last Campaign-viz in the year 1759, under the special command of Cap' Nehemiah Lovewell. New Boston March ye 21st 1760. * his John x Burn mark [He further stated that he was with the army at Ticonderoga and "Chenecdada," where he was taken sick. Lieut. Ebenezer Lyon, of Amherst, and John Harvell, of Litchfield, certified to being in the same regiment, and that the statement of Burns was true. He was allowed £7-10 sterling. ED.] [7-116] [House burned, 1756.] The deposition of James Hunter, of a place Called new Boston in the province of new hampshire who testifieth and saith that in the month of march 1756 my hous in new Boston aforsaid was by acedant Burned and all therin destroyed so that nothing was left that the flams Could Consume and in it was Consumed Eghteen pounds old tener of the bills of Cridet of this province which I had in the hous and as I am Informed the Court make all such good again and further saith not James Hunter [Sworn to before Robert Boyes, Justice of the Peace. He was allowed £4-10 "out of the money in the treasury to be burnt."-ED.] [7-117] [Petition for an Incorporation, 1760.] To His Exelency Bening Wentwoth Govener in chief in and over his Majesties Province of New-Hampshire & To the Honourable His Majesties Councill The Memorial of Thomas Cochran and others humbly Sheweth That Some Time before the War began about the Year forty Three a few famelies began to Settle upon a Tract of Land called New-Boston which Tract of Land was formerly Granted by the General Court of the Massechusets Bay to a party of Soldiers Belonging to the Canada Expedition formerly as a Reward in part for their good Service; which Tract of Land is Bounded Easterly upon Bedford and a Tract of Land called Goffs Town Notherly upon a Tract of Land called Hales Town Westerly upon a Slip of Land granted to said Proprie tors by the Purchasers of Masons Patent As also upon a Tract of Land formerly called Salem-Canada Latly Lindburrough Southerly upon a Tract of Land called Soughegan West The Contents of which is about Six Mild Square as will appear by the Plan. And altho' those few families that Settled before the War Commenced; Descerted the Settlements in the Time of the War, yet as Soon as the War concluded, immediately took possession and have made Considerable Improvement. Since which many More families have Settled upon the Same Tract of Land to the Number of Twenty families or upward-And as we are all of the Presbeterian Constetution, So we are Solicitous to Settle a Minister of our own Constetution, that we may quietly enjoy Christain Privileges. and we think an Incorporation tends greatly to promote the Same as well as to Advance the Settlement of the Town. and many other Advantages Consaquent upon it too Numerous to be incerted; So with the lowest Submission we beg leave to address your Excellency & Honours for a Charter of our Township according to the Contents above Specified and doubt not but that in your great Wisdom & Clemency will answer our reasonable Request. And So your Memorialist as in duty bound will ever pray [The plan referred to is very simple. The town was incorporated by the governor and council Feb. 18, 1763.— ED.] [7-119] [Relative to Boundary Lines.] The deposition of James Ferson of full age testifieth and Saith. that he was one of the Chainmen in measuring New Boston along with m' Sheepherd and we Gave no alowance for up hill nor down hill nor Swage of Chain nor fallen Logs nor Crook of Chain and further Saith not Jams ferson [Sworn before Robert Boyes, Justice of the Peace.] [7-120] [Relative to the Petition for an Incorporation, 1761.] To his Exelency Bening wintworth Esq' Governor and Comander in Chife in and over his majt province of new hampshire and to his majt Horble Counsel of said province. The humble petition of pairt of the Inhabetanc of that tract of Land Called new boston in the province of new hampshire most Humbly sheweth that your Pettitioners are Informed that pairt of the Inhabetonce of this setelment hath petitioned your Exelance and Hon" to Incorprait pairt of this settelment shutting out part of our Inhabetance and Land in order to draw the mitting near themselves and to draw the mitting hous from other pairt of the Inhabetance and hath sent down the said petition without aquanting a grait pairt of the Inhabtance, and many that signed said petition understood that the whol of the Land and Inhabtance was in said petition may it therfor pleas your Excelanc and Honers, not to seprat our settelment if it should pleas you to Incorprat our settelment but keep it together that so wee may be able to plant the Gospel among us and not for any party whatsoever to sepreat and brak us to peaces and your Petetitoners as in Duty bound shal Ever pray deatted at new boston this fourth day of feberuary 1761 [7-121] [Relative to locating a Meeting-House, 1765.] Province of New hampshire To his Exelency Benin Wentworth Esq' Governor And Comander In Cheif In and over His Majesties Province of Newhampshier And to The Honourable His Majesties Council and house of Representatives In General Assembly Convend The Humble Pettition of the Propretors Freeholders And Inhabitants of the town of New boston In Said Province Most Humbly Sheweth That The Proprietors of the said Newboston At their Metting September The Fourteenth 1762 Chose three Men to Choice Ă Proper Place to Build A Meeting House Upon In Said town And upon the fourteenth Day of July 1763 the Said Men Mett At Newboston Aforesaid And After Some time Spent gave In their Judgment that A Place Upon the lot No 79 Near the South End of Said lot was A Proper Place to Build a Meeting House for Said town Which Judgment was And Is wrong For it Is only to Serve one Part of the town Not The whole Notwithstanding the government had InCorperated the whole of the town yet they Laid Aside Part of the town to the Amount of Six or Seven thousand Acres of As good Land As the other Part of the town And Allowed that No Priveledges of the Meeting house So that Some Part of the town will Bee Above five Miles from The meeting House And Did Not give the Rest that Remained A Just Center Paid No Regard to the Town As Incorperated By the Government But made A town As they thought fitt themselves which Judgment was Accepted At A Proprietors Meeting And A meeting House Raised Accordingly which will Brake the town to Pieces if Not quickly Remedyed And Greatly Hinder the Gosples Seteling there And So Prove fatal to the Peace of the town Therefore wee Pray Your Exelency And Honours To Take our Distresed Case Into Consideration And Grant Such Relief to Your Petitioners As Your Exelency And Honours As You In your Great wisdom Shall think Proper And your Petisioners As In Duty Bound Shall Ever Pray Newboston November the 6th 1765 [The foregoing petition was dismissed.—ED.] [7-122] [Relative to Ministerial Lot, 1768.] At A Leagal meeting of the freeholders of the Town of Newboston held by Ajournment On the third day of December 1767 Voted that the Lott N° 61, Drawed in said Town for the first Ordained Minister of the Gospell that Shall be Settled in Sa Town, be Exchanged for the Lott N° 53 that was Drawed for the Benefit of the School in Said Town & that Sa Lott N° 53 be for s minister & that Sd Lott N° 61 be for Said School for to Continue for Ever hearafter Newboston March 1st 1768] A Coppy Attest p' William Clark Town Clerk [7-123[ [Relative to the formation of Counties, 1769.] To His Excellency John Wentworth Esq. Captain, General, Governor, and Commander, in Chief, in and Over his Majesty's, Province of New Hampshire, &c, the Honourable his Majesty's Council, and House of Representatives, in General Assembly Convened The Petition of the subscribers. Inhabitants in New-Boston in said Province, Most Humbly sheweth-That your Petitioners are informed, that the Province is About to be Divided into Countys, for the ease and benefit of the Inhabitants, in General, in transacting their business of a Public nature, and being also informed that the General Assembly have Voted a small County to be set off, Extending from the westerly line of Peterborough, to the easterly line of Litchfield, thinly Inhabited, and not Capable to Receive many more, and we Humbly Offer our Opinion, that the Necesary Expence of said County will Over Balance the advantages, and the profits, of the Publick Offices, be so trifling, that, no Gent" Equal to said Offices will undertake Therefor your Petitioners pray, the Towns of Bow, Chester, Londonderry, Pelham, Plasto, salem, Hamstead, and sandown, which Conveniently situated, may be Annexed to said County, your Petitioners, as in Duty Bound will ever pray &c. April, 3a, AD 1769. and Daniel mcmillan Will: McNeill James Ferson Thomas Willson John Mcmillan Hendry Ferson John Mallester samuel nichols Paul Ferson James Ferson Jur Willm Clark Thomas Cochran John Burns. John Smith Davied Wilson |