To the honble Council & House of Representatives lately appointed for said Colony At a legal full Meeting of us the Freeholders & Inhabitants of Greenland in the County of Rockingham, on Friday ye 12th Day of Jan 1776, to consider of the Propriety & Expediency of forming a new Government in this Colony-After mature Deliberation upon this very interesting & important Concern, We are clearly of Opinion that the erecting of a new Government in this Colony at this critical moment is unnecessary & impolitic, unnecessary as all the Business of the Colony might as effectually be done in Congress as under the present new form of Government and impolitic as it wears the appearance of a permanent Government & savours of Independance and in its Consequences is likely to prove detrimental to the glori ous Cause in which all the Colonies are embarked and to disarm our Friends in great Britain of the most powerful Weapons in our favor Wherefore we humbly pray that the honble Council & House of Representatives would resolve themselves again into a Congress which was the Line in which their Constituents expected they would conduct Voted, unanimously That William Weeks Esq' be desired in Behalf of the Town to present the foregoing Draught A true Copy attest: William Pickering Clerk Po T. [R. 2-26] [This is a detailed account of Joshua Haines, of Green land, for going to Billerica, taking care of and carrying home one James Haines, a soldier, amounting to £75. He was allowed £8, 15.-ED.] [R. 2-29] [Relative to Thomas Packer, Jr., Soldier, 1779.] [In a petition dated "Greenland, Novr 8th 1779," Thomas Packer, Jr., states that he “Engaged as a Volunteer in the expedition to Rhode Island in the Company Commanded by Cap' John Folsom, in Col° Moses Kelleys Regiment," was taken sick of dysentery and fever, wants the state to pay the bills, which amount to £31, 12. Capt. Folsom certifies to his having been a good soldier, and the account was allowed.-ED.] [R. 2-32] [Soldier's Order.] Greenland Sept 29th 1781 This may certify that I William Wallis of Greenland in y County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire do hereby renounce and give up to ye Selectmen of Greenland the wages which I as a soldier enlisting into ye Militia may expect to receive from this State As witness my hand William Wallis [4-161] [Matrimonial Agreement, Thomas Packer and Molly Tarlton, 1779.] This Indenture made this twenty fifth day of December A: D. 17779 by and between Thomas Packer of Greenland in the County of Rockingham and State of New-Hampshire husbandman on the one part, and Molly Tarlton of said Greenland Spinster, on the other part Witnesseth, that whereas a marriage is intended and proposed shortly to be Solemnized between the Said Thomas & the Said Molly, in consideration thereof and of the Mutual love the parties bear to each other It is hereby Covenanted, granted and agreed by the Said Thomas for him Self and his heirs, ex'rs & Administ to and with the said Molly her ex'rs & adm'rs that in case the said Marriage should take Effect, and she the Said Molly should survive the said Thomas, there shall then be paid to the Said Molly her ex'rs & adm'rs out of the Estate of the said Thomas, annually during her widowhood the Sum of Twelve pounds at the Value of Money when Corn is Sold at the Rate of Six Shillings per Bushel, and shall be entitled to live in the Mansion house of the said Thomas in said Greenland during her widowhood free of Charge, have the use of the Cellar & What it Contains Roots and Provisions liquors & from year to year the Produce of the Farm-and besides the General use of the said House, Cellar Dairy & shall have the southwest room in said House, With one Bed Solely to her own use during her sd widowhood Which shall be fitted up for that purpose by Said Thomas's Executors. And it is further Covenanted, granted and agreed by the Said Thomas for himself his heirs, ex'rs and adm'rs, to and with the Said Molly her ex'rs and adm'rs that in Case said marriage Should take Effect, and the Said Molly should Survive the Said Thomas That then the Said Molly her Ex'rs and adm'rs shall have and receive to her and their use all the apparel & furniture that belonged to her at the time of her Marriage-But in Case the Said Molly Should again marry after the death of the Said Thomas Then from that time the Said annuity Shall cease with the right to live in Said house & to the Produce of the Said Farm; and in the stead thereof she shall receive out of the Estate of said Thomas The Sum of Twenty four pounds in money of like value with that before Mentioned to be paid her on Demand by the heirs, ex'rs or adm'rs of the Said Thomas-Provided that the said Covenant Grant and agreement with the Said Molly to live in said house and to receive sufficient Provisions off the Farm for her support shall not be binding in case the sa Estate is adjudged not to belong to Said Thomas's heirs after his decease In consideration thereof the said Molly for her Self her heirs ex'rs and adm'rs doth hereby covenant grant and agree to and with the said Thomas his heirs, ex'rs and adm'rs that she will, in Case said marriage should take Effect and she survive him, never ask or demand any Dower in the real Estate of the Said Thomas nor anything as thirds in his Personal Estate, nor ask Demand or receive any part of the Said Thomas's Estate, whether real or Personal, and that neither she, her heirs, ex'rs nor Adm'rs shall make any demand on the heirs or Assigns of the Said Thomas for Dower, nor on his ex'rs or Adm'rs for any thing Whatsoever that She might otherwise be entitled to as the said Thomas's widow further than what is granted in this Indenture, and that She and they Shall forever be barred and procluded of all other demands by Virtue of these Presents and that after the said Thomas's decease She Shall and will at any time on request, release and quit Claim forever her Right of Dower and Power of thirds in Said Estate-To the due performance of the Covenants aforesaid the Parties Mutually bind themselves in the Penal Sum of Six Hundred Thousand Pounds, and interchangeably Set their Hands and Seals the Day and year aforesaid [4-162] [Relative to Election of Representative, 1783.] State of New Hamp' Rockingham ss To the honble the Councel & House of Representatives for said State in General Assembly conven'd at Concord the 25th day of Decem' A D 1783 Humbly shew the subscribers being a majority of the legal voters for the choice of Representatives in the Town of Greenland in the County of Rockingham and State aforesaid that the Inhabitants have long had the exclusive right of electing a Representative for themselves and that they have very nearly the number of male Inhabitants paying a poll tax for themselves which the new Constitution requires to intitle them to send a Representative and that the Inhabitants of said Greenland are so situated as to render the classing them with any other Town, Parish or Place very inconvenient. Wherefore your Petitioners humbly pray that your honors would issue a Writ for the said Town to elect and send a Representative to the next General Assembly and your Petitioners as in duty bound will ever pray &c John J Dearborn Clement March John Haines Simeon Dearborn John Haines jr Joshua Johnson [4-163] [Petition for Authority to raise Money by Lottery to Build a Bridge, 1789.] To the honourable Senate & honourable House of Representatives for the State of New Hampshire in General Court assembled The Petition of the Inhabitants of Greenland and others, humbly sheweth that Rebuilding the Bridge over what is called little Harbour River whereby New-Castle, or what is called great Island may be joined to the main Land and a free Communication opened between sd Island and the Country, is of great Importance not only to New-Castle & Towns adjacent, but to the State in general-That by increasing the Numbers & Wealth of New-Castle, the Fishery will be increased; and the Wealth thereby obtained, be in the Issue thrown into the Lap of the State in general and so the rebuilding the Bridge afores become of extensive & general Advantage-That on the other hand if sd Bridge is not rebuilt New-Castle must empoverish & dwindle, & in Time must sink into Nothing to the diminishing of the Fishery and Wealth of the State in generalAnd whereas the Inhabitants of sd New-Castle & their Neighbours adjacent have not Strength to the arduous Work without the public Aid: these are therefore most earnestly to request the Legislative Body of the State to hear our joint Petition & Request with the Inhabitants of sd Town of New-Castle & others, and grant a Lottery to raise a Sum not exceeding fifteen hundred Pounds for the Purpose of rebuilding the Bridge afores under the Care and Management of such Trustees as the honourable Legislature shall appoint-Which we your Petitioners most dutifully pray &c. Dated at Greenland December 24th 1789 |