CORNISH.

[Formerly known as Mast Camp. Granted as Cornish, June 21, 1763, to Rev. Samuel McClintock and others. The charter was renewed Dec. 21, 1768. The line between Cornish and Grantham was established Dec. 3, 1808. A portion of Croydon was annexed June 24, 1809, and a portion of Grantham, Dec. 25, 1844.

See IX, Bouton Town Papers, 145; X, Bouton Province and State Papers, 277, 398, 400, as to participation in movement for union with Vermont towns; XI, Hammond Town Papers, 433; Index to Laws, 128; sketch, Hurd's History of Sullivan County, 1886, p. 141; Historical Facts Relating to, by H. Chase, 2, Farmer and Moore's Historical Collections, 153; Batchelder's History of the Eastern Diocese, P. E. Church, 1876, p. 247; Baptist Churches in N. H., by E. E. Cummings, 1836, pp. 8, 13; Lawrence's N. H. Churches, 1856, p. 435; Life of Salmon P. Chase, by J. W. Schuckers, 1874; Life and Public Services of Salmon Portland Chase, by Robert B. Warden, 1874; Reminiscences and Autobiography, by Philander Chase, 1848.]

*3-66 Cornish

PS

[CORNISH CHARTER, 1763.]

*Province of New-Hampshire.

GEORGE, THE THIRD,

By the Grace of GoD, of Great-Britain, France and
Ireland, KING, Defender of the Faith &c.

To all Persons to whom these Presents shall come,
Greeting.

KNOW Ye, that We of Our special Grace, certain Knowledge, and meer Motion, for the due Encouragement of settling a New Plantation within our said Province, by and with the Advice of our Trusty and Well-beloved BENNING WENTWORTH, Esq; Our Governor and Commander in Chief of Our said Province of NewHampshire, in New-England, and of Our COUNCIL of the said Province; HAVE, upon the Conditions and Reservations herein. after made, given and granted, and by these Presents, for Us, Our Heirs, and Successors, do give and grant in equal Shares, unto Our loving Subjects, Inhabitants of Our said Province of NewHampshire, and Our other Governments, and to their Heirs and Assigns for ever, whose Names are entred on this Grant, to be divided to and amongst them into Seventy Six equal Shares, all that Tract or Parcel of Land situate, lying and being within our said Province of New-Hampshire, containing by Admeasurement 23040 Acres, which Tract is to contain Six Miles square, and no more; out of which an Allowance is to be made for High Ways

and unimprovable Lands by Rocks, Ponds, Mountains and Rivers, One Thousand and Forty Acres free, according to a Plan and Survey thereof, made by Our said Governor's Order, and returned into the Secretary's Office, and hereunto annexed, butted and bounded as follows, Viz. Begining at A Tree Marked with the figures 2 & 3 Standing on the Bank of the easterly Side of Connecticut River which is the South Westerly Corner Bounds of the Town of Plainfield from thence runing South Seventy Six degrees. East by Plain Field to A Stake & Stones which is the South Westerly Corner of Grantham & North Westerly Corner of Croydon thence South fifteen Degrees fifteen Degrees West by Croydon. afore Said Six Miles to the North Westerly Corner of Newport thence turning off & running North 77degs West Six Miles to a Tree Standing on the Easterly Bank of Connecticut River Marked with the Figures 1 & 2-then up the river as that Trends to the Bounds began at And that the same be, and hereby is Incorporated into a Township by the Name of Cornish And the Inhabitants that do or shall hereafter inhabit the said Township, are hereby declared to be Enfranchized with and Intitled to all and every the Priviledges and Immunities that other Towns within Our Province by Law Exercise and Enjoy: And further, that the said Town as soon as there shall be Fifty Families resident and settled thereon, shall have the Liberty of holding two Fairs, one of which shall be held on the

And the other on the

annually, which Fairs are not to continue longer than the respective following the said and that

as soon as the said Town shall consist of Fifty Families, a Market may be opened and kept one or more Days in 3-67 each Week, as may be thought most advantagious to the Inhabitants. Also, that the first Meeting for the Choice of Town Officers, agreable to the Laws of our said Province, shall be held on the Second Monday of July next which said Meeting shall be Notified by Clement March Esq' who is hereby also appointed the Moderator of the said first Meeting, which he is to Notify and Govern agreable to the Laws and Customs of Our said Province; and that the annual Meeting for ever hereafter for the Choice of such Officers for the said Town, shall be on the Second Tuesday of March annually, TO HAVE and to HOLD the said Tract of Land as above expressed, together with all Privileges and Appurtenances, to them and their respective Heirs and Assigns forever, upon the following Conditions, viz.

I. That every Grantee, his Heirs or Assigns shall plant and cultivate five Acres of Land within the Term of five Years for every fifty Acres contained in his or their Share or Proportion of Land in said Township, and continue to improve and settle the same by additional Cultivations, on Penalty of the Forfeiture of his Grant or Share in the said Township, and of its reverting to Us, our Heirs and Successors, to be by Us or them Re-granted to such of our Subjects as shall effectually settle and cultivate the same.

II. That all white and other Pine Trees within the said Township, fit for Masting Our Royal Navy, be carefully preserved for that Use, and none to be cut or felled without Our special Licence for so doing first had and obtained, upon the Penalty of the Forfeiture of the Right of such Grantee, his Heirs and Assigns, to Us, our Heirs and Successors, as well as being subject to the Penalty of any Act or Acts of Parliament that now are, or hereafter shall be Enacted.

III. That before any Division of the Land be made to and among the Grantees, a Tract of Land as near the Centre of the said Township as the Land will admit of, shall be reserved and marked out for Town Lots, one of which shall be allotted to each Grantee of the Contents of one Acre.

IV. Yielding and paying therefor to Us, our Heirs and Successors for the Space of ten Years, to be computed from the Date hereof, the Rent of one Ear of Indian Corn only, on the twentyfifth Day of December annually, if lawfully demanded, the first Payment to be made on the twenty-fifth day of December. 1763

V. Every Proprietor, Settler or Inhabitant, shall yield and pay unto Us, our Heirs and Successors yearly, and every Year forever, from and after the Expiration of ten Years from the abovesaid twenty-fifth Day of December, namely, on the twenty-fifth Day of December, which will be in the Year of Our Lord 1773 One shilling Proclamation Money for every Hundred Acres he so owns, settles or Possesses, and so in Proportion for a greater or lesser Tract of the said Land; which Money shall be paid by the respective Persons abovesaid, their Heirs or Assigns, in our Council Chamber in Portsmouth, or to such Officer or Officers as shall be appointed to receive the same; and this to be in Lieu of all other Rents and Services whatsoever.

In Testimony whereof we have caused the Seal of our said Province to be hereunto affixed. Witness BENNING WENTWORTH, Esq Our Governor and Commander in Chief of Our said Province, the Twenty first Day of June In the Year of our Lord CHRIST,

One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty three And in the Third Year of our Reign.

Recorded According to the Original Charter under the Pro

*The Names of the Grantees of Cornish

Mr Sam" McClintock Joshua Hains
Samuel Ayers

Wyseman Clagget Esq Lieut Ebenez' Clark

Stephen March Joseph Jackson Esq Boston

His Excellency Benning Wentworth Esq A Tract to Contain five Hundred Acres as Marked B-W- in the Plan which is to be Accounted two of the within Shares-One whole Share for the Incorporated Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in foreign

Parts one Share for A Glebe for the Church of England as by Law Established One Share for the first Settled Minister of the Gospel & one Share for the Benefit of A School in sd Town

Province of New Hamp' Octo-1-1763

Recorded According to the Original on the Back of the Original Charter of Cornish

Prove of New Hamp' Octob' 1st 1763

Recorded from the Back of the Original Charter of Cornish. under the Prove Seal

T Atkinson Jun' Sec