Alexander Davidson William Alexander Moses Grimes Frances Grimes Reuben page iuner the third Isaack Cochran Sam" Cochran Sam" Wallace Wm Johnston David Clendinin John Crombie Junr James Ramsey William Boyd David Peabody Philip marshall Robert MacMurphy Robert Adams John Moor william morrow David Smiley James Gillmore thomas wilson [6-128] [An Address to the Governor, 1773.] To his Excellency John Wentworth Esq' Capt Gen' and Gov' in chief in and over his Majestys Province of New Hampshire The inhabitants of the town of Londonderry, beg leave to approach your Excelly and to express their sentiments of gratitude, and affection, to your Excellency's person, and administration. We esteem it a peculiar mark of the favor of his gratious Majesty, that he has appointed to the supream command here, a Gentleman whose birth, and education, have been in the province, over which he presides. From these circumstances, and your Excell known character, we early conceived, the most sanguine hopes, from your administration. Nor have we been disappointed. The unabated attention you have given to the intrests of the Province, has not only been felt by the people of your charge; but has been observed (we had almost said envied) by our neighbours who are without the line of your jurisdiction. The cultivation of land within the government, and the extention of settlem even to regions that were scarce known when your Excelly came to the chair, must be attributed in a great measure, to your care, and the benignity of your Government, But it has not been in this view alone that you have been the Patron of this people. To extend settlements, or to cultivate lands, while the people that settle and cultivate, are without the means of knowledge, might be rather injurious than beneficial. But these have not escaped your Excellency attention. The institution of a College in the wilderness, and the liberal encouragement it has received from your hand is an abundant evidence of this attention. We cannot help mentioning as a peculiar happiness, of the people under your Excell's charge, that your ears have been always open to their voice.-The easie access they have gain'd; and the polite reception they have Met with; from you has afforded them the means of communicating and your Excell of receiving all necessary information of their wishes, and of their wants. We have been excited to make this address to your Excel' as a testimonial of our sense of your benign Administration; and as an evidence of our opinion of any suggestions, that may have been made to the prejudice of your Excellency in these respects. And to assure you of our loyalty to the King and our affection to your Person That your Excelly may live long; and long continue the happy Instrum in the hands of Providence, of much good to this people, is our ardent wish and prayer Londonderry April 29 A. D 1773 The Above Address was Read in a town-Meeting Legally Called for that purpose and it was Unanimously Voted that it should be presented to His Excellency John Wentworth Esq. [6-130] Atested per Henry Campbell Town Clerk [Relative to Parish Affairs, 1774.] Rockingham ss Londonderry Febry 14th 1774 To James Betton-Esquire one of his Majestys justices of the Peace for said County of Rockingham The Petetions of us the Subscribers being freeholders and Inhabitants of the old Parish of Londonderry in the County aforesaid humbly sheweth that by an Act of the general Asembly of this Province pased in the year 1739/40 there was A Parish set of from said Town Called the west or New Parish with Parish priviledges notwithstanding which they the said New Parish have always assembled and Voted with the petitioners in the Choice of Select men and other Town Officers and your petitioners have no proper officers of theire own to Call a meeting but have Lost that Priviledge Your petitioners terefore pray that aCording To the Law of this Province in such Cases provded your honours would isue a warrant or notification to the freeholders and Inhabitants of said old parish in Londonderry qualified by law to vote in town affairs to meet at the meeting house in said parish on the 5th Day of march next at ten of the Clock in the forenoon for the following purposes namely to choose a Moderater Town Clerk Select men and all other town officers for the ensuing year and your petitioners as in Duty Bound shall ever pray Stephen Holland Samuel Alison moses Barnet Samuel Barr James Cochran David Craig A true Coppey of the affors Pitition Attest Mo Barnett town Clerk [6-131] [Petition to have an Election set aside, 1774.] Province of Newhampshire To the honble House of Representatives for said province in General assembly Conven The Humble petition of us the Subscribers freeholders in the Town of Londonderry and windham in s province sheweth that Sam" Livermore Sam" Barr and Stephen Holland Esq" and Robert Moor and John Crombie Gentlemen under Collour of being Select men of a pretended east Town in Londonderry issued a warrant for Calling a meeting of the freeholders in the pretended East town in sd Londonderry and allso a Notification to the freeholders of the west parish in said Londonderry for the election of a Representative for said Londonderry in the then Next General Assembly in Consequence of said warrant so illegaly issued as your petitioners Conceive there was a Meeting of part of the freeholders in s Londonderry at which Meeting the part that inclined to Vote Chose Stephen Holland Esq' as a Representative for said town Y' petitioners Conceiving the sd Meeting illegal in every Respect Did Not Vote but protested Against the unwarrantable proceedings of the Same Wherefore they pray sa Election May Be adjudged Void and that they May have a New Choice and your petitioners as in Duty Bound Shall ever pray Londonderry April yo 12 1774 Andrew Todd Benj" Gregg Mathew Clark Ja' Nesmith John Nesmith John taylor Adam taylor Samuel Taylor will Cunningham James Milltimber willm Milltimer Thomas Hiland David Mckeen David Tayler John Dunkan willm Taylor Danil Cheney Stephen Johnson John Greg Joseph Gregg Sam Gregg Ju' Ja' Donaldson Sam" Morison Ja' Nesmith Ju' John Dunkan willm Dunkan Rob McCluer James MacGregore Sam" Karr John Aiken Ja Aiken George Dunken Ju John Weiar [The election was declared illegal, and a precept for another one issued.-ED.] [6-134] [Protest against the foregoing named Town-Meeting.] To Sam" Livermore and Samell Barr and Stephen Holland Esq" and Robert Moor and John Crombie Gentlemen We the Subscribers Inhabitants of Londonderry and windham Having heard that you have ordered warrants to be Set up to Call a Meeting at the Revd william Davidsons Meeting House on Saturday ye 2d of April Next to Chuse a Representative to go to the General Court-we Do Hereby Take this Opportunity of |