about the superiority of his Regiment and of the ancient town of Dover when we mett at Concord it was in the power of my men to have chosen every officer but when the Cap' was chose I spoke to my men and desired that they would consent that Coll Evans men should Nominate the two Lieutenants which they unanimously agreed to had Col' Evans men been more in numbers than mine I believe it is the opinion of the Gentlemen spectators that he would not have advised as I did. I would not have been so troublesome but as my Character Laboured I thought it necessary to sett the matter clear I am your Honours most obt Hum1 Serv Joseph Badger To the Honourable the Committee of Safety for the Colony of New hampshire [Ibid, p. 27.] [Roll of Officers in Col. Badger's Reg't, 1776.] [Col. Badger's Tenth Regiment, as returned by him in 1776, was composed of the following companies:] Field Officers Joseph Badger Esq Colonel Ebenezer Smith Esq Lieu' Colonel Vacant First major Bradbury Richardson Esq second major First Company in Gilmantown-Officers Second Company in Wolfsborough not yet returned Third Company in Sandbornton Chase Taylor Josiah Sanborn Jacob Smith James Gibson Seventh Company in New Durham Robert Boody Shadrach Allard Thomas French John Glidden Eighth Company in Sandwich Daniel Beede Ju' Joshua Prescott Josiah Bean Jacob Weed Ninth Company in Middletown vacant Tenth Company in Wakefield vacant Eleventh Company in Leavitts town vacant Twelfth Company in Gilmantown Samuel Ladd Simeon Bean John Moodey Noah Dow John Fowler Fourteenth Company in the Gore [now Alton] Joseph Robards Ephraim Chamberlain Dated at Gilmantown march ye 5th A: D: 1776 John Glidden Joseph Badger Colonel To the Honorable the Council and House of Representatives for the Colony of New Hampshire. [R. 2-19] [Gilmanton Soldiers' Orders and Receipts.] Gilmanton march 17th 1783 Received of the Town of Gilmanton Twelve pound Lawful money It being In full for my part of my Husband Nehemiah Leavitts wages For one year who Is a Soldier In the Continental army For said Town I say Received by me From the 13th Day of Febry 1783 her Sarah Leavitt mark Test Benja Sias Edwd Gilman Jr To the Treasurer for the State of New Hampshire for the time being please to pay unto the Select men of the town of Gilmantown the whole of the wages Due to me for my Service in the Continental Army the Last year for said Town it being for value Received of said Town Gilmantown March ye 21st 1782. Ammi Choat [The following soldiers order their wages to be paid to the town: Benja Libbey, for six months in 1781. [R. 2-20] [Samuel Saunders orders his wages to be paid to Jno Nicholls; John Taylor orders his to be paid to Joseph Badger; Mary Parry orders the wages due her, as heir to her son, Samuel Parry, deceased, to be paid to Benning Pickering, and the selectmen certify that she is heir to said Samuel.] [4-90 [Return of Ratable Polls, 1785.] State of New Hamp In the House of Representatives Nov 5th 1783. Voted, That the Selectmen of each Town & Place within this State be directed to return under oath to the Assembly of this State at their next Session the exact number of Male Polls from twenty one years of Age & upwards paying for themselves a Poll Tax within the said Towns and Places in Order to apportion the Representation of this State according to the new Constitution sent up for concurrence John Dudley Speak' In Council the same Day Read & concurred. a True Copy E. Thompson Sec Attest" E Thompson Ser No 252 Polls In the Town of Gilmantown Paying for themselves a Poll Tax in the year 1783-being the age of Twenty One Years Gilmantown December the 12 1783 state of Newhampshire strafford ss Gilmantown, Decem' ye 13th 1783 Then the above Named Edward Gilman and Joseph Parsons Personally appearing made solemn oath that the account of the Number of Polls in the Town of Gilmantown by them Exhibited as above is Just and true according to the best of their Judgment sworn before Joseph Badger Justice of Peace [4-91] [Petition for a Magistrate, 1788.] To His Excellency the President of the state of New hampshire and Honourble the Council of sd state the Petition, of us Inhabitants of the town of Gilmantown, Humbly sheweth-that the town, of Gilmantown, is a Large tract of Land as Large as three six mile towns and that the southeast part of said town are fully settled with Inhabitants and that there is no Justice of the Peace within about five miles of them, and it would be very Convenient to have one in that part of the town, Your petitioners therefore pray Your Excellency and Honours that Capt Joseph Parsons may be appointed to that office he being in our opinion, a suitable person for the office and Lives in the most Convenient place to serve the people of that part of the town, and Your Petitioners as in Duty Bound shall Ever pray &c Dated at Gilmantown, Decem' yo 22a 1788 [Joseph Parsons was appointed January 28, 1789.-ED.] [4-92] [Petition to have Courts held at Norway Plains, 1789.] To His Excellency the President the Honble Senate and the Honble the House of Representatives of the state of New hampshire In General Court Assembled June ye 4th 1789 The Petition of us the subscribers Inhabitants of the Town of Gilmantown, in the County of strafford Humbly sheweth that all the Courts of said County are now Held at Dover and Durham, which places are at the Very Lower End of the County and many of the Inhabitants of the County have to travel from a Great Distance some fifty and some sixty miles which is a Great hardship upon the people Therefore Your petitioners pray Your Excellency and Honours that all the Courts of said County may be moved to norway plain, in Rochester in s County where we apprehend to be the most Convenient place as all the Roads seem to Center there and a Convenient place for publick Buildings and Good accommodations for the Court And Your Petitioners as in Duty Bound shall Ever pray &c Peaslee Badger Abraham Smith Jur Benjamin Stevens John Sincler Andrew Page micajah Kelley 慶龍 Jeremiah Morrill William Thompson Daniel Moulton Joseph Avery Abner Evens Jur Nehemiah Louge moses Page [On three other petitions of the same date and wording are the following names :-ED.] Jacob Currier Jonathan Sargent Jacob Rowe Jacob Tucker Isaac Currier John Nelson John Bean Ju |