Province of New Hampshire Portsmouth 19th October 1773 This certifies that this Plan beginning at a Beech Tree which is the Northwesterly Corner Bound of Paulbourg from thence running South thirty degrees West two Miles and seventy Rods to a Beech Tree thence South seventy one degrees West two hundred and eighty Rods to a red Birch Tree thence North eight degrees East Six *4-182 Miles and forty Rods to a Beech Tree thence South eighty two degrees East four hundred and eighty Rods to a Birch Tree thence South eight degrees West three Miles and fifteen Rods to a Beech Tree being the Southwesterly Corner Bound of Dummer so called and from thence South eighty two degrees East about thirty Rods to the bound first mentioned Contains five thousand and sixty Acres of Land and is a true Copy of an original Plan or Survey of said Tract as taken and returned to me by Cap' Hubartus Neal Dep' Surveyor Attest Is: Rindge S: G1 Geo: King Dep' Sec Copy examin'd by STEWARTSTOWN. [Granted Dec. 1, 1770, to Sir James Cockburne, Sir George Colebrooke, and John Stuart, of London, and John Nelson of the island of Grenada. Called Stuart or Stuart-town. Incorporated as Stuart Dec. 22, 1795, but the legality of the proceedings being questioned, it was again incorporated by its present name Dec. 24, 1799. See XIII, Hammond Town Papers, 452; Index to Laws, 523, 527; sketch, by C. E. Tewksbury, Fergusson's History of Coos County, 1888, p. 651; Vital Statistics, 1770-1888, by same, 1888, pp. 52; Stewart's History of the Free Baptists, 1862, p. 375; Lawrence's N. H. Churches, 1856, p. 608.] *Province of New Hampshire [STUART TOWN CHARTER, 1770.] (STUART TOWN.) GEORGE the Third by the grace of *4-48 God of Great Britain France and Ireland King defender of the Faith &cTo all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Know Ye that we of our special grace certain knowledge and mere motion for the due encouragement of settling a new Plantation within our said Province of New Hampshire in New England by and with the advice of our Trusty and well beloved JOHN WENTWORTH Esq our Governor and Commander in chief in and over our said Province of New Hampshire and of our Council of the same, have upon the Conditions and reservations herein after made given and granted and by these Presents for us our heirs and Successors do give and grant unto our leige and loving Subjects Sir James Cockburne Baronet, Sir George Colebrooke Baronet both of London in our kingdom of Great Britain, John Stuart Esq: of London aforesaid Merchant and John Nelson Esq' of our Island of Grenada in the West Indies Merchant, who have made application to us for the same setting forth their readiness to Enter upon & improve the Premises immediately and to the respective heirs and Assigns of the said Grantees for Ever to be Equally Divided to and amongst them a certain Tract or parcel of Land situate, lying and being within our said Province of New Hampshire containing Six miles square and is by admeasurement Twenty three thousand & Forty Acres, being about Fifty Acres Each to the number in the respective Families of the said Grantees (exclusive of, and) out of which an allowance is to be made for Highways and unimproveable Lands by Rocks, Mountains and Waters One thousand and Forty Acres free according to a Plan thereof exhibited by our Surveyor General of Lands for our said Province by our said Governor's Order and returned into the Secrys office of our said Province, a Copy whereof is hereunto annexed, Butted and Bounded as follows Videlicet-Beginning at a White Maple Tree standing on the Easterly bank of Connecticut River and running South Seventy degrees East Nine miles, from thence turning off at right angles and running South Twenty degrees West Three miles and one hundred and forty four Rods, from thence turning off at right angles and running North Seventy degrees West to Connecticut River, from thence up said River as that tends to the said Maple Tree began at; which Tree stands Four Rods North of a brook (called Bishop's Brook) and opposite a large Island in said River. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said Tract of Land as above express'd together with all priviledges and appurtenances to them the said Sir James Cockburne, Sir George Colebrooke, John *4-49 Stuart and John Nelson to their respective heirs and Assigns for Ever, by the Name of STUART TOWN, upon the following Terms Vizt FIRST That the said Grantees at their own Cost shall cut, clear, bridge and make passable for Carriages of all kinds a Road of Five Rods wide thro' the said Tract hereby granted, which said Road shall be completed in Two Years from the date of this Graut, on failure of which the Premises and every part thereof shall be forfeited and reverted to us our heirs and Successors to be by us or them reenter'd upon and regranted to any of our loving Subjects. SECOND That the said Grantees shall settle or cause to be settled Fifteen Families by the first day of January 1772 who shall be actually cultivating some part of the said Land and resident on the same and continue making further and additional Improvement, Cultivation & settlement of the Premises so that there shall be actually settled thereon SIXTY Families by the First day of January 1780, on penalty of the forfeiture of any and every Delinquent's share and of such Share or Shares reverting to our heirs and Successors to be by us or them enter'd upon and regranted to such of our Subjects as shall effectually settle and cultivate the same. THIRD That all white and other Pine Trees being and growing within and upon the said Tract of Land fit for masting our Royal Navy be carefully preserved for that use and that none be cut or fell'd without our special Licence for so doing first had and obtained, upon the penalty of the forfeiture of the Right of such Grantee his heirs and Assigns to us our Heirs and successors as well as being subject to the penalty of any Act or Acts of Parliament that now are or hereafter shall be Enacted. FOURTH That before any Division of the Land be made to and among the Grantees a Tract of Land as near the centre of the said Township as the Land will admit of shall be reserved and marked out for Town Lots, one of which shall be allotted to each Grantee of the Contents of Four Acres. FIFTH Yielding and paying therefor to us our Heirs and Successors on or before ye first day of January 1780, the Rent of One Ear of Indian Corn only if Lawfully demanded. SIXTH That every Proprietor, Settler or Inhabitant shall yield and pay unto us our heirs and successors yearly and every year for Ever from and after the expiration of one year from the abovesaid First day of January, namely on the first day of January which will be in the year of our Lord Christ 1781, ONE SHILLING Proclamation money for every hundred Acres he so owns, Settles or possesses and so in proportion for a greater or lesser Tract of the said Land which Money shall be paid by the respective Persons abovesaid their heirs. or Assigns in our Council chamber in Portsmouth or to such Officer or Officers as shall be appointed to receive the same, and these to be in lieu of all other Rents and Services whatsoever. *IN TESTIMONY whereof we have Caused the Seal of our *4-50 said Province of New Hampshire to be hereunto affixed WITNESS our GOVERNOR and Commander in Chief aforesaid the First day of decem' in the year of our Lord Christ 1770 and in the 11th year of our Reign. By his Excellency's Command with advice of Council J L. S. Wentworth. Theodore Atkinson Secry Enter'd and Recorded according to the Original under the Province Seal the 10th Decem' 1770 Hampshire Portsmouth 1st December 1770. These Certify that this Plan of Stuart Town Beginning at a White Maple Tree standing on the Easterly bank of Connecticut River & running South Seventy Degrees East Nine Miles from thence turning off at Right Angles & running South 20 Degrees West 3 Miles & 144 Rods, from thence turning off at right Angles & running North 70 Degrees West to Connecticut River, from thence up said River to the said Maple Tree began at, which Tree stands 4 Rods North of a Brook, (called Bishop's Brook) and opposite a large Island in said River & Contains Twenty three thousand and Forty Acres of Land, & is a true Copy of an Original Plan or Survey of said Township as taken & returned to me by Mr Benjamin Whiting Dep Survey' Attest Is. Rindge S. G1 STODDARD. [Granted by the Masonian Proprietors May 10, 1752, to Col. Sampson Stoddard and others, and known as Monadnock No. 7, and Limerick. The charter was renewed Nov. 4, 1767. Incorporated as Stoddard Nov. 4, 1774, and named in honor of Col. Stoddard. The southwest corner was combined with portions of Gilsum, Keene, and Nelson to form the town of Sullivan, Sept. 27, 1787. That part of Stoddard included in the limits of Marlow and Gilsum was restored to Stoddard June 21, 1797. A part of the town was annexed to Nelson June 25, 1835. See Masonian Papers in following volumes; IX, Bouton Town Papers, 552; XIII, Hammond Town Papers, 455; Index to Laws, 523; sketch, Hurd's History of Cheshire County, 1886, p. 331; sketch, Child's Gazetteer of Cheshire County, 1885, p. 381; Biographical Notices of Physicians, 1, N. H. Repository, 134; Lawrence's N. H. Churches, 1856, p. 289.] *Province of New Hampshire PS STODDARD [STODDARD INCORPORATED, 1774.] GEORGE the third by the grace of *4-219 TO ALL PEOPLE to whom these presents shall come greeting Whereas our loyal Subjects Inhabitants of a Tract of Land within our Province of New Hampshire aforesaid commonly called and known by the Name of Monadnoc number Seven containing by estimation about six Miles square have humbly petitioned & requested Us that they may be erected and incorporated into a Township and enfranchised with the same Powers & Priveleges which other Towns within our said Province by Law have and enjoy And it appearing to Us to be conducive to the general Good of our said Province as well as of the said *Inhabitants in *4-220 particular by maintaining good Order and encouraging the culture of the Land that the same should be done KNOW YE that We of Our special grace certain knowledge & for the encouragement & promotion of the good purposes and Ends aforesaid by and with the advice of our trusty and will beloved John Wentworth Esq Our Governor & Commander in cheif of Our said Province and of Our Council of the same have erected and ordained & by these Presents for Us Our Heirs & Successors do will and ordain that the Inhabitants of said Tract of Land and others who shall improve & inhabit therein hereafter the same being butted & bounded as follows viz' Begining at the Northwest Corner of Packerfield at |