Uriah Stevens Joseph Smith Jun' Thomas Steel Benj Shoemaker Samuel Silsby Daniel Shoemaker 2 dolls pd to Jed Elderkin T Samuel Thomas Phineas Tracy Simon Tubbs 2 dolls. pd to S. Gray Jos. Taylor pd to J. Fitch January 9 1754 Philip Turner 2 dolls pd Journeying Committee 66 66 Joseph Walden pd 2 dolls to Capt John Fitch David Waters pd 2 dolls to S. Gray Wm. Williams of Colchester-pd 2 dolls. to 8. Gray-Sold to John Ackley & Cert. given Ackley Isaac Warren-2 dolls pd Capt. John Fitch Ephraim Woodward Nathaniel Williams John Wiley 2 dolls pd. to S. Gray Thomas Wiley 2 dolls pd to Capt J. Fitch Hugh Wiley 2 dolls. pd to S. Gray James Wiley) John Webb Timothy Warner Ebenezer Wright Jun' Ebenezer Wright 2 dolls pd Capt. John Fitch Isaac Woodward Thomas Warner 2 dolls pd the Journs Committee Joseph York William Young Y John Young pd Jed. Elderkin § share 8, 1753. At the aforesaid meeting voted, that Capt. John Fitch, Mr. Jed. Elderkin, Mr. S. Gray, be a Committee in order to hold the original subscription, Made and Come into by Sundry perArticles dated July sons dated 8th July 1753, in order to procure and purchase the native right of a quantity of land near Susquehanna; to receive the money thereby to be paid, and the Same to deliver to the Committee appointed to go on the affair to Said Susquehanna; take their receipts therefor, and when Said Committee Shall return, to take and Examine the accounts, and receive the Same, and what Said Committee Shall return, and to grant a copy of s Subscription to s0 Committee for procuring Said right, and to any other Subscriber that Shall desire the Same, for reasonable pay therefor Sep. 6, 1753 At a meeting of the Company Engaged in the purchase of the Western lands near Susquehanna River, legally warned and assembled in Canterbury Sep 6. 1753, Eliphalet Dyer Esq was chosen Moderator, Sam. Gray Clerk of Said Company. chester. Whereas, Capt. Wm. Whitney, and Isaac Woodworth, a Committee appointed by a number of people that met and ConCompany of Col- vened at Colchester on the 28th of August last, and entered into a certain Covenant and agreement to purchase the native right to a Certain quantity of land lying at, or near Susquehanna, or the Fork of the Delaware River, which Covenant being agreeable to, and Corresponding with our Covenant and agreement already made for that purpose the Said Whitney and Woodward applying to us in behalf of Said Committee, in order to join and incorporate themselves and Company--Subscribers to their Articles with us, as one Entire body for the purpose aforesaid. Colchester and Sus solidated. Thereupon voted, that the Company aforesaid quehanna Cos. Con- be and they are hereby incorporated with us as one Entire body, for the purpose aforesaid, with all the privileges and advantages that we each of us have in Said affairs--provided, Said Company do Come into, and pass the Same vote as above Said, with respect to us, and do join a Committee with our Committee, to go and repair to Said Susquehanna, for the purpose aforesaid, on or before the rights allowed. 1st day of October next. Voted, that any Subscriber that Sees Cause to pay in but one dollar, may have the liberty, So as they thereby become Entitled to but one right to Said purchase, and be at Charge in the affair proportionate thereto. Voted, that whereas the time for our Committee to go on Said Affair was by the 1st of September, it is now voted, that but three of Said Committee go on said Affair, provided the Said other Said Company join us, and that the Said Committee are allowed until the beginning of October next, to Set out on Said Journey-and that any person be allow'd to Subscribe Said Articles, paying a Sum not less than one dollar at any time before Said Committees setting out as aforesaid, and also that Said Committee may have liberty, at their discretion, to take in Subscribers on their journey on the Same terms as is before agreed upon. Minors Excluded. Jany 9, 1754. Voted that no Minors Shall have any benefit by Signing or Subscribing to the aforesaid Articles. At a meeting of the Company Engaged in the purchase of the Susquehanna lands, legally warned and assembled Jan 9, 1754, Major Eliphalet Dyer then chosen Moderator, Samuel Gray was chosen Clerk. Question proposed, whether we will admit any more persons into this Company as proprietors? Voted in the Affirmative. New proprietors to be admitted. Mr. Stephen Gardner, John Smith, Ezekiel Pierce Capt. Robert Dixon and Mr. Jedediah Elderkin-Appointed a Committee to Enquire of, and Judge what persons ought to be admitted into the Company, with all the privileges already accrued on the first terms, and report to this meeting. Voted that those persons that are hereafter admitted, Shall pay 4 dolls, and Such as do, Shall be entitled to all the privileges already accrued, and to one Share in the premises, on the Same Conditions as in the original Covenant. Voted that there may be admitted to make this body to the number of 350,-upon the above Conditions. Voted to reconsider the last vote respecting the number of proprietors. Voted that there may be admitted to make this body Consist of the number of 500--upon the Condition of paying 4 dolls. for a whole Share, and 2 dolls. for a half Share, to make them Equal with the Costs of the first Subscribers, and Such further Sums as is, and Shall be raised upon the Same Conditions, and with the Same privileges as Contained in the Original Agreement and Covenant. Voted the following persons on this page to be admitted on the first terms-viz : James Bradford-pd. 8. Gray 6. 10.0 old ten'. Seth Cook Isaac Sawyer Hugh Wiley Jun' Joseph Bingham Jun Jo Reed Johnathan Harris Joseph Taylor Thomas Jones Ben' Parke James Douglass Matthew Patrick 2 dolls. pd to S. Gray Nathan' Wales Jun' pd 6. 10.0 to S Gray old ten Voted that Mr. Timothy Woodbridge of Stockbridge, be incorporated into this Company, and Entitled to one whole Share in the purchase of this land, as a free donation from this Company. Voted, that if Deacon Woodbridge desires Capt. Stevens to go with him to the Sachems, in order to help and assist him, he shall go. Voted, that Eliphalet Dyer Esq', and any other person or persons that the Committee shall think fit, shall repair to Stockbridge at any time, when the Committee shall think fit to accomplish the Affair. Voted, that Capt. John Fitch, Mr Jedediah Elderkin and Mr. S. Gray-be a Committee to receive the money of the Subscribers, or those that Shall incorporate with this Company, Enroll their names, give and Execute receipts according to the votes of this Company, and to dispose of the money by them reed for the use and benefit of Said Company, for making the Susquehanna purchase-& the Expenses thereof, to Call meetings when they judge it necessary, and further to manage and order the prudentials of Said Company in that Affair, and to render an account of their doings, and what they may have Expended, and for what purpose, when thereto required or desired by Said Company. Voted that Each of this Company already Enrolled, pay tax unto the Committee appointed to receive the money, one dollar Each upon a whole right, to be paid in Six weeks as an addition to what is already raised, and that all after Subscribers, pay the sum voted to pay on their admissions, with the addition of one dollar more as aforesaid. Voted, that Mr. Timothy Woodbridge of Stockbridge be an Agent for the Company agreed for the Susquehanna purchase to order, Act, and transact the whole Affair of Said purchase, with the Chiefs of the Indians that are the Native proprietors of the land proposed by the Said Company to be purchased; take and receive proper Conveyances of the lands purchased from Said Chiefs for Said Company, to transact all matters relating to Said Affair according to his best discretion, hereby ratifying and Confirming what our agent Shall do in the premises. Whereas there were Several gentlemen appointed Committeemen in the Susquehanna Affair, in Hebron, Colchester, New London and Norwich, which have not yet Sent in their Accounts of the monies of the persons that paid before the Committee Set out on their Journey, nor have yet delivered in all the money that they received; it is now Voted, that the Said Committeemen act no further as Committee Men in the Affair, and that Mr. Stephen Gardner forthwith repair to the Said Committee Men, and desire of them the names of Such persons as did pay their money as aforesaid, and to receive the remainder of the money in their hands, and to return the names of Such persons, to be Entered in the records, and to return the remainder of Said money to Messrs. Fitch, Elderkin and Gray, take their receipt therefor, to be Empowered for the Companys use— Voted, that there Shall be liberty given to the inhabitants of the County of New Haven, to go in with this Society, according to their Articles and, votes, to the number of forty persons, and also in the County of Fairfield forty persons on the Same, and in the County of Litchfield twenty persons, besides that have already joined, and in the County of Hart |