[5-143] [Another Petition in favor of Wiggin, 1786.] To his Excellency John Landon Esqer Presedent of the State of New hampshire and to the Honourable Privy Council Next Sitting at Portsmouth war Which Whereas We your Humble Petitioners are Informed that there was a Petition Prefered to your Excellency and your Honours at your Last Sessions at Concord Intimating that Mr Benj Wiggin of Hopkinton Was unfrindly to the Cuntrey in the Late wee Believe to be groundless wee Never Knew but that m' Wiggin freely and Voluntarily offerarded his assistence through the whole war Nither do wee know of aney unfriendly act by him Perpetrated but in our opinions is well disposd and in Some good measure quallifyd and wee your Humble Petitioners Pray that he may be appointed Justice of the Peace and wee in duty Bound will Ever Pray Hopkinton 24th January 1786 William Morison phinehas Campbell simeon pope Moses Adams Jo' Marsh Samuel Barr Oliver Noyes Thomas Brown David morrill Daniel Tyler Micah How Jesse Campbell Wheeler Wilder Samuel Kimball Nathan Putney Benjamin Currier Eben herrimen Joseph Lewis Jonathan Parrish Frances griams ior John Morrill Ephraim morril [On another petition, No. 141, of same date, and for the same purpose, are the following names :—ED.] [Benjamin Wiggin came from Stratham in 1774, and kept a tavern, in front of which a reception was given to Gen. LaFayette when he visited this state, as says C. C. Lord, Esq.-ED.] [5-142] [Petition in Favor of Lieut. Joshua Morse, 1786.] to His Excellency President of the State of New Hampshire and His most Honr" Privy Council. we y Petitioners Inhabitants of the town of Hopkinton Humbly Sheweth that we Understand that Several Persons of this Town are in Nomination for the office of a Majestrate and Likewise that Neither of them are as yet Commisiona therefore our Petition to your Excellency and Hon" is that the office may Be Granted to Lieut Joshua morse as we are well Sattisfied as to the Abilites and Qualifications of the Gent" man above Named for office also we Beg Leave to Inform y' Excellency and Hon" that in the time of the Late Contest with Great Brittan he always appeared to Be a steady friend to the Glorious Cause of our Independence Likewise may it Please y' Excellency and Hon for y' further Sattisfacton as to the Carrector of the Gent" man we y Petitioners Shall take it as a favour that you will be Pleas to Consult our Representative at the Next Sessions and Hearby we flatter our Selves that Every obstable may Be So far Removd from y' minds as to Commission him as Soon as may Be Consistant with the Rules and Regulations of our Constitution and we your Petitioners as in Duty Bound Shall Ever pray Jonathan Herrick Ju' Joseph Burnham Timothy Darling Nathaniel Kimball Moses Hills jun' David Clough Moses Darling Joseph putney Jr [5-140] [Another Remonstrance to Mr. Wiggin.] To his Excellency the President of the State of New Hampshr and his Honorable Councel it being the earnest desire of a great number of Good men in Hopkinton that I would write to your Excellency on a Matter that much disturbs the greatest part of the People in Hopkinton is a Petetion which has been Spread in this and the Naboring Towns Last weak i Could wish only to have the matter farely Stated to your Excellency as I trust it will be by Lt Darling So that the authority of the State may not be imposed upon by having Petitions Prefered to them: that was handed about and Signed on public Days over a Cup of groog this being the meathod that was taken to obtain the greater part of the Signers that is in favor of Mr Benjamin Wiggin being on the Sivel List and as this Petetion in fave of Mr Wiggins refers Back to one that was Sent to your Excellency and Honarable Council when Seting at Concord which Petetion was Signed by Sum of the Principel men in Hopkinton thay Could have had the Cheeaf of the men in Hopkinton to have Signed it if thay had thought Proper those men that Signed the Petetion that wos prefered to your Excellency when at Concord is able and ready to Support what thay then Charged m' Wiggins with if Mr Wiggins Signers Could make out that he ever did any thing that appeared frindly to this State through the war it would Be in his favor, as Hopkinton went through a teados war without the help of this Valuable Wiggin it is thought that we Can do with out him it is the Prayer of many that M' Aaron Greeley may Be Honered with a Commission of the Peace it is most Likely to me that he may Sarve the Public the Best of any man in Hopkinton Hopkinton February 1: 1786 I have the honour to Be your Excellency & Honnors most obedia" and Humbell Sarvant Joshua Bailey [The foregoing documents not only contain the names of probably nearly all the men in town, but show the earnest endeavors put forth by the men of those times for the office of justice of the peace.—ED.] [R. 2-103] [Enlistment Papers, 1776.] Hopkinton Septem❜ 17, 1776. We the Subscribers do volintarly inlis into the Continall army to sarve at new york till the first Day of December next insuing to Sarve as Solders under the Command of Such Captain and See Boltens as Shall Be appointed By the Field Officers of this Rigement as witness our Hands William Darling Ezekiel Straw Jacob Hoyt Nathaniel Kimball Benj Bachar Darling Gideon Gould [R. 2-104] [Depositions relative to Service in the Army.] Then Jacob Tucker of Warner Thomas Story William Clement Joseph Standley Thomas Bigsford Abner Colby Joseph Putney Jonathan Putney Ebenezer Eaton of Hopkinton all in the State of New Hampshire and County of Hillsborough yeomen Parsonally appeared and Being Duly Examined and Corshened maid Solem Oath that thay Sarved as Soldiers in Capt William Stilsons Company and Colo Isaac Wymans Rigement at mount independence in the year 1776 and that thay Never Receivd any Saus money for the whole of the time that thay were in Said Wymans Rigement and that for the month of November thay Never Received any wages nor travil money Hom Direct nor inderect Examined and Sworn before Hopkinton Novemb. 7: 1777 Joshua Bayley Just Peac [Jacob Waldron of Warner and Stephen Hoyt of Hopkinton made oath before the same justice that they "Sarved as Saboltens in Capt William Stilsons Company at mount independent in the year 1776." Dated Hopkinton, November 8, 1777.-ED.] [R. 2-105] [Reuben Trussell, who was wounded at Bennington, was allowed £23, 12, 4, October 31, 1778, for doctors' bills, etc., and placed on half pay from September 19, 1777.—ED.] [R. 2-106] [Enlistments, 1781.] Hopkinton September 20: 1781. S agreeable to your orders I have inlisted Seven Men to Serve three months theare names as follows [R. 2-108] [Certificate of Soldiers Mustered, 1781.] This May Certify that Tim Farnham Abraham Currier John Eaton has this 5 Day of April pasd Muster for the Town of Hopkinton for three years & Benja Cresey the 6 april pas Muster for three years for the town of Hopkinton & that Ephraim Hildreth, Sam' French, Michael Stocker, John Robinson has pasd Muster for the Town of Hopkinton Dureing war with great brittain all Mustered at Amherst ye 5, &, 6, of April 1781 Moses Nichols M Master To whom it may concearn |