[Report on School-houses.*]

To the free holders of the Town of Portsm

Forasmuch as wee the subscribers were appointed at the last anniversary meeting a Committee to consider what might most tend to the advancing of learning in erecting of schools, and represent the plans that might bee most convenient in order thereunto

Doe report as followeth

That there is absolute necessity of two school-houses, to bee forthwithe established for reading, writing and cyphering; that one of ym bee nere the old meeting hous in the place where the former was, and the other between m' Brewsters and m' Nelson's March 29 1716/7

Sam" Penhallow Thomas Westbrook Tobias Langdon Wm Cotton Junr

* In Mr. Fryer's account, dated May, 1678, is an item: “To paid John Denet (?) to make shutters and Benches for our school house." March 16, 1682, Jno. Denet did work on the "skoole house."

The following is without date: "Voted that there be two school mast'rs settled in ye Towne on the North side of ye Mill Dam a Gramer Schole where shall be taught Latin, writeing & Cyphering & ye Bible to be read twice every day On the South side of the Mill Dam to be taught Reading Writeing & Cyphering

the Gramer schole mast'rs to have £10 per annum the other - 40 - per annum pd by ye Town, every Lattin scholer to Pay to ye Mast'r 20s p annum overplus for his Incouragement."

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INDEX.

INDEX OF TOWNS, PLACES, ETC.

.728, 783, 818 | Belknap papers, copies from.210, 212-214

.728, 819
...16

171, 296-298, 312, 315
316, 318, 337, 351, 399
432, 436, 437, 441, 445
457, 502, 506, 525, 529
.651, 712, 729, 757, 895
727, 795, 819
.728, 783, 894
..196

.603, 650, 714, 728

766, 789, 818, 844, 888

Amherst Academy

Ammonusic River...

Amoskeag Bridge

216-219, 224, 229-233
242, 253, 254, 291, 296–
299, 301, 302, 309, 310
312, 314-316, 319–321
323, 325. 327-329, 331
337,338, 351-353, 360-
362, 367-370,372-374
384, 385, 401, 402, 431
449, 450, 453-459, 461-
464, 467, 469, 470, 474
488, 489, 499, 506, 516
541-543, 549, 551, 556
557, 567, 569, 574, 579
655, 657, 659, 655, 666
668, 669, 671-676, 842

.415, 796, 805, 859
..612, 693

243, 253, 289, 299, 302
306, 328, 329, 333. 365

Benton (Coventry).
Berlin (Maynesburg).
Berwick, Me..

..729

..611

179, 329, 717

Blackrock Mill..

..678 Blanford

54
.500

....

copies from....117,

Andover.... 728, 757, 789, 795, 820, 826

(New Breton.)..

Androscoggin River..
Annapolis, N. S..

Anotomy..
Antrim

Apthorp (Littleton)..
Archives of England,

.728, 820 Boothbay, Mass.
.729, 735 Boscawen

.698, 699

.728, 737, 757
789, 820, 826

123, 124, 126, 135 Boston, Mass..16, 36, 155, 164, 186, 189

139, 142, 196, 390

..603, 727
.845

218, 228, 243, 269, 277, 296
309, 318, 320, 331, 334, 347
356, 363, 405, 406, 410, 411
414, 415, 428, 431, 476, 478

.416, 578, 584

544, 550, 558, 566, 587, 589
663, 675, 702, 704, 761, 768
797, 834, 838, 864, 874, 893
896

Barnstead.... .75, 76, 555, 577, 584,
728, 752, 771, 791, 801, 819
Barrington.......77, 418, 419, 555, 577,

584, 603, 728, 752, 771, Boundary Line, N. H. & Mass....13, 42
819, 842, 849, 854, 859

..712, 729, 735

.301

Bath....
Bay of Fundy...
Bedford...
Belknap Papers, copies from....149, 151
153, 154, 156-161, 163-166
168-178, 180-183, 185-189

48, 62-64, 89, 117, 121
123, 124, 126, 129, 139, 144
154, 156, 171, 196, 391, 415

·360, 485, 603, 728, 844 Bow....542, 578, 728, 795, 820, 826, 862
Bow Pond...
Bradford....