[5-100] [Petition for the Privilege of a Lottery, 1795.] To the Honorable General Court of the State of Newhampshire convened at Hanover June 1795— we your Petitioners the Inhabitants of Winchester Hindsdale and others humbly sheweth that your Petitioners as well as the Publick at large suffer great Inconvenancy for want of a good Publick Road leading from the Furnace in Said Winchester on the North Side of Ashewillet River till it strikes the grate Road at or near Whelers mills in Said Hindsdale that leads from Northfield to Chesterfield allso another Road Begening about one Mile East of Said Whelers Mills on the first Mentioned Road and runing a Northerly course till it Strikes Said Chesterfield Road Sixty or Eighty Rods Southerly of Mr Daniel Fishers House allso to make Two stone butments two stone pillors for string peaces to lye on for the Bridge over Ashewillet River nere Said Furnace and whareas between three and four miles of Said Intended Road there is no Inhabetants live and by reason of Hills and Brooks there will be much diging and Bridging to be don on Said Road which will make it very Expencesive altho when don will be of grate utility to the Publick as well as Individles by shortning a grate Roade four or five miles leading from the Country to the seport Towns and whare as it is Too Havy a Burthen on the Inhabitants living near Said Road to make it passable for Teams &-in this Situation we cheerfully Bring forward this our Petition Looking up to your Honours as the gardiens of the People, that you will take our Case into your Wise Consideration & grant us a Lottery to raise fifteen Hundred Dollars for the purpose of making Said Roads & Bridges with the other Expence & as the major part of the Tickets will be sold out of this State this with the grate advantage which will arise to the Publick frome the object we make no Doubt your Honours Will Grant our Request and as in Duty bound Will Ever pray Thomas Gould William Humphrey Elisha Knapp Reuben Alexander J' Stephen Hawkins Ezra Parker Jun' Asa Alexander Ephraim Hawkins Ezra Healy Sam" Warren Noah Pratt Nathan Pratt Justus Jewell Richard Gale Samuel Hill Asa Allexander Nathan Parker To the Hon the Senate & House of Representatives of the State of New Hampshire in Gen' Court convened The Petion of Nathan Willard of Hinsdale in the County of Cheshire & State afors humbly shews that whereas there is a certain small Island situated in Connecticut River within the Township of Hinsdale called Gravil Island unlocated and which never has been claimed as the property of any person or Persons known to your Petioner and the sd Isleand (tho of small value) would greatly benefit the sa Nathan Willard as in a time of Low Water it almost communicates with the Land extending to the adjacent Banks and as the s Island can never be of any real value while it remains in its present situation your Petioner prays that the same may be granted to him-And as in duty bound shall ever pray Hinsdale May 30 A D 1795 [Petition granted June 10, 1796.-ED.] Nathan Willard [R. 2-87] [Petition of Zebulon Moffatt, Soldier, 1776, addressed to the General Court.] Zebulon Moffatt of Hindsdale in the County of Cheshire Humbly shews and gives your Honors to be informed that in the year 1776, your Petitioner was a soldier in the Continental Army And served for the State of New Hampshire in Capt Hinds Company, and in the Regiment of which General Reed was Colonell & your Petitioner during the Campaign Furnished himself at his own Expence with a Good Firelock and other Implements necessary for a soldier expecting to enjoy his own property and bring the same home with him, but when your petitioner left the army the Firelock or Gun above-mentioned, by order of the Commander in Chief, at Fort George, was taken from your Petitioner, without his Consent and without ever being allowed anything in satisfaction. Chesterfield June 18th 1777 this May Certify that the Firelock taken from Zebulon Moffatt was his property taken at Fort George 19th August 1776 & Returned into the Continental Stores Sa Firelock Valued at £3, 12, 0, for me [The said amount was allowed.—ED.] Jacob Hinds Capt [R. 2-89] [Account for Soldiers' Bounties, etc.] State of New Hampshire to the Selectmen of Hindsdale Dr. 27th paid Joel Preist State Bounty for 1 year rus Shattuck, 41, 0, 0 60,-"-" Errors Excepted in behalf of the Selectmen of In Committee on Claims Exeter Septem' 16th 1786 This account by the Scale, amounts to Ten pounds Eighteen shillings-The vouchers are lodg'd in this office Exd per Josiah Gilman Jun June 20th 1787 Recd an order on the Treasurer for Ten pounds eighteen shillings in full of the within account Moses Smith HOLDERNESS. The township was granted Nov. 10, 1751, to John Shepard and others by the name of Holderness; the conditions of this grant not being fulfilled, it was forfeited. It was regranted Oct. 24, 1761, to Major John Wentworth and others, some of whom were grantees by the first charter. Six of the grantees bore the name of Shepard, and seven the name of Cox. In this grant the town was named New Holderness, in honor of Robert Earl of Holderness, and retained that name until June 12, 1816, when it was changed to Holderness, in accordance with a vote of the town. It was in the county of Strafford until it was annexed to Grafton, Sept. 14, 1782. By an act approved July 1, 1868, the southwest part of the town was set off and incorporated by the name of Ashland. [5-102] [Petition for a Regrant of some forfeited Rights.] Province of Newhampshire To his Excellency John Wentworth Esq Governour & commander in chief & to the honourable his majestys councill for said province of Newhampshire The petition of Samuel Livermore of Portsmouth in said province Esq humbly showeth that in and by the Charter of New Holderness One right or sixty seventh part was granted to Sam Wentworth Esq. of Boston and One like right or share to Murry Hambleton; that the said Grantees are both deceased without taking any step towards fullfilling the conditions of settling said township, according to Charter. And that he this Petitioner hath agreed with the heir that claims the right of said Hambleton & purchased the same from him. The petitioner therefore prays that said Hambletons right may be regranted to this petitioner & that the said Sam' Wentworth Esqrs right may be granted to such person as will effectually fullfill the conditions of the Charter & pay the taxes Due thereon. And your petitioner as in duty bound shall pray &c Sam Livermore [5-103] [Petition for Arms and Ammunition, 1776.] To the Honble the great and general Court or Committee of Safty for the Colony of New Hampshire We the Subscribers Inhabitants of the Town of New Holderness, having gain'd Intelligence, that a considerable Part of our Army in Canada have lately been forc'd by our unnatural Enemies (the British Troops in sd Canada) to retreat, and relinquish their Ground; and apprehending ourselves in the greatest Danger from the sd Troops, and scouting Parties of Indians that may be sent down to annoy and destroy us; and being in no Capacity for Defence do in Behalf of the sd Town pray your Honours to send us by the Bearer hereof Mr Samuel Curry the necessary Powder, Musquet-Balls and Flints for thirty three able and effective men, (belonging to the sd Town) who are ready with their Lives and Fortunes to assert and maintain the american Cause; and we your humble Petitioners as soon as may be will pay to your Honours, or the Committee of Safety for the Time being, an Equivalent for the same; and as in Duty bound will ever pray &c William Cox Samuel Curry Select Men Sam' Sheperd And Smyth Nath" Thompson Committee [R. 2-90] [Hercules Mooney's Petition, 1779.] To the Honble the Council and house of Representatives of the State of New Hampshire in General Assembly convened Humbly Shews Hercules Mooney Esq' that in the year 1777 |