[6-161] [Abstract from Town Inventories, 1782-'83.] [6-162] [Return of Ratable Polls, 1783.] Province of New Hampshire Rockingham ss Pursuant to a vote of the Genneral Assembly of the state aforesaid ordering and Directing the selectmen of Each Town in said state to return under Oath to the General Assembly of the state aforesaid the Exact Number of Male Polls of Twenty one years of age and upwards paying for themselves a pole Tax in said Towns in order to apportion the Representation according to the new Constitution-we the subscribers-selectmen of the Town of Londonderry have accordingly Taken the number of male polls in said Town from Twenty one years of age and upwards and the number of said polls are four hundred and fifty three Londonderry 22d Dec 1783 and thier is also nine Polls of twenty one years and upwards living on Londonderry land which was Exempted from windham Jonathan Griffin James Aiken David Paul John mckeen Ju' Rockingham ss 22d Dec' 1783 Selectmen for Then the above named Jonathan Griffen James Aiken David Paul and John MacKeen Jun' all personally appeared and made solemn Oath that the above Number of polls was taken faithfully and Impartially, Sworn Before John Bell Justice Peace [6-163] [Petition to be exempted from paying Ministerial Tax in the Old Parish, 1783.] State of New Hampshire To the Honorable the Council and House of Representatives for said State to be Convened at Concord Upon tusday ye 10th Day of June 1783 The Petition of the Subscribers Humbly sheweth that we were Members of the Church and Congregation leatly under the Tuition instruction and pastoral care of David McGregore late of Londonderry in said State Clerk Deceas1, that since his Death we (some part of the time) hired Preaching in that parish, A privilege we highly Esteamed, and should be Happy if we Could longer Enjoy it in peace, and the loss of it Most sencebly touches the fellings of every Christian, and we are Allways Ready to pay Ministerial tax where we preform Devine worship according to the laws and liberties of the Gospel and that Religious Liberty that has been so earnestly contended for by the United States (viz) that of Consceiences-Notwithstanding the Selectmen of the Old Parish (as they Call themselves) in said Londonderry for this some Years past Have Assesed and taxed Us for the Support of the Revd William Davidson whome we never Chose for Our Instructor or Pastor and whome we Cannot Receve As Such, and the Meeting House is all Privet property and is far from being Centeral and the Greater part of Us has No priviledge in it all thow some of the valuable part of it is the property of pearsons that are Not taxed for, Nor Contribute Nothing (in that way) to the support of the said Mr Davidson, nor can we be addmited within the same without Incroaching on other mens propertyYet Notwithstanding they tax Us-and for the payment of the same some of us they Have Destrained-others they Have repetedly Imprisoned and has put Your Petitioners to Great truble and Cost those with other Reasons we could Offer is looked Upon as a Greate Greavence By Us Wherefore we pray Your Honours to take our case into your Wise Consideration and Exempet Us from paying tax for the support of the said M' Davidson and that we have leave to pay our tax where we chose to attend Devine worship or relieve Us in such a way and manner as Your Hon's shall Se fit And your Petitioners as in Dutey Bound Shall Ever Pray &c [6-164] John Taylor James Taylor David Taylor John Carr Rob McMurphy Juner Alexander McMur phy William Miltimer John Hopkins George Gregg Isaac Cochran Joseph Gregg Jun' Thomas anderson James Gregg Jaines Miltmor Jean orr Joner [Instruction to Representative, 1783.] To Colo Daniel Reynolds and Li" Archibald Memurphy Representatives for the Town of Londonderry for the present year Gentlemen As it is our undoubted Right at all times to instruct our Rep resentitives we do now Solemnly in Town meeting Instruct you to oppose by every method in your power the Grant of five years full pay to the Continental officers as recommended by Congress as it is unreasonsble unjust and Verey opprisive it would lay such a burden on us as we nor our children should ever get clear of Londonderry September y 29th 1783 Voated to accept the forgoing as Instructions to said Representatives Test Will Anderson Town Clerk [6-165] [Relative to Counterfeit Money.] The Comittie of Safety in Londonderry think it thier dutey to inform the Committee for the State or General Asembly that Mr Mathew Diky of lawfull Age and Good Reputte Will Testify if Caled that John Moore of Londonderry told sd Dikey that Dinnes Oheley had Neer the Bignes of A Bible of Counterfit Money and that s Oheley would give to Any of his Comrads a Thirty Dolar Bill for a Gill of Rum Joseph Gregg C. Man [6-166] [Petition of sundry Persons to be annexed to the East Parish, 1783.] State of New Hampshire To the Honble the Council and House of Representitives in General Assembly conven'd at Concord. December 1783. The subscribers Inhabitants of Londonderry in the County of Rockingham and State aforesaid Humbly Sheweth that by a partial line drawn between the two Parishes in said Londonderry your Petitioners fell into the West Parish, that we are but One Mile distant from the Revd Mr William Davidsons Meeting House in the East Parish, and upwards of Three miles from the Meeting House in said West Parish, that we own pews in the Revd Mr Davidsons Meeting house and constantly Attend divine service there, that we are Tax'd to the Ministereal and other Parochial Taxes in the West Parish, where we do not receive and considering our local situation cannot receive any benefit, that our Lands are in one Compact body in the extreme corner of the Parish there will be no difficulty in Annexing us to the said East Parish, and it appears highly probable to us that a very considerable number of persons in the extreme part of the last mentioned Parish would gladly joyn with the west Parish. Wherefore we humbly pray your Honours would take our case into your Wise consideration and if it appears reasonable Annex us and our Estates for all Parochial matters to the said East Parish, and your Petitioners as in duty bound will ever Pray. Londonderry Dec 20th 1783. William Wallace John Holmes John Neal [In H. of Rep., April 7, 1784, the foregoing petition was granted.-ED.] [6-167] [Relative to Parish Affairs, 1784.] Londonderry February the 10th 1784 At a legal meeting of the Inhabittants of the Town aforesaid Called by more then thirty of the Inhabitants of said TownVoted that Capt John Neal Leiu' william wallace Leiu' John Holmes and Jonathan Reid members of the west Parish with thier Estates that they are now posesed of according to the ammount of Invoice be Exchanged for Thomas Anderson Samuel Cochran Isaac Cochran widow Mary Alexander william Alexander and Hugh alexander members of the East Parish with thier Estates that they are now posesed of according to the amount of Invoice and that the said John Neal william wallace John Holmes and Jonathan Reid with thier Estates shall belong to the East Parish and that the said samuel Cochran Isaac Cochran Thomas Anderson Mary Alexander william alexander and Hugh alexander with thier Estates shall belong to the west Parish and voted that the selectmen Request the generall Assembly to Confirm the above vote |