[Set aside, and a new writ from the house sent out.ED.] [R. 2-192] [Abstracts from Petitions of French War soldiers.] [In a petition dated "Londonderry this 5th day of February 1757," Daniel McMurphy stated that he was in the service in 1756, in Capt. John Shepard's company, and lost his gun, for which he wanted pay, and was allowed £8, 5. -ED.] [R. 2-193] [In a petition, dated March 17, 1757, James Ligget stated that he was in Capt. John Moor's company in the Crown Point expedition, enlisted April 28, 1755, and was discharged October 10, 1755.—ED.] [R. 2-194] The Petition of Moses Grimes of Londonderry Labourer, Most Humbly Sheweth, That your Petitioner was a Souldier in the Canada Expedition in the year 1757, In the Service of this Province under the Command of Capt Hercules Mooney & as such Proceeded to Fort William Henry, where after the seige he was Taken & made Prisoner by the Indians & Carryed to Canada, where he remained about the Space of four months & was from thence Transported to several parts of France & from thence To Plymouth in England where he Took Passage to Newfoundland & from thence to New York where he arrived the Tenth Day of November 1758 & got home about fourth day of December, That your Petitioner During his Captivity had Hard fare & Ill Treatment from the enemy. Moses Grimes [He asked for an allowance, which was granted to the amount of £75 new tenor, March 14, 1759.-Ed.] [6-120] [Relative to the Formation of Counties, 1769.] Province of New Hampshire To his Excellency John Wentworth Esq' Gov' & Commander in Cheif And to the Honourable his Maj" Councel and House of Representetives for sa Provence in General Assembly Conveen'd The Petition of us the subscribers being Inhabitants of the Town of Londonderry in s Province Most Humbly sheweth that Your Petitioners being Inform that the province is About being devided into Countys for the ease and benefit of the Inhabitants in General in transacting their business of a Publick nature & being also Inform that the General Assembly have Voted a small County to be sett off adjacent to the Westerly side of Merrimack, We Your Petitioners pray that the Towns of Bow Chester Londonderry Pelham Plasto salem Hampsted Sandown which lay Conveninently situated to sd County May be anexed thereto as it wou'd save the most of the Inhabitants of sd Towns thirty Miles travell in transacting their busines with Courts Judges of Probate Register &c And no other persons whatsoever wou'd (as your Petitioners Concieve) be Injur'd thereby— And your Petitioners as in Duty bound shall ever pray [Other petitions of the same date and nature contain the following names :-ED.] Patrck Dugles Samuel Clark Samuel morison Willm Wiar John Duncan iuner Joseph Oughterson David Oughterson william Duncan george Duncan James Doack George Duncan Jun' william Miltmer Thomas Hilande David mcclearey John Watts John Doack James Doack Mathew Thornton James Miltmer James Donaldson Alexander Cochran John Cochran Georg Duncan Joseph Clyd James Millican Nethanel Hemphill Thomas Clark Willm Dickey John Armstrong John Armstrong Ju' David Gregg Thomas Cochran Elijah Cochran Will Campbel Nath' Hemphill John Campbel Robert Hemphill James anderson James Betton John Clyd David Armstrong Alexander Davidson William Alexander Sam" Senter Moses Grimes Reuben page iuner iuner Richard marshall the third David Lawrance Peter Robinson Benjamin Kidder Daniel Marshall Andrew Cummings Isaac Cumings john marshall wilyam Graham Richard marshall Samson Kidder Mathew Reid William Pettarson Thomas Campbell Daniel mcNeal Robert morison Isaack Cochran Sam" Cochran Sam" Wallace Wm Johnston John Crombie Junr David Peabody Philip marshall Robert MacMurphy Robert Adams John Moor william morrow Rob Dinsmoor David Smiley [6-128] [An Address to the Governor, 1773.] To his Excellency John Wentworth Esq' Cap' Gen1 and Gov in chief in and over his Majestys Province of New Hampshire The inhabitants of the town of Londonderry, beg leave to approach your Excelly and to express their sentiments of gratitude, and affection, to your Excellency's person, and administration. We esteem it a peculiar mark of the favor of his gratious Majesty, that he has appointed to the supream command here, a Gentleman whose birth, and education, have been in the province, over which he presides. From these circumstances, and your Excelly known character, we early conceived, the most sanguine hopes, from your administration. Nor have we been disappointed. The unabated attention you have given to the intrests of the Province, has not only been felt by the people of your charge; but has been observed (we had almost said envied) by our neighbours who are without the line of your jurisdiction. The cultivation of land within the government, and the extention of settlem even to regions that were scarce known when your Excelly came to the chair, must be attributed in a great measure, to your care, and the benignity of your Government, But it has not been in this view alone that you have been the Patron of this people. To extend settlements, or to cultivate lands, while the people that settle and cultivate, are without the means of knowledge, might be rather injurious than beneficial. But these have not escaped your Excellenc attention. The institution of a College in the wilderness, and the |