Provincial and State Papers

penny be laid on each Acre of Land in said Town for one Year & they have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly

Nat Rogers for the Com

[In H. of Rep., June 11, 1789, the report was adopted. Senate concurred.-ED.]

[6-21] [Petition for Special Tax to build a Meeting-House, 1793.]

To the Honourable General Court of the State of New Hampshire to be holden at Concord on first wednesday of June Next

The petition of the Select men of Langdon Humbly Sheweth-that whereas the Inhabitants of said town are about to Build a meeting House for the better Conveannance of meeting for publick worship &c as soon as thay think them Selves in a Sittuation to accomplish it and Considering that there is in said town Considerable Land of Non-residents which by building said meeting house will be likely to be more Valueable, these are therefore to pray your Hounours to Grant Liberty for said town to Tax said Lands two pence on Each acre which money to be laid out toward said building whenever said town shall see fit to build said house or otherways Do as you Honnours in your wisdom think best and your Petitioners as in Duty bound will Ever Pray

James Egerton) Select men
Sam' Prouty
John Prentiss

of Langdon

Langdon May 27 1793

[6-22] [Vote of Town relative to extending its North Line,

1795.]

At a Legal Town meetin in Langdon the third Day of march 1795 the following Vote was taken for extending Langdon North Line to the River Connecticut thare appeared to be thirty three Votes for extending said Line to said River and thirty against Extending said Line to said River at A Legal town meeting in Langdon May 11th 1795, Called at the Requst of a Number of Free Holders to Know the mind of the Town if thay Will have Langdon North Line Extend to the River Connecticut acording to the Vote Recorded at our Last annual meeting or Not-thare appeared to be thirty seven Votes Not

to Extending said Line to s River and twenty three Votes for extending said Line to said River

A Trew Coppey Record

Langdon May 13th 1795

atest-James Egerton Town Clark

[The town of Charlestown had given its consent to the annexation of that portion of its territory lying between. Langdon and Connecticut river to the latter town, and the inhabitants residing thereon had petitioned to be thus annexed (Vol. XI, p. 295). Had this project succeeded, both towns would have been more symmetrical, and Langdon would have had a river front and a railroad within its borders. -ED.]

LEBANON.

The township was granted July 4, 1761, to Nehemiah Estabrook and 59 others, in 68 equal shares, with the usual reservations. Some of the grantees were from Lebanon, Conn., and the town was named for their old home.

The first settlements were made by William Dana, Silas Waterman, William Downer, and Nathaniel Porter.

Lebanon was one of the towns that attempted to unite with Vermont, and was represented in the convention at Cornish, April 5, 1781, by Col. Elisha Payne and Elihu Hyde. Some documents relative to the matter may be found among the following papers.

This was the first town settled on Connecticut river north of Charlestown, and has been for many years one of the leading towns in that section in wealth and population. Lead and iron ore were found here many years ago, and a copper mine, more recently discovered, is now being developed by the Mascoma Mining Company.

[6-23] [Report of Committee on Boundaries, 1768.]

Sir

With Submission, these wait upon you with Respect, and may Serve

To Inform that we the Subscribers, Comtees for the proprieties of

Lebanon and Plainfield, in pursuance to your advice, have
Established a Bound Between the Said Towns, and as near
The Centre as possible, Sd. Bound being a Large White
Pine tree, mark'd. 3 and 4. and Standing a Little Below the
Meadow. Called Hedgehog meadow, in Said Lebanon Just in
The bend of the River: on the N. Side of a hill. on the East
bank

Of Connecticut River

These are therefore to Desire the favour, of your Hon' if you in Your wisdom Shall Judge our proceedure in Said affair to be Legal and Conclusive; To Certifie the Same, to his Excellency

For his approbation. thereof, that the Same may be Established As to Law and Custom doth appertain

And we as in duty bound, beg leave to Subscribe.—

Your Honours most Obedient

And very Humble Servts.

Dated in Lebanon

New Hampshire Oct 1st 1768

[6-24]

John Wheatley Nathaniel Porter Charles Hill Thomas Gates Thomas Gallup John Stevens

[Return of Arms and Equipments, 1775.]

Grafton ss-Lebanon August 21 1775

A Return of Fire arms now in Said Lebanon Judged to be Fit for actual Service, Firelocks 55Other Accoutrements now in hand, or to be procured immediately-Fire arms wanting to Compleat the whole of the inhabitants of Said Lebanon able to bear arms —

it is the Humble Request of the Select men of Said Lebanon, in behalf of Said Town. that the Honble the provincial Congress, would make provision for the Supplying the above Deficiencies in Said Lebanon, according to the proposal made by Said Congress-For the Equipting of the militia throughout this province

[Superscription] To The Honble Matthew Thornton Esq Chairman of the provincial Congress.

[R. 2-181] [Petition of Nathaniel Bugbee, Soldier: addressed to the General Assembly.]

May it please your Honours: the petition of Nath' Bugbee Humbly Sheweth ;-That your petitioner Listed a private Soldier, in the year 1777 in Capt John House" Company & Col Sylley Reg of foot, Raised by the sd State for three years service in the Continental Army:

[R. 2-182]

Nathaniel Bugbee

These May Certify that Nath' Bugbee Inlisted April 22d 1777 for three years, in the Comp Formerly Commanded by Cap John House, in the 1" New Hampshire Regiment, in the Continental Army, and served in said Company untill April 23, 1780, Excepting the time he was Absent which time I am Not Able to Assertain

To whom it may Concern

Daniel Clapp Capt L'

The Bearer Nathaniel Bugby of Col° Silley' Reg Capt House Company being unfitt for Duty has a furlow for two monthsby order of the Director

Mas Treat Chir: Gen1 N D

Gen' Hospital Northern Department Octo' 25th 1777

[He also presented a certificate from "John Williams Physician," dated Lebanon, May 26, 1778, relative to his condition; and one dated October 24th, 1785, signed Nehemiah Estabrook, Elihu Hyde, committee of safety, and Theo. Huntington, Simeon Peck, selectmen.-ED.]

[R. 2-185]

[In a petition dated May 11, 1778, John Slapp stated that his "son Edward Slapp of Lebanon Listed into the Continental Service April 25th 1777, in Capt Jn° Houses Comp -in Colo Cilleys Regt & was at Ticonderoga when that important post was Evacuated;" that he was taken sick, and died at the house of Ichabod Cross, of Shaftsbury, on the way home. He asked for an allowance. The following endorsement is on the back of the petition: "Stop a little while till they pay Taxes."-ED.]

[R. 2-186]

[Soldier's Order, 1785.]

To his Excellency the President of the State of New Hampshire

Sir please to Pay unto James Norris or his order all the Money due to me for three Months Service in Cap' Woodmans Company it being for value recd p' me