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adhere we Desiring the Same Liberty to those within our Bounds if any yet be and yo' Petiti's shall Ever Pray &c

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Robert Gilmor sen.
James Mathis
Forges Kennedy
John McLaughlin
William Kennedy
Forgious Kennedy
David Thomsond
James McNight
Hugh Riddel
John Burns
Daniel Moor
James Moore
Gerard Rowell
John Clark
James Walker
John McQuige
Robert Walker
John Bell

Patrick Taggart
Matthew Patten

John McLaughlin Sen'

These are to certifie that we the above Subscribers Do Commission John Goffe Esq' and Mr. samuel patten to present this petition in order to obtaine Incorporation for us according to their Instructions from us the subscribers

Daited May the 10th 1750

JAMES LITTLE, Cleark.

Bedford Petition for the revival of their propriety. To his Excellency Benning Wentworth Esq Gov* &c. The Hon his Majesties Councel And house of Represeves in General assembly Convened at Portsmouth the thirteenth day of July 1756

The Inhabitants of the town of Bedford in the province of New Hampshire Most Humbly Sheweth

That the proprietors of Narragansett Township No. 5 Alias Bedford and part of Merrymac have not had a prop's meeting for several years and that the Clerk of said propriety has been Dead some space of time and there is no Comitee in the propriety to Call proprietors meetings The Consequence whereof tends much to your petitioners Damage

That there was Land Reserved by the props in their Survey of the said town for highways and inasmuch as roads Cannot be made on all the said land so reserved we are obliged to Lay out roads Elsewhere and for want of a prop's meeting Legally Called, The power of Disposal of said reserved land Cannot be given to the town which if it were we might change with

those persons who have their land Cut with town roads who ought to have a proper Satisfaction for their lands so taken and would thereby prevent the towns paying a Considerable of money yearly

Wherefore we pray that your Excellency and hon's would take the premises in Consideration and Grant us an order to Call a props meeting of Narragansett Township No five and your petitioners shall ever pray

In Council July 15 1756

MATH PATTEN

by a vote of the town.

read & ordered to be sent Doun to the Honble House

Theodore Atkinson Secy

This Petition being read ordered that it be Dissmissed

A. Clarksen Clerk

Bedford Petition for a tax on their land.

To his Excelency Benning Wentworth Esqr. Govr. &c. The Hon his Majesties Councel And house of Representes in General assembly Convend at Portsmouth the thirteenth day of July 1756

The Inhabitants of the town of Bedford in the province of New Hampshire would most humbly Remonstrate That the fewness in number of our Inhabitants with the Expences which Necessaryly arises for us to pay and the Deficultys attending the performing the settlement of a new Town That a large Quantity of the town Lying unsettled and vacant of any Inhabitants and have Recd no help to Defraying any of our Necessary Charges from the proprietors of any such unsettled land, for the space of twelve or fourteen years in which term we (being a Fronteer) Endured the hardship of the late Indian war for which Reasons your Petitioners is rendered very unable to Carrie on the building a house for the publick Worship of God or a house for the use of the ministery in said town

Wherefore we humbly pray that your Excelency and hon's would take our case in Consideration, and Grant us a tax on all the land in the town (Exclusive of Ministery Ministerial School and highway Lands) for the term of two years at sixpence pr. acre Each year or so much as you in your wisdoms Shall think Sufficient for the purposes aforesaid and your petitioners shall ever pray

MATTHEW PATTEN Agent for the town

In Council July 15th 1756.

read & ordered to be sent down to the Honble House

Theod Atkinson Sec

Province of In the House of Representatives July 15th 1756
New Hamps

The above Petition being read

Ordered That the Petitioner be heard thereon ye 2d Day of the Sit ting of the General assembly next after the 1st day of sept next Ensueing & Yt in ye meantime ye petitioner at his own Cost & Charge Cause this order of Court with the Substance of sd Petition to be advertised in some publick print for three weeks successively

In Council July 15 1756

The within vote read & Concurred

Andrew Clarkson Clerk

Theod Atkinson Secy

Province of In the House of Representatives Dec 16, 1756

New Hamps

This Petition being read

Voted That the prayer thereof be Granted, & that the petitioner have Liberty to bring in a Bill accordingly

In Council Eodem Die

read & concurred

Theodore Atkinson Secy

Andrew Clarkson Clk.

Petition of James Caldwell.

To His Excellency Benning Wentworth Esqr Captain General Governor & Commander In Chief In & over his Majesty's province of New Hampshire the Honbles his Majesty's Council & House of Representatives In General Assembly Conv the 30th day of Nov 1763

The Petition of James Caldwell of Bedford In said province Humbly Shews that your petitioner being one of the Selectmen of Said Town for the year 1762 together with Mr. John Goffe & Mr. James Lions did agreeable to their usual form & Custom & agreeable to Law (for calling Town meeting) put up a notification for calling the free holders & other Inhabitants of said Town together at the usual place for Chusing selectmen Constable & other Town officers for said Town as the Law Directed, agreeable thereto the Inhabitants of said Bedford met and at said meeting made choice of M' Jno Bell to be their Moderator & then proceeded to the Choice of the Select men & other Town officers, when the Moderator Declared that by the Votes Brought In they had made choice of Mr. James Little, Mr. Sam Pattin & your petitioner for their Select men & Mr. Richard M Allester as Constable for Said Town to Collect the Taxes, so it hapned that at said meeting there was no Justice present to sware s1 officers & no Refusal from any one of them

at that time that they would not serve, but since it so happens by some misunderstanding or other that Mr Sam' Pattin who was Chosen as a Select man refuses, as well the Constable Mr. Richard McAllester they calling it an Illegal meeting for what Reason is best known to themselves, as your petitioner is Quite Ignorant of any Illegality & your petitioner with Mr. James Little another of the Selectmen of said Town (being Ignorant of the Law in such Cases) did put up one other notification for calling a meeting In Said Town for Chusing Town Officers which meeting was held on the 24 ultimo when other officers were chosen in their stead, but by our charter we find we can hold no town meeting, Only on the last Wednesday of March for choice of Town offi cers which we did agreeable to said Charter & the several officers was Chosen as before mentioned, & expecting they would take the oaths as usual, the Moderator Dissolved the meeting by which means we are not able to Call any Town meeting for this Year Chusing proper officers to Levy & Collect the province Tax laid on said town of Bedford & if not Leevy'd & Collected this present year, the Burthen the next would then of Consequence be double the sum its this year, which would make it very difficult. Wherefore your petitioner Humbly prays the aid of this honorable Court touching the premises, & that you'd be pleased to Grant such Releif as you in your great wisdom Shall think proper & your petitioner as in Duty Bound Shall Ever pray &c

JAMES CALDWELL

In Council December 1 1763 read & sent down to the Honble assembly Theodore Atkinson Secy

Province of

New Hamp} In the house of Representatives Dec2. 1, 1763.

This petition being Read Voted that the prayer thereof be granted & that the petitioner have Liberty to bring in a Bill accordingly

In Council Eodem Die read & Concurred

A. Clarkson Clerk

Theodore Atkinson Secy. Assented to B. WENTWORTH.

Petition of the Selectmen & Committee of Safety of

Bedford.

To the Honourable the Committee of Safety of the State of New Hampshire.

The Petition of us the Subscribers Selectmen and Committee of Safety for the Town of Bedford in the County of Hillsborough in said state Humbly shews That your Petitioners are

Informed that Mr John Houston of said Bedford Intends to make application to your Honours to have Liberty to Take the oath of Fidelity to the State-to serve a Secular Interest as we apprehend we Humbly Pray that you would Defer His Taking it or giving him any Recommendation in his Favour as being Friendly to the Cause of America untill the Town of Bedford shall be Notified to appear at a Convenient Time as you Shall think Proper to shew cause why he ought not to be admitted to said oath which we Conceive They are Capable to do and your Petitioners as in Duty bound will Ever Pray

Bedford, Sep' ye 24th 1778

THOMAS BOICE
JAMES VOSE
WILLIAM WHITE

Selectmen

We the Subscribers appoint Capt. Samuel Patten to Pre

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[This town is in Vermont. It was granted by Governor Benning Wentworth, 3d January, 1749, and from him derived its name. ED.]

Mr. Sam Robinson's petition, Dec 9th, 1763.

To His Excellency Benning Wentworth Esq' Governor and Commander in chief in & over the Province of New Hampshire The Honble his Majesty's Council & House of Representatives for said Province in General Assembly Convened, Decemb 8th 1763

The Humble Petition of Samuel Robinson of Bennington in said Province Esq' as agent for & in behalf of the Inhabitants of said town Shews

That there are about fifty Families Settled in Said Town and a minister of the Gospel settled among them, and the said Town is in a Good forwardness & Prosperous condition considering the time of the Grant and the distance from other Settlements,

That the burden of Supporting the usual Town Charges is heavy upon new Settlements especially till they have the necessary Public Buildings finished and the Building a Convenient Meeting House for Public Worship and a Convenient School house is at present too Great a Charge for the said Inhab

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