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Majestys Reign a new Parish was incorporated in that part of Exeter Remaining, (commonly called the Town) after the Parishes of Brentwood & Epping were set off which was called the new Parish & Invested with the Powers usual in such Cases, and the remaining part of said Town was made a Parish & authorized to manage their affairs Relating to the support of the Gospel ministry, Separately and for that purpose was authorized to chuse assessors of the Parish Taxes Collectors &c which were to be chosen at the annual Town meeting for as to Town affairs there was no alteration by said act and this was the only matter that could be transacted at the Town meeting respecting said Parish as may at large appear by reference to said act.

That your Petition' suppose it was the design of said Act that such assessors should be authorized to call such meetings of said Parish as there should be occasion for without any regard or matter to be done by the select men of the Town, but that power is not given (unless by a very remote Implication) so that as to any special Business to be done by said Parish as repairs additions &c to their meeting house they have no method of consulting and Determining but what is drawn with Question & Dispute upon the Doubt about calling the meeting nor can they obtain a meeting for the Select men refuse to call it and the assessors doubt their authority—

That there is a necessity of repair their meeting house purchasing a Bell & transacting other Parochial affairs which are all suspended by the ambiguous Language of said act Wherefore your Petitioners pray the advisement of the General Assembly thereon and that by a Resolve they would Declare that the said assessors have Power to call such meetings of said Parish, if it appears to be within the Intention of said Act, or to put said Parish or remaining part of said Town under a new Regulation, & that no officer of the Town as such may have any thing to do with said Parish and that your Petitioners may have Leave to Bring in a Bill accordingly and they shall ever Pray &c.

JOHN ODLIN,

SAM BROOKS.

FRANCESTOWN.

[This town was settled about 1760 by John Carson, a Scotchman, and was incorporated 8th of June, 1772. ĚD.]

Petition for a land tax to build a Meeting house, &c.

Province of New Hampshire County of Hilsborough

To his Excellency John Wentworth, Esq. Captain Genneral and Governer in Chief in and over his Majestys Province of New Hampshire and to the Honble his Majesties Council & House of Representatives and general Court Assembled―

The Petition of us the Subscribers Humbly Sheweth: That Whereas Frances Town in the Province and County aforesaid hath no Land left or laid out by the Original Proprietors for the Encouragment of the first Gospel Minister to settle amongst us we your Humble Petitioners humbly desire your Excellency and Honnours to make an Act To Collect or raise a Tax of a Penny half penny per acre for two years or more or less as your Excellency and Honnours shall see fit upon all the land within the Town afforesaid for the settlement of our first Minister and Building a Meting House your Excellency and Honnors Complience herewith will verry much serve our Intrest and Encourage the Settlement of the Wilderness: And your Humble Pettitioners as in Duty bound shall ever Pray

Francestown Aprile 22 AD: 1773.

Thomas Quigly
John Quigly

Thomas Quigly, Jr
James Hopkins

Robert Fulton, Jr

John Dickey
William Lee
William Starrett

Sam11 Nutt

Adam Dickey

William Holmes

Joseph Dickey

Benjamin Seleper
Samuel Marten
William Butterfield

William Butterfield.
Nathan Fisher

Province of New Hampshire

In Council May 13th 1773

Oliver Holmes
Asa Lewes
Nathan Clough
Samuell Nicolas
William McMaster

Hugh M'Gumery
Robert Morel
John Carson

John Brown

David Lewis
Henry M farson
Charles Mellon
Samuel Gregg
John Hopkins
Robert Hopkins
David Gregg

Read & Order'd to be sent down to the Honble Assembly.

Geo: King Depy Secy

In the house of Represent May 14, 1773.

On Reading the foregoing Petition Order'd that the Petitioners at their Own Cost cause the Substance of said Petition to be printed in

the New Hampshire Gazzette three weeks successively & that the Petitioners may be heard thereon the third day of the sitting of the General Assembly after the 15th day of June next

In Council Eodem die,
Read and Concur'd.

Province of New

Hampshire

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Geo: King, D. Secy.

William Parker, Clerk.

In the House of Represen* Jan. 14th 1774

Voted that the Prayer of this Petition be granted that the Petition" have leave to bring in a bill for laying a tax on the Lands mention'd in said Petition for the term of two years of a One penny half penny an Acre Each year

In Council Eodem die,

Win Parker Cler.

Read and Concurr'd with this amendment, that the Lands in said Frances Town belonging to the Purchasers of Masons Patent be exempted from the above mention'd tax.

Province of

Geo King, D. Secry.

In the House of Represent" Jan 16th 1774.

The Above vote of Council read & non concurred & Voted that the House adhere to their former Vate.

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In the House of Representatives Jany 19th 1774.

Wm Parker, Clerk

Voted that the Prayer of this Petition be granted, that the Petitioners have liberty to bring in a bill, for laying a Tax on the lands mention'd in said Petition for the Term of Two years of one penny half penny pr acre Each year. Provided it shall not Interfere with or make void any former agreement made between the Grantors, or any of them, & the Grantees of Said Francestown

In Council Eodem die.
Read and Concur'd.

William Parker, Clerk, Assembly

Geo. King, D. Secy.

FRANCONIA.

[Franconia, which was originally called Morristown, was granted February 14, 1764, to Isaac Searle and others. The first permanent settlement was made in 1774. ED.]

Petition of John Wendell, agent, for the town of Fran

Province of New Hamps

conia.

To His Excellency John Wentworth Esq' Captain General Governour & Commander in Chief in & Over His Majestys Province of New Hampshire and Vice admiral of the Same in Council

The Petition of John Wendell of Portsmouth in the County

of Rockingham in the Province aforesaid Esq' in behalf of himself and as Agent to the Honble John Temple Esq. Sir Francis Barnard Bart., Thomas Hubbard Esq. and Benjamin Akerman unto your Excellency and the Honble Council Humbly Shews

That your Petitioner & the aforementioned Gentlemen claim Lands by Purchase & as Grantees in the Township of Franconia, and that he applied to his Excellency before the Expiration of the Charter for a renewal thereof in behalf of the former Grantees who was pleased to grant him a Warrant to the Surveyor General to procure a survey thereof: who thereupon issued out Orders to Benj. Whiting Esq' as his Dy Surveyor, to return a survey thereof, and the Said Whiting and others have made Several attempts for that Purpose at a considerable Expence to your Petitioner but has not been able to effect it by reason of impassable Mountains & has informed your Petitioner that one half of said Township is so mountainous & Rockey as not to be inhabited. And your Petitioner in behalf of himself & those he represents humbly begs leave to represent unto your Excellency & Honours, that they are the Only Persons who have been at any Expence upon this Service or have any way regarded the Township as worth their Notice, as also to pray your excellency & Honours to grant so much of said Township, as may be found Inhabitable on a survey thereof, to your Petitioner and his Associates, & so much of the Township of Lincoln adjoining thereto as will make a full Township on which your Petitioner & his associates may make a settlement of the same: or otherwise to relieve them on the Prayer of this Petition as your Excellency & Honours in your Wisdom think proper, & your Petitioner as in Duty Bound shall Ever pray—

JOHN WENDELl.

Portsm❞ Jan 22, 1772.

Petition of Alexander Phelps and others, relating to forfeiture and re-grant of Franconia and Lincoln.

To His Excellency John Wentworth Esq. Captain General, Gov and Commander in Chief in and over his Majesty's Province of New Hampshire, In Council

The Petition of Alexander Phelps and his Associates humbly sheweth that there is a Tract of Land in Said Province, Containing about forty six Thousand Acres without any allowance for highways &c, formerly Granted by the Names of Franconia and Lincoln, which Land has been hitherto wholly neglected by the former Grantees and thereby become for

feited, which lands altho much broken may answer for a Settlement, for a Small number of Inhabitants-Whereupon your Petitioners most humbly pray your Excellency to Grant and Confirm to them their Heirs and Assigns the whole of said Lands, Except Six Thousand acres, butting westerly two miles wide, on ye Town of Landaff and Southerly five miles on ye Southerly Line of said Tract- Subject to usial & Customary Restrictions & Limitations and they as in Duty bound shall ever pray.

Portsmouth, May 31, 1772.

ALEX PHELPS.

GILMANTON.

[This town was granted May 20, 1727, to twenty-four persons by the name of Gilman, and 152 others. ED.]

Province of To His Excellency Benning Wentworth New Hampshire Esqr. Captain General Governor & Commander In Chief In & Over his Majesty's Province of New Hampshire To the Honie His Majesty's Council & House of Representatives Convened in General Assembly.

The Petition of Theophilus Smith Esq' Capt John Odlin, & Doct' Josiah Gilman a Comittee for and in behalf of the Proprietors of the Township of Gilmantown in said Province,

Humbly Sheweth

That the Settlement of the Said Township has been long Retarded by Reason that no Provision hath yet been made for a Legal Taxation to be made & levyed on the said Proprietors to Defray the Charge of said Propriety which Have already arisen or may hereafter Arise in Settling Said Township

That if such Provision be made by An Act of this Honble Court, the said Petitioners believe that a Settlement of the Said Township may be soon Effected—

That Such Settlement of said Township will be not only a great Benefit to the Said Proprietors, But to the Province In General-:

Wherefore the Petitioners Humbly Pray That your Excellency & Hon's will take the Matters of this Petition Under your wise Consideration and Pass such Act or Acts to Enable the said Proprietors to Raise such Sum or sums of money by Taxing the said Proprietors (as they shall find necessary from

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