Entred And recorded According to the Original under the Province Seal this 29th Day of Feb Anno Domini 1752 Theodore Atkinson Secry A heap of Stones? 72*5*2 miles A Beach Tree „Lower Ashuelot N:39dEs Seven Miles A Maple Tree *1-102 *The Names of the Grantees of Richmond Joseph Blanchard Joseph Winn jun Eleaz Blanchard Gideon Honey Thomas Parker jun' Benjamin French Benjamin Parker Joseph Blanchard jun' Thomas Blanchard Jonathan Cumings jun" Phinehas Underwood John Usher Joel Dix Joseph Read Eazer Read Daniel Rindge John Combs Joseph Ashley Joseph Blodget Samuel Greele John Brown Elijah Alexander Benjamin Whittemore John Rindge Robert Usher His Excelency Benning Wentworth Esq a Tract of the Said Land to Contain five hundred Acres which is to be Account Two of the Said Shares, One Whole Share for the Incorporated Society for the Propogation of the Gospel in forreign Parts, One whole Share for the first Settled Minister of the Gospel in Said Town, One whole Share for A Glebe for the ministry of the Church of England as by Law Established, Theodore Atkinson, Richard Wibird, John Downing, Sam" Smith, Sampson Sheaffe, John Wentworth jun'— Entred & recorded from the Richmond the 29th Day of Feb Attest Theodore Atkinson Ser back of the Originall Charter for 1752 Theodore Atkinson Secty Richmond [RICHMOND CHarter RenewED, 1760.] *Prove of New Hamp *I-228 George the Second by the Grace of Chart Lengthned Out God of Great Britain France & Ireland King Defender of the faith & ca P Seal See Page (99) To All People to whom these Presents Shall come Greeting Whereas We of Our Special Grace & Mere Motion for the due Encouragement of Settling A New Plantation within our Province of New Hampshire by Our Letters Patent or Charter under the Seal of our Said Province dated the 28th Day of Feby in the 25th Year of Our Reign Granted a Tract of Land equal to Six Miles Square bounded as therein Expressed to A Number of Our Loyal Subjects whose Names are entered on the Same to hold to them their Heirs and assignes on the Conditions therein declared To be a Town Corporate by the Name of Richmond as by referrence to the Said Charter may more fully appear And Whereas the Said Grantees have represented that by the Intervention of an Indian Warr since the making the s Grants it has been impracticable to Comply with & fullfill the Conditions aforesaid & Humbly Supplycated us not to take advantage of the Breach of sd Conditions but to Lengthen out & grant them Some reasonable Term for Performance thereof after the Said impediment Shall Cease Now Know Ye that We being Willing to Promote the End Proposed have of our further Grace & favour Suspended our Claim of the forfeiture the said Grantees may have Incurrd and by these Presents do Grant unto the Said Grantees their Heirs and Assigns the Term of one Year for Performing & fulfilling the Conditions Matters & things by them to be done which Term is to be renewd Annually until His Majtys Plenary Instructions Shall be recieved relative to the Incident that has Prevented a Complience with the Charter according to the True Intent & Meaning thereof In Testimony whereof We have caused the Seal of our sa Province to be hereunto affixed Wittness Benning Wentworth Esq our Governour & Commander in Chieff the 11th Day of June in the Thirty third Year of our reign annoq Domini 1760— By his Excellencys Com'and with advice of Council Theodore Atkinson Secry Prov of New Hamp B Wentworth Recorded According to the original under the Province Seal the 12th Day of June 1760 Theodore Atkinson Secry [PART OF RICHMOND SET OFF TO SWANZEY, 1762.] *1-255 Richmond & Swansey PS *Province of New Hampshire GEORGE the THIRD by the Grace of God of Great Britain France & Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c To all whom these Presents shall come GREETING WHEREAS Our Loyall Subjects Inhabiting the Towns of Richmond & Swanzey within our Province of New Hampshire have humbly represented to us that it will be of Advantage and utility to them the said Inhabitants to have part of the said Town of Richmond taken off and annexed to Swanzey aforesaid, without making any Alteration in the Private Property of either Communities And Praying that the dividing Line of said Towns be altered in the following manner (Viz) Beginning at the North West Corner of Lott N° 23 in the Seventh Range of Lotts in said Richmond, Then running due East to the Easterly line of the same Town, then running on the East line of said Richmond to the North East Corner of the said Town of Swansey KNOW Ye therefore that we having taken the Matter of the said Petition into our Consideration, & it appearing Conductive to the ease & good order of both Communities, as well as forwarding the Cultivation of the Lands there Have by & with the Advice of our trusty & well beloved Benning Wentworth Esq our Captain General, Governor & Commander in Cheif of our Council for the said Province of New Hampshire And by these Presents Do alter the Dividing Line between the said Towns of Richmond & Swanzey agreeable to the said Petition, & in manner as before set forth & also agreeable to the Plan, hereunto Annexed IN TESTIMONY whereof we have Caused the Seal of our said Province to be hereunto Affixed, WITNESS BENNING WENTWORTH Esq. our aforesaid Governour & Commander in Cheif in & over our said Province of New Hampshire the 11th day of December, in the Third Year of our Reign. Annoque Domini 1762 By his Excelleys Com❜and with Advice of Council T: Atkinson Junr Secry Province of New Hamp' Decem' 13th 1762 B Wentworth Recorded According to the Origional, under the Province Seal T: Atkinson jun' Secry Province of New Hampshire Decem' 13th 1762 Recorded from the back of the Origional under the Province seal T Atkinson Jun Secry RINDGE. [Granted by Massachusetts Feb. 3, 1736-7, to inhabitants of Rowley, Mass., who were in the Canada expedition. Hence called Rowley-Canada. Granted by the Masonian Proprietors Feb. 14, 1749-50, to Solomon Stewart and others, and known as Monadnock No. 1 or South Monadnock. Incorporated as Rindge Feb. 11, 1768, and named in honor of Daniel Rindge. The line between Rindge and Fitzwilliam was established June 17, 1847. See Massachusetts charters preceding and Masonian Papers in following volumes; IX, Bouton Town Papers, 720; XIII, Hammond Town Papers, 320; Index to Laws, 476; History, by Ezra S. Stearns, 1875, p p. 788; sketch, Hurd's History of Cheshire County, 1886, p. 532; sketch, Child's Gazetteer of Cheshire County, 1885, p. 361; discourse, 40th anniversary of pastorate, by A. W. Burnham, 1862; Lawrence's N. H. Churches, 1856, p. 285; The Offering of Lunenburg, Mass., to Cheshire County, by Ezra S. Stearns, 2, Proceedings of N. H. Historical Society, 92; John Fitch, a Historical Address by Ezra S. Stearns, on the occasion of the dedication of the Fitch Memorial Tablet July 4, 1894.] |