or Bemis's Heights, on the 19th of September in the same year. His widow, Mrs. Phebe Colburn, removed soon after to Coventry, Conn., her native place, and after seven years of widowhood, married Ephraim Root.-ED.] [R. 2-265] [Calvin Goodenow, Soldier, 1782.] Marlborough January ye 28th 1786. These may certify That Calvin Goodenow was engaged During the war By the town of Marlborough and Joined the army in the month of aprile in the year 1782. James Brewer Dan" Cutting Silas fife Selectmen of Marlborough for the year David Wheeler Phins Farrar [R. 2-266] Selectmen for the year— I hereby certify that Calvan Goodenough Serv'd as a Soldier in my Company in the first Newhampshire Reg at the close of the war and for Some time before per Josiah Munro Capt Hawk Feb 24 1786. [7-5] [Relative to Taxes of Elijah Williams, 1781.] These may Certify that Lots Numbers 37 & 58 in this Town Belonging to Elijah Williams Esq' an Absentte was Taxed in year 1781 in the Beef Rate and in the soldier & Rum rate £0.12: 9:2 0:3: 1:1 which sums we pray may Be allowed to Mr Silas Fife Constable for 1781 Marlborough Jany 28th 1786 David Wheeler Selectmen of [7-6] Phinehas Farrar Marlborough [Certificate of Nails made, 1790.] State of New Hampshire Cheshire ss We the Subscribers Select Men of the Town of Marlborough in Said County, Do hereby Certify that John Parkhurst of Marlborough afore Said Nailer, has bonafidely made or Caused to be made at his work-Shop in Sa Marlbo Three Hundred Thousand Four Penny wrought Nails, Encluding Eighty Seven Thousand that was not Encluded in the other Certificate. And One Hundred Thousand of Six Penny wrought Nails Sence the 24th of December last. Witness our hand and Seals Dan1 Cutting Select Men for moses Tucker Marlborough Marlborough June ye 17th AD 1790 I the Subscriber being the Nearest Justice of the Peace in Said County to the work Shop of the above Sd John Parkhurst, Do hereby Certify that the S John Parkhurst has in fact made, and caus'd to be made in his works the above mentioned Number of wrought Nails. Tho' Baker Justice of the Peace [7-7] [Against the Appointment of William Parker, 1790.] To His Exelency the President, and Honol the Council of the State of New-Hampshire— Your Petitioners Humbly Sheweth that We have received information from Men of undoubted viracety that Mr William Barker of this Town has lately ben recommended to Your Honors as a seutable Person to be a Justice of the Peace.— We beg the privilidge to inform Your Exelency and Honours that We have a very diferant oppinion of the Man, and Do pray Your Exelency and Honors would be pleased not to grant him a Justic's Commition. As We in Deuty Bound Shall ever pray Marlborough January 18th 1790. [7-8] Ebenezer Temple) Marlborough [Relative to Boundary between this Town and Fitzwilliam, 1795.] To the Honourable the General Court of the State of New Hampshire to begin and be Holden at Hanover in Sd State on the first wednesday of June next In behalf of the Town of Marlborough the Petition of us the Subscribers humbly sheweth that Whereas the Towns of Fitz william and Marlborough have ben in Dispute for a long time as to the line between Sd Towns, and the Town of Marlbor have requested the town of Fitzwilliam repeatedly to establish Sa line, and offered to leave the matter to Juditious and disintrested men to Settle the dispute on Just and equitable terms; but they wholy refuse to Comply with our request-Wherefore your Petitioners pray that your Honours would take our Case under your Wise Consideration, and appoint a Committee if you in your Wisdom think fit to vew Sa line or order Some other means Whereby Sd line may be established upon Just and equetable terms-as your Petitioners in Duty bound Shall ever pray Calvin Stone Selectmen of Marlborough May 30th 1795 MARLOW. The township was granted October 7, 1761, to William Noyes and sixty-three others, at which time it received its present name. The reservation of five hundred acres for Governor Wentworth was located in the south-west corner. The conditions of this grant were not wholly complied with, and the inhabitants, on the 30th of December, 1771, petitioned for an extension of the charter, which was granted January 24, 1772. for a term of three years. In the petition they stated that twenty-eight families were resident in town, and that five more were to settle the following spring. The grantees were residents of Connecticut, principally in the vicinity of the towns of Lyme and Colchester. Among the first settlers were Thomas and Samuel Gustin, Elisha and Solomon Mack, Jasper and Nathan Huntley, and Joseph Tubbs. By an act passed June 21, 1797, all that portion of the town, as originally granted, lying east of the curve line of Mason's Patent, containing some four thousand acres, was declared to be under the jurisdiction and a part of the town of Stoddard. An academy flourished here for some years, which was largely patronized by the inhabitants of the county and did a good work in the cause of education. [7-39] [Inventory of 1773.] A True Inventory of all the Poles and Ratable Estate In the Township of Marlow Taken this twenty Sixth day of April 1773 by us the Subscribers Selectmen of Said Marlow Thirty four poles-twenty Eight oxen-forty two Cows-fifteen three years old-Eight two year old-thirteen year old— two Horses—one hundred and forty four acers of Mowing Land -Seventy Nine acers of arable Land-Sixty four acers of paster Land A True List attest Nicodemes Miller) Selectmen of province of New hampshire April ye 26th 1773 County of Cheshire ss parsonally appeared Nicodems Miller and Samuell Canfield Selectmen of Marlow and made Soloom oath to the above Inventory by them Taken & Signed by them as above Is Just and True as there set down taken Before me B Bellows Justice peace [7-40] [Relative to the Election of Representative, 1776.] To the Honerabel Counsel & assembeley of the Colony of New hampshire to be Conveand & assembled at Exeter on the third wensday of Deember Instant The Petiteion of the Inhabetitants of the Towns of marlow Alsted and Surrey Humbeley Sheweth that where as it is the advice & Deriction of the Contenantel Congrace Reletve to the asumeing Civel Goverment in this Coloney have advised and Dericted the Provenshal Congras of this Colony Preveus to their asuiming a forme of Ceviel Government that they at their Convenshon Do Grant worants for a full and free Election of Representetves in this Coloney & where as verees Cuppleing of veraes Towns toGether in the wesetern Parts of Coloney and allowing but one Representetve to a Cuppling and we being Deferantly Treted from the Mager Parts of this Coloney who are allowed a Representetive to Each Town and where as the Towns of marlow Alsted & Surrey are Towns InCorprated with all the Inverabel Priveligeses & Emunities that any other Town or Towns Do or may In Joy In this Coloney & being thus Cuppled together as aforeSaid are abriged or Curtailed of the Privelig of Each EndeviDial Town Eleccting a Representetive which we Humbely Conceve Can not be Constred to be a full & free Election or Representation of the Said Coloney agreabel to the advice of the Contenantal Congress above Re sited we there fore your Humbel Petiteshers would be such the Honerabel Counsel & House of Representetives that Preves to the further Preserving the Plan of Civel Goverment that there may worants be Granted for a full and free Election or Representation of Each of the Endvedial Towns above menchend Presewent to the advice of the Contenantal Congrace aforesaid thus Shall your Humbel Petisonors as In Deuty Bound Ever Pray Dated Coloney of Newhamsher Marlow December 11th A :D [7-41] [Relative to the East Line of the Town, 1777.] Marlow Feby ye 20th 1777 As there is a Report prevails in the Town of Marlow that one oliver Parker a Reputed mover of sedition in the Town of Stoddard hath got a petition Signd by a party to have some part of the East side of the Town of marlow (by the general Cort) set to Stoddard We the Select men of marlow in the State of Newhampshire. Beg Leve to Say Some thing in the Ears of the General Cort on this matter if ye above Said petition is prefared-viz-that the incorporation of ye Town of marlow is older than y° incorporation of any Town adjoining to the said marlow-and we in ye Name of ye inhabitants of y Town of marlow humbly Pray that the General Cort would not by any incorporation infringe on the Town of marlow without Giving Notice to the Inhabitants of the said marlow some time before hand If the above s petition be for paying Taxes only-the General assembley did on the 12th Day of June 1776 pass a resolve that all those Rateable persons who live within the original east Line of marlow and their Estates thir. pay there Taxes to marlow untill the Title to the Lands Disputable between the said Towns of marlow and Stoddard be Decided by Law or by agreement between the said two Towns the Cause being So plain we shall not Trouble the Cort any Longer-Resting assured they will not act Contrary to this petition without first Notifying the Town of marlow and giving us a Day to Defend our Selves Dated at marlow this 4th of march AD 1777— pr us Select men Nicodemus Miller S of marlow |