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John Dutton

Abraham Leman

Jonathan Spaulding
William Peacock
Benjamin Emerson

We the Subscribers think the foregoing requested incorporations will be more for our and the public good than the privileges asked for in a former petition now depending before this Honorable House to which we were subscribers, and therefore humbly request that the same may be granted in preference to the matters contained in the said former petition. STEPHEN How SAMUEL HOw.

Dated May ye 23d 1782.

ATKINSON AND PLAISTOW.

[For a number of papers relating to these towns see Plaistow, on subsequent pages. Atkinson was one of the first towns incorporated under the administration of Gov. John Wentworth. The charter bears date 3d september, 1767.-ED.]

A Petition from Plaistow.

To His Excellency Benning Wentworth Esq' Governor and Commander in Cheaf in and over his Majesties Province of New Hampshire in New England, and to the Honourable His Majesties Councill, and to the Honourable House of Representatives in Generill Court assembled &c.

the Humble Petition of us the Subscribers in Habitance of the North West Part of the town of Plaistow in s Province Humbly sheweth that we are so Remote from the Place of the Publick worship of God in said town of Plastow that we cannot attend the same without Great Difeculty and whereas we are very convenient to the Place of the Publick worship of God in the town of Hampstead, we therefore Humbly Pray your Excellency and Honours to take our Dificult Case under your wise Consideration and if in your wisdom you should think Proper to Set of s Northwest Part of s town of Plastow the Line to Run from the Pine in Cloughs meadow (so called) South westerly to a white oake tree near Cornet John Ingalls barn thence on the Southerly side of his Land to his Southwest Corner bounds and from thence Still South westerly to the Bridge over Providence brook near John Curriers house at Salem Line and so by Salem Line to Hampstead Line & so to the first Bounds and Annex us to the s town of Hampstead you will Greatly oblige your Humble Petitioners and they shall as in Duty bound Ever Pray &c.

Dated Plastow april ye 11: 1766.

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Province of In Council June 26th 1766 Read & Ordered to be Sent New Hamp down to the Honble Assembly

T. ATKINSON Jun' Sec'y.

Province of

New Hamp} In the House of Representatives June 26th 1766.

Voted That the Petitioners be heard on the within Petition the second Day of the siting of the General Assembly After the first Day of September next and that the Petitioners at their Own Cost Cause the Selectmen of Plastow to be Served with a copy of this Petition and order of Court that they may shew Cause if any they have why the Prayer thereof Should not be Granted

In Council Eodem Die

Read & Concurr'd

M. WEARE CIK.

T. Atkinson Junr. Secry.

To the Selectmen of the town of Plastow :-Gent1

We the Subscribers Desire that you would Put into the warning of our Next Town meeting To See if the Town will Joyn with that Part of our Parish that Live on the South Side of the Province line to Chuse a Committee to fix a place for a meeting House To Stand that shall be most convenient for the s town & Parish in so Doing you'll much oblige your Humble Petitioners.

Aug 10th 1764

John Knight
Abel Merrill
William Bradly

Abel Merril ju
John Merrill

Nath Knight

Benja Hale
Joseph Knight
Enoch Noyes
Oliver Knight

Stephen Knight

Joshua Knight

It is by the Desire of Several that hav'nt yet signed.

Request of the Inhabitants of Plaistow to the Selectmen, 1764. To the Selectmen of the Town of Plastow, Gents.

We the Subscribers Desire that you would forthwith warn a meeting of the Inhabitants of sd town & Put into the warning of s meeting to see if the Town will Joyn with that Part of our Parish that live in Haverhill & vote that the meeting House for our s Parish Shall Stand in the Center of the same: if not voted; 2 To see if our town will vote to Sett a meeting House in the Center of sd town: if not voted

3 To see if the town or Parish will Chuse a committee to Place the meeting House for us according to their Discretion In so Doing you'll greatly oblige your Humble Petitioners MOSES BELKNAP.

Sep 18th 1764
Tristram Knight
James Little

Abner Plumer

Peter Harriman

Ezeknap Belknap

Moses Kelly

Stephen Dole
John Ingalls
Reuben Mills
Joshua Kelly
Benjamin Emery
John Stevens
Nathei Watts
David Currier

Joseph Hale
Jesse Page
Benjamin Richards
Daniel Richards
Benja Richards Jun
Benj Stone Jun'
Aaron Copp
Robert Greenough
Rbert (?) Morrill
Joseph Knight
John Merrill

Tristram Knight

Oliver Knight

John Kelly

Enoch Noves

Benja Hale

Benj Stone
John Trusell
Jonathan Hunt
Stevens Merrill
Joseph Smith

John Harriman
Moses Greenough
Joshua Knight
John Dow

Stephen Whittaker
John Morrill
Micajah Morrill
Thomas Whitaker
Stephen Knight
John Dow Jun
Ebenezer Knight
Richard Brown
William Brown

Samuel Little

Joseph Little

Leonard Harriman
Nehemiah Heath
Edmund Page

Thomas Whitaker
Stephen Whitaker
Benj Richards Jun.
John Morrill
Miciah Morrill

Jona Poor

Daniel Poor Jun.
Stephen Knight
Oliver Knight
Asa Page
Joseph Noyes
Samuel Little

John Dole

Petition to be set off as a Parish.

To His Excellency Benning Wentworth Esq: Captain General and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Province of New Hampshire; To the Honourable His Majesty's Council, and the Honourable House of Representatives.

The Petition of the Inhabitants of the Westerly part of the Town of Plastow Sheweth, that by reason of the many & great difficulties they undergo in attending the Publick Worship of God, at the Meeting House where it now stands, through the great distance of their dwellings therefrom, and that MeetingHouse is not large enough to Acommodate more than One Half of the Inhabitants of said Town—

And as it would be greatly to the Benefit of your Petitioners and prevent Strife and Discord among the Inhabitants, and also tend to the advancement of the Gospel, your Petitioners humbly request that the Westerly Half of said Town may be set off as a Distinct Town, or Parish, the Dividing Line to run as followeth, Viz. Beginning at the North East corner of Benjamin & Ebenr Hale's Land, from thence running a straight Line to the Bridge near Ebenezer Eaton's, from thence running by the Brook unto the Road near David Bryant's and from thence running by said Road unto the Province Line. Your humble Petitioners desire your Excellency and Honours to take our Case into your wise Consideration and grant us that Relief and Benefit which to your Wisdom Shall Seem meet. And your Humble Petitioners as in Duty bound Shall ever Pray

Plastow May yo 20 1766.

N. Peabody
Joseph Parker
Ebenezer Eaton
James Noyes
Mary Hale

Daniel Richards
Moses Belknap
Nath watts
John morrill
Micajah Morrill
Josep hill ordway
William Brown
Joshua Emery
Jonathan Whittaker
Eben Hale
Tristram Knight
John French

John Dow

John Dow Jr.

Jesse Page

Benjamin Richards
Edmund Page
Thomas Whittaker
David Currier

Stephen Knight
Nathaniel Page
Ebenezer Chaplin
Joseph Page
Asa Haseltine
Joseph Noyes
John Knight
Thomas Noyes
Nath Knight
Benja Hale
Joseph Knight
John Merrill
Joshua Knight
Samuel Little
John Brown
Enoch Noyes
Richard Brown
Ebenezer Knight
John Knight Jr.
Oliver Knight
Stephen Dole

Moses Whittaker
Daniel Hadley

Request of the Inhabitants of Plaistow to the Selectmen, 1764.
To the Selectmen of the Town of Plastow, Gents.

We the Subscribers Desire that you would forthwith warn a meeting of the Inhabitants of s town & Put into the warning of s meeting to see if the Town will Joyn with that Part of our Parish that live in Haverhill & vote that the meeting House for our s Parish Shall Stand in the Center of the same: if not voted; 2 To see if our town will vote to Sett a meeting House in the Center of sd town: if not voted

3 To see if the town or Parish will Chuse a committee to Place the meeting House for us according to their Discretion In so Doing you'll greatly oblige your Humble Petitioners MOSES BELKNAP.

Sep 18th 1764
Tristram Knight
James Little

Ezeknap Belknap

Moses Kelly
Stephen Dole
John Ingalls
Reuben Mills
Joshua Kelly
Benjamin Emery
John Stevens
Nathi Watts
David Currier
Joseph Hale
Jesse Page
Benjamin Richards
Daniel Richards
Benja Richards Jun
Benj Stone Jun'
Aaron Copp
Robert Greenough
Rbert (?) Morrill
Joseph Knight
John Merrill
Tristram Knight
Oliver Knight
John Kelly

Enoch Noves

Benja Hale

Benj Stone

John Trusell

Jonathan Hunt
Stevens Merrill
Joseph Smith

Abner Plumer

Peter Harriman

John Harriman
Moses Greenough
Joshua Knight
John Dow

Stephen Whittaker
John Morrill
Micajah Morrill
Thomas Whitaker
Stephen Knight
John Dow Jun'
Ebenezer Knight
Richard Brown
William Brown

Samuel Little

Joseph Little

Leonard Harriman
Nehemiah Heath
Edmund Page
Thomas Whitaker
Stephen Whitaker
Benj Richards Jun.
John Morrill
Miciah Morrill
Jon Poor

Daniel Poor Jun.
Stephen Knight
Oliver Knight
Asa Page
Joseph Noyes
Samuel Little
John Dole

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