ford, besides those that are already joined, thirty persons, and in the County of New London twenty persons besides those that are joined, and in the County of Windham ten persons besides those already Enlisted, and that five weeks from this time is allowed for the above mentioned numbers in Said Counties to join, and Entist, and pay, according to our votes and Articles-and after the Said five weeks are out, one week and no more, is allowed to any person to join in any of the Counties, to the number voted, Saving the number of fifty persons Specially reserved In the County of New Haven- Mr. Thomas Darling In the County of Fairfield Mr. Sam Adams In the County of Hartford-Mr. Thomas Stantly In the County of New London--Mr. Stephen Gardner, are ap. pointed to take the names of those persons that move to join in form aforesaid, and receive their money, give receipts, and deliver Said money to the Standing Committee, and take their receipt Voted the Committee in behalf of the Company, desire Approbation of the his honor the Governor, So far to favor our Governor Solicited. design in making our intended purchase of the Natives right to a quantity of land, on or near Susquehanna, as to Send his approbation of Said design to Mr Timothy Woodbridge of Stockbridge, who is by us appointed to go to the Chiefs, in order to make Said purchase, in order to be Communicated by him to Said Chiefs, or any other way his honor Shall think proper- Vote to adjourn this meeting to the third Wednesday in April next, at Windham, about ten Oclock in the morning April 17, 1754. At a meeting of the Company Engaged in the purchase of Susq' land, April 17, 1754. Mr. Jedediah Elderkin Moderator This meeting is adjourned to Wednesday the first of May next, at Windham, at 9 oclock in the Morning, in order to See if this Company will admit a larger number of proprietors, and any other business proper to be done on Said day. An account of those persons who have paid the advance dollar to S. Gray, according to the vote. April 30, 1754. Eleazer Fitch Esq-pd 1 dollar Obadiah Rhodes Jun'-pd 1 dollar May 29-the foregoing account is Carried into my Ledger An account of persons newly Enlisted Jan 9, 1754 and paid to S. Gray Nathaniel Hovey £ 16. 5. 0 old ten' Prince Tracy 4 dolls Noah Gilbert £ 16. 5. 0 old ten' Dan' Knowlton share William Huston 4 dolls. Moses Fish £ 13 old ten' Zachariah Bicknot & share John Johnson Jun' £ 16. 5. 0 Wm Chandler Esq 4 dolls John Wright share Sam' Douglass of Voluntown 2 dolls Joshua Douglass 2 dolls Nathaniel Warner £ 16. 5. 0 Gershorn Dorrance 4 dolls. : Elias Frink Jun' £ 6. 10. 0 old tenor Daniel Stoughton £ 8. 2. 6 & 2 dolls. for whole share Samuel Webb Jun' £ 6. 10. 0 Seth Wright 2 dolls Nath' Barney 4 dolls. John Larabeshare £ 6. 10. 0 old ten' Nath' Wales Esq pd in old tenor & silver £ 16. 5. 0 for whole share Henry Bass share £ 8. 2. 6 Zebediah Farnum £ 13. 0. 0 old tenor Phineas Lyman 5 dolls Simeon Dean of Taunton Ephraim Dean of Taunton } 2 dolls for share The foregoing account of Money received by me in this and the other page, Carried into my Ledger May 1, 1754. At a meeting of the Company Engaged for the purchase of the Susquehanna land May 1st 1754 by adjournment, Jabez Fitch Esq, Moderator-Voted to admit more proprietors into the Company. 500 persons to be admitted Voted, to admit into this Company 500 persons proprietors in the purchase of the Susq1 land Share pay 5 dolls, to the persons by the 25th day of provided, Each person for a whole Committee as appointed to admit May instant. Whereas it is already voted that 500 persons more be admitted into the Company for the Susq" purchase now voted that in order to make up that number 80 persons more be admitted in the County of Hartford 60 are reserved for particular persons, and Mr. Thomas Stantly, and Mr. Stephen Gardner for the County of Hartford, Mr. Thos. Darling in the County of New Haven, Capt. Sam'. Adams for the County of Fairfield, Mr. John Elderkin for the County of New London, and Capt. Uriah Stevens for the County of Litchfield, be a Committee in the respective Counties to which they belong, to admit the number above assigned to each County, receive the Money, and make return thereof, with the names of the persons admitted to the Standing Committee, by the 1st of June next. Voted, that the power and authority of the Standing Committee, viz Capt. John Fitch, and Mr. Jedediah Elderkin, and Sam' Grey be Continued according to our former vote, and that they admit the number of persons to be admitted, in the County of Windham, and also admit those persons that they think fit, to fill up the reserved number. Windham Proprie- Persons Enlisted into this Company by Mr. tors. Mal. Butler Elderkin of Windham. John Spencer Jun' Jos. Follet Gideon Hibbard & Share Joshua Read & Share Elijah Hide Nath' Cushman Caleb Hide David Bigalow Jun' & Share Joseph Hubbert John Young & Share Isaac Savage Sam' Hagg Daniel Southwop Stephen Beckwith August 1753 Eliphalet Dyer Esq-Sold two whole Shares viz-to Levy Allen of Salisbury, to Ira Allen Each one whole Share An account of persons admitted by Mr. Thomas Stantly in the County of Hartford, & the money paid him. Hartford proprietors. Col. Elisha Williams Col. Sam Talcott Dan Edwards Esq Matthew Talcott Joseph Chureh 1 of the 50 5 dolls Each. 5 dolls. |