Entring our protest Aginst any of your proceedings that May Be Transacted at Said Meeting as your Warrant we think is without any Just foundation for the following Reasons Viz that we Do Not Look upon you to be the Select men o Londonderry or any part thereof and that you have Taken Hold of the Sherrifs writ Directed to the Select men of Londonderry to warn Said Meeting without Bringing the Matter in Dispute who are the Legal Select men for Said Town before the proper Judges who are to Determine the Same Given under our hands ye twenty Eighth of March 1774 John Mckeen Ja' MacGregore Rob' MacNeil Rob' Adams James Adams Jonathan Gillmore willm Renken Joseph Cochran Thomas Anderson George Reid Adam Tayler Thomas Taggart James Taggart Archbold McMurphy John Barnet John Dunkan George Dunkan Ju' James Milltimber Sam" willson Ju Sam" Marsh willm Miltimber Abraham Dunkan Jacob Chase [6-135] [Reimbursement wanted for Money paid Men who turned out on the Lexington Alarm, 1775.] Londonderry October y 9: 1775. To the Honourable Congress of the Colony of New Hamp- Gentlemen We the Subscribers being Selectmen for Company was raised we again advanced Six Wherefore we Pray that your Honours would Take Mo Barnett Hugh Montgomery [R. 2-195] [In a petition dated June 14, 1764. Thomas Launen, of Londonderry, stated that he "Served his majesty as a Soldier in Capt Nehemiah Lovells Company in the Pay of this Province in 1762." His pay had been drawn on a forged order. In H. of Rep., June 15, 1764, he was allowed £7, 14, 6.—ED.] [R. 2-197] [Thomas Davidson, of Londonderry, stated that his son William was "a Soldier in the year 1762, under the Command of Capt John Hazzen in Colo John Goffes Regiment." He was sick at Crown Point, and there died January 10, 1763. Samuel Barr, acting as attorney for said Thomas, petitioned for the wages due said William.-ED.] [R. 2-199] This May certify that the bearer John Livingston within named went to Exeter and Brought A Horse and Cart from there to Londonderry and Carryd His Tools from there on his Expence to Medford to work as an armourer for ye Continentall army April ye 10th 1776 James McGregore [He presented a bill of expense amounting to £1, 7, 1. -ED.] [R. 2-200] [Petition of David George, Soldier, 1776.] [In a petition dated Londonderry, February 20, 1776, David George stated that he was "in Col° Arnolds Regmt going from Head Quarters to Canada and going up Kenebunk River the Batue overset and I lost my gun;" and further stated that he "Bought another gun from Samuel Cherry, and at the Time when generall mountgomery attempted to Storm Quebeck your Petitioner was sick in Hospitle and my gun was taken by a soldier who was taken Prisoner and I Lost her." He asked to be paid for the guns.-ED.] [R. 2-201] [Service of Minute Men, 1775.] To the Gentlemen members of the provincial Congress in Assembly Conven'd we the Subscribers Inhabitants of Londonderry humbly shews that we the said Inhabitants of said town afores on hearing of the alarm and dangerous Estate of our fellow brethren on the nineteenth of April last and likewise after the battle at Bunker Hill repaired severall of us to their help which cost us much both money and time which we humbly pray you to consider and if you see fit be pleased to allow us a reasonable consideration as a Retaliation for the following charges occasioned by the same at Concord alarm James Nesmith for travel in going and coming from Londonderry to Cambridge 90 miles and 3 days service John Morrison Jun' for travel 90 miles & 3 days service as above Robert Wilson for travel forty five miles also 8 lb of pork and 25 lb of bread John Barnet 9 lb of Poark and 9 lb of Bread Matthew Dickey Ditto 45 miles After the battle at Bunker hill Robert Willson Serving as a Capt, being chosen for an Emergency as a minute oficer for travel 90 miles and 3 days Service Joseph Hogg as a Lieut. for travel 90 miles and 3 days Ser vice James Nesmith Ju' as an Ensign for travel 90 miles and 3 days Service Samuel Morrison for travel 90 miles and 3 days Service Moses Watts Ditto 90 miles and 3 days Service Josiah Duncan 90 miles and 3 days Service Robert Hodge for 90 miles travel and 3 days Service the following persons travelled about 40 miles and then returned home again on their hearing that they were not needed James Thompson and James Donaldson as Sergeants willm wier wm Lyon Thomas m°Cleary James hogg Alex' Craige John Morrison [R. 2-202] [William MacMurphy stated, in a petition dated March 21, 1777, that he was "a soldier in Capt Joseph Estabrook Company in Col° Timothy Biddles Regiment was taken Prisoner at a place Called the Cedars in Canada in may 1776 and lost a Number of articles to the amount of five pounds thirteen shillings and sixpence," for which he wanted to be paid.-ED.] [R. 2-203] [Daniel McMurphy, lieutenant in Capt. Elliot's company, was wounded at Bennington, August 16, 1777.-ED.] [R. 2-204] [Thomas Archibald, Soldier, 1778.] These may Certify that Thomas Archibald a soldier under my Comand at Fishkill by the misfortune of falling into the River Took a Lameness in one of his knees that Rendered him unfitt for Duty as a soldier and also unfitt to gain his Living by labour Which cost him a large sume of money to Doctors and Nurses and also for horse hire to bring him home Londonderry march ye 9th 1778 [R. 2-205] Daniel Runnels Capt [Sergt. William Morrill, 1776.] These Certify that Sargnt Wm morrel of Captain Wm Stillsons Company of Coll" Isaac Wyman's Regiment has drawn no wages in sd Regiment for the month of October Last Mount Independance Novem' 13th 1776. W Stillson Capt [R. 2-206] [Soldiers' Enlistment, 1779.] Londonderry July ye 26th 1779 We the Subscribers being Inlisted Soldiers for Londonderry to serve the United States of America for six months acknowl |