Thomas Shannon Thos Wk Waldron Geo Waldron DORCHESTER. Petition for extension of time to make their settlement. To His Excellency John Wentworth Esq. Captain General Governor & Commander in Chief in and over his Majestys Province of New Hampshire in Council The Petition of John House of Hanover in the County of Grafton in the Province aforesaid Esqr. in behalf of Himself & the Proprietors of the Township of Dorchester in the Said County of Grafton unto your Excellency & the Honble Council humbly Shews That by Reason of the many Difficulties attending the Settlement of New Townships y Petitioners have not been able to perform the Setling Duties required by Charter, That there are Several families now setled there and more soon to remove that they have cutt a Road & laid out most of the Township, and are in hopes of Performing the Setling Duties if your Excelley & Honours will indulge them with an extension of the Time for making their Settlement. Wherefore your Petitioners humbly prays y Excellency & Honours Favours to them in granting them such further Time for Setling as in your wisdom you may think proper And your Petitioners beg Leave to assure y Excelley & Honours that they will be Solicitously attentive to fulfill their Duties required by the Charter of s Township and as in Duty bound y Petitioners will ever pray JOHN HOUSE. Portsmo Dec. 3d 1771. Province Petition for a new Charter. [New Charter was granted May 1, 1772. ED.] of New Hamp} To His Excellency John Wentworth Esq' Governor and Commander in Chief of said Province in Council The Memorial of John House And his Associates humbly sheweth. That your Memorialists having lately prefer'd a petition for an Extension of the Charter of the Township of Dorchester now under forfeiture which Extension they since find will be attended with insuperable Difficultys, as many of the late proprietors will neither prosecute their Settlements nor be persuaded to pay their necessary Taxes. Your Memorialists are now desirous of withdrawing the said Petition & wou'd pray y' Excellency & Honours that they may be favor'd with a new Charter of said Township engaging to admit with them all Such of the late proprietors as will appear to do the necessary Dutys And immediately to bring into said Township a Number of good Settlers-to clear the Road thro' the Same leading to the College & comply with every other Condition or Reservation which your Excellency & Honors may seem meet to direct—and your Memorialists as in duty bound shall ever pray— Portsmouth 28th april 1772. JOHN HOUSE For himself & his associates DUBLIN. [Originally called Monadnock, No. 3, was granted November 3, 1749. ED.] Petition to be incorporated into a Township. Province of New Hampshire} To his Excellency John Wentworth Esqr. Captain General Governor and Commander in chief in and over his Majesty's Province of New Hampshire aforesaid & Vice admiral of the same. In Council. The Petition of Josiah Willard Jr agent for and in behalf of the Inhabitants and Settlers of a Tract of Land in said Province commonly called & known by the name of Dublin (or Monadnock No. 3) Humbly Sheweth That your petitioner is Impowered and authorized to inform your Excellency that the Said Dublin is rated among the Towns and Parishes in this Province for the provce Tax and that the said place is not legally qualified to raise and collect the said Taxes whereby they may be construed delinquents if the same should be omitted; He also begs leave to suggest to your Excellency that the said Dublin is presumed to be sufficiently inhabited and convenient for Incorporation He therefore humbly Prays in behalf of his Constituents as afores". That they may be erected and Incorporated into a Township and that they may be invested with the priviledges and powers usually enjoyed by Towns in this Province. The power given your pet with the several signers, being herewith presented, and your petitioner in his said Capacity will ever pray &c. Portsm° 25th March 1771. JOSIAH WILLARD Jr. DUNBARTON. [This town was formerly called Starks-Town, and was incorporated 10 August, 1765. ED.] Petition of Capt. Caleb Page of Starkstown. Prov of N. Hamp. S To his Excellency B. W. Esq. Govern' & Command' in Chieffe in and over s Province & to his Maj3y Council & General Assembly. Humbly sheweth Caleb Page in behalf of himself & other the Inhabitants of a Place called Starks Town in this Province that by order of the General assembly he was Directed by a particular Warrant from the Treasurer of the Provee to assess a Certain Sum from the Petitioners as Inhabitants of Starks Town afores and also the Petitioner received at the same Time one other Precept Directed to the Select Men of Starks Town for the assessing & Collecting the Pry Tax for the Curr year. The Warrts Directed to your Petitioner for arrears of the Pr Tax for former years in these affairs your Petitioner begs Leave to Inform your Excellency & Hon's that the Inhabitants are by no means able to Pay such sums & that if their ability was equal to the Demand they are in no Capacity to assess the Inhabitants as they are not incorporated nor Entitled in any way to Town Priviledges therefore Prays to be admitted to explain before your Excellency & Hon's the Precise Circumstances & Condition of the s Inhabitants & your Petitioner as in Duty Bound shall ever Pray. CALEB PAGE. Province of In the house of Representatives Dec 7th 1763 New Hampshire This Petition being read } Voted That Colo Sam' Barr & Colo John Goffe Esqrs be & they are hereby appointed to take an accot of all the Polls and Rateable Estate In said Town & make Report to the Gen1 Assembly as soon as may be under oath A. Clarkson Clerk. Province of In Council December 7th 1763 New Hamps.) Province of New Hamps. Read & Concurr'd T. Atkinson Jun. Secy. In the house of Representatives May 4th 1764 The Committee appointed to take an Inventory of Starks town made their Report yesterday which Report is on file and Voted That the petition be Dismissed In Council May 5th 1764 read & Concurr'd A. Clarkson Clerk T. Atkinson Jun. Sec Province of New Hamp. S Petition in relation to a school lot. To his Excellency John Wentworth Esq. Captain general governor & commander in chief in & over his Majestys province of New Hampshire and the honourable his majestys councill & house of Representatives for said Province. The petition of James Stinson of Dunbarton in said province most humbly Sheweth that the Inhabitants of said Dunbarton at a legal meeting for that purpose on the 25th day of October 1773 voted that this petitioner should have the school lot in said town which is the lot number twelve in the fourth range in exchange for fifty acres of the easterly end of the lot number eleven in the third range and the half off the easterly end of the lot number twelve in the same range. Wherefore as it is thought said exchange would accommodate the School in said town as well as the petitioner - The petitioner therefore prays your Excellency & Honours by a resolve or act of Assembly for that purpose would confirm said town vote and your petitioner as in Duty bound shall pray &c January 11th 1774. In Council Jany 18, 1774 SAM. LIVERMORE, for the petitioner. Read and ordered to be sent down to the Honble Assembly Province of Geo King D. Secy. New Hampshire In the House of Represent. Jany 18 1774 Voted that the Prayer of this Petition be granted & that the Petitioners have leave to bring in a Resolve accordingly In Council eodem die Geo King D. Sec. At a Leaugel Meeting of the assembled October ye 25th 1773 William Parker Cler assembly Inhabitants of the town o fDunbarton have the School Lote in said town which is the Lote No twelve in the fourth Range in Exchange for fifty acres off the Easterly end of the Lote No Eleven third Range and the half off said Easterly End of No twelve in said Range A true Coppy Attest Wm Stark P. C. Resolve to exchange the School Lot in Dunbarton. Province of .} In the House of Representatives Jany 20th 1774 Upon reading the Petition of James Stinson of Dunbarton in this Province praying that the said Town of Dunbarton might be Impowered to carry into Execution a certain vote of said Town viz: that he the said James Stinson should have the School Lot which is the Lot Number Twelve in the fourth Range of Lots in said Town in Exchange for Fifty Acres off the Easterly end of the Lot Number Eleven in the third Range and the half off the Easterly end of the Lot Number Twelve in said third Range. All which having been heard and considered and it appearing that said Exchange will be for the Advantage of both Parties-Therefore it is Resolved & Voted That upon the said James Stinsons making and executing to the Selectmen for the use of the Town of Dunbarton aforesaid a good and valid Deed of the aforesaid Fifty acres off the East end of the Lot Number Eleven in the third Range and the half of the Lot Num" Twelve in said third Range for the uses and purpose of supporting a school in said Dunbarton forever. That then the said Town of Dunbarton be and hereby are Impowered to appoint some Person or Persons to make and Execute to him the said James Stinson his heirs and assigns forever a Good & Valid Deed of the aforesaid Lot Number Twelve in the Fourth Range which deed shall be esteemed good & authentic to all Intents and purposes J. Wentworth, Speaker. Petition of Caleb Page relating to school Lot. Province of New Hamp To His Excellency John Wentworth Esqr. Governor in chief in & over said Province The Honourable Council and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened. May 11th 1774 The Humble Petition of Caleb Page of Dunbarton in the County of Hillsborough Gentleman in behalf of himself and a number of the Inhabitants & Freeholders of said Dunbarton Sheweth That when the Lands in said Town were allotted, Lot number nine in the third Range was laid out for the use of the School forever. Afterwards on the Tenth Day of June 1761 the Proprietors of said Dunbarton voted to exchange the |