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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Annual town meeting at the State-house on March 25 elects Samuel Penhallow as moderator and various officers including town clerk, selectmen, overseers of the poor, and others for the ensuing year; adjourned to April 7.
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Town-Clerk, Jeremiah Libbey, Esq;
Selectmen, George Gains, Esq; Supply Clap, Esq; Pierce Long, Esq; Mr. William Langdon, Mr. Nathaniel Folsom.
Overseers of the poor, William Whipple, Esq; Mr. Richard Hart, Dr. John Jackson, Mr. Samuel Bowles, Jeremiah Libbey, Esq;
Assessors, Samuel Penhallow, Esq; Mr. Samuel Sherburne, of the Plains, Mr. John Fernald, Ammi R. Cutter, Esq; Mr. Thomas Sleeper.
Auditors, John Sherburne, Esq; jun. Parker, Esq; Joshua Wentworth, Esq;
Agents, Samuel Penhallow, Esq; Samuel Cutts, Esq;
Attorneys, John Pickering, Esq; Jonathan Mitchell Sewall, Esq;
Firewards, John Sherburne, Esq; William Whipple, Esq; William Knight, Esq; Woodbury Langdon, Esq; Joshua Wentworth, Esq; Capt. Ichabod Nichols, Mr. Nathaniel Folsom, Mr. Jacob Treadwell, John Parker, Esq; Pierce Long, Esq; Thomas Martin, Esq; Capt. George Wentworth.
Constables, Clement March, Richard Mills, Tobias Melcher, Reuben Daniels.
Fence Viewers, Mr. Samuel Sherburne of the Plains, Mr. Joseph Tucker, Captain Samuel Hall, Mr. Abraham Elliot, Mr. William Ham, Mr. Walter Akerman.
Searchers and Sealers of Leather, Mr. George Dame, Mr. Nathaniel Jackson, Mr. Perkin Ayers.
Lot-Layers: Samuel Hale, Esq; Mr. Nathaniel Adams, Mr. William Hart.
Cullers of staves and Packers of fish, Mr. George Howe, Mr. George Hull, Mr. John Pitman, Mr. Joseph Walton.
Pound-Keeper, Mr. Joseph White.
Surveyors of Boards, Capt. John Briard, Mr. Samuel Jackson, Mr. Shackford Seward, Mr. Reuben Snell, Mr. John Beck.
Hog Reeves, Mr. William Walden, Mr. Thomas Priest, Mr. Joseph Wincoll, Mr. Caleb Brewster.
Measurers of Wood, Capt. John Briard, Mr. William Yeaton, Mr. John Beck, Mr. Shackford Seward, Mr. Samuel Beck, Mr. John Melcher, Mr. Joseph Cotton, Mr. Ephraim Dennett.
Corders of Wood, Mr. Joseph Benon, Mr. William Walden, Mr. Thomas Priest, Mr. Richard Peverly, Mr. William Moes, Mr. Thomas Thurber.
Sealer of Weights and Measures, Mr. Daniel Lunt.
Keeper of the Magazine, Jeremiah Libbey, Esq;
Clerk of the Market, Mr. John Cutt.
The meeting stands adjourned to Monday the 7th day of April next, and a general attendance of the inhabitants is requested.
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March 25
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various town officers elected for the year ensuing; meeting adjourned to april 7.
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Annual town-meeting of freeholders and inhabitants held at the State-house; Samuel Penhallow, Esq. chosen moderator; officers elected include Town-Clerk Jeremiah Libbey, Esq.; Selectmen George Gains, Esq., Supply Clap, Esq., Pierce Long, Esq., Mr. William Langdon, Mr. Nathaniel Folsom; Overseers of the poor William Whipple, Esq., Mr. Richard Hart, Dr. John Jackson, Mr. Samuel Bowles, Jeremiah Libbey, Esq.; Assessors Samuel Penhallow, Esq., Mr. Samuel Sherburne of the Plains, Mr. John Fernald, Ammi R. Cutter, Esq., Mr. Thomas Sleeper; Auditors John Sherburne, Esq., jun. Parker, Esq., Joshua Wentworth, Esq.; Agents Samuel Penhallow, Esq., Samuel Cutts, Esq.; Attorneys John Pickering, Esq., Jonathan Mitchell Sewall, Esq.; Firewards John Sherburne, Esq., William Whipple, Esq., William Knight, Esq., Woodbury Langdon, Esq., Joshua Wentworth, Esq., Capt. Ichabod Nichols, Mr. Nathaniel Folsom, Mr. Jacob Treadwell, John Parker, Esq., Pierce Long, Esq., Thomas Martin, Esq., Capt. George Wentworth; Constables Clement March, Richard Mills, Tobias Melcher, Reuben Daniels; Fence Viewers Mr. Samuel Sherburne of the Plains, Mr. Joseph Tucker, Captain Samuel Hall, Mr. Abraham Elliot, Mr. William Ham, Mr. Walter Akerman; Searchers and Sealers of Leather Mr. George Dame, Mr. Nathaniel Jackson, Mr. Perkin Ayers; Lot-Layers Samuel Hale, Esq., Mr. Nathaniel Adams, Mr. William Hart; Cullers of staves and Packers of fish Mr. George Howe, Mr. George Hull, Mr. John Pitman, Mr. Joseph Walton; Pound-Keeper Mr. Joseph White; Surveyors of Boards Capt. John Briard, Mr. Samuel Jackson, Mr. Shackford Seward, Mr. Reuben Snell, Mr. John Beck; Hog Reeves Mr. William Walden, Mr. Thomas Priest, Mr. Joseph Wincoll, Mr. Caleb Brewster; Measurers of Wood Capt. John Briard, Mr. William Yeaton, Mr. John Beck, Mr. Shackford Seward, Mr. Samuel Beck, Mr. John Melcher, Mr. Joseph Cotton, Mr. Ephraim Dennett; Corders of Wood Mr. Joseph Benon, Mr. William Walden, Mr. Thomas Priest, Mr. Richard Peverly, Mr. William Moes, Mr. Thomas Thurber; Sealer of Weights and Measures Mr. Daniel Lunt; Keeper of the Magazine Jeremiah Libbey, Esq.; Clerk of the Market Mr. John Cutt.