COLLECTIONS 96 OF THE NEW-HAMPSHIRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. VOLUME II. CONCORD: PUBLISHED BY JACOB B. MOORE. 1827. Hon. WILLIAM PLUMER. Epping, June, 1823, to June, 1825. Vice-Presidents. Hon. LEVI WOODBURY, LL. D. Ports. June, 1823, to June, 1825. Recording Secretaries. JOHN KELLY, Esq. Northwood, June, 1823. Corresponding Secretaries. NATH'L A. HAVEN, jr. Esq. Ports. June, 1823, to June, 1825. Treasurers. GEORGE NENT, Esq. Concord, June, 1823, to June, 1825. " Librarian. JACOB B. MOORE, Concord, June, 1823. Standing Committee. NATH'L ADAMS, Esq. Portsmouth, June, 1823, to June, 1826. Hon. MATTHEW HARVEY, Hopkinton, June, 1826. Hon. HENRY B. CHASE, Warner, June, 1826. Publishing Committee. Hon. WILLIAM PLUMER, jr. PARKER NOYES, Esq. JOHN FARMER, Esq. RICHARD BARTLETT, Esq. For Vol. I. For Vol. II. CONTENTS. Article. Page. I. Wheeler's Narrative of an Expedition into the Nipmuck Country, II. Instances of Longevity in New-Hampshire III. Instances of Longevity in the town of Pelham, since 1798, VII. Attack of the Indians at Walpole, in 1755 Letter from President Weare to Messrs. Langdon and Peabody, XII. Communication respecting the Wheelwright Deed XIII. Letter from President Hancock to the Assembly of New-Hamp- XIV. Letter from M. Hillegas to President Weare, 1781 XV. Letter from President E. Wheelock to the Provincial Congress, at XVI. Letter from Committee of Safety in Massachusetts, to Provincial Congress of New-Hampshire, April 22, 1775 XVII. Letter from Col. John Stark to Hon. Matthew Thornton, giving an account of the battle of Bunker's Hill XVIII. Letter from Gen. Nathaniel Folsom to the Committee of Safety, on |