Harthorn Worcester Harthorn Luther Huntington Jacob Hazletine John C. Holt Varnum S. Hill John Johnson Josiah Jackman Isaac N. Noyes Oliver Noyes Nathaniel Noyes Nathaniel jr. Noyes Benjamin F. Newton Solomon Newhall Stephen Newton Nahum Osborn Robert Osborn David Purrington Imri Purrington John Purrington John jr. Purrington James Purrington David Purrington Hezekiah Patten Jesse Kimball Samuel Kimball Stephen Kimball Asa Peters Jacob Kemp Levi Kirk Charles Marsh John Morse Isaac Munroe Reuben Peters John Peters Joseph C. Pope John Piper Thomas H. Page Jonathan Pressy Elijah Morgan Smith Plummer William Morgan Nathaniel Patterson William Morrison William Patterson Heman Morrison Samuel McCalley James Marshall Gilman Morrill Ephraim Pillsbury Oliver Pillsbury Webster Pillsbury Gilbert Peavey Jacob Peavy David Peavy Caleb D. Philips Martin Philips Ebenezer Rice Charles Rice Elisha Rice Willard Rice Daniel Rice Harrison A. Ray Jonathan jr. Ray Eliphalet Rogers Rial S. Ring Benjamin Sawyer John Sawyer Nathan Sawyer Jacob Short Isaiah Seavey Burns Seavey Andrew Short James Tucker Thomas Tucker John Tucker Moody Tucker Horace Tucker David Tucker William Tucker David jr. Temple Jasper Thorndike Augustus Tuttle Samuel Tucker Abraham Ward Windsor Wilson Samuel Rollins Samuel Smith William Smith Edward Smith Bezaleel Smith Rinsley Smith Peleg Smith Ezekiel Smith Josephus Stuart John Wilson Obadiah Whitney Asa Whitney Frederick Whitcomb Darius Whitcomb Oliver Whitcomb Josiah Woods William L. Woods Warren Woods Imri Woods Imri N. Woods Warren jr. Straw Jacob Straw James Wood Eli A true copy Attest-JAMES CALDWELL, Town Clerk. The counsel for the remonstrant then laid before the committee the following depositions : Deposition of Levi Harthorn. I, Levi Harthorn depose and say, that I have been an inhabitant of Hillsborough more than three years last past. I came to reside in Hillsborough on the first Monday in April 1837, and have resided there ever since. I have voted in the town of Hillsborough in the years 1838, 1839 and 1840. Hillsborough, ss. Dec. 12, 1840. LEVI HARTHORN. Day Emerson's deposition. I, Day Emerson of Bradford, depose and say, that in March last at the time of the annual meeting I was an inhabitant of the town of Bradford, N. space of six months. December 14, 1840. H. and had been a resident there for the Deposition of Abraham Gove. I, Abraham Gove depose and say, that my son, Mark Gove, purchased a farm in Newport, N. H. in September, 1838. He removed from Henniker to Newport with his family, Nov. 8, 1839. And has resided in Newport ever since. His name was upon the check list in Henniker and voted in said town in 1839. ABRAHAM GOVE. Deposition of Silas Dutton. I, Silas Dutton, of lawful age, depose and say, that at the time of the annual meeting in March last I was an inhabitant of the town of Nashua, N. H. and exercised my right of suffrage there. I further say that on the day of the last annual meeting I communicated the foregoing facts to one of the Selectmen of Henniker. SILAS DUTTON. December 14, 1840. It is admitted that Mr. Dutton drives a stage, of which he is in part owner, from Nashua to Henniker-he stays in Nashua one night and in Henniker the next, and is unmarried. Ezekiel Connor's deposition. I, Ezekiel Connor of Henniker, N. H. depose and say, that my son Horatio Connor went to Lowell to reside in March, 1837, and has resided there ever since. And my son Harrison Connor has resided in Wellfleet and Lowell, Mass. three years last November. They were not in Henni ker at or about the time of the annual meeting in March last. Question by Selectmen. How often have your sons been at home since they left Henniker, and how long have they remained at home? Answer. They have been at home twice, don't remember how long the first time; the last time about two weeks. Question by same. What is the employment of your sons ? Answer. They are at work in the factories at Lowell. The oldest son, Harrison, was engaged in teaching school at Wellfleet, Ms. the two first winters after leaving Henniker. After closing his school the first winter he returned to my house and staid about a week-then went to Lowell, and continued there until he went to Wellfleet to commence his school the next winter; after closing his school he returned to Lowell where he continued until last September; when he made us a visit of about two weeks, and then returned to Lowell where he still continues to reside. He was twenty-one years of age before he left home to go to Lowell or Wellfleet the first time. Horatio has been at Lowell all the time since he first left, with the exception of making us two visits, the first time about one week, and the last time about two weeks. I don't know that they have any property in town. Question by same. Do you know they have no property in Henniker. I don't know of their being there all the time except from information derived from them. EZEKIEL CONNOR. It is admittted that they are unmarried men. Deposition of James Hoyt. I, James Hoyt of Henniker, depose and say, that my son, Benjamin Hoyt, was twenty-one years of age in February, 1834. He left my house the last of March or first of April following for Bangor, Me. and remained there until the last of August following. Then made my house his home until the first of April following-he then went to Dunbarton to work, continued there eight months, then was backwards and forwards to my house a month or two-after that went to Dunbarton and remained there the most part of two years, during which period he was often at my house to see the folks; made Dunbarton his home-after leaving Dunbarton he was at my house a week or a fortnight fixing to go off-then went to Taunton, Mass. and has resided there ever since with the exception of once-his hand being lame he came home to see us and staid not quite three weeks; this was in January, 1839. He is not married to my knowledge. Question by Selectmen. Does your son make your house his home when in Henniker? He is at Taunton in the employment of a Railroad company. JAMES HOYT.. |