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read and M' Jonathan Blanchard being heard in behalf of said Committees

Resolved that the said Ferry ought Imediately to be given up to said Petitioner, and that the Person who has Improved the same under the direction of the aforesaid Committees Account to the Petitioner for the Profits that have arose since he has held it by order of said Committee.

Extract from the Minutes

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[7-60] [Remonstrance to Petition of Matthew Thornton for a Ferry, 1784.]

To the Honorable the Councel & House of Representatives for the State of New Hampshire to be Conveen'd at Exeter on the Last Tuesday of march 1784

the Petition of the subscribers Humbly shew

That we are Inform'd that Matthew Thornton Esq' Has petitioned your Honors that he may have the Exclusive right of ferrying people over merrimack river where Col° Lutwyche formerly keept the ferry and that a Hearing is Appointed the 24 Wednesday of your next session

We Humbly pray that his petition may not be Granted first Because it wou'd be unjust that he should have the Benefit of the ferry when the Owners & proprietors of Brintons farm have been at so much Cost and Exspence in Reserving lands on both sides merrimack river keeping proper Vesels for & tending the ferry 2dly because that Col Thornton sence he has Lived there has paid little or no Attention to serve the publick in that way and if your Honors Grant his petition the public as well as your petitioners will be much Injuired as all that are Aquainted with him know that he never did attend to such matters neither can it be Exspected he ever will

Therefore we Humbly pray your Honors not to Grant his said petition all which your petitioners as in Duty bound do sincerely pray

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Robert Dickey
Joseph Harvell

Will Campbell
Josiah Jones
John Taylor
Jesse Jones

James Taylor
Reuben Senter
Jacob Nickals
John Campbell
Henry Campbell
Jonathan Gregg
Jacob Kendal
Seth Hadley
Henery Hale iur
Moses Barker
Uriah wright
Daniel Wyman
William Davidson
Isaac Levingston
John Mac keen
Junier

Gideon Butler

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Nehemiah ordway
Levi Andrews
John marshall
Samuel Brown
James Gorman
Edward Pollard
Benjamin Dows
Math" Patten
Samuel Patterson
James Martin
William mallster
James Patten
Adam Smith
Willm Moor Jun'
Joseph Patten
Adam Dickey of
Bedford

Stephen Chase
Joseph Tufts
Je Marsh
David Woodburn
Samuel Eyers

Joseph Chapman
John march
Moses Towns
Ephraim Dimond
John Nours
Edward Ela
James Rogers
James Gregg
Matthew Dickey

Samuel Thomson
Robert Lyons

[7-61]

[Another Remonstrance to same.]

To the Honble the Councel and House of Representatives for the State of New Hampshire in General Assembly Conveen'd at Exeter the last Tuesday of March 1784

The Petition of the Subscribers Humbly shews

That in some of the Late New Hampshire news papers They have seen it Advertis'd that Matthew Thornton Esqr Hath Petition'd Your Honers that the Exclusive priviledge of Ferrying people over Merrimack River might be granted to him as set forth in said petition and that your Honors have Order'd a hearing thereon the 2d Wednesday of Your next session. that any person may then Appear & shew Cause (if any they Have) why the prayer thereof should not be Granted-And as the Granting such Petition may be very Injurious to the publick as well as to Your Petitioners: they most Humbly beg leave to Remonstrate and Shew.

That your petitioners are Owners & Inhabitants of a Farm of the Greatest part of the farm mentioned in the said Petition Called Brintons Farm-An Ancient Grant-lying on both sides of Merrimack River and now known by the names of

Litchfield & merrimack and principally included within said Towns & Conceive themselves Entitled in proportion to their Intrests to all the priviledges & Immunities within the Bounds of said Farm wheither by Land or Water-and Humbly Conceive the public as well as themselves wou'd be Greatly Injured if the prayer of that Petition should be Granted. As it is not Likely the ferry will be tended in the manner it Ought to be while under the direction of Colo Thornton as heithertoo he has paid little Attention to it Notwithstanding he mentions the ferry to be the main Inducement to his buying the farm-neither should we be willing an Exclusive right of Ferrying there should be Granted to any person in such a manner as to become a part of his Estate.

it is suggested in said Petition that the Court of General sessions of the peace in the County of middlesex Appointed Jonathan Cumings to keep said ferry and that Cumings sold it to Col Lutwyche.

we dont know that the General sessions of the peace for the County of Middlesix Granting Licence to Cumings to tend said ferry Gave him a right to the ferry or in any manner Intitled him to Convey the same to any person whomsoever we denye that Cumings sold it to Col° Lutwyche as not the Least mention is made thereof in Cuminges deed to Lutwyche

it is also mentioned in said Petition that said Lutwyche Obtained from the Governor of New Hamp' a Grant of said ferry to him his Heirs & Assigns forever and that the said Petitioner is the Legal Owner thereof

If so it seems needless to Trouble your Honors with a petition as he may have remedy at Common Law if he is Disturbed in his property we Cant Conceive your Honors will Indulge Petitioners in matters that can be properly Decided in a Leagal way else where and further we beg Leave to Inform your Honors that Col° Thornton has commenced a Suit against us on this very matter which is now pending; and to be Call'd to Answer at this Court and at a Law court at one and the same time Appears Rather Vexatious, that should your Honors make any regulations Concerning the said ferry we beg we may be considered and that a ferry may be Established on the east side of said river for the sole use and Benefet of the proprietors and Owners of sa Brintons farm

This Petition will be Presented and Inforced by our Counsell who will represent us in what is further needful in the premises which we doubt not will have a patient hearing all which is submitted to your wise & Impartial Judgment and Determination and your petitioners as in duty bound will Ever pray

Litchfield march 4th 1784

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[The exclusive privilege of keeping a ferry at this place was granted by Gov. Benning Wentworth, July 8, 1776, to Edward Goldstone Lutwyche, and managed by him until April 20, 1775, at which time he left the place and went to the enemy in Boston. His mother, Mrs. Sarah, continued the ferry until it was taken possession of by the committees of safety of the towns of Merrimack and Litchfield; they were, however, on the third of November, 1775, directed by the legislature to give up the ferry to Mrs. Lutwyche.

The following extract from the records of the committee of safety of the state, Sept. 10, 1778, indicates that she died not long prior to that date:

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Appointed Col° Nichols, Mr Underwood & Majr Chase to take an Inventory & possession of the Estate of Sarah Lutwyche, De."

An act passed April 14, 1784, granting to Matthew Thornton the exclusive right of keeping a ferry over the river within the distance of two miles above or below his house.-ED.]

[R. 2-271] [Nathaniel Garfield, Quarter-Master, 1779.]

The Petition of Nathaniel Gearfield of Merrimac in the county of Hillsborough Gentleman

That your Petitioner in August last went a Volunteer in the last Campaign to Rhode Island in 1778, and there served as Quartermaster of the Brigade of New Hampshire Volunteers under the Command of Brigadier Gen' Whipple and expected to have been made up in a Staff Roll accordingly, but by some

means was Neglected, and have never received any pay for said service

In behalf of the Petitioner

Moses Nichols

[Nov. 6, 1783, said Garfield petitioned for an allowance for a mare lost in said service.-ED.]

[R. 2-273]

[Soldier's Order, 1782.]

Merrimack July 8th 1782.

To the Treas of the State of New Hampshire

S For value Recd Please to pay Capt William Barron the whol of my wages for serving under Col Jonson at Coos

Witness my hand—

Abel Davis

£8,7,9

[R. 2-274] [Relative to William Cowen, Soldier.]

[In a petition dated June 3, 1784, Timothy Taylor and Jacob McGaw, selectmen of Merrimack, stated that one William Cowen, a soldier in the Continental army from the town of Merrimack, had by mistake been credited to the town of Amherst.-ED.]

[R. 2-276] [Petition in behalf of James Taylor, 1785.] To the General assembly of the State of New Hampshire

Humbly shews James Taylor late of Merrymac in said state that your Petitioner served in the Regim' Commanded by Lieu' Colo Stephen Peabody at Rhodisland as Quarter master of that Regiment during the Continuance thereof and as Sundry officers of that Corps have had an allowance of Depreciation (so called) he prays that he may be Considered in the same way as others are of that Regiment

June 24 1785

Tim Taylor

In Behalf of James Taylor

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