[In H. of Rep., Sept. 30, 1758, "Voted That there be allowed £100. In full for this accot & In full for three months wages allowed him as a Gratuity, being Carried a prisoner to Canada." Council concurred.-ED.]

[R. 2-189] [Capt. John Parker's Petition, 1776.]

[John Parker stated that he commanded a company in Col. Bedel's regiment in Canada in September, 1775, "That upon his return home, three of his Company Vizt Aaron Quimby, Ebenezer Collings & Daniel Murray, exhibited a Complaint to your Honors agst your Petitioner for an overcharge in his Muster Roll &c" He asked for a hearing, which was granted.-ED.]

[Rev. Pap., p. 35] [Litchfield Men at Ticonderoga Alarm, 1777.]

Abstract of a Pay Roll of a Number of men who marched from Litchfield for Ticonderoga on the Alarms June 29th & July 6th [1777]

[6-72] [Relative to being classed for Representative, 1780.]

State of New Hampshire

To the Honble the Council and Gent" of the Honble House of Representatives in Gen' Assembly at Portsmouth Convened 13th October 1780

The humble Petition of the several Inhabitants of Litchfield in the County of Hillsborough & State aforesaid, whose names are hereunto set and subscribed.

Sheweth that upon taking up Government the said Litchfield was joined to Nottingham West, for the purpose of chusing a person to represent them in General Assembly, And Altho at the time of such Junction there was a great Majority in favour of said Nottingham as their members greatly exceeded Litchfield, Yet were your Pet's content at that time.

But now so it is, May it please Your Honors that by Act of Gen Assembly, many Families from Londonderry claim, have been added lately to said Nottingham West, so that that Town now consists of upwards of 100 families, and Litchfield of little more than 40, By means of which inequality Your Pet's are always liable to be out numbered and out voted (if the Inhabitants of said Nottinghman West shall see fit), and to lose all benefit and priviledge of Election.

Your Pet therefore pray leave to bring in a Bill, whereby to seperate them from said Nottingham West, and that they may be joined in future for the purpose aforesaid to the Neighbouring Town of Derrifield, between which & them there is a good understanding and with whom Your Pet's will stand more upon a Par And that as to the place of Election a Preference may be given to such of the two towns as shall pay most taxes to Gov

The Committee appointed on Matters similar to those set forth in the within Petition beg leave to report their opinion that Litchfield & Derryfield be joined in the Precept to send a Representative to the next General Court

Geo: Atkinson for the Comee

[The report was accepted, and Litchfield and Derryfield were classed for a representative.-ED.]

[6-73] [James Underwood relative to some confiscated Estates, 1780.]

Mr Speaker

Sir

Litchfield 27th June 1780

The Committee have Yesterday finished the Sales of Zacheus Cuttlers personal Estate have been to Col° Bauldwin the Agent or Trustee of said Estate and find he will Only pay or alow us our Costs in takeing an Inventory Vendueing &c of sd Estate when we have Don the Business through this County taking Inventory Leaseing out &c that Estate being sold thereby procured money to Discharge our Expence in our Duty & what money was Overplush put into the State Treasury we now desire the Court would now take some Order that we may make a final setlement and be properly discharged as I have been three times to Exeter to settle that matter, with that of Col Lutwyches as our business extended through the County Costs & Expence are so blended together can not be well seporated Therefore pray the Agents may be Impowerd, or some Other person, or persons, to settle these matters as Col° Nichols is Nominated to go into the Servise I take this Opportunity to Inform the Court that the Committes Accot is so blended together that they can not be Settled without the whole of the Committe pray sir press the matter that the Committe of Safety may be Impowed in recess of the Court if nothing better Can be done

I am your Honors Obt & Very Humb1 Set
James Underwood

[6-74] [William Patterson relative to some confiscated Estates, 1782.]

To the Hon the President of the Committee of Safety for the State of Newhampshire

SI Beg leave to inform you that I am now Seventy three years old and have lived on lands which formerly belonged to

Mr Thomson now an Inhabatiant of Great Britain 33 years said land lying in Litchfield I took a lease of said Thomson of the farm I now live on to pay him the sum of sixty dollars yearly to be paid in money or improvements on the farm which I have Comply with: untill last year when I was about putting Seed into the Ground in the mounth of April I was informed that the State had taken the farm into their hands and appointed an Agent to rent out the same; Some evil minded person as I suppose offered to give one hundred dollars yearly rent: having done a considerable part of my Spring Labour was Constrained to give that Sum or move off: your Hon' and every Gent" in the Hon Commitee must be sensable that the Public Tax for the Defence of the present war is very high which with the rent aforesaid and the hire of Labourers amounted to a very great sum I Beg leave to Observe that I have had no notice to move off before very leatly when I have prepared for a new Crop I Expected to have had the farm at the rent that I Contracted for last year tho very high yet I would been content but to my great Surprise I have been informed that some person have offered more; the Agent Co" Chase being sensable that the rent paid last year with the Tax that will be Called for this year is as much if not more than the farm is worth

He desired me to send to your Hon" to know whither I may have the farm at the same Rent that I paid last year I paying the whole Tax for this year; which is not Customary when a Tennant takes a farm by the Shares he pays half of the Tax only; I Beg further that a person or persons may be appointed to settle all Back arrirages and to Receipt for the same and to put me in full possession in the name of the State I would further Observe that I have been Oblidged for several years past to purchess the greater part of the wood for my use there being little wood on the farm as I am an old man and willing to give the whole value for the farm Reather than move of at present your Hon Compliance will much Oblidge your Hon'

Most Hub' Sert

Litchfield April 3a 1782

William Patterson

[R. 2-190] [Selectmen concerning Soldiers, 1783.]

To the Honble the Councel & House of Representatives for the State of New Hampshire Convened at Concord June 1783

The Humble Petition of the Select men of Litchfield in the County of Hillsborough-Humbly shews that said Town filled up their Quota of Soldiers in the Continental army for the first

three year service & gave each soldier Fifty dollers as a Towns Bounty-one of said Soldiers, Vizt John Loring who was an Inhabitant of said Town, was in the Massachusetts line Tho' by a vote of the Honble Assembly of this state he was to be accounted to the Town he belong'd to, his Family was supported for three years for which no allowance has ever been made them-That said Town by Order of Court raised four men to reinforce Gen' Sullivan in Canada & paid them fifty dollars each as Bounty that in June 1779 said Town Inlisted one William Raymond during the war & paid him four hundred & fifty pounds Lawfull money That we have at all Times done our full proportion in the war & had our Quota of men in the field, Notwithstanding all which Col° Kelley sheriff of said County has brought an Extent or Execution against us for sixty pounds for a soldier said to be wanting in the war. We are Consious to ourselves that we have done our full proportion in the war as to soldiers &c and ought not pay said Extent Wherefore we pray your Honors would Postpone the payment of said Execution untill the matter may be fully inquired into

[The foregoing was referred to the committee of safety. -ED.]

[6-75]

[Return of Ratable Polls, 1783.]

Decemer 9th 1783 A True Accot of the number male Polls in the Town of Litchfield upwards of Twenty one Years of Age paying for themselves a poll rate which is fifty five

James Underwood Select
John Cochran

men

Hillsborough ss Decem' 9th 1783 then James Underwood & John Cochran personally Appear'd and made Solemn Oath to the truth of the above Number of polls in said Town before

John Goffe Justice of Peace

[6-76] [Relative to their Quota of Soldiers, 1783.]

To the Honourable the Council and Gentlemen of the Honourable house of Representatives at Exeter Convened the Twelfth day of February 1783