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Elijab Griswold

Elijah Francis

Josiah Curtis

Joseph Smith
Joshua Wells
Phineas Judd
David Griswold
Joseph Hollibut

Meeting at Hartford
Nov. 27. 1754

Stephen Skinner
Wm. Andrews
Nathan Booth
Stephen Lee
Lot Norton
Gideon Deming

Ichabod Wells

At a meeting of the Company Engaged in the purchase of the Susq" land legally warned and met at Hartford Nov. 27, 1754-Eliphalet Dyer Esq', Moderator--Samuel Gray Clerk.

Name of association.

Voted--that Roger Walker Jun' Esq,-Phineas Lyman Esq, Geo Wyllys Esq,-Daniel Edwards Esq, & Eliphalet Dyer Esq, be appoint and they are hereby appointed and fully Empowered as a Committee, to manage, transact and do Every-thing in the name and behalf of the Susq" Company, in order to prepare the Case of the Susq" purchase lately made of the Indians, and all proper Exhibits relating thereto, in order to lay the Same before his majesty for his grant and Confirmation of the lands Contained in Said purchase, and Committee for Royal for incorporating Said Company, and forming Incorporation. a government for the regulating and managing Every affair relating thereto, for the good of the Same, and to order and draw out money out of the Treasury of Said Company, as there Shall be occasion therefor, for the purpose aforesaid, and the Major part of Said Committee are hereby Empower'd fully to act according to the above vote.

Treasurer appointed.

Voted, that Geo. Wyllys Esq' be, and is hereby appointed Treasurer of this Company, to receive the moneys that is already or shall be raised by the Company, and pay the Same out as he shall receive orders from the Company, from time to time, and to keep an Exact account of the Same, and give his receipts therefor, and the Same to be lodged with the Clerk of the Said Company.

Passed

Voted, that the Several persons that has been appointed and entrusted by this Company, to receive and take in Subscribers in the Company, and receive the money therefor, forthwith Exhibit to the Clerk of this Company the names of all persons they have received as aforesaid, with their names fairly written, with the Sum or Sums received of Such persons So received, to their Said names annexed, and to whom they have heretofore transmitted the Same, and to pay the money that they have received not already paid, unto Samuel Gray.

Voted, that all persons that are now, or Shall hereafter be admitted into this Company, who Shall fail or neglect to pay into the person appointed to receive the Same, their full quota or part already voted for them to pay in by the 21st day of December next, Shall be utterly refused, and debarred, to have his name transmitted, to be named in his Majesty's grant to this Company, Except they offer Such Special reasons, as Shall be acceptable to the present Committee appointed to Settle and transmit the general plan of this affair, and under their hands or the major part of them, Signify to the clerk.

Voted, that Major Woolcot, Major Lyman, and Mr. Daniel Edwards be a Committee, and they are hereby Empower'd to Settle and adjust all accounts, with Capt. John Fitch, Major Jedediah Elderkin and Samuel Gray, and receive the money in their hands not already Expended, and the accounts well adjusted to be lodged with the Clerk, and the money they Shall receive, to deliver to the Treasurer of this Company, and Fitch, Elderkin and Gray, are hereby directed to account with the Said Committee, and pay the money in their hands not yet Expended, to Said Committee, taking their receipt therefor, and report of the Same to be made by the Sa Comtee to the next meeting—

Voted, that there be added and admitted into the Company to make in the whole to the number of 800 wholesome persons, and to be received at the discretion of the Committee appointed to Settle and prepare this affair for his Majestys grant &c, So that the persons hereafter admitted pay 9 dolls. on their admission by Said Committee, and have their names Enrolled by the Clerk of this meeting, and that the Said persons So admitted, have their names, together with those already admitted, all transmitted be grantees in his Majesty's grant to this Company.

Voted, that 1000 dollars be immediately transmitted to Col. John Lydens of Albany, in order to Complete the purchase, and in Compliance with the engagements of the former Committee viz. :

John Fitch, Sam' Gray, Jedediah Elderkin, and more if necessary fully to discharge our Said former Committee from the Same Ledius.

Voted that Col. Sam. Talcot, for the County of Hartford Isaac Tracy,

Sam' Gray,

Oliver Woolcot,

Sam' Barnes,

Joseph Wakeman

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New London

Windham
Litchfield

New Haven

Fairfield

to be a Committee to receive the money to be advanced, and transmit the Same to the Treasurer of this Company.

Corrections of

David Henshaw in the deed, ought to be names in the deeds. James Handshaw, Joseph Wheeler, Joseph Haines, Dennis Reeser, Sam' Handy, John McDole, J' Drake, Win Levon, Lambert Brink, Patrick Maconnal, Pierce Golden. Sam' Drake, Anthony Westbrook, Eman' Gansanby, John Fisk, Nathan Park, Duty Gerald, are not found in the deed.

Johnathan Panather Esq', Sam' Depew, Ann Depew, Solomon Gonnings, Abr" Fincump, these five ought not to be in the deed.

An account of the names not found in the deed-Abra Thompson produced a receipt from Thomas Darling Commissioner, for 5 dolls pd May 3 1754.

Ebenezer Baldwin, receipt for 5 dolls. pd Jan 14, 1754-

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from Stephen Gardner Committee-Richard Thornton, Nathaniel Emerson, James Ely, John Kellogg, Jabez Jones, James Jones, Joseph Burt, Consider Tiffany, Elijah Johnson, John Whitney, these produced no receipts; but Mr. Stephen Gardner testifieth, that he received their money Seasonably, and gave them receipts and the Company have their money for whole Shares.

Daniel Burg receipt for £ 6. 10. 0 Sept 28 1753

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Charles Dewey Committee receipt Same.

Charles Dewees, no receipt, but Johnathan Root and Amos Stiles testify that he paid his money and has a right to be entered.

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John Smith

Joshua Smith

Each pd £ 6. 10. 0

Chas Bulkley

David Bigelow

Lott Norton by his receipt, ought to be a whole Share man, but in the deed he is but & Share.

John Rathbone in the deed ought to be Johnathan, Certified by Mr. Stephen Gardner Committee. John Leavenworth owns a whole Share, but is Entered in the deed for two half Shares, and once by the name of Johnathan Leaving worth. Thomas Kennedy in the deed, ought to be Thomas Kenney Jun'.

Ephraim Tylor recp' 5 dolls Signed by Sam Adams.

We find Francis Ditto in the deed oagh: to be Gittean.

We find Josiah Gittean, ought to be Joshua Gittean.

We find Eben' Grover, ought to have Jun' added to his name. William Wells is called Silas Wells in the deed.

Elizer Talcott is called Eleazer Talcott.

Thomas Lewis no receipt here, but by his attorney, Says he has a receipt for 5 dolls.

Daniel Bull in the deed, ought to be David

Abijah Crary ought to be Cady.

Herbert Bide ought to be Hibard Pride.

Constant Catlin ought to be Constant Kirtland.

Samuel Stoughton ought to be Lemuel.

Voted, that all persons named in this list, being persons that have a right, but omitted to have their names Entered in the deed by mistake, be and have their names Entered by the Clerk, and be Entitled to all the privileges of those Entered in the deed, and further, the Clerk is hereby further directed, to Certify all farther mistakes that shall appear to him Either by omission, or Misentry in the deed, and the same rightly to Enroll in his record, in order to be transmitted for his Majesty's grant.

Joseph Buckley produced Capt. J. Fitch's receipt for 5 dolls. and ought to be Entered, receipt dated May 29 1754 Benjamin Caldwell in the deed, ought to be Benjamin ColovisJoseph Parkhurst not in the deed, ought to be inserted in the grant, a whole Share certifa given Elijah Bingham & Share not in the deed, ought to be, (conveyed to Ebenezer & Sam' Gray }) James Tracy Share not in the deed, ought to be.

The names of those that Capt. Uriah Stevens admitted in the Susquehanna Company:

Capt Oliver Woolcot Esq 1 Share
Maj' Eben Marsh

Benj Green

Ephraim Andrews

Capt. Elisha Shilden 1 Share

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