[6-207] [Town Inventory, 1773, names only printed.]` An Inventory of the Polls and Ratable Estate of the Inhabitants of the Township of Lime— The above and Foregoing is True Invontory of the Polls and Ratable Estate of the Township of Lime Taken April the 26th 1773 By us the Subscribers the Sum Total of the Whole List of the Township of Lime 8 d is £63:9:8 Lime 5th may 1773 then walter fairfield Jonathan Child & Charles Nelson personally appeared and made oath that the above Inventory was faithfully & impartially made before me Israel Morey Justice Peace [6-208] [Vote of Town relative to the Convention at Lebanon, 1777.] at a meeting of the Inhabitents of the town of Lime Leagely worned and held at the hous of Capt Eben' Gravs in Sd town on tusday ye fourth day of this februery 1777 tee and the Seventh vote in Sa meeting was that the Comte of Safty of this town Should Join in Conjuncieon with the Com of Safty for the Severel towns in this County at Deecon ordways at Lebenon on thursday ye thirteenth day of this Instant februry to meet with the Courts Comte from Exeter and are Likewise Impowed to act in behalf of the above Sd town Reletive to there Letter of the tenth Day of Janery Last the Names of the Comte Walter Fairfield Comitees Ch Decen Joseph Skiner m' walter fairfield m' thomas porter [R. 2-235] A copy of the intelligence Received in Cohoss Lime 29th of June 1776 these to acquaint you that this moment I have Received intiligence that our army is Drove to Crown point the News Came by Mr Chamberline who says he saw two men that Came With General Sullivan over the Lake I hope M' Whitelaw and company are returned if Not I fear they are intercepted pray send by the bearer any intiligence you may have otherwise, also your advice how we had best proceed I am in haste Sr your Humble Sert to the Honourable Jacob Bailey Esq' Jonath. Childs We have now no Doubt of the truth of the first report as within therefore we pray the assistance of the Lower towns by their sending the Melitia to our assistance James Bailey Jacob Bailey Chairman of the Com. of Haver1 and Newbury [R. 2-236] [Petition of Capt. Ebenezer Green, 1781.] State of New Hampshire. To the Honble the Council & House of Representatives now Convened at Exeter, in the State aforesaid. Humbly Sheweth Your Petitioner That he entered into the Continental Service in the beginning of the year 1776 in the Capacity of a Captain in Col° Timothy Bedles Regiment, raised by this state & soon after joined the Continental Army in Canada—And that in the month of May in the year aforesaid he was made a Captive at a place called the Cedars and left in the hands of the Enemy as a Hostage by Gen' Arnold, then chief Commander in that department,-That after about ten Months captivity, your Petitioner was permitted to return home on his parole-That in the year 1779 he was called to New York & then permitted to return still on parole till further orders.—And that now he is liable to be called for at any moment,-That your petitioner has twice made application to Congress in order to effect his exchange, but to no purpose,-That your petitioner, since his first engagement, has received no more than the nominal sum of his wages in paper Currency, and has nowhere to look for redress but to your honors.-Your Petitioner would therefore humbly pray your Honors to take his circumstances under your wise & serious Consideration & grant him such relief as other officers of his rank have been allowed to receive. Exeter 12th Jany. 1781 Ebn' Green [He petitioned again the following November, in which he stated That he became an Hostage by order of Gen1 Arnold for performance of the Capitulation Entered into by said Arnold." And again in June, 1783, in which he stated that he was "detained about six years a prisoner as hostage before exchanged."-Ed.] [R. 2-239] [Report of Committee on Soldiers, 1786.] Your Committee on the petition of Plainfield, Lebanon &C beg leave to report as their opinion, That the Town of Lime be credited for three Continental men Viz Abner Barlow Henry Tibbets & James Rosebrooks of Whitcomb's Corps, and that said Town be allowed the sum of sixty pounds for each of said men, with interest thereof on the settlement of the ac count the state has against said Lime for deficiency of soldiers, which is submitted Josh Wentworth for the Committee. [The report was accepted and adopted by the legisla ture.-ED.] [From Gen. Chase's Papers.] Lime May 13th 1777 Sir This may Certify you that Stephen Jinnings & Ephraim Jinnings have Enlisted Into the Continental Service for the Term of three years under the Command of Capt John House Co" Starks Regt & have bin mustered & paid their State Bounty & Travil money by me Jon Child M: Master For Cap Abel Stephens Lime March 22d 1781. S these may Certify That Ephraim Dunlap of Plainfield and Able Parks of hanover served as Sergent in my Comp In the one months service Col Jonath" Chase Charles Nelson Cap' [6-210] [Petition for Charter for a Ferry, 1784.] Whereas the Ferry on Connecticut River opposite to the north west corner of Lime in the county of Grafton and State of New Hampshire, has not been chartered by the Government; And whereas said Ferry has been occupied by Nathan Mann of Thetford west of said River, for four years last past, who has been at very considerable expence in providing boats and keeping the ways thro' his own farm &c. to said Ferry in repair; and has during said term, given such attendance to said Ferry as to gratify and serve the Public in the best manner; And whereas 'tis our opinion that sa Mann is the most suitable person to own and occupy said Ferry, his situation and circumstances being better calculated to serve the public in this respect than any other person whatsoever-We the Subscribers therefore wish said Ferry might be granted to the said Nathan Mann, his heirs, &c.-Dated October 8th AD 1784. Ichobod Palmer Jon Darbe In orford thirty nine Siners In lime fifty Siners [6-211] [Relative to Representation, etc.] At A Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Lime Legalley Warned and Convened at the house of Ebenezer Green Esqr on Monday the 25th of Nov' and Continued by adjournment to Monday the 24 of Dec' Inst. 1" Voted that the phamphlet Lately published by the Commitey of the Towns of Lime hanover Leabonon and plainfield is truely Expresive of our Sentiments on Representation and the Unconstituniol Formation and proceedings of the present Assembly 2d Voted that we Canot Comply with the presept Issued to this town in Conjunction with 5 other Towns for Chusing a Representative for the Reasons following Viz Because the present plan of Representation is intirely Inconsistant with a free State where Every Corporate Town that is |