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The Freeman's Journal, Or, New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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On Thursday last, Boston freeholders met at the Old Brick Meeting-House to elect representatives for the General Assembly, choosing William Phillips, John Pitts, John Brown, William Cooper, Benjamin Austin, Oliver Wendell, Nathaniel Appleton, David Jeffries, Joseph Gardner, Arnold Welles, Caleb Davis, and William Powell. Welles and Powell declined, replaced by Samuel Allyne Otis and Henry Hill.
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Thursday last the freeholders and other inhabitants of this town, qualified as the law directs, met at the Old Brick meeting-House, in order to choose their representatives for the ensuing General Assembly, when they made choice of the following Gentlemen, Viz.- WILLIAM PHILLIPS, JOHN Pitts, John Brown, William COOPER, BENJAMIN AUSTIN, Oliver Wendell, Nathaniel Appleton, David Jeffries, Joseph Gardner, and Arnold Welles, Esquires, Mr. Caleb DAVIS, and Mr. WILLIAM POWELL.
Mr. Welles and Mr. Powell having declined the Service, Mr. SAMUEL ALLYNE Otis, and Mr. Henry Hill, have been chosen in their room.
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Boston
Event Date
Thursday Last
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arnold welles and william powell declined; replaced by samuel allyne otis and henry hill.
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Freeholders and qualified inhabitants met at the Old Brick Meeting-House to choose representatives for the General Assembly, selecting the listed gentlemen.