New Hampshire, Dover Neck, in New England. At a publik Town Meeting held Jan. 1, 1689-90, Whereas this Province since the last Revolution in the Massachusetts Colony have been destitute of Government, and has hitherto weighted their Majties order for a settlement thereof, wch not yet arriving and seeing a present necessity of falling into some method of Government in order to our defence against the common enemy; Voted-Nemine contradicente, That six persons be chosen in this town as Commissioners to meet with the Commissioners of the other Towns of the Province to confer about and resolve upon a method of Government within this Province, and what the said Commissioners of the whole Province or the main part of them shall conclude upon and agree as to the settlement of Government among us, Wee the inhabitants of Dover shall hold as good and valid to all intents and purposes, hereby obliging ourselves to yield all ready obedience thereunto until their Majests order shall arrive for the settlement of Govern ment over us. The persons chosen by the majority of votes of the Town are, This passed a clear vote in the Town Meeting in Dover Meeting house this first day of January, 1689.-[Town Rec. Dover, Hist. Mem. No. 80, A. H. Q] Proceedings at Exeter. "At a Towne Meeting at Exeter December ye 25th 1689, Then chosen to meete the messengers of the province to consult about settling Matters for this Towne, Rob Wadleigh, sean'. Ensine Willm More. Sam" Leavit. Also these three men are Impowered after they Return home to conveane the people together to Receaive the opinion of saied people of the other towns." A true copy of record. Attest, J. S. PARSONS, Town Clerk. EXETER, December, 1867. [Extract from the Records of the Town of Portsmouth, N. H.] Proceedings at Portsmouth. "Portsm° January 30th 1689. At a generall Towne Meeting Where as since the late Revolution In the Massachusetts Colloney hath bin destitute of Goverment this Province hath bin destitute of Goverment, and have waited their majst order for a Settelment there of which not yet Arived And seeing a present necessety of falling into sum method of Goverment in order to our defence against the Comon Enemy Voted yt Six psons be chosen in this Town as Comissions to meet wth y Comissions of ye other Towns of ye Province to conferr about & resolve upon a Method of Govenmt wthin ye Province, & what ye sd Comission's of ye whole Province, or y Majr pt of ym shall consider of & agree upon as to ye settlement of Govenment among us, we ye Inhabitants of Portsm° shall hold as good & valid to all Intents & Purposes, hereby obliging ourselves to yield all ready obedience thereunto, untill theyr Majesties order shall arrive for ye settlement of Government among us The six Comission's chosen by ye Major vote are Major William Vaughan Mr Rich Waldron Mr Nath. Fryor Mr Robt Eliott Mr Thos Cobbett Capt Jno. Pickerin The Comittee above met wth ye Other Town', but came to no Conclusion." A true extract from the original records. Attest, MARCELLUS BUFFORD, City Clerk. New-Hampshire Petition. THE HUMBLE ADDRESS OF THE INHABITANTS AND TRAIN SOLDIERS OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE, FEBRUARY 20, 1689–90: To the Honorable, the Governor and Council of their Majesties Colony of the Massachusetts Bay, in New-England: Humbly showeth, that whereas, since the late revolution in your colony, you have exerted a power of government over their Majesties' subjects and inhabitants therein, which we are given to understand their Majesties have been graciously pleased to approve of, and impowered you to continue the same till further order; and we, who were under your government, having been for some time destitute of power sufficient to put ourselves into a capacity of defence against the common enemy; and having, with great expectation, awaited their Majesties' order for a settlement amongst us, which, not yet arriving, considering how liable also we are to destruction by the enemy, which of ourselves we cannot prevent, we are therefore necessitated at present to supplicate your Honors for government and protection, as formerly, until their Majesties' pleasure shall be known concerning us: hereby obliging ourselves to a due submission thereto, and payment of our equal proportion (according to our capacity), of the charge that shall arise for the defence of the country against the common enemy; praying also that such persons may be commissionated to command the militia as have already been or shall be chosen by the trained soldiers in the respective towns, desiring your Honors to grant us this our request, and your petitioners shall ever pray. Thomas Wiggin, Simon Wiggin, Isaac Cole, Roger Keller [or -ley], George Person, George Veasie, Wid. Morgan, Jonathan Clarke, Thomas Veasie, |