Robert mcCluer John McCalley Andrew Bixbe John Gibson [In H. of Rep., Feb. 17, 1785, the foregoing petition was granted. ED.] [5-78] [Relative to Date of Annual Meeting, 1785.] State of Newhampshire To the Honble Senate and House of Representatives in General assembly Convened at Concord the third wednesday of octob Anno Domini 1785 The Petition of the select men & other inhabitance of the Town of Hillsborough in the County of Hillsboro and state of New Hampshire aforesaid— Humbly sheweth that our annual meeting being held on the Last thursday of march Discommods us sum Times it happens to be on the Last Day of march the Town officers not being sworn on that Day we are obliged to adjourn our annual meeting into april; which is attended with much Difficulty on acc' of taking our invoice early in the month of april and by Reason of many Conveyances being made between the first Day of april and the time of taking the invoice it is Defec1 matter to take the invoice so that Every person my have Justice. Your Petition therefore pray that our annual meeting may be held on the first monday of march annually for the future insted of the Last thursday and your petitioners as in Duty bound will ever pray &c— [In H. of Rep., Oct. 31, 1785, the foregoing petition was granted.-ED.] [5-79] [Return of Ratable Polls, 1783.] State of New Hampshire Hillsborough Decem' the 16th 1783 We find by Estimation Ninety Eight Male poles upwards of twenty one years of age paying Taxes in sd Town Hillsborough ss December the 16th 1783 Then the above Named John Dutton & Isaac Andrews Jun Each personally Appeared and made solemn oath they had taken the N° of the male poles in the above s town Before Me Isaac Andr Jus peace [5-81] [Petition for Authority to tax Non-Residents, 1785.] To His Excellency the President of the State of New Hampshire the Honble Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly Convened at Concord the third Wednesday of October Anno Domini 1785 The petition of the Select men & other Inhabitants of the Town of Hillsborough, in the County of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire aforesaid Humbly sheweth that the Land in said Town is very rocky and that the Inhabitants have been at Great Expence, in making, mending and making passable the highways therein, and Also by means of a Number of Large bridges, which they were obliged to build, and Maintain over Contucook River, the Charges of said roads & bridges have become Excessively heavy and burdensome— Your Petitioners therefore pray that a tax of one penny per acre may be Laid upon all the Lands in said Town to be appropriated for the sole purpose, of making repairing, and maintaining said roads and bridges, or that your Excellency and your honours would in your Great wisdom, be pleased to Grant them such other relief as you shall think fit and your petitioners as in duty bound will ever pray &c. [In H. of Rep., Feb. 28, 1786, the foregoing petition was granted. ED.] [5-83] [Relative to Robert Tinney, Soldier.] To the Honble Sennate and honble house of Representatives in General Assembly Conveined for the State of New Hamp the 3d Wednesday of octo' Instant at Concord in s State The Petetion of the Select men of Hillsborough in the County of Hillsborough and other of the Inhabitants of said Town Humbly shews-That the Select" for s Town in the year 1781, by the names of Samuel Bradford and John McCalley Signed a note of hand bearing date March ye 14th 1781 thereby promising to pay one John McClintock or order one hundred and ninety two Bushells of Good Merchantable Indian Corn or as much money as will purchase it, at or before the fourteenth day or March then next with Interest till paid &c-That the above note was Given to the Said McClintock for the hire of a Certain Robert Tinney who the said McClintock had procured to enlist into the Continatal Army said Year as a man for the said Town of Hillsborrough- That notwithstanding the Said Note was given to the sd McClintock as hire for said Soldier he the said Soldier immediately after his Muster Diserted and Never Joined the Army at all and your petitioners Vehemintly Suspect that this Disertion was advised and Countinanced by the sd McClintock That the Town of Hillsborrough were so Well Satisfyed that the said McClintock was not entitled by either Law or Equity to the corn or money promised by the sd note that they universally discountinanced the paymint thereof and suffered a suit to be brought against the Signers of the said Note intending to dispute the same before the Superior Court of this State but by the inattention of one of the Signers to the said Note when the tryal came on before the inferior Court for the County of Hillsborough which was held at Amherst the 4th day of Augt 1782-a Default issued and Judgment Entered against the Persons who Signed the said note for the sum of 47,, 16,, 8a Damage and 3,, 13,, 8d Cost of Court as appears of Record-Both which Sums has since been paid to the said John McClintock by the said Town of Hillsborrough notwithstanding the sa Tinney never Served in the Army one day in Consequence of this Hire Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray that your Honers will Order the said McClintock to return the said money he has received as afores or Order a New Tryal in such a way and manner as the nature of the said Contract made with the sa McClintock may be enquired into by some Court proper to Try the same that Justice may be done in the premises—or in any way that shall Seem to your Excelly and honers and Your Petitioners as in Duty Bound shall ever pray &c Dated at Hillsbourough Octo' 20th 1785 [5-84] [Relative to Incorporating a Town Library, 1797.] To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives in general Court convened at Portsmouth November 1797 Humbly sheweth Benjamin Peirce Joseph Symonds Isaac Andrews Jonathan Barnes Calvin Stevens and others their Associates have purchased a number of books for the purpose of Establishing a Social Library in the Town of Hillsborough, but finding it necessary to be Incorporated in Order to realize the advantage Anticipated, by purchasing books in common, therefore pray that they may be Incorporated with such priviledges, as are usually granted in such cases and they as in duty bound will pray Benjamin Pierce* [The foregoing petition was granted Dec. 6, 1797.—Ed.] HINSDALE. Previous to the settlement of the divisional line between the provinces of New Hampshire and Massachusetts in 1741, a large portion of the territory now comprising this town and a portion of what is now Winchester belonged to Northfield, Mass. Settlements had been made here by authority of a grant from the government of that province, and a fort had been built by Col. Ebenezer Hindsdale on the east side of Connecticut river a little north of the old line of Northfield, as shown on an ancient plan which is No. 84 in the volume from which the following papers are copied. Fort Dummer was situated on the west side of the [Hon. Benjamin Pierce was born in Chelmsford, Mass., Dec. 25, 1757. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war; sheriff from 1807 to 1814, and from 1819 to 1827; representative eleven years, and for six years a member of the council. He was elected governor of the state in 1827, and again in 1829. He was the father of Franklin Pierce, president of the United States from 1852 to 1856. He died April 1, 1839.—ED.] |