These certifies That Samuel Remicks was a soldier in Capt McConnels Company in Col° Stickneys Regiment at Benington in 1777 and was wounded in the Battle there last August Robert Gillmor Lieut. Goffestown, Feb 3d 1778 [Col. Thomas Stickney certifies to the same.-ED.] [R. 2-20] Sept. 8th 1780. This certifies that on the first day of March 1777 The Committee of Safety (as appears by their Journal) agreed to give William Bell Twenty Shillings per month over & above his wages as a Soldier as a recompence for the time of his assisting Mr Noah Emery in the Commissary's Department attest E. Thompson Sty [Joshua Bell, son of William Bell, of Goffstown, enlisted in 1777. He was in Capt. Livermore's company, Scammel's regiment, and was discharged sick, after two years' service. (R. 2-22, 23, 24.)—ED.] [R. 2-24%] [Col. Kelley to Col. Stickney.] Goffstown July ye 19, 1779. Der Sir after due Complements to you and Mr Stickney, I perseve that M' Eastman of weare have inlisted a man in haneker in your Regiment by the Name of Pope to do a tower of dute in the armey for said weare but Capten bowman Refuses to let him go for them, and the mater is left to the determination of you and me if you think with me according to the orders from the Committee at Exeter april last, he ought to be held for weare the inlistment I think is good and will and ought to hold him for them Sir I am with grat esteem your most obedient and very hum bel sarvent To Col Thomas Stickney Concord Moses Kelley [R. 2-21] [Relative to Joshua Wilson, Soldier, 1775.] I Samuel Richards of Goffstown do testify and say that I Commanded a Company at winterhill in the service of New Hampshire State, in the Spring of the year 1775, and that Moses Littel Esq' was then my Lieut who Inlisted Joshua Wilson in said Goffstown who stiled himself an Inhabiten of the same, and at the Expiration of Eight monts the said Joshua Wilson ReeInlisted under me for said State & for Twelve month Longer Still Calling him self of said Goffstown and did actually Receive a Blanket and Gun of the Inhabitants of the said Goffstown together with provisions for his march to winterhill previous to joyning my Company as he Informed me and further saith not Samll Richards [Sworn to July 10, 1782, before Robert McGregore.—ED.] [4-122] [Warrant for Town-Meeting, 1780.] The freeholders and other Inhabitants of Goffstown Quallified to Vote in Town-meetings According to law, are Desired to meet at the Meeting-house in Said town on Monday the 8th Day of January Next at one °Clock after-noon then and there to act on the following Articles (Viz) First to Choose a Mod erator 3d Article in Said Warrant. To Know the minds of the Congregationals (so call) with Respect to the Presbyterians being set off a Distinct Parish by themselves. 4th Article and whither they will Vote the Parsonage on the South side of Piscataquage River to the sole use of the Gospel in that way they the said Presbytereans Relinquishing any Futer Pretentions to any Income Either to themselves or to the suport of the Gospel in their way to the Other Two Lots on the North side of Piscataqage River Called the Parsonage Lots, Goffstown Decem* 22a 1780 Sam" Blodget Select men To George Addison Constable Goffstown January 8th 1781 this may Certify the Inhabitants of Goffstown have been Legually Notified by Posting According to Law, George Addison Constable At a town meeting Legually warned to be held at the meeting house in Goffstown on the Eighth Day of January 1781, Voted Colo Moses Killy be Moderator Voted on the Third Article of the Warrant that the Town will Choose a Commity to Treat upon Matters Raletive to Seperating Parishes. th Voted that the Commitee Consist of Six men, Voted Moses Kelly, Sam" Robie, Philip Clement, Alex' Gilcrest John Craig and John Butterfield, be said Committee Voted that the 4 Article in the warrant be Referred to the Committee aforsaid for their Consideration, and to be laid before the Town at their Next Meeting-The Report of the forsaid Commitie made at the Next meeting by Adjournment Jan 29, 1781, is as followeth. Agreeable to a Vote of the Town at a meeting held at the meeting-house on the Eighth Instant Whereby we the subscribers were Unanimously Chosen, as a Commitie to agree upon a Method of Seperating the town into two Distinct Parishes Beg leave to make this Report of what we have DoneFirst it was taken under Consideration, whither it was best to seperate or Not. Unanimously Resolved in the Affirmative. Secondly that the two Parsonage Lots on the North side of Piscataquage River be for the Congregational parish, and the Lot that is on the south side for the Presbyterian Parish. Thirdly that the Presbyterians Give up what they Did to the meeting-house in Common with Others to the Congregationals they Agreeing that when the Presbyterians Shall think fit to build a Meeting-house in the Town the said Congregationals will help them to the Value of one Quarter part of the frame and Boarding and Shingling, a house as Large as the one that is now in the Town Dated at Goffstown January 26, 1781 Sam Robie John Craig Alex Gilcrest Moses Kelly January 29 1781 The town met According to Adjournment Voted that what was acted at the Opening Said meeting Ralative to the third and fourth Article in the warrant for Calling Said meeting was acted upon Agreeable to their minds, 20 Voted that the town Agree to seperate Parishes 3a Voted that at to Relinquishing the Right to the Parsonage the Congregationals act at one End of the meeting-house and the Presbyterrians at the Other 4th Voted by the Presbyterians that they will Relinquish their Rights to the Two Lots of the parsonage that is on the North side of Piscataquage River, to the Congregationals 5th Voted by the Congregationals that they will Relinquish all their Rights to the Parsonage Lot that is on the South side of Piscataquage River to the Presbyterrians. 6th Voted by the Presbyterians that they Will Give up what they Did to the meeting-house in Common, to the Congregationals 7th Voted by the Congregationals that they will Give to the Presbyterians (when they think fit to build a meetinghouse in the Town), the Building of one Quarter-part of a meeting house frame as Large as the one that is now in the town and the boarding and Shingling the same Goffstown March 26; 1781 A true Coppey of Record Examined Alexdr Walker Town Clark. [4-121] [Petition relative to Church Affairs, 1781.] State of Newhampshire To the Honourable The President, and Members of the Council, And House of Representatives in General Court Assembled, The petition of us the subscribers inhabitants of Goffstown, Humbly Sheweth That Your petioners are of Two Different presuations of Religion Viz Congregationals and Presbyterrians, by which many Disputes and Lawsuits have happned among us, much To our Damage, and we think it has had a Tendency to hinder the settlement of the Gospel among us in the Town. Therefore after Duly Considering the matter the Town has Entered into this Resolution, that the Inhabitants that are of these Denominations Caled Congregationals & Presbyterians, (as Above) may be in two Distinct Parishes, by the Names of The Congregational Parish, and the Presbyterrian parish We pray y Honours by Your Authority to Enact that Each of these may be Cloathed with parish Powers, that they may be in a Legual Capacity, to Colect Taxes for the Support of the Gospel among themselves And Your petitioners as in Duty bound will Ever Pray [In H. of Rep., March 29, 1781, petitioners were granted leave to bring in a bill for the aforesaid purpose.-ED.] [4-123] [Request relative to Management of Town-Meeting, 1783.] Sir We the Subscribers Inhabitants of Goffes Town being Discontent with the manner of carrying on our prisent Annual Meeting for that a Considerable Number of the Men that Voted were not Quallified as the Law Directs and when we Requested the suposed Moderator to put the Vote to See if the people were Content to have the meeting Carried on in that manner we were Denied the Request Likewise when we Desired you as Town Clark, to open the meeting again and Let the Voters be Quallified we ware Denied the priviledge we Earnestly pray that at the hour appointed this Day as it is adjournment of the Said meeting, you would open the meeting and let the Voters be Quallified that our town officers may be Legally Chosen. Goffes Town march 24 1783 [On another document of the same import and same date, are the following names:-ED.] Moses Kelley Joseph Buswell Benjamin Stevens Thos Vickery Vose [4-124] [Deposition relative to Constable's Pay.] The Deposition of Steven Tuttle of Goffstown of Lawfull age do Testify and Say that on Monday the Twenty fourth day of March in the year 1783 at the adjournment of the annual meeting held in Said Goffstown in the State of Newhamp Sam" Blodget Esq' being the moderator of Said meeting a motion was then made in said meeting to give the Constables Ten Dollars pr year for their Services your Deponent then objected against the motion the then moderator spoke with a Loud audible voice in the Inglish Language and said dont you Tuttle |