In Council Eodem die Read & Concurred. T. Atkinson Jun. Secry. Province of In the House of Representatives Augt 28th 1767. The foregoing Petition being Read & Considered appearing Reasonable & no objection made, Voted-That the prayer of the petitioner be granted and that the Petitioners have liberty to bring in a Bill accordingly. In council Eodm Die Read & concurr'd T. Atkinson Jun. Secry M. Weare, Cler. GRANTHAM-formerly called NEW GRANTHAM. [This town was first granted, July 11, 1761; but the conditions not being fulfilled, it was re-granted in 1767, to William Symmes and 63 others. ED.] Petition for a new charter. To His Excellency John Wentworth Esq. Captain General, Governor & Commander in Chief in and over his Majesty's Province of New Hampshire & Vice Admiral of the Same in Council The petition of John Sargent of Norwich in the Province of New York, Yeoman by his Attorney, Israel Morey Esq. unto your Excellency & Honours humbly shews: That your Petitioner has setteld in said Norwich under New Hampshire Grants with a large Family, That being disatisfied with his living under the Government of New York he hath purchased the Original rights of John Hawks Esq, Rufus Wells, Rufus Fields, Simon Alexander, Elisha Alexander in the Township of New Grantham, with the sole Views of making immediate settlements thereon for himself and sons, but as he has not been able yet to effect it, and the charter being expired he is apprehensive he may meet with Difficulty, wherefore he humbly prays he may be quieted in his said Rights either by the Extension of said Charter to the former Grantees or being made Grantees in a New Charter of said Township, as your Excellency & Honours in your Wisdom may think best for y' Petitioner and as in Duty bound he will ever pray Portsm° June 21st 1772. JOHN SARGENTS by Petition of Abel Stevens for the same. Province of New Hampshire To His Excellency John Wentworth Esq. Captain General, Governor & Command' in Chief in and over his Majestys said Province of New Hampshire in New England and Vice Admiral of the same, In Council The petition of Abel Stevens in behalf of himself and other Grantees and proprietors of the township of New Grantham in the Province aforesaid, Humbly Shews That the said Township of New Grantham was granted by Charter bearing date the 8th day of June Anno 1767, under certain Conditions of Culture &c. &c-The Form of Culture being particularly express'd to be performed in 5 years vizt, five acres for every fifty contained in each share on penalty of the forfeiture of every delinquent share-to be regranted to others and the Time aforesaid being now elapsed, and the duty above mentioned not being fully done on any one Right or share in the said Township-Whereby, according to the strict construction of the condition aforesaid, the whole of said Township is forfeited to his Majesty to be regranted as aforesaid-and the petitioner begs leave further to represent That there are some considerable Improvements already made in the said Township, aud that they have been prevented from complying with the Terms aforesaid on account of their remote situation from any Inhabitants, and the Impossibility, for want of Roads of getting up provisions &c. for their necessary Support and subsistence, with such utensils as were needful to make the required Cultivation-The petitioners therefore humbly pray your Excelley and Honours would not take advantage of the breach of said Condition, but that you would be pleased to Extend the Charter of said New Grantham to the present Grantees for such longer Time as your Excelley and honours may think convenient to complete the duty enjoined by their said Grant-The prospect not being so discouraging as when they received the former Grant, the said Grantees are determined to proceed immediately to fulfill the conditions required by their said Charter, provided Your Excell and honours will be pleased to indulge them in their above said Request And they as in Duty bound will ever Pray &c. ABEL STEVENS In behalf of the Portsmouth July 4th 1772. GREENLAND. [Greenland was originally a part of Portsmouth. ED.] Petition of the Inhabitants of Greenland for priviledges-1705. To His Excellency Joseph Dudley Esq-Govern' and Comander in Chiefe in and over his Majesties province of New Hampshire and Vice Admiral of the same— The humble Petition of John Johnson Abraham Lewis and Samuell Weeks on behalfe of themselves and the Inhabitants of Greenland, belonging to the Town of Portsmouth Humbly Sheweth That there are about three hundred & Twenty persons; men women and Children in Greenland who are Oblidged to come to the Bank to meeting, and the distance being five and six miles and the season of the yeare occasioning bad travelling as alsoe the danger of the Enemy makes it very difficult and Tedious to gett to the said meeting, or to send their children every day to school being not able to Table them abroad; Soe that your poor petitioners are almost deprived of publickly hearing the word of God or getting their children Educated with Reading and writing And your petitioners have desired at a publick Town meeting to have the Liberty of a minister and schoolmaster among themselves. They paying their sallary and to be Exempted from paying to the minister and schoolmaster at the Bank but there is noe care taken about itt by the Town who continues Silent in the matter. May it therefore please y Excellency to Consider the premise, and to order as you in your prudent Judgment shall see meet relateing to the same whereby yo' petitioners may obtaine the priviledge of a minister and schoolmaster among themselves as aforesaid, And they as in duty bound shall ever pray &c JOHN JOHNSON This Petition is referred to the Select men of Portsmo to make answer and objections if they have any to myselfe in a months time. J. DUDLEY. Petition of sundry persons to be joined to Greenland parish. 17th January 1716. To the Honourable George Vaughan Esq. L Governor of his Majesties Province of New Hampshire and the Honourable his Majesties Counsel The Humble petition of the Inhabitants That live on the Pattin adjacent to Greenland who are on this side of the line which was formerly Run between Portsmouth and Exeter begining att Walls Crick & running to Hampton boundsHumbly Sheweth That we the subscribers would humbly pray that we may be joined to Greenland Parrish because we there commonly attend the worship of God, which is abundantly more convenient for us than any other place of publick worship and have diverse of us been helpe full in building an house to worship God In there att sa Parrish. We Likewise the Inhabitants of Greenland being a poor & small Parrish Humbly pray your honors to Grant that all the Inhabitants which are within the afore sd line from Walls crick to Hampton bounds May be aded to us-We therefore humbly crave your Honours Grant of these our request & yoor petitioners as In Duty bound shall pray &c. EBENEZER JOHNSON JAMES BERREY Richard White Jud. Allen Samuell Folsom Mikel Hicks Joseph Hill Walter Philbrick John Eveny Jonathan Weeks Assesors } Petition of Greenland for a grant of certain powers, 1720-1. Province of To y Hone John Wentworth Esq Ltt, Govern' and Command-in Chief for ye time being, & to y Honble ye Council of his Majesty Province aforesd. The petition Jam Johnson, Sam Weeks & Josh Weeks of Greenland in behalfe of s Parrish-Hum" Sheweth— That on ye 15th Instant att a Parrish meeting Law fully conven'd we your Petition's were elect a comitte to address your Hon's & this Honble Board in behalfe of our s Parrish for some further liberty & Priviled to be granted in & amongst ourselves for yt yr Petition have now only ye liberty of Raising money on ye Inhabitants there for ye support of ye ministry schoole & poor whin y District: & y Province Tax being Raised by the Selectmen & assessors of Portsm° who living Remote canot posibly be apprized of y perticular Capacity of ye several Inhabitants there-Whereby y Tax is many times very unequalf Wherefore your Petition's Hum3 Pray, yt your Honours in your Great Wisdom wil see cause to order y we may be dismissed from yo Bank from having any tax laid on us there; & yt we may be freed from y° charge and Trouble of attending ye Publick Town meetings there & yt a Comittee be By your Hon's chosen to Proportion Greenland in yR Province Rates & yt ye same may be Rais in Equal Proportion by our own assessors & yt Mr Treasurer be Directd to issue forth his Precept to our Parrish for y' End & y we may choose a constabl amongst our selves to collect y assessments y' are from time to time made & yt we may be allow ye Privilidge of choosing one assembly man in our Parrish to Represent us in Gen Assem1y we paying him out of the Parrish stock which Grant yr Petition's shal as in Duty bound ever pray &c. 18, Mar. 1720-I March 21st at a Council JAMS JOHNSON SAM WEEKS JOSH. WEEKS. Psent ye Lt Gov' Wentworth, Sam' Penhallow Esq. Rich Wibird, Coll Walton Esq. Thos Wastbrook, Esq. George Jaffrey The above Petition Read, and Granted and Ördered that a com'ittee upon Oath take an account of y Rateable Estate of ye District of Greenland by wch ye Proportion of the Prov. Tax, is to be Settled who are to make Return to this board, that the Treasurer's warrant be made out accordingly. Petition of Greenland for a Township. To His Excellency Samuel Shute Esq Capt Gen & Com'and' in Cheif & Over His Majty Prov. of New Hamp" and to the Hone the Council of s Province The Humble Petition of Sam Weeks James Johnston & Mathias Haines of Greenland Parish in the Town of Portsm" in y Prov. of N. Hamp afores for themselves & in behalf of s Parish, Humbly Sheweth. That yo Petitioners are a district of Portsm" and always have been accounted Part of s Portsmouth, and have paid Rates in s Town accordingly, and but very Lately have been made a Separate Parrish, and the Town of Portsm afores having obtained a grant of yo' Excellency & Hon for a Township, d |