Shuits against any trespassors, or Incrochers on our land's within the bounds of our lines and to Employ one or more attorneys as they shall see needfull at the Cost of the proprietors, and the Same shall be as authentick as if the whole propriety had done the same 5ly voted that what Return's is Read that Comes from the Lott layers or Committee appointed for laying out Equivolent land Shall be approv'd of to the owners thereof & their heirs for Ever, there is one Read at this meeting by James Aiken and approv'd of to him & his heirs for Ever 6ly That Wheras their is Severall Return's of land laid out by the Lott layers of our town Read & approv'd of and Recorded only to the Severall persons to whom the afores lands was laid out too It is hearby voted and to be understood that all the aforesd lands that has been recorded as aforesaid, it is to be Construed, that all of the afores lands is laid out and Recorded to them and their heirs for Ever any thing to the Contrary notwithstanding You are hearby Required to Warn the proprietors of Londonderry to Conven at their Meetinghouse on thursday ye 28th of this Instant May at ten of the Clock Before Noon then and there Imp: To See what method they will take to Raise Money for Defraying William Hogg's and James Wallace's Cost at the Massachusets Courts (viz) the hundred and Sixty pounds they were Cast in 2ly To See whether they will give any Encouragement for Building another Grist mill, on some part of Beaver Brook And this Shall be y' warrant Given under our hands this 8th Day of May 1730 Allen Anderson James Lindsay John Archibald John Wallace James Reid Select men To William Humphra and John Anderson Town Consta ble's I have taken Due Care to Warn the proprietors of this town according to the Custom of the s town against s Day and this is my Return William Humphra Constable. At a proprietors Meeting held at Londonderry Meetinghouse upon thursday ye 28th Day of May 1730 the proprietors Chuse for moderator Robert Wear 1 voted that the proprietors will take no method to Defray William Hogg and James Wallace Cost at the Massachusets Courts We the under Subscribers proprietors of Londonderry do hearby protest and Enter our Discent against paying any further Charges that may arise from this Day Forward on account of a vote pass'd this day against payment of William Hoggs & James Wallace's Cost at ye Massachusets Courts Given under our hands this 28th of may 1730 David Cargill James Mackeen John Richey James Rodgers James Reid 2ly That Wheraas Benjamin Willson of our town upon the Encouragement that the proprietors offers, is willing to Build agrist mill in the most Convenient place upon Beaver Brook Betwen Robert Doak's meadown now Mr Foye's and the Bridge Called the Lower Bridge upon Beaver Brook, and obliges himself to keep up amill upon sa place from time to time and for Ever and that in Good Repair upon the following Conditions which is as followeth that the town or propriety will Grant the sd Benjamin Wilson the priviledge of Beaver brook Stream at the aforesaid place before mentioned, and will purchase if possible with Conveniency that peace of meadow now in the possesion of Mr. Foye or So much of it as will be needfull for a Dam to the Said Grist mill, But if sd Stream or meadow Ground Cannot be Conveniently purchas'd than the Stream at the falls or place Determin'd to Build sd mill to be the proprietors as at first, But upon the Contrary if the aforesd meadow Ground Can be purchas'd by the proprietors for the Equivolent of it of meadow in another place then it is hearby to be understood by this vote that sa Stream and meadow Ground for a Dam is Granted to sd Benjamin Willson, the proprietors always Reserving a priviledge to themselves and their heirs for Ever of haveing their Grain or Corn Ground Before any other person whatsoever as they Shall call for it, and that the said Benjamin Wilson his heirs & Sucesors Shall not detain any proprietor that Comes to så mill any Longer than the Corn that is or may be in the Hopper at the proprietors Entering the mill is Ground out and it is Likevise to be understood by this vote that sd Wilson his heirs or assigns is and Shall be obliged to Build and have the said mill fitt for Grinding at or upon the first of June one thousand Seven hundred and thirty one and upon Default of all or Every or any of the aforesd Conditions to be performed by the sd Wilson & his heirs or Succesors from time to time then the sd stream with the priviledges Granted thereunto is to Return to the proprietors and at their Disposal as at first, which is the true Intent and meaning of this vote any thing to the Contrary Not withstanding You are hearby Required to warn the Proprietors of Londonderry to meet at their meetinghouse on Wensday ye fifteenth of July next at ten of the Cloack in the forenoon then and there Imprimus To See what method they will take to Solve the Controversy anent a Lot of Land that John Goffe Jun threatnes to Recover from this town we the proprietors of this town knows nothing off 21 To See if they will Chuse men to take an Invoice of the Ratable poles & Estates of this town 3ly To Chuse a Sutable person to take care of our town Charter in the Room of James Alexander 4ly To Chuse a Comttee to form a Suplication and present the same to the Generall Assembly at Portsmouth in order to obtain Relief from the Grivancess we are under from the massachusets Province 5 To See whether they will Expose to Sale the falls on Cohaset Brook Joyning upon Robt & Hugh Wilson's Equivolent land 61 To See whether they will approve of the Return's of Land Laid out by the Lot Layers and this Shall be your Warrant Given under our hands this 26th of June 1730 James Reid James Lindsay Allen Anderson John Archibald Select men To William Humphra & John Anderson Constables At a Meeting of the Proprietors Legally Called & assembled at Londonderry Meetinghouse July ye 15th 1730 The proprietors Chuse for Moderator John Mac neall voted that the proprietors have Chosen a Committee of three men (viz) John Morison William Humphra and John Macmurphy to See if they Can Solve the Controversy Betwen the proprietors of this town & John Goffe Jun' Concerning aLot of Land that he threatnes to have from this town voted that their Shall be two men Chosen to take an Invoice of the Ratable Estates and poles in this town, and they are to have for their Service three pounds The names of the men is as follow's William Moore & William Gregg voted that Robert Wear of our town is Chosen to Keep our Charter in the Room of James Alexander voted that Mr James Mackeen Shall be the person that Shall form & present a Supplication to the Gen" assembly at Portsmouth Concerning the Grivances that we Labour under from ye Massachusets Govt Voted that the fals at Cohassat Brook Reserved by the Proprietors out of Robert and Hugh Wilson Equivolent land with all the other priviledges Reserved to sd fals Shall be Sold by Cant to the Highest Bidder The afores fals being put to Cant and no person appear ing to overbid Patrick Douglas in what he proposess to Give for it which is ten pounds in bils of Credit* voted that Patrick Douglas or his assigns Shall have the Said fals for what he offers which is ten pounds with all the profits priviledges and advantages Reserv'd for the use of Said falls, and Shall have what ass ureance is needfull for the Same when he pleases, he haveing paid the sa money at the Same time the vote was pass'd Their being a Return made by the Lotlayers of Land laid out to Mathew Clerk & John Wallace we Did originally belong to John Shields Right Consisting of one hundred and fifty three acres sd Return being Read it is voted yt Sa Return Shall be put upon Record You are hearby Required to Warn the Proprietors & Inhabitants of London-Derry to Conven at their Meetinghouse on Munday the 24th of Agust next at Eight of the Clock in the forenoon then and there & Imprimus To hear the List of Defraying Mr Macgregors funerall Charges Read 21y To See if they will Choose a new Comttee & a Treas *To the readers who may not understand the meaning of this term, which appears frequently in the records of those days, a brief description of the financial situation during those periods may not be out of place. Various expedients were resorted to by the colonists in order to effect means of business intercourse. The General Court of Massachusetts in 1690 issued what were known as "Bills of Credit" to the amount of seven thousand pounds. These bills circulated also in New Hampshire, and soon beginning to depreciate in value caused considerable hardship among the people. Late in 1709, in trying to meet the obligations incurred by border warfare, New Hampshire issued bills of credit to the amount of three thousand pounds. These were to be redeemed in five years, and this was the first emission of paper money in New Hampshire. In 1714, the year of their maturity, there was another emission, followed by others in 1717, 1722, 1724, 1725, 1726, 1727, 1729. These bills depreciated so rapidly in value that in 1741 the Government was able to pay only one fourth of the value expressed on their face, and it was more than they were worth on the market.-EDITOR. |