Names of Inhabitants of Hinsdale, classed according to location, with amount of tax. The above are those Persons that live on the west side of Connecticut River within the Town of Hinsdale Names of those who own land in Hinsdale on the West side of Connecticut River, who dwell in other Towns, for which they are rated. Names of those that live y° East side of Connecticut River in Hinsdale. Deduct one-third of Lt. John Evans Rate & one-third of Mrs. Abi gail Hall Rate for Land they own on ye West side of y River, it being 14,, IL, & add to y West side. The following are those persons that live out of the Town of Hinsdale who own land for which they are rated. Names of those who own Land on yo East side who live in other Towns. Province of New Hampshire Vote to remit Tax, &c. Feb. 13th 1768 in the House of Representatives, The house having taken under Consideration the Petition of Daniel Jones in behalf of the Town of Hinsdale in this Province Representing that part of said Town by his Majesty Late order had fallen into the Province of New York & thereby near half of the Polls & Rateable Estate of said Town were now in that Province by which the whole of the Province Tax fell upon that part of said Town which remained in this Province and praying that so much of the said Tax might be Remitted as would have been paid by the Poles & Estates so taken off from said Town and appointed a Comtee to Examine the Affair find that for the cause aforesaid there ought to be remitted to said Town the sum of two pounds six shillings Lawfull money & thirteen pounds sixteen shillings, New Tenor bills of Credt of said province their Prove Tax for the year 1765 the sum of two pounds fourteen shillings & six pence Lawfull money the sum of eleven pounds thirteen shills six pence New Tenor for the year 1766, and the sum of three pounds fourteen shills & three pence Lawful money for the year 1767 which having been considered therefore, Voted, That the said several sums be allowed remitted & discounted with the said Town of Hinsdale of which the Treasurer of this Province is to take Due Notice & settle with the said Town accordingly which shall be allowed to him in his account with the Province. And further as it appears that the proportion of Rateable Estate & Polls so taken off from said Town is two fifths therefore it is Consid ered & ordered that the Treasurer in issuing his future warrants Ob serve the same & conform the same accordingly till a new Proportion shall be made. In Council Eodem Die, M. Weare, Clr. T. Atkinson Jr. Secry. J. WENTWORTH. 15 Dec 1767. Petition for a new County. To His Excellency John Wentworth Esq. Captain General & Commander in Chief in and over His Majestys Province of New Hampshire &c. and to the Honorable His Majestys Council and House of Representatives in General Court Assembled on the 15 Day of Dec', Anno Domini 1767; Humbly shews Josiah Willard, Benjamin Bellows, Daniel Jones, Samuel Chase Agents for the Towns of Hinsdale, Winchester, Richmond, Swanzey, Chesterfield, Westmoreland. Keene, Gilsum, Monadnock N° 4, N° 5 & N° 6, Alestead, Walpole, Marlow, Charlestown, New Burnet, Claremont,. Newport, Cornish, Croydon, Plainfield, Lebanon, Hanover, Canaan, & Lime that there are are about Eight Hundred Families in the abovementioned, Towns between the height of Land and Connecticut River in said Province who continually are at very great Expence in sending their Deeds to the publick Records for said Province, Prosecuti'g of suits at Common Law, proving of wills & settling intestate estates and many other inconveniences your Petitioners labour under by reason of their being so for distant from the several Courts & Offices proper to settle the same. Your Petitioners therefore in behalf of themselves and Constituents humbly pray that the Western part of said Province of New Hampshire adjoining to Connecticut River may be erected into a distinct County with such Priviledges & Immunities as shall be necessary for the well Regulating of the same, & that from Connecticut River the bounds of said County may be extended East to the Monadnock mountains & from ye Line of the province North as far as the North Line of Lime or otherwise as your Excellency & Honors shall think fit, all which is Humbly submitted by JOSIAH WILLARD B. BELLOWS Petition of Doct, Josiah Pomroy for permission to inoculate for small pox. To His Excellency, John Wentworth Esq. Captain Generall & Governour in Chief in and over his Majestys Province of New Hampshire and to the Honorable his Majestys Council. The petition of Josiah Pomroy of Hatfield in the County of Hampshire, Humbly shews and gives your Excellency and Honors to be informed that your Petitioner is about to remove to Hinsdale in said Province of New Hampshire with a view to perform the Office of a surgeon and Physician in its severall Branches and since Innoculation for the small pox has been practised with so much success & with such advantage to mankind, your petitioner is desirous of pursuing that Branch of His Profession at Hinsdale aforesaid provided he can do it under the protection of your Excellency & Honors, as Hinsdale is a convenient place for the Purpose above mentioned and the Inhabitants are willing to have it pursued Your petitioner therefore Humbly prays that he may have Liberty granted him by your Excellency and Honors to erect a Hospital for the purpose of Innoculation under such restrictions as your Excellency & Honors in Great Wisdom shall think proper. All which is humbly submitted by your Excellency & Honors most Obe Humble Servi [No date.] JOSIAH POMROY. HOLDERNESS. [Holderness was first granted by charter, Oct. 10, 1751, to John.Shepard and others. ED.] Petition of Samuel Livermore for two rights of Land To His Excellency John Wentworth Esquire Captain General, Governour and Commander in Chief in and over his Majestys Province of New Hampshire &c. The petition of Samuel Livermore of Portsmouth in the Province aforesaid Esq' Humbly sheweth, That in and by His Majestys Grant or Charter of New Holderness in said Province, There was given and Granted unto William Cammell and William Garrow each of them a Right or share in said Town under Certain Conditions in said Charter Mentioned, which Conditions the said Cammell and Garrow Have Totally |