river, a short distance above the mouth of Venters brook, and was built by Hon. William Dummer, Anthony Stoddard, William Brattle, and John White, of Boston, who owned by purchase the tract of land west of the river known as the "Equivalent Lands." It was named for Mr. Dummer, as was also the town of Dummerston, Vt. The inhabitants and others petitioned the government of New Hampshire for a grant of the township, and were favored with one dated Sept. 3, 1753, which covered all the territory on the west side of Connecticut river now in the town of Vernon, Vt., in addition to what is now Hinsdale, except the north part east of the river, which was contained. in the grant of Winchester, made July 2, 1753, and by which the north part of Winchester extended to Connecticut river. On the 26th of September of the same year, Gov. Wentworth, with advice of the council, decided and declared that the east line of Hinsdale, instead of running no further north than the old north line of Northfield, should run through to Chesterfield, thus taking a considerable portion of land that had been granted to Winchester, but leaving the latter a more compact township. The name of the town is derived from Col. Ebenezer Hindsdale and is so spelled in the charter, and in many other documents prior to 1800. So far as I have seen, the colonel always wrote his name as above, and it is so written in most of the original manuscripts of the documents published in Vol. IX. The petition for the charter may be found on page 382 of that volume. On the formation of the state of Vermont the town lost about one half its territory: with that exception I believe no change has been made in its boundaries since Sept. 26, 1753. for [5-85] [Col. Josiah Willard's Account for Supplies furnished Soldiers, 1750.] Fort Dumer July ye 6th 1750 John Goffe Esq' Capt Wm Shackford Richard Downing Jon Tilton & Zach' Tole D' to Col° Josiah Willard To Meal 1 Peek a To w Rum 6 gall" a 103 p' gal a lb Boarding 12 men 3 Days a 2o 6a p′ Day } Do 9 men 1 Day a } To Cash Paid Cap Fairbanks moore Lieut Volintine To Cash Paid David Farnsworth To Cash Paid James Johnson To Pastering 7 horses 14 Days a 6a p1 Day 1755-June 7th To a man & Horse Riding Post to Fort Dum & So to Charlestown to Notify y People of the misheif Done by the Indians at Hoosock June 12th to a man & Horse from Deerf to Notify the Frontiers of the mischief Done by the Ind- £10. o. ians at Charlymont To an Express of 2 men to N° 4 to Notify of a body of Indians Descending on our Frontiers June 27 to an Express to Charlestown &c to Notify of a body of Indians Killing & Captivating 3 families near Hindsdales Fort } £6. 0.0 £6. o. 0 (Not allow) July 17 To Ten Horses 1 Night 64 /, 62 meals for ye men that Come to bury ye Dead & £17. 10. 0 Follow ye Enemy July 27 to an Express from Maj Bellowses of 2 men to ye great meadow Charlestown & Keen to Notify of 2 men Killed near His Garrison July 22d to a man & Horse to Deerfield when the To the Entertainment of 31 to a Winding Sheat for Said Ordeway } } £6. o. 0 £4. 0.0 £15. 10. 0 £4. 0.0 To the Hire of a Horse from Winchester to Portsmouth for Timoth Wells a Soldier Caring the Notice of the above mischeif to His Excelly July 27 To an Express from Maj' Bellowses to ye great meadow to Notify of ye Enemies attacking Maj' Bellows & men & besetting m' Killbourns House £7. 10.0 £1. 10. O Total Old Ten' £88. o. o Left to be paid for Expresses £51 Old Tenor To His Excell' Gov' Wentworth with the Honourable His majestys Councill or ye Honrble the Committe of warr. May It please Your Excell & Honr': The above acc" are Justly Charged & as it would be a great Hardship for me or y° particular persons who have been Sent on Such Emergencies Should bear the Expence I Intreat It may be allowed & paid to Maj' Bellows or whom you may order for yo Severall persons to whom it belongs obedient Serv from your Excelly & Hon" most Dutifull & Hindsdale Dec' 26th 1755 In Councill Jan 15th 1755 Ebenez' Hindsdale The foregoing Acco' Examined by the Council who are of opinion that the Sum of Twelve Pounds fifteen Shillings N Ten' be allowed in full of the Sundry Charges for Expresses the other articles not being Directed to them are not Considered in the said allowance Theod' Atkinson Sec [5-87] [Relative to Dummer's Ferry.] To the Honourable Members of the general Cort Now Setting in the State of N: Hampshire whereas we the Subscribers have been Informed that there hath Been astrife Between one Allen willard And one James Hubbard Each One of them having Exhibited a Pertion to the Board of this State Requesting the Privaledge of having the Bennefit of the Ferra Commonly nown by the Name of Dummers Ferra Now as to the matter of Mr Allen Willard having the farra Stated to him as his Situation is Very Rermoat in Deed we Viewe it much Contry to Right And good Reason the above s James Hubbard having for this four years and Above owned the Land that Must Necesarly Improved by all that Cross the River at that Place for sd Hubbard Bought the Land of M' Henry Gibbs of Old Salem and hath a warrantee Deed and all the Privaladge that apertaine thareunto And as to the Land that sd Hubbard Bought is not Seficant to Seport a famualy on But Varry Conveanant for a farra man, and we do Challang of Proffit belongs to the Town of Hindsdale as the Line Between N Hampshire and York was Precisely afixed to the west Banks of Connectacut River Now the sa Hubbard is Allowed to be a man of good general Character aud wold be Likely to Indulge Passengers Even to his Best Abilety & we the Subscribers Bag the favour that Even for the good of the Publick that the s James Hubbard might be a Pointed & Improved as a farra man & we understand that if Allen Willard gits the farra that it is to be kept on the west Side of the River by another man [5-88] Eldad Wright Amasa Burt Aaron Blanchard William Davenport offen Burnam Israel Thomas Isaac morgan Billey Burnham daniel thomas [Relative to Abatement of Taxes, 1779.] To the Honorable the Council for the State of New Hampshire and House of Representatives in General Court Assembled at Exeter on the day of October 1779. The Inhabitants of the Town of Hindsdale in the County of Cheshire humbly Shew. That in the Year 1778 Your petitioners prefer'd a memorial to the General Court, Setting forth That The Inhabitants of said Hindsdale were taxed more than Their Just and Equitable proportion to the State tax for the Years 1777 & 1778, and pray'd an abatement thereof. in Consequence of said memorial the Honorable Court did take the Case of your petitioners into Consideration and did order that an Inventory of all the Polls and Rateable Estate in said Town (the Common & undivided Land excepted) be taken & return'd into the Secretarys Office within three months in which Case your petition er should have an Allowance in the next years Tax, and that in Consequence of said Order the Selectmen of said Hindsdale did make an Inventory agreable to the directions of the General Court, and as your Petitioners had no Representative in this Honorable Court except Coll Ashley One of the Council for said County, said Inventory was Committed to his Care to be delivered agreable to the directions of the General Court, but your Petitioners finding no Relief in their assessment for the present year, immagine that the Case of your Petitioners was pass over in Silence. Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray That this Honorable Court woud take their Case into Consideration and Grant them such Relief as in Your Great Wisdom shall seem Meet. as in Duty bound shall ever pray [5-89] [Relative to Vermont Controversy, 1781.] New hapshir. To the Honorable the Commitee of the State We the Subscribers Holding our selves as good subjects of the State of New Hapshire are Now purplexed and vexed: a number of Designing men as we apprehend who with a Dissign to Distroy the quiet & peace not only of this town but in all the towns in the New hampshire grants on the East of the River have got commissioned by the Govenor of the State of Vermont, both in the civil and military order, and Now Require of us the most strictest obedience which if we Refuse we are punished & Delt with according to thir Laws whos juriousdiction and authority we Deney and Humbly pray for your Protection and assistence in Defending our Selves |