Soldier in Cap Samuel Paines Company to the Northward in the year 1780 Hanover Jan 7th 1786. to the paymaster of said Com £10, 13, 9. Nathaniel Ketchum [Orders bearing the same date, in similar language, were signed by John Durkee, £10, 13, 8, and Benjamin Smith, £11, 14, 9. The following men signed orders for pay for service done in Capt. Abel Stevens's company, in 1780. Elinda Brown £8, 16, 2 Corpl. Silas Tenney, Jonathan Woodward 8, 16, 2 "robud Hase,' Salmon Dow Daniel Jacobs -ED.] JO, 14, I £9, 10, 9 10, 14, I 8, 16, 2 [From "A return of Provisions which Hanover Men in Cap Freemans Comp In Colo Jonathan Chases Regt Brought from home with them Sept 26, 1777" I copy the following names.-ED.] A List of the ofisers & Soldiers Engaged in the Continental Service out of the Second company of militia in Hannover under the command of cp' Joshua Henda in new hampshear Service. Leut Daniel Clapp Sergant jotham Stearns Privates thomas Clark Sergant William Winton in the Service of new york and the State of Vermont A return of the men that went into the continental service out of my company for the state of New Hampshier William Winton aged 42 five feet six inches high place of abode when listed was Hanover Jotham Stearnes aged 35 six feet high place of abode when listed Hanover thomas Clark aged 36 five feet five inches high place of abode when inlisted Hanover the three men above written inlisted with Cap' House in Col1 Silleys Rigement John Bolden an indion five feet eight inches high aged 28 his place of abode has generally ben at Dartmouth Colege in Hanover he inlisted with Capt Farewell in Colo' Silleyes Rigement Hanover April ye 13 1778 To Colon' Jonathan Chase att Cornish Col. Chase Joshua Hendee Capt Sir I have with the officers and the Concurrence of the town have proseede to Raise the three months men and have done as follows have inlisted four men and Drafted the other too. the Names of the inlisted are as follows Silas Tenny Elinda Brown Daniel Jacobs and Jonathan Woodward-the Drafted ones Ebenz Kindrick and Abijah Smith Mr Kindrick has paid his fine Hanover July the 10 Instant 1780 To Col Jon Chase Thomas Durkee Lieut S This may Certify that Robert Mason John Pindal & Medad Taylor all of this Town have this week inlisted into Capt Houses Company Col° Sillys Regiment for the Term of three years and have been mustered by Maj. Jon" Child Muster Mas ter Hanover march 20th 1778 also Attest Jon Freeman L Davis by information of L' Durgee [5-41] [Petition to have a part of Hanover incorporated into a new Town, 1783.] To the honorable Council and Assembly of the State of New Hampshire. Humbly sheweth The petition of the subscribers residents of a destrict of land hereafter described in the vicinity of Dartmouth College in the county of Grafton and State of New Hampshire That at the settlement of said College in the southwest part of Hanover A. D. 1770 it was proposed that a distinct town or parish should be formed contiguous to it out of the towns of Hanover and Lebanon; in compliance with which proposal the said towns have passed votes expressing their consent that it may be effected-That the inhabitants within said territory have formed settlements there in expectation that such town would soon be formed; and great inconveniences must arise on account of their situation from a connection with Hanover and Lebanon in town matters-That in consideration of such inconvenience and by consent of said towns the said inhabitants have transacted matters separate from the said towns for near six years last past, which necessity has at many times in the course of the war compelled them to in cases of alarms &C as a separate military company was established there before the commencement of the war-Your petitioners therefore humbly pray that all that part of the town of Hanover bounded southerly by the southern line of said town, eastwardly by the two mile road (so called) and the second hundred acre lots drawn to the original rights of the first Minister and Prince Freeman northwardly by the southern and western lines of the second hundred acre lots drawn to the original rights of John Sherwin Stephen Walcot Nathan Wright and Otiss Freeman and the fifty third river lot, and westwardly by the western line of said Hanover-Also all that part of the town of Lebanon bounded as follows viz. Beginning at an hemlock tree (marked 4 on the south side and 5 on the north side) being the northwest corner of said Lebanon thence running eastwardly on the northwardly line of said town three miles to a white pine tree marked 3 thence turning off at right angles and running southerly one mile and a half, thence turning at right angles and running westwardly to the westward line of said town, thence northerly on said line to the first mentioned bound be incorporated and erected into a distinct town and be invested with such privileges and immunities as other towns within the State have and enjoy, and so as shall best subserve the rights and interest of said College, And we would further request that Bezaleel Woodward Esq (whom we have appointed our Agent in this matter) may be heard on the premises in our behalf as occasion may require. And as in duty bound shall ever pray &C [5-42] Simeon Dewey Aaron Storrs John Crane Sam' Maccluer Daniel Gould Joseph Green Ebenez. Fitch George Eager Sylvanus Ripley Benoni Dewey Eleazar Wheelock Parker Smith [Return of Ratable Polls, 1783.] State of New Hampshire Grafton ss Dec 21st AD 1783. Then Russel Freeman and Aaron Storrs a committee of the town of Hanover each personally appeared and made solemn oath that they have carefully computed the number of male polls of twenty one years of age and upwards paying for themselves a poll tax in said Hanover and find the said number to be one hundred and fifty four. Sworn before BEZA WOODWARD Justice of Peace [5-43] [Petition for the Appointment of a Magistrate, 1784.] To his Excellency, the President: the Hon. Council for the State of New Hampshire. The Petition of a number of the Inhabitants of the town of Hanover, in the County of Grafton in sd State; Humbly Sheweth that the Inhabitants of the Town; are so large, as to be more than a Competent number for one Representative; and that the Settlements are made in almost every part of sd town; and at present, we have no Justice of the Peace appointed, except M Woodward; who lives in that part called the College District, which is at one Corner of the Town, and remote from the main body of the Inhabitants; which renders it very in conveniant for the People back from the College part. We therefore, pray, that your Excellency, and Hon", would take our Case into your wise and Candid Consideration; and at your Next meeting to appoint the Authority, in the State, would Nominate, and appoint Mr Russel Freeman: to the office of Justice of the peace: and your Petitioners, as in Duty bound, will ever Pray. |