanton, midway between\\nthe two villages. The present building is a large two-\\nstory wooden house, fronting the southwest, and was\\nerected by Governor Badger, in 1825. The Badgers\\nhave lived on this farm for more than a hundred\\nyears. In Governor Badger s time it wa-s the most\\nnoted and valuable country-estate in this part of Xew\\nHampshire but the farm has since been somewhat\\nreduced in size.\\nThe house contains many objects of historic inter-\\nest, but the limits of this article admit only of the\\nbriefest reference to a few of them. In the west\\nparlor are the oil portraits of Governor and Mrs.\\nBadger, painted in the early days of their married\\nlife. It would be difficult to find a more comely pair.\\nThe portrait of the Governor represents a handsome\\ngentleman, with a large, florid, open face, and a sug-\\ngestion of portliness that gives promise of the three\\nhundred pounds to which he attained later in life.\\nThat of Mrs. Badger is one of unusual beauty, and is\\nsaid, by those who remember her in her youth, to be\\na faithful likeness. On a table near by, lies the sam-\\npler which her young hands wrought eighty-five\\nyears ago.\\nAcross the wide hall is the family sitting-room.\\nThe walls are hung with paper in rich brown and\\nwood tints, representing a variety of Eastern pic-\\ntures, comprising street scenes, landscapes and sea-\\nviews. This paper cost one hundred dollars in\\nPortsmouth sixtv vears ago. It is in an excellent state\\nof preservation, and its like is j)rol)ably not to be\\nfound anywhere in the country. Suspended from\\nthe wall are the Governor s sword and horse-pistols.\\nThe sword was taken from a British soldier near\\nCrown Point, in 1777, by General Joseph Badger, the\\nGovernor s father. It has an ornamental silver hilt,\\nand its faded scabbard attests its age. Adjoining this\\nroom is the china closet, in which are to be seen the\\nold family china, that was brought from Portsmouth\\nin saddle-bags, and which is e-xcelleutly well pre-\\nserved, and the silver tea-service. The latter is mas-\\nsive, and of a beautiful unique pattern. It would\\ntempt the collector of antiques to break one of the\\ncommandments, and it is by no means certain that\\nthe sin would not be forgiven him.\\nAscending to the chambers, the visitor finds in one\\nof them the canopy bedstead and (luaint, high-backed\\nchairs, which Mrs. Badger brought from her girlhood s\\nhome in Atkinson three-quarters of a century ago.\\nThe view from these upper windows is wide and\\nbeautiful, ending, as do all westerly views in this\\npart of the town, in the majestic outlines of lone\\nKearsarge. Among tlie objects of interest in the\\ngreat roomy attic, may be mentioned several tall, stiff\\nmilitary caps, relics of the old training days,\\nand a venerable poke-bonnet, that is a prodigy of\\nsize and a marvel of ugliness. It is at least two feet\\ndeep. The carping critic, who is wont to declaim\\nagainst the foibles of the feminine mind of to-day,\\nshould peer into the unfathomable depths of this\\nancient monstrosity, and ever after hold his peace.\\nDescending by another stairway, the visitor enters\\nthe dining-room. The dining-hall of an old mansion\\nis frequently the room richest in historic associations.\\nHere, in this room, the largest in the house, have\\nbeen entertained a President, a member of the Cabi-\\nnet, Senators, members of Congress, Governors and\\nState functionaries almost without number. Such a\\nroyal banquet-hall would be incomplete without its\\ngreat clock, and there it stands, a grand old time-\\npiece, aged but not defaced by the more than a hun-\\ndred years, whose flight it has faithfully recorded,\\nthe while its solemn moon-face looked down upon\\nthe revelers, and its deep voice, like that of the now\\nsilent poet s never silent horologe, kept on repeat-\\nA few rods south of the Badger mansion, is the\\nearly home of the late Hon. W. H. Y. Hackett, a\\ndistinguished lawyer, banker and legislator of Ports-\\nmouth. Mr. Hackett w^as born at the Academy vil-\\nlage, September 24, 1800, but his parents removed to\\nthis part of the town nine years later. He received\\nhis early education in the common schools, and at\\nthe academy, walking daily to and from the latter\\ninstitution. He began the study of law in the office\\nof Matthew Perkins, Esq., of Sanbornton, and re-\\nmained there a year and a half. In 1822 he went to", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1201.jp2"}, "1020": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nPortsmouth and continued his studies in the office of\\nHon. Ichabod Bartlett. He wa.s admitted to the bar in\\n1826, and immediately entered upon the practice of\\nhis profession in Portsmouth. In the same year he\\nmarried Olive, daughter of Joseph W. Pickering of\\nthat city.\\nMr. Hackett was assistant clerk of the Senate in\\n1824-25; clerk of the Senate in 1828; representative\\nin 1850, 51, 52, 57, 60, 67, 68, 69; Senator in\\n1861-62, and president of the Senate the latter year;\\nPresidential elector in 1864; member of the Consti-\\ntutional Convention in 1876. He was jjresident of\\ntlie First National Bank of Portsmouth (which was\\nthe first national bank organized in the country)\\npresident of the Piscataqua Savings- Bank, and trustee\\nof the Portsmouth Savings-Bank. He also held\\nmany other positions of honor and trust in the city\\nwhich was his home for more than fifty years.\\nOriginally a Whig, he naturally joined the Repub-\\nlican party, and for years he was one of its acknowl-\\nedged leaders. He ranked among the ablest lawyers\\nand most successfiil financiers of the State, and was\\na man of strict integrity.\\nHe always retained an active and aflfectionate in-\\nterest in his native town. Indeed, so warmly was he\\nattached to old Gilmanton, that when the bill to\\nchange the name of Upper Gilmanton to Belmont\\nwas introduced in the Legislature, in 1869, he voted\\nagainst it.\\nMr. Hackett died August 9, 1878, and was buried\\nin the South Cemetery, at Portsmouth. His brother,\\nCharles A. Hackett, occupies the old homestead.\\nA short distance to the east of the house, is the high-\\nest hill in this section of the town. The view is\\nbeautiful and extensive, and, a few years ago, a signal\\nwas placed here for use in the triangulation of the\\nState.\\nBelmont owes its existence as a separate town to a\\ncombination of political convenience and partisan\\nadvantage. The political convenience subserved by\\nthe separation of the town from Gilmanton, is ex-\\nplained by the fact that the elections were held at the\\nAcademy village, and the voters in the upper part of\\nthe town were forced to travel a tediously long dis-\\ntance, amounting, in many cases, to eight or nine\\nmiles. How serious an affliction this really was, needs\\nnot to be explained to the country voter, who has had\\na personal experience of the difficulties of going to\\nthe March meeting, over roads either blocked by\\nsnow-drifts or, rendered equally impassable by the\\nspring thaw.\\nThe partisan advantage secured by the division of\\nthe town, consisted in the gain of two Republican\\nrepresentatives in the Legislature. Under the old\\napportionment, Gilmanton was entitled to three repre-\\nsentatives. For a long time political honors were\\nabout equally divided. Victory perched with ap-\\nproximate impartiality upon the banner of either\\nparty. But about the time of the formation of the\\nRepublican party, the Democrats had gained a per-\\nmanent control of town affairs. They were in an\\noverwhelming majority in the northern section of\\nthe town, while the Republicans outnumbered them\\nin the southern part. A careful analysis of the vote\\nshowed that a division of the town on the old parish\\nline, would give the lower section two representatives\\nand the upper section one. The subject was con-\\nsidered for some time, and, in 1859, it took the\\ndefinite form of a petition to the Legislature for a\\ndivision on this basis. The bill was introduced into\\nthe House by A. H. Cragin, of Lebanon, afterwards\\nUnited States Senator from New Hampshire. The\\nrepresentatives from Gilmanton were Abraham S.\\nGale, Joshua B. Pulcifer and Enoch Brown, all of\\nthem Democrats, and all opposed to the division. The\\nbill was warmly contested, almost wholly on partisan\\ngrounds. It was put upon its passage June 24th. The\\nminority filibustered persistently. Motions to post-\\npone, to adjourn and to lay on the table, were suc-\\ncessively made, the roll-call being demanded upon\\neach motion. But the bill passed by a vote of one\\nhundred and seventy-four to one hundred. An\\nequally vigorous, but equally futile opposition was\\nmet in the Senate, and the bill was approved June\\n28th. Following is the first section of the act, de-\\nfining the limits of the town\\nAll that part of the town of Gilmanton contained within the follow-\\ning described limits, to wit; Beginning at the northeasterly corner of\\nsaid town, where its easterly line is met and intersected by the south-\\nerly lino of the town of Gilford thence running in a northwesterly di-\\nrection, following the division line between said towns of Gilford and\\nGilmanton, until said division line is met by the parish line, so called, as\\nthe same is laid out and described upon the original plan of lots in said\\ntown of Gilmanton thence running southwesterly, following said\\nparish line, until said pai-ish line meets and intersects the westerly line of\\nsaid town of Gilmanton, as the same now is thence southerly on said\\nwesterly boundary line of said town of Gilmanton to its southwesterly\\ncoi-ner; thence easterly on the southerly line of said town of Gihiiautoii\\nto its southeasterly corner thence northerly on the easterly line of sjud\\nGilmanton, us said line now runs, until it arrives at the point begun iit,\\nbe and the same hereby is severed from said town of Gilmanton, and\\nmade a new body politic and corporate under the name of Gilmanton\\nand that all the territory remaining, which, together with the part\\nsevered, constituted the town of Gilmanton, as the same was before the\\nparage of this act, shall be called by the name of Upper Gilmanton.\\nThe act further provided that all demands, dues\\nand funds should be divided between the two towns in\\nthe proportion of $6.50 to Gilmanton and $3.50 to\\nUpper Gilmanton. It is suggestive of the change in\\nthe relative wealth of the towns, that in the apportion-\\nment of public taxes in 1883, Gilmanton was assess-\\ned only one cent per thousand dollars more than\\nBelmont.\\nThe first meeting for the choice of town officers in\\nUpper Gilmanton, was called by John E. Page and\\nIsaiah Piper, August 6, 1859. In the following\\nOctober the line between the two towns was drawn.\\nBut there was soon developed a considerable dis-\\nsatisfaction with the name of the town. Its length\\nwas found to be quite formidable by those who had to\\nwrite it often, and as there were three post-offices in\\nthe town of (Tilmanton, there was much confusion in", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1202.jp2"}, "1021": {"fulltext": "the delivery of the mails. Therefore, iu 1809, ten\\nyears from the division, the citizens of Upper Gil-\\nmanton petitioned the Legislature to liave the name\\nof the town changed to Belmont. There was no con-\\nsiderable opposition to the proposed change, the bill\\npassed, and the rechristening of the town was cele-\\nbrated by a picnic held in Sawyer s Grove, July 5th,\\nthe day when the act went into effect.\\nAn amusing incident in connection with this\\nchange of name, is to be found in the town records.\\nIt appears that a meeting was called on the\\nsecond Tuesday of November, 1869, to see if\\nthe town would vote to notify Hon. August Bel-\\nmont, of New York, that the town had been named\\nBelmont, as a marli: of honor to him, and invite\\nhim to make a donation to the town as a token\\nthat he appreciates this action of the town.\\nIt further appears from the records that the\\nprayer of the petitioners was granted. But this\\nlanguage applies only to the action of the meeting.\\nThe prayer for a donation has never been granted.\\nTlie great banker has shown himself surprisingly\\nindifferent to the high honor thus conferred upon\\nhim, not having acknowledged the compliment even\\nby the inexpensive formality of a courteous letter.\\nPerhaps he did not fully realize how great the\\ndistinction really was. Perhaps it occurred to him\\nthat the name, not having begun with him, was not\\nlikely to die with him. Possibly he suspected that\\nthe idea that the town was named for him, was only\\nan afterthought of the tax-payers. Possibly, he had\\nreceived similar letters before. But whatever the\\nreason, the hard fact remains that he has never sent\\nhis expectant namesake so much as a godfather s\\nblessing, but continues to enjoy and profit by the\\nhonor so trustingly conferred upon him, without ren-\\ndering therefor any equivalent whatsoever\\nIt should be added, for the good name of the town,\\nthat only fifty-eight voters were present at the meet-\\ning in question, to share the responsibility for this\\nmendicants appeal.\\nThe Belmont of to-day is a thriving farming and\\nmanufacturing town. By Fogg s Statistical Gazet-\\nteer (1874), it ranks twenty-first among the towns\\nof the State in the value of its agricultural products.\\nThe assessors valuation for 1884 was as follows:\\nPolls, $31,100; real-estate, $324,874; stock in banks\\nand other corporations, $21,060 stock in public funds,\\n$1,000; money on hand, at interest, or on deposit,\\n$16,452; stock in trade, $8,042 mills, factories and\\nmachinery, $21,600 carriages, S918 live-stock, $39,-\\n463 total, $464,509. The population in 1880 was\\n122( it has probably increased somewhat since that\\ndate. Belmont is bounded on the north by Laconia\\nand Gilford east, by Gilford and Gilmanton south,\\nby Gilmanton and Canterbury west, by Northfield\\nand by the Winnipesaukee River and its line of\\nlakes, which separate the town from Tilton and San-\\nbornton. The surface of the town is broken, hills\\nabounding evt-rynlierc c.\\\\ctpl in the siuilhwestern\\npart, where the land is low and level.\\nThe scenery of Belmont is exceptional, even in a\\nsection so justly celebrated for its beautiful views.\\nOnly the unfortunate lack of railroad facilities can\\nexplain the fact that the town is so little frequented\\nby tourists. The western and northern parts of the\\ntown do not suffer from this lack, and so boast of sev-\\neral houses for the accommodation of summer guests,\\nthe largest and best-known being the Bay View,\\nnear the Laconia line. The views from Ladd Hill,\\nGale Hill and Prescott Hill, all within two\\nmiles of Laconia, cannot easily be surpassed. No\\nelement of a perfect landscape is wanting. In the fore-\\nground lies the embryo city of Laconia and Lake\\nVillage, flanked on the one hand by the fair lesser\\nlakes of the Winnipesaukee, and on the other by a\\nrugged hill country that finds its fitting climax in the\\nbold outlines of the Belknap Mountains; while to\\nthe northward, a beautiful diversity of hill, field\\nand forest, stretches away to meet the great blue\\nmountains, the advance guard of the White Hills,\\nwhose higher peaks can be faintly discerned in the\\nfar distance. Other exceptionally fine prospects are\\ngained from the summit of Bean Hill, two miles\\nfrom Belmont village, and from the hill in James-\\ntown, near the village of East Tilton. There are\\nmany pleasant drives, the most attractive being the\\nProvince road, the road from Belmont village to\\nLaconia, that to Gilmanton Academy, and the\\nshadowy, leafy Hollow Route, always pronounced\\nholler out in the local vernacular. Indeed, beau-\\ntiful views abound on every hand, and it is the judg-\\nment of experienced tourists that the scenery of Bel-\\nmont is surpassed by that of few towns in the State.\\nThe air is dry and bracing. In point of healthfiil-\\nness, the town will compare favorably with any in\\nthe State. Instances of great longevity are common.\\nMrs. Eunice Swain Sweatt, who died in 1881, at tlie\\nage of one hundred and five, was, just prior to her\\ndeath, the oldest person in the State.\\nThe most notable natural curiosity in town, is Por-\\ncupine Ledge, one and one-half miles southeast of\\nthe village. The name carries its own explanation.\\nPorcupines are seldom seen at this time, butquillsare\\nfrequently found. The Ledge is really a remark-\\nable place, and well repays the slight trouble which a\\nvisit to it involves. Situated in the mountain or lake\\nregion, or in any other place largely frequented by\\ntourists, it would longagohave become fixmous. Itcon-\\nsists of a mass of great rocks, roughly tumbled upon\\neach other, and is about one hundred and fifty feet in\\nheight. Either the ascent or descent is considerably\\nlaborious, but entirely devoid of danger. The summit\\nof the cliff is formed by the great, overhanging Table\\nRock, which is not unlike in appearance to its Niag-\\nara namesake, and whose shape suggests the probabil-\\nity that the other rocks were torn from its side by\\nsome natural convulsion. Directly below is Pulpit", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1203.jp2"}, "1022": {"fulltext": "722\\nHISTOKY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nKock, the largest of the number. It is about seven-\\nty-five feet high on its lower side, and almost per-\\nfectly perpendicular. The main rock is surmounted\\nby a smaller one, whose fancied resemblance to a pul-\\npit doubtless explains the name. Other points of\\ninterest are the Kitchen, the Arch, Devil s\\nDen and the Bottomless Pit, the last two having\\nno known diabolical associations that would seem to\\njustify their unfortunate names. Local tradition has\\nit that many years ago a gang of counterfeiters here\\nmade their rendezvous. The place has long been a\\nfavorite resort for those who have known of its\\ncharms. It enjoys high favor among the students of\\nGilmanton Academy, who come hither en tnagse at\\nleast once each year. Indeed, the Ledge appears\\nalways to have had a subtle but strong attraction for\\nall love-sick youths and maidens, whether fresh from\\nacademic halls, or escaping for an hour from the din\\nof factory life. The well-worn path down its steep\\nside is a veritable Lovers Lane. The great rocks,\\ncould they speak, might repeat many an amorous\\ntale whispered within their inviting shade. For a\\nhundred years Cupid has shared with tlie fretful por-\\ncupine the possession of the miniature caverns, and\\nworked far sadder havoc with his rankling arrows\\nthan his bristling cohabitant with his more visible\\ndarts. The scarred trunks of the old trees bear the\\nillegible outlines of many a pair of initials carved in\\nclose and suggestive propinquity. Let us trust that\\nthe early love, thus rudely expressed, has more succes-\\nI ully withstood the ravages of time.\\nThe (inly village in Belmont, the Factory Village\\nof a half-century ago, aud the Fellows Mills of a\\nstill more remote period, is situated five and one-half\\nmiles east of Tilton, six miles south of Laconia and\\neighteen miles north of Concord, and occupies both\\nbanks of the Belmont River, or Great Brook, as it was\\nformerly called. The village has a population of be-\\ntween five hundred and six hundred, or nearly one-\\nhalf the entire population of the town. Most of the\\nhouses are new and freshly-painted, and the general\\nappearance of the village is singularly thrifty and at-\\ntractive. The principal business block is the building\\nerected by Geo. W. Riley in 1874, and now owned by\\nHaven Grant. This building is forty by sixty feet;\\nthe lower part is used for the post office, a store and\\ntenements, the second story for tenements, and in\\nthe third is the principal hall of the town. The\\nFirst Free-Will Baptist and Christian Churches,\\nreferred to elsewhere, are handsome buildings. In\\nconnection with the former is a beautiful cemetery,\\nthe largest in town. Among the more attractive res-\\nidences may be mentioned those of M. Sargent, Jr.,\\nJ. P. Cilley and T. E. Clough. The business directory\\nis as follows: Postmaster, C. 0. Judkins; groceries\\nand dry goods, D. S. Hoyt Co. and Bean Smith\\nwatches and jewelry, F. K. Johnson meats and pro-\\nvisions, A. T. Bean papers and periodicals, G. W.\\nHunt; millinery, Mrs. R. G. Hoyt; confectionery\\nand cigars, C. O. Judkins drugs, E. C. Bean hotels.\\nBrown s Hotel (A. W. Brown), Belmont House (Ira\\nMooney); Gilmanton Mills, hosiery, M. Sargent, Jr.,\\nagent, D. W. Gale, clerk lawyer, E. P. Thompson\\nphysician, S. A. Merrill justices, W. C. Wells, C. A.\\nHackett, A. P. B. Currier, I. Piper, J. W. Wells, E.\\nP. Thompson, D. W. Judkins, I. Mooney, A. J. Hac-\\nkett, E. C. Bean, C. E. Moody, J. B. Matthews, M. H.\\nPhilbrick, F. K. Johnson livery stable, C. H. .-Vikens\\nlumber, J. L. Allen, J. M. Folsom, N. D. Garmon;\\nblacksmiths, Abbott West; builders, Cyrus Xorris,\\nEdgar Willard, Andrew Phillips, Dayton Hunkius;\\nbarbers, G. Woodward, H. J. Fuller.\\nBelmont has no railroad, but excellent mail and\\npassenger facilities are afforded by the Tilton and\\nGilmanton line of stages, Davis Son, proprietors.\\nThe first stage leaves the post-office at 8 a. m., aud\\nconnects at Tilton with the 9.30 train for Boston over\\nthe White Mountains Division of the Boston and Low-\\nell Railroad returning, leaves Tilton on the arrival\\nof the noon train from Boston, and reaches Belmont\\nat 1.30 P.M. The second stage leaves Belmont at 1\\nP.M., connects with the 2.30 train for Boston, leaves\\nupon the arrival of the up train, about 4 and arrives\\nat Belmont at 5.30.\\nA charter for a railroad between Tilton and Bel-\\nmont was granted by the Legislature of 1883, but\\nwork upon it has not yet been begun.\\nA branch line of the Winnipesaukee Bell Tele-\\nphone Company runs through the town to Gilman-\\nton Corner and Gilmanton Iron-Works, the central\\noffice in Belmont being at the post-office.\\nIt will doubtless surprise not a few of the readers\\nof this article to learn that here, in this little inland\\nvillage, far removed from any railroad, and but little\\nknown to the general public, is located the largest\\nmanufactory of hosiery in New Hampshire. Such^\\nnevertheless, is the case. The Gilmanton Mills, of\\nBelmont, turn out a larger annual product than any\\nother hosiery-mill in the State. These mills are situ-\\nated on the west side of the principal street of the vil-\\nlage, just south of the road to Tilton. They occupy the\\nsite of the old Badger mill, and this building, erected\\nin 1834, is still standing and forms one of the grou]).\\nAfter Governor Badger s death, in 1852, the mill\\nproperty was successively owned by several parties,\\nand the business conducted with indiflerent success.\\nPrevious to 1865, the mill was used in the manufac-\\nture of cotton sheeting. At that time, M. Sargent,\\nEsq., of Lake village, bought it, put in new machin-\\nery, and began to manufacture hosiery. In 1870, Hon.\\nAmos Lawrence, of Boston, became the owner, and\\nfrom this date the mill entered upon a new era of\\nprosperity. In 1875, a joint-stock corporation was\\nformed, with a capital stock of one hundred thou-\\nsand dollars, Mr. Lawrence being elected president,\\nand M. Sargent, Jr., clerk of the corporation. Mr.\\nSargent has been the local agent for twenty years,\\nand ranks among the most successful and efficient", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1204.jp2"}, "1023": {"fulltext": "mill managers in New England. As has been al-\\nready intimated, at the time of Mr. Lawrence s pur-\\nchase there was but one building, the old Badger\\nmill. This is a brick building, eighty feet by forty,\\nand three stories high. Since 1870 several buildings\\nhave been added. These are a brick factory, one hun-\\ndred and thirty-five feet by sixty dye-house, one\\nhundred and ten feet by thirty three large store-\\nhouses, a machine-shop and the office. There is also\\na library connected with the corporation for the use\\nof the operatives. The water is carried to the mills\\nin a canal one thousand feet long, ten feet wide and\\nfive feet deep, and is conducted on to a giant turbine-\\nwheel, through an iron penstock one hundred feet\\nlong, with a head of thirty-three feet, furnishing one\\nhundred horse-power. There is also a steam-engine\\nuf fifty horse-power, for use as an auxiliary, there\\nbeing about two months in each year when the water\\nsupply is insufficient.\\nThe average number of operatives at the Gilman-\\nton Mills, is two hundred, most of whom are of Ameri-\\ncan birth. The annual product is two hundred\\nthousand dozen; annual consumption, six hundred\\nbales of cotton, and one hundred thousand pounds\\nof wool. There are also used twelve hundred cords\\nof wood, and one hundred and fifty thousand feet of\\nlumber, each year. The power is supplied by the\\nBelmont Eiver, a small stream rising in Gilmanton,\\nand tributary to the Winnipesaukee. The supply of\\nwater is carefully husbanded in three reservoirs, situ-\\nated three-quarters of a mile, three miles and five\\nmiles from the mills, and called, respectively, the\\nBadger, Sargent and Sawyer reservoirs. The Saw-\\nyer reservoir was constructed by Governor Badger,\\nand contains fifty acres the Badger reservoir was\\nbuilt by the immediate successors of Governor Bad-\\nger in the ownership of the mill, about 1854, and\\ncontains twelve acres the Sargent dam was built by\\nthe present company in 1871, at a cost of three thou-\\nsand dollars, and the flowage is seventeen acres.\\nA freight team is kept constantly on the road be-\\ntween the mills and East Tilton. There are eight\\nvery good tenement-houses owned by the corpora-\\ntion.\\nIt hardly needs to be added that the Gilmanton Mills\\nconstitute the leading industry of the town, nor can\\nit be estimated how great a proportion of Belmont s\\nprosperity is due to the presence and existence of this\\nthriving corporation. Its owners and managers are\\ncourteous and public-spirited gentlemen, and their\\nrelations both with their employes and with the peo-\\nple of the town in general, have always been most\\ncordial and friendly.\\nFarrarville is a small collection of houses, situated\\non the river, one and a half miles northeast of the\\nvillage. Formerly, there was a mill here for the man-\\nufacture of cotton batting. The site is at present\\noccupied by K. D. Garmon s lumber mill.\\nFollowing is a complete list of the officers of the\\ntown from the division, in IS. iO, to, and including, the\\npresent year\\nJohn w.\\nISJO, rcjiri-MMitalivu John I.. Keil\u00c2\u00ab.r, Lju\\nlows, Jeduthan Fiurar, Bek ctmon X. D. Gunnon, clerk\\nWells, troiisnrer S. Lowell French, school committee.\\n1860.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Morrison Rowe, rcpreeentiitivo Lyman B. Fellows, Perley Fiir-\\nrar, Stephen L. Taylor, selectmen N. D. Carmon, clerk John W. Wells,\\ntreiisiiror S. Lowell French, school committee.\\n1861.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jlorrison Rowe, representative; Stephen L. Taylor, Perley Far-\\nrnr, John W. Wells, selectmen N. D. Garmon, clerk John W. Wells,\\ntrcusunr Diiniel M. Page, school committee.\\n1862.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph Badger, representative John W. Welle, James S. Wey-\\nmouth, Isaac Bennett, selectmen N. D. Garmon, clerk John W. Welb,\\ntreasurer Daniel M. Page, school committee.\\n1863.- Joseph Badger, representative John W. Wells, Isaac Bennett,\\nJohn M. Roberts, selectmen N. D. Garmon, clerk John W. Wells,\\ntreasurer; Joseph Plumer, school committee.\\n18C4.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph M. Folsom, representative Isaac Bennett, John M.\\nRoberts, James C. Cilley, solcotmen N. D. Garmon, clerk John W.\\nWells, treasurer Joseph Plumer, school committee.\\n1865.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph M. Folsom, representative Isaac Bennett, James C. r il-\\nley, John M. Roberts, selectmen N. D. Garmon, clerk John W. Welle,\\ntreasurer Fdgar A. Rowe, school committee.\\n1866. No representative Joseph Y. Weymouth, James S. Weymonth,\\nHenry W. Oilman, selectmen N. D. Garmon, clerk John W. Wells,\\ntreasurer William A. Bucklin, school committee.\\n1867.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Napoleon B. Gale, representative Joseph Y. Weymouth, ,Iamc\u00c2\u00bb\\nS. Weymouth, Henry W. Gilman, selectmen N. D. Garmon, clerk\\nJohn W. Wells, treasurer; Williurn Bucklin, school committee.\\n1808. Napoleon B. Gale, i. ii ntii i I un. s s. Weymouth, Henry\\nW. Gilman, Joseph Y. Wevm N I). Garmon, clerk\\nJohn W. Wells, treasurer I ii a I. -liuol committee.\\n1869.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Benjamin B. Lamin i^ iji iim .lames S. Weymouth,\\nDaniel T. French, James G. i at.-, bc-lertiiieii William M. Leonard, clerk\\nJohn W. Wells, treasurer Charles W. Knowles, school committee.\\n1870. George W, Rundlett, representative Daniel T. French, Nicho-\\nlasD. Garmon, James G. ate. selectmen William M. Leonard, clerk\\nDaniel E. Batchelder, treasurer Elbridge G. Ladd, school committee.\\n1871.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Moses Sargent, representative Nicholas D. Garmon, Daniel T.\\nFrench, James G. Cate, selectmen; William M. Leonard, clerk; Johiv\\nW. Wells, treasurer Elbridge G. Ladd, school committee.\\n1872, Charles B. Gile, representative Nicholas D. Garmon, Edgar A.\\nRowe, Dudley W. Judkins, selectmen Ira Mooney, clei-k John W.\\nWells, treasurer Herman C. Weymouth, school committee.\\n1873. Joseph Sanborn, representative Edgar A. Rowe, Dudley W.\\nJudkins, Charles E. Moody, selectmen Charles E. Clough, clerk John.\\nW. Wells, treasurer; George B. Blaisdell, school committee.\\n1874.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Langdou Ladd, representative Edgar A. Bowe, Dudley W.\\nJudkins, Charles E. Moody, selectmen Charles E. Clough, clerk Joha\\nW\\\\ Wells, treasurer George B. Blaisdell, school committee.\\n1875.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Nathan Chase, representative diaries E. Moody, Charles H.\\nRowe, Jewett E. Maxfleld, selectmen Charles E. Clough, clerk Timo-\\nthy E. Clough, treasurer Charles E. Clough, school committee.\\n1876.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jesse S. Towle, representative Jewett E. Maxfleld, Charles H.\\nRowe, Nicholas D. Garmon, selectmen Charles E. Clough, clerk Tim-\\nothy E. Clough, treasurer Solon F. Hill, school committee.\\n1877.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Arthur W. Brown, representative diaries H. Rowe, Xicliola\u00c2\u00bb\\nD. Garmon, Jewett B. Maxfleld, selectmen Charles E. Clough, clerk\\nTimothy E. Clough, treasurer Solon F. Hill, school committee.\\n1878.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 William A. Bucklin, Joseph Plumer (November), representa-\\ntives Calvin J. Sanborn, Dudley W. Judkins, James G. Cate, stlect-\\nmcn Charles K. Clough, clerk Isaiah Piper, treasurer; Allan J. Hack-\\nett, school committe Charies A. Hackett, Charles W. Knowles, Solon F.\\nHill, supervisore.\\n1879.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Calvin J. Sanborn, Dudley W. Judkins, James G. Cate, select-\\nmen Walter C. Wells, clerk Isaiah Piper, treasurer .Mian J. Hack-\\nett, school committee.\\n1880.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Elbridge G. Folsom, representative Dudley W. Judkins, Jameo\\nG. Cate, Calvin J. Sanborn, selectmen Walter C. Welle, clerk Isaiah Pi-\\nI The first election under the biennial system was holdeu i\\nverabcr, 1878, necessitating the choice of two repreeentativi\\nyear. Also, the law providing for the choice of supervisora we\\nL-ffect that year.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1205.jp2"}, "1024": {"fulltext": "724\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nimund S. Moulton, school committee Charles A.\\nHackett, John C. Pearsons, John S. Young, supervisors.\\n1881. Isaiah Pijwr, Horace C. Woodward, James G. Gate, selectmen\\nEdwin C. Bean, clerk William U. Shepard, treajsurer Selden J. Gould,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2school committee.\\n1882.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Allan J. Hackett, representative Isaiah Piper, Horace C. Wood-\\nward, .\\\\lpiieus h. Bean, selectmen Edwin C. Bean, clerk William U.\\nShepard, treasurer Selden J. Gould, school committee Charles A.\\nHackett, John .S. Young, A. P. B. Currier, supervisors.\\n1883.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Isaiah Piper, Horace 0. Woodward, Alpheus L. Bean, select-\\nmen Frank K. Johnson, clerk William H. Shepard, treasurer Wal-\\nter H. Philbrick, school committee.\\n1884.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 .\\\\llan J. Hackett, representative; Isaiah Piper, Pike Davis,\\nSamuel N. Jewett, selectmen Frank K. Johnson, clerk Kdwin P\\nThomiison, treasurer Walter H. Philbrick, school committee Charles\\nA. Hackett, John S. Young, A. P. B. Currier, supervisors.\\n1885.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Pike Davis, Samuel N. Jewett, William H. Shepard, selectmen\\nFrank K. Johnson, clerk Daniel W. Gale, treasurer John M. Sargent,\\nschool committee.\\nBut few of the present citizens of Belmont have\\nheld important offices outside of the town, or can be\\nsaid to have become especially prominent in public\\nlife. Joseph M. FoLsom was appointed bank com-\\nmissioner by Governor Weston in 1871, and again\\nin 1874. John W. Wells was county commissioner\\nfrom 1871 to 1874. Charles A. Hackett has several\\ntimes been the Republican candidate for Councilor\\nand Senator but, living in a Democratic district, has\\nfailed of an election. Moses Sargent, Jr., was the\\nRepublican candidate for Senator in 1880 but for\\nthe same reason was defeated. Napoleon B. Gale,\\npresident of the Belknap Savings-Bank, of Laconia,\\nand representative from Laconia the present year,\\nis a native, and, until lately, a resident of Belmont.\\nHis brother, Hazen Gale, who died in 1882, was a\\nman of marked eccentricities. It is related of him\\nthat he somehow acquired a strong aversion to La-\\nconia, and declared that he would never visit that\\ntown again. Although living within a few minutes\\nwalk of the town line, he faithfully kept his promise\\nuntil his death, more than thirty years later, e.xcept\\non one occasion, when his presence was required as a\\nwitness at court, and the sherift would not respect his\\n-scruples. Captain William Badger, to whom brief\\nreference has already been made, was born in 1826,\\ngraduated from Dartmouth College in 1848, and for\\nseveral years was engaged in manufacturing. At the\\noutbreak of the Rebellion he joined the Fourth New\\nHampshire Regiment, served as captain of Company\\nD, and was honorably discharged in June, 1864. In\\nFebruary, 1865, after the death of Colonel Bell, he\\nwas appointed colonel of the Fourth Regiment. At\\nthe close of the war he joined the regular army, and\\nstill remains in the service, with the rank of captain.\\nHe is an accomplished soldier and a gentleman of\\nability and culture. He is engaged upon a history of\\nthe towns of Gilmanton and Belmont, which promises\\nto be one of the most valuable and complete works\\nof the kind in the State.\\nSuch, in brief, are some of the more salient fea-\\ntures of the pa.st and present life of the town of\\nBelmont. No attempt has been made to give a de-\\ntailed biographical history. The narrow limits of\\nthis article have precluded such an attempt, and, even\\nwith a broader opportunity, the task would be neither\\neasy nor grateful. The story of the simple daily life\\nof a small country town is of little interest to the\\ngreat, bustling outer world. Its local celebrities, its\\npersonal achievements, its struggles, its hopes, its\\ndisappointments, the thousand nameless factors in its\\nexistence, these must therefore be found in home\\ntraditions and fireside legends, not in the ])rii)ted\\npage.\\nThe local Warwicks, that have played upon this\\nlesser stage the self-same dramas of political strategy\\nand intrigue, which, cast in larger parts, have shaken\\nnations the village Hampdens, who were wont, on\\na summer eve, to discuss the great questions of the\\nday, with a fire, vigor and rugged eloquence that\\nmight well be transferred to a wider forum the mute,\\ninglorious Miltons, who have thought the poems\\nthey could not put in words, as they followed the\\nl)low in its rocky course through the autumn fields\\nthe hoary Nestors, that, on winter nights, stirred the\\nyoung blood to quicker throbs, as they told of\\nthrilling deeds in the olden time, who shall write\\nthe history of these And there is that other and\\nstill more sacred history, common to every town,\\nbut all the more pathetic because so common those\\nnever-to-be-forgotten summer days, when nameless\\nheroes, soon, alas to sleep in nameless graves,\\nrushed, heedless of the whitening fields, to fill the\\nquota of the town and those weary months that\\nfollowed, when the lonely and heart-sick wives and\\nmothers, sisters and daughters, waited and ever waited,\\nlonging for the tidings they might better never hear,\\nwho may write such history as this, or who would\\nwrite it if he might?\\nLoyal, honest, faithful, earnest people, patiently\\nfilling up the measure of their uneventful lives, nei-\\nther squandering nor wanting, sparing in the midst\\nof plenty, but having abundance in their rigid econ-\\nomy, bound together in that unspeakably close fra-\\nternity which characterizes every rural community,\\nrejoicing in each other s joys and grieving in each\\nother s griefs, mutually helpful and sympathetic,\\nalike ready to attend the marriage-feast or to go\\nforth under the cold winter stars to perform for the\\ndead those last offices which here are never left to\\nstranger hands, their history, like that of the people\\nof every other New England country town, lives in\\nthe hearts of those who know their worth.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1206.jp2"}, "1025": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF CENTRE HARBOR.\\nCHAPTER I.\\nThe town of Centre Harbor lies in tlie northern\\npart of the county, and is hounded as follows\\nOn the North west and North, by Grafton County;\\nNortheast, by Carroll County; South, by Meredith\\nand New Hampton.\\nThis town was incorporated December 17, 1797,\\nhaving been set oft from New Hampton.\\nFor several years previous to the incorporation of\\nthe town the locality of the present village was\\nknown as Centre-harbour. Moultonborough harbor\\nbeing east and Meredith harbor west, made this the\\ncentre harbor, and from this source the town de-\\nrived its name.\\nThe village of Centre Harbor is located on Lake I\\nWiuuipiseogee, and commands a charming view of\\nthe lake and neighboring hills. It is somewhat cel-\\nebrated as a watering-place. There are two churches\\nin this town Congregational and Free Baptist.\\nThe first petition for the incorporation of this town\\nwas made in June, 1788, and signed by Benning\\nMoulton and fifty others. This petition, however,\\nwas not granted, and, in 1797, a second petition was\\npresented to the General Court, which was granted,\\nand the town incorporated, as mentioned above, De-\\ncember 7, 1797. The signers of this petition were,\\nEzekiel Morse, C. Sturtevant, John Pain, John\\nHawkins, Chase Robinson, Jesse Sturtevant, John\\nSturtevant, Hosea Sturtevant, Amos Pain, Jr., Stephen\\nHawkins, John Knowles, A. B. Glines, NehemiahLee,\\nBenning Moulton, Daniel Page, Moses Morse, Hugh\\nKelsea, Joseph Kenney, Daniel Norris, Robert Kelsea,\\nJames Tebbets, Caleb Towle, Perez Sturtevant, James\\nLittle, W. Robinson, W. Pain, William Berry, Jona-\\nthan Robinson, Joshua Pain, Jeremiah Towle, Pelham\\nSturtevant, Joseph Moulton, J. M. Pain, Abel Morse,\\nMoses Kelsea, Smith Cram, Joshua Norris, Benjamin\\nSturtevant, John Pain, Jr., Isaac Morse, James\\nTowle, Wadleigh Cram, Jos. Senter, E. Chamberlain,\\nC. Hawkin.s, Stephen Kenney, Amos Pain.\\nThe First Town-Meeting was held March 12,\\n1798, and the following othcers were elected: Win-\\nthrop Robinson, Captain Jesse Sturtevant and Hugh\\nKelsea, selectmen Winthrop Robinson, clerk.\\nThe following is a list of clerks, selectmen and\\nrepresentatives to 1886:\\n1799.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Hugh Kelsea, James M. Greenleaf, Pelham\\nSturtevant, selectmen Hugh Kelsea, clerk.\\n1800. Hugh Kelsea, Pelham Sturtevant, Daniel\\nNorris, selectmen Hugh Kelsea, clerk.\\n1801. Moses Morse, Charles Little, selectmen\\nMoses Morse, clerk.\\n1802.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Hugh Kelsea, Benning Moulton, Daniel\\nNorris, selectmen Moses Morse, clerk.\\n1803. Benning Moulton, David Norris, John\\nClement, selectmen Moses Morse, clerk.\\n1804. Benning Moulton, Hugh Kelsea, Daniel\\nNorris, selectmen Moses Morse, clerk.\\n1805. David Norris, Charles Little, Moses Jlorse,\\nselectmen Moses Morse, clerk.\\n1806.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 David Norris, Charles Little, Moses ilorse,\\nselectmen Moses Morse, clerk.\\n1807.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 David Norris, Charles Little, Moses Morse^\\nselectmen Moses Morse, clerk.\\n1808. Hugh Kelsea, Charles Little, Joshua Norris,\\nselectmen Moses Morse, clerk.\\n1809.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Hugh Kelsea, Jonathan S. Moulton, Joshua\\nNorris, selectmen Moses Morse, clerk.\\n1810. Hugh Kelsea, Jonathan S. Moulton, Jona-\\nthan M. Pain, selectmen Moses Morse, clerk.\\n1811.- J. S. Moulton, Jonathan M. Pain, Hugh\\nKelsea, selectmen J. S. Moulton, clerk.\\n1812.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Hugh Kelsea, J. S. Moulton, Richard C.\\nWiggin, selectmen J. S. Moulton, clerk.\\n1813.- J. S. Moulton, John Kuowdes, James Hunt-\\nress, selectmen J. S. Moulton, clerk.\\n1814.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. S. Moulton, Jonathan M. Pain, William\\nClark, selectmen J. S. Moulton, clerk.\\n1815.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. S. Moulton, Jonathan M. Pain, William\\nClark, selectmen J. S. Moulton, clerk.\\n1816.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. S. Moulton, Jonathan M. Pain, William\\nClark, selectmen J. S. Moulton, clerk.\\n1817.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. S. Moulton, Jonathan M. Pain, Willian\u00c2\u00bb\\nClark, selectmen J. S. Moulton, clerk.\\n1818.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. S. Moulton, Daniel Norris, William Clark,\\nselectmen J. S. Moulton, clerk.\\n1819.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. S. Moulton, Daniel Norris, John H. MouU\\nton, selectmen; J. S. Moulton, clerk.\\n725", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1207.jp2"}, "1026": {"fulltext": "726\\nHISTORY OF I5KLK.VAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\n1820.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. f Moulton, William Clark, Daniel Norris,\\nseleetineu J. S. Moulton, clerk.\\n1821.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Hugh Kelsea, William Clark, John Coe,\\nselectmen John Coe, clerk.\\n1822.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Hugh Kelsea, William Clark, John Coe,\\n-selectmen John Coe, clerk.\\n1823.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Hugh Kelsea, John Coe, William Clark,\\nselectmen John Coe, clerk Hugh Kelsea chosen\\nfirst representative.\\n1824.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Hugh Kelsea, John Coe, William Clark,\\nselectmen John Coe, clerk Hugh Kelsea, repre-\\nsentative.\\n182-5. John Coe, Hugh Kelsea, John H. Moulton,\\n-selectmen John Coe, clerk Jonathan S. Moulton,\\nrepresentative.\\n1826. John Coe, Daniel Xorris, John H. Moulton,\\nselectmen John Coe, clerk John Coe, representa-\\ntive.\\n1827.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John H. Moulton, Timothy Perkins, Gil-\\n7nan Fox, selectmen Gilman Fox. clerk J. S. Moul-\\nton, representative.\\n1828. John H. Moulton, Gilman Fox, Timothy\\nPerkins, selectmen Gilman Fox, clerk J. S. Moul-\\nton, representative.\\n1829. Gilman Fox, Josiah C. Sturtevant, William\\ndark, selectmen Simon Drake, clerk J. S. Moul-\\nton, representative.\\n1830.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John H. Moulton, Simon Drake, William\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Clark, selectmen Simon Drake, clerk Josiah C.\\nSturtevant, representative.\\n1831.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Gilman Fox, Timothy Perkins, J. C. Stur-\\nvant, selectmen Simon Drake, clerk J. C. Sturte-\\nvant, representative.\\n1832.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John H. Moulton, J. C. Sturtevant, Timothy\\nPerkins, selectmen Simon Drake, clerk Simon\\nDrake, representative.\\n1833.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John H. Moulton, J. C. Sturtevant, Timothy\\nPerkins, selectmen; Gilman Fox, clerk; Simon Drake,\\nrepresentative.\\n1834.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Gilman Fox, James M. Pain, Timothy Per-\\nkins, selectmen; Gilman Fox, clerk; (iilman Fox,\\nrepresentative.\\n1835.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 James M. Pain, Simon Drake, David Blake,\\nselectmen Gilman Fox, clerk Gilman Fox, repre-\\nsentative.\\n1836.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 T. Perkins, John H. Kelsea, Ebenezer L.\\nSturtevant, selectmen Gilman Fox, clerk Gilman\\nFox, representative.\\n1837.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 T. Perkins, .lohn H. Kelsea, Ebenezer L.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Sturtevant, selectmen Simon Drake, clerk Timothy\\nPerkins, representative.\\n1838.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John H. Kelsea, T. Perkins, E. L. Sturte-\\nvant, selectmen Simon Drake, clerk Timothy Per-\\nkins, representative.\\n1839.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Timothy Perkins, E. L. Sturtevant, Jolin\\nW. Clark, selectmen James M. Pain, clerk Tim-\\nothy Perkins, representative.\\n1840. Levi Bean, Enoch True, Jas. M. Pain, select-\\nmen Jas. M. Pain, clerk Jacob Libby, representative.\\nI 1841.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Timothy Perkins, E. L. Sturtevant, Benjamin\\nPerkins, selectmen Isaac Knowles, clerk; Jame.s M.\\nI Pain, representative.\\n1842. Timothy Perkins, Benjamin Perkins, J. C.\\n1 Sturtevant, selectmen Isaac Knowles, clerk James\\nM. Pain, representative.\\n1843.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Timothy Perkins, John Smith, Daniel S.\\nFollett, selectmen; John Canney, clerk; Timothy\\nPerkins, representative.\\n1844.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 James M. Pain, John Smith, D. W. Follett,\\nselectmen; James Jackson, clerk; Timothy Perkins,\\nrepresentative.\\n1845.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Timothy Perkins, J. M. Pain, Ira Davis,\\nselectmen; John Canney, clerk; David Blake, repre-\\nsentative.\\n1846.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 T. Perkins, J. M. Pain, Ira Davis, selectmen\\nJohn Canney, clerk David Blake, representative.\\n1847.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 James M. Pain, T. Perkins, William P.\\nSturtevant, selectmen John Canney, clerk John\\nH. Moulton, representative.\\n1848.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 James Jackson, T. Perkins, Wm. P. Sturte-\\nvant, selectmen John Canney, clerk John H. Moul-\\nton, representative.\\n1849. James M. Pain, Thomas Webber, Jonathan\\nP. Norris, selectmen John Canney, clerk James\\nM. Pain, representative.\\n1850. James M. Pain, Thomas Webber, Jonathan\\nP. Norris, selectmen; James Jackson, clerk; John\\nB. Dow, representative.\\n1851.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. M. Pain, Harrison C. Smith, J. H. Moul-\\nton, selectmen James Jackson, clerk John B. Dow,\\nrepresentative.\\n1852.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 T. Perkins, J. H. Moulton, Harrison C.\\nSmith, selectmen; John Canney, clerk; John H.\\nMoulton, representative.\\n1853.-J. M. Pain, J. C. Sturtevant, Samuel S.\\nPlaisted, selectmen John Canney, clerk James H.\\nClark, representative.\\n1854.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. M. Pain, Samuel S. Plaisted, J. C. Stur-\\ntevant, selectmen John Canney, clerk James H.\\nClark, representative.\\n1855.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. M. Pain, Rufus Say ward, J. C. Sturtevant,\\nselectmen John Canney, clerk James M. Pain,\\nrepresentatative.\\n1856.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. M. Pain, Rufus Sayward, J. C. Sturte-\\nvant, selectmen; John Canney, clerk John H. Moul-\\nton, representative.\\n1857.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 James M. Pain, Noah Smith, Wm. P. Stur-\\ntevant, selectmen John Canney, clerk Rufus Say-\\nward, representative.\\n1858.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. M. Pain, Noah Smith, W. P. Sturte-\\nvant, selectmen; John Canney, clerk; Rufus Say-\\nward, representative.\\n1859.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. M. Pain, Samuel S. Plaisted, James H.\\nClark, selectmen J. Canney, clerk William P. Stur-\\ntevant, representative.\\nI860.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. M. Pain, S. S. Plaisted, James H. Clark,\\nselectmen John Canney, clerk Wm. P. Sturtevant,\\nrepresentative.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1208.jp2"}, "1027": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1209.jp2"}, "1028": {"fulltext": "zy/t ^^-^^-^^v", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1210.jp2"}, "1029": {"fulltext": "CENTKE HARBOR.\\n727\\n1801. J. M. Pain, Noah Smith, Amos S. Davis,\\nselectmen John Canney, clerk there is no record\\nof any representatives being elected in 1861, although\\nthere was an article in the warrant to elect one.\\n1862.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. M. Pain, N. Smith, A. S. Davis, select-\\nmen J. Canney, clerk S. S. Plaisted, representative.\\n1863. John H. Moulton, Jonathan P. Norris,\\nOeorge Fogg, selectmen John Canney, clerk Jacob\\nD. Reynolds, representative.\\n1804. John H. Moulton, Jonathan P. Xorris,\\nOeorge Fogg, selectmen Charles H. Cauuey, clerk\\nJacob D. Reynolds, representative.\\n1805.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. H. Moulton, J. M. Pain, Jesse Eaton,\\nselectmen; Charles H. Canney, clerk; J. C. Sturte-\\nvant, representative.\\n1800.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. H. Moulton, J. M. Pain, Jesse Eaton,\\nselectmen C. H. Canney, clerk J. C. Sturtevant,\\nrei)reseutative.\\n1807.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. H. Moultuu, J. M. Pain, Otis F. Haw-\\nkins, selectmen C. H. Canney, clerk Levi W. Wat-\\nson, representative.\\n1808. Arthur L. True, William J. Perkins, James\\nBartlett, selectmen William C. Clifton, clerk Har-\\nrison C. Smith, representative.\\n1809.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Arthvir L. True, James Bartlett, Curtis S.\\nCoe, selectmen William C. Clifton, clerk Harrison\\nC. Smith, representative.\\n1870. Curtis S. Coe, George M. Pain, Jacob L.\\nMerrill, selectmen W. C. Clifton, clerk John R.\\nBuzzell, representative.\\n1871. Curtis S. Coe, George -M. Pain, Jacob L.\\n^lerrill, selectmen William C. Clifton, clerk John\\nE. Buzzell, representative.\\n1872. Ira Davis, Jonathan P. Norris, Hiram S.\\nMcCrillis, selectmen W. C. Clifton, clerk; Abner C.\\nTrue, representative.\\n1873.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jonathan P. Norris, H. S. McCrillis, Smith\\nF. Emery, selectmen W. C. Clifton, clerk A. C.\\nTrue, representative.\\n1874. Smith F. Emery, Arthur L. True, Alonzo\\nW. Canney, selectmen William C. Clifton, clerk\\nAlmon Benson, representative.\\n1875. J. M. Pain, Daniel B.Smith, Simeon Batch-\\nelder, selectmen Charles H. Canney, clerk Almon\\nBenson, representative.\\n1876. J. M. Pain, Benjamin F. Wentworth, Amos\\nD. Webster, selectmen David W. Cram, clerk\\nCharles H. Canney, representative.\\n1877.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. M. Pain, B. F. Wentworth, A. D. Web-\\nster, selectmen David W. Cram, clerk C. H. Canney,\\nrepresentative.\\n1878.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Charles H. Canney, J. C. Sturtevant, Perkins\\nF. Mclntire, selectmen W. C. Clifton, clerk Ran-\\ndall S. Kenerson, representative.\\n1879.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Charles H. Canney, J. C. Sturtevant, Perkins\\nF. Mclntire, selectmen W. C. Clifton, clerk.\\n1880.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 C. H. Canney, James H. Clark, Frederick T.\\nHawkins, selectmen; W. C. Clifton, clerk; George\\nFogg, representative.\\n1881. C. H. Canney, Frederick T. Hawkins, James\\nH. Clark, selectmen W. C. Clifton, clerk.\\n1882.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. C. Sturtevant, Charles C. Cook, Lester\\nPlaisted, selectmen W. C. Clifton, clerk.\\n1883.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. C. Sturtevant, Charles 0. Cook, Lester\\nPlaisted, selectmen; W. C. Clifton, clerk; (ieorge\\nFogg, representative.\\n1884.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. C. Sturtevant, Alonzo Perkins, Meltlicno\\nC. Clark, selectmen George H. Piper, clerk.\\n1885.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. C. Sturtevant, Alonzo Perkins, Meltheno\\nC. Clark, selectmen George H. Piper, clerk George\\nL. Mason, representative.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nCOL. ,IOHN HALE MOVLTOX.\\nHistory is the rhume of the lives and events which\\nare to-day among the things ot the present, to-mor-\\nrow those of the past, and in history mention should\\nbe made of those whose personal qualities, business\\nenterprise and moral worth have contributed in some\\nway to the wealth, knowledge and welfare of the\\ncommunity in which they lived, and to this number\\nbelongs Colonel John Hale Moulton, who was born\\nat Centre Harbor, N. H., June 24, 1795, and died at\\nhis residence, Moulton House, June 3, 1885, aged\\nninety years.\\nColonel John Hale Moulton was of the sixth gen-\\neration in descent from the emigrant John and grand-\\nson of General Jonathan and son of Penning and\\nSally (Leavitt) Moulton. (See biography of Hon.\\nJohn C. Moulton.) After a common-school educa-\\ntion, he entered his brother s store in his native\\ntown and continued with him until 1812, when he\\nwas employed as a clerk in Hampton for three years.\\nReturning to Centre Harbor, he resumed his old po-\\nsition in his brother s employ, and also had the op-\\nportunity of adding to his education by receiving\\ninstruction from that able teacher, Master Dudley\\nLeavitt, and of that period of school-time he ever\\nretained pleasant memories. Three years after, 1818,\\nhe established himself in trade and continued mer-\\nchandising for ten years. Naturally energetic and\\nenterprising, he sought other channels of business,\\nand, in 1828, purchased a mill privilege in an adjoin-\\ning town, erected a saw, grist and shingle-mill, and\\nalso owned and conducted a freight! ng-boat on Lake\\nWinnipesaukee, with which he conveyed his lumber\\nto market. In 1836, Colonel Moulton again estab-\\nlished himself in Centre Harbor as a merchant, and,\\nin 1848, he purchased the hotel which has for so\\nmany years borne his name. Assuming the duties of\\nits landlord, for many years he was known to the\\ncommunity and elsewhere as an active and popular\\nhost, possessing the courteousness and affability of", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1211.jp2"}, "1030": {"fulltext": "728\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nthe inn-keeper of the old school. As an evidence of\\nhis active and enterprising spirit, when he was over\\nseventy years old, he rebuilt the hotel in a style com-\\nmensurate with the increasing demands of summer\\ntravel. He continued in business, managing his store\\nand farm in connection with other labors, until 1880,\\nwhen he retired from active life.\\nIn 1832, Colonel Moulton married Susan Sargent,\\ndaughter of Rev. Huntington Porter, of Eye, N. H.\\nMrs. Moulton is a descendant of two old colonial\\nfamilies of consequence, Huntington and Porter, and\\nis a lady of winning personal presence and amiable\\ncharacter. Her father. Rev. Mr. Porter, was an able\\nand noted minister of the gospel, and one whose\\ncounsel was often called upon in important affairs\\nColonel and Mrs. Moulton had three children Frank-\\nlin Hale {died aged two years), Oliver Porter (died,\\nin infancy) and Susan Huntington, who married\\nSmith F. Emery. They have two children Caroline\\nPorter Emery and Alice Huntington Emery. The\\nfamily reside at the Moulton House, which Mr. Emery\\nhas conducted for some years.\\nBefore he attained his majority, in 1815, Colonel\\nMoulton enlisted in the New Hampshire Light In-\\nfantry. He was much interested in the service, and,\\nwith his directness and ambition to excel, attracted\\nthe attention of his superior officers, and he was pro-\\nmoted, successively, as captain, major and, in 1832,\\nreceived his commission as colonel, and was con-\\nsidered an able officer.\\nIn politics he was an uncompromising Democrat,\\nand always manifested a lively interest in party\\naffairs, and he performed the duties of the many\\npublic offices to which he was called with credit to\\nhimself and honor to his constituents. He repre-\\nsented Centre Harbor in the General Court in 1847\\nand 1848, and again from 1852 to 1856, and was\\ncounty commissioner from 1858 to 1861. In 1819,\\nwhen comparatively a young man, he was chosen\\nselectman, and was ofteu re-elected, until 1862, when\\nhe was made chairman of the board and retained the\\nposition until 1868. He was moderator for years, and\\nrepeatedly served as town treasurer, and for over\\nhalf a century, from 1824 to 1881, he held a commis-\\nsion as justice of the peace. He also held the office\\nof deputy-sheriff of Strafford County for five years.\\nIn early life Colonel Moulton was a believer in\\nUniversalism, but, later, changed his views and sub-\\nscribed to the Articles of Faith adopted by the\\nCongregationalists, although he never became a com-\\nmunicant with the church in Centre Harbor. A\\nprayer written by him was found among some of his\\npapers in his store in 1864, which breathes the true\\nspirit of Christianity.\\nColonel Moulton possessed a strong and vigorous\\nmind, a very retentive memory and great firmness of\\ncharacter. His intellect remained clear and his facul-\\nties almost unimpaired, so that he took an active\\ninterest in public affairs until witliin a few davs of\\nhis death. He was fond of reminiscences, and his.\\nvivid portraitures of the manners of other days gave\\nenjoyment and profit to many. He had a kind greet-\\ning and pleasant word for every one, and in the deeper\\nand holier relations of the home circle he exempli-\\nfied the highest elements of a Christian nature, and\\nhe left an impress by his strong character on hi:* n.i-\\ntive town that shall not speedily be effaced.\\n.lOHX coi;.\\nThe Coe family came to this country from Suffolk-\\nshire, England, where they had resided for many\\ngenerations. The earliest notice of them which can\\nnow be found is in Fox s Book of Martyrs, which\\nstates that Roger Coo, of Milford, Sufiblkshire, was\\nburned by Queen Mary, September, 1855, at Texford,\\nin that shire. Little is known of the family till\\nthe removal of Robert Coe to this country. In the\\nauthentic family record he belongs to the first gener-\\nation. In the records of the custom-house, preserved\\nin the State Papers Office, Westminster Hall, Lon-\\ndon, the name is written Cooe. The oldest origi-\\nnal signature found in America is in the town rec-\\nords of Jamaica, L. I., and was written February 14,\\n1663, Robart Coe. Robert Coe was born in Suf-\\nfolkshire, England, in 1596. With his wife, Anna,\\nand their three sons, he sailed from Ipswich, Suffolk-\\nshire, April 10, 1634. They reached Boston the fol-\\nlowing June, only six years from the date of the first\\nsettlement in the Massachusetts colony. Robert Coe\\nsettled in Watertown, near Boston, and in 1635 he\\nmoved to Wethersfield, Conn. On the 30th of Octo-\\nber, 1640, Mr. Andrew Ward and Mr. Robert Coe,\\nwith about twenty other planters, commenced a set-\\ntlement in Stamford, Conn. In 1644, Robert Coe\\nand several others formed the first settlement at\\nHampstead, L. I. In 1652 he made a settlement at\\nMiddlebury, (now Newton), L. I. In 1656 he, with\\nothers, commenced a settlement in Jamaica, L. I.\\nHe continued to be one of the most active and prom-\\ninent men in public affairs till about 1672, at which\\ntime he was seventy-six years old. The time of his\\ndeath is not known.\\nJohn Coe, of the seventh generation from the\\nabove-named Robert Coe, was the son of Rev. Cur-\\ntis Coe and Annie Thompson, and was born at Dur-\\nham, N. H., January 15, 1797. His father moved to\\nNewmarket, N. H., with his family when John was\\nabout nine or ten years old. A few years thereafter\\nJohn engaged as clerk in a store kept by his brother\\nEbenezer, at Northwood, N. H. After faithful ser-\\nvice for several years, gaining the confidence of all\\nwho knew him, he became acquainted with a gentle-\\nman who owned an unoccupied store at Centre Har-\\nbor, N. H. Mr. Coe visited the place, then very\\nthinly settled, leased the store and, returning, bought\\nat Portsmouth, N. H., a stock of general merchandise,\\nonlering it shipped to Dover, thence to Alton Bay", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1212.jp2"}, "1031": {"fulltext": "aycTU^oc\\nCs-J^", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1213.jp2"}, "1032": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1214.jp2"}, "1033": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1215.jp2"}, "1034": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1216.jp2"}, "1035": {"fulltext": "CENTRE HARBOR.\\n(29\\nby teams, thence to Centre Harbor by boat propelled\\nby oars and sails. On his arrival at Centre Harbor,\\nsoon after, he found his goods at his store. He at\\nonce began to take an interest in public affairs of the\\ntown, holding in succession nearly all the offices of\\ntrust. Being town clerk at the time of his marriage,\\nhe was, according to the law at that time, obliged to\\nrise in church and declare his own intentions of mar-\\nriage. He married Lavinia T. Senter, eldest daugh-\\nter of Samuel M. Senter, one of the first settlers in\\nthe town which afterward took his name.\\nAfter about eight years of active, successful busi-\\nness as a country merchant, he removed to Durham,\\nN. H., where he engaged extensively in ship-build-\\ning. During his stay at Centre Harbor he became\\nconvinced of the need of a temperance reform, and\\nbanished from his table and places of business all in-\\ntoxicants. Upon entering his new business of ship-\\nbuilding at Durham, he found that it was a long es-\\ntablished custom for the men employed in the ship-\\nyards to have liquor dealt out to them at regular\\nhours of each day. True to his convictions, he de-\\ntermined to break up that custom in his yard, and\\ngave notice that no more grog would be furnished\\nor allowed on the premises. His men all refused to\\nwork without it, knowing that he had a large amount\\nof work that must be finished at a given time or he\\nwould lose heavily. Not heeding the advice of his\\nfriends, he stood firm on the side of temperance, go-\\ning in the night to Dover and engaging a new crew\\nof men, who came to his yard at sunrise the next\\nmorning. His work went on and no more intoxica-\\nting liquor was ever allowed on his premises.\\nAbout 1832 he moved to Dover, there residing\\ntill 1835, when he came back to Centre Harbor, where\\nhe still owned much real estate, and bought the\\nSenter House of its first proprietor, Samuel M.\\nSenter, and began a very successful career as a hotel\\nproprietor, and, with his estimable wife, enjoyed a\\nreputation as landlord and landlady second to none\\nin the State. As the business increased, he made ad-\\nditions to the hotel until, instead of forty feet front-\\nage, he had a house with one hundred and twenty\\nfeet front, and comparatively large additions in the\\nrear. In 1846, leaving his son Curtis S. in charge of\\nthe Senter House, he removed to Boston and leased\\nthe Marlboro Hotel, on Washington Street, which be\\nkept four years. Returning to Centre Harbor, he\\nsold the Senter House to his son, C. S. Coe, and\\nrepaired and modernized the house he built when he\\nfirst came to Centre Harbor, thinking to retire from\\nactive business but, being largely interested in real\\nestate at Jamaica Plain and Xewton, for several\\nyears he spent most of his time in Boston, returning\\nto his family and country home to spend the Sabbath,\\nwhich he always, during his whole busy life, regarded\\nas a day of worship. In early manhood he made a\\npublic profession of religion and united with the\\nCongregational Church at Centre flarbor, bearing\\nhis full share of the expenses of the churih and so-\\nciety and then making up all deficiencies in the\\nfinances at the close of each year.\\nDuring most of his life he was much interested in\\nagriculture, owning and tilling several large farms.\\nIt has been aptly said He .is a public benefactor\\nwho makes two blades of gra.ss to grow where but one\\ngrew before so will the main street of Centre Harbor\\nvillage, bordered on either side by its fine elms and\\nmaples, render praise to Mr. Coe, who planted them.\\nIn 1860 Mr. Coe visited the South on business,\\nspending several weeks in and around Natchez, Miss.,\\nand was much pleased with the hospitality of thi^\\nSouthern people. Returning home, he was taken ill\\nand died, April 2, 1861.\\nThe children of John and Lavinia S. Coe were,\\nCurtis S., Anuie L. (Mrs. Charles P. Towle), John L.,\\nEllen L. (Mrs. Dr. S. J. Quinby), Rufus L., and\\nDaniel W.\\nRANDALL S. KENESON.\\nRandall Seavey Keneson, .son of John and Polly\\n(Jackson) Keneson, was born in that part of Eaton\\nnow Madison, N. H., December 14, 1811. John\\nKeneson was a man of great versatility of talent, of\\nmuch mechanical ability, and, with his trade of watch\\nand clock making, carried on a boot and shoe manu-\\nfactory in Eaton, his native place. He married,\\nFebruary 8, 1804, Polly, daughter of Phillip and Mary\\n(Place) Jackson. They had nine children, iwo sons\\nand seven daughters. Mr. Keneson was a Whig in\\nhis political views, and, although the town was largely\\nDemocratic, he often received more than the vote of\\nhis party when nominated for office. He was a man\\nworthy of the confidence and esteem which he re-\\nceived in a large degree from his fellow-townsmen.\\nHe was town clerk for twenty-five years, and also held\\na commission as justice of the peace for along period,\\nand served in various minor offices. He was a Frco-\\nWill Baptist in religion, and an active and uniform\\nmember of that church. He was of medium size,\\nsocial, made many friends, and always took an intel-\\nligent interest in the welfare and growth of his native\\ntown. He was born May 18, 1784, and died March\\n24, 1838.\\nRandall, from his earliest childhood, had a great\\naptitude for mechanics, had rather frame a slate at\\nhome than use it at school, and, not altogether\\nwillingly, received the instruction which was given\\nhim for several years at the public schools, and\\nlearned the jeweler s trade and custom boot and slioe\\nmaking, remaining with his father until he was twenty\\nyears of age. His mechanical skill soon made him\\nmore than ordinarily proficient in these avocations,\\nso he went to Haverhill and worked at custom shoe-\\nmaking with good success forone season. His health\\nfailing, he was obliged to give up labor for a year.\\nAfter the recovery of his health he went to Dedham,\\nMass., where he was employed in a broadcloth-factory", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1217.jp2"}, "1036": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nfor four yeara. He was diligent and industrious, de-\\nvoted the time not required iu his duties at the fac-\\ntory in repairing cloulcs, watches, etc., and in this\\nway, as his habits were good and his manner of living\\nprudent and economical, he was enabled to save\\nenough money for a capital for future business opera-\\ntions. He then returned to Eaton, and went to work\\non his father s farm, and also, in connection with his\\nagricultural labors, fitted up a small shop and estab-\\nlished himself as a jeweler.\\nMr. Keneson married, first, January 9, 1838, Al-\\nmira, daughter of Moses Morse, of Centre Harbor.\\nShe died August 9, 1842. They had two children,\\nElvira (Mrs. George B. Blake) and Newell, who died\\nwhen an infant. He married, second, Miranda S.,\\ndaughter of Isaiah and Deborah (Mason) Forest, of\\nEaton where she was born, April 8, 1816. They had\\none child, Adelaide H. (Mrs. Lewis R. Veasey).\\nMr. Kenesou continued in business in Eaton until\\nAugust, 1852, when he removed to Centre Harbor,\\nand has since been a resident of that town. Here he\\ndevoted himself exclusively to his jewelry trade, and\\ncarried it on until 1880, when he retired from com-\\nmercial transactions, having, by his frugality and\\nhonest endeavors, acquired a competency. His me-\\nchanical ingenuity has always been of good service to\\nhim; for instance, when needing any work done, he\\ncould do it himself and in the best manner. His uni-\\nform kindness and pleasant manners have won for\\nhim many friends. His faithfulness iu the perform-\\nance of his work has secured for him the respect\\nand esteem of all. Democratic in politics, he represent-\\ned Centre Harbor in the legislative term of 1878-79,\\nand has also served in town offices. A plain and\\nunassuming man, he has not sought official position,\\nand such offices as have been conferred upon him\\nhave been given without his solicitation, he having\\nnever asked a man for his vote.\\nMr. Keneson is a member of the Congregational\\nChurch, and is always in accord with everything\\ntending to improve and elevate the community in\\nwhich he resides, while his conservative nature pre-\\nvents him from going precipitately into the advocacy\\nor support of any measures which are not grounded in\\nreason and practicality. Kind in his domestic rela-\\ntions, a valued friend and a prized and estimable\\ncitizen, he worthily stands high in the esteem of his\\ntownsmen.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1218.jp2"}, "1037": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF GILFORD.\\nBY REV. J. P. WATSOX.\\nCHAPTER I.\\nThe historical matter connected with, and the\\noccurrences that have taken place in, the territory\\nincluded at diflerent periods within the limits of the\\ntown of Gilford largely mingle with those of other\\ntowns associated and near, and of other civil organi-\\nzations remote and seemingly dissociated.\\nThe continuous and complete course of the annals\\nof the town will cover some of the early records of\\nGilmantou, from which it was detached, and preface\\nlargely the history of the recent town of Laconia,\\nincreased by detached portions herefrom, and also I\\nsupplement that of Meredith, which has contributed\\nto the domain of both. The boundary line of Gil-\\nford has been so frequently changed for enlargement\\nand diminution that it shares with other towns much\\nof their enterprise and honor and history. Its loca-\\ntion on or near an important river and other waters\\ngives it special importance, not only as the centre of i\\nvarious industrial enterprises and professional prac-\\ntice, but as related to older divisions, involving ques- j\\ntions of rightful possession and jurisdiction.\\nBy the charter from King James, in 1606, Virginia\\nextended from the thirty-fourth to the forty-fourth\\nparallel of north latitude, aud hence included the\\ngreater part of New Hampshire territory, and com-\\nprehended that part in which Gilford is situated. By\\na subdivision of this grant into North and South Vir-\\nginia, the former was limited by the fortieth and\\nforty-eighth degrees of north latitude, and hence\\nincluded all of New Hampshire territory, and Gilford\\nwas in North Virginia. This division of the territory\\ngranted by the royal patent, which at iirst was assigned\\nto certain dignitaries of Bristol, Exeter and Plymouth,\\nEngland, was .subsequently committed to forty men\\nof distinction and means, who constituted the Council\\nof Plymouth, whose official business was the Plant-\\ning, Ruling and Governing of New England in Amer-\\nica. This council was constituted November 3,\\n1620, and they made grants of minor sections to other\\nparticular parties and organizations in subsequent\\n1 This article is an abridgment ot a more extended work, A Histori-\\ncal Sketch of the Town of Gilford, N. H., iu preparation, and soon to\\nbe published by the writer.\\nThough the Duke of Lenox was the first-named of\\nthe Council, and though there were also several others\\nhigher in the !i.st,yetSir Ferdinando Gorges, Governor\\nof Plymouth, in Devonshire County, England, after\\n1604, appears to have been the most active and the\\nleading man of the Council, and was elected their first\\npresident. Also Captain John Mason, of London,\\nand, after the peace of 1604, Governor of Newfound-\\nland, as well as of Portsmouth, Hampshire County,\\nEngland, was elected to fill a vacancy in the mem-\\nbership, and made secretary of the Council.\\nHe made the first purcha.se from the Council March\\n9, 1621. It was a tract of land thence known as\\nMariana, and impossible of boundary. It was to ex-\\ntend from the Naumkeag to the Merrimack River, and\\nfrom their mouths to their head-waters, and to be\\ninclosed by a straight line from the source of the one\\nto that of the other river, which line would cut the\\nwhole grant asunder, and at the same time both\\ninclude and exclude certain territories or portions.\\nAugust 10, 1622, Mason and Gorges jointly made a\\npurchase of land, supposed to be directly and contig-\\nuously on the north of Mariana, or Mason s first\\npurchase, and extending from the Merrimack to the\\nSagadehock, and back to the Great Lakes and the\\nRiver of Canada (i. e., Winnipesaukee, Champlain\\nand the St. Lawrence).\\nThis was termed Laconia and this was the first\\nconveyance of the territory of Gilford. The Company\\nof Laconia, consisting of Mason, Gorges and others,\\nwas formed, and endeavored to effect settlements on\\nthe tract purchased, which they did at Dover in 1623.\\nThat part of Laconia bordering on Lake Winnipesau-\\nkee was not reached aud settled at this time, though\\nconsidered as the most desirable and valuable on\\naccount of its supposed mineral deposits. Seven\\nyears later, John Wheelwright and others took a\\ndeed from four Indian sagamores of land bounded\\nby the Merrimack and Piscataqua, extending back\\nto the falls of Nuichawannock, in the Piscataqua, and\\nto the Pawtucket falls, in the Merrimack, and thence\\n20 miles N. W. into the woods; and thence N. E. to\\nthe first-mentioned point, Nuichawannock Falls.\\nThis deed evidently did not comprehend Gilford ter-\\nritory but on November 7, the same year, 1629,\\nMason took a new grant of territory, less iu extent,\\n731", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1219.jp2"}, "1038": {"fulltext": "732\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nbut more definitely bounded,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 viz. From the\\nmouth of the Piscataqua to 60 miles in the course of\\nthe river and from the mouth of the Merrimack to\\nits farthest head-waters and so forward up into tlie\\nland westward until 60 miles were finished, and\\nthence to cross overland to the end of the 60 miles\\naccounted from the Piscataqua River, including the\\nIslands within 15 leagues of the shore. This evi-\\ndently included the territory of Gilford though it\\nwas not certain whether the line connecting the\\npoints designated on the rivers should be a straight\\nline or a curve line, maintaining at all parts a dis-\\ntance of sixty miles from the sea. The lands included\\nbetween the arc and chord thus drawn were in dis-\\npute, and were in part in Gilford, and claimed in\\nMason s right. The line subsequently was determined\\nas a straight line, running from the point on the pres-\\nent State boundary sixty miles from the mouth of\\nthe Piscataqua (which was several miles north of its\\nsource, and in the town of Eaton), crossing the lake\\nand Long Island, passing over Mount Major, of the\\nGunstock range, and terminating in the town of\\nRindge, on the Massachusetts boundary. Hence, the\\neastern part of Gilford was afterwards assigned to\\nMason s heirs, and called Masonian shares, when the\\nremainder was bought of said heirs.\\nIn 1632, the lake and its shores were visited by ex-\\nplorers from Portsmouth, but no settlements were\\nmade or marks left. Mason died in 1638, and willed\\nhis claims and property to various heirs. The dis-\\nputed jurisdiction of Massachusetts over land in-\\ncluded in the after-grant to the proprietors of Gil-\\nmanton, being found in part in Gilford, was appar-\\nently decided in 1652, when commissioners appointed\\nby the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Com-\\npany were sent to establish the bounds agreeable to\\ntheir construction of their charter. They claimed\\nthat the charter carried a strip of land on the left\\nbank (north and east side) of the river, three miles in\\nwidth, and extending to its source, at which point\\na line laid ofi due east and due west should mark the\\nnorthern limit of their chartered lands. The exten-\\nsion of this line eastward, as well as westward, was\\nthe claim of the Massachusetts Bay Company, but\\nwas rejected by the claimants to the territory on the\\nnorth side of the river, and was finally decided in\\ntheir favor. But, agreeably to that interpretation of\\ntheir charter, the said court appointed, on the 27th of\\nMay, 1652, a commission to settle the north line of\\ntheir domain, and Captains Simon Willard and\\nEdward Johnson were put in charge of this business.\\nThey procured the services, as survej ors, of Jona-\\nthan Ince, a student at Cambridge, and John Sher-\\nman, sergeant of Watertown, and these, following the\\nguide of certain Indians, employed to direct the route,\\nascended the river to Aquadocton, the outlet of the\\nlake, which was declared to be the head of the river\\n(now the Weirs), and there they took astronomical\\nobservations, and determined the latitude thereof to\\n43\u00c2\u00b0 40 12 This point was indicated by inscrip-\\ntions on a large boulder in the middle of the outlet.\\nThis inscription, made by drills, consisting of the\\ndate, the initials of Governor Endicott, and those of\\nthe surveying party, etc., may be seen at the pres-\\nent time, though the action of the elements for two\\nhundred and thirty-three years has rendered them\\nsomewhat illegible. This bound was unknown, or\\nunidentified, for many years and till 1846. From\\nthis point three more miles were to be included, north\\nof the river, so three minutes more were to be allowed,\\nmaking the utmost limit to be at 43\u00c2\u00b0 43 12 north\\nlatitude, and said to be out into the Lake. As the\\ncourse from the mouth of the river was westerly, and\\nthe charter said three miles north of the rh-er, i.e., on\\nits left bank, and the course at the last was nearly\\ndue north, it was, and is, a question where the limit\\nshould fall. If it be determined by a perpendicular\\nline three miles in length, maintained throughout the\\nentire course, then it would be three miles nearly due\\neast of the Weirs, and oft Smith s Intervale, or a little\\neast of Governor s Island. If due north is taken,\\nwhich seems to be implied by the addition of three min-\\nutes for the three miles, then the boundary line will\\npass through a point either three miles due north\\nof this inscribed stone, i.e., near or on Meredith\\nNeck, or three miles north of the point three miles\\neast of the stone, i.e., in the broad expanse northeast\\nof Governor s Island and towards Bear Island.\\nThese observations were made August 1, 1652, and\\nreport was made to General Court, October 19th.\\nJonas Clarke and Samuel Andrews, shipmasters, were\\nsent to mark the same latitude on the Atlantic shore,\\nand determined it to fall on the northern part of\\nUpper Clapboard Island, in Casco Bay, near Portland.\\nAn east and west line drawn through these two points\\nof the parallel 43\u00c2\u00b0 ^Z 12 was to constitute the\\nborder line of the province of Massachusetts Bay but\\nthis demarkation did not abide time and contendings,\\nas it was based on a forced construction of the patent\\nletter. Gilford territory, which was cut by it from near\\nthe Province road and Cotton s Hill and over Liberty\\nHill and down Gunstock Valley to the Intervale, was\\nnot permanently dismembered, and assigned to the\\njurisdiction of the Massachusetts Bay Company. At\\nAquadocton there was originally about three feet fall,\\nwhich has been overcome by flowage in consequence\\nof the dam at Lake village, formerly Folsom sMill.\\nWhile these lands, bordering on the upper Merri-\\nmack and on the South Lake shore, from Aquadocton\\nsouthward and eastward, had evidently qualities\\nvaluable, and calculated to induce occupation and\\ncultivation, and Aquadocton itself was one of the best\\nfishing-grounds, yet, in opposition to all prospects,\\nbut for suflicient causes, this part of the common do-\\nmain remained unused and undeveloped for more\\nthan a full century after 1652. These places were\\nknown, to be sure, but scarcely more than as a thorough-\\nfare of the aboriginal wanderings, and assemblings.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1220.jp2"}, "1039": {"fulltext": "GILFORD.\\nr33\\nand migrations, and a^i feeding-places. The settlers\\nof Piscataqua made early reconnoissance of these\\nregions, and as early as 1632 visited, in their course,\\nthe lake and the White Mountains, and penetrated\\neven to Champlain. They evidently marked the\\nplace a desired resting-place and there built a block-\\nhouse as early as 1722, at the Lake, as it is sup-\\nposed, farther east than the bounds of Gilford, prob-\\nably in some part of Alton, or at Merry Meeting\\nBay, of after fame.\\nFrom the four quarters of the land there seemed to\\nmeet here, as in a centre, the great trails or pathways\\nof the Indians, living in all directions. And Aqua-\\ndocton was, even before, a place of no mean repute, or\\nan unheard-of retreat of the savage wilds.\\nFrom the south came up the Penacooks, the Nash-\\nuas and various remoter tribes from Naumkeag and\\nremoter parts of the Massachusetts Bay territory.\\nFrom the west and northwest the Iriquois and St.\\nFrancis and others, through the valley of the Con-\\nnecticut, Baker s River and the Pemigewasset. From\\nthe north, over the lake, and from the valley of the\\nOssipee, the Saco and Androscoggin, come the Pekwau-\\nketts, the Ossipees and others. From the east came\\nup the Cochecos and various tribes of Maine. Here\\nwa.s their general rendezvous, and here councils of\\nwar were held, tribal feasts enjoyed, questions settled\\nand disputed, and here issues, now unknown, were\\nmade and destinies determined. The summits of the\\nGunstock range were the outlooks over all this region,\\nand from them to the Ossipee, Chocorua, and the\\ngreater, more distant northern peaks and lesser\\nsouthern hills, were heralded the decisions of the con-\\ntending and the couneiling savages. The Indian\\nwars that marked that century had much of their\\nscenes laid in this locality. The exceeding great haz-\\nard in effecting progressive occupation and settlement\\nkept the few actual settlers closely compacted in five or\\nseven towns that constituted the province of New\\nHampshire, viz.: Dover, Portsmouth, Exeter, New\\nCastle, Hampton, Oyster Bay and Great Island.\\nThe changefulne-ss of the mother-country at this\\ntime also had its effects, both directly and indirectly^\\non the expansion of the colony. The uncertainty of\\nthe sovereign personnel, and the spirit of the admin-\\nistration at home, and the changing figures of ap-\\npointed magistrates and Governors here, made every-\\nthing unsubstantial and problematic, and destroyed\\nthe vital germ of enterprise. The commonwealth\\nlasted scarcely a decade from the execution of Charles\\nI., and Charles II. for a quarter of a century from 1660,\\nheld the throne, but, in regard to these colonies, only\\nto appoint six or seven successive Governors in the\\nprovinces of New Hampshire and Massachusetts.\\nThe short reign of James used three more Governors,\\ntlo.sing with the tyrannical and hated Edward Andros.\\nWilliam III., in a reign of a little more than one dec-\\nade, constituted and removed five more; and the\\ndistressful King William s War vexed the whole\\ncountry and distracted and paralyzed the energies of\\nthe feeble band that had set down on the coast and\\nthe Piscataqua, but had their eye and hope on Aqua-\\ndocton. Queen Anne s dozen years reign and the\\nsuccession of George I. brought not much better times;\\nso that when Samuel Shute assumed the Governorship\\nof the two provinces jointly, in 1716, there was\\nscarcely any sign of Aquadocton s being redeemed\\nfrom its wilderness state, or the condition of the older\\nsettlements being much improved. Indians period-\\nically assembled on the shores of the lake, and men\\nfrom Massachusetts visited the Weirs for a winter s\\nstock offish, but the glebe was yet unbroken, and the\\nforests pathless, save by the trail of the red man.\\nBy the appointment of John Wentworth as Lieu-\\ntenant-Governor of New Hampshire, to act under and\\nwith, and, in certain contingencies, instead of. Gov-\\nernor Shute, of Massachusetts Bay province, on June\\n15, 1716, the interests of New Hampshire, and espe-\\ncially of the undeveloped places about the lake were\\nrevived, more carefully looked after and attended to.\\nThe decadence of the spirit of expansion and enter-\\nprise that followed the putting of New Hampshire un-\\nder Massachusetts protection and control, in 1689, and\\nduring the troublous times of William and Mary s reign,\\nseemed to have reached its lowest point about the\\ntime of the accession of Queen Anne, in 1702, or of\\nher death and the commencement of the reign of\\nGeorge I., in 1714. Those who had suffered loss and\\nendured hardships in the earlier wars, from the time\\nof King Philip s, in 1674, and especially in that of\\nKing William, in 1G88-90, now begin to claim .some\\nindemnification or reward. This is sought in grants\\nof unoccupied lands. The paralyzing effect of the\\nmassacre at Dover, and the ruin of Salmon Falls, and\\nthe absence of that master-spirit of Major Waldron,\\nnow dead, determined that the tide of progress would\\nnot set up the Cocheco Valley to the shores of the\\nlake and Aquadocton, though this would have been\\nthe most natural course of expansion. Nor did the\\ncontingencies of the disputed limitations and juris-\\ndiction of the Massachusetts Bay Company favor the\\nextension of settlements up the Merrimack, the second\\nmost natural path of progress in occupation and im-\\nprovement. Hence, the third and most unlikely move-\\nment was made from Exeter into the wilderness by\\nthe route of no river valley, but along the highlands.\\nHence, in 1727, these claimants, numbering nearly\\ntwo hundred, a charter is granted to them of all the\\nland left, from the corner of Chichester, northwest of\\nBarnstead, and northeast of the north line of Canter-\\nbury (then including Loudon and Northfield), and\\nextending to the lake and river, and abutting on both\\nBarnstead and the unincorporated land eastward, after-\\nwards known as the New Durham Gore, since Alton.\\nThe occupation of this land was now considered\\nfeasible, since the Province Council and Assembly had\\ncaused a fort or block-house to be built and garrisoned\\non the shore of the lake. This was ordered in 1722,", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1221.jp2"}, "1040": {"fulltext": "734\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nand was to be fifty feet square, constructed with tim-\\nbers eight inches square, ha\\\\nng two wings, or flanlc-\\ners, and capable of giving accommodation to a garrison\\nof one hundred and fifty men, and was to be provi-\\nsioned duly. It was to be located near the bank of\\nthe lake, where there is an opening into the lake, and\\non the southeiist side; which language, in its first\\nstatement, would seem to indicate Aquadocton, but, in\\nits other vv^ords, appears to refer to Alton Bay, and\\nprobably the eastern side. The purpose of building\\nand arming this block-house was declared to be to\\nannoy and cheek tlie Indians of this region, and so\\nsecure quiet to the settlers. Hence the grantees and\\nactual settlers of Gilmanton had thus a defense in\\ntheir rear, as far as it concerned some of the most un-\\nfriendly tribes in this region and, therefore, the fear\\nof molestation was measurably removed. The pro-\\nprietors were not all from Exeter, but some of Ports-\\nmouth many of the settlers first sat down tem-\\nporarily in the southern part of the grant, and after-\\nwards re-located in the northern section, or Gilford-\\nThe territory was divided into two hundred and fifteen\\nshares, and severally apportioned to one hundred and\\nninety-two shareholders, besides the Masonian heirs\\nand the public and governmental reservations were\\nfive shares.\\nThe proprietors were not, to a great extent, actual\\nsettlers, yet their names very largely correspond to\\nthose known in the history of the plantation. Ninety\\ndifferent names appear in the original list of proprie-\\ntors, among which that of Gilman leads with twenty-\\nfour, viz.: Andrew, Caleb, Daniel, Edward (1st and\\nJr.), Jeremiah, John (Sr., Jr., 3d and Captain), Jona-\\nthan, Joseph, Nathaniel (Sr. and Jr.), Nehemiah,\\nNicholas (Sr., Jr. and 3d), Peter, Robert, Samuel (1st\\nand 3d), Thomas and Trueworthy. Hence the name\\nGilmanton was most natural. The charter bears\\ndate of May 20, 1727, and in the thirteenth year of the\\nsovereign, George I., and had three conditions, viz.\\n1st, the settlement of seventy families within three years\\neach in a separate house, and each having cleared\\nthree acres fit for tillage, and having paid all assess-\\nments. 2d, a meeting-house shall be built within\\nfour years. 3d, three shares shall be appropriated for\\npublic use, viz. One for the ministerial support, one\\nfor minister s residence and one for support of schools\\nproviding, however, that no Indian war prevent the\\nsettlement, and in such event, granting three years\\nfrom the close of such war.\\nThe consideration of this deed or title was the\\nquit-rent of one pound of flax annually forever, if\\ndemanded, and due the second Tuesday of March.\\nAlso all pine-trees, twenty-four inches in diameter,\\nwere reserved, under the act of Parliament, for the\\nconstruction of ships in the royal navy, which trees\\nhad been nuirkcd and registered by a surveyor, ap-\\npointed first in the time of William, and agreeably\\nto the provincial statute of 1708, by the approval of\\n(iueen Anne.\\nThe line of boundary, sis defined by the charter,\\nwas a straight northwest course, or, more accurately,\\nnorth, 47\u00c2\u00b0 west, and from the southwest corner of\\nBarnstead till the Merrimack waters were reached,\\nabout twelve and three-eighths miles, which terminal\\npoint was on the shore of the bay, a little south of\\nthe outlet of Great Brook and one and a half miles\\nsouthwest of Burley s bridge, at East Tilton. The\\nother line ran six miles on the Barnstead line, or,\\nmore accurately, six miles and one hundred and\\ntwenty-two rods, passing one mile, ninety-five rods\\nbeyond Barnstead northeast corner, as now estab-\\nlished. This course was east, 43\u00c2\u00b0 north (said to be\\nnortheast), and thence the line was to run northwest\\n(north, 47\u00c2\u00b0 west) two miles (two miles, sixty-five rods),\\nand thence north (north, 1\u00c2\u00b0 west) seven miles to the\\nlake, i.e., seven miles, forty-eight rods. Thence the\\nshore of the lake and the river, or series of bays, was\\nto be the terminal margin, not including the islands\\noff shore in the whole course. This tract contained\\nabout eighty-five thousand acres of land, about one-\\nthird of which constitutes the original town of Gil-\\nford as set off.\\nAt the expiration of the three years, in 1730, the\\nsettlement of the seventy families had not been ef-\\nfected, and the proprietors petitioned for extension of\\ntime. It is not alleged that the condition of out-\\nbreaking Indian wars formed the basis of this neglect\\nand needed prolongation of time but the country\\nwas far from being tranquil during this period. The\\ncharter, still unpaid for, was held by the clerk of the\\nCouncil yet they made provision for its redemption,\\nand for laying out the plant and making it accessible\\nby a chosen and cut or cleared-out pathway or road\\nbut this work was delayed another year.\\nThe principal names connected with the survey\\nand much of the early doings of the proprietors were\\nthose of Edward Gilman, who seems to be the ac-\\ncepted surveyor, and Jethro Parsons and Oliver\\nSmith. These, with five other men as assistants, l e-\\ngan the bounding of the town June 14, 1731, and\\nsimply ran the easterly line, as defined by the words\\nof the charter. This took twelve daj S, as the line\\nwas about sixteen miles long, and lay over the moun-\\ntains. Beginning at a beech-tree, they ran six miles\\nto a birch, then two miles to another beech, and\\nfinally reached a hemlock at the pond. With these\\nfour trees, only one in Gilford, the domain is located.\\nOne hundred and fifty years might not have wrought\\nthe decay of the beech and the hemlock (perhaps the\\nbirch should have gone) but tradition identifies\\nthem not, nor are seen the initials inscribed on them.\\nThe next year a plan of the town and the laying\\nout of lots were ordered, and these lots were to equal\\nor exceed the number of proprietors. Five ranges of\\nhome lots were laid out in tiers, resting on the south-\\nwest base line, containing about forty acres each, and\\nextending to the base of the mountains and nearly to\\nthe extent of the present town of Gilmanton. Tliese", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1222.jp2"}, "1041": {"fulltext": "GILFORD.\\n(35\\n1 were drawn by the proprietors for actual settling\\nor for disposition to whomsoever they could induce\\nto take up the land and improve it for themselves.\\nOctober 18, 1732, these lots wore drawn and each\\none began to take measures to have the conditions of\\nthe charter carried out.\\nIn 1733 it was decided to lay out a second division\\nof lots, and to build block-houses at the extreme\\nsoutheast part, and also at the extreme northwest, or\\nAquadocton, which is said to be fishing-grounds,\\nand also to examine the soil there, and see if it be\\ngood and fit for a settlement.\\nAn opinion had already obtained that this part of\\nthe grant was more valuable and more desirable for\\na settlement than the lots already laid out. This\\nl)ropositi()n was not immediately carried out, but was\\nrenewed the three following years with variations in\\nthe committee to accomplish it.\\nIn 1736 the committee performed their assigned\\nwork, and in eleven days from the 14tli of June,\\ncleared a pathway from Epsom to Gilmanton and\\nbuilt two block-houses, one at the southeast corner\\n(if the first division of lots, and the other at the\\nWeirs. These were the first houses built on the\\ngrant. As they were simultaneously constructed, the\\none in the present Gilmanton and the other in Gil-\\nford, the two towns may be said to be of equal age.\\nThe former was eighteen feet square and the latter\\nfourteen feet; and these, with the other and larger\\none at the eastern part of the lake, constituted a tri-\\nangulation of the region for fortification and protec-\\ntion, and for aggression. The laud on the lake-shore\\nand river border was pronounced to be of good\\nquality and suitable for settlement and, therefore,\\nits laying out was recommended and urged by the\\ncommittee and demanded by others. The lay and\\nquality of the land inclined the judgment of the\\ncommittee, that these lots should face the river, or\\nwest; and as a detached section, should be erected in\\nranges extending from Aquadocton towards the Can-\\nterbury line, and not connecting with or reaching\\nthe first division.\\nA boom was now made for the settlement of the\\nnorth part of the town, and two important privileges\\nwere offered, viz. First, the choice of the lots to be\\nlaid out in the second division should not be in the\\narbitrary manner of drawing them by lot, but the\\nproprietors, or settlers, could choose their shares\\ntogether and at either end of the division, and so\\navoid being too scattered and exposed. Second, a\\nbonus of forty shillings from each proprietor was\\noffered to the first twenty or more settlers, who\\nwould within five years commence settlement, and\\nwould clear and break up two acres of land. This\\nwas an extension of time, two years, and a reduc-\\ntion of the quota of land to be cleared by one acre,\\nas compared with the proposals made for settling in\\nthe first division and, besides, the premium was not\\ninconsiderable, as two pounds from each of one hun-\\ndred and ninety-two proprietors meant a little fortune\\nin those days, to a mere settler, or husbandman. It\\nwould seem that these inducements should have been\\nsufficient. But they did not secure acceptance and\\nthe next year resort had to be made to the General\\nCourt to extend the time of settlement, and for\\nauthority to collect taxes of the proprietors. Already\\nnearly two hundred pounds had been expended in\\nsurveying, building block-houses and cutting path-\\nways, and several proprietors were in default of pay-\\nment, and their shares had to be sold to satisfy the\\nassessments made.\\nIn 1738 a committee, increased to the number of\\ntwelve, was constituted to lay out these lots, which\\nthey did in June, by the assistance of twenty other\\nhired men, in ten days from the 20th of the month.\\nThe first four days were employed in clearing a way\\nfrom White Hall, or the first block-house, to the\\nMerrimack River, presumably at Aquadocton. The\\nlay or route of this pathway was sketched, but with\\nsome indefiniteness and hence different opinions\\nas to its exact location may be entertained. As the\\nfirst cleared pathway, or road, in the town, its position\\nis of importance. The surveyors returns say that it\\nlay from White Hall to Loon Pond, one mile and a\\nhalf; thence to Block-House Pond, a mile and a\\nhalf; thence to Third Camp Meadow, four miles\\nthence N. W. by N., to Skeiler s Meadow, three\\nmiles and on the same course, five miles, to the\\nPond. With the want of expressed direction in the\\nfirst three courses, or stages of advance, we are to\\nmake special use of the definiteness of direction and\\ndistances mentioned in the last two stages. Reversing\\nthe course of northwest by north, and laying off five\\nmiles, the meadow land in the valley of the Miles\\nRiver will be reached, near the estate of the late\\nDavidBrown,Esq.,orthatnear John Foster s and Jona-\\nthan Morrill s, above the flowage. Then, laying off\\nthree miles in the same direction (nearly), the pond at\\nthe summit or the head-waters of the Suncook will be\\nreached (or, from Foster s and Morrill s meadow, the\\nmargin of Young s Pond). Loon Pond is easily\\nidentified, and there remains only Block-House Pond\\nfor identification. A radius of four miles from Third\\nCamp Meadow, considered as at the head-waters of\\nthe Suncook, would very nearly reach the Reservoir\\nPond, or the small pond a little to the east of it, and\\nat the head of Mill Brook or, measured from Young s,\\nwould reach Pickerel Pond. Either of these three\\nponds may have been referred to as Block-House\\nPond. The only other plausible identification of\\npoints and direction of the route is, that Pickerel\\nPond, near Parsonage Hill, represents Block House\\nPond and the vicinity of Young s Pond, the Third\\nCamp Meadow; and the upper Gunstock Valley, south\\nof Gilford village, to Esquire Weeks estate, that of\\nSkeiler s Meadow and that thence the way crossed\\nMeeting-House Hill to the Weirs and this, though\\nanswering well as to distances, does not agree as to", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1223.jp2"}, "1042": {"fulltext": "736\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nthe directions mentioned in the returns. As the first\\ndivision of lots had already been laid out, it would be\\nnatural to follow them as far as they extended, and\\n80 avail themselves of the advantage of the surveyor s\\nmarks and partial clearing of pathways; and this\\nwould be in the direction of Young s Pond, and the\\npond at the summit, or head-waters, from which\\npoint Aquadocton, or its immediate vicinity, could be\\nsighted, and its bearing taken and hence at this stage\\nfirst mention is made of direction and the course\\nthence is made as direct as possible.\\nWith this way cleared, the communication between\\nthe first and second divisions was made easy and\\nthese thirty-two men now divide themselves and their\\nwork into four parts. Two parties lay out the lots\\nin five ranges, In all, numbering one hundred and\\nseventy-seven lots.\\nFor encouragement to settle on these, not only\\nmight the settlers have the choice of their lots\\ntogether, but they should receive forty shillings annu-\\nally from each proprietor, a generous offer indeed.\\nThe third house was built by one section of this\\nI)arty for their shelter, but its site was not described,\\niior does tradition locate it.\\nAnother section of the party spent six days in\\nlooking out a convenient place for a way to Canter-\\nbury. This second way in the territory was distinct\\nfrom the one from Epsom, via White Hall, and ran\\nparallel with the ranges, along the margin of the\\nriver at first, and then south through the upper part\\nof the town, or Upper Parish.\\nAVhen it seemed so assured that the town would be\\nspeedily settled, and the union of New Hampshire\\nand Massachusetts under one civil administration had\\nkept somewhat in abeyance the conflicting claims to\\nlands on the margin of the river, so that without hes-\\nitation, question or protest, the second division of lots\\nwas laid out and offered to settlers, being nevertheless\\nall comprehended in that part of the domain claimed\\nby Massachusetts, and the settlement of the boundary\\nin 1741 had given advantage and impulse to the pro-\\njects and interests of the proprietors, there seemed un-\\naccountably a stay in proceedings, as neither the town,\\nor parts of the town, realized progress.\\nThen the unsettled state of affairs in Europe cul-\\nminated in the declaration of war between England\\nand France, and brought on the dark night of conflict\\nin the American colonies, paralyzing all schemes. So\\nthat from 1738 to 1748 all things remained stationary,\\nor were retrograding. Two cleared ways and three\\nhouses were all of Gilford and Gilmanton. On the\\ncessation of hostilities, in 1749, there were attempts\\nmade to revive the interests of the scheme, and, as pre-\\nparatory to it, a committee, with twenty men, by order\\nof the proprietors, spent eleven long summer days in\\nrenewing the metes and bounds and repairing the\\nhouses and adding one new house at Third Camp\\nMeadow (the claim to which is not determined either\\nin favor of (iilfbrd or (iilmanton, as its site is not set-\\ntled) and renewing the way cut ten years before, which\\nby disuse, had become almost untraceable and useless.\\nBut the time of peace was too short to admit of\\nmuch progress, and a second war deferred for another\\ndecade all advancement and this, despite new and\\ngenerous offers held out to pioneers. To at most forty\\nsettlers, who, within one year, should build houses and\\nbring under cultivation three acres of land yearly,\\nthere was proffered a premium of fifty acres of land\\nadditional from the undivided land, and this to be\\ndoubled at the end of six years, as an additional bonus.\\nThe only immediate eft ect of this proposed bounty\\nwas some felling of trees in 1750 by parties from Pena-\\ncook, on land chosen and intended for a homestead,\\nbut which was soon quit by reason of the renewal of\\nhostile demonstrations. Indeed, so low did the enter-\\nprise run, that twenty-one shares were to be sold to\\npay arrearages of unpaid taxes. The sale of Mason s\\nclaim to twelve men of Portsmouth further complica-\\nted and embarrassed matters pertaining to the settle-\\nment of the town.\\nTo overcome this effectual obstacle, the uncertainty\\nof valid title, a way must be devised. A compromise\\nwas made whereby these purchasers, called the heirs\\nof Mason, quit-claimed the remainder of the territory\\nfor eighteen shares in equality with the original pro-\\nprietors; the.se shares to be reserved in guaranty to them\\nand exempted from taxation till occupied. With this ob-\\nstacle removed, a new bonus is offered of one hundred\\npounds old tenor, in eightquarterly instalments, and two\\nforty-acre lots of land, to the first twenty settlers, and,\\nwhen there should be ten families, to support a minis-\\nter and also to build a saw-mill. It would seem that\\nsuch liberal conditions should have secured a rush for\\nthe prize. But dangers and war are more powerful\\nthan all gain.\\nThe contract with the Masonian heirs involved or\\nrequired the survey and laying out of their eighteen\\nshares and the making of a plan of the town, which\\nwas done in 1752 by one Nathan Sanborn, under the\\ndirection of a committee whose chairman was Oliver\\nSmith. This was the third division, or third laying\\nout of lots, and was made, as the contract specified,\\nfrom the extreme eastern side of the grant. They\\nwerelaidoffin two ranges running from the lake-shore\\non the north, and extending to the margin of Young s\\nand Lougee s Ponds, and quite to the north-eastern\\nlimits of the first division of forty-acre lots. These\\nlots were to be equal in quantity and quality to the\\nshares of the original proprietors, and they varied in\\nsize from two hundred to four hundred acres.\\nThus, having the two vexed questions settled, viz.,\\nthat of title and that of jurisdiction,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the way seemed\\nprepared to easily carry out the plans for improvement\\nof the grant. But there remained still one, and an\\nabiding, hindrance, that of exposure to Indian cru-\\nelties and attacks. The block-houses and fort did not\\nprove sufficient for defense. The borders of the lake\\nwere no ordinary or insignificant locality. The drama", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1224.jp2"}, "1043": {"fulltext": "737\\nol Indian conHicts and struggles was conspicuously-\\nlaid on this battle-ground and rendezvous.\\nAnd another and extremely severe conflict was at\\nhand or rather the former one, supposed to have\\nended in 1748, broke out anew in 1754, and ended not\\ntill the most stubborn of these foes (the St. Francis\\ntribe) was broken, in the year 1759, and peace was se-\\ncured.\\nIndeed, the fear and reluctance of men to throw\\nthemselves too far fromabase, into theunoccupied and\\nexposed places, was not relieved till the various colo-\\nnies began to combine and make common cause. The\\naction of the congress of commissioners and their\\ndeclaration in 1754, and the consequent successful\\nconduct of affairs in the five following years, did much\\nto assure men who would undertake enterprises in the\\nnew parts. But the second French War employed and\\nexhausted all the reserve forces of the country, and\\nno one turned his thoughts toward the development\\nof his interests in unsettled lands till after 1760.\\nAlthough, to any sagacious eye the northern part of\\nGilmanton had the most promising future, and, witli\\nits mighty motive-power in the three water-falls at the\\nWeirs and Lower Weirs (Lake village) and Wiune-\\nsquam (Laconia), was destined to outstrip the other\\nsections, yet the settlement came up, and that slowly,\\nfrom Epsom, through the cleared way, to the southeast\\npart of the grant. Here the appearance of a settle-\\nment was effected in the last days of 1761. But, in\\norder to effect this, increasingly generous offers had\\nto be made.\\nThe fourth laying out of lands was made of that\\nlying contiguous to the first division of forty-acre lots,\\nand was disposed into six ranges, and two ranges of\\ngores, these equal in number on each side of the\\nfirst division and these, of one hundred acres each,\\n(though varying somewhat), were offered in pairs to\\ngo with each home lot to the first forty settlers. A\\ngrist-mill and a saw-mill were also promised to be\\nerected by the proprietors for the settlers as soon as\\nthere were ten families.\\nA great inconvenience and impediment to progress\\nat this time was tlie want of proper roads. The one\\ncut and twice afterwards cleared, from Epsom to\\nthe Weirs, twenty-six miles in extent, and also others,\\nwere not much more than mere foot-paths or trails,\\ncapable, however, of use to riders on horseback, which\\nmode of travel and transportation was then most\\ncommon (even the iron-work of the first saw-mill and\\ngrist-mill being brought into town in this manner). A\\nroad for wheels was first partially made to the border-\\nline of the town in 1750, but was impassable for ox-\\nteams in 1762. The town had to make their road\\nthrough the unsettled portions of the town next to it,\\nin order to find access or approaches to its own do-\\nmain.\\nWater communication in places bordering on the\\nlake and river in a measure supplied this defect, and\\ntravel in this wav was there common. The first im-\\nprovement fif land was not in the northern or second\\ndivision. The two families that came in 1761, the\\neight that were added in 1762, and even the total of\\nforty-five found there in 1767, comprising two hundred\\nand fifty individuals, all took their choice of lots in\\nthe lower part of the grant, though some of them sub-\\nsequently moved into the upper section, or Upper Par-\\nish. It was not till 1777 and 1778 that families made\\njiermanent location in the northern part. Contrary to\\nreasonable expectation, and strange to say, one hun-\\ndred and fifty-five years elapsed between the settle-\\nment of Dover and that of Gilford, though only less\\nthan forty miles lay between their boundaries, and a\\nnatural roadw^ay extended directly from one to the\\nother, via the lake-shore, and, moreover, though pe-\\nculiar advantages offered inducements to expansion\\nin this very direction. So, also, upwards of sixteen\\nyears has marked the progress of only ton miles in\\noccupation northward from White Hall.\\nThe laying out of the first parish, in 1761, in the\\nsoutheast corner of the town, six miles by six and a\\nhalf, almost identical, in position and extent, to the\\npresent town of Gilmanton, and the providing for\\npreaching there, and the building of a saw-mill and\\ngrist-mill, respectively, in this and the following year,\\nall by the proprietors for the benefit of the settlers,\\nseemed to act unfavorably to the wider di-spersion of\\nthe inhabitants, and to the development of the upper\\nand better lands, and the using of its natural re-\\nsources. This effected concentration of privileges and\\ninterests there, formed the germ of a distinct munici-\\npality, and gave rise to a counter and competing cen-\\ntralization, which resulted, after fifty years of munici-\\npal unity, in the dismemberment and separate civil\\nexistence of Gilford, and, in the end, of Belmont. The\\nspecial adaptation of the upper part of the territory\\nto agricultural purposes, and of its great motive-\\npower in the immense volume of water furnished by\\nthe lake to manufacturing, as contrasted with the in-\\nsignificant streams on which the first proprietors\\nmills were placed, only to be shifted or to go to de-\\ncay, evidently pointed to future separation and\\ngrowth. Men of keen foresight plainly saw this to\\nbe inevitable and wisely acted upon the evidence;\\nand, first of all, after Samuel Jewett, two men, Cap-\\ntain S. F. Gilman and James Ames, in 1778, chose\\ntheir lots here and pitched.\\nThe way to this step was prepared, in a large meas-\\nure, by the building of the Province road, eight\\nyears before. To facilitate the settling of new towns\\nto be granted, and those already granted, but not im-\\nproved (for many waited long for inhabitants), the\\nGeneral Court laid this road in 1770, to extend from\\nPortsmouth to Canada and its lay was diagonally\\nacross Gilmanton, from the I lrst Division and settled\\nportion to the narrows in the river as it enters Win-\\nnesquam, just below the FalKs, in Gilford, at later\\ntimes called Jleredith Bridge.\\nThe General Court imposed on the towns the", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1225.jp2"}, "1044": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nbuilding ol tlie road through their domain. The in-\\nhabitants of Gilmanton were opposed to the extension\\nof the road into the upper part of their territory,\\nand officially refused to construct it. It cut the lots\\ndiagonally and much to their damage, while the lay-\\ning out of the town provided for a regular system of\\nroads and made the lots rectangular. The e.xpense\\nwas considered excessive and burdensome, while they\\nwere struggling to provide for other things, as schools\\nand churches and the necessary roads to reach their in-\\ndividual lands and residences. It was also unfavor-\\nable to concentration and prosperity in the neighbor-\\nhood already formed, to induce the forming of distant\\nand rival neighborhoods so that the project was not\\nviewed with favor. But the General Court ordered\\nthe road to be built by contractors, and the cost,\\nthree hundred and thirty-one pounds, was assessed\\non the town. Thus a passable highway was opened,\\nin 1770, into Gilford, and, very wisely, to the part\\nwhere the power was. This assured a settlement\\nthere and growth.\\nAbout the same time Samuel Jewett settled above\\nthe Falls, at the terminus of the Province road. It\\nis claimed this was in 1777.\\nThe first two to locate afterwards were farmers, and,\\nwith good judgment, made their choice in the vicin-\\nity of the Intervale, the one at the southeast and the\\nother at the southwest angle of that rich tract of al-\\nluvial land.\\nJames Ames settled near the house built and occu-\\npied by Ebenezer Smith, Esq., and Captain S. F. Gil-\\nman at the bead of the spur of the valley or meadow\\nland, near the heads of Black Brook and the Meadow\\nBrook.\\nAbout this time Levi Lovit made a temporary resi-\\ndence near the outlet of the Lily Pond, and opposite\\nthe house afterwards and lately occupied by Increa.se\\nW. Davis.\\nAbraham Folsom began improvements at the\\nLower Weirs, and though his residence was in that\\npart which, till recently, belonged to Meredith, and,\\nlater, Laconia, yet his enterprise was for the interests\\nof Gilford, and his mill (grist-mill) was the one ne-\\ncessary accommodation of the first settlers.\\nDaniel Stevens located on the Gilford side of the\\nriver, and his house, still standing, was for many\\nyears the only house at that place on the Gilford\\nside.\\nSoon after these came Malachi Davis, Samuel\\nBlaisdcll and Lowell Sanborn, the first two of whom\\nsettled near the residence of Captain Gilman, and the\\nlast of whom at the extreme end of the range, on the\\nlake-shore.\\nEsquire Benjamin Weeks, who came into the lower\\npart of the town in 1768, led a party into the upper\\nsection and located at the western base of Mount Ma-\\njor, in 1787, where there afterwards dwelt a large\\ncommunity of that name. He was a leading man\\nand large land-holder, and successful in business.\\nThe population of the town increased rapidly after\\nthe first few years. There are no returns extant that\\nshow the number of actual residents within the limits\\nof that portion of Gilmanton which was set oft to\\nconstitute the town of Gilford at the time of such de-\\ntachment living there. But by the census of 1810 we find\\nthat the whole town then contained 4338 inhabitants\\nand by the census returns of 1820 it had then 3752 re-\\nmaining in the old town, and Gilford had 1816 so that\\nit is probable that about 1500 inhabitants were set off to\\nform the new town. The little band of 250 in 1767,\\nof 775 in 1775, or of four at the beginning of 1762,\\nhad a remarkable growth. And the increase in the\\nsecond division was not less rapid than that of the\\nfirst, or of the whole, which numbered only 775 in\\n1775, two years before the first families entered the\\nupper part and actually made a beginning of settle-\\nment there. The census of 1790 gives a population\\nof 2613, and that of 1800 makes it 3762. As above\\nstated, in 1810 it was 4338, and probably in 1812 the\\naggregate was not less than 5000.\\nThelist of tax-payers of Gilford in 1813, the first\\none made after the incorporation, contained 294\\nnames, including a few non-residents. The assess-\\nment of that year was for $1207.08, comprising State\\ntax, $182.68; county tax, $67.35; and school tax,\\n$492.08; and town tax, S465.73.\\nThey spent nearly as much for schools as for al 1\\nother town expenses, and maintained ten schools about\\nsix months each.\\nCaptain James Follet was the first collector, and\\nhad been several years before for the Fourth Col-\\nlector s District of Gilmanton, or the Second Division.\\nThe first Board of Selectmen were John Smith,\\nThomas Saltmarsh and John Gilman. In 180(3 there\\nwere in the Fourth Collector s District, nearly con-\\nterminous with the future new town, 166 assessed\\npersons and the amount assessed was $643.60, out of\\n$2803.92, assessed on the whole town, showing that\\nthe district had not then attaine4 to the fourth part\\nof the taxable value of the whole. In 1808 this sec-\\ntion had 192 tax-payers, including a few non-residents,\\nand was levied upon for $616.62 in the total of\\n$2574.42, or about one-fourth part. The list of as-\\nsessed had increased in 1810 to the number of 206. The\\ninventories of these years show that but few acres of\\nland had been improved by each settler, they having\\nbeen extensively engaged in constructing their build-\\nings, and were now distracted by the opening of an-\\nother war with England. Born or inaugurated in the\\nwarlike season, the public afFaira were conducted\\nsomewhat in a spirit of contention. Notonly political,\\nbut even ecclesiastical affsiirs witnessed many a battle,\\nlong drawn out and most bitter. A child of strife,\\nnursed in conflicts, she grew valiant in war. With\\nroom for free exercise of her arms over the adjacent\\nwaters on the north and the west, she was prepared to\\nmeet any assailant from either quarter; and, trusting,\\nin her munition of rocks, she attended to domestic", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1226.jp2"}, "1045": {"fulltext": "GILFORD.\\n739\\nimprovements without fear or distraction and the re-\\nsult has been not otherwise than laudable, as the fol-\\nlowing exhibit will jjlainly establish:\\nThe Personnel of the Early Settlers.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 As an ar-\\nticle of the prescribed extent for siieli a work as this\\ndoes not admit of a booR, or even full chapter, of gen-\\nealogies, it will be sufficient to append a few words\\non the persons and characters of those early citizens\\nwho constituted the body politic in its first years of\\nseparate and corporate existence. And for this pur-\\npose will we use the list of tax-payers in the first year\\nof assessment. Thirty-five years had doubtless wit-\\nnessed some falling out as well as the gathering in of a\\nbody of inhabitants, so that our notices may be wanting\\nin some names of parties who had come and gone\\nalready, and some who had not yet been placed on the\\nlist of tax-payers, though really resident.\\nDaniel Avery appears to be among the number as\\nearly as 1790, and he commenced trade here at that\\ntime, at the bridge, the terminus of the Province road.\\nHe afterwards enlarged his business and built a fac-\\ntory and ran it many years, and he was one of the\\nheaviest tax-payers at the first year of the town s sep-\\narate and independent management, and even before\\nthat date. His family remained there for many years,\\nbut are not represented in the place now by that\\nname. James and David Ames are among the earliest\\non the ground. James settled at the foot of the hill\\nin the road, now discontinued, near Esquire Ebenezer\\nSmith s, and David located where Richard Dame lived,\\nnow owned and occupied by William W. Watson.\\nThey appear to have made a good beginning, but\\nlong since the families have been reduced and scarcely\\nrepresented among us. The family is not, however,\\nextinct, but have mostly removed elsewhere.\\nJeremiah Bartlet came early to Gilford and took up\\nland, about 1790, at the west base of Gunstock Moun-.\\ntain, and was a successful farmer and an upright, re-\\nspected man. He lived to an honorable and ripe old\\nage on the lot he first occupied, and in his later years\\nwas afflicted with deafness and a troublesome wen on\\nthe neck, which increased in size as his years ad-\\nvanced. His exemplary piety was characteristic.\\nHe had two sons and several daughters. One married\\nJohn Jewett. His sons were dealers in stock and\\nfor a time drovers. The line of descent is not traced\\nby numerous posterity, but the homestead is still occu-\\npied by lineal descendants, some of another name.\\nSamuel Bartlett was a citizen also at the same time.\\nRev. Robert Barllett moved into town in later times,\\nwith a large family, occupying the Osgood place, on\\nLiberty Hill, and supplying the Universalist pulpit\\nfor a time, and dying only a few years ago at his\\ndaughter s, in Lake village, at an advanced age. He\\nwas a man of good ability and of activity in his early\\nlife, and had some good positions before coming to\\nGilford.\\nThe name of Bean, so common in Gilmanton, was also\\nwell represented here in the persons of Elijah, James,\\nSolomon and John, and later by Henry, Joel, Chase\\nand True. The first of these settled in the southern\\npart of the town and the others in the northern.\\nTheir families arc still represented, though not by\\ngreat numbers of the same name, but by changed\\nnames.\\nThe family of Bennett was among the first of the\\nassessed, and the names of John, John, Jr., John (4)\\nand Winthrop appear on the first year. They settled\\nin Chattleborough and near Liberty Hill. Some of\\nthe name in after-years, as Harrison, was of honorable\\nmention in public affairs and educational depart-\\nment.s. The family is still represented by a few.\\nThe Blaisdell family was a prominent one from\\nthe very first years. Samuel Blaisdell settled north\\nof and near to Captain Oilman, at the Lily Pond. He\\nworked at blacksmith work, and several of his sons\\nafterwards carried on the same business. His sons were\\nWilliam, John, Daniel, Enoch, Aaron, Philip and\\nSamuel, all men of intellectual and executive abili-\\nties. He exercised his talents as a lay preacher,\\nholding meetings at his own house before a regular\\nservice was established or meeting-house built. Per-\\nhaps there was some lack of agreement of his doc-\\ntrinal sentiments and those current or entertained by\\nmany in the vicinity. William, the oldest son, was\\nlater representative of and preacher to the Order of\\nChristians, or, as they are sometimes called, Christian\\nBaptists. He had good talents and education and\\nwas promoted in civil offices. Others of the family\\nexercised limitedly their gifts in lay preaching. Mrs.\\nSamuel Blaisdell was efficient as nurse and doctress\\nto her sex before the regular physician was settled or\\ncould be easily called. The family were largely nat-\\nural and apt mechanics. Samuel, of another branch\\nof the family, was the framing carpenter of those and\\nlater days. The family is now numerously rcpre^\\nsented. Eliphlet and Jacob were also early settlers\\nEliphlet (2), deacon a long time of the Baptist Church\\nat Lake village, and some of that branch, were, by\\naffiliation. Baptists and efficient members. Other\\nbranches of the family were Free- Will Baptists and\\nprominent, and slill others were of other and more\\nliberal belief and practice.\\nDr. Zadock Bowman was practicing phj sician at\\nthe beginning of the century, and located at Meredith\\nBridge. David Bowman was the successor in the\\nestate, which was and has been one of prominence.\\nMrs. Daniel Tilton now represents the family. John\\nBoyd is sole representative of that name in the tax-\\nlist of 1806, and was possessed of an estate near Ben-\\njamin Jewell s. Enoch Boyd represented tlie name\\nin later years, and occupied the homestead. Abel\\nand Ephraim Brown, with Ephraim, Jr., are the\\nrepresentatives of that name, the former living at the\\nlakeside, at what was afterwards the Almsliouse\\nfarm, and the others in Miles Valley. They were\\nmen of means, except Ephraim, Jr. and Xehemiah\\nand Daniel were the children in possession succes-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1227.jp2"}, "1046": {"fulltext": "740\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY; NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nsively. Captain Daniel and Nehemiah were of hon-\\norable standing in town affairs.\\nThe name Buzzell (or Buswell) is early mentioned,\\nand the names of Isaac, Ebenezer, Ichabod, Ichabod,\\nJr.. Stephen, George and James are enrolled. The\\nfamily settled in the east part of the town, on both\\nsides of the mountain. The family of manufacturing\\nmen at Laconia bearing that name came later to\\ntown, and first operated the fulling and carding-mill\\non Gunstock River, and also did business in the\\nwoolen line at Lalce village, and since have pros-\\necuted an extensive and successful enterprise at La-\\nconia, first in the old Parker warp-mill and later in\\nMorrison s carding and fulling-mill and the Belknap\\nMill and later enlargements. They have shown\\nbusiness tact and skill. The names of Boynton, Bur-\\nbank, Bradbury, Badger, Burleigh, Blake, Beede,\\nBurns and Bickford are found in the list but some\\nare non-resident, and of others but little is known.\\nTradition locates Bickford at Richard Dame s or\\nJoseph P. Smith s. Captain Charles Beede came\\nlater and did blacksmithing at Gilford village and\\nlater at Laconia, and enlisted in the Union army at\\nan advanced age.\\nThe name of Robert Carr is associated with the\\nQuaker faith, and he is known as Elder Carr. He early\\nsettled on an excellent glade of land at the mouth of\\nthe Miles Brook, and was one of the frugal and fore-\\nhanded farmers, living in a stately and neatly-kept\\nhouse a semi-inn of honorable repute. The team-\\ning of products to Portsmouth and freighting back of\\ngroceries was a considerable branch of business in\\nthose days, and way-places for halting and accom-\\nmodation were in demand. The sons of Robert Carr\\n(John and Richard) located one at the homestead\\nand the others at Alton. The family still remains in\\ntpwn.\\nThe Clough family, represented by David, Aaron,\\nJMoses and Caleb, were here early, one at the east\\nbase of the mountains and the other at the Hoyt s\\nneighborhood and these families have gone. John\\nC. Clough lived at Laconia and kept store on the\\nMeredith side. The family remains in the place, but\\nthe business is closed.\\nThe Clark name is more common, and applies to\\nmore than one lineage. Samuel Clark settled a little\\nnorth of Folsom s Mills, and the family is of honor-\\nal)le mention, and from it came the Hon. Joseph\\nClark, of Manchester, Esq. Samuel Clark, of Lake\\nvillage and others. William Clark settled farther\\nnorth, on the Plains. Jacob and Mayhew were of\\nMeredith Bridge, the former a shoemaker and musi-\\ncian. Others of the Same name dwelt at .Tewctt s\\nCi)rner and Laconia.\\nEzekiel Collins settled hei e about 1X07, in the\\nneighborhood of Chattleborough Pond, and the family,\\nin later generations, preserved its compact condition\\nin its own neighborhood, and in large numbers.\\nSeven sons settled near, and daughters settled here\\nand elsewhere. The mill in their plant has long been\\noperated by some one of the name for sawing and\\nthreshing. They were an industrious and quiet peo-\\nple and mainly successful.\\nJohn Cotton settled near the- hill bearing this name,\\nin the south part of the town Snd a little otf the Prov-\\nince road, and the family still has its representatives\\nthere. Simon Cotton was of the same line.\\nThe Chase family is represented as early as 1806,\\nand by the individual names of Mark, Green, James,\\nJr., and Widow Nancy. Their location is uncertain.\\nLater, Albert and Hazeltine Chase came from Loudon\\nand were connected with the business and firm of\\nJewett, Chase Thing, store-keepers at Gilford vil-\\nlage Albert, also, as clerk in the store of Charles\\nStark there, or Stark Goodhue. Samuel Connor is\\namong the inhabitants as early as 1810, and Joseph\\nConnor lived near Captain Oilman s and Lieutenant\\nRand s. The house has gone and the family name is\\nnot preserved at present. They were connected with\\nthe McCoys. The name of Cram is associated with\\ninhabitants at Meredith Bridge. Jonathan and Widow\\nCram are the only names that appear in the lists.\\nTaxes were assessed on property of Dr. Call and\\nJames Crocket, residing in Meredith. A little later\\nthe Chesley family settled in the east part of the\\ntown, near Alton but the family is no longer known\\namong the people of that section. The Coles came\\nlater from Conway to Lake village and engaged in\\nthe furnace and foundry business. There were sev-\\neral of the second generation, and they at one time\\ncomprised a large portion of the active business men\\nof Lake village. Benjamin Cole, Esq., has been\\nprominent in public affairs for many years. The iron\\nand hardware trade and works were largely in their\\nhands, and it was successfully conducted and associ-\\nated with general trade. The Crosbys have been of\\nhonorable mention. Josiah and Dixi have practiced\\nmedicine here with skill and ability. The former was\\nalso connected with the Avery Factory awhile. They\\nwere first from Sandwich and later lived at Gilman-\\nton Corner. The father, Asa Crosby, had an exten-\\nsive practice in all the region. Sanborn Crosby was\\nlong an inhabitant near Meredith Bridge,^another\\nfamily. Richard Dame settled near the Intervale and\\nwas a laborious and successful farmer; wore his uncut\\nhair in a queue after the manner of the Quakers, and\\nraised a large family, which have almost lost the\\nname and representation in the place yet, by mar-\\nriage, the line is preserved under other names. Ben-\\njamin Dame pursued the blacksmith business and\\nlived in different places in town. The family is\\nlargely gone, but few remain. The Davis family was\\nprominent in early years. Malachi Davis settled, in\\n1790, near the Lily Pond and held a good estate. He\\nwas a father in matters of religion and politics. His\\nhouse was for many years the place of holding the\\nDemocratic caucus, as well as the social religious\\nmeetings. His life was prolonged by means of a", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1228.jp2"}, "1047": {"fulltext": "741\\ndifficult surgical operation. His family was not large\\nin the line of sons, but several daughters of good\\nability became well connected in married life, and\\nstill some are alive iu advanced age. Several families\\nof the name, and related, settled in his immediate\\nneighborhood and also on the east side of the moun-\\ntains. A family of the name resided at Meredith\\nBridge, and one at Lake village, known as Neighbor\\nJohn. Nathaniel, called also Island Davis, occupied\\nGovernor s Island. He was a stalwart and command-\\ning personage, and exercised his gifts as a leader in\\nmatters of free church order in preaching and public\\ndiscussion. He raised a family of four sons and\\nabout the same number of daughters, who became\\nwell connected. The sons and himself were leaders\\niu political and other public affairs. One, John, was\\na prominent teacher and afterwards agent of the fac-\\ntory company at Lake village. They have gone from\\nthe island, but are represented elsewhere. The family\\nlargely embraced Miller s doctrine, though at first\\nfollowing one Osgood, of anti-church government\\nsentiments. William Miller, in person, held a camp-\\nmeeting on the island in 1840.\\nAbraham Dearborn lived awhile near the head of\\nthe gully and elsewhere. Jeremiah Dow, Josiah\\nDow, Samuel Dicey, William Drew and Joseph Drew\\nare among the voters of 1813. They were connected\\nwith Meredith Bridge, except Drew, who was in the\\ncentral part of the town. These are now largely gone\\nfrom the place as families. The name of Eager was\\nformerly known, but is now not current. Lieutenant\\nWinthrop Eager is mentioned in 1813. Asa Eager\\nand John Eager were citizens at Meredith Bridge\\n(.\\\\sa Eager was sheriff and otherwise a public man\\nhe kept hotel in early years) and known as connected\\nwith the county affairs and the court. Eager s tav-\\nern was situated nearly opposite the court-house.\\nThe name is not at present met here.\\nThe Eaton family settled in the eastern part of the\\ntown. The same name is associated with the settle-\\nment at the Weirs, as occupying on the Meredith\\nside. We have, in 1806 and 1813, Joseph, Joshua,\\nBenjamin and Elias. Later, Elisha, Jonathan and\\nSherburn are on the records. Daniel, Esq., was re-\\ncently a successful teacher. John and Martin have\\nbeen in trade here and in Salem, Mass.\\nThe Elkins family was formerly quite large. Dan-\\niel, Richard, Jonathan, James, John and Ezekiel are\\namong those early here, and for the most part lived\\nnear the Suncook Mountains (west of them), and one\\nfamily on the Lake road.\\nJohn Evans, Esq., was a leading man, living on the\\neast part of the Lake-Shore road. Samuel and George\\nwere members of the family, and the former a teacher.\\nThe name is not now found in the town.\\nThe Edgerly name at Meredith Bridge, as Nathan-\\niel, the register of deeds, is of later date.\\nThe Edwards family was here early, and Nathaniel,\\nin the second generation, was a long while a propri-\\netor and conductor of the shoe business at Meredith\\nBridge.\\nThe Foster family first located in the centre of the\\nIntervale, occupied the D. Y. Smith place, and also,\\nlater, on Miles River, near the Morrill neighborhood.\\nThomas was first here before 1806, and Thomas, Jr.,\\nJohn and Daniel continued thefamily to recent years;\\nbut now the name is but little known.\\nSamuel Foss was early living near Mount Minor.\\nEzekiel Flanders occupied land on the east side of\\nMount Prospect, and belongs to the large family of\\nthat name in Alton. The line is still continued here.\\nJames Follet came to Gilford about 1792, and\\nwrought at blacksmith work. He was brother-in-law\\nto Rev. Richard Martin, and settled near him on\\nMeeting-House Hill. He was efficient in public af-\\nfairs, being repeatedly the collector of taxe.s, consta-\\nble and captain in the militia. He carried on the\\ntanning business, and engaged to some extent in trade,\\nwhich his sons also took up and conducted at different\\nplaces. He raised a large family of sons and\\ndaughters the sons are all enterprising, efficient men,\\nand the daughters have all married well. They have\\nbeen scattered and reduced in numbers in later years,\\nand the original house, so intimately associated wilh\\nthe early town-meetings and the Sabbath meetings,\\nand the first store, Pearley s, has been burnt. Sam-\\nuel Follet is once found on the tax-list, and that in\\n1810.\\nThe Folsom name appears very early and in fre-\\nquency. Jonathan Folsom signed the Test Paper\\n(political), in 1776, as an inhabitant of Gilmanton\\nprobably located not within the limits of the present\\nGilford, as it is conceded that there were no families\\nthen settled on its territory. He is, however, a tax-\\npayer in 1813. Abraham Folsom is said to have set-\\ntled in town in 1781, and to have built his mill at that\\ndate, for the town gavethe five acres for a mill privilege\\nand built the bridge at his mills, or the Weirs (Lower\\nWeirs), the year before,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 i. e. 1780, and the bridge\\nwas located above the mills in 1782. He subsequently\\nbuilt his house on the Meredith side and was a citizen\\nof that town, and the estate and property was included\\ntherein till that section was set ofl to Gilford re-\\ncently. Two lots in the eighth range were sold to\\nbuild the bridge, and the five acres given to him. The\\nother families of this name were those of Nathaniel,\\nBenjamin, John, Dudley and others, who have held\\nhigh places in public affairs and several have been\\ndistinguished.\\nThe Gilmans are both conspicuous and numerous.\\nThey came early and later. Foremost is Captain John\\nF., who settled near the Lily Pond in the same year\\nthat Abraham FoLsom came, in 1781. He was a prin-\\ncipal citizen and land-holder, and by his captaincy\\nwas always a marked character. His family was by\\nadoption, including James McCoy and Oilman Thing.\\nEzekiel Oilman came the same year and settled near\\nBenjamin Jewett s place. Lieutenant John Oilman", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1229.jp2"}, "1048": {"fulltext": "742\\nHISTORY OF BELKxNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nsettled on the south of Captain John F.; and Dudley\\nstill further to the southwest, coming in 1789 and\\nAndrew possessed a large estate at the foot of the\\nmountains, west side, and near by Samuel and Joshua.\\nLevi and iSamuel settled near Gunstock or Meeting-\\nHouse Hill. Robinson Oilman located at Meredith\\nBridge, and Antipas on Liberty Hill. These all have\\nheld lineal connections with the great Oilman fra-\\nternity, and they are also, by one branch or other,\\nconnected by intermarriages with most of the fami-\\nlies of the town at large. Most of them had large\\nfamilies.\\nAbel (elder) and Manoah Glidden settled near\\nAlton line and the mountains. The latter came in\\n1796. They were leading men in that section, and\\ntheir descendants are still in possession of the estates.\\nAbel (2d) is also a minister. The father was a man\\nof native talent.\\nLevi, John and Jethro Ooss settled on the north\\npart of Gunstock Hill, and from that place the large\\nfamilies of sons and daughters settled in difierent\\nparts of the town and elsewhere. The homesteads\\nhave passed out of the name, but not all of them from\\nthe lineal heirs.\\nElijah Gove settled on the west side of Gunstock\\nHill, and his son Daniel was a successor to the estate,\\nand a mechanic and constructor of various farming\\nimplements. The estate is in the same name.\\nDavid Gould settled land to the southeast of Gil-\\nford village and had one son and one daughter. They\\nall lived to a good old age and the family became\\nextinct. They were engaged in cooperage and were\\nin comfortable circumstances.\\nJonathan Grant was early an inhabitant, and\\nseveral families of the name, as Paul s, Daniel s and\\nLevi s, have been citizens. They have been located\\nin the south and in the north extremes of the eastern\\npart of the town, and their families are but little\\nrepresented now.\\nThe names Godfrey, Greene, Gilbert and Gilford\\nwere known at Meredith Bridge.\\nJacob Hacket and John Hacket settled in Chattle-\\nborough and their families have become extinct, or\\nnearly so, and the remnant has removed.\\nDavid Hale settled on the Oaks road and was a\\nprominent citizen and of good property, but died\\nabout the time the town was incorporated. The name\\nhas disappeared. The Hibbard and Plummer fami-\\nlies succeeded to the estate, and they, in turn, have\\nbecome extinct in that neighborhood.\\nNathan Hatch settled in the lower Gunstock Valley\\nand carried on the cooper s business, and had a family,\\nwho are still in Gilford, though not occupying the\\nhomestead or pursuing the trade.\\nThe Hoyt family was one of prominence and large\\nnumbers and rank. Simeon, Daniel and Enoch Hoyt\\nsettled in Chattleborough and held large estates and\\nexcellent lands. They had large families, who settled\\nin ditl erent parts of the town and many emigrated to\\nother places. Simeon Hoyt built, with Ebenezer\\nSmith, Esq., the Gunstock Mills in 1789, six years\\nafter his settling in Gilford. Ebenezer Hoyt went to\\nHampstead, and Samuel, James and James, Jr., were\\ncitizens in 1806.\\nJames Hoyt (3d) is also in the list of 1S13 and\\n1808. One of this name lived near Lieutenant J.\\nOilman s, and one settled near the Upper Weirs and\\nhad two sons, who were well educated and held posi-\\ntions of importance in educational affairs, and a\\ndaughter, who was married to Captain Winborn San-\\nborn, so long in command of steamers on the lake\\nand lately deceased. Colonel Peaslee Hoyt settled at\\nthe base of Mount Major Nathaniel on Liberty\\nHill Simeon, Jr., Enoch, Jr., and Thomas near\\nChattleborough Pond. These families were in good\\nsocial standing and were active citizens.\\nThe name of Hunt is also of prominence. Abel\\nHunt came in 1783 and settled near the Intervale.\\nHe raised a large family and carried on the carpen-\\nter s and cabinet-maker s business. He had the only\\nturning-lathe in the place, and made chairs and other\\nfurniture. He was employed to do the inside work\\nand construct the pews in the first church.\\nEnoch Hunt settled, in 1794, near Captain I. F.\\nOilman s and was a prominent citizen, and his sons\\nWilliam, Samuel, Joseph, Ebenezer S., John S. and\\nEnoch were persons of standing and figured largely\\nin public afl airs. Benjamin Hunt also settled in this\\nvicinity his successors carried on mechanical enter-\\nprises and have settled elsewhere.\\nThe names of Horn, Hadley, Hill and Hutchinson\\nalso are found among the early inhabitants the two\\nlast named lived at the foot of Gunstock Mountain,\\nand the name has ceased to exist there.\\nAaron Jackson settled near Jacob Jewett s and\\nwas related to Richard Martyn by marriage. His\\nson Stanford built near him and committed suicide\\nin his building. The name has disappeared.\\nMajor Jabez James came into town in 1784 and\\nsettled near Cotton s Hill, on the north incline, on\\nsome excellent land. He was one of the largest tax-\\npayers in the first years. His estate still remains in\\nthe name and the family holds its rank. He was a\\nRevolutionary soldier and had sons, John and Jona-\\nthan, who settled near. Jonathan and John James\\nsettled near each other in the same neighborhood\\nand their families are still represented in the place,\\nthough some have removed to other places. The\\nfamilies were not large, but of good standing and\\nworthy in example.\\nThe Jewett families, already alluded to, are of\\nhonorable mention and have been important as con-\\nnected with the business aftairs and pursuits of the\\npeople. Samuel Jewett is said to have settled in\\n1777 (though another statement makes him to have\\nbeen first mentioned in the records in 1789) and lived\\na half-mile from the Bridge, or Falls, and above\\nthem. He sold land for a mill privilege in 1780.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1230.jp2"}, "1049": {"fulltext": "GILFOKD.\\n743\\nIViijainiii :iiul Jacob settled, successively, to the north\\nof him, and their estates extended in a line two miles\\nt) the northeast. Their families have continued\\ndistinct and prominent till the present time. In\\n1806, Benjamin, Jr., is found in the list. He suc-\\nceeded, about 1816, Jonas Sleeper in trade and other\\nbusiness at Gilford village and did the chief business\\nthere for many years. As postmaster, justice, town\\ntreasurer and in other positions of trust and responsi-\\nbility he proved a valuable citizen and efficient\\nofficial. His brothers were John and Moses. Other\\nfamilies of the name were John, Smith, Woodman,\\nSamuel, Jr., and Kev. Daniel, all active men.\\nJoseph Jones was a citizen in 1813, but does not\\nappear in earlier lists.\\nAbel, Samuel and Daniel Kimbal and George\\nKoniston were assessed, but the time and place of I\\ntheir settlement is not certain. Later, Mr. Kimbal\\nlived north of Samuel F. Gilmau.\\nElder John Knowles settled on the south part of\\nLiberty Hill and became the minister of a church\\norganized in that part of the town. He also preached\\nat Gilford village and other places. He was a farmer\\nat the same time and a man of high standing. His\\nsons, John D. and Elbridge, became ministers also.\\nThe former preached at various places and embraced\\nSecond Adveutism. The latter was settled at the\\nProvince Road Church, a Free-Will Baptist. Wil-\\nliam, another son, lived at different places, and was\\na while the miller at the Hoyt (then Morrill s) Mill.\\nAnother son became a Shaker at Canterbury. The\\nfamily and name is but limitedly known at the\\n])resent time.\\nColonel Samuel Ladd came to Meredith Bridge and\\nbought of Stephen Gale his mill and mill privilege.\\nThis mill was built about 1775 on the Meredith side\\nand was carried away by a freshet in 1779. In 1780,\\nColonel Ladd rebuilt the mill on the Gilford side, and\\nalso built a dwelling-house, which was the first one\\nat that place, and has ever since been known as the\\nMill-House. The dam built here proved insufficient\\nto withstand the pressure of so great a volume of\\nwater. It was carried away three times (in three\\nsuccessive years) after Colonel Ladd built it and once\\nbefore. The mill was burnt in 1788 and rebuilt and\\nenlarged, with machinery for sawing added to that\\nfor grinding. With heroic courage, he established\\nthe milling business at this place. Dudley Ladd con-\\ntinued the enterprise, and Jonathan appears taxed\\nin 1813.\\nJohn Lamprey settled near the Alton line and\\nbuilt a saw-mill on a small stream near his house.\\nHis was the only family of that name in Gilford at\\nthat time, but at a later date a family of the name\\nlocated at Meredith Bridge. He was a man of great\\nstrength and endurance. His sons were John, Rich-\\nard, Samuel and Reuben, who settled in different\\nplaces. The family is but limitedly represented at\\nthe present time here.\\nWinthrop, Moses and N owell La:igley appear in\\nthe lists, and their location was in the northwest jiart\\nof the town, and the name is not now common.\\nThe Leavitt family is reckoned as among the early\\ncomers into town. Stephen is said to have come in\\n1785, and Jonathan in 1793. The particular families\\nthat have located in town, besides Jonathan s and\\nStephen s, were those of Reuben, Jonathan, Jr.,\\nLieutenant Samuel and Miles, all on the Lake-\\nShore road; and Benjamin, Stephen, Jr., and Jacob,\\nall on the Intervale Miles Jr., in the Miles River\\nValley Nehemiah, Samuel, Jr., and Jonathan (the\\nLittle) and Levi, elsewhere in town. The family\\ngrant was a large one, and the descendants are\\nwidely dispersed and variously connected. Fred-\\nerick Lewis is in the list, but his location is\\nuncertain. Joseph and Benjamin Libby settled on\\nthe Oaks road, and later, Elias occupied the place.\\nThe family was of good repute, and is still there.\\nLevi Lovit w:is one of the earliest settlers, first lo-\\ncating near Black Brook, then near Governor s Is-\\nland, after a short residence in Meredith his trade\\nwas that of basket-making, and the sous followed\\nthe same business. Ephraim Mallard settled early\\nat Meredith Bridge, and carried on the cabinet and\\nfurniture business and he was for many years moder-\\nator at town-meetings, and was a man of distinction,\\nand trustworthy. Was representative, and held sev-\\neral other offices in the gift of the people. The only\\nother family of the name was that of Henry, a\\nbrother, who lived at the centre and eastern part of\\nthe town, in different houses. James McCoy was\\nbrought to town by Captain S. F. Oilman, by whom\\nhe was brought up, and near whom he lived. He had\\nthe care of the burying-ground in that part of the\\ntown, and was thought to have magic power, or art, to\\ncure the toothache. His family and name have not\\nbeen known in town for some years.\\nElder Richard Martin came to Gilford in the year\\n1796. Four years previous, in 1792, two meeting-\\nhouses were begun in what was then called, as a whole,\\nthe Upper Parish, viz. the Province Road and the\\nGunstock meeting-houses. The one was intended as\\na Second Parish Congregational Church and, as the\\nBaptist interests and cause was pushed in the Lower\\nParish, to a separation the Upper Parish Church\\n(being built by common taxation, or town aid) was to\\nbe for the free use of Baptists also, and even of any\\nother dissenting i)arties or bodies. The Baptists were\\nconceded the use of the church a portion of tlie time,\\nand to the occupancy of the church for that part of\\nthe time Elder Martin was invited by the Baptist\\nparty, as he had been ordained the year previous, at\\nLee, as a Baptist preacher. He settled on the lot\\nnext to the church. It is not stated that this lot was\\nthe one regularly reserved as a parsonage lot. It partly\\nabutted on the lot set apart, in 1780, for the minis-\\nterial support, viz.: No. 10, in the thirteenth range,\\nand the one on which the village is mostly situated.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1231.jp2"}, "1050": {"fulltext": "744\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nA forty-acre lot, on the south end of the second divi-\\nsion of such lots, was, in 1771, assigned, apparently, for\\neach of the two Upper Parish ministerial supports, and\\nanother one hundred acre lot in Tioga, No. 13 of the\\nseventh range, so that the two North Parish enter-\\nprises seemed to have their provisions made for sup-\\nport. Perhaps the Baptists did not claim exclusive\\nright to this hence Mr. Martin did not settle on it.\\nHe built his house conveniently near to the church\\nas it were, forty rods.\\nWhen measures were taken to install him by the\\nBaptists he dissented from the Ualvinistic feature of\\ntheir articles of faith, being an Immersionist, but not\\na Calvinist. He therefore became a preacher of that\\nparty, which also rejected the Calvinistic sentiments\\nand which was organized into an Anti-Calvinistic\\nBaptist Church, agreeing substantially with the\\npreachings of Benjamin Randal and John Buzzell\\nand which had already been termed the Free-Will\\nBaptists.\\nHe exercised his ministry with and for this class of\\npeople, in this and adjoining places, for a little more\\nthan twenty-five years, until his death, in 1824. He\\nwas a man endeared and faithful. He cultivated his\\nfarm, and, with his sons, carried on some business in\\nthe line of tanning, as did his brother-in-law, James\\nFollet, who was settled by his side. His family in-\\ncluded two sons Richard, Jr., and John L. and a\\ndaughter, who married George Saunders. These\\nwere persons of marked power. Richard was efficient\\nas a ready lay preacher, and John L. as a propagator\\nof doctrines difl ering from those held by the father,\\nand more coincident with the Universalist faith.\\nHe was prominent in public civil affairs while he re-\\nmained a citizen of Gilford, from which he emigrated\\nafter the death of his father, and was of honorable\\nstanding elsewhere. Richard, Jr., lived at Lake\\nvillage, or near there, for many years, and left a\\ndaughter.\\nAaron Martin, of another lineage, was a manu-\\nfacturer of paper at Meredith Bridge, in the days of\\nits beginning. His paper-mill, located on the Gilford\\nside, was burnt, and ceased operations many years\\nago, and the manufactory has not been rebuilt or the\\nwork resumed by other adventurers.\\nThe Martin name has not been on the lists in later\\nyears.\\nLieutenant Samuel B. Mason and Ephraim Mason\\nare in the lists. Mason located near the lake, east\\nfrom Governor s Island. The family, once of some\\nstanding, has not remained to the present.\\nCaleb Marsten came to town in 1793, and settled\\neast of the Intervale, on the Mountain road. He was\\na man of leading ability, a leader in meetings, and\\nimproved his gifts as lay preacher, and was deacon of\\nthe first church. He had but one son. Captain Caleb\\n0., who was a prominent citizen, and several daugh-\\nters, who became well connected; and, though the\\nname has disappeared, the lineal descendants are\\nfrom\\nThe\\nMills,\\nthe\\nman) and preserve the qualities of the parent\\nstock. Some of the best elements of society are\\ntraceable to this source.\\nJames Merrill settled on the Intervale, ani\\nthis family was Major J. Q. Merrill descended,\\nfamily had but few members.\\nAnother brother settled south of Folsom s\\nand was a farmer.\\nJohn Meloon was an early settler and millei\\nMorrill grist-mill.\\nA son, Waldo, emigrated to Bear Island, and the\\nname is no longer known here.\\nJohn Mooney came from New Durham, and settled\\nnear Alton, on the Mountain road. He was a man\\nof standing and property. He had a large family\\nhis sons were Benjamin, Burnham, Joseph, Stephen\\n(who was a preacher among Adventists) and Charles.\\nThe estate is still held in the name, and many of the\\ndescendants live in the vicinity.\\nThe Morrill families are prominent among the in-\\nhabitants. These are not from the same stock, and\\nare located in different parts.\\nBarnard Morrill came early from Brentwood\\nworked with Jeremiah Thing and learned the tan-\\nning business. Mr. Thing s residence and business was\\non Liberty Hill. Afterwards Mr. Morrill located at\\nHoyt Smith s mill, on the ministry lot, and carried\\non the tanning and shoe business. Subsequently he\\npurchased the mill and the grist-mill and the\\nministry lot, and carried on the large part of the\\nbusiness of the place. He was esquire and captain\\nand a leading man in his times. He had but one son.\\nGeneral J. J. Morrill, who continued his business,\\nenlarged it and, in company with other men at\\ndifferent times (in the tanning department only),\\nprosecuted it for many years by steam-power. The\\nlumbering interests have all the time engaged their\\nspecial attention. The property held by them has\\nbeen large, and located in different parts of the town\\nand elsewhere. Farming, and on an improved plan,\\nhas been successfully and continuously conducted,\\nand profitably.\\nJonathan Morrill settled in the upper part of the\\nMiles River Valley, at the natural pond included in\\nthe Foster s Pond flowage. The descendants, a large\\nfamily of sons, settled in the immediate vicinity,\\ncalled the Morrill Neighborhood. They have gained\\nwealth by industry and economy, and still hold their\\nnumbers and standing.\\nJames Morrill settled near the mountains Zebedee,\\nnear the Jewetts; Samuel and John D., at the foot of\\nMount Major, and afterwards elsewhere.\\nAmos Morrill carried on the wool- carding business\\nat Hoyt s Mills at one time, which business was\\ntransferred to the fulling-mill below, on the same\\nstream, and carried on by other parties.\\nBenjamin and Henry and Uriah Morrison were\\ncitizens at early times, the latter being minister of\\nthe Baptist Church when it worshiped in the Gun-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1232.jp2"}, "1051": {"fulltext": "GILFORD.\\n745\\nstock meeting-house, or in the school-house and\\nother places in the vicinity, as that was their custom\\nfor many years before the church was built at Lake\\nvillage. He came from Somersworth to supply the\\nBaptists in the Upper Parish, then organized into the\\nSecond Church, and placed under his care in 18] 1.\\nHe lived near the Locklin, in the house afterwards\\noccupied by Dr. Josiah Sawyer. He died in 1817,\\nafter a pastorate of about six years, and his wife died\\nsoon after this, in 1819, and the family did not remain\\nin town afterwards.\\nThe other Morrison families were not long con-\\ntinued in town, save that of James and Alirani.\\nBenjamin is said to be of Deerfield.\\nThe Morrison family located on Liberty Hill, of\\nwhom Mrs. Barnard INIorrill, Esq., was descended\\n(viz., Jonathan Morrison, who was a Revolutionary\\nsoldier), emigrated elsewhere, and was succeeded by\\nJohn Stevens. (He lived awhile, after leaving\\nGilford, in Tuftonborough, N. H.)\\nJames Morrison succeeded to his father s estate at\\nMeredith Bridge, and was a teacher at times, and\\nafterwards carried on the wool-carding business at\\nMeredith Bridge, in the old Parker warp-mill, and\\nadded fulling and dressing of cloth to his business,\\nand was succeeded in the business by the Buzzells,\\nfather and sons. He left no family, and was a man\\nof good ability and decided character.\\nAbram Morrison, his brother, has long been a busi-\\nness man at the same place. He kept the Eager\\nHotel from 1846 to 1857, the Willard from 1857 to\\n1868, and since then a livery-stable, and succeeds to\\nthe homestead and brother s residence.\\nCaptain John Moody was assessed but not definitely\\nlocated. The Moody family and name was known to\\nthe Lower Parish, and not, save as land-holder, here.\\nJacob Morse settled on the border of Alton, near\\ntwo sons, Abner and David, whose families still\\nremain. They were industrious farmers.\\nDr. George W. Munsey, in boyhood, lived with\\nSamuel Blaisdell. In youth he studied at Dummer s\\nAcademy, in Newbury, Mass., aud wiis a teacher\\nwhen a young man, married Hannah Barton, of\\nEpsom, and afterwards practiced medicine in Moul-\\ntonborough. Centre Harbor and Gilford, living in\\nseveral places in this town, as at David Hale s, on the\\nOaks road, near the Alton line, on the Pond road,\\nand at two places in the Centre village. He was a\\npractitioner of no ordinary ability and skill but,\\nhaving a large family to support and an uuremuner-\\native practice, peculiar to those days, was often in\\nstraitened circumstances. He had good powers of\\noratory, and after the Washingtonian movement, led\\nby John Hawkins, he lectured on temperance as a\\nreformed man. He lived past his four-score, and his\\nwife to her one hundredth year. Of his sons. Barton\\nis a physician of the eclectic practice and the homce-\\nopathic principle. His skill as a practitioner and\\nhandiness as an artisan are beyond doubt. He early\\n47\\nworked at the jeweler s business, and in that showed\\nrare inventive ability. His travel has been extensive,\\nboth in this and in other countries, and his attain-\\nments are commensurate.\\nThe other sons were George W., Benjamin, William,\\nAmos Prescot and David Hall. Of these, George W.,\\nfirst, and afterward Amos Prescot and David Hall\\nworked at the trade of shoe-making; and William\\nand Benjamin, who emigrated to Cape Ann, were in\\ntrade and business there. Of the six daughters, four\\nremain living, and are active in their spheres. One\\nof these is the wife of Rev. Josiah Oilman, of Lynn,\\nMass.\\nJosiah and Robert .Moulton are early tax-payers,\\nbut tradition fixes not their habitat and John C,\\nof Meredith Bridge, was of prominence as postmaster,\\ntrader and later as a manufacturer. He began busi-\\nness at Lake village, where he was burnt out. His\\nsocial an l political and official standing has been\\nhigh.\\nCaptain Jonathan Nelson was tax-payer, but his\\nhabitat uncertain.\\nCaptain John S. Osgood settled near Samuel Jew-\\nett s, and Samuel located on Liberty Hill Prescot at\\nMeredith Bridge. The name and family was of some\\nstanding. In later years Enoch Osgood (wheel-\\nwright) lived at Gilford village, and Dr. Osgood\\n(dentist) practiced his profession at Laconia.\\nOf Micajah Osborne, only his assessment is men-\\ntioned.\\nJohn and Joseph Odlin have been citizens and\\ntradesnjen in recent times.\\nA Page family, that of a soldier in the War of the\\nRevolution, wassettled near Daniel Hoyt s. The house\\nand family soon disappeared, but Henry Page, of San-\\ndown, was a tax-payer for many years, and then ceases\\nthat name altogether.\\nCaptain Rufus Parish is tax-payer for Cynthia\\nParish.\\nWilliam Peasley also is a tax-payer, though prob-\\nably non-resident.\\nSteplien Pearly was settled at Meredith Bridge,\\nwhere he was in trade, and stocked a store at James\\nFollet s, and by clerks carried on a business some years.\\nHe was a tax-payer in the early years of the town a\\nman of distinction and enterprise at the village where\\nhe lived. The family included Dr. John L. Pearly, of\\nsome note as a practitioner and as a citizen of Mere-\\ndith and Laconia.\\nThe Piper family was settled first in the south-\\neastern part of the town, and the names of Nathaniel\\nand Thomas are the only ones in the early tax-lists.\\nAlfred lost an arm and lived many years at Mere-\\ndith Bridge.\\nHenry Plummer came early to Gilmanton. Henry,\\nJr., settled at the base of Mount Minor, or the Piper\\nMountain he was a mason by trade. William or\\nBilly Plummer is in the list, and Jesse Plummer also\\nlived near the mountain. The heirs of Hannah", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1233.jp2"}, "1052": {"fulltext": "746\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nPlummer are also in the list of the iissessed. Thomas\\nand Moses are found dwelling on the Oaks road on\\nthe homestead, and Thomas lateral the Plains and in\\nLake village. He was a wheelwright and worked at\\nthat trade many years, and died at an advanced age\\nand left no family. Moses left two sons, Thomas and\\nJames, who were active business men, but lived at\\ndifferent places. James was hotel landlord and\\ntradesman.\\nJoseph and Israel Potter settled early in the vicinity\\nof Gilford village. They were brothers, held good\\nlots and their families remain to this day. They\\ncame directly from the Lower Parish, where Samuel\\nPotter settled in 1783. Their families were not large\\nand they both worked at shoe-making. In the second\\ngeneration these families were large, through Josejih,\\nJr., of one, and Thomas of the other. The late Adju-\\ntant John M. and Thomas D., of Boston, being of\\nconsiderable note as traders and manufacturers, rep-\\nresent these families respectively.\\nJonathan Prescot came to Gilmanton in 1793, and\\ndied in 1809. Jonathan, of the third generation, son of\\nTimothy, was tax-payer in 1813. Horatio G. was also\\na citizen at the same time, and did business at Mere-\\ndith Bridge, and was the first postmaster there, in\\n1824. The office was named simply Gilford, though\\nsometimes kept on the Meredith side.\\nRichard Palmer is assessed in 1808, but his habitat\\nis uncertain.\\nJacob Quimby was a resident at one time near the\\nIntervale.\\nLieutenant Philbrook Rand settled near Abel\\nHunt s in 1790, and north of Gunstock Hill, and im-\\nproved .some excellent land. The family still occupy\\nthe old homestead, and Simon, his son, has been a\\nprominent citizen. Joseph Rand lived awhile at the\\nvillage, and removed from the town in its first years.\\nThe Rand family was not large. George Rand was\\nonce a resident, but emigrated early, and Samuel also.\\nBenjamin Richardson appears to be an inhabitant\\nin 1813. Habitat uncertain.\\nJoseph Robberts, from New Durham, settled in\\nthe Mooney neighborhood, and was, by trade, a\\ntailor. He carried on also farming, and had a large\\nfamily, of whom Charles and Joseph are successful\\nbusiness men in Boston, dealers in iron and ma-\\nchinery. They wrought at blacksmithing before\\nleaving Gilford. The fiimily has gone from the\\nhomestead, and settled in various places.\\nThe Rollins name, so common in Alton, had one\\nre])rcsentative in Gilford in John Rollins, who is\\ntaxed lor property near the Alton line. Elder John\\nRollins, from Moultonborough, preached a while,\\nsucceeding Richard Martin.\\nThe Rowe family is quite extensive, and was early\\nsettled in the place. Ezekiel and Jacob came in\\n1796. Jeremiah appears soon afler, and Richard and\\nSamuel also Jeremiah (2d and 3d), and Joseph.\\nThey settled in the south part of the town, near\\nLiberty and Cotton s Hills. Kelley Rowe was after-\\nwards a Baptist preacher, though never ordained.\\nBenjamin Rowe came from Brentwood in 1816, and\\nworked at the wool-carding business, at the Upper\\nMill, near Hoyt s saw-mill, and also at the Lower Mill,\\nwhither the machinery was removed. He also car-\\n)ied on farming, brick-making and the making of\\nfarming implements, as wheels, plows, rakes, etc.\\nHe lived to be nearly one hundred years old was a\\nteacher of vocal music and a drummer in early life.\\nHis oldest son, Hon. John M., wiis long engaged in\\nthe quarry business, at Frankfort, Me., and resides\\nstill there. Another son, Benjamin F., was professor\\nof elocution, teaching that department at Bowdoin\\nCollege and elsewhere, and died young. The members\\nof this family were all excellent singers and musicians.\\nMoses Rowell settled on the Oaks road, between\\nthe Weirs and Upper Weirs, and had two sons, Jacob\\nand Philip. These three families are nearly extinct;\\nthe name is not left.\\nJacob Rundlet (.sometimes spelled Ranlet) settled\\nnear Governor s Island, and was a man of influence,\\nand held the office of deacon. The family name\\nis lost, though a lineal descendant represents the\\nfamily. Theophilus Ranlet is the only other one of\\nthe name on the tax-list.\\nIsaac Runnells settled on the Intervale at the\\nThomas Foster place. The name and family have\\nnot had a representative in later years.\\nThomas Saltmarsh, selectman the first year of the\\ntown s corporate state, had settled at the Pond, called\\nsometimes the Saltmarsh Pond, and sometimes Chat-\\ntleborough Pond, after the name of one Thomas\\nChattle, who had lived awhile and squatted on the\\nopposite (south) shore of it; and he (Saltmarsh) had\\na good farm and good social standing. The family\\ncontinued, represented by three sons, Thomas, Wil-\\nliam and Seth, but has now disappeared.\\nThe Sandborn, or Sanborn family, is extensive and\\nof several distinct divisions. The numerous inhabit-\\nants of Sanbornton are allied. Deacon Jonathan\\nsettled at the foot of Liberty Hill, and had a good\\nestate. He was a man of piety and influence, and\\nhis sons wfere Jonathan, Jacob and Joseph. The\\nlatter was a trader at Gilford village, and carried (in\\nextensively the cooperage business, making baricl\\nfor the Portsmouth market. Israel settled south if\\nLiberty Hill, and his son was Deacon Levi, of Mere-\\ndith Bridge, and daughter Mary, the school-mistre.ss\\nof those early years. Benjamin Sanborn, of another\\nlineage, settled in the Jewett neighborhood; and his\\nsons were Benjamin Jr., Esq., and Abial. Lowell\\nSanborn, of still another lineage, whose sons were\\nLowell, Richard and Elisha, settled near the lake,\\noff Governor s Island and Samuel Oilman Sanborn,\\nfather of Captain Winborn and John G. (also a son\\nof Lowell, Sr.), was located in the same neighbor-\\nhood, and was a man of uncommon ability and hon-\\norable influence.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1234.jp2"}, "1053": {"fulltext": "GILFORD.\\n747\\nRichard settled near Captain S. F. and Lieuten-\\nant John Oilman. He was a carpenter, as was\\nLowell and his sous, and also his own three sons,\\nLowell, Jr., Richard, Jr., and Osgood. By these six\\nor seven men much of the building of those days was\\ndone. Samuel and David are reckoned in the same\\nconnection. Benjamin, of Laconia, the carpenter,\\nwas of the family of Lowell; and Benjamin, the shoe-\\ndealer, first at Lake village and later of Laconia,\\n^vas of another family. Mesheck Sanborn came later\\nto Gilford village from Brentwood, to conduct the\\nwool-eardiug and fulling business. He bought and\\nrun the Chapman (or Miugo) Mill was afterwards post-\\nmaster and store-keeper, alone and in company was\\ntown clerk and in various places of responsibility. He\\nhad no sons, but five daughters, who are well con-\\nnected, one of them being the wife of General J. J.\\n3Iorrill, and another married Dr. A. G. Weeks.\\nLowell Sanborn, popularly termed Deacon Lowell,\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0a. millwright and mechanic at large, was from Gil-\\nnianton, and returned thither and was miller at Mor-\\nrill s grist-mill awhile. Joseph Sanborn, the tailor,\\nlived and worked at his trade near Gunstock Hill.\\nJohn Sargent settled very near and to the southwest\\nof Captain Gilman s. He had no son so his estate\\nwas inherited by his son-in-law, John S. Hunt. Wil-\\nliam Sargent, drover and later a hotel-keeper at Lake\\nvillage, first settled on that part of Meredith, and\\nlater of Laconia, which has been lately annexed to\\nOilford. He was a man of business, and had suffered\\nthe loss of an arm and an eye. George Sanders set-\\ntled near the lake, by the Sanborns, and was a lead-\\ning citizen. He married the daughter of Richard\\nMartin, had a superior farm, and a son of his, George\\nW., still lives in town, though not on the homestead,\\nbut near by, on the Intervale, at Captain I. P. Smith s\\nplace. S. AV. Sanders, dealer in hardware at La-\\nconia, is of another family.\\nJosiah Sawyer early settled on the height of land\\nwest of the Miles River Valley, and cultivated a\\nlarge plant there and adjacent. His sons were Is-\\nrael, Dr. Josiah, John and Joseph, and of these,\\nIsrael had the homestead, John settled in West Alton,\\nJoseph in Gilmanton, and Dr. Josiah practiced med-\\nicine in Gilford. He was a practitioner of some\\nmedical skill, though not read in the regular course.\\nReligiously, he held deistical sentiments. The Saw-\\nyer name is still kept, though there were but few\\nmales in the line. Seth Sawyer afterwards preached\\na while in the Gilford village church.\\nThomas, William, Mathias and John Sewall are the\\nindividuals bearing this surname. Thomas first lived in\\nthe south part of the town, near Liberty Hill subse-\\nquently he moved to the plains near Black Brook and\\nmarried the widow of Samuel Bartlett he was a drover\\nat one time. Mathias lived near him there and also at\\nother places, and worked at the tanning business, as\\ndid also Thomas. He lived at Gilford village at dif-\\nferent times and worked at Thing s and Morrill s\\ntanneries. William and John are supposed to have\\nremained at the south i)art of the town. The family\\nname has disappeared, though a lineal descendant re-\\nmains.\\nLevi Shaw settled first near Israel I ottcr s, on\\nthe Sanborn place, then at or near Saltmarsh Pond,\\nand afterwards to the south of the pond. He was a\\nman of great physical strength and endurance. The\\nfamily name has become extinct, but the line is\\nkept by other names. William Sibley early settled\\nnear Gunstock Mountain. His father was the first\\nmerchant in Gilmanton. His half-brother, George\\nLittlefield Sibley, located at Meredith Bridge was\\nin trade many years and agent of the railroad com-\\npany, and afterwards retired and died at great age.\\nWilliam Sibley had no male children, and Mrs. John\\nElkins succeeded to the paternal estate. The family\\nname is now extinct.\\nThe name of Sleeper is represented by Esquire Ne-\\nhemiah, Henry, Joseph and Jonas. Nehemiah, Esq.,\\nsettled on the lake-shore, near Esquire Evans and\\nwas possessed of a good estate, to which George,\\nnow of Laconia, succeeded. Joseph and Henry were\\nsettled near Wm. Sibley s, at the west base of Gun-\\nstock Mountain, and Henry did business at Gilford\\nvillage and emigrated thence. Joseph was the ac-\\ncredited surveyor of his times, and had defined for\\nconveyance most of the lands of the town. He sub-\\nsequently moved to the farm in the Jewett neighbor-\\nhood. Henry, Jr., lives at Lake village, and has held\\nimportant offices in the town government. Jonas\\nSleeper was trader at Gilford village and died of\\nspotted fever in the epidemic of the winter of 1814-\\n1815. His sons were Dr. Francis, of Laconia Jonas,\\nlawyer, of Haverhill, N. H. and Sarah, lately Mrs.\\nSmith, of Bankok, Siam. It was an intellectual\\nfamily. The mother was the daughter of Farmer\\nBean, of Gilmanton. The daughter was preceptress\\nat New Hampton, and one of the first missionaries of\\nthe Baptist Society to India, and she has lived there\\nfor a period of some fifty years. Francis was maimed\\nin childhood by the fracture of his skull from a\\nfragment of a blast; and, though he sustained the\\nloss of some portion of the brain, yet skillful sur-\\ngery restored health, and there seemed no detriment\\nof intellectual ability resultant. The mother mar-\\nried Benjamin Jewett, Jr., Esq., and died soon after.\\nThe Smith family is of special importance in Gil-\\nford history. Judge Ebenezer Smith, of Meredith,\\nwas a man superior in the affairs of the State\\nabout the time of the Revolutionary War. His\\nconnection with the early surveys of this territory\\nenabled him to know the location of the best lands.\\nHe chose considerable tracts on and near the Inter-\\nvale, and between bogs in Meredith. His sons,\\nEbenezer, Esq. and John, Esq., improved the land\\nthus selected here Esquire Ebenezer at the head,\\nand Esquire John at the foot of the Intervale. One\\nOliver Smith, also connected with the survey, had a", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1235.jp2"}, "1054": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nplace and a nulc building on the east margin of the\\nIntervale.\\nThe sons of Esquire Kbene/.er were John, Isaac,\\nDaniel, Joseph P. and Ebenezer, Jr. John Occupied\\nthe homestead after the sudden and accidental death\\nof the father, and had no sons, Ebenezer, Jr., located\\na little distance north of the homestead, and had one\\nson, Jeremiah. Joseph P. settled at different places,\\nelsewhere and at the village, and finally on the flank\\nof the Intervale, near Caleb Marston s estate a place\\nbought of Joseph Fifield, and improved by True Bean,\\nand he had no sons. Daniel was of an inventive\\nnature, and engaged in manufacturing at Meredith\\nvillage, and afterwards, on a reverse in business,\\nlived at his father-in-law s, Richard Dame s, and\\nengaged in farming, and still later lived at Gilford\\nvillage, where he died, and left no son. Isaac settled\\non the Lake-Shore road, beyond the limits of Gilford,\\nand he had no son. The family held social distinc-\\ntion from first to last.\\nThe other son of Judge Smith, John, Esq., lived\\nawhile here, and latterly at the homestead in Mere-\\ndith, and his son, Captain John, or Deacon John,\\ncalled John P., occupied the spacious house in Gilford.\\nThe property of father and son, as well as that of the\\ngrandfather, was great, and was increased by inherit-\\nance from another son of Judge Smith, Daniel, of\\nMeredith. The religious character of Esquire John\\nand Deacon John P. was well marked and of a\\nhigh order, and generous gifts to the needy were of\\nno infrequent occurrence. Here was an asylum for\\nthe distressed. John P. had two sons and one\\ndaughter, Daniel K., a proficient scholar, a surveyor\\nof precision and repute, who died in middle age, after\\nholding a major s commission and being married, but\\nhaving no issue John P., Jr., who still lives in\\nGilford and the wife of Richard Gove, of Laconia,\\nmany years ago deceased, and without issue. A son\\nof Washington Smith, of Meredith (the remaining\\nson of Judge Smith), by the name of Joshua, lived\\nin that part of Laconia lately annexed to Gilford.\\nJohn Rice Smith, of Meredith, has been a tax-payer\\nin Gilford on account of land occupied by sons-in-\\nlaw, Stanford Jackson and Dudley Gilman and Moses\\nDockham. The Smith name was not, as elsewhere,\\nproverbially common here.\\nThe Stevens family was early in Gilford. Paul\\nStevens, who worked at shoe-making, first lived in\\nthe south part of the town, and then near Israel\\nPotter s, in the house built by Samuel Potter. He\\nhad a large family, of which was Colonel Ebenezer\\nStevens, who worked at the blacksmith trade at Gil-\\nford village, and since living at Meredith village,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 a\\nman of high social standing and rare ability. Also\\nWilliam, who also worked at blacksmithing at Gil-\\nford village, and afterwards emigrated to the West,\\nhaving one daughter, the wife of Benjamin Wad-\\nleigh, Esq. Also Paul, Jr., who was a mason by\\ntrade; and Sniitli, and John and Moses, and several\\ndaughters, who were residents, and conducted busi-\\nness in the line of millinery at several places.\\nJohn Stevens settled on Liberty Hill and had a\\nlarge estate there, bought of Jonathan Morrill. He\\nhad sons, Sherburn, Hubbard and Sickum. The\\nestate was later occupied by his daughters, but has\\nsince passed into other hands. The sons, except Sher-\\nburn, moved to other places, and the other members\\nof the family also removed. Sherburn lived south of\\nLiberty Hill and, at last, near Laconia. He had two\\nsons, Frank and John, who were dentists, and the\\nformer was also physician.\\nDaniel Stevens was an early settler, and located at\\nthe south part of the town. Benjamin Stevens lived\\nnear Lieutenant John Gilman, and afterwards moved\\nto the town of Hill. Ensign Stevens (so called), once\\nlived on Gunstock Hill, where Jeremiah Gilman\\nafterwards lived, and later lived at Lake village and\\nelsewhere.\\nNathaniel Stevens, a tailor, came to Meredith\\nBridge about 1840, and pursued his vocation there\\nmany years, and with good success.\\nNathan Swain and Joseph Swain were citizens; the\\nlatter located near the Locklin, and had sons, Moses\\nand Silvester, who live elsewhere. He was a man\\nof religious activity. His wife died from burns,\\nwhen his house was consumed. The estate has gone\\nout of the name, but to direct heirs.\\nChase Swain lived at different places, and a son,\\nCharles, was a blacksmith at Gilford village and other\\nplaces.\\nHenry Swasey lived in the west part of the town,\\nand his son Henry served his time at Henry Whit-\\ntier s, and has since been in trade at Lake village.\\nLittlefield Taylor was in the tax-list of 1813, and\\nhis residence not indicated.\\nBadger Taylor was a machinist at Meredith Bridge\\nfor many years. He had one son, who became a\\nminister, and a daughter who was well connected.\\nGeneral Tay (so called), lived at Meredith Bridge,\\nand was builder there.\\nThe Thing family is an old one, and includes Jere-\\nmiah, Jesse, Joseph, Jeremiah, Jr., and Morrill, and\\nsome of later generations, though not numerous.\\nJeremiah settled on Liberty Hill before the begin-\\nning of this century, and carried on the tanning busi-\\nness, and had Bernard Morrill as apprentice, and\\nothers. He came from Brentwood and had two sons,\\nJeremiah, Jr., and Morrill, who also were tannere.\\nThe former lived at the homestead till, in later years,\\nhe went into trade with Jewett Chase, at the vil-\\nlage, and, still later, at New Hampton.\\nHe was in his younger years a school-teacher and a\\nsevere disciplinarian. Morrill Thing carried on the\\ntanning business at Gilford village for several years,\\nand afterwards at the homestead and, after the\\ndeath of his parents, moved to the Mathias Weeks\\nplace, and remained there till death. He was\\nrepeatedly in office as selectman and representative", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1236.jp2"}, "1055": {"fulltext": "GILFORD.\\n749\\nand in other positions. He was well ver.sed in town\\nad airs, and, in the Legislature, a man of ability and\\ntrust. His family were mostly short-lived, and but\\nfew of them remain. His wife was from the line of\\nEsquire Benjamin Weeks, and an executive woman.\\nAssociated is Jesse Thing, of whom less is known\\nnow. Joseph Thing lived near the mountain, by\\nWilliam Sibley s. His son Josei)h lived at Lake vil-\\nlage, and a grandson is an artist in Ohio. He after-\\nwards moved to Lake village, and was a man of\\nability. He was a carpenter by trade built the\\nGoodhue house, and kept a small store. He was\\nelevated to positions of trust, and was a useful citi-\\nzen. Gilmau Thing succeeded to the Captain Gilman\\nestate, and had no son.\\nThe Thompson family was one of the early ones,\\nand quite large. David Thompson settled near the\\nMiles River in its middle course. His sons were\\nJonathan, Jr., and Levi B., the latter being the\\nyoungest of the family, and inheriting the homestead.\\nAfter the death of the parents he removed to Top-\\nsham, Me., and was in trade in Brunswick, Me., for\\nsome years, where his son. Dr. A. J. Thompson, grad-\\nuated. He afterwards was in trade at Gilford village\\nwith his older son, John, and, still later, moved to\\nSanbornton. Dr. A. J. Thompson was in practice at\\nMeredith Bridge; went into the army, and, after\\npracticing in Salem, Mass., awhile, died there. He\\nwas a man of superior talents and of high social stand-\\ning. Samuel Thompson settled on the Lake-Shore\\nroad, near the Intervale, and had three sons, who\\nlived elsewhere in the State. Jonathan Thompson\\nlived on the road near Governor s Island. Jacob\\nThompson lived at various places. Thomas and\\nCharles are also named. Most of the members of\\nthese three Thompson families were of great stature,\\nand one was called, to distinguish him from another\\nof the same name, Long John. The fivmilies have\\nbeen much reduced in later years, and there is\\nscarcely any of the lineage bearing the name left in\\ntown.\\nThe Thurston family was early on the ground as\\nsettlers. Benjamin Thurston came soon after Sam-\\nuel, who is recorded as settling in 1791. Samuel\\nlocated in the south part of the town, and Benjamin\\nnear the Intervale. Miles L. and Benjamin L. suc-\\nceeded him in the order of descent and on the home-\\nstead. They held a large landed estate, and were in\\ngood circumstances and robust. The widow of Ben-\\njamin (1st) lived to be in her one hundredth year,\\nand left one son and several daughters. Daniel,\\nBenjamin, Jr., and Samuel, Jr., were of the other\\noriginal family, and settled in various places, some on\\nthe Lake-Shore road and in Alton. Daniel Torsey\\nsettled near the mountain, in the south part of the\\ntown, but was reduced, and for long years lived at the\\nalmshouse, and died aged. Henry and Alva Tucker\\nare in the list. The latter was a mechanic at Mere-\\ndith Bridge. He was a man of ability and good\\nstanding. Henry Wadleigh came to town with Es-\\nquire Benjamin Weeks in 1787. He was son-in-law\\nto Esquire Weeks, and settled near him, and worked\\nat blacksmithing. He had sons, William and Ben-\\njamin, who also worked at the blacksmith trade, and\\nthe latter also at stone-cutting, and has had important\\nofficial positions, and is a skilled workman. The\\nfamily is still represented in the third and fourth\\ngenerations.\\nDavid Watson, of Meredith, cleared land in Gil-\\nford, near the Gunstock River and the present village,\\nand began building in 1798. His sons, Jonathan\\nand Job, lived on the place. Jonathan also subse-\\nquently lived near the Locklin, in the Swain house,\\nand at length moved back to Meredith. His son,\\nDavid, of Boston, was born in Gilford, and has been\\nlong in business in Boston. Job occupied the estate\\nin 1811, and had a large tiimily. Two sons, John and\\nCharles, graduated at Bowdoin College and at Union\\nSeminary, and have labored in various places. David\\nbecame a carpenter, learned his trade in Lowell, and\\nworked there some years, and, later, at Laconia,\\nwhere he lives now. The daughters are settled in\\ndifferent places, and have been well connected.\\nOthers bearing the name have at times resided in the\\ntown.\\nJohn Webster, in 1806, and Dudley Webster, in\\n1813, are taxed; supposed to dwell near Malachi\\nDavis, and at a time near Jackson s meadow.\\nThe Weeks families are large and of special im-\\nportance in the history of the town, both in its earlier\\nstages and in its more recent course. Benjamin\\nWeeks, Esq., as has been said, came to this part of\\nthe town in 1787. He had lost a barn and stock of\\nhay in the Lower Parish a little before by fire. His\\nfather had died about the same time in Greenwood,\\nN. H., and left not much property. He moved to\\nBurton for two or three years, and returned without\\nsuccess, in 1792. He bought land largely, and sold\\nmany pieces, and had four hundred or five hundred\\nacres. His older brother, John, came with him and\\nlived near by, towards Jonathan Sanborn s, and died\\nin 1816, aged about eighty-four years. Deacon Noah\\nWeeks, another brother, came about the same time,\\nand settled to the southwest of him, on Liberty Hill,\\nor its vicinity. Esquire Weeks had six sons and one\\ndaughter, all born in the last quarter of the last cen-\\ntury. He aided them in education and to commence\\ntrade. Daniel, the oldest, began trade in 1801 at the\\nhome place; Elisha, the third son, began trade there\\nin 1802; Matthias, the second son, studied law, and\\nrun the tan-yard awhile and William attended the\\nacademy at Gilmanton, fitted for college and gradu-\\nated, and, being feeble in health, went South, and\\ntaught a few years, and died in 1810, probably the\\nfirst one from this town, or its territory, who gradu-\\nated at college, which was in 1806. Benjamin and\\nLevi R. also engaged in trade in their early life.\\nSally married Henry Wadleigh, and was inclined to", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1237.jp2"}, "1056": {"fulltext": "750\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nliterary life, but died early. From these were a\\nlarge community of active, enterprising citizens.\\nElisha settled in Strafibrd Levi R. moved to other\\nplaces; and from Benjamin s and Daniel s families,\\neach large, came a number of tradesmen, and a good\\nshare of the business in this part of the town has\\nbeen done by them. The family of Deacon Noah\\nviz. Noah, Ira and Mathias have also been of\\nhonorable career, and have been marked for piety\\nand honesty.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0i The Whittier family are iflso of honorable mention\\nand important. Deacon Andrew Whittier came and\\nsettled early near Daniel Hoyt s. He was a man of\\ninfluence, and raised a family who were among the\\nenterprising men of former days. Timothy succeeded\\nto the homestead. Jonathan settled nearly on the\\nnorth, and was a wheelwright and framer. He after-\\nwards built and operated a mill, including grist-mill,\\nthresher and carriage-shop. Andrew wrought at\\nshoemaicing nearer the village, and at later times\\nlived, and died at his father-in-law s, Abel Hunt s.\\nMoses and Henry settled on the Oaks road, near the\\nUpper Weirs. Moses was a mechanic, but Henry\\nwas a farmer, and had no family.\\nJohn Weymouth is taxed in 1813 and Charles\\nWilley, who lived near Governor s Island and Jacob,\\nat Lake village and Job Wilson and Benning Wil-\\nkinson, concerning whom little is known also Jere-\\nmiah Young, of uncertain location and history. Dr.\\nI. K. Young preached only a short time in the church\\nat Meredith Bridge, while it stood on the Gilford\\nside. Samuel York lived on the Intervale and had\\nsons and daughters.\\nThese constitute the inhaliitaiits till time brought\\nin new ones.\\nThe Topography of the Town.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The form of the\\nplat is, in a iiu-asure, determined by the water frontage\\nand the terminal mountain run. It would have been\\nnearly rhomboidal, but for the truncation of the south-\\neast corner, which was rendered advisable by reason\\nof such section, by the line of the watershed upon\\na continuous chain of eminences. The only line\\nthat seems not determined by some natural feature is\\non the southwest, and is there in coincidence with the\\nranges of hundred-acre lots and lies between the elev-\\nenth and twelfth ranges (a detachment of a portion\\nof the eleventh range, near Winnesquam was made\\nonly a few years ago and annexed to Gilford, and still\\nlaterthat same, with theadjacentportion ofthe twelfth\\nrange and several ofthe southernmost lots of the sec-\\nond division of forty-acre lots and with the common\\nlots, was detached from Gilford and annexed to La-\\nconia). About two-thirds ofthe territory of the town\\nlies on the northern slope, and is drained directly\\ninto the lake. The other one-third slopes to the west,\\nand is drained by short water-courses into the river\\nat Lake village, Laconia village and Winnesquam.\\nThere are only four inland natural ponds and these of\\nsmall dimensions, and are tlie sources of as many\\nstreams, which flow in three valleys in the town. The\\nfirst is at the southeast border of the town, nearly\\non the division line, and while it has little or na\\nbasin of drainage, discharges any overflow in an\\nalmost indistinguishable outlet into the Suncook\\nRiver. Proverbially, it is said to have no outlet or\\ninlet, but catches and holds the rain fall on the surface\\nand narrow terminal rim, and overflowing when this\\nis in excess of its capacity. It abounds with horned\\npouts. The second is a little pool on the Miles River,,\\nnear its source. It was largely increased in extent,\\nat one time, by flowage in consequence of the dam at\\nFoster s mill, which is no longer kept up. The third\\nis a small circular pond on the west side of the town,\\nwhich abounds in lilies (hence called the Lily Pond),\\nand also produces a species of leeches. With\\na very slight fall, it discharges its water through\\nBlack Brook (so called) into the bog at the Plains (so-\\ncalled) above Lake village. The fourth is near the\\ncentre of the town, and is known as the Saltmarsh\\nPond, being near the residence of Thomas Saltmarsh,\\na prominent citizen of Gilmanton, and afterwards\\none of the first Board of Selectmen of Gilford. It is\\nlarger than the other three, and also abounds with lilies\\nand the horned pout, and discharges its waters\\nthrough Jewett s Brook into the river above the foils\\nat Laconia.\\nBesides the Winnipiseogee, or Merrimack, on the\\nwestern side of the town, and by reason of the an-\\nnexation recently of a portion of land detached from\\nLaconia, also flowing now through a part of the town,\\nthere are seven other streams in or adjoining the\\ntown, and these, though mostly inconsiderable in\\nsize, furnish considerable hydraulic power. The\\nmost eastern rises and flows a short distance in Gil-\\nford, and then, flowing along the Alton line, passes\\nfinally into that town, and enters the lake at West\\nAlton. It was not made much use of for motive-\\npower, except in its lower courses in Alton. Its two\\nbranches drain the extreme eastern part of the town.\\nThe second is of greater volume, and rises near tlieSun-\\ncook Pond, and flows north through a deep and rapidly-\\ndescending valley-bottom to the lake, and is called\\nMiles River, or Leavitt s Brook, taking its name from\\ntwo men by the name of Leavitt, Miles and Samuel,\\nwho had mills on it. It drains the eastern side of\\nMount Major and Gunstock and the western side of\\nMount Prospect. Foster s and Colby s mills were also-\\non this stream only Colby s is now operated.\\nThe third and still larger is the Gunstock, which ex-\\ntends through the entire length of the town from\\nsouth to north. It drains the western side of tlie\\nformer mountains, and also Mount Minor, the north-\\nern side of Liberty Hill, and the eastern slope of\\nMeeting-House Hill, or Gunstock Hill.\\nThe valley of the Gunstock is broad in parts and\\ncontains some ofthe best land in the town. Midway in\\nits course Gilford village is situated, where, in a narrow\\ngorge, the mills are situated, and the power is great.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1238.jp2"}, "1057": {"fulltext": "GILFORD.\\n751\\nand the fall abrupt for a half-mile. Si.\\\\ mills i\\nhave been located on this stream, and its lower waters I\\ncourse shiggishly through a plain of about one mile\\nsquare, of alluvial formation and exceedingly fer- I\\ntile. A small stream, called the Meadow Brook, or\\nBlack Brook, courses through an arm of this plain, I\\nwhich is known as the Intervale, and enters the lake j\\nnear the mouth of the Gunstock. This stream has\\nno fall, and is more of a creek than a river. These\\nrivers at certain seasons abound with the sucker\\nwhich comes up from the lake to spawn, in the man-\\nner of herring.\\nThe stream flowing from the Lily Pond, by the\\nraising of the dam across the rapids in the Winni-\\npiseogee at Lake village, and the consequent ilowage,\\nhas been rendered an inlet of Long Bay up half its\\ncourse, and there is no hydraulic power on this\\nstream.\\nThe sixth stream has about three miles course and\\nseveral small tributaries. Its main branch, iu its upper\\ncourse, has good power. Collins mill is on it. It\\ndrains a section of the town extending nearly to the\\ncentre, in the direction of the Gully and the north-\\nwest slope of Liberty Hill. Its lower course is with-\\nout much fall, and passes through some excellent\\nfarms, and reaches the river between bogs above the\\nfalls at Laconia village, in the original Samuel Jew-\\nett estate. It is called the Jewett Brook there, but\\nCollins Stream in that part where their mill is lo-\\ncated, and where it issues from Saltmarsh Pond, or,\\nas it is sometimes called, Chattleborough Pond. On\\nthe Gully branch lies an old meadow, called, formerly,\\nthe Jackson, or the Smith s meadow, owned first by\\nI. K. Smith, of Meredith, and later by his daughter,\\nMrs. Jackson, and also by H. Bugbee and others.\\nThe seventh stream rises in the southwest part of\\nthe town, and in the edge of Gilmanton (now Bel-\\nmont), and one branch of it near Cotton s Hill, and\\nalso receives the waters of the north slope of Ladd s\\nHill, in Belmont. Passing the Province road, it\\ncourses through the plain in the southwest part of\\nthe village of Laconia, and falls into the Winne-\\nsquam at it southeast angle. It was called the Durkey\\nBrook, and on its banks, near its mouth, there was a\\nspring, once reputed to be mineral and mediciual.\\nSome use of its power is made near the Concord stage I\\nroad. I\\nThe great river, Winnipiseogee, has, or had, three\\nplaces of power: At the Weirs, or Prescott s Mills, by\\nwing-dams, three feet of head was utilized; but flow-\\nage has ruined this privilege and it has long been in\\ndisuse. At Lake village a single head of twenty\\nfeet gives great power, and it has, from the first, been\\nwell used. The Lower Falls, at Laconia, has also a\\nsingle head of some greater height. The current,\\nhowever, is not quite all utilized, the river proper\\nbeing here nearly a mile in length from bog to bog,\\nin the natural state, or level.\\nThe altitude of the surface of the town is also re-\\nmarkable. There are four elevated portions that re-\\nceive the title of mountains, and four that bear par-\\nticular names as hills, besides some lesser hills that\\nbear no names unless those known only to the imme-\\ndiate locality. The most elevated portion, in the\\neastern part of the town, is called Mount Major, or,\\non the chart (nautical), Gunstock Mountain. Its\\nsummit is about two thousand six hundred feet above\\nthe level of the lake, and that level is five hundred\\nfeet above the sea-level hence, it is three thousand\\nfeet high. From its summit the surface of the ocean,\\nofi Portsmouth, can be seen, by the unaided eye,\\nunder the morning sun. It has been a surveyor a\\npost, in thetriangulation of the Atlantic region, for\\nthe purpose of making a chart of the coast. The\\nUnited States government had property in monu-\\nment signals, on it, and for a series of years occupied\\nits apex as a signal and surveying-station, furnishing\\nit with instruments and manning it with operators.\\nIt commands a view of the greater part of the State\\nand a part of Maine. Its highest part is not\\nwooded, and from it are seen some twenty-five bodies\\nof water.\\nMount Gunstock, locally so called (and sometimes\\nSuncook, and still again, sometimes Peaked Moun-\\ntain), is the next in altitude, but of some three hun-\\ndred feet less elevation. It stands to the northwest\\nof Mount Major. It is in the western slope of this,\\nin a ridge running down the mountain, that the mine\\nof iron ore is situated, it being a trap of some two feet\\nin width, and extending downward and inward, and\\nhas once been worked. It is protoxide and peroxide\\nof iron, in the proportion to make magnetic ore. It\\nis, in some of its parts, eighty-five per cent, pure\\niron, and a well-formed horse-shoe nail has been made\\nfrom it, directly, on the anvil, without going through\\nthe process of smelting. A road was built to it by\\nthe mining company some sixty years ago, but is not\\nnow used. By a circuitous route, the -summit of the\\nmountain can be almost attained by vehicle, and the\\nremainder of the journey made on horseback or on\\nfoot. This summit was once much used for purposes\\nof celebration. In one Presidential campaign an ox\\nwas dressed here and served, roasted whole, to a large\\nassemblage of people, a mass-meeting. A spur or\\nwing of highland extends from this northward and\\nabuts the lake in a bold headland, and is the ridge\\nseparating the valleys of the Miles and the Gunstock\\nRivers.\\nMount Minor, sometimes called the Piper Moun-\\ntain, is the next in elevation, and stands to the south-\\nwest of Mount Major as a spur in the direction of\\nthe line of hills that extends through the town of\\nGilmanton. This mountain is some eight hundred\\nfeet less in height than Mount Major, and forms a de-\\nscending slope without much valley between them, as\\nis not the case between Mount Major and Gunstock.\\nA spur runs from Mount Major to the northeast, in-\\nto Alton, in the line of Suncook Pond, and its ridge", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1239.jp2"}, "1058": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nis the dividing line of Gilmanton, and is sometimes\\ncalled Morse s Mountain. These highlands cover\\nabout one-third of the town, and have been heavily\\nwooded at times. Parts of this tract were subse-\\nfiuently cleared, and parts, at dift erent periods, were\\nburnt over by forest-fires. The whole tract, as far as\\nit is cleared, is excellent grazing-land for sheep.\\nThe lesser elevations, called by distinctive names as\\nJiills, are, iirst. Liberty Hill, a cultivated plateau,\\nabout nine hundred feet above the lake-level, and\\ncommanding a complete view of the western part of\\nthe lake and the northwest part of the town and the\\nmore distant highlands and towns. It contains some\\nexcellent farms, but is not so extensively cultivated\\non its southern part as it was formerly. A road cuts\\nanother road at right-angles at the highest point,\\nwhere a liberty-pole once stood.\\nCotton s Hill is on the border of Gilmanton (now\\nBelmont), and is an isolated peak. Its northern slope\\nis a gentle incline and contains excellent farms.\\nIts southern and western declivities are more abrupt\\nand the soil is less arable. It is crowned with a\\nstately growth and is a conspicuous object from all di-\\nrections, and beautiful for its symmetry.\\nGunstock Hill, across the Gunstock Valley, and\\nopposite Gunstock Mountain, is a long ridge, some-\\nwhat in the line of a detached section, called Boyd s\\nHill, and of the Lochlin, and extends north and\\nsouth on the west side of the valley of that name,\\nand is the eastern limit of the second division of\\nforty-acre lots in the original survey. It was selected\\nfor the site of the first church, built in 1792, and is\\nsometimes called Meeting-House Hill. Here it was\\nthat the first settlers intended to make the town and fix\\nthe centre and the pivot of all affairs but, with water-\\nj)ower on either side and none there, it was the mani-\\nfest destiny to yield to the valleys. This, at first,\\nwas the most improved part of the town, and, as far as\\nexcellency of glebe was concerned, it was not a bad\\nchoice.\\nOther highlands received particular and local ap-\\npellations, from ownership or adjacent dwellers, save\\none, in the Miles Valley, called Cobble Hill, which\\nis a conical pile between the two arms of the river,\\nvery symmetrical in shape and rising to about five hun-\\ndred feet from the surrounding lands, like an artificial\\nmound, and is of about one mile in circuit at its base.\\nIt is grazing-land, and beautiful to behold from valley\\nor surrounding mountain brows. By slight change in\\nthe height of the flowage of the river, ils waters\\nwould flow on the opposite side of the hill, and into\\nthe other branch.\\nThe grades of soil and wood-growths are worthy of\\nmention. A section adjacent to the river, or the west\\nside, is mainly a strong, rocky soil, and produces a\\nhardwood growth, with a slight exception of the\\nplain near Black Brook. The northern part of this\\nbelt is called the Oaks road, and Oaks District. It\\nproduced a jicculiarly good variety of white oak.\\nmuch sought after by wheelwrights for use in their\\ncraft. The more remote belt from the river was of a\\nlighter soil, and produced a pine growth. This was\\nof superior quality.\\nIt was a stately forest, and extended from the lake-\\nshore up the Gunstock Valley to the base of Liberty\\nHill. In it the royal brand might have been seen,\\nperhaps, destiny fixing some of the mammoth forms\\nfor the royal navy-yards. From these, in the plain\\nof the upper Gunstock, the first settlers practiced the\\nart of turpentine gathering as a source of income.\\nThese on that particular plot were early manufac-\\ntured into the superior lumber of those days, which is\\nnow the wonder of those who witness the demolition of\\nthe original houses and buildings. The huge radical\\nremains of these, seemingly imperishable in the soil,\\nwere cleared by a mechanical device called stump-\\nwheels, which were constructed of some fifteen or\\ntwenty feet in height, with a revolving axle of great\\ndiameter and strength, from which a cable chain, of\\ngreat size and strength, passed under and around a\\nprincipal root, over which the wheels were set; and\\nthen the third wheel, fixed on the axle, with a chain\\nwrapping it in a groove in the rim, to which chain the\\nteam was attached, and by a deploying advance wound\\nup the cable and lifted the stump. Thus the ground\\nwas cleared and broken in, and now is some of the\\nfinest lots in this part. The third belt produces a\\nhardwood growth, and is a rocky but loamy soil,\\nwith a clay subsoil and excellent for agricultural uses.\\nIt rises into the elevated parts, where there is a mix-\\nture of stately spruce and some inferior variety of\\noak. The average soil is best for grasses and native\\ncrops. There afe partial or limited deposits of clay\\nand of sands. The present town and county boundary\\nis in mid-lake, but originally the grant was limited by\\nthe shore-line of the lake, river and bays, including\\nno islands. Governor s Island, long known also as\\nDavis Island, and connected to the mainland by a\\nbridge built by the owner of the island, was annexed\\nto the town at a later period. It contains about five\\nhundred acres of land of a very superior quality. It\\nwas formerly covered with a very heavy growth of\\ntimber, pine at the eastern extremity and hardwood on\\nthe western portion. This is not the original grant\\nor share of Gilmanton, reserved for the Governor, as\\nthat share was laid out to Governor Shute, in the cen-\\ntre of the original town, and at the north extreme of\\nthe upper one hundred acre lots, and just to the west\\nof Young s Pond, a rectangular plot of five hundred\\nacres. But this island received its name from Gov-\\nernor Wentworth s taking a fancy to it. Another\\nisland on which were buildings built and a farm im-\\nproved, and known as Welch Island, is also included\\nwithin Gilford limits. Other smaller and unimport-\\nant islands as Locke s, Timber and Mark are asso-\\nciated with the south shore and contain excellent\\ngrazing land, and are in parts well stocked with tim-\\nber-growth, and are valual)le.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1240.jp2"}, "1059": {"fulltext": "GILFORI).\\n753\\nThe system of ways or roads was provided for in the\\noriginal laying out of the town by reserved range-\\nways and sideways at intervals in the setting out of\\nthe ranges and lots. Yet these, in a measure, were\\nfound to be so located as to be both inconvenient for\\nuse and impracticable for construction and yet many\\nof the roads correspond quite nearly to the old range-\\nways, and the original lots preserve, for the most part,\\nthe original form and entirety, so that from many\\neminences the view shows the quadrangular sub-\\ndivisions of the whole territory.\\nThe road designed to accommodate the first and\\nsecond tiers of forty-acre lots was built within, or\\nalongside these ranges, from the Weirs to the Province\\nroad at the Lower Falls, or the present Laconia. In\\nits lower part it coursed along the river-side and\\nthrough the land left undivided at the time of the lay-\\ning out of the five ranges in the original survey, and\\nwhich, lying between the river border and the second\\nrange, was later laid out and designated as the eighth\\nrange, the common and the village lots, and corre-\\nsponded to like supplemental laying out in the upper\\npart nearer the Weirs, which was classed as the sixth\\nand seventh ranges, and a common or gore. On these\\nlands were afterwards built the greater part of the two\\nvillages called Lake village and Meredith Bridge\\nnow Laconia) and also a small collection of houses at\\nthe Weirs.\\nA road for the accommodation of the third tier of\\nlots ran parallel to this first road in a most direct\\ncourse, till half the course was passed over, and then,\\nby reason of the broken surface of the land and the\\nabruptness of its inclines, it deflected to the west and\\nmet the first road at Jewett s estate only patches of\\nit were built and are traceable in the south part of the\\ntown.\\nThe third parallel road began a little distance from\\nthe lake-shore, at the head of the Intervale, and\\npassed over Gunstock, or Meeting-House Hill and,\\ninstead of crossing the Locklin Hill, deflected to the\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0east and joined with the fourth road, which also began\\nnear the lake, on the east side of the Intervale, and\\nascended Spring Hill, and by some deflections contin-\\nued past the village and over Liberty Hill to Gilman-\\nton, keeping on the first and second tier of one hun-\\ndred acre lots through the whole length of the town.\\nThe fifth parallel road, on the third tier ofhundred-\\niiere lots, was built along the west base and under the\\nbrow of the mountains, from the Gilmanton line\\nnearly through the town, though its last stages were\\nnot more than a drift-way. It was broken and disap-\\npeared for the last mile or two before reaching the\\nlake, where it would have crossed high hills.\\nThe sixth way was only opened as a bridle-road or\\ncartway up the Miles Valley to near the Skeiler\\nMeadow, and then, as a public, traveled road, to the\\nbase of the mountains and in two branches (one of\\nwhich becomes a substitute for a seventh road, which\\nwould pass over Mount Prospect and to the terminal\\nridge on the south boundary line of the town, and\\nthrough the Masonian lots). At the base of the\\nmountain it turns to the east and goes to the Alton\\nline, in two branches, as part of an eastand west road.\\nThe roads designed to cross these, and run east and\\nwest, were fewer in number and not so regular or\\nejisily traced, as the lots in different ranges overlapped\\nand were not parallel to the extreme margins or bor-\\nder lines of the town. The first, however, known as\\nthe Pond road, was quite direct and continuous along\\nthe lake-shore from the Weirs to the Alton line,\\nand was determined more by the natural features of\\nthe land than by the division of lots and settlements\\nmade.\\nThe second road, in this direction, set off at the\\nPlains, north of Black Brook, and continued to the\\nhead of the Intervale, ascended the Ames and the\\nSawyer Hills, and descended into the Miles Valley,\\nand was deflected round thesouth end of Mount Pros-\\npect, and reached the Alton line as identical with the\\ndeflections of the sixth north and south road, and is\\nknown as the Mountain road or route.\\nThe third sets off a little north of Lake village\\nand by slight deflections extends to Hoyt s Mills, or\\nGilford village, and should have passed over the\\nmountain by theOld Stair- Way, a ravine with regular\\nrock formation.\\nThe fourth sets ofi at Jewett s Corner, and in two\\nbranches reaches the mountain bases, one via Chat-\\ntleborough and the qther by Liberty Hill. A third\\nbranch, of a later laying out, reaches Gilford village\\nby the Gully route (so called). These, with later al-\\nterations constitute the road system of the town. The\\nsharpness of the hills, in the roads, has given occa-\\nsion for the re-location of many roads, around the\\nhills, in diSerent parts of the town.\\nWhile this system of roads and cross-roads was all\\nprovided for in the plan and survey of the town, they\\nwere laid out at different times, as necessity required,\\nand in separate sections when demanded. The oldest\\nroad is, of course, the Gilford portion of the Province\\nroad, laid out as a State or colony road by the General\\nCourt in 1770, and committed lo Gilmanton for con-\\nstruction through its own territory but, on its refusal\\nto build it, it was built by contractors engaged by the\\ncolony government, and the cost, three hundred and\\nthirty-one pounds, assessed on the town. It had to\\nbe repaired and the bridge rebuilt in 1790, at town ex-\\npense. The roads of the town have usually been\\nbuilt by direct individual assessment, and worked out\\nby all the tax-payers of the town, but repaired and\\nkept in order by a system of district supervision and\\ntaxation, the town being divided into some thirty\\nhighway districts.\\nPortions of liighways were at first made by individ-\\nuals for their own convenience, and on their own\\nlands, without any formal laying out while to oth-\\ners there are records of legal laying out by proper\\nauthorities. Among those returned are the following", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1241.jp2"}, "1060": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nan incomplete list, but sliowing the progress of settle-\\nment In 1782, one by Abel Hunt s. In 1785, one\\nfrom Peaslee Rodgers to Noah Weeks one to Fol-\\nsom s Mills and to Simeon Hoyt s and one from Sam-\\nuel Smith s to Meredith Bridge. In 1787, from Thomas\\nFoster s (Intervale) to the pond, etc., i.e., on the\\nPond road. At the same date, from Ebenezer Smith s\\nto the Gunstock Mills, i.e., probably via Spring Hill\\nand Kelley Corner, though possibly a mill-road\\nthrough the pine woods lot. The present road, by the\\ntannery and carding and fulling-mill, was of a much\\nlater laying and building.\\nThe older approach by traveled road was by Pot-\\nter s Hill to the mills. In 1788, one from the Prov-\\nince road to Simeon Hoyt s, probably the middle road\\nfrom Liberty Hill south. In 1789, one from Philbrook\\nRand s to David dough s, that is, over Gunstock or\\nMeeting-House Hill, to Thomas Hoyt s (now Mr. Eog-\\nger s.) Also one from David Ames (R. Dame s) to\\nThomas Frohock s (late D. Y. Smith s), and one from\\nJosiah Sawyer s to Ephraim Brown s. In 1790, one\\nfrom Levi Gilman s to the Gunstock road. In 1792,\\none from Samuel F. Gilman s, via Ezekiel Gilman s\\n(Zebedee Morrill s) to Jacob Jewett s (Deacon Isaac s),\\ndoubtless to meet a road already made from the Prov-\\nince road past Samuel Jewett s, the next house. In\\n1794, one by Daniel Hoyt s and one from Samuel\\nGilman s (3d) to Samuel Gilman s. In 1797, one\\nfrom Jeremy Rowe s to Samuel Thurston s, in the\\nsouth part of the town. In 1799, one from Wil-\\nliam Hunt s to Josiah Tilton. In 1800, one from\\nJeremy Rowe s to Meredith Bridge, and one from\\nThomas Foster s to James Ames across the In-\\ntervale, in 1801. Also in the same year, one from\\nJohn Smith s to the Upper Weirs. In 1803, one from\\nDavid Hale s to the Great Weirs (Lake village). In\\nthe same year, one on Governor s Island to Nathan-\\niel Davis In 1805, from J. Smith s to the Great\\nWeirs, probably by Malachi Davis In 1807,,from\\nDavid Gould s to Joseph Potter s, and in 1808, one\\nfrom D. Hale s to the Weirs (Oaks road), and from A.\\nJackson s to Samuel Thurston s (via the Collins\\nneighborhood), and one more in 1812, from Bartholo-\\nmew Gale s to Meredith Bridge. A few others, omit-\\nted here, make up most of the roads of the town.\\nThe bridges of the town, except a few of the larger\\nand more costly, have been builtby the districts. The\\nonly bridge on the Miles River, of much expense and\\ndifficulty, was the one at Miles Leavitt s, which went\\ndown-stream in a freshet, with the mill also, which\\nwas rebuilt higher up-stream. The one at the town\\nfarm has also been damaged at times by the overflow\\nof the stream. There are eleven bridges spanning the\\nGunstock, several of which have been carried away\\nin high water. Three are on the Intervale, and that\\nwhole surface is overflowed in times of freshet. Two\\nare at Copp s Mill and of recent construction one at\\nthe fulling-mill one at the tannery two at the saw-\\nmill and Village road; one at Whittier s Mill, often\\ndamaged and one at Esquire Weeks residence. The\\nbridges on the Winnipiseogee, including railroad\\nbridges, are now ten in number, and expensive struc-\\ntures.\\nProvidence road bridge is the oldest, and has been\\nthree times rebuilt, and is now a substantial structure.\\nThe first was a rude affair and short-lived. The bridge\\nat Folsom s Mills was built in 1782, and has been two\\nor three times repaired, or substantially rebuilt. The\\nraising of the water-level by the new dam necessitated\\nthe construction of a bridge of greater height and\\nfirmer build. There has been added, in later years,\\nanother bridge near where the old footway on the dam\\nwas. The railroad crosses the stream above these and\\nagain twice at the Lower Falls, orLaconia. The Weirs\\nbridge was built in 1803, and hits been twice rebuilt\\nand raised higher, to allow passage to steamers under\\nit, in the river channel. The channel was cut deeper\\nsome years ago, and recently the United States gov-\\nernment has appropriated money for the improve-\\nment of the passage into and out of the lake.\\nThe second bridge was built at Laconia, on Mill\\nStreet, and has twice been rebuilt. It is just below\\nthe dam, and indispensable, though its approach from\\nLake Street or the Gilford side was difficult. The\\nthird bridge there, on Church Street, was built about\\n1850, and was unfinished for some years. Meredith\\nlaid her road to the river centre and built the bridge\\nto that point. Gilford endeavored to defeat the build-\\ning of the road and bridge, and refused to proceed\\nin its construction. Butat length the project succee-\\nded, and the street and bridge is now much used. The\\nMessar bridge, at the upper point of the narrows, or\\nat the foot of Little Bay, was also strenuously opposed,\\nas likewise the filling above it, which was deemed im-\\npracticable at first, and stoutly opposed. The bridge\\nin the lower part of the village is of recent construc-\\ntion, but was found a desideratum by reason of the\\nexpansion of the village in that direction and the in-\\ncrease of business in that part. The bridge leading to\\nGovernor s Island was built in 1820, and mainly by\\nthe owners of the island. Its support being expen-\\nsive, they asked the town s support of it, and the town\\nat length assumed it. It is about thirty rods from\\nshore to shore. Two natural formations project on\\nthe opposite sides and make a natural fitness for the\\nplace of a bridge. It was built by sinking a structure\\nof logs in square sections and filled with stone, the\\ngreatest depth being about twenty-five feet, and there\\nis left an open pass-way. not in the deepest part of the\\nchannel, of some fifteen feet width, through which\\nrow-boats, if small, may pass. The filling of stone\\non each side of the liridge renders it enduring against\\nthe action of the waves.\\nThe Industries of the Town.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The main pursuits\\nof the inhabitants of Gilford have been agricultural\\nand yet various other pursuits have also been followed,\\nand the mingled interests of these projects have held\\nthe attention of those who were readv for anv under-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1242.jp2"}, "1061": {"fulltext": "GILFORD.\\ntaking that evidently might be profitable or honor-\\nable to the projector.\\nWhile agriculture has been engaged in by most of\\nthe people, it has been conducted with varying wis-\\ndom, and been variously successful in ditterent depart-\\nments thereof, and in diflerent times. The soil, vary-\\ning much in its productive power, and its special\\nadaptation to particular growths, is, on the whole, good\\nand remunerative. There are sections in the high-\\nlands of the east part that are particularly adapted\\nto grazing, and there wool-raising has been one prin-\\ncipal object, and its ends attained without great diffi-\\nculty. On the higher parts of the mountains the\\nnative grasses are unmixed with the baser or inferior\\ngrasses of the wet lowlands, and are more concentra-\\nted, nourishing and sweet-flavored. Hence, sheep\\nseek these places, both for the coolness of the air or\\nrefreshing breezes and for the abundance and rich-\\nness of the feed. There they fatten, and yield their\\nfibre, which brings in a good income to the investor\\nand cultivator. Formerly, each and every farmer had\\nhis limited stock of sheep and it was thought to be\\nan absolute necessity to the proper exercise of good\\nhu.sbaudry to have a little store of wool for domestic\\nmanufacturing, and a little stock of mutton in a well-\\nreplenished larder. The surplus above home demand\\nin these two items of flock-growth sought the market\\nfor revenue, or exchange for other necessaries, or, per-\\nchance, for the mere glory of laudable and successful\\nproduction. In response to this usual, known and\\ntempting venal store, the far-seeing wool-monger\\nwas sure to be on hand at the fit season, and with the\\nproper ore in sack or wallet, intent on a commercial\\nraid. There is one lost art, or lost dght, in these\\ndays of steam and vapor that is, the old-time\\ndrover, in his long blue frock, a professional uni-\\nform, half-driving and half-walking, and riding anon;\\nand collecting from farm-yard to farm-yard, till his\\nbleating throng and lowing host fill the way, resem-\\nbling a crusading army; and when the muster is\\ncomplete, taking up the long, tedious pilgrimage, in\\none line of march, from the Aquadocton hill-sides\\nand sheep-cots to the noisy sale-yards and .slaughter-\\nhouses of that far-famed and bloody Brighton.\\nThe meritorious generalship of such a campaign\\nwas for no ordinary man. The special commission\\nfor this royal order fell to the lot of such meat-men\\nas Nathan, Jeremiah (called Jed.) and Asa Bachelder,\\nTliomas 8ewell, William Sargent, Nathan Bartlett\\nand a few others, and in the later days, John O.\\nSanborn, Harrison Gilman, Joseph Sanborn, Jr., John\\nWeeks, Carroll Follet, Ladd Co. and a few others,\\nwho now are content to skirmish a little at short-\\nrange and on the ofl ensive. While the old stock\\nvariety was generally raised, an improved variety of\\nfine-wooled stock was kept in the mountan region by\\nprincipally the Weeks Brothers Sons. This merino\\nwool was very superior for fine cloth-making, and\\nbrought a very high price in the market, sometimes\\nas high as a dollar per pound, and nearly double that\\nof the common-stock wool. But as the sheep wore of\\na diminutive size bodily, each one yielded a less quan-\\ntity both of fleece and meat, and they were lesa\\nremunerative for the purposes of food or clothing;\\nand so merino wool-culture declined.\\nIn later years, still another species was generally\\nkept, of greater si/.e, and producing a staple of\\ncoarser and longer fibre. But the extent of sheep\\nand wool-raising has grown less of late, by reason of\\nlower prices of wool, though the less value in the\\nfleece has been ofl set by higher prices for the lambs\\nand the mutton.\\nIn the line of stock-raising, tlie production of beef\\nis and has been an important branch of business.\\nThe ridges of land devoted to pasturage were well\\nadapted to neat-cattlc-feeding, and produced beef of\\nan excellent quality, and gave abundant thrift to the\\nstock so devoted. In the earlier years, in times of\\nless demands for meats, with less population, and\\ngreater production of feeding, a large surplus of beef\\nwas sent to market by drift. Stock was kept less\\nsumptuously at the barns, and in winter seasons, and\\nalmost universally, beef was grass-fed and young,,\\nand less expensively produced for the market.\\nThe average farmer depended on his neat-stock\\nsold for the greater amount of cash needed to meet\\nobligations and procure other means of living-\\nNearly all the yearly increase of live-stock by genera-\\ntion was kept, and little slaughter of the young\\nwas tolerated. Veal was a rarity on the table of the\\nfarmer or the inn.\\nThe dairy interests were important, and were\\nmostly for distant markets. Cheese-making was aa\\nextensive as butter-making. The better farmer was\\naccustomed to take his ox-load of butter and cheese\\nin the fall season, and draw it to Portsmouth, and\\nexchange them for West India goods,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 that is, for\\nsugar, salt, and perchance a cask of the ardent,\\nand fish. The lesser farmer had to obtain these\\nthrough the medium of the common store, and make\\nthe home-made spruce beer and domestic cider\\nanswer for the more costly and stronger drinks of the\\ngentlemen. In those days, at about every tenth\\nhouse was the cider-mill and hence, the demand for\\nthe cooper s service was immense. This craft, as far\\nas the making, or rather, the repairing, of cider-casks\\nwas concerned, was carried on in a decidedly unique\\nmanner.\\nAbout the time of the apple-picking and cider-\\nmaking, in November, a set of craftsmen took up the\\nmarch, and went the rounds of the neighborhood, to\\nrenew the hoops on the casks needed, and merry\\nindeed was the music of the cooper s whack, ringing\\nover the hills. Cider was scarcely a commodity for\\nmarket either it was considered too sacred to be bar-\\ntered, or it was not sufficient in quantity for more\\nthan the limit of home consumption. Improved\\nfruit, or its culture, was quite largely undertaken", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1243.jp2"}, "1062": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nsome years ago; and both new orchards were set\\nfrom grafted nurseries, and old orchards were grafted.\\nVery limited attempts were made to propagate or\\ncultivate other fruits. The cherry, the plum and\\npear were considered as the luxury of the favored\\nfew. Sugar-making, from the maple, has been en-\\ngaged in only to a small extent, and that in a dimin-\\nishing proportion.\\nPoultry-raising has always been engaged in to a\\nconsiderable extent, and in greater variety formerly.\\nThe vigil-keeping goose and the turkey have had\\ntheir day, but are fast disappearing. The former is\\nalmost unknown, and the latter scarce. The hen is\\ncurrent, but egg-production was never extensive.\\nOther animals were sometimes kept, not entirely\\nfor profit, or for executing undertakings, but more\\nparticularly for convenience and fancy. The horse\\nwas thought to be as necessary to a complete furnish-\\ning of the barn-yard as the dog or cat was to the com-\\nplete house. But yet some business was done in\\nraising horses for the market or to sell. And now\\nand then more than the one domestic horse graced\\nthe barn-yard of the more opulent; and, perchance,\\nwas spared to supply the needed horse-power in those\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2days of stage-coaches, or even to supply and serve the\\ndesire and passion of the rich and tliose indulging in\\npride-show. An exception, perhaps, may be taken in\\npork-producing, for though the keeping of swine was\\nfor domestic ends, to furnish the home larder, yet\\nmany a dressed porker found its way to Portsmouth\\nmarket, and later into other cities, whither trade was\\nsubsequently directed, and sent back in lieu of it the\\ndaintier luxuries of commerce or clean cash. In\\nearlier times wheat-raising was quite extensive and\\nfairly profitable. But from about 1830 tliis crop be-\\ncame oftentimes uncertain or a failure, by reason of\\nthe weevil-fly, whose ravages were great after the de-\\ncrease of the native clover-growth, in which they had\\nbefore that worked and spent their fury. Hence,\\ngradually the wheat-culture declined, and the crop\\nbecame insufficient to meet demands, and is now al-\\nmost absolutely a thing of the past, and not likely to\\nbe revived. It was a rare thing in former times for a\\nfarmer to buy a barrel of flour. It was considered\\nevidence of miserable husbandry, and a sure omen of\\nill success, or a failing fortune, or a precursor to a\\nfinancial ruin. Likewise the corn crop was abundant\\nand extensively put on the market. But very little\\nof it was used for stock-feeding, either in their ordi-\\nnary keeping or for their fattening. The surplus above\\nhome consumption and local supply of the domestic\\nmarket was not inconsiderable. The oat crop and the\\npotato crop were also in excess of home consumption,\\nand became articles of merchandise in the market.\\nThe cultivation of flax was formerly extensive, and\\nnow is unknown. As a general rule, each farmer had\\nhis plot annually sown, and its yield carefully se-\\ncured, properly treated or cured and well stored.\\nAnd in due time it was manufactured,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the seed into\\nlinseed oil, which was once successfully and exten-\\nsively done at Meredith Bridge, and the fibre to the\\nstage of the dressed hank, or thread, or the fabric.\\nThe diminutive linen foot-wheel, and the larger tow-\\nwheel, also usable for wool-spinning, were the abso-\\nlutely necessary and commendable articles of outfit\\nto the then diligent housewife. The factory was not\\nthen on the water-courses, but the substitute was on\\nall the hill-sides. Home-made fabrics of wool and\\nflax, and to some extent of even cotton, were the\\nalmost universal supply for apparel and house-\\nfurnishing, and somewhat for the market. The blithe,\\nsweet-singing maid of those days, standing at the\\nhelm of her new-improved, Shaker-made patent\\nspinning-wheel, was in her dignity, and when the\\naccredited stent of four skeins daily of seven knots,\\neach containing twenty double threads, on an honest\\nreel, was got oft and in good season in the afternoon,\\nshe was in her felicity, having earned the title of\\nclever girl or spinster.\\nThe diligence of all the members of the family\\nmade it no onerous service to provide adequate rai-\\nment and other textile furnishing for the household.\\nThe house was a busy place, and resonant with the\\nhum of the spindle, the rattle of the whacking-loom\\nand the hundred processes of domestic labor.\\nOne industry in the agricultural department de-\\nserves mention, and that was the silk-culture. About\\n1840 the mulberry-tree was cultivated on the light\\nsoil in the Gunstock Valley above Gilford Village,\\nhaving been planted and introduced by Mr. Benjamin\\nRowe. The silk-worm grub was obtained and fed by\\nthe mulberry leaf, and a successful product of the\\nsilk cocoons was realized. These were sold unreeled,\\nand the manufacturing of tlie silk of commerce from\\nthese was done elsewhere. An enthusiasm in this\\nnew industry was for a time quite extensively shared\\nby the people possessing light soils, which were pro-\\nnounced to be especially adapted to the mulberry\\nculture but the enterprise, though not fruitless, was\\nnot extended, and for a want of interested, enterpris-\\ning operators, the scheme was not long prosecuted,\\nand the silk-producing interests ceased. A few re-\\nmaining trees only indicate the former attempt. From\\nthe light infantry of domestic manufactory we\\nproceed to notice some of the heavy artillery of\\nman-operated machinery. And first of these is the\\nsaw-mill. Lumber-making has been practiced since\\nthe settlement of the town, but only at first to meet\\nexisting necessities in the first building of dwellings.\\nIn later years much lumber has been manufactured\\nfor the general market. The saw-mills at first were\\n1 The improvoment of the Shaker wheel constated in the patent heail\\n(so caUed), which secured greater velocity to the revolving spindle, by\\nmeans of some gearing between the band-wheel and spindle-block, and\\nalso by an apparatus for adjusting the tension of tlie larger and lesser\\nwhoel-bands. This invention saved many a weary whirl during a day s\\nwork, for which benign appliance there was often heard a God bless\\nthe good Shaker I", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1244.jp2"}, "1063": {"fulltext": "GILFORD.\\n757\\nmainly for producing boards and plank. The first\\ndwellings were covered with shingles and clapboards\\nmade by hand, being rived and shaved by the farmer\\nin his leisure days. Afterwards sawn shingles were\\nused, but were vastly inferior. The saw-mills of the\\ntown have been the following Lamprey s, near Alton\\nline, which was abandoned forty years ago. It Wiis\\noperated by a small and inadequate stream, and only\\nsurvived to meet a local need at that time. Foster s\\nmill was built after Lamprey s went to disuse, and\\nwas to supply its place in the interests and demands\\nof that part of the town. It also was inappropriately\\nlocated, and proved unsuccessful, and ran but a few\\nyears. A large tract of heavily-wooded land in that\\nsection of the town was subsequently cleared, and its\\ntimber was manufactured into lumber by steam-\\npower, and the lumber marketed. Colby s mill, on\\nthe same stream, the Miles River, was built after the\\ndisuse of Foster s, but was more the successor of the\\nLeavit mill, which had been twice built and carried\\naway, the first being a grist-mill, and the second for\\nsawing, and the third now in use, for both sawing\\nlumber and also shingles, and lately for threshing,\\nbesides. On the same stream, below, was the ancient\\nBrown Leavit mill, for sawing, not now in operation.\\nOne of the earliest mills for sawing lumber was that\\nbuilt on the Gunstock stream by Simeon Hoyt and\\nEsquire Ebenezer Smith, in 1789. As this was erected\\nat the waterfall included in one of the public shares or\\nthe ministerial lot, it was subject to some conditions\\nand limitations, and the permission of the use of the\\nwaterfall and adjacent lands was granted to these two\\ngentlemen in 1788, to extend fifteen years, and conced-\\ning the right to clear and occupy for their mill -yard two\\nacres, and on both sides of the river. They are also\\nbound not to unnecessarily cut timber on the adjacent\\nlots and to remove the mill at the expiration of the lease,\\nor to sell it to the town; and, meantime, to give free\\nright to saw on the part of the people any material\\ndesired for a meeting-house in that part of the town.\\nThis mill was then the only one in that heavily-\\nwooded section. It was the source of all the board\\nand plank-stock of that part, and shared, with other\\nparts, the general patronage of the whole region.\\nThere was not much sawing of timber, that being\\nalmost always hewn. The mill was not removed nor\\nsold to the town but the encroachments on the\\npublic lot being so frequent and easy, the whole lot\\nwas sold and the proceeds of the sale invested for the\\nbenefit of the ministry. The mill, with the lot, was\\nbought by Bernard Morrill, and it has been owned\\nand run by him and his son until the present time.\\nThe flowing of the meadows above the village,\\nwhile owned by parties not operating the mill, was\\nlimited to the 20th of May yearly, when the mill\\nmust stop but by a single ownership, both of the\\nmill and meadow, the flowing, and, consequently, the\\nbusiness of the mill, was afterward unrestricted as to\\ntimes and seasons.\\nThis mill has been operated by employed men at\\nmost times and has not olten been idle ibr want of\\nwork on hand when there was a water supply, and it\\nhas been the source of a good income to the owners\\nand operators. It has been several times damaged\\nby freshets and substantially rebuilt, and, iu later\\ntime, has been furnished with circular instead of up-\\nright saws. The greater part of an immense forest\\nof timber in the Gunstock Valley and western moun-\\ntain slopes has been converted into lumber at this\\nmill, and thence taken to market or used in building\\nin this vicinity.\\nIt has been an appreciated accommodation to the\\npublic and a source of revenue to the owners and the\\nclass of men to whom its business furnished employ-\\nment, and who lived upon the results of their engage-\\nment in its operation.\\nAbout 1836 a movement was made to build a mill\\non the lower part of the stream, near the only re-\\nmaining large tract of pine timber land. This was\\nbuilt by Joseph Potter on his land, and under the\\nforemanship of Mr. Bachelder (called Boston John).\\nMr. Potter and son entered upon the business of\\nthe manufacturing of lumber, including shingles and\\nclapboards and lath. The mill was operated many\\nyears, mainly by John M. Potter, and was after-\\nwards sold to Hazen Gopp, who built dwelling-houses\\nnear by, and is still operated by his son, Augustus\\nCopp. Facilities for grinding corn were added re-\\ncently, and it has cut the entire growth of heavy\\npine timber in its vicinity into marketable lumber.\\nIt was only after years of endeavor and repeated\\ntrials that the dam was made permanent and sub-\\nstantial.\\nThe location of the mill was, atr first, on no public\\nroad, and it necessitated the laying and maintaining\\nof the Valley road past it, and from the Intervale to\\nthe Fulling-mill route or road, involving two bridges\\nover the stream. Shingle-sawing was early added to\\nwool-carding and fulling, at the Mingo Fulling-Mill,\\nand is still carried on by Deacon Heinan Hunter.\\nThe same business has been carried on there by the\\nsuccessive owners, Meshech Sanborn, Christopher\\nGilman, Benjamin Oilman and others.\\nThere were two mills at the Weirs one on either\\nside of the river. The Prescot Mill there gave name\\nto the place for a time, as it was currently denomi-\\nnated Prescot s Mills as well as Weirs. The head\\nwas so slight at this point that the power was small,\\nnotw ithstanding the great volume of supply of water\\nand its being constant hence the privilege was con-\\nsidered as unimprovable and of little value, so that\\nit naturally fell into disuse, and, later, the heighten-\\ning of the dam at Lake village destroyed the privi-\\nlege altogether, and so both mills ceased long ago.\\nThe lumber manufacture was extensive at the falls\\nat the foot of the bay. Here Abraham Folsom built\\nin 1780, and the mill has been in nearly continuous\\noperation for more than one hundred years. He also", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1245.jp2"}, "1064": {"fulltext": "758\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nbuilt and operated a grist-mill, and another saw-mill\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0was afterwards built on the eiist side of the river,\\nthen called, by way of distinction, the Gilford\\nside, and was called at a time Bachelder s Mill, and\\nagain Lyford s Mill, and by the name of other\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2owners or operators. In it the experiment was made\\nof running a gang of saws, without good success.\\nThese mills have largely been supplied with a stock\\nof logs from the lake and bay, by being rafted from\\nplaces on the borders of the same. These mills could\\ndo business the year round whereas the mills on the\\nsmaller and variable streams would be capable of\\noperation only in the seasons of the year when the\\nwater supply was abundant. This, however, was not\\naltogether unfavorable to the owners, who had other\\nbusiness to prosecute, and the demand for sawing was\\nlimited to seasons intervening between the pressing\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0claims of agricultural interests. So great was the\\nvolume of lumber manufacturing at Lake village, and\\nproportionally so in excess of all other pursuits and\\nproducts, that the place became known best by the\\ncurrent designation of Slab City, and bore that\\ntitle for H long time. Well might it have been called\\nLog Town, as the river approaches were crowded at\\nnearly all seasons with rafts of logs, floated thither\\nfrom the lake.\\nAt the season of low-water there was not the\\ndesired height of head or quantity of flow into\\nthe wing-dams and upon the rival wheels there on\\nthe different sides of the river; hence a de-\\nvice was resorted to to effect this matter, viz. the\\nconstruction of a sort of submerged breakwater\u00e2\u0080\u0094 a\\ncurb of plank-work filled with stone, to anchor or\\nballast it, extending far up the middle of the channel\\ninto the current places of the river, which should di-\\nvide the flow and direct it in due proportion into the\\nrespective mill-ponds, and not suffer it to flow in\\ngreater measure to either one side, as it was inclined\\nto do by reason of any obstruction or change of\\nchannel.\\nCompeting interests were the foundation of rivalries\\n;md jealousies and devices on the part of the actors\\nin the Folsom and the Bachelder enterprises, which,\\nhowever, gave life and thrift to the business under-\\ntakings.\\nThe lumber-mill at the Lower Falls Meredith\\nBridge was subject to just the same local competi-\\ntion yet it found rivals and antagonists both in the\\ncompetition of the upper mills and also in the com-\\npetition of other and diverse interests and enter-\\nprises near to it.\\nIn 1780, Colonel Samuel Ladd built his mill as the\\nsuccessor of that of Stephen Gale, who, in the four\\nor five previous years, had been endeavoring to use\\nthe water-power at that place and had built a mill\\non the Meredith side, and had lost his hold on the\\nreservoir by the yielding of his dam-structure to the\\nforce of the stream. Fire and flood alike opposed\\nColonel Ladd s determination, and his works were\\nfour times destroyed, but only to be rebuilt and en-\\nlarged by his indomitable will and equally-matched\\ncourage. He added compass to his undertakings and\\nenjoyed a fair share of patronage in the lumber-\\nmaking engagements of the time and place, and he\\neven surpassed Folsom in the grinding and flouring\\npatronage of the wide field. This saw-mill con-\\ntinued, till a comparatively recent date, to do its\\nproper work. But it was unfortunately located in\\nregard to its yard-room and its approaches, and hence\\nwent into disuse many years ago and the sawing\\nbusiness at this place has been done since, first, by\\nwater-power, on the canal on Laconia side, by Cook\\nCo. at their sash and door manufactory, and\\nstill later, by the same company, by steam-power on\\nthe Gilford side, where no inconsiderable amount of\\nlumber-making has been done.\\nBesides the above enumerated sawing establish-\\nments, the Collins mill has been in operation for\\nsome years, where the sawing of both lumber and\\nshingle has been prosecuted and the Whittier mill\\ndid gig-sawing and had small circular saws for the\\ncutting-up business in carriage-making.\\nWith these saws Gilford has not only met its own\\nbuilding demands, but has done no small amount of\\nwork in furnishing other parts with stock. Its great\\nwooded area and stately forests made this department\\nof industry to be both inevitable and successful, and\\nalso inspiring and inviting enterprise. These primi-\\ntive growths have disappeared before the vigorous\\nlumbermen and made useful under the severe\\nattacking saws; but the broadaxeman s blade played\\nno unimportant part in bringing this beauty and\\nservice out of the rough wilderness and unused\\nbower.\\nA branch of industry akin to lumber-making was\\nformerly prosecuted extensively, viz., stave-making\\nand the associated cooperage. The oak growth of the\\nmountain-sides furnished abundant and excellent ma-\\nterials for making casks of various sizes and uses.\\nThese staves were rived on the hill-sides and wrought\\nin the many cooper-shops and transported to the\\nmarkets far and near. Shooks, for casks of one hun-\\ndred gallons capacity and upward, were extensively\\nmade and sent to the West Indies for the molasses\\nmanufacturers. Barrels for flsh-packers, beef and\\npork-packers and for liquors were made and trans-\\nported to Portsmouth. This work of manufacturing\\nwas done principally at the centre of the town,\\nthough to some extent in other parts. Jonas Sleeper,\\nJoseph Sanborn, Henry Sleeper, George Wm. Weeks\\nand others engaged extensively in this iis a branch of\\ntrade and enterprise. Workmen were employed by\\nthem both for stave-riving and cask-making. The\\ncoopers in business were Nathan Hatch, Ebenezer S.\\nHunt, Joseph Sanborn Sons, Samuel Joshua\\nGilman, Moses Jewett, David Gould, Ezekiel Na-\\nthan Collins, J. L. Davis, Simeon Nathaniel Davis\\n1 and many others. Indeed, the cooper-shop was a", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1246.jp2"}, "1065": {"fulltext": "GILFORD.\\n759\\ncommon annex to the other buildings of many a\\nplace, and Cooper was not an unfrequent prefix to a\\nsurname, as, lor example, Cooper-Gilmau andCooper-\\nJewett. The latter emigrated to Cape Cod, where\\nthe fish-barrel was in requisition.\\nThe transportation of the manufactured casks was\\nan undertaking of considerable magnitude. The huge\\nload on the mammoth vehicle, drawn fifty miles in\\ntwo days by stalwart ox-teams, was no trivial matter\\nto carry out; and the sight of these huge moving\\npiles was no tame affair to youthful curiosity and\\nastonishment, as was also the music of the coopers\\ninstruments, deftly handled, to their admiration of\\nthe arlinc.n-s.\\nThe mills for grinding have been erected and\\n)l erated as follows: Folsom s mill, at the Lake vil-\\nlage site. This was first and chiefly used for corn-\\ngrinding. In due time a rye crop was raised and was\\nground in the same set of stones, producing an un-\\nbolted meal. Finally, wheat was a product and re-\\niuired bolting, and hence a bolter was added, and it\\nbecame a flouring-mill of general patronage.\\nLadd s mill was successfully run, from 1780, in con-\\nnection with the saw-mill, which was in the upper story\\nof the building, and the grinding on the lower floor.\\nThis mill rivaled the Folsom mill, being more accessible\\nby the main part of the population. There was some\\ncompetition between the two as to the quantity and\\ntjuality of flour made from a bushel of farmer s wheat\\nand m high did the enthusiasm of good millership\\nrun at times that it was declared of some that flour\\nwas produced and returned from their favorite mill\\nexceeding the weight of the grist taken to the mill.\\nBut this must have been to special customers. Yet it\\nmust have efl ectually annulled the tradition that\\nmillers were not scrupulously exact in taking only\\nlawful toll, or, at least, it should have proved that\\niilford millers were exceptionally honest.\\nLadd s mill was succeeded by one built by the\\nfactory company, and located farther down-stream\\nand below the factory, or Ticking-Mill (so called). Its\\ncapacity was increased by adding two runs of stones\\nand using two bolters. Many farmers used fine\\nIndian, or bolted corn-meal, as a substitute for\\nwheat-flour, to make a superior bread.\\nMillers Bachelder and Dimond successively and\\nsuccessfully presided for a full term of service and\\nyears at the wheels of the Meredith Bridge Grinding\\nand Flouring-Mill. The univei-sal custom was for\\neach farmer to carry frequent and small grists to the\\nmill, and have them milled for a toll of one-sixteenth,\\nor two quarts on a bushel. Ready-ground meal, or\\neven flour, was at first rarely ever for sale or to be\\npurchased. The toll-grain was on sale, but oftener\\ntransported than sold in the place and to residents.\\nThe balance of most crops was in favor of exportation\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0or the market, and usually went to the cities, Ports-\\nmouth or Boston. In later years the great bulk of\\nmilling is that of the stock imported and on sale.\\nThe mill at Gilford village, at the Hoyt s and\\nSmith s privilege, was built not many years after the\\ntwo other ones at the river. It accommodated the\\ncentre and eastern and, to some extent, the southern\\nparts of the town. It did both grinding and bolting,\\nand continued in use till about 1840, or till the build-\\ning of the tannery at the same dam, and was repeat-\\nedly repaired. It is still standing, and has been\\nowned some seventy years by the same parties and\\nthe same that owned the saw-mill, viz. Esq. Bernard\\nand General J. J. Morrill and son. The millers at\\nthis mill have been J. Pickering, S. Trefran, W.\\nMeloon, William Knowles, Lowell Sanborn (Deacon\\nLowell, so called) and others temporarily. At this\\nmill, and at others also, for a limited appointed time\\nin the spring, the yearly stock of gypsum, or plaster\\nof Paris, a cheap fertilizer, was ground, and other\\ngrinding was deferred for that period and afterwards\\nresumed. Also, in the last of May usually, a day or\\ntwo was appropriated to salt-grinding, for dairy uses,\\nwhich wonderfully accommodated farmers wives and\\nsaved them innumerable poundings of the mortar and\\npestle, whose music, however, was the delightful\\nmatinee of hill and dale, announcing to many a\\nhungry toiler the sure progress of kitchen-work, and,\\nlike gong or bell or trumpet, was the first prelude of\\nan unannounced but ready breakfast.\\nThe disuse of the mill at Morrill s left the field open\\nfor enterprise. Moreover, the Leavitt mill, on Miles\\nRiver, had been carried away, and the eastern part of\\nthe town was left dependent on some other mill. It\\nwas opportune to build.\\nAt this time Jonathan Whitcher built a mill on\\nthe Upper Gunstock for grinding and bolting, to\\nwhich he added also a threshing-machine, a turning-\\nlathe and other machinery for making wheels, car-\\nriages and furniture. This mill continued only a few\\nyears, and, after repeated damages to its long, weak\\nand expensive dam, and to the mill itself, by freshet,\\nby reason of a want of patronage and its unprofitable-\\nness, it ceased to be maintained and was consequently\\nabandoned.\\nJeremiah Hunt was in business at this mill for\\nhimself, in the wheel and furniture interests, and in\\ncompany in other departments, and was miller at a\\ntime. Then the whole of grinding and flouring was\\ncentred at Lake village and Laconia, except a little\\ncorn-grinding at Copp s mill at a time later. With\\nless cereal products produced, and more imported and\\nused, this is an adaptation both wise and in the line\\nof natural drift. Yet it involves more labor and\\nfurnishing, and makes the result less lucrative. The\\nold-time going to mill, with grist on the shoulder or\\non horseback, has given place to more extended trips\\nin vehicles, light and heavy. The preparation of the\\ngrain for the milling state has been variously done.\\nAt one time the flail and coursing breezes were all\\nthe mediation used. Then the mechanical fanning-\\nmill wiis resorted to to conquer a calm. Then the", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1247.jp2"}, "1066": {"fulltext": "760\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nseparating-mill, or tliresher, was used and operated\\nby horse-power and by water-power.\\nTwo styles of the portable horse-power machines\\nwere invented and used. One was constructed with\\na sweep and gearing and rope-tension, operated by\\nhorses in draught. The other with a treadle incline\\nand belting, and operated by horse-weight on the\\ntreadle. One of the former was owned and operated\\nby a Mr. Bachelder, going from farm to farm. Sam-\\nuel Blaisdell Sons owned and operated one of the\\nlatter pattern and still others were brought into\\nparts from adjacent towns. But the inconvenience\\nof so frequent relocation and transportation, and the\\nentertainment of the workmen and horses, was such\\nthat the stationary mill, to be operated by water-\\npower, promised better success and speedy introduc-\\ntion; and proved so. Hence, the almost simulta-\\nneous construction of two such mills about the year\\n1835 or 1840,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the first at the Whittier mill and the\\nother at the carding, fulling and shingle-mill, owned\\nby Christopher Oilman, then by Meshech Sanborn,\\nBenjamin Oilman and Hermon Hunter. The same\\nprovision for the threshing season was made at the\\nCollins mill and at Meredith Bridge and Lake\\nvillage, and, later, at Colby s.\\nThe first years these mills were in use the patronage\\nwas extensive. Farmers drew their two, five, or ten\\ntons of grain from one to eight miles to have it\\nthreshed and returned, each one going at an ap-\\npointed time. These mills have but little patronage\\nnow, and some of them have ceased to be used at\\nall. So little grain is raised that it is not a great task\\nto separate it by hand-flail, or not very unprofitable\\nto feed the oat crop unthreshed. And rye is rarely\\nthreshed in this machine, because of the damage to\\nthe straw.\\nMills for wool-carding and cloth-dressing, were put\\nin, one at Laconia, operated by James Morrison\\nand afterwards by John Buzzell, who, though they\\nlived in Gilford, did their work on the Meredith side.\\nThis was discontinued some years ago, on the decline\\nof home-made cloth and yarn, and to give place to\\ntheir enterprise of cloth-making.\\nThe carding was first done by machinery at the\\nvillage on the Hoyt s and Smith s mill privilege. Sub-\\nsequently a mill was built a mile below, at the junc-\\ntion of an eastern branch of the river, and machinery\\nfor fulling and dressing and pressing cloth was put in\\nand operated by skilled workmen, and the carding\\nmachinery was transferred from Hoyt s mill to this.\\nFulled cloth for men s wear and the pressed cloth, a\\nkind of flannel, for women s wear, wa-s the general\\ndependence. This mill and work was continued till\\nthe fa.shionableness of satinet came about, and then\\nboth the Buzzell s mill at Laconia and the private\\nloom of the farmer s house produced that pattern of\\nfabric. The warp (cotton) for the domestic article was\\nmade for many years by Mr. Parker and his children,\\nat the end of the bridge opposite Ladd s grist-mill.\\nStephen Chapman was a fuller at Gunstock Fulling-\\nMill, and others conducted the business for a term,\\nand the business ceased nearly a half-century ago.\\nLater the wool-carding ceased, and neither is now in\\nuse.\\nThe Ticking Company was located on the Gilford\\nside, at Meredith Bridge. It was very early in opera-\\ntion, making bed-ticking while the brick mill made\\nsheetings.\\nThe Ticking, Company of which \\\\Y. Melcher,\\nThomas Bobb, Mr. Green and three others were\\nmembers, was a well-managed and successful firm.\\nIt realized less changefulness than the other com-\\npanies. Some changes occurred, however, in after-\\nyears, both in the personnel of the company and in\\nits business. The new company built more exten-\\nsively, and changed the machinery from cotton-\\nworking to that of wool-working, and from that of\\ncloth-making to that of knitting-works, and are pro-\\nducing hosiery goods in all the mills belonging to\\nthe company. The daily products of these mills are\\nimmense, and go to commission agents in Boston,\\nand thus are put upon the general trade, and are of a\\nhigh standard.\\nThe first cotton-mill at Lake village was one of the\\nearliest built, and in near succession to the Avery\\nmill at Meredith Bridge. Later the woolen mill\\n(so called) was built, but not immediately put into\\noperation or furnished with machinery. These were\\nboth built on the then Meredith side of the river.\\nThe change of the ownership of the property at this\\nplace was unfavorable to the development of the\\ninterests in manufactures here. The Pingree owner-\\nship and management promised better times, but\\nsoon left no better condition, and the Locks and Canal\\nCompany, while, by a higher dam, it created greater\\nhead, left the use of the motive power undeveloped,\\nand rather restricted and retarded expansion at this\\nplace. In quite recent years a mill has been built\\nand put into operation on the east side of the river,\\nand is producing hosiery goods. Hosiery was also\\nmade at one time in the carding-mill at Gunstock\\nValley, by Augustus Copp and others but it did not\\ncontinue many years.\\nThe foundry industry was early and latterly an\\nimportant one. The smelting furnace was never\\ncompleted. It was begun at Folsom s or Bachelder s\\nMills, and was designed on a grand scale. A huge\\nconical chamber was half-built of stone, and remained\\nin statu quo, unfinished, for a time, and was then\\nfinally removed.\\nMismanagement and a fatal casualty at the moun-\\ntain, the distance of transporting the ore and the\\nexpensivcncss of getting it out, the cost of preparing\\nand running the furnace, so as to compete with other\\niron-mining companies in the northern part of the\\nState, together with the limitation of capital, proved\\ntoo great obstacles to the success of the iron-mining\\nproject; and hence it was soon utterly abandoned.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1248.jp2"}, "1067": {"fulltext": "GILFORD.\\n761\\nBut a blast furnace was put into operation for usiiij;-\\npig in castings. This industry proved feasible, and,\\nbeing well managed, was profitable. As the use of\\nstoves came to be so extensive, their production was\\nan important industry; also hardware, in the line of\\nculinary utensils and farming implements, were in\\nincreasing demand.\\nThe discontinuance, gradually, i\\\\\\\\v old wooden\\nand iron-clad plow, and the intnidinlion of the cast-\\niron one, made ready market for a great quantity of\\nfoundry products, and gave employment to a large\\nnumber of moulders and foundry-workers and much\\ncapital. This industry, conducted chiefly by the\\nCole family, has been an extensive and leading one\\nat Lake village, and a substantial benefit to both the\\nvillage and the town in general. The trade in, as\\nwell as the production of, this class of merchandise\\nhas been mainly at Lake village and in the hands of\\nthese men. Hence the place was called, for a long\\nperiod, the Furnace village.\\nThe iron-work done in the repair shops of the rail-\\nroad located here has also increased the business of\\ncasting and added much to the bulk of foundry pro-\\nduction, and the shops have given employment to a\\nlarge force of workmen and given impulse and growth\\nto the place.\\nThis village, in population and business, has in-\\ncrea.sed rapidly of late years, and is now the rival of\\nLaconia, and by water approaches is even better con-\\nnected. These two largest centres of business and\\npopulation were begun at nearly the same time, but\\nthe lower one had decidedly the advantage for many\\nyears, particularly in having the court, the academy,\\nthe greater trade, the greater extent of manufactures,\\nbetter connections in the old modes of travel by the\\nstage lines, the bank, the taverns, the law-offices, the\\nresident physicians, the churches and the central po-\\nsition in relation to the other towns already then set-\\ntled. All these things contributed much to the pros-\\nperity and importance of the Lower village, and were\\nalmost entirely wanting in the Upper village.\\nFrom the working of cast-iron to that of wrought-\\niron the transition is natural and easy. The initial\\ndepartment of this work was that of the common\\nblacksmith. The places and parties of this industry\\nhave been alluded to in the notices of the personnel\\nof the first settlers and need now no minute tracing.\\nThe services of the blacksmith were a primary neces-\\nsity and demand, as not only for horse-shoeing and\\nox-shoeing and the ironing of vehicles and making of\\nfarming tools, but even the nails used by the carpen-\\nter were made of wrought-iron and produced at the\\ncommon smith s forge in the early days of the settle-\\nment.\\nSome of the first artisans in this line were Antipas\\nOilman, in the south part of the town, and his two\\nsons, Winthrop and Josiah, the latter of whom\\nworked also afterwards at the village and subsequently\\nbecame preacher to the Universalist Society there and\\n48\\nfinally settled in Lynn, Mas.s., following his profession\\nthere; and Henry Wadleigh, in Chattleborough\\nand Samuel Blaisdell, at his place in the northwest\\npart of the town succeeded by some four of his sons,\\nparticularly Philip O., who worked at the same place;\\nand John, who wrought at the village and elsewhere\\nand finally on Gunstock Hill and Daniel, at the Lake-\\nside road (the Captain Locke place) and afterwards\\nat the Plains, his present residence; also James Fol-\\nlett, on Gunstock Hill and at the village also Wil-\\nliam and Ebenezer Stevens, successively; and Josiah\\nGilman, already mentioned; and William H. Wad-\\nleigh, who wrought in several shojjs and for many\\nyears; and in later times Charles Beede, Benjamin\\nDame, Gilman Leavitt, Dudley Leavitt, with Charles\\nBeede, Jacob Blaisdell, Charles Swain, a Mr. Cross\\nand others temporarily. There have been six shops\\nat the village, and the work done there has been of\\nconsiderable variety as well as magnitude. John\\nBlaisdell made hoes and edge-tools. His shop stood\\nnear the present site of the church and town hall.\\nBeede (alone and with D. Leavitt) made axes and\\npitchforks and chains, and he built, on the new road,\\nthe present Wadleigh shop. Gilman Leavitt and\\nWadleigh, and, to some extent, others, ironed wagons,\\ncarriages and sleighs, and were tire-setters, and all\\ndid shoeing.\\nSmith-work was done at Lake village by Kabie and\\nHiram Gilman, and later, for carriages, by Rublee,\\nwho puts up the wood-work also. The same business,\\non a large scale, was done at Meredith Bridge by\\nThomas Babb, on the Gilford side. The most of the\\nsmith-work there was done on the Meredith side by\\nDaniel Tucker and others.\\nThe machinist business was carried on in connection\\nwith the factory and afterwards in separate build-\\nings. Badger Taylor and Alva Tucker were early\\nworkmen at this trade. Later, a large building has\\nbeen devoted to the business, located on the site of\\nthe old Ladd s mill.\\nThe tanning and shoe-making and peg-making in-\\ndustries have been important. The old-style tan-\\nyard and the bark-mill was quite common in different\\nparts of the town. Benjamin Weeks, Esq., built one\\nin 1792, and he did some business in the line and in\\nconnection with his son Matthias. Jeremiah Thing,\\nnearly as early, pursued the business on Liberty\\nHill. Captain James Follett and al.so Richard Mar-\\ntin had yards on Gunstock Hill. The latter was run\\nby John L. Martin afterwards and bought by Joseph\\nS. S. Gilman. These all have ceased to be oper-\\nated.\\nBernard Morrill carried on an extensive business at\\nthe village, which was enlarged and continued by\\nI. I. Morrill and by I. I. J. D. Morrill and by I. I.\\nMorrill and Samuel Wright. About forty years ago\\nthe old yard was abandoned and a new mill was built,\\nwith steam works and w^ater-power, for grinding bark.\\nThis has been in operation till within a short time", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1249.jp2"}, "1068": {"fulltext": "762\\nHISTOKY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nfor tanning, but the currying ceased some years ago.\\nAnother yard was many years in use at the village,\\nrun by Matthias Sewall and also Morrill Thing, but\\nceased to be used thirty years since. Matthias Sewall\\nhad a yard and business at the Plains before and\\nafter doing business at the village. James Crocket\\ndid a large tanning business at Meredith Bridge, near\\nthe Eager tavern and court-house. This was aban-\\ndoned nearly fifty years ago. The main business in\\nthis line was done on the Meredith side by Worcester\\nBoynton, on the site of the Buzzell mill and at\\nMorrison s livery stable. A small amount of business\\nwas done in this line at other points in town.\\nThe craft of the shoemaker was a special one from\\nthe first. William Clark was the itinerant shoemaker,\\ngoing from house to house to do the yearly shoe and\\nboot-making for the families in turn.\\nJoseph Potter, Sr., was a permanently-located\\nshoemaker at his homestead.\\nSamuel Gilman (1st), a deformed or crippled man,\\npracticed cobblery on Gunstock Hill. His son Jere-\\nmiah and grandson Daniel continued the business at\\nthe village (at B. Morrill s) and on Gunstock Hill,\\nand the last-mentioned at three different locations in\\nthe village, and, finally, at the homestead, near the\\noriginal place, on the hill. Paul Stevens pursued the\\ntrade first in the south part of the town and after-\\nwards near the village. Israel Potter and, lately, his\\ngrandson, T. O. Potter, worked at the business at the\\nold homestead and near by.\\nLeavit Sleeper very early was shoemaker at Gil-\\nford village. George W. Munsey early learned\\nthe business at Meredith Bridge, with one Mugget,\\nand for many years pursued the business at the vil-\\nlage. David Hale Munsey and Amos Prescot Mun-\\nsey also carried on the business, in connection with\\nGeorge W., and the former also separately, and the\\nwork has not entirely ceased at the shop of David\\nHale Munsey. He has worked, or located his shop,\\nat some four difterent points in the village. Thos.\\nPerkins Ayer carried on the business at three difter-\\nent places in the village, and finally at the Plains.\\nDaniel Gilman and T. P. Ayer worked also at har-\\nness-making. George Crosby, at Gunstock Hill,\\nworked also at harness-making and shoemaking. An-\\ndrew Whittier pursued the trade in the east part of\\nthe village for many years and Joseph Potter, son\\nof Joseph Jr., was his apprentice. John Avery was\\napprentice of Daniel Gilman, and Jonathan Leavitt\\nof Thos. P. Ayer. Warren Thompson worked at the\\nbusiness at the village, and at Laconia afterwards.\\nNathaniel Edwards and Jacob Clark were shoe-\\nmakers at Meredith Bridge, and Daniel Dinsmore\\ncarried on the harness-making business, first on the\\nGilford side and afterwards on the Laconia side. Si-\\nmon Rowe also for a time worked at the business at\\nGilford village, on sole-work. There has been no\\nshoe manufactory on a large scale in Gilford, but the\\nworkmen at tjie business have been numerous. Some\\nof these have also been dealers in leather, especially\\nGeorge W. and D. H. Munsey, Thos. P. Ayer and Dan-\\niel Gilman. The sole-leather trade was considerable.\\nIn later years ready-made shoes, for sale in shoe-\\nstores, supply the greater part of the demand, so that,\\nwith a greater population and larger volume of bus-\\niness in the shoe line, the cu.stom-workers are less.\\nIt was the almost universal custom for each man to\\nbuy a stock of leather and have it made into shoes\\nand boots for the family on measure. The first set-\\ntlers rarely had boots, but used the shoe and buskin,\\nand some thought it a sinful extravagance to wear\\nboots, especially of calf-skin.\\nThe manufacture of shoe-pegs was begun on the\\nnorth side of the river, on the canal, by Mr. S. K.\\nBaldwin, and was brought to a pause by the great\\nfire, which, originating in the peg-factory, destroyed\\nthe greater part of the business section of the place.\\nThis industry was resumed on the Gilford side in the\\nplace of the grist-mill, at Ladd s mill. It was car-\\nried on for a terra of years, turning out about fifty\\nbushels of pegs daily, many of which were exported\\nto Europe after supplying the home market. Af-\\nter the destruction of these works the enterprise\\nwas .started anew, with increased capacity, in build-\\nings erected a short distance up-stream, and operated\\nby power at the dam, communicated by continued\\nshafting. The drying process is attended by consid-\\nerable danger of conflagration. The timber used,\\nprincipally white-birch and white-maple, was at last\\nbrought by railroad from the upper part of the State\\nand Vermont. The business was attended with suc-\\ncess by Mr. Baldwin Sous.\\nThe manufacture of hats and caps was undertaken\\nby different parties at sundry times and divers places.\\nA hat manufactory was started very early at Avery s,\\nand Mr. Hibbard, on the Oaka road, was a hatter,\\nand J. G. Weeks, at the village, conducted the bus-\\niness. G. W. John G. Weeks, at the village,\\nmade also a stock of caps, of cloth and partly of fur.\\nThe industry of millinery was very limited in the\\ndays of home-made apparel. Miss Nancy and Fanny\\nStevens conducted a limited business in that line at\\nthe village, and some volume of business of the same\\nwas done at Meredith Bridge and Lake village. Like-\\nwise, dress-making was but limitedly conducted as\\nan industry of itself, the average woman consider-\\ning herself a master of the art, if the construction\\nof their apparel in the simple style of former days\\ncould be said to involve anything of artifice at all.\\nYet to the higher class there were some ministering\\nadepts to meet the imagined exigency and these\\nwere represented slightly among other craftsmen,\\nand their services were generously rewarded.\\nThe tailor and tailoress w^ere much more in de-\\nmand, though the major part of men s apparel was\\nmade up by the clever maid of the house, or her\\ntraining and instructive mother and sister. The\\ncraft was, however, represented from the beginning.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1250.jp2"}, "1069": {"fulltext": "763\\nThe primitive tailor was also an itinerant, and, with\\nbodkin and goose and press-board, migrated through\\ntlie neighborhood to uniform the hid and sire; the\\nhailed of all men was the tailor. A clever dame\\nby the name of Hannah Parsons, from Gilmanton,\\nused to make her yearly tour a-tailoring, to the in-\\nfinite delight of the ragged urchin and tattered swain.\\nJoseph Sanborn, Sr., was also of this craft, and lived\\nnear Meeting-House Hill. Misses Ann and Sarah\\nMunsey carried on this business some years at Gil-\\nford village; and later, Simon Goss and one McFar-\\nland and in the east part of the town Joseph Rob-\\nerts practiced the vocation. Mrs. Bartlet, on the\\nPlains, and Messrs. Bugbee and Odlin, at the Furnace\\nvillage, conducted the business. At Meredith Bridge\\nthe main business was done at first on the Meredith\\nside by Francis Kussell, and afterwards by Charles\\nEussell and others. In later times, Nathaniel Stevens\\ncarried on the business in different shops.\\nThe artisans on wood-work have not been few in Gil-\\nford, nor inapt. Chief of these has been the carpenter,\\nincluding ship carpenter and framer. The average set-\\ntler was a clever worker on wood, and he consequently\\nrudely constructed many things himself, as out-build-\\nings and many things needed in husbandry, and\\nleft for the carpenter the more difficult mechanisms,\\nor the superintendence of non-journeymen workers.\\nIn the class of skilled journeymen workers were\\nthe following, viz.: The Sanborns (Lowell, Richard,\\nLowell, Jr., Richard, Jr Osgood, Benjamin, Lowell\\n(Deacon) so-called) and others. They all, or nearly\\nall, were practicing farming, or some other collateral\\nvocation also at intervals. Then the Blaisdells\\n(Samuel, the framer, Eliphlet and Hugh) and\\nothers. Then Joseph Thing, Sr. and Jr. also John\\nand Abel and Abel, Jr., Hunt. The Hunts were\\nfinishers in panel-work, banisters and ornamenta-\\ntions. In later years there were David Watson,\\nGardner Cook, Thomas M. Smith, F. Follet.P. Lovit,\\nJeremiah Hunt, A. Woodward and many others.\\nJonathan Watson and Thomas Ayers were broad-\\naxemen, and had worked at ship-carpentry. Sam-\\nuel Leavit and a Mr. Bachelder were handy as mill-\\nwrights. Thomas Plummer, Joshua Gilman, Enoch\\nOsgood, Jonathan Whittier, Daniel Gove, Benjamin\\nRowe, Simeon Hoyt, Jr., John Abel, Jr., and Jere-\\nmiah Hunt and a few others were wheelwrights, as\\nwell as handy at carpentry.\\nDoor, sash and blinds were formerly made by the\\ncommon carpenter, but now at factories. The trade\\nof carpentry has been an important one, as the work to\\nbe done has always been of considerable magnitude,\\nthe most of the buildings having been made of wood,\\nand not a few of large dimensions and improved pat-\\nterns.\\nCabinet and ftirniture-making, as an industry, has\\nbeen carried on at different places, as at Meredith\\nBridge by Ephraira Mallard, and on the Meredith side\\nby the Somes Brothers at Gilford village in the\\nWhittermill, by Jeremiah Hunt; at Abel Hunt s by\\nhimself and son, and by a few others at other places.\\nCoffins and caskets were formerly made by common\\ncarpenters.\\nArtisans on stone work have been of some note\\nand carried on a limited business, both here and in\\nsome other places. Esquire Benjamin Wadleigh and\\nPrescot Goss are still in active life as stone-cutters.\\nFormerly there was quite a general inclination on the\\npart of the young men of this town to enter ujjon the\\nstone-cutting business. John Freeman S. Gil-\\nman were engaged in the business extensively here\\nand especially in Massachusetts. John M. Rowe in\\nFrankfort, Me., where he quarried for Boston mar-\\nket great quantities of building-stone. William Levi,\\nDudley and Benjamin Folsom were also engaged in\\nthe business, and Joseph, son of Joseph Potter, Jr.\\nSimeon Hoyt, Jr., also pursued the building of stone-\\nwork, and various other parties engaged in the\\ncoarser grades of stone-work and building, as stone-\\nmasons. There were here only a few formations of\\nstone which were good for quarrying. The mountain\\ndeposits were of coarse and not compact substance,\\nand the boulder masses were not usu.ally fissile yet\\nsome good monumental works have been made of\\nthem.\\nWorkers of marble have been Jno. Merrill and\\nMerrill, Hull Co. This establishment has been\\na successful one, and has been lately located on\\nthe Meredith side, at Laconia, and employs several\\nworkmen.\\nThe ordinary work of brick-masons has been limited,\\nas but few brick buildings have been built in town.\\nWilliam and Henry Plummer, and Paul and Smith\\nStevens and some others did the masonry of former\\nyears, and in later times the work is dependent on\\nartisans in the craft from other places.\\nThe industry of brick -making was prosecuted in\\ntown a few years, particularly by Benjamin Rowe, on\\nthe Pine Hill stream, and this yard supplied the\\ndomestic market. But the notable Dol brick-yard, at\\nthe Weirs, on the Meredith side, was such in capacity,\\nand by reason of the peculiar character of its clay,\\nand in the quantity and quality of its products, that\\ncompetition was impossible; hence, the few clay de-\\nposits in the town were not extensively used in brick-\\nmaking.\\nThe industry of pottery was carried on for many\\nyears, conducted by one Mr. Goodhue, at Gilford\\nvillage. The clay was obtained from the Weirs, and\\nwas made into kiln-burnt brown earthen-ware. For\\nmilk-pans and crocks of various sizes and forms it\\nwas an excellent article, and was in general use till,\\nin later years, the use of tin in the manufacture of\\nwares for dairy uses, and stone for making jars and\\nother vessels, superseded them, and caused this in-\\ndustry to be discontinued, and much to the satisfaction\\nof the using public, as the earthenware was very\\nfragile, as well as ponderous, and its glazing poisonous.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1251.jp2"}, "1070": {"fulltext": "764\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nThe manufacture of artificial limbs has been an\\nindustry pursued. The Palmer limb was invented at\\nMeredith Bridge, and manufactured by him there\\n(the iron-work by Charles Clement), at the corner of\\nMain and Church Streets; but, subsequently. Wood-\\nman Jewett pursued the enterprise in Gilford, and\\nthen Samuel Jewett and others engaged in it, and\\nfinally the works were mostly removed to other\\nplaces, as New York and Philadelphia.\\nPaper boxes have been manufactured by E. Bea-\\nman and another firm at Laconia. The demand for\\nthem has been great, and the industry employs many\\nhands and considerable capital. The old-fashioned\\nband-box, of a wooden veneer, has been superseded\\nby the modern paste-board box of various forms and\\nsizes, in which light manufactured goods are packed\\nand sent to the market or the commission agent.\\nThe trade of basket-making was pursued by Levi\\nLovit and Ichabod Buzzell at the east and west parts\\nof the town respectively also the sons of these, re-\\nspectively, at the same places and that of the former\\nat Laconia in later years. Ezekiel Collins also pur-\\nsued the business near Laconia, and Abel Hunt\\nSon at his place. These last also reseated the ashen\\nchairs, and manufactured other articles. The indu.stry\\nof palm-leaf braiding was extensively pursued at one\\ntime. The work was done in the families, and con-\\nducted by the traders those at Gilford village, Laco-\\nnia and Lake village; particularly G. W. Weeks,\\nMesheck Sanborn, Horace Bugbee and a few others.\\nThe enterprise and business of general trade has\\nbeen important, and was early entered into, and is\\ncontinued in increased amount and compass. Ben-\\njamin Weeks, Esq. began trade at his residence in\\nthe last century. His sons, Daniel and Elisha, were\\nconducting the business there in the two first years\\nof this century, the former succeeding the latter.\\nThe latter also did business later in Boston, which\\nbusiness was crippled in the time of the War of 1812,\\nand he returned to Gilford and did more or less trad-\\ning here in an informal way afterwards. His sons,\\nJohn G. and George W., were long in trade at the\\nvillage, and the latter, later, at Lake village. A store\\nwas stocked at Gunstock meeting-house by Stephen\\nPearly, of Meredith Bridge, and was run a few years\\nby a clerk, and the same was closed and the building\\nremoved to the village. After this, Joseph Sanborn\\nwas in trade there for several years, and was suc-\\nceeded by Jonas Sleeper, and he, in turn, by Ben-\\njamin Jewett, Jr., Esq. About this time Levi R.\\nWeeks began trade there, but soon removed from\\ntown, as did also Elisha.\\nCharles Stark entered into trade at the Goodhue\\npottery, and in a few years was succeeded by Ben-\\njamin Weeks, Jr., and later by George W., and then\\nby Weeks FoUet. These stores were well patron-\\nized and successfully conducted.\\nAbout the year 1840, the business being large,\\nrivalry began, and a new firm was formed by Ben-\\njamin Jewett, formerly in the busine.ss, and Albert\\nChase, who had been clerk at the Stark store and\\nalso at Jewett s, and Jeremiah Thing. The firm of\\nJewett, Chase Thing continued but a few years, be-\\ncame embarrassed, and was dissolved. The firm of\\nWeeks Follet was afterwards dissolved, and\\nG. W. Benjamin F. Weeks went into trade in the\\nJewett, Chase Thing .store. Richard Glidden was\\nafterwards associated with G. W., and B. F. went\\nout of trade. In later years George W. went into\\ntrade with his sons at Lake village. Levi B. Thomps(m\\nreturned from Brunswick, Me., and set up trade in a\\nnew store, and George W. John Munsey traded\\nat the Jewett store, and afterwards in the Thompson\\nstore. Mesheck Sanborn, a long-term postmaster,\\ntraded in a third store, and was succeeded by John\\nSleeper. Trade began to decrease under the facilities\\nof transit to Meredith bridge, after the building of\\nthe Gully road, and the three stores were succeeded\\nby two, and at length by one, and, in reduced volume\\nof business, Martin Eaton continued the business\\nfor awhile, and at present the Jones store supplies the\\ndemands.\\nAt Lake village the store on the west side was the\\nonly store at first afterwards, Cole s store at the fur-\\nnace, and the Bugbee store, at the bridge, were added\\nafterwards, G. W. Weeks and various other dealers\\nopened places of trade, and the business is now of\\nlarge capacity, and holds an enlarged place in the\\nsupply of the outlying districts, and in the patronage\\non the part of those who more and more make their\\nmarketing here.\\nThe bakery business has been carried on at Lake\\nvillage by Charles Elkins. The trade at Meredith\\nbridge in early years was predominantly given to the\\nMeredith side, and to this day the bulk of trade is\\nthere.\\nThe French store, however, has done a fair share\\nof business since its opening, which was at an early\\ndate, and has not frequently changed ownership.\\nHenry French conducted it for many years, and was\\nprincipal member of later partnerships. Avery s\\nstore was the first opened, in 1790, at the end of the\\nbridge. Various other business concerns were located\\nin two small buildings on each side of the roadway,\\nat the abutment of the bridge. The one on the up-\\nriver side of the roadway was built by L. B. Walker,\\nEsq., and extended beyond the natural shore-line\\ninto the river, and its supposed obstruction to the\\nwater-flow created a sensation on the part of those\\ninterested in the water-power above, and demands\\nwere made for its withdrawal, on penalty of its being\\noverturned into the river.\\nRichard Gove conducted, for nearly a half-century,\\nthe jewelry business in this and other buildings. The\\npost-oflice, established in 1824, was once kept in the\\nbuilding on the down-river side of the way by Mr.\\nA. C. Wright, who conducted the paper, the Winni-\\npueogee Gazette, and did business as shoe-dealer, and", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1252.jp2"}, "1071": {"fulltext": "GILFORD.\\nafterwards in Lowell, Mass., whence he came, and\\nwhither he returned. The large block on the corner\\nhas been occupied by various parties for offices, resi-\\ndences and trading-places, and on its site, since its\\ndestruction, have been located various structures,\\namong which is a market, a shoe-shop and drug-store.\\nSwain s store has been recently added, and one oppo-\\nsite the hosiery was in occupancy by I. Tilton for\\nsome years.\\nHotel-keeping, a branch of trade, has been of some\\nimportance and has been conducted by a i ew enter-\\nprising men as landlords.\\nThe Lawrence tavern, on Gilford side, was rival of\\nthe Kobinson s tavern, on the other side. It was kept\\nby Ebenezer Lawrence, and afterwards by John Til-\\nton, and then became the Willard Hotel, and was\\nconsidered beautiful for situation, and a favorite\\nresort to the best class of the traveling public and for\\nboarders. It was afterwards kept by Young, Morrison\\nEveret. The Eager tavern was nearer the court-\\nhouse, but the court usually made his abode at the\\nWillard, and the litigant more generally at tlie Eager\\nand Robinson s. The Eager has often changed land-\\nlords and name. It has been kept by Asa Eager, Frank\\nChapman, Charles Beede, Hiram Verrill, Mr. Tuck, A.\\nMorrison, John Blaisdell and others, at diflerent\\ntimes, and known as the Belknap House and by other\\nnames, and been enlarged and rebuilt. The building\\nof another house at Winnesquam, The Bay View,\\nand now still another, Vue De L Van, has been\\nin response to summer travel and required boarding,\\nwhich has greatly increased; and other houses for\\nboarding, such as the Maplewood, etc., have been\\nopened.\\nAt Lake village, Sargent s tavern was opened some\\nthirty years ago, and before that there was no public-\\nhouse and not much travel to require one. The travel\\nby stage was mainly through Meredith. As to travel,\\nits mode, direction and extent, great changes have\\noccurred. The stage-lin s were from Conway and\\nthe upper parts of the State to Concord and Boston.\\nDaily trips were made each way. One day took pas-\\nsengers from the upper towns to Concord, and the\\nnext day to Lowell and Boston. These stages were\\nusually filled. Daniel Greene drove a mail line from\\nMeredith Bridge, through Gilmanton, to Pittsfield,\\nand a bi-weekly stage ran to Alton Bay. This last\\nroute underwent some alterations, at one time pass- i\\ning through Gilford village, and, at another, via In-\\ntervale to Lake village, and was finally discontinued\\nand a special route made to the village and West\\nAlton was connected with Alton Bay.\\nRobert Carr kept a semi-hotel, or entertained\\nteamsters and travelers, as a halting-place between\\nEmerson s, at West Alton, and Meredith Bridge, j\\nCaptain James Follet furnished meals and enter-\\ntained at town-meetings and on other public occasions i\\nat the Meetiug-House Hill. These, with many other\\nplaces recently, furnishing board in the summer sea-\\nson, constituted the hotel provisions in llie town and\\nvicinity.\\nAbout 1845 travel by rail began. The Boston,\\nConcord and Montreal Railroad was first opened to\\nMeredith Bridge, and afterwards to Plymouth, and\\nfinally to Wells River.\\nThe repair-shops were located at J^ake village, and\\na wharf and landing at the Weirs.\\nBefore this, in 1832, the first steamboat, the Bel-\\nknap, was built at Lake village, and got up into the\\nlake by being buoyed up, to pass the shallows at the\\nWeirs. She was a heavy, clumsy boat, and ran only\\na few years till she ran aground near Long Island,\\nand was finally broken up and disposed of. Captain\\nWinborn Sanborn was the commander of her, and he\\nwas, in after-years, also of the Lady of the Lake.\\nSince that time the Lady of the Lake, the White\\nMountain, the Long Island, the Winnipesau-\\nkee, the Minneola, the James Bell and many\\nother smaller steamers have been put upon routes on\\nthe lake, and communicate with the Weirs and Lake\\nvillage. Much transportation has been made also by\\nthe horse-power toll-boats, and in gondolas (so-called\\npopularly), and by rafts and smaller boats.\\nThe corporations located in the town, or doing\\nbusiness therein, have been the Iron-Mining and Foun-\\ndry Company, the Ticking-Mill Company, the steam-\\nboat companies, the Academy Corporation, the Horse\\nRailroad Company (formed in 1883, and running street\\ncars from Laconia and Lake village), the Savings-\\nBank, National Bank and some smaller concerns\\nthat do bu.siuess on joint capital and have common\\ninterests.\\nIn educational work and fiicilities, the town has a\\ncommendable record in the past, and standing at\\npresent.\\nWhen the town was incorporated there had been\\nformed ten districts in which schools had been main-\\ntained, and the money raised that year for the sup-\\nport of these schools was four hundred and ninety-\\ntwo dollars. These districts have since been increased\\ntill they numbered fourteen. The added districts\\nwere the Lake village (the village having grown up\\nsince that time), the Zebedee Morrill District, the\\nDaniel Brown District and the Captain Marsten Dis-\\ntrict. These schools were maintained by the school-\\nmoney, divided according to the valuation of the\\ndistrict, as bounded. Hence, they varied in duration,\\nand often were of short duration. Usually, a sum-\\nmer and a winter term was held, of eight or twelve\\nweeks each. Select schools were occasiotially held at\\nGilford village and at Lake village in more recent years,\\nand, in 1820, an academy was established at Jlcredith\\nBridge, which wiis sustained some forty years, and\\nthen consolidated with the High School or graded\\nschools of that village. This was a rival school of\\nthe Gilmanton Academy, which was established there\\nin 1794.\\nThe academy had not, alas the prestige of that of", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1253.jp2"}, "1072": {"fulltext": "766\\nHISTOKY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nGilmanton, a generous grant of land from the State\\nand the appropriation of its school-lot from the town.\\nBut it had the moral support of the better class\\nof the community, and a liberal patronage. It\\nwas well instructed and managed under Precep-\\ntor Joshua M. Pitman, from Meredith, and Dyer\\nH. Sanborn, from Gilmanton, and John C. Clark, Mr.\\nEmerson and others, whose preceptorships were the\\ngood fortune of the corporation and the praise of the\\npatrons and students. There had been a short interim\\nin the principalship when Benjamin Stanton, from\\nLebanon, Me., and a graduate of Bowdoin College, as-\\nsumed the duties of principal, and Clara Stanton those\\nof assistant and preceptress, which was in 1849, and\\ncontinued till 1853.\\nThe school was sustained a few years afterwards\\nand was taught by several teachers, among whom were\\nWoodbury L. Melcher, A.M., Mr. Richer, Professor\\nHammond, Professor Burleigh and, after consolida-\\ntion, by J. G. Jewett and others, and was at length\\nconsolidated with the graded public schools, and its\\nrecord becomes merged in that of the town schools.\\nAt different times select schools were held for a single\\nterm at Gilford village. Such were taught by Albert\\nG. Weeks and Nathan Weeks, William H. Farrar, C.\\nC. Watson, D. S. Frost, Dr. Dearborn and others.\\nThe old-time teachers were severe disciplinarians, and\\nthe scholars of that day stalwart and rude. The fe-\\nmale teachers of the summer school were somewhat\\nnoted for their matronly kindness and care and ad-\\nvanced age. Two by the name of Mary Sanborn fol-\\nlowed the vocation till in far advanced years.\\nAmong the male teachers who exclusively taught\\nthe winter schools were William H. Farrar, Albert\\nG. Weeks, Ira G. Folsom, Rev. Mr. Damon, Daniel\\nK. Smith, Rev. D. C. Frost and others, who were men\\nof ability and extended education, and some were\\ncollegians. Of another class, athletic and disciplina-\\nrians, were Jeremiah Thing, James Morrison, John\\nDavis, J. J. Morrill, Daniel Eaton, George Hoyt,\\nSamuel Evans, Jonathan Weeks, Harrison Bennet,\\nWilliam B. Weeks, Benjamin Sanborn, David Y.\\nSmith, Aaron Blaisdell, Daniel Blaisdell, John M.\\nRowe, Nathan Weeks, William Morrill, Harrison San-\\nborn, Rufus Morrill, S.S. Ayer, William Hunt, George\\nSanders, George Sleeper, Nehemiah Sleeper, Simon\\nRowe, Shepherd Rowe, Rev. J.L.Sinclair, M. B.Smith\\nand many others. Nehemiah Sleeper was school com-\\nmittee for the town at its commencement, and Es-\\nquire Benjamin Weeks was a leading man in educa-\\ntional interests even before the incorporation of the\\ntown. A few sons of Gilford have graduated at col-\\nlege, William, son of Esquire Benjamin Weeks,\\nAlbert G. Weeks, Ira Folsom, J. P. Watson, Wood-\\nbury L. Melcher, C. C. Watson, John B. Morrill, A.\\nJ. Thompson, Jonas Sleeper, Daniel Dinsraore, Joseph\\nB. Clark and a few others.\\nThe town early contained circulating libraries,\\nwhich dill much for the instruction and general intel-\\nligence of the community these were well read, but\\nhave not been maintained. A public library is pro-\\nvided by Laconia for that part of Gilford now de-\\ntached.\\nThere have been two newspapers published in\\ntown, one more recently at Lake village and one\\nformerly at Meredith Bridge, but papers published in\\nBoston and New York have larger circulation.\\nThe Qazette Winnipemiikei^, at Meredith Bridge,\\nwas edited and published sometimes in Gilford and\\nsometimes in Meredith, and under changed names.\\nAmong its editors and managers have been Charles\\nLane, J. C. Moulton, A. C. Wright, Mr. Baldwin\\n(of unhappy and premature death), and several other.\\nMr. Drake was some years foreman printer. The La-\\nconia Democrat maybe considered the successor of the\\nGazette, and has been well conducted, but belongs to\\nLaconia properly. The Lake Village Times is under\\nthe management of the Hon. Mr. Haynes, member\\nof Congress, and is a .successful issue and patronized\\nby readers of the town of the Republican party and\\nsympathies. Gilford has not been distinguished for\\nauthors and authorship, unless we except the work\\ndone in the line of text-books by Dyer H. Sanborn,\\nand the ordinary editorials in the regular issues ot\\nnewspapers.\\nIn professional ranks and services there have been\\nadepts and honorable success. The medical practi-\\ntioners have been many, and by no means in dis-\\nhonor. They have been generally trustworthy and etH-\\ncient, and,insome instances, distinguished. In the first\\nyears after thesettlement of this part of the Gilmanton\\nterritory the demand for medical and surgical services\\nwas met by the abundant supply of doctors resident\\nin Old Gilmanton. Many of them had a wide prac-\\ntice, even spanning Gilford, and extending across the\\nlake into towns adjacent to the northern shore. Such\\nmen were Dr. William Smith, in 1768 and to 1830\\nJonathan Hill, 1778 and onward into the present cen-\\ntury; Obadiah Parish, 1790-94; Abraham Silver,\\n1790-1801; Simon Foster, 1793-1824 Daniel Jacobs,\\n1796-1815; Benjamin Kelley, 1801-39; Asa Crosby,\\n1816-32; Thomas H. Merrill, 1814-22; William Pres-\\ncott, 1815-33 Dixie Crosby, 1824-38, and at Gilford,\\n1835-38; Otis French, 1828 and onward; Jacob Wil-\\nliams, 1816-28 Nathan C. Tebbetts, 1825 and on-\\nward John C. Page, who practiced at Gilford village\\nin 1826 and Gilmanton, 1832-36, and was afterward a\\nminister Nahum Wight, 1832 and onward many\\nyears; Joseph Gould, 1820 and onward; Edward G.\\nMorrill, 1834 and afterward and some others for a\\nshort time.\\nThose who have located and practiced in this town,\\nmore exclusively, were Zadock Bowman, at Mere-\\ndith Bridge, in early times; J. C. Prescot; Dixie\\nCrosby, about 1835, and who became distinguished as\\nsurgeon and professor in Dartmouth Medical College;\\nJosiah Crosby, succeeding Dixie Andrew McFarlaud,\\n1838 and onward J. L. Peaslev, who soon retired", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1254.jp2"}, "1073": {"fulltext": "GILFORD.\\n767\\nfrom practice Dr. Garland, about 1845-60 Dr.\\nAyer, 1850 and onward Dr. Francis Sleeper, native-\\nborn, and practicing till about 1860 Warren Sleeper\\nand Warren I^each, homa-opathists, or of the Botanic\\nSchool Dr. Knowles, a few years, about 1845 Dr.\\nPrescot, succeeding Knowles Dr. Wilson, about\\n1875, and again at present Dr. Weeks, homtpopathist\\nDr. Foster, to the present time Dr. B. Munsey,\\neclectic to the present time at Gilford village and\\nalsoLaconia; Dr. Josiah Sawyer, at the village for\\nmany years prior to 1845; Dr. George W. Munsey, at\\nthe village for some forty years prior to 1856 Dr.\\nCharles Tebbets, at the village and later at Laconia;\\nDr. Dearbon, at the village a short time Dr. Devan,\\nat the village and Lake village Dr. Moore and Dr.\\nGoss, homcBopathists at I^ake village Dr. Frank\\nRussell and Dr. I. S. French, native-born, and gradu-\\nating as residents Drs. Frank Stevens and Hosea\\nSmith and others studied medicine with Drs. Garland\\nand Ayer, and practiced elsewhere. There was also\\nin early times a class who practiced limitedly without\\nprofessional education, as Mrs. Samuel Blaisdell and\\nMrs. Frohock, and others also, Nathaniel Davis,\\nSr., D. Y. Smith and I. S. Oilman, by patent prep-\\naration. Mrs. A. F. Wiley is sole representative of\\nfemale practice, under a regular diploma, and after a\\nfull course of medical education. Her location was\\nfirst at Gilford village, and afterwards at Laconia.\\nThe spotted fever epidemic was in 1816, and Dr.\\nAsa Crosby discovered an effectual remedy for it\\nother fevers, notably the typhoid, has been at times\\nepidemic, but this array and force of medical ability\\nhas proved a defiance to their ravages, and protected\\nlife effectually.\\nA special instance of surgical operation was the\\ncase of Malachi Davis, who was opened and had\\ngravel extracted, and lived many years afterwards.\\nThe surgery of Dr. Ayer was skillful, as was also that\\nof the Crosbys.\\nThe legal profession, though not represented by so\\nnumerous a host as was the medical, was nevertheless\\nnot without distinguished men. The shiretown of\\nStrafford County, and later of Belknap, would natur-\\nally collect into its domain much legal talent and\\nfurnish much practice.\\nThe first court-house and courts were at East Gil-\\nmanton, where there is now no village. In 1799 the\\ncourts began to be held at the Academy village, and\\nthe legal men were collected and resident there.\\nLater still, the courts and court-house were located in\\nwhat was thereafter Gilford. The several lawyers of\\nGilmanton and from other places came here to trans-\\nact business in the court, and at length the legal\\ntalent was massed at this point. Timothy Call was\\nhere as early as, or before, 1801, and ten years later\\nLyman B. Walker, and Stephen C. Lyford in 1815,\\nand Benjamin Boardman ten years later. Gilmanton\\nwas thirty-two years without a lawyer, when, in 1793,\\nStephen Moody, pioneer of the profession in this part\\nof the county, appeared in that cajiacity among the\\ninhabitants of the Lower Parish. The more important\\nmatters in question had been managed by lawyers of\\nE.xeter and other places of older settlement, and\\nJoseph Badger, as magistrate, with the justices in\\ntheir official administration before him, disposed of the\\nmatters of minor moment. In the immediately subse-\\nquent years the law business of the early settlers of\\nGilford was done by the lawyers of Gilmanton pro-\\nper, where there were practicing, besides Stephen\\nMoody, John Ham, after 1801 Nathaniel Cogswell\u00c2\u00bb\\nafter 1805; Benjamin Emerson, after 1822; Nathan\\nCrosby, after 1824; James Bell, about 1825 (who\\nafterwards pursued his profession in Gilford); George\\nMinot, in 1831 Arthur Livermore, in 1833; Ira A.\\nEastman, in 1834; E. St. L. Livermore, in 1835;\\nAVilliam Butterfield, in 1841 George G. Fogg, in\\n1844; and others later. The courts of Strafford\\nCounty being held at two places, Dover and Gilford,\\nthe share of litigation in the county was less for the\\nterm sitting at Gilford than that for the term sitting\\nat Dover; yet some very important cases were tried\\nat Gilford, and court time, especially great\\nday, i.e. the day for criminal cases, viz. the first\\nThursday was a season of great concourse and a gala-\\nday for venders and jockeys and horse-racing, and all\\nmanner of excitement and e.xcesses, personal and\\nsocial. The effect of the time was both to partially\\nclear and to replenish the docket, and both to empty\\nand to fill the pockets, as depended.\\nMany lawyers of Dover and Portsmouth, of Exeter\\nand Concord and other places, were accustomed to\\npractice at the Strafford, (later, the Belknap) bar and\\nmany a powerful plea and weighty charge and able\\nopinion or decisive verdict was made and heard and\\ngiven and rendered in the court-house at this place.\\nThe mighty men, Pearce and Hale, Atherton and\\nBellows, Butters and Bell, argued causes masterly\\nhere. Later and not much lesser advocates before\\nthis bar were Whipple and Stevens, Hibbard and Lov-\\nell, Hutchinson and Melcher, Vaughan and Clark\\n(both Joseph B. and Samuel), Jewel and Jewett, and\\nothers who follow in the train of Walker and Board-\\nman, and Lyford and Hazeltine.\\nThe common justices of the town, who did much\\nof the minor law business of the town, were headed\\nby Esq. Benjamin Weeks, who, as mediator between\\nman and man, heard and advised in those intermin-\\nable questions of disputed rights of possession, aris-\\ning from the imperfectly-defined boundaries to\\nplants in the wilderness; as also in matters of dues,\\nnot considered consistent with ability or determina-\\ntion and in matters of demeanor, private and pub-\\nlic and this, no narrow sphere for the good esquire.\\nAmong those thus honorably constituted and act-\\ning were the following: Benjamin Jewett, Jr., Ber-\\nnard Morrill, E. S. Hunt, Mesheck Sanborn, Josiah\\nSawyer and Daniel Weeks, for the centre of the\\ntown; Joseph P.Smith, Daniel Brown and Daniel", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1255.jp2"}, "1074": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nEaton, for the east part of the town John Evans,\\nSamuel Leavitt, Ebenezer and John Smith, for the\\nnorth Charles Hibbard, Joseph Libbey, Aaron C.\\nBlaisdell, G. Thing, George Saunders, Samuel G.\\nSanborn and Aaron Robinson, for the northwest;\\nBenjamin Sanborn, Joseph Sleeper, Benjamin Cole,\\nJohn Blaisdell, V. Barron, for the west part of the\\ntown and Morrill Thing, J. James, Ephraim Mal-\\nlard Ebenezer Lawrence, Woodbury Melcher, and\\nmany othere, in the south part of the town and Mere-\\ndith Bridge.\\nThe Probate Court ,was held at Gilford, and after\\nthe division of the county Warren Lovell was many\\nyears the judge and Esquire Vaughn the clerk.\\nThe successors will be learned from reference to\\nanother chapter, treating of the courts, the bench\\nand the bar.\\nThe Sherifts of the county have been Asa Eager,\\nPhilbrick, Bartlett Hill and others, as will also\\nbe seen from the section appropriated to the bench\\nand the bar. The deputies have been these, some be-\\nfore promotion, and as not promoted, Dudley, Smith\\nand others, as will also be seen from reference to the\\nsame article. There have been important causes\\ntried at this bar of the Court of Common Pleas,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\ne. g., the case of Hain v\u00c2\u00bb. the town of Alton, to re-\\ncover damages by reason of imperfect or obstructed\\nhighways; twice tried without agreement and verdict\\nby the jury, and transferred. The cases of land-hold-\\ners vs. the Locks and Canal Company, to recover dam-\\nages for unnatural flowages. The company, by Hon.\\nJames Bell, Esq., their agent, assisted by Hon. Charles\\nG, Atherton and others, defended themselves vs. many\\nland-holders and mill-owners on the Winnesquam\\nand other bays, who brought suits for damages to\\nlands and mill privileges. The company lost their\\ncase, and appealed, and afterwards compromised.\\nThe company, to secure greater capacity of reservoir\\nin the lake and bays, instituted a critical survey of\\nthe lake and its surroundings by a skilled civil\\nengineer, Daniel K. Smith, assisted by others, and\\ncaused an accurate computation to be made of the\\nwhole basin s increase in capacity, by a definite in-\\ncrease of height by flowage (above the natural level);\\nalso the amount capable of being drawn by reducing\\nthe natural level to a definite extent. The result of\\nthe litigation in cases on the Winnesquam, and the\\nunexpected amount of damages that would result\\nfrom raising the surface of the lake, led to the de-\\ncision to attempt only a slight increase of flowage,\\nand an extra draught by means of a canal, cut in the\\nbed of the river at Aquadocton, which decision was\\ncarried into effect, and whatever damages were occa-\\nsioned, either by draught or flowage, were paid, by\\nagreement with the parties sustaining them. The\\nsurveying of Smith Crocker, of Laconia, was\\nnotable and of fine specimen. The desire of the\\ncompany to add height to the dam at the foot of\\nAVinnescnuiui, and at Lake Village and Jleredith\\nBridge, and thereby to increase the reservoir capacity\\nof the lakes and bays, was accomplished in a meas-\\nure, but by purchase, and not by court decisions.\\nThe litigation of citizens with one another, or the\\ntown with individuals, or either with corporations,\\nhas not been to a great extent, and the courts have\\nbeen generally good arbiters of justice. Pauper\\ncases and disputed possession, and building of roads\\nand bridges, have constituted the greater part of legal\\nactions and contentions. Cases of prosecutions for\\nliquor-selling without license were at one time quite\\nnumerous. Criminal cases have been few, and the\\ncourts and the legal profession, in such cases, have\\nhonorably dealt with the arraigned, according to the\\nlaw and the testimony.\\nThe Ecclesiastical History of Gilford is of im-\\nportance and interesting. It will embrace the rela-\\ntion and development of several denominations the\\nannals of the several particular churches organized in\\nthe town and the biographical sketches of the\\nministers raised up and laboring here, with notices of\\nthe leading men in these churches and of special\\nissues taken and decided. The aims and the pro-\\nvisions of the proprietors of Gilmanton and, more\\nprimarily, of the colonial authorities, were religious\\nrather than ecclesias tical. They did not foresee\\nor anticipate a heterogeneous moral community, and\\nyet the primal stock and idea was narrow and ex-\\nclusive, and, to their surprise, was found to be thus\\ndeveloping itself. Their religious sentiments mani-\\nfested a dogmatic nature and tendency. At the first\\na man was placed in service by comparatively disin-\\nterested authorities, the district proprietors, who\\nlabored more for the moral improvement of the\\npeople than for the special ecclesiastical outlook, or\\neven the spiritual culture.\\nHe, the Rev. William Parsons, was a man of moral\\nrectitude and devotion, and of great catholicity of\\nsentiment and fellowship. He was sent by the pro-\\nprietors to fulfill their stipulated engagement as a re-\\nligious instructor for the first ten years of the settle-\\nment. This he fulfilled with punctilious exactness\\nand faithfulness. But the germs of two faiths and\\ntypical life were in this nascent body politic and\\nwhen the throes were past it was found that twins\\nwere brought forth, and they, like the typical pair,\\nhad been taking each other by the heel in ante-natal\\nstrife.\\nThe people, when they came to exercise their\\nchoice in regard to a settled minister, found a portion\\nof them united on Rev. Isaac Smith. Without dis-\\nrespect or averting any regard for Mr. Parsons, who\\nwas then nearly sixty years of age and in many ways\\nstill useful, the people attempted to provide for the\\nfuture spiritual guide to the rapidly-expanding\\nsettlement. In 1773, when this point in religious\\naffairs had been reached, the thoughts of many pros-\\npectors had been directed to the outlook of the place\\nat the terminus of the Province road, which had now", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1256.jp2"}, "1075": {"fulltext": "769\\nbeen built three years, and the inevitable enlarge-\\nment in that quarter expected was taken into ac-\\ncount when they were devising ways and means for\\nhaving a settled ministry. Yet, evidently, some fore-\\nsaw two i arishes in their laying out and defining the\\nFirst Parish, but doubtless did not forecast two faiths.\\nIn deciding the question of the location of the tirst\\nchurch, as well as in the selection of the minister,\\nthere was developed a decided opposition and this\\nopposition was found to be not altogether as to the\\nquestion of convenience and accommodation, but\\ninvolved matters of belief and special interest.\\nHence, in 1774, about the time Stephen Gale was\\nlocating and building his mills at Meredith Bridge,\\nthe people were building their churches in the Lower\\nParish. The Baptist element proved to be strong\\nand persistent. They felt able to rival the Congrega-\\ntionalists, and succeeded in raising their church\\nbuilding the same day, that the other party did theirs.\\nTheir church was existing, as the first in the State,\\non November 1(5, 1773. The Congregationalists\\ninterests and affairs were managed townwise. Hence,\\nno action churchwise antedates the Baptist records.\\nMr. Smith preached preliminary to a stated engage-\\nwent in the fall of 1773 and regularly after May 18, j\\n1774, and was inducted into the pastorate November j\\n50th of the same year, at which date the history of I\\nthe church, as an organization, may be considered to\\nbegin, prior doings being not organic action. i\\nThe Baptist Church, though already organized, 1\\nwith moderator, clerk and deacon, was without a\\nregular minister installed. Ministers of that order\\nfrom other places supplied them occasionally and\\nadministered baptism. Deacon Thomas Edgerly and\\nSamuel Weeks, as clerk, officiated in public service\\nin the interval and a few years later, in 1777, Samuel\\nWeeks and Edward Locke were licensed to preach in\\nthe church, and go forth on all the field as preachers\\nof the gospel and hold meetings anywhere. These\\ngoing forth accordingly, and Mr. Smith as well,\\nvisited places beyond the First Parish lines, in what i\\nwas beginning to be called the Upper Parish, includ-\\ning what was afterwards called the Gunstock Parish,\\nand also what was in later years denominated the\\nUpper Parish of Gilmanton, the former being now\\nGilford and the latter Belmont. The sowing of this\\nseed of dissent and independency yielded its first\\nharvest in 1779 and 1780, when it was seen to be a\\ngame at which more than one could play. Edward\\nLocke, the licensed preacher, had become tinctured\\nwith Arminian sentiments, and dissented from the\\narticles of faith adopted by that church three years j\\nprevious. Samuel Weeks was then ordained, but\\nsoon took the same course and left the church and\\ntown, leaving thus the church unsupplied.\\nFour years later Dudley Young was appointed to\\nofficiate in public services and soon after this Elder\\nPowers was called, who was constituted pastor of the\\nchurch bv ordination and installation, which took\\nplace on the 14th of June, 1776. The town took ac-\\ntion, in which the words Upper Parish are used,\\nas early as 1777. In 1780 the two ministerial lots\\nwere designated as No. 13 in the seventh range and\\nNo. 10 in the thirteenth range. These were situated\\noutside of the First Parish, the latter in Gunstock Par-\\nish, and which was afterwards known as the minis-\\nterial lot appropriated to the benefit of that parish in\\nparticular; and the former in the Tioga Parish, or\\nUpper Parish, Gilmanton, and hence, presumably,\\ndesignated for the special benefitof that parish. Thus\\nthere was at this early date a recognition of the pros-\\npect of three parishes. There were issues made on\\nthe taxation of all citizens to support the Congrega-\\ntional, or the town s, meeting-house service, and the\\ndecision was that they should be exempt who should\\nfile a certificate from the wardens of the Baptist\\nChurch that they had paid to the sup])ort of preach-\\ning at their church. But in regard to the inhabitants\\nof the Upper Parish, it was voted by the town in 1787,\\nthat they be taxed to either the Congregational or\\nthe Baptist support, and that the money so levied\\nbe appropriated to supply preaching in that part of\\nthe town, and given to the two regular ministers,\\nPowers and Smith, who should render service there,\\neach according to the amount so raised and desig-\\nnated. The place of holding their services was left\\nto the judgment and choice of the adherents, or their\\npreachers, respectively, as there were no churches yet\\nbuilt in the Upper Parish, or parishes more properly.\\nThe same action was taken in 1788 also, and thus it\\nappears that Mr. Smith and Mr. Powers were the first\\nauthorized preachers in this part of the town, or in\\nGilford. The people now began to provide for the\\nbuilding of another church to accommodate that part\\nof the town. The same rivalry and contention on the\\nquestion of location, or of division, took place here as\\nhad been encountered in the Lower Parish, and the\\nresult was the same, viz.: two houses built the same\\nyear, 1792. One was located on the Province road,\\ntwo or three miles south of Meredith Bridge, and the\\nother on Gunstock Hill, now in Gilford and these\\nwere some four or five miles apart. These became\\ncentres of two distinct parishes, Gunstock and Upper\\nGilmanton. The Congregationalist interests more\\nlargely centred in this lower, or now middle house,\\nand the Baptist influence predominated in the upper,\\nor Gunstock house, and in that vicinity though that\\nhouse, being built by the people in common partici-\\npation, was open to each society, or to preachers of\\nany denomination who might be invited by any con-\\nsiderable party of citizens, and to these each for a\\ntime in proportion to the number of citizens inclin-\\ning and allying themselves to each such order or\\npreacher.\\nIn 1792, before the completion of these houses, the\\ntown voted to tax the Congregationalist Society in the\\nUpper Parish the same as in the Lower Parish, and\\nthat the society (implying that one had been already", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1257.jp2"}, "1076": {"fulltext": "770\\nIJI8T0RY OP BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nformed) in the Upjier Parish may lay out their money\\nas they see fit. In 1794, after the houses were built,\\nthe town granted leave to Mr. Smith to preach in the\\nUpper Parish, if an agreement could be made between\\nhim and the people there. They evidently were sup-\\nporting a separate interest, and yet not united nor\\nstrong enough to support entirely a separate minister,\\nand much less one for each of the two or more parties.\\nIt is understood that Mr. Smith s preaching in the\\nUpper Parish was mainly at the Province road house,\\nand that on that service the Congregationalists resi-\\ndent in the Gunstock region generally attended.\\nThe Baptists, who had established themselves in\\nMeredith in 1782, controlled affairs largely in the\\nnorth part of the town, and had the principal occu-\\npancy of the Gunstock meeting-house for several\\nyears. The defection of Weeks and Locke had\\nchecked their fervor, and put the Baptist cause into a\\nserious disadvantage. Nor were they alone in the de-\\nparture. John Shepard, Esq., afterward most |)opular\\nand prominent in public civil ati airs, who had been a\\nmember of that church almost from its beginning,\\nwas in sympathy with Locke and in connection with\\nhim, and Elder Tozer Lord, of Barrington, laid the\\nfoundation of an extensive and organized secession\\nfrom the Baptist order and denomination, and the\\nfounding of the order of Free-Will Baptists, which\\nwas an anti-Calvinistic movement and successful in\\nmany parts. He professed afterwards to have re-\\nceived these views by a special Divine Tinfolding or\\nrevelation before they were known to Locke and Lord,\\nand that he communicated the same to them, and with\\nthem founded the order.\\nThese three men, voluntarily shutting themselves\\nup in the untenanted house of Esquire Piper, on\\nClough s Hill, over the Gilmanton border, in Loudon,\\nfasted and prayed for a week, as they said, and then\\nwrote out their articles of faith, mutually ordained\\nthemselves, Locke and Lord as preaching elders and\\nShepard as ruling elder, and went forth as a new church.\\nThe genius of the new order was zealous propagan-\\ndism, and the immediate action was to go, the 1st\\nof April, 1780, to New Durham, and ordain one Ben-\\njamin Randall, who became the apostle and reputed\\noriginator of the new faith. This doctrinal faith\\nthenceforward was advocated in various places and\\nwhen the Baptists sought a man to occupy the Gun-\\nstock field, and had united on Richard Martin, of Lee,\\nwho had been ordained in 1795 and came to labor\\nhere the following year, they found that he held like\\nviews.\\nThe project to form a Second Baptist Church at the\\nGunstock meeting-house, by a council called October\\n12, 1797, was therefore abandoned, and the next\\nyear a Kree-Will Baptist Church was organized there,\\nand Richard Martin became its pastor and continued\\nsuch a little n)ore than a quarter of a century, and\\nuntil his death, by apoplexy, October 17, 1824.\\nThe Baptist cause was thus checked, or super-\\nseded, and but little effort was made to sustain\\nmeetings regularly in Gunstock Parish until 1811.\\nAt this time the Second Baptist Church was formed\\nby a territorial division of the First Chui ch, and\\nElder Uriah Morrison was placed in care of it, and\\nit was convened part of the time at the church and\\nthe greatest part of the time at other places, till 1817,\\nwhen Mr. Morrison died. He was succeeded by\\nElder Strong, who preached at the school-house and\\nat various other places.\\nSoon after this the Baptists built a house of wor-\\nship at Lake village and concentrated their interests,\\nand held their meetings there. A large and flourish-\\ning church has been gathered there under the labors of\\nElders A. M. Swain, L. Chase, H. D. Hodge, Mr.\\nHuntley, J. M. Coburn, A. Brown, W. A. Horn,\\nKing Solomon Hall (who has been twice in the\\npastorate and once State commissioner of education)\\nand several others, as J. B. Damon, J. M. Chick and\\nA. R. Wilson. Kelley Rowe improved his gift as lay\\npreacher with this church and elsewhere. Deacon\\nEliphlet Blaisdell has been a life-long, active and de-\\nvoted member.\\nThe church building has been rebuilt and enlarged\\nand rededicated in 1871, and is an elegant and\\nspacious edifice.\\nFor a few years after the death of Richard Martin\\nhis church continued to occupy the Gunstock meet-\\ning-house the major part of the time and was minis-\\ntered to by various ministers from abroad, one of\\nwhom was John Rollins. The other denominations\\nclaimed its use their share of the time, and there\\nwas no little contention for its occupancy and com-\\nplaint for too fre(iuent occupancy by others. The\\nBaptists, too, complained of exclusion. The Univer-\\nsalists demanded it a part of the time William\\nBlaisdell occupied it part of the time in the interest\\nof the Christians, or Christian Baptists, whose tenets\\nand faith he indorsed and advocated at that time.\\nThe Congregationalists claimed its use a fourth part\\nof the time. Under the force of these existing\\ncircumstances and conditions, and these discordant\\nand jealous sentiments, the several parties success-\\nively relinquished their claims, and, for peace and\\nprosperity s sake, located themselves in different\\nquarters; and so the old church was abandoned.\\nAnd for several years it served only for a jilace to\\nhold the town-meetings, till the building of the new\\ntown hall, about 1840.\\nIt was finally sold to Captain Benjamin Weeks; and\\nothers, and taken down. It was a stately edifice, two\\nstories in height, steepleless, with two iiorches for\\nentries to the end-doors and for stairways to the gal-\\nleries a broad door in front, leading to the broail\\naisle galleries on three sides, the east, west and\\nsouth; asounding-bo.ird suspended over the high and\\nnarrow pulpit, and the singers seats opposite, in the\\nleft s(]uare (and a lew oblong) pews, above and be-\\nlow, built in panel-work, with rail and banisters: and", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1258.jp2"}, "1077": {"fulltext": "GILFORD.\\n771\\ndouble rows of small and thick!y-sot windows, thus\\nmaking a grand appearance, and commanding admi-\\nration in the beholder, and wonder and pride to the\\ntownsman. Its timbers were massive and Iranie\\nBtrong, and should have endured ages, and yet it\\nstood scarcely fifty years. It sat on the very summit\\nof a hill, about six hundred feet above the lake-level,\\nij and commanding one of the finest prospects and\\nj scenery of New England, and itself a conspicuous\\nlandmark and object of veneration and beauty in all\\nthis region; but its glory was despoiled by discord\\nand strife, alienation and division its beauty had\\ndeparted. Soon after the close of Elder Martin s\\npastorate, or bishopric (for he was not confined to\\nlabor in this church, but superintended, or oversaw,\\n1 churches or enterprises in Gilmanton Upper and\\nLower Parishes, and Sanbornton and elsewhere), the\\nchurch was reconstructed, and they built a house at\\nthe village. This had a large congregation in attend-\\nance, coming from all parts of the town. The\\nchurch has been ministered to by Elders John L. Sin-\\nclair, Abel Glidden, John D. Knowles, John Knowles,\\nElbridge Knowles, .Tohn Pinkham, Ezekiel True,\\nMaxy Burlingame, L). C. Frost, Seth Perkins, G.\\nSanborn, G. A. P.ark, I. C. Kimball, .7. W. Rich, F.\\nE. Wiley, Mr. Emery, Mr. Hyatt and some others.\\nIt was reorganized about 1855.\\nThe Second Free- Will Baptist Church was organ-\\nized November 6, 1816, in the southern part of the\\ntown and northern part of Gilmanton. It was not to\\nbe considered as distinctively a church of the Upper\\nParish of Gilmanton, though it used the Province\\nroad meeting-house most of the time. The church\\nat Fellows Mills, under Peter Clark, was the regular\\nchurch of this order in Upper Gilmanton, and this\\nchurch, whose members mostly lived in Gilford, was\\nconsidered, as appropriately classed, a church of\\nGilford, and it was under the care of Elder John\\nKnowles, Sr., while sometimes supplied and superin-\\ntended by Elder Martin. It had about fifty members,\\nand continued till the death of Elder Knowles, in\\n1837. After that time the major part of the members\\njoined the First Church, at Gilford village, and a new\\nchurch was organized at the Province road house,\\nand became distinctively a church of Upper Gilman-\\nton, and is not, in a proper sense, the successor of the\\nSecond Church, though some of its members are res-\\nidents of Gilford, and a large part of the Second\\nChurch was incorporated into it. Elbridge Knowles,\\nBon of John, Sr., was its piistor, and it has had a con-\\ntinued line of succes.sion since then.\\nA Third Free-Will Baptist Church was gathered at\\nLake village in 1838. Meetings were at first held\\nsome four years, in a room in the upper story of the\\nwoolen-mill, by I. L. Sinclair and others. Subse-\\nquently a chapel was built on the main street, north\\nof the Baptist Church, in 1842, and Elder Waldron\\n(T. N. H.), Nahum Brooks, John Pettingalc, William\\nJohnson and Uriah Ch.ase supplied the congregation.\\nAt length a commodious house was built on the\\nCommons Hill, in 1852, and has been occupied siKce.\\nI. L. Sinclair and Elders H. S. Kimbal, Smith Fair-\\nfield, Kinsman R. Davis, Ezekiel True, I. N. Knowles,\\nS. D. Church, Hosea Quimby, C. B. Peckham and\\nothers have supplied it also, M. C. Henderson, I.\\nW. Scribner, C. E. Gate, E. W. Ricker, E. W.\\nPorter and a few others more temporarily.\\nA Fourth Free-Will Baptist Church was gathered\\nat Meredith Bridge, which worshijjed awhile in the\\ncourt-house, and afterwards built a commodious\\nhouse, which has been rebuilt, then burnt and rebuilt\\nagain. The church has prospered, and the congrega-\\ntion has been one of the largest of the place. It has\\nhad for its supply Revs. Nahum Brooks, I. D.Stewart,\\nEbenezer Fisk, A. D. Smith, Elders F. Lyford, F.\\nLocke, Lewis Malvern, Granville Waterman, F.\\nGeorge and others. Its sanctuary is elegant and\\nspacious.\\nThe Universalists built a church at Gilford village\\nat the time of abandoning the old Gunstock house,\\nand held services in it a few years, with intervals of\\ndiscontinuance. Josiah Gilman and Robert Bartlett\\nsupplied the society some years, and lived on Liberty\\nHill, the latter on the Osgood estate and the former\\nat his father s, Antipas Gilman, and, later, at the vil-\\nlage. William I luisdi 11 |iii;u-hed for the Christians.\\nOther preachers u. iii|.i. i| the [lulpit at times, and, in\\nlater years, the (ininl Miiliddist Church have used\\nthe building and held service regularly.\\nThe Universalist society that was gathered at Mer-\\nedith Bridge built a house and held services there\\nmany years, but subsequently sold the house to the\\nMethodist society, who now occupy it. The Univer-\\nsalist society was supplied by Elders Atchinson,\\nPrince and others. The society was not large, but\\nwas prosperous for a number of years, and then was\\ngiven up, and has now no open existence.\\nThe people of Unitarian sentiments, not being\\nnumerous and wealthy enough to maintain a separate\\nchurch and services, and being well pleased with the\\nRev. Dr. Young and bis preaching, united in the\\ncongregation worshiping in the North Church, and\\nonly in later years have had a church and supply.\\nTheir church was located on the Laconia side, but\\nsome of the principal adherents lived in Gilford.\\nThe Congregationalists, who at first held services\\nin the Gunstock and Province road meeting-houses,\\nhaving but limited privileges in those houses, by rea-\\nson of the claimed rights of other .sects, began to cen-\\ntre their interests at Meredith Bridge, and built a\\nchurch in the south part of the village, which was\\nabout midway between the Gunstock and Province\\nroad meeting-houses. Here a church was organized\\nin 1824, the year in which Elder Martin died, and\\nthe current began to run in favor of relinquishing\\nclaims to, and occupancy of, the old church. They\\nenjoyed the services of Mr. Jotham Sewell Norwood\\nfor five years, and in 1832 settled Rev. J. K. Young.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1259.jp2"}, "1078": {"fulltext": "772\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nSoon after the beginning of his pastorate the church,\\ntogether with the dwelling-house of Esquire L. B.\\nWalker, was burnt. It stood south of the Lawrence\\ntavern (since the Tilton and the Willard). The so-\\nciety decided to rebuild on the Meredith side, and\\nthenceforward the church is no longer called a church\\nof Gilford, though a large part of its communicants\\nand attendants have belonged to this town and\\nthey are the only representatives of the orthodox\\nfaith in the town, and are citizens of good standing\\nand of financial ability. Some of that religious be-\\nlief mingled in the Free-Will Baptist congregations\\nat Gilford village and Lake village, as a matter of\\nconvenience, there being no Congregational Church\\nnear in either direction. This church has had pro.s-\\nperity, and enjoyed distinction among other churches,\\nunder the long pastorate and able services of Dr.\\nYoung and his successors, the Eev.s. Stone, Bacon,\\nFullerton and Thurston and it supplies an impor-\\ntant place in the religious interests and moral power\\nof Gilford society.\\nThe two Methodist Churches, already alluded to,\\none located at Gilford village, and the other at La-\\nconia village, are of recent origin, and yet hold some\\nprominence in the religious elements and forces of\\nsociety. They are neither of them strong, but jealous\\nof their interests and zealous in their work. Their\\ngrowth has not been rapid, nor yet quite limited.\\nThe succession of appointments, by Conference, has\\nbeen, to the Gilford Church, Rev. A. R. Lunt,\\nKnott, James Morrison, Hardy, Berry and\\nTisdale; and in the Laconia Church, the ap-\\niwintmenta have been well-chosen and good.\\nThe Catholic portion of the community have had\\nchurch privileges at Laconia, where a church was\\nbuilt about 1850. It was afterwards burned by light-\\nning, and rebuilt. It is a large and well-built edi-\\nfice, and has a numerous constituency and attendants\\nfrom both Gilford and Laconia.\\nThe Adventists have had a chapel at Lake village,\\nand for several years maintained regular services\\nthere. Likewise, the same people held services at\\nOovernor s Island, or vicinity. Nathaniel Davis\\npreached that doctrine, and arranged for its procla-\\nmation by Miller himself and other leading advo-\\ncates, at the island and vicinity, in camp-meetings\\nand other assemblies. The faith was held by many\\nin the east part of the town, and preached by Stephen\\nMooney, Abel Glidden (2d) and others. Their chapel\\nis in Alton. Rev. J. Knowles, Jr., also embraced\\nand advocated the doctrine.\\nNathaniel Davis, in earlier times, embraced and\\npropagated a peculiar faith of one Osgood, who re-\\njected and discountenanced all forms of church gov-\\nernment, or covenant, and holding a free religion.\\nThere have been a few inhabitants holding the\\ntenets of the Friends, Elder Robert Carr being per-\\nhaps the best known among them. There was no\\nregular meeting of their adlierants maintained in\\ntown, and the nearest Quaker meeting-houses were\\nthat near Gilmanton Academy and that near Wolf-\\nborough Bridge. These were not so distant as to be\\ninaccessible at the times of their Yearly and Quarterly\\nmeetings. Their numbers have decreased and their\\nMeetings are not regularly held at Gilmanton.\\nA few from Gilford have adopted the Shaker faith\\nand joined the Canterbury Family, or colony of them,\\nparticularly a Knowles family, in the south part of\\nthe town, and related to the family of Elder John\\nKnowles. The community at Canterbury was in\\ngood favor in these parts prior to the years 1840 or\\n1845, and were adjudged to be sincere and upright,\\nhonorably industrious and enviably ingenious, pros-\\nperous and pure. Attendance on their public Sab-\\nbath service, for recreation and curiosity, was one\\nwhile quite common by young people of this and\\nother towns. Their public services were discon-\\ntinued and the attendance ceased.\\nTo complete the list of special religionists, which,\\nas will be seen by a careful observer, has already\\nreached no inconsiderable breadth, there must be\\nadded the Deist and Atheist, which were not unrep-\\nresented among our sober and thoughtful popula-\\ntion. Dr. Josiah Sawyer secured, from some source,\\nordination for the propagation of sentiments which\\nhe professed to hold, and which he represented and\\nendeavored to inculcate or proclaim. These seemed\\nto be deistical or, later, atheistical, seemingly in-\\ncluded a certain type of annihilationism, or, at least,\\nthe non-immortality, and perhaps, more correctly, the\\nnon-existence of the soul and a future state. He was not\\nwithout some following, and that on the part of per-\\nsons in good intellectual and social standing,\\nwho, when elected to positions of public trust and\\nresponsibility, and consequently were required to take\\noath, declined to do so in the usual form on grounds\\nof disbelief in either the Divine interposition or of\\nthe actual Divine existence.\\nThese remarks perhaps sufficiently cover the vari-\\nous phases of religious life and sentiment, unless we\\ninclude witchcraft and necromany. It was once widely\\nbelieved that a Mrs. Roggers and a Mrs. Clark were\\nrepresentatives of the world of mystery, or witch-\\ndom. Jugglery, not of the modern spiritualistic type,\\nwas indeed exercised by some, though not claiming\\nfor it any religious nature or relation. Many mar-\\nvelous facts and peculiar features of ecclesiastical\\nhistory might be added, which have diversified the\\nfields of church as well as state, without exhausting\\nthe reservoirs of memory or the store-house of the\\ncommon annals and tradition, but these may sutfice.\\nA word, however, may be due in regard to Sabbath-\\nschools. In the time of Mr. Nathaniel Goodhue s re-\\nsidence a school was opened at the Mill-House and\\nthen at the Potter s shop about the year 1820. The\\nBaptists, and notably Miss Sally Sleeper, afterward\\nmissionary to Siam. were enthusiastic in the new type\\nof Christian work. During the ioUowing half-cen-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1260.jp2"}, "1079": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1261.jp2"}, "1080": {"fulltext": "\u00c2\u00a3,-z-x-^ //^J-^^-z^^ L-f", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1262.jp2"}, "1081": {"fulltext": "GILFORD.\\n773\\nli tury this nu-ans of religious instrucliuii ;uid moral\\nculture has been made a prominent feature of church\\nlalior in all of the evangelical churches of the town.\\nMilitary History.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The matter and the facta em-\\nbraced in the military history of the town are worthy\\n1 of mention, and no less important and interesting\\nthan those of other departments. The Revolutionary\\nWar began, but was not ended, before there were\\nany settlers occupying seats on the soil of the present\\ni town of Gilford, and hence we may not expect to\\nfind men from this place in the Revolutionary army.\\n[i Yet there were men there who afterwards were some\\ni of our own citizens, as, for example, Thomas Fro-\\nhock, one of the men in the battle of Bunker Hill\\n(one of the three-months men, serving from April 2;kl\\nto August 1, 1775). He knew no fatigue, and would\\n1 accept no relief while the redoubt on Breed s Hill\\nwas being constructed in the night of preparation\\nbefore that eventful day, June 17, 1775. He was one\\nof one hundred and fifty-one men in Gilmanton be-\\ntween the ages of sixteen and fifty, according to the\\nmilitary census taken in that year, twelve of whom\\nwent to the ft-ont at the first call of the American\\ncause. He also re-enlisted in 1776 and served three\\nmonths and eight days under Washington at New\\nYork, and was one of the thirty-six men enlisted in\\nthat year and the family name was originally Spar-\\nHawk, or Sparrow-Hawk, but to escape British ap-\\nprehension and execution for deserting the British\\ncause before this, the changed name Frohock was\\ntaken and has been ever since retained. Before the\\nclose of the war Gilmanton had furnished one hun-\\ndred and twenty-five enlisted men, among whom are\\nother names of Gilford inhabitants, as Major Jabez\\nJames, John Cotton, Benjamin Libbie, Lieutenant\\nSamuel Ladd, David Clough, Abel Hunt, Enoch\\nHunt, Mr. Page, Ichabod Buzzell, Jacob Jewett,\\nJeremiah Bartlett and others. A part of the militia\\nwas called into service in 1781 and ten men went.\\nThe afterwards-organized militia called for two com-\\npanies of infantry from Gilford proper; also a rifle\\ncompany and light infantry company and some artil-\\nlerymen and cavalrymen.\\nAs the territory was first settled in the time of the\\nRevolutionary War, so it was set off and incorporated\\ninto a township in the time of the War of 1812. Born\\nand reborn amid the throes of civil strife, she would\\nbe expected to inherit a somewhat belligerent nature\\nand develop into a championship. Into this war she,\\nas the youngest municipality, sent her honorable\\nquota. Nor were her sons wanting in courage when\\nthe conflict grew severe. There were three drafts\\nmade for the army and many watchers went to the\\nCanada line to staijd as sentinels and watchers on our\\nborders. The men were Joseph York, Stephen Langley\\n(who had settled near the Benjamin Libbey place, by\\nLong Bay), Frank Bowman, who lived near the Weirs\\nand who died in the army. He was an Indian doctor\\nand said to be a Prussian. He was one while located at\\nthe Stone-Dam Island, then previously at or near tlie\\nWeirs; Daniel Foster, Joseph Libbey going to the\\nline; Ira Seabury to go to Portsmouth; and from Cap-\\ntain Bradford s company,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Lieutenant Henry Mal-\\nlard, who was a carpenter; and Mark Chase, who\\nwent as a substitute. Captain Mason led his company\\nto the line. Lieutenant Samuel Leavitt was officer in\\nMason s company. The men of 1812 were mainly\\nsent to Portsmouth. The spirit of resistance ran high,\\nand yet there were opposers.\\nThe matter of pension was not hotly handled in those\\ndays. Lieutenant Philbrick Rand was prominent in\\nmilitary affairs. So was also Lieutenant John Gilman.\\nThe distress was considerable, but not extreme, on\\naccount of the war.\\nThe organization of the militia and its annual\\nmuster were continued till about 1855, when the old\\norganization was abolished and muster was no longer\\nrequired, and so this gala season was lost sight of, to\\na great relief.\\nUnder the old regime, the Tenth Regiment wa.s\\nraised in the original towns of Gilmanton and Barn-\\nstead, or, later, of Gilford, Gilmanton and Barnstead.\\nThe muster-field, in earlier years, was at Lower Gil-\\nmanton but in later years it was by circuit, lield, in\\nturn, at Gilford and Barnstead also.\\nThe law required a company parade and drill in\\nthe month of May annually, and for preparation for\\nthe regimental parade a company drill was practiced,\\nat the option of the officers and company, in Septem-\\nber, a short time previous to the annual muster, and\\nbesides these three regular parades there were also\\noccasionally other special drills. The oflicers in the\\nregiment, the commissioned ones, also had a regi-\\nmental drill before the muster, at which arrangements\\nfor muster-day were made between the regimental\\nand the subordinate company oflicers and orders\\ngiven accordingly.\\nThe men of Gilford who held regimental and higher\\nofficial rank were Peasley Hoit, Ebenezer Stevens,\\nBenjamin F. Weeks and George W. Weeks, success-\\nively, colonels and John M. Potter, J. Q. Merrill\\nand Daniel K. Smith, majors Nathan Weeks, regi-\\nmental stafl-officer J. J. Morrill, general Major\\nRobie, drum-major; J. M. Potter, adjutant.\\nThe independent companies. Riflemen and Light\\nInfantry, received their arms and equipments from\\nthe State, and they were usually uniformed. The\\nRifle Company was of later organization and enlisted\\nfrom the north part of the town. The Light Infantry\\ncompany was enlisted mainly from Meredith Bridge.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nHon. Benja\\nUOX. B. J. COLE.\\n.Tames Cole, son of Isaac and Han-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1265.jp2"}, "1082": {"fulltext": "774\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nnah (Atwood) Cole, was born in Franconia, N. H.,\\nSeptember 28, 1814.\\nJames Cole, the first of the name in America, came\\nto the Plymouth Colony in 1633, and was granted\\nlands on Leyden Street, Plymouth, in 1G37. His de-\\nscendants scattered to various parts of New England,\\nand we find the name a prominent one in Rowley,\\nMass. The family is an old and honored one, and, in\\nthe early part of the eighteenth century, the great-\\ngrandfather of Benjamin James Cole was a man of\\nsolid worth and property in Rowley. Among his\\nnumerous children was Solomon, born in 1742. The\\nfamily was strongly patriotic, and Solomon and his\\nbrothers performed twenty-seven years service in the\\ncolonial army of the Revolution. Solomon was en-\\ngaged throughout the war, participated in the battle\\nof Bunker Hill and in numerous other engagements,\\nand was wounded at Chippewa Plains. The house in\\nwhich he was born is still standing in Rowley, and\\noccupied by one of the name, Caleb Cole.\\nSolomon married a Barker, and had eight sons,\\nTimothy, John, Isaac, Benjamin, Solomon, Kimball,\\nSamuel and Asa, and was one of the stalwart\\nmen to whose patriotic principles, firmness of pur-\\npose and religious character so much of our modern\\nprosperity is due. He was of medium size, pleasant and\\nsocial manners and a tailor by trade. He lived in Row-\\nley and Methuen until 1796. From that time until his\\ndeath, in 1835, at the age of ninety-three, he resided\\nwith his sons, Isaac and Rev. Samuel, in Landaff\\nand Lisbon, N. H. (Samuel was a minister of the\\ngospel for forty years, and his son. Rev. Moores Cole,\\nhas been in the Christian ministry forty-eight years.)\\nIsaac Cole was born in Rowley, Mass. became\\nfirst a cooper, then a carpenter married Hannah At-\\nwood when he was about twenty-three, and settled in\\nChester, N. H. (Mrs. Cole was a woman of deep re-\\nligious principle, who carried her belief into daily\\nlife. She was a native of Atkinson, N. H., and a\\ncousin of Harriet Atwood, who married Rev. Mr.\\nNewell, and was one of the first female missionaries\\nwho went to India from the United States.) Mr.\\nCole lived in Chester for a few years, when, purchas-\\ning new lands in LanJaf} he removed thither and\\ngave his name to Cole s Hill. His nature did not\\nincline to agriculture, and, about 1813, he went to\\nFranconia to assume the superintendence of the\\nwood-working department of the New Hampshire\\nIron Manufiicturing Company, located there, and\\ncontinued in this position eight years. In 1821 he\\nchanged his residence to Salisbury (now Franklin\\nvillage), where he constructed one of the first foun-\\ndries built in New Hampshire. This he conducted\\nsix years, when, in 1827, the very great advantage af-\\nforded at Batchelder s Mills (now Lake village), in\\nGilford, induced his removal to that place. Here he\\nestablished the small foundry which was the germ of\\nthe large works of the present Cole Manufacturing\\nCompany, and was car-ried on by him nine years. He\\nwas an active man, of mechanical aptitude, of great\\nindustry and a worthy member of the Free Baptist\\nChurch for many years. He died aged eighty-five.\\nBenjamin James Cole was seven years old when\\nhis father removed to Salisbury, and had the advan-\\ntages of education afforded by the public schools of\\nthat town and Noyes Academy until he was thirteen,\\nafterwards attending Sanbornton Academy. When\\nabout nineteen he was, for nearly a year and a half,\\nunable to attend either to study or business, by rea-\\nson of ill health. In December, 1836, in connection\\nwith his older brothers, Isaac and John A., he pur-\\nchased the foundry of his father at Lake village, and\\nsucceeded to his business, taking the firm-title of\\nCole Co. This firm continued operations, and,\\nin 1846, it became Cole, Davis Co. This co-\\npartnership had an existence of ten years, when, in\\n1857, Mr. Cole became sole proprietor, and conducted\\nit until 1873 under the name of B. J. Cole Co. The\\nvarious demands for his manufacture had steadily de-\\nveloped, from the small iron foundry established by\\nhis father, a diversified and rapidly-increasing\\nbusiness, necessitating the erection of new and addi-\\ntional buildings, the introduction of machinery and a\\nlarge increase of the capital invested. In 1873 the\\nplant was taken by a stock company, incorporated as\\nthe Cole Manufacturing Company, with a capital\\nof sixty thousand dollars, of which all the stock was\\nowned by Mr. Cole and family, except about eight\\nper cent. This company has carried on extensive\\noperations. Their annual product has ranged as\\nhigh as one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars,\\nwith one hundred and sixty employes, and during the\\npresent depressed times the product is about sixty\\nthousand dollars, with sixty operatives. They con-\\nstruct machinery for the manufacture of various kinds\\nof products, such as hosiery, woolen goods, lumber,\\npaper-pulp and paper. During and after the Civil\\nWar they have made one hundred thousand dollars\\nworth of looms in one year. They also make a spe-\\ncialty of manufacturing water-wheels. In their forge\\nand foundry they manufacture car-axles, agricultural\\nimplements and stoves. The company has just com-\\npleted eight sets of machinery for manufacturing\\nexcelsior, which will be placed in the first mill\\nerected for that purpose iu California. The man-\\nagement of this corporation has been under the per-\\nsonal supervision of Mr. Cole. He was the treasurer\\nand superintendent of the company until 1883, when\\nColonel Henry B. Quimby was elected to the super-\\nintendency on Mr. Cole s resignation. This estab-\\nlishment has done all the castings for the B., C. and\\nM. Railroad since the road was built, the business of\\nthis one production amounting from ten thousand\\ndollars to thirty thousand dollars per annum. The\\npower for this large manufiictory is given mostly by\\nwater, of which they have two hundred horse- power.\\nThey have been necessitated to use steam but a few\\nmonths in thirty years time.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1266.jp2"}, "1083": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1267.jp2"}, "1084": {"fulltext": "^^^^.x^-^", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1268.jp2"}, "1085": {"fulltext": "GILFORD.\\n776\\nIn 1848, Mr. Cole was an incorporator of the Win-\\nnipesaukee Steamboat Company, and waa elected its\\nfirst president, which office he still retains, and, in\\nisf.i, with the late Captain William Walker, built\\nIII. -it :inier Lady of the Lake for this company.\\nill li:is built several mills and bridges on contract;\\nwas one of the incorporators of Lake Village Savings-\\nBank, and for ten years its president also, one of the\\nincorporators of the Laconia National Bank, of which\\nhe was a director ten years and an incorporator and\\nthe present president of the Wardwell Needle Com-\\npany, of Lake village. In connection with his manu-\\nfacturing Mr. Cole carried on merchandising for over\\n1 thirty years, and for half a century he has been inti-\\ni niately connected with the growth and prosperity of\\nLake village, and one of the vital factors of its flour-\\nI ishing condition.\\nI He married, June 17, 1838, Mehitable A., daughter\\nI of Nathan and Peace (Cliflbrd) Batchelder, of Lake\\nI village. She is a descendant, on the one side, from\\nI the celebrated colonial minister, Rev. Stephen Bach-\\nilor;on the other, from the honorable old English\\nfamily of Clifford. Their children are Ellen A. and\\nOctavia M., who married Colonel Henry B. Quimby,\\nand has two children, Harry Cole and Candace E.\\nMr. Cole was a Democrat until the breaking out of\\nthe Eebellion, in 1861 since then he has been a Re-\\npublican. He represented Gilford in the State Legisla-\\nture of 1849 and 1850. In 18(52, 1863 and 1864 he was a\\ncandidate of the Republican party for State Senator\\nin the Sixth Senatorial District but as he represented\\na minority party, he was not elected. He was nom-\\ninated and elected a member of the Governor s Coun-\\ncil for the Second Councilor District, and served as\\nsuch in the years 1866 and 1867. He was a delegate\\nto the Constitutional Convention in 1868. He was a\\ndelegate to the National Republican Convention\\nwhich renominated Lincoln at Baltimore, in 1864.\\nHe is a member of the Free- Will Baptist Church and\\na trustee of New Hampton Institution.\\nMr. Cole is a man of influence in hia town and\\nchurch, and throughout a large business acquain-\\ntance. He has a kind, social and affectionate na-\\nture, and cherishes home and friends. He has a winning\\npersonal magnetism, which makes for him many\\nfriends. To these he is loyal, and he enjoys, to an\\nunusual degree, the marked confidence of the better\\nportion of society and leading business men. He is\\ngenerous in the highest degree in contributing to\\nreligious and charitable objects, and no case of deserv-\\ning need or suffering ever appealed unsuccessfully to\\nhim. He is not only a prominent and leading busi-\\nness man, an active temperance worker, but, higher\\nyet, a consistent Christian, whose active zeal has\\ndone much for the church and society of his locality.\\nCAPTAIN WINBORN A. SANUORN.\\nIn the History of Belknap County it is fitting\\nthat there should be a record of Captain Sanborn,\\nwho was so widely and pleasantly known, and so\\nintimately identified with steamboat navigation on\\nLake Winnipesaukee, and to whose energy and en-\\nterprise the development of that beautiful summer\\nresort. Weirs, is largely due.\\nWiNDORN Adams Sanborn, whose life commenced\\nDecember 13, 1810, in Gilford, N. H., was the eldest\\nof the four sons of Samuel Oilman and Sally (Mason)\\nSanborn. The Sanborn family is of English origin,\\nthe name being derived from the ])arish bearing the\\nname Sanborn. The emigrant, John (son of John,\\nwho married, in England, the daughter of Rev.\\nStephen Bachilor), came to America in 1632, and\\nto Hampton, N. H., in 1640. He was a man of\\nnote, with the title of lieutenant. One of his de-\\nscendants in the seventh generation wiis Samuel Gil-\\nman Sanborn, a man of marked ability, who was\\nborn March 20, 1787, on the Sanborn homestead, in\\nGilford, which was the first land cleared in the\\nWeirs district, and the home of his ancestors from\\nthe first settlement. When a mere lad, his ardent\\ndesire was for an education, and, in response to his\\nearnest request, he was permitted to attend the acad-\\nemy at Sanbornton Square for a few terms. The\\nsacrifices his parents made in order to pay his ex-\\npenses were amply rewarded by his progress. He\\nwas, for many years, a successful teacher. He was a\\nman of intelligence in public affairs, served his town\\nmany years as selectman and representative, held a\\ncommission as justice of the peace for a long period,\\nand was universally known as Squire Sanborn.\\nAfter a useful, honored and respected life, he died at\\nthe age of eighty-two, upon the farm where he and\\nhis wife had lived for nearly sixty years. Sally\\n(Mason) Sanborn, his wife, was the daughter of Cap-\\ntain Lemuel B. and Molly (Chamberlain) Mason, of\\nDurham, N. H. Captain Mason was among the early\\nsettlers of Gilford. He was a Revolutionary soldier,\\nhaving joined the Continental army at Portsmouth\\nwhen only sixteen years of age, and remained in con-\\nstant service till the close of the war. He also en-\\nlisted and took part in the War of 1812. AVhen the\\ndivision of Gilmanton took place, according to the\\nfamily tradition, corroborated by the testimony of\\nthe old inhabitants, he was invited to name the new\\ntown, which he called Guilford, from the battle of\\nGuilford Court-House, S. C, in which he was an\\nactive participant.\\nWinborn Adams Sanborn (8) received his name in\\nremembrance of the gallant Lieutenant-Colonel Win-\\nborn Adams, who bravely fought and lost his life\\nduring the Revolution, at Stillwater. His early life\\nwas passed upon the farm aiding his father in his\\nlabors. His opportunities for learning were extremely\\nlimited, and his only chance for an education, beyond\\na few weeks at the district school each year, was one\\nterm at Master Leavitt s select school at Mere-\\ndith, and two terms at Gilford Academy. Books and\\nnewspapers were scarce; but the few that fell into", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1271.jp2"}, "1086": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nhis hands were eagerly perused, and their contents\\ncarefully stored in his memory. By improving his\\nleisure moments he became a man of rare intelli-\\ngence. To the last of his days he never allowed a\\nnewspaper to be carelessly destroyed. When only\\nseventeen, he began teaching, and for several win-\\nters taught in Gilford and adjoining towns. His life\\nwas uneventful, and his active and energetic nature\\nwas not content with quietude, and, at the age of\\ntwenty, he left home to carve out his future alone\\nand unaided. With his love of adventure, he went\\nto Massachusetts and engaged as a common sailor for\\na twelve months voyage on an East India trading-\\nvessel, bound from Salem to Bombay, India. To a\\ncountry boy, who had never been beyond the capital\\nof his own State, a sea-faring life was particularly\\nattractive but, to gratify his parents, he relinquished\\nhis plan of following the sea as a vocation, after this\\nvoyage. His neatly-written log-book is still pre-\\nserved. In 1833 he became the first commander of\\nthe Belknap, the first steamboat on Lake Winnipe-\\nsaukee. At the end of two seasons he gave up his\\nposition, and, with his love of adventure still una-\\nbated, started west. He first stopped at Wheeling,\\nVa., where he at once .secured a situation as assistant\\nteacher in Wheeling Academy; then, allured by the\\nletters of a friend, he journeyed to St. Louis. He\\nreadily found employment, but was soon compelled\\nto return home on account of ill health. The entire\\njourney going and returning from New Hamp-\\nshire to St. Louis was by stage over the Allegheny\\nMountains. (Postage between the two places was\\ntwenty-five cents a letter.)\\nOn arriving in New Hampshire, he resumed the\\ncommand of the Belknap. After a few seasons, he\\nleft this position to establish himself as a country\\ntrader at Alton Bay. In this undertaking, he was\\nfinancially unsuccessful; but, with unfaltering cour-\\nage, he tried again, this time as book-keeper for\\nIsaac Seth Adams, iron founders, of South Bos-\\nton, Mass. Here, by a faithful discharge of his\\nduties, he won the confidence of his employers, and\\nthe strong friendship thus formed continued to the\\nend of their lives. All his leisure moments were\\nnow given to the study of machinery, and, in a short\\ntime, he became an engineer of one of the harbor\\nsteamers. He soon procured a better situation as\\nengineer of the steamer Decatur, running between\\nBoston and Newburyport, and retained this position\\ntill he was oftered and accepted a more lucrative one\\nas engineer of the steamer Ohio, on the same\\nroute. While here, a long and distressing illness\\nbegan, and he once more returned to his home in\\nGilford, where, for two years, he was unable to attend\\nto any business.\\nIn the winter and spring of 1851 he superintended\\nthe construction of the Dover at Alton Bay, and,\\non its completion, became its captain, and continued\\nin that office for sevcr.il summers, his winters being\\nmainly passed upon his farm, in Gilford. In the full\\nof 1852 his friends and old employers, Isaac Seth\\nAdams, needed a man of trust, and secured him to\\nsuperintend the erection of machinery in Cienfuegos,\\nCuba, where he passed several months. In 1863, he\\nbecame a large stockholder in, and the captain of,\\nthe Lady of the Lake. In the fall of 1869, Cap-\\ntain Sanborn, with his brother, went on a pleasure\\ntrip to Florida, and, while there, found a good open-\\ning for the lumber business; and the next spring,\\n1870, he formed a partnership with Charles L. Hoyt,\\na fellow-townsman, purchased a saw-mill and com-\\nmenced the manufacture of lumber in Fernandina.\\nWhen he relinquished navigation, in 1869, he fully\\nexpected to exclusively devote himself to his Florida\\ninterests; but his natural liking for a seaman s life\\nand the power of habit were too strong for this, and,\\nin 1878, he again became captain of the Lady,\\nwhich position he occupied until the time of his\\ndeath. As captain, he came in contact with people\\nfrom all parts of the United States, and his courtesy,\\ncombined with his extended knowledge gained by\\ntravel, reading and discriminating powers of observa-\\ntion, .speedily won their friendship. During this\\ntime, however, he continued the southern business,\\nwhich had now become extensive, embracing the\\nmanufacture and wholesaling of lumber, merchan-\\ndising, etc. In 1880, in addition to his many other\\ncares, he conceived the idea of building a hotel at\\nWeirs. With him to think was to act, and in six\\nweeks from the time the sills were laid, Hotel\\nWeirs was ready for occupancy. Of all his enter-\\nprises, this interested and pleased him the most.\\nIn 1835, Captain Sanborn married Laviuia Feaslee\\nHoyt, a very fine-looking and intelligent woman,\\nonly daughter of James Hoyt, Jr., and his wife, Ruth\\n(Ayer) Gordon. Mrs. Sanborn was born in Gilford,\\nand died on the home farm, April 20, 1877. Of their\\ntwo children, the son died in infancy; the daughter,\\nEllen E., married Captain John S. Wadleigh, the\\npresent commander of the Lady.\\nWhile in the full possession of all his faculties,\\nafter a brief illness. Captain Sanborn met death as\\nbravely as he had life, at Fernandina, Fla., February\\n21, 1882. His remains were brought to Gilford, and\\ndeposited, with Masonic rites, in the family burial-\\nplace, March 3, 1882.\\nIn politics, Captain Sanborn was one of the Old\\nGuard Abolitionists. He represented his native\\ntown two years in the Legislature. He was, for\\nmany years, an active member of Mount Horeb\\nCommandery of Knights Templar, F. and A. M. He\\nwas decided in his views, yet charitable to all in\\nreligion a Liberal; sincere in his friendships; gen-\\nerous to the needy, yet unostentatious in his manner\\nof giving. He was courageous, self-reliant, strong in\\nhis convictions, and his keen observation and well-\\nbalanced mind enabled him to decide promptly and\\njustly in matters of importance. He possessed the", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1272.jp2"}, "1087": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1273.jp2"}, "1088": {"fulltext": "J^ ^,,1^", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1274.jp2"}, "1089": {"fulltext": "GILFORD.\\n777\\nsoundest common sense and that practical view of\\nmatters that made him competent to guide liis own\\naflairs with discretion and give lielpful advice and\\ncounsel to others. The humane side of his being was j\\nquickly and energetically responsive. All the ties of\\nnature and of friendship rooted deeply in his soul,\\nand whoever won his confidence found in him a rare I\\nand valued friend.\\nKEY. K. S. H.4.LL.\\nRightly to estimate achievement in any depart-\\nment, account must be taken alike of the impelling\\nand repelling forces, the aids and hindrances, the en-\\ncouragements and rebuffs, which have combined to\\nmake it what it is. Heredity, social position, wealthy\\npoverty, dictate most careers. Social aptitude, wise\\ntraining and family influence send countless numbers\\nof men triumphantly to their goal while the want\\nof these often makes every step wearisome and suc-\\ncess well-nigh impossible. The thoughts of one\\nman move to the music of rhyme and rhythm,\\nand he cannot but choose to be a poet. Those\\nof another clothe themselves in the sonorous\\nlanguage, the felicitous expressions of an orator;\\nthe imagination of a third is an exhaustless foun-\\ntain, overflowing in pen-pictures which delight\\nthe world. We admire the result yet we remember\\nthat the genius of each was given, not won. An\\nillustrious name, an attractive physique, a graceful\\naddress, smooth the way for merit, commend it to\\nnotice, make it conspicuous to the common eye, and\\nthis we perceive. It is the battle which is fought\\nwithout adventitious aid, but against the odds of\\nhostile circumstances, which excites our deepest\\nsympathy and our most hearty praise. These ideas\\napply with striking force to Rev. King Solomon Hall,\\nof Lake village, X. H. He was born in Groton,\\nN. H., October 22, 1819, the offspring of Josiah and\\nSarah White Hall. His father died when he was\\nthree years old, leaving a family of six children in\\ncircumstances of indigence, mainly dependent for\\nsupport on their widowed mother. At the age of\\nseven he went to reside in a farmer s family, where\\nhe remained about seven years. The facilities of-\\nfered him in childhood for acquiring an education\\nwere extremely limited. Frcm the age of six to\\nfourteen he attended the district school about six\\nweeks each year in winter, none being held in sum-\\nmer. These were kept in private houses, no school-\\nhouse having been built until after he left the dis-\\ntrict. The seats and desks were of the rudest pat-\\ntern, the former being made of slabs, with legs fitted\\ninto the oval sides. In very cold weather it was\\nnecessary for comfort to draw the seats around the\\nopen fire. The childhood of Mr. Hall was overcast\\nwith many shadows. While kindly cared for, as the\\nBy S. H. Qu\\nLancaster, 5IaS3.\\nworld goes, his sources of pleasure were meagre no\\nmother s companionship cheered him in his daily\\ntasks, and his father s voice was silent in the grave.\\nThe elasticities of youth were checked and left a deep\\nimpression on his future character. The stern battle\\nof life was begun. At the age of fifteen he found\\nemployment in a factory in Lowell, where he re-\\nmained about four years. In the spring of 18.39 he\\nattended a select school, taught by Miss Spaulding,\\nat Rumney, where, at the age of nineteen, he com-\\nmenced the study of English grammar. The writer,\\na member of the same school, well remembers how\\nkeenly he felt the loss of early training, and how\\ndeeply he deplored the fact that he was so far behind\\nmany so mucli younger than himself. But a new\\nrevelation inspired him with fresh zeal. He clearly\\nsaw the necessity of educational acquisition. A new\\nlife opened before him, which was filled with promise,\\nthough many discouragements darkened his daily\\nlife. He had no advantages of early study conse-\\nquently his abilities for acquisition were not rapid.\\nBut he was thoroughly in earnest, and he here de-\\nveloped the careful and patient investigation which\\nwere marked characteristics of his after-career. In\\nthe autumn of the same year he entered the Academi-\\ncal Department of the New Hampton Institution and\\ngraduated from the theological department of the\\nsame school in 1845. The writer, a room-mate for\\ntwo years, clearly recalls his heroic struggles during\\nthis critical period of his life. He was entirely de-\\npendent on his own earnings for support. Not the\\ngift of a dollar did he ever receive from a relative\\nafter he was seven years of age. But some friends in\\nRumney and New Hampton, touched by his manly\\nefforts to secure an education, rendered him some as-\\nsistance, which, although small in amount, was most\\ngratefully received. He taught school during the\\nwinters, together with evening schools in singing,\\nwriting and geography and during the latter part of\\nhis connection with the institution, besides occasion-\\nally preaching elsewhere, he regularly supplied, for\\nseveral terms, the pulpit of the Baptist Church in\\nDanbury, frequently walking fifteen miles to reach\\nan appointment.\\nDuring one term, while other students were en-\\ngaged in recreation, he cultivated the soil, giving the\\nproceeds for a copy of The Religious Encyclopa-dia.\\nBut these struggles with adverse elements were not\\nwithout reward. He never grew discouraged, and\\nthese fierce contests were daily developing into a\\nsturdy manhood. With self-reliance came firmness\\nand moral strength. He was sedate perhaps a na-\\ntive feature of his character, enhanced by the sur-\\nroundings of his boyhood and his earliest recollec-\\ntions, mingled with poverty and the laborious toil of\\nhis mother s needle. Still, he was always cheerful,\\nand had a host of friends.\\nThe frivolities and merry-makings, in which too\\nmany of the young men engaged, had no allurements", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1277.jp2"}, "1090": {"fulltext": "778\\nHISTOKY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nfor him. His aims in life were too serious, his\\nefforts too arduous, his time too precious to give to\\nany hours spent in such amusements, the glitter of\\neven a passing pleiisure.\\nIn the first term of his academic course he had be-\\ncome deeply interested in a religious life, and, in\\nNovemljer, 1839, he was baptized and received iuto\\nthe Baptist Church in Kumney, and by the same\\nlicensed to preach in September, 1840. During this\\nperiod of his life he had the aid of high religious\\nconvictions, and in his greatest straits found comfort\\nand strength from the Father, who, out of this\\nsevere discipline, was to raise an efficient helper in\\nhis earthly vineyard. The same patient study was\\ncontinued. No subject was left until thoroughly\\nunderstood and what had been somewhat slowly\\nacquired was not forgotten. He graduated with credit\\nto himself and with the confidence and well-wishes\\nof the entire faculty. His after-life belongs to the\\nBaptist denomination of the State. He was ordained\\na pastor of the Baptist Church in Hopkinton, N. H.,\\nApril 22, 1846, having supjilied them regularly from\\nthe September previous.\\nOn the 30th of July, 1847, at Warner, he was mar-\\nried to Ann Elizabeth, daughter of Dr. Caleb and\\nEliza Follansbee Buswell. He was dismissed Septem-\\nber 30, 1851 settled with the church at Lake village\\nOctober 1, 1851 dismissed February, 1859 with the\\nMerrimack Street Church, Manchester, March 30,\\n1859; dismissed October 1, 1862; with the church at\\nMethuen, Mass., October 1, 1862 dismissed April\\n30, 1867; with the church at Lake village May 1,\\n1867 dismissed August 1, 1880; with the church at\\nEumney April 17, 1881 dismissed October 1, 1883.\\nIt is safe to say that, during this long period of\\nthirty-seven years of active pastoral work, the minis-\\ntry of Mr. Hall was remarkably successful. He was\\nthoroughly devoted to his calling, and his whole\\nheart was enlisted in the salvation of mankind. He\\nwas warmly welcomed to the several churches at his\\nsettlements, and when the stern decree of duty\\ncalled him away there were very many grieving\\nfriends.\\nThe amount of good that he accomplished will\\nnever be known until the veil is lifted from the\\nfuture.\\nHe will have many stars in the crown of his re-\\njoicing. As an illustration applicable to all his\\nparishes, 1 quote from the history of the First Bap-\\ntist Church in Methuen, published in the Minutes of\\nthe Association for 1880 after speaking of especial\\ntrials, it says\\nThe coining of Mr. Hall at this time was very opportune, and gave\\nencouragement to the church to renew tlieir diligence and reconsecrate\\nthemselves to tlie work of God. He was especially adapted to the field,\\nand by his genial manner, dignified beai-ing and sympathetic heart won\\nnot ^nly the hearts of bis church and congregation, but the respect of\\nthe community. His labors ai-e frequently referred to now among the\\nolder nionibei s of his church, and his kindness is cheritibed with tender\\nrecollection liy those wlm shared it in times uf trials and sorrow.\\nHis labors were blessed to the strengtbenin\\ntinuanceof harmony and spiritual activity,\\nwas a quickening of the church and many were added, who became use-\\nful and otiicient helpers. Having labored earnestly and successfully\\nfor about five years, Mr. Hall resigned his pastoral care March 27, ]8r 7.\\nThe church, being anxious to have him continue his labors, urgently re-\\nquested hint to reconsider his determination and remain with them.\\nStill adhering to his purpose, the church very reluctantly accepted his\\nresignation.\\nBut the labors of Mr. Hall were not by any means\\nconfined to those pertaining strictly to his profession.\\nHis reputation extended far beyond his pastorates,\\nand he became a power in the denomination through-\\nout the State. His advice was widely sought. He\\nwas deeply interested in educational institutions, and\\nhis keen insight and patient endeavor fully equipped\\nhim to be of great service in this direction. All\\ncharitable organizations of merit found in him an\\nactive helper. His has been truly a busy life. Among\\nhis published works are some twenty or more reports\\nas school committee of various dates for the towns of\\nHopkinton, Meredith and Laconia, N. H., and\\nMethuen, Mass. reports as school commissioner for\\nBelknap County for 1854, 1855, 1858 and 1859 re-\\nport of the New Hampshire Board of Education to\\nthe Legislature, 1855 seventh and eighth annual\\nreports of the board of trustees of the New Hamp-\\nshire State Normal School seventeen reports as sec-\\nretary of the New Hampshire Baptist Convention\\ndiscourse delivered at the funeral of Mrs. Martha R.\\nHerrick, wife of Rev. J. S. Herrick, Rumney, N. H.\\nthe first half-century of the First Baptist Church\\nin Methuen, Mass., 1865. The honorary degree of\\nA.M. was conferred on him by Dartmouth College in\\n1860 that of D.D. by Central University, Iowa, in\\n1882. Mr. Hall was a member of the New Hamp-\\nshire Board of Education for Belknap County for\\nfour years secretary of the board in 1855, and chair-\\nman in 1858. He was for several years a trustee of\\nNew Hampton Academical and Theological Institu-\\ntion, previous to its removal to Vermont and for\\ntwenty years held the same position in regard to the\\nNew London Literary and Scientific Institution (now\\nColby Academy). He was also a trustee of the New\\nHampshire State Normal School for seven years, from\\n1872, and for two years secretary of the board. He\\nwas secretary and treasurer of the New Hampshire\\nBaptist Pastoral Association from 1851 to 1861 inclu-\\nsive. He was a trustee of the New Hampshire Bap-\\ntist Convention from 1849 to 1862 and from 1867 to\\n1878, and secretary of the same from 1856 to 1862\\nand from 1867 to 1878 in all seventeen years. In\\nall these various trusts, strict fidelity to duty, an un-\\nswerving integrity and an unvarying courtesy were\\nthe marked characteristics of his office.\\nThe great measure of success which has attended\\nhis career, Mr. Hall cheerfully claims is largely due\\nto his wife, who, by her ability and liberal culture,\\ncombined with strict economy, industry and tact, has\\nproved a helpmate in so many ways for nearly forty", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1278.jp2"}, "1091": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1279.jp2"}, "1092": {"fulltext": "~t^u^\\nfe", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1280.jp2"}, "1093": {"fulltext": "ilLFOKD.\\nr79\\nMr. Hall does not possess the qualities that make\\nwhat the world would call a brilliant man. Conclu-\\nsions do not come to him as intuitions or startling\\nrevelations.\\nHis grasp of mind, always t oiiiiircluMisivc, is too\\nmassive to move by electricity.\\nResults are rather worked out by careful investiga-\\ntion. Conscientious in every fibre of his being, he\\ndesires clearly to see the right. Cousequently ho has\\nalways been a safe counselor, and his judgments\\nhave seldom failed. As a pastor, he has been prudent\\nand vfatchful, pure and dignified in his daily life,\\nalways casting oil upon troubled waters. His heart\\nhas always been open to the anguish of suffering or the\\nwail of sorrow.\\nIn his religious views, it seems unnecessary to say\\ntliat he has always been a Baptist to the core. To\\nhim the doctrines of the Bible are clear and explicit\\nand a living truth.\\nBut he is exceedingly catholic and tolerant of the\\nviews of others, as it would be a part of his nature to\\nbe. Firm and uncompromising in what he believes\\nto be the teachings of the Scriptures, and in his\\nj)reaching never withholding them, he would not\\nwillingly injure the feelings of a single human being.\\nMr. Hall is not a controversialist for the sake of\\nargument. There is nothing pugnacious in his na-\\nture. He loves those things that tend to peace.\\nStill, when principle is involved, he is firm and even\\naggressive. An indomitable perseverance is one of\\nhis marked characteristics. Without this quality,\\nhe never would have achieved success. Indeed, his\\nbetter aspirations would have been utterly crushed in\\nearly life and by this alone he has borne the most\\nserious responsibilities and carried through the\\ngreatest enterprises of his life.\\nMr. Hall has, from his earliest boyhood, been a\\nstanch temperance advocate, having never drunk\\na glass of intoxicating liquor as a beverage, nor used\\na particle of tobacco in any form. Besides lecturing\\non temperance, he has always sought to persuade\\nyoung men to abistain from the use of these stimu-\\nlants, and he has joyful reason to believe that,\\nthrough his earnest eilbrts, many children and youth\\nhave been saved from the terrible evils of intemper-\\nance.\\nSince his return to Lake village, Mr. Hall has\\nfound recreation and pleasure in fruit-culture, par-\\nticularly that of grapes and pears, of which he has\\nhad on his grounds about fifty varieties of each.\\nPremiums for the best show of these fruits have been\\nrepeatedly awarded him by the Grafton and Belknap\\nCounties Agricultural Fairs.\\nLong-continued illness alone compelled him to\\nrelinquish the active work of the ministry; with\\nreturning health, many pulpits woul* be gladly\\nojiened to him. But it is not probable that he will\\nenter upon another pastorate. He and his worthy\\nwife are living quietly in their pleasant home at Lake\\nvillage, where so many hope that the evening of\\ntheir days may be sjjanned with the bow of promise.\\nHe is still frequently called to the bridal and the\\nfuneral. His interest is in no manner relaxed in the\\nsuccess of Christian effort and as the shadows begin\\nto gather, a long life devoted to the welfare of his\\nkind grows luminous with a brightness which merges\\ninto the glories of the hereafter. This hastily-\\nprepared sketch is the tender testimonial of an old\\nschoolmate and a life-long friend. To those, so few\\nof whom are living, who know the privations of his\\nchildhood and youth and the heroic struggle of his\\nearly manhood, out of which came ultimate success,\\nit will not seem like words of adulation, but a calm\\nand dispassionate rehearsal of some of the events\\nand characteristics of a valuable life.\\nMartin Alonzo Haynes comes from old Puritan\\nstock, being a descendant, in the eighth generation,\\nfrom Samuel Haynes, who came over from England,\\nin 1635, in the ship Angel Gabriel was wrecked at\\nPemaquid (now Bristol) Me., in the great hurricane\\nof 15th of August, same year; finally settled at Ports-\\nmouth, N. H., in the parish of Greenland, in 1650;\\nwas one of the nine founders and a deacon of the\\nFirst Congregational Church of Portsmouth; was a\\nselectman from 1653 to 1663, and ;held many other\\nofHces of trust.\\nThe subject of this sketch was born at Springfield,\\nN. H., July 30, 1842, and four years later his parents\\nremoved to Manchester, N. H.\\nHis father, Elbridge G., wiis for thirty years a prom-\\ninent figure in the city s history, noted for his un-\\nswerving convictions, his old-fashioned integrity and\\nsound judgment and his interest in public affairs.\\nHe was anxious that his children should enjoy\\nbetter advantages than had been his in youth, and\\nthe outbreak of the Civil War found Martin, his oldest\\nchild, with a good High-School education and the\\nprinter s trade acquired. But President Lincoln s\\nfirst call for troops found the boy of eighteen ready,\\nand he enrolled his name and was mustered into the\\nAbbott Guard, the first company to enter the camp\\nof the First Regiment at Concord. Before leaving\\nthe State the company was transferred to the Second\\nRegiment and ro-enlisted for three years.\\nShortly after the regiment s arrival at Washington\\nhe was appointed clerk to the regimental commissary;\\nbut when the first advance was made into Virginia,\\nlearning the arrangements contemplated his remain-\\ning back in camp, he threw up his derkshij) in dis-\\ngust, demanded his musket and took his place in the\\nranks of his company.\\nIt is his boast that he served as a private soldier for\\nthree years, that he participated in every engagement\\nof the regiment from Bull Run to Cold Harbor, that", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1283.jp2"}, "1094": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nhe never answered to surgeon s call and was never\\na day ofi duty.\\nHe was three times slightly wounded, at First\\nBull Run, in the neck by a splinter from a fence-rail,\\nwhile defending, late in the day, the sunken road,\\nimmediately in front of the Henry house; at Glen-\\ndale, receiving a severe contusion in the groin from a\\nspent ball at Second Bull Run, in the famous bay-\\nonet charge of Grover s Brigade, when the Second\\nRegiment pierced two rebel lines of battle, he re-\\nceived a savage blow in the face and bled profusely,\\nbut carried out of the mel6e the wounded Lieutenant\\nRogers, who died in his arms.\\nIn this affair the regiment lost 132 out of 332 men.\\nAt Gettysburg, where the regiment rendered the\\nPeach Orchard famous and suffered the terrible\\nloss of 193 out of 354 engaged, the three men nearest\\nhim in line were all wounded by fragments from one\\nshell, but he escaped unmarked.\\nUpon his return from the war he resumed news-\\npaper work at Manchester for a while, serving upon\\nthe editorial staff of the Daily Mirror and Daily\\nUnion, until he left to take the position of clerk and\\npaymaster of the Rockingham Mills, at Portsmouth,\\nN. H. He remained there until the suspension of\\nthe mills about a year.\\nIn January, 1868, in company with Benjamin F.\\nStanton, he founded the Lake Village Times newspa-\\nper, and has retained control of the paper ever since,\\nwith the exception of the first three years, as sole\\nproprietor.\\nHe represented the town of Gilford in the New\\nHampshire House of Representatives in 1872 and\\n1873, in the first year serving as chairman of the\\ncommittee on fisheries, in the latter as chairman of\\nthe military committee. He was an aide-de-camp on\\nthe staff of Governor Prescott, with the rank of colo-\\nnel. In 1876 he was appointed clerk of the Circuit\\nCourt and the Superior Court of Judicature for Belk-\\nnap County, retaining the position until 1883, when\\nhe resigned to take a seat in the National Congress.\\nIn 1881 and 1882 he served as president of the New\\nHampshire Veteran Association, which he turned\\nover to his successor not only free from debt, but with\\nseveral thousand dollars worth of buildings for the\\naccommodation of its annual reunions at Weirs. He\\nwas also Commander of the Grand Army of the Re-\\npublic, Department of New Hampshire, during the\\nsame years.\\nUpon the approach of the fall elections of 1882 his\\nold comrades-in-arms brought his name forward lor\\nthe Republican nomination to Congress from the First\\nNew Hampshire District, and after a canvass which\\nis memorable in the history of New Hampshire poli-\\ntics he was nominated in the convention, at Dover,\\nand elected in November by an unprecedented plu-\\nrality of nearly thirty-eight hundred. In 1884 he was\\nrenominated by acclamation in the convention held\\nat Wolfeborough, and received nearly twenty-tive\\nhundred plurality at the polls, his opponent being\\nRev. L. F. McKinney, of Manchester, one of the ablest\\nand most popular men of his party in the State. In\\nboth elections he ran very far ahead of his ticket, re-\\nceiving hundreds of Democratic votes.\\nHe was married, in 1863, to Miss Cornelia T. Lane,\\nof Manchester, and two daughters survive to bless\\ntheir pleasant home, which is delightfully situated in\\nLake village, surrounded with fruit and forest-trees\\nand looking down ujion the waters of Lake Winui-\\npesaukee.\\nHe has delivered many addresses and poems at sol-\\ndiers reunions and gatherings; but his caief literary\\nwork was a History of the Second Regiment, copies\\nof which are now eagerly sought for by collectors. He\\nis decidedly a man of the people, makes friends and\\nkeeps them, and delights in the sports of gun and\\nrod.\\nJOHN S. CR.\\\\XE.\\nAmong the vigorous, active and successful men of\\nBelknap County must be mentioned John Summer-\\nfield Crane, of Lake village. He was born in Spring-\\nfield, Mass., February 3, 1834, and was son of Luther\\nand Rebecca (Manter) Crane.\\nThe Crane family has been a representative one in\\nvarious spheres, in New England from the days of its\\nfirst settlement. Jasper Crayne was one of the\\nfounders of the New Haven colony, signed its\\nfundamental agreement June 4, 1639, and became\\none of its leading and influential members. Another\\nbranch of the same family settled in Berkley, Mass.,\\nat its first settlement, and the descendants of this\\npioneer have ever held positions of responsibility,\\nand been represented in every generation in medicine,\\nlaw and theology. Henry Crane settled in Dorches-\\nter early. His descendants are numerous. One of\\nthem, John, was a pioneer of Taunton, and he is the\\nprogenitor of the numerous families of that name in\\nNorton and Canton. Luther Crane was a native of\\nthe latter town, but, owing to the incompleteness of\\nthe records, we find it impossible to give the exact\\nline from Henry.\\nJohn S. Crane not only descends from good\\npaternal stock, but his mother, a native of Plymouth,\\nMass., was a lineal descendant of the famous Gover-\\nnor and writer of Plymouth Colony, William\\nBradford. From such a stock we should expect good\\noffspring, and when we see the odds against which\\nMr. Crane has been compelled to battle, and the\\nsignal success that has attended his career from the\\nhumble condition of his boyhood up to the station he\\nnow occupies of a leading and wealthy manufacturer,\\nwe must concede to him his full share of the ability\\nof his strony progenitors, and acknowledge him as\\none who, in the highest sense of the term, is a self-\\nmade man.\\nLuther Crane was a hatter, of an ingenious and", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1284.jp2"}, "1095": {"fulltext": "^^^^^1.^^-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1287.jp2"}, "1096": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1288.jp2"}, "1097": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1898", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1289.jp2"}, "1098": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3047", "width": "2012", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1290.jp2"}, "1099": {"fulltext": "GILFORD.\\n781\\nmechanical nature, and was employed by the Hamil-\\nton Cotton Manufacturing Company as a spinner in\\nthe first cotton-mill in Lowell. He then removed to\\nOhio, and when John was nine years old came to\\nSalmon Falls, N. H., where he became a resident.\\nJohn was a liid of quick conception, and made good\\nprogress during his attendance at the district school\\nand South Berwick Academy. His skill in drawing\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0was so great that a gentleman voluntarily offered to\\neducate him as an artist but, with the impulsiveness\\nof youth, he did not avail himself of this offer, and at\\nfifteen years of age shipped as a boy before the\\nmast on a clipper ship bound for India. The voyage\\nlasted twenty-two months, and the vessel circumnavi-\\ngated the globe. On the return from the Sandwich\\nIslands Mr. Crane was the ship-carpenter. The hard\\nactualities of a sailor s life dispelled his romantic\\ndreams, and, during the long hours in which there\\nwas nothing to do but think, he decided to make a\\nman of himself by honest industry and patient ap-\\nplication. So, returning to Salmon Falls, he entered\\na shop to learn the trade of machinist, which was his\\nchoice from his aptitude for mechanics. Remaining\\nhere one year, he went to Lawrence for six months\\nlabor, then to the Lowell Machine-Shop, in Lowell,\\nconducted by Lucius Cutter. By this time he had\\nattained proficiency in his calling, and, after six\\nmonths service here, was engaged l)y Lucius Waite\\nto fit up and take charge of a sewing-machine manu-\\nfactory for one year. This business was then discon-\\ntinued, and Mr. Crane, after working a short time in\\nManchester, concluded to visit the West, and see if he\\ncould find a suitable place to establish himself with\\nthe small capital acquired by his industry and careful\\nsavings. Not finding a situation to his mind, he re-\\nturned to Lowell and became the superintendent of a\\npattern and model-shop for one year. In 1855 he\\nremoved to Franklin, N. H., to complete and place in\\nrunning order some knitting-machines for a Lowell\\nhouse. This kept him busy for only a short period,\\nand, in the spring of 1856, he began the connection\\nwith the manufacturing interests of Lake village,\\nwhich has been of such value to him, and which links\\nhim with every step in the rise of an important\\nindustry in this place. He was employed by B. J.\\nCole to build knitting-machines for Thomas Apple-\\nton, the manufacturer. This was the introduction of\\nthis branch of manufacturing to this vicinity, and\\nbegan a new and successful era in its progress. He\\nworked for Mr. Cole six months, and then made a\\ncontract with Mr. Appleton to build knitting-ma-\\nchines at his mill, and, about the same time (fall of\\n1857), became his superintendent. These positions\\nhe occupied until the spring of 1862. Designing and\\nperfecting, in connection with John Pepper, what\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0was called the Pepper Knitting-Machine, he then\\ntook the contract to build the machines, and, with\\nWilliam Pepper, formed the firm of Crane\\nPepper. They began work with fifteen operatives,\\nin a building owned by B. J. Cole, and constructed\\nfrom fifteen to twenty machines per month. They\\nwere burned out about 1863, and John Pepper built a\\nnew shop for the firm on the site of the old Small mill.\\nAbout this time Mr. Crane, Benjamin F. Peaslee, of\\nLake village, and Thoma.s Joyce, of Boston, formed\\nthe Winnipesaukee Hosiery Company, purchased\\nthe machinery of the Pulsifer mill, and, in 1864,\\nbegan the manufacturing of hosiery, employing\\nthirty hands, with Mr. Peaslee in charge and Mr.\\nCrane as superintendent. In December, 1864, Mr.\\nCrane purchased the interests of his partner, and\\nafter running the works till March, 1865, sold the\\nwhole to R. M. Bailey. The manufacture of knit-\\nting-machines continued until about 1869, when Mr.\\nCrane sold out this business and became connected\\nwith Walter Aikin, of Franklin, in the proprietorship\\nof the Gilmore Revolving Diamond Stone-Dressing\\nMachine, for dressing mill-stones. Mr. Crane spent\\nmost of his time in Franklin, and for two years was\\nengaged in introducing this invention to the public.\\nReturning to Lake village, he purchased, for two\\nthousand dollars, the interest of Charles H. Young\\nin the firm of Young Peaslee, engaged in manu-\\nfacturing circular knitting-machines under Young s\\npatent, and, in the spring of 1872, the firm of Crane\\nPeaslee began its existence with six men, and for\\ntwo years made one hundred and fifty hosiery-ma-\\nchines a year.\\nIn 1873, Mr. Crane designed and perfected a ma-\\nchine for making shirts and underwear on the same\\nprinciple, which he secured by patents, and in Sep-\\ntember, 1874, moved his manufactory to its present\\nlocation. The new machines became an important\\naddition to this business, as they were rapidly called\\nfor. In January, 1875, the firm employed ten men,\\nwith a monthly pay-roll of four hundred dollars, and,\\nin spite of the depressed times, they continued to do\\na most prosperous business. In November, 1878, Mr.\\nPeaslee sold his half-interest to Mr. Crane for four\\nthousand dollars. B. F. Drake purchased one-third\\ninterest, and the firm became J. S. Crane Co.,\\nand they carried on the business until July, 1884,\\nemploying as high as sixteen men, and, from a pro-\\nduction of five thousand dollars, in 1868, the business\\nsteadily increased until it amounted to fifty thousand\\ndollars annually. Purchasing Mr. Drake s interest\\nat the above date, Mr. Crane has since continued\\nmanufacturing under the same name, with his son as\\npartner. They now employ from twenty to twenty-\\nfive men, and have a yearly business of seventy-five\\nthousand dollars. Their specialties are circular\\nknitting-machines, for hosiery, underwear, Jersey\\ncloth and stockinet.\\nAbout 1883, Mr. Crane became jointly interested\\nwith R. F. M. Chase in a patent knit fabric,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the\\nstockinet, which bids fair to become one of the\\nleading features of this class of goods in the country,\\nand to assume enormous business proportions. To", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1291.jp2"}, "1100": {"fulltext": "782\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nthis Mr. Crane has given his whole attention, has in-\\nvented and improved inventions, patented improve-\\nments, and also constructed machines for making\\nJersey cloth and stockinet. The machines of his\\nmanufacture are in use in all parts of the United\\nStates, but to the greatest extent in New England.\\nHe has taken orders for this class of machinery as\\nhigh as fifty thousand dollars worth at one time.\\nMr. Crane married, in 1856, Clara J. Smith, of\\nNashua, a lady well fitted to appreciate and promote\\nthe artistic ideas of Mr. Crane and be an eflicient\\nassociate of his life. Their only child is Mazellah L.\\nIn politics, Mr. Crane is a pronounced Republican.\\nHe represented Laconia in the State Legislature of\\n1875, and Gilford in that of 1878. He was one of the\\nincorporators and is now a director of Lake Village\\nSavings-Bank, and belongs to the various Masonic\\nbodies to the commandery.\\nMr. Crane can attribute his success to persistent\\nand indefatigable industry, to the close and concen-\\ntrated action of mind and body and his quick and\\nintelligent appreciation of meu and things. His\\nnatural tastes are in harmony with artistic and\\ncultured surroundings, and his business has enabled\\nhim to gratify- his desires. He has designed and\\nerected the handsomest residence in the town, a view\\nof which appears on another page, and his home\\nabounds in all the comforts that money will buy.\\nHe is a lover and owner of fine horses, intelligent\\ndogs and a fine steam yacht, and is passionately fond\\nof aquatic and field sports. He is a good citizen, a\\nsocial companion, a strong friend, and, with his\\npositive and energetic nature, may be truthfully\\ncalled a good type of the rushing, active, impetuous\\nand successful Americans of the nineteenth century.\\nMO.SES SARGEXT.\\nBut little more than a quarter of a century had\\npassed after the long and exhausting Revolutionary\\nwar, when manufiictures were few and in their infan-\\ncy, and our people were chiefly agriculturists and day\\nlaborers, compelled to exercise the utmost economy,\\nand but a limited number were able to give their\\nchildren the advantages of a liberal education, when\\nMoses Sargent, son of Moses and Nancy (Morrill)\\nSargent, first saw the light of day, in the old town of\\nAmesbury, Mass., December 16, 1803. His father\\nwas a ship-carpenter, wholly dependent on his daily\\nlabor, and when Moses was but a few years old Mr.\\nSargent met with an accident, which seriously crip-\\npled him for life, and incapacitated him from longer\\nattending upon his vocation; so, at the age of nine\\nyears, the young lad was obliged to go out into the\\nworld of work and struggle for a living, not only for\\nhimself, but for his parents, without any of the ad-\\nventitious aids of education or inherited rank, and\\nwith only his brave heart and willing hands.\\nHe commenced work in a factorv in .Vincsbiuv,\\nwhich was the first broadcloth-factory erected in the\\nUnited States. Being a good, honest, industrious,\\nhard-working lad, he soon attracted the attention of\\nhis employers, and the agent of the factory gave him\\none term s schooling, when he was about thirteen, and\\nhe also wrote off the multiplication table for him to\\nlearn while at his work. But to the eagerly desirous\\nand willing searcher for knowledge the way is made,\\nojjeued or found in some manner, sooner or later,\\nand at a school, which was kept on Sunday, by a\\nQuaker gentleman and philanthropist, for the pur-\\npose of giving the factory operatives an opportunity\\nto obtain some education, Moses learned the ruili-\\nments of mathematics, and took a peep into that\\nrealm of knowledge which he had so longed to enter.\\nHis diligence and rapid progress, and his wish for an\\neducation, so impressed his teacher, that when he was\\nabout sixteen he offered to pay the expenses of Moses\\ntuition at some good school, but as he was almost the\\nsole dependence of his parents he was forced to de-\\ncline this kind offer.\\nHe remained for eight years in the broadcloth-fac-\\ntory, when Amos Lawrence and his brother, with\\nothers, under the firm-title of A. A. Lawrence\\nCo., started a flannel-factory, where Moses engaged\\nwork and was employed for twelve years. About\\n1830 this firm purchased a broadcloth-factory a\\nshort distance up the river, for the purpose of using it\\nfor making satinets, and Mr. Sargent, who had grown\\nup almost to manhood in the factories, and had made\\ncapable and good use of his time, and become a skilled\\nand experienced workman, was given the super-\\nintendence of the putting in of the machinery and\\ngetting the manufactory in running order. He held\\nthis position for about three years, when he went to\\nByfield, leased a water privilege, and with one set of\\ncards he started the manufacture of yarn in a small\\nway on his own account. He continued in business\\nhere for two years, when his health failed and he was\\nadvised by his physician to leave the proximity of\\nthe salt water, and in December 1835, he came to\\nBatchelder s Mills, N. H. (now Lake village), and leased\\na yarn-mill of the Lake Company, and fitted it up to\\nmake woolen yarn for domestic knitting purposes.\\nMr. Sargent was the pioneer manufacturer of this yarn\\nin New Hampshire. He commenced with one set of\\ntwenty-four-inch cards and ten operatives, and for\\ntwenty-nine years he was engaged in this industry.\\nThe business steadily augmented, and the one set of\\ncards was increased to five, and for the last two years\\nMr. Sargent himself manufactured the yarn into\\nstockings among his contracts, filling two for the\\nUnited States government, amounting to one hundred\\nand fifty thousand pairs.\\nShortly after the close of the Civil War Mr.\\nSargent disposed of his business interests to the\\nBelknap Company, of Laconia, and for about a year\\nwas not in active business. He then went to Upper\\nGihnanton, bought a cotton-mill, fitting it up for", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1292.jp2"}, "1101": {"fulltext": "YU\\ny-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1293.jp2"}, "1102": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1294.jp2"}, "1103": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1295.jp2"}, "1104": {"fulltext": "^/.A c", "height": "3047", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1296.jp2"}, "1105": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1297.jp2"}, "1106": {"fulltext": "(83\\nmaking cotton stockings, ami carried on tliis manu-\\nfacture for six years, employing two hundred opera-\\ntives. His factory was then pureliased by A.\\nLawrence Co., who after a few years formed a\\nstock company fifty shares of the stock were given to\\nMr. Sargent, in consideration of friendship, long\\nacquaintance and the pleasant business relations\\nwhich had always existed between them.\\nDuring his residence in Upper Gilmanton he took\\nan interest in the affairs of the town, and it was\\nthrough his influence that the name was changed to\\nBelmont. Politically, he was a Whig, and is now a\\nRepublican, and represented Belmont in the State\\nLegislature in 1872, and its prosperity and growth is\\ndue, in a large measure, to Mr. Sargent s enterprise.\\nHe relinquished business after the sale of his interests\\nin Belmont, and returned to Lake village, which has\\nsince been his home.\\nMr. Sargent married, first, October 27, 1824, Judith,\\ndaughter of Stephen and Esther (Reynolds) Hoyt.\\nTheir children were Mary (married H. O. Heywood,\\nhas two surviving children, and resides in Lake vil-\\nlage.); Stephen H., who now lives in Salem, Mass.;\\nMoses, who is agent of the Gilmanton Mills, Belmont;\\nJohn, deceased; David, deceased; and Frank S., now\\nan overseer under Moses. Mr.s. Judith Sargent died\\nJuly 26, 1849; and Mr. Sargent married, second,\\nMrs. Mary Huntington (born Seavey), in February,\\n1850. She died December 2, 1854, and he then\\nmarried, Sarah, daughter of Gilman and Sally\\nThyng.\\nMr. Sargent has been a resident of Lake village\\nfor many years, but his devotion to business has pre-\\nvented him from being especially active in its public\\naffairs or taking official position yet he has always\\ncontributed generously to every worthy object, public\\nor private. He was one of the incorporators of the\\nLake Village Savings-Bank, and director and vice-\\npresident from its establishment until the present\\ntime. For forty years he has been a member of the\\nBaptist Church, and conscientiously acted according\\nto the truths and doctrines of the same. For forty\\nyears, also, he had been a member of the Independent\\nOrder of Odd-Fellows, and has taken an active part\\nand taken all the degrees. His attention has been\\ndrawn somewhat in the direction of military organi-\\nzations and at one time he was a lieutenant in the\\nmilitia.\\nMr. Sargent for more than three-score years has\\nbeen a producer, and not a mere consumer, earning\\nhis own bread, and assisting his parents while yet a\\nmere lad, and before attaining his majority he had\\nprovided a comfortable home for them. The patient\\nindustry that characterized his early years, when his\\ndaily bread and that of others was earned by the toil\\nof his hands and the sweat of his brow the perse-\\nvering energy which he manifested when, starting\\nfrom an humble beginning, he entered upon the special\\nline of manufacturing through which he gained suc-\\ncess,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 all these arc worthy of record for, men may\\ncome and men may go, but the work they do lives\\nafter them, and the industries they plant or aid in\\nadvancing go on after they are gathered to their\\nfathers.\\nMr. Sargent, mindful of early struggles, has assisted\\nmany young men to start in life, both with his coun-\\nsel and means. Social, kind -hearted and cheerful,\\nhe is a pleasant friend; of sterling integrity and an\\nenterprising man he has made a deep impress upon\\nthe industrial development of this section, and now,\\nin his eighty-second year, honored an l esteemed by a\\nlarge number of acquaintances, there will be nowhere\\nfound a tongue to whisper aught against his integrity\\nor his broad Christian charity.\\nJO.SEPII CMFFOUI) MOORE.\\nHon. Joseph Clifford Moore, editor of the Manches-\\nter Union and the financial head of the Union Pub-\\nlishing Company, is a thorough representative of that\\nvaluable class known as self-made men. He is the\\nsecond son of Dr. D. F. and Frances S. Moore, and\\nwas born in Loudon, N. H., August 22, 1845. His\\nearly education was limited to the common schools,\\nand more or less shared with labor. Later in life,\\nhaving made the best of such advantages as came\\nwithin his reach, he pursued with success a course of\\nmedical training at New York Medical College.\\nFrom this training he returned to Lake village, the\\nbusiness centre of the town of Gilford, which has\\nbeen his home since he was ten years of age, and\\nentered upon the practice of medicine in partnership\\nwith his father. Dr. D. F. Moore. This was in 1866,\\nand from that time up to his joining in the newspaper\\nenterprise at Manchester, in November, 1879, he fol-\\nlowed his profession with untiring industry and grati-\\nfying success. His practice extended over a wide\\nsection, and involved long hours and much arduous\\ntravel. During this time he was also active in gen-\\neral business enterjjrises.\\nMr. Moore began his journalistic career without\\nthe benefit of any special training whatever, but\\nbrought to the work a clear, cool head, ripe judgment\\nand honest purpose; but it was early apparent that\\nhe possessed that rare quality, the newspaper fac-\\nulty. Careful, prudent, cautious and conservative\\nby nature, he applied that faculty with constantly\\nincreasing shrewdness and wisdom so that the en-\\nterprise not only developed a remarkably rapid, but\\na sound and healthy, growth. Exercising good\\nbusiness judgment and methods, he successfully main-\\ntained the financial standing of the paper, notwith-\\nstanding the excessive demands of a rapidly-growing\\nplant. In shaping the tone and conduct of The\\nUnion, he has uniformly aimed to give it a character\\nfor independence, integrity and respectability, ad-\\nvancing it on the true line of progressive modern\\njournalism. He is a ready editorial writer on", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1299.jp2"}, "1107": {"fulltext": "784\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\npolitical and general topics, eschews the ornamental\\nand descriptive, and goes straight at the meat of a\\nmatter in a plain and direct style. His methods are\\nconvincing as well as terse and vigorous.\\nMr. Moore has always taken a warm and active\\ninterest in politics, not from the selfish motives of\\nthe office-seeker, but as an ardent believer in and\\nstanch supporter of a sound, sterling and progressive\\nDemocracy. At the State election of 1880 he was\\nelected a member of the State Senate from the Sixth\\nSenatorial District, and filled the seat with credit to\\nhimself and his constituency. He introduced and\\nwas chiefly instrumental in securing the passage of\\nthe measure which created the present State Board\\nof Health. Always under self-command, easy and\\nagreeable in manner, he proved to be valuable in\\nlegislative work, and was invariably relied upon to j\\nrelease the Senatorial body when sharp conflict of\\nopinion led it into a jangle. Since the expiration of\\nthis oflicial trust his time has been given exclusively\\nto business matters and the conduct of the Union.\\nIn January, 1885, he was unanimously chosen\\npresident of the Xew Hampshire Club, an organi-\\nzation comprising the leading business and profes-\\nsional men of the State, and shortly after accom-\\npanied it on a successful excursion South. As\\npresident of this body he is broad and liberal, seeking\\nonly to develop its interests and extend its in-\\nfluence.\\nDartmouth College, at the June commencement,\\n1884, conferred upon him the degree of A.M.\\nMr. Moore retains his residence at Lake village,\\nwith his aged parents. He is married, but has no\\nchildren. In manner he is easy and agreeable, and\\nis favored with an excellent address and attractive\\npersonal presence. In business aflairs he is careful\\nand conservative, and at the same time enterprising.\\nHonorable and just in his transactions, he enjoys the\\nconfidence and respect of business men. At this\\nwriting he is in the full vigor of his powers, with\\nthe promise of a useful and successful future before\\nhim.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1300.jp2"}, "1108": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF GILMANTON.\\nliY REV. S. S. N.\\nCHAPTER I.\\nThe present people and the multitudes who have\\ngone out all over the land from the old town of Gil-\\nmanton have enjoyed opportunity to learn of the\\nearlier history of their town from one of the most\\nthorough and complete town histories that in its day\\nhad issued from the press. Indeed, the work was\\nnever so eagerly sought after, never so highly prized,\\nas at the present time, though its records ended nearly\\nforty years ago.\\nPersonally, I have owned three or four copies to-\\ngether, but literary friends have borrowed them,\\nlitigants have desired to turn to something in that\\nbook which might help their case, orstrangers want-\\ned to know something about the town, or descendants\\nof sundry ancients desired to be certain where they\\ncame from,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 and so I loaned them the books, and\\nafter the passage of years can only sing in mournful\\ncadence,\\nWhen shall we meet again\\nMeet ne er to sever\\nThe historian of Gilmanton, Rev. Daniel Lancaster,\\nfor more than twenty years Congregational pastor in\\nthe town, very early in his ministry, seemed to hear\\nthe voice of Bildad the Shuhite sounding down the\\ncenturies, Inquire, I pray thee, of the former age\\nand prepare thyself for the search of their fathers\\n.shall not they teach thee? So from the fathers dead,\\nfrom the aged living, from town records, church rec-\\nords, school records and transpiring events he brought\\nout, at length, Lancaster s History of Gilmanton,\\nas he says in his preface, at the cost of an amount of\\nlabor which none can estimate but those who have\\nmade similar attempts; a labor that has been con-\\ntinuous through nearly twenty years. But, in his\\nmodesty on the issue of the work, he su])pressed al-\\nmost one-half of it.\\nSome hundreds of copies passed through the bind-\\nery and were thrown on the market, when again, in\\nhis modesty, he concluded that as many copies were\\ncompleted as ever would be called for and no more\\nwere issued. That was not the worst of it. Half a\\ncart-load, more or less, of printed sheets were disposed\\nof for wrapping paper\\nThe work sold for about seventy-five cents. Num-\\nbers of prominent citizens subscribed for ten, fifteen\\nand twenty copies by way of encouragement, and\\ngave them to friends and sold to others, as they had\\nopportunity, till the stock is long since exhausted,\\nand the call for the book from far and near is more\\nimperious as the years move on, and never so earnest\\nas it is to-day. Ten, twenty and thirty dollars are\\noffered for a copy This history of a history is an\\nillustration of the increasing value of family, town\\nand county annals, if not with cotemporaries, with\\ngenerations yet unborn. All that makes up the world\\nand life is ever changing, but the pa.st is with the\\npast and will ever stay there. It cannot be changed.\\nIt has already put on immortality, and its events,\\nlike old monuments in Egypt, become but the more\\ninteresting the farther their age is pushed up the\\nriver of time.\\nIf these statements are true, then this inference\\nfollows that families to whom this new collection of\\ntown histories is offered should not fail to secure it,\\nthough at large first cost. While whole family libraries\\nwax old and are neglected, local history becomes but\\nthe more valuable, as seen through the vista of years.\\nGilmanton was incorporated in 1727. It was named\\nand originally spelled Gilmantown, from the fact that\\namong the grantees of a charter, issued by His\\nMajesty, King George, there were twenty-four per-\\nsons by the name of Oilman.\\nThis charter opens with kingly dignity,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 George,\\nby the grace of God and Great Britain, France and\\nIreland, King, Defender of the Faith, c.. Greeting.\\nThen he would have all people know that wee\\n(with concurence of his counsel), for the due en-\\ncouragement of settling a new plantation, do give and\\ngrant, in equal shares, unto sundry of our beloved\\nsubjects that inhabit or shall inliabit within the said\\ngrant, within our province of New Hampshire, all the\\ntract of land within the following bounds. Here\\nfollows a most liberal slice of the earth\\nFrom the head of Barnstcad, ne.tt to the town of Chichester thence\\non the N. W. line to Winipissiokeo Pond, or the river that runs out of\\nsaid Pond, and from the first place where it began, to run N. E. six\\nmiles then N. W. two miles then due K. to Winipissiokee Pond then\\non said Pond and river to meet the first line provided it do not entrench\\non any former legall ^ninte.\\n785", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1301.jp2"}, "1109": {"fulltext": "786\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nHis Majesty then proceeds with certain royal con-\\nditions to be fulfilled by the inhabitants of the\\ntown from that date forever Evidently at the is-\\nsuing of this instrument the geography (Tf King\\nGeorge did not make a note of Concord, Lexington and\\nBunker Hill and another George, whose sir-name\\nwas Washington\\nThe charter was signed on the 20th of May by His\\nMajesty s Colonial Governor, John Wentworth.\\nDuring the French War several frontier towns had\\nbeen greatly tried by the raids of hostile Indians.\\nThey had pillaged, carried away and, in sad in-\\nstances, murdered the early settlers. These suffer-\\nings and exposures deterred the waiting families for\\nGilmanton from any speedy entrance upon their\\ngranted lands. They did not sing with any great ear-\\nnestness,\\noil, for a lodge in this vast wilderness\\nand the settlement of Gilmanton was delayed for a\\nseries of years. In fact, there was no permanent set-\\ntlement until the close of 1761. From 1727, the year\\nthe charter was granted, until 1766, a period of nearly\\nforty years, the town-meetings were held in Exeter.\\nOn the memorable evening of December 26, 1761,\\nBenjamin Mudgett and his wife, from the town of\\nBrentwood, arrived in Gilmanton, having come that\\nday from Epsom, a distance of not less than twelve\\nmiles, on foot. Mrs. Mudgett was the first white wo-\\nman who set foot on the soil of Gilmanton, and she\\npassed the first night in town with no other woman\\nnearer than Epsom. On the next day, December\\n27th, John Mudgett and wife, with great weariness,\\nreached town. About fifteen days later, January 10th,\\nOrlando Weed and wife joined them, and here these\\nthree families remained through a winter of terrible\\nseverity (1762). Snows were so frequent and so deep as\\nto prevent passing in any direction for two months,\\nbeing nearly six feet on the level. So writes Mr.\\nBenjamin Kimball, of Concord, in his journal. Mrs.\\nMudgett (of the first family) was the daughter of\\nJoshua Bean, who, by two marriages, had twenty-one\\nchildren. They all came at length from the home in\\nBrentwood about 1780, and settled in Gilmanton, a\\nvaluable accession to the population. Mrs. Mudgett\\nlived in Gilmanton until the inhabitants had in-\\ncreased in number to more than five thousand. This\\nwas before Gilford was disannexed. She died in Mer-\\nedith July 9, 1834, aged ninety-five years. She was\\nmother of the first male child born in town, Samuel\\nMudgett, born February 15, 1764.\\nThe first child born in the town wa.s Dorothy, daugh-\\nter of Orlando Weed and wife, October 13, 1762.\\nThe early families were generally large, embracing,\\nmost of them, from ten to twelve, and some even fif-\\nteen children.\\nIn the course of the next season, 1762, seven fami-\\nes moved in. Many prospectors prepared to move\\ntheir families the following season. Jeremiah Connor\\nhad cleared land and built a camp, and Captain Jo-\\nseph Badger and his two sons, William and Joseph,\\nhad put in some seed and built a log house.\\nCaptain Joseph Badger was one of the original pro-\\nprietors, and from his first entrance into Gilmanton in\\nperson, seems to have won the respect and confidence\\nof the settlers, and was never free from the occupancy\\nof public trusts. Although here in the spring, in con-\\nsequence of the sickness and death of his son, in the\\nmonth of May, he did not remove his family from\\ntheir home in Haverhill, Mass., until July. His was\\nthe eighteenth family, and at the raising of his barn\\nthat season, the first framed building -erected in the\\ntown, he had, as he often afterwards related, every\\nman, woman and child to take supper with him.\\nOn August 1, 1763, the first minister moved his fam-\\nily into town, for a permanent residence,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the Rev.\\nWilliam Parsons. He became a proprietor of Gilman-\\nton and was employed by the corporation to preach to\\nthe settlers, and for the first ten years was preacher\\nand schoolmaster. Before any school-houses were\\nfurnished he taught in private houses. He was a very\\nuseful citizen, and a minister earnest and faithful,\\nand did much to give a right direction to the early\\nmovements in regard to religious institutions.\\nIn March, 1773, the Rev. Isaac Smith came into\\ntown, the second minister, and entered upon a pastor-\\nate of forty years.\\nThis year came also William Sibley, the first mer-\\nchant, together with Lieutenant Peter Folsom, Simeon\\nCopp, Colonel Samuel Greeley, Lieutenant Ebenezer\\nEastman, Samuel and Nicholas Oilman and twenty\\nothers.\\nThe next year, 1774, was memorable for the erec-\\ntion of two houses of worship, one by the town for\\nthe use of the Congregationalists, and one by individ-\\nuals for the use of the Baptists. A Congregational\\nChurch was organized, and the Rev. Isaac Smith was\\nordained over it. This year the town voted to build\\na school-house at Peaked Hill (Centre village).\\nBut we hasten now from the toils and prosperous\\nprogress of those who struggled to make the wilder-\\nness bud and the desert blossom like the rose, to the\\ntimes when the cloud of war darkened all the land.\\nGilmanton had now become the home of many dis-\\ntinguished men, lofty in character, wise in counsel,\\nbrave, patriotic, unswerving in devotion to their coun-\\ntry and their God. Their names are illustrious in the\\nannals of the town, and their descendants have been\\nlargely men and women worthy of their sires. They\\nhave been leading minds in town affairs, and occu-\\npants of public positions of wide responsibility.\\nAt the opening of 1775 the Revolutionary War\\ncommenced, in which struggle Gilmanton bore an\\nhonorable part. She not only sent her representative.\\nColonel Antipas Oilman, to the deliberative conven-\\ntion called at Exeter, but these earnest men were ready\\nalso to take the field. Accordingly, a few days after", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1302.jp2"}, "1110": {"fulltext": "GILMANTON.\\n787\\nthe battle of Lexington, twelve of the inhabitants of\\nGilmanton, Lieutenant Ebenezer Eastman at their\\nhead, volunteered, and marched forth to the rescue.\\nThis officer, in the absence of the captain, commanded\\na company at tlie battle of Bunlcer Hill, on the 17th\\nof June. There is an interesting story current in this\\nconnection, out of which the poet, B. F. Taylor, wove\\nhis popular effusion known as Mary Butler s Ride.\\nShe was the young wife of Lieutenant Eastman.\\nWhen he hastened to the war she was left alone with\\na young child. Report soon reached her of the bat-\\ntle of Bunker Hill, and that her husband was among\\nthe killed. She determined to know if it was but\\nflying rumor or serious fact for her. There were\\nno roads, no guides but spotted trees no carriage to\\nconvey her but, mounting her horse, with her infant\\nchild on the saddle before her, she struck out for\\nher father s house in Brentwood, a distance at least\\nof forty miles. When she reached her father s house\\nthe news of the battle was confirmed, but no list of\\nthe killed or wounded.\\nLeaving her infant child, she mounted again, and\\non reaching Charlestown found her husband alive\\nand well.\\nThen up rose Mary Butler, and set her wheel at rest\\nShe swept the puncheon floor, she washed the cottage pride\\nThe cottage pride of three weeks old and dress d him in his best.\\nShe wound the clock that told the time his mother was a bride,\\nAnd porringer and spoon she deftly laid aside\\nShe strung a clean white apron across the window panes\\nAnd swung the kettle from the crane for fear of rusting rains,\\nThen toss d the saddle on the bay, and donn d her linen gown.\\nFull seventy miles to Cambridge town I Bring out your civic crown\\nI think twill fit that brow of hers, who sadly smiled and said,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nWe ll know about your father, boy, and who is hurt or dead.\\nThe ancient cellar over which stood the cottage of\\nLieutenant Eastman is a frequented spot by summer\\nvisitors, and, till lately, scattering rose-bushes opened\\ntheir fragrant annual tributes to the memory of the\\nbrave.\\nAt a late festival of the Centre Congregational\\nChurch, a granddaughter of Mary Butler, Mrs. W. C.\\nH. Hutchinson, came upon the platform before the\\naudience, and spun upon that identical wheel. Af-\\nterwards a small skein was sent to the poet (Milwau-\\nkee, Wis.), bringing from him a pleasant note of\\nthanks, which he concludes with expressions of great\\njoy that in these days any ladies are found that can\\nspin.\\nOn the 1st of December of this year (1775) the\\ntown was divided by the selectmen and a Committee\\nof Safety into two militia companies.\\nBy order of the Provincial Congress, a second cen-\\nsus was taken September 25, 1775, with the following\\nshowing for Gilmanton Males under sixteen years of\\nage, 238 males from sixteen to fifty, 151 males above\\nfifty, 16; males absent in the army, 12; the whole\\nnumber of females, 357; negroes and slaves, 4, total\\npopulation, 778.\\nIn the month of May, 1776, a very worthy citizen died\\nwho was a lieutenant in the militia, by the name of\\nJoseph Philbrook, leaving a widow and two children.\\nHe had been one of the selectmen was at the time of\\nhis death one of the building committee of the\\nmeeting-house.\\nHis was the first silent form laid in the cemetery\\nnear the First Congregational Meeting-House (known\\nin these later times as the Old Smith Meeting-\\nHouse\\nThere is a full notice in Lancaster s Historj\\nbut for a long period it did not seem to be known\\nwho it was that lay like a warrior taking his rest\\nin a quiet nook in the ancient burying-place. But\\nnow, after more than a hundred years, his grave is\\ndecorated with the sweet flowers of the spring-time,\\nas comrades adorn with loving hands the graves of\\nmodern heroes who for their country died.\\nIn July of this year sixteen soldiers were enlisted\\nunder command of Joseph Badger, Jr., in aid of the\\nnorthern army. Captain John Moody enlisted twenty\\nmen and marched to New York under Washington.\\nAt a union town-meeting of Gilmanton and Barn-\\nstead, November 22d, Joseph Badger, Esq., was chosen\\na representative to the Assembly to meet in Exeter\\nin December.\\nIn 1782, Great Britain having acknowledged the\\nindependence of the United States, there was no\\nlonger need of providing men for battle-fields. There\\nhad been enlisted in all eighty-one men.\\nThe town of Gilmanton, after the incoming of the\\nday when it was exultingly said We have a Country\\nmade rapid strides in all the factors of municipal\\nprosperity. It rapidly attracted immigration within\\nits borders, and very largely immigrants of a higher\\norder as to intelligence, culture, refinement, moral and\\nChristian attainments.\\nOn the 11th of March, at the annual town-meeting,\\nthe article in the warrant to bring in votes for Presi-\\ndent and representatives under the Constitution the\\nState had now adopted, seems for the first time to have\\nbeen acted upon.\\nMarch 10, 1785, a committee wiis chosen to divide\\nthe town into school districts. It was also voted to\\nraise one hundred and fifty pounds for the support of\\nschools the ensuing year. The same was voted for\\nthe following year.\\nIn March meeting, 1778, it wa.s Voted, that ten\\ndollars bounty be given tor full-grown wolves, five\\ndollars for whelps heads, and \u00c2\u00a39 pr. head for cata-\\nmounts, if killed within two months, and \u00c2\u00a36 if killed\\nafter that time. Colonel Joseph Badger, Jr.,\\nColonel Joseph Greeley and John Shepard, Esqs.,\\nwere appointed to ascertain the line on the northeast\\nside of the school lot, and to lay out the broad high-\\nway near the meeting-house into house-lots, with a\\nview to build up a village.\\nOn November 29, 1790, the freemen of the town for\\nthe first time carried their votes for representatives to\\nCongress, and for electors of President and Vice-\\nPresident of the United States. The vote stood For", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1303.jp2"}, "1111": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nRepresentative to Congress, Thomas Cogswell, fifty-\\nnine; tor Elector, Hon. Joseph Badger, seventy-two;\\nand they were chosen.\\nThe town also met on the 13th of August, and ap-\\npointed Thomas Cogswell, Esq., Colonel Samuel\\nGreeley and Colonel Joseph Badger, Jr., a committee\\nto devise a plan to detect thieve.s, in case there\\nshould be anything stolen.\\nAt a meeting of the town August 8th, Colonel\\nThomas Cogswell was chosen a delegate to a conven-\\ntion, to be holden in Concord on the first Wednesday\\nin September, to revise the Constitution. It was at\\nthis convention that the title of the chief magistrate\\nof the State was changed from President to Governor.\\nIn 1794, jNIarch 13th, the votes were for State and\\ncounty as well as for town officers. From citizens of\\nGilmanton the voice of the town was for Hon. Joseph\\nBadger, on the Governor s Council, and for repre-\\nsentatives to the General Court, Joseph Badger, Jr.,\\nand Colonel Samuel Greeley.\\nIt was by the zealous interest and efforts of these\\nrepresentatives that, on the 20th of June, the charter\\nof the Academy was issued by the Legislature.\\nPassing the regular routine of business and the\\nannual increase of population in a town now widely\\nknown aud prosperous, we come to the first act of\\ncutting up or cutting off a valued section of the town.\\nAt the town-meeting in 1792 the Upper Parish\\n(Gunstock) presented a petition to be set oft into\\nanother town. Referred to a committee of twelve.\\nIn 1811, a disinterested committee was appointed to\\ndescribe the boundary lines of Gunstock (so called) to\\nbe set off as a new town. This committee reported\\nboundaries on the 31st of May. March 12th, on the\\npetition to have the town consent by vote to set off\\nGunstock Parish into a separate town, the petition\\nfailed of being carried. But, on the article to see\\nwhether the town would oppose in the Legislature\\nthe application about to be made by citizens of Gun-\\nstock Parish for an act of incorporation, it was voted\\nin the negative. The application, therefore, was\\nsuccessful, and, on June 16th, that part of Gilmanton\\nknown as Gunstock was disannexed, and, by act of\\nthe Legislature, erected into a separate town called\\nGilford.\\nFollowing thus for half a century the progress of\\naffairs, we come to the times and doings that were\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2within the memories of recent fathers and mothers,\\nand in which they were actors. Minute detail from\\nyear to year is unnecessary and quite beyond the\\nlimits allowable to this sketch. Diminished by the\\nsundering of pleasant farms and many pleasant\\nfamilies, there were yet left more than the constitu-\\ntional six miles square of our newer western\\nStates. Gilmanton yet remained a grand old town,\\nla 1808, at the annual meeting, March 8th, a petition was presented\\nto have the Upper Parish set off, to be united with part of Mereditli. The\\ntown voted that it was not expedient to set off Mie I pper Parish as a town\\nto be annexed to a part of fllereditli.\\nand Gilford opened new doors for new officials to fill\\nnew offices.\\nGilmanton has always been and still is a high old\\ntown! Lifted toward heaven to an elevation sur-\\npassed only by Bethlehem, under the shadow of the\\nWhite Mountains, it has an atmosphere so pure that\\nevery breath is vital. It has beautiful ponds, flowing\\nrivers, meadow brooks and bubbling springs, into\\nsome of which nature has dropped a few drugs for\\nspecial invalids: so that for healthfulness it is unsur-\\npassed. Its up-building force for debilitated ones is\\nincreasingly appreciated, and for the seekers of rest\\nand quiet from the hard taxation of extended busi-\\nness, and for retirement from literary toils on the one\\nhand, or on the other, for the prosecution of literary\\nlabor with every outside inspiration, the denizens of\\nthe cities are finding here in annual visits the fulness\\nof the desirable qualities restful and helpful.\\nThe natural surroundings of Gilmanton are won-\\nderfully beautiful. With its own high altitude it\\nhas mountain-peaks from whose summits the entire\\ncircle of the horizon seems one vast amphitheatre of\\ngrandeur and beauty. Mountains stand like mighty\\nbuttresses in endless variety of contour and elevation,\\nand, far as the eye can see, wide valleys with cultured\\nfarms, hamlets and villages, dim woods and glistening\\nstreams and templed hills stretch away into a land-\\nscape that is indeed a study for the artist. An\\nintelligent visitor (one of the most distinguished\\neditors of our State) said recently, As I ride in\\nvarious directions from day to day, I am struck with\\nthe fact that while the views are ever changing and\\nnew vistas constantly opening, there is not a tame one\\namong them.\\nGilmanton again Territorially Diminished.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 By\\nan act of the Legislature, approved by His Excellency,\\nIchabod Goodwin, Governor, June 28, 1859, the town\\nof Gilmanton parted company with many valuable\\nand esteemed fellow-citizens, and with the Upper\\nVillage or Factory Village, one of the three\\ngrand points of interest in the original town. They\\nparted with many regrets on both sides. The histo-\\nrian of what is now Belmont can tell the story\\nwhile the writer hereof knows but little about it, hav-\\ning lived out of Gilmanton and out of New Hamp-\\nshire nearly the whole of his professional life. He\\nhas never conversed, however, with any citizen in\\neither town who did not deprecate the division. The\\nresult has proved advantageous to Upper Gilman-\\nton (afterwards named Belmont while the an-\\ncient and honorable Centre village, or The Corner,\\nfinds itself on the corner quite too literally.\\nIn the bill enacting the division it was stated that\\nthe first town-meeting in Gilmanton (diminished)\\nshould be called by a committee consisting of Moses\\nPrice, Cyrus Gilman and Isaac E. Smith, who, on the\\n13th of July, 1859, were duly sworn before Levi H.\\nMudgett, Esq., justice of the peace.\\nOn the 14th of Julv this committee issued their", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1304.jp2"}, "1112": {"fulltext": "GILMANTOX.\\nwarraat, calling the first town-meeting in Gilmiin-\\nton at Academy Hall, on Saturday, the 6th day of\\nAugust, prox., at nine of the clock in the fore-\\nnoon. Agreeably to the call, the legal voters of\\nGilmanton (diminished) assembled in town-meeting\\nand chose John L. Kelley moderator, Levi W. Sanborn\\ntown clerk, and proceeded to fill all the required of-\\nfices and appointments until the regular town-meet-\\ning in the following March.\\nUp to the time of the constitutional reconstruction\\nthe town had sent two representatives to the General\\nCourt; since that change, diminishing the House and\\nenlarging the Senate, the town is allowed but one\\nrepresentative. The following is the list of represen-\\ntatives since the division of the town and incorpora-\\ntion of Belmont\\nMarch 30, 1860, first March luoeting, Cyrus Oilman ami John K.\\nWoodman were chosen representatives.\\n1861.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The same.\\n1862.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Isaac E. Smith and Keuben W. Page.\\n1863.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The same.\\n1864. Jonathan Brown and John L. Kelley.\\n1865.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John L. Kelley and Burleigh F. Parsons.\\n1866.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph S. Kimball and Burlcigli F. Parsons.\\n1867.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph S. Kimball and E/.ra Ham.\\n1868.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ezra Ham and Rufus E. Gale.\\n1869.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rufus E. Gale and George W. Sanborn.\\n1870.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Henry E. Marsh and George W. Sanborn.\\n1871.- John S. Page and Thomas Cogswell.\\n1872.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The same.\\n1873.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 EnoB T. Oilman and Joseph B. Durrell.\\n1874.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The same.\\n1875.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Levi C. Grant and Jeremiah W. Sanborn.\\n1876.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The same.\\n1877.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph W. Marsh and William B. Thompson.\\nBlENNi.\\\\L Elections.\\n1879-80.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Stephen S. N. Greeley.\\n1881-82.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Lewis E. Jenkins.\\n1883-84.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Henry E. Marsh.\\n1885-86.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Connell.\\nGilmanton in the War of the Rebellion.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The\\nguns at Fort Sumter finally awoke startling echoes\\namong these distant hills, and the children of patriot\\nsires began to bestir themselves for the defense of\\ntheir country. The Rebellion that had been widely\\nspoken of as a mad uprising that would soon shame\\nitself to death, or be crushed down in six\\nmonths, was showing itself a more formidable out-\\nbreak than the wisest statesmen had apprehended at\\nthe beginning. The call had gone forth for men,\\nstrong and true, to turn from the peaceful fields of\\nculture and the walks of industry to fields of battle.\\nGilmanton had strong men, for whom the bugle-blast\\nwas sounding, but, in such an unanticipated exigency,\\nwho should care for the loved ones left in the home\\nAt a legal town-meeting, by special warrant con-\\nvened on the 11th of May, 1861 (John L. Kelley,\\nmoderator), David Hatch, Jonathan P. Hill, Thomas\\nCogswell, John K. Woodman, George W. Sanborn,\\nStephen Gale, Stephen L. Greeley, Samuel Parsons\\nand Nahuin Wight, were appointed a committee to\\nconsider a resolution submitted to the meeting by\\nJonathan P. Hill, as follows\\niit\u00c2\u00ab. 1 1 ii III I. ittt.-ii bo authorized to hire for ami in behalf\\nol the Iu\\\\Mi I of money OB thoy may think proper, not\\nexci cdiii- II I I iiiH. to ho cxpondeil for tlio benefit of the\\nfamily ort.iiiMhi I .i n i- t-,.ii or persons aa may servo as volunteers\\nin the State or Unit d Status service from the town of Gilmanton and\\nto he left, at the discretion of the selectmen, to apply the same in such\\ncase or cases as they may think that humanity and the host good of our\\ncommon country may require.\\nThis wiis but the beginning of the contribution of\\nmoney for the country s sake, and evidence of the\\nlittle apprehension at the time of what the Rebellion\\nwould yet cost the people.\\nAt a special meeting of the town, December 5, 1861\\n(Thomas Cogswell, Moderator), Voted, that the chair\\nappoint a committee of three to draft a resolution.\\nThe chair appointed John L. Kelley, John M. Durgin\\nand Jonathan P. Hill, who reported a resolution\\nsimilar to the foregoing, but setting the limit of pro-\\nvision at fifteen hundred dollars.\\nAt the regular annual meeting, holden March 11,\\n1862 (George W. Sanborn, moderator), the following\\nresolution presented by Hon. Thomas Cogswell\\npassed\\nBesoli erf. That the legal voters\\nscmbled, do approve of President Lincoln s message of March 6th, and\\nrespectfully request our Senators and representatives in Congress to vote\\nin favor of the resolution therein recommended by the President.\\nAnd further, Raohed, That the town clerk send copies of the fore-\\ngoing resolution to each of our delegation in Congress.\\nAugust 9, 1862, at a legal meeting called by peti-\\ntion of Thomas Cogswell and thirty-seven others\\n(Henry W. Dudley, moderator), Thomas Cogswell pre-\\nsented the following resolution, which was passed\\nWhereas, The President of the United States has called for thre\u00c2\u00bb\\nhundred thousand men to enlist for three years, or during the war\\nBe it Resolved, by the legal voters of Gilmanton, in town-meeting\\nassembled, that the selectmen of said town be authorized to pay to each\\nable-bodied man, resident of said Gilmanton, who shall enlist and be\\nmustered into the service of the Vnited States for three years, or during\\nwar, unless sooner discharged, a bounty of two hundred dollars until\\nOctober 1, 1862.\\nAnd it is further Resolved, That the selectmen be authorized to hire\\nfor, and on the credit of, s town of Gilmanton, the sum of fifteen thou-\\nsand dollars, to be applied as herein directed, or so much of said sum as\\nmay be needed.\\nBy an order of the President of the United States\\nAugust 4, 1862, the Governor of New Hampshire was\\nrequired to furnish five thousand and fifty-three men\\nto be drafted from the enrolled militia of the State\\nfor the term of nine months service. Immediately the\\nGovernor authorized the selectmen of the towns to\\naccept volunteers in lieu of drafted men where-\\nupon, at a legal town-meeting September 2, 1862\\n(Thomas Cogswell, moderator), the following resolu-\\ntion, by C. S. P. Sanderson, was adopted\\nWhereas, it is desirable to raise the quota of this town without resort-\\ning to a draft, therefore be it Resolved, etc., that the selectmen of the\\ntown of Gilmanton be authorized and instructed to pay to each ablo-\\nbodied man, resident in said town, who may volunteer to take th\u00c2\u00bb\\nplace of those who might otherwise be drafted from said town\\nand then he mustered into the military service of the United States\\nfor the term of nine months, unless sooner discharged, the sum of on\u00c2\u00bb\\nhundred dollars when mustered into the United States service, and when\\nordered out of the State the a.lditional sum of one hundred dollars\u00e2\u0080\u0094 pro-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1305.jp2"}, "1113": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nvtded that tho above sums shall not be paid to more than a Hufllcient\\nnumber of men to complete tho quota of the town.\\nAnd b\u00c2\u00ab it further Reaolved, That the selectmen he hereby authorised\\nto hire, on the credit of tho town, the sum often thous4ind dollars, or\\nsuch part of said sum aa may be necessary for the purpose aforesaid.\\nAt a legal meeting of the town on Saturday, Octo-\\nber 3, 1863 (Jonathan P. Hill, moderator), a resolu-\\ntion was passed that,\\nMHierecu, forty-five men of the enrolled militia of this town have been\\ndrafted under the conscription law\\nAnd Whereat the Legislature, at the late June session, authorixed\\ntowns and cities to appropriate to drafted men or their substitutes the\\nsum of three liundred dollai-seach, as a bounty, therefore Resolved, That\\nthe town of Gilmanton pay tho sum aforesaid to each drafted man or\\nsubstitute, or order, ton days after being mustered into the service of the\\nUnited States. It was also further voted that tho town hire the sum of\\nfifteen thousand dollars, to be appropriated to tliis purpose so far as\\nneeded.\\nAt a legal meeting of the town on Tuesday, De-\\ncember 1, 1863, on petition of Charles S. P. Sander-\\nson and others (George W. Sanborn, moderator),\\nThomas Cogswell submitted a resolution in substance,\\nthat,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nnliereiu, on the 17th of October, 1863, the President of the United\\nStates issued a proclamation calling upon the Governors of the loyal\\nStates for 300,OJ0 volunteoi-s to serve in the army for three years, and if\\nnot raised voluntarily, must be raised by draft, after the fifth of January\\nnext and Wltercas the Government of the United States ofier a bounty\\nof four hundred and two dollars to be paid in instalments to veteran\\nvolunteers, and three hundred and two dollare to now reci-uits and\\nir/iercrts the Governor of New Hampshire has, by liis Proclamation of\\n4th November, called on the cities and towns of the State to take imme-\\ndiate measures to raise their quota of men, and has offered a bounty of\\none hundred dollars to each volunteer in addition tlie tjuota of Gilman-\\nton at this time being twenty-one men. Now, therefore, be it R iolved,\\nthat the selectmen be and are hereby authorized to pay to each volun-\\nteer the whole amount offered by the general and State Governments,\\nand further, that the selectmen are authorized to offerand to pay to each\\nvolunteer a yet additional sum, when mustered into the service of the\\nUnited States, necessary to obtain said volunteers to fill the town s quota\\nof twenty-one men. Also Resolved, that the selectmen hire, on the credit\\nof tho town, the sum of thirteen thousand dollars before the 5th day of\\nJanuary next, or so much as may be needed to the carrying out of this\\nresolution.\\nAt a called meeting of the town on the 20th of\\nFebruary, 1864 (Stephen L. Greeley, moderator),\\nvoted to pass resolutions presented by C. S. P. Sander-\\nson. These were, first, to pay each veteran soldier\\nbelonging to this town who has re-enlisted to make\\nup the quota of this town under the recent call of the\\nPresident of the United States for five hundred\\nthousand more, the sum of two hundred dollars.\\nAlso, that the town hire two thousand dollars, or\\nwhat portion thereof may be needed. At a legal\\nmeeting of the town, March 29, 1864 (Stephen L.\\n^ireeley, moderator),\\nVoted, to accept and adopt resolutionspresented by Thomas Cogswell,\\nin view of tho call of the President for two hundred thousand men for\\nthree years, or tho war, to wit: That the seloctmon of the town of Gil-\\nmanton be authorized to pay to each citizen who shall volunteer,\\nagreeably to the call of the President, till tho town s quota be filled, the\\nsum of two hundred dollars when mustered in. And, that the selectmen\\nhire thirty-two hundred dollars to pay said volunteers.\\nAugust 13, 1864, at a legal town-meeting (George W.\\nSanborn, moderator), the following resolution was\\npresented by Thomas Cogswell That\\nWkereat, the President\\nfor five hundred thousand t\\nof three hundred dollars to\\nthree years to act as a substitute for any man subject to dntft u Im niiiy\\nwish to put in a substitute in advance of impending or future dnifts.\\nAlso the town will pay one hundred dollare, two hundred dollars\\nand throe hundred dollars, respectively, to each man who will volunteer\\nfor the terms of one year, two years and three years, respectively to bo\\ncroditcd on the quota of the town for the impending and future drafts.\\nAlso, the selectmen are authorized to hire thirty thousand dollars,\\nby sale of town orders on the best terms, or such part of said sum as may\\nbe necessary for the above purposi;s.\\nAt a legal town-meeting August 30, 1864 (George\\nW. Sanborn, moderator), accepted and adopted a\\nresolution by C. S. P. Sanderson,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nThat the town will pay to each drafted man at his muster in the\\nsum of two hundred dollars in addition to the State bounty, and to each\\nsubstitute who will take the place of the drafted, one hundred dollars\\nfor one year, two hundred dollars for two yeare and three hundred dol-\\nlars for three years, respectively, in addition to the State bounty.\\nAlso that the selectmen be authorized to hire or raise, by the sale of\\ntown orders, the sum of twenty thousand dollars, or what may be needed\\nfor these payments.\\nAt a legal meeting September 6, 1864 (George W.\\nSanborn, moderator), it was voted to adopt resolutions\\npresented by Thomas Cogswell,\\nI. There shall be paid by town orders, to each citizen that has vol-\\nunteered into the service of the United States, since the 30th day of last\\nAugust up to this sixth day of September, instant, when fully mustered\\nin and placed on this town s quota, under the last call of the President,\\nfive hundred dollars for one year s men, ten hundred dollars for two\\nyears men and fifteen hundred dollars for three years men, including\\nwhat was voted on the 13th day of August last, to one, two and three\\nyears men, who might volunteer to fill the quota of the town of Gilmau-\\nII. That the selectmen be authorized and directed to pay, by town\\norders, to each inhabitant of said town who shall volunteer for one year\\nto fill the balance of said town s quota the sum of eight hundred dol-\\nAt this meeting it was voted also to accept and\\nadopt a resolution by C. S. P. Sanderson that the\\nselectmen hire, on the credit of the town, the sum of\\nforty thousand dollars, or such sum as may be neces-\\nsary to carry the foregoing resolutions into effect.\\nAt this time the indications were that the war was\\nnear its end. It was so contended by Hon. Thomas\\nCogswell and others before the Assembly. Whether\\nthe town actually hired, after all that had been de-\\nvoted, the sum of forty thousand dollars is best\\nknown to the men who were at that time its citizens;\\nbut it looks at this late day that if that was so, and if\\nthere were men who enlisted for three years when al-\\nmost the fight was done, with town bounty and\\nState bounty and government bounty, they found a\\nbonanza\\nWe who went to the front in the early days had no\\nbounties. The fighting thousands in the field had\\nsoldiers wages and hard struggle and hard-tack and\\nwere volunteers.\\nAs with our towns generally, the war laid upon Gil-\\nmanton a heavy burden. But it is being nobly lifted,\\n^ta.xes are every year less, while the debt is rajiidly\\ndiminishing.\\nTho morning light is breaking.\\nAccording to the most accurate estimates of town", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1306.jp2"}, "1114": {"fulltext": "GILMANTON.\\n791\\notticials, Gilmanton raised for war purposes about\\nseventy-five thousand dollars. She furnished for the\\narmy more than two hundred men. Died, from the\\neflects of war and lying within the town, forty.\\nGilmanton Academy.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Judge Tourgce, in his\\nFool s Errand, says, tersely and forcibly: The\\nremedy for darkness is light for ignorance, knowl-\\nedge for wrong, righteousness. Educate the voter,\\nbecause the nation cannot afford that he should be\\nignorant. President Hayes said, in a speech in\\nCanton, Ohio Ignorant voters are powder and balls\\nfor the demagogue. The New England fathers believed\\ndevoutly in great truths for the popular weal, which\\nare accepted to-day and are a power for good. They\\nsaw that, especially in republics, popular ignorance is\\npopular peril. But they saw, still further, that edu-\\ncation must be more than simply of the intellect.\\nScience is not virtue. There must be the pervasive\\ninfluence of that religion which sanctifies the power\\nof knowledge, and teaches the freeman what is true\\nliberty which puts the eternal Potentate on the\\nthrone, and writes His Law on the great popular\\nheart.\\nIn the settlement of New England towns the\\nfathers gave thase matters early attention. After the\\npattern of the Pilgrims landing on the bleak coast of\\nPlymouth, they built a shelter for their heads with\\nrapid industrj then built a house for God, and built\\nthe school-house bene.ath its shadow. They put the\\nBible there, with the intent that it should stay there.\\nThe founders of Gilmanton took early measures to\\nprovide for the education of the young. In the\\nseventh year of the settlement, 1769, they voted to\\nhire a teacher eight months the ensuing year, and to\\nbuild two school-houses. The following year, 1770,\\nthey voted a tax of twenty pounds for the schools. In\\nthe time of the Revolutionary War Rev. Mr. Parsons\\nwas paid three hundred and eighty-nine pounds and\\nDr. William Smith ninety pounds for teaching schools.\\nAlter the war Eliphalet Wood was a celebrated\\nteacher, and opened a private school near Smith\\nMeeting-House, which was quite largely attended.\\nAfterwards Rev. Samuel Hidden (Father Hidden)\\ntaught with great celebrity and at a later period\\nDudley Leavitt taught with success and honors.\\nSoon the districts employed and paid their own\\nteachers, and their transactions cea-sed to be matters\\nof town record.\\nThere were now many leading citizens who desired\\nthe establishment of an institution of higher order\\nand broader reach than the common schools. After\\ndue consultation, a petition was presented, and Gil-\\nmanton Academy was incorporated by the Legislature\\nin 1794.\\nA commodious building was rapidly pushed for-\\nward, and the school opened under the instruction of\\nPeter L. Folsom, A.B., a graduate from Dartmouth\\nCollege, who continued as principal during the fol-\\nlowing six years. At the opening of the school a\\nsermon was preached by Rev. Jlr. Smith. From\\nthat date to the present the school has lived, while\\nmany kindred institutions have passed away. It has\\nnever lost a term in the ninety-one years. What is\\non record of its early history must be gathered from\\nthe careful chronicles of Rev. Mr. Lancaster for in\\nan unfortunate fire on the night of September 25,\\n1872, all the records, with the miscellaneous papers,\\nwere burned. The records had been carefully kept\\nby Stephen L. Greeley, Esq., who held the office of\\nsecretary of the board of trustees for fifty successive\\nyears.\\nIn 1796 a fund had been raised of five thousand\\nfive hundred dollars. On October 1, 1799, Ste-\\nphen Moody, Esq., was elected to the board and to\\nthe office of treasurer, which office he held for thirty-\\nfive years.\\nMatters went on very pleasantly and prosperously\\ntill, in 1808, a sad trial came, through the entire de-\\nstruction of the academy building by fire, on the\\nnight of the 22d of January, and through the care-\\nless deposit of ashes in a barrel. But the fathers\\nwere men of might and indomitable purpose. On\\nthe 24th of February, just four weeks and four days\\nafter the fire, the frame of the present building was\\nerected. The town voted to contribute two hundred\\nand fifty dollars toward completing the building, and\\nthe trustees granted the future right to hold in the\\nhall its meetings for town business.\\nAs Gilmanton Academy is one of the three acade-\\nmies first founded in the State, so it has maintained\\nits integrity through all vicissitudes. Its children\\nare a multitude, widely scattered abroad, and it is\\nhere suggested that many of them, who have attained\\nnot only to fame but to fortune, would remember their\\nAlnta Mater with some generous donations. She is\\nnow venerable for age and good works. Her bow\\nabides in strength, but she greatly needs pecuniary\\naid, in order to enlarge her usefulness.\\nThrough the opportune publication of the town\\nhistory by Rev. Mr. Lancaster, the names are pre-\\nserved of all who had care of this institution from\\nthe beginning, men who were zealous for popular\\neducation, and, so far as citizens of Gilmanton, men\\nwho did much for the prosperity and honor of the\\ntown. The reading of the roll awakens emotions of\\ngratitude and of sadness. Not one of these men is\\nto-day among the living.\\nMan being in honor continur-th not,\\nbut, departing late or early.\\nBeginning with names of the first curators, ap-\\npointed at the issuing of the charter, in 1794, they\\nstand as follows: Hon. Joseph Badger, Rev. Isaac\\nSmith, A.M., Rev. Joseph Woodman, A.M., Rev.\\nJedcdiah Tucker, A.M., Rev. Simon Finley Williams,\\nA.M., Hon. Joseph Badger, Jr., Samuel Greeley, Esq.,\\nHon. Ebenezer Smith, Hon. Thomas Cogswell, Joseph", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1307.jp2"}, "1115": {"fulltext": "792\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nParsons, Esq., Stephen Moody, Esq., Enoch Wood,\\nEsq., His E.xcelleucy William Badger, John Ham,\\nA.M., Thomiis Burns, Escj., Daniel Smith, Esq., Peter\\nL. Folsom, A.M., Rev. Abraham Bodwell, A.M., Rev.\\nWilliam Patrick, A.M., Rev. Luke Ainsworth Spol-\\nford, A.M., Rev. Enoch Corser, A.M., Stephen\\nLeavitt Greeley, Esq., Francis Cogswell, Esq., A.M.,\\nJeremiah Wilson, Esq., Rev. Heman Rood, A.M.,\\nRev. Daniel Lancaster, A.M., Andrew Mack, A.M.,\\nRev. Nathaniel Bouton, D.D., Rev. Nathan Lord, D.D.,\\nStephen C. Lyford, A.M., Rev. Jonathan Clement,\\nA.M., Hon. Thomas Cogswell, Jonathan Clarke, Esq.,\\nRev. William Cogswell, D.D., Nahum White, M.D.,\\nHon. Ira A. Eastman, A.M., Rev. John K. Young,\\nA.M., Hon. William C. Clarke, A.M., Asa McFar-\\nland, A.M., Rev. Joseph Blake, D.D. With the one\\nexception of Rev. Joseph Blake, all the foregoing\\nhave passed away.\\nAt this present time (July, 1885), the official board\\nis as follows Trustees,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Colonel Thomas Cogswell,\\nA.M., president and treasurer Rev. S. S. N. Greeley,\\nsecretary Colonel Joseph Badger, A.M., Rev. Moses\\nT. Runnels, A.M., William Pitt Eastman, Esq., John\\nB. B. Batchelder, Esq., Stephen H. Dearborn, Daniel\\nS. Ayer, Stephen G. Clarke, Esq. Instructors,\\nSamuel W. Robertson, A.B., teacher of Latin, Greek\\nand natural science Mrs. Grace K. Robertson,\\nteacher of mathematics and English Mrs. Emma P.\\nDearborn, teacher of music (instrumental and vocal);\\nJames W. McMurphy, librarian William M. Dear-\\nborn, librarian in long summer vacation.\\nSome notice may be proper here of trustees of the\\nacademy who, living for years in the town, and\\nhaving more immediate care of the institution, have\\ndeceased since the issue of any town history.\\nEx-GovERXOR William Badger. (See Belmont.)\\nJeremiah Wilson, Esq. Thomas Wilson came\\nto this country from Scotland in 1633. He was\\nadmitted a freeman in Massachusetts in 1634. He\\nsoon removed beyond the limits of Massachusetts,\\nand was one of a party that left Boston on account\\nof the Arminian controversy, and began a plantation\\nat Squamset Falls, which they called Exeter. In\\n1638 they combined into a separate body politic,\\nwhich has been known as the Wheelright Com-\\npact, so called from John Wheelright, a preacher at\\nBraintree (then a part of Boston), a man of piety,\\nlearning and zeal. This combination lasted three\\nyears. Their laws were made in a popular Assembly,\\nand formally assented to by the rulers, who were\\nIsaac Grosse, Nicholas Needham and Thomas Wilson.\\nHe had a son, Humphrey Wilson, who had a son,\\nThomas Wilson, born May 30, 1677, and married\\nMary Light, October 16, 1698. He was one of the\\noriginal proprietors of Gilmanton. They also had a\\nson Humphrey, who was born December 9, 1699\\nmarried Mary Leavitt. He was an original pro-\\nprietor. Captain Nathaniel Wilson was their son,\\nborn June 24, 1739; married Elizabeth Barber,\\nMarch 15,1762. He came to Gilmanton from Epi)ing\\nin March, 1769, and settled on what has since been\\nwell known as Wilson Hill. He was one of the\\noriginal five members organized into the First Con-\\ngregational Church, November 30, 1774, that wor-\\nshiped so many years in the Old Smith Meeting-\\nHouse, under the pastor they settled, the Rev. Isaac\\nSmith. He was one of the selectmen in 1770, and\\none of a Committee of Safety chosen by the town\\nin 1777. He was commander of a company of thir-\\nty-five men called into military service from Gilman-\\nton and vicinity. They joined Colonel Thomas\\nStickney s regiment of General John Stark s brigade,\\nin defense of the western frontier from the ravages of\\nBurgoyne s army. They fell in with the enemy\\nAugust 15th, at Bennington, and occupied the right\\nwing in that well-fought battle, which turned the\\nfortunes of the British commander, and led the way\\nto the speedy surrender of his whole army to the\\nAmerican forces. This service won great honor for\\nthe town. They were out two months and one day.\\nCaptain Wilson was a good farmer and mechanic, an\\nenergetic and industrious man, a very worthy citizen\\nand an exemplary Christian.\\nJeremiah Wilson, son of Captain Nathaniel Wil-\\nson and Elizabeth Barber, was the youngest of nine\\nsons. He was born October 14, 1781 married Abi-\\ngail Prescott Sanborn, daughter of Deacon Abraham\\nSanborn, May 23, 1803. He succeeded his father in\\npossession of the Wilson farm, which he much im-\\nproved and enlarged by purchase. He obtained,\\nmostly by his own exertions, a good common school edu-\\ncation engaged early in trade, which he pursued about\\nthirty years, at the same time conducting agricultural\\noperations rather extensively. In the later years of\\nhis life he turned his attention to the mountain lands\\nin the north part of Gilmanton and adjoining towns,\\nof which he purchased several thousand acres, cleared\\nup extensively from the original forests, and valuable\\nfor grazing.\\nHe was for several years one of the selectmen five\\nsessions he was a member of the Legislature, and for\\nmany years the candidate of his party for councilor.\\nHe was a leading citizen, watchful of the public\\ninterests, much engaged in business for others, active\\nand energetic to accomplish whatever he undertook.\\nHe was a zealous supporter of public worship and a\\npromoter of reforms. He was esteemed for integrity\\nof character and a sound judgment. At the annual\\nmeeting in 1827 he was elected to the board of\\ntrustees of Gilmanton Academy. He was an earnest\\nfriend of education for the people and desirous that\\nfacilities for broader culture than he had himself\\nenjoyed should be zealously maintained and perpet-\\nuated. After the lapse of ten years, with pressing\\ncares upon him, he tendered his resignation, in 1837.\\nHe died suddenly and alone in his pasture at the\\nmountains, supposed of apoplexy, August 15, 1846.\\nHis wife died June 12, 18.34. They left no children.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1308.jp2"}, "1116": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1309.jp2"}, "1117": {"fulltext": "1^\\n(p^^UxMy", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1310.jp2"}, "1118": {"fulltext": "GILMANTON.\\nHon. Thomas Cogswell, Sr. In the artistic,\\ninteresting and instructive volume issued by Colonel\\nJohn B. Clarke (Manchester, 1882), Sketches of\\nSuccessful New Hampshire Men, there is a finely-\\ndrawn portraiture of the subject of this notice, so\\ntruthful, just and worthy of a good and honored man,\\nthat nothing better can be done than to crave per-\\nmission to transfer that article largely to this new\\nvolume.\\nThe town of Gilmanton, says this anonymous\\nwriter, has always been distinguished for its strong\\nand able men, who have exercised a powerful influ-\\nence in the affairs of their town and State. It has\\nfurnished men to fill nearly every position of trust\\nand honor within the gift of the people of our State\\nand it has ever been proud of its illustrious sons.\\nAmong the very strong men of this old town stood\\nHon. Thomas Cogswell, who, in the year 1820, at the\\nage of twenty-one. moved hither from Atkinson,\\nN. H., where he was born December 7, 1798. He\\nwas one of a family of nine children of William and\\nJudith (Badger) Cogswell, eight of whom lived to\\nyears of maturity. He settled on the farm formerly\\noccupied by his grandfather, the Hon. Joseph Bad-\\nger, and, with strong hands and indomitable courage,\\ncommenced gaining a livelihood for himself and\\nyoung wife, Mary Noyes, whom he married just before\\nmoving here.\\nAmong the older settlers he soon became a leading\\nman of the town, and ever afterward took an active\\npart in all its local affairs, and for the whole period\\nof his life was honored and respected by his neighbors\\nand townsmen, and received at their hands- every\\noffice in their gift. There is no position that more\\ntruly shows the strength and power of a man than\\nthat of moderator of a New Hampshire town-meeting\\nbut for many successive years he was chosen to\\npreside over the deliberations of the annual and other\\nmeetings of this then large town and always did so\\nwith great dignity, and to the perfect satisfaction of\\nall. He was also chosen one of the Boai-d of Select-\\nnifu, and represented the town in the Legislature, and\\nwhile a member of that body introduced and sup-\\nported a bill to repeal the law authorizing imprison-\\nment for debt. For ten years he was a deputy sheriff\\nof the old county of Strafford, and during all this time\\nwas actively engaged in the duties of the office. For\\nyears he was county treasurer. In 1841 he was\\nappointed one of the judges of the Court of Common\\nPleas for the new county of Belknap, and held that\\nposition till the change in the judiciary system of the\\nState, in 185.5. In 1856 he was elected a member of\\nthe Governor s Council from District Number Three.\\nFor over forty years he was a justice of the peace.\\nHe was an officer in the New Hampshire militia,\\nand attained the rank of captain. He was of\\nRevolutionary stock, his father and seven uncles\\nhaving served in that war, and performed, in the\\naggregate, thirty-eight years of service.\\nFor seven years in succession he taught tlie winter\\nschool ofhisdistrict, and attended to all theallairsof his\\nfarm in their season. During Ids whole life he was in-\\nterested in and a promoter of education. Gilmanton\\nAcademy, established by the efforts of his grandfather,\\nGeneral Joseph Badger, and his uncle, Hon. Thos Cogs-\\nwell, with the assistance of other strong and good\\nmen, early received his aid and co-operation, and he\\nwas one of its board of trustees twenty-eight years\\n(1840-C8).\\nNotwithstanding the burdens of almost continuous\\npublic service for so many years, Mr. Cogswell was a\\nlarge and successful farmer, adding year after year\\nby his own exertions to his original farm, so that at\\nhis death he owned in one tract nearly one thousand\\nacres of valuable land, Does farming pay Mr.\\nCogswell loved the soil, studied its cultivation by the\\nbest methods, loved agriculture as a science and a\\ngreat art, to be prosecuted not only diligently, but\\nintelligently,- -the foundation of the wealth and pros-\\nperity of the whole country, and so with him, Farm-\\ning paid\\nIn early life he became a member of the Congrega-\\ntional Church at Gilmanton Iron-Works, and was\\ndeacon of the same from March 1, 18.39, through\\nmany years of active service and usefulness. He\\nalways gave freely of his means for the advancement\\nof the cause of the Christian religion.\\nHe possessed to an uncommon degree strong natural\\npowers of mind, and was capable of grasping difficult\\nquestions and giving a good legal opinion. His mind\\nwas essentially judicial, and, had he devoted himself\\nto the study and practice of law, would undoubtedly\\nhave been a leading mind in that profession. For\\nmany years he was consulted by his neighbors and\\ntownsmen upon the troubles that frequently rose\\nbetween them, and, to his credit, by his clear and\\npractical judgment saved, frequently, long and expen-\\nsive litigation. He was true to every trust committed\\nto him, and was scrupulously honest and exact in all\\nhis dealings.\\nIn politics, Thomas Cogswell was a Democrat to the\\nend of his life. During the War of the Rebellion he\\nwas a strong supporter of the government, and a\\nfriend and well-wisher of every soldier in the field.\\nHe saw clearly and plainly that his duty as an\\nAmerican citizen was to render all the aid in his\\npower to help carry on and bring to a successful close\\nthe terrible struggle then going on. He was a lover\\nof his country, and delighted in its free institutions,\\nand, though strong in his political convictions, was\\nnever a partisan.\\nMr. Cogswell was noted for his energy and force of\\ncharacter, and when he once made up his mind as to\\na certain course to pursue, he never changed it until\\nhe was thoroughly satisfied that he was wrong. He\\nwas a natural leader among men, and possessed the\\ncharacteristics of a great general.\\nHe was a ready and fluent public speaker, and few", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1313.jp2"}, "1119": {"fulltext": "796\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUiNTY, NEW HAMPSHIllE.\\ntorate for five years. In 1860 he, with his family,\\nremoved to New York City, which was his home\\nuntil his death. He did not assume the further cares\\nof any parish, but preaching frequently and most\\nacceptably till about ten years before he retired from\\npublic labor. About this time he had the sad afflic-\\ntion of the failure of sight, which gradually increased\\nalmost to blindness. In an obituary notice in the\\nNtio York Evening Post, by Greenleaf Clarke, Esq.,\\nspeaking of this and of the recent dead, he says,\\nHe bore this hardship like all other trials in life\u00e2\u0080\u0094 with a degree of\\ncheerful Christian resignation which is rarely witnessed. His kindness\\nof heart was unfailing and while rigorous in his sense of duty, he was\\nalways tolerant of all minor failings in others. Of dignified bearing, and\\nin appearance the type of an old-school clergyman, he was without a tinge\\nof austerity, and possessed a vein of quiet humor that gave a charm to\\nhis conversation. To the last he preserved a youthful freshness of mind\\nand an interest in all passing events that are unusual in a man of his ad-\\nvanced years and retired habits.\\nRev. Lyman Abbott, of the Xew York Christian\\nUnion, said of him,\\nI had an active acquaintance with Mr. Lancaster for about three\\nyears previous to his,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 death an acquaintance which, on my part, was\\none of uniform affection and esteem. The garrulity of old soldiers is\\nproverbial. Mr. Lancaster was an exception to the proverb. He was\\nalready an old man then, retired without a pension from the army in\\nwhich he had served faithfully and long. He was then seventy years\\nof age. But, intimately as I knew him. it was not till after his death\\nthat I learned from others the brief story of his life and the positions of\\nhonor and influence he had occupied.\\nMr. Lancaster, to the close of life, maintained the\\nwarmest interest and love for the college from which\\nhe was graduated, and in the autumn of 1863 he\\nformed the idea that its welfare might be advanced\\nby the formation of an Alumni Association in New\\nYork City. By personally visiting many of the grad-\\nuates of Dartmouth, and expending much time and\\nlabor, he succeeded in inspiring them with his own\\nenthusiasm in the project, and the result was the\\nspeedy formation of the Dartmouth College Alumni\\nAssociation, the pioneer of all the organizations of\\nthe kind in the city of New York. Until the last\\nthree years of life Mr. Lancaster attended regu-\\nlarly the annual dinners of the association as an\\nhonored guest. He was the last survivor of the Dart-\\nmouth class of 1821.\\nMr. Lancaster was twice marrifd, the fir.^t wife,\\nAnne E. Lemist, daughter of John Leniist, of Dor-\\nchester, Mass. he married August 29, 1827; she died\\nAugust 27, 1829, aged twenty-eight years. He mar-\\nried, in Gilmanton, Eliza Gibbs Greeley, daughter of\\nDaniel Greeley, Esq., of Foxcroft, Me., February 14,\\n1831. There were five children, two only of whom\\nsurvive, and, with tli\u00c2\u00ab mother, are highly esteemed\\nand useful citizens in the great metropolis to-day.\\nRev. Mr. Lancaster died May 28, 1880.\\nHon. Ib.\\\\ Alt.en E-\\\\stjhan, son of Stephen and\\ngrandson of Lieutenant Ebenezer Eastman, was born\\nin Gilmanton January 1, 1800; fitted for college\\nprincipally at Gilmanton Academy, and graduated at\\nDartmouth in 1829. He read law in Troy and Albanv,\\nN. Y., and was admitted in the city of New York to\\nthe Supreme Court and Court of Chancerj- in Jlay\\n1832. He commenced practice in Troy, and was\\nmarried to Jane, daughter of John N. Quackenbush,\\nEsq., of Albany, Februarj- 20, 1833. He returned to\\nGilmanton in the spring of 1834, and began bi;^\\nofficial career as clerk of the State Senate in IS?.-\\nhe represented Gilmanton in the Legislature in 18:!il,\\n1837 and 1838, filling the Speaker s chair during the\\ntwo latter years. He was register of Probate for\\nStrafford County from 1836 to 1839, when (1839) he\\nwas elected to Congress for two years, and re-elected\\nin March, 1841, for two years more, and, September\\n26, 1844, was appointed circuit judge of the Court of\\nCommon Pleas for the State of New Hampshire,\\nwhich office he held until 1859. In 1863 he was the\\nDemocratic candidate for Governor, making a remark-\\nable run and very narrowly escaping election. lu\\n1851 he was elected a trustee of Gilmanton Academy,\\nand from 1875 to 1879 was president of the board.\\nIn 1857 he was chosen a trustee of Dartmouth Col-\\nlege, a position he held to the time of his death.\\nHe ever retained a deep interest in his native town\\nand the academy, and was seldom absent at the meet-\\nings of its trustees, and equally so after he had re-\\nmoved from the town and built his pleasant home in\\nManchester.\\nHis death was after a very brief illness, and an\\nobituary in one of the city papers said: In the death\\nof Hon. Ira A. Eastman the State has lost one of its\\nmost widely-known and honored citizens. Retiring\\nfrom many years of public service, discharged with\\ndiligence for the past ten years, he has found sufiicient\\nemployment in the management of his private affairs.\\nHe died at his home in Manchester March 21, 1881.\\nRev. Hemax Rood, D.D., was born in Jericho,.\\nVt., January 29, 1795. He was one of eleven children\\nof Thomas D. and Sarah (Bradley) Rood. His grand-\\nfather came from Scotland and settled in Lanes-\\nborough, Mass., about the year 1730, where he lived\\nuntil his removal to Jericho, some five or six years\\nbefore the Revolutionary War. He was the first\\nChristian, and his the third family that settled in\\nthat town. Having received a thorough common-\\nschool education, at the age of fifteen Heman Rood\\ncommenced teaching. In the spring of 1814 he began\\nfitting for college at Shoreham Academy. At twenty\\nyears of age he entered Middlebury College, gradu-\\nating in 1819. Subsequently he was for two years\\nprincipal of Montpelier Academy, and was then ap-\\npointed for one year tutor at Middlebury. In 1822\\nhe entered the Theological Seminary at Andover.\\nCompleting the three years course, he was licensed\\nto preach by the Suffolk Association June, 1825.\\nWhile in the seminary he received an invitation to\\npreach at Gilmanton (N. H.) Centre village. Hither-\\nto the people of that section had worshiped at the\\nOld Smith Meeting- House, three miles distant, and\\nwith the original First Congregational Church of", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1314.jp2"}, "1120": {"fulltext": "GILMANTON.\\n797\\nthe fathers. Mr. Rood commenced his labors at the\\nAcademy or Centre village, Sabbath, October 22, 1 825.\\nA church was soon formed and a house of worship\\nerected. He was ordained and installed over this\\nnew church July 12, 1826. Dr. Justin Edwards\\npreached the sermon from 1st Timothy iii. 15 That\\nthou maye-st know how thou oughtest to behave thy-\\nself in the house of God, etc. During the ministry\\nof Mr. Rood, of about four and a half years, there was\\none very interesting time of revival, in which over\\ntwenty prominent citizens were brought into the\\nchurch. Receiving an unexpected call from New\\nMilford, Conn., he was dismissed from his firet pastor-\\nate March 3, 1830, and installed over the Congrega-\\ntional Church in New Milford April 21, 1830. In\\nlater lite he considered that his most important work\\nwas performed at this place. In the spring and sum-\\nmer of 1832 there was a very general religious in-\\nterest in the town resulting in the addition to the\\nchurch of one hundred and twenty persons, ninety-\\nnine of whom were received together, on the first\\nSabbath of 1833. On July 28, 1835, he was dismissed\\nfrom this pastorate, and on September 9th accepted\\nthe appointment of professor of Hebrew and Biblical\\nLiterature in a new Theological Seminary at Gilman-\\nton, N. H., the field of his first public labors. He\\nheld that position a little more than eight years, when,\\non account of the general moneyed stringency and\\nthe decrease of students, he and Professor Aaron\\nWarner tendered their resignations, November 22,\\n1843. The three following years he was principal of\\na High School in Haverhill, N. H., and was after-\\nwards for five years acting pastor at Quebec, Vt., and\\nfor six following years at Hartland, Vt. At the age of\\nseventy he gave up his regular work in the ministry\\nand removed to Hanover, N. H., and there engaged\\nin a private study of the Bible. As a result of that\\nstudy, several interesting articles have appeared in\\nreligious periodicals. It has been understood also\\nthat he was preparing a critical and labored com-\\nmentary on the Psalms. Mr. Rood married Frances\\nSusan Moody, daughter of Stephen Moody, Esq., of\\nGilmanton, November 29, 1827. A few years ago\\nMiddlebury College gave him the honorary degree\\nof Doctor of Divinity. He spent his last few years\\nwith his children, and after a gradual coming down\\nto the close of life and labors strong in faith and\\njoyously confident in the truths he had preached for\\nmany years\u00e2\u0080\u0094 at the home of a daughter in Westfield,\\nN. Y., he died June 8, 1882. His remains were\\nbrought to Hanover and interred beside his wife, who\\nhad preceded him some seven years to the better\\ncountry.\\nNahusi Wight, m. d died at his home in Gil-\\n1 In the above notice I draw largely from the excellent tribute read\\nbefore the New Hampshire Medical Society by Dr. John Wheeler, of\\nPittaSeld, president of the society, at an annual meeting, June 18, ISM\\nalso from the sermon preached at the funeral of Dr. Wight, May 13,\\nmanton on May 12, 1884. Born in Gilead, Me., No-\\nvember 20, 1807; the eldest of a family of fifteen\\nchildren acquired his education mainly by his own\\nefforts; placed himself for medical instruction un-\\nder the charge of Dr. John Grover, of Bethel, Me.,\\nfather of United States Senator Grover, of Oregon,\\nthe latter being for a time a pni)il of Dr. Wight\\ngraduated from the medical school at Bowdoin Col-\\nlege in the spring of 1832 and in November of the\\nsame year settled at the Academy village, in Gilman-\\nton, succeeding Dr. William Prescott, a man dis-\\ntinguished as a medical man and scientist. His com-\\npetitors, when he entered this field, were Dr. Di.\\\\ie\\nCrosby and Dr. John C. Page. After a few years\\nDr. Crosby was called to a professorship at the Dart-\\nmouth Medical College, and Dr. Page entered the\\nministry, leaving to Dr. Wight the entire practice\\nwithout competition.\\nGilmanton village, though small, was at this time,\\nin many respects, important. It was the business\\ncentre of a large and thrifty farming community in\\na town of nearly four thousand inhabitants. Here\\nthe highest court in New Hampshire held its stated\\nsessions here, also, was one of the oldest and most\\nflourishing academies in the State; and here was\\nthe seat of a theological seminary, conducted by pro-\\nfessors eminent for learning and piety. The society\\nof the place was noted for morality, intelligence\\nand refinement. Into such a community the young\\nphysician entered, and rapidly won respect, confi-\\ndence and patronage.\\nDr. Wight began early to take charge of medical\\nstudents, and did so till near the close of his Hie\\nMore than forty young men were under his direction\\nduring the whole or a part of their course of profes-\\nsional study. For several years he maintained a dis-\\nsecting-room, from which some dry preparations are\\nstill preserved, that for perfection of execution are\\nnot surpassed in any medical museum.\\nDr. Wight continued earnest in his extending prac-\\ntice and in teaching, studious and growing in knowl-\\nedge and reputation, till, in 1846, he determined to go\\nabroad for medical improvement. He was in Europe\\nnearly twelve months, visiting the medical centres,\\nstudying and observing. He made the utmost of his\\nopportunities. Having gained much practical knowl-\\nedge and obtained a supply of excellent instruments,\\nhe returned to his professional work with renewed\\nzeal. His letters from abroad were much enjoyed\\nby such a scholar as the late Professor E. R. Peaslee,\\nand his lectures after his return were received with\\ngreat favor. This foreign travel and study from the\\nsavings of a moderate income was quite a bold un-\\ndertaking for a country doctor forty years ago. Dr.\\nWight attained eminence in his profession. His\\npractice was distinguished for definiteness in diagno-\\nsis, in which he early began to excel. His faith in\\nthe use of drugs was reasonable, but limited. He\\nwas a good surgeon, often called by other physicians", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1315.jp2"}, "1121": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nfor consultation and operations; and by medical\\nbrethren and the people, in a wide field, his medical\\nservices and opinions were held in high estimation.\\nMany difficult surgical operations were performed by\\nhim successfully. He loved the profession of his\\nchoice and strove to elevate it. Having been for\\nmany years a member of the Centre District Medical\\nSociety, in 1839 he was received a Fellow of the State\\norganization. He took occasional part in its discus-\\nsions, read papers before it and in 1874 was elected\\nits president.\\nIt has been a remarkable and unusual life, fifty-\\ntwo years of medical practice in one town, by night\\nand day, in heat and cold, in sunshine and storm, in\\nstrength and in weariness.\\nIn the civil and educational affairs of the town Dr.\\nWight has been called to fill important and honorable\\npositions. In three successive years 1841, 42, 43\\nhe was representative. In 1851 he was elected a trustee\\nof the academy and held the office till his death,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nthirty-three years. November 10, 1870, he was\\nelected treasurer, which office he held nearly four-\\nteen years.\\nDr. Wight, though not in membership, was a warm\\nand generous friend of the Congregational Church\\nand a constant attendant on public worship, so far as\\nprofessional services made it possible.\\nDr. Wight was married, September 3, 1833, to Mary\\nAnn Straw, daughter of Lieutenant Gideon Straw, a\\nwidely-known citizen of Newfield, Me. She was an\\nexcellent woman, wife and mother. Neither ostenta-\\ntious nor spasmodic, the sincerity of her piety shone\\nin her daily life.\\nDr. Wight survived his wife and five of his eight\\nchildren. It was his fate to meet with much af-\\nfliction.\\nHis first-born, a son who much resembled his\\nfather, and in whom his ambition and dearest hopes\\ncentred, with trunk packed for the journey to enter\\ncollege, suddenly sickened and died. The father s\\ngrief at this loss was terrible. Its dark shadow rested\\non all his after life. He performed two surgical opera-\\ntions, of a severe and hazardous character, upon his\\nwife, by her requirement. The writer was called once\\nto assist. An anaesthetic made the patient calm and\\ncomfortable the surgeon suffered. The operation\\nwas well performed, and death was averted several\\nyears.\\nOn the fiftieth anniversary of his coming to Gil-\\nmanton a large number of his friends gathered at his\\nhome and commemorated the event in an impressive\\nand hapi)y manner. A few weeks after this occasion\\nhe was warned suddenly by a mild apoplectic attack.\\nFrom this he nearly recovered, till about two weeks\\nbefore his death, when he was found in bed helpless,\\nwith signs of cerebral hemorrhage. Although he rallied\\nfor a little time, he gradually sank, and calmly passed\\naway. At his ftineral the church was filled by neigh-\\nbors, [latrons, physicians, clergymen and representa-\\ntives of the bar and bench, many of whom came from\\na distance, all friends of the good old physician.\\nThe religious services were conducted by the pastor,\\nRev. S. S. N. Greeley, who uttered an eloquent and\\ntender eulogy on the pleasant acquaintance of his\\nearly life and the intimate friend of recent years.\\nThe remains were borne to the village cemetery, beau-\\ntiful by nature. Physicians and chosen friends sadly\\nand thoughtfully, with careful hands, lowered to his-\\nlast resting-place all that was mortal of Nahum\\nWight. For more than half a century he honored our\\nprofession, and was a benefactor to his race.\\nGilmanton Theological Seminary. Some men-\\ntion sliiuilil Ik- made (if this institution, though its\\nbrief liut ust liil history is widely known. It was con-\\ntemplated by the fathers, and provided for by the terms-\\nof the original charter of Gilmanton Academy (as An-\\ndover Seminary rests back to-day on the charter of\\nPhillips Academy), and after many years a theological\\nclass was received. There were circumstances that led\\ngood men to believe that the time had at length come\\nto open a department of theology. After the great\\nrevivals of religion in the years 1832-33 there was an\\nunusual call for preachers, especially for home mis-\\nsionary parishes and the sparse settlements of North-\\nern New England, and the existing seminaries were\\nunable to supply the demand. In the State of New\\nHampshire alone there were more than a hundred\\ntowns without any Congregational minister, and over\\nfifty Congregational Churches without a pastor.\\nAt the same time, as another consequence of these\\nrevivals, there was quite a large class of men, partly\\neducated, who earnestly desired to study for the min-\\nistry without a previous college course, on account of\\ntheir age or pecuniary inability, but men who, by\\npractical knowledge of the world, by energy, physical\\nstrength and talents, were admirably adapted for these\\nwaiting fields. There were, however, even at the first,\\nseveral graduates of colleges who studied at Gilman-\\nton with much pleasure and profit; and it is worthy\\nof note that in late years the theological seminaries at\\nAndover and Chicago have made separate provision,\\nby the endowments of professorships and special\\ncourses of instruction for just this class of men for\\nwhom the seminary at Gilmanton was first opened.\\nIt was on August 15, 1835, at their annual meeting,\\nhaving been maturing plans for two years, that the\\ntrustees of Gilmanton Academy called the Rev. He-\\nman Rood, from New Milford, Conn., to open and con-\\nduct a department of theology. He accejJted the ap-\\npointment and was inaugurated professor of theology\\nand Biblical literature on the 9th of September. The\\nseminary commenced operations the following month,\\nOctober, 1835. The course of instruction began with\\nseven students.\\nVery soon, by the advice of men in whom the board\\nhad confidence (says the historian of Gilmanton,\\np. 170), both in New Hampshire and in Massachu-\\nsetts, the plan of the department was enlarged so as", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1316.jp2"}, "1122": {"fulltext": "GILMANTON.\\n799\\ntil include a more complete course of training for the\\nministry, and Rev. Aaron Warner, D.D., was appointed\\n1 1 rofessor of sacred rhetoric. He was inaugurated on\\nthe first anniversary, August 26, 1830. There has\\nbeen printed for the family and pereonal friends a\\nvery interesting life-sketch of Professor Warner, by\\nProfessor Crowell, of Amherst College (a son-in-law),\\nin which, speaking of this appointment, he says\\nProfessor Warner was in full sympathy with the ob-\\nji Ct for which the seminary was established. During\\nthe seven years and a half of his connection with it\\nhe untiringly devoted all his energies to its interests,\\nand especially to the work of his own department,\\nthe training of students in the art of pulpit discourse,\\nand, according to the testimony of competent ob-\\nservers, and particularly of his pupils, with a large\\nmeasure of success. Says his colleague. Rev. He-\\nman Rood, D.D. Professor Warner was very useful\\nand popular as a teacher in the seminary. The classes\\nwere well and thoroughly trained in his department.\\nThey learned to write correctly and to speak and\\npreach impressively. He once afterwards said to me\\nthat he regarded the years spent in the seminary a.s\\nthe happiest and most useful years of his life, After\\nclosing these years of usefulness Professor Warner\\nwas appointed to the chair of rhetoric, oratory and\\nEnglish literature in Amherst College, upon the duties\\nof which he entered in January, 1845. The college at\\nthat time was in circumstances that necessitated the\\nperformance of labor sufficient for three men.\\nIt gradually undermined his strength, and a weak-\\nness of the eyes, which had long been a trial to him,\\nincreased almost to blindness, so that he resigned his\\nsevere toils in the autumn of 1853, having held his\\nprofessorship through a term equaled at that date by\\nonly three out of seven instructors who had preceded\\nhim in that position. Professor Warner continued to\\nreside in Amherst the years that were left him, till, in\\nthe full assurance of hope, he died May 14, 187G, in\\nthe middle of his eighty -second year.\\nIn September, 1839, the institution, that had now-\\ntaken on the form and offices of a distinct theologi-\\ncal seminary, was increased in facilities by the call to\\na professorship of the Rev. Isaac Bird, late of the Sy-\\nrian Mission of the A. B. C. F. M. Mr. Bird was ad-\\nmitted to be one of the finest linguists in his day,\\namong the entire regiment of the board s mission-\\naries. Lancaster History, p. 221) says of him: He\\nsailed as a missionary to Syria in December, 1822;\\nresided at Beyroot the greater part of ten years, be-\\nsides short residences in different villages in Mount\\nLebanon, at Jerusalem, Malta and Smyrna, four years\\nmore. He was in the constant conversational use of\\nthe Italian and Arabic languages for twelve years, and\\nacquired a ready reading knowledge of the Syriac,\\nFrench, Spanish and German, besides some acquain-\\ntance with the Turkish and Persian. He returned to\\nthis country at the close of 1836, and was an instructor\\nat Gilmanton in the department of theology from Sep-\\ntember, 183P, to December, 1843, and from that time\\nwas instructor in sacred literature, to which depart-\\nment he was elected professor July 9, 1844, and wa.s\\ninaugurated on the 11th of the same month.\\nIn 1838, Dr. Dixie Crosby was appointed lecturer on\\nanatomy, physiology and health, succeeded by Dr.\\nNahum Wight in 1844.\\nOn the 23d of April, 1839, the ground was broken\\nlor the erection of a new building for the use of the\\nseminary, of brick, eighty-eight feet long, fifty Teet\\nwide and three stories high above the basement. The\\nplan of this building was drawn by Ami B. Young,\\nEsq., architect of the custom-house in Boston, and\\nwas one of the most admirably adapted to the pur-\\nposes intended of any college or seminary hall then\\nknown in the country. In November of 1839 the\\nwalls were up and covered by a roof. Its location,\\nsays Professor Crowell Memorial of Professor War-\\nner, p. 40), is on an elevation commanding a beauti-\\nful prospect, secured in 1837, and money to defray\\nthe cost of its erection gradually obtained, and on\\nAugust 18, 1841, the completed building was dedicated\\nwith public services, Professor Warner delivering the\\ndedicatory address.\\nAt this time there had been donated by a multitude\\nof friends and publishers in Boston, and more largely\\nin New York, a library of nearly four thousand vol-\\numes. With its able teachers, the seminary greatly\\nprospered, and visiting clergymen and friends from far\\nand near gave their testimony that they found every-\\nthing about it and pertaining to it on a vastly higher\\nplane than they had anticipated.\\nWithin three years from the first anniversary\\ntwenty-two of its graduates were settled in the pastor-\\nates of churches, most of them in New Hampshire,\\nand for the first seven years the number of graduates\\naveraged, yearly, ten. Each man was spoken for be-\\nfore his term of study was completed. To meet the\\ncurrent expenses of the institution, it was obliged to\\nrely chiefly on yearly donations. The embarrassed\\nstate of mercantile affairs throughout the country in\\nthe years 1841 and 1842 prevented the continuance of\\nthese gifts, and caused such a pressure in the finan-\\ncial condition of the seminary that by the next year\\nthe support of the professors almost entirely failed,\\nand there seemed to be no alternative but withdrawal.\\nAccordingly, on the 22d of November, 1843, Professor\\nWarner and Professor Rood both resigned.\\nAt the same date Rev. William Cogswell, D.D.,\\nprofessor of history and national education in Dart-\\nmouth College, was appointed president and profes-\\nsor of Christian theology in the seminary. There is\\nlittle need to speak him particularly here, as he was\\na man of national reputation. The appointment,\\nand his coming at this time of trial, simply show how\\nhighly the seminary was prized by scholars and pub-\\nlic officials in the Christian Church, and their readi-\\nness to sacrifice, if in any way possible, to save it.\\nDr. Cogswell accepted the office .lanuary 11, 1844,", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1317.jp2"}, "1123": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nentered at once on its duties and was inaugurated\\nFebruary 7th the same year. At the same time Mr.\\nCharles Tenney, a very popular principal of the\\nacademy (Dartmouth, 183.5), was ordained an evan-\\ngelist, and was appointed instructor of sacred rhetoric\\nin the seminary. By new special gifts from benevo-\\nlent friends, and by severe sacrifices from residents in\\nthe village, the seminary struggled on till the census\\nshows over fifty men that passed through and out of\\nit, publicly to toil in the world s great field of whiten-\\ned harvest. At this date quite a large number of them\\nhave ceased from their labors, having heard a voice\\nsaying, Come up higher others are enfeebled\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2through age and toil, and others growing old are yet\\nyoung, and working while the day lasts. One of\\nthe number, nigh upon the period that is reached\\nonly by reason of strength, several years ago\\nreceived extreme unction in a doctorate of divini-\\nty, and still lives, while the rest have been enab!e l to\\ndodge it hitherto.\\nUnder all the difficulties and discouragements Dr.\\nCogswell struggled manfully to sustain the institu-\\ntion, but not only was there stringency in pecuniary\\nmatters all abroad, but the young men were few who\\nturned their thoughts toward the ministry. Of course^\\nthen the regular routine of the past had to be sus-\\npended but the trustees offered the free use of rooms\\nand ftirniture in the building, use of the library and\\nwhat of instruction they might obtain to any and all\\nstudents who would like to repair to the seminary\\nfor a season.\\nThe great hall is the property of the academy, and\\nis used for summer boarders in the long vacation, and\\nby students of the academy in term-time.\\nThe Chvirches. The churches of Gilmanton, like\\nthe population of the town, have decreased in mem-\\nbershii) and pecuniary ability. The fathers and the\\nmothers in Israel are mostly numbered with the dead,\\nwhile the warm young blood of the children flows in\\nthe life of churches in the larger towns and cities.\\nIt is so all abroad through our New Hampshire.\\nAnd yet, worthy of all honor and needed help are\\nthese little churches scattered over the hills and\\nvalleys. They have impoverished themselves by\\ngiving to others. They have not much ability to go\\ndown to the battle, but they are sticking by the\\nstufl they are holding back the tide of iniquity,\\nand are shedding quietly and beautifully that\\nhallowed light without which large sections of our\\nState would be speedily in moral darkness.\\nSince the publication of Lancaster s History of\\nGilmanton, the old First Church at the Smith\\nMeeting-House has become virtually extinct, and\\nfor several years has not been reported in the\\nminutes of the General Association.\\nAccording to Rev. Mr, Lancaster History, page\\n192), its first pastor. Rev. Isaac Smith, preached forty-\\nthree years, and, after a short illness, died among his\\npeople, March 2.5, 1817, in the seventy-third year of\\nhis age. He was succeeded by Rev. Luke Ainsworth\\nSpoffbrd, who was ordained on .Tune 9, 1819. His\\npastorate was about six years, during which time\\nj thirty were added to the church. On account of in-\\nsufficient health for so large a field of labor, he asked\\nrelease, and was dismissed on the 9th of June, 1825.\\nOn the 21st September, 1825, the Rev. Daniel Lan-\\ncaster was settled, having received two calls from the\\nchurch.\\nOn the 26th February, 1826, letters of dismission\\nand recommendation were voted to twenty-five mem-\\nbers of the church to form a new church at the\\nCentre village (Academy), and on the 12th Octol)er,\\n1830, thirteen individuals were dismissed to form a\\nchurch at Gilmanton Iron-Works.\\nThese two special periods of emigration diminished\\nthe church by thirty -eight members. On the other\\nhand, there were two special revival seasons, in the\\nwinter of 1846^7 and in 1831, which brought into\\nthe church seventy-five new members. Thu;- the\\nnumber was more than restored, but the pecuniary\\nability of the church was not restored, and on .July\\n25, 1832, Rev. Mr. Lancaster was dismissed for want\\nof support. During his ministry of six years eighty-\\nfive were added to the church there were one hun-\\ndred and eighteen baptisms and over one hundred\\nburials of the dead.\\nAfter this removal of their pastor the church se-\\ncured supplies as they had opportunity, till, in 1834,\\nthey had the Rev. Francis P. Smith, son of the first\\nminister, as acting pastor through the entire year.\\nA revival season was enjoyed during this year, and\\ntwenty were added to the church. At the close of\\nMr. Smith s engagement the Rev. Josiah Carpenter\\nwas secured for a year, under whose ministry twelve\\nwere added to the church. Subsequently students\\nfrom the seminary preached as Sabbath supplies, till\\nMr. Horace Wood, a licensed graduate, engaged with\\nthem for a considerable period but in the recent\\nyears there has been in the meeting-house no regular\\nservice. Occasionally neighboring pastors preach an\\nafternoon or evening sermon otherwise the house is\\nclosed, and silence reigns. The families surrounding\\nhave greatly changed. Some have become extinct,\\nothers removed, and others, who in these days go to\\nchurch anywhere, go to the village, or to the Iron-\\nWorks or to the church at Lower Gilmanton and yet,\\nthere is the spirit of beauty and of sacredness linger-\\ning about the old spot. Near at hand is the burying-\\nground, where the forefathers of the hamlet sleep,\\nand numbers of the patriot dead are gathered here,\\nwhose graves are decorated by loving hands at the\\nappointed seasons. A few years since, John B. Batch-\\nelder, Esq., in early life a resident, and educated in\\nthe town, awakened a lively interest in an enlarge-\\nment and beautifying of this ancient cemetery, and\\na wonderful change was effected. It is now a pleas-\\nant and ample inclosure, adorned with trees and\\nlilooming with flowers, while new care and taste and", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1318.jp2"}, "1124": {"fulltext": "GILMANTON.\\n801\\ngenerous expenditure are at once observable in the\\nerection of monuments for the dead.\\nHere, also, at the Old Smith Meeting-House, are\\nheld the public services of the soldiers Memorial\\nDay, when there is a general gathering of the people\\nof the town.\\nThe Centre Coxgregational Church. The\\ntwenty-five persons from the old First Church were\\norganized into a new church by an invited council\\non the 8th of March, 1826. Rev. Heman Rood, the\\nfirst pastor, was ordained July 12, 1826. A new\\nhouse of worship was built at a cost of three thousand\\nfive hundred dollars, and dedicated September 30,\\n1827. Mr. Rood continued with the church three\\nand a half years from his ordination.\\nIn 18.35, December 16th, Rev. Daniel Lancaster,\\nwho had removed from the old First Church, was in-\\nstalled pastor. He finished a laborious and most suc-\\ncessful ministry January 2.5, 18o2, having done\\nservice in the town more than twenty-seven years.\\nIn the following spring, April 22, 1852, the Rev.\\nRoger M. Sargent was installed pastor, who con-\\ntinued with the church till January 31, 1860, when\\nhe was dismissed, and accepted a call from Farming-\\nton, N. H. June 13, 1860, the Rev. Joseph Blake,\\nD.D., was installed, and, finding his health failing,\\nwas dismissed February 14, 1871. But on October\\n2.5th, having been recalled by the church, he was re-\\ninstalled, and continued pastor till his final dismis-\\nsion, June 3, 1879, though he had removed from the\\ntown two months before. His ministry was more than\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2eighteen years. Immediately on his leaving, the parish\\napplied to Rev. S. S. N. Greeley, a townsman, who\\nhad returned after three years in the army and eight\\nyears ministry in the city of Oswego, N. Y., to re-\\ncruit in health in the wonderful air of the moun-\\ntains. He told the committee he did not come back\\nto New Hampshire to take churches, nor to remain\\nin his childhood s home; but, in the destitution of\\nthe people and church of the fathers, he would give\\nthem a few Sabbaths till they could look round. It\\nis sufficient to remark that the coming man has\\nnot come yet, and it has now been more than seven\\nyears.\\nIrox-Works Congregatioxal Church was con-\\nstituted by an ecclesiastical council, October 20, 1830.\\nOn the 12th of September the church extended a call\\nto Mr. Charles G. Safibrd, a recent graduate from\\nAndo\\\\ er, who was ordained pastor September 28, 1831.\\nOn the 12th of June, 1836, Rev. Mr. Saft ord was dis-\\nmissed on account of failing health. There had been\\ntwo seasons of revival during his ministry of four\\nyears and nine months, and fifty-six new members had\\ntome into the church.\\nEarly in the year 1838 a revival commenced under\\nthe labors of Rev. Jeremiah Blake, M.D., a student\\nin Gilmanton Theological Seminary, more powerful\\nthan any yet witnessed, which resulted in the addition\\nof sixtv-two to the church, fiftv-five in one dav bv\\nprofession. On January 31, 1839, Rev. Stephen S. N.\\nGreeley was ordained pastor of the church, (graduated\\nat Dartmouth College in 1835; studied one year at\\nAndover and two years at Gilmanton Theological Sem-\\ninary). After nearly four years pleasant labor among\\nhis townsmen, Mr. Greeley received an earnest call to\\nthe Congregational Church in New Market (Lamprey\\nRiver). The church there was in great trial at the\\ntime from outside pressure, but was fighting a good\\nfight and the field was an important one. It was\\nto be made manifest that the Christian Churches did\\nnot desire to bind the fetters on the slave! Mr.\\nGreeley requested dismission from the church at Gil-\\nmanton Iron-Works, which was approved by council\\nOctober 19, 1842, had a lively time in his new field\\nthe first few months, with five years pleasant labor\\nfollowing, till called to the then Seventh Church in\\nSpringfield, Mass. (Chicopee Falls). On the 6th of\\nNovember, 1844, the church at the Iron Works\\nreceived another pastor in the ordination of the Rev.\\nRufus Childs. He was pastor at the time Lancaster s\\nHistory was issued but in the church records there\\nappears no statement of the date of his dismission.\\nIt must have been near the close of 1855, for on the\\nfirst Sabbath in 1856 (January 3d) it is stated that the\\npulpit was occupied by Rev. Jairus Ordway. Sub-\\nsequently Mr. Ordway was engaged as acting pastor,\\nand remained with the church till March 1, 1861.\\nDecember 1, 1870, Rev. N. S. Moore commenced\\nlabor as acting pastor, and closed his labors of three\\nyears continuance, December 28, 1873. July 22,\\n1875, Rev. George Rogers (from England) was ordained\\npastor, and in failing health was dismissed by Coun-\\ncil February 22, 1877. He soon died. August 30,\\n1877, Mr. Charles L. Tomblin succeeded; supplied\\ntill June 1, 1878, and was followed by Mr. Cassan-\\nder C. Sampson in one year s service.\\nJanuary 1, 1880, Rev. E. J. Roke (also from Eng-\\nland) commenced a year s service, and closed his\\nlabors April 1, 1881.\\nOn the 12th of December, 1882, the church extended\\na unanimous call to Rev. Lyman White, for some\\nyears pastor in Deerfield, but had been supplying the\\nIron-Works pulpit for a season. He is still with the\\nchurch as acting pastor, strong in the confidence of\\nhis people, and, as a minister, able, faithful and useful.\\nThe Free- Will Baptist Church, Gilmaxtox\\nIrox Works. The Free-Will Baptist Church\\nat Gilmanton Iron- Works was organized between the\\nyears 1785 and 1790. The denomination was in its in-\\nfancy, with but few ministers of the gospel therefore,\\nonly a few of the churches had a settled pastor for the\\nfirst thirty or forty years. These servants of the Lord\\nhad a mind to work so they fi-equently visited and\\nencouraged the destitute churches. This church had\\na few stated supplies by such men as Elders Abel Glid-\\n1 The above is kindly furnislied by Harlan Page, Esq., clerk of the", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1319.jp2"}, "1125": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nden, Thomas Flanders and Ezra Ham, until about 1835\\nwhen Elder Hezekiah Buzziel was settled as pastor of i\\nthe church, and continued with them some five years.\\nAfter his retirement the church has had the following\\nsuccession of pastors, in their order, down to the\\npresent time Rev. Samuel P. Fernald, from 1840-\\n49; Benjamin McMurphy, 1849-52; Ichabod R. Cook,\\n1852-55 Thomas Keniston, 1855-60 John M. Dur-\\ngin, 1800-62 Moses Quimby, 1862-65 Gilman San-\\nborn, 1866-68; John C. Osgood, 1868-73; John M.\\nDurgin, 1873-75 John B. Leighton, 1875-77 Wal-\\nlace W. Brown, 1877-79 George W. Price, 1879-81\\nMoses Quimby, 1881-83 Orrin Pitts, 1883-85 James\\nC. Nelson, 1885, present pastor. In quite recent years\\nthe congregation has rejoiced in the possession of a\\ncommodious and tasteful house of worship, and two\\nyears since received from Samuel Goodwin, Esq., a\\nnative, but a successful business man in New York\\nCitv, the very desirable gift of a tower-clock and\\nbell\\nThe Free-Will Baptist Church, Lower Gil-\\nMANTON. Rev. H. B. Huntoon, present pastor of\\nthis church furnishes the following report after dili-\\ngent search for facts for this history, saying, It is\\nvery imperfect, but the best I could do with the little\\nmaterial I have at command.\\nThe Free-Will Baptist Church was organized at\\nLower Gilmanton January 8, 1860, and enrolls the\\nfollowing pastors, with periods of labor Moses Fol-\\nsora, two years John Malvern, one J. C Osgood,\\none; C. B. Griffin, two; J. G. Munsey, four; D. L.\\nEdgerly, two John M. Durgin, one C. L. Plum-\\nmer, two John Chamberlain, one L. E. Hall, two\\nand a half; H. B. Huntoon, present pastor.\\nFor many years the church at Lower Gilmanton\\nwas Calvinistic Baptist. Lancaster s History (p.\\n199) states that it was organized November 16, 1773,\\nand on the 14th of June, 1786, settled as pastor\\nElder Walter Powers, who continued with them about\\ntwenty years. He was succeeded by Elder Phinehas\\nRichardson, who resigned his care of the church after\\na ministry of eighteen years. It was with deep re-\\ngret that the church parted with him. The greatest\\nharmony had existed, and one hundred and sixteen\\nnew members had been brought into tlie church.\\nAt two different periods after the retirement of\\nElder Richardson the church was supplied by Elder\\nHiram D. Hodge, an unusually interesting preacher\\nscholarly, logical, clear and convincing. There\\nwere several pastors or supplies after he left but as\\ntime went on, emigration and death had reduced the\\nchurch to the degree that they finally ceased to main-\\ntain a distinct organization, and the very few that are\\nyet living unite in service with the Free-Will Bap-\\ntists, who occupy the house of worship on the old\\nlocation, but reconstructed from the old timber, neat,\\ntasteful, a smaller house with a larger liberty\\nIn the by-gone years Lower Gilmanton was a live\\nand prosperous section of the town, and many were\\nthe travelers by the rattling stage-coach, and many\\nthe wearied teams with their drivers, who found rest\\nand abundant supply for all pressing needs at the\\nwell-filled barns and loaded tables of Major Parish.\\nHe was a landlord of the old school genial, witty,\\nattentive to his customers, and, in business matters,\\none that knew how to keep a hotel. Here were\\nthe law-offices of Benjamin Emerson and John Ham,\\nEsqs., with their pleasant and spacious residences,\\nand here were stores and varied industries that were\\npursued with profit. But in these hitter days business\\nis not rushing. As with many hopefiil localities in\\nearlier times, a change has become strikingly evident\\nfrom every direction roundabout the remaining peo-\\nple the voice of the steam-engine is heard in the land,\\nbut it steers quite clear of this section.\\nThe Society of Friends. Lancaster History,\\np. 204), in a brief paragraph, states that A Society\\nof Friends was organized in Gilmanton about the\\nyear 1780. Well do citizens remember the quiet,\\nhappy old age of some of these early founders. They\\nwere industrious, self-controlled, honest, truthful, and,\\nas citizens, always interested in the prosperity of the\\ntown, and numbers of them long occupied official\\npositions. They are all dead, but the church or soci-\\nety still lives. A little group of the children of the\\nearly sires still keep up the organization, hold regular\\nmeetings, stir up one another s pure minds by way of\\nremembrance, or devoutly meditate. They are\\nnotable examples of the perseverance of the saints.\\nSome five years ago they took down the old house\\nwhere their fathers worshiped, and on the old site\\nin the Academy village erected as commodious, well-\\nplanned, thoroughly-finished and pleasant a Sabbath\\nhome as any people need desire, and while their chil-\\ndren are, in numbers of instances, by marriage or\\nremoval, absorbed into other congregations, still they\\nare determined that a remnant shall remain.\\nThe Methodist Church. Two Methodist classes\\n(1807-1818) were established here, connected with the\\nNorthfield Circuit, and had only occasional preaching.\\nIn 1826-7 a brick meeting-house was built, at a cost\\nof about two thousand five hundred dollars, which\\nwas dedicated in 1827. Elder George Storrs preached\\nthe sermon. He was on the circuit two years (1828-\\n29) and was a strong man. He became famous in the\\nearly days of anti-slavery as a bold and convincing\\nlecturer. He was the man who was arrested while on\\nhis knees in prayer in the Congregational pulpit in\\nPittsfield, where the pastor. Rev. Jonathan Curtis, had\\ninvited him to lecture.\\nLancaster s History records, through quite a series\\nof years, the succession of ministers in the Methodist\\nChurch, but at this date it is a lengthy roll, and mostly\\na very worthy one, for which there is neither space\\nnor necessity for record here. The wheel turns round,\\nand each man jumps off at the appointed locality only\\nfor a season. The church has experienced trying\\nlosses by removals and deaths of efficient members,", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1320.jp2"}, "1126": {"fulltext": "GILMANTON.\\nand lives to-day only by severe sacrifices. But it has\\nheld on its way perseveringly and usefully, and has\\nthe best wishes of the entire community that it may\\ncontinue long and prosper.\\nThe Villages.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 GiLMANTox Iron-Wouks. We\\nhave spoken of the settlement at Lower Gilmanton,\\npast and present, and of the quiet section full of\\ntender memories, where, by the old Smith Meeting-\\nHouse, the sod was early opened to receive the dead.\\nA few words concerning the Iron-Works village may\\nbe due in this connection. There are not smelting\\nfurnaces, nor heavy castings and wondrous mould-\\nings of glowing metal in these days, as strangers sup-\\npose, at Gilmanton Iron-Works. But in the early\\nsettlement of the place there were discovered here\\nand there, and especially in the neighboring Suncook\\nor Lougee Pond, deposits of iron ore. Yankee con-\\ntrivance lifted this ore from its bed twenty feet under\\nwater and established works, and for a time prose-\\ncuted the making of iron for the market. But it was\\nfound ere long that the obtaining the ore under diffi-\\nculties and the limited supply, so far as then known,\\nw^ould forbid continuance of the undertaking as a pay-\\ning investment. But it gave name to Avery town,\\nas the first designation was, and from the early day it\\nhas been known as Gilmanton Iron-Works.\\nIt has a fine water-power, furnishing opportunity\\nfor a large amount of machinery and manufactures.\\nThis power has long been utilized to considerable\\nextent, and the village is a stirring business point,\\nbeyond any other locality in the town. There are\\nsigns of thrift and neatness about the homes of the\\npeople, and the village has improved every way in\\nthe recent years. There is evidence in stores and\\nshops of lucrative business and in the professional\\nwalks, three or more clergymen guard their spiritual\\nfolds, four or more physicians have care for the health\\nof the people, and, that the right may prevail, the\\ngenial and watchful Colonel Thomas Cogswell pays\\nhonor due to the Majesty of Law; has a busy life\\nin adjusting the claims of law and equity between\\nman and man, Fiat Justitia, etc. Let justice be\\ndone though the heavens fall).\\nGilmanton Iron-Works within the past year has\\nestablished a new industry in the erection of a large\\nshoe-fiictory. It is in successful operation, writes\\none of the principal owners, and gives employment\\nto about seventy-five persons. We have a good lo-\\ncation and a fine building. Among other manufac-\\nturing is the sash and blind-shop of Eeuben Giles,\\nthe grist and saw-mill of Danford Cook, the plow-\\nshop and rake-factory of the Marsh Brothers. All\\nthese are cheeriugly prosperous.\\nThe village of the Iron-Works, lying low under\\nsurrounding hills, at the water-level, would not be\\njudged as healthful as other portions of the town.\\nBut large is the number who have, at a very advanced\\nage, reached the bounds that were set that no man\\ncan pass.\\nOn the 21st of August, 1885, a prominent citizen,\\nMoses P. Page, died, a citizen aged and so prominent\\nas to challenge some special notice. He lived to\\nwithin two months of ninety years, being eighty-nine\\nyears and ten months. He was born in Gilmanton\\nOctober 30, 1795, and, with the exception of a single\\nyear, passed his whole life in town. He was educa-\\nted in the town school and Gilmanton Academy, and\\ncommenced mercantile life in Lower Gilmanton j\\nthen at Gilmanton Iron- Works in 1818; opening a\\nstore, he continued a successful merchant fifty years.\\nMr. Page was one of the thirteen who formed the Con-\\ngregational Church in Gilmanton Iron-Works. He was\\na constant attendant upon public worship and a daily\\nreader of the Scriptures. He also kei)t himself in-\\nformed in relation to the doings of the various benev-\\nolent societies. While living he made the following\\ndonations: To the American Home Missionary So-\\nciety, $2500 to the New Hampshire Bible Society,\\n$2500 to the American Board for Foreign Missions,\\n$2500; to the New Hampshire Missionary Society,\\n$2500; to the American Missionary Association for\\nEducating the Colored People at the South, $10,000\\nto the Gilmanton Iron-Works Congregational Church,\\n$3333 also his pew in the meeting-house for the min-\\nister and his family and to said society, by his will,\\nhe gave his dwelling-house for a parsonage. His\\ngifts in all amounted to about $25,000.\\nThe Centre Village.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Centre village. Acad-\\nemy village, (or, vulgarly, Gilmanton Corner), need*\\nbut brief mention for, though greatly changed in\\nmany respects, it is as pleasant to the eye as it ever was.\\nIt is reduced in population and wealth, yet has\\nmany visitors from near and far, who come and\\ngo. The mountains hold fast their old positions, as\\nthe mountains were round about Jerusalem the\\nlittle hills rejoice on every side, and rising suns and\\nevening sunsets are glorious to the vision. Do you\\nkeep painted up, and the village neat and tidy, as\\nwhen I went to school at the academy asked the\\nworthy president of the New Hampshire Medical So-\\nciety. Generally so, and a little more so, though the\\nability to gratify taste is far less than the desire. The\\nattractions for business men and money-making are\\nnot strong. There are no facilities for manufactures\\nnor the convenience of railroad stations, and yet\\nevery day the sharp whistle of engines, and often the\\nrumble of wheels, are distinctly heard from the four\\ncardinal points but, to the waiting traveler, eight,\\nten or twelve miles of outstretched country must be\\nfirst passed over ere the eye sees what seemed so nigh\\nat hand. It is most forcibly suggestive of the love-\\nsong in one of the operas, Thou art so near and yet\\nso far But, if not pressed by urgent business,\\nthese stage and carriage-rides are highly enjoyable,\\nand, to the worn and weary under the cares of life,\\nseeking for quiet, there is a feeling of positive relief\\nin deliverance from smoke and noise and the endless\\nexcitements of large towns and cities. Gilmanton", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1321.jp2"}, "1127": {"fulltext": "804\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nhas some very pleasant residences, with tasteful sur-\\nroundings, as, for instance, the country-seat of Z. S.\\nKitchen, Esq., of New York, built with all modern\\nimprovements but a few years since then, nearly op-\\nposite, the massive old homestead of Major Ebenezer\\nEastman, once the home of Mary Butler, now im-\\nproved, owned and occupied in the summer months\\nby Dr. J. M. W. Kitchen, of New York then the\\nlofty mansion, purchased and improved a year ago\\nby the celebrated lecturer, John L. Stoddard. From\\nthese points, also from the Prospect House, the\\nviews are uncommonly fine. Another home, with a\\nwonderful outlook, is that of Colonel Cyrus Gilman,\\non the southern outskirts of the village also, the en-\\ntire sweep of the horizon at Oakland Cottage, the\\nresidence of J. Horace Drew, Esq. The late Rev. Dr.\\nPrime Irenieus of the iV\u00c2\u00ab\u00c2\u00ab York Observer), whWe\\nboarding there in a recent summer, sent a capital let-\\nter to his paper, extracts from which will close this\\narticle.\\nOakland Cottage, with its pleasant outlying\\nfields, was once Copp s Hill, from the owner of years\\nago. There resided in the family an ancient and pious\\nspinster, quiet and meditative, to whom in the love\\nof nature holding communion with her visible forms,\\nshe spake a varied language.\\nThe view of the village from this high point, es-\\npecially before the obscuring growth of trees and\\nshrubbery on streets and in yards, was like a clear-\\ncut picture. I sit by my window on beautiful sum-\\nmer mornings, said the ancient dame, and look down\\nupon the plain and upon the village, and I think of\\nSodom and Gomorrah!\\nDoubtless, she had not the least intention of com-\\nplimenting the villagers. It was only because her\\nthoughts ran Scripturally. There is a fine view from\\nthe vicinity of the recent home of Levi Grant, Esq.,\\nof the Tamworth and Sandwich Mountains, and one\\nof the best in all the region of Mount Washington.\\nA lovely view is also had of distant mountain scenery,\\nparts of Loudon, Canterbury, the Shaker village,\\npart of Concord, etc., from the dwelling of Mr.\\nRichard D. Varney, immediately in the village.\\nThen, but a little way off, stands and firmly abides\\nthe well-known Peaked Hill, and here the view tran-\\nscends the largest anticipations of its visitors. Such\\nis its relative position that it seems to stand alone,\\ndetached from the mountain range of which it is\\nreally a part, while, as on the apex of a cone, the\\nworld falls off on every hand, and rises again to-\\nward the distant horizon. Here one gets a marvel-\\nous view of the mountain scenery in New Hamp-\\nshire, and extending into Maine and Vermont.\\nPeaked Hill has been for many years a favorite re-\\nsort for pleasure parties, for students of the academy\\nand visitors who love to climb for the sake of the\\nclimbing.\\nThere are other |)lace.s of interest that are worth\\nthe visiting, as P(u-cupine Ledge, the Gulf, Lougee\\nPond, with its fine fishing, and Loon Pond, the largest\\nand most beautiful body of water in this region,\\nwhere sail-boats may have the most ample swing.\\nBeside this pond the traveled road leading to Lower\\nGilmanton, Pittsfield, etc., rises into a long and quite\\ntedious hill, but on reaching the height of land,\\nwhile the horse should stand and rest a little, the\\ntraveler if possessed of any sense of the beautiful,\\nwill be very willing to have him. A lady artist from\\nBoston said, in her enthusiiism, I want to get me a\\ntent and a cooking-stove, and just come here and\\nstay.\\nIf one shall continue his tour some two miles be-\\nyond this hill, there will come in sight the beautiful\\nand yet higher grounds and farm of Jeremiah Wil-\\nson, Esq., deceased, at present owned and cultivated\\nby his nephew and heir, George W. Sanborn, Esq.\\nThe prospect from this summit is of wide extent, and\\nexceptionally striking in variety. The location of\\nthe old Wilson mansion is very commanding, and\\nhas about it a yet-lingering savor of aristocracy an\\nelement which, for many years, was attributed to Gil-\\nmanton Corner pre-eminently; but whether pervad-\\ning the atmosphere like a miasm, or like an imponder-\\nable agent in nature, when one would put his finger\\nupon it, it was not there But this owner and occu-\\npant of the Wilson property, if not an aristocrat, is a\\nperiodical autocrat, whose favor with his fellow-citi-\\nzens is worthy to be put on record.\\nIn years gone by, at the town-meetings, the strife of\\nparties at the very opening was often fierce and long\\non the simple matter of the moderator. This was\\nfrom the idea that whatever might be the political\\nstripe of the moderator, so would be the elections of\\nthe day. He was a sort of standing prophecy, a fore-\\ncasting shadow. This is all changed, and being\\nstruck with the facts in a later acquaintance with\\nGilmanton, that no sooner is a town-meeting assem-\\nbled than George W. Sanborn is called to the chair,\\na little note was sent to hira, saying,\\nTell me about the late Jeremiah Wilson\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the date of birth and death\\nand anything of family history also, have you any records from which\\nyon could tell me how many times you have been moderator of Gilman-\\nton town-meetings\\nThere was returned soon the following racy reply\\nUrarSir I herewith send you date of death of Esquire Wilson and\\nmatters pertaining to his family, taken iiarUy from Belknap s aud Lan-\\ncaster s Histories, and partly ft-om my own records. PleasD use what la\\npertinent to your object. As to your humble servant, I hardly perceive\\nthat there is anything that can adorn your article on Gilmanton or en-\\nhance its value. In answer to your question, I will say, I have had thr\\nhonor to preside at twenty-one March elections, commencing in March,\\n1S62, and including every one to the present time, excepting 1872, 7:1,\\n74 also atsix and probably seven November elections {am not positive\\nabout that of 1868). Besides these, I have presided at six special town-\\nmeetings, 80 that in all I am confident my fellow-citizens have elected\\nme moderator thirty-four times. I was born in Sandwich May 11,\\n1822 (I was entirely innocent of that). I was married to Mary Ann\\nBrown, March 2*, 1846\u00e2\u0080\u0094 that was premeditated. My decease is not on\\nrecord yet. In my youth I was taught at Gilmanton .\\\\cademy by Sewell\\nGreeley\u00e2\u0080\u0094 associate teacher, as he was called then. I trained, on sever.-il\\noccasions, with Rev. S. S. N. Greeley, Jis chaplain of the Tenth Reginieiit,", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1322.jp2"}, "1128": {"fulltext": "aiLMANTON.\\n805\\nat( gonenil muster. Been representative two years\u00e2\u0080\u0094 1\u00c2\u00ab00-70\u00e2\u0080\u0094 and\\nworked hard on the farm most of the time.\\nYours, most respectfully,\\nGEOltdE W. SAMIOEN.\\n\\\\V ith tliiuiks for information and assistance\\nproniply conveyed, this section must close with refer-\\nence to one more point of observation, with beautiftil\\noutlook in and around the Centre village of Gilman-\\nton. Summer guests have named it, very prettily,\\nSunset Rock. It is but a few rods northwest from\\nthe Prospect House, on the summit of a gentle rise\\nof land, but from its relative position aflbrding a\\nbroad sweep of horizon, with distant mountains, that\\nis ipiite unusual and truly beautiful.\\nThe following is a letter written to the Neio York\\nObserver by Irenseus.\\nBeautiful Situatio.v, Its .\\\\ncient People, Its Sons and Schools.\\n\\\\t Old Orchard Beach I celebrated the praises of Lake Winnipesau-\\nkee. If that does not spell the word as you learned it in your geogra-\\nphy days lean spell it twenty-five other ways, as it is in a work now\\nlying near me, on New Hampshire. All right, so -take your choice. It\\nis by some writers regarded the most beautiful lake in America.\\nA few years ago some friends of mine, Mr. and Mrs. Kitchen, of\\nTwenty-third Street, traveling in the summer, became enamored of this\\nGilmanton village this elevated, picturesque, cool, healthful and peace-\\nful region. They returned and built a beautiful country seat. Remote\\nfrom cities and unvexed with cares they find it a pleasant summer home.\\nWhat we heard from them drew us to the hills of New Hampshire, and\\nto this particular hill, of which I am writing. In the open air, at noon,\\nin the shade on a hot day, it is as cool as a garde)\\nare at Mrs. Drew s farm-hotise, on Oakland Hill, the most\\ning and beautiful site in this romantic region. From the summit we hav^\\na panorama of extraordinary extent and variety, with rare combination\\nof sublimity and beauty. The circle of the horizon, fifty miles away in\\nevery direction, is a rampart of mountains, whose lofty peaks and grace-\\nful curves make a battlemented wall three hundred miles around, sur-\\nmounted by an azure dome, in the zenith of which, this moment, biases\\nthe noonday sun. Nearest to my right hand is Mount Kearsarge, classic\\nin all time for the story of naval war Ascutney, full of history and\\npoetry, and the Grand Monadnock and the two domes of the Unconoo-\\nnock\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the Indian for breaks, which they are fabled to resemble Mt.\\nMajor, Mt. Minor and the great Moose Mountain and, in the north,\\nthe mighty White Mountains, in grand array, make a faint claim for this\\nregion to be called the Switzerland of America. At least thirty different\\ntownships are^in sight from our door. The population is sparse and does\\nnot increase. Taung people are enticed by the commerce and arts and\\nchances of the age to quit their native hills and seek fresh fields and\\npastures new in other regions. Instead of saying, The fathei-s, where\\nare they it is the children for whom you must iuquire, and you get no\\nanswer. They are gone. But it is a remarkable place for longevity.\\nThose who stay, live. The town has records of more than fifty of its in-\\nhabitants who have lived more than ninety years some one hundred,\\none hundred and three and one hundred and four years.\\nThis Siime Gilmanton is not the least among the tribes of the Granite\\nState, for out of it have gone some of the most illustrious sons of New\\nEngland. Among the original families was that of Adams, and by-and-\\nby one of them begat a son, who begat Juhu, wliu l.cjral ,lohn Quincy,\\nwho begat Charles Francis and so thr Ihimi vlim- :iiiie out of the\\ntribe of Gilmanton. Even so the hou.^r i i -till is, here\\nand one of that name begatEbeuezei, li Ezekiel and\\nDaniel, and Daniel grewup iua town iji i i M. ;i mighty man.\\nAnd time would fail me to speak of Cu^^nell, riiir.inl, Dudley, Clark,\\nEastman, Greeley, Uackett, Hutchinson, Moody, Nelson, Page, I arsons,\\nPeaslee, Prescott, Sanborn, Shepard and many others whose names are\\nfamiliar, and whose ancestors once dwelt among these hills. It is often\\nsaid of a country Uke Scotland or New Hampshire, that it is a great\\ncountry to go from and what better can be said of Ti land than this,\\nthat it gives birth to good and great men. It may, indeed, be too small\\nfor them to grow in, and so the world is richer and better when they are\\ndriven to go abroad on the face of the eartli to be kimwu aiul felt amoug\\nmen. Out of the leiwt of the tribes may spring the leader, and thus the\\nleast becomes the greatest.\\nHere is one way in which this town made Itself a home, out of which\\narose njiii of mark. In the veiir 17!i2 the town raised a committee of\\ntwenty riii/,]is I ,1,1,1 III, r|,i,.-ii,,\u00e2\u0080\u009e of founding an academy for\\nhigher ..ill. ,11,, n iliiii ili, ,m l\u00e2\u0080\u009e,nl, and on the report of this com-\\nniittii til, 1 i,l,ihi,,l, i\u00e2\u0080\u009el,,\u00c2\u00ab,,l, .11,1, ,1, two years time, had in operation\\nan instiluiiuii \u00c2\u00abliicti baa tlounslied tiom that day to this under a long\\nseries of successful and eminent teachers, fitting for college and business\\ngenerations of young men who have made their mark in the church, the\\nState and the world and I will say, a better place for a boy s school is\\nnot to be found in New England, so far as my knowledge extends.\\nBy and by the trustees found, in their original constitution, a clause\\nlequiring them to provide instruction in the doctrines of religion re-\\nvealed, and, on the strength of this, they established a theological semi-\\nnary, built a large brick edifice and called able and learned professors.\\nThey graduated from the opening, in 1835, some ten or twelve classes of\\nyonng men. One of the graduates in its first class was the present pastor\\nof the village church. Rev. S. S. N. Greeley, who adds to his pastoral\\nwork the care of a farm, and has a seat in the Legislature of the State,\\nand is chairman of the House committee on education. But there was nck\\ncall for this seminary to be perpetuated. We have more seminaries and\\ncolleges than are needed now. It is more economical, wiser and better ttt\\nconcentrate the funds, the learning and energy of the churches on a few\\ninstitutions, and make them fltst-classwith all possible furnishings, than\\nto multiply feeble colleges and seminaries in every State or section. Thia\\nhas been carried on to a deplorable exces.s, and a mortality among them,\\nwith a survival of the fittest, tends to the improvement of education in\\nthe church and in the country.\\nLongevity. The following is a portion of a letter\\nwritten by a lady resident of Gilmanton in answer to\\na letter to Eev. Mr. Greeley (in his absence from\\nhome) by W. H. Ward, editor of the New York In-\\ndependent, inquiring as to the truth of the report\\ngoing the rounds of the newspapers, that only one\\nchild had been born in Gilmanton Iron- Works dur~\\ning the last five years\\nI have been talking by telephone with Eev. Dr. Blake, of Gilman-\\nton Iron-Works, and learned that within the last five years only one\\nchild has been born there, and he is now more than four years old. We,\\nin this Academy village, would not be unduly elated or too boastful over\\nour neighbors, but during that time, in the families resident here, ther\u00c2\u00bb\\nhave been seven or eight births.\\nTo those of us familiar with the rapid increase of population in th\\nWest, this feature of the inland towns of New England is strange and\\nsaddening. But we must count np our mercies, and we certainly\\nhave our share of those in unusual second childhood, according to thft\\ncommon reckoning of that period. Not long ago a bright, old citizen,\\none hundred years old, wrote his name very legibly for his numerous,\\ncallers. Our neighbor across the street received her friends on her\\nninetieth birthday, and, till about a year before herdeath, worked in her\\ngarden almost daily, took a deep interest in the important questions of\\nthe day and read without glasses to the last. In the very next house, with\\nthe granddaughter of Mary Butler, lived another, ninety-seven yearn\\nold. A few yards beyond, one ninety-three, and in the house adjoining,\\nbright and active at eighty-three, is one highly esteemed. On my right\\nlives a widow eighty-one years of age, who does all the cooking for a\\nhouse full of summer boarders, besides making butter and taking care of\\nher garden, and reading without glasses more than many people of leis-\\nure. Just aeross the academy green is a lady verging upon ninety.\\nWhen not busy about her house she reads the best books of the day and\\nentertains friends witli her just criticisms and comments and her many\\npleasant recollectimiB, sli, r,,iiiiiM n, cd the Bible with Scott s Commen.\\ntary last January, i,:nlinj ih, i,\\\\i. nitli all the notes and practical ob-\\nservations and, It ,li. 111, uill lihisli it by the close of this year. There\\nare many others 1 c..iil,l ;\u00e2\u0080\u009el,l i,, tin- li-tof worthies, and I have chosen\\nthese six widows, .as they all have lived, within a few rods of each other.\\nThe young people go to the West and to the cities, and the census-\\ntaker is lightly taxed\u00e2\u0080\u0094 but do not the pure air of these breezy hills and\\nthe touch of the mountain sod seem to favor vigor of body and mind\\nS. B. C. G., in Manchester Mirror.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1323.jp2"}, "1129": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nThe centenarian alluded to in the above commu-\\nnication was Mr. Russell Philips. He was a native\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0of Connecticut pa-ssed his first seven years of life in\\nNew Hampshire, in Loudon; moved into Gilmanton\\nin 1824. He became a member of the Methodist\\nChurch, and was a brotlier in whom could well be\\nreposed an unshaken confidence. His was an every-\\nday religion.\\nHis wife was Mary Merrill. They had seven chil-\\niren,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Clarissa, Hiram, Calvert, Mary, Josephine,\\nPhylena and Dr. Butler, of Suncook. Ou the Uth of\\nJune, eleven years ago, the oldest daughter became\\ntotally blind. There is, however, in this sad ca-\\nlamity, light within, and she lives in waiting for\\nthe dawning of the jnorning, when the shadows pass\\na,way.\\nMr. Philii s died September 15, 1874, aged one\\nhundred years and six months.\\nIt was intended to present in this article brief no-\\ntices, or at least the names, of a multitude of distin-\\nguished men who were natives, or pursued their early\\neducation in Gilmanton, but space forbids.\\nBy the census of 1880 the population of Gilman-\\nton is fourteen hundred and eighty-five. By the\\nrecords of its history, among the earliest settlers were\\na family of Weeds. The last to leave will be weeds,\\nunless our young men come out of cities on to these\\nfarms, that have all the elements of beauty and fruit-\\nfulness.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nTHOMAS DURRELL.\\nThere is always something encouraging and inspir-\\ning in the record of a brave and honest struggle with\\nthe difficulties of life and the untoward circumstances\\nof one s lot, when that struggle results in success,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 a\\nsuccess gained by honest and persistent endeavor.\\nWe have an example of this in the life of Thomas\\nDurrell, who was born in Gilford, N. H., January 29,\\n1798. He was born and educated among a peculiar,\\ntried and worthy people, among plain, frugal, solid,\\ntoiling pioneers, a race quite difierent from those com-\\nprising the society of the present time. The principal\\ncapital of those days consisted in the virtues and per-\\nsonal energies of the people. In his boyhood our\\ncountry knew very little of newspapers, libraries,\\nacademies and colleges it knew chiefly country school-\\nhouses, and working, thinking men and women.\\nHis grandfather was Eliphalet Durrell, an English\\niMuigraiit who settled in Northwood, N. H., and was\\none of the pioneer farmers of the eighteenth century.\\nThe name, although domiciled in England for cen-\\nturies, betrays its Norman French extraction.\\nJoseph, son of Eliphalet, married Olive Garmon, a\\ndescendant of Joseph Garmon, one of the early set-\\ntlers of Northwood, and removed to Gilford, with his\\nyoung wife, to make a home. Gilford was at that\\ntime very sparsely settled, the country a wilderness of\\nrocks and woods, and every new-comer had to clear\\nhis land, fell the trees and, with courageous heart and\\nhands, convert the forest into cultivated fields.\\nThe young couple remained in Gilford for a few\\nyears, working with patient and unremitting industry,\\nand then removed to Gilmanton, where Mr. Durrell\\npurchased a lot of land. Three children were born\\nto Joseph and Olive (Garmon) Durrell, Nicholas,\\nThomas and Polly, who married Jerry Hutchinson.\\nJoseph Durrell died in 1819, at the age of forty-six,\\nand his land was inherited by his two sons. Nicholas\\nwas a man of energy, a colonel in the militia. His\\nbarn was struck by lightning in 1831, with a loss of\\nabout one thousand dollars, and he soon after sold his\\ninterest in Gilmanton to his brother, and emigrated to\\nThornton, N. H., and died there.\\nThomas Durrell married, April 19, 1819, Sarah,\\ndaughter of Levi and Esther (Melcher) Hutchinson.\\n(Levi Hutchinson was a soldier in the War of the\\nRevolution, and one of the detachment sent the night\\nbefore the battle of Bunker Hill to throw up entrench-\\nments there). Thomas and Sarah (Hutchinson) Dur-\\nrell had eight children,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Joseph B., Ann M. (Mrs. John\\nWallace, of Sanbornton), Martha C. (died aged four-\\nteen years), Sarah A. (Mrs. George Folsom), Thomas\\nF. (died in California), Eliza J. (Mrs. Hiram Richard-\\nson, of Concord), Lewis E. and Charles W.\\nMr. Durrell remained in Gilmanton, and for many\\nyears was one of the hardest-working men of this .sec-\\ntion. He continued making additions to his farm\\nuntil he owned about two thousand five hundred acres\\nin one body, and gave his name to Durrell s Mountain.\\nAn old citizen informs us that Mr. Durrell told him\\nthat he had made about forty miles of stone wall,\\nand to the observer of the work to-day it would seem\\nas if this was rather under than over-estimated. The\\nsame qualities which made him successful as a farmer\\nrecommended him to offices of trust. He devoted\\nmuch time and attention to the public interests of the\\ntown, attended every town-meeting from the time he\\nwas a voter until the year of his death, and for many\\nyears was a man of much influence. He was often\\ncalled to office in the town, served as selectman, rep-\\nresentative, etc., and was honored by an election as\\ncounty treasurer. In all his official duties the same\\n.safe conservatism, active energy and unflinching in-\\ntegrity which prevailed in his private life were exhib-\\nited. He was interested in the military organizations\\nof the State, and in 1825 was appointed adjutant of\\nthe Tenth Regiment. Politically, Mr. Durrell was of\\nthe Jeffersonian school, and remained true to those\\nold Jeffer.sonian and Jacksonian ideas, having always\\nvoted thestraight Democratic ticket with one exception.\\nIn 18G1, Mrs. Durrell died, and the following year\\nMr. Durrell married Mrs. Francis A. Burns, and im-\\nmediately purchased the James Bell estate, in Laco-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1324.jp2"}, "1130": {"fulltext": "h\\nc^-^", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1327.jp2"}, "1131": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1328.jp2"}, "1132": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1329.jp2"}, "1133": {"fulltext": "(TT^fuJ i^O o/-^^-^^-^^", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1330.jp2"}, "1134": {"fulltext": "GILMANTON.\\n807\\nnia, where he made his residence, attending to his\\nnumerous financial interests until his death, May 9,\\n1883, at the advanced age of eighty-five years. He\\nwas the owner of the Cerro Gordo Hotel, and after the\\ndestruction of that liotel by fire he erected several\\nstores on this property. He was one of the incorpo-\\nrators of the Laconia National Bank, of which he was\\nmade a director, and was actively connected with\\nvarious business enterprises. He was for many years\\n-a member of the Congregational Church at Gilmanton\\nIron- Works and the North Church, of Laconia.\\nMr. Durrell was a fine-looking man, of pleasant\\nmanners, social, kind-hearted, careful and conserva-\\ntive in business matters. He was a man of good per-\\nsonal habits, of strong constitution, with good health,\\nand retained the use of his faculties in an unusual\\nmanner. He adopted and maintained through life\\ngood rules of thought and good principles of conduct,\\nthe soundest and best of rules, as his long life and his\\nsuccess fully testify. Thorough, positive and ener-\\ngetic, he accomplished much and was a valued and\\nworthv citizen.\\nTHOMAS COGSWELL, JR.\\nThomas, youngest son of Hon. Thomas and Polly\\nNoyes Cogswell, was born in Gilmanton February\\n8, 1841; was educated at Gilmanton Academy and\\nDartmouth College, from which institution he grad-\\nuated in the class of 1863. In 1862, Mr. Cogswell\\nenlisted in Company A, Fifteenth New Hampshire\\nVolunteers, and was at once appointed first lieuten-\\nant, soon afterwards being promoted to captain. He\\nwas stationed iu the Department of the Gulf, under\\nGeneral Banks, and was with his regiment at the\\nsiege and surrender of Port Hudson. Upon the ex-\\npiration of his term of service, in 1863, Mr. Cogswell\\npursued the study of law with Messrs. Stevens\\nVaughau, at Laconia, and at Harvard Law School,\\nand was admitted as an attorney-at-law in the Su-\\npreme Court of New Hampshire in September, 1866.\\nHe commenced the practice of law at Gilmanton\\nIron- Works in December, 1860, where he has since\\nremained.\\nThe town of Gilmanton has generally been largely\\nRepublican in its politics yet Mr. Cogswell, al-\\nthough a Democrat, has been elected to nearly every\\noffice in the gift of his townsmen. In 1868 was su-\\nperintending school committee in 1871 and 72,\\nrepresentative in the State Legislature, and the last\\nyear candidate of his party for Speaker in 1880,\\n1881 and 1882 was one of the selectmen, and for two\\nyears was chairman of the board in 1878 was\\nchosen State Senator from District No. 6. Mr. Cogs-\\nwell was appointed colonel on Governor Weston s staff\\nin 1871. In addition to a busy professional life, Mr.\\nCogswell has carried on extensive farming operations,\\nand has made great improvements on the large farm\\nformerly occupied by his ancestors.\\nIn the cause of education Mr. Cogswell has always\\nbeen active, and for many years has been one of the\\nboard of trustees of Gilmanton Academy, and at the\\npresent time is president and treasurer of the same.\\nMr. Cogswell is noted for his liberality and public\\nspirit, and large numbers of poor people have cause\\nto remember him as a good friend iu their time of\\nneed.\\nMr. Cogswell is a member of Winnipesaukee Lodge\\nof F. and A. Masons also of Post 37, Grand Army\\nof the Republic, at Laconia, and Crystal Lake\\nGrange, Patrons of Husbandry, Gilmanton Iron-\\nworks. In 1873, Mr. Cogswell married Florence,\\ndaughter of R. D. Mooers, of Manchester, and has\\nthree children, one daughter and two sons.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1333.jp2"}, "1135": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF LACONIA.\\nCHAPTER I.\\nGeographical Early Histoi-j Kndiciil Rock Original Ownci-eof Land\\nForniei- Propiiotors .of Laconia Village\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mereditli Bridge in 1813\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nLaconia in 1842\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The First Tavern\u00e2\u0080\u0094 First Saw-Mill.\\nThe town of Laconia lies near the centre of the\\ncounty, and is bounded as follows North by Mere-\\ndith East, Gilford and Long Bay South, Belmont\\nand Lake Winnesquam West, by Lake Winnesquam.\\nIn the year 1622 the council established at Ply-\\nmouth, in the county of Devon, for the planting,\\nruling and governing of New England, in America,\\ngranted to Captain John Mason all the lauds be-\\ntween the rivers Merrimack and Sagadahoc, extend-\\ning back to the great lakes and rivers of Canada, and\\nthis was called Laconia. This was the famous Ma-\\nsonian grant which so much and so long affected the\\ngeography and history of the province of New Hamp-\\nshire.\\nIn laying out a new township from Meredith and\\nGilford the town fathers very properly and appropri-\\nately sought to commemmorate the historical fact\\nabove mentioned and chose the present name of\\nLaconia. For this reason much of the early his-\\ntory of Laconia will be found in the histories\\nof Gilmanton and Meredith. The population of\\nLaconia, according to the census of 1880, was about\\nthree thousand eight hundred, but it is proba-\\nble that the increase since that time will carry the\\nnumber of inhabitants to four thousand and over.\\nStrange as it may appear, the territory of Laconia\\nwas once claimed as within the jurisdiction of\\nMassachusetts Bay Colony. As early as 1638 the\\ncolony had sent out a surveying party, who ascended\\nthe Merrimack River and marked a tree somewhere\\nnear the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winni-\\npiseogee Rivers as the northern bound of the colony.\\nSome years later, upon perusal of our charter, they\\nof the Bay Colony who had the affairs of the settle-\\nment in charge decided that they had not extended\\ntheir claim far enough north into the wilderness so\\nthey dispatched a new party into the north-laud to\\nexpand their frontier. Accordingly, in May, 1652,\\nCaptain Simon Willard and Edward Johnson were\\nnamed iis commissioners. They started from Ip.swich\\nin a sail-boat with a small company ni :i-i-i t:iiits. and\\nsailed up the Merrimack River. In ili. onipany was\\nJonathan Ince, John Sherman and at Ir.ist two In.liaiis.\\nThe river was the Indian thorou rlifaix aiul ari unil\\nthe numerous falls of its course the red men had\\npaths, called carrying places. There is no record extant\\nof how the expedition overcame the natural obstacles\\nof the journey but certain it is that they arrived at\\nthe Weirs August 1, 1652, and there marked a boulder\\nas the north bound of the colony. They returned to\\nthe lower settlements after an absence of nineteea\\ndays, and for nearly two centuries their monument\\nwas lost to human ken.\\nIn 1725, John Lovewell, withhis,band, traversed the\\nwilderness, seeking for the scalps of hostile Indians,\\nbut it was years later before the white men came to\\nstay.\\nThe rock marked by Simon Willard and party has\\nhad a history. Its location was rediscovered by-\\nchance about the year 1854, while making an exca-\\ntion in the channel, and it was visited by Judge Saw-\\nyer, Philip Carrigain and others interested in his-\\ntorical subjects. The Lake Company had raised the\\nwater of the lake by a dam, and it was exposed to\\nthe action of ice, and from fear that the inscription\\nwould be entirely lost, J. A. Dupee, a former treasurer\\nof the Lake Company, sent Italian artists to make a\\ncast of the inscription, and facsimiles were made,\\none of which can be seen at the New Hampshire\\nHistorical Society s rooms in Concord. The lovers of\\nhistory and the antique, however, were not satisfied\\nwith doing this alone, but agitated the matter, and\\nat last, in 1883, got an appropriation from the State\\nLegislature for raising the rock above the surface,\\nand surrounding it by safeguards against further\\nharm. The Legislature of 1885 made a further ap-\\npropriation. Hon. John Kimball, E. P. Jewell, Esq.,\\nand W. E. Buck are the commissioners having the\\nbusiness in charge.\\nThis bound lost all interest for the Massachusetts\\nBay Colony in 1740, when the present boundary be-\\ntween the two States was established.\\nE I\\ns w\\nWP\\nI OHN\\nE N D I C V T\\nGOV", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1334.jp2"}, "1136": {"fulltext": "LACOxNIA.\\nOriginal Owners of Land. Colonel Samuel Ladd\\nbought the huid on what is now called Ladd Hill in\\n178U. Hesoou alter purehasod two and a half acres\\non the east side of the river, of Samuel Jewrlt. lor\\nseven Spanish milled dollars. The land on tin .iih, r\\nside of the river he already owned. A savv-niill was\\nsoon after erected on this lot of land, and as the wa-\\nter privilege was better, was an improvement over the\\nmill at Wears.\\nFormer Owners of Laconia Village.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The land\\non the north side of WiniHi esaukee River was first\\nowned by Master (schoolmaster) James, of Exeter.\\nStephen Gale, of Gilmanton, nest purchiised the land\\nand sold it to Colonel Samuel Ladd in 1783. This\\ntract of land ran from where the river empties into\\nLake Winnesquam to a point near the Church Street\\nbridge, and embraced all the laud between this line and\\nthe river. Colonel Ladd also purchased all the laud\\npossible adjoining this property, and probably owned\\nabout all that the pre.sent village of Laconia covers\\nnorth of the river. When Colonel Ladd died, in 1801,\\nhis property was divided among the heirs and a large\\nportion of the land was inherited by the wife of Ste-\\nphen Perley, Esq. When the town of Gilmanton was\\ndivided into lots, the land on the south side of the\\nriver, from the outlet at Round Bay to Gove s Point,\\nwas divided into two lots about one hundred and\\ntwenty rods wide. Most of this property was first\\nowned by James Conner and John Lowe, but was soon\\nafter purchased by Samuel Jewett, together with other\\nland further to the east. Daniel Avery and Dr. Bow-\\nman afterwards bought part of this property.\\nThe land where the first settlement was made in\\nLaconia was near the head of Round Bay, and was\\npurchased by Ebenezer Smith of John Purmont, the\\noriginal owner.\\nMeredith Bridge in 1813.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The late Timothy D.\\nSomes came to Meredith Bridge in 1813, and, in a\\nstatement made a short time before his death (in 1884),\\ngives the following interesting facts regarding the\\nBridge at that time He states that there was but\\none church then, and no settled minister in town.\\nThe church was built by individuals and belonged to\\nno particular denomination was a small building and\\nstood on the lots just below the present Willard Hotel.\\nThere was a cotton-mill where the brick Belknap Mill\\nnow stands this building was of the same size on the\\nground in 1813 as to-day, and was called the Avery\\nMill. The owners were Daniel Avery, Daniel Tucker,\\nStephen Perley, and perhaps others were also inter-\\nested. This mill was burned down some eight or nine\\nyears after Mr. Somes came here. There was a cloth-\\ning-mill at the end of Mill Street bridge, on the site\\nnow occupied by J. W. Busiel Co. s dye-house.\\nThis clothing-mill was owned and operated by Sam-\\nuel and Nathan Bean.\\nThere was an oil-mill a few feet above the clothing-\\nmill owned by Stephen Perley, a small mill, with\\none set of stones. The oil was sold and used for paint-\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a052\\ning purposes. Daniel Tucker owned a blacksmith-\\nshop where L. F. Busiel s hosiery-mill is to-day.\\nTucker s shop was run by water-power and had a\\nsmall trip-hammer. He manufactured axes, scythes,\\n-In arsand other edge-tools. There was a bell foundry\\njiisl below Tucker s shop, owned and run by the well-\\nknown Holbrooks. They cast the first bell rung in\\ntown this bell was hung in the bell-tower of the cot-\\nton-factory. The Holbrooks afterwards left town and\\ncontinued business in Massachusetts, where they\\nachieved a national reputation. The North Church bell\\nand other bells in town were cast by the Holbrooks.\\nThere was a small, narrow bridge across the river\\non Main Street at that time, near where the present\\nbridge is located. The bridge had no railing then\\nbut a man named French fell off into the water and\\nwas drowned soon after Mr. Somes came here, and\\nthen the bridge was supplied with a railing.\\nOn the Gilford side was a saw-mill owned by Dud-\\nley Ladd. It stood near the end of Mill Street bridge,\\non the Baldwin site. There was a grist-mill on the\\nsite now occupied by the Pitman picker-house, owned\\nby Jonathan Ladd, a brother of Dudley Ladd. The\\nhouse where Rev. J. P. Atkiuson lives was, in 1813,\\nkept as a hotel by Jonathan Folsom, and was proba-\\nbly the first hotel in the place.\\nThe road through the village was the old Province\\nroad the only road to Lake village was what is now\\ncalled Lake Street. At Lake village Mr. Folsom had\\nat that time a saw-mill, and a grist-mill on the Mere-\\ndith, or Laconia, side of the river. There were only\\nfive houses on the Gilford side at Lake village in\\n1829. Mr. Folsom s house was the only dwelling at\\nLake village in 1813 on that side of the river.\\nThere were but thirty-four houses at Meredith\\nBridge in 1813, on both sides of the river, and\\nsome of these were mere shanties. The best house in\\ntown then was the John A. Harper residence, where\\nMrs. Dr. Prescott now lives. Mr. Harper was the\\nonly lawyer in town, and was an able man was at\\none time a member of Congress.\\nThe mails were frequently carried from Concord to\\nCentre Harbor on horseback. No wagons were to be\\nseen on the streets when Mr. Somes came here, but\\nall business seemed to be done on horseback. It was\\nno uncommon thing to see four persons on one horse,\\nand Mr. Somes stated that he had been one of\\nthree persons on a horse s back many times. The first\\nwagon ever made in these parts was built by James\\nJackson, in Meredith.\\nThe leading spirits then at Meredith Bridge were\\nJohn A. Harper; Stephen Perley, who lived on the\\nspot now occupied by the Parker block Dudley Ladd\\nJonathan Ladd Asa D. Eager, who lived where\\nGove s Block now is Deacon Kimball, who carried\\non an earthenware business on the lot next to the\\nGilford Hosiery boarding-house Daniel Avery, who\\nlived where the residence of W. L. Melcher, Esq., is\\nnow located, in the house called the Andrew Wood-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1335.jp2"}, "1137": {"fulltext": "810\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nman house Mr. Avery had a small store nearly op-\\nposite his residence, where he sold groceries and rum.\\nSoon after 1813, Mr. Avery went into the potash busi-\\nness in a building just south of his store. Dr. Za-\\ndock Bowman was the only physician in town he\\nlived where D. A. Tilton s house stands. The doctor\\nwas very peculiar and eccentric; not much of a pby-\\n.sician, but did what business there was, and also made\\nmoney by letting money and farming; was a short,\\nthick-set man, and owned a large amount of land.\\nMr. Somes spoke very highly of Stephen Perley,\\nand said that no man left his impress more distinctly\\nthan Mr. Perley. He was a large, noble-looking man,\\nowned a great deal of property, did a large business\\nand was connected with all the enterprises that\\ntended to build up the town. Mr. Perley kept the\\npost-office for quite a number of years was an active\\nDemocrat kept a general supply store, and, as usual\\nin those days, sold rum, but it is said never drank any\\nhimself. In 1813 Mr. Perley traded in a small wooden\\nbuilding, where afterwards a brick store was erected,\\nabout half of which is now standing on the corner of\\nMain and Mill Streets. There was no Main Street then\\nabove Mill Street. The first place where Mr. Somes\\nattended school was in a little, old-fashioned school-\\nhouse near the present location of Huse s machine-\\nshop. In 1813 a small brook ran through Bank Square,\\nfollowing what is now the course of the canal. The\\nbrook was crossed bysmallbridgesofoneortwo planks.\\nA copy of the Belknap Gazette, printed in 1842,\\ngives a very good idea of the village of Laconia at\\nthat time. Colonel Charles Lane was the editor and\\nl)ublisher of the Gazette, and from its columns it ap-\\nears that there were in the place three cotton-mills,\\na woolen-mill, grist-mill, saw-mills, shingle, clap-\\nboard, sash and door machinery, a large tannery and\\nvarious other industries. There was a large printing\\nestablishment operated by D. B. Allison, with water-\\nl)0wer press, and a bindery and book-store connected.\\nThere were ten stores, two apothecaries, one jeweler\\nand watchmaker, two barbers, two physicians, five\\nlawyers, three clergymen, three taverns, three new\\nchurches, well finished and painted, and one academy\\nin a flourishing condition. William Clark, Benjamin\\nBoardmau, Lyman B. Walker and H. L. Hazelton\\nwere of the legal fraternity. Nathaniel A. Stephens\\nran a tailor shop over George L. Sibley s general mer-\\nchandise store. Lewis H. Ham was a dealer in gro-\\nceries and provisions. A. G. Folsom was also in the\\ngrocery business, and William M. Ladd sold patent\\nmedicines and drugs. Wilson Barron and Gale,\\nPitman Co., general merchandise, were also in\\nliusiness at this time.\\nThe regular stage line went through from Holder-\\nness to Boston in one day, at that time leaving the\\nBelknap Hotel at six o clock in the morning, going\\nthree days in the week by way of Pittsfield and Ex-\\neter, and the remainder of the time via Concord and\\nManchester.\\nDr. Josiah Crosby had just opened an eye and ear\\ninfirmary. The Gilford Academy was under the in-\\nstruction of Joshua M. Pitman. S. J. Osgood the\\nbarber advertised his business. Gove Currier were\\ndealers in furniture, opposite John C. Moulton s\\ntavern. In 1842, New Hampton was the only town\\nin Belknap County that did not permit the open sale\\nof liquor but in October, 1842, all the public-houses\\nin Laconia claimed to discontinue the sale of ardent\\nspirits. A declaration of independence was issued in\\n1843, signed by one hundred and two citizens, who\\npledged themselves to prevent the sale of liquor in the\\ntown. Soon after this it was announced that the sale\\nof intoxicating drinks in the village had entirely\\nceased. The Meredith Bridge Washingtonian Total\\nAbstinence Association, Miss Harriet Gale, secretary,\\nwas then in active operation.\\nFirst Tavern. The first public-house erected\\nwithin the precincts of what is now Laconia village\\nwas built about 1783, and stood a short distance above\\nthe Main Street bridge of to-day. A store and stable\\nwere connected with the establishment. The tavern\\nproved to be a handy half-way house between Gil-\\nmauton and Meredith Parade.\\nA log house was built on the spot where W. D.\\nHuse s machine-shop now stands, about 1780, and\\nafter the saw-mill was started was replaced. This\\nsecond building stood, with more or less repairs, until\\na few years ago.\\nThe first saw-mill in town was built at Weirs, in\\n1766, by the proprietors of the township. Ebenezer\\nSmith and William Mead had charge of the mill, and\\npaid rent for the same. The iron-work for this mill\\nwas brought from Exeter, and the wood-work was\\nhewn on the spot. The power was obtained from a\\nlarge under-shot wheel. The mill, although of course\\na rude afl air, answered all purposes and remained in\\nuse for many years. For the first ten years after the\\nmill was built the logs were sawed on the halves\\nplan, and one-quarter went to the owners of the mill\\nfor rent.\\nCHAPTER II.\\nLACONIA- CoiKinued).\\nECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY.\\nCongregational Church. The first religious or-\\nganization in Meredith Bridge was incorporated by\\nan act of the Legislature, in 1811, as the Meredith\\nBridge Religious Society. The members of the origi-\\nnal society were Stephen Purley, Daniel Avery, John\\nA. Harper, John Smith, Jonathan Ladd, Simeon\\nTaylor, Dudley Ladd, Daniel Kimball, Daniel Tuck-\\ner, Horatio G. Prescott, Samuel H. Bean, John Bur-\\nleigh, Josiah Randlet, James Crockett, Samuel Jew-\\nett and Jacob Jewett. The first meeting of this soci-\\nety was held August 3, 1811. Their by-laws ordered\\nthat all nionevs were to be raised by assessment on", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1336.jp2"}, "1138": {"fulltext": "811\\nthe members, in inojjortiou to the ratable property of\\nsaid members. The meeting-house, when built, was\\nto be open to all religious denominations. The by-\\nlaws stated The use and occupation of the house\\nshall be open to all religious denominations in such a\\nway that no one proprietor thereof shall be barred\\nfrom introducing any regular preacher of any religious\\ndenomination into said house for the purpose of\\npreaching such a proportion of the time as shall be\\nequal to his or her proportion of property therein.\\nIn 1809 the lot south of what is now the Willard\\nHotel, containiug about five rods front on Province\\nroad, was purchased by Daniel Avery, as trustee for\\nthe inhabitants, as a site for a church building. The\\nprice paid for the land was one hundred and twenty-\\nlive dollars, and the money was raised by subscription\\nof twenty-seven of the business men and farmers in\\nthe vicinity.\\nDr. Bowman oftered a larger lot on what is now\\nCourt Street, and at a less price, but the Province\\nroad site was thought the better location, and, accor-\\ndingly, the church was built there. The building was\\nbuilt largely by subscriptions of lumber and labor.\\nOne person gave a certain amount of lumber, another\\nagreed to lay one thousand of shingles on the roof,\\nand many others gave from a day to two weeks labor\\non the edifice. The dimensions of the building were\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2nearly fifty by forty feet, high-posted, with two rows\\nof windows for light. The end facing the street was\\nornamented with a bell-tower and large steeple, with\\na wooden fish as a weather-vane. This steeple was\\na great affair for that time, and was considered by\\nmany the most beautiful church-steeple in all New\\nEngland. Inside the church was a good-sized gal-\\nlery, in which the pews were sold, which were of the\\nold-style, square and high-backed.\\nThis church building remained in use for twenty-\\nsix years, and was destroyed by fire on the morning\\nof February 27, 1836.\\nSeveral missionaries of various denominations vis-\\nited Meredith Bridge after the erection of the new\\nchurch, but none of them appeared to remain very long.\\nRev. John Turner, of Massachusetts, was the first pas-\\ntor who was rewarded with anything like success for\\nhis eftbrts. The following extract from a letter writ-\\nten by Mr. Turner, in 1833, and dated at Boston,\\nMass., will give some of the difficulties under which\\nhe and other clergymen labored at that time in Mere-\\ndith Bridge\\nI was the first missionary who succeeded in gain-\\ning a congregation to hear me at Meredith Bridge.\\nThere preceded me three missionaries, whose names\\nI do not now recollect, who, not being able to gather\\nany of the people in a few days to hear them preach,\\nand who encountered sour looks and hard words from\\neverybody, were discouraged, and went away without\\ndoing anything, practically saying that the soil was\\ntoo sterile to be broken up by the plowshare of the\\nOospel, and was incapable of culture so they left it.\\nas that which bears briars and thorns and is nigh\\nworthless.\\nIf I mistake not, I made my first visit to that\\nplace as a missionary in June, 1813, under the direc-\\ntion of the Massachusetts Society for Promoting\\nChristian Knowledge, in whose employment I labored\\nthe whole time I was there. To them I looked, and\\nfrom them I received my support. I first went on a\\ncommission of three months to all the towns de-stitute\\nof a settled minister, which lay on every side of Win-\\nnipiseogee Lake, making Meredith Bridge my princi-\\npal stand, and to use my own discretion in going from\\none place to another as I thought best. This com-\\nmission was renewed from time to time, as it expired,\\nfor three years, in which I was constantly in their em-\\nployment on that interesting ground, except a few\\nweeks at a time when I visited my family and preach-\\ned to the people of my charge.\\nThe Congregational missionaries once passed\\nthrough the country like shooting stars, making a lu-\\ncid path but being obliged by their commissious to\\npass on, they were not able to cultivate the seed sown.\\nSectarians were silent while they passed along, but\\nthen fell into their train, and turned the excite-\\nment which they had occasioned against the order\\nby whom their attention had been roused to the things\\nof religion, so that they hurt rather than benefited\\nthe cause in which they labored. I therefore refused\\nto accept a commision of that kind, lest I should do\\nan injury to the cause of Christ.\\nMy reception by the people of Meredith Bridge,\\nwhen I first went among them, was by no means flat-\\ntering. Sectarians of every name had blended their\\ninfluence, and succeeded in planting a deep-rooted\\nprejudice in the minds of all the people against the\\nCongregational ministry. The first remarks I made\\nin my journal on that ground I distinctly recollect to\\nbe nearly in the following words: This morning I\\ncame from Tuftonborough, over the lake to Alton, and\\nwalked to this place, the distance being sixteen miles,\\nand came to Mr. Avery s before eight o clock, to\\nwhom I had letters of introduction. I was weary and\\nexhausted when I came out of the wilderness through\\nwhich I passed, but when the village broke upon my\\neye the contrast was animating. Everything before\\nme and around me wa.s pleasant to the eye; but when\\nI went from house to house and mingled with the in-\\nhabitants my heart sank within me. From eight\\no clock in the morning to four in the afternoon I met\\nnot an individual who welcomed me in words or looks.\\nBut at four in the afternoon I found a family about\\nhalf a mile out of the village, Mr. Jacob Jewett s, who\\nreceived me with open arms, and welcomed me to\\ntheir home.\\nWhen I introduced myself to Mr. Jewett he said\\nI am very glad and very sorry to see you. To my\\ninquiries regarding his reply, he answered: I am\\nglad to see a minister of the gospel but I am sorry to\\nsee you here, for I know that you can do no good.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1337.jp2"}, "1139": {"fulltext": "812\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nfor none will hear you preach, and you will be in-\\nsulted and abused.\\nBut as hard looks and loweringcouutenances never\\nbroke my head or heart, I ventured to appoint a\\nmeeting for the Sabbath at the meeting-house. We\\nwere agreeably disappointed to find about fifty per-\\nsons who tamed out to hear the word of God. I did\\nnot visit in the village any more for three weeks, but\\npreached to them, according to appointment, every\\nSabbath, and found the congregations increasing in\\nnumber about fifty each succeeding Sabbath. Rightly\\nknowing that the sectarians would let me alone while\\nthey thought I would soon leave the ground, I made\\nmy appointments from Sabbath to Sabbath, leading\\nthem to think, when an appointment was made, that\\nit might be the last. In this way I kept them easy\\nso that they broke not upon me, nor interfered in my\\nlabors, till I had awakened an interest among the peo-\\nple in my favor. Knowing that the prejudice among\\nthe people was so strong against notes, that if a min-\\nister should show a scrap of paper ever so small, while\\npreaching, it would drive all out of the house, I\\npreached extemporaneously to them for nine months,\\nand had not even the Bible with me in the pulpit,\\nlest they should think notes were hidden therein.\\nThere was another evil which I had to encounter,\\nnamely, a suggestion from some that the sermons\\nwere written and committed to memory, and preached\\na thousand times. They soon, however, gave me an\\nopportunity to stop this by giving me three portions\\nof Scripture in one day, as I was going into the pulpit,\\nfrom which I preached to their satisfaction the three\\nservices of the day.\\nHad it not been for the unbounded kindness and\\nhospitality of Mr. Jacob Jewett, whose house and\\nstable were ever open for my accommodation, I prob-\\nably should have been discouraged at the outset,\\nas others before me had been. After I\\nhad been there about two months the church where I\\npreached on the Sabbath was generally full.\\nAfter Mr. Turner, who remained about three years,\\ncame Rev. Jotham Sewell, Rev. Henry Sewell, Rev.\\nNathan Fiske (afterwards professor of Greek in Am-\\nherst College) and Rev. Francis Norwood. Mr. Nor-\\nwood came in June, 1824, and the church was organ-\\nized July 20th. He stayed till 1830; Rev. J. K.\\nYoung, from August 12, 1831, to 1866; Rev. H. M.\\nStone, 1868 to 1871 Rev. William T. Bacon, 1871 to\\n1876 Rev. J. E. Fullerton, 1877 to 1881. The pres-\\nent efficient pastor is Rev. Charles A. G. Thurston.\\nThe society owns a large, substantial church edifice,\\nwith a clock-tower supporting a lofty and graceful\\nspire. The interior is conveniently arranged a large\\nvestry below, capable of accommodating three hun-\\ndred people, and a smaller vestry afford space for\\nreligious and social gatherings. A beautiful and\\nspacious audience-room above afibrds one of the most\\npleasing interiors in the State.\\nThe Laconia Free Baptist Church was organized\\nMarch 17, 1838. Rev. Nahum Brooks was the first\\npastor ordained here, and served till December 10,\\n1843 Rev. Silas Gaskill served from December 31,\\n1843, to April 4, 1844; Rev. I. D. Stewart, from April\\n4, 1844, to April 3, 1852; Rev. Ebenezer Fisk, from\\nApril 8, 1852, to September 8, 1853; Rev. G. H.\\nPinkham, from September 8, 1853, to May 24, 1855\\nRev. A. Redlow, from September 7, 1855, to April,\\n1857 Rev. A. D. Smith, from September 5, 1857, to\\nApril, 1861 Rev. Arthur Caverno, from September 7,\\n1861, to April 5, 1862 Rev. C. H. Smith, from Sep-\\ntember 6, 1862, to May, 1864; Rev. A. D. Smith, from\\nJune 4, 1864, to May 8, 1873; Rev. F. H. Lyford,\\nfrom May 8, 1873, to April 31, 1875 Rev. J. Frank\\nLocke, from May 4, 1875, to April 1, 1876 Rev.\\nLewis Malvern, from May 6, 1876, to January 24,\\n1880 Rev. G. C. Waterman, from March 6, 1880, to\\nApril 2, 1881 Rev. F. D. George, from May 7, 1881,\\nto January 17, 1883 Rev. Lewis Malvern, from\\nJanuary 17, 1883.\\nThe present membership of the church is 179; the\\nSunday-school numbers 260. The church was built\\nbefore 1840, and remodeled at an expense of $12,000\\nin 1873. It was burned to the ground October 14,\\n1876, and rebuilt the following year for $10,000.\\nThe society is composed of the strong business men\\nof the village.\\nThe Methodist Episcopal Church was first organ-\\nized in 1838, and was in a flourishing condition for a\\nnumber of years, when, from internal dissension, the\\nchurch languished. It was resuscitated about 1860.\\nAt first they worshiped in the court-house and at Fol-\\nsom Hall until, in 1868, the society purchased the\\nUnitarian meeting-house. There are at present one\\nhundredand twenty-five church members. Thesociety\\nowns the church edifice, clear of debt they owe a small\\nsum on the parsonage. Since 1860 the following pas-\\ntors have been in charge Revs. G. W. H. Clark, Wil-\\nliam H. Thomas, George S. Noyes, Calvin Holman,\\nGeorge W. Norris (who in 1868 raised the money for\\nbuying the meeting-house), B. W. Chase, H. B. Copp,\\nT. Carter, E. R. Wilkins, S. C. Keeler and the present\\npastor. Rev. G. A. McLaughlin.\\nThe meeting-house is a modest and attractive\\nbuilding of familiar New England architecture, hav-\\ning a tower with a bell and a pretty, tapering spire.\\nThe audience-room is tastefully frescoed, and con-\\ntains a fine organ and appropriate appointments.\\nThe TJniversalist Society was organized July 19,\\n1848, at Meredith Bridge. They built a meeting-\\nhouse, employed a preacher and continued to hold\\nservices until about 1846, when the society lan-\\nguished. From that time until 1860 there were only\\noccasional services held. At that time the organiza-\\ntion was revived, preaching was supplied, and in 1867\\nthe name was changed to the First Unitarian Society\\nof Laconia. The church was repaired and meetings\\nwere held until the congregation outgrew their ac-\\ncommodations. In May of that year a committee was", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1338.jp2"}, "1140": {"fulltext": "appointed to build a new church, and the next year the\\nold building was sold to the Methodist Society. The\\nnew edifice cost over twenty thousand dollars, and\\nwas dedicated in 1868. It is centrally located, and is\\nthe most conspicuous building iu the town. The in-\\nterior is elaborately finished, containing, in the base-\\nment, a Sunday-school-room, a studj a dining-room\\nand a kitchen, and above, a large audience-room,\\nlighted by cathedral windows, with elegantly-paneled\\nwall and ceiling and rich walnut furniture. The gener-\\nal effect of the room is pleasing, and expresses quiet\\nelegance. Rev. Thomas L. Gorman was the first set-\\ntled minister; he was succeeded, iu 1869, by Rev. C.\\nY. De Normandie, who, iu turn, was succeeded, in\\n1873, by Rev. Clarence Fowler later, by Rev. James\\nCollins, Rev. Enoch Powell, Rev. John D. Wells, and,\\nin September, 1884, by the present pastor, Rev. James\\nPardee. The society includes about one hundred\\nfamilies.\\nThe St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 For\\nmore than half a century there have been Catholics\\nin Laconia and Lake village. As their numbers\\ngrew, they were occasionally visited by priests from\\nother parishes. Fathers Dailey and McDonald, of\\nManchester, among others. Rev. T. H. Noiseux, then\\nof Lancaster, gathered the faithful into a society about\\nthe close of the war, and stimulated them to raise\\nmoney and build a church. Accordingly, a lot on\\nMain Street was bought, and a building was erected,\\nand was consecrated by Rt. Rev. David W. Bacon.\\nThe people now wanted a resident priest, and, iu\\n1871, Rev. John W. Murphy was settled the parish\\nincluding Laconia, Lake village, Franklin, Ashland,\\nCanaan, Lebanon, Hanover and other places. In\\nApril, 1872, Father Murphy was succeeded by Rev.\\nM. T. Goodwin, a gentleman of great learning, elo-\\nquence and zeal, who reduced, by his exertions, the\\nchurch debt.\\nThe Catholic Church was burned July 1, 1877,\\nhaving been struck by lightning but the money for\\nthe erection of a new edifice was quickly raised.\\nFather Goodwin left the parish the same year, and\\nwas succeeded the year following by the present in-\\ncumbent, Rev. John Lambert, under whose ministra-\\ntions the rebuilding of the church was conducted.\\nThe basement was first occupied February 24, 1879\\nthe church was finished in 1881, and was consecrated\\nthe first Sunday in May.\\nIn 1879 a convent school was opened in the village\\nby four Sisters of Mercy, of whom Sister Margaret\\nwas superior. The school can accommodate two\\nhundred scholars.\\nIn September, 1881, the parish purchased a ceme-\\ntery lot of six acres, which was consecrated July 5,\\n1885.\\nIn 1884 Franklin was erected into a separate par-\\nish, Ashland and northern towns having been de-\\ntached several years earlier.\\nThe church is of Gothic architecture, cruciform,\\nwith tower on epistle side, and cost about six thou-\\nsand dollars.\\nCHAPTER III.\\nLACONIA\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (ContMiuerf).\\nThe Press\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Belknap Gazette\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Laconia Democral^TUe Belknap\\nTocsin\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Horse liailroad- Telepliono Company\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Eoads and\\nFire Department- Fire-Alarm Telegraph\u00e2\u0080\u0094 First Fire-En\\nbraries.\\nBelknap Gazette.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Belknap Gazette was the\\nfirst newspaper published in Meredith Bridge, and\\nwas started about 1840 by the late Colonel Charles\\nLane. Colonel Lane conducted an extensive estab-\\nlishment for those days, running a printing-office\\nand book-bindery, located about where the post-oflice\\nbuilding now stands. Bibles, hymn-books and works of\\nthat kind were printed on a hand-press and furnished\\nto order all complete. Colonel Lane was a Jeft erson-\\nian Democrat, and in 1843 the Whigs bought the pa-\\nper and afterwards controlled it. Various editors\\nand proprietors had the management of the Gazette\\nafter Colonel Lane, but the paper was discontinued\\nin 1861. The late J. H. Brewster was the last pro-\\nprietor, and his reason for stopping the publication\\nwas the war prices of paper and scarcity of laborers.\\nThe Laconia Democrat\u00e2\u0080\u0094 In the year 1848, Abram\\nKeach and D. K. Seaver, of Mauchester, came to\\nMeredith Bridge to print a weekly newspaper for\\nEnoch Gordon. At this time Belknap and Carroll\\nwere the only counties in the State that had no or-\\ngans. The paper was called The New Hampshire\\nDemocrat, and the first number was printed the last\\nweek in December, 1848, and bore the date January 4,\\n1 849. This issue bore the name of E. Gordon, publisher\\nand proprietor; but as Gordon could furnish no secur-\\nity to carry out his contract with the printers, his\\nconnection was severed after one issue, and Messrs.\\nKeach Seaver assumed control, with J. Elkins, Esq.,\\nas editor. The paper was a success from the start, and\\nwas at that time said to be the neatest printed sheet\\nin the State. May 13, 1850, Seaver retired from the\\nbusiness and Keach continued alone until 1852, when\\nthe paper passed into the hands of Samuel C. Bald-\\nwin. David A. Farrington of Concord was associated\\nwith Mr. Baldwin from 1854 to 1857 and then retired.\\nMr. Baldwin committed suicide, and the paper was pur-\\nchased by Joseph B. Batchelder, January 24, 1862,\\nwho, in turn, disposed of the concern to O. A. J.\\nVaughan in January, 1868. Mr. Vaughandied April\\n6, 1876, and in June of that year William M. Ken-\\ndall, Jr., of Lebanon, N. H., took control and united\\nthe Democrat and Weekly News, which he had pre-\\nviously published at Lebanon. The Democrat was\\nenlarged and otherwise much improved about this\\ntime but Mr. Kendall became weary of the business,\\nand was succeeded in 1878 by Edwin C. Lewis and\\nFred. W. Sanborn. Mr. Sanborn retired in April,", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1339.jp2"}, "1141": {"fulltext": "814\\nHISTOKY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\n1882, and the paper is now published by the firm of\\nLewis, Vaughan Co. An evening edition was\\ncommenced in December, 1883, and continued about\\na year, liut not receiving sufficient encouragement,\\nwas discdiitinued for the time being.\\nThe Belknap Tocsin.- This paper was established\\nas a Republican organ by Messrs. C. W. A. J.\\nHackett, of Belmont, in- the summer of 1881. The\\nTocsin was a large paper, neatly printed and ably\\nedited. daily edition was commenced about a\\nyear later, and the Lakeside News from Lake village\\nmerged with the Tocsin, Mr. E. G. Wilcomb, of the\\nNews, taking an active interest in the firm. The\\nHacketts shortly after gave up the business, and the\\npaper was continued until March, 1884, at which\\ntime Mr. Wilcomb sold out to Lewis, Vaughan Co.,\\nof the Democrat, and the Tocsin was discontinued.\\nThe paper did not receive a hearty support from the\\nRepublicans of the county, and it was evident from\\nthe first that the Tocsin would not long continue.\\nHorse Railroad. The Laconia and Lake Village\\nHorse Railroad was chartered at June session, 1881,\\nof the New Hampshire Legislature. The grantees\\nwere A. G. Folsora, James H. Tilton, J. P. Hutchin-\\nson and Richard Gove. The capital stock was fixed\\nat fifteen thousand dollars, and the road built in the\\nsummer of 1882. The first car was run over the road\\non Friday afternoon, August 18, 1882. The first\\nannual meeting of the .stockholders was held at\\nFolsom Hall January 16, 1883. A. G. Folsom, J. P.\\nHutchinson, S. C. Clark, C. A. Busiel, S. 8. Wiggin,\\nR. Gove and S. B. Smith were elected directors,\\nand subsequently A. G. Folsom was chosen president\\nof the board, J. P. Hutchinson clerk, and W. L.\\nMelcher treasurer. Bela IS. Keniston was the first\\nsuperintendent of the road. About two and one-\\nhalf miles of track were laid, extending trom the\\nWilliard Hotel, in Laconia, to the steamboat landing\\nin Lake village. The road was a success from the\\ncommencement.\\nTelephone Company. The Winnipesaukee Bell\\nTelephone Company was incorporated April 23,\\n1881. E. H. Blaisdell was the first president; W. F.\\nKnight, secretary S. B. Smith, treasurer Augustus\\nDoe, D. W. Marsh, E. H. Blaisdell, G. H. Everett\\nand E. C. Lewis. The capital raised amounted to\\nThe lines of the company now extend to\\nLake village. Weirs, Meredith, Gilmanton, Tilton\\nand Belmont.\\nRoads and Bridges,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The first bridge over the\\nWinnipesaukee River was built in 17G4, four years\\nbefore the town of which I^aconia was then a part\\nwas chartered under the name of Meredith. This\\nbridge was built of logs and was termed a passable\\nbridge. It stood, with occasional repairs, for nearly\\nfifty years, and was replaced with a better structure\\nabout 1810. The bridge at Great Weirs was built\\nin 1804.\\nIn 1781 a road was l)uilt from the head of Round\\nBay to the falls of the Winnipesaukee River, and from\\nFolsom s Falls (Lake village) to what is now Church\\nStreet, and half of a bridge was built soon after, the\\ntown of Gilmanton building the other end of the\\nbridge. The first bridge across Mill Street was built\\nin 1788, a few years aft\u00c2\u00abr the saw and grist-mills were\\nput in operation.\\nFire Department. Soon after the erection of the\\ncotton-mill, in 1813, measures were taken to procure\\napparatus to extinguish tires, and the first fire-engine\\nwas purchased in 1815, and a suitable engine-house\\nprovided on Mill Street, in about the location of the\\nBelknap boarding-house. There was no suction hose\\nattached to the first engine, and it was therefore\\nequipped with leather buckets, and the water poured\\ninto the top and forced out with the brakes. This\\nengine was destroyed in 1855. The company to work\\nthe engine was incorporated in 1814 by the Legisla-\\nture, and went under the name of Meredith Bridge\\nEngine Company.\\nIn 1834 a hose company was organized to operate\\nforce pumps, one of which was located in the yard of\\nthe cotton-mill, and the other just across the river,\\non Mill Street. This company was incorporated\\nunder the name of Meredith Bridge Hose Company,\\nJames Molineaux, Alvah Tucker and Abram Brig-\\nham being foremost in the enterprise.\\nThe present fire precinct was established by the\\nLegislature in 1849, and the hand tub Torrent, No.\\n2, was purchased in that year, and a company was\\nformed to man the machine. A store-house in the\\nBelknap mill-yard was used for an engine-house for\\nsome time, until the precinct erected the house on\\nWater Street, where the old Torrent is now stored.\\nThe Torrent boys were the first company at the\\nBridge to procure uniforms, and for many years a vast\\namount of pride was taken in this engine and its\\ncompany.\\nIn 1875 a steam fire-engine was purchased, the\\nLaconia, also a new hose-carriage and a hook-and-\\nladder truck. In this year the present companies\\nwere organized as follows Laconia Steam Fire-En-\\ngine Company, No. 1, Reliance Hose Company, No.\\n1, and Laconia Hook-and-Ladder Company, No. 1.\\nThe Fire Department now has two engine-houses,\\nabout a dozen large reservoirs and other property,\\nvalued at nearly fifteen thousand dollars.\\nFire-Alarm Telegraph.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The fire-alarm telegraph\\nwas introduced in Laconia by Frank H. Champlin.\\nThe sum of one thousand dollars was raised in\\nMarch, 1876, and the apparatus was manufactured\\nby F. H. Champlin and O. L. Andrews. There are at\\npresent about ten miles of wire connected with forty\\nsix-inch gongs in the dwellings of the firemen, and a\\ntwelve-inch gong on Gove s Block, on Main Street.\\nTwenty-four signal-boxes are distributed throughout\\nthe precinct.\\nAt a meeting of the legal voters of the Meredith\\nBridge Fire Precinct, held at the Universalist Church", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1340.jp2"}, "1142": {"fulltext": "LACONIA.\\n815\\n(on Lake Street), on Saturday, September 22, 1849, it\\nwas voted to adopt an act making further provision\\nfor the extinguishment of fires. Nathan B. Wad-\\nleigh was chosen chief engineer, with Alvah Tucker,\\nCharles Eanlet, I. E. Brown, James S. Hoit, Charles\\nLane, J. F. Clough, E. Mallard, John T. Coffin, A.\\nWarren and T. D. Whipple, assistant engineers.\\nThe sum of one thousand dollars was voted for the\\npurchase of a fire-engine and other necessary appa-\\nratus.\\nFirst Fire-Engine. Stephen Perley was ap-\\npointed a committee to go to Boston and purchase\\nthe engine. By his bill to the precinct we find that\\nthe sum of two hundred and seventy dollars was paid\\nfor the machine. Seventeen dollars was charged for\\nhauling the tub to Meredith Bridge, and the pre-\\ncinct also paid eight dollars, one-quarter of Mr. Per-\\nley s expenses. The committee appointed to locate\\nan engine-house reported in favor of building on the\\ncourt leading to the burying-ground (on Water Street,\\nwhere the engine buildings are now located). It was\\nfirst kti t in Avoi y mill-yard.\\nLaconia s Libraries. The Meredith Bridge Social\\nLibrary was started in 1803. The first meeting was\\nheld February 14th, when Jeremiah H. Woodman\\npresided, Daniel Avery acted as clerk and Simeon\\nTaylor, J. H. Woodman and Kichard Boynton were\\nchosen a committee to draft a constitution. They re-\\nported, April 25th, a constitution of twenty-seven\\narticles. The annual meetings were to be held the\\nlast Monday in December, at five p.m., in the hall at\\nMrs. Deborah Sanborn s tavern. Members were to\\npay an entrance fee of two dollars and an annual as-\\nsessment of fifty cents. No professional books, in\\nlaw, physic or divinity, could be purchased at the ex-\\npense of the proprietors. The officers were moderator,\\nclerk, librarian and three directors; and the library\\nwas to be open each Saturday from three to six p.m.\\nAt the first annual meeting, in December, 1803, the\\nmembership was reported to be thirty and the amount\\nexpended for books was 183.47, the largest amount\\nreported in any one year, the average sum being less\\nthan thirty dollars. In 1805 only $13.55 was used in\\nbuying books, but Lieutenant Stephen Perley was\\npaid eight dollars for covering books with sheep-\\nskin.\\nThe library was incorporated in 1807, and Stephen\\nPerley and David Avery called the first meeting of\\nthe corporation. John Burleigh was elected modera-\\ntor, John A. Harper clerk, Simeon Taylor, J. A. Har-\\nper and Dr. Zadock Bowman directors and Daniel\\nAvery librarian. The fee for membership was ad-\\nvanced from three dollars to $3.50 in 1806, $4.25 in\\n1810, and to six dollars in 1826. In 1811 the librarian\\nwas authorized to sue as many as he thought proper\\nof those who were delinquent in dues and fines for\\nsix months. The result was that forty-one dollars\\nwas expended for books that year instead of nothing,\\nas the year before. It was also voted to enlarge the\\nbook-case or get a new one, to buy the History of\\nEngland and make a catalogue. The records do not\\nstate how many volumes there were, but a copy of\\nthe catalogue was ordered to be hung in the library-\\nThere were twenty-three members to meet at the\\nannual meeting in 1818. Those who were delinquent\\nfor tliree years were expelled, and once more the\\nHistory of England was ordered, but two or three\\nyears seem to have slipped away before it was ob\\ntained. In 1820 the library subscribed for the North\\nAmerican Review, which was continued for several\\nyears. In 1821 we have the only record of the books\\nactually purchased in one year. They cost twenty-\\nfive dollars, and consisted of the North American\\nReview, Federalist, Delano s Voyages, Presi-\\ndent s Hour, Gazetteer of the Bible, My Friend s\\nFamily, Watts on the Mind and Schoolcraft s\\nTours.\\nIn 1826, Rev. Francis Norwood was given one share\\nwhile he remained in town. In 1831, Rev. John K.\\nYoung was allowed the use of Butterworth s Con-\\ncordance of the Bible from the time he took it from\\nthe library until otherwise ordered by the proprie-\\ntors, and he was also given a share in the library.\\nConveyances of shares are recorded with all the for-\\nmality which attends the transfer of real estate, and\\nthe records show the names of nearly all the leading\\nmen in Meredith, Gilford and Gilmauton.\\nIn 1836 an attempt was made to create a new in-\\nterest in the enterprise, and it was proposed to bring\\nin twenty new members at four dollars apiece, if so\\nmany could be found. But the attempt seems to have\\nbeen a failure, for in 1837 the record ends very ab-\\nruptly. At that time S. C. Lyford was president;\\nJ. T. Coffin, Sr., clerk Otis Beaman, librarian Daniel\\nTucker, G. L. Sibley and Francis Russell, directors.\\nWe do not find that the yearly accounts ever rose\\nas high as ninety dollars, and there is a prudence\\nand carefulness shown in looking after small items\\nthat is positively ludicrous. For instance, the rec-\\nord for 1813 shows that there is $1.38 in Dr. Bow-\\nman s hands, twenty-three cents due from the libra-\\nrian, and $1.67 from J. A. Harper. The same items\\nare reported due in 1815, and in 1816, Dr. Bowman\\nstill stands charged with $1.38, and the estate of J. A.\\nHarper with $1.67. We do not see that the Harper\\nestate ever paid. The Bowman item appears in 1817\\nand then drops out.\\nIn the thirty -four years covered by the records the\\nwhole amount expended for books could not have\\nbeen but little more than what the town of Laconia\\nannually appropriates for the public library and\\nyet it is plain the Social Library furnished more or\\nless reading for the most intelligent families living\\nwithin several miles of the Bridge.\\nThe library was for some years kept in the Avery\\nstore, and some of our older citizens remember to\\nhave seen it there. They all speak of it as a small", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1341.jp2"}, "1143": {"fulltext": "816\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\naffair, almost insignificant when compared with some\\nof the private libraries which may now be seen here.\\nThe late John T. Coffin had the care of it for many\\nyears, and it was located in the rooms of the Meredith\\nBridge Savings-Bank. During its later years it seems\\nto have been unused and neglected, and was practi-\\ncally unknown and forgotten to all but a few of the\\nsurviving proprietors.\\nIt went through the fire of 1846 in safety and met\\nits fate in the big fire of 1860. Mr. John T. Coffin\\nWiia among the very last to see it. He tells us that it\\nwas in a case some eight feet long and six feet high,\\nand stood in the bank-room. By dint of hard work,\\nall the other property of value was carried out and\\nthe library case was moved toward the door. But he\\ncould not obtain sufficient help to carry it out before\\nthe flame broke into the room, and so he was forced\\nto leave the old relic to make his own escape through\\na back-door and this was the end of the Merediih\\nBridge Social Library fifty-seven years after its organ-\\nization. With it there went many old papers which\\nwould have been of priceless value to the future histo-\\nrian of the town, and if the old volumes had been\\nspared, there are many besides the antiquarian book-\\nworm who would have enjoyed themselves in shaking\\nthe dust from the calfskin covers and examining the\\nliterature which our fathers read half a century ago.\\nThe foregoing facts in regard to the first public\\nlibrary at Meredith Bridge were published in the\\nLaconia Democrat in 1883, and were taken from a\\nrecord-book then in the possession of the late Deacon\\nF. W. Reeves, but since presented to the Laconia\\nPublic Librarv.\\nCHAPTER IV.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0LkCmik\u00e2\u0080\u0094iContmued).\\nWEIBS AND LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE.\\nThe vicinity of Weirs, which lays just within the\\nlimits of Laconia and at the outlet of Lake Winnipe-\\nsaukee, has been famous as a summer resort further\\nback, probably, than the historical or traditionary\\nrecords exist. Long before the white men invaded\\nNew England, the Winnipesaukees, a branch of the\\nPenacook tribe of Indians, maintained a permanent\\nahquedaukenash, or fish-weir, at the outlet of the lake,\\nand all the tribes in the vicinity would gather to par-\\nticipate in the spring and fall catch of shad. The\\nweir was constructed by placing large boulders in\\nan irregular line across the river at a proper distance\\nfrom the outlet. The rocks were generally placed\\nsome ten feet apart, and a matting woven of twigs\\nand tough bark was strung from rock to rock entirely\\nacross the stream, leaving a narrow opening in the\\ncentre of the weir, through which the fish must pass\\nto enter the waters of Lake Winnipesaukee. When\\nthe shad would reach the weirs and crowd through\\nthe opening was the red man s harvest-time. The\\nbraves would man the canoes, and, paddling out\\namong the struggling fish, with spear and dig-net\\nwould soon fill the boat to the water s edge and\\nreturn to the shore to deliver the shad to the\\nsquaws. The fish were split open and cleaned, and\\neither laid out to dry on flakes or hung up and\\nsmoked for winter use. This wholesale method\\nof fishing was also indulged in to a certain extent\\nby the early settlers, and as shad were plenty\\nin those days, many loads were iised to enrich the\\nsoil on the high ground in the vicinity of the river.\\nThe weir was constructed in a substantial manner\\nand portions of it remained long after the mill-dams\\non the Merrimack had stopped the annual visitation\\nof the shad and now, although the Indian, the\\nshad and the ahquedauken are among the things of\\nthe past in this vicinity, the name by which the\\nlocality was known still remains, and the Weirs is to-\\nday one of the most popular summer resorts in New\\nHampshire. Until within a few years, however, the\\nplace was simply known as the landing-place of the\\nsteamer Lady of the Lake, in connection with the\\nrailroad.\\nThe visitor to Weirs now will find three large\\nhotels,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the Hotel Weirs, built by the late Captain W.\\nA. Sanborn, for many years commander of the Lady\\nof the Lake the Lakeside, built by L. R. G. W.\\nWeeks and the Winnicortte, built by D. S. Doolittle.\\nBesides these are many less pretentious places of\\nresort, and in the grove near the wharf are numerous\\ncottages of all grades, neatly laid out along the\\navenues. Opposite the passenger station is the per-\\nmanent encampment of the Veteran Association of\\nNew Hampshire, who held their first reunion here in\\n1879. These reunions are held every year and gener-\\nally last three days, calling together thousands of\\nNew Hampshire s veteran soldiers, many of them\\ncoming from far distant States to attend the gather-\\ning. Large and substantial buildings have been\\nerected, which serve as barracks, regimental head-\\nquarters, dining-rooms, officers headquarters, etc.\\nIn the grove, nearer the lake, the Methodists,\\nUnitarians and various other societies hold an annual\\ngathering. An annual New England musical festival\\nwas also established in 1884.\\nLake Winnipesaukee lies in the counties of Belk-\\nnap and Carroll, and is very irregular in form. Its\\narea, exclusive of two hundred and seventy-four is-\\nlands, is upwards of seventy-one square miles and the\\ndistance around its shores is one hundred and eighty-\\ntwo miles. It is about twenty-five miles long and\\nvaries from one to seven miles in width. There are\\nten islands, each having an area of more than one\\nhundred acres, and one (Long Island) having an area\\nof over one thousand acres. At the west end the\\nlake is divided into three large bays, at the north is\\na fourth and at the east end there are three others.\\nThe waters descend four hundred and seventv-two", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1342.jp2"}, "1144": {"fulltext": "817\\nIcot on their way to the Atlantic, forming a rapid\\nriver of the same name as the lake, and emptying into\\nthe Merrimack. The waters of the lake, are so clear\\nthat the fish which abound in it can be seen playing\\namong the stones at the depth of many feet.\\nWhile Lake Winnipiseogee is distinctively a moun-\\ntain lake, yet it lacks almost all those wild, rough\\nfeatures of mountain scenery that usually character-\\nize inland lakes in mountainous regions. The shore,\\nseen from a distance, appears, as it is, comparatively\\nsmooth and level, but the mountains rise high on all\\nsides. The islands which dot its surface are covered\\nwith vegetation and are generally neither rocky nor\\nprecipitous.\\nSteamboat Navigation.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The first steamboat ever\\noperated on the lake was called the Belknap, and\\nwas built by Ichabod Bartlett, a well-known lawyer,\\nand Stephen C. Lyford, Esq., of Laconia. The keel was\\nlaid at Lake village in 1842, and the boat was fin-\\nished early in the season of the next year, the launch\\ntaking place in June, 1833. The work of getting the\\nboat through the channel at Weirs, into the lake\\nproper, occujjied nearly a week, the channel at that\\ntime being a shallow, turbulent stream, with many\\nlarge boulders at the bottom, and was only navigable\\nfor very small boats with but little draught of water.\\nThe master-mechanic of the Belknap was, at\\nfirst, Charles Bell, of Weathersfield, Conn. Bell,\\nhowever, was drowned, at Lake village, while pulling\\nplanks from the dam. He was succeeded by Harry\\nUpton, who completed the boat. The first pilot was\\nPerkins Drake, for many years well-known as a\\nstage-driver between Centre Harbor and Laconia.\\nLevi Cowdin was the first engineer. James Jewett\\nwas the captain of the Belknap, and, consequently,\\nthe first commander of any steam craft to travel the\\nwaters of the lake.\\nThe general make-up of the Belknap, from its\\nprimitive nature, was rather uncouth in appearauce,\\nand very much unlike any of our modern constructed\\nboats, especially above the water-line. A striking\\npeculiarity was her engine, of the horizontal pattern,\\nof high pressure. The exhaust could be distinctly\\nheard, in calm weather, a distance of ten miles-\\nThere were many different compartments all built\\nupon the lower deck, like so many small houses. The\\npilot-house was a small, elevated coop, the entrance\\nbeing effected by a flight of stairs upon the outside.\\nThe ladies and gents cabin, captain s quarters, etc.,\\nwere of small size and ill-shaped. The model of the\\nhull was rather out of proportion, the width being\\ngreater in proportion to the length (ninety feet) than it\\nordinarily should be in boats of her size. The Bel-\\nknap did not run but three or four years, being cast\\naway upon a sand-bar near what is now Steamboat Is-\\nland. From that event the island takes its present\\nname. The mishap was caused by a misunderstand-\\ning on the part of the engineer. The Belknap\\nwas towing a large raft of timber from Centre Harbor\\nto Alton Bay. It was in early spring-time, and the\\nlake was very rough. Through some mismanage-\\nment, the boat was drifting toward the island with the\\nfury of the wind and wave. The signal given to back\\nthe boat was understood by the engineer to be that\\nfor going forward, which resulted in the boat striking\\na sand-bar with such force as to be unable to get off\\nSubsequently the steamer hogged, which opened\\nseveral seams below the water-line, and she soon\\nfilled with water. Several unsuccessful attempts to\\nget her oft the bar were made, without effect, however,\\nthe last being on the Fourth of July of that year,\\nwhen the efforts of forty men failed to move her, and\\nshe was left to her fate, and after removing her en-\\ngine, boiler and iron-work generally, she finally went\\nto j)ieces. Thus ended in disaster and evil forebod-\\nings the career of the pioneer steamboat on the lake.\\nThe ribs and other portions of the hull are still to be\\nseen to-day upon the sand-bar where she went to\\npieces, and affords the curiosity-seeker an interesting\\nobject for investigation.\\nA few years afterwards a charter for the Winnipe-\\nsaukee Steamboat Company was obtained through\\nthe Legislature, which resulted in the construction of\\nthe Lady of the Lake, about the year 1848. This boat\\nwas designed to run between Weirs, Centre Harbor\\nand other places about the lake. Her first captain\\nwas William Walker, of Lake village. Not long\\nafter, she fell into the hands of the B., C. M. R. R.,\\nin whose interest she still remains. During her ca-\\nreer she has undergone some changes, and suffered\\nnumerous tinkerings from time to time, none of which\\nhave been more thorough and complete than the re-\\npairs made in the year 1882, when nearly a new hull\\nwas added, and extensive improvements were also\\nmade, both above and below the lower deck. At\\npresent she is regarded as being as stanch and fleet\\nas at any time since the original construction. Since\\nthe days of Captain Walker she has been commanded\\nby Eleazer Bickford, of Meredith, Stephen Cole, of\\nLake village, Winborn Sanborn and J. S. Wadleigh,\\nof Laconia, the latter being her present captain. Her\\nroute during the season lies between Weirs, Centre\\nHarbor and Wolfeborough, several trips being made\\ndaily in connection with the time-table of the Boston\\nand Lowell Railroad at Weirs.\\nNext on the list came the Long Island, built by\\nPerley R. George K. Brown, of Long Island, with\\na carrying capacity of about one hundred passengers.\\nThis boat was designed for general commerce about\\ntlie lake, and is still in existence.\\nAbout this time Langdon Thyng constructed the\\nJenny Lind (at first a horse-boat) at Lake village,\\nwhose carrying capacity was about the same as that\\nof the Long Island.\\nThis brings us down to the building of the Red\\nHill, by the Red Hill Steamboat Company, at\\nLee s Mills, in Moultonborough, with Allen Bumpus\\nas her captain. This boat was of a rather uncouth", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1343.jp2"}, "1145": {"fulltext": "818\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\narchitecture, and built for the trade between the\\nMills and Alton Bay. The hull of this boat was\\nmodeled something like that of a scow. She was very\\nlaborious in her movements. The Red Hill was\\nfinally sent up in a balloon one fine day, by the\\nbursting of her boiler. Remnants of her hull can still\\nbe seen on the shore at Alton Bay, just below the\\nbridge that crosses the Merry Meeting River. Charles\\nBrown, of Lake village, next came out with the Nau-\\ngatuck, afterward sold toSweet Morrison, of Wolfe-\\nborough, which is still in existence, though a little the\\nworse for w ear. About this time William Guptil, of\\nWolfeborough, built the Dolly Dutton. Both the last-\\nnamed boats had a carrying capacity of about one\\nhundred passengers. We have next to speak of the\\nSeneca, of about the same size as the two boats named\\nwhich finally went ashore on the Goose Egg, a\\ndangerous rock on the Moultonborough coast, which\\nterminated fatally, and the end came. Uriah Hall\\nwas her captain, residing at Melviu village. Hall\\nsubsequently constructed the Ossipee, a similar craft,\\nanother specimen of the laboring craft. Ansel Lam-\\nprey built the Gazelle at Tuftonborough, a little later\\non, which subsequently came into the possession of\\nDearborn Haley.\\nIn those days came the introduction of the steam\\nyachts, such as the Pinafore, Nellie Bristol, etc.,\\nthe Nellie being the first propeller ever introduced\\nto the waters of the lake. The Nellie was origin-\\nally a steam launch and used at Portsmouth, from\\nwhence she was taken to the lake by George Dun-\\ncan. Soon after she became the property of Dear-\\nborn Haley, at Wolfeborough. Later on she was owned\\nby a Mr. Waldron, at Farmington, but still remained\\nin the lake, being used by the summer boarders at\\nthe Winnipesaukee House, at Alton Bay, under the\\nmanagement of A. 0. Philips Co. A few years\\nprevious to this epoch came the Union, Captain John\\nTabor, of Wolfeborough, a craft with eminent renown\\nand always a constant attendant at the Alton Bay\\ncamp-meetings in their early stages. The May-\\nflower ,built at Wolfeborough, with several owners, put\\nin an appearance about this time as a freight-boat\\nmore particularly, did good service, and was quite a\\nfavorite with small excursion parties to different\\nparts of the lake.\\nAt the time of the completion of the Cocheco\\nRailroad, some thirty-five years since, between Dover\\nand Alton Bay, it became advisable to open commu-\\nnication with the various towns which lined the\\nshores of different parts of the lake, and for that\\npurpose a steamer was constructed at Alton Bay\\ncalled the Dover. This was about the year 1852.\\nCaptain Winborn Sanborn, of Gilford, was her first\\ncaptain. Augustus Wiggin, of Tuftonborough, at that\\ntime acted as captain s clerk, and some time after-\\nward the clerk became the captain. Owing to\\nsome oversight in the location of the Dover s engine\\nami boiler when jilaccd in her native clement, she\\nsettled at the bow, and large quantities of stone were\\nplaced in the stern to counteract that influence and\\nmake her assume a natural position in the water.\\nLater on it became necessary to increase her size, and\\nan addition of about twenty feet was made in the\\ncentre. Thorough repairs were made otherwise, and\\nher name changed to the Chocorua, with Captain\\nWiggin still master. The Chocorua did good service\\nfor several years, but it soon became necessary to\\nhave a new boat, and the present Mount Washing-\\nton was constructed. This was about 1872. Cap-\\ntain Wiggin assumed command, and with a popular\\nnotion of what to do and how to do it, has suc-\\nceeded in making his route one much sought after by\\ntourists and pleasure-seekers. The Mount, as she\\nis familiarly termed, is a model of neatness and work-\\nmanship, and said to be the fastest boat on the lake.\\nFollowing the advent of the Mount Washington,\\nthe Chocorua lay in the dock at Alton Bay that\\nseason, and underwent the process of decomposi-\\ntion to a certain extent. The apartments compos-\\ning her upper decks were sold to various parties there-\\nabouts, principally those connected with the camp-\\nmeeting association, and utilized for lodging-rooms,\\nbeing located mostly about the vacant space near\\nthe passenger depot. The pilot-house was secured by\\nAunt Mary Ryan, of the Alton Bay Cottage,\\nwho set it up on the lawn for a sort of a summer\\nhouse, or lover s retreat.\\nThe first horse-power craft ever on the lake was\\nbuilt and owned by Captain David Parsons in 18.38,\\nat Long Island. About the year 1875, Dearborn\\nHaley, of Wolfeborough, built the Maid of the Isles,\\na propeller, with an engine of one hundred and twenty\\nhorse-power, and capable of carrying five hundred pas-\\nsengers. The Maid was of a very fine model, with up-\\nper and lower decks, and calculated to be very fast.\\nTis said that her owner intended that she should be a\\nsort of mediator between the Lady and Mount.\\nShe was used only a part of two seasons, and subse-\\nquently lay moored in the ofling near Wolfe-\\nborough, until last season, when her cable-chain wore\\na hole through her hull below the water line and she\\nsank. She was raised afterwards and towed to a\\nposition on the back side of Long Island, where she\\nlies at present in her wonted useless condition. She\\nis said to have cost about twenty thousand dollars.\\nThe failure of this craft was due to her immense\\ndraught of water, which was about seven and a half\\nfeet. Her captain was Anson Lamprey, of Long\\nIsland. Since that time has come to Mineola a fine\\nlittle steam yacht the Maud S., of South Wolfe-\\nborough the Gracie, of Meredith village the\\nUndine and Laconia, of Lake village and\\nseveral other crafts of this class, as among the batch\\nof steam-yachts.\\nThe James Bell was built and owned by Messrs.\\nWentworth Sweet, of Centre Harbor, in 1859, who\\nsome years since sold her to the B., C. M. R. E.,", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1344.jp2"}, "1146": {"fulltext": "since which time she has been used as an excursion\\nboat with headquarters at Lake village. Stephen\\nWentworth was her first captain. Clarence W.\\nAdams, of Lake village, is her present captain.\\nThe Bell was thoroughly repaired during the sum-\\nmer of 1882, and is now regarded to be in first-class\\ncondition.\\nThe Wiiinipesaukee, Captain Robert Lamprey,\\nJr., formerly on the line between Lake village and\\nLong Island, makes her headquarters at Tufton-\\nborough and is run mostly for freighting purposes.\\nThis brings us down to the Belle of the Wave,\\nwhich was built at Long Island by Arthur H. Lam-\\nprey (a son of Uncle Robert). The Belle was a\\npropeller, carried a forty horse-power engine and\\nrated for one hundred and twenty-five passengers.\\nHer model was perfect for attaining speed.\\nThe Belle was burned at Long Island in the fall\\nof 1884, and the next year was replaced with a larger\\nand better boat of similar build, called the Lam-\\nprey, and commanded by Captain George Lam-\\nprey.\\nCHAPTER V.\\nLACONIA\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (Co\u00c2\u00ab !,i\u00c2\u00bbe 0.\\nMiiiiiifacturing Interests\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Post-Oflfice Buuks.\\nManufacturing Interests. Granite Hosiery-\\nMills. The Granite Hosiery-Mills were established\\nby the late John W. Busiel in 1847, and after the\\ndeath of Mr. Busiel the business was continued by\\nhis sons, Charles A., John T. and Frank E., under\\nthe firm-name of John W. Busiel Co. They\\nmanufacture men s, women s and children s hose,\\nemploying about one hundred and seventy-five\\nhands. Their mills are built of brick, and are the\\nbest buildings for the purpose in the town.\\nWhite Mountain Mills. Lewis F. Busiel, pro-\\nprietor of the above-named mills, commenced busi-\\nness in Laconia in 1853, and at first only manufac-\\ntured hosiery yarn. Machinery for the production of\\nhosiery was added in 1855. Mr. Busiel is said to be\\nthe oldest living manufacturer (of power-loom pro-\\nduction) iu the country.\\nGilford Hosiery Company.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Incorporated in\\n1864. Capital stock, seventy-five thousand dollars.\\nAbout one hundred and twenty-five hands are em-\\nployed by this company in the manufacture of\\nhosiery. Hon. John C. Moulton, the treasurer and\\nlargest owner in the corporation, is identified with\\nthe growth and prosperity of the town in a large\\nmeasure, having taken a prominent part in nearly all\\nthe large enterprises.\\nPitman Manufacturing Company. Estab-\\nlished by the late Joseph P. Pitman. Manufacture\\nladies and children s hose. Employ about one\\nhundred and fifty hands. Have been established iu\\nthe mill they now occupy since 1875.\\nWiNNipisEociEE Mill. In 1872, Mr. Frank P.\\nHolt started in the paper box-making business in\\nLaconia, with a capital of less than one hundred\\ndollars. About five years later he went in company\\nwith Mr. James T. Minchin, under the firm-name of\\nMinchin Holt, and commenced the manufacture of\\nunderwear and hosiery. After three years Mr. Min-\\nchin retired, and the business has since been con-\\ntinued by Mr. Holt alone. About one hundred and\\nseventy-five hands are employed. Annual product,\\none hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars.\\nAbel Machine Company. Established by the\\nlate William H. Abel. Manufacture all kinds of\\nknitting-machinery and bobbin-winders. The Abel\\nmachines have a world-wide reputation, and are used\\nin all parts of the United States and also in some\\nforeign countries.\\nO Shea Brothers. In 1875, Messrs. Dennis and\\nJohn O Shea, Jr., rented a small store on Bank\\nSquare and started in the dry-goods business. To-day\\nthe firm of O Shea Brothers is one of the best known\\nin New Hampshire, occupies the largest store and\\ndoes a larger business than any other concern in the\\nState.\\nLaconia and Lake Village Water-Works.\\nThis organization was chartered by the Legislature of\\n1883. Capital, fifty thousand dollars. The first annual\\nmeeting was held June 1, 1885, and the following\\nboard of officers was elected Clerk, J. W. Ashman\\nTreasurer, W. L. Melcher Directors, John C. Moul-\\nton, W. L. Melcher, B. J. Cole, E. A. Hibbard, B. F.\\nDrake, Gardner Cook, H. B. Quinby. John C. Moul-\\nton subsequently elected chairman of the board of\\ndirectors. The pipes were laid in the summer of\\n1885 by N. W. Ellis Co., of Manchester, N. H.\\nG. Cook Son. Gardner Cook, the senior mem-\\nber of this firm, established himself in the saw-mill\\nand sash and blind business here in 1852. Some\\nforty hands are now employed, and a large quantity\\nof first-class work is produced annually. The entire\\nfactory was destroyed by fire in 1883, but immediately\\nrebuilt.\\nMeredith Cotton and Woolen Company.\\nThe first meeting of this company was called July 1,\\n1811, and the warrant for the meeting was signed by\\nStephen Perley, Daniel Tucker and John A. Harper.\\nThe shares of stock were issued and sold to the citi-\\nzens of Gilford and Meredith, land was purchased\\nof Stephen Perley and a large wooden mill erected\\non the site of the present Belknap brick mill. This\\nwas one of the first mills for the manufacture of cot-\\nton goods in the country. Considerable of the ma-\\nchinery was built in a machine-shop near by, operated\\nby John Chiise. The mill was not fairly in operation\\nuntil 1813. Daniel Avery, a prominent citizen at\\nthat time, was the first agent, and accumulated con-\\nsiderable property and did much to advance the in-\\nterests of the village.\\nCarding-Mill.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 About 1800 a carding-mill was", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1345.jp2"}, "1147": {"fulltext": "820\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nestablished by Samuel Nathan Bean on the lot\\nnow occupied by .1. W. Busiel Co. The building\\nin which the business was carried on was torn down\\nand replaced by Messrs. Busiel in 1882.\\nPaper-mill. About 1800 a paper-mill wiis built\\non Mill Street by Aaron Martin. The rags were\\nground to a pulp with water-power, but most of the\\nother labor was performed by hand, and a coarse\\npaper was turned out until 1834, when the building\\nwas destroyed by fire.\\nBell- Foundry. In 1810, George Holbrook, who\\nserved an apprenticeship in Boston with the famous\\nPaul Revere of the midnight ride, established a bell-\\nfoundry at Meredith Bridge, near the site of the\\npresent Belknap Mill. The foundry was, of course, a\\nsmall aftair sleigh-bells, door-knockers and church-\\nbells were cast. In 1810 the concern was removed to\\nMedway, Mass., where it is still in operation, and the\\nHolbrook bells have a world-wide reputation. The\\nbell now in use at the Belknap Mill was cast at the\\nfoundry in Meredith Bridge, and bears Holbrook s\\nname and the date of casting.\\nIn 1808, Daniel Tucker purchased land of Stephen\\nPerley where the present mill of L. F. Busiel now\\nstands, and erected the first machine-shop in Meredith\\nBridge. The shop was equipped with a small trip-\\nhammer, forges, anvils, etc., and almost all tools used\\nIjy farmers and carpenters were manufactured. Mr.\\nTucker lived in the small yellow house on Mill\\nStreet, opposite F. P. Holt s office, until 1813, when,\\nhaving accumulated considerable property, he erected\\nwhat is now known as the Mansion House in the\\nrear of the Unitarian Church. When erected, this\\nwas the largest house and one of the best houses at\\nthe Bridge, and a handsome lawn extended in front\\nof it to Main Street. Mr. Tucker went out of busi-\\nness in 1832, outside competition proving too much\\nfor the industry.\\nPostmasters. Following is a list of the different\\npostmasters and tlie date of their appointment up to\\nthe present time\\nMeredith, Strafford County, N. H. Stephen\\nPerley, April 1, 1805; Jonathan Ladd, July 1, 1807;\\nStephen Perley, July 13, 1813 John Langdon Perley,\\nMay 7, 1829 Stephen Perley, July I. 1830. Dis-\\ncontinued February 22, 1833.\\nGilford, Strafford County, N. H.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Horatio\\nG. Prescott, April 3, 1824; Francis Russell, July 24,\\n1829; Hugh More, March 19,1830; L. B. Walker,\\nAugust 23, 1830 Jacob G. Foss, February 3, 1841\\nBenjamin Boardman, December 2, 1843 J. C. Moul-\\nton, July 31, 1845 Caleb P.Smith, June 2.5, 1849;\\nCoryden W. Cook, December 6, 1850; Andrew C.\\nWright, November 7, 1851 Charles S. Gale, January\\n12, 1853; John C. Moulton, April 1, 1853. Changed\\nto Laconia July 26, 1855; J. C. Moulton continued;\\nS. W. Sandei-s, July 10, 1861 Joseph E. Odlin, Octo-\\nber 4, 1861 Perley Putnam, 1874.\\nTremont Hotel.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 In 1810, Horatio G. Prescott\\nerected a large building on the corner of Main and\\nLake Streets, as a tavern, known as the Tremont.\\nThe building was three stories high and had one hun-\\ndred and fifteen feet front on Main Street. The\\nTremont soon passed into the^hands of Lyman B.\\nWalker, Esq., and was destroyed by fire in 1872.\\nlaconia Savings-Bank was incorporated in 1831.\\nas the Meredith Bridge Savings-Bank. Its fii-t\\ntreasurer was John T. Coffin, who died in 1860, an.l\\nwhose portrait adorns the trustees room at the pre--\\nent time. John T. Coffin, Jr., shortly afterwani\\nassumed the position. In 1864, Woodbury L. Melchrr\\nwas elected treasurer, and remains such at this dat\\nA portrait of Mr. Melcher s father, who was tlir\\npresident of the bank for many years, hangs upon the\\nwall in the banking-room. In 1869 the name of the\\ninstitution was changed to that of Laconia Sav-\\nings-Bank. The first deposit was received March 27,\\n1832. The only one of the original members of the\\ncorporation now living is Dr. John L. Perley. Its\\nassets amount to over eight hundred thousand dol-\\nlars, with a surplus of over forty thousand dollars.\\nThe present officers of the bank are Albert G. Fol-\\nsom, president; W. L. Melcher, treasurer; Edmuml\\nLittle, clerk trustees, Daniel A. Tilton, Jas. S. Hoit,\\nEllery A. Hibbard, Ebenezer Stevens, Almon\\nLeavitt, Samuel B. Smith, Noah L. True, W. L.\\nMelcher.\\nPresidents George L. Sibley, 1831 Stephen W.\\nMead, 1843; John L. Perley, 1847; Woodbury\\nMelcher, 1862; Albert G. Folsom, 1871.\\nTreasurers Stephen C. Lyford, 1831 John T.\\nCoffin, 1833; John T. Coffin, Jr., 1861; Woodbury L.\\nMelcher, 1864.\\nThe Laconia National Bank has a capital of\\none hundred and fifty thousand dollars. President,\\nJ. C. Moulton Cashier, 0. W. Tibbetts.\\nCHAPTER VI.\\nLACONIA\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Continued).\\nCIVIL HISTORY.\\nLaconia was incorporated in 18.55.\\nThe following is a copy of the warrant for the first\\ntown-meeting\\nTo the inhabitants of the town of Laconia, in tlie\\ncounty of Belknap, in said state, qualified to vote\\nin town afl^airs\\nYou are hereby notified to meet at the Freight\\nStation of the B. C. Montreal Railroad, near the\\nhouse of Stephen Gale, in Laconia, on Thursday, the\\nsecond day of August nest, at nine of the o clock in\\nthe forenoon, to act upon the following subjects:\\n1st. To thoose a moderator to preside in said meet-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1346.jp2"}, "1148": {"fulltext": "LACONIA.\\n821\\n-M. To choose all necessary town officers for the\\nyear ensuing.\\nGiven under our hands and seal, this seventeenth\\nday of July, eighteen hundred and fifty-five.\\nH. N. BURNHAM, I\\nStephen Gale, Authorized to call\\nJohn C. Moulton, f suid meeting.\\nSam l W. Sanders, J\\nA true copv.\\nAttest B. P. Gale, Town Clerk.\\nLaconia, August 2d, 1855.\\nWe hereby certify that we gave notice to the in-\\nhabitants within named to meet at the time and\\nplace and for the purposes within mentioned, by\\nposting up an attested copy of the within warrant at\\nthe place of meeting within named, and a like attested\\ncopy at the Store of George W. Weeks, being a public\\nplace in said town, on the seventeenth day of July,\\n1855.\\nH. N. Burnham.\\nStephen Gale.\\nJohn C. Moultox.\\nSam l W. Sanders.\\nA true copy of the original.\\nAttest B. P. Gale, Town Clerk.\\nFirst Town-Meeting. At a legal town-meeting,\\nduly notified and holden at Laconia in the county of\\nBelknap, on Thursday, the second day of August, in\\nthe year eighteen hundred and fifty-five, the legal\\nvoters of said town, by major vote and by ballot, chose\\nHoratio N. Burnham moderator to preside in said\\nmeeting, who, being present, took the oath of office\\nby law prescribed.\\nChose Benjamin P. Gale Town Clerk, who, being\\npresent, took the oath of office by law prescribed.\\nChose Samuel W. Sanders, John Davis (2d) and\\nEbenezer S. Cate Selectmen of said town, who, be-\\ning present, severally took the oath of office by law\\nprescribed.\\nChose Elijah Beaman Town Treasurer.\\nChose John K. Young Superintending School\\ncommittee of said town.\\nAnd the inhabitants of said town, legal voters\\ntherein, present at said meeting, by major vote\\nChose John W. Robinson, Hugh Blaisdell and\\nJohn C. Moulton Auditors.\\nChose Harrison Sibley, Thomas Wilder, Moses\\nB. Gordon and Benjamin P. Gale surveyors of wood.\\nChose Nathan B. Wadleigh, John Davis (2d),\\nJoseph Ranlet and Moses B. Gordon surveyors of\\nlumber.\\nChose Noah Robinson town Agent.\\nChose Horatio N. Burnham weigher of hay.\\nChose James S. Hoit Sealer of weights and meas-\\nures.\\nChose David Blaisdell, Pound-Keeper.\\nChose Ebenezer S. Cate, Charles Snith and Jo-\\nseph W. Robinson fence-viewers.]\\nCIhi-:,- cliiiilr^ C.mld, Charles S. Gale, Moses Sar-\\ngent imW \\\\\\\\i~ilr\\\\ Ma loon hog-reeves.\\nClio.-c i .ihvMiil r.aion surveyor of highways for dis-\\ntrict number one.\\nChose Lewis W. Boynton surveyor of highways\\nfor district number two, who, being present took the\\noath of office by law prescribed.\\nChose Lucian A. Ladd surveyor of highways for\\ndistrict number three.\\nChose Reuben P. Smith surveyor of highways for\\ndistrict number four.\\nChose James R. Gray surveyor of highways for\\ndistrict number five, who, being present, took the\\noath of office by law prescribed.\\nChose John C. Folsom surveyor of highways for\\ndistrict number six.\\nChose Nathaniel Sanborn surveyor of highways\\nfor district number seven.\\nChose John L. M. Swain surveyor of highways for\\ndistrict number eight.\\nChose Jacob Smith surveyor of highways for\\ndistrict number nine.\\nChose John M. Robinson surveyor of highways\\nfor district number ten.\\nChose James Gordon surveyor of highways for\\ndistrict number eleven.\\nChose Ebenezer S. Cate surveyor of highways for\\ndistrict number twelve, who, being present, took the\\noath of office by law prescribed.\\nChose James S. Hoit, Hugh Blaisdell, Augustus\\nDow, Horatio N. Burnham and John C. Moulton con-\\nstables.\\nVoted, that when this meeting adjourn, it adjourn\\nto last Saturday in August.\\nVoted, that this meeting stand adjourned to the\\nlast Saturday in August, two of the clock in the af-\\nternoon, at this place.\\nA true record,\\nAttest B. P. Gale, Town Clerk.\\n1855. First town-meeting, second Tuesday of Au-\\ngust, 1855. Elected B. P. Gale, town clerk S. W.\\nSanborn, John Davis (2d), Ebenezer S. Cate, select-\\nmen Elijah Beaman, town treasurer John K.\\nYoung superintending school committee.\\n1856.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 B. P. Gale, town clerk J. S. Hoitt, repre-\\nsentive; John Davis (2d), D. A. Farrington, J. W.\\nRobinson, selectmen.\\n1857.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 B. P. Gale, town clerk; G. W. Stevens,\\nrepresentative; David A. Farrington, J. W. Robinson,\\nE. B. Prescott, selectmen K. S. Hale, superintending\\nschool committee.\\n1858.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 B. P. Gale, town clerk G. W. Stevens, repre-\\nsentative; Joseph W. Robinson, E. B. Prescott,\\nJames Pike, selectmen John Davis (2d), super-\\nintending school committee.\\n1859.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 B. P. Gale, town clerk; Bradstreet Wiggin,\\nrepresentative James Pike, Augustus Doe and E. P.\\nOsgood, selectmen Williahi N. Blair, superintending\\nschool committee.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1347.jp2"}, "1149": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\n1860. B. P. Gale, town clerk; Bradstreet Wiggin,\\nAugustus Doe, representatives; James Pike, E. P.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Osgood and Samuel L. Smith, selectmen; Daniel C.\\nWoodman, superintending school committee.\\n1861. B. P. Gale, town clerk Augustus Doe,\\nrepresentative; Samuel L. Smith, H. O. Haywood,\\nJohn Chapman, selectmen Daniel C. Woodman,\\nsuperintending school committee; Samuel L.Smith,\\ntown treasurer.\\n1862.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 B. P. Gale, town clerk Benjamin P. Gale,\\nrepresentative; Joseph W. Robinson, Nathan B.\\nWadleigh, E. C. Haserick, selectmen; John Davis\\n(2d), superintending school committee Noah Robin-\\nson, treasurer, elected by the people, and Joseph W.\\nRobinson was appointed treasurer by selectmen.\\n1863.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 B. P. Gale, town clerk; Benjamin P. Gale,\\nrepresentative Joseph W. Robinson, Nathan B.\\nWadleigh and E. C. Haserick, selectmen; John\\nDavis (2d), superintending school committee.\\nSeptember 28th, Voted to pay a bounty of three\\nhundred dollars to those who may be drafted or\\ntheir substitutes. November 30, 1863, Voted that\\nselectmen be authorized to fill quota by advancing\\nto volunteers all bounties, town. State and national,\\nwhen mustered, amount not to exceed five hundred\\ndollars.\\n1864.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 B. P. Gale, town clerk Joseph W. Robin-\\nson, representive Benjamin M.Sanborn, John Davis\\n(2d), and Samuel M. Doe, selectmen Samuel L.\\nFrench, superintending school committee Benjamin\\nM. Sanborn, treasurer.\\nAugust 10th, Voted to pay soldiers under last call\\nto fill quota, $100 for .one year, S200 two years, $300\\nfor three years men. Voted to pay drafted men\\n$200.\\nAugust, 1864, Francis M. Cawley, superintending\\nschool committee.\\nDecember 28th, Voted to pay the sum of $600 to\\nenrolled men mustered for three years, and $300 to\\nthose who may enlist as substitutes for enrolled men\\nand mustered for three years, and that any enrolled\\nman shall be entitled to have a substitute put in for\\nhimself, and said sum of $300 shall be paid to said sub-\\nstitute, said enrolled man paying the difference be-\\ntween legal bounties and the cost of said substitute,\\nand $200 be paid to drafted men for one year.\\n1865. Benjamin P. Gale, town clerk E. A. Hib-\\nbard, representative Benjamin M. Sanborn, John\\nDavis (2d) and Samuel M. Doe, selectmen; Fran-\\ncis M. Cawley, superintending school committee\\nB. M. Sanborn, treasurer.\\n18(56.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 B. P. Gale, town clerk E. A. Hibbard and\\nSamuel M. Doe, representatives Benjamin M. San-\\nborn, E. P. Osgood and Jonathan G. Dow, selectmen\\nFrancis M. Cawley, superintending school committee,\\nresigned September 10th, and S. Lowell French ap-\\npointed.\\n1867.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 B. P. Gale, town clerk B. M. Sanborn,\\nSamuel I. l)oo, representatives; B. M. Sanborn, E.\\nP. Osgood, Jonathan G. Dow, selectmen S. Lowell\\nFrench, superintending school committee B. M.\\nSanborn, treasurer.\\n1868.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 B. P. Gale, town clerk Benjamin M. San-\\nborn and E. P. Osgood, representatives; Samuel JI.\\nS. Moulton, Alpheus Dolloffand S. J. P. Hadley, se-\\nlectmen Otis G. Smith, superintending school com-\\nmittee; B. M. Sanborn, treasurer.\\n1869.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 B. P. Gale, town clerk John W. Busiel and\\nE. P. Osgood, representatives; Samuel M. S. Moul-\\nton, Alpheus Dolloff and S. J. P. Hadley, selectmen\\nOtis G. Smith, superintending, school committee\\nSamuel M. S. Moulton, treasurer.\\n1870.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 B. P. Gale, town clerk John W. Busiel and\\nJonathan G. Dow, representatives; Alpheus Dolloff,\\nTaylor L. Grant and Charles F.Robinson, selectmen\\nC. Y. De Normandie and O. A. J. Vaughan, school\\ncommittee Alpheus Dolloff, treasurer.\\n1871.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 B. P. Gale, town clerk Timothy D. Somes\\nand Jonathan G. Dow, representatives; Almon C.\\nLeavitt, Charles F. Robinson, Frank M. Rollins, se-\\nlectmen C. Y. De Normandie and King S. Hall,\\nschool committee Daniel S. Dinsmore, treasurer.\\n1872.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Benjamin P. Gale, town clerk; Timothy D.\\nSomes, Thomas O Donnell and John F. Prescott,\\nrepresentatives Frank M. Rollins, Samuel M. Doe,\\nLangdon G. Morgan, selectmen Erastus P. Jewell,\\nKing S. Hall, school committee; Benjamin M. San-\\nborn, treasurer Benjamin Munsey, W. F. Bacon and\\nO. A. J. Vaughan, prudential committee. Voted, to\\nput in street lights.\\n1873. February 17th, B. P. Gale resigned as town\\nclerk and George L. Mead appointed in his place\\nGeorge L. Mead elected town clerk March, 1873\\nLangdon G. Morgan, Samuel M. Doe and John B.\\nPulsifer, selectmen Erastus P. Jewell, John F. Pres-\\ncott and Thomas O Donnell, representatives; King S.\\nHall, school committee Danl. S. Dinsmore, treasurer.\\n1874. George L. Mead, town clerk John T. Busiel,\\nLangdon G. Morgan, John B. Pulsifer, Selectmen\\nDaniel S. Dinsmore, tresjsurer; William F. Bacon,\\nschool committee E. P. Jewell, John S. Wadleigh,\\nFrank M. Rollins, representatives.\\n1875. William F. Knight, town clerk John S.\\nCrane, D. S. Dinsmore, A. J. Thompson, John M.\\nRobinson, representatives Jonathan L. Moore,\\nFrancis M. Davis and Frank W. Reeves, selectmen\\nB. P. Gale, treasurer; Charles F. Stone and K. S.\\nHall, school committee. B. P, Gale resigned and W.\\nL. Melchcr appointed in his place.\\n1876. George A. Hatch, town clerk; Ricliard\\nGove, Lewis F. Busiel, Joshua B. Robinson and S.\\nM. S. Moulton, representatives Sylvester S. Wiggin,\\nGeorge L. Mead and Smith E. Dockham, selectmen\\nBenjamin P. Gale, treiisurer John T. Busiel, school\\ncommittee Samuel M. Doe appointed treasurer in\\nplace of B. P. Gale, resigned Mrs. E. S. Wadleigh ap-\\npointed superintending school committee .Tuly 17,\\n1876.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1348.jp2"}, "1150": {"fulltext": "LACONIA.\\n822\\n1877.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 George A. Hatch, town clerk Sylvester S.\\nWiggin, George L. Mead and Joseph P. Pitman (2d),\\nselectmen Samuel M. S. Moulton, Lewis F.\\nHusiel and Joshua B. Eobinson, representatives;\\nBenjamin P. Gale, treasurer Mrs. Ellen E. S. Wad-\\nleigh, superintending school committee.\\nMarch, 1878. George F. Leavitt, town clerk\\nNelson Kichardson, Joseph P. Pitman (2d), Samuel\\nM. Doe, selectmen Benjamin P. Gale, treasurer\\nMrs. Ellen S. Wadleigh, superintending school com-\\nmittee; George A. Hatch, Charles A. Busiel and Ste-\\nphen J. P. Hadley, representatives.\\nNovember, 1878. Charles A. Busiel, Geoi ge A.\\nHatch, Stephen J. P. Hadley, representatives for two\\nyears S. F. Noble, H. F. Moulton and P. C. Smith,\\nsupervisors E. P. Jewell, D. S. Dinsmore, John T.\\nBusiel, J. H. Tilton, W. S. Thomas and Charles F.\\nPitman, trustees of Public Library.\\n1879. George F. Leavitt, town clerk Nelson\\nRichardson, treasurer; Mrs. Lydia E. Warner, super-\\nintending school committee Sylvester J. Lam-\\nprey, Frank W. Reeves and Paul C. Smith, select-\\nmen John T. Busiel, James H. Tilton, trustees of\\nPublic Library Daniel S. Dinsmore, appointed treas-\\nurer in place of Nelson Richardson.\\n1880.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John W. Ashman, town clerk; Daniel S.\\nDinsmore, treasurer Paul C. Smith, Frank W.\\nReeves and S. J. Lamprey, selectmen Mrs. Lydia E.\\nWarner, superintending school committee Charles\\nF. Pitman, Daniel S. Dinsmore, trustees of Public\\nLibrary David B. Story, appointed supervisor in\\nplace of Paul C. Smith, elected selectman George\\nH. Tilton appointed supervisor in place of H. F.\\nMoulton, resigned. November, 1880, Benjamin P.\\nGale, Sylvester S. Wiggin and Benjamin E. Thurs-\\nton, representatives; David B. Story, George H.\\nTilton and John F. Batchelder, supervisors.\\n1881. J. W. Ashman, town clerk Sylvester J.\\nLamprey, P. C. Smith and David B. Story, select-\\nmen Orran W. Tibbetts, treasurer Lydia E. War-\\nner, superintending school committee E. P. Jewell\\nand W. S. Thomas, trustee of Public Library; George\\nB. Lane, appointed supervisor in place of D. B. Story\\nelected selectman April 14, 1881. Edgar A. Rowe\\nwas appointed supervisor February 28, 1882, in place\\nof G. H. Tilton, resigned.\\n1882.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John W. Ashman, town clerk; Orran W.\\nTibbetts, treasurer David B. Story, Sylvester J.\\nLamprey and David O. Burleigh, selectmen; John\\nH. Robinson, superintending school committee;\\nJames H. Tilton and John T. Busiel, trustees Public\\nLibrary Lydia E. Warner, appointed superintending\\nschool committee in place of J. H. Robinson, March\\n20, 1882 John H. Robinson, appointed October 12,\\n1882, supervisor in place of J. F. Batchelder, re-\\nsigned November, 1882 John T. Busiel, Charles F.\\nMoulton and Horatio F. Moulton, representatives\\nGeorge B. Lane, George E.Stevens and John H. Rob-\\ninson, supervisors.\\n1883.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John W. Ashman, town clerk; Orran W.\\nTibbetts, treasurer; Angeline B. Eastman, superin-\\ntending school committee; Daniel S. Dinsmore and\\nCharles F. Pitman, trustees Public Library.\\n1884. John W. Ashman, town clerk; Orran \\\\V.\\nTibbetts, treasurer; Sylvester J. Lamprey, Freeman\\nW. Ladd and Seth Flanders, selectmen; Angeline\\nB. Eastman, superintending school committee; John\\nW. Ashman and William F. Knight, trustees Public\\nLibrary. November, 1884, Napoleon B. Gale, Sylves-\\nter J. Lamprey and Stetson J. Hutchins, representa-\\ntives George B. Lane, George E. Stevens and Joliii\\nH. Robinson, supervisors.\\n1885.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 George B. Lane, town clerk: Ornin ^V.\\nTibbetts, treasurer Sylvester .1. I^amprey, Freeman\\nW. Ladd and Jonathan G. Dow, selectmen John T.\\nBusiel and James H. Tilton, trustees Public Library\\nAngeline B. Eastman, superintending school com-\\nmittee.\\nCHAPTER VII\\nMASOXIC HISTORY.\\nMount Lebanon Lodge, No. 32, A. F. and A. M.,\\nwas chartered June 10, 1819; Lyman B. Walker,\\nJohn Chase, Nathan Bean, charter members. The\\nfollowing were the first officers February 23, 1820\\nJonathan Piper, W. M.; Benjamin Swasey, S. W.;\\nJohn Burns, J. W.; Lyman B. Walker, Sec.\\nThe first application received was from John Avery,\\nFebruary 23, 1820, and received his E. A. Degree\\nMarch 29, 1820.\\nOctober, 1820. Benjamin Swasey, W. M.; Aaron\\nMartin, S. W.; Jonathan Piper, J. W.; Mark ^V.\\nPiper, Sec.\\nOctober, 1821.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Aaron Martin, W. M.; Jonathan\\nPiper, 8. W.; Lyman B. Walker, J. W.; John T. Cof-\\nfin, Sec.\\nReceived an act of incorporation June 27, 1822.\\nOctober, 1822.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Benjamin Swasey, W. M.; John T.\\nCoffin, S. W.; Stephen P. Tolman, J. W.; Francis\\nRussell, Sec.\\nMay, 1824.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John T. Coffin, W. M.; John Avery,\\nS. W.; Amos Smith, J. W.; Francis Russell, Sec.\\nMay, 1825.- John T. Coffin, W. M.; Francis Rus-\\nsell, S. W.; Amos Smith, J. W.; James Molineux,\\nSec.\\nMay, 1826.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Francis Russell, W. M.; Benjamin\\nSwasey, S. W.; John Avery, J. W.; James Molineux,\\nSec.\\nMay, 1827.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Francis Russell, W. M.; James Moli-\\nneux, S. W.; Jeremiah Avery, J. W.; Thomas Wilder,\\nSec.\\nMay, 1828.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Aaron Martin, W. M.; .James Moli-\\nneux, s. W.; Jeremiah Avery,.!. W.; Thcmas Wilder,", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1349.jp2"}, "1151": {"fulltext": "ISTOIIY OF l .i;i,K.\\\\AI COUNTY, NEW II AMl SIIIRK.\\nMay, 1829.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Francis KuHMvll, W.M.; IkiijuMiiri R.\\nGilman, 8. W.; John Avery, .1. W.; Williiu,, T. :..ol-\\nidge, Sec.\\nMay, 1X30. Janic8 Molineu.x, W. M.; Benjamin\\nK. Giinian, S. \\\\V.; J. W. Mudgett, .1. \\\\V.; W. T. Cool-\\nidge, Sec.\\nMay, 1831.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amos Smith, W. M.; Benjamin R.\\nGilman, 8. W.; I. W. Mudgett, J. W.; Charles Mor-\\ngan, Sec.\\nMay, 18:32,--AiiioH Sinilh, W. M.; Benjamin K.\\nGilman, S. W.; I. W. Mudgett,.). W.; Charles Mor-\\ngan, Sec.\\nMay, 1833.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Aaron Martin, \\\\V. M.; B. R. Gilman,\\nS. W.; I. W. Mudgett, J. W.; Charles Morgan, Sec.\\nMay, 1835.-L. B. Walker, W. M.; J. Elkins, S.W.;\\nL. M. Barker, J. W.; D. 11. Sanhorn, Sec.\\nMay, 1830.-Jeremiali Elkins, W.M.; AmosSmith,\\nS.W.; Mark Chase, I. \\\\V.; D. II. Sanborn, Sec.\\nNo meetings were held licin -May, 183G, to August\\n7, 1844.\\nAugust 7, 1844.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 ,l(ihn T. Collin, \\\\V. M. Mark\\nChase, S.W.; .lames S. Iloilt,.!. W. Chas. Morgan,\\nSec.\\nMay, 1845.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Francis Russell, W. iM.; Mark Chase,\\nS. W.; .lames S. iloitt, J. W. B. Boardman, Sec.\\nMay, 184G.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 .Teremiah Elkins, W. M. B. Board-\\nman, S. W. J.S. Hoitt, J.W. Charles Morgan, Sec.\\nMay, 1847.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Francis Russell, W. M.; J. S. Iloitt,\\nS. W.; Samuel Winkley, .1. W. N. P. Burnham, Sec.\\nApril, 1848.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Francis Russell, W. M. James S.\\nIloitt, S. W. Samuel Winkley, J. W.; John T. Cof-\\nfin, Sec.\\nApril, 1849. Francis Russell, W. M. Samuel\\nWinkley, S. W. Amory Warren, .1. W. .lidiii T.\\nCoffin, Sec.\\nApril, 18r)(l.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Kni.icis Kiiss.ll, W. .M. Summd\\nWinkley, S. W.; John Hrown, .1, W. .1..I.M T. Cof-\\nII ri, Sec.\\nA|.ril, lS.-,l..-.l,.,-,.,iiiidi Klkiiis, W. M.; .luhn\\nr.inuri, S. W.; Klhrid-e K. Welisler, .1. \\\\V. John T.\\nCollin, See.\\nApril, 1852.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 JercMiiiih lllkiiis, W. M.; Kll.iid-e\\nE. Webster, S. W.; Henjaiuiii li. aiiuaii, .1. W.\\nJohn T. Coffin, Sec.\\nApril, 1853.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 James S. Iloilt, W. .M., Klbrid-e E.\\nWebster, S. W. Benjamin K. (iilmaii, .1. W. .lohn\\nT. Coffin, Sec.\\nApril, 1854.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Janus S. I loin, W. M. K. E. Web-\\nster, S. W. B. K. (iilmini, .1. W. .bdui T, Coffin,\\nApril, Is. lS.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Finniis Kussril, W. M.; James S.\\nIloitt, S. W. It. K. (iilMinn, .1, W. .lolui T. Coffin,\\nSee.\\nApril, IS. h;.- Francis Russell, W. M. Klbridne K.\\nWebster, S. W. James S. Iloitt, .1. W. .lohn T. Col-\\nlin, Sec.\\nApril, 1857.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Elbridge E. Wcbsicr. W. M.; Charles\\nC. Clement, S. W. J. S. Thinu J. W. Ira F. Fol-\\nApril, 1858.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Elbridge E. Webster, W.M.; Charles\\nC. Clement, S. W. J. S. Thing, J. W.; Ira F. Fol-\\nsom. Sec.\\nApril, 1859.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Charles C. Clement, W. M.. J. S.\\nThing, S. W.; E. H. Blaisdell, .1. W. Thomas Wil-\\nder, Sec.\\nApril, I860.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Eldridge E. Webster, W. M.; John\\nAldrich, S. W.; C. P. S. Wardwell, J. W.; Th.Mnas\\nWilder, Sec.\\nApril, 1861.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Aldrieh, W. M.; C. I S. Ward-\\nwell, S. W.; W. L. Meleher, .1. W.; Thomas Wikhr,\\nSec.\\nApril, 1862.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John Aldiich, W. JI.; W. L. Meleher,\\nS. W.; Alpheus Dollolf, J. W.; Thomas II. Belt,\\nSec.\\nMarch, 1862. Voted that the regular meetings in\\nApril, June, August, October, December and Feb-\\nruary be held at Lake village; and months of May,\\nJuly, September, November, January and March at\\nLaconia, for the year.\\nApril, 1863.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Alpheus Dolloli; W. M.; W. L. Mel-\\neher, S. W.; Samuel E. Young, .f. W.; Thomas H.\\nBelt, Sec.\\nIn 1863.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Took a lease of hall in Folsom s Block\\nfor ten years.\\n1864.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 W. L. Meleher, W. M.; Samuel E. Young,\\nS. W.; B. F. Peaslee, J. W.; John T. Coffin, Sec.\\nApril, 1865.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Alpheus Dolloff, W. M.; B. F. Peaslee,\\nS. W.; John F. Morrill, J. W.; S. M. S. Moult(m,\\nSec.\\nAi)ril, 18t;(i.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 E. E. Webster, W. M.; A. .1. Thomp-\\nson, S. W.; J. S. Crane, J. W.; E. B. Bell, See.\\nApril, 1867.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Alpheus Dollofi; W. M.; E. B. Bell.\\nS. W.; George E. Chase, J. W.; George B. Lane, Sec.\\nApril. 1868.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ezra B. Bell, W. M.; tieorge E.\\nCb:isc, S. W.; J. Jcwett, ,1. W.; George B. Lane,\\nApril, 1869.-Alphcus Dollolf, W. M.; J. C. Blake,\\nS. W.; R. R. Somes, J. W.; George B. Lane, Sec.\\nApril, 1870.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Alpheus Dolloff, W. M.; I. P. Plum-\\nMUT, S. W.; Arthur Tucker, .1. W.; George H. Lane,\\nApril, I,s71-7l 1. V. I luiumcr, W. Al. D. S.\\nDinsmore, S. W. G. B. Lane, .1. W. W. F. Knight,\\nSec.\\nApril, 1873.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 D. S. Dinsmore, W. M.; .1. H. Ilcn.l-\\nley, S. W.; II. B. t^unby, J. W.; (ieorgc L. .Mead,\\nSec.\\nApril, 1874.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 I). S. Dinsmore, W. .M. W, II.\\nJones, S. W. E. C. Covell, J. W.; George L. M, ;,d.\\nSec.\\nApril, 1875.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 D.S. Dinsmore, W. M. W. II. .Ion,\\nS. W. E. C. Covell, J. W. F. H. Champlin. Sec.\\n1876-77.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 W. II. Jones, W. M. E. C. Covell, S. W\\nIsaac Fonda, J. W. F. H. Champlin, Sec.\\n1878.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 E. C. Covell, W. M.; I. Fonda, S. W. K.\\nD. Sawyer, J. W. George B. Lane, Sec.\\n1879.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Edgar C. Covell, W. M. Isaac Fomhi,\\nS. W.: H. Frank Dnikc, J. W. George H. Lane. Sec.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1350.jp2"}, "1152": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1351.jp2"}, "1153": {"fulltext": "i-^\\n/-ly ^_y^^H^/^-^^", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1352.jp2"}, "1154": {"fulltext": "LACONIA.\\n825\\n1880.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Isaiic Fonda, W. M.\\nS. W.: M. M. Robinson, J. V\\nJohn B. Hendley,\\nGeorge B. Lane,\\n1881\\nIsaac\\nF.\\nnda\\nS. W.,\\nohn\\nG.\\nJe^\\nSec.\\n1882\\nJI\\nark\\n11\\nW. M. Mark M. Robinson,\\nett, J. W. George B. Lane,\\nEdgar\\nnsoi\\n^v\\nM.\\n.lohn\\nG\\nlowi\\n.1.\\nW.;\\nGeorge\\nB\\nW.\\nM.\\nK.\\nndrick\\nD.\\nl\u00c2\u00bb\\\\\\\\\\ne, J.\\nW.;\\nGeorge\\nB.\\nJewett, W\\nLane, Sec.\\n1884.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 John G. Jewet\\nSawyer, S. W.; Edgar A\\nLane, Sec.\\n1885.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Keudrick D. Sawyer, W. M.; Edgar A.\\nRowe, S. W. Stephen S. Jewett, J. W. George B.\\nLane, Sec.\\nThe first meeting of Mount Lebanon Lodge, No.\\n32, was held in the house now occupied by L. F.\\nBusiel, on Pleasant Street; afterwards a hall was fitted\\nup in the Williard Hotel then to what was called the\\notfice building of L. B. Walker, on Main Street then\\nto tlie hall on land now occupied by them till the fire\\nin 1860, when meetings were held alternately at Lake\\nvillage and this place after Mr. Folsoni built the\\npresent block the lodge was permanently located\\nagain.\\nPythagorean Council, Royal and Select Masters,\\nNo. 6, was instituted at Sanbornton Square in 1830\\nafter working a few years became dormant; in 1870\\nit was revived and removed to Laconia with the fol-\\nlowing charter members Charles Lane, A. J.\\nThompson, Alpheus Dolloff, John P. Smith, Jr.,\\nGeorge B. Lane, Hazen Copp, Fred. H. Coffin, John\\nC. Blake, B. F. Peaslee, C. P. S. Wardwell, Francis\\nRussell, Ezra B. Bell, A. H. Busiel, G. A. Copp, E. J.\\nDinsmore, C. H. Fullerton, J. L. Flanders, Isadore\\nFox, Jewell Gove, E. W. Gourd, E. C. Hasiruk,\\nW. H. Jones, I. P. Plummer, R. R. Somes, C. A.\\nSanborne, K. D. Sawyer, H. P. Smith, George R.\\nSomes and E. E. Webster.\\nThe following is a list of the officers of Pythagorean\\nCouncil from its organization in 1870 to 1886:\\n1870.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Charles Lane, T. I. M. Andrew J. Thomp-\\nson, D. M. Alpheus Dollofl P. C. of Work.\\n1871.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Andrew J. Thompson, T. I. M. Alpheus\\nDolloti; D. M. I. P. Plummer, P. C. of Work.\\n1872.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Alpheus Dolloff, T. I. M. George B. Lane,\\nD. M. I. P. Plummer, P. C. of Work.\\n1873.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 I. P. Plummer, T. I. M. George B. Lane,\\nD. M. W. H. Jones, P. C. of Work.\\n1874.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 George B. Lane, T. I. M. W. H. Jones,\\nD. M. K. D. Sawyer, P. C. of Work.\\n1875.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 George B. Lane, T. I. M. F. R. Gammon,\\nD. M. B. W. Crosby, P. C. of Work.\\n1876.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Frank R. Gammon, T. I. M. George A.\\nHatch, D. M. Frank H. Champlin, P. C. of Work.\\n1877.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 George A. Hatch, T. I. M. Frank H.\\nChamplin, D. M. George R. Somes, P. C. of Work.\\n1878-79.- Frank H. Champlin, T. I. M. Charles\\nM. Elkins, D. M. George E. James, P. C. of Work.\\n53\\nI 1880.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Charles M. Elkins, T. I. M.; John R.\\nI Champlin, D. M. W. H. Jones, P. C. of Work.\\ni 1881.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 W. H. Jones, T. I. M. John R. Champlin,\\nD. M. Frank H. Champlin, P. C. of Work.\\n1882.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 K. D. Sawyer, T. I. M. E. J. Dinsmore,\\nD. M. G. H. Everett, P. C. of Work.\\n1883.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 K. D. Sawyer, T. I. M. G. H. Everett, D.\\nM. C. E. Frye, P. C. of Work.\\n1884-85.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 George H. Everett, T. I. M. C. E. Frye,\\nD. M. S. S. Jewett, P. C. of Work.\\nJohn L. Perley, Jr., Post. No. 37, G. A. R., was\\nchartered November 30, 1877, with the following\\ncharter members W. H. Piper, D. H. Lewis, John\\nF. Baker, A. H. C. Jewett, James Collins, Jr., Jack-\\nson H. Lawrence, P. H. Rowen, Edward C. Ryan,\\nWinslow O. Whipple, William Goulding, Bernard\\nMulligan, Charles W. Baldwin, D. A. H. C. Jewett,\\nS. M. S. Moulton, A. J. Farrar, H. L. Wilkin.son,\\nM. B. Plumber, George B. Lane, 1). B. Nelson, John\\nL. Bachelder.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nHON. .lOHX CARROLL MOULTON.\\nThe first historic mention of the Moulton family is\\nin the Doomsday Book, compiled in 1086. This\\nshows the Moultons to be of Norman origin, and to\\nhave accompanied William the Conqueror in his in-\\nvasion and conquest of England, 1066. The follow-\\ning concerning the early history of the family and\\ndescription of coat-of-arms is furnished by John T.\\nMoulton, of Lynn Thomas de Multon was a fav-\\norite of Richard Coeur de Leon (1190). He is called\\nLord of Gillesland, in Cumberland, and by the\\nNormans Lord de Vaux. Sir Walter Scott intro-\\nduces him as such in the Talisman. He is proba-\\nbly the same Thomas de Multon who, as one of the\\nbarons, signed Magna Charta, in 1215. Thomas de\\nMulton, doubtless a grandson of the first Thomas,\\nwas also a signer of the Great Charter of Edward, in\\n1297. They were Lords of Egmont, in Cumberland.\\nMulton Hall, in Wilberton, now in ruins, was once\\nthe property of Sir Thomas. Dugdale says Acre\\nwas an old hospital for poor people, dedicated to St.\\nLeonard, which, being given with the manor, a.d.\\n1230, to the Knights Hospitalers by Sir Thomas Mul-\\nton, Knight, etc Prior to 1571 the Moultons bore\\narms with devices differing somewhat in minor details,\\nyet alike in the main. The following is the descrip-\\ntion of the arms granted in 1571 Jloulton Argent\\nthree bars gules, between eight escallop shells, sa-\\nble; three, two, two and one. Crest on a pellet, a\\nfalcon rising Argent.\\nAs many as seven Moultons were in America at a\\nvery early date, one in the Jamestown, Va., settle-\\nment. In 1635, John and Thomas Moulton emigrated", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1355.jp2"}, "1155": {"fulltext": "826\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nfrom Norfolk County, England, to Newbury, Mass.\\nThey came to Hampton, N. H., in 1638, and their\\nnames appear on the list of the first settlers. John\\nMoulton (1) was born in England about 1599; mar-\\nried Anne Their children were Henry, Mary,\\nAnna, Jane and Bridget (twins), John and Ruth. He\\nwas a man of note, and, in 1639, was a representa-\\ntive to the General Court. John 2), born in New-\\nbury in 1638, married Lydia, daughter of Anthony\\nTaylor, also one of the earliest settlers of Hampton.\\nJohn (2) was a Lieutenant. The children were\\nMartha, John, Lydia, Daniel, James, Nathan, David,\\nAnna, Lydia, Jacob and Rachel. Jacob (3), born\\n1688, married Sarah Smith, December 10, 1714. He\\ndied in 1751, and his wife in 1739. Children Sarah,\\nLydia, Nathan, Dorothy, Jonathan and John.\\nGeneral Jonathan Moulton (4) was born in 1726,\\nand died in 1788. He was representative to the Gen-\\neral Court in 1755-58 was distinguished for his\\nenergy and enterprise, and rendered valuable service\\nin the Indian wars. When thirty-seven years old,\\nin 1763, the town of Moultonborough was granted\\nto him and sixty-one others by the Masonian proprie-\\ntors. He had great foresight and shrewdness. The\\nfollowing amusing incident of the way in which he\\nobtained the grant of land now known as the town of\\nNew Hampton is characteristic Having a very\\nfine ox weighing fourteen hundred pound.s, fattened\\nfor the purpose, he drove him to Portsmouth as\\na present to Governor Wentworth. He refused\\nany compensation, but said he would like a\\ncharter of a small gore of land he had discovered\\nadjoining Moultonborough. The Governor granted\\nthis simple request, and Cieneral Moulton called it\\nNew Hampton in honor of his native town. This\\nsmall gore of land contained nineteen thousand four\\nhundred and twenty-two acres, and a part now con-\\nstitutes Centre Harbor. In July, 1774, General\\n(then Colonel) Moulton was one of the four delegates\\nto the Provincial Congress, at Exeter, to choose dele-\\ngates to the Continental Congress. His title of gen-\\neral was gained in the Revolution, where he greatly\\ndistinguished himself. In 1777 he was stationed at\\nSaratoga. Energetic, and a born leader of men.\\nGeneral Moulton did much to forward the settlement\\nand build up the region adjacent to the lake on the\\nnorth, and absolutely created the three towns of\\nBloultonborough, New Hampton and Centre Harbor.\\nAmong the children by his first wife, Abigail Smith,\\nwas Penning (5), who was born May 21, 1761. He\\nmarried, November 7, 1782, Sally Leavitt, and settled\\nin Centre Harbor in 1783, where he died December\\n23, 1834. They had six children, Nancy (married\\nJonathan Moulton), Jonathan S., Thomas L., Pen-\\nning, John H. and Elizabeth (Mrs. Daniel Hilton).\\nJonathan Smith (6) was born at Centre Harbor De-\\ncember 14, 1785. He married Deborah Neal, and\\ndied November 15, 1855. He was a large farmer and\\nalso was quite extensively engaged in merchandising.\\nMrs. Moulton is now living with her son, John C, at\\nthe advanced age of ninety-seven, in the full posses-\\nsion of her faculties.\\nHon. John Carroll Moulton (7), son of Jonathan\\nSmith and Deborah (Neal) Moulton, was born at\\nCentre Harbor, N. H., December 24, 1810. His dis-\\ntrict-school education was supplemented by an at-\\ntendance of several terms at Holmes Academy,\\nPlymouth, N. IL, then in charge of that famous\\neducator, Samuel Burns. Evincing an aptitude for\\nmathematics, he availed himself of the instruction of\\nMaster Dudley Leavitt, the astronomer and mathe-\\nmatician, whose fame was almost world-wide. Under\\nthis tuition he developed rapidly a great proficiency\\nin this branch of science, which has been of valuable\\nassistance to him. In vacation-time he assisted his\\nfather in all branches of his extensive business. And\\nso he attained manhood, acquiring a strong physique\\nby labor among the rocks and hills, and a mental dis-\\ncipline of more than ordinary quality formed as acute\\nand powerful a mind. He commenced active life by\\nentering into trade at Sandwich, but in a few months\\nremoved his business to Centre Harbor, and, in 1833,\\nopened a hotel in that place, and continued both as\\nmerchant and landlord. This hotel met with great\\napproval, and was the pioneer of the numerous and\\nelegant hostelries of that attractive summer resort. In\\n1836 he changed his residence to Lake village, and\\nengaged in merchandising and manufacturing. In\\n1841 he removed to Meredith Bridge (now Laconia),\\nand from that time he has been one of the formative\\nand directing forces of the progress of this flourishing\\nplace, first, as landlord of the popular Belknap\\nHotel next, as bookseller and druggist then as\\npostmaster of the lively village, appointed by Presi-\\ndent Tyler. He continued in this oiEce, being reap-\\npointed by President Polk, for about six years, when,\\nunder the Whig administration of Taylor, he was\\ndeemed an offensive partisan and removed. He\\nwas again appointed by Frank Pierce, continued in\\noffice by Buchanan, but shortly after Lincoln s acces-\\nsion to the Presidency he was succeeded by a Repub-\\nlican. This long term of service sixteen years is\\nthe strongest proof of his popularity.\\nIn 1861, Mr. Moulton became a partner in the large\\nfreight-car manufiictory which had been conducted at\\nLaconia by Charles Ranlet Co., until Mr. Ranlet s\\ndeath, in 1860. Giving his personal attention to the\\nbusiness, he rapidly developed a large and profitable\\nindustry. The works have been frequently enlarged,\\nextensive buildings put up, and the quality of work\\nadvanced until passenger-cars of the finest style were\\nmanufiictured here and the Laconia Car Company\\nhad a national reputation. This gave employment\\nto hundreds of workmen, the pay-roll amounting to\\neight thousand dollars per month. The entire plant\\nwas destroyed by fire in February, 1881. With\\ncharacteristic energy, Mr. Moulton began work on\\nnew buildings before the ruins were cold, and work", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1356.jp2"}, "1156": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1357.jp2"}, "1157": {"fulltext": "G/ie^Z^^ ChL\\n^f-e^-t^.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1358.jp2"}, "1158": {"fulltext": "827\\nwas resumed in the new factory in less than a month.\\nThis was done by Jlr. Moulton when men at his ad-\\nvanced age and with his ample fortune would have\\nretired from active life and its responsibilities.\\nIlis persevering nature was turned, in 1865, to the\\nestablishment of a bank to accommodate the financial\\nneeds of the business interests so largely increasing\\nin Laconia and its vicinity. In obtaining a charter\\nfor a national bank, he had to meet and overcome\\nalmost insurmountable obstacles but his labors\\nresulted, however, in the securing the charter for, and\\nthe founding of, the Laconia National Bank. He\\nwas at once elected to its presidency, which he still\\nretains. In 1868 be became the sole owner of the\\nGilford Hosiery Corporation, which furnishes em-\\nployment to many operatives, mostly females, and\\ndoes a most prosperous business, the annual product\\nhaving been as high as one hundred and twenty-five\\nthousand dollars. Mr. Moulton, with Benjamin E.\\nThurston, owns the extensive flour and grain-mill at\\nL.iconia. In other and widely varying ways has Mr.\\nMoulton contributed greatly to the improvement,\\ngrowth and prosperity of Laconia, and he is, beyond\\ncavil, one of the ablest financiers of this section of\\nthe State. Sterlingly Democratic in his principles,\\nhe represented the Sixth District in the State Senate\\nin 1871 and 1872, and was electee a member of the\\nGovernor s Council in 1874. He was a delegate to\\nthe National Democratic Convention in 1876, and a\\ncandidate for Presidential elector on the Tilden\\nticket.\\nMr. Moulton is a charter member of Winnipesau-\\nkee Lodge of Independent Order of Odd-Fellows,\\nwhich was founded at Laconia in 1842, and is now\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0one of the Uniformed Patriarchs of the order.\\nHe married, July 15, 1833, Nellie B., daughter of\\nSamuel M. Senter. Her ancestor, Colonel Joseph\\nSenter, was one of the first settlers of Centre Harbor.\\nThey had five children, Edwin C, deceased, an ac-\\ntive business man Samuel M. S., connected inti-\\nmately with his father s extensive business operations;\\nWilliam H., died young; Horatio F., superintendent\\nof a hosiery-mill at Columbia, S. C. and Ida L.\\n(Mrs. Joshua B. Holden), who resides in Boston. Mrs.\\nMoulton died November 18, 1860, and Mr. Moulton\\nmarried, August 18, 1866, Sarah A. McDougall, a\\nlady of estimable qualities and generous character.\\nMr. Moulton has had no small share in all the\\nprominent business enterprises of the lake region for\\nthe last half century. Faithful in the discharge of\\nofficial duties, far-seeing, bold, persistent, he deserves\\nand has won a success far beyond the hopes and\\naspirations of his early manhood. Unlike many men\\nof wealth, he gives with a liberal hand to all things\\ntending to advance the financial, educational and\\nmoral interests of the people with whom he has been\\n80 long connected.\\nHis benefactions in behalf of liberal Christianity\\nhave always been marked. The organization of the\\nUnitarian Society of Laconia was accomplished\\nlargely by his active energy, and its church owes its\\nerection, in a great measure, to his labors and finan-\\ncial aid. He is also one of the most generous of its\\nsupporters. Pleasing in his intercourse, a strong and\\npowerful friend, he possesses qualities which endear\\nhim to a large circle, who esteem him for his worth.\\nHe has the satisfaction of seeing his children filling\\nhonorable and useful positions in business circles and\\nsociety, and worthy descendants of a noble ancestry.\\nCOLONEL SELDON CROCKEIT.\\nSeldon Crockett, son of Samuel and Sarah {Wil-\\ncomb) Crockett, was born in Meredith (now Laconia),\\nN. H., October 9, 1804, and died June 14, 1868, at his\\nbirthplace, aged sixty-four years.\\nHis grandfather. Captain Joshua Crockett, was a\\nnative of Newburyport, Mass., who, according to the\\nfamily tradition, came, when a young man, with\\nsix others, to Meredith (then New Salem) to avail\\nthemselves of the government grant of fifty acres\\nof land to each settler, with the privilege of pur-\\nchasing as many more as he might desire at the nom-\\ninal price of fifty cents per acre. They camped on\\nwhat is since known as Cotton s Hill. The wild\\nappearance of the country discouraged five of the\\nnumber, and the next morning they abandoned the\\nenterprise. The others. Colonel Ebenezer Smith and\\nCaptain Crockett, selected their future homes from\\nthe top of a tall pine-tree, Captain Crockett choosing\\nthe land between Winnisquam Lake and Hound Bay,\\nso he could have it fenced by water on two sides.\\nOn this location he cut trees, cleared enough land to\\nplant a few potatoes he had brought on his wearisome\\nway, and erected a log cabin\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the first dwelling\\nwithin an area of forty miles. This occupied the\\nsite of the present summer residence of Mrs. Crockett.\\nThe next year Captain Crockett brought his mother\\nto his new home and the battle with the wild and re-\\nfractory forces of nature was commenced. For this\\nCaptain Crockett was especially well fitted. Possessed\\nof a strong and active frame, of great energy and ex-\\necutive force, he enjoyed the labor and the life. He\\nwas a noted hunter of the various wild animals of the\\ncountry, was captain of a company of riflemen raised\\nfor service in the Revolution and died aged seventy-\\nthree years.\\nHis son, Samuel Crockett, born 1780, inherited a\\nportion of the acres of his father, and, by his wife,\\nSarah Wilcomb, had a family of four boys and one\\ngirl. He was a highly-prized member of the Free-\\nWill Baptist Church, and, with his pious wife, would\\ngo on horseback eight miles to the nearest religious\\nservices. She was a much-beloved and devoted Chris-\\ntian. Her faith in the eflicacy of prayer was strong\\nand unswerving, and many wonderful instances of\\nmarked answers to fervent petitions are handed down\\nto the present generation. She was a most remarka-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1361.jp2"}, "1159": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nble woman in many ways, and lived to the good old\\nage of eighty-six, surviving her husband (who died in\\nISo-l) twelve years.\\nSeldon Crockett came of industrious ancestors, and\\nwas a worker from very early years. The common\\nschool, of a few months in each year, where he ac-\\nquired his education, was the college of those days,\\nand for the practical business life of active New Eng-\\nland it did its work well. It made independent, clear-\\nheaded, self-reliant men, who could reason logically,\\nand logically carry their conclusions into practical\\nresults. From the age of sixteen, when he left home,\\nSeldon earned his living and gave of his earnings to\\nhelp his parents. His seventeenth year was passed on\\na farm in Massachusetts, and fifty-eight of the sixty\\ndollars received for his labor were given to his father.\\nHe afterward became a manufacturer of furniture in\\nBoston, and, by his energy and industry, created a\\nsuccessful business.\\nIn 18.31, Mr. Crockett married Lucy, daughter of\\nThomas and Susan (Learned) Eliott, of Watertown,\\nMass. This union with a lady possessing the noblest\\nqualities of the leading New England families, from\\nwhom she descended, proved most felicitous. She ably\\nseconded all his labors, joined in his benefactions and\\nwas a prominent factor in his success. Their children\\nare Seldon Frank, Sarah W. (Mrs. William W.\\nHague), Susan E. (Mrs. S.Stillman Blanchard), Grace\\nH. (Mrs. J. L. Grandin) and Lucy E. (Mrs. S. A.\\nShannon).\\nBut it is pre-eminently as the genial landlord,\\nfriend and host that Colonel Crockett is recalled to the\\nmemory of his numerous friends, or should appear in\\nhistory for the perusal of coming generations. Dis-\\nposing of his manufacturing, on account of ill health,\\nin 1844 he became the proprietor of the Bromfield\\nHouse, in Boston, and until his death, a period of\\nmore than a quarter of a century, he conducted it with\\nadmirable ability, and many prominent citizens of\\nNew England made it their chosen place of resort.\\nDuring his long residence in Boston Colonel Crock-\\nett won the respect of all who knew him as a gentle-\\nman of kind spirit, courteous manners and undeviating\\nuprightness. He was loyal to his friendships and to\\nall his business relations. Not as demonstrative of\\nhia religious feelings as many others, he showed by\\nhis daily life that his mind and heart were under con-\\ntrol of religious principle, and for years was a valued\\nmember of the Ro we Street Baptist Church, then under\\nthe pastorate of Rev. Baron Stow, D.D. Every one\\nmet Colonel Crockett with pleasure and parted from\\nhim with regret. His friends came voluntarily to him\\nfrom the highest circles of political, business and\\nsocial life, alike from city and country, and remained\\nfriends during life. He was most unassuming and un-\\nobtrusive, yet the sterling worth of the man forced\\na recognition of his merits and an appreciation of his\\nexalted character upon all with whom he came in\\ncontact and, when a member of the Boston Common\\nCouncil, the only position he would accept, he never\\ntook part in anything conducted for mere show, but\\nwas one of the working members, faithfully discharg-\\ning his duties without ostentation or display. He\\never had a warm sympathy for young men coming\\nfrom the countrj to seek occupation in the city, and\\nhis nature went out to their aid in all ways, and many\\nmen of prominence owe their success to his kind in-\\nterest and generous assistance. President Pierce once\\ngave this advice to Colonel Thomas J. Whipple,\\nYou are going to Boston, colonel, and you may want\\na friend to advise and consult with. Now, if that\\ntime comes, go to Colonel Seldon Crockett, of the\\nBromfield House he is a safe and reliable man,\\nand always ready to assist a friend he is a good man\\nto tie to.\\nThe character of Colonel Crockett, the quality of\\nhis intimate friends and the esteem in which he was\\nand is held can best be told by some of those friends,\\nand, fortunately, their utterances are on record. We\\nextract from the Boston Advertiser of April 8, 1869,\\nA number of gentlemen, who, for more thau a generation, have en-\\njoyed the hospitality of that famous hostlery the Bromfield House,\\nwhich is about to be removed before the progress of business enterprise,\\ndetermined to hold a festive gathering in the old bouse before it should\\nbe closed, in order to revive the recollection of the many pleasant hours\\nthey had passed within its walls, and to testify their respect for the hon-\\nored landlord of so many years\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Colonel Seldon Crockett.\\nThe committee of arrangements consisted of Hon.\\nMarshall P. Wilder, the originator of the gathering,\\nHon. George P. Sanger, Benjamin Callender, M. P.\\nKennard, James A. Dupee, P. H. Wentworth and A.\\nK. Loring. Among the invited guests present were\\nex-President Pierce, Mayor Shurtlefl Rev. Drs.\\nHague and Stow, Hon. George S. Hillard, Hon.\\nGeorge P. Sanger, Judge Joel Parker, Judge C. Levi\\nWoodbury, Hon. Peleg W. Chandler, Judge Burbank,\\nof Lenox, George Lunt, E.sq., and Hon. Richard\\nFrothingham. We extract briefly from a few of the\\nspeeches.\\nEx-President Pierce said\\nI have made this house my sojourning-place while in Boston for\\nmany years, and my knowledge of it and the noble man who presided\\nover it is but a type of your own, and your appreciation of them is but a\\ntypo of my own. I have been here through many and long years, and I\\ncan truly sjiy, what I think can rarely be said by any of us of other places,\\nthat 1 have known not a single disagreeable association or a singlo\\nmemory that it is not pleasant to cherish.\\nHon. Marshall P. Wilder\\nFor more than a quarterof a century the Bromfield House, under\\nthe administration of the Crocketts, has been celebrated for its quiet,\\nwell-regulated, home-like character especially has it been noted for the\\nexcellence of its dinners, and it has long since passed into a proverb, If\\nyou wish for a good dinner, go to the Bromfield House. It is this\\nwhich has made this house the resort of those who sought comfort rather\\nthan display. Around this hospitable board have sat Presidents of the\\nUnited States, members of the Cabinet and Congress, Governors and\\nJudges of our own and other States, and eminent men from the various\\nprofessional, commercial and business walks of life and who that has\\nbeen an inmate of this house does not remember the cheerful smile, the\\ncordial grasp, the hearty welcome of the late Colonel Seldon Crockett\\ncharacteristics happily perpetuated in his worthy son and who that has", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1362.jp2"}, "1160": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1363.jp2"}, "1161": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1364.jp2"}, "1162": {"fulltext": "LACONIA.\\n829\\nWhoe er has traveled life s dull r.juiul,\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0WHiere er his stages may have boeu,\\nWill surely Bay, hero have T found\\nThe warmest welcome of au iuu.\\nHon. PelegW. Chandler brought up the memories of\\nhis boyhood and bis first visit to Boston. As a coun-\\ntry lad, he called upon his wealthy uncle at the din-\\nner hour, and when he came, in response to the an-\\nnouncement that his nephew wished to see him, he\\nasked Peleg what he wanted to do. See Boston.\\nOf course well, a good place to start from is Bow-\\ndoin 8quare, bade him good-day, as his carriage\\nwas naiting, and he saw him no more. He had a\\nletter of introduction to Colonel Crockett, who re-\\nceived him heartily, cordially entered into his plans,\\ngave him his advice and hospitality and made him at\\nborne and among friends, and through his counsel he\\nhad become what he was. So warm, so encouraging, so\\nlasting was this friendship that Mr. Chandler was\\nfeelingly eloquent when he spoke of the many excel-\\nlent qualities of his dear friend. Colonel Crockett.\\nWe close this tribute to the memory of this most\\nworthy Christian gentleman in the language of Colo-\\nnel John G. Greene, of the Boston Post, at the time\\nof Colonel Crockett s death\\nHe was faithful to all the duties of life, and leaves a memory worthy\\nof ardent emulation. Benevolent, confiding, honorable in all business\\ntransactions, spirited and patriotic as a citizen, tender as a husband,\\nparent and friend, he commanded undeviating respect.\\nDAVID S. PRESf OTT, M.D.\\nDavid S. Prescott, M.D., was born at Franklin,\\nN. H., April 26, 1823, and died at Laconia February\\n2.5, 1874. He was a descendant of a family whose\\nname is sufficient to command respect. Inheriting in\\na large measure some of the prominent characteris-\\ntics of his ancestors, David was not content to pass\\nhis life quietly on the farm, and endowed with a heart\\nfull of glowing ambition and high aspirations, he de-\\nsired an education which should enable him to\\nachieve success in a larger and broader field of action.\\nBut his parents circumstances did not afford him the\\nadvantages of liberal culture, and he was dependent\\non his own efforts for the means of acquiring the\\nknowledge he sought, and with the courage and\\nenergy of an earnest boy, be took up the burden of\\nlife while very young and went to work in his father s\\nsaw-mill in order to earn money to go to school. But\\nthe brave lad s career was soon impeded by an acci-\\ndent, which appeared to blast his fond hopes of a\\nbright future. His right hand was badly injured,\\nleaving only the thumb and fore-finger, and David s\\nfirst words to his father were, I am ruined for life.\\nHowever, he soon took heart again, and, with the en-\\ncouragement and aid of his father, he found employ-\\nment and succeeded in gaining sufficient money to\\ncarry on his studies. His preparatory medical edu-\\ncation was pursued under the direction of Dr. L. M.\\nKnight, of Franklin, N. H. he was graduated at\\nDartmouth Medical College in 1849, commenced the\\npractice of his profession January 1, 18-50, at Temple,\\nN. H., and removed to Laconia in 1853, where he\\nmarried Mrs. Olive J. Knowles (widow of Dr. Knowies,\\nof Laconia, and daughter of Jonathan and Betsey\\n(Lawrence) Ladd), who survives him.\\nDr. Prescott now addressed himself fully to the\\nnoble and self-denying labors of a medical man, and\\nevinced great patience in the midst of the cares and\\ntrials of his profession. The difficulties, lack of\\nmeans, ill health, etc., with which he had to contend\\nin preparing for his life-work did not crush his spirit\\nnor prevent his rising in the world. They only\\nseemed to develop his manhood, to bring out those\\nsterling qualities which constitute a truly noble\\ncharacter. He was peculiarly adapted to his work\\nhis large and sympathetic heart was drawn toward\\nsuffering in any form, and his tender and gentle man-\\nner was restful to the sick. His interest in his pa-\\ntients was not merely professional he was at once\\ntheir friend, counselor and sympathizer in all trials,\\nand his advice and pecuniary help, where needed,\\nwas given freely, and, although never of sound phy-\\nsique, his first and last thought was the comfort of\\nothers. Through his long and arduous career of ser-\\nvice in his noble and humane profession it is not too\\nmuch to say that, by untiring devotion to medical\\nduty, by the constant care, patience, fidelity and skill\\nin the daily exercise of a pursuit so important to\\nhumanity, he illustrated the best qualities of a phy-\\nsician, and won the respect, enduring love and grati-\\ntude of the community. Can any one doubt the\\npopularity and success of such a man\\nPolitically, Dr. Prescott was a Democrat, and his\\nobject, first and last, the good of his country. He\\nbelieved in party action, without being a partisan, and\\nin all things followed the dictates of his judgment\\nand conscience. When the emancipation proclama-\\ntion was issued, he said Slavery is dead, and I\\nthank God for it. He was a strong temperance ad-\\nvocate and an indefatigable worker in the cause ac-\\ntive in educational matters, and in all affairs of pub-\\nlic interest he took an intelligent concern.\\nAs a Christian worker, Dr. Prescott deserves especial\\nmention. His earnestness and fervor awoke a re-\\nsponse in every soul. He was a regular attendant of\\nand participator in the prayer-meeting whenever his\\nduties permitted. He was a natural leader in the\\nchurch, the promoter and organizer of every benevo-\\nlent movement and a most liberal contributor. His\\nhome, his time and his money were at the -service of\\nhis Master and, in alluding to his death, his pastor,\\nKev. Mr. Bacon, said, In losing Dr. Prescott, I lose\\nmy right arm. Never did the Congregational Church\\nof Laconia lose a more valued or efficient member.\\nIf a Sabbath -school excursion was in contempla-\\ntion, he looked up the children of the poor and ar-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1365.jp2"}, "1163": {"fulltext": "830\\nHISTOKY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nranged for them to attend at his expense and in all\\nchurch charities his customary words to the members\\nwere, Put your hands in your pockets, and put them\\ndown deep and he enforced his words by personal\\nexample. His patienta felt the sincerity and earnest-\\nness of his religious nature, and, to use the language\\nof one, he prescribed for body and soul. The\\nmagnetic influence of the man was wonderful, and\\nshowed itself alike in eloquent and burning oratory,\\ncaptivating tones of song and vigorous personal en-\\ndeavor.\\nDr. Prescott was a wise, benevolent, conscientious,\\npublic-spirited man, whose example and influence\\nwere beneficent in all the relations of life, whose\\nmemory is gratefully cherished, and those who knew\\nhim will say that this is not the language of eulogy,\\nbut simple truth.\\nBetter than storied urn or animated bust is such\\na monument of tender memories.\\nNAPOLEON BONAPARTE GALE.\\nThe annals of an honest, industrious and useful\\nlife are of more value as a lesson to coming genera-\\ntions than many of those which are placed high on\\nthe scroll of fame.\\nNapoleon Bonaparte Gale, son of Daniel and Abi-\\ngail (Page) Gale, was born in Gilmanton (now Bel-\\nmont) March 3, 1815. His grandfather was Stephen\\nGale, who married Susannah Flanders. Stephen\\nGale was born in Exeter in 1739. He moved to Ray-\\nmond, where he owned and conducted a mill. He\\nwas one of the sturdy, patriotic men of that period\\nto whom we of the present are so much indebted,\\nand served as a soldier in the French and Indian\\nWar. He was stationed at Tioga, in the western\\npart of New York, and did good and valiant service.\\nWhen discharged, he was obliged to journey on his\\nhomeward way hundreds of miles on foot, through\\nthe trackless wilderness, exposed to cold and other\\nperils, and for three days was entirely without food.\\nIn 1780 he settled in Gilmanton, and gave the\\nname Tioga to the place where he made his home,\\non account of its resemblance to the country where\\nhe served as a soldier, and that part of the town even\\nyet bears the name he conferred upon it. He died\\nSeptember 10, 1813, having served his day and\\ngeneration well.\\nDaniel, son of Stephen and Susannah (Flanders)\\nGale, was born in Raymond April, 1775, and died\\nOctober, 1845. He came to Gilmanton with his par-\\nents when he was five years old, and was ever after a\\nresident there. He was a bright, intelligent boy, and\\nimproved his opportunities for education to the ut-\\nmost, and became the schoolmaster of the town,\\nwhich position he held with credit for over twenty-\\nfive years. He was, besides, in numerous ways, one\\nof the influential men of the town, holding many\\noffices of honor and trust. He was selectman for\\ntwenty years, justice of the peace for many years,\\nrepresentative to the General Court for several terms,\\nand one of the associate judges of the Court of Ses-\\nsions. He transacted much Probate business, and\\nattended to the securing of Revolutionary claims and\\npensions. His nature was positive and energetic;\\nhis judgment sound and practical his memory very\\nretentive, he could carry in his mind the location*\\nand boundaries of all the farms in a large area, and\\nhis accuracy in this respect was so well known that\\nwhen any dispute arose concerning boundaries, he\\nwas at once appealed to, and his decision was received\\nas final. Kind-hearted and generous, he worked\\nmore for the good of others than for remuneration,\\nand although, with the same opportunities, a cold,\\ncalculating man of the world would have become\\nrich. Judge Gale was so only in the love and esteem\\nof his fellow-townsmen. He was of large physique,\\nwell proportioned, over six feet high, weighing over\\ntwo hundred pounds, and a very distinguished and\\nfine-looking man. He married Abigail, daughter of\\nDeacon Benjamin and Hannah (Sanborn) Page, of\\nEpping. Their children attaining maturity were\\nHazen, Daniel M., Napoleon B. and Benjamin P.\\nMrs. Gale was born in 1779, and died in 1856, surviv-\\ning her husband eleven years. She descended from\\ntwo good colonial families, and was a thrifty, prac-\\ntical woman of strong executive powers, and im-\\npressed her individuality upon her children, and\\nlabored zealously that they might receive a good\\neducation. She was strongly orthodox in her opin-\\nions, and her father was a deacon in the Congrega-\\ntional Church.\\nNapoleon passed his early years with his parents,\\nattending the town school and supplementing his\\neducation by attendance at Sanbornton and Gilman-\\nton Academies. When eighteen years old his brother,\\nDaniel M. (who had purchased the interest of his\\nuncle Stephen in the mercantile house of Gale\\nPitman, doing business at Laconia and Lake village),\\noffered him a position as clerk, which he accepted,\\nand continued with the firm until 1833, when the\\nstore at Lake village was sold, and he returned to the\\nhome farm at Gilmanton,\\nIn August, 1835, the young man, not having i t\\nattained his majority, went to Boston, and engage!\\nas clerk in a grocery -store, where he remained nearly\\nfour years, doing his duties faithfully, and every year\\nadding to his mercantile knowledge. In 1839 he\\ncame to Meredith and, in company with Joshua R.\\nSmith, engaged in merchandising under the name of\\nSmith Gale. In the fall of 1840, on account of\\nill health, he removed to his father s house, and after\\nthe death of his father, in 1845, he assumed the carr\\nof the home farm.\\nIn August, 1852, his health being re-established he\\nwent into the Belknap County Bank as a substitute\\nfor his brother, Daniel M., the cashier, who was ill,\\nand was ever after connected with the bank. In No-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1366.jp2"}, "1164": {"fulltext": "/9.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1369.jp2"}, "1165": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1370.jp2"}, "1166": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1371.jp2"}, "1167": {"fulltext": "^^^^^^^1^\\n\u00c2\u00abii-\u00c2\u00ab-2_", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1372.jp2"}, "1168": {"fulltext": "LACONIA.\\n831\\nvember, 1853, he was elected casliier, and held that\\noffice until the expiration of the charter, in 18()6, and\\nthe closing up of its affairs, some three years later.\\nIn 1868 Mr. Gale was one of the incorporators of\\nthe Belknap Savings-Bank, and was one of the trustees.\\nUpon the resignation of the presidency by Dr. Perley,\\nMr. Gale was elected president, and still holds the\\nposition. Politically, he is a Democrat, and repre-\\nsented the town of Belmont in 1867-68, and is one of\\nthe representatives of Laconia this present year\\n(1885), of which place he is now a resident.\\nMajor Gale, as he is universally called, carries his\\nseventy years with the appearance of a much younger\\nman possesses great strength of character, can say\\nyes when he means yes, and no when he means no,\\nand is a model banker. He commenced by keeping\\nthe books, and knows all the details, and there is no\\nneed of an expert to straighten out the affairs\\nof this bank while Major Gale, with his clear mind, is\\nat the helm.\\nIn a business career of over half a century his life\\nhas been one of unblemished integrity and conscien-\\ntious uprightness. He is ever honest in all transac-\\ntions, not because honesty is the be^st policy, but\\nbecause of his sound principles, which he never for\\none moment compromised. He has sought no means\\nof obtaining wealth by any speculative or hasty\\nmethods, choosing rather to labor with untiring zeal\\nand cheerful industry in his own field, in which he\\nhis won and deserved the confidence of the entire\\ncommunity.\\nKind-hearted and generous, iu all good causes he\\nyives with a liberal hand, without ostentation and\\nassumption. Public-spirited and enterprising, he\\nadvocates and promotes any effort for the improve-\\nment and betterment of this section. He is, in many\\nways, one of Laconia s representative men, and\\namong the most honored of her citizens.\\nJOSEPH p. PITMAN.\\nJoseph p. Pitman, for more than fifty years an\\nhonored and influential citizen of what is now Laconia,\\ndescended from a family which had been long and\\nfavorably known in Belknap County.\\nAmong the officers elected at the first town-meeting\\nheld in Meredith appears the name of the grand-\\nfather, Ebeuezer Pitman, who was afterward made\\nrepresentative to the General Court, and served\\nseveral years as town clerk. The confidence of his\\nfellow-citizens was also bestowed upon the son, Eben-\\nezer Pitman, Jr., who was likewise for a number of\\nterms a representative to the General Court, and in\\nvarious ways rendered valuable service to his own\\ntownsmen by virtue of his legal acquirements.\\nJoseph P. Pitman, second son of Ebenezer Pitman,\\nJr., was born on the old homestead in Meredith Jan-\\nuary 12, 1800. Passing his earlier days upon the\\ning SI\\nollc\\nprofited greatly by his advantages. But eager to\\nknow and quick to learn, he was not content with the\\ninstruction to be obtained at home, and therefore\\nentered the academy at New Hampton, and made\\nsuch progress that prior to his majority he has taught\\nseveral terms of school, and had been a clerk for two\\nyears in Concord. At the age of twenty-one he began\\nbusiness in what is now Laconia, in connection with\\nthe late Daniel M. Gale, and subsequently continued\\nit with his brotlier, John M. Pitman, afterward, for\\nmore than thirty years, with his intimate friend,\\nDaniel A. Tilton, and from 1877 in compauy with\\nhis own son, Joseph W. Pitman. Mr. Pitnum early\\nacquired an enviable reputation as a sucessful business\\nman of sound practical judgment, and was conse-\\nquently selected to fill many positions of responsibility\\nand trust. From 1836 to 1841 he was both agent and\\ntreasurer of the Winnipesaukee Lake Cotton and\\nWoolen Manufixcturing Company, and during a part\\nof this time he was also engaged in business at Lake\\nvillage, in company with the late John V. Barron.\\nIn 1842 he was made a director in the Winnipesau kee\\nBank, and rendered such essential service in Ithe\\nmanagement of its affairs as to prevent its threatened\\nfailure.\\nDuring the twenty years of its existence, from 1846\\nto 1866, he was a director of the Belknap County\\nBank, acting on the discount committee, and in 1876\\nhe was chosen a trustee of the Belknap Savings-\\nBank, an office which he continued to hold during\\nthe remainder of his life.\\nMr. Pitman was a director of the Winnipesaukee\\nSteamboat Company, also of the Concord Railroad,\\npresident of the Pemigewasset Valley Railroad.\\nBut his ability was, perhaps, put to the severest\\ntest in connection with the Boston, Concord and\\nMontreal Railroad, of which at the time of his death\\nhe was senior director, having been elected to that\\noffice as early as 1858. It was mainly through his\\npersistent energy, foresight and tact that the railroad\\nenterprise was preserved from financial ruin and its\\nlate prosperity secured. What Mr. Pitman accom-\\nplished in connection with the distinguished president\\nof the road, the late John E. Lyon, in restoring the\\ncredit of the corporation when failure seemed inevit-\\nable, can be appreciated only by those who knew the\\ndifficulties and discouragements with which he had\\nto contend.\\nFor a number of years Mr. Pitman was engaged in\\nmanufacturing, and his efforts in this direction were\\nconcentrated in 1868 in the production of knit-goods.\\nIn conducting this business he held a controlling in-\\nterest in the firm of Pitman, Tilton Co., which was,\\niu 1874, incorporated as the Pitman Manufacturing\\nCompany, and in this he was president and principal\\nowner.\\nMr. Pitman was a life-long Democrat and thoroughly\\ninterested in the success of the party, williout ever\\nscfkin- any oflicial position tor hiiiisrlf.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1375.jp2"}, "1169": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nHe was, however, a representative from Meredith\\nto the General Court in 1851 and 1852, and showed\\nthat he was thoroughly well adapted to the work of\\nlegislation.\\nMr. Pitman was for forty-three years a member of\\nthe Laconia Congregational Church, and identified\\nwith its activity in many relations. He was the prin-\\ncipal member of the building committee, under whose\\ndirection the house was remodeled in 1871, making it\\nat that time one of the finest church edifices in North-\\nern New Hampshire.\\nHe was a man whose kindness of heart was recog-\\nnized by those with whom he came in contact from\\nday to day, and he wiis held in grateful remembrance\\nby the many who had become indebted to him for\\nwise counsel or timely encouragement.\\nPrompt in aiding every worthy eflbrt to secure in-\\ndividual prosperity or public advantage, he was\\nespecially interested in the success of young men who\\ndesired to engage in business for themselves, and\\nlived to see many manufactories and other busine.ss\\nenterprises thoroughly established through the finan-\\ncial assistance they had received from him. The\\nfollowing, taken from the resolutions adopted by his\\ntownsmen, who had been called together for that pur-\\npose immediately after his death, will show, to some\\nextent, how he was regarded by those among whom\\nthe greater part of his life had been passed:\\nWo deeply lament the loss which we, in common with others, have\\nby the death of one so intimately connected with the substantial\\nhistory and prosperity of our town. Mr. Pitman was widely and moat\\nfavorably known as a strong business man, of undoubted intCKrity :inj\\ngreat sagacity, always punctual in meeting every engagement, and l.iitli\\nful in performing every duty, and combining energy with pru.i. iKc tu li\\nrare degree. JJo one has contributed more largely to give to Laciiiu its\\nenviable rank as a business centre than Mi-. Pitman, and his loss will bo\\nlong and severely felt far beyond the immediate circle in which ho\\nAlthough SO far advanced in years, Mr. Pitman\\ncontinued to be actively engaged in business to the\\nend of life.\\nHis hist illness was of short duration, and he died\\nin peace at his own home on the 16th of February,\\n1883, aged seventy-four years. Thus for upwards of a\\nhalf-century Mr. Pitman was a resident of Laconia,\\nholding a high place in the esteem of his fellow-\\ncitizens, on account of the upright character of his\\nlife, and succeeding by patient industry and skillful\\nmanagement in acquiring a large estate.\\nMr. Pitman was married, on May 9, 1841, to Char-\\nlotte Abby, daughter of Charles and Abigail Parker.\\nTheir children were Elizabeth W. (now Mrs. Charles\\nU. Bell, of Lawrence, Mass.); Helen M., deceased\\n(the first wife of Mr. Bell) Charles F. (the present\\nmanager of the Pitman Manufacturing Company)\\nJoseph VV. and Walter H., who continue the business\\nof the father under the established partnership name\\nof J. P. Pitman Co.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1376.jp2"}, "1170": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF MEREDITH.\\nCHAPTER I.\\nIntroductory Topograpby and Description of Town First Settlement\\nExtracts from Proprietors Records of Salem and New Salem Pro-\\nprietors Grant Names of Persons Drawing Lots First Saw-Mill\\nFirst Improvements and Residenta\u00e2\u0080\u0094 First Births Grist-Mil!, etc.\\nThe history of Meredith really covers a period of\\nnearly two and a half centuries, for in 1652 a party of\\nhardy adventurers was detailed by Massachusetts to\\nseek the northern source of the Merrimack, and at\\nthe ancient Aquedoctan, or Weirs, August 1, 1652,\\nthey chiseled the inscription on the rock which bears\\nthe name of Endicott, so-called in honor of the Gov-\\nernor of Massachusetts, who gave them their commis-\\nsion.\\nThe foot of Lake Winnipesaukee was a favorite\\nresort for the red man. Large villages stood on each\\nside of the river, and on the Laconia side can yet be\\nseen the site of one of their forts. Eighty years ago\\ntheir dams filled the river, built for the purpose of\\ntaking the shad, which swarmed there in the fall.\\nHere the warlike chief, Wohawa, called a council to\\ninflame the neighboring tribes just previous to the\\nbloody days of 1675, and here the gallant, but ill-fated,\\nLovewell often halted in his raids on the Ossipees.\\nThis whole region is rich in legendary lore, and many\\nan interesting story could be related if time and\\nspace would permit; but we must turn to more au-\\nthentic history.\\nMeredith is one of the oldest towns in this part of\\nthe State. Her early settlers were men and women\\nof a most sturdy character. They were pioneers of a\\nmore than ordinary type, and took an active part in\\nthe formation of the Granite State, and stamped\\ntheir individuality upon its enactments. The exam-\\nple which they displayed of heroic faith, of invinci-\\nble courage, of bold and untiring enterprise, and\\ntheir sacrifices in developing the resources of the\\ncountry, all reflect honor upon them, and their de-\\nscendants should recall their heroic struggles with\\npride, and by these recollections be stimulated to an\\nemulation as noble, to a patriotism as pure, to virtues\\na.s exalted and philanthropy as generous.\\nThis town was incorporated by the Governor and\\nCouncil December 30. 1768, and was within the\\nbounds of Mason s patent. By an act approved\\nDecember 30, 1799, Stone Dam and Bear Islands\\nwere annexed. A division of the town took place\\nJuly 14, 1855, the southeasterly portion being incor-\\nporated into a town by the name of Laconia. By an\\nact approved July 3, 1873, a portion of Meredith was\\nannexed to Centre Harbor.\\nMeredith is thirty-six miles north of Concord, and\\nis bounded on the north by Centre Harbor and Lake\\nWinnipesaukee north and northeast by said lake\\nsoutheast by Laconia south by Sanbornton, and\\nwest and northwest by New Hampton. Waukawan\\nLake (formerly called Measley Lake), near the vil-\\nlage, ia connected with Lake Winnipesaukee by a\\nstream affording a large amount of water-power.\\nAs a farming town, it is surpassed by but few in the\\nState. Agriculture is the principal employment of its\\ninhabitants, who are well recompensed for the labor\\nbestowed. The soil is deep, fertile, easily cultivated,\\nand many of the farms beautifully situated on the\\nshores of Lake Winnipesaukee, which washes a large\\nportion of its southern and northeiistern borders. At\\nMeredith village there is one of the best water privi-\\nleges in the State, which is controlled by the Mere-\\ndith Mechanic Association, and there is considerable\\ncapital invested in manufactures. The population is\\nabout eighteen hundred. There are two post-ofHces,\\nMeredith village and Meredith Centre. The present\\ntown ofiicers are, Selectmen, William S. Smith, J. L.\\nPrescott, O. N. Roberts Clerk, I. C. Boynton Treas-\\nurer, T. S. Moses; Superintendents, F. L. Mason,\\nJohn Webster. S. W. Rollins, Esq., Probate judge\\nof Belknap County, is a resident of of the town.\\nThe oldest physician is George Sanborn, M.D. The\\npresent churches are Congregational, Calvin Baptist\\nand Free-Will Baptist. There is one bank, Meredith\\nVillage Savings-Bank, with a deposit of three hun-\\ndred and thirty thousand dollars, and over nine hun-\\ndred and ninety depositors. The manufacturers are\\nWaukawan Hosiery Mills, Samuel Hodgson, proprie-\\ntor (see biography) J. A. Lang, piano-forte cases\\nMeredith Shook and Lumber Company American\\nTwist Drill Company Wadleigh Plow Company\\nJ. S. Robinson Co., organs; G. H. Clark Co.,\\nlumber.\\nFirst Settlement\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Extracts from Proprietors\\nRecords of Salem and New Salem.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The first set-\\nleinent of this territurv was commenced in 1748, and", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1377.jp2"}, "1171": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nthe land was surveyed and laid out as the town of\\nSalem, which soon was changed to New Salem, and\\nthis name the township bore until the incorporation\\nof Meredith. The business was done and proprie-\\ntors meetings held for twenty years principally in\\nExeter. We give extracts from Proprietors Kec-\\nords, the following being the first record Novem-\\nber the 3d, 1748, Ensign Jonathan Longfellow and\\nfifty-nine others petition that they may have a town-\\nship or a tract of land granted or given to them and\\nto their heirs forever. Gentlemen, whose right it is to\\ngrant or give our request, we being the loyal and du-\\ntiful subjects of His Majesty, King George the Sec-\\nond, we pray you to grant or give to us a part of the\\nland which is to be laid out into townships in our fron-\\ntiers above. The same persons met November\\n10, 1748, and organized by voting Ensin Oliver\\nSmith, moderator, and Jethro Person, treasurer, to\\nkeep the money to be raised by the society for carry-\\ning on the business. Voted, Ensin Oliver Smith,\\nJoseph Juewt, Joseph Smith and Daniel Clark be a\\ncommittee to go up and lay out a township. Decem-\\nber 19, 1748, Voted, Joseph Rawlins have two\\npounds three shillings, old tenor, for going to Hamp-\\nton and Eping for a surveyor. November 14, 1749,\\nVoted, That there be a comety to joyn with the comi-\\ntey of the first town to ron the line at the head of s^\\nTowns betwen the Pound and Pemigewasset river,\\nand to look out a place for a saw-mill and for a Sen-\\nter Scware. At a meeting of the proprietors, held\\nat the dwelling-house of Tilton Lawrence, at Strat-\\nham, December 26, 1750, Voted, Ensin Jonathan\\nLongfellow moderator for s meeting. Voted, Joseph\\nJuett, Josiah Sandborn and Jonathan Longfellow, or\\naney two of them, to go down to Portsmouth and order\\ndraw the first division of lots. [This first divi-\\nsion comprised about what is now contained in the\\ntown of Laconia, with a little of the present Meredith\\non its northern boundary]. Voted, Five shillings on\\neach Wright. Voted, That all that don t pay to Mr.\\nJosiah Sandborn their respective somes due on their\\nWrights at or before the 4th day of January next, their\\nWrights to be forfeted fortheir negleckting. Josiah\\nSandburn, Daniel Smith and Joseph Clark be a com-\\nmity, ajust accounts with the Treshurs and Colectors\\nfor the town of Salem. November 2, 1752, A com-\\nmittee was chosen to lay out a second division of\\nlots. [This division included the portion on the\\nwest and north of Winnisquam Lake.] At a meeting\\nof the proprietors of the township of Salam (so\\ncalled), at the house of Captain John Lights, in Ex-\\neter, January 1, 1753, Voted, That the Proprietors\\nannauel mcateing for the future shall be on the first\\nMonday in Janary, in order to chuse Town oflicers.\\nVoted, That their should be three assessors and one\\ncollector chosen for the year ensueing. Voted, That\\nMr. Josiah Sanibon be Treasure for this year. Voted,\\nThat Mr. Jonathan Longfellow shall have one shil-\\nling, old tenor, Pr acer for every acer he shall, on his\\nown charge, Gitt added to the township of Salom,\\nmore than is contained in the two Plans all Readey\\ntaken, and to Gitt it confeirm by the Grantors; and\\nif he dose not git any added, is to have nothing for\\nhis charges and that the assessors shall taxe the\\nProprietors for to pay him for what he Gitts added.\\nMay 3, 1754, the proprietors of Portsmouth increased\\nthe grant by calling the north line twelve miles in-\\nstead of seven, so adding Meredith Neck.\\nPROPEIETORS GEANT.\\nAt a meeting of the Proprietors of tho lands purchased of .John\\nTufton Mason, Esq., in the Province of New Hampshire, held by ad-\\njournment at the dwelling-house of Sarah Pnist, widow, in Portsmouth,\\non Saturday, the thirty-first day of December, Anno Domini 1748, Voted,\\nthat their be and hereby is granted unto Samuel Palmer, Esq Jonathan\\nShaw, Beiy Shaw, Jun all of Hampton in sf Province Samuel Goud-\\nhew, Jun John Purmot, John Smith, Benj* Jewett, Joseph Rawlings,\\nElisha Smith, Daniel Clark, Tilton Larrance, Joseph Clarke, Joiiatlian\\nSibbley, Richard Scammon, James Si-anmi.in, Honj Wlii.h.r, Willi^un\\nChase, Moses Chase, Benj\u00c2\u00ab Norris, L;i/.iii;- 1; i^^ r i liii i M.^. s\\nEawlings, John Taylor, Jacob Low, lui i. 1: m,\\nJosiah Goodhue, all of Stratham in .ii I i i r.l-\\nlow, John Light, Joseph Wadleigh, .I n i[li n, w I mili,\\nDaniel Gale, Josiah Robinson, Jun J ^l h !t. .1.111- i i i I h-.ti,\\nEliphelet Rawlins, Joseph Rawlings, Jun N.uh.ii. 1 I;.! il- i. .lun\\nEphraim Robinson, Abraham Clark, Joseph Raului--. I .mi.l Ihni^tMi,\\nJo5iah Sambon, JohnMorgen, Joseph Goodhew, (_Hn .r Mniih, .luii^ .la-\\ncob Longfellow, JohnLeavit, Jun Oliver Smith, Joseph Norris, auiuel\\nNorris, Beiy Norris, Samuel Norris, Jun Josiah Sambon, Robert Cut-\\ntier, all of Exeter in said Province, and Thomas Ford, of Nottiugham\\nin said Province (together with twenty other persons hereafter to be\\nnamed by said Proprietors), in equal shares, excepting as hereafter here-\\nin excepted, on the terms, conditions and limitations hereinafter ex-\\npressed all that tract of land within the Province of New Hampshire,\\nContaining the extent and quantity of Six miles Square, etc.\\nThe conditions of this grant were, that there should\\nbe one hundred shares, each share to consist of two\\nlots, to be laid out within one year, one share to be\\nfor the first minister of the gospel to settle on the\\nland, six acres to be left for public purposes, build-\\ning a meeting-house and school-house, a training-\\nfield, a burying-place, etc. Each of the owners of\\nthe eighty shares not reserved by proprietors should\\nbuild an house eighteen feet long and fourteen feet\\nwide, or equal thereto, upon some part of his land,\\nand clear three acres of it fit for tillage or mowing\\nwithin eight years from that date, and ten years to\\nbuild a meeting-house.\\nThe following are the names of ersons drawing\\nlots in New Salem, May 3, 1754, with number of lot\\nin first division\\n1, John Leavitt, Jr. 2, Samuel Sally March .3, Proprietors 4,\\nHeirs of Jonathan Odiorne, Esqr. 5, Theo. Atkinson, Esq 6, Benj\u00c2\u00bb\\nShaw Nath\u00c2\u00abi Bartlett, Jun. 8, Joshua Pierce, Esq 9, Bcnj\u00c2\u00ab\\nWhitcher; 10, Samuel Norris II, Richard Scanuii.m; VI, John .Shaw,\\nJun 13, Joseph Fifleld j 14, Benj* Norris, Stnitli iin I, I:, m N .nis,\\nExeter 16, Proprietors; 17, Josiah Sambon, .111 II i i, I 19,\\nMess Tomlinson Mason 20, Daniel Gal.- 1 i J2,\\nRichard Wibirn, Esq.; 23, Daniel Thurston; Jl, l: i.ii ri,ii!.i j.i,\\nThomas Ford; 2G, William Chase; 27, Eph\u00e2\u0084\u00a2 l!ol.ins,.n Js, .Joseph\\nPeireon 29, Joseph Hobinson 30, Elisha Smith 31, John Smith 32\\nNath Mosarvo i Co 33, Joseph Rawlings 34, Josiah Sambon 35,\\nJoseph Jewett 36, Josiah Robinson, Jun. 37, Jacob Longfellow 38,\\nJoseph Norris; 311, Thomas Packer, Esq. 40, John Morgin 41, Mosea\\nChase; 42, Josiah Goodhue; 43, Daniel Smith; 44, James Gibson; 45.\\nJohn Moffatt, Esq 46, John Purmort 47, Daniel Pirce Mary More\\n48, David Riiwlings 40, Joseph Rawlings, North Hampton 50, Chase\\nRobinson 61, Sam\u00c2\u00ab Palmer, Esq. 52, .Tames .^ca.nimon 53, Josiah", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1378.jp2"}, "1172": {"fulltext": ";ou*lhvic 54, Mark H. K. Wentworth, E(i l^ .in tu n i i, i. iiuw\\n\u00c2\u00a36, Tbo\u00c2\u00bb M tiliiigford, Esqf 57, John Light: I i i i: i n:\\nTilton Larrance; 60, Oliver Smith; 01, John !;,;,;_\u00e2\u0096\u00a0 i n nli.iii\\nWadligh 03, Samuel Goodhue, Jun 04, Ui/diu.-. K-.u i...., John\\n\\\\Veutworth, Esq 66, Moses Kawlings 67, Ahi-aiu (Jlaik 08, Juhn\\nTaylor; 09, Joseph Rawlings, Jun. 70, Samuel Norris, Jun 71, Jona-\\nthan Shaw 72, Daniel Clark 73, Beiij* Je\\\\Yett 74, Joseph Wadligh\\n7. George Jeffery 76, Oliver Smith, Jun^, 77, Jonathan Sihlcy 78,\\nProprietors; 79, Proprietors; first settled minister, Lott for ministry,\\nSchool Lott.\\nAt a proprietors* meeting, held J;ii\\nthis action was taken,\\n2, 17G4,\\nWliereas, those persons that first settle in new Towns are exposed to\\nmany ditlicnlties, as well as great charges in clearing of ways to their\\nown particular lots, c. It is therefore Voted the Propriotoi-s of the\\nahove s-i Township be taxed with four thousand Pounds, old tenor, to be\\npaid in one year to the first twenty Proprietore that appear and give\\nobligation to settle their Rights in the above s^ Township in the follow-\\ning manner (or some person under them), Viz.: To fall six acres of\\ntrees in one year from this date to clear up three acres of said land fit\\nfor planting or mowing in sixteen months from this date, in twenty\\nmonths to have a house built fit to dwell in, eighteen feet long four-\\nteen wide, or equal thereto, to abide there four years after that time,\\nfl,nd if in case that twenty proprietors do not appear in Six months from\\nthis date to settle their Rights on the above conditions the number of\\nProprietors that do appear shall be entitled to the four thousand pounds,\\nto be equally divided between them. Voted that there be a Bridge\\nbuilt uver Winnepiseoke River, at the saw mill grant, within twenty\\nmonth from this date.\\nThe First Saw-Mill was commenced in 1765, on\\nthe afore-mentioned grant (which covered the present\\nliusiness portion of Laconia on the Meredith side)\\nbut after it was carried away by the freshet of 1779\\nit was rebuilt on the Gilmanton side, in 1780.\\nJanuary 6, 1766, Voted that M Eben Smith\\nWilliam Mead shall have the care charge of the\\nsaw-mill in New Salem for the space of three years\\nto come, and that they shall saw logs to the halves\\nfor any of the Proprietors or settlers in said Town-\\nship that shall bring logs on the stage of said mill.\\nFirst Improvements and Residents.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 September\\n2it, 1766.\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nA committee to view the settlement at Xew .Salem have been and\\nviewed the same, and find as followeth, Viz^;\\n1. Abiain Folsom has a house built, 10 acres of laud fell, 3 clear,\\nI liLiliinson, a house built, 7 or 8 acres of land fell, a\\nH I u iNil .Tames (Juinby there.\\nI [i|,Im l,t Rawlings, a house built, 8 or acres of land fell, 3\\n:i. ir. cl.ar, and Eaton 4 his wife 7 children there.\\n4- Jonathan Shaw, a house built, 6 acres of land fell, 3 clear,\\nI il^-y his wife 6 children there.\\ni. Jonathan Robinson, D acres of land fell, it 3 clear, a small house\\nl.iiilt, a frame of another, Eobert Briant there.\\nI Samuel Goodhue, 5 acres of land fell, about half clear, a house\\nlart bviilt, Pitman there.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0080\u00a27. William Mead, a house built, 16 acres of land fell, 6 clear, 4 a\\nhouse built, himself there. One Eight he settles for Eben Smith.\\n8. Josiah Sambon, a house built, 6 acres of land fell, 3 clear,\\nHasten there.\\n10. Ebenezer Smith, 6 acres of land fell, 3 clear, a house part\\nbuilt, George Bean, wife children.\\n11. ditto, 6 acres of land fell, one clear, Judkins to settle ditto, 25\\nacres of land fell, 18 acres clear, 2 Houses i a barn frame, his family\\nthere ditto 6 acres of land fell, 2 clear, a house built, Danford to\\nThe first birth among the early settlers of New\\nSalem was probably that of Tamar, daughter of Jacob\\nEaton, March 11, 1767 the second was that of\\nDaniel, son of Ebeuezer and Sarah Smith, born July\\n4, 1767.\\nJanuary 5, 1767, Voted the e.xpences of this meet-\\ning be paid by the Proprietors. Voted that Mr.\\nJoshua Folsom shall have paid him by the Proprie-\\ntors of New Salem forty pounds, lawful money, if the\\nsaid Folsom does build a good Grist-Mill in the above\\nsaid Township, on the stream that runs out of a Pond\\nbetween Richard Wibard, Esq Joseph Robinson s\\nlot into the great Bay in said Township, finish it\\ncompletely fit to grind corn and grain. The site\\nwas at the Falls at Meredith Centre.\\nJune 14, 1768, Voted that Eben Smith, Joshua\\nFolsom, William Mead, Abram Folsom, Ju\\nJonathan Smith be a committee to lay out the second\\nthird Division of lots in said Township.\\nCHAPTER 11.\\nM-EUEOna\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (Continued).\\nPetition for and Ordinance of Incorporation of Meredith\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Warning and\\nEecords of First Town-Meeting\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Action of Town Concerning Fish\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nSleds\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Town-House\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Meeting-House\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Preaching\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Schooling.\\nThis petition for an incorporation was presented in\\n1768,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nTo His Excellency John Wentworth, Esq Captain-General, Governor\\nCommander in Chief in and over His Majesty s Province of New\\nHampshire, the Hon. His Majesty s Council.\\nThe humble Petition of David Lawrence, Esq and Ebeuezer Smith,\\nOentn, in behalf of themselves and others, Proprietore and Inhabitanta\\nof New Salem, in the Province aforesaid, upon Wiuipisiokee Pond.\\nSheweth That 17 FamiUes have actually Settled and are now resi-\\ndent in New Salem aforesaid, and four other Families preparing to go ft\\nreside there.\\nThat they humbly apprehend they are ripe for an Incorporation and\\nan Investment with Town Privileges, which will greatly assist the pres-\\nent Settlement, and accelerate its Completion, as they can thereby make\\nproper Highways, have power to chuse Town Ofliccrs, c.\\nThey therefore pray your Excell r 4 Hon to take the promises into\\nyour Consideration, and that they may be incorporated accordingly.\\nAnd your Pet will ever pray, c.\\nPortsmouth, 10 t June, 1768,\\nINCORPORATION,\\nof New 1 George the third, by the\\nof God, of Great\\nBritain, France and Ireland, King, Defender ot\\nHampshirf\\nthe faith, 4c.\\nTo all whom these presents shall come, Greeting: Wlierau, our\\nLoyal Subjects, Inhabitants of a cerUin tract of Land within our prov-\\nince of New Hampshire, known by the name of New Salem, and con-\\ntaining six miles square, and bounded as hereafter nientioued, have\\nhumbly petitioned us that they may be erected and incorporated into a\\ntownship and infranchised with the same priviledgos which other towns\\nwithin our said province have and enjoy by law, and it appearing unto\\nus to be conducive to the general good of our said province, as well as of\\nthe said inhabitants in particular by maintaining good order encourag-\\ning the culture of the land, that the same should be done. Ksow te,\\ntherefore, that we, of our special grace, certain knowledge, and for the\\nencouragement and promotion of the good purposes and ends aforesaid,\\nand with the advice of our trusty and well-belov d JOHN WENT-\\nWOETH, Esq our Governor and Commander in Chief of our said Prov-\\niNiE and of our said CocNCll. of the same, have erected and ordained.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1379.jp2"}, "1173": {"fulltext": "836\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nand by these pieBents, for us, our heirs and Successors, do will and or-\\ndain, that the Inhabitants of the tract of Land aforesaid 4 others who\\nimprove thereon hereafter, the same being butted and bounded as fol-\\nlows, vi?. Beginning at a Hemlock tree, mark d with sundry Letters\\nspotted on four sides, stending at the great bay on Winipesioke Kiver\\nat the N. E. side line of Sanborn town, where said line leaves said Bay\\nthence runs northwesterly, bounding on said Sanborn town five miles\\nand 124 Kods to a beach tree mark d, it being the corner bounds between\\nBald Towns thence North, 55 Degrees East, ten miles and 226 rods to an\\nhemlock tree spruce tree, both standing on a rock thence to 35 De-\\ngrees Kast, 30 rods to a pine tree mark d, standing on a ledge of Kecks\\nby the side of Winipesioke pond, where a small brook or branch runs\\ninto said Pond, River and Bays, till it comes to the bound begun at, bo\\nand hereby are declared to be a Towx Corporate, and are hereby\\nerected and incorporated into a Boot Politic and Cortoiiate to have\\ncontinuance and Succession forever by the name of MERKDITII with\\nall the powers and Authorities, priviledges. Immunities and Franchises\\nwhich any other Towns in said Province by law have and enjoy, to the\\nsaid Inhabitants or who shall hereafter Inhabit there, and their Succes-\\neore for ever, always reserving to us, our heirs and Successors, all white\\npine trees which are or shall be found growing, and being on the said\\ntract of Land fit for the use of our Royall navy, reserving also to us, our\\nheirs and successors, the power and right of dividing said town when it\\nshould appear necessary and convenient for the Inhabitants thereof.\\nProvided, Nevertheless, tis hereby declar d that this Charter grant\\nis not intended and shall not in any manner be construed to affect the\\nprivate property of the said soil within the Limits aforesaid, and as the\\nseverall towns within our said Province are by the laws thereof enabled\\nauthoris d to Assemble by the majority of the voters present to chuse\\nall Officers transact such affairs as in the said Laws are declar d. We\\ndo by these presents nominate and appoint Ebenezer Smith to call the\\nfirst meeting of said Inhabitants, to be held within the said Town, at\\nany time within Three months fiom this date hereof giving legal\\nnotice of the time design of holding such meeting, after which the\\nannual meeting in said Town shall be held for the choice of said officers\\nand the purposes aforesaid on the first Monday in April annually.\\nIn Testimony whereof we have caus d the Seal of our said Province\\nto be hereto affixed. Witness our aforesaid Governor and Commander\\nin chief, this thirtieth day of December, in the 9th year of our reign,\\nAnnoqui Domiuit 1768.\\nBy his Excellency command with advice of council.\\nRecorded in the Secretary s office.\\nT. Atkinson, Jvn .T. W.\\nJ. Wentworth.\\nAttest Dan l Smith, T. Clerk.\\nJune 13, 1769, the proprietors of Meredith met at\\nthe house of Caleb Robinson, iunholder, at Exeter,\\nand John Folsom, Jeremy Smith and Captain John\\nOdlin were accepted as second settlers also, Voted\\nEbenezer Smith, Esq., ten pounds sixteen shillings,\\nLawful money, for his charges in getting the charter\\nof Incorporation for the Town of Meredith. June\\n7, 1770, the proprietors Voted to apply fifty dollars\\nfor preaching the Gospel the present year in the\\ntown. According to the records, the first proprie-\\ntors meeting held in Meredith met at the dwell-\\ning-house of Ebenezer Smith, Esq., September 17,\\n1778, pursuant to warning given by Ebenezer Smith,\\nproprietors clerk, and Jonathan Smith, Joseph Rob-\\nards and Abram Folsom, assessors, and elected Wil-\\nliam Mead moderator.\\nWA USING I OE FIRST TOWN-JIEETlNfi.\\nProvince of New These are to notify and warn all the freeholdere aud\\nHampshire. J other Inhabitants of the town ol\\nare qualified by law to vote in town-meetings, that they\\nselves together on Monday, the twentieth day of this ini\\nthe dwelling house of me, the Subscriber in said town,\\nclock on said day, then and thier to chuse\\nand town clerk. Constable Selectmen, a\\nlaw directs to be chosen at such meetings.\\np Domini 1709.\\nMeredith that\\nassemble them-\\ntant, March, at\\nit twelve of the\\nmoderator for said meeting.\\nDated at Meredith this sixth day of March,\\nEbenezer Smith.\\nBy order of the authorilij to cM taid metting.\\nTRUE COPY OF THE RECORD OF THE FIRST TOWN-MEETI-NG.\\nProvince of New I At a legal meeting of the freeholders and other In-\\nHampshire. habitants of the town of Meredith, held on Mon-\\nday, the twentieth day of March, 17C9, at the house of Ebenezer Smith.\\nlly. Voled William Mead, Moderator.\\n21y. Ebenezer Smith, town Clerk A sworn.\\n31y. Voled Ebenezer Smith, Ruben Mareton and Ebenezer Pitman be\\nselectmen for the year Insewing and sworn.\\n41y. Nicholas Carr Folsom chosen constable and sworn.\\nSly. 7oied Abraham Folsom Ruben Marston servairs of highways\\nSt. sworn.\\n61y. VoUd Thomas Danford Ebenezer Pitman, tythingnien\\n71y. VoUd Abraham Folsom Robert Bryent be assessors i sworn.\\n8Iy. VoUd Abraham Folsom Robert Bryent be auditors sworn.\\n91y. Voted Samuel Torrey Abraham Folsom, fence viewers and not\\nlOly. the meeting was desolved.\\nAttest Ebenezer Smith, Toicn Cleric.\\nApril 1, 1771, Voted that the town petition the\\nGeneral Court of said Province from an act that the\\nInhabitants of s Meredith may have liberty to catch\\nfish in Wiuepisockey River three days in each week\\nand that the s river may be kept clear of wears or\\nany other incumbrance to the free passage of the fish\\nthe other four days of each week. April 6, 1772,\\nVoted that no person or persons shall use or improve\\nin the publick road in s town any ox-sled or sleds\\nunder the demention of four feet and six inches in\\nwhedth, upon paine of forfiting his or their sled or sleds\\nthat shall be so found under the aforesaid dementions,\\nto be forflted unto the present Selectmen of s town\\nand by the said Selectmen taken from the owner or\\nowners upon sight and utterly destroyed, etc. Voted\\nto build a house for the publick use of said town,\\nabout 24 feet by 20, in six months from this date\\nto be horded the flowers layd. April 4, 1774,\\nVoted to build a meeting-house in said town forty\\nfeet long thirty-two feet in wedth, to be eight feet\\nstuded and that the said meeting-house be set on the\\nwest side of the Province Road on the lot drawn to\\nthe original Right of John Leavitt, Ju in the first\\ndivision in said town, and that the same be completed\\nwithin sixteen months from this date. April 3, 1775,\\nVotedto raise six pounds, lawful money, to be applied\\nto hire preaching some part of the year eiisewing.\\nVoted to raise six pounds, lawful money, to be applyd\\nfor schooling and that the Selectmen hire some suti-\\nble woman to keep the same if tliey can convenantly\\nhire such a one.\\nCHAPTER III.\\nMEREDITH\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (Co)i(i.ii,erf).\\nWar of tlie Revolution\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Action of Town Concerning Deputy\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Powder,\\nLead and Flints-Firearms-ComnJittee of Safety-Soldiers Pay, etc.\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nNames of Legal Votoii^Names of Soldiers-Soldiers Orders snd other\\nDocuments\u00e2\u0080\u0094 War of 1812.\\nRevolution.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 This infant town took a strong and\\npatriotic stand in the Revolutionary contest. .\\\\t a", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1380.jp2"}, "1174": {"fulltext": "special town-meeting held May 15. V Ti, the following\\naction was taken\\nEbenezer Smith was chosen as Deputy to meet with the Deputies\\nfrom the other towns in said Province, which convention is proiwsed to\\nho holdcn at the town of Exeter, in stiid Province, the Bcvontcenth day\\nof tliiB instant, May, at ten o clock A. M., with full power to adopt and\\npursue such measures as may be judged most expedient to preserve and\\nrestore tlio Eights of this and the other Colonies, and that ho is hereby\\nimpowered to act in behalf of himself and his constituauts for six months\\nif it should be thought by said convention necessary, and to atUurn as oc-\\ncasion may require. Voted that the Selectmen of said town purchas\\none barriel of powder of about fifty or sixty wt., and lead or bullets\\nflints answerable thereto and that they apply for the part of the Prov-\\nince stock of powder belonging to this town and that they also purchase\\nten good guns at the cost charge of said town and to be procured as\\nsoon as may be. Voted to inlist ten soldiers of this town to hold them-\\neelves in readiness to march to the releaf of any of oner distresed country\\nbreathren, and that they be furnished by the comntittee of said town at\\nthe cost thereof, and that each soldier have two shillings pr day for each\\nday they shall expend.\\nAugust 29, 1776, Chose a Committee of safety to\\nconsist of Ave persons. Voted John Folsham, Jona-\\nthan Smith, Nathaniel Eobinson, William Mead and\\nLieutenant Joseph Robards be said Committee. Toted\\nto raise the sum of forty-five pounds, lawful money, to\\nbe applyed to purchase fire-arms, such a number as\\nthat sum will purchas, for the use and service of said\\ntown, and that the selectmen of said town be a com-\\nmittee to applye that sum of money to procure said fire-\\narms at the cost and charge of said town, as abovesaid,\\nas soon as may be.\\nAn article in the warrant calling a town-meet-\\ning on March 31, 1777, at the house of Ebenezer\\nSmith, where the meetings were usually held, was for\\nthe town to assist Captain Joshua Crocket in the\\nraising eight men from the company under his com-\\nmand to serve in the Continental Army the term of\\nthree years, or during the war with Britain, as they\\nchuse, including those that have already enlisted and\\npassed muster in either of the regiments of Stark,\\nPoororScammell, and see what sum the town will vote\\nto raise for those that shall appear to enlist into said\\nservice as aforesaid, and vote thereon as the town shall\\nsee fit when met.\\nAt an adjourned meeting of the town, April 7, 1777,\\nthis action was taken, Voted to choose a committee\\nof three persons to pi-ocure the five men that are the\\nremainder part of the proportion of men for the\\nthree Continental Regiments to be raised from this\\ntown at the cost and charge of said town, and that the\\ncommittee allow pay each man the sum of ten\\npounds, lawfull money, as a town bounty, and allow in\\nthat proportion and give credet to all and each per-\\nson that have been from this town, according to their\\nrespective times they have served accordingly in the\\npresent war. April 6, 1778, Voted to raise eighty\\npounds to pay the other Continental Soldier to be\\nraised for and in behalf of this town, and if said sol-\\ndier should not be procured, then the money to be for\\nthe use of said town.\\nOn March 29, 1777, when the call was issued for all\\nlegal voters to assemble, the following names were en-\\ntered in the town records\\nJohn Folsham, Nicholas Carr, Joshua Folsham, Joseph Robards, Sam-\\nuel Tonery, David Watson, Job Judkins, George Bean, Jonathan Clark,\\nGordon I.iiwri uci .NiUlianii l Iloehaiii, Wllliiuii Mwid, J.ihn Mead, Bcn-\\nMerilles, Thn,,,,.. 1\\nSwain, Joshua i i i\\nSmith, I*ear8on Mim i i\\nsou, Jonathan S.iuiulI -li i h^jj\\nRobinson and Abraham lolsom.\\niiiight.in. Klx-n I itman, Abram\\niill, Thomas Doeham, Jonathan\\nJonathan Kdgerly, Daniel Morr4-\\nmthan Crosby, Ellas Swain, Chase\\ni;reditod to\\nAmong the Revolutionary soldii\\nMeredith we give these names,\\nNathaniel Holland, John Robinson, .Jonathan Crosby, Jonathan Smith,\\nJr., Moses Senter, Oliver Smith, Thomas Frohock, Aaron RawUngs, Jo-\\nseph Eaton, James Sinclair and William Maloou (Jonathan Smith was in\\nRhode Island service).\\nApril 5, 1784, the town voted that the selectmen\\nsettle with those soldiers who have served during the\\nwar as this town s quotaof the Continental [Army], as\\nthey shall think just, and make provision for the pay-\\nment thereof, as they shall judge best, and also settle\\nwith Thomas Frohock for the loss of a gun blanket\\nlost in the army.\\nThe following are interesting documents in this\\nconnection\\nSOLDIERS ORDERS.\\nmeredith December y\u00c2\u00ab ISik 1777\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nS Pleas to pay Col Ebenezer Smith the full Sum of the Rations Duo\\nto me the Subscriber as an Ensign in your Regiment in Gen Starks Bri-\\ngade and you will oblige your Humble Serv*\\nRobert BnVANT, Kmign.\\nTo CoL Thomas Stickney\u00e2\u0080\u0094 of Concord\\nTo the paymaster of the continental men Pleas to pay Ebenezer\\nSmith the whole of Pay due to me up to the first of the year 1782 I\\nbeing soldier in the Newhampshire line in Colonel Reids regiment and\\nyou will oblige your Humble Serv*\\nMeredith December the 2\u00c2\u00ab 1783.\\ntest RoBEET Bryant John Kimbei.\\nNew Saleru Januar.v i\\nTo the Treasurer of the Stale of Nero Hampahire\\nSir please to pay Daniel Cook or his order all that is due\\nhusband Nathaniel Chase deceased who was a Soldier in the J\\nand was killed in 1781\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nSam I\\nBetsy x Chase.\\nRELATIVE TO WILLIAM MALOON, SOLDIER.\\nThe deposition of Nathaniel Wadleigh, of lawful age, testifies\\nsays that William Mallon was in the Service in the Contcntal Army ae\\none of the six months men in the first New Hampshire Regiment in\\nCaptain Farewells Company in the year 1781\u00e2\u0080\u0094 I suppose that ho had\\nhis discharge at the same time that I the Rest had our discharge\\nhe myself Came out of Camp together further wiilh not\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nMeredith March 12th 1791\\n[Sworn before Ebenezer Smith].\\nI certify that In Conformity with an act of Congress of the 5th of\\nJuly, 1812, Entitled an act Concerning Invaled Pensioners, Nehemiah\\nLeavitt, who was a Corparel In the newhampshire Lino of the Revolu-\\ntionary Army is Placed on the Pension of the United States and Roll of\\nthe Newhampshire agency at the Rate of two dollars and fifty cents p\\nMonth, to Commence on the twenty-Eighth day of December one thou-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1381.jp2"}, "1175": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nThe War of 1812.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The town does not seem to have\\ntaken :i very active part in the War of 1812, and but\\nlittle concerning it is to be found in the records.\\nAugust 1, 1812, a warrant was issued for a town-meet-\\ning, to see what compensation the town will make to\\nthe militia who are attached to the regular service\\nfrom this town, by virtue of a Law of the Congress\\nof the United States, in addition to the pay to be\\nallowed by the general government, agreeable to a\\npetition of sundry inhabitants of said town. At the\\nlegal meeting following, on September 19th, the vote\\nwas passed not to raise any money for that purpose.\\nTheophilus Dockham, a soldier of Meredith, was\\ntaken prisoner at General Hull s defeat.\\nCHAPTER IV.\\nMEREDITH-(Co\u00c2\u00ab(tnuerf).\\nCiTil History after the Eevolutioa\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Extracts from Town Records con-\\ncerning Place of Town-Meeting Change of Date of Town-Meeting\\nPreaching of the Gospel\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Parsonage Eight\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Weirs Bridge\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Equip-\\nments of War Punishment of Rogues, Vagabonds, etc.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Pole\\nParish at Meredith Bridge\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Town Farm\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Proprietora of Winnipe-\\nsaukee Steamboat granted Permission to raise Bridge Fire-Engine\\nCompany\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Village Precinct\\nat Meredith Bridge\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Town-House\u00e2\u0080\u0094The Great Catastrophe\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Village\\nPrei iucr, :\\\\IereJith Village Committee of Investigation, etc. Present\\nToMM-IIouse.\\nCivil History.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 In 1778, Ebenezer Smith was chosen\\nto represent the town in a convention to meet at Con-\\ncord, June 10th, for the laying of a plan of govern-\\nment for this State. This year Meredith was\\nrepresented in the General Court with Sunbornton.\\nThe town held its meetings at the houses of the\\ncitizens until August 30, 1790, when the place of\\nholding was changed to the North Church. The date\\nof annual meeting was changed, by an act passed\\nNovember 5, 1784, to the second Monday in March.\\nMarch 9, 1795, the town voted Chase Wiggin consta-\\nble, and that he pay nineteen shillings for that office.\\nSeptember 14, 1801. at a special meeting, the town\\nVoted to raise sixty dollars for to be applyed to byre\\nthe Preaching of the Gospel in said town the currant\\nyear. Voted, to sell the Parsonage Right in said\\ntown. Voted, to Lease said Lots for the Terms of\\neighty years, or as long as wood Grows or water\\nRuns, the interest to be paid yearly, to be applyed\\nfor the use of hiring the Preaching of the Gospel in\\ntown annually. March 12, 1804, Voted, that the\\ntown should build the one-half a Bridge over the\\nriver at the Great wears (so called), at the outlet of\\nWinnipissogee pond.\\nOne article in the warrant calling the meeting of\\nMarch 13, 1810 was\\nTo see what method the Town will accept to procure Powder, Ball,\\nFlints, Tin or Camp-Kittles, and a place for the safe keeping of the\\nsame, agreeably to law of this State also, to see if the Inhabitants of\\nsaid town will vote to build, purchase or hire a Building or house to be\\nused for the keeping, correcting and settiiip to work of Uognes, Vagabonds,\\nCommon beggars. Lewd, Idle and disorderly Persons, and to appoint\\nproper officers for the Government of said house, and to make, establish\\nand adopt all necessary rules, orders and Regulations for the Ruling,\\nGoverning and punishing of Such Persons as may there be committed\\nalso To see if the town will give their consent that a Pole Parish shall\\nbe incorporated at Meredith Bridge, to consist of Poles belonging to\\nMeredith and Gilmantown, by the name of the Meredith Bridge Religish\\nSociety, agreeable to a Petition of Sundrey inhabitants and freeholder!!\\nof said town. Also, VoUd, to choose committee of three to confer with\\nthe Selectmen of committee of Gilmantown and Sanborntown, concern-\\ning erecting a building to put Vagabonds and Disorderley persons in and\\nimploy them.\\nIn September, 1827, the town Voted, not to divide\\nthe town into school districts, agreeably to the late\\nlaw of the State of New Hampshire. In November\\nof the same year this vote was passed, that all the\\nschool districts in said town be defined as they are\\nnow defined.\\nAt the annual towu-niectiug held March 9, 1830,\\nit was\\nVoted, that the selectmen be authorized and directed to jmrchase a\\nfarm for the use of said Town, and take a Deed of the same, and also\\nthat the Selectmen be authorized and directed to give the Towns secur-\\nity for the purchase sum, payable at such time and in such manner as\\nthe Selectmen may deem proper, and that such farm shall not exceed\\nthe value of fifteen hundred dollars, and, when such purchase has been\\nmade, the said Selectmen are authorized and directed to proceed and\\nmake arrangements to move the poor of the Town of Meredith onto\\nsaid farm as speedily as circumstances will authorize, and that the\\nSelectmen be authorized to appropriate for this purpose any simi of\\nmoney, raised or not otherways appropriated, belonging to said Town.\\nMarch 11, 1829, Voted, that the police law of\\nPortsmouth be adopted at Meredith Bridge and three-\\nfourths of a mile from said bridge every way on the\\nMeredith side and no farther; also, that idle per-\\nsons be made to work. October 2, 1832, Voted,\\nnot to give any liberty to the proprietors of Winni-\\npisogee Steamboat to raise Wares (Weirs) Bridge.\\nIn November, 1832, however, they amended their\\nvote in this way, That the proprietors of Winnipis-\\niogee Steamboat, now building, or any of them have\\nthe right, so far as this town is Interested, to raise\\nand make such alterations in the Bridge at the Wares,\\nat the outlet of the lake, as will be found Necessciry\\nin order for the safe passage of the Said Boat over\\nthe falls at said outlet at all times. March 12, 1839,\\nVoted, 446 votes out of a total of 467 for a division\\nof Straftbrd County into three parts.\\nFire -Engine Company.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 May 11, 1840, Luke\\nFurnakl, Joseph Dodge, David Corlis, Jr., Nathaniel\\nG. Corliss and John Busiel have given notice that we\\nand our associates have formed ourselves into a com-\\npany, to be known by the name of the First Fire-Eu-\\ngine Company in Meredith village, agreeably to\\nan act of the Legislature of New Hampshire,\\npassed July 1, 1831, A. B. Merrick, clerk. March\\n11, 1845, Voted, that the selectmen be authorized to\\ninvest the sum of $10,000 in the capital stock of the\\nBoston, Concord Montreal Railroad, providing that\\nthe railroad comes through Meredith and stop build-\\ning the road called the Long routes. March 11,\\n1846, Voted, that the surplus fund agents be author-\\nized to collect and pay over the two first assessments", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1382.jp2"}, "1176": {"fulltext": "that is now due ou the railroad stock, which the town\\nby vote directed the selectmen to subscribe for at the\\nlast annual meeting, and if the road should go north\\nof Lake village they shall pay over the assessments as\\nthey are called for. March 14, 1848, Voted, that-\\nthe town agent be directed to collect twenty-six hun-\\ndred dollars of the town funds in his hands, and pay\\nthe same to the treasurer of the Boston, Concord and\\nMontreal Railroad, in part of assessment on stock\\ntaken in said road by the town. March 14, 1849,\\nVoted, that the selectmen be authorized to borrow\\na sum of money, not to exceed seventeen hundred and\\nfifty dollars, to meet the deficiency in the town s sub-\\nscription for railroad stock. August 20, 1849, Pur-\\nsuant to an application and request of Stephen Gale,\\nW. Melchor, John T. Coffin, Jeremiah Elkins and\\nsixty-five other citizens of Meredith Bridge, dated\\nJuly 25, 1849, made to the selectmen of the town, the\\nlatter established a village precinct there. March\\n9, 1852, Voted, by 221 to 125, against amendment of\\nState Constitution abolishing the religious test by\\n174 to 165, in favor of the amendment abolishing the\\nproperty qualification of voters. March 15, 1854,\\nVoted, that the town of Meredith build a town-house\\nat Meredith village, providing the inhabitants of\\nThird Division build one-half of the house by con-\\ntribution, and pay their share to be raised by taxes.\\nVoted, that the town build a town-house, in conjunc-\\ntion with the citizens of Meredith village, at Mere-\\ndith village. Voted, that the town raise seven hun-\\ndred and fifty dollars for the purpose of building a\\ntown-house at Meredith village, and that as much of\\nthat sum as may be necessary to do the same be ap-\\nplied thereto. Voted, that the town of Meredith build\\nand finish a suitable town-house, and that the same\\nbe finished in season for the annual meeting to be\\nholden on the second Tuesday of March, 1855. Voted,\\nthat John Haynes, William Pike and David B. Plumer\\nshall be the building committee to see to the building of\\nthe town-house at Meredith village. Voted, that the\\nselectmen be authorized to call the next annual town-\\nmeeting in 1855 at Meredith village, if the town-\\nhouse is finished and is ready.\\nThe Great Catastrophe.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The annual town-meet-\\ning met, pursuant to warning, at 9 A.M., March 13,\\n1855, in the yet unfinished town hall at Meredith vil-\\nlage. Soon after organization, while preparing to\\ntake a vote by ballot, the rush of the voters, of whom\\nthere were from six to eight hundred present, threw\\ntoo much weight upon the timbers sustaining the\\nfloor. They gave w-ay and about one hundred and\\nfifty were precipitated into the basement. Out of\\nthis vast mass of humanity sixty persons were carried\\nfrom the ruins seriously injured, with broken bones,\\ndislocated joints and internal injuries. Four, James\\nW. Durgin, Washington Smith, Benjamin D. Robin-\\nson and Nathaniel Nichols, died in a short time; a\\nnumber of others were so injured as to cause their\\ndeath after a longer period, and others were crippled\\nfor life. Medical aid was procured from all the ad-\\njoining towns and from Concord, and it was long be-\\nfore the community recovered from the terrible eflect\\nof the catastrophe.\\nIn 1855, among the votes cast for representatives\\nto General Court, Elizabeth Bachelder received three.\\nIn July of the same year, by act of the Legislature, the\\ntown of Meredith was divided and the town of La-\\nconia organized, and, in 1859, a village precinct was\\nlaid out and establislied at Meredith village.\\nThe undersigned, Selectmen of Meredith, havinj;, agreeably to a\\nPetition of Amos Cram and others, inhabitants of Mereditli Village, so\\ncalled, established the following lines as the bouudarj- of a Villa^-f Pre-\\ncinct, do conimmence as follows Beginning on Lake Winuipiis-iugee,\\nopposite of the southeast corner of laud owned by Joseph W. Laug and\\noccupied by Thomas E. Lang, Jr., on the neck road, so called thence\\nnortherly, across the said road on the line between the said Joseph W.\\nLang sland and land of Joseph Elaand on line between land of said Kla\\nand George G. Hoyt thence on line between Madison Chaso and Joseph\\nEla to land of Dr. John Sanborn thence northerly, between said Chase\\nand said Dr. Sanborn s land, to the main road leading by Richard NeaPa\\nhouse thence across said road between said Sanborn s and said Ela a\\nland thence on the northerly and easterly side of said Ela s land to\\nland of Timothy Badger, on mill brook, near said Badger s bark-niill\\nthence westerly, on said mill brook and mill pond, to land of J. Ela\\nthence on said Ela s land to land of said Badger thence between said\\nBadger s land and laud of Thomas E. Lang to land of Samuel Bean and\\nJohn How thence westerly, between the said Bean s aud How n land\\nan l land of Thomas E. Lang, to Measley Pond thence sovUherly on\\nsaid Measley Pond to the main road leading from Mereilith Village to\\nWilliam Pike s dwelling-house thence easterly, across said road, to\\nland of David Corliess thenoe southerly, on said Corliss land, to land of\\nBradbury Robinson thence on the westerly, southerly and easterly side\\nof said Robinson s land, across the main road leading from Meredith\\nVillage, by the house of A. P. Ladd, to Lake Winnipissiogee thence on\\nthe westerly and northerly shore of said Lake to the bounds began at.\\nGeohoe G. Hott, Selectmen\\nDavid R. Love\\nMeredith, March\\nIn 1871 the financial aflairs of the town were\\nfound to be in a very unsatisfactory condition, and at\\na special town-meeting, held May 26th, a committee\\nof investigation, consisting of S. W. Rollins, S. D.\\nPease and 6. G. Hoyt, was appointed, and the select-\\nmen were authorized to offer a reward of five hundred\\ndollars for the recovery of the town records and\\npapers which had been lost. This committee had\\nan arduous task which lasted several years, but it\\nsaved quite an amount of money for the town. At\\nthe same meeting the town voted one thousand dol-\\nlars to pay expense of defending the annexation\\nof part of the town to Centre Harbor. January\\n21, 1873, the town voted to exempt from taxation for\\na term not exceeding ten years any manufiicturing\\nestablishment whicli should be erected or put into\\noperation with a capital of five thousand dollars or\\nupwards. May 23, 1876, Voted to build a Town-\\nHouse on the lot of Josiah T. Sturtivent, and appro-\\npriated five hundred dollars in addition to what had\\nbeen raised for that purpose appointed George H.\\nClark, John S. Sanborn, Benjamin F. Wiggin a\\ncommittee to convey the old lot to Mr. Sturtivent, if\\nthey accept his proposition, and to receive a convey-\\nance of the lot from him in accordance therewith.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1383.jp2"}, "1177": {"fulltext": "840\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nand to give a lease of the first story of the building.\\nKoveniber 7, 1876, Voted three hundred dollars, to\\nprovide seats, lights and warming apparatus for the\\nnew town hall. December 23, 1876, accepted and\\nado])ted the rejKjrt of committee on town-house and\\nratified the deed taken and lease given by tlie com-\\nmittee.\\nCHAPTER Y.\\nMEREDITH\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (Co.i(\u00c2\u00bbiHerf).\\nWar of the Rebellion\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Action ot the Town and Extracts from Town\\nRecords\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Aid for Families of Volunteers\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Bounties, etc. Selectmen\\nDuring the War\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Recruiting Agents\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Names of Soldiers\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Roster of\\nCompany I, Twelfth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers.\\nThe Civil War (1861-65).\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Meredith furnished\\nfor this war, out of a voting population of but a few\\nover five hundred, one hundred and twenty-two offi-\\ncers and soldiers of her townsmen, and one hundred\\nand five volunteer substitutes, making a total of two\\nhundred and twenty-seven. The record is a noble\\none, and indicates that the spirit of patriotism which\\nanimated the first settlers still dwells in the breasts\\nof its people, and that they are worthy sons of noble\\nsires. We quote from the town records the action\\ntaken by the town.\\nSeptember 12, 1861, the town Voted to raise three\\nhundred dollars, to be expended in aiding the wives\\nand children (under sixteen years) of volunteers or\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0enrolled militia of. this State, who may be mustered\\nor enlisted into the United States service, and also,\\nfor the aid of parents or children dependent on them\\nfor support. Levi Towle, Isaiah Winch and Simeon\\nD. Pease were appointed a committee to apjjropriate\\nthe money.\\nJanuary 7, 1862, Voted to raise six hundred\\ndollars on the credit of the town to aid the wives and\\nchildren of enlisted soldiers, to be laid out under the\\ndirection of the selectmen.\\nMarch 11, 1862, Voted to raise four hundred\\ndollars for the benefit of the wives and children of\\nenlisted soldiers.\\nJuly 1, 1862, Voted to raise and pay to all per-\\nsons that may enlist in the service of the United\\nStates, one hundred dollars this includes the num-\\nber to fill our quota of the first call. Voted to raise\\nfifty dollars and pay to each person that enlists into\\nthe service of the United States to fill our quota on\\nthe last call. This vote was reconsidered, and in its\\nplace it was Voted to appropriate and raise the sum\\nof one hundred dollars for each and every soldier,\\ncitizens and residents of this town, who shall enter\\ninto the service of the United States on or before\\nAugust 18, 1862 the same to be paid after the soldier\\nis mustered into service, and not to exceed one hun-\\ndred and one men and the the selectmen are in-\\n-structed to hire said sum of money upon the credit of\\nthe town.\\nOctober 4, 1862, Voted to pay one hundred dol-\\nlars to those that may enlist in the service of the\\nUnited States as nine months men to fill our quota,\\nalso to all those that have enlisted in said service\\nsince September 18, 1862; also, Voted to raise a sum\\nnot exceeding four thousand dollars to aid dependent\\nfamilies of volunteers that have enlisted into the\\nservice of the United States.\\nMarch 10, 1863, Voted to raise, for the purpose\\nof aiding dependent families of volunteers now in\\nUnited States service, a sum not exceeding five thou-\\nsand dollars, and that the selectmen be authorized to\\nhire and appropriate the same as it is needed.\\nAugust 1, 1863, Voted to raise three hundred\\ndollars for every man that is drafted into the United\\nStates service, or his substitute, to be paid after he is\\nmustered into service.\\nDecember 1, 1863, Voted to raise for the purpose\\nof aiding the families of volunteers who have enlisted\\ninto the United States service from Meredith, or\\nwho may enlist under the call of the President for\\nthree hundred thousand men, and those that have\\nbeen or may be conscripted into said service, or their\\nsubstitutes, a sum not to exceed two thousand dollars,\\nand that the selectmen be authorized to borrow the\\nmone} on the credit of the town.\\nDecember 1, 1863, Voted to raise a sum not to\\nexceed fifteen thousand dollars, to be applied as\\nbounties, with which to raise the quota of the town,\\nunder the la.st call of the President for three hundred\\nthousand men, and that the selectman be instructed\\nto fill the quota by themselves and agents.\\nMarch 8, 1864, a motion was made to pay enlisted\\nmen from this town one hundred dollars bounty.\\nVoted to amend this by adding one hundred dollars\\nalso, Voted to raise ten thousand dollars, to be ex-\\npended in obtaining volunteers for the army, at such\\ntimes and as the agents deemed best.\\nJune 6, 1864, Voted to raise the sum of ten thou-\\nsand dollars, to be paid as bounties for volunteers,\\ndrafted men or their substitutes, who may be mustered\\ninto the service of the United States for the town,\\nunder any anticipated or future calls for volunteers\\nor drafted men for such service.\\nAugust 11, 1864, Voted to raise twenty thousand\\ndollars, and appropriate the same as bounties to\\nsoldiers who shall be mustered into the United States\\nservice, to fill the last call of the Government,\\nwhether said soldiers shall voluntarily enlist or go as\\nsubstitutes for drafted or enrolled men, and for\\nbounties for men drafted under said call for one year,\\nw-ho shall be mustered into L^nited States service as\\npart of the quota of the town, and for incidental\\nexpenses in obtaining and recruiting the volunteers\\naforesaid.\\nMarch 1, 1865, Voted to raise fifteen hundred dol-\\nlars to aid families of volunteers, drafted men or\\ntheir substitutes also to raise fourteen thousand dol-\\nlars to refund the money paid out by drafted men and", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1384.jp2"}, "1178": {"fulltext": "MEREDITH.\\n841\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2others who obtained substitutes who have filled the\\ntown s quota also the amount raised by subscription\\nto aid the same.\\nSelectmen- during the War. As it required as\\nhigh an order of statesmanship to creditably fill the\\noffice of selectman during this critical period as to be\\na Congressman in time of peace, we give the names of\\nthose entrusted with the office,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 1861, John W.\\nBedee, Sheppard Rowe, Levi Towle; 1862, Levi\\nTowle, Isaiah Winch, Simeon D. Pease; 1863-65,\\nColonel Ebenezer Stevens, Nathan L. True, John\\nSmith (2d) 1866, John Smith (2d), Levi Towle,\\nCharles L. Hoyt.\\nTowx Agents.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Daniel S. Bedee and James H-\\nPlaisted were recruiting agents to procure volunteers,\\nand served through nearly every year of the war.\\nOccasionally another was associated with them.\\nNAMES OF SOLDIERS IN THE W.\\\\K OF THE REBELLION.\\nTaken from the selectmen s report of the year ending March 1, 1S05.\\nIll ^e marked are from other towns, reported with the company.)\\n,11 G, Swasey, private, First New Hampshire Regiment, discharged\\nand dead.\\n-ter Gordon, private, Second New Hampshire Regiment\\nV Clifton, private. Second New Hampshire Regiment.\\nze Piper, private, Third New Hampshire Regiment.\\nird E. Lawrence, private, Fourth New Hampshire Regiment, served\\niiree years and discharged.\\nLett L. Carr, private, Fourth New Hampshire Regiment, died from\\namin Fairfield, private. Fourth New Hampshire Regiment, dead.\\nI :ik Garland, private, Fourth New Hampshire Regiment, dead.\\nN. S. F. Leavitt, private. Fourth New Hampshire Regiment, re^enlisted.\\nMichael Morris, private, Fifth New- Hampshire Regiment, discharged.\\niBenjamin M. Bean, private, Fifth New Hampshire Regiment, discharged\\nand dead.\\nr..i,iamin F. Chase, private. Fifth New Hampshire Regiment, killed in\\n,1 ihn L. Hadley, private, Fifth New Hampshire Regiment.\\nJohn R. McCrillis, private, Fifth New Hampshire Regiment, re-enlisted\\nand promoted to captain.\\nEdward Amidon, private, Fifth New Hampshire Regiment.\\nM. F. Hutcbins, private, Fifth New Hampshire Regiment, discharged.\\nJohn Elliott, private. Fifth New Hampshire Regiment, discharged.\\nFrank B. Jenness, private. Fifth New Hampshire Regiment.\\nGeorge W. Wiggin, private. Sixth New Hampshire Regiment.\\nHorace Sceggel, private, Sixth New Hampshire Regiment, discharged.\\nJames M. Seavy, private, Seventh New Hampshire Regiment, re-enlisted\\nand promoted.\\nDr. H. H. Smith, surgeon. Eighth New Hampshire Regiment, transferred\\nto Second Louisiana Cavalry, surgeon.\\nPhilip McCrillis, private. Eighth New Hampshire Regiment, discharged.\\nAsa D. Peabody, private. Eighth New Hampshire Regiment, discharged\\nand dead.\\n1: I ^n Bean, private. Eighth New Hampshire Regiment, died in ser-\\nBean, private, Eighth New Hampshire Regiment, died in ser-\\nStopben Hawkins, private. Eighth New Hampshire Regiment, died in\\nJohn P. Moulton, private, Eighth New Hampshire Regiment.\\nAlbert Hodsdon, private. Eighth New Hampshire Regiment.\\nGeorge C. Meserve, private. Eighth New Hampshire Regiment.\\nFreeman Chase, private, Eighth New Hampshire Regiment, wounded\\nand discharged.\\nDaniel Bennett, private, Eighth New Hampshire Regiment, discharged\\nLuther Dockham, private. Eighth New Hampshire Regiment, re-en\\nJoseph H, Chase, private. Ninth New Hampshire Regiment, died.\\nNathaniel Nichols, private. Ninth New Hampshire Regiment, died in\\nRf.uimest.\\nSamuel P. Smith, private. Tenth Massachnsetu Eegimcnt, served three\\nyears and was discharged.\\nSimeon P. Smith, private. Tenth MassachusetU Regiment, died from\\nwounds.\\nLyman P. Tilton, private. Twentieth Massachusetts Regiment.\\nCharics S. Glidden, private, Tl.irty-thinl Massachusetts Regiment.\\nGeorge Sturtevant, private, Thirty-third Massachusetts Regiment.\\nEdwin A. Leavitt, private, Pennsylvania Cavalry,\\nRichard \\\\V. Black.\\nStephen Cornell, captain, United States army.\\nMelvin Chase, private, First New Hampshire Batic\\nOpkicehs of the Tweljth New H.\\\\mp8iiii\\nIsaiah Winch, regimental (juartermaster.\\nDaniel S. Bedee, adjutant, discharged.\\nDr. J. H. Sanborn, assistant surgeon, discharged.\\nE. K. B. dec, sergeant-major, promoted to captain.\\nJ. H. Prescott, ijuartcrmaster-sergeant, promoted to second limitonant\\naTid discharged.\\nThe following is the roster of Company I, Twelfth\\nNew Hampshire Volunteers, from its organization to\\nSeptember 1, 1864:\\nJ. W. Lang, Jr., received captain s commission in Company I September\\n8, 1S62 honorably discharged August 19, 18C4, for physical disa-\\nbiUty, on account of wounds received at CliancelloiBville May :i\\n1863.\\nW. H. H. Femald, received first lieutenant s commission in Company I\\n.September 8, 1862 received captain s commission and transferred\\nto Company A, Twelfth New Hampshire Volunteers, December 20,\\n186.3 honorably discharged December 18, 18M.\\nWilliam W. Stevens, received second lieutenant s commission September\\n8, 1862 discharged on surgeon s certificate of disability April 5\\n1863.\\nGoorge S. Cram, appointed orderly sergeant, to date from September 9,\\n1862 discharged for promotion March 6, 1863 received second\\nlieutenant s commision and assigned to Company E, Twelfth New\\nHampshire Volunteers, March-6, 1863 killed in battle at Cbancel-\\nlorsville May 3, 1863.\\nEdwin Pronk,* sergeant, to date from September 9, 1862 discharged for\\ndisability .August 4, 1863.\\nLevi Leach, appointed sergeant, to date from September 9, 1862; dis-\\ncharged for disability April 3, 1864, on account of wounds received\\nat Gettysburg July 2, 1863.\\nWilliam P. Ham,* appointed sergeant, to date from September 9, 1862\\nappointed orderly sergeant November, 1863 discharged by reason\\nof promotion February 3, 1864 received second lieutenant s com-\\nmission and mustered and assigned to Company I February 4, 1804\\ndied of wounds, June 15, 1864, received at Coal Harbor June 3,\\n1864.\\nMoses F. Hutcbins, appointed sergeant, to date from September 9, 1862\\nleft hand shot oif accidentally in camp at Orleans, Va, discharged\\nDecember 12, 1862.\\nAlden Kidder, appointed corporal, to date from September 9, 1862\\nappointed sergeant, to date from January 1, 1863 appointed orderly\\nsergeant, to date from February 4, 1864.\\nMoses Chapman, appointed corporal, to date from September 9, 1862 ap-\\npointed sergeant to date from October 13, 186:1.\\nSamuel W. George, appointed corporal, to date from September 9, 1862\\ndied of congestion of the lungs in camp near Falmouth, Va., Jan-\\nuarj- 4, 1862.\\nGeorge G. Badger, corporal; discharged for disability February 11,\\n1864, of wounds received at Chancelloi^ville, May 3, 1863.\\nGeorge W. Ham, appointed corporal, to date from September 9, 1862\\ndischarged from hospital at Washington, D. C, December 29,\\n1862.\\nLoami Hartshorn, appointed corporal, to date from September 9, 1862\\nappointed sergeant to date from February 4, 18G4.\\nDudley F. Norris, appointed corporal, to date from September 9, 1862\\nappointed orderly-sergeant, to date from March 12,1862; discharged\\nfor disability, November 2, 1863, on account of wounds received at\\nClianccllorsrille May 3, 1863.\\nRobert Forsaith, appointed corporal, to date from September 9, 1862\\nkilled in battle at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863.\\nEdwin .\\\\very,* died at .Annapolis, 5Id., of chronic diarrhoea, October 30,\\n18C3.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1385.jp2"}, "1179": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nOliver S. Bickford.\\nCharles R. Boynton,* died of chronic diarrhoea, July, 1884.\\nWinbom Bryant, discharged for disability December 10, 18ti3.\\nWilliam 0. Bryant, killed in battle at Coal Harbor, June 3, 1804.\\nSullivan Bryant, wounded at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863, and transferred\\nto Invalid Corps December 8, 1803.\\nGeorge L. Brown,* died May 22, 1803, of wounds received at Chancel-\\nlorsville.\\nAlbert L. Biisiel, died at Concord, N. 11., date unknown accideutally\\nDana Busiel.\\nEzra B. Burbauk.*\\nRufue F. Bickford.*\\nJoseph G. Chapman,\\nC. C. Chapman.\\nJohn P. Clay, died i\\n1804, of wounds received in front of Petere-\\nJolu. I Clifton.\\nGeorge W. Clifton, appointed corjwral January, 1804.\\nJohn i: Clough, discharged for disability October 17, 1803, from wounds\\nreceived at Chancellorsville.\\nGeorge S. Clough, discharged for disability November 17, 1802.\\nCharles B. Clough, died of chronic diarrhcr-a, October 8, 1803, at Mere-\\ndith, N. 11.\\nGeorge W. Davis.\\nX. S. Davis, appointed corporal February, 1803 disebarged for disa-\\nbility March 7, 1804, on account of wounds received at Chancel-\\nIfireviUo, Jlay 3,l\u00c2\u00ab(a.\\nJohn S. S. Dolloff, appointed corporal March, 1804 killed at Coal Ilar-\\nLevi S. Downing, died of camp fever i\\nCirlaiido Burgin,* October 19, 1862,\\nFalmouth, Va., De-\\nral hospital. Harper s\\ndied i\\n1 camp near Falmouth, Va., of camp fever,\\nHartwood Church, Va., of measles, Novem-\\nCarlton C.\\nFebruary 2, 1863.\\nGeorge H. Follctt,* died\\nher 26, 1802.\\nWilliam E. S. Foss, discharged from hospital at Philadelphia, Pa., Jan-\\nnary 14, 1863.\\nJames Fullerton, died of typhoid fever in hospital at Berlin, Md., No-\\nN. L. Greeuloaf, sent to general hotipital, Washington, D. C, November,\\n17, 1802.\\nGeorge W. Gines.*\\nGeorge W. Gordon.*\\nDaniel F. A. Goas, discharged for disability September 4, 1803.\\nAlbert A. Graves.*\\nBenjamin S. lla\\\\\\\\kiu.s, died of chronic diarrhtea, September, 1802, at\\nWill:.. II II I .-l .hine 10, 1803, of wound received at Chancel-\\nJaijii;, il-i Lu., ii I i]i hospital July 3, 1803, of wounds received at\\nGettysburg, July 2, 1S63.\\nLorenzo Hawkins.\\nJosiah B. Hill,* died in hospital at Harper s Ferry, Va., of typhoid\\nfever, November 9, 1862.\\nGeorge W. Hall, discharged for disability Novembers, 1863.\\nJames H. How.\\nWillar.l L. IlMiitnss, disiharged fur disabilily .\\\\pr!l 10, lSfi4.\\nH, s liui. lull-,* NVi.uti.l. .1 .11 I lull. tl-i-\\\\ 111 ^Iix lsf.3 promoted\\n.1 1 1 .hi I I. 1 I .1 .1 lor promotion.\\n\\\\|.i I I. 1 1 I .i I ,1,1 .-I,, 11 and assigned\\nI,, I ll 1 I nit, ^i.ii,, ,liii,i, [.I.. I, ,1 1., Ill -I lieutenant July,\\nnil K. Jenness,\\ni II. J. UUess.\\n1. l.add.\\nlinted corporal February, 1864.\\nJoin\\nJohn L. Lawrence, discharged for disability, December, 1862.\\nBradford Leach, died of camp fever in camp, near Falmouth, Va., De-\\ncember 25, 1802.\\nWillie S. Leach, died in camp near Falmouth, Va., of camp fever, Feb-\\nruary 17, 1803.\\nCharles P. Leavitt,* discharged for disability June 15, 18G4, on account\\nof wounds received at Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863.\\nJohn Lovett, discharged for disability from camp near Falmouth, Va.,\\nMarch 28, 1863.\\nWalt. -I I \\\\1 II II, Ill Washington, D. C, June 16, 1863, of wounds\\nf i-ville, 3Iay3,1863.\\nGeni^, \\\\i runted corporal August, 18C4, and promoted ser-\\nJohn r. McKeudrick, discharged September\\nwounds received at Chancellorsville, May 3,\\nGeorge H. Moulton,* died in hospital at Washington, D. C, of typhoid\\nfever, October 22, 1802.\\nN.Lyman Merrill,* appointed corporal November, 1861; promoted to\\nsergeant, to date from May 1, 1864.\\nConvalescent Camp, Va., of diphtheria,\\nt Chancellorevil\\nand assigned t\\nJohn N. Marshe, died\\n30, 1803.\\nSamuel B. Noyes, wounded at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863 discharged\\nApril 24, 1864, for promotion received second lieutenant s commis-\\nsion, and assigned to the First United States Volunteers promoted\\nto first lieutenant July, 1864.\\nGeorge F. Nichols,* died of camp fever at camp near Knoxville, Md.,\\nOctober 24, 1862.\\nEnos H. Nudd.\u00c2\u00ab\\nCharles H. Perkins, discharged from camp near Falmouth. Va,. for dis-\\nability, .lanuary 27, 1863.\\nAlonzo S. Philbrook, died of camp fever in camp near Falmouth, Va.,\\nDecember 22, 1862.\\nOscar L. Piper, discharged for disability at camp near Falmouth, Va.,\\nApril 16, 1863.\\nB. G. Piper,* died May 17, 1863, of wounds received f\\nMay 3, 1863.\\nNewton B. Plummer, received a captain s commissic\\nthe Thirty-second Begiment United States Volunteers March,\\n1804.\\nNathan G. Plummer, appointed corporal, to date May I, 1864 wounded\\nat Coal Harbor, June 3, 1864.\\nH. S. Plaisted,* killed in battle at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1S03.\\nJames Prescott, discharged for disability November 17, 1862.\\nStephen J. Pitman.\\nDarius Robinson, accidentially shot on board cars between Baltimore and\\nWashington, September 27, 1862.\\nWilliam H. Rogers,* appointed corporal February, 1863 killed in battle\\nat Chancellorsville, Va., May3, 1863.\\nWilliam H. Skinner.\\nGilman Smith, died May 14, 1863, of wounds received at Chancellors-\\nville, Va., May 3, 1863.\\nC. 0. Smith.\\nDaniel Shaw, died May 17, 1803, of wounds received at Chancellorsville,\\n.May 3, 1863.\\nWilliam H. Stickney,* wounded in battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3,\\n186.3.\\nEdwin S. Towle,* discharged for disability July 16, 186:!.\\nJohn W. Towle,* discharged tor disability April 3, 1803.\\nW. S. True,* ilied of camp fever in camp near Falmouth, Va., December\\n26, 1802.\\nD. G. M. Twombly, killed in battle at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3,\\n1803.\\nSimeon T. Ward,* appointed corporal January, 1864.\\nJames Wallace,* killed in battle at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863.\\nJohn F. Webster, wounded in battle at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1803\\nappointed corporal May 1, 1864.\\n.\\\\mmon K. Webster,* wounded at Chancellorsville, May 3, 18t 3 trans-\\nferred to Invalid Corps April 10, 1864.\\nThomas Welch, appointed corporal February 1804.\\nUnder the call of the President, July 3, 1863, there\\nwere twenty-three men drafted September 29, 1863,\\nall of whom furnishcdsubstitutes. Under the. Presi-\\ndent s call made October 17, 1863, the town furnished\\ntwenty-.si.v volunteers, only one (William Prescott)\\nfrom the town. In answer to the call for more troops\\nmade March 14, 1863, Meredith furnished sixteen vol-\\nunteers, as follows\\nJohn K. McCnllis, Fifth New Hampshire re-enlisted promoted to cap-\\ntain.\\nWilliam H. Lovering, First New Hampshire Cavalry re-enlisted.\\nLuther Dockhiuu, Kighth New Hampshire rc-enlisted.\\nMartin It. Plumber, Kii-Kt New Hampshire Cavalry.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1386.jp2"}, "1180": {"fulltext": "The other twelve were not residents of Meredith.\\nThree were drafted and furnished substitutes.\\nJuly 18, 18G4, wheu the President called for five\\nhundred thousand men, this town furnished forty-five\\nmen, of whom five were volunteers from Meredith,\\nnamely,-\\nGeorge T. Craai, captain, First New Hampshire Cavalry.\\nGeorge E. Gilmau, ticuteuaut, First New Hampshire Cavalry.\\nJohu Badger, private, Fii-st New Hampshire Heavy Artillery.\\nOscar J. Piper, private, First New Hampshire Heavy Artillery.\\nFrank B. Swain, private. First New Hami shii-e Heavy Artillery.\\nTwenty enrolled men furnished substitutes; the re-\\nmainder were volunteers, not residents (twenty in\\nnumljer).\\nUnder the last eall of the President, made Deccm-\\nIjer 19, 18G4, nine enrolled men furnished substitutes,\\nthat number being more than sufBefent to fill the\\niiuuta, or accounts of credits for three vears men.\\nCHAPTER VI.\\niIERKDlTH^(6 o\u00c2\u00ab /Hucrf).\\nECCI.ESIASTKAL HISTORY.\\nof Town concerning Town Minister\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Kev. Simon Finley Williams\\n.etter of Acceptance iMsmissat\u00e2\u0080\u0094 First Congregational Society\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Or-\\nlization\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Pastors\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Church Edifices\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rev. Giles Leach\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rev. Charles\\nrnham -Original Members, Etc. Second Advent.\\nState of New Ham\\nlilts ufthe town of Meredith, who\\nini;et and assemble themselves at tli\\non Monday, the second djiy of Jann\\nin the forenoon for the followiii\\nmoderatorfor said meeting. 21y. t\\nReverend Mr. Simon Finley Willia\\nI SMIHB, STbAFFORD, SS.\\n11 the Freeholders and other Inhiibit-\\n11 of the clock\\njte to give the\\nithe\\nsaid town. 3dly. to see what encouragement they will Vote to give the\\nsaid Mr. Williams for settling iu said town, as above. 4thly. to choose a\\nOinmiltee, of as many pei^sons as the town shall think proper, to treat\\nwith Mr. Williams on the matter, and make report to the town of Mr.\\nWilliams aprobation or disaprobation of the encouragement. Voted 5ly.\\nto pass any Vote or Votes in or about the said premises, as the town shall\\nthink best when met.\\nGiven under our hands and seal at Meredith, aforesaid, this tenth\\nday December Domini, IT .ll.\\nWilliam Davis, Sekctmen\\nReuben 3Iorgi.\\\\, of Meredith.\\nMeredith, January 2d, 170-2. \u00e2\u0080\u0094We, the subscribere, hereby certify that\\ntill- within notification for a town-meeting hjis been publicly posted iu\\nsaid town more than fifteen days last past.\\nWilliam Davis, i Sf(ec(raeii\\nReube.s Moegi.v, J of Meredith.\\nAt a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of Meredith, held\\nat the north meeting-house, in said town, on Monday, the second day of\\nJanuary, 1792, for ye following purposes Viz*. Firstly, to choose a\\nmoderatorto govern said meeting. Secondly, to see if the town will Vote\\nto give the Reverend Mr. Simon Williams a call to settle in the ministry\\nin said town, .and to see what encouragement the town will Vote to give\\nsaid Mr. Williams to settle in said town, as above, as town sminister.\\nlly. When met chose Capt. Joshua Woodman moderator for said\\n21y. the town clerk being absent, choose John Gilmau, clerk, V. T.,\\no keep the minutes of the meeting, who was sworn by the moderator,\\nhere being no magistrate present.\\n.Jly. A oted to give the said Mr. Williams a call to settle, as above,\\nml Voted to choose a Committee to consult together what sums to offer\\nto 3Ir. Williams and report to the town at this meeting for their accept-\\nance or non-acceptance, and for that purpose chose as a committee Capt.\\nWilliam Davis, L Joseph Robards, Mr. Chase Robinson, Eus. Robert\\nBryant, jMr. Gideon Robinson, Bus. Daniel Smith, Ens. Joseph Neal, Lt.\\nReuben Morgin, John Robanls, John Perkins, Moses Merrill, Capt.\\nWilliam Ray, Reuben Maiuton, William Pike and Jonathan Danforth.\\nAfter said committee had consulted together on the premises made the\\nfollowing Report, Vii that as their oppinion the town should build a\\nhouse forty feet in length and thirty-two feet in width, two stories high,\\nfor said Mr. W illianis, on the fii-st Division lot, in said town, called the\\nminister s lot, and board, clapboard and shingle said house aud make and\\ncomplcate a good cellar under the one-half of said house, and,buiM a\\ngood stack of chimneys in sjiid hoiwc, and finish three rooms in said\\nhouse in a guml worktiiuiiUko manner, to be done and compleated by the\\nftrai I 15 a settlement, and to give the said Sir. Wil-\\nHam- ^1 111 y, yearly, so long as he shall continue to b\u00c2\u00ab\\nthelMMi III -third part of said sum to be paid in cash, the\\none-lliii i 1 II I t I J Hi! Ill ^ood beef and pork, the above beef and pork\\nto be at till- i-i.miiiijii i-ash price which report the town Voted to receive.\\nTlie town chose a committee of three persous, Vi/.\u00c2\u00ab. .^Capt. William\\nDavis, Capt. William Kay and I.t. Joseph Kobards, to present the same to\\ny\\\\r. Williams for his aprobation or disaprobation. The town also Voted\\nthat it -\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^Ir. illiiims should settle in town that he shall preach in the\\nsi-i-iiiiil iiiiil tliii-d Divisions their full proportion according to the money\\nthiy piiy towards the support of said Mr. Williams, if requested.\\nJosHfA Woodman, Moderator.\\nGentle)iiai\\n.\\\\8 God the Supreme has seen\\nthe glad tidings which the gospel\\nthe people of this town to manifes\\nMereditii, January the 28th,\\namongyou to preach\\nas disposed the hearts of\\nattachment towards me\\nas to make choice of me in so public and united a manner to settle among\\nyou as a gospel minister, as appears from the Votes Committed to me as\\na committee, chosen by the town at a legal meeting for that purpose, I\\nhave, in the most serious and prayerful manner, attended to your invita-\\ntion, wishing not to keep you in long suspense respecting the matter,\\nhave thought it to be my duty to give this, my answer, in the affirmative,\\npruying that the God of peace may so rule in each of our hearts that the\\nconnection may be for the mlvancement of His glory aud our mutual\\nhappiness that I may be enabled, by divine assistance, to serve you in the\\nsacred office, and being faithful to my Lord in performance of the solemD\\nvows already taken upon me, and that you all may ever hear the word\\nwith joy and be nourished thereby, that I may, to the end of ray short\\nlife, have abundant reason to adore the God who sent me to feed his flock\\niuthisplace by ouradhearing to the rules of the Gospel shall at some\\nfuture day be my crown and joy iu the Lord.\\nI am. Gentlemen, with all possible esteem,\\nVour friend and pastor-elect,\\nSimon Finley Williams.\\nTo Capt. Davis,! Committee\\nCapt. Ray, j- of the\\nLieut. Roberts, J Town.\\nThe pastorate of Mr. Williams did not result in as\\nmuch good as might have been e.\\\\peeted from these\\nsonorous expressions, as his private life was not in\\nconformity with his belief and caused much discon-\\ntent and scandal. Cognizant of this, in 1797 he\\nasked for his dismissal but the town voted not to\\ndismiss him, but appointed a committee to confer\\nand arbitrate with him. He had to give up all the\\nback-pay due him of one hundred and fifty pounds,^\\n40 pounds in back sallery and six acres of land, and\\n80 pounds lawful money, iu other pay, and an addi-\\ntion of 9 acres of land. And finally, six months\\nafter his request, the town Voted to dismiss Rev. S.\\nF. Williams from this ministry, he giving up fifteen\\nacres of land and all the back sallery.\\nCongregationalChuTch\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Fir.stConguegatioxai\\nSociety. The Congregational Church in Centr-\\no4", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1387.jp2"}, "1181": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nHarbor and Third Division of Meredith was organized\\nFebruary 20, 1815, by the assistance of Rev. Edward\\nWarren, missionary. Moses Morse was elected dea-\\ncon of said church. On March 11, 1817, the town\\ntook action on the article in the warrant calling the\\nmeeting, to see if the town has any objection to a\\nsociety being incorporated in the Third Division of\\nsaid town, to be known by the name of the First\\nCongregational Society in Meredith, and Voted\\nthat Ebeuezer Pitman, Jr., the representative, be\\ninstructed to care for the bill of incorporation before\\nthe Legislature, that the town funds may not be em-\\nbraced in the act of incorporation.\\nMarch 24, 1817, Rev. Daniel Smith was installed\\nover said church. The meetings were held half the\\ntime on Centre Harbor Hill, and the other half in the\\nThird Division of Meredith, in a church built a mile and\\none fourth north of Meredith village, which was raised\\nin 1808, and owned by Congregationalists and Calvin-\\nistic Baptists. Rev. Daniel Smith died in Meredith\\nAugust 18, 1824. The next mention we have of a settled\\npastor is January 1, 182i), when Rev. Reuben Porter\\nwas installed, and, April 27, 1830, was dismissed. He\\nwas followed by the Rev. Joseph Lane, who entered\\nupon his pastorate April 20, 1831, and was dismissed\\nin April, 1833.\\nApril 19, 1831, this church Voted to assume the\\nname of the First Congregationalist Church in the\\nThird Division of Meredith. A new church editice\\nwas built one-fourth of a mile north of Meredith vil-\\nlage by this church and .society, and was dedicated\\nFebruary 7, 1833.\\nAfter the dismissal of Rev. Joseph Lane, for nearly\\nthree years. Rev. Abram Wheeler acted as pastor.\\nMarch 28, 1838, Rev. Eli W. Taylor was installed,\\nand his dismissal took place September 12, 1841.\\nRev. Giles Leach was installed over this church\\nNovember 23, 1842. A brief sketch of this earnest\\nand fervent preacher of the gospel, and of one who\\nleft a plea.sant memory of his life and ministry in\\nMeredith, is in place here. Mr. Leach was born in\\nliridgewater, Mass., April 1, 1801. He graduated\\nat Amherst College in 1826 and at Andover (Mass.)\\nTheological Seminary in 1833. His first ])arish was\\nSandwich, N. H. from there he was called to this\\ntown, where he remained nearly twelve years, severing\\nhis connection with this church May 23, 1854. His\\nnext pastorate was in Wells, Me. then he went to\\nRye, N. H. Here his wife died, and at the urgent\\nsolicitation of his four daughters, he resigned his\\ncharge, and made his home with them, passing the\\ndifferent seasons of the year at their homes. At\\npresent writing he is rapidly approaching the dark\\nriver of death, having had paralysis. He is a man\\nof whom it can truly be said, In him there is no\\nguile.\\nRev. Charles Burnham became jiastor of the\\nchurch January 8, 1857 his pastorate was one of the\\nbingest ever known in its historv. His dismissal took\\nplace April 19, 1871. He was a scholarly man and\\nan eloquent preacher. In November, 1872, Rev.\\nGeorge J. Bard succeeded Mr. Burnham, and was\\ndismissed November 28, 1882. Rev. John E. Wildey\\nwas ordained and installed as pa.stor February 28,\\n1883, and is the present clergyman.\\nAbout 1842 the church building was removed td\\nits present location. In 1871 it was enlarged and\\nthoroughly repaired at an expense of over four thousand\\ndollars. In 1878 the society built a chapel near\\ntheir church. February 20, 1885, this church ceU-\\nbrated its seventieth anniversary.\\nThe following were the thirteen original members\\nof the church: Ephraim Doton, David Robinson,\\nMoses Morse, Jeremiah Towlc, Joshua Norris, Stephen\\nNorris, Hannah Morse, Elizal)eth Robinson, Mary\\nLadd, Abigail Norris, Dorethy Sturtevant, Sarah\\nNorris, Susannah Doton. During its existence there\\nhave been enrolled three hundred and ten mem-\\nbers, and its present membership is eighty-three.\\nThe church and society are free from debt. Tlie\\nSabbath-school numbers eighty scholars and eleven\\nteachers.\\nWe copy, as worthy of notice in these days ol\\nwoman s rights, one of the rules published by tliis\\nchurch in 1829\\nResolved, that it ii\u00c2\u00bb the duty of Turenta and Guardians to require the\\nchildren and members of their respective families punctually to attend\\nthe public worship of God on the Sabbath and at other seasons, as op-\\nportunity may present, and utterly to forbid their attending the meet-\\nings of Female preachers or speakers.\\nThe present deacons are Moses Morse, John Osgood,\\nJohn Sanborn, Richard Furber, Daniel Norris, Levi\\nLeach, Horatio N. Newell, George N. Wiley, Charles\\nMaloon. Clerk, James Seavey.\\nSecond Advent.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 In 1843, Rev. William Miller\\nand Rev. Joshua V. Himesheld the first Millerite, or\\nSecond Advent meetings in the town, and from that\\ntime there has been occasional preaching by various\\npersons. The number of believers in this faith was\\nonce quite large, and a meeting-house was erected\\non the Neck, but no organized society was formed\\nand no stated services held regularly. At present\\nmeetings are held at the town hall.\\nH.VPTER VII.\\nECCLKSi.vsTic.-M, HISTORY\u00e2\u0080\u0094 {Continued).\\nThe Original Baptist Church\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Character of Its Members Klder Folsoiii\\nDescription and Fate of the Old jMeeting-Housc\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Petition for Vote\\nof Town Concerning, and Incorporation of, the Society Elder Parker\\nFogg\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Elder Lewis Caswell\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Other Pastors\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Disbanding of the Society\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094Second Baptist Church\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Organization\u00e2\u0080\u0094 First Place of Worslii]-\\nBrick Meetiug-IIouse Pastors Meredith Village Church Menib. i\\nship\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sabbath-School.\\nThe Original Baptist Church of Meredith.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Th.\\nvillage church ol the di-iioiiiinaticm, bi-iiig part heir\\nJ", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1388.jp2"}, "1182": {"fulltext": "845\\naud successor, was founded in 1779, a little more than\\na decade after the incorporation of the town. In the\\nhundred years aud more which liave passed the\\nsuccessive societies have had their seasons of great\\nusefulness and prosperity, aud have also had their\\ndark days of trial and adversity. Through their\\nchosen elders and teachers they have ministered to\\nthe spiritual needs of four generations of tlie Meredith\\npeople. This church was founded during the War of\\nthe Revolution, when men and the country were un-\\nsettled, when opportunities of education were very\\nlimited aud the code of morals dirtererit from the\\npresent time, when the demoralizing influences of\\nwar which one generation can hardly live down\\nwere upon the people and when everything was more\\nor less in a state of chaos. The men who fouuded this\\ntirst Baptist Church were men of strong convictions\\nconcerning the truth, and considered doctrinal views\\nessential to church membership, withdrawing the\\nhand of fellowship on more than one occasion from\\ntill ISC who dissented in some way from the articles of\\nfaith. They took the Bible as their counselor in all\\n.spiritual matters, and they refused to walk in fellow-\\n.sliip with those who perverted aud ignored the ordi-\\nnances of baptism and the Lord s Supper. They were\\nalso zealous in propagating the peculiar tenets of\\ntheir faith. Yet it was not only purity of doctrine,\\nbut purity of lile and conduct, for which they earn-\\nestly strove. The records of their times show that it\\nwas not only considered a matter of discipline for any\\nchurch member to indulge in intemperance or any\\nother vice, but, as now, it was in some degree an occa-\\nsion of social ostracism. In this brief tribute we\\nclearly perceive that they followed the dictates of\\ntheir consciences with firmness. Of the original\\nsettlers in Meredith (originally New Salem), the\\nlarger half came from towns in Rockingham County.\\nThey settled near the Parade (see Meredith s Parade,\\nin this history), and from time to time, probably\\ncommencing a.s early as 1770, they received the\\nspiritual ministrations of Dr. Samuel Shepard,\\nof Brentwood, a skillful and learned physician,\\nan eloquent preacher and a Baptist missionary.\\nThrough his efforts, the cause of the Master was so\\nstrengthened that on the 4th of November, 1779, the\\npeople met at Mr. William Mead s and, without cere-\\nmony, formed themselves into a church. They\\nadopted the name of Auti-Pedo Baptist Church of\\nMeredith at a meeting held Aug. 3, 1780, and adopted\\nCalvinistic articles of faith. On the 21st of August in\\nthe same year nineteen male and eight female mem-\\nbers were added to the church, and at the meeting\\nheld to vote on their reception John Oilman was\\nchosen clerk of the society. Nicholas Folsom and\\nAbram Swain were chosen ruling elders, and Jonathan\\nEdgerly and Brother Crocket deacons. The right\\nhand of fellowship was given to the deacons by Elder\\nFolsom, and the ordination prayer was made by John\\nMead. John Kimball and Gideon Robins assisted in\\nthe laying on of hands. After this their numbers so\\nincreased that, in 1782, it was voted, after a season of\\nprayer and fasting, to set apart Nicholas Folsom to\\nthe work of the Christian ministry. Accordingly, on\\nthe second Wednesday in September of the same\\nyear, a council of the ministers and delegates from\\nthe churches in Brentwood, Madborough, (iilmanton\\nand Sandwich, met and ordained Mr. Folsom, the\\nsermon being preached by Elder Hooper, of Brent-\\nwood. In the same year an effort was made to make\\nElder Folsom the town minister, but the town voted\\nnot to receive him. He was generally respected, but\\nthe voters objected to his doctrinal views. Elder\\nFolsom, however, continued to preach until near the\\nclose of the eighteenth century, one-half the time in\\nMeredith and one-half in Sanbornton, during which\\ntime the Meredith Church lost forty-five members,\\nwho removed their membership to Sanbornton, it\\nbeing nearer their homes. These meetings of ilie\\nchurch were held at school-houses and private resi-\\ndences, in the three divisions of the town, and were\\ncalled branch or neighborhood meetings. In the\\nabsence of Elder Folsom, some of the associate elders\\nor deacons officiated.\\nElder Folsom received no compensation for his\\nservices except by the voluntary contribution of the\\npeople. He rode about the country on horseback,\\nand whatever he received by way of donation found a\\nplace in his capacious saddle-bags. He owned a good\\nfarm in Meredith, which he cultivated.\\nHe is mentioned as being a plain, direct and forci-\\nble preacher, preaching what he believed the truth,\\nwithout fear or favor. Many of the older people\\nrecollect hearing their parents relate his witty sayings,\\nand homely but telling illustrations.\\nThere are several versions concerning the fate of the\\nold meeting-house, which was probably built during\\nthe last decade of the century. The following is\\nfrom one of the old citizens\\nTlie original uit-etiiig-house wiis about the size of a district school-\\nhouse and stood on the left-hand side of the highway. Karly in this\\ncentury it was set on tire by a Mrs. Morgan, an erratic woman, and\\nwholly destroyed. She lived in the neighlwrhood and was offended be-\\ncause the people came to her house at the intermission of services to\\nwarm themselves, for in those days places of worship were not warmed,\\naud declared she would have relief from the annoyance. Her husband\\npaid for the building destroyed.\\nThe society then worshiped in the town-house,\\nwhich stood on the Meredith village border of the\\nParade, occupying it one Sunday and the Cougrega-\\ntioualists the ne.xt, and also alternating in the occu-\\npancy of a meeting-house in the Third Division of the\\ntown. The town-house had the old-fashioned high-\\nback pews, a high pulpit, above which was a sound-\\ning-board, aud a gallery on the highway end, under\\nwhich was the entrance. This arrangement could\\nnot have lasted many years, as a second place of wor-\\nship was built near the General Wadleigh place, where\\nthe Union School-house now stands. The cottage\\nnear the Wadleigh house was the parsonage.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1389.jp2"}, "1183": {"fulltext": "846\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nFrom 1800 to 1820 little of note occurred. The\\nchurch was compelled to discipline some of its mem-\\nbers, and to wage a continual war against the besetting\\nsin of the times, intemperance, but the branch and\\nneighborhood meetings were continued, and the mem-\\nbership increased. Elder Folsom, whose life had been\\none of self-sacrifice to duty, began now to show signs\\nof age. He had gone cold, weary and hungry for the\\nMaster s cause, and Icnew little of the comforts of this\\ngeneration. Even his fireside, which, however poor\\nand humble, might have been pleasant, was made\\nuncomfortable. It is said he tried to keep the church\\nrecords upon birch-bark. He wrote by the light of a\\ntallow dip, and upon complaining at one time to his\\nwife of the poor light, she seized the records and threw\\nthem into the fire, saying she would make it light\\nenough for him. The records were rewritten from\\nmemory.\\nRev. Nicholas Folsom was born in Brentwood,\\nN. H., in 1747. His father was an Englishman,\\nnamed John Smith, who took the name Fol^ham from\\nhis native town after he came to America, and be-\\ncame a settler in Meredith in 1778, accompanied by\\nhis son Nicholas, who, in his youth, was a soldier in\\nthe Indian War, and who, in July, 1777, enlisted in Cap-\\ntain Chase Taylor s company of volunteers from San-\\nbornton, and fought valiantly in the battle of Ben-\\nnington. He was in service until September 18,1777.\\nHe lives in the memory and traditions of Meredith\\nas a man of more than ordinary gifts, fond of telling,\\nboth in and out of the pulpit, incidents of warlike\\nexperience. Tall, dark-comple.Kioned, well-propor-\\ntioned he was one who never thouglit it necessary to\\nbe stern, even in moments of religious excitement.\\nHe was thoroughly in earnest, however, and deeply\\nimpK ssid that he was a chosen instrument to preach\\ntlu i^osiiel to the pioneers. It is stated that he often\\nstarted from home without his breakfast, preaching\\nin Meredith, Moultonborough and Sandwich the same\\nday, reaching home at night after a travel of almost\\nforty miles, and going supperless to bed. This was his\\nlife for many years. After the ordination of his suc-\\ncessor. Elder Fogg, Elder Folsom passed the remain-\\nder of his life upon his farm, where he died Decem-\\nber, 1830, aged eighty-three years.\\nDuring the pastorate of Elder Folsom this society.\\nwas incorporated, and became a legal body, as is shown\\nby these documents.\\nThe following is a copy of the petition of the Bap-\\ntist Society for an incorporation, 1797.\\nTo the Senate and House of Representatives of tho State of New\\nHampshire convened at Concord June, 1797\\nHumbly Sheweth the Petition of the undersigned that they are and\\nliave been a Religious Society in the town of Meredith for a Number of\\nyears Post Known Iiy the Name of tlio Baptist Sucicty ^iml have Erec-\\nI.alinur Ulidi-r Some IliwidvanlaKes fi.r Net 1- .1 1 lulo a\\nunennnorted with tile oilier Soeiely in sael Imh v., i..;,, Iluiiible\\nPetitioners pr.iy this Hcmoniblc Court to pass an art to Kiic.m pi.nite\\nSaid Society wilb full Power to transact their own matters as Concern\\nafter have Liberty at any time to Joyn this Society or withdraw\\nthem selves therefrom as they may see fit ami as in Duty Bound we\\nyour humble Petitioners Shall Ever Pray\\nMeredith April 1797\\nAlirahani Swain, .l.ihn Mead, Stephen Mead, Eben Pitmau, Eben\\nPilin.u, I ,1 iL- ,111, .Inn., Edward fox, Elisha Piper, Daniel Piper,\\nI i i.I Kdgerly, Jesse Plumer, Moses Plumer, Amos\\nPtini Taylor Pearson, Levi Leavitt, Joseph Pearson,\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0J l li ii 1, u J, 111,^ Sanborn, Jesse Plumer, Juf, Jethro Pearson,\\nNathaniel riiiiiier, .Insepli Goss, W\u00e2\u0084\u00a2 Randlett, Enoch Gordon, James\\nGorUen, Levi Kandlet, Amos Levitt, John Robinson, Kathauael folsom,\\nttiomus DollolT, Joshua Moses, Joseph Moses, Joehuu Crocket, tliomaa\\n(Jrusbie, David Boyutun, J Jereuiiah Pike, John Swain, Samuel Sibley,\\nWilliam pike, Benjamin Peas, Timothy Wamoutb, timothy morrill,\\nBeojauiiu Crosbie, James Peas, Nicholas Smith, Jose]ih Pease, Jonathan\\ni arrar, Philiji Connor, Bradstreet Wiggin, John M^Daniel, hesekiah\\nswain, David Lawrence, Stephen Farrer, Job Judkins, Jonathan Killey,\\nGordon Lawrence, Abraham Drake.\\nthe under Signed have no objections to the prayer of the within Pe-\\ntition being Granted wo being Inhabitants of said mereditb\\nKbenezer Smith, Daniel Smith, Isaac farrar, Robert Bryant, Eben\\nWeeks, Reuben morgin, James Nichols, John fate, Jonathan Page,\\nElias Philbrick, John Perkins, Daniel Colby.\\nA copy of the foregoing was posted at the house of\\nDavid Boynton, Inholder, and served on the select-\\nmen. (See following document).\\nVOTE OF THE TOWN RELATIVE TO THE BAPTIST SOCIETY, 1797.\\nStrafford 66 .Meredith Aug.irt 2S 1. 17!)7\\nAt a Legal I mm] A|,,i,hj iln- iiv li .M ti at the North Meeting-\\nHouse insaiil tii\\\\\\\\ n til I :!i 1 i ,1: arrant for said Meeting to\\nCoobider of the I riiii. II 1: l;,;:,: I i 111 this town at the Gen-\\nKotetJ that they would in.l iippo\u00c2\u00bb- the Petition of the Baptist Society\\nat the General Court praying for an incorporation\\nThe Above is a true Coppy from record Attest\\nDANtKl. Slumi J J uion CU-rk\\nThe society was iiicorixiratcd by tin act [lassed I l-\\ncember 14, 17!)7.\\nAbout the time Elder Folsom s health and powers\\ndeclined, at a meeting held at the house of John\\nWadleigh, Parker Fogg was admitted to member-\\nship in the church by letter. He was a brilliant anil\\nenthusiastic young man and apparently zealous in\\nbuilding up the cause. Accordingly, it was\\nvoted to give him ordination, the exercises to take,\\nplace in February, 1821, at the meeting-house in the\\nThird Division. There is no record of the ordination.\\nElder Folsom died soon after, and Mr. Fogg became\\nsole pastor.\\nXt first Elder Fogg was an acceptable preacher and\\ninstrumental in doing good but he had inherited a\\nstrong appetite for intoxicating liquor, which proved\\nhis ruin and was the cause of great sorrow and\\ntrial to the church. After he had been pastor for a\\nnumber of years it became evident that he\\nlacked the powers of self-control, and indulged ti\\nfreely in the use of intoxicants. Many became di-\\nsatisfied with him as pastor and declined to hi n\\nhim preach. Noticing the change in the feelings ni\\nthe membership towards him, he resigned his char-i\\nand engaged in missionary labor for the State Con-\\nvention. The evil habit, however, increased upon\\nhim until it com)ilctcly destroyed his usefulness as a", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1390.jp2"}, "1184": {"fulltext": "minister. These and other coni^jlications served to\\nclieck, to a great degree, the growth of the church.\\nFrom 1824 to 1829 the organization appears to have\\nbeen dormant, but in 1829 a number of students at\\nthe New Hampton Institution wore zealous in the\\nMaster s cause and had a wish to labor in this town\\nand some of the surrounding ones, in the hope of\\ncausing a revival. Among this number was an earn-\\nest and talented young man, afterward a successful\\nevangelist, who visited this church and held pro-\\ntracted meetings. He was assisted by Elder Evans,\\nby Elder James Barnaby, also a student and a man\\nwho figured conspicuously in the anti-Masonic ex-\\ncitement of the times, and by some of the local\\nbrethren. These meetings were the cause of great\\ngood to all the churches in the vicinity. On the 29th\\nof October, 1829, a large number were baptized by\\nElder Evans. On the 21st of December, Lewis Cas-\\nwell joined the church by letter, and it was voted to\\ngive him ordination, which was done on the 31st of\\nJanuary, 1830. Elder Caswell proved to be the\\nright man in the right place, and the year that fol-\\nlowed was one of the greatest blessings to the church\\nof any in its history. In 1831 thirteen members\\nwithdrew to form the Second Baptist Church of Mer-\\nedith, and in 1833 others withdrew to form the church\\nat Piper s Mills. In 1833 a council was convened\\nto consider the charges against Mr. Fogg,. then still\\na member of the church. The charges, intemper-\\nate habits, were sustained and he was deposed from\\nthe ministry. But Parson Fogg had many excellent\\nqualities he is remembered as a friendly, kind-\\nhearted and sympathetic man. He had uncommon\\ngifts he once read a paper before a large assembly\\nof ministers on The connection of time with eter-\\nnity, which created a profound impression. His\\nmemory should not be treated lightly, nor his habits\\nbe censured too severely. He lived at a time when\\nthe use of stimulants was more common than now;\\nwhen they were less under the ban of society. El-\\nder Caswell resigned after the deposition of Mr.\\nFogg. He was a man of exalted piety and highly\\nregarded by his people. He was a strong, positive\\nman, unbending and uncompromising in his views\\ntouching society atfairs, and was one of the few-\\nNew Hampshire preachers who, from 1827 to 183o,\\nand later, were outspoken in their conflemnatiim of\\nFree-Masonry.\\nDuring 1834 and 183.5 the church bad no regular\\npastor. In December, 1835, the Rev. A. M. Swain,\\nof Salem, N. Y., was engaged to preach. He re-\\nmained about two years, the society showing a falling\\noft in membership during his pastorship. In\\n1838 and 1839 the church was destitute of a pastor.\\nIn 1839 the church ordained the Rev. Barzilla\\nPierce as pastor. Elder Pierce remained until 1842.\\nIn 1843 the church was apparently in a prosi)erous\\ncondition. During the years of 1S44 and 184- El-\\nder Cbickering, of New Hampton, supplied nnc-\\nAHiH. 847\\nthird of the time, and two-thirds for the second or\\nvillage church. The church struggled on for a year\\nor more, but finding it impossible to sustain preach-\\ning, in 1846 disbanded by general consent. In\\njustice, however, it should be said that the good peo-\\nple who formed its membership through all these\\nyears seem to have striven to support the preaching\\nof the gospel and to maintain a proper mciLsure of\\ndiscipline. That, after nearly seventy years of effort,\\nthey were compelled to disband was not their fault.\\nSituated as the church was, half-way between the\\nfast-growing villages of Meredith Bridge (now Laco-\\nnia) and Lake village on one side and Meredith on\\nthe other, the result was only a question of time.\\nBut the work that was done and the good accom-\\nplislied will be recorded in the Lamb s Book of\\nLife, and the record thereof sliall not pass away\\nlike the things if this world, but will continue un-\\nto the end of time.\\nThe Second Baptist Church was formed, during\\nthe revival of 1881, by thirteen members of the First\\nBaptist Church. The petition was signed by Benja-\\nmin R. Rollins and eighteen others, and on the 30th\\nof May the request was granted. On the 1st of June\\nthe petitioners met and formed themselves into a\\nchurch. At this meeting they voted to call an eccle-\\nsiastical council to assemble June loth, which was\\ndone; the council convened and the organization com-\\npleted according to denominational custom. The\\nsermon was preached by the Rev. William Taylor,\\nwho preached for the church two years, the services\\nbeing held at the Towie Hill meeting-house. In the\\nmean time the society voted to build a meeting-house\\nof brick, and Elder Taylor selected the location, and\\nthe church was built upon a rock, and although a\\nlarge undertaking for so small a society, yet it was\\ncompleted, and some years since entirely paid for.\\nIn 1834 the church settled its first pastor, Rev.\\nChristy G. Wheeler, who, on account of failing\\nhealth, resigned. Mr. Daniel Mattison then supplied,\\nand in December, 1836, he was ordained; but in\\nNovember, 1840, he died, leaving a character of most\\nearnest piety. He is remembered also as a man\\nof promise and power. For a year or two after Mr.\\nMattison s death the pulpit was supplied by New\\nHampton students; but in January, 1842, a call was\\nextended to Rev. Samuel Eastman, which was ac-\\ncepted, but he resigned at the end of the year, not\\nbeing fully Calvinistic in his views. His pastorate,\\nhowever, was a successful one, inasmuch as there\\nwere many additions to the church. From that time\\nuntil 1845 there was no settled pastor then Rev.\\nSamuel Cook was ordained and remained with the\\nchurch until April, 1849, when he resigned. Some\\ntime between the years 1845 and 1849 the church\\nsolicited and received aid from the State Convention.\\nElder Cook was a very earnest man, and gained the\\niill ection of his people. In May, 1S49. the Rev. E.\\nW. Cressy, of Cuncord, became jiastor, Init owing to", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1391.jp2"}, "1185": {"fulltext": "848\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nthe dissension in the church, arising from the revi-\\nsion of the cliurch creeJ, his labors were of no avail,\\nand December, 1850, he resigned. After that there\\nwas occasional preaching; then the house was\\nclosed.\\nIn 1852, Rev. Stephen G. Abbott ofl ered to jireach\\nif the people would open the house. His ofler was\\naccepted, and he was acting pastor until 1855, and\\nthe people have reason to think of him and his ser-\\nvices with gratitude.\\nIn 1856, Rev. George Dalund, of South iiraintee,\\nMass., was settled but at this time the shivery ques-\\ntion was the disturbing element of the country, and\\nthe church was not exempt from its influence, and\\nin 1858, Mr. Daland closed his pastorate in Mere-\\ndith.\\nThe following two years the church was without a\\npastor.\\nAbout 1860 the title Second Baptist Church (there\\nbeing no First Church th\u00c2\u00abn existing) was changed to\\nMeredith Village Baptist Church.\\nIn 1861, Rev. Nathaniel Goodhue was pastor; but,\\nin the fall of 1863, he desired his dismissal, as he was\\nno longer in accord with the tenets of the denomina-\\ntion. He was followed by Rev. H. I. Campbell, who\\nremained about two years.\\nRev. Joseph Storer became pastor in February, 1866,\\nand served until 1872, building up the cause zealously.\\nDuring this time the church edifice wiis repaired.\\nFollowing his resignation the church was closed, but\\nfrom 1873 to the fall of 1875 the pulpit was supplied\\nby efficient preachers of the gospel, when Rev. Wil-\\nliam H. Stewart took charge of the chunh and\\nSunday-school, and by his fervor and zeal revived\\nthe local interests of the parish.\\nMr. Stewart was a chaplain in the navy and was\\ncompelled to resign at the end of two years, being\\nordered to rejjort for duty.\\nRev. T. M. Merriman was pastor from 1877 to\\n1879.\\nThe next pastor was Rev. James Graham, who sup-\\nplied for the church from January to May, 1879,\\nwhen he was regularly ordained.\\nMr. Graham resigned July, 1884, and .January, 1885,\\nRev. S. P. Everett, the present pastor, became his\\nsuccessor.\\nHe is a man possessing characteristics which should\\nwin for him success in his chosen field of labor.\\nQuick, energetic, with pleasing manners and of\\nsound doctrinal faith, the church bids fair to go on\\nand prosper under his earnest teachings. The resi-\\ndent membership of the church in 1884 was eighty.\\nThe Sabbath-school had one hundred and sixty\\nscholars and fburlcen teachers.\\nCHAPTER VIII.\\nMEREDITH\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (Continued).\\nKCCLESIASTICAL niSTORY\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (Ccm\u00c2\u00abn\u00c2\u00abrf)-\\nThe Tree-Will Biiptist Church\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Origin\u00e2\u0080\u0094 First Meeting\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Baptisms\u00e2\u0080\u0094 I i.\\nder New Durham Church\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Officers and their Duties\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Fin t Monthly\\nMeeting Labor and Exclusion \u00e2\u0080\u0094Separate Organization Extent\\nKeligious Interest\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Branches\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Houses of Worshii)\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Early Ministry\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094Early and Later Pastors\u00e2\u0080\u0094 General Conference, Etc.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Meredith\\nVillage hurch Organization Pastors, Etc. Reorganization\\nNames of Organizing Memlmrs\u00e2\u0080\u0094 First Church Edifice\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Pastore\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nChapel and Remodeling Church\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Membership Sabbath-Schocil\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nChurch nt Meredith Centre.\\nThe Free-Will Baptist Church.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Free-Will\\nBaptist Church of Meredith had its origin in this\\ntown in the year 1800. Elder Simon Pottle, of Mid-\\ndleton, a ready speaker, but wanting in caution,\\nwhich finally proved his ruin, came into that part of\\nthe town now known as Oak Hill, about two and a half\\nmiles from the village, and held some meetings. At\\nthe first meeting, as the record runs, seven professed\\nto be brought to a knowledge of the truth as it is in\\nJesus. The work increased in a most glorious manner.\\nThis was in August of that.year. September 3d, Elder\\nRichard Martin, of Gilford, came and baptized four-\\nteen persons, viz. Robert Smith, Abigail Smith,\\nPolly Smith, William Pike, Phebe Pike, Nancy Pike,\\nRebecca Pease, Rebecca Pease (2d), Robert Pease,\\nNathaniel Pease, Simeon Pease, Theodore Hart, Peter\\nPeters and Sally Sinclair. On the 2,3d of the same\\nmonth he baptized eleven more. The next day El-\\nder Pottle baptized a few. Baptisms were frequent\\nthere and in Centre Harbor. It is probable the form\\nof the organization took place at the first baptism\\nunder the name of Monthly Meeting of Meredith,\\nI and was regarded a branch of the New Durham\\nmother-church. This took place September 3, 1800,\\nas the record of the second baptism (September 23d)\\nsays, and were added to this Monthly Meeting. At\\ntheir first monthly meeting, October 11th, after their\\norganization, Simeon Pease years after chosen dea-\\ncon was appointed clerk. At that meeting they pe-\\ntitioned the Quarterly Meeting, held the next week at\\nNew Durham, to be recognized and constituted a\\nMonthly Meeting. Thirty -three signed the petition,\\nbeingthethen members of themeeting. The following\\nWednesday, the Quarterly-Meeting convened and\\ntheir request was granted, and they were received and\\nrecognized as a Monthly Meeting and a branch of the\\nNew Durham Church. The name, then, of the com-\\nmunity of churches was Free-Will Anti-Pedo Bap-\\ntists. The notice of the Quarterly Meeting s action\\nwas signed by Elder John Shepard, moderator, and\\nElder Benjamin Randall, clerk. They adopted the\\nOrder and Discipline of the New Durham Church,\\n(the first church organized by ICldtr Randall, the\\nfounder of the Free-Will r.:i|.ti..i .l.n..iiiinntion, in\\n1780). This OrderandDisri|.liiH iv.oL iiizcd forof-\\nficers, teaching ciders, ruling cl lc is. iK-ir.., is, wardens,\\ntreasurer and clerk. The teaching elders were", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1392.jp2"}, "1186": {"fulltext": "MEREDITH.\\npreachers. The ruling ehlers were to have the over-\\nsight of the church, and, in the absence of a preach-\\ning elder, could administer the ordinances. They\\nmust be plain in dress and temperate in living; they\\nwere to improve their gifts, and, frequently, they\\nbecame preachers. The deacons, in addition to their\\nproper duties, could administer tlie ordinances in the\\nabsence of a teaching and ruling elder. They also\\nwere to exercise their gifts. Wardens were to look af-\\nter the finances, assessing and collecting taxes for\\nchurch purposes. The record of the first Monthly\\nMeeting after the Quarterly Meeting recognition\\nsays,\\nOpened the iiieetiuj3: with reiK-ated petitiuns to Almighty Qoil for\\nHis assistance ana direction in the duties of the day, and IIo vrns piciised\\nto answer, to our souls^ great joy and satisfuctiun. All glory to His\\nHeavenly Name Kach member present related the travail of his mind to\\ngreat satisfaction, with firm resolutions to press on towards the glorious\\nwork. Our meeting continued until about eleven o clock in the even-\\ning, with strong cries and groanings in travail for the prosperity of\\n/.ion, that her gates might be crowded with converts We have cause\\nto say it was good for us to meet together, for Zion s God was with us\\nof a truth, and His Almighty power was made manifest in a wonderful\\nninnoer. Then concluded with a few songs of praise to our Governor\\nand King\\nTheir Order and Discipline required the meet-\\ning to report to the Quarterly Meeting every session\\nby delegates, and to present the book of records for\\ninspection. Labor was carried on with disorderly\\nand delinquent members by the meeting, but re-\\njectment was by the Quarterly Meeting. A letter\\nwas made out and forwarded to the party e.xcluded,\\nsigned by the moderator and clerk of the meeting.\\nThis form of organization went on for a while, till\\nthe meeting requested the Quarterly Meeting to allow\\nthem full power to manage their own affairs, and their\\nrequest was granted. In April following the organiz-\\nation, John Knowles, of Centre Harbor, was chosen\\nruling elder, and Nicholas Smith, of New Hampton,\\ndeacon and, subsequently, they were ordained as\\nsuch. Afterwards (1803) Theodore Hart was ap-\\npointed ruling elder, and Daniel Veasey deacon.\\nThe religious interest at the beginning continued,\\nand frequent baptisms were had until, on the 1st of\\n.fauuary, the meeting numbered fifty-six. The work\\ngradually spread over this and adjoining tosvns till\\nthe membership embraced not only Meredith, but\\nNew Hampton, Centre Harbor and Centre Harbor\\nNeck, Holderness, Moultonborough and Moultonbor-\\nough Neck. At the end of the second year the meeting\\nnumbered one hundred and thirty-four. Subse-\\nquently it numbered more than double, if not thrice,\\nthat number.\\nThe meetings in their early history were character-\\nized by great religious fervor and power. Not infre-\\nquently persons were known to possess so much\\npower as to lose consciousness and would remain\\nin this state for hours. All understood this no one\\nwas alarmed or thought it strange. There were sea-\\nsons of spiritual agony called a travail of soul. Often\\nconversions took place at these meetings.\\nThe record of an adjourned meeting held at Wad-\\nleigh Cram s, Centre Harbor, February 20, 1801,\\nsays,\\nWe found it to be a moeting.place, indeed, for Jesus woa with uh,\\nand so refreshed our touls, that, for a long time, thero was a ehouttng\\nlike men filled with wine. A number of our young converts, who were\\nabout four months old, were filled with the spirit of prophecy and spake\\nwith now tongues, declaring the house of Saul waxes weaker and the\\nhouse of David stronger. Glory to God\\nTheir Christian zeal and love, and readiness in\\nobeying the commands of Christ, are seen by a record\\nof a meeting for baptism, held at William Clark s, in\\nCentre Harbor, January 28th, just previous to the\\nabove-mentioned meeting, when Elder Pottle baptized\\nthree through the ice at the head of Waukawan\\nLake, the ice being two feet in thickness.\\nWhen without a preacher they conducted their\\nmeetings among themselves, the ruling elder pre-\\nsiding. The meeting soon covered so large a territory\\nthat branch ones were formed, which monthly re-\\nported to the parent. The first year a class was\\nformed on Centre Harbor .Hill, under the care of\\nRuling Elder J. Knowles, which afterwards grew into\\na church. The next year a branch meeting was\\nformed on Moultonborough Neck. The following\\nyear, 1803, one was formed in the Second Division\\nof Meredith, ultimately becoming a church now in\\nexistence. Some time after, one was formed in the\\nwest part of Centre Harbor and Holderness. Still\\nlater, another church sprang up in East Holderness.\\nIn 1838 a church was formed at the village out of the\\nold church. In 1839 another one was formed out of\\nits membership on Meredith Neck, which, in 1843,\\nwas largely broken up, and which finally became ex-\\ntinct. Thus reduced in membership and territory,\\nthe mother-church became small and feeble. This\\nchurch has had a wide-spread influence. It has had\\nmuch to do with moulding the religious sentiment\\nand opinions of this region, and in gathering men\\nout of sin. A house of worship was built between\\n1800 and 1804, not long after the establishment of the\\nmeeting. In later years it was remodeled into the\\nform it now has. The church had not in those early\\nyears a stated ministry, for a settled pastor was then\\nhardly known in this denomination. The supply was\\nmostly by traveling preachers yet, at a com[)aratively\\nearly date, this church had stated supplies and pas-\\ntors. Among the first preichers were Pottle, Martin,\\nMagoon, Dana and Colby. Later were Moody, Hill,\\nManson, Stevens, the Pettingills, Perkins, Webber,\\nSanborn, Knowles, Jackson, Moulton, Sinclair and\\nVeasey. Its experience has been varied. For a\\nnumber of years its prosperity was far beyond any-\\nthing now known in a country place, numbering its\\nmembership to three hundred and fifty-two. Then\\nthere were seasons of low-tide. Although so many\\nchurches and .societies have been formed out of its\\nmembership and territory, still it lives, though greatly\\nreduced in size.\\nIn 1832 the Sixth General Conference of the denom-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1393.jp2"}, "1187": {"fulltext": "850\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAxMPSHIRE.\\nillation was held with this church. There was a\\nlarge attendance. The business was transacted at the\\nPease School-house, and the worship conducted at the\\nchurch and in the adjacent grove. Of the delegates\\nattending, Kev. S. Curtis, of Concord, still survives.\\nOf the large number of ministers present, not dele-\\ngates. Rev. J. Woodman, Kev. D. Jackson and Rev.\\nD. P. Cilley and perhaps others are now living.\\nThe present pastor of the old (Oak Hill) church is\\nthe venerable and faithful Rev. J. Erskine, to whose\\ncourtesy we are indebted for the above valuable\\nsketch.\\nThe Meredith Village Free-Will Baptist Church\\nwas organized October IS, 18:^8. The council was\\ncomposed of the following brethren Peter Clark,\\nHiram Stevens, E. Mack, D. Pettingill, H. Webber\\nand E. Wiley. Peter Clark was chairman and E.\\nMack scribe.\\nA communication was presented to this council\\nfrom the First Free-Will Church in Meredith (Oak\\nHill), setting forth the action of that church and the\\ngranting of letters of dismission to fifty-four members\\nof that church for the purpose of organizing a church\\nat Meredith village. With these persons we find the\\nnames of Daniel Smith. David Vittum and .lohn\\nHaynes.\\nThe organization was completed and rules were\\nadopted, taking the Holy Scriptures as their guide\\nin faith and doctrine, and a very decided position on\\nthe temperance question. David Vittum and John\\nHaynes were chosen deacons, and Johiah C. Vittum\\nclerk. A request was made to the Sandwich Quarterly\\nMeeting for admission to that body, which was\\ngranted. Elder Hiram Stevens, an extemporaneous\\nspeaker of force and ability, acted as pastor until\\nJune 20, 1839, at which time Rev. Hosea Quimby be-\\ncame pastor, and remained until some time during the\\nyear 1842. He was a quiet, eflective speaker, whose\\nsermons appealed to the best elements of his hearers.\\nIn November, 1842, I. D. Stewart was invited to\\npreach for a time, and soon after was ordained as pastor\\nof the church. During the following year thirty-four\\nwere baptized and united with the church, the num-\\nber of members at this time being one hundred and\\nfour. About the first of the year 1844, Mr. Stewart\\nwas dismissed. There is no record of the church\\nafter Rev. Mr. Stewart s dismissal until December 21,\\n1846, when it was thought best to give up the organ-\\nization and return to Oak Hill Church, which was\\ndone.\\nMay 23, 1854, by request, previous to this date, the\\nSandwich Quarterly Meeting had appointed the fol-\\nlowing as a council to come to Meredith village and\\norganize a church Rev. L. B. Tasker, Rev. P. S. Bur-\\nbank and Rev. J. Runnels. A church was organized\\nwith the following members: David Vittum, Daniel\\nSmith, John Haynes, Francis Hawkins, John How,\\nMooney Baker, Greenlicf Maloon, Ebenezer Stevens\\nand David P. Cotton. The officers were David P.\\nCotton, clerk; David Vittum and John Haynes,\\ndeacons; and it was voted to take the name of Mer-\\nedith Village Free-Will Baptist Church, and it was\\nsubsequently received by the Sandwich Quarterly\\nMeeting as a member of that body. The confession\\nof faith and church covenant of the denomination\\nwas adopted.\\nJanuary, 1855, Rev. Hosea Quimby was settled as\\npastor, and remained until January, 1857. About\\nthis time the hall where they worshiped was destroyed\\nby fire, and for several years there was no settled\\npastor.\\nIn 1858 the society commenced to build a church.\\nThere was standing on the Parade a meeting-\\nhouse, erected in the year 1776. This building the\\nproprietor kindly gave to the society. It was removed\\nto the village and rebuilt during the following year.\\nJune 26, 1861, A. B. Meservey was ordained, and\\nwas pastor until April, 1862, when he resigned the\\npastorate to become the principal of New Hampton\\nInstitution. July 17, 1862, Rev. L. B. Tasker was\\ncalled to the pastorate and remained until April 26,\\n1863; soon after Rev. Francis Reed became pastor\\nand was dismissed June 11, 1865. In April, 1866,\\nRev. J. Erskine was settled as pastor. May 10, 1866,\\nJames McLean and J. S. Vittum were chosen dea-\\ncons. In June, 1869, the New Hampshire Yearly\\nMeeting held its sessions with this church. Rev. Mr.\\nErskine was dismissed November, 1870, and J. H.\\nDurkee was ordained September 28, 1871, and settled\\nas piistor. November, 1871, Alvah Cotton and H. F.\\nHawkins were chosen deacons, and in September,\\n1872, Rev. Mr. Durkee was dismissed. Rev. L. Given\\nwas pastor from February 27, 1873, to September 16,\\n1875, and from this time until May, 1878, the society\\ndepended on supplies, and meetings were sustained\\nonly a part of the time. August 16, 1878, Rev. R. H.\\nTozer became pastor; was dismissed June 13, 1880.\\nFrom September 11, 1880, to April 6, 1882, Rev. N. S.\\nPalmeter was pastor. In April, 1882, Rev. J. Burn-\\nham Davis became pastor, and in September, 1882,\\nJohn Hodsden was elected deacon.\\nDuring the fall of 1883 the society built a chape!\\nat a cost of nine hundred dollars, and in the spring of\\n1884 the church was repaired and remodeled at an\\nexpense of sixteen hundred dollars, the seating\\ncapacity of the church being increased one-third.\\nThe church and chapel are very i)leasantly and\\nneatly fitted up, much taste being shown in all their\\nappurtenances. It is now a model building for a\\nsmall society.\\nThe house was rededicated July 3, 1884. May IG,\\n1885, Rev. Mr. Davis was dismissed. Since its last\\norganization there have been two hundred and sixty-\\nsix members connected with the church, and at the\\npresent time the society is in a prosperous condition.\\nThe Sabbath-school has always been considered ot\\nvital importance and its interests receive proper at-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1394.jp2"}, "1188": {"fulltext": "The Free-WiU Baptist Church of Meredith Cen-\\ntre luul, ;is wo are int ormed by the present pastor,\\nKev. L. E. Hall, an organization as early as 1813, for\\n41 covenant is in existence bearing that date, to which\\nare affixed ten names. The records are very incom-\\nplete, affording absolutely nothing of the progress or\\ngrowth of the church. At present it has a good\\nmeeting-house, vestry and par.sonage, with si.\\\\ty-four\\nresident and thirtv-four nun-resident mcraiiers.\\nliickfurd.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0\u00e2\u0080\u00a2prescntatn\\nCHAPTEE IX.\\nMEREDITH\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (Con(in\u00c2\u00abed).\\nu General Court Societies\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Choconia Lodge, F. aud\\nA. .M.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Iklliiiap Lodge, I, 0.0. F.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 George S. Cram Tost, G. .V. 14.\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nWilliam S. Leach C aiiip, S. of V. Temperance\u00e2\u0080\u0094Waukawan Lodge,\\nI. 0. G. l While Mountain Lodge, I. 0. G. T.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Blue Ribbon Club-\\nMeredith ^leebauic .\\\\s3ociation Meredith Village Savings-Bank\\nWeekly News Public Library and Reading Room.\\nRepresentatives to General Court. The iirst\\nrepresentative sent by Meredith to the General\\nCourt was elected at a town-meeting, duly warned\\nand held at the North Church, March 11, 1793.\\nEighty-four votes were cast for Ebenezer Smith, and\\nnone for any other person, to serve one year.\\n1793. Ebenezer Smith.\\n1.S28\\nWashington Smith.\\nIT .il. I lhise l!ol.ii[-..ii(iintilJnne).\\nWarren Lovell.\\n^n\u00e2\u0080\u009e\u00e2\u0080\u009e.\\n18i9\\nWarren Lovell.\\nStephen Perley.\\n1 ;,i.| half).\\n1830\\nStephen Perley.\\nu,.i..u.n;...v.ii..ji,\u00c2\u00bbe Jhalf).\\nWarren Lovell.\\ni: i Richard Bojutun.\\n1831\\nEbenezer S. Mooney.\\nIT i Richard Boynton.\\nJonathan Folsom.\\nl- Ni. Richard Boynton.\\n1832\\nEbenezer S. Mooney.\\nISdl. Daniel Smith.\\nJonathan Fol.som.\\n1802. Daniel Smith.\\n1833\\nEbenezer S. Mooney.\\n1S03. John Mooney.\\nWilliam Pike.\\n1S04. Winthrop Robinson.\\n1834\\nWilliam Pike.\\nisii.-. w iiitlirop Robinson.\\nJohn L. Perley.\\nHi... SI. |.l,.-ii I erlcy.\\n183.i\\nJohn L. l erley.\\nH.iT St, |.h.ii IVrley.\\nSamuel Bean.\\n1-...V, Is.a,.- La.1d.\\n1836\\nSamuel Bean.\\nl-.. .i. .John A. Harper.\\nJohn L. Perley.\\nHl.i. John A. Harper.\\nEbenezer Bickford.\\n1-11. Jonathan Ladd\\n1837\\nW-arren Lovell.\\nIMi. Jonathan Ladd.\\nEbenezer Bickford.\\nl-l;. Daniel Smith.\\nJuiues Moliiicaux.\\nHit. Daniel Smith.\\n1S3S\\nWancn Luvell.\\nl-r,. Daniel Smith.\\nEbenezer S. Mooney.\\nEbenezer Pitman.\\n.lohn T. Coltin.\\n17 Ebenezer Pitman, Jr.\\n1839\\nWarren Lovell.\\nM. Ebenezer Pitman, Jr.\\nEbenezer S. Mooney.\\n1 i Captain Ebenezer Pitman.\\n1840. Joseph Ela.\\n1 -J. Captain Ebenezer Pitman.\\nAbel Eiistman.\\nI--1. Captain Ebenezer Pitman.\\n18n\\nWinthrop Young.\\n1-jJ. Captain Ebenezer Pitman.\\nAbel B. Eastman.\\nJohn Durltce.\\nJoseph Ela.\\nl-il. Richard OdeU.\\n1842\\nWinthrop YounR.\\nJohn Durkee.\\n.loseph B. Tilt.m.\\nI-JI J.mathan Peareon.\\n.Toseph S. Xeal.\\nst.-,,l,..n Gale.\\nl.si:\\nJoseph li. Tilt..n.\\nI-J- -^i.,.!..... Gale.\\nBradbury Robinson.\\nw,, ^t.,n Smith.\\n1S44\\nJ.jhn Wa.lh.igh.\\nI -J., ,l..i,.,il,^in Pearaon.\\nDavid B. Plum r.\\nW iishington Smith.\\n184.^\\nJohn Wadleigb.\\nIvJT. Washington Smi.h.\\nDavid B. Plnmmer.\\nGeorge L. Sibley.\\n1841\\nDavid B. Plummer.\\n1848. Thomas Eastman.\\nEbenezer Bickford.\\nJohn llayues.\\n18411. Bradbury C. Tultlc.\\nRobert E. Merrill.\\nJohn G. Robinson.\\n18. )0. Bradbury C. Tuttle.\\nJohn G. Robinson.\\nRobert B. Merrill.\\n18ol. Thonuis H. Holland.\\nJosejih P. Pitman.\\nDavid B. Plummer.\\nEbenezer Steveus.\\nBufus Stevens.\\nBradslreet Leavitt.\\nBradslreet Leavitt.\\nEbenezer Stevens.\\nKufus Stevens.\\nJoseph W. Lang.\\nDavid Plummer.\\nJoseph W. Lang.\\n1803. John M. Wiggin.\\nJohn Burden.\\n18114. John JI. Wiggin.\\nJohn Burden.\\n18li5. Nouh L. True.\\nWilliam H. K. Kernul.\\n1801). Asahol Sanborn.\\nJohn Smith t2d).\\n1807. Asahcl Sanborn.\\nJohn iimith (2d).\\n1808. John Smith, Jr.\\nJubn Nealey.\\n1809. John Nealey.\\nNathan B. Wadleigli.\\n1870. Charles B. Swain.\\nNathan B. Wadleigb.\\n1871. Charles B. Swain.\\nGeorge Sanborn.\\n1872. George Sauborn.\\nBenjamin K. Wiggin.\\n1873. Benjamin F. Wiggin.\\nJoseph W. Lang, Jr.\\n1874. Josiah S. I rescott.\\nEbenezer T. Blake.\\n1875. No representative sent.\\n1870. Eleazer Bickford.\\n1877. Nathaniel Davis.\\n1878. Thaddeus S. Moses.\\nSimeon D. Pease.\\n1879. Ebenezer S. Robinson.\\n1880. Ebenezer S. Robinson.\\n1881. James Pike.\\n1882. James Pike,\\n1883. John H. Kuowles.\\nMoses R. Marehall.\\n1884. John )J. Knowles.\\nR. Marshall.\\nISOO. Gideon Piper.\\nIsaac Leavitt.\\n1801. Joseph W. Lang, Jr.\\nlsii2. Joseph W. Lang, Jr.\\nSocieties Chocorua Lodge, F. and A. M., No.\\n83. This lodge was organized under a charter granted\\nJune 12, 1867. The charter members were H. P.\\nSmith, J. P. F. Smith, S. B. Noyes, J. W. Lang, Jr.,\\nJohn A. Lang, Isaiah Winch, J. G. Chapman, P. B.\\nCummings, John Sanborn, Joseph W. Lang, John\\nSmith (2d), T. L. Gordon, S. F. Emery, J. L. Hun-\\ntress, A. P. Ladd, E. Bickford, Jr., T. E. Lang, J. R.\\nBuzzell, D. S. Metcalf, Simeon John.son, Charles E.\\nNeal, Charles H. Dearborn. Past Masters in order\\nof service: H. P. Smith, J. P. F. Smith, Chiiilcs \\\\V.\\nNeal, Smith F. Emery, George K. James, Jamrs II.\\nHinchcliffe, Francis H. Cram, Charles IX .Mal.H.n,\\nHaven Palmer.\\nPresent officers (1885): James H. IliiuhcliH e, W.\\nM. Fred. H. Smith, S. W.; Perry A. Ellsworth, J.\\nW. John A. Lang, Treas. Curtis F. Smith, Sec.\\nFrank W. Smith, S. D. Joseph W. Mead, J. D.\\nJames D. Bartlett, S. S.; Edmund Quimby, J. S.;\\nCharles D. Maloon, Chap.; Joseph W. Lang, Jr.,\\nMarshal Henry B. Clough, Tiler Eleazer Bick-\\nford, Representative to Grand Lodge. The present\\nmembership is seventy-four. Regular communication,\\nWednesday on or before each full moon.\\nBelknap Lodgi.;, I. O. oi.- O. F., No. U.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 This\\nlodge w^as instiluted .\\\\pril 8, 187!\u00c2\u00bb. The charter", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1395.jp2"}, "1189": {"fulltext": "IIISTOKY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nmembers were Frank P. Carey, Howard F. Hill,\\nJohn A. Lang, Thomas B. Nichols, Alvin Peavey.\\nMarvin C Brown, Brad. R. Dearborn, R. Freeman\\nSanborn.\\nOfficers first year (niiio moiitlis): F. 1*. Carey,\\nN. G. Alvin Peavcy, V. G. B. K. Dearborn, Sec;\\nJ. A. Lang, Treas.\\n1880.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Officers first term, A. Peavey, N. G. I. C.\\nBoynton, V. G. B. R. Dearborn, Sec. J. A. Lang,\\nTreas. Second term, I. C. Boynton, N. G. B. R.\\nDearborn, V. G. D. A. Ambrose, Sec; J. A. Lang,\\nTreas.\\n1881.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Officers first term, B. R. Dearborn, N. G.\\nD. A. Ambrose, V. G. F. P. Oarey,Sec. J. A. Lang,\\nTrens. Second term, D. A. Ambrose, N. G.; W. M.\\nRand, V. G. F. P. Carey, Sec; L C. Boynton,\\nTreas.\\n1882.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Officers: first term, W. M. Rand, N. G. G.\\nH. Norris, V. G. F. P. Carey, Sec L C. Boynton,\\nTreas. Second term, G. H. Norris, N. G. T. J. Sin-\\nclair, V. G. D. A. Vittum, Sec. .1. D. Bartlett,\\nTreas.\\n1883. \u00e2\u0080\u0094Officers: first term, T. J. Sinclair, N. G.; J.\\nD. Bartlett, V. G. F. W. Elliott, Sec. F. W.Smith,\\nTreas. Second term, J. D. Bartlett, N. G. James\\nGraham, V. G. P. A. Ellsworth, Sec. F. W.Smith,\\nTreas.\\n1884.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Officers: fir.st term, J. Graham, N. G. P. A.\\nEllsworth, V. G. A. M. Black, Sec. F. W. Smith,\\nTreas. Second term, P. A. Ellsworth, N. G. C. W.\\nMaloon, V. G. A. M. Black, Sec. F. W. Smith, Treas.\\n1885.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Officers: first term, B. R. Dearborn, N. G.\\nA. M. Black, V. G. D. A. Vittum, Sec; F. W.\\nSmith, Treas.\\nThis lodge has furnished three District Deputies\\nF. B. Carey, Alvin Peavey and J. D. Bartlett. Pres-\\nent number of members, fifty-seven. Meetings week-\\nly, Monday evenings.\\nGeouge S. Ceam Post, No. 54, G. A. R.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 This\\npost was chartered June 26, 18S0. The charter mem-\\nbers were Levi Leach, Horace W. Clark, Joseph W.\\nLang, Jr., George K.James, Charles H. Perkins, John\\nS. Piper, Cyrene Bixby, John P. Kendrick, Phillip\\nMcCrillis, Stephen K. Philbrick, Al.lm A. Kidder,\\nJohn R. Quimby, Alvah Cotton, .luhn K. LikUc,\\nFrank D. Clark, (leorge G. Badger.\\nThe first Commander was Captain J. W. Lang, Jr.,\\nlate of the Twelfth New Hampshire Volunteers.\\nNearly all of the members comprising this post served\\nin the Twelfth Regiment. The present membership is\\nforty-eight. The Past Commanders are J. W. Lang,\\nJr., George Dallison and C. C. Whittier. Regular en-\\ncampment, Friday evening of each week. It has a\\nsmall post fund and a relief fund. Present Comman-\\nder, Phillip McCrillis; Quartermaster, George K.\\nJames; W. B. Reynolds, Adjutant. The post was\\nnamed in honor of George S. Cram, Twelfth New\\nHampshire Volunteers, who was killed at the battle of\\nChancellorsville.\\nGeouoe S. Cram Relief Corps, No. 2. Auxili-\\nary to the G. A. R.. Meetings, every other Monday\\nevening, 7.30 o clock. Kate Cram, president Maria\\nP. Kendrick, Sec\\nWilliam S. Leach Camp, No. 3, Sons of Vet-\\nEKAN.S. Through the earnest labors of a prominent\\ncomrade of George S. Cram Post, G. A. R., ten of the\\npatriotic sons of veteran soldiers who were entitled to\\nthe benefits of the Order of Sons of Veterans signed\\nan application for a charter and secured the third\\ncharter issued for New Hampshire, which gave the\\ncamp the privilege of recommending a major for the\\nState Division of the order. The charter members-\\nwere Francis H. Cram, Albert A. Kidder, Frank L.\\nHartshorn, W. E. McPherson, E. E. Kendrick, War-\\nren B. Jencks, Fred. L. Hawkins, Harry L. Fernal,\\nFred. B. Wilson, George H. Thurston.\\nThe camp was instituted Thursday evening, March\\n14, 1883, Lieutenant-Colonel E. A. Badger, of Lake\\nvillage, acting as installing officer. Francis H. Cram\\nwas installed captain, and he has been followed by\\nBrothers George H. Thurston, Albert A. Kidder and\\nW. E. McPherson, the present incumbent. The\\ncamp now numbers twenty-two members in good\\nstanding, with a future which is indeed encouraging,\\nalthough at present the brothers are largely scattered\\nthroughout the Union. Francis H. Cram is now\\nserving as Lieutenant-Commander of the New Hamp-\\nshire Division.\\nThe camp was presented. May 30, 1885, with a fine\\nportrait of William S. Leach, whose name the camp\\ncommemorates. This was the gift of Levi and Ed-\\nward Leach,. father and brother of the gallant sol-\\ndier-boy.\\nMeredith is the banner temperance town of the\\nState. For the population, it has the largest number\\nof enrolled troops against the traffic in and use of in-\\ntoxicating drink, and to-day the temperance forces\\nare strong and well equipped. No concealed or\\nwinked-at traffic in ardent spirits is allowed within\\nthe limits of the town, and, though the battle has\\nbeen a severely-fought one, the friends of true prog-\\nress can feel themselves encouraged by the present\\nin Moi\\ndith.\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nWai-kawan Lodge, No. 9, L O. G. T., of Mere-\\ndith village, was organized .July 26, 1865, with thirty-\\nthree members. It has, with but few exceptions,\\nheld weekly meetings to the present time. It has had\\nover three hundred different members, and has now a\\nmembership of fifty-nine, all active and energetic\\nworkers. There are only three of the charter mem-\\nbers now connected with the lodge, James M. Bedee\\n(now Lodge Deputy and Treasurer), Mary E. Bedee and\\nMrs. Lizzie P. Lang. Meets Thursday evenings.\\nweekly.\\nWhite Mountain Lodge, No. 73, 1. O. G. T., of\\nMeredith Centre, was organized March 20, 1883, with", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1396.jp2"}, "1190": {"fulltext": "MKREDITII.\\n853\\nthe following officers: Rev. George Piiikham, W. C;\\nMrs. S. E. M. Pinkham, W. V. T.; N. B. Plummer,\\nTreas.; Ida Batchelder, W. F. S.; Mrs. Mary M. Cate,\\nW. L. S.; Mrs. H. L. Pitman, W. R. S.; Amos K.\\nVeasey, W. Chaplain Fred. L. Ratchelder, W. 0.\\nG.; George L. P. Corliss, P. W. C. T.; Frank A.\\nArnold, W. M.; Annie Hill, W. D. M.; Lodge Depu-\\nties 1883-84, George L. P. Corliss 1885, A. K.\\nVeasey. Weekly meetings, Friday evening. This\\nhas been a remarkably lively lodge, having had at\\ntimes as high as one hundred and forty-five members,\\nand now numbers ninety-two. The Worthy Chiefs\\nfrom organization have been Rev. George Pinkham,\\nJ. H. Robinson, A. K. Veasey, J. H. Albright, W. H.\\nCate, N. B. Plummer, John Webster, D. S. Corliss and\\nX. G. Plummer.\\nThe Blue Ribbon Club, organized in 1879, was\\ninaugurated by Messrs. Booth and Smith, February\\n16, 1879. It has held meetings nearly every Sunday\\nevening since that date, numbers about two thousand\\nthree hundred members on its roll, and, in connec-\\ntion with the Good Templars, is doing a fine work.\\nMeetings, Sunday evenings, at the town hall.\\nThe Meredith Mechanic Association was incor-\\nporated in 1859. The incorporators were Joseph W.\\nLang, Ebenezer Stevens, Joseph Ela, James P. F.\\nSmith, Hanson Beede and John W. Beede, with their\\nassociates, successors and assigns. The first officers\\nwere elected July 8, 1859, as follows: Joseph Ela,\\n|iresident and agent; J. W. Ela, clerk; J. W. Lang,\\ntreasurer; Ebenezer Stevens, John F.Barron, Seneca\\nLadd, Daniel Smith, directors.\\nMr. Ela resigned his office September 3, 1859, on\\n;u Tuuntof ill health, and EbenezerStevens was elected\\nto serve the remainder of the year, when Mr. Ela\\nwas again elected and served as president and agent\\nuntil 1871. George G. Hoyt was then elected presi-\\ndent and he now holds the office. Joseph W. Lang\\nwas treasurer until 1861 EbenezerStevens, from 1861\\nto 1862 J. W. Lang, from 1862 to 1863, when S. W.\\nRollins was appointed and served until 1871 Seneca\\nA. Ladd was then elected treasurer, and appointed\\nagent, and he has since filled these offices.\\nThe property held by the association consists of\\nall the water-power affiDrded by Waukawan Like, in\\none fall of forty-two feet to Winnipesaukee Lake,\\nthree factory buildings, three shops, one store and\\nthree houses.\\nThe capital stock was at first twenty thousand dol-\\nlars, which, by vote of the stockholders, might be in-\\ncreased to not exceeding fifty thousand dollars. In\\n1861, by vote, it was raised to twenty-five thousand\\ndollars, and January 18, 1871, to thirty-five thousand\\ndollars, this being the present amount of capital stock,\\ndivided into shares of one hundred dollars each, and\\nheld by forty persons. Dividends, averaging from the\\ncommencement four and a half per cent, per annum,\\nhave been paid. It is out of debt and p.aying a divi-\\ndend of two per cent, semi-annually.\\nThe present ofiicers are President and Clerk, George\\nG. Hoyt; Treasurer and Agent, Seneca A. Ladd;\\nDirectors, G. G. Hoyt, .1. W. Beede, .1. H. Plaisted,\\nSamuel Hodgson, Ebenezer Stevens.\\nThe Meredith Village Savings-Bank was incor-\\nporated June, 1869, with the following corporalun\\nJoseph W. Lang, Seneca A. Ladd, Joseph Ela, J.\\nW. Lang, Jr., C. S. Prescott, Ebenezer Stevens, N.\\nB. Wadleigh, John W. Beede, Isaiah Winch, George\\nSanborn, George M. Burleigh, J. S. Neal, J. H. Pres-\\ncott, C. P. Towle, George G. Hoyt, Charles L. Hoyt,\\nJ. M. Beede, D. S. Beede, A. E. Leavit\u00c2\u00a3 and S. D.\\nPease.\\nOctober 4, 1869, the first meeting was held, at\\nwhich time Joseph W. Lang was chosen president\\nSeneca A. Ladd, treasurer and secretary and the\\nsame two persons have been elected to the same\\noffices every yearsince. At an adjourned meeting, held\\nOctober 7, 1869, the following names were added as\\ncorporators: D. S. Metcalf, Charles Smith, R. S.\\nKeneson, W. H. H. Mason and C. P. St. Clair.\\nAt this time a board of trustees were chosen as follows\\nJoseph Ela, John W. Beede, Charles Smith, J. M.\\nBeede, C. S. Prescott, S. D. Pease, R. S. Keneson,\\nWilliam H. H. Mason, George G. Hoyt and C. P. St.\\nClair.\\nThis bank has been very successful from the first.\\nIts officers have all been practical men, and only\\nthose who were successful in their private business.\\nIts deposits the first of one hundred dollars, on Xo-\\nvember 10, 1869, by Mrs. J. P. Lang\u00e2\u0080\u0094 have steadily\\nincreased to three hundred and thirty thousand dol-\\nlars, a guarantee fund of sixteen thousand dollars and\\nundivided profit of twenty thousand dollars. There\\nis no paper held known to be bad or doubtful, and no\\nprincipal or interest overdue. July 1, 1870, it de-\\nclared an interest dividend of two and a half per cent.,\\nand has repeated the same rate every six months\\nsince, and during the same time has paid four ixtra\\ndividends.\\nThe president, possessing much valuable exjjeri-\\nence, and having long been a model business man,\\nat all times in the right place, has rendered valuable\\naid.\\nThe treasurer, fully understanding the true object\\nof a savings-bank, has faithfully and impartially\\nattended to his important duties.\\nThe finance committee are practical men, with\\nmuch veneration for law and precedents, arc well\\nqualified for the business and ever attentive to\\nduty.\\nThe present active officers are Joseph W. Lang,\\npresident; Seneca A. Ladd, treasurer; Samuel W.\\nRollins, John W. Beede, Ebenezer Stevens, finance\\ncommittee.\\nThe Meredith Weekly News.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The first paper\\npublished in Meredith since the division of the town\\nwas established July 22, 1S80, by (ieorge F. Sanborn,\\nwho still controls it. Since its advent it has been", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1397.jp2"}, "1191": {"fulltext": "854\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUxNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nenlarged the third time, in the mean time changing\\nits name to the Meredith News. It is now pub-\\nlished folio form of thirty-two columns\u00e2\u0080\u0094 independent\\nin character and politics. Prosperous and with an\\nincreasing circulation, the paper bids fair to become\\none of the permanent institutions of the town.\\nThe Meredith Public Library and Reading-Room\\nadjoins the office of the News and is under the nian-\\nagenieut of George F. Sanborn. The library was\\nestablished March, 1882, by subscription and donation\\nof books from John Smith, Jr., of Boston, and others\\nwho contributed liberally. An appropriation by the\\ntown has given it an addition of many valuable\\nworks, making in all about ten thousand volumes.\\nIt has now a solid basis, and is well patronized.\\nMarch 13, 1883, Aaron T. Clough, George G. Hoyt,\\nGeorge F. Sanborn, E. P. Robinson and N. B. Plum-\\nmer were appointed trustees.\\nCHAPTER X.\\nMEREDITH\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (Coil\\nMISCELLANEOtJS.\\nColouol Ebenezer Smitli\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Education\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Early Votes uf the Town Con-\\ncprniug Schooling Master Leavitt \u00e2\u0080\u0094School-Houses at Meredith\\nVillago\u00e2\u0080\u0094 NuTubLT of St-liool Districts and Attendance of Scholars, 1884\\n-s: I liM iimiii^-:rlh,ol\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Dudley Leavitt\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Early Nafigation- First\\nSi.Hiiii ,1 I Hl I m irirssMenof Meredith Village-MeredithParade\\nGoi,(i.m;i. Ei;i;NiiZER Smith was, above all others,\\nthe principal man of the early days of Meredith. He\\nwas proprietors clerk, first town clerk (both po.sitions\\nwere held many years), justice of the peace and se-\\nlectmen for a long period of time, first representa-\\ntive to the General Court, colonel of the First Regi-\\nment of militia, and often received all the votes cast\\nin the town for offices of honor and trust, such as\\nSenator and Presidential elector. Making his home\\nin the town in the spring of 1766, he was almost\\nalone in the wilderness, and the old record-books\\nshow him to have been the genius of the improve-\\nment of the settlement, and the good people of Mere-\\ndith to-day owe much to the shrewd practicality,\\nstrong common sense, business ability and earnest\\nlabor of this old pioneer. He is allowed, September\\n2, 1765, \u00c2\u00a36 12s. Sil. for cutting road and building\\nbridge. November 3d he received eighteen pounds\\nfor work on saw-mill, and thirty pounds for settling\\nrights. He was autocratic and controlled the infant\\ntown as a Czar his realm, but his rule was for the\\npublic good. For example, when the assessors would\\nmeet to fix the taxes, he would say, Put such an one\\ndown for an amount much less than the assessment\\non his valuation he has been sick, had poor crops\\nor has lost an o.\\\\, etc. Another settler, who had\\nhad good fortune, he would ta.x a larger amount than\\nthe assessment. Never was his decision appealed\\nfrom, nor was there any appeal. He would meet\\nangry neighbors who were going to the Bridge for\\nthe law against someone, and authoritatively turn them\\ntowards home, and thus prevented strife and law-\\nsuits. He was truly a great man. He died August\\n22, 1807, leaving numerous descendants.\\nEducation. In a quiet manner the people of Mere-\\ndith have paid attention from the first to the educa-\\ntional interests of the town. April 5, 1773, it was\\nVoted to raise the sum of six Spanish milled dollars\\nfor to hire schooling the present year, and not to\\nbuild a school [house] this present year. In the\\nsame year we find Jeremiah Smith credited by cash\\npaid Jonathan Smith for schooling, \u00c2\u00a316.\\nMarch 10, 1778, the town took action to build three\\nschool-houses, and also that the selectmen shall\\nmake tax on the said districts to pay the cost of\\nbuilding, after the houses are completed, and voted\\nfor eight months school. Up to this time, and for\\nseveral years the amount annually voted by the\\ntown for school purposes was usually five pounds.\\nSome years later there was no school and the money\\nraised increased the length of time taught the ensu-\\ning year. Four months in each year there was\\nusually a school. One of the most celebrated of the\\nearly teachers was Dudley Leavitt, of almanac fame,\\nwhose reputation as a mathematician and astrono-\\nmer extended to the scientific circles of Europe.\\nHis first school was taught in a house standing on\\nthe corner of a lot now owned by C. C. Whittier,\\nnear the Prospect House, on the old road from Mere-\\ndith village to Centre Harbor. In digging for a\\nfoundation of a bank-wall, about May 1, 1885, Mr.\\nWhittier came upon the foundation of the old school-\\nhouse. Mr. Leavitt afterwards taught school on\\nMeredith Parade. In 1800 the town raised three\\nhundred dollars for schools. March 12, 1804, the\\ntown Voted to raise four hundred dollars for the use\\nof schooling the ensuing year. We cannot find\\nthe record of any action of the town at any period\\nof its history increasing that amount.\\nThe school-house at Meredith village was located\\non Plymouth Street, where a house was erected,\\nwhich, becoming too small, in time, for the number\\nof scholars, was succeeded, somewhere about 1840, by\\na larger house of two rooms, which was occupied un-\\ntil the completion of the present school building.\\nJune 27, 1871, John Wadleigh, Hosea S. Swain and\\nEdward F. Wiggin, school committee, located the\\nsite for the present school building on land belonging\\nto Coh)nel Ebenezer Stevens, and appraised the value\\nof the site at eight hundred and thirty-three dollars.\\nThe building was at once erected and occupied.\\nFrom reports of school committee and Board of\\nEducation for the year ending March 1, 1885, we\\nfind seventeen school districts in town, the one at\\nMeredith village having a graded school of four de-\\npartments. The total number of scholars attending\\nschool (lurins the vcar was tliree liiindrrd and sixty-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1398.jp2"}, "1192": {"fulltext": "S55\\nIniir. Ol these, one hundred ;uid ninety wt re on the\\nmils (if t lie graded school.\\nThe First Singing-Schddl in the town was\\ntaught nearly one hundred years ago (1795) by Dea-\\ncon Josiah Perkins, iatlier of John Perkins, now of\\nMeredith village.\\nDudley Leavitt. This noted astronomer, school-\\nteacher and almanac-maker was for years an honored\\ncharacter of Meredith. His fame extended to\\nEuropean countries, and it is related that one of the\\nFrench savans, who visited his plain abode, was much\\nsurprised at the simplicity of the surroundings, as he\\nexpected to find an imposing mansion instead of a\\npioneer cabin, and when he learned that the annual\\nrevenue of Mr. Leavitt amounted to seventy-five dol-\\nlars, and that he had all he wanted, he could not\\nunderstand in the slightest degree such Spartan qual-\\nities as he saw exhibited.\\nFor many years Dudley Leavitt drew many from\\nlong distances to avail themselves of the great advan-\\ntages of his tuition. His Farmers Almanac occu-\\npied, next to the Bible, the honored place in New\\nHampshire homes. It is doubtful whether any other\\nperson has had so much to do with the intellectual\\ndevelopment of Meredith, or so impressed his person-\\nality upon its people. The few now living who were\\nhis pupils speak of him with veneration. To have\\nreceived instruction from Master Leavitt was as\\nsatisfactory in educational requirements at that time\\nas a college diploma would be to-day.\\nEarly Navigation on Lake Winnipesaukee.\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nDuring the early history of this vicinity great diffi-\\nculty was experienced by the settlers in transporting\\ngoods and household necessities from the distant\\nmarkets of Dover and Portsmouth. The roads con-\\nsisted only of bridle-paths, which were only wide\\nenough for a single horse, and all the articles had to\\nbe carried upon horseback, or oftener on the backs\\nof the settlers themselves. At last they got tired of\\nthese means of transportation, and constructed a road\\nfrom Dover to Alton Bay about the commencement\\nof the present century. From Alton Bay the supplies\\nwere distributed to this section by means of boats,\\nand, almost simultaneously with the construction of\\nthis road, the old Gundalow boat was built by one\\nSmith, of Dover, to carry the goods and passengers\\nacross the lake to their point of destination. This\\nwas a huge, flat-bottomed, unwieldy craft, propelled\\nby sail, if the wind was favorable, and when it was\\nnot, by large oars. It ran no regular trips, but visited\\nthe Weirs, Meredith village. Centre Harbor and sev-\\neral other points when necessary. After running a\\nnumber of years it was shipwrecked on Great\\nBoat Ledge in a heavy gale.\\nIn 1830 a stock company was formed for the pur-\\npose of building a steamboat, and work was soon\\nafter commenced upon it at Lake village, and it was\\ncompleted in 18-33. Great difficulty was experienced\\nin getting up through the channel at the Weirs, on\\naccount of the low water. Like the old Gundalow,\\nit ran no regular trips, visiting all points on the lake\\nwhen necessary. It was about one hundred feet in\\nlength, and flat-bottomed. The engine was in no\\nw ay in proportion to the size of the boat, in head\\nwinds hardly able to hold its own, and making a noise\\nthat could be heard for miles. The time employed in\\nmaking the trip between Alton Bay and Centre Har-\\nbor, when the wind was favorable, was nearly six\\nhours. Now the time made between these two points\\nis two hours, regardless of wind or weather. Captain\\nW. A. Sanborn, of the Weirs, was her captain, and\\nPerkins Drake, of Lake village, her pilot. In the\\nmonth of November, 1841, the steamboat was\\nwrecked on what is now known as Steamboat Island.\\nOther steamers were soon after built, and run upon\\nthe lake, among which were the Red Hill, the\\nSeneca, the Union and the Lady.\\nEarly Business Men of Meredith Village.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Ar-\\ncording to the venerable Jose|ih Ela, the merchants,\\nin 1822, when he came here to establish a store for\\nJoseph Smith, which he did near the present resi-\\ndence of J. A. Lang, were J. B. Swasey, whose store\\nwas opposite the residence of Colonel Ebenezer Ste-\\nvens John Towle, an old merchant, kept in the next\\nblock towards the post-office from the present Ma-\\nsonic Hall; Samuel Gilman, who occupied what is\\nnow the post-office building; Samuel Bean, located\\nwhere the meat-market now stands Captain Badger s\\ntan-yard was where Mr. Hodgson s factory is now\\nMr. Moulton was a cloth-dresser and manufacturer,\\nafter the primitive manner of that period. The law-\\nyers were Esquire Harper, Jonathan C. Everett and.\\nlater, Judge Lovell. The principal physician was\\nDr. John Sanborn, a man of great value, not only\\nas a physician, but who is remembered as one who\\ndid more to inculcate a desire for knowledge in the\\nminds of the youth than, perhaps, any other person\\nwho ever lived here.\\nMeredith Parade.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Among the places in this se(v\\ntion which has a claim to historic;\\nhas a more interesting history than t\\nParade.\\nShortly after the close of the War of 1812-15\\nwith Great Britain, the State militia was thoroughly\\nreorganized, and every competent man between the\\nages of eighteen and forty-five belonged to it. The\\ncompanies of Meredith, Centre Harbor, New Hamp-\\nton and Sanbornton comprised the Twenty-Ninth\\nRegiment, numbering over five hundred men. The\\nlaw required that they should meet at some place as\\noften as once a year for drill. The place selected for\\nthis purpose was known as Meredith Parade. The\\ngrounds were used for this purpose until about the\\nyear 1840, and became famous throughout the coun-\\ntry for its annual gatherings.\\nThese musters were looked upon as events of great\\nimportance. Each soldier, as the law read, was\\ncommanded to appear armed and equipped, said\\nHon, none\\nMeredith", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1399.jp2"}, "1193": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\netiuipments to consist of a gun, two flints, a priming- i\\nwire and brush, a knapsaclc and twenty-four rounds\\nof cartridges. Soldiers who failed to put in an\\nappearance were charged a heavy fine, unless they\\ncould give a reasonable excuse. Two old-time j\\ntaverns and two stores furnished the crowds with\\nrations and the at that time indispensable article i\\nknown as New England rum. Many old Revolu-\\ntionary veterans, who had participated in the battles j\\nfrom Lexington to Yorktown would be attracted\\nhither. Old Indian-fighters were also plenty and\\nfond of relating their hair-breadth encounters with\\nthe red men of this locality. The old Parade occu-\\npied an important place in the early annals as the\\ntown metropolis. Besides the two taverns and two\\nstores already mentioned, it had one meetiug-house,\\nwhich stood on the Parade-ground, near the line be-\\ntween this town and Laconia. This old church, with\\nite high-backed seats,box-shaped pulpit with sounding-\\nboard, was moved to Meredith village and remodeled\\ninto the Free-\\\\Vill Baptist Church. The old cemetery\\nstill remains, a mournful reminder of the past. The\\nhead-stones have nearly all fallen, and are moss-grown\\nand broken but few are legible. With the advent of\\nthe railroad perished the glory of the Parade. The\\ndaily stage from Boston to Plymouth was discon-\\ntinued, and at the present time but little is left to\\ndistinguish it from any peaceful farming community.\\nThe Neck and Bear Island were another com-\\nmunity in themselves. Many recollect the hardy old-\\ntime residents of the Neck, although hardly one is\\nleft. Bear Island owes its name to the fact that\\nbears were very abundant at the time of the first\\nsettlement. Robert Bryant settled here during the\\nRevolution, coming from the Wadleigh place, near\\nthe Parade. Soon quite a neighborhood grew up\\naround him, and forty years ago it could boast quite\\na school district. Aunt Dolly Nichols was a noted\\ncharacter, who lived alone about midway the length\\nof the island. She made a living by selling cider\\nand rum to the boatmen and fishermen. She bore\\nthe reputation of being a witch, and furnished Scrib-\\nner a .subject for his Dolly Plot in the Legends of\\nA Curious Relic was discovered in 1872, about six\\nfeet below the surface of the ground, at the bottom\\nof a post-hole dug in the trail of the Indians between\\nLakes Winnipesaukec and Waukawan. It may have\\nbeen the work of some one living in pre-historic days,\\nas nothing like its fine workmanship has been pro-\\nduced by the Indian tribes of this locality, and it has\\nattracted great attention from the scientific and\\nethnological world. This curiosity is of fine silicious\\nsandstone, as hard as granite, of almost the size and\\nshape of a goose egg, longest diameter, three and\\nthree- fourths inches transverse, two and five-eighths\\nweight, eighteen ounces, but not a lathe product,\\ndeviating slightly from a solid of revolution. A\\nconical hole (three-eighths of an inch at base, one-\\neighth at summit) passes along the axis, but lacks\\nnearly one-eighth of an inch of being concentric with\\nthe base, and less at the summit. Ten figures some\\nin low relief, but sunk below the surface, are cut\\nwith a workmanship inferior to the gems of ancient\\nEurope, but as much superior to any other ever found\\non this continent. For instance, in the ear of maize,\\nseven-eighths of an inch long, there are seventeen\\nkernels in the row, and four of the rows clearly\\nvisible, with two more partly in sight. In a circle\\nbelow (nearer the broad end) is the scalp of an\\nanimal with large ears, a deer s leg, and another\\nfigure like a three-pointed cap. The scalp may be\\nalso a cap. To the right is a face in an oval, two and\\none-eighth inches long and five-eighths broad.\\nThis resembles strongly ancient Egyptian counte-\\nnances. The face is sunken, as the nose does not\\nrise above the regular surface. The next figure is an J\\nIndian lodge of four poles, visible above where they I\\ncross at the top. Three breadths of curtain are\\nshown, and they are carefully roughened, as if of\\nhides. This is not on a depressed surface. Below\\nthis is a blank circle. There remains a series of three\\nfigures not in depressed surfaces, first, four spears or\\npaddles arranged in a form suggestive of the letter\\nM, a crescent, and under it two maces in the form of\\nX, with two dots between the heads. Lastly, there is\\na circular figure around each end. One little flaw is\\nseen in the edge of the depression I rom which the face I\\nis raised. The stone was so encrusted as to com-\\npletely conceal all traces of the carving, and only a\\ncareful investigator would have discovered its secret.\\nThis was done by Seneca A. Ladd, the Meredith\\nphilosopher and antiquarian, in whose possession it\\nnow is. This stone has attracted the wonder of the\\nscientific world, European savatis having vainly tried\\nto obtain it. The Smithsonian Institution at Wash-\\nington has offered to send a man to Meredith to\\nmake a cast of the egg, as Mr. Ladd calls it.\\nConclusion. There is material enough of interest-\\ning matter relating to Meredith to fill a large volume,\\nand it is not to be expected that into the space\\naftbrded by such a work as this all that is valuable\\ncould be compressed. We have given our attention\\nmore especially to preserving what we could of early\\ndays, knowing that the dust of oblivion would the\\nsooner hide those events and charactera forever from\\nthe view, and have, also, faithfully endeavored to\\ncondense as much of pure history as possible in these\\nchapters, giving the formation of civil and religiou;-\\norgani/.ations and their influence, development and\\nresults, however, quite fully, as they, by their com-\\nbined action, have formed the character of the Meri-\\ndith of to-day. The patriotism displayed by the\\ntown has fully justified the amount of space we have\\ngiven to the military history. We trust that we have\\nformed a nucleus around which some succeeding\\nwriter may crystallize all that is worthy of preserva-\\ntion relating to this ancient and honorable town.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1400.jp2"}, "1194": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1401.jp2"}, "1195": {"fulltext": "w^^^/", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1402.jp2"}, "1196": {"fulltext": ".MKKEJJITIl.\\n857\\nOur thanks are due to all who have rendered as-\\nsistance to the writer, and especially to W. 0. Olough,\\nwhose investigations and prepared articles in the\\nMeredith News have been of niucli service.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nUENEKAL .)011 WADLElliH.\\nIt will be a step in the progress of a people s life\\nwhen our memorials to the dead shall take the form, not\\nof dull, senseless, decorative marble, but of a means\\nof generating practical good, and inspiring life with\\nnobler and loftier ideals. For every man who leaves\\nbehind him the expression of great thoughts, the\\nrecord of noble deeds and a career of success in his\\nparticular field of labor helps to educate each suc-\\ncessive generatiou. Such records of life, work and\\nsuccess supply the most inspiring and disinterested\\nmotives to the highest exertion in the present and in\\nthe future. In the various departments of busines-!,\\nin science and in letters, in law and theology, in poli-\\ntics and statesmanship, Belknap County has been\\nhonored by her sous, who, in their appropriate spheres,\\nhave exerted a deep influence, and the old town of\\nMeredith has none whom her citizens justly hold in\\ngreater esteem and regard than General John Wad-\\nIeigh,sonofDearbornandPolly(Hayes) Wadleigh. He\\nwas born in Meredith, N. H. June3, 180(5, and died Octo-\\nber 25, 1873. He was a descendant ofa family second\\nto none in the State, whose members have ever been\\nleaders in society and men of influence. Biography\\nscientifically presents the ancestry of its subjects for\\nbrief and interested examination. Past generations\\nare concerned in the building of the man, as well as\\nthe beloved mother. General Wadleigh s grand-\\nfather, John Wadleigh, was among the pioneers of\\nthe town, and the men of those early times were men\\nof action. Energy was the corner-stone of their\\ncharacters, the secret of their successful lives, well-\\ndirected, steady, persistent energy. Mr. Wadleigh\\nwas a man of note, and his voice was often heard in\\nthe councils of the town, where he was many times\\nchosen to office. In the great struggle of the Ameri-\\ncan colonies with the mother-country he was an\\nactive participant, serving his country with patriotism\\nand zeal. He died August 11, 1842, having nearly\\nreached his four-score years and ten, leaving a name\\ni lid character of inestimable worth. His wife, Mollie,\\n1 November 13, 1827, aged seventy years. Dear-\\nu Wadleigh, their son, was born in Epping, N. H.\\nii. inherited the homestead farm in Meredith, which\\nplace had been his home from childhood, and mar-\\nried Polly Hayes, of Sanbornton, a woman whose\\nrare merit was well known. It was said of her, She\\nwas goodness itself. She died November 1, 1864,\\naged eighty-three. Dearborn Wadleigh was a man\\nmuch esteemed in the community, and a valued citi-\\nzen. He was positive, strong in his convictions, and\\nin politics was an old-time Whig. He died Decem-\\nber 27, 1859, at the age ol eighty-two.\\nGeneral Wadleigh remained with his parents on\\nthe old homestead until he was of age, participated in\\nthe labors of the field and received such education as\\nthe district school afforded, supplementing it at the\\nold Gilmanton Academy, then in its palmy days.\\nWhile yet a lad his heart was filled with the thoughts\\nof the future and the ambition to be a leader among\\nmen, and his manly bearing and strong personality\\nimpressed itself upon those with whom he was\\nbrought in contact. The true American inheritance\\nof free and independent thought had descended to\\nhim in more than ordinary measure, and he found his\\nwhole nature to be in direct opposition to the P^eder-\\nalistic principles of the Whig party, and, on reaching\\nhis majority, he affiliated with the Democrats, and\\ncast his maiden vote for their candidate at election\\n(town-meeting). On his return from the meeting he\\nwas informed that his presence at home was no longer\\ndesirable. The following morning, more in sorrow\\nthan anger, he left home, but with a brave spirit un-\\ndaunted even by these circumstances. He went to\\nBoston, where he established himself as a teacher of\\npenmanship, in which art he excelled. His residence\\nin Boston was not a permanent one. His father re-\\nconsidered his hasty decision, and earnestly entreated\\nhis son to return to his home and to this request\\nwas added the urgent solicitations of the prominent\\nDemocrats, who assured him that they appreciated\\nthe value of a man who could so i ersistently stand\\nby his political principles, even though his filial re-\\nlations were sacrificed. After careful deliberation,\\nand with a pardonable ambition to return to Mere-\\ndith and justify the judgment of his political friends,\\nhe removed from Boston, and became a resident and\\ncitizen of the town of his birth, and tilled the ances-\\ntral acres. He was elected to many offices in the gift\\nof his townsmen. He was presiding officer (modera-\\ntor) of the town-meetings for several years. He was\\nnominated for county treasurer of Straffiird County\\nin 1840, and at the election the nomination was\\nindorsed by the voters, and he held this office at the\\ntime Belknap County was organized. He also served\\ntwo years and a half as county treasurer of Belknap\\nCounty, covering five terms of court, which were held\\nsemi-annually, in February and August. He was\\ncontinuously in office, civil or military, from\\nthe age of twenty-one. He was commissioned\\njustice of the peace and quorum throughout\\nthe State, and held the position for a quarter of\\na century, being first commissioned by Governor\\nIsaac Hill, January 8, 1838, and receiving the last\\ncommission from Governor J. A. Gilmore, October 9,\\n1863. He was a member of the Constitutional Con-\\nvention in 1850. He represented Meredith .several", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1405.jp2"}, "1197": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\ntimes in the General Court. In the years 1862 and\\n1863 he was a State Senator, and in all these civil j\\noffices his superior endowments were recognized.\\nBut General Wadleigh s prominence as a public\\nman was not confined to civil affairs the military\\norganizations claimed his attention in a large degree.\\nHe was pre-eminently a soldier. In manner and\\nbearing, in energy and self-reliance, in the power to\\ncommand and control men, in quick apprehension of\\ncircumstances and scrupulous attention to details,\\nhis mind was essentially military. His rapid pro-\\nmotion from ensign to major-general serves to show\\nhis remarkable ability. He was commissioned in\\nthe New Hampshire State militia as follows En-\\nsign by Governor David L. Morrill, April 18, 1827\\nlieutenant by Governor Benjamin Pierce, April 8,\\n1830; captain by Acting Governor Joseph M. Harper,\\nApril 20, 1831; adjutant by Governor Samuel Dins-\\nmoor, April 15, 1833 colonel by Governor William\\nBadger, July 1, 1834 brigadier-general by Governor\\nIsaac Hill, September 4, 1837 major-general Second\\nDivision by .Governor John Page, June 27, 1839. He\\nwas honorably discharged, at his own request, June\\n18, 1841. He was appointed adjutant and inspector-\\ngeneral of the New Hampshire militia by Governor\\nJared W. Williams, December 7, 1847, which office\\nhe retained until June 26, 1856. All the relations\\nbetween General Wadleigh and his officers were\\ncharacterized hy the utmost cordiality, and his strict-\\nness of discipline did not detract from the friendship\\nexisting between them.\\nGeneral Wadleigh married, in 1831, Mary Ann\\nWentworth, daughter of Bradley and Nancy Hanna-\\nford, of Mereditli. They had four children, Le Roy\\nB., a resident of Clinton, la., a very able and suc-\\ncessful business man, and who inherits many of his\\nfather s characteristics Abbie (Mrs. Dr. G. F. Brick-\\nett), died July 31, 1864 John Dearborn, died No-\\nvember 10, 1871, married Annie, wife of Frank P.\\nLeffingwell, an attorney of Chicago, III. Mrs. Wad-\\nleigh died December 31, 1866, aged fifty-six years,\\nand, like her husband, enjoyed the warmest regards\\nof the community.\\nGeneral Wadleigh was a religious man and a\\nprominent and active member of the Baptist Church.\\nHe possessed the fine feelings of the old-school gen-\\ntleman, and was true as steel to his friends. He was\\na man of exemplary habits, kind-hearted, hospitable,\\ngenerous to the needy, sympathetic with the suffer-\\ning, diligent and faithful to all his trusts as a citi-\\nzen, he was a promoter of all movements tending to\\nadvance the interests of Meredith. Courage was\\na conspicuous quality of his nature. Inheriting a\\npowerful physique, with immense impelling force,\\nhe had the self-poise and boldness imparted by the\\nconsciousness of strength. His latent resources,\\nunder the stimulus of difficulty and opposition, were\\nalways equal to the demands made upon him in\\nmeeting the weighty responsibilities and l earing the\\nheavy burdens imposed. His moral courage, tried\\nin many emergencies, was never found wanting.\\nNeutrality was impossible to him, for he never\\nshirked a duty or an issue. Holding pronounced\\nopinions, he was always ready and able to defend\\nthem against any attack. His marvelous endur-\\nance was the wonder of his friends. His mind was\\na battery always charged, his animal spirits a foun-\\ntain that never failed. Always sincere and honest\\nhimself and intensely loyal to his friends, hypocrisy\\nor disloyalty to friendship was to him an unpardon-\\nable sin. He filled many high places of honor and\\nresponsibility. That he always discharged their\\nduties with fidelity is shown by the oft-repeated and\\nlong-continued manifestations of public confidence\\nand trust reposed in him. His services to the State\\nwere long and arduous. Such are the main points of\\nthe character, life and official career of General\\nWadleigh.\\nTo those acquainted with the annals of New Hamp-\\nshire his name is a familiar one, and in his native\\ntown no figure has been more prominent. In his\\ncharacter we find many of the crown jewels neces-\\nsary to a successful life. Of rare judgment and\\nirrepressible energy, he hewed to the line of unshaken\\npurpose, and takes his place rightfully among those\\nwhose memory history will perpetuate. Every-\\nwhere, in every age, in every department of life, we\\nfind that success springs from the energy of the man,\\nthat is, the ingredient of his nature without which\\nlife remains an unfulfilled promise, and as there is\\nan inspiration to others in the achievements of such\\nmen, we gather up this review of the life of General\\nWadleigh and lay it with honored record where its\\ninfluence may descend with helpful strength to other\\nmen and other generations. His memory will long\\nbe cherished, and his life is a part of the history of\\nthe State.\\nThe first person bearing the name of Ladd in\\nAmerica, and doubtless the ancestor of all the 1am-\\nilies bearing the name in New Hampshire, was Daniel\\nLadd, who sailed from London with his wife, Ann,\\nMarch 24, 1633, in the ship Mary and John, and\\nsettled at Ipswich, Mass. His name is fifth on the\\nlist of sixty-eight who founded the town of Salis-\\nbury, in 1638. In 1640, with eleven others, he\\nremoved to Pawtucket, on the Merrimack, and or-\\nganized the town of Haverhill, where he lived,\\nrespected and honored, to an advanced age. He was\\ndescended from an old Kentish family, who were\\nlanded proprietors as early as the fifteenth century.\\nDaniel Ladd, a lineal descendant from the English\\nancestor, was born August 21, 1742, at Epping, N. H.,\\nand became a farmer. He did not remain on the\\nancestral acres, but dealt largely in new land, residing\\nfirst in Lee, then in Canterl)ury, and finally in Lou-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1406.jp2"}, "1198": {"fulltext": "L^^^^\\nCc^", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1409.jp2"}, "1199": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1410.jp2"}, "1200": {"fulltext": "859\\ndon, where he was an early and esteemed citizen.\\nHe married Judith Lyford, of Raymond, about 1765.\\nThey had nine children, of whom the eighth was\\nGideon. Gideon was a chaise and carriage-builder.\\nHe was a man of much brain-power. Sober and\\nsedate in his manners, of stern demeanor, he was a great\\nadmirer of the characters of the ancient Greeks and\\nRomans, whose history he delighted to read. He\\nwiis an industrious man and faithful to all his duties.\\nA life-long resident of Loudon, he died there Feb-\\nruary 2, 1848. He married Tolly Osgood, of Loudon,\\nand had twelve children.\\nSeneca Augustus Ladd, fourth son and sixth child\\nof Gideon and Polly (Osgood) Ladd, was born in\\nLoudon, N. H., April 29, 1819.\\nProbably no more marked individuality than his\\nhas been the production of the Granite State. From\\na child his methods of thought and execution have\\nbeen sui generis. He attended the town school, sum-\\nmers, until ten years of age, and winters, until he\\nwas seventeen, without much progress, as he says\\nSchool-books and rules were hard tasks for me, and\\nto obtain knowledge in that way was much like\\ntrying to take on fat by eating saw-dust bread.\\nOnly one of his teachers comprehended his nature\\nJohu L. French, afterwards president of Pittsfield\\nBank. He allowed the youth to pursue his own\\nmethods, originate his own rules, choose his own time\\nand way of study, only directing him in their gen-\\neral course. From him Seneca had the pleasure of re-\\nceiving the prize offered to the class a silver piece of\\nSpanish money worth six and a quarter cents. Mr.\\nLadd still has the coin. When thirteen he went to\\nlearn the carriage-maker s trade in Raymond, and\\ngave diligent service for four years, and, with his\\nmarked mechanical aptitude, was thoroughly pre-\\npared to do good work. He followed his trade in\\nMeredith for two years, and then went to Boston and\\npassed one year in constructing piano-fortes for\\nTimothy Gilbert, in the second manufactory of the\\nkind established in the United States. Returning to\\nileredith in July, 1839, he purchased mills and built\\na large carriage manufectory and entered into busi-\\nness on quite an extensive scale. This was something\\nof an undertaking for a young man but twenty years\\nof age but Mr. Ladd, with his logical foresight, had\\nmentally marked out the course he must pursue to\\nwin success. And it came. For eleven years he\\nconducted his business with success. In April, 1850,\\nhis entire plant was destroyed by fire, with its val-\\nuable completed work. Mr. Ladd immediately leased\\nthe cotton-factory, then idle, and fitted it up with\\nnew machinery adapted to his purpose, and engaged\\nin the manufacture of pianos and melodeons. He\\ndevoted himself to this for eighteen years in Meredith\\nand Boston, and showed himself one of the most\\nsuccessful men of this line. He made money and\\nwas conceded to be master of all the elements of\\nsuccess in this field. Having acquired a sufficient\\nproperty to place him above the necessity of an in-\\ncessant devotion to business, and having attained all\\nthe mental development he could expect in the vari-\\nous branches of labor he had followed, he was ready\\nfor a change and further progress. His humanitarian\\nand philanthropic nature guided him in this. As an\\nemployer he had noted the recklessness with which\\nthe young people squandered their wages, apparently\\nnot knowing how to save their money, and his advice\\nhad frequently been given to them to take care of it.\\nIn revolving the problem of how to help them, the\\nidea of a savings-bank seemed the thing needed. In\\nNovember, 18G9, he and his as.sociates procured a\\ncharter from the Legislature and established the Mer-\\nedith Village Savings-Bank (see History). The good\\naccomplished by Mr. Ladd s zealous and persevering\\nefforts in founding this bank has been very great, and\\nwill only be appreciated at its full value when looked\\nupon by those of coming time for it is a fiict that\\nnever is a man fully understood or his real worth com-\\nprehended by his contemporaries.\\nSuch a peculiar nature as Mr. Ladd s must needs\\nhave had a peculiar education. This has been given\\nby careful observation of everything that came in his\\nway; by examining the structure and nature of the\\nsmallest as well as largest matters in nature by at-\\ntending to the needs of each of the many sides of both\\nmental and physical organisms by practical busi-\\nness, by newspapers, scientific and literary works of\\na high order, and by avoiding everything tending\\nto sensation or frivolity. He has never read a novel\\nor attended a theatre. This education has given him\\na mental character of strength and ability far beyond\\nthat attained by the usual curriculum of a college\\ncourse, and on any of the grave subjects under dis-\\ncussion among scholars his opinion is listened to with\\nearnestness and commands respect. From an early\\nday he has been pronounced in his adherence to\\ntemperance. When a boy he joined a church, but\\nleft it as soon as he found that it was obligatory on him\\nto take wine at communion. Since then he has been\\na member of no church, but contributed to the sup-\\nport of many. He has never used tobacco or alcohol\\nin any form, and has battled strongly against the rum\\ntraffic. In politics, his votes have always been cast\\nin favor of universal freedom. The Liberty, Aboli-\\ntion and Republican parties have, in turn, received\\nhis warmest support and most active services, and in\\nall social and public matters he has ever been in\\naccord with the most advanced and progressive\\nminds.\\nHis regard for the young has been noticeable\\nthrough life. He rarely passes children without\\nbowing or speaking to them, and during his life he\\ncontinually scattered kind deeds among them. Wil-\\nliam O. Clough, editor of the Nashua Telegraph, ex-\\npresses the result of this in his own case, and this\\nis but one out of many of like character: Mr. Ladd\\nwas always giving me something, doing me some", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1411.jp2"}, "1201": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nfavor, speaking kind words to me, encouraging me,\\ngiving me to understand that my chances in the\\nworld were just as good as anybody s, providing I kept\\nat school and did right. Somehow I always felt, while\\nI lived in the neighborhood, that he was watching\\nmo, that I had a friend in him, and for these reasons\\nI tried to be a good boy and meet his approbation.\\nI hold Mr. Ladd in grateful remembrance, and never\\nthink of him but to honor him, or hear his name\\nmentioned but to recall instantly his generosity to-\\nwards me and I thank him for all the favors shown\\nme in my youth, for all the kind words spoken and\\ngood advice given.\\nMr. Ladd married, first, Susan Tilton, of Meredith,\\nMarch 24, 1840. She was a most estimable and Chris-\\ntian lady, and at her death, August 14, 1850, the\\nwhole community was wrapped in gloom. Their\\nchildren were Fannie C. A. (Mrs. D. W. Coe) and\\nCharles F. A. (deceased). He married, second, Cather-\\nine S., daughter of William Wallace, Esq., of Henniker,\\nJune 1, 1852. They have one child, Virginia B.\\nMr. Ladd is an earnest student of geological and\\nmeteorological science. He has kept meteorological\\nrecords for eighteen years. He has devoted much\\ntime to the study of geology, mineralogy and nature,\\nand has acquired one of the finest private collections\\nof minerals, antiquities and Indian relics in New\\nHampshire. Notwithstanding his penchant for sci-\\nence, he is a thorough New Englander in practicality\\nand enjoys himself in constant occupation.\\nRev. I. F. Holton, au eminent scientist and a\\nstrong personal friend, gives, in the Boston Daily News,\\nthis graphic picture of Mr. Ladd and the bank This\\ngentleman of boundless courtesy and leisure is very\\nhard of hearing, a man of great reflection, remarkable\\nobservation and unusual originality. The establish-\\nment looks like a professor s cabinet there are no\\nsigns of a bank, external or internal. Cases of books,\\nminerals, coins, gems and antiquities, a few pictures,\\na Novelty printing-press, a moderate safe and a\\nlounge or two, with easy-chairs, complete the estab-\\nment. Clay-stones and other concretions and results\\nof frost have been an especial study, and also stone\\narrow-heads of both the Old World and the New. Sev-\\neral specimens are of fliut and probably came from\\nEurope. (For the description of the stone egg,\\nthe gem of his collection, see History of Meredith.\\nMr. Ladd, through partial loss of hearing, has\\nbeen compelled to labor in a more circumscribed\\nfield than otherwise would have been the case but\\nthe same fi.xcd integrity, persevering diligence and\\nmental qualities which have in so conspicuous a\\nmanner won success in the unassuming vocation to\\nwhich he has given his attention could have wrought\\nonly the same successful result in a broader sphere.\\nHe is an honorary member of the New Hampshire An-\\ntiquarian Society, resident member of the New Hamp-\\nshire Historical Society, member of the Pilgrim So-\\ncietv of Plymouth, Mass., and lifc-momber of the New\\nHampshire Home and School of Industry. Many of his\\npithy sayings and expressions are worthy of beingpre-\\nserved as comparing well with those given by Frank-\\nlin in Poor Richard s Sayings. They have a dry,\\npleasing, Yankee terseness which goes at once to the\\nessence of the subject. We regret we have space for\\nbut few,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nLife-possessors, the world over, are artists. Mind,\\nhowever high or low, is the canvas. All labor is\\nmerely the placing of colors and tints. The picture\\nexhibits nature improved by art. Life was not created\\nfor life s sake, but as a means of perfecting nature,\\nand thus form the basis of perfect bliss, the apparent\\naim of all sensible beings. The active youth, hav-\\ning a good physique, who shuns idle labor, will build\\nup a beautiful and perfect body, a wise and powerful\\nmind, and among men will be as a towering pyramid\\namong chafing pebbles. It is common for sonic-\\npersons to go back to rectify mistakes, and for others\\nto go forward after duty; both are in error, as there\\ncannot be any duty back or forward of the present.\\nMost kind and attentive in his family relations,\\nliberal in all matters of public improvement, no man\\nin Meredith has stronger friends. Confucius, in his\\nfive classes of men, describes one as philosophers.\\nThey are they who, in their words, their actions\\nand in the general conduct of their lives, never de-\\npart from the line of strict rectitude who do right\\nbecause it is right; whose passions are subdued who\\nare always the same in adversity and prosperity who\\nspeak when they ought to speak, and are silent when\\nthey ought to be silent having firmness enough not to\\nconceal their sentiments when it is proper to utter them,\\nalthough they should lose thereby their fortunes or\\ntheir lives; who despise no one, nor prefer themselves\\nto others who are not content to derive their knowl-\\nedge from ordinary sources, but push their investi-\\ngations to the fountain-head, so as to free their\\nknowledge from all mixture of error not discouraged\\nwhen they fail, nor proud when they succeed.\\nIn placing Mr. Ladd in this class wc will receive\\nthe approval of those who understand him best.\\nS.\\\\MrEL HODGSOX.\\nIt is a pleasure for the historian to turn aside from\\nthe narration of events to chronicle the record of a\\nself-made, industrious and useful person, who, by his\\nown ability and honest dealing, has placed himself\\nhigh on the list of business men, as having achieved\\na justly-merited success. And of such a man we\\nwrite when we write of Samuel, or Sam Hodgson,\\nas he is familiarly called.\\nSamuel Hodgson was born January 19, 1842, in\\nHalifax, Yorkshire, England. He comes of a family\\nof respectability, his parents, Ellis and Sarah (Lassey\\nHodgson, being in comfortable financial circum-\\nstances. His school-education was acquired before\\nhe was fourteen years old at the boarding-school ol", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1412.jp2"}, "1202": {"fulltext": "TTlTt^cy^i^\\n^6^cy", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1415.jp2"}, "1203": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1416.jp2"}, "1204": {"fulltext": "861\\nMytholmroyd and Farrar s Academy at Halifax. His\\ngreat-uncle, George Wilcock, manufacturer of cotton\\nyarns and warps, needing a clerk, Sara took the place\\nand rapidly developed a practical knowledge of both\\nmanufacturing and financial departments. He re-\\nmained here eight years, having full charge the last\\nlour, conducting the business successfully. His\\nfather afterward established him in manufacturing\\nfor himself, but he was so hampered by conditions,\\nwhich gave him little opportunity to carry out his\\nown ideas, that he gave up the concern to his father\\nand, in 1866, crossed the ocean to America. Here he\\narrived with a strong and healthy physique and a de-\\ntermination to conquer all obstacles. His eyes were\\nturned naturally to the manufacturing town of\\nLowell, and his first employment was found in the\\ndye-house of one of the large corporations there.\\nThe quick observation of Mr. Hodgson, his deter-\\nmination to do his work well and his obvious atten-\\ntion to the interests of his employers gained him the\\nhearty friendship and confidence of the agent and\\nsuperintendent, and was the foundation of his suc-\\ncessful business career. One of these gentlemen, Mr.\\nAjipleyard, in a few months went to Lake village to\\ne-itablish a dye-house, there being a demand for one\\nat that place. He soon had an opportunity to secure\\nMr. Hodgson s services and gladly accepted them,\\ngiving him at the same time an interest in the busi-\\nness. Before policies had been issued on their appli-\\ncation for insurance to cover their own property and\\ngoods left there to be colored, a fire destroyed the\\nentire plant, with the exception of a few chemicals\\nliurriedly drawn from the burning building. The\\nlittle capital economy had acquired for Mr. Hodgson\\nwas thus swept away, but the firm of Appleyard\\nHodgson was soon at work in a new building on the\\nsame spot. Mr. Appleyard soon formed another busi-\\nness connection at Ashland, and the dye-house was\\nleft in Mr. Hodgson s control. Taking personal\\ncharge of the practical part of the business and ex-\\nposing himself in the wet dyeing-room, thus depriv-\\ning himself of needed rest and sleep, a rheumatic\\nfever seized him, and with such strength that his re-\\ncovery was considered impossible by his physicians.\\nHis robust health heretofore, the careful nursing of\\nkind friends and an invincible will wrought a cure,\\nhowever, and in the intervals of delirium he gave\\ndirections to an unskilled workman, which enabled\\nthe business to go on its regular course. The dye-\\nhouse was conducted to the satisfaction of his patrons\\nand with profit for four or five years; but as the mills\\nin Laconia and Lake village for which he did busi-\\nness began to add, gradually, dyeing to their own\\nestablishments, the demand arose for something to\\ntake the place of the waning industry, and Mr. Hodg-\\nson, in 1870, began the manufacture of cotton and\\nmerino hosiery. In 1872 the cotton hosiery business\\nwas in a very unsatisfactory condition, and by a\\nfalling market Mr. Hodgson lost nearly all his ac-\\ncumulated capital, which necessitated the temporary\\nclosing of his works. During this year (1872) Wm.\\nH.Abel, an ingenious mechanic, came to Lake village\\nand, at Mr. Hodgson s suggestion, began to experi-\\nment on the construction of an automatic loom which\\nshould take the place of the old-style hand-loom for\\nknitting stockings for Mr. Hodgson was convinced\\nthat before this manufacture could become largely\\nprofitable an improvement in the machinery used\\nwould have to be made. While at work on this, Mr.\\nAbel invented a machine for knitting mittens, with\\nwhich, in 1874, Mr. Hodgson began the manufacture\\nof mittens on contract, with good success. In 1876\\nhe removed to Meredith village, leased the power and\\nmills of the Mechanics Association and continued\\nmanufacturing mittens until 1877. By this time Mr.\\nAbel had perfected and patented his automatic ma-\\nchine for knitting stockings, which made a full-\\nfashioned stocking that possessed great advantages\\nover the common sewing-machine work. This won-\\nderful invention, doing by machinery that which be-\\nfore had to be done by hand, entirely revolutionized\\nthe manufacture of knit goods, furnished a new in-\\ndustry to the country and gave an impetus to this\\nbranch of business, which added largely to the wealth\\nof, and built up rapidly, Laconia, Lake village, etc. In\\n1877, Mr. Hodgson began manufacturing stockings\\nwith the new machines, putting them in as fast as possi\\nble and to the full capacity of his power. Since com-\\ning to Meredith he has erected new buildings, trebled\\nthe floor-room and capacity of the mills, and has\\nbeen largely engaged in the manufacture of his spe-\\ncialties, woolen hosiery and knit mittens, and is to-day\\nthe principal motor of activity in the village and\\ntown. He employs from one hundred and fifty to\\none hundred and sixty operatives, the greater number\\nof whom are women and natives of the vicinity. Mr.\\nHodgson, believing that good wages secure good\\nworkmen, acts on his belief, and this industry has\\nadded much to the prosperity of Meredith. A visit\\nto these mills shows one secret of his success. Abso-\\nlute purity is required in every article even so simple\\na thing as the soap used is manufactured here, and the\\nexact strength of each dye is known, so an exact re-\\nsult can be exactly predicated. All material is of the\\nbest of its kind, the machinery, made under special\\npatents, some of them being entirely the property of\\nMr. Hodgson, is of the latest improved designs and\\nalmost automatic in the perfection of its workman-\\nship. The mill is fully ventilated; perfect clcanlincsa\\nis observable in every department. Mr. Hodgson has\\na keen eye to read human nature, and calls into his\\nservice the best adapted persons. His superintend-\\nent, W. H. Hurst, an intelligent gentleman, formerly\\na practical knit-goods manufiicturer of England, is\\nthoroughly at home in the mill, and, with an expe-\\nrienced overseer, carries on the daily programme of\\nlabor so well that Mr. Hodgson knows in his absence\\nthat all is going on properly. The mill is protected", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1417.jp2"}, "1205": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nfrom fire by good force pumps, with hydrants in each\\nJlr. Hodgson is now a naturalized American, and\\ncast his first vote last fall for President, .and is as\\nfully devoted to the welfare and prosperity of this\\ncountry, and as fully in accord with American man-\\nners and customs, as if he were a born New Eng-\\nlander, and with characteristic good judgment has\\ntaken one of the daughters of New Hampshire for a\\nwife, Elizabeth A. Dow, of Ashland. She has been\\nand is truly a help-meet, and now superintends the\\nfinishing department of the mill. Her practical\\ncommon sense, industry and frugality have been im-\\nportant factors in his success.\\nA kind, social and agreeable companion, a public-\\nspirited citizen of unostentation and without pre-\\nsumption, it goes without saying that Mr. Hodgson is\\nimmensely popular, not only among his workmen\\nand in Meredith, but throughout a wide range of ac-\\nquaintance. He is a member of the New Hampshire\\nClub, of the A moskeag Veterans, and has taken the\\nvarious Masonic degrees to Knight Templar.\\nIjooking forward to some period of retirement from\\nmanufacturing, Mr. Hodgson is at work on a farm of\\ntwo liuiidrcd acres with the same system and push\\nthat characterize all his undertakings, and although\\nrapidly putting this place into permanent improve-\\nment by a force which seems large to the old-fashioned\\nfarmer, yet his expenditures would be considered in\\nBoston only a fair salary for a confidential clerk or a\\nsuper of a first-class manufactory, and the work\\nis done in accordance with true business principles,\\nand is an investment which will pay.\\nMr. Hodgson s success should be an incentive to\\nevery young man who, like himself, has brains, ener-\\ngy and a capacity to carry ideas into practical work-\\ning. He has been successful because he deserves to\\nbe, and enjoys the friendship and esteem of the\\nleading men of this section. A citizen of sterling\\nintegrity, kind and generous impulses, and frank and\\nmanly bearing, there is not one who does not heartily\\nwish him a long continuance of the prosperity which\\nhas in no wise changed his genial and cordial nature.\\nJOSEPU W. LAXG.\\nNone of the jiresent generation of Meredith has\\nbeen more identified with every phase of its business\\nfor the last half century, or has to-day a higher\\nplace in the esteem and love of the people of the\\ntown, than the honored and venerable Joseph W.\\nLang. He was born June 21, 1798, at Portsmouth,\\nN. IL, and is descended from early settlers of Rock-\\ningham County. His grandfather, Josiah Lang, born\\nin Greenland, N. H., had three brothers, one of\\nwhom lived in North Hampton, one in Concord, and\\none in Sanbornton. His parents were Josiah and\\nSarah (Whidden) Lang, and they had those frugal\\nand honest virtues for which the New Englander of\\nthat day was noted. Josiah was a farmer with but\\nlimited capital, and to provide a more efficient\\nhome he moved to Tuftonborough, when lands\\nwere cheap, and purchased six hundred acres of\\nland. He was a quiet, pleasant man, whom every\\none liked. His wife was one of those industrious\\nChristian mothers whose influence was for good upon\\nher children. They had three children, Joseph W.,\\nThomas E., and Josiah, who died young. The loss\\nof this, her youngest son, affected Mrs. Lang s sensi-\\ntive nature, and she never fully recovered from the\\nblow. In later life they removed to Meredith, where\\nMr. Lang died, in 1857, aged eighty-three. Mrs,\\nLang survived him three years, dying in 18G0, aged\\neighty-seven. Both were mourned by many friends.\\nJoseph W. Lang was, from very early years, accus-\\ntomed to labor, and grew to the age of seventeen\\namid the healthful country air and pleasant rural life\\nof his father s farm. At this age he had a conference\\nwith his father concerning their financial condition.\\nThe conclusion was this there was then due on the\\nfarm six hundred dollars, that could never be paid\\nby labor on it, and the only way to extinguish the\\ndebt was to get money from outside so it was de-\\ncided that Joseph should go from home to earn what\\nhe could for that purpose. He went to Portsmouth.\\nWages were at that time eight dollars per month\\nbut the young man deemed his services worth at\\nleast ten, and soon obtained employment as a ped-\\ndler. Knowing his mother would scarcely approve\\nthe associations he would be subjected to, he at once\\nwrote her not to be worried, as he would drink no\\nspirits until be had seen her. He kept his word, not\\nonly by keeping his promise, but drinking nothing\\nthat would intoxicate while in the business, and has\\nalways held to strong temperance principles. Work-\\ning eight months the first year, without losing a day\\nor drawing a dollar, he returned home with eighty\\ndollars in his pocket. Eleven weeks of the ensuing\\nwinter were passed in Master Leavitt s school in\\nMeredith, from which he graduated. He peddled\\nthree years, cleared the debt from the home larm,\\nand developed those qualities of business acumen\\nand thrift which have accompanied him through\\nlife. Adding one hundred more acres to the home\\nfarm, he taught school for three years, both winter\\nand summer terms, and boarded at home. The pay\\ncontrasts strongly with the present wages of teachers,\\nten dollars a month being considered ample remune-\\nration for superintending the researches of a hundred\\n(more or less) boys and girls in the mysteries of\\nreading, writing, arithmetic and the rudiments of\\ngrammar. The board was from one dollar to one\\ndollar and a quarter a week. Mr. Lang was a suc-\\ncessful teacher, and much loved by his pupils.\\nMr. Lang had now fully decided to become a set-\\ntled farmer, and had about fifty acres of the home\\nfarm set otf to him, on which he erected a substantial\\nhouse and barn, and married, June 20, 1824, Mehita-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1418.jp2"}, "1206": {"fulltext": "Z/^^^ftrM^ LAri=J.Cc^/^j", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1419.jp2"}, "1207": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1420.jp2"}, "1208": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1421.jp2"}, "1209": {"fulltext": "^^m^", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1422.jp2"}, "1210": {"fulltext": "ble Clark Young, daughter of Benjamin Young, Esq.,\\nand her counsel and assistance were very helpful to\\nthe young agriculturist. But the farmers of Tuf-\\ntonborough were not long to claim, among their\\nnumber, such a promising recruit. Mr. Joseph\\nSmith, of Dover, was the chief business man of the\\nLake County, an extensive merchant, who had\\nstores at these places: Farmington, Alton Bay, Mer-\\nedith, Wolfborough, Centre Harbor and Moulton-\\nborough. In 1826, wishing an honest and reliable\\nclerk, his attention was attracted to Mr. Lang. Mr.\\nCrosby, one of his employes, went to Tuftonborough\\nand offered the young tarmer a salary of two hundred\\nand fifty dollars and the use of a house for the first\\nyear.\\nUpon due consideration, the offer was accepted,\\nand Mr. Lang was placed in charge of the Wolfbor-\\nough store. Remaining here about two and one-half\\nyears, he succeeded Mr. Crosby in the charge of the\\nstore at Meredith, and held that position until the\\nfailure of Mr. Smith, in 1830, when Mr. Lang was\\ninduced to take the Jleredith business as his own,\\nwhich he did, assuming the liabilities, which\\namounted to six thousand dollars, and from that\\ntime until 1869, when he retired,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 a period of about\\nforty years,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 he was in active business, alone and\\nwith various partners, being the principal merchant\\nof the town. He was also connected with every en-\\nter])rise tending to the improvement and the further-\\ning of industries in Meredith. Prior to 1835, Mr.\\nLang, together with Captain Daniel Smith, Mr. Dav-\\nenport, Mr. Woodman and Abel Philbrick, purchased\\na grist-mill, two stories in height, fitted it up as a\\ncotton-factory, and formed the Meredith Village\\nCotton-Factory Company, and carried on busiuess for\\na few years. He was the first agent and one of the\\nincorporators of the Belknap Steamboat Company,\\nwhich built the first steamboat in the State, The\\nBelknap, at Lake village, and was the only member\\nof the company from this section. He was one of\\nthe first stockholders of the Belknap, Concord and\\nMeredith Eailroad, and for nineteen years a director,\\nclosing his connection with the road, as such, on\\nreaching his eightieth year. He, with Joseph Ela,\\nColonel Stevens, F. Smith and others, purchased the\\nmills and privileges at Meredith village and formed\\nthe Mechanics Association, with a capital of thirty\\nthousand dollars, and was its first treasurer, which\\nposition he held several years. He was one of the\\nincorporators of the Meredith Village Savings Bank,\\nand president from its organization.\\nIn February, 1863, Mrs. Lang died, and November\\n8, 1866, Mr. Lang married Mrs. Julia A. Taylor,\\ndaughter of Captain John B. and Comfort (Sanborn)\\nPerkins, of Sanbornton, a lady with whom his decli-\\nning years are passing most happily. [Captain Per-\\nkins, her father, lived to be ninety-six years old,\\nretaining his remarkable memory to the last, and his\\nclear understanding of occurrences and men of the\\npast was of inestimable service to Rev. Mr. Runnels\\nin preparing his history of Sanbornton.]\\nIn all of the public afl airs of the town, Mr. Lang\\nhas been closely allied, and he has been often called\\nto offices of trust and honor by his townsmen. He\\nwas town treasurer for six, and moderator for many\\nyears. Politically, he has been Whig and Republi-\\ncan, and, in the State Legislature of 1856-57, he rep-\\nresented Meredith. A faithful and active member of\\nthe Congregational Church, giving freely and liber-\\nally to its support, and living a life based on the pre-\\ncepts of the Golden Rule, Mr. Lang feels and acts\\nas if the competency which he has acquired by his\\nconstant and unremitting industry is only intrusted\\nto his care for the good of others. Goodness and\\nbenevolence are stamped upon his face, and, on every\\nside, through all the years of his life, his kind acts\\nhave been continuously, quietly and unostentatiously\\ndone, he scarcely letting his left hand know what\\nhis right hand did.\\nAnil wisest he in this whole, wide land\\nOf hoarding till bent and gray\\nFor all you can hold in your cold, dead hand\\nIs what you have given away.\\nIn the fullness of years, honored by the confidence\\nand love of the better part of the community, Mr.\\nLang can have the satisfaction of knowing that he\\nhas worthily and honorably passed a useful and\\nlaborious career, and that his memory will be a sweet\\nremembrance in the hearts of a large circle of friends.\\nCOLONEL EBENEZEE STEVENS.\\nAmong the leading business men whose activity,\\nenterprise and persistent industry have been powerful\\nmotors in furthering the growth and developing the\\nphysical and moral interests of Meredith must be\\nmentioned Ebenezer Stevens. He comes from sturdy\\nancestry, his great-grandfather. Major Ebenezer\\nStevens, being one of the early settlers of Kingston,\\nN. H. He was a brave man and gallant soldier, and\\nreceived his title from services rendered in the French\\nand Indian War. Major Stevens married, December\\n5, 1710, Elisabeth Colcord and had four sons. He\\ndied November 1, 1749. He was a very distinguished\\nand useful citizen, and such was his integrity and be-\\nnevolence that difi erences among the people were\\nsubmitted to him with perfect confidence rn a just\\ndecision. He sustained many important functions\\nand discharged every duty with ability and faithful-\\nness and left the beneficial impress of his strong\\ncharacter upon the community where he lived for\\nmany years.\\nThe second son of Major Stevens was Colonel\\nEbenezer, born June 10, 1715; married, first, 1736,\\nMary Colcord second, 1768, Dolly Stevens, of New-\\nburyport. His children were Ebenezer, Jr., born in\\n1739, a deacon of the church in Kingston; John, born\\nin 1770; Moses, born in 1771; Peter C, born in 1773\\nPaul, born in 1775.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1423.jp2"}, "1211": {"fulltext": "HISTORY or |{i:i,KN.\\\\l COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nA romiuitic inHtiiiicc of Colonel Ebenezur Stevens\\ncurly life Ih (?ivcM in our liiHtory of Rockingham and\\nStrafford Counties, N. li.,\\nWhen seven years of age, he, with others, was\\ntaken caiitivo by the Indians, and carried thron^h Lake\\nWinnipesaiikce to Canada. Here he remained for\\none year, when he wiw ransomed Uy his father paying\\n100 silver pistareenH(:5(17). It is siiid that they demand-\\ned a higher price because he wore a better hat and\\nbolter clothing than his companions.\\nlie received a common-school education and be-\\ncame a farmer and successful business man, owning\\nmuch real estate. He was for many years proprietors\\nclerk and also transacted important business for the\\nStale, and Stcvcnslown (now Salisbury was named\\nfor him. lie dicl .Fiily 1!), IKOO, wImm ihmiIv ninety\\nyears old.\\nColonel St(nens was a very polite gentleman of the\\nold school, and it is related of him, that, on riding on\\nliorscback from meeting, he would carry his co(;ke I\\nhat under his arm, a distance of two miles, bowing to\\nthe i)eople on the way. He took the father of Daniel\\nWebster, as a boy of nine, to bring up, and prom-\\nised that he should learn a trade. Wut, conceiving a\\nliking lor tin; boy, he kept him on his farm until he\\nwas twenty-one and then started him in life by giving\\nhim a farm in Andover. Years passed; Colonel\\nStevens began to succumb to the infirmities of age,\\nand both mental and physical powers were weakened,\\nwhen Mr. Webster, taking advantage of his condition,\\ninsisted that more remuneration was due him as dam-\\nages for not being taught a trade, and the colonel gave\\nhim the farm in Salisbury where Daniel W( lisler\\nwas born.\\ni anl Stevens, the youngest son of Colonel Kbenezer\\n:iii l Dolly Slovens, was born in Kingston in 1775 and\\nroiiivicl ihe usual education and did the work of\\nliuiiicis boys of that day. He learned the shoe-\\nmaker s trade and was also a farmer, his father s proj)-\\nerty enabling all the children to own some land; but\\nhis share was a small farm in New Chester, worth\\nabout si.x hundred dollars. Hero he settled, about\\n17 .K with his wife Sally, daughter of Dr. Howe, an\\neminent surgeon in the American army of the Revo-\\nlulion, who was disowned by his family for his rebel\\nalliliatioiis. His father was Lord Viscount Howe, at\\none time (iovernor of Harbadoes, and his mother,\\nMary Soi)hia Charlotte, daughter of Haron Kilman-\\nsigge, Master of the Horse to (ieorge I., when IClector\\nof Hanover, by a daughter of (iount I lalen, of the\\nenipiro. Lady Howe was afterward crealed ountess\\nof Darlington by (Jcorge I. This worthy couple had\\nfour sons,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (ieorge A. (killed in the French and In-\\ndian War in Auu rica), Richnrd (Lord Admiral Howe,\\neommandiM of the Ibilish naval forces of the Ameri-\\ncan Uevolulion) William ((ieneral Sir William Howe,\\nwho comnumdcd Ihe Ilrilish army during the same\\nwar) and Surgeon llowc(lhe lalhe r of Mrs. Stevens).\\nThe money Dr. Howe received lor his army service,\\nsome three or four thousand dollars, became value-\\nless by the great depreciation of the Continental cur-\\nrency.\\nPaul Stevens and his wife remained in New Chester\\nfor a few years, and there four of his children Dolly\\nWilliam, Mark and Sarah were born. Purchasing\\na better farm, he removed to New Hampton, which\\nwas the birth-place of his two daughters, Fanny and\\nNancy. Four or five years passed, and Mr. Stevens\\nmoved to Gilford, near Gilmanton, and purchased\\none hundred and fifty acres of rough, unbroken land,\\nwhich, after many years of hard, unremitting labor,\\nwas transformed into a well-cultivated farm. He\\npassed the remainder of his life in Gilford, dying in\\nAugust, 184(5, aged seventy-one years. The rest of\\nhis children Fifield, Peter F., Kbenezer, Mosc\\nJohn, Paul, James S. and two who died in infancy\\nwere born in Gilford.\\nPaul Stevens was an intelligent, unassuming, quiet\\nman, of deeply religious princii)le8, much respected in\\nthe communities where he resided. Mrs. Stevens was\\na noble, fine-looking woman, of great strength of char-\\nacter and religious feeling, and taught her children\\nChristianity by example, as well as by word. Mr. and\\nMrs. Stevens were among the first adherents of tin-\\nnew belief of the Frec-Will Baptist Church, of which\\nthey were members. She survived her husband several\\nyears and died in Gilford.\\nColonel Ebene/.er Stevens, .son of Paul and Sally\\n(Howe) Stevens, was born May 9, 1810, and when\\nbut seven years old was compelled to commence the\\nbattle of life. He first went to live with a farmer\\nwhose liomo svius back of the Helknap Mountains, in\\nwhat was called The Cellar. In a year he changed\\nhis abode, but until he was fourteen his occupation\\nwas tilling the soil. He then learned blacksmith-\\ning of his brother William, and worked with him for\\nsome time. Earning some money, he attended school\\nand boarded with Dr. Crosby and wife. The Chris-\\ntian kindness and sympathy of this worthy couple\\nwon the young man s heart, and enabled them to use\\na strong and beneficial influence upon him, which is\\nappreciated even yet, and causes him to hold their\\nmemory in reverential honor. Before he was seven-\\nteen ho i)urchased an old shop in Gilford village, on\\ncredit, and, borrowing fifty dollars as a capital, he\\nestablished himself as a blacksmith. Early in the\\nmorning and late at night the fire glowed on his\\nhearth, and the sound of his hammer was heard. Ho\\nwas prospered, as the diligent and industrious always\\nare. The first year he cleared three hundred and\\ntwenty-five dollars. Having ])roved his ability to\\nsupport himself, and being well established in busi-\\nness, Mr. Stevens married, January IT), 1831, Thcrina\\ndaughter of John 8. and Leah (Prcscott) Osgood, and\\ngranddaughter of Colonel Prcscott, of Gilmanton.\\nThey had three children, Cyrus A., Celestia A. (mar-\\nried Edward Stowell, resides in North Adams, and\\nhas two children) and Ebenczcr (who dicl when luur", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1424.jp2"}, "1212": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1425.jp2"}, "1213": {"fulltext": "(Z^^^", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1426.jp2"}, "1214": {"fulltext": "865\\nyears of age). Mrs. Stevens died January 17, 1845,\\naged thirty-three years.\\nIn 1837, Mr. Stevens removed to Meredith village\\nand carried on blaeksmithing until 1845, doing a j\\nlarge business. About 1850 he engaged in merchan-\\ndising with .Iiisriih Lang. This partnership con-\\ntinned ]dc:is;nitly :ni\u00c2\u00abl |ii(ilitably for six years, aud after j\\nthis Mr. Stevens was in hade alone and with various\\nIjartuers lor twenty years.\\nHe married, April 22, 1846, Cassandra, daughter of\\nJohn B. and Alice (Ladd) Swasey, of Meredith, and\\nhad one child Alice S. (married Henry W. Lincoln,\\nof Norton, Mass.; they have three children). [Mrs.\\nStevens is a descendant of two early New Hampshire\\nfamilies of repute, her father being third in descent\\nfrom Ebenezer Swasey, of Exeter, whose son Benja-\\nmin, born at Exeter October 16, 1752, married.Jane\\nBund, February 15, 1777, and moved to Meredith,\\nwhere John B. was born April 3, 1782. He settled\\nin Meredith village, became a prominent business\\nmau, having a large mercantile trade, and extensively\\nowning real estate. He erected large mills on the\\nwater privilege owned previously by Daniel Avery,\\nand in numerous ways served the town as postmaster,\\netc., and was a pillar of society. He died March 11,\\n1828. His wife, Alice Ladd, was a descendant in the\\nsixth degree from Daniel Ladd (see biography of\\nSeneca Ladd), the line being Daniel (1), Samuel (2),\\nJohn (3), Timothy (4), Eliphalet (5) (born February\\n19, 1755, married Mary Park, of Windham, May 13,\\n1774), Alice (6). Mrs. Alice (Ladd) Swasey died\\nFebruary 6, 1875, aged ninety-six years. She had\\nlived in Meredith over sixty-five years, and in houses\\nlocated on the same site. She was a lady of intellect,\\nand her love of reading and appreciation of good\\nliterature continued through life. Her memory was\\nvery retentive, and, her mental faculties being unim-\\npaired, she wrote a poem when she was ninety years\\nold, which had all the freshness of one written by one\\nnot half her age. She ever possessed a great love of\\nthe beautiful in art, literature and nature. Mrs.\\nStevens inherits many of the characteristics of her\\nmother, and is a most intelligent and interesting lady,\\nwhom it is a pleasure to meet.]\\nFrom about theageof seventeen Mr. Stevens took an\\ninterest in militia matters, and was rapidly promoted\\nthrough the various gradesto that of colonel, and held\\nt n.e offices of brigade and division inspector for many\\nyears. In 1845 he was elected selectman and served\\nthree years, and conducted several important lawsuits\\nfor the town to a successful issue. Since then he has\\nbeen largely identified with town and public matters.\\nHe has held the commission of justice of the peace for\\nover forty year.s. He was representative in 1854 and\\n1855. An old Whig, he became an active Republican,\\nand was Presidential elector for Lincoln in 1860. He\\nwas selectman of Meredith during the Rebellion, and\\nwas energetic in the discharge of the onerous duties\\nwhich devolved upon him in that capacity\\nHe;\\nsisted in the disbursement of thousands of dollars\\nwas oft ered the colonelcy of the Twelfth Regiment,\\nwliich, through his efforts and others, was raised in\\nfive days he prepared the list of soldiers sent by\\nMeredith, published elsewhere in this history, and\\nduring the war period received the nomination of his\\n(the minority) party, and carried its full vote lor the\\nimportant positions of State Senator, councilor, etc.\\nBefore 1850 he began to do probate business; this has\\ngrown largely, and a great portion of his time since\\nhas been occupied in settling estates, attending to\\nguardianships to which he has been appointed, and\\nhe has done more of this class of business, probably,\\nthan any other person in the county. Being careful,\\nprudent and kind-hearted, he is peculiarly fitted for\\nthe guardianship of the poor and unfortunate.\\nHe has been prominently connected with the Free-\\nwill Baptist Church since 1840 has been trustee of\\nNew Hampton Seminary, where, for seventeen years\\nconsecutively, he was marshal on anniversary occa-\\nsions.\\nHe was one of the incorporators, and has served as\\npresident and treasurer, of the Meredith Mechanic\\nAssociation one of the incorporators and trustees of\\nthe Meredith Village Saviugs-Bank one of the di-\\nrectors of the Belknap County Bank, Laconia, and is\\nalso trustee of Laconia Saviugs-Bank.\\nWe can in no better manner sum up the character\\nof Colonel Stevens than to repeat the words used by\\nthe historian of Kingston in describing his great-\\ngrandfather. Major Ebenezer He sustained many\\nimportant functions, and discharged every duty with\\nability and faithfulness, Of untiring energy and\\npersistent perseverance, he is a self-made man in\\nthe highest sense of the word.\\nJOSEPH ELA.\\nJoseph Ela, son of John Whitchcr (Whittier) Ela\\nand his wife, Mehitable Dame, was born in Lee.\\nN. H., July 20, 1797.\\nThe Ela family has been, for many years, a reputable\\none in England. The name of the first American\\nprogenitor of this line is, doubtless, Daniel Ela, with\\nwhom the town of Haverhill, Mass., voted to ex-\\nchange certain lands on October 19, 1658. From this\\ntime the name occurs frequently in Haverhill, Daniel\\nbeing often elected to ofiices of trust. He was chosen\\nmoderator in 1699 and town attorney in 1700. He\\nwas an inn.keeper in 1677 and possessed quite a prop-\\nerty for those times.\\nIsrael Ela, probably his son, was made freeman of\\nHaverhill in 1677, and his descendants for many\\nyears occupied the lands granted to Daniel. He\\nmarried Abigail Bosworth, and died March 29, 1700.\\nHe had two sons and three daughters. John Ela,\\nsecond son of Israel, born in Haverhill June 15,\\n1683, married Rachel Page, had five children and\\ndied in 1742, aged fifty-nine. Their oldest child.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1427.jp2"}, "1215": {"fulltext": "HISTOllY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nJacob, born February 1, 1711-12, was twice married.\\nBy Iiis second wife, Mrs. Ednah (Little) Gale, he had\\neight children, the oldest being John. (His sixth\\nchild, Lydia, married. Daniel Applcton, and num-\\nbered among her descendants the celebrated family\\nof that name in New York City.)\\nJohn Ela was born in Haverhill, Mass., January 6,\\n1740\u00e2\u0080\u0094 il. He was a ftirmer and noted for his great\\nsize. He weighed four hundred pounds. All his\\nchildren were by his first wife, Ruth Whittier. He\\ndied at the age of forty-six years. The oldest were\\ntwins, Nathaniel W. and John Whittier, born\\nFebruary 5, 1766. Nathaniel became a citizen of\\nDover, where, for over fifty years, he conducted a\\nmost popular hotel and made a large range of ac-\\nquaint.ance. He was a very genial person, a hatter\\nby trade, which he carried on for some years. John\\nW. became a farmer in Durham, Lee and Barn-\\nstead, N. H., married Mehitable Dame, of Dur-\\nham, January 7, 1793, and had three children,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nEdnah, Joseph, John. He died June 15, ISOl, when\\nJoseph was but four years old. Keceiving the care\\nof a faithful mother until he was nearly fifteen years\\nold, Joseph went to Dover to learn the hatter s trade\\nof his Uncle Nathaniel. The confinement proved in-\\njurious to the young man, and he had two attacks of\\nfever, in which he nearly lost his life; but he finished\\nhis trade, and, when of age, in company with another\\nyoung man, he established himself as a hatter in Nor-\\nway Plains (Rochester). His health again failing,\\nhe changed his business and became a merchant s\\nclerk for two years, in which he was so popular as to\\nmake many friends and attract the attention of lead-\\ning merchants.\\nThe long and unusually active business connection of\\nMr. Ela with Meredith and its vicinity, and his residence\\nin this town, date from July 2, 1822, when he came\\nto take charge of the Meredith store of Joseph Smith,\\nof Dover, the great merchant of the lake. For four\\nyears Mr. Ela gave his unintermitting and untiring\\nattention to the onerous duties of this position, until,\\ntlu sedentary life again impairing his health, he found\\nhe must change his business to one giving more exer-\\ncise in the open air. For six months he was a teamster.\\nReceiving the appointment of deputy-sheriff, in 1828,\\nfor the county of Strafford, and shortly after being\\ndeputized to act in Grafton County, he soon found\\nhis hands full of legal business. Everything in those\\ndays was sold on credit, and none were refused.\\nWhen the merchants were tired of waiting for\\ntheir pay, which came in all kinds of barter,\\nmoney being almost an unknown quantity, the\\ndebtor was sued and the officers of the law were\\nset at work. An execution against the body of any\\ndebtor who owed thirteen dollars could be taken out,\\nif no property could be found, and the unfortunate\\nman sent to the county jail at Dover. Many of these\\ntrips were taken by Mr. Ela, who was active, vigor-\\nous and resolute in discharging his official duties,\\ntempering them, however, with as much mercy as\\nhis position would allow. For over thirty years he\\ncontinued in this official capacity in Strafford ami\\nGrafton until the organization of Belknap County,\\nthen in Belknap, Carroll and Grafton; and probably\\nno other officer in any of these counties ever tran\\nacted as much business, served as many writs or r( le\\nso many miles as Mr. Ela. For twenty years he was\\nthe crier of the courts of Strafford County, and\\nserved in the same oflSce in Belknap County as long\\nas he was in active service, which continued until\\n1858 or 1859. His long continuance in office is the\\nstrongest evidence possible of his capabilities, his lion-\\nesty, his devotion to duty, and, also, of his popularity\\nas a man.\\nIn 1846, Mr. Ela was employed by the Lake Com-\\npany to purchase the right of flowage on Lake Win-\\nnipesaukee, and, in doing this, was compelled to buy\\nmany pieces of land beyond the flowage line. In set-\\ntling with the company Mr. Ela received this land,\\nand in this manner acquired much land along Plym-\\nouth Street, in Meredith village, as well as else-\\nwhere. The possession of this real estate led him in-\\nto building houses upon it, and he has built and\\nowned fifty-two different houses in the village.\\nIn 1858 he suggested the importance of forming a\\ncorporation to buy and control the water-power at\\nMeredith village, and from his suggestion and active\\ninterest the Mechanics Association was organized.\\n(See history.)\\nMr. Ela was also one of the incorporators and first\\ntrustees of the Meredith Village Savings-Bank, and\\nhas been, du ring all the years of his residence here,\\nconnected with, and an earnest supporter of, all things\\ntending to improve, benefit or advance the better in-\\nterests of Meredith. He married, in 18.32, Sally Mil-\\nler Moulton, daughter of Jonathan Moulton, a prom-\\ninent manufacturer of his day in Meredith. She\\ndied May 21, 1878, in her sixty-fifth year. This\\nworthy couple had five children who attained ma-\\nturity, Laura E. (married, first, Daniel S. Bedee,\\nwhose surviving daughter, Nellie, is now the widow\\nof James W. Horn, and, second, Alvin Peavey)\\nJohn W., educated at Cambridge Law School, be-\\ncame a lawyer in Plymouth, went out in the Civil\\nWar of 1861 as captain of a company in Fifteenth\\nNew Hampshire Volunteers, honorably discharged at\\nexpiration of term of service, he established himself\\nas a lawyer in Chicago, 111., where he now enjoys a\\nfine practice; Charles H., deceased; Ednah, married\\nGeorge E. Gilman, now lives in Detroit and has three\\nchildren Luella C, died aged seventeen years.\\nMr. Ela has ever been a pronounced Democrat of\\nthe Jefferson and Jackson school, believing their\\ndoctrines to be the only guide to a successful contin-\\nuance of the republic, and he has strongly battled\\nfor the success of those principles. He was appointed\\npostmaster in 1822 and held the office three years.\\nHe has been selectman six or eight terms, town agent", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1428.jp2"}, "1216": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1429.jp2"}, "1217": {"fulltext": "aji", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1430.jp2"}, "1218": {"fulltext": "867\\nand special agent in numbers of cases, represented\\nMeredith in the State Legislature of 1871-72, and has\\nbeen frequently requested to accept bis party nomi-\\nnation for Senator and other offices, which were de-\\nclined. At the time of the construction of the Boston,\\nConcord and Montreal Railroad he took several large\\ncontracts, which were faithfully performed. His\\nsight was destroyed by cataract in 1872.\\nFor over sixty years has Mr. Ela been one of the\\nleading men of this town, and to-day, with clear\\nmind, he can look back over the whole of that time\\nand tell the course, progress and development of any\\nmovement which has occurred, and analyze clearly\\nthe reason of its growth or failure.\\nSuccessful in business, happy in his family relations,\\nblest with the kind care of loving descendants and\\nwith a large circle of friends who honor and esteem\\nhim for his many good, qualities, Mr. Ela is a vener-\\nated member of society, one of the few remaining\\nl)ensioners of the War of 1812.\\nSIMEON D. PEASE.\\nThe Pease family was among the early settlers of\\nMeredith and is well worthy of record in this place.\\nBy reference to the ecclesiastical history of this town,\\nwe see the great influence its members had in the\\nreligious matters and progress of this section, and,\\nin all ways, they have been connected with the well-\\ndoing and honorable element of its citizens.\\nJoseph Pease was born March 10, 1774, and was\\none of the good, old-fashioned men of the last cen-\\ntury. He was kind-hearted, full of activity and\\nblunt earnestness, and delighted in nothing better\\nthan in a run after the foxes, of which he was a noted\\nhunter. The children had cause to love him for his\\nkindness. Before mounting his horse to ride from\\nhis house to the village he would fill his capacious\\npockets with apples to throw to them. Often, when\\nshaking hands with a poor man, he would leave a\\nsilver dollar. Quaint, impulsive, humorous and ec-\\ncentric withal, fixed in his Democratic faith, he was\\na thoroughly good man and took great pride in his\\nwell-tilled and remunerative farm. His brother Sim-\\neon was a deacon for many years in the Free- Will\\nBaptist Church and possessed a deeply religious na-\\nture. They were of a family of eleven children of\\nBenjamin and Anna (Sanborn) Pease, who established\\ntheir home on Oak Hill among the first settlers, and,\\nby hard work, economy and steady battling with\\nobstacles little understood in these days, carved out a\\nhome and secured a competency for their children.\\nBenjamin was born August 2, 1743, and died Febru-\\nary 26, 1802, leaving the record of a life usefully\\nspent. Joseph married, April 11, 1796, Hannah Fol-\\nsom. They had ten children.\\nSimeon D. Pease, son of Joseph and Hannah (Fol-\\nsom) Pease, was born at Oak Hill, Meredith, July 7,\\n1S12, and died January 21, 1885. He married Betsey,\\ndaughter of Nathaniel and Patience (Page) Batch-\\nelder. Their children are (1) Arzelia Jane, mar-\\nried Edwin Cox, express agent in Meredith village\\nthey have one child, named Clarence. (2) Laura E.\\n(3) Mary R., married Howard Prescott, and lives\\nin Chicago, 111. (4) Hannah A., married Frank\\nCummings; resides in Holderne-ss they have one\\nchild, Hannah I. (5) Frank B., married Clara\\nHoyt, and is a member of the mercantile house of\\nPease Towle, in Meredith village they have\\none child, Betsey Bertha. (6) Simeon Loring,\\nmarried Ellen Hanson, and is a farmer on the old\\nhomestead. Simeon, as before mentioned, was born\\nin the early part of the nineteenth century, and, en-\\nvironed by the narrowing circumstances of that per-\\niod, his education was necessarily limited to the com-\\nmon schools of his native town. Devoting himself\\nto agriculture, he threw himself with all the energy\\nof his nature into the cultivation and improvement\\nof the ancestral acres, succeeding his father in their\\ncare and became known as one of the best farmers of\\nthe town. Industrious and frugal, he added to his\\ninherited property. He was a life-long Democrat\\nand believed, with Jefferson, that a .strict adherence\\nto the Constitution was the one thing needful to the\\nperpetuity of the Union, and that any departure\\nfrom its spirit and teachings would result in harm to\\nour country, and during all the years of his man-\\nhood he battled strongly for his principles.\\nMr. Pease was an industrious, social man, possessed\\nof sound judgment and good common sense, which\\nwere appreciated by his townsmen, who often asked\\nand heeded his counsel in affairs requiring firmness\\nand deliberation. He was often chosen to positions\\nof public trust, served as selectman, and was several\\ntimes elected representative to the General Court,\\nand many times selected to do other business of pri-\\nvate as well as public character. He enjoyed the\\nesteem of the community for his many sterling\\nqualities.\\nMrs. Pease, who survives her husband, is a descend-\\nant of the Rev. Stephen Batchelder, a prominent\\nminister, who was born in England in 1561, and\\nemigrated to America in 1632, and settled first in\\nLynn, Mass., and afterwards, 1638, removed to Hamp-\\nton and exerted a great influence for many years.\\nHe returned to England, where he died, having\\nlived nearly a century. Abraham Batchelder was\\nborn August 13, 1750, and married Nabby who\\nwas born in 1752 and died July 11, 1802. Their son\\nNathaniel was born in Northwood, N. H., May 16,\\n1786, and married Patience Page. Their daughter,\\nMrs. Pease, inherits many of the strong traits of her\\nancestors.\\nJAMES OILMAN.\\nOne hundred years ago Exeter was, as it is to-day,\\nthe abode of many families of ancient and honornble\\ndescent. They were people of means, education and", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1431.jp2"}, "1219": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\ntheir patriotism was undoubted. Through all the\\ncolonial period they Avere a notable and influential\\nrace, and there have been men among their descend-\\nants, in every generation, who have done honor to\\ntheir country. The Gilmans came to New Hampshire\\nsoon after its first settlement, and, in 1679, Hon.\\nJohn Oilman was one of the councilors named in\\nPresident Cutts commission. Captain Nicholas Gil-\\nman was an officer of skill in the Indian wars of\\nQueen Anne s reign. Hon. Peter Oilman was the\\nfirst to bear the title of brigadier-general in New\\nHampshire. Colonel Daniel Oilman was a grantee\\nof the town of Gilmanton.\\nThe American ancestor of the Meredith branch of\\nthe family was Moses, who came from Hinghani, Eng-\\nland, and settled at Exeter. The line to the present\\ngeneration is Moses (1), James (2), Timothy (3), James\\n(4), David (5), James (6).\\nJames Oilman (6), son of David and Sally (Clark)\\nOilman, and grandson of James and Deborah (Good-\\nhue) Oilman, was born in Meredith December 31,\\n1813. His grandfather, James (4), was born in New\\nMarket, N. H., May 30, 1750 (O. S.). He was a tiller\\nof the soil, and resided in his native town, working\\nindustriously, until he was forty years of age, when,\\nwith his wife and six children, James, Samuel, Uriah,\\nDeborah, David and Josiah, became to Meredith, in\\n1790, when it was comparatively a young town, and\\nsettled on the lot where his grandson, James (6), now\\nlives. At the time of the Revolution he served a few\\nmonths at Portsmouth. He was a Democrat, one of\\nthe old-fashioned men of fixed principles, good judg-\\nment and few words, and those words were held as\\nlaw by his children, who respected and loved him.\\nHe was a hard-working, diligent farmer, brave and\\npatient in accomplishing whatever his hands found\\nto do, and for forty-eight years he lived and labored\\non the farm in Meredith. He died September 12,\\n1838, when nearly four-score years and ten, having\\nserved his day and generation well. His wife was\\nof the Goodhue family, and a member of the\\nBaptist Church. She died July 4, 1815. David (5),\\nfourth son of James (4), was born in New Market,\\nMay 9, 1785. He married, October 22, 1812, Sally,\\ndaughter of Moses Clark, of Sanbornton. They had\\nthree children, James (6), Martha and David. July\\n1, 1817, less than five years after his marriage, David\\nOilman died, and his father, although past the prime of\\nlife, gave a home to his grandchildren and their\\nmother. David Oilman was a Democrat in politics.\\nHe, with his wife, were active members of the Baptist\\nChurch.\\nJames Oilman (6) was the oldest of the three chil-\\ndren, and early in life he made a brave and honest\\nstruggle with the difiiculties of his lot. He became\\nafarmer on the old homestead, receiving his education\\nat the common schools of the town, and now resides\\nin the same house that his grandfather built in 1790.\\nIn 1836 he was surveyor of highways, and out of\\ntwenty-eight names on the list there is now but one\\nperson besides himself living. The same year, Feb-\\nruary 24th, he married Susan, daughter of William\\nand Eunice (Roberts) Mead, who w:us born August\\n20, 1810.\\n[Mrs. Oilman is a descendant from two old and\\nrespected families in Meredith. Her grandfather,\\nWilliam Mead, was one of the first settlers of the\\ntown, and was chosen moderator of the first town\\nmeeting. He was a man of good judgment, and one\\nwhose counsel was of great value to the pioneers.\\nHe had a large family, seven girls and four boys.\\nHis son William married Eunice (born in 1789),\\ndaughter of Lieutenant Roberts, whose name often\\nappears on committees to serve for wise and grave\\npurposes. William Mead (2) was always a farmer\\nand lived where his grandson, Joseph, now resides,\\non Meredith Neck. He was an upright, honest man,\\nand took great pride in his fiirm and stock, and by\\nhis care and labor acquired property and the reputa-\\ntion of being an excellent farmer. He married\\ntwice, and had an old-fashioned New England fiimily\\nof fifteen children, Eunice, Joseph, William and\\nJohn, Joshua, Benjamin, Daniel, Polly, Abigail,\\nSusan and her twin, Stephen, Smith, Stephen and\\nSarah.]\\nThe children of James (6) and Susan (Mead) Gil-\\nman were as follows (1) Granville B., born April 16,\\n1837; married Carrie Fletcher; resides in San Fran-\\ncisco, Cal. (2) Martha Jane, born September 16,\\n1839. (3) James Marshall, born June 9, 1842 mar-\\nried Mattie Smith they reside in California and\\nhave six children, Marshall F., Herbert M., Carrie\\nA. James G., Arthur F. and one other. (4) Mary\\nSusan, born December 7, 1843. (5) David Frank,\\nborn May 15, 1846. (6) Sarah Frances, born Sep-\\ntember 6, 1849; died April 13, 1850. (7) Ellen\\n(Lill), born March 29, 1851 married Fred. S. Pres-\\ncott; they have three children, Leo F., Harry S.\\nand Frank O. (8) Fanny M., who died aged two\\nyears and nine months.\\nJames Oilman possesses unwearied industry, and\\nthrough many long years he has been a worker, a\\nproducer and not a mere consumer. Early in life he\\nlearned the full import of the words, Thou shalt\\nearn thy bread by the sweat of thy brow. For\\ntwenty-four years he diligently worked eighteen\\nhours a day. He holds the old-school principles,\\nsuch doctrines as were established and current in the\\nperiod of his manhood, for men rarely change their\\nviews and habits after they pass middle life. So-\\ncially, he is plain and unpretending, has an active,\\nkeen, inquiring mind and a clear and retentive\\nmemory. He is a good conversationalist, and gives\\naccurate and graphic descriptions of the times and\\nmanners of the people of his earlier years. Politi-\\ncally, Mr. Oilman has ever remained true to those\\nold Democratic ideas of Jefferson and Jackson, and\\nhas been wise enough not to be a lover of party", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1432.jp2"}, "1220": {"fulltext": "uyi/\\\\\\nt^/ .^M-yuui4ri^", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1433.jp2"}, "1221": {"fulltext": "1", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1434.jp2"}, "1222": {"fulltext": "political offices. Religiously, he holds to the Bible,\\nand rests his hopes on it, and has been a consistent\\nmember of the Baptist Church for nearly half a\\ncentury. Mr. Gilnian has been through life a strong,\\nrepresentative man of the town, held in high esteem\\nby its best citizens, and has the pleasant satisfaction\\nof knowing that his children are occupying useful\\nand honorable positions, doing credit to the good\\nname of the fomilv.\\nGEORGE OILMAN FOGG.\\nGeorge Oilman Fogg was born at Meredith Centre,\\nN. H., May 26, 1813, and died at Concord, N. H., Oc-\\ntober 5, 1881. He was the son of David and Hannah\\nOilman (Vickery) Fogg. His father was a native of\\nPittsfield, and his mother of Exeter. He was fitted\\nfor college at the New Hampton Institution and grad-\\nuated at Dartmouth College in the class of 1839.\\nHe studied law with Judge Lovell, at Meredith, and\\nat the Harvard Law School, and commenced the\\npractice of his profession at Oilmanton Iron- Works\\nin 1842.\\nIn 1846 he was a member of the House of Repre-\\nsentatives and took an active part in the election of\\nJohn P. Hale as Senator. Up to this time a Demo-\\ncrat, he now became a prominent member of the\\nFree-Soil party, as it was then constituted, so far as\\nthey were not affected by the question of slavery.\\nDuring this session he was elected Secretary of State,\\nholding the office for one year. This necessitated bis\\nremoval to Concord, which was thenceforward his\\nhome.\\nMr. Fogg was, practically, the founder of the Inde-\\npendent Democrat, a newspaper which exerted a great\\ninfluence upon New Hampshire politics. It was\\nstarted in Manchester May 1, 1845, but removed to\\nConcord in June following. Mr. Fogg did not nom-\\ninally assume control till February, 1846, but he con-\\ntributed to its columns from the first. From this time\\nuntil 1861 this newspaper absorbed the best energies\\nof his life. In 1856 he made a trip to Kansas as\\nclerk of the Kunsas Commission of the United States\\nHouse of Representatives. He was law reporter of\\nNew Hampshire from 1855 to 1859. He was a dele-\\ngate from New Hampshire to the convention which\\nnominated Abraham Lincoln in 1860, and secretary\\nof the Republican National Executive Committee in\\nthe campaign which followed. After the Republican\\nparty obtained control of the State he was also, for\\nseveral years. State printer, that position, according to\\ncustom, being always given to prominent editors. In\\n1861 he was appointed by President Lincoln minister\\nfor the United States to Switzerland, holding the of-\\nfice until after the assassination of the President, in\\n1865. After his return from Europe he was ap-\\npointed, in 1867, United States Senator by Governor\\nSmyth, to fill the unexpired term of Hon. Daniel\\nClark, who had been appointed judge of the United\\nStates District Court for New Hampshire.\\nHe resumed editorial labor in 1867 (though not, as\\nbefore, taking sole charge of the paper), finally sever-\\ning his official connection in 1872. From this time\\nto his death he only wrote occasional articles for the\\npress.\\nMr. Fogg was a member of the New Hampshire\\nHistorical Society, succeeding Rev. Dr. Bouton as\\ncorresponding secretary, trustee of Bates College,\\nMaine, receiving from that institution the honorary\\ndegree of Doctor of Laws. He was stricken with par-\\nalysis September 11, 1879, from whicli he only par-\\ntially recovered, and which finally culminated in his\\ndeath.\\nMr. Fogg was never married. He left legacies to\\nDartmouth College, the school at New Hampton, the\\nUnitarian Church in Concord, with which he was\\nconnected, the school district where he was born, and\\nto various charitable institutions in Concord, in ad-\\ndition to legacies to his kindred and friends. He had\\npreviously made a liberal gift to Bates College.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1435.jp2"}, "1223": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF NEW HAMPTON.\\nCHAPTER I.\\nGeograpliical\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Original Grant\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Incorporation of Town^Variona Peti-\\ntions Documentary History Congregational Clinrcli\u00e2\u0080\u0094 New Hamp-\\nton Academy.\\nThe town of New Hampton lies in the northern\\npart of the county, and is bounded as follows:\\nNortheast, by Centre Harbor Southeast, by Me-\\nredith; North and Northwest, by Grafton County\\nSouthwest, by Merrimack County.\\nThe territory was granted to General Jonathan\\nMoulton and others, proprietors of Moultonborough,\\nJanuary 24, 1765, and was called Moultonborough\\nAddition. It was incorporated as a town November\\n27, 1777, and received its present name at that time\\nat the request of General Moulton, in honor of his\\nnative town.\\nBy an act passed December 7, 1797, the northeast\\npart of the town was set off and incorporated as a\\ntown by the name of Centre Harbor, which name was\\ngiven in consequence of its containing within its\\nbounds the centre one of the three principal harbors\\non the north side of the lake, said harbor having\\nborne that name for some years prior to the incor-\\nporation of the town.\\nIn 1784 the following persons petitioned the\\nGovernor and Council for the appointment of Benn-\\ning Moulton as a justice of the peace\\nEbeiir /cr clmiiil-frttiin, Ephraim Chamberlain, John Pain, James\\ntowl. I,/ Hi I Quimby, Hosea Sturturvant, Josiah Towl,\\nAmoH I L I I 1 Itaill page, Israel Glinefl, Enoch Gate, Abe]\\nMorwM I I |,h Senter, Ephraim Moore, Daniel Chamlier-\\nlain, V.rt.r \\\\\\\\n 1,1 l,li-li;v Smith, James harran, Ezra Backet, Levi\\nProw, PuiiiL l Sutt XU. Thomas Harran, John harran, Elisha Cnminga,\\nJohn Smith, Benjamin Smith, John Harper, Isaac Cunimings, Ehsha\\nCumings lunr, Nathaniel Comings, John Leavitt, thomas Wooiiman,\\nJonathan James, William Plaisted Juner, Joseph Smith, James\\nHurkins, M illiam Plasted, Samuel Plaisted, deniel Veesay, Andrew\\nNuelo, Ephirum hacket, JohnJBoynton, Sami Colcord, William^ Boyn-\\nton, Richard lloynton, Nicholas Smith, Jeremiah Ward, OueBiphorus\\nFlunders, SumellTbllof, lohn dollof, David Dolsar, John Smith, John\\nfuller, zaduck Sanborn, Benia Sanborn, Joseph Sanborn, Zadock San-\\nburn Jr., Kbcno^ Ingalls, Oliver smith Blake, Moses Carter, Daniel\\nHariiir, ollvir Lyford, James Harper, Mark blacko (his X mark), Abr.\\nDrake .Inn .lohn Hutchins, Eobard Smith, Joseph Smith iuner, Abra-\\nIjam Driiki lii-iij Smith Junr, Daniel Ward, simcon Walton, Willico\\nmucli, .luiiiitlmn Dow.\\nThe following is the vote of the town relative to\\nsetting off the northeast part, 1796:\\n870\\nAt a puhlick Town meeting Bolden in New Hompton the Sixth Day\\nof March, A. D. 1706, Toted that the N. E. part of New Hampton be set\\noff as far as Measley pond, thence to Measlty pond Brook, thence up the\\nmiddel of S i Brook to Long pond, thence up the middel of long pond to\\nthe inlet at the Head of S^ pond, thence N. thirty-five Degrees W. to\\nNew Holderness\\nA true Copy-\\nAttest. AHIMAAZ niANCIIARD, i\\nCtcrl-:\\nThe territory named was set ofl and became a por-\\ntion of Centre Harbor December 7, 1797.\\nThe following is a soldier s order\\nNewhampton, August 29, 1792.\\nTo the Treamrer of the Stale of New Hampshire\\nSir, Pleaa to Pay to John Nicholl or his order what Ever is due to\\nme, I, John Smith, having been a Soldier in the I N. Hampshire Beg\\nit being for value Received.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Witness my hand,\\nattest. Jons Smith.\\nJ.\\\\. B. Eastham.\\nCongregational Church.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The first reference on\\nthe town records to ecclesiastical affairs is under date\\nof March 20, 1800, when it was voted to settle Mr.\\nHebard as a gospel minister yeas, 73 nays, 45.\\nAt the same meeting it was voted to choose a com-\\nmittee of nine men to make arrangements for his\\nsettlement. At an adjourned meeting in May fol-\\nlowing, the committee reported that if Salmon He-\\nbard be settled as minister, he shall have one hun-\\ndred acres of land off the northwesterly end of the\\nminister lot (so called), exclusive of six acres to be\\nround about the meeting-house for the accommoda-\\ntion of said town as common and burying-ground.\\nHe was also to have fifty acres more as compensa-\\ntion to him as a settlement for the erected buildings,\\netc. It was agreed that the new minister should\\nhave one hundred and fifty dollars per year, and it\\nwas also agreed that he should have two or three\\nSabbaths a year to visit his friends.\\nRev. Salmon Hebard was ordained June 25, 1800.\\nIn 1801 the church had one hundred and thirty-five\\nmembers. After a number of years the membership\\nbegan to decrease, and in about the year 1820 meet-\\nings were discontinued. In 1833 it consisted of twelve\\nmembers.\\nOctober 7, 1842, the church met at the residence of\\ntlufus G. Lewis, the following being present Rufus", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1436.jp2"}, "1224": {"fulltext": "NEW HAMPTON.\\nG. Lewis, A. B. Sanborn, Noah Mason and Timothy\\nMerrick, of the New Hampton Church and Kev.\\nDaniel O. Morton and Chester Stone, of Bristol. At\\nthis meeting the church was formally dissolved. The\\nrecords of the church closed with a list of nineteen\\nmembers who had received letters of recommendation\\nto the church in Bristol, May 4, 1842, and of one\\nother member to the same church. May 0, 1843.\\nA literary institution, called the New Hampton\\nAcademy, established here, was incorporated June\\n27. 1821. The management of the institution was\\njilaced in the hands of three trustees, and so contin-\\nued until 1826. In June of that year the name of\\nthe institution was changed by law to The Academ-\\nical and Theological Institution in New Hampton,\\nand the number of trustees increased to eleven, five\\nof whom were to be appointed by the proprietors\\nand five by the Baptist Convention. The principal\\nof the school w^as also to be one of the trustees. By\\nan act of the Legislature, approved July 6, 1849, the\\ncontrol of the academy passed into the hands of the\\nBaptist Convention, which was empowered to appoint\\nall of the eleven trustees. This institution was re-\\nmoved to Vermont about 1852.\\njCH AFTER II.\\nNEW HAMPTOS -{Contiuucd).\\nNEW HAMPTON INSTITUTION.\\nThe history of the New Hampton Institution\\nnaturally divides itself into three periods, the bound-\\naries of which are sharply defined.\\nThe beginning of the first period is set forth in the\\nfollowing characteristic announcement\\nNew Hamptpn Academy.\\nThe public ave informed that the first term of this Seminary for the\\ninstruction of young gentlemen and ladies, will commence on Monday,\\nthe 17th day of September next, at the new and elegant building on the\\ntown common, within six rods of the meeting-house.\\nMr. George Richardson, who graduated at Dartmouth College at the\\nlast commencement, and is now Preceptor of Moore s School, at Han-\\nover, is engaged as Preceptor. Said Richardson is highly recommended\\nby Prof. Adams, of Dartmouth College, a.-! a man of good moral charac-\\nter and respectable literary acquirements, and has given general satis-\\nfaction as a public teacher.\\nTuition, S3.00 per quarter. Board, from $1.00 to $1.38 per week.\\nNew Hampton, July 19, 1821.\\nWilliam B. Kelley, i Triisleet of\\nNat l Noekis, 1 said Academy.^^\\nIt is a matter of surprise, in the retrospect, how\\nthere ever happened to be a New Hampton Institu-\\ntipn, and how it so early acquired and has so long\\nmaintained its widely-extended reputation. The\\nnew and elegant building was only a two-story frame\\nbuilding, twenty-four by thirty-two, and at the open-\\ning of the first term had but one room ready for\\noccupation. Without libraries, philosophical ap-\\nparatus or even black-boards, it was furnished with\\nplain, unpainted seats and desks of pine, like the\\ndistrict school-house of thirty years ago, and was\\nheated from an open fire-place. The little building\\nstood on the town common in a country with such a\\nsparse population that scarce a dozen buildings of any\\nkind could be found within a radius of half a mile,\\nand was surrounded by a community who quite gene-\\nrally entertained the notion that education spoiled\\npeople for work, and that learning was an aristocrat-\\nical luxury; and yet with all these drawbacks, the\\nNew Hampton Institution has been, from tiie first,\\nremarkably successful, having had a much wider\\npatronage than has been usual in schools of a\\nsimilar grade, and having maintained an exception-\\nally good reputation during its whole history.\\nThe original movement for the erection of an acad-\\nemy building grew out of a combination of circum-\\nstances. There was at the time an unusual interest\\nin educational matters manifeste d in difierent parts\\nof the State. The journals of the Legislature show\\nthat academies were springing up on every side, and\\nto locate an academy in a community was regarded as\\na popular thing to do, and as a probable source of\\nmaterial prosperity. John K. Simpson, Esq., a native\\nof the town and a successful Boston merchant, did\\nmuch to intensify this feeling. Keenly alive to the\\ninterests of his native town, and with little sympathy\\nfor the prejudice against education then entertained\\nby Free-Will Baptists, with whom he was connected\\nhe was an early, if not the foremost, leader in the\\nenterprise. At Quarterly Meetings and elsewhere he\\nspoke earnestly upon the subject, and undoubtedly\\npromised a liberal contribution from his own purse.\\nWhat other causes conspired to bring about the re-\\nsult we may not know, but the fact remains that on\\nthe 17th day of September, 1821, the door of the\\nacademy was opened, and since that time, with the\\nexception of a few months, a school has been regu-\\nlarly maintained.\\nAt first the academy was little in advance of the\\ncommon school. Few, if any, of the students had\\nmastered more than tlie rudiments of an English\\neducation. Fully one-third of the fifty or sixty who\\nsat in Preceptor Richardson s school-room were Bos-\\nton Lads, who, to come here, had to submit to the\\nhardship of a two-days journey by stage-coach, and\\nto exchange the comforts of their city homes for the\\nrough fare of poor country farmers.\\nThere were four terms of twelve weeks each. All\\nthe students remained in the school-room for six\\nhours daily, and the green-hide was the last resort in\\nenforcing discipline. Mr. Richardson remained until\\n1825, when he was succeeded by Bezalecl Smith, wlio\\nwas recently an orthodox minister in West Hartford,\\nVt.\\nIt was during this year (1825) that the first- im-\\nportant change in the management of the school oc-\\ncurred. At that time the Baptist denomination was\\nwithout an academy in New England. Mr. Simpson,\\n1 who, after removing to Boston, had become connected", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1437.jp2"}, "1225": {"fulltext": "872\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nwith the Baptists, proposed that the proposition be\\nmade to the Baptists of New Hampsliire to take the\\nschool under their patronage. The trustees, having\\nlearned by experience the diiHculties attending the\\nmaintenance of a school dependent so largely upon\\nlocal patronage, were quite ready to receive iissistance\\nfrom abroad. Mr. Simpson, with a prophetic shrewd-\\nness little less than wonderful, stated that the Free-\\nwill Baptists are not prepared to enter this enterprise\\nnow, but they will be in about twenty-five years a\\nprophecy whose literal fulfillment came only twenty-\\nseven years later. Accordingly, the proposition was\\nmade that the Baptists assume control of the school,\\nwith the right to appoint one-half of the trustees,\\nbesides the Principal, who should be a Baptist and\\nPresident of the Board. At a Baptist State Conven-\\ntion this proposition was accepted and Rev. B, F.\\nFarnsworth, then editor of the Christian Watchman,\\nwas chosen principal.\\nThe school, by virtue of an amended charter, now\\nbecame known as The New Hampton Academical\\nand Theological Institution, and at once commenced\\na vigorous growth. The patronage of the Baptists\\nimmediately secured a large attendance of students\\nfrom every New England State, besides occasional\\nrepresentations from New York, New Jersey, Penn-\\nsylvania and the Canadas. The slender accommoda-\\ntions were soon filled to overflowing, and new build-\\nings became necessary. In 1826 a new building, for\\nrecitations, was added, and in 1829 a large brick block\\nof three stories was erected for dormitories.\\nDuring the same year (1829) the people at the Vil-\\nlage, aroused to action by the success attending the\\nschool at the Centre, erected a school building and\\nopened what soon became known as the Female De-\\npartment. Previous to this time the attendance had\\nbeen largely confined to males, but afterwards the two\\nsexes were quite equally divided. Under the care of Pro-\\nfessor Farnsworth and of Kev. E. B. Smith, D.D., who\\nsucceeded him as principal in 1832, the school rapidly\\nimprov\\nin the extent and thoroughness of its course\\nof study, and was annually attended by more than\\nthree hundred difl ereut students. The female depart-\\nment, under the care of Miss Martha Hazeltine and\\nof INIiss Sarah Sleeper, who followed her as principal\\nin 1839, justly held an advanced position among the\\nfemale seminaries of that day. It is not too much to\\nsay that these ladies did here what their cotempora-\\nries. Miss Lyon and Miss Banister, were doing at\\nMount Holyoke. They impressed all the pupils with\\nwhom they came in contact with their own earnest, self-\\nsacrificing spirit, and awakened in them a high opinion\\nof the mission and dignity of true womanhood. They\\nmade their department a place of thorough and faith-\\nful instruction, and of earnest, painstaking study. As\\na result, many of their pupils became missionaries,\\nand not less than one hundred of them became suc-\\ncessful teachers in female seminaries.\\nIn 1829 a Theological Department was opened.\\nwhich, for twenty-three years, had an annual average\\nattendance of twenty-five.\\nThe three literary societies the Literary Adel-\\nphi, founded in 1827, the Social Fraternity, in\\n1830, and the Ladies Literary and Missionary Asso-\\nciation, in 1833\u00e2\u0080\u0094 added largely to the interest felt\\nin the school, and, by means of their libraries, read-\\ning-rooms and weekly meetings, aflbrded an ample\\nfield for valuable discipline and public display, of\\nwhich their members were always ready to avail\\nthemselves.\\nThe death of its first patron, Mr. Simpson, in 1837,\\nand the financial disturbances of that year, put an\\nend to the liberal plans that were entertained for the\\nfuture enlargement of the school.\\nFrom 1837 to 1852 there seems to have been but\\nlittle change. The attendance of pupils averaged over\\nthree hundred annually, and teachers were not want-\\ning to maintain the credit of the Institution. But\\nfinancial embarrassments, for a long time a source of\\ndifficulty, at last compelled the trustees to consent to\\nthe removal of the school to Fairfax, Vt.\\nIt has been estimated that during this period not\\nless than seven thousand five hundred different\\nstudents were connected with the Institution.\\nBut the departure of the Baptists was not to close\\nthe New Hampton School history it merely opened\\nthe way for the fulfillment of Mr. Simpson s predic-\\ntion. The Free- Will Baptists were now ready for the\\nenterprise. Defeated in several attempts to maintain\\nunendowed schools, the generous offers that came\\nfrom New Hampton aroused them to make another\\neffort, and a variety of events conspired to make the\\nmovement successful. Here was a small community\\nwhich had grown up around the academy, all of\\nwhose associations and business plans hinged, more\\nor less, upon the culture, life and material activity to\\nwhich the school gave rise here were ample school\\nbuildings which, to devote to mechanic arts, seemed\\na profanation, while to allow them to fall down in\\nruins w as a sight not to be endured here still re-\\nmained the prestige of the name New Hampton,\\nwhich would be a power in a thousand New England\\nhomes here was, very nearly, the numerical and\\ngeographical centre of the Free-Will Baptist denom-\\nination here were the libraries of the two societies\\nwho, after a somewhat bitter canvass, had decided by\\na decisive vote to remain in New Hampton, and here\\nwas the man. Colonel R. G. Lewis, with brain quick\\nto conceive, with liberal heart, and hands prompt to\\ndo, who felt the burden of a mission to give a tithe of\\nthe means a kind Providence had given him, for the\\nbenefit of those among whom he lived. What could\\nbe more natural than a proposition to the Free-Will\\nBaptists to come in and occupy the abandoned ground,\\nand a prompt acceptance of the proposition by them?\\nA new charter, with the name of the New Hamp-\\nton Literary and Biblical Institution, wjis approved\\nJanuary 5, 1853, and the corporation organizeil", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1438.jp2"}, "1226": {"fulltext": "NEW HAMPTON.\\n873\\ntwenty days after. The charter contains the names\\nof the following gentlemen: Ebenezer Fisk, Levi\\nCarter, Rufus G. Lewis, Henry Y. Simpson, Russell\\nCox, Dana Woodman, Thomas Perkins, Benjamin\\nMagoon, David B. Plummer, Benjamin J. Cole,\\nSmith Swain, Daniel Smith and William Moore.\\nIt was voted that all the departments should be\\nlocated at the Village. The old school building.s\\nwere purchased at once and the work of removing\\nthose at the Centre commenced. The library\\nbelonging to the ladies literary society, the cabinets\\nof curiosities, the philosophical apparatus and the\\nchapel bell were removed to Fairfax. The remainder\\nof the school property passed into the hands of the\\nnew corporation by purchase.\\nThe Female Department was opened in the Old\\nSeminary in April, 1853, with Mrs. C. P. Stanton as\\nprincipal, assisted by four lady teachers, with fifty-\\nseven students in attendance. Three weeks later,\\nthe Male Department was reopened in what is now\\nCommercial Hall, formerly the Chapel at the\\nCentre, with Professor Benjamin Stanton prin-\\ncipal and Rev. I. D. Stewart assistant. Mr. A. P.\\nShattuck was teacher of penmanship in both depart-\\nments. There were forty-one students present.\\nThe school rapidly increased in numbers, and the\\naverage aggregate attendance for the next five years\\nwas seven hundred and thirty-five annually.\\nIn 1863 the old Brick at the Centre was\\ntaken down and the materials used in the erection of\\nRandall Hall, and a wooden building of two stories,\\nimmediately in the rear of it, was added for a board-\\ning-house. About the same time the building known\\nas the Lodge was opened for a female boarding-\\nhouse. In 1858 the trustees purchased the building\\nformerly owned by Miss Sleeper, and now known as\\nthe Centre House. The old village church, which\\nfor some years had been used as a chapel, was taken\\ndown in 1859, and the materials employed in the\\nerection of Chapel Hall. During the same year\\nthe Old Seminary ceased to be used and was soon\\nafter removed.\\nIn 1854 the Biblical School was transferred to\\nNew Hampton from Whitestown, N. Y. This de-\\npartment, under the instruction of Rev. J. J. Butler,\\nD.D., and Rev. J. Fullonton, D.D., occupied a por-\\ntion of the Institution buildings, but was entirely dis-\\ntinct from the other departments of the school, being\\nunder the control of the Free-Will Baptist Education\\nSociety. It was afterwards, in 1870, removed to Lew-\\niston, Me., having had an average annua! attendance\\nof about twenty.\\nThe aggregate attendance in all the departments of\\nthe Institution since its reorganization has been about\\nsix hundred annually.\\nThe school is located in New Hampton village,\\nnear the geographical centre of the State, and is acces-\\nsible daily from almost every part of New England.\\nIt is seven miles from Ashland Station, on the Boston,\\nConcord and Montreal Railroad five miles from Bristol\\nStation, on the Northern Railroad, and thirteen miles\\nfrom Center Harbor, on the Winnipesaukee.\\nThe air, water and drainage are good the scenery\\nIS beautiful the climate is healthful. There was one\\nperiod of twelve successive years in wliicli llnrc \\\\\\\\:is\\nnot a single death of any student comic. ir(| wiih ihc\\nInstitution. The buildings are pleasiuitly iiii:itrd,\\nand their internal arrangements are neat atul commo-\\ndious. Chapel Hall has a brick front fifty feet in\\nlength, three stories high, with a wing extending in\\nthe rear seventy feet, two stories high. This building\\nis used for a chapel, recitation-rooms, laboratories,\\ncabinet, library, etc. It contains sixteen, large, well-\\nventilated rooms. Randall Hall is a brick building\\none hundred feet long and three stories high. The\\nwhole of the upper floor is occupied by the Commer-\\ncial College. The remainder of the building is used\\nfor libraries and dormitories for gentlemen students.\\nIn the Ladies Department it is the aim to combine\\nthe influence of family life with the literary advan-\\ntages of the Institution. Instead of one large dormi-\\ntory, the young ladies are accommodated in several\\nsmaller ones, thus enabling students to mingle more\\nfreely with each other and with their teachers.\\nThere are six buildings belonging to the Institution,\\nthe value of which is estimated by the trustees at\\nabout thirty thousand dollars.\\nThere are six courses of study, the English\\nand classical, the classical, the English, the scien-\\ntific, the musical and the Commercial College\\ncourse. All these are open to both sexes, and\\nthose who complete them are entitled to receive di-\\nplomas. The classical course is unsurpa.ssed in thor-\\noughness. The course in Latin and Greek includes\\nthe usual amount required for admission to college.\\nDerivation, synonyms and the systematic analysis of\\nwords receive careful attention. French and German\\nare taught by a lady who has spent several years in\\nFrance and Germany. The natural sciences are\\ntaught according to the most approved methods, and\\nthe most important truths are illustrated by the use\\nof apparatus. There is a good cabinet of minerals\\nand fossils. The course in mathematics consists of\\nfour terms in arithmetic, four in algebra, two in ge-\\nometry and one in surveying. In the Commercial\\nCollege are taught penmanship, commercial law, sin-\\ngle and double-entry book-keeping, commission,\\njoint-commission, freight and express business, polit-\\nical economy and banking. The course is systematic,\\nthorough and practical.\\nThe college bank is organized each term with a\\ncash capital of four hundred thousand dollars, in\\nwhich the books are kept and business is transacted\\nas in legal national banks.\\nThe merchandise emporium is a wholesale estab-\\nlishment with an inventory of merchandise amount-\\ning to more than two hundred thousand dollars,\\nwhere the books are kept according to the most ap-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1439.jp2"}, "1227": {"fulltext": "874\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nproved methods for the jobbing business. The price\\nof merchandise is regulated by a varying standard,\\nallowing ample opportunity for the exercise of finan-\\ncial ability.\\nThere are six telegraph-offices in the rear of the\\nhall, I urnished with first-class apparatus. Telegraphy\\nis taught wholly by sound.\\n.Special attention is given to music, drawing, paint-\\ning and elocution.\\nConnected with the Institution are four libraries,\\ncontaining about four thousand volumes of well-se-\\nlected books, to all of which students have access\\nfree of charge.\\nAs a large proportion of the students who have\\nbeen connected with the Institution have been com-\\npelled to support themselves by their own exertions,\\nit has been the constant aim of the trustees to fur-\\nnish the best facilities for obtaining an education\\nwith the least possible expense.\\nHence, the expenses of students have been less\\nthan at any other school of similar grade in the\\nState.\\nThe school is organized on the modern plan ot\\nmost similar institutions, with two departments em-\\nbracing both sexes under the same general govern-\\nment and instruction. A board of thirty-six trustees,\\ntwo-thirds of whom must be members of Free-\\nwill Baptist Churches, exercise a general control and\\nsupervision of the afi airs of the Institution but the\\npractical management, for the most part, devolves\\nupon the executive committee, consisting of five\\nmembers, usually residents of New Hampton.\\nThe government of the students is entrusted to\\nthe faculty, consisting of the salaried teachers. The\\ndiscipline is mild, but firm and decided. There are\\nten teachers connected with the Institution, four fe-\\nmales and six males.\\nFrom the reorganization of the school in 1853 to\\n1868 there were frequent changes in the faculty.\\nDuring those fifteen years there were eight different\\nprincipals, but the present principal has had charge\\nof the school during the last seventeen years.\\nThe Institution has an endowment of about ten\\nthousand dollar.s, which ought to be largely increased.\\nIt is hoped that the alumni will see that the school\\nis properly and speedily endowed.\\nThe trustees consider that the school is in as good\\na state, and is as worthy of patronage, as it has\\never been, and it will be their constant endeavor to\\nadvance with the progressive spirit of the age.\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.\\nJiEV. A. B. MESERVEY.\\nRev. Atwond Bond Mesorvey, son of William and\\nElvina (Bond) Mesorvey, was born at Ai)|)leton, Me.,\\nSeptember 30, 1831. His father was a farmer and a\\nmember of the Baptist Church, and all the religious\\ninfluences of Christian home-life were thrown around\\nthe early years of the children. After receiving the\\neducation given at district schools and several terms\\nat High Schools and academies, Mr. Meservey made\\nchoice of medicine as his profession, and attended\\nlectures in the school-year of 1852-53 at Bowdoin\\nCollege. He, however, was actively engaged in re-\\nligious exercises, having joined the Free-Will Bap-\\ntist Church at South Montville, Me., in 1850, and,\\nafter long and earnest consideration, he decided to be-\\ncome a clergyman, and, in 1855, came toNew Hampton\\nto prepare for college. He was graduated from the\\nliterary department in 1857, and then passed three\\nyears here in the study of theology, supplementing\\nthis by six months attendance at Andover (Mass.)\\nTheological Seminary, afterwards, in 1862, attending\\nlectures on physical geography and geology at Browu\\nUniversity. He may be justly called a self-educated\\nman, as he earned the necessary money to defray his\\nexpenses while studying by teaching and preaching.\\nIn 1861 he was ordained pastor of the Free-Will\\nBaptist Church at Meredith village. In the fall of\\n1862 he became convinced that a most useful field of\\nChristian labor was presented to him in educational\\nwork, and commenced his long and valuable con-\\nnection with New Hampton Institution, as pro-\\nfessor of mathematics and natural sciences, and, from\\nthat time, he has been identified with the educational\\ninterests of the State. He went to Northwood, in\\n1867, as the principal of the seminary, and after a\\nyear s service- in that capacity he returned to New\\nHampton and became principal of the school.\\nMr. Meservey has shown himself to be unusually\\nwell fitted for the labors devolving upon him of\\nmaintaining a high standard of scholarship among\\nthe students, of impressing a spirit of integrity,\\npurity and elevated purpose upon their minds, coupled\\nwith an energy and thoroughness which would insure\\nvaluable practical results and under his guidance\\nand unremitting exertions the school has taken a\\nhigh rank. He has given himself without reserva-\\ntion to this end, and with his characteristic zeal has\\nsown lavishly the seed which has brought forth as\\nbountiful fruit. As an instructor he has made sim-\\nplicity and thoroughness the prime objects of hi.s\\nattention, and with an enthusiasm that was conveyed\\nto his pupils, he carried tliem over all obstacles, mak-\\ning himself at the same time at once their instructor,\\ncounselor and friend. The graduates of the Insti-\\ntution under his management arc scattered over the\\nwhole land, and recall with pleasure the days of their\\nsojourn at New Hampton, and the friendly and\\ninspiring memories of school and principal. Many\\nof them are filling responsible positions of honor and\\ntrust, doing credit to themselves and to their teachers,\\nand gratefully confess their indebtedness for the\\nstations they are occupying to the kind and faithful", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1440.jp2"}, "1228": {"fulltext": "L^-^ (/^^^^^Z^.^^i-^t-iM^", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1441.jp2"}, "1229": {"fulltext": "I", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1442.jp2"}, "1230": {"fulltext": "NEW HAMPTON.\\n875\\nperseverance, fatherly sympathy and religidus care of\\nProfessor Meservey.\\nThe school has been conducted under great disad-\\nvantages. No rich endowment fund has given its\\nwealth to lighten the care of management, and it has\\nbeen a struggle, always continuing and never ending,\\nto bring about the desired result of yearly advanc-\\ning its efficiency and strength but Professor Meser-\\nvey has the satisfaction of knowing that each succes-\\nsive graduation day has added to the reputation of\\nthe school and to the solidity of its foundation. The\\nbusiness college is conceded to be the best in the\\nState, while every department is doing excellent\\nlabor.\\nHe has been an educator in other ways, in the\\npulpit, on the lecture platform, and last, not least, as\\nan author. A serial contributed to the Congregation-\\nalkt, and since published in book-form by D. Lothrop\\nCo., under the title of Through Struggle to Vic-\\ntory, is an earnest plea for aid to needy students\\npreparing for the Christian ministry. In 1875 he\\npublished Meservey s Book-Keeping, which has\\nmet with favor, being now in use in over five hundred\\nschools in various towns and cities of New England,\\nand in over ninety academies and seminaries. He\\nhas just issued from the press First Lessons in\\nPolitical Economy. These works present the sim-\\nplicity, earnestness and directness so characteristic\\nof the author.\\nMr. Meservey received the degree of A.M. from\\nBrown University, and that of Ph.D. from Bates\\nCollege. Republican in politics, he represented New\\nHampton in the State Legislature in 1867.\\nMr. Meservey married, first, in 1861, Miss Lizzie\\nBean, of Candia (they had one child, Lizzie) second,\\nin 1869, Miss Loanna Sherburne Mead, of North wood\\n(their only child, John Edwin, died in infivncy); third,\\nin 1883, Miss Clara Bell Fall, of Great Falls (she was\\nthe valued lady principal of the Institution for\\nthree years they have one child, Arthur Bond).", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1443.jp2"}, "1231": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF TILTON\\nBY J. J. DEAEBOEN, SI.D.\\nCHAPTER I.\\nOn the 28tli of October, 1748, a petition containing\\nsixty names was addressed to His Majesty, King\\nGeorge the Second, asking for a tract of land in this\\nvicinity. Before granted, it was found that the land\\ndesired came within the Masonian claim. These\\nsixty petitioners then addressed the Masonian pro-\\npcietors for the tract of land, which they granted,\\nwith the proviso that they (the grantors) should\\nname twenty other grantees. The petitioners ac-\\ncepted their proposal, and the land was granted on\\nthe 31st of December, 1748. It was substantially the\\nsame ground covered in the act of incorporation of\\nSanbornton, March 1, 1770..\\nIt is a singular fact, but nevertheless true, that the\\nfirst settlement of Sanbornton occurred within the\\npresent town of Tilton. From Eev. M. T. Eunnels\\nHistory of Sanbornton (vol. i, p. 44) we obtain\\nthe following information That the first settlement\\nwas on the farm now occupied by Andrew Philbrick,\\njust above East Tilton, on the Laconia road that\\nthe town was settled in 1765-66 by John Sanborn,\\nDavid Dustin, Andrew Rowen and others. It is\\nequally certain that Daniel Fifield and Samuel Shep-\\npard moved to the town in 1764; the three first\\nsettlers being Moses Danforth, who settled near\\nLittle Bay, Andrew Rowen, at East Tilton, and Solo-\\nmon Copp, they coming here early in the spring\\nof 1764.\\nThe first frame house in town was erected by Ser-\\ngeant John Sanborn in 1765, some three-fourths of a\\nmile north of Tilton village, on land now owned by\\nF. A. Morgan, on the road leading from the village\\nto Sanbornton Square. The first settlement at Tin\\nCorner was made in 1764-65. The first store within\\nthe bounds of Tilton was built by a Mr. Duncan,\\nfrom Concord, as early as 1789. It stood on the\\ncorner now occupied by the town hall.\\nThe first permanent saw-mill within the present\\ntown was known as the old Morrison or Darling\\nprivilege, it being the first west of the present\\nrailroad station, and was built previous to January 5,\\n1775 and there must have been a grist-mill in con-\\nnection with the saw-mill as early as 1766.\\nIn the granting of most of the townships in this\\nState by Massachusetts, or the Masonian proprietors,\\n876\\na territory equal to six miles square, and frequently\\nlarger, was granted to actual settlers under conditions\\nnamed in their charters. As their population increased,\\nthe towns became incorporated under State laws.\\nThe residents were economical, thrifty and energetic\\ntheir land gave abundant crops, and, for a time, they\\nwere content but, as their children reached maturity,\\npopulation and wealth increased, they became pos-\\nsessed with the idea that the old town contained too\\nmuch territory. The business had changed from\\nwhere, in times past, it had developed, one portion of\\nthe town having grown with greater rapidity than\\nthe rest, and soon the effort was made to incorporate\\na new town. In many instances a new town was\\nmade from two or more older towns; while in other\\ninstances a new town was incorporated from the\\noriginal township.\\nFormation of the Town of Tilton.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The first ac-\\ntion taken in regard to the formation of the town\\nof Tilton was a petition presented to the General\\nCourt in 1850 In 1860 two special town-meetings\\nwere held in the old town of Sanbornton, to act on\\nthe division of the town, but nothing came from it.\\nA special town-meeting was held May 18, 1869, to act\\non an article relative to the division of the town, one\\nhundred and fifty voting to dismiss the article and\\none hundred and five voting in its favor. The men\\nat the helm were energetic, courageous and de-\\ntermined on the formation of a new town, and this\\nproved the final and decisive action. Sanbornton\\nappointed Herman T. Hale as agent, authorizing\\nhim to employ such counsel as was necessary to op-\\npose the division of the town.\\nAs first proposed, it was intended to make the di-\\nvision on the fourth range line, with a southern de-\\ntour at the east end, thereby giving Mosquito bridge\\nto Sanbornton; but by the act approved June 30,\\n1869, third range line was adopted, with a northern\\ndetour, thereby assigning the bridge to this town.\\nACT OP INCOBPORATION.\\nAn act to constitute tlio Town of Tilton from a Part of the Territory\\nof the Town of Sanbornton.\\nBe it enacted by the Senate and Souse of Representaiivea in Generai\\nCourt Convened\\nSection 1. That all that part of Sanbornton lying within the following\\nlines and bonndarics, to wit Beginning at the centre of the Winnipi-\\nHeogee River, at the Boutliwest corner of said Sanbornton, on the line of\\nthe town of Franklin thence northerly, on the line between said Frank-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1444.jp2"}, "1232": {"fulltext": "lin and said Saiibornton, to the north side of tho third range of lots In\\neaid Saubnrnton thence eaaterly, on the north side of eaid range lino, to\\nthe highway leading from i tiioii ItriHut- rn I.aiuiiiii. across the Hay\\nBridge; thence on tho n. itii hn. i ri in i\\\\ i.mIi. ^ini inn\\ntown line, on the northerly -i I i i i -nl-.m-\\nbornton town Hue, down tlic w ;i.:. i I. i i. ih. i-l i. -ii. ^iii-\\nand made a body politic and corporate by tho name of Tiltou.\\nSection 2. All real and poreonal property, including all debts, claims\\nand demands of every kind now owned by and dne to tho town of Sau-\\nborntou, all school and other funds belonging to said town, and the pro-\\nportion of the literary fund, which, until a new apportionment of State\\ntaxes, shall he payable to said towns, shall be divided between tlu-m iu\\ntho proportion of $i.50 to Sanbornton and 85.50 to Tilton. And if said\\ntowns cannot agree upon the division of any such property, the County\\nCommissioners for the County of Uelknap, for the time being, upon the\\nrequest of either town, may make divison of thesame, or assign the same,\\nor any part thereof, to either of siiid towns, and may order the town to\\nwhich such property may be assigned, to pay over such sums of money\\nto the other town as in their opinion is equitable, according to the fore-\\ngoing proportion, and may fix the time of payment.\\nSection 3. All taxes assessed since March last upon the polls and estate\\nof persons residing in Said town of Tilton, as hereby constitiited, and all\\nnon-resident taxes assessed since Marcli last in said town, shall be collected\\nby the collector, to whom the same has been conunitted for that purpose\\nand after deducting therefrom the State and county taxes, shall be by\\nhim paid over to said town of Tilton, in the same manner in which be\\nis directed to pay the same to the town of Sanbornton before this di-\\nvision thereof and the treasurer of the town of Tilton, when duly\\nchosen and qualified, shall have the same power to issue an extent against\\nsuch collector for any neglect to comply with the provisions of this Act\\nthathe would have if such collector had been chosen by said town of\\nTilton.\\nSeclimi 4. All debts and liabilities heretofore incurred by said town of\\nSanbornton, and all municipal expenses of said town since the first day of\\nMarch last, shall be paid by the aforesaid towns in the same proportion\\nas hereinbefore prescribed for the division of property.\\nSectwn 0. All paupers now supported by, and in actual receipt of as-\\nsistance from, said Sanbornton, shall be supported by the towns of San-\\nbornton and Tilton, each contributing in the same proportion as here-\\ninbefore mentioned for the division of property, until such time as either\\nof said towns shall call for a division of said paupers and if said towns\\ndo not agree upon a division, the aforesaid county commissioners, for the\\ntime being, shall, upon the request of either of said towns, determine\\nand assign to each of them its proportion of said paupers, upon the same\\nbasis, as near as practicable, as that prescribed for a division of the\\ntown property, and determine which of said paupers shall be supported\\nby each of said towns.\\nSecHon 6. In all assessment of State and county taxes, until the Leg-\\nislature shall otherwise order, Sanbornton, as constituted after this divi-\\nsion thereof, shall pay 83.16 and Tilton S2M and the State and county\\ntreasurers shall issue their respective warrants accordingly.\\nSection 7. Jeremiah C. Tilton, Alexander H. Tilton, Addison B.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0\\\\Vyatt, or any two of them, may call the first meeting of said town of\\nTilton by posting up a warrant for that purpose, as the law direct.\\nWhich meeting either of said persons may preside until a moderator be\\nchosen, and at such meeting all necessary town officers may be chosen.\\nSection 8. This act shall take effect from and after its passage.\\nSamuel M. Wherler,\\nSpeaker of the House of Representativer.\\nJouN Y. MuGRtDGE, President of the Senate.\\nApproved June 30, 1869.\\nOkslow Stearns, Governor.\\nFrom Rev. M. T. Runnels most valuable History\\nof Sanbornton (p. 259) we gather the following sta-\\ntistics\\nAccording to the provisions of this Act, as we learn from the San-\\nbornton town records, Tiltou s portion of the cash in tho treasury was\\n81U.03; Sanbornl..n 9.\u00c2\u00abs 7.-. tol,il,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 $7. i2.77. Ilil.t in rates Tilton s\\nportion, 11-20, S4V jn ,,,i\u00e2\u0080\u009e,Mii ir~ i-VH /:i -n ,i,\u00e2\u0080\u009et in reality,\\nTilton assuine l ^l. I- -I I .-,,(,i: m i -IT more, 839,-\\n5 Jl.SO, tlmtsiiiH.^IT 1 I 1.. 1,1;. h in order to\\ndistribute the rat\u00e2\u0084\u00a2 between ll.e i..\u00c2\u00ab \u00c2\u00abill.,.ot cluUKii.,ij,-l..tal, 887,944.\\nWhole amount of school and pai-sonage fund, 8o7o7, Tiiton s portion,\\n(U-20), 83166.35 Sanbornton s, (9-20), 82500.65. Railroad stock,\\nthirty-eight sharosandSaO in scrip, equaling 8:S930,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Tiiton s portion,\\n82100.60 J Sanbornton s, 81723.50, but Tilton takes for its portion twenty-\\none shares and Sio iiis.-rip. Bu.l |mv\u00c2\u00bb Saiil...rMlun \u00c2\u00abl.:i:i. und Sanbornton\\ncents on a dollar. \\\\h, i, i.i :,,i.,i for 1869\\n(before division);!,,. I ii,i,i |...ii..,,, .h.; Tiiton s,\\n87321.60. Whole a ua ,.1 iv,il ,u.,l |.ui\u00e2\u0080\u009e..i.,.l .-.La., -..i.l. iH7. i0.07 ex-\\npenses, 8141.78, balance, J4U\u00c2\u00bb8.2tl, of which received by tlio town of Tilton,\\n82534.65.\\nThe name Tilton was adopted by the citizens of\\nthe proposed new town at the suggestion of Hon.\\nCharles E. Tilton (the fourth generation in line of de-\\nscent from the original settler), its wealthiest citizen,\\nwhose magnificent gifts to and pride of his native vil-\\nlage has done much to render this place one of the\\nmost beautiful and attrat^tivc in the country.\\nThe name is not in honor of himself individually,\\nbut for his ancestry.\\nNathiiniel Tilton, the patriarch of this family, re-\\nmoved to that part of Sanbornton now Tilton be-\\ntween 1768 and 1771, settling on the farm now owned\\nby Charles W. Colby, nearly a mile north of Tilton\\nvillage. His name was very prominent in the early\\nhistory of the first church, of which he was deacon for\\nmore than thirty-nine years. He died Feb. 11, 1814.\\nHis son Jeremiah (Colonel) built the original hotel\\non the site of the Dexter House and occupied the\\nsame (see Copp mill). He served iu the Revolutionary\\nWar six months and was a colonel in the State\\nmilitia, a justice of the peace, and, in all respects,\\nmay be regarded as among the prime founders of\\nthis thriving village. He died April 10, 1822, aged\\nsixty years.\\nHis son Samuel, born August 20, 1789, commenced\\nhis business career at his father s trip-hammer shop,\\nthen occupied the hotel, adding another story to the\\noriginal building; a man of great business energy and\\ns.igacity and always remained at the Bridge village.\\nHe accomplished much for its prosperity and was a\\nliving spirit in the afl airs of the town at large for\\nmany years. Besides other offices, he was elected Re-\\npresentative five times (1826-29 and 1835) was sheriff\\njustice of the peace and United States marshal under\\nPresident Pierce, having previously been chosen one\\nof the State electors for President of the United\\nStates in 1848 and delegate to the Baltimore Conven-\\ntion in 1852. As a friend, he was honest, firm and\\nunwavering, and no falsehood or pretense whatever\\nhad the least influence in detaching him from those\\nin whom he confided. The records of the schools,\\nseminary and houses of religious worship in his native\\nvillage will all bear witness that no man among us\\ngave more freely or abundantly than he did towards\\ntheir establishment always conservative and patri-\\notic in his feelings, a strong friend of the Union and\\na most decided and outspoken opponent of all kinds of\\nradicalism. He died November 12, 1861. For an\\naccount of his son, Hon. Charles Elliott Tilton, the\\nreader is referred to his biographical sketch.\\nI Runnels History of Sanbornton, vol. ii. pp. 800. See notes.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1445.jp2"}, "1233": {"fulltext": "878\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP BOUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nThe Memorial Arch of Tilton, considered as a\\nwork of art in its solid and massive completeness, or\\nin the light of the purpose for which it was designed\\n(commemoration of a family name), and erected from\\nthe resources of an individual, stands emphatically\\nsolitary and alone.\\nFor ages monuments have been chiseled with\\nvirtues that once inspired the dust beneath them.\\nCenotaphs have kept from forgetfulness the memory\\nof the unsepulchred dead, and obelisks in hiero-\\nglyphics are preserved from an older age as reminders\\nof the common desire not to be forgotten. History\\nitself is antedated in discovered symbols honoring the\\ndead among the ruins of forgotten cities.\\nAll these visible tokens are manifestations of that\\nlonging for immortality common to the human heart.\\nAn impression has gone abroad that the Arch of\\nTilton is a fac-.timile of that of Titus. Such is not\\nthe fact, except that the relative proportions are pre-\\nserved.\\nThe arch on the Sacred Way was built by Ves-\\npasian on the return of his son Titus from the\\ncapture and destruction of Jerusalem.\\nIt illustrated his triumph in that its inscription\\nbore his name, while profuse carvings, representing\\nJewish captives bearing the consecrated utensils of\\nthe temple, were literal interpretations of actual\\nevents. All this is replaced in its American counter-\\npart by the severest simplicity consistent with archi-\\ntectural taste.\\nThe two columns in that of Titus apparently spring\\nfrom a foundation level with the face of the earth,\\nand are built of marble.\\nThese rise from a cut granite platform approached\\nby live courses of easy steps on all sides, the whole\\nresting on a sub-foundation of solid stone and cement\\nseven feet in depth, in the form of a parallelogram,\\nforty feet by seventy. It is superior in size to the one\\nwhich for eighteen hundred years has recalled the\\ndestruction of that most magnificent temple, the in-\\nhuman atrocities of a Roman soldiery and the un-\\nparalleled sufferings of the chosen people of God.\\nThat emphasizes the glory of potentates, which\\ncomes of carnage, slaughter and sanguinary violence\\nthis is the product of peace and prosperity, and an-\\nnounces the blessings of good-will and the liberality\\nof a citizen in the ranks of the people.\\nIts height is fifty-five feet and its width forty feet.\\nEight hewn stones make the entire covering, weighing\\none hundred and thirty thousand pounds. It is most\\nthoroughly constructed, was two years in building\\nand completed without accident.\\nIts location is on a mound-shaped hill, one hundred\\nand fifty feet above the river, which gently flows at\\nits base. Marl, lianl-pan and roi k make the elevation,\\nand nothing liut an iMrlh(|uakc can disliirli tlie founda-\\ntion.\\nThe view Ironi the base of the arch is as if one stood in\\nthe centre of a vast amphitheatre adorned with every\\nvariety of landscape. Within a boundary from\\nKearsarge and Rugged Mountains in the east to the\\nhills of Meredith in the north, circumscribed by the\\nhorizon that marks the highlands to Ossipee and\\nGilford Mountains in the east and south, the prospect\\nis unobstructed.\\nVisible at all points of the compass are villages or\\nwell-tilled farms nestling on hill-top or slope, teem-\\ning with industry and life, while the puff of the\\nlocomotive, the shriek of the whistle and the pealing\\nof bells are sounds that come and go with every\\nbreeze. Forests that never echoed with the woodman s\\nstroke add completeness to the scene, as if of some\\ngenius had designed the broad expense and filled it\\nwith gems of beauty. An extensive traveler, who de-\\nlights in the beauties of American scenery, says that\\nin extent and diversity it exceeds anything he ever\\nsaw. This opinion is confirmed by many others who\\nhave visited the site.\\nA polished device in Scotch granite, on which a\\nNumidian lion is reclining, the whole weighing fifty\\ntons, rests between the two columns of the arch,\\nbearing this inscription,\\nTllTON, 1883.\\nEach end of the keystone, in raised letters, reads\\nMemorial Arch of Tilton, 1SS2. Ten or twelve\\nacres of land are inclosed in the tract on which this\\nmemorial has been erected.\\nFour elegant cut-glass lamps, supplied with gas,\\nare lighted each dark night, making the locality a\\nland-mark for many surrounding miles.\\nA concrete walk and drive-way for carriages lead to\\nthe summit from two different directions. Large\\nnumbers of visitors in good weather daily travel over\\nthem and avail themselves of the enchanting prospect\\nand a nearer inspection of the arch. It counts one\\namong the many attractions to our thrifty town con-\\ntributed by Mr. Charles E. Tilton, of the fourth\\ngeneration from Nathaniel Tilton, the original\\npioneer of the family, of about one hundred and\\nfifteen years ago.\\nThe old ancestor, at the signal of danger, visible to\\nhis clearing on the range above, may sometime have\\nsped his way to the old fort that once occupied the\\nhill. Be that as it may, with all his remembered\\nvirtues, there is no sign that, with a prophet s ken, his\\nvision caught sight of the benefactions that were to\\nemanate from his descendant.\\nIt is enough that we possess them, and that the\\npresent generation is not insensible to their value or\\nunmindful of the enlarged liberality that gave them\\nform.\\nVillage Advantages.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Tilton village is situated on\\nthe old liciston, Oonuurd and Montreal Railroad, now\\nknown as the White Mountain Division of the Bos-\\nton and Lowell Railroad, eighteen miles north of Con-\\ncord, ten miles south of Laconia, the shire-town of\\nthe county, and in close proximity to Franklin, at\\nwhich place the Northern Division of the Boston and", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1446.jp2"}, "1234": {"fulltext": "Lowell Eailroad passes, passenger facilities between\\nthese roads being conducted by J. L. Lawrin s twelve-\\npassenger four-horse coach route, which makes two\\nround trips a day, connecting with the important\\ntrains over both roads, viz., passengers coming down\\nover the White Mountain road and wishing to go up\\nover the Northern, instead of going to Concord, take\\nthis stage and save over thirty-six miles travel. Quick\\ntime and sure connections are made as they carry the\\nUnited States mail. Daily stage leaves here for San-\\nbornton and New Hampton and semi-daily stage for\\nBelmont and Gilmanton.\\nThe railroad facilities are very good, the track\\nlaid with steel rails and a ride of but two hours and\\nforty minutes from Boston while passengers taking\\nthe two P. M. train arrive in New York at half-past\\nten the same day. The past summer twelve passen-\\nger trains have stopped here daily the passenger Pull-\\nman and Mann boudoir coaches were of the best, and\\nthe road earned the reputation of being the best\\nequipped of any in New England. The passenger\\nstation is a model for size, comfort and convenience,\\nmodern in in its construction, the inside finished in\\nhard woods, heated by steam, lighted by gas and con-\\ntains all conveniences for passenger and railroad facil-\\nA charter has been granted to build and operate a\\nrailroad from this place to Belmont. Application has\\nbeen made to the Grand Court for right to construct a\\nrailroad from here to Franklin, and there is a bright\\nprospect of seeing the road in operation within three\\nyears.\\nThe location of the town offers unusual water-power\\nfacilities, which, by its proximity to the leading lines\\nof transportation, should place it foremost in the\\nranks for manufacturing industries. The quantity,\\nquality, purity from sediment cannot be excelled in\\nthe United States. It contains no lime, iron or other\\ninjurious material held in solution to deaden the\\ncolors used in dyeing no sawdust or vegetable mate-\\nrial to prevent the proper washing of wool. It drains\\nno territory containing tanneries and filthy material,\\nand is as pure drinking water as can be found in flow-\\ning streams.\\nWith Lake Winnipiseogee back of us, a dam across\\nits outlet into Winnipiseogee River, retaining her\\nwaters to such an extent that the water-power com-\\npany can prevent its overflow to not less than two\\nhundred and fifty cubic feet per second (the dam\\nbeing five hundred and two feet above mean tide),\\nwith an unobstructed flow of water from Great Bay,\\nor Wiunesquam Lake, containing 2,003,729,124 square\\nfeet to Middle Bay, of two miles in length and three-\\nfourths of a mile in width, thence to Little Bay and\\nto the falls at East Tilton. There is not an obstruc-\\ntion on this great body of water. At East Tilton is\\na larsc, strong dam affiirding an immense power,which\\nat present is only utilized by Byron W. Brown at his\\nmill, and he haa built a short canal.\\nSuch is the water-power here that, before efl^brts\\nwore made to start water-power manufacturing at\\nManchester, it was determined to use the power at\\nthis place, and, with that object in view, the water-\\npower party closed negotiations for the land there-\\nabout. It is a fact that, but for the stubbornness of one\\nman, the great industries of Manchester would have\\nbeen located here. Below this first dam is another\\nfall of water unutilized. This power lies idle and\\nwith a small expense could be utilized, and is par-\\nticularly valuable on account of its nearness to the\\nrailroad.\\nThe first dam across the river at Tilton allows the\\npresent fall of eight feet, and Ballantyne Fletcher\\nhave the right to flow back to East Tilton, a distance\\nof two miles. The power is only utilized by Messrs.\\nBallantyne Fletcher, proprietors of the Granite Mill,\\nmanufacturers of ladies woolen dress-goods. They\\nemploy seventy hands, with a pay-roll of two thousand\\ndollars per month, and at present make fifteen\\nthousand yards of six-fourth cloth a month. On\\ntheir side of the river are two good privileges. At the\\nother end of the dam is an equally good unoccupied\\nmill-site. The next dam below is occupied by Copp s\\ngrist-mill, Dodge s hosiery-mill, and the other end by\\nRichard Firth, proprietor of the Elm Mill, who man-\\nufactures about the same quality of goods as Ballan-\\ntyne Fletcher, running three looms.\\nContinuing down-stream is the cofler-dam, with a\\nwater-fall of eleven feet. George E. Buel Co. s large\\nhosiery-mill occupy one end of the dam they employ\\nninety operatives and do an annual business amount-\\ning to from one hundred and thirty thousand to one\\nhundred and fifty thousand dollars.\\nThe cotton-mill at the other end is being converted\\ninto a shoe manufactory by the Pillsbury Brothers.\\nThey will employ not less than three hundred people\\nwith a monthly pay-roll often thousand dollars. Here\\nare certainly two splendid privileges. Next in\\norder is the Tilton Mills, who only occupy one end of\\nthe dam with a twelve-foot fiill of water. The other\\nend is unoccupied and the land and power can be\\nbought remarkably cheap. From the above we find\\nthere are nine water privileges, all dammed, and free\\nuse of the power is guaranteed. This is exclusive of\\nthe power at East Tilton.\\nForty-four rods below the Tilton Mill is a fifteen-foot\\nfall forty-four rods below the last is a fall of twenty-\\nthree feet; these falls are undeveloped. Adjoining\\nland to all these privileges will be disposed of at a\\nvery reasonable figure to persons wlio will erect mills\\nand run them. When one thinks of the manufactur-\\ning industries conducted at Manchester, Lawrence and\\nLowell, and that their jjower comes from here, it\\nseems surprising that so much steam-power is utilized,\\nwhen water-power can be obtained under such favor-\\nable circumstances, and all within half a mile of the\\nrailroad. The fall of Winnipiseogee River, from\\nGreat Bay througli this town, is some one hundred", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1447.jp2"}, "1235": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NP]W HAMPSHIRE.\\nand forty feet, iiml the wliolc fall of the river two\\nhundred feet.\\nStatistical.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The census of the town in 1870 was\\n1147; in 1880, 1282, and by reference to the Governor\\nand other votes the voting population will be found.\\nThe selectmen s valuation in 1876 was $G8. ),008.\\nFollowing is the selectmen s inventory made in the\\nspring of 1885\\nNumber of polls, 330, $33,000; horses, 197, $13,000;\\nland and buildings (6585 acres), $394,930; oxen, 56,\\n$2795 cows, 277, $7421 other meat stock, 140, $2259;\\nsheep, 220, $667 hogs taxable, 16, $102; carriages, 61,\\n$4455; stock in public fund.s, $6200; money, $290.80;\\nstock in trade, $48,005 mills, $48,790; total valua-\\ntion, $608,004 total taxes, including highway,\\n$9158.39; rate per cent, on all, $1.50; on each, $1.00;\\npoll-tax, $1.13.\\nThe assets of the town March 1, 1885, $6886.88,\\nleaving a net indebtedness of $12,324.11.\\nWater. At the northeast portion of the town is a\\nsmall portion of Lake Winnisquam, or, as it was\\ncalled in old times. Great Bay. Continuing south is\\nthe Sanbornton or Middle Bay, some two miles in\\nlength and three-fourths of a mile in width, whose\\nwaters flow into Little Bay, constituting the third of\\nthese bays, which are most picturasque and beautiful\\nbodies of water, affording boating and fishing, and\\nmany are the pleasures enjoyed on their cool, clear\\nwaters in the summei while in the winter they are\\nfamous resorts for the fishermen, who, fishing through\\nthe ice, generally meet with good success. The\\nsouthern shores of the town are washed by the\\nWinnipesaugec River, whose falls afford water-power\\nfor many and varied indu.strics.\\nBamford, Gulf, Hunt, Packer and Meadow Brooks\\nare the principal small streams of water.\\nThe surface is generally uneven, being diversified\\nwith hills and valleys. Some of the hills are quite\\nelevations, but most of them can be cultivated to\\ntheir summits. The soil throughout the town is very\\ngood, and produces all the crops cultivated in this\\nclimate.\\nVillages. The business portion of the town is at\\nTilton, formerly known as Sanbornton Bridge, situ-\\nated on the Winnipesaugec River, where it forms the\\nboundary line between this town and Northfield,\\nthe business portion of Northfield being situated on\\nthe southern side of the river, in Merrimack County.\\nTheir manufacturing interests, po.st-oifice. Fire Pre-\\ncinct and village improvement societies being in\\ncommon, both villages are known as Tilton; the\\npost-office of Northfield proper being at the depot,\\nfour miles from Tilton. The villages are connected\\nby two elegant iron bridges, completed in the spring\\nof 1882, at a cost to both towns of $5500, the upper\\none costing $3250, of which Mr. Charles E. Tilton\\npaid $500, the sum being equally divided between\\nihc town.s. The upper bridge i.s much nmre elabo-\\nrate and iiiiKinieulal, with high arching trus.s.\\nIn addition to the manufacturing industries there\\nare twenty-two stores, seven halls, three churches,\\none hotel, two hay stables, one steam laundry, an\\nelegant brick building containing the post-ottlce,\\ntown-hall, town offices and one store and bank.\\nThe villages are united in what is known as the\\nFire Precinct, which was formed in 1867, the fire\\napparatus consisting of two hand-engines the large\\none having eight-inch cylinder, and requiring fifty\\nmen to proi)erly operate, and throwing a stream one\\nhundred and sixty feet. The small is the most efficient.\\nBoth tubs are kept in good condition. They have\\nfifteen hundred feet of hose, and with the mill-\\npumps answer all ordinary requirements.\\nThe village has extensively suffered from fires,\\nfirst, when it was part of Sanbornton in 1838; again,\\nthe 7th of November, 1863; and the most destructive\\nfire which has occurred in the town took place on\\nthe 27th of May, 1875, involving a loss of sixty\\nthousand dollars, for an account of which the reader\\nis referred to the Laconia Democrat, June 3, 1875.\\nVillage Improvement Association was formed\\nat the time Rev. Lucius Waterman was pastor of the\\nEpiscopal Church (1879-81), he being the prime\\nmover in forming the association which has done\\nmuch towards beautifying the place; principally\\nthrough their eflbrts, some two miles of concrete walk\\nhas been laid, street-lamps added and other improve-\\nments made.\\nEast Tilton Village, situated four miles east of\\nTilton, on the railroad, is a thriving hamlet, contain-\\ning two stores, owned respectively by Chase Rollins\\nand William C. Mudgett the former is postmaster\\nboth keep good stock of such goods as are usually\\nfound in country stores. Here are two churches,\\nschool-house and twenty-five or thirty dwellings.\\nByron W. Brown has a large saw-mill, with a capacity\\nof getting out twelve thousand feet of lumber a\\nday, in addition he has a shingle-mill also a grist-\\nmill with three run of stones,one set of which is used\\nlor flour, and em))loy9 twelve men.\\nTin Corner, once a thriving hamlet, containing a\\nhotel, store, blacksmith, shoe-making, house-joiner\\nand cabinet-maker shops and a large tin-ware estab-\\nlishment. All have succumbed to the inevitable\\nand nothing but farming is left.\\nReligious Societies.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Methodist Episcopal\\nChurcii iir NouTHFiELD AND TiLTON is the oldest\\nand contains the largest number of communicants.\\nThe church was formed on the Northfield side of the\\nriver in 1806, where it continued till the 4th of Feb-\\nruary, 1857, at which time the present church, on\\nthis side of the river, was dedicated. The house con-\\ntains a large vestry and committee-rooms with modern\\nimprovement. In 1880 the building was thoroughly\\nrepaired, the old tower was taken down and the\\n])resent one erected. At the completion of Rev.\\nNathan V. Philbrook s pastorate there were two hini-\\ndred and (ifleen members and thirty-nine fm proliulioii.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1448.jp2"}, "1236": {"fulltext": "TILTON.\\n881\\nThe following have been the pastors since the in-\\ncorporation of the town Rev. Charles W. Millen,\\n1870-71; Rev. William H. Jones, 1872-73; Rev.\\nLewis P. Cushnian, 1874; Rev. John W. Adams,\\n1875-76 Rev. Silas E. Quimby, 1877-78 Rev. Xelson\\nM. Bailey, 1879-80; Rev. Nathan P. Philbrook,\\n1881-83; Rev. Charles S. Nutter, to present time.\\nThe Congregational Church of Northfield\\nAND TiLTON was organized in the former town July\\n18, 1822, and has continued an active and successful\\nchurch. The present building was erected (in this\\ntown) in 1837. In 1869-70 the house was elevated,\\na vestry and pastor s rooms placed underneath the\\nchurch and the whole building thoroughly repaired.\\nIn 1881 the old pews were removed, modern ones\\nadded, the floor leveled, an addition built at the rear\\nfor the organ, which was built over, and gas added,\\nthe whole expense amounting to six thousand dollars.\\nRev. Corban Curtice was pastor at the time of\\nincorporating the town, continuing until the follow-\\ning year; succeeded by Rev. Theodore C. Pratt,\\n1870-75 Rev. Frederick T. Perkins, 1875-83 Rev.\\nC. B. Strong, July 1, 1884, to May 3, 1885 Rev. C. C.\\nSampson, May If, ISSo.\\nTrinity Parish (Episcopal) Church of Til-\\nTox was organized by Dr. James H. Eames, of\\nConcord, in the fall of 1860, securing the temporary\\nservices of Rev. B. Colburn, who officiated some three\\nor four months. The society purchased the brick\\nedifice formerly occupied by the Methodist Episcopal\\nChurch, on the Northfield side of the river, put the\\nsame in thorough repair at a total expense of some\\nthree thousand dollars, which was duly consecrated\\non the 1st of October, 1861, by the Rt. Rev. Carlton\\nC. Chase, bishop of the diocese.\\nThe Rev. Marcellus A. Herrick, D.D., however, is\\nregarded as the founder of the church, he removing\\nto Northfield, and for fifteen years was most effective\\nand unwearied in promoting the interests of his\\nparish.\\nDr. Herrick took charge of the parish as rector on\\nthe loth of February, 1861, and continued until his\\ndeath, October 31, 1875. When he settled here the\\nchurch had but a single communicant within the\\nlimits of the parish. April 1, 1861, the first regular\\nparish-meeting was held and church oflicers elected.\\nIn 1872 the foundation of their new house of worship\\nwas laid in Tilton, It was tastefully and substan-\\ntially built of brick, and on Easter Sunday, April\\n13, 1873, services were held in it for the first time.\\nThe house was consecrated May 25, 1875, by Rt. Rev.\\nWilliam W. Niles, bishop of the diocese of New\\nHampshire. The whole cost of the lot, building,\\norgan and other furniture was about fifteen thousand\\ndollars. Mrs. Dr. Eames, of Concord, presented the\\nchancel window. On the left is a large painting\\nfrom Richelieu done at Rome, representing Christ\\ndelivering the keys to Saint Peter with the injunction\\nFeed my Sheep.\\nThe building is forty-two by sixty-two, with a large\\ntower at the northwest corner, and is a most beau-\\ntiful structure.\\nAfter the death of Dr. Herrick, Rev. Frank S. Har-\\nraden wjis rector for one year from the spring of 1876\\nRev. Henry H. Haynes rector for one and a half\\nyears (1777-79); Rev. Lucius Waterman (1879-81),\\nRev. Frederick C. Cowper acting as assistant during\\nthe time Mr. Waterman was in Europe (1881). Rev.\\nIsaac Peck rector over a year closing his services in\\nOctober 1885.\\nFree-Will Baptist Church at East Tilton\\nwas organized March 27, 1827. In June, 1834, they\\nbuilt a house of worship, forty-eight by forty, thir-\\nteen feet post, costing $835.73. In 1861 the building\\nwas turned round and remodeled at an expense of\\nnine hundred dollars. In 1876 the building was\\nagain repaired and put in good condition.\\nThe following had been the pastors since incorpo-\\nration\\nRev. Oilman Sanborn, September 1, 1869, till June,\\n1870 Rev. Otis F. Russell, June, 1870, to May, 1871\\nRev. E. Preston Monlton, May, 1871, to May 4, 1872\\nRev. Mr. Walker resided at Laconia and occupied the\\npulpit nearly one year; Rev. John G. Munsey, May,\\n1873, till February 20,1878; Rev. J. Herbert Yeo-\\nman, from June 1, 1878, two years Rev. William H.\\nYeoman, 1880 till March, 1884; Rev. John G. Mun-\\nsey, the present incumbent.\\nMethodist Church at East Tilton was built\\nprevious to 1835 and thoroughly repaired in 1879, and\\nsince the incorporation of the town nine pastors\\nhave most acceptable filled the ministerial positions\\nwith their people.\\nEducational\u00e2\u0080\u0094 New Hampshire Conference\\nSeminary and Female College. Situated on\\nAcademy Hill, just north of the village and facing\\nthe south, overlooking the village, the valley of the\\nWinnipiseogee River and a panorama of mountains\\nand quiet valleys, is situated the above seminary,\\ncomposed of three buildings the central is sur-\\nmounted by a cupola. It contains the president s\\noffice, chapel, reading-room and well-furnished reci-\\ntation-rooms on the two lower stories, and a spacious\\nhall in the upper story. Three rods from either ex-\\ntremity of this main building are two other three-\\nstory buildings, that on the west being the ladies\\nboarding-house, that on the east being devoted to\\nmale teachers and students. These buildings are of\\nbrick, and during the summer of 1886 extensive\\nalterations will be made, which will unite the three\\nbuildings in one, and the central will have a large\\nclock placed in the tower.\\nDuring the year 1845 the first seminary building\\nwas erected on the Northfield side of the river, on\\nthe site now occupied by Miss Hannah Houghton.\\nThe building was of brick .and was unpretending\\nin appearance. In 1857 the building was found\\ninadaquate, and in August of that year a commodious", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1449.jp2"}, "1237": {"fulltext": "HISTOKY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nand substantial edifice was dedicated, where, under\\none roof, the faculty and students found a pleasant\\nhome.\\nOn the night of November 7, 1862, the structure\\nwas destroyed by fire and the school left homeless.\\nThe old file was abandoned and the present and\\nmore desirable location adopted. During the darkest\\ndays of the Rebellion the buildings were completed\\nand consecrated (August 24, 1864) to their noble work\\nthe education of the young. Although under control\\nof the Methodist Episcopal Church, the school is by\\nno means sectarian. It has ever enjoyed a liberal\\npatronage from Christian parents of every denomina-\\ntion. Among its graduates are found ten eminent\\nlawyers, two members of Congress and one New\\nHampshire Slate officer, a number of successful\\nbusiness men, at least ten prominent clergymen,\\none distinguished theological author, four physicians\\nand ten professors. All branches of education are\\ntaught, including mu?ic, art, language and scientific\\ncourse. The insiiiution was under the management\\nof Rev. Silas E. Quimby, A.M., until 1885, to whom\\nmuch credit is due for the successfnl and able man-\\nner in which the institution is conducted. Rev. D.\\nC. Knowles, A.M., became president succeeding Rev.\\nMr. Quimby, and is bringing the school to a higher\\ngrade.\\nUnion School District, No. 1, was formed out\\nof Districts Nos. 2 and 28 (old districts in Sanborn-\\nton), in Tilton, and District No. 10, in Northfield\\nthe first officers being appointed by the selectmen\\nApril 16, 1872, consisting of W. Balcom, of North-\\nfield, Adam S. Ballantyne, Charles B. Garmon and\\nSamuel J. Tilton, prudential committee. There be-\\ning a qiiestion of the legality of this union, a special\\nact of the General Court was granted. Pending the\\ngranting of this act, a meeting was held, May 28,\\n1872, at the school-house in No. 28 (which stood on\\nwhat is now the Park, owned by Mrs. A. H. Tilton, at\\nthe west part of the village, the school-house being\\nsubsequently sold, moved west of its old location and\\nfitted for a dwelling-house), and Charles T. Hill\\nelected clerk pro tern. The action of this meeting\\nwas that Messrs. W. S. Clark, Charles C. Rogers and\\nFranklin J. Eastman were chosen a building com-\\nmittee to select the site, put in the foundation and\\nsuperintend the erection of the school-house. The\\nplan of Mr. Arthur Smyth for a building costing\\nfour thousand four hundred dollars was accepted,\\nand a sum of money not exceeding five thousand dol-\\nlars was voted to purchase land and erect the build-\\nings, three thousand dollars being raised by taxation\\nand the balance being borrowed at a low rate of in-\\nterest. One-half acre of land was given by Mr.\\nFriinklin J. Eastman on the Northfield side of the\\nriver, and the present building erected. In March,\\n1873, the building committee reported the cost of the\\n1 Granite Monthly, July, 1880.\\nbuilding, $4947.35, and the entire cost, including\\nwells, pumps, etc., at $5130.73.\\nAfter the act of incorporation was granted, the\\ncitizens met, September 4, 1872, and chose a Board of\\nEducation, as follows: Rev. Marcellus A. Herrick,\\nRev. Theodore C. Pratt and Rev. John B. Robinson.\\nThe check-list was first used at the annual meeting\\nin 1883. Three schools are kept in the building,\\nconsisting of primary, intermediate and grammar\\ndepartments, and the schools are fully up to the\\nstandard. The district schools consist of five in num-\\nber, situated as follows: No. 1, at Tin Corner (it was\\nthe first school district in the old town of Sanborn-\\nton) No. 2, on the Sanborn road No. 3, at East Til-\\nton village No. 4, above Tilton village; No. 5, above\\nEast Tilton, and known as the Rollins District. With\\nthe exception of the graded school, no new buildings\\nhave been erected, but all are in thorough repair and\\nconveniently situated. The average length of the\\nschool term is not far from thirty-six wrecks a year.\\nMills.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Tilton Mills.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 In 1828, Nathaniel Holmes\\nremoved here from Meredith, and built the first cot-\\nton-mill for making yarn and warp on the site of the\\npresent Tilton Mills. The mill was forty by fifty feet,\\nand did much towards giving Tilton its prosperity.\\nIn 1859, Colonel A. H. Tilton i)ut two sets of wool-\\nen machinery into this mill and started on cassimeres;\\nhe invented and made the all-wool goods known as\\nTweeds. The mill property, embracing seventy-five\\nacres, and extending one-third of a mile down the river,\\ncontrols an immense water-power, with twelve feet\\nfall at the mills, fifteen feet fall forty-four rods farther\\ndown and twenty-three feet fall forty-four rods below\\nthe last. Colonel Tilton was soon obliged to en-\\nlarge the mill, and in 1865 doubled its capacity.\\nThe mill property consists of the main building,\\ndye-house, picker-house, sorting, dye, finishing and\\nwaste-houses as separate buildings. The Tilton\\ntweeds have attained a wide celebrity, and for years\\nwere manufactured exclusively, but as times changed\\nand the market required, meltons have been gradually\\nadded, and up to the present time the mills have made\\nfifty-five styles of goods. All the narrow looms have\\ngiven place to the broad looms, of which there are\\ntwenty. The mill is equipped with four sets of woolen\\nmachinery. There has recently been added one new set\\nof cards, a hydro-extractor, Brammel s self-feeders\\nand a rotary fulling-mill, a Bigelow steam boiler of\\nsixty-four horse-power, a new Rodney Hunt tur-\\nbine water-wheel, a new dye-house, and the cajjacity\\nof the finishing-room has been doubled. They give\\nemployment to seventy-five hands, with a monthly\\npay-roll of two thousand dollars, and manufacture\\nthree thousand six hundred yards of cloth per month.\\nBailey, or Winnisquam, Cotton Mill was built\\nin 1868 by R. M. Bailey, and now owned by the New\\nHampshire Manufacturing Company (Dexter, Abbott", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1450.jp2"}, "1238": {"fulltext": "Co., Boston). The factory is of wood, one hundred\\n.and si.Kty by fifty-eight feet, three stories in\\nheight, with basement. Mr. Charles T. Ahuy was the\\nhist lessee, manufiicturing cotton yarns and silesias\\nor fine sheetings, operating seven thousand three hun-\\ndred spindles, and employed fifty hands. The mill\\nhas remained vacant since Mr. Almy vacateil it, the\\n1st of January, 1884.\\nIn the fall of 1885 this mill was sold to J. A.\\nA. J. Pillsbury, under the firm-name of Pillsbury\\nBrothers, shoe manufacturers of Northwood, who are\\nremodeling the mill preparatory to occupying the\\nwhole as a shoe manufactory.\\nLoud Brothers Manufactitring Company.\\nIn 1877, Messrs. J. S. Towle and Albert C. Lord, un-\\nder the firm-name of Towle Lord, began the manu-\\nfacture of eye-glasses in one end of Ilazen Copp s\\nwoolen-mill, giving employment to four hands. As\\nthey grew in experience and perfected their machin-\\nery so the demand for their goods increased and more\\nroom was required. November 22, 1877, Mr. Towle\\nsold out to George W. Lord, and the firm-name con-\\ntinues as above, Mr. Towle still continuing in their\\nemploy. In the summer of 1878 the brothers erected\\ntheir present thoroughly-constructed building for\\ntheir steam factory, situated on Main Street, op-\\nposite the depot. The building is thirty-two feet\\nfront, eighty feet long, having two high-posted stories\\nand basement, and costing some ten thousand dollars.\\nSince then they have added a wing twenty by forty-\\ntwo feet and two stories high. They removed to this\\nbuilding thelst of January, 1879. They employ from\\nthirty-five to forty workmen, and do an annual bus-\\niness of from fifty thousand to sixty-five thousand dol-\\nlars, having the largest special factory in the United\\nStates. Their specialty is eye-glasses, from the com-\\nmon to the best French pebble, and a patented metal-\\nlic spectacle-case. Although not making bows for\\nspectacles, yet they do considerable in setting the\\nlenses. Mr. Albert Lord has just patented an adjust-\\nable nose-piece for eye-glasses, which grips the sides\\nof the nose without causing any undue pressure, and\\nwill not slip from the nose during movements of the\\nnasal muscles.\\nIn addition to their factory, they have a large\\nwholesale and retail jewelry-store and large drug-\\nstore.\\nTiLTON Machine-Shop.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Benjamin C. Stevens,\\nproprietor, established himself in Franklin in 1872,\\nand in December, 1882, removed to Tilton, occupy-\\ning the shop in the rear of Lord Brothers Manufact-\\nuring Company, and using their steam-power. The\\nproprietor possesses considerable inventive skill, and\\nmakes a specialty of drafting and making difficult\\nmachinery for special work. He has originated very\\ncomplicated labor-saving machinery, and, as it was\\nfor special purposes, it has never been patented. He\\nemploys five hands, and docs all kinds of iron repair-\\nwork.\\nCopp GuiST-MiLL.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 On the site now occupied by\\nthis mill was erected the first manufacturing industry\\nat Sanbnrnton Bridge, i. e., Tilton, proper. It was\\na trip-hammer, scythe-shop and grist-mill, conducted\\nby Tilton Smith, and erected as early as 1788.\\nBenjamin Smith is said to have built the first house\\nin what is now Tilton village.\\nIn 1872, Ml. Hazen Copp built the present, thirty-\\nfive by sixty, two-story grist-mill, fitted it with\\nmodern improvements, four run of stones, a flour-mill\\nand two bolting-m.icliines, and at present conducts\\nthe business. In 1877 Mr. Copp built the mill just\\nbelow, now occupied by Mr. Arthur M. Dodge as a\\nhosiery manufactory. The mill is thirty-five by\\nsixty, three stories in height, the machinery in\\nboth mills being run by the same fall of water. The\\nestimated value of both mills is fifteen thousand\\ndollars.\\nDodge s Mill.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Late in the fall of 1S84, Mr.\\nArthur M. Dodge, of Franklin, leased the old Colvin\\nMill, owned by Hazen Copp, and put in one set of\\ncards, and began the manufacture of all-wool Shaker\\nhose, weighing two pounds, four ounces per dozen.\\nHe has twenty-one knitting-machines, ten of which\\nknit the hose entire. The mill started up January 1,\\n1885 employs twenty-eight operatives, with a\\nmonthly pay-roll of seven hundred dollars.\\nSocieties. Doric Lodge, No. 78, A. F. and A. M.,\\norganized July 2, 1866, and consists of eighty-eight\\nmembers. Past Masters: Adam S. Ballantyne, John\\nFletcher, Frank L. Mason, John F. Eastman, Samuel\\nCondon, Jr., Daniel W. Page, Selwin B. Peabody,\\nCharles R. Gould, James L. Jlowe.\\nHarmony Lodge, No. -65, I. O. O. F., was insti-\\ntuted April 13, 1881. Charter members are as fol-\\nlows: Sidney E. Smith, Enoch G. Clark, Leroy S.\\nAtkinson, Albert A. Adams, John W. Watts, Frank\\nW. Hurlburt, Otis C. Hurlburt, Frank W. Fletcher,\\nAlbert C. Muzzey, Enos H. Johnson, A. Ci. Arnold\\nand Frederick A. Clement.\\nFollowing is the list of the first officers G. E.\\nSmith, N. G. E. G. Clark, V. G. L. S. Atkinson,\\nSec. A. A. Adams, Treas. J. M. Watts, W. F. W.\\nHurlburt, C. A. C. Muzzey, N. G. R. S. T. W.\\nLong, N. G. L. S. F. W. Fletcher, V. G. R. S. E.\\nC. Healy, V. G. L. S. A. Arnold, R. S. S. F. A.\\nClement, L. S. S. E. H. Johnson, I. G.; O. (1 Hurl-\\nburt, 0. C;.; M. C. Abbott, Chap.\\nKnights or Honor, No. 928, was instituted in\\nthis place February 7, 1878. They have a fine hall\\nand reception-rooms adjoining. The floors are laid\\nwith birch, the other wood-work is ash, the ceiling is\\nhandsomely frescoed and the furniture is modern.\\nThere are forty members, and but six deaths have\\noccurred since their organization.\\nCrescent Lodge, No. 451, Knights and Ladies\\nOF Honor, like the former, is a charitable organiza-\\ntion, consisting of ladies and gentlemen, this lodge\\nhaving a third more of the former than of the latter", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1451.jp2"}, "1239": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nmembers. The lodge was organized in August, 1883,\\nand has forty-four members.\\nMix.NKii.MiA Division, No. 8, Son.s of Temper-\\nance, was organized April 23, 1883, with twelve\\ncharter members. The lodge has steadily increased\\nin numbers and influence, and most of the young\\npeople are members and constant attendants. They\\nhave a fine hall in Hill s Block.\\nIndependent Order of Good Templars, un-\\nder the name of Tilton, No. 52, was formed August 7,\\n1885. The organization has some forty members,\\nmeets weekly and is in a flourishing condition.\\nWomen s Christian Temperance Union. Or-\\nganized in March 1863, has a large number of mem-\\nbers, and is in a flourishing condition.\\nThe Tilton Cornet Band was organized in June,\\n1880, consisting of twenty pieces, and finely uni-\\nformed. W. P. Long is president; T. J. Davis, treas-\\nurer; Nathan S. Cheaver, secretary; and Frederick\\nClement, director.\\nPost No. 62, Graxd Army of the Republic,\\nwas organized on the 6tb of October, 1881, with twelve\\ncharter members, and named Adams K. Tilton,\\nin honor of that gentleman, who was born in that\\npart of Sanborn ton now included in Tilton, Feb-\\nruary 21, 1833; son of John A. and Clarissa (Kimball)\\nTilton grandson of Jacob, and great-grandson of\\nNathaniel and Abigail (Oilman) Tilton.\\nMr. Tilton resided in his native town until 1853,\\nwhen he removed to Pawtucket, R. I., and followed\\nhia trade, that of a sash, door and blind-maker;\\nmarried Miss Ellen Elizabeth Arnold in May, 1864,\\nat that time being a soldier. He first enlisted in the\\nFirst Rhode Island Regiment in 1861, and was after-\\nwards captain of one of the companies in the Sixth\\nNew Hampshire Infantry. He was instantly killed\\nby a shot which penetrated the brain just over the eye,\\nin an action at Poplar Grove Church, Va., Sep-\\ntember 30, 1864.\\nThe organization has had thirty-six members, and\\nat present has twenty-nine. When first organized\\nthey met in Knights of Honor Hall, then in the North-\\nfield town hall, and May 11, 1882 removed to their\\npresent hall in Hill s Block.\\nFollowing is the list of the first officer.* chosen, and\\nthe Roster at this time (1885)\\nFirst officers Commander, George E. Dow; S. V.\\nC, Leander H. Irving J. V. C, L. D. Miller Chap-\\nlain, Otis C. Wyatt Surgeon, A. A. Moulton, M.D.;\\nOfficer of the Day, T. K. Bean Officer of the Guard,\\nC. H. Davis Quartermaster, S. A. Clark Adjutant,\\nCharles W. Tilton; Sergeant-Major, Charles W.\\nDavenport Quartermaster-Sergeant, Francis Schiatt.\\nPresent officers Commander, Charles W. Tilton\\nS. V. C, William H. Tripp; J. V. C, Charles\\nH. Davis Chaplain, Otis C. Wyatt Surgeon, A.\\nA. Moulton, M.D.; Officer of the Day, Leander\\nIrving Officer of the Guard, Francis Schiatt\\nQuartermaster, John Haslom Adjutant, George E.\\nDow; Sergeant-Major, Lorenzo D. Miller; Quarter-\\nmaster Sergeant, Edgar A. Porter.\\nBanks. The charter of the original State Bank of\\nSanbornton Bridge, known as the Citizens Bank,\\nwas granted in June, 1853. The first meeting was\\nheld the 3rd of the following August. Asa P. Cate\\nchosen president, and Charles Minot, of Concord,\\ncashier; Samuel Tilton, Thomas Chase, Benjamin\\nHill, Isaac Whittier, John Kenniston and Woodbury\\nMelcher, directors. These gentlemen were men of\\ninfluence, of more than ordinary mental capacity\\nand universally respected for business capacity. The\\ncapital stock was fifty thousand dollars. Mr. Minot\\nowned the present house of William T. Cass, and the\\nbusiness was started in the room now occupied for\\nthat purpose. In 1855, Mr. Cass bought the property,\\nand succeeded Mr. Minot as cashier. As time passed\\non, considerable feeling and disagreement arose in\\nthe minds of the stockholders and officers in chang-\\ning its character from State to a National Bank. At a\\nmeeting of the officers of the bank, held February 20,\\n1865, Woodbury Melcher made a motion that the\\nbank be changed to a National, and, on a vote being\\ntaken, Messrs. Austin F. Pike, Eleazer Davis, Robert\\nGray and Woodbury Melcher voted in the affirma-\\ntive, and Asa P. Cate in the negative. Agreeable to\\nthis vote, a national charter was obtained, and it was\\nintended to have the capital one hundred thousand\\ndollars, but, through delay, it only reached seventy\\nthousand dollars. It became known as the Citizens\\nNational Bank of Tilton.\\nThe first meeting, after obtaining their second char-\\nter, was held May 25, 1865, and consisted of the fol-\\nlowing directors Asa P. Cate, Austin F. Pike, Wood-\\nbury Melcher, Eleazer Davis, John Kenniston, Rob-\\nert Gray and E. S. Wadleigh. Mr. Cate was chosen\\npresident, and William T. Cass cashier. From the\\ntime the bank was started, in 1853, to the present\\ntime (1885), the average semi-annual dividend has\\nbeen 4i% per cent. The charter has recently been\\nextended to March 20, 1905.\\nloNA Savings-Bank, organized in 1870, with per-\\npetual charter. The first meeting was held July 30th,\\nwith the following directors Asa P. Cate, Benjamin\\nF. Cofran, Eleazer Davis, J. Frank Taylor, Addison\\nB. Wyatt, John Kenniston, A. H. Tilton, lAIilton\\nGerrish and B. T. Brown. A. P. Cate was chosen\\npresident, and William T. Cass treasurer.\\nEleazer Davis made the first deposit of one thou-\\nsand dollars, and Arthur T. Cass made the second.\\nThe former has been withdrawn. For a number of\\nyears the dividends have amounted to five per cent.\\nFrom the bank commissioners report of 1884 we\\ngather the following facts: A. S. Ballantyne, presi-\\ndent; William T. C;iss, treasurer. Amount due de-\\npositors, $270,388.10 guaranty fund, $4300 surplus,\\n$7484.01 net earnings for the year 1883, $14,372.96;\\nexpenses for the year 1883, $896.95.\\nPhysicians and Lawyers.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The following sketches", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1452.jp2"}, "1240": {"fulltext": "TILTON.\\n885\\nare from Kev. Jlr. Runnels History of Sanborn-\\nton (vol. i., pp. 239-240)\\nDk. Byley Lyford (1857) w:is the son of Jere-\\nmiah and Naomi (Dickey) Lyford, and was born June\\n25, 1822, in Stanstead, C. E. He attended school in\\nNewbury, this State, studied his profession in Camp-\\nton, and graduated at the Dartmouth Jledical College,\\nHanover, in 1849. Having practiced one year in\\nr arapton, three yeai-s in Hillsborough and four years\\nin Nashua, he became established at the Bridge\\nlilton), in this town, in the eighth year after his\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0jiaduation, and here for eighteen years continued in\\nI lactice till his sudden death, January 23, 1875.\\n1 le was highly prized in this and the adjoining towns\\nfor his medical skill and kindly sympathy for those\\nin distress. One of the ablest physicians in New\\nHampshire. He was married in Nashua, March 6,\\n1851, to Vashti P., daughter of Hon. Zebadiah and\\nVashti Shattuck; one child, Mrs. George G. Trow-\\nbridge, resides in Chelsea, Mass.\\nDe. James Peescxjtt Osborne (18(54) was born\\nJune 3, 1833, in Piermont, being the son of Cyrus\\nand Sally C. (Thresher) Osborn. Graduated at the\\nDartmouth Medical College in 1855. He first prac-\\nticed at Felchville,Vt., eight years. In the fall of\\n1864 he came to Sanbornton Bridge (Tilton) and\\nentered into partnership with Dr. Lyford for three\\nyears, from December 12th, since dissolving which\\n(1867) he has maintained an extensive practice by\\nhimself till the present. He married Sally P.\\nStanyan, of Wentworth, March 18, 1855. One child.\\nFlora G., born October 6, 1862.\\nDr. Frasklin L. Wasox (1870) resided on the\\nSanborn road, in Tilton. He had a successful prac-\\ntice in his immediate neighborhood, in other parts of\\nTilton and the adjoining towns. In 1877 he relin-\\nquished practice and removed to Meredith village,\\nwhere he has a drug-store. He was born in Freedom\\nAugust 18, 1834. He married, first, Amanda C, daugh-\\nter of Ebenezer Colby, August, 1852, died December\\n27,1869; married, second, Mrs. Carrie (Philbrick)\\nW. Meeks, November 28, 1872.\\nDr. Albert Alonzo Moulton (1874) was the\\nson of Jonathan and Mary (Morse) Moultou, and was\\nborn in Meredith October 6, 1829; studied medicine\\nat Bristol and Hanover, and graduated M.D. at the\\nD.irtmouth Medical College, 1850. He practiced at\\nMeredith six years, and in Concord from 1856 till\\n1874, including one year as surgeon in the Third\\nRegiment New Hampshire Volunteers, by which\\nservice his health was seriously impaired. He has\\npracticed in Tilton since 1874 to the present.\\nMarried Anna Maria Sawyer, of Bristol, May, 1850\\ndied in Concord June, 1872. One son, Arthur C,\\nresides in Colorado.\\nJOHX J. Dearborn, M.D., removed to Tilton in\\nDecember, 1884. (See History of Salisbury.\\nLawyers.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Hon. Asa Piper Cate (1840-71) was\\na native Xi.rthlield. the eldest child of Simeon,\\nJr., and Lydia Durgin, born June 1, 1813. He read\\nlaw with Hon. G. W. Nesmith at Franklin, and be-\\ngan practice in his native town, which he represented\\nin the Legislature, 1839-40, and at several other time.\\nIn 1844 he was a member of the Senate and president\\nof the same in 1845, and railroad commissioner three\\nyears. In 1858-60 he was the Democratic candidate\\nfor Governor of the State. As president of the Citizens\\nNational Bank (which see) and largely interested in\\nthe Boston,Concord and Montreal and White Mountain\\nRailroads, he represented the moneyed interests of the\\nplace. July 24, 1871, he was appointed judge of Pro-\\nbate for Merrimack County, holding the office until\\nne.ar his death. His law-office was in Judge Atkin-\\nson s old office, which stood at the south end of Hill s\\nBlock. He was a genial gentleman and enjoyed\\nthe confidence of his townsmen and acquaintances to\\na large degree. An adept in horticulture and a lover\\nof his well-tilled acres, the homestead in Northfield,\\nwhere for many years he resided, was always made\\npeculiarly attractive to those who visited him. He\\nlived and died a conscientious Christian, greatly\\nmourned and missed as a pillar of the Episcopal\\nChurch and Society in Northfield and Tilton. He\\ndied December 12, 1874, and his funeral was attended\\nby nearly all the members of the Belknap and Merri-\\nmack bars. He married Clara Proctor, September 2,\\n1840, three children being born to them.\\nCharles C. Rogers, Esq. (1858), born at Broom-\\nfield, Vt., August 19, 1834; read law with his cousin,\\nBenjamin A. Rogers, Esq., at Tilton, succeeding him\\nin practice in April, 1858. He enjoys a large and\\nlucrative practice, and has the confidence of the\\npeople. In June, 1874, he was appointed county\\nsolicitor; removed by address of Legislature in July,\\n1876 elected to the same oflice in November, 1878,\\nand re-elected in 1880.\\nMarried August 27, 1860, Sophia Currey. Chil-\\ndren: (1) John W., born October, 1861, gradu.%ted\\nfrom Dartmouth College in 1883, resides at San\\nAntonio, Texas, and is a professor of languages and\\nthe higher mathematics in St. Mary s Hall, a semi-\\nnary for girls (2) Carrol B., born April 28, 1863, died\\nFebruary 27, 1873; (3) Arthur, born January 25, 1870,\\ndied February 26, 1873; (4) George Bell, born Sep-\\ntember 25, 1874; (5) Herberts., born April 29, 1877.\\nFrancis R. Chase, Esq. (1866-76), a native of\\nGilmanton read law with Judge Dana, of Frye-\\nburg, Me., and was admitted to the bar soon after\\nhis marriage, in 1843, to Huldah P. Fessenden. He\\nremoved to Northfield in 1866, opening an office in\\nTilton. He represented the town of Northfield in\\nthe Legislature in 1871-72, and was a prominent\\nmember of the Episcopal Society. He died March\\n12, 1876, in his fifty-eighth year.\\nJA51ES Otis Lyford, Esq. (1880-82), the son of\\nJames Lyford, was born in Boston, Mass., June 28,", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1453.jp2"}, "1241": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\n1853. He graduated at the New Hampshire Con-\\nference Seminary in 1S72; read law at Concord; was\\na member of the Constitutional Convention from\\nCanterbury in 1876, and for the years 1877-79 edited,\\nthe People at Concord. He was admitted to the bar\\nin 1880 and opened an office in Eastman s Block,\\nTilton married, May 2, 1882, Susan A. Hill, and\\nsoon after took up his residence at Washington, D. C,\\nwhere he is engaged in one of the departments.\\nWalter D. Hardy, Esq. (1882-84), son of An-\\nthony C. and Eliza (Martin) Hardy, born at Leb-\\nanon June 27,1857; graduated at Penacook Academy\\n(Concord) taught in the same one year read law\\nwith Sargent Chase, of Concord, in 1878-80, then\\nwith Hon. E. B. S. Sanborn at Franklin Falls ad-\\nmitted to the bar in August, 1881; continuing with\\nEsquire Sanborn till the spring of 1882, when he re-\\nmoved to Tilton and took Esquire Lyford s place.\\nAt the fall election, in 1882, he was elected solicitor\\nfor Belknap County, assuming the position in July,\\n1883, and held it until July, 1885, although, No-\\nvember 1, 1884, he became associated as partner with\\nHon. E. B. S. Sanborn at Franklin, under the firm-\\nname of Sanborn Hardy. He was succeeded by\\nWilliam B. Fellows, Esq., son of Colonel E. Q.\\nand Mary E. (Quimby) Fellows; born at Sandwich,\\nJuly 5, 1858 took a college preparatory course at the\\nNew Hampshire Conference Seminary and Female\\nCollege, completing the three years course in the\\nspring of 1876; entered Dartmouth College, from\\nwhich he graduated in 1880 and immediately began\\nthe study of law under Hon. E. A. Hibbard, of\\nLaconia admitted to the bar the 1st of September,\\n1883, and opened an office at Ashland, where he was\\nmarried to Ida G. Scribner, November 1, 1881 two\\nchildren removed to Tilton in the fall of 1884.\\nPostmasters Tilton. Bradbury M. Morrill, ap-\\npointed April 19, 1869, the office being in the Colby\\nhouse, west of the hotel; office changed name from\\nSanbornton Bridge to Tilton July 21, 1869.\\nJeremiah C. Tilton, appointed January 23, 1871,\\nhe removing the office back to the corner store, on\\nthe site of the present town hall.\\nGeorge W. Tilton, appointed July 15, 1872. The\\noffice again moved back to the Colby building.\\nDaniel F. Hill, appointed March 10, 1877, and is\\nthe present incumbent. After the town-hall building\\nwas completed, it was removed to its present ample\\nand well-furnished accommodations.\\nEast Tilton.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Chase Rollins, appointed Novem-\\nber 23, 1868, and still continues; uame changed to\\nEast Tilton July 21, 1869.\\nTown Officers. Until 1795 the State law required\\nthat tlic annual meeting for the election of State,\\ncounty and town officers should be held the last\\nTuesday in March, when the day was changed to the\\nsecond Tuesday. On the revision of the State Consti-\\ntution, the law was so changed that the State\\nand coiintv ollicers, including town reproscntativcs\\nand Board of Supervisors, were elected biennially, in\\nNovember, the first election under this form occur-\\nring in November, 1877.\\nThe first meeting for the election of town officers\\nwas held on the 17th of July, 1869.\\nmoderators.\\nWilliam T. Cass, 1869, 70, 71, 73, 74.\\n.Toseph P. Dearborn, 1872.\\nBradbury T. Brown, 1875, 7G, 77, 78, 70, 80, 81.\\nAdam S. Ballantyne, 1882, 83, 84.\\nGcorgo II. Brown, 1885.\\nTOWN CLERKS.\\nLyman B, Ames, 1869.\\nSamuel H. Williama, 1870, 71, 73, 74, 75, 75, 77, 78.\\nSolwin B. Peabody, 1872.\\nGeorge A. Stevens, 1879, 80, 81, 82, 83.\\nWalter C. Wyatt, 1884.\\nLeroy S. Atkinson, 1885.\\nSELECTMEN.\\n1809-70.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Elezear Davis, Horace I^Iuultoii, Leonanl K. Cloufrli.\\n1871-72.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Bradbury T. Brown, Jacob B. Sanborn, Dearborn S, Daniels.\\n1873.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Bradbury T. Brown, Jacob B. Sanljorn, .lohn C. Ladd.\\n1874.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jacob B. Sanborn, Ilonnc Siuibiirn, John C. Ladd.\\n1876-7G.\u00e2\u0080\u0094Amo8H. Jones, Ch.,^ r i;,!;:, Henry Q. Dalton,\\n1S77. Ebenezer L. Sanbnrrj, II i u. Henry Q. Dalton.\\n1878. EbenezerL. Sanbuin I: I i s.miuel S. Hussey.\\n1879.- BussellT. Noyes, 11. 1 i.ni 11. 11. liollins.\\n1880.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Enoch G. PbilbrlcK. I l; r w i.nM Mudgelt.\\n1881.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Horace Sanborn, Hi. I i l;;il, ii ii l; .llins.\\n1882.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Horace B. Savage, l:.i l: M, i .i. II ,.v.-y.\\n1883-84.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Horace B. Savage, Will. .mi II .y. Mi. n M.,ulton.\\n1885.- Bradbury T. Brown, Dearburn S. Daniels, Grorgo W. Lord.\\nREPRESENTATIVES.\\n1869-70, Lyman B. Ames 1871-72, Joseph Hill 1873-74, Byron W.\\ni Brown 1875-76, Enoch G. Pliilbrick 1877, Russell T. Noyes 1S78,\\nj George H. Brown (re-chosen in November of that year fur bienniiil\\nterm, 1879) 1880, Selwin B. Peabody, two years 1882, Kicliard Firth,\\ntwo years 1884, George S. Philbrick, two years.\\nTOWN TREASURERS.\\n(Until the revised constitution went into effect in 1S78, the office\\nwas filled by the chairman of the selectmen). 1879, Kliazer Davis\\n1880, John F. Taylor 1881-85, Amos H. Jones 1682-83, Russell T.\\nNoyes 1884, William T. Cass.\\n-MMITTEE.\\nI.. Wason; 1874, Theo-\\niloorgeS. Philbrick;\\n;.l. Dr. Frank L.Aiken\\nSUPER1NTESPTX\\n1860-71,. Sylvester Dixon 1-\\ndore f Pratt; 1S7. ~76, Joseph r I\\n1879, J. Herbert Yeoman; Is-.., I,.:\\nand Walter D. Hurdy; 18,sl-\u00c2\u00a5:j, .S;\\nLibby; 1885, Edwin Smith.\\nVote for Governor. ^The following votes and\\nfigures will show the increase of voting population,\\nand the growth and development of the political\\nparties. The total Governor vote of Sanbornton in\\n1869, the last year in which the people of what was\\nlater Tilton voted with the old town, was five hun-\\ndred and fifty. The successful candidate is marked\\nwith an asterisk\\nuel Flint, 24; Lo-\\n1870.-\\nBedel,112; Onslow Stearns,* 95\\nreuKu D. Barrows, 26\u00e2\u0080\u0094257.\\n1871 .\u00e2\u0080\u0094James A. Weston,* 157 James Pike, 103 scattering, 7-267.\\n1872.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 James A. Weston, 157; Eiwlkiol A. Straw,* 102; scattering, 1\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094270.\\n1873.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 James A. Weston, 153; Ezekiel k. Straw,* 113; scattering H-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1454.jp2"}, "1242": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1455.jp2"}, "1243": {"fulltext": "-_^^^.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1456.jp2"}, "1244": {"fulltext": "TTLTON.\\n887\\n1S7B.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Daniul Mairy, 159; I ereoii C. Cheney,* l;i8 scattering, 7\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\n1877.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Daniel Marcy, 149 Belijaniin V. rrcscott,* I2S scattering, 9\\n1878.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Frank A. McK\\ning, 8\u00e2\u0080\u0094278. The first 1\\nheld November 5, 1878.\\n1878.- Second eiection Kranl; A. McKcan\\n267.\\n1880.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Frault Jones, 187; Cliarles II. licll,\\n1\u00e2\u0080\u0094355.\\n1882.- Martin V. B. Ecigerly, U3; Samuel\\n1884.- Moody Currier,* 154 John M. Hil\\n16\u00e2\u0080\u0094349.\\n152; Benjamin F. I rcscott,* 118; scatti\\nial election for Slate and county ollici\\n142; Natt Head,\\nvkiu D. Ma\u00c2\u00abon,\\nBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.\\nCHARLES E. TILTON.\\nDeacon Nathaniel Tilton, whose descendants have\\nborne a prominent part in all that has made the\\nrenown of Sanbornton back to a period of time ante-\\ndating the Revolution to the present, little thought,\\nand perhaps cared less, that the date of his settlement\\nand the place from which he came would ever be\\nshaded with uncertainty.\\nHe removed from Stratham or New Market, and\\nsettled on the lot now owned by Charles W. Colby\\nSon somewhere between 1768 and 1771.\\nIn November of the latter year he signed the orig-\\ninal church covenant, his signature being the second\\non that instrument.\\nLess than two months later he was chosen second\\ndeacon, which office he filled acceptably almost for\\nforty yeai-s, when, on his own motion, he was excused\\nby the church from performing the duties pertaining\\nto it any longer.\\nThere is reason to believe that this ancestor of the\\nTilton family was an upright and godly man, and a\\nstrict observer of the ordinances of the church that\\nthe unwritten obligations imposed by his confession\\nof faith were conscientiously regarded and discharged.\\nIt is well authenticated that the earliest religious\\ninstruction received by his grandchildren in catechis-\\nmal teaching and in sacred song came from the lips\\nof this devout and honored old patriarch.\\nThose early precepts may not have matured in open\\nacceptance of conventional forms, or in public ac-\\nknowledgments of creeds, yet the inclination of\\nmind then formed may have been the seed that has\\nborne the fruit of generous liberality to every church\\nenterprise and demand, or educational purpose ever\\nmanifested on the part of his descendants. His son\\nJeremiah was born in 1762, probably at Hampton or\\nKensington, and came into town when a lad of six\\nor eight years with his father. He grew to be an\\nenergetic man of business, identifying himself to a\\nremarkable degree with the improvements and fa-\\ncilities required by a new country. He built the\\nDi-isinal Dc.xter House, engaged in lilacksmitliing\\nwhen utensils of iron were more often forged at home\\nthan purchased abroad. He ])Ut in operation a grist-\\nmill, acted as justice of the peace, was a colonel in\\nthe militia and a soldier in the Revolutionary War.\\nHe was the father of eleven children,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 six daughters\\nand five sons, all of them possessing strong points and\\nsterling qualities of character. Samuel, the second\\nchild and son, was born in 1789.\\nHe was a marked man, of fine presence, unusual\\nsagacity, solid sense and self-reliance.\\nHe possessed qualities which would have made\\nhim a foremost man in any position Providence\\nmight have assigned him. Runnels says, Asa friend\\nhe was honest, firm and unswerving, a liberal con-\\ntributor to religious and educational interests, and,\\nin the broadest sense of the term, a public-spirited\\ncitizen.\\nHe married Myra, daughter of Samuel Ames, of\\nCanterbury, in 1815, a lady of unusual excellence.\\nShe was endowed with characteristic s which, to a\\ngreat extent, form the ideal of a noble woman, a\\nmodel wife and devoted mother.\\nCharles Elliott Tilton was their youngest son of a\\nfamily of five children, and was born within a stone s\\nthrow of his present premises, September 14, 1827,\\nHe received the benefit of a good common-school edu-\\ncation, and at the age of fifteen was placed under the\\ntuition of Professor Dyer H. Sanborn, and sul)se-\\nquently entered a military school at Norwich, Vt.,\\nwhere he remained three years. The training and\\ndiscipline acquired here well fitted him for the intense\\nactivity required by the business enterjjrises he orig-\\ninated and developed, or was engaged in, on tlie\\nPacific slope from 1850 to 1880, a period of thirty\\nyears.\\nOn the declaration of the war with Mexico he was\\noffered a captain s commission by Colonel Ransom,\\nwhich he was anxious to accept, but the honor was\\ndeclined on account of paternal influence.\\nYoung Tilton, with a limited outfit, repaired to\\nNew York, and was employed by his brother Alfred,\\na well-known and successful merchant.\\nAlthough most favorably situated with excellent\\nprospects of promotion, New York failed to satisfy\\nthe ambition that had grown with his youth of twenty\\nyears. He cut loose from all present and prospective\\nadvantages held out in this great commercial mart,\\nfrom friends and acquaintances, and visited nearly all\\nof the inhabited West India Islands with a view to\\nfuture business. He prospected the Amazon and\\nOrinoco Rivers to the head-waters in canoes, aided\\nby native Indians as guides, visiting localities seldom,\\nif ever, seen by white men.\\nHe then proceeded on land to Caracas and La\\nGuayra, from thence to Maracaybo, St. Hatha, Car-\\nthagena, Chagres and Panama.\\nHaving been absent from civilization for a long\\ntime, the knowledge of gold discoveries in California\\n;iMd the thousands on tlic islliiiius uii their wav to", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1459.jp2"}, "1245": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\ngather it, representing every tongue and condition,\\nwere stubborn facts which changed Iiis purposes\\ncausing a revolution in his plans which ended in\\nthe realization of his youthful dream of fortune.\\nHis knowledge of the Spanish language was the\\nmeans of attaching himself to a company of gold-\\nhunters from Vermont, who made u.se of his services\\nin the purchase of subsistence from the natives while\\nwaiting for transportation to San Francisco. For\\nthree months his party remained here every arrival\\nfrom the East added large numbers to the thousands\\nalready in Panama. A chance came at last to leave.\\nIt was announced by the agent of the Pacific Mail\\nSteamship Company that the steamer Panama\\nwould soon arrive from New York, and that in due\\ntime one hundred and fifty deck passages to Sau\\nFrancisco would be disposed of at one hundred and\\nfifty dollars each.\\nThe vast army of resolute adventurers (not less than\\nfifteen thousand) swarming on the Isthmus demanded\\nfair play in face of the fact that the chances were\\nninety-nine out of every hundred against any one\\nindividual securing the coveted ticket.\\nIn deference to public opinion, the agent advertised\\nthat on a designated day, at nine o clock a.m., one hun-\\ndred and fifty tickets would be issued on the principle\\nof first come, first served.\\nThe subject of this sketch was the solitary exception\\nin the vast throng who alone lacked ready funds, in\\nthat no-credit period, wherewith to pay his passage.\\nHe visited the agent, but could obtain no con-\\ncession in his own behalf, and the inevitable fiict\\nconfronted him that he had now reached the tightest\\nspot in his career.\\nThe parting words of the agent, Boy, if you get\\nhere I ll take your draft on your brother, lifted the\\nburden and inspired courage for the terrific struggle\\nwhich began at midnight on that memorable occasion.\\nAt twelve o clock preceding the morning of the sale\\nthe streets of Panama were filled with a turbulent mob,\\neach one desperate and determined on securing a\\nFor nine long hours the crazed and maddened\\ncrowd hooted and yelled, struggled and pushed,\\nswayed and surged in front of the ticket-office. Hats,\\ncoats, vests and shirts were torn from their owners,\\nand in many cases men denuded of all clothing\\nwere seen in this raging sea of humanity.\\nIn ten minutes after the lime appointed for sale the\\none hundred and fifty passages were secured. Young\\nTilton, stripped to his pantaloons, was recognized by\\nthe agent, and his profane salutation had a flavor of\\nadmiration in it as he passed him ticket No. 102,\\nwith I ll take your draft, my boy.\\nHe had intuitively recognized the unflinching\\npluck and innate honesty of his new acquaintance.\\nTickets changed hands freely at from twelve to fifteen\\nhundred dollars each.\\nA younsr m;in liv the name nCNewliMll purch.ased one\\nat twelve hundred dollars, and chance or Providence\\n(let the sequel decide) brought him and Tilton to-\\ngether as messmates. They pre-empted a section of\\nthe deck, and at no time during their passage did\\nboth leave it at the same time. Tilton from his\\nlimited funds bought a bag of crackers and a few\\npounds of cheese, which for twenty-two days made\\nthe daily fare of the two adventurers on their way to\\nthe land of gold. Six feet square of oaken plank made\\ntheir domicile and dormitory, and the skies of the\\nPacific their only roof.\\nYouth and young blood were proof against such\\naccommodations, and when San Francisco, with its\\npiles of sand and scattered red cedar shantie-s, first\\nmet their view, it gave faint promise of its future\\nopulence and magnificence.\\nNewhall went to the mines and shortly returned\\nhome-sick, dejected and without funds, and there\\nwere thousands similarly situated. No chance existed\\nfor working a passage to the East, and all attempts to\\nobtain one proved failures.\\nThere is a divinity which shapes our ends, and the\\ndivinity in Newhall s affairs was a little red flag. He\\nwas a ready talker, witty and quick at repartee. Til-\\nton s fertile perception had gra.sped the possibilities\\nas he entered the auction-room and solicited employ-\\nment for an auctioneer.\\nAn arrangement was made in less time than it takes\\nto record it, and young Newhall was engaged for the\\nnight to sell jack-knives, needles, combs, c., on\\ntrial.\\nHe suited, was retained at good rates, was prudent\\nand saved his money and soon started a similar ven-\\nture for himself, which developed into an immense\\nbusiness, from which he retired with a fortune of two\\nmillions of dollars. His sons became his successors,\\nand their warehouse is still found adjoining the Bank\\nof California, on Sansome Street, the leading auction\\nand commission house on the Pacific Coast.\\nNewhall never forgot the friendship that stood by\\nhim in the days of his need, or the prompting that\\nwas instrumental in his success. Identified as Mr.\\nTilton became with the development of the resources\\nof our Western coast and its ever-receding frontier\\nfor thirty years, his diversified operations required\\nthe assistance of many men.\\nThrough such agency others became successful who\\ncan trace their fortune to a beginning apparently as\\nremote and improbable as could Newhall.\\nIn Clarke s Skil.liisi it Successful New Hampshire\\nmen, it isstatt dthat In :ill this period Mr. Tilton was\\ninterested in many cntiiiirisfs on the coast and\\nfrontier. Among them may be mentioned the navi-\\ngation of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers.\\nHe was one of five who controlled what has de-\\nveloped into the Oregon Railway and Navigation\\nCompany, with a capital of twenty-four million dol-\\nlars.\\nAs carlv as IS. he interested himself with a IVicnd", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1460.jp2"}, "1246": {"fulltext": "TILTON.\\n889\\nof liis boyhood, W. S. Ladd, who started in business in\\nPortland, Oregon.\\nIn 1860 they organized the first banking-house in\\nthat territory, under the style of Ladd Tilton,\\nwhich soon acquired a national reputation. For over\\ntwenty years it occupied a high rank among the\\nfinancial institutions of the country. Under their\\ncontrol, whatever stress affected thfe world of finance,\\nthe credit of this house remained uoquestioned and\\nunimpaired. Mr. Tilton retired in 1881. Since then\\nMr. Ladd and his sons have fully maintained its\\nhonestly-earned repute.\\nSoon afterwards the banking-house of Ladd Bush\\nwas founded at Salem, Oregon, also the First National\\nBank of Portland and the First National Bank of\\nWalla- Walla, Washington Territory, in all of which\\nMr. Tilton was interested.\\nAt the same time he was largely engaged in trans-\\nportation across the plains. He fully understood the\\nrequirements of merchandise in Utah, Montana,\\nWyoming and Colorado. He furnished and dis-\\npatched large trains from San Francisco, Cal., to\\nUtah, and from St. Joseph, Mo., to Colorado, and\\nfrom thence to Montana, giving his personal attention\\nto them all.\\nA country largely held by hostile Indians had to be\\ntraversed, and few trains reached their destination\\nunmolested. Desperate encounters occurred fre-\\nquently, resulting in more or less loss of life and\\nproperty, and once ending in the capture of the entire\\ntrain.\\nOther obstacles had to be met, incident to such\\nundertakings, like storms, swollen rivers and break-\\ndowns, which would have seemed insuperable to any\\none of less force of character. He purchased lands in\\nall the Territories, which investments have proved ad-\\nvantageous.\\nHe engaged in many other transactions which\\nhis keen perceptions led him to believe would be re-\\nmunerative, so that, in fact, there were but few enter-\\nprises of importance connected with the growth of the\\nPacific slope, whether pertaining to its finance, in-\\nternal improvement, its foreign and domestic com-\\nmerce, in which the cool and sagacious subject of this\\nsketch was not a participator. To organize and direct\\nsuccessfully such varied and extended operations, out-\\nlined only in part, required a mind strong in per-\\nception and purpose. A union of these qualities with\\nthat adventurous spirit which led the youth of eighteen\\nto the sources of the Orinoco and Amazon in pursuit\\nof wealth constituted a mental plant which could well\\nmeasure the possibilities of a new country and turn to\\nadvantage pecuniarily its development.\\nIn all this time Mr. Tilton enjoyed excellent health\\nand immunity from serious accident.\\nAfter living amidst the malaria of tropical lagoons,\\nsleeping by the side of his mustang on the plains,\\nblockaded by storms among the Sierras and assailed\\nby hostile Apaches, he returns to his native hills un-\\nscathed, with a sound constitution and his youthful\\npurpose fully accomplished.\\nSince 1881 more of his time has been spent in Tilton\\nthan for many years previously, and has been occupied\\nto a considerable extent in superintending the various\\nimprovements he has planned.\\nThere are two conditions apparent at all times in\\nwhatever he does, thoroughness and general utility.\\nHe has constructed an artificial island, and on it an\\nelegant summer-house surrounded with statuary\\nenduring as marble and bronze, and refreshing shade,\\neasily accessible by a solid bridge of granite and iron,\\nall of which is the common property and of any who\\nchoose to avail themselves of its enjoyment.\\nFountains as classic and permanent as ever adorned\\nthe streets of Rome are kindly tributes to the needs\\nof man and beast.\\nThe grateful coolness of a shady park, with easy\\ndrives and rural seats, for many summers to come will\\ninvite the visitors presence and return.\\nA town hall of brick and granite, with its recurring\\nincome, will remind posterity for generations of the\\nlarge liberality which gave it form.\\nGenerous outlays for cemetery improvements and\\nfor a driving park unexcelled in all that makes one\\nperfect are substantialities which will remain evi-\\ndences of a broad humanity which recognized the\\nenjoyments as well as the necessities of mankind.\\nHis liberal contributions for church and school\\ninterests are influences which may be felt to time s\\nremotest bound.\\nThere are many other attractions in our village\\nwhich can be traced to his direct agency.\\nThe elegant passenger depot and its appointments\\nthe iron bridges, and. in fact, all the public improve-\\nments of the town are indebted more or less to him\\nfor their construction.\\nHis bounty has recognized the field of our needs,\\nour comfort and our pleasure.\\nAs a natural sequence, a business career as extensive\\nand diversified as his has been requires occupation\\nnow. His various enterprises in Tilton, which are\\ngiving more than a local reputation to the town,\\nafford rest as well as employment to a mind by nature\\nand habit inclined to vigorous activity.\\nHis thirty years of participation in those renewing\\ninstrumentalities which have wrested a territory as\\nlarge as the original thirteen States from Indian and\\nhalf-breed supremacy, and which now teems with an\\nenlightened population possessing all the adjuncts of\\ncivilization, would furnish ample incident and ad-\\nventure to fill a volume.\\nHe quietly takes his place as one of the people\\namong his former neighbors, asking no consideration\\nexcept what inures to every well-meaning citizen.\\nThe golden dream of his boyhood s days has come\\nto pass, yet the memories of youth and early associ-\\nations remain the most sensitive chords in his nature.\\nHerein lies the inspiration for that munificence", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1461.jp2"}, "1247": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nwhich has given the town bearing his family name\\nprominence and fame abroad, and himself esteem and\\nconsideration as well.\\nHis cordial and unpretentious bearing at all times\\nindicate his true character. His sympathies are of\\nand with the people. Possessing marked elements of\\npersonal popularity, thus far his record leaves no\\nsign of the politician.\\nPublic positions which would have tempted the\\nambition of almost any man have been proffered him,\\nbut declined, in obedience to a resolution formed in\\nearly life to hold no office. He has well-defined\\npolitical convictions, yet his suffrage is influenced by\\nhigher motives than control the mere partisan. The\\ncharacter of the candidate, his record as affecting the\\nbusiness interests of the country, are more potent than\\nparty discipline or platforms in directing his vote.\\nAt his elegant residence, overlooking the beautiful\\nvillage which bears his name, the warmest welcome\\nis extended and the largest hospitality dispensed to\\nall his life-long friends and acquaintances.\\nWhat was the personal appearance of the subject\\nof this sketch may be asked an hundred years hence.\\nIn height, five feet ten well and compactly formed\\nand without surplus flesh of erect carriage, regular\\nfeatures; clear blue eyes, and when young must have\\ngiven promise of the fine presence and noble manhood\\nhe now possesses.\\nHis weight is about two hundred pounds, and at\\nfifty-seven he is a well-preserved model of a self-made\\nman with all his mental faculties in mature perfection.\\nIt is needless to say that he holds the undivided\\nregard of all his neighbors and townsmen.\\nThat he may long live to enjoy the fruits of a re-\\nmarkable business career, as bold and original as it\\nproved successful, is the anient wisli and silent prayer\\nof all who know him.\\n.A.LKXAXDER HAMILTON TILTOX.\\nThe first ancestor of Mr. Tilton of whom there is\\ndefinite information was Nathaniel (1), who settled\\nin Sanbornton, N. H., prior to 1771. He was one of\\nthe signers of the original Church Covenant,\\nand was a deacon of the old church for nearly forty\\nyears. He lived a devoted Christian life and died\\nFebruary 11, 1814. He married Abigail Gilman (a\\nrelative of Governor Gilman), who bore him seven\\nchildren, one of whom, Jeremiah (2), was born in\\n1762, and was in the Revolutionary War at the age\\nof sixteen as a teamster; was later a colonel in the\\nState militia also was a justice of the pence and an\\nenergetic business man, who did much to build up\\nthe village which later was given the name of Tilton.\\nHe built the original hotel on the site of the present\\nDexter House, and was proprietor of a grist-mill and\\na trip-hammer shop. He suffered much during the\\nlater years of his life from rheumatism. He died\\nApril lU, 1822. February 21, 178(3, he married\\nMehitable Hayes, who bore him eleven children,^\\nJohn (3), born July 16, 1787; married Eunice Jaques,\\ndied August 29, 1863. Samuel (3), born August 20,\\n1789; married, first, Myra Ames, January 31, 1815, and.\\nsecond, Mrs. Elizabeth Haven, March 6, 1858 died\\nNovember 12, 1861. Sally (3), born in 1791 single\\ndied January 31, 1818. Jeremiah, Jr. (3), born Sep-\\ntember 10, 1793 married Nancy Carter, December 9,\\n1816 died January 23, 1863. James P. (3), born No-\\nvember, 1796 married Mary G. Cross, July 16, 1820\\ndied April 1, 1872 he was a soldier in the War of\\n1812. Abigail (3), born in 1798 single died Oc-\\ntober 29, 1819. Mahala (3), born in August,\\n1800; married Hon. D. C. Atkinson (first wife),\\nOctober 12, 1818 died June 12, 1820. Mary P. (3),\\nborn December 13, 1802 married Parson Whiddeu,\\nJanuary 31, 1832 died October 5, 1875. Alexander\\nHamilton (3), born December 25, 1804. Mehitable\\n(3), born August 26, 1807; married Hon. D. C. At-\\nkinson (second wife), September 3, 1828 died No-\\nvember 12, 1844. Sophronia (3), born in ISIO; sin-\\ngle died March 12, 1845.\\nAlexander Hamilton, the subject of tliis sketch,\\npassed his boyhood on the old Tilton place, in San-\\nbornton, and at the Bridge, where his father re-\\nmoved. His educational advantages were such as\\nwere afforded in the common schools. Although his\\nparents had planned that he should take a collegiate\\ncourse, his own inclinations were for trade or man-\\nufacture, and at the age of sixteen he entered the\\nwoolen-mill of his brother and learned the trade of\\na clothier. He was an energetic young man, ready\\nto see, and soort mastered the details of the business\\nso readily that he was taken into partnership and so\\ncontinued for several years.\\nAfter dissolving partnership with his brother he\\nstarted on his own account the clothing business at\\nMeredith village, but after several years of fair suc-\\ncess he returned to Sanbornton Bridge and engaged\\nin general merchandising with William Follansbee,\\nand continued in partnership with him several years\\nthen dissolved with him and went into partnership\\nwith Mr. Colby, in another store on the Northfield\\nside of the river, and continued with him until the\\nfall of 1837, when he formed a partnership with\\nGeorge S. Baker, and commenced the manufacture of\\ncassimeres. He also built a woolen-mill on the site\\nof the old Darling mill, but sold the privilege to the\\nLake Company (an association of Boston capital-\\nists, who were buying up the control of the stream),\\nalthough he continued to run the mill on a lease.\\nHe was successful here for several years. In 1855\\nthis mill was burned. After the fire he took the old\\nHolmes cotton-mill, changed it into a woolen-mill,\\nand, in 1859, doubled the size of it to meet the re-\\nquirements of a large business. He carried on the\\nmanufacture of woolen goods here until near the time\\nof his death, employing part of the time as many\\nas sixtv hands. Mr. Tilton was the inventor, and", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1462.jp2"}, "1248": {"fulltext": "^n,^X./?L^yi iTfc L/ttyCcrt-i", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1465.jp2"}, "1249": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1466.jp2"}, "1250": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1467.jp2"}, "1251": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1468.jp2"}, "1252": {"fulltext": "891\\nfor years the proprietor, of an ingeniously-woven\\ngoods, to which was given the name of Tilton\\ntweeds. These goods were soon in great demand,\\nand to this day are celebrated.\\nMr. Tilton built a fine residence on the bluff over-\\nlooking his mills (the house now owned by J. F.\\nI Taylor), but when taking the Ilolmes mill he removed\\nto the Holmes mansion and lived there the remainder\\nof his life. In politics Mr. Tilton was a Democrat\\nactive and influential in advancing the interests\\nand policy of his party he became a power widely\\nfelt. He was for many years a director of the\\nBoston, Concord and Montreal Railroad, was jus-\\ntice of the peace, and while he never made a\\npublic profession of religion, he was a liberal\\nman and made frequent donations to the support\\nof public worship, both in his native town, and at\\nthe Bridge. One of his public donations was\\nan elaborate receiving-tomb, which stands in the\\nPark Cemetery. Mr. Tilton suffered severely in the\\nlast years of his life from chronic troubles, and died\\nat his home August 16, 1878, respected and beloved,\\nand as one of those whose thrift and enterprise had\\ndone so much to build up the community in which he\\nlived, his loss is severely felt. July 27, 1837, Mr.\\nTilton married Abigail B. Baker, eldest daughter of\\nMark and Abigail Ambrose Baker, who, since his\\ndeath, has carried on the business of manufacturing\\nthe Tilton tweeds in a highly successful man-\\nner, having associated with her Mr. Selwin B. Pea-\\nbody as partner.\\nMr. Tilton had three children,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Albert Baker (4),\\nborn June 9, 1845 married Abbie Gardner Day, of\\nBoxford, Mass., August 15, 1866, and died August 25,\\n1870; his widow married William J. Durgin, No-\\nvember 27, 1873. Alfred Edwin (4), born October\\n17, 1846; died November 2, 1846. A. Evelyn (4),\\nborn March 2, 1854; died July 20, 1876. She was a\\nlovely character, but early was taken to Him who\\ngave, While the evil days come not, nor the years\\ndraw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in\\nthem.\\nSELWIX BAXCROFT PEABODY.\\nThe great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch\\nwas Samuel (1), who was born September 1, 1741, and\\nlived in Audover, Mass., where most of his children\\nwere born.\\nHe married Elizabeth Wilkins, of Amherst, and\\n-lied August 6, 1814. His wife died July 18, 1836.\\nHis son, John (2), was born August 15, 1775. He\\nwas a millwright, carpenter and cabinet-maker, and\\nlived in New Boston. He married Mary Holt, and\\ndied May 1, 1832. Of his children, John, Samuel\\nand Sargon were farmers, Jacob a brick-maker, James\\nand William were blacksmiths, Ezekiel and Noah\\nhatters, and Joseph a merchant. Noah (3) was born\\nSeptember 4, 1810. He married Isabella Walker\\nRichards, December 9, 1834, and removed from Sut-\\nton, N. H., to Sanbornton Bridge in 1842, and opened\\na hatter s shop. He afterwards went into the mer-\\ncantile business, in which he continued eighteen\\nyears, with fair success only. Desiring a change, he\\nclosed out and entered the counting-room of Alex-\\nander H. Tilton, and becoming familiar with the\\nmanufacture of goods, he took the position of fin-\\nisher. Here he remained many years, and had finally\\nthe principal care of the large business of the Tilton\\nMills. He was a prominent member of the Congre-\\ngational Church and n man of excellent standing as\\na citizen and a Christian. He died September 11,\\n1876. His children were Selwin Bancroft (4), born\\nJanuary 13, 1839 James Van Ness, born October 13,\\n1841 and Georgiana Isabel, born November 15,\\n1843, married David F. Cheney, formerly of Frank-\\nlin, N. H., and now of Lawrence, Miiss. The subject\\nof this sketch, at the age of three years, moved to\\nthe Bridge, and here his boyhood was passed. In\\naddition to the advantages of the common schools of\\nthe town, he attended the Tilton Institute, where he\\ntook the full preparatory course for Dartmouth Col-\\nlege. It was during this preparatory course that he\\nbegan to look upon the medical profession as the one\\nof his choice, and at its close he entered the oiiice of\\nDr. Lyford, at the Bridge, where he remained a short\\ntime and then went to Lawrence, Mass., to study\\nunder the direction of Dr. Sayforth. To obtain the\\nnecessary means to go on with his studies, he taught\\nschool at Sanbornton Bridge, also in Northfield and\\nat Bellaire, Ohio. At the breaking out of the Civil\\nWar he enlisted in the Fortieth Massachusetts Vol-\\nunteers, and served until the close of the war, being\\nin nearly all the engagements of his regiment, nota-\\nbly the siege of Suffolk, Va.; Baltimore Cross-Roads,\\nVa.; siege of Fort Wagner, S. C; Ten-Mile Run and\\nBarber s Ford, Fla.; Drury s Bluff Petersburg Heights\\nand the siege of Petersburg, Va.; Bermuda Hun-\\ndred Fair Oaks and capture of Richmond. From\\nhis knowledge of medicine he became very efficient\\nin the medical department of the army, and was on\\ndetached duty a portion of the time. He was in the\\ndispensary of Jarvis General Hospital, Baltimore, in\\nthe oflBce of provost marshal at Governor s Island,\\nand was wounded before Petersburg. At the close of\\nthe war he entered the drug store of Burleigh Bros.,\\nin Boston, Mass., at which place he received a serious\\ninjury by falling through an open hatchway, from\\nwhich injury he was a long time in recovering.\\nIn 1869, his health not being as good as before the\\naccident, Mr. Peabody went into Tilton s mill and\\nlearned the business in all its branches, and shortly\\nafter the death of the proprietor, in 1878, was invited\\nto become associated with the widow of Mr. Tilton\\nin the conduct and management of the large business\\nleft by him. Since this time Mr. Peabody has been\\nthe practical head of the firm, the business of which\\nhas been largely increased until now the full capa-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1471.jp2"}, "1253": {"fulltext": "892\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\ncity of the mill, about fourteen huudred yards per\\nday, is reached. It is at this mill that the celebrated\\nTilton tweeds are made, la addition to these tweeds,\\nthere are made some styles of cassimeres (introduced\\nby Mr. Peabody), which have become staple in the\\ngeneral market.\\nIn 1880, Mr. Peabody built a fine residence for\\nhimself, adjoining the Tilton mansion, on a gentle\\nslope overlooking the mill in which he has won his\\nlarge financial success.\\nIn politics Mr. Peabody is a Democrat. He has\\nrepresented the town in the General Court has been\\ntown clerk is a director in the National Bank and\\non the Board of Education, and is an attendant on\\nChi\\nch of\\npublic worship at the Congregational\\nTilton.\\nFebruary 7, 1867, Mr. Peabody married Elizabeth\\nS., daughter of Darius M. and Elizabeth Richards,\\nof New Bedford, Mass. From this union there have\\nbeen three children,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Leon Bancroft (5), born De-\\ncember 17, 1867, died March 22, 1868 an infant\\ndaughter, born June 7, 1869; and Isabella Weston\\n(5), born December 18, 1871.\\nMr. Peabody s brother, James Van Ness (4), is a\\nfinisher in the Tilton Mills, and lives in Northfield,\\nN. H. He married Susan Mary Rand, January 1,\\n1865. They have one child,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Leon Bancroft (5), born\\nFebruary 25, 1871.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1472.jp2"}, "1254": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF SANBORNTON.\\nCHAPTER I.\\nCpogrnpliica!\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Original Grant\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The First Settlements\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Names of Pio-\\nneers\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Initial Events\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Witchcraft in Sanbornton\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Incorporation of the\\nTown -Petition\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The First Town-Meeting\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Selectmen Elected\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nSecond Town-Meeting Third Town-Meeting.\\nSanbornton lies iu the western part of the county,\\nand is bounded as follows\\nWest, by Merrimack County; East, by Great Bay;\\nSouth, by Tilton; North, by Meredith and New\\nI Hampton.\\nThe township was granted by the Masonian pro-\\nprietors, December 31, 1748, to John Sanborn, of\\nHampton, and others. The grantees were residents\\nof Hampton, Exeter and Stratham, twelve of whom\\nwere named Sanborn hence the name of the town.\\nSettlements were retarded by reason of trouble with\\nthe Indians, and none were permanently made until\\n1764. In 17(iS there were thirty-two families in\\ntown.\\nThe first settlers were Moses Danforth, Thomas\\nDanforth, Solomon Copp, Daniel Fifield, Samuel\\nShepard, John Sanborn, David Dustin and Andrew\\nRowen, in 1764.\\nIt is certain from the Proprietors Records, as\\nbelow (says Rev. Mr. Runnels, in his excellent His-\\ntory of Sanbornton that the two Danforths, Solo-\\nmon Copp, Daniel Fifield and Samuel Shepard, and,\\nas we know from other sources, Andrew Rowen, and\\nperhaps David Dustin (1766?), had moved to town\\nduring the season of 1764. Also that Daniel Sanborn\\nand probably his cousin John were in town the\\nformer as builder of the mill early that year, but\\nthat they did not move their families till the late\\nwinter or early summer of 1766. We find the clerk\\nof the proprietors, by order of the committee, calling\\na meeting March 2, 1765,\\nTo consider of a petition of a number of Inhabitants of said town,\\nseting forth theair inebility to support their families by reason of the\\nscarcity of provisions, for which they pray the proprietors wold help\\nAt the first meeting, March 18th, it was voted not to\\ngive them any help but at a second meeting, March\\n27th, motives of humanity triumphed, this former vote\\nwas reconsidered, and it was then voted that\\nTlie above s d petishonors, namely Moses Danford, Thomas Danford,\\nSolomon Cops, Daniel Fifield and Samuel Sheppi-d, shall receive of the\\nproprietors \u00c2\u00a31(10 o. t. for theair help, the money to be equely divided\\nIt seems, therefore, certain that soon after the en-\\ncouraging vote of February 6, 1764, and during the\\nfollowing season, in which Daniel Sanborn s first mill\\nwas built and destroyed, the first actual settlers, witji\\ntheir families, came to town. They must have passed\\nthe winter of 1764-65 in their settlements, as their peti-\\ntion had reached Exeter prior to March 2, 1765, and\\nthey could not have moved hither in the dead of\\nwinter. The conclusion is, that the persons above\\nmentioned, and probably one or two others of the\\nfirst settlers who were in easier circumstances, made\\na commencement during the spring or summer of\\n1764.\\nIt was during the previous season, doubtless (1765),\\nthat the first framed house in town was erected by\\nSergeant John Sanborn, near the original Sanborn\\nhomestead, now disappearing (1880) under the\\nownership of Mr. Morgan, three-quarters of a mile\\nnorth of Tilton village. To the one finished room of\\nthis house Mr. Sanborn repaired with his family,\\nFebruary, 1766, and himself, his cousin Daniel, who\\nmoved up a few days before, and three other men,\\nwith their families, five in all, were here domiciled\\nthe rest of the winter, the beds being turned up in\\nthe day-time and completely covering the floor at\\nnight the cattle also being tied up in the back part\\nof the house. It is certain, however, that the wife of\\nDaniel Sanborn did not arrive in town till the June\\nfollowing, when he had put up the first part of his\\nhouse at the Square (now the Thomas M. Jaques\\nplace), with material brought on his own and other\\nmen s backs, by easy stages, from his mill at the\\nbridge, at least a portion of the way, for several days\\nin succession I A similar experience is assigned to\\nEdward Kelley, backing the boards of his house,\\nstill higher up the hill, to the present Kelley\\nLedge.\\nTo this or one of the two preceding years (1764,\\n1765) must be referred the experience of three young\\nmen, Satchel Clark, Jacob Smith and John Thorn,", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1473.jp2"}, "1255": {"fulltext": "894\\nHISTOKY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nwho came from Epping, with provisioas (for a few\\ndays), axes and guns, to a point just west of the pres-\\nent Tin Corner, in Tilton. The} were there engaged\\nin felling trees, helping each other by turns, when, on\\none occasion, their camp took fire from the fire of\\ntheir boiling pork, near by. They were first alarmed\\nby the report of one of the guns at a distance a sec-\\nond gun was heard after they started, and the third\\nbefore they reached the burning camp, to which they\\nhastened, but not in season to save their effects. They\\nwere obliged to go to Canterbury in order to replace\\nthe provisions they had lost. This camp is said to\\nhave stood on the site of the old burying-grou nd, west\\nof the late Lorenzo Smith s.\\nNathaniel Burleyand family settled on Calef Hill.\\nIt is well authenticated, by tradition in this latter\\nfamily, that there were only three or four little\\nclearings at the Square on Burley s arrival in town,\\nviz. Daniel Sanborn s, as before named his brother\\nAaron s, a little south (present Kimball or Joshua\\nLane place) Josiah Sanborn s, in the hollow east of\\nthe Square and Edward Kelley s, on the hill above\\nwhile their nearest neighbors in other directions were\\nJohn Sanborn, this side, and Ebenezer Morrison\\nand Benjamin Darling, at the Bridge (now Eleazer\\nDavis Clark, Smith and Thorn, at the Tin Cor-\\nner the Danforths, on the Plains Solomon\\nCopp and Andrew Rowen, near the Ferry and\\nDavid Dustiii, at the north. The latter part of this\\nyear were added to their immediate neighborhood\\nJohn Folsom upon, and Samuel Smith to the north of\\nCalef Hill, and others in other parts of the town, as\\nwill soon appear; while the next year Major Taylor\\ncame to the Square; and the second spring (1769),\\nWilliam Thompson, to the present Eben Burleigh\\nplace. It is also a tradition from the Burley family\\nthat their crops were cut off, or greatly injured, these\\ntwo first years in succession, in 1767 by frost, in 1768\\nby hail,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 but the third year, 1769, they succeeded.\\nThe first chaise was driven to town in 1800 by\\nIsrael Adams, and this was the only one in 180.3.\\nPrior to 1818 no more than seven others are believed\\nto have been owned here, and these, as vividly re-\\nmembered by the late Benaiah S. Crockett, were\\nPeter Hersey s, Andrew Lovejoy s, Nathan Taylor s,\\nMoses March s, Thomas Kimball s, Nathaniel Piper s\\nand Stuart Hoyt s. As to the priority of four-wheeled\\nvehicles, a difference of statement has appeared. It\\nlies between the wagon made at Hampstead by David\\nFogg, in 1806, afterwards sold to Page Philbrook, and\\nby him driven to town, and that introduced by Clark\\nGordon, the clothier on Salmon Brook. The former\\nwas more probably the first, the latter more striking\\nand better remembered. Its body was capacious,\\nholding ten bushels. It was painted gaudily, in large\\nchecks, and set on the axle-tree with big springs\\nunder the seat. It was popular, and was let con-\\ntinually for two or three years, paying its original\\ncost, seventy dollars, several times over. This must\\nhave been prior to 1814, soon after which wagons be-\\ngan to multiply in town from the shop of Joseph W.\\nClement, at the Tin Corner. Their cost at first was\\nabout thirty dollars, being set on wooden axle-trees,\\nwith a hole for the tongue, and linch-pins instead of\\nnuts. Iron axle-trees next came into use, then\\nleather thoroughbraces, and finally elliptical springs.\\nThe first framed barn was erected by Josiah San-\\nborn, in the valley of Thomiw Brook, east of the\\nSquare. The fir.-it cows in town fared hard in winter\\nfrom the lack of good hay, and went farrow for three\\nyears or more. To a Mr. Pease, who came to Steele s\\nHill from Newmarket after 17G8, and made only a\\nshort stay in town, is yet ascribed the introduction of\\nthe first improved stock into the town of Sanbornton.\\nEven after grist-mills were built in Sanbornton,\\nand the settlers had ceased to bring their meal from\\ndistant towns on their backs, the Smith Brothers,\\none or both, on the mountain, continued to pulverize\\ntheir corn on a large flat or hollowed rock, as the\\nIndians had done before them (witness a stone used\\nfor that purpose, as supposed, near the Esquire Clark\\nplace, in Franklin) while in the east part of the\\ntown it was still easier for certain families to boat\\ntheir grists across the Great Bay to Meredith Bridge,\\nand even across the second bay to Lake village. Mr.\\nElisha Smith, in particular, had an old-fashioned boat\\nmade of two large jjine logs, each hollowed out on one\\nside and mortised together. This boat would carry\\nsixteen persons and Mr. Smith was accustomed to\\ncross the bay with each of his boys, who were large\\nenough to carry a peck of grain (himself one and a\\nhalf bushels) over the neck of land in Laconia, from\\nDanforth rock, by the present county farm, to the\\nLake village miller s boat, on the shore of Round\\nBay.\\nThere was only one person in Sanbornton who\\nsuffered from witchcraft. The witch (says Mr.\\nRunnels) was Mrs. Mehitable Danforth, on the Plains.\\nHe, Mr. was on a certain occasion bringing half\\na barrel of rum to town with an ox-team. Mrs.\\nDanforth, as he alleged, wished him to stop and tap\\nthe rum at her house and upon his declining to do\\nso, bewitched one of his oxen. Mr. beat the\\nox severely. Poor Mrs. Danforth became very lame,\\nand was compelled to keep her bed several days.\\nMr. was pursued by the Evil Spirit, and used to\\nshow prints of the cloven foot on several rocks, which\\nwere made, as he said, in the chase across the pasture\\nnear Mr. John Perkins s, and are still there to be\\nseen The only strange thing now appearing is that\\nsuch ludicrous stories were ever credited by so many\\nof the inhabitants of the town, as affirmed by the\\nannalist of the town in 1841. The truth of the mat-\\nter was doubtless this: that while the said Mr.\\nwas crossing Danforth Brook with his undesirable\\nload, brought all the way from Concord, one of his\\ncattle faltered; and feeling thus vexed or plagued,\\nhe charged his difficulty upon the witch, Hitty,", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1474.jp2"}, "1256": {"fulltext": "SANBORNTON.\\n895\\nwhich ho should more reasonably have done upon\\ntlie weariness of the oxen and his own muddled\\nbrain. This same Mr. at anotlier time, ac-\\ncounted for the curious marks on the rocks one of a\\nman s boot and the other a cloven foot in the fol-\\nlowing manner His Satanic Majesty appeared to\\nhim one night, desiring to hold an argument and,\\nwhen baffled in the discussion, retreated in great\\nhaste, leaving his footprints upon the solid rock.\\nIncorporation of the Town.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The first movement\\nfor incorporation of the town was a petition presented\\nto the Governor March 1, 1770, as follows\\nPetition of Joseph Hoit and associates, for a CJiarter of Incorporation\\nfor ye town of Sanborn.^ 1770, March 1. Granted\\nProvince of New Hampshibe.\\nTo his Excellency, John Wentworth, Esq., Captain General, Gov-\\nernor and Commander-ln-Ohicf of the Province aforesaid, in Council.\\nThe Petition of Joseph Hoit of Stratham, and his Associates, humbly\\nThat your Petitioners, being agents for and interested in the Town-\\niip of Sanborn (so called), in which there are upwards of Fortij Fam-\\nies settled, who are very desirous of being incorporated into a Town,\\njr many good reasons, humbly request your Excellency and Honors to\\nlaut them that privilege by a Charter of lucorporation, as usual and\\n..ur Petitioners, as in duty bound, shall ever pray, etc.\\n(Sigued) [only by two, the committee of January 8th],\\nPortsmouth, 1 Ma\\nThe petition was granted and the town was char-\\ntered March 10, 1770, by His Excellency s command\\nwith advice of the Council. John Wentworth was\\nGovernor, and Theodore Atkinson secretary.\\nOf the first town-meeting held under this charter\\nthere is no record, but it is said that it was held at\\ntlie house of Lieutenant Chase Taylor. The select-\\nmen elected at this meeting were Aaron Sanborn, Col-\\nonel E. Weeks and Stephen Gale. These names are\\nfound in Returns of roads for 1770.\\nThe second town-meeting (says Mr. Runnels) was\\nwarned by the selectmen to be held at the dwelling-\\nhouse of Daniel Sanborn, at twelve o clock on Tues-\\nday, March 26, 1771. This was, in part at least,\\nthe house at the Square since occupied by Dr. B.\\nSanborn and sons, and more recently by Chase and\\nThomas M. Jaques, rebuilt in 1878. Officers were\\nchosen at this meeting, and y Selectmen s account\\naccepted. It was also voted to rate all laud that is\\ncleared or sowed with grain or hay seed after-\\nwards (1784), excepting new land sowed with Fall\\nirriin. There should now be noticed the last of the\\nTown Papers pertaining to Sanbornton, found in\\nthe Provincial Records (vol. ix. p. 757), indorsed\\nPetition for Daniel Sanborn to be a Justice of tliB\\nPeace,\\nPhovince of Nf.w Hampshire.\\nTn his Excellency. John Wentworth, Esq., Captain GeneralGovemor and\\nCommander in Chief in and over Im Majesty s Province of Nea, Uamp-\\nThe Humble Petition of the subscribers. Proprietors of the Town of\\nS;inborntou in said Province, sheweth That your Petitioners humbly\\niiiiceive thatit would bo Greatly for the Benefit of the Inhabitants, as\\nu,.|l as the Proprictoi-s of said Town, to have one of the Inhabitants of\\nMid Town Commissionated as a Justice of the Peace there and having\\nUnderstood that the Inhabitants havo already Potitionod Your Kxcellency\\nthat Daniel Sandborii, Esq., of that Town, may bo Appointed by your\\nExcellency to that honorable place, wo bogg leave to Join them In tbo\\nsaid request, and Pray your Excellency to Appoint him accordingly\\nAnd your Petitioners, as in l uty bound, shall ever Pray, \u00c2\u00ab6c.\\nJuly 10, 1771.\\nJohn TiijK.r. David Hurley (J), Samuel Folsom (J), Joseph Hoitt,\\nTlH .i|ilii1n Kiiiil. 1, ,li I, David Fogg (t), Jona. Rawlings, .lolhro Per-\\nson, I 1 I ih Kolsom (J), .Joseph Smith, John Fogg, Wii-\\nliuiM II I Mil IVirkins (t), Samuel Fogg, Jeremiah Sanborn,\\nJos iili I Ink I /I I i;.irker (t), Jositth Sanborn, Josioh Dearborn\\nJohu Deal-burn, Daniel Hoit (t), John Folsom (t), Ebenezer Samborn,\\nJonathan Jewett (t), .Tacob Jcwott (J), John Sanborne, Joseph Hoit, Jr.,\\nJohn Uopkinson.\\nNote. The above twenty-nine signatures indicate many changes in\\nthe Board of Proprietors since their first petition. Those marked (J),\\nthirteen in all, do not appear on the list of 1748. The petition of the in-\\nhabitants referred to has never como to light.\\nAtthe third annual meeting(1772) it was voted among\\nvarious other items, Roads, Bridges, Fishing, etc.,\\nto improve Chase Taylor s barn-yard as a pound.\\nThe warrant for the fourth annual meeting (1773)\\nis headed Province of New Hampshire, Rocking-\\nham, ss., and commences, This is to notify and\\nwarn y freeholders and other inhabitants to meet,\\netc., ten o clock in y forenoon being then estab-\\nlished, as it has ever since continued, for the hour of\\nmeeting but a warrant for a spcial meeting, called\\nfor December 13, 1773, is headed, Province of N. H.,\\nStraflbrd, ss. indicating the new county organiza-\\ntion of that vear.\\nCHAPTER II.\\nSANBORNTON\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (CoiKiiin\\nMILITARY HISTORY.\\nWar of the Revolution.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The town responded\\nnobly to the su| port of the colonial cause. The first\\nsoldiers from the town were enlisted early in the year\\n1775 and were assigned to Captain Jeremiah dough s\\ncompany, of Canterbury, as follows\\nAaron Sanborn, Thomas Lyford, Jonathan Thomaa, Nathan Taylor,\\nEbenezor Eastman, Jacob Garland, Daniel Gale, Levi Hunt, Philip\\nHunt, William Hayes, John Lary, Joseph Smith, William Thompson,\\nWilliam Taylor, Jacob Tilton, Stephen Riggs, Isniel Tilton, Elisha\\nGate, Jacob Smith, Jonathan Lang, Captain Abraham Perkins, Nathan\\nTaylor, Captain Chase Taylor, James Sinclear (Sinclair), James Lory\\n(Le.ary), Joseph Sinclear, David Dustin (Dusten) Micail Coirecn\\n(Michael Coffln) Abiel Chandler, Uenjamin Johnson, Samuel Smith,\\nHenry Danforth, John Brier, Thomas Calley, Elisha Cato, Simeon Gate,\\nNicholas Clark, Satchell Clark, Thomas Critchett, Aaron Ellsworth,\\nJohn Folsom, Daniel Gale (wounded), Colob Oilman (discharged August\\n17tli), Samuel Harper, Jonathan Morrison, Robert Smart (went as the\\nwaiter of Captain Taylor), Daniel T. Sanborn, Jonathan H. Sanborn,\\nTimothy Smith, Ichabod Swai.ie, Jonathan Taylor, Jonathan Thompson,\\nThomas Taylor (died August 2.% 1777), Joseph Jewett (died September\\n2, 1777), Andrew Rowan (died March 1, 1778), Joseph Smith, John Smith,\\nStephen (Stevens) Burley, Caleb Gilinan, Samuel Silver, William Burley,\\nJonathan Beau, Moses Cass, John Durgan (Durgin wounded), John\\nRowan, Jeremiah Smith, John Morrison, JohnYcgoold, Jonathan Chase\\n(re-inlistcdfor 17S0), John Magoon (died October 25, 1777, from wounds\\nin battle of October 7th), Humphrey Huut, Jos ph Giliiian, .Facob Thomas,", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1475.jp2"}, "1257": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nJames Sanborn, Nathan Hoit, Jonathan Hobbs Sanborn, Jeremiah Til-\\nton, Joseph Burley, Jeremiah Sanborn, Jonathan Perkins, Moses Lcav-\\nitt, Joseph Leavitt, John Taylor, Jonathan Taylor, Jonathan Catc, Jona-\\nthan Thomas, Samuel Fifield, Josiah Sanborn, Lieutenant Tlioraas Ly-\\nford, Henry Smith, Simon Gitman, Samuel Smith, Ezekiel Dauforth,\\nMoses Danforth, Cliase Taylor, Jr., Thomas Copp, Sergeant John San-\\nborn, Joseph Hoit, Jeremiah Swain, Dudley bwain, John Rowan.\\nThe following persons signed the Association\\nTest, in 1770\\nClark\\nliiM, Theo. Band-\\n[Critchet?], Moses Danforth, Benjamin Darling,\\nDavid Dustin, Enoch Ealy, Ebeneiser Eastman.\\nFifield, John Folsom, John Folsom, Daiiiil i;.\\nGale, James Gibson, Nicholas Giles, r,,:, i ,i\\nMoses Gilmou, Ebenezer Gove, Sainu. I II.\\nJoseph Hoit, Philip Hunt, .\\\\nflrpw .l-u- it, I\\nly, Daniel Lanr, .1 Im Tt: dili .n I.,.\u00e2\u0080\u009ewll, .1.\\nnezer Morrison, s,i! I Ml I ivil liiiu, Di\\nlet, Jotham RanliM i i: ,;i, .lohnKob\\nAbijah Sanborn. I hi: MMj ~w:i mi, l iiniel Sanborn, Ebenezer Sanborn,\\nJosiah Sanborn, Josiah Saiilioni, Tliomas Sincklar, Kobert Smart. Eli-\\n6ha Smith, Jacob Smith, Jonathan Smith, Jun., Timothy Smith, Icha-\\nbod Swain, Chase Taylor, Jonathan Taylor, Charles Thoma\u00c2\u00bb Moses\\nThompson, John Thorn, Nathaniel Tilton, William Tomson, Cole Weeks,\\nJoseph Woodman.\\nJuly 3, 1770.\\nPursuent to the within request, the Inhabitants of said Sanbornton\\n[being now at home] have alt, e-xcept one, Benjamin Hoit, severally sub-\\nscribed their names hereunto.\\nTo the Hon General Court, or Couimitteo of Saft-ty of the Colony\\nof New Hampshire.\\nWar of 1812. A large majority of the citizens of\\nSanbornton were at first opposed to the War of 1812.\\nOn one occasion, the year before, at a test vote in\\ntown-meeting, it is said that only eleven in the whole\\ntown were found ready to support what were then\\ncalled the Republican or war measures of the ad-\\nministration, which were thought to be tending\\ntowards the opening of hostilities. But after the\\nBritish had perpetrated their outrages upon our seat\\nof government, in August, 1814, and their fleets were\\nseen hovering along the coast of New England as if\\nmeditating an attack, then the patriotic spirit of 76\\nwas easily stirred. It seems that a mass-meeting of\\nthe citizens had been previously held, and at a sec-\\nond meeting, September 21, 1814, the committee,\\nthrough Nathan Taylor, chairman, reported a draft\\nfor a military association, which was immediately\\nsigned by seventy-two individuals, as follows\\nJoshna Lane, William Weeks, Eobert Steele, John Clark id), John\\nMorrison, James Chapman, Samuel Pnstin, Symmes Sawyer, Jona.\\nGove, Jonathan Mooro, J. B. Perkins, Cn I I Ki:ii il!. iMi.uiiel Burley,\\nJames Clark, Benjamin P. Sanborn. I: I fo.^i-ph Smith,\\nJr., Daniel Burleigh, David Burley. I i -.mnel Shirley,\\nJames Sanders, Christopher Sunboiti, I i i i. i .i,ii;ih Klkins,\\nNathan Taylor, Joshua I..nii r.i, w i l r, i [.m-, I l-n,,\\nSanborn, Elisha Smith, .1;^, in i l ri.i.iii\\nJereh. Sanborn, Jr., Williaiu i i i i i, 7 i i\\nTaylor (3d), Elipht. Ordway. I; i n I -i I- ;i!.i I l I l,.],,,\\nHunt, Nat. Perley, .lonathan Wlii.lipv, .li-nniiuh .Sjnitli. .lolin Durgin,\\nKobert Hunkins, .\\\\aron Wadleigli, Thomas Morrison, Stephen Merrill,\\nJohn P. Hayes, Klchard Hazelton, Peter Hersey, D. C. Atkinson, Saml.\\nFrom Kunnels History of Sanbornton.\\nC. Dudley, John D. Sanborn, Jeremiah Sanborn (.3d), Simeon Moulton,\\nJonathan MorriBon,Wilm. Robertson, Joseph Chapman, Stephen Bowles,\\nJoseph Sanborn, Jr., John Saunders, Ebonr. Sanborn, Jr., Ebenr. Chase,\\nJosiah Sanborn (3), John Lane, Jr., Joseph Hiise, Jr., Caleb Rogers,\\nSamuel Clark, Zebulon Smith.\\nLIST OF SOLDIERS.\\nJonathan Darling, James Herrick, Demetrius Holcomb, Nathaniel\\nBurleigh, Moses Gilmau, Daniel Johnson, David Burleigh, Ephraim\\nBuree William Cawley, Nathaniel Danforth (\u00c2\u00abh), Barachias Fam-\\nham, James Mason, John S. Mason, Nathaniel Proctor, Robert Seavey,\\nJr., John Twist, Seth Tappan, Moses Smith, Luther Wallace, Noah\\nRobertson, John Wiggins, Nathaniel Woodman, Jonathan Whicher,\\nJoshua Smith, Chase Perkins, Bradbury Morrison, .William Eaton, Eben-\\nezer Brown, Asa Currier, Jonathan Taylor, Nathan Fogg, Nathaniel\\nBuswell, Stephen Hersey, Abijah Sanborn, Ebenezer Colby, Thomas\\nWebster, John Abram, Charles Ayres, Nathaniel E. Badger, Thomas\\nBruee, Jacob Bumford, John Bumford, Peter Burley, James Cate, Eb-\\nenezer Caverly, Tayb.i- Olaik, John Cnirkctl, David Ellsworth, Jeremiah\\nEllsworth, Abram I. i, I;. uIm.,, i .il, ~,i ,,[in.iii. I i,u i.l Ili-rjilcr-\\nson,WilliamS.nt.n,: i il -l; li ,.lK,n.Hunt,\\nKelly Lakeman. I .i I l l i i -i-h I.f;i\\\\\\nitt, Charles Loup., i i| i i i -iili I liil-\\nbric, Jr., Nathan I ll i I l: i i I, Mi-..ri, .T;iin, s\\nSanborn (4th), J.iiMi I i; -.i i Iihl. .ri.siuli\\nSanborn, Simeon i w i wi .I-ist-pb\\nShute, Levi Tiltun. I:. -J i. \\\\M i. l. i, i.m NiiIi.u, T. .Moore.\\nJona. Bailey, James P. Tiltou, John Bluke, ^\\\\\u00e2\u0096\u00a0jlliam Cliase ldisrliarsed\\nNovember 3, ISU), Nathan Huse, Levi Conner, Henry Sanborn, Wil-\\nliam Durgin, William Hayes, Jr., Moses Rollins, Walker Buzzcll, Jlm-\\nmiah Burleigh, Jonathan Cate, Joseph Clark (died while in service, at\\nBoston, 1815), David Clark (died in the service, in Ohio, 1814), John\\nCritchett (killed on board the Chesapeake, 1813), James Hersey (died\\nof gun-shot wound, in Northern New York, November, 1813). Robert S.\\nHoyt, Zobulou S. Johnson, Dudley Pottle, George W. Prescott, John L.\\nSanborn (died on board a prison ship, 1813), James Silver (died iu\\nNortliern New York), Israel Tilton, Richard Wallis (died in Sanborn-\\nton, 1814).\\nSanbornton Soldiers in the War of RebeUion,\\n1861-65.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 In Fourth New Hanijishire Regiment, en-\\nlisted September 18-20, 18G1, for three years, were\\nthe following\\nCharles K. Buswell, private. Company D disciiarged for di9al*ility De-\\ncember 31, 1802.\\nCharles C. Clark, corporal. Company D discharged for disability De-\\ncember 18G1 re-enlisted Fifteenth Regiment, corporal Coinpiiny\\nAndrew li titl.-r, v v;i Company D re-enlisted veteran, Compatiy\\nD, I I I l .iipturod at Deep Bun, Va., August 16, 18C4\\ndi..l |PMember22, 1864.\\nrt. Company D died of disease at Hilton\\nCharl..- 1\\nAlbeTl I. I I Company D; promoted to corporal then\\nloll! i..r2G,18C3; discharged for disability.\\nBenjaiiiiii I liit.iiil il, pi ivate. Company D resided in NorthfleUI,\\nbut re-cnliBlo.l lor Siinliornton December 20, 1863.\\nAbner L. Kuowlton, corporal. Company D promoted to first sergeant\\nre-enlisted January 1, 1864 commissioned first lieutenant Com|Htny\\nH November 9, 1864 commissioned captain Company H Febru-\\nar} 17, 1865 mustered out August 23, 1805.\\nHortice B. Morrison, private. Company D promoted to sergeant mus-\\ntered out September 27, 1864.\\nJohn W. Sanborn, private. Company J promoted to corporal nnis-\\ntered out September 27, 1804.\\nWinthrop H. Smith, private. Company D discharged for disability\\nOctober IU, ISIil.\\nIn i\\\\ili Now Hamjjshire Regiment, enlisted No-\\nvember :5(\u00c2\u00bb, 1861, for three years, were the following\\nElijah Hastings, private. Company I promoted to corporal dischargeit\\nat Washington, D. C, for disability, November27, 1802.\\nFroni Runnels* Hi.\u00c2\u00abtory of Sanbornton.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1476.jp2"}, "1258": {"fulltext": "SANBOKNTON.\\n897\\nCharles Jaqucs, priviite, Company I discUai-geil for disability at Ncw-\\nbern, X. C, Juno 24, 1862.\\nJumcs E. Sanborn, private. Company I ro-enlistcd as veteran for three\\nyears, December 19, 1863 wounded May 12 and June 6, 18(;4\\npromoted to 80^g(^ant and to firat sergeant July 1, 18C5 mustered\\nout July 17, 1805.\\nIn Eighth New Hampshire Eegimeiit, enlisted De-\\ncember 20-31, 1861, for three years, were the follow-\\ning:\\nGeorge A. Tlanders, captain. Company F wounded May 27, 18C3 pro-\\nmoted to lieutenant-colonel December 16, 1853 mustered out Jan-\\nuary IS, 180,5.\\nJoseph W. Blake, private. Company F discharged for disability July\\n3, 1802.\\nElijah P. Burns, private. Company F promoted to corporal December\\n1, 1S03 mustered out January 18, 1865.\\nBenaiah S. Cawley, private, Company G promoted to corporal January\\n1, 1861; re-enlisted January 4, 1864 transferred to Company B,\\nVeteran Battalion, Eighth New Hampshire Volunteers, January 1,\\n1805 mustered out October 28, 1805.\\nAmos K. Copp, private, Company D promoted to con oml August 1,\\n1863 transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps April 10, 1804.\\n.\\\\aron B. Fellows, private, Company F transferred to Veteran Reserve\\nCorps May, 1864.\\nSamuel C. Fifleld, private. Company F discharged for disability March\\n27, 1803.\\nGeorge H. Flagg, corporal. Company D promoted to sergeant Jannary\\n10, 1863 discharged for disability, at New Orleans, La., April 22,\\n1864.\\nEphraim L. Frost, private, Company F mustered out January 18,\\n1865.\\nJosiah C. Oilman, corporal, Company F promoted to sergeant January\\n5, 1863 re-enlisted January 4, 1864 wounded April 8, 1864\\ndied of di.sease October 14, 1804.\\nNathan P. Hancock, private Company F; discharged for disability,\\nAprU, 1864.\\nWiUiamF. Hannaford, private. Company F re-enlisted January 4, 1864\\npromoted to corporal February 14, 1864 to sergeant September 1,\\n1804 to first sergeant November, 1864 not officially accounted\\nfor.\\nWilliam Herrick, private. Company D re-enlisted January 4, 1864\\ntransferred to Company A, Veteran BattaUon, Eighth New Hamp-\\nshire Volunteei-8, January 1, 1865 mustered out October 28, 1805.\\nLeonard Huse, private, Company F died of disease at Brashear City,\\nLa., May 31, 1803.\\nWilliam S. Huse, private. Company F transferred t\\nCorps April 30, 1864.\\nJohn B. Lamprey, private. Company D re-enlisted January 4, 1804\\ntransferred to Company A., Veteran Battalion, Eighth New Hamp-\\nshire Volunteers discharged for disability at Concord, June 2,\\n1865.\\nSpencer Lane, corporal. Company D promoted to sergeant January 1,\\n1864 re enlisted January 4, 1864 promoted to sergeant-major\\nNovember 13, 1864 mustered out January 18, 1865.\\nEzra E. Morrill, private. Company D promoted to corporal re-enlisted\\nJanuary 4, 1864 transferred to Company A, Veteran BattaUon,\\nEighth New Hampshire Volunteers; promoted to sergeant August\\n21, 1866 mustered out October 28, 1805.\\nHanan Piper, private. Company D mustered out January 18, 1865.\\nJoseph P. Sanborn, private, tx.mpany F discharged for disability March\\n27, 1863.\\nJoseph Wallis, first sergeant. Company F; promoted to second Ueuton-\\nant January 3, 1863 killed at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1803.\\nUeorge R. Whicher, private Company F.\\nIn New Hampshire Battalion, First New England\\nCavalry, mustered in October 24 and December 17,\\n1861, for three years, were the following:\\nHosea Q. Mason, Troop B promoted to sergeant December 30, 1861 dis-\\nchareed for disability at Concord, May U, 1802.\\nSamuel W. Leighton, Troop I promoted to corporal July 13, 1862 died\\nat Camp Parole, Annapolis, Md., September 17, 1863.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0lohn W. Swain, Troop K discharged for disability Februarj- 4, 1863.\\nReserve\\nIn Second United States Sharpshooters, enlisted\\nfor three years, was,\\nDavid C. Wyatt, tint enlisted September 9, 1861 re-enllstrd veteran\\nJanuary 4, 1864 promoted to sergeant March 1, 186-1 wounded\\nseverely August 15, 1864 transferred to Fifth New Hampshire Vol-\\nunteers January 3D, 1860,\\nIn New Hampshire Battalion, First New England\\nCavalry (added), enlisted January 21, 1862, for three\\nyears, were the following\\nByron L. Carr, Troop M re-onlistod February 1, 1864.\\nClarence B. Sanborn, Troop M.\\nOtis C. Wyatt, lieutenant promoted to captain of Troop 15 March 31,\\n18frJ.\\nIn Ninth New Hampshire Regiment, mustered in\\nJuly 17 (August 13 and IS), 1862, for three years,\\nwere the following\\nAaron Chase, private. Company B transferred to brigade baud October\\n1, 1802,\\nCharles H, Chase (August 15th), private. Company C,\\nSamuel R. Eastman, corporal. Company C.\\nJohn F. Evans, private, Company C promoted to corporal captured\\nJuly 30, 186* died of disease at Darwcll, Va., January 15, 1805.\\nLevi W. Hill, wagoner. Company C discharged for disability December\\n1, 1862.\\nPaul B. Johnson, private, Company C; dischargeil for disability at Con-\\ncord, December 23, 1863.\\nHorace B. Page (August 13) transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps\\nSeptember 3U, 1863 mustered out August 12, 1805.\\nSamuel D. Peareon, private. Company Cj died of starvation at Salisbury,\\nN. C, November 9, 1804.\\nIn Twelfth New Hampshire Eegiment, Company D,\\nand mustered in September 5, 1862 (unless other-\\nwise designated), for three years, were the following:\\nJ. Ware Butterfield, captain honorably discharged November 17, 1862.\\nJohn M. Bickford, corpoi-al wounded May 3, 1863 transferred to\\nVeteran Reserve Corps February 29, 1864 mustered out July 20,\\n1865.\\nBcAJamin E. Blackstone, private; discharged by order at Washington,\\nD. C, November 26, 1862.\\nHenry C. Buzzell, private promoted to corporal November 6, 1863 ser-\\ngeant May 1, 1864 wounded severely Juno 3, 1864 died of wounds\\nat Washington, D. C, June 29, 1864.\\nJames T. Calley, private died of disease afFalmouth, Vn., January 13,\\n1863.\\nCharies A. Cate, private. Company H, September 9th killed at Chancel-\\nlorsviUe, Va., May 3, 1863.\\nAugustus L. Chapman, private, September 9th killed\\nville, Va., May 3, 1863.\\nSmith Chapman, private.\\nLeonard Conant, wagoner mustered out June 18, 1865.\\nJohn G. Donivan, private; wounded May 3,1863; i\\nCyrus P. Dow, private, Company H, September 9th wounded slightly\\nJune 3, 1864 promoted to corporal September 1, 1864 mustered\\nout June 21, 1865.\\nCharles W. Drown, private promoted to corporal Februaiy 0, 1864 to\\nsergeant May 1, 1864 wounded slightly June 3, 1864 discharged\\nby order at New York, N. Y., May 19, 1805.\\nCharles E. Edgerly, private wounded May 3, 1863 discharged for dis-\\nability at Concord, October 14, 1863.\\nCharies H. Foss, private transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps February\\n15, 1864 mustered out July 4, 1865.\\nAndrew P. Oilman, private wounded May 3, 1863 discharged for di^\\nability at Concord, October 17, 1863.\\nGeorge B. Oilman, private.\\nMoses B. Gilman, private transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps Septem-\\nber 30, 1863 mustered out July 6, 1805.\\nWard E. Gilman, private; wounded May 3, 1863; mustet\u00c2\u00abdout Juno2l,\\n1865.\\nDow B. Griffin, private mustered out June 21, 1865.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1477.jp2"}, "1259": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nGcorgo \\\\V. Hall, flrat sergeant wounded May 3, 1863\\nsecond lieutenant January 4, ISM to firet lieutenant July 20, 18G1\\nconiinissiuned captain January 10, 1865 (declined) mustered out\\nJune 21, 1865.\\nArthur L. Hiinnaford, private, September Otl) wounded May 3, 1863\\npromoted to corporal May 1, I860 mustered out June 21, 18G5.\\nClark V. Hiues, private. Company E; miistered out June 21, 18G5.\\nJames M. lioilgdon, private. Company E; mustered out June 21, 1865.\\nJohn G. Hodge, private; promoted to corporal; killeii at Chancctloi-s-\\nville May 3, 1863.\\nAlanson I*. Howe, private.\\nPrescott Y. Howland, corporal discharged for disability at Washington,\\nD. C, October 30, 1862.\\nJohn Jones, private wounded May 3, 1863 transfeiTed to Veteran Re-\\nserve Corps February 23, 1864 mustered out August 14, 1864.\\nJosiah Jones, private discharged for disability at Alexandria, Va.,\\nNovember 20, 1803.\\nAsa Keniston, private, September 9th discharged by order at Falmouth,\\nVa., March 19, 1863.\\nArthur L. Kimball, private; mustered out Juno 21, 1865.\\nFrank Knowlton, private promoted to corporal March 17, 1863 killed\\nat Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863.\\nJonathau E. Leavitt, private died of wounds at Gettysburg, July 3,\\n1863.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Wesley Leighton, private, Compjioy U, September 9th killed at Gettys-\\nburg, July 2, 1863.\\nWilliam S. Martiu, private wounded May 3, 1SG3 died of wounds at\\nPotomac Creek, June 2, 1863.\\nJohn Moores, private wounded May 3, 1863 promoted to corporal\\nApril 19, 1864 to sergeant November 1, 1864 mustered out June\\n21, 1865.\\nBradbury M. Morrill, second lieutenant, September 8th promoted to first\\nlieutenant Company E November IS, 1862 honorably discharged\\nNovember 11, 1863.\\nFrederick F. Osgood, private.\\nAlfred V. Perrj-, private; mustered out June 21, 1865.\\nHiram C.sPhilbrick, private, September 13th promoted to corporal May\\n9, 1865; mustered out June 21, 1865.\\nLeavitt S. Roberts, corporal promoted to sergeant transferred to In-\\nvalid Corps December 1, 1863.\\nWilliam E. Roberts, private, September 2, 1863 tranferred to Veteran\\nReserve Corps February 2, 1865 mustered out July 25, 1865.\\nIra Robinson, private wounded May 3, 1863 transferred to Invalid\\nCorps February 23, 1S64.\\nWilliam M. Robinson, private, September 2, 1863 wounded May 2, 1863\\nmustered out June 21, 1865.\\nLeander S. Rowe, private, September 9th discharged by order at Wash-\\nington, D. C, December 11, 1862.\\nBenjamin F. Sanborn, private killed at Chanccllorsvillo, Va., May 3,\\nFreedom Sanborn, private. Company H\\nPoint Lookout, Md., February 1, 1864.\\nOscar P. Sanborn, private; wounded May 3, 1863 discharged by order\\nat Alexandria, Va., November 18, 1803.\\nTheodore Sanborn, private died of disease at Fortress Monroe January\\n28, 1865.\\nWilliam H. Sanborn, corporal wounded June 3, 1864 promoted to ser-\\ngeant January 1, 1SG5 mustered out June 21, 1865.\\nAndrew J. Small, private missing at Chancellorsvilie May 3, 1863\\ngained from missing wounded slightly May 14, 1864 mustered out\\nJune 21, 186,5.\\nGeorge H. Smith, private, Company G, September 9th killed at Chancel-\\nlorsvilie May 3, 1863.\\nGeorge W. Swain, private killed at Chancellorsvilie May 3, 1863.\\nSamuel B.Swain, sergeant; promoted to first sergeant Mayl, 18li4;\\nmustered out June 21, 1865.\\nLafayette W. Tilton, private transferred to Invalid Corps February\\n23, 1864.\\nIsaac B. Virgin, private discharged by order at Washington, January\\n3, 1863.\\nAlbert P. Wadleigh, private died of disease at Falmouth, Va., Jauuary\\n20, 1863.\\nOrrin W. Wallace, private discharged by order at Falmouth, Va.,\\nMarch 21, 1863.\\nBenjamin W. Weeks, private died November26, 1862.\\nIt appears from the above reeord that May 3, 1863,\\nwas the severest day of the whole war for the San-\\nboniton boys, no less than thirteeii of their number\\nbeing on that day wounded in the battle of Chancel-\\nlorsvilie, and six killed or fatally wounded.\\nIn the Fifteenth New Hampshire Regiment (nine\\nmonths men), Company H, mustered in October 11,\\n1862, and mustered out August 13, 1863 (unless other-\\nwise designated), were the following:\\nJacob P. B. Sanborn, captain, commissioned November 3, 1862.\\nBracket J. Baker, nmsician.\\nJohn D. Blake, corjioral, sick at Sanbornton.\\nGeorge F. Bowers, private, died of disease at Carrollton, La., May 9,\\n1863.\\nHorace A. Burley, private, died of disease on board United States trans-\\nport July 30, 1863.\\nJason J. Burley, sergeant.\\nCharles W. Buzzell, private.\\nIrving W. Coombs, private.\\nJohn C. Coombs, coi-poraL\\nGeorge Dawson, private.\\nThomas W. Donald, private.\\nMoses E. Eustman. private, died of disease on board Tnited States trans-\\nport July 27, 1863.\\nDaniel S. Gilnuin, private.\\nJohn Hicks, private.\\nSamuel H. Jacobs, private, sick at Sanbornton.\\nJohn Perkins, private, October 31, 1862.\\nDaniel M. Philbrook, private, October31, 1862.\\nThomas Philbrook, private.\\nWilliam H. Philbrook, sergeant.\\nJohn Runnels, private.\\nAdoniram T. Sanborn, musician.\\nCharles H. Sanborn, private, died of disease at Carrollton, La., May 25,\\n1853.\\nHarlan P. Sanborn, private, sick at Sanbornton.\\nJohn S. Sanborn, private.\\nJohn T. Sanborn, private.\\nJohn B. Shute, private, died of disease at Carrollton, La., February 13,\\n1863.\\nHorace P. Swain, private.\\nSamuel T. Swain, private, sick at Sanbornton.\\nJames S. Walker, private.\\nIn the Sixteenth New Hampshire Regiment (nine\\nmonths men) was\\nJames Pike, colonel, commissioned November 1, 1862 nmstered out .Au-\\ngust 20, 1863.\\nIn First Regiment Heavy Artillery was\\nOliver D. Philbrook, sergeant, Company M, enlisted December 26,\\n1863 mustered out June 9, 1865 was also previously enlisted.\\nRecruits in the Various Regiments. The\\nfollowing are all headed recruits, yet accredited to\\nthe town of Sanbornton. A few only resided in town.\\nMany of them were foreigners, as shown by their\\nnames quite a number unsoldierly in their conduct,\\nas the word deserted apj)ears after their names. It\\nis needless here to specify such but we give the\\nnames of all in full, with other notes. The patriot-\\nism of the town will thus be correctly measured, as\\nthese men were either hired by the town autliorities\\non draft, or put into the service by individual citizens\\nas their substitutes. The names are entered in the\\norder of the State regiments.\\nIn the Second New Hampshire Regiment was\\nHenry Harris, mustered in December 6, 1864 not officially accounted", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1478.jp2"}, "1260": {"fulltext": "SAXBORNTON.\\nIn the Third New Hampshire Regiment were the\\nfollowing\\nCharles Evcrbard, Company F, mustered in December 14, 1804 out July\\n20, 1865.\\nGeorge Roberts, Company K, December 23, 1864, to June 15, 1865.\\nIn the Fourth New Hampshire Regiment, enlisted\\nfor three years, between December 20 and 28, 1864,\\nexcept where otherwise stated, were the following\\nThomas Atkinson, Company E.\\nJohn Bantist, Company I.\\nJohn Carroll, Company 1.\\nCharles Harrison, enlisted volunteer September 17, 18G2 not officially\\nPeter Kelley, Company I, mustered in September 29, 1863 captured at\\nDrury s Bluff, Va., Stay 16, 1864; released February 24, 1865 mus-\\ntered out August 4, 1865.\\nHenry McCormick, Company F, not officially accounted for.\\nJohn McDonreld, Company F, shot by provost guard Marchl4, 1865.\\nWilliam Price, not officially accounted for.\\nWilliam L. Velpman, Company I, enlisted October 6, 186:) mustered out\\nAugust 23, 1S05.\\nIn the Fifth New Hampshire Regiment was\\nJohn Lynch, Company F, mustered in August 20, 1S04.\\nIn the Sixth New Hampshire Regiment (mostly\\nenlisted for three years, between December 28, 1863,\\nand January 5, 1864) were the following\\nCharles Burns, Company C.\\nO. n. Dorn, Company H.\\nWilliam N. Duesbury, Company I, promoted to coiporal July 1, 1865\\nmub-tered out July 17, 1865.\\nJames Dunn,\\n.lulins Frank, Company B.\\nAnthony Hagerty, Company D, mustered in August 26, 1864 first in the\\nNinth Regiment absent, prisoner of war, July 17, 1865.\\n.I.tlin Harbeck, Company H.\\nt ibed Harris, Company I, first in the Eleventh Regiment absent, sick,\\nsince December 20, 1863 no discharge furnished.\\n.Vntoine Hernandes, Company H.\\nLawrence Laughlin, Company A, transferred to the Department of the\\nNorthwest October 10, 1864.\\nJames McCormick, Company B, mustered out July 17, 1865.\\nJames McGrough.\\nJohn W. Medford, Company D.\\nJu^rj h l;ivers, Company I.\\nhai 1 r. Rogers, Company I, killed in action June 3, 1864.\\nKmIm Ti S;iiiilers, Company B.\\nI jt.a. :Smitli, Company H, absent, sick, July 17, 1S65.\\nThomas Sullivan, Company F.\\nWilliam Werner.\\nJohn W. Williams, Company I, wounded May 12, 1804 since absent.\\nIn the Seventh New Hampshire Regiment were\\nthe following:\\nFrederick Bolte, Company H, mustered in September 20, 1863 out July\\n20, 186:{.\\n:\\\\IichBel Hayes, Company H, mustered in November 29, 1864.\\nCliarles Meier, mustei-cd in January 13, 1865.\\nCharles B. Silver, Company G, mustered in September 29, 1863, for three\\nyears mustered out July 20, 1865.\\nIn the Eighth New Hampshire Regiment were the\\nfollowing\\nCharles L. .Arlin (formerly of Northflcld), re-enlisted. Company D, .Jan-\\nuary 4, 1864 transferred to Company A, Veteran Battalion, Eighth\\nNew Hampshire Volunteers, Januai-y 1, 18C5 promoted to coriioral\\nOctober 16, 1865 mustered out October 28, 186.5.\\nLnigi Brigolie, Company B, enlisted September 30, 1863.\\nCharles H. Hibhard, Company D, mustered in Augtist 11, 1804 trans-\\nferred to Company A, Veteran Battalion, Eighth New Hampshire\\nVolunteers, January 1, 1865 mustered out July 21, 1865.\\nCharles W. Kimball (formerly of Now Hampton), Company P, re-en-\\nlisted. Company D, January 4, 1864 transferred to Comittny A,\\nVeteran Battulion, Eighth Now Hampshire Volunteers, January 1,\\n1865 mustered out October 28, 1865.\\nJames Morrison, enlisted August 17, 1864 not officially accounted for.\\nJohn Presby (formerly enlisted from Nortlifiold), re-onllsted, sergeant,\\nCompany D, January 4, 1864 not officially accounted for.\\nGeortce Slamer, enlisted. Company D, September 29, 1863.\\nElbert G. Smith (formerly of New Hampton), Company F re^mllsted.\\nCompany D, January 4, 1864 transferred to Company A, Veteran\\nliatlalion. Eighth New lIam|Mhire Voluntoors, January 1, 1865;\\npromoted to corporal May 1, 1865 mustered out October 28, 1865.\\nRosw.ll 51. Wells (formerly of New Hampton), Company F re-enlisted,\\nCompany January 4, 1864 died of accidental gunshot wound\\nOctober 30, 1864.\\nIn the Ninth New Hampshire Regiment was\\n.John Blake, mustered in .\\\\ugust 26, 1804.\\nIn the Tenth New Hamjishire Regiment were the\\nfollowing:\\nAlexander Anderson, privates Company G, mustered in February 10,\\n18ii4 transferred to Second New Hampshire Volunteere June 21,\\n1865.\\nIctave Chapine, private. Company F, February 20. 1864 wounded\\nseverely Slay 12, 1864 transferred to Second New nampehiro Vol-\\nunteers June 21, 1805.\\nDavid Stone, private. Company F, mustered in February 10, 1864, and\\ntransferred to Second New Hampshire Volunteers June 21, 1865.\\nIn the Eleventh New Hampshire Regiment were\\nthe following:\\nCharles Brown, m\\\\istered in December 29, 1863.\\nJohn Johuson, mustered in December 29, 186:1, Company B wounded\\nslightly May 16, 1804 severely, July 30, 1864 died of disease at\\nBrooklyn, N. Y., August 30, 1864.\\nJohn Nelson, mustered in December 29, 1863 wounded severely May 12,\\n1804 discharged for disability, at Washington, D.\\nOctober 21,\\n1861.\\nGeorge Scribner, mustered in December 29, 1863.\\nEdward Willson, mustered in Deceuibcr29, 1863.\\nIn the Twelfth New Hampshire Regiment were the\\nfollowing\\nJohnN. Colby, Company l :i!i I M i 1804.\\nThomas W. Donald, prixai I ,i, red in October 21, 1863;\\ntransferred ti Sec..ii l luiiteers June 21, 1865.\\nEdmund Greenlialgh, inn-i in, i .luirnv 1 1, mustered in January 2,\\n1864 transferred to V.^Iimmu RLS.rve Corps April 12, 1865 mus-\\ntered out August 24, 1805.\\nIn the First Regiment Netv England Cavalry, New\\nHampshire Battalion, Troop B (all enlisted March 29\\nor 30, 1861 all but two mustered out July 15, 1865),\\nwere the following:\\nGeorge W. Carleton, absent, sick, since June 16, 1864\\nGilbert G. Chase, missing June 29, 1804 gained from missing promoted\\nto cori oral July 1, 1865.\\nPeter Farley.\\nCornelius Jenolte, missing at Lacy Springs, Va., December 21, 1864\\ngained from missing; promoted to corporal May 1, 1805.\\nJeremiah Manning.\\nBenjamin F. Marsh.\\nJohn Nichols.\\nAlvnh Smith, promoted to corporal July 1, 1805.\\nCharics York, captured June 29, 1804 died of disease at Andersonville,\\nGa., September 14, 18M grave No. 8730.\\nIn Troop C (chiefly mustered in March 30 and 31,\\n1864, aud out July 15, 1865) were the following:\\nPaul Bernard, promoted to corporal June 1, 1865.\\nJessino I). Favour, died at Frederick City, Md., March 21, 1865.\\nCharles Giliss, promoted to troop quartomuiato^sergeant July 1, 1865.\\nAlbert Horney, nppointeil bugler.\\nJohn Lee, mustered out June 5, 1865.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1479.jp2"}, "1261": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NKW HAMPSHIRE.\\nMatthew Sullivan, mustered in April 5, 18M; promoted to corporal May\\nIn Troop D were the following\\nRobert B. Ferris, enlisted July 28, 1864.\\nJohn Murphy, enlisted July 28, 1804,\\nWilliam Newell, enlisted August 16, 1864.\\nGeorge Sailor, enlisted July 28, 1864.\\nGeorge Williams, enlisted August 5, 1864.\\nIn Troop E, all mustered in between June 8 luifl\\nAugust 17, 1864 (the major part July 16 and 21),\\nand deserted in a body, were the following\\nWilliam Andei-son, John Blair, Edward Bradley, John Brady, .lohn\\nBrown, .lohn Cronan, John Dailey, George Duley, John Farrell, Henry\\nFlarthcy, James Gilman, George Hanc, James Hardgrove, Thomas\\nJones, Charles Kent, William King, James Markham, Timothy McCar-\\nty, Daniel Miller, William Smipson, .\\\\ndrew Smith, John Smith (2d),\\nAlbert Walsh.\\nIn Troop F (mustered in July 16, 1864; out July\\n15, 1865) were the following:\\nJames Benton and James Fitzgerald.\\nIn Troop G were the following\\nJohn Canning, mustered in .Tuly 29, 1864.\\nGeorge Goodman, mustered in July 21, 1S64.\\nIn Troop I were the following\\nWilliam Anson, mustered in AugustlS, 1864.\\nGeorge Edward, mustered in August 13, 1864\\n1865.\\nJohn G. Sanborn, mustered in January 5, 1864\\nlisted).\\nIn the Veteran Reserve Corps were the followinj;\\nWestley \\\\]-s: .].t, .nn-t,-i,.,l in June 30, 1864.\\nWilliiuii Til I I. I .1 in July 28, 1864.\\nPat. C. l I I in June 2.5, 1864.\\nWf .-iij-i li iiiMit ihe above lists by the following\\nfourteen names of individuals who are otherwise\\nknown to have served their country as Sanbornton\\nmen in the war of 1861-65. A few of these, though\\nbelonging to New Hampshire regiments, yet fail, by\\nan oversight, to be noticed in the adjutant-general s\\nreports others were enlisted in regiments out of the\\nState, and others still served in some different army\\ndepartments.\\nAmosD. Baker, Sylvester i lin;- :iT: ^Villinm o. Daniels, Ebencnezer\\nC. FifieUl, George P. Uowe, I i. M n I: fu, Howe, Jr., Sylvester\\nD. Hunt, Oliver 1 Morris..!!, i I I i I.isiah S. Swain, fred-\\ncricl Taylor, Albert K. T!IImi!, ,h .-1,11,1, lilltm.\\n1 out Juno\\nalso previously e\\nCHAPTER III.\\nSANBORNTON\u00e2\u0080\u0094 (ConitjmctZ).\\nEcclesiastical History\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Congregational Church First Baptist Church\\nSecond Baptist Church\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Third Baptist Church\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Woodman Siin-\\nbornton Academy The Sanbornton and Franklin Union Academy\\nPhysicians\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Lawyers\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Civil History\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Representatives Town Clerks\\nCongregational Church. The first reference on\\nthe town records in relation to the support of the\\ngospel is under date of July 1.3, 1767, when it was\\nvoted that they would raise a dollar on each right.\\nliable to pay taxes, for to hire a minister this present\\nyear, and Josiah Sanborn, Captain Joseph Hoit and\\nEbenezer Sanborn were chosen a committee for that\\npurpose. Whether a preacher was actually hired\\nduring the summer of 1767 is uncertain; but June\\n17, 1768, fiftj dolers were voted to be laid out in\\npreaching this summer, and the first two of the for-\\nmer committee were chosen to carry it into effect.\\nA similar vote was passed for each of the three fol-\\nlowing years. On the \u00e2\u0080\u00a229th of July, 1771, the pro-\\nprietors began to aflford more substantial aid, it being\\nvoted that ten dollars be raised on each original\\nright, liable to be taxed, to assist and help the in-\\nhabitants of the town in supporting a gospel minis-\\nter, if they settle one among them. Three dollars of\\neach ten were to be paid the first year, within six\\nmonths after the minister is first settled, three dollars\\nmore within twelve months after the first payment,\\ntwo dollars the third year, one dollar the fourth year,\\nand one dollar the fifth year, in case the inhabitants\\nsettle one within two years from the passing of this\\nvote, or otherwise to be of none effect. This was\\nwisely arranged to stimulate the people to immediate\\neffort, and aid them for a course of years, according\\nto their disposition and ability to help themselves.\\nThe same favorable regard of the proprietors for the\\nsettlers was shown the next year. May 27, 1772, in\\ntheir passing a vote to raise one dollar on each right\\nto help the inhabitants to build a meeting-house\\nfor the public worship of God in s d town.\\nMeanwhile, the settlers had resolutely started, and,\\nas was natural, in the direction of a house for wor-\\nship first; one of the principal votes at their second\\nannual town-meeting, 1771, being,\\nTo appoint and clear a place for a meeting-house this year to set\\ns d house on y\u00c2\u00ab center range line, near y main rode (thus early deserting\\nthe inaccessible spot designated by the first surveys) to build it by y\u00c2\u00ab\\nsale of y\u00c2\u00ab pews, and according to y* plan drawn of ye same to pnt up yo\\nframe and cover it within two year from May next, and chuse a Com-\\nmittee to vandue of [off] y\u00c2\u00ab pews and stuff for building s d house.\\nThe same year no tardy response was given to the\\nliberal ofl!er of the proprietors; for in just ten days\\nafter their vote, August 8, 1771, a special meeting of\\nthe town was called by the selectmen, at the house of\\nDaniel Sanborn, for the sole purpose of considering\\nproposals for settling a minister, when, after mature\\ndeliberation, and in view of the proprietors offer (see\\nabove), it was voted, to give Mr. Joseph Wood-\\nman a call to settle in y\u00c2\u00b0 gospel ministry in this\\ntown. His perquisites were to be as follows: First,\\ntwo hundred dollars as a yearly sallery, $180 in\\nmoney and $20 in labor at money price, the first\\ntwo years, and after that $120 in money and $80 in\\nlabor yearly; the selectmen to agree with Mr.\\nWoodman each year how y\u00c2\u00b0 labor above voted shall\\nbe paid. Second, Twenty cord of good fire-wood,\\ncut into cord-wood length, to be hauled, yearly, to\\nMr. Woodman s door. Third, Mr. Woodman was\\nto receive, if he settle in y gospel ministry hero,\\nthe valine of 100 dollars in labor and stnlf, for to", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1480.jp2"}, "1262": {"fulltext": "ANBORNTON.\\n901\\nbuild him a house, to be paid, so much as will set\\nhim up a house-frame, next spring, and the remainder\\nin boards, shingle and clapboards, in y fall of the\\nyear following. At a subsequent meeting, October\\n7th, it was voted that Mr. Woodman, if he settles\\nin the gospel ministry in this town, shall have liberty\\nto preach old sermons when his health will not admit\\nof his making new ones; also, that he shall have\\nliberty to be absent three Sabbaths in a year, yearly,\\nto visit his friends. Wednesday, the 13th of No-\\nvember next, was appointed for y\u00c2\u00b0 day of Mr.\\nWoodman s ordination, should he accept the call,\\nand it was voted to send to y Churches of Canter-\\nbury, Concord, Pembroke, Epping, the first in Row-\\nley, y second, third and fourth in Newbury, to assist\\nin y ordination. Mr. Woodman accepted and was\\nordained November 13, 1771.\\nThe sole objects of special meetings, December 13,\\nand 30, 1773, was to take further measures for build-\\ning and compleating the meeting-house. This en-\\nterprise seems to have flagged for more than two\\nyears, Mr. Woodman quietly preaching where or-\\ndained, at Daniel Sanborn s hence the following\\nemphatic votes\\nTo build the m. h. on an entire new plan, viz., 60\\nfeet in length by 43i feet in wedth, and to build\\n36 pews below, as by s d plan to choose a com-\\nmittee to vandue off y pews and stuff, and to\\nbuild said house as far as s d pews will go, withy money\\nthat y proprietors of the town have and shall vote\\nfor s d house. Also that the meeting-house shall\\nbe raised, boarded, shingled, and y lower flowers\\nlaid and the lower part of y* house glassed by the 1st\\nof November, 1774; that the house shall be finished,\\nso far as the pew money shall go towards it, by,\\nNov. 1, 1775 and finally, that all the stuff for the\\nframe shall be brought to the meeting-house green\\nbv the last of April next, and the boards, shingles\\nand other covering by the last of September next.\\nIt is quite doubtful whether much assistance was\\nafforded by the proprietors on this new plan. The\\nformer meeting-house committee appear to have pro-\\nposed these dimensions to the proprietors, who re-\\njected them in their meeting of November 17th. By\\nthe first of the above votes the town confirmed the\\nrecommendation of their committee, in opposition to\\nthe proprietors I\\nMeanwhile, dark and perilous times were ap-\\n])roaching, so that our fathers found it simply impossi-\\nble to accomplish all they had marked out in the time\\nspecified. Tradition says they were working upon\\nthe meeting-house when the news of Bunker Hill\\nI The seven individuals whose names are found subscribed to tlie First\\nChurch covenant, in November, 1771, and who were therefore the\\nearliest professors of religion in the town, were James Cate, Nathaniel\\nTilton, Daniel Sanborn, Benjamin Darling, Josiah Sanborn, Aaron San-\\nborn and AbUah Sanborn. The flret confession of faith bears date\\nJan yy\u00c2\u00ab2d, 1772, at which time Sir. Darling and Mr. Tillon were\\nchosen OS the two first deacons.\\nfirst reached them, and that among these workmen\\nwere some who left for the scene of conflict! The\\nannalist of 1841 says Mr. Woodman preached the\\nfirst sermon in the meeting-house. May 21,1775;\\nbut it must have been in a rough, unfinished state,\\nfor in 1777 fifty dollars of y* money in y selectmen s\\nhands is voted to be laid out on y meeting-house this\\nyear, and it was never used for town purposes till the\\n1st of January following; while in March, 1780,\\n18,000 clapboard nails and 200 squares of glass for y*\\nmeeting-house was the order two years later, voted\\nto get thirteen thousand of clapboard nails and one\\nhundred feet of glass also 2000 shingle tens and\\n1000 double tens and June 23, 1783, the constable\\nhaving warned a meeting relative to settling some\\ndisputes that have arisen concerning some of y pews\\nin the meeting-house, it was voted to leve an ally\\nof two feet and four inches wide between y fore\\nseat and y pews, and that there shall be a seat for\\nchildren in s d ally adjoining to s d fore seat. Fin-\\nally, September 4th, (same year), voted to finish\\ny* Gallery in y meeting-house chose Captain\\nAaron Sanborn, Lieutenant William Chase and En-\\nsign Elijah True to vendue of [off] y peics in said gal-\\nlery, and stuff for said pews, and y work to finish\\ny same also voted to build seven pews at each\\nend of said gallery and six pews on y\u00c2\u00b0 fore side, to be\\nequally divided as to length, and to be 5J feet wide\\nwithin boards, with John Johnson, Benjamin San-\\nborn and Ensign Nathaniel Grant to examine the\\nwork when done. Not till 1785 and 1786 was the\\ndefinite action taken which resulted in the finishing\\nof y pulpit by y money raised for y pews,\\nwith Ensigns Elijah True and Nathaniel Grant and\\nLieutenant William Chase committee for the same;\\nand not till March 31, 1789, did the town vote to lath\\nand plaster the meeting-house, with the selectmen as\\ncommittee.\\nIn 1786 it was agreed with Mr. Woodman, accord-\\ning to town vote, that his wood rate should be ad-\\nded to y 8120 rate, and that the selectmen should\\nvendue of[f] y wood to y lowest bidder, two cord\\nat a bid. Four new pews were ordered for the\\nmeeting-house in 1787, two at the west end of the\\nmen s seats, lower floor, and two at the east end of\\nthe women s seats, each about six feet square. April\\n5, 1790, Voted, James Sanborn to keep key of the\\nmeeting-house, and to sweep s d house at one dollar\\nper year.\\nMr. Woodman was dismissed November 13, 1806,\\nand was succeeded by Rev. Abraham Bodwell, who\\nwas ordained in 1806 and remained until 1852. Rev.\\nJames Boutwell was pastor from 1852 to 1865, when\\nhe was succeeded by the present honored pastor.\\nRev. Moses Thurston Runnels, who waa installed June\\n11, 1868.\\nMr. Runnels is the author of the History of Sau-\\nbornton, an elaborate work of sixteen hundred\\npages, published in 1882. For completeness and ex-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1481.jp2"}, "1263": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\ncellent arrangement it is unrivaled, and takes .front\\nrank among the standard local works of the day.\\nFirst Baptist Church. This church was organized\\nAugust 12, 17ii2, with forty members. The first church\\nedifice, however, was erected in 1791, and near the\\nthen residence of Deacon William Chase, now Charles\\nB. Parley s. Lieutenant Benjamin Morgan, Deacon\\nWilliam Chase and Peter Hersey are said to have\\nbeen pillars and prominent actors in starting this\\nsociety and building its first meeting-house and\\nthere were three earnest supporters of the enterprise\\nin one neighborhood, in the south part of the town,\\nabove Tin Corner, viz. Deacon Taylor Clark, Win-\\nthrop Durgin and Jonathan Chase. The house was\\nnot completed till the next year, and was for the first\\ntime occupied by the Meredith Association Sep-\\ntember, 1792. The printed sketch of 1833 says:\\nAbout this time (of the erection of the house)\\nthe brethren who had been baptized and united with\\nthe Baptist Church in Meredith were set off and con-\\nstituted into a separate church, and received the\\nname of the First Baptist Church in Sanbornton.\\nThis was on August 12th (probably of 1792), or just\\nbefore the above-noted meeting of the Association,\\nthough one other account puts the date of the\\nchurch s formation one year later. The church then\\nconsisted of about forty members. The society\\nmust have been organized about the same time, as\\nFather Crockett afterwards speaks of the agree-\\nment between the Church and Society and him-\\nself, entered upon in 1794.\\nIn 1833 the meeting-house was removed one mile\\nto the northwest of its original site, and rebuilt on\\nits present location, near Crockett s Corner.\\nThe following is a list of pastors\\nRev. Nicholas Folsom, of Meredith, preached half the time, 1702, and\\nfirst part of the year 1793 Rev. John Crockett, ordained September 3,\\n1794, having preached from April, 1793, until 1833 Rev. Noah Hooper,\\n1833-37 Rev. Amasa Buck, profe wr at New Hampton Institute, sup-\\nply, 1837-38; Kov. Stephen Coombs, 1838^1; Rev. Pascal C. Himos,\\n1842-43 Rev. Lehin.i Huntley, 184;!-17 Bev. S. S. Leighton, 1848^9\\nRev. Hiram D. H.xl-. l- I I;, i i.iemiah D. Tilton, 1854-60 Rev.\\nA. McGlauflin, lsi,(;-( i, -kc-, 1869 Rev. G. D. Ballantine,\\n1870-72 Rev. F. W I: i 7.1 Rev. AugustusA. Bicliford,\\n1879-82; Rev. Jer.in I,. 1 I n. 1 J t.. present time.\\nThe Second Baptist Church was organized Septem-\\nber 9, 1822. A uietting-house, however, had been\\nerected at the Bay as early as 1808. This church was\\nremodeled in 1836.\\nThe following is a list of the pastors from 1808 to\\nthe present\\nKev. Moses Cheney, pastor of original church Rev. William Taylor,\\nfirst pastor of present church Rov. Daniel Mattison, acting pastor in\\n183. (in all, one or two yeais), dismissed to Baptist Church in Meredith\\nAugust 21, 183G, and there oniained Rev. Benjamin Congden, or-\\ndained May 31, 1837; Rev. Francis E. Cleaves, October 18, 1S43, dismissed\\nOctobers!, 184r. Rev. J.evi Walker, acting pastor 1840-47 Rev. Oliver\\nBarron, .Inly Mt, lsI7, .li ^iMiaied July G, 1850 Rev. William Norris,\\npastor from ^1: h ill .liiiie 1, 1852, when he died iu othce Rev.\\nJohn Q. A v.... I85;i, dismissed October, 1857; Rov. H.\\nW. Day, I l I I ti H 1 more, 1857-58, enjoying an extensive re-\\nvival of reii^ idii, Inn naiiic not recognized as pastor on the church\\nrecords; Rev. Charles Xewhall, November 6, 18i 9, dismit^sed Slay, 1861\\nRev. S. S. White, call given March, 1862, having supplied from October,\\n1801, dismissed .\\\\pril 7, 1864 Rev. A. W. Boardman, from Jnlj 1865,\\ntill March, 1866 Rev. Gideon Smith, from August, 1866, till March,\\n1869 Rev. V. E. Bunker, from April, 1870, till April, 1872 Rev. H. W.\\nDalton, from May, 1874, till May, 1878 Rev. William Nelson Murdock.\\nfrom November, 1880, to 1882 Rev. Joseph W. Merrill, 1883 to 1884.\\nNo pastor at present.\\nThe Third Baptist Church.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 This church was or-\\nganized June 20, 1833. The church edifice had been\\nerected four years previously, in 1829, on Pine Hill,\\nin Meredith. The building was removed to North\\nSanbornton, on its present location, in 1839, and com-\\npleted in 1840. It has since been remodeled, and\\nwas rededicated September 10, 1876.\\nThe following is a list of pa.stors\\nE\u00c2\u00abv. Moses Cheney, Kov. Samuel Mattison, Rev. Herman Haven, Rev.\\nStephen Coombs, Rev. Oliver Barron, Rev. Daniel M. Dearborn, Rev.\\nValentine E. Bunker, Rev. Augustus A. Bickford and Kev. Moses P.\\nFavor.\\nThere is no pastor at jjresent.\\nThe Woodman Sanbornton Academy was incor-\\nporated June 27, 1826, with the following trustees\\nHon. Nathan Taylor and Revs. Abraham Bodwell\\nand John Crockett, of Sanbornton Rev. AVilliam\\nPatrick, of Canterbury Jeremiah H. Woodman, of\\nRochester Aaron Woodman, of Boston Drs. Benaiah\\nSanborn and Thomas P. Hill, Jonathan Moore, Abel\\nKimball, Jesse Ingalls and Peter Hersey, all of San-\\nbornton.\\nThe first preceptor was D. L. Nichols, in 1820, and\\nthe last, Albert P. Whitteniore, in 1858.\\nThe Sanbornton and Franklin Union Academy\\nwas erected in 1S4. at the chapel. The last term ot\\nschool was held .in 1861. The first teacher was Hib-\\nbard Hanaford, in 1845, and the last, Calvin Brown,\\nin 1861.\\nPhysicians. The following physicians have prac-\\nticed in this town and Tilton\\nDr. Hugh March, 1777 Dr. Benaiah Sanborn, 1779 Dr. Chicker-\\ning, 1782 Dr. Daniel Jacobs, 1790 Dr. Samuel Gerrish, 1797-98 Dr.\\nColby, 1800; Dr. Alexander T. Clark, 1801; Dr. Ephraim Crockett,\\n1802-3; Dr. Thomas Webster, 1810; Dr. Joseph M. Haiijer, 1810; Dr.\\nPeter Bartlett Dr. Symcs Sawyer, Dr. John Can- and Dr. Sweatt, 1813\\nDr. Thomas P. Hill, 1816 Dr. Mark Harris, 1817 Dr. Obadiah E. Dur-\\ngin, 1820 Dr. Daniel Mowe, 1824 Dr. Calvin McQueston Dr. Na-\\nthaniel O. Ladd, 1835; Dr. .lames B. Abbott, 1843; Dr. Charles C. Teb-\\nbetts, 1845-40 Dr. Ephraim F. Wilson, 1846 Dr. Byley Lyford, 1857\\nDr. James Prescott Osborne,! 1864 Dr. Alfred W. Abbott and Dr.\\nFranklin L. Mason, 1870 Dr. Albert Alonzo Moulton, 1874 Dr. Ed-\\nward Abbott,2 1861.\\nLawyers. The following lawyers have practiced\\nin this town and Tilton\\nWilliam Harper, Esq., 1785-1809; John A. Harper, Esq., 1800; Hon.\\nDaniel C. Atkinson, 1808-42 Matthew Perkins, Esq., 1809-26 Charles\\nJesse Stuart, Esq., 1812-23 CharlesGilman, Esq., 1820-33 Benjamin\\nBoardman, Esq., 18:)3 (?-)36 Hon. Asa -P. Cate, 1840 71 Beiyamin\\nA. Rogei-s, Esq., ISIO (!)-58 Benjamin M. Colby, Esq., 1845 (?)-63; Chas.\\nC. Rogers, Esq., 1868 Francis R. Chase, Esq., 1866-76 James Otis Ly-\\nford, Esq.\\nCivil History. The following is a list of represen-\\ntatives, town clerks and treasurers", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1482.jp2"}, "1264": {"fulltext": "3ANB0RNT0N.\\nREPRESENTATIVKS.\\nWilliiiin Karper (Captain, Esq.),\\nJiilu. s llcrsey, 1787-89.\\nSamiu-1 Prescott (Capt,, Esq., 1801\\nBradstreet jroody (Esq.), 1808-14;\\nSamuel Gerrish (Esq., M.D.), 1S09.\\nAndrew Lovejoy, 181(1.\\nSatliau Taylor (Esq., Hon.), 1811-\\nJorcmiah Sanborn (Esq.), 1814-15;\\nDavi.l Juhnston (Esq.), 1815-16.\\nSti.|ilM-ii Gale (Col.), 1816-19.\\n.lo^rph Woudman, 1817-22.\\nJosiah D. Piper, I8. iO-51.\\nJohn B. Perkins, 185il-. il.\\nOliver Knowlton, IS.W-fll.\\nCurtis Weeks, lSj2-.S:t.\\nOliver Barron, 1852.\\nJoseph L. Connor, 18.52-53.\\nJonathan S. Taylor, 1S54-57.\\nliufus G. L. Bartlett, 18.54.\\nJonathan Sanborn (3d), 1854-50.\\nJohn T. Durgin, 1855.\\nJeremiah C. Tilton, 1865.\\nStacy Brown, 1856-57.\\nJeremiah S. Thompson, 1858.\\nAlvin Sargent, 1858.\\nCharles W. Colby, 1859.\\nEI,e,i. Zi.r F. Odell, 1859.\\n^1 r. 1 -_\\n1, irk, 1,960.\\nn i\\nilJl, 1860.\\nJoseph W. Olc-ment, 1S3I,\\nJonathan H. Taylor, 1801.\\nWilliam Jones, 1834-35.\\nBradbury T. Brown, 1861-62.\\nJohn Comerford, 1834-37.\\nJonathan M. Taylor, 1S62.\\nZebulon Smith, .Tr., 1836-37.\\nJoseph R n^^vhnvn, 1 .-1-r,4.\\nWilliam Durgin, 1838-40.\\nTaylor.- P: 1- M\\nDavid Taylor, 1838-40.\\nLeo\u00e2\u0080\u009e:n,M, ,_,.\\nThomas Taylor, ,Tr., 1839-49.\\nJohns. W.un. i,-..\u00e2\u0080\u009e,\\nCli.a.^ PerUins,ls:OT-49.\\nJohn F. Tayloi-, l.M,7-ii,s.\\n.I.il,,irnii-.v, Islil-Jl.\\nJoseph L. Calley, 1867-08.\\nI!i-iijaliiiii Cnwli-y, 1SH_J2.\\nLyman B. Ames, 1869.\\nllia.llnuy Morrison, 1841-42.\\nWilliam S. Woodman, 1869.\\nAlfXHtnlerH. Tilton, 1843-44.\\nSamuel M. Thompson, 1870-71.\\nKlipni/.T Brown, 1843HW.\\nBarnard H. Burleigh, 1872-73.\\nliver II. Sanborn, 1845-46.\\nDaniel A. Sanborn, 1874-75.\\nStq.h.n Coombs, 1845-46.\\nEdmund Keasar, 1876-77.\\nWalt,-r II. Sleeper, 1847-48.\\nCharles Cawley, 1878 Nov., 1878,\\nWalter Ingalls. lS47-i8.\\nfor 1879.\\nLittletield Taylor, 1S47-4.8.\\nArthur C. Taylor, 1880.\\nJohn S. Lane, 1849.\\n1882-83 voted not to send.\\nZenas Clement, 1849.\\nJason J. Burloy, 1SS4-S5.\\nSelectmen of the Town.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 We find two distinct\\nseries of boards of selectmen firat, upon the records\\nof the proprietors, who seem early to have adopted the\\nform of a town organization, probably to encourage\\nsettlement. For some reason the last two of their\\nfour elections were made after the incorporation of\\nthe town, so that virtually there were two sets of\\nselectmen for a few years. The proprietors boards\\nwere chiefly designed as assessors to manage their\\nown financial concerns. We give the first board of\\neach of these two series in full (three individuals)\\nafterwards, as with other town officers, only the names\\nfor each year of those that had not been previously\\nelected. First series (proprietors Jethro Person\\n(Capt.), Edward Taylor (Dea.) and JosiahRobinson\\n(Capt.), April 21, 1763 (the last, also, 1770-74); same\\nre-elected as assessors March 27, 1765; Joseph\\nHoit (Capt.), Joseph Clarke, June 25, 1770 David\\nFogg (Left.), Abraham Sanborn (Left.), June 22, 1774.\\nSecond series (chosen by the town)\\n(En\\nCole Weeks, 1770.\\nStephen Gale, 1770\\nJosiah Sanborn, 17\\nJohn Sanborn, 1771-86.\\nJacob Smith, 1771.\\nChase Taylor (Cap!.), 1771-82,\\nJohn Gibson, 1771.\\nEbenezer Morrison, 1772-8 J.\\nSamnel Smith, 1772.\\nJames Qites, 1773-81.\\nBenjamin Hoit, 177.1.\\nDaniel Sanborn (Ksq.), 1774-81.\\nJonathan Taylor, 1774-76.\\nCaleb Gilmon, 1775.\\nSamuel Lane, 1777-80.\\nJosiah Emory (Esq.). 1778-98.\\nBenjamin Darlin (Don.), 1778.\\nWilliam Chase (Capt.), 1779-95.\\nSamuel Morrison, 1779.\\nWilliam Harper (Capt.), 1781.\\nNicholas Clark, 1782.\\nBenjamin Colby, 1782.\\nJamce Hersey, 1783-85.\\nJohn Lane, 1783 4.\\nNathaniel Grant, 1785-86.\\nElijah True. 1786.\\nMoses Thompson, 1787-93.\\nAndrew .lewett, 1787-88.\\nJonathan Chase, 1795-1807.\\nDavid Philbrick (Capt.), 1796-98.\\nNathaniel Piper (Ens.), 1790-97.\\nSamuel Prescott, Jr., 1798-99.\\nBr[o]adstreet Moody, 1799-1805.\\nEbenezer Gove (Major), 1800-2.\\nJoshua Lane, 1S03-1U.\\nJohn Taylor, 1804.\\nColo Weeks, Jr., 1806.\\nStephen Gale, .Jr. (Major, Col.),\\n1806-18.\\nDavid Johnston (Esq.), 1806-14.\\nNathan Taylor (Esq.). 1808-9.\\nJoseph Woodman (Capt.), 1811-27.\\nSanmel Duslin, 1815-24.\\nJoseph Smith, Jr. (Capt.), 1816-\\nnnT-(,.|.I:M ;,n o,r,, 1817-18.\\nllniiiliuiy Morrison, Jr., 1826.\\nNathan S. Morrison, 1827-28.\\nThomas Taylor, Jr., 1827-35.\\nJosejih W. Clement, 1829-31.\\nZebulon Smith, Jr., 1X29-31.\\nDavid Taylor, 1S29-33.\\nAbel Philbrook, 1830-32.\\nWilliam Durgin, 1832-36.\\nJoshua L. Woodman, 1832-36.\\n.Toseph G. March, 1834-35.\\nDavid Shaw, 1830-38.\\nJohn Lane, Jr., 1836-37.\\nAsa Currier, Jr., 1837-39.\\n-Nathaniel H. Clark, 1838^2.\\nOliver Knowlton, 1838 41.\\nDearborn Sanborn, 1839.\\nDaniel 11. Clement, 1840-11.\\nEbenezer Brown, 1840-41.\\nFolsom Morrill, 1842.\\nJonathan Taylor, Jr., 1842.\\nBarnard Smith, 1843-44.\\nJohn Curry, 184,3-44.\\nJohn S. Lane, 1845-46.\\nWaller H. Sleeper, 1845-48.\\nJanioo Osgood, 1845-tfl.\\nCurtis Weeks, 1847-67.\\nSamuel Smith, 1847-48.\\nCharles Woodman, 1847-50.\\nJohn Goold, 1848.\\nEhonezor F. Odell, 1849-55.\\nPoraon 0. Shaw, 1849-60.\\nEdward Evans, 1851.\\nJacob B. Philbrook, 1861.\\nAmos H. Jones, 1832-69.\\nJohn S. Durroll, 1852-53.\\nNathaniel O. Burleigh, 1852-53.\\nBradbury T. Brown, 1854-36.\\nNoah B. Brown, 1854-56.\\nWilliam S. Woodman, 1854-82.\\nBenjamin M. Durgin, 1855.\\nRichard Calloy, 1855.\\nJoseph P. Dearborn, 1857-65.\\nJoseph Wallis, 1857.\\nDavid Burloy, 1857-65.\\nAbraham B. Sanborn, 1858-59.\\nJohn S. Gilman, 18.58-59.\\nHerman T. Hale, 1859-70.\\nSanmel S. Hersey, 1860-61.\\nBenjamin Calley, 1960-61.\\nIra Woodman, 1862-03.\\nChase W. Colby, 1862-63.\\nSamuel O. Hanaford, 1862-63.\\nStephen C. Robinson, 1864-\u00c2\u00ab5.\\nEleazer Davis, 1866-68.\\nJoseph S. Clark, 1866-67.\\nArthur C. Taylor, 1868-69.\\nArthur J. Crockett, 1868-69.\\nJonathan M. Taylor, 1869.\\nBarnard H. Smith, 1870-71.\\nJeremiah B. Calof, 1870-71.\\nEleazer D. Weeks, 1871-73.\\nJoseph N. Sanborn, 1872-73.\\nHiram B. Philbrook, 1872-73.\\nDavid C. Clongh, 1874-73.\\nBenjamin M. Burley, 1874-75.\\nSamuel D. Weeks, 1874-75.\\nStephen M. Woodman, 1876-77.\\nJohn W. Currier, 1876-77.\\nStephen S Hersey, 1876-77.\\nTimothy B. French, 1878-79.\\nCnrtis B. Burley, 1878-79.\\nRichard D. Johnson, 1878-81.\\nAlbert M.Osgood, 1880-81.\\nStephen P. Wiggin, 1882.\\nGilman D. Lane, 1882.\\nWilUam S. Woo lman, 1883.\\nGilman D. Lane, 1883.\\nCalvin P. Burloy, 1883.\\nRichard D. Johnson, 1831.\\nCalvin P. Burley, 1884.\\nJames W. Sanders, 1884-83.\\nSamuel D. Weeks, 1885.\\nHazon L. Phillbrook, 1885.\\nCurtis B. Barley, 1885.\\nTown Clerks. Joseph Rollins, proprietors\\nClarke, 1748; Josiah Sanborn (2d), proprietors\\nclarke, 176.3. Chosen by the town,\\nDaniel Sanborn dark 177\\n92.\\nSamuel Lane, 1784-99.\\nJoshua Lane, 1800-20.\\nJoshua Lovtgoy, 1811.\\nJo.seph Woodman, pro (era. I\\nospeia utow-meeting), Sept.\\n1815.\\nJohn Lane, Jr., pro (em., Feb. 3,\\n1819.\\nNouh Eastman, pro tcm., Nov. 6,\\n1820.\\nThomas P. Hill, 1821-23.\\nJohn Carr, 1824-54.\\nChase Perkins, 183.1-35.\\nHenry P. Lane, 1836-42.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1483.jp2"}, "1265": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nJonathan M. Taylor, 1S5G-73.\\nJoflon J. Burley, 1874-84.\\nHerbert J. L. BodwcII, 1885.\\nBrackctt L. Johnston, 18.M.\\nWalter H. Sleeper, 1843-44.\\nJames B. Abbott, 1850-51.\\nHorace Sanborn, 1855-59.\\nTown Treasurers. Jusiah Sanborn, 1748 (chos-\\nen by the proprietors).\\nThe town seems to have elected a treasurer as a\\ndistinct officer but a few times, designated, as in 1842,\\nschool, parsonage, and surplus fund treasurer. In\\n1845, Voted not to choose. At other times, before\\nand since, the office was chiefly filled by the first se-\\nlectman, till the new Constitution of 1878 came in\\nforce.\\nJoshua Lovejoy (Esq 1810.\\nCharles Lane, 18.17-38.\\nDaniel Sanborn, 1839.\\nWinthrop Dearborn, 1840.\\nEliphalet Ordway, Ji-., 1841-42.\\nThomas J. Sanborn, 1843.\\nSamuel P. Calef, 1879-S4.\\nThomas O. Taylor, 1885.\\nThere are five hamlets in the town, viz. San-\\nbornton Square, Salmon Brook, The Chapel, North\\nSanbornton, Clark s Corner.", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1484.jp2"}, "1266": {"fulltext": "APPENDIX\\nMERRIMACK COUNTY.\\nCONCORD.\\nThe Free-WiU Baptist Church of Concord,\\nK. H., was organized June 23, 1857, by a council\\nconsisting of Revs. Oliver Butler, Elias Hutchings,\\nEbenezer Fish and Silas Curtis. The church num-\\nbered twenty-seven members. Josiah S. Ingalls was\\nchosen clerk, and at the next meeting of the church\\nHosea W. Merrill and Paul Robinson were chosen\\ndeacons. For the first year from its organization the\\npulpit of the church was supplied by Mr. J. P.\\nNutting, a student at New Hampton Institute, Rev.\\nC. E. Blake and Rev. Silas Curtis. Rev. Mr. Curtis\\ngave the right hand of fellowship to fourteen mem-\\nbers during this time, and nine more were added by\\nRev. Mr. Blake, three of whom he baptized. Novem-\\nber 23, 1858, Rev. J. P. Nutting was ordained pastor\\nof the church, and remained with the church until\\nSeptember, 18(52. He resumed the pastorate after a\\nyear s absence, continuing his relation until January\\n1866. His successors have been as follows: Rev.\\nA. K. Moulton, 1866-69; Rev. Silas Curtis, 1869-75;\\nRev. F. L. Wiley, 1875-76 Rev. H. F. Wood, 1876-\\n82 without a pastor, 1882-83 Rev. A. T. Hillman,\\n1883. The whole number who have joined the church\\nsince its organization is about three hundred. Pres-\\nent membership, one hundred and si.\\\\ty-four. The\\npresent deacons are James B. Fellows and Moses B.\\nSmith. A flourishing Sunday-school has been main-\\ntained from the first, besides which the children are\\norganized into a society called the Willing\\nWorkers.\\nL. W. James is superintendent of the Sunday-\\nschool Frank Heath, assistant superintendent;\\nHattie B. Fellows, secretary and treasurer.\\nThe church owns an edifice free from debt, capable\\nof seating three hundred i)ersons also, a vestry with\\nseating capacity for one hundred and fifty.\\nThe .church was true to the anti-slavery position\\nof its denomination, and takes advanced ground\\nto-day on all social and moral questions.\\nIts present condition is as bright with hope as its\\npast was marked with struggles.\\nj First Baptist Church of Penacook was organ-\\nized .Vugust 6, 1845, with the I ollowing members Wil-\\nliam H. Allen, Chloe F. Allen, Ebenezer W. Allen,\\nCaroline Allen, Sarah A. Burpee, David Brown,\\nEunice H. Brown, Henry II. Brown, Mary A. D. Brown,\\nJohn S. Brown, Samuel F. Brown, Hannah M.\\nBrown, Martha A. Brown, Philip C. Clough, Lucy\\nClough, Sarah E. Call, Martha A. Crowell, Mary Dick-\\nerman, Sarah Eastman, Luke Eastman, Sarah C. East-\\nman, Benjamin Hoyt, Jeremiah A. Haynes, Sarah\\nHaynes, Joseph F. Hale, Lucretia Johnson, JIartha A.\\nPerkins, Nancy Sanborn, Hiram Simi)son, Mary S.\\nSimpson, Jacob Tewksbury, Joaana Tewksbury, Rev.\\nEdmund Worth, Maria Webster.\\nThe new church building was erected in 1857-58,\\nand dedicated September 8, 1858.\\nThe following have been pastors: Rev. Edmund\\nWorth, Rev. Joseph Storer, Rev. Joseph Henry\\nGilmorc, Rev. Ira E. Kenney, Rev. George G.\\nHarriman, Rev. William B. Siiiith, Rev. Julius B.\\nRobinson, Rev. George T. Raymond, Rev. Welcome\\nE. Bates.\\nThe present officers are: Pastor, Rev. Welcome E.\\nBates; Deacons, Franklin A. Abbott, Henry F.\\nBrown, William H. Allen Treasurer, Franklin A.\\nVbbott; Superintendent of Sunday-School, Edmund\\nH. Brown; Clerk, M. Quincy Bean.\\nRailroads.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Concord and Claremokt Rail-\\nroad Wiis chartered June 24, 1848; united with\\nCentral Railroad Company June 8, 1853, under title\\nof Merrimack and Connecticut Rivers Railroad Com-\\npany. The road from Concord to Bradford, twenty-\\nseven miles, was completed July 10, 1850; the branch\\n{Contoocook River Railroad) from Contoocook to\\nHillsborough, fourteen and one-half miles, was\\nopened in December, 1849. On July 12, 1856, the\\nlatter was united with and sold to the Merrimack and\\nConnecticut Rivers road. The Sugar River Railroad,\\nan extension from Bradford to Claremont, twenty-\\nnine miles, was chartered July 7, 1856 opened in\\n1872; consolidated with the Merrimack and Connec-\\nticut Rivers roads on October 31, 1873, under the\\nexisting title of the Concord and Claremont Railroad.\\nTotal mileage, seventy miles estimated cost, $1,126,-\\n606.38. The road has never paid any stock dividend.\\nFurnished by 51. Quincy Bean.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1485.jp2"}, "1267": {"fulltext": "HISTOKY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nTuE Northern Railroad was originally char-\\ntered June 18, 1844. This charter was superseded\\nDecember 27, 1844, because it contained no provision\\nto take land. The Bristol Branch was chartered as\\nthe Franklin and Bristol Railroad July 8, 1846;\\nconsolidated with the Northern January 1, 1869.\\nThe Northern road was opened to Franklin December\\n28, 1846, and was operated by the Concord Railroad\\nuntil the completion of the line to Grafton, on the\\n1st day of September, 1847. On the 17th of Novem-\\nber following the road was opened to Lebanon, and to\\nWhite River Junction in June, 1848. The Bristol\\nBranch was opened in 1848 cost, $2nO,000 cost per\\nmile, $16,000. Northern Cost, exclusive of branch,\\n$2,868,400; leased to Boston and Lowell road for\\nninety-nine years at five per cent.\\nConcord Railroad.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 This road was chartered\\nJune ^7, 1835, being the second charter granted by\\nthis State. It was not until February, 1841, that the\\nfirst effective steps were taken in the enterprise.\\nDuring the remainder of that year the work of con-\\nstruction was vigorously prosecuted. The rails were\\nall bought abroad, and it was one of the incidents of\\nthe year that a brig with a cargo of four hundred\\ntons of rails for this road was lost at sea. The Con-\\ncord road was opened to Manchester July 4, 1842, and\\nto Concord September 1st of the same year. A sec-\\nond track was laid in 1846^8. The total capital\\nexpended was one million five hundred thou.sand\\ndollars. Since its opening, in 1842, the road has paid\\na dividend of ten per cent, for twenty-four years, and\\na dividend ranging irom six to nine per cent, during\\nthe remaining nineteen years. Since 1868 ten per\\ncent, dividends have been regularly declared. The\\nfinancial prosperity of this road has few, if any,\\nparallels in the country. This has been due, in the\\nmain, to its small cost of construction, $40,r)06.62 per\\nmile; to its low grades, the maximum being but\\nfifteen feet to the mile; and to its steadily-expanding\\nlocal business, as well as the extensive traffic that has\\nfallen to it by the development of the roads to the\\nnorth and west.\\nConcord and Portsmouth Railroad. The ori-\\ngin of this road vi as a charter granted July 1, 1845, to\\nthe Portsmouth, Newmarket and Concord Railroad,\\nwhich was united with the Portsmouth, Newmarket\\nand Exeter Railroad the same year. The charter ex-\\npired in 1850, when the time was extended threeyears,\\nand the present name adopted. The road was built\\nin 1851-52. After passing through several years of\\nfinancial embarrassment, the road, on the 1st of June,\\n1855, went into the hands of the trustees of the mort-\\ngage bond-bolders. On September 1, 1857, the fran-\\nchise was sold, in accordance with a special act of\\nthe Legislature, the capital being limited by the new\\ncompany to $250,000. On the 11th of September,\\n1858, the road was leased to the Concord Railroad\\nfor five years at an annual rental of \u00c2\u00a7!15,000 and\\n$2500 additional, to be laid out in improvements.\\nIn 1861 a new lease for ninety-nine years was made\\nto the Concord road, the rental being increased to\\n$24,500 and $500 for expenses of organization. The\\ncapital stock is now $350,000, and the rental equiva-\\nlent to seven per cent. The coal traffic of this road\\nhas become the most extensive in the State, and\\nalone affords a handsome revenue to the lessee above\\nthe rental. The importance of this road to the coal\\nsupply of the great manufacturing interests of South-\\nern and Central New Hampshire cannot be overesti-\\nmated.\\nThe Manchester and North Weare Rail-\\nroad was chartered June 24, 1848, as the New\\nHampshire Central Railroad Corporation. The line\\nas built extended between Manchester and Henniker,\\na distance of twenty-five miles, where it intersected\\nthe Contoocook River Railroad. The road was\\nopened to Oil-Mill village February 19, 1850, and to\\nHenniker December 10, 1850. Its cost was $546,-\\n587.49. It was rechartered in 1858, and the incorpo-\\nrators authorized to select their own name, when the\\npresent one was chosen. The property was purchased\\nat a trustees sale in 1859 for the sum of two hundred\\nthousand dollars, and has since been owned and\\noperated by the Concord road. Six miles of the\\ntrack, between Henniker and North Weare, were\\ntorn up on Sunday, October 31, 1858, by Joseph A.\\nGilmore, superintendent of the Concord road. The\\naccounts are merged in those of the Concord road,\\nthough a nominal organization is maintained.\\nSuNCOOK Valley Railroad. The first charter,\\nwhich lapsed, was granted January 4, 1849 second\\ncharter was granted July 1, 1863. Built in 1868 and\\n1869 road opened in the latter year. The road cost\\n$454,700. On the 1st of January, 1870, the road was\\nleased to the Concord and Manchester and Lawrence\\nRailroad corporations for the term of forty-two years,\\nat an annual rental of 114,400 and 1300 additional\\nfor the yearly expenses of organization. In the\\nconstruction of the road gratuities were contributed\\nto the amount of $109,700, as follows: Manchester,\\n$50,000; Pitlsfield, $31,000; Epsom, $17,700; Pitts-\\nfield Manufacturing Company, $3000 individuals,\\n$8000. The total cost of the road, including gratui-\\nties, was $454,070. Cost per mile, $20,046. Of the\\noriginal 3451 shares, 1051 were taken by the Concord\\nand Manchester and Lawrence corj orations, leaving\\n2400 upon which interest is paid at the rate of six\\nper cent, per annum.\\nThe Manchester and Lawrence Railroad\\nwas chartered June 30, 1847, from Salem, this State,\\nto Manchester connecting with Concord Railroad. The\\nroad was opened to Manchester November 13, 1849.\\nThe Methuen Branch was chartered by Massachusetts\\nin 1846, and is owned by the Boston and Maine Rail-\\nroad, by which it is kept in repair. The branch is\\noperated by the Manchester and Lawrence, for which\\nan annual rental often thousand dollars is paid. The\\ncost of the Manchester and Lawrence road was one", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1486.jp2"}, "1268": {"fulltext": "907\\nmillion dollars. After several years of ineffectual\\noperation the road was leased to the Concord Rail-\\nroad, in 1856, for five years, and in 1861 the lease was\\nextended for twenty years. The last year that the\\nManchester and Lavvrence was operated indepen-\\ndently a dividend of three per cent, was declared,\\nwhile seven per cent, was earned. The twenty-year\\ncontract was broken in 1867 by a decision of the court\\nthat it was illegal. The road passed into the hands of\\na receiver, but has been operated for the directors by\\nthe Concord road, which pays ten per cent, upon the\\ncost of one million dollars. Cost per mile, $44,662.79.\\nLine of Road. Nashua to Concord, 34.53 miles,\\ndouble track. Branch Hooksett to Suncook, 2.5\\nmiles. Leased Concord and Portsmouth road, 40.5\\nmiles; Suncook Valley road, 20 miles; Nashua,\\nActon and Boston road, 20.21 miles, of which 5.75\\nmiles are in New Hampshire. The entire road is\\noperated by the Boston and Lowell Railroad. The\\nConcord road owns and operates the Manchester and\\nNorth Weare Railroad, 19 miles, and in effect oper-\\nates the Manchester and Lawrence Railroad, 22.39\\nmiles, to the M.nssachusetts line. Entire line owned\\nand operated, 159.13 miles.\\nThe Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad\\nwas chartered December 27, \u00e2\u0096\u00a01844, in which year con-\\nstruction was begun. Opened to Sanbornton Bridge\\n(now Tilton) May 22, 1848 to Meredith Bridge (now\\nLaconia) August 8, 1848 to Lake village October 1,\\n1848 to Meredith village March 19, 1849; to Plym-\\nouth January 21, 1850; to AVarren June, 1851;\\nto Wells River May 10, 1853. The White Mountains\\nRailroad, an extension northward of the main line,\\nwas chartered December 24, 1848 opened to Little-\\nton in August, 1853 to Lancaster in November,\\n1870; to Northumberland in August, 1872; to Fab-\\nyan s in July, 1874 to base of Mount Washington\\nJuly 6, 1876. The White Mountains road was con-\\nsolidated with the Boston, Concord and Montreal\\nin 1873, the owners of the former receiving $300,000\\nin six per cent, consolidated bonds for their property.\\nThe cost of the line from Concord to Woodsville was\\n$2,850,000. No dividends have been paid on the old\\ncommon stock, amounting to $459,600. The pre-\\nferred stock, amounting to $800,000, has paid six per\\ncent, dividends since 1867. The bonded indebtedness\\nof the road originally incurred, and covering the con-\\nstruction of the extensions and branches, amounts to\\n$3,069,600. Leased to Boston and Lowell road June\\n1, 1884, at six per cent, on preferred stock, and five\\nper cent, thereafter for the term of ninety-nine years.\\nFree-Masonry in Concord \u00e2\u0080\u0094Grand Lodge of\\nNkw Hampshike.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Free-Masonry was first estab-\\nlished in New England in 1733. In that year the\\nRight Honorable Anthony Lord Viscount Montague,\\nGrand Master of Masons in England, appointed\\n1 The material for this article was furnished by Mr. George Perlcy\\nHenry Price Provincial Grand Master of New Eng-\\nland, and on July 30th a Grand Lodge was organized\\nat Boston.\\nAt the celebration of the Festival of St. John the\\nEvangelist by the Grand Lodge, June 24, 1734, a\\npetition from the Free-Masons resident in Ports-\\nmouth, N. H., for the erection of a lodge tliere, was\\ngranted.\\nUpon the appointment, in 1736, of Robert Tomlin-\\nson to be Grand Master of North America, in place\\nof Henry Price, resigned, by the Right Honorable\\nJohn, Earl of London, Grand Master of England,\\na charter was issued and the lodge duly constituted.\\nThis was the first lodge of Free-Masons in New\\nHampshire.\\nDuring the years 1780 to 1788 several lodges were\\nchartered in New Hampshire by the Grand Lodge in\\nMassachusetts.\\nThe Grand Lodge of New Hampshire was organ-\\nized by deputies from the lodges in State, at Ports-\\nmouth, July 8, 1789, and General John Sullivan,\\nPresident of the State of New Hampshire, was\\nelected Grand Master of Masons in New Hampshire.\\nWith the exception of the year 1791, in which no\\nrecord can be found, the Grand Lodge held quarterly\\nmeetings regularly, every year, until 1814, when an-\\nnual meetings were established in place of quarterly,\\nwhich have been held regularly since, and the trans-\\nactions have been printed annually since 1816.\\nIn the following list of Grand Masters will be found\\nthe names of men who have been prominent in both\\nState and national affairs\\nThere are now seventy-six lodges, having eight\\nthousand one hundred and forty-four members.\\nThe following is a list of Grand Masters:\\nJohn Sullivan, Hall Jaekeon, Nntlianiel Adams, Thomas Thompson,\\nClement .Storer, Kdward J. Loufr, William II. Woodward, John Harris,\\nJoshua Darling, Samuel Larkin, James F. Dana, Henry Iluliljord,\\nJames Wilson, Jr., Artemas Rogers, Charles Gilniun, Jesse Carr, Weare\\nTappan, Israel Hunt, Jr., Robert Smith, Thomas Rundlett, Cyrus Creasy,\\nJolin Cliristie, Horace Chase, Daniel Balch, Ichabod G. Jordan. Alfred\\nG. Greeley. George 11. Hubbard, Moses Paul, Aaron P. Hughes, Charles\\nH. Bell, Jonathan E. Sargent, John H. Rowell, Alexander M. Winn,\\nJohn R. Ilolbrook, Nathaniel W. Cnmner, William Barrett, John J.\\nBell, Solon A. Carter, Andrew Buntnn, Frank A. McKean, Alpheus W.\\nBaker, John Francis Webster. Henry E. Burnhani.\\nThe officers of the Grand Lodge for 1885 are\\nELECTEn.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Grand Master, Ilonry Eben Burnham, Manchester Deputy\\nGrand Master, William Russell Burleigh, Great Falls; Senior Granil\\nWarden, George Washington Currier, Nashua Junior Grand Warden,\\nFrank Dana Woodbury, Ctoncord Grand Treasurer, Joseph Kidder,\\nManchester Grand Secretary, George Perlcy Cleaves, Concord.\\nAri OlNTED.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 District Deputy Grand Masters Bradford S. Kingman,\\nNewmarket, District No. 1 George A. Bailey, Manchester. District No.\\n2 George H. Eames, Keene, District No. 3 Mareellus H. Fell, Hills-\\nborough Bridge, District No. 4 Albert S. Batchcllor, Littleton, District\\nNo. S George F. Horn, Wolfeborough, District No. C. Grand L\u00c2\u00bbvturers\\nGeorge E. Thompson, Manchester, for the Slate Charles C. Dorr, Dovcr_\\nDistrict No. 1 WinfleUI S. Stetson, Nashua, District No. 2 William\\nButler, Troy. District No. 3 John A. Lang. Franklin Falls, District No.\\n4 Charies E. Mclntii-o, Lancaster, District No. 5 Frank W. Uarker,\\nEmngham, District No. 0. Rev. Daniel C. Roberts, Concord, and Robert\\nFord, Danbury, Grand Chaplains John Pender, Portsmouth, Senior\\nGrand Deacon Charies C. Hayes, Manchester, Junior Grand Deacon\\nGeorge C. Perkins, Lebanon John K. Wilson, Manchester, Charies C.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1487.jp2"}, "1269": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nDanforth, Concord, and Alfred E. Evans, Gorhani, Grand Stewards\\nJoseph W. Hildreth, Manchester, Grand Marehal John Mcljiine, Mil-\\nford, Grand Sword- Bearer Benjamin F. Heath, Warner, and Nathaniel\\nS. Gale, Penacook, Grand Pursuivants Samuel \\\\V. Kmerson, Concord,\\nGrand Tiler.\\nThe Grand Encampment of Knights Tempi-ar\\nOF THE State of New Hamp.shibe was formed at\\nConcord, June 13, 1826, by a convention of delegates\\nfrom the several encampments in the State, under a\\nwarrant from Henry Fowle, Deputy General Grand\\nMaster of the General Grand Encampment of the\\nUnited States, with the following organization\\nJohn Harris, Hopkinton, Grand Master James F. Dana, Hanover,\\nDeputy Grand Master Joseph W. White, Porteniouth, Grand Generalis-\\nsimo Timothy Kenrick, Lelianon, Jrand Captaiu-llcinTal Rev. Jona-\\nthan Nye, CIareni..iii, Cnunl rnli.t. -.niiu. 1 ii-iuiiiii, Portsmouth,\\nGrand Senior Wanirn liariiMni i: ii. i w (.mud Junior\\nWarden; Calvin l:, niM,,, I.rl,:,,,.,,,, i,. i 11 1, .mas Hale,\\nPortsmouth, GiiiTnl li.K.r.lir Al|.h.H- r.,;,. I 1 ,1 11 .rand Warder;\\nJacob Silver, Hoijkinton, (Jrand Standiiicl-BcariT .lacob Carter, Han-\\nover, Grand Sword-Bcarer.\\nThere were three encampments, De Witt Clinton,\\nat Portsmouth; Trinity, at Hanover; and Mount\\nHoreb, at Hopkinton.\\nThe Grand Encampment continued to hold its an-\\nnual meetings regularly, without adding to the num-\\nber of its subordinates, until June, 14, 1837, which is\\nthe date of the last record. About this time, when\\nstrong anti-Masonic excitement was raging, threaten-\\ning to destroy every vestige of Free-Masonry\\nthroughout the land, many ardentfriends of the. order\\nbecame discouraged, and some of the lodges, chapters,\\ncouncils and encampments ceased to keep up their\\norganization some from want of patronage, others\\nfrom fear and more from a sense of prudence and\\nsound discretion.\\nAs the persecution abated and the public mind be-\\ncame more tranquil, Free-Masonry began to revive\\nand flourish with new life. Dormant lodges were re-\\nsuscitated, new lodges organized and the numbers in-\\ncreased to a degree heretofore unknown in the history\\nof the fraternity.\\nCapitular, Cryptic and Templar Masonry, as well\\nas Symbolic, received a new impulse. Two of the\\nencampments which had long lain dormant\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Trinity,\\nat Hanover, reorganized and removed to Manches-\\nter; Mount Horeb, at Hopkinton, reorganized and\\nremoved to Concord two new commanderies were\\ninstituted North Star, at Lancaster, and St. Paul, at\\nDover all giving promise of future prosperity and\\nusefulness.\\nBy a revision of the constitution of the General\\nGrand Encampment, in 1856, the name was changed\\nto that of Grand Encampmentof the United States.\\nState Grand Bodies were styled Grand Command-\\neries, and their subordinates Commanderies.\\nA convention of delegates of the several command-\\neries in the State wa-s held at Concord, June 12, 1860,\\nand the Grand Commandery of the State of New\\nHampshire was formed. Under the authority of a war-\\nrant from Benjamin Brown French, Grand Master,\\nthe organization was perfected and the officers in-\\nstalled bv the Grand Master, August 22, 1860.\\nThoofluor^ Wrrr\\nDaijii 1 I M. r. Grand Commander Edward H. Rollins,\\nCow.iiil h. i laimander Albert R. Hatch, Portsmouth,\\nGmn.l I. II f.iii-ii.i .iii.- l I. Williams, Lancaster, Grand Captain-\\nGeneral Thomas G. Salter, Dover, Grand Prelate Josiah Stevens, Jr.,\\nConcord, Grand Senior Warden John S. Kidder, Manchester, Grand\\nJunior Warden John Knowlton, Poilsmonth, Grand Treasurer Horace\\nChase, Hopkinton, Grand Recorder Richard N. Ross, Dover, Grand\\nStandard-Bearer Henry 0. Kent, Lancaster, Grand Sword-Bearcr\\nThomas Snow, Somersworth, Grand Warder Lyman A. Walker, Con-\\ncord, Grand Captain of the Gnard.\\nSince the organization of the Grand Commandery\\nfour commanderies have been instituted, viz. Sulli-\\nvan, at Claremont; Hugh de Payens, at Keene St.\\nGeorge, at Nashua and St. Girard, at Littleton mak-\\ning nine commanderies, with a membership of one\\nthousand two hundred and fifty-five.\\nThe present officers are,\\nDon Hermon Woodward, Keene, Grand Commander Charles New-\\nell, Towle, Concord, Deputy Grand Commander; John James Bell,\\nExeter, Grand Generalissimo Edward Richard Kent, Lancaster, Grand\\nCaptain-General Rev. Daniel Crane Roberts, Concord, Grand Prelate\\nCharles Carroll Danforth, Concord, Grand Senior Warden Nathanit l\\nWentworth, Cumner, Manchester, Grand Junior Warden Frank Albert\\nWcKean, Nashua, Grand Treasurer George Perley Cleaves, Concord,\\nGrand Recorder Henry Augustus Marsh, Nashua, Grand Standard-\\nBearer Charles Chase Dorr, Dover, Grand Sword-Bearer ThaddeusEzra\\nSanger, Littleton, Grand Warder George Washington Currier, Nashua,\\nGrand Captain of the Guard.\\nMount Horeb Commandery, Knights Tem-\\nplar. Henry Fowle, Deputy Grand Master of the\\nGeneral Grand Encampment of the United States,\\ngranted a charter dated May 1, 1826, to Mount Horeb\\nEncampment, Knights Templar, to be located at\\nHopkinton, N; H., and in the same month he visited\\nHopkinton, where he constituted and dedicated the\\nencampment and installed its officers. The first com-\\nplete list of officers were,\\nJohn Harris, Commander; Harrison G. Harris, Generalissimo; Enoch\\nDarling, Captain-General Rev. Moses B. Chase, Prelate Daniel C.\\nGould, Senior Warden Nathan Davis, Junior Warden William Little,\\nTreasurer Horace Chase, Recorder Herman Davis, Standard-Bearer\\nDaniel Chase, Sword-Bearer Jacob Silver, Warder.\\nThe encampment continued for several years, re-\\nceiving but few additions to its numbers, until the\\ntimes of anti-Masonic excitement, when it gradually\\ndeclined and eventually ceased to meet altogether.\\nIt remained dormant until the year 1859, when a\\nnumber of the members, still residing in the vicinity,\\ntogether with several Knights Templar residing in\\nthe adjoining city of Concord, presented a petition to\\nthe Grand Master of the Grand Encampment for a\\nrevival of the charter and the removal of the encamp-\\nment to Concord.\\nThe request was granted, the original charter was\\nproperly endorsed and returned to the commandery\\n(the title having been changed to commandery by a\\nrevision of the constitution), the commandery was re-\\norganized, and on the 21st of November, 1859, the\\nfollowing officers were installed\\nEdward H, Rollins, Commander Reuben G. Wyman, Generalissimo\\nLynuin A, Walker, Captain-General Charles W. Harvey, Prelate Jo-", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1488.jp2"}, "1270": {"fulltext": "siah Stovons, Jr., Senior Warden Abel Hutchins, Junior Wai-den\\nJeremiah F. Daniell, Treasurer Honico Chase, Kecorder James L.\\nPenbody, Standard-Bearrr Titus V. Wadswortii, Sword-Bearer William\\nII. Wyman, Warder.\\nThe cotnmandery has prospered to mi extent that\\ncould have hardly been anticipated at the time of its\\nreorganization, gradually but steadily growing until it\\nhas taken a high position among the commanderies\\nof the State.\\nIt numbers among its members men of deservedly\\nhigh rank in every profession, who have evinced a\\nlively interest in its affairs, and who have been ready\\nto give of their time and means for the advancement\\nof its interests.\\nThe following have served as Commanders\\nEdward H. Rollins, Lyman A. Walker, John H. George, Josiah Stev-\\nens, Jr., George P. Cleaves, Abel Hutchins, .Samuel 1 Morrill, Edward\\nDow, John Francis Webster, Josepl i W. Hildrelli, Chnrlcs N. Towlo,\\nFrank D. Woodburj Charles 0. Danforth.\\nThe officers are,\\nThomas A. Pilsbury, Commander Bev. Daniel C. lioberts. Generalis-\\nsimo Frank L. Sanders, Captain-General Edward Dow, Prelate\\nWaldo A. Russell, Senior Warden Charles F. Batchelder, Junior War-\\ncl.n Stillman Humphrey, Treasurer Fldgar H. Woodman, Recorder\\n;.urgeO. Dickerman, Staudard-Bearer James C. Badger, Sword-Bearer\\n\\\\N ill J. Green, Warder.\\nHorace Chase Council. Charter granted by\\nGrand Council to Lyman A. Walker, Charles H.\\nWoods, Abel Hutchins, William W. Taylor, Luther\\nW. Nichols, Jr., Edward P. Colby, Reuben G. Wy-\\nman, Gust. Sargent and Joseph W. Robinson.\\nThe following were the first officers, June 11, 1862:\\nCharles H. Wood, T. I. Master Lyman A. Walker, R. I. Master Lu-\\nther W. Nichols, L Master Abel Hutchins, Treasurer Gust. Sargent,\\nRecorder Josiah Stevens, C. of G. Joseph W. Robinson, C. of C.\\nWilliam W. Taylor, Marshal Reuben G. Wyman, Steward.\\nThe following have been Masters\\nCharles H. Wood, Luther W. Nichols, Jr., John A. Harris, Thomas J.\\nSanborn, Edward Dow, Charles N. Towle, Frank D. Woodbury, B. 0.\\nWright, John Francis Webster, George P. Cleaves, Waldo A. Russell,\\nJames C. Badger.\\nThe following are the present\\nJames C. Badger, T. I. Master Frank G. Edgerly, Deputy Master\\nCharles C. Danforth, P. C. of the Work Stillman Humphrey, Treas-\\nurer Frank P. Mace, Recorder J. Frank Webster, C. of G. Frank L.\\nSanders, Conductor John W. Straw, Marshal Edgar H. Woodman,\\nSteward George P. Cleaves, Chaplain Samuel W. Emerson, Sentinel.\\nBlazing Star Lodge, No. 11.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Warrant granted\\nby Grand Lodge in session at Portsmouth, February\\n13, 1799, to Isaac De La Mather, Daniel Warner, Da-\\nvid McCrillis, Robert B. Wilkins, Moses Lewis,\\nMichael McClary, Moses Sweatt, Jacob Martin and\\nBenjamin Gale.\\nThe following is a list of the officers for 1799\\nDaniel Warner, Master; David McCrillis, S. W. Benjamin Gale, J.\\nW. JohnOdlin, Trcaauier; Isaac De La Mather, Secretary; Levi Hut-\\n1 chins. S. D. Moses Swealt, J. D. Benjamin Kimball, S. S. Moses Da-\\nl vis, J. S. Robert B. Wilkins, Tiler.\\nThe following is a list of the Masters\\n1799, Daniel Warner; 1Y99, Andrew Bowers; 180O, David McCrillis;\\n1801, John Odlin 1802, Andrew Bowers 1803, John Odlin 1803, John\\nHarris; 1804, Slierburn Wlggln 18\u00c2\u00bbI5, John llnrrts; 1800, Aqulla Da-\\nvis; 1807, Peter C. Farnuni 1808, Joahua Darling; 1809, John Harris;\\n1810, .\\\\bol Hutchins; 1811, Joseph Haatlnga; 1812, Zudult Howe; IHI.I,\\nJohn Odlin 1814, John Harris; 1816, Stephen Blancbard 1817, Tim-\\nothy Chandler; 1818, Timothy Chandler 1810, AblierJonen 1820, Ab-\\nnor Jones; 1821, Abnor Jones; 1822, Daniel Chase 1823, Robert Davli,\\nJr.: 1824, Thomas Waterman; 182C, Jeremiah Prlchanl 1820, Jeremlnli\\nPrichard 1827, Hosea Fessonden 1828, HoMa Fessondon 1829, Ho-\\nsea Fessondcn 1830, Ebenezer S. Towle 1831, EbeneiorS. Towlo 1832,\\nEbenezer S. Towlo; 18;13, Ebener.cr 8. Towlo; 18.14, Isaac IJutnian\\n1835, Isaac Eastman 1830, Isaac Gaalnmn 1837, Isaac Eastman 1838,\\nIsaac Eastman 18.39, Isaac Eastman 1840, Isaac Eastman 1841, Isaac\\nEastman 1842, Isaac Eastman 1813, Isaac Eastman 1844, Isaac\\nEastman; 1845, Daniel Chase; 1840, Chase Hill; 1847, IlotBco\\nChase 1848, Hoseu Fessenden 1849. Thompson Barron 18.V),\\nChose Hill; 1851, Thompson Barron 1862, John Mooro 185.3, John\\nMooro lS. i4, John Moore 1855, Amos B. Currier 1866, Edward H.\\nRollins; 1857, Abel Hutchins; 1858, Lyman A. Walker; 1859, Lyman\\nA. Walker; 1800, Lyman A. Walker; 1 801, Lyman A. Walker 1862,\\nLyman A. Walker; 1803, Lyman A. Walker; 1864, Gilbert II. Seavey,\\n1865, Gilbert H. Seavey 18C0, Joseph W. Robinson 1807, Joseph W.\\nRobinson 1868, John A. Harris 1869, John A. Harris 1870-71, Sam-\\nuel F. Morrill 1872-75, Horace A. Brown 1876-77, William A. Clough\\n1878-79, John Francis Webster; 1880-81, Reuben A. Gerry; 1882-83,\\nFrank L. Sanders 1864-85, Silvester P. Danforth.\\nThe following are the present officers\\nSilvester P. Danforth, W. Master; Frank G. Edgerly, S. W. Leroy\\nM. Gould, J. W. Horace A. Brown, Treasurer Will J. Green, Secre-\\ntary Martin E. Young, S. D. Henry 0. Adams, J. D. George A.\\nYoung, S. S. Fred. N. Ladd, J. S. J. Frank Webster, Chaplain Isaac\\nW. Hammond, Marshal Harry Baker, Organist Samuel W. Emerson,\\nTiler.\\nEureka Lodge, No. 70.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Warrant was granted by\\nGrand Lodge in session at Concord, June 13, 1860, to\\nJohn Dame, George H. Emery, Thomas L. Tullock, Al-\\nlen Tenny, Charles C. Clement, Abel Hutchins, James\\nB. Gove, Edward Dow and Luther W. Nichols, Jr.\\nThe following were the officers in 1860\\nJohn Dame, Master Charles C. aement, S. W. George H. Emery,\\nJ. W. Abel Hutchins, Treasurer Thomas L. Tullock, Secretary Al-\\nlen Tenny, S. D. Edward Dow, J. D. James B. Gove, Slurehul Wil-\\nliam K. Webster,! Tiler.\\nThe following is a list of Masters\\n18C0, John Dame 1861, Abel Hutchins; 1862-64, Luther W. Nichols,\\nJr. 186, J-67, George P. Cleaves 1868, HaU B. Rand 1869, Frank D.\\nWoodbury 1870-71, James T. Gordon 1872-73, Charles N. Towlo\\n1874-75, Edward Dow 1876, Samuel C. Crockett 1877-78, Darius Mer-\\nrill 1879-80, Frank D. Woodbury 1881-82, George A. Dickerman\\n1883-84, Frank P. Mace 1885, Frank W. Smith.\\nThe following is a list of the officers for 1885\\nFrank W. Smith, W. M. Waldo A. Russell, S. W. Frank S. Sli\u00c2\u00abet\u00c2\u00bbr,\\nJ. W. Darius Merrill, Treasurer Frank P. Quimby, Secretary; Arthur\\nC. Stewart, S. D. Fred. A. Carr, J. D. Ira C. Evans, S. S. William\\nD. Merrick, J. S. Rev. ElUah L. Wilkins, Chaplain George P. Oeaves,\\nMarshal Samuel W. Emerson, Tiler.\\nTrinity ChaIter. Charter granted by Thomas\\nSmith Webb, General Grand King of the General\\nGrand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the United\\nStates, February 16, 1807, to John Harris, William\\nWebster, Moses Lewis, Abel Hutchins, Joel Harris,\\nElisha Hitchcock, Lemuel Hitchcock, Robert Fowle,\\nAquila Davis, Peter C. Farnum, George Richards,\\nSamuel Boardman and Joshua Darling, empowering\\nthem to form and hold a Royal Arch Chapter in\\nHopkinton.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1489.jp2"}, "1271": {"fulltext": "910\\nHISTORY OF BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nConfirmed by General Grand Chapter in New York,\\nJune 7, 1816, next session after granting the charter.\\nAuthorized by Grand Chapter on June 9, 1847, to\\nmove to Concord. Was represented in convention to\\nform Grand Chapter at Hopkinton, June 11, 1818.\\nThe following were the first officers\\nJohn Harris, H. P. William Webster, King Moses Lewis, Scribe\\nAbel Hutchins, Treasurer Joshua Darling, Secretary; Aquila Duvis\\nC. of H. Peter C. Farnum, P. S. Joel Harris, R. A. C. Elisha Hitch-\\ncock, M. of 3d V. Samuel Hitchcock, M. of 2d V. Itobert Kowle, M. of\\nIst y. Joseph Harvey, Tiler.\\nThe following have been High Priests:\\nJohn Harris, Joshua Darling, Aquila Davis, Thomas W. Colby, Abel\\nHutching, Harrison G. Harris, X. Cidy, Horace Chase, Stephen Blanch-\\nard, Jr., Artemas Kogers, Stephen Sibley, Jacob Silver, Abram Brown,\\nDaniel Chase, William Little, Nicholas Fowler, Ebenezer Syms, John\\nMoore, Joseph W. Clement, Albert L. Long, Josiah Stevens, Jr., Ly-\\nman A. Walker, Charles W. Harvey, Albert H. Drown, Thomas J. San-\\nborn, John A. Harris, Luther A. Nichols, Jr., Edward Dow, Charles N.\\nTowle, Frank D. Woodbury, George P. Cleaves, J. Frank Webster, Frank\\nL. Sanders, Waldo A. Russell, Horace A.Brown, Will J. Green.\\nThe following is a list of the present officers:\\nWill J. Green, High Priest Flunk G. Edgerly, E. King Arthur C.\\nStewart, E. Scribe StiUman Humphrey, Treasurer Frank W. Smith,\\nSecretary James C. Badger, C. of H. Frank L. Sanders, P. S. Silves-\\nter P. Danforth, K. A. C. Charles E. Thurston, M. of 3d V. Martin\\nE. Young, M. of 2d V. J. Frank Webster, M. of Ist V. Charles N.\\nTowle, George P. Cleaves, Stewards Horace A. Brown, Chaplain Sam-\\nuel W. Emeison. Tiler.\\nGrand Koyal Aech Chapter of New Hamp-\\nshire.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Royal Arch Chapters were chartered in New\\nHampshire by the General Grand Chapter of the\\nUnited States, as follows St. Andrew s Chapter, at\\nHanover (now at Lebanon), January 27, 1807; Trin-\\nity Chapter, at Hopkinton (now at Concord), Febru-\\nary 10, 1807 Washington Chapter, at Portsmouth,\\nNovember, 1815 Cheshire Chapter, at Keene, May\\n4, 1816.\\nA convention of the officers of the several chapters\\nwas held at Hopkinton June 11, 1818, and a commit-\\ntee appointed to obtain the consent of the General\\nGrand Chapter for the formation of a Grand Chapter,\\nand the convention adjourned to meet at Concord on\\nthe 10th day of June, 1819, at which time a Grand\\nChapter was organized, regulations adopted and the\\nfollowing officers elected and installed\\nJolin Harris, G. H. P. Thomas S. Bowles, D. 6. H. P. Henry\\nHutchinson, G. K Broughton White, G Scribe J. Davenport, G. T.\\nThomas W. Colby, Q. Sec. Kev. Thomas Beedc, G. C. Timothy Kcnrick,\\nG. M. Albe Cady, Alpheus Baker, Charles A. Saxton, .\\\\ndrew Pierce,\\nG. S. Jesse Corbott, G. T.\\nSince 1819 annual meetings have been held\\nregularly and the proceedings printed. The Grand\\nChapter suffered more, perhaps, during the excite-\\nment of the anti-Masonic times than did the Grand\\nLodge. But the Royal Arch Masons of those days\\nwere not to be easily discouraged.\\nThe Grand High Priests have been as follows\\nJohn Harris, Thomas S. Bowles, Jonathan Nye, Thomas W. Colby,\\nSamuel Cushman, Fredoriek A. Sumner, Andrew Pierce, Robert Smith,\\nBrackott L. Groenough, Wearn Tappan, Daniel Chase, David Parker,\\nPhilemon Tolles, John Kuowlton, Daniel Balch, John J. Prentice, Al- I\\nhert R. Hatch, John Christie, Theodore T. Abbott, Moses Paul, Jonas\\nLivingston, Samuel W. Wilcox, Edward W. Harrington, John R- Hol-\\nbrook, Thomas E. Hatch, Nathaniel W. Cnmner, Daniel R. Marshall,\\nJohn A. Harris, Edward Gustine, William Barrett, John D. Patterson,\\nAndrew J. Thomiison, John J. Bell, George W. Currier, Albert S. Wait,\\nCharles N. Towle, Alpheus W. Baker.\\nThere are twenty-one chapters, with two thousand\\nfour hundred and fifty members. The present officers\\nare as follows\\nAlpheus Wooster Baker, Lebanon. G. H. P. John Francis Webster,\\nConcord, D. G. H P. John Colin Neal, Franklin Falls, G. K. Harlan\\nPage Goodrich, Lebanon, G. Scribe J. Wyman Hildretb, Manchester,\\nG. T George Perley Cleaves, Concord, G. Sec. Joseph Kidder, Manches-\\nter, G. C. Nathan Parker Hunt, Manchester, G. C. of H. Henry A.\\nMarsh, Nashua, G. P. S. Horace A. Brown, Concord, G. R. A. C. Wil-\\nliam H. W. Hinds, Milford, G M. of 3d V. William F. Knight, Laconia,\\nG. M. of 2d V. George P. Kimball, Nashua, G. M. of Ist V. John II.\\nSteele, Peterborough, George E. Beacham, Great Falls, G. S. Samuel\\nW. Emerson, Concord, G. T.\\nTyrian CotJNCiL OF Royal Masters (the first\\nin New England) was established at Hopkinton, N. H.,\\nin 1815, and was afterwards united with a coun-\\ncil of Select Masters established in that town. Sub-\\nsequently other councils of Royal and Select Masters\\nwere established at Portsmouth, Hanover and Clare-\\nmont. These councils organized a Grand Council in\\n1823. The Grand Council organized councils in\\nKeene, Sanbornton and Dover. Of the above-named\\ncouncils, but two are now in exstence, Orphan\\nCouncil, at Dover, and Columbiaa \u00e2\u0082\u00ac!ouncil, at Clare-\\nmont. y.\\nThe Grand Council was form i at Keene, July 9,\\n1823. No record of the Grand Body has been pre-\\nserved. The list of Grand Officers, as published in the\\nA ew) Hampshire Patriot of July 21, 1823, is as follows\\n.Tonathan Nye, G. M. Thomas S. Bowles, D. G. M. Godfrey Stevens,\\nG. P. C. of W. .\\\\lbe Cady, G. T. James Wilson, Jr., G. R. Sebastian\\nStreeter, G. C. Charles Abbott, G. C. of G. Annis B. Toung, G. S.\\nSamuel P. Drown, G. Sent.\\nThis Grand Council was in existence in 1832;\\nwhether any later, is not known to the writer. The\\npresent Grand Council of New Hampshire was formed\\nat Concord June 11, 1862, by the then existing coun-\\ncils, Orphan Council, at Dover, Columbian Council,\\nat Claremont, and Adoniram Council, at Manchester:\\nthe two former mentioned above and the latter or-\\nganized in 1856, by authority from the Grand Coun-\\ncil of Connecticut. The officers first elected were\\nas follows\\nDaniel Balch, G. M. Charles A. Tnfls.D. G. M. Lewis Woodman,\\nG. C. Moses 0. Pearson, G. Chap. Richard N. Roes, G. T. Samuel M.\\nWilcox, G. R. John B. Fiek, G. C. of G. Philemon Tolles, G. S.\\nCharles H. Woods, G. Sent.\\nThere are now nine councils, with eight hundred\\nand ninety-eight members.\\nThe following have served as Grand Masters\\nDaniel Balch, Charles A. Tufts, .Tohn R. Holbrook, Thomas J. San-\\nborn, George H. True, .Tohn A. Harris, Oliver C. Fisher, Andrew J.\\nThompson, Henry P. Glidden, Harvey L. Currier, Frank D. Woodbury,\\nEdward H. Currier, Rensselaer 0. Wright, George P. Cleaves, John\\nGillis.\\nThe present officers are as follows\\nElliott Bernard Hodge, Plj-mouth, G. M. Waldo Adolphus Russell,\\nConcord, D. M. Joshua Wright Hunt, Nashua, G.P. C. of W. Joseph", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1490.jp2"}, "1272": {"fulltext": "W. Hildreth, Manchester, G. T. George P. Cleaves, Concord, G. K.\\nliarlea J. Dnrrah, Manchester, G. C. of G. George II. Everett, Luconia,\\nC. ot C. Rev. Josiah L. Seward, Keeue, G. C. Edward F. llonghton,\\nIjiriL niont, G. M. James C. Badger, Concord. G. S. Snnmcl \\\\V. Knier-\\nu.n, Concord, G. Sent.\\nmade Oath to the Truth\\nMcClarv, J. P.\\nCensus. \u00e2\u0080\u0094By the census of 1773 Epsom had eigh-\\nteen unmarried men from sixteen to sixty years of\\nage, fifty-three married men of that age, eighty-six\\nboys under sixteen years of age, and one man sixty\\nyears old or more one hundred and nine unmarried\\nwomen, fifty-three married women, four widows and\\ntwo slaves.\\nAgreeahle to a requisition from the Gen* Assemhly for making out\\nreturning to the Gen Court an exact No. of all polls of Twonty-Ono\\nyears upwards, paying for Themselves a poll Tax, We have Acord-\\ningiy Numhered Those belonging to the Town of E|)flon, which Number\\nAmounts to Ninety-Nine.\\nEi)Som, 16th December.\\nJeremiah Prescott, l Selectmen\\nThomas Babb, for Epsom.\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Smteof New Ham^ ..December ICt.,, 1783.\\nEockingham, SS. J\\nJereniiiih Prescott Tho Babh, al\\nof the above return by them subscribe\\nBefore\\nThe Gray Fainily.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Another family that was prom-\\ninent in town f r many years, but leaves no male\\ndescendent bearing their name, was that of Captain\\nJames Gray.\\nMr. Gray was born in Newburyport, Mass., October\\n8, 1749. He came to Epsom when nineteen years of\\nage and was employed by the town to teach school.\\nIn July, 1769, he married Jane Wallace, who lived\\nbut a few years.\\nAt the breaking out of the war Mr. Gray at once\\njoined the American forces and received a captain s\\ncommission in the First New Hampshire Regiment.\\nAs will be seen by the accompanying papers, he was\\nappointed an enlisting officer by Colonel Marshall, of\\nBoston, and did valiant service at Ticonderoga.\\nHe married, for a second wife, Susannah Parsons, of\\nNewbury, Mass., daughter of Rev. Moses Parsons\\nand sister to Judge Theophilus Parsons. About 1778\\nthey moved to Epsom, bringing into town the first\\nchaise ever owned in that place.\\nThey lived for several years in the house of the\\nwidow of Rev. John Tucke, the first settled minister\\nin towu, which we understand to have been where\\nGeorge W. Bachelder now lives. They then moved\\non to Sanborn s Sill, and owned and occupied the\\nfarm now owned by Samuel Quimby. Afterwards\\nthey bought on the turnpike, on what has ever since\\nbeen known as Gray s Hill.\\nHe had a grist-mill on the Little Suncook River,\\nnear where the mill of Horace Bickford now stands.\\nHe was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in\\n1788, and was also town clerk, selectman and rei)re-\\nsentativp.\\nHis appointment or commission as coroner for\\n911\\nI the county of Rockingham, dated December 25,\\nj 1784, signed by Mesheek Weare, President of the\\nState, is still in a good state of preservation, in the\\nhands of his daugliter. Mrs. Susan M. G. Perkins.\\nHe was teacher of vocal music and for several\\nyears was church cjiorister.\\nThe mother of Mr. Gray was with him when lie\\nfirst came to town, and she was employed as a\\nschool-teacher.\\nMoses Parsons Gray, the oldest son of James and\\nSusannah Gray, was born in Epsom June 29, 1779.\\nWhen quite a small boy he went to Byfield, Mass., to\\nlive with his Grandmother Parsons, with whom he\\nmoved to Boston and attended school tiiere. At the\\nage of fifteen years he became a clerk in a store for\\na short time, but soon entered his uncle s employ as a\\nsailor, that he might learn the art of navigalion.\\nWhen he became of age, he took command of the\\nship Diana and made several voyages to the West\\nIndies and other foreign ports, having, while following\\nthe sea, visited Spain, Portugal and Russia.\\nWhen about thirty years of age he returned to Ep-\\nsom, where he resided until his death, which occurred\\nNovember 8, 1858. After coming to Epsom he\\ntaught school in the Cilley District and also in the\\nCentre District.\\nWhile in Boston, after he had left school, he\\nemployed his spare moments in the study of survey-\\ning, which art he was very frequently called upon to\\npractice while in Epsom, there being hardly a di-\\nvision line in the town but what he wiis acquainted\\nwith, and he was often called to other towns in the\\ncapacity of a surveyor. A plan of the town drawn\\nby him is now in the possession of the town.\\nAlthough he never studied law, yet his reading and\\nhis intercourse with his uncle. Chief Justice Parsons,\\nmade him familiar with much that pertained to the\\nprofession, so that he was often called upon to assist\\nin the settlement of disputes.\\nWhile he was hardly ever elected to any office by\\nthe town, yet he very frequently assisted those who\\nwere elected, and his peculiar handwriting can be\\nfound in several places upon the records.\\nTheodore Parsons Gray, born August 8, 1781, fol-\\nlowed the sea, and was killed by falling from aloft to\\nthe main-deck, September 20, 1796, and was buried\\nin that vast cemetery where there are no monu-\\nments.\\nKatharine L. Gray, born February 19, 1783, married\\nDr. John Proctor, and lived in Epsom, where he died\\nin June, 1837. She died in Georgetown, Mass.,\\nMarch, 1854. They left no children.\\nLucretia B. Gray, born May 5, 1785, married Wil-\\nliam Brown and lived in Epsom, where she died May\\n11, 1875, leaving one son aud two daughters, one of\\nwhom, Mrs. Susan E. P. Forbes, has recently pur-\\nchased Fatherland Farm, the old Parsons home-\\nstead, at Byfield, Mass., where she spends her sum-", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1491.jp2"}, "1273": {"fulltext": "912\\nHISTORY OP BELKNAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nJames H. Gray, born June 29, 1787, was also a\\nsailor, and died when but twenty-three years of age,\\nupon an island off the coast of Florida.\\nJudith Parsons Gray, born ^larch 12, 1789, mar-\\nried John Kand, of Epsom.\\nOf the eight children born to them, only one\\nhas died, James G., who died December, 1850.\\nThe following found among the well preserved\\npapers of the late Captain James Gray, we deem of\\nsufficient interest to be given a place in the history\\nof Epsom:\\nLetter from Cfipt iin Gray to his wife.\\nChaklestown (No. 4), May 18th, 1777.\\nMt/ Dear Susie As I would not, if possible, let any opportunity of\\nwriting to you pass unnoticed, therefore I embrace the present by the\\npost to Exeter, viz. Mr. Waldo. I arrived here last Tuesday at night,\\nas you will find by my Journal, transmitted to your Father but it was\\nattended with some difficulty, the roads being so excessively miry and\\nmy horse lukcn sirk that I was obliged to walk a considerable part of\\ntho wiu 1 III ii i. ui ;ini very well. I expect on Tuesday next to\\ntake my i n: i i )iik*roga, to put my baggage upon my horse\\ntnnri II I. i,_ ill i~, which journey is eighty miles from here.\\nWhen I 1-11 I I I t. i_Mt my Coffe pot and thought not of it until I\\ngot to KeLMi.-, sn iliai I luii now at a loss how to make use of my coffee.\\nSince I came here I have heard from my Brother, by Mr. Tucker, who\\nleft him about a fortnight since in good health and high spirits. Capt.\\nMcCIary has been very ill here, but has marched since through the\\nMy Love and duty to the family. The reason of my putting my\\nBaggage upon my horse or going on foot is because the wagon cannot\\ngot through the woods.\\nLetter from Captaiti James Cray to hi\u00c2\u00bb father-in-law, the original heivg in\\ntJie possession of his granddaughter, Mrs. A. W. PerHnii, of Chichester.\\nTinoNDEROGA, June 26, 1777.\\n**Hou. Sir: The last letter which I sent you by Col. Little I hope\\ncame sate to band. I have now the pleasure, by Dr. Conner, of Exeter,\\nto write a second. The Wednesday after the date of my first 1 set of\\nfrom No. 4 for Ticonderoga. Our waggon not being able to carry our\\nBaggage thrtjugh the wood?, I was obliged to load mine upon my horse\\nand venture my body upon my Legs through to my Journey s end, which,\\nperhap?, niiiy b.- siiid be no email risque. However, after a tedious\\nJourufv, I .Nii\\\\ i.ii 1 1 MfMirroga, distance from No. 4 eighty miles, the\\n28th ul 1 1 hy of observation has occurred to mo since\\nI caiiiL- ii I, :!j 17th instant, at which time the Camp at\\nTicon.lcju-,i u.i.:- ,i;.iiutia l tho report of small arms at about half a\\nmile distant from the Liue, in the woods, wliich proved to be a party of\\nIndians, about thirty in number, which lay in ambush for us and had\\nthen fired upon some of our men as they were returning from duty into\\nCamp, three of which were killed and one carried off by the Savages,\\nupon whicli a scouting-party was immediately sent in pursuit of them\\nbut so precipitate was their retreat that we could not overtake them;\\nbut in their hurry to Crown Point they wero met by a party of Rangers,\\neleven in number, who readily gave them fire. The Indians returned\\nthe same, upon which three or four rounds were exchanged, when the\\nCommander of the party of Kangors, Lieut. Little, received a wound in\\nthe arm was obliged to retreat with the loss of three men. Tlio next\\nday a scouting-party came upon the same grounds, where they found one\\nIndian dead and took another who could not keep up with his party\\nhim they brought Into Camp and now have him confined.\\nSir If I am not to tedious, I would observe that those four men who\\nwere killed and taken belonged to one Company and one mess, and the\\nfifth, who was the ouly one left of tho mess, was the next day standing\\nwith his gun loaded in his hands, leaning his chin upou the muzzle of\\nhis gun, when it went off, as he was talking with his Brother, and drove\\nthe whole charge through his head, dashing his brains through tho side\\nof the house by which they wero standing.\\nI luive just r (H-i\\\\.-.l n.-ws rimii TicDudoroga that the British Troops\\naroliiiul^l ii 1. n I liii I i 1 1. -vv to be depended upon as a fact,\\nso that I- Ml,-.\\n*m;.ii -1 I (I. I I .1 the Troops in this department.\\nWeha\\\\. Ill 1 Ini^ i. Ill I ll .umI about lOUO unfit for duty, by\\nTho 18th I was ordered, with my Company, to take command of this\\npost, where we are to keep Garrison within the stockade. How long we\\nshall remain here I can t say. I will endeavor to write again by the\\npost who goes and comes through this Garrison.\\nA letter, sir, would be very acceptable.\\nMy Duty and respects to all.\\nYour Son,\\nUpon the back of an old document, headed Re-\\nturn of the 3d New Hampshire Regiment of Foot,\\nin the service of the United States, commanded by-\\nCol. Alexander Scannel, Ticonderoga, June 28, 1777,\\nin which Captains Gray and McClary, of this town,\\nwere reported as on duty, the former with thirty-nine\\nmen and the latter with forty-nine, is found the fol-\\nlowing in Captain Gray s beautiful writing\\nSunday, Gtb July, 1777,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Retreated from Sheensboro lost all my\\nmoney. Baggage, c. Lodged in the woods at Night.\\nMunday, 7\u00c2\u00bbh,- Got into Fort Ann at 6 in y\u00c2\u00ab morning everything in\\nthe utmost confusion nothing to eat. At 11 o clock a.m. was ordered\\nto take the Command of a party upon a scout and marched with 150 men\\nbesides 17 Rangers had not marched from Garrison into tho woodfe more\\nthan half a mile, after detaching my front, Rear and flanking Guards,\\nwhen we met with u party of Regulars and gave them fire, which waa\\nReturned by the enemy, who then gave back. I then pursued them\\nwith close fire till they betook themselves to the top of a mountain. At\\nthe foot of this mountain we posted our selves and continued our fire\\nuutil G P.M., when a reinforcement of 150 more joined me; but night\\napproaching obliged me to return with my party to Garrison, after find-\\ning one of my party killed and 3 wounded, and three of the enemy killed\\nby our first fire.\\nTuesday Morning, St^ Myself, with Capt. Hutchins, with the same\\nnumber of men, marched to the aforesaid mountain and attacked the\\nenemy very warmly. The engagement lasted about 2 houre, at which\\ntime the Commander of yo Garrison sent Colo. Ransleur with a small\\nparty of militia to reinforce us. We then advanced (firing) up tho hill,\\nwliere we found the enemy s surgeon dressing a Capt^ Leg. Those, with\\ntwo of their woundefl soldiere, we took and sent in, and a number of our\\nown people, men women, who were the day before cut off by the\\nenemy, wo retook. At last, finding our ammunition gone and none to\\nbe had in Garrison, ordered off my wounded and some of the dead, and\\nformed a retreat. Much fatigued when I returned and found no re-\\nfreshments, neither meat or drink immediately a Council was called and\\nthe prisouei-s who were retaken bro* upon examination, who gave infor-\\nmation that an express just arrived before we made this second attack\\nand gave the enemy intelligence that a reinforcement of 2000, with In-\\ndians, were near at hand to join them, at which time they were to make\\na general attack upon us. It was then determined upon to reti-eat to\\nfort Edward, after setting fire to the Garrison. Accordingly, tho wounded\\nwere sent off, except one, who was one of my own Company him the\\nSurgeon tho* proper not to order off that he would soon expire, or that\\nif he was likely to live, the enemy, when they took possession, would\\ntake care of him. This I knew not of till we wero ordered to march, at\\nwhich time I turned back alone (my Company being gone) to the rear of\\nthe Army, where I found him. I then picked up a tent fastened it be-\\ntween two poles, laid him upon it, and hired four soldiers to carry him.\\nI took their four guns with my own and carried them to fort Edward\\nthis was about 3 o clock p.m. rained very hard; distance from fGrt\\nAnn to Fort Edward, 14 miles arrived at Fort Edwai-U at 10 in the\\nEvening no Barracks nor Tents to go into therefore laid down in the\\nrain and slept upon the ground the fatigue of this day I believe I shall\\nalways rememl)er.\\nColo Ransleur, wounded; Cap* Weare, wounded; Ensign Walcutt,\\nkilled Isimc Davis, a sergeant in my company, killed. Our loss in the\\ntwo skirmishes about 15 tho Enemy s unknown.\\n**WodnesdJl)th,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 r found my self very much indisposed, having no\\ncloths to shift myself with nothing to cat or drink, but walking about\\nto make myself warm. Upon parade I met Capt. Peters (a Dutchman),\\na gentleman I never had soon but once before he seeing me in my help-\\nU 8S8ituatii)U took me to his tent, gave me a dram, then ordered some\\nwarm brcaklost for mo. Here I refreshed. Ho then procured biiiimks", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1492.jp2"}, "1274": {"fulltext": "tor my Company and furnisVied with Blankets to lodge on. I then dent\\niii.v wounded men off to Albnny. Applied for kettles for my Gomp.*, Imt\\nin viiin obli^;od to mix our tjonr in our hats and bake it upon Chips\\nInfrnv th,- In. 1111(1 l.inil our Salt bcof upon tho coiils.\\nlliiii 111! I uiiiMil tomy barrack sent for a Doctor\u00e2\u0080\u0094 uouo could\\nliiii 11. i.Iii.l liv nil otiirer ti) c. ii. Schuyler to go down the\\n.M. i_ i ir M I r n Tenno arrived. Gen.\\nNi\\\\ .ii V 111 j^iiiii iii;ni In I 1,1 1 I i:\\\\rning. Geni Poor, having\\nh ii.l ih.ii I V, I- -I. I, ,;i. ,ii I ,v Miy. McClintock to see me\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Sun. 1. I I i, i I. In Fort Miller, wherel met\\n\\\\Mtli i. ./l. li. ji i i -iiiinga, but the inhabitants\\nhi iiii^iilainna Lh lu;;, \\\\aiui\\\\iij, lu^iit were plundering houses,\\nwere moving uli thi^ielurc, 1 wiis obliged to ride until 12 at night before\\nI could get a lodging. Lodged at Mr. Vrtn Vaiters.\\nMondJ 14 i Set off and well to Still Walter; could get no eoter-\\ntaininent rode to Ilalf-Moon.\\nUpon the above return is the following\\nBill of Loss.\\ni. d\\n1 Loose coat 7 II\\n3 JacketLs 7 II\\n9 Holland shirts 28 (I (l\\n17 pair stockings M 8 ll\\n1 pr. Silver Buckles 1 10 (1\\n1 Table cloth (1 10\\n1 pair Knee Uarters 3\\n1 snug coat 3 15\\n3 pr. Breeches 6\\n9 Necks 2 It\\n2 pair Shoes 1 4\\n1 Barcelona Handkf 12\\n190 Dollars 6\\nApparatus for mending clothes, etc 1 4\\nTotal, \u00c2\u00a3131 U\u00c2\u00bb. 0(i.. Lawful Money.\\nThe above being in Captain Gray s handwriting, it\\nis safe to conclude that it is what was lost on his re-\\ntreat from Sheensborough to Fort .\\\\nn, July G, 1777.\\nTo Captain James Gray\\nYou are hereby empowered, immediately, to enlist a Company to\\nconsist of Eighty-eight able-bodied and effective men, including Non-\\ncommissioned Officers and Privates, as Soldiers in the Service of the\\nColony, to defend and secure the Harbour of Boston, and cause them to\\npass Muster as soon as possible at Boston.\\nBoston, nth Day of May, 177G.\\nTho\u00c2\u00abM.M!8Hai.l, Coll\\nWe, till Mil- 1 I 111 I v verally inlist Ourselves into the Ser-\\nvire m1 tin 1 I .lis Bay, to serve in a Company whereof\\nJanu !i (;iii.\\\\ I I II I first day of December next, unless the\\nservice shoulil 1 .1 i ii- li,iry:e sooner, and eiicli of us do engage\\nand when formed ..iii;ugf In niiinli to the T..wii ol linMrni, nr such\\nPlace withintUc Colony lis the Geiinr.-il Court of siiid Colony slnill ap-\\npoint and djjiiereby oblige Oui-selves faithfully to observe and obey all\\nsuch orders as we shall from Time to Time receive from our Su|)erior\\nOfficers.\\nMay 30th, Seth Richardson Juno 3d, Joseph Dale June 3d, Joseph\\nHiihort; June 6th, Daniel Berry June 12th, John Muley June 13th,\\nJohnHoIman; June 13th, John nutchinsou,Jun. June 13th, Benja-\\nmin .Teffery June Llth, David Tolton.\\nAn evidence of the generosity and benevolence of\\nthe early inhabitants is shown by the following sub-\\nscription-paper found among the papers of the late\\nCaptain James Gray\\n\u00c2\u00bbTieren\u00c2\u00ab,by a late distressing lire, in the Town of I orlsmoulh, many\\nT -i I, rii, Mibscribore, Inhabitants of the Town of Epiiom,\\nvoluiiiH. I I ~niiu annexed to our names, resjiectlvoly, to be\\npniit iiioi- HMiiii .1 10 for the relief of those inbabllants Id\\nthe li^Mi r I m- ll who are most distressed by the lute calamity,\\npromise to pay llie Mime to the connnitteo appointed to rei\\nin Epsom by the 1st day of February, 1S03.\\nJan. Llth, 1803.\\nName\\nAmt.\\nKnme.\\nAn\\nLevi Brown\\n82 6U\\nSami Morrill\\nJohnBabb\\n1 no\\nDavid L. Morrill\\nJohn Ham\\n1 00\\nFrancis Lock.\\nSiimi Osgood, Jr\\n1 00\\nJon\u00c2\u00abPeuraon\\nIsaac Osgood\\n50\\n1 00\\nSani Lock\\nMoses Osgood\\nJohn McClary\\nThomas Dabb\\n3 00\\n2 00\\nJames Gray\\nJohn Godfrey.\\nTho- Bickford\\nMichael McClary.\\n20 00\\nDaniel Cilley.\\nKli/,nbeth McClary\\nBenj. Moody\\n2 00\\n3 00\\nJeremihPrescolt.\\nJ. n. McClary\\n10 III)\\nJosiah Sanborn\\nMcClarVit (lookin\\n10 00\\nJames llrown.\\nThomas Marilen\\n61)\\nJohnWallis\\nJo,sephO. Willi is..\\n1 on\\nJoseph Wallis\\nI 25\\nJoseph lirmvn\\nDam Philbrick\\nJosiiih Knowles.\\n1 00\\nW Burton\\nGeo. Sanders\\n1 no\\n\\\\Vm Sherburne\\n50\\nTotal\\n.8112 3\\nAnd Sanborn\\n2 00\\nFRANKLIX.\\nCongregational Church.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 This church was organ-\\nized June 11, 1822, under the advice and direction of\\nRevs. Samuel Wood and Ebenezer Price, both of\\nBoscawen Eev. Thomas Worcester, of Salisbury and\\nRev. Abraham IJodwell, of Sanboruton, who was ap-\\npointed by the church its first moderator. A Church\\nCovenant and Confession of Faith was at that time\\nadopted and signed by fourteen persons.\\nThe church edifice, in which the society still con-\\ntinues to worship, was erected in 1820, from funds\\nraised by subscription and the sale of pews. It was\\nbuilt upon a very eligible lot, the gift of Ebeiie/.er\\nEastman, in what was then known as Republican\\nvillage, in Salisbury, by residents of four adjacent\\ntowns representing different denominations, the Con-\\ngregationalists predominating. Portions of these\\nfour towns, including Republican village, were, De-\\ncember 24, 1828, formed into the town of Franklin.\\nThe bell still in use was purchased and placed up-\\non the house, when finished, by individual subscrip-\\ntions, the only subscriber now living being Richard\\nJudkins, of Franklin.\\nDuring the first eight years after the house was\\nbuilt worship was maintained through the assistance\\nof several ministers of the gospel, a complete list of\\nwhom, unfortunately, is not found in the records,\\nwho served for short periods only but November 16,\\n1828, Rev. Joseph Lane became acting pastor and\\n-crved lor more than two years. He was succeeded", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1493.jp2"}, "1275": {"fulltext": "HISTORY OF BELK,NAP COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.\\nby Rev. Benjamin P. Stone, who was ordained the\\nfii-st pastor of the church and society May 26, 1831,\\nand dismissed May 2, 1832. The ministrations of\\nRevs. D. D. Tappan and Samuel Nichols, wlio served\\nas acting pastors, extended over the next four and a\\nhalf years, the former serving about one, and the\\nlatter about three and a half years. Its second pas-\\ntor. Rev. Isaac Knight, was installed September 27,\\n1837, and dismissed December 21, 1848.\\nRev. William T. Savage, its third pastor, was in-\\nstalled September 4, 1849. His able and faithful\\nministrations covered a period of exactly a quar-\\nter of a century.\\nThe fourth pastor of the church. Rev. Austin H.\\nBurr, then a recent graduate of Andover Seminary,\\nwas ordained and installed over the church November\\n3, 1875. Mr. Burr was succeeded by Rev. W. A. Had-\\nley and Rev. H. M. Andrews, acting pastors.\\nIn 1831 and the two subsequent years a doctrinal\\ncontroversy prevailed in the society, which resulted\\nin the surrender of the church edifice for a brief per-\\niod to those of Unitarian views, who, soon finding\\nthemselves incapable of maintaining worship, resur-\\nrendered it to those of Orthodox faith, who have\\nadvanced in number and strength to the present time.\\nFor many years previous to the ministry of Dr.\\nSavage, the church received pecuniary aid from the\\nNew Hampshire Missionary Society, but during the\\nlast quarter of a century or more it has been a self-\\nsustaining church. It has, moreover contributed lib-\\nerally to the support of many of the worthy institu-\\ntions and benevolent objects of the day.\\nIn 1834 through the agency of Benjamin Wood-\\nbury, formerly of New London in this State, a schol-\\narship was founded for Oherlin College, Ohio. Par-\\nker Noyes, Esq., Dr. Jesse Merrill and Deacon Dear-\\nborn Sanborn, all members of the church, were the\\nprincipal contributors to this object. The church\\nalso took an early and decided stand in regard to the\\nquestion of temperance. Septembers, 1834, Deacon\\nPaul Noyes at a church meeting moved the following\\nresolution, which was unanimously adopted\\ni?Mo/red, That no person shall be\\nchurch who dues not adopt the total abatiuence principles of the day in\\nregard to the use of ardent spiritfl.\\nThe enjoyment of special seasons of religious in-\\nterest and precious in-gatherings had not been with-\\nheld from its experience.\\nSeveral years since, the church edifice was exten-\\nsively repaired by the pew-holders at an expense\\nof about fifteen hundred dollars. More recent-\\nly, in 1876-77, the society secured ownership of\\nthe old academy building and lot, enlarged and re-\\nconstructed the house, converting it into one of the\\nbest vestries in the State, with excellent facilities for\\nSabbath-school and social religious work, and con-\\nvenient apartments for both a Sabbath-school and a\\npublic library, at an aggregate cost of more than three\\nthousand (l,. llar3.\\nPE.Ml!UnKE.\\nThe Langmaid Murder.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 On the 4th day of\\nOctober, 1874, the quiet community of Pembroke was\\naroused by the news of a terrible crime committed in\\ntheir midst. Josie A. Langmaid, a daughter of James\\nF. Langmaid, a prosperous farmer living on Buck\\nStreet, was brutally murdered by a fiend in human\\nguise on her way to school at the Pembroke Academy.\\nShe was scarcely eighteen years of age, and was gen-\\nerally beloved by all who knew her. Her murderer\\nwas twice tried by the highest courts of the State and\\nconvicted by a chain of circumstantial evidence. He\\nwas hung in the prison at Concord March 15, 1878.\\nHis very name should be obliterated from the annals\\nof the State.\\nThe details of the murder were of the most atro-\\ncious character, unfit for the ears of the rising gen-\\neration, but the memory of the murdered maiden-\\nstudent, kept alive in song and story, will long\\nsurvive. A commemorative monument on Academy\\nStreet marks the place of the cruel deed and testifies\\nto the love and respect in which she was held by her\\ntownspeople.\\nJeweU Lodge, No. 94, A. F. A. M.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Jewell\\nLodge, named in honor of Colonel David L. Jewell,\\nof this village, was organized April 7, 1879, working\\nunder a dispensation which was granted October 20,\\n1879, from the Grand Lodge, until May 19, 1880, when\\na charter was granted to Edmund E. Truesdell,\\nAugustus B. Johnson, John P. Johnson, Charles\\nWilliams, David L. Jewell, George H. Larabee,\\nGeorge P. Cofran, Nathaniel Head, George P. Little,\\nOscar B. Truesdell, Enoch H. Holt, James M. Young,\\nFrederick E. Northrop, Joel N. Corbin, Otis S. East-\\nman, William Wainwright, Lewis S. Dunbar, Henry M.\\nHadley, Martin R. Sawyer, John B. Haselton, Charles\\nP. Bridgman, Josiah W. Dudley, Edwin P. Northrop,\\nRetyre M. Davis, Benjamin L. Culver, Joseph L. Hos-\\nmer, William F. Head, George A. Robie, Eben\\nH. Nutting, Samuel S. Ordway, Charles P. Morse,\\nAddison N. Osgood, Alonzo Osgood, Charles F. Hil-\\ndreth, Clifton B. Hildreth and Charles A. Seavey,\\nwho, realizing from the beginning that liberal con-\\ntributions and increasing executive labor were the\\nmost essential requisitions for the future prosperity\\nand success of the work before them, bega^atonce to\\nlay the foundation of what is to-day one of the most\\nprosperous and flourishing lodges within the Masonic\\njuristiction of the State. Its first officers were George\\nH. Larabee, Worshipful Master; Cliarles P. Bridg-\\nman, Senior Warden George P. Little Junior Warden\\nCharles Williams, Treasurer; John P. Haselton,\\nSecretary Oscar B. Truesdell, Senior Deacon Enoch\\nH. Holt, Junior Deacon Frederick A. Northrop,\\nSenior Steward Henry M. Hadley, Junior Steward\\nGeorge W. Ruland, Chaplain William Wainwright\\nTiler. But one death has occurred among its charter\\nmembers up to the present time, that of our beloved", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1494.jp2"}, "1276": {"fulltext": "Ai l KXDIX.\\nBrother Nathaniel Head who. has gone, we trust, to\\na higher and brighter Lodge; a good man and true\\nbrother, ever ready to stretch forth a helping hand\\nwith a free and liberal heart; beloved in life and\\nmourned in death. To Worshipful Brother Edmund\\nK. Truesdell we are indebted for the energy, perse-\\nverance and correspondence necessarily required in\\ncollecting the portraits of all the charter members,\\nwhich are grouped in a massive gilt frame, in all re-\\nspects a combination of good taste and artistic skill,\\nand placed in a position assigned it upon the wall of\\nour reception parlor, there to remain through the\\nages that are to come. The Past blasters are George\\nH. Larabee, Charles P. Bridgman and Edmund 15.\\nTruesdell, and let us here add that too much credit\\ncannot be given to these three brothers for the in-\\ncreasing efforts which they have at all times mani-\\nfested to render whatever assistance iu their power,\\nfinancially and socially, that would tend to make its\\nwork harmonize with the pure principles contained\\nin the order. In 1880 Jewell Lodge, by invitation of\\nAndrew Buntin, then Grand Master, exemplified the\\nwork in the third degree before the Grand Lodge of\\nXew Hampshire, and although at that time being\\nthe youngest lodge in the State, it won from the craft\\nunexcelled praise for the acceptable manner in which\\nit performed the work assigned it, and it was at this\\ntime that Jewell Lodge took its rank among the best\\nworking lodges in the State, a position which, by its\\nharmonious and increasing eflbrts it has maintained\\nup to the present time. Its hall, reception and ban-\\nquet rooms were fitted up in an elegant and elaborate\\nmanner, at an expense of about two thousand dollars,\\nbeing all paid for and a balance in the treasury when\\nthe lodge was dedicated, showing the deep interest\\nand liberality which characterized its charter mem-\\nbers, who have contributed many valuable gifts to\\nthe lodge, among which was a beautiful and costly set\\nof jewels, presented by David L. Jewell, and I think\\nthe aim of Jewell Lodge has ever been liberality and\\nnobility of purpose, always realizing that it is the\\nhigh character to which its credit has attained that\\nhas brought Masonry from beyond the dark ages, and it\\nis its character which will carry the noble work on\\nthrough an unknown future till time shall be no\\nmore.\\nAlthough Masonry may, by some of the unini-\\ntiated, be considered as derogatory to the advance-\\nment of man, yet the experience of ages has taught\\nthe conservative and thinking mind that it is an in-\\nstitution whose moral, social and intellectual attain-\\nments are so deeply rooted in the heart of civilized\\nsociety and indorsed by so many great and good men\\nof every age and country, that its advancement is es-\\nsential to the welfare of a true and noble cause, and, to\\nmore fully demonstrate this fact, ancient history in-\\nforms us that it has been the usual and almost uni-\\nversal custom for even monarchs. fora season, since the\\nreign of the wise King of Israel, to lay aside the\\nsceptre and descend the throne to patronize its mys-\\nteries and mingle with the assemblies of the order.\\nCANTERBURY.\\n.lOSEI H CLOUOH.\\nJoseph Clough was one of the most prominent\\nmen iu the political, religious and business afliiirs ot\\nthe town for many years.\\nHis life covered nearly a century, and during his\\nactive manhood he was diligent and energetic.\\nHe wiis born in Canterbury February 1, 1795, in\\nthe Mansion House, where he spent his life, and where\\nhe died, March 24, 1885. He wjis born during the\\nsecond term of Washington s administration, and\\ndied subsequent to the commencement of Cleveland s\\nadministration thus he lived under the administra-\\ntions of all the Presidents of the United States.\\nHis grandfather, Thomas Clough, came to Can-\\nterbury from Salisbury, Mass., very soon after the\\ntown was chartered, probably about 1735. The rec-\\nord of the marriage of this Thomas Clough in Can-\\nterbury was the 10th of December, 1741. The\\nfather of Joseph was born August 29, 1753.\\nThis family was among the earliest settlers of the\\ntown and many of the descendants of it still live there.\\nJoseph Clough was a pioneer in the cause of tem-\\nperance, and was true to it through his whole life in\\ntheory and practice. His example in this particular\\nnever contributed a reproach or- a weakness.\\nHe was careful and correct in the transaction of\\nsuch business as is often necessary to be done be-\\ntween neighbors in country towns where there are no\\neducated lawyers, such as conveying property, dis-\\nposing of estates by wills and settlements under\\nthem, much of which he did and did well.\\nHe was elected a member of the Executive Council\\nin 1848 and 1849.\\nHe married Mehitable Ambrose Cluise, daughter of\\nStephen Chase, of Northfield, May 31, 1817. She\\nsurvived him thirteen days.\\nIn 1838 he was ordained a minister of the Frec-\\nWill Baptist denomination, and for many years\\npreached in the church in what is called the Baptist\\nDistrict in the town, and elsewhere in the neighbor-\\ning towns.\\nHis Christian life was characterized by a constant\\nand steadfast devotion, by a belief that did not\\nweaken when death approached, by a prudence that\\nwas not deferred nor abandoned when farm-work was\\nmost pressing, and by a conviction that afforded con-\\nsolation through the many vicissitudes and trials of a\\nlong life.\\nHe was a representative man in his si liere and\\ntime, and whose memory is cherished in these re-\\nspects that he was an industrious farmer, an obliging\\nneighbor, a conscientious business man, a worthy ex-\\nample and a faithful Cliristian to tli. end f life.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1495.jp2"}, "1277": {"fulltext": "LR.IL lO\\nH ^9 78", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1496.jp2"}, "1278": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1497.jp2"}, "1279": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1498.jp2"}, "1280": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1499.jp2"}, "1281": {"fulltext": "\u00e2\u0080\u00a2mm\\n^fc\\\\.^ ^^a-\\n1* U*j^.! _ t.\\no\\no\\n-i\\n^am^^\\nc9\\no5\u00c2\u00b0 V\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0_ ,._\\n^\u00e2\u0080\u00a2s^^^\\n.\u00c2\u00b0i\u00c2\u00ab^-.t f\\n6? ti\\n^^A\\n,c", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1500.jp2"}, "1282": {"fulltext": "1, .A v -rtt^i-f/.\\n4. ^.1^\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^0*\\n^\u00e2\u0080\u00a2^O-*\\n^k?K\\n^\u00e2\u0080\u00a2s^ f\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2-!S*W\\n.0^\\nrP\\\\\u00c2\u00bbl\\nv^ cv\\ns\\n\\\\-:o^^:\\\\^^ ^i^^.o^^ \\\\-.o ^a\\nv..\\nlO v-,.", "height": "3052", "width": "1950", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1501.jp2"}, "1283": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3078", "width": "2002", "jp2-path": "historyofmerrima00hurd_1502.jp2"}}